SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Arrived. Yesterday.

Ocean Ranger, barquentine, from Hobart. Wakatu, 8 a., from Boat Harbor. Pelican, brigantine, from Kaipara. Wanaka, s.a., from Nelson and Wel lington. Agnes, ketch, from Wellington, * “ Sailed. Yesterday. , Onward, schooner, for Timaru, Crown of Arragon, a s., for Sydney and Newcastle. Wanaka, b.b., -for Wellington and Nel son.- Wakatu, s.a., for Kaikoura and Wel lington. ' SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Timaru, Yesterday. Arrived—Great of the Wave, from Lyt telton ; Bells, from Newcastle. -Sidled —Ganymede, for London, i . Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived Hauroto, from Sydney ; Mania, from Napier. Sailed—Hawea, for Pirton and Nelson; Maori, for Greymouth ; Charles Edward, for Nelson and West Coast; Rotomahana, fpr Melbourne, via Sooth. Du.nkdin Yesterday, Sailed—Stella, for Cape Saunders; Rotorua, for the North. ,: . Bluff, Yesterday. Arrived—Wairarapa, from Melbourne.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Tuesday, December 23. Messrs Matson, Cox and o>., at the Tinwald Saleyards—Stock

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. This Evening Oiange Hall—Christmas Tree in aid of Primitive Methodist Church Wednesday, December 24 Alford Forest Annual Sports and Races Friday, December 20. Sports Ground—Ashburton Caledonian Society’s Annual Sports Loyal Orange Lodge—Concert and Ball in - .the Town Hall Mount Somers Annual Sports and Races Monday, December 29 Ashburton Summer Racing Club—Annual Meeting Thursday, January 1 Winslow Racing Club—Annual Meeting Saturday, January 3. /Takanui Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m. Friday, January 9 ksnburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11a.m.

BIRTH.

Dempsey— On December 20th, the wife of Hector Dempsey, of a son, stillborn.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1884. The Claimant’s Exit.

_ The release of the Tichborni 1 claimant from gaol is a sufficient!; notable event to awaken more than i passing interest even in these distan colonies. So remarkable an imposter a worthy follower of those masters Messrs Lambert, Simnel and Perkii -i War beck, could not retire trom th< eye of the world without exciting somi comment. It is the last act of th< n Tichborne drama of which the mora has been “ Honesty is the bes policy.” Public attention having beei thus directed to the subject, the grea i 0 trial has become again a matter of tasl n and argument. Sundry, new orator have been unearthed in Australia ant elsewhere. A man possessed of im portant evidence, which he has hithertt suppressed for mysterious reasons, ha been discovered. We in New Zealant have not escaped the contagion. Wi are at present recovering from at attack of Osprey fever. Old se: " captains of retentive memory, bu defective perception, have beet able to vouch for the fact that the; have met with or heard of a vesse called the Osprey in the course of thei experience. The public must not bt kept in ignorance of this astounding information. Accordingly the papers particularly those published in th< Northern part of this colony, have teemed with letters. And as each writer maintained that his Osprey was the Osprey, a very elastic type of vessei she appears to have been. The facilitj with which she changed her rig was less remarkable than her capacity to shrink from a ship of over one thousand tons to a craft of two hundred. But to re turn to the claimant. It must be ad mitted that he quits his prison with some dignity. He implores his friends to start no agitation in his favor. He will be no party to any immediate and ill-advised attempt to restore to him the possessions of his ancestors. They will not forget him, he trusts; but they must respect his retirement. This is carrying the thing off well, quite as it should be. But many of his sup porters who would doubtless have been much moved by his pathetic injunc tions are no more. Among these must be numbered Lord Rivers and Mr Guildford Onslow. These gentlemen in the early days of the imprisonment would frequently pall on their stout friend and induce him, as we may sup pose, to lay aside his oakum and listen to their consolations. The voluble Kenealy is gone, too. So, perhaps, after all, his determination to lie perdu is a wise one. With his future career we need not trouble ourselves. Some sirpple people will stilj regard him as the injured Sir Roqer ; and 50 Iqng as there are simple people he will do his best to support the role of the perse cuted baronet. His most striking characteristics in the past have been an unmatched impudence, and, to bor row Lord Macaulay’s term, a forehead of brass. How far these have suffered Ijj’minution from his prolonged confine ment reraai”? to be seen, and so we tafee our leave of hiu? a >» his reduced, bfit still huge, person disappears the obscurity of quiet priyate life, from which it is to be hoped he wjll never again emerge.

The Secretary of the Winslow Recas has shown us a nomination from a new aspirant for turf honors. After conform ing closely to the rule which requires the particulars and pedigree of the horse to be set out in the nomination, the owner adds —“ running away with the buggy twice aie bis principal performances.” We trust the quadruped will display equal zeal in his new avocation.

At a special meeting of, the Committee of the Summer Race Meeting hold last evening, owing to the indisposition oi Mr Stitt, Mr S, !-aunders was authorised to make the handicaps alone.

