SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived- To-day. Grafton, ii. a;, from Wellington. Sailed Ybstekday. Pelican, b rigantine, for Kaipara. Croat of tt e Wave, schooner, for Inver cargilL ' • SHU? PINO TELEGRAMS. I 'oet Chaimbrs, Yesterday. MnJbaived— Alpha, from Chatham Islands; Speedwell, from Newcastle. At the Heads—Loch Eck, ship, from London. Sailed—'!! nomas and Henry, brig, for fßajngmL-''"'T ' I Port Ohaxmees, To-day. —Arrived—iArawata, s.s., from Mel bourne, via Hobart andtheßlnff. _

MAIL NOTICES.

■ Mails defeat the Ashburton Post Office as follows; — For Christchurch an d North at 6.30 a. m. 10.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertaey Rakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream , Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 6.30 a.m. and 10 a.m., Timmru and South, at 6.30 a.m., 10 and 430 p.m., daily. I'or Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, cn Tuesday's and Fridays, at 10.30 a.m. I'or Aah Inn, Wateirton and Longheach, at A3O p.m. daily. For Hemmgton, on Mondays, Wednes days, and liVidays, at 4 30 p. m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seafield, New ■ land, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, at 6.30 a.m.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. To-mobrow, Thursday, January 12. Mt T. Bullock, at Rakaia—Household Furniture, &c.; 1 p.m. Saturday, Januaby 14 Mr T. Bullock, at the Bazaar—Horses ; 1.30 p.m. Tuesday, Januaby 17. Matson, Oox and Co., at the Tinwald Yards—Stock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &o To-Night, ’VSjBDNBSDAY, JANUARY 11. Meeting re Ashburton Forks Railway, Morgan and Hibbs’ Store, Methven, 4 p.m. I ! Feiday, Januaby 20. Bazaar, iii aid of Catholic Church Build ing Fu; id. Monday, January, 23. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Wednesday, Febeuaey 1. Amateur Dramatic Club, Town Hall, 8 ■njn. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock. Thursday, February 2. Wakanni Road Board—Monthly Meeting, Road Board Office, Moore street . Tuesday, Febeuaey 7. Ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1882.

TOWN EDITION.

[lssued at 430 p. j

Oub Volunteers.—lt is rumored that Colonel Scratchley will|shortly conduct an inquiry into the present state of the New Zealand Volunteer force. School Committee. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ashburton School Committee was held last evening. A report of the proceedings will be found elsewhere. Clerical Changes.—The Rev. H. E. Wyatt (formerly a curate in this district under the Rev. W. E. Paige, and lately curate in charge of the parish of Go vernor’s Bay) has been appointed curate of the Cust parochial district, which has been vacant for about two years. A Cockatoo in Court.—During the hearing of the case (which was dismissed) against a young shopman, who was charged at the Police Court this morning with stealing a cockatoo belonging to an Ashburton boardinghouse-keeper, the bird was brought into Court and exhibited to his Worship. It was a line white cockatoo, with a yellow crest, and very quickly fluttered out of its mistress’ arms on to the back of a chair, when, throwing its head on one side, it fixed one eye in the most knowing manner on his Worship, and appeared to be listening to every word he uttered. The incident caused a good deal of amusement, both at the soli citors’ table and amongst the public, while his Worship was evidently half in clined to smile.

Wanted, a Bellringer.—A bellringer is wanted for St. Stephen’s Church.

Seafield.—The Rev. A. W. Hands will hold divine service at the Seafield schoolroom on Sunday afternoon next, at 3 o’clock. Suicide of a Clergyman. —From Mel bourne comes the news that Frank Hard ing, a young Church of England clergy man, formerly a curate at St. Peter’s, Melbourne, and latterly master of the leading grammar school of Tasmania, deliberately committed suicide by taking hydrate of chloral. He was rejected by his lover, and it preyed upon his mind. At the inquest a verdict was found that he took poison while of unsound mind.

Victoria’s Harvest Prospects.—The wheat prospects of Victoria are not very favorably reported on. In many districts the average will be low. Otago Presbytery. —The Presbyterian Synod of Otago opened their annual ses sion last night. The Rev. Mr Ryley, the incoming moderator, delivered an address in which he urged the claims of total abstinence on the Church. I

New Reaper and Binder. —To-mor rouj morning Mr Carter, of Grove Farm Tinjvald, intends trying a new kind of reader and binder, made by Osborne, whilih, we believe, is the only one of its kind in New Zealand. It is made to cut a breadth of Bft, and consequently a very much larger amount of work can be done in f( day than with the machines now in uselhere. All farmers and others who are inb rested should take this opportunity to wit ness it at work. IjiAßKiKiNisM.— The Chief Secretary of Victoria has under consideration puniah me it for larrikiniam by means.of the lash, Pri bably on the assembling of Parliament of he sister colony a measure will be int -educed with that object. A Nice Son. Yesterday the Christ church District Court was occupied in hearing a case in which a man named Breitmeyer sued one of his father’s execu tors for LI 63 19s 6d for board and lodg ing ; and goods supplied prior to his death. Fi om the evidence given in the case it ap seared that sometime before the death of Breitmeyer sen., the son fetched him av ay from the house where he resided wi th Mrs Breitmeyer (the step-mother of th 3 plaintiff), and boarded and lodged him at his own house. The poor old man, wuose intellect was slightly affected, went av ay very reluctantly to his son’s place, ar d was detained there against his will up to the time of his death. Judgment was «i ven for the defendants, the executors of tl':e|will.

