DAILY MEMORANDA.

ft. <ET) nGS, AMUSEMENTS Etc Thuusday. August 20 Dramatic Society —Meeting In the Town Hall at 8 o’clock Fbiday, August 20. Oddfellows’ Hall—lngleaide meeting at 8 o’clock Satuediy, August 21 Town Hall —Diorama at 8 o’clock Monday, August 23 Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers at 7.30 Tuesday, August 24 Ashburton Hunt Club—Annual Steeple chases

Fbiday, September 3 n Ashburton County Council —At Council - Chambers, II a.m.

RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

Tbaiks Aeeivs at Ashbdetoh— From Christ hurch and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (express), •4.35 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, ’ 10.45 a.m. From Dunedm and South, 5.27 p.m. (express). ’From Mount Somers, 10.5 Bl Teaiss Leavb Ashbubtok —For Christ church and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and 5.37 p.pi. (express). For Dunedm and South, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, •46 p.m. For Mount Somers, 5.5 p.m.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mailfl close at tha Ashburton Pout Office -follows: — .... - -Tor Christchurch and North at 6 a.m 0.30 a.nu, and 5 p.m., daily, jor Chertaoy Rakaia, &c- f at IQ. 30 a*m and 6 p.m. daily. , For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orarl, Winchester, u»d Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. • For Tomuka, at 10 a.m. and 4.30 p.m dally. fot Tlmaju and South, at 10 a.in., and 4.30 p.m., daily. , , For Greenstroet, on Wednesdays and turdays, at 10.45 a.m. „ ~ For Wakanul, Elgin, Soaview, Seatield, nd Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and 'turdays, at 6.30 a.m. For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon flays and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, 4 SO p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at 4.30 p. m. For Newlands,' on Tuesdays aud Frl at 10.30 a.m.

Mails arrive at the, Ashburton Post Od*oe From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 .m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Chertsey* &o. at 10.15 e and -35 p.m. daily. , From Dunedin and Intermediate places B.Stt'vm. daily. aFrofti Tomuka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m 5 30 p.m daily. , “ ‘Prom Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. ... from Mount Somers, daily at 10.5

From Mayfield and Rnapuna, on Wed oesdaya and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long each at 10 a.m. daily. From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Frl

ys, at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thun, ays, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 1886. Mortgage Debentures Act Amend ment Act.

The Mortgages Debentures Act 18S5 Amendment Act 1886, of which we have been requested to give a summary, is, as its title implies, merely an amende ment of the Act of last session with which it must be read and construed. The Mortgage Debentures Act, it will be recollected, provides machinery by which Companies now or hereafter incorporated and carrying on business under tne Companies Act.lßß2, cr incorporated under any Act of the General Assembly, may from time to time borrow money upon mortgage debentures founded and issued upon securities -affecting property in the j colony of the following descriptions:— (1) Lands, messuages, and heredita ments, including improvements thereon,' or some estate or interest therein: pro vided the principal moneys which may be secured thereon do not exceed two thirds of the value thereof, to be ascertained in the manner provided by the Act. (2) Debentures authorised to be made and given by local bodies by any Act of the General* Assembly in respect of rates, dues, assessments, or impositions upon the owners or occu piers of lands, messuages, and heredita ments, (3) Annuities, charges and securities upon or affecting lands, messuages, and hereditaments, or any estate and interest therein, executed, made, given, or issued under the authority of any Act of the General Assembly. The amending Act 3 pro vides that section 4 of the original Act shall be so altered as to give power to any Company constituted, under the Companies Act 1882 to amend its memorandum -of association for the purpose of extending jits operations to the business contemplated by the Act. A [ blank in section 5 is filled by the in- I sertion of the words “ one-third,” and power is given to the Company to receive, apply and give a valid dis charge, unless a receiver shalljhave been appointed under the provisions of the Act. The reading of section 33 is materially altered by the removal of a , comma; by this simple act of punctua tion the notice required for the repayr ment of principal sums is fixed as notless than twelve calendar months. Another palpable clerical blunder, in section 35, is corrected by the amending Act, and it is provided that if the Company shall at any time be desirous of freeing and discharging any registered security, the Company may make application to the Registrar for the purpose of having j such security freed and discharged | from- the charge of the mortgage debentures issued by the Company. Upon it being made to appear to the Registrar’s satisfaction that the aggre gate of the principal sums secured by all the mortgage debentures of the Company then outstanding does not exceed the total amount of the regis tered securities of the Company at the time being, exclusive of the security proposed to be discharged, or that a security or securities at least equal in value to the security proposed to be discharged have been registered in the manner provided by the Act, or that an equivalent amount of the Company’s mortgage debentures has been cancelled the Registrar shall allow such registered security to be so discharged, and shall on request re-deliver to the Company the several deeds or ibstru-

ments to which such security relates Section twenty-four of the Act is re pealed, and in lieu thereof it is enacted that all moneys received by the Registrar under the provisions of sections twenty and twenty-one of the said Act shall be paid by him into the Public Trust Office to the credit of the Company, and shall be paid out to the Company upon a certificate under the hand of the Registrar-Geneial* And it is further enacted that where by any mortgage or other like security to the Company, the principal and interest moneys are payable by periodical payments which do not distinguish expressly principal from interest, the amount of value ot such mortgage or security shall, for the purpose of the half-yearly returns re quired by the said Act, be deemed to j be the amount or va’ue estimat d by an Actuary as provided by the thirtieth -section of the said Apt, after deducting so much of the periodical payments receivable during the ensuing six months by the Company under the provisions of section sixten eof the said Act as amended hereby as is, according to such Actuary’sffcalculation, payable on account of the principal moneys secured by such mortgage.

