SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Ykstkrdat. •Go-Ahead, 8.8. , from Dunedin. Ocean Bird, from Foxton. Waihora, sis.j from Port Chalmers. Sailed. <} ■ > Yzsikbdat. Penguin, as., for Manukau, via way portal Go-Ahead, for Wellington. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. nohi'< J r.' Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived—Seagull, from Dunedin; Magellan Cloud, from Oamaru. WsMiHdioir, Yesterday. ■ Arrived —E. and U. Cameron, schooner, from .Lyttelton ; Wanaka, from Nelson and'^Stittin';, ‘Hanroto > from the South; Taiaroa, from the South.' Sailed —Wanaka, for the South ; Hau- Lyttelton; May, barquentine, for Hong ndog, ' " Wblunoton, To-day. Sailed—Orownthorpe, barque, for Lon dons'!''''' ■ i >'■’ ioli-sm; oU-,; Duihbdih, Yesterday. Armed—Rotomahana, from the North. Sailed.—Arawata, for the North.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES *_V,. T » Sactbdat, Mat 12. Ift Tr.vßhllook,' AA the Arcade—Horses, Btugiesjeta; at 12 o’clock. Mt-W.- S.- Moss, at his Yards—Produce. Tubsuat, Mat 15. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Ashburton Yards—Stock. Pbidat, Jpira I* Matson,, Cox and Co., at Waterton Live and Dead : Stock i at 12 upon.. ■'itimTlNGß, amusements, &o , iiv(js ; r’MoHDAT, Mat 14. BMougb ~ Council, at Borough Council (Chambers, at 7 o’clock. r&wh Hail—Concert, at 8 o’clock. •VV VTuesdav, Mat 22, Tea/.aqd Public Meeting Wesleyan CJturph, at 6.30 p.m. Public Meeting r« storm water, at Town SouthJ^ikaia^^j3o^ao^^^^

MAIL NOTICES.

Mfftiln close at the Ashburton Post Office as foUpT*rß,:-4, _ „ For-Christchurch and North at 6 a. m. Kh3o3km., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertseyßakaia, Ac., at 10.30 a.m, and 5 _p.m. daily. For3)anedin,Tjnwald, Winslow, Hinds, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. ' Fort Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., daily^n Fpr Tiinaru and South, at 6 a.m., 10 a.nu,<and,4.3o, p.m., daily. , For Greenstreet and Ashburton Forks, on Wednesdays, Saturdays, at 3.30 p.m. J ■' For Hount Somers, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 6 a.m. and 430 p.m. For;Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satnr days, at 6 a.m. ' For Ashtcn, Waterton and Longbeach, st iSO p m. daily. on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at 1.30 p. m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Sea view, Seafield and Kyle, bn Tuesdays, Thursdays, anti Sato&ys,at 6,30 a.m. Far Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fn* days a£ 10,30 a. m. ■ Ms»1» arrive at the Ashburton Post

Ohmtchurch and Bakaia at 10.15 436 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From.Chertaey, &c. at 10.15 a.m. and 4.36 5 p.m. daily. JVom Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.30 p.m. daily. Jroxn Temnka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m. 6.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. daily. JVoip Qreenstreet. and Ashburton Foriaif* Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. From Mount Somers, on Tuesdays and Bauirdsys, afclO.s a.m. and 8.16 p.m. ■ ' Mayfield, onTueadaya and .Satur? days.'it 10.5 a.m. , . , Ekrid 'Ashton, ‘Waterton, and - Long afclO a.m. daily, f^m Wakanni, Seafield, and Kyje, op’JTnefMlays,:Thursdays, and Sat unlays, at4p.m. , on Tuesdays and Fn-

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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1883. The Affirmation Bill.

Although we are told that the Affirmations in Lieu of Oaths Bill, which has just been rejected by the Imperial House of Commons, was not, strictly speaking, a Government mea sure, the result of the division on the second reading must have been a sur prise to the Liberal party. That Mr Gladstone himself proposed a motion of urgency is alone proof that he fully expected that the Bill would become law, or, at least, pass triumphantly through the Lower House, and we can quite imagine the jubilation in the Conservative ranks at what they would regard as'virtually a Ministerial defeat. The division was indeed a close one, and we have little doubt that the fate of the measure was decided by the vote of the Irish members, whose governing motive is a bitter hatred of those now in power. Still, the fact remains that Parliament has decided against the Bill, and it is not likely that it will be brought up again this session. The history of the measure is an interesting one, and unique in the annals of Eng lish Parliamentary procedure. When Mr Bradlaugh, the elect of Northamp ton, refused to subscribe to the usual oath on taking his seat, the Legislature was landed in a very embarrassing position. If one member were allowed to occupy his place under different conditions to his fellows, it would have been a virtual admission that the oath was meaningless. The only course open was to refuse permission to Mr Bradlaugh to take his seat, and when this was done that gentleman imme diately became, in the eyes of the ex treme Radicals, a political martyr. There is no need to go over the whole story. The unseemly scenes of violence that occurred within the walls of the Houses of Parliament when Mr Brad laugh had to be forcibly ejected will long be remembered, but at last he re cognised the wisdom of not prolonging a struggle in which he must necessarily be vanquished, and he accordingly re signed his seat. The people of North ampton, however, remained faithful to their first choice, and returned the ob noxious member for the second time. At the opening of last session Mr Bradlaugh presented himself, and offered to take the customary oath, and the Government seemed inclined to let him do this. They argued that he was in the position of a new member, into whose private opinions they had no right to inquire, but the House held that the taking of an oath under the cir cumstances was nothing more nor less than profanity. Again expelled Mr Bradlaugh sought re-election, and was returned for the same constituency a third time. Although he bad been raised to the position of a doubtful popular hero, most people began to consider Ijim a bore, and when he ceased his efforts to gain admission to an Assembly that had rejected him, it was hoped that the difficulty had been got. over. Few men, however, had made such a decided bid for gutter

