SHIPPING.

I ' ! »■ - ■■ POET OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Emperor, brig, from Newcastle. Maud Grahom, schooner, from Kaipara. inui, schooner, from Foxton. T. B. Taylor, affiooner, from Wanga m { ; T|o-day. i Wakatipu, sis., from Sydney, via Wel iKifiHttf 1 -''"''--' ■ Sailed. Yesterday. v ,„ Westport, &1,, for Timaru. . ■ To-day. Wakatipu, f;.s., for Port Chalmers. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, Yesterday. Amyed—Perthshire, barque from Glas gow ; Weatherfield, ship, from London. Alhambra, from Melbourne, via the South : Kiwi, from the East Coast; Graf ton, from Nelson and West Const; Oreti, from Auckland, via the Bast Coast; Southern Orissa, from the South; An tiions, brigantine, from Greymouth; Saucy Lass, nchooner, from Lyttelton. Hokitika, Yesterday. Arrived—The schooner Wanganui, from Doqedin and Oamaru. “ . Dunedin. Yesterday. Arrived—ii-frederick Basil, from New castle ; IndiiH, from Hobart.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES;. Saturday, January 28. Ur.X. Bullock, at the Bazaar —Horses ; ISO. p.m.j I Hr T. Bullock, at the Bazaar—C in fractors’ Plant; 2 o’clock. Tuesday, January 31. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Ashburton Yards—Stock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &o To-Night, Wednesday, January 25. Horticultural Society—Meeting of Com mittee, F’oyntz and Co.’a Office, 8 p.m. ■ To-morrow, Thursday, January 26. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Wednesday, February 1. Amateur Dramatic Club, Town Hall, 8 p.m. County Council; at the County Council Uhambeiß.at 11 o’clock. Thursday, February 2. Wakanni Road Board- —Monthly Meeting, Boad Board Office, Moore street Tuesday, February 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 25, 1882.

TOWN EDITION. [lsmtd at 430 p. m. j

Postal.— The San Francisco mail will closest Ashburton on Saturday next, ;at Lo.3oa.rn. Thb English Orxokkters.— The, Eng* 1 liah Eleven will play a match in Waikato, j

District CotritT.-—The next sitting of the District Court at ; Ashburton will be held on Wednesday, the B|h February, at 11a.m. No Hope for Dupree. —The charge of perjury against Constable O’Shea, who was the principal witness in the case of the constable convicted at the last Su preme Court of stealing fowls, has been dismissed by the Dunedin Bench. Sweepstakes Strictly Prohibited.— In the Wellington Court of Appeal the case of Sir W. Fitzherbert and others, who were convicted under the Ga ning and Lotteries Act for taking part in a sweep stake on the Hutt Racecourse, was heard yesterday. The conviction was affirmed, and the appeal dismissed with costs. Our Local Cricketers. —We have been requested to remind members of the Ashburton and Borough clubs that a match will commence this evening on the Domain ground, when it is hop id that a good muster of cricketers will roll up, so as to make the game as enjoyable as possible. A Promising Juvenile. —A boy named John Connell, eleven years of age, was arrested yesterday at Wanganui charged with stealing L 4 from the dwellinghouse of a man named Simpson. The boy had spent a portion of the money in buying sweetmeats, pipes and tobacco. He had entered the house by raising a window. Correction. —Mrs Perham vmtes, ask ing us to correct a mistake occurring in a paragraph in Friday’s issue,.. referring .to the accident which Mr Perham met with on the day named. Mr Perham was kicked in the chest by a horse, but he was not carting stone, it appears, hut harrow ing at the Hinds for Mr MciLean. He was conveyed to his own home, and not to the hospital.

The International Exhibition at Christchurch. The Exhibition building in Hagley Park, will have twi main en trances, each half a chain in width. The first will be situated on the Lincoln Road, about a . chain from the corner. f The other entrance will be on Lincoln' road opposite St. Asaph Street. The work of erection is to be proceeded with with all possible despatch, and the first post it is expected will be driven on Monday next. South Canterbury Jockey Club.—- A telegram published in our issue of yes terday notifies that the nex t meeting of the above has been fixed for Thursday and Friday, April 20 and 21. { Our. own Autumn Meeting has been arranged for April 19 and 20. Thus the two meetings will clash, unless some alteration is made in the date of one or the other of these. Probably this matter will receive atten tion at the Ashburton Racing Club’s meeting, called for to-morrow evening. Tinwald Householders’ Meeting.— The annual meeting of householders was held on Monday evening, there being bpt a small attendance—Mr Joseph Clark in! the chair. The report for the past year having been read, a ballot was taken, and the following gentlemen were elected as a committee, namely, Messrs 3. Clark, W. H. Smith, D. Teppett, F. Lewis, H. Jones, C. Jephson, and R. Ennis. A meeting of committee was afterwards held, and Mr Joseph Clark was elected chairman for the ensuing year. “ Taken the Benefit op the Act.”— The plaintiff in a certain civil case heard at the Resident. Magistrate’s Court this morning was already in the box and on the point of declaring, “ that account as still due and owing,” when the defendant softly murmured, “I have filed, your Worship.” “ Filed?” said his Worship ; “When?” “Yesterday, sir,” remarked the debtor. “You withdraw the case, 1 suppose,” said the Clerk of the Court, glancing at the creditor. “ Yes, I suppose so,” said the latter, sadly. He was evi dently in a blissful state of ignorance until that moment that the defendant had taken “ the benefit of the Act,” and descended from the box with a considerably length ened visage.