An influentially signed requisition has been presented to Mr George Jameson, requesting him to allow himself to be nominated to the seat in the Borough Council, vacated by Mr R. Friedlander’a assumption of the mayoralty. The voting papers for the [lnsurance Board election reached JAshburton yester day, and may be returned so soon as the voter chooses to do bp. The election, therefore, virtually begins at once, but the final date for the receipt of voting papers is the 7th January, and they must be for warded from all parts of the colony in time to reach Wellington by ten o’clock on the morning of that day. Addresses to policy-holders will be found in our advertising columns from Messrs H. Bell and Joseph Kitchen, both well-known residents of Wellington. The Greymouth Harbor Board has resolved to invite applications for a Resident Engineer, at a salary of L7OO per annum. The Albion 00. ’a Arawa, which arrived at Hobart on-Friday, left on Saturday, and is duo at Port Chalmers to-morrow afternoon. A violent thunder shower was experi enced in Dunedin about noon yesterday. The rain poured down in torrents for nearly half an hour, and the street chan nels were like rivers. At the foot of some of the hills premises were flooded, but no serious damage is reported. In the Auckland District Court, Judge Smith gave judgment for the plaintiff in the case of Tole (Commissioner of Crown Lands) v Cozens. The decision will fall like a bombshell in the camp of the Roto rua leaseholders. It will he remembered when the case was tried and came before the District Court judgment was given for the defendant. This decision was appealed against, and two points were argued be fore the Supreme Court. After the lapse of several months Justice Gillies, forget ting that only two points had been argued before him, gave an opinion on all the issues in [favor of the plaintiff. Cozens, who was supported financially by the other leaseholders, then obtained a re-hearing before tho District Court, and it was on this action Judge Smith gave judgment yesterday. There is between L 4.000 and L 5.000 of rent outstanding. The Crown Lands Commissioner now intends taking summary me»ns to recover the amount due. As a defence fund raised by lease holders is now exhausted it is improbable they will make an appeal to the law courts, but it is quite on the cards that they will petition Parliament next session for relief. Tbe Rakaia Sports to be held on Box ing Day promise to be one of the most successful held during the Christmas car nival. The horse races have filled re markably well, and there should be excel lent contests for the different events. One feature of the programme, the Novel Race, is somewhat of an innovation and well entitled to tho name it bears. Its conditions are :—“ Horses jto trot once round the course, then jockeys to dis mount and go once round on foot leading their horses, then to mount without assistance and gallop once round.” The second round of this singular contest will doubtless be an amusing spectacle—from a non-combatant’s point of view. Amongst other precautions adopted by the Union Steamship Co. to prevent the introduction of smallpox, they have adopted that of carrying a doctor on board, one having een specially engaged for the riauroto this trip. At the Christchurch Supreme Court yesterday re petition of James E. Hardie, and re Ashburton Woollen Factory, Mr Stringer for the petitioner obtained an order to wind up the Company. Mr Fisher for the Company, consented, provided that Mr Albert Roberts be made a co-liquidator with Mr John Lee Scott. The usual secu rities were dispensed with. The show of butchers’ Christmas treat this season promises to be a very excellent one and far superior to that of last year as regards both quality and variety. In Mr Lancaster’s Burnett street shop, a very fine display of meat is to be seen this evening, including three carcases of beef weighing over a ton and a half, thirty sheep, one fat calf, twelve lambs, a quan tity of dairy fed pigs, and all the usual small goods. The shop is nicely decorated with evergreens. From a personal in spection of the meat wo feel assured that Mr Lancaster will find plenty of patrons, and give satisfaction to the most fastidious matron in selecting a meat dinner for

Christmas. While on duty in King street, Dunedin, on Saturday night, Constable McLauchlin found a man lying drunk on the footpath, in such a helpless state as to render his removal to the Hospital necessary. He proved to be William Bayliss. fish-hawker and bill-poster, and of intemperate habits. He died this morning. The body of James Anderson, who jumped into the Olutha river at the Clyde on the sch instant, has been found below the Teviot, thirty or forty miles down. A verdict of suicide by drowning was re turned. Price and Bulleid, drapers, Invercargill, were fined L 5 and costa for employing two girls after ho irs in breach of the Employ ment of Females Act. The Magistrate said the penalty was made light because it was the first case of the kind there. I The Middle Island East and West Coast Railway guarantors met in Christchurch yesterday, and considered a letter from C. G. Fell and James Sclanders, delegates from a Committee for the Nelson and West Coast railway, offering to join in an united scheme for the construction of a Canterbury, Nelson and West Coast rail way. It was resolved mittee be empowered to negotiate with the Nelson delegates who have invited co operation in carrying out the railway be tween Christchurch, the West Coast and Nelson, and report to the guarantors the result of their negotiations.” Skinny Men.— “ Wells’ Health Renewer restores health and vigor, cures dyspepsia, im potence, debility. The N.Z. Drug Co. General Agents., I Sour stomach, sick headache, and dizziness Hop Bitters cures with a few doses. Sec.— Advt.] Indigestion and Liver Complaints.—For these complaints Baxter’s Compound Quinine Pills have proved a specific, acting powerfully on the liver and mildly on the stomach. Sold everywhere, or post free from J. Baxter, ' Chemist, Christchurch, for 19 or 44 stamps. 1 Christmas pre^. nls free of charge.—Last ' year we are informed that over £-000 presents were given a way during December ana Ills early part of January by tf, E. May & Co., 1 The Hall, Christchurch. Phis year they are ' doing the same, and this is how they do it : r Every customer js presented with a ticket equal a to 10 per cent, on tins amount spent by them, c so that if you spend Lio ydu can choose v anything up to Li, if L 5 is spent a Jos 9 present will be given, if L 3 a ,5s present, if ti 1.1 a 2s present, but if you only spend One n Shilling you will get something. And every C time you come during this month of December ti and up to January the Cth you will get a pre- v sent. If you do not wish to spend a lot of h money in one day’s shopping you can get j our n tickets for what you have spent, and so on st eaclt time you come, and then get one really la handsome thing equal jnivalue to all the tickets tc you UoIJ.-;Auvt,| ?