iOun R.M. Court.- It is a singular thing that nearly every R.M. Court which we have seen in this island (and we have seen a good many) is defective in spme rijspect or other. In many the accoustic properties are very bad, notably in Christ church and in Timaru. Here in Ashbur ic n we are better off in this respect. There is not much difficulty in hearing what is going on here, but there is one thing which frequenters of the Court have to complain of. When the Courthouse was erected the architect made the mistake of having the principal entrance from East snreet directly facing a door on the opposite side of the building. The solicitors’ table is placed between the two doors, and indeed there is no room fV it anywherre else. The consequence in on a windy day (and windy days are not unknown in Ashburton) that directly one or both of these doors are opened away fly papers and documents from the table, to the annoyance of both solicitors and reporters, while a very perfect draught is produced, which is anything ijut pleasant. I The Wreck op the Wotonga. —Mr ijlawker, of South Australia, and Mr Perkins, one of the Queensland Ministers state that the wreck of the Wotonga was directly attributable to gross negligence cn the part of the whole watch. The i light was perfectly clear, and although it was moonlight, the vessel steamed full s peed ashore. The crew were overworked i.nd disorganised, and the management ( hroughout was wretched. They do not blame the captain The steward and a portion of the crew completely shirked (their duty.

The New Zealand Exhibition.—A Melbourne item states that British agri cultural machinery will be largely repre sented at the Exhibition, and arrange ments are being made to supply motive power to show the actual working of each machine. British industries generally will be thoroughly well represented. Consi derable spaces have alse been taken by American, French, Swiss, Austrian,

Italian, and Japanese exhibitors. Further entries are expected from Germany and Belgium. The building as originally plan ned being too small all the machinery

will be placed in wings skirting the origi nal building. The Victorian and South Australian manufacturers, though few are Actually booked, promise to make a con siderable display. Commodore Erskine, Iwith the Australian spradron, will be present at the opening ceremony, and the commandant of the French squadron at pew Caledonia will also send a man-of war if the New Zealand Government make official application for it. A Vision of Science. —The Daily

News, speaking of the address of Dr ■Siemens in opening the winter session of ■the Birmingham and Midland Institute,

'nays :— ‘ ‘ The concluding portion of the address will be the most suggestive and interesting to the great mass of the public.

The progress of elecricity as a motive power and as a means of producing healthy light, hasf been so astounding during the last few years that the public are pre pared to believe almost anything to be possible. Dr Siemens, however, speaks with full knowledge when he suggests that it will speedily light our streets and houses, propel our tramcars, and even the trains on the underground railways, and do much of the work that is now done by other agencies. But there is a more pleasant forecast than even this in the assurance that gaseous fuel is to take the place of solid fuel. All over the land protests are rising against the desolation caused by smoke. It would

at once lift off the smoke-pall which hangs over London, and make London fogs less frequent and less dense. It would save our trees from the coating of black which [disfigures them, our public buildings from (the defacements they suffer, and our [houses from the invading and all-present : dirt. It is a prophetic vision of science, the realisation of which may, however, be nearear than we dream.

CABLE NEWS

LATtST FROM EUROPE [pee RKDTER’s AGENCY. ] The Markets. London, Jan, 9. Adelaide wheat, ex store, 57s ; New Zealand do., 535; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 42s 6d. Australian tallow has further advanced 6d per cwt; best beef, 425; best mutton, 47s 6d. AUSTRALIAN" [per rbuxer’s agency.] The Garonne’s Passengers. Melbourne, Jan. 10. Another of the Garonne’s passengers has caught smallpox, and has been taken to the quarantine station. The Garonne proceeded on her voyage to Sydney to-day. Most of the passen gers for New Zealand disembarked here, and will be quarantined for at least a fortnight. Dismissed. The action at law brought by the crew of the steamship Ferret, alias India, which was seized by the Vic torian Customs authorities in April last, for the recovery of wages alleged to be due to them, has been dismissed. Not Dangerous. The ship Melanope, 1,608 tons, from Liverpool, got aground while entering the South Channel. The cargo is being taken out by lighters, and her position is not considered dangerous.

TELEGRAMS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Insurance. Auckland, To-day. At the half-yearly meeting of the New Zealand Insurance Company’s Directors, the report showed the following : Brought forward last year, L 9,725 ; net premiums, t L78,663; interest and rents, 1d.1,146; expenses, 1#2,477; losses.

L 52.855 ; balance, L 221,102. A dividend of lifteen per cent, was declared, absorb ing L 15,000. . Fumigation Appliances Wanted. Government are attacked by the bulk of the papers for continued inattention to the representations by the postal authori ties and public for better fumigating ap pliances here. Although the mail steamer arrived at noon yesterday, the fumigation will probably not be completed till mid night to-night. The steamer has been de layed for the Southern mails, to the great public inconvenience and loss of time throughout the colony, which might be avoided by a trifling expenditure upon a proper smoke house. When the English mail steamer was last quarantined, two clear days elapsed before the mails were delivered in Auckland, yet no attention has been paid to the representations then made to Government about the inadquate uess of fumigation facilities. Native Land Court.

Thames, To-day.

The Native Lands Court is now sitting. Mr Gill, the Under-Secretary, is in atten dance. The Government are securing several valuable blocks. Mr Sheehan, M.H.R., left this morning, and proceeds immediately to Napier. The Good Templars. New Plymouth, To-day.

