SHIPPING.

■■ T‘! ,-i : . . T •■■ > ?ORT OP LYTTELTON. : Arrived. 4 .•_ Ysstxrdat. Wanaks, s.s., from Dunedin, via Oamaru. s. &, from Auckland, via way ports. Kutrel, ketch, from Pigeon Bay. Sailed. £fj Y ; ;; •}■ . J YItpmSBDAT. ;. , ' Bocamia, ketch, for Oamaru. Minnie, ketch, for Little Akaloa. * * of £ Lorn, barque, for Cork or fmmouth for orders. Wairarapa, for Melbourne, via South. Wanaka, B*B., for Wellington ai.d northern ports. j.. \ BmPPiNGTELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Sailed—Penguin, for the South. , Auckland, To-day. Arrived—Tarawera, from Sydney. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived—Sarah Pile,, brigantine, from Dpnedin; JSt, Hilda, from Greymouth. Crowell, barque, for Jjytteltoh ; Nelson, schooner, for Lyttel ton t B: and U. Cameron, schooner, for -Andib Melhuiah, barque, for liyttalton; Onyx, barque, for Guam. ■ t*-; i 1.-- 1 : l i Dohbd£N, ’ Yesterday. \ Arrived—Arkwata, from the North. Sailed—Mahinapua, for the . West Ooaatr»'' ... Bluff, Yesterday. Arrived—Mananouri. from Melbourne.

COMMERCIAL.

-! r Ashburton Guardian Office, f ' } ', , , Wednesday Evening. •Rip, -Zealand Loan and Mercantile .limited (per Mr E. GT 'Snivciey, 'auctioneer), report as under lire stock market, at ,15th ufitafet : Sheep : A large number was Vfaught''-'-forward, but there was an ab- SOite bf animation in competition for most of thepens,and in consequence several lines had tO-hn:.Wtumed unsold. attendance was hot so large as usual, nor apparently, were there manyofi those present who intended purchas ing; ,'Fat crossbreds brought 14s 6d j 4*looth, hntd sexesi its Sd} store wethers, 8s iod; lambs, 55- 3d, 73 2d, 8s 3d ; merino ewes, 3s 7d, 4s 8d ; wethers, ss, 6s 1 id, and 8s gd, the fact l«t bring in forward condition for turnips. Pigs TVeiy few were yarded, the following pram, being obtained :—Weaners, 4s 6d; s<fw» irrpig. xys 6dto3os; sows with litters, 355; porkers, 365.' Cattle.: Neither quantity nor quality, was up,to the usual average at these yardvWr can''any decided improvement in the demand’ be .noticed. : Some of the lots were necessarily withdrawn, and for those quitted sales were with difficulty effected at our quota tions, except beef,■ which sold readily, hat corysand heileis, L 5 to L 6 15s; steers, L 5 I9A&1.; ;two-year-olds, mixed sexes, 50s, 57s 6d; dairy cows, L 3 25.6 d to L$ ios; calves, Z6s 6d and 20s.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

<1- • [AUoaaON sales Mat 17. p* if a “ d c , i Co :» «* R»kaia— Fortnightly Sale of Stock, at 12 noon. Tuesday, Mat 22. i Oox and Co., at the Tinwald Taida—Sluola'^ 1 •

, v . . , ..Feidat, Junb 1. Malison, Cox 1 and C 0.,, at , Waterton LnTa and Dead Stock ; at 12 nOOthin«)

3iEteTINGS. AMUSEMENTS, &o This Evening. Wednesday, May 16. Oddfellows’ New Hall—Concert and ball. ji-Hw ./.'uifSußAT, May 18. Sotrep and Concert at Chertaey ; Tea ab Upper Ashburton Road Board District— Annual ; meeting of ratepayers. May 18th. .. . ’Tuesday;, .Mat 22. , TealX&if i-Pablio Meeting l Wesleyan Okurcib, at 6.30 p.m. Pnblio Meeting r« storm water, at Town at 7.30 p.m. „ r MiT 28. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers'; at 7 o’clock. Oppar . -Ashburton Road Board District- Gtoneralalection of membera ; nomina - tipn May27th, polling day 7th day of Jane.’ 1 Monday, June A Ashburton vßorough-—Annual Licensing meetingior Borough, June 4th. ..Wednesday,. June 6. Resident Magistrate’s Court, Ashburton— AntinaiTiiS/hßing meeting for Aehbnr ton district, Jun«6th. ■' '

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalbeit, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1883.

