SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. GleiKier, brigantine, from Greymouth. Embbbor, brig, from Newcastle. To-day. Rotorua, s.s., from Wellington, Wanaka, a.s., from Port Chalmers. Sailed. Y ESTKV.DAY. Mahinapm, a.s., for Wellington. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. , Wellington, Yesterday. from Sydney via Auckland and the East Coast. Sailed—Hawea, for Picton and Nelson. Timard, Yesterday. Arrived—Edith Reid, from Stewart’s Island; Ttliaroa, from Whangarei. Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrived, yesterday Camille, brigan tine, from Now York. !-ailqd—Sarah Bell, barque, for Port land.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

v AUCTION SALES To-morrow, Wednesday, Jolt 19. Mr Alfred Harrison, at his Rooms— Fruit and Forest Trees and Shrubs ; 12 o’clock. Saturday, July 22. Mr T. Bullo sk, at the Bazaar—Horses ; 1.30 p.m. Mr Alfred Harrison, at his yards— ' Horses, Pigs, Produce, &c. ; 12 noon. Tuesday, August 1. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Tinwald Yards—Stock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &c Friday, July 21. Ashburton Racing Club —Annual General Meeting, Quill’s Hotel, 8 p.m. Ashburton Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Association —Annual Exhibition, Town Hall. Monday, July 24 Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Tuesday, August 1. ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Wednesday, August 2. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o'clock. Saturday, Auousr 5. Wakanuißoad Board—Monthly Meeting, Road Board Office, Moore street

TOWN EDITION. [lssued at 4.20 p.m. i

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1882. Payment of Members.

One Qt ibe blessings which our re-

presentatives owe to this age ot “ pro gressive democracy ” is payment for their services while attending to their legislative duties, and it is a fact to which many of them attach no small importance, as witness the unseemly scramble which annually takes place over the “ honorarium.” This session there was an attempt made to increase the amount —some of the chosen of the people assessing their time and talents for the three months at the compara tively modest sum of L 250, while others, again, appraised the like com modities at an increase of LSO on the first-mentioned sum. But, diverse as might be the opinions as to the proper amount to be paid, there was a con sensus of opinion that the amount should be fixed by statute, and thus do away with what had come to be known as the “ honorarium scramble ” every session. The Government re cognised this, and on Friday a Bill was sent down, by message, dealing with lhi s _^. w hat is to many members, “ a burning question.” The Bill, which, we are told, is very brief, provides for the payment of L2lO to those mem bers who reside more than ten miles from the seat of Government, while to those who have their abiding places within the charmed circle embraced within a radius uf ten miles of that favored spot, ,£l4O is the sura proposed to be allowed. The expenses of one journey to and from the capital city is also proposed. An attempt is also made to keep the members “up to the scratch," by “ docking ” them to the tune of £3 per day for every sit ting day they may be absent from the House,' from any cause other than sickness. This provision—taking, of course, payment of members as a neces sary evil—is as it should be. With re gard to the amounts which the Bill proposes, we think them ample. It must be remembered that payment of members is a leading plank in the colonial Liberal’s platform. A fore most exponent of the Liberal cause in a sister colony has declared that to abolish payment of members is to starve Liberalism—in fact, without the annual douceur the colonial Liberal could not live. It is a concession to the “ ’orny ’anded,” in order that he may send the man of his choice to re present him. Now, it is to be presumed that the working man will not choose as his representative one of the wealthy class. He will not look for his member in a bank parlor, nor will he seek him from among the bloated squatters, and land monopolists of whom we have lately heard so much. These representatives of a bloated oligarchy are by no means the people whom the rank and file of “ the great Liberal party” would send to do battle on their behalf within the walls of the Parliament buildings. And, as we have pointed out, it was solely in order that the working man should not be confined in his choice of an M.P. to the wealthy classes that the honorarium became an accomplished fact. The much-abused squatters and so forth did not ask for payment ; on the contrary, among the few who have steadfastly devoted their honorarium to public libraries and such like institutions we could name more than one who has always been found under the so-called Conservative banner ; but, so far as we know—with one honorable and solitary exception not one of the expo nents of Liberalism has devoted his honorarium to other than the benefit of No. r. Merchants and others in a large way of business un doubtedly sacrifice more than £2lO during their stay in Wellington for the session, and these might reasonably ciaim more. But they, for the most part, do nothing ot the kind. It is amongst these self-dubbed “ working man’s friends ” that the “ scramble ” lies, while those whom the absence from their private business costs the most look on in quiet dis gust. When we consider the class of men for whose behoof this measure is sought to be placed on our Statute Book, we cannot but think that the sums proposed are ample, and hope that the Government will strenuously oppose any attempt to increase them. And we have little doubt such an attempt will be made. We could name several among the members of the present House to whom a year would be ample remuneration, even if they devoted their time to carrying bricks, or some other occupation to which they had been accustomed ; and we are sure that in giving them a year for their services as law-makers we are paying very dear indeed for what is, in many cases, a worse than useless article. We were recently tcld by one hon. gentleman that had it not been for his anxious desire to see the Bible read in our public schools he should never have sought a seat in the House. That may have been quite true in his case, but we will stake our very existence that the —and it seems that some of them had a possible j£z°° i° view—was by far the most potent factor in inducing many of those at present dubbed M.H.R. to burn to serve their country. We hope the Bill, as brought down, will pass into law.

