SHIPPING.

POUT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. * Mary Elian, schooner, from Havelock. Janet Ramsay, schooner, from Gatlin’s Sifv. * Gleaner, brigantine, from Greymouth. Clematis, ketch, from Kenepuru. Emerald, ketch, from Foxton. Hero, cotter, from Pelorus Sound. Cleopatra, brigantine, from. Greymouth. Esther, brigantine, from Pelorus Sound. - To-day. Rotorua, as., from Port Chalmers. Grafton, ns., from Wellington. Wtnska, a.n, from Wellington. " Sailed. To-day. Rotorua, ns., for the North. Wanaka, ns., for Dunedin. -Tui,.nn', for Eekerangu. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived- —Marion, from Norfolk Island. j Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrived ~o|imaru, ship, from London; Arawata, from the North. Soiled-— Transport, for Kaipara; Roto ma, for the North.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mans close at the Ashburton Post Office aa follows Saturday , Januai y 28. For the United Kingdom, via San Fran aiaoo, Con tinents of Europe and America, Wert Indi es, Sandwich Islands, Northern Porta oij New Zealand, &c., as follows. Ordinary letters at 10.30 a.m. Supplementary mails for despatch per ■rnwaictniin will close at 5 p.m., and late foe letters may be posted in the mail van up to the departure of the train.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES, Saturday, January 28. Mr T. Bollock, at tha Bazaar—Horses ; 1.30 p.m. Mr T. Bullock, at the Bazaar—C in fractors’ Plant; 2 o’clock. Tuesday, January 31. Mataon, Cox and Co., at the Ashburton Yards—Stock. Thursday, February 53. Maun J. T. Ford & Co.—Timber, Hones, Carts. &c. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &o To-Night, Thursday, January 26. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Wednesday, February 1. Amateur Dramatic Club, Town Hall, 8 p.m. ' Thursday, February 2. Wakanui Road Board—Monthly Meeting, Bcad Board Office, Moore street Tuesday, February 7. Ashburton Permanent Building and ln veatmeit Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Wednesday, February, 15. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock.

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

Pi»ATwa LbAVB ASHBURTON FOB ChRXSX CBUROifand intermediate stations at 7.10 m.m., 11a.m., and (Express)s.4o p.m. Trains Leave Ashburton for Timabu and South, at 6.50 a.m., 10.32 a.m. (Kxpre is), and 4.45 p.m.—jhe latter pro ceeding no farther tnan Timaru. Arrive at Ashburton from Christchurch at 10 20 a. m. (Express), 435 pl m., and 7.50 p.m. T» f nw Arrive at Ashburton from Timart and South at 10.45 a.m., 5.28 p.nb fllhipi^^jAndAlO^m^^^^^

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

“ Enquired.” —You are in error. !dr Wright’s resolution at the meeting y 33- terday re Hospital management i ’as carried. There was a desultory disc is sion with regard to Mr Ivess’s sugges tion that the Committee should be an elective one ; but, as we have said, he resolution was carried, and you have mis-read the report in question.

TOWN EDITION, [lssued ai 4.30 p. m. j i

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1882.

The New Licensing jSystem. The licensing districts j having been proclaimed under the new Act, the .old system of licensing has how, or jwill very shortly become, a thing of the p ast. As there appears to be sbme miscon ception existing in the pubjlic mind re lative to the clauses of the] Act haring reference to the new licensing system, probably some information on that head will not be considered oul of place. The licensing j committees, as they will be callec, will con sist of five persons, who! may be re sidents either within or without the dis trict, and such persons will be elected by the ratepayers. The 'licensing sit tings will be held quarterly, as hereto fore, and the months during which such sittings shall take place I are fixed as December, March, June, land Sep em ber. The annual meeting will take place in June. The persons composing these licensing committeejs will ha /e a great deal of power placed in their hands. They are not obliged, under the Act, to issue a new license merely because the ratepayers haj/e arrived at the conclusion that the! number of licensed houses in their particular dis trict may be increased. Even although it may be the distinct wish of the rate payers to have the number of such houses increased, the licensing com mittee may decline to acj:ede to 1 heir request. Then, again, ‘the applicant may show that he has complied with the law, and that he is a suitable per son to hold a licence, but yet should the committee not consider that there is a necessity for the house, they may refuse the application. And fdr a similar reason the committee may de cline to grant a renewal of a lic< nse. They can also refuse a renewal if they imagine that the quiet of the place in which the hou,ie is situated will be disturbed by the j license t eing renewed. We do not for! one moment object to the regulations' enforced by the new Act, but we maintain that great discretion should be exe.-cised by the ratepayers in the appointment of Licensing Committees. Individuals holding extreme views <>n the liquor question one way or the other, fcr or against, are hardly “ fit and proper per sons” to sit on such Committees. People will never be made moral by Act of Parliament, and it is extremely improbable that the liquor traffic will ever be entirely suppressed. Bearing this in mind it is highly desiiable therefore that the men appointed to deal with the liquor trade and tiose engaged in it, should be men possessed of broad and liberal views, and who will deal in a common sense way jwith the applications coming before theip.

