SHIPPING.

FORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Hawea, (.a., from Nelson, r*icton and Wellington. Waihora, s.s., from Melbourne, via Hobart and Southern ports. Sailed. Yesterday Sit William Wallace, barque, for New castle. Reward; schooner, for Titnarn. Cleopatra, brigantine, for Wellington. Spray, schooner, for Stewart’s Island. Alert, schooner, for Pelorus Sound. Hawea, 5.8., for Akaroa and Dunedin. Waihora, a. a., for Northern ports and Sydney. ' SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Sailed—Takapuna, for the South; Suva, lor Lsroka. ■j*. v Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived—Wanaka, from the South ; Mary Ellen, schooner, from Lyttelton. Sailed—Wanaka, for the North. Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrive—Mataura, ship, from London. Sailed—Taranaki, ship, fur London ; Wakatipu, for Sydney, via Lyttelton and Wellington ; Rotomahana, for Melbourne viaißltm and Hobart. Sailed—Taranaki, for London, with 101 l cargo of produce. Bluff, Yesterday. Arrived — Tarawera, from the West Coast Sounds. All well.

COMMERCIAL.

Aiheueton Guardian Office, Friday afternoon. The following is the Christchurch Com Ex change report for the week ending Friday evening, the iSth lust. The grain market has showna slightly-increased activity during tha past week, more especially in oats, several large parcels having changed hands at former rates, the increased demand not being sufficient to warrant a departure from the prices ruling for some lime past. There is little likelihood of a change until the new crop comes forward. The following are the week’s quotations: — Wheat—Sound milling winter, 4s. to 4s 3d, f.0.b.; Tuscan 3s qd to 4s, f.0.b.; second quality,j r js 3d 10 3s 8d; chick wheat, 2s to 2s 3d, at Christchurch. Oats—Prime milling, 2s ad per bushel; bright s-hort feed, 2s ; inferior and discolored;. » 8d to is lod per bushel, £,0,b, : , Rarley—None offering, prices nominaL Cheese and butter—4#d to Jd for the former, with little demand; and'fijad to yd for the latter.

Messrs-Miles and Co. report upon the live stock market for the week ending Thursday, 17th January, as follows: —Addington Sale yards ; A heavy total of s ock was'yarded for last-Wednesday’s market, the numbers being respectively— 9,905 sheep, 520 cattle and 86 pigs, A large proportion of theiat stock was' merinos, and as a i whole the mutton placed before the trade was notuptothe usual stan dard;'being made up for the most part of ewes. ..As was anticipated the day’s business KsatteSl in -a drop throughout the sales from » fid to ss per head, and we see no prospect of ’any' considerable improvement in prices. Fat cattle : A full entry, for the most part fair quality, - ; ‘lnquiry proved rather dml, and pricesreoedea to from 17s 6d to not exceed ing sot per loolb for best quality. Store sheep: In store sheep, as in fat, there was almost.* stagnation as compared with recent' ana a very considerable reduction on ■l'. 1 late prices had to be.submitted to by such.' sel lers as were tumble ta hold, and we have to re port a decline of fu’ly is per head on cross ’ breds. Merinos .proved very unsaleable and ' diffiml* to place at anything like: owners’ valdcs.r Store cattle: A fair entry, recent rates -being fully maintained. - Figs : A small supply and demand brisk, lull values being obtained for all lots on offer.— Ashburton; We held our usual fortnightly sale at the Ashburton Yards on Tuesday, 14th insti,* and report as follows ;— There was only a moderate.entry of,sheep and cattle, but more for requirements,. as some few lots.were tuned out unsold. Ourentries were on account of the Alford Estate, Messrs, W. C. Walker, Denshire, Allen, Sargent, .W. B, Clarkson. The entry from the Alford Estate comprised a draft of 220 magnificent fat cross bred sheep. Something oyer two-thirds wethers,- the bahnee ewes, sold in one line at ’ the uniform price of 16s each. These were notably the best sheep that have been yarded at Ashburton for some .months, and would have attracted attention in any market in the world, " if a demand had existed for sheep for export purposes they would,,have brought a much highCT .price. Mr W.’C. Walker’s fat merino wethers from the Valetta Estate, good quality . mutton, sold at loseaeh ; crossbred medium weights, at 145 each; Mr Den-hire’s .cross bred twoftooth bid up to 13s fid each were tuned out unsold. Mr ■ Allen’s store merino wethers brought 6s 4<i each. Fat. cattle, ac count Mr Sargent, LS ios each; store steers, account Mr W. B- Clarkson, at L44S fid each. Merino ewes, in wool, with lambs at foot, sold at llsfid each, lambs given in. Store cattle easily maintained previous quotations. ■■ Messrs Matson, Cox and Co. report on the live stock market for the Ashburton district for the weekending January 19th, as follows: On Tuesday at the Ashburton Yard; we held oar ««"»! sale of cattle, sheep and pics. The attendant, owing to a heavy nor’-wester blow ing, ms nfit so good as the last sale, and the entry for sheep was not so numerous. In fat sheep very few were penned, and a fine line . from Mr Herring fetched' 163. In cattle the entry was fair, but the quality for fat wasjndif ferent. We quote mutton at 2d to 2J£d per lb ; beef, jßs-6dto 20s per loolbs. In store sheep there was a goodyentry, but bidding not reaching owners’ expectations several lines were-withdrawn. In store cattle we sold several lines at prices folly equal to late sales. We sold iu fat sheep— Crossbred fat hoggets, at 13s ud ; in stores —merino ewes in wool, with’lambs at "foot, its 4d. In cattle—Fat steeflbXS SvL3.iSs.L5; fat heifers, L 3 15s; 3-year-old steers,- L 5; 2-year-old steers, X. 3 Its, La is. La 19s fid, L2 17s; yearlings, ; L2 3s, Li sos, Li 7s; cows,. £4 2s, La M*> ; ’

