DEATH.

Smith.—On the 12fch September, at Alforcl Forest Road, Jane, wife of James Smu-h, butcher, m her 31st year. Very deeply regretted. _____

The Ashburton Guardian. SATURAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1890. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.

Tlie action of the Government m bringing down a proposal to reinstate all, or nearly all the reductions m public expenditure recently effected m Committee of Supply, is reprehensible; and we were pleased to see that the members of the House, on Thui'sday, let this be distinctly seen. The Acting- Premier, judged by the apologiatic tone adopted when introducing the Supplementary Estimates, had evi dently felt the pulse of the Hous beforehand, and had arrived at the conclusion that to press proposals for reinstatement of salaries of certain favored officers would be to invite defeat. Certain members of the House made no secret of their intention to "stonewall" until the sth October rather than permit all the work of the past few weeks to be undone by a single stroke of the Ministerial pen. This fact, combined with the advice of fast friends, the threats of enemies, and the luke-warm support of sworn Go vernmemt supporters, convinced the Acting-Premier that Parliament had thoroughly made up its mind to have reduction m public expenditure m high places. The Government there fore, as is their custom when m a decided minority, placed themselves unreservedly m the hands of the House, and expressed their willingness to perform the now time-honored feat of swallowing or modifying their pro posals as the House should direct. A virtue was made of necessity, and though the Government made a wry face over the matter, Civil Service retrenchment has been sanctioned— and the Ministry retain their seats. The incident, however, serves to show the weakness of the Cabinet and their inability to lead the House. In deed, under the New Zealand system of Party Government, the House for mulates a policy, and if the Ministry do not choose to carry it out, they mtfst make room for those who will do so. The Atkinson Combination realise this position thoroughly. Indeed were it not for the important difference that the House formulates the policy and the Ministry obey it, instead of the Ministry bringing down the policy and asking the advice of the House upon it, our system of Government at present is m close affinity to the Swiss Referendum. Under the last-named system, however, a certain amount of creative po-sver is expected from the Benches, and the members are ex pected to be something more than mere marlouotteH, who only move when the strings are pulled. The position occu pied by the present Ministry, viewed from a Party Government standpoint, is not a dignified one, but from the public standpoint m the matter of retrenchnven; m the Estimates is not all bad. fit Is better that the Govern ment should be compelled to carry out retrenchment, even unwillingly, than that " party " should step m and keep the Government on the Benches and the will of the people out; m other words, it is better to have retrench ment, even from the enemy, than no retrenchment at all. The will of the people m this matter, and the will of the House, lias been raised above party considerations, and the public will reap the benefit through the lessening of taxation. Indeed were it not that the gaunt spectre of " party " occasion ally stalked through the House during the period when the Estimates were under consideration, much more sub stantial reductions would have taken place. 

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A lode of the rare and precious meta\ uranium has recently been discovered ■m Cornwall, m England. Until a century ago the existence of this metal was hardly known. Herr Johann Strauss is said to have stated that, though his family have been writing dance music for three generations, not one of them coald dance a step. The-earliest record of "boycotting" is given m the Bible. The Jewe, we are told, would have no dealings with the Samaritans. The labor party m Oamaru are taking steps to bring forward a unionist candidate at the forthcoming general, elections. Uader date July 25, a London corres pondent writes :—" Messrs Shaw, SariU's cjlipper Merope, bound from Wellington with ft cargo of flax, has met with a sad fate. She was manned by a crew of nineteen hands, and on June 27> when 120 miles from the Azores, it was found that a fire had broken out m the flax. All night energetic attempts were made to subdue the flames, but with out avail. The result was that the vessel had to be abandoned, and the >Serira took the orew aboard. Five days afterwards the W. F. Babcock was spoken, and seven of the crew transferred. The Serira landed the captain and 11 hands at deal on July 14, and the W. F. Babcock landed the romainder at Liverpool. Now this story is a significant one. " Fairplay " reminds us that m 1886 ■<it (SB7 the Blue Jacket, from New Zealand, with specie valued at over £100,000,: and with a large Xs,'?F#° of flax, was burnt at sea, and that a couple of qfcher ships from New Zealand, also with flax, yw missing about (the game time. Now comes the Merope disaster. Two other ship?, the Marlbo^ugh ami iWedin a,v& missing. The Assaye was spoken on the Hue <*n Jvjarch 16, but has not been heard of .since j ithti Pars.cc lias just arrived, mttoil overdue," Ten years ago the population «f the United .States, as shown, by the figures i collected by the enumerators of the (ioycrn. «rt«Ht, was 50,155,443. To-day, according to tli* i*}Ap,t conservative estimates, it reaches 65,060,0«ty, The average increase m the de ciules since IW'f? when the first count was made, lias been coijfjderably over 30 per cent. It is probable thai <:•],• c average reader fails to grasp the entire diu^fts.ions and sigHiftciWGS <jf thia .tremendous expanse m population.. 'I-V number of new residents | which tim country Jjism* £»ined since .1880 is j almost us gr,ea.t a,s 'jtliajfc pf the entire j population r4 .(Spain, aa grea,t that of! Mexico and Cani4,a together, or as IJejigji.aiH, tlic Nethcrlards, a«4 Portugal cojiibli^od. j The additions to the inhaiw-fcant-s m the pant || ten years exceed five-fold tiw aggregate' iwnulation of the tliirtccn colonies at .^h,e time <?f their separation from great Britain. In the yeiUA named a new nation, so to speak, largely sjafpassing m number that of any entire civilised f#«K try, except Russia, j !,'erinany, Austro-Jiunga^y,; France, Great r jjyitinn, and Italy, has arkei# //.niong us. \i(A*y*,W JBSO and 18(iO, -the Uui-tca k»tp r .ta* passed tive iij»ited Kingdom m inhahitaht* and •aubssfiq.iweiwV left France, Austro- HwKgary^ and belnnd, whi^e it is said, the Americans ' will overtake and (.sweep by Jimm. itaking tUe tot; place I mong the world's .enlightened .sta.t y es j_ n . ihc decade which «}<.U >yj;tjj |Wfc