Parliament was formally prorogued al 5 p.m. yesterday until December 16'h.

The following h a schedule of the business of the House of Representatives, and of Bills passed and lapsed in both Houses during the session : Select Committees.—On Public matters, 9 ; on private Bills, 4. Standing Committees, 11; ditto on pri vate Bills, 3.

Public Bills Originated In the House, — Received the Royal Assent. 65; dropped, or otherwise disposed of, 56. Brought from the Council.—Received Royal assent,. 7 ; dropped otlotherwise disposed of, 2

Lopal Bills.—lntroduced, 24 ; passed House ofjPepreaentatives, 16 ; passed and reseated to, 15. Bills other thau local BI Is.—lntro duced by private members, 36 ; passed the House of Representatives, 7 ; passed and assented to, 5. Time devoted to con sideration, 34£ hoir-s. Private Bills originated in the House, —Received Royal assent, 3 ; dropped, 1. Brought from the Council. —Received Royal assent, 1. Petitions. —-Presented from Europeans, 364 ; from Maoris, 96. Divisions. —In the whole House, 82 ; In Committee, 144.

Sittings.—Days of meeting, 65 ; hours of sittings, 476 j daily average, 7 hours 19 n ’lutes.

Votes and Proceedings.—Questions asked of Ministers, 545 ; entoriaa in jou l * nils, 1213 ; daily average, 27. Orders for papers, 59. Papers laid on the table and ordered to be printed, 59. Reports from Select Committees. — Public Petitions, 185 ; Native Affairs, 153; Waste I »nds, 47 ; Goldfields and Mines, 10 ; Local Bills, 24 ; Other Com mittees, 43

It is announced that Mr Andrew Orr’s monster sale of drapery will be continued at the Arcade, on Saturday next. A concert in aid of the funds of the Catholic School wil 1 be held in the Town Hall, on Thursday, September 9. The next San .Francisco mail is duo at Auckland to-morrow. The Ashburton river was in heavy flood this morning, but during the day the water sub sided a good deal. Mails for the Australian colonies only, via Hobart, close at Auckland per Alameda, upon her arrival from Honolulu.

The fo’lowing southern members of Parlia ment left We’lington by the Penguin yester day afternoon:—lion W. S. Peter, Major Steward, Messrs Gore, Stewart, Bichardson Prait, Hatch, Montgomery, Seddon, and Pyke. The Penguin arrired at Lyttelton this morning. At the B.M. Court, Lyttelton, yesterday, Kate Kelly was charged that on August 7th she did unlawfully and feloniously slay one Thomas Kd ll y,lier husband. Evidence having been taken the accused was committed for trial, bail being allowed in £IOO and twp sureties of £SO each.

The Mohican, the American war ship now at Auckland has been instructed by cable to sail to Samoa on the 27th, in connection with the Samoan International Commission. Moat members of the legislature have now left Wellington. The southern members came south in the Penguin yesterday- after noon. The Hinemoa has gone north with the Taranaki and Auckland members, and the Stella takes those hailing from Marlborough. The Premier has sent the following to Mr

DargaviUe, M.H.R., in reply to a telegram Lom that gentleman suggesting that a Com. mission be appointed to investigate the Stark land purchase:—” I shall submit your tele, gram to the Cabinet, but without evidence what could the Commission do ? It the

indignant persons would only get any evidence'

or tell us what exact point Is to be investi gated, wo would act at once. Do they mean to liay Messrs Seaman and Brewer should be dismissed, or w"' tbey.name the conspirators 7 If there has been any fraud practised on Government, I would dojwhat I could to bring the offenders to justice, but vague statements and inclination are not evidence.” The Intelligence Officer of the American warship Mohican has forwarded the following to the Press: —In compliance with instruct ion s received in July from Admiral McCauley, the American corvette Mohican, Commander Day, made a special 1 tip to the Hand formed by volbabio action since .October last. At a distance of fifteen miles steam could be dis. covered rising in the air above the former I site of the Falcon shoal. On arriving at the ' spot the Mohican steamed round, taking bearings of its position,'and sketches and photographs of its contour and appearance. The island is of a circular shape, 230 ft high and a mile and a half wide. It has a steam ing crater on the east aide ; to extreme west there is noticeable a wreath of smoke. On taking soundiogs good, anchorage was found on the north side of the island, longitude 175 deg. 20mio. W., latitude 20deg. 20min. S. The island is situate! 48 miles N.N.W. of Nukualofa. The impression conveyed by its appearance.'was that the bad of the ocean bad been uplifted out of the water. Schacht’s Diorama will be shown in tbo Town Ha 1 l on Saturday and Monday even ings next.

