SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Westport, a.a., from Timaru. ‘ Toi, b. a., from Wellington. Thames, ketch, from Pelorua Sound. Sailed. YESIERDAYi Jannett, ketch, from D’Urville’s Island. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. S*Ued-s-Rotomahana, for the South. Timaru, Yesterday. I Ajmved—Fanny Thornton, from Hoki *^ailed—Owake Belle, for Dunedin. O Amaru, Yesterday. Sailed—Mountaineer, with wheat, for London. " Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrived —Wakatipu, from Wellington ; lidary Campbell., from Greymouth. Sailed—Arawata, for Melbourne. i ■—————— —

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, Friday afternoon. Up to the present time there has not lieen much, business doing in the grain i oarkot this season. A few lines of old irheat have been disposed of at 4s 3d j.0.b., but prices for the new crop are not yet by any means fixed. We have heard of several sales, however, of prime ilamples, at 4s, but it is possible that prices will be felly 2d per bushel lower than this. The weather during the week lias been changeable, but has done great |Uod the crops, particularly the late I own. In some places the rain has <larkened the color of the cereal crops ifhich were in stock at the time, but on the whole very little damage has been Cone in reality. The turnip crops have lieen greatly benefited, and autumn (grasses are already showing signs of obundance. Harvesting is now in full owing throughout the county, and a large ilicreage is cut and tied ready for favorable feather for stacking. During last night nnd to-day a very strong nor’-wester has lieen blowing, and it is feared that all the (standing crops will have suffered in con sequence. In many places the uncut orops are dead ripe, and such a wind as we experienced this morning must have done very great damage. The yields are 'aiming out much better than was ex pected, and the samples generally very icai?/'-blit not quite equal to last year in pou t of color and quality.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, report, under 'yesterday’s date, as follows : —The third series if sales for the current season were held on the 17th and 18th instants, when 3,277 bales were submitted. Our catalogue comprised 1,244 jales, chiefly merino clips. 747 bales were putted aif full rates, the highest figures reached 1 being lij4d for 76 bales greasy merino, of the Worlingham clip, purchased by the Local Manufacturing Company, and g%d for 42 'bale s greasy half-bred, from the Highfield es tate, Kirwee. : Since the sales, we have placed 397 bales privately. Under keen competition from the representatives of foreign and local manufacturers, prices are well sustained, — Some large lines of rye grass seed have changed Kamils at 3s 6d to 4s according to quality and pressing. The demand for outside orders is ijootl, and higher rates are anticipated as the {season advances. —Cocksfoot is being gathered (throughout the Peninsula The crop is not a jlarge one, but the quality is good. Sales are reported at at Akaroa, and to 4d f.o.W ‘Lyttelton. The demand is unusually brisk for so early in the season.—Harvest is jnow in full swing, and would have been {further advanced but for the heavy downpour |of rain on the 20th, 21st, 22nd instants. Some of the heavy wheat crops are laid, but the {damage sustained in this respect is more than Icounter-balanced by the immense benefit ‘which must accrue to the late light crops, roots, and pastures. The yield will be a fair average, and the quality should be excellent if jthe .present favorable weather continues. ■Stocks of bid crops of wheat are almost ex hausted. Sales have been few and unimportant it 4s 3d to 4s 6d. Transactions in new crop — February-March delivery—are reported at 4s to 4s 2d for velvet chaff, and Hunter’s white lap to 4s 4d for long-ben led tuscan.—Only a limited business has transpired in oafs during the month, and until the new crop is brought to market, no improvement can be looked for. The area sown this season is less than for merly. Coupled with a light average,” this fact will no doubt help to stiffen prices, seeing alsq fhat old stocks are not considerable. Our are for old crop. The new crop will probably open at 2d per bushel below these rates. —Parcels of good malting barley are now rarely met with, but any offering are bought up at about 4s. The area in crop is unusually small, and as the yield does not pro mise to be heavy, improved rates are looked for by growers. Inferior lots suitable only for feed, are offering at is gd to2s 3d.

Christchurch Com Exchange.