It will be seen on reference to our ad vertising columns that Mr Dominick Browne, of Waterton, is anxious to ob tain some Maori antiquities. The green stone axes and other curios are not un frequently come across by ploughmen working on the plains, and we are sure that anybody who happens to discover what Mr Browne wants will only be too glad to find a purchaser for them.

The new Oddfellows’ Hall is now com pleted and will be opened with a concert and ball this evening. Messrs Rose and Whitmore, the contractors for the stage fittings, have worked hard to finish the work entrusted to them, and an inspection of the building yesterday showed us that everything is in readiness for the open ing. The Town Hall has no doubt been of great use in the past, but there can be no question that, so far as stage ac commodation goes, the Oddfellows’ Hall quite puts the older building in the shade. The gas arrangements, which have been carried out by Mr J. 0, Dolman, are un usually complete, every part of the place being well lighted. The Order numbers so many members in this district that there is certain to be a large attendance this evening, especially as the ;entertain ment promises to be in every way enjoy able.

The master of the Ashburton Home, desires to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of LI towards the piano fund, from Mr Joseph Clark. The Ashburton Fire Brigade turned out last evening to practice, there being a a good attendance of members, and the various exercises were gone through sue cessfully. At the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court yesterday the adjourned case of arson against D. Stranaghan,' grocer, Papanui road, whose store was recently burnt down, came on for hearing, and occupied several hours. The case was dismissed. The body of a young whale, measuring 30ft in length and 20ft in girth, was dis covered on the Wakanui beach on Sunday last by one of Mr Cass’s machine men. Those who wish to have ocular proof of this find can see the tail of the fish at Messrs Matson, Cox and Co.’s office, where it is now on exhibition.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of the April number of the North New Zea land Settler, a journal which invariably contains a largo amount of information interesting to agriculturists. The issue now before ns is fully equal to those which have gone before, and further improvements are promised in the period ical.

Mr J. P. Joyce, member for Awarua, met the electors at South Invercargill last night. The attendance was fair. At the conclusion a vote of implicit confidence was passed. There were a few dissen tients on the ground of Mr Joyce’s vot« and views on the education question, he having supported Mr Fyke's Bill last session.

At a meeting of the Auckland Harbor Board a resolution was carried, on the motion of Mr Graves Aickin, seconded by the Mayor—“ That in order that the Board should assume the control of the harbor of Onehunga, being the western port for the commerce of Auckland, the matter be referred to the Tariff Commit tee to ascertain the particulars as to the revenue, expenditure, and endowments.”

