Wilberforce's great speech on the potato. Naturally, Wittier force himself foiled to perceive the fun o£ the thing at first, for all the clubs were laughing at him, and those who did not laugh shook their heads and thought he had gone o,nt of his mind. By the time the House met, however, his anger had cooled, and though he thought it neces sary to repudiate the speech, he did not duinancl vengeance upon the irre verent reporter who had contributed his mite towards the gaiety of the nation at the expense o! the dignity ot the House of Commons.

THE ELECTIONS.

ELECTION RETURNS.

[PKft TfeJIW ASSOCIATION J The following arc additional returns to hand: — Waikakapa. The final returns are as follows :— Buchanan 7 Bunny ... >•• •••' *l£ Waitotara. The final result is » majority for Hut chison of 22. Hutchison had majorities at eleven places and Bruce at 13. Com plete figures as follows:— Hutchison Jo 3 Bruce 9JI HtTTT. Newmnn ... gj> Lun4on ... .- — Izarttr i- - 4(* Waimatk. Stewatd ... ••• ••• '^ Hayes ... 451 Manukau. Complete returns. . Bucklaiid ... ••■ •■• ' '™? ■ O'Korkft - •■■ ••• ' 'i){> Grunt ... ••• •■• •■• NEW I'LY.MOCTII. The following are the complete returns for New Plymouth:-- , ' . Smith ... ••• If/. KlUot '»» Hughes ••••■. -'■" I SJOUNT IDA. Sooßie McKenzie .... ■•• Fyke ... •■■ '»* WAIfAKI. J. McKenzie 7IS Bucklaiid ... '—. ••• 3(>7 Bruce ... ... •■• •• -w'

NEW MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.

Two of the new members of the nc vlj elected; House are known to ir-any of our Ashburton readers, one of them, Mr Hog", lining at one time been connected with the ''Mail," and another, Mr Buick, whoso father is a tailc*. resident at Oamaru, was lecturing here some months ago on Home Rule m Ireland. lhe following particulars of their careers are supplied to. the " Lyttelton Times " by its Wellington correspondent: — MB. HOGG, wlio has defeated jftr Beetham for Masterton, a district m which he has for years been hold to have an impregnable position, is .well known to many m your Province, having wielded a well-remem bered, slashing "sort of pen under the journalistic banner m Timaru and Ariiburton. A Victorian native, Mr Hogg came to New Zealand m early manhood, appearing first on the staff of die "Guardian" newspaper about the year 1870. After that, the "South Canterbury Times" acknowledged linn, and after that the "Ashburton Mail," I think-. Ability, originality, breesmiess iind Badicalness, especially m the matter pf the '• public;" lands,' = brought- Mr; Hogg to the front, and kept him there untfi (still under the banner of Mr IvesH, known m Parliament as the member for Wnkanui or Ashburton, mid familiarly styled, on account of the many newspapers he has established, the " rag-planter ") he came to Masterton. There he edited the " Wamirapa Star," which his friend had planted- That journal he now owns, m conjunction with Mr J. J. Smith, the planter 'having according to custom, sold jis well m planted In 1884 Mr Hogg tried a, bout with Mr Beetham at the general election vicariously. That is, he ran another candidate against him, Mr Beetham was victorious. Ik 1887 he attacked Mr Beetham himself, ran him close, but liflii to confess defeat- Lhis year life has contrived to pass him, thanks probably to the stoppage under the new law of all the peripatetic votes that used to be conveyed by special trains to the disorganisation of quiet country con stituencies. [There is a slight inaccuracy m Mr Hogg n journalistic' history. lie came from theDunedin" Guardian" to the Ash- Imrton "Mail" m 1879, thence two years afterwards he went to the "South Canterbury Times" m Timaru, and afterwards to Ed.] MR BtfICK, the member fo*r Wairau, who has suc ceeded m. defeating the veteran Seymour, is ay mng man, a native of Tsevr Zealand. As a speaker, he, lias given samples of his quality m a couple of lecture tours over half of both islands. When he was here about a year ago or a little more—it was before the arrival of the Irish delegates, ashe*vas lecturing on Irish Home Kule and kindred .subjects—people naturally preferred to wait to hear what the Irish patriots had to say on tiie subject. Those who went to h& lectures, nevertheless, found him a maa of considerable fervour, energetic m discourse, and at times very ©rnfcfce : one who had got up his subject very well, and could put it veqr forcibly. Old files pronotniced him certain to be come a great omtor m time. He was, 1 found, a little crude, a little too ornate, somewhat redundant j undeniably posses sing the gift of writing hjs apeechos, and j of delivering them with fa®,, With iudicious forming of his methods and. steady practice m extempore speaking, ] he mit'ht become a useful debater. A Liberal of the Liberals he is, and a student who fforks hard and systematically till he masters » subject. On the whole, you will say, a very good sort of young man to make a member of Parliament out of ; a man of honor and high spirit and human sympathy, he will be,a cr*sdfe to the ranks cf the Young New Zealand party.