popularity, and still fewer had been sod successful in gaining, their end. £he ' fact that he hadby his blasphemous and prurient works rendered himself ob noxious to all right-thinking people I was in itself a passport to the regard of | a certain class. It will be remembered that some little time back an immense crowd of the supporters of the member for Northampton assembled in London for the avowed purpose of marching down to the Houses of Parlia ment and demanding that their hero should be allowed to take his seat. It would seem as if Mr Gladstone had been frightened by the attitude of the mob of roughs who were ready to resort to such drastic means to attain their end, as Mr Bradlaugh announced that i the Premier had promised to bring in such a Bill as would make it possble lor the expelled repre sentative to sit in the House. This is the Bill whichhas been rejected by the Commons, and although the majority was but small it must not be forgotten that the present Government was sup posed to be strong enough to carry through any measure, while the Con servative party has been in a state of disorganisation ever since their great teacher and leader, Lord Beacons field, died. The defeat, therefore, must have come as a decided shock to Mr Gladstone, and it remains to be be seen what will the next act in this Bradlaugh drama. Will the 30,000 roughs re-assemble and carry out their original programme, or will the cause of all this trouble recognise that it will be his wisest course to resign altogether his pretensions to a seat in Parliament? In the meantime it is worth noting that the question of abolishing the present form of oath was not tried upon its merits. The House chose to con sider that what they had to decide was whether such a man as Mr Bradlaugh should be allowed to sit among them, and consequently the issue was deter mined oh personal rather than general grounds. When the excitement has cooled down and members hare for gotten the attempt of the mob to coerce them into taking a certain course —an attempt, by the way,that Mr Gladstone would have shown more dignity in re sisting rather than bowing abjectly be fore it—some such Bill as the one which has been rejected will, we ven ture to think, be passed by the Lower House, although there may be a diffi culty in getting the Lords to accept it.

The Recent Railway Accident.

The evidence given at the inquest held . yesterday on the body of ihe un fortunate man who was killed on the railway the previous day will open the eyes of the people to the uncom fortable fact that travellers by train run more risks than they wot of. The acci dent by which Samuel Chesson lost his life is certainly not a common one, although it may easily occur, and the provisions for its prevention seem lamentably inefficient. It must be ad mitted that the evidence was at times of a rather contradictory nature, as is not unusual at coroner’s inquests where a good deal of extraneous matter is allowed to find its way; but it is not difficult to get at the truth, and very unpalateable that truth is. Mr Verdon, the locomotive foreman at Timaru, said what he had to say in a very straight forward manner, and it is from his testimony that we are able to learn how certain things are done on the New Zealand railways. To understand how the accident occurred it is necessary to recapitulate the facts. The tender and the engine are united by a piece of iron, known as the “ draw-bar,” which is strong enough to withstand any ordinary wear and tear. In case, how ever, this bar should give way, side couplings, or links, are provided for the ostensible purpose of: preventing the engine separating from the tender without further warning. Now, in the melancholy accident in which Chesson lost his life the draw-bar from some cause that was not clearly explained— unless we accept the theory that the iron was affected by the frost, which we scarcely think is entirely satisfactory— did suddenly break, and the links were ruptured at the same instant. An examination of these links showed that they were very badly, made, and quite unfit for the yrork they were intended to do. So far, indeed, as a practical safeguard, these couplings were a mere farce, and Mr Verdon distinctly stated; that any jerk which broke the draw-bar must necessarily separate the links. He further ‘ added, and we consider this A most important point, that he saw no reason why links should not be made ‘ strong enough to hold a train under any circumstances. One thing seems certain, namely, that Chesson owed his death to the defec tive state of certain parts of the engine on which he was working, and had the appliances to prevent such an acci dent as then occurred been of the pro per kind the chances are that the mis hap would not have ended fatally. The evidence that was submitted yesterday plainly proved that a more thorough supervision of the locomotive depart ment of the New Zealand railways, both as regards the material used and the manner in which the work is carried out, is called for. Had this been done it cannot be questioned that the links produced would never have been allowed to be used, as Mr Ver don emphatically condemned them as badly made, and a local expert, Mr Reid, gave it as his opinion that they were too weak to withstand any but the slightest strain. The strong remarks of the Coroner regarding the hitherto un known danger which travellers on our railways run, as disclosed in yesterday’s inquiry, were thoroughly justified, and we sincerely trust that the rider appen ded by the jury to their verdict will re ceive the attention it undoubtedly merits.

The master of the Ashburton Home desires to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of a parcel of warm clothing from Dr Leahy for the inmates. The Greymouth Railway League have sent a communication to the Oommissibn, asking them to return, so as to view the class of country on the Reefton road, and receive statistical information not pre pared when the Commission was at Grey mouth before.

