SHIPPING.

»ORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. British Queen, a.a., from London, via Port Chalmers. Go-Ahead, b.b., from Wellington. Sailed. Yesterday. Donedin, schooner, for Bluff. for Melbourne, via Soathern ports. Ocean Bird,'ketch, for Havelock. Woooka, s. a, -for'-Mannkaa and way porta. Go*Ahead, s.s. from Oamaru. v ,T - " '■■■< shipping telegrams. "Aucxland, Yesterday. Sailed—H*£wea,for the South. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived—Murray, from Nelson and the Wart43oaali.‘ ‘ go Bed—Grafton, for Lyttelton and Oamarn ; Wakatu, for Kaikoura and Lyt telton-; Wakatipu, for the South. Geeymocth, Yesterday. Arrived—Omapere, from Auckland ; Star efthe South; from Dunedin. Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrived—lsabellaAnderson, from Grey* month ; Waihora, from the Bluff.

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, . Wednesday afternoon. The New Zealand Loin and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited (per ?Mr E. G. Staveley, auctioneer), -report onTinwald sale on 23rd. Ofit-.T a». under : -The entries were namenddly. quite, up to the average, both in aheepand oittle; and the attendance was larger ♦Kan usual, r- Sheep ; With the exception of spmo ftis : <rf -prime heavy fat sheep/ the quality ofThe entries was not generally good. The competition ; was, fairly. brisk, full rates Wring obtained for the lots sold, t Fat merino wethers—made its to 13s 64; mixed cross- «s fid; #horn crossbred eyres, extra prime/ 1 stud 1 14 Sjd ;in stores,' crossbred hoggets from 10s 3d to 143. 44; merino ewes andlambs, 7s 3d, lod, and 10s fid ; mixed crossbreds, 12’^d; merino wethers, 7s $d to 10s fid. Cattle'l *A dragging sale was experi enced, many lines being returned unsold. Fat cows njade L 4 2s fid, L$ 17s fid, and L 6 10s; steerf' in -''ijTOa condition, L 5 15s; store heifqffc, Lj-iasfid; Dry cows, L 4 2s fid ; medium, dairy stock, L 4 to L 5; store steers, L 4 *s 6d; yefulings, 335.!

The Sydney Markets- Loan and Mercantile Agency. Company, Limited, report of the Sydney'Markets, under date October 30, as fol lows:—Wpol: Considerable quantities are now daily arrivmg,but no sales of any real magni tude'Kive as yet taken place. English, Ameri can, and Continental buyers are reaching Syd ney in large numbers, and in spite, therefore, of the somewhat discouraging reports of the Home anticipate eager competition for all parcel* of (fine combing Scoured and Greasy white . thfc lower range of prices likely to rule for second clathing and interior wools will, we think, induce some amount of speculation, so that the prospects of our market may be said to be. fairly. bright. We anticipate our first sale wilr take pldce about the middle of Novem ber, whet* wo shall catalogue some choice and extensiveclips.- The magnificent rains, exper ienced throughout a very large area of the colony within the past few days, have had a highly beneficial effect, and telegrams of the most satisfactory nature continue to reach us from various inland, districts, and will do much towards restoring the confidence of those who regwded a serious drought as inevitable, a danger %e think now happily averted.—Sheep skinsr Some large catalogues have been dis posedrof at figures equal to our last quotations. —Tallow: Good shipping parcels are in request at about t|ts following figures:—Best mutton, L 36 tb1.375 do beef, 1*34 to L 35; Inferior L3O to ‘Butter i In New Zealand sorts there is absoretely- nothing doing, both Victorian and Ne# South Wales being obtainable at very low figures; sodow, indeed, that we hear of ar rangements being made to ship large quantities to England.—Potatoes;-Though the news pap, rs continue tdTquote L 3 10s for New Zea landpotatqcs, the best in the market- cap -be readily at L 3 to L 3 2s fid , per ton, wkich'is a'fair quotation at the present time.— Oats : We have; placed considerable quantities at prices equal to about id per bushel in ad vance of our last quotations, though for. one line of bright potatoe oats we secured the top market price of 2s 8d ; but the demand for this latter class is limited.—-New Zealand Hemp; We have placed some considerable parcels at prices varying according to quality; prime, Well-dressed, we can quit to advantage readily, but half-cleaned sorts are difficult to move at low figures.—Malt: We have placed a few hundred bushels of fair quality at 6s fid, but a large parcel of prime was forced into the market and sold .at the low figure of 6s 3d, so so that at present it is difficult to do business at rates commensurate with values. The firm' state of the market for English malt, however,: leads us to expect an upward movement in colonial at no remote d<- te.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES Monday, October 29. Messrs Milts and Co., at the Ashburton Saleyarda—Slock and Implements. Meqßft. Miles and Go., at Mr. Jameson’s Ogem-rfliqn. Brewery and Plant. ; Tuesday, November 6, •. . Matson, Cox and Co., at the Tinwald Yiurds—Stock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, <feo * f • Tms Eyenino. Wesleyan Christian Temperance Societ — y in the Wesleyan Chnrob, Cameron, street, at 7.30 p.m. Monday, October 29. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7,p’clock. 1 October 30. Ashburton Wesleyan Sunday School Annivareary Tes Meeting in the Wes leyan Church, Cameron street, at 6.30 p-m. Wednesday, November 7. Ashburton County Council—at Council Chambers; 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 14. Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association—Annual Show,

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1883. The New County Councillor.

