SHIPPING.

?OKT OP LYTTELTON.

Sailed. ! ' y . . Yesterday. Hawea, 5.8., for Wellington. Alert, schooner, for Foxton. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. T . >. ■ Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived—This Belle Brandon, from the Group ; George Bewley, from London. Sailed—Explorer, for Sydney Island ; Tarfcwera, for Sydney; Sura, for Levuka. la ii ■>; ' WELLINGTON, Yesterday. Arrived—Taiaroa, from Auckland, via the'l&tlt'Goast; Oaflin, ketch, from Dun edin ; Mahinapua, from the South; Pen guin, from Picton and Nelson. * Salted—Penguin, for the South. Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrived —Te Anau, from the North. Bailed'— Waiararapa, for the North.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES Friday, Mat 4. Messrs Matson, Cox and Co.—Draught Horses, etc., on Mr D. Wilson’s Farm, Wakanui, at 12 noon sharp. Saturday, Mat 5. Matson, Cox, and Co,, at Tattersalls, Horses, Cows, Pigs, Poultry, Sundries, Ac.; 11,30 a.m. Mr Alfred Harrison, at the yards— iforses, Pigs, Produce, &c, ; at 12 noon, Mr S. D. Nathan—Sale of Drapery, etc., at Church’s Shop, Havelock Street. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &o Thursday, Mat 3. Ashburton Coursing Club—Meeting at, Somerset Hotel, at 8 p.m. Friday, Mat 4. Wakanui Schoolroom —Harvest Ball, at B.3osharp. . Monday, Mat 7. Mount. .Somers Road Board Annual Meeting, at the Board’s Office, at 12 noon. RaugitSta Road Board—Annual Meeting, at the-Board’s Office, Lismore; at 12 nooxu ~ Wakanui Road Board—Annual Meeting of Ratepayers, at Board’s office, at 1 pan. a;; r Wednesday, Mat 9. Horticultural Society—Annual Meeting, at the Arcade Chambers. Mount Hutt Road Board—Election Five Members, Oookson and Co.’s Offices.

MAIL NOTICES.

Maijsplose at the Ashburton Post Office as follows: — For Christchurch and North at 6 a.in. 10.30 a. in., and sp. m., daily. For Ohertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m. and 4' p. m- daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.tn. daily. For Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., duly. For Timaru and South,! at 6 a.m., 10 a,m., and 4.30 p.m., daily. and Ashburton Forks, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3.30 tun." FprMount Somers, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 6a. m. and 4.30 p. m. For, May field, on Tuesdays and Satur days, at sa.m. _ , , For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, %i A3O p.m. daily. For Remington, on Mondays, Wednes days, ahd Fridays, at 430 p. m. For Wakahiii, Elgin," Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 a-m. on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.30 a.m.

TVy«3T|«' arrive at the Ashburton Post - FrOm.Ohristchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 «.m., 4,35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Chertsey, &c. at 10.15 a.m. and 43&p.in. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 6.30 p.m. daily. From Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m. s.3ojxm-, and 8 p.m. daily. From '* Gteenstreet and Ashburton Forldi, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 anun ,•••• «;■ Friam Mqunt Somers, on Tuesdays and Saturdays,' at 10.5 a.m. and 8,15 p.m. F&jm Mayfield, on Tuesdays and batur dayfl,atlo.sa. m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at\lo,a.m. daily. From Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield, and Kyle,* on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat urday**, at. 4 p.m.

BIRTH.

Foster—On,April 28th, the wife of F. M. Foster, of a daughter.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1883. Industrial .Education.