The election of a member of the Wei* lington Harbor Board to replace Mr W. y. Jackson, the late Chairman, who re signed, took place yesterday, and resulted in Mr J. Duthie being elected by a ma jority of nearly 200. Mr Duthie in re turning thanks, expressed his opinion that the construction of a dock in the har bor was quite within the means of the Harbor Board, and that he hoped before long to be able to place before the Board a scheme for the purpose. The Directors of the Southland Frozen Meat Company visited the ship Opawa at the Bluff yesterday, and dined on meat frozen over a month. Everything was in excellent condition, and satisfaction was generally expressed with the New Zealand Shipping Company’s management, and the facilities given for the export. The Opawa is now nearly filled up, but as the preliminary freezing is done on board, the process is slow as the cham bers get fully stowed. The ship would have got away on Saturday, but the s.s. Kawatiri, with coal for the use of the refrigerator, is bar-bound at Westport. It is arranged that the Kawatiri will tow the Opawa to sea, so that there will be no delay. A Conference of ministers in and around Dunedin was held last night to consider the question of giving religious education in schools. It was attended by ministers and one lay representative of each congre gation of every denomination except Catholics and Jews. Bishop Nevill, of the Episcopalian Church, was present. The following resolution was carried un animously :—“ This Conference recognis ing the fact that the Education Act affords facilities (subject to the approval of ihe School Committees) for the instruction of the children of the common schools in the Bible, hereby resolves to take immediate action to make provision for the impart ing of such instruction, and that with a view to this a deputation from this meet ing wait upon the School Committees of Dunedin and the suburbs, and also upon the head masters of the schools.” This was carried unanimously, and a deputa tion was appointed. Considerable discus sion then arose upon the question whe ther the instruction should be denomina tional or undenominational. The Epis copalians alone stuck out for the former. All other denominations were united in agreeing to the latter. The point was eventually left unsettled. A resolution was proposed to make it undenomina tional, but, upon the Episcopalians threat ening to withdraw from the whole affair if 5t were carried, it was withdrawn. The following singular 'extract is pub lished in a London weekly : —“ A learned writer on the subject of marriage with a deceased wife’s sister says that, although he has come to the strong conclusion that it is forbidden by Leviticai law to marry a deceased wife’s sister, there is, he must admit, no prohibition against marrying the sister of a wife whilst the wife is alive. This will put a little sparkle in the discus sion, and form a new and quite interest ing point of departure. It is stated on good authority that several prelates of the Church of England have caused intima tion to be made to the clergy in their vari ous dioceses that it would not be an un desirable thing if the Marriage with a De ceased Wife’s Sister Bill were studiously preached against. The natural result of this step has of course fallowed. The friends of the measure are strongly re commending the Nonconformist ministers of the country to preach in favor of the Bill. What will be the effect of such a pulpit war remains to be seen ; but the situation certainly has a comic aspect. It is not often that a legislative proposal has the honor of being both preached up and preached down at the same time. ” Mr Raikes, the chosen representative of the culture and refinement cf a Univer sity constituency, undertook the congenial task of reprimanding the indecorum of which Mr Gladstone has been guilty in circumstances “grave and revolting.” The Premier’s health having given way, he had been reluctantly compelled to seek rest in Southern France, and he was therefore absent from recent meetings of the Cabinet. This is the way in which Mr Raikes thought it seemly to refer to the incident of his visit to the Carnival at Nice “ Where was the Prime Minister when his colleagues were considering these terrible details? (A voice: Sick.) Sick 1 No. He had later news than that; that while the Cabinet was sitting in Downing street to hear this tale of crime and d Border, the Prime Minister was parading through the streets of an Italian town upon the knife-board of an omnibus, with a wire mask over his face in order to protect him from the showers of comfits that were hurled at him by an enthusiastic populace. (Loud laughter.) Was not this a repetition of the historical picture of Nero fiddling while Rome was burning ? (Laughter and loud cheers.)” It is diffi cult, thinks the Pall Mall Gazelle, to say which is more to be admired, the exquisite taste of Mr Raikes’s sarcasm, or the bril liant originality of his historical refer ence.

Holloway’s Ointment and Pilis.— Glad Tidings.—Some constitutions have a tendency to rheumatism, and are throughout the year borne down by its protracted torture. Let such sufferers bathe the afflicted parts with warm brine, and afterwards rub in this soothing Ointment. They will find it the best means of lessening their agony, and, assisted by Holloway’s Pills, the surest way of overcoming their disease. ' More need notbes said than to request a few days’ trial of this safe and soothing treatment, t>y which the disease will ultimately be completely swept awajk Pains tthat would make a giant shudder are assuaged without difficulty by Holloway’s easy 'and inexpensive remedies, which comfort by moderating the throbbing vessels and calm* ng the excite^nbrves. — Advt.. -