The election of a member of the Ashburton County Council to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr E. G. Wright was not an event to call forth much excitement. So far as opinions were concerned there was little or nothing to choose between the 1 two candidates, the views expressed by Mr Friedlander and Mr Harper at their respective meetings in the Town Hall being in the main identical. There is probably not a single person in the 1 county, whatever may be his political proclivities, who does not recognise the i loss sustained by the resignation of Mr 1 Wright, and each of the gentlemen [ contesting the seat frankly admitted that whoever was chosen he would not ■ adequately fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of the late member of the 1 Council. For ourselves, we quite ex pected to find Mr Friedlander at the • top of the poll, and are therefore not surprised at the result, Mr Harper’s manly and straightforward address to I the electors undoubtedly made a favor ; able impression, but the fact remained 1 that he was an untried man, while his 1 opponent had previously held the posi tion he had an ambition to occupy again. All other things being equal, and no question of a burning kind being before the electors, the betting was in favor of the man of experience, and few people will be astonished at the outcome of yesterday’s polling. The ..whole matter resolved itself into whether the seat should be filled by a representative of the country districts, or by one whose interests were more nearly identified with the borough and its immediate suburbs. That this was regarded as the point at issue is plainly seen from the analysis of the voting. At Lismore Mr Harper received the support of fifty-seven ratepayers, while not a single vote was registered for Mr Friedlander, but at Tinwald the latter nearly made up the deficiency by polling forty nine more than his oppo nent. The Greensfreet settlers turned the scale, and the former member of the Council was u’timately returned by a majority of eleven. On the whole, Mr Harper has reason to congratulate himself on having made such a good fight, and when the next election comes round he should have a very fair chance of obtaining a seat. From what we know of him, and judging from his address in the Town Hall, his presence in the Council would be an acquisition 1 to that body, as his strong common j sense and knowledge of the require- ( ments of the country districts would be ( be unquestionably valuable. In our , opinion, however, Mr Friedlander 1 had a special claim upon the electors, 1 and we think that they'did quite right < in returning him. He possesses keen * business qualities, is afi tjble financier, * and during his term of office he carried out his duties to the perfect satisfaction 1 of those whom he represented. His * chief interests, it is true, lie in the 1 Borough, but this cannot be considered 1 an objection, as he also holds a very ' heavy stake in the country districts. s We therefore welcome Mr Fried- j lander back to his place in the Coun- v cil,- and we have no doubt he will serve £ the ratepayers as well in the future, as f he has done in the past. e

The 11th of November has been fixed upon as Charity Sunday, when collections in aid of the Benevolent Association will be made at all the Christchurch churches. The Rev Mr Layard (who will reside at the parsonage with the Rev E A. Scott) has been appointed by the Bishop to take charge of the Longbeach and Mount Somers districts. On Sunday next ’he will conduct services at Mount Somers in the morning, Westerfield in the afternoon, and Tinwald in the even ing. What might have bean a very nasty accident, if not a very serious one, oc curred yesterday. As a gentleman was driving towards the gas works when opposite the gravel pit fronting the Great South road his horse “ gibbed ” and backed the vehicle up to the very edge of the pit, which is left in quite an nnpi elected state. By dint of some severe whipping the animal went forward, at the right moment, or else the vehicle and its occupants would certainly have gone over. Is it not the duty ef the Borough Council to see that this dangerous gravel pit is properly fenced in ? If so it certainly should be attended to at once,

A challenge has been issued by David Me K wen to walk Scott twelve hoars for L 25 or 1.50.

The space applied for at the coming Industrial Exhibition at Christchurch amounts to 16,480 feet. News was received at Wanganui yester day from Mr Rochfort that the native ob structionists had withdrawn opposition to the central railway survey, which will continue at once as originally projected.

Sir John Hall was in Dresden when the mail left England. His health has somewhat improved, but he will require a ■protracted rest to ensure its complete restoration. He contemplates a somewhat long residence in Germany. At the Dunedin City Council on Monday night one of the members suggested that the Inspector of Weights and Measures should be instruc ed to occasionally seize a load of coal and wood and test its weight. His information he knew to be correct, and he was certain that ratepayers were being defrauded by short weight being given them by coal merchants.

At the Police Court this morning, Robert Currey and Anthony Ferriok were brought before Mr R. Alcorn, J. P., charged with drunkenness. Currey was an old offender, but had not been before the Court since February last, while Fet rick was well known in Christchurch. A fine of 5s was inflicted in each instance, with the usual alternative. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received a telegram from Mr Co'ter advising that all additional capital has been t hen up in England. The capital

subscribed being now L 500,000, the Com pany have made a further contract with Elder and Co. for the construction of two

steamships to be delivered next year. These each will have a gross register of over 5,000 tons. The Tongariro leaves London for Port Chalmers and Lyttelton on the 27th inst.

That arch-fiend the dog poisoner has been at his handiwork again to-day. This time he has secured a most valuable “kill” in the shape of a beautiful St Bernard dog, belonging to Mr George Jameson, of Tancred street. It seems extremely cruel that so fine an animal should suffer, or rather its owner be put to so great a l as, for the mere gratifica tion of the inhuman monster who places his poison periodically in the streets of this town. Cannot some means be devised to unearth the monster ?