Tho annual concert and ball which is held at Rakaia on Boxing night promisee to be a great success. In addition to a large number of local performers, both musical and otherwise, the Roselle Bros, so favorably known in Ashburton, will give an exhibition of their skill on the trapeze and Roman rings. Services will be conducted on Christ mas Day by Rev R. F. CUrbett at Water-

ton, at II a.m , Longheach, 230 p.m., and St Andrew’s Church, Tinwald, at 7 p. m. We hear that sever*! tradesmen in this town have been visited by the Inspector

E Weights and Measures, and in one or to instances the machines and weights ave been forfeited, owing to their not eing stamped in accordance with the mt. The annual tea meeting in connection rith the Willowby Sunday School takes lace on Friday nest. The usual after nesting will be held, at which addresses rill be delivered by ministers and other rienda. Several musical selections will •Iso be given by the Willowby choir. An enquiry was held yesterday at Wel ingtou into the death of Wm. Lovelace, vho was injured on board the s.s. Hawea m Friday last. The evidence showed .hat while the case of galvanised iron was neing slung on board ic was not raised ligh enough by the winch to clear the natch, which it struck. The bottom of the case fell out, and the contents slipping sway, fell on deceased, indicting terrible injuries, from which he succumbed. Evi dence was adduced that a seaman had been duly at the hatch passing down word when cases were being lowered, but prior to the accident he had been taken away on the authority of Mr Waller, chief officer, to jet'orm some other duty. Two seamen deposed that when they saw the case strike the hatch, they called out, “ Stand from under.” John Garliok, who was working with deceased in the hold of the vessel, said they were trying to lift a heavy case when two single sheets of iron fell down and struck deceased on the leg. the rest of the case coming down immediately after wards. Witness just had time to jump aside, but deceased got his foot jammed They had not been aware of the fact that the man at the hatchway had been called away, otherwise they might have been more careful. After a quarter of an hour’s deliberation the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against the chief officer Wm. Waller. To the verdict was ap pended the following rider—“ That the Coroner be requested to poiot out to the Harbor Board the importance of the attendance of a man at the hatchway.” Waller was afterwards committed for trial. Bail was allowed in two sureties of L2OO each and himself in LIOO. Waller obtained bail, and left in the Hawea for Picton and Nelson during the afternoon. At a meeting of the Committee of tho Ashburton Cricket Club held yesterday evening it was decided to play a two day’s match with the Addington Club on the local ground on Friday and Saturday next. It will be remembered that the one day’s match between these two clubs last year proved one of the closest and most exciting games of the season, and as this year the game wdl be played out, it will doubtless prove very interesting. At the Committee meeting it was also decided that a team should be sent to Temuka on Boxing Day, and that the Secretary should try and arrange a match with Timaru for New Year’s Day. Mr H. H. Secretan and the Secretary were also em powered to try and arrange a match with the A ucklanders during their stay in Can terbury, The names of the teams to play against Addington and Temuka will appear in a future issue. In a recent article on the prices of En lish meat the St James's Budget says : There is no doubt that the meat, espec ially the New Zealand mutton, passes more readily into consumption than It did at first, and displaces to a greater degree even the best qualities of English growth. London in particular takes an immense quantity of New Zealand mutton. It is largely supplied even by the West-end butchers, without the knowledge of their customers. The quality is excellent, the cross between Merino and Leicester ap pearing to produce a very superior des cription of meat; and the freezing ar rangements are so far perfected that the London butcher can send to the large oold store-rooms at the docks for as many car cases as he requires, with the certainty ef being able in a couple of hours to furnish his customers with joints which they will be unable to distinguish from home-fed mutton. Buying these at 6d per pound and retailing them at lid, his motives for preferring them to animals bought at Islington at even 7d per lb are sufficiently obvious. Whoever may have suffered, it is therefore clear that it is not the Lon don butcher. When his customers find out the little game, and insist on having their legs of mutton at 7d or Bi, ha will still have good profits; at present they are enormous.