Presbyterian Church. -I— At a special meeting of the Finance Committee of the local Presbyterian Church, field last n ight, Miss Kidd was appointed organist. Two other ladies were nominated, but the choice of the meeting fell upon Miss Kidd. Hospital Committee. —At the melting yesterday, re charitable aid, the Chairman of the County Council, W. C. Walker, Esq., was not present, jbnt after the meeting was over Mr Mliiu waring,, the Clerk, received a letter frora Mr Walker, regretting that he could not possibly attend the meeting. Horticultural Societt;. A special meeting of the above was held at M essrs Poyntz and Co.’s office last night, Mr Alfred Harrison in the chair. La ttors were read from the President, and also from the Colonial Secretary, when it was resolved to dispose of aboui; L2O worl h of exhibits, offered by a geritleman to the Society, and consisting <|if flowers, pot plants, vegetables, etc., in such a ms nner that every visitor to the show on the 4th March next will have a chance of obtain ing a prize. The price of admission! was fixed at Is 6d, which sum will entitle the holder to a chance of winnijng a prize) A Novel Bankruptcy.-!-A good story was current in Ashburton yesterday res pecting a most novel case of bankru itcy. It appears that a certain iindividual resi ding some fifty odd milejj from Christ church, on the south line!, was ind iced, while in a jovial state, to take the b( nefit of the act, although in a. position is he afterwards alleged to pay 30s. in tl e £. As soon as “ Richard was himself ag lin,” and reasoti re-asserted its supremacy, the bankrupt, to whom filing h id been ai i ex cellent joke while “ under the influe ice,” began to view the matter ii i another ight. He rushed away to prodaim tha the whole thing was a mistake —but too late. His premises and plant we l e in the 1 ands of the trustees, who obstin itely refus ed to “Jiaten to reason. ” Prob .bly His I onor Judge \yard \vill called uj oh ore loi g, to express s ms opinion of sui aly ohe cf the queeiteii bankruptcies on lecord.

District Court. —The next sitting of this C )urt will be held on Wednesday, ' Feb. ii, at 10 a.m. * Tbjders. —Mr W. L. Allan, Acton | Station, South Rakaia, invites tenders for skim ploughing. ' Communication Restored. Tele graphic communication is, we learn, re stored on the Western Australian lines. W b:sterpield Mill. —Mr James Clark, proprietor, notifies that the above mill is now ijn full work. Farmers taking their grist bo the mill can be accommodated all night, and carry away their grist in the morning. Catskin Rugs. —According to a local papei, the jatest industry that Maste.rton has develhyed is the manufacture of catskin rui's. Mr Edwin Quick, sail maker, has; prepared one from cats shot in the Ijush, v/hich is the admiration of all conn pisseufs. Catskins are likely to come into great inquiry—more so than rabbit skins!. One of the skins prepared by Mr Quick was fully two feet in length. The Mercury Bay Sculling Match. —The Mel;cury Bay (Auckland), sculling match for: LIOO was won by Carter ; time;, 22miins. The distance was three and a half jmiles. Carter and White on this occasion exchanged boats, as the lat ter was of opinion his opponent’s victory was more due to the boat he pulled than to hr.S rowing powers. The result, how ever! proved the erroneousness of White’s viewis. Tjie Old Men’s Home. —Amongst the returns presented at yesterday’s meeting of the Christchurch Hospital and Charit able! Aid Board, were the following . Ashburton Home.—Receipts—Nil. Ex pent; iture- • By salaries and wages, LB4 11s 8d ; 'stores, L 358 11s 7d ; drugs, Ll 5 13s ; clothing ajid boots, Ll 6 13s Id ; burials, LG ; additions and repairs, L 26 14s 5d ; canvas, Lf lls ; lawn mower, L 4 7s 9d ; miscellaneous, L 52 9s 3d ; total, L 570 Is 9d. These returns were for the past half year. The Wood Reapers and Binders;—A notification elsewhere specifies the prizes carried ofl|by the above popular machines. In every trial in which the Walter A. Wood machine competed in the season 1880- it took first honors. Gold medals and special prizes it appears to have se cured in numerous instances, in addition to gaininj; the gold medal at the late reaper aild binder trial held at Fendal town, ne?w Christchurch, on the 19th instant. Spring ;urn School. —As per instruc tions froi 1 the Board, the first general meeting ’ ms held on the 23rd inst, the rap’d in< rease in population rendering sep.iratioi from Alford Forest necessary. The meet ing was fairly attended, and a committee formed as follows :—Messrs W. Fergus, W. Cooke, T. E. Mcßae (Chair man), Jo! n Carney, G. Cooper, G. Hew aoiij and V. Lambie. Several matters of imnprtan e were discussed, but no definite action wis taken, pending instructions frojn the Board, and the meeting ad iouhied. J 1 The McCormick Binders. —These ma ple nents, both twine and wire, have ear led for themselves a very great reputa tion. The mere mention of the prizes the 7 havi carried off during the season 1881- iroves the estimation in which the / are held. During this period they ha\ e sec ired no fewer than four gold me lals. They have also, carried off the firs: prize at the Timaru, ‘ Ellesmere, and Rangiora Agricultural Shows, and in addi tion to tt ese triumphs, have been prize takbrs at innumerable places throughout the! Austialian colonics. The sole agents are*Messrs Morrow, Bassett and Co., of Christchurch. ffuNDAf School Treat. The St. Ste phen’n Church Sunday School treat tooSk place to-day, the boys and girls as sembling at the schoollionse about 11 o’clock. They then marched in procession to the parsonage paddocks, where all sorts ofji;ames and pastimes were indulged in byjthe youngsters, who evidently enjoyed themselv 33 very thoroughly. Fortunately thei weather was lovely, and a better day for! the festival could not have been de sired. Tea, to which the parents and children, are invited, will be served on the parsonage lawn at half-past six o’clock, aftur which a distribution of prizes is an nounced jbo take place, and the church choir will, sing some glees, etc. As the .festivities will not, of course, conclude in time for f his issue, we shall hope to give an account of the tea, etc., to-morrow. Woolien Factory Meeting. —The ad journed meeting of those interested in the proposed Woollen Factory was held yes terday afternoon at Messrs Poyntz and Co. ’s offi !e. There was a good attendance, Mr Bullock occupying the chair. Mr Millar w; is present from Christchurch. A long discussion took place on the purchase of the machinery. Ultimately Mr Millar agreed t> take L6OO in cash, and L2OO. in fully paid up shares in the Companv whan formed. It was resolved that twelve 01 more gentlemen be appointed a committee to arrange with Mr Millar for the purchase •of the machinery at the

