SHIPPING.

POET OP LYTTELTON. f Arrived. . To-day. Wanaka, as., from Wellington. Sailed. Yestebdat. Sea Bir-l, brigantine, for Hokianga. The; ail. Wanaka sails to-night for Wellirgto'i, Pic ton, and Nelson. 3KPPING TELEOBAMS. j | * Auckland, Yesterday. Sail>d—Borealis, forMulgrave Island. Dunedin, Yesterday. Arri ved—Penguin, aa, from the North. 1 Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived—Rotomahana, as., from Mel bourne, via’South ; Wanaka, aa, from the North., . _ Sailed-j-Rotomahana, s.a, for Auckland via the Past Coast; Go-Ahead, as., for the South! Cleared) — Malay, barque, for New castle. i Bluff, Yesterday. Arrived—Alhambra, as., from Mel bourne. t

MAIL NOTICES.

MWila 01-osb at the Ashburton Post Office as follows,: — For Chiiistchurch and North at 6.30 am. 10.80 an) , and 5 p.m., daily. For OhLrtsey Rakaxa, &c., at 10.30 am. and 6 p.|a. daily. For Du’aedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hmds, Oaldsireajn, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and GeraJldine, at 10 am. daily. For Tomuka, at 6.30 a.m. and 10 a.m., daily, i . PoxiTimarn and South, at 6,30 a.m., 10 i»nd 430 p.m., daily. Por; Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, IB Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a.m. Pori; Ashton, Waterton and Longbeaoh, 49)ip.m. daily. For Remington, on Mondays, Wednes days,and Fridays, at 4 30 p.m. _ For Wakanui, Elgin, Seafield, New bad, imd Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 a.m,

THVU arrive at the Ashburton Post Feo|m Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.26 •.bl, 14.40 p.m-, and 7.50 p.m. Pwim Ohertsey, &c. at 10.25 a.m. and 4.40 ilu®. daily. ' ~ . , Frc‘m Dunedin and intermediate places at 8.35 p-m. daily. JVcm Temuka and Timaru at 10.50 a, m. 6.36 urn., and 8.15 p.m. daily. Frc’m Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mom t Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beaoh at 10 a.m. daily. Fwim Sleinington on Tuesdays, Thurs days, isne Saturdays, at 10 jPrcfm lijlgin, Wakanm, Seafield, New- Mid, jams Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and gjatujdays, at 4 p.m. ___

DAILY MEMORANDA.

; auction sales. I IiIATOiDAY, January 28. Ux Tl BJlllock, at the Bazaar—Horses ; LS) an. Q 1 (PuBSDAY, January 31. Matson, [Cox and Co., at the Ashburton Yards-!-Stock.

MMBI'iNGS, AMUSEMENTS, &o ; To-Night, Saturday, January 21. Bazaar, in aid of Catholic Church Build ing Fond. Monday, January, 23. Borohgh Council, at Borough Council Clumbers, at 7 o’cloc k. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1. Amateur; Dramatic Club, Town Hall, 8 at the County Council Ohiunb srs, at 11 o'clock. Tildrsday, February 2. Wakinuilftdad Board—Monthly Meeting, Rohd iWfcrd Office, Moore street Tuesday, February 7. Ashb urton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting,

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1882. The Small-Pox Scare.

TOWN EDITION.

[lssued at 430 p.m. j

The outbreak of small-pox in Sydney, and the recent cases occurring on board the mail steamers arriving at the ports of Sydney and Adelaide, have naturally excited some alarm in this colony lest the terrible complaint should spread to our own shoijes, and this alarm was not jon the arrival of the Zeriandia the ot|er day at Auckland with two small-pox stricken passengers on board. Strenuous efforts have been made by the authorities at Sydney to keep the small-pox patients isolated, and in fact every available means has been employed to stamp out the dread disease, but it still exists, and its eradication, it is to be feared, will not be so easily effected as watt at first imagined. The quarantine regulations at the Port of Sydney are good enough, but the precautions observed respecting persons travelling by rail from Sydney to Melbourne are of the poorest, and thus while the authorities close one door to the spread of'the disease, another is left wide open. Unfortunately this terrible malady is very slow in developing itself; the patient frequently sickens for a con siderable period before the complaint declares itself, and it is therefore easy to see how readily its seeds may be disseminated despite the utmost vigi lance exercised by the quarantine authorities. In view of a possible (let us hope not a probable) outbreak of small-pox in this colony, it would be well for all who have not been vaccinated to undergo that operation at once, while those who have allowed years to elapse since they submitted to it, cannot do better than have it re peated. Statistics go to prove in the most conclusive manner that vaccina tion is in nine cases out of ten, or probably it would be no exaggeration to say in ninety-nine out of a hundred, an almost certain preventative of small pox. i

Æstheticism at Home.