The Next English Cricket Team.— The contingent of gentlemen and pro fessional players, expected to visit the colonies before the end of 1882 will com prise the following gentlemen :—lvo Bligh, Alfred Lyttelton, A. 6. Steel, C. J. Studd, G. B. Studd, G. H. F. Leslie, A. P. Lucas, and G. F.: Vernon. The professionals will be selected from Barnes, Bates, Barlow, Flowers,. Morley, Peate, and Dlyett. The abovo names include the flower of English c'ricket ; and the eleven to represent the Old Country on the occasion of the next trial of strength with the next Australian Eleven, will probably be selected from them.— Times. Magisterial. - —Very general satisfac tion will, we are sure, be felt at; the ap pointment of Richmond Beetham, Esq., as our Resident Magistrate. Mr Beetham, who was recently transferred from Timaru to Christchurch, has won the respect and esteem of all with whom he has come in contact, and Ashburton may consider it self extremely fortunate in having a gentleman of so much experience and acumen as Mr Beetham to preside over its temple of justice. The following notifica tion of Mr Beetham’s appointment here appears in the last number of the Gazette : —“ Richmond Beetham, Esq., R. M., to be a Resident Magistrate for the district of Ashburton, with jurisdiction to LIOO, from the 16th instant.” We understand that Mr Beetham will hold a weekly sitting at Ashburton. The following magisterial appointment is also gazetted :—“ Joseph Beswiok, Esq., R.M., to be Resident Magistrate for the districts of Timaru and Geraldine, with jurisdiction to LIOO, from the 16th inst, vice R. Beetham, Esq., transferred. Important Legal Decision. The judgment of the Supreme Court on the rule nisi obtained on behalf of the borough of Wanganui, calling upon William Hair and others to show cause why the, sum awarded by the Compensation Court should not bo reduced to L3,0Q0, was de livered at Wellington yesterday by Judge Richmond, Judge Prendergast, C.J,, con curring, as follows:—“The case is an im portant one to the public generally, be cause of the question of principle involved, and also to the parties, on account of the large amount of compensation allowed by the award. It must, however, be dis posed of upon exceedi nglj simple grounds. The Court put two values on the land in the first place—its value in the general market, which is assessed at L3OO, and then there is added the sum of L 5,000 as a special value to the corporation of the land as a reservoir, we are of opinion that this added value cannot be allowed. The policy of the law prohibits making the necessity of the taker the measure of the value, that is of the price the taker is to pay. The ; true measure of value is the value in the general market. It is ad mitted that a special value of this land a s a reservoir in the general market must be allowed, and we think it has been so allowed in the award of L 3,000. The wording of the award shows that this is the case. I put the case to Mr Travers on the argument of the owner of land in a narrow pass in a mountain range, whose land was required for a railway, and I asked whether it could be contended that the landowner could exact as the price ijo be paid to him the whole cost of a tunnel through the range, which the railway company would have had to make had they been unable to purchase the pass; yet the principle is exactly the same as that involved in this case. To exact this additional sum of L 6,000 for the value to the corporation, and to no one else, would be against the policy of the law. The question is one of almost entire novelty, and is necessarily raised and cpntested here. We are therefore of opinion that j -each parjty. should pay its qwq cosjfcs. i Th,o rule to reduce the award of the . Compensation Court to L 3,000 is made i

