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Ashburton Guardian Office,

' Friday afternoon. Th* following is the Christchurch Corn Ex change report for the week ending Friday, the 17th instant Transactions in the grain and prdßafM*nvnfcete have been quiet during the 1W week, v Fair trade enquiries exist tor prime milling wheat, especially Pearl and - wheat twholel has a good de mand for shipment per Triumph to Sydney. rwc are not go-ng forward so briskly —the cheap markets In the South are beginning to affect tßiihjpping orders. Rye grass still has enquiries, while Cocksfoot has had a fair sale during the week, but owing to the large quan tities offering buyers were soon able to execute their orients at their own figure. News from Sydney’pfthe ath July, state that potatoes are slightly' firmevand are quoted at L 3 ; while oats ha% a downward tendency, the top price being zji'ud.'' In all Sydney quotations sacks are mchfdfcd. The prices quoted last week for dairy produce have been only just maintained. Holders should be careful not to be too ex travagant in their views as regards these lines ■s a fall iß'iherSydney market, where the best quoted price for New Zealand butter is is 3d . per lb, |».sare to greatly influence our prices. The quotations axe.as follows Wheat: Prime milling (vrihtersorts). as lid j Tuscan, 2S qd; second quality, 2S 2d to 2 s fid; chick wheat, 2s, Cab, Oafsf| Milling and bright short ' feed, is qd to Islbd; slightly discolored, is yd to is 8d; lone arid inferior, is 4d to is fid; Tartarian seed, 1» ! Bd, : f.0.-b. ■ ‘ Barley: Nomi nally ; prime uniting, 3sl fid to 39 qd; second quality, 23 fid to 3s; feed, is qdtoas, Christ church. Beans, as 4d to 2s fid. Peas : Prus sian blues, 5 3s.fid to 3« qd ; feed, 2s 4d to as fid, £o.b. Rye grass Machine dressed, 4s fid; fanners’.parcels, 2s fid to 3s fid, f.o.b. Cocksfootßright heavy, seed, ; dis colored,, ad to £o.b. Lyttelton. Potatoes, 32s fid to 35% country stations within 12 miles of Christchurch, Dairy produce; Butter, prune quality*in tubs, nd to is; second quality,, iod. Cheese, small leaf shape, to fid medium, 46 to 4j£d; large, 3>£d, ■' f.o.b. -. -'

DAILY MEMORANDA.

E AUCTION SALES. SATURDAY, JULY 18 Hr T.? Bullock,, at the Arcade, Burnett Street—land end Sundries Tubsuay, July 21 Messrs Matson, Cox and Ox, at the Ashburton Baleyarda—Stock MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Em Friday, JuryW St Step^en’a-Sohoolroom—Sixpenny En tertainment, at 8 o'clock Monday, July 20 Arcade Chambers—Star of Ashburton, U.AU.D.-, atS o’clock Borough: Council, Ist 'Borough Council Chambers, at 7.30 Orange Hall—Parliamentary Union, at 8 o’clock Tuesday. July 21 Ashburton Guards—Meeting at Mr T. H. Zouoh’s grain store, at 7 o’clock Friday, July 24. Oddfellows’ Hall—Complimentary Con* cert to Mr and Mrs Branson Friday, August 7 Ebnbgesch Boad Board at Road Board Office.* Saturday, August 8 Ashburton County Council—At Council Chambers, ll Am.

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MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office follows: — For Christchurch and North at 6 a.m. 10.30 and 6 p.m., daily. For Ohertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.nu and 5 p.m. doily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream. Bangitata, Orari, Winchester, . and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. Tor Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a,m., ForTimara and South, at 6 a.m., 10 S,m., and 4.80 p.m., daily. Far Gxeenstreet, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10.46 a.m.. For Wakanui, iElgin, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturday?,Oft <u9o4‘m. For Mount Somers; .daily at 4.30 p.m. For Mayfield and Buspdna, on Mon* . days and Thursdays,. at 4.80 p.m.- For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, at 480p.m. dally. - For ifleuungton, on Mondays, Wednes . hays, and -Fridays, at 4. SO p. m. For NewlShfis,' on Tuesdays and Fri- Y: Malla arrive at the Ashburton Post ■■ Office 4 - ’ " i From Christchiirch and Bakaia at 10.15 J_ajn., 435 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Chertsey; &c. at 10.15 a.m. and .436 p.m. daily. It. FromDunedinfhnd intermediate placer tt 5.3°* •Mn- daily. . .L FraasTemyka *mdTimaru at 10.40 a. m. * Jim., and 8 p.m. daily. ~ From ; -fireenateeet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 am. * From Mount Somers, daily at 10.6 * p.m ---* From Mayfield, and on Wed nesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. * From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 am. daily. From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri ays, at 3.30 p.m. ; Fran Flemington on Tuesdays, Thors* days, frhd Saturdyps, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1885 Freetrade and Finance.