An extraordinary case was tried at the Geralton (Queensland) Police Court a few weeks ago. The story, as told in Court, was as follows:—Two sisters (Margaret Selina and Mary Jane) both claim to have been married by the same parson, in the same church, of the same town, on thesame day of the year, and to the same man—the I defendant in the case—and each sister de clares that the other assisted as her bridesmaid during the ceremony. But to disturb the sameness of the foregoing pro ceedings, the two claimants can only pro duce one marriage certificate between them, and it, unfortunately for Eliza Jane, is correctly drawn out in her elder sister’s name; but the former adroitly tries to overcome this slight difficulty to her happiness of wedded (?) life by ex plaining that, as she was under age on the date of her marriage, three years ago, she adopted Margaret Selina’s name for the occasion, the register being signed ac cordingly, and that the f *ct of Margaret Selina having possession of the certifi cate is accounted for by her (Mar garet Selina) having obtained it from Eliza Jane in order to silence some aspersions which were being made in the neighborhood against the latter sister’s character, the said document not having | since been returned to the original pos sessor. Eliza Jane is, however, not con sisien in her statements, or is afflicted with sad weakness of memory, ae she de clared to the Bench in the same breath that, although she was twenty at the time cf marriage in 1881, she does not know what year she was born in. Both sisters tiave borne children to the very much narried defendant, who supports the :laim of Eliza Jana, notwithstanding the narriage lines produced by her sister, md ho ignores the latter as bis wife, efuses her maintenancs. The Bench, lot being able in these days to exercise he summary jurisdiction of King Solor non in the case of the two would-be uothers of the same child allowed Mary 'elina’s appeal for support, towards which be defandant was ordered to pay LI per reek for fifty-two weeks under heavy ond. Holloway’s Pills. iver Complaints.—The digestion cannot be mg so seriously disordered without the dc .ngeineut being perceptible on the counten ice. These pills prevent both unpleasant msequences ; th6y improve the appetite arid ith the increase of desire for food, ■ they igment the powers of digestion and, assimila in in the stomach. Holloways Pills deal ost satisfactorily with deranged or diseased • nditions of the many organs engaged in ex» icting nourishment for our bodies from flip: rious diets—as the liver, stomach, am uvels, over all of which they exercise th| cst salutary control. By resorting at an ear|| igc of this malady to these purifiying arid tative Pills, the dyspeptic is speedily restored health and strength, and his £*llowncSs idually vanishes,—(Advt.l

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

London December 8,

Major John Adam Fergusson, formerly Deputy-Assistant Adjutant General of the South Australian forces, will embark for Adelaide in the Orient steamer Liguria, which sails on Wednesday. It -is probable that Major • IJ 'ergaaaou will succeed Colonel Downes in command of the South Austra lian forces.

Earl Duff-cm, who has been appointed Viceroy of India, in succession te the Ma-quis of Ripon, has arrived at Bombay. Mr Bradlaugh has applied for a new trial in the action brought against him by the Government for illegally voting in the House of Commons, he not having taken the oath. ' The application was refused, but the execution of the penalties claimed was stayed, pending an appeal to a higher Court.

Prince Albert Victor, eldest son of the Prince of Wales, will come of age next year, but it has been decided not to ask Parliament for any special allowance for him until his marriage. Henry Fowler, member for Wolver hampton, has succeeded Mr Hibbert as Political Secretary to the Home Depart ment, Mr Hibbert having been appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Speaking at the Royal Colonial Insti tute last night, Earl Dunravea said that the establishment of a system of Imperial free trade was an impossibility. He advocated, however, the adoption of dif feiential duties in favor of the colonies.

An important discovery has been made in France for the destruction of phyl loxera. It consists of a preparation of arsenic.

The German Government have effected the purchase of a block of territory on the Arabian Coast of the Red Sea from the Sheiks. It is said the object is for strategic purposes. Blue books will shortly be iaaued by the German Government, detailing the action taken by Germany with respect to Samoa and other islands in the Pacific. A despatch received from the German Consul at Apia has been published by the German Government, and they advocate that Consuls should be appointed and war ships stationed at the Islands of Hew Britain, New Ireland, and Tonga, to pro tect German interests and enable the commerce of that country to compete with British commerce.

The Standard advocates the appoinl

ment of a mixed Commission for the pur pose of adjudicating the claims in ques tion.

Commenting on the present position of the New Guinea question, the Pall Mall Gazette insists on the necessity for Mr Gladstone’s Cabinet adopting a more de cided policy in reference to New Guinea. hhe London press, in discussing the proposal for a mixed Commission to adju dicate upon the conflicting claims of Eng land and Germany on the subject of A ngra Pequina, recently annexed by Naohtigal for Germany, deplores the humiliation which England has been sub jected to in connection with the matter. The Telegraph states that' three torpe does, which have been constructed in England to the order of the Chines a Go vernment, have been shipped to Austra lian ports with the object of reshipping thence to Shanghai.

The Australian Federal Council Enab ling Bill, which has been amended by the Imperial Government, will be despatched to the Premiers of the various Australian colonies on Friday next

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, December 17. It is understood that the officers of the Lands Department are bus>ly engaged in the preliminary work of bringing the Land Act into operation. It is announced to-day that from an early date passengers on Victorian railways will be allowed to insure their lives for a single journey on the principle adopted on the English lines Further correspondence has taken place between the Australian and the English teams in reference to the proposed second match to be play d in Melbourne on the first January. Alexander offered to accept 40 per cent of the proceeds, and to hand over the profits to the Melbourne charities after deducting expenses. The English decided the offer, and wanted L2O for each m>n, which was refused. It is ex pected. however, that the Englishmen will play a combined Australian team on the aate, whether with or without any members of the Australian team, is not known. The Scots Church dispute still occupies attention. The members of the Scots

Church session were summoned to appear before the Presbytery to explain their action in allowing the congregation to meet for the purpose of approving 'the Session Bill. Messrs T. G. Stewart and T. Baillia answered the summons. The proceedings were conducted with closed doors, with the result that the Session was finally admonished to be more careful in future. It was arranged that a Corn* mittee should visit Scots Church to en deavor to bring the congregation into har monious relations with the church.