Ashbubjcon Bounty Council. The next general meeting of this Council takes place on fhe lEjth prox., instead of the first Wednesday! in the month. The Oathol|c Bazaar. —This bazaar closed last nighib with an auction of the surplus goods. . Considering that the first days of tlie baziiar were wet, we are glad to learn? that the undertaking was a decided sjiccess. WooLiiGN Factory Company. —A spe cial meeting of the above was held at 4.30, and, therefore, of course, too late for further notice in this issue. A report of the proceedings will appear in to-morrow’s paper. ( Telegraphic Holidays. To-morrow being th;j anniversary of the colony of New South Wales, the hours observed by the Wakapuaka cable station on that day will bo 10.30 to 11.30 a. m., and 7.30 to 9.30 p.m., New Zealand time. Our Tolunteers. — The usual monthly Volunteer inspection parade was held last evening, when there was a respectable muster |>f some 50 men. The band turned out as I usual, and the “march past” was waflched with the customary interest. The amjiual meeting of the corps will be held op Tuesday evening next at the drill shad, when the the Treasurer, Secre tary, aii.d management committee will be electedUor the ensuing year. St. Mark’s Sunday School, Rakaia.— On Sunday last, the Yen. Archdeacon Harris [inspected the above Sunday School, and expressed himself as very much pleasec i with the result. The day being wet, ni it more than twenty-four children were present, of whom the majority passed a very creditable examination, while i hree of the first class, viz :—Ernest Cox, Daniel; Street, and Rose Bruce, ob tained the Primate’s certificate of merit for pi efficiency in religious knowledge. The Yen. Archdeacon congratulated the super! itendont, Mrs Chambers, on the excelli mt discipline that was maintained in the school, as well as on the fact that since the above lady had taken charge the scjiiool had more than doubled itself, the m tmbers on the roll being now up wards of 80'. Ou.i Good Templar Friends. — A notion appears elsewhere calling the atten tion c f Third Degree Good Templars to the fret that to-morrow evenifi" the; 'elec tion if officers for the Unity Degree

Temple takes place. This evening we belie--e the Dawn of Peace Lodge, No. 164, Ashburton, pays a fraternal visit to the Will and the Way Lodge, No. 206, Tinwald. On Friday evening next the Loca . Division of the Sons of Temperance install their officers for the next six months. On Saturday next the Star of the East Lodge, No, 62, Ashburton, and the Clear Brook Lodge, No. 193, Water ton, elect their officers for the next three monffis. On Monday next the Dawn of Peace Lodge,, Ashburton, and the Hope of Willowby Lodge elect their officers; and ion Friday, February 3, an entertain ment is to take place in the Templar Hall in connection with the Unity Degree Temple. So the whole of the advo cates of temperance hereabouts have their hands pretty full.

THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

The following additional business was transacted at the Conference yes terday afternoon, too late for insertion in bur last issue : It was resolved that married minis ters be appointed to the Waiuku and Pdkekolie, and Balclutha circuits, and that Gisborne, Mornington, and Tapa nui be relieved from their obligations for one year. Applications for additional ministers were received and granted in the fol lowing cases ;—Auckland, one to reside at Mount Albert, North Shore, Mahu rangi, Coromandel, Te Awamutu, Raglan (Native minister), Hokihanga (Native), Patea, Christchurch, Wool ston, l.nd Dunedin (Trinity Church). It was? also agreed to appoint home missioiiaries to the following stations, viz. jOpunake, Havelock, and Mal vern. i The| following statistical return was read by the Secretary :—Ministers, 84 ; colleges, 1 ; members, 4,346; on trial, 717; catechumens, 6105 communi cants,: t,x6i ; deaths, 2; Sunday Schools, 164; scholars, 13,9225 ad herents, 38,256. The figures refer to the European population only.

ELGIN SCHOOL COMMUTES.

At the annual meeting of the house holders of the Elgin educational district, Mr J, Stanley Bruce (the late Chau man of the School Committee) was voted to the chair.

The following annual report from the past Committee was read and adopted— “ Since the last annual meeting the Committee have' to make the following report : That the Board of Education made an investigation into Mr Albert Proudlock’s conduct, which resulted in the Board terminating his engagement as master on the 19th November last. The Board of Education temporarily appointed Mr T. M. Wilson in charge, but have since permanently appointed Mr Walter J. King, of the Pleasant Valley School. In accordance with sections 82 and 103 of the Education Act, the accounts for the past year have been audited by Mr W. fl. Boyle, and certified to as being correct. They further give a credit balance in favor of the Committee of L 8 12s lid. The Committee gave a fortnight’s holidays from: the 23rd Dec., terminating on the 6tb instant., and request the new Com mittee to fix the general holidays to take effect during harvest. They further re commend that the children shall have a school treat on the last day if their vaca tion, as there will be more time to spare after harvest than at present. The Com mittee beg to accord a vote of thanks to Mr T. M. Wilson for his courtesy and assistance.”

The Chairman, after referring to the several clauses in the Education Act touching on elections of School Com mittees, called on the householders pre sent to nominate candidates, which re sulted in the re-election of all the mem bers of the old Committee but one, who declined to be nominated —Messrs John Cochrane, J. Stanley Bruce, Andrew Letham, David Cochrane, S. Scott, Geo. Cox, and James Skilling. At a meeting held immediately after the election of the Committee, Mr J. Stanley Bruce was unanimously appointed Chair man for the ensuing year, and it was decided that the general holidays should commence on Friday, the 27th inst., and terminate on the 2nd March.

HOSPITAL COMMITTEES.