The Premier on the Situation.

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Welli»(*»>V. December 7. The Premier Has received intimation, that an attempt is.to be jnade £o upset the Palmerston ejection, for which Mr Wilson defeated Mr Pirani by fifty-seven votes ; but on what ground is not stated. The Premier was INTERVIEWED <o» Saturday afternoon by si representative ot the Press Association. Sir Harry appeared to feel more for the defeats suffered by the Speaker and prominent members of his own side than for the disaster to Ms party as a whole. He con^ leased that after fche sanguine estimates of Ministerial success he $v#s naturally dis appointed that they should have no majo rity at all, but he had never mdc any aueh excessive estimate as the " New'Zear land Thnes," for instance,, which on the" morning' of the election* said the Minis terialists must be m an overwhelming majority, and put the number of them certain to be reWrtaed/'at forty-four, with j thirteen doubtfuls. As to the labor mem- \ hem, the Premier did not anticipate that: It i, leant there was to he any ke.«n demar-1 -cfttioi; °f parties on labor lines, bi# he; ■■beßereti it certainly indicated a forward', social movement. With the calibre of the new Pariiwaent, Sir Harry was disap pointed, and m Jmh opinion it would not

be up to the standard of thab just dis solved. SIR MATJKIOK o'kOßKE's .MTt'ESSOR was mentioned, and IVIr Rolleslon sug gested as the Di.'Lii un whom most people would ,ifc once fix. Sir Harry 1 bought he or Mr Bryee were the only men who occurred to anyone just at present, hub he wai not at all sure the latter would take such a position. It was pointed out that the Opposition would, of coiu'se, have much to say in the matter, and it was quite y.ossible they would not have eirher. Sir Harry thought Mr Itolleston would make an excellent Speaker, and he did not know what objection th^re could be. Entering into the question df WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, Ihe deplored tho prospect of the country havirgtoput up with a further terra 6f I weak government, for he said *' the 6p ! position have not such a majority that ithey could do anything without us." In fact, Sir Harry was of opinion that so ■far as the returns showed, it was notclear 'the Opposition had a working majority ;even, and it was certain they were not all .followers of Mr Bailance. Except that gentleman there was'not an ex-Minister ;or known chief of a party returned on the other aide ; their experienced men, Messrs sLarnach, Walker, and Lance had been beaten, or withdrawn from the party, or tboth. Had an Opposition majority been returned with avowed leaders who had been Ministers, no doubt it would be the thing to resign at once, and let; the 'Governor send for Mr Bailance. He had not given any pledge to resign, but 5 had said that if tha elections went against him he would act in a constitutional way. It was now his duty to call his Ministers together and consult on the position. A perfectly constitutional way would be to call Parliament together as early as possible. It was extremely inconvenient to assemble the House before the end of March, but it was quite likely this was what would have to be done. " Ymu referred just now to the evils, of a weak Government;, Sir Harry. Do you not think, if the members arc so nearly equal, that a strong Opposition 'would prevent a now Cabinet doing tiixetive work ; that the trine has arrived i)v a coalition Government, provided a firm Ministry could bo formed to administer tho country without violent abrasion of principles on tliepart of its member* ?"' Thf! Premier ■ thought there was a difference between himself and the Opposition on the question of finance. He was perfectly certain the country would not have a Land and Income tax, and he did not believe the Opposition were earnest in advocating it. Generally speaking, however, there was no differ ence between his party and the other. The latter merely Wanted to do ill a hurry what he and bis wanted to do quietly. Sir Harry did not avow any great repugnance to the idea of a coalition Ministry, but the gencial tenor of hih Remarks went to show that he thought i! Would not be ea«y to arrange, even were there a general desiru on both sides. Ah ip the question of reducing the number of Mi lusters, which in the now .Parliament must be restricted to six salaried holder; of portfolios, Sir Harry .'-aid as far as he | was concerned, Mr iiislop's rejection had dune it already for Ilium.

