SHIPPING.

TORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. ' ■■ Lurline, barque, from London. Eliza Firth, brigantine, from Bluff. Kr" To-dat. (f-. ; Wanaka, s.s., from Port Chalmers. J . Rotorua, s.s., from Wellington. Wakatu, s.s., from Timaru. Sailed. Yesterday. jV.r Alice Jane, for Akaroa. >nr. Tui, s.s., for Wellington via Kaikoura.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Sailed — Isle, for New York ; Atlantic and Kate McGregor, Raro ; tonga ; Saxon, for Grey mouth. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived —Kiwi, from East Coast sta tion ; Malay, barque, from Newcastle ; Gronsvaer, barque, from New York. Sailed —Taiaroa, for Picton and Nelson; Omapere, for Auckland via the East Coast; ■ Avallace, for the West Coast; Go-Ahead, for Castle Point and Napier. Timaru, Yesterday. Arrived—Ada 0. Owen, from New castle ; Augusta, from Paterson’s Inlet; Anna, from Stewart's Island. Dunedin, Yesterday.

Arrived —Blitz, German barquentine, from Mauritius ; Southern Cross, from Auckland ; Mathieu. from Greymouth.:

COMMERCIAL.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received a produce telegram dated London, November 24th, 1882, giving the following particulars:— Wool: The sales comprise about 96,000 bales. Up to date 30,000 bales have been sold. The total quantity withdrawn to date is 2,800 bales. The Home and German demand is good, but from other quarters the demand is poor. Scoured, short staple merino heavy in grease. Coarse greasy crossbred, coarse washed, and coarse scoured ditto, have declined to id per lb. For superior greasy the market is un changed, and fine crossbred is firmer.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office as follows; —

For Christchurch and North at 6 aim. 10.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. ■ For Chertseyßakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Kangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. ; i For Terauka, at 6 a.m.: and 10 a.m., ■daily. ’ . ' For Timaru and South, at 6 a.m.,. 10 A.m., and 4.30 p.m., daily. For Greenstieet, -a Tuesdays and Fri days, at 10.30 a m. • For Ashburton Forks on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 30 p. m. For tfount Somers, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 6 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. For Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satur days, at 6 a.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, *t 4.30 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at 4.30 p. m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, New land, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 6,30 a. m.

Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post Office From Christchurch and Bakaia at 10.15 a.m., 4.35 p.in., and 7.20 p.m. From Chertsey, &c. at 10.15 a.m. and 4.35 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.30 p.m. daily. From Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m. 5.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet, Tuesdays and Fri days, at 3 p.m. From Ashburton Forks on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10 a.m. From Mount Somers, on Tuesdays and Saturday a, at 10.5 a.m. and 8.15 p;m. : From Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satur days, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 a.m. daily. ’ From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. From Elf<in, Wakanui, Seafield, New 4nd, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursday-, »nd Saturdays, at 4 p.m.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION HAIES Thursday, November 30. ; Mr Alfred Harrison, at the Wakanui Mill —Horses, Cattle, Implements, Ac.; 11.30 a.m. ' Saturday, December 2. Matson, Cox, and Co., at Tatfersall’s, Burnett street Produce, &c.; ll ' o’clock. Landed Property ; 2 o’clock. Mr, T. Bullock; at the Bazaar, Burnett it^ost —Landed Property ; 1 o’clock. , Mi'l; Bullock, at the Bazaar —Horsies ; 1.30 p.m. Mr Alfred Harrison, at the yards— Horses, Pigs, Produce, &c.; 12 noon. Mr W. F. Allen, at his rooms, Burnett street —Horses, Pigs, Poult* Qenetal Produce, Ac.; 11.30 a.m. Tuesday, December 5. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Tinwald Tards —Stock. Friday, December 8. R. Wilkin and Co., at the Ashburton County Saleyards—Bo Horses. r| .MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &o ’ To-Night, Tuesday, November 28. Lecture by the Yen. Archdeacon Harper, ; on the “Transit of Venus”—Town Hall, 8 p.m. To-morrow, Wednesday, November 29. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock. Entertainment and Ball—Elgin District School, 8 p.m. Saturday, December 2. Wakanui Road Board—Monthly Meeting, , Road Board Office, Moore street Tuesday, December 5. Ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Monday, December 11, Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Saturday, December 16. Grand Temperance Demonstration—Ath letic Sports, Tea Meeting, and Concert. Friday, December 29, Somerset Lodge, Monthly Meeting, n the Masonic Hall, Tancred street, 7.30. Monday, January 1. Winslow Races and sports.

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

Trains Leave Ashburton fob Christ churoh and intermediate stations at 7.10 a. ml, 10.55 a.m., and (Express) 5.39 p.m. Trains Leave Ashburton for Timaru and South, at 6.60 a.m., 10.25 a.m. (Express), and 4.45 p.m,—the latter pro ceeding no farther than Timaru. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Christchurch at 10 20 a.m. (Express), 4,35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. Trains Arrive at Ashburton prom Timaru and South at 10.45 a.m., 5,23 p.m. (Express), and 8 p.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1882. Arabi’s Trial, and Egyptian Notions of Right.

