SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON- Arrived. Yesterday. Arawata, s. a., from Port Chalmers. Southern Cross, s s., from Oamaru. Sailed. Yesterday. Hawea, s.s.. for Port Chalmers. Saucy Lass, schooner, for Wellington. Arawata, s.s., for Wellington. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Sailed Ringarooma, s. s., for Mel bourne, via the South. Port Chalmers, Yesterday, Sailed—Rotomahana, s.s., for Mel bourne, via the Bluff.

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, Friday Afternoon

The business in the grain market- has not been very brisk during the week. Prices, however, remain firm at last ouotations, and for seed samples of win ter sowing quality a fair demand exists at from 4s 10d to 55., with an upward tend ency. Deliveries are getting fewer every day, and owing to the fine weather exper ienced during the early part of the season, threshing operations are all but completed, even in the most backward districts. Oats have not been actively en quired after, yet a steady business has been doing at previous quotations. The Australian markets are still very firm, and prices there for this cereal have a hardened tendency, so that we may look forward for an improved market here be fore the winter is over. Barley, for malt ing purposes only, meets with any enquiry. Large deliveries of potatoes have taken place in Christchurch during the week, but growers are inclined to hold back for higher prices than are now obtainable in our market. The weather has been rather cold during the week, bub very favorable for ploughing and winter sowing of crops on the whole. No great area has yet been put in, as farmers generally are very late in this district.

Messrs Matson, Cox, and Co. report of their sale at Tinwald on Tuesday last as follows : We sold 2,727 sheep at 10s 9!, 11s, 13s, 13s 7d per head for best, and for merinos 4s, 4s id, 4s 2d ; ewes, not sound, and crossbred lambs, at 8s 3d; merino store wethers at 7s; 139 head of cattle, for various owners, at fair rates.

Messrs J. T. Ford and Co. report as fol • lows:—On May 4th we held a special sale at the Ashburton County Yards of horses, cattle, and sheep, on account of the Lowcliffe Estate, the executors of Sir J. C. Wilson, Rangitata Station, Hon. John McLean, E. H. Dobson, A. McColl, I- E. Corsbie, Esqs., and others, i.. j j The Lowcliffe horses varied from light harness horses to good heavy draughts, bringing from Ll 3 up to Li 7, Ll 9, and so on up to L3l each. Horses from the Rangitata Station " brought L 7, Li2 12s, and up to Li 7( each, • chiefly light horses. Mr A. McColl’s line ‘ brought Ll 3, LiS, an d Ll 6 each, and others were disposed of at satisfactory prices. Aline of fat sheep, on account of Hon. John McLean, - brought 105 all round. We also disposed of a number of rams On the 9th inst., we held our usual sale at Tinwald, when we yarded a very full entry of sheep and pigs. The principal transactions were as follows : —A line of 610 fat wethers, on account of Hon. John McLean, lOS all round. A line of crossbred ewes, on account of the Chatmoss Estate, at 10s gd and lOS lod ; 690 merino ewes, on account of Dr Trevor, at 4s gd ; 244 merino ewes, on account of D. Oliver, Esq., 4s 3d; 227 cull merino ewes, on account of T. Raine, Esq., 3 s each. A.line of pigs, on account of G. Cole, Esq., 303 each. Other lines at about equal values. Owing to the large entry several lines had to be withdrawn, biddings not reaching owners’ : limits.

Com Exchange report for the week ending Friday evening, the 12th instant: —The markets dnringthe week exhibit great firmness, with the exception that oats are slightly weaker. It is observable, however, that the oat'market in Australia is good, which will probably cause a reaction. As pointed out in a previous report, the weakness visible here is probably attributable to the unusually mild weather which has been experienced up to the present time. Wheat.—Good sound milling samples are worth from 4s gd to 4s nd per bushel, f.0.b.; extra fine samples, fit for seed, would command id per bushef over the highest quotations. Second-class quality wheat ranges from 4s 3d to 4s fid per bushel ; chick-wheat, 3s fid to 3s pd per bushel. Oats.—Not much business has been transacted during the week. , Holders are unwilling to do business at a loss, • the conviction being that values will improve. Latest telegraphic intelligence strengthens this ■idea j sellers will, however, experience a diffi culty in obtaining more than 3s 2d to 3s 3d for best milling, feed samples 2d per bushel less. Barley.—Business in this cereal moves slowly, consequent on the difference of opinion to value between buyers and sellers ; for prime malting 4s fid to 4s yd is obtainable ; second class quality has a wide range, extending from 3s fid, to 4s 4d per bushel. Beans. —A little more enquiry has manifested itself during the week, values have, however, not improved ; as yet 4s to 4s id is obtainable, delivered in Christchurch, Potatoes.—A good deal of ~ business has been transacted during the week ; 32s fid to 35s per ton, delivery at stations with in ten miles of Christchurch, sacks extra. Grass Seed. —There is little or nothing doing in rye grass, but values are unaltered. Cocks foot, to Sd per lb. Cheese and Butter.— ’ There is no alteration to note in values ; the former is worth to the latter gd to lod per lb, delivered in Christchurch.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office «a follows: Saturday, May 20. For the United Kingdom, via San Fran eisco, Continents of Europe and America, West Indies, Sandwich Islands, Northern Porta of New Zealand, &c., as follows :—Ordinary letters at 10.30 a.m. Supplementary mails for despatch per ' Jacpress train will close at 5 p.m., and late fee letters may be posted in the mail van up to the departure of the train.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES To-mobeow, Satubday, May 13. Mr T. Bullock, at the Bazaar—Horses ; , 1.30 p.m. J Mr T. Bullock, at the Bazaar—Chaff cutter ; 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Ashburton ■ Yards—Stock. - MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &c To-night, Friday, May 12. Mrs Sampson's Mission Evangelistic Service, Town Hall, 7.30 p. in. To-MOEitow, Satubday, May 13. Mitt Sampson's Mission—Evangelistic Service, Town Hall, 7.30 p.m. Monday, May 15. -tfoiough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Bangitata Road Board—Monthly Meet ing, Hoad Board Office, Hinds, 10 a.m. ‘ Tuesday, June 6. t. Borough of Ashburton Licensing Com mittee—Annual Meeting, R.M. Court • house, Ashburton. Ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o'clock. Ashburton Licensing Committee —Annual j: ,; ‘Meeting, Temperance Hall, Tinwald. • Thursday, .June 8. Whkamii Road Board—Monthly Meeting, Road Board Office, Moore street Upper Ashburton Licensing Committee— /i ' Annual Meeting, Road Board Office, WeaUfrfield.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1882. The Chinese Question in America.