Some excitement has been occasioned by the confession of Barnes that he mur dered J. B. Slack, the notorious litigant, on the night of the 10th of September. Barnes is a West Australian convict, and was several times convicted in this colony. He is the same man who committed bur glary at Government House daring Lord Normanby’s Governorship. Barnes made a full confession of guilt. He says he broke into Slack’s house, cut his throat while sleeping, putting a razor into his hand while dying. The polios made in quiries, which resulted in the man’s state ment being to a large extent corroborated. Sydney, December 17. Mr Stuart, Premier, is now on bis way to Melbourne by train stages. He does not leave the train at night. From Mel bourne he goes to Tasmania, and after that to New Zealand.

Two cases of smallpox broke out at Mosaville, traceable to one of the patients now quarantined.

Brisbane, December 17.

The Executive decided to carry out the death penalty in the cases of the prisoners McNeill and Williams for the murder in the South Seas, notwithstanding the petitions in tneir favor signed by several thousand persons. The A.S.N, Company’s steamer Gian coor has gone ashore at Bowen. She is on the reefs near Stone Island in an un safe position. There are 12ft of water in the hold.

Mr Mcllraith and others criticised the action of the Government in the Assem bly in borrowing such a largo sum as is provided for in the loan estimates.

WRECK AT GREYMOUTH.

The s.s. Star of the South in attempt ing to come in over the Greymouth bar yesterday morning, was caught by the current and swung round. The captain got up sail and endeavored to extricate himself from the perilous difficulty, but was unable to make any headway. The vessel is now touching the stonework with her bow just at the entrance, rising and falling with the swell, and striking each time, but apparently she is at pre<ent without any dapuge> Her sails are set, and steam is up. A crowd ashore have passed two spars aboard, and % man is landing children off her. There appears tp be sis or seven other passengers. A great crowd has collected, but there is no pxeitement, as there appears to be no im mediate danger. Her hull is insured for LSOO each in the South British, New Zea land and United, and L 250 each in the Standard, Thames and Mersey, and Na tional, also LSOO in an Home office*

(By Telegraph.) Greymooth, To-day. The Star of the South is gradually slipping into the river, the chains and hawsers being at the utmost point of ten sion, The bow is still out of water, bat the greater portion of the hull is sub merged and water half way up the smoke stack. Other steamers are getting ready to go out .

ARREST OF A SUPPOSED MURDERER.

.William Sheehan was arrested yea ter vy at Waik mito by Superintendent hompson and Detectives Walker ana wohey, on a charge of murdering hta lother, Mrs Sheehan, his brother, homas Sheehan, and his sister, Mary heehan, at Castletown, Rocke, Ireland, i October, 1877. He is about forty, and ving with his wife and family on a farm t Waikomito. He was recognised by the urnished description. He appeared an oncerned. It will be remembered that he details of the murder appeared in'the* sails a few weeks ago, and a recent leuter cablegram stated that a warrant lad been issued, and Sheehan was snp losed to be in New Zealand. Sheehan arrived here by the Doric on ier first trip to Auckland. He has been rorking at the Bay of Islands until the aat two months, when he returned 'to Auckland. He had bought a farm at uVaikomito, ten miles from Auckland, ast week. He bears the reputation of a iteady hard-woraing man, and he strenu ously maintains his innocence, but he idmita he is the William Sheehan referred to in the newspaper accounts. The alleged murderer declares that his miss ing mother, brother and sister emigrated to America, and have never seen or heard of the newspaper reports or cablegrams, not being reading people. Further particulars. [by telegraph.] Auckland, To-day. Last night a reporter was despatched to interview Mrs Sheehan, to.ascertain par ticulars as to her knowledge of her hat band prior to her marriage... She, how ever, persistently refused to give any In formation. There were some female friends with her, and they supported her determination. The house in which she resides with her children is a two roomed cottage in Ponsdnby, where they have resided for about two months, in fact almost since the return of the family from the Bay of Islands. From a per sonal interview with Mrs Sheehan, the following facts were gathered :—She wav married to Sheehan in Castletown, Rocke, about a month prior to the disappearance of his relatives, whom he is now charged with murdering, and they lived on the farm for about five years afterwards. They rented a farm of about sixty acres, but in consequence of their landlady ptbts ing for rent, they concluded to emigrate to New Zealand, and arrived in Auckland by the Doric about eighteen months ago. They were paying L2 per acre for- sixty acres of land, and the family consisted of husband, wife and two children. Mrs Sheehan is a woman of about thirty years of age, of robust habit, and although of course greatly upset by this sudden turn of affairs, is certainly self-consoled, and resolutely refuses to answer any quaatloil. On their arrival in the colony Mr and Mrs Sheehan had two girls who are -now about six and four years respectively, and since their arrival in Auckland another child has been born. Sheehan is about 35 to 40 years of age, of medium height, well built, florid complexion, dark hair, ia a respectable looking man and was com fortably dressed when arrested yesterday- So far as his career in Auckland is .con cerned he appears to have been temperate and industrious in habits, and to have been ef a saving turn. The personal description of Sheehan was recently sent out by the Irish police authorities to the police authorities at Wellington, and particulars as to bis height, age, and build correspond very favorably. A detective, accompanied by a constable well acquainted with Sheehan, was expected to have arrived by the Kaikoura, bat he did not come. In all probab Jity an officer will come by next direct boat or by some of the steamers to Australia. He will bring not only a warrant but certified copies of the depositions at the Inquest. Later. Sheehan was brought up at the Police Court to-day charged with murder and remanded till the 31st.