The still pending trial of the Egyp tian rebel Arabi has been a curions one in several of its incidents, as illustrating Egyptian notions of law and justice, and the complete dependence of both these upon strength or weakness re spectively. Of course it is of impor tance that our country should know this, not merely as a guide at the pre sent time as to the best course of action, but also as,a lesson for the future. A person tolerably well ac quainted with Egyptian history might have known beforehand that the state of slavery in which the country has been sunk for several hundred years had almost obliterated the sense of right or wrong as such, but left a lively impression of the importance of power or of being on good terms with the powers that be. The most cruel tyranny only confirmed this view of such matters. When Mahammad Ali, the founder of the present dynasty, at the early part of the present century sacrificed the lives of 20,000 of his laborers in merely cutting the Mah moudieh Canal, he stood as firmly on his throne then as ever afterwards, and no one of his subjects ever dreamt of a rebellion. The same Prince, in order to get rid of hfs military aristocracy, the Mamelukes, invited them to a friendly banquet, and then massacred them by firing down upon them in a narrow line. No one in his own country thought in any way the worse of him for it. His son, Ibrahim Pasha, the fighting prince of the family, often in battle, neither asked for nor gave quarter to the enemy, and never was military discipline as well kept up in modern times in Egypt as it was then. The present Pasha, Te,wfik, though a comparatively humane and honorable prince, and though well educated and travelled in Europe, has apparently little belief in much but the divine right of the strongest. When his rebel subject, Arabi, was captured he seems to have expressed no more indignation at the rebellion, robbery, and attempt to murder himself, organ ised by the prisoner than an Indian officer would at the attack of a tiger. In the same manner, when the English

Commander-in Chief heldjiArabi at;his mercy, the Khedive.. se«!ms tg have: fancied that a public enquiry as to the commission of any <Srh;ne would have been an idle form, 1 and that the prisoner would at once be either shot or hanged. The idea of a public trial by a mixed commission of officers of various nations, with counsel engaged to defend the prisoner, was evidently regarded by the Khedive and his present Cabinet as a most useless and even mischievous piece of pedantry, for both be and they protested. No - doubt they regarded the notion of giving the pri soner fair play, and even more, of so conducting the trial that all nations could see he had fair play, as much bn a par with the idle politeness of asking him the precise kind of Manilla rope with which lie would be hanged. So far as we can learn from the telegrams it appears that our people did actually make the unwise concession of with holding the right of cross-examining witnesses from the prisoner’s counsel. Almost certainly this will not be con-' sidered fair in England, though there is no doubt whatever that it is quite in

accordance with Egyptian criminal law procedure. At the last moment, with a politeness that could well have been dispensed with, the Com mission before' whom the prisoner was tried have referred the verdict and we presume the punishment, if any is to be awarded, to the English Go vernment. It is to be hoped most devoutly that the English Government will decline any such responsibility. As it is already, almost every natiqn on the Continent is to the last degree hostile to our people for being as suc cessful as they have been in promptly putting down the rebellion in Egypt, and ending the war. If, now, England were to decide on an important State trial without hearing the evidence and without the accused being allowed the right to cross-examine witnesses through counsel, we should never hear the last of our iniquitous conduct. It.’ is to be hoped that England will insist on Egypt getting rid of her own nuisances, especially as we have already given her a good helping hand in suppressing a rebellious attempt at obstruction. It is very clear, clearer than ever, now that it would be mere folly to leave Egypt without a sufficient force, say of ten thousand men at least, to enforce law and order. So long as our soldiers are there in sufficient force, so long will the peace be preserved and the country gradually emerge from the ruinous losses it .has sustained through , ; the recent war. So soon as the troop? are withdrawn will either Arabi or somfe Other scoun drel come to the front and repeat the outrages of Alexandria and Tantah. ! At present the Egyptians have not been educated up to the point of under standing anything but : the might of physical force. Even the Khedive himself (an exceptionally hdnest and humane prince for an Oriental, person ally a friend of Great Britain, and an enemy of Arabi), in the very proclama tion in which he declared him deprived of all his State offices and a rebel, alleged as one principal reason that he 1 had not attempted to defend Alexan dria with proper energy against the Btitish troops ! At that time certainly Alexandria had been taken, and the British army seemed likely to prove finally the stronger; but on the other hand Moslem sentiment in the country generally was also strong, and it was not quite certain that that might not get the upper hand. So this curious and ingenious compromise between the two opposing ideas as to the probabili ties of ultimate success was that, adopted.

Outward ’Frisco Milt.. Mails for the United Kingdom, America,: etc:, via San Francisco, will close at the local post office on Saturday morning at ten o’clock. Supplementary mai's, closing at five o’clock, will bo despatched by the express train.

Sydney’s Return. —Sydney Taiwha nga has returned from Kaipara, where he gave an account of his London mission to the natives. They approved of the Eng lish Maori land scheme, and expressed a hope that all the tribes would fall in with it. He leaves for the north on Monday to address a native meeting convened at Waicangi on the Bth.

Upper Ashburton Road Board.—A meeting of the Upper Ashburton Road Board was held yesterday, The County Council wrote re small birds nuisance. The Board consented to certify to quanti ses of eggs and heads received. The Chairman reported the books had been audited and handed over to Mr Jephson. Accounts having been passed for pay ment, the Board adjourned.

Christchurch Police Courv Cases. —At the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Henry Garett was charged, on remand, with breaking into and stealing from the dwelling of E. J. Longman, wine merchant, Armagh street. Accused was committed for trial, hail being ac cepted in the sum of L 550 for his appear ance.— Joseph Frigioni was charged on remand with violently assaulting Owen Barber, by striking him oh the head with a stone. The presiding Magistrate characte.ised the assault as'a cowardly one, and inflicted a fine of L 5.