TOWN EDITION. [lssued at 5.40 p. m. j

The people of the United States have at length succeeded in putting a stop to the influx ol the detested Celes tial for ten years at all events. When a Bill was passed by both Houses of the American Legislature some few weeks back, having (or its object the exclusion of the yellow race from the Land of the Free, President Arthur exercised his right of veto, and refused to assent to the measure. But the representatives of the people, knowing how strong was the public feeling at their back, at once passed another measure—slightly modified, it is true —having for its object the exclu sion of the Chinese for a period of ten years, and on this occasion Presi dent Arthur, awed, no doubt by the strong public feeling we have men tioned, at once gave his assent to the Bill, and it has become law in the Uuited States. No one who has seen the evils which have resulted from the flood of Asiatic immigration to America will do other than congratulate our American cousins on the success of their efforts to stop for a time this un desirable class of immigration, which was fast pauperising the working people of the vast continent. Of course, we do not for a moment mean to say that a limited number of Chinamen is an evil in a new country; on the con trary, up to a certain limit, their presence is beneficial. But that limit, we venture to think, has long since been reached in the United States, qnd, fully aware of that fact, the people would no longer be denied, and we are very glad to find that the President thought proper to recede from the position which he had taken up, and declined to longer oppose what was undoubtedly the will of the great majority of the denizens of the United States.

Insurance Dividend. —The National Insurance Company of New Zealand has declared an interim dividend and bonus to the olst of March last, at the rate of 20 per cent, per annum. The Duke of Sutherland. The Titnaru Harbor Board appointed a com mittee yesterday to make inquiries as to the seaworthiness of the barque Duke of Sutherland, recently wrecked there, as it was stated by certain members her lim bers were rotten,

Hinds Pound. —Mrs Woodley has been temporarily appointed poundkeeper at the Hinds.

Gorse Cutting Machine. —A public trial of Hornsby’s gorse cutting machine takes place on Mr Mayson’s farm, South Rakaia, on Tuesday, 16th inst. To Farmers. —Our farming readers are referred to an announcement of Messrs Roberts, Paxton and Co., with reference to advances on growing crops, and other matters of interest.

Mount Somers. —A public meeting of ratepayers, Mount Somers district, will be held at the Road Board Office, Mount Somers, on Thursday, May 25, at 3 p. m., to consider closing an unused road. Cheap Photography. —The proprietors of the American Gem Studio are offering special inducements to the public of Ash burton to “secure the shadow before the substance fades,” particulars of which will be found in the usual column.

James Mace. The ex-pugilist left Auckland yesterday for Wellington, where he will stay for a short season. He then proceeds to Christchurch and Dunedin, giving statuesque performances, &c., at these cities, after which he proceeds to Melbourne.

A Brace of Lunatics. —in Auckland telegram under yesterday’s date states that at midnight a lunatic named Wm. Steel was discovered on a roof of a house in Vincent street. In endeavoring to escape from the police, he jumped to the roof of the next house, falling headlong to the street. Another lunatic (Travers) at the same time surrendered to the police, Travers had L3OO in his position.

Coals, Coals. —lt will be observed from an intimation elsewhere that Mr Alphous Hayes, the enterprising timber and firewood merchant, has added the coal business to his already extensive trade. With the possibilities of,a severe winter before us—a contingency which amateur astronomers and weather-wise folks prognosticate—Mr Collins, the manager at the Ashburton yards, may anticipate a brisk time.