It certainly seems strange that in a country like New Zealand, where the • most advanced theories find so much favor, the question of industrial educa tion has not been taken up in earnest. ,Now and then, indeed, some member of Parliament will bring forward a scheme advocating the establishment of national workshops where the young can be initiated into the mysteries of various useful trades, but beyond a little discussion nothing comes of it. Yet it is a question of the very highest importance, and the sooner this is re cognised the better it will be for the colony. The Colonial Treasurer, it will be remembered, pointed to what he called over-population as beingoneofthe causes of poverty, and he was particular in stating we suffered from this evil in only a limited degree, namely, insomuch that many men came to New Zealand who were quite unfitted for ordinary colonial life. He probably referred to the large number of people who have never been used to any but purely clerical work, who have not been brought up to any particular business, but trust to an ordinary education to earn them a living. That we have far too many of this class in the colony can not be denied, and yet it is an equally undoubted fact that fathers here are bringing up their children in a manner to fit them for being no better than the ordinary run of clerks. Take the aver age youth when he leaves school, and consider what he is fit for. He may write a fair hand and possess a super ficial knowledge of arithmetic, but of all else he is abjectly ignorant. When the inevitable question comes as to what he is to do to earn his bread, there is but one answer. He must be come a clerk in a bank or some busi ness establishment, and he thus goes to swell the ranks of a class that is already too numerous, and he has to fight in a competition which in ninety nine cases out of a hundred is too keen for him. The result of this is easily foretold. The young man looks upon his work as an arduous task to be got through as quickly as possible, and when it is finished he spends his spare hours in loafing in public-house bars and billiard-rooms, or, if he is in clined to literature, he occupies his leisure in the perusal of “yellow back ” novels of doubtful morality. We ad mit that there are some few exceptions —very few, we fear—but our picture of the modern clerk is not a whit over drawn. He is a poor effeminate crea ture, the outcome of a civilization that looks down with contempt upon honest and earnest work All the fine talk we hear about the dignity of labor is only from the lips outwards, and there is not one of these clerks who does not consider himself immeasurably superior to the working man. The only cure for this evil is to inculcate into the youthful mind the truth that, to use the words of Ruskin, “ there is no degradation in the hardest manual, or the humblest servile, labor when it is honest.” If workshops were attached to the State schools, where the boys might be taught the rudiments of certain trades they had a liking for, it would have a better result in forming them into useful members of the community than cramming them with a lot of knowledge that will be a burden rather than an advantage in after life. It must not be forgotten, however, that there are some children who are physic ally unfitted for such woik as we have mentioned, but a scheme of industrial education that did not include facilities for teaching the art of designing would fail in its intention, and the weaker boys would by this means be enabled to learn what would be of inestimable use in the future. As to the Govern ment art schools established in the colony, they are absolutely worthless for the purpose we have indicated. We were told a good deal lately about the wonderful merit of the work turned out at the Christchurch school, and how astonished the people of Auckland were when the specimens sent to the Exhibition reached that city. No doubt it is very pleasant for young ladies and gentlemen to attend these classes, and learn how to stain large quantities of Whatman’s paper with paint; but who derives any benefit from the productions except the colorman ? And yet the State contri butes to the support of these institu tions because an unmeaning cry was got up to the effect that the people would become more cultured if an art educa tion was made easy. Such tuition as is to be got in New Zealand is not likely to do much good in turning out artists, and more wisdom would have been shown if instruction had been limited to architecture and purely in dustrial art. At any rate the problem , of what is to be done with the colonial , boys will have to be faced, and of the two courses whether it is better to fos- i

ter a race of clerks or to train up the children with a love for mechanical labor, so that they may think manual work no shame, it is not difficult to say which is the wiser.

Mr Fuchs, whoso wife had her foot crushed at the late Sailors’ Home, excur sion by the Wakatipu, intends suing the Union Steam Shipping Company for dam aaes. The Company has not replied to his solicitor’s demand.

k meeting of the Rinking Club was held last evening in the Town Hall, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing season ; —President, Mr T. Bul lock ; vice-presidents, Messrs M. Fried lander and S. S. Rcvena ; secretary and treasurer, Mr H. Zander; committee, Messrs Hutchinson, D. Zander, Pixley, Brett and J. Fooks.

At the R.M. Court this morning, before His Worship the Mayor and R. Alcorn, Esq., J.P., J. M'Connel was brought up charged with the larceny of half a sove reign, the property of J. McClure. Ac cused pleaded guilty to the charge. The police gave him a good character, and he was released on his recognisances, to come up for sentence when called upon within six months.—J. Hill, for being drunk, was fined 10s or 48 hours.

A fatal accident is reported from Dun edin. Thomas Meek, an engine driver, was oiling his engine at the main station last evening. He was on the ground, and asked the fireman to move the engine a little. The fireman seems to have mis understood the request, for he moved the engine towards Meek, and it crushed him against the coal-shed. He was dreadfully injured, and on be ng taken to the hos pital died within an hour or two. He leaves a wife and three children.

