SHIPPING.

POET OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. . Recatnia, ketch, from Pelorus Sound. Anthons, brigantine, from Greymouth. Penguin, s.s., from Nelson and Picton. , Island Lily, brigantine, from Stewart’s jlSßfimpßa, s. s', from Greymouth. - Circe, brigantine, from Stee *;i’d Island. Of tha Wave, schooner.-from the Ocean Bird, ketoh, ! from Anahau. •® ! - f > Tjsmn>iv; Penguin, a.a,,jfor.Akaroa and Dunedin. Mahinapua,' s»v for Dunedin. ' ■ -v v. £’’ ‘ ‘.Vrjtf estprday.. for’thb South. ggue^*Sootherp Cross, for the South. •*’ * WEiiIKGTON, Yesterday. Arrived —Wanaka.frora Nelson. Sailed—Bfawea,: for 'the North ; Ma- Whera, hi the South, . . , . v - j ; - Ddmsdin Yesterday. Arrived Kawatiri, from Westport ; Koranni, from the West Coast; Waka tlpu, from-the North; Kaikoura, s.s., from London. Sailed Tara were, for, Melbourne via the Bju||; Manapourl, for Sydney via the - Port Chalmees, Yesterday. ' and Wakatipu, from ’’ ‘ ■

COMMERCIAL.

L Ashburton Guardian Office, a.- Friday afternoon,

Messrs- H.i Matson and Co report on the live ■ ■ for the week ending Thursday, .December nth, 1884, as follows : For iesteggafr* market an increased entijtpf Jheep came to band, the large propor tion of stores brirgihg 'the day’s totals up to aboat.9,ooo. -In butchers’ sheep the quantity . was above the average, without in any way bmhg still the number on c fler proved'mare-than'the' tjade could absorb, s;»ei« Ihteh'going out unsold. ■ As far as out side buyers‘are concerned—-t. a,' purchasers for exporiw-there.were none- in'the market (nor has frere'ibeen: for some weeks); andthis to gether with marked indifiererce on the part of the lscai trade causedtpe; sale cf fat sheep to : .be an-espechtlly weak one. Opening as it did with a tone, the progress of the auc tion mafte matters worse,' inasmuch as the very demanlds Of were in many stf the early sales of the day, and we regret to* ; bitve to record an average dron of from 6d to is per he; d. O.ie or two small lines <OPe*tra chp ce quality mutton sold fairly well, bub these were exceptions to the general rule mf ■ sales, t which may be described as draggingarid. unsatisfactory. Teveral lines of crossbred 2-tootfas penned as butchers’ sheep were,l»ughtiby graziers at from 13s to 13s qd jw virtually bringing the rela tive yalges of. fat and store sheep almost on a level,' since at‘our 'last week’s sale we placed a line of 2-looth crossbreds in just lair at 13s 6d, . the value in Several instances paid' fo- butchers’ wethers at yeStCrday’s mart:et. 'Although the trade in store*heepshow£d symptoms of being slightly the reduced value of mutton, inas ' muchsas buyers operated with a little more on the whole a large-amount of busings-was-done, at prices, still very high in comparison to the piice of fat seeep, ■ It is true .feed was probably never more plenti ful in'-tne country than at the present time, and as a owners ate naturally anxious to stoCk their paddocks, but we fear that un less themarketvalue of mutton improves, eitberthrough increased 1 ' local or export de mand;-therewiilbe but a small margin of pro fit between the present price of store sheep arid their ultimate value when fit for ~ the butcher. As the.day’3 quotab'evalues, the best cross bred wether mutfott may be, taken at a shade over 2j£d per lb ; second quality, mixed sexes, ewes, find meriapjwethers to 2%d. In stores we placqd the second rate half bred tjvo-lqpth,. with, a few merinos in the line, at'Fls' 6<J, 141 mixed two-tooth (bet ter at 12s ,8d,., halfhreds .at ns, 510 at i2S”jd, iao shoni'crossbred ewes with ; &mhs at foot at 15s, p ssiti ( also a line of 900 merino wetherj in thet wool at a bid of 10s pd. The liiw valuesrulinji, in 'fat lambs for some weekspr st had the effect of chec ing supplies on Wednesday, ;a small entry only being penned; With considerable diffienhy a slight rise in pr ep jyas. brought about, perhaps to the per head, but it: was evident, from me tpaepf the, sa e, that anything like an average number would have kept values downlo level,, if not below, late quotations In a. heavy supply, and, as a conseiiretJ’^‘anything but o brisk trade has to be reconld. One or tw> pens of especially, gooi cattle commanded attention (as, indeed, they would, have-done in any market of the wotld) ayd sold fai ly well, but, on the whole, competition was weak and prices low. The best beef may be quoted at from 193 to 21s per tool si qaalttyi 173 6d to 18s 6-1. In store cattle we have, to record oae of the bast markets of the year, that is; in point of clear ance, values Rowing, however, but a slight ’ advance. Inc'mparison with late sales the pleasing feature of the day was the fact that buyers were found with bat little difficulty for nearly'evefy line, ver.dors being nothing loth to meittitem in the'shape df reasonable values. With ifitrftiars arid’graziers the difficulty no doubt isr to know- What ; to put on their feed— everywhere abundant—with a fair chance of getting paid i for its consumption. ' However bad the beef trade might have been in the past, and possibly .will .be in the ■ future, there is ye' to our minds a better prospect; in- the manipu lation pf.sjtgje cattle than in store sheep at the present rela’ave f ratp. That more attention is being pyeh.'to the former i& evid nt from the result of yesterday’s sale. Ini pigs the entry was limited s ,'bucks’ at last week’s sale trade was firm, aVd^late-prices',* especially lor stores, more than upheld. The totals yarded for the day' Comprfeed)9,3b/.*heep, 590 head of cattle ahd r *3° P'g»» .of' which our entry included 4,630 sheep. ,-lambs, 344 head of c ttle and 120 pigs.