The appeal of the Rev. E. A. Scott, Incumbent of Ashburton, bn behalf of the piano fund for the Old Men’s Home has met with some success already. Mr George Gould, of Ohristchurch, who is always to the fore when money is required for any charitable purpose, has forwarded a cheque for L 5 towards the purchase 1 of the piano.

. Amovement is oil foot for the purpose of Refecting a suitable monument to the late Mr Ireland, M. H.R., for Waikaia.

All the members of the Government are at present in Wellington, and a long Cabinet meeting was held yesterday after noon.

The shareholders of the Golden Eagle Gold Mine, Wellington, have decided to wind up affairs, and dispose of their crush ing plant. A man named William Burroughs was found drowned in a waterhole near Wash dyke yesterday. It is supposed he had missed his way in trying to take a short cut across a paddock. Telephone stations have been opened at Kaukapakapaka, County of Waimate, and at Skippers, in the Lake County, the hours being from 9 to 6—closed on Sun days and holidays. A committee, consisting of members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed to collect information as to the best track for a railway line to be continued from Te Awamutu southward towards Wellington. A meeting of the Horticultural Society was to have taken place last evening at the Arcade Chambers, but owing to there not being a quorum present, the meeting adjourned to the 23rd inst., when it is hoped there will be a good attendance of members, as matters of importance are to be considered.

At the Divorce Court ait Wellington next month the case of Thompson v, Thompson and Watts will be heard. The petition is by the husband for a dissolu tion of marriage on the ground of his wife’s adultery with the corespondent, who is a runholder in the Marlborough district. The petitioner also sues LI,OOO, damages. At the South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club’s annual meeting, hold at Tiiharu yesterday, there was a fair attend ance and keen contests. P. N. Robinson,, of Christchurch, wen the principal events, and stands a good show of securing- the Champion Cup, which he has won twice previously. A. S. Baker won the Ladies’ Steeplechase Cup. The following are the immigra tion and emigration returns for the colony for the last month. Immigration ;—Auckland, 237 ; Welling ton, 96 ; Napier, 3 ; Hokitika 2 ; Lyttel ton, 59 ; Dunedin, 126; Invercargill, 427; total—9so. Emigration —Auckland, 270; Wellington, 114; Lyttelton, 126 ;, Dunedin, 7 ; Invercargill, 379; Wan ganui, 2 ; Greymouth, 6 ; Timaru, 3 ; total —907. At the Westport R.M. Court an infor mation for criminal libel, in which Chas. Wright, proprietor of the Buller News was complainant, and John Tyrrell, proprietor of the Evening Star, defendant, was heard yesterday. The defendant was cpmmitted for trial at the Supremo Court, Nelson, in June next. The libel was alleged to be committed in the publication in the Star of April 21st of ah open column letter regarding the conduct of Mr Wright in the capacity of a borough valuer.

The Governor and suite arrived at Cam bridge from Auckland on Tuesday after noon, and were received enthusiastically by the natives and Europeans, the for mer presenting a number of beautiful mats., A petition, numerously signed, was presented to his Excellency, praying for a diminution in the sentence of Mikaere Te Papa, sentenced for life two years ago, for alleged mUrder by stabbing a Native on the Oxford racecourse. The general opinion of the public at the time was that Mikaere, who is a man of a most peaceful disposition, never committed the deed. The Auckland Football Association has passed a resolution that it deems the sug gestion of the Dunedin Association as re* garda playing a tournament at Christ church, with the view of sending a com bined team to Australia, impracticable, owing to the length of absence from their usual vocations this would entail on players, and that it had not yet been de cided whether the Auckland team would be sent South this season. It was also decided to write to Wellington, Dunedin, and Christchurch, asking what terms they' would be prepared to offer in the event of an Auckland team going South. In connection with the accident on board the steamer Huia, the passenger who reported the occurence says he was on the bridge when it took place. He was lying, down sick, and felt something knock against his leg j. On opening his eyes he saw what seemed to be a bundle in the act of falling over. Getting up on bis legs and looking over the side he saw that it was a man, and immediately gave the alarm. Captain Bernman says the de ceased was in excellent spirits, perfectly sober and he (the captain) had not seen him in better health. He caiinot account for the affair in any way. It is surmised that on knocking against the sick passen ger the mate might have tripped, lost his; balance, and fallen over. No cry was heard. The deceased was 40 years of age. A somewhat important point afiectipg the copyright law was raised in Chambers at Wellington on Tuesday, when Mr Brown (of Messrs Oliver, Holland and Brown) applied on behalf of Mearra Wise,; Oaffin and Co,, of Dunedin, proprietors of the “ New Zealand Post Office Directory,” for an interim injunction restraining Mr Wright from selling the New Zealand Directory published by him, on the ground that it is an infringment of the copyright of tile former,. Mr Brandon, jun., who appeared for Mr Wright, raised the ques tion as to whether the English copyright did not override the New Zealand Copy-’ right Ordinance of 1842. His Honor took time to consider the point and evi dence, and will deliver judgment in Chambers to-morrow.

