SHIPPING.

' *DBT OF LYTTELTON. » 9vo;,j: : Sailed -«n; i',‘>. Yesterday. Uatlins ketch,;for Timaru. JEe AqaUj S.s., for Wellington., * i a Auckland, Yesterday. Sailed—Magellan Cloud, for Timaru. r ~ ; Timaru, Yesterday, — Beautiful Star, from the South; Waitaki, from Lyttelton, -_ 0 . ' Dunedin, To-day. Arrived—Beautiful Star and Waitaki, jromdß«mW :

DAILY MEMORANDA.

IfilriJM-isAtJOnON -SALES oili ' 'Tuesday; December 12. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Ashburton -Y3rdß-*-Stobk. : Toq ■ SiTUHDAT, DECEMBER 16. Mik T. Bullock, at the Bazaar, Burnett Landed Property ; 1 o’clock. Mx T. Bullock, at the Baziar—Horses ; 1 p.m. ~ , Mr Alfred Hamson, at the yards — Pigs, Produce, &c.; 12 noon. Mr W E. Allen, at his rooms, Burnett Pigs, Poulti General Produce, <Sb.; 11.30 a.m. • J&tsqh, Cox, and Co., at Tattersalls, street —Land, Produce, &o.; JlLSOam.' r. . Tuesday, December 19. aihd Co., at the New Zealand Wool‘Stores, Christchurch —Wool ; 11 a.m. i>r 'Wednesday, December 20. . N,Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., at Ahe.ChrTstchurch Wool and Grain Ware . house —Wool. i -rot!:; ■— 1 “MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Ac -- bn;: MdNbAY, December 11. Lecture," by the Rev. J. S. Smalley— 'Wesleyan Church. ■ Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o'clock. Saturday, December 16. Grand Temperance Demonstration —Ath- Jafeic Sports, Tea Meeting, and Concert, fif Wednesday, December 20. ■ PaStjVEair aVid Tea Meeting, in aid of Sf grounds December 21.- EntS^kw^nt.^TiowAld School. . r ,. DEdEMfiEh 29. Somerset Lodge, Monthly Meeting, n the Masonic Hall, Tancred street, 7.30. Monday, January 1. Winslow Racesjand Sports. Tuesday, January 2. aehburton Permanent Building and In veabfieHt Society, Monthly Meeting, fr(#M3.3o to 8.30 p.m. Wednesday, January 3. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at II o’clock. ’ vy-tTHUKSDAY, January 4. L .0. L! —Monthly Meeting., Templar Hall. January 6. Wakanui Road Board—Monthly Meeting, Road’'Board Office,: Moore street

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

IE AXN3' LEAVE ASHBUBTON 808 C/HEIST CHTTKCHaud intermediate stations at 7-10 a.m;> 10:65 a.m., and (Express) 5.39 p.m/v ' Tbatn3 ; l<bave: ' Ashbtjkion foe Timabo and (Express), and 4.46 p.m.—the latter pro ceeding & o farther than Timaru. Tbaihs Abbiveat Ashbtjbxok fbom ChbisxcStjkCH at IQ 20 a.m. (Express), 4.36 p.m., and 7. 20 p.m: Tbatns 'Arbivb at Ashbttbtob from P REAT CLEAR IN G SALE. CHEAP BOOTS AND: SHOES. p.*l HAWKINS Invites his friend* and the public to in apectrhls large stock of Boots and Shoes, at sleeping prices; r , . C, HAWKINS, AjgTSXUBXOW AND TIKWABD. N.p.,-—All Accounts owing,to the above must be settled at once.

BIRTH.

Mkddins.— On December 6th, at Moore street, Ashburton, the wife of Mr G. Meddins, of a daughter.

The Ashburton Grardian Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1882. Mr Stout’s Candidature.