& J- .* v Vr. • - ■- ~ ' The fpllowiqg is the Christchurch Corn Ex- thesvyeekending Friday, 12th instant; —The week ending has been utterly Toid "of interest, ijo sales or inquiries of any note haVing taken placd. Quotations as fol lows ' ’Jusd%n, 3s 2d; pearl and Hunter’s.39 , 3dt63= 4df.o.b. Oats: Milling, as iodf bright short feed, 2s gd ; others, as 6d to 2B yd f.O.b. .' Barley ; Prime malting, 3s 6d to 4s ; feed, 2s to 2s 3d f.o.b. Beans and Peas : 3s to 3s 3d lor the former, the latter 3s td to 3s 6d, f o.b. Butter and cheese : The >nner

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. • Fr DAT, December 12

Mr Thofl. Bollock, at G. A. Vincent's shop Moore Stock . Tuesday,

Messrs- Matson,.. Cox' ami O R fc the Stock ■

MBEfMas, AMUSEMENTS, Era Fbiday, Deobmbkh 12 Town Hall-—Pollard’s JuYenite Opera Company, at 8 o’clock Ohertsqy Schoolroom—Entertainment and Dance, atß o’clock ;■>- ; ;33o»sbAr, Decembe r 16 St Stephen’s Church—-Garden' Party in Bbcem-sx* I? Borough Council, at Borough Council Ohanahersicatuacob) w «■"- *»> ■■ Orange Ball —Temperance Lactpre, at 8 o'clock;. o> i. . - DacKHSBR 26. Sports Ground—Ashburton ' Caledonian Society’s-Annual Sports-' Loyal Orange Bodge—Coaesrt andßall in tbaTown Hall FpioAsv Jasttaby 9 4*ohurt,oui'Oto^nty. • Council—At Council Chambers, JI SATURDAY; Jasiutiy 3. Wafcanut fioad Hoard, at Hoad Board Moore street, at 10. »0 a.tu,

DEATH.

CoBBSXr —On December 12th, James, son of John and Tabethe Corbett, of Wakanui. \ged 3 years and 4 months.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas t Prevalebit. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1884. Modern Radicalism.

In the final result of the recent con flict in England between the Commons and the Lords over the Franchise Bill, no fact was more clearly brought out than that extreme Radicalism in poli tics is not making much progress. At the enormous public meetings held by the Liberals all over the country the resolutions passed were of the most revolutionary kind. The existence of an hereditary Upper House was op posed to the best and newest theories of good government, and nothing less than its extinction would remove the discontent of the people. It is to be noted, however, that Mr Gladstone himself adopted an altogether different tone during his Midlothian campaign, and he must have felt chagrined at some of the speeches delivered by his colleague, the Right Hon Joseph Chamberlain, which had a good deal to do with the delay in the settlement of a very delicate question. The Premier, for the excellent reason that he probably looks forward to ending his political life in the serene atmosphere of the House of Lords, is not in favor of the “ ending or mending ” policy of Mr John Morlev, and he has through out shown that he recognised the ne cessity of a satisfactory compromise being arrived at. This compromise, now that it has come about, means virtually a victory for the Conservative party, and the threats which have been launched at the head of the House of Peers have proved to be mere brutum fuhnett. The truth is that although the people of England enjoy taking part in gigantic demonstrations and are willing to applaud any blatant orator who may choose to vilipend existing in stitutions, when the timeforaction’comes they show themselves loth to change. You may convince the average Anglo- Saxon that, from a theoretical point of view, the Government under which he lives is thoroughly bad, that it is op posed to the democratic spirit of the age, and that some drastic reform is Urgently needed, but he is by no means inclined to take a leap in the dark, and likies to be quite certain that any altera tion that may be resolved upon will be for the better. Thus it is that we find though Radicalism may achieve an apparent success, when its power is put to the test, it has no real effect upon legislation. English-speaking people are the same all over the world, and the prototype of the Radical in the colonies has no more chance of his ideas of government being carried out than has his confrhe at Home. In the long run the man who is content to hasten slowly is certain to be" regarded as a better servant to the State than the faddist, who is anxious to turn the con ditions of society upside down in order that his views for the regeneration of the world may be put into force. There will, of course, always tje plenty of people ready to support the latest brand-new theory of Government set forth in glowing language by, irrespon sible magazine writers, but fortunately ' they are in a small minority, and to all appearances are likely to remain so for a very long time. It may be that in tjre dim and distant future democracy pure and simple will be universal in this world,, but at any crate 1 we of the present time can derive soihe consolation from the reflection that recent events in England have shown that extreme Radicalism has not made any real progess during the last cen tury or so, and that the much vaunted miilenium will not be arrived at during this generation. -

