The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1890 SYNODICAL BLUNDERING.

It is commonly remarked that clerics are, as a rule, very poor business men. There are exceptions, no doubt, but they but prove the existence of the rule referred to. And it is probably just as well that it is so, for it would indeed be a pity if the pulpit showed all the characteristics of the modern business world. Yet for all that it would be just as well if bishops, priests, and deacons would endeavor to acquire just enough knowledge of business rules to enable them to transact eccle siastical business in a business-like way. That there is a lamentable deficiency lin this respect has been evidenced by the blunders which have been made in connection with theelection of Primate, and apparently also in that of a suc cessor to Bishop Harper in the see of Oistchurch. After much anxiety and more trouble, resultant upon the tangle into which matters had got in respect to the former, the General Synod is at last convened, to take action de novo, and,, this time, let us hope to secure an election which cannot be questioned on any technical ground. But it would seem that it will also have to be called upon to pass a special statute enabling the consecration of Archdeacon Julius to the see of Christchurch, it having been found that the action of the Diocesan authority in connection with his election was open to at least "the suspicion of invalidity. The clerical side of Synod is not to. be held solely responsible for all this, inasmuch as the laity is therein also represented, some of the lay members being capable busi ness men, and some of them learned also in civil law. The lay •"element must, therefore, take its share of the blame for the complications which have arisen through a want of proper care to conduct the business of the Synod with a clue regard to form and the requirements of ecclesiastical law. Probably in the past the lay members of Synod has con sidered thatthey might safely leave this the clerical element, but if so, recent experience should undeceive them on this point, and it will be just as well for some of them to sharply scrutinize all future proceedings with a view to guarding against the recurrence of similar difficulties in the future. In Legislative Assemblies, the mode of procedure in connection with ' the election of Speaker is laid down by Standing Order, and it occurs to us that it might be as well if Synod were ltd lay down certain definite rules of procedurein. connection with thedueeloo tion to such ecclesiastical appoint ments as it from time to time becomes its function to fill. Such rules should 1 be as concise and clear as possible, and it would then be easy to secure that the action taken should be such as t could not possibly bp taken exception to for want of form.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It is estimated that 110,000,000 European e ggs were eaten, in the United States last year,

The whole of the sewage in Pai-is is soon to be utilised fo, r th"<s purpose of maintaining market gardening,

The wife of Thomas Davies, collier, Trcj borth, South Wales, has given birth to triplets. She had twins twijc before.

During the past year 24,134- stray dogs Were captured in the streets of London by the pob'ce'j and conveyed to tie Home at Batters^

In another place in ikis jssue the Land Department notifies a sale of Pastoral Kuns in Ashburton and Solwyn Counties, to bo held on April 29. His Worship the Mayor, by advertisement, requests the burgesses to observe Thursdry afternoon next ij,s'a half holiday, on the occasion of the second day of the Ashburton races. The statement is made that more than 05,0C0 elephants are killed in Africa every year, ami that- thejir ivory, in a raw slate, is worth nearly £1,000,000, . i The French doctors suggested warm alco-' holic drinks as a good remedy for la giippc, and within the next three days the arrests for drunkenness in Paris rose to 1200. l We remind our readers of the services which 'J^'i'3 Breyertz will conduct in the Oddfellows' Bali 4,9-inorrow, and to which all are cordially inviietf, What are supposed to be the first play ■ ing cards'used were recently found in the Pompeian excavations, and are now in the possession of a collector. The cards are perfectly square. i A bar of Welsh gold has been forwarded to the British Geographical BoGiety, with bhe request that it bo used in making the [medal that the society is to give to Stanley,

It is supposed Jvy many that Martin Luther wrote the "Old. Uuijdrcdth " but now it-is certain _ that it was written by Claudius Gombimel, who, in IG4O, taught a singing school in Rome.

A century ago there wore scarcely 15,000 Methodists ujl G'awacja,, The latest returns shows a membership of 225,0,00, representing ? ; t least 000,000 adherents, or 'above, one sixth of the entire population.

An Englishwoman who had written a history of Wales and dedicated it to the Prince of Wales has sent him a presentation copy, which is bound in solid gold extracted from th© recently developed mines in that country.

It is believed that the vlilesjb timber in the world that has been used by man is found in an Egyptain temple, which is known fco be at least 4000 years old. The wood is in the form of ties, holding the end of one stone to another.

The keel of what will' be Hiq largest sail ing vessel in the world has just been laid in one of ship-yards of the Clyde. She will be 9600 tons, over 350 feet long, and will carry on her five niasta a spread of canvas that woiild capsize Noah's ark.

They say that Baku, on the west short of th£ Caspian, where (lie sacred fire burns and the ptsUolemn springs from the earth to a height of thirty fpot, is cholera proof. The i air and Avater of tins neighbourhood, it its contended, are so impregnated with nap])tha as to kill the cholera germs.

A French paper states that there resides at St ?}roj»de a family with'an unbroken .BUCJessioii oif &/£ generations in the female lino. The oldest mciy is 93 years of age and in good health; her tlaiigtitfet /$ 68, and s'ie in-turn has a daughter 43 years old, mother of a young woman of 21, who has an infant #a.ughter of IS months..

Here is the latest s{qry from the "City of the Saints." An absent-minded pnd tender hearted Mormon elder, who is the fatlujr of 37 children, whilst walking in the streets of Utah the other day, came on a little boy (jobbing bitterly. After vainly trying to ccmfoi'J tlialtttlc fellow, he determined to take him Id Jmh lioumj, und, on arriving' there with him. ,st!<» *o !<;•> f.ivf.nriio wife, who was ihi-n oil 'liity, " Hiio hciv. rydi-.i, this poor liille uliapha-i y»i iosil, I"'^nuni. Lol us t'lUi! iiini lo oar bo.-oniH and ltuiUc "Makehim our own son';" ' cjccliiiiii^i \a <:i,', a:, f!.fi ic."«i\i!ly. "rilnuks! iiiun 9 v !iy ht! j,oi:e or' our sonri alrc dy. This s !Ov\v> Ihu umuii Yd isori of lather you are not lo know oui o\yu litilo Robert ' l'Jjincus by aiylit."

Archbishop Redwood arrived in Christ church yesterday from the North, and will lay the foundation stone of the new Catholic Church of St Mary's on Sunday.

The Catholics of Canterbury intend sending by Bishop Grimes addresses to the Pope from the clergy and laity, the religious orders, and the children. The addresses will be bound hi a book and fitted in a table of New Zealand woods.

