DEATH.

Baxtbe.—At Manire, Kakanui, on 27th inst., Evelyn Marguerite youngest child of William Baxter, C.E., aged 4£ years.

The Ashburton Guardian. MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PREVALEBIT MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1890. NERO FIDDLING WHILE ROME IS BURNING.

The present New Zealand Govern ment either do not or will not realise the serious importance of the "Exodus" question. The fact is acknowledged on all hands that hundreds of persons who have resided in New Zealand for years, and who came to the Colony with the: determination of making it their permanent home, have been and are at the present. time, leaving our shores for other lands. That this is a calamity the present Government persistently refuse to acknowledge; for, while admitting that our people are leaving us, the last two budgets have stated, in effect, that those who are going can well be spared. The insinuation is freely made that those Tvho are forsaking us have lived upon loan expenditure, and, therefore, when we stopped borrowing, and had no more foreign money to share withj them, they have betaken themselves' 1 to other fields and j astures. This argument is ingenious, but it is contrary to, fact and illogical. The class of persons who have left the Colony, and who are still leaving it, is a class whom ye would gladly retain; and any statement to the contrary, coming from the present occupants of the Cabinet savours somewhat of the cry of " sour grapes." Where.the; Colonial Treasurer gets his information from as to the quality of those who have left the Colony it is hard to imagine. Colonists whose friends and relatives have been compelled to seek work elsewhere, and who have had to, go elsewhere to get land on which to,settle, will be able to estimate the Treasurer's specious ex cuse at its true value. Members of Benefit Societies, Mechanic Institutes, Farmers' Clubs, and such like organisa tions, by looking over their member rolls for the last three years, can readily, ascertain for themselves the class of colonists who are forsaking us; and they will be best able to judge whether any class that may be introduced will be better able to fill the vacancies. The officers of these organisations would tell the-Treasurer, if he con sulted them, that the members who have left their, ranks were esteemed for their thrift, industry, perseverance, and skill as mechanics in the workshop, as business men behind the desk or counter, or as farmers tilling the soil. Cn,n we afford, in a new country like this, to lose so desirable a class of colonist? That is the question the voters represented in these organipa-, tions will be asked' to decide at the next election; and if we know any thing of the patriotism which ani mates them we • feel sure their answer will be,," Decidedly not." In the last Budget, dealing with, this question the Treasurer says :—" We want the men and women of the Old Country and elsewhere, looking for a new home for themselves and children after them, to know truly what this country lis ; that would draw them here, and then we want to put them on the land." With every word of the foregoing statement we thoroughly agree. We do want men and women from the Home country to come and make their home with us. There is ample room for them; and there is ample room also for those who are al ready here. But we take it that the best method to attract people from the tlome Country to make New Zealand their future home is not by permitting our own people to depart from us and carry a dismal tale abroad of our condition, And the incapacity of our legislators. What is wanted is not only to attract others, but to retain those already here. And the way to do this is not to preach against people swarming into the towns, but to offer liberal inducements to New Zealand born youth to settle in the country. The sons of the soil have the first claim to the soil, but, according to the New Zealand Treasurer's political ethics, the sons may go, and the strangers come. Not only so, but after having squeezed as much taxation as possible .out of them, and when they can no longer make a living here, the' New Zealand Treasurer practically abuses them for going .away, and, adding insult to injury, makes the unjustifiable asser tion that during their residence in the polony they have been nothing but a burden. If it' is true that those who have left the colony—and we are astonished at the hardihood of any public man in making such an as wertion—have been supported entirely out of loan money, it is also true 'that, while they remained with us, they shared our burden of taxation; and, had they continued to remain, they would be doing so still. If they had remained in the colony they would also have assisted farmers by consum ing the surplus grain now lying unrea lisable in the sheds throughout the country. If the land that has been disposed of in such large, quantities by the present Ministry had fallen into; the hands of those who have left the colony and also into the hands of those who have arrived—and who will doubt less go away again also unless' new arrangements are made—we should not now bemoan the dullness of the times. No reasonable or rational excuse be forthcoming for paople flocking from a young country in greater numbers than others arrive, unless it be that the country is not fit for settle-! ment, or, as we fear is the case in New Zealand, the Government j entrusted with the land disposal arc a parcel of bunglers., A country like New Zealand, properly piloted,' .should be able; not only to retain its present population, but attract others also. If those who have already been here cannot make a home, there lg little chance, of new arrivals being able to do so who havfj no experience of colonial life. What New Zealand especially needs at present is a Govern ment who will inspire the confidence of the people remaining in the country. If they are treated liberally in the matter of aquiring lands, their pros