The first day of the Southland A. and ; P. Show was held at Invercirgill yester day in very fine weather. The Associa tion for the first time held the Show on two days, and the innovation did not i reem to meet the views of the public, very few attending. Only cattle, sheep, and implements were judged yesterday The exhibits of the two former classes were not so numerous as last year. The show of implements was very fine and well Jail out. The principal exhibitors were Reid and Gray, Booth and acdonald, and Guthrie and Co. Cowper and Wilson did not enter fot the competition, being de sirous of placing their exhibits in gloho. The {[following are the champion prize takers: —Shorthorn bull, G. Printz; cow, A. Beaven ; Ayrshire bull, W. Rankin ; cow, D. Warnock ; merino ram, Rowley and Hamilton; ewe, M. Holmes; Lincoln ram, J. B. Sutton ; ewe, J. B. Sutton ; Leicester ram, McKercKer Bros.; ewe, J. McCrostie; Romney ram, S. Hodgkinson; ewe, Hon. M. Holmes. Special prizes— Cup, LlO 10s, from B. and N.Z.M. and A. Co., for best shorthorn in yard, G. Printz; cup, L 7 7s, from N.M. and A. Co., for ten wethers most suitable for freezing, J. W. Hamilton ; cup, L 5 6s, from Carswell, White and Co., for largest number of points in long-woolled sheep, J. B. Sutton. A new Oil Company, with a capital of L 50,000, has been formed at Gisborne, and will begin operations at once on land adjoining the South Pacific ground. The shareholders comprise Melbourne, Auck land, Napier and Christchurch business men.

It is understood that the Government have issued a circular intimating that members of the Civil Service cannot be permitted to take an active part in rela tion to the management cf trading com panies in which they may be shareholders.

The Native Minister has received an answer from Taonui, the Waikato chief, in reply to a letter written him by Mr Ballance, that Taonui promises to use his best] influence to help on the Central Railway At the Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday Waring Taylor was further charged with conversion to his own use of two sums of L 760 10a each, belonging to the May estate, and was committed for trial.

A notice re 'the increased charges on postage imposed on Brindisi letters ap pears in the Gazette of last night. The following bonuses on local indus tries have been gazetted :—Search— A bonus of L3OO will be given on the first 50 tons of good marketable starch manu factured in the colony of New Zealand. Printing paper—A bonus of LSOO will be given for the production o! the first 50 tons of printing paper mads by machinery pet rianently established and wortl g in the colony. The bonus skill be paid to t,he oroducer who effects the first bond Jide sale of amount of p) inting paper specified. Silks'—A bonus of 50 per cent, on the value realised for the first LI,OOO worth of coooppns of silkworms or silkworms produced in the colony, to he paid on quantities of not less value thi»n fifty pounds (L 59). nor more than one hundred pounds (L 100) produced by any one per son. Iron—A bonus of LI,OOO will be given for the production in New Zealand of 300 tons of pig iron of marketable quality|from ore prucacel in NewJZta land. Wrought iron — \ bonus L 1,000 will be given for the production in New Zealand by direct process of 200 tons of “iron blooms” of marketable quality from ore produced in New Zealand. It is notified that all applications for awards of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia for meritorious service* in saving life performed in New Zealand, ipust be mado through the Government. ■ At the meeting of the Otago Harbor l&oard yesterday the New Zealand Ship ping.Oompany asked for a remission of all hiarbor dues on their steamers, in view of having concluded the mail contract. The Board considered that their financial posi tion compelled them to refuse the re quest.