M. DE BRAZZA’S EXPEDITION.

■■ ' I J The Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph has “ interviewed ” M. de Brazza on the subject of his coming expedition to the Congo. On the subject of the arms, ammunition, and escort of the Algerian soldiery which he is to take with him, M. de Brazza is said to have been particularly explicit. The African tirailleurs, to the extent of one company, are merely to act as a personal body-guard to the explorer and his staff, and the materiel de guerre M. de Brazza described as a sort of currrent coin with the blacks, who readily accept an old-fashioned percus sion or a flint-lock gun in exchange for their services as carriers or road laborers, M. de Brazza “ mildly and and without any bitterness, complained that his views had been subject to some misrepresentation in England.” He declared, in substance, that his main object was to open up the Congo districts to European commerce, to facilitate trade by accustoming the natives to intercourse with white men, to combat all attempts to “ mono polise ” the territory in the interests ot one nation or one association, and, he added, with perfect candor, “to prepare a future for French enterprise in years to come.” “ France,” he ob served, “is shut out of nearly all the markets of the world by British or German traders, against whom compe tition is impossible. I saw a new field in Africa, and, while abstaining from all commercial enterprises myself, de termined to open it to my country men.” In explanation of this sentiment M. de Brazza further stated that the French Government, whose agent be is, had no intention of interfering with the commerce of any other nation. On the contrary, its protection, and any protection the French explorer might obtain from the natives, would be extended to all alike; but the estab lishment of a French protectorate over the Batekkes’ territory, in accordance with the treaty concluded with King Makoko, was destined to serve the interests of French settlers and traders in the future, when, according to M. de Brazza’s opinion, the nation will require an outlet for its ten dency to expansion and increasing commerce. “I do not know when this will be,” the explorer said, “ but it will be, even if twenty or thirty years elapse first” In reference to another object of M. de Brazza’s mission—namely, the opposition to all attempts at a “ mono poly ” of the Congo territory—he asked the correspondent to peruse a form of agreement existing between the chiet of the Ldopoldsville (Stanley Poole) station and the missionaries, mostly of English nationality, M. de Brazza ob served —“ You will see by this paper that it is not I who am endeavoring to monopolise the country, as stated by Mr Stanley, a man for whom I enter tain the sincerest admiration, but whose objects and mine differ very widely.” A clause in this agreement stipulates that the missionaries shall be allowed to build, sow, and plant a por tion of the ground belonging to the Comitd d’Etude du Haut Congo on payment of Ll 3 for acres (or one hectare) per year. “ I was accused of annexing the territory,” he exclaimed, “ and here is the Belgian Association receiving Hgnt for the land * which it claims is the property of the natives.” Another clause in this document sets forth that “ the mis sionaries engage not to give any hospi tality, help, intelligence or assistance to other parties or expeditions which may come into the country for the purposes of trade.” Here, again, the French explorer waxed indignant, and asked what right the association, which he frankly characterised as a trading com pany, “ possessed to exclude Euro peans from the ordinary benefits of hospitality by purchasing the servility of the missionaries at the expense of the natives.” The French explorer ex pressed the utmost indifference towards public opinion both here and in Eng land, although he regretted that his case had been placed before the Eng lish public in a rather unfavorable light. “ I am not a trader myself,” he re iterated ; “ 1 leave commerce to those who I hope will follow me. In this re spect I differ,” he observed with marked emphasis, “ from another traveller, who reminds me of a steam-engine, which will go anywhere so long as fuel is provided. I work for the whole world at present, and for France in the future.”

MASSACRE IN NEW GUINEA.

In his report of the annexation of New Guinea, Mr Henry M. Chester says:— “ If De Quincey had visited New Guinea he might have added a chapter to his essay on ‘ Murder considered as one of the Fine Arts.’ In no part of the world probably is murder as an art more culti vated than in JNew Guinea. Apropos of this I relate a tragic story told by Mr Chalmers of the recent massacre of an entire village by the Ldsi tribe. It may be remembered that a Dr. James and Mr Thorngren were murdered on the coast near Yule Island in 1876 by the Boro tribe, who occupied a village some dis tance to the south eastward of the Ldsi in Hall Sound. During one of Mr Chal mers’ visits to the westward, being in the neighborhood of this tribe, he determined to visit them and make peace, it being too late to punish them for the murders, but narrowly escaped meeting the same fate, and reached his boat with difficulty. In an evil hour they surprised three of the L6si, and killed two of them. Their doom was sealed. The Ldsi turned out in force, and lying concealed by day and travelling in their canoes at night, arrived after dusk at one of the main streams running into Hall Sound. Here they were at fault, not knowing which to ascend, but fortune favored them. They captured a canoe in which were a Roro man and two women, and gave them the option of guiding them to their village (Paitana) or being killed. The man con sented Co pilot them, and the women were let go. When near Paitana they allowed the guide to escape in his canoe. Send ing a party to surround the Tillage, the rest camped in the middle of it, and sat silently down to await the first streak of dawn. One of the villagers awoke, and to his astonishment found the place occu pied by strangers. ‘ Who are you ? ' said the Roro man. The others sprang to their feet and cried out— ‘ We are the Ldsi, come to pay you! You murdered foreigners; they did not pay you—they were afraid. That we have nothing to do with; but you tried to kill Tamate, and you mur dered our men ; and we are here to avenge them ! Gome put and fight!’ At the same. moment they let fly a cloud of arrows, until wearying of the slaughter, the chief called out, ‘ We have no time to kill them all; burn the houses and those inr side.’ The order was obeyed, and when the sun rose Paitana was a blackened

heap of ashes. Thu* happened last July, atfcPMr Chalmers meeting a chief of Roro in August inquired how many were killed. ‘Ah ! Tamate,’ said the chief, ‘ T cannot number the slain ; I can only tell you how many are left alive, ’ A lad of seven years old was brought to Mr Chalmers. His father had lowered him down through a hole in the floor of his house, and he hid in the scrub. After all was over ho returned to find only the charred remains of father, mother, brother, and two sisters. The murderers of James and Thorngren perished with the rest.”