Tenders. —The County Council invites tenders for superstructure Upper Rangi tata Bridge, and for water race, Winslow district. Church of England Temperance Society. — A meeting is to be held to morrow for the purpose of forming a Temperance Society in connection with St Stephen's Church. .The Rev. Mr Scott is a zealous advocate of temperance. Dyeing. —Mr G. King (who is pre pared to dye at any time) notifies that he has appointed Messrs Andrewea Bros, his Ashburton and district agents. Mr King’s establishment is at Madras street, Christ church. The Library Entertainment. —Owing to the Town Hall being pre-engaged for the night of the 2oth inst., it has been decided to hold the entertainment in aid of the Library funds on the evening of Wednesday the 2Gtn. The programme is to consist of songs, readings, recitations, etc., and a popular farce as a wind up It is to bo hoped that the entertainment will be liberally patronised. A Smash Up. —Yesterday oveiling us one of Mr Walsh’s cabs was standing out side the Somerset Hotel something startled the horse attached to the vehicle, and caused it to bolt at a lively pace up the Alford Forest road. When at the back of the Old Men’s Homo, the horse and cab fell over the terrace into the river bed, a drop of about twenty feet. Mar vellous to say, the horse was not killed, although it is supposed to have sustained internal injury. The cab was smashed, and rendered a complete wreck.

A Public Telephone Station,— The Telegraph Department has opened a public telephone station at Mahangawere, in the County of Hobson.

Oddfellows Ball at Waterton.— The anniversary of tho Loyal Waterton Lodge, M.U.,1.0.0 F., will be celebrated on August 24th by a tea, concert, and ball. Evangelistic.— Our readers are re minded that an evangelistic service is to be held in the Town Hell to-night, similar to those conducted several weeks ego. The united choir wiU be in attendance, and the Rev. A. M. Beattie, with Mr J. E. Buchanan, will address the meeting. As Good a Right as any One Else.— At the Christchurch Police Court, yester day, Christian Klingenstein was charged with keeping his licensed house open after ten o’clock on the night of July sth. It was stated that on the evening in question the licensee gave a dinner to his friends, but that no iiquor was sold after hours. After evidence had been adduced, the Bench remarked that an hotelkeeper had an equal right with private individuals to entertain his friends. No breach of the Ordinance had been committed, and the case would, therefore, be dismissed. Presbyterianism at Wakanui. —Wo understand that the tea and public meeting in connection with the open ing of th'! new Presbyterian Church at" Wakanui will take place on the 31« t of this month. Tho promoters arc making energetic preparations for the successful carrying out of this inaugural gathering, and in addition to a number of other gentlemen who will address the meeting, the Rev. J. Elmslie, of Christ church, will be present. The Ashburton Presbyterian Church Choir are to render several select pieces during the evening,, and a rave treat may bo anticipated by our Wakanui friends. T.areikinism at Timaru. —Larriidnism of a certain kind is, we gather from the Herald, on the increase in Timaru. Bands of young men and boys are in the habit it seems of assembling in tho princi pal streets on Saturday and Sunday even ings, and indulging in ribald jokes and disgusting remarks on every woman that passes by. To such an extent, says our contemporary, do these low, degraded fel lows now carry on their practices, that many women and children are debarred from venturing to church on Sunday evenings. Unfortunately the larrikin know the members of our slender police force so well that it would be difficult for the latter to act as private detectives. They also know that respectable men are very loth to drag a wife, a daughter, or any lady friend into Court, as a witness, and hence their security. The Defence op the Colony. —During the course of the proceedings in the House last night, Mr Bryce temporarily inter rupted the debate to make a statement on the subject of the defence of the colony. He said the intention of the Government was to substantially carry out the scheme of defence for the four principal ports, as recommended by Colonel Soratchley. This was by means of heavy batteries and torpedoes and torpedo boats and sub marine mines. The heavy guns were al ready hete, and would be mounted with out delay. The Government were in communication with Colonel