pri je nar isd, and that a sub-committee be apj iointe 1 to carry out the necessary ar rangements in connection with the matter, am i obta .n. offers for the site. Mr Nichol son , a mi!m of much practical experience in hese things, took the opportunity of cross-examining Mr Millar in a very close mainner as to the capabilities of the plant, and expressed himself as fully satisfied with the replies his queries elicited. The suli-committee met at the close of the general meeting, when the L6OO purchase money was quickly subscribed. A pro spectus will be issued in the qourse of a few days. The amount of support pro mised,, both in the town and out of it, leaves little doubt that the scheme will be brcjught o a successful issue. 1.0. G. P.—A most successful meeting of the Will and the Way Lodge, Tinwald, tool' place last evening in the Temperance Hall, tlje occasion being marked by a fraternal) visit from the Dawn of Peace Lodge, /Jshburton. A large number of visitors were present, including some from the Star of the East Lodge, Ashburton, an<|lonef:'om the Pride of the Valley Lodge, Dunedin) The chair was occupied by

Bro. Thtimas Williams, D. D. G. W. 0. T., after the* routine business had been dis posed of the election of officers for the ensuin'' term was proceeded with, with the following result : —W.C.T., Bro. O. Hawkins; W.Y.T., Bro. Edward Wil liams ; W. S., Bro. R. Truman ; W. F. S.; Bro. J. Corrigan ; W.T., Bro. F.S. Shearer ; W.1.G., Bro. Joseph Hawkins ; P.W.0.T., Bro. H. J. Jones. A capital programme was then gone through, durng which Bro. Isaac Scott gave a very good address and a resume of the business transacted at the late session of the Grand Lodge, for which he received a cordial vote of thanks. The D.D. in addressing the Lodge, took occasion to re mind the Third Degree members of the important meeting of the Degree Temple which takes ’ place this evening in the Templar Hall, Ashburton. One Brother applied for a certificate to receive the Third Degree, and after the usual vote of thanks to the chair, the visitors, and from the visitors to the Lodge for entertaining them, the Lodge closed with the usual ceremon es.—A largely-attended meeting of the S( fe Retreat Lodge, 1.0.6. T., was held in the Templar Hall last night. Three persons were proposed for member ship, am. after some routine business had been trai isacted the election of the officers for the ‘joining quarter, who will be in stalled itext Wednesday, was proceeded with. [After the Lodge was closed a Third Degree meeting was held to confer the of Charity on two members. There were about fifteen present, and the cerehadhy was very impressive.

The English Eleven at Welling ton.—Yesterday, when the stumps were drawn for the day, five wickets had fallen for 176 runs, Shrewsbury being not out for 70, and Sootton for 11. To-day the match was resumed, and at 2 p.m. the score stood at 218, with one wicket to fall.

Mount Somers School Committee. The annual meeting of the Mount Somers School Committee was held last Monday evening, in the local schoolroom. There was an unusually large attendance, Mr Isaac Taylor in the chair. A full report of the proceedings is unavoidably held over till to-morrow. Attacked By a Madwoman. —Miss Holman, one of the attendants in the Wellington Asylum, was, on the 13th inst., savagely attacked by a patient named Mrs Fifield, a very powerful woman, who knocked her down with a broomstick, pulled handfuls of her hair out, and beat her most unmercifully. The Mvstery Solved. —Some days ago, it will be remembered the police found some articles of female wearing apparel and a dog chain, and collar, on the banks of the Avon, at Christchurch, and the discovery gave rise to all sorts of sensa tional conjectures as to how the things came there. Yesterday the police solved the mystery. They traced the ownership of the articles to Hose Lake, a young woman of 23 years of age, who was yester day charged with vagrancy at the Police Court. It appeared the girl had only re cently left the Refuge. She was sentenced to 12 months with hard labor.

