The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is hardly true that republics are always ungrateful. The United States ia now paying m pensions a larger sum than it costs to support the standing army of Germany num bering nearly half a million men.—" Port Huron Times." The citizens of Wellington have been served with their first Poor-rate notioes. This faot will form an item m the history of the colony, indeed m the history of Austra lasia. The struggle against the inevitable : | has been long and persistently maintained. Wellington has been the first to give m. It is only a question of time for Poor-rates to become general throughout Australasia. And why not ? The poor are always with us, and why should the burden of their maintenance be borne only by the charitably disposed, the very people who aa a rule are the least respon sible for the existenoe of poverty. — " Bruce Herald." A remarkable phenomenon is reported from Merthyr Tydvil, where huge blowers of gas have been atruok at the Vale Colliery. The gas has been diverted into pipes and brought to the surface of the mine, a distance of a mile and a quarter. When the gaa is ignited at the pit mouth, it burns with suoh brilliancy as to illuminate the whole district. The quantity of gas escaping from the blower is estimated at 2000 ft per minute, and it is Stated that the colliery company are now taking steps to purify the gas for domestio purposes. Raskin, In speaking of the wife, says :— " A , judioioua wife Is always nipping off from her husband's moral nature little twiga that are growing m the wrong direction. She keepa' kirn m Bb.ape by pruning, If you say any thing silly, she will style you bo. If you deolare that you will do some absurd thing, she will find oat some way ot preventing you from doing it. And by far the chief part of all the common sense there is m the world belongs unquestionably to women. The wiseßt things a man commonly does are those which his wife oounsels him to. A wife is a grand wielder of the moral pruning knife. X Johnson's wife had lived there would have been no hoarding up of orange peel, no touohing all the posts m walking along the B tree t, no eating and drinking with disgusting velooity. If Oliver Goldsmith had been married he never would have worn that memorable and ridioulous ooat. Whenever you find a man whom you know little about oddly dressed, talking absurdly, or exhibiting ecoentrioity of manner, you may be sure he is not a married man ; for the oornere are rounded off, the little Bhoots parel away m married men. Wives have much more sense than their husbands. The wife's advioe is like the ballast that keeps the ehvp steady. Certainly the most effective MEDICINE m the world is SANDER and SONS' EU CALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects m Coughs, Colds, Influenza, etc. ; the relief is instantaneous". Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. Bead this certificate :— •• 24th April, 1885.— Measrs Sander and Sons,— lt is with the greatest of pleasure that I testify to the excellence of your Eucalypti Extract. Having had inflam mation on the bone of the leg, which came on after a severe attack of low fever, I was at tended by Dr J. Boyd, who had made Btrenuous efforts to save my leg, but without suocees. He then found it necessary to amputate my limb. Having heard m the meantime of the wonderful cures worked by the Eucalypti Extraot, I obtained a bottle, and tho extract had not been applied more than an hour when I began to feel greatly re lieved. After applying the extract every four hours or nine or ten days I was out cf all danger. I would persuade all who may be afleoted with any such disease to give the Euoalypti Extraot a trial, and I am convinced that they will find it the most wonderful of medicines. — Yours etc, E. J. Curnow, Wattle street, Sandhurst."— (Advt

A magnificent meteor was observed about two o'olook this morning travelling with great velocity from west to east, and exploding m the form of an immense rocket. Although there was brilliant moonlight at the time yet the glare from the meteor far exceeded this, and the traok of the tonal visitor was strongly marked m the sky for nearly a minute. Full investigation has been made into the oonduot of the constable who was reported to have interfered with certain of the electors at Mr Ivess' recent meeting at Napier, ,»nd the ! Commissioner of Police has reduced the offending constable to the bottom of the third class list. Sir Robert Stout, Mr Reynolds, Mr Riohard son, and Mr Larnach left Lyttelton by the Tarawera for Wellington on Thursday night. At Christchurch a small crowd of sympathisers took the horses out of Sir Robert Stout'a and Mr Richardson's carriage, and drew it to the railway station, where a considerable number of people oheered them on their departure. A large crowd at Lyttelton oheered Sir Robert Stoat bb the steamer left the wharf. A Sydney telegram m the " Melbourne Argus" states that the discovery of gold at Mount Darnook, on the Manfred station, is causing great excitement m the district. Diggers are flocking to it from all quarters, Menindie is the nearest river station to the field. The gold was found by an old digger who was rabbiting on the station. Ha was struck by the formation of the country, and prospected, and at a depth of little more than 10ft came upon igneous rock, showing good gold to the naked eye. The latest political joke comes from Wel lington. Mr Robertson, says the " Press," was expatiating upon the advantages of the Viliogu settlement oohemo, and rcoonntiug how much one settler had made out of ten acres of land. " He had one acre under wheat, and was grazing ten milking bullocks — ." He was interrupted at this stage by a tre mendous burst of laughter, and immediately prooeeded to oorrect himself, remarking that he had been caught up before he fell. What he really said (or meant to say) was 11 mill bullocks." It was some time, however, before the merriment occasioned by this veritable " bull " subsided. Bijou, the pet elephant who has for two years been on exhibition m Boston, was killed by poison a few days ago. This animal was older, and had been m oaptivity longer, than any other elephant ever on exhibition. He had m Amerioa sixty years, and was ' known to be eeventy-five years old at least. i Reoently he bad suffered greatly from old age. The excessive dampness and cold of the Southern Hemisphere, as compared with the Northern, is illustrated by some reoent studies of mountains m Australia. On the highest mountain m Australia, Kosciusko, patohes of never-melted snow are found m lat. 37 deg. 8., 1500 feet lower than m the Alps of Europe, *n lat, -17deg. N., and at about the same level as the European snow-line for lat. 52deg, Everywhere m antarotio lands snow and ice are much more extensive than m the Northern Hemisphere at similar latitudes.