Mr Robert Stout is definitely an nounced as a candidate for the

vacant seat in Parliament for the Peninsula, and the, fact, is hailed by some of our contemporaries on both sides in politics as an irnportapt public event. For our own part, we fail altogether to see where the importance comes in. First of all, it is not at all certain that he will be elected, for elections in the colonies are often great surprises in their results, and the fact of a candidate being able, good, well knovn, or the reverse of all these, is no certain indication as to whether he will be returned or rejected. But, suppos ing Mr Stout to be returned to Parlia ment, there is not the slightest reason to suppose that he will do anything great there. He has been for several years in the best part of his life before the public as schoolmaster, barrister, member of Parliament, and press-writer, but who can point to any one capacity in which he has distinguished himself? That he is a very fairly-educated per son, with rather more than an average quantity of energy, and possessed of a very fluent tongue, is true enough ; but that is about all that can be urged on behalf of his intellectual stock-in-trade. In Parliament his name is not con nected with the success of any great movement for the benefit of his fellow colonists. He was a staunch supporter of Sir George Grey and of the so-called “ Liberal ” policy, whatever that may mean, but we could mention some notoriously very inferior men who may claim the same distinction. The most prominent occasion in which he came into notice was in 1876, when in -con junction with two or three other dreary bores, he endeavored to stonewall the confirmation of the Abolition Act, and spoke for seven mortal hours a tissue of such rubbish as might be expected from a person of powerful jaws and limited mental capacity talking against time upon a subject on which argument has already been exhausted. As a press writer Mr Stout contributed an essay to the defunct “ New Zealand Maga zine,” on “ Specialisation of the Func tions of the Government,” defend ing the continuance of the nine Provincial Governments with their numerous and costly officials, on grounds which, if worth anything, would have logically justified all the ab surdities of the French Court under the old regime, when it was the special duty of one distinguished nobleman to clean 'the king’s toothpick, and one dis tinguished lady, the First Lady of the Queen’s bed-chamber, to receive her Majesty’s first article of apparel as she made her exit from her bath, from the first Princess of the blood, and thus commence the clothing of her august mistress. As a Press writer, editor, and newspaper proprietor in. more recent years, Mr Stout has not greatly im proved. He is the reputed proprietor, editor, and leader writer of the Dun edin Echo, a journal devoted to Spiritualism and Liberal politics, little circulated and less read or advertised. Nor has Mr Stout been at all a success in his public utterances. Of course it is hardly fair to be hard on any man for a foolish after dinner speech, but then Mr Stout glories in not indulging in what Artemus Ward calls “ the flowin’ bole,” so that even at the dinner given w .r - much sense as he was car-’ 1 - at the time, unless, luueea, the soup at Pal merston was too rich for his digestion, or the dessrrt too sour. Be that as it may, we find from the reports ol both Dunedin papers that Mr Stout, the en lightened advocate of Freethought, de liberately recommended his hearers not to read any newspapers except those of the political party they belonged to, in fact to hear only one side of all politi cal questions. Nor was this all. Mr Stout seriously proposed to his hearers to “ boycott” the newspaper proprietors who concurred in opinion with the pre sent Ministry, quite forgetting, all the time, that if it were possible to carry out so vicious a policy in some places in others, still more numerous, the sup porters of the Ministry might retaliate, and turn the tables on himself and his friends by boycotting them. On the whole, then, if Mr Stout is returned to Parliament we can scarcely hope that he will be a very shining light there. As a duplicate of his brother lawyer, Mr John Holmes, of Christchurch, he may doubtless be depended upon for voting equally straight on party questions, and he is insepaiably asso i ciated with him in the lobby of the House, as were Beaumont and Fletcher, Sternhold and Hopkins, or Tate and Brady, in other walks of life. The oratorical duetts, from time to time, will doubtless be sweet things in parliamen tary oratory, but the combined wisdom elicited will scarcely equal that of one honest independent Minister of good common sense. We must confess to the weakness of a prejudice against having too many lawyers in Parliament. Their fluency of tongue, “ gift of the gab,” as the vulgar call it, is a taking quality in getting them elected; but when they are elected it is a “ delusion, a mockery, and a snare,” and leads them as language lies so near at hand to neglect the thought which language should express. Swift reminds us sig nificantly that the people come much faster out of a church that is nearly empty than out of a very full one

Mount Somgrs Road Disxtxct.— The Mount Somers Road Board notify the proposed closing of a road in their dis trict, and a public meeting to consider such closing. To be Divided. —After deducting the expenses of the late prosecutions for illicit distillation at Wellington, one half of the fines inflicted (L 400) will be divided among those who were instrumental in ob taining a conviction.

Caledonian Sports Privileges.— Mr T. Bullock has been instructed by the Caledonian Society to dispose on Saturday next, at the Bazaar, Burnett street, of the privileges in connection with the Caledonian sports on Boxing day. Anniversary Day.— Elsewhere appear the names of about thirty of the leading business people of the town, who have agreed to close their premises on anni versary day, 16th inst. We trust that the movement will bo a general one, and that all shops and offices will be shut up on the day in question in honor of the anni versary of the founding of the Province. The Proposed Wakanui Cheese and Butter Factory. —To prevent any mis-' understandirg on the m itter we may men tion that there is no connection between the Ashburton Cheese and Butter Fact .ry ’ and that, proposed for Wakanui. The Wakanuiites are entitied to every credit for their endeavor to found a factory of their own, and we trust their meeting on Tuesday night (at the local schoolhouse) will be as largely attended as it deserves.

Memoranda. —Messrs Matson, Cox and Co., notify clearing sale, under bill of sale, on 22ttd ihat.—Mr J. Humphries want 365 gallons milk delivered. Ashburton Rifles. —Two squads went to the butts for rifle practice this morning, but owing to a stiff breeze blowing across the range, the scores were very low. Private Williamson led the short range team with 38 points ; Corporal M'Donald being first in the other squad with 30 points.

Rabbit Prosecutions. Under the new Act the first convictions were obtained by the District Rabbit Inspector at Inver cargill yesterday, and fines were imposed on several large landholders for failure to taka proper steps to keep down rabbits on their(properties. The prosecutions excited great interest.