The Woodstock Rush. The Times correspondent telegraphs from Hokitika yesterday as follows : —I am informed that a claim on the Woodstock rush was bot tomed yesterday with four feet of wash dirt, and from six to eight grains to the dish. An hour before bottoming one of the partners sold his share for Ll 5. My informant, a well-known storekeeper here, was on the rush at the time. (The above indicated yield would represent an ap proximate value ot L 8 per load.) A Collision. —The Upper Hutt train yesterday morning ran into a trolly at Petone. The force of the collision smashed the trolly into atoms, and was the means of throwing the engine off the line, and it eventually capsized. Two trucks were also thrown off the lino. The passengers by the train wore somewhat shaken and frightened, but nothing seri ous occurred. The driver and stoker escaped by a miracle, only receiving alight bruises, but the guard received a severe shaking. After a short delay traffic was resumed. Affiliation Case. —At the Auckland Police Court yesterday, a curious point of law cropped up in an affiliation case. John Hopkins, half-caste, was charged with a breach of the Destitute Peisons Act, 1877, by refusing to support his three illegiti mate children, the mother of whom was a Maori woman named Tunahu. Mr Cooper appeared for the defendant, and submitted that the Act did not apply to persons of the native race. In this case the father was a half-caste and the mother was a Maori. He quoted various Acts in sup port of his contention. His Worship, after considering the Acts quoted, upheld the objection, and dismissed the informa tion.

The Stanmore Seat. —lt is stated by the Were Zealand Times to be the inten tion of Mr Pilliet, the elected but un seated member for Stanmore, to insist on taking his seat in the House of Represen tatives on the session being opened. The Acts under which he was unseated pro vide no means of giving effect to the de cision in the case of a new Parliament, because there is no Speaker to whom the Judge’s decision can bo reported, as re quired by the Election Petitions Act. If he takes the oath prior to the election of Speaker, it is contended that the subse quent reporting to the Speaker of the Judge’s decision unseating him will not have the effect of ousting him. At all events he means, it is alleged, to try the question, and the Parliamentary authori ties are considering how the case shall be dealt with. Ashburton Cheese and Butter Fac tory.—The Secretary to the Cheese and Butter Factory Company received by the last San Francisco mail a letter from Mr Bowron, intimating that ho has succeeded in engaging two highly eligible married couples, and also a single man, “ the son of tlio best cheesemaker in all Somerset.” One of these couples and the single man are intended for our own Cheese and Butter Factory, the other couple go to the Lincoln Agricultural College, the College having empowered Mr Bowron, before lie sailed for Home, to procure for it a couple of practical hands. Mr Bowron adds that he was about to inspect some of the very best machinery, etc , for the manufacture of Cheddar cheese, with a view to the selection for the factory of the necessary “ fixings.” Mr Bowron leaves England for New Zealand in July next, and hopes to arrive in time to personally superintend the fitting up of the factory and sscin g it fairly underweigh.

A Rotten Borough. —An inquiry into certain alleged irregularities in connection with the roll of the Bay of Islands and Mongolia! Electoral Districts, and also a charge of political partisanship against Mr Kelly, Clerk of the Court of Mongonui, was held on Wednesday at the Bay of Islands, by Von Stunner and Mr Clen don, R. M.’s, by order of the Government, at the request of Mr R. 11. Hobbs, mem ber for the district. The Court sat from 2 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon until three o’clock yesterday morning, with only one hour’s intermission for refresh ments. The evidence is very voluminous and will all be forwarded to Wellington with a report of the Commissioners. The case has created great interest. Mr Hobbs stated he had asked for this in quiry in fulfilment of a promise he made at Ilia recent candidature, and he was de termined, whilst lie represented, the dis trict. ho would endeavor to wipe out the stain which has been attached in the past as that of being a rotten borough.

The New Licensing Act. The much talked of new Licensing Act is rather rough on bi-weekly and tri-weekly news papers, for it deprived them of much profitable advertising. The 50;h section of the Act says : “ Every person who shall desire to obtain a license under this Act —not being a packet or wholesale or conditional license, at least twenty-one days before he shall make his application —shall deliver to the clerk of the Licens ing Committee of the Licensing District wherein the premises to which such license is intended to apply, are situate, and not later than as aforesaid affixing on the outer door or front of the principal entrance door of the said premises, there to be kept until the day upon which the licensing meeting shall be hidden, and publish on three consecutive days in a news paper circulating in a place wherein the premises are situate, a notice in writing, signed by such applicant, setting forth the applicant’s name, abode, addition, and such desire.” Thus it will be seen that, in order to comply with this Act, it is necessary to publish in a daily paper for in no other, of course, can these announce ments bo advertised on consecutive days. The Act is quite clear on this point,

Section for Sale. —A centrally situ ated section of land, corner of St. Asapl. and Durham streets, Christchurch, is for sale cheap. See advt. Poultry, Pigeons, and Canaries. We are informed that a number of splen didly bred fowls are about to bo imported by a local resident, who is at the same time a lot of choice canaries. Mr Bowron also, we understand, purposes bringing out with him a few dozens of fancy pigeons. These additions to our live stock will prove very valuable to breeders.

The Smallest Police Force in Bri tain. —The inhabitants of the Shetland Islands must be a law abiding people, as the total police force in the island consists of two constables, who respec tively hold the title of county superin tendent and burgh superintendent, while in addition to his police duties, the latter gentleman also acts as burgh fiscal, burgh officer, and officer of the burgh, and land ward schojl board. By the last census, the population of the islands was 29,404, thus giving each policeman charge of nearly 15,000 people. This county is the only one in Scotland that is not under the County Police Act.