The fears that grass and clover will be killed by frost if the seed be sown too early are almost imaginary. It very rarely happens that even olover is injured by frost, though the growing plant is extremely teuder. If Bown when frost is on the ground, clover seeds are of course dormant until it thaws, when they are slightly covered by the mud that lies -on a newly thawed surfaoe. This proleots the seed from the direot rays of the sun, and it will not sprout until the soil is warm enough for roots to strike into. If it falls on a hard, dry surfaoe, the seed swells with the moisture of rains, and contracts when a cold day stops growth, but without serious injury. The Czar is the head of the Russian Church, and by the {last accounts is going to take advantage of bis position. His financial advisers have suggested that m the churches and convents of Holy Russia there are a good many valuable jewels that are not used for daily ritual, and that it would be a good stroke of businesa to borrow, or, " what the wise do call, convey " them for the benefit of the State, m return for thred per cent, bonds. The general civilisation of Russia has of late been likened to that of England during the reign of our Henry VIII., and this is pushing the parallel still further. We wonder whether the prießts will do as " Papa " bids them, or make a struggle. One can hardly fanoy a Russian bishop making a sort of reply that the gngligb eoclesiastio made to James 11., " My Lord of Rochester (was it Roohester?) says you are the breath of his npßtrile, and it is, therefore, jonly right that you should take his money, but for my part I don't remembeK every Baying anything of the kind." HoiiLOWAT'S PlfcW AND OINTMENT.— The attention of all Bufferera is drawn to these well-known remedies, for the possess con spicuous advantages as a safe and reliableaid m all those emergencies to which travellers, emigrants and sailors are so especially liable. They have been largely patronized by way. faiers by land and Bea, and m faot, by all olasseß of the community, to their very great advantage. The Pills are beyond all doubt one of the most effeotive remedies ever dis covered for oases of obstinate constipation, confirmed indigestion and colio, complaints j?h^ch are engendered by exposure and ir. regular feeding. The Ointmett will be four d of the greatest servids m caBO of piles-,, abscesses, erysipelas, and [all kinds of I local liberations,

THE MARKETS

Pbuxebs Telegrams — Copyright)

London, S j p'.ember 28. Consols remain at 101^5. Adelaide wheat ex store has advanced is — from 32s 6d to 33s 6d ; and New Zealand wheat, best quality, from 32s to 335 ; Adelaide flour is unchanged at 235. Australian tallow, average quality, r«- I mains at 22s 6d for beef, and 23s 6d for mutton. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Company (Limited) has received the following cable message from London, dated 28th September, 1887 : — Wheat — There is an improved feeling. New Zealand whsat, long berried, is worth 32s per 4961D5. Messrs John Lysaght and Co have received a telegram from their Bristol firm, notifying an advance m galvanised iron of 10s. Prices now are f.0.b., London.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[HEUTBR'a TELEGRAMS — COPYRIGHT. ]

EMIN BEY.

London, September 25. A letter was received from Emm Bey stating that he declines to return with Stanley, and that he will strive to carry out General Gordon's work m the Soudan.

GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

A Chinese transport vessel has been wrecked, and the English captain and 300 Chinese crew perished.

THE FRONTIER TROUBLE.

Bbbun, September 28. A semi-official statement has been published here maintaining that the French sportsmen who were shot on the frontier were m German territory at the time.

(Received September 30, 2p,m) Berlin, September 29 Schnaebell, junr., who was recently arrested for affixing a seditious placard to a post on the Lorraine frontier, ha been sentenced at Mttz to three weeks's imprisonment.

AUSTRALIAN.

[REDTER'S TBLEGRAMB— COPYRIGHT.]

BEACH IN TRAINING.