perity will be noised abroad, and others will readily be attracted to swell their ranks. The Financial Statement, how ever, just delivered, proves that such a policy is not to be expected from the Atkinson Cabinet, and the sooner a radical change is enforced by the people) the better it, will be for the country.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

He that never changed any of his opinions, never corrected any of his mistakes.

At a meeting of the Wellington Land Board it was stated that the amount of land disposed of up to the 25th June was 19,294 acres, the price realised being £16,046.

At Hawaii, recently, during the progress of a disastrous fire, Charles Hall, at one time an express driver, and who had two wooden legs, was burned to death.

Stoata and weasals, imported to estroy rabbits, are betaking themselves to the bush in North Wairarapa and on the" East 1 Coast. They prefer rate, woodhena, etci, to rabbits.

During the year ending the 30th April last 82 souls, equal to 65 statute adults, were brought into the colony under the nominated system. It should be borne in mind that assisted immigration is now restricted to uniting separated families.

At the Timaru Supreme Court a jury awarded £60 datnwgesto Winter, an employe of the Atlas Flour Mill,, for the, loss of a thumb by an accident brought about by the person in charge setting him to clear an ele vator and then starting it without warning him. .

The present Act enables the possessor of capital to acquire 20,000 acres of' second class land and 6400 acres of first class land in the colony, and, if it had been passed aa it was originally introduced, the acquisition of about 1,000,000 acres of first and second class land would have been possible.

City Editor—"Mr Pad, we want an article for next Sunday's paper on ' How it Feels to be hanged." We have arranged with the Sheriff, and you are to go up, to the Tombs at once and be operated upon. After you have been cut down ■ and re suscitated, write it up and get your 'copy in. by 5 o'clock this afternoon.—" Puck." ■

The diver for the silver lost in the Tararua found the stem of the ship this week (says the "Mataura Ensign,") and as the weather is now favourable for operations under the water, it is to be hoped that the'plucky originators'of the undertaking may before long be'rewarded by the recovery of a sufficient amount of the treasure lost to reward them for their enterprise.

Mr J. C. Macdonald, late manager of the "London Times," left a personalty of less than £5000. He bequeathed all his estate in New Zealand to Mr John Piercy, of Kaiwhaki, Wanganui. To Mr E. C. Houeton, the gentleman from whom he obtained the Pigott letters; he bequeaths a legacy of £50 " as an expression of esteem and confidence in him." . . •

The " Financial News " asks, is it or is it not a fact that two members of the Now •Zealand Government are indebted to the Bank of New Zealand to the tune of £60,000? And is it or is.not a fact that not a sixpence of interest has been paid during the past four or five years by these borrowers ? ;

At the Police Courtthis morning, William Stewart, a hawker, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Moore street on Saturday night; also with having used obscene language on the public street. On the first charge Stewart was convicted and dismissed, but on the second, as the offence was of a gross character, he was sent to prison for a week with hard. labor, without the option of a fine.

The total of the mortgages in New Zealand is decreasing. In 1885 the total was £31,521,109 and in 1888, £30,502,231. This shows a decrease of £1,318,078 in the period. Other debts outside mortgages have decreased in the same period from £20,365,593 to £16,661;4G6; a decrease of £3,704,127. In the period mentioned there hag. 1 been a decrease of indebtedness (outside the public debt) of £5,022,205.

Sir Richard Cartwright says that after enquiries into the amount of mortgages on farms in Ontario, he has come to the con clusion that the total mortgage indebtedness of the province is vyell over 200,000,000 dollars, and may possibly reach 300,000,000 dollars. As the total rateable value of the province is at present 429,000,000 dollars, "this means," he goes on to say, " that a very large proportion of the fanners of Ontario have sunk below the level of tenants at-will."