Captain J. Hammond and the chief officer of the barque George Bewley, which arrived at Auckland from London yesterday, testify to the wonderful effect of “ oil on troubled waters.” When the vessel was running before a fierce gale with affair breeze it was found that large quantities of water constantly broke over the stern, and the cabin was partially flooded. Captain Hammond determined to try the “ oil experiment,” and accord ingly two canvas bags were prepared and filled with oil. These were hung over each quarter and produced a wonderful effect, fer subsequently scarcely any water broke on board. The necessity of obtaining increased dredging plant has forced itself upon the attention of the Auckland Harbor Board, and the matter was discussed at some length at a meeting. A recommendation from the Committee was read as follows : —“ That in the opinion of this Committee it is necessary for the Board to provide itself with increased dredging plant, and we recommend that application be made to the Lyttelton and Otago Harbor Boards to ascertain if their dredging plant would be available for hire to the Board for, say, twelve mont -s, and that failing dredging plant being available for hire, a dredge be procured by the Board at a cost of about L 20,000. ” The clause was adopted, with the exception of the latter part, referring to the purchase of a new dredge at a cost of L 20,000. The fifth annual report of the Colonial Insurance Company, to be presented at a meeting on the 16th inst., shows the gross income for the year ended March 31, 1883, together with the balance brought forward from the former year, amounted to L 82,242 12s lOd ; expenditure under all headings, including losses, being L 73,084 12s Bd. There is therefore a credit balance of L 9,158 Os 2d. For the disposal of this sum the directors have placed L 2,590 to the reserve fund (which now stands at L 10,000), and have recom mended a payment of a dividend of 10 per cent, to the shareholders (equal to L 5,090), leaving L 1,658 Os 2d to be car ried forward to next year’s account. The directors congratulate shareholders upon the substantial increase of the Company's business. The Customs revenue collected at the several ports in the colony last month amounted to L 121,086 8s 9d ; the largest

contributors being Dunedin, L 33,035 13s 2d ; Auckland, L 24467 10s 7d ; Lyttelton and Christchurch, L 20,106 8s lOd ; Wel lington, LIB,IBO 15s 4d. For April, 1872, the total amount collected was L109,3G3 13s 3d, of which Dunedin sup plied L26,(J09 9s sd; Lyttelton and Christchurch, L 21,960 10s 6d ; Auckland, L 19,844 10s 2d ; Wellington, L 14,752 2s lOd. The beer duty for the colony for last mouth was L 5,032 8s Id, the largest contributors being Dunedin, L 1,317 5s lid ; Christchurch, L1,05412s 8d ; Auck land L 997 4a 4d ; while Wellington was only L 314 8s 6d. The amount paid for April, 1882, was L 5,151 15s Id. It is questionable (says the Australasi ’n) whether anything in the way of news paper sarcasm could be more severe than the umpires’ notes on the Yolunteer sham fight at Queenscliff. There are some doubtless well-deserved acknowledgments of merit, but, if intended to be amusing, the umpires attained their object when it is noted that “ the artillery of the defence force exposed themselves very unneces sarily, and fired into their own infantry in a wood.” To this may be added the account of the undaunted bravery of the cavalry, which allowed itself (on paper) to be swept out of existence, and provoked the French comment on the Balaclava charge : C'est magnifique ; rnais ce n’est pas la guerre!" And the climax was reached when “ the forces of the and the retired at an unnecessarily early period, and the storming thereof was not made until the defenders had re tired over half an hour. ” The annual meeting of the Northern Steamship Company took place at Auck land yesterday. The balance-sheet showed the net profit for the year ended March 31st to be L 11,063 3s 2d, or, includ ing the balance from previous year, L 11,518 8s 9J. The appropriation for the payment of the dividend for the six months ending March 31st, at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, was L 2.607 4s 6d ; written off for depreciation, LI,OOO ; amount carried to insurance fund, L 2.500 ; balance to new account, L 1,053 19s 9J. The retiring Directors, Messrs McFarlane, N. B. Cruickshank and T. Morrin were re elected. It has been decided to proceed at once with the new steamers for the Tauranga, Russell, and Auckland trade, the plans and specifications for which wore sent Home about nine months ago, Entirely new machinery for the Welling ton will also leave the Clyde in July. In order to raise the money necoisary lor the construction of the new steamers, it is intended either to call up some further capital, or make a new issue of shares.

Several applications for licenses were made to the Otago Land Board yesterday on behalf of purchasers at the sale of de ferred payment pastoral land. They were deferred for a week. The Board decided to grant a license to Matthew Elliott, who applied last week, but to take no a tion with respect to the applications of Joseph McGaw (rabbiter), and Daniel McEwan Fisher (laborer), also made last week. The question of what should be done with the runs passed in at the sale a week or two ago was also brought up. The Chief Commissioner said he was at his wits’ end about the matter. The responsibility in connection with the rabbit pest was so great that people were afraid to take up these runs. Mr James Qreen expressed the opinion that the Rabbit Act was far too drastic. Nothing tended more to im pede the settlement of the country. Mr Stout mentioned instances in which in spectors used their powers despotically. Eventually consideration was deferred for a fortnight.

Seddon and others v. Nancarrow and others, a motion to declare the plaintiffs elected as the Westland Board of Educa tion, instead of the defendants, was brought beford Judge Johnston in banco. Defendants are to receive three weeks’ time to file a defence, the plaintiffs having leave to re-enter the case, and to give de fendants a week’s notice of motion.