The Grand Lodge of Good Templars commenced their eigfch annual session last evening, Bro. Johnson presiding. Re presentatives were present from Wan ganui, Wellington, Christchurch, Titnaru, Napier, and Taranaki. The Auckland re presentatives are expected to-day, by the steamer, which has been detained through a bad bar at the Manukau. Another Fire at Reefton. Reefton, To-day.

A fire breke out at 5 o’clock this morning in an unoccupied building ad joining Kater’s Exchange Hotel, Broad way. The fire got good hold of the building, and extended to the Exchange Hotel, and with the latter was burnt to the ground, together with all its contents, the occupants of the Exchange losing everything. Kater’s hotel is insured in the New Zealand office for L 925, but LSOO of the amount is believed to be re insured in the Victoria. Fire.

Dunedin, To-day.

A six-roomed house in Manor place, belonging to Mr J. M. Jamieson, was totally destroyed last night. The build ing was insured in the Union office for L 350 ; furniture in the same office for L2OO ; loss, L2OO above the insurance. The Otago Land Board and the Runs. The Land Board sat till midnight dis cussing the runs question. They received a deputation from Waikouaiti, also a memorial from the South Canterbury members, suggesting the expediency of limiting the currency leases to one year, in order to allow a revision by the new Parliament of the conditions. Mr Stout moved a series of resolutions altering the conditions, which were negatived, the Board deciding that it was not ad visable at present to discuss the amendments of the Act, but con sider the limited time at their dis posal to be more beneficialry occupied in administering judiciously the Act as they find it. Mr Stout next moved a fortnight’s adjournment, which was lost. He then moved that the back country, not near any railways, and not likely to be required for settlement, be let at the upset price of one shilling per head of sheep for their carrying capacity for ten years, and that the land likely to be soon required for settlement be reserved. That runs near settlements andjOtago Cen tral line be leased from three to seven years, the rental to vary, according to situation, at from Is to 2s per head of sheep. This was negatived. The Board, while agreeing generally with the views expressed in the motion, considered it preferable to deal with each run on its merits. It was determined not to release the following runs:—l7l, 1718, 205, 244, 250, 255, 307, 171 A. The following blocks were taken for settlement: 1,170 acres out of run 204, 2,600 on 248, 1,760 on 219, 4,300 on 226, 9,900 on 210, 7,200 on 247, 1.100 on 206 a, 5,500 on 224, 8,300 on 261, 6.100 on 225, 3,900 on 222, 6,000 on 2138, 15,000 on 254, 9,800 on 185, 7,300 on 218 The Kest runs to be sub-divided and to be offered from two to three years.

CHEESE AND BUTTER FACTORY.

A meeting of the Provisional Directors and the Shareholders of the Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory was held in the Town Hall this afternoon for the ap pointment of permanent Directors and other business. There was a large attend ance, Mr John Orr in the chair. REPORT OF PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. ' The report of the Provisional Directors was read, and detailed the formation of the Company and the steps taken by the Provisional Directors to ensure its success. The number of shares disposed of up to date out of the 1,000 issued was over 700. The articles of the Association had been prepared, and were now ready for signature. The report recom mended that the number of permanent directors should not exceed seven, four to form a quorum. The report added that as the season was advancing, and it was desired to commence operations at the Factory in September or October next, it would be necessary to push on the work and make the necessary arrange ments with the farmers for the supply of milk at once, both for the convenience of the Company and the farmers themselves. The Provisional Directors added that in view of the probability of the successful export of cheese to England by vessels fitted with refrigerators, they saw no reason why the Company should not financially be a great success, and be the means of fostering a very important industry to the district and colony at large. CORRESPONDENCE. A letter was read from the Immigration Office at Wellington, in reply to a letter from Mr E. G. Wright, M. H. R., asking that a married couple might be granted a free passage from England, said couple to be chosen on behalf of the Company by Mr Bowron. The reply was that free immigration had been suspended of late in all ordinary cases, but in this case, when the company wore about to start an important local industry, the Government would consent to grant a married couple a passage on the usual terms, namely, payment of L 5 for the passage of each male adult in the family. 4ETICLES OF ASSOCIATION. The Articles of Association were being read over to the meeting when we went to press.

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

A meeting of the above was held last night, at Mr A. Harrison’s auction rooms. There was a good attendance ; Mr Harrison in the chair.—Owing to a mis print as to the date of meeting, Mr Davidson was unprepared with his paper, but promised to have the same ready by the next monthly meeting.—The town and suburbs were divided into wards, and members of the Committee appointed to each to canvass for subscriptions now due. —lt was decided that members should be entitled to two admission tickets be yond their member’s ticket and a copy of the catalogue free, and that members be entitled to exhibit free of charge. The annual subscription is 10s 6d. We hope that these liberal inducements will meet with liberal support.—The Secretary re ported that Mr Wright (the President) had written to the Colonial Secretary for leave to hold an art union in connection with the show, and he had not the least doubt the matter would be granted.—-We are requested to state that catalogues can now be obtained from the Secretary (Mr Povntzb at a charge of fid each