The “ too utterly utter ” school still flourishes at Home. The last jfashion able folly is yet running its coui'se. Re cent accounts from London state that Du Maurier, the satirist of society in Punch , has not at all exaggerated the manners or the dress of the distiiples of Oscar Wilde, the founder of |he set. Lillies, sunflowers, china plaies, and peacocks' feathers, are still the j objects of admiration to those gifted in dividuals whose keen perception of the beautiful raises them so far above the vulgar herd. ./Esthetic millinery has become a distinct, and doubtless highly remunerative trade. The favorite colors a recent writer on the subject informs us, are peacock blue, in a dull shade, sage green, terra-cottarea, and bright saffron color. Most of the ./Esthetic ladies wear their hair cut short, and pulled out in wisps, to look like the personages in medioeval illuminations, while the gentlemen wear their hair long, and attire themselves in garments that naturally arouse suspicions; in the uncultured mind that are mentally af flicted. Says the London correspon dent of an American contemporary, speaking of an aesthetic ball wjiich he was privileged to attend —“ Thejwearers of the wonderful robes posed abiout the room in a limp and backboneleis man ner, leaning up against door posts or convenient pieces of furniture in atti tudes more or less marvellous to be hold, but all in the floppy stjfle. In fact, to be truly aesthetic, one must have neither backone nor back hair; cropped locks and a tendency to double up at the slightest provocation being essen tial.” The aesthetic nonsense is at pre sent confined to the upper classes at Home, but will doubtless become the rage amongst the lower ere long, and probably will only be discarded by its originators when it extends to f.he ser vants’ hall, and begins to affecjt Mary Jane, the cook, and “ John Tijmmas,” the “ gentleman’s gentleman.” I

Ashburton Racing Club. —A jmeeting of the above was held this aftei noon at Shearman’s Hotel. Although o died, for 3 o’clock the meeting did not ccjmmence at 10 minutes to 4, and we are therefore compelled to hold over our notice’of it.

Borough Council. —The ordinary fort nightly meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday evening next at the usual time and place. A Compliment for Ashburton.— The Manawatu Herald says ;—lt is somewhat surprising to find that though it is im possible to start a company at Wellington to establish a woollen factory, they are able to do so at Ashburton. Yet such is the fact. At a public meeting or; Friday it was resolved to issue the prospectus of the Ashburton Woollen Factory, with a capital of L 25,000, in L 5 shares. It was stated that the object met with general sympathy in the district, and that the plant could be purchased in Lyttelton very cheaply, A Butter and Cheese Factory HofflWiy is in existance at Ashburton. Thepfcople there evidently have plenty of “ go ’’ in them.]

Police Court. —There was no business at the Police Court this morning. One man, arrested for drunkenness last night, was let on bail until Monday next. ( In Durance Vile. —Mr F. B. Pass more, of Sherwood, is one of the passen gers by the mail steamer Mirzapore, which ilrrived on Thursday at Adelaide, with e mall-pox aboard. He will, consequently, be detained there some time, as all the passengers are quarantined.

The Reaper and Binder Trial N ear Christchurch. —At the great reaper and b’nder trial held at Christchurch on Thursday last, at which twelve machines competed, the Walter A. Wood’s machine carried off a gold medal. We may add that Messrs S. E. Poyntz and Co. are the local agents for these implements.

The New Roman Catholic Church.— The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the New Roman Catholic Church will be performed by Bishop Redwood to morrow at 11 a. m.

: Thf. ’Frisco Mail. The outgoing San Francisco mail closes at Ashburton on Saturday next, further notice of which will be given. Post Office, Flbmington. —Mr Wil liam Fleming is, we understand, to be acting postmaster at Flemington in the absence of Mr H. Oape-Williamson. Wesleyan Church. —It is announced elsewlj.ere that the Rev. C. H. Standage, of Grfiymouth, will preach at the Wes leyan ‘ Church to-morrow morning and evening. As there is every probability of Mr Standage being a resident in Ashbur ton before many months are over, we an ticipate large congregations in the above place of worship to-morrow.

The Champion Sculler. William Hearn, the champion sculler, has decided .not to take part in the Auckland regatta. | A Farthing Newspaper. --It is stated jthat the publication of the Melbourne ■Eveniiig Mail has caused the proprietor of the Melbourne Age to contemplate issuing ia farming evening paper. In order to 'supplfr the necessary change, ho proposes jsending to England for LI,OOO worth of ‘farthings. Longbeach Sheep. —lt will be observed from a telegram appearing elsewhere, that during the last few days, 180 stud sheep have been exported from the Longbeach station to Napier, Auckland, Wellington, and Sydney. Tall Shooting. —A member of the Waikouaiti Rifles, did some extraordinary shooting whilst firing for district prtees at Dunedin yesterday. He failed to hit the target in twenty-one shots.

The Weather. The heavy rain re cently experienced has completely flooded the country roads, some of them being inches deep in water. The standing crops have generally suffered but little, if any, •injury, we understand, by the downpour. •Should the rain continue, however, it •must have a most damaging effect on the icrops. The heavy rain is welcome on one •account at any rate—it will act as a |purifier, and help to wash away number less impurities created by the long | drought. Thk Bazaar. —ln spite of the heavy rain yesterday, and the terrible state of the roads, the receipts for the day and •evening at the Town Hall reached the -satisfactory sum of L 46 odd. ' To-day the bazaar was thrown open free of charge, but 'jbe drenching rain of the morning precluded a large attendance. Should it be a |ine evening there will doubtless be a very * large number of visitors at the bazaar. Owing to the wet weather, the committee intends to continue the bazaar until Tuesday night, on which occasion an auction will be held. To-night and on Monday the admittance will be one shilling, but on Tuesday night the admis sion will be free.

Ashburton Dramatic Clujb. The benefit to Mr C. Bourk cornea off at the Town Hall on February Ist, and on the following night a second performance will be given in aid of the funds of the Club.