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

London, May 1

The Khedive has consented to accept a Constitution based upon the suggestions made by Lord Dufferin, the English repre sentative at Constantinople. Distur bances between the Arabs and Greeks at Port Said are being renewed. Yesterday serious riots occurred, which, however, wore ultimately suppressed by British troops. The report of the riots has oc casioned great excitement in Cairo. German papers urge that France should be included in the alliance of European powers proposed by Bismarck. Prince George, the second son of the Prince of Wales, has sailed for Canada as a midshipman on board a British man-of war.

Latest advices from Russia state that the Czar has finally determined that his coronation shall take place on the 27th inst.

London, May 2.

In the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday, in reply to Duo de Broglie, M. Challemel Lacour, the Minister of Foreign Aflairs, admitted that Germany, Austria, and Italy had entered into a triple alliance hostile to France. He added, however, that the Fiench Government at tached no importance to the alliance, as it considered that it would not injuriously affect the interests of France.

The Indemnity Commiasion, which was appointed to consider the claims preferred by residents in Alexandria on account of the damage to their property by the bom bardment of the town by the British, has sent in its report. The Commission re commends that a sum of £645,000 be voted for the purpose of meeting the' claims.

The cpnstitution which was assented to by the Khedive has been officially pro claimed. -

Lords Wolseley and Alcoster have agreed to accept a lump sum, in place of pensions of £2,000 per annum which the Government proposed to pay them in con sideration of their services in the Egyptian war.

It is reported that 5,000 French convicts will shortly be despatched to Noumea. The British and Australian Trust and Loan Company has declared a dividend of 7 per cent. It is reported that Earl Zetland will probably be appointed to the new office of Minister of Agriculture, Mr O’Kelty, member fcr Roscommon, inquired in the House of Commons last night whether the Dutch Government were agreeable to the proposed annexa tion of New Guinea by England. No reply to the question was given. In a leading article published in its issue of this morning, the Standard pro tests against the proposed duplication of the Suez Canal.

London, May 6,

In consequence of the unsettled condi tion of affairs in Armenia, consequent upon Turkish misrule, Russia is massing troops on the frontier. Her Majesty’s man-of-war Merlin has been commissioned for service on the Australian Naval Station.

In reply to the question asked in the House of Commons on Thursday ni'ht by Mr O’Kelly, member for Roscommon, the Hon. E. Ashley stated on the following night that the Netherlands laid no claim to the portion of the island proposed to be annexed by England, and that no opposi tion was to he expected from that quar ter. A discussion on the proposed annex ation of New Guinea arose in the House of Lords on Friday night. In the course of the debate Earl Carnavon and Earl Northbrook expressed their admiration for the zeal and activity displayed by the Australian colonies in endeavoring to extend the limits of Her Majesty’s pos sessions.

Mr Harrold has been appointed one of the Directors of the Australian Steam Navigation Company. Baron Lesseps has announced that he claims the exclusive right in the proposed scheme for widening the Suez Canal. He adds that it is his opinion that it will be impossible to carry into effect the sugges tion as to the construction of a second canal; ,

It is rumored that Earl Rosebery will be offered a seat in the Privy Council as Minister for Scotland.

It has bean decided by the German Go vernment to refer the budget to a Com mission, under the presidency of Prince Bismarck.

It is probable that M. Tirard, Minister of Finance in the French Cabinet, will be appointed to the office of Consul-General in Algiers, and that his seat in the Cabinet will be filled by the appointment of M. Leon Say. It has been reported that “ Number One,” who directed the operations of the Assassination Committee in Ireland, in tends to surrender himself to justice and turn Queen's evidence. The report in circulation early this morning, that “ Nunber One,” who in spired the movements of the Irish, Assas sination Committee, intended to surren der himself to the authorities and turn Queen’s evidence, created a profound sensation throughout the city. Great excitement prevails, and it is now stated that “Number One” is actually in the custody of the Scotland Yard au thorities, and promises to make a full confession of all the murders whicn he has been connected with.

It is stated that Patrick Delaney, one of the men cennected with the Phoenix Park murders, will probably bo reprieved. On the 2nd inst. he pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to death.

Yesterday was the anniversary day upon which Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke were murdered in Phoenix Park. Contrary to expectation, no Fenian de monstration was made, and everything passed off quietly. London, May 8.