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES’ COURT

ASH B ORTON J-To-Day. s i (Before Joseph Beswick, Esq., R.M ) i The Coldstream Dog-Killing Gas !. — I Thomas Eastwick was charged with un- £ lawfully killing a sheep jdog, the propsrty * of Alfred Nordstrom, of the value of LlO. * Mr O’Reilly appeared for the claim ant, ( and Mr Purnell for thi defendant. Mr ! O’Reilly remarked, in opening his <aae, - that it had previously been before the 1 Court in another form. The complai aant had laid an information against the dofen- 1 dant for larceny, and of course whei he (Mr O’Reilly) was retained he found the information had been wrongly laid, ond he was therefore obliged to withdraw it. The present information was laid under the 41st section of the Malicious Injury to Property Act.—Alfred said that on the *7th December he was at Cold stream, from whence he went to the Hinds. Had a black-a ad-white shee 5 dog with him, of the value of LlO. doing back met the defendant about two nnd a ■ half miles from the Hinds. The do'was ; running quietly along by complainant’s side at the time. The defendant em arged from a cottage, and asked if the dog was complainant’s, who said “Yes.” Defen dant then said, “I have a good mi ad to take her and shoot l,er ” Comph inant said, “ How would y6u like me to shoot your dog?” Defendant replied, ‘(‘Just to show you I will call the dog;” and he did so. The dog then went up to the de- , fendant, who led it up to the cottage. II Complainant followed, and asked defen- : dant for the dog dozens of times. De- ; fendant took the dog to the hour.e and shut it up. Complainant afterwards went away, but returned subsequently to the station and ashed the defendant again for the dog. Eastwick refused to; give the dog, and refused to give tip his j name to the compla.nant. On aiother : occasion complainant visited the run, he saw defendant working some sheep with the dog, and with another dog. The fol lowing day complainant went out ;o the station accompanied by Constable I Neill. Asked again for the dog, and defendant said “ Here it is.” If; had been she t. De fendant alleged as a reason for his having shot the dog, that it was trespassing. He ! said nothing about the dog having wor ried or interfered in any way wi th the ’ sheep. The dog was a very valuable sheep . dog, and by one of Mr McLean’s im ported dogs. It’s value was LlO. --Cross examined by Mr Purnell : The bitch was on heat about a day or two before the visit I to the station. A shepherd on the Oold stream run had told witness previously 1 that it would be dangerous to hiring a P bitch on heat amongst the sheep. Com plainant was on the public road at the ' time n e was met by Eastwick, although ’ that public roai intersected the run. Mr ; Little, a cadet on the run, had never ’ warned complainant about coming on the 1 run. When Eastwick met complainant, he had warned him that he was not on * the road, and complainant ha.d said “ Well, if you can show me any other ' road, I will take it. ” There was a dog following complainant’s bitch at the time 5 he met defendant. The bitch was about 1 six months old. Had never told Mr Ed wards, of the Hinds Railway Station, that ’ the dog was nine or ten months old. * Could not say how old the bitch was. Got ! her as a small pup. Went to the Ser geant of Police about the shooting 1 of the dog. The dog was un -1 registered. The Sergeant said that ' if witness liked he could take a mounted policeman out and seize the dog, 1 or could take civil action agains the do ji fendant. He then laid an information for f larceny. Mr Purnell, for the defence, ’ pleaded justification. The dog was of a \ registerable age, and was unregistered, ’ and therefore, under the circumstances of * the case, the defendant was justified in ' killing the dog. The bitch was on heat ’ at the time of the complainant’s visit to I the run, and there were thousands of sheep about. The place was intersected ’ with ditches, and had the bitch and 1 the dogs got amongst the sheep they ’ might have been tumbled into the ditches ! and smothered by thousands. The com | plainant had not been harshly treated, but had been particularly warned not to bring his bitch to the run. To sub stantiate such a charge as this, criminal intent must be shown, whereas there had been no malicious intent whatever. , Thos. Eastwick, the defendant, deposed ( that he had bean employed as a shepherd on the Coldstream run for the past eleven j years, and had been employed as a shep herd for twenty years. The complainant was trespassing on the run at the time of his visit, and was walking along a private j track. There were 4,000 sheep in one ■ paddock when he came up with his dogs, , The presence amongst sheep of a bitch on heat was very dangerous, for it attracted } other dogs, and might result in loss and injury to the sheep. When defendant ( met the complainant, one of the station r dogs had got loose, and was following the defendant and his dog. Defendant went up to the complainant and remonstrated ' with him on his conduct in bringing a dog like his on the run. Told complainant there was no road there, which he denied. 1 took the dog away from complainant, and ; afterwards shot it. Before shooting the

dog took Mr Dowding’s instructions to 1 that effect. The dog was shot the same evening. Was not working the dog amongst the sheep. Should say from the appearance of the dog that it was eleven or twelve months’ old. Had never known a bitch to get on heat at six months old. The dog was older than six months. Couid not say what the value of the dog was. —Cross-examined by Mr O’Reilly ; Saw complainant on the 20th on the run, but did not warn him about bringing the dog on the run. On the 21st took the dog away from the com plainant. The bitch was on heat at the time it was taken from the complainant. —Kenneth Cameron said he was i shep herd employed on the Coldstream run. Had been at the station about four months, and had been shepherding for nearly 20 years. Remembered seeling the complainant on what is know as 4i Crow’s road.” This was on the 20th of the last month, the day before the dog was shot. Mot complainant with his bitch, and saw another dog amongst the fat sheep. Asked complainant if the dog was his. He said, “ No, it had followed him.” Wit ness remarked that the bitch was cin heat then, and complainant admitted that it was. Witness remonstrated with him on his folly in bringing the bitch in that con dition to the run amongst so many sheep. There were 8,000 (sheep there. Com plainant said he was jon the public road. Witness subsequently! reported the-matter to Mr Dowding, who; sent word by him to the complainant to keep the bitch tied up. The dog was from 9 i)o 12 months old in witness’ opinion. Its value would be from 20s to 30s he should say.—William Rich, shepherd at Coldstream, knew de fendant took away a dog from the com plainant. It was shot on the Wednesday, and it was not true that it was used to work the sheep with on the Thursday. The dog was about twelve months old. —C. H. Dowding, manager of the Coldstream sta tion, deposed that he had heard that com plainant’s bitch was running loose, and sent a message to him to keep it tied up. Eastwick said he had found a man Is dog, and that he had taken it and shut it up. Asked him whose dog it was. He :iaid he did not know ; none bf them knew Nord strom’s name at the time. Eastwick said