The dreamy, superficial theorist mourns over the universal selfishness of mankind and longs for that millenial period when, every man shall regard his brother’s or his neighbor’s interest as of more importance than his own. The more clear sighted, reflective, penetrat ing political economists, on the other hand, sees in that same universal sel fishness the chief mainspring and guar antee of a nation’s prosperity and wealth j so that he would not lessen that selfishness if he could, but seeks only to enlighten it and to extend its vision beyond the narrow bounds in which it is so prone to waste its energies and to defeat its own purpose. Even the early Freetrade reformers in Eng land, though undoubtedly benevolent men, and men who could see far be yond the limited ken of most of their opponents or supporters, were first moved to their great and successful efforts in the cause of Freetrade by their own selfish interests as manufac turers. They never sought to conceal this—they most plainly avowed it—but they made it evident that the interests of the manufacturer were the interests of the thousands that depended upon him for employment for bread and for meat, as well as the interests of the farmer that supplied that bread and meat; and that it would be impossible to enrich so large a portion of the population of a country without emich ing the country itself, not excepting the very landlords whose narrower vision made them believe that their selfish in terests would be best served by with holding cheap bread from the people. The late triumph of Freetrade, or some approach to it, in the House of Representatives, is one bright cheering spot in the dark gloomy atmosphere of New Zealand politics. The action of Woollen and Candle Factories, In de claring that they want no more protec tion than their natural position and the inevitable taxation of the colony must give them, affords us some hope and confidence in the intelligence of our leading manufacturers, and helps us to see that they are not all cramped to the intensely narrow vision of the Protec tion school. The action .of a large portion of the people’s representatives shows us that they have not all bowed their knees to the noisy Baal of Pro tection, but have yet some considera tion for the true welfare of the country, even though that interest may not be protected by any political combination arising to control the representation of the colony. The late movement is the more surprising and satisfactory be cause both the would-be leaders of the House, Major Atkinson and Sir Julius Vogel, have been making their calcula tions in the other direction ; forsaking all their old Freetrade professions, and j vconng round as rapidly as they could i

with any decency in the direction of what they thought the only party that was taking any political interest in the matter. After the late check we shall probably see no raqre of this, and we shall not be surprised .to see either of them setting their sails to catch a breeze in the opposite direction. Apart from the freetrade aspect of the question, we feel no pride or pleasure in the check which Sir Julius Vogel has received from the House on his financial proposals. No additional taxation would be pleasant at any time; it is especially grievous when the colony is so little able to bear it. Wherever it is placed it will pinch and pinch, painfully. An increased property and an increased Customs tax are almost equally undesirable. But the bitter medicine was not only necessary to open the eyes of the electors, it was one of the few pieces of straightfor ward finance that Sir Julius Vogel has proposed to the House. Straightfor ward finance the House will not have, and even Sir Julius Vogel cannot now draw on the future to gratify the mor bid, reckless taste for borrowing that he has so successfully planted in this colony. His pupils now say to him— “ You have taught us to stave off all difficulties by drawing on tne future, and we intend to follow your teaching, whether you can see any way of pro viding for it or not. You released L. 300,000 for us last year by doing away with the Sinking Fund, or adding it to the debt of the colony; you must do something of the same sort again. Why should we pay off any debts that we can help ? We have long borrowed for our roads and bridges, for all our public buildings, for our constabulary and schools, and have then added all annual deficiencies to the funded debt. What is the good of talking about that nominal L 50.000 deficiency when the real deficiency every year, apart from expenditure that can possibly be called remuneration, is more than L. 500,000 ? Add it to the funded debt and let us go merrily on. We will vote no dis agreeable taxes —we will dismiss no civil servants, we will reduce bo sala ries, we will talk vaguely of general economy, but we will take care never to make ourselves unpopular by really putting it into practice. We will be merry to-day and not.think of to-mor row.”

At a meeting of the North Canterbury Board of Education' hold yesterday, Mr W. fl. Kneen, at present assistant master at the Dunedin Normal School, was ap pointed to succeed Mr H. Dempsey as headmaster of the Borough School. The usual weekly gathering of the Ash burton Rinking Club was held in the Town Hall last evening, when there was a fair attendance. The Committee of the Club have determined to change their meeting nights from Thursdays to Wed nesdays, and to hold a ball in connection with the Club at sn early date.

On Thursday a farmer well known in the locality purchased a coat from a shop in Ashburton. On reaching horns he a watch of some value in one of the pockets of the new garment. The finder has left the watch at this office for identification.

The fourth of the series of Sixpenny Entertainments, in connection with St. Stephan’s Choir, will be given this even ing in the schoolroom at 8 o’clock. A better programme even than usual has been prepared. Mr W. H. Brown, of the Canterbury Mills, and Mr W. Allan, of Acton Station, have become honorary members of the Ashburton Guards. The arms for the corps arrived in Ashburton by the 4 35 p.m. train to-day. A public rink will be held iu the Town Hall to-morrow evening. A correspondent has desired us to state that “ a game of shinty, alias bandy, alias hookey will be played in the Domain on Wednesday next, commencing at 3 p.m." We regret to learn that, by a fall in the hunting field yesterday, Dr Ross dislocated his thumb and brarfe one of his ribs. The doctor was confined to his bed to-day, but expects to resume his practice to-morrow.