Properties for Sale. —Attention is directed to Messrs Matson, Cox and Co.’s long list of properties for sale, which ap pears in our advertising oolumns. This enterprising firm also notify a sale of pro perties by auction, at their bazaar, on Saturday, 23rd inst., particulars of which will be duly advertised. Open Air Music. —The Ashburton Volunteer Band will play the following selections in Baring square this evening, from 7 to 8 o’clock : —March, “ The Lighthouse-keeper;” quadrille, “The Beehive ; ” varsovianna, “ The Merry go-Uound ; ” selection, “Pirates of Pen zance ; ” valse, “ The Rose of England ; ” march, “ The Statue ; ” “ God Save the Queen. ”

Sporting. —Welcome Jack, Turquoise, The Agent, Clarence, and Minerva were shipped yesterday by the s.s. Te Anau from Lyttelton for the Auckland Ra e Meeting. Two brood mares from Mr Stead’s stable were also shipped by the same steamer. —Fitz Hercules is improv ing for the Cup. His owner took 300 to ScTyesterday that he wins. He is quoted at 100 to 12. Sib William J ervois. —lt is understood that the new Governor, Sir William Jer vois, at first contemplated coming by way of the Bluff, arriving about the 15th Janu ary, but it was considered more conveni ent that he should come direct to the seat of Government and be sworn in at once. Accordingly, he has arranged to travel from Sydney by the s.s. Wakatipu, and will possibly arrive at Wellington about the 18th prox. Acknowledgment. The season for Almanacs, like the big gooseberry season, is now comnmncing, and rival establish ments are vieing with one another in the grotesqueness or elegance of the designs. One of the latter class, bearing the title of “ Accidents will happen,” descriptive of the misfortunes which sometimes happen to a lady’s ball dress, has been sent to us by Mr S. W. Alcorn. Our picture gallery will shortly bear inspection. A 1 r Bryce Accused of Eccentricity. —Referring to his late meeting with Mr Bryce, Tawhiao is reported to have s id in private—“ Ido not think any worse of Mr Bryce for his str .ightforward quak ing, for he spoke as one man to another. The only thing I felt grieved about was his leaving us in the manner he did, for I think the least he could have done was to have shaken hands with one. Perhaps, however, this eccentricity is due to his European breeding.” Longhurst’s Case. —The case of George Longhurst has not yet been fully dealt with by the Cabinet, and it is considered indispensable that Ministers should be in possession of a complete record of the case in all its varied stages, and this has been in course of preparation since the Court of Appeal pronounced judgment. Copies of numerous documents, judgment notes, depositions, etc., are now almost ready, and when they are complete the poaa-W>H;-- ’ " '- 01..R;„ n f for final The Churches. —ln several of the Ashburton churches to-morrow the ser vices will be more than usually attractive, and the various congregations will have the pleasure of listening to preachers of perhsps 'more than ordinary ability. Bishop Redwood will conduct the dedica tion ceremony at the opening services of the new Roman Catholic Church, as stated elsewhere, and will also deliver a sermon on the occasion. The Rey. J. S. Smalley will preach the anniversary ser mons of the Wesleyan Church, .the Bev. T. Bray is announced to conduct the Baptist services, and Mrs Holder, a lady evangelist will preach at the Primitive Methodist Church. The Rev. John Nixon will occupy the pulpit of the Pres byterian Clmrcfi at Wakanui. Licensing Meeting at South Rakaia.

—The usual quarterly meeting was held in the R.M. Court on Thursday at noon. As only the Chairman, Mr Coster, and MrL. Mangham, put in an appearance, at that hour, the meeting was adjourned till 2.30 p. m. , when Mr C. N. Mackie arrived and made up a quorum. The police re por’ed favorably on all the licensed houses in the district. Accounts were passed for payment, and the Clerk was instructed to forward the same to the County Council. On the Clerk calling the attention of the Committee to the amended Licensing Act, 1882, it was resolved that in future the

Committo do not meetunloss therebesome

business connected with the houses, and the police were requested to send in their reports in time to give due notice to the members of any bu s i ness he may have to bring before them with regard to the conduet of licensed houses. The meeting then adjourned. Rough on thf. Reporter. About three weeks ago the Otago Daily Times repotted briefly a lecture given by the Rev. A, C. Gillies on “ The Inspiration of the Bible,” Yesterday a reporter of the Times (not he, however, who reported the lecture) received the following letter : —“ Sir—before beginning my lecture on ‘ The Inspiration of the Bible,’ I stated

that 1 wished it to bo distictly understood that neither the Times nor the Star is allowed to report me any more. Hut I have been told that some time after this you came in. Of course you were not aware of what had been said before you entered. Now, to prevent any possible misunderstanding in future, I wish to say to yourself that your presence is not de sired in the North Dunedin Presbyterian Church so long as I am the minister of it. Only Christians and such sinners as are worth saving, or at least are c ipable of being saved, are welcomed there.—Re spectfully, A. C. Gipuks.” The Times, in publishing the letter, suggests that Mr Gillies is suffering from acute mania, and needs looking after.

Interesting. A curious and interest ing return has just been compiled by di rection of the Government, showing the respective nationalities of nominited im migrants sent for during the past six months, and other instructive particulars. From the list it appears that in the last half-year 3,852 nominations were received . Of these 603 were of relations in the

nearest degree, that is to say, husbands nominating wives, or parents children, or rice versa. 3,021 were in the next degree of relationship, such as brothers, sisters and cousins. There were 182 more no-

minations of friends, and 45 were people sent for to supply some particular new trade about to bo started, for which no skilled labor could bo procured in the colony. Next, as to nationaliti s. Of the total, 3,852, no fewer than 1,519 were

Irish, but of these 904 were single women, chiefly coming out as domestic servants. There were 1,445 English, including 375 single women ; BC3 Scotch, including 224 single women ; and 65 foreign, 13 being spinsters. The total deposits received on account of these nominations in six months amounted to H 0,475. All those nomina tions have been duly forwarded to the Agent-General, and the people will be sent out as soon as possible.