The Com Exchange reports for the week tending Friday evening, the 27th inst.; —The past week has not differed in any respect from ■its predecessor ; business is very quiet, very few transactions have as yet taken place in the new crop. ■ The weather, which had broken and had for a few days a very threatening ap pearance, has cleared up, and is now all that couldbe desired for harvest operations. It is still difficult to form a correct estimate of the yield, as accounts from the different country districts are so contradictory. On some farms the crops are exceptionally heavy, while others, particularly on light lauds, are just the reverse.—-Wheat: Old wheat, good milling samples-are worth 4s 2d to 4s 3d per bushel; goed second quality, 3s 3d to 3s 8d ; chick wheat, 2s 61 to 3s per bushel. New wheat A large sale his taken place contiguous to Timaru, the pries being 4s per bushel de .livettedi at ■’ the • station.—Oats : Old oats samples) are being sold a t from 2s to 12s id,'ex store ; tartarian, is lid per bushel. |The new crop is hardly yet in the market, and Iprieteft ares hot y.t established, —Bailey: No -samples, of the new crop have as yet made thqirjappearauce. All accounts agree as to short supply of this cereal. In the absence of trapsaetions, it is impossible to quote values.— ;GrilWseed : Well cleaned farmers’ samples arte worth from 3s 6d to 4s per bushel; other, parcels, 'according to sample.—Cheese and Butfter : The former is in good demandat > the latter also in good demand, and is Itafeable at 6d per lb.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office iw fbßbws Oi. ii; ! SATURDAY, JANUARY 28. the : United Kingdom, via San Fran iriswj Continents of Europe and America, iWfest Indies, Sandwich Islands, Northern New Zealand, &c. , as :Fo|R%a : letters at 10.30 a.m. mails for despatch per i jxptfeflS'train will close at sp. m., and late feg Ifetters may he posted in the mail van 'iijTtet^he departure of the train.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

j f ] J x \ AUCTION SALES, i ■ ** To-morrow, i Saturday, January 28. Sullpck, at the Bazaar—Horses ; LID. ‘Bullock, at the Bazaar—Cm s' Plant j 2 o’clock, j. j Tuesday, January 31. !Matson,"Cox and Co., at the Ashburton ' 3Taxd*—Stock. ,Tmubbda v , February 23. J, ,’T. Ford & Co.—Timber, Carts, &o. •. AMUSEMENTS, &o } To-Night, Keudat, January 27. Ildonr h„• * Monthly Meeting, in the “ V * ~ street, 7.30. f^' '" - Y* .February 1. Club, Town Hall, .8. t , '*

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

Advertisements for Ti::: AsTisJEjroN Guardian must be, sent hi not later than 3 p.m., with the! number of insertions written plainly o;|i the copy, other vise they will be inserted until counter manded, and changed accordingly. Re place, Advertisements must be supplied the day previous to that on which they are to be inserted. Special notices can be received up to 3.30 p.m. for insertion over the Leader, but will be charged double rates. All notices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths must be accompanied by the /sig nature of the sender, as a guarantees of good faith. All advertisements and business let ;ers to be addressed The Manager ; litei ary communications should be addressed to The Editor.,

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1882. Our Horticultural Society.

TOWN EDITION [lssued at 4.30 p.m. j

The Ashburtonj Horticultural Society is now in the third year of its exister ce, and although its members are, csn sidering its age, tolerably numerc us, yet their number might with advant ige be increased. The objects; aimed at by the’ Society the encouragement of hcrti

cijltural tastes and the dissemina tion of horticultural knoweledge—are certainly worthy objects, and deserve td be more widely supported by the public than they are at present. Still tile Society is making headway, a though its funds, owing to the com p natively small number of its members, a' e necessarily limited. It has, how e er, never been in debt, and has at tl e present time a credit balance at the b ink. To Mr S. E. Poyntz belongs the honor of giving the Ashburton I [orticiiltural Society a local habitation aid a name. In the month of January, 1379, the latter gentleman summoned a meeting of persons interested in the natter to consider the advisability of e itablishing such a Society here. The tl :sult of that meeting was not alto g ;ther encouraging, for in response to Mr Poyntz’s invitation only three per sms put in an appearance. However, t ie next meeting was better attended, and sotne sixty or seventy names were added to the : list of members. The frst show under the auspices of the Society was held in our Town Hall ii the month of March, 1880, and e veryone agreed that the affair was a j reat success. The show of last year \ of course, an improvement on its predecessor, for by this time the Society had become better known and (stablished. The next show will be 1 icld in the ensuing March, and so faras can be gathered there is every prospect of its eclipsing both the former shows. The Society now numbers eightv mem bers, including many men of large practical experience, and also many amateur gardeners. It has held a icgular monthly, sitting since its forma- I ion besides a good many special meet ings. At each of the monthly meetings a paper on some interesting topic con nected with flower, or fruit culture, or iiome kindred subject has been read, and it is the intention of the Society :;o soon as its funds will admit, to have published, and issued in oamphlet form. The yearly subscrip -1 ion is half-a-guinea, which entitles the holder to all the privileges of member ship. A large number of prizes con sisting of fruit, flowers, pot plants, etc., ire to be distributed at the next show, jind the members will each receive two extra admission tickets, and will thus secure three chances of winning a •irize. It should be remembered that he members enjoy the privilege of exhibiting at the show free of charge, : vhereas outside exhibitors are charged me shilling for each entry. The Society is certainly a deserving one, md we trust that during the present year it will meet with a larger measure of support than it has hitherto.