Rowdy Electors.

There was almost a riot m the township (if Mot!)ven <>n election night. Party feeling ran very high, and there was prrefit excitement. It is to l;e presumed that some partisans of the leastpromissingcause ! kept their spirits up h,y pouring spirits down, and that others who were;partisans of the causes whose .star was m the ascen- | dant failed not to honor its triumph m a cup of that which causeth the, face of a man to shine. At all events strong ora tory was indulged m and loud declamation, that ceased not at the more convincing argument of tha fists. Constable Morgan had no enviable position—a constable alone m excited Methven on an election r»,i^ht —and ho foepbortvi 1om«>" time ; fore boro until lie saw the bounds of liw ami older so far over-stepped that his duty was made painfully apparent to him. He then stepped m, and unaided cleared one of the hotels. Outside lie found it neces sary to arrest one whose zeal had so far outrun his discretion a.s to make him no longer fit to be at large. But the croWd resented this, and an attempt was made to rescue the prisoner. The constable is a tight little athlete, and if not as burly as some of the guardians of Ashburton's peace*, makes up for want of bodily size by greatness of heart. With indomitable pluck he held to his man against the crowd" for some time. At last he was compelled to appeal m the Queen's name for aid, and mentioned the name of a resident with muscle enough to have quelled the whole row himself by his own unaided arm. But this man " neglected "to interfere. Then Mr William Morgan, storekeeper, " sailed m " to the constable's help, and the two ! were able for some minutes to hold the prisoner, but force was triumphant m the end, and the prisoner escaped. Both the constable and the gentleman who came td his assistance, experienced consider able bodily hurt m the scuffle, the former suffering a bad dislocation of the thumb, with damaged ribs, be&ides, it is said, being m Toby Balch's case. Mr Morgan aljso shows the results of rough usage. Among the crowd itself, several of the partisans looked next morning as if they had been trying to teach French at Kilaloe, and their eyes Avere cloned for alterations and repairs. So soon as the escaped prisoner can be arrested, more will be heard of the matter.

Horse Market.

Mr T. Bullock reports for the week ending Saturday, December 6th. Forty five horses were yiU'ded for'the day's .sale. Biddings were extremely languid through out, bub by auction and privately after wards 16 out of the clay's entry of 4.5 were sold at the following prices,- viz. :— Medium draughts, 6-year-olds of- a good stamp, £19, £22 10s ; 5-year-old, £20 10s; 4 and 5 year olds of a lighter description, £13 10s, £15 ; 3-year-olds, also rather light, £I.llos, £15; aged, £9 10s to £13; 2-year-old unbroken, £8 10s ; light har ness ho*?S£i9, £5 10s to £9 ; hacks, £6 10s, £7 15s; inferior sorts, £3 to £3 10s.