BetweenJseven and nine o’clock last night the streets of Ashburton were wrapt in com plete darkness. For some reason, which the Boioagh Council should explain, the street lamps were not lit, and traffic was at tended by much inconvenience and some danger. Druid anniversary August 25ih. Dramatic entertainment—Booe tos a Widowj— (Adyl)

The next Government inaped&ur parade of the Ashburton Bides and Guards will take place on August 30.

According to a Paris'nowspaper, the Prin cess Pignatelli is serving as a waitress in a Vienna oaf 6 concert ha'l. In the midst of bis infirmities, dating which he has sometimes for ’days together been unable to hold a, pen, Mr Spurgeon baa issued, hia 1900th sermon.

According to the Frankfurter Zeituvj, *he restoration of the* “ Goethe-house ” to the exact condition in which it stood in Goethe’s youth is now completed. jWe understand that a number of sheep* ovlners in the Upper Waka&ui district have suffered serious losses during the past few days by the depredations of stray dogs.

The Hunt Club Ball held in the Odd fellows’ Hall last evening was a great success. Notwithstanding the inclement weather, there was a good attendance, and the affair passed off with the greatest iolat.

An ingenious gentleman at Stockholm has invented a fireproof garment “ which wil* permit the wearer to stand oa’mly in the midst ofja raging fire for an hour without suf fering any inconvenience.’’—Chicago Times. A Massachusetts spinster is quoted aft writing exultlngly: “ Thank God for Governor Cleveland! His example has aroused the manhood of Massachusetts. I>.at evening I received my first offer of marriage.”—Water bary American.

The mammy at Beulah, supposed to be that of the Queen Ambsis 1., of the IBth dynasty, has been unwrapped before the Bhodive, his Ministers, Mouktar Pasha, and Sir H. D. Wolff, It proved' to be the mummy Baineses 111., of the 20lb dynasty, and was in perfect preservation. Early yesterday morning a number of larrikins, whose social position should not save them from the penalties they deserve, created a most unseemly disturbance in Tancred street by throwing stones and other inissilca on several residences. We learn that informations have been laid against the offenders and that they will appear at the R.M. Court to-morrow.

It has been found by Dr Tait that the ear in women can perceive higher notes, that is, sounds with a greater number of vibrations per second than the ear in men. The highest limit of hnman hearing is somewhere between 41,000 and 43,000 vibrations per second. Few persona have equal sensibility to acute sounds in both ears, the right ear usually hearing a higher note than the left. The lowest continuous sounds have about sixteen vibrations per second. The Journal Officiel publishes some interi •sting, statistics concerning the number Of applications for divorce made between the 27th of July, 1884* the day on which divorce was re-established in France, and the 31st of December of the same year. During that period 1773 divorce cases came before the Divorce Court, but out of that total 1649 oases were for the transformation of legal separations into decrees of divorce. Notwith standing the adoption of divorce, the number of demands for legal separations in 1884 was not so'much smaller as might have been anticipated. In that year there were 3660 demands for separation, whereas in 1883 there were 3714.

At one time the Hon Charles Thompson

had for a client a man who was accused of selling liquor unlawfully. The prisoner was of an appearance perhaps best described as alcoholic, and bis nose might have served as a beacon on Eddystone Ledge on the tVirkett night. The testimony was taken, and the case wont on until Mr Thompson rose to make his plea. “Y-your Honor," he began, «I-l.look at the j-j jury. of the i-jury, 1-1-look at his Honor. Y-your Honor, I-l-look at the p-p-prisoner. P-p-prisoner, 1-look at his Honor. G-g-gentlemea of the jury, 1-look at the p-prisoner. D-d-does he look as if he’d s-s-s-sell a p-p-pint of liquor to anybody ?” The argument was irresistible. The nose of the accused outweighed all other testimony, and Mr Thompson triumphantly won his ease. —Froviden re Journal.

>r j A special meeting of the members of the i I Tradesmen’s Baoing Club was held at the d I Commercial Hotel last evening. There was la only a small attendance, and Mr J. C. Duncan presided. A letter was read from the Ash r, barton Baoing Club, staling that therace h course could not be let for a race meeting e during the month of October or November, g A long discussion ensued as to the propriety ir t of holding the Spring meeting of the Club on 0 I some other coarse. Several members urged I that the meeting should be held at T-iawald. v l it was resolved that the Chairman should 0 I interview the Hon J. McLean with a view to a obtain the lease of a piece of ground on the 1. 1 Laghmor estate for racing purposes. The T I Chairman was authorised to call a general s I meeting of members when prepared to report I upon the subject of the foregoing resolution, j I The meeting then adjourned, s The Tory larrikin (says an exchange) who . I now leads the House of Commons was con i' I spiouons during the recent electoral campaign 1 j at Home by the fierceness with which he . I attacked Mr Gladstone. He never chose his ; J words with any degree of nicety, but revels . I in the possession of a stock of vitnperatiVes 1 1 that must have been highly relished by the i I Conservatives. Here are a few gems from i j the utterances of the noble lord whom the . I Paddingtonians delight to honor and the I Conservatives are inclined to regard as a i Premier in futuro :—“ The boundless egotism lof the Premier.” “This trafficking with I treason; this condonation of mime; this I monstrous mixture of imbecility, extrava- I gance, and political hysterics.” “ The united I and concentrated genius of Bedlam and j Oolney Hatch would strive in vain to produce I a more striking tissue of absurdities.” “ This J farrago of superlative nonsense.” And Mr I Gladstone himself was spoken of as exhibiting I “ senile vanity,” " the ambition of an old ( I man in a hurry,” and *' a man who makes , the most unparalleled claims to dictatorial \ power.” It was the coarseness of Lord -1 Churchill's abase of- Mr Gladstone that * ■ goaded the latter’s admirers to run a oandi- I date for Paddington ; otherwise bis lordship ® would have been allowed a walk-ovsr. To i quote the memorable phrase of Lord t Beaconsfield to Mr Gladstone, “ the exuberant f verbosity ” of Lord Churohi'l was of great help to the Tory cause, as no speaker on their side was so much reported during the election.

