SHIPPING.

OP LYTTELTON. 4 Arrived. . YbstbbdAt. *sfowkn Bird, ketch, from Anahau. " Onward, schooner, from Oamaru. achoonar, from Timaru. . Sailed. Wakatu," as., for Boat Harbor. Wakatipn, a'av for Wellington and Sydney. Taiaroa, s.a, for the North. .

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office,, ‘ Tuesday afternoon. t ? Mr T. Bullock reports for the week ending January 27 th : Horse ' Market : At the Bazaar, Burnett street, off Saturday, there was an small entry of horses for this sale, m 3 hot sin average' ‘ attendance, farmers being tßKty ,f engaged in harvest operations,. And dealers prefer holding until after harvest, when they anticipate a better demand, especially for horses for farm work. Only .six changed hands. Medium draughts, LlO to Lrß ; hacks, E f very useful; mare,. four years old, > fetched Ll 3 ; and the well-known grey pony Merry legs bright L2O ; light harness horses, in ferior, as low as L 6.

MAIL NOTICES.

TVTn,I» close at the Ashburton Post Office and North- at 6-tf.m. 10.S0 a.m., - and 6 p.m., daily. For Chertseyßakaia, &c., at 1,0. 30 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, Whd Geraldine, at 10 a. m. daily. , For Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., 'daily. For Timaru and South,'at 6 a.m., 10 »m., and 430p.m., daily. Gyeehstreot, on Tuesdays and Fri days, at 10.30 a. m. - '-For Mount Somers, on Tuesdays and at 6 a.m. and 430 p.m. t-- For 1 Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satur 'days, at : 6 a.m. ' For AAtoto, Waterton and Longbeach, *t 4 430pf.Hi: daily. _ For Remington, on Mondays, Wednes days,, and Fridays, at43op.m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seaview, Seafiold, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and .Saturdays, at 6.30 a. m. - - Fdt Newlands, 'on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.30 a.m. -

arrive at the Ashburton - Post: Office — • . j From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15’ and 7.20 p.m. ’ ? : - 3,; FromChertsey, &c, at 10.15 a.m. and -435 p.m. daily. > > f I 'From' Dttnedin:and 'intermediate places; at 6.30 p.m. daily; f { _ : 1 From Teamkaand Timaru at 10.4) a. m.' 5.30 p.m., and .8 p.m. daily. i From Greenstreet, Tuesdays and Fri-’ days, a(3jp.m. 1 - - j •From Mxuint Somers, on Tuesdays and; at 10.5 a.m. and 8.15 p. m. tp FromMayfieldj OnTuesdayaand Satur-- clays, at 10.5 a.m. _ / Knqpoi Ashton,., and, I#inig-i ■rbeachat.lO a.m. aidy.‘“ > % , i( l |sroffi'EJemingtdn op Saturdays,'at a.m. . j .Frpip. Elgin, Wakanui, ’ Seafieldi , ; and| Tuesdays/Thursdays,- *hd Sat-| qrdays, atAp.m. . . - ' 1 oh and Fri-J ddys/at'O.SiO a. m. ;

DAILY MEMORANDA.

1 ' ‘ “ AUCTION SktES | , ■ v‘ *l .Saturday, February 8. | fltitson/Obx, and Cb. ;' aii"their Ba^iaif—| L : Horses, Cows, Pigs, Poultry, Sundries, • v Mr T-'‘Bullock, at the Bazaar —HotSM,| ■ Ip.m. ■. < JffriW. F; Allen, at his rooms, Burnett * street-HHorses, Pigs, Poult) General Produce, &c.; 11.30 a. in. , M~i» Alfred ‘ Harrison, at the yards— t wo. 'Horses, l Pigs, Produce, Shares, 12 noon. . • Tuesday, February 6. ! Mataohj Oox and Co/, at the Tinwald -j*-.yardflv-'Stoolf; - ; , I . .Thursday, February 8. J ' JK WilKih and Co., at the New Zealand V. l 'Wool Stores—Woolll a. m. j r, - meetings,- amusements, <tc • '■ V To-Night, ' , / " * - I '/ , Tuesday, JakdaeySOl ' I Racing Club—Special General tG : Meeting, Quill's Hotel, 8 p.m'. i t To-MOKE°W, . ; Wednesday, January 31; i: LO.G..T. —Teaand Entertainment, Tempi lar Hall, 6 p.m. ! Saturday, February 3. ' < 77akanui Road Board—Monthly Meeting, Road Board Office, Moore street i Monday, February 5. Borough Council, at .Borough Council Chambers,, at 7 o’clock. -o ’V Monday, February, 12. L County Council, at the County Council ;; i : Chambers, at 11 o'clock. ! ■' , . Friday, February 23. ' Lodge, Monthly Meeting, in (hi , Miuyvnjc Hall, Tancred street, 7.30. ;