Scratchley, with the view of ascertaining whether any alterations had suggested themselves to him since the report was written, and in the second place whether there was any chance of his being able to pay the colony another visit to complete his work. The cost of the proposed works would be L 40.000 or L 50,000, and this they pro posed to take out of the loan, making it a charge on the consolidated revenue by spreading it over four years. The works would be proceeded with at once Police Returns. —The police returns for the Ashburton district for the quarter ended 30th June are as follows :—As saults, common, 1 ; ditto, on police, 2 ; ditto, on wife, 2 ; breach of peace in view of a constable, 4 ; contempt of Court, 2 ; criminal and neglected children, 1 ; dis orderly conduct, 1 ; drunk in a pub lic place, |G9 ; drunk while in charge of a horse, 8 ; drunk in a licensed house, 2 ; drunk on railway station, 4 ; drunk and disorderly behaviour in a public place, 1 ; quarrelsome in a licensed house, 1 ; drunk in a railway carriage, 1 ; wilful annoyance to others in a railway carriage, 1 ; obscene language at railway station, 1; wilful destruction of public property, 1 destruction of property, 1 ; lunacy, 4 ; malicious injury to property, 2 ; larceny, simple, I ; ditto, from a dwelling, 1 ; ditto, from the person, 1 (committed for trial) ; false pretences, 1 ; using insulting language to police, 1 ; resisting police, 3 ; rescuing a prisoner, 1 ; furious riding, 3 ; begging, 1 ; habitual drunkenness, 1 ; illegally on premises, 3 ; indecent ex posure, 1 ; no lawful visible means of support, 5 ; obscene language, 8. The above figures give only the persons con victed ; those discharged (6) are not in cluded. The total number “ reported ” to the police as requiring looking after during the quarter was 158 ; the total number of persons apprehended was 148, of whom 138 males and 2 females were summarily convicted, 6 males and 1 female discharged, and 1 male committed for trial. The total decrease in tho num ber of offences during the quarter was 80, tho most noticeable decrease being in the number of persons apprehended for drunkenness, the falling off in this class of offence, as compared with the first three months of the year, being 35. This is exceedingly satisfactory. Temperance Items. The Helpmate Division of the Sons and Daughters of Temperance Benefit Society held its half-yearly summoned meeting for the election of officers on Friday last, there being a good attendance of members. Tne following officers were elected : —W. P., Bi'o. 13. 0. Smith; P. W.P., Bro. H. A. Pickford ; W.A , Bro. J. H. Jeasop ; R.S. and F.5.,8r0. Williams (re-elected); A. R.S., Bro. G. W. Andrews; Chaplain, Bro. Lawrence ; Treasurer, Bro. Andrews; Conductor, Bro. Johns; I.S ,Bro. Crum, 0. S., Bro. Tilley. Bro. Williams, the D. G. W. P., installed the officers, after which a new and reduced scale of contri butions and initiation fees was considered and ordered to bo sent to the Registrar General and the Grand Division for their approval or otherwise. The sick visitors reported one brother still on the funds of the Division. This is the first member that has ever been on the sick funds, al though the Division has been opened nearly five years.—A new Lodge of the 1. 0.G.T., was instituted at Methven on Saturday evening last. At half-past seven a public meeting was hold ir. the local schoolroom, presided over by Mr Thomas Williams, of Tinwald, the present D.D.G,W.C.T. for Ashburton County, at which a large number of residents wore present, and listened very attentively to the remarks of the chairman, in which ho pointed out the evils of intemperance and the advantages of Templary in their midst, after which a special Grand Lodge session was opened, tho D.D. being very ably a-sisted by fourteen officers and members of tho Bushman’s Pride Lodge, Alford Forest, when nearly everyone who had been present ot the public meeting were duly initiated into the Order, after which the ceremony of instituting a Lodge was then very impressively gone through, tho new lodge being named the Standard of Methven Lodge. The elec tion of officers followed with the following result : W.C.T., Bro. John Scrimgeour ; Bro. S. Teirney ; W. S., Bro. Murray ; W. 0., Bro. R. Congou ; W.M., Bro. J. Fowler. All the other offices being suit ably filled, Bro. James Murray, sen., was recommended as D.G. W.C.T. After the usual vote of thanks, the Lodge closed in due form, to be opened again every alternate Saturday in the schoolroom,