f The Ashburton Hounds mat yesterday I afternoon at the Tinwald Hotel, and sharp ; to time threw off in a large paddook on f the Laghmor estate. In a very few „ minutes a strong hare was found, which ' gave a really splendid run of some four miles over a number of very stiff fences. ' The hare returned almost to the starting place, and was lost owing to the pack separating, several hares lumping up at i the same time. Another short run with some very good jumping followed, but ! high wire causing several of the moat for | ward of the riders to oome down, the ! hounds got clean away, and owing to the i high tussocks were lost for a short time. After a halt of ten minutes another hare was found which gave a run of some two miles, but crossing the railway line was at once lost owing to at least twenty 'hares being started in less than fifteen minutes. It was found impossible to keep the hounds together, and they were taken back to the starting point and a capital run of four milas brought the field again to the Laghmor Estate. A really good field of some forty followers was out, including three ladies Amongst the must prominent Jn the field were Mias Grigg, Mr Stitt (master), Drs Ross and Leahy, Messrs J. 0. N. Grigg, Denshire, Oorbitt, H. Palace't, Hewsoo, vVroughton, Ooward, Mr and Mrs Upton, Hare, H. and J. Hunt, allington, Merewether, Heseltiue, Sawle, Paul, Helmore, Olayton, Hanks, Marsh, Warner and Bunting. A number of ladies were seen riding and driving on the roads adjoining. “ Canaradzo” in to-day’s Iteferee has the following in reference to the Waterloo Oup;—Bordeaux, last year’s victor, was also very much amiss, Ringwood also being the cause of his downfall. 1 think the least Mr Chatteris could have given in this course was an undecided. Ring wood led a bare length and turned, Bor deaux took possession, wrenched three times and killed. I leave my readers to decide for themselves which dog won. That Ringwood’s performance was a groat one I admit, but that the best dog won I can scarcely believe. In his course with Scotland Yet, which was given as unde cided, he had great luck, as, do his best, he cuu'd not get in after once the little bitch had taken possession, and she killed just too soon. To prove bow much supe rior Scotland Yet showed herself iu the undecided I will just mention that, al- ' though the betting was 2 to 1 on Mr Digby’s dog at the start, 5 to 4 on the ( bitch was eagerly laid when they were j next put in slips. However, it is not ( mnch use to discuss the why and where- j fore, although what I have remarked above are solid facts, and can be borne , out by the majority of those present. j Clergymen, lawyers, editors, bankw 1 ?, and | ladies need American Hop Bitters daily, for nerve focre. Read ( Now money is so scarce it behoves every one . to be on the ajert and endeavor to make their J twenty shillings go as far as possible. One glance at H. E. May and Co.’g advertise ment, which appears in our columns this oven.- * ing, should convince one and all that the pro prietors of The Hall, High street, Christ church, are determined to do their part. The s slices quoted for the various items are, we be ieve, lower than on any previous occasion, and should induce all buyers I Drapery and Cloth- i s ingto give themacaU.—[Aovx.J ){

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT

ASHBURTO tf—Today.

(Before H. 0. S. Baddeley, Eaq., R.M.) On taking his seat on the Bench the Magistrate said : —Before proceeding on to the business of the Court I wish to make a few remarss. Ido not usually take any notice of anonymous letters that appear in public prints, but the one that , appears in tho Lyttelton Times this morn , ing should be noticed, as I consider it quite a libel on the Court. I have now presided in this Court for two years and during that time I can say nothing like a scene has ever occurred. On Tuesday last the case under the Begistrat'on of Electors Act was a very exceptional one, and a oas* calculated to arouse angry feelings. No doubt a good deal uf feeling was exhibited, and something occurred for which we are all very sorry; but to say that scenes occur in this Court is utterly untrue. The letter is evidently written by a lawyer, and I must say that it is a most improper letter for a lawyer »r any one else to write. It states that scenes often occur in this Court Any one who attend* this Court knows that this statement is utterly false. Mr Wilding said he had read the letter in question. All he could say was that the statements it contained were utterly and distinctly falsa. Something had certainly occurred on Tuesday last wh'oh doubtless his learned friend now regretted and might bo forgotten. He could only re peat that the statements were untrue, and that scenes did not occur in that Court —Mr Purnell add he though* his learned friend would have shown bettor taste, having been tho solo cans* of tho unpleasantness on Tuesday- las*, if he had made different remarks. He could say, however, that tho statements contained in the letter were distinctly untrue. He had now practised in that Court for a number of years, and could say that no Court was better conducted.— '’he Magis trate thanked learned counsel for their ex pression of opinion. They both bad a i largo amount of practice in Court, and were well qualified to form a judgment. . He would never wish to adopt the ex treme measure of committing counsel as i suggested by the letter. (Mr Wilding : | “Certainly not, Sir; you might belike Sam Weller--commit yourself."

Milner v Malcolm, claim L2 Os Od, amount of dishonored cheque.—Judg ment by default for the amount claimed and costs. Same v Same, claim LI Os Od, amount of dishonored cheque. Judg ment by default for the amount claimed and coats. *3 H. Friedlander v Lietch, claim L2B 6s 7d —Mr Purnell for the plaintiff; Mr Wild ing for the defendant —Mr Wilding ap plied for an adjournment, stating that a case Leitch v Friedlander Bros had been ad j ourned by mutual consent, and it was understood by his client that the present case would also be adjourned.—Mr Pur nell objected to the adjournment, and said Mr Oaygill (Mr Wilding’s partner) had distinctly understood the adjourn ment would be opposed. —The Magistrate said that in the face of the strenuous op position offered by plaintiff’s counsel, the adjournment could not be granted, but, on the application of Mr Wilding, the case was allowed to stand over for halt an hour. ~, Reid and Gray v Tilson, claim L2l Is lid —Judgment hy default for the amount claimed and coats. Woodley v Olarkin, claim L 5 8s 6d. — Judgment by default for the amount claimed and costs. H. Friedlander v Leitch.—On being re called it was announced that the case had been settled out of Court. ■ The Court then rose.