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

Ibaiks Leave Ashburton fob Christ- CHtmcH and intermediate stations at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and (Express) 5.39 ; :p.ra. ; AW.H jTjEAVE ASHBURTON FOR TIJVL4.RO :’,jiOT,,St>x?TH f -at 6.50 a.m., .10.25 a.m, ‘ "(Express), arid 4.45 p.m. —the latter pro ceeding no farther than Timaru. i Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Christchurch at lO 20 a. m. 435prin., and 7.20 p.m. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Timabu and South at 10.45 a.m., 6,28 p.m. (Express), and 8 p.m. ;

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1883. The Ministerial Crisis in France.

Of all the countries in the world France is assuredly the most unfortu nate. Within the present century she has seen the downfall of taro Empires, she has been called upon to suppress at least three revolutions, and her fair land has been overrun by a victorious enemy. But when the Franco-German war was over, the insurrection of the Communists quelled, and the Emperor Napoleon forced to seek refuge in.a foreign land, it was hoped that France had gone through the worst of her troubles, and that she would at last be free from internal dissensions and out side interference. But it seems that Bonapartism is only scotched, not, as was hoped by all well-wishers to the .country, killed outright, and the death of Gambetta was the signal for the sup porters of the dynasty of the late Em peror to again urge their claims to the throne. Had there been a strong, Ministry at the head of affairs, Prince

Jerome’s manifesto would have been, summarily dealt with, and the matter 1 would not have assumed the importance which it seems to have done under the present circumstances, Now we learn that M. Duclerc has resigned, and though it is not easy to say, owing to the meagre information conveyed in the telegrams, what has led to this, it is probably owing to a dis agreement in the Cabinet concern ing the proper course to be taken with the Bonapartists. It is not safe to predict what may happen in France; the radical changes that have taken place during the past few years make

it impossible to say what the people may do next. There can be no doubt that the Republic suffered an irremed iable loss in the death of Garabetta, and it will be a long time before another man appears worthy to fill his place. His firm will, his indomitable energy, and his perfect fearlessness in grappling with difficulties that came in his way, fitted him to be the dictator, as he virtually was, to a nation like the French. One cannot help thinking how he would have treated this mani festo, which has created an excitement in the country out of all proportion to its importance. Still the chief object of the Bonapartists is probably to get themselves talked about, in this they certainly have succeeded. A dis tinguishing characteristic of the French people is that they do not possess good memories in political matters. If ex perience of the past taught any lesson to them, the very name of Bonaparte would be execrated. The first emperor was nothing more than a great soldier, whose ambition lost France many brave soldiers, and who left behind him a feel ing of hatred for the country that found expression in the disastrous war with Prussia in 1870. And yet there was never a monarch who was more idolised by the people over whom he reigned than was Napoleon I, and it was the name of Bonaparte that enabled the nephew to establish the second Empire. It is an old story how the last Emperor of the French climbed to the throne on the shoulders of the Republic, and how he treated with contempt those who had assisted him, when he had no fur ther need for their help. Surely one would have imagined that the war with Germany would have taught the con quered nation that the soul of good that lay in their evil fortune was that they were enabled to get rid of a man who had never benefited the country, and whose whole reign was full of chi cbanery and fraud. But what is wanted in France is a leader. The death of Gambetta has deprived them of this, and unless there arises someone to take his place we fear that further compli cations will arise from this Bonapartist manifesto.

EN PASSANT.