New Advertisement. .—’Mr S. W. Alcorn’s new advertisement will appear on Monday. > Tenders. —MrT. B. Jackson, architect, invites tenders for building a house at Lowoliffo. Invercargill to Melbourne. — A line of sailing traders has just been established between Invercargill and Melbourne. Wakanui Library. — A meeting of per sons interested in the Wakanui Library is called for Tuesday, 19th instant, at the local schoolroom.

The Church of the Holy Name of Jesus. —The New Roman Catholic Church will he formally opened to-morrow, the ceremony of dedication being performed by Bishop Redwood, of Wellington, at 11 o’clock a. m. Mozart’s Twelfth Mass will be performed by a united choir, under the leadership of Mr Horace Gateo. The at tendance is expected to be large.

Auckland v. Wellington. —The Auck landers hid put 151 together yesterday for the loss of five wickets when the stumps were drawn for the day, the Wel lington team having scored 94 for their first innings. The Aucklanders to-day finished their innings, which closed for 174. At the lunch adjournment the

Wellington men had lost two wickets for 43 in their second innings.

How They Allot the Time —There is a certain dry humor evinced in an an nouncement displayed by a well-known Christchurch firm of wholesale druggists. In a conspicuous corner near their office door appears the following:—‘'Office hours : Solicitors collecting church sub scriptions, 10 to 1 ; advertising and book age its, and insurance men, Ito A. N.B. —We do our own business at night time.” Book agents and insurance men, and ladies with tea meeting tickets to sell ought to respect a firm who are consent to give up their entire day to others, and who “ do their own business at night.”

Ashburton Woollen Factory —At a

meeting of the directors of the above Company, held on Thursday afternoon, tenders were opened for the engine, and the acceptance of a tender left in thehands of Messrs Bullock and Williamson. It was decided to make the third call on the second issue of shares payable on the Ist January, and it was further decided that notice should be sent to all shareholders in arrear, intimating that the directors having contracted liabilities for building and plant, notify that all calls not paid by the 20th'December, will be charged 15 percent, inte est from due date, and this rule will be strictly enforced. We under stand that the whole of the concrete foun dations of the budding have now been laid, and that the brick walla are about 7 feet high. Some thirty or forty men are now employed on the structure, which will be completed in about four months time— when the contract period expires.

The Minister’s Visit. —The Hon. W. Johnston, Minister for Public Works, ar rived here by special train from the South at 11.30 this morning. He was met on the platform by the Mayor and several mem bers of the Borough Council, and Messrs Bullock and Taylor represented the County Council. There were besides a number of leading residentspresent. After a brief interval the party left per special train for Mount Somers. They were met at the Anama terminus by Mr W. C. Walker, Chairman of the County Council, Mr E. G. Wright, M. H. R., and others. The hospitable Mount Somers people had a number of vehicles in readiness to con vey the guests to their township, and after an excellent lunch at Hood’s hotel, the “speechifying” commenced, a full report of which we shall publish on Mon day. The party were timed to return shortly after 5 o’clock this evening, it being the Minister’s intent! m to proceed to Christchurch, per express to-night.

Private intelligence reached town to-day that Mr Mendelsohn, the well-known merchant, of Temuka, dropped down dead in his office this morning. Mr Mendelsohn established a business here in the early days of the township, and many “ old identities” will remember him. Indeed ha was well known all over Oanterbur}', and was much respected by a host of friends. The deceased gentleman wa» about sixty years of age, and leaves a wife and family to mourn his untimely loss. The death was most unexpected, Mr Men delsohn being one of those men of whom it was said that he “ never had a day’s illness in his life.” A Timaru telegram to hand this afternoon states:—Julius Mendelsohn, the well-known and highly respected merchant, of Ternuka, dropped dead behind the counter of his shop while writing a telegram, at 0.15 this morning. Deceased was an extensive proprietor, a member of the County Council, and an influential resident. The causa of death has not yet transpired. Is It True ?—lt has often been asked, more in sorrow than in anger, why the Press does not give greater prominence to religious news. Good people complain that there is a nauseating amount of sport ing, etc., in the papers, while scarcely any notice is taken of events which occur in the religious world. The answer to this complaint has heretofore been, that it would not pay to supersede sporting by religious intelligence. Thai the papers are in error in this supposition, let ihe following incident show ;—A certain jour nal published in a city not a thousand miles from Dunedin (as the chroniclers have it), went p to some trouble to obtain and publish a report of a certain lecture which was of considerable interest to one of the city congregations. The report was a fuller one than the Press usually ac cords to such discourses. In due time the newspaper proprietor fou d that he had

reaped his reward. In his office he keeps what is t clinically called a cutting file ” of his journal, for the convenience of his customers who may require to cut out ad vertisements as vouchers, etc. This is open to all comers. On the morning the report referred to appeared, a prominent follower of the lecturer was observed to

make an early visit to the office, and to tarefully lo cnt out from the file the re port of the lecture in question, thus ob taining without theoutlay of the usual penny the item of intelligence for which his soul thirsted. When such effective support as this is given to the Press by the ‘‘re ligious,’' is it not wonderful that the pro prietors persist in inserting sporting, rac ing, and such like profane intelligence, to the exclusion of religious pabulum ! Saturday Advertiser, Holloway’s Pii.l.s. - Indigestion and Liver Complaints.—The digestion cannot be long so seriously disordered without the de rangement being perceptible on the counten ance. These pills prevent both unpleasant consequences ; they improve the appetite and with the increase of desire for food, they augment the powers of digestion and assimila tion in the stomach. Holloways Pills deal most satisfactorily with deranged or diseased conditions of the many organs engaged in ex tracting nourishment for our bodies from our various diets—as the liver, stomach, and bowels, over all of which they exercise the most salutary control. Py resorting at an early stage of this malady t > these purifiying and laxative Pills, the dyspeptic is speedily restored to health and strength, and his sallowncss g rad rial ly van i sites.—[ Ad vI. ]