The City op Cashmere. —The hull of ihe ship City of Cashmere was sold at rimaru yesterday for Ll3O. The pur chaser intends to re-launch her. The Harvest in South Canterbury. —Says a Timaru item ; —Harvest opera dons are now in full swing. The weather sf late has been wet, but favorable to growing crops. Wesleyan. —lt will be seen from the report of the Wesleyan Conference, furnished by our Christchurch corres pondent, that the Rev. W. Keall has been appointed to the charge of the Leeston circuit.

Ashburton Racing Club. —The Com mittee meeting of the above, called for last evening at Shearman’s hotel, lapsed for want of a quorum. The Secretary i'Mr J. C. Bell) and Messrs Ross and launders were the only members who put in an appearance. Methvbn Livery Stables.— Mr John O’Gorman notifies having just taken the livery and bait stables in connection with Mr Patton’s Hotel at Methven. We un derstand that it is Mr O’Gorman’s inten sion to make great improvements, and in fact he has accepted a tender for making additions which will double the size of [these already commodious stables. Acknowledgment. —We have to ac knowledge the receipt of a circular, con taining the report on the produce markets [if New Zealand, compiled by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency [Company (Limited.) The Company’s re port of the Christchurch markets appears in our commercial columns, and will be round interesting to farmers and others. More Trout fob Ashburton. —Mr A. H. Shury, the indefatigable local natural ist, lias been instrumental in obtaining I, more trout from the Canterbury Ac dimatiaation Society, which he has turned >ut into the Domain water. There ought :o be a plentiful supply here shortly, owing to the number Mr Shury has liberated in Ashbnrton creeks and rivers during the past few years. Lirmohk, Upper Hinds. —The annual meeting of householders took place on Monday evening, when the following ! householders were elected to serve as the School Committee for the year Messrs .Harper, Jeff, Roscoe, Burr, Davis, Hill, }md Charles. Mr C. J. Harper was elected Chairman. The Committee received three [applications for the mastership, and selected Mr H. V. Chichester, subject to the approval of the Board of Education. The Abduction Case. —Jas. Fowler, iiharged with the abduction of Lucy :Haines, a girl 15 years and 9 months old, appeared on remand at the Police Court io-day. It appears the girl is not a Natural but an adopted daughter of the Haines’ ; but she has been under their care ever since she was a fortnight old. The man Fowler still denies that he led the girl away. He was further remanded by Mr Alcorn to-day until Wednesday next, when all the witnesses will probably bo in attendance. In reply to the accused his Worship said he would fix bail at, the accused in LIOO and two sureties of LSO each.

. Yesterday’s Sunday School Treat.— The children attending St. Stephen’s Sunday School, and also some fifty Sun day School scholars from Tinwald appear to have had a good t : me of it yesterday. Tea was served for the youngsters between 5 and 6 o’clock in Mr Mayo’s plantation, and surely a prettier spot could not have been selected. The tea for the parents, friends, and teachers of the children took olace about 6 p.m., on the parsonage lawn, Sifter which the Rev. A. W. Hands dis tributed several prizes to the following St. Stephen’s Church Choir boys T. I’ermain, H. Pritchard, and E. Pass, fhese three being “ old ’ boys, carried off he leading prizes. Masters W. Porter, t. Pritchard, and A. Pritchard, new boys, Irere also each awarded a prize, fhe Rev. Mr A. W. Hands took he occasion of complimenting the , ecipients of the prizes on their good con duct and punctual attendance at the Choir. The prizes consisted of three cases of ma- Ihematical instruments and three nicely lound volumes. The following ladies vere present, and exerted themselves to he utmost to ensure a pleasant day’s luting for the youngsters. The efforts of he ladies were supplemented by those of he : Rev. Mr Hands and Messrs Fooks, i’erriman, and Bean, and Mrs Fooks, diss Compton, Miss Hogg, Miss Johns, he Misses Fowler (2), and Miss Gates. After the distribution of prizes the choir tang four of Mendelssohn’s part songs "and several glees, which, being really well rendered, were much appreciated. A start tvas made for home between seven rnd eight o’clock ■ and both old and young agreed that they had .passed a pleasant (lay.