“Wise as a judge,” is a common enough simile, and, like a good many other sayings that have become sancti fied by constant use, it never to have entered people’s minds to enquire how far it is true. The owl enjoyed a reputation for wisdom among the an cients, [for the reason, according to Washington Irving, that it said nothing and looked stupid. We would not hint that any of our New Zealand judges possessed even one of the quali fications of Minerva’s bird, but we ven ture to assert that anybody who takes the trouble to read through the charges delivered to juries at the opening of the Supreme Court criminal sessions will find it difficult to discover in them proof of special wisdom. For the most part these judicial utterances are made up of a series of platitudes, but now and then we are treated to something ori ginal, and this something is generally noticeable for its absurdity. A case in point was the address of Mr Justice Gillies to the Auckland Grand Jury the other day, which the Press Associa tion thought so important that it was telegraphed all over the colony. There has been of late a great deal of crime in Auckland, and it occurred to the learned judge to try and account for this. Why he should have been thus moved is net very clear, especially as he admitted that the problem was not easy of solution. After making some ob servations concerning crime being “ an infectious or contagious disease,” he went on to speak as follows : —“ At the same time I cannot help thinking that to some extent sensational and often exaggerated descriptions of crime, under headings of big type, which are paraded before the public by the Press, tend to recurrences of similar kinds. I fully recognise the valuable aid which publicity through the Press gives to the detection and exposure of crime, but I cannot shut my eyes to the fact that offences tend to their reproduction, especially among young persons and people of emotional natures,” Now, one would imagine that when a man in a high official position gave expression to an opinion of this kind, he would be able to support it by some sort of argu ment. We admit that we have no sympathywith that order of journalism which gives prominence to sensational reports of crime, but our objection does not go further than a condemnation of bad taste. To say, however, that

“young persons and people of emo tional nature” would, on reading these, reports, feel impelled to “ go and do likewise ” is nothing less than absurd. But if Judge Gillies talked nonsense in his opening charge, he fairly surpassed himself later on in the session, when he was called on to dilate upon the evi dence offered in the Hamilton-Priestly case. That never failing comparison between circumstantial testimony and a chain was trotted out, and the twelve good men and true were seriously in formed that if a single link were want ing they could not bring the prisoners in guilty. Were this doctrine observed by juries in the future, it may safely be said that only a person who was taken in flagrante delicto would incur the slightest chance of being convicted. Then, again, when the two prisoners in this case were declared innocent of the murder of which they had been ac cused, the learned Judge took occasion to give them a short lecture on their immorality. He told the male prisoner, in effect, that had it not been for his undue familiarity with the female prisoner, he would not have found himself in his present ' awkward posi tion, and he addressed Mrs Hamil ton in almost identical words. The moral was certainly an admirable one, but was it - not slightly out of place ? It would be interesting to know by

what process of logic Mr 'Gilliej^ came to the conclusion thfficonjugaV immoralityHwoiild hecesskrily* tenet to those Who had sinned in that direction being accused of a murder of which they were not guilty.

There is always a time in the jour nalistic yegr which is known as the dull season. It is then that the soul of the editor is troubled for a subject to write about, and a gooseberry of abnormal size, or the breaking down of the parish pump is welcomed with enthusiasm. We happen to be in the middle of this dull season just now, and this may be taken as the reason that several of our contemporaries have been treating at length on colonial “ servant-galism,” a topic which, however interesting in itself, would not have received much attention at any other period of the year. There seems to be a great dearth in New Zealand of domestic servants, and the reason given for this is that girls prefer the slavery and poor wages of a factory worker’s life because they are afforded more liberty of ac tion. To the mind of females of this stamp there is something humiliating in the very idea of domestic servitude, and unfortunately colonial mistresses do not as a rule treat their servants in

a way likely to remove that feeling. There are no doubt advantages to be derived from living in a democratic country, but at the same time it would be idle to say that there are not de cided drawbacks. When people are what is called self-made, and have had to fight their way up from the lowest ranks of life, it but too often happens that the acquisition of power makes them overbearing with_ their inferiors. This is, we are afraid, es pecially true of womankind; and although we do not doubt that there are exceptions, in the great majority of colonial households, the “ slavey’s ” lot is not a happy one. For this reason we cannot wonder that girls shrink from going into service, and that domestic servants who are worth their salt should be at a premium. But the question arises : If young women will not accept menial situations,. what work in the future will they find to do? This is a problem that has puzzled social reformers in England for a good many years, and how to find employment for the “ redundant six per cent,” as some body over ungallantly termed the weaker sex, has not yet been decided. It ap pears, ftom a letter that has been recently distributed through the colony,! that an association, called the “ Female: Middle Class Immigration Society,” has been casting longing eyes on New Zea land. This document states that the Society in question was founded for the ; purpose of promoting the emigration of educated women, who have great diffi culty in obtaining employment in Eng land, such as “ governesses, schoolmis tresses, certificated teachers, sicknurses, women able to help in cookery, house hold work, the care of young children, parochial and missionary work.” We do not think that the well-meaning people who control this society will receive many applications from this part of the world. This system of “lady-helps” was tried some years ago at Home, and proved an egregious failure, and it has a far less chance of succeeding here. That nondescript person known as a “ companion,” who is not a domestic servant, but has to perform duties that are at once irk some, and, to a woman of education, humiliating, is an unknown quantity in the colonies, and for her own sake may she long remain so. The presence of a “ lady-help ” in a New Zealand house hold would be a ridiculous incongruity; she would remind the mistress of a thousand gaucheties that were not ob servable before, while the actual assist ance she would give in the management of affairs would amount to nothing. We honestly believe that the scarcity of domestic servants is at least as much due to the mistresses as to the girls themselves. If the latter were treated kindly, and made to feel that they really had a home and not merely a re fuge, the utterly false idea of menial occupation being humiliating would soon be a thing of the pasl..