Illegitimacy in the Colonies. —Illegi- timacy in the Australian colonies is steadily on the increase, as shown by Mr Hayter’s statistics in the Victoria Year Book for 1830-81. The following is the proportion of illegitimate births to every 100 children born during 1880 : —Victoria, 4.86; New South Wales, 4 51; Queens land, 4‘31 ; and New Zealand, 2 30. The mean rate for eight years in New Zealand is only I'B7 ; while in New South Wales it is 417. The ratio of increase is less in New Zealand than in any of the other colonies compared. The rate, even in Victoria, is less than that prevailing in the United Kingdom, the following being the figures for the various divisions of the country for a period of eight years : England and Wales, 5 0; Scotland, 8 8; Ireland, 2‘4.

For. the Use of Editors. —Our new patent outraged-feeling trap has been suc cessfully completed (says a contemporary), and can now be seen in working order at this office. It consists of a perfect steel trap warranted to hold a bear, and con cealed from sight by an elegant Turkish rug. The moment a supervisor, a con tractor, or quack doctor enters our sanc tum or demands reparation and retraction for an article that has gored and cut his feelings, the visitor in question by merely touching a spring, is clamped round the arms and legs with strong steel springs, in which condition ho is lowered to the ground floor, carefully chloroformed and handed over to the regular policeman to be booked as a drunk. We find this me thod far preferable to beating a man over the head with a club, as it saves washing up and cleaning the carpets, and staining the office club with hair and blood and things.

Poplvh Dye.—A beautiful golden yel low dye is now prepared from the young wood of various poplars. The young branches and shoots are cut off, crushed and brayed, and then boiled in alum water in the proportion of ton pounds of wood and one pound of powdered alum to three gallons of water. The liquor is boiled from twenty minutes to half an hour, and then filtered. In cooling it thickens and clears, throwing down a greenish-yellow deposit of resinous matter. When sufficiently clear the liquor is again filtered, and then left exposed to the air for three or more days, according to the weather and the atmosphere. It quickly oxidises under the action of light and air, and assumes a rich golden tint, and in this state can be used for dyeing fabrics of all descriptions. For yellow and orange-yel low shades it is used alone ; mixed with Prussian blue it gives green ; with oak bark, brown and tan ; with cochineal, etc , orange and scarlet shades. The coloring thus produced is said to be of superior quality.

Early Marriages in America.—The San Francisco correspondent of the New Zealand Herald says :—“ It is the fashion for women to marry very young in some parts of this over-free country. I know many ladies who were wed at fourteen, and even thirteen, years, which I con sider' a very disgusting state of affairs. But so it is. However, they generally tie themselves to old men, or, at least, to men many years their senior. Several exceptions to this general rule have cropped up lately. A boy of fifteen has recently married a girl of thirteen. They took another boy and his father into their plans, when a clergyman was sent for, who made them one flesh for the small sum of a dollar and a half, which the groom had in his jacket pocket. Now, can you imagine anything more reprehen sible than an ordained clergyman com mitting an act that is almost a sin for so small a sum as the above I How dare he do it, any way—married two little child ren, and he a man with a family ! Well, there is another case in point, where a girl of fourteen has had two husbands. She was married at eleven, and divorced from the first man to marry her stepfather. The march of intellect goes on with rapid strides, truly, and there is no accounting for tastes.

Library Committee. —The ordinary monthly meeting of this Committee was held last evening. Present—Messrs Ward St. Hill, Douglas (Hon. Sec.) Zouch, Branson, Crisp, and Lechner. On the motion of Mr Zouch, seconded by Mr St. Hill, it was resolved to approve of the resolutions passed at the late public meet ing re Library site. It was also resolved to appoint Messrs Ward and Zouch as a deputation to wait upon the Borough Council at the mooting on Monday next, to ask to have the title of Reserve No.— vested in the Committee for the Public Library. Mr Jackson attended and sub mitted the ground and elevation plans of the proposed building, which were ap proved of, and it was decided that the working drawings, and specifications be at once proceeded with. The list of books selected by Messrs Ward and Doug las was submitted. A few alterations were made, after which it was decided to forward the order and remittance to Mudie’a per first outgoing mail. The list includes about 500 volumes of standard, works, and the binding is to consist chiefly of strong roan. Mr 'Douglas suggested, and it was resolved that Mr Crisp be au thorised to bring the Ashburton Library under the “ Public Libraries Act.” The question of finance was considered at some length, and it was decided to hold a series of entertainments and concerts dur ing the winter months, in order to raise a sufficient sum to complete the Library building, fittings, etc., and the purchase of books. After passing some small ac counts for payment, the meeting ad journed.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[I'UR UKUTEII's AOENCV.] Money and the Markets. London, May 10 Consols have advanced to ioij4. New Zealand securities remain at yes terday's quotations. The market for colonial breadstuffs is dull. Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at 545, and New Zealand wheat at 51s. Adelaide flour, ex store, 365. Australian tallow is firm at 42s for best beef and 43s 6d for best mutton. The Khedive and His Ministry. Cairo, May 10. A proclamation summoning thv

Chamber of Notables to meet forthwith I g was issued to-day. The proclamation is a signed by the Ministers, but is known to * have been issused without the sanction Icf the Khedive. The attitude of the \ Ministry has assumed a mere hostile 6 aspect towards his Highness, and it is t considered that the deposition of the < lattei is now inevitable, unless the de- ' signs of the nationalists are thwarted j by the immediate intervention of the ] European Powers. In the event of the deposition of the Khedive being effected, it is understood that Araba Pasha wiLaspire to the supreme power, and that h« will receive the support of the other numbers of the Ministry and of a large section of the people. The Ministers hav; communicated to vari ■ ous foreign Consuls their intention of taking steps for the protection of the lives and property of Europeans in Egypt, but they hive also informed the representatives of Foreign Powers that they are determined to resist any attempt which may be made by the Sultan to occupy th? country with Turkish troops.