Ashburton Dramatic Club. A full dress rehearsal of the above is called for to-morrow evening, at 7.30. The English Cricketers at Wel lington.— The innings of the All-Eng land Eleven closed yesterday for 222, of which 0 were extras. Shrewsbery was top scorer with 70. The local team then took the willow, and the last wicket went down when the score had reached 80, only two of the Wellingtonites getting double figures to their names, viz.—Cross and Armitage (not out), who scored 11 and 10 respectively. They then made a second attempt, and when the stumps were drawn had succeeded in totting up a total of 54, of which 6 were extras, for the loss of ten wickets. The match there fore resulted in a draw, the eleven leaving for Auckland to-day. Obscene Language. —At the Police Court yesterday, a young fellow named Steward was charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance, and with using obscene language in Quill’s Hotel on the preceding evening. His Worship (Mr Alcorn, J.P.,) gave the youth a “talking to,” and said that had it been merely for drunkennes he would, being a first offender, have been dealt leniently with, but he had behaved in a very im proper manner and would be fined 20s, with the alternative of 48 hours in the lock-up. The defendant seemed rather surprised at the sentence, and ironically observed (addressing his Worship) as he stepped from the box : “ Thank you; I’m very much obliged to you.”

CABLE NEWS

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[per rbuter’s agency.] Cold Steel. London, Jan. 24. In consequence of the increased agitation which has recently appeared in certain parts of Ireland, an addi tional battalion of Grenadier Guards has been ordered to proceed there at an early date. More Reinforcements. London, Jan. 25. Owing to the necessity for further reinforcements in Ireland, a battalion of the Fifth Regiment has been hastily ordered to Dublin, and proceeds with out delay. A Narrow Squeak. The election for the seat rendered vacant by the death of Viscount Helm sley (Conservative), in North York shire, took place to-day, and resulted in the return of Mr Dawanay (sic), Conservative, by a narrow majority over his opponent, a tenant farmer.

AUSTRALIAN.

[per reoxer’s agency.] Smallpox Matters. Melbourne, Yesterday. Another case of, sickness has oc curred on board the P. and O. steam ship Mirzaport. The disease is suspected to be smallpox, but the doctors are unable to pronounce definitely until it is further developed. Six of the Mirzapore’s passengers have been landed to-day at the quarantine station. This includes all who are now ill or sickening. The Geelong Cup.

The race for the Geelong Cup, which was run to-day, was won by Guinea, Wren second, and Commotion third. Time —3mm. 36500. The Queensland Railway.

A syndicate has been formed hero with the view of undertaking the con struction of the southern portion of the transcontinental Queensland railway. The Totalisator Declared Illegal. Melbourne, To-day.

The proprietor of a totalisator and nineteen others were arrested yesterday on Geelong racecourse for using an illegal instrument for gaming.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] How the Money Goes. Auckland, To-day. The reception committee has provided for the further entertainment of Tawhiao and his retinue from Sunday till Tuesday. The Maoris say they will spend L 2,000 in entertaining the Europeans at Ropua. The Premier. New Plymouth, To-day. The Hon John Hall arrived here last night. A Very Interesting Document.

Te Wetere, of Mokau, has forwarded a letter to the Herald of which the following is a translation :—Mokau, January 12th, 1882. To the Press of Taranaki, —You publish this to all places, so that Maoris and Europeans can see it would not be right for anyone to take another’s gar ment ; but if he has it given to him it would then be correct. It is the same with Mokau. The work is for us to carry out—that is to say, to bring it before the Court. No one has a right to say, “ leave it alone.” Tawhiao has nothing to do with us. His village is at Waikato. Ours is at Mokau. Do you include from Mokau to Auckland, and from Mokau to Tara naki, in one province or two ? So it is with Mokau and with Waikato. Can you join these two places into one district ? I am clear my self. Let the Europeans look into the meaning of the letter sent by Tawahio to Mr Parris, and pub lished it in the Herald, and into the meaning of this work, causing trouble (Mahi whakararura) to the Mokau people, which asserts a right over our people, our village, and our lands.” Scratched for All his Engagements. Wellington, To-day. Libeller has been scratched for all his engagements at the forthcoming race meeting. Foot Race. An eighty yards foot race for L 25 aside, between Selby (one of the English cricketing team) and Frank Woods (a local pedestrian), took place to-day. Woods allowed Selby two yards start. A splendid start was effected, and Woods overhauled Selby at twenty yards, and won rather easily by three yards. The Governor and the Fan-Tanners. The Governor has declined to remit the fine imposed on the Chinese for playing fan-tan. Found —A Boat. Kaikoxjea, To-day. A ship’s boat, 25ft. long, was picked up on the beach three miles north of the Clarence river on Tuesday. The boat is painted green, with black gunwale, and the words “ Ganymede, Adelaide,” on the stern. Fire! Fire! Nelson, To-day. A fseven-roomed house in Vanguard street, rear of the Colonist office, was destroyed by fire early this morning. Richard Thomas, the owner and occupier, is a cab proprietor. He and his wife were from home at the time of the fire. Nothing was practically saved from the house, but three horses were got out of the stables at the rear, and also Thomas’ three carriages. Ultimately the stables were saved with little damage. The house was insured in the Standard for Ll6O, and the stabling in the same office for’LXOO. : i *

GUITEAU’S TRIAL.