We notice that on the first night of the the races, a Concert and " Social" will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, in aid of the funds of the Cathrlic Boys' School. Talent from Christchurch and Ashburton will lend aid—need it be said that that talent will be the best available.

 A wet practice of the Ashburton Fire Brigade took place on Thursday evening, j when the steam fire engine was taken into i Burnett Street and steam got up,-in quick, time, the engine working in a very satis factory way and throwing a large stream of water, through serval lengths of hose. The men were put through their drill,, going through the varions evolutions very smartly and without any hitch. , , ;,

Mr R. M. Cuthbertson, solicitor in , the bankrupt estate of T. and.R. Morgan, store keepers, Mount Somers, to-day received' a telegram from his agents hi Christchurch— Messrs Stringer and Cresswell —that an order had just been made by the Supreme Court, releasing Mr Richard Morgan from custody. Mr Morgan, it will be remembered was arrested under an order of the District Court here, charged with conceabnent of property. , '.'■''. The Railway Department notifies that Saturday return tickets to Ashburton (for the races) will be issued at Christchurch, Timaru, and intermediate stations on the 23rd and 24th inst., available for return to the 25th, and that the down express will stop on both days to set down passengers at the Saleyards siding, if required. On the 24th the evening train for Timaru will start at 5.35 p.m., and on both race days'.the Mount Somers train will leave at 5.45 p. hi.

Following a crop of potatoes, Mr Sam Scott, of Elgin, last October sowed an acre or so of Swedish turnips. The crop lias done uncommonly well, notwithstanding the exceptional drought of the,.past season, and an average sample of two tubers brought to our office have been weighed—the largest touching 9 lbs in the scale and the smallest 7i lbs. Of course there is still much of the growing season for Swedes left, so that, now that the weather has broken a very ex ceptional crop may be looked for. ;

Samuel Manson one of the earliest settlers in Canterbury died at the Head of the Bay, Lyttelton, yesterday, aged 75. He was born in Scotland and arrived in .Wellington ,in 1840. He came to Canterbnry in 1843 with the brothers Deans (John and William) and the Gebbie family. The party went to- Riccarton, where they erected the first house built on the Canterbury plains. Mansori settled at the Head of the Bay in 1845. He leaves a widow and seventeen children, four-' teen of whom are married.

The^ new explosive, ecrasite, is the in-' 1 vention of two engineers named Siersch and Kubin. Its power is to dynamite as 100 to 70, and it can be carried from place to place with the utmost safety. It is not smokeless, but emits a thick, black smoke, and the detonating noise is louder than that of gun powder, but shorter, sharper and clearer. It can be used for rifle cartridges or as prim ing for cannon, and a bombshell loaded with it explodes with such terrific results that experiments against pallisades repersenting 100, 250, and 500 men at ranges of 300, 750, and 1200 meters,' recorded marks on every division of the palisade standing for a soldier., The secret of this invention is being closely' kept for the Austro-Hungary War Office.

The final meeting of the shareholders of theAshb ' iW- " v .' ■ '. f.., pany (in ■ . ■ ■'.■::"■ afternoon, • \, • • ' and a few shareholders and the liquidator present. The liquidator presented accounts showing an amount for distribution amongst the shareholders equal to 6s 7<l per share,'! and it was resolved, '' That the accounts; j j submitted to this meeting, as showing the'; manner in which the winding up of the' Ashburton Woollen Manufacturing Com pany, Limited, has been conducted, and the J property of the Company disposed of, be received and adopted ;" also, " That the books, accounts, and documents of this Com pany, and of the liquidator thereof, be left in the hands of the said liquidator, he under, taking to retain the same for a reasonable period after tUeijissolution nfthe Cpnrpany, and then to destroy them." A'vote of thanks to the liquidator, and to 'the Chair man, closed the proceedings.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[per pkess association.] Vimara Jcilbiirgrlt «Fu»tlc«. Ti'maru, April 19. Judge Ward gave judgment to-day in the case of Bishop v Ackroyd, in which the jury gave £40 damages for wrongful imprisonment for debt. It was urged for the defendant that the imprisonment was the act of a bench of Justices, and therefore defendant was not liable. The Judge held that the processes of Court were all irregular, and affirmed the ver dict of t.h_o jury with costs. Leave was given to ' appeal, This was the case in which the two Justices issued a first sum mons, a judgment summons, and an order for commitment, all within a few hours. £Pi.<tlDtiAH4>Cl. Dunedin, April 19. The charge against Mary McNaught, of stabbing John Hunter with a \ tomahawk, has been dismissed. '' v lio lEmilitt J N ,,,^...^r—T. V—-1 1.9. ■Green, Cummi 1 ■-•■■ .'M ■'-, "..-sur vivors of the wi , ' ii: ."■ , are'" doing well in the hospital. Meek is worse than the others, and probably will not be abl^ to use his feet for a month or six weeks, 1£ C-rpen and Gumming are suffi ciently recovered a n/iflpjcal inquiry will be held on Wprlr>(T-'!n \ Ffs'i-i-wi'sriy.l The town .-,■!;■"!• i«l/yii have rbeen closed since Easter, owing lo the existence of various ailments, will be re-opened on Monday. Diphtheria is still prevalent.

European Topics.

jVji£ pB-JSRS ASSOCIATION.]

Pabis, April 17. A meeting of Anarchists at' "tho house of Louise Michel insisted that dynamite was essential to the attain ment of ttu^r objects. This sentiment was received with appl^u^. Bbruj^,'April 17. The Press is favorable to' "Yon Caprivj, The Reichstr- v.-«" p.-'-i-. 1-.- -I--, -lys the question of ■.: ■ ■ . ■','■• \'\, :>. St. I 1: ■.■ V' IT - The Czar's small piil;ic:o at Finland lias bison destroyed by (in;. Seven ]\(jysoi;-5 were killed by falling debris. [The J?u'-si<m ! :; ;i( <>f (.ovornmenl is at Jbl'jl.^i'rfiOVi., M;o ciu:t:<], on tin; C«iiJi"r> J." l?iiil,iu<l. The L-il;y is ci>:in<!cl.cd l>y railway with Vyborg and St Petersburg, and is veil defended by Lho island ' foitfosdyf Svcuboi'g.]

Ashburton Live Stock Market.

MB, B. THOMAS.