The Otago Acclimatisation Society’s annual report for ihe year speaks de spondently of the results of acclimatisation in regard to fish, birds, and animals, ex cept small birds and hares. The brown trout has been fairly successful, though in some streams quite a serious depopulation has been going on. In the Wakatipu and Hayes Lake very large trout are numer ous, but they are dreadfully poached. With regard to English salmon no reliable information has been obtained, nor have any Californian salmon been seen, though introduced five years ago. Pheasants and partridges have become so scarce as to lead to the conclusion that much poaching goes on. Black game, which were turned out in 1879, have not been seen at all during the year.

An application was made in bankruptcy yesterday, before Mr Justice Johnston, for leave to appeal from an order of the District Court, Timaru, adjudging Patrick Ryan a bankrupt. After argument, His Honor, without calling- upon opposing counsel, said he was clearly of opinion, from the facts as stated by the debtor, that no case was made out for an extension of grace ; nothing was shown to bring him within the exercise of the discretion with which the Court was invested in cases where, for some reason, it had been im possible to comply with the Statute. The bankrupt evidently left the colony in con templation of bankruptcy, and there was no reason for believing he would ever have returned had he not been brought back by the police. Having been brought back in December, he should have taken the earliest opportunity of appealing. His Honor would sum up by saying that on the facts stated it would be flying in the teeth of the Legislature for any one to say that this was a case of innocent laches such as would justify the Court in grant ing further time. His duty, therefore, was to refuse the application. The sum mons was dismissed.

In the Wanganui Supreme Court yester day morning, in the action brought by Major Kemp and other owners of Rangipo block against Studholme and Morrin, to recover L 3.276, rent from 1874 to 1881 prior to its being passed through the Lands Court, Mr Travers appeared for plaintiffs and Mr Bell for defendants. Mr Bell brought forward a section of the Native Land Act rendering void all con tracts or promises entered into in respect of land where the title was not put through the Court. The issues of fact were agreed to between the parties, and the amount claimed by Mr Bell, subject to large advances on account and to pay ment being conditional on all native owners signing the lease. The Chief Justice ruled in favor of Mr Bell, and di rect d the jury that plaintiffs were not legally entitled to recover. A verdict was given for defendants, with leave to plain tiffs to move in their favor. A second ac tion was brought by Kemp against Stud holme and Morrin to recover L4OO agreed to be paid him for services in obtaining signatures to lease. The defendants ad mitted the agreement, and the case resolved itself into one of accounts. It was found that Kemp had been overpaid by L 5 13s, and the jury returned a ver dict for defendants for that amount.

A peculiar affair occurred at Invercar gill yesterday, in connection with an action for malicious prosecution —Macin- tosh v. Basstian, sen.—which has occupied the Supre'me Court for three days. In summing up Mr Justice Williams formu lated a series of questions for the four special jurors, who returned answers equi valent to a verdict for the defendant, which His Honor entered. At a late stage of the sitting, Mr Harvey for the plaintiff, informed the Court that he had just received a notice from jurors that they had misconstrued the drift of the questions given them to answer, and that their intention was to give a verdict for the plaintiffs. Counsel therefore asked his Honor to hear the jury in explana tion. His Honor said he could not see why the jury could be .mistaken, the questions being very clear. They had found that the prosecution was not mali cious in the lower Court, but still it seemed to be their desirb to give the plaintiffs damages. If the jurors had anything to present they could come to him.

Our attention has been called to a para graph in one of the business advertise ments, to the effect that persons holding small auction sales would do well to buy from them. Now, as C. R, Church is the only one holding auction sales of drapery, and although the cap fits him he does not object to the joke, yet we would advise the writer to call on Mr S. D. Nathan and look at his books, when he would find himself so astonished at the results of the “ small auctions ” that he would for ever after hold his peace. The last monster auction will be held on Saturday next, when Mr S. D. Nathan has imperative instructions to let every line go without the slightest reserve. Mr Church leaves Ashburton for Christ church next week, and will be happy to sea all his Ashburton friends and customers at his establishment, Kiver’s Buildings, Cashel street, when they come to Christchurch.— Advt.

Holloways Pills.—Nervous Debility.— No part of the human machine requires more watching than the nervous system—upon it hangs health and life itself. These pills ar the best regulators and strengthened of the nerves, and the safest general purifiers. Naue sea, headache, giddiness, numbness, and men tal apathy yield to them. They dispatch in a summary manner those distressing dyspeptic symptoms, stomachic pains, fulness at the pit of the stomach, abdominal distension, and over come both capricious appetites and confined bowels —the commonly accompanying signs ef defective or deranged nervous power. Hollo way’s Pills are particularly recommended to persons of studious and sedentary habits, who gradually sink into a nervous and debilitated state, unless some such restorative be occa sionally taken. —[Advt.]