The Prisoner Pound Guilty. I (By Cable). Washington, Jan. 25. The trial of Guiteau has concluded to-day, and resulted in the prisoner being found guilty of the murder of President Garfield.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

(by cable.)

London, Jan. 25. A serious railway collision occurred to-day near Hornsey, resulting in the death of two passengers and serious injuries to twenty others,

THE SANITARY STATE OF TAN CRED STREET.

At last night’s meeting of the Borough Council, after the Mayor had made his usual statement, he remarked that j there was one other matter to which he jwould advert. At last meeting of the Council, Messrs Jameson and Bland had waited upon it to complain of the sanitary condi tion of the south side of Tancred street, and the Council had promised to take steps for remedying the evil as soon as the state of their funds allowed. He (the Mayor) had said that negotiations were going on fur the sale of certain water pipes, and if those negotiations resulted in the sale of the pipes, then the Council might be in a position ft attend t<i> Tan cred street. On the day following the meeting, a paragraph appeared in The Guardian, which he thought was wholly unwarranted. He would read it to! them. The offensive paragraph was then read as follows :

A Bad State of Tilings.—At last night’s meeting of the Borough Council Mess rs Geo. Jameson and Bland waited upon that tody to complain of the terrible state of the drain on the south side of Tancred street. The place was a regular receptacle for dead cats and other refuse, and the stench arising from it abominable. Mr Jameson added that he had resolved to bring this matter under thji atten tion of the Council on sanitary grounds; There was diptheria and dysentery in five horn es close to his own, and really ihe matter was becom ing a most serious one. The deputation was informed by the chairman that the Council had no money to undertake the channelling of the place indicated. The Council would like to see the water flowing down every street in the place, bu t had not got the means to do any thing to remedy the nuisance complained of by Mr Jameson. It really seems to us that this is a matter that the Council ought to take up, even though they had to increase thelir over draft at the Bank. Diphtheria and djysentery frequently become epidemic in characl er, and therefore it is a matter ofabsolute necessity that something be at once done about this Tancred street drainage. Now he could not allow such a paragraph to pass without drawing the Council’s attention to it. All the members were not present when the deputation was interviewing the Council, and they might not be aware, therefore, of what had taken place. He (the Mayor) had never said that the Council vould do nothing in the matter of the Tancr id street business. He had said that there ivas some prospect of the pipes being sold, and it they were sold the Council would be in a position to carry out the necessary work in Tancred street His Worship continued to pro test against the paragraph, and said that even if it were true, he .bought the writer might have found som) topic to handle which would have beer ( less likely to dam age the reputation of thi ■ place. “ Really,” said the Mayor, “ a stranger coming here, or persons reading th s paragraph at a distance, would be apt tio imagine that the gutter on the south side of Tancrejl street was a regular receptachl for dead cats and dogs and other refuse. There was really nothing to warrant such; a statement. His Worship sat dowjn, and Cr l;st_Hill, bursting with impatience, rose excitedly to remark that what his Worship bad said was true. For his part he was ncit at all surprised; not in the least. He considered the lines in The Guardian, the work of a penny-a-liner in search of a sensational paragraph. He was surprised at his Worship noticing it. Cr St Hill pre sently sat down, and subsequently the Inspector of Nuisances entering the room. He was asked by the same speaker whether he had ever found any dead dogs or cats in the Tancred street gutter The Inspector said he had found no derd dogs, but had found the skeleton of a defunct cat on one occasion.

The ordinary business of the Council was then resumed.

VIVISECTION.