Mr D. Thomas (late of Matson, Cox and Co.) reports upon the Live Stock Market for the Ashburton distrist for the week ending April 15th as follows : —On Tuesday at the Ashburton Yards , I held my usual weekly sale of sheep, cattle and pigs. There were a total entry for the day of 10,513 sheep, 22 cattle, and 22 pigs, and 119 rams, of which I sold 2888 sheep and 70 rams. There was a good attend ance of buyers and any good lines of sheep were well competed for. The following were the prices realised: —For aged fat crossbred ewes, 6s; fat merino ewes, 53 4d. In stores, good forward condition, 2-toofcK "crossbred, 10s l^ct'to lls; medium 2-toofch crossbred, 9s; crossbred ewes, 4,. 6 and 8-tooth, low in the mouth, Bs'l|d ; crossbred lambs, 5s 6d, 6s Id, 8s 3d to 8s sd; merino ewes, 3s to 3s Id ; a^ed crossbred ewes, '2s lid ; rams, 9s, 15s, 17s 6d, £1," £1 5, £1 10s to £1 Ils6d.

On Friday, at Dromore. T held i\ clearing sale for Messrs Clark. Bros,, we land, horses, sheep, Ayrshire cattle, implements and sundries, resulting in one of the very best clearing sales which has been held in the district for a number of years. . At 11 o'clock luncheon was partaken of in the large granary, and after full justice had been done to the viands placed be fore the guests by Mrs and Miss Clark, I mounted the'rostrum; arid offered ;the freehold of 1645 acres, 'which, after being started at 50s an acre, was knocked down at 60s 6d an acre to Mr Robt. Alcorn, merchant of the cown. By this time one of the largest audiences had assembled that has been seen at a sale since ;the Longbeach sale, and the stock and imple ments being very good, keen biddings were the order of the day, resulting in a clearance of everything at satisfactory prices, except one lot of sheep (which were not sold), and the entire draught colt Bankers' Hero (which was not offered). The colt is a remarkably, promising speci men of a pure Clydesdale, and being from undeniable blood on both sides will be further heard of in the show ring. He is still in my hands for sale, and ought soon to be picked up, i because it '•" would be hard to find a better 2-year-:old. The sale was concluded a little after dark, and even at that time I had a very con siderable audience, which proves incon testably that teetotal sales can be a success. This sale being carried on with out the aid of intoxicants, and having been so successful, will be an incentive to try other sales upon the same lines. The horses were one of the grandest lot ever offered in the district, and were all sold at prices as follows:—2 at £30 10s each, 1 at £28, 5 at £27 each, 2 at £22 each, 2 at £20 10s each, 1 at £21 10s, 2 at £20 each ; old mare and foal £11; trap mare £8 10s; piebald pony £8; bay,pony,£B ; bay pony £5 15s, yearling pony £4-ss, 2 draught fillies £5 5s each ; harness shafting £2 10s to £3 10s, leading £1 Is to £2 Is, horse covers 10s to 16s each. Ayrshire cows brought £3 15s, £4 ss, £4 10s, L 5, L 5 10s, L 5 15s, L 7 ss,- L 9 15s to LlO 10s each, heifers LI 10s, LI 15s, L 2 10s to L 3 10s • each, bulls 15s to L 3* 3s- each, calves 10s to 20s each! In sheep, I sold crossbred lambs 7s 7d to 5s M,, mixed fat sheep 8s 9d, cull broken mouthed ewes, 2s 9d; 6 leaf-harrows, L 4 5s to L 6 2s 6d each, 4-leaf harrows, L 3 12s 6d, Cambridge rollers 2 at L 9 5s each, seed sower, Ll9 10s, disc harrows LlO 10s, Duncan drill L2l, three-furrow ploughs, L 6 15s, Ll3, and Lls, fixings. 20s each for 2, and 1 at L 2 7s (3d, and 1 at L 2, McCormick string binders, LB, LlO 10s, and L 26, drays L 4, L 6, L 6 15s, Ll2 ss, LlO 15s, and LlO ss, old buggy L 5 ss, oa^s Is 5d per bushel, seconds wheat 6s 9,d per bag, seconds oats 5s 3d per bag, wheat 2s 2d per bushel, portable whare L2O 10s, iron tanks, 2 at L 2 7s 6d each, 2a6 L 3 2s 6d, 3 stacks oat sheaves at LM ss.

East Street Horse Market.

Bland and Hjumpherys' report for the week ending 12th April:—We had again a very large entry of horses, viz., 33, of which 18 changed hands. The greater portion consisted of aged draughts and inferior hacks. All. good young sound horses found purchasers at fair prices, viz: —Draught mares, 5 to 7 years old, £17 to £23 ; do geldings, £15 to £19 ; aged mares and geldings, £9 15s to £12 10s ; hacks and harness horses, £G 10s to £12; crocks, £2 lOs to £5 : set buggy harness, ,£3 17s 6d ; collar harness and winkers, £1 Is to £1 3s ; pigs, porkers, 13s ; poultry, Is 6d to 2s 6d per pair ; furniture i at fair rates, We also held a clearing sale at Tinwald j Sale Yards of Mr C. Jephson's furniture and effects, There was a very good attendance considering the Aveather, and qi\ tho whole things fetched very fair value. Milch cows, £4, £4 10s; Jersey bull, £1; buggy harness, £5 ; hacks, £6 •to £10; American trotting gig, £8 10s. Sundries at very satisfactory prices. I

ABOUT FIJI.

It is "not often we hear very much about that youngest qf British Colonies —Fiji; and New Zealanders would, ■wje think, be all the better of it if they were better acquainted with the posi tion and prospects, the capabilities and requirements, of that interesting group of islands. Under, these circumstances we make no apology for putting to gether, for the perusal of our readers, a feAy facts for w-hioh we are indebted to a reportj which appears in a recent issue of the' " New Zealand Times," of an interview between, a. representative of that journal ajid lsx J^enry Care, of the firm of Cave and Co., Levaka, who has been visiting the Empire City of New Zealand on his way to Europe. Mr Cave, who has been for some time the Chairman of the Levuka Chamber of Commerce, and is ac credited by it to the London Chamber, the Imperial Institute, and other bodies, is obviously a firsts class authority; and figures' hereafter quoted, and .which were' given by that gentleman,' may therefore safely be accepted as reliable.'' From these we learn that, in 18S8, the total imports were £183,222; . and the exports £376,978, showing an increase over 1837 in the total volume of £91,048. In 1881, hqweyw, the total imports were valued at £276,040,' and in 1884 they increased to £303,329.' The ex port of beehe-de-mer in 1888 was 62 tons, which was three times the export of 1885, but less than that in the two int.6rn}tjdjate years, Tlje, goffese, industry appears, to h4ye almost died out, for the export in 1888 was only 8^ cwt as against 210,2041bs in'lßß3. Mr Cave is certain, however, that coffee growing will sooner or later become an im portant industry'again, " provided that reliance can l^e. pjac^c} pft an actual fostering sympathy ,|r,om the Govern ment in place of former professions of goodwill to, the planter, with an actual undermining of n].s adventure by the imposition of hani'sin/*, co.stly, and hn possiblo regulations."' The cotton export lias also dwindled down \cty much, the pii<.-« of lahor and oMior expense; ;iit(?n<lnnt on production having boon 100 hirgo. The growth of tho green h'uit trade, however, appears to have been so largo as to almost compensate

