SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. To-day, Grafton, b.b., from Wellington. Te Anau, a.a., from Wellington. Sailed. Yesterday. ' Clio, schooner, for Waitapu. Mahinapua, b.b., for Dunedin. Ocean Bird, ketch, for Foxton. Wakaiu, a.s., for Wellington. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. The Wanaka lost the tide and could not cross the Manukau bar. She leaves with : fche Southern ’Frisco mai’s early in the forenoon to-morrow. The City of New York leaves this even ing for Sydney. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived—Te Anau, from Auckland. The steamer Sorrento, which loads in New Zealand for London, arrived here from Sydney at two o’clock this after noon. Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrived—Seagull, barque, from Mafia kau ; Bells, barque, from Mauritius. Sailed—Waikato, ship, for Napier; Mary Ogilvie, for Wellington. Dunedin, To-day. Arrived —Taranaki, ship, Captain Hird, from London, 79 days out ; all well.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES Saturday, November 18. Matson, Cox, and Co., at Tattersall’s, Barnett street Produce, &o.; 11 o’clock. Mr W. F, Allen, at his rooms, Burnett street—Horses, Pigs, Poult* General Produce, &c.; 11.30 a.m. Mr T. Bullock, at the Bazaar—Horses ; L3O p.m. Mr Alfred Harrison, at the yards— Horses, Pigs, Produce, &c.; 12 noon. Tuesday, November 21. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Tinwald Yards —Stock. Tuesday, November 28. J. T. Ford and Co., at the Canterbury Wool Stores —Wool Sale; 11 a.m. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &o Wednesday, November 22 Ashburton Racing Club Spring Meeting. First Day. First race at 1 p.m. Thursday, November 23. Agricultural and Pastoral Association — Annual Show Fhidav, November 24. Somerset Lodge, Monthly Meeting, n the Masonic Hall, Tancred street, 7.30. Monday, November 27. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Wednesday, November 29. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock. Saturday, December 2. Wakanui Road Board—Monthly Meeting, Road Board Office, Moore street Tuesday, December 6. ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m.

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

fRATNS LEAVE ASHBURTON FOB OstBIST CHtrEOH and intermediate stations at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and (Express) 6.39 p.m. Teainb Leave Ashburton for Timaru and South, at 6.50 a.m., 10.26 a.m. (Express), and 4.45 p. m. —the latter pro ceeding no farther than Timaru. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Christchurch at 10 20 a.m. (Express), ‘ 4.36 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Tucaru and South at 10.45 a.m., 5.28 p.m. (Express), and 8 p.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1882. The Minister of Lands at Papanui.

It used to be a standing joke among members of the House of Representa tives during the time of the “ Continu ous Ministry,” that Mr Rolleston always “ deeply deplored,” everything which was going on in the work of legislation. Since that time Mr Rolleston has him self become a Minister pretty firmly en sconced in office, and he now “ deeply deplores ” nothing. He is no more the same man that he was than an under taker’s mute at a funeral is the same when displaying his lugubrious official duties, and when, after he has done work, he has taken a few refreshers with friends and colleagues, and is comfort ably riding homeward on the top o.f a hearse. Last Friday night, when ad