The report is denied that Tynan, com mercial traveller, who under the cognomen of “ Number One ” is alleged to have di rected the actions of the Assassination Committee, had given himself into the custody of the detectives of Scotland Yard.

O'Donovan Rossa has commenced an agitation in the United States with the view of rousing the dynamite faction and the Fenian party to a renewal of their ex plosive tactics.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Melbourne, May 9,

A terrible catastrophe occurred in the village of Sutton, thirteen miles from Beechworth, by which a man named Oou pin, his wife, and four children were burnt to death. It appears that the man woke up and found his house in flames. Ha carried out two children and rushed back for his wife and the remaining two, but all perished. The two rescued children, who were both under seven, made their way to the house of a neighbor in a frightfully burned condition. , Both died soon from the effects of their in juries. , , Last Sunday the Art Gallery Museum was opened in the afternoon to the public.

Nearly 6,000 pßrs6|fej"WßiwJ it, but the utmost order and dbourum, prevailed. A meeting held oh Monday night of the op ponents of the | movement ■ was very dis orderly, and although Chairman de clared the motion carried OOhdemning the opening, the majority #as a matter of conmdsfable uncertainty. A good deal of personality was indulged in, and the re marks of one or tiro of the speakers were generally - cbddemhdd by the Press. The funeral of \ Sir John [ O’Shannassy was very large, tfhe Premier and such Ministers- wr-weredn town attended. ; *

Sir Arthur Kednedy and Miss Kennedy have arrived here from Queensland, and leave for London by the Orient to-day. The Hon. Ivo Bligh was a passenger for England by the Rosetta, which left yes terday. The' entertainment of the Kennedys on Saturday night was crowded. It was very successful.

A heavy rainfall occurred on Monday night. During the storm a man was washed down a gutter in Elizabeth street along with another man who attempted to rescue him. Both were nearly drowned, and only got out with difficulty. Sydney, May 9.

The Government invited the supporters and delegates of the Postal Conference to a picnic at Hawkesbury on Saturday. No invitations were issued to the press. Ministers presented a report of the speeches for publication in the Herald, which refused on the ground that it is not usual to accept second-hand reports of affairs of that nature. Not much progress has been made with the Conference so far. It is likely that there will bo con siderable difficulty as the interests of the colonies are so widely divergent.

SPORTING.

THE GRAND NATIONAL. The following are the acceptances for the New Zealand Grand National Steeple chase meeting:— Grand National Handicap. Cla rence,, 13st; Canard, ,12at,6,1h.;. Qpamby, list 81b, Barbary, 10st; Kosciusko, lOst.

Maiden Plate. —Master Morris (late To Whiti), Commissioner (late Dexter), Captain. Hunt Club Cup. —Clarence, Canard, Waverley.

WAIMATE STEEPLECHASES. The. following weights;,have been de clared : Waxmate Steeplechase Handicap.— Clarence,; 12st 111 b; Canard, 12st 51b ; Quamhy, list 101 b : Bateman list; Kos ciusko, lOst 101 b ; Wild Boy, lOst 101 b ; Milo, lOst 81b # Barbary, lOst 81b ; Com missioner, lOst; Waverley, lOst.

CANTERBURY JOOKEY OttJß. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s annual meeting was held yesterday. The trea surer's statement showed L6,67fi to hare been paid in stakes this year, as against L 4,974 last year. The condition of the Club is improving. The liabilities to the bank have been reduced from L 4,388 to L 2,188. The New Year’s Day meeting was so successful that it should be a regular fixture. L 420 has; been expended on a shilling stand, etc., Ll3l spent on the railway to the course, and L 173 on improving the training gallop. ‘ It is pro posed to lay down another gallop. The totalisator realised L 2,838. The nomina tions for the Derby of 1883 are 38; and for 1884, 52. A similar increase was noted in the Welcome and Champagne Stakes. The grounds, etc., were in good order. It was proposed to carry out ornamental planting. ; The balance-sheet showed i the receipts to have been L 10.490, and the expenditure L 7,699. Exclusive of L 6,616 on account of grand stand, .the liabilities are L 2,654 and the assets L9,168‘. A proposal to appoint a paid handicapper and ask other clubs to accept him and contribute • towards the salary was nega tived. An increase of the secretary’s salary was recommended to the Commit tee. -A proposal fixing the minimum’ weight in handicaps at fist 71b was lost. The rule of fixing the, top weight at Bst 101 b was struck out; ■ > :

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPF

[reuter’s telegrams—copyright.] Tiie Pope on Irish Affairs. i London, May 15. The Pope has written an Encyclical letter to the Irish Bishops, having re ference to the present state of affairs in Ireland and the attitude of the Roman Catholic clergy/ His ,Hpliness: insists upon a complete abstention from poli tics on the part of the Bishops and clergy.