The following to a copy of the letter addressed to the Lyttelton T%ftiQs t referred to by Mr Baddeley : , •• sir, In your issue this morning I read an account of the proceedings inthe Resident Magistrate’s Court at Ashbur ton, under the heading of the Registration of Electors Act, wherein is described a scene, the accuracy of which I should un hesitatingly have doubted, had I not been aware of the great care taken by your correspondents in furnishing you with in formation. I am sure that every right minded member of the legal profession will feel deep humiliation by a perusal of this report, and that such feeling will be Intensified when I state that I am credibly informed that such scones are of constant occurrence The solicitors who practice in this Court, facetiously called learned counsel, seem to forget that their duty is to assist the administration of justice rather than to bring it into con tempt by a display which should be (if it is not) visited with summary punishment. Why these scenes should occur in the Ashburton Oonrt more than In any other I leave it to the public to determine ; probably the public will determine one of these days (if they are allowed to continue) whether these exhibi tions shall go on or not, but meanwhile I recoomend to the powers that be a perusal of the following decisions A Court of Justice may commit for con tpmpt, without warrant. In re Wilson, 7, Q 8., 984. Every tribunal has the power of committing those who treat it with contempt, and the question whether a contempt has or has not been com mitted is for the sole decision of the Court itself. In re Crawford, 13, Q. 8., 613. Every Court has the power of im posing a fine upon a barrister who, in the performance of his duty, is guilty of a contempt of Court. In re Pater, 10 Jurist, N.S 972. The last case will well repay perusal. When well-educated men behave in the manner-represented in your report, it is time that they should be shown that the law is no respecter of per sons.—lam, etc., Dbobncv.— July 16.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The usual bi monthly meeting of the Board for the North Canterbury Educa tional district was held at 3 p-m. yester day. Present—Mr H. R. Webb (Chair man), Messrs H. W. Perytnan, G. Booth, T. S. Weston, W. Ohryatall, A. H. Cunningham, A Saunders. Leave of absence was granted to Mr T. Anson. The following business connected with schools in the County was transacted:— FBNDABTB3. BJisa Julia H. Rule was appointed sew ing mistress, ASHBURTON FORKS. Miss Lucy Hale appointed sewing mistress. CHARINO CROSS AND LISMORK. Che boundaries of the new aohool dis tricts of Charing Cross and Lismore were considered and approved. ASHBURTON. The Chairman of the Ashbnrton Com mittee wrote, forwarding an account of another public meeting, re the mastership of the school. The meeting was attended by about 250 persons, and the resolutions of the previous public meeting, condemn ing the Cpmmittee’s action in insisting on the removal of Mr Dempsey, were con firmed The letter was (eoeived, and the Board went into Committee to consider the ap plications for this mastership and other matters. On resuming, the Chairman reported that the Board in Committee had ap pointed Mi W. H. of Otago, for merly first assistant master in tho Normal school, Dunedin, to be headmaster of Ifae Ashburton school. RAKAIA It was resolved to call for tenders for additions to the -onth Rakaia school.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE CMUNOIL. Thursday, July 16. The Oouncil met at 2.30 p.m. B»LLS , w The Employment of Females Bill and the Gaming and Lottery Bill were re ceived from the Lower House and read a first time. , The House went into Committee on the Adoption of Children Bill, Postal Notes Bill, and Administration Bill. In the latter progress was reported, and the others were advanced through jtheir remaining stages. The Christchurch Public Works Loan Validation Bill was read a second time. The Council adjourned at 4.30 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, July 16. The House met at 2 30 p.m. QUESTIONS. Replying to Sir George Grey, if the | Government will at the close of each ses sion cause a copy of the statues of that session to be furnished to each public library in the colony, The Hon Mr Tole said libraries in all large centres were already supplied with the statues, but the Government did not consider it wise to incur the large expense that would be entailed by sending them to all libraries in the colony. It was esti mated that the cost would be above LI,BOO Replying to Mr Ivess if the Minister of Lands will cause a sum of fi being one-third of the amount set aside as due for the construction of roads from sales of land in the Rakaia village settlement, to be paid tc the South Bakai t Road Board for expenditure on the said works, The Hon Mr Ballance said a sum of money had been put on the Estimates for' the purpose. FINANCIAL AENANGEMBNTS ACT. Mr Johuaton introduced a Bill to amend the Financial Arrangements Act, 1876. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. Sir George Grey gave notice of a Bill 1 to provide for the election of Justices of the Peace. OTHEB BILLS. The Armed Constabulary Act, 1867, Amendment Bill was reported, read a thira time, and passed. The School Committee’s Election Bill was reported, road a third time, and passed. EMPLOYMENT OF FEMALES ACT. Mr Levestam moved the second reading of the Employment of Females and Others Act, 1881. He said the Bill provided for extra hours being worked in cases of emergency, and for changing the half holiday from Saturday to another day. Agreed to. BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. Mr Downio Stewart moved the second reading of the Bible Reading in Schools Bill. He said a Bill was introduced for the purpose of giving effect to a very wide spread desire that the Bible should be recognised in the public spools of the colony. Mr Turnbull supported the Bill. He said the measure was not a compulsory but a permissive one. The Hon Mr Stout combatted the state ment that the education system failed to recognise m§n’s moral or religious nature. They also taught religion, as the school books were full of It. If the hon, member who introduced it was sincere be would advocate that the State should provide for all religions. Mr Fulton said there were many people who resented the action ef the present system in refusing, whether they wanted it or not, the Bible to be read in schools. Mr Montgomery would like to know which Bible was to be taught in schools— tho Protestant or the Douay Bible. He contended that religious teaching could be given for half an hour previous to opening of the schools. Mr Madandrew could not sea much difference between the two Bibles, but rather than have no Bible read to his children he would have the Douay Bible. Mr J. Thompson said those members who spoke in favor of the Bible argued on a false issue, as they appeared to consider the opponents of the Bill were opposed to the reading of the Bible also. • Mr Bryce said, notwithstanding all the Premier’s arguments, he intended to sup port the Bill. Mr Levestam opposed the BUI. The House rose at 5.30.

EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7-39 p.m. 818 LB IB SCHOOLS. Mr Bevan said be had been'bronght up in a school where the Bible reading was absolutely meaningless, but {believed in a bright and comprehensive religion and training a child to love its neighbors. Ha hoped the Bill would be thrown out in an unmistakable manner. Mr Hatoh said he saw no reason to alter the opinion he had expressed last session whan the Bill was before the House. He intended voting against the Bill. Sir George Grey said they stood in a peculiar epoch at present, as men’s reli gious convictions had been shaken in all parts of the world. He said there, was. a strongly organised effort in many parts to put an end to Christianity. He stated that beyond all doubt the Bible wav the foundation on which the British nation rested. He maintained that the main doctrine which the Bible taught was that man did not exist alone, that there was a silent monitor alwaya leading him to act aright. He .was not, however, in favor of Bible reading in schools. Mr Hakuene said he was filled with shame by the words he had hea d spoken on this matter. He upheld the Bill, and intended to vote for it. . If the Bill were thrown out he h >ped some such Bill would be brought in, as far as the Maori schools were concerned at any rate. Mr Oownie Stewart said several mem bers who had spoken against the Bill had not even read it. He did not wish to de stroy the present system of education, but to add to it.

Colonel Trimble had no objection to the reading of the Bible in schools, provided there were absolute liberty allowed the teacher to explain the passage. Mr W. F. Buckland contended if the Bill was carried it would certainly tend to break down the present system. Mr Pratt said if the Bible reading was introduced in schools it would place many schoolmasters in an embarrassing position. Smith opposed the Bill. The motion for second reading was then put and lost on a division by J 8 to 50. Mr Ivess voted with the Ayes j Mr Walker voted with the Noes. HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID. Mr Fergus resumed the debate on the Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill. He should be compelled to vote against the second reading unless the Treasurer stated that a larger subsidy would be granted. Mr Montgomery said the Government was to be commended for bringing in a measure of this kind. He considered, however, that the proposals under the Bill would result in fresh taxation. He thought contributions should be levied over the whole district instead of localities, and 1 property should be the basis. He trusted the Government would amend the Bill in the direction be bad indicated. Mr Cowan aajd the Bill was a moat creditable attempt on the part of Govern ment to redeem the promise they had ' ipade. i Sir Julius Vogel said he thought it was > vary evident that the views of .members t generally and those of the Government ' wen identical. Ha rofonod to rarjoiw ;

made to the Billj and sold ' that thdjtevernment believed that nearly all institutions which it area ddsirable to be Incorporated In eapa* rate inatitu lions. They also considered that within a reasonable time all the in* stitutions which it was desirable should survive would be in the hands of a body iof trustees, as 'separate - jnstitntlws, They were also willing to,-consular'.that the payment of Local Boar 1 !*, np tbXISQO, should be lookedon »- iflantfrif hutiona, and . shall be entitled to pound far pound. As to District Boards 10s in . the pound wopld be given. After referring to the objections against the Bill, he said ' that the alterations proposed would ob viate the necessity of raiaing any. money „ by special rates, and would lead to the in stitutions being taken up as separate in- . atitutions. v Maj or Atkinson said the statement foal made had so greatly altered the Bill that he suggested it be reprinted. Sir Julius Vogel said be would endea vor to carry out'the recommendation the hon gentleman. Mr Barron also hoped the. Bill would be reprinted. . The Hon Mr Stout asked the Hoose to : accept the promise made by his colleague ' that the BUI would be reprinted if poa i sible. After some farther discussion, Mr Holmes spoke to the Bill He said he was exceedingly glad the amendment had been made, otherwise he shookl have voted against it. Mr Oonolly did not pledge himself to support the Bill.' - 7 : The motion for second reading was then ~ put and carried on the voices. J The House rose at IS o’clock.

YESTERDAY’S LATE TELEGRAMS.

AnoxZiurp. f A company has been formed to acquire 1 the rights and interest held under agree meat at Auckland by a syndicate with La , Monte forhia gold smelting pro seas, dnder the title of the “Smelting Company,” with , . a capital of L 60,000. A sfetles of successful experiments In ' torpedo practice was carried oojb. to-day in the presence ofLientenant Archer, Colonel ?r ' ' Lyon, Major Shepherd and/Oaptain ,J rison The spar torpedoes were first used, afterwards submarine mines. The To Anan took a number ot passes-, gera to-day to Wellington In eennection with the Industrial-Exhibition/- Taubucmu The following declseation of. the poll was made by the Returning Officer to* day Grace, 662; Eejly, 633; majority for Grace, 21 Mr Grace was declared duly elected. 1 ; ; Wbujwbtok. * At the Police Court; Fred Stock, for robbing a Maori at Foxton, was sentenced to six months. A prisoner escaped from Mount Cook Gaol this morning, bat was recaptured ahortly after. The rumor current the last day or ■ two that Sir J. Vogel was likoly to »—»««■» the-: head of the Government Insurance is quite without foundation. ■' The cablegram from Melbourne stating , that New Zealand, along with New Spufch Wales and Victoria, had agreed to redace ‘ the telegraph charges on cablegrams pass ing over their lines is incorrect. A te- ■ quest was soma time back made to theGo* vernment to reduce tha oharges, but it was refused.