A special meeting of these Committees was held this morning, at the County Council offices. Present —His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), Messrs A. Har rison, E. G. Wright, Cameron, J. Jackson, St Hill, and Ivess. Mr St Hill moved, Mr Wright seconded —“ That the County and Borough Coun cils be recommended to take under their joint control the administration of the charitable aid within the borough and county of Ashburton.”—Carried. Mr Wright moved, Mr St Hill seconded —That the local contribution to the maintenance of the Hospital be appor tioned between the county and borough in Sortion to the population in the two icts.”—-Carried, i JEt was resolved to sqnd eppies of these resolutions to the Town'Clerk. 1 ;

the event of the bodies adopting the above resolutions, a committee of man agement from each local body be ap pointed. Mr Wright moved and Mr A. Harrison seconded —“ That the committee of man agement be composed of five members, namely, the Chairman of the County Council, the Mayor of the Borough, ex officio, and three other members, two to be elected annually by the County Council and one by the Borough Council.

Mr Ivesa moved and the Chairman seconded—“ That in the event of the joint bodies adopting the recommendation of this conference, the arrangement for the management of the Hospital and the dis pensation of charitable aid be fixed for one year only, or until such period as the General Assembly may make provision for the management of Hospitals. ” —The re solution on being put was lost, three voting for it and four against. After some other routine business the meeting adjourned.

CABLE NEWS

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[PEK REUTER’S AGENCY.] Money and Commercial. London, Jan. 21. New Zealand securities remain at the following quotations; —Five per Cent. 10-40 Loan, 104 ; Five per Cent. 1889 Loan, 104; Four and a half per Cent. 1879-1904 Loan, 101%. Ade laide wheat, ex warehouse, unchanged, 555, ex store ; New Zealand ditto, 525. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,850,000 quarters. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 41s. Australian tallow —Best beef has fallen is 6d per cwt., and is quoted to-day at 41s 6d ; best mutton, has declined 2s, at 465. Galvanised iron, per ton, 26m. gauge, Lxß 10s. Best Sydney copra has advanced to Lts per ton. Austral ian leather, best sides are worth xo^d.

Bank Dividend. The Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend of 7 per cent, for the past half-year. Stealing Dynamite. London, Jan. 23. Intelligence is to hand from Ireland that 6oolbs of dynamite have been stolen from a factory in Limerick, where a quantity of the explosive material was stored. No clue to the perpetrators of the robbery has yet been obtained by the police. Happy Erin. The trial at Cork of fifteen members of a secret society of marauders, who were recently arrested in Dublin, has been concluded. All the prisoners were convicted, and have received heavy sentences of imprisonment. A leader of the society, who turned in former, gave evidence showing the ex istence of a widespread Fenian organis ation in Ireland.

AUSTRALIAN.

[per reoter’s agency.] A Hitch. Melbourne, Yesterday. A hitch has occurred in regard to the Garonne’s passengers who have been liberated from quarantine. The agents of the latter are demanding sus tenance money for the period of their detention, but the Government have declined to interfere. Sugar. A Mauritius telegram dated the 24th inst. states that 400 tons of sugar have been engaged for Lyttelton. He’s Coming. Sailed, this afternoon—Union Com pany’s steamship Albion, for the Bluff. The Hon Peter Lalor, Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly is a pas senger by her.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] Drowned. Auckland, To-day. Alexander Wilkie, mate of the brigan tine Eliza Mary, was drowned last night. He was escorting a drunken seaman aboard when both slipped from the plank connecting the vessel and the wharf. The seaman was picked up at once, but Wilkie’s body has not yet been re covered . Been Drinking. Masterton, To-day. A man named Ford fell off his horse last night, and was killed. He had been drinking. Suspicious. Dunedin, To-day. Phillip Waldmann, baker, in whose house the Queenstown fire broke out, was arrested by the police here and remanded to Queenstown for Monday next, bail being fixed in self in LI,OOO and two sureties of LSOO each. Ihe circumstances surrounding the fire are exceedingly sus picious. In a private unoccupied house belonging to Waldmann a quantity of in flammable material was found. His wife came to Dunedin last week, bringing a quantity of household goods with her.

INQUEST.

1 An enquiry touching the death of John Brown, who was found dead yes terday morning in an outhouse on his farm, near Ashburton, was held this afternoon at the Royal Hotel, before Joseph Beswick, Esq., coroner, and a jury, of whom Mr R, W. Shearman was chosen foreman. Prior to the commencement of the proceedings Mr W. Adams, who was summoned on the jury, produced a letter received by himself in answer to one addressed by him to the secretary of the United Fire Brigade Associa tion, Dunedin, making enquiries as to the liability of firemen to be summoned on juries. Mr Adams explained that he had been requested by the Associa tion to obtain the Coroner’s ruling on this matter. He did not wish to hold himself exempt from sitting on this jury, but merely wished to get an expression of opinion from the Coroner. He quoted from the letter received from the Secretary, to the following effect : “ Efficient firemen are exempt from jury duty. They must have attended all practices, fires, etc., during the past twelve months previous to the applica tion for exemption. If the captain certifies incorrectly he is subject to a fine of L 50.” This was provided for by the Juries Act 1868, and the Amend- ' ment Act 1874, introduced by Mr Macandrew.” j In reply to Mr Adams, Mr Beswick, ] said that he had only just been ap- i pointed a coroner, and was quite new < to the duties of the office. He could 1 not therefore be expected to give a ? reply off-hand to the query. It was certainly a matter of some importance, t and one that should be mooted. He t He presumed the questioner had 1; gained his object in givifig publicity to a