The half-yearly sitting of the Wanganui Supreme Court opened yesterday. The Chief Justice in charging the Grand Jury, again alluded to the inconvenience of sending attempted suicide cases for trial, and considered they could be better dealt with by Justices on the spot if the law was amended, so as to allow them to do so The Grand Jury returned true bills against all prisoners in the calendar, except one for attempted suicide, and William Lingard, for fraudulent bink ruptcy. Two other indictments against Lingard, on a similar charge, will be pre sented to the Grand Jury to-morrow afternoon, by which time the prosecutors and witnesses will arrive from Nelson. Geo. Mallor was found guilty of horse stealing, and sentenced to three years. Henry George Dingleday, for attempted suicide, was sentenced to a month’s im-, priaonment, and to be sent to the Hos pital. A fire broke out at nine, o’clock last night in the upper floor of the warehouse of Arthur Heather, merchant. Custom House street, Auckland, but was auppresod by the fire brigade. The damage done by the fire is only a few hundred pounds. Considerable damage is believed to have taken place by the water, which flooded the ground floor and cel araga. The fire originated in a case of oilman’s stores and general merchandise, stored round the hatchv. ay of the Jlift. The origin of the fire is unknown. The following are the insurances :On stock Northern, L 2,000; National, L 1,000; United, L 3,000 of which L 2,000 was reinsursed in the South British; Norwich Union, L 5,000, of which there was reinsured in the North British LI,000; Colonial, L 3 000. The latter company was 'reinsured in the Phoenix for LI,OOO. Building—Nor wich Union, L 2,000. Total insurances, L 13.000 The Lyttelton Harbor Board yesterday discussed several offers to supply electric light to the Lyttelton Harbor. The New Zealand Electric Light and Power Co., whose experimental trial for six months

proved unsatisfactory, offered to supply an other sixteen lamps free of cost, so as to make up the deficient power. It was con ceded that their estimate of fourpence per light per hour had not been exceeded, but the power of the light had fallen far short of the estimate. Messrs Miles and Co, for the Gulcher Light Company, made alternative offers :—(1) for 16 lamps, each of 1,000 candle power ; (2) 16 lamps, each of 2,300 candle power ; (3) 8 lamps, each of 2,300 candle power. The second offer was accepted. The cost of the plant was estimated at L 1,827, and the working expenses at L 1,106 a year. The Gulcher system is to be tried in about a fortnight, when eight lamps will be in working order. A six months’ trial is to be given. The Edison Light Company could make no definite offer without consulting head quarters.

A meeting of the Winslow Sports Com mittee was held at Harris’s Hotel last evening, when there were present the fol lowing gentlemen:—Messrs G. James, Jan sen, D Jackson, Harris, J. A. Fountaine, C. L. Hanson. Mr Jameshaving been voted to the chair, and the advertisement calling the meeting having been read, it was re solved, on the motion of Mr Harris se conded by Mr Jansen—“ That the sports be held as usual on New Year’s Day.” On account of the Government having surveyed the old coarse for a township, it was no longer available for the sports, and Mr Car er had kindly offered the use of his padlock adjoining the cemetery on condition that the Committee charge for admission. It was propos dby Mr Harris.

his padlock adjoining the cemetery on condition that the Committee charge for admission. It was propos dby Mr Harris, seconded by Mr Jackson and carried— “ That Mr Carter’s offer be accepted,” the charges being fixed as follows ; People on foot, Is ; conveyances, Is ; arid horsemen, 2s. After a vote of thanks had been accorded to the Chairman the meeting adjourned till November Ist, when the programme of sports will be arranged.

Lord Harris has contributed to the National Review a t essay on “ the de velopment of cricket.” It is (a corres pondent considers) a very mediocre per formance. He advises Australian crick eters to discourage any too anxious in clination among amateurs to convert cricket into a lucrative profession. Pro-

fessional cricketers he considers a useful class of men, but “semi-professionals” should be discouraged. He would not object to young men who, for kve of the game, leave their professions for a time in order to make a cricketing tour round the world, being adequately remunerated; bnt, he remarks, with a good deal of truth, “there is a happy mean capable of at-

tainment, and a too large stipulation for favorable teims, both at home and abroad, may lead to these visits being received with indifference rather than welcome.” It may interest colonial cricketers to learn that the attention of the committee of the Marylebone Club has been directed to the habit of certain bowlers, after delivering the ball from behind the bowling crease, in running on to the turf in front of the wicket at their end, thereby injuring and sometimes ruining the pitch. Sp?fforth and Barlow are mentioned as habitual offenders in this respect. It is suggested thar umpires should “no ball” bowlers who run on to the pitch,'and that the penalty should be enforced without refer* ence to their damaging the turf. It is scarcely likely that the committee will accept the suggestion.

The half-holiday movement was signa lised by a muff cricket match which was held to-day oa the new Athletic Sports Co.’s ground, East Belt. The Brass Band headed the players and marched through the town on to the ground, where a num ber of musical selectona i were given. There was a very fair attendance of the general public, and no little amusement was caused by the antics of the players. Truth says ;—“ It may not be generally known that Lord Wolseley has for many years been extensively interested in squat ting pursuits in Australia as the partner of his younger brother Fred. Mr Fred. Wolseley is a squatter of much energy and skill, of much enterprise, and of some recklessness. The partner brothers have been very wealthy ; and again, because of bad seasons and unlucky ventures, ‘ the bite has been verv short’ to use an Aus tralian phrase. It is understood that ‘Sir Garnet’s ’ Aahautee batta of L 25,000 was snatched at one fell swoop to meet a squatting indebtedness of the copartnery. It was sent out to swell its bank account; but brother Fred had not been prosper ing, the balance was heavily the wrong way, and the bank absorbed the batta, and even, like Oliver Twist, asked for more. At present affairs are prospering.” An inquiry was bold on Monday at Ormond, Poverty Bay, into the finding of a skeleton in the Waihiku river, which had from appearance been in the water for some months. Ralph Ashley and another witness deposed to the remains, which had been placed in a coffin, being those of a man named G. H. Lyster Kaye, who had lived for some time on the sta tion of Mr Hutchison. On a certain afternoon at the end of February or the beginning of March last, Kaye disap peared, and was never since heard of. At the time of his disappearanse he seemed decreased in spirits, and complained of feeling bad. There was no doubt, from certain things found in the deceased’s clothes which had not been destroyed, that the remains were those of Kaye. A verdict of “ Death from causes unknown” was returned.