he had found the dog on the freehold property three-quarters of a mile from the buildings. He said it was un registered, and asked what he should do with it. It was a most dangerous thing for bitches on heat to 'be about on a run.— Cross -examined by Mr O’Reilly : People

found. It; was not a public road. Wit- a ness stopped everyone ho found going £ along the track. The shepherds had no in- a structions to stop trespassers, but witness 1 had stoppe d several persons. There was ’ nothing to indicate that the road was a 1 private one.—By Mr Purnell : There was i an excellent metalled public road, and ' there was no necessity for persons to trespass on the run at all.—T. Little, cadet at I Coldstream station, had met co m plains it on the run about the 12th of December Told him that he was tres passing, and showed him the right road. , He had tiie bitch which was afterwards shot with him.—This was the case. — His Worship summed up in a few words. He would indict a fine of 20s on the de fendant, rnd assess the value of the dog at L 6. E'e declined to allow professional coats. Mr Purnell remarked that his client would certainly appeal against the decision. A Cooiatoo in Court.— Thos. Barber was charged with stealing a cockatoo, of the value of 355, the property of Mrs Harper, of the A 1 Boarding-house, Ta i cred street. Mr Purnell appeared for the ;accused, who pleaded not guilty.—Mrs Harper deposed that she was the owner of the cookatoo in question. Missed the bird on Thursday morning last. It was very tan e. It had no chain but had a ring attached to its foot. Subsequently witness proceeded to Mr Lancaster’s shop, and hearing the bird scream asked ii she might go up and get it. This was on Saturday morning. The request to go upstairs was at once | granted,land witness recovered the bird.— Williami Hydes, a lad of 15, saw accused take the bird off Mr John Orr’s scales on Th ursday morning. He got off a cart he was driving and entered the shop.—Jas. Leman, living at Mrs Harper’s, said that he went to the shop on Thursday after . noon and asked for Mrs Harper’s cockatoo, j He was told it was not there, and on ,1 asking for Barber he was told he was out.—John Hooper, employed at Lan caster’s, remembered the accused bringing ' the bird to the shop on Thursday. He i said he had found it. It was put upstairs in a spa re room. There was some French ; polish t|here, and this was overturned and I went over the bird, and dirtied its , feather*. Leman was a stranger to the

witness —His Worship said that he thoughl there was no case against the accused, who would be discharged. He ought, lowever, on finding the bird, to have instituted some enquiry as to its ownership. Witi drawn. —Mr Wilding asked leave to withdraw three informations laid by P. O’Sliannassy, of the Waterton Hotel, against H. Chudley, for abusive language, assault, and injury to property. His client did not wish to offer any evidence against Chudley. The cases were with drawn accordingly. Fals|e Pretences. —Adam Stephenson was enlarged with obtaining L2 by false pretences from W. H. Puddicombe on the 14th of March last. Mr Wilding ap peared i for the prosecution, and Mr 0’Beill!y for the defendant. Mr Wilding asked ‘leave to amend the information, and to have the date altered from the 14th to the 11th and 12th of March. Mr O’Reilly objected. A sworn information like this could not, he submitted, be amend ;d. He asked that the accused be discharged.—His Worship dismissed the case. —Mr O’Reilly then asked for costs. —His Worship declined to allow them. i CIVIL CASE. A. Harrison v. James Mutch. —Claim, L2 10 i fid. Mr Purnell for plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs of Court. The Court then rose.

ASHBURTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ashbui ton School Committee was held last nil;ht at the schoolhousu. Present— Mr S(. Hill (Chairman), and Messrs Hodder, Andrews, and J. Ward (Secre tary). . CORRESPON PENCE Was re ad as follows : From the Education Board, notifying the appointment of Mr H. Dempsey to the head-mastership of the Ashburton School. A circular was read from the same, stating that three members of the Board of Education would retire (by rotation) on March 31st next, and reminding the Com mittee that each committee was required some lame before the 31st inst., to . send in to t.ie Board the names of two persons qualified to act as members. The retiring members were Mr W. Montgomery, Mr C. 0. Bowen, and Mr G. Booth, who were eligiblii for re-election. —The Chairman remarked that as the meeting was such a small one it would be well to hold the matter over for future consideration. It was redolved—“That the matter stand over until idle 23rd, the day of the annual meeting. From the same (a second circular), ask ing for! the ordinary returns required at the commencement of a new year. From Mr F. Mayo, handing in his resignation as assistant-master at the Ash burton school, in consequence of his recent appointment to the View Hill school. He wished to leave immediately. —The resignation was accepted and the Secretary was instructed to write to the Board of Education, notifying the same, and asking whether the Committee should advertise for another assistant. The Secretary was further asked to communi cate with Mr Mayo, stating that his resig nation would be accepted from the 10th of February. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting will take place on the 23rd inst., and it was resolved that a special mooting be held half an hour prior to the annual meeting, for the purpose of receiving the balance sheet and report. ANNUAE AUDIT. It was resolved—“ That Mr Boyle be asked to audit the accounts.” ACCOUNTS. Several accounts were passed for pay ment, find the Board adjourned.