The Exhibition. —It is, says the Times , the desire of the promoters to make the “Ladies’ Court” in the New Zealand sec tion one of the most important features of the Exhibition. They therefore wish the ladies of the colony to assist them by for warding specimens of their skill in any of the numerous branches of fancy work in which ladies excel The exhibits in ihe “Ladies’ Court” will include specimens of embroidery, crewel work, wax-flower modelling, painting on satin, lace work, painting in water colors, and every other description of fancy work. The work of cutting out the course if the two carriage drives on the Exhibition grounds was begun on Tuesday afternoon.

Painful Reminders. —Husbands must look with a feeling of mingled sorrow and surprise at the pages of the “ dress albums ” which are now so popular in the United States. In these novel drawing room table books small pieces of stuffs, woollen and silken, velvet, etc., take the place usually occupied by cartes and cabinets, the object of the volume being to contain a pattern of every dress, ar ranged in order of purchase, which its fair wearer has had during the year or season. Round each pattern are written such interesting details as it may be thought fit to chronicle, such as where the dress was first worn and under what cir cumstances, any very nice balls at which it has figured, with allusions to pic-nics, flower shows, dinner parties, etc. A Practical Joke. —The love of a practical joke is a prevailing characteristic with the Khalifs. El-Kahir was blinded and deposed but he could not help enjoy ing a trick at the expense of his successor, El-Uadi. The latter knew that El-Kahir had accumulated, more majorum, a fine collection of confiscated treasure, and he tortured him in vain to find out where it was hidden. At last he spoke fair, and El-Kahir yielding to kindness, acknow ledged that it was buried in the garden. Now this garden was exquisitively laid out and planted with rare trees and flowers, and El-Radi was much attached to it. Nevertheless he resolved to find the buried treasure, even if it lay under the choicest pasture. “I am blind and cannot guide thee,” said El-Kahir, “but dig up the garden and thou wilt find it.” So El-Radi pulled down the pavilion and uprooted the trees and made havoc of the garden without result. It was only El-Kahir’s little joke ; he could not see and enjoy the garden himself, and he did not care for any one else to do so. —Saturday Re view.

Guitzau. — Says “Silver Pen,” the American correspondent of the New Zea land Herald ;—Guiteau’s trialis still going on, and creating a profound sensation in the capital. By a private letter I have had a complete description of the scoun drel, though when one realises the idea that he a shingle short in the upper storey, of course some allowance must be made. It seems almost wonderful that the wretch has not been made away with by the lynchers. He has been twice shot at as it is, once when in his cell, through the window, and later while he was being conveyed from the Court-house. The throngs of people who attend the Court are chiefly women, whose tongues de nounce him, as women only can. “He is,” says my letter, “ a most repulsive creature to look upon ; a sallow, lantern jawed, brutal-looking wretch, with bristl ing hair, thin nose, yellow skin, and rest less, washed-out blue eyes. His hands are long and lean, always clutching ner vously at his papers, like vulture’s claws. On entering the Courtroom he is unhand cuffed, when he spreads his papers before him and braces himself up for the occa sion. His interruption of the counsel and Judge occur every moment —in fact, he is so irrepressible that nothing can keep him quiet. He jumps up and down, like a jack-in-the-box, always with a stream of invective and insolence on the tip of his tongue. The Judge has to reprimand him momently, and has on one or two oc casions threatened to banish him from the Courtroom, but he still proceeds to inter rupt the proceedings in loud and boister ous tones. Neither, will gentle remon strance have more effect on him. In his overweening vanity, he considers himself a mark for all the world to gaze upon. After his bursts of violence he looks de lightedly round to see what impression he has made upon his hearers. Many wit nesses have been examined as to his sanity, and it remains still an undecided point. The experts thinks he is insane, but others seem inclined to believe that he is simply acting a deep part. He persists in affirming that he is the agent of the Almighty, and thinks he will yet be re deemed from the gallows. If he does, it will be an everlasting disgrace to the nation.

CABLE NEWS

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[per reuter’s agency.] Delivery of Suez Mails. London, Jan. 23. The mails via Suez and Brindisi, which left Melbourne on Dec. 14, per Orient Co.’s steamship Cuzco, were delivered here to-day. Money and the Markets. Consols remain at New Zealand securities are unchanged. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, has advanced to 56s ; and Adelaide flour to 42s ; New Zealand wheat, ex ware house, remains at 525. Australian tallow remains at last quotations. Bismarck on the Rescript. Berlin, Jan. 23. In the Reichstag to-day, Prince Bis marck made a speech in reference to the Prussian Parliament. The Chan cellor spoke in strong terms in defence of the same, and stated that all re sponsibility in connection therewith was fully accepted by the Emperor and by himself as Premier of the Prussian , Ministry, and by the latter as a, whole. ‘

Discretion is the Bettor Part of Valour-, Vienna, Jan. 23. Intelligence has b'sfen received from Bosnia that the insurgents are being rapidly augmented, and now comprise a large body of men, armed with Snider rifles. In view of the strength of the rebels, the Austrian Gendarmes are retreating from their present positions, pending the arrival of rein forcements. A Politic Prince. The Austrian Government recently demanded the surrender of a number of Herzegovinian insurgents who had fled over the border to; Montenegro. Prince Nitika, of the latter principality, however, refused to surrender the refugees, on the ground that consider able excitement has of late shown itself in Montenegro, in consequence of the rising in Herzegovina and the adjoining provinces. Probable Compromise. Cairo, Jan. 23.