DAILY MEMORANDA.

RUCTION SALE 'SiTOEDAY, JANUARY 19, Mr Thoa. Bullock, at the Arcade, Burnett street—Town Sections MrThos Bollock, at the Arcade, Burnett street—Horses ilr Alfred Harrison, at his Booms— Wire-Binder, Express, etc. Messrs Matson, Ooz and do., at Tatter sails—Keepers and Binders, etc c v Tuesday, January 22. Matson,'Ooz ,and Co., at the Tinwald Maleyarda—Stock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Fto. j -Monday, January 21. Borough Council, , at Dorongh Council Chambers, at 7.30. Monday, January 28. Upper Ashburton Boad Board, at Road Board Office Friday, February 1. Ashburton County Council —tt Council Chambers, 11 a. m. Saiueday, February 2. Wskanni Boad Board, at Boad Board office, Moore street,.at 10.30 a.m.

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

Tbains Lbavr Abhbueton for Christ cHTmoßtjandintermediate stationsat?. 10 atmlVlOß a.m., and (Express) 5.37 - psMU Trains Lbavk Ashburton foe Tmaso t AND SoOTN, at 6.60 a.m., 10.26 a.m. ' (Express), and 4.45 p. m.— the latter pr • - ' rtsmmitf no faxtter tb an Timaru. ■-.V- at Ashburton FKI.M , ~ OHMMWHUaoH at 1010 a.m. (Fxprosa), > Tiuni 'Ajuhtb ai Abhbueton from } I' Sooth at 10.40 & m. , 6.27

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1884.

The Government offer a reward of LSO for information which will lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who broke into and stole any of the stores or provisions from the depots at Sandy Inlet, Enderby Island, and Port Ross, in the Auckland Islands. Viscount Berehaven, now Earl of Bantry, is in Canterbury, and has bought land at Barry’s Bay, Bank’s Peninsula, where he proposes to build a cottage and reside some time,, while recovering f oin the effects of injuries received in the hunting field. The death of his father may, possibly, change his plans. Considerable interest has been aroused in Dunedin by the publication of a letter from Mr Joseph Braithwaite, a well known bookseller, resigning his position

as Vice-President of the Freethought Association, and giving his reasons at length. Mr Kobert Stout, the President, publishes a lengthy letter in reply. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s new steamer Aoraqgi, Captain Turpin, arrived at Wellington from London via Teneriffe and Hobaft, at 5.3 > last evening. Her passage, which occupied 45 days, in cluding detentions, has been uneventful. The health of the passengers throughout has been excellent, and no casualties hare occurred. The heaviest hailstorm that has been known in the Oamaru district took place yesterday. The hail was large enough to break skylights, the glass of greenhouses, etc., and did a good deal of damage in this way. The crops, however, are not

far enough advanced to hare suffered in jury from the hail, except in one or two exceptional instances. The District Grand Lodge of Free-

masons, E.C., visited Timaru yesterday, on the occasion of the installation of *he W.M. and officers for the year. About

sixty members cf the Craft came down from Christchurch, and there was a large gatheiing of Masons f.’om the district.

Mr F. J. Wilson was installed W.M., D.D.G.M. Bro Thompson performing the ceremony. In the evening the visitors were entertained at a banquet.