The Late Fatal Fire at Nels6n. — The inquest touching the fatal fire was completed last evening at Nelson. It transpired tint the woman had been drinking bottles of beer, previously planted, and that at eno o’clock she was drunk. She then said she wouldgo on to,the hills, and three men in the house wont to lay down, each in separate rooms. Wil liam Nor on, the husband, deposed that between his naps he heard what he be lieved was the woman going upstairs into what was a loft. He also deposed th it the woman smoked, and when drunk was continually lighting her pipe. On the constable reaching the fire he asked* Nor ton the whereabouts of His wife, and he said she was on the hills* 1 and that prior to this a woman swore she told Norton she saw his wife in the house a few minutes before the fire. The constable says that immediately after Norton said his wife was on the hills, ho said he just remembered hearing her go upstairs. The constable said then “ She is burned,” and, in reply, Norton said “ And a good job,” but Norton himself denies _ this. 'I he evidence was somewhat conflicting as to whether the woman really was upstairs, but the lieutenant of the Fire Brigade de posed that the body fell, and consequently this question was considered settled. The jury ultimately brought in the following verdict and rider :—“ The jury is of opinion that the deceased, Margaret Nor ton, disd from the effects of burning while in a drunken state, and that we strongly censute her husband W. Norton for not having made known the fact that he had hoard her going upstairs, and for not having made any effort to save her. ” The Coroner, Dr. Boor, called the man before him, and after telling him the ver dict, lectured him, but Norton made no reply.

, An Unfortunate Man. —Mr C. 0. McMillan, of W.' McArthur and Co., lately horsewhipped, was thrown fioycn his. buggy with violence, and out and bruiaedi. about the. face and body yesterday aft Auckland. 1 : J

The Solth Express. —The express' from Christchurch was about twenty-eight' minutes late in arriving at Ashburton this morning. The delay was caused by a defective engine, and when the train reached this place another engine was put on before a fresh start was made. Alleged Foul Riding. —The stewards of the Ashburton Racing Club will this evening hold an enquiry, at the Club room, Quill’s Hotel, into the alleged foul riding of the jockey of Steel Dust, in the Selling Hack race on the second day of the Club’s spring meeting, on Friday last.

‘‘ Illustrated NewZbai, v;dHerald.” —Wo beg to acknowledge receipt from Mr B. T. Wheeler, Dunedin, of the Illustra ted New Zealand Herald for November, which is full, as usual, of good things, both pictorial and otherwise. The Herald is just the thing to send Home by the outgoing ’Frisco mail. Well Done, Wakanui !—Mr Malcolm Miller, of Wakanui, offers a special prize to be awarded to the best Highland dancer, under 16 years of age, at the Caledonian Society’s Sports, to be held on Boxing Day. The prize consists of a silver medal, and should bring out a edn sidorable number of “ laddies ” on the occasion. The Wilmott Combination. —This clever company gave a farewell perfor mance at the Town Hall last night when “ East Lynne ” was reproduced by special request. The piece went well, and. was most favorably received. To-night the company appear at Lyttelton prior to their departure for the West Coast, where we trust they will do well.

Settling Up on the A.R.C. Spring Meeting. —The settling up on the A.R.C. Spring Meeting took place at Quill’s Hotel, on Saturday, when the following amounts were paid over :—Messrs Mason and Yallmce, L 132; Mr J. Pilbrow, L 123 10s ; Mr P. James, L 57 ; MrG. Lawson, L 57 ; Mr P. Butler, L3B ; Mr E. Saun-, ders, L 27 10s ; Mr P. Claridge, Ll 9 ; Mr R. Bryan, L 9 10s; Messrs Bishop and Lemon, L 9 10s ; Mr F. Lewis, L 9 10s. Total, L 482105. A Wasted Life. — The N. Z. Times says that “a middle aged man named Henry Patrick Hayden, who is said to have been a prosperous business man in Auckland some years ago, was sentenced? to' one month’s imprisonment with hard labor by the Wellington Bench last week. He was also fined for having been found sleeping in a railway , carriage at the Wellington station. , The prisoner was supposed to have befcn lately following the occupation of a ‘ grog doctor ’—that is, a ' person who instructs publicans in the art of adulterating their liquors. ” , Famous Fathbks. Several sops pf' fam us fathers are living on their parent age in London.. All the Tear Bound ii still ‘‘ conducted by Charles Dickens.” This magazine was the dead Dickens’ per sonal property, and was .left to the pre sent Charles Dickens with the proviso that the name should be placed at the