School Districts of Hinds and Lis mOrb. —Elsewhere the North Canterbury Education Board notifies the alteration of the boundaries of the above school dis tricts, so as to include in each a portion of the intervening part of the district hither to not comprised in any school district. sThe boundaries are defined in the adver | tisement.

■ Mr Beswick, R.M.—Mr Joseph Bes wick sat on the Timaru Bench for the first time yesterday, and was welcomed by Mr J. W. White, Crown Prosecutor, on behalf of the Timaru Bar. Mr White I alluded to the friendly relations that had always subsisted between Mr Beet ham, Mr Beswick’s predecessor, and the Timaru Bar during his term of office, | and he trusted that that good feel - ing would continue during Mr Beswick’s (time. The new R.M. briefly thanked the members of the profession for their kindly reception. He had no doubt that their i relations would be of the most cordial ’ kind. He would always look to the bar for assistance in any difficulty that might arise, as had been his custom elsewhere. The Court-house was nearly as bad, so far as its acoustics were concerned, as the Christchurch one ; probably he would get used to it in time. Mr White remarked, to the no small amusement of his profes sional brethren present, that they had been using that room for some years, and had not got accustomed to it yet.

A Wrinkle for Ladies Under Age.— “Givis” in the Witness says:—A “ro mantic elopement,” reported from Sydney the other day, nearly came to- grief at a I critical moment through a difficulty which !arose about the young lady’s age. The {runaways, accompanied by two of the ’ young gentleman’s friends, had reached a church, and the parson was ready, the outraged parents were known to be in in pursuit, when it was discovered that the lady ' was under 21. ‘ ‘ After a few minutes’ discussion,” says the telegram, 1“ the difficulty was surmounted by the best man asking the bride-expectant to give him her shoe, upon the sole of which |ho wrote the figures 21, when she solemnly |declared she was ‘over 21.’ Then the pair was irrevocably united.” The Salvation Army.— The Salvation Army recently held a council of war at Exeter Hall, when General Booth said that the organisation now had 245 stations with 470 officers, 7,000 soldiers, and j 46,000 people attending its meetings every week, and an income of L 50,000 a-year. IA great “ salvation ” temple is talked of, jto cost LIOO,OOO, and to hold 10,000 ! people.

Making free with the Freestone. —A Melbourne paper says that two pillars of freestone, weighing about four tons each, have been stolen from the Exhibition grounds. They were to be presented to the Hospital for Incurables. This is pro bably the most remarkable case of pilfer ing on record. We remember a few years ago iu Hobart that very much surprise was created by the theft of a blacksmith's anvil; but it turned out that the purloiner was under the influence of liquor, which inspired him with strength almost super human. But this Melbourne theft is of most ‘majestic proportions. Two pillars of freest one weighing four tons each ! why the c ilprita must have been assisted by the gods. After this nothing is safe. Some enterprising member of the thiev ing fraternity will be walking off with the blarn jy stone next. The Londoners will wake up some fine morning to find that Cleopatra’s needle has been lifted during the night; It is fortunate that our Presbyte rian Church tower is removed, or it might be appropriated by one of these light-fin geredjgentry. Well, we are sorry for the Melbourne Hospital for Incurables ; but what, bn earth the Incurables wanted with two freestone pillars weighing four tons each, we do not attempt to guess, for fear iwe should become incurable too. a

Newspaper Profits. —Mr Joseph Hatton, in an article in one of the maga zines entitled “Journalistic London,” states that Bradbury and Evans paid Mark Lemon L 1,500 a-year for editing Punch ; that the Field yields an annual income of L 25,000 to its proprietor; that the Queen yields at least LIO,OOO a-year ; and that in one week the circulation of the Daily JSTeivs —thanks to its seventeen war correspondents, of whom Mr Archi bald Forbes was the chief —rose from L 50,000 to L 150,000. The Biter Bit. —The other day in Sus sex (writes a correspondent to Notes and Queries ) I heard of a curious piece of superstition, which may be thought worthy of record in your columns. The youngest child of a lady who lived in that county developed a great taste for biting his brother. The mother naturally wanted to check this habit of her younger son, but did not know how to set about it. Her nurse, however, told her that the only thing to be done was to bite the child and, if this was done, the child would never bite anybody again. The lady, not being able to make up her mind to perform the operation herself, deputed the nurse to do it for her. A Wooden-Legged Family, —ln the course of a recent discussion in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, re garding Sir Henry Parkes’ visit to Europe, Mr McElhone said that, while that hon. gentleman might not be able to do any good for the colony in one respect, he might in another, if he had anything to do with the question of immigration ; and the hon. gentleman then besought Sir Henry to find out a certain wooden-legged woman now in England, whose husband, a wooden-legged man, had been sent out to New South Wales many years ago, leaving his wife disconsolate and weeping ever since—and that having found her, he would at once ship her on board the first immigrant vessel leaving for Port Jack son, and so effect a reunion of this wooden-legged couple, who, once more re united, would settle in the country, and rear up a large and interesting family of wooden-legged little ones. The hon. gentleman’s little joke caused a hearty laugh.

CABLE NEWS

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[per bbdteb’s agency.] Paying the Penalty- London, Jan. 19.