Mr Adams replied that that was so. He had no objection to sit on the jury, but in the interests of the citizens he had thought proper to pursue the course he had. The jury then proceeded to view the body, when the following evidence was taken:—

Charles Brown, laborer and brother of deceased, deposed that he resided at Springcreek Farm, Ashburton Forks. Was in the employ ot the deceased, with whom he had lived at the farm. The body lying without was that of witness’ brother, John Brown. Deceased was a single man, farming 183 acres. Last saw him alive after breakfast yesterday morning, about 8.30. He appeared in his usual spirits, and was very cheerful during breakfast. He made a hearty meal, talking about the crops the while. He usually rested himself after his meals, but he left the table before witness yesterday. He asked witness for the machine knife, and he went to the chaff-house to sharpen it. This was the last witness saw of him. Witness then went to work in the wheatfield. Presently witness said to the hired man Murphy, “I wonder what has become of John ; he must be asleep.” Deceased re maining absent, they went in about three-quarters of an hour to look for him. They went to the chaff-house. As they were going, witness fancied he heard the door shut, but thought this was his imagination., Found the door shut. Deceased was hanging from a beam in the chaff house with his face towards the door. Witness cut him down, and sent at once for Dr Murdoch. Believed that deceased was then dead, but went for the doctor. Witness had lived with his brother for fifteen months, during which time he had never show any symptoms of insanity at all. Deceased was about 35. He was certainly not in difficulties. He always paid cash for his purchases. Witness had no idea what led deceased to take away his life. Last week he said in a jocular way, after alluding to the wet weather and the crop, “ I wish Mother Shipton’s prophecy would come true, and take us out of this.” This was said in a funny way, and made them laugh. Had not the slightest idea what led deceased to make away with him self. He was in perfect health and spirits.

By a juror: Could not swear that the land was not mortgaged, although thought it was not. James Murdoch, duly qualified medi cal practitioner, residing in Ashburton, deposed that the last witness, Charles Brown, came for him yesterday morn ing, and in consequence of what he said witness proceeded to the Spring creek Farm. The body of the deceased was lying at the chaff-house. Identified the one lying without as that of the same person. He had been dead for about a couple of hours when witness saw him, about 10 o’clock. Death had re sulted in witness’ opinion from suffoca tion by hanging. There was no dislo cation of the spinal cord. The body was lying in the chaff house. Robert Neill, constable, stationed at Ashburton, deposed that Charles Brown reported the death of his brother, John Brown, to him yesterday morning as he Was passing the farm. Saw the body of the deceased lying in the chaff-house, and searched it. Found the silver watch, knife, and string, produced, upon it, but no papers of;any kind. The rope pro duced was fastened in such a manner to the beam above that it could not slip down. The oil-can produced was standing close by the rope. To reach the rope, deceased must have stood upon the oil-can. Sarah Brown, wife of Charles Brown the brother of the deceased, deposed that both herself and her husband were in deceased's employment. He was in his usual health and spirits yesterday morning. He.was usually jocular. He rose about the same time as usual yesterday morning. He enjoyed ex cellent health. Deceased and witness’ husband were on the best of terms. They had never had an angry word dur ing the whole time they had lived to gether—fifteen months. Deceased had been out here for eleven years, and witness had heard him say he had never had an illness since he had been in the colony. Witness had known deceased for six years, and had never known him the worse for drink. Could not assign any reason at all for the suicide ot de ceased. His father and mother were alive in England. A juryman (Mr Tucker) then rose to remark that he had known the de ceased for the last fifteen months, and he was a man who was always anxious to pay his way even before he received the things he might purchase. But he was, in the speaker’s opinion, a man who would be likely to make away with himself if he thought his wheat crop was going to fail. Sooner than ask any one for money, he would, Mr Tucker thought, destroy himself. The coroner remarked that there was no evidence at all to point to the deceased’s being in any monetary diffi culty. The jury returned an immediate verdict—“ That deceased hung him self while in a state of temporary insanity.”