SPORTING.

METHVEN RACING CLUB.

Annual Meeting.

(By ode Special Reporter.)

[by telegraph.]

Mbthven, To-day. President, J. C. Wason; Vice-President, W. C. Walker ; Judge, D. Cameron (Clones) j Q * Stewards, T. T. Jackson, W. Wright, T. r * K. Cunningham, W. Rowse, R. Alexander, A. Macfarlane, R. Patton j Treasurer, J. |( i Jackson ; Starter, J. Devery j Clerk of the r- Scales, J. Hibbs ; Clerk of the Course, ,G. t, Coward; Handicappers, S. Saunders; M. r. Stitt, and W. Rowse; Hon Secretary, G, id Coward. j. The weather for the races to-day is par r- feet and the attendance very satisfactory, d although there are few visitors from Ash le burton or Christchurch. The coarse is e situated about a mile from the township, it and is a fairly good one, but somewhat a rough, and the turns are severe. Messrs i- Hobbs and Goodwin have a totalisator on i- the ground, but the speculative spirit of . the public is probably restrained by other than sentimental motives. Mr y W. Rowse, of the Canterbury Hotel, s has a publican’s booth on the ground, and - appears to be doing a good business, while r Mr Davidson at the confectioner’s booth supplies more solid refreshments. The t ground arrangements are rather primitive, a but the officials one and all, and particu larly Mr Mo William, the assistant-secre tary, are indefatigable in the discharge of ) their duties. i Maiden Plate, of 15 sovs ; weight for i age ; distance, miles. > Mr Alexander’s ch f Duchess of Al i bany, 7at9ib (Wadsworth) 1 Mr Welsh’s g m Beauty, f|at 11b' (Walla) 2 i Mr Reynold’s b g Lignite ... (Demuth) 3 Mr Lake’s bk m Minnie, Bst 111 b (Mitchell) Q Mr McKendry’s Little Fraud, 7at 71b (Price) j) Beauty got the best of a very indifferent start, and Duchess and Lignite the worst. Passing the stand Beauty still led, but at the next turn Duchess went throqgh her horses and turned into the straight w[th a ten Japgths lead of Beauty, the rgat pf the field tailing off. Entering the rails Duchess made an attempt to get off, and it was with great difficulty Wadsworth persuaded her to finish five lengths in front of Beauty, Lignite twenty lengths away, obtaining third place on sufferance./ There were no investors on the totalisator- . Handicap Hurdle Race, of 25 sovs (over six flights c£ Hurdles; about 3ft 6in high), and a sweep of 1 sov each. Distance, l£ miles. Mr J. Oorbstt’s b g Captain, lOst 101 b, ... (Owner); | Mr J. Wilkinson’s b g Marmion, list 21b ... (Walla) 2. Captain took the lead at the start, Uar mion being hard held. Captain won easily by some h , and the rider of Marmion was lo )ted on returning to the scale. Tft Ik <ards met after this

race and diaqualaiuu -he horse Macmiou and the rider Wails, for two years, and declare all bets offi |

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1884.



Strawberries, Strawberries, STRAWBERRIES, And other Fruit for sale, wholesale and retail, price moderate. B. BROOMFIELD, Heat Nursery, Allenton. 12 2212 MR SIDNEY WOLF From the Royal Academy of Fi tißiv| IjuUUUUj PROFESSOR OF SINGING PIANOFORTE, Cox Street, Ashburton. SINGING CLASS. Quarter commences THURSDAY, 24th, Oddfellows’ Hall., Singing at sight. Part SHBURTON COAL AND FIRE WOOD DEPOT, Has for Sale at Lowest Rates— COAL (Newcastle and Native). POSTS and RAILS, STAKES, WIRE,&c OATS, BRAN, CHAFF, C HICK WHE A Also, a first-class NEW EXPRESS with Reversible Seats. Terms, if desired. AND singing, Glees, etc., etc. Terms—One Guinea per quarter. 4960 R. S BEAN E. S. Bean, West street. 6 1147



qheistmas goods, Just opened up— A Large Assortment of FANCY GOODS,- BOOKS, Exc. Also, a GREAT VARIETY" OF TOYS Of every description. Andrewes Bros., Booksellers, Stationers, &c., BAST STREET, SOUTH, Ashburton. T 0 TRAVEL THIS SEASON IN THE ASHBURTON AND SUR. ROUNDING DISTRICTS. THE CELEBRATED THOROUGHBRED HORSE KINGFISHER. ADMITTED by all real fudges, in cluding Colonel Williams, Indian Re-mount officer, to be the grandest horse in the Australian Colonies, for producing weight carrying saddle horses. Colonel Williams visited every stud horse of any note in the colonies, and this was bis un solicited opinion Kingfisher's stock top the market in the North Island, and they will assuredly do the same here. Good paddock for mares from a distance at Is per week, until stinted. Groom’s fee, 6a, payable at first service. .Forterms, etc., apply to B. COOKSON 30 1887 Ur Gror m in DAVIS’S Cheap Clearing Sale NOW ON. £ a. d. Bedroom famished complete for 6 6 0 Chest of 6 drawers, for ...2 0 0 Suites in Leather, for 14 0 0 Suites in Hair, for 14 0 0 Every other article equally cheap. Must be Sold to make room for our CONSTANT MANUFACTURE OF FURNITURE of all kinds. W. DAVIS, Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer, street SOUTH, Ashburton 91729