It is useful at times to have a simple test at hand by which the purity of milk may be proved. A very simple German teso, and one that is said to be perfectly reliable, consists in dipping a well polished knitting needle into a deep vessel of milk, and then immediately withdrawing it in an upright manner. If the milk is pure a drop of fluid will hang on to the needle, but the addition of even ft small proportion of water wilL prevent the adkesion of the drop.

A singular will case, involving property of considerable value, has, been decided in the; Supreme Coiu-t, Sydney,-when the validity of a will made by Nicholla, sen., of Windsor, in favour of his son William Nicholls, /ras tested. The court found that the will was a forgery, or if signed by the testator he did, not know what, he was signing. The Chief; Justice stated the case disclosed a vile con spiracy between William Nicholls and two other persons named Corn well and Forrester to deprive the daughter .of the deceased»of the property left her by her father, and he would report the circumstances to tha Attorney-general.

The higely-satisfactory. character of the vital statistics of New Zealand have been the subject of public comment, the low mor tality especially exiting, curious surprise. European children, it has been remarked, aeem to have a poor chance of life as com pared with those in New Zealand, the death rate in England for infants under five being nearly double that in the colony. One physician attributes the happy condition of the colony to the .cheapness of meat. He points out that while in New Zealand thete are 16,000,000 sheepto 608,O00people, in the British Isles there are only 30,000,000 sheep to 37,000,000 people,

A^gtartliug incident is just now the talk of military circles in Germany, Lieutenant yon Barby, of the 12th Hussar Regiment, was riding with the troop in the neighbourhood of the garrison of Merseburg, when suddenly his horse, a high-mettled charger, took fright and bolted, AH efforts to restrain the animal were fruitless, Giving the horse the rein, the officer waited his opportunity to spring from the saddle, To his dismay the animal swerved suddenly in the direction of the plateau overhanging a broad expanse of water, the shore beneath being dotted with fisher craft, A few moments, and both horse and rider would be over, the edge. But a bright flash was seen for a moment, and the sabre of the officer fell with deadly effect upon the head of his steed. The lieu tenant then leapt from the saddle and so escaped.

Hollo way's Ointment and Pills.— Rheumatism and rheumatic gout are the most dreaded of all diseases, because their victims know that they are safe at no season and at no age secure. Hollow&y's Ointment, after fomentation of the painful parts, gives greater relief than any other application; but it must be diligently used to obtain this desirable result. It has been highly com mended by rheumatic subjects of all ages and by both sexes for rendering their attacks less frequent and le.ss vigorous,,and for re pressing the sour prespirations and soothing the neryes, In many cases Holloway'E, Ointment and Pills have proved the greatest blessings in removing rheumatism and rheu matic gout which has assailed persons pre viously and at the prime of life. It will be in the recollection of the public that my collection of apples shown m Mr Clayton's shop in East street, being sixty-six yarjfities, and also those which took two first awards #t ,£he Dunedin Exhibition and \ arious other places', was pronounced to be the largest and best ever shown in the Ash burton county. I would draw theii atten, tion my advertisement elsewhere. Aa only work on blight-proof stocks th»n which n other stocks can be relied upon, the roots of my apple trees do not require to be washed before sending out. James Porter, nursery, man, Altenton.—(Advt)

The Waitaki river at the present time is as low as the oldest settler can remember it to have been r and it is possiple to cross it at any point below the Kurow. In another column will be found an announcement to the effect that the goodwill of Gedding's Reserve, Tinwald, is up for tender in eight blocks, varying from 160 to 250 acres each, to be tendered for separately. All information will be given at the office of Mr George Jameson.

The Pleasant Point Village Settlement scheme is progressing. No available land being obtainable from Government, the New Zealand Land Company's manager has been communicated with, the result being so satisfactory that a public meeting is shortly to be called to discuss the scheme.