Smoke from sofb coal gives beneficial sanitary effects. In Boston a new invention lights the street lamps itself, and extinguishes them at the proper hour every morning. Coal dust is no longer regarded as waste It is manufactured into blocks for fuel, and found to burn readily, giving anjintense heat, with entire absence of clinkers. The Monowai is appointed to leave Lyttel ton for Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, Auck land, and Sydney on Friday, 19th mat, at 3 p.m. Mails close at Ashburton ac 6.30 a.m on Friday. At the Dunedin Steeplechase meeting on Friday Dolly won th« Time Trot, Jane second, Cottage girl third. The Tally-ho was appropriated by Dady Longlegs, the Kensington Handicap was secured by Wol verine, and Red Crocs got home first m the Shorts. The LytteHon Harbor Board have decided j to hold an enquiry into the cause of the fire on the brigantine Nettie. It is said that the men loading her were smoking, and some persons allege that they suspect foul play. The New Zealand Shipping Company offer £100 reward for evidence leading to the con viction of the persons who set fire to the cargo of the Nettie. Mr Donald, of Masterton, who it was recently stated wa3 willing to take on 100 hands at Is an hour for bushfelling at Puke toi, informs the local paper that he has only been able to secure two. Others passed through Masterton, but found employment before reaching the bush. M. de Suaini, a Corsiean doctor, has, it is asserted, constructed a motive apparatus or propeller of 20 horse-power, which is worked by fcfftphuri* ether, a result which the doctor anticipates will realise a saving of 65 per cent, of the combustible material at present employed for setting machinery m motion. The Wellington correspondent of one o the West Coast papers has telegraphed to the effect that 20,000 tons of coal were on the way out from Home for the Union Company ; that the Company had received several cable messages requesting them not to budge an inch, and that several large firms m England had promised monetary assistance. During the season m Scotland salmon stand to the newspapers much m the same relation that gooseberries stand to them at Icsb exciting intervals. The capture, there fore, is reported of the largest fish taken during the last two years m any part of Great Britain. It weighed 631b8., and was netted m the Esk, near Montroae. One of the largest carriers m Wellington hae been reluctantly compelled to give all his hands a week's notice. From enquiries the " Post" has learned that m consequence of the stagnation of trade he has announced his inability to continue to provide them with employment, but has allowed them to use his plant free of charge until trade revives. The men are now working for themselves. All the money which they earn goes into a common pool, and a divi sion is to take place at the end of each week. The first of an instalment of a lot of thirty , opossums, which it is intended to set at liberty m the vicinity of Cathlin a River, has arrived m Dunedin from Southland, and is now at the shop of Mr C. Bills, m George street. The Acclimatisation Society, who have taken the matter of introducing these little ■ animals m hand, intend, as before indicated, to turn them loose m the Catlin's district, a | spot eminently adapted for them, and i- where they should certainly thrive. The : eight at present m town are beautiful . specimens of the black-brown species, are heavily furred, and were bred m Southland. Should their introduction be attended with 5 success, putting the question of sport on i one side, they should prove a source of . revenue to the country. We understand i that should a further supjily be found necessary they will obtained and set at i liberty m due course. " A telegram from Napier last week t stilted that an engine driver on the y railway there had been fined £10 for . being drunk when on duty, and a . lawyer of the town fined £15 for assisfcirg J m the offence by supplying the driver with i liquor. Papers to hand show that the law > yer, Mr A. P. Sheath, has a hobby for [ machinery and engine driving, and m order to indulge it lie, having to go up the line, bribed the driver with bottled beer obtained • at successive stations, to let him ride on the i engine and drive. Nothing would have been known of it, but by the time Mr Sheath i readied the station were he was to get off, the driver had had more beer than be could carry at hi 3 work, and the train presently caino to a standstill. The guard went forward and found the fireman hanging on the outside and the driver boosily stoking. The guard suspended the latter' till they reached the next station, were a fresh man was got.

SPORTING

DUNFDIN HUNT CLUB MEETING

[f?EK i'EESft ON. j Uttnegim, September Ijf. Telegraph' Hanuicai-. Wolverine, ftst 81b ... ... 1 Dunvillc, Gst 71b 2 J\Jon Loup, Bst 3 SfcQue^nse, Red Cross, Pique, Forest King,' and "■fteai'tburn also ran. Time, 2inin 31iseca.' Dividend—lnside, £1 Wa <<>& ; outside,

COMMERCIAL.

THE MARKETS.