dressing his constituents at Papanbi, Mr Rolleston proved to his own satis faction that the colony is already in a sort of millennium. The lately elected members of the House of Representa tives were the most patriotic and sensi ble who ever sat at Wellington; the Go vernment was the ablest and most up right ; the work of the past session was the most valuable ever done; the colony itself is flourshing in every re spect, and money was never so abun dant as it is at present. If only the itinerent patriots, Clephane, Lee, An drews, Howland, and the rest would not bother a comfortable Minister of Lands with impertinent questions when he is addressing his constituents, all would be well with us, and Heaven on earth begun. All this is cheerful news to us, but it is news; and we feel duly thankful to the respectable member for the Avon for now telling us the facts. Mr Rolleston started, after a pre liminary flourish of trumpets, with re ferring to the extension of the franchise and expressed his complete satisfaction with the change. It certainly seemed a little as if he did it with the same politeness and at the same time the same contortions of countenance which a Frenchman exhibits when he tastes English bitter ale for the first occasion, and exclaims, “it is an excellent tonic !” Passing on from the franchise Mr Rolleston dived at once in medias tes. Referring to native affairs, and the suppression of the Te Whiti sedition ayearago, when an ignorant madman was inciting the Maoris at Parihaka to war, the speaker had little difficulty in carry ing his audience with him in his eulogy of the Government’s mixture of firm ness, good sense, and moderation in their action. Mr Rolleston next re ferred to his Lands Bill, and made a very fair defence of the concessions granted in the end to the Legislative Council by limiting the leasing area to the gold fields, in order to get the mea sure passed, and the leasing principle which has been strongly approved of by many very eminent men, affirmed. Nor was he unsuccessful in showing that the charge against the Ministry of postponing their Financial and Public Works Statements until it was too late to consider them, was groundless, as he pointed out that the former of these was brought forward in June and the latter in July, though the session did not close until September. In defend ing the loan, Mr Rolleston was by no means equally successful. It is true that in England money is- plentiful, and three per cent, consols are at over ico. But then he ought to know ‘ that for at least two hundred years past in England, in times of peace, money has been steadily becoming more and more plentiful, and the in terest upon it for loan getting lower and lower, and there is therefore every prospect of the same effect continuing, so that ten years hence the colony would be able to borrow in all proba bility on better terms than even now. And, then, Mr Rolleston omitted to tell his hearers that already the colony is heavily taxed, because it has to pay annually over a million and a half of money, simply for interest and sinking fund of past borrowed money, and that it is therefore foolish to borrow unless for remunerative works. Still more un successful was Mr Rolleston in defend ing the works themselves proposed b] the Ministry. In giving a modifiec support to the East Coast Railwa; swindle, he was indeed careful to avoid pledging himself to that line at the ex pense of the railway to the West Coast, but the whole rendering of his argu ment was to that effect. It is quite true, as he urged, that when the first loan was contracted by Sir Julius Vogel’s Ministry, it was distinctly understood that all the great centres of population should beconnected with one another by railway, but Mr Rolleston omitted to insist upon it also, as he should have done, that the completion of the numerous works thus required would be a matter of considerable time, and that there is not the slightest reason to believe that the time has come yet. Probably not, even for the West Coast line, certainly not for that by the East Coast, where there are neither the people nor the traffic to warrant it. On this point Mr Rolles ton was most tenaciously badgered by numerous hostile questioners, and, in reply, most persistently shuffled out of the difficulty by urging that the exact line to Cook’s Mrait had not yet been found, and might after all go round by the West Coast. In fact, a listener might fancy that Mr Rolleston was the original Roll-his-stone Sisyphus immor talised in the classics, for no sooner did he roll his stone, the East Coast line, towards heaven than it was mis chievously pushed down again by his querists, who certainly had the best of the argument. Altogether the speech of the Minister of Lands was a passably clever and very respectable defenCfe of the Ministerial policy, but it was not quite as straightforward as it should be, and his audience seemed to know it. •

Mount Somers Railway Extension.— The Minister for Public Works will visit Ashburton in about a fortnight’s time re the Mount Somers railway extension. Oamaru Races. A telegram from Oamaru states that it has been raining heavily there all the morning, and the races have been postponed until to-mor row and the following day. Borough Council, The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above was held last night, and the proceedings were en livened by an animated discussion over an account which was introduced for pay ment, but to which several Councillors objected. It is a long time since such a battle raged in the Council Chamber, A full report appears elsewhere.

The Comet. —The telegram respecting the comet and the terrible consequences which its re-appearance in 1883 is likely to entail, seems to have produced a sensa tion. For the comfort of those of our readers who may bo nervous we may men tion that Professor Piazzi Smith has got rather a hobby for prophesying that the end of all things is at hand. His last prediction was that the world would cease to exist in May, 1882. The professor is really becoming as celebrated for his pro phecies as Dr Gumming or Mother Ship ton.

Sudden Death. Bernard Evers, years of ago, died suddenly at Christ churh yesterday. He complained on the previous day to « neighbor, Mrs Campbell, of acute pains in the region of the heart, and consequently she sat up till four o’clock yesterday "morning, at which time, as Evers felt easier, she left him, telling him to knock if he felt worse. At about half past five he rose and dressed himself, when, feeling worse, he gave an alarm, and died shortly after th* neighbor’s, re* turn.

Tenders. —The Upper Ashburton Road Board invite fresh tenders.

A Dangerous Plaything. — A boy at Wellington, named James G. Carter, amused himself on Saturday by applying a light to a flask of powder on his father’s premises. His right thumb was nearly blown off, and his eyebrows were singed.

The Late Case op Drowning at Auck land. —At the inquest at Auckland yesterday on the body of Mrs Letitia Bryan, drowned on Saturday night, the evidence was very conflicting. The jury returned a verdict of “ Accidental death. ” Memoranda. —Messrs R. Wilkin and Co., notify their first wool sale of the season 1882-83 will be held on the 28th inst., at the New Zealand Wool Stores, Christchurch. —Mr John Beecher, of the Central, announces more loose-box ac commodation for r..cers and entires.