AUSTRALIAN.

[PKR UEOTEk's AGENCY.] The Brindisi Mail. Albany, Yesterday. P. and O. Company's steamship Hydaspes, with the inward mails via Suez and Brindisi, dated London, April 7th, arrived in King George's Sound this morning. At a Reduced Bate. Sydney, Yesterday. The Postmaster-General has agreed to reduce the tariff for cable messages from Sydney to New Zealand to seven shillings for a minimum of ten words. The Gold Cup. Adelaide, Yesterday. At the South Australian Jockey Club meeting to-day, the race for the Ade lade Gold Cup was won by Euclid, with Commotion second. Belladrum and Pollio ran a dead heat for third place. Fourteen horses started, and Euclid won, after a good race, by a neck. Time— 3mm 36^sec.

TELEGRAMS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] The Kingite Meeting. Alexandra, To-day.

In response to a message from Tawhiao, all the Europeans here assembled at Whatiwhatihoe this morning. The weather was magnificent. After waiting some time they sent in a messenger asking when the korero would begin. Te Ngakau came out and said; “I have come out to announce, just as the Native Lands Court does, to all assembled here that the Court is opened, but will be adjourned till to moirow, in accoi dance with all your European usages.” On expressing dis gust at this proceeding and asking the reason, it was alleged that some of the Ngatimaniapotos had not arrived, but it is believed the chiefs are anything but agreed as yet as to what time should be taken. Wakanui strongly opposes all land selling, and it is understood that Rewi has been per suaded to modify his recent utterances about submitting titles to the decision of the Court at Wahanui. He would like the titles ascertained, but always in the past surveys have been allowed by the sale of the land. If he could see a way of secur ing the land, he would not be strongly opposed to its opening, but they have been so often deceived by the natives soiling when the Crown grants were ob tained, that he is fearful of taking any step towards making native titles negoti able. Not Guilty. New Plymouth, To-day. In Gallagher’s case the jury returned into Court at 8 15 last night, with a ver dict of “Not Guilty,” and the prisoner was discharged ; this being the last case, the Court adjourned sine die. A Bankrupt Publican. Dunedin, To-day.

Walters, the well-known publican, is insolvent. Liabilities, L 2,035 ; assets. L 1,304.

SUDDEN DEATH.

A man named Finlay McDonald died at the Ashburton Hotel yesterday, after a short illness. The deceased was an old friend of Mr McKenzie’s, licensee of the hotel, and had recently ret urned to the colony from Homo. lie was a Scotchman, and had friends resid ing at Invercargill. He had been stop' ping at the hotel since the Bth inst., was taken ill on the 10th, and attended by Dr Leahy, but died on the 11th. It is not yet known whether an inquest will be necessary or not.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

ASHBURTON—To-day. (Before Joseph Beswick, Saq., R. M.) The Mysterious Cask.—Andrew Clas trom was charged, on remand, with assaulting Alexander Shaw. Sergeant Felton said that Shaw was still ill in bed, and unable to attend the Court. A medi cal certificate was handed in from Dr Leahy to this effect. The sergeant said he had witnesses to prove that, although Shaw was knocked down by Clastrom, he was not kicked. Under the circumstances he would ask to bo aliowed to withdraw the case, and if necessary the defendant could bo called up at some future time. The charge was withdrawn accordingly, and the defendant left the Court. Wandering Houses.— T. Trevurza was fined 5s for allowing a horse to be at large. —R. Lancaster was also fined 5i for allowing two horses to be at large. CIVIL CASES. Lawrie v. Hussey. —Claim L 8 Gs Bd. Mr Crisp for plaintiff; Mr Wilding for defendant. This was a claim for wages for four weeks and two days, as harvest cook, and L2 for wrongful dismissal. The plaintiff said ho had been engaged to cook for the harvest hands by Mr Hussey, who said that he would pay him “ the highest wages in the county.” Plaintiff was dis missed from defendant’s service at a moment’s notice, having done nothing to

justify such dismissal. —A contra account was put in for socks, boots, and sundries —Plaintiff denied that he had ever had the boots or socks.—Cross-examined by Mr Wilding : The plaintiff said that the reason of his dismissal was that Mr Hus sey came homo one day, and said ho (plaintiff) was under the influence of liquor. Plaintiff admitted that this was true, but contended that he was quite able to attend to his work. Hussey.s quick temper had occasioned his dismissal. When he came homo on the clay plaintiff had referred to, his room was not broken into. Mr Wilding : And you were drunk when Mr Hussey came home ? Where did j'ou get the whiskey ? Was it Mr Hussey’s whiskey ! Defendant said it was not Mr Hussey’s whiskey. It had been brought down by a man.—Mr Hussey, the defendant, said he had dismissed the plaintiff because ho was drunk. When he returned home, the place was in a mess, his (Mr Hussey’s) room was broken into, and plaintiff had