The annual prize firing of the Otago Association began yesterday. It will close on Saturday. 1 Alfred Keehan, head chief of the South Island natives, by descent, has died at Ruapeke, Keehan was a young man, and had been ailing for some time. The Excelsior Band have kindly con sented to be present at the Garden Party at St Stephen’s parsonage on Tuesday next. We are also requested to state that the gates will be open for admission of the public at 2 p.m. instead of 3 p na. The promoters of the West Coast Rail-

way have appointed Messrs C. 0. Bowen, W. Chrys'all, A. H. Dobson, 0. R. Blakhton, J. T. Ford, H Alan Scott, T.. O. Kelsey, T, S. Weston, G. Hart, J. T. Matson anc E. W. Parker a Committee to endeavor to arrange for the constiuc tion of lines by coming to terms with the Government and then inducing London capitalists to take up the contract. The Committee have prepared a draft contract between the promoters and the Govern ment, and submitted It to the Solicitor- General, who informed them he would like fuller information on certain points. The Committee have appointed Mr H. A. Scott to go to Wellington to interview him. Mr Scott is also to see Mr Fell, of Nelson, and obtain his views with regard to the Nelson and West Coast Railway. After a consultation with the Cham ber ; i of ' Commerce the Committee decided to adopt the Arthur’s Pass route id preference to that via Cannibal Gorge, and to specify the same in the contract with .the Government. In com pliance with the request of the Com-

mittee, the Government have agreed to withdraw from sale all lands available as concessions along both routes, pending the ..signing of a contract. The Govern ment will also furnish the Committee, at the letter's expense, with tracings of plans and sections of the line from Springfield co Brunnerton. At a full meeting of the Committee yesterday afternoon, it was decided that Mr H. A. Scott and Mr A. H. Dobson should proceed to England to dispose of the contract in London, either by arrangement with a syndicate or other wise. The following have been appointed to sign the contract with the Government: —Messrs W. Ohrystall, T. S. Weston, J. T, Matson, J. T. Ford and G. Hart, The Committee have decided to canvass Can terbury and Westland in order to raise the. funds required to put the contract on the London market.

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RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT

ASHBURTON. —Today.

(Before H. C. S. Baddelty, Esq., RM.) Brtjmkenness— A first offender was dismissed with a caution. False Representations Edward Butman Barclay was charged under the Vagrancy Act, with having obtained bene fit from John Toppin, publican, by means of false representations.—Thomas Top pin, waiter at the Royal Hotel, said the accused had obtained his tea at the hotel on Wednesday, and had tendered a cheque forLs9l3s inpayment.—F. L. K. Hill, landlord of the Somerset Hotel, said that the accused had obtained a blank cheque from him about ten days ago. The cheque produced in Court, now filled up for L 59 13s, was the form supplied to accused by witness.—Sergeant Felton deposed that the accused had told him that he had drawn out the cheque as a lark, and that he had no funds in the Bank.—Constable Smart deposed that he had arrested the accused, who made a similar statement to that made to Sergeant Felton.—The ac cused stated that he had tiken a little too ' much drink on the second day of the : Ashburton races, and had since remained more or less under the influence of liquor,—S. J. Larsens, of the Chertsey Hotel, gave evidence that the accused came to his house and asked witness to cash the cheque, which he refused to do. Accused borrowed 3s to pay for his train fate to Ashburton.—ln answer to accused, witness said that the former had “ shouted ” for all hands, but he could not remember if there had been any more drinking.—His Worship said that there could be no doubt the accused was in his sober senses when he wrote the cheque, and he had attempted to carry out a fraud in a most systematic way. .The sentence would be that the prisoner be imprisoned for one calendar month, CIVIL CASE, Ferriman v Ede, claim L 5 3s 6d.— Judgment by default for the amount claimed. Several other cases were on the list, but his Worship decided to adjourn them till next Court day, as the parties interested might not have known where the Court was being held.

DISTRICT COURT.

AS HB DRTO N— To-Day,

[Before Hir Honor Judge Ward.]

PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS. John Scrimgeour.—Mr Russell for the bankrupt.—The bankrupt, in reply to his Honor the Jedge, said that he had read a list of his book debts, amounting to about LIOO, to Johnstone, Ward and Co., one of his largest creditors, on September 27th. None of these debts had been re collected at that time. He did not hand the written list to the firm.—At this stage the Deputy Official Assignee remarked that the list had been handed to the firm, and was now in his possession, but he was unable to produce it, and the examinatibn was declared closed, and next Court day fixed for the debtor to make application for his order of discharge. James Gudaell.—Mr Purnell for the bankrupt, and Mr Caygill for the credi -1 tors.—The Deputy Official Assignee re ported that the bankrupt had transferred certain property to his wife, being him . 8?lf at the time insolvent.—Mr Purnell stated that the bankruptcy was the result of an ad"erse decision in the libel case Scott v. Gudsell, and the plaintiff in that action and the bankrupt s solicitors were the only unsecured creditors. Thgae lia bilities had been incurred since the trans fer of the property.—Mr Caygill said that it was his intention to ask his Honor to make an order nisi calling upon the bankrupt to show cause why the transfer should not be made void as against the Official Assignee Mr Caygill submitted that the transfer having' been made within three years of the bankruptcy it. devolved upon the bankrupt to show that he was solvent at the time.—His Honor pointed out that the steps urgfed by Mr Caygill could be taken at another, stage.—The bankrupt sa'd that he had signed the statement produced by the Official Assign e. He was perfectly sol vent at the time of the transfer to his Wife. His bankruptcy was occasioned by a judgment obtained against him by Scott in » libel action. With the exception of Scott and Joynt and Acton Adams, wit ness’s solicitors in the action, all his creditors were secured. Examination declared closed. ; O. W. Ireland.—Mr Caygill (for Mr Branson) for the bankrupt.—His Honor commented upon the fact that a large proportion of the debts appearing in the bankrupt’s schedftle was due to publicans. —The examination was declared closed, and next Court'day fixed for the debtor to apply for his order of discharge. ORDERS FOR DL-CHARGE. Peter Husband.—Mr Crisp for the bankrupt.—Order granted. John Beecher.—Mr Crisp for the bank rupt obtained a postponement of tfte application for an order of discharge until next Court day. Thomas Woolley.—Mr Crisp for the bankrupt.—Next Court day was fixed for the bankrupt to make application for his order of discharge. P. Daly,—Mr Caygill for the banl rapt. —Next Court dav was fixed lor the bank rupt to make application for bis order of discharge. R, McKerrow.—Mr Purnell for the bankrupt obtained a postponement of tha application for an order of discharge until next Court day. John Brick. —Mr Caygill for the bank rupt.—Order granted. RETURN TO RULE NISI. . J. Gilmour’a estate v D. Brick.—Mr Purnell, for the Deputy Official Assignee, intimated that the matter had bean settled out of Court. ORDERS FOR COSTS. Orders for payment of Deputy Official Assignee’s solicitor’s costs from the fol lowing estates were made: —Francis Lewis, William > aylor, John Mulliohamp, Arthur Ede, John Beecher, Thomas Woolley, Samuel Finlay, John Scrimgeour, and C, W. Ireland.

SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD BOARD.

The adj lurned meeting of the above was held on Thursday. Present—Messrs Coster (Chairman), Mulligan, Osborne and Tucker. The Chairman apologised for the absence of Mr Holmes. CCEKIC’S REPORT. The Clerk reported that the labor gang had been fully employed since the last meeting in grass sowing and gum sowing at Holmes’ cutting, etc The contractors for tussock grubbing are pushing along. Wil son, on Duncan and M‘Lean’s road, is not proceeding as he ought to with his con tract. The roads as a whole in the district are in good order. MISC iLIiiNEOCS. Leave was granted to the cottage and stable committee to report at the next meeting. The Chairman’s action in accepting several small tenders during the month - was approved. ■

The Chairman stated that he had been to town re getting a portion of the Rail way Reserve near Ohertsey handed over to the Board, an! it was decided that as soon as the transfer is prepared the road should be metalled with 16 yards to the chain.

On the motion of. Mr Mulligan, seconded by Mr Osborne, it was resolved to call for tenders for grass seed on the roads in sections. Tenders to be in by December 20tb. Specifications to be seen at the Board’s office.

PONDENOE. IS Correspondence was read from a num- 01 ber of ratepayers, asking lor a portion of b the Pound road from the Riyer road tO; -1 Normanby road to be formed.—lt was decided to do the work to be done and c debited to the village settlement fund, a tenders to be called. From Mr F. ti Dunn, to the state of the ii footpath in Mackay street and Doherty t street, and overhanging gone.—i3n the ,p i motion of Mr Tucuer it was resolved that t the occupiers of the property be given I notice that unless the fences were cut and t the gorae grubbed within ana week the r Board would put on men and charge them t 1 with the expenses.—Mr Daly wrote ask- t I ing for permission to erect a verandah I over the footpath.—Granted.—From {Thomas Mutter, asking for the formation of a footpath on South Rakaia road west. ) —The Clerk to report at the next meet ing.—From a number of ratepayers,, ask- i ing for the formation of Bowen street as far ’ as the West Belt, about 10 chains.—Peti- i | tion granted.—From J. E. Green, asking | if it was the intention of the Board to | fence both sides of the road taken through | the Native reserve at Kyle.—The Clerk : | was instructed to look up the correspon | deuce and see what arrangement had been mads when the laqd was purchased, and carry same out.— | From, the County Council, forwarding the* { Council’s resolutions re paying for small , I birds’ eggs and heads, and stating that i j 15d per 100. be given—This Board de- I I elded to add 31 per 10Q to the amount, I | making a total of Is 6d, all members of II the Board and the Clerk, being re > | quested to receive eggs aud heads, and i I give an order on the Board for the various s | amounts.—From C. W. Turner asking , I that his name be placed on the roll as i | occupier of certain township sections. — s { Letter to be acknowledged.. I I . NEW ACTS.. | . The new Impounding Act and the | Public Healths Act were placed before the. - I Board. • t { The Chairman was requested to have a | new notice board painted, and It was de it | cided that the members should before the II I next meeting peruse the Acts and then d | make any other necessary alterations. rfc I . AN OBSTRUCTION. I It was resolved, on the motion of Mr | Mulligan, that Mr Galletley be written, to I and instructed to remove the fence off .the I cross road near his house. VILLAGE SETTLEMENT. | It was resolved to write again to the | Commissioner, of Crown lands re money . I for roads in the village settlement, | PAY-SHEET. 10 | Accounts amounting to Ll2l 17s 10d j g I were passed for payment, and the meet j J adjourned.