The New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative , Association report through their London j agent under date London, July 25th s— | Wool—The third series of auctions, which opened on 24th June, closed last night. The attendance of buyers was good throughout, all branches of the trade being well repre sented. The improved tone alluded to m our last report was well maintained until within the last day or two, when there was a slight loss of keenness m the competition. Merino values, except for wasty and inferior parcels, close on a somewhat higher level than that ruling during the preceding sales, but the fluctuations m prices were unusually marked, line, light crossbreda have held a strong position all through, while the lower cranes, which were weak at first, sub sequently recovered, and at the termination of the sales were fully up to May rates. Fair and middling crossbreds have been the most neglected. About 100,000 bales have been held over for the September auctions, for which the fresh arrivals to date amount to 117,000 bales (47,000 bales from New Zealand). Wheat—The weather, though brighter upon the whole than during the previous fortnight, has not been so propitious as is desired at this Beason. Heavy rain storms have beaten down the crops m many districts, and the nights have been too cold to admit of their maturing quickly. Similar complaints are heard from France, Germany, and Holland, and probably the amount of damage done is greater m those countries than m the United States. The unpromis ing outlook has stimulated the demand for wheat; and although it has flagged at times under the bright sunshine, the market has been generally firm, and must be quoted 8d to Is per qr dearer. France is still the keenest buyer for cargoes off coast and near at hand. Californians have been taken for that destination at.3Bs to 38s 3d for 6001bs, c.i.f., an advance of 6d to 9d per qr, but only maintain their previous ralue of 37s 6d for prompt shipment. Australians m for ward position show a similar improvement, 38s 3d per 4801bs, c.i.f., having been paid for a cargo of 5000 qrs off coast for St. Malo. Cargoes nearly due are worth 38s, but the distant ones are neglected. New Zealand cargoes are also m request, and the exceptionally high figure of 378 U.K. equal with extra freight to about 38s per 4801bs, c.ilf., to St. Nazaire, was paid on 22nd inst., for a cargo of 8250 qrs, f.a.q., per Lady Cairns. In our local market the large arrivals have been taken very freely at full prices to supply the place of English wheat, supplies of which are now nearly exhausted m many of the country districts. Closing quotations show a further advance of fully 6d per qr. We quote as follows for New Zealand wheat, vie. :—Sound long berried, fair to good, 37s to 38s per 4961b5, ex store ; sound short berried, fair to good, 36s 6d to 37s per 4961b3, ex store. New Zealand Beans —Unchanged at 33s per 5041b5, ex store. New Zealand Oats have met a better demand, and have advanced Is per qr for the best qualities. Current value, ex store, ia 26s to 28s per 3841b5. New Zealand Barley—A parcel of medium quality of the new crop, ex Matatua (s), sold at 35s 6d per 4481b5, ex store. The market closes steady. Cheese —The market has remained dull for all kinds. New Zealand consignments have been of somewhat indifferent quality, and values have barely been maintained at say 42s to 50s for best, and 34s to 40s for secondary and inferior qualities. Hemp- Stocks are excessive and sales are made slowly at about previous rates. Fair Auck land is worth £20 10s to £21 5s per ton; good Wellington £20 10s to £21 10s per ton; common Wellington £17 15s to £18 10s par ton ; Lyttelton about £19 to £20 10s per ton. Tow £6 15s per ton. Frozen Mcnts, etc.—The market for home-fed mutton and beef has remained dull and values have receded slightly, although supplies have been by no means excessive. The weather last week was against the trade, but latterly an improvement has set m which has tended to impart some more life into the enquiry. The volume of the general demand is, how ever, lessening steadily as Is customary at this time of the year. Arrivals of American beef have been lighter, the heavy ;10-*smi incurred by importers during June and early July having led to the cancelling ami non-renewal of contracts for space m the refrigerating steamers. Values have con sequently improved materially within the past few days. The provincial markets for all kinds of frozen meats have been better than the London market, but the consump tion of mutton and lamb has been somewhat restricted of late. Current quotations m Smithfield Market are as follows ;—

Coru Exchange Report.

The following is the Corn Exchange Report for the week ending Friday, Sep tember 12th :— Business remains at a complete standstill,' merchants being afraid to operate whilst so much uncertainty exists as to means of getting produce away. It is difficult to estimate the loss the strike is entailing on the district, but assuredly it could not have come at a worse time. Potatoes are our great article of export at this season, and heavy losses must be sustained by growers, as they are unable to Bell or ship on their own account at the present time. Whkat.—The English market being some what weaker has to a certain extent limited the week's transactions, though prices cannot be said to have given way. Oats. —Great difficulty is experienced m making sales, as there is no outside enquiry. The increase m freight has also had a depressing effect on the market. Barley.—Business is very restricted m this cereal. A few small parcels for seed purposes have been placed^ Beans and Peas.—But little doing. Grass Seed. —Ryegrass has been m the hands of distributors for some time, and fanners' parcels have not been available. The tendency to purchase machine-dressed seed is each season becoming more marked. Cocksfoot: The same remarks apply as to Ryegrass. Potatoes. —As anticipated last week values have given way, and farmers are compelled to see their potatoes perishing without being able to get them to a market. There are heavy stocks m tiie country districts, but m the 'absence of freight it seems doubtful if they will be got away, as merchants cannot purchase m the absence of any or but little freight being obtainable. Dairy Produce.—Prices ruling m Sydney preclude any hopes of an outlet there, and prices here are therefore weak. Our quotations for the week are as follows : —Wheat.—Tuscan, 3s 6d; Pearl, 3s 4d; Hunter's, ?s 3d. ' Oats.— Milling, Is 7d; short stout feed. Is 5d to Is 6d ; long and inferior, Is 3d to Is 4d, Barley.—jpriroe malting, 3s 3d ; feed, Is 6d to Is 9d, Beans, 2s 6d. Peas.—^Prussian Blues, hand-threshed (true to namo) 3s to 3s, 3d ; feed sorts, 2s 4d to 2s 6d. Grass Seed. —Ryegrass, machine dressed, 5s to 5s 6d.: Cocksfoot: Bright heavy seed, 4|d to 4£d. Potatoes.—Der wents, 30s to 35s at country stations within a radius of twelve' miles. Dairy Produce.— Butter, 8d; cheese, large size, 8d; Small loaf shape, 4d. The above prices are those paid to farmers for delivery f.o.b. Lyttelton ; sacks extra. (Potatoes excepted.)

Live Stock Market.

Mr Geo. .1 ameson, per J. T. Ford, re : ports .on the Jive stock market:—Tjnwald Saleyards, Tuesday, September 9th, There was only a small entry of sheep, about 3500, and the demand was by no means brisk, owing, we think, to the temporary suspension of the freezing Torks at Belfast and Islington and to some extent m consequence of the con tinued dry weather and general scarcity <.f #ed, • Store sheep are wanted m the div

trict, but buyers apparently prefer to wait m anticipation of a further fall n values, which will not take place as there is no reason prices should recede. On the other hand, with increased refrigerating power both north and south, and with increased tonnagn to take away all the sheep and cattle we can supply, there is not the least fear but that remunerative prices will continue and increase, especially as there is every probability of a rise m wool at the coming sales m London. At present we have to record a slight decline, especially m crossbred hoggets, and holders will only part when under pressure from absolute scarcity of feed. In this they are right, as those who hold for a month will see the return to former Values with ready buyers for all that can be brought forward. The follow ing is a list of our salea and the prices obtained :—Fat two-tooth crossbreds, 33 at 14s, 33 at 14s, 33 at 12s ; fat crossbred ewes, 49 at lls 6d; crossbred hoggets, 206 at lls 6d, 250 at 9s; 100 merino ewes m lamb at 6s. Since our last report we have sold privately 500 crossbred hoggets at 10s, a line of merino ewes m lamb at 7s Id and 8s 3d, a line of cross bred hoggets at 8s 3d.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

Patience and steady perseverance have at last rewarded the efforts of the member for Waimate with success, the School Committees Election Bill having this time passed the Council by a large majority, and only awaits the Gover nor's assent to become law. The anomalies attendant upon the conduct of School Committee elections under the Act of. 1877 were notorious, and there will be a universal feeling of satisfaction that these have at last been remedied. The experience of Ashburton last year, for instance— where no less than three successive election.? had to be held; the pro ceedings have been twice declared invalid, an experience comimon to many localities — sufficiently demonstrated the need for a reform m the law m respect to a clear and intelligible description of what a " householder " is for the purposes of the Act. In all directions there was complaint as to the unsatisfactory results of elections conducted m the most haphazard fashion, often without even approach to a deliberate choice of suitable candidates. Then, again, the congested meeting, held m many of the populous school districts, and the long time required to take the ballot of the householders, pointed t© the need for some greater facilities for recording their votes being provided ; while last, but nevertheless the chief of all the evil effects of the pernicious system of cumulative voting, were de nounced on all sides. The cumulative vote has not only been condemned by outside public opinion, but has also been condemned by the House of Representatives ov»cr and over again ; yet, although Bills to repeal it have been carried no less than eight succes sive tiroes by Major Steward, on seven different occasions a few faddists m the Legislative Council have succeeded m throwing out Bills of which the principal feature was to revert to single voting. But it is a long lane that has no turning, and this session the School Committees' Election Bill has passed without amendment, and the elections m January next will be held under it. This will be regarded as very satisfactory news to all who take an interest m matters educational from one end of the Colony to the other.

Parliamentary Gossip.

[by telegram— fkom our owjst correspondent.] Wellington, September 12. As was the case last session the Local Government Committee have found them selves unable to give mature consideration to this important subject. They report, however, that they' believe the present system of local government to be unsatis factory, and that the local bodies having separate elections are too numerous. With redused numbers and exceeded areas the remaining bodies should have extended duties and powers conferred upon them to discharge such functions as are now performed by Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards, Land Boards, Education Boards, Licensing Committees, Stock Department, etc. The Committee also state that the financial positions of local bodies should be established on an assured basis to avoid fluctuation and uncertainty as far as possible. Mr Fisher is going to ask the Post master-General whether, under the pre sent clerical division of the Post and .Telegraph classification, each officer will !(rise m salary till he reaches £250 without requiring to undergo any additional classi fication to pass intervening grades, and when will the classification prescribed under the Bill take effect. Sir George Grey, m the interests of the Labor Bills, proposes to fix the hours of labor at eight per day, and 48 per week, unless where there is a written contract to the contrary. His proposals also em body several motions of which he has lately given notice, viz., that m all Government and municipal contracts provision shall be made for payment by contractors of a: fixed minimum rate of wages; thac coal-mine leases shall m future be granted by Government, who •hall have power to purchase and work coal mines, and that a portion of all coal royalties shall l->e set apart as a, fund to provide relief for miners, and families of miners, injured or killed by. accidents m 'the mines,

E. Dywer Gray on Aus tralian Strikes.

Mr E. Dwyer Gray of the "Dublin Freeman," now m Sydney (says the " Freeman's Journal)," writes as follows : No person interested m the welfare of Australia can view with feelings other than alarm the existing state of affairs between the pastoralists and shearers of this colony. As a visitor to New South Wales I have been much surprised that at such a juncture, when an industrial crisis of almost unparalleled magnitude seerijs to threaten the country, no sugges tion has been made from an authoritative source with a view to having the case sub mitted to arbitration, In Ireland, where strikes and trade disputes have been of frequent occurrence lately, a resort is nearly always made to arbitration with the best possible results for everyone con cerned- The present difficulty m New- South Wales is one which from its nature, it seems. tQ lUSi «hwW be submitted to

arbitration. Ido not see that either the pastoralists or the shearers could refuse to abide by arbitration, if such a sugges- \ tion were made from the other side, without alienating from themselves the entire sympathy of the public. When the President of the Pastoralists Association refused to confer with the representatives of the shearers the other day he placed his cause m a very doubtful light m ths eyes of impartial observers. The mistake would be gracefully redeemed by an offer on the part of his association to submit the whole matter to arbitration. Cer tainly the people of New South Wales have a right to insist that all possible methods of conciliation should be ex hausted before the community is plunged , into an industrial deadlock, the serious ness of which can scarcely be realised. Thedispute is not merely to take the form of a quarrel between the shearers and the squatters.. The allied forces on either side embrace many ramifications of capital and labour. The shearers threaten to paralyse all the allied trades and possibly the railway system, while the employers vow that they will pursue the same policy and boycott union wool even to the extent of calling upon owners of steamships to refuse to ship it. I can remember a con versation I had recently with a very eminent leader of labour m the old country He was jubilant at what he called the federation of labour throughout the world, but said that he feared that capital would soon learn the lesson df combination and federation also. This is what is happen ing m Australia. Whether such a 1 boy cott by labour or by capital is legal or not is a matter of speculation—the general opinion would appear to be that it is not strictly legal. Whether it is morally justifiable on the part of labour is an altogether different question, and one upon which people can reserve judgment. However that may be, it isl sure to cause enormous inconvenience to the public. Put down the boycott as illegal, and you at once brin^ the law into opposition to the labour party. Boycotting would thenbe regarded by labour as a bonitm prohibitum. It is a dangerous thing to bring the law into direct conflict with the moral senses of a considerable portion of the the people. Such a step might peicipitate serious consequences. It was with extreme re luctance that the Irish leaders advocated defiance of the law under the plan of campaign m Ireland. They felt that they were justified by the desperate circum stances of the case. While most Irishmen would support this view, yet there can be no doubt that it will take time to restore J the respect for the law thus rudely assailed. In Ireland we have the excuse that the law we have defied was not made by the will of the Irish people, but against it, nor do we believe that respect for the law as law can ever again become a living force among ths Irish people until the Irish people are allowed a voice m their own* government. If want of respect for alien' law is & thing to be regretted m Ireland, how deplorable m Australia would be a defiance of law made by your selves. And yet is it not at all events possible that if you forbid boycotting the leaders of labor may advise defiance of the law? The labor agitation is no ordinary movement. It is universal and is not to be put down by law. Its success is already assured. Moreover, its failure would mean a revolution. Care should be taken, therefore,-that the law should at least appear to be impartial. The whole difficulty would be. obviated if arbitration could only be established as an institution among the people. A board of concilliation. is already m process of formation m Dublin, owing primarily, to the strenuous exertions of the Archbishop of Dublin. It is hoped chat the affiliated trade unions and the Chamber of Com merce will mutually agree to refer all disputes to this boar,d of conciliation. Is there not contained here a lesson for Australia ? Let- a permHttent board be appointed to solve disputes before: they reach the boycotting stage at all. '■ Such an institution, if loyally supported, would be invaluable ; meanwhile let the pajstorar lists of New South. Wales depute a repre sentative m whom they have confidence to meet a representative of the shearers. Let these two representatives appoint as referee some person upon whose impar tiality reliance can be placed, and let both parties to the dispute agree to abide by the result.—Yours, etc., E. Dwyer Gray.

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[tkk pr&ss association.] London, September ,11. A United Australian Bank is being formed with a capital of two millions. The London Board includes Arthur Magniac and Sir W.Jervois., Half the required capital is already under written, . ............ Frozen meat is. unchanged. Seven hundred bales of New Zealand hemp have been sold at auction. Previous rates were firmly maintained, and m some cases an advance of 5s was ob tained. Good medium quality .£2l 5s to £21 10s. Kauri gum, gbpd pale scraped, .£5. v The Australian cruisers are rapidly being fitted up, and will be ready for service^ early next year. f i- GIBRALTKR, Sept. 12. The men who murdered a British officer recently have been arrested. Washington, September 12. It is expected Congress will endorse the Mackinley Tariff Bill. Paris, September 12. It is rumored Royalists are to be indicted m consequence of the dis closures connecting Boulanger with a plot to place the Comte de Paris on the throne. ' >■ ■

AUSTRALIAN

Sydney. September 12. The schooner May Wenning, which left Tasmania on August 12th for Sydney, is supposed to have Sundered.

MAGISTERIAL.

RAKAIA—FRIDAY

(Before C. A. C. Hardy and L. Oxley J.P.s) Thomas McClelland, farmer of Somer fcon, South Rakaia,, pleaded guilty to a charge of working; a horse with sore shoulders. Accused was arrested m the township with the horse m work. Hi was produced at Court and examined. -Mr J. McLean gave evidence, and accused; was fined £5 and 7s costs. t

The Cold Water Cure.

A riot of raving lunatics t ok place at the Bicetre Asylum, near, Paris, recently, says the " London Standard," which at one time threatened ,fcb lead tso tragic con sequences, but "which was fortunjitely quelled, not only without bloodshed, j but m an innocent and an almost humorous fashion. Fifteen of the" most dangerous madmen, confined m a part of the asylum known as the Surety, contrived to get out of the cells. Rushing with yells of delight to the yard, they overpowered and , put to flight the warders they met; and proceeded to arm themselves with razors, hammers and any other dangerous wea-. pons they could find m the apartments of

the officials. Thus fortified, they re turned to the yard, threatening to kill any persons they might meet. They broke one warder's arm, wounded four other persons, and for a time remained undis puted masters of the field. Fortunal°ly they were locked hi an enclosure before they could do any further harm, and a company of infantry was rapidly re quisitioned. The sight of the troops marching up with fixed bayonets in furiated the madmen, whose demeanour became so threatening that the director of the asylum thought it wise not to permit the soldiers to proceed to action. Instead of this, he ordered out the fire engines, and told the .firemen, to turn, their hose upon the rebellious crew. The effect of the manoeuvre was magical. Thp lunatics were at once cowed, and retreated into a corner, where, after they had been thoroughly drenched, by streams of cold water, they surrendered at discretion, and permitted themselves to be led back, one by one, to their cells, without attempting any resistance. This is by no means the first time a riot has been quelled byi cold water; but it -is probably the] first occasion on which it had been tried with such success at a revolt among the inmates of Bedlam.

Extraordinary Scene.

A member of Parliament writes, under a recent date, as follows : — ; I witnessed an extraordinary scene on the terrace of the House of Commons on Friday night. A barge rowed up, a tran sparency was hoisted, and m a few minutes a series of pictures was thrown upon it. The first was a portrait of Mr Gladstone, which was received with much clapping of hands by the Irish members, who .had collected on #he terrace, evidently know ing what was to take place. This was followed by various scenes, illustrating the shadowing process by the police, cruelty at evictions, interference; with meetings, and other incidents m the Irish struggle. A man m the barge with a stentorian voice shouted out the descrip tion of these views. The members m the libraries and smoking rooms all came to the windows, amazed at this daring, in trusion on the sacred territory. "\Vhere is the Sergeant-at-Arms %" was the ques tion passed from one to another But no one answered it. The Speaker's house; is at one end of the terrace, and as this dread functionary was ac home at the time, it.is. all the more wonderful that this demon stration was permitted. William O'Brien was the hero of several thrilling pictures. The stentorian voice cried out: —"Don't say now, members of Parliament, that you have not seen what goes on m poor old Ireland." A number of persons then started singing "God save Ireland," the chorus being taken up by several Irish, members on the terrace. The whole river front of the Parliament houses was now m a state of no small excitement. The police looked on without attempting to interfere, evi dently influenced by so many applauding M.P.'s. It is stated that two nationalist" members were on board the presump tuous barged—Still hurling their defiant song, " Gcd save Ireland," at the British Parliament, and Home Rule invaders set all authority at defiance and moved off; shortly before midnight amid another burst of cheering. I understand that the Speaker is very angry at this unprece dented occurrence and is causing search ing inquiries to be made into it. Ifihe ( chief of the ringleaders is found out ithere i willbe a row. . •

Labor Questions.

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' London, September 11. Tyser intends to run opposition steamers, the shipping; ring • having ex pelled the Colonial Union line. Tyser has received support, and it is likely the fight will result m steam freights being reduced to 30s per ton. Arrange-: ments are being made to lay on a jftrst , class line of steamers from .Glasgow and Liverpool to Australia. j Burns has beeii sent to Southampton to settle the dispute if possible. }" • '*< At a great meeting at Mile! End Assembly Hall, addresses' were de livered by Mann and Tillett,! iuid j resolutions of sympathy with the;iAus tralian strikers were parsed, fife was announced that nearly £5000: had already  been remitted;. A telegram from Murphy, Secretary of the Sydney Officers' Association, was i~ead amid cheers. London, September 12. Southampton is npw tranquil. ! The dockers are resuming work at Id advance, which was conceded a fortnight ago. • : • The London dockers are boycotting an Irish non-union vessel. ! •' ,= The"Standard. .considers the down fall of the Australian strike imminent. On the strength of Mr Murphy's telegram, Mann declares the capitalists have circulated false rumors m order to put a stop to assistance being sent by English Unionists. He believed the strikers would win easily. .■■'.. ;BuTns warns the Unionists that sentiment, not money, is needel London Unions fear- they will be in volved at no distant date m a generajl struggle: with the shipping federation. Local leaders at Southampton ad vise the men to surrender on the basis of terms conceded two weeks ago with out recognition of the , Union. The strikers are' incensed and declare they have been sold by paid agitators. Several hundred men : engaged m unloading the P.-and O. ships at; the Albert Docks have struck owing t6 the dislike of the ganger. They are willing to resume on Monday if the ganger, leaves, as pfomisejcl. ■ : ( Sydney, September 12. It is understood that the Labour Conference to-day appointed, six dele gates to cptifey'with the, owners! The j latter have not yet received any iutimation v of the proposed action. The Employers' Conference has been occupied m discussing.: the manifesto which is expected to be issued to-night or to-morrow, -i, _■:, ,*.' ,• ■ , • :. (il i > Several cranes at Newcastle are pow being worked and vessels are bjeing loaded by non-union labourers. ■ With to the disposition of funds received from Unions at Home enquiries as to whether New Zealand strikers will receive a share of them, have elicited the fact that the English organisations sent the money'^direct to the'colonies where they wished'itij to be spent, - Brisbane, September 12. The output ; of.the Bundanbo \ col lieries is 1200 tons per day. ;The Thomas mine is capable of doubling this if necessary,. , i An agreement exists between [ tlie mastes and men that neither willjjoin a Union. The employees' decliril to come out, notwithstanding that strong pressure has been brdught to beal 1 to induce them to strike. I Wellington, September 12. The jii'bitratQrs appointed to'consider the question of the Grear Meat Company upplying the Union Company's vessels 1

with meat met to-day. It was admitted that there was nb issue upon which to arbitrate, and agreed that if the contract were broken, the Union Company would reap the advantage, inasmuch as they would receive the penalty of £400 which tli« Gear Meat Company render themselves liable to. The result of the meeting is that the Gear Meat Company continue to supply the Union Company's vessels as usual. There was considerable excitement about the Queen's Wharf m the latter part of this afternoon, it being anticipated that a further attempt would be made to molest free laborers when leaving the wharf. . One hundred and thirty-three special cons^Mes, drawn from the principal \v\ . uuss men of the city, who had been m v-ji-n m to-day, were paraded at four <>'<;iock on that portion of the wharf which is barricaded, and almost all the city and country constables were also present. Shortly after four. io'clock a crowd began to collect; and by five o'clock there must have been quite 5000 persons m the vicinity of the shore end of the wharf. The foot and mounted police, however,, managed to keep tji6 crowd off the wharf so as to allow the free workers a clear path. ' Shortly before five o'clock a detachment of special constables, armed with batons and wearing badges, was despatched to various parts of the town where it was thought violence might be attempted. A few minutes -after the knock-off bell rang on the wharf the free laborers could be seen coming to the number of: a dozen, and the excitement ran high. They made straight;fdr town, and were protected by detachments of special and ordinary constables., The men walked up the centre of the road through Customhouse Quay, Willis and Manners streets, and on to their homes under,escorts. The streets/were thronged, principally by thojse Attracted out of curiosity, and wheel traffic was almost entirely suspended for a time. At each corner vast crowds had congregated, and the constables had to force a passage. There, was a considerable amount of horse play and hooting galore, but nb indication of a hostile demonstration. Crowds hung about the streets till six o'clock, when they gradually dispersed. The special constables, who on more than one occasion were cheered,' were then dis missed till to-morrow. They have beem sworn m to render service till the 30th inst. ■ "", . ";■■' :'■' A man named James Corlin was given into custody for ;a breach of the peace, but it is understood he had nothing to do with the labor dispute. William Henry Gerrard, who was knocked down the hold of the steamer Australia yesterday, is rapidly Sinking, and it is doubtful whether he will live. Detective Kirby proceeded to Sic hos pital this afternoon to take his depo sitions, but the ■ sufferer was too low m condition to obtain anything rational, though he recognised Kirby on his appear ance. It has been ascertained thatGerard's back is broken, and he is not expected to live till the morning. I The Unionists intend to start a co- I operative store. Strike pay begins to-morrow. Over twenty cooks and stewards have returned to the Umon Company's service. The Stevedores working for the Tyser, Shaw Savill, and New Zealand Shipping lines to-day signed a contract under bond to employ only non-Union labor in' future. They say they Were compelled to this course by the Unionists on the ,£tar of Victoria being called out after the Mari time Council had promised to load the vessel. They also allege' that this action was m direct contravention of Rule 2 of the Wharf Laborers' Union.

THE SITUATION IN LYTTELTON

9hb.lßl^xib(PH, September 12. A crowded meeting of Unionists at the Theritn* to-night passed resolutions pro testing against the recent action* of the Railway Commissioners' as calculated to increase the disorganisation of trade ; that the dismissal of the four men is a direct attack on liberty of speech ; that concerted action be taken in'the interests of labor at the forthcoming general election. A mass meeting, of Lyttelton Unionists this afternoon unanimously passed a lesolution disapproving of the recefnt dis turbances,, lcpudiating any knowledge of the same, And deciding riever $a Counten ance anything of the kind as- beinig a dis giacc to Unionism and opposed to its best interests. There- was no disturbance of any kind m Lyttelton yesterday. All the accused pensqhs [^lio ijwere: {implicated m the Wilson's road affair were brought into Lyttelton by the 9.30 a.m. train. There were a number of Unionists to see them march up the street. The men were under a strong guard of police. The special constables paraded m the morning m the School grounds. There } wasia, good- master, ninety, bjeing on parade. | , s ; /The • (Gladstone Pier is: now clear of Home shipping, altogether,' the only vessels being there are the coal hulks and dredger plant* 5 All the yessels are berthed from batweeni thp No. 3; wharf to the Ho. 7. The Screw Pile Jetty is left clear for the steamers, coming, m and put of the port. The ss. Jane Douglas commenced loading yesterday morning fqr.We|liagton. She had,all, her,crew on board,' arid non union officers and mates. At six o'clock ilast night she proceeded hence. %f, A non-union laborer, named Birch, who was working intone of the, shed^ had his first finger on his left hand torn yester day morning with a wool hook. The finger was dressed bj Mr Tait, chemist, m Oxford street. The wharves are patrolled by police- Extra night watchmen have been pat on assist Captain Abbot m looking after the Avharves for the Harbor Board. This action does not seem to have been done too soon, as one night Captain Abbot was set upon by, .thr.ee young fellows. One of them tried to trip him from behind a track he was passing. -^eFP, we?? eiglity.sefeu ..non-union laborers working m Lyttelton yesterday.

Latest Telegrams.

(Received Sept. 13, 10.50 a.m.) : ■■■<■>■'■■■? ,;■■■- ;;- * Sydney, Stept. 13. The employers have issued a mani festo which says that it is fit and proper . that , r their , represen^atires should express'sincere regret' that, owing to the unreasonable antagonistic astitude assumed by labor, as directed by leaders of the Union strike^ so far reaching m its effects^ and of so sever© character, should exist,' but is never theless their'duty »tp assert that the causes leading to the strike cannot, m the remotest degree, be traced to any action of-the employers. After tra versing the causes of the strike, the manifesto goes on to say that m the rules of Trades Unions it is sought by stringent regulations ' ■'■ to secure a monopoly of work, and limit member ship ; that this is not only an injustice to a large amount of labfcr outside their ranks, but contributes an nndue interference "by labor' organisations with trade-in,the cojonies. The tactics adopted deserve severe condemnation^ The foremb'st' of these is the unjust, combination of various Unions to boy cott trade'so far as to enforce demands of any particular Union concerned, and also their edicts, which are being issued, that produce of these colonies, viz., cereals and other minerals, wool,

THE ASfIBtTBTON GUARDIAN, SATtTftDAY, SEPTEMBEB 13, 1890.



Per 8 lbs s. d. s. d. Prime Scotch mutton 5 0 to 5' 4 „ English „ 4 6 „ 5 0 „ Foreign „ 3 10 „ 4 8  New Zealand mutton... 2 11 3 2 Secondary   ... 28,, 210 Inferior , 2 6 „ 2 7 Prime „ lamb ... 3 6 „ 4 0 Secondary „ „ ... 30„ 3 4 Prime River Plate mutton ... 2 6  2 8 Secondary „  ... 00,, 2 4 Prime Sydney „ ... 00 „ 2 7 „ Queensland  ... none .. New Zealand beef, fores 1 6  1 10 „ „ „ hinds 2 4 „ 2 8  Queensland „ hinds 0 0„ 2 5



SKIN SALE. Mr George Jameson reports: I held my usual fortnightly auction sale of skins at my Weat street wool stores yesterday. About 1120 skins were catalogued for the day's sale. There was a good attendance of Christchurch and southern buyers, and all lots submitted were well competed for. The following are the prices obtained :— Butchers' crossbreds, 4s Id to 5s 6d ; do merinos 4s Id to 4s 6d ; farmers' cross breds, 2s 6d to 5a Id ; do merinos, Is to 4s 4d ; lamb skins, Is 3d to 3s 7d.



The members of the " Pride of Wakanui '' Lodge, No. 32, 1.0. G.T., held their usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday. The Lodge was duly opened by Bro W. Thomson, C.T., at the usual hour. There waa a very large attendance, about sixty members, and a few visitors from Ashburtou were present. One candidate was proposed and initiated iut* the Order. A short time was given to business, and the Lodge then went into harmony. After a song from Bro Pitt, and a reading from Bro Doak, Bro Leadley m an appropriate address presented Sister Amos with a tea service, given by the members m appreciation of kind assistance and valuable service rendered to the Lodge m the past. Sister Amos briefly responded. Songs were also given by Bros. Bateman and Hays, and readings by Bros Traves and Clemens. During the evening refreshments were handed round. The Lodge closed at 10 pm. after spending a very enjoyable evening. The best medicine known is SANDER an SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects m coughs, colds, influenza, etc. —the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testi mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons, head the official reports that accom pany each bottle. Mosler, M.D., Professor University, Griefswald, reports : — The Eucalypti Extract proved magnificently suc cessful m very severe contusions, bruises, sprains, wounds, acaldings, broken ribs, and limbs. ("Medical Journal," Nov., 1881 In diseases of the kidneys, either active eon' gestion or suppression, (urromai) or albumi nuria, dropsy, lithargy, nothing will eqnaj iv its action Eucalypti Extract. Doses five to six drops, Mosler, M.D., Professor' University, Griefswald, reports :—Diphthe' ria. Tonsils continually coherent presenting ulcers with white exudats. Cured m four, teen days. Surgical Clinic of Prof. M'lntyre, College of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Louis—-Scirrhus of Breast—Excision Euca ypti Extract employed. No swelling, heat, or discoloration. Cured m fourrecn days. ■ Advt.) 4 Hollow-ay's Ointment and Pills. — Colds, Coughs, Shortness of Breath. : —These malaclies require early and unremitting attention, fqt jf neglected fchey often end m asthma, bronchitis, or consumption. The ointment well rubbed upon the chest and back, penetrating the skin, is absorbed and carried directly to the lungs, wlieiiQ* it expels all jmpurities. AU Hie blood m the body is. perpetually passing, through the lungs, and tbttre all noxious particles tend ing to disease can bo quickly, thoroughly, and permanently neutralised, rendered harm? less, or ejected from the system. Holloway's Ointment and Pills perfectly accomplish this purification ; and through the blood thus cJj?ansed the influence of these wonderful medicaments reaches the remotest part of the human body, $nd thus cures all diseased action, .whether internal gv external



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