for other shortcomings. In 1888 the export of bananas, had reached 517,666 bunches from 73,583 in 1884, and Mr Cave is hopeful that it will in crease still more largely with better shipping facilities. The sugar industry also' shows remarkable progeess. The production is 1875 was 96 tons, and in 1888 it had run up to 16,916 tons!' Of other commodities, the exports in 1888 were as follows:—Copra, 3440 tons; maize, 34,248 tons; molasses, 79,497 gallons; peanuts, 546 tons; and dessicated cocoanuts, 8 tons 13, cwt. The tea industry, which has cately been started, promises to become a large ohej' the soil and climate being well adopted to the growth of the plant, and. although, as in the case of all fresh growths, the taste for Fiji tea is an acquired one, a demand for it is rapidly springing up. Mr Cave is of opinion that the trade with New Zea land is certainly capable of increase. For example, the export of bananas to New Zealand does not (he thinks) ex ceed 5000 bunches a month, as against' between 30,000 and 40,000 bunches sent monthly to Sydney. Better ship ping facilities are needed between Fiji and New Zealand, and, especially for the fruit trade, a faster service. The imports from New' Zealand are butter, flour, and biscuits (in which the colony does a considerable,trade with Auck land), and preserved meats, in the supply of which the Gear Company of Wellington takes a prominent position. But Fiji is not nearly so good a customer of New Zealand as she is capable of being made, the exchange in values of commodities being at present heavily against us. Thus, while Fijian exports to New Zealand had risen from £48,000 in 1885 to £178,000 in 1888 —that is to say, had quadrupled —the imports from New Zealand remained almost stationary, the figures being in 1885, £37,874; 1888, £38,863. The position is very different as between Fijiyand New South Wales, the imports to Fiji from that colony having been in 1885, £128,436, and in 1888, £114,182; and the exports from Fiji to New South Wales in 1885, £182,740, and in 1888, £54,173. There certainly would appear to be (as Mr Cave,says), a want of energy on ' the part of New . Zealand merchants indicated in these widely differing figures, and we cannot help thinking that the devoting of a little more attention to Fiji as a market for some of our New Zealand products would be well repaid by the results in a con siderable expansion of our export trade' to that colony. ...

SPORTING.

SECOND DAY.

Racecourse, April 18. Novel Handicap, of 30 soys. Six fur longs. Lopear ... ... ... 1 Vixen 2 Lady Darling 3 Won with ridiculous ease. Dividend, £411s 6d. Stewards' Stakes, of 50 soys. Six fur longs. La Rose 1 Alcinous ... , 2 Road Metal 3 Won by a length. Time, Imin 23secs. Dividend, £4.45. Consolation, 40 soys. One mile. Alcinous ... ... ...' 1 Warlock 2 . Quibble 3 ■ Won easily. Dividend, £2 Is.

ASHBURTON RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

The following weights have been de clared : — Open Hurdle Race. Two miles. st lb st lb Ixion ... 1112 Royalty ... 912 Little Arthur 10 10 Carpenter 9 4 Cathedral 10 4 Nightingale 9 0 Moana ... 10 0 Ashburton Autumn Handicap. One mile and a half. Ahua ... 812 Quibble ... 7 2 Alcinous ... 8 7 Yarra ... 7 0 Ruby ... 8 5 Helmsman... 6 12 Lord Aston 713 Preston ... 6 3' "Leinster ... 7 4 Nightingale 6 0 District Welter. Handicap, One mile and a half. st b sfc lb Yarra ... 10 7 Loo ... 8 12 Jack ... 10 5 Authentic ... 8 12 Derby ... 912 Liberator ... 8 9 Road Metal 9 8 Cymaro ... 8 8 Martha ... 9 5 Zuleika ... 8 4 Pennine ... 9 2 Fidelia ... 8 4 Cathedral ... 9 0 Tamutu ... 8 0 Flying Handicap, Three quarters mile, sfc. lb. v sfc, lb.' Alcinous ... 8 3 Road Metal...'7 0 Lord Aston ' 8 9 Quickstep ... 612 Red Cross... 7 5 Sir Julius... 6 9 Leinsfcer ... 7 3 Jenny Lynn .6 0

CONSTANCE KENT.

[per pbess, association.] Constance Kent, who. was sentenced to death in ,1865, and subsequently commuted to imprisonment for life, on the charge of murdering her brother, four years old, at Road, near Frome, Somersetj ha£ been released. At the time of the murder Constance Kent was sixteen years of age.

St Stephen's Church.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF PARISHIONERS. The annual meeting oi parishoners of • St Stephen's was held last evening in the schoolroom! There was a fair at tendance considering the weather, and the Rev J], A. Sco,tfc presided. After prayer and the reading of last minutes, the Chairman apologised for the absence of Mi- John Curtis, who was suffering from illness, and for Major Steward, who was in Dunedin. Mr Paul apologised for the absence of Mr Felton, also from illness. ; cjujjrgyinun's AJtjWßj^a.' It is now more than' eight years since tjie 'serious responsibility of superintend ing this important Parish was placed upon me; and this is the ninth annual meeting which it lias been ray duty to address. I must begin by- expressing my thankfulness to Qoct'that the debt on our Church is at length paid. Eight years ago it was £1000; now it has disappeared. Much of this is due to the recent great liberality of the congregation, and of friends outside Ashburton ; much ajao co the Ladle's Working P^vfc^ who, year after year, ha,v.e wprkefcl without weari ness to this end. "One thing espicially I should li^'e' to say —rightly •or wrongly I have felt myself compelled on moire than one occasion^ to. ye.to, cjirtani methods jfuggested, for, the, raising of money, but I gratefully- acknowledge that those very ladies, wlioiu lfc]h bound to stop working 'in tho way that scorned best to them, instead of leaving me to my own re sources, have always most loyally ac cepied my ruling and been content to work on the lines which 1 laid doAr.i. The year has iinaucially been a \ un successful one. The offertories .show a slight increase, and tho offer mado a year »