A meeting of the St. Stephen’s Tem perance Society was held in the Arcade Chambers on Tuesday evening, when there was a good attendance of members and others. The Rev. E, A. Scott occu pied the chair, and delivered an interest ing address' The balance-sheet was read and adopted, and the election of officers for the ensuing year took place, when the following were chosen;—Rev. E. A. Scott, President; P. T. Mayo, Vice-President; and a Committee of eight. A vote of thanks was accorded to the rev. chairman, Mias,Gates, and Mr Ferriman for their services during the year. It was decided to hold the anniversary of the Society in July next. The meetings will be held in future on every alternate Tuesday. It was also resolved that a ladies’ committee should be formed to use their endeavors to suppress intemperance amongst females. The St. Stephen’s choir promised to give a concert for the Society on the sth June next. The meeting then closed in the usual form.

It is, probably, not generally known, observes the New Zealand Times, that Wellington possesses a claimant to the Irish Viscounty of Dillon. The present bearer of that honorable title, and his heir, are certainly among those who are at present ignorant of the fact. This second Orton claims to be a New Zea lander by birth, and tells a somewhat dis gusting history of his birth and supposed claims, which he generally pours into the ears, of anyone who is willing to listen to him. He claims to have been on the most intimate terms with all the leading actors and actresses of the day, and re cognises quite a number of them among those with whom ihe has come in contact since his arrival in this city. A .little delicate attention on the part of those who usually take a matter-of-fact interest in persons who brood : over supposed wrongs, and whoso memory allows them to trip in such a very singular fashion would ppobably establish him in an estate ujpon which he has ah undoubted claim.

Mr Straaiaghafi early th>s wilwfcrsdnllt connection with thg'% e that toil plaqe(%i Victoria ph|istchaich',ji6h Tuesdiy week. Tli| Wakanui School Committee held a special , meetin'g ■ on Monday, the usual paying lapsed for want of a-jquordm. The chief business was the the consideration of a letter from the Edusation, asking steps had been taken to fill up the '6f ; Mr Robinson, late j headmaster of the andalso authorising the erectionof a schools was decided that Mr Webber fee recoin mended to the Board for the vacant mas tership and that that body should bo re quested to appoint a mistress in place of Miss Jenkins, resigned. A highly com plimentary vote was, on' the motion of Mr Brown, accorded to Miss Jenkins, expressing the regret of the Committee at losing so excellent a teacher. The circu lar forwarded by Mr W. J. Steward, M.H.R., was considered, and the meeting adjourned.

In a trial in Germany, recently, a curious document was produced, which was called, forth by the marriage of the Count de Sulz, a Roman Catholic, to Agatha, Countess of Hanau, in the year 1605. At the wedding the bridegroom solemnly swore to respect his future wife’s religious views, and signed, sealed, and de livered a deed to that effect. It was couched in the following terms“ I, Rudolph, Count of Sulz, hereby pre mise on my honor as a nobleman —or may the devil take me—that I will allow my future wife to remain in her religion, nor will I offer her any inducement in the slightest to abandon it. 1 have at home two Bibles ; if that is not enough for her, I will get her two more. Let her read them bravely and industriously. More over, it is her body, not her soul, I take. 1 shall remain in my religion, in which I hare bean brought up from my youth. I know that I am on the right road ; if she won’t go to heaven, let her go to hell. Signed, Rudolph, Count of Sulz.” Mr W, J. Sykes, dental surgeon, will be in Ashburton fen Monday suited at Mr J. M. Cambridge’s, chemist, East street, between the hours of n a.m. and 5 p.m. on that day.— [Advt.] < During cold weather _ nothing looks more cheerful than a pleasant room well furnished with household requisites of a kind both use ful and ornamental. To get such you must use your own dispretion, ,so as to please the eye and not hurt the pocket. '■ Just beyond the Arcade the establishment of Meech is to be seen, which now embraces the whole of 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, apd 50,; BnrnSft street-.Easti t f2bu can purchase almost any description of furni ture here at Christchurch and Dunedin prices, and the stock is large and.variedn i'Keeclember the address—J. Meech, Burnett street, Ash burton. —[ Advt. ] Holloways OintmentV AnjX- — Diseases of the Bowels.—A remedy, which has been tested and proved in a thousand dif ferent ways Capaible/iof r 6r4dicting: polsbnous taints from ulcdrs and healing them up, merits ia trial of its capacity for extracting the internal corruptions, from the boyfels. Oh nibbing Holloway’s Ointment repeatedly on the abdo men a rash appears, and as it thickens the ’alvine irritability subsides. Acting-as a deri vative, this unguent draws to the surface, re leases the tender intestines from all acrid mat ters, and prevents inflammation, dysentery, and piles, for which bUsteripg was the old fashioned, though successful treatment, now from its painfulness fallen into, disuse, thedis covery of this Ointment having "proclaimed a remedy possessing equally derivative, yet. oer ectly painless powers,—[Advt.] . j

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

ASHBURTON. -To-day,

Before Messrs C. P. Cox and R. Alcorn, yr 'i'.'-;*! ’! JUIT False Pretences.— Frederick Pavitt was brought up on a charge of obtaining about March 30th, 750 .bushels p£ wjipat from Rdwin- Thomas, j - under false pretences. Mr Purnell appeared for the defence. Sergeant Felton asked Idr fan ad j ou^nmeut,,. ,so J that a - ma terial witness from Christchurch might be produced. Mr Purnell objected to the case being Adjoilfned] as he-)irUai quite ready to go on with it. The charge was a moat frivolous one, and there was not a tittle of evidence td support .it.—Sergeant Felton said that he had reason to believe that the accused had been hiding, and it wits only possible to present tbe wfitiyeft-v terday.—The case was accordingly ad journed for a week. CIVIL CASES! i'lA . - I