FAREWELL SUPPER

Last evening the friends of Mr Charles Brown (late of the firm of Baker and Brown) assembled to the number of about a dozen, at Shearman’s Hotel, for the purpose of entertaining Mr Brown (who left Ashburton to-day for Sydney, en route to England) at a little farewell supper. The supper was laid in the dining-room, Mr Chapman occupying the chair and Mr George Pope the vice-chair. Mr Shear man’s good things having been duly dis cussed Mr Pope rose to remark that he had no doubt they were aware of the object of that gathering; it was to tender to their good friend Mr Brown a very slight jnark of the esteem in which he was held. The little entertainment was not so elaborate as he would have wished, but the affair had been got up in a very hurried manner, and he trusted i that if it was not so good as it ought t;o have been, that their guests would accept the will for the deed. The gathering might have been a much larger one but’ he (Mr Pope) had resolved that only th() particular and personal friends of Mr Brown should be present, and if the company was small each man knew Mr Brown for what he was, and heartily res pected him. With these prefatory remarks Mr Pope sat down amidst considerable applause. The Chairman then rose to propose the toast of the evening—the health of the guest. He (Mr Chapman) could eidorso the remarks of Mr Pope on their friend Mr Brown. Whether in a business or in a private capacity, he had always found Mr Brown a most estimable

asking the company to drink his very good health and prosperity. The toast was drunk with musical honors. Mr Brown, in responding, remarked hew very |much surprised he was when he heard that it was in contemplation to - tender this supper to him. He knew every man present as a friend, but he hardly thought they would have gone out of their way to do him this honor. He was about to leave them, but he trus ted they might meet again, or some of them at least, if not in Ashburton then in some other place, and for his part he could not imagine a greater pleasure than that of meeting an old friend when you least expect to do so. Should any of them cross his path in the future he need hardly say how delighted he should be to meet them; (Loud Applause.) The toast of “ the Chairman," (responded to by Mr Chapman,) “ the vice-Chairman,” (responded to by Mr Pope,) “ Mr William Hicks, junr.” (proposed by Mr Brown and responded to by Mr Hicks,) “ the ladies,” “ the Press,” (responded to by Mr C. A. Wilkins,) and several others, brought a most enjoyable evening to a close.

NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

[Per s.s. Zbalandia at Auckland.] The Neifew, the first of the regular line of steamers under the Chinese flag, ar rived in the Thames on the 6th instant, with 3,000 tons of tea. Captain Brownrigg, of the man-of-war London, who was recently killed near the Island of Kemba while overhauling a slave dhow flying French colors, was on a tour of inspection only. The crew of the dhow, seeing that the men in the London’s pinnace were unprepared, fired a volley into them and boarded, wounding some, and driving the remainder overboard. They closed on Captain Brownrigg, who, after a gallant resistance, during which he received twenty-one wounds, fell shot through the heart. A boat from the Lon don afterwards captured the Arab dhow, which was empty. A collision occurred at Canonbury, on the North London railway, on the 10th inst., by which seven persons were killed and sixty severely injured. Astley House, Wiltshire, belonging to the sporting baronet, Sir John Astley, was - burned. The loss on the pictures, furni- . ture, and plate is large. The London police believe that the Hatton Garden Post Office robbers were Americans. The Burdett-Coutts litigation has been ’ averted by the Baroness resigning her half-share in the Bank and receiving a small annual allowance as compensation. All the Council considered that she had, violated the terms of the_ Duchess of St Albans will by her marriage. Lord Cowper takes a gloomy view of the situation in Ireland. At a banquet at ' Belfast he reiterated his intention to retire, and spoke of the deep-seated ill feeling and dissatisfaction in the country. The storm which passed over Glasgow and other parts of Scotland on the 22nd instant was the fiercest experienced for thirty years. The Bishop of Manchester is preaching in opposition to Moody and Sankey’s ~ mission. The oarsman Boyd has accepted the challenge of Hanlan to row a race over the Thames’ championship course for the championship and a stake of L 25 to LIOOO a side.

Maloney, a wealthy Irish merchant, and a member of the Land League, has been arrested on a charge of intimidating a tenant for paying rents, and circulating • the no-rents manifesto. t.

Maiming and killing the cattle belong- ing to landlords in Ireland is increasing, ■ and 200 were mutilated at Oorrongill. Lord Dorfaill’s entire flock of sheep were battered to death. He discharged all the laborers owing to the non-discovery of the perpetrators. Government has decided to withdraw the war ships from Tunisian waters. Three thousand pounds reward has been j offered for the discovery of the murderer > of Bailiff Button.

. Sir J. Paget, the eminent surgeon, is in serious danger from blood-poisoning, which is attributed to vaccination. The Times remarks of the details of Guiteau’s trial, and the judicial style of the American court of justice, that it shocks and astonishes English readers. Gambetta has established an evening paper at Marseilles, called Le Mirabeau, to increase his infiuen e. The Land Leaguers in Paris are striving to promote an anti-English feeling. Prince Bonaparte received a large sum for his interest in the Monaco gambling tables.