The Gazette notifies the appointment of Morean Amy as Clerk of the Licensing Oourt,at Ranglora, and Mr O. F. W. Rosa a* Olerk of.the land Transfer Office/ Christchurch. ‘ '■

T Tqcauo. A shepherd named Coulter vae found - dead at the foot of a precipice on Haka- . teramea Station. He la supposed to have slipped qn thaanow above. . Octxdiv. A stabbing affray oooncred to-day be tween two men worsing on the new road to the Heads. The men were quarrelling over some tools when a man named New man drew bis knife and stabbed the other, Edwin Staliard, in the abdomen. <■ ‘This . wound is about an inch and a half' deep, bat is not considered dangerous. New-/ man was arrested by the A.O. men on thW defence works, and Staliard wits taken to. the Hospital. f ' Vi ' "• The Missionary Committee of the Pres byterian Ohdcph hare received a reply-to their memorial 5 to the Secretary of Stale for the Oolouiesin reforence to tbeFrench occupationof the. New Hebrides.. The. r reply states that no proposal for the O' annexation of the grbnp would. be enter- . tainted without consulting the colonies'and securing conditions satisfactory .to them, , and England would never think of giring'' over the gronp to France without taking, care they would never become ft penal settlement. ‘ ' ; ' V The Inspector of the National Bank has received a telegram from London, inti- * mating that the annual meeting' was nefd on Tuesday, when the report already tele graphed out was adopted. The Benk hsa written-off all ascertained loasee,andlil ’ order to make full provision for any ulti mate loss from doubtful debts Apn. elated securities, a proposal to transfer | sum equal to Ll* per share from capital account to a special reseilve was favorably received by the shareholders. iHTXEOABOUi. , A young man named James Fisher fUlfafc severely injured in inward Bush The Borough Oonhcil to-night Mmp to recommend the Government to u, the New Corporations BUI so as to the Mayor elective by the Connell instead' of ratepayers, the present mode an outlay of about L2OO in Invercargill $ -• annnally. They farther reeemwandi il with a view to economy r that the Govern- - ment Auditor should andit theOorporation . accounts, as is now done for Harbor Board#. , and Counties. It is, a* stated, that’the 1.- present mode of electing Mayors is pec Ur liar to New Zealand, and frequently leads. , to men being elected whaknow nothing,, of the previous basiness ofOorporatlons or the conduct of public buriness.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by oar correspondents.

THE VICTHORY.

Mistub Edithub. Sobb, —Begorra its dhry an* thtyratjr 01? *“ am wid the shoutin' and spachifoyin’, for' f since the mimorsble arenin' *r the' illick* shun Oi have, had me bans foil wid vroitiu' poloite epishtles to me frihdaat ■ Rakoia an’ harin’ a dhrop o' the orator wid the bhoys, an' reployin to the blsy* gSrd esllnmneys ar hie dethractora, bad luck to the shlape Oirb had at ail at«£L - f . ■ Bef ure takin’ his deparchure for the.sato * ar me irind calls mo asoido an’ sez he, “ Misthar Murphy,” sea. he, “as Oi have to attind me Panymintary ’ jewties at Willintoi, an’ some blaygard - shpalpanes here will be mroidn’ to the papora an’ thrnyin to assail me j intleman ly»; ? ' oarrakthur, Oi appiut yez me ptinuipotin* . - shurry ; an," sez he, “ kape sobur,” am ~m j he, “an’ don't Ue to claro me ar the . mane ehugt ar loyin’ fominst thim Wul- . ’ len Facthory shams an’ honneiaryttm; an* moind yez say OI was dead : agio o-s the doable bonneraiyam also/’ sex he, “ yez dan prswriytii>isioiUt.~ -i fornlnat thejacconnts In regard to Wrightfs . : illickshunagin Hart ” Ar shtralght tome ofllis an’ pmned t&e throat- : an* full account ar the whole from informayshnn reoayred. Will now, thim shares woe sonld to as daoint a bhoy af irrey btuk bread, an* begorra U 9 the bewtiful doye be* kapha fur the ‘toijgf an* shnre its the rale thing itsill Bow,' . . wid the dubbel honnynuyom on me motod, faith bo nirrot iok U »t iD | ihw^

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAS’, JULY W, 1885.



IfiAO'HBR OF MD SI 0. >ne Guinea per quarter in . liSiltSi *1;;. advance. ■, ji ✓-. jf girl required as daily pupil to tin achooVwork, in return for gratis street. 7 11* Colds, Bronchitis, yv&vtn .Influenza, Con jponnd nf linseed, Ani inega, Squill, Tolu, etc irpdyne. .1 ■■ • « '■ ‘ Compound, a demulcent ex alt, for Coughs, Colds and ill. lor Concha and : wrrweable -for eU!ft* Neu- IMoe Athlete. Contain* i eta IS Cement for -Broken SsL:*.* JBEOS.



Wanted XJH ANTED—To Hire or Purchase a Goat. Apply, H. Frirdlasdsr. TTTANTFD—A cood General Servant. V* Apply to Mrs Barry Fried LANDKR, Tiinorn.t street 7 177 W\NT>- I> Known—That I am selling Venus nailroad. 5s 6d per lb; Venus nsvy twist, 5s 6-1 par lb ; Venus twist, 5s 61 per lb — F. Clark, Hair dresser and Tobacconist, East street. tV7ANTED Known—That I am selling * * Concertinas and Accordiaus at greatly reduced prices.— F. Clark, Hairdresser and Tobacconist, East street. 7 98