Further intelligence to hand regard ing the peace settlement arrived at be tween Chili and Bolivia announces that the treaty provides for the cession to Chili of the strip of Bolivian territory lying between Andes and the coast, and bounded on the north and south by the Peruvian and Chilian frontiers re spectively. Money and the Markets. London, Jan. 20.

Consols are unchanged at 100JI3. New Zealand securities remain at the following quotations: Five per Cent. 10-40 Loan 100% ; Five per Cent. 1889 Loan 104; Four and a Half per Cent. 1879-1904 Loan, 101 3>£. The market rate of discount has declined to 4 per cent. The Bank rate remains at 5. The market for Colonial wheat is dull. Adelaide, ex store, remains at 555; New Zealand ditto, at 52s ; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 41s. Tallow — The market is strong, and prices are firmly maintained. Australian —Best beef, 43s per cwt.; best mutton, 48s per cwt. Shipping. The Homeward mails, via Suez and Brindisi, which left Melbourne on De cember 7 th, were delivered here to-day. Arrived—Ship Lutterworth, for Dun kirk, from Lyttelton October 14th.

AUSTRALIAN.

[per rbuter’s agency.] Arrived. Melbourne, Yesterday, Arrived yesterday evening—Union Company’s steamship Albion from the Bluff. Something for them to Look Forward to. It is probable that all the Garonne’s saloon passengers, now in quarantine here, will be released at an early date. A Handsome Dividend. Sydney, Yesterday. The Commercial Bank of Sydney pays a dividend for the past half year at the rate of 25 per cent, per annum, and carries Lio,ooo to the reserve. Commercial. Hennessy’s brandy, case, 33s 6d; bulk, quarters, 12s6d; kerosene, per gallon, diamond, is 2d ; Devoe’s, is 3d; Patna rice, per ton, Ll 4 10s; Sugar Company’s No. 1 pieces, per ton, L 35; New Zealand wheat, per bushel, ss; New Zealand oats, 3s 3d ; maize, per bushel, 5s ; candles, pet lb., D.RJ.’s, D.R.O.’s, 7%d. Hot Weather. Adelaide, Yesterday. Intensely hot weather has been ex perienced here during the last few days. The Produce Markets. The wheat market continues firm. Wheat, per bushel, 4s lod to 4s nd; town flour, per ton, Lll 10s to Ln 12s 6d; country brands, Lio 10s to Lio 15s. Freights to London, per steamer, 60s; ditto, sailing, 455. Freights to United Kingdom, from Adelaide, 45s to 50s; ditto from out ports, 50s to 52s 6d. More Unfortunates. Passengers for New Zealand by the Mirzapore, now in quarantine here— Miss Pelichan, Messrs Callow, Pass more, Ghost. Every precaution is being taken to prevent infection from the small-pox patients on board. The health officers have ordered the Ade laide mails to be exposed in an open boat for twenty-four hours before being landed, and the cargo for forty-eight hours.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] The Weather. Thames, To-day. Heavy rain continued the greater part of last night from 10 yesterday morning. At full tide last evening all the lower portions of the town were under water. This morning there is over three feet of water in the principal streets, doing considerable damage to business places. Burglary at Wellington. Wellington, To-day. A burglary was committed in town last night, at the store of Captain Williams, coal merchant, which was broken into. An entrance was effected through one of the front windows. The’ office ’ was ransacked, but no valuables wete found.

The police are investigating the matter, but as yet have obtained no mine to the burglars. Exportation of Longbeach Sheep. Christchurch, To-day. During the past ten days, 180 stud sheep have been exported from the Long beach station flock to Napier, Auckland, Wellington, and Sydney. Damp. Timaru, To-day. The weather is wet. It rained through out last night and very heavily this morning. Heavy Weather. Dunedin, To-day. Heavy rain has fallen incessantly for the last forty-eight hours, and there are no signs at present of its abatement. Weary of Life. Kate jMargetts, the wife of a cordial manufacturer, committed suicide to-day by cutting her throat and abdomen. She had been drinking. !

THE ALL-ENGLAND CRICKET MATCH.

[from OUR OWN! CORRESPONDENT.] [BY TELEGRAPH.] Christchurch, To-day. The weather is now (2.45 p.tn.) clearing up, but the state of the wicket is such; as to entirely preclude the pos' sibility of the cricwet match commenc ing to-day. Weatfier permitting, play will commence on i Monday, but it will only be a two-dayj’s match, unfortun ately, tjhe Eleven being billed for the Empire City on Wednesday. The steamer leaving Lyttelton on Tuesday will be detained jfor a few hours to enable the Englishmen to proceed by her. I was out aj the cricket ground this morning, and {it is not in nearly so bad a condition asj might be imagined, the completeness the drainage pre venting the water lying on it.

ENQUIRY INTO THE LOSS OF THE CITY OF CASHMERE.