got at the whiskey. He was very drunk, and spread out his blankets on the road and slept all the afternoon. —Questioned by his Worship: Plaintiff would swear positively that he had never had the boots he was charged with. —Mr Hussey was equally positive that the plaintiff had had the boots. The book in which the ar ticles supplied to the men were entered was in the cook’s keeping, and the only pair of boots entered during the a time were entered to the plaintiff, and if not entered in his handwriting, then he had got someone else to write the entry.— Mr Wilding would simply contend that if the plaintiff had been justifiably dismissed —dismissed, that was, for bad conduct— then he was not entitled to recover one penny.—Mr Crisp contended that the entry in ihe book for boots was not in the plaintiff’s handwriting, and he could not be asked to pay for what he never had — His Worship thought the boots were not entered in the same handwriting. The plaintiff had been justifiably dismissed. Judgment would be for L 5 10s (which sum was covered by the amount paid into Court). Bartlett v. Harper.—Claim L 6; 14s Bd. Mr Wilding for plaintiff, Mr Crisp for defendant. This was a claim for milk supolied. A portion of the claim was dis puted by the defendant, but ultimately, at the suggestion of the counsel engaged, the case was compromised, plaintiff con senting to accept a judgment for L 4, with out costs. In the following cases judgment went by default:—Harper v. Easton —Ll2 12s 2d. Matson, Cox and Co. v. Le Breton I —L49 17s Bd. Fergie v. Bligh—L6 10s lOd. The Court then rose.

MRS. HAMPSON’S MISSION.

Mra Hampson held her second mission service in Ashburton at the Town Hall last evening. The night was cold and damp, and anything but an inviting one in fact. Yet, despite the weather, the Hall was crowded, the auditors being chiefly men. The proceedings- opened with prayer, which was followed by a hymn. This was succeeded by a second hymn, Mrs Nixon singing the solo part very sweetly. The 56th hymn, Moody and Sankey’s collection, was then given out by Mrs Hampson, and sung with much heartiness by the audience, stand ing. The Rev. John Nixon then offered up an extempore prayer, in the course of which he returned thanks to God for having permitted Mrs Hampson to come amongst them. Mrs Hampson then advanced, to the front, repeated the Lord’s Prayer, and then, in her earnest and impressive man ner, delivered an address, taking as her text the 51st chapter of on which she gave a sort of running commentary. The Saviour had brought them there that night, and for the purpose of sending a message to them through her—the mes sage of life. To business men time waa money—every moment was precious. If they had capital, did they riot lay it out to the best possible advantage ? Did they not calculate on increasing it and turning it to account.' They kept their books with the utmost care, so that nothing should escape them and be lost. They reckoned up their debit and credit columns so as to be able to account for every minute of their time and labor. Now God had asked them to meet Him that night, had asked them to draw near to Him and eay whether they bestowed equal attention on what was in finitely more precious than their money, than their gains. He had sent her to ask them what they were doing, and whether they felt that they were getting an equi valent for their time and labor—were they neglecting their precious souls?- Were they satisfied ? Were they at rest ? Were thej' happy, contented, at ease? God.had sent her to ask them, and He wanted a reply. Ho saw down into their hearts — He saw the aching void therein—and He bade them come down from their wretched “ reasoning)” -hat had never satisfied them yob, and never would satisfy ttfem. until they had found Him »nd acknowledged Him. God’s ways wore not as their ways ; His thoughts not their thoughts. He would not descend to their level and speak to them in the way they wanted, because He wanted to draw them up to His level. That was the reason. People often talked about the responsi bility of ministers, and said they would not have their responsibility for worlds, but they did not think of their own re sponsibility as listeners. The day waa coming when, like a panorama, every good thing they had heard, every sermon they had listened to, every Sunday school lesson they had learned, would be spread out before their eyes and the reason de manded why they had not made a better ase of the opportunities afforded them. That night the message contained in the 19th chapter of Luke and the 10th versa was sent'to them: “ For the son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost,” The words were not “ will come,” or “ had come,” but “is come.” It was fashionable now to sneer at religion and the Gospel, to sneer at God and Gbd’s ways, but if they had attended the death beds that the speaker had attended they would understand what that word “ lost ” meant. They would not sneer at and trample the love of God under their feet. God sought all alike ; it was not because some went to church and read their gilt edged Bibles that they would be saved. The mere act of going to church would not save them; mere “church-going respectability ” would not avail them. God knew no distinction between little sins and great sins; all were alike sinners until they had found Him—and He' was continually seeking them. Yes, He had sought them ; not one of them could look back and say that he had not been sought. Did they not remember kneeling at their mother’s knee, and asking God to put within them a clean spirit ? Did they not remember that mother repeating “ Gentle Jesus, meek and mild?” Well, in the mother’s voice and tone and manner there was the love of God. He would have rescued them then, early in life, if they would but have gone to Him. Then later on, when they were growing up and heard His word preached to them, He had sought them again—ay, again ; time failed to say how often he Had sought them. Ha was socking them then. It was not mere curiosity that had them there that night; and it was something more than that, it was God who waa trying to save them ; and He would save them if they would let Him, but Ho would not force the truth on them; He would not thrust it down their throats, but He offered it to them He would help, if asked to help. A rich man had asked the speaker ortce what he should do to find God ; he had said, “shall I find him if I throw my riches into the streets, into the river ? Oh, that I could purchase with my wealth but one atom of peace of mind !” And this man had found Jesus He had cast his riches at His feet. Many had doubts and misgivings about the Saviour; they were sceptical and hard to convince, they could not understand the scheme of redemption; but could they understand the mysteries of life and of nature ? Could they un fathom the secrets that Jay behind these ? They could not—they knew not; then why should they expect to learn the secrets of spiritual life ? They must accept God as he was, and ask no questions. There waa a constant conflict going on betwixt God and the devil. All their lives they were, subject to temptations, but their was no real life until Jesus was found. In Eng land the speaker had been laughed at on one occasion by a man as an enthusiast, a fanatic, and yet twenty-four hours after wards that man waa shrieking out her name, for he lay at death’s door, and she had turned back fifty miles to go to him. Ah, he did not laugh then 1 The speaker