THE FLOODS.

The floods have so far subsided as to allow of railway communication being re stored, although passengers have to under go no little inconvenience through being forced to disembark at those places where the line is interrupted. The express reached Ashburton this morning in good time, and proceeded as far as the bridge, the passengers for the South walking over to the Tinwald side where another train was in waiting for them. A gang of men is busy working on the bridge to-day, and it has been found necessary to drive several new piles. These are between 40 and 50 feet long, and will he driven in front of those which have been damaged by the flood, and the two will be braced together. It is impossible to estimate as yet the full amount of the damage ; but, from reports to hand, it appears that the farmers in the Ashburton Forks and Methven districts will be the greatest sufiarers. The worst, however, seems to have passed, the weather having cleared up and the rivers having resumed their normal state. The Timaru train arrived this morning all safely, but was not allowed to come over the bridge. A pas senger informs us that the line between Orari and Rangitata has been torn up in several places,'but it has been repaired temporarily, and no stoppage in the traffic is occasioned. The Southern ex press will no doubt arrive this evening at the usual hour.

MAIL ITEMS.

Continental

There presentations of France Italy, Bel gium, Spain, Portugal, Roumania, Servia, Switzerland, Brazil, the Argentine Repub lic, San Salvador, and Guatemala signed at Paris, on March the 19th, a convention adopted by the Conference which has been in session, securing to the citizens of thevarious'Statesthe same advantages with respect to patents, designs, trade marks, and commercial names of other countries as are acceded to their own subjects. Eng land held off.

In the case of Bonteux and Eider, Pre sident and Manager of the Union Gene rale Bank, the Court of Appeals, on re view of the case, has reduced the im prisonment to two years, retaining, how ever, the fine and costs. The Constitutional League of France published its programme on March 22nd. It attacks the present constitution framed in the interest of an oligarchy, and de clares that reform or a durable Govern ment is impossible with two hostile Legis lative Houses.

M. Leon Say, writing from Lyons on March 30th, strongly advocates the open ing of the fresh outlets for her commerce as more advantageous to France than pro tection. France, he says, should be kept en rapport with her offshoots, and even with those not now under the Tricolor. Amercan artists in Paris met on March 30th, and denounced the clause in the new United States tariff that imposes upon the productions of foreign painters an ad va orem of 30 per cant. Foreign countries throw open their Art Galleries to Americans without cost, and it is but justice that the United States should re cognise their liability, and place foreign equally with American on the free list. A petition to that effect was sent to Con gress. Louis Michel, anarchist, surrendered herself at Paris to the police on March the 29th. She did this rather than subject her mother to any further annoyance from the police. By the explosion of a boiler at St. Derizer on April Ist thirty-one persons were killed and sixty-fiva injured. A St. Petersburg correspondent writes on March 22nd that the Czar has received letters threatening him with death if he does not pardon imprisoned Nihilists. As elaborate preparations for the Czar’s coronation progress, the activity of the Nihilists increases. ' Hundreds 'of arrests are being made, and the deepest appre sion, both public and officially are There is no concealment of the intention of the Nihilists, and large numbers of

police are endeavoring to evade the duty at Moscow during the period of the coronation, and are being discharged in consequence. • , , Prince Gortschakoff, ex-Charicellor of the Russian Empire, died on March 11th. Owing to the suspicion that he had been poisoned, the body was subjected to an autopsy, and the medical enquiry was instituted by the authorities of Baden Baden, where the distinguished states man died. It was thought that the cir cumstances attending the death would re veal one of the moit startling political crimes of the age, but although the en quiry was searching, nothing was elicited, and n i evidence of poia -n was found. The whole matter proved to be a little bit of repdrterial sensation. The revolutionary party of Russia issued a proclamation on April 2nd, announcing that preparations are complete to meet the coronation of the Czar, and have every hope of success in fully carrying out its long devised plans. The proclamation contains a warning to all persons that they shall, if valuing their safety, keep at a safe distance from the Czar during the ceremony of the coronation. The pro clamation concludes with the words, “ We will strike once more for the freedom of Russia.” It is imprinted in letters of red and bordered with stripes of the same color. The coronation is postponed till June.

Admiral Yon Stotche tendered his re signation as German Minister of Marine on March 19 th.

A decree has been gazetted in Berlin prohibiting the importation of American hogs and pork. The salvors of the wrecked steamer Cimbria make a sorrowful report to the authorities at Berlin. The divers found a number of bodies of victims jammed against the gear of a life buoy on the deck. The entrance to the cabin was

closed by a compact mass of bodies. To save the cargo the three decks had to bo removed by explosives, and the explo sions shattered the 400 corpses in the hold.