COMMERCIAL.

London Markets.

I [rEUTKB’s TELEGRAMS COPYRIGHT,] I London, August 17. I Consols have declined and to-day are quoted at ioiJHj. The | market rate of discount has advanced to 2 per cent., and is now per cent, below bank rate. New Zealand securi ties are unchanged. Colonial bread stuffs remain at last quotations, namely, Adelaide wheat, ex store, 365 ; New .Zealand wheat, 28s to 345; Adelaide ‘flour, ex btore, 24s 6d; tallow, Australian, average beef 24s sd, mutton s;s.

BIBLE READING IN SCHOOLS.

(continued) I Religion is Inseparably connected with crood government, and that the troths of religion should be known by the children | is eisential to the rafety of the State, and even t > the right conduct of its business. The State has to do with religion, not by way of propagating it, but with the view of maintaining itself. For the State depends on certain truths held 1 by all religious sects—Protestants, Catho lics* and Jewn ahfee. The object of-Bible reading in Government schools is that the scholars may know the troths that form [ the bails of all relig lon. When they know | these then they know the truths that

give sanction and authority to the laws of the State.. The State recognises the Bible in so far as it has to do with the

temporal affairs f.nd well-heir" of. the people, and it might prescribe a certain amount of it to be read for .this purpose, —but totally to, prohibit it is to go beyond all bounds. Society t a constituted in these colonies has a claim upon the State that these truths shall be known, in view of the importance of the elementary truths of religion to the mind of every child in the community. Apart from the duties of any Ohnroh of of any sect, the State which declares Education to be compulsory has an Imperative duty to communicate a certain amount of religious truth. If the State has nothing to do with religion, how came the use of the Elide and prayer into oar Houses of, Legisla ture,' —how came It into our Supreme and Magistrate’s Courts, —and how came religions instruction to be given in onr Government schools? It came in the ordinary way of legislation, aud it was part of the Education Chdiuanoe- The State has taken to do with .eliglon, and It cannot do otherwise in accordance with the constitution and laws of the country, In this matter of education it is not com petent for the State to prohibit the Bible unless it can be shown that the'Chrlstian religion does not prevail, and that Secular ism predominates among the people. And here It will be appropriate to consider how it was ia this country previous to the alteration of the Education Act in 1877. The Canterbury Report, published In 1863, pays:—“lt would seem that the Govern ment, by which is meant the Represen tative acting power of the people,—being professedly Ohriataln, Is bound in id | its * legislation, and not least in the matter of Education, to recog nise Christianity, not on points oa which it is the subject of human imper fections and infirmities nor In f » divisions ‘of the community Into rival sects violat ing the laws of the creed they .profess, ijbut as a general ruling principle ( i t te 'life of the State," And theu, a little farther on, —‘ The commission do not ; think it necessary to ‘ enter into a dlscu - alon of the opinion held by same, that all but purely .secular knowledge should be banished from our school-. ’ Snob a coarse would not satisfy the wants of the people genr rally ; and farther, without entering into the religions question, it would bo impossible, in any system of teaching, which professed to fit men for the social and civil duties of every day life ,to ignoro’the existence of Chris f ai y as pervading the laws, literature, and institutions of the civilised world. In a Christian country no one could be called educated who was ignorant of the Chris (| m Scriptures, to which our civil insti tutions are so largely indebted There are two poicts here worthy of special attention —the one ia that it would bo impossible for teachers who ore doing their duty efficiently to ignore Ohris taoity. The State then in prohibiting the Bible has crippled teachers in fitting men for the social and civil duties in a country the laws and literature of which are so largely impregnated with Christianity. The other point ia this: that no one could be called educated who was ignorant of the Chris' Sm Scriptures. To these points I may return ; what 1 maintain ia, that it is a great mistake to suppose that our Government has nothing to do with religion. Morality depends upon re ligion, and the safety of the Government depends on the moral condition of the people Their moral condition mry be seen reflected in the enactments and ordinances of the Government. Thna the cotrmandments of God in the Bible are reflected in onr common laws, e.g., with reference to the violation of the Sabbath and blasphemy, perjury, theft, and murder. The State has to do with religion, and this does not mean that there mast be a State Church or that some form of religious belief shall be enforced threnghont the country, but it implies that religions wor - ship is protected; that church pro perty is exempted from the payment of trxes, while the State has nothing to do with the mode of worship. Paiigion baa a political value as a means of securing civilisation, liberty, and good government. Our country’s laws have largely to do with man’s dealings with hia fellowmen. In the Bible the rules for man’s conduct are to be found moat clearly laid down* In those lands’ where the Bible is most revered the majerty of the law la beat upheld. It will thus be seen that this objection brought by some against the Bible in schools. Is, when rightly con sidered, a strong argnment in its favor. 4. Of other objections, I only notice those adduced from alleged evil effects of Bible reading. I have neard it said that In the hands of the ungodly teacher it might cause much miach'ef. In that case it is not the Book, it is the man, you have to fear. He has opportunity enough daring school hoars to do a great deal of