AUSTRALIAN,. [REUTER 1 * TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] The Colonial Bank Robbery. ; Melbourne, Yesterday. ■ It has beep ascertained that the prisoner Sweeney, who was arrested at Sydney on a' charge of having robbed the Colonial Bank at Brunswick last month, is known to, the police under the aliases of Longmore and Palmer, as a notorious criminal both in this colony and New Zealand. It is stated that he escaped from custody at Christchurch, where he had been, arrested on a charge of burglary. Shipping. Sailed, this afternoon —Union steam ship Te Anau, for the Bluff. The Markets- The Melbourne Manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Com pany of New Zealand. reports on the localgrain market as follows:—Shipping wheat is dull, at 5s id to 5s 2d; malt ing barley is very strong, at 5s pd to 6s 2d; New Zealand oats are worth 3s id to 3s 2d for feeding sorts, ancf 3s 3d to 3s 4d for milling ditto ; New Zealand oats, under bond, 2s 46. to 2S Bd. , jj Parliamentary Election. The election of a member for Sand hurst to fill the vacancy in the repre sentation of that constituency, caused by the death of Mr R. Clark, has re sulted in the return of Mr A. McKay. [Received May 16, 12.50 p.m.] Bank Defalcations. Melbourne, To-day. It is reported that heavy defalcations have been disclosed in a Bank at Sandhurst, and that the manager is im plicated. The Postal Union. The Argus to-day expresses a hope that the New Zealand Government will re-consider its refusal to join the Postal Union, and announces that Mr Berry has undertaken to proceed to Welling ton with the view of explaining fully to the Government the advantages of the Union.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] A Refusal. Auckland, To-day. , The Newton School Committee have re fused to accept the prize boohs for pupils from the Scripture Gift Association, on the. ground that some of the volumes contained sectarian teaching.)

A Dilemma. Gisborne, To-day. ' The Ormond Road Board is in a curious fix. After the election of the Board the returning officer sealed up the ballot* paper, (to be deposited for a year with the clerk of the R. M. Court for safe cus tody), and by mistake also included the rate rolls. The Clerk cannot break the seals under a penalty of L6O, and under the circumstances the Highway Board can neither collect nor levy rates. The fact has caused much commotion. A Maori Cavalcade. Opcnakk, Today. About 150 natives, four abreast, on horseback marched through here this ' morning on their way, to Pirihaka.’ Amongst them were Titokowaru and some of people, but most of the cavalcade came from Wanganui and Waitotara. Supposed Suicide. ■ Mastbrton, To-day. A Scandinavian named Madson was dis covered in a whare at, the head of the Waingawa, close under the ranges. . His throat was cut, and. a knife anda scythe stone were beside him. He-was last seer| on Sunday. He was unmarried, Isoberf - and aged twenty-four. The cause, is sur mised to be suicide as the deceased waS in ill health, and had been suffering from depression of spirits. ■ , ! j The Waihenga Pire.'' Welunotojt, To-day % l A coroner’s enquiry, held~ at the, ,in». stance of the police, took place At Wal"- henga yesterday, into the circumstances,,, connected with the destruction ofthe" Waihenga Hotel two months ago. The jury found that there was no evidence to show how the fire originated. They con sidered that the chimneys were defective in construction ; and, further, they'be lieved they were foul through not having 1 ) been swept. The Ryan Case., • . f V-' J ' ' .TmjjaiiyT o/$W- s h,'i<i ; Patrick Ryan, the fraudulent bankrupt, found guilty at the March session of the District Court, and whose sentence w«>- , deferred consequent on the appeal to. ' Supreme Court, surrendered to his bail at the District Court to-day. Judge Ward. commented severely on the wholesale. frauds of which the prisoner had been * guilty, and sentenced him to eight months’ imprisonment with hard labor from March last, which is equal to six months from the present time. ; ; as/ ’ > Alleged Embezzlement. , Dunedin, To-day. ■ Louth, latterly stationmaster al Tapa- Pui, has been arrested for embezzlement. His defalcations amount to over L2OO. The Contagious Diseases Act. “' i The City Council last night discussed the advisability of bringing the Conta gious Diseases Act into operation, but no decision was arrived at. J ' k-’ The Tramway Dispute, j ; The dispute re the tramways has been. settled amicably. ■ r i The Dnmmyism Question. , ... . The Land Board to-day declined 'to issue licenses of. pastoral deferred pay ment sections at Strath-Taiori to D. B. Fisher and Joseph McOaw. A. 0. Kim ball, for himself and qtber unsuccessful bidders at the February sale, wrote sug gesting the appointment of a Royal Com-' mission, and that the Board Should fce comraend amendments to the Land Act; i Henry Lamb, Warden of Clarence, Tas mania, writes to the Board, giving an 1 assurance that the Youngs are not dum- ■ ‘ mies.