House Warming.—Mr John Beecher will give a dinner at the Central Hotel to morrow to celebrate the commencement of his reign. The hour is 7.30.

To Persons Wishing to be Tinned. Persons who have not yet undergone the tinning process are reminded that the Gem Photographic Company will leave here on the 29th.

The Railway Tariff Question. —A public meeting is called by the Chairman of the County Council for Tuesday even ing, 25th inst., at the Town Hall, to con sider the railway tariff.

An Old Rascal. —At the Auckland Supreme Court yesterday, Willirm Haz lett, aged seventy-three, was charged with rape on a child ten years old. Sen tenced to four years’ penal servitude, and thirty lashes within a month.

Monster Sale of Fruit Trees.— At his rooms, to-morrow, at 12 o’clock, Mr Harrison will submit to the hammer some thing like 10,000 fruit trees of all descrip tions, and a large quantity of forest trees and shrubs. Fruit growers, farmers and others ought to look in at this sale.

Accident. —Just as we go to press, we learn that a man named Thompson, met with an accident yesterday while driving a dray, neat Saunders’ mill. He fell off his dray, and the wheel passed over his leg and broke it. The sufferer was re moved to the hospital, and is now pro gressing favorably.

A Rival for the Electric Light At Dunedin last night, in the presence of the reporters and two medical gentlemen, Mr Binnie, of Maoii Hill, gave an exhibi tion of the lighting capabilities of his new gas, for which he has now taken out patents in Australia and Now Zealand, and has sold the former. The gas is manufactured out of air, water, and ordi nary beef or mutton fat. He has had it burning in his private house for twelve months. The light is pure, clear, and white, and more powerful than that of Dunedin gas. It has no smell. The cost is very small, rnnning from Is 3d to 2s per thousand feet. Political Gossip. —The Wellington correspondent of the Press in his last budget of political gossip says :—Accord ing to previous arrangements, the debate on Major Alkinson’s national insurance scheme should have been resumed to-night (Monday). It was set down as the first order of the day, but this afternoon the order paper was revised, and it went down to No. 9, the adjourned debate on the Land Bill being placed first, and fol lowed by Committee of Supply, of ways, and means, and the Aliens Act Amend ment, Fisheries, Inspection of Machinery, and Companies Bills. This renders it pretty certain that the national insurance will not be reached to-night, and from what I can hear, I shall not be surprised to find it quietly pushed back still further on the paper and to have other pressing business first dealt with, as it is morally certain that nothing definite will be done in this matter this session. The Native Reserves Bill will probably be taken up on Friday again unless any obstacle should intervene. From what I can hear to-day, the chance of a no-confidence motion seems more remote than ever, and alienation between the two Opposition sections more and more thorough. There seems little chance of their pulling to gether this session, if over. It is generally believed that the session will last at least six weeks more, and probably will run into September. A return was presented to the House by the Colonial Secretary, showing the number of orders made under the Adoption of Children’s Act, 1881. The total number is 15 —viz.: Auckland, 3 ; Taranaki, 1 ; Wanganui, 1 ; Westland, 3 ; Christchurch, 2 ; Dunedin, 4 ; Western Otago, 1. Of there 1 in Auckland, 1 in Christchurch, and 2 in Duuedin were illegitimate children.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[per übuter’s agency.] Money and the Markets- London, July 14. Consols have advanced to New Zealand securities remain at the following quotations :—Five per Cent. 10-40 Loan, io6*4 ; Five per Cent. 1889 Loan, 106 ; Four and a Half per Cent., 1879-1904 Loan, 103. The market rate of discount has advanced J /& per cent., and is now 2 ; the Bank rate is 3 per cent. Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at -535, and New Zealand ditto at 51s 6d. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, has risen is, and is quoted to-day at 38s. Australian tallow is unchanged at 43s 6d for best beef, and 4.4 s6d for best mutton. Galvanised iron, 26-gaugo, Lry 15s; best Sydney copra has advanced to Ll 6 15s. From Lyttelton. Brrived—Ship Inch Murren, from Lyttelton (April 17).

AUSTRALIAN.

[per rkuter’s agency.] Railway Connection. Melbourne, To-day. The Governments of Victoria and South Australia have concluded ar rangements for the connection of the railway systems of the two colonies at the border. For the Bluff. Sailed, this afternoon —Union Com pany’s steamship Arawata, for the Bluff. The Grafton Bank S bicking-up Case. Sydney, Yesterday. Mcßride, accountant of the Austra lian Joint Stock Bank at Grafton, and two accomplices, have been arrested in connection with the alleged sticking up of the Bank by bushrangers on the 14th inst The sum of La,7 54, which the bushrangers were said to have stolen, was qnly hidden, and has since been found. The arrest of Mcßride has been made in consequence ot information furnished by one of the accomplices, who turned informer.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] Supreme Court. Auckland, To-day. The civil session of the Supreme Court commenced to-day with tho case Clark v. Scott, LiOO damages for trespass.

Tobacco and Religion. Winiata occupies his time in smoking and reading the Bible. Accident to a Young Sailor. Christchurch, To-day. A serious accident happened at Lyttel ton this morning to an apprentice on board the barque Oregon, named John Brymer. He had been on watch during the night, and at about six this morning went from the galley towards the fore castle, and was not seen until eight o’clock, when he was found lying at tho bottom of the forehold, having fallen some 17ft or 18ft. He has sustained con cussion of the brain, and a severe scalp wound over the temple. Dunedin Enterprise. Dunedin, To-day. Watson Bros, ip tend lighting their

Hotel by a combination of Swan and Joel electric lights.

THE WAR IN EGYPT.

Flogging the Looters. The Native Attitude. The Population in a State of Starva tion. Reinforcements Near at Hand. Cairo Perfectly Quiet. Re-assuring- Protection of the Canal. Preparations at Woolwich. [by cable.] [per redter’s agency.] Alexandria, -July 16. It has been ascertained that Arabi Pasha escaped from the city by taking a boat down the Mahmoudich Canal ; and after proceeding some distance, he landed and fled into the interior. His exact whereabouts is not known. It has now transpired that Arabihad not to resort to bribery, but that it was the Khedive who bribed soldiery in order to escape from Ramloh Palace. Alexandria. July 17.

It has now been ascertained that Arabi Pasha has reached Kafedowar (sic), and is accompanied by a tolerably large but utterly demoralised force of Egyptian soldmrs.

English sailors have captured a number of men who have been engaged in looting the city, and the latter have received a severe flogging, and are detained in cus tody.

The native population generally have adopted an obsequious attitude towards the English and other Europeans occupy ing the city. Many of the natives are thoroughly destitute and in a state of starvation.

The ironclads comprising the Channel Squadron and transports, conveying four thousand British troops, are now nearing Alexandria. Rumors which were to hand that Cairo was in a state of disorder are now proved to have been without foundation. The capital is known to be perfectly quiet.

[SPECIAL TO “THE ARGUS.”] London, July 15, G. 26 p.m.