The Eleven at Wellington. —Just as we are going to press, we learn by wire that the English Eleven are hard at in at Wellington. The telegram says :—“Shaw won the toss, and sent his team in first to the wickets. The weather is fine, but there is a poor attendance. At present the score stands at 8, without the loss of any wickets. Ulyett and Barlow are in. Serious Accident. —A very seriousacci dent occurred at about a quarter after six yesterday evening in Christchurch. One of Seaton’s omnibusses (says the Times), the “Stanmore,” which had been plying to and from Lancaster Bark during the day, was proceeding thither at the time above men tioned, and when in Lower High street, about midway between Barbadoes street and the Belt, a cab, coming towards Christchurch, came into collision with the 'bus, which was suddenly checked on its course, and Mr Grierson, Sen., who was sitting on the box beside the driver, was thrown off on the road, the back of his head striking the kerb and sustaining a severe injury. Mr Grierson was picked up in an insensible condition, and with his head bleeding profusely hej was carried to the residence of Mr B. J. Hale, at the corner of the Belt. Meanwhile the cab man who had the misfortune to run into the ’bus drove «ff for a medical man, and in a short time Dr Prins was in atten dance. On examination he considered that it would not be advisable to remove the sufferer, for some hours, as he was lying in an .unconscious and precarious state. We learn by telegram that the un-i fortunate man succumbed to his injuries

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

ASHBURTON— To-Day. (Before Joseph Res wick, Esq., R.M.) Alleged Abduction. —James Fowler, a laborer, a resident of Methven, but de scribed in the information as Christ church;, was charged on the sworn infor mation of Michael Haines with the abduc tion of his daughter, Lucy Haines, an un married girl un|ler the age of sixteen years.—Sert. Fulton stated that the girl was in Christchurch, her parents resided at Alford Forest. Jnder these circum stances he would ask for a remand of eight days.—His Worship asked the defendant whether he had anything to say.—The defendant said “ I never took the girl away. I was going up in the same train with her. I was going to Rangiora, she was going to Christchcurch. ” —Sergeant Felton said the girl’s age was fifteen years and nine months, and that she represented that she was j’aarried to the defendant She had directed that letters for her should be addressed to “ Mrs Fowler, Chri-itchurch. ’j The defendant denied the marriage •-|-Hia Worship asked the de fendant if he ilould get bail. —He said he could not.—Hjis Worship remanded Fow ler until Fridiiy next. \\ipe DeseJition. —Thomas Hussey was charged witlj wife desertion.—Sergeant Felton said tl lat the man had been ar rested on a w irrant issued by the Christ church Bene r. His wife had seen no thing of him since March last.—Re manded to C iristchurch. CIVIL CASES. Carleton v M'Avey.—Claim Lll, for harvesting work done. Mr Purnell for plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff for LlO and costs. Branson and Purnell v. Montgomery and Co.—Claim L 3 fid. Judgment for plaintiff, less a set off of 18s, with 8s costs. The Court then adjourned.

SOUTH RAKAIA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The Annual Meeting of householders wis held in the School room, South Riakaia, on Monday evening last. iThe report of the retiring Committee was read as follows : —“ Annual report of the South Rakaia School Committee : The School Committee have much pleasure in giving a short report of their steward ship. During the year 17 meetings have been held, with an average attendance of six members out of seven. In March last the late Miss Ausley died, and the Com mittee had much pleasure in testifying to the useful way she worked her classes, and how much she was beloved by the children. Messrs Veel and Malcolm were requested by the Committee to choose a successor to Miss Ausley, and their choice was our present Mistress, Miss Milsom, who has proved the wisdom of their choice, as she has given great satisfaction. In August Mr Hale tendered his resignation, and, as before, the Committee requested Messrs Yeel and Malcolm to choose a successor ; their choice fell on Mr Dixon, and the way in which he has managed the school since his appointment by the Cen tral Board has again proved that those gentlemen knew what they were about. The Inspector’s report is a most satisfac tory one, and your Committee have every reason to hope that the next will be bet ter. Great improvements have been made in the buildings, which enables the master to better classify the children, and gives the mistress an opportunity of teaching singing without interfering with the regu lar class work. The pupil teacher, Miss Doherty, is still attentive to her duties. She has passed one examination, and is now preparing for another. In conse quence of the great increase in attendance, the Act permitted the appointment of a second pupil teacher, and the Committee unanimously choose Miss Rose Bruce, and requested the Central Board to appoint her, which they have promised to do. In consequence of the Chairman doing the clerical work, the Committee were able to save LlO ; which (with a small sum from the incidental allowances) was used for painting the school room. In December a concert was held, which proved a thorough success, and the sum of LlO Is was netted, part of which was spent on the picnic, and the balance—L2 11s—is being used for providing a football and swings. J. C. Wason, Esq., kindly invited the children to Corwar, and gave them a hearty welcome and plenty of enjoy ment. In conclusion, your Committee wish to state that you have now got a first-class staff of teachers, and a fair atten dance of children, and hope you will use the former well, and do your best by keeping up the latter; as without the punctual and regular attendance of the children, the teachers cannot be successful. The; following gentlemen were elected members of the local Committee ;—Messrs Hardy, Bryne, Gaarder, Bowler, Kemble, and the Revs. Chambers and Westbrook, all the old Committee being re-elected with the exception of Mr Davies, who de clined to stand and the Rev. Mr Westbrook was elected in the place of the above na med gentleman.