As a great many people, says a Home paper, will be told that Professor Per rier and Professor Yeo have between them been shown to have performed very cruel experiments upon monkeys and then left them lingering in their pain, and as the people who tell this side of the question will forget to add why all this was done, it may be worth while to supply the omission. For it would be a mistake to imagine that it is out of innate brutality that professors of medicine inflict pain on animals. Men are unfortun ately subject to various welljknown painful and hitherto almost invjariably incurable disorders, such as washing of the limbs, partial paralysis, Ijoss of speech, epilepsy, and the like.j all of which are often suspected, nay, even known, to have their origin in an in jury to, or disease of, the substance of the brain. Professor Perrier has been able to find by experiments upon ani mals, especially upon monkey;!;, that certain parts of the brain hftve to do with certain functions, and now that the brain is to a great extent mapped out, doctors can tell what spot in the brain it is that is affected. For instance, to take an unpublished case. A man came to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital showing symptoms epilepsy and of dis order in the right arm, which indicated something wrong at p. certain spot on the left side of the prain. He was asked if he could remember a blow on that side at any time. | He could not. The physician felt dbout the skull. There was certainly an indentation just where there might be expected ito be one. “ What is this ? ” “ Oh, T was kicked by a horse in Buenos ; Ayres nine years ago.” There was themischief. But it would not have been much use to know where the seat of the mischief lay, if one could not get at it. Here, again, Professor Ferrieii’s ex periment steps in. By practising on monkeys it has been discovered;—as it could not have been otherwise, for no one would dare to experiment on human lives—that the skull can be safely opened where necessary, the brain abscess or other trouble relieved; and the wound so made dressed and healed, and the patient cured. |So it was in this case. So it is now ;nearly every day, and we are yet in the in fancy of the matter. And that is Professor Perrier’s justification for any thing he may have been privy to with respect to the monkeys : .

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

ASHBURTON— To-Day. c i i | (Before Mr R. Alcorn, J.P.) I A Rowdy —William Lambert, an old < offender, was charged with drunkenness and abusive language, and also with i violently resisting a constable in the execution of hia duty. Constable Hicks deposed to the violent conduct of the accused, and a witness called by the police gave corroborative evidence. Ser geant Felton said the man had been fre quently convicted at Christchurch of similar offences. Fined 20s, or 48 hours’ imprisonment. The Abduction Case. —James Fowler ws|a charged, on remand, with the abduc tion of Lucy Haines, a girl under the age of; 10 years. Sergeant Felton explained to : His Worship that the case was heard on Wednesday last before the R.M., and an adjournment applied for for a week. His Worship declined to postpone the caso for that period, but had adjourned it for two days ; then, if the Justice thought the fresh evidence which was to be adduced wis sufficiently important he could re mand the accused until the following Wednesday. There was a witness in at tendance whose evidence might then be taken. Ruth Haines residing at Alford Forest, deposed that she was a married woman, and that the g rl Lucy Mary Haines was the adopted daughter of herself and husband She would be seventeen in March next. She had been with them since she was a fortnight old. The accused had oppor t mities of seeing the girl when she was at home. She went with witness to Meth ven on last Sports day, and they remained ojn the ground until evening. Witness then prepared to go home, and called the girl to come, but she refused and ran off with the accused. On the following Monday morning witness proceeded to Methven and saw Fowler, and asked for her daughter. He said he had given her some money and sent her to Dunedin. The witness said “ You are a liar; she knows no one there.” Witness added that she wanted the girl home, and the accused “ stood and laughed at her.” The girl was in the habit of being taken out by the ma i, although he had been forbidden to take her out. She left two LI notes under her pillow when she left home. She took away no clothes but those she had on. Witness Subsequently received the letter produced from the girl. [Letter read.] It stated that the young lady was stopping at Mrs Lancaster’s, Christchurch. The latter was quite well, “ and surprised to hear I was married.” “ Jim,” (the accused), the letter stated, was “ away at Rangiora or somewhere elsewhere.” The girl added ihat she wished her clothes and her two Ll notes sent to her. Letters be addressed to “ Mrs Fowler, Christ church,” and she “did not intend to return home. The accused was asked if he wished'to say anything, but he merely denied that he had taken the girl away.— Remanded to Wednesday next —Accused asked what bail His Worship would re quire.— His Worship would accept the accused’s bond for LIOO and two sureties of LSO each. The Court then rose.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

An adjourned ordinary meeting of the above was held last evening. Present : His Worship the Mayor and Crs Roberta, R. Friedlander, Hugo Friedlander, T. Bullock, J. Orr, Ivess, St. Hill, and Harrison. mayor’s statement. The Mayor reported the overdraft at the bank to be LI,BII 5s lid. Received since last meeting : dog licenses, L1410s; rents, collected, L 4 ; rates, LI ; pans, LI Os 8d CORRESPONDENCE. Letters were read as follows : From the manager of the Union Bank of Australia, Ashburton, stating that he had been advised by the branch at Dun edin to credit the Borough account with L 1,350. or any part thereof, on receiving railway receipts for the despatch of 200 tons of water pipes to Dunedin.—A letter was read from Mr Hutchinson, the pur chaser of the pipes, to the same effect.— After some discussion it was resolved that Mr Hutchinson be written to, asking him j;o instruct the Bank to pay the Council |;he purchase money, on that body under taking to load the pipes as soon as they are advised how they are to be consigned. From Mr Jas. Bradley, offering to lay down and keep in repair for a term of three years, 100 chains of good asphalte kerbing and channelling at Lslos per chain.—The offer was accepted. From the County Council, enclosing sundry resolutions passed at the con ference re charitable aid between members of the County and Borough Councils on Wednesday last.—The Mayor remarked after the resolutions had been read that he had no doubt that that Council and also the County Council would effect a very considerable saving by the taking over of the administration of their own charitable aid. According to the Charit able Aid Board’s own showing in their published statements of accounts for the past half year it appeared that they were spending little more than LIOO per annum on the Borough.—After a long discussion the resolutions as adopted by the confer ence were passed by the Council.