The fires which have been burning in Alexandria during the last few days are now expiring, and order is restored. The English marines and sailors occupy all the gates of the city, the Germans protecting the hospital and the Americans guarding the Consulates. The Khedive has pro claimed Arabi Pasha a rebel, and ordered his soldiers to disband.

Rear-Admiral Haskins is protecting the Suez Canal with a detachment of vessels from the British fleet. The mail service has been resumed.

Orders have been given at Woolwich tor 21,000 men and 5,300 horses.

The Conservatives censure the Govern ment for neglecting to foresee and pro vide against the atrocities which have been committed at Alexandria.

London, July 16, 7.25 a.m. Two thousand five hundred British in fantry arrived at Alexandria. The French and Greeks are assisting the British in patrolling the city. It has been discovered that Arabi, pre vious to his flight from Alexandria, plun dered the Exchequer. Transports have been engaged at London and Bombay for the purpose of carrying troops to Egypt. The Powers propose that the Turkish occupation should bo limited to six months,’ unless the Khedive demand an extension of time, the Powers to provide funds for paying the expenses of the occu pation, which are to be repaid afterwards by Egypt. Cairo is quiet.] London, July 17-

Arabi Pasha is encamped at Kafedowar, seventeen miles from Alexandria. He has summoned his troops from Cairo to join him.

Some of the British and German patrols at Alexandria fired at one another.

THE CHAMPION SUFFERER.

[FROM THE “ SAN FRANCISCO POST.”] “ They are making lots of fuss over the fact that the Jeanette survivors were compelled to live on walrus hide for three weeks,” said Diffenderfer down at the club the other night; “just as though that was anything terrible. Now, if they had gone through the hardships that I have, they might talk.” “ Cook’s been burning your buckwheats, I suppose ? ” said Boggs, with a satirical wink. “Oh ! I’m in earnest,” said Diffenderfer.” “ For instance, I was lost on a Michi gan prairie one, and for three days lived on a single field mouse I

caught.” “ That’s nothing,” said another member, contemptuously. “ Aint, eh ? Another time I was shipwrecked in the South Seas. Floated around on a raft sixteen days, with no thing to eat but a pair of old bootlegs amongst ten of us.” “Good soft calf skin isn’t so bad,” critically observed Skidmore, who claimed to have been a pirate, or something, in early life. “ Then, on another occasion,” said Diffenderfer, bracing up again, after a while, “ I was locked by mistake in a bank vault, and had to subsist over Sunday on Government bonds and coupons.” “ Lots of men doing that now,” said old Bolts, gruffly. “I escaped from the rebs during the war, at New Orleans,” said the narrator, growing paler and more determined as he went on, “ and for six weeks hid in a swamp, and lived exclusively on the cast-off skin of an alligator.” “ You should have boiled it,” said Gufiie, calmly. “ That’s the way I used to do in Africa.” There was a silence that could be cut with a knife after that for some time, when, just as the crowd was chuckling over the sup posed extinguishment of the story teller,! Diffenderfer took the bit in his teeth and made one more desperate brush for the lead. “ But, gentlemen,” he continued, solemnly, “ those were hardships indeed, but nothing—abso lutely nothing—compared to an expe rience I once endured in this city about three years ago. Through an unfor tunate combination of circumstances I was compelled to eat three hotel steaks in one week !” And with awe-struck faces the sympathising crowd arose and awarded the survivor the official cake.

THE OAMARU TRAGEDY.

[by telegraph.] Oamaru, To-day. Alexander Beattie was charged at the Magistrate’s Court to-day, with the murder of Sarah Adams, at Papakaio, on or about the xoth June. The evi dence adduced so far is very much the same as given at the inquest last week. Sergeant Major Thomson, in opening the case, said he would produce evi dence that the woman was alive on the 10th June, when Beattie went home, and said that the theory was that the prisoner murdered her that night, and that he buried her the following night, when he left the hotel where he had a bed. The case is likely to last two or three days.

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

London, July 5. The Government have obtained an in junction from the Law Courts restraining the further prosecution of the work* at Dover in connection with the construction of the Channel tunnel.

Two officers of the Char’s body guard, consisting of members of the holy league formed some time since to protact the Czar and neutralise the machinations of the Nihilists, have been arrested on sus picion of being connected with Nihilism. Public opinion in England rojoices that the French alliance, which was regarded as a source of embarrasment, has now virtually collapsed. The Times, in a leading article, deplores the rivalry existing between the various Australian colonies, which, it asserts, pre vents their union on a basis of free trade. Intelligence has been received of the wreck of the Dutch man-of-war Ander, with a loss of eighty lives. An important new goldfield has been discoved in the Transvaal.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, July 13,

Since the tobacco duties were affirmed and the budget proposals as a whole ap proved, political events have been quiet. Some progress has been made with the Railway Bill, The comprehensiveness of the measure is commending it to mem bers.

Mr Mivams, as chairman of the Tariff Commission, bears witness to the strength of the feeling for intercolonial free trade. He says he will be greatly disappointed if the Commission be not able, while pre serving the principle of protection, to make proposals to secure the desired end. The insurance companies have accepted an insurance for LIOO.OOO on the new Law Courts at 2s per cent.