[by telegraph.] | Timaru, To-day. A magisterial enquiry into the wreck of the City of Cashmere is proceeding to-day. The evidence of Captain Ross and chief mate Malcolm was taken this morning. The evidence of tljie latter was the mo|e important of tpe two, as the captain was not on boajrd when the ship firsi drifted. The msjte has no idea how the ship got adrilft, and requires to see the end of the chain attached to the anchor in order to form a a opinion, and this is not yet recovered. The ship took in a boat* load of wool pn the afternoon of the accident, aijid later the surf line was found to be taut. The second mate! was going to bend a piece on, but was too busy and cut it. It was found then that the ship was adrift, and another anchor was cast. Malcolm thinks if he had put down two anchors they would have held where the]! - were till a good steamer arrived. |The captain believed the launch Lillie! Denham could tug the ship out, as she is said to be very powerful for her size, and when tried she brought the ship over her anchor, but her engines were out of order, and she could not keep up steam, other wise the captain :;aid she was powerful enough. The anchor was weighed and the ship towed i little way, then the steamer ran down! and the anchor was cast till she got i}: up again. This oc curred a second jtime, and then the master of the tug gave in, the ship being close in-snore striking. Two anchors were theiji put down. There was a discrepancy in the evidence as to when the ship first struck. The captain says befoje the steamer started to tow her; the mate says not till she anchored after the first attempt to tc-w. The mate states that the cables were thoroughly overhauled in June last, before entering , Calcutta, and had not been overhauled since to his know ledge. |

THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

The Conference transacted the fol lowing business during yesterday after noon (in addition to that wired to usi yesterday):—Messrs Buddie, Kirk, and Watkin requestecfi permission to retire from the full andi regular work of the ministry, on account of increasing in firmities. Consideration of the request was deferred uni il a later stage of the meeting, with a I view of ascertaining whether a charge of a less laborious character could I not be allotted to them.—Messrs Biiittle, Gray, and Salter (probationers), w|ho have completed their fourth year, jwere subjected to a viva voce examination in regard to their theological vjiews. The examina tion was regarded as satisfactory, and they were unanimously received into full connection with the Conference. Messrs Abernethy, Dellow, Hudson, Spence, Isitt, and Wills, probationers of three years’) standing ,* Messrs Caughey, Brooke, Dukes, Martin, and Murray, probationers of two years’ standing ; and Messrs Gillam, Parson son, Pinfold, and| Slade, probationers of one years’ standing, were passed in their respective years, the report on their examination having proved entirely satisfactory.—rlt was resolved that in consideration of; the circumstances under which M' Gillam came to New Zealand, he gain an additional year’s standing. [from our ow:jr correspondent.] The examination of probationers in their several years proved highly satis factory, their average marks being ex ceedingly good. I They all passed in their course, except that one case, having reference to a breach of disci pline, was placed in the hands of a Committee, to be brought up next week. The question of a super numerary ministe: who had gone into business during the year received a very careful com ideration, with the result that the la w of the connexion relating thereto be upheld. The minister’s name i: therefore dropped from the Conference minutes, which means that no sea 1 in the district meet ing or Conference can be held by such an one except on sufferance ; but the name is retained in the Conference journal nevertheless. In several ways the decision was important. The re quest to retire front active labor which was preferred by Messrs Buddie, Kirk, and Watkin was n iceived with regret, and the hope wa i expressed that they would yet be spared in health to fulfil their labors and w thdraw their resigna tions. They agree dto consider this,

LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

[Per s.s. Alhambra, at the Bleep.] London, Jan. 9. Heavy gales have been experienced at the Orkney Islands. Thunder storms have been of unusual severity, and the fall of snow greater than has been known for many years. Much damage has been done to the faims, some of which have been nearly destroyed, and several deaths are reported to have occurred. Intelligence has been received from India that Theebaw, King of Burmah, is dying. It is stated that unmistakable signs of insanity have developed them selves, and his condition is such that his death is regarded as imminent. At Cork a very excited feeling is mani fested, and the city is practically under military control. Sentries are placed in the streets, and all passers-by are sub jected ;to a challenge. The utmost pre cautions are considered necessary to pre vent disturbance.

Anarchy in Armenia has become so great that Earl Dufferin, the British Am bassador at Constantinople, has been in structed to make representations on the subject to the Porte. His Excellency has had several interviews with the Sultan, and has urged upon him the absolute necessity of some remedial measures being applied, such as were promised under the treaty entered into with Great Britain, in view of a possible rising among Turco-

mans. The Russian forces stationed at the fortress of Askhabad, South Khivau desert, have been strongly reinforced. Much alarm has been caused in the United States by the spread of small-pox. The number of cases during the past four months has greatly increased, especially in California, and the authorities are called upon to take more stringent mea sures of precaution. From the circumstances arising out of the trial of Guiteau, a Bill has been intro duced into the United States Congress for the purpose of defining legal insanity. In consequence of the unsettled con dition of the country, and of attempts made to tamper with the loyalty of the men, the Irish Executive have decided that the Irish militia shall not be em bodied during the present year. A steamer has just arrived at Liverpool from New Orleans, which reports that much damage was occasioned to the vessel during her voyage by the explosion of an infernal machine. The outrage is attri buted to Fenian agency, and a strict in vestigation is being held into the circum stances.