There is now to be seen in the shop window of Messrs J. Scaly and Co., East street, a collection of apples showing some of the sorts grown at the nurseries, Riverbank, that will repay inspection by any one who contem plates planting fruit plants. There are upwards of fifty different kinds shown, all /.aluable, long keeping sorts. .For size, color, and general excellence they are by far the finest that have beanshowainAshburton t is season (Advt, On Sunday afternoon the members of the Masonic body in Ashburton, to the number of about fifty, attended Divine Service at St. Stephen's Church. The service, which began at, three o'clock, was of a special nature, both as regards the hymnal ahd sermon. The Rev E. A. Scotttookfor his text the words of Cain, in reply to the Almighty's question as to where was Abel — "Aml my brother's keeper ?" The collec tion was ia aid of the Bick and needy fund of Ashburton, and amounted to over £510s. All three Lodges in town were represented, and most of the offi«Brs were present. The mission of the Rev Father Goggan, S.M., Professor of St. Patrick's College, Weir lington, commenced on Sunday last in the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Ash burton., The second Mass was celebrated at eleven o'clock by the Very Rev Father Chastagnon, and the Rev Father Goggan was the preacher. He chose the passage " What |shall it profit a nwa if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul," from which to speak, and his rermon was one characterised by deep earnestness and fall of stenlag appeals to the people on no account to hazard their souls' salvation by the neglect of religious duty. There was a large congregation, very many coming in from the country districts. The mission will be extended over the week, and at all the services Father Goggan will be the preacher. The half-yearly meeting of the Loyal Ash burton Lodge 1.0.0. F., M.U. f was held in the Lodge room on Friday evening. There Was a full attendance of members. The ordinary bnsiness being disposed of Dr Tweed's resignation as a medical officer of the Lodge was considered and accepted. The following officers for ensuing term were elected. N.G., J. Currie, .V.G., A. Patter son. G.M., J. Burgess. The minor offices were satisfactorily filled. The installation cere mony was impressively rendered by P.G., H. Dalley. P.G.s, T. J ones, and S. Woodward acting as conductors. It was decided to celebrate the anniversary of the Lodge by, a tea |*|i social to be held in the Oddfellows' Hall "on Friday July 18th,and a strong committee was appointed to carry*out same. The newly elected officers having returned thanks, the Lodge was closed in peace and harmony. Receipts £74 12s 9d, Expenditure £32 6s 3d. An amusing case of mistaken identily has occurred in Wanganui. ' The' police wanted, a carpenter named Anderson for petty larceny at Napier, and hearing there was one of that name working at Netlyo Lodge who answered the . description Constable Shearman was despatched to bring him down. Imagine the sensations of Mr J. W. ■ Anderson, the well known carpenter, who lived for years on the River Bank, when, as be was playing at cards with the owner of Netlye Lodge, the constable walked in arid arrested him. To walk handcuffed into town about ten o'clock at night, on a frosty night,- and to be taken into publichouses on the way to see if he was known and had changed any of the stolen money was hardly amusing to the accused, and perhaps least of all was the sensacion of having to take his drinks with' his hands encircled with the bracelets. However, when he got to town Sergeant-Major Anderson did not hesitate a moment in releasing him. Mr Anderson takes the mistake in very good part. Certainly the Most Effective MEDICINE in the world is SANDER and SONS EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects in Coughs, Colds, Influenza, etc.; the relief is instantaneous. Thousands gave the most gratifying testimony. Read this certificate:-—" 24th April, 1885 — Messrs Sander and Sons, —It is with the greatest of pleasure that I testify •to the excellence of your Eucalypti Extract. Having had inflammation of the bone of the leg, which came on after a severe attack of lovr fever, I was attended by Dr J. 4 Boyd, who had made strenuous efforts to save my leg, but without success. .He found it necessary to amputate my limb. Having heard in the meantime of the wonderful cures worked by the Eucalypti Extract, I obtained a bottle, and the extract >had not been applied more than an hour when I began to feel greatly relieved. After applying the extract every four hours for nine or ten days it was out of all danger. I would persuade all who > may be effected with, any such disease to give the Eucalypti Extract a trial, and I am convinced that they will. find' it the most wonderful of medicines.—Yours, etc., E. J. Ccbnow, Wattle street;, Sand k*rst.—(Adrt.) ' 5