harm without the introduction of the

Bible The objection, like soma others, is theoretical. It Is baed on the theory that Bible reading is an act of worship, and that it would be wrong to submit it to an ungodly man. But the advocates of the Bible in schools argue for it not as an act of worship, but as a part of education, the Bible being an admirable text book, and the reading of it an essential part of children's education. From my acquaintance with the teachers I rtfgard it ns a libel on them as a body to speak of the ungodly teacher as if he were so commonly to bo found as to in fluence legislation on this question. On the contrary my knowledge of them would lead me to say they are the reverse of ungodly, and would hail the introduction of the Bible as a boon. But if there were

a toicher whom a Committee could not trust, they have a check on any abase In -their own hand. Such an objection will not be seriously entertained by those who have a practical acquaintance with our schools, who consider the magnitude of the interests at stake, and who remember that the State has not to legislate for teachers, but for the education of her future citizens.

(To be c^tinued.)

THREATENING THE PREMIER.

Welungto.v, August 18. The man Agnew who, with his wife, has been hauut'ng the Parliaments}y precincts all the sesaion, was arrested this after noon for using threatening language to the Premier and other members some time ago. The pair were forbidden to enter the. grounds, and since then have always stood, wet or dry, at one of the gates. Latterly a policeman has been I stationed to watch them, as it was rumoured that Agnew had been trying to | purchase a revolver.

Angast 19.

At the R.M, Court William Agnew on a charge.of annoying the Premier in the street was bound over ..to keep the peace for 3 months la sureties of £25.

Later. Agnew has refused to find bail mid has been committed to g*o| log $ mootlu!

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISJ ATIV.R COUNCIL

Wednesday, Adod»t 18. The Acting-Speaker, the Hon Major J* fiaillle. occupied .the chairt _ . At 4.30 p.m. the Vioa-Kegr' 'assent 'to ’ - a number of Bills absented, to by Governor was received. The Conned adjourned to 4.65 p ro- ~ On the Cumuli. resuming, the Oopi missiohorsappaintedby ,Bl* sxosltnMp ( Governor, oonils ting of Sir Frederick the * Whitaker, Mr Buokley and Mr Reynolds, prorogued Parliament inlhe, s»t : members of-the Council, the # Speaker and twenty-six members of the Boose. TThp/ Commie ion set forth that Pa»I ; <men) wra ■' j prorogued to Decem.her .l6th. , r |

HOUSKOP RE^RSSKHTATIVfisI The House met at 4.30 p. m. Dr Newman a>ked the Government whether they will call lor tender* for * new printing office immediate.y in order that the building may befi,dith»d before next session. ' Mr Bicbatdson said .Government Ji»d not yet decided when teifdOas would be called. Dr Newman moved the adjournment of the IJouse. He said the Minister*# reply I was very unsatisf-ctory, ' ? I Mr O’Conor aaid It would be a wrong proceeding to erect tbla building’ white outlying districts of the eolony were so badly provided for. - ~ Mr Bruce and Mr Pisber supported Dr ' Newman’s proposition, and thought that a new print'ng office was urgently rc— . •paired. ■ •- Mr Smith supported Dr Neuman. • f The motion for the adjournment eii I pnt and lott. . , I Dr Newman at'rtd the Minister lot I Defe’ pe If he will forthwith rppoint a earn* t mission to enquire into the o aims of old _ 1 soldiers for grants of land. 1 Mr Ballance rep led that Government c . I intended to; appoint a commission for. I this purpose; / - I Mr e ked whether the pro-f I visions of the Properly Assessment Act I applied to maoaes. and parsoor gas. I The Premier said, it waa not sq. In tended.