CABLE NEWS

LATEST FROM EUROPE

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT.] Homeward Malls. London, Doc. 7. File homeward mails, via Suez and Brindisi, which left Melbourne on October 26th, were delivered hers to day. The Postmaster-General London, Dec. 8. The latest bulletin issued states thi

Mr Fawcett’s condition isanore favor able. He is not* however, dut of dan ger. i ‘ The ArchhishopJa Obsequies. The funeral of the late Archbishop of Canterbury will take place to-day at Addington, Surrey. A Fire in the City. A serious fire has occurred at Wood street, Cheapside. Eight houses are , now in flames, and the conflagration is spreading. _ [Received Dec. 9, 11.20 a.m.J . ... The great fire which occurred to-day in Wood street broke out at 4 a.m. A block of buildings, owned and partly occupied by Foster, Porter and Co., Limited, wholesale hosiers, between Addle street and London Wall. The whole of the block has been com pletely destroyed, and the loss is set down at fully three millions sterling. The fire is the largest which has oc curred in London since the great one in Tooley street in 1861, when the damage was estimated at a million and a half. Money and the Markets- Consols have declined }i, to Bank rate remains at 5, and the market rate at per cent. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England remains at eleven millions. The proportion of the reserve to liabilities is 40 per cent. There are no changes to report in colonial bread stuffs or tallow. At the wool auction to-day the market was steady, but for low and inferior qualities the demand was not active. The catalogue com prised 6,300 bales. Disgusted. Cairo, Dec. 7.

Riaz Pasha has resigned his seat in the Cabinet, in consequence of the leniency which has been shown to the rebels. It is probable that he will be succeeded by Nubia Pasha. Arabi to be Exiled to Ceylon. It has be.en decided that Arabi and his accomplices, whose sentences of death have been commuted to exile, are to be deported to Ceylon, arrange ments to that effect having been arrived at with the British Government.

AUSTRALIAN

fREUTBk’* TELEGRAMS COPYRIGHT.] The Hawthorne Accident. Melbourne, Yesterday. Sixty claims have been sent in to the Government by persons who were in jured in the recent railway accident. All the patients are improving in health. Received Dec. 9, 12.45. p.-m.) Abolition Wanted. - Melbourne, To-day. At a meeting, at which fully 500 per sons were present, held at the Town Hall last evening, resolutions were una nimously passed requiring the abolition of patronage in appointments made to Government departments. The Hawthorne Railway Accident. 6 The general traffic manager of Vic torian railways (Mr J. - Anderson) has issued a report regarding the Hawthorne railway collision, in which he blames the driver and guard of the express for the catastrophe. Election Excitement. Sydney Yesterday. Sir Henry Parkes has gone to Illa wara to assist the Hon. James Watson, the Colonial Treasurer, in his contest for that seat. The polling takes place lu-iuui.vn.-, mcic is great excitement over the election. Produce. New Zealand wheat remains at 4s 3d. New Zealand oats have advanced to 3s 6d, and maize has risen to 5s pd. The Sugar Company’s No. 1 pieces, per ton, L 36. [Received Dec. 9, 11.20 a m.] Adelaide, To-day. Wheat .is firm at 4s 6d. Town flour is quoted at Li 2. Freights, sail ing, to United Kingdom, are :—From Adelaide, 40s ; freights for wool (greasy), scoured, s4d. Cricket. Adelaide, To-day. The Australian Cricketers com menced a match yesterday against fifteen of South Australia, and at the close of the day’s play the scores stood as follows : Fifteen, first innings, 117; Australians, one wicket for 44. In the first innings of the Australian team yesterday, Massie was bowled for 2, Bannerman and Murdoch are not out with respectively 28 and x 6 to their credit. The weather was fine during the day.

Sydney, To-day. The English Cricketers commenced a match yesterday against Eighteen of Newcastle. When the stumps were drawn the home team were all out.for 67, and the Englishmen had four wickets down for 130.

In the Newcastle match the scores of the Englishmen at the close of yester day’s play stood as follows ;—Hon. Ivo Bligh, stumped, 22 ; Mr Barlow, not out, 34 ; Mr Leslie, c, 51; Mr C. T. Studd, o; Mr Steel, not out, 5; total for four wickets, 130. The weather was very fine during the day.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] Shipping. Auckland, To-d^y. Arrived—Orontes, barque, Lewis, 103 days, from London ; Weatheratield, ship, Captain Sherris, 113 days, from London ; barque Andew Rees, from New York, via Tasmania. Found Dead.