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Pal/MBkston North, December 8. Charles Terry, announced as America's greatest mesmerist, gave a performance here on .Saturday evening. Before the performance had been commenced twenty minutes the audience rushed the stage, 2f.il pited him with bags of flour. Terry quitted the hall, find the crowd chased him through the streets, but he succeeded id eluding them. Wellington, December 8 The Hinemoa leaves to-morrow for Milford Bound with a batch of about fifty prisoners, who will be engaged road making.

This Man was Frightened.

And on reading the facts it will appear that he had reason to be. The man r-ttrred to' -whs Edward Perrin, a guard on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire Railway, fti September, Ibß<, He met with an accident;, sylucli gave a tem porary Bhock to hi« systew. long afterwards he began to feel a pain m Uie chest a#d jjave difficulty m breathing, and threw* W/ * great deal of mucus (phlegm), He at o.nce concluded he had sonte serious ailment of the lungs, and uomH medical advice. The doctor said it was su, .s^id added that there was r.o cure |Vr it ; *ftd itytf Ji,? coyjd. 4° »° moie

than give him something to case the pai !>ijd the cough. Then' the doctor gay ! Mr Perrin a certificate sttitiu'jr that he wa i suffering from "Catarrh I'hLliisis," whic! is the profe&ional term for that rhvadfi; malady, Consumption. Further symptom I soon appeared which seemed to coniirii j this alarming opinion. The poor fulloA experienced great pain m eating, and i tightness across the chest, which felt, h j said, "as if some strong man waa grippini him around the body under the arms." The rest of Mr Perrin's narrative isbes r.klcdinhks own words. He says: ". s jun commenced to Jiave a brackish tast< m the mouUi as if 1 had been suckim copper. Then came cold chills ant sweats m turn, the cough got hollow, ant I raised more than I had done. These terrible symptoms ho scared me that ivent and consulted the late Dr Dacre Fox, who was at that time Consulting Physician to the Railway Company and to the Infirmary. He examined me care fully, and certified as follows : — "In the case of Guard Perrin. This man is evidently frightened. He is suffering from Phthisis and Dyspepsia. Cod liver oil and iron are indicated." This fully bore out what the other doctor" had aaid, so I now looked upon myself as done for. I took everything I could hear tell of. I have drunk gallons of cod liver oil and sherry, and have Lad many quarts of camphorated oil rubbed on my chest, until my wife was sick of rubbing. I was also poulticed continually, but m spty of {ill this terrific dosing and medicating I got gradually worse! In half a-dozen words my condition was this: I believed myself to be fast going to the grave with consumption ; my "friends said so, the doctor said so, and it looked like it, if anything ever did. It is understood that consumption is sure death, and I made up my mind for that awful end. I had been oif my work from 1887 to 1888. I was ashamed to be away so much, as I was obliged to draw funds from the Club all the time to help support my family; "While I was thus doing nothing but waiting to die, crawling about feebly like a man-who has virtually done with this world, 1 happened one day to meet In spector Itippon, of Arclwiek Station, one of tlie Traffic Inspectors of our line, lie was shocked at my looks, but s-iid, ' Perm, I don't know as anything will lu>l;> .you ; but, if anything will, -i(? iif "Mother 'Beigel's Curative Syi 4up7 I 1 remember that this idea amused me, miserably broken and ill as I was. Help mo'l Could it cure consumption ? Not likely. Impossible: !■ SijU; At couldn't mat; me worse, and so I' 1 got a bottle and began to take it. I could scarcely credit my own feelings, but as sure as truth is trut'i, before. T h;id rip that bottle of medicine, I found relief. Now comes what you may find it hard to believe—l took but two more bottles and went back to work, and have been sound and healthy evei- .siiu-u. I told the doctor about it, and. although ho saw I was well, he iceiued displeased. "You say Mother Heigcl'fi Curative .Syrup cured you V he sai-1. 1 'Nonsense. It is only a quack medicine; it is nothing but stuff, and rubbish.' Well, all right, I .said to myself it may be stuff and rubbish, but it has made a sound man of me after that very doctor had me booked for the graveyard, and said no earthly power could keep me out of it. That was enough for me atid will be enough for ohounands 1 of others m this country. . ."I am exposed to all sorts of weather, but have never had a return of the bad breathing, .chest pains, nor any of the •'other symptoms that nearly frightened me.,out of my ,senses. I eat and enjoy my food as well ns any man m England. Now, what was the secret of this getting "'ell ■; If I really had consumption, it was nothing short of a miracle ; but I never had consumption at all. The doctors were- all wrong m calling it that. \Y.hat I actually suffered from was indiges tion , uaid dyspepsia, which causes the a'ame symptoms-that mark true consmnp tion ; hence lots of people who are sup posed; to have lung complaint might be as easily cured as 1 was if they would let cod liver oil alone and take Mother Seigol's Syrup." •■..-,=■ " ■ Mr Pcrrin'r address h No. 36, Goiton Brook .Street, Gorton Br. ok, Manchester England, and he will reply to any letters written to him concerning his case.