Mr Moss moved— 11 That there be laid befora the Home,..within a month the beginning pi jpext. session,.. a state ment of,-.expenditure and liabilities tot the financial year under the.. IpUofing vctea: Harbor.defences ; porshase of native lands ; Thermal springs ment to show the several amounts paid or due, the persons to whjm paid ordne,' and the services rendered respectively. 1 ’ .. rho motion wa* agreed to Mr Macandrew .regretted that ha waft unable, to move the resolutions he had given notice for /some weeks past re ■ specting the granting of blocks of land for the relief' of the unemployed. Hi thought that if-they jspent a whole j session in endeavouring to sdlte this question It would bo rtme well spent, as u was; one of the most Important ques tions that cou T d be brought forward-■ Ha asked what waa the value of rT their legislation compared with nipping in the I bad the sapling of pauperism, which was I now getting so general in the Speaking for the Otago district,<hs asser ted thstif the homestead regulations bad been put in force some time ago they would not have hadh ’f the number of un employed they hid at'present. It was utterly impossible for o.ie man to tl minister the whole of the land fa the colony, and without at all reflecting on the present Minister, -be f#*it convinced that they required a Minuter for Lands for each island. He again regretted that this Important question bad not been brought forward before the eve of proro gation, but he should move thereaolutloaa in order to get them into Hansard. He then moved the resolutions. The Premier entirely, drum. ;ed to. the statement that this coipoy was except’ori ally situated in respect io thy unemployed. Ho s’so denied that the unemployed were more numerous than they were soma years ago. . No settlement of people on* the land would, even ,fnr one moment, stop pauperism In A message was here receive.i, deai.ing the attendance of membera ln the Legis lative Gcnnc” Chamber to hear the commission of prorogation re*£ t Members then adjourned to the Lev. ? I&tive Council Chamber, where Part'*- ment was fo.maily prorogued by, Gent mission.

A PECULIAR CASE.

A peculiar case was heard at the Resfdenl Magistrates Court, Obrstcburch, ye»te'"- day. The plaintiffs were David Brxtet and his wife Margr-td, who occupied a house belonging to the latter at RiccartoD, and the * defendant C. E. Hoddioott, a debt collector, and r’so, as he informed' the Comf, an insurance agent. The claim was for £lO, damages for trespass, the plaintiffs alleging that defendant had entered their bouse by falsely rep'eaeni'ng that he was sent by an Insurance Com pany, while his real reason the counsel for .the plaintiffs suggested yea to “ spy. oat the land ” in his capacity as debt collector.. The s'.deraents of ihe pints t ffs were to the effect that on July, 26, defendant called a*- the house when Mr Baxter r .w< a cat. He knocked, acd Mrs Baxter answered the door. Defendant mid he had called from the Insurance Company to inspect the property, and walked la without farther parley. Mra Baxter re marked that it was a funny _ thing the Insurance Company should send taunts - inspect the proper.y, Ss they hsd not done ao for the put four- yean. Defendant simply said “ Oh” and putt tag. fats hand on the wall,-reirarked that he saw it was .all plaster. He asked what office IFm ' B; xter was Insured in, and she replfod she tu not' certain, bat she believed It was the Globe. Defendant want through every - room of the honsa, taking about half an % hour to complete his inspection. Ha questioned Mrs Baxter as to how - she had becomepossessed of'the property j. and whether it was mortgaged, and She tons© hcc'own words, “told himaMaboui it.” In cross-examination, Mra Baxter admitted that the defendsnt had raked her if he could take an insurance oh her furniture. He was not at all mde inhis manner towards her.—The defendant said that he was a sab-agent for the Eqa tUde Insurance Company rnd that he bad gone to the plaintiff* house her .use he thought the owner vonid probably 1 he to Ir sure—- Judgment was given for the plaintiffs for £2 and costs.

CRICKET

AUSTRALIANS V GLOUOiESTiSR-

SHIRK.

[RKUTE&’a TKLKGKAM3 —COPCRIGHT } London, August 17.”

The ciicket na ch, Anstmisr v, Gloucestershire, »ft resumed to-isy at Cheltenham. The weather tu fair, sad there was a good attendance. Toe Bopae team in its first innings only patting to«re her 74 runs. Tim Aus tralians went in for their seoond inning* sod'secret} 119, leaving the Hume team 165 rnns to make to win At the close of the day’s play, the Gloucestershire .*'«*§§ in second Innings had scored 53 ran* three wickets down. ■ London, August 1$ e^ts^^jsssanesv their seoond- innings wen only fhlo id score 138 cans. Ihe tfeuf woo by 86 tone, .

THE ASHBURTON RCARUIAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, |IBS6. ~ - ;



THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. From and after the 30th Jane, 1886, the j terms of Subscription to this journal will be BB follows, viz.;— IT PAID IN ADVANCE ; Pet Quarter.. 6a 6d, by post, 9s 6d - " 12s 6d, by post, 18a 6d 24s Od by post, 87s 0d w booked ; 7a 6d, by post, 10s 9d 15s Od, by post, 81s 6d 80s Od, by post, 43s Od Half-year Year Per Quarter. „ Half-year ,t Year .. N. B. The above in so pah as regards sub- OBIPTXONS PAID IN ADVANCE Will not anOCt Old •. übsoribers, with whom pbkviouslt existing iBRANGEMKHTS WILD BE A^INTADJED. Birth, Marriage, and Death Notices, if paid fo the time of insertion, 2s 6d each (atam may be sent as payment); if boeked, PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS MAT RENEW THEIR SUBSCRIPTIONS AT THE OLD RATES. Announcements of Births, Deaths and Marriagesisont forlpubliaation from the country require to bo verified by the signs of the person sending the notice.



