■at ln, a gun which Perm said m the watchhouse the girl Graham had carried. The deposition of Grace Graham, an taken before tha Police Magistrate, was then read, and Mr Williamson announcad that the case for the prosecution was closed.

[by telegraph.] Auckland, J anaai y 21 . This morning Mr Jackson Palmer addressed the Jury on behalf of GiSrey, denouncing the girl Grace Graham as an untrustworthy witness, actuated by hatred of Oaffrey. It could be shown from evidence to be adduced that her statements about threats employed on the nl*hfc the cutter Bailed were falsehoods, and that the girl knew bo for she expressed a fear that she might get 2 years for perjury. That was the kind of witness upon whose evidence the prisoner Caff rep's life de pended. Wm Pearce deposed to being on board the Sovereign of the Seas on the night Bhe sailed, from 10 to 11 30. He heard do talk of 6hooting or maiming anyone. Did not see a black flag, and did not hear Lowndes ask Caffrey to " put the cow out of the way." After the prisoners were committed, he had a conversation with Grace Graham, and asked her how she thought Caffrey and Perm would get on. Bhe replied she did not know, but thought she would j?et two years for perjury. A man named McKinlay was present during this conversation, and when Grace Graham Baid, " Have you a shilling on you?" McKinlay said he would like to choke her with a Bhilling.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON— FRIDAY.

(Before MrH.C. S. Baddeley, R.M )

DBTTNKENNESS. Henry Oockerell, a former Inmate of the Old Men's Home, wan ikarged with having been helplessly dtunk and with havine no visible lawful means of aup port. The accused had been on Monday Imprisoned for 24 hours for drunkenness. Immediately after he was released he again got drunk, this time no badly t*at medical aßßlatance had to be summoned by the police.— The accused wa« ordered to be imprlaoned for three months with ■uch hard labor as he was fit for. Jsmes Walsh was fined Si and costs for drunkenness. ■ A like penalty was Inflicted on a first offender. P OHTDITION ORDEB. A prohibition c rder to apply through out the ciunty was Issued againat a (resident of Ashburton CIVIL CASES. Tucker and Kestell v. Warne, claim 19a— Judgment f<r plaintiff by default for the amount claimed and ooats. Orr and Alcorn v Patton, judgment summons.— Caso adjoarned for a fort night* • , ««? -. Matson and C . v Drury, claim £5 la. — JuSgrnent for plaintiffs. [Mr D. Thonw, J P , heie look hia seat on the Bench.] Cookson v Pi nningtcn, claim £18 8s 6d. — Mr Orisp for plaintiff, Mr Wilding for defendant. — 'ihis was a caFe In which the plaintiff sued f=ir a refund of money spent on repairs to a vehicle alleged to ha^e been damaged through tho negligence of the defendant, wbo hired the vehicle In question some months ago fr^m the plaintiff, who m a livery atablo keeper. After BOine time had been ppont m nrnend- Ing the particulars of demand, the fol owlng evidence was called: — E. Cookson said the defendant wm? to him l«at September and aiked for a wvjeonette and pair of horses to drive to the Wakanui beach. Wi ness aßked him if he. could clilve as the turnout was a vory valuable one and witness could not afford to have It broken. The defendant assured wltnes^ he could drive. Ultimately wltnes3 let the defendant have the vehie'e, the bar gain being that the defendant was to have the vehicle, to drive to Wakinul beach, for 253. The vehicle was m first-class order, and the horses were good and quiet The defendant did not go to Wakanui ; he drove m the dire lon of Wil'owby. The next Information witness obtained was from two peraoos who brought back the horaeb cat very much about the legs. In conaeauence of what witness heard from these people he went out to Wil lowby to get bis waggonette, which he found completely wrecked. Some time afterwards defendant came to wltnns «nd asked what the damage was. Witness replied that it would require about £20 to restore the vehicle. The defendant wanted to take the waggonette away as he said he could get it repaired for £5 Witness said that wag abaord as several of the parts broken would ( .eh require that to replace; witness, however, offered to let t.im have the vehicle for £60, ita original value. Ultimately the defendant agreed that the matter of repr'ra should be left m witiesß'a r .^.nds. The defendant attributed the affa': to one cf the horeea running round and r -prizing the waggon ette. Witness had rendered an account to the defendant, rid be then acknow ledged hia liability, saying that if he bad the money he would pay at ove.— The witness was croavixamined by Mr Wild ing at some length. He said the defen dant did not use the word "Wukanui" when Baying he wanted to go to (he beach, but witness made use of it m the conversation which took plroe. — Hul rt Cookson gave corroborative evidence. He noticed that the defendant got into the vehicle with ut the reins. Asked him if he could drive, and he replied that he could. ■ Witness himself (ffjred to drive for the party but the defendant declined the proferred services. —By Mr Wilding : When the defendant got m without the reins witness and the groom were at the horaes' head a,— Samuel Qalnton also gave evidence, which ciosed the c^se for the plaintiff, — Mr Wilding claimed a nonauit on the ground that the plaintiff had not proved, as he had undertaken, negli gence on the part of the defendant) — Mr Crlap replied, submitting that negli gence had been proved, adducing the de fendants alleged admission to the plain tiff as being m point. He also sub mitted that if the Bmch held that a con tract was made that the defendant sho'ild go to the Wakanui beech the motion for a nonsnit must fall to the ground. Afler some further argument the Bench decided the evidence tbat had been led d'sclosed some negligence, which it de volved upon the defendant to disprove — The following evidence waa called for the defence : — Mrs Pennlngton laid that her husband waß a capable driver, and was able to drive pairs as well as single hors?B. On the occasion of going with her husband acd a party of friends m Oookaon's waggonette, it was decid d to go to LoDgbeach ; they never had any intention of going to Wakanui. Near Winslow the hones Bhleu at an old shoe and started iff, and m cronlng a water race, a few yards away, the pole broke and alao immediately after the wheel, the whole party being thrown out of the vehicle. If it had not been for the water race witness did not think the accident would have occurred. One of the horsej was continually "shying" prior to the iccldent, but there was no danger, a* the animals were perfectly under con trol — The witue«B was oroea-exnmined by Mr Crisp.— Mrs Wild, ir.itb,F. W. Taylor, JL Wildamhh, and - Pennlngton, the defendant, who were occupants of the waggonette, also gava evidence. — Thf plaintiff was recalled by the Bench and jHjkert several questions — The Benct con A r ed, having heard the defence, that 'there was no proof of negUeence "With regard to the reference wh'ch hac been made about the Wakanui beach, lh< Bench were of opinion that there hac been • mliapprehenalou. Had it beet

| shown that the plaintilf had give' ! the defendant the vehicle t~> go to th t baach and he had gone to another pace ti e defendant most clearly would h*vo bem> liable. They refingnisad tha hardship to ' which the plaintiff waa put, but there wa? no alt?rnative but to consult him. At this stage the Court adjourned for twenty minnt9s. On c isuming the following business w B disposed of : — Parsons v Meaclera, claim £11 4 i, — M' Crisp for plaintiff In this case U c plsintiff, a farmer at Seafield, claimed the turn sued for as damages through defen dant failing to perform a contract o thresh a crop of grass seed. The plain' iff alleged a loss of half a bushel of graab 89ed per acre had been) entailed on hrn through his having to stack the seed instead of having it put through the thrc^h'.og machine from the ntook, It was necessary for him to put three me i for three days on the work of stackln /. The plaintiff also sent a man and a team inlo Auhburton to get coal for defendant, and obtained a horse for him to send a p<rt of the engine which had been broken for repair. It ap peared that the defendant had met with an accident to his engina which in volved a delay of a few hours. As soon cb the damage was repaired the' defendant left the plaintiff's place m order to fulfil a contract elsewhere Before evidence waa called the plaintiff offered to settle the oa?e for £4, but this offer the dafen dant 'declined. Evidei cc was then led for the plaintiff, whioh corroborated the allegations made m hia statement of olaim •—The defendant said tnere were proo tically no loss of grasa seed, and with reference to the contract he claimed thob he had a right to go away without ca.rj ing out hiß agreement. — Mr Crisp sail the case had been brought m order to ahow some threshing machine proprietors that they could not break tbeir contracts with impunity. A man. who acted as Meaclem did, might involve a farmer m heavy loaa. The defendant had dis played great ingratitude m view of the fact that Mr Parsons had rendered Km great assistance when the former met w ith an accident to hia threshing plaut. — '\ t,e Bench were on the point of giving their decision when Mr Crisp said he was instructed by his client to aco?pt a judgment for £5 — Tha Banch said they had jußt decided upon giving a judgment for £10 14s. The defendant web de serving of very great censure for acting m the way he had. It was fortunate for him that the plaintiff was bo lenient an'l was willing to accept a judgment for £5 when he m ght have one for £10 14a. The p'riuriff was ei.tiil ;d to claim speciul damages, for thn defendant's breach of contr«ot. —Mr Crisp said the case had been brouaht on pablic grounds. Tho plaintiff did not wish to make anything out of it. — Judgment was given for plain tiff for '£5 and costs The Cou t then ruse.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[redtbr's trleg mams -copyright.]

A MUNICIPAL LOAN.

London, January 19.

The tenders for the Brunswick (Vic toria) loan of at 5 per cent were opened to-day. It was found that the amount subscribed was .£36,000. Those who tendered at a minimum I of 104 received a 32 per cent allot ment.

THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

The Committee of the Imperial Institute have decided to invite the colonies to organise plans for obtain ing public and private contributions m aid ot a fund for keeping the Queen's Jubilee by founding the Institute.

WITHDRAWAL OF CONSULS.

The British and French Govern ments have mutually recalled their rsspective Consuls at Z^yla, the capital of the Somali country. United action will be taken by the two Governments with regard to the Somali coast.

THE BULGARIAN DELEGATES.

Rome, Jmuary 19. The Bulgarian deputation now on a visit to this city had an interview to-day with Signor Robilant, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who urged the Regency to show moderation and avoid provok ing Russia, as an amicable understand ing with that country was quite possible.

THE VICTORIAN LOAN.

(Received January 21, 12.50 p.m.) London, January 20 Tenders for Victorian Government Loan cf three millions, 4 percent, rrinimum £102, opened to-day. The total amount offered was 10 millions. Tenders at 102 i-io,th receive 60 pe cent, allotment. Those above th. t receive full.

AUSTRALIAN.

[rEUTER's TELEGRAMS — COPYRIGHT. ]

HONOR TO THE DEAD.

Hobart January 20. -At the iuneral of Mr Giblin yester day, the which was fully a mile long, included Ministers, Judges, Councillors, and chief officials.

THE SMALL-POX.

Melbourne, January 20. Probably the Preussen's passengers will be released on Saturday next.

THE TYPHOID EPIDEMIC.

The typhoid fever still continues m Melbourne. In Victoria, since the be ginning of the year, 157 cases have occurred, 35 of which have proved fatal.

A COLLIERY STRIKE.

Sydney. January 20. A lock-out of the miners has taken place at Lambtou Collieries, where there are now seven hundred unem ployed. Grea: excitement prevails at Ulawarra, where the miners have also struck. :

SWORN IN.

The Ministry were formally sworn m to-day. THE SUPPLY DEBATE. A long time was taken up m the Assembly by the debate on granting supplies, during which Sir H, Parkes said he would ask for supplies to morrow. Whether granted or not, a dissolution would immediately folloWt , 1

COMET.

(Received January 21, 12.60 p. m) Melbourne January 2\, The tail of a large comet was visible last night m the southwest. It is stated to be a comet of the first magnitude. Invisible m the northern hemisphere.

SALE OF YEARLINGS.

Sydney, January 21. The annual sale of thoroughbred yearlings by Andrew Town, Hobart ville, fixed to take place yesterday, is postponed owing to unfavorable weather.

THE GAIN CASE.

i — ?>• ■ [By Telegrami.! Ihjnkdin, January 21 Ju-^e William, m his charge to 'he r-Jrand Jn>y, »aid incidentally " t <■ medical testimony do'ft not aeem to h ye bam vary folly brou^h' out at i he pre liminary erquity, and possibly from tie quantity of antimony fou :d m the b dy a-:d from the app.'flranca of the diffaroj-t organ? the doit-ra may be ablo to vLaw -ioma furth'-r Inferences material t) the case." After stating tho f-»o'"'. of h3 c Be rie aaid the cue ac d ; ?clo3od by 'ha i)ey< Ba rtons wan shortly th'B, that C*in'a d< ath waa accelerated byawimwy. The hypo theses o* iis accidental adminiatrat'o-i, v. of iti having beon wilfully taknn by Cain, is improbable. Hall had constant icceaa <o Cain. Hall hid antimony m his p aaes^ion and h»d afudied 'he subject of autimonial poiß -ning. HiU was urgently m w*n . of money, and Gain's death would i help to get him th* money. It you -hi'ik it appears primx facie on tho evidence »he> Ciin's death waa accelerated even m the smallest degree by antimony, wilfully administered by Hall, you should find a true bill. Medical evidence having been aiven of Mra Newton and M's Bridget Wren having bean confined this week their depositions were admitted. Later. The Grand Jury returned a true bill at 12.40 p.m.

MOUNT SOMERS

— + • (from our own oorbkspondbnt ) Last week a meeting of the Mount Somers and Springburn Racing and Sports Committee was held m the Library room at Mount Somers. The accounts of the last sports meeting were considered . A balance of £20 was fonnd to be m hand. Immediately after, the annual meeting of subscribers to the Mount Somers Library was held* The number of books m circulation was stated to be 455 ; the subsidy from Government, to be applied f •■'• ■ • amount to £3. The managing c . . :.;ee for 1C37 was then elected. ixo chaDge was made m the old com mittee, kut Mr K. Jones was added to tLeir number, A letter hn s been received by the Chairman of the Mount Somera School Committee, informing him that the examination of the school will take place early m February.

AMERICAN NEWS BUDGET.

(From the Australasian and South American.) MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. The United States Agricultural Depart ment of Washington, D.C , will trect 50,000d01a of sugar machinery m Louisiana, to make sugar by the new diffusion process, Jt is stated that the now watch factory at Canton, Ohio, will have one and three quarter miles of shafting, about 8,000 pulleys, and at least fifteen miles of belting. A Stock Company, with a paid up capital of 25,0001 ols, has been incor porated at Orrville, 0., to manufacture the Champion threshing machine and clover hullnr combined. It is est ; mated at the int3rnnl revenue bureau that the revenue from the tax of ol ; omurgarine, which wont into effect on November Ist, will amount to about 4C0,000d018 for that month. The immigration into the United States m October was 30,228 persons, aguinat 25,887 m October 1885 ; and m the last tsn months 333 948, against 294,575 for the ten months end<:d October 31, 1885. What bida fair to bw an important industry m Schooieraft County, Mich., m the developing of the marble quarries which have been discovered throughout the county- Experts pronounce the marble of the best quality The number of manufacturing indus tries m Atlnntn, Georgia, has increased from 196 m 1880 to 303 m 1886. Their capital has increased from 2,438,456d0'fl to 6,560,000d01g, and tho number of employee i from 3,665 to 6,674. Over 60,000 Americans travel first cabin to Furepe every year ; 99 ?OOth of these sail m foreign ships, and they pay at least 6,000.000 dls for their round trip tick-ts. Hatitnating that each spends 400dol8 m .Europe "Ibey take out of the United States 25,000,000d01s every year. The total value of (he imports into the United States for I'.ie 12 months ended October 31, JBB6, was 655,839,776 Jols ; for the 12 months ended ctbber 3J., 1885, 572,437,378d015. Exports for the 12 months ended October 31, 1888, 697,020,863d01s ; 12 months ended Octo ber 31, 1885, 716,672,617'd0i8. The to^n of Durham, N.C., rivals western villages m the rapidity of its growth. In 1870 its population waß only 250, now it is 6,500, with two or three thousand juat outside the boundaries. The valuation has risen from 50,000d018 to 3,500 OOOdolß Tobacco, cotton, and woollen factories account for this remark able development. American farmers consume 35,000 tons of twine annually upon tho self binding harvesters. Allowing five poucdß. to tljft mile, this would be equal to a string long enough to go more than six times round the earth. The average consumption of twine on a binder harvester is two pounds per acre. About twelve hundred feet of twine per acre are required. Nashville, Tennessee, may reasonably boast over this statement : — " Op th,e first of July » BtQve-rm nking company of tfash yille had on hand 13.000 stoves, andaince then has been making others nt the rate of 3700 a week, but it hns sold aU the stoves it had m store, and all it could manufacture, and is so far behind m fill ing the new orders that have come into it that it has been c >mpplled \o decline more than half of them '•

A POLITICAL FORECAST VERIFIED

» "W; E. G." sends the Wangann Chronicle the following forecasts extracted fc m en aTtlola by Antheny Troilope written m 1869, the roalizatioa of which 1b rather remarkable •—" The opinion of too old Whigs are much more m accord ance with those Qf the modßrate O:m- Ht>rvatlvoß than those of the M:inchoß*t-r School, and they oannot fall to ho aware that their botf. proopeot of regaining their lost influence Man m the chance of a d'B ruptionin the.Llbenl party, which might and probably would be followed by a coalition of the more advanced Conßnrva tlves with the les3 advanced Liberals „ " Luck, no doubt has been on Mr Gladstone's sido, but he can hardly reckon m future canapalgna on the u/qolderifal goo-1 loiptjae which' a 1 tended hjtn In the dißCdßßibn on iho Jtlsh .Ohqrch." " Let *,he L'.beral party, or any Important section of it, only refuse to follow his guidance on condition of oomirjning them selves to the Opposition benohes" "Of the youngest Whig politicians, thoMarqule of tlartington would oeera to havo tho most c^im for the position of a future Liberal coramandor-ln-Qhiei." "Ja the event of the beinp; vacant, through a disruption of the Libe-al imjority, p. ooalitlon would be possible." "The Whiea aud a largo tection of the moderate Liberals might coalesce with the Oonservtives." Certainly Mr Trollopo'a predictions have been very accurately fulfilled ; and espegially notioeab'e la his reference to Lord Harllopton whom we have lived to see invited by tho present leader of the Tories to join the Govern ment aa Premie \

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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

> ' A New Comei. AUCKLAND, January 21, , A new comet wax viaiblo m the south. western heavens from here laßt n gh^, Attention was attracted by a Ions? rat pale light commencing at the horiz>n In a thread-Uke form and graduii'y get.'it. voider and mo r e dlffua9d aa It atrearred iioroa* to the east Tho visible length t-o'ohed from the hor z m to about ore third of the distance bet*e".n th > hodz n *ad mclth, and presented all the appear ance of the tall fi.of a enmet, who t nucleus was below the lnr.zm. It re mained m the same place, gradually growing fainter, till »biu"<; 10 o'clock p.m when some t v /iv clouds obscured it A Returned Digger Robbed. John Hughes, a returned Kimberley digger, reported to the police last ni;;h ( that he had been robbed of £15 and lOoz of gold. He was drinking m a hotel with a larrikin, became unconscious, and when ha recovered found himself m a ditch minus hia sovereigns and gold dust. The police have got no trace of th culprits. Fire at Garterton. Oa ; < teuton, January 21. Conradaon'a boarding-house was burned down this morning ; nothing saved. Wellington, January 21, Inquest. At the inquest on W. J. Martin, commercial traveller, a verdict of '' Suicide while of unsound mind," waß returned. Primitive Methodist Church. The Primitive Me'hodist Conference met to-day, and elected the Rev. J. Guy President, Rev. G. Froggatt Vice-Presi dent, and the Rev. Sharp Secretary, Going up. Blbnukim, January 21. The borough valuation m £28,484, an increaso on last year of £858. Found Drowned. Ohkistciiuroh, January 21. The body of a man of about 35 years, sft Bin m height, stout, and ,vith light hair, was found m the Heatbcote at Woolston to-day. It has not been identified. Arrival of the s.s Coptic. Pout Chalmers, January 21. The steamer Coptic, from Plymouth (Dec. 4) steamed inlo port to day. !rhe brings 144 passengers and 2062 tons of cargo for all ports.

LESSONS FROM MUMMY-CASES

When the ancient * gyptiaaa embalmed the dead with so much care they did not suspect that thousands of years after their time other races would open ther Bepul-" ohr«3 and sarcophagi, and find therein evidence of great ralue and significance for the explication of modem world pro blema. It was a custom of those ancient Kgyptiana to bury seeds and sometimeß plants with their dead. They commonly made a light bier for the body of freahly cut green boughs with the leaves on, and it was oustomary m swathiug the corpse with its mortoary bandages to enclose this lipht bier m them. These plant remains wiih many others more purposely de poßlted on or abont the bodies or m the sepulchral chambers, have beenrf corrected recently from many old tombs never before opened, and the information they give us m intoi eating aad eupgeßtive. Profesaor William Oarrufchera, Pres'dent of I h9 bio logical section of the British .Association Hbcussocl theie discoveriei m his oponing addresß,fand while he refrain/ d from mak ing auy application of the facts ascertained the mere statement of them is enough tn demonstrate their scope and bearing. It results from the hermetio ss-aHng of th^ plants and seeds referred to that they hav^ been preserved, for the mo3t part aa freah as when they were deposited, and very fortunately their first examination has be*n made by an eminent botanist, Tr Schweinfurth, who hei for a quarter of a century been exploring the fi>ra of the Nile Valley. By patting these plants m warm water Dr Sohwoinfurth ha 3 restored them almoft comp otely 11 The colors of the flowers are still present, even the most evanescent, suoh as the violot of the larkspur and knap weed, and the scarlet of the poppy ; tho chlorophyll remaini m the Jeaves and the sugar m the pulp of the raisins " Dr. Schwelnfmfh has determined no less than fif ty.nine species, and what is most remarkable is that the characteristics of nearly every oue of these speoies are identical with those of the same family at tht> present day. An exception exists m the oase of a certain vine, the under surface of whose leavsi was formerly clothed with white hairs, which are no longer found. But tha great majority of the plants, needs, and even the weeds, discovered m the tomhs, resemble m all respects the modern epeokq, and when we realise tbftt this fact indicates a stability of form and character during from four to five thousand years it will bo seen that the facts i assess strong sug gestivenees In relation to the evolu tionary theory. Barley 5400 years old hn been found by Marietto Bey m c, grave of tho fitth dynasty, at Sakhara. This parley is precisely «Imjlar to. the grain of to-day. The increase of agricul tural science ha* produced no apparent improvement m the grain during ths| long period, nor hag it changed from its primal type m any way. A garland wai found m another tomb, of wild oelery. 11 The leaves, flowers, and fruits of the wild oelery hare been examined with the great est oare by Dr Schweinfurth, who has ds nvmtrated m the clearest manner their absolqte identity with the indigenous foim of this species now abundant m most places la Egypt " No doubt it is trua that the f eiods required for the cooling and gradual sticking of the earth with vegeta t'on and animal life by modern geology aeam to afford ample upsqafor the evolu tion of speoies. But when we fi,nd that a largo number of plants have undergone no changes at all m five or six thousand years, it is apparent that the evidence, though not m any conge conclusive, makes against the hypothesis which is most generally aocopied at present. But it Is possible to go very muoh further back than Egypt for evidence^ Plant remains have been found m sedimentary deposits older than the glnblal drift — giving them an age of from 50.000 to 100,00& years— and those plants pngent no differences fom the upeoiei as they extat to-day. It may bo oa^d, therefore, that the testimony of ancient plant remains, ho far as it goes, Beema to oppose th* evolutionary hypo thesis : or at leaafc to require the aisump tion of perhaps even longer periods foi mutation than the moat liberal estimates of the modern geologists huvo allowed for the earth's formation. — Tribune, New York, ________

A SLEEPING PALACE.

■■ «h — Mrs Langtry'B Bleeping apartments are thus described by a contemporary : — Under a oonopy of paleßt green brocade 1b a Chippendale bedstead of oarred rose-, vrood. A. coverlet of pink plush, lined with whlto satin, reaches to the edge of the snowy lace-fringorl und In the centre are th? familiar (wo L'b, embroi dered m gold, inclosed io a silver flaur de-lia Over the carved footboard 1p thrown an extra coverlet of rareßt white fox fur, lined with emoked velvet, and embroidered m four corners with a monogram The drcaaing-table, between two tall windows, la goaded with the toilet jiftcoaaariea of a woman <-t fashion. Everything preionta a silver aurfaoe. The hufije powder boxea are embossed In Intricate tracery r the brashes, with Bllver baoks, on which naiada comb their long treesesi, lie ranged m aiza and order from one to blx ; and big Cologne bottles' flank the dressing mirror.' The air is odoroaa, bat there is but one parfmae— it is 'irood-fl9}«ti. ■ ■;■•

WHO IS PRINCE NICHOLAS OF LEUCHTENBERG ?

o "Puff 1 m the Press, writes:— "The relations of Russia and Austria ar© more peaceful ? There seems to be a general 'li^reemont m the- choice of Prince Nioholas of Lei c'ltenberg as Prince of liulg iria ! Who's he ? There ore bo many Nicholases, it's hard to tell t'other from which ! His Imperial Highness Nicholas Maximilianovitch, Prince Roman ovski, is the son of the Duke Maximilian of Leuchtenburg and the Grand Duchess Marie Nicolaievna, eldest daughter of the Czar Nicholas ! Then he's a near relative of the ( zar A exander 111 ? Fir<t cousin! I thought Princ Alexander of Battenburg waa first cousin of the Czar ? So he m, but m quite another line ! He is tho son of the (Jzar's mother's brother, while Nicholas of Lflutohen'^erg is the son of tho Czar's father's sister I I see ! Then they're all three first cousins ? That is so, but they're anything but a happy family I What sort of chap is iSicholas of Leuchtenburg ? Oh, a regular Russian ! A Greek Catln. lie, married to a Russian lady, Princess Nadine Annenkoff, and a general m the Russian army. But he's a fine fellow all the same, two years older than the Czar, and worth a dozen of him ! How would he do for Prince of Bulgaria ? Oh, he'd (Jo right enough if he were let alone 1 But he'll most likely get on to well with the Bulgarians to suit the wire pullers at St. Petersburg, and then there will be intrigues and rows, and jealousies, and then^he wi'l coma to grief just as Prince Alexander did !"

Quiet nerve and balmy sleep m Hop Bitters, for sleepless ladies and invalids, marican Go. make the genuine. Notice.

THE ASHBURTON ©UAEDIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1887



ASHBIUIiTOIf WOOL SALES TTTE BEG to ntimat* to^'tiir Oli«n!f ' and Others interested that NEXT WOOL SAM ■? , OF THE season/ ,• * FOB THB- " \ A ASHBtTRTON BISTMCT Will be held m our Stores •» Tuesday, Jannaiy 28111) 1887, When a Large and Varied Catalogue v, i' be Bubmitted to competition* Clientf will fowpling pat ticulors as early as poßsibli, so M to tllu-.v of catalogu* boingprepar^d. Wool* LIBERAL CJ^ADjmSiOE AGAipT WQpf Consigae oa for Sal* either a! CHRISTOHUROH • ASHBUBTON, AUSTRALIAN OR ENGLIBH MARKETB[ H« Matsoh Co ASHBUKTON 1152 OENTBAL m O T^E L» T W. MoRAE having takin,^ba 6 v^ hom M mf f of AihbMtoaS* m,.-; roundJn|4aftp|p. Beat Brandt of W.u * Good St^til^Feedß, Owb Bsxlli a Horiee ana, Baggiet to Jet onbu. v prloea to meet the tltne*. ). t For the oonyanleniHi of traveller. hansom oab will moe Vail tratoa.



FAYARD AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTY years of great. Bnccess proclaim its superiority m the treatment of Violent Golds, Irritation of the Cheat, Aching, Sprains, BpraJns, Sores; Scalds, Corns, Bunions, Soft Corns, etc. This medicine, iihe property' of which 'flaa been established more than half a century by thousands of cures, is of an inyalu- nbla use m many iuflammatory diseases against which there are not it- any effi aclous remedies, and is therefore justly considered by a gie^t number of out most eminent phyßicianß as the most active and least irritating agent m the above affections. j In order to avoid counterfeiting, Messrs Fayard and Blayn's signature haß to be required on every roll of paper and on the box. Wholesale 30, Bue Sainfc-Merri, Paris (France), and sold by all Chemists m the Colonies. Ashburton WOOL SALES OUR THIRD AND LAST Wool Sale OF THE SEASON Will be held at our WOOL AND GRAIN STORES, WEST STREET,; ON : Tuesday, 25th Instant, At 2 p,m, FRIEDLANDER BROS. Grass Seed. WE ARE PUB CHASERS of GRASS SEED m large or email quantities. HIGHEST PRICE GIVEN, FRIEDLANDER BROS. Cornsacks CORNSAOftS. Jaßt landing, ex Trlump, >v 1000 BALES Farmerß will please send db their orders early. FRIEDLANDER BROS. REAPER AND BINDER Twine and Wire We are also landing, ex Aorangl, BEST REAPER AND BINDER TWINE AND WIRE, whioh will be Bold CHEAP, FRIEDLAJTDER BROS, mi



Good News to "the Farm©«Br r™ ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF THE OELEBBABBD Walter A. food's New Steel mccl Binder, Persbip Theodore, which srrived on Friday, January 14th; from New York. THE3B MACHINES HAVE ALL THE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS. INSPECTION INVITED^ * '' ■■• ' '-•' -' i '■'.-•■. AN EXPERT IS IN ATTENDANCE FBOM THE FACTOR 2. RUSSIAN" HEMP TWIM3 4 ply, running 900 feet to, the ]b.: A STOCK OF EXTEAB OPT IN ASHBUPfGN, ■■^.■■l r^T.g".JEt.ii|g ; ,; ; tent, tarpaulin, flag, and horsboloth MANuiiotUBSiR. A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON rf AND OF OF AMi OZES CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND OANV^ - J Manilla Rope, Piough Lines, Fishing Lines, Clothes a»4 GJanltn Lin«Wi f IRON AND O O iIE N BLOCKS ; /. -?» Special attention is called to th« well asaortei' ; - &<? M STOCK OF REAVER AND BIDDER CANTi^^^ All mad* on th« Premiiea. ... -^ <: . •; y Battens and Canvas kept m istook, and repairs promptly executed. Tftrn^linß Sraw 6x8t024 x3O always m stock. Oilakin Clothing made on the tiiiuifwi, MARQUEES from 12 x24t025x 65 ON HIRTB. ' i 'l^] All Orders bt Letter ob Teleoram Pbommxy ATTBSIia! T#|f 'f /'■ , W v PATCHING, ;s!f' ' ; 10661 EAST STREET,, ASfIBUjRTON^ , M



Auction?. • i SATURDAY, 22nd JANUARY. SPKCIAL ENTRY. 4 Drought Colta and Fillies, unbroken, 3to 5 yearo old. Good etimpa. Sale at 1 o'clock. T. BULLOCK, I°l3l Auctioneer. ASHBUETON WOOLJALES MESSES MILES & CO. WILL hold their THIRD SALE of WOOL BY AUCTION at MR G. JAMESON'S STORES ON Tuesday, 25th of January inst. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEO. JAMESON, Agent, * 12*95 Aahburton. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd. .""N THE BBTATB OF THOMAS GOLL.INS. Town Section 44.% Earnetfc Street, with Dwelling House thereon for sale. MR^ T. BULLOCK has received instructions from the Deputy- ('ffioiiil Assignee to . '^SELL BYPUBUC AOCTION, At the A-r^nrle, on PATURDAV, . -UAI4Y22ND, T.S. 448, fronting Burnett Street, and only one Section from the old Borough Council Chambers, on which is erected a 4-Roomed Dwelling-house . This property is well situated, Inspec- tion invited. Terms at Sale. i Sale at 12 45, T. BULLOCK, 1* Auctioneer. FOR ABSOLUTE SALE. . THE ASHBURTON TOWN HALL. lITR. P. C. TABART (m conjunction ill with Messrs Friedlander Bros.) instructed by the Liquidators, will soli by Public Auction ai; the TOWN HALL, ASHBURTON, ON TUESDAY, THE 25th INST., At 1.45 p.m. sharp. The rbove valuable property with all the rights ai?d appurtenances belonging thereto. Thd property is adjoining the Somerset Hotel, h aa a large frontage on the main street, and m well worthy the attention of ceoitalißta and others. Terms at Sale, For full particulars, apply to F. C. TABART, Auctioneer, Or FRIEDLIND^R BROS, IJIO4 .Miburton T. Bullock. TO LET.— A 4-Roomed House m Kermode street. T. BULLOCK. mINWALD— Town Sections 371, 372. JL 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, m one blook, fronting Thompson street, near the County Saleyards, fo* sale ab a low price, and on liberal terms. Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE, or TO LET.— Six-roomed House fronting the Town Belt East the property of MrR, W. Clayton. As he has. left for the North Island, this will he spld at a low price. It is well situated, being a high, dry, and healthy position. If not cold will be le at a low rental to a goqd tenant. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET, at a low rental, comfortable Cottage m Grey street, nicely situated, and lately m occupation ( < Mrs Coutts. Apply lo T. BULLCK. TIO LET, at a low rental, a 5-roomed J Cottage, fronting Cambridge street, Hampstead, near the Convent, Apply to T". BULLOCK. , TO LET, Lots 1 to 13, containing 3a. 3r. 23p., all fronting Alford Forest Road, and adjoining Mr Jamea Froith'a property. For particulars apply to T. BULLOCK TO LET,— For 3or 6 years, with or without a pu'obaaing clauae, R.S. 25349, containing 137 acre*, situated near the Grange, at the back of the Racecourse. Apply to T. Bullock. TINWALD. TO LET at a low rental, 3.roomed Cottage near Mr Shearer's. T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. TO LET. —Four roomed Cottage on Graham's Road, lately m the occu- pation of Mr P. Heron. Apply to T. BULLOCK. OATS.— A quantity for Sale ; good sample. T. BULLOCK. TO LJT — At a low rental, Centra Bakery, together with shop and dwelling houae. Apply to T. 110 LEI, a three-roomed Cottage at Trevorton. Rent, 8s 6d per weeb Apply to T. BULLOCK. ft \O LET— 2 Oottageß m Grey Street JL koqrn as Ooutts' block ; Rent a 5} per week. T. BULLOCK, FOR SALE— Two seta of threeleavec harrow^, by v Howard." 1 __^ T. BULLO . EOR SALE — Lot 25, fronting the North Town Belt. Price, £10 ' Liberal terms if 'required. Apply to T. BULLOCK. 1 ... TO PAINTERS. TO LET ab a low rental, Shop n Dwellinghouee m Moore ataeo lately In occnpetlon of Mr Luoaa. t BULLOCK 1 O EAPERS & BINDERS FOR SALE. McC'ormick Wire Binder ... £20 , i -, » » - 12 M " '" 410 !» JJ J.l ••• * ; Deering Twine Binder ... 10 Samuelson Twine Binder ... 12 ii v i) ••• - T, BUUfIUK,



Advertising Cheats. "It has become so common to begin an article, m an elegant interesting style, " Then run it into some advertisement, that we avoid all such, " And simp y call attention to the merits of Hop Bitters m as plain, honest terms as possible, : "To induce people "To give them one trial, which so proves their value that they will never use anything else." 'The Remedy so favorably noticed m all the papers, Religious and secular, is " Having a larga sale, and is supplantin all other medicines. •• There is no denying the virtues of the Hop plant, and the proprietors of Hop Bitters have shown great shrewdness and ability * "In compounding a medicine whose virtues are so palpable to everyone's observa- tion." Did She Die ? "No I ■ (< She lingered and suffered along, pining away all the time for years." *' The docto.s doing; her no good " "And at last waß cund by this Hop Bitters the papers say so much about." "iDdeed! Indeed!" " How thankful we should bo for that medicine." A Daughter's Misery. " Eleven years our daughter suffered on a bed of miseiy, " From a complication of kidney, liver, rheumatic trouble and nervous debility, •' Under the pare of the best physicians, <' Who gave her disease various names, " But no relief, " And now s'ie is restored to us m good •health by as simple a remedy as Hop Bitters, that we had shunned fcr years before us^ng \t The Parents. Prosecute the Swindlersjj^. — - If when you call for American Hop BLters {see green twig of Hops on the white lahfil and Dr Soule's name blown m tlw bottle), the vendor hands out anything but 'American Hop Sitters refuse it and shun the vendor as you would a viper ; and if he has taken your money for anything else indict him for the fraud and sue'him for damages for the swindle, and we will pay you liberally for the oonvio- on. i Public Notices. LICENSING ACT, 1881, T HEREB.Y give notice m accordance 4- with tho provisions of "The Licensing Act, 1881," and "Amendment Act, 1882." that the ANNUAL ELECTION for FIVKS PERSONS to form the COMMITTEE for the Licensing District of the BOROUGH of ASHBURTON will be held at the Borough Council Chambers, Baring Square West, Ashbur- ton, on FRIDAY, the 4th February, 1887. NOMINATIONS, m tho form prescribed jn the aspofld schedule of the •• Regula- tion of Local Elections Aot, 1876," will he received at the Town Clerk's Office, til 12 o'clock noon on THURSDAY, the 27th January, 1887, CHARLES BRADDELL, Returning Officer, borough Council Office, Ashburton, 19th January, 1887, NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION. mAKE NOTICE.— Tho Valuation Roll X for the Borough of Ashburton for the year 1887 is now open for inspection at the Boiough Counpil Office, Baring Square West, Ashburton. All objections thereto must he left at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Ashburton, on or before the 15th day of February next, addressed to the Assessment Court, and a copy of every such objection must be left at the Town Clerk's i ffice not less than seven days before tho next sitting of the said Court. CHARLES BRADDILL, Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, 15th January, 1887, 1«99 A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock ehari. —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produoe and Merchandise. Agent Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company . FOR SALjS— liveable Hat on pair wheels ; tw bunks. Champion Wa M -chine, BCs, Call anßhing Seed Sower, by Haxton and Beatie cheap. Ploughs, Harrows, and other imple- ment h. Ohoylestnora Club Tricycle, the best kind made — cheap . Piano, by Bord, nearly new. Cheap Spring Cart — Cheap 1 Ohaffcutter, by Bentall 1 String Binder by W^odl, good as [ neTjr, aheap ; TO LET i Five-roomed Cottage, Cox street ; rent very low to good tenant alfredlurrisqn,