ISews from Fiji. —The Rotorua from Fiji, brings news of a great fire at Levuka on the 13th. The Levuka Hotel, Alceon Hotel, Ground’s chemist’s shop were de stroyed. The Levuka Hotel was insured for LISOO in the Translantic, South British • and New' Zealand offices. The other insurance? are unknown. A great storm on the 12th and 13th did groat damage at Taranui and other places. The Wanganui Bridge.— Mr Bryce had a conference yesterday with ths Wan ganui Harbor Board as to the terms on which the Government would pay the L 17,000 voted for freeing the Wanganui bridge. The discussion was private, but it is understood the Board objected to the terms, and Mr Bryce promised that the matter should be brought again before the Cabin 't. Mr Bryce was to leave to-day for Kawhaia, and he expects to be absent from Wellington for two months.

Sudden Death. —A man named Jere miah Casey died suddenly at the Hospital on Sunday night. The Timaru Herald states that the deceased hailed from Geraldine, and had been staying at the Lynwcod Hotel soma days, laid up with rheumatic fever. Becoming worse he was taken to the HospitalonSaturdayaftcrnoon, being then delirious. His delirium taking the form of physical activity, he had to be constantly watched, and on one oc casion, about half-past nine on Saturday evening, while the attendant was absent for a few minutes seeking assistance, the unfortunate fellow got out of the window and ran down to the sea, where ho was overtaken just as he got into the water. He was taken back and given every atten tion. On Sunday he seemed to be better, buttowards the evening delirium returned, and he struggled so violently that it took four men to restrain him. This strain was too great for his weakened system and he died about ten o’clock at night.

Thb Ashburton Volunteers.— Last evening Captain Newall, the adjutant of the Canterbury district, was in attendance at the drill shed for the purpose of enrolling those members of the Ashbur ton Volunteer corps who were willing to servo under the new regulations. His Worship the Mayor was present, and thirty men were duly sworn in. Sub- Lieutenant Fooks was elected hon. secre tary and Segeant Nelson a committeeman. Captain JSewall then addressed those present, and spoke in terms of high praise of the soldierly appearance of the men, and congratulated Captain Douglas on the admirable manner in which the corps went through their drill. He ex plained that the reason of Major Lean’s absence was that his duties as Sheriff of the Supremo Court necessitated his re maining in Christchurch. The next drill, Captain Douglas announced, would take place on Thursday, Feb. 8. A vote of thanks was accorded to the Mayor for his attendance.

Temperance MermEn ci—jFe have been requested to retyind members of the Churjfh of Temperance Society that ah importaM-nteeting will take place at Merarfi Poymz and Co’s, offi e evening / '" V,

Mr Hroo FBIKDtANDEEr-r-By the s. 4. Wairarapa, which arrived ftt’the Bluff JHJ3- terday, Mr Hugo Fried lander, formerly’ Mayor of Ashburton, is a passenger. He h,s with Mrs Friedlander just returned from a visit to the Old Country.

Unjust Balances. — As it is of the utmost importance to tradesmen that their scales should be properly adjusted, we draw attention to an advertisement in this issue, stating that Mr J. Wedderburn, who has had great experience in this busi ness is now in Ashburton.

Labor Demonstration. —The eight hours movement was celebrated yesterday by a demonstration in the Auckland Domain, and by a procession of trades men and laborers, and sports. During the throwing of the hammer a crowd pressed on the competitors, and the hammer landed in the crowd, the handle hitting a boy named Holt on the head. He was rendered unconsciour, and sent to the Hospital.