A Dainty Dish. —Some French gour mets have been experimenting in the cookery of worms. The worms were put in vinegar to clean themselves, then rolled in batter and baked. They acquired a bright golden tint, and gave off a most appetising smell. Fifty guests who par took “ rose like one man and asked for more.”

Ada Mantua. —The Auckland admirers of Miss “ Ada Mantua,” a young lady who receives more letters from male adorers in the course of one year than fall to the lot of most girls during their lives, have been sadly sold. Ada has distinctly re fused many times, for reasons best known to herself, to accept registered letters, and therefore money for tickets has to be sent in ordinary envelopes through the post in the usual way. The postmaster, however, acting under instructions, registered all letters addressed “Ada Mantua, Dun edin,” and when they reached their desti nation the addressee would not take de livery. The consequence was that the missives wont to the Dead Letter Office, where the Li’s were carefully taken out and paid into the colonial exchequer. The “ sweepists” are now engaged in the pleasant pastime of “ whistling for their money.”

Philadelphia Religion, —The Brook lyn E tgle's Sunday folly shots contain the following charges : —“ There was a man from Pike county who happened to be in Philadelphia over Sunday. Not knowing what to do with himself, he visited one of the churches, and listened to a sermon on the fateful words, “ Mem, mene, tekel up harsin.” When he returned home he gave his wife a full account of his adven tures, and among other things the im pression which the sermon had made upon him. “1 think,” said he, “that I’hil adelfy hain’t got no rale, true religion, Jane.” Jane expressed her surprise by elevating her eyebrows and regarding him intently, while the Pike county man con tinued —“ But what kin wo expect where a preacher, without enny one siyin’ a word agin him, stan’s up, an’ starin’ at a gal in one of the nigh pews, hollors out every now an’ then, ‘ Minnie, Minnie, tickle your parson I' ”

Wife- Hunting in Tasmania.— ln Tas mania the female population greatly ex ceed the males, and hence gentlemen are in a position to be rather “cheeky” in their matrimonal demands. Here is a sample of how some of them proceed in seeking wives. It appeared in the adver tising columns of the Hobart Town Mer cury, of October 24 ; —Wanted, by two young gentlemen No. 1, tall, dark, good position, first-class residence, ser vants kept; No. 2, squatter, tall, fair, commanding appearance, affectionate dis position, with good income —to corres pond with two young ladies. No. 1 must be musical, domesticated, fond of children and lady-like ; No. 2, tall, dark, affection - tionate, with an income, domesticated, and accomplished in riding. No Ginger need apply. Photos, exchanged, with confidence. Addres', Nos. 1 and 2 re spectively, “ Financial,” P. 0., George’s Bay.

They Fled Before the “Pipes.”—A correspondent of the Dunedid Star, re ferring to the report that the Highlanders before they charged the Egyptians at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir gave a “ wild cheer,” says the statement is a miscon ception. He quotes from a letter written by an eye-witness of the attack, and gives the “ true” version, as follows:—“ When the Highlanders were about 1,000 yards from the Egyptian entrenchments every bagpiper in the brigade simultaneously struck up a pibroch. The effect on the Egyptians was like that of an electric shock. Officers who were giving the word of command suddenly became speechless; soldiers who were in the act of taking aim let their muskets fall from their hands; horror and dismay sat on every countenance; and then along the line the cry burst forth ‘ The Evil One ! the Evil One ! God has forsaken us !’—and, throw ing their arms to the ground, and sticking their fingers in their oars, the pell-mell rout began.”

A Warning to Young Ladies.—A Melbourne correspondent writes :—A case has just occurred in Geelong which ex emplifies the great danger of the very prevalent practice of fondling and kissing dogs and cats. A young lady was sup posed by her friends to be suffering from consumption. Many of the symptoms which developed themselves were closely allied to those which are prevalent in phthisis. The death of a pat cat, which had been allowed to sleep on the same bed as its mistress, afforded a clue by which the observant m dical man was en abled to trace the origin and cause of the disease from which his patient was suffering. On examining the interior organa of the animal, a number of hydatid systs, vary ing in size from a pea to a marble, were found, and the examination of the patient's saliva disclosed the presence of a number of hydatids of the same class as those which had caused the death of the cat. Young ladies will doubtless bo able, from the above case, to draw the moral that it is less objectionable and less dan gerous to indulge in the osculatory prac tice with members of the human family than with those of either the feline or canine races.