Mr Rochefort, who in such a matter is perfectly disinterested, with little predis position towards any creed (says the Wan ganui Chronicle) speaks very highly of the Catholic mission work amongst the Upper Wanganui Maoris. The party of Kemp’s men whom Mr Rochefort took with him on the survey were all Roman Catholics, and he was astonished at the knowledge they apparently possessed of the services of their church, and of its prayers and hymns. He is of opinion that the work now being carried on by Fathers Soulas and Moreau, and by the good Sisters who are established up the river, is directly and materially for good, and, apart from questions of creed or dogma, has a real civilising influence. As to this, the won derful decrease in drinking customs, and the spread of total abstinence amongst the Upper Wanganui natives, speak for them selves. Some idea of the work undertaken by the priests up the river, and of the at tention given to it by the Maoris, may be inferred from the fact that five religious services are held every Sunday and three every week day. The Bangitikei Advocate tells the fol-

lowing story:—One of the principal chiefs of Parewanui had been ill for some time past, and about a month a-jo he was per suaded to visit the great Maori doctor at the Wanganui and Wangaehu pahs. He returned restored to health, and was suitably received in Bulls last week. But the permanency of hi recovery is condi tional only on hia fulfilling certain obli gations. The “doctor,” it seems, elicited the fact that the chief, his immediate family, and tribe, had bean for some years past subject to great bodily afflic tions and mundane troubles. The oracle pondered deeply over the c use, and at last gave his decision as follows:—“ Your ancestors,” he said, “ were believers in the Groat Spirit, the One God. You have listened to the voice of the pakeha, and now believe in his gods—the Father God, the Son God, and the Holy Spirit God. The spirit of your ancestors are angry, and have sent you affliction. To appease them you must visit their bury ing places, collect all the bits of stick and rubbish in a heap and burn them, and mingle the ashes with the hair of your head as a sign of remorse and sor row. Go,” he added, “ follow out my in-

structions, and health and prosperity will be your reward.” On the chief arriving at Parewanui, he made known the injunc tions of the great “ medicine man,” with the result that on Wednesday last the chief and twenty of the tribe' visited the Maori cemetery and set to work, and they

are still engaged in clearing all burial places in the district. When the rubbish has been collected there will be a big fire, and af erwards lamentations and grief will occupy the Maori mind for sometime.

Gorged Livers, Bilious conditions, consti pation, piles, dyspepsia, headache, cured by “ Wells’ May Apple Pills.” 5d and is boxes at druggists. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney General Agents for Australasia. 2 Mother Swan’s Worm Syrup —lnfallible, tasteless, harmless, cathartic ; for feverishness, restlessness, worms, constipation, is at drug gists. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents.

Msssrs Miles and Co., in conjunction with Mr Geo. Jameson, will hold a clearing sale of stock and implements at the Ashburton yards next Monday. The same firm also notify that they will offer for sale at Mr Jameson’s rooms, the Lion Brewery buildings and land on Mon day next.

COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION.

Mr C. Braddell, the returning officer for the extraordinary election of a mem ber of the County Council to represent the Upper Ashburton Riding, this morn ing announced the result of yesterday’s polling, which was as follows ; Tin- Green- Lis walcl. street, more. Tl. Hugo Friedlander 168 30 o 198 C. J. Harper ... 119 u 57 187 Majority for Mr Friedlander ... II Mr Friedlander was present at the de claration and proposed a vote of thanks to the Returning Officer.

THE LYTTELTON MYSTERY.

The following is the remainder of the evidence taken at the inquest at Lyttelton yesterday, for the report of which we are indebted to the Lyttelton Times: —W. J. Mason, Sergeant of Police, deposed ■; I was called to see deceased shortly after 8 o’clock on Sunday morning. Cons;able O’Connor, and James Angus and another

man were in the room where the deceased was lying. Deceased was lying full length on the floor, his head being under Angus’s stretcher. I turned the body on to the back, and noticed that life was ex-

tinct. The rope (produced) was bound three times tightly round the neck. An gus’s stretcher was close to the side of the room. The foot of the bed nearest to the bed of the deceased was stained with blood, and there was a small pool of blood between the leg of the stretcher and the wall. A tin box belonging to Angus was At the foot of the deceased's bed, and a pair of boots between the box and the bed, as shown in the photograph produced. His boots were crushed at the rop as if some weight had fallen on them, The bed of deceased did not present any particular signs of disorder. There was blood on tl.e floor, under the face of de* ceased; there was also a small pool of blood to the left of the legs of the corpse, and some small attempt appeared 10 have been made to wipe it up. I asked Angus if this had been there the day before. He said no. 1 then went for Dr Tweed. After Dr Tweed had viewed the body, 1 deemed it necessary to arrest pri-;