The body of a child nine years old was found floating in the harbor to-day. It has not yet been identified. Awfully Sudden Death. Wellington, To-day. A very sudden death occurred at mid night. A man named Raymond, a carter, on going home knocked at his door for admittance, and while the door was being opened he fell to the ground, and when picked up life was extinct. Deceased, who had not been long in Wellington, was in good spirits a quarter of an hour before death ensued. It is supposed to be a case of erysipelas of the brain. An inquest is to be held.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

SOUTH RAKAlA— Yesterday. (Before C. N. Mackio Esq., J.P., and E. S. Coster Es|., J.P.) Drunkenness. Peter lUcCreo was fined five shillings and costs for drunken ness. Cattle Wandering. —The following were multcod in a tine of 5i and costs (3s) each, for allowing horses and cattle to remain at large in the public streets ; M. Nolan, A. Witholl, J. Stewart, E. Lake, P. Clifford, L. Abraham, J. Thompson, and David Duncan. Horses. —Edward Sydney Lowe, of Kyle, was charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse by allowing it to be tied up to a cart in v.-ry bad weather fop over 24 hours. Mr Tucker, of Mont

gomery and Co.’s, proved that tile horse_ was standing from the morning of,theßth to the morning of the 9th Noyojnbpr yftth out shelter, and with a running knot Tn the rope, in a foot of water to lie down in v here he had scraped and pawad the earth away in his endeavors to release himself. Mr Richard Davies fully corrp- , borated Mr Tucker’s evidence, and statejd that the weather was very ’ ihclemeht' at .the time. In defends, the tnkn Lowe stated that lie.had made arrangements for the horse being taken horni oh ttfer’ Bth, 7 and called Mr J. Lambi,e, : Fho stated that to his knowledge-Mj Lpwe, . bad made some such arrangement. The Bench considered that it was. a gfoaa, carelessness on the part of the defendant in not making better provision for the well-being of his horse ; but as it was shown that he had made some Arrange* f merit for the horse being' taken hhcei rof they would dismiss the case : at the same time they considered that ,tho police ware, perfectly, justified in in.bringing, the case' before the Court.—Arthur O’Neil; *of Methven, was charged with! cruelty- to-at horse by,riding him when the hoofs were coming away from the ' flesh . tbroughL ringbone, etc. Henry,- Bailey rated the evidence of Constable L Rowm# and defendant was fined-L2, and, 10a oa costs. ' • j an /a Cruelty to a Doa. — Patrick McGallunx was charged with cruelty l to-A dog.!/-J. Boucher, a platelayer, and. Jy* mate proved that they saw defendant cruelly beating, kicking, and dashing the dog ground. They left thoir work. several chains to stop him, when'he gave them considerable “ cheekj” and stated that he would do as he liked with hisown dogs. Witness Boucher .said lip brutally use any dog wben he o was 'n'e»r &7 Fined L2, and 13s costs..; : ", !’ V T

CRICKET.

. BANKERS v. TOWN PL AYERS^ The above match took place bn Thors*- day and Friday even in gR, :■ and [was decided on the first innings in favor of the town. It would have bean more’ satisfactory°hhd the game been played oub.byen if'it had necessitated encroaching on next .week, and we sec no reason why a series of such matches should notfh'e playfed-during the summer evenings, and-continued fromdayv ■to day until each respective game ia^ com pleted. Such a course would' infuse a healthy rivalry between the respective teams, and, as has been remarked in thesd columns before, be excellent practice for our local Th*^/Wate no very commendable features noticeable in the match under notice,? the bowlirg being only‘fair on both sides', hut ' the fielding was wretchedly loose, and' the members of the Ashburton Clubs evi dently pay t o little attention to 'IbTA' section of the game. While endeavoring to become proficient in batting - and truodling, we trust that smart atfdJbril-1 liant fielding will be the ambition of Ash burton csicketers, ipatea4 of,'-as hereto fore, neglecting the’ ’department alto gether. Verb sap. The followingara tho scores ; Bankers. ' ‘ fi A, H. Shury, b Pixley 3 Oastelli, b Pixley ... ...■ '>-” 2 Wroughton, b A. Fooks ... 24 Quinlan, c and b Pixley ...... 2 Jones, c and bA. Fooks ... ... j 0 Hutchinson, c Fish, b Pixley... . ... ’ 0 Hart, bF. Fish ... ... / ..> 24 P. Shury, bA. Fooks... ... ... 2 Brett, F. Fish ... ... ... ~ 0 Foster, not out... ... ... .. ... ' 0 R. Fish, bP. Fish ... ... ... 1 Extras ...' ; ... ' "... ’ Total ... ... 60 Town. E. Saunders, b Hart ... ... ... 12 Maud, b Oastelli ... ... ... 0 -A ffonto, -K . ... 23 Pixley, run out... ... ... ... 39 Marsh, b Quinlan ... 1q Dr Leahy, b Quinlan ... ... ... * f o J. Fooks, b Wroughton ... ... " 3 L. P. Andrewes, b Wroughton —... ■ 0 F. Fish, not out ... ... ... 53 Amos, b Wroughton ... ... f . '•> 24 Purchase, b Wroughton ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... ... 21 Total ... ... ... ...190

THE ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH SCANDAL.