THE POLLARD COMPANY.

As we anticipated, there a greatly im proved attendance at the Town Hall list evening, when “Lea Cloches da Come ville ” was given by the Pollard Company. This is an opera which' has frequently been performed here, but from the ap plause of yesternight, it was evident that it has lost none of its freshness and power of pleasing. According to promise, the scenery had been arranged to fit the stage, and this of course added consider ably to the effect. The performance from first to last was an unqualified success, all the actors coming in for their fair share of applause, which was undoubtedly well de served. The part of the Marquis was i undertaken by Miss Maud Pollard, and as it is admirably suited to her style it need scarcely be said that she made a hit. The purely, dramatic character in the opera is Gaspard, the miser, and Miss Marion Norman showed her wonderful versatility in appearing in a part so totally opposed to that of the Little Duke. In deed, it was scarcely possible to recognise in th-'s impersonation the vivacious noble man of the previous night, so perfect was the disguise and the assumption of senility. In the third act the resources of the performer of Gaspard are taxed to the utmost, and it is not too much to say that Miss Norman during that scene held' the audience spell-bound. Miss May Pollard, as Serpo!ette, had a more pro minent part than in the “ Little Duke,” but she did full justice to it Her acting throughout was brisk and sparkling, and her singing was so heartly appreciated that she had to submit to encores in nearly all the numbers allotted to her. Miss Bella Stuart made an excellent Germaine, both musically and histrionically, and the legend song had to be repeated. Mias Flo de Lorme possesses, so far as we have been able to judge, the best voice of the troupe, and she was afforded an opportunity of* show ing how well she could sing in the part of Grenicheux, an opportunity she used to the. best advantage. The character is not one which offers much scope for acting, but Miss de Lorme was fully equal to what was demanded from her in that respect. Miss .Amy Brooks and Miss Lizzie Donelly were the Baiilie and Gobo respectively, and a more amusing pair it would be im possible to imagine. The parts have cer tainly never been better played here, and the comic byplay of Gobo kept the audi ence in roars of laughter. Apart alto gether from the individual efforts of the performers of the chief characters, much of the success of the entertainment de pends upon the choruses. The manner in' which these youngsters go through their work is proof of the careful and intelligent training they have received from the stage-manager, Mr Tom Pollard. There is not a single one of these little people who does hot enter heart and soul into the action of the opera, and it says much for the excellent organisation under which they work that everything should go with the precision of a well-regulated machine. To-night the Company appear for the last time in Ashburton, the ooera chosen for the occasion being Offenbach’s “ Princess of Trebizonde,” one of the brightest and most sparkling of that composer’s many works. We hope to see a bumper house, as the Company is well worthy of sup port, and an excellent entertainment can be relied on.

SUPREME COURT.

Timaru. In the coining case the jury acquitted the prisoners In the case of Da ?id Tay lor, the jury had not agreed at nine > o’clock last night, and were locked up. i [by telegraph.] i Tlmauu, To-day. i In the Supremo Court to-day D. Taylor, for embezzlement (a case that had stood oyer from last session), was acquitted, the jury having been locked up all night. Joseph Dyer was sentenced to three months for larceny of a cheque. Sentence had been reserved pending the Judge’s decision as to the question of valuable security. His Honor now held that he must regard the cheque stolen, although never provided for at the bank, as valu able security. In the civil action Kett v. Godby, L 555, cost of a ball and supper on September 26th, in celebration of the coming of age of Mr Timaru Rhodes, the plaintiff had paid in 1370, being at the rate of LI per head for the guests, and declined to pay the balance till fur nished with the items. This the plaintiff i declined to do, on the ground that it wai not the custom of the trade. Finally the defendant, having inspected a memoran dum of particulars which plaintiff had drawn up for his own guidance, agreed to pay the disputed amount, viz., LlB5 and LSO costs.