Wanted. WANTED —A general Servant. Apply to Mbs Amos, Cox street. 12 2369 WANTED —A good general Servant for Timaru. Apply to Mrs Max Friedlander, Kolmar, Ashburton. WANTED Immediately General Servant, for Ashburton Hospital. Salary, L3O per annum. Apply to the Matron. 12 2360 WANTED Known— 2,500 ladies’ straw hats (150 different shapes) bought at a great sacrifice, and to be sold about 30 per cent under wholesale prices ; 110 costumes at 3s 9d ; other goods equally cheap; must be sold—coma and see them. H. C. Seders, t ealys’ Buildings, East Street. WANTED Known—Great redustions in the prices of Christmas Fruit during this month, at J. McGsegor’s, Cash Grocer, Tancred street. WANTED Known—The usual Christ mas Tree of the Primitive Metho dist Church will be held this year in the Orange Ball on Monday and Tuesday, the 22nd and 23rd days of December, to open each day from 3 pm. to 9p. m. Contri butions of saleable articles or money will be thankfully received un to that time by Mrs Nixon, Admission Adults, Is.; children, 6d. entitling each person to a present from the tree. 12 2321 TTST - ANTED Known—Fresh Flounders * » are daily despatched direct from our own boat, now fishing at Lake Elles mere. Delivery guaranteed within eight hours from time of catching. All orders received at my shop will bo immediately executed on arrival of the train. VV. O, Page, East street, Ashburton. 11 2151 ANTED Known —That Jones and YV Bradshaw, next Mr Lancaster’s butchers shop, East street, are now offer ing Pig Feed, Chick Wheat, Horse Feed, etc., etc., etc., cheaper and of a better class than any other in the tewn. All goods delivered free of charge in town. 4 752 WANTED KNOWN — Robert Elston, Bill Poster, Theatrical Agent, etc., Town Hall, Ashburton. Theatrical companies and others visiting Ashburton should communicate with the above. Orders by post or telegram promptly attended to. 7600 V'TJ’ANTED Known—Boots ! Boots 1 VV That Hayes and Co. are Clearing a few desperate lines of Boots, etc., to wit, Ladies’ Leather, 4s Gd; Men’s Shooters, Pegged, 10s ; Men’s Elastic sides, 9s, and a lot of odd lines that must be cleared at once. 7 1278 SOMETHING worth knowing.—P. F. CLAYTON, Practical Tailor, pro fessed Coat and Habit Maker, is next Jones and Bradshaw’s, East street. F. F. C. is too well known as a master of hie profession to need further comment. One trial will prove it. Gentlemen's own ma terial made up ; repairs and alterations carefully attended to. 10 1952 WANTED Known—J. Mbeoh «fc Co., are still Selling On and not Selling Off at saleroom prices. J, M. and Co’s Furniture is made for use as well as ornament and not for auction sales. The best materials are used, being specially selected, and combined with good workmanship, all goods are guaran teed of the best quality, and at the very lowest prices. East and Burnett street, Ashburton. 12 2322 WANTED Known—The undersigned beg to notify to their customers and the public generally that they have Removed into the premises adjoining Mr Taylor, Baker, East street. By strict attention to business and making a good article, they hope to merit the continu ance of public patronage. Fowkb and McEwbn, Bootmakers, East street, Ash burton. 10 1973 Special Advertisements. R Q A L L O V/ A WHEELWRIGHT Y, Wakanui road, Ashburton. (Next Ray’s Machine Shop) Special attention is devoted to all kinds of repairs. Combined with moderate charges. 11 2199



jQOMESTIO PATTERN DEPOT. Mrs Hodge, DRAPER AND DRESSMAKER, East Street, near Lancaster's butchery. registry" OFFICE For Female Servants. 7 1413



OF ANNUALS Boys’ and Girls’ Own Annuals, Chatterbox, Sunday, Quiver, Child’s Companion, Little Folks, Child’s Own Magazine, British Workwomen, British Workmen, Cottager and Artisan, etc. CHRISTMAS CARDS In great Variety and Newest Designs. PRIZE BOOKS ( An immense Stock of PRIZE BOOKS \ School Prizes Always on hand. School Committees will do well to pay a visit and inspect for themselves. LIBERAL DISCOUNT ALLOWED to all Schools by Thomas F. Farley, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, AND PRINTER, Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton.



g TU D Y ECONOMY AND SUPPORT LOCAL INDUSTRY BY USING Native Coal, Which can be had at the yards of the I undersigned. MAOPHERSON, FILMBR AND CO. (late A. Hayes), TIMBER, COAL, & WOOD i MERCHANTS. I