Arrangements are being made for the negotiation of a commercial treaty with Italy, and the hope has been expressed by the Italian Government that England will consent to a reduction of duties on wines. The Imperial rescript issued by the Emperor of Germany claiming prerogative supp irt from all officials employed by the Government, has met with strong con demnation, and the principles embodied therein have been sharply censured by most of the leading German organs. Their criticisms have so incensed the Court that Chancellor Bismarck now threatens to confiscate all newspapers that continue their opposition. Search for arms in Ireland is being vigorously prosecuted by the police, and an extensive find has been made on some farms in the vicinity of Rusheen. The police were attacked when making the seizure, but succeeded in obtaining the arms. The Anti-.Tewish feeling, so strongly expressed in Russia and Germany, is also being manifested in Austria. The authorities have received information which shows that riots directed against the Jewish inhabitants are likely to occur in the town of Czernowitz, Province of Buckowina. Preventive measures will be taken. Intelligence has been received from the Cape, stating that fighting has commenced between the Damaras and Namaquas, two powerful tribes in South Africa. The settlement made by Sir Hercules Robin son for a pacification of Basutoland has not resulted satisfactorily, and the con dition of affairs there is very unsettled, so that it is feared that hostilities may again break out. In order to encourage traffic, the French railway companies have come to an ar rangement for the reduction of fares, and they also offer to forego certain dues on goods which they have hitherto charged. London, January 10. In official circles no results are antici pated from the congress of great Powers which Bismarck has summoned to con sider the petition of the Pope, and to guarantee his independence. It is con sidered likely that the congress will not take place. The Rev. Sanger, a dissolute clergy man of Yorkshire, was committed for trial on a charge of havi ig set fire to and burnt his church. He has since been dis charged. A sculling match has been arranged to take place on the Thames on the 20th June between Hanlan and Ross, the former having already left New York for the purpose of training on the Thames. Trickett speaks of following Hanlan to Fmgland, A prospectus has been issued of the Hawkins Hill Goldmining Company, New South Wales, with a capital of LIOO,OOO, the Duke of Manchester being chairman of the directors. A dreadful massacre by American Indians has just taken place in Arizona. Twenty-five persons were murdered. The Times publishes a letter from a correspondent which suggested that the colonists should adopt some method of re gistering their stock, instead of as at present issuing and selling open deben tures. If this suggestion were carried out, the correspondent believes that agents and others would rapidly avail themselves of what would in reality be a new fixed mode of investment. One of the persona implicated in the removal of the body of the late Earl Crawford from the family mausoleum at Dunech, Aberdeenshire, has offered to disclose the place where it is secreted. The largest steel steamer yet built has been launched at Belfast. She has been named the Garfield, and is intended for Australian trade. The screw steamer Lion, bound from Greenock to Newfoundland, has been wrecked off the latter place. Forty-three of the crew and passengers were lost. Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of the Cape, has been appointed Governor of the British Transcei territory. London, Jan. 18. Mr Dillwyn, M.P. for Swansea, com municated with Mr Gladstone witli respect to the wine duties, and in reply the Premier states that when the Govern ment deal with the question next session they will not omit to take it into con sideration. The bodies of two Irish bailiffs, who have been missing for a week, have been found together in a lake in Counties Gal way and Mayo. There is no doubt but they were brutally murdered. Five per sons have been arrested on suspicion of having been concerned in the murder. The investigation which has taken place reveals the fact that the bodies found in Lough Mask are not those of the missing bailiffs. News has been received that fifty ladies have left New York for Ire land, their object being to assist the pro moters of the Irish Women’s Land League in carrying out their programme.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Per s.s. Alhambra, at the Bluff.] Melbourne, Jan 14. The public interest during the past week has been centred in the cases of small-pox at the Quarantine Station. Additional

police have been sent to the station to ensure the observance of the quarantine regulations. The doctor is confident c£ being able -to prevent the spread of the disease. The patients have every comfort, and cricket and tennis materials have been sent. ■ Every possible precaution is being taken against the introduction of small pox either by sea or overland from Sydney. An ambulance is kept ready at the barracks, and the police are ordered to report and isolate any suspicious cases immediately they are brought under notice. The Speaker of the Assembly is about to pay a visit for several weeks to New Zealand. The importation, of grapes from Europe is prohibited by an Order in Council The reason of this step is that a large quan tity was recently imported by one of the Orient steamers. A seaman named Barry, of the schooner Zephyr, from Greymouth, missed his hold while aloft and fell on to the deck. Death was instantaneous. The ship Allanshaw, from London, has arrived. She reports that a seaman fell overboard. A boat was launched and pro ceeded, but filled and disap peared. The second officer clung to the boat, but the seamen who accompanied him were drowned. The Hon, James Henty, M.L.0., one of the pioneers of the colony, died sud denly on the morning of the 12th, of apoplexy. He rose as usual, and entered notes in a diary, and was found shortly afterwards lying across a bed quite dead. At a special meeting of the Melbourne Cricket Club, a proposal of the Hon. Ivo Bligh to bring out a mixed amateur , and professional team was unanimously adopted. The committee of the club were empowered to make all necessary arrangements. The report of the Board on storing ex i plosives advises that newly invented explo sives should not be permitted to enter the colony until reported on by experts. They consider glycerine compounds should be stored below the surface of the ground. ( The committee of the Melbourne Hos- . * | pital adopted the report of Dr Miller de- L daring the statement of Dr Youl that the hospital was saturated with erysipelas, was much exaggerated, but nevertheless deci ded to hold an inquiry on the general question of the sanitary condition of the [ building. t Steps are about to be taken to deepen the South Channel, owing to the difficul ty the largest sized steamers have in en tering the port. The Philip Nelson was unable to visit Melbourne owing to shal low water. The two outgoing mail 1 steamers lost several hours from the same T cause.