A special meeting of the congregation ’ of St. Andrew’s Church was held last 1 evening, for the purpose of , appointing : additional trustees and other business. The Rev. Mr Fraser occupied-.the, cH'aiir, and about 100 persona were present.:— Mr McHaffie opened the proceedings by , remarking he had a painful duty to p«ar ; form. He understood that the Rev. Charles Fraser had been suspended by Aha Presbytery from the position of minister 1 of the congregation, and that consequently he was not warranted in presiding atany Church meeting or Church Court. < If the meeting desired it he would read the letter.—The Rev, Mr Fraser said 7 ’there • was no necessity for reading the letter. It had already been read on Sunday. Mr ‘ Fraser wound up by observing, “ Let ua pray. ” Subsequently the rev. gentleman entered into a long explanation, and de fended himself against the charges that had been laid at his door. He,wished to come forward and say that he had from the first distinctly denied them all, and that every action he had taken had been in the direction of showing that he had done so. When he was told some'time ago that some acts of his had been re garded with suspicion by his fellow minis ters, he at ones said that he would be glad to give them an explana tion. He met them for that pur r pose, and, so far as he could learn, the explanation was satis factory. But he found that this was simply a move in order to bring up some matters that had occurred several, ■' iio might say many, years ago. That was the object and intention, and it was enough, he thought, for him to say that he came forward at a former time quite prepared to meet those charges then as he Was now. It would be for the congregation to say whether they intended to go -back : beyond the fair and reasonable period that was usually employed. The Presbytery, the congregation, and himself on that Occasion met together, and the decision was entirely in his favor. In fact, though challenged, no charges were made at that meeting, and to his mind it was very doubtful whe ther they would be able to frame a charge even now. But he felt very strongly in the matter, as might be imagined. Hav ing a thing said about a minister was as - bad as if it were proved against any'dther man. That was the difference consequent upon the position that a minister occu pied, and it was not desirable that impu tations should be allowed to rest aga nst his name. In all the actions he had taken

he had done his best, in accordance with his own knowledge of tha Church law, and according to the best advice he could get. He hoped that the offer he had made to go before the Supreme Court of the Church—the General Assembly—in order that the case might be decided by .that tribunal, and the offer he now made

that the matter should go in a plain 'and deliberate form before a committee of the congregation, would have that result. It was subsequently resolved^— ‘‘ That a committee, consisting of the Kirk Session, along with two other members selected- by the congregation, and two selected by IVlr Fraser, apply to the Presbytery for a cer tified copy of the evidence taken' for 4nd against Mr Fraser, and examine into ithe same, and report thereon to the congrega tion at an early date. Mr Boag then moved, and Mr Leslie seconded-—“ That

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1882.



JPlle Smith Organ, Made expressly for churches, very strong ■'te4d~-plain case, twenty s:op-, octave couplers, grand swell, twenty-nine pedal a&es bTtwo registers (equal to fifty-eight •K®teS)i -* J doublO i exhausting bellowe (to blow by hand for fall power, but a foot Wveb’ -can be used for the soft organ). Altogether a complete powerful church organ - at- a comparative small cost, - and .jojnbtjiing the stops and swells of the pipe organ costing four times the amount., Any ordinary player can-use this organ. Guaranteed for five -y. ara. These organs are imported at special low prices churclipe, [ and sold, on terms to suit eustomers. Organs exchanged if not • gfltisfactory. Further particulars from o 3 bwV‘ ; ; H. J. WEEKS, ■'MUSIC ‘.SELLER, ASHBURTON. J ‘3.g©Ut for 0. Begg & Co. Importers. -ryji •' ■> . ; ■ . ;JgJTOTICE TO FARMERS. THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COM ' 1 ; PANT, LIMITED, ; f ;7< Are supplying Woolpacks, a■ • ~ Pull size. and three-quarters, at LOW •RATES. LIBERAL ,70/1 I ;■ ON 9GRO WI N G CROPS, 1 AND ON j , LARGE or SMALL CLIPS of WOOL, , At LOW RATES of Interest. ■ .They are also Sole Agents for Messrs /jSajnuelson and Sons’ new REAPER & TWINE BINDER. •vMr Ernest Samuelson, during his recent to New Zealand, was present at most . ( of ohe reaper and binder trials, and the • • -experience he then gained has enabled his 1 to incorporate the latest English and 3il Att.erican improvements in the Machines theyare sending us for next season. We r ' ! Jpa"re every confidence in rt com men ding !! 'them'as the most y 3£ftsAßLE, COMPLETE, & SIMPLE r«rn f ; Machines yet manufactured. f '* 1 G. STEAD, . Managing Director. l.:;U ’feau P. CUNNINGHAM, Consulting Director. W, HORNE, ' Agent, Ashburton.