THE OPENING OF HAVELOCK STREET. A letter w'as read from the Railway De partment, acknowledging receipt of Coun cil’s petition, re Havelock" street, and stating that that street could not be opened across the railway line by a level crossing being formed, the extension of the Ashburton Station preventing it. From the same, offering to form a level crossing at Her mode street, provided the Council would construct the approaches. —lt was resolved that the Engineer be instructed to form the approaches. THE EXHIBITION. A circular was read from Mr Jameson, of Christchurch, asking the Council’s aid in forwarding the interests of the Exhibi tion, and in making it a success. —At the jjuggestion of his Worship the Mayor, a (lommiitee, consisting of the mover and Crs St. Hill and Ivess were appointed to confer with the Industrial Association, re the Exhibition. TOWN LIGHTING. Tenders were read for town lighting as follows : From Mr Hyde, offering to supply 24 lamps with kerosene for three years, from February to October, for L 5 10s 6d per lamp ; lighting and extinguishing, 3 years at 6s, and 1 year at Bs, extra. From the Gas Company, offering to supply gas at L 6 per lamp, for 3 years ; or, for one year for L 6 5s per lamp, light ing and extinquishing 25s extra per annum. . After an animated discussion it was re solved that the Gas Company’s tender for lighting at L 7 10s per lamp be accepted for one year. WORKS REPORT. ■ This report was read as follows : The Works Committee make the following report on the subjects referred to them : Men’s application for increase of wages.—lt was resolved by the Committee that all the men except Spien and Smith be discharged till the end of harvest. Asphalte Channelling.— That it be a recommendation to the Council to instruct the contractor to prepare 100 chains of asphalte channelling and kerb, to be laid as directed; also, that as in the Committee’s opinion the asphalte channelling and kerbing in Moore street having been sufficiently tested, the contractor, Mr Bradley, be paid for the same. The labor gang has been engaged forming parts of Havelock street and Wakanui road west and Winter street, and metalling in Park street; ploughing furrows in streets north-west of railway ; for fire prevention, lay ing water pipes from West street to East street j

making and fiixng culverts; raking and carting stones off streets; clearing side channels; attending to water supply, etc. It has been reported to us this afternoon that the lamp-post at the corner of Tancred and park streets lias been damaged by the arms being broken off by some children. , Cr Ivess inquired why the labor gang a services were to be dispensed with. There was no reason stated. If it was for any remissness of duty or incapacity, well and good ; but, otherwise, it was not treating the men fairly. Or St. Hill rose excitedly to remark that the time had come when these men’s services ought to bo dispensed with. They were not good workmen, and they were not working eight hours a day. There were plenty of men that he (Or St. Hill) could get at 6s a-day. He would' call upon Or Roberts to substantiate what he had said. Cr Hugo Friedlander made some re marks to the effect that the Works Com-- mittee were themselves responsible to a great extent for the shortcomings, if any, of the men. If the gang was to be dis banded he certainly thought that they should be first offered the option of accepting 6s a-day. This drew forth an indignant denial from Cr St Hill, who, while perfectly willing to allow Cr Friedlander’s financial abilities, thought he certainly was not a competent judge of what a man could do in the way of a day’s work. The Mayor said that he thought this was, after all, not a matter of very great importance. At harvest time it was a common thing for public bodies to dis miss their workmen, for employment was plentiful at such seasons. Several other councillors having spoken on the matter, the Engineer objected to the men being discharged on account of their incoinpetency. With one or two exceptions they were as good a lot of men as any to be found. The Council ought to remember that the harvest was nearly over now, and the work not so plentiful as they seemed to think. The Council were getting work done at 7£d a yard now that ordinarily cost Is a yard.

Cr St Hill remarked that the men were not so much to blame. They wanted a head to direct them.