WESLEYAN JUBILEE

In connection with the New Zealand Wesleyan Jubilee celebration, the Presi dent of the New Zealand Conference, the Rev J. J. Lewis, preached a ,at the St Albans Church yesterday morning, on the " World's Debt to Methodism.." In speaking of the two brothers Wesley he was reminded how much: they were indebted to Charles, as the poet of Metho dism: John % Wesley, the marvellous preacher, travelled 5000 miles a year, in days when roads were bad and difficult, preached. fifteen times a week, and yet found time to (prepare two hundred books for the press, and to keep abreast of modern literature. Wesley formed a society of total abstainers, and loud' and stern was his denunciation of the liquor traffic. When he died (he left a society of members, and an organisation which had developed j ,not into, . a sect, but into a large and vigorous branch of the Holy Catholic Church. Mr Lewis then sketched the history of the Wesleyan Church in New Zealand from the establishment of the first mission station in 1822, to the formation of the.| New Zealand Conference in 1874, The progress,'made gince the latter year.,was shown 'by the fact that the number of; ministers had increased from 56 in 1874 to 84 in 1890 ; the local preachers from 198 to 416; the members from 3000 to 1 8000; the attendants at church from | 24,000 to 53,000 j the Sunday scholat, ■ from 8500 to 20,800 and the Sunday' school teachers from 900 to over 2000 • In 1773 the whole of America was put down as one Wesleyan circuit, with forty nine ministers. The Methodist Episcopal Church had now churches and par sonages worth £16,000,000. It was proposed to use part of the Jubilee Fund., nqw being raised in this work, to increase the Church Loan Fund, which saved £2300 of interest each year, to the church, and to relieve embarrassed trusts. The English Wesleyan Jubilee in 1839 had resulted not only in raising a sum of £230,000, but in a great advance in spiritual work, and so it should be in New Zealand. If Wesleyans would'fulfil the conditions in regard to the most glorious prediction in the Book, they would be able to say indeed, "This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears."

The Mail Services.

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Wellington, June 29. The United States Government have not yet replied as to their intention re. the subsidy to the San, Francisco Mail Ser vice. The Postmaster-General has com municated with the Agent-General asking him to ascertainif, in the event.of a^sub sidy being granted, the Imperial authori ties will continue to pay the cost of transit between London and San Francisco; or if, in the event^of the San. Franciscp service being abandoned,**the* British "Govern ment will agree to bear the cost of con veying the mails to the Colony by the direct service, the, New Zealand .Govern- inent paying only for the homeward mails.

Allegd Bigamy.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Dunedin, on Friday, Ellen Feeney was charged before Mr E. H. Carew, R.M., with having, on the 9th of .September,; 1886, at Dunedin, feloniously married one Albert Tasman- Williamo Beaumont, her former husband (Daniel Feeney) being then alive. '

Mr Solomon appeared for the infor mant, and Sir Robert Stout for the accused.

In opening the case for the prosecution Mr Solomon Baid the circumstances of the case t were these: The accused Ellen Feeney was married to Daniel Feeney, in the County 'of Perry, Ireland, on the 28th of May, 1875. Her maiden name wa». Ellen Mullin. She was married in a Catholic Church,' and her husband subsequently., left her and went ,to America. She afterwards came to Dune din, and went to live in-the house of her sister, who was married to a' man named M'Cluskey. She stayed with Mr and Mrs M'Cluskey for a considerable time, and on the 9th of September, 1886, she married Albert Tasman William Beau mont at the . registry office, v Dunedin, under the name of Ellen Feeney. She also gave the name of her father as James Feeney and .that of her mother as Susan, Feeney. That, he (Mr Solomon) should prove was quite untrue, but in addition to that it was very material to > the case, as assisting to prove the previous marriage. As, regarded !the question of - proof , of previous ' marriages, great difficulties generally existed where the marriage had been solemnised so far away as in Ireland ; but in this case that had been got over by the fact that the wife admitted the previous marriage to Mr M'Cluskey when jhe; lived in his house.. The proof of the.'"previous marriage was, '' indeed, very plain. M'Qluskey was ac cused's brother-in-law, and tiad lived in Ireland close to Miss Mullin and Feeney, and accused told M'Cluskey that she had married Dan Feeney, son of James, Feeney, at the place they both came from. Ajmonth^or'twp; before she married the second time she also showed him a letter which, she said she received from her husband. There was a photograph in the letter, t and that phothgraph was the' photograph of Feeney. Another person, whom he would call as a witness, also -lived mi Ii eland and knew both the ac-< cused and Feeney well. She then knew the accused as.'Ellen' Mullin. He (Mr Solomon) also had a certificate of thfc original marriage .which .was solemnised in Ireland. '- . . , ; . :