At a meeting of the newly-elected Com mittee, held immediately after, Mr O. A. C. Hardy was unanimousely re-elected Chairman. It was resolved that the usual monthly meeting of the Committee be held on the second Monday in the month, at 7.30 p.m. It was also resolved that tenders be cal led for cleaning the school room for 12 months, one to be accepted next Saturday evening at 8 o’clock.

CRICKET.

THE ALL-ENGLAND CRICKET MATCH. [By Our Special Reporter.] Christchurch, Yesterday. The cricket match was continued very soon after 11 this morning, in dull, overcast weather. It was not, however, an un fortunate day for cricket, as it was fairly warm, notwithstanding a slight north easterly wind. It was evident thai few people had expected the match to pro ceed with such punctuality, as the at tendance was not large at the start, but ’busses and cabs plying down to the ground seemed to do a tolerably good trade. The Englishmen seemed to be suffering from a temporary collapse, as, witll the exception of Shaw, none of them maw any great stand, two falling victims to the veteran, E. Fowler, at mid-on. Fowjler’s fielding has indeed been quite a feature of the match. The innings closed for 230 ; only 22 funs having been added to the score by the last three wickets. Play began with Emmett taking the last ball of Fuller’s over. Chapman took up the howling at the other end, and in his oveJ sent Midwinter full pitch to leg, whi|h that batsman hit hard to square leg; twojonly resulted, and before Midwinter had; time to increase his score he was clean bowled by Fuller. The ball pitched to leg and broke in. Midwinter’s innings ran up much quicker than most others, con sisting of 20, made up of one 4, two’s and singles. Seven wicks for 211. Chapman clean bowled Emmett in his third over, and then the two.last were caught off Ful ler by E. Fowler at mid-on. The eighth and ninth wickets fell for 219 and 228 re spectively with the score at 230. The in nings closed before 12. The following are the scores : All England Eleven —lst innings. Dljfett, b Leach... 59

Batflow, b Chapman 77 Selby, c Ashby, b Wilding ... ... 1 Bates; run out ... ’ '... 32 Shrewsbury,, b Chapman 18 Midwinter, b Fuller 20