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1882.



Wanted WANTED — A young GIRL, to assist in house work. Address, Mrs Franklin White, East Town Belt 422 e ANTED—A SITUATION, as Clerk or Storeman, by a married man of experience. Good references. Apply, “ M,” Office of this Paper. 826 d ANTED TO LET—SHOPS in Havelock street Low rental — viz.—lss per week. And also to SELL ONE ACRE of LAND, Mayo’s Block. Apply to James Baker, Havelock street. 251 c ANTED KNOWN PHOTO GRAPHS, Photographs, Two Dozen for 2s 6d (for a short time only) at the American Gem Studio, Burnett street, opposite Mail office. 470 e WANTED KNOWN—If you want to Grow a splendid crop of Turnips, Purchase some of Mayo’s Bonedust. —Address F. Mayo, Hamstead Mills. 255 d yy 7"ANTED KNOWN.—A Cikculat- VV ing Library is now open at L. F. Andrewes’, Bookseller, East street South, Ashburton. A large number of books to choose from. Terms very moderate 745 d ANTED KNOWN—That Robert Elston, Burnett street, Ashburton, having procured the Newest Apparatus, is prepared to SWEEP CHIMNEYS at very low rates. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. 760 c W3iidi imiin H Inga—liwa———B Special Advertisements. SCHOOL BOOKS SCHOOL STATIONERY. SCHOOL COMMITTEES SUPPLIED. Foolscap from IGs per Ream, Cash. Envelopes ~ Cs Gd per 1,000 ~ Note Paper, Five Quires, Is ~ A GOOD ASSORTMENT of Ledgers, Cash, Day Books, and Ledger Books IN STOCK. Toys Fancy Goods, Crewel Wools, &c. H. M. Jones. Stationer and Bookseller, 293 d Of A AAA TO LEND on Freehold X/OU,UUI/ Property, in sums of £3OO And upwards, at Lowest Current Rates of Interest THE N.Z. GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COMPANY, LIMITED. WILLIAM HORNE, 286e* Agent. Gr. Adams & Co., PRACTICAL ENGLISH WATCH MAKERS, JEWELLERS, AND IMPORTERS, HIGH STREET (Next W. J. Fishers), Christchurch, Rotherham’s English Lover Watches, guaranteed genuine, capped and jewelled, £5 lOs to £lO 10s. American Waltham Lever Watches, of world-wide celebrity, English Hall-marked cases, £3 10s to £5 10s. N.B. —See that the words “Wal tham, Maas.” are engraved on the works. None are genuine without. Ladies’ Watches, in gold or silver cases, from 455. Every Watch is Examined, Timed, and Guaranteed for Two "Sears. A splendid assortment of the Newest Patterns in Gold and Silver Jewellery. Novelties in Greeks lone. 471 e gUPPORT LOCAL INDUSTRY. John Meech, C ABINET M A KER& UP HOLSTE RF.R, Bags to invite his friends to inspect his largo stock of Now' and Second-hand Fur niture, consisting of Drawing-room and Bedroom Suites Chiffoniers Book Cases Wardrobes Chests of Drawers Tables Wash Stands Wood and Iron Bedsteads Cots, Cradles Perambulators And everything required in household furnishing at the very lowest prices. Practical workmen kept for all kinds of repairs. Furniture bought, and high prices given. Furniture lent, on weekly and monthly payments JOHN MEECH, Burnett street, Opposite the Mail Office. 82e 0 QANTERBURY MUSIC DEPOT, ASHBURTON BRANCH. Milner & Thompson Desire to inform the residents of Ash burton and surrounding districts that they have appointed Mr H. M. JONES their sole Agent for this district, and invite inspection of the Instruments, Music, &c., now displayed in the SHOW ROOM, above Mr Jones’ Shop. PIANOS by all the best makers— Broadwood, Collard and Collard, Erard, Pleyel, Bord, Challen and Sons, Ascher burg, Lipp and Sohn, Chappell, Ronisch, Bechstein, Kapp, and others. Sole Agent for John Brinsmoad’s Gold Medal Pianos. Specialities Our Dresden Model Pianos, which took First Award of Merit at the Ashburton Exhibition, from £35 to £55. Harmoniums and Organs, from £7 10s to £SO. ORGANS. ORGANS. Organs now on Sale at Ll2 12s. A perfect Gem, L 25. PIANOS. PIANOS. Now Stock, just opened up. . The above Instruments can be pur chased on Deferred Payment from 20s per month. Orders for Tuning executed by a first-class professional. Pianos on Hire. 707 c