Three accidents occurred on the Subur ban railway line on the same day, but no serious result was occasioned. Each case occurred owing to the defective working of the points, where new works were in progress. The Austral and the Manapouri, the two latest special modern ocean steam ships, created much interest, and were largely visit jd. The Government is increasing the berth ing accommodation at Williamstown, to meet the demand of the new Messageries steamers, beginning next year. The Har bor Trust is making a new wharf on the banks of the Yarra.

A singular case of neglect causing death occurred at Sandhurst. An old woman and her daughter were found suffering from desease in a hut, covered with ver min. The woman died. An old man, who was in an adjoining hut in a similar condition, also died. There were ample provisions and money found in the hut. Owing to the breaking of the driving wheel of the steamer Bnrham, when be tween Adelaide and Portland, she had to put into the latter port, and subsequently came on to Melbourne without mishap. Sydney, July 13.

An expedition sailed for Port Darwin to explore and inspect new country in Wes tern Australia. It consists of six men and twenty-two horses, and is provided for a six months’ journey. The object is to look for pastoral country.

Information has been received that the British India Company is building two new steamers for the Queensland trade. Over 60,000 sacks of wheat from San Francisco arrived last week. Hobart, July 13.

Parliament has opened. The Hon T. D. Chapman was elected President of the Council, and Dr. Button was re-elected Speaker of the Assembly.

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday, July 17. The House met at 7-30 p.m. NEW MEMBER. The member for Stanmore, Mr Pilliet, was introduced by Sir George Grey and Mr Wynn Williams, and took the oath and his seat for Stanmore. BAND BILL. Mr Pyke resumed the debate on the Land Bill. He complimented Mr Rollea ton on introducing this excellent Bill, which showed he possessed the courage of his opinion. He had the noble audacity of advocating opinions which, if not popu lar, were at least noble and just. The main principles of the Bill were in accord with the tendency of modern thought. Although no Legislature had ever en deavoured to give them practical effect, the principle was that the land was, and must always remain the property of the State. No matter how disposed of the Bill would benefit individuals by enabling them to go on land without first impover ishing themselves by an expenditure of purchase money. Ths advantages to the State would be incalculable. What would be the condition of the colony if it sold all its land ? To sell land was really not to raise revenue, but to destroy the source from which the revenue should be raised. There was really no limit to the taxation which land might bear, although there was a limit to the power of indirect taxa tion, They were flinging their patrimony to the winds in selling this land, and allowing large estates to accumulate in the hands of a few, regardless of the les sons of the history of other countries all the world over. The majority would, in turn, make the minority pay when they found themselves shut out from the land. He entirely concurred with the caution shown by the Government in propos ing first to try the experiment on a limited scale. He laughed to scorn the idea that people would not take up lease holds. The sales of pastoral leases in Otago, which had realised L 70,000 a year, showed this. He believed two-thirds of Dunedin was let on leases. There was a groat deal of sentimental nonsense talked about this question of freeholds as against leaseholds. People did, as a matter of fact, lend money on leases. He preferred the State to the money-lender as a land owner. If the leasehold ultimately be came freehold, still one great good would bo done, that the people would have been settled on the land. In India the sum of L 16,000,000 was annually raised by the rent of lands. He entirely dif fered from the Minister of Lands in reference to the lands on goldfields, and thought at least thirty years’ lease should bo given, and not limited to twenty-one years. The outcome of the ballot system was that the wealthy man got the bulk of the land, and so many dummies were put in. He considered the landlordism of the private person was the worst sort, and not that of the State. This Bill would be a death-blow to land sharks, and there fore they woqld oppose it. He hoped

that no party feelings would fnfluence members in dealing with a measure of this importance. Mr Hursthouse said it was the duty of the Legislature to place the people on the land, and he hoped to see the day when the Education Reserves of Otago would be settled with a thriving population. He held that the peace and contentment of the people was of more importance than theoratical dealing with land. He thought there ought to be a difference in the durarion of leases in open and forest land. In forest country there ought to be an extension of time in the first in* stance. Under this Bill it would be very wise to reserve to the Grown auriferous land. He hoped the law of entail would be abolished, thus breaking up large es tates every generation. Mr Fergus spoke in favor of the Bill, and complimented the Minister of Lands for introducing it. In commenting on the Bill Mr Weston expressed the utmost disappointment at the policy, weakness, want of policy, and procrastination of the Government this session. They sat on the benches, letting members scramble over wretched private measures. There was a great contrast be tween their conduct this session and that of the late Premier. Now nothing could be got at all from them. He felt it his duty to say this openly, although he said it with pain, as many of the members of the Government were his personal friends. It was now the duty of the House to see that right men were put on the Govern ment benches, and that the work of the country was done, or else they would all go back to their constituents like fools and not like wise men. He did not say how he would vote if a vote of want of confidence was proposed, but unless they brought down a real policy at once and proceeded to deal with it in a business like way, he would do his best to turn them out.

Mr Duncan would not vote for the Bill, and Mr Stewart, Mr Secretan, and Mr Feld wick opposed it. Mr Hobbs and Mr Levin supported it. The House adjourned at 12 65.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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THE RESIDENT MAGISTRACY.