East and West Coast Railway. —An adjourned special meeting of the Christ church Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of further considering the question ot the East and West Coast railway. The fol lowing resolutions were carried:—“That the extension of the Middle Island main trunk line to Blenheim by either of the three routes known respectively as the Coast line, the Amuri coast line, and the inland lino, more particularly specified in the engineers’ report in the Public Works Statement, is not a work that should be undertaken in the interests of the colony, but that if the Government determine to proceed with their borrowing policy the LIBO.OOO allocated for the trunk line ex tension northwards should be spent only in such direction that the railway works therewith constructed should eventually be available for an extension of a line to th • West Coast, while still forming pare of tho Middle Island maintrunk line north ward to Cook's Strait.” “ That the President, his Worship the Mayor, and Messrs Pavitt, Macphers m, Richardson, Chrystall, and Inglia be requested to wait upon the Minister for Public Works when in Christchurch, and present the fore going resolution to him, and at the same time request him to lay the line ef route via Amuri and Reefton to Nelson and Blenheim before the Commission as one of the routes of the main trunk line, to be reported upon by it. ”

A MONSTER SALE.

In consequence of the dissolution of partnership between Messrs John Grigg and Thomas Russell, of the Long

bead, estate, one of the largest sales of live and dead stock that has ever taken placein the colony commenced at the Long b ach homestead yesterday. The catalogue l affords a fair idea of the magnitude and importance of the sale. It is a nicely got up and well-bound volume of some 226 pages, containing as a frontispiece a litho graph portrait of that bovine celebrity, Oxford Duke of Cambridge the Second. There are no fewer than 1,54 S lots cata logued, in addition to a variety of imple ments and sundries too numerous to pub lish. Of course many visitors were ex pected from long distances for such a sale, and extensive preparations have bean made at Longbeach for their accommoda tion. Shake-downs occupy every avail able corner, and quite a little township of tents each furnished with stretchers and blankets, has sprung up The large im plement shed, cleared of its contents, and tastefully decorated for the occasion, does duty as a banqueting hall where 500 guests can sit down to table at one time. Mr Morton, of Christchurch, as we have before stated, ia the caterer for the re freshments, and under his experiencsd eye the whole of the arrangements in con nection with the satisfying of the inner man, or rather men, were carried out, the appearance of the table in the ban queting hall evoking a burst of admiration from the hungry guests. Indeed the eat ing arrangements are being carried out on a most liberal scale. The animals slaughtered for the occasion included six head of fat cattle, two calves, seventy-five sheep, twenty-six pigs, etc., and six hun dred 41b loaves had bften baked ! The arrangements for meeting the express train were most complete, all sorts of vehicles being in waiting at Longbeach rail way sta tion, and in addition to the vehicles from the homestead there was travelling accommodation forßo passengers provided by Mr Cookson, of Ashburton. The weather was rather against the attendance, but about 1 o’clock a large number of persona sat down to a most excellent lunch. Mr J. Grigg proposed the health of the Queen, which was drunk with the customary enthusiasm. The next toast (proposed by the Hon. W. Rolleston) was the health of Mr- John Giigg, which was drunk amid loud cheers. Mr John Grigg, in responding, expressed his thanks for the very hearty manner in which they had honored the toast of his health. He was pleased te see so many visitors, and could assure intending purchasers that the sale was a perfectly bona fide one. Any pur chases he might make would be purely on his own account, and he did not suppose he should in any case buy more than two thirds of the stock. Mr Grigg went on to contrast the present flourishing appear ance of Longbeach with that it presented a few years ago, when it was an impene trable swamp, and wound up