Special Advertisements. Dimant and Coe, ARE authorised LOCAL AGENTS for Singer’s SEWING M MA CHINES, and are prepared to receive PAYMENTS and afford all information in connection therewith. Treadle and Hand Machines on Time Payments. A supply <T Machine extras o a hand. CORNER EAST AND TANCRED STREETS, ASHBURTON. 11 2181 NEW TWEEDS ! SUMMER SUITS. NEW TWEEDS ! SUMMER SUITS. Perfect Fit Guaranteed in the latest or any style that may be required. Craighead & Co., MERCHANT TAILORS, WE have much pleasure in announcing to our friends and patrons, and all who may feel interested in the general ogress of our times that we have juat ceived a splendid assortment of Tweeds, Coatings, Serges, etc., etc., of the best quality and latest designs—suitable for the season we are now entering. All Goods Supplied at LOWEST CASH PRICES. CRAIGHEAD & CO., Tancred street, Ashburton. 25 Branches Now Open 25 THE NEW~ ZEALAND Clothing Factory Are now Showing NEWEST STYLES in SPRING & SUMMER CLOTHING, Manufactured from the renowned Wear Resisting MOSGIEL TWEEDS. The fit and workmanship of every gar ment is undoubtedly unsurpassed, while the large production and increased busi ness enables the proprietors to offer special advantages as to price. Men’s, Boys’ and Children's Clothing in every variety at Wholesale Prices. Shirts, Hats, Hosiery, Blankets, Rugs, Portmanteaux, and every requisite at WHOLESALE PRIDES. Note the address NEW CLOTHING FACTORY, EAST STREET, Ashburton 25 Bbanches Now Open 25



Christmas Carnival AND FANCY BAZAAR Will be opened on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 1884. SIXPENNY~& SHILLING TABLES, Also, a TABLE of VARIETIES from ONE PENNY to FOURPENCE. All are heartily welcomed. Please observe.—ln the ROOM NEXT to my PRESENT SHOP, specially taken for the Christmas Season. Admission—FßEE. R. Bevan, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, (Next Shop to Quill’s Hotel.)



COMMENCING TO-DAY. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. FREE GIFTS TO ALL. CHOOSE FROM £IOOO WORTH. LAST Year, we gave, during December and the earl; part of January, 9240 Presents. This year we have even a larger selec tion, and intend, from to-day, giving every Customer a Ticket equal to ten per cent on the money spent; so that if you spend LlO you can choose anything up to LI; if L 5 is spent, a 10s present will be given ; if L 3, a 6s present ; if LI, a 2s present; but if you only spend One Shilling you will get something. And every time you come during this month of De cember and up to January 6 th, you will get a present. If you do not wish to spend a lot of money in one day’s shop ping, you can get your tickets for what you have spent, and so on each time you come, and then get one really handsome thing, equal in value to all the tickets you hold. If you want a pretty hat, bon net, useful dress, or anything in house furnishing, we feell confi dent yon will save 12$ per cent by shopping with us, besides getting a present equal to one shilling in every ten, each time you come. H. E. May & Co



LBB4. Victoria House. 1885. jgPRING ANL SUMMER SEASON. ’rints, Dress Stuffs, Costumes, Trimmings, Fancy Tibs, Hosiery, Millinery, Men’s, Boys’, and Youths’ Clothing, Shirts (assorted), Hats, &c, f &0., >f newest designs, super-excellent makes, and durability, selected and offered for the especial purpose of well and worthily recommending Victoria House as pre-eminent for variety, quality, liberality, and incomparable value. Ladies', Men’s, and Children’s BOOTS, &e., at “ call again ” prices. Patterns of Hoaljn, Moageil, and Kaiapoi TWEEDS received weekly, from which Bfon’a Youths’, and itoya’ Garments are promptly made to measure, ,fit, finish, and fashion perfect. Charges strict.y reasonable. Uimaut and Coe. Ready -Money Drapers, Clothiers, &c, East and Tanored streetsjinjpremises Stely ocoupied|by Orr hod Co,



Special Advertisements. Christmas Fruit. Jjpsw CURRANTS, 5£ per lb NEW RAISINS, 6£d per lb NEW SULTANAS, 74d per lb NEW FIGS (per Ruapehu), Is per box NEW MUSCATELS. Is 6d per lb JOUDAN ALMONDS, 2s per lb ASSORTED PEELS, la 6d per lb ENGLISH CUT LOAF SUGAR, 5d MIXSD BISCUITS, 6d per lb PLAIN BISCUITS, 3d per lb BEST WHITE CRYSTAL SUGAR, 3|d james McGregor, Tancred Street. 1 12 2342



Miss Sowman BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Rakaia and surrounding districts that she has OPENED business as MILLINER AND DRESSMAKER AT MRS SHARP’S, Near Railway Hotel, South Rakaia. Fit and Style Guaranteed. 8 1621



A. Tapper, TIMBER MERCHANT, &c., Has decided to Sell Off His Large Stock of TIMBER BUILDING MATERIALS GALVANISED IRON FENCING WIRE BUILDERS IRONMONGERY, at greatly Reduced Prices, As he is retiring from business, therefore ANY REASONABLE OFFER WILL NOT BE REFUSED. Stock must be cleared off by December 31st. 4 LL DEBTS OWING prior to Ist DECEMBER must bo paid by 15th Inst, or legal steps for their recovery will bejtaken. H. W. BARRETT, 1587 Manager.



“ German Syrup.”—No other medicine in the world was ever given such a test of its curative qualities as Boschee’s German Syrup. In three years two million four hundred thou sand small bottles of this medicine were dis tributed Jree of charge by Druggists in the United States of America to those afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs, Pneumonia and other diseases of the throat and lungs, giving the afflicted undeniable proof that German Syrup will cure them. The re sult hac been that Druggists in every town and village in civilised countries are recommending it to their customers. Go to your Druggist and ask what they know about it. Sample Bottles 6d. Regular size Js. 6d. Three doses will relieve any case.— lAdvt,]