head of its pages. Douglas Jerrold the editor of Lloyd’s Weekly News, and when he died the proprietors continued the family name by putting in the line “Edited by Blanchard Jerrold.” The editing is said to consist in the drawing of a salary. Eight Sermons at Once. — The novelty of eight clergymen preaching at one time to invisible audiences was witnessed op a recent Sunday in the Eastern Peniten tiary, Philadelphia. It appears that this prison is conducted on the principle of solitary confinement, and each prisoner has his own lowly cell. These cells open on eight corridors, radiating from an' octagonal centre. The preachers stood at the outer ends of. the corridors,'-and could-bo heard by the occupants of the cells in their several sections. A group of officials and reporters in the middle of the prison experienced the" novel sensa tion of listening to eight sermons at mice. Keep a Scrap Book. Every farmer should keep a book in which to, paste agricultural and horticultural scraps. Every one in reading a paper will see a number of things which he will wish to remember. He will perhaps see sugges tions, the value of which he will desire to test, or hints which he 'will want' to be governed by in future operations, and yet, after reading the paper, he will throw it down and probably never see it again. In,such oases all the valuable arti cles will lie lost. To prevent such a oss' every reader should clip from {the papers such articles as he desires to preserve, and remember and paste them in a scrap bdok. Such a book, at the end of a year or two, will be very interesting and valuable. A Handy Boat. —A short time ago one of the Rev. E. L. Berthen’s experimental

collapsible boats was dropped into the sea 400 miles from the Bcilly Islands, having six persons on board. She. beat about in heavy weather, and made tjie shore in six days. She then left Scilly in the teeth of a gala, going up the Channel,; and reached the Needles in thirty-five hours, travelling sometimes at ten knotg' per hour. The feature of such a craft is that she can carry seventy persons, with stores for a fortnight, and that when she is folded up and stowed away on the ship’s side she measures but two feet in width by about nine feet -in length, and can bo made ready for sea in one minute with all necessary gear and her water beakers filled.

Borough Council. —The usual fort nightly meeting of the Council took place last evening. Happily for the reporters the City Fathers we.e not in a very talkii tivj mood, and the sitting only lasted about an hour and a quarter. Prior to the commencement of the business Cr St Hill whiled away the monotony of the “wait” by exhibiting three Brobdig nagian gooseberries, which ho said he had brought down in his pocket to show the repre entative of this journal, having ob served a paragraph in that evening’s paper challenging any reader to produce a b’gger gooseberry than that exhibited I dely by Mi" Allen, of the North ea t Belt. The palm must certainly be awarded to Mr St Hill, one of whose berries measured an inch and three quarters in length, being proportionate y corpulent. If these berries go on d,q-.’ veloping at their present rate they will soon attain the size of smad pumpkins. Selling a Wife in China. —Whether the fashion of selling one’s wife was intro duced from Smithfield to China or from China to Smithfield is not known with certainty. In a China paper we read ( ays a Homo journal) that a husband sold his wife the other day for 130 dols. It was a sale of affection. The man loved the wife, and she loved the man. The husband stipulated, however, for payment by instalments, and on the dead of trans fer being presented to him, he naturally refused to sign till ha had received all the money. There was an awkward legal hitch ; the wife belonged to him till he signed the deed. Acting on legal advice, the buyer and wife saw only one way out of it. There is no action for specific per formance in China. They drugged the husband, and, inking his hands and. feet, stamped the document. The happy pair bad scarcely sat down to their wedding breakfast when the mother-in-law, accom panied by a mandarin, arrived, and they wore both hurried off to separate dun geons, Ap in Englamd these sad cases bring their own bitter ends. The wife took opium and died, while the buyer committed suicide, and the husband is a widower, and has lost his 130dol. After these misfortunes he will probably do,the same.

fflipTUßE.j —i|||bigh'||kthe Yen. Arch dafflgn Harpejflg Timaku, will deliver a at the Ki the ‘ ‘ Transit i e*Jig-A tf . ihe Court this liicffilng, Dr LStfhy, J.P., two first (bnplters wqre drunh ana'were eacffluied sa. j Drowned at Sumner.—At the inquest ■ywsterdayuon* -the- bedy*of sw '|Nlß* ,, oiiily , found drowned, at Saturday, an bpbh 'VSrdict was returned/ -.DeqlarbdOf.B'. -=-.Wa-.-J»a*a*vbe«n in formed on- reliable,authority that the pro posed match between the locally-owned Comet and Mr P. Butler’s The Agent, has been declared off by the respective owners.

War Medals.— The war medals con ferred on the troops for distinguished Seri vices in the late Egyptian campaign wfere personally presented to the recipients: by her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle., A Narrow Squeak.— A. narrow escape from a fatal boating accident occurred off Boulder Bank, Nelson, yesterday. Two visitors to Nelson, Messrs Fothergill spid Dunk, hired a fisherman’s boat for an hour or two, taking the owner of |fche boat, named Reid. When on the liar outside the harbor Reid jibed the boat,, and the sheet becoming foul, capsized jier in very rough water. The men clungj to the boat, which turned over three tinks. About two hours and a half later the cutter Mersey was going out of port, when Captain Robinson, late of Hie anchor service, observing the men, hauled down his head sails and let go the anchor, and at considerable risk he and his nlate launched the dingy, and saved the mem Mr Fothergill was very exhaused and Mr Dunk little less so. However, Captain Robinson did all that could be done, and after picking up his vessel returned with' them to port. His action deserves much praise.