The difficulty which has arisen be tween Cherif Pasha and: the Assembly of Notables in consequence of resolu tions recently come to by the latter, in regard to its powers is now improving, and there are signs that an early com promise is likely to be effected.

AUSTRALIAN.

[PKU REUTER*S AOKNOV.) The Te Anuu. Melbourne, Yesterday. Arrived last evening—Steamship Te Anau, from the Bluff. Quarantined Again. The P. and Co.’s steamship Mirza pore arrived here this morning, and has been quarantinued on account of two cases of smallpox which occurred on board during her voyagj;. The Waratah Bay! Business. Further information has been re ceived from Waratah Bay with regard to the ship which was reported to be ashore there. It is now known that the vessel, which has since been floated off, is the barque Almendral, 678 tons, bound from Melbourne to Sydney. With Military Honors. The funeral of the late Colonel Anderson took place to-day. A large body of Volunteers was present, and the ceremony was performed with full military honors. Produce*. Wheat is quoted to-day at 4s lid per bushel, and barley at 4s 4d. A Curious Dispute. The Garonne’s pass fingers who have been released from quarantine arrived in Melbourne last night. The dif ficulty which has arisen regarding the payment of sustenance money during the period of quarantine is between the passengers and the agents of the Orient Company, who demand pay ment from the former. The Govern ment has been referred to, but declines to interfere in the dispute. Suspended for Three Months. Sydney, Yesterday. The Marine Board has decided to suspend the certificate of the mate of the steamship Wotonga for three months. Good Dividend. The Australian Joint Stock Bank pays a dividend of 10 per cent, for the past half-year, and carries 1,5,000 to the reserve. The Australian Transcontinental Railway. Brisbane, To-day. General Fielding, who recently com pleted the survey of the proposed transcontinental railway to the Gulf of Carpentaria, has submitted a proposal on behaf of a London company to the Queensland Government for the con struction of the line, 1 The proposal has, however, not Wen accepted by the Government, anji certain terms offered by the latter have accordingly been referred by General Fielding to the London Syndicate!.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] The Zealandia’s Passengers. Auckland, Yesterday. The quarantined passengers by the Zealandia will be admitted to pratique to-mOrrow. The passenger supposed to bo suffering from a mild form of small pox has quite recovered.- The Dunedin Totalisator Case. Dunedin, To-day. Pirie, hairdresser, was fined L 5 on each of the two informations charging him with keeping a totalisator open in connection with the Southland race meeting. The instrument was used in defendant's shop. Notice of appeal was givjen. Drowned all. Sea. Arrived—The Harbojf Board’s hopper dredger, 126 days, ifrom Greenock. Brown, the first engineer, was drowned on Jan. 14.

REAPER AND BIDDER TRIAL.

A trial of two new Headlines was held to-day in a paddock jusli at the corner of East Belt, belonging to Mr Hay T. Smith. Messrs Twentyman and Cousin, the agents for the respective machines in this colony, were represented by Mr Twenty - man, junr., who, assisted by the makers’ representatives, worked the machines and thoroughly explained their merits. The paddock chosen was a fair one, containing a medium crop of wheat, and from the work shown, the machi les must shortly come into very general use by our farmers, as their simplicity, combined with strength, will always tend to make them popular. The first machine under notice was the Howard’s Simplex, an English machine made by the well-known firm at Bedford. It is a string binder, and has many improvements of more or less] value.overother kinds. The other machine was of American manufacture, and known as the “ Buckeye” wire binder, made by Aultman, and contains Hiller’s patent at tachment. To this machine the string binder can be attached at an extra cost of only L 6. On close examination, some very noticeable improvements are per ceived, and the careful way in which its various parts—simple in themselves—yet, to the uninitiated so wonderfully complica ted, were explained by the attendant, made those present thoroughly convinced that this machine is one of the simplest yet manufactured. Both machines worked extremely well, and the sizes of the sheaves, particularly those from the string binder, were all that could be desired.

THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

Christchurch, Yesterday. The following from our Christchurch correspondent reached us too late for publication yesterday : —Most of the lay members of the Conference were present this morning. . The Waikato ' question was re-opened through a

telegram beijig sent from the officials, the result being that the circuit was divided into three. The income of the home mission fund was La,43 7 t 2 s id, of whjich L 607 3s rod was raised in |the Canterbury district, , being some L4O less than the estimates ( for the year. The expenditure for the , year was La,534 10s about , L 96 above the income, and this was solely due to money paid to the St. Albans and Leeston circuits in con- 1 nection willl the Tararua disaster. A . question of (the prepayment of a sum of ; money by tine Committee was allowed. There was i a charge against the con duct of one of the ministers, which was considered in Committee, with the result that:: was not sustained. The ever ing session was opened by devotional exercises, led by Messrs J. -Manchester and Keall. Several others present having spoken on the work being done at various places, Mr Buchanan : spoke of what was being done at Ashburton, and was . followed by Rev. J. J. Lewis, who referred to the work done at Waimate in connection with the mission of Mrs Hampson. Several others, both ministers and lay men, spoke at length of successes from one end of the colony to the other. The conversation terminated by passing a resolution, on the motion of the sec retary, expressive of gratitude for the unparalleled progress of the Church during the past year, as shown by the increase of 465 Church members, 460 Sunday scholars, and 2,470 attendants on the services, with 730 on trial for membership, and urging a fuller conse cration to Church work and the study of the Holy Scriptures. ■ [by telegraph.] i Christchurch, To-day. The third reading of the station sheet has occupied most of the morn ing, and great difficulty has arisen respecting: the appointment of the Can | terbury arid Otago districts. The dis ' cussion i|i held over until to-morrow j morning. ; The resignation of the Rev. F. Buddie, after forty-seven years of 1 cctive labor, drew forth many expres sions ot sympathy and regret.

A HUMAN EYE TURNS TO STONE.

Dr Hougham, the well-known oculist’ has exhi >ited to one of our reporters an ossifie 3 choroid of the human eye, quite as arge as a silver quarter, and a couple of times as thick. It was develope' 1 by a recent operation suc cessfully performed by the doctor. L. M. Richards, of Jefferson County, came to him some time ago, and told him that i‘2s years ago, while chopping in the woods, he injured one of his eyes. It became inflamed, but after a year’s time healed, leaving the eye totally blind. He was not bothered with it more until a year or more ago, when it again became very painful, and felt as though there was a strong pressure behind it. The other eye, in sympathy with the injured member, began tc fail also. Dr Hougham re moved ti e eye, and was astonished to find that ossification had set in and the choroid had turned to stone. There are only two cases of this kind on record.— Milwaukee Sentinel.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not; hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY.

; To the Editor. , Sir, — I have much pleasure in handing 1. you for publication a cutting from an English paper, to show your readers that 1 Ashburton is not altogether unknown in s the/ great’ English market, and that we have tho£ie amongst us who are able to 1 advise the English manufacturers as to , the prices to adopt to compete with their great American rivals. But I would like 1 to ask S. E. Poyntz and Co. (whoever they may be), if the English prices are so 1 much above the American, how is it that the American has put such a heavy pro tective chjty on English goods going into their porijs 1 I think S. E. Poyntz and Co. would be! doing more good if he would send a letter to the Ashburton paper, and let us know what are the wholesale prices of both English and American goods, and then we would be able to judge which was cheapest, and also be able to com pare it with the retail prices of both in ' Ashburton. If lam rightly informed, ' one of our own colonial manufacturing firms was the means of bringing down the price of some of both English and American goods this season something like 175 per cent. Now, into whose pocket was this going—the makers or the Christchurch importers ? Now, if such is the case, I think S. B. Poyntz and Co. would have done more good if they had addressed their letter much nearer home.— I am, &c., A Novice. Sir, —The subject of the best constructed and most durdale agricultural machinery obtainable at the lustiest possible cost, being a question that is now engaging the attention of the farming community, we ask a small space in your valu able journ: .1 for a few remarks. American im plements at the present time in New Zealand, hold the p ide of place, not however because they are in reality better made implements, but because th ly contain two essential qualities in a new com itry, viz, : cheapness in their first cost and li ■ htness of construction. There can be no dou 5t that in most cases farmers would prefer the English machine in preference to the Amerii an, if the cost of same were less ex cessive. Though the durability of English machinery is undoubted, yet it is obtained at such an enoimous cost over the American article thr t it becomes almost prohibitory. That the J ew Zealand farmers are desirous of using English made implements is evident by the follow! ig extract taken from remarks made by one of its members at a meeting of the Kaiapoi F irmers Club, held in September, 1881. Groat weight should be attached to the remarks th:re made, as the club represents one of the argest agricultural districts in New Zealand. The speaker referred to, said : ‘ ‘ Reapers •; have been vastly improved since the Burgess and Key were first brought out, and while indebted to the Americans for the harvester, it was hoped that the firms of Howard, Hornsby, and Samuelson would be soon inja position to offer much better machinery at a lower price. He hoped they would enccjuragc the English makers to drive out of the I‘narket machines which were not only excess ive in point of cost, but were costly in respect c f the extras which they always re quired.” Trusting that the English manu facturers w 11 endeavor to lower the prices of machinery >o as to successfully compete with American inanufaclurers. —We are, etc., S. E. Poyntz & Co. Ashburton, New Zealand.

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

[Per s s. Hero ax Auckland.] London, January 16. The publication of Gambetta’s pro posals for a revision of the French Constitution has failed as a bid for popularity. By no considerable section of the people, and by no important province of the country has it been warmly welcomed. The attitude of the press is significant. Few journals support the proposed revision, the great majority being either indifferent or positively opposed to it. The out come of the situation is looked for with great interest throughout Europe. The Appellate Court has ordered that the Haven Gold Mining Company of New Zealand, which has .been in difficulties for some time, be wound up immediately. The reported death of Theebaw, King of Burmah, which was telegraphed a week ago, is now alleged to be incor rect. The King has been seriously ill, but has recovered.