Martin’s Estate v. J. Corbett, claim LI 6s Bd.—Judgment was ( given for the amount claimed with? oi/rftas'.' ‘ ‘ Same v. Geddtngs, claim I2a lid.— Judgmentfor plaintiff with costs. BdrengH. 1 ’Obuncil v, Olsen, claim L 4 16a. —L2 16s was paid into Court. Judg ment was given for that.ampuqfc.. iHblbdreu#! ’V.‘ 'tteatejf, claim* LBi fbr which judgment was given with costs. Connelly y. 3d, balance due as wages for threshing.— Mr Wilding appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Crisp for de^endapt.—Thp question to be decided was .wbethetia ment had been entered into between the plaintiff and defendant. After hearing the evidence, judgment was<giviW for de fendant.

Morrow v. Harrison, claim Ll 9 4s, for work done in (barfing grairi ! f<Jr defendant —Mr Crisp for plaintiff, and Mr Wilding for defendant.—The defence was that the work referred to was loathe shape of neighbourly services, "and that it was never intended that any charge should be made. The for the plaintiff for L 7 10s, without professional coats.

Harrison v. Morrow, Claim L 8 10s 4d, the amount of a dishonored cheque.— There was no defence in this case, and judgment for 'the ■ ameunt claimed and costs was given.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves' responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

To the Editor.

, Sib, —I was rather surprised to see by your report of the inquest held yesterday that Meß. Yerdon, juAjifTOr|hejiiwfy said, “ that 1, the baV pVMucea tad' bein' shortened by ‘jumping,’ which did not weaken the bar in any way. ” Now, sir, any lad, by the time he has had twelro months’ practice at working hot iron, knows that in no case must he jump iron if it can be avoided, especially if there is no opportunity of drawing it again to close the reed of the iron, and I am sure that any blacksmith knows that jumped iron is not so strong by nearly one-third as it was before that operation ; and any amateur who would look at a piece of jumped iron with a microscope would plainly ‘see why it was not so strong after being jumped. But what is worse still, if I understand what this draw-bar was like, it bad a wrought eye on each end, and if such is the case, I am not the least surprised at the bar breaking, as the very operation of jumping would weaken by two thirds the best wrought Iron eye that ever was forged by a blacksmith, and I have no doubt that Mr Charles Reid (one of the jury), as a practical blacksmith, will bear me ,out in this. But T sincerely hope that it is nothing worse than a printer’s error, and not the opinion of one who has the charge of keeping in order the machinery on which so much depends.—l am., etc., Novice. Ashburton, 10th May, 1883.

[Our coi respondent may roly on our Tepbrt of the inquest being correct, and whatever mistake was madewas not due tb a “ printer’s error.”—EdCT.]

DUMMYISM.

; At yesterday’s meeting ’of the" Otago Land Board, several applications were re ceived and adjourned for a week from pec* aona who purchased at the recent; de ferred payment pastoral sale.' The brothers Philip and William Young, James Pearsall and-I William Esse, all.of 5 'Tasmania, wrote asking for a re-considera tion of the decision by theJßoard oelf; tt/i grant lioanseß ( tq. those persons upon ap^ > plication personally, of by agent.' They ‘ ’also forwarded notice ef their intention to