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LABOUR TROUBLES.

Los don, December 7. The Shipping Federation say they will continue to engage crews on, board ships until free laborers are treated fairly,' and the usual method of en gagement of cargo at the offices will be abandoned.

McKINLEY TARIFF.

Successive failures are occurring jn the United States through the opera tion of the. McKinley tariff. Yester day a bank at Meadville, Pennsylvania, failed for a million dollars. Owing to the general depression four other insti tutions at New Orleans liava failed for two and a half millions,

CONSUMPTION CURE.

Innsbruck, December 7. A girl of strong pliisiquc died under Dv Koch's consumption treatment. THE MARKETS. (Received December 8, 10.45 a.m.) London, December 0. Tallow—medium mntton 265; do beef 255. t. .. Up to date 91,000 bales of wool have been catalogued and <80,4QQ sold. The English wheat market is dull, and there is no change in the conti nental. The American market is de clining. New Zealand wheat, on passage 38s 6d, forward, business; actual foreign arrivals moderate, and thera is no Australasian cai'goes oft' coast, or in ports of call. Silver 4s.

The thermometer at four o'clock tin afternoon showed 90° Fah. m the shade. "The Carterton Observer " tells this story: A strange capture was made by a local angler who was thrashing a stream near Carterton on Tuesday night, which was neither bird, beast, nor'fish. He was very intent upon his pastime, and anticipated ■ some sport. He noticed every time he drew his cast and flourished his rod something came whizzing past his ears, and presently he felt a jerk at the rod, followe:l by several tugs at the line. He thought he must have landed a fish on the bank without knowing it. Imagine our i angler's surprise when he found a bat at the end of his line securely fastened to the hook. The artificial fly was so true to nature that the bat was taken m, and done for, and for its folly it now adorns the walls of the editor's sanctum at the Observer Office. Holloway's Ointment and Pills. — Notable Facts.—lntense heat augments the atinoyance of skin disease, and encourages the development of febrile disorders ; where fore they should, as they may, be removed by these detergent and purifying prepara tions. In stomach complaints, liver affec tions, pains and spasms of the bowels, Holloway's Ointment well rubbed over the affected part immediately gives the greatest ease, prevents congestion and inflammation, checks the threatening diarrhoea and averts jn^gient cholera. The poorer inhabitants of large cities v/jll find these remedies to be th?ir best friend when any pestilence rages, or when, from unknown causes, eruptions, •boils, abscesses, or ulceratioiis betoken the presence pf taints or impurities within the System, and call for instant and effective |jrativt medicinei?