To the Editor. Sib, —It is about time that the people of Ashburton bestirred themselves to get a Resident Magistrate stationed here. Since Mr Wood’s departure Ashburton seems, legally speaking, to have been con verted into a dependency of Timaru, with which it possesses nothing in common, and which lies at a most inconvenient dis tance from our town. The arrangement might have been endurable as a tempo rary measure, but it is rather too much of a joke when we find that, month after month, a flying visit once a week is all that the acting Resident Magistrate can afford us, while we are frequently de prived of even that small mercy, and the, cases of suitors, who may possibly have conn with their witnesses from a distance of ten or twenty miles, are either ad journed to a future day or left to be ad judicated upon by a Bench of Justices, who may be very worthy persons in their way, but are much better qualified to look after their stores or offices than to admin ister laws of which they know little or nothing. A very small quantum of “Jus tices’ justice” goes a long way with most people, and if we only regard the hand some contribution to the public revenue in the shape of Court fees and fines which is paid by the Ashburton Court, the dis trict is fully entitled to the regular ser vices of an experienced Resident Magis trate, who would make the town of Ash burton his head quarters.—l am, etc., Settles.

THE ASHBURION GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1882.



BOOTS. WINTER BOOTS. C. HAWKINS, Bootmaker, East street, Ashburton, and Tinwald, has just received a large assortment of Strong and Useful Boots for this season of the year, which he is selling at Christchurch prices. 998 e gPEC IA L NOTICE. TO THE INHABITANTS OF ASH BURTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. Gr. B. West and Co., MUSIC AND PIANOFORTE WAREHOUSEMEN, Princes street, Dunedin, Have great pleasure in announcing that they have appointed MrG. F. HENRY, of Saunders’ Buildings, East Street, Asbur ton, as their Sole Agent and Representa tive in this district, and that it is their intention to cater for the Music-loving population of Ashburton in such a mau ler as has never before been attempted. Messrs G. R. West & Co. are the Largest Direct Importers of PIANOS, ORGANS, HARMONIUMS, BRASS, WIND, AND STRINGED INSTRUMENTS In the Colony, and a large and varied stock of the above will always be found at their Agent’s Depot. Mr G. R. West, being at present in England, is shipping direct to Dunedin all the latest novelties in MUSIC ! MUSIC ! ! MUSIC !! ! And G. F. Henry respectfully solicits a call from his friends, teachers, and the public in general to inspect his magnificent stock of Music, personally selected by himself in Dunedin.



In connection with the above, we have retained the services of Miss Gates (organist of St. Stephen’s Church) who will be in attendance daily from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m., to receive Pupils for the Piano, Organ, and Harmonium. Terms on application. SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Street, Ashburton. T 820 e jgUPPORT LOCAL INDUSTRY. John Meecli, CABINETMAKER & UPHOLSTERER, Begs to invito his friends to inspect his large stock of New and Second-hand Fur niture, consisting of Drawing-room and Bedroom Suites Chiffoniers Book Cases Wardrobes Chests of Drawers Tables Wash Stands Wood and Iron Bedsteads Cots, Cradles Perambulators And everything required in household urnishing at the very lowest prices. Practical workmen kept for all kinds of repairs. Furniture bought, and high prices given. Furniture lent, on weekly and monthly payments JOHN MEECH, Burnett streb Opposite the Mail Office. ATCH MAKERS ifcWELLERS, #C CH-CH* m -a The Celebrated American Waltham Watches, in sterling hunting cases, from £3 10s. N.B. None genuine unless en graved li Waltham, Mass.” on movement. Rotherham's CelebratedJßng’ish Levers, from £5 10s. Al- Watches Examined, Timed, and Ooaranteed Two Years,



Wanted WANTfcD KNOWN. Borough Rates Unpaid on July 31 will be SUED FOR without further notice. jll3 ANTED KNOWN—LAST WEEK The American Gem Studio will CLOSE on SATURDAY, 29th inst. Por traits Is per dozen. Opposite the Mail office. jl 17 ANTED KNOWN, that two Gentlemen can be accommodated with BOARD and RESIDENCE in a private family, near the Church of Eng land. Apply to William Smith, East street. jU4 ANTED KNOWN—That the best place to get Short Firewood and the best Coals (delivered) is from Hayes’ Coal and Wood Yard, East street. Cb9e ANTED 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.



IHE LATEST NOVELTY FROM PARIS. THE WONDERFUL ANTI' POPIJIKUMPTUARI. On being wound up, it flies round and round upwards in the air, ascending to an immense height, flapping its wings in the most life-like manner. Price Is Od. ANDRE WES BROS., Booksellers, Stationers, etc., East street south. 334 e



O. Carstens & Co., (Lath Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, rpOBACCONiST, FANCY GOODS I AND STATIONERY. Meerschaum Pipes, G. B. D. Pipes Nailrod, Twist, and Vanity Fair Tobacco A nice assortment of Accordions, Con certinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth Organs, and Toys of every description, direct from Home. Haircutting, Shaving and Shampooing. EAST STREET ASHBURTON. IIOHOOL BOOKS. £5 SCHOOL STATIONERY. SCHOOL COMMITTEES SUPPLIED. Foolscap from 16s per Ream, Cash. Envelopes ~ Gs 6d per 1,000 ~ Note Paper, Five Quires, Is „ A GOOD ASSORTMENT of Ledgers, Cash, Day Books, and Ledger Books IN STOCK. Toys Fancy Goods, Crewel Wools, &c. JBL Mr Jones. Stationer and Bookseller, riIHE BEST VALUE FOR READY JL MONEY IS THE MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING Manufactured BY THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory, Which can be purchased at their Retail Branches all over New Zealand. A SINGLE GARMENT AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. Thousands of discerning customers testify that the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Garments are the very best for READY MONEY. Ashburton Branch: EAST STREET. W. SPARROW, Manager. 692 c



