MOONLIGHT EVENINGS.

TheJMoon at [8 days old .shines till about 8 o'oloek. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'clock. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly o'olcok m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shineß all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and Bhineß till morning, The Moon at 21 daya old rises about 11 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and BhinesU 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

MARRIAGE.

Loohhbad — Lambie — On July 10th, at the residence of the bride's father, Kyle, by the Rev. A M. Beattle, M A., Ashburton, William Lochhead, of Nevrland Farm, Doric, South Rakaia, to Mary, eldest daughter of John Lam tie, Etq., Kyle.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Quail Island is to be made the Government quarantine station for all etook imported into New Zealand, m pursuance of tbe recom mendation of the Sydney Conference, The German Consul, Mr W. EL Simms, has forwarded to tbe Dowager Empress Viotoria of Germany an address of condolence from the German women m Ohiistchuroh. A letter from Ashburton addressed to Mrs Margaret Johnston, Cullian, Petty, County Sligo, Ireland, having arrived at its destina tion m a torn condition, the Postmaster would be glad it the sender, Mr John John ston, would furnish information as to itß contents m order that they may, if possible, be traoed. The " Lyttelton Times " Bays : — Aooording to telegraphic) advice m this issue from Australia, oats must be either very low m stock, or else there must be an extraordinary demand for this oereal. It will be seen that the quotation is 3s 4d per bushel m Adelaide, 3a Id m Melbourne, and 2s Id to 2s 4d m Sydney. In banco at Cbristchuroh on Thursday afternoon Mr Justice Ward quashed the con. viotion of William Paul, who was oonvioted m the Resident Magistrates Court at Timaru for haying distillation apparatus m his possession. The grounds for quashing the conviction were that it did not show that Paul intended to use the apparatus for the purpose of distillation, and did not state what Magis trate heard the case, where the offence was committed, or where the conviotion was made The total number of inland mail services now m existence is 600. There are 4646 miles of telegraph lines and 11,375 mileß of wire. Paring last year 1,835, 934 telegrams of all .cades were transmitted, and 39,400,000 letters dealt wjth. Seventy-&even letters were posted without addresses j twenty-five with libellous addresses were intercepted ; 3945 letters wore refused by the addressees ; and' nine letters were posted with previously-used stamps. 4 prosecution was instituted for affixing to letters proviouely-uaod stamps, and the offender was oonvioted and sentenoed to three months' imprisonment.

A preliminary meeting m connection with the proposed Booioty of Arts was held last jeyenipg at tho Offices of Mr D. Thomas : the fclayor, Mr A. Harrison, m the chair. It was proponed by the Key E. A. Soott, and seconded by Mr |T. &atefl, " That this meeting affirms the desirability of forming a Society for the promotion of Art, Soienoc, and Industry m Ashburton." Those present showed considerable interest m the object guvopojjed. Mr E.W.Blake was requested to act as J3epjstary pro tern. It was resolved that a meeting to farther consider the matter Bhould be held at thg Arp.adg Chambers at a date to be advertised. Three young women— Emma (30) SHen 0.8), and Bose Walfotd (16)— pleaded guilty at £shrifltpburob, on Wednesday, to three obargas w stealing boots. Theßenoh severely reprimanded the girlg f#/ their conduot and the parents for allowing their daughters so much liberty. The aoousod were conyloiod^ and a sentence of two months' imprisonment recorded against them. As the probation oQicor'a |roport wad favorable, instead of the I girls being sent; tp prison they were liberated : on probation for two months, and ordered to pay, m three instalments m th#e# weeks, the costs (£2 10s) of the oaee. Before paying accused were cautioned by the Bench to tm careful during the two months to commit no offence ftgaiftat Joe law, or they would be liable to immediate *rjsst, and have to serve two months m gaol. A correspondent of the " Daily f'iuieug " aaya;— The oommittee appointed by the Council to teke evidenoe regarding the work bag 44 tho total/sator have held several meet ings. The tSeojetajy p/ the Nelson Jookey Clvi? fgaire evidence to t.h,e effept that the maohine was ft most baneflcjal .one m pro moting big stakes, but that its use should be confined to large clubs. Evidence of a similar character has been given by the secretaries of other large jockey From the stato rnepts made, (the oommitteo have reason to believe that metropolitan jookey olubs desire to monopolise the maohine at the expense of the country clubs, Considerable adversity of opinien exists aB regards the question whether the Council sbou:d take aotji,on m the matter, but from all I oaa gather no legjala. tion will emanate from "another pHaoe" on the subjoot during the present jaeagjon. The House of Kepresentativea may, bowevor, move m the matter.

The oable between Wakopuaka and La Perouße is temporarily interrupted by the repairing steamer. The Mount Magdala Asylum will be* formally opened on the 22nd instant. | JThe local Post Offioo authorities inform ub that communication with Sydney has been restored, the cable wires having been repaired. An extraordinary disaster is reported from Calcutta. . In a hailstorm at Delhi and Mora babad [hailstones were pioked up weighing 21b each, People were struck and killed out right, {and as many as 250 peribons are re ported to have perißhed m the storm. A petition for the closing of public houses on Sunday m England, presented recently to the Home|Seoretary by Mr Philips of Liver poel, measured 11,293 yards m length. It was signed by 1,131,000 women over the age 1 Of sixteen. ' It is calculated m the " Allianoe News' that if all the British viotims of drink m a year were interred at one time, and m one place, there would be a funeral procession stretohing from Land's End to John o'Groats —640 miles long. Father Leon Bouland, a prominent Roman Catholio dignitary of New York, has seoeded from his iaith to that of the Anglican Episcopalian Churoh, finding himself unable any longer to assent to the dogma of the last Vatican Oounoil. Professor De Loree's Royal Jubilee Pana. Rama combined with the Mirror of the World was exhibited m the Templar Hall last evening. Owing, pobably, to the wet weather and a variety of counter attrac tions, the attendance was but small. The pictures were really excellent, and some fairly good oonjuring completed the evening's enter tainment.

Aooording to a German paper a merohant lately advertised for a wife m Berlin and re ceived no fewer than 277 answers. Of tbeße eighty.seven were widows, varying m age from twenty-five to fifty-two, forty-two of them had no children, and twenty-one possessed fortunes entirely under their own control of from 3000 to 20,000 marks. Four ladies who bad been separated from their husbands also wrote to express a deairu to try their luok at marriage for a second time —one of them for a third time. Of the remaining 186 girls only two gave their ages as over thirty; eight of them professed to be " just turned sixteen." Seventy-one photographs were enolosed, and thirty-one of them are said to represent remarkably pretty girls.

According to a report from the British Minister at Washington, v/hioh has been laid before Parliament (says the "Pall Mall Gazette"), since the beginning of 1888 there have been. 1000 strikes m the United States, and of the 400,000 men engaged m them 25,000 Ito 50,000 are still out. The moßt seriouß wbe> that of the New Jersey coal handlers, which involved a loss m wagea to those engaged of more than £50,000. The ooat to the workers of the Pennsylvanian ooke-workers 1 strike m the spring, m whioh 13,000 men were engaged for ten weeka, was about £200,000 m wages. More than two thirds of the strikes between January and July 1887 were fruitless, and only brought loss and suffering to those engaged m them. As a whole, about 38 per cent , or more than a third of the strikers m 1887, sucoeeded m getting their demands, against 20 per cent, m 1886, It is calculated that nearly 10,000,000 days' work and wages were lost.

The Parliamentary correspondent of the " Daily Times" says : — The Land Aot Amend ment Bill now before the House effects the Provincial district of Canterbury to a greater extent then any other part of New Zealand. It is only natural, then, that the representa tives of that portion of the colony should take a livelier interest m the measure than that bestowed upon it by members from other districts. A meeting of Canterbury members convened by Major Steward, was held, when the clauses m the Land Bill relating to the pastoral leases were considered and certain amendments proposed, which Major Steward and Messrs Lance and Perceval will dujy lay before the Government. The drift of tbepe amendments was that there should yet bo another class of these lands established ; that tbe leases should be made smaller, and that the Crown should reserve the power of re sumption.

Two " spielers " named Harry William and Patrick Dunn pleaded guilty at Christ church on Wednesday to playing •' the three card trick " on the Heathoote racecourse on July 6th. Inspector Pender said that Dunn had been several times warned off the course, and Williams had frequently been previously oonyictod of similar offences and worse ; both were well-known sharpers, who made a living by practising these Ramos.— robbing people m point of faot. Mr Beetham, R.M., said the three-card trick did not mean the three-card triok simply. The men were on the race* course for the purpose of picking up any unooneidered trifle that might be m their way. Williams had served one sentence of seven years, and one of three years. Dunn seemed to have kept clear of prison, but was no doubt as good as the company, he kept. Both must hava known the risk they were running, as" the last $ne inflioted m this Coqrt for the offenoo was £20.' The aoousod would be fined £25 each, or m default' to bo imprisoned (or three months and kept to hard labor.

The usual meeting of the Ashburton Pros' byterian Cburoh Musical and Literary Society was held last evening. There was a very large attendance, and an interesting pro gramme was put into the hands of the Chair man~~the Rev Mr Beattie. Several ladieß '4'nd gentlemen did not put m an appearanoe, but substitutes were podded who were equal to the occasion, Qt these Mr ' Sips, a geptlo man from Cbristphtiroh, sang " AUoe, where art thou," m very very fine style, whjlp Mr Lamb, who took another vacancy, contributed a musical item with muoh acceptance. Miss Iftdd kindly played tho aoopmpaniments to the musioal pieoes. Beoitations were given by Mecsrs Barrett and Minnis, the former drawing 'from Adam Lindsay Gorden — the Australian Poet — foE|b'is eel^otjon, while the latter found m " The Exeoutton of Montrose ; ', 7 a wide field for the^display of his histrionic abilities. Miss Stewart's reading was well giyen as were those of Mr Arthur and Mr Jieid. "The reading had all a more or less leaning to the Porjo, but thjis prgv^d no bar to their hearty acoe'utanoo. Leggett.'q song, " Apart/ was n'foejy gly.cn/ add a musioal number by Miss Kiad wag yery'ipuo^ appreciated. " The Little Hero " from Ur Miller was a well given item, and " The Minato at Sea," duet by Messrs Craig head, went very wolj. Messrs Baxter and Mayo brought the programme to aq end with an instrumental duet, piano and violin. Sfext evening will be devoted to the •' Journal," for which articles on all sorts of subjects may be ' wrfrte#. £hesa will be read by the Editor, and afterwards orjtic^sGd by the members.

ORANGE DINNER.

The Ashbjjrton Orango Lodgo hold their annual "dinpeyjn the hall laßt night. The affair passed off most successfully, being one of the boot of the many suqoepsiul ga.tboringp hold m connection with thp lodge. The brethren and friends turned up m force, arid nearly a hundred must have sat clown to to dinner. The oatering waß m the hands of Mr J. Ranger and Mr. Davis, of the Itjyal hotel. The obair was oooupied by the W.M., Bro. Hampton, the vioe-chair being filled by Bro. W. JPattefrgon D.M. Full jußtice having been done to the bounteous spread, a lengthy toast list was proceeded with, thp usual loyal and Orange toasts being iirst honored aud re oeived with enthn.aiasni. The' principal toaotß were thq " Imperial ftrand Master," proposed by Bro. Davis (VV.M. of the Rangiora Lodge) and responded to Bro S , Nelson j the "' Grand Master of the Middle Island' 1 pro posed by Bro Elliot and responded to by Bro Davis ; the " P.Ms. of the Ashbur tpn JJodge " proposed by Bro Hueton and respoifde^ to by Bro S. [Nelson. There was a large amount of ufpgj.pg talent among those present, and ca'pitar Brings were contributed by Messrs S. Brown, ilussell, \V, Ijifown, J. $rown, Hjoks, Gates, Price and others. The proceedings were protraoted to a late hour, andthe-gatherjing waß pf a r^opt frjendly and eooiftl nature, The brethren pf Ufo looal lodge have every veaaon to jQongratulate them selves upon the suooesa that attended their annual dinner.

SUPREME COURT,

IN BANCO,

MONDAY, JULY 11. ( 'efore His Honor Mr Justice Ward.) OORSBIR V WIUY AND OTHERS Motion for writ of prohibition. Mr Oaygill for plaintiff, Mr Purnell for dofendantß, John O*r and Robert Alcorn. The pleadings In fhia oaaa showed that the defendants iVteaavs Orr and Aloorn hud taken ont a jiHgmont sumaiona In thß Resident Magiasrate'a Oonrt, %t Ashbur ton p.gainat tha present plaintiff Lew r B B. Oorabie, and the owe was originally act down for hearing on the 15 h March las' ; but was adj urned at Oota'-i-i's requeat aatll the 14' h June. The judg ment summons accordingly cam 3 on for hearing that day. Oorsble did not attend, and m his absence the Resident Magistrate m»de ah order dlreoting him to pay the amount of the judgment debt by instal ments of £5 a month, or m default one month's imprisonment. Oonduot money was paid to Oorabie when the judgment summons was originally served on h'm, but none was paid m respect; of the adjourned hearing. Mr Purnell objected that the Dotioe of a motion was irregular, inasmuch aa it did not set out the preoise grounds on whloh it was Intended to move, but merely alleged that the judgment order was " bad m law," Rule 395. Eeid v BisJwp. 4 N.Z. L.R., L.0., 222.

Mr Oaygill said the notloe had to be hastily prepared as the debtor only hoard of the judgment the day before the first icotalment was made payable. Re (Mr Oaygill) had since written to Mr Purnell stating more fully the grounds on which it was intended to move, but It appeared the letter had not been received.

His Honor said that exculpated Mr Oaygill, bat it did cot exaalp»te his client, whose duty It was to have attended the Court oa the day 6xed far the adjjurned hearing.

Me Oaygill said his client had not been ptld any oonduot money for attending on that day;

Mr Purnell said that he had been paid oonduot money m the first lntano^, and his (Mr PurneU'tj) contention was that inasmuoh as the hearlnc of the summons was adjourned at Gorable's request and for his convenience, he wis not entitled to any farther oondaot money. His Honor said he must rale against Mr Oaygill on this point. As to the notice of motion It was undoubtedly bad, but, inasmuch as If It were struck out, a fresh notice of motion could be served, possibly counsel would like to arrange tbe matter. Mr O»yglll said his prinolpal point was that the Magistrate had no power to make an order for payment by Instalments, with a penalty attached.

Mr Puroell said if the argument were oonfioed to this point, he would let tbe case go on.

Mr Gay gill then argued at length that if the Resident Magistrate made an order for payment of the jadg ment debt by ioßt&lmonts, he had no power to order that, If default were made In payment of any instalment, the debtor should be liable to impris >nma&t, and this having been done m the present Instance; the order was bad. The proper courae was for the Magla rate to mike aa order for piymant by inßtalmonts euly ; and then, If the debtor made default m paymeut of any los'alment, he should be brought before the Court again, and if the Magistrate were satisfied he had had means to pay the instalment., he could then b 1 ) committed to prison. Mr Oaygiil cited English oaee3 ia support of his con tention, and also the New Zealand oase of In re Spring, decided by Mr Justioe Williams.

Hia Honor aa'd the English oases did not apply, Inasmqoh as they tamed upon the wording of Tha Debtor's Act, 1869. which diff-red from that of the New Zealand Imprisonment for Dabfc Act. m i>e Spring was against Mr CUygill. l>i tha-. case Mr Jnatice Williams held that If a jidgment debtor did or omlttod to do auyc'iinK which enabled the Ooart to order his Inmediate Imprisonment, tbe Ooart might,. ln place of directing hln In mediate imprisonment, make an order for the payment of the debt by Instalments, with the penalty of imprisonment attached for default In payment of any instalment. That was extotly tho present case, as Oorcble, by failing to attend at the ad journed hearing, bad rendered himself Hab'f.|to immediate Imprisonment. Motion rafuaod, with oosta. . •

AUCKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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Auckland, July 11. The Aaokland Chamber of Oorameroß held their annual meeting to-day. The annual report of the Council dealt with a great number of subjects of Importance to trade and oomtnorce. Surprise was expressed In the report that any opposi tion oould be raised to the San l?ranclaoo mall aervlce, whloh was aelkiupportlng, but tho Counoll had reason to believe that the route would be still oontluued, and arrangements made whereby the Beivioe would be rendered even more efficient. The crude and discreditable manner iv which the North Island Trunk Railway had been attempted to be carried out waa ooitainty a great blot upon the Government's administrative abilities. Muoh of the money voted for the lino had been frittered away on other works, and unless pressure were brought' to b£&r .do the Government the apathy which had beep a'hown would continue, yhe Oouncjl would, now take every a(ep to further the completion of the work. There seemed bat little hope of a redaotion being made In the present extravagant expenditure upon education. Attention had been called m last year's report to useless expenditure upon tho Universities and salaried of ho many profcaaora, and the Oouno'l were etill of opinion that one Uniyerpjty for the oolony, and oonne quefatly one ata# of grofesipre, would fully satitfy all requirements of atqdenta for tho present, and were also of opinion that a large saving conld be effected by raising tho school age, a proceeding moat desirable m the present state of tho finances of the colony, The desirabloneaß of mote efficient cable jpommunt^atipn with Europe was mentioned, emcT the Council drew atten tion to the steady Increase <jf tra*do with tho Paoifio I.lftDdn.

The President, m moving the adoption of the report, delivered a long address and urged the Chamber to exert thorn eelvea agalnat the eflorta now being made to connect Wellington by railway with the coastal ports of the Iforth, Island, trade being thua taken from Auckland. Aftijr BO&o disouaelcn, the report ""was adopted, with the ejfpop^on of tb&t p*rt referring ta education. Mr' «jT. Ijfaohaitjan wao elected President for th'o ensuing year.

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

On Wednesday at Addington thore wore heavy entries of fat cattle and sheep, and small entries of store stock. The weather was wet and cold which affected the attendance.

Fat Cattlr — A large entry, principally steers of good quality and weights, the demand only middling, late values under going little or no alteration. Steers sold at from £5 to £8, heifera and fat cows from £3 10j to £7 sa, and from 15a to 18s par lOOib may be said to bo current values, varying accord rig to the quulity, fcTOBE CATrLS— A very meagre entry ; no transactions of any note to be re corded.

Dairy Cattle— Also a very limited entry, with little doing. Fat Shbrp—A very full market; qualify, on the whole, firet-rate, though the weather wbb very much against ap pearances. Market was ino'ined to weak ness at the opening, but rallied a little aa it went on, and although there was a little dragging at times late rates were on the who'e quite maintained, with almost an entire clearance, buyers for export opera ting largely. Primes t crossbred wethers sold at from 14s to 16 j, mixed sexes 12s 6d to 14s 9d, crossbred ewes from 8s 9d to 138 6d, merino wethers from 6s 9d to 11s, being from If d to about 2fd per lb, according to the quality. ; Stobb Shbbp— A fairly heavy entry, comprised m a few rather large lines of very prime sheep. The demand was pretty active, all lines selling at fully recent values. Orossbreds m forward oondition made 8s 6d up to 10s 6d per head. Eweß m lamb from 6a 6d to 9» 2d. Pids— A moderate entry, principally baconers and porkers. A good demand shown, and higher sales ruling. Baconers Bold at from 358 to 52<j 6d, potkerß from 20a to 325, stores from 9j 3d to 18s 6d, being at from 3d to 3£d per lb, according to weights and quality.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PBR PRBSB ASSOCIATION.)

Auckland, July 12. A young man named TbomaeJlOrowen hanged himself at bia bouse at Waltoa, Te Aroha, the body being found yesterday afternoon. The cause is unknown. The deceased, who was a single man, was not m want of money.

Hokitika, July 12 The football match, Dunedin High School v Hokitika, was won by the former by four points, a try and a goal to nil ,The play was mostly confided to the Hokitika end. In the evening an assault at arms was given by the boys, aad was largely attended.

A man named Claud Belmer was drowned m the Mikonui river, south of Rosa, The body baa not been recovered. Riohard Porter, a well known publican of Boss, has been found dead m bed of heart disease.

JLUJNEDIN, July 12. At the City Police Court Joaeph Lemtner was fiaed £30 aad ooßts on tiro oharges of. Bly grog aelliag or six weeks Imprisonment, The weather is olearlog. No damage ia reported m the nelghbjrhood of town, bat traia communication ia still inter rupted. The oourafng will forma'ly begin on Saturday but wl!l ba postponed till next week. The Southern express train reached town allright to night, tho water having subsided. The Northern line is still blocked. Passengers had to be brought from Waitaii m coaches. This lino is expected to be cleared" qn Saturday. ' The raio etill continues, but it ia inuoh lighter, with only occasional heavy showers,

CHRISTCHURCH PRESBRTERY.

Ba ordinary meeting of the Christ ohuroh Presbytery was held at St. Paul's Chnroh schoolroom on Wednesday Preaent — The Reva D. McLennan, W, West, R. McGregor, A. Blake, A. M. Beattle, R. Erwln, P. R. Munro, H, Irwln, J. Blmalle, J. Smellle, R, Tout. J. Hill (Olerk), J, W. Orea, W. Fiulayaon, 11. Adamsou, and M. J. Erwin, elder. Mr J. G. Kidd *as appointed to repre sent the Kalapol, and Mr MoF*rlane the Rangtora Mission.

The Reva tde Murray (missionary) and Sir MoOallutn were associated with the meeting.

The Key Mr Blake reported a visit to Rakoia by the Commission appointed by the Presbytery. There were five plaoea of worship, at which the total average attendanqo was over 100, There was a Sunday school and library, There had been a ra&rked Improvement In the spiritual welfare of the people under the Instructions of the atudenr, Mr Stewart. The financial condition of the district was aho very satisfactory considering the de pressed state ot times The district had alao benefited by the supervision of the Key Mr West.

On the motion of the Rev R. Evwla, the report was adopted Mr Allan of Ra^aia then placed qn the table the call of the Rev P. J. Riddle, of Waiuko, Anokland. The oall was signed by 31 members and 57 adherents. It was deoided to sustain the call and forward it to the Re 7 Mr Riddle's Presby tery.

The Rev P. Ecwin gave notloe of motion—" That m future it-fee an instruo tlon for the P,reßby'tery to Moderators taking oversight of vacant -charges to produce a coil of membership of the congregation, ruoh roll to be sustained by the Presbytery before moderation be granted.,'? ' * '

A quantity of other busings was transacted before the Prenbyfjry' closed,

THE MARKETS

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Sydney, Jaly 12, Oats are plentiful aud the market is steady ; milling, 2s 3d to 2s 4d j heavy peed, 2s }d to 2s 2d. Bran is quiet, tho market boing glutted i latest quotations, 9d. Pollard is dull at 9d. Wheat, milling New Zealand, 8s 3d ; chick, 2s lOd; New South "Wales milling, 3s 6d. Potatoes, New Zealand, 75s ; Tp3manian, 70s. Maize is firm at 2s 10d."" ftiitW, lopal, Is §d to Js Xld: imported, Is 3d to Js' 4d • sepbqd quality from 7d to Is. Cheese is plontiful ; local, s£d to 6^d ; New Zea land, dull at 6|d to 7d. Tlio bacon market is glutted ; local is quoted at 4.d to 7d ; New Zealand at 7d. Hams, New $ealand ? |§. " " > Melbourne, Jaly 11?. Wheat is 3s 2d t Q '3s 2^d ; flour, §tqne n^adp, £^ > roller flour/ : fee 4 grains ape inaptive j oats, Id j barley, Gape, 2s 8d j maige, 3s lOd j bran is weaker.

m , . Adelaide, July 12. lho wheat market is dull. For pargoes, 3s 2d j farmers' lots at Port Adelaide, #s • -for outpor.ts, 2.8 ' X : Qd'; flour, stone made, '; roller, £8 ; bran, 9id } oats, 3s 4d. '

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PARLIAMENTARY NOTES,

(Fhom our own Correspondent.)

Wellington, July 12. It eeoma to be now generally understood that a no-coDfidenoe motion will for a certainty be proposed m a few days to ascertain the ro»l state of partieß, but at present no one knows what portion of the House It will coma from, or whit will be the purport.

It is stated that the Hon G. F, Rfohard son Is very anxfi vi to get through the Mining Aot Amendment Bill m the absence of Mr Seddon, irho is cxpeoted after his speech. on the. subject to-opposa-* U tooth and nail. The beaoty of the thins; fa that no one knows where Mr Seddon has gone Mr Walker moved for leave of absence for hlin^'bul did noT" know his destination, atid it is variously stated that he is somewhere m the Wal rarap* and on the \Vest Coast.- -In fait absence the Bill will probably go through without muoh opposition.

An amusing cuse of "the biter being bit" has occurred m oonneoHon with the tariff, which has rettliated oa the Premier m a peculiar manner. Aa Grand Matter of the Masonla order he has jaat Imported from Home an elaborate regalia whiqhjs very expensive, bat whioh under the old tariff would have been exempt from duty. The result of the Imposition of the new duties is, however, that Sir Harry ba« to pay another £10 or so for his decorations, and there Is great joy m ■ the Freetrade oamp m consequence. ' "'' " Some light has been thrown by the Premier on the question of the oostof onrrlage of mails from the .oalony. Sir Harry stated that by the oonveyanpe of mails by ordinary steamers trading to and from New Zealand, without subsidies, as cotr pared with the present system, a saving of about £52,000 a year could be made. It will soon be the law that all veasels mast carry letters at Id eaoh, whioh would mean an expense of £2000 a yew, and allowing about £4000 more for tht oooveyanoß of books and papers, we get a total of £6000. This, deduo red from the £58,000 at present paid, would leave £62,000 a year. > During the eleven years from 1876 to 1887 a total sum of £3,385 978 17s 4d was paid to local bodies In the shape of subsidies from the publio and consolidated funds, and during the same period £3,231,308 was raised as rates by the various looal bodies, Under the Roads and Bridges Construction Aot, Grown and Native Lands Bating Act, and Govern ment Loans to Looal Bodies Aot, the sum of £434,036 18i was paid to looal bodies, the other amounts being principally from endowments and lands made over.

The Premier huy* reputation, well earned, for being able to so o'onf da? mem* bera by the glamour he oasts over all hii financial jdßglery that, jn nine^qaaes xmt of ten, no one is able tq state: under which thimble the pea lies when he hat finished the triok. In thja respect h.B ,waa not to he improved- tipoii this afremocm, while replying to Mr Maoarthar's question as to the' apparent discrepancy m the Financial Statement over his saving during last year; By a cloud of words ana figures, intended, it is thought, to obscure and not explain matters, he left members m a hopeless fog on the point/I have endeavored to ascertain from several membere what was the gist of an explana tion whioh was quite incomprehensible trom the gallery, but everybody con fesses to be unable to give .it to hie ; though Mr Macartbur claims that thefacti remaia as stated by mo yesterday, - r ■''-' The following from the Crown* Lauds report is of interest :—(• It will bY se^n that the favorite tenure }8 perpetual lease, and it is certain'y th,e most advantageous to settlers, because tj\e land is secured to them and their assigns for ever, on an annual rent of 5 per cent on the preaenfc value of the land, with the right of o,om« pleting the freehold at any time^'aa already mentioned, on payment of that value. Ab under the* new Act this ia likely to o mtinuo the most popular tenure m the future, the land revenue,.* will not attain large dimensions. -There was' very little Crown land sold for casV last * year? Large areas were and still -are-r :with he'd for the Midland. Railway and otherwise, and what was available wai nearly all proclaimed aa only open 'for application under settlement condition!'* The Land Act of 1887, by giving the settler the option of purohaae over exten sive areas, will certainly Induoe to somt extent purohaaas on freehold tonure, although, aa already polntei out, the per petual lease system, with right of pre emption, is likely to be popular with aettlera ; for it is virtually a freehold tenure, the Government advancing the purohaß§ money at 6; per qeat Interest,'' Prom all appearances there la going to be a struggle over the proposal of the Government, aa embodied m the new Land BUI, to abolish L»nd Boards. There are amongst the members a Urge' number who are, or have" been, membarV of Boarda, and it is expaoted they will com bine their fortes to defeat the Government In this matter. The old alternative of elective Boards la to be brought forward In a now form, and notice has already been given by Mr Beetham, ari old £<md Board member, to move the insertion of a clause to provide for eleotlon of jtVaate L»nd Boards by the. looal bodlea In The various land dlatrlota. It Is believed, however, thet the Boards are doomed.

Wbuingtoit, July 13. Government have not yet deoided whtt action they will take with regard to tht Ohlneae Immigrant!' Bill. I understand that certain members of tl»e Upper Hoqse have Intimated 1 to a Minister * that ?M another Conference li ' arranged, 1 «h amloable 'settlement of the qaeitloo oan be arrived at between the two Hous'eV, but lfc Is felt fcnat etioh a course" would be somewhat nndlgnlfiad on the pare of the L"bwer Hoqse. * «■ : *' V f « .-& '»* 4 meeting of metnbera Interested |n thf question of Blble^je^dlng In eohooli wai fie.ld this morning when there were present ; The Hon. Mr Beynolds (In th« ohair), Messrs Tanner, Allen, Fiih, Rost, Graham, Buzton, and Joyce. &e7eral members aympathialng with the objeoti of the meeting were unable to ba present. Mr Tanner oommunlcat«d to the meeting important information, which he had received from the Landaq School Board, ana the Eduoatlon''Det pnrtments of New South; Wales and Victoria, and it was agreed on his motion to propose the following as an amendment to Mr Fulton's resolution : '* That m the interests of morality, the education Acts should be so amended an to permit o! bquool CQmmit^eeq T ; nljcwiqg fßoripiqrQ leßßons to hi giveu Within 'sohpdl hours with a time-lablrt and ooneoience clause, the Byllabue of Bible instruction to be similar to that m uso m the School Board schools of England, the Irish National sonoola, the schools of the London tichool Board, and the publio schools of New SouthWea.'! • /• • v .. ,;. * The Waoto Lands Oomralttee this mow ing had linger qonsl^eratiqa the L%nd Bill and paased throdgh. abogt half ft»t dlauiei. The principal amendment made was to. regard to the Waste Land Boards, the clause abolishing them being Btruok out by 7to 3. The Minister wao nrd<™><i *-

draft a new cause ratustatlng the boardi and 'the Committee will m,eet again qa Tuesday to receive them. ' "" . ■■« *"*

THE ASHBPRION GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, JULY 13, iBBB



THE ASHBURTON GUABDIAN. From and after the 30th November, 1886, the terma of Subßoription to this journal will be aB follows, viz. :— - iy paid m vanoe :g For Quarter.. 6a 6d by post, 9s 63 Half-year 12s 6d, by post, 18s 6d' Year .. 24s Od, by post, 37s Od" £lF BOOKED Per Quarter.. . 7s 6d, by post, 10s 9d ;„ Half-year 15s Od, by post, 21s 6d („ Year .. 30a Od, by poßt, 43s Od Birth riage, and Death Nottoes, if paid for at the time of insertion 2s 6d each (stamps may sent as payment) if booked, 4s eaoh. Announcements of Births, Deaths and Marriages sent for publication from the country districts require to be verified by the signature of the person aendintr the notice, DIABi. Moon's Sun San Moon Moon age at July. Risen. Sot?. Rises Sets. noon. a.m. pm. :9 Monday .. 7.34 4.35 7.6 4.30 20 10 Tuesday .. 7.34 436 7.64 532 0 11 Wednesday.. 7.34 4.37 8.37 6.33 1 12 Thursday .. 7A: 4;38 9.15 7.37 2 13 Friday.. .. 7.33 4.39 9.49 8.48 8 14 Saturday ... 7.32 4.40 10.20 9.54 4 15 Sunday .. 7.32 4.41 10.50 11.2 5 •



W^lls Haib BALBA&jf. — If gr«y restores tg omml oolgr. J^n elegant dressing, aoi^na and beautifies. No oil or grease. A Tonio Restoraiive. Stopa hair coming oat; strengthens, anseß, heala soalp 2 To the Deaf.— -A 'person who was oared of deafness and noises m the head of twenty* three years' standing by a simple remedy will send a description of it free to aqy period who applies to NxoaoMON Linoolnjloa Ohimbers, William street, Melbourne.!



Keatino's Cough Lozenges cures Coughs, Asthma, and Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medioine is so effectual iuthe oure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bed* Urn? onsuros rest. For relieving difficulty of h'-fiu'-hifig. they are inyaluaWe, They contain no opium or any violent drug, gold by all Qhemime, jin tiaa^ldfc i pa,3a 9d enolj,



HoiiLOWAY's Ointment and Piiji("i, — Colds Coughs, Shortness of Breath. These maladie require early and unremitting attention, for if neglected they often end m asthma, bronchitis, et sonflumptjon, The Ointment well rubbed 'upon ihe 1 cheat and baok, pep*, trating the skin, is febsorbyd' ahd^crtrrled direotly to the lungs, whence it expels all impurUffls, All the blood m the body is per- petually Dassfpg through the lunga. ana; there all Doxiouß pariioles 'tending 1 to disease "'can be quickly, thoroughly, and permanently neutralised, rendered harmless, or ejeoted from the system. Holloway's Ointment and Pills perfectly accomplish this purification • and through th,e blood ftus oleansed, the inlluenee of these yopderful 'medioaments raaoh^fl the remotest n^ts of the hutnanljody and thus tmrea all ajgeajed action whether mternaiorexteroftJ,



Skinnx Men.—" WelJs' Health Eenowor,; eetorea health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia impotence, Sexual Debility, At chemists and druggists. Kempthorne, Prosser, and_,.Oo., agent?, Oarjetpljurch, ,



SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EX TRACT.— In protection of the world^wide fame our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following : — Hazard, M.D., Prpfejusor of General Pathology and Diseases of thel4fDd and Nervous System, aye m an editorial published j[n the " Clinical Beeord i M —" We have .examined h\alf-ftrdp^Qn epeoimens of different manufactures; th,a preparation of Sander and Sons -was the only one that proved to be reliable and correspond- ing to soientitio tests." Anothor Qonoootion called >f Refined Extract of Eucalyptus .'' has made its' appearance since. This prodiuot Btandß, accot.ding to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious elteots. That gentlemats communicates, at £ meeting of the Modical Society of Viotoria, that a child liyiqg at Fitzroy beoame mostt eriously indisposed Inrough its use. In another case a lady states on the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly from the effeots of the same ooncootion. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture wa feel warranted m exposing the above faote, and desire the public to ezeroise caro and precau- tion wheu buying SAtfDEtt ftltf BUNS.- (Advfc.) 7



— BPBOIAL.— MEABURE eUITS Oa -| /?S FROM 3&W ID TROUPERS TO MEABURE -j 7 S (\D PROM X I O COMPARISON IS THE TRUE TEST OP VALUJS. Bon a Fide Sale NOW IN PULL SWING AT THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. W. Hi WEBBER, Manager. TRY ♦ I KIRKPATRICK'S SPKOIAL QUALITY FRESH FRUIT "X" -JAM 8 — NOTICE. /^WUR Special Quality "X" brand of \J New Season* JAM is made from Fresh Fruit, within a few hours after It has beep gathered; it than retains the full flavor of the Freih Fruit, and is tho best quality It Is poislble to make. CAUTION : None is Genuine unless our Name Is stamped on the Tin, and has our regis- tered Tiade Mark, the letter " X,"on the Label. S.fKIRKPATRICKJjANDJ.CO., m®m ■ NELSONRI



A OARD.j Miss Carson, TEACHER OF MUSIO, '(PIANOFORTE AND OICGAN), BtJBNETT STREKT, 12 101 THE "RED CROS9" PRESERVING COMPANY, Chapel Street, South Yarra, Victoria. /^ ANNED Tomatoes, equal to American, \J and at same price ; also Peaches, Pears, Apricots, of the fioeßt quality, and m heavy syrup. All these goods are manufactured under the super vision of Mr George Jnmes Ward, late of California. The Jams, Jellies, Pickles, To mat a Sauce, and ARBorted Sauces of this Company are well known to be better than any im- ported, 5 213 Good News! Good News! TO ALL HA.BD-WOBKINGMEN AND ANXIOUS MOTHERS. (gg* BONA FIDE SALE j NOW ON A.T THE New Zealand Cloiliing Factory ' PBBVIOUS TO TAKING STOCK. WE offer you Real, Genuine, Substantial Goods (oar owa make) ACTUALLY BELOW COST FOR YOUR BEADY MOSEY. EVERY Article m our Extensive Stock, competing of Men's and Boj«' Clothing, Bugs, 6hirt9, Hats, etc, rednced to prices unequal ed, thns enabling people ol limited, means the opportunity cf dressirgand clothing themtelves and their children for a small earn.



Wanted WANTED KNOWN— Kdbn Georgb positively olores his brauch etudio on Saturday. Photographs takoD just as well on rainy days with the lnstantanenua process. 7t67 il]- ANTED Known— Just landed, ex IVY ahlp Otago, a large assortment of 'Brass and Iron Bedsteads, at Piokford and Undrili/s Bedding and Furniture Warehouse, Tancred Street. 7*73 FOUND a y^ung Sheep Djg ; black and tan with white on noße. Will be sold m a week if not claimed. Apply » Guardian " Office. 7 68 PIANOS, Organs, and Harmoniums j sold on easy monthly payments. — H. M. Jokes. WANTED Known— Genuine Clearing ] Sale now on.— H. 0. Segers, Mcl j ford House. SALE, Melford House, Cash Stile now on, cheapest House io Aehburton. — H. C. Ebqers. f^i REATEST Sale of the day, every VX thing cheap for Cash — H. 0. Seqebs, Melford House WANTED Known— That Bates and Co. has 250 Splendid Tweed Trousers. Your plok for 10s 6d. ~\l rANTED— Everyone to oome and W see the nicest lot of Glass, China, and Earthenware ever shown In Ashbur- ton, and the Cheapest ever landed m New Zealand. Imported direct from the Manufacturers.— Robert Alcorn, Saun- deis' Buildings. til BOOTS. BOOTS.— Keep th« feet dry and save doctor's bills. Quality is everything m bad weather. I guarantee every pair. Best value In New Zealand at Ashburton Clothing Mart, founders' Buildings .—Robert A loom. ANTED Cash. — Molr'a Oatmeal (251 b), 2s 6 i ; Candles, 5d ; Vestas, 5d doz. ; Coffee and Milk, Is ; Ooooa and Milk, Is ; Corn Flour, 4d ; Fruits m Syrup (2lb tins), Is Crockery; Glassware, and Ironmongery. — J. Mo Grbgoßi Tanored street.



Agricultural Implements. I AM APPOINTED SOLE AGENT IN ASHRORTOi* FOB Mzbsb9 BOOTH MoDONALDJ& Ov Carlyle Implement Work>,| OhrlHtchroh t iMPLEMENIfitON HAKD?| Inspection Invited, D.^THOMAB. 3S^i *tejof Mateon, Cox m [C 0,,) Ashburton fil



Skin Sales. I shall hold Fortnightly'Salei of the above throughout the Season, . at my "WOOL STORES, West Street, Aahburton commencing FRIDA% 29ra JDNE, at 12. o'clock, ~" D. THOMAB. METHVEN, I PURPOSE holding Periodical Sates of Sheep, Cattle, Plgi, aad Sundries »t Methven during the year, the first of wbJoh will take piece on FEIDAY, AUGUST 10th. D. THOMAS, Auctioneer, Entries can be given to Messrs Hibb3 8b.05., Methvon. 1 have oeen appointed Agent FOR THB Mercantile Finance Co., ICHRISTCHURCH, Wb o are prepared to advance Money BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOCK CROP LIENS, or other Security, D. THOMAS.



D. Thomaa. FOR SALE— J-aore Seotion and two- roomed Cottage on the Alford Forest Boad : cheap; D. THOMAS, 7*32 " Ashburton. TO LET. "1 OAA ACRES of Land, situated at JLOVV/ Majfield, Binds, and known aB Burgees Farm. D. THOMAS, 6*161 Ashburton. FARMERS, BUY BOOTH and MACDONALD'S Sheep Feeding Racks. Will pay for themselves In a (Season. D. THOMAS. FOR BALE.) QEVERAL GOOD FARMS CHEAP TO LET.) O i A A ACRES ALFORD FOREST, /Cl±yJ\J half English grass, 3» per Aore "~D. THOMAS, Ashburtoo. I HAVE FOR SALE OR TO LET. A GENERAL STORE (m Ohertsey) doing a good business. No Good- will. Stook at Valuation. No opposition. Profitable business; good opening for energetio man. Foi particulars apply D. THOMAS, Ashburton. LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAVE been appointed Agent for the above Company, and am now prepared to. take riska on Buildings, Stook and Ox ops at current rates. D. THOMAS, Ashburton;



COMMENCING Saturday, July 14. OUR FIRST ANNUAL SALE Will commence on the abore date, when we intend offering the Whole Stock at a DISCOUNT OF TEN PER CENT, THE Public ara respectfully requested to examine the Goods. The Quality is firat-claes, and we guarantee all Boots and Shoes to give Good Satiefaotion. Now is the time to purchase as the new Puty will raise the price considerably of Impoited Goods. — BEMEMBER— Eteryihing Cffkeed at Cld Pbiobs Dubikg the Sale with a DISCOUNT OP 2s IN THE £. ZEALANDIA BOOT BTOEE ASHBURTON.



SBABEBKOKERS, HOUSE, LAND, & ESTATE AGENTS, Liobublb Street, OHRISTOHUROH, BEG to Inform the Inhabitants of the Oounty of Ashburton, that they byre mads arrangementn with one of the leading Grain Merchants m Sydney, to receive consignments on their behalf, aad ire now prepared to make liberal Oasb advance! onfall klodi of D*iry and Farm frodace, for Sale m the New Zealand, Sydney, or English market*. In all case* the original aooount Sales will be attached to their reports, and their Clients may rest assured that no unneoesiary charges will be debited against their consignments . Mb Chablbs Beaddell hat been ap- pointed to act as their Aahburton agent, and ail business entrusted to him will receive his best attention. Bamplea of Grain, etc , may be left at bis office, where latest New Zealand and Inter- colonial market quotations may be ob- tained. The Shipping branoh of the business will be ooniuoted by «o experienced Olerk, and business men end farmers re- ceiving goods at Lyttelton will find thel.* charges mrst moderate. alining, Insurance, and Bank Scares bought and aold at blgheßt market prices. Country Salei undertaken. Furniture and Frodace Sales held every fotnrdai . Loam negotiated. J. Ivess and Co., LIOHFIELD STREET, OHKISTCHURCH. 6 17 ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE] ASHRTJBTON. FOURTEEN DAYS' SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES.



Public Notices. >' \ Charles Braddell, i ESTATE, I&SUBANOF, FINANCIAL AND GENERAL AGENT, AND valuator, Bents and Debts collected. B kkmt Street (opposite Arcade), Ashburton. 7*26 TjIVENING CLASSES are being held SjJ at my Office, Montgomery's Bnild- Ides, Burnett Street, on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and FRIDAYS, from 7 to 9 p.m. Architectural, Pictorial, Model, and all branches of Freehand Drawing, etc., are being taught B. M. BLAKE, 4 160 Architect; TTOPE FOB TH EDE AF. —Nicholson's XX Improved Patent Artificial Ear Drams. The only sure, easy, and unseen device used to permanently restore hearing. Recommended by solentlfio men of Europe and America. Write for free illustrated description book to J. Q. Niohomom, Lincoln's Inn Chambers, William street, Melbourne. B. Morris WISHES to Inform his onmerons Customers of Aihbur»on Distriot that he Is prepared to GRIST GRAIN In any quantity at reduoed rates. Satisfaction guaranteed. Gristing done for Farmers tj return ; good Flour guaranteed. Wheat for Gristing may be delivered at the Triangle Bakery as usual. BKAN and SHARPS In Stook. MUSIC. beduotion""in terms. Lessons from £1 Is per Quarter. MR J. H. B BOOKS iB prepared to re- ceive pupils for Piano, Organ, Violin, Singing Rnd Voice Production, from June Ib*;, at greatly reduced terms. Pnpils can have Lessons at their own homes (no extra charge), or at Mr Brooks' residence, Peter Street. The Quarter commences from any date. Pianos tuned and repaired, also bought and sold on Commission. A redaction made for two or more pnpils m one family. Particulars on application to J. H. BROOKS, 6t62 Peter Street, J, IVESS AND CO., AUCTIONEERS, GRAIN * PRODUCE MERCHANTS, SHIPPING AND FORWARDING AGENTS,