Wanted. WANTED, by a steady and energetic man, a SITUATION of trust in an office, or any capacity. References to be seen at the Office of this Paper. n 29 WANTED EVERYBODY, to know that Hayes and Co.’s is the Cheapest House in Town for CLOTHING and DRAPERY. - au 12 WANTED KNOWN Eriedlander Bros.' js the cheapest house in town for first-class Drapery. 10 per cent, discount, or 2s off every £ for cash. d 5 WANTED KNOWN—Wo have just Opened a splendid assortment of Ladies’ and Children’s Boots and Shoes, m the latest shapes and styles. Feied iiANDßß Bros. 6d ANTED KNOWN Eriedlander , , Bros. are Selling Crewdson’s Calicoes at 3s lid per dozen; Colored Dress Lustres, 7s 3d ; Black do, 7s lid per dozen; for cash—Bargains. fid TTTANTED—TENDERS for Cutting- VV Tying (with twine or flax), Stook, in.r, and Carting into Stack or to Machine about 50 Acres of GRASS, within two miles of Ashburton. JAMESON & ROBERTS, Ashburton. Tenders must be sent in on or before SATURDAY, 9th inst. d 5 WANTED— The Ladies of Ashburton to inspect mv Large and Well selected Stock of FANCY STATIONERY, BOOKS, NEW MUSIC, Etc., all at Dunedin prices. GEO. F. HENRY, an 5 Saunders’ Buildings. WT ANTED I Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur ton, having procured the newest appara tus, is prepared to Sweep Chimneys at very low rales. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. 760 c w ANTED KNOWN. That BONEDUST, specially prepared for drilling with carrots, mangolds, etc., can be obtained from the undersigned. F. MAYO, Hampstead Bone Mills. WANTED KNOWN—It is Mr Lan caster’s intention to extend his Bread Business, and he wishes his cus tomers to know he has secured Mr Thomas Hicks to manage that branch. A Cart will be run with Broad alone, independent of the other Two ("arts, which will con tinue to run as before. The name of Mr Hicks will be a sufficient guarantee that, Under his management, Bread of unex ceptionable quality will be turned out of the FREETRADE BAKERY, Bast atreet. —R. Lancaster, Proprietor. 240



Special Advertisements. LETTS’ DIARIES, Office and Pocket, for 1883. ■JOSEPH COOK’S LECTURES. IBLES, CHURCH SERVICES and PRAYER-BOOKS. Cricketing material— Gloves, Footballs, etc. FIR '5 SCREENS, Stove Ornaments, Jold and Silver Shavioes. ELOPUONES. MELOPHON ES. The newest and most wonderful Musical Instrument before the public— far surpassing the Orguinette in Utility, frra’E ~' i'io Tctkx Aif Y 'C>f THE WORLD, just issued by the National Publishing Company of America, Contains a vast amount of information, admirably printeo, profusely illustrated, and handsomely bound. Subscribers wanted. CCTuTt BOOKS— Various Sizes and Descriptions. C H 0 O L BOOKS And Requisites. jHSNVELOPES, SIJ Business, Official, and Fancy. Toys, fancy goods, crewel WOOLS. Pianos, harm'.i- vms, organs AND ML'SiC. HYMNS (Ancient .-.nd Modern), Wes leyan and Presbyterian HYMN BOOKS. Foolscap and account sales PAPER. Vr 0 T E ! PAPER, I \ Various Sizes and Qualities. JEL M. Jones, BURNETT ST. & BARING SQUARE. Bookbinding Executed in All Branches.



G U:' L E REA T S OF A LARGE SALVAGE STOCK OF FURNITURE! FURNITURE! Furniture ! Also, a large quantity of NEW and SECOND-HAND FURNI TURE-CHEAP. All kinds of Turnery, Carving, &c. Bedroom and Drawing-room Suites, John Meech, BURNETT STREET, Ashburton. Showrooms—Next Bullock’s Arcade Workshop—Next Mail )ffice.



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Special Advertisements. mHE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL IN- X SURANCE COMPANY. ■ Head Office: 151, West George street, J ' Glasgow. - "Capital .u £I,OOO, GOO FIRE RISKS taken at lowest current rates. Claims promptly settled here. W. R. BOYLE, n 7 Agent, Ashburton. fjIRY THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory For every article of MEN’S, YOUTHS’ AND BOYS’ CLOTHING, SHIPPING AND TRAVELLING OUTFITS; Also for CHOICE NEW GOODS In hats, hu.siery, shirts, ties, PORTMANTEAUX, RUGS, BLANKETS, &o. HIGHEST AWARD AND SPECIAL HONORARY MENTION At DUNEDIN INDUSTRIAL EXHI BITION ; Also, TWO PRIZE MEDALS AND SPECIAL CERTIFICATE Awarded at CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION. Seventeen Retail Branches now open in the Colony. A SINGLE ARTICLE AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. Ashburton Branch; EAST STREET. W. SPARROW, Managrr. sl9



o A L. COAL. COAL. We have now IN STOCK, ex Con ference, a large supply of the Old Lamlbton Coal. This is the BEST HOUSE COAL imported. 18n TUCKER, RE ST ELL & CO.



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The mutual fire & marine INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. The undersigned beg to intimate that the above Company has started Business in Ashburton, and that they have been, appointed Agents, and are now prepared to receive proposals for INSURANCE. Premiums at a Discount of 25 per cent, off past current rates, o 2 TUCKER, RESTELL & CO. QHRISTMAS PRESENTS. JUST OPENED UP, A Large and Choice Selection of FANCY GOODS TOYS PRIZE BOOKS. Ac., &c., Ac. Andre we s Bros., BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERY, &c. East street south, Ashburton. n!5 HRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS —A Large and Splendid Assortment, comprising all the Newest Designs in Great Variety. —Andrewes Bros., Book sellers, Stationers, etc., East street south, Ashburton. d 6 Thomas Taylor, JgAKER AND CONFECTIONER, East street. WED DIN G OAKES To Order. Manufacturer of CIDER AND OTHER CORDIALS,



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