The New Zealand Land Native Com pany had a very successful sale yesterday at Gisborne of a large number of subur ban sections just across the river. ihe average price realised was about double the upset total The amount was L 4.967. Mr Poynter of Tasmania, formerly living in this district, was the largest buytr. Some rural land at Matawhero realised from LlO to L 32 an acre, the total being L 631. A number of people from otlur parts of the colony also bought. By a fire in East Invercargill last night two cottages were destroyed. The circum stances are peculiar. The owner, and occupier of the house in which the fire broke out, is an aged man named Yient, a hawker. He and his wife left home early yesterday morning on a hawking expe dition, leaviug no one in tho house, and did not return till just as the fire broke out. There was a stock of goods he dealt in in the house, and these, with the furni ture, were nearly all destroyed. The effects were saved from the other cottage. Yient was insured for Ll5O on the build ing, and Ll5O on the stock and furniture in the Norwich Union.

Considerable improvement ia being effected on the railway station premises in Ashburton. The corporation teams are busily employed carting soil, and are making the approaches to the station much more convenient, ,and will no doubt re move the disagreeable lagoons which used to be met with by foot passengers, when leaving the platform hitherto. Of course something more than clay will be required, and it is hoped that the Go vernment will cover the approaches with some good binding metal or asphalte. Ratepayers will be glad to learn that this work is being done at the expense of Ihe Government and not the Borough Council. Young and feeble mothers with frail children will both become strong by the use of Hop Bitters, Read. -[Advt.]

Wells’ “Rough on Corns.”—Ask for Wells’“Rough on Corns,” T'/id. Quick re lief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Moses, Moss and Co,, Sydney, General Agents. “ 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 free 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 has 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 in. Sample Bottles 6d. Regular size 3s. 6d. Three doses will relieve any case.—[Advt.]

A trial of the new Cshorne reaper and twine binder will take place to-morrow on the Alford Forest road, on a crop of oats belonging to Mr Ben. Ede. “ Major ” Pollard of the Salvation Vrmy was to arrive hero this afternoon from Oamaru, for the purpose of making arrangements for the opening of the cam paign in Ashburton. An accident occurred at Longbeaoh on Tuesday afternoon, which might have re sulted very disastrously, but we are glad to say that comparatively little harm was done. It appears that Mrs Archdeacon Harris had gone out for a drive with four daughters of Mr John Giigg, and on turn ing a somewhat sharp corner the horse swerved, capsizing the conveyance. Ah the occupants were thrown out, Mrs Harris falling underneath and sustain ing the most injury. The lady was carried back to the homestead, and Dr Rosa was soon in attendance. We are glad to say Mrs Harris is progressing so fa v rably that she will probably be about in a few days, and there is no occasion for her friends to feel any alarm. In connection with a supposed incendi ary firejwhich formed the subject of a trial at the present Supreme Court sessions at Wellington, Detective Chrystal was ex amining some tracks made by a horse neat the scene of the fire, when a storekeeper in the neighborhood interfered, saying they were evidently cow tracks. He be gan to obliterate the outline with his finger, but the detective stopped him, saying he would not allow the storekeeper to interfere with a track which it was his duty as a detective to examine. Mr Justice Richmond remarked that it was a serious oflence for a bystander to inter fere with a detective when examining sup posed evidences of crime, because the de tective was lega’ly in the sole possession of any evidences of crime while in the act of examining them. A person interfering in such a case as this storekeeper was said to have done, might be prosecuted for in terfering with a constable in the execution of his duty. A sultry debate of an hour’s duration took place ai the meeting of the Thames Borough Council last night regarding the action of Mr F. O. Dean, Town Clerk, who recently suspended Mr J. B. Mason, the holder of a number of other municipal appointments, assigning as a reason that the latter had been convicted of assault and severely fined, A very humble apology from the delinquent for reinstate ment was received. The majority of the councillors expressed the conviction that the Town Clerk had the authority to suf. pend. Eventually a resolution was car ried, accepting the apology and agreeing to the reinstatement. An additional motion was, however, passed affirming the opinion that the action of the Town Clerk in suspending, without consulting the Mayor or any member of the Council, was both injudicious and uncalled for. After the conclusion of the meeting Dean publicly stated Ira intention of giving the necessary six months’ notice and resigning his appointment.

Holloways Pills.—Nervous Debility. No part of the human machine requires more watching than the nervous system—upon it hangs health and life itself. These pills are the best regulators and strengthened of the nerves, and the safest general purifiers. Nau sea, headache, giddiness, numbness, and men tal apathy yield to them. They dispatch in a summary manner those distressing dyspeptic symptoms, stomachic pains, fulness at the pit of the stomach, abdominal distension, and over come both capricious appetites and confined bowels—the commonly accompanying signs of defective or deranged nervous power. Hollo way’s Pills are particularly recommended to persons of studious and sedentary habits, who gradually sink into a nervous and debilitated state, unless some such restorative be occa sionally taken.—[Advt.]