soner. I then asked him where he had slept the night before, telling him to taka plenty of time to consider. He answered that to tell the truth ha had not slept at all. He had walked the block the whole night. He then said he thought poor Jack had committed suicide, owing to some trouble -ho had had with his wife. In deceased’s box I found a box contain ing 17a 6d, and on the window-sill 1 found 8s 6il in silver, and in his waistcoat pocket, laid. I found 13sin Ang is’a possession. I do not think it possible to fall from the foot of the bed, and strike the foot of Angus’s bed, without first striking the parallel. If he struck the boots first, he might have rolled against the leg of the bed. —To Inspector Pender ; Deceased must have been in a stooping position to have struck the leg of the stretcher. The head of deceased must have laid some time against the leg of the bed.—The Coroner here stated that the body should have been left, as found, with the rope round the nqck,, for the jury to see.—-In answer to a question, Sergeant Mason stated that there were no marks on pri | soner whatever. John Moore Tweed, M.D., deposed : I was called by Sergeant j Mason on Sunday morning, about 8.40 a. m., to see deceased. The body w..s then lying on its back, the arms by the side, the legs stretched out, and the head under the bed' I took the rope off his neck. It was twisted round the neck, and twice knotted. I assisted to make a post mortem examination of the body. (The remainder of this witness’s evidence was mainly corroborative of that given by Dr Macdonald.) —To Mr Pender : I think that it would be impossible for a man having tied a rope once round his neck to pass it again round his neck and again knot it. The first knot tied as tight as it was would cause instantaneous insensi bility. Insensibility might have been caused by a blow on the throat, which would have broken the bone as we found it. The body may have been dead about an hour or a little more. The fracture is an exceedingly rare one to bo done by accident. I don’t think it possible for a blow on the chin to cause such a fracture. —Dr Macdonald thought that all the marks had been done about the same time ; but that one blow would not. have caused all the marks.—J. S. Olliver deposed : 1 knew the deceased. I saw him last on Saturday night, about 9 o’clock. Ha came into my shop and bought a loaf of bread. He seemed sound in body and mind. I noticed nothing peculiar about him. I have generally seen him several times during the day. I have noticed him in liquor for some months past. I heard no noise then, nor at any time lately, at his place—William Kelly stated : I have known deceased about 14 years. I have seen deceased every day lately during the last month. He seemed not to be in his sound state of mind. Last Thursday I was ppoaking to him, and he said “ He did not care whether he lived or died; ho was sick of his life.” His wife left here, and went to Sydney. He was ar ranging to go to Sydney, but on account of receiving a letter from his wife about a fortnight ago, he changed hia mind. I did not read the letter, but sqw it in his hand. He wrpte to his daughter in Wellington on the subject, and she sent the letter to Mrs Kelly. This caused trouble in his mind.—Mark Thomas said: I have known Durham for 10 or 12 years. He has been a hard drinker, but about five or six months ago be became a Good Tarnplar, and during that time I have not - seen him the worse for liquor. About a month ago, I gave him a job to make some sails for me, and when they were half completed he said he could noc finish ' then, as he was too much troubled. He also said that these were the last arils he would make for me. 1 took them away, and paid him for the work he had done. He has made sails for me for the last ten years past.—Julia Anthony said : I lived next door to the deceased, under the sa e roof. I have not seen him since last Friday. I heard Angus go into his house about 11 o’clock on Saturday night. 1 know it was Angus as he makes a pecu liar noise clearing his throat. I was out about 9 o'clock. Durham might have come home while I was but. It is a month or so since I heard Angus and Durham quarrel ; then it was generally with the tongue, not blows. That was about money. Deceased was telling Angus that he should not spend hia money in drink while he had food to buy. About 7-30 the following morning I heard Angus walking about the room. I know it was Angus by his heavy foot. There was no row or disturbance, and 1 did not heard anyone go out. I was not called by any one till the police came.—George Brown and James Dunn Wilson also gave evidence. —James Angus, sworn, de posed ; I went home about ton minutes to eleven on Saturday night. I and deceased lived together and occupied the same bedroom. We never quarrelled. I went out on Sunday morn ing about twenty minutes psst six, Dur ham was then in bed. I went down Nor wich Quay and the Gladstone Pier. I met Wilson and had a drink with him. Went to the Cambridge Hotel and thence home. I found Durham lying on the floor on his face, with hia hands out be hind him. I called to him two or three times, and seeing something wrong I went for the police. Ido not know where the ropes produced came from. Deceased was very desponding about his wife and family, who had all left him. I did hot say to the police that I did not know who it was lying on the floor.—lnspector Pender said that unless the jury saw fit to adjourn the inquest to a future date, that would be all the evidence. Sergeant Mason had been ill ia bed since Angus’s arrest, and for hia own part he could wish the inquest adjourned.—The jury then retired, and after some deliberation re turned a verdict, “ That John Durham committed suicide whilst laboring under "emporary insanity. ”

THE SHAPIRA FORGERY.

[‘‘XIMARD HERALD.”] To those of our readers who are not au eoumnt with passing affairs in England, a short account of the Shapira forgery may noc be uninteresting. Mr Shapira is a learned Germ m Jew. well known amongst Oriental scholars, Hebraists, and i philologists, also collector and interpreter i of ancient manuscripts and particularly as i a dealer of rare scriptural records in ab struse tongues. He brought himself great fame some years ago by the discovery of a quantity of pottery in that part of Arabia which is supposed to be iden'ical i with the land of Moab of the Old Testa ment, relics of an exceedingly remote period, and bearing Moabitish inscrip tions of immense historical value. These fragments of pottery were bought from Shapira by the Berlin Museum for a large price. Shapira became indeed the chief purveyor of Oriental antiquities to most of the European museums, each of his periodical journeys to the East resulting in his obtaining from the Arabs, with whom he had intimate relations, treasures which no other living man could have got an inkling of. Amongst other things the British Museum bought from Shapiri from time to time a considerable number | of manuscript scrolls from Arabia, con taining Sabbatical lessons from the Pen tateuch, and other such writings, which had been in use among the Jewish com munities in the East at various periods during'the last thousand years. A few months ago Shapira appeare t at Berlin with h prize which was to throw all hia previous acquisitions into inaiginfioiMice. It was neither more nor less than the ori ginal manuscript of the Book of Deutero nomy, written in the Moabitish character on a (great number of narrow strips of leather, goatskin or sheepskin, rudely