appeal to the Supreme Court Mr, 0. Toiing,"fhe father r gt the - Tonnes, ihio Wrote oa his sons’ 1 behalf, stating that there was no arrangement with Mr Qelli brandj or Any other:person by them.'.Tim.'-, all, minuted as ‘‘re ceived.” < The following is the conjoint letter of Phillipabd'William Young:*— !: . '’* ' a ! Having seen a repbrt, - vide Mercury, 23rd April, that the Otago Land* Soaird : 4id not' intend to issue licenses to the purchaser ibf land inthe Strath Taieri district, we, as the respective purchasers of Sections-1 and 3,' blockH.-rsepOctftUlJr request that you will be pleased to, aofari,. . as we are-concerned, .re-oonsider your da» bision and issue oiit licenses at opcej i- With ns-there is nothing to conceal. >:iMr-f' WJ Hellibrahd advised .what ; lota to poricv ohase, and paid the is no agreement with any:personaa to our selling or rehting the lan<L punshaaed by us, and we. think iwe jhaye been harshfcs dealt with by the Board. We have not Uie slightest idfia tihat any.objectipa oouldiT he asto whore ; we money to pay.the deposit,..and wethink the Board will, upon tion, see that they cannot entertain it We hadhointontion of evading thb dence clause. 'We acens under theimpnw ■pod? and areso still, - i twdWW months befoie takihg up burnwU * debcS tipbh the 1 point' out the expense it would' c&use iis by making ip- ' plication at present, as we wppld have to return' again to Tasmania to,, make th#.^ arrangemetdfe^iffl^ 'stocking the land, pacing instalments, etc., which arrangemsnWbaiindt biF mido . until the licenses to occupy , are Tajms£" x Trusting that you will see she juatfca of | our remarks apd favorably -consider ottr-- -, -£> request, wejttslt*yjLi!i -■ i Mr 0. M 5 Young, the lather of the two , , selectors mentioned, if rote—. ~y 117{ >j ‘ ; The interest a parent must everfeel in “ the welfare and good name of his children Will, I trust, be sufficients expose, l<w nWpr addressing you.' My sons having heard ' . J that a sale of land undor the deferred payment system .was to he hald. at .Dum-'' -' editC twb l of them, William kfad PSUmfi lift here to attend the,, sale. , s Mr W,t- Oellibrand, a gentleman in. Wham I have the" greatest' confidence and' who has assisted me ere nbw, offered to select land and pay the. deposit. 1 Having sue* ceeded in. purchasing, they itetdriied to i Tasmania, not to evade the ecoupation (orlrath,er:iheresidence)olause’nortb ayoid being questioned by the Board.as haa - < - fbiHSbtf but to avoid unaecesaacylexpenae and to prepare for their residence on the land/" apd for making arrangements for stock, payment of instalment,'etc.' There wm no arrangement, so iaras’l was aware, and I , should have .known ..if there had - v been,with Mr, Gellibwuid, ‘ or any ‘ other; person, as to renting or 'selling. ihh laud. I do not think the' Board oah reasonably or legally object to where they, obtained, or from whom they obtained,the,.; nioney do'pay the deposits,'or. from whire y j they obtained it, to purohtae ' i it]'dan, then t will sell all thg lij possess (Claremont), and place ’trliat ' : money I can to their credit in the bank* With myself it is no new idea taking dp * * land inJNbw Zealand. I have before me a chart of the New Zealand Agricultural Company’s land, witp letters from the Company’s agents as fo tenure, etc., the truth of which can be ascertained-^/■ * applying to the ageuts at InvercargUL i l ii have also had communication with th»i’-> Minister ;bf Landa,Naw. South Walaa» r: _-y;| who! sent a copy -of-their laud laws; - I‘ have alae been urged by a gentleman im New Zealand (Mr : Thomas York, A „; stoh, CKristrimrch), jb go,down and ini sipw Zealand, whorf;^tj^e,. .. opportunity offered it. was, a,' good' (or two of my boys to go downiand so tide in New Zealand,'bat certainly i£ 'l ; hhd kaown that their going down would have , caused iill this anxiety and annoyance, - ’ thefTnevec should Tiave aeon if jl could have prevented it. -.<i

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i [REUTER'S IKLEORAMS—cbrVMOBX. 1 ] t f ADißquietihf Rumor.'' ; •„ *r v< . LONDON, j.*,. j Intelligence was received. ~j. frpm Halifax, N ova Scotia, stating that much alarmis felt; there in of a which is current , that sonic FenMn Ipipedb vessels, hare Boston for Halifax. It is feared that , an attack upon the shipping at; IhatcC pqrt is intended " -»- r > i aad Oommejrcial? ~H iCdhsols have declined to Nbw ; Zealand securities remaiih as rol loWs":— 5 per cent. 10-40 loan, 106, ex div.; 5 per cent. 1889 loan, ex div. ; 4% per cent 1879-1904 loan, ioaj£. . Adelaide whbat remaiM' -at 50s, ex 5 warehouse ; and New ditto at 45s to 48s 6dL Adelaide ex store, 345. Australian beef, 43s ; best mutton, 455. • , . The Mails. <\ i a. 0 The Heme ward mails, via Suez andm.l Brindisi, which left Melbourne’ March the 29th, were delivered here to-day. . j - Reform ih^inenia., *t £ London, May 9. Administrative reforms in Armenia ars now being proceeded with by,,thC'; Turkish Government. Massa EffeodioxL has been appointed Governor of .province 6L Lebanon, the population of which is ’ chiefly Christian, and the pointment has been ratified by *,; Powers,'' i • ~ii ' o’rjji'j.iT i • Her Majesty’s Health. l 0 ,\f The Queep returned to Windsor Castle yesterday. Her Majesty’s health is improving,:and all effects of her acci dent at the Castle; are being gradually overcome.''- ■ - ■ l ' ’ : - ; •' - ,r

Lord Dnfferin* ~ • ! Constantinople, May 8. 7 Earl Dflflferin, the ferltiib' Ainba^fK t- »V dor, returned to this city to-day fromf,,,,. Egypt. : • v : . ;

AUSTRALIAN.

I .-ire. i;raw,j, laaqxsa’s xJsx.«toaAKS—ooßjiaoicc. j H Istopping,-: V :.,.r (j Yesterday. . Sailed, this Steam* - ship Manapouri, for the Bluff. > •>.. The Markets,: „v. sw v Shipping wheat dull-'and heavy at 5 /'; Ss ,3d;. malting barley, 6s. • Market very.- 1 * - strbng. Firm and active demand '• Now f “Zealand 'oats; feeding sorts ;kre 1 T ; May iO, 2.36 p,*] | ni ' J Shipping- . 7( \ AiVived, this mornipg^^p f .4P?9»ii;d - from the Bluff.

THE ASHBUR PON GOABDIAN, MAY 10, 1883.



»jfyRA.VELLEBS , QinDE. ■ ASHBUBTON FOB Chbist- OHUBOH»ndinterinediateßtationHat7.lo aj0k,10.55 a.im-, and , (Express) 5,39 pimi TbAINS IIBAVB ASHBUBTON FOB TMABU abd South,-at>6. so a. m., 10.25 a.m. (Express), and 4.45 p. m.—the latter pro rwftding no farther than Timaru. TbaihsAbbivb at - Ashbubton fbom Ohbibtobuboh at 10 20 a.m. (Express), - 4.35p.m:* and 7.20 p.m. Tpirwtt ABBIVB AT ASHBUBTON FBOM TiMABtJ AND South at 10.46 a.m., 6.28 p.BL (Express), arid 8 p.m.