ago by two members of the congregation' has been taken up so freely that £184 of I special subscriptions to the debt have come in. If I might mention two names without which the present result could not have, been attained, I should like to mention those of my Churchwarden,: Mr John Curtis, whose efforts have been indefatigable, and that of Mr Littlecott, who has watched so carefully over the invaluable envelope system. The thanks of the Parish are also due to Mr Ferri man, who placed his grounds at the disposal of the Vestry for the annual Garden Party. One thing in connection with the finances strikes one as par ticularly gratifying. Of the £660 —which has been the total income of the year all but £101 has been given, in actual'h'ard cash, which shows that it is not in all cases true that church- people will never give unless amusement is offered them in exchange for their money. I trust that we may never go into debt again. Debt hampers the free development of spiritual life, it clogs religious activity, and secularises both the clergyman and his co workers. May we. in the future give ourselves with increasing • devoted-1 ness to the true work, of the Church, j I have spoken of the debt,on the church being paid. I think I am justified in in doing so, for, although there is still a liability of £60 or so on the Sunday schoflj). building fund, that fund will rapidly right itself, from, the accruing of rents, etc. The services at Seafield* con tinue to be very well attended. 'A slight decrease in the offertories is due to one or two families' leaving the district. Among these are Mr and Mrs Redmayne. Mrs RedmayiiG for a long time t acted as organist; her place has sincejbeen taken by the youngest daughter of Mrs Richard son. There has again been a singularly light death-roll, 18 as against 16 lastyear. Of these, 7 were children, and 6 had^come to the home and the hospital from places other than Ashburton. Of the remainder the names of Mary Ann Dolman, George Thomas Permain, and Edward Monaon' will long be remembered among us. There have been 61 baptisms as against 67, ; and 7 marriages as against 4 last year. ] The communicant roll has shown no marked increase in numbers, though there has been no^ falling off. The total; number,of administrations has been. 854 as against 849 last year, the average' attendance being 245, and the number of celebrations 35, as "against 23*5 and 36. The propor tion of .men to women has, I think increased. On Eaates Sunday and the Sunday following, 99 different persons communicated, of whom 41 were "men. During the present' year I hope to keep a more dareful "register of persons attend ing the Holy Communion, for although 1 know that it is impossible to guage, ; with any approach-to accuracy, < the spiritual life of a community, yet the rise or fall of obedience to our Lord's dying conitnand \ must more or less, I think, mark the rise or fall of spiritual life. I may say that I would should like to see a more regular monthly attendance at the Holy Com munion. - The devotional meetings of the Communicants'- Guild are still maintained, nM are. T think. l n'koly crfin in hum '■; :■;■!! ■ >. ■ -fii!i!i ■-. I <.\Vi- nriJi w» Mr I I'.'.r ''"I "i.iris  . ill ;'1..-v- 11.-fi tilij-:. Of .■ »■ ■!_■■.■.:.■: ■::: ! !■.-■■; ". : i> is.'ioh. I :■■:,. ''>■':.■ V-l« ■ii :ii;y in i*erial falling off in the evening congregations, though during the months of January and Febuary there were' many empty seats. The morning attendances during the .past six months have certainly been better and with a larger proportion of men. I long to see the morning congregations growing steadily larger and more regular, and now that the church is likely to be drier and warmer, I am hopeful that the winter months will not greatly interfere with this hope. The choir is working harmoniously and well,under Mr Horace Gates, and I return them by warmest thanks for their many services. If our singing is not so ornate or, elaborate as in many town churches, yet it is at least hearty and con gregational, which miny. including myself, consider farbeuor. Mi.-kSooir's.Moihej'.s' Meeting has an increasing attendance. Our Sunday Schools have not; greatly altered in numbers during the year. The main school, which is superintended by myself and Mr R. S. Bean, has 163 scholars as against 171 last year. The Hampstead School under Mrs Scott has increased from 124 to 136, the grand total being 299, as against 295. Both departments in the Hamp stead School and the girls, side in: the mahTfschool are I think in a thoroughly satisfactory state. The St Stephen's boys, school however gives cause for some anxiety. The number of elder boys at tending is not, what it ought to be. A good many have left the town and their places are not being rapidly filled ( up. 1 There is no reason for despondency, but enough to call "for the thoughtful con sideration of myself and the teachers, whom I hope to consult on the subject in a few days. I take the oppor tunity of gratefully acknowledging the faithful and self-denying services of 1, the teachersl In connection with the Sunday Schools, a Band of Hope was stairfced: I about six months ago. It is in a flourishing 'condition with 120}. memb r e.r,s < Jfc should prov.e i'useful adjunct to the.Church. 1 While speaking of Sunday Schools, one is reminded of the peculiar dangers which assail young men. One would fain see more young people whose religious life showed a continuous developement, .who, should pass from Sunday School to confor mation and frotf\ conformatiou to an in creasing interest in the things of God and the things of the Church. Too often an opposite cours,e is the aqtnaj one, an in creasing apathy taking "the place of a deepening life until the once members of the Sunday School are found in the ranks Qf unbelief or irreligion. It is, I fear, one I of my failings that I have done so little to stop this falling away. My intention for the future is to found a young men's Bible class partly with a view to helping them on to a more personal knowledge and gra?p..oi the Gospel,-and partly too wsh, fcfie, hope that the members of^ th# class may foKn j themselves irvtso,, or at least become, a kind, q£ unorganised missionary band, whose efforts should be directed to influencing the young men of, their acquaintance. A.t the same time, whilst a continuous development of the fjpiritua life is the. i,deal which the, Ohureh evi-1 dently teaches us to aim at, we should bear in mind that it is an ideal to which we can only make a very partial approach. A vast number iof persons grow up, arid always will, without any real knowledge' of religion. They enter intQ manhood and womanhood knowing the names of God and the Lord Jesus Christ merely as names, If they are 'ever to discover Christ asa'MasW and a Saviour, it can only be through the process known as Conversion, the actual parsing from death to life, the undergoing oi a fundamental and radical change. If our cords are to be lengthened and our stakes strengthened, we must trust not only to education, but to Conversion —to that tremendous stioQjt by which the spirit of God break^ up, tjie foundations of the humcffi, §pul. May God grant that, ykwe. iixaV. "be' a. greater educat^Ovi,s PP^er, in *hr: Pv.n-i-.y Pehn.-^. and'H deeper convey, ii. ;« >■..«:• I:i .!■■ pulpit of.St Stephen^. 'iV'lli. 'j-.".i«!si-i.v and blessing I commend the conduct of this m^esftng and the future of our, CJrarch.,, churchwarden's, jve^&rf,.