Special Advertisements. QA S H PALACE. This is a very good world that we live in, To lend, or to spend, or to give in ; But to beg, or to borrow, or to get back one’s own, It’s the very worst world that ever was known But this does not alter the fact that C. HAWKINS, Boot and Shoemaker, East street, Ashburton, and Archibald street, Tinwald, SELLS, or rather GIVES, away at a nominal rate, Boots and Shoes for CASH ONLY. So roll up and buy your boots whore you can get a perfect fit. 998 c IST 0 TlO E OF REMOVAL. We desire to draw the attention of our customers and the public generally to the fact that we have REMOVED TO 008 NEW OFFICES ON THE RAILWAY RESERVE, Between Burnett and Tancred streets, Lately in the occupation of Messrs W. Montgomery and Co., Limited. TUCKER, BESTELL & CO. 400 e 0. Carstens & Co,, (Late Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, fnOBACCONIST, FANCY GOODS 1. AND STATIONERY. Meerschaum Pipes, G. B. D. Pipes Nailrod, Twist, and Vanity Fair Tobacco A nice assortment of Accordions, Con oertinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth Orjans, and Toys of every description, direct from Home. Haircutting, Shaving and Shampooing. EAST STREET AS HORTON. 257 a rji o farmers. ROBERTS, PAXTON & CO. ABE CASH PURCHASERS OF WHEAT BARLEY OATS GRASS SEED AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES. ADVANCES ON GROWING CROPS. The Undersigned are prepared to make liberal Cash Advances against Growing Crops during the ensuing Season ROBERTS, PAXTON & CO. Offices : Manchester street, Christchurch, two doors south of Messrs P. Cunningham and Co.’s. 30e



S M a a The First Portion of tho New Goods for this Season, comprising over twenty cases are now opened up. The Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing is especially recoin mended, and Parents and Guardians will find it advantageous to make an early selection. The Stock of Men’s Clothing is simply superb, and the variety of Hats, Hoiaery, Blankets, Flannels, and Shirtings second to none in New Zealand. Agents for the Celebrated Wertheim Machines. Ashburton Branch: MARKETS. Tho undersigned are prepared to make liberal CASH ADVANCES ON GRAIN AND ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF PRODUCE Placed in their hands FOR SALE IN THE ENGLISH OR CONTINENTAL MARKETS. Having commodious Brick Stores at Addington, wo are open to make Special arrangements for the Storage of Grain. Farmers can, therefore, avail them selves of the local as well as export market. WOOD, SINCLAIR & CO., Triangle, Christchurch ; Or, POYNTZ & CO., 7C4d Ashburton. N OTICE TO FARMERS. Wo are CASH PURCHASERS of WHEAT OaTS BARLEY RYEGRASS SEED COCKSFOOT SEED WANTED—IO,OOO bushels Pearl and 10,000 bushels Velvet CHAFF, For delivery at our Stores, at Addington, or Riccarton Mills, or any Country Station. WOOD, SINCLAIR & CO., Triangle, Christchurch ; Or, POYNTZ & CO., Ashburti n.



Special Advertisements. OTIC E. ASHBURTON COAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT R. S. Bean (Late of Montgomery and Co., Limited), HAS COMMENCED BUSINESS as above, next to Mr Jos. Clark’s Office, in WEST STREET, and hopes, by civility and attention, to merit a fair share of public support. Agent for the Springfield Coal Co. Coal,Firewood, Posts, Rails, Stakes, &c. Orders taken for Bricks, Cement, Lime, Timber, &o. Oats, Bran, Chaff, Chicken Wheat, &c. Note the Address— NEXT MR JOSEPH CLARK’S, WEST STREET. 181 e IJI AK E NOTICE. Everett Brothers Are still in Ashburton, and are SELLING AS CHEAP AS EVER. Special ; CALICOES FLANNELS WINCEYS, and DRESS STUFFS. Bargains in LADIES’ ULSTERS, COSTUMES, and WINTER SKIRTS. We have still a Large Stock of MEN’S SHIRTS, HATS, HOSIERY, &C. Note the address : EVERETT BROS., Havelock street, Next Harrison’s Auction Rooms. Andre wes bros. (Late L. F. Andrbwes), BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, AND NEWS-AGENTS, East street South, Ashburton, School-books and Stationery of Every Description, School Committees sup plied. Hymn and Prayer-books of Every Kind. Children’s Picture and Story Books. American Novelties, just arrived. Journals, Magazines, and Home Papers every Mail. A large assortment of Maori Photographs, including Te Whiti and other Chiefs. N.B.—All orders attended to without delay. 334 e COAL YARD. Coals. Coals. Coals. Tho Undersigned desires to intimate to his Customers and the Public generally that he has OPENED IN THE COAL TRADE, in conjunction with his present TIMBER and FIREWOOD BUSINESS, and has now on Stock and to Arrive, a large supply of the best Newcastle Coals, (From the Old Lambton Mine), which will be delivered to Customers to any part of the Town and Suburbs at the LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES, ALPHEUS HAYES, Timber and Coal Merchant, 4680 East street, Ashburton. ANTED—A Useful COMPANION or HOUSEKEEPER ; Comfort able Homo. Apply, Office of this P%per. 4700