Invercargill. At the Supreme Court, the jury in the perjury case against John Meikle, after being locked up all night, were discharged

yesterday morning, and a fresh trial pro* The evidence was supplemented by ihuV of a witness who deposed that MeikJ4 ; {old him that he had got a sms« assault’ng McAuley. It would cost .ham five notes, but he had given him a good hammering for it. The jury re* tired, and after an absence of two hours, informed the Coart they could not agree, the foreman adding that there was no probability. aaitwliMkejUil# till Christmas. - .The Judge sent .them bacKifor the night. The' proseofeM *dd that ..ii?„thftjwwy>l«p%. -verdict not be prepared to go on with a third trial till he J consdlted the; Crown adtfiori ties. His Honor concurred Ththia view.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, two escapees from thbTliitttliaaa ■' Reformatory .were.ra-compiittpd. institution, andleft AabbnrtonbyJtHelQ.6s a. ra. train in charge'of Constable Bedtlek. When about a mile and a-half 'from Ash burton QDe -sili&fl. IlMlww Wright, jumped from the train, which was then travelling at’'ftlll‘4{ieed. The train had travelled somedittancff before he was missed, and he waiT-then noticed attempting unsuccesi&Ul|y,y£p.Yise. On reaching Chertsey,. Beddek telegraphed thOTfacts tb ■ Sergeant _ griton, - y and .that officer immediataly Constable Smart .to the jßcape pl&ejwly hazardous leap, -A littlebeybns way gravel pits Constable' Smart diii-’ covered the object unconscious about .fifteen feei .fibiii, tpe/’,. rails with a terrible ga*li in . of his Bead. _ The constable haii nM vided himself with any medical but bandaged the unfortunate lanjb gluitlyZ. wound, from which apart of the brain protruded, as well as re possibly could with parts of his own linen, sndanKeteßy removed him to a cab which was in attendance. On reaching town it was unfortunately-discovered- that -the three— resident medical gentlemen were all from home attending patients- tin Ihe but Mr Msckay.tbe Steward of the Hw» - ■ pital, who had had the advantage of avety' ‘ long experience as a Constable. Smart, rendered - relief to the aufferer. . , ?., -i-, - ] i Our Rakaia correspondent tale- "' , graphed us the following p*irtkpdars|— _ v One of theßornham OBoapeW wfio !|rta!« t i tried this morning at, Ashfifirtop. hy the r Resident Magistrate, tnade a flymg leap . from the , trait! : when on their way Burnham in charge of I The little fellow did his jobsoneatiytliat" the train had gene some chains.- before he was missed. He made his leapjustpast the ballast pit about a- mile or so Sbfta Si Saunders’ Mill. He wseobserved to rise , when the train had gone about a quarter of a mile and then ’fall-do wn again, aodi ’ those who were -watching him/froTH" the train conjectured he was- hurt. At Chert cey Oenstable Beddek telegraphed to 49er-.. ; geanc Felton. <.. A vj’t At 4 30 this- afternoon -one ohent TB- 1 - ’ porters- visited the .Hospital, - tLDd.'ieami t f that the sufferer had rocovered oonsoMwa-1 ness and was progressingas- favorabay. as ’ could be expected. - -Owing to-ab medical man having examined the boy; k ii- im ‘ possible to say what chance there may be , of bis ultimata recovery.

THE ANGLO-COLONIAL EXHIBITION.

J ' : '\ [BY TELEGRAPH.] ‘ C Wblunpiok, To-day.... The following, circular been received, relating to the. Cplonial Exhibition, to-be held in London ia,]||B6i, and the Government are at once taking ii' into their consideration :—“Hi* .Royal Highness the Prince of Wales reqaeate.ua. to telegraph the substance of the follow ing points: Guarantee fund: India guarantees L 20,030 of the.Lso,ooo, which it is estimated willbe sufficient, and hopes the grant of the colonies will combine to. guarantee the L 30.000. The previous interna! ional exhibition involved no call on the guarantee. The cable then enters into details of space'allotted; which have already been telegraphed.: ER.EL the Prince of Wales is Pi e indent, and Sir Ounliffe Owen, Secretary. His Koyal Highness hopes that each colony will be represented by a single executive Com* missioner, and it will give him great pleasure if-the Agents-Genferaloof all the Australian colonies are nominat6d.~ms*~ sisted by not more than “two or three Commissioners, opening in the'first fort-- night in May. _ Uniformity of catalogue : requested, the printing being’ donA in ; London. It is suggested tfaat-a restaur**, ant be attached- for-colonial meats, frntta and wines, special price' fdr living animals. Full particulars are being warded by the outgoing mail.” ~ -

SPORTING.

HE A.THOOTE RACING CLUB. v The following are the final entries 'and acceptances for the principal events of the meeting of the above olnb to beifaeld on 26th and 27th December:— First Day. -'*i Handicap Hurdle Race 1 Andy, Madge, Ravens wood and Sirring* ton (late Mustard). Maiden Plate—Flirt, Deception, Mer maid, Ploughbojr (late C bandog), Faro (late Red Sea), Sonsa tion, Conundrum (lata Doable Event), Upland, Last Chancy Lady Selina, Stiver Queen. ; * Heaxhcotk Cop—Cast Steel filly. Sen*- ■ sation, Rally (late Whit bach), Water Kina. Ploughboy (late Ohandos), Tim Whifflor,and Supplejack. Flying Handicap—Yanity, Fqife De* ception, Tim Whifflar, Conundrum, Water King, Ploughboy (late Chandpf),v6iiyer Queen (late Papapa filly), Sensation, Bally (late Whitbach), • Nelly. (Ooates’sjanid Paripari. ' Selling Plats.—Fair Play, Ma hoi, { Floss, Tommy, Spider (lata Yankee Grab), Winslow, and Die. • - ,1/ Grand Stand Handicap—Water ; King, Rebecca,. Tim Whifflar, Supplejack, . Ploughboy (late Ohandos).