; The annual report, gil the churchwardens ; was rea,d hy ftjjr Charlos Littlecott, who previously to doing so, paid a, high cbru- 1 plimcnt to the ladies whoso labors Had been so great a Tiolp to the church, and to Mr John Curtis for the work he had done in connection with ths extinction of the debt on the church. He spoke highly in favor of the envelope system V.-llioll nOW pi'od'l""'] £130 p.;-.- .vy;;,! the livsiyeiir it li"i-inl;. |>*-->i|ti.-. i !;•_'.'■, so that it was rajtitUy ii*in<r in j".i\. ; i-., »The report ran us follows :-r»" J

' " Tho Churchwardens and Vestry are this year enabled to place before, the 'parishioners a statement of accounts showing that the liability of £232 17s, which existed last year, is now liquidated, and that a small credit balance at the Bank has taken its place. For this result; they desire to convey their sincere and grateful appreciation of the Ladies' Work ing Party, and of the great liberality of the parishioners generally. They are glad to note a small increase in the Church offertories, both as regards the payments through envelopes and the ordinary co£ lections. During the past year*- apsupply of a patent paint, called " Durescq,'' has been obtained from England^ arid applied. to the church walls. It is hoped that this paint will have'the desired .'result of ren dering the wall impermeable to damp. The'organ has been thoroughly repaired, and a tender has been accepted for-renew ing the spouting and guttering of the church; • The Seafield 1 services are still well attended. The offertories are slighty lower than for'the previous year, "chiefly on account of one or two families leaving the district. The Vestry, desire |to place on record'their appreciation of the faith* ful services, of the, Choir .and, Sunday School teachers during the,past year, services which they trust will'belong con tinued.—John Curtis, and Chas. Little cott, Churchwardens.?^.:; ikW >k; j

The balance-sheets followed;'*}' and ■showed the gratifying state of v affairs mentioned in the reportsV,j j|~ ;)js''f' '' Dr Trevor was very "pleased * indeed to know that the church was now out of debt, and moved the,adoption of the report.' . ,'. ' . 'lV "'*■'- ' Mr G Jameson seconded. THANKS.

Votes of thanks were proposed to the Churchwardens and Vestry^ for the manner in which they had'carried on the •work that had resulted, in> the extinction, of the' debt—by Mr 1)1 Thomas ; to the ladies for their valuable services in con nection with .the Church work generally, but jmore especially. such work as the garden parties—by Mr Paul ; to the lay readers, and Sunday^ School Superinten dents and teachers—by Dr Trevor ;to MfFerriman, for the use of ;his grounda ; for thegardenparty—by-Mi'iatifecott; to the Hampstead. Schooll Gotnmittee for the, use .of their school free of pharge—by Rev Mr Scott; the organist 'andv^oir-r by \Mr : Gr. Jameson; mkL to* M^jTwenty man for the services/he had rendered at the organ for six months. All these votes were heartily passed. „ t " "% ' '•'■''• -, ELECTIOHSi^-K #' . ■ '"

Mr John Curtis was appointed cleigy man's Churchwarden, and Mr Charles Littlecotfc, people's ;-, Churchwarden. Vestyy men—Major Steward..and* Messrs J; H. Twentyman, E. J., Rwi/KW. GL Rees, J. R. Bland, G. Jameson, and Arthur, Field. ; ;•;. /?■;. , - /' t ' BUILDINGS,FUNK £ ' . Mr Thomas proposed it be a recommendation to the incoming Vestry to take up ten contributing shares in the BuUcling Society, with >theJrieSir to creat ing 1 a fund for future "Church^Vorks." , Mr Bean seconded, and the motion was carried. ' , . . ; ( 1' ' ' ; APPEOVAIi. Mr Twentyman moved "That the best and heartiest thanks of/the meeting be given to':the Incumbent 'arid £ Mrs Scotfc, for. their work in the parish," and in doing so paid a warm tribute to Mr Scotb and his wife. Some discussion on minor matters fof- ' lowed, and the proceedings, closed with : the benediction. ' ,

THE BOURKE FLOOD.

A TERRIBLE STRUGGLE ■ . THE BANK BURSIT. * * at Stake. , '. ' ' ,- - '■; i?l\~ f "PER PRESS ASSOCIATION^ 18. The latest news from Burke is that the water is on a level with the'top of the embankment, and the; inhabitants are fighting it inch by inch. . "/' V For seven miles the railway line is now impassable. Steamers 1^ are' wait ing to carry off the defenders when thq water buz^ts through the embankments. The town of Bourk'e is still above water. The value of property at stake, is estimated at one million sterling. Information was received to-oighfc that Bourke is flooded, and all the people are doing their best, to save themselves. Boats are, being pulled through the streets rescuing people from their homes^ The night is very black and. d^rk. No details are yet to hand, ... ■ j • is in a ternbl6v^condition, and an epidemic of fever is feared owing to the stench arising from the dead animals. (Received April 1.9, i p.m.)"* ; , , Sydney, April 19.

A great burst in the embankments at Bourke took place at 4.30 yester day af fcernobn, jaear the Hospital build ! ing, but it was not till II "o'clock that the works finally gave. way. After it | was .found the bank could not be repaired, there was a scene iof the wildest excitement—men on. j horseback galloping - to < an<T firo^ informing their friends. , Men, women, and children could be seen iroshing about, the. streets ,in the Tpjj^est con fusion. This, howe.vGr, only" lasted a short tinVe. Everybody set to work to save property, and do what they could to get t]be women. and children and. bedding away .by steamer to North Bourke. Brave fellows, despite the fact that they were liable to'be swept away, made* a. gallant t epjrt x to block the water, and as a last men actually . shoulder to shoulder with their backs to water^right along the gap, whiWothers* 1 shovelled up the earth as quickly as they could. Thia was not of .-any use, t and large tar paulins were then stretched i'across the. break, and .sajo,d .bags piled agamafc them; but ,-the ;force. c o£ the /.water carried theci away lika so mucliiikper.