by referring to tha good that might result to the colony at large by the capitalist using his money [ insted of keeping it locked up. The speaker resumed his seat amidst loud and prolonged cheering. Mr John Matson, the officiating auctioneer, made a charac teristically funny speech, but brief and to the point. Yesterday’s sale resulted thus Sheep ; 1,312 ewe hoggets at 11s fid and 12s, Manson; 1,029 wether hoggets at 12s, Manson ; 963 wethers at 16s 3d, 16s fid, and 16s9d, Manson; 1,798 cross bred ewes with lambs, at 17s 3d, C. New ton; 500 fat merino wethers at 9s, James Wallace, balance of lot T. M. Jones,, at 8s 9d. Station cattle : 444 head store heifers at L 3 ss, A. Grant; 50 store steers at L 3, Boyle ; 350 do at L 4 155,, Anderson ; 180 do at L 4 16s, Anderson ; 348 head yearling heifers and steers at L2 Is, A. Grant; 14 Hereford heifers at L 6 15s, Wallace ; 26 do at L 5 15s, Wallace ; 5 yearling heifers at L 7 17s fid, Stent ; 5 do at L 6 6s, Reynolds ; 47 do at L 5 15s fid, Reynolds ; 5 head two-year old heifers at L 7 ss, Stent; 16 do at L 5, Standish; 20 station bred cows at L2O, Stent ; 10 do at Ll 5 10s, Reynolds ; 180 1 do at H2, Reynolds. Thu* it will be seen that a very satisfactory first day’s sale was experienced.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above was held last evening. Present— His Worship the Mayor, and Councillors St Hill, Roberts, Priedlander, Nelson, Bird, J. Orr, Harrison, and Ivess. Mayor’s Statement. —The Mayor re ported the overdraft at the bank to bo L 1,054 16s Id. Amounts received since last meeting : Rates, L 27 13s ; previously L 1,072 18s lOd ; total, Ll,loo'lls lOd ; earth sold, Lll 7s ; rents reserves, LII 10s ; excise license, 5s ; Borough seal, H Is. His Worship said that he had directed the Clerk to send a copy of the letter received from the Minister of Public Works to the Mount Somers people, and to write enquiring the pro bable date of the Minister’s visit. The reply was that the latter would be leaving Wellington that day (yesterday) for Dun edin, and would be in Canterbury a fort night later. He (the Mayor) had, with Mr Ivess, attended the West Coast Rail way League at Christchurch. The Athletic Sports Association had made an application re surplus soil, which had been referred to the Engineers, and reported on by them. He had interviewed the promoters of the bathing scheme, and they had promised to furnish him with a trac ing of the proposed site for a bathing place, but as they had not done so he had been unable to take action in the matter. They would have to consider the valua tion of the Borough that evening. Correspondence. —Correspondence was read as follows:—From Public Works office, intimating that the Minister of Public Works would arrive in about a fortnight’s time. —From Assistant Engi neer, stating that the crossing at Have lock street was now open for traffic,— From Mr W Byrne, asking to be allowed to withdraw from his lease of Borough re serveheldbyhim. The request was granted. Mr A. Curtis, hon. sec. Ashburton Cricket and Athletic Sports Ground Com pany, wrote as follows : —The company being about to prepare a piece of ground for athletic sports, etc., and understand ing that there will be about 3,000 y irds of spare soil when the S. B. Town Belt and Cemetery Terrace are formed, I am in structed to enquire if any arrangment can be made with the Council which may be mutually beneficial, we obtaining the sur plus soil the Council have to spare, and in return assisting to form the Town Belt free of cost to the Borough by removing the surplus soil under the superintendence of your Engineer. A reply will oblige, as it will be necessary for the company to proceed without delay.—The Engineers reported at soma length on the applica tion, and concluded by saying that as there were matters of detail to be con sidered in connection with the same, they would respectfully suggest that the Works Committee might be empowered to discuss the matter.—The Mayor spoke stiongly against the proposal, and was fol lowed by Cr Bt. Hill, who remarked amongst other things that it would be bet ter for the Council to make the company a present of a cheque for LSO than part with the earth in the manner suggested. The application was refused. Engineers’ Report.—This report was read as follows :