The Auckland Anniversary. —The forty-third anniversary of the province of Auckland was celebrated yesterday with great edai. The regatta passed off suc cessfully. The Champion Trading Race, for trading cutters and trading vessels, round Tiritiri, was not finished yes terday, but the result will be found in to-day’s telegrams. Tacht Race Arawa 1, Rita 2. Merchant sailing vessel’s gigs—Antart 1, Border Chief 2, Acacia 3 ; Famenoth also com peted. Man-of-war boats—Three com peted, all from H.M.S. Lark. The first cutter won easily. Five-oared whale boats—The Rotomahana won. The other races were of only local interest. Bush. Fire. A large bush fire was raging in the centre of the township of Carterton on Sunday. Several properties were in serious danger, which was only averted by the vigilance of settlers. A large hole was burnt in one roof. • Two families removed their household goods, and others packed theirs ready to move;. The fire engine was got out, but was almost - useless in the face of the strong wind blowing. At one time the best part of the town was in imminent danger from the large pieces of fire drifted by the wind. t About TOO acres were on fire, and the smoke was very dense to work in. Rain fell, doing much good, and unless a gale of wind springs up no more damage is expected to be done

Immigration. —The total number of immigrants nominated since the resump tion of assisted immigration in August last is 4,762 souls, or 4,166 adults, the nationalities being—English, 1,734; Irish, i’Bl4Scotch, 1,067 ; foreigners, 87. The single men number 916, as follows': English, 277 : Irish, 447; Scotch, 185 ; foreigners, 17. The single ' women are 1,785— English, 448; Irish, 1,055; Scotch, 263 ; foreign, 19. The remainder compriso families. The total amount of fees received was L 12,641 10s; The nominations by the San Francisco mail were 449 souls, or 396jr adults, the nationalities being—English, 163; Irish, 141 ; Scotch, 144 ; foreign, 8. ” The! single women numbered 157, of which 64 were English, 85 Irish, 24 Scotch, and 4 foreigners. The single men were 80—j Egglish; 25; Irish, 35 ; and Scotch, 29.: The nomination fees received amounted: to L 1.127.

Fatal Acciebnt! —Mr Timothy Cronin,! as farmer, living near Southbridge, vyas found by his wife lying dead on the road: on Friday afternoon. He had gone with a dray to get some young gums, and the horsd returning home with the' load alone, Mrs Cronin went to look for her husband, and found him a short distance away lying on the road in a pool of blood. She im mediately got assistance from Mr Gorman, near whoso farm the body was discovered, who at once went for the police to South bridge, and the body was removed there.’ An inquest was held on Saturday after noon in the Courthouse, before R., B. Willis, Esq., when evidence was taken from Mrs Cronin, Messrs Gorman, Craig, and Carroll to the effect that deceased in endeavoring to jump off the dray to get at the head of his horse when going down an incline, had stumbled and fallen on the wheel track, the dray passing over His head, and the accident wasattributed to the wretched state of repair the road was ,in. Dr Chapman, who-gave evidence,' •stated that the skull of deceased was ! fractured, which could not have been done

by a fall from a dray, but that the wheel must have parsed over hia head. The jury returned a verdict of “ Accidental death,” adding a rider “That had the read beenin a proper state of repa r the ac cident would probably not have occurred. ” The Baptist Denomination; —A meet ing of members of the Baptist denomina tion was held in the upper room of the Town Hall last night for the purpose of forming a Baptist Church in Ashburton. The services of the denomination have been held in the Templar Hall for the last four weeks, and the attendance has been sufficiently encouraging to warrant the promoters in asking the Baptist As sociation o f Canterbury for permission to form themselves into a church. The Rev. 0. Spencer, President, was present to perform the ceremony. After singing and prayer, Mr Spencer invited those present who had credentials from Baptist churches in New Zealand or the Old Country, and who wished to form a church in Ashburton, to come forward and pre sent their lette r s. Ten members stepped forward and gave in their letters, which were road to the meeting. The rev. chairman then read various passages of the Word of God bearing upon the object of their coming together, and then gave the right hand of fellowship to the mem bers received, after which the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was observed by the church thus foimed. Immediately after the ordinary meeting, a church meeting took place, at which twenty-two names were handed in from persons wishing to join the church. A report of the com mittee of management was presented, and the statement of finances showed about Ll 3 credit balance. A few rules were made and officers elected, and the proceedings were brought to a close.