General Ignatieff, whom the assassin Sampkousky really intended to kill, has resigned. Prince Scherwazchiay, who was found guilty of wounding a merchant, has been sentenced to exile at Archangel. Bismarck is uneasy at the cordial rela tions between England and France re the Egyptian Government, and is arranging to have the Transatlantic steamers con verted into cruisers. Two thousand lives were lost by diph theria in Nova Scotia last year. The Montreal Orangemen appeal from the decision of the Supreme Court in the case involving a question of walking in

procession. The friends of the Missouri train rob bers propose abducting the Governor’s daughters to compel their release by the authorities.

American business men propose repri sals against the French authorities for preventing the importation of American pork.

O’Donovan Rossa recently told a news* paper interviewer that the Irish organisa tion for destructive purposes in New York was more perfect than that of the Nihil ists in Russia. Two emissaries, he claims, recently fired the town of Wood stock, N. 8., and cost the English insur ance companies L 200.000. The suspension of the Bank at Cald well, Kansas, so excited and enraged the creditors that a committee arrested Dan Ford, the owner, and Smith, the cashier, and compelled them to make their de posits good by collateral security. The interference of Secretary Blaine in the affairs of the Spanish American Re publics, is exciting great attention in Europe. The money order system, recently agreed to between the States and New Zealand and New South Wales, is ex pected to largely increase the trade be tween the countries concerned.

There is a small-pox epidemic in Chi cago. A sweeping revolution in ocean steam ship building is contemplated by some in fluential Massachusetts capitalists. Ves sels are to be constructed without masts, and there will be literally nothing what ever about the deck except the top of the pilot house and the funnels. One of the

projectors, being interviewed, said, “ We have stepped forward to solve the pro- . blem, by dooming our vessels, covering them as with a shell from stem to stern. ;

This will place us above all danger, as rough seas sweeping over with what force they may can do no damage. No spars are cut, no freight goes overboard, no lives are lost, everything is safe beneath the roof.”

In Flushing, New York, George Wigan . - blew his brains out, rather than many as directed by the Court, before which a woman had cited him. Jno. W. McKay, one of the “ Bonanza kings,” on being interviewed in Hew York, said he was going to Euiv.p<', there was nothing for him to do on h

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1882



Late Advertisements- SATURDAY, 14th JANUARY. STANDING CROP FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION. MR. T, BULLOCK has received in structions from the Lienee, to Sellby Public Auction, at the Bazaar, Burnett street, on the above date, and just previous to the Horse Sale, the STANDING CROP on the Farm of Mr Wnu Bennison, Tinwald, consisting of abbot ~ 21 Acres Wheat 17 ~ Oats 12 „ Barley Sale at 1.30 663 d T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer. C 1 fc) T' A T I O N E R Y. LEDGERS JOURNALS CASH BOOKS DAY BOOKS LETTER, INVOICE, and MEMO ’ RANDOM BOOKS, in various sizes and bindings ENVELOPES, 6s 6d per 1,000, cash NOTE PAPER, Five Quires for la, and upwards ACCOUNT BOOKS made to order TOYS and FANCY GOODS in great variety. H. M. Jones, EAST ST. & BARING SQUARE. 293 d JJIS LORDSHIP’S LARDER. THE ONLY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE WORLD WHERE A GRILLED CHOP OR STEAK, AND A GLASS OF BASS’ ENGLISH ALE S Can be obtained . FOR ONE SHILLING. THE BEST MENU TO CHOOSE FROM IN CHRISTCHUBCH. Unequalled Accommodation for Ladies. Dinnera, Banquets, Ball Suppers, Wedding Breakfasts, and Picnics pro vided' for,‘ln the very best possible style. W, H. MESSENGER, 360d' Purveyor. John Meech, LOGICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, &0., *; TT STREET, , Opposite the MaU Office. . ■■ i> ■ Chairs, Couches, English and niOhaira, Single and Double Iron foortcßedsteads. isiof Carpeting, Matting, and A large assortment of Repps Sfuiae at lowest prices. Suites of yrf and repaired 'lowest prices. [oaranteed and completed at aotioe. Furniture exchanged, f pricea given for second-hand p-v- Cheapest Home In .tp JUSiff Office, Barnett JliW <”■ ' 810 e



Wanted. WANTED— A NURSE GIRL* Ap ply Mrs Scott, Tinwald Hotel. 561 d WANTED —For St. Stephen’s Church A BELL-RINGER and CHURCH CLEANER. Apply to Churchwardens (George Jameson and W. H. Gundry.) 564 d _ WANTED— A BOY, about 14 or 15 years of age, to make himself generally useful. Apply, Mrs Harper’s, A 1 Boarding House. Apply at once. 556 d ■VT - /"ANTED A Certificated MASTER V\ for the Lismore Government School. Applications, accompanied with testimonials, will be received by the undersigned until TUESDAY, the 10th January, 1882. ARCHD. M'COLL, Chairman of Committee. Rangitata Station, Craeroft. 607 d WANTED. —Two Gentlemen require Comfortable BOARD and RESI DENCE where no other boarders are kept, within a few minutes walk of the centre of the town. Apply, stating terms, before the 9th, to “ 8.8.8.,” Box 42, Post Office, Ashburton. _____ WANTED— TENDERS for Reaping, Stocking, Carting, and Stacking about 800 acres of CROP, on Trevenna Farm, Temuka, in blocks of 100 acres or more. Specifications may be seen on the Farm, and at Longbeach, on and after Monday, the 9th instant. Tenders to be delivered in person at Trevenna on SATURDAY, 14th January, at 12 o’clock nuuu. 526 d JOHN GRIGG.