The labor gang have been employed in lowering, filling, and shingling Cameron street west and forming footpath in Cameron and Winter streets, digging round trees in Baring square east, clearing out water race, for which we have taken on two of the men lately discharged, making and fixing bridges near Mr Williamson’s homestead, attending to water supply, etc. The gang have finished on the west side of the town, and are ready to begin work on the east side.—Fooks & Son.

The report was adopted, A Petition from the Carriers. —Or Harrison, on behalf of the Ashburton carriers, presented the following petition:

—‘fsSte, the' uritj^jpeigtje'S catriers, holding KcenSißs under'Hie Council, respectfully tgj Js>: submit thatihitheirto we have been llflg|upon iib pijrTor aa'extra license (or 'Carrying passengers to the racecourse bn ;ficb“diys, 'in addition to our ordinary li- SSifen'sek’of 20s, In Oamaru and nI ewhere ■We understand 1 carriers are allowed ‘to carry passengers on such special occasions by paying Ss additional, anckwW'H'aat ‘the Council, will favorably consider our appli cation to be placed on a similar footing, as at present the extra rate [Here followed the signatures.} Or Har rison pleaded the cause of the petitioners with much energy.—The Mayor expressed himself against the request being granted, and Or St Hill said the Council was bouhd to consider the cabmen, who would suffer if the expressmen were to be allowed to have their way.—After further discus sion Or Harrison withdrew the petition; Miscellaneous. —lt was resolved to sell three cottages and lease the reserve On which they stand.—lt was resolved tliat the valuation for 1883 be performed by the Borough, and that a valuator be ad vertised for. —It was resolved to call for tenders for dog collars for 1883. It was resolved, on the motion of Cr Harrison, that Havelock street crossing be properly graded and footpaths be made similar to 1 those on other streets, as at present the | crossing was not safe for public traffic. A Battle Royal. —Cr Harrison re ferred to the visit to Ashburton of Mr Harris, late Superintendent of the Christ church Fire Brigades, who came down during Mr Hugo Friedlander’s mayoralty to advise re water supply for fire preven tion purposes, and whose account for travelling expenses, L 3 ss— being the amount he was actually out of pocket had never been paid. This was not only unfair, it was unwise.—Cr St. Hill ob jected. Mr Harris’ services were sought by the fire insurance companies of Ash burton, and not by the Borough Council. It was purely a matter for the considera tion of the insurance agents interested.— The Mayor believed a public meeting was called to consider the best means for fire prevention, but it was not called by the Council. A committee of gentlemen, of whom the Mayor was . one,. called the meeting, and collected some information ; but the Council could not be called upon to pay. He was very sorry the thing had been dragged up there, but since it had been he was bound to speak out, for he considered it was only his duty to do so. A meeting had been called, as had been said, re fire prevention, end certain re ports 1 had been drawn up which had been brought to the Council Chamber, but which Mr Hugo Friedlander, then mayor, had snatched up when they were about to be handled, and declared they w.ere private property. The Council had not been able to peruse them even. He (the Mayor) wished it to be distinctly understood that he did not object to the amonot of the account, but he objected to pay it on prin ciple.—Cr J. Orr was in favor of the pay ment of the account. —Cr St Hill objected that the Council never ; authorised Mr Harris’ visit and had in fact nothing; to do with-it.—Or Orr wouldmqve that the account he passed/—Cr Harrison had much pleasure in seconding the resolution. —Cr Nelson would move that the account .be.not,pfud. —Cr St Hill hac( ple?isv>re In supporting the amendment. I The Mayor said that if they paid the account they held themselves liable for expenses incurred through any public meeting. On principle he objected to the account being paid.—Cr Harrison on principle supported the resolution as to the payment of the account. He wished to deny that the meeting was got up by fire insurance agents. Mr Harris had given his advice for the benefit of the Borough. It was not a fire insurance meeting,—Cr St Hill: I say it was.—Cr Harrison: I say it was not.—Cr Ct Hill: I say it was.—Or Harrison: I say it was not.—Or St Hill: X say it wm nothing else. Facts speak for themselves. —Cr Harrison: Facts go for nothing some times. —[Mr Braddell was here requested to turn up his minutes and discover, if possible, by whom the meeting was called, but he could not find mention of the meeting in the minute book.] —Cr R. Friedlander observed, with some warmth, that .the pipers -referred to by the Mayor as having been snatched away by his bro ther were the property of ,)he Council, and no one had arty right to remove them, and that if they had been removed the Council had only itself to blame. The best thing they could do was to pay the ac count and say no more about it. —Or St Hill said that he must again object. There were two separate reports sent in with regard to the fire prevention—a pub lic report and a private report.' By mis take both those reports reached his hands, and they were distinctly at variance with each other. He had stretched out his hand for the reports at the Council table, but when Mr Hugo Friedlander saw he (Cr St Hill) knew so much about them he had snatched them up and said they were his property, and of course He had ima gined they were private property after that.—The Mayor read a letter from Mr 0. P. Cox with reference, to the account, in which the writer said he thought the Council ought to pay the money.—Cr St Hill said his interpretation of the letter was that Mr Cox, who was onq,of those who had called the meeting, had deter mined to “ try it on with the Council.”— Cr Friedlander: We don’t want your in terpretations.—Or St Hill: I am on my legs, and I have a right to interpret, and lam going to interpret. The account is one wo are not called upon to pay, and we should not pay it.—After some further discussion the question was put to the vote, and it was resolved that the account should be paid. Accounts, —Accounts amounting to L 99 5s 5d were passed for payment.

Notice op Motion —Cr Roberts tabled the following notice of motion for conside ration at nest meeting of Council:— “ That two horse troughs be erected, one in East street and one in West street, to be supplied by water from side channels, at a cost not exceeding L 5.” The Couneil then adjdurned. ;, . ~

SPORTING.

0.J.0. SUMMER MEETING, 1883

The following nominations were re ceived last night for the undermentioned events, to be run on New Year’s Pay :

The Christchurch. Cup Welcome Jack, Hilda, The Poet, Comet, Salvage, Cheviot, Vanguard, Iris, Sir Modred, Tasman, Turquoise, Bundoora, Adamant, Leos, Lady Emma, Matanaka, King Quail, Emir Bey. The Sprint Handicap —Rebecca, Mar chioness, Speculation, Welcome Jack, Minerva, The Jilt, Cheviot, Iris, br f by Cassivellaunus Envy, Vanguard, Sir Modred, Tasman, Siesta, Bundoora, Turquoise, Luna, Contessa, Lady Emma, Mitanaka, Emir Bey, Blue Jacket, Ma taku.