sawn together at the ends, and dating front the ninth or tenth century b.O. This extraordinary document he had purchased at great expense from an Arab sheik, whose tribe had removed it from a cave where it was supposed to have been hidden away nearly 3,000 years* ago during the revolt of Moab against the Jewish frule. Shapira valued it at a million sterling, and effered it to the Berlin Museum. The authorities of

the Museum, however, after a alight delay, declined the offer, and Shapira took himself and his goatskin to London,- and’ entered into negotiations with the British Museum. The authorities of that magnificent institution were thrown- into;i'-«i:» a state of wild excitement the arrival of

such an unheard of treasure. They at once had the manuscript enclosed in a glass case to protect it from atmospheric influences, and directed Dr Ginsberg, their most famous Orientalist, to decipher, transcribe and translate the inscriptions. Shapira offered no objection to this course, but, on the contrary, gave himself up entirely to assisting Dr Ginsberg in bis labors. While these operations ware in progress, there arrived from Paris M. Clermont-Ganneau, a French-Orientalist ■ of great renown, who begged parmio* ‘ sion to examine the manuscript. Both Dr Ginsberg and Shapira, however, dis played much unwillingness to afford him the opportunity he desired, Dr Ginsberg apparently fearing lest the Frenchman might deprive him of the honors of his own scholarship and toil. M. Clermont- Ganneau threupon gave his -word not to divulge a single word of the inscription, or even to look at anything but the mate rial on which it was written. He was ‘ then allowed to hold one or two of the leather strips in his hands for a few minutes, aud subsequently to study the whole manuscript as it lay in its glass case. 4 " That’ was ’quite enough for "him, He immediately wrote to the Times,‘de nouncing the ‘‘Book of Diutaronomy*' as an impudent forgery, and not even a cleverly executed one. He declared that * the leather strips were not more than 200 years old, that they had ’been oat off the margin of a roll of the Pentateuch, in scribed in ink with a fabricated version of Deuteronomy in characters'copied from the Moabitish stone in the British Museum, and afterwards stained and oiled or treated with chemicals, to give them the necessary appearance of great antiquity. Her showed' *thSt" had taken no notice of the incised lines employed by the scribe of the roll of the Pentateuch to regulate his columns of Hebrew manuscript, hilt had written his Moabitish characters across those lines, and had drawn other lines to regu late ’his Own columns of ;manuscript. What was still more distressing, M. Oler mont-Ganneau boldly declared . that the Moabitish pottery which the Berlin Museum had bought from Shapira, and on which so vast a sum of leaming had been expended, were " brummagem *. too. Pot a few .days it . was suspected : ; and perhaps hoped, that this story of Clermont-Ganneau might be all stuff, the result merely of scholastic jealousy. But Dr Ginsberg’s report settled the matter. It corroborated Clermont - Oanusau’s opinions in every particular ; and it did more. It showed that the internal evi dence was as fatal to the. genuineness of the manuscript as the external. The Moabitish scribe, it appeared, writing say in the year 800 b. 0., had employed tavpie belonging to a period 600 years later, and had also made literal mistakes which are peculiar to the Jews, not of Moab, but of i the North of Germany. In one place, by a slight eiror in the use of the Phoeni cian character, instead of writing “he was angry,” he had written "he committed adultery ” —a somewhat im portant alteration of, the sense. The proofs of fraud, in short, were mani fold and overwhelming ; and the author!- 1 ties of the British Museum, therefore, returned the " Book of Deuteronomy ” to Mr Shapira, with the painful assurance that instead of being worth a million, t sterling, it was not even worth so muoh ‘ as the price of the leather it was written on. It turns out now that Dr Lepaius and his brethren of the Berlin Museum detected the forgery with unerring cer tainty, after an hour and a half's consul tation on the manuscript, and saw ex* actly how it was done and who had done it. That was why they so promptly de clined Shrpira's off r. The most enter i taining part of the business, however, is i that not one of the learned parsons con cerned in this exposure has even hinted that Shapira was avare of still leas was a party to, the forgery. |Tbey one and all write of it as if poor Mr Shapira had been cruelly imposed upon by that rasoally Arab Sheik 1

CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN.

I [rBUTJBE’s lELKQEAMS—OOPTBIOBT.] The’Markets. , 3 Melbourne, Yesterday. a The Melbourne Manager of the Na • tional Mortgage and Agency Company [ New Zealand, Limited, reports on the s local markets as follows:—Wheat, 4s i 3d to 4s sd, market weak; malting 1 barley, 4s 6d to 5s 3d, quotations no : minal. No material change in prices 1 for New Zealand oats, the market if ' anything weaker; feeding oats, as rod ' to3s id; milling do, 3s id togs ad Resigned- Sydsey, Yesterday. Canon Allwood has resigned the Vice-Chancellorship of the University, and .Mr Justice Wmdeyer has been' nominated for the vacant position. The Broken Cable. The Government has arranged for the conveyance of cablegrams by steamer between Port Darwin and Banjoewangie, Java, pending the re* storation of the Eastern Company’s duplicate cables. [Received Oct. 24, 1 pra ] The Railway Vote. MELBoaßint, To-day. The Legislative Assembly last night passed the railway vote, including L 3,000 for Wood’s railway break. Postponed- The discussion by Parliament of the question of the Sunday opening of museums and public libraries has been postponed until next session.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] t Auckland, To-day. Land League Delegates. Mr Hugh Mcllhone has gone south to forward the interests of the Irish Land League. Mr Michael Sanders has been appointed the delegate for Auckland and the Thames to the Laud Conference at Melbourne. A Serious Loss. Gisbobn*, To-day. At the Agricultural and Pastoral So* ciety's show yesterday the celebrated entire Norfolk roadster Priokwillow, for*, merly owned by Mr A. McLean, of Napjer, and now the property of Mr San t Sterenaon, Marekara, took first pristal 1 against all comers in class two. After leaving the arena the entireAuoklaad kicked Prickwillow and broke the effhind ! animal will be shot He waa cQg purchased a . fortnight ago by the owner for L3IO,

THE ASHBURTON GOARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1883.