Rakaxa and Ashburton Forks Riit vr.\Y. — A meeting of ratepayers interested was held at Methven last afternoon 1 Id consider a letter from the Chairman; of Directors of the above Company, notify ing its intention to proceed against; all persons liable tor rates unpaid. Mr J.‘ C. .yVasqq presided/, >jt. the motion of Mr Julian Jackson, seppndcd by Mr Alexander—“ This meeting jap proves of the action taken by the deputa tion who waited on the County Council at its last meeting for the purpose of oppos ing the collection of the Rakaia and Ash burton Forks Railway rate.” It was then H moved by Mr Hearing, Becpnded by |Mr C, ? ‘S.AMWkie, ahd f *Tfedr those present form themselves into sub-cdm mittees for their several districts, to ooli lect subscriptions for the defence fuhd, and evidence of-the Company’s actionj in. the matter of assessing the district, ai>d to report within a month.” The following gentlemen were then appointed aub-com mjttees* jvitik: num ber Alford'Forest Mr Herring, lyith Jackson, J. Jackson, Murdoch, Reynolds, Lauriston; Jgmwey, Alexander, and Disht. RalcaiU' and B^rrr : .hill ; : .Mespns , , jftflid.CrjS.|Mackie;: iuti-cdmmittees'will report to* -Vic C. S. Mackie,. Secretary, Defence Association' within a month.’

Plains the Hobart Southern Star the Yen. Archdea-

Hales preached to a. large congregation! at at St David’s Cathedral, Hobart, lately, in aid of the Diocesan Church fund, onjthe

text “ Thy Kingdom come.” At the close of the sermon the Archdeacon detailed the efforts that had been made to supply outlying districts with clergymen, and I re ferred to what had been done towards the object in the southern. portion of the archdeaconary' in' ’ : ~no‘'fl'i ttaring terms.

“ In Hobart, the capital of this beautiful island,” h'e : remarked, “ you have the seat of .Government,, a large ..number. of F gbybrhimeht • offlbers, 4 Ji Ve£fltlr of the country flows into the city.i you havo jthe Govefnhif And Go v’errflheri4 7 ’House yon der, with all its beautiful surroundings ; yon have the bishop and the dean, and palaces to worship in like this Cathedral ; and what have you given towards l}ie fund 1 A paltry L2OO ; not more than is subscribed by one of our northern parishes! When I look at that red curtain (pointing itQotheitapastry pveD[sio..rerod9s)l 'and re member what you have done, I think it blushes for you i Y(hy,. -)kqv.e bare ..many in this congregation who could well afford to write a cheque for this amount and place it on the altar there as their single offer ing ! ” When the venerable gentleman had uttered these words there was an uneasy movement in many of the seats, and a tugging at wristbands, which spoke ofi the wakings, pf conscience. yj.- V’ Holloway's Pills.— Health or Wealth.— No sane person would hesitate an instant in the choice between these two conditions. Now is the season to secure the former either by restoring or confirming it. These Pills ex pel all impurities from the system which fogs,

foul vapours, and variable temperatures en gender.during .wintermediginci also acts most'wholesomely upbn’the skih "by’disgorging the liver of its accumulated blip,, fluid i by ex citing tile kldnPys to mor'e'eh’erge’lic attion; it increases the appetite for food and strengthens the digestive process, and liver, which most disorders originate, are fully under the’ control of these:'regenerative (Pills, which act very kindly yet most efficiently on the tenderest.b6wels.-^-[Ad;vt.]: .Vu-v *■; <■.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above was held last evening. Present— His Worship the Mayor, and Councillors Roberts, Friedlander, St Hill, Nelson, Bird, Ivess, J. Orr, and Harrison. Mayor’s Statement. —The Mayor re-

ported the debit balance, at the Bank to be L 1,082 Is 10d. AthounW received since last meeting :—Rates, L 7 Xss: previously, LI,IOO lls lOd ; total, 1 -LI,IOB '9s ‘lbd,; licenses under by-laws, L 18,155; rents, reserves, L 53 10a; ’patis/Ll Is 8d ; by laws (copy sold), la; earth sold, L 5. Correspondence. was read : —From Mr Thomas .Bullock, en closing acdount sales of t?otough reserves let by auction.—From, Messrs, Cullen and Dally, expressmen, askihg’for ! a refund of foes paid by them for a second carrier’s license. The Mayor said that the by-laws required that the writers should pay both fees, and must be adhered to. The matter then dropped.—From Secretary Ashbur ton Athletic Sports Ground Company, asking for 2,500 loads of earth at three pence per load. .The Mayor said in -rtf. r to this lhat ;was of the same opinion as he nad expressed at the last meeting of the standing Mr Cox’s 1 iti Titfi Guar dian. He thought they jWould be doing foolishly in selling this* earth, as there, was not a yard of it to spare.—Cr St. Hill endorsed all the Mayor had said, and adde 1 that ho was authorised by the Engineer to state that there was positively no earth to spare. The earth was really required by the Borough, and it would be most foolish to sell it. —Or Nelson thought there was a misunderstanding somewhere. Ho was distinctly under the impression that the Engineer had said that there was 3,000 yards of earth to spare, and the reason that he had moved in the matter at last meeting was, that he was so disgusted at noting the difference between the report rent in by the Engineer to the Works Committee, and that furnished by him to the Council. Since that, he (Cr Nelson) had heard that the Engineer had on one occasion reported that there were 12,000 yards of earth to spare.—Cr St. Hil l de fended the Engineer, and several other Councillors having spoken, it was resolved to decline the application of the Sports Company.