THB ASHBITStTOK GTTkSDTAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 19 1890.



i-jy'i■'''■'>'■' < -■< I'''•'•? PHOGRAPHERS, 218, High Street, Chiistchurch £20 REWARD. IN consequence of the amount of Poach ing going on in the Creeks on the La»mhor Estate, the above reward will be paid to anyone giving information that will lead to a conviction. From this date- No One will be per mitted to FISH in the Creeks on the L.ghmho.BsUte LDjjcLEAlt Laghmor, Ist April, 1889. TO WNE N D S Bilious and Liver Pills CURE Nervousness, Headache, Acidity, Heart burn, Pains between the Shoulders, Pal pitation of the Heart, Interrupted Sleep, Harassing Dreams, Tendency to start, to be Frightened, Spasms, Flatulence, Cos tiveness, Skin' Eruptions, Impure Blood, and Bilious Disorders. Price—ls and 2a Gd. By post free for 30 stair ps. W. P. TOWNEND, Pharmaceutical' Chemist, 183 Colombo Street, Christchurch. ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL. Established 1881. PUPIL of both sexes are taught the elements of a liberal educttion. Special subjects of study may be pur sued where circumstances require a de ■ parture from the ordinary school. course. Head Master : Me, J. E. Buchanan. Ist 8.A., (London), per term Fee for pupils over .12 years . of a^e ... ... ■•• °B" "-* " Fee for pupils under 12 years . of age 2 9 0 Music (extra) 1 7 The School year is divided into three erms. All fees are payable in advance^ COE&TSEY SHEEP IMP. PABMEES OP THE OBEB'ISEY DI3TBIOT. I Have tnoch plonunro Sa ttaihcr tl«m ray tender foe tfae CHERTS L:Y DIP has been toopptetl, Mid ib»t I will u«- MURTOSr & WHITES' PREMIER D'F tfaroatfaontthe eeaion. Mv man will be *t ih* f-he^ey Sa-a -ystdß ev«ry MONDAY, WSDN^DAI, »nti FRIDAY", ihn'mti the fclyaooo o-xa mwcins MAROH 19 h.. from 8 o'clock till fotr. PrSoga for Djrp'ng l'l pp»" teaa '"' **■•& >PEIL, ljd to 14ia IttxY. I would Bttongly adv bo F^rraerß l" S>ip Esrly. Ir.atruatlcntf ca-j, ba Uti trith Me MoDjWAii, QiieriKoy. D. THOMAS, <j 84 Achbortoo (By Special Pti-miißtir of tho Hon. tbe OoSoaiaiatcrdUry.) ORANDNOMIiiiATICAL All' 1 UNION HP?BE Un^eraiinea bnvte* d^Mid, i through cnto-'a! iDfl'ieatml requß.ir, to d<Dpo»e ot: h:s" aplcftdict and u'Rw^uoil^d ' OOLLKOTJOW OF COINS on view in >.h-j JCs J ibition. b-gs >o inform tbe Public that Tiahotj arc now ready for 4COO MBMBKB3 AT 10s EAOJT. Fjrst Prizb: Tfa? Col'poiiin of 2000 Ooiii'A as now f-xhibilfd in Dauoo'.n. Seomd Pkizs : A Duplicate CrJ eetion of th« abc?«, co«'B!6Jir.g of a&oul 700 Coins For i a-ticu.irfl «'•'* ha d'oiUs?. The I rv.v.'i)g w«ij !>* under -tl o h'v.per vlstett of ai Icfliißfttial O^CDmiltHo o'; For fatti-er pa-JiouVfl app y to BBNB.Y Z-iixDliTv, Quod facimus vatjOE pacimtjs. (i* What we do we do -ivell.") fTEE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL JL SURGERY Cashei Street, CJoristchurch, next Robin son's Boot Store and at the Octagon, Duncdin. All operations at strictly uniform and moderate charges Consultation free. S. MYERS AKD .CO., SURGEON DENTISTS. NITROUS OXIDE GAS administered. This Anaesthetic-leaves no unpleasant effects, and by its use tho extraction of Bad Stumps arid Teeth is rendered per fectly Painless and effective. Adminis tered daily. Fee for administration of Gas, ss. Extraction, 2s 6d a tooth. Hours of attendance, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Private residence, 93 East Belt. The acknowledged superiory of AMERICAN DENTISTRY in the con struction of Artificial Teeth, the most I finished workmanship, and replacing the j most teefch TEMPORARILY ALMOST! IMMEDIATELY after extraction, have established our reputation, A single Artificial Tooth, 10s, complete set, Upper and Lower, Temporary and Permanent £10 10s ; Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by other dentists re . modelled at small cost, Stepping, Scal ng Perfect and Painless _^ stephenjTbros. HOW having opened their Establishment IN BURNETT STREET Beg to intimate that they have been so fortunate as to have secured a regular supply of BUTTEB & CHEESE TTVROM the well-known Dairies of Jj Messrs Small, Wilson, and HSrsey, so customers can rely upon getting their choice from any of those Dairies which we consider are equal to any in Canter bury. "We also wish to draw attention to our TEAS, which are now just Blended, and we would like anyone who loves a real good cup of tea to call for a sample. We have too in addition to the above a very nice assortment of CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. BRIMwARE ETC, ETC. And any goods nob kept in Stock will i" equired be procured promptly. Parcel.l- ill bo delivers! and Customers w/iitod pon ie dosrired. ST EPHV, N S "ID RO S TEPH EN S DltO S. liuruolt Street.