The Prince of Wales, in answer to a

request of the King of Denmark that he would use his kindly offices with the Prussian Government in favor of the Danes living in Schleswig, declined to interfere. The recent demonstrations at Vienna of students in memory of Wagner have led to twenty duels, the combatants being German on one side and Austrian on the other. One of the duellists was severely wounded. The emigration from Switzerland to America is alarming. A despatch of the 21st says several districts are becoming depopulated. The exodus is owing to the bad harvest and American competition. Don Carlos issued a manifesto on March 22, advising his partisans, as Catholics, to place themselves at the head of the struggle against Socialism and anarchy.

British America. A riot occurred at Lingin, Cape Breton, on March 19. It was originated by some 80 Unionist miners, who wished to pre vent non-UnionistsJ working in the coal mines. The houses of the latter wore attache i, and the inmates dragged out and cruelly beat. n The magistrate and police were overpowered. The latest reports from Nova Scotia give the details of a widespread disaster from inundation by freshets. In nearly every county bridges have been swept away. The Canadian Minister of Agriculture is the authority for the statement that 30,000 Canadians have returned from the United States during the present year. The Canadian Government have granted a subsidy of 24 ; 000dols a year for a monthly line of steamers to Antwerp. Sir Alex. Galt, Canadian Commissioner to London, tendered his resignation early in March, but, by request, will retain office till spring. Archbishop Tuschereau, of Montreal, has ordered the Faculty of the Medical School in that city to separate from the Victoria College under pain of anathema in case of refusal lie has also forbidden the students of the Protestant Colleges the privileges of the Hotel Dieu Hospital.

United States. Mrs Meeker, the first woman ever con demned to public execution in New Eng land, was hanged at Windsor, Vermont, on Friday, March 30th. William Lane Beeker, for 20 years H.B.M. Consul in San Francisco, has been transferred to New York as Consul- General. The underwriters presented him with a magnificent, souvenir. The Lost of the Vanderbilt Hall in New York is figured up at 250,000d015. This is the affair Herr Moat, Socialist, proposed to invade by dynamite on account of the discharge of some of Vanderbilt’s railroad employees. The wool growers held a largely at tended meeting at Columbus on March 30ch, to express their indignation at the recent action of Congress in reducing the duty on wool. Resolutions were adopted to support for office only those who seoeg-,

n ise the rights cf wool growers, and a committee was appointed to confer with other organisations, and form a National Association.

The first performance of Salini Morse’s “ Passion Play ” took place in New York on March 30th. The theatre was jammed. He had flanked the municipal authorities by having his building consecr ted for divine service, and therefore avoided the necessity for a license. The Apache Indians in Arizona and New Mexico have again taken the war path, and are robbing and murdering in all directions. A number of citizens have' organised a company to exterminate them, and ask the Governnienc to stand aside while they do it.

The London Times says the new American tariff is only atowards step free trade, the prospects for which might be close if the prosperity of the country were checked, or if the Democrats were to shrink from their position on the question. The alarm of protectionists indicates that the pros pects of free trade are at present brighten ing. A commifette of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopalian Church, New York, have completed their labors in changing and enriching the Book of Com mon Prayer. The proposed changes are not yet made public, Wtmg Chin Foo, editor of the Chinese American, New York, has translated into English, and will soon publish, an original Chinese drama called “ Fanton, or the Royal Slave.”

SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.