Inspector of Nuisances Report.— This report waa read and adopted. Engineers’ Report. This report' was read as follows : —The labor gang

have been employed in forming pari'of West street, and railway crossing in Havelock street, shingling in Wills street, making and fixing culverts, digging round trees in Baring square, cleaning out water race which is now nearly com pleted, attending to water supply, etc. Mr Bradley* the contractor, has commenced operations for laying the' kerbihg and channelling at the junctions of streets on the west side of the railway line. The Works Committee on our recommenda tion with the concurrence of the con tractor, resolved to execute this work in cement concrete instead of asphalt.—The report was adopted. The Mayoralty. —Mr Braddell, Re turning Officer, officially notified the re election of Mr Donald Williamson as Mhyor of Ashburtob, for the ensuing year,unopposed.—Gr Ivess, on behalf of the Council, congratulated his Worship on his re-election to the Mayoral chair, and referred in the moat flattering terms to Mr Williamson’s services in the past, and the general- satisfaction which-his re appointment had given both to the Coun cillors and the burgesses at largo.—His Worship briefly replied, thanking Cr Ivess and the other-Councillors present for their kind expressions of good will, and as suring them that he had/,always -'striven and would always strive to do hift -duty. His Worship resumed bjs seat amidst ap plause. T Tenders. The tender of Mr John Davidson, for valuation of;,the Borough was accepted at L 23. —Mr Heael tine’s tender for dbg collars for 1883 was accepted on the following terms:—fid each for new collars, and 2£d each for re badging old collars.

Tjb Domain. one of the Borough laborers should he employed in removing the grass from the - Domain,.in view of the possible .damage to the trees and shrubs from fire. The Cattle ,>V anderino . —Or Harrison drew attention,once’ more to the cattle wandering nuisance,: < which was becoming a very great ope.. -. The cattle were in the habit; of straying 'into the Domain, and also on to the vacant sections on the west side of the town, across the railway line, to the rgreat an noyance and inconvenience of the public. One man had a “ yearlihg-’- oolt grazing about the locality indicated for the last three years to his (Cr Harrison’s) knowledge; and only the other day he had met a little girl in charge? of a cow trespassing. He had said, “ What, the cow here again ?” and ithe girl had replied* “Yes, -father said it would be a change, for her.” (Laughter). A paragraph had appeared in that evening’s Guardian drawing at tention to the nuisance, and really some thing ought to. be done.—lt was resolved to ask the,palice to attend, to ,thp matter. Licenses. —The following licenses were granted :—Buildings for public meetings: Town Ball, Templar Hall. Carriers: Cullen, Dally. Hackney carriage ;JDally, Brant; McFarland, Jatret, :i A. "Btiggi Les ter,. Shepherd,,.' Hay ward, Wabley, McKenzie, Adcock. : Drivers: Dally, Johnston, F. McFarlane, R, McFarlane, Jarrett,’ Grigg, Lester, Shepherd, Hay ward, McKenzie, Adcock., ' ’

Accounts." Accounts amounting to L 36 12a 3d, and half-yearly subsidy to Fire Brigade,.L2s, making a total of L6l 12s 3d, were tfie Council ad journed.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melboubnb, N0v. ; 21,

The English cricket team proceed up t country to-morrow (Sunday). On‘Mon ay they will be the guests of W. J. Clark, Rupertswood,-previous to going on to Sydney. A determined attempt at sumidA was made by Margaret Burgess bn Saturday last. She threw herself in the Tarra, and Constable McKenzie succeeded in rescuing her. 1 *" A man, unknown, was found with hie throat cut in Albert Park. It is supposed to be a case of. suicide. . ;

A youth named Moore, sent to the bank with a deposit by his son, of Lonsdale street, paia m in notes and cheques, and kept £6O in jgold. He gave himself up to, the/polioe on Saturday, and was remanded.,.'.;; , The manager of the Commercial.JJank of Heathcote wa< driving between M/sath oote and Sandhurst Jbh Friday, ryhen a man hailed him and pulled him from the buggy, and struck him violently, render ing him insensible, and rifled his,pockets, but overlooked L3OO in bullian, jqrhich was in the buggy, also eleven hundred unsigned bank notes. On Friday night an extremely brilliant aurora was visible. The firemen tamed out believing it was a large fire,' T The Victorian Rifle Association* ipset ing at Williamstown com menses ‘.to-day. Victoria, New South Wales, andoTas mania teams take part in an intercolonial match. ' . . .otl ' Sydney, Nov.; 21.

The Executive Council have decided in the case of Dunn, sentenced to for arson in connection with the fire by which Mrs Wright lost her Fife, to ~commute it to hard labor for life. The first Three years shall be passed in irons. f . The Australian Eleven 'arrived on Satbrday, and were warmly Welcome/d.

Works are proceeding to raise the’Aus tral. The divers are still; employed closing alt apertures. The wharf laborers’ strike still continues, causing’ in convenience to shipping interests. ’ ' The trustees of the Art GallerjP pur chased Leighton’s picture “ Wedded,” exhibited this year in the Academy./ Brisbane, Nov.’ fil. The steamer Devonshire arrived at Bundaberg on Friday, with a nud\Ber of Cingalese on board. About sixty Euro peans attemped to oppose their lauding, and the Coolies drew knifes and the yrhite men ran away. Afterwards the Euro peans forced the natives to leave off work. One Coolie and a’‘white’ring leader were arrested and affairs became quieter. A Coolie meeting is arrabated to take place in Rockhampton. , Adelaide, Nov.' ! 2l.