Scotton, cJ. Fowler, b Fuller ... 0 Emmett, b Chapman 2 Shaw, not out 16 Pilling, c E. Fowler, b Fuller 2 Peate, c Fowler, b Fuller ... ... 0 Extras 3 Total ... ... ... 230 The Canterbury Eighteen appeared at the wickets at 12.15 p.ra., and Shaw placed his men as follows ;—Pilling wicket, Shaw slip, Peate bowler, Mid winter mid-on, Shrewsbury point, Selby mid-off, Barlow square-leg, Emmett long off, Bates deep long-off, Scotton cover- ~ point, Ulyett long-field. There was no long-leg or long-stop, and Pilling at the wicket had a great deal to do. Peate took the first over from the south end and bowled a maiden, and Midwinter another from the gate end. In Peate’s second over Strange let out at him, and obtained the first two for the Canterbury score. In Peate’s sixth over Strange let out again at Peate, and made another two, but soon after put a ball up into Shaw’s hands at slip—the first wicket falling for 9, the retiring man’s score being 6. Watson succeeded Strange, and played very carefully to both bowlers, only making singles, his first bringing up 10 on the telegr iph board. The Englishmen’s tactics with Million were most amusing; they crept in almost under his bat in their endeavors to get a catch, but Peate at length succeeded in dismissing him with a ball that was pitched close up to his wicket. He had been in forty minutes for his four runs. Two wickets for 17. Leach then went to the wickets, but the second ball ho received from Mid winter sent his bails flying, and the Canterbury supporters felt some what crestfallen as the captain walked back to the pavilion without having in creased the score—3 for 18. Wilding quickly seemed at home, and began hitting about pretty freely till, in trying a short run, he paid the penalty, as the ball was quickly returned by Peate—the fourth wicket falling for 26. Ashby then went in, and after Watson had made another, an adjournment was made for luncheon. _ i 2.30p.m. saw Ashby and Watson again at the wickets, Midwinter contributing a no ball in his first over. Ashby scored a > single from Peate, but the former was : held by Midwinter in his next over. ■ 29—5—1. Reeves took his place, and > finished the over without adding to the ■ score. Watson scored a single off Peate, s bringing up 30. Midwinter bowled a t maiden, and Reeves put one to square-leg b for a single off the left-hander, and ■ snicked Midwinter for a brace. A) ) maiden by Midwinter followed. Reeved , made a nice cut for two, which he followed 3 up by putting Peate away for a single, and a Watson cut the same bowler for two. ( t Reeves’ leg-stump went down to the first * ball of Midwinter’s next over, and the , telegraph board showed 39—6—7. J. , Fowler now faced Midwinter, whom he i snicked for one. Peate now gave the ball , to Emmett, Watson touching him for 1 one. Three maidens followed, but in the i next Emmett was drove by Watson in the , slips ior two. Fowler put Midwinter J into the outfield for one, but his time ■ had come, and he was bowled by Emmett J without further increasing the score. 44—7 —3. E. Fowler joined Watson, - and three maidens were sent, along., r Fowler punished Emmett for three, and - Watson snicked the last ball of the over 3 for a single. The same player got one c from Midwinter away for two, and ;the 3 half-century was wired. Emmett sent ; down one to Fowler which the batsman - punished for three. Both bowlers 3 trunbled a maiden each, and Fowler’s leg stump fell to Midwinter’s first in his next ! over. 53—8—6. W. Ootterill filled the ■ gap. Two byes were run off Emmett’s , next over. Watson put two in the slips, l which he followed by a leg hit for a ! single off Midwinter. Two maidens fol l lowed, and Cotterill negotiated a dangerous t one from Midwinter and scored one, but l he succumbed to Emmett immediately. j after, the score being 60—9--1. Edser j now took the bat, and contributed a single i to the score, when he retired. After add r ing a couple of singles to his name, Wat s’ son was despatched to the pavilion, he i having put one off Emmett into Filling’s 3 hands. Cotterill retired without scoring, i Fowke and Longden were now com -3 panions, the latter getting 2 off Mid l winter, and Fowke 1 off Emmett. After I putting together five more, Longden i skied one, which Scotton did not ■ refuse. Chapman followed, and im s mediately took two off Emmett to square i leg, but the next ball he hit to cover point, rightiuto Peate’s hands. 79 —14—2. s Atack then joined Fowke, but after two ’ good hits for a two and a three, Midwinter > laid the whole of his stumps flat on the > ground, amid no little amusement, and rather to the batsman’s chagrin ap l patently. 84—15 —5. Fairhurst then i faced the bowlers, making a nice hit along the carpet off Midwinter for one, and then cut Emmett straight into Shrewsbury’s hands, who, however, declined the chance. A brace of byes then followed, but Fair hurst skied one of Emmett’s, which was taken by Midwinter. 87 —16—1. Fuller then came in, and took two off Emmett’s second ball, which was followed by a bye. Another to leg by Fuller added one run, and a splendid chance to Bates, off Mid winter, but which was “ mulled ” in some unaccountable manner, amid yells, put another single on. Fuller, who appeared to be quite at home with the bowling, hit Emmett again for two, and then a bye off Emmett, and a leg-bye off Midwinteij, made the fielding quite lively for the Englishmen. In Emmett’s next over Fuller made a splendid, drive along the carpet for three, and the century was run up amid some clapping. The end now came, as the first ball in Midwinter’s over despatched the last man, Fuller—Fowke being the “ not out ” for two. The Canterbury Eighteen then followed

on for their second innings at 5 o’clock, but a large amount of time was wasted by their not being ready. The weather was now very dull and cold, and a very bad ' light for cricket will account for their i wretched play. Bates took the gate end, • and Emmett the south end. J- Fowler ■ and Fowke went in first, the former scor ing one off B.des. Two maidens followed, and the same player snicked two off Em metft, the next ball being played into his wicket. 3 —l—3. Wilding then came in, and quickly afterwards Fowke was clean bowled by Bates. 3—2—o. Reeves went in, and after two leg-byes off Emmett he was clean bowled by Bates. s—3—o. Atackthen stepped in, and after giving a chance to the veteran Shaw, who did not accept it, Bates made a clean sweep of his wickets with his third ball. 5—4- 0. Million followed, and then two maiden overs, and Wilding’s turn came by putting his leg in front of the wickets. s—s—o. Watson now appeared, and Bates bowled a maiden and Emmett a wide. Three maidens followed. A splendid cut by Watson for three off Emmett, and the next ball he was clean bowled. B—6—2 Leach now took his innings, and from his careful play and scientific batting, he put together six, and everyone regretted that time was called before ha could show the public what he could do. This brought up the total of only 15 for six wickets. The following are the scores:— Canterbury Eighteen —lst innings. Million, b Peate 4 Strange, c Midwinter, b Shaw ... 6 Watson, c Pilling, b Emmett 24 Leach, b Midwinter 0 Wilding, run out 5 Ashby, c and b Midwinter ... ... 1 Reeves, b Midwinter 7 J. Fowler, b Emmett 8 E. Fowler, b Midwinter , 6 W. Cotterill, b Emmett ... ... 1 Edser, at Pilling, b Emmett ... 1 E. Cotterill, b Midwinter 0 Longden, c Ssotton, b Midwinter ... 7 Fowke, not out 2

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