Accused was then committed . for trial, bail "being allowed her.iii her own recognisance of £100, and two sureties of £50 each. ... '■ ' ,

Cycling and Health.

Dr B. W. Richardson, in the iEsclepiad, points out that unless certain essential conditions are observed cycling is inevit ably injurious to health. Ho thinks that it is always best to delay the commencement of cycling xtntil the body is closely approaching to its maturity; Even adult cyclists who are too much in the saddle almost invariably, acquire what may be called the cyclist's figure, which is not graceful arid is not indicative'of the full possession of perfectly balanced bodily powers. Hence I should not recommend cycling as a pastime of the schools, and I should not favour it as an exercise, [ even during holiday" time from school, except in the most moderate degree. The systematic pursuit of cycling should never be fully commenced until the rider has arrived at maturity—that i£ to 1 say, until the age of twenty-one years lias been attained. The effect of cycling on the upper extremity of the arm and forearm is to slightly bend, the limb, -the yletojanity taking place in tho arm-bone and in the fineers, and to bring about an unnatural curve of the; shoulders. On the lower limbs cycling, tells as markedly as;.it does, on the spine ;; and, as the * lower' limbs perform the', greater part of the work, they usually' feel the effects of it most distinctly.; Riding", brings",outtandl'-exaggerates any^ deformity, however slight. The pelvis^ of the rider, now practically a part of the; 'machine, is fixed' to it, and is almost as.i rigid as itself. In this position of things the thigh-bone is placed under unusual' strain. The large muscles in the fore part of the thigh are«hiployed in extend* ing or lifting up the leg &t grea^ dis advantage of leivefageV' 'Wmtttieisfcrftinis on these muscles every young cyclist knowstto his cost r and it is not until they get a kind of extra-natural power that riding is easy. The pressure upon the* thigh-bone causes bow-leggedness. We still maintain a basic error in the machine, by having it so constructed that the pelvis of the rider becomes a.fixod part of the machine- Tim is/well showh when the cyclist has to meet a lull; In climb ing-we push the machine, or. drag it* We, want two ; entire; changes in con struction of the machine, one by which we can-bring the whole weight of the body into the propulsion; the other 1 by which we can call., fprfcli all that muscular power which is,used with such effect in walking and running, but is lost in cycling. ]f these rwo objc-cts were attained and -there is not the slightest reason why, they should not be attained, Qliiinbirig,-would be just as easy on the machine as it is off it; while the degree of speed that would be rendered Applicable wou}d,. r at, .least he doubled; that is to say', 'if now in ordinary, riding the fourjmiiesan •.hojtqp of the pedestrian is Qhfljhgpct'• into eight, it would then, with the same amount of exertion, be tmrne(jt into sixteen ; whilst the 20'iniles an hour; of the fastest rider would be turned into forty, if that were a safe pace to. travel. , ,

The Terror of Battle.