For the Welcome Stakes, a sweep of 15 sovseach, with 200 sova added, to be run in 1883 ; colts, 8-t 51b; fillies, Bst; dis tance, four furlongs ; 45 horses have been nominated ; and for the Canterbury Derby, to be run in 1884, a sweep of 25 bovs with 500 sovs added, for three-year olds, there are 52 notnina'ions. WELLINGTON SPRING MEETING The following handicaps were declared last night for the Wellington Spring Meeting, to be run on 30th November ; Hutt Park Spring Handicap. —King Quail, Bst 121 b; The Poet, Bst 91b; Hip podamia, Bst 81b; We’come Jack, Sat 21b; Diver, Bst; Fisherwoman, 7st 9ib; Hip porina, 7»t 61b; Bose, 7st; Kakatipo, 7at; Gentle Annie, 7st; Contessa, Gat 121 b;

Administrator, 6st 81b; Diosina, 6st 61b; Waitangi, 6at 51b. Railway Stakes Handicap. — King Quail, 9.)t 31b; Hippodamia, 9st; The Poet, 9st; Welcome Jack, Bst 411)7* Diver, 7st 121 b; Fiaharwoman, 7at 101 b, Hip* porina, 7at 91b; Rose, 7at 71b; Kakatipo, 7at7lb; Oontessa, 7st 21b; Administrator, 6st 101 b; Diosina, 6st 81b; Waitangi, 6st 81b.

Handicap Hubbles. Clarence, 12st 101 b; Canard, Hat 51b; Quamby, list 21b; Dick, 10it 21b; Liability, 9sfc 10lb; Nikaa, 9st

Trotting Handicap. Our Pony, scratch; Little Nell, 15sec; Lucy Glitters, ISsecs; Darkie, 24secs; Tommy, SOsecs; Tormentor, 30ae.s; Morpeths, 40secs; Borack, 45?ecs; Deception, 46secs; Jack Tar, 50:eca; Will if I Can, SOaeca.

ADDITIONAL ’FRISCO MAIL NEWS

Sir Stafford Northcote made a speech in Glasgow on the 4th inst., in which he declared that the Egyptian war was Unne cessary, unjustifiable, and that it could have been avoided by a firm stand at the beginning. Henry George, correspondent of. the Irish World (New York) in Ireland, where he was arrested and detained some thir teen hours as a suspect, has written a letter to President Arthur, in which ha poses as an American martyr. It has created laughter in the Irish' circles in Ireland.

The closing of the Land League in America is regarded as a victory for Mr Gladstone’s Land Act. The agitation in Ireland will cease to be formidable the moment the American supply is cut off, John Bright is sharply attacked by the leading radical journals for declaring the Egyptian war unjust and unnecessary. It is even said that at the next election he "

will lose his seat for Birmingham, just as he lost his seat for Manchester at‘the Crimean war. It is rumored that ho will retire from public life at the end of] the year. •

The new steamer, Belguim, 4,000 tons burthen, built at Aberdeen for the American trade, wAs totally wrecked on her trial trip. Owing to the alarming increase in pauperism in the South of Ireland* the Dublin Union has taken the lead in* the proposal to send 1,000 able-bodied men and women to Canada, at a cost of L 7,000. A commercial traveller, named Brooks, was committed for trial at the Bow street Police Court on the 14th inst., for threat ening to murder the Prince of Wales unless he received money from him.JThe threat was contained in a letter to Colonel Teesdale, the Prince’s equerry. The prisoner is considered to be insane. ~ By a despatch dated October ISlh it appears that a committe f, under General Sir Archibald Alison, appointed to report on the Channel tunnel, considers that the exit of the tunnel should be commanded by a fortress of the first class. The tunnel should be provided with a portcullis and with an arrangement for filling it for a sufficient space with itrespirable gaa, and that measures should be taken lor tfah de molishing of the land portion, for the temporary flooding of the . main tunnel, and also for its - total destruction by a mine. These arrangements ? should be controlled by separate parties, both inside and outside the commanding fortresq*. but when all this is done the committee wimit that it would be presumptuous to place absolute reliance upon even the moat com prehensive arrangements. The memo randa from Sir Garnet V\ olseley add the Duke of Cambridge are appended, to. the report, condemning the proposed tunnel in even stronger terms. The Times con siders this report has settled the question of a channel tunnel adversely for a long time to come.