New Grai* Store. —Wo are glad to find that the merchants of Ashburton are fully alive to the interests of the town in finding still further accommodation for the storage of grain during the coming season. The fact that we have every prospect of a large yield of grain, of every kind, and that increased storage room will be required to meet the difficulty, our spirited grain merchants have not been slow in adding to their already fairly large grain stores. Messrs Jameson and Roberts have been the first to make the most important additions in this re spect, and a Lrge building is now in course of erection at the rear of the present store in West street. Covering nearly an eighth of an acre of land the new portion of the store will be found most convenient. The building is to be 98 ft by 82 ft wide, covered with a very strong iron roof supported by pillars resting on a concrete foundation. The whole will be floored with stong timber, excepting the space reserved for a line of rails through the centre of the building. Somewhere about the centre will be placed a turntable for drays, etc. Thje height of the walls will be 18 ft, and added to the present building the whole will be nearly 200 ft., so that it will be the largest store in the town when com pleted. The storage capacity which this firm will provide shortly' in the premises will be fully sufficient for 108,000 bushels of grain. The contractors for the builcj

ing are Hodder, and the data for the of the coitract is March slsi. \. : The Accident to t he Penguin. —The Penguin, with the outward San Francisco ■sail, was not much injured, and she steamed into New Plymouth harbor at five last evening. On boarding her it was found that off Opunako her machinery had become disarranged, and she was com pelled to slop her engines to put it in order. She took in her mail and passen gers, and left at geyen o’clock in the even ing for Manukau.

Upper Ashburton Road Board. —The usual monthly meeting of the above Board was held yesterday at the Board’s offices, lately removed to Tinwald. Present — Messrs D. McLean, Harper, Stitt, and Williamson.—Correspondence was read: —Prom the County Council, relative to the traffic bridge over the Ashburton River. This matter was discussed, and the Board fully recognised the importance of the work, while the work was, in the opinion of the Board, one that should be undertaken by the County Council. Messrs McLean and Harper were deputed ta interview the Council, and explain more fully the views of the Board. —The Sur veyor’s report was read and adapted, the Boaid sanctioning some small matters undertaken. —The question of the rates outstanding'was then considered, and the Board instructed the Clerk to sue without respect of persons for all amounts unpaid. —The contractor for shifting the building was complimented on having satisfactorily completed his work.—After sundry ac counts wOre passed for payment, the Board then adjourned.

Holloway’s Ointment and Pills.— Though it is impossible, in this climate of changing temperature, to prevent ill-health altogether, yet its form and frequency may be much mitigated by the early adoption of remedial measures. When hoarseness, cough, thick breathing, and the attending slight’ fever indicate irritation of the throat and chest, Holloway’s Ointment should be tubbed upon these parts without delay, and his Pills taken in appropriate doses, to promote its curative action. No catarrhs or sore throats can resist these remedies. Printed directions envelope every package of Holloways, medicaments which are suited to all ages and conditions and to every ordinary disease to which humanity s liable, —Advt.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

WILLIAM BROWN’S CASE.

To thb Editor. Sir, —One part of your leading article of yesterday appears to have been writteh under a misapprehension. It is not the duty of any official of the District Court to see that declarations of insolvency .filed with him are properly prepared and, at tested. Save in exceptional, cases, the officers of Law Courts are nut responsible for the validity of documents filed in their, offices; and if you are going to make them so, you ought also, in common fairness, to raise' their “screws ” to two or threej thousand pounds a year at the least, in' •order to cover the risk of the Innumerable; actions for damages to which they would] necessarily be exposed. As in other legal | proceedings, - the persons who commence i and carry on bankruptcy proceedings do] so on their own responsibility, and if they 1 go astray they must pay the; piper. I; possess no personal knowledge of the sub-, j act-matter of your article, but I under-1 stand that the- entanglement into which] things have got is owing to the fact that; Mr Brown, instead of employing a solid-; .tor to prepare his bankruptcy papers for! him, sought the assistance of a commission; agent, who, if the statements made in your article be well founded, has not only, succeeded in getting Mr Brown’s affairs into an extraordinary mess, but likewise in putting Mr Brown’s creditors to much needless trouble and expense, while he has, of course, laid himself (the commis sion agent) open to a criminal prosecution for transacting legal business without being qualified to do so. I agree with you that the case is one which demands enquiry, so that the saddle may be put upon the right horse, and the real offen der brought to punishmeut.—l am, etc., ; January 30th. " Lex.