The Nairne railway strike is virtually ended. Some hundreds of men have re turned to work. "The laborers’ strike a Port Adelaide is also nearly over. All employers, except the South Australian Stevedore Company, acceded to the terms demanded. A man named Buxton, who was missing in Border Town for some days, was found in a water-hole in the centre of the town, from which' the principal water supply was drawn, i

A NEW BULLET.

A German chemist has a new kind of bullet whicji,, h's* srges, will, if brought into general use, greatly diminish, if not altogether removft the horrors of war. The bullet is of a brittle substance, breaking directly it comes into contact with the object at which it is aimed, ft contains ai jpjpwer lul anaesthetic, producing instantane ously complete insensibility lasting for twelve hours, which, except that the action of the heart continues, is-not to be distinguished from death. A battle field were these bullets are used will in a short time be apparently covered with dead bodies, but in reality' merely with the prostrate forms of soldiers reduced for the time being to a state ofujncon sciousness. While in this condition they may, the German chemist points out be carefully packed in ambulahcip wag gons and carried off as prisoners. Whole cities may in like manner he re duced to helplessness ; by; means of shells charged with the same com

THE ASHBURTON GOARDIAN, TUESDAY, A



HOME, SWEET HOME !—Christ mas Ne* Years’ CARDS for posting to friends in Europe. The newest designs in l great variety. Andeewes Beds., Booksellers, Stationers, etc., East street south', Ashburton. mSS GUARDIAN is on every Tea 4> Table in Ashburton. ‘ ■■■



Wanted WANTED —A few young ladies as APPRENTICES to the Dress making. Apply to A. Orb. n2O WANTED —A good general BLACK SMITH, for up-country. Apply to E. Cookson, Ashburton. n 27 WANTED— A Good General BLACK SMITH. Highest waves given. Apply to Gkokge Johnston, Methven. n 27 WANTED TO LET A Three- Stalled STABLE, Harness Room, Shed, and Loft above. Rent Low. J. S. Savage, Painter, Peter street. Au 26 WANTED EVERYBODY to know that Hayes and Co.’s is the Cheapest House in Town for CLOTHING and DRAPERY. au 12 ANTED—The Ladies of Ashburton to inspect my Largo and Well selected Stock ofFANCY STATIONERY, BOOKS, NEW MUSIC, Etc., all at Dunedin prices. GEO. F. HENRY, au 5 Saunders’ Buildings.



XT7"A.NTED KNOWN—That Robert Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur ton, having procured the newest appara tus, is prepared to Sweep Chimneys at very low rates. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. ANTED KNOWN. That BONEDUST, specially prepared for drilling with carrots, mangolds, etc , can be obtained from the undersigned. F, MAYO, Hampstead Bone Mills. ANTED KNOWN—It is Mr Lan caster’s intention to extend his Bread Business, and he wishes his cus tomers to know he has secured Mr Thomas Hicks to manage that branch. A Cart will be run with Broad alone, independent of the othen Two Carts, which will con tinue to run as before. The name of Mr Hicks will be a sufficient guarantee that, under his management, Bread of unex ceptionable quality will be turned out of the FREETRADE BAKERY, Bast street —R. Lancaster, Proprietor. 240 760 c



Special Advertisements. W E have now IN STOCK, ex Maud Graham, the undermentioned first class KAURI TIMBER -10.000 feet Gh xl4 T. and G. 25.000 „ <4x | „ 10.000 ~ 6|xl „ 3.000 „ 9in Shelving 2,500 „ 12 in ~ 1.000 „ 16 in ~ 1.000 ~ 20 in ~ Also, 20,000 feet undressed KAURI, following sizes:— 9x2 9 x l£ 12x2 12 x 1£ 12x1 12x3 14 x 1 021 TUCKER. 16 x 1 18 x 1 18 x 1* 12 x 2' 15 x 4 16 x | 24 x 1 RESTELL & CO- Q_RBAT CLEARING SALE. CHEAP BOOTS AND SHOES. C. HAWKINS Invites his friends and the public to in spect his large stock of Boots and Shoes, at sweeping prides. C. HAWKINS, Ashburton and Tinwalb, N.B. —All Accounts owing to the above must be settled at once. F YOU WANT GOOD AND STRONG FURNITURE, GO TO DAVIS’S CHEAP FURNITURE AND BED DING MANUFACTORY, EAST STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTON. T7IYERY article Sold at Christchurch Prices and guaranteed best of material and workmanship. FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED



Gr R E A T SAL OF A LARGE SALVAGE STOCK E OF FURNITURE! FURNITURE! Furniture ! Also, a large quantity of NEW and SECOND-HAND FURNI TURE— CHEAP.. All kinds of Turnery, Carving, &c. Bedroom and Drawing-room Suites. John Meech, BURNETT STREET, Ashburton. Showrooms —Next Bullock’s Arcade . Workshop—Next Mail )fhce.



ATCHsVi AKERS tjEWELLERS, usi /CM GJi—GHm The Celebrated American Waltham Snatches, in sterling hunting oases, from £3 I Os. N.B.— None genuine unless en raved “ Waltham, Mass.” on movement. Rotherham’s Celebrated English Levers, rom £5 10s. All Watches Examined, Timed, and Guaranteed Two Yean.