An explosion occurred in one of the colleries at Newport, in South Wales. Four miners were killed, while several others received injuries of a more ot less serious nature. It is proposed to raise a general fund - . ' for the relief of the suffering Jews in Southern Russia, who were some time ago maltreated and driven from their homes. Cardinal Manning, the Arch bishop of Canterbury, Canon Farrar, Dean Siddon, and other church digna taries initiated the movement. It is estimated that a sum of Lr,000,000 will be required to relieve the large numbers of Jews who were rendered homeless, and sheading Jew resident in London has headed the subscription list with the handsome donation of Lio,ooo. A memorial is also being t prepared for presentation to the Czar, \ urging his Majesty to afford means for the protection of Jews in Southern Russia.

London, Jan. 18. It is announced that the United States, which has strenuously opposed any cession of territory by Peru to Chili, in settlement of the recent war, in which Chili was victorious, will ad vance the indemnity claimed by Chili, on condition of holding the province of Tarapaio, the most southerly province of Peru, having a population of about 30,000, as a guarantee of repayment. : In view of the opening of Parliament Government has been asked to release the Irish suspects, but has distinctly refused to comply with the demand. It is understood that as a retaliatory measure, the Irish members of the House of Commons will move a vote of censure on the Government in the case of each suspect. By this means it is hoped to delay Parliamentary busi ness, rnd embarrass Government. The number of imprisoned suspects exceeds 400.

On the opening of Parliament Sir Stafford N orthcote, leader of the Oppo- \ sition, will move in the House Of Commons that Mr Bradlaugh be not allowed to take the customary oath, whereupon Government will move the previous question. It is impossible at jf present to predict the issue of this initiatory battle of the session, London, Jan. 18. In the speech which he delivered | Lyons, Gambetta discussed the pros pect of the new commercial treaty be tween Great Britain and France. It was r expected that the obstacles which now - present themselves to the renewal of . the treaty would be removed, and that , a new treaty would ere long be

signed. Hanlan, the champion sculler of the world, has arrived at Liverpool from New York.

The Times, in referring to the late trouble with Te Whiti and his followers, says that doubtless the New Zealand Government in dealing with the native question will be actuated with due re gard to native interests. The new rules that will be submitted by Government for amending the pro cedure of Parliament will limit the number of discussions on Bills, and refer certain Bills to the Grand Com mittee. They will further give the Speaker or a majority of the House power to close a debate. ,'

A TEMPLE OF FASHION.

Thirty years ago, says a Paris corres-

ponpent, the great dressmakers of Paris were named Palmyre and Gagelin and De Bolsieux. At the first Paris exposi tion' it was the second-named house that took first prize for dressmaking. The article exhibited was a robe of ‘white silk wrought with gold. So novel and so artistic was the design that the dress was afterwards purchased for the South Kensington museum, and may be seen there to tins very day. It was : a young English gentleman, ituthe employ of Masion Gagelin, to whose creative brain had been owing the pattern of that wonderful toilet. Some years later the Princess de Metternich, then in the dawn of her social cele brity, recognised the remarkable talent of the young Englishman, and advised him to set up for himself. But he de- ; murred \ he was very well off where he was, rnd if his employers would grant him an increase of salary he would not ’ care to move. But M. Opigez, then the head of the Masion Gagelin, was a pig-headed narrow-minded old French man, who could neither recognise the great gifts of his subordinate, nor yet his right to an increased salary. The result was a curt refusal on his part. Worth left his employ and set up for himself. The Masion Gagelin tumbled . to pieces a few years later from its own dry-rot, having existed from the days of Marie Antoinette, and the place that , once knew it now knows it no more. The Princess de Metternich did not fail to aid and recommend her protege , and Worth speedily became a power in the world of fashion, and this is the result, this vast establish ment on the Rue de la Paix, up whose vast stone staircase have come half the feminine notabilities of the world. Queens have come here, and princesses and famous singers and queens of fashion, thirsting for new sensations and dressmakers in quest of new models, the wives of American millionaires, and the daughters of a hundred kings. The coronation robe of Mercedes of Spain (destined, alas! never to be worn) and the bridal dress of her more fortunate successor, the Austrian Chris tine, have adorned the spacious show rooms. Hither came Chris'ine Nils- : r son to learn what she coul i oiras Ophelia,-and the gentle . . quest

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1882.