Potatoes. Best quality"blue her wests for sola at lowest current prices. GEO. JAMESON, Ashburton. 8422 JgLAOK, BEATTIE & COMPANY, Criterion House, 201. 203. 205, High street, CHRISTCHURCH. We have the pleasure to advise our Customers and the residents generally In the Ashburton District that we have ow received very large Shipments of NEWEST DRAPERY GOODS the Present Season. The advantages which we possess in being’able to buy in .he Beat British Markets, and the .borough experience of car buyer, enables ns to supply all Goods under OUR GASH SYSTEM of business AT tOWSST P*>lo ES.



We endeavour togVvoi. our" Customers best value proouc b 1 0 , whatever Prices hey may wish to pur chase Goods at, and lARGe’aND. WELL- ASSORTED hat the most varied wants can be sup plied. We append a list of onr Depart ments, In each of which an Immense Variety of most Novel and Fashionable wIU be found dress department eosiery department MANTLE DEPARTMENT DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT millinery department DRbSS department HOSIERY DEPARTMENT MANTLE DERARTMENT DRESSMAKIN (TdEPARTM ENT millinery "department CLOTHING DEPARTMENT underclothing DEPARTMENT tailoring department HOUSBHODL FURNISHING Manotactttrb from various M'l'a Including t ANKETS, FLANN ELS & TWEEDS ov ashblrton manufacture. Cash Smtbm asu Cash Pbiobs.



Wanted. WANTED a steady active man to attend to stallions for the coming season. Apply to E. H. Dobson, Lowcliffo. 4-84V2 ANTED Known—Hayes and 00. will commence their Great Gift Sale To morrow (Saturday) The greatest sensation of the day. Look out for the lucky glass jar of peas in their window next the Arcade. ; WANTED GASH.—-White Sugar, 2jtd ; White Crystal, 3d ; Sperm Gandies, ,sd; Lingfish, 4d ; best Lobsters, 6d ; Plaid Vestas, 5d per doz. ; Tea, Is per lb; Sago, 2Jd; Tapioca, 2Jd; Cnlting Salmon, 8d ; Venus Na>lrod,sa 6d ; Groats, 9d, ,J, McGregor. Tapered Street. ‘ WANTED Known -That Gates and Son, Burnett Street, nro -prepared to . orders for ail kinds of Household Repairs, Household Requisites, Picture Frames, cheap Bookbinding. Venetian and other blinds at the lowest possible cost. 5 22 ANTED KNOWN—Long looked for come at last, T. Huult, having commenced bacon curing, he is able to supply a real good Pork Sausage at 6d per lb at the Factory, Moore st, Ashburton, Pigs cured In any quantity dried, smoked and delivered home at One Penny per lb. T. Houi/r. 7 217 WANTED KNOWN—Where can the most Drapery be bought for your money!—At 11. G Segers, Melford House. Two shillings worth of handsome presents given for every 10a spent. Fresh presents in. See window. Ladies’ own dross materials made up ; stylo and fit guaranteed.



Special Advertisements. OWLE’S PENNYROYAL AND STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all Irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms bo pre valent with the sex. Boxes Is and Is 9d, of all Ohomiats and Patent Medicine Vendors. Vrepared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations.



SERVANTS WANTED. SEVEN GENERAL SERVANTS and one COOK for Ashburton and suburbs. Also, one COOK and ono GENERAL SERVANT for the country. Apply to Mrs Randall’s Registry ffice. A. W. RANDELL, FRUITERER, &c., Town Uall, Ashburton. CENTRAL HOTEL. JW. MoSAE having taken the above , Hotel, solicits a share of patronage from the people of Ashburton and snt rounding districts. Boat Brands of Wine’s Spirits and Beers. Good Stabling—Feeds, One Shilling. Horses and Baggies to let on hire at prices to meet the times. For the convenience of travellers hansom cab will meet all trains. Trees Trees Trees THE undersigned has FOB SALE all kinds of FRUIT AND FOREST TREKS, Finns Insignia, Austrians, Marltima, and Macrocarpa, by tens of thousands; other kinds in proportion. All kinds of cabbage plants, etc, on sale All orders by post or otherwise shall receive my best attention. N.B.—Gentlemen’s Gardens tastefully laid out. All kinds of planting done by contract. JAMES PORTER. CLIFTON NURSERY, 1 76 Allonton, Ashburton.



CANTERBURY MILLS, ASHBURTON. IWHIi bk A BUYER of UPWARDS OF 300,000 Bushels MILLING WHEAT THIS SEASON. Also some Large Lines of OATS AND OTHER PRODUCE. COBNSAOKS, Fall Size and Weight, at 5a 6d per dozen, 0, W. TURNER. 340 H. BROWN -



HAVE FOR SALE— PRIME SEED "WHEAT, OAT?, and BARLEY ~ Some of the above lots have been grown in tbe Timara district. PIH FEED”FOR SALE In any quantity. Just Landed — All kinds of CLOVER SEEDS, choice ‘ quality. RYEGRASS and, COCKSFOOT for Sale. FBIEDLAHDER BROS



BLACK, BEATTIE & CO. GENERAL DP4FBRY WARN HOUSE TAILORS, B gjjfjAKER *»o Ml. r LINERS



Victoria House. EE;-OEG A.NISATION OF BUSINESS. REDUCING STOCK RETIRING from the FANCY DRESS, HATS, nnd MANTLE epartments of the trade. PHENOMENAL VALUE now being given, and to be obtained until AUGUST 20th NEXT. DIMANT AND COE, GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &c., East and Tancrod streets, Ashburton.