During the war we used. t*o read of companies falling baqk, regiments giving ground, and brigades becoming demor alised, and the average reader took it for cowardice and openly expressed' his con tempt. No man ever went into battle twice alike. No company, regiment, or brigade were ever situated twige. alike. A man may be very braye in one battle and very timjd in the next. His physical and mental condition have much to do with it. A private* soldier knows the, position of his entire brigade in *a fight. If the position is a strong one he is en couraged ; if the flanks are exposed or the defences are weak he is nervous and ap prehensive. - • , It is a grand stake the sipldier plays for in battle. If he wins ho may live.on until the next fight, If he. loaes he gets a headstone in, a national cemetery. I cannot make you understand the situation better than to give you personal ex periences. The great majority of soldiers had the- -".m? frr-line and passed through tlie viln, O.\ln IiiMH.iSK. ■ .' t\ At first Bull Run my brigade gained

ground for several hours. This, with a small loss of men, kept us encouraged. Indeed, it was hard for the officers to "restrain us. Every man was hopeful and determined, and any single company would have charged a regiment. The panic had upset thousands before it touched us. Indeed, the retreat had been going on for two hours before we got word. We were well in hand and > ready to advance when the news reached us. In five minutes every man was shaky. In ten minutes men whose faces were powder-stained were sneaking out of the ranks to gainl tlw |ear Vf .;in a quarter of an hour half a company of • Confederates could have driven $he whole brigade like a flock of sheep, 'f saw men cry 4^«.^dren.. and sit .down : f rqni | weakness. Every fresh report added lo' the.ieding of terror,' and by and by 1 'discip line gave way to a "grand rvwh, and it was every man for himself. No one would stop to reason. No, one cared whether his. j comrade w f a4 ahead or behind. > This I was called cWardice, but it was not. It was panic—the terror of battle—a senseless'but powerful' some thing which seizes the bravest men and makes children of them.

. In the streets of Fredericksburg I saw Federal isoldiera discharge their muskets into the air, when the enemy was within point-blank range.'' Isaw plenty of them drop oil their faces and If emble^nctgr oan and cry. This was^a.case where every man saw the hopelessness of .attack. He felt that he was pushed forward to be shot down. There was no way for retreat until the lines should fall back. On the other hand, the Confederate troops posted behind the stone wall at the foot of Mayre's Hill joked and smoked and were in the highest spirits, feeling themselves secure from bullets, and knowing they could beat back any force. One of them told^me that after taking a dead aim on thirteen different men and [dropping everyone of . I them he refrained from firing the iiext quarter, of. an hour : .put >of i sheer v pity r for I the human targets being : shoved:up; to j meet death.-,. ,; .-*;•:-; .;V,,u, .>,; .1  At r Malvern Hill. my, regiment , Jay. in th 9 dry bed of a creek at the foot of the elevation.. It was,'a natural F ri£ks)it, and sheltered us so well that" we had only a .slight loss In-killed and wounded. As the Confederates charged across the fields we felt < pity for them. We .poured ,inf 6urr>toHeys, without ?fear of danger in return, and out of. five Con federates who rushed, into our lines in their" bewilderment threjßfl^rJßjfe crying and sobbing." ;.It| wasn|ttdbwardice but terror. 3 Ko'coward could nave been in duced to march across thoae meadows, .in the, faiee of, os, temfioffirehljtfctra cannon and .musketry,-. r'|£ At Cold;' Harbor, after „ jbeating* off everything in our: front, and whu«\nost of the men.,were some one .started the report that the Confederates had gained 'our rear.^^Pw&thousand men broke back. ljke^a^lotrpfjboyß,) pome even their guns away,;,and the Wers of other tiw/p^s" had: no effect until %ie frenzy had had-jtimoto evaporate. At hadthe coyiar of ajstidne wall, antf w knew that we were well supported. I 'We'hoped for a charge, and when, it: game", ev^ry. \ itoa^i wj& §<k)I and calm and- confident./ 11 "One "band of prisoners numbering atidut thirty, was led past "us ioni; their.;/ffay "tirf? (she rear, , and I noticed, tjiat , many .were crying arid all wer'e llwhitefacedV v' I have seen .the best t; soldiers I aid i ,thY <rbi&st fighters win their medalsin »ne battle and show the, whifce >jeath.er'in_thjatnextfc t I saw a 'second'lieutehanfc'almdwely^or the privilege, }bi pleading a charge at Antietam, and yet at* ChantiUy he fell into'-'aditfcharid pretendedioMbe^ivit so as. tp, drop behind* in'J the ;'charge. Cowards never go, to, war..^,-; If they get intp the ranks ■ through the draft they desert or ;commiti suicide! ? IfiS'.itoin'y brave men who Ihej jgrinx/jnwmster on a field of battle, and'next to the' foe his worst enemy is a terror which,seizes him!as a .chill of fever might come'on', and there is no 1 remedy for it eicepr to"Jgifc away from the screaming'niissileaiV;6f death, until one's nerve and grit returns. -r-Selected; • ; ■: \ v? s *

Bulgaria and the Porte.