THF ASHBtJBTON GUABDIAN, MONDAY DECEMBER 8, 1890



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Andrew Black WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, ETC., J?ros*i>ect. Kriilcliiijys, HAS started business m the above premises and all repairs intrusted to him "will be promptly and thoroughly executed at moderate prices. Watches Cleaned and Examined £*S New Mainsprings fitted A S £!D All other, repairs equally cheap. A NDREW "QLACK Hold* Bronze ■jLJLNDREW XJLACK Medal for a WATCH made by himself and ex hibited at PEOPLES PALACE EXHIBITION, LONDON. u.s.s. cb : fefesi u.s.s.. co ' f":' XTNJON STEAMSHIP COMPANY \j UF NEW ZEALAND, Lnurai). The Company's Steamers have now re sumed tiino-table running to all ports. THE EXCURSION SEASON ■■Will: open Iht DECEMBER N»xt. Return tickets at reduced Fru 03. TRIPS TO WEST GOASTi SOUNDS On or about 14th and 20th JANUARY, and sth FEBRUARY. GEG. JAMESON, Agent, Ashbur l<>n. fTClFHouselor CHEAP CHRIST MAS CHEER, D. McFARLANE'S, East Street. The House for GOOD SUGARS fok PRESERVING, D, McFARLANE'S, East Street. The House for BLENDED TEAS of Al QUALITY, D. McFARLANE'S, East Street. The House for CHINA and GLASS WARE, D. McFARLANE'S, East Street. The House for BUTTER, CHEESE, Am» BACON, D. McFARLANE'S, East Street. The House for GOOD FLOUR, MEAL, and. RIO, D. McFARLANE'S, East Street. The House for all lines of GROCERIES at LOWJSST POSSIBLE KATES, D. McFARLANE'3, EAST STREET. We SPARROW TAILOB AUD MEN'S M E R C E R. EAST BTEFRT. i