Special Advertisements fjpßY THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory For every article of MEN’S, YOUTHS’ AND BOYS’ CLOTHING, SHIPPING AND TRAVELLING OUTFITS; I Also for CHOICE NEW GOODS In HATS, HOSIERY, SHIRTS, TIES, PORTMANTEAUX, RUGS, BLANKETS, &c. HIGHEST AWARD AND SPECIAL HONORARY MENTION At DUNEDIN INDUSTRIAL EXHI BITION ; Also, TWO PRIZE MEDALS AND SPECIAL CERTIFICATE Awarded at CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION, Seventeen Retail Brandies now open in the Colony. A SINGLE ARTICLE AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. Ashburton Branch: EAST STREET.



W. SPARROW, Manager. sl9 I' ETTS’ DIARIES, Office and Pocket J for 1883. JOSEPH COOK’S LECTURES. Bibles, church services and P KAYE R-BOOKS. PICKETING MATERIAL— Gloves, Footballs, etc. FIR SCREENS, Stove Ornaments, jtold and Silver Shavings. MELOPHONES. MBLOPHONES The newest and most wonderful Musical Instrument before the public— far surpassing the Orguinette in Utility, Sweetness Tone, and Price. Any child can play it. rpHE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF J- THE WORLD, just issued by the National Publishing Company of America, Contains a vast amount of information, admirably printeo, profusely illustrated, and handsomely bound. Subscribers wanted. ' A' CCOUNT BOOKS- Various Sizes and Descriptions. s HOO L B And Requisites. T “ 0O K S E N V E L OPE Business, Official, and Fancy. S, rpoYs, FANCY GOODS, WOOLS. CREWEL ►IANOS, HARMON AIMS, ORGANS AND MUSIC. N O T E PAPE Various Sizes and Qualities. R, H. M. Jones, BURNETT ST. & BARING SQUARE. Bookbinding Execoted in All Branches.



OTIC E TO FARMERS. THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COM PANY, LIMITED, Are supplying Woolpacks, Full size and three-quarters, at LOW RATES. LIBERAL Cash Advances ON GROWING CROPS, AND ON LARGE or SMALL CLIPS of WOOL, At LOW RATES of Interest. They are also Sole Agents for Messrs Samuelson and Sons’ new REAPER & TWINE BINDER. Mr Ernest Samuelson, during his recent visit to New Zealand, was present at most of the reaper and binder trials, and the experience he then gained has enabled his firm to incorporate the latest English and American improvements in the Machines they are sending us for next season. We ha 'e every confidence in recommending them as the most DURABLE, COMPLETE, & SIMPLE Machines yet manufactured.



G. STEAD, Managing Director, P. CUNNINGHAM, Consulting Director, W. HORNE, 12au Agent, Ashburton. gPECIAL NOTICE TO THE INHABITANTS OF ASH BURTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. G. R. West and Co., MUSIC AND PIANOFORTE WAREHOUSEMEN, Princes street, Dunedin, Have great pleasure in announcing that they have appointed MrG. F. HENRY, of Saunders’ Buildings, East Street, Asbur ton, as their Sole Agent and Representa tive in this district, and that it is their intention to cater for the Music-loving population of Ashburton in such a mau ler as has never before been attempted. Messrs G.. R, West ife Co. are the Largest Direct Importers of PIANOS, ORGANS, HARMONIUMS, BRASS, WIND, AND STRINGED INSTRUMENTS In the Colony, and a large and varied stock of the above will always be found at their Agent’s Depot. Mr G. R. West, being at present in England, is shipping direct to Dunedin all the latest novelties in MUSIC ! MUSIC ! ! MUSIC !! ! And G. F. Henry respectfully solicits a call frcm his friends, teachers, and the public in general to inspect his magnificent stock of Music, personally selected' by himself in Dunedin. In connection with the above, we have retained the services of Miss Gates (organist of St. Stephen’s Church) who will be in attendance daily from 10 a. m. till 5 p.m., to receive Pupils for the Piano, Organ, and Harmonium. Terms on application. SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Street, Ashburton. 208 ;



Special Advertisements. THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL in surance COMPANY. Head Office; 151, West George sa-eet, Glasgow. Capital ... £1,000,000 FIRE RISKS taken at lowest current rates. Claims promptly settled here. W. R. BOYLE, n 7 Agent, Ashburton. JUST RECEIVED —ex “Thorne" (from London)—a splendid selection of FANCY GOODS, comprising—Writing Desks and Cases, Workboxes (rosewood, walnut, and mahogany). Blotting Pads (papier mache), .Fancy Inkstands, Photo graphic and Scrap Albums (at all prices). Purses, Portmonnaes, Ladies' and Gents’ Spring Card Cases (pearl and Morocco leather), Pencil Cases, Stationery Racks, Ink (large and small jars), School Books, and Stationery of description. A large stock of Crickeie s’ Materials of every kind. Children’s Balls, Dolls, Toys, &c. ANDRE WES BROS., Books mixers, Stationers, &c. , East street south, Ashburton, nlo \TOTICE TO BLACKSMITHS AND OTHERS. Just landed, ex Mary Campbell, from Greymouth, a supply of the CELEBRATED BRUNNER COAL, ' The best procurable for smithy purposes. n 27 TUCKER, RESTELL & CO. QOAL COAL. COAL. We have now IN STOCK, ex Con ference, a large supply of the Old Lambton Coal. This is the BEST HOUSE COAL imported. 18n TUCKER, RESTELL & CO.



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