ry ANTED TO LET A Yilla Resi * * dence near English Church ; healthiest locality in town ; fire rooms ; rent moderate. Apply, R. Lancaster, Ready-Money Meat Mart, Bollock’s Ar cade. 7 193 TyANTED Known That a Public Rink will be held in the Town Hall To-morrow night (Saturday), from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission one shilling. Rinks can be had on hire for Is extra. 7 194 Ty ANTED Known—That I have a very » » large assortment of GBD’s, Meer schaum and other pipes, in cases, at greatly reduced price*.— F Clark, Hair dresser and Tobacconist, East street. WANTED Known — l am selling large boxes of Bryant and May’s vestas at 8d per box —F, Clark, Hairdresser' and Tobacconist, East street. 7 100 \\7 ANTED Known—24 men’s sac VV coats, 12s 6d ; 15 youths’ sac suits, 21s 6d ; 100 men’s Kaiapoi trousers, 11s 6d ; Brussels carpets at 3s lid.— Andrew Obr’s cheap sale. 7 95 WANTED Known—Ladies’ hose Gd, girl’s 4d per pair; 12 doz dress button. Is ; towels, 4d ; stays, Is lid ; fur caps, Is. A. Orb’s cheap sale. 645 WANTED Known—Boys’ cloth tam o’shanters. Is 6d ; boys and girls’ boots, 3s 9d ; men’s boots, 6s 9d; women’s kid, 6s ; men’s hats, Is lid ; braces, Is ; men’s Kaiapoi trousers, 11s 9d per pair, A. Orb's cheap sale. 6 46 WANTED Known—Fingering wool, 25,6 d per lb ; black cashmere, Is 4d ; white calico, 2s lid per doz; ribbons, 4d per yard ; four-button silk gloves, Is ; new flowers, 3d per spray ; ladies’ ulsters, 5s 6d; umbrellas, Is lid each. A. Orb’s cheap sale. 6 47 WANTED Known that R. Lancaster’s Pork Sausages at 6d per lb excels any other in the Canterbury province. Cash buyer of bacon pigs. K. Lancaster Ready-money Meat Mart, Bullock’s Ar cade. 6 774 WANTED Known—That T. Hodlt has commenced Bacon Curing, and having purchased a first-class sausage machine, ha will be able to supply the wants of the inhabitants of Ashburton with a real good Pork Sausage. Fresh every day. Only good corn fed pigs bought. 5 711



WANTED inom—Jones and Brad shaw are offering a superior blend of Nelson, Moate and Go’s Tea, at 2'Js per box ; Flour, 18s per sack ; Chaff, 35a per ton ; Wheat, seconds and crushed, equally cheap, for Cash. TTfrANTED Known—That Hates akd • * Co. has bought 1009 yards superior Velveteen, all shades, from Is; dress goods grand value, worth 2s, now Is; ladies’ jackets, cost 25s 6d, now 4s 6i ; hats and bonnets half-price ; winceys, 1 yard wide, 6d ; ladies’ ulsters, 2s lid. 687 WANTED Known—Wertheim Sew ing Machines can be had on Time Payments at the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Branch, East street, Ashburton. Special Advertisements. gDPPORT LOCAL EXCELLENCE. T. A. QATES’s”sPKCIALITIES 0 The Cinder Sifter T I and E |jr N Office Cabinet. N Once used E - B A place always in R A for favor; will S 0 everything ever give x and utmost B S everything satisfaction. 0 I in its L I . F own | F T place F Inventor E O and sole maker R T. A. GATES, • Cabinet jz Picture-frame Maker, • PETo.Lt STREhiJ". DO you want cheap Pipes? Then go to R. BE VAN Do you want cheap Books? Well, pay a visit to R. BE VAN Is it cheap Stationery you ! want? Get it from R. BEVAN Do you want cheap Toys and - Fancy Goode? Go to K. BEVAN Do you want cheap Cutlery ? Well, why don’t yon visit R. BEVAN Do you want cheap Jewel lery iu Sterling Silver or Plated goods? On to R. BEVAN Do you want cheap toeordi ans or cheap Concertinas? Well, give a call to R. BEVAN There is a very large Stock of NEW Gt>ODs to be sold wholesale and retail, and if you want anything in this line really cheap yon should call and see R. SEVAN BOOKSBLLEK, STATIONER, Etc., ' Saunders’ Building, (The next shop to Quill’s Hotel )



ANNOUNCEMENT. MUtIO, PIANOS, AMERICAN ORGANS, Etc, T. F. FARLEY AGENT FOR SALE OF ABOVE. All instruments can be bought on the deferred payment system, from 30s per month. > AH instruments guaranteed to be the manufacture of the firm whose name is upon the instrument. Price from £35. Harmoniums and Organa from £lO 10s, Thomas F. Farley, BOOKSELLER, STaTIONER AND MUSIC AGENT, Paundkks’ Buildings, East St., Ashbukton.



Special Advertisements' Groceries CHEAPER THAN EVER AT JAMES McGREGOR’S, Tancbbd Street (opposite the Arcade). Best White Crystal Sugar, 3d per lb by the mat Best English Out Loaf Sugar, 4Jd per lb Box Tea, from 12s 6d per box A grand assortment of new tin Fish — Herrings in Shrimp, Tomato or Tennel Sauce; Kippered, Spiced or Devil’d Herrings; Digby Chicks or Findon Haddocks, at Is per tin Fresh Herrings, 7d. Best Oysters, 6d Muir’s Oatmeal, 3s 9d per bag Salmon, 8d Best Cutting Brand, 9d t Mackerel, lOd Sardines, 6d Full sizes new Figs, 9d per box Gadbury.'s Cocoa, Is per tin Fry’s Cocoa, tin or packet, Is Cd per lb Biscuits, 3d Cheese, 6d Best Rice, Sago and Tapioca, 3d per lb JAMES MoQREGOR, Tancred Street 12 2342 Colored Silks Colored Velveteens Costume Tweeds ... Knockabout Tweeds Black Goods Cretonnes ... .Skirtings ... Silesias Men’s Moles Cashmere Mitts . Infants’ Polkas . Blue Wool Repps. Cotton Shirts Men’s Dux Collars Extraordinary Sale OF A WAREHOUSEMAN’S |STOOK OF SILKS, VELVETEENS, CRETONNES, CASHMERE MITTS, &0. Bought at 70 per cent discount. Do you realise what this means, viz that silks 6s yard cost us Is Cd ? Bought at & dis count, and will be offered to the public ■ at London prices. "Goods in the usual way costing say 2/6 the yard, we only paid 1/8 for. >. Bought also at Jdls -1 count, which will . | enable us to sell at , [less than invoice . | price. It is a won* . I derful redaction on | regular safe goods J of everyday demand i 114 doz, bought at ' 40 per cent discount Bought ah 60 per cent discount, 10/9 Goods for 3/9 Bought at 76 per cent discount, and '’sold at 6£d. —Fall sized cotton shirts } Bought at 90 per cent discount, and sold at 9d for 12doz or Id the box.