On April 18, at about half-past 8, the residents in Grosvenor terrace, Moorhead street, Waterloo, Sydney, were aroused by loud screams and the report of firearms, apparently issuing from No. 5, in the occupation of a Mrs Cornish. The house was at once entered, when the dreadful spectacle met the eye, of an apparently dying girl and the lifeless corpse of a man. It has since transpired that the name of the dead man was John Bennetts, and that he was lodging in the house of Mrs Cornish, who is a widow with' two daughters, one of whom, named Jane, lives in the house, whilst the other, a girl of about 21 years named Emily, is in service at Barwood. It seems that Emily Cornish was being courted by two men, one of whom was Bennetts. The latter, hearing that she had accepted her other lover, took to drinking heavily, and for the last fort night has been frequently seen in liquor. Nevertheless, he had not shown any signs of jealousy, nor were the inmates aware of his lately formed habit of carrying with him a six-chambered revolver of the “ Bulldog ” pattern. On Tuesday evening, Miss Emily Cornish came to see her mother, and was supping with her and her sister, Bennetts also being present, when he requested Jane Cor nish, in rather a strange manner, which, at the time was accounted for by the supposition that he was “ boosey,” to fetch him some water. She got up and left the room for that purpose, when Bennetts coolly drew his revolver, and, without any hesitation, placed it within a foot of Emily Cor nish’s left cheek, and fired. Mrs Cor nish, although terribly frightened, rushed at him, and a hand-to-hand fight for the possession of the fatal weapon ensued. At last Bennetts presented the pistol at her and pulled the trigger, but it missed fire. Here Mrs Cornish’s heart failed her, and she fled away, screaming for help. The murderous villain then turned upon the poor girl, who was leaning against the wall, and as she turned to stagger away, shot her again, and she fell. Believing that his bloody work was complete, Bennetts then placed the revolver in his mouth and shot himself dead. By this time the neighborhood was thoroughly alarmed, and Constables Miller and McCoII appeared on the scene, and removed Bennetts to the South Sydney morgue, and Emily Cor nish to the Prince Alfred Hospital Bennetts was a rope-maker in the em ploy of Messrs Forsyth, and, from an apprentice’s indenture found.in his box, appears to have been a native of Fal mouth, West oi England, where, in 1865, he was bound apprentice to a rope-maker named Curne. The bullet which caused his death was extracted by Dr Egan, who found it lodged in the back of the head after passing through the palate, and fractured the skull. The unfortunate girl Emily Cornish was attended at the hospital by Dr McMaster, and she has since succumbed to the injuries she received.

SPOUTING.

THE CAMBRIDGE CUP.

These races were largely attended yes terday. Handicap Hurdle Race ; 30 sova ; eight flights of hurdles. Harkaway ... ... ... 1 Lonehand ... ... ... 2 Christmas ... 3 This was a closely contested race ; seven started. Shorts Handicap ; 20 sovs ; 1J miles. Robert the Devil ... ... 2 Victory ... ... ... 3 Cambridge Cup ; 100 sova ; two miles. Larry ... ... ... ... 1 Tim Whiffler ... 2 Maori ... 3 Hippodamia, Merl.n, and Mystery also ran. Lonehand was scratched. Maiden Steeplechase ; 20 sova ; 1 i miles. Fear Not ... ... ... 1 Saint ... ... ... ... 2 Comet... ' ... ... ... 3 The other races were unimportant.

CABLE NEWS

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[reutrr’s telegrams —COPYRIGHT.] Monetary and Commercial. London, May 1.

Consols remain at io2j£. New Zea land securities—s per cent. 10-40 loan, 106, ex div.; 5 per cent. 1889 loan, iosj4 ex div. ; per cent. 1879- 1904 loan, 102 Yz ; 4 per cent, in scribed stock, No changes to report in the breadstuffs market. Aus tralian tallow—Best beef, 445; best mutton, 465. Shipping. Arrived. at Plymouth to-day, the P. and O. Company’s steamship Nizam, from Melbourne March 15. The Affirmation Bill. London, May 2. In the House of Commons last night precedence was voted to the Affirmation in lieu of Oaths Bill, upon the motion of Mr Gladstone. Parliamentary Holiday. The customary Whitsuntide recess commences on Friday, the nth insti

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1883.



i TEAVELLEES’ GUIDE. Leave Ashburton foe Ohrist- CHUECHand intermediate stations at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and (Express) 6.39 p.m. Trains Leave Ashbueton foe Timaeu 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), 4.36 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Timabu and South at 10.45 a.m., 5.28 p.m. ; .(Ezpress), and 8 p.m.



STATIONERY OF EVERY DE SCRIPTION. Acccitiht'Books Ink--fiom small to largest jars School Books—School Committees sup plied at lowest rates Latest Novelties in all kinds of Fancy Goods, Toys, &c. All* the Homo Journals, Magazines, and Papers by every mail. Subscribers wanted for any Magazine or Paper published. Andrewes Bros., BOOKSELLERS* STATIONERS, &c.. East street South, Ashburton. n!5 rp YOU WANT GOOD AND STRONG FURNITURE, GO TO DAVIS’S CHEAP' FURNITURE AND BED DING MANUFACTORY, BAST. STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTON. Every article Sold at Christchurch Pmoss and guaranteed bea. of material And workmanship.. FUNERALS OHXAZI.Y& OOMFLETBLY FURNISHES sl THROWN LANDS GUIDE No. 5 1 / (latest Edition) on sale at the office tTUus paper



Wanted WANTED— Three PLOUGHMEN. John Griqg, Longbeach, April 30th. 978 WANTED Three Five and Six roomed HOUSES for letting. Apply, S. E. Poynxz, East street. 971 WANTED KNOWN— Hates and Co. have a lot of EMPTY CASES for sale. Arcade Shops. aul2 \jn~ ANTED KNOWN—That Robert V\ Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur ton, having procured the newest appara tus, is prepared to Sweep Chimneys at very low rales. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. Terms cash. 7600 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— J. 0. 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. 285 LOANS NEGOTIATED.-®^ Special Advertisements. Money ! Money! ! The equitable investment COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, limited, are prepared, through their agent, J. C. Duncan, East 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. The Company are also open to DIS COUNT BILLS. 883 J. C. DUNCAN, Agent, East street.