Or Harrison pointed out the folly of disbanding the men in the face of what the Engineer had said. Let them weed out any bad workers by all means, but keep the rest. It was moved by Cr Ivess—“That the Works Committee be empowered to dis pense with the services of any member of the labor gang whose services t hey may ~ consider it undesirable to retain.” Cr St. Hill said that if this resolution was passed he would take it as a vote of want of confidence in the Works Com mittee. Several Councillors endeavored to show the last speaker that he was laboring under a false impression. The resolution was seconded by Or Har rison and carried. This was the only clause upon the reading of which there was any discussion, and with the exception of the clause the report was adopted.

INSPECTOR OP NDISANCE3 REPORT.

This official reported as follows : I. Re Closets. —There have been several complaints during the past fortnight of closets not being properly attended to and missed, but I do not think it is from neglect of the night man, but from his not having got his rounds properly fixed on, and from his not receiving authority to empty them ; however, I hope that he will, by the next meeting, have got more into the way of the work —There are also a good many closets requiring new pans which are being attended to. 2. Re Slops and other refuse matter. —There is no accumulation of refuse matter, and all rubbish, etc., has to-day been cleared from Quill’s, Saunders’ Buildings, and Prospect Buildings. Re Saunders’ Build ings, Mr Revans informs me that the Bank of New Zealand has bought some 15 feet more ground from Mr Cookson, and that as soon as his new buildings are sufficiently advanced they intend to at once alter the channel, and move the closets further back. 3. Re the complaint of the nuisance in the channel in Tancred street.—lt was removed the day after the last meeting, but I could not smell anything dis agreeable from it, but a few days before there was a dead rabbit close by the footpath, which was removed, and which 1 thought caused the nuisance. There have been several dead animals during the last ten days lying on unoccupied sections, which have been removed, and I wish to ask the Council’s advice as to who is to pay the cost of same. I also beg to state that during the hot summer weather I will be at the Borough Council’s office every day from 12 o’clock until half-past 12, so that should there be any nuisance that I might fail to see, or any complaints, I will attend to them the same day. 4. Mrs Boswell informed me to-day that het husband had got some work up country, and that he would in two or three months time pay a portion, if not all of the rent of the cottage, and she desired to know what rent the Borough Council would charge her. The report was adopted. ASPHALTING SIDE STREETS.

The motion tabled by Cr Harrison at the last meeting was then brought up : “ That the Council asphalte side streets from East street and West street for one block, provided all owners sign an agree ment to asphalte the other part, making in all half the sidewalk.”

Cr Harrison, in speaking of the motion standing in his name, remarked that the work done in East street had given every satisfaction. Seeing that the side streets were now rapidly filling up with shops and business places it was highly desirable that these side streets should be asphalted. He was quite sure the residents in those places would gladly bear a fair share of the expense attached to the undertaking. The Mayor app ared to approve of the proposal, and remarked that they could finish the work a block at a time. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.

HELD OVER. Cr St. Hill asked permission to hold over the notice of motion standing in his name.—Granted. NOTICE OF MOTION. Cr St. Hill tabled a notice of motion for consideration at the next meeting, to the effect that the attention of Govern ment be called to the dangerous state of the Burnett and Tancred street railway crossings, and asked to remedy the evil.

ACCOUNTS. The usual accounts were passed for payment, and the Council adjourned.

THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

[from our own correspondent.] [by telegraph.] Christchurch, To-day. The following is the third reading of stations to which ministers are actually appointed, subject to a confirmation to night at five o’clock:—Auckland District —Pitt street, A. Reid and H. Dewsbury; Wesley College, J. Watkin; Grafton road, W. Oliver and W. Parsonson; North Shore, J. Spence ; Thames, H. Bull; Upper Thames, Pinfold; Manakau, G. Bond; Pukekohe, Salter; Cambridge, Carr; Hamilton, Dukes ; Te Awa mutu, J. Wills; Raglan,—Slade; Kai para, Gittos; Paparoa, Abernethy; Wairoa, Caughey; Hokianga, Ham mond; Kawakawa, —Brooke, Whangarei, Dellow; Tauranga, Barber; Gis borne. Hudson; New Plymouth, the President; Waitara, W. Harper; Patea, Luxford and J. Jones ; Wanganui, Williams; Rangitikei, Rouse; Sandon, Worker; Palmerston North, Grif fiths; Wellington, Bavin and— Baum her ; Hutt, Connell; Greytown, F. Dewsbury; Masterton, L. Isett; Napier, Lewis; Scandinavian Mission, Neil son; Nelson, - Lee; Richmond, Kirky Blenheim, McNicol ; Hokitika,

Lawry; Greyraouth,— B;Ti; Durhi street, Best and Tinsley , -vd( ham, —Rishworth; St Albans, . ioiij

THE ASHBUI

TON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1882.



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