Coals. Coals. Coals. The Undersigned desires to intimate to his Customers and the Public generally that he has OPENED IN THE COAL TRADE, in conjunction with his present TIMBER and FIREWOOD BUSINESS and has now on Stock and to Arrive, a large supply of the best Newcastle Coals, (From the Old Lambton Mine), which will be delivered to Customers to any part of the Town and Suburbs at the LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES. ALPHEUS HAYES, Timber and Coal Merchant, 468 e East street, Ashburton.



THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COMPANY, LIMITED. £50,000 T 0 g 3O° o” And upwards, on the security of Freehold Property, at Lowest Current Rates. ADVANCES to FARMERS are also made on Growing CROPS of Grain ; and also on Growing Clips of WOOL. Seed Wheat, Oats, and Barley supplied to farmers on most favorable terms. They have For Sale at Lowest Rates— FEED OATS CHICK WHEAT FLOUR, BRAN. & SHARPS CEMENT, WILLIAM HORNE, 51Se Agent.



rjl AK E NOTL OE. Everett Brothers Are still in Ashburton, and are SELLING AS CHEAP AS EVER. Special : CALICOES FLANNELS WINCEYS, and DRESS STUFFS. Bargains in LADIES’ ULSTERS, COSTUMES, and WINTER SKIRTS. Wo have still a Large Stock of MEN’S SHIRTS, HATS, HOSIERY, &c. Note the address : EVERETT BROS., Havelock street, Next Harrison’s Auction Rooms. ■MMBMMBMKBBBMBC—P——■B——I———



A report is current in literary circles that Mrs Alexander Carlyle, better known as Miss Mary Carlyle Aitken, intends after Mr Fronde has finished his present biographical work, to publish an indepen dent volume, which will give her recollec tions of her uncle. “ What is meant by conscience ? ” said a schoolmaster to his class. Tho almost simultaneous reply of halt the class was, “ A hinward monitor.” An inspector who happened to be present enquired : “ And what do you understand by a monitor ? " To this an intelligent youth r eplied exultiigly, “ A hiconclad J ”



Carriers’ License Fees in Chkist chijhch. —We learn that, by the new Car riers’ By-law, the license fee has been re duced from 30s to 20s in Christchurch. Debating Society. —An ordinary meet ing of the Debating Society takes place to-morrow night at Saunders’ Buildings, when the debate will be on the interest ing question : “ Is Nihilism Justifiable ?” Mr Hogg leading in the affirmative, and Mr W. H. Zouch in the negative. Holloway’s Ointment and Pills. - Rheumatism and Rheumatic gout are the most dreaded of all diseases, because their victims know they are safe at no season, and at no age secure. Holloway’s Ointment, after fomenta tion of the painful parts, gives greater relief than any other application ; but it must be diligently used to obtain this desirable result. It has been highly commended by rheumatic subjects of all ages and of both sexes, for ren dering their attacks less frequent and less vigorous, and for repressing the sour perspera tions and soothing the nerves. In many cases, Holloway's Ointment and Pills have proved the greatest blessings in removing rheumatism and rheumatic gout which had assailed persons previously and at the prime of lile.—[Advt,]



New Advertisements. Estate of Joseph ward, STOREKEEPER, ASHBURTON. All ACCOUNTS not PAID to Mr William Smith, East street, Ashburton, by the 24th JULY, immediate execution will be taken to recover same. T. B. CRAIG, jl 18 Trustee in above Estate. SHBURTON LIBRARY BUILDING FUND. POPULAR CONCERT AND ENTERTAINMENT. TOWN HALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26th, 1882. Tickets, 2s and Is each. jl 18 M. l _ a a '• THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE LOYAL WATERTON LODGE Will be celebrated on THURSDAY, 24th AUGUST, With a TEA, CONCERT, AND BALL. Tea on the table from 6 to 8 o’clock. Admission—Single Ticket, 2s 6d; Double Ticket, 4i 6d ; children under 14 years half price. j!18 Ashburton county council. TENDERS are invited for— 1. Superstructure Upper Rangitata Road Bridge, 780 feet ii« length. 2. Five and a half Miles Water race, Winslow district. Plans and specifications can be seen at Council Offices, and Tenders, addressed to the Chairman, to be sent in not later than 11 o’clock a. m., on WEDNESDAY, 2nd August, 1882. By order. WILLIAM BAXTER, jl 19 County Engineer. SPECIAL ENTRY. SATURDAY, 29th JULY. ONE PIANETTE (By Bord), Tricord, in walnut. In first-class order. Alfred harrison, Auctioneer. jUB