OTATIONBKY OF B ‘ " SCRIPTION. OF BYBRY DE- Account Books . Ink— from small to largest jars /School Books—School Committees sup . plied at lowest rates laraStf'NbveHies in all kinds of Fanoj o’, poods, Toys, &c. , . # All , < ths / Pora»/^os^>t oa l a ) .^ a S az^neß > Papers by every mail. Subscribers wanted for any Magazine or Paper published. " Andrewes Bros., booksellers, STATIONERS, &0., Eawp street South, Ashburton. n!5 SSB Thompson Ashburton, . Agbut. ' * JE'iQROANS. —Especially suitable for Churches * ’Far superior to any P»* i gear the price-for richness fiid twnyM iofae. volume of sound, and ~ ;innSisS of oimirtrootionv' Price—£l2o' ■ REED ORGANS. —By Smith and Co.. Wood and 06., Baby *«d ; ts» England Company, and long'd and Warner,—from £12125. aud and Oollard, BratJ, ~ isden Model, and, iifafaoidrers, .with improvaKuents. - 1 PAYMENTS. -RB ol wood WWIUUD&*’'



Wanted ANTED—A PLOUGHMAN, used to dbub'e-furrow. Apply to W. Pbebbls, Wheatstone. * 1060 WANTED, at once, a good HOUSE MAID ; also, good COOK. Apply at once to Butler’s Family Hotel 3032 WANTED,. Contract HANDS for Hedge-trimming, Fencing, Drain ing and Bush-cutting; also, a good Fencing Hand accustomed to timber work. —Apply to B. H. DOBSON, 938 Manager Lowcliffe Estate. 800 K - K E E P B R—Wanted SITUATION as Book-keeper (single or double entry), or Tradesmen’s Books to pest up. ; OH AS. DIXON, Wakanui Road, Ashburton, WANTED KNOWN— Hates and Co. have a lot of EMPTY GASES for sale. Arcade Shops. aul2 WANTED KNOWN—NEALAS and CO. have given up business, and are Selling Off Stock at HALF PRICE for a few days. 1035 XT/ANTED’ KNOWN—That Robert V\ Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur ton, hating procured tbs newest appara tus, is prepared to Sweep Chimneys at very low talea. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prempt attention. Terms cash. 760 e ANTEDK N O W N. That 60NEDUST, specially. prepared for drilling With carrots, mangolds, etc., can be obtained from the undersigned. F. MAYO, Hampstead Bone Mills. Wanted known— j. o. Duncan Agent, East street, Ashburton, begs to inform everybody that he is now a Licensed Broker under the Land Transfer Act, and is prepared to com plete transfers, execute mortgages, etc., at schedule rates, and with every possible despatch. INVESTED. 286 LOANS NEGOTIATED.-®^ TA7ANTED KNOWN—Every descrip §v v tion of Plain and Fancy Printing executed on the shortest notice, at the Guardian Office, next; Matson, Cox, and Co. 's, West street Special Advertisements.



Money! Money!! The equitable investment COMPANY OP NEW ZEALAND, limited, are prepared, through their agent, J. 0. Dun'Jan, Bast street, to LEND MONEY on Ashburton approved free hold or leasehold property, repayable by either monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly instalments, or for a fixed period. I The Company are also open to DIS COUNT BILLS. J. 0. DUNCAN, 883 Agent, East street.



H. M. Jones’ COUNT BOOKS. NEW VOLUMES— Boya’ Own Annual Girls’ Own Annual Chatterbox Child's Companion Infanta’ Magazine, &c., &o. POETS— VARIOUS Authors; Sir Walter Scott’s Works, new edition, complete. TOYS! TOYS!! TOYS!!! GREAT VARIETY—in Wood, Tin, China, a»& Indiarubber. GOOD BUSINESS Envelopes. SIX SHILLINGS PER THOUSAND CASH. A Bargain. . Good Second-hand PI ANETT S, £2O. FANCY GOODS! FANCY GOODS ! A NICE SELECTION of the above now in stock. ALL the above Goods are offered at the LOWEST Possible Prices for CASH. A LIBERAL DISCOUNT allowed to schools on parcels of Toys, Books, etc. > SECOND-HAND Pianos. In good order, £l6, £2O, *22 10s, 25, H. M. JONES, BURNETT ST. & BARING SQUARE. ■ * • 13d



Corn Sacks, rates. T AM A CASH PUR CHASER, AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, of WHEAT OATS GRASS SEED BARLEY Farmers wishing to SHIP ON THEIR OWN AO COUNT can get information at to Cost, Freight, etc., by applying to JOSEPH CLARK, 267 . Ashburton & Tinwald. Corn Sachs, lowest market rates.