WANTED KNOWN That MANGLING is done at Mas Manhire’s, North East Belt. 656 d TTT ANTED Shearers, Harvesters, ' V and the public generally to know that Ready Money Richards leaves Ash burton Jan. 15th. 474 d TTTANTED KNOWN—If you want to W Grow a splendid crop of Turnips, Purchase some of Mayo’s Bonedust. —Address P. Mayo, Hamstead Mills. 255 d WANTED KNOWN.—SPRING AND SUMMER MILLINERY. MISS YERRALL is now Showing her First Display of Spring Millinery. Co lombo street (opposite Cookham House.) 827 c 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. 760 c TX7ANTED KNOWN—Every descrip » » tion of Plain and Fancy Pointing executed on the shortest notice, at the Chmdian Office, next Matson, Cox, and Co.’s, West street. Special Advertisements. The best value for ready 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, 692 c Branch Manager. -gARGATNS IN BOOTS, &c. Andrew Orr Has just concluded the Purchase of a Lot of LADIES’ BOOTS, all sizes, at about HALF PRICE, which will be open for



Sale SATURDAY, 31ST DECEMBER, And following Days. Ladies’ Boots, at 5s lid per pair 1 Lot Children’s, at la per pair 1 Lot Girls, at 2s per pair A Large Consignment of Men’s HATS, at greatly Reduced Prices. Men’s Leghorn’s, at la each Men’s Leghorn’s, good, Is 6d Men’s Straw, splendid quality, at 3s 6d, former price, 4s 9d 21 Doz Men’s Harvesting Shirts, at Is lid 20 Doz Men's best do, 2a 6d and 3s 6d 1 Lot Men’s Paper Collars, at 3d per box. GREAT REDUCTIONS in all Classes of GOODS. GROCERY ESTABLISHMENT, Tanceed sxkbet, Brick Buildings. SOLE AGENT for DAYIS’ VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINE. AIS DREW ORR, Importer, etc. Ashburton, Dec. 30, 1881. 476d* THE undersigned will be prepared, during the coming season, to supply the following articles at the lowest rates:— REAPERS and BINDERS EXTRAS for DO. BINDING WIRE CORN SACKS TURNIP and RAPE SEEDS PLOUGH SHARES And all kinds of Agricultural Imple ments. FREDK. PAVITT, Corn Merchant, &0., Ashburton. Agent for John Anderson, Canterbury Foundry, Chiistchurch; Geo. Booth and Sons, Importers of Agricultural Imple ments, Christchurch; and Agent for the United Insurance Company. 150 d i p lANOS, ORGANS, MUSIC, Etc., and Instruments of every kind from 10 GUINEAS to 100 on DEFERRED PAYMENTS. OPENING New Premises THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7th, Tanored Street, near Orr & Co’s. H. J. WEEKS, (Agent for C. Bboo and Co), MUSIC SELLER. 693 d



Special Advertisements. ALTER A. WOOD’S Twine Binder, WITH CANVAS ELEVATOR. These justly celebrated Machines may be seen at work at the Farms of the fol lowing, besides those of others in the dis trict; — Mr Andrew Dawson, Wakanui. Mr Martin Griffin, Dromoro. Mr George Coe, Wakanui. Mr William Aitken, Willowby. Mr James Skilling, Wakanui. Mr S. M'Clymont, Mount Somers. Mr Edward Jones, Wakanui. In every case they are giving entire sa tisfaction. A few more remain unsold, for which early application is necessary. POYNTZ & CO. . IX UKJ., Genekal Agents, Ashburton. 524 d



Christmas Presents AND NEW YEAR’S GIFTS. JUST Received, a Choice Assortment of Christmas and New Year Cards, Dolls, Humming Tops, and Shell Goods in great variety. Letts’ Diaries for 1882 ; Family Reader (div. 42); Boys’ Standard (new series) ; Latest Novelties in Pipes. F. CLARK, Hairdresser and Tobacconist, Montgomery’s Buildings. 319 d CHEAP BOOTS. CHEAP BOOTS. The Undersigned wishes to draw the attention of the public to his well-selected stock of BOOTS AND SHOES, which he is disposing of at a ridiculously low price for cash. All orders entrusted to him executed by the best of tradesmen on the premises. Repairs promptly attended to. Note the Address—C. HAWKINS, East street, Ashburton ; and Tinwald. 998 c



O. Carstens & Co., (Late Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Tobacconist, fancy goods, AND STATIONERY. Meerschaum Pipes, G.B.D. Pipes Nailrod, Twist, and Vanity Fair Tobacco A nice assortment of Accordions, Con certinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth Organs, and Toys of every description, direct from Home. Haircutting, Shaving and Shampooing. EAST STREET ASHBURTON. 257a* SAVING ASHBURTON. Will on Saturday, December 3, commence A GREAT CLEARING SALE Of their new and well-selected Stock of GENERAL DRAPERY, And to effect a speedy clearance will, in addition to the already very low prices, offer, as an extra inducement, a DISCOUNT OF TEN PER CENT. The Shop To Let. The Fixtures, Fit tings, &c., For Sale. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. All orders for insertion of advertise ments must be written legibly on the face of the advertisement. When no order is given the advertisement will be inserted until countermanded, and charged accord ingly. All polices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths ■ must be accompanied by the sig nature of the sender, as a guarantee of good faith. All advertisements and business letters to be addressed The Manager ; literary communications should be addressed to The Editor^ GIVING UP BUSINESS. EVERETT BROS,