THE WEATHER.

A very severe storm of thunder, light ning, wind, hail and rain passed over the district about four o’clock yesterday after noon. From reports to hand up to the present, the storm seems to have been most severe in the Ashburton Forks and Winchmore districts, where very con siderable damage has been done to the crops of wheat and oats Messrs Moss man, Frisby, Corbett,. Oorsbie and Sar gent will suffer great loss through the severity of the storm. We are informed that the hailstones that fell were the largest that have been seen in this dis trict for many years. At Greenstree* considerable damage was done to the crops by the severe hail storm, and at Mr Corsbie’s house the glass in several windows was completely shat tered. In the neighborhood of Dromore the storm was also very severely felt, and the wind and rain at one time was so severe as to render it a matter of imnossi bility for a man to face it on horseback. In this part of the county the principal sufferers are reported to bo Messrs Lee, Brown and MrDowall, one promising crop of barley being completely destroyed. It is also reported that considerable damage has been done to the crops away towards the hills.

During the night heavy showets of hail fell in Ashburton, and altogether it i was more like winter than harvest weather. To-day the weather has also been far from seasonable, and harvesting opera tions will in consequence be delayed some what The Timaru Herald says The weather which for a f«w days had been favorable for the harvest, yesterday took a turn. The wind blew from the South all day, with a threatening sky in the mornb g, and in the afternoon a heavy downpour of rain came on, which, from tho appearance of the sky, was pretty general throughout the district. In the 'lbury district the rain was varied by heavy hail about 4 o’clock. Tow rds evening the wind died away and the sky cleared, and by midnight there was very little cloud to be seen. The rain, it i* feared, will have laid some of the heavier crops, and it must have done some little injury by wetting corn in the sheaf, of which, by this time there is a good deal in various parts of the district.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

ASHBURTON.— To-day. (Before H. 0. S. Baddeley Esq, R.M.) Woollen Factory Company v R. Lan caster, claim of L 25, money due on shares. Mr Crisp appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Purnell for defendant. —Stephen E. Poyntz, Secretary of the Company, pro duced an application for shares from de fendant. Certain amounts had been paid on the shares, but Mr Lancaster had stated that the trustees in his bankrupt estate were the proper people to sue for the amount now claimed.—ln cross-ex amination witness said that he had given notice of the calls to both Mr Lancaster and Mr Ferriraan. Had previously sent notices to Messrs Digby and Jameson, but subsequently to Mr Feiriman, having heard that the latter had purchased the estate, t-'ent notices to Mr Ferriraan and Mr Lancaster at about the same time, but had no record of the date Mr Lan caster had paid one call, after the estate was transferred to defendant.—Mr Pur nell argued that there was no case to answer, ap4 Mr Orjisp haying replied, his Worship said ha would hear the evi dence. —Richard Lancaster deposed that he had been a bankrupt and his qatate was assigned and had recently been re transferred to witness. Had never re ceived any notice from Mr Poyntz in re gards to calls sued for. —Cross-examined ; Was under the impression that the crlls had all been paid up to the time of tl>e r.v transference of the estate to witness. Counsel having addressed the Bench, hi? Worship said he would take time to conr aider the -s atter and would give bis de? cision to-morrow.

Quill v. Bland, claim of L 4 4s for ser vice to a maro.—Mr Wildin,; appeared

for defendant. The defence was that there was no stamped or tealed assignment of the book debts of the deceased Allan Hobhs, formerly lessee of the horse, and his Worship said that he would in conse quence have to nonsuit the plaintiff, the costs of one witness, who had come from Mount Possession, being allowed. Alford Forest Estate v. Aitken, claim of L2 lOsfor service to a mare.—Mr \\ iid ing appeared for plaintiff, and called Mr Herring, of the Company, who said that the amount had not been paid. The de fence was that defendant had paid the money to the wrong person, and his Wor ship gave judgment for the amount claimed, adding that no doubt the money would be refunded.