F YOU WANT GOOD AND STRONG FURNITURE, GO TO DAVIS'S CHEAP, FURNITURE AND BED PING MANUFACTORY, EAST STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTON. EVERT article Sold at Christchurch Pkiobs and guaranteed bes. of naaterial and workmanship. FUNERALS



Special Advertisements. THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing -Factory HAVE spared no effort to place before the public a MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT cw NEW WINTER MANUFACTURES Comprising all the latest styles in MEN’S & BOY’S CLOTHING Manufactured from the best qualities and newest Designs in COLONIAL, SCOTCH, BRITISH. AND CONTINENTAL TWEEDS. The large and increased trade has en abled the Proprietary to offer their cus tomers still further advantages than hitherto, and THIS SEASON’S GOODS, upon inspection, will be found CHEAPER THAN EVER. A SINGLE GARMENT AT WHOLESALE TRICE. SHIRTS, HATS, HOSIERY, and every requisite at Wholesale Prices. Nineteen Branches now open in New Zealand. Agents for the Unrivalled WERT HEIM SEWING MAOHINESS Ashburton Branch : EAST STREET. >OBINSON AND TOWNSHEND ARE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT OATS B\RLBY GRASS SEED Agents for A. Moore & Co. ROBINSON AND TOWNSHEND, Havelock street. 229 -\TATIONAL MORTGAGE AND J\ AGENCY COMPANY OP NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED). TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. We are prepared to receive Wheat, Oats, Barley, Beans, Peas, Rye Grass, Cocksfoot, and Dairy Produce for ship ment to London, Continental, and Aus tralian markets, or for disposal in local markets, and where required will make Liberal Advances against same. Farmers and others who favor us with their business may depend upon the utmost care and attention being exercised in handling their produce, and also upon receiving prompt returns. In all the Au stralian Colonies we have made special and complete arrangements for the disposal of Grain and Produce generally, and we shall be glad to furnish full information to any of our friends who think of trying those markets. Freights to the United King dom have been arranged by us on favor able terms, and shippers will receive full benefits of the lowest ruling rates of freight. We have made large additions to our Commodious Stores at Addington, where we are prepared to receive Grain, etc., on Storage at lowest current rates, making Liberal Advances if necessary. Oornsaoks, large size (48 by 26), full weights, supplied, on application, at cur rent prices. Full information obtainaV at our offices, 214, Cashel street, Christchurch. 269 GEORGE KING, Manager.



I have just received my season's Guns stock of of every description, and respectfully invite an inspection. Double Breech-loaders from L 5 is. Double and Single Muzzle-loaders at all prices. Decoy Ducks. Duck Calls. Gams Bags. Cartridge Belts and Bags. Field Glasses. Loading Machines, eto., etc. New Season’s POWDER, Curtis and Harvey’s, and Pigou, Wilkes and Lawrence’s —very best quality. Newcastle Chilled Shot, all sizes. Cartridges, Cartridge Oases, Wads. And every shooting requisite. Being the largest importer of Guns and and Ammunition in New Zealand, and every Gun being made to my own order, intending purchasers cannot do better than communicate with me. THOS. G. ROWLEY, 630 Gunsmith, Timaru.



AND FOR SALE The UNDERSIGNED have received instructions from the'Owner to SELL Etr PRIVATE TREATY, T All that COMPACT BLOCK OF LAND on the Actop Station ESTATE, SOUTH RAKAIA, Being SECTIONS 31757, 31758, and 31759, Containing 1099 acres. The block has been SPECIALLY SELECTED by the Proprietor, and is thoroughly adapted for farming purposes, the adjoin ing sections having this season grown some of the HEAVIEST CROPS ON THE PLAINS. Only a small instalment on the pur chase is required to be paid, the balance to remain on mortgage at 6 j per cent, for a term of years as may be agreed on. Wo have also FOR SALE an Improved Farm Containing 1026 ACRES. Situated close to Ealing Rilway Station, and well watered. For further particulars apply to THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COM PANY, LIMITED. Christchurch or Ashburton. 12au IVTEW WORK JM PATH OF LIFE ; or, Aims and Aids to Success and Happiness, ’* illus trated with Steel Engravings, in differ snt bindings. Also, a beautiful selection of EASTER CARDS. Andeewes Bros. , Booksellers and Stationers, East street South, Ashburton. 77 MR LAURENCE OXLEY has been Appointed Agent for the Ashbur ton Guardian at South Bakaia. ■



Special Advertisements. gPECIAL NOTICE. TO THE INHABITANTS OF ASH BURTON AND SURROUNDING ' DISTRICTS. GL K. West and Co., MUSIC AND PIANOFORTE WAREHOUSEMEN, Princes street, Dunedin Have great pleasure in announcing that it is their intention to cater for the Music loving population of Ashburton in such a manier as has never before been at tempted. Messrs G, R. West & 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 can always be found. Mr G. R. West, being at present in England, is shipping direct to Dunedin all the latest novelties in MUSIC! MUSIC 11 MUSIC!!! And the firm respectfully solicit a call from their friends, teachers, and the public in general to inspect their magnifi cent stock of Music, personally selected.



JAM IN 763 CASH PURCHASER OF BRIGHT MILLING Oats, ANX QUANTITY. ALBERT ROBERTS, West street.



Roberts, Paxton & Co. CHRISTCHURCH, CASH PURCHASERS or WHEAT BEANS BARLEY •PEaS OATS . COCKSFOOT AND RYE GRASS SEED. They supply farmers with the best quality LARGE CoRNS ACKS, at the Lowest Market Rates, AND WILL MAKE LIRERAL CASH ' ADVANCES against grain placed in their hands for shipment to London or elsewhere. ROBERTS, PAXTON & CO., 137, Manchester street, Christchurch Or their Agent,— ALBERT ROBERTS, 278 Ashburton. .