Mr Rutherford, M. H. R. for Bruce, fM ~ seriously ill. Ninety-five persons took the Blue Rib bon pledge at Christchurch last night, making 217 since the commencement of the mission. The immigrants by the British Queen" . consigned to Canterbury number 150, ; being composed of eleven families, twenty* ' seven single men, and eighty-three single* ; women. All the single women who : ar-’. ' rived bythe vessel have been engaged 1 wages from 10a,per week to - L4Q a, year. The promoters of the Auckland Frozen' J Meat and Storage Company applied to. the’ „ Harbor Board that Mr McDonald, its" * engineer, be permitted to act as engineer for its proposed reclamation works. The request was refused, on the ground that the engineer could not serve-two 'master*”?* Mr Sheppard, M.H.R., for Waimea, addressed the electors at Richmond on Monday night. He spoke 'principally A on the land laws, national insurance,rail- f *•" way route and special taxation for rail ways. He argued against Major Atkin son’s insurance scheme, and said that as . .. -modified it could not be called ‘ a scheme for the prevention of pauperism. -A 1 vote ' of thanks and* confidence wits earned ' ; unanimously. ■ A peculiar case mis heard, in th,o,,Apck lapd Resident Magistrate’s Court , 4 ~ which, the Jfew Zealand Herald thiilks, is ~ instructive in many ways. A young lady , named Blake wished to gat lessons • , -in : - the whole course of equitation ’’ from the- ? riding master, Mr Haxell, whose ‘riding 1 school is in the New North Road. ■ She Eays Lsss in advance. So long as she idy. might be taught separately every- , thing went' well. But in the “ whole - course of equitatiou” it was necessary that the lady should join a class where she would be associated with “respectable married ladies.” The riding master had heard something, and he would neither admit her to the class nor return any part of the money. Hence the action for -/ breach of contract. What aroused. Mr.-vi. H&zell’s suspicions was the fact that .the* lady in the first place called herself “ Mn Blake,” and he found out from her own 'admission that “there was no Mr Blake. V He “jumped” to the conclusion that . something was wrong, and he would, not ZT allow her te the “Chevy Chase” of the riding class. The explanation of the lady was extremely simple and natural.; She said she kept a boarding-house, and it was better for her business that she should be known as “ Mrs ” than as “ Miss ” Blake. It was convenient that she should be so regarded for many other reasons. But < Mr Hazell thought there was a “ bar ; sinister ” on the lady’s ’scutcheon and he would not have her with the “other! ■' married ladies.” What might have hap- m pened had the fair spinster taken the ; / lead of the dowagers of the riding aca- ■ • demy it was impossible to say. There wae K no data for arrival at any opinion. sThe defendant had to pay back to the lady the five guineas, and thus she is the gainer by five lessons id equitation, while Mr Hazell has received one in law that , will cleave to his memory.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16,. 1883.



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AND FOR SALE •The UNDERSIGNED have received instructions from the Owner to SELL BY PRIVATE TREATY, All that COMPACT BLOCK OP LAND on the Acton Station ESTATE, SOUTH RAKAIA, • Being SECTIONS 31757-, 31758, and 31759, Containing 1099 ACRES. The block has been SPECIALLY SELECTED by thp 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 per cent, for a term of years as may be agreed on. We have also POR SALE an Improved Farm Containing 1026 ACRES. Situated close to Ealing Rilway Station, and well watered. Por further particulars apply to THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COM PANY, LIMITED. Christchurch or Ashburton. 12au Roberts, Paxton & Co. CHRISTCHURCH, A RE CASH PURCHASERS



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