Leddy v. Denshire, claim of L 7 12s 6J, value of sheep.—Mr Crisp appeared for plaintiff and Mr Wilding for defendant. The following evidence was called:— Catherine Baylisa deposed that she lived at Seafield, near the plaintiff, and on the Show day remembered seeing some sheap coming from the direction of Mr Den shire’s land. They came round by Mr Leddy’s whare, and went into a paddock. The sheep were unattended, and witness saw a dog come up to the flock. The dog afterwards went towards Mr Denshire’s. —Cr >Bs-examined ; Did not sea the dog do anything to the sheep.—James O’Con nor, in the employ of plaintiff, remem bered seeing some sheep on the 16th No vember, belonging to Mr Leddy. They had been worried by a dog, and some of them had since died. Saw the defendant’s dog, whuh was a large one, on the 21st November. Told Mr Denshire of what had taken place, and he said he would pay for the sheep which were killed. Had been sent by Mr Leddy to defendant’s three or four times to see about the matter of arbitration.— Cross-examined ; Witness could not say that he had repeated all the conversation that had taken place with jjMr Denshire. Did not see any sheep dead on the 16th, although he went all over the paddock. Witness did not tell Mr Denshire on the 21st that the sheep were just dead. The three sheep found on that day seemed to have been dead some days. Mr Denshire might have said that they had been dead a week, but witness could not remember it.—To the Bench : Had never seen any dogs hue the defendant’s loose in the paddock.—D. Leddy, the plaintiff, said that he went to his farm at Seafield on November 16th, when he saw one of his sheep lying down and it tried to get up, but failed. Examined it and found it tom in the thigh and maggots in the wound. Suspected the injury hafl been caused by a dog, but did not 'krow by whose. Witness mustered his sheep and found four of them had been torn. None

of them were killed, but since that time seven had died. Valued *hem at 5s each. Went to see Mr Denshire and told him that he wanted compensation. Defendant said he would not mind giving him half-a dozen sheep, even if his dog had not done the injury. Mr Denshire said he would give witness a sheep for every one he had lost. Subsequently it was agreed to leave tho'mattor’to arbitration, defen dant nominating Mr Parsons. This was after an interview between the parties in the action and Mrs Hayli?s - Cross examined : Witness had been offered 9s for his lambs, and considered the “ orphans ” not to be worth more than 4s. The ewes that had been worried were worth ss. Mr Denshire never admitted that his dog had done the damage, but said that if witness proved his case he would give him sheep for sheep. Mr Denshire had parted w th the oog, and since then defendant had told witness that some of his sheep had been worried. If a sheep was badly cut when being sho r n and the flies got into the wounds the animals might die. Was of opinion that the wounds were not caused in that way, as the mark of a dog’s teeth was appa rent. —Thomas Simpson, farmer, deposed he knew plaintiff, whose sheep he sheared. The merino ewes were in good condition, but could not swear to their value. The sheep were not cut at all in shearing Mr Wilding submitted that there was no case, and asked for a nonsuit. The plain tiff’had at first suspected another neigh bour, but had subsequently fixed on Mr ■enshire, who had acted very fairly in

rhe matter, and had offered to ijive Mr Leddy sheep for sheep if his dog had done the harm. —Mr Crisp having an swered, his Worship said he would hear the evidence.—W. B. Denshire said that the dog had often been loose about wit ness’s farm and with the sheep The dog was three years old. and witness had had it since it was a puppy. Had never known it worry sheep, although it could get at them at any time. Sold the dog recently for the reason that the house was shut up for a time. Witness’s own sheep had been worried since the dog had left the neighborhood. Told Mr Leddy from the beginning that if he could bring th > dam age home to witness’s dog, ha would give compensation or submit the question to arbitration.—His Worship said that he could not give damagesjon the evidence before him, and he would therefore non suit the plaintiff with costs. Ranger v Martin, claim of L 23 Is. Mr Purnell appeared for plaintiff and Mr Crisp for defendant. A set-off was put in and admitted, and Mr Crisp submitted to judgment for L 22 4s 6d, the amount to be paid in monthly instalments of LlO, the first to be paid four weeks hence. Turner v Abbott, claim of L2O, for cash as per agreement. Mr Branson appeared fo* - plaintiff, and Mr Crisp for defendant. he plaintiff gave evidence that he lent de fendant Lls,and it was agreed that witness should receive L 5 commission. Defendant gave an order on Mr Ferriman, who re fused to honor it, on account of the work not having been done. —Mr Crisp said that ha was entitled to a non-'uit, as it was in the power of the plaintiff to sue Mr Ferriman. The three parties had agreed to the order, and therefore Mr Ferriman was liable. He quoted authori ties in support of his contention. —Mr Branson said that the defendant did not sue upon the order, which was put in simply as collateral evidence of the loan. The acceptance was simply upon a certain contingency, and was not strictly an ac ceptance.— His Worship gave judgment for the amount claimed, with costs. The Court adjourned.

JOTTINGS FROM A TRAVELLER’S JOURNAL.

[.SPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR “ THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.”] CHAP. XXV.—(Continued). The Church < f the Oappucini —lts Pictures— An Interesting Cemetery —a Ghastly Scene Pillars and Pilasters of Bones and Skulls—A I EMARKABL ' FACT—A MONK’S SLEEP A Peculiar Festival—A Sight not to be Forgotten—Dr Bevan—The Tka-

jan Monument —A Legend. After the review I went to the Church of the Oappucini in the Piazzi Barberini. The Church itself, in comparison with others in Rome, is inferior, but it con tains some good pictures. One by Guido, of the Archangel Michael trampling on the Devil is famous, because the features of the fallen angel are said to resemble faithfully those of Pop j Innocent X. It seems the painter and the Pontiff had quarrelled, and the artist revenged him self by the questionable trick of giving to the body of the devil the head of the Pope. The subjects of the other pictures are Christ in the purple robe, by Gher ardo della Nottej the death of St Francis, a fresco, by Dominichino, and the ecstasy of ■■ t Francis by the same ; the visit of j

Ananias to Saul, by Phtro de Oortona. Lanzi speaks very highly of this last men tioned picture as exciting the admiration of judges, who are willing to admit vari ous styles of beauty in art. But the in terest of the Cappuosni centres in the cemetery, which is underneath the Chutch though still ab .ve ground. The visitor enters a corridor lighted by grated windows without glass. On one side of this corridor are several or chapels, which form the burial places, and h'Te a ghastly scene is presented to view. The pillars and pilasters that support the walls are formed of bones and skulls. Ezekiel tells us that in the valley of vision the bones he saw were “ very many,” and “very dry.” But in these gloomy vaults they are in numerable and crumbling with age. Architectural ornaments are not wanting; knobs and mouldings and has reliefs and flowers, and chandeliers, but all formed of bones ! There is almost every con ceivable pattern of embellishment con structed out of these revolting materials. What a place for imagination to revel in! To heighten, shall I say the charms or the horrors of the place, in niches at the sides of the vaults complete skeletons are seen standing or sitting in various attitudes. They are cl id in the habits they wore when living and labels are attached dis closing the names by which they were known and the date of their decease. Some of the skulls are very white and bare—one or two 1 noticed still covered with yellow akin and fragments of hair and as the great round holes, the eye sockets are'seen in the middle of the nook and ihe extended jaw—the skeleton effigy seems to be grinning at you with a ghastly humor, as if the whole scene ware an in genious jest. One remarkable fact, how ever, I must not withhold. There is no unpleasant smell. I deem this remark able, because on several occasions when standing close by living monks in a crowded church I perceived a strong odour of sanctity. The earth in the cemetery is considered to be specially holy, because it was brought from Palestine ; and as the space is but limited, room for the interment of successive generations of monks, is obtained by limiting ihe time during which the dead brother can be allowed to rest in the holy ground. When a new death oc curs, the register, I presume, is referred to, and the bones of the brother who has been longest in the grave are taken up, and the remains of the recently departed are consigned to the precious soil, there to repose until wanted to be removed. Thus ’ each good monk enjoys, in turn, the i privilege of sleeping awhile in the conae . crated bed ; and this is considered to more than counterbalance the seeming I indignity of being disturbed before the i morning of the resurrection. On the

i festival of All Saints, the living members of the brotherhood assemble to sing masses i in the cemetery containing the bones of i the dead ; and the gloomy chambers are • lighted up by candles placed in the long : chandeliers. At the same time garlands > are placed upon the brows, and fresh > bouquets in the hands of the ske’etons. 1 who sit or stand, motionless, and grinning during the ceremony. Such a sight as i the cemetery of the Cappuoini presents » is not to be seen in any other part of the v world I should think, and once seen can i never be forgotten. s The npxt day I met Dr Bevan, a well i known Congregational Minister, who bad > returned to England from America, and I who now, with his father and mother, t and a party of friends, were enjoying a 5 short vacation at Rome. We arranged r an excursion together, the particulars of 1 which I proceed to relate. Our first halt i was at the forum of Trajan. The exoa . vation only partially reveals the grandeur i that must originally have been displayed. ) Up to the year 107, the city and the i Campus Martius were separated ly a , space crowded by habitations of the p or. ■ Domitian commenced and Trajan oom l pleted the removal of what, in modern phraseology, we should call the “slums” , that obstructed the march of improve > ment. Merivale says :—“He swept away - every building on the site, levelled the i spot on which they stood, and laid out a • vast of columnar galleries, connecting • halls and chambers for public use and r recreation.” But all these, the libraries, i the magnificent basilica, the-temple dedi • cated to the worship of Trajan himself, i and the numerous groups of statuary in bronze and marble representing incidents ■ in the life of the Emperor, all these have ; disappear’d. The foundations of the four rows of columns that supported the Basilica Ulpia, alone, can now be traced. But the beautiful pillar beneath which the ashes of the Emperor were placed still • towers aloft. Most of my readers will be familiar with the appearance of this ancient monument, from the numerous engravings that are extant. It is con structed of marble, and is ornamented with a spiral band, on which, in bold relief, are sculptured exploits connected with Dacian war. On the apex of the column there stood originally a statue of the Emperor with a gilded globe in his hand. But as if in sympathy with the fallen fortunes of the Imperial city the statue fell to the ground, and as a sub stitute many years afterwards, Pope Six tus V placed the effigy of St Peter. Amongst the legends of the forum is one relating to Gregory the Great. He was viewing one day the relics that told of the glory of the Emperor, and over whelmed with pity at the thought of the loss of his soul, he prayed with many tears that he might be rescued from per dition. In answer to his supplications it was revealed that the soul of the heathen emperor might be saved on condition that ho (Gregory) consented to endure, for three days, the pains of purgatory, or suffer physical pain and sickness during the remainder of his life. The Pontiff accepted the conditions, and chose the latter alternative, and on this account, as his credulous biographers tell m, he never afterwards enjoyed good health. Dante has made use of this legend in his “ Pur gatorio. ” (To be continued.)

A STEAMER ASHORE.

[by telegraph.] Wvllingtom, To-day

Messrs Levin and Co., agents of the steamer Napier, receive t a telegram this morning, stating the steamer Napier went ashore inside the mouth of the Rangitikei river, She is making a great deal of water, and assistance is immediately wanted. Later The steamer Napier is insured for L 2,260, distributed amongst several offices, the names of which are not yet known. Captain Bendall, of the Under writers’ Association, leaves for Hangitikei to-night.

Bulls, To-day. The a s. Napier is ashore on the south spit of the Rangitikei river.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[bbUTRR's TetBOHAMS— COPYRIGHT.] A Doubtful Loan. London, Jan. 16. In its issue this morning, the Daily News, in referring to the proposed Vic torian four million loan, doubts whether it will be successfully floated. Pire. An outbreak of fire occurred at No. 67, Cornhill, on the premises occupied by Messrs Silver, and now (6 a.m.) is increasing rapidly. A Good Dividend. The Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend for the past half year at the rate of 18 per cent per annum, and carries forward £.55,000 to the reserve fund. The Mails. The Homeward mrils via Brindisi, dated Melbourne, Dec. 6tb, were de livered yesterday. Monetary and Commercial. Consols have advanced to ioij£. New Zealand securities remain at last quotations. Adelaide wheat, ex store, 445; New Zealand ditto, 36s to 425. Adelaide flour, ex store, 31s. Austra lian tallow—Best beef, 39s fid; best mutton, 445. Abandoned. Cairo, Jan. 16. The Minister for War has abandoned a journey which he proposed to make to Khartoum in order to supervise the evacuation of the town by the Egyptian garrison. [Received Jan. 18, 1 p.m ] The Cornhill Pire. London, Jan. 17. The fire which broke out in Cornhill th : s morning caused .the destruction of Messrs Silver and Co.’s buildings, the whole premises being completely gutted. Through the efforts of the firemen the flames were prevented from spreading to the adjoining buildings. The War in the Soudan. Cairo, Jan. 17. The latest news to hand from the Soudan states that the insurgents have cut off any possible retreat of the Egyptian garrison from Sennaar, and have blocked the river a mile below Duem. The New Archbishop. Bomb, Jan. 17.

A propaganda has selected Bishop Moran as the successor of the late Most Rev Roger Bede Vaughan in the Archdiocese of Sydney.

AUSTRALIAN.

[BECTEB’S TELEGRAMS COPYRIGHT.] [Received Jan. 18, 1 p.m.] A Validating Bill. Sydney, To-day. It is announced that the Govern ment intend to introduce in Parliament a Validating Bill to meet the constitu tional difficulty which has arisen in cpn r nection with the election of some, mem-, hers of the present Ministry through in formality in connection with the Gazette proclamation. Sale of Racehorses. At the sale of Mr R. Town’s Hobart ville horses yesterday, the lots offered realised 1.13,500. The highest price given was L. 1,300 for a yearling filly. - The Governor of Victoria. Melbourne, To-day. The Marquis of Normanby leaves for England via San Francisco in April next. The Argus to day, alluding to his Excellency’s departure, warmly eulogises the manner in which he has filled the position of Governor. Earl Rosebery. Adelaide, To-day. The Earl and Countess Rosebery are now in this city en toute for England.

TELEGRAMS.

fPKR PRESS ASSOCIATION. ) A Religions Society. Alcklanb, To-day. At a meeting last night, it was resolved to form a Christian Evidence Society, to circulate the beat literature and provide lecrures on the evidences of the Christian religion. A New Church. At a meeting of the Roman Catholics at Ponsonby, L 327 was subscribed towards the erection of a church in that suburb. Home Ships. Arrived—Ship Turakina (late City of Perth), Captain Power ; and the barque Lutterworth, Captain Pearson, from London. Trout Ova. Wellington, To-day. Mr Stoddart, of Hampden, an Otago settler, who has returned by the Aorangi, brought out with him 100,000 Loch Leven trout ova. The boxes have been opened . here, and it is found that a considerable proportion are dead, some apparently having not been impregnated. The ova in one box, however, is in a fairly good condition, and will be forwarded to Otago by the Te Anau on Monday.

The Fusilier. The agents of the Fusilier received the following telegram frem the captain this morning :—“ Every tide is driving the vessel further up the beach."

A Dividend. Donbdin, To-day. The Refrigerating Company hare de clared a dividend of ten per cent

.An Elevation. The Tablet states that Father Fynea has been elevated to the dignity of prelate and appointed Supernumerary Chamber lain to the Pope, in recognition of his ad ministration of the Auckland diocese. Bankruptcy Oases- Mr West’s creditors have accepted his offer of ten shillings. Messrs McLean and Co have received their discharge.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1884.



Wanted WANTED TENDERS for Carting and Stacking about 12 acres of Oats in the Domain. James Tasker. 1 129



WANTED —To hire for a few weeks, TEAMS for earthwork at Yaletta Hail way Station. Apply, Inspector P. Way, Ashburton 1 119 WANTED —By a respectable young girl, a light PLAGE in a small family; good references. For address, apply to Guardian Office: 1 45 TFTAN TED—TENDERS for Cutting, •» Binding, Stocking, and Carting 100 acres of wheat. Tenders close on SATURDAY, January 19, at noon. Apply to R. LANCASTER, 1 85 Butcher and Baker, Ashburton. WANTED to Buy—A small second hand fire-proof SAFE. State price, maker and size to Box 45, Post Office, Ashburton. 1 44 WANTED Known—That Hayes and Go. are slaughtering 2,000 yards i of Madras Muslin worth Is 9d at fid per I yard. WANTED Known—For Sale, two COTTAGES on East Belt. Cheap, easy terms. Apply W. C. Datis or Ward and Sons." 12 1012 WANTED TENDERS For CUT TING and TYING 200 Acres, more or less, of Wheat. Tenders re ceived up to 15th inst., stating what reaper used. John Emerson, Epperston Farm, Hinds. 1 WANTED KNOWN— Robert Elston, Bill Poster, Theatrical Agent, eta, Town Hall, Ashburton. Theatrical companies and others visiting Ashburton should communicate with the above. Orders by post or telegram promptly attended to. 760 c WANTED —The public who are in want of Boots to inspect our win dow before purchasing elsewhere. As far as style and cheapness we are determined not to be excelled. Boots for everyone, and at any price. Large stock of women’s best prunellas from 7s fid ; men’s half sole and heeling, 4s fid ; women a do, 3s fid ; girl’s do, 2s fid. Nokbs, Leicester Boot Warehouse, Burnett street. 12 1107 WANTED Known—That in conse quence of the rapid increase of business, John Moison, Impermeable Bootmaker, has been compelled to get a large stock of Boots of a superior quality in the town in order to meets the demands of his customers, and those who may pur chase from him will find no deception as to price or quality. As J. M. has gained thd public trust in the past by doing best work and fit, combined with neatness and style, he intends even to make greater exertions in the future. Fowler’s Build ings, Tancred street (opposite Arcade), Ashburton. 7 207



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SHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION LIST. Take notice the Valuation Liat for the' Borough of Ashburton for the year 1884 is now Open for Inspection at the Borough Council office, Burnett street, Ashburton. All objections thereto must be left lit the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Ashbur ton, on or before the 15th day of Feb ruary, addressed to the > ssessmejit Court, and a copy of eyery such objection must be left at the Town Clerk’s office not later than seven days before the next sitting or the said t ourt. CHARLES BRADDELL. Town Clprk. Borough Council O^co, Ashburton, 15th January, 1884. 1108