Q. Carstens & Co., - (Late Weston's), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, TOBACCONIST, FANCY GOODS, and stationery. Meerschaum Pipes, G.B.D. Pipes STulrot'l, Twist, and Vanity Fair Tobacco A. nice assortment of Accordions, Con jertinsa. Flutes, Violins, Mouth Orjans, Toyij of every description, direct from Homo. ; Hurouttiing, Shaving and Shampooing. KASI? STREET ASHBURTON, 257a*



The best value for ready MONEY is THE MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING MAJTOEACTUBBD BY THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory, 'Which cap he purchased at their Retail Branches ah over New Zealand. A SINGLE GARMENT AT THE price. Thousands of discerning customers testify' Clwfc the New Zealand Clothing Factory*! Garments are the very best for ready money. Ash btrp.ron Branch ; East Street. i W. SPARROW, fryp- _ji Branch'Manager.



jpLOOItED OUT. FL3ODED OUT. Clark, HAIRDjiKSSER & TOBACCONIST, .- i - Montgomery's Bu Idings, to:- j•: East Sxbbbv, Bess to inform the inhabitants of 4sMlgirt<[B that, owing to the defective goof &'(hb above Buildings, the rains of JUday ind Saturday last have greatly hisStppk, and he has determined toadl : 'a|> less than Cost Price, to make Momfoi New Goods. --'■ii 319 d T/l Ar-~ til John Meech, !>|&XrnCAL : CABINETMAKER, UPUOLSTEREK, <jfco., CT„|t,7f ETT STREET, jjlflppipipfe the Moil Office. Oouchei, English and i, Single nnd Double Iron . teads. of Carpeting, Matting, and large assortment of Repps ! lowest j rices ■ Suites of ik;iilß and upwards. All jfpnutnra re-coveced and repaired ■ Joirest prices. r ;guar#nteed and completed at t<>st notice. Furniture exchanged, f* *j: "'ices givep for second-hand v aerftLu aXlcess—Cheapest House in ■fflgpywtg Mail OfijjCe, Burnett nfruy *Wo



Wante :l -TTrT - ANTED—A GROOM; ono who Vy would be willing to make himself generally useful. Apply, Office of this Paper. 699 d WANTED, by a Young Man—A SITUATION to drive a hawker’s van or assist in a general store. First class references. Apply, “ J,” care of Mr W. H. Zouch. GTOd WANTED IMMEDIATELY A NURSE GIRL, who can do plain sewing. Apply, Mrs Gundry, The Ter race, East Town Belt. 648 A ] WANTED KNOWN—If you want to Grow a splendid crop of Turnips, Purchase some of Mayo’s Bonedust. —Address F. Mato, Hamstead Mills. 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. Special Advertisements. THE undersigned will be prepaxecl, 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. FBEDK. PAVITT, Corn Merchant, <fec., 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, AND 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 Suppers, Wedding Breakfasts, and Picnics pro vided for, in the very best possible style. Stationery. 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, ACCOUNT BOOKS made to order TOYS and FANCY GOODS in great variety. H. M. JONES, EAST ST. & BARING SQUARE. 293 d W. H. MESSENGER, 360 d Purveyor. and upwards



L ENTINES! Valentines FOR THE MILLION. A large and beautiful assortment, to suit everybody. Thousands to choose from. L. P. ANDREWES, Bookseller, &c., 671 d East street south.



w ALTER A, WOOD’S TWINE BINDER Again Victorious! Awarded the Gold Medal in the Twine Binder Class at the Trial held on Thursday, Jan. 19, 1882, at Mr Boag’s Farm, under the auspices of the A. and P. Association of Canterbury, twelve Machines competing. A few of these celebrated Machines on Sale by the Undersigned. I POYNTZ & CO., 641dt Agents for Ashburton. rpHE BEST IN THE WORLD. THE McCORMICK TWINE AND WIRE BINDERS. Three-fourths of the Farmers present at the Trial on Thursday said that the McCORMICK TWINE BINDER DID THE BEST WORK OF ANY MACHINE on the Ground, and it seems the judges thought so also, as they gave it the highest number of points for quality of work done. As to Strength, Durability and Sim plicity of Construction, these MACHINES have already proved themselves superior on these points, as all PRACTICAL FARMERS who have used them can testify The McCormick Twine Binder has been awarded during the season 1881-1882 the I following Prizes and Medals : | The Only Gold Medal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England’s Greatest Trial, held at Derby in August. Gold Medal at Horsham, Victoria, in a Field Trial with Wood’s, on Dec. 1. Gold Medal at Warnambool, Victoria, in a Field Trial with Wood’s, Dec. e. Gold Medal of the North Otago Agri cultural and Pastoral Association in a Field Trial where the Farmers were the judges. The points J were— McCormick, 213 points ; Wood's, 111 points. First Prize at Timaru Agricultural Show. „ ~ Ellesmere Agricultural Show. „ „ Rangiora Agricultural Show. Also a number of First Prizes in the Australian Colonies and Tasmania. MORROW, BASSETT & CO., 667 d Sole Agents. CHEAP BOOTS. CHEAP BOOTS. The Undersigned wishes to draw the attention of the public to his well-telected stock of BOOTS AND SHOES, which he is disposing of at a bidioulously low price fob cash. All orders entrusted to him executed by the best of tradesmen on the premises. Repairs promptly attended to Note the Address-0. HAWKINS, ta&t street, Ashburton ; and TinVrald. 998 c



Special Advertisements. n _- |“ YE RETT BROS will S ELL PRI VATELY till the END of THE MONTH, when the whole of the Drapery early February will be sold by auction. Cor and secure Lines at Cost Price. n 10 EVERETT BROS, j



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