. THIS PAPER IS ON FILE 1 And Adrertleias Contract* for ' It and all othar nswapapan in Ole world can bo mode on the most tarorable terms at the laterasUoail Hmptptr Agmcy, H. P. HUBBARD, Proprietor! SSW HITBB, OOSS.. P. B. A. ftbttaher of tho Kwrspoper aai Book Director? of tko World. - T.r: v,: v- ' : Special Bargains. gELLINQ OFF, _ MUST BE SOLD. Drawing-routn Suites in splendid Vel vet, walnut side-board with marble top Small Tables in all patterns of walnut, etc Baal'Leather Dining-room Suites, in mahogany, and side-boards to match Every class ofFurniture. Utensilsof every kind lor House Famishing. Hast be sold, iss I want to CLEAR OFF all my large and varied Stock. ffiJohnMeech, FUBKITUBB warehouse Barnett street. 9 484 J (JUDICIOUS IKC 4tmm i snmess:



Wanted WANTED KNOWN—That Robert Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur ton, having procured the newest appara tus, is prepared to Sweep Chimneys at very low rates. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. Terms cash. 760 c WANTED Known—That in conse quence of the rapid increase of business, John Mojson, Impermeable Bootmaker, has been compelled to get a large stock of Boots of a superior quality in the town in order to meets the demands of his customers, and those who may pur chase from him will find no deception as to price or quality. As J.M. has gained the public trust in the past by doing best work and fit, combined with neatness and style, he intends even to make greater exertions in the future. Fowler’s Build- Tancred street (opposite Arcade), Ashburton. 7 207



WANTED KNOWN—That Mr Dak Lea’s Gymnasium is the only place for real amusement; admittance free. Every kind of amusement to bo ob tained on the premises calculated to please the general public—American Bowls, Skittles, Shooting, Boxing, Fencing, Horizontal Bar, Trapeze, etc. Temper ance Drinks, Cigars, etc. Tickets— monthly 2a 6d, for use of Horizontal Bar, Trapeze, Single-sticks, Dumb-bells, Indian Clubs, etc. Dan Lea is always at his post to give lessons in Boxing, lesson £1 per mop*h, or according co arrangement. 1344 Special Advertisements. FRE SCREENS FOR SALE—all! colors. Mbs MANHIRE, 10 775 North-east Belt. JIOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. The New Bankruptcy Bill, 1883. The Chattel Securities Act Amendment Etc Etc,, Etc. Zl STOP THAT COUGH 1 DON’T DELAY. —How can you stop it 1 Where is the Remedy. * Bonnington’s PECTORAL OXYMEL OF CARR A GE’SSN or IRISH MOSS (registered), can produce inore evidence of real merit than any other article for the purpose. Sold everywhere. —Qi Bonnington, Christchurch.



ORICKE TING MATERIAL, Of every description, at CHRISTCHURCH PRICES, AT Andrewes Bros., EAST STREET SOUTH. 77



NEW SPRING GOODS Showing in every department. 5 PER CENT. DISCOUNT Upon usual prices allowed to purchasers of parcels amount ing to 10s and upwards. Diinant and Coe, Ready Money DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, Etc., East Street, Ashburton, 9528 BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, &c.. East street South Ashburton. n!5 P* H CD 3 CD CO td H O CO tr Q * O » O S. O p* CO «. U 1 1 a. | g b | < _ *1 ► 55 Q HI * O O §§ w 2 S 3 g H W O P w oo H > •t)



THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCAN TILE COMPANY, LIMITED, JJ AYE FOR SALE A VERY COMPLETE Threshing Plant, By Ranaome—almost equal to new, and for whick terms are specially easy. Also, SEED OATS AND BARLEY RYE GRASS NEW CLOVER SEEDS WOOLPACKS, Exo., Em All at lowest current rates. Wm. HORNE, 12 acT Agent.



THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory HAVE spared no effort to place before the public a MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT or 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 PRIOE. SHIRTS, HATS, HOSIERY, and every requisite at Wholesale Prices. Nineteen Branches now open in New Zealand. Agents for the Unrivalled WERTHBIM SEWING MACHINES. ..., Ashburton Branch : EAST STREET.



Special Advertisements. INTRODUCTION OF THE PARCEL SYSTEM. Fashion Ems, Cashel street, ChiJitchurch, Great success has been achieved in the Old Country by the introduction of the “Numbered Parcel System,” for the supply ard purchase of useful household drapery, thousands of parcels being for warded to the order of distant customers upon the distinct understanding that any article not proving satisfactory to the pur chaser, the money in all cases to be re turned. This system is now being intro duced by E. C. Brown & Co., FASHION HOUSE, Christchurch. The splendid stock of General Drapery I in all departments has been purchased by E. C. Brown and Co., from the Trustees in the Estate of the late firm of Craig and Smyth, at a very large discount off cost for cash. Thus articles sold under cost price leave a good margin of profit for the vendor, while giving unsurpassed value to the purchaser. In all parcels we stake our reputation on the values, and, as suggested above, re turn the money in all cases where the article is not satisfactory. Our No. 3,20 s Dress Parcel, contains — Worth £ s. d. I I dress piece (12 yds) any shade, French costume cloth ... 0 18 6 li good velveteen to match dress 0 5 6 3 yds silesia, for linings ... 0 1 10 2 doz new oxydised buttons, to match ... 016 1 pair warm lined fur-top spring cuff gloves 0 2 6 £1 9 10 Our,No. 2,30 s household parcel, contaius — Worth 1 pair good medium size blan kets ... ... ... ... 1 0 0 1 good honeycomb quilt 0 12 6 8 yds good wincey 0 5 0 1 pair good strong corsets, any size ... ... ... ... 0 5 0