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Constantinople, June 28. The Porte has declined, to answer the Bulgarian note making a final appeal to Turkey to sanction the election of Prince Ferdinand to 1 oie Throne of Bulgaria.- ; '; '■ , v * v ■;"■'■'-. .',":;- Sofia, June' '2B*;? "•' Prince Ferdinand has 1 left; on' a t^sit to Carlsbad, a town of Austria, in the province; ofl Bohemia^ i andwMi"^Sjbam buloff, the Premier, has been appointed Regent. .;-: ■- - ' '■•>'«<'■, \ I' The sentence of the Cpurt t ordering 'Major Panitza, who iras 'convicted |of plcrttih ig"t6'dethrpne;P^ce,yei^ir ) ajtta, to be snot,' was carried f .o ( uV tcnday Vith an ( imposing military display*.i ,:kW/.?

COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.

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: ~ ~ •• ■■ London, 1 June 28. t ' The* Netherland troopship/ -;Isu& Frede^ickybound to Java,' .coUide<£wi^h the steamer Marphessa in the English Channel during a thick fog. The for mer vessel foundered, and seven of the troops were drowned. The Prins Frederick had a valuable cargo on board, also a million sterling. The Marphessa has arrived safely at Fal mouth.

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London, June 27 and 28. ! The Ea,rl of Carnarvon, aged fifty* jnine,l is'&ead.' <' ' •" 1-'!j ■ -><:*' j It is hoped that the Australian fcruisers will be ready to sail in De cember, ,*:,.'■• jK-.c^l} "f '-' '^li'oih^i I Owing to the authorities fearing, a |!strike in the police force, iJHS r"FoW": Guards are practising street paigral,^, ' Severe gales have been experienced lat the Orkney Islands.;.; Sine -fishing boats were wrecked, and thii%y-five persons drowned.' w'Jtl''^ '

'. The Committee appointed by the House of Lards to enquire into the question oil children's life insurance has taken some startling medical evi dence. '•'■'•" ,

Sir Graham Berry (Victoria), ;.Sis| Saul Samuel (New South Wales),* and Sir Dillon Bell (New Zealand); haVe left for Brussels for the purpose of attending the International TaiifrGon ference, -_ ix - t , ,;. „■,., ■*- \ In answer to a question, Mr Goschen said it would be. impossible to carry through legislation this session on the subject 'of the investment of trust funds in colonial.stock..,., . , Replying to a question Sir Jas. Fergusson stated that tbi&> terms of the East African agreement do not commit England to fresh obligations in the event of war. If -the residents of Heligoland are hostile ix? the cession of

THE ASHBUKTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1890.



rnoiio Notices. SEEDS, PLANTS, &c TBEES. TIMSES. TREES. I Again tender my best thanks to my numerous Customers and Correspon dente for tl.e support I have received from them, and assure them that I shall ■till conduct my Business in the future as I hare in the past, and all orders by post r otherwise will receive *ny prompt atten tion: My Apple Trees are all worked on the blight proof stock, and are clean and well grown ; also Pears, Plums, Cherries, Apricots, and all kinds of small Fruits. I nave one of the larga^t stock of Foreat Trees in Canterbury, about 40,000 Larch, two years old, 40,000 do. one year old, and 100,000 Pinus lnsignis, one and two years old. Cupressus Macrocarpa, I have a grand line. I make this a speciality. All my ..seedlings have been transplanted, being equal to those in boxes. I have about 100,000 one and two years old, also Roses and Fancy Shrubs, in great variety. All trees supplied and planted by me will be guaranteed for