Sydney, September 29 Beach commenced training for his match with Hanlan, and is now m good forrrj.

SCENES IN PARLIAMENT.

Stormy scenes occurred m the Gene ral Assembly last night.

THE VICTORIAN SPEAKERSHIP

Melbourne, Soptember 30. The resignation of Me Peter Lalor, as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, was announced m the House this evening. The Hon Mr Davies has re sigoed his portfolio as Minister m order to qualify himself for the Speakership.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents,

MR G. W. LEADLEY.

TO THE EDITOR. f IR.— la the " GaardiaD "cf the 27<h there appeared a letter to Mr Buxton, and signed by Q. W, Leadley. Would yen favor me with a portion of yoor spaoe m wheh to make a few oom raontfl on thai letter. Since I have bad the pleasure of M 1 Le^dley'a acquaintance I have regarded him with no mean amount of respect, deeming that certain patent quall'.k'B m him justified me m extending such teaptct; for 1 have always thought aaoh Belf-made men aa Mr Leadley specially worthy of honor. Th 9 feeling I experienced on readng the above-mentioned letter to Mr Bux on can only be understood by those ia my position. Such a fretted exhibition of verbosity — suoh a counterpane of empty rhodomontade, never fluttered and flapped 1 1 such a gale of " wind." There are evidoDily other nor-westera than thoße of nature. lam thankful, however, that tho result of the eUoJon ha 3 proved the matured aaeds of judgment m ih<3 mi j rity of tha Ran git at a eleotora to have been able to withstand the onslaught of such guets as mint have been blowing amongat them throughout the recent campaign. In these days of culture, in dividuality and mental independence — pot to speak of Fre.'thought — I had thought the pastures whoroon acoient oraoiea were wont to graize and fatten had all been broken up, and were now under the plough of enlightenment, baiug cultivated and tilled quite abreast of the times, but it eeeens 1 have been ruiett.ken ; for, according to a statement of Mr Leadley 'e, immense areas of euch pabturea still exist Jor my purpose, let me quote that statement,-^" I could, had I wished it, influenced 50 or 100 votes m this election ; dozens of people havn come to me and asked my advice " Sir, if there be such a thing aa essence of egotism, I may be justified m asserting this quotation to be a sample of it. Were I a member of the Wakanui community 1 would repudiate. I would denounce such a statement m a manner that the autbor of it would clearly understand. As one jealous of the reputat'on of the intellectual status of the electorate, of which he is a member, I challenge the truth of such a statement. But to make ilr L's estimate of t c mutual capacity of those people, amongst whom he lives, more clear, let me quote again from his letter. In speaking of the issues numbers of Bux ton'a party have sought to raise, m order to distract (according to the oracle) th« minds of the people from the main poiut, he says : <l But honorable n,en can only regard these tactics (ibortions of hisosvn brain) with lhe disapprobation which they JfcHorve, and ordinary intelligent men cao easily see through the miserable subter fuges, etc., etc." If ordinary intelligent men can easily bee through ladders of evil, iind yet di.zena and fifties of the Wakauui electors could only see through those ladders by proxy— by the medium of Mr Ltadley's infallible intellect it follows that tho percentage of ordinary intelligence amongat these eleotora is painfully and dangerously low. To re duce the meauiog of these staiemeuts of Mr Leadley's to an inoffensive p int, let me ratber ascribe them to a detect m his own organism, than to his intention of dire.t y insulting at least a 12th part of the Raugitata electors. There is au abnormal developement somewhare m Mr Leadl^y'j cranium for which he is not quite accountable. Don't you see Sir, that two or three suoh men m any electorate, if such waa thelc rvish, could render all tha trouble contingent to an election the marest faroe ; for with one wink of their oncular eyes — one cock of their almighty (humbß— they could f quash the chances of any oandldate In the arena of polite i. lam ure all tho.e who have read Mr LeadUy'a letter wi>) feel sorry for Mr Hclleston for having all along bden ignorant of the support, of such a powerful unit as G. W, L., especially m the face of the result of the election. It would surely have been a aoarce of great oomfoct to him to have known of such support. It ia difficult; to realise the faot that the Hon W. liolleaton might now havo been m a position to add M H.R. to his name had U W. Lesdley ouly so willed it. I hope Mr Leadlev will accept this letter solely as a gratuity from a friend. It is the expression of a deßire to reveal to him the c>nel oonarqueaoes, the dangerous pitfalls that have got to be avoided In pampering to an inordinate passion for the use of verbal harmoay and ftawery phrases. — I am etc , An Elector.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Westport, September 29. Mr Napier Bell has sent m hie resigna tion as Engineer to the Weßtport Harbor Board. Dunedin, September 29. Three young men, named David Gold smith, Daniel Hamilton and Andrew I Crab, have been arrested, charged with indecently assaulting a servant girl named Margaret Wilson, m the Cricket Ground at about a quarter to eight on Tueaday evening last. Accased were brought before tb.B City Police Court thia afternoon, when they were remandei, bail being allowed m £100 each and two securities. The Roman Catholic congrega'im at Danedin have subscribed £400 fur the testimonial to Bishop Moran. Thia fa m additon to £100 from Oannru. Ojn aiderable Bums are expected fivm the oountry districts, as lißfo are open to 17 h proximo. The Bishop ratarna from Aus tralia on tha 11th. iNVEROARGiLTi, September 29. A spell of most inclement; weather, (sur passing anything this winter is now being experienced here. The temperature is very low, and violent squalls with hail and sleet prevail.

WON BY THE BOOK

A exchange relates that a young gentle n An Lapp nicg to Bit at church m a pew aoj'.lniug one In which sat a youog kdy, for whom ho conceived a Budden and violent passion, wa3 desirous of entering into a courtship on the spot, bat the place not Buitiog a formal declaration, the .exigency of the OAse suggested tha follow ing plan : He politely banded hia fair neighbor a Bible (open) with a pin atack fn the following toxt, second epistle of !St John, verae fifth : ' And nuw I beseech thee, lady, not as Ihoagh I wrote a new commandment nnto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that wo lova one another.' She returned It, pointing to the second ohapter of Ruth, vtrae tenth : 1 Then she fell on her face, and bowed heneif to the ground, and aald unto him: I Why have I found grace m thine ey«B, that thou shouldat tike knowledge of me, ■eeing lama stranger V He returned the book, pointing to the fifteenth verae of the third epistle of John ; ' I had many things to write. I will not with pen and ink write unto thee, but I trust I shall Bhortly see thee, and we shall epea'k face to face.' From the above interviews marriage took place the ensuing week.— II Baltimorean."

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Tbe official declaration of the poll for tho Ashburton district took plaoe to day at noou, Pouotually at 12 o'clock, the Returning Officer, Mr J. R. Oolyer, an nounced that the number polled by each of the candidates was as follows : — Walker 878 Purnell ... 323 Maj >rity for Walker, 555. He declared Mr Walker duly elected. Mr Walker mouoted the atapa of the Conrthouss amid much applause. He said there wia not mnch neoess'ty for him to speak at greNfc length, and ha had J only to return them h's hearty thanka for the support which they hnd accorded him, and for their Laving returned him as thfir re resentative with such a con vincing majority. He could not tuf ficlently express his gratitude for the confidence they had thua expressed m him — he could only Bay that, if possible, it heightened hiadeaire to faithfully cervo them m the forthcoming Parliament, and do all that ho couM to farther the in tereßta of the district, and of tha colony as a whole. Ho desired to express a hope that nothing he had said or done had hnrt the feelings of those who had been opposed to him. Hiß opponents had, m the most handsome mauner possible, mada it understood that they went against him, net on personal, but on political grounds. They had avoided, as far as possible, giving anything 'hit might have seemed (ike offence to his supporters, and he hoped that anything he had said or done had not hurt the feelings of hia opponents, foi he oould c nsiientioualy 3*/ that he had not inteuded to do so. Bis opponents oonld rely on htm as faithfully serving them as the most ardent of hfs supporters. Looking at the events of last Monday a'though thero was very much on which they oauld ooagratu lite themselves Btlll they must all foal sorry at the defeat of the Premier for Duoedlo Eist Whether or not they accapted Sir Robert Stoat aa a politioal leader they must give him credit fcr conscientious attlon and for being a faith ful B3ryant of the public The colony could ill afford to lose the .services of such a man, especially at the present tima when they wanted strong man m Parlia ment—men able to graßp the poeitioa of the colony and devise measures to cope with their present diffioul'y. It was a great misfortune for tha colony that Sir Kobert Stout bad been deeated and that misfortune would be intensified if the Premier peraiated m hia re f usal to acoept one of the many seats that had bean iff ired to him W leu a man eot3red publio life he had put his hand to tha plough and ha ahouid not go back. Ha hoped that the Premier would not go back and th*t he w.uld yet do good service for tha colony. Canterbury had proved true to what eha believed was the best oourae for the colony to undertake, and had returned a compact, united band to Parliament He waa not inclined to put too m<:ch emphasis ov a spirit of provincialism, and he did not approve of eaoh province sending up a band of men opposed to every other provkca. He, however, agreed tbat, it waa desirable that, as m the oft-repeated Btory of fie Scoch thifctie, no one could touch us without fealicg that they had mide a great mistake. Mr Walker a^a'n exp eased his thanks to the electors and concluded whh the hope ti«*t he would never do anything that would either dißgraoe him self or the electorate which he repreaeuted.

Mr C. W. Purnell, who was reoeived with applanee, aaid that bo far as le was personally concerned ho did not regret the result ot the election, but as regarded Canterbury he was torry that it had ao emphaucal y pronouuced a verdict m favor of increased taxation and a con tinuance c£ a vicious Bystem of financa- H we?*-r, although that waa the cube hb regarded this constituency and the pro vincial dis rict he had to express his pleasure that tho result of thd ooctionß throughout the oolony were favorable to a eybtem of economy and Bound finance. Although Mr Walker Tvas to be con gratulated on the reßulcof the election, atill, to some extent he web to be oora muerated, Mr Walker had gone about tha district urging that if he were returned he would ba a supporter of the Stout- Yogel Ministry. Now the elections showed that the Stout- Vogel Ministry had " gone up the spout/ the Premier was wiihont a seat, and, therefore, Mr Walker waß very much In the position of a lamb bleating for its molhar. He (Mr Purnell) had to consider the large amount of wealth and influence that

bad been directed against him, and not always m a sorupnloua manner. Then, too, the opinlonß of thoao who thought liko he did, were totally unrepresented m the local preHS. It was a great misfortune that both papers were echoes of Sir Julius Yogel, and although they were feeble echoes, atili they did not give expreEßion to the opinions of the other Bide. He trusted that before long some man of enterprise would start an independent journal m Ashburton, that would consider other matters than the interests of Sir Julius Yogel. There waa another matter to which he wished to refer. Shortly after tha polling booth was open the inmates of the Old Men's Some were driven down. They were received by the Master and driven into his opponent's tent, where, doubtless, they received their instructions how to vote. One of these old men had the audacity to apeak (p one of his (Mr Purnell'u) supporters, but he was immediately and peremptorily called back by the faster. His (Mr PuroeU'e) opponent waa a member of the Oearl table Aid Board and also of the looal Committee, and as such exerciaed a good deal of influence over the Home. It was a mons rous thing that the institution should be used aa a maohine to Bupport anyone's candidature, and the Muster converted into an eleo tioneering agent. He had felt it due to himself md to his supporters to take action In this matter, and ha had »o cqrdingly lodged a formal complaint with the Oaaritab c Aid Board bo that body might enquire into the clroumstan'oes of the case. He thought that it might well come within the Bcope of the Board's functions to also enquire into the fact of these old men's names being pot on the roll at the last possible minute, so that there was no time for any objection to be taken to them It wrb also to be borue m mind that a groat majority of these men coma from other parts of the colony, and it was a very serious thing if the votes of the inhabitants of this district— the me a who had a stake m tha country — were to be swamped by those of sixty or seventy inmates of an institution of this sort. Mr Furnell concluded by say ing that he had fought the battle fairly and equarely and although he had been beaten he had uot been dishonored. Mr Buxton was called for and delivered a speech, expressing his determination of aoiug to tho best of his ability for the good of ihe Raug J tata constituency and the colony at large. Major Steward, who was also present, m response to repeated calls delivered a speech. Although the Premier had been defeated, tho Oppbsition had not much to crow fib, out, 'for five 'of llieir moep promi nent men hud bpen uua"ble to $'ad seats m the House. He spoke at soqi'e length, and said that m the judicious eucoursge ment of locil industries and the settlement of the land by the right class of men was the hope of thefuure prosperity of tho country, We have been compelled to hold ovei the speeches of Mr Buxton and Majoi Steward, A vote of thanks to the .Returning Qfli .Pj moved by Mr Wajlker, aid seconded by Mr Pumell, was carried, uuauimoqely.

Cheers fcr Messrs Walker, Purnell, Buxton, and Steward, concluded tbe prcc edings.

Auckland, September 29. The scrutiny of the Newton electoral roll, as demanded by Mr Tole, waa held to day by Mr Beale, Keturnlng-Officer, and scrutineers They found that four casea of doable voting ocoarred m con nection with the Newton election. Should Mr Tole persist m bis request the votes will be examined. The declarations of the poll at Auckland North and West and Ponsonby were made to-day at Oily North. Mr Yaile made a trenchant attack on the Press and its I action towards him m connection with the election, and made a grave oharge as to the manner m which the oonteit wai oon dacted. He refaaed to shake hands with Mr Thompson when the latter offered Kirn hiß hand. Hokitika, September 29. Mr Bevan has received the following telegram from Sir Robert Stont : — " I *»m so Borry at your defeat. The House hai lost one of its beat speakers aad moat straightforward men: I hope rre both m private life will do our doty as oltleans." <VTr Bevan has aleo received telegrams rom Sir J, Yogel, Mr Larnaoh and many members of the late Parliament, and people throughout the colony expressing similar sentiments. • Oambridsb, September 29* It ia aliened that at the Waikato election the corners of the voting papers were not gummed down but merely turned down after the number had been written on them. Proteßtn were reoorded at nearly every booh. Mr Russell the defeated candidate, has laid the faot before the Cilonial Secretary, claiming that the Returning Officer's action is illegal and the whole election invalid. He has also wired for the best legal opinion obtainable on the Bubjeo*. Wellington, September SO. The ramaining declaration of the polls for the town constituencies took plaoe to* d»y. The figureß were not altered m any case, and a few short speeshes were only made. Blenheim, September 30. The poll was official ly deolared to-day. The figuraa were unaltered. Mr Dodson In returning thanka expressed tha opinion that m the present state of the colony what was wanted waa a strong coalition Government. It was no time for party fights, m faot party linea had been oblite rated. Mr Maoalieter expressed regret of Sir Robert Stout's defeat, whioh friends and emeni y. alike regretted from one end of ' tha colony to another. About 100 peraona were present. The proceedings only lasted about 10 minutes. Gheymouth, September 30. There has baon some tali of Mr Petrle's supporters trying to upset the eleotion bat it is understood that Mr Petrie dliap provo3, and no action la likely to be taken though some money was collected for tha purpose.

THE POLITICAL CRISIS.

New Plymouth, September 30* Ihe Hon Mr Tole was a passenger by the steamer from Auckland this morning, and left by the express train for Welling ton. Wblmngton, September 30, It ib officially announced that Sir Robert Stout has tendered his resignation to His Excellency, and Major Atkinson has been sent for All the members of the Government, except the Hon Mr Tole, have arrived, and a Cabinet meeting is to be held this afternoon. The Hon Mr Richardson came up from the South contrary to expecta tion No further information beyond that telegraphed yesterday is available this morning Ihe flawea will leave Onehunga nt 9 a.m. on Tuesday, calling at Nevr Plymouth, Nelson, and Picton. She will reach here about 2 pm. on Thursday. A special train for members leaves New Plymouth at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, . arriving hers at 10 p.m, .

A DISPUTE ABOUT TOMBSTONE

Wellington, September 29. A n extraordinary dispute Is at present being carried on between the United Ancient Order of Drnids and the local authorities of the Church of England. It appears that members of the Excelsior Lodge are anxious to erect a Druldioai monument over the remains of their late brother, William fiowden, which ara interred m the Anglican Cemetery. It is proposed that the memorial sh^ll consist of a rough arohway of stone !u the form familiarised by illustrations of Druldlc remains found at Stonehenge, namely, two upright slabs of atone, with a horizontal top alab stretching across. Bishop Had* field, however, raises an objaotion to the erection of the monument on the ground that the design represents an emblem of paganism, and, therefore, cannot be allowed m a Chtiatian cemetery. To-day a deputation from tbe Druids waited on his Lordehip asking him*so withdraw tho objection, but he emphatically refused. The authorities of the lodge intend to seek legal advl.se as to whether they can erect the monnmant without the Bishop's consent,

CORN EXCHANGE.

The following: is the Corn Exchange r«« port for the week ending Friday, Sep. tember 30' h :-, • ' ¥ ' We haye but little change to note m either the grain or prodnce markets. Shipments are contracted, and local requirements are supplied far beyond their wants. The Home markets continue to decline aB regards wheat, which leaves us with little hope of the present prices being maintained, even should freights becoire yet more favorable to would-b shippers. The Australian wants are a!so restricted both for wheat, oats, and farm produce. W^eat.— A few lines have been placed for local requirements, but for shipping the market is at a standstill." We quote Tuscan and Pearl weak at 3s 5d to 3s 6d : Punter's at 3s 4d Second quality ig chiefly taken for chicken wheat at 3s to 3s 2d, and broken is scarce at 2s 8d to. 2s 10d Oats - Milling lines are not over plentiful, and prime parcels would meet with purchasers at la lid. Short heavy feed are moving off at Is 9J to Is 10d, but long descriptions are neglected at the present at ls'7d to Is Bd. Barley.. —No prime milting lines are oflfermg. Second quality is m small compass, and is worth 3s 3d to 3s 9d. A fow seed lots are being placed at 5s for extra choice lots. Beans are pretty well out of Btock; any offering are worth 3a 3d. Prussian Blues are quiet at 3s 3d, and feed lota areselline at 2s9dto2Blod. * Gkass Seed.— Saleß are being made m • smalt lots at 3a 3d for machine-dressed lines, but farmers' parcels are almost entirely neglected, and are nominally worth Is 9d to 2s 9d. . ... Cocksfoot* is m small compass, and is worth 4£d to 4idfor well'cleaned seed: and 2£d for f ogt*y and inferior lots ' » ' Potatoes —There 1 has been a 1 disposi. tfon to <3d business m fhp ttjbers at' the Ipw price of lpa at country stations) bq*fc we fanpy the demand is only temporary. Dairy Peodooe is entirely without enquiry, and any reasonable price would be accepted for either butter or cheese. The above prices are those paid to farmers and delivered f .o.b. Lyttelton.

THE ABHBUBTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1887



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Wanted QDPERIOB Board and Residence for O ooe or two Gentlemen Bath, Piano, and overy home comfort Moßt healthy situation. Five minutes walk from Post- office. Address— Visitor, "Guardian" Officer 9 159 FOR SALE— A lot of Empty Cases, cheap.— H. C. Begers, Melford House. \& ,' ANTICD known that HAVES & CO ** have Large btocks on hand. Fo further particulars see new advertieeraea m this issue. WANTED Known.— Melford Housj is the- Cheapest m town to buy first claßs Drapery and Millinery. — H. C. Seqeks. PRINTS, Prints — Just opened a splen- did assortment of Printß, Ginghams, Zephjrs, &c. Great variety to choose from. — H C Segers, Melford House. \1 'ANTED CASH— Moir's Oatiueul, YV 251 be, 2s 9d ; Liag Fiab, 5d ; Dried Apples 4d ; 21b Tina Beat Honey, lOd ; Vcstaa, 5d per doz.; Sperm Candles, 5d ; Tin Fruits, Is ; Cutting do. Is 6d.— Jambs McGkegclb, Tancrod Street, opposite Arcade. WANTED KNOWN — Oleographs Scenery, and Catholic Subjects Catholio Cards, good variety m Bcraps Novelties m Penwipeia, Crewel Wools and Silks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Ootton, Transfers, Tinsel Bails, Ac, &c, at Ans Manhibe'b Fanoy Repository, Sauudsrs' Buildings,



Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, dTQOK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock shut —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Prodooe »nd Merchandise. FOR SALE— Farming Implements, and Vehicle? o£ all kinds constantly m Yards on view for Sale. Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and moßt liberal terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers, Bents collected, and the business of absentees managed with caro. Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms. Advances made instantly on Goods delivered at the Stores for Sale. A/enf for the Norwloh Union Fire In- surance Company. Agent Cor the] MOT UAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O AUSTRALASIAJ Ai/FRED QARRISON



THE ASHBUBTON WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPY. I (Limited.) | DEPOSITS RECEIVED m large cr small sums at the follr w'ng Batea of Interest ;— Six per cent If fixed for (3 mentl s. Seven per cent >f nxed for 12 months H. SEMPLE, 9*56 Secretary HAVING taken over the Giocery aud Earthenware Departments of the Business of the late Firm of ORE and ALCORN, I will oontinue those Branches of the Basinets m tho came Shop for tho present. I brave regular Shipments of GLASSAND EART BEN WARE, Coming forward from the Manufacturer?, which enables me to SLLL at a PRICE that defies competition. I intend, as formerly, making TEA my speciality. COFFEE ground dally on the Premises. Qaallty combined with Cheapness will be my Motto. 9*99 ROBERT ALCORN. J



' ; ■: i To Meet the Times. W. DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, &c. FNa'ENDS to SKLL FURNITURE of all kinds at Pric«B NEVER BEFORE J HEARD OF. Note the Address— FURNITURE MANUFACTORY, EAST STEEET SOUTH, ABHBUBTOIT. lv ALBERT EOBEETS^ | bas foe sale,— Clovebs, — HITE, COWGBASS, ALSYKE, and TEEFOIL. RYEGRASP,iOOCKSFOOT, akd RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, EBD PEAS, '.SEED OATt [(various \ inde), CEI SEEDiBEANS PLOUQH.SHABES. COOPER'S 8 BEEP DIP, Ackurvledged to be THE LEST IN MAEKET.



mHE PREMIER COLONIAL COMPAJST ,-.■ -w: & v ~: *> 'J ~ ■■< A y ' v '. '" \\ « * *■ ■ *]:■■■< *^.*** & *^ .*,*#Liy"?.* i -"^ t 1000,00 FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO RISKS ON T GROWING CROPS \CCEP ED AT THE LOWI-ST CURRENT RATK& fTeorge Jameson, AOKMT, ASIiBUaTON - - — , , _ . . . ■ ■ ■•> —————— ZEALANDIA BOOT STORES, A3HBTTRTON . OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS ESTABLISHMENT WILL OPEN ON Saturday Next, September 24th, 1887, WITH A FIRST-CLASS STOCK OF EVERY KIND OF BOOTS, SHOES, OR SLIPPERS, REQUIRED BY THE PUBLIC, And no matter what PBICE BOOT you require THE ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE Can supply it. rpHE Ladies' Department contains a Grand assortment of Wslklngand Eventag J. Shoes, from the best makers, lnclodlng Otto Herz, and Pinet, of Parif. ' Lad f ea cheap, neat fitting, hard wearing Balmoralß, Button and Elastic Sides, j Sonse Boots and Slippers. ' I The Gentlemen's goods. We are prepared to supply Fine Hand Sewn Boots, both English and German makes, and we shall always keep a targe Stock of tht' celebrated ZEALANDIA brand. This particular m*ke has the finest repu'atio' m the colonietj. They have gained highest honors at all the Exhibitions, and at thf reoant Colonial and Indian Exhibition they were pronounced the finest m the whole Kxhbition. We specially invite the Farmers and others to buy this Brand, and we GUARANTEE that every pair will fit well, and give good wear. For downright hard wear they are "Unequalled m New Zealand. In Boy's and Girl'B Boots. In addition to the regular lines «re have the following specialities, designed for Sobool and rough wear : — " TBE PARAGON," almost indestructible, «• THE IK DESTRUCTIBLE TOE and the " DEPENDABLE fcOHOOL BOOT." No other Fi:m can make ' theße Lines, a. they are cur Registered Specialities. The ZEALANDI\ BOOT STORE *ill be found, both m Quality and Price, equal to any Establishment m Donedin or Onristchurch, A. fi at class Staff of Workmen will be kept for Repairs, and do matter whete you bay, or have bought your Boots, they will be cheerfully repaired. THE ZEALANDIA BOOT STOEE, EAST STREET, (Next SOMERSET HOTEL* James Lamb, Manager. Picklv rd and Undrill, \gmmi FURNITURE y. U f <\ACTURERB, UPHOLSTEREBS, jSFl^ Timw^l pj|lpl Lis CABINETMAKEBS, L^ >^TTAVE Large od Varied STOCKS ON HAND of AUSTRIAN L- * JUL and AMEhIOAN CHAIRS, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Pier, Toilet Glasses, Mattresses snd Palliasses, Couches, rerambulatorß, Toilet Ware. MATS AND GrENERAL FURNITURE OF ALL SORTS, ALL NEW GOOD 3. Any -..lion of HOUSE FURNITURE made to order on the Premises, at Prices to suit the times. Note the address— TANORED STREET, OPPOSITE UNION BANK.



— TMKER^ RESELL, TIMBEE AFjj COAL MEECHANTS, West Street, HAVE received, ex ."Annie Wilsor from Auckland, a cargo of SUPERIOR KAURI TIMER CONSISTING OF 1-INCH AND J-INCB SHELVING, « T & G FLOOBING ANT) LINING. MOULDINGS, AROHITRAV , A*U SKIRTINGS, Of Vakious Patterns. ""■™* • This Cargo will be stored m our Fhode, bo that Oußtomere can receive it dry a eeaaoned, as they require it. ALSO,— BEST Newcastle Coals, Ex " Loongana " and other vessela now landing. Shipments of Lysaghts Orb Galvanize Iron are now being landed, ex "Olago" and "Loch Urr.| Om wn assortment. lestport and Mount Somers Coals ALWAYS IN STOCK, And delivered at any Station at LOWEST PCSSIBLE QUOTATION Tucker & Restell.



Public NoTces HCEaOBBHOIDICON ABUBE CUBE for PILES. A new discovery. Forwarded to any address on receipt of 7a 6d. Communications strictly confidential. WALTEB B; MOSS, Aflhbnrton. E. S. BEAN, COAL AFD FIREWOOD MBROHANT, BBQS to inform his Friends and the Pnbllo generally that he has iome H-avr Bridge Timber on hand, and is prepared to ttfcooidezs for Timber Kfter for Bridg* or House Building purposes j KS&T HHWOASTLB, MALTBRN, A2JD wgIPQRT COAL m Stock, delivered R. S. BEAK, West Btreet, Ashbqrton, THY KIRKPATEICFS NEW SEASON'S JAM. SPECIAL NOTICE. TT-IBEPATBICK'S NEW SEASON'B IV JAM is made from NELSON GBOWN FRUIT, and boiled within a few hoars after the fruit has been gathered. It thus retains most of the natural flavor of the fresh fruit. KIBKPATRICE'S NEW SEASON'S JAM is the most delicious preserve m the market. Do not be persuaded to bay cheap and inferi brands Jam, the remains of old Stock, which mast be sold at any price, but ASK for KIBKPATBIOK'S NEW SEASON JAM, and ace that you get it THE BEST 18 ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. Kirkpatriok's NewJSeason [ am i the best. CAUTION* None is genuine unless our name is stamped on each tin, and has our Jigtstered Tra4« Mark "Lord Nelson' ra helabeL 3 Kirkpatrick&Co. MANUFACTURERS, NELSON