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. I [reuter’s telegrams—copyright.] Sydney, Yesterday. The cricket match between the Austra lian Eleven and the Hon. Ivo Bligh’s team was resumed hers to-day. Fully 2in of rain fell yesterday, and the wicket to r day was very heavy. The Australians, with one wicket down and 133 runs to their credit, continued their first innings with Bannerman and Murdoch at the wickets. The latter was disposed of for 19, having only added 2 to his score of Saturday. . Bannerman continued his excellent play, but was ultimately caught, his score being 94. With the exception of Horan, who made 19, and Blackham 27, none of the remaining batsmen reached double figures, and the wickets ■ fell rapidly. The total score amounted to 218. The following are the Australians’ scores in their first innings : Giffen, stumped 41 Murdoch, Ibw 19 McDonnell, b ... 0 Bannerman, c 94 Massie, c ... ... 1 Bonnor, c ... 0 Horan, c ... ... 19

Garrett, c 0 Palmer, c 7 Spofforth, not out ... ... 0 Blackham, b ... ... ... 27 Extras ... ... ... 10 Total 218 Bowling analysis of Australians’ first innings—Bates, one wicket for 55 ; Mor ley, four for 47 ; Steele, three for 27 ; Barnes, one for 2 Barlow, one for 52. After the usual adjournment the Eng lishmen commenced their second innings, and only succeeded in putting together a total of 117 runs. The wicket was not in good order, and the fielding of the Aus tralians was excellent. The following are the scores : C. F. H. Leslie, b ... 8 C. T. Studd, b 25 A. G. Steel, Ibw ... 6 : W. W. Read, b ... ... ... 21 Barlow, c ... ... 24 Barnes, Ibw ... 3 E. F. S. Tylecote, c 0 • Bates, c ... ... ... ... 4 G. B. Studd, c 9 Hon. Ivo Bligh, not out... ... 17 Morley, b... ... 0 Total 117 Fully 10,000 spectators , were on the ground to-day, and the greatest interest taken iu the game. The following is the analysis of bowling in the second innings of the Englishmen : —Spofforth, seven wickets for 44 runs'; Horan, three for 22 ; Garrett, nil for 31; Palmer, nil for 19.

Sydney, To-day. Tho total of the second innings of the Englishmen yesterday was 123, not 103 as telegraphed. The extras gave 7 runs, and the individual scores are correct as wired. The Australaina require to make 153 in the second innings to win the match. Sydney, To-day, 145 p,m. ‘ The Australian 'cricketers in • their second innings only succeeded in putting together a total of- 84, and the English team thua won the match by 69 runs- Blackham with 26, and Maasie with 11, were the highest scorers for thoAnstrai-, bans. - ' ;

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

London, Jan. 15. GreaV dissatisfaction has prevailed- fur some time past among the employees of the Caledonian Railway Company with respect to the rate of. wages paid them. The Company, however, refused to make, the desired concessions, attd 600 em ployees have therefore gone out on strike, the public, meanwhile, having,to undergo considerable inconvenience, with some prospect of the entire cessation of f traffic.? Special medals have been struck .. off commemorative of the services' rendered by the corltingomt of the Post Office Volunteers during the Egyptian campaign. They were presented to the memberaof the corps by the Duke of Teck yesterday. Numerous arrests are being made in connection with; the^recent plot to murder, the chief and some of the ..leading officers of the Irish police. Several arrests were made yesterday in Dublin, and it is be lieved tllat all the principal conspirators are now in custody. ; . '

The Russian Government have pub lished their annual Budget. The mates are so far Satisfactory that it wjU not be necessary to float'd further loan tor ' meet-lhe-’exigenoies of lmperial tration. , f

Terrific; storms ; have A e.wept over the Atlantic during the past few daiys, and there have been numerous Jtc companied by great loss of life.’ ' The disturbed stats of feeling which has recently prevailed in Armenia is gradually subsiding, and there seems every likfclD hood of a peaceful solution of the I 'late difficulties.

London, Jan 16. The strike amongst the employees of Ike Caledonian Railway Company still l 'con tinues. The Company their 1 in tention not to yield to the demands of the men, but it is thought that they must ultimately give way, as the mea-aeehl thoroughly, determined.to maintain! the position they have taken up. —• A disastrous'fire occurred last night; i% Bishopsgate street. Every effort ;wa| made to rescue the idmates from the pre mises, but five persona were burned be fore aid could be afforded.