FLUMPION PARKSAOES. Acceptances ; - '~t~ Hurdles ; 2 miles. st lb it lb Borderman... 11 7 Marmlon 10 f 0 ') Andy ...10 12 Marquis ... 9 7 Royalty ... 10 3 Anniversary Cup Handicap ; 1J miles. Tim Whiffler 9 0 1 Gaiters ' ... 712 Rally, (lata ■ I Rebecca ... 7 4 Whitbach) 8- 5 ('Supplejack V 0 December Handicap ; | mile. L Tim Whiffle! 4 9 0 Nelly ... 7 0 f Rally (late Duchess of,, Whitbacb) 812 Albany i-i, '6 10 Borderman... 8 5 Vanity Fair 6 7 Plo'hboj(late. Silver Queen 6 7 Chandoa),.. 7 0 _ . . Selling Plate Handicap—! pule. / Papapa ...,, 8 7; 1 Shufflethe,, - Fly... ..." 80 | Brogue ...'7*l3 Bordeaux ... 7 12 J Puri Puri ... 7 10 Maiden Plate, weight for age, 1 mile. Conundrum' 9 2‘ Irish E vng ... 8 3" Last Chance. 9 2 Faro... ffi ••• 8 H W-; Papapa ... 9 0 lmp9eto|f>.. H§ v , |~J ShufliQ the M » 7 13 Brogue, j,. 9 0 Duohw, , „ Pioughboy... 9 0 Albany ... 713 Mermaid ... 813 j; 30 Farther acceptances may come to hud through the post A Consolation Handicap of 15 sots ha* been added to the programme; nestio** tion and acceptance, 10a each.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1884.



Wanted- W ANTED —A good ger Apply Mra A. Oek, WANTED Known —On gentlemen can obtai Board and Lodgings by apf of this paper. WANTED, Improvers making. Apply, M Grey street, near Engine-st ' AN.TBD—'JC? Hire a run in trap. j terms, Box 73, Post Office, WANTED Known—A 3 quicing Board and I no other boarders are kef particulars at Guardian Ol WANTED Known-2,51 hats (150 different b at a great sacrifice, and to 30 per cent under wholesa costumes at 3s 9d ; other cheap; must be sold— come H. 0. Seoeks, ; ealys’ 'f Street. WANTED Known—A. ( for cash at the foil prices : —Tea, rare value, p tea, per lb 1s 3d, extra sugar, per lb 3d; curran raisins, per lb fid ; tapioca white ; sago, par lb 3d ; spi sauce, per bottle fid price, WANTED Known Sugar, 3-Jd; Keros«



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TT7ANTED ; W Bkadshaw, 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 town. All goods delivered free of charge in town. 4 752 SOMETHING worth knowing.—F. F. CLAYTON, Practical Tailor, pro fessed Coat and Habit Maker, is next Jones and Bradshaw’s, East street. F. F. O. is too well known as a master of his 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—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. Fowke and McEwbn, Bootmakers, East street, Ash burton. 10 1973 Special Advertisements.



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XTEW BOOKS! NEW BOOKS!! iM EW BOOKS ! and CHRISTMAS CARDS Now in. Popular Encyclopedia (14 vola); Colo nies and Dependencies, by T. S. Cotton ;• Local Government, by M. D. Chalmers ; Treasury of Sciences, Biographical, Work shop Appliances, Systematic Mineralogy, Electricity and Magnetism, Strength ot Material; Yaniiy Fair, by Tbaokery ; The Newcomes ; English Men of Letters— Bacon, Oowper, Dickens, Defoe ; Journal of the Plague Year, Plays from Molidre, The Prince Micharelli; Pedigree of Man, by Hoeckel; India, the Law and the People, by Caird ; Gilbert on Banking ; The Assommoir, by Emile Zola ; Medi eval History, by Chambers; Cassell’s Family Magazine, Irish Pleasantry and Fun, English Scenery (6 vols), Countries of the World (6 vols), Peoples of the World (4 vols), All Round the World (2 vols), The Book of Health, Family Phy sician ; Animal Life, by Wright; The Technical Educator, Popular Educator, Men of the Time, Family Herald (half year vol), How the Poor Live. Thomas Farley, BOOKSELLER, ASHBURTON.



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Special Advertisements. 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 FOURPENOE. All arejheartily welcomed. Please observe.—ln the ROOM NEXT to my PRESENT SHOP, specially taken for the Christmas Season. Admission—FßEE. K. Bevan, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, (Next Shop to Quill's Hotel.)



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