Victorian Steam Carriage Works, J. R. STEEL & SON WISH to Intimate to the PnbHo of Ashburton and surrounding districts that, having obtained STEAM POWER and other Machinery requisite for the carrying on their work efficiently, are now In a position to meet the demands of the public with a fir i class article at prices to suit the times. Every C. f'ptlon of Carriages and Traps made, Painted and Repaired. Spring Traps from £2O. Whltechapela from £25. Buggies from £3O. P.S.—Special attention paid to Repainting and Retrlmmlng.



VICTORIAN STEAM IRON WORKS AND [GENERAL SHOEING FORGE. J. R. S. & SON, while thanking the pnblio for their past liberal support In this department, beg to Intimate that, having procured first-class Machinery, they are now In a position to undertake all kinds of Engineering work. Special attention is given to Taming, Boring and the Repairing of all kinds of Machinery, including Combines, Engines, Reaper and Binders, and every description of Agricultural Implements. ESTIMATES given for Contractors and Builders Ironwork. HORSES CAREFULLY HOD—Draughts, 7s ; Hacks,«6s.



Special advertisements.



ARMAGH STREET,



Ohrlatobarch. Portable .Ranges Burn Wood and Ooal-—ln Fom Sixes. PAINTED CORRUGATED IRON IN Pone, Five, Six and Seven Feet Lengths. 40 per cent. Cheaper than. Galvanised Iron. 10 1988 Notice, I HAVE disposed ofjmy Business In Ashburton to MESSES H. J. WOOD & CO., OP CHRISTCHURCH. In thanking the Public of Ashburton and District for their liberal patronage accorded to mo during the years I have carried on business hero, 1 have much pleasure in soliciting a continuance of their favor on behalf of my worthy successors, who will make this a branch ofßheir well-known STATIONER’S HALL, THOS. F. FARLEY. )



•In' reference to the above, we respect fully request the Public of Ashburton and District, and all Wends and customers of Mr Farley, to favor us with a continuance of their commands, and wo guarantee to give at all times the value in New Zealand In our Itne of Business. An additional stock of Commercial Stationary, of superior quality, and latest new Books, to the value off £IOOO, will be speedily forwarded from our Christchurch depot. . The latest new Books and Magazine will be to hand by every direct -steamer from London. Subscribers supplied at our Christchurch jpricea Any Book out of stock will bo Imme diately procured from our Christchurch establishment. h. j. wooFand CO., STATIONERS’ HALL. All book debts to be paid to .H, J. Wood and Co. * THUS. F. FARLEY.



NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOR rnUE NEW GOODS FOR THE j WINTER SEASON iKB NOW OPENED OUT. I The Stock is THE LARGEST & REST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Stylo and Patterns in ;Mon’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Clothing leaves nothing to bo desired. Thousands of Men’s and Boys'' Suits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrunk Overcoats, Waterproof Coats and Loggings in great variety Hats, comprising every new stylo worn Children’s Jersey Suits, Children’s Men of-War Suita Gentlemen’s Hosiery, Scarves; Oxford Regatta and White Shirts r Bugs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bags The celebrated WERTHEIM SEWING -MACHINE. Time Payments. - N.Z, CLOTHING FACTORY, East SxaHßTj



PORT OF TIMA.RU. arrivals BELLS,Jbarque, from Newcastle, with beat quality COAL. ULBANER, brigantinej from Auckland, with cargo of Kauri TIMBER. TUCKER AND RBSTBLL. 4th August, 1886. $8407



J. Ballantyne & Co, A holding on JMMENSE S ALE OB’ DRAPERY AND CLOTHING, On account of ALTERATION IN PARTNERSHIP. Bee Circular. DUNSTABLE HOUSE, ChbistchDboit, J 7 227



NEW AUCTIONEERS. I HAVE great pleasure in intimating that I have this day admitted JOHN' CBAWSHAW (formerly manager for McCallum and Co.) into my business as a Licensed Land Broker, Accountant Commission, Insurance and General Agent. J. 0. DUNCAN. August 17th, 1886. In reference to the above we beg to announce that wo have added Auctioneer ing to the other business formerly carried on by J. C. Duncan, and we take this opportunity of assuring the public that all businbss placed in our care will be carried out in a strr’ghtforward and prompt business-like manner. First sale on SATURDAY, August 28th. Place of business will bo announced'in a few days In the meantime entries can be made at the office of J. 0 Duncan. ‘ DUNCAN & CBAWSHAW. 8474 J Auctioneers. OR COUGHS, GOLDS, BaoMonms Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Con sumption, Ac. KAY’S COMPOUND OF LINBBKD, Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &0., with Chlorodyno. KAY’S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, for Coughs, Colds, and Chest Complaints. KAY’S COMPOUND, for Coughs, and Colds, is equally serviceable for Horses and Cattle, KAY’S TIC PILLS, a specific In Neuralgia, Face-ache, Ac. Con tains Quinine, Iron, &o. COAQULINE. —Cement for Broken Articles, Sold Everywhere. Solo Makers KAY BROS , Stock port, England,