Bradlaugh has issued another address to the English people. He Bays, “la this Parliament I will sit,” but he does not say how he means to do it. An account of the first cremation which has taken place in England is published. The bodies were those of Lady Haosham and Mrs Hausham, who died in Dorset* shire in 1877 and 1876 respectively. Jl’hey both expressed a wish that their bodies should be cremated. The remains were kept in the mortuary house hnttP pre parations for the process were completed, and on Sunday, the Bth instant, the re mains, enclosed in substantial coffins, were placed in the furnace on plates of iron (sin) and reduced to ashes. In an enquiry held on October 12th into the murder of the Buddy’s, of Lough Mask, a farmer named Kerrigan and his wife testified that the elder Baddy was stunned with a stone as he was serving the papers, and he was then kicked j while an assassin from a cover fired into hia-Sody, killing him. The younger Buddy's* head was then dashed against a heap of stones, and he was afterwards shot in the presence of a crowd of vilbgers. _ Mr Gladstone reiterates the declaration that he is unable to interfere with the operations of the Mormons in England, as he presumes that the converts who go with them go willingly. r General William Bo ith, of the Salvhtion Army, London, has somewhat surprised and grieved the judicious by applying for a renewal of the dancing license of the Eagle Tavern. The magistrates refuied to consider it. Some of the general's recent exploits have not redounded to the Honor of the Salvation Army. 1 Stanley, the African explorer, returned to London on the 16th October. He con siders the work he undertook on the Congo for the King of the Belgians cally finished, and he will not retittn to Africa for the present. The belief is current amongst Mr Glad stone’s friends that he intends' absolutely to retire to private life after the' aiitumn session. The Marquis of Hartington ia regarded as coming Premier. The Middlesex Magistrates caused a sensation in London by re-licensing the well-known Arpyle Booms. Miss Marie Prescott, a well-known actress, recently sued President Tousey, of the American News Company, 1 New York, for circulating a dramatic paper containing a libel against her character. She recovered 12,600 dots damages. Tousey had nothing to do with the libel further than selling the paper containing it with others in a business way. Three members of the Salvation Army were arressed in Calcutta, in order to pre vent a street riot.

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[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] The Attempted Assassination ofJudgs Lawson. ' London/ No v. 13. It has now been ascertained that the name of the would-be assassin of Judge Lawson is Delaney. He is a convict on ticket-of-leave, and well known to the police. The latter are sanguine that some valuable information will be ob tained from the prisoner. The Cloture. The debate on the Premier’s pro posed new rules will be continued in the House of Commons to-day. Nu merous amendments have already been proposed, and a lengthy discussion is expected as the result. [Received Nov. 14, 1.30 p.m.] Madagascar. In the House of Commons to-day, in reply to a question, Sir Charles Dilke, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that Government were giving all necessary attention to the

THE ASHBURTON GOARDIAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1882.



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Wanted W ANTED—A General SERVANT. Apply Mrs Parkin, Moore street n 4 W ANTED EVERYBODY to know that Hates and Co.’s is the Cheapest House in Town for CLOTHING and DRAPERY. au 12 WANTED— The Ladies of Ashburton to inspect my Large and Well selected Stock of FANCY STATIONERY, BOOKS, NEW MUSIC, Etc., all at Dunedin prices. GEO. F. HENRY, au 5 Saundera’ Buildings. KNOWN—That Robert Vy Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur ton, having procured the newest appara tus, is prepared to Sweep Chimneys at very low rales. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. 760 c WANTED TO LET A Three- Stalled STABLE, Harness Room, Shed, and Loft above. Rent Low. J. S. Savage, Painter, Peter street. Au 26 WANTED KNOWN —It is Mr Lan caster’s intention to extend his Bread Business, and he wishes his cus tomers to know he has secured Mr Thomas Hicks to manage that branch. A Cart will be run with Bread alone, independent of the other Two Carts, which will con tinue to run as before. The name of Mr Hicks will be a sufficient guarantee that, under his management, Bread of unex ceptionable quality will be turned out of the FREETRADE BAKERY, East street —R. Lancaster, Propiietor. 240 Special Advertisements. Bibles, church services and PRAYER-BOOKS. HYMNS (Ancient and Modern), Wes leyan and Presbyterian fIYMN BOOKS. TRAPS and SCRAP ALBUMS, Photograph and Pocket Albums. CB OKETING MATERIAL— Gloves, Footballs, etc. FIR '5 SCREENS, Stove Ornaments, Gold and Silver Shavings. ELOPHONES. MELOPHONES The newest and most wonderful Musical Instrument before the public— far surpassing the Orguinetto in Utility, Sweetness Tone, and Price. Any child can play it. fTIHE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF J- THE WORLD, just issued by the National Publishing Company of America, Contains a vast amount of information, admirably printeo, profusely illustrated, and handsomely bound. Subscribers wanted.



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