£2 2 6 Our No. 2, dress parcel for £2, contains — Worth 1 dress piece (10 yds) celebrated Empress black velveteen ... 1 7 6 3 yds good silesia for lining ... 0 2 0 Z doz new style oxydised buttons 0 16 1 handsome striped winter skirt 0 9 6 1 durable silk umbrella, paragon frame ... . 0 8 0 1 choice silk chenille scarf ... 0 3 11 £2 12 5 Our No. 4, Ladies’ parcel for £2, contains— Worth 1 dress piece (12 yds) French check costume cloth ... ... 1 1 0 3 yds silesia lining for same ... 0 2 0 2 doz choice buttons, to match dress ... ... ... ... 0 1 6 1 good warm Ladies’ tweed ulster 0 17 6 1 black quilted alpaca skirt ... 010 0 1 white or colored wool wrap ... 0 5 6 1 pair lisle lined fur-top spring cuff gloves 0 2 0 Our No. 5, household parcel for £2 10s, contains — 1 pair large size good witney blankets 1 nice large size good honeycomb quilt 1 pair good heavy white sheets 6 good value honeycomb towels 6 yds heavy Welsh flannel ... £2 19 6 Worth 1 10 6 14 9 4 8



£3 6 6 Oar No. 6, family parcel for £3, contains— Usual price 12 yds super Roslyn fLvnnel (pure wool) ••• 0 18 0 24 yds splendid white calico, heavy make 0 13 0 24 yds good strong brown or grey wincey 0 14 0 6 yds tartan plaid 0 6 6 6 yds good brown holland ... 0 4 6 12 yds hemp carpet, dark stripe 0 7 0 6 pair Girls’ or Women’s warm winter hose ... ... ... 0 7 6 4 large unbleached Turkish towels ... ... ... ... 0 4 9 £3 15 3 Our No. [7, mourning parcel fcuf £2 10s, contains— Worth 10 yds good black French cash mere 1 6 2 yds 4x4 celebrated rainproof crape 0 9 6 1 good black alpaca or sateen skirt 0 14 6 2 pairs Ladies’ black hose ... 0 3 0 1 pair Ladies’ two-button choice black kid gloves 0 4 6 £ doz Ladies’ cambric handker chiefs, in fancy box 0 6 6 £2 19 6 Our No. 8, furnishing parcel for £lO, contains— Worth 20 yds nice pattern good tapestry carpet ... 3 5 0 1 nice pattern hearthrug, to match 0 16 6 1 pair handsome lace curtains ... 0 14 6 1 pair medium lace curtains ... 010 0 2 pair full size good white sheets 0 18 6 1 pair full size good witney blan kets ... ... 1 10 0 1 pair medium good witney blan kets ... ... ... ... 1 0 0 1 full size white honeycomb or



toilet quilt ... Q 14 0 1 choice pattern wool tabiecover 0 15 6 2 white Turkish bath towels ...0 3 0 6 white or unbleached honey comb towels 0 4 6 2 white antimacassars ... ... 0 2 0 2 white toilet covers ... ... 0 4 0 6 yds linen cheok glass cloth ... 0 6 0 1 superior white linen tablecloth 011 6 £ll 15 0 Our No. 1, wedding parcel for £4, contains— Worth 1 dress (12 yds) pretty shade in cashmere ... 1 17 6 2 yds pretty shade in satin, to match 0 13 6 | 1 dress (12 yds) good costume i cloth 110 2 yds rich colored velveteen, to match 0 7 0 6 yds good silesia 0 6 0 3 doz buttons, to match dresses 0 2 0 8 yds braid, to match dresses ... 0 0 8 1 pair two-button first choice tinted or white kid gloves ... 0 5 0 G Ladies' linen collars ... ... 0 3 0 6 Ladies' linen handkerchiefs ... 0 5 6 i 3 pairs Ladies'nice hose 0 4 6 I



JES 5 8 Our No. 2, wedding parcel for £lO, contains— A very complete trousseau. Our No. 9, Ladies’ (half-price) parcel for L 5, contains— Usual price 1 Ladies’ handsome mantle ... 217 6 1 Ladies’ beautiful real sable muff and collarette ... ... ... 4 10 0 1 Ladies’ quilted satin skirt ... 1 0 0 1 fashionable tweed ulster, in leading shades... ... ... 110 0 £9 17 6 A problem whereby Ladies may stay at home and order their drapery in perfect confidence. Just try one parcel and see what you will save. Hemember —Cash returned at ones for aay article returned in good condition. Samples post free on application to any part of New Zealand. In ordering any of these parcels, it is sufficient to quote number and name of parcel only. P. C.O. made payable to E 0. BROWN & CO., Fashion House, Christchurch. 1362



Special Advertisements. j£F YOU WANT GOOD AND STRONG FURNITURE, GO TO DAVIS’S CHEAP., FURNITURE AND BED DING MANUFACTORY, EAST STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTON. fpVERY article Sold at Christchurch Prices and guaranteed bes. of material and workmanship. FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED



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