THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MARRIAGE

Bornabd— Blackburn. — On March tho sth, 1888, at Kukaia, by the I*ev. D. Mo^iool, Samuel Ivan Burnard, of Aehburton, to Emma, second daughter of Mr Alfred Blackbarn, Station m&Rter, Bakala.

The Ashburaton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1888. A JUST COMPLAINT.

Over the signaturo " X.Y.Z." a stranger, who is on a visit to Ashburton, wrote to us yesterday complaining of the conduct of some of the youth of our town. The writer complains that "it is impossible for a respectable woman to pass these hoodlums without being sub jected to the foulest language imagin able, and thinks that it is high time an example were made of some of them." Now this is a very serious charge, and wo should bo the first to resent it if it had no foundation m fact, as being a libel upon young Asbburton ; but it is unfortunately only too true, and we are compelled sorrowfully to admit it. Not perhaps that the hoodlums of this town are any worse than those of other colonial towns, but they are certainly no better In New Zealand our larrikins and hoodlums have not as yet gone the lengths of those of Sydney and Mel bourne, some of whom are nothing short of criminals of the worst sort, but they are as foul-mouthed as any of their order to be found m any part of the world. A respectable working man who hails from London, and whose employ ment years ago took him often into the back streets and Blums of the Seven Dials, complained of this very thing to us the other day, and assured us that ho had frequently heard language used by Ashburton larrikins m the streets at night worse than such as is in dulged m by the most depraved of tho inhabitants of the locality above mentioned. It is, indeed, high time that this state of things were checked, for from foul language which is the evidence of foul thoughts it is but a step to the foulest of deeds. " X.Y.Z." asks where are tho police, by implication suggesting that these guardians of society aro lax m tho performance of their duties, but it may bo pointed out m roply that wo have only two or tbre6 constables \rx Ashburton, and that it is impossible for them to bo übiquitous, and that tho larrikins are too wary to indulge m the languago complained of when a policeman is within hearing. No doubt it would Jbo well for tho police to endeavor to make an example of some of theso young ruffians, but tho evil is widespread, and for a radical cure parents and schoolmasters need to exert themselves earnestly and continuously First of all there is ? we fear, on the part of parents v want of proper discipline and control of their children at ' home. There is too much indulgence accorded , to young children, who are allowed to do pretty much as they please at home besides being permitted to be out on the streets at hours when they ought to be under the parents roof, while m our public schools too often supervision ceases with tho hours of actual school work, and m the intervals for play all sorts of bad languago goes on without check. Ask any father of a well brought up family and ho will toll you how his children pick up from their schoolfellows language such aB they never heard at home, and of which they do not even know the meaning. Thero ought to bo some arrangement made so that during playhours some master or usher should be near so as to be able to prevent this sort of thing. Then if parents would insist on proper discipline at homo, and would keep their children happily engaged under their own roof instead of letting thorn run at largo at all hours m tho streets, the growth of lajrrikinism would receive a check, and such com plaints as thofio of " X.Y.Z." would soon cease to bo heard.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to misapprehension of instructions Mr Bullook's clearing sale at Mr Charlos Martin's, Winslow, wrb advertised for this raornjng instead of Wednesday next, 18th inst., to which date the sale has been post poned. The Premier, Sir 11. Atkinson, and the Minister of Justico and Defonco, lion T. Fergus, pafised through Ashburton by the , express train this morning en, route for Iho South, The mußkotry *e'.urna for the volunteer year ending 1887 aro just to hand. The amount expended m prizes m 188G waß £457. whereuß this year it is £812 15a. The Ashburton Hides were suooessful m obtaining eighth prize, value £J1 sa. The shooting for the past year is the bast ever done by the volnnteer force m the colony. Tho Ashbur ton Hides aro to be complimented on their suoceas, as they again beat the wholo of Can terbnry. As Bhooting is the most important part of volunteer drill, we hope the Bides will praotioe this year with renewed vigor. In 1886 tho Rifles obtained third prize with 91*64 points. Last year they made 168-10 poipls and only obtained eighth prize. This gives some jdoa of the improvement made m the shooting. A gift auction m aid of tbb Sfc Mark's Church fund was held m the South Rakaia Town Hall on Thursday last. Tho prooeeds wore not very satisfactory, and only some eight pounds pro/it is tho reßult. Mrs Broadbent preside/} at a stall during tho afternoon, assisted by Mr Broadband, and the articles exposed for Bale woro of a very useful desQription. In the evening Mrs Belts opened out a stall and afterwards Mr B. G-. Staveley kindly auctioned. Tho unsold goods from the stalls and a few bags of wheat, a sheep and a few fowlo. The Rev II; Collins m thanking those who had exartad themselvoß m tho cause and those who had contributed ox* pressed a hope that the next gift auotion would meet witb more support and be a finajaciaji Bucoess. Heating's Govafl Lozenges euro Coughs, Asthma, Bronohitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is co etfeoUial m the cure of these dangerous maladies. On* Jjozengp alone givcß ease, one or two at bed,* time enßflrey rea.fc r For relieving difficulty of breathing they ,are jtavphmb/e. '-Tiiey contain no opium or any violont drug, fclold by ail phemistS; m tins, ljd and 2s $& oaob. * ' *

Alfred Dray ton, a blacksmith at Waimate, lied on Wednesday from an overdose of Jhlorodyne. He had been drinking, and leaves a large family. < \u25a0 At the meeting of the United North Canter bury and Ashburton Charitable Aid Board a letter was read from the Ashburton County Counoii protesting againßt the excessive esti mates passed by the Board, and objecting to the existing banking arrangements between the Charitable Aid Board and the Hospital Board. A motion was oarried to the effect that the Board did not requisition the contri butory local authorities for a larger amount than was necessary. In regard to the bank ing arrangements, Mr Walker moved, " That the present arrangement with the bank be continued on the understanding with the Hospital Board that whichever Board should be saved overdraft m coneequenoe of the i arrangement, the Board benefited thereby ehall pay over to the other Board a sum equivalent to the bank interest saved on the overdraft, and that the proposal bo submitted to the Hospitalßoard." Mr Harrison seconded the motion, whioh, after discussion, was oarried. The ordinary weekly meeting of the Star of the East Lodge. 1.0. G.T., took place last evening, m the Arcade Chambers, There was an unusually large attendanoe, the room being orowded. After the usual routine business, four candidates were initiated and several were' proposed for membership, after whioh the Lodge was resolved into harmony, when songs were given by Bisters Manhire, Taylor, Wildsmith, and Kingston, and Bros. Kingston and Jessop, a duet by Bros. Oolyer and Kingston, and reoitations by Sister Manhire, and Bros. Sawle, Kingston, and Hardley. During the evening refreshments l were handed round, and after votes of thanks |to those who had assisted m entertaining i those present, the Lodge was closed m the usual manner. No. 19 of Leslie'fl Parliamentary Portraits shows a return to the faoility of the artist as exhibited m the earlier numbers, containing an excellent sketoh of Mr Bhodes, member for Gladstone, and a fairly successful one of Mr A. Graham, the representative for the East Coast. Arthur Byan, tho jockey who was accident ally thrown while riding Ingomar over a hurdle on Tuesday morning, lingered about four hours, and died from his injuries, At an inquest held by Mr 0. Whitefoord, Coroner, at the Crown Hotel, Amberley, yesterday, after hearing evidence a verdict of "Aooi dental death " waß returned. An Irishman on board a vessel when she was on tho point of foundering, being desired to oome on deok, as she was going down, re plied that he had no wißh to go on deok to see himself drowned. A contemporary, describing a dance at a country village, say 3 : — "The gorgeous strings of glass beads glistened on the heaving bosomß of the village belles like polished rubies resting on the surfaoe of warm apple dumplings." The author is still at large. A Roman sanatorium has been discovered at Suzo, near Castleforce, the buildings of whioh cover an area of 187 ft by 131 ft. It shows that the Eomans were acquainted with the use of mineral springs for medioinal purposes. It is stated that several English gentlemen who intended to settle m New South Wales have been so disgusted with tho fights and rows m tho Legislature that they have refused to"Dast m their lot with a community whose representative men were such blaok guards. An old peasant was at the point of death, but the last stage of his illness was of long duration. One night his son left a candle burning near the dying man and wont off to bed, saying as he lefc the room : " Father when you think you're going, you can blow out the oandle I v It is doubtless a libel, but the report is that when now Senators from the Far Weßt first visit a Washington hotel, they aro taken aside by the hotel olerk and confidentially told that the bottles on the walls of the establishment are intended for fire extin guishers and not for drinking purposes. Joseph Scott, the No\* Zealand pedestrian, obtained an easy viotory m big long djstanqe walking match with J. Hibberd, tho ex. champion, at the Royal Aquarium, the other week. The two men Btarted on Saturday, Feb. 11th, at clovon o'clock iv tho morning. Hibberd knocked off after oomploting 92 miles, while Scott did 122 miles m less than eleven hours. There died m Leicestershire quite lately an aooomplished young lady, who, although only nineteen years old, measured over 7ft m height and weighed nearly twenty stone, ffer hands and feet were correspondingly large, and glovpß bad to be specially made for her m Paris. Her extraordinary proportions were a source of trouble to her, and her family being Well-to-do she lived m com. parative seclusion. A oity submerged by tho sea for 1000 years has just reappeared above the waters. The town of Haigen, north of Ningpo, m China, was completely overwhelmed during the Sang dynaßty, and lay buriod till quite recently, when the Bea gradually reoeded and exposed the remains of buildings. Quantities of vußes, plates, and domestio utensils have accordingly been recovered— of tho utmost intorest to Chinese historians. An exohange says ;— Tho Salvation Array is doing a good work among the lowor olassea m Sydney. Tho bravo Boldiers often Bhare their last penny and their last loaf with the destitute poor, and thus by their benevolence, charity, and true Christianity, resoue many of both sexoß from tho lowest depths of vice and indigenco, and transform them into good and useful mombors of society. Wherever one goos, north, south, east, or west, one is sure to sco or hoar of tho Salvation Army, and to be told of good that they have dono. In tho course of a trial m tho Supreme Court, Wellington, tho filthy condition of some of tho bank notes iv circulation m this Colony waß comtnontod upon by Mr Justice liiohmond, (Una of Un wit^essoo m a larceny o(ibo having stated she was unable to describe tho colour of a note which sho was referring to, his Honor observed that it was disgraceful to tho population of Now Zoaland that they should submit to having such dirty paper circulated amongst them, with tho danger of oarrying disease, He pitied most the unfort unate clerks whoge duty \t waa to count; tho notoß. The Sydney correspondent of tho " Auck land Herald " sayß :— " Nor m povorty want ing to complete tho rosomblanoe of Sydney to London. When walking m tha Domain and publio park?, oqe cannot fail to notico tho number of people of both soxos, of every ago, gathering up, eating, and pocketing tho crusts of bread, cores of apples, etc, whioh havo been thrown away. Women with babies m their arms may bo soen selling matchoß ; while tho number of blind men who sit or stand at corners silently begging is beyond belief." The " Taranaki Herald " of the 4th instant Btatos : — Amongst those whoso sorvioes have been dispensed with by the Government is " Professor Blaok, wljo "was receiving £450 a year and travelling expenses for leoturing at various schools of mines, and who is not to bo employed ftny more. Tb,e servioos of his two assistants have alsp boon disnenspd with. In this way a caving of about £2000 per ennum will be effeoted." No doubt, but auch a saving is we fear the reverse of true eoonomy, as there can be no wiser or more reproductive expenditure than this, whioh enables the development of the Colony's mineral resources. The " Marlborough Timos " says that re cently no lesH than 8500 rabbits woro delivered at tho Meat Preserving Company's works— tho largest number yet delivored — and it Bays much for tho eUvil and tho plant that thoy aro equal to tho magnitude of the operations whioh such a demand makes upon thorn. Tho rabbits are principally trapped, fow being shot, and tho work thoroby entailed, and m preserving the oaroaeoflp gives employment to a very large number of hands. The company havo now lying on the wharf, ready f6r Bhip ment, 100 oases of preserved rabbits, ouoh containing four dozen 21b tins, and besides this they have somo 400 or 500 oases m stove. The oompany are oreoiiug a new boiler, which will §hortly be oompletod, to keep paoo with tho inofea'aed danjand, Thoy are certainly to be congratulated on turning the rabbit riuisanoo into a profitable export; and m giving employment to a very large amount of labour, "Bouom oh Omppflt" oorroots offensive [ odors at once. Complete oure of wpret phronia | oases ; aleo uuequaled as gargle, for diphtheria, j sore throat, foul breath, * 4 1

TINWALD LIVE STOCK MARKET

The fortnightly market at Tinwald on , Tueaday wa» supplied with about 2,000 ehe«p, mostly cu'ls from large raorino flocks. There Wiia a good attendance, but trudo was dull, and a decline m ptices ' must bo quoted to tho extent of 6s or la a head on all eecond class and mixed lots of croßsbreds, and 3d to 6d on boilers, both crossbreds and merinos The prices ie alieed were : — Prime hoavy fat crossbred wethers, 8a 4d to 9i ; d^, forward coadi tionod, 7s Gd to 8s 5d ; fat two tooth croesbredo, 6s to 7« 91; fat aged oroas brod ewrs, 5s to 6s 7<i ; culls, crossbred ewes, 2s 9d to 5s ; store crossbred owes, 5s to 6a 3d ; futcro sbrt'.d Inmbs, 53 6d to Gs Id ; store do, 4s to 5s Gd ; cull?, 2s 4d to 23 9d ; niorh'o ewes, broken mouths, Is 5.1 1o 28 9d ; sound-mouthed to 3s 4d. Cattle— Far, light- weight steers and heifers, £3 10s to £4 15s.

DEPUTATION TO THE PREMIER.

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Chkistghuroh, April 11.

A deputation of the Knights of Labor waited on the Premlec to-day m regard to various matters. Sir EL Atkinson said that the Government would do wrong to interfere with leal bodies m the admlnis tration of Charitable Aid. With regard to men being obliged to leave their homes, it was not the duty of the Government to provide work near them, nor oould he promise it, for he did not admit their right to olaim it. He would like it to be un derstood that prisoners must work for their living, though as far as possible they should not be allowed to compete with froe labor. The 80-called exodus from the oolony did not distress him at all, nor was he going to be induced on that account to do what he did not think right No doubt the oolony had been losing during the last month, but up to that time it had not. He believed that those now going away would m A few yeara return, eaoh with tiro or three friends.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(Pah Pbess Association.)

Auckland, April 11. The Eamo Colliery Company's property was disposed of to-day by auction. The Hon E. Mltchelaon waa present at a Urge meeting of Maoris at Otorohanga, Kiug Country, yesterday. Rewi, Wah .nul, Taonui, Mute te Reusra nod other leading chiefs wera present. Wahaou', J. Ormaby, Watere, Meaara Hughes, and J. Edwardß and othero delivered addresses, expressing themselves In favor of the abolition of tho present reatrlotiono on the disposal of tbeir Undß. Mr Mitohelaon concurred m their views, and promised that the Native legffl'alion of next aeaalon would bo satis factory to tlie Xslrtoria. Wellington, April 11 Tho number of bankiupts during the month of April m Wellington was ten. The question as to the powor of the Government to remove the Provincial District Auditors ia assuming a poouliar aepeot. R. Maoallater, who received notioa from Government some time since that hie services would bo no longer required after the end of last month, disputes the power of Government to remove him from rffice, and has oooupled his offioo until today. He has, however, been evicted. On arrival this morning, he found the doors of hla office looked and was informed by the Chief Messenger that orders had been given to exclude him fmm the oconpanoy. Thore . will probably bo come further Interesting de-r --7olopam<?i:tij m connection whh th(o mutter, as it is understood a question will crop up next bcbbloo. John MoKeuzle Maodouald, a prisoner m tho Tnrraoe gaol, who has aerved 17 years panal oervltudo, has been released from custody on aooount of btifeeblod health through old ago, and on the certifi cate of medioal authorities. Over 17 yeurs ago Mucdona'd sab fire to au hotel m Wanganui, aad a lodger was burnt to death m the building. He received doath sentence, but this w/aa afterwards oom» muted to penal sorvitude for life. Several attempts have fiinoe been made to get re mission of Bentenou, but without avail. Captain Ferris, of the stranded barque Wefttherefiold, came into town to day The vessel is pretty well m the same position as previously reported, and she la now being dismantled. No information haa been reoeived from tho owners at Home OB to whether the barque la in sured. The Collector of Customs con ducted the preliminary erqulry to-day. It iv not known whether an official en qilry will be hold. Westi-ou?, April 11. Thoo. Millburrij of iirunperfcou waa the man drowned at Fox's river. The largest cargo of coal exported from here waa taken by the Ohau, viz., 937 tons. Curistchukcii, April 11, This morning n fire broke out In the buah near Oxford, and driven by tho strong nor'-west gale, burned down a quantity of buah and fencing. A straw Btaok and a quantity of timber waa de stroyed, also a hougo belonging to Mr Ncithe Tho latter waa insured m the Now Zealand offioo for £150 In tho afternoon tho wluu changed to nurth-oaat, and prevented several other h ,uaeq patch ing are. ' ' ' At' fi conforonoe of School Committee to-night representing 17 committees, it waa decided to roaotnmend the use of uniform eohool bookß throughout the oolony ; (hut grants for ropalrs Bhiuld bo exponded by tho coininjttQO inatsad of by the Board ; that ono vlolt of Inapeotora for examination Ib sufficient for the year ; •had n conference of ono dolegate from each committee m iho district bo hold annually, shortly btfjro the election of members of tho Board. Dunedin, April 11. Tho mail steamer Talnni anchored out aldo tho Otafto Honda laot night. She crossed tho bur this uftornoon, and moorod nt tho Goorgo etroot pier. On her way up the harbor who waa boarded by the Health Officer and tho Sutvoyor of Cus toms, but on coming to the pier the yellow fl%g wrb run up, nnd all communi cation waa Btrlctly prohibited. Tho reason aaelgnerf ia a onao of Qcarlet fever or Boarletinn that had broken out the eamo divy, consequently nothing but malls woro landed, and a strict embargo la placed on the ship and paaaongerß. Immediately on learlng the ship tbp Health Officer tolp. graphed to Wellington the full Btate of affaire, and till he recolves a reply strlot quarantine will be maintained c She ia commanded by Oapt. Barlow, EN.R, and has 21 packets of mails for New Zealand ports. The Talnul brings m all 90 paaaengera, of whom 17 are for OUgo, 13 for Lyttelton, 6 for Napier, 27 for Wollinglon, 19 for Anokland, 8 for the Bluft, 11 for Weatport, 7 for <Tlaborne, 10 fur Paten, 5 for Hokitika. Her oargo ia 2017 tonß groea,

.- I At tho change of life nothing equal American Co. 'a Hop Bittera to allay all ' troubles inoidont thoroto, Soo lloLiiOWAit's Vims. — Changes of tempera ture add weather frequently upßetß persona who aro most careful of their health, and particular m their diet. Thoso corrective, purifying, and gentle aperient pills are the beat remody for all ddfoctiyo action of the digeative organs. They augment the appetite, strengthen tho stomach, correct biliousness, and oarry off all chat is noxious from the system; IJolloway'a Pjlla are composed gf rare balsams, unmixed with baser matter, and on that aooount are peduliarly well adapted for tho young, dolioate, and aged. 4a this peerless medioine has gained m fame for the past, bo will it preserve it tho future by its renovating and invigorating qaalitios, and the impossibility of its doibg harm, f

MISHAP TO THE SELEMBRIA.

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Napier, April 11. Mr Dobaon has rpcalved tha following cable message froai Messrs Ty^er and 00, London : — " Selembria'a coals caught fire. Al portion of oargo was damaged by Bait water, 12 000 caroaß63 have been sold, the remaining carcases are m prime condition. The refrlgon ting machinery works well."

STORY OF THE EARTH.

(By A. Ireland.)

Part 111. LIFB UPON THE KAIITH-ITS DAWN AND HISTOhY. {Continued from cur last.) Evolati mista deny that great s'zi is a sign ot high development, but our ex perience now of the larger animala is aa a rale that they are more Intelligent than the email ones. The elephant is the largeat and at the same time the moat intelligent of all the animals under man. A'Ugat res are the largest reptiles now, and they are as intelligent and canning as any. The condor is one of the largest birds and is as intelligent ac any. The earth has always had Its organic life m accord with its prepared ness to support life. The first organ isms appear as far aa we know daring the Lanrentian period, m the shape of lowly and primitive creatures Had man appeared dnrtag this period of the world'a history he could not have lived, nor oould any of the higher animals. The world then was only prepared to support the most primitive creatures. Each olaes of animals appears at the proper time | and In a progteßßive order. Considerable portions of the eartb'B surface are com -1 pcmed of the remains of onca living ' animals. The chalk olifia of Dover aro ' r composed of nothing else. The liraeetone formations of every land consist of nothing else. Evolutionists make muoh out of embryology, but as a review of this feature would require a separate ohapter we will not consider it fully at this time, Oue remarkable difference between some of the fiah of the early ages, and those of later date h that the first mentioned had their hard parts or skeleton on the out f eide, while the latter have the hard parts inside and the soft part outside; They t had a coat of mall consisting of hard i bony plates ooverlng all the soft parts of ') their bodies. . 'I he earliest fishes that had ? their soft parts outside had their hard ') parts or skeleton of cartilage instead of B bone. Types of these remain to thia day, 5 euoh as sharks, elephant-fish, etc. f Although the shark is one of the earliest • types yet it is one of the highest In 1 organisation, a fact which certainly 8 tells against the development theory. '• If it oould ba Bhown that at the firat appearance of each of the divisions of the animal kiugdom they were invariably c of low organisation, and had hardly aDy line of demarcation separating them from 6 the former divUion ; if that were bo, then I Darwin and his followers would have aome \u25a0r thing substantial to stand upon, instead of d mere conjecture and imagination. Among 0 the first fish, were someaa highly developed IC aa any now existing ; among the lirat > reptiles the same, and so with mam* 0 mals. The first human remains oould d never be mistaken for other than human > and can easily be duplicated with identical c counterparts of the present age. Evolu <* tionlpts have formed their conclusions "\u25a0 from Inauffiolent evidence. Because the c order of creaMon started with the lowest II and ended with the highest organisation, - they take it aa positive evidence that they I" evolved one from the other by a natural 'I prnceas. The fact that they have all been oreated ou the aamo general plan of con— r ntrnction, they regard bb evidence of the • merging of one speoiea Into another. " Because the embryo does not instantly de d velope after conception, into ejaot and \u25a0• fully organised counterparts of the original b but by a alow prooeea grows from an D apparently homogeneous fluid into the 0 perfeot animal by alow stages, perfecting Q as it glows, they instantly conclude that '• it h but evidence that the animal has '1 developed In its history through all thesj ~ stages ; that its embryonic growth In but the reflex of the development of the c animal during Its history as an organism. ' It la a hasty conclusion to gome to without 6 more definite evidence m sapport of it. > 8 Muoh is made out of the tail of man during D his unbryonlo state, also of the gills he is tt said to have during the early Btages. '• As a matter of fact both e^lefc more m '• Imagination than m roality. ThegDlaare • only folds of looae flash m the neck \u25a0" of the embryo, and are cot properly gills at all. Fish uniformly have their gills at the side of their nooks, whereas 6 theße so-called human gllle are iv tho throat. The head being abruptly bent n down upon the cheßt, this bend causes 7 five or Btx wrinkles of the muaoloa of the nock. These wrinkles aa the curvature of the neck straightens, are gradually 6 absorbed into adj icent parts. As regards 0 the human tail ; it has aa little foundation » iv faot us the gill archoa have. In the • growth of the embryo, the Bpinal column • grown tuoro quickly m the early stages r than the other parts. This tail la only a the extension of tho spinal ooluinn below a the framework oJ the hips, and from the 1 faot of Its more rapid growth it appears - more elongated than m tho more mature child, Daring later Btages of growth the 3 fhahy portions of the trunk grow moro t rapidly and cover up tho column and os f coccygis, when evolutionists think it has 3 become aborted, but as a matter of fact ? iiißtead of being aborted it still continues ' to grotv even to the mature individual. 3 During no period of hia existeqoo, will a i single vertebra m thia es coccygis dia » aj pear, The flrat appearance of life '• upon the oarth was m the ooa, and m its f moot piimitivo or simple forma, and mu3t have ra.inlted from at not of creation on tho part of tho Creator. Thuy were la ~ v©: tebrato animal?. The next appearanoo ) of a higher order of animals was tho I lowest of the vertebrate auimals, viz. fiah, ' and they rauat havo been a Bopar»te aud > dietlnct creation. Then, following m the* - order named, distinct und separate, wore > the reptiles, birds, mammals and man, \u25a0 each appearing aa a new oroatlon and not > an insensible merging of the one into the ' other. There is no doubt that there waß 1 variation umong eaoh of these divisions 1 produoiag different varieties. Aa oil raoea of man oould have come from one man, all the different races vary, ing from the original type by the effeot of varying circumstances, there can be little doubt, that the different varieties of different speolcs were produced m the Bamo way vis., the result of being subjected to altered oiroumstanoos, either of ollraato, food, looality, or some other cause, Nature producing BOrne change m the anioiali more m harmony with their altorod position. All evidence, all ex perience, goes to Bhew that Nature will not tolerate any such change as tho merging of fiah into reptiloe, birds Into raaoiraulß, or any of the lower aoinaala into man, through the operation of nonie cuuso not kuown, but-, Imputed by Darwin and hla following to n law of " the sutvlval of tho fittest." There ia muoh evidence against this idea, but apace will not permit entering into it at present. There are unny portions of the animal kingdom' thai, have died out, but not from starvation, not from any pressure upou the moans of subsistence, not beo*uae of the competition of other aptoi6B (;r varieties. 1 Tha m'oa »oV instance — what was there m the struggle fur exlateno" which caaaed its death ; was there a sur vival of a more firted animal In Its atead ? Any of tho lawa of evoiutionlata are quite powerloßa to give any explanation of its death, or of tho death of moat of the ux- Unov ituimala 5

ENGLISH POLITICS.

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London, April 10. The^ horse and wheel taxes, as pro posed m the Budget, are meeting with strenuous opposition m the House of Commons. In consequence of the opposition offered to the licensing clauses m the Local Government Bill by their own supporters, the Government have agreed to leave the control of licenses to the counties instead of local bodies, and have also agreed that no corapen- « sation shall be p^id to the owner or landlord of a licensed house from which the license has been wnb drawn. The Marquis of Salisbury speaking at Carnarvon, stated he had every hope that the peace of Europe would be preserved. Referring to affairs m;; Ireland, he said that rents were now paid with more freedom and the law was better observed. Boycotting was becoming rare and the people were ,;\u25a0 being relieved from tyranny. He stated ,^ that some of (he worst members of the League aimed at theft as a mode of operation, and often murder was re sorted to. He ridiucled the idea that ' nationality justified a separate political .. existence.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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DISMISSED.

London, April 10. The charge against Major Templar, of having divulged, the military balloon designs has been dismissed.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

London, April 11, The appeal of Mr P. O'Brien, M.P. for Monaghan North, who was sen tenced to a term of imprisonment for inciting the people, has been dismissed.

AUSTRALIAN RUBIES.

A deputation has waited upon H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, and ex- • hibited to him the rubies taken from the MacDonnell mine m South Aus tralia. A Company with a capital of is being floated for the pur pose of working Pearson's ruby mines m South Australia. Mr Walter Has* : : lack, an expert m the working of precious stones, proceeds to Australia j to direct the operations. ?

LORD WOLSELEY.

A representative from the "Pall Mall Gazette" has interviewed Lord' Wolseley on the subject of his visiting the colonies. Lord Wolseley stated that he was quite willing, and would be glad to have the opportunity of inspect ing the defences of Australia, but at present he was unable to definitely conclude any arrangements.

AUSTRALIAN.

(per prrus association.)

VICTORIA.

Melbottbnb, April 11. The tunnel which it is proposed to drive under the Yarra Fiver will cost and it is intended to connect South Melbourne. The space applied for at the Exhibi tion is 340,000 feet. The number of feet available under cover is only 243,000 feet, and the Committee have been compelled to reject all applica tions for space for imported machinery, Geelong vignerons have asked the permission of the Government to re plant the vines, but the Minister m oharge of the Department has declined to grant the request, as phylloxera has not been thoroughly eradicated. Admiral Fairfax has given his con sent to the squadron taking part m the marine manoeuvres at the opening of the Melbourne Exhibition. The Victorian Racing Club has decided to increase the amount of prize money at their race meeting next season by

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydnb*. April 11. The wheat yield this year is slightly n over twelve bushels to the acre, as against an average of 14.88 for the last te.n years. I It is stated that the duty proposed to be imposed m England on high class wines will not affect the wines shipped from Australia. M. Loire, the representative of M. Pasteur, has written to the Governmnet asking for permission to introduce microbes into the colony for the pur pose of exterminating rabbits. At present he and two doctors who accompanied him from Paris are on a visit to the Tullee district, and are making investigations as to the habits of the rabbits. The Right Rev Dr Barry, Primate ol Australia and Tasmania m an address to the Synod defended the Church from the imputation of using backstairs influence against the Divorce Bill, and 7 said that whatever steps the Church had , taken m opposition to the Bill had been done openly and by petition. He , characterised the omission to say grace at the Centennial banquet as a grave error. John Grace who was convicted of the charge of murdering John Stapleton, a miner, near Arundale m February, has been sentenced to death.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

Pbrth, April 11. The contractors for the construction of the Beverley-Albury railway have made a proposition to the Government to lay a cable from here to India on the conditions that they retain the sole right to work it, and are granted certain concessions on the land lines. A collision has occurred on the railway line near Claremont, between an engine and a passenger train, The train was a good deal damaged, but none of the passengers were seriously injured, though some received a severe shaking.

QUEENSLAND.

Brisbane, April 11. A new Anglican '-Diocese is to' be established m Central Queensland. The district will extend frota the coast tp the inland border.

THE ASHBURTON GTTAKDIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1888



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