JBL M. Jones’ COUNT BOOKS. NEW VOLUMES— Boys’ Own Annual Girls’ Own Annual Chatterbox Child’s Compan on Infants’ Magazine, &c., &c. POETS— VARIOUS Authors ; Sir Walter Scott’s Works, new edition, complete. TOYS ! TOYS !! TOYS !!! GREAT VARIETY—in Wood, Tin, China, GOOD BUSINESS Envelopes. SIX SHILLINGS PER THOUSAND CASH. A Bargain. Good Second-hand PIANETTI, £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, £ls, £2O, £22 10s, 26. H. M. JONES, BURNETT ST. & BARING SQUARE. 13d -\TEW WORK. PATH OF LIFE; or, Aims and Aids to Success and Happiness,” illus trated with Steel Engravings, in differ ant bindings. Also, a beautiful selection of EASTER CARDS. Andrewes Bros., Booksellers and Stationers, East street South, Ashburton. 77



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



Roberts, Paxton & Co. CHRISTCHURCH, CASH PURCHASERS OF WHEAT BEANS BARLEY PEaS OATS COCKSFOOT AND RYE GRASS SEED. They supply farmers with the best quality LARGE CORNSACKS, at the Lowest Market Rates, AND WILL MAKE LIBERAL 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. IVTATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED). TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. We are prepared to receive Wheat, Oats, Barley, Beans, Peas, Bye 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. Cornsacks, large size (48 by 26), full weights, supplied,' on application, at cur rent prices. Full information obtaina 1 - 1 ) at our offices, 214, Cashel, street, Christchurch; 269 GEORGE KING, Manager.



Special Advertisements. gPORT I N G. I have just received my season’s stock of Guns of every description, and respectfully invite an inspection. Double Breech-loaders from L 5 ss. Double and Single Muzzle-loaders at all prices. Decoy Ducks. Duck Calls. Game Bags. Cartridge Belts and Bags. Field Glasses. Loading Machines, etc., etc. Now Season’s POWDER, Curtis and Harvey’s, and Pigou, Wilkes and Lawrence’s —very beat quality. Newcastle Chilled Shot, all sizes. Cartridges, Cartridge Cases, Wads. And every shooting requisite. Being the largest importer of Guns and and Ammunition in New Zealand, ana 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 BY PRIVATE TREATY, All that COMPACT BLOCK OF LAND on the Acton Station ESTATE, SOUTH RAKAIA, Being SECTIONS 31757, 31758, and 31769, Containing 1099 acres. The block has been SPECIALLY SELECTED by the Proprietor, and is thoroughly adapted for farming purposes, the adjoin ing section a 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 6j per cent, for a term of years as may be agreed on. We have also FOR SALS 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. 19au



gPECIAL NOTICE. TO THE INHABITANTS OF ASH BURTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. Gr. R. 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 mamer as has never before been at tempted. Messrs 6. 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 ! ! 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. did



J AM A CASH PUR CHASER, AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, of applying to JOSEPH CLARK, 267 Ashburton & Tinwald. THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory HAV E spared no effort to place before the public a MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF 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 PRICE.



SHIRTS, HATS, HOSIERY, and every requisite at Wholesale Prices. Nineteen Branches now open in New Zealand. Agents for the Unrivalled WeETHEIM SEWING MACHINESS Ashburton Branch : BAST STREET. TXT'ANTED KNOWN—Every doscrip » » tion of Plain and Fancy P-inting executed on the shortest notice, at the Guardian Office, next Matson, Cox, and 00. ’a. West street.



Special Aevertisements. JJOBINSON AND TOWN.'HE ND ABE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT OATS B VRLEY GRASS SEED Agents for A. Moore & Co. ROBINSON AND TOWNSHEND, Havelock street. 229 NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisements for The Ashburton Guardian must be sent in not later than 3 p.m , with the number of insertion, written plainly on the copy, otherwise they will be inserted until counter manded, and charged accordingly. Re place Advertisements must be supplied the day previous to that on which they are to be inserted. Special notices can be received up to 3.30 p.m., but will be charged double rates. All notices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths must be accompanied by the sig nature of the sender, as a guarantee of good faith. All advertisements and business lett us to be addressed The Manager ; literary communications should be addressed to The Editor.