Cash Advrrtiseme-nts under this kcadina. n exceeding 16 words, ONE SHILLING Addresses intiy be left at this Office. TONG Evening Gloves can be had a __i Melford House.—H. C. Segers. ANTED KNOWN.—Our Tuner ■will be in Town shortly. Orders promptly attended to. —H. M. Jones. \ 4 147 ■ I \ \> ANTED Known.—A ,sp%ecial pur- V V chase of choice Ladies' Hats at a desperate price.—W. H. Collier. 4+130 ."TT7"ANTED a good general servant. VV ' References required — Apply Wbslbyan Parsonage. I*lso XT?" ANTED one or two Gentlemen VV Boarders, apply by letter to Y.Z. " Guardian" Office. . 4 148 WANTED a boy about 16, for- the painting and paperhanging busi ness. Apply between 12 and 1 on Monday to G. A. Vincent, Wills street, Ash burton. 4 149 DANCE.— Orange Hall, Wednesday. First Night of Races. Gentlemen, 2s 6d ; Ladies' free. 4153 T3 ALLDreiis Materials, Ladies evening _J3 Gloves, Gents Kid Gloves all sizes, Tie;*, etc. See A. Orr's Stock. 4 127 ANTED KNOWN—The " Strong Wear" Boot is-the best for Men, Ladies, and Children. —W. H. Collier, "The Corner," WANTED every man in the County to ha.ye a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds. —Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saver's Buildings. WANTED Known—For first class Drapery; if you want good value for your money, go to H. C. Segebs, Melford House. STOP ~TB:AT~COUGH! By~using Flower's Cough Drops. Guaranteed efficacious. Can only be obtained at H. G. Flower's, Confectioner, East Street. 3 191 W~~ ANTED Known —One hundred and fifty Ladies' and Children's Ulsters bought a great bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap—H. C. Segers. Meli'ord House. ~fc /T~RS KENNEDY and Miss Cameron,, 1 J.yJL Moore Street — Teachers of Scientific Dress-cutting. Bodices cut and fitted. Dressmaking in all its branches. Riding habits a speciality. 12J69 WITH one of my Tweed overcoats or a Sewn seam Waterproof and a pair of my double-soled shooters on, you can smile at .' a (rnppe and Influenza as they pass.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mp ft, Saunders' Buildings'. WANTED Known— The Cheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iroi; goods in Ashburton, is at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street. A large stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron "ware goods made and repaired with des patch. KEATING 'S COUGH LOZENGES cure Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so eijectual in the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold, by all Chemists, in Tins, Is l^d and s 9d each,



J tiblic notices. ALL chims *tigninst Messks Clack Bkos., Farmers, of Droniore, fij'isb be sent in to me not later than 2Gth April, LB9O. F ; V. THOMAS. 4+135 Ashburbon. BAPTIST CHURCH. P (^^OTA^ SERVICES in connection 0 with ike above Church will be con ducted intheOddfc&»v.V Hall on Sunday, 20lh iusb., l.y Mrs B/EYKim, Evangelist, at U a.m. wid 0.30 p.m. AH are inVitad to attend. Bring Sankey's Hymn Books. J. VV. SAWLE, 4^126 Pastor. _ LOW VITALITY"• | DR CHURCHILL'S Sysajp of Hyiiopliosphite of Lime presci-lbtid by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chronic Cough and Ganpral DebiUty. ' 'r | ItcowtahiViVPof the principal ingre dients necs^sr for building up the Human Frame, and wh£«li are considered I deficient in the above complwnts, viz., i'hnsphorus and Lime.. It cannot be too i highly recommended for Delicate Children. : Dr Chuivshili's Compound Syrup of HYPOP^OSPHITES ; Is real Brain Food, and in cases of Muscular nlid Kevvous Exhaustion has acquired a world-wide reputation. Each bottle beai-s Dr ChurcMU's signature. Price, 4fr. Prepared only by BWANN rtEEMIST WANH, UHEMIST, 12 Rue ""astigUone, Paris WINTER ißgo. ' i NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOET. CLOTJIIEHS OUTFITEKRS ■ TAILORS MERCERS AND GENTLEMEN'S HATTERS. WATERPROOFS made to Measure I A splendid variety of patterns to select from.. Blankets, Rugs, Eider Down Quilts at prices to suit everybody. Inspection XimTED, i KKW ZEALAND }■ ), I i } i ijjJlj W U WEBBER, 1



We clip tho following i'ttpoi'Unt tistimoni > from the " Illaivarm Mercury" (N.S.W.) o\ the 30th Mfirch. It needs no comment; :— •' Mr John Loveday, of tha Bu'.ii Mountain, wri'es f.o us that after suffering for four y.jcrs with acute gravel, up h&3 exporiisa.wl almost '■omplete reliot by using Sunder ami Soris' Eucalypti Extract. He says seeing the said Extract advertised in the 'Illawarra Mercury,' his intense suffering induoud him to obtain a bo/tjo of liio medicioo from Mr Ho&iun*, ohiiinist, ot this igwp, and ih^ the nao of i qire him greaf relief at once He ste'e^s thai between lbs 10th M&rch instant, when he obfaincd tho first bottle of tho ex&r.ict, nnp the 19th,.the nse of that medicine oontinued to afford him relief, to which he had been a stranger for four yearg. Mr Lovedny writes also that he has found tho Eucalypti Exfcmo a cure for rheumatism as well aa gravol, lie requests us to publish' thi3 information through the • Mercury.' We have much pleasure in comi/lymg with Mr Loveday's request, whose word oannot bo doubted, and who can bcivo, no object in viuw other Hum a pure deuro to bandit suffering humanity."— Advt« 2



Russia, is at, present in the throes of ft ' temperance campaign. V ; . 'Yj^ Minneapolis .expects soon to have, one* hundred miles of electric street, railroads. • From accounts to hand by the Tongarinv it appears that Sir Howard.' Blpliinstone was standing near a rail <a\. the upper deck of the vessel off Uab_a,»fo when he lost hiß foot ing and fell. OjYerboard. Boats were inune ,'diatt,ei3}-lo.wered» and every search, made, bafc .the. unfortunate gontleman, was never seen i again. His wife and, daughter were accom panying him to Teneriffe. ''"','" Hollo ways Phjs. —Prevision.'—As autumn treada on winteij slender, deli* ;cate, and pale-faced youths become list less, languidj, ajid cbbilitated "unless an ! alterative, combined with; some tonic, be administered to quicken their enfeebled 'organs. This precise requirement.,is i supplied by these noted Pills, which can i and will accomplish all that is wanted i provided,. fchAfc the pr}nt&l instructions .surrpijindJßg them.meet with 1 scrupulous | attention. Holloway*s Pills are especially f adapted to supply the medical wants of youth because his medicine .acts gently, though surely, as a-purifier^ regulator* I alterative, tonic and mitdapei;ient. A, 'voi-y few dostw of these' Pills'' will con >. ■■■■» iiity <iisi?oi!ra<»ct iwYJilj'-l thathfff P ,-.ii ■ liv.i in hi.simiL hands, »nd a little |n-i.soveranco only is demanded for it^ omplctiou, J