Tha Khedive, with English mails, en countered severe weather in the Bay of Biscay, and hence arrived after contract time.

Sydney, January 14 The heat at Albury during the week has been intense, and was greater than ever before experienced. The “ Sydney Herald’s ” special re porter, who visited Hanging Bock, reports nothing further to record, the rich yield recently obtained being from a small patch about one acre in extent. Much prospecting is being carried on. The regatta under the auspices of the Russian Admiral took place on the 10th. The Russian sailors won every contest except one. The railway returns for the past year published show a net income exceeding expenses by L673,C00. The public debt incurred for all purposes is L 14,897,000.- The railways yielded an excess on wor king expenses equal almost to the entire interest on the debt of the colony. Adelaide, January 14 The first case of small-pox which occur red on the quarantine ground, Torren’s Island, was that of Johnson, a steerage passenger. After sickening three days he developed the disease. The guard at Round Island is doubled.

Perth, January 14 It is stated that' Joubert is in treaty with the Government to construct a narrow gauge line to Albany in consider ation of a land grant of two million acres.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1882.



Tp Hi BEST VALUE FOR BEADY , il{ ; ■ MONEY IS THE MEH’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING i , , MANUFACTURED BY r 'JHE NEW ZEALAND Clo;hing Factory, ■Which in jin bo purchased at their Retail Bra iches all over New Zealand. A S 3 NC V LE GARMENT AT THE HOLESALE PRICE. of discerning customers MKlff Faofcry’j |iat the New Zealand Clothing Garments are the very best for ney. 602 c Ashburton Branch : East Street. W. SPARROW, Branch Manager.



V f& BO i alzu 110 V:, ll plm Meech, IIOAL CABINETMAKER, DPHOLSTEREB, &c., N E T T R E E T, Opposite the Mail Office. Chairs, Couches, English and Single and Double Iron and W oio I Bedsteads. AUJkftd* of Carpeting, Matting, and Qjlnlnth A large assortment of Repps (hslimnw at loweiit prices. Suites of Furpituus from Ll 3 and upwards. All Unduolifumiture re-covered and repaired at tSsASrny lowest prices. AQlinantguaranteed and completed at short sift notice. Furniture exchanged, and highlit prices given for second-hand VondtoßV. _ „ lEdldii.he address —Cheapest House m Addtftthjn*; opposite Mail Office, Burnett Mtiy w!, 8 160 ——t 3 Premises ■ 0«luli7 O!./. ___. A'IaiBUBTON MUSIC SALOON, " Takobbd Street b ! (Near Orr and Co.’s) %‘[ KtiijMjjk 'Oboahs, Violins, Flutes, Con- IXsrtoaS, ACCordiftna, Pitchpipes, Guitars, and Bolls, Stools, Metro- Instruments, &c. Agamfilor Brinsmes-d’s Pianos and ““ ' Smith Oirgans. !o EOJS'.'J 1 on Deferred Payments, and - afc™ onHire. •jPmii. in great variety—Christchurch 3i i .t,j. P^- jpyjwrhe-.-- Xiessons on Piano, Organ, Flute, and Singing. ! J. WEEK S, * MUSIC toJfiLLBB.



Wanted. WANTED —Two or Three Good MEN for plough and scoop work. None but good men need apply. W. J. Silgock, North Belt. '• 639 d XT7"ANTED, at once—A GIRL to assist VV in house work a few hours a day. Apply, Office of this Paper. 640 d WANTED— A Good General SER VANT. Apply to Mrs L. Fbibdlandeb, Tancred street. 638 d WANTED— A MILLER. Apply to John Grigg, Longbeaoh. 621 d WANTED— Two TINSMITHS and PLUMBERS. None but prac tical men need apply. J. Hyde, Ashbur ton Tin Manufactory, Moore street. 614 d WANTED KNOWN—That M. Neadas wishes all accounts due to him to be PAID at once, to himself or Mr J. Y. Ward, and all accounts owing by M. Nealas to be rendered before 31at January. The sale still continues. 627 d WANTED KNOWN—If you wantto Grow a splendid crop of Turnips, Purchase some of Mayo’s Bonedust. —Address F. Mayo, Hamstead Mills. 255 d WANTED KNOWN—That Robert Elston, Burnett street, Ashburton, having procured the Newest Apparatus, is prepared to SWEEP CHIMNEYS at very low rates. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. TyANTED KNOWN—Every descrip * » tion of Plain and Fancy Pointing executed on the shortest notice, at the Guadian Office, next Matson, Cox, and Co.’s, West street. WANTED KNOWN Promissory Note Forms on Sale, at the Guardian Office. Apartments.— Wanted, sitting and BEDROOM, or Bedroom and Sitting Room combined, with Board, either private or with other boarders. Address, “ J.,” Guabdian. 629 d



Special Advertisements. QATEN SHEAF CHAFF. £3 per Ton. AT THE ALBERT STEAM FLOUR MILLS. 590 d CHAFF OUT AT THE ALBERT STEAM FLOUR MILLS At 10s per ton. 612 d HENRY BOWERS. THE undersigned will be prepared, during the coming season, to supply the following articles at the lowest rates: — REAPERS and BINDERS EXTRAS for DO. BINDING WIRE CORN SACKS TURNIP and RAPE SEEDS PLOUGH SHARES And all kinds of Agricultural Imple ments. FREDK. PAVITT, Cobh Merchant, &c., Ashburton. Agent for John Anderson, Canterbury Foundry, Christchurch; Geo. Booth and Sons, Importers of Agricultural Imple ments, Christchurch; and Agent for the United Insurance Company. 150 d £JIS LORDSHIP’S LARDER, THE ONLY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE WORLD WHERE A GRILLED CHOP OR STEAK,