The ' Western Pacific-- Commission, - of which,Sir A. Gordon is still High Com*, misaioner, will meet in 'February to con sider certain amendments in their .method deprocedure. Mr G orrie, late Chief Justice in Fiji, and Baron Makley will be askejd to assist the Commission with then: addpa as' to the policy t’e be pursued in deinrig with various difficulties with which toe Commissioners will havejtos edge. i The United S tates Congress are .certain to reject the report. o^tj^ u taitfff Cam* s mission as far asreiates toareduction in import duties. 1 ‘ J , Lord .Dufferin is still busy devisimg a scheme of ooristitulfiii&l 1 f Vdf ortaf J ; ■Tor figypt., He is preparing ja plahM'jfife formation of a Legislative Council w&icti will introduce the principle of popular representation into thegovernmentofth* country. 1 '■ ’■ > j Til Oil springs have beeen discoverediin Flintshire, 'which it is believed will jStdve to be of great commercial value. : '-■ HO , ’ The Italian Premier*, Signor *Deprdtis has proposed- that therailwaysun'ltStV which at tho present timehelong ' ; to the State and partly to private r d6i£> panies, shall be gradually" placed'under the sole control of thej; H§ CM*, tends that they will then be both mm effectively and more economically man aged. A conference of representatives injuon don of the Associated: Bankshas/beep held, at which the best method, of dealmg with the unallotted balance of the.ylc torian L 4,000,000 loan Was disefisked. The indecision displayed by the O’LoghilSbi Government during the progress of fhego tiations was generally condemned, but> «s matters had reached their present stage it,, was unanimously felt that it would |*e the height' of impolicy to display ariy' J dp due haste in altering the. terms -qgou which the loan was originally offered. Under-the circumstances it was decided to advise Sir B. O'Loghlen not to accept the suggestion which had been mooted in some quarters for a reduction ia rniu imum from par to LBB,

January 22. The death of Prince .Charlas, brother of the Emperor William.of Germany-, baa proved V severe shock to the latter." In consequence of the melancholyevent, the celebration of the - silver wedding of the Crown. Prince and .Princess Royal of England has been definitely abandoned. The annual banquet of. the Chamber of Commerce will take place on Wednesday, when it is expected that the Agentfe- General and cither leading representatifts of the Australasian colonies will be preaefit and deliver important speeches. .; qa The Dublin detectives are daily accu mulating fresh evidence with respectfito the Phoenix Park murderers, and thpv are now very sanguine that they twml shortly be able to put their hands ono the actual perpetrators of the crime. TAe carman Cavanagh, who it -was belief®! drove the assassins to the scene, and: who is also suspected of having driven theta men who recently attempted the Hfa.ipf Field, the obnoxious juror, has been re-ar rested. Very strong incriminating; ■ aai dence has, it is alleged, been obtained against him. Patrick Delaney, who was recently convicted on a charge of attempt ing to murder Judge Lawson is stated to have made some startling revelations since hia incarceration, and expresses his willingness to give 'valuable information in return for k free pardon.' Fear of de tection hhs induced other suspected per sons to vpliintekf statements to the police. " . :

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

,/ / / Melbourne, Jan. 24. The Creswick inquiry is still proceeding. A juryman named Kemp made himself very prominent, and caused great obstruc tion of business by acting as if he w«e prosecuting counsel instead of a jurymm. He .imputed all sorts of motives to’; we directors. There seems to be consider able doubt about the correctness of pßeok, and a fresh survey is being made. ! ,Il£ f The victory of the Hon. Ivo Blipr# team was somewhat unexpected, and. deciding match at Sydney excites keOn interest. After the conclusion of ! we match here there were enthusiastic-calls for Bates, who had appeared on the’ Bil cony. The general opinion was expressed that he won the match. A subscription waa-raised on the ground, and a pnrse f-, bf sovereigns was presented to him. i" 1 ! Several papers and. halves of bank notes Were found near the post office, eyidOnlfly a portion of the recent robbery, is no clue to the thieves, . Great satisfaction is expressed at ?tna conciliatory course adopted by the bakers, both masters and men, in averting the strike,, which probably saved serious in convenience to the public. Thomas Clausen, a well-known mitdhg speculator of Maryborough, while insist ing a mine in Now South Wales, fell down the shaft and was killed. Charles Turner, of the Monlagfie- Turner Opera Company, has. filed"'mis schedule. His liabilities are L 600; 'assets, LBO. His failure was caused by bad sea sons. The Bijou Theatre season came tb‘ a sudden termination, and the band Atruck work owing to no pay, and the curtaipfikd to be dropped. ;; The Commissioner of Customs hair' de cided to employ a steam launch in 'place of boats for the bar service. He esti mates the saving at L9OQ per annum. A case of mysterious disappearance ay id supposed suicide took placp on Mpp&ky. E. S. Harris, formerly Head Master, came to Melbourne to answer : -charges of misconduct. He took a boat

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 39^1883.



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