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/' TVpw -pooKs, {■ BOYb'~and GIRLS' OWN ANNUALS ! NEW MUHJC. [ STATIONERY and FANCY GOODS, . CIIRISTMAS and NEW Yl< A tt'S , : CARDS of New Zealand Scenery. -! L. F. AND RE WES & Co^ iiSßapVKncentfi'flo. SAWMILLEIIS [ AND TIMBER MERCHANTS, SPEIKGvJ3TJBN HAVE erected largo Sawmills at Alford Forest, and can now supply any amount of Building Material, also Bridge Timber and Flanking to any size m Birch Timber, Gates, Hurdles, etc., made to patterns as desired, Splitor Sawn Posts morticed by machinery. Prices will be found reasonable, and orders will , be, executed promptly. Timber cm be delivered by train, or at .the Mills, or by rail from Sprlngburn to 'any part of the district. The Mills are within 1A miles of the Springbum Railway Station. FIREWOOD, SLABS, AND WASTE TIMBER • Always on hand. Orders by post promptly attended to., !2t3S . '"; _____ ;""" Mli S. B. SEYM.OUK, , QURGEOIS- D X N T I S T 0 OK CinilSTCliiri'CH'; Nil \7 I I 1 A ilU.l Iv V Oj\ i)D dales tn It uj] iin mil, uid oi i n. consul tod at . MR. OA 'b'UDd, -, I il.^l! - lv 17 ■ j Vl^FT>7,^ I v~"i l R"SIDI MI \L One of t!>.e best ti >nn uLt ' Ydi cc MR T. M 'j'jMf X 'n, (c \ui m sU'll '! 1 , |] \V, til M }v L■i -. to Sell by I'ubl < \ Ktioii on ll t pio uists, I OiU-tor'.s Tm i ici, on THURSDW, DEPKRTBWI Ih*i, 1' 1 Ocloclv v.-it.hciit th( sD^h(f>t itsuve, The Kqi i of RidtmpUon of the abovt (Ujiiilili Pioputy, con 'sistin jo! FOl XVv RhS of \ci> ''. superior laml, laid out. and planted, ' having three frontages, on which. ; is erected a Superior nine-roomed Dwelling-house, Stable," Coach house, and other improvements. Also, at same timd and place, — |BSOLUTJ<] SALE of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND, EFFECTS, ( , Comprising Drawing-room, Dining ■ room, Bedroom, and Kitchen Furniture as follows : — Walnut : Couch m red repp, LaEy's Chair do., ' Carved Oak Chair, Walnut Occa sional Chair, with Raised Berlin Work, two .Bamboo Chairs, Bamboo Settee, Whatnot, Pianoj 'Music Can terbury, Fancy Table, Pictures, Tapestry and White Luce Curtains (large size), two Brass Cornice Poles, Fender and Fire Irons, Dinhigroom Table, Chairs, Side board. ' Bedrooms, superior Bed s ■■ends, Wire-wove and v Spring jlatbi'essies, Marble top■- Wft^h stands, Diawers with Duchesse Glass, Dressing Tables, Drawers, I Carpets, Door and Wool Mats, Rush Matting,' Linoleum, etc., Kitchen Dresser, Garden Tools, Grass Mower, Saddle and Bridle, Side Saddle mid Bridle, 3 year old Hack broken to saddle, Fowls, Bicycle, etc, etc. T. BULLOCK, \2 l-32 Auctioneer. T HENDERS wanted for building three JL rooms, .Judge's box, «fee, for the Timvald Racing Club. I'lana &c, may be scan as the Tiuwald Hotel, where tenders close at 8 p.m. on THURSDAY, 9th hist. C. J. FOOKS, V 2 Secretary. ~Tii ones t^t^ndt" : "jl/TONEY to Lend at LOW RATES OF INTEREST, on Mortgage of FREE HOLD PROPERTY, m sums of £100 TO_jßsooo For further particulars apply to J.C. PRI7DHOE, District Agent. Government Insurance Oflice, Christchurch. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Ashburton, December 6th, 1890. C. W. PURNELL, Esq., Dear Sir, — : \\] E, the undersigned Electors of VV Ashburton, desire to record our sense of your patriotism m retiring from the contest'for the Ashburton seat, m order to assist the return of Mr E. G. Wright, and shall always hold your action m kindly remembrance. We believe, m taking this method of expressing ( our appreciation of your disintcrestednes*. we represent the feelings of a very large num bers of the electors. We are, Sir, Yours Respectfully, Robert Mclntyre James Heseltine Wm. Rose , Edwd. G. Crisp E. Gates Joseph Watson Jer. O'Shea John Orr John Corbitt E. H, Dobson Frank Standish S. MeKeage W. J. Silcock J. With ell Andrew Orr C. H. Dowding J. R. Brodie T, Stonier David Butterick John Robertson Peter Stewart Henry Zknder John Small S. Burnard George Cole Wm. Anderson W. H. Rule J. Ashtnn John Geo. Cox , ~ THE "ASHBUM^N~GUARI3LTKi From and after the 30th November, 1886, the terms of Subscription to this journal will be as follows, viz i — IF I'AID IX ADVANCE. Per Quarter ..; 6s 6d, by post, 9s 6d  Half-year... 12s fid, by post, 18s fid  Year ... 24s Od, by jost, L 7a 0d IF BOOKJJD. Per Quarter ... 7s Gd, by post, 10s 9d  Half -y 0ar.... 15s Od, by post j 21s 6d „ Year ... 30s Od, by post, 43s Od Birth, Marriage, and Death Notices, if paid for at the time of insertion, 2s 6d; if booked, 4s each. Stamps may be sent as payment. ~ THE ASHBURTON MAIL. From and after the 30th November 1886, the terms of subscription to this Journal, will be as follows; viz :■— IV \'A\U IK APVANOK. Per Quarter ... (is (id, by post 7s 6d „ Half-year... 12s Od, by post 14s Od „ Year... ... 20s Od, by post 26s Od IF BO,OKKU. Per Quarter ... 6s (jd, by-post 8s Oil „ Half-year.;. 13s Od, by pos s t 16s 0d  Year... ... 26s od, by. post 32s Od Birth, Marriage,, and De,ath Notices, if paid for a'j; the tiirip of insertip.u, 2s tid each ; if booked, 4s each, Stamps may be sent an ptiynient.