A GLASS OF BASS’ ENGLISH ALE Can be obtained FOR ONE SHILLING. THE BEST MENU TO CHOOSE FROM IN CHRISTCHUBCH, Unequalled Accommodation for Ladies. Dinners, Banquets, Ball Suppen, Wedding Breakfasts, and Picnics pro vided for, in the very best possible style. W. H. MESSENGER, 360 d Purveyor. Stationery. L LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS LETTER, INVOICE, and MEMO RANDUM BOOKS, in various sizes and bindings ENVELOPES, 6s 6d per 1,000, cash NOTE PAPER, Five Quires for Is, and upwards ACCOUNT BOOKS made to order TOYS and FANCY GOODS in great variety. H. M. JONES, EAST ST. & BARING SQUARE, 293 d



CHEAP BOOTS. CHEAP BOOTS. The Undersigned wishes to draw the attention of the public to his well-selected stock of BOOTS AND SHOES, which he is disposing of at a ridiculously iowpkicb foe cash. All orders entrusted to him executed by the best of tradesmen on the premises. Repairs promptly attended to. Note the Address-0. HAWKINS, East street, Ashburton ; and Tinwald. 998 c O. Carstens & Co., (Late Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Tobacconist, fancy goods, AND STATIONERY. Meerschaum Pipes, G.B.D. Pipes Nailrod, Twist, and Vanity Fair Tobacco A nice assortment of Accordions, Con certinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth Orjans, and Toys of every description, direct from Home. Haircutting, Shaving and Shampooing. EAST STREET ASHBURTON. 257a* Christmas Presents AND NEW YEAR’S GIFTS. JUST Received, a Choice Assortment of Christmas and New Year Cards, Dolls, Humming Tops, and Shell Goods in great variety. Letts’ Diaries for 1882 ; Family Reader (div. 42); Boys’ Standard (new series) ; Latest Novelties in Pipes. F. CLARK, Hairdresser and Tobacconist, Montgomery’s Buildings. 319 d



Special Advertisements. WALTER A. WOMB'S "xTWINE BINDER '/ :: v Agaiii Victorious! Awarded the Gold Medal in thes Twine Binder Class at the Trial held on Thursday, Jan. 19, 1882, at Mrjßoag’s Farm, under the auspices of the )A. and P. Association of Canterbury, | twelve Machines competing. t A few of these celebrated Machines on Sale by the Undersigned. POYNTZ & CO., 641 d Agents for Ashburton.



EAVINtf ASHBURTON. GIVING UP BUSINESS. EVERETT BROS. Will on Saturday, December 3, commence A GREAT CLEARING SALE Of their new and well-se ed Stock of GENERAL DRAPERY, And to effect a speedy clearance will, in addition to the already very low prices, offer, as an extra inducement, a DISCOUNT OF TEN PER CENT. The Shop To Let. The Fixtures, Fit tings, &c., For Sale.



In Luck’s Way. —Some fellows are born lucky, but others have to wait con tentedly to see what Dame Fortune will do for them. Among the latter is Mr Alexander M‘Gee, of Nelson, but he cannot complain of his treatment by the fickle goddess. He delights (says the Mail) in the Hon. Mr Dick’s bete noir— a sweep—no play upon words is intended, —and no wonder ; for with him to invest a pound is almost equivalent to receiving some hundreds in return. In less than three years he has won three first prizes, three seconds, and five thirds, and now he has made another fine speculation. He put a pound or two into Goyder’s Mel bourne sweep of L 3,500, which was to be apportioned among three races at the late Victorian meeting—viz., the Cham pion Stakes, the Midsummer Handicap, and the Three-year-old Handicap, and the latter event was won by Pell Mell, which was drawn by the lucky Alick, who does not yet know the precise amount to which he is entitled, but is under the impression that, after setting apart a liberal sum for the champagne in which his friends will be invited to drink his health, a few hundreds will still be left to him for future, investment. Holloway’s Pills. 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 I 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. By resorting at an early stage of this malady to these purifiying and laxative Pills, the dyspeptic is speedily restored o health and strength, and his sallowness radually vanishes.—[Advt.]



Late Advertisements- SATURDAY, 28th JANUARY. Contractor’s Plant FOR SALE. Under Bill of Sale, ME. T. BULLOCK has received in structions from Messrs H. Matson and Co. to Sell by Public Auction, at the Bazaar, Burnett street, on the above date, TJ Useful Draught Mares and Geldings Dray, by Duncan 1 Tip Cart 2 Double-furrow Ploughs and a quantity of Harness and other Contractor’s Plant. Also, 1 Two-roomed Cottage, with 15 acres Land, situated on Fairfield Estate, close to the Township. 1 Two-roomed Cottage, with 2 acres Land, adjoining above. 10 Quarter-Acre Sections near the Hospital, with frontage on Winter’s road. Further particulars in future advertise ment. Sale at 2 o’clock. 643 d T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer.