SHIPPING.

J»ORT OP LYTTELTON, i fOl Tl '■;■■■ —* 4 Arrived. , Yesterday. Forest Queen, ketch, from Kenepuru. Taiaroa, s.s., from Dunedin. Prince Alfred, barquentine, from Pelor oqb Sound. Sarah Pile, brigantine, from Welling rv. ton. -• ."■■■ v: ■ ■; •. ’■ Clio, schooner, from Waitapu. Wild Wave, schooner, from Waitapu. Te Anau, 5.8., from Auckland, via East Coast porta. Sailed. Yesterday. Te Anau, as., for Southern ports, Hobart, .and Melbourne. ; s Rotorua, ?.s , fortheEatt Coast, Auck land and. Fiji. v Omapere, s. a. , for Dunedin. Taiaroa, s.a., for Wellington. Grafton, sis., for Wellington, Nelson and West Coast ports. ■ ; /

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES ( Saturday, January 6. i Matson, Cox, and Co., at their Bazaar— Horses, Cows, Pigs, Poultry, Sundries, Ac.; 11.30 a.m. air v. Bullock, at the Bazaar —Horses, 1 p.m. Mr Alfred Harrison, at the yards— Horses, Pigs, Produce, &c.; 12 noon., , Mr W. F. Allen, at his rooms, Burnett street—Horses, Pigs, Poult* General _ v. Produce, &c.; 11.30 a.m. i ■ A Tuesday, January 9. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Tinwald Yards—Stock. k( : MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &o Wednesday, January 3. Sommer Flower Show—Town Hall, i Thursday, January 4. Lecture by the Rev. T. B. {Stephenson, on “Child, life in London”—Town . Hall, 7.30 p.m. . Meeting re Costume Cricket Match—■ Quilts Hotel, 8 p.m. ■- L.O.L.—Monthly Meeting, Templar Hall. ? Friday, January 5. Flemington School Distribution, of > , Prizes and Annual Concert. Saturday, January 6. Wakanui Road Board —Monthly Meeting, Road Board Office, Moore street Monday, January 8. i :: ‘ Meeting re formation of Lodge of Ancient b... ■ Order of Druids—Ashburton Hotel, 8 p.m. 2 ; ‘ Wednesday, January 10. County Council, at the County Council •. Chambers, at 11 o'clock.- ! Friday, January 26. ; Somerset Lodge, Monthly Meeting, in:the Masonic Hall, Tancred street, 7.30.,

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1883. Leon Gambetta.

Since the beginning of 1881 England has lost her most famous natural his torian and philosopher in Charles Dar win, and a celebrated prelate in Arch bishop Tail, and America has had to mourn the founder of her higher litera ture, in the death of Emerson, and her most popular poet LongfeUow has also gone over to the majority. Russia’s greatest general Skobeloff was taken away prematurely, before he had com pletely fulfilled the promise of his early brilliant career, and the world’s hero Garibaldi has departed full of honors and of years. And now another name has to be added to this list. On the first day of the new year, as we learnt by cable yesterday, there died in Paris one who has been the most prominent figure in French politics during the past twelve years, Leon Gambetta. It would be difficult to find a parallel in the world’s history to the carter of the late statesman. Twelve years ago his

name was almost unknown outside of Paris, although in that city he was ad mired as an orator of surpassing, elo quence, and his denunciation tof the> weak-minded Olliyier far back as 1870 is still remembered. It was then that he prophesied that the day would come when prance would demand a republic, but even he probably did not know how near that day was. It was but a few short months after this that the Emperor Na poleon was taken prisoner at Sedan, and the empire was a thing of the past. These were troublous times for the country, and men of energy were needed at the head of affairs. Gam betta, who had hitherto only been known as a talker, had an opportunity of showing that he possessed adminis trative ability, and it must be admitted that he was equal to the occasion. It is a matter of history how he passed over the Prussian lines in a balloon, and managed to reach Rouen. Here he immediately set to work to organise the army of the Loire, and in a few days there was placed in the field the only body of soldiers that was able to make any stand against the Prussian forces. It was, however, too late to stem the current of disaster, but Gambetta had done sufficient to prove that he was destined to take a high place among the politicians of his country. In his early, days {he was a red republican, but time modified his opinions, and bad he lived there is little doubt that he would have been President of France. During the past few years he has virtu ally been the ruling power in the coun try, and his death will be regarded as an irreparable national loss. Such a man as this could not fail to have many and bitter enemies, and these were only too ready to discover in his short career as Premier that he was not fitted for the post. Whether time would have falsified this verdict, and proved that

God did anoint him with his odorous oil To wrestle, not to reign, can never be known. But it must be remembered that the Government of which he was the head was composed for the most part of utterly unknown men. Let it be borne in mind, too, that Gambetta was at the time of his death but forty-four years of age, and that he had by the sheer force of his intellect and character raised himself to be the foremost man of his country, and it will be seen how impossible it is to predict what place he might have occupied in the history of the world had he lived.

A Slight Mistake.

There is no one of our contem poraries that we have more respect for than the Timaru Herald, and there is no part of that paper that we enjoy readingmore than the paragraphs that are published under the heading “ Notes,” These deal with subjects that are not of vital importance to the colony, but they are written in an easy, conversa tional style that makes them very plea sant reading for an idle hour. .But just as Homer was sometimes found taking his forty winks, so is the editor of our contemporary not always so wideawake as he might be, and in one of the “ notes ” we have referred to, published in yesterday’s issue of his paper, he has fallen into a very amusing error. Nor can we hold him entirely respon sible for this mistake. He took for his text a telegram recently sent by Reuter, informing us that a sculptor named “John Bell” had obtained from the proprietors of a newspaper called Vanity Fair,, damages to the extent o for a defamatory libel. The editor saw in this an excellent subject for a “ note,” and he seems to have 'forthwith turned up that useful, but not always trustworthy, volume called “ Men of the Time,” and finding the name “ Bell, John ” he has taken for granted that that was the man referred to, and, it must be admitted, drawing on his imagination and his memory to some extent, he proceeds to give an account of Mr Bell’s talents. We have no intention of quarrelling with the estimate formed by the editor of the Timarti Herald as to the place occupied in the English art-world by Mr Bell. If he admires that wonderful Guards’ memorial in Waterloo Place, which, by the way, most competent judges consider fay no means the best monument in a city that is famed for sculpturesque monstrosities, he may comfort himself with the fact that his taste is not singular. But the joke is that the plaintiff in the Vanity Fair case is not the respectable old gentleman who, we may remark en passant, is over seventy years of age, and rarely ex hibits now, that the Timatu Herald imagines, but an utterly different per son named Belt. The latter has not yet reached such a high position as would entitle him to have a biography inserted in “ Men of the Time,” but he is notwithstanding one of the rising sculptors of the day, and those who feel an interest in such matters will remem ber that he secured the first prize for the Byron memorial, in which the late Lord Beaconsfield took so great an interest. But knowledge of art is evi dently not the strong point of the editor of our contemporary. At the end of the article we have referred to he draws a comparison, or rather points out' a contrast, between the Vanity Fair case and an equally interesting case which was tried in the English courts some time ago—Whistler v. Ruskin. In this latter instance a well known x\merican artist sued Mr Rus v kin, the art critic, for damages, and it will be remembered that an intelligent jury returned a verdict for one farthing. That the language used by Mr Ruskin was unnecessarily coarse and brutal was generally admitted, but that can be excused as one of the many eccen tricities of the great writer on art matters, but the fact that persons were willing to give 200 or 300 guineas for Mr Whistler’s pictures is sufficient evi dence that those works were of value in some people’s eyes. This is a matter, however, of not much moment to New Zealanders, but we should advise the editor of the Timarti Herald that before he again attempts to enlighten the igporant on such questions he should be quite certain of his facts.

Erritdm. —ln our report of the Waka nui sports in yesterday's issue, Mr Cockle’s mare, which won the flat race, was designated as Ladybird, whereas the proper name is Lady Helen, being, in fact, , tlie same animal which, carried off the hack race stakes at the Ashburton Spring Meeting.

Unclaimed Letters.^, The toMbing is a list of letters from places bey oriel the colony, received at the Office during the month; of, jJJoy'ember,. and remaining unclaimed I>n Ist ffattUary : —Mrs Bailey, F. Pick, ■? Police Court. Pour .men. were at pile PolicelOourl! this morn- - were fined various slims with the usual alterna tives. One man for indecent exposure was sentenced to a mouth’s hard labor; Mr _R. Alcorn, J.P., was the presiding magis trate. ;

Lime.—An announcement which brings this useful commodity prominently before our readers appears in another place,, and as Mr McDonald, the advertiser, is, we understand, one of the -largest dealers in lime in the colony, if is reasonable to an ticipate that Messrs Tucker and Rest ell, the local agents, will be able to supply the article to the mutual profit of both dealer and purchaser. Harvesting, Etc. —We presume there are very few “unemployed” in the Ashbur ton district just now, but if there is a rem nant of that army left a perusal of our ad vertising columns of this issue, in which tenders are invited for harvesting workj will be specially interesting to the would be industrious laborer. Mr 0. H. Dowd ing, of the Coldstream . Estate, is also advertising for shearers and other hands.

Strike on Board the Mail Steamer. —The firemen of the City «f New York at Auckland struck yesterday morning, owing to the alleged grievance of,being short-handed —nineteen men doing duty for twenty-four. They came ashore and were arrested, sixteen being put in the lock-up. The American Consul got . ad ditional hands re-shipped, and the recu sants were then taken out of the lock-up by the police and put on board. One re fused to submit, on the ground that he had been threatened by his officer, and remained in prison. The steamer was delayed till the evening when she sailed for San Francisco. Horticultural Society. —The usual monthly meeting of this Society was held last evening at Mr,’'ones’ room. Present— Messrs W. H. Zo.uch, vice-president (in the chair), T. Sealy, X.i-ealy, R: Elston, W. Davidson, J. Simmonds, and S. : E., Poyntz (hon. sec) The secretary re ported having arranged for printing prize lists and distributing same,, 'which was approved. It was resolved that the right of selling catalogue's be 'sdld for L2 2s, and that the particulars respecting the same can bo obtained from the secretary. A long discussion ensued upon the summer show, held to-day, and it was resolved that a special general meeting of members of the Society be held forthwith. The secretary apologised for the absence of Messrs A. Harrison and W. Collins. The meeting then adjourned. Tinwald School Committee. A meeting of the above committee was held yesterday in the schoolroom. The chair man reported that the credit bal nee in hand was about JjS, while the amounted to nearly L2O, many'of the ac counts comprised in this sum having been owing for close on twelve months. It was resolved to again make application to the Board to supplement; the amount by LlO. The Master’s report was read and cons’dered satisfactory. Mr Gundry was appointed auditor of accounts. In regard to the prizes the committee expressed iheir hearty thanks to, those., energetic friends, who had helped to show that prizes can be provided, and a handsoiqe sura like Lll 17s still remain in the hands of the corpmifctee. after all ; pxpenses were paid. The meeting after some further discussion then adjourned. The members will meet next time just before the general meeting on the 29th inst.

New Ye ak’s Day at South Rakaia.— Our own correspondent writesßefore twelve o'clock on Sunday night a few of the Rakaia larrikins assembled, and when twelve o’clock came the church bell was rung as if for an alarm of fire. Guns were discharged in the streets, and after a final ring at the church bell, a concertina and some kerosene tins and sticks were brought into use, and the gang marched round, waking everyone, and in some cases disturbing the sick. These lively spirits erected over the front of the Bank of New Zealand three balls, and under neath wrote the words “No tick, 1883.” It may be that one of the party had asked f r an overdraft and been, refused ; at anyrate tick is a good thing at all times, and let us hope .we shall all be able to get ■plenty.. ■ The day was very hot and sultry. The children rolled,up in large numbers in the afternoon, and had races and games of all sorts. Nearly all were in re ceipt of prizes, and very few were disap pointed.

Those Coppers.—Our attention has been called to the want of unanimity amongst storekeepers and tradesmen, gene rally, with reference to the copper tokens in circulation ; and it would, no doubt, be more satisfactory if a distinct under standing were arrived at by Ashburton business people on the matter., At pre sent, some establishments receive with the utmost complacence this description of spurious coin, while other places of busi ness decline them in as suave a manner as possible, and the public—a most impor tant individual—meanwhile is on the horns of a dilemma, and strives from time to time to get rid of tokens in its posses sion as opportunity offers. However, while the banks and Government offices refuse to pass these tokens, we think every business person should decline to receive them, and so drive them from cur rency, and to aid in this direction the banks should put in circulation sufficient copper coinage to prevent inconvenience from this reform taking place. The Christchurch Supreme Court.— By a proclamation in the “Gazette,” it appears that sittings of the Supreme Court in the Canterbury district for the, trial of criminal cases will be held at the Courthouse, Christchurch, .to commence each day at 11 am. Wednesday, January 17th; Monday, April 2nd, Monday, July 2nd ; Monday, October Ist. Sittings for the trial of civil;actionßjwill be held on Monday, January 22nd ; Monday, April 9th ; Monday June 18th ; Monday, July 16th; Monday, August 13th ; Monday, September 11th ; Mon day, October 15th. Trials of causes under the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act. 1867, may take place at any of the aboy.> mentioned sittings for the trial of civil actions. Sittings of the Court in banco '' and bankruptcy, will bo held every Wed nesday,, except during vacation, or during the absence of the Judge, or unless the Judge is engaged on other business. Sitting in Chambers will bd held at Judge’s Chambers every Tuesday and Friday, except during.vacation, or duriilg absence of the Judge, qr unless, thet Judge is engaged on other, business. Sitting'in Chambers at other times and in vacation, in respect of urgent business; 1 may be held at such times and places as may suit the convenience of the Judge.

THE LYTTELTON GRAVING DOCK.

[per press association]. Lyttelton, To day. The Lyttelton graving dock was opened to day. It, is situated to the West of Naval Point. The following are the dimensions : Length, 450 feet; width of entrance between copings, 92 feet; depth of water on sill, 23 feet; width of floor, 46 feet. The. floor con sists of 2 feet pf masonry on 2 feet 6 inches of concrete. The sides are of stone from Mel bourne, and the concrete' excavation and masonry were executed by Ware and Jones at a cost of L9i,976. 1 he entrance is closed'by an iron caisson, from Glasgow, bi feet long, 19 feet beam, and 28 feet deep. ■ The dock is emptied by two centrifugal pumps, worked,by a pair of 15 horse-power nominal engines. These will empty it in five hours. The con struction of the dock was. commenced Qctobcr,

lS79> and the last stone was laid in February, 1882. ConsiApJtiiJ}le delay was caused by the non-arrival owtpie caisson, owing to accidents on the voyage.', / l\he day was observed as a holiday in Lyttelton. A deal of bunting was displayed on the warehouses and shipping./. The weather was exceedingly being, calm but cloudy. A large number of "persons came to the psirt by the, morning trains - '! to Jbe' present at the ceremony. Sir Janies 1 rendergast arrived at tytteltofl by the special train at 12.40. He was met by the Mayor and Councillors, and was rowed in the pilot boat to the dock where he received the members of the Harbor Board. A guard of honor of the Lyttelton Navals presented arms, a salute of 17 guns was fired by the Christchurch Artillery, and the National An them was played. About 2000 people were around the dock.. After the opcnining a luncheon took place in the new export shed, the chair being occu pied by Mr Peter Cunningham, r hairman of the Harbor Board. Among those present was the Acting Governor.

SUMMER FLOWER SHOW.

The Summer Flower Show, the opening of which had to be postponed owing to the inclemency of the weather last week, was opened to the public this after noon, and no doubt there will be a crowded, attendance this evening. The Town Hall has bean tastefully decorated with shrubs, which form an admirable background for the collection of fruit and flowers that has been got together. The entries are numerous, but unfortunately some of our amateur horticulturists have not paid sufficient attention to the rules laid down, and consequently several of the exhibits of more than average excel lence have not been awarded prizes. It would be as well if the conditions were better observed in future, as it must necessarily be a disappointment to ex hibitors to find their contributions dis qualified, although they have only them selves to blame. The judges (Messrs Smith, of Ashburton, and Nairne, of Christchurch) were busy during the morn ing awarding the prizes, and it will be ad mitted that they have done their work well and impartially. The flowers, many of which are very beautiful specimens, will naturally attract most attention, but the collection of fruit and vegetables is also interesting, as showing what careful cultivation will do. Without desiring to make an invidious distinction, we must not omit to single out the splendid collec tion of cut flowers sent by Mr John Orr, which were not only awarded the first prize in this class, but were also spoken of in terms of special praise by the judges. The ladies have taken the principal awards, the names of Mrs Poyntz and Mrs Trevor being very conspicuous in the list. In addition to the plants sent in for competition, there are a number of con tributions on view for exhibition only. Messrs Nairhe, of Christchurch, show some beautiful specimens of cut flowers— roses-, carnations, and pansies—and Mr A. Randell has sent several bunchespf grapes of gigantic size, and a quantity of toma toes, grown by Mr J. Nancarrow, of Christchurch. Mr Smith, of Ashburton, shows locally grow n fruit, notably a red currant tree laden with berries, and a number of big gooseberries. The exhibi tion is, from a horticultural point of view, a d -cided success, and those, who visit the Hall this evening cannot fail to be satis fied. The following is the prize list:—

POT PLANTS. , ..... Class I—l orchidaceous plant : Ist .prize, 5s ; no entries. Class 2—3 begonias (varie ties : Ist prize, 3s 6d; 2nd, is. 6d, Mrs Poyntz 1 and 2. In classes 3,4, 5,6, and 7, there were no entries. Class B—3 geraniums. Varieties (single): isf prize, 3s ; 2nd, is 6d, C. Braddell, 1 ; R. Elston, 2. Class 9 —3 geraniums. Varieties (double) : Ist prize, 2s 6d; 2nd, is 6d; R. Elston, i; C. Brad dell, 2. Class 10 —3 geraniums, varieties (varie gated : Ist prize, 2s 6d; John Orr, 1 ; R. Elston, 2. Class 11—4 stove or greenhouse plants (in flower or not) : istprize, 2s 6d; Mrs Poynlz, 1 and 2. Class 12—3 cinerarias (varieties): Ist prize, 3s ; 2nd, is ; no entries. Class 13 —3 fuschias (varieties); Ist prize, 2s 6d ;R. Elston, 1 and 2. Class 14 —1 fuschia: Ist prize, 2s: 2nd, is; Mrs A. Orr, 1; Mrs Poyntz, 2. Class 15 —3 verbenas (varieties) ; Ist prize, 2s; no entries. Class 16—2 roses : Ist prize, 2s ,* Mrs Poyntz, 1. Class 17 —2 hardy, herbaceous, or alpine plants (varieties): Ist prize, 2s 6d ; no entries. Class 18 1 specimen plant in flower ; Ist prize, 3s ; Mrs Poyntz, 1 ■and 2. Class 19 — collection of ferns or fems and lycopods, 5 varieties (native *r exotic): Ist prize.' 3s; all entries disqualified. Class 20 box or basket of bedding plants in pots (box of basket not to exceed 30 inches'by 20 inches); Ist prize, 3s 6d ; 2nd, 2s ; Mrs Poyntz, I and 2.

CUT FLOW * RS. Class 21—12 roses (varieties) : Ist pp’ze, 2s fid ; ,2nd, is ; no entries. Class 22>—12 ver benas (varieties), not more than three trusses of each : Ist prize, as ; C. Hardy (Rakaia), 1; John Orr, highly commended. Class 23 —12 pansies (varieties) ; Ist prize, 2S ; Mrs Poyntz, 1. No entries in classes 24 and 25. Class 26 —carnations (three varieties), four trasses of each : Ist prize, 2s 6d; C. Hardy, I. No entries in classes 27, 28, and 29. Class 30- collection of cut blooms (hardy): Ist prize, 2s fid ; John Orr, I ; Mrs Porter, Miss Doolan, and Mrs Poyntz, commended. No entries in classes 31, 32, 33, and 34. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. Class 35 —25 cherries : Ist prize, 2s 6d, Mrs Trevor, I. Class 36 —25 strawberries : Ist prize, 2s 6d, B. Broomfield, r. Class 37 —24 gobseberries : Ist prize, 2s 6d, Joseph Hunt, 1. (All the other exhibitors in this class were disqualified, not having observed the condi tions as given injthe schedule). Class 38 — dish currants (red; : Ist prize 2s 6d, Mrs Trevor, I. Class 39—dish currants (black): Ist prize, 15 fid, B. C. Smith, 1. Class 40 — dish currants (white) : Ist prize is fid, Mrs Trevor, 1. Class 41 —6 stalks rhubarb (heaviest): Ist prize 2s, F. Lewis, 1. Class 42 —2 cucumbers : Ist prize 3s, 2nd is fid, no entries. Class 43 —50 pods peas : Ist prize 2s fid, 2nd is, Mrs Trevor, I ; Joseph Hunt, 2. Class 44 —12 potatoes (round) : Ist prize 2s fid, 2nd is, Joseph Hunt, I ; Jas. Porter, 2. Class 46 —6 turnips : Ist prize 2s, no entries. Class 47 —2 cauliflowers or brocoli : Ist prize, 2s, no entries. Class 48 —3 cabbages (fit for table), Ist prize 2S fid, 2nd is, Mrs Trevor, 1 ; Joseph Hunt, 2. Class 49 —6 lettuces : Ist prize is fid, no entries. Class 50—6 carrots: 'ist prize is fid, C. E. Fooks, 1. Class 51 collection of vegetables (6 sorts): Ist prize 3s fid, 2nd is, C. Hardy, I ; Mrs Trevor, 2 ; C. E. Fooks, highly commended. Class $2 Salad : Ist prize 2s fid, no entries.

SPECIAL PRIZES. Class y—Best specimen rose in pots : 5s ; no entries'.' Class 2—Collection of best habited bedding plants :5 s J R. Elston, I. Class g Best hand bouquet for girls under 15 years ; 7s 6d ; Alice Fooks. Class 4 —Best pot rose (Gloire de Dijon) ; Ss ; no entries. Class $ Best pet of musk, four wire hanging baskets :. Mrs Poynlz. Class 6—Best clematis impots : 5s ; no entries. Class 7 —Best collection of potatoes (varieties) : Ss; Jas. Porter. Class 8 —Best collection on antirrhinums : 5s ; no entries. Class 9—Best collection of window plants, to be shown on stand : 10s ; R. Elston. Class 10—Best collection of native fems (special entry required): ss; Mrs Poyntz. Class ll—Best dish of raspberries; Mrs Trevor. Class 11 —Best collection of fruit; Mrs Trevor. Class 12 —Best twenty goose berries, size and weight; Mrs Trevor. Class 14 —Best ten colour geraniums, five single and five double ; Mrs Poyntz. Mr S. E. Poyntz requests us to state that those who have been awarded prizes will receive the money at his office during to’-mortow;

SPORTING.

TIMA.RU RACES, The following entries were received last night for the Timaru Cup and the South Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap, tor bp run in April next, the entries being exactly ainplar for the two events ;—Mr 11. Goodman’s Somnns, Mr D. O’Brien’s Tasman, Messrs Mason and Yallance’a Nonaen.ce, Messrs Mason and Vallance’s Lundoora, Messrs Mason and Yallance’s Turquoise, Mr P. Butler’s. Luna, Mr P. Butler’a Neptune, Mr P.. M‘Evody'a

Trunipeter,' i 'sttr“l)w Prou'dfoot’s Sir Mo-' dred, Mr E. Gutts’ Sou’-wester, Hon. G. M'Lean’s Lady Etnmk, Hon. G. M'Lean’s Gitana, Hon. G. M‘Lean’s Matanaka, Mr J. Pilbrow’s Welcome Jack, Hon W; Robinson’s Salvage, i|on. W. Robinson’s Bjhvy filly, Hon. W.° Robinson’s T ;n ---goard, Mr G. Bate’s Hilda, Mr G. Bate’s The Poet, Mr G. Bate’s The Jilt, Mr J. St'ephenson’l Taiaroa, Mr J. Stephenson’s Aurora.

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. . Easy Victory, for. the Australians. • - ’i ■ [reutkr’s telegrams —copyright.] Melbourne, Yesterday. Tho third day of this match began by the Englishmen continuing their Second innings, which closed for a total of 169. The following are the scores : Englishmen.—2nd Innihga. | E. F. S. Tylecote, b 38 Barlow, b 28 C. T. Studd,b ... 21 Hon. Ivo Bligh, b 3 A. G. Steel, Ibw ... 29 C. F. H. Leslie ... id W. W. Read,b 29 G. B. Studd, c ... 0 Bates, c ... ••• 11 G. F. Vernon, Ibw ... ... 3 Barnes, not out ... ... .•• 2 Extras H Total 169 Palmer got three wickets for 61 runs, Spofforth three for 65, and Giffen four for 38. The Australians, requiring 56 runs to win the match, then commenced their second innings. Massie went in first, and was caught and bowled for d' - Murdoch' scored 33, and Bar.nerman, 25, both not ou, the Australians thus winning the match by nine wickets. The attendance at the match wat enor mous, the greatest interest being taken in the contest. Intense excitement pre vailed towards the close of the game. The Australians’ bowling was extremely good, and dead on the wicket. The. ground was in much better order than yesterday. The return match will be p’ayed here, on the 19th instant.

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

Mr Bi.igar, member for County Cavan, has denounced Earl Spencer, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, as being blood thirsty, for permitting the execution of several Irishmen recently convicted and sentenced to death for murder.

The military activity recently shown by Russia on the frontiers of Germany and Austria, and the consequent strengthening of the alliance between those two powers, has caused a great fear of war to be felt. The Austrian Government Us endeavoring to allay the public alarm, and the German Government is making great : efforts to push forward the Prussian railways towards the Russian frontier. ; The garrisons: of the frontier fortresses are also being in-

A serious explosion has occurred at a cartridge. factory in Fort Valerien, one of the Paris fortresses. Fifteen women were killed.'

Oberdank, who was arrested for at tempting to smuggle bombs into Trieste 'on the ■ occasion of the Emperor of Aus tria’s visit to that city in September last, and for being concerned-in a plot to mur der the Imperial party, has been executed at Trieste.

M. Duclere, the French Premier, has. declined to formulate the French demands in respect to Egypt. Forty-five Socialists have been arrested at Prague. Eleven Socialist rieters at Montceau lea Mines, in France, have been sentenced to short terms of imprisonment. Lord Derby, who has assumed the direc tion of the Colonial Office, has placed the Agents-General of Colonies on the same footing as Ambassadors. The Government of the. Republic of Mexico is' seeking to attract a pdrtion of the Irish immigration to America. The International Exhibition to beheld next year at Calcutta will be opened on December 7th.

Two hundred and twenty branches of the Irish National League have been established in Ireland. The English and American Leagues are invited to amalga mate with the new organisation.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Victoria. A Masonic ball, to welcome Sir W. J. Clarke, was given at the Town Hall on the 20th ult. An address was presented, and the affair was a great success. On the morning of the 21st a fire broke out at Hemmans, Laws and Co., whole? sale druggists, Little Collins street. In a short time t o place was gutted. The building is very near the Scotch Church, and fears were entertained at one time for the safety of the churoh. The loss was nearly L 20,000. A fresh outbreak of water has occurred

at the Oreswick mine, impeding the in vestigation as to the cause of the accident. The inquest thereupon was adjourned after hearing the formal evidence. The subscriptions for the sufferers are expected to reach L 20,000. There has been a good deal of discus sion in the newspapers respecting the alleged appointment of an Inspector of Permanent Ways by Mr Bent, in express opposition to the opinion of Mr Green, the Engineer of the existing lines. The correspondence published shows that Mr Bent was most discourteous in dealing with the officials.

The inquest on the Hawthorne accident has been concluded. The jury found a verdict of manslaughter against Thompson and Hunt, and they were committed for trial for February 15th, bail being allowed.

Mr David Lee, conductor of the Phil harmonic Society, has taken an unpopular attitude ,in connection with the musical festival. He has decided to hold a concert in the Town Hall the same evening as the “ Messiah,” owing to his dissatisfac tion at the amount of the honorarium given him for conducting. The Press, generally condemn his action. At the Sandhurst Assizes of 1880 two, lads, named Punch and Corbie, were sen tenced to death for criminal assault, and the sentence was commuted to ten years. The girl has now confessed that they were not guilty, and the prisoners have been set at liberty. The Singer Sewing Machine Company have presented each widow left by the Oreswick accident with a sewing machine, i A fire, attended with fatal results,, occurred at Williamstown on Christmas Day, a woman named Cox being burned to death.

On Christmas Day a man named Michael Leonard Oakleigh shot at a man known as Harry Ivsons. He deliberately loaded a gun and fired the charge into the other’s neck. The murderer was ar rested.

There has been very fine weather far the holidays, and larger crowds than ever have assembled at the various holiday sports, which passed off without an ac cident. - The Banks have raised the interest on deposits by per cent. Mr H. H. Weltenhall has been elected unopposed to the Legislative Council vice Mr Sladen.. The musical festival has been a musical success, but it- is not yet known whether it has paid expenses. • :

Cosen and Bros.’ furniture warehouse,! at the corner of Stephen and Lonsdale has been burnt. The stock wOs insured for L 35,000 in' several offices. :

" 'The harbor trust propose increasing the pier accommodation in Hobson’s Bay. 2 . . .-New South Waxes,''. ‘ -A serious fire at Newcastle oh the 22nd ' ult., destroyed a large amount of property. | Thieves took advantage of the confusion and entirely looted Cassidy’s Hotel. It is stated that the Ministry will re sign before next Parliament, The follow*, ihgare named as possible Ministers Stuart,. Premier; Cohen, Treasurer; Reid, Education ; Dailey, Attorney-Gene ral ; Abbot, Justice; Farhell, tanda; Poole, Works ; Copeland, Mines; Sir Patrick Jennings, Postmaster. The racehorse Proctor dropped dead the other day. He was recently bought by the Hon. John Eulese for twelve hun dred guineas. The following particulars are to hand concerning the recent wreck at the Clarence Heads The New England, . steamer, engaged in the Clarence River trade, left the Grafton wharf on the after noon of the 27th ult., for Sydney, having ■aboard fifty-three people all told*, includ ing a number of passengers. She pro ceeded down the Clarence River,, and, passing outwards, struck. the bat' with , tremendous force, subsequently drifted to the north Spit, where the seas completely washed over her and rendered the vessel a complete wreck. . The passen gers were panic-stricken, and both they and the crew sought every available means of escape. Some took refuge in the rigging, arid others in different parts of the steamer, but many were washed • pver board by the waves Which from time to time submerged the vessel. Two boat loads of people were' landed, and the schooner C. Walker made two trips to the wreck, and saved several of the pas sengers. The pilot boat went oui; r but did not venture near the wreck on ac count of the tremendous sea that was tun ing. The disaster caused the greatest consternation in Grafton.

GAMBETTA.

We take the following biography <jfc the late Ldon Gambetta from “ Men of the Time” : I Gambetta, Ldon, a French ’statesman, born at Oahors, of a Genoese family, Oc tober 30, 1838. Adopting the legal pro* fession, he became a member of the Paria Bar in 1859, and soon acquired fame as a forensic orator, being much employed in political causes, both in the capital and in the provinces, while he obtained immense popularity ameng certain classes of the Parisians on account of his Re publican opinions. In March, 1869, on the occasion of the prosecution of the Emancipation newspaper at Toulouse, the , young and eloquent orator a most enthusiastic reception in the south. At the general election held that year, M. Gambetta stood for Paris and Marseilles, as a representative of the “ irreconcilable opposition,” and was returned for both constituencies, but elected to lake hi« ; for Marseilles. In January,: [lß7o| he made a violent attack on the Olivier i Ministry, declaring that the day would ! come \yhen the majority ;,of the people : would, without appealing to ( force,eacceed in establishing a Republic. On the fall oi the Empire, and the consequent forma* tiou of the Government of the National Defence in September, .1870,' he wasnomi , nated Minister of the Interior/.and showed that he possessed • administrative powers of a high order. WhenalWrious i misunderstanding took place between-the Delegate Government at Toursiand the , National Defence Committed in Paris, regarding the contemplated election of , deputies, M. Gambetta writs ’selected by his colleagues to proceed to'“the former i. city and explain the position of - affairs in i the capital Accordingly he left Paria on Oct. 7, 1870, in a balloon named the ‘ Arraand-Barbds,’ accompanied „by a secretary and an aeronaut, passed safely over the Prussian lines, and reached Rouen in the evening. Proceeding with out loss of time to Tours, he there as sumed the direction, andfor soma iponths was virtually Dictator of all those . pro vinces of France which were free frot%the German invaders. He urged the people to continued resistance, raised the army of the Loire, and after the Delegate GbVlrn ment had been obliged to remove to Bordeaux, he issued a proclamation advo cating war d outraace, and resistance even to complete exhaustion. 1 It is scarcely necessary to add that his of driving out the Prussians was not realised, and that his volunteer armies were com pletely crushed by the welLtrainad forces of the, enemy. On Feb 6, 1871, MM. Arago, Garnier-Pagba, and Eugene Pelle tan, members of the Paris Government, arrived at Bordeaux, bringing with them a decree signed by all the members p£ itho Government, which annulled that of)M. Gambetta, by which certain classes of electors were disqualified as candidate&for the Assembly. In consequence of this censure, M. Gambetta at once resigned his functions. Shortly afterwards he; pro ceeded to Spain, and resided there for some months in seclusion, but has -since returned to France and obtained a Meat in the Assembly, where he is regarded as leader of the Radical wing of the republic party. His political conduct has been characterised by moderation and re serve, but nevertheless he has' con stantly directed his efforts to one object— : the definite establishment of the Re public. In September, 1872, he made a kind of Democratic “ Progress ” in the south of France, receiving a semi-official welcome from the municipal authorities. He delivered a famous speech at Grenoble, which was regarded; as a manifesto ’ and programme of the Red party, amounting to a declaration of war against the Go vernment of the National Assembly. An other famous speech of his was delivered at Aix in January, 1876. At the close of the year 1877, M. Gambetta paid a visit to Rome, and had private. conferences with the leading statesmen of the Italian Kingdom. On Sept. 11, 1877, he was condemned by the eleventh Correctional Tribunal of Paris to three months’ imprisonment, and to pay a fine of 2,000 francs, for having said of Marshal M'Mahon, at a private meeting at Lille, that after the next, . election! the President of the Republic ipuat either submit or resign —“ H faudra op, sc soumettre, ou se demettre." M. Gambetta ,was-als;> prosecuted for his circular ip the electors of the twentieth arrondissemenfc.of Paris. Judgment was pronounced ;on October 12th, two days before the 'election, M. Gambetta being condemned ..to. three ! months’ imprisonment, r; j and to .pay a fine of .4,000. , francs Tjyo days later he was elected . Deputy . for the twentieth arrondissement. In the discussion in the Chamber respect ing the election of .M. de Fourcou {Nov. 18, 1878), M. Gambetta called that states man ;i liar. This unparliamentary ex pression led to their fighting a duel with pistols at Plessis Piquet, about five miles trom the Tuileries The encounter was a perfectly harmless one, and it was hint d that blank cartridges were used with the connivance of the seconds.

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[rEDXBK’s XBI,EOBAM3 —COPVKIGHT.] The German Presson Qaanhetta. Bebun, Jan. 1. The German press, commenting on the’ effect - that the death. ■ of. Jt. Gambetta.. will have upon European politics generally, expresses the opinion that the event may be considered as .a i guarantee that the policy of France ■ will tend towards the preservation of v peace. The Floods in Germany.' -,ii , The floods in the - Valley of the ‘ 5

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1883.



. 'i [With an apology to Green's Shade.] CHEAP BOOTS AND SHOES.—The BIG SHOP in East Street, Ash burton,’ has’ lust been opened with an entirely NEW STOCK of English, ■' Foreign, and Colonial-made BOOTS and SHOES, which will be sold at my usual LOW PRICES, which bay# given such satisfaction in Tinwald and else- Vwhere. —O. HAWKINS, u Munster” Warehouse, Ashburton ; also at Tin wald.



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Wanted ANTED—A thoroughly competent vv MAN as Driver, to take charge of Threshing Machines for coming season. None but first-class men, who can furnish undeniable references, need apply. •\T7ANTED KNOWN— That Robert Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur ton, having procured the newest appara tus, is prepared te Sweep Chimneys at very low rales. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. ANTED KNOWN. That BONEDUST, specially prepared for drilling with carrots, mangolds, etc., can be obtained from the undersigned. F. MAYO, Hampstead Bone Mills. ANTED KNOWN—It is Mr Lan caster’s intention to extend hit Bread Business, and he wishes his cua torriers to know he has secured Mr Thomas Hicks to manage that branch. A Cart 'Will be run with Broad alone, independent of the other Two Carts, which will con tinue to run as before. The name of Mr Hicks will be a sufficient guarantee that, under his management, Bread of unex ceptionable quality will be turned out of the FREETRADE BAKERY, East street. —R. Lancaster, Proprietor. 240 3 W. SIMPSON, Scottesden, Ashb irton. 7600



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