All perfectly New Goods. The Purchase only effected last week. The whole will be shown on Tables in the Centre of the Shop, and not in any way mixed with our ordinary Stock. SALE NOW ON. H. E. May & Co., THE HALL, CHRISTCHURCH. COAL. COAL, COAL. Tucker and Restell, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. have just received from Newcastle Barque WILLIE MoLAREN and Steamer HAUROTO Coal of superior quality, guaranteed from THE WALLSEND MlNfc. We can therefore st fely recommend this to our customers. Farther supplies now being discharged, Ex barques ISLAND CITY and DEYBNPORT, which arrived in Lyttelton yesterday with cargoes from NEWCASTLE. This being good fresh Coal, and specially bought to suit this market, should give every satisfaction, and we hope therefore to receive a continuance of orders.



la reference to the above, we have made arrangements for regular MONTHLY SHIPMENTS so as to be able to execute orders with despatch. First-class SHORT BLACK PINE FIREWOOD, From Mr Alphens Hayes’s Bush, Waimate. HARTLEY COAL COMPANY’S Celebrated NATIVE COAL. 620 rjlHB NEW ZEAL N D Clothing Factory CONTRACTORS To 'ha New Zealand Government Rail ways, Post Offices, Volunteer Corps, < &c. <So. &o. Are now prepared to enter into contracts for the supply of NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS in any quantities, the organisation of the Factory being specially adapted for turning out large supplies in the moat inexpensive and expeditions manner. ARMY AND NAVY CONTRACTORS Estimates and drawings supplied on the shortest notice. Head Offices and Factory— DOWLING STREET, DUNEDIN. NOTE —Measures for all uniforms may be entrusted to the Manager of the N.Z. Clothing Factory branches in the follow ing centres, viz:— Dunedin Nelson Palmerston N. Invercargill Hokitika - New Plymouth ()amaru Grey mouth Napier Waimate Reefton Waipawa Timaru Wellington Hastings Ashburton Maaterton Gisborne Christchurch Wanganui Thames Lyttelton Hawera • Auckland



Victoria House. EOR the Convenience of all whom it may Concern- A BABB OPPORTOHITY I LASTING FOUR WEEKS ONLY ! REDUCING STOCK Prior to arrival of Spring Goods. TO EFFECT A CLEARANCE, REDUCTIONS IN PRICES Have Been Made UPON ALL GOODS Equal to THREE SHILLI GSs in the Pound. For Convincing Proofs- see Windows , ALL FINE ART GO' )D8 Ton per Cent over Cost. Dimant and Coe. GEN KRaL DKAPIRS, CLOTHIERS, &o M East wd Tanoted Stmts, Ashburton Victoria Mouse,



Special Advertisements. < C o COALS L S are now landing, ex s.s. Hauroto, FRESH SUPPLY OF PRIME NEWCASTLE COAL And we beg to inform our customers and the public that, in consequence of our supplies coming to hand regularly per Steamer, we purchase the very best Coal obtainable. We also take this oppor tunity of acknowledging the many expres sions of satisfaction evinced by our clients in our endeavours to meet their wants, and the speedy clearance of lots already i «ffeoted»in the past is evidence to us that our efforts to supply FIRST-CLASS COAL are abundantly appreciated. | THE BROOKFIELD NATIVE GOAL And our Waimate SHORT, BLACK PINE WOOD ALWAYS IN STOCK BUILDING DEPARTMENT. We supply TIMBER direct from our Mills in any quantities ; orders can be executed, as usual, from our Yards, which are now replete with every requisite for the Trade, We have now in Stock and constantly arriving Red, White and Black Pine, Totara, Kauri, and V.D.L. Timber, also Doors, Sashes, Roofing Iron, Mouldings, Cement.. Lime, Bricks, Pickets, Failings, Posts, Stakes, Hurdles, etc., etc., etc." MACPHERSON, FILMER & Co,, (Late A. Hayes), v 6 82



H. J. Wood & Co., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STATIONERS, Direct Importers of Books, Magazines, Newspapers and Fancy Goods, Engravers, Lithographers, Printers and Bookbinders. iTTK have mnch pleasure in informing V V our valued customers and the public generally that we have opened a Branch of our well-known Christchurch business Temporary premises and office in the Town Hall Buildings, Ashburton, under the management of Mr L. F. Audrewes (late Andrewes Bros). Orders for Books, Stationery, Magazines and Newspapers received by Mr Andrewes and executed promptly from our Christchurch stock, which is the largest of it kind in the c lony. Stores and Schools supplied at our Wholesale Prices. Estimates given for Printing and Book binding, H. J. WOOD & 00., Stationers’ Hall, 240 High street, and 9 Cathedral Square, Christchurch ; and Town Hail, Ashburton. Having purchased the Stookjjof Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods from the Official Assignee in the estate of Mr L. F. Andrewes, we propose bolding a Clearing, Sale of same, and a quantity of other surplus stock at Less than Half Cost Prices for fourteen days. Note papers from 2d per quire ; Music at 6d for 3s pieces; Toys at any price to clear. All Hors not disposed of in this way will be sold by Auction. All accounts to be paid to Mr L. F. Andrewes, as collector for the Assignee. H. J. WOOD & CO.



American Co. ’s Hop Bitters has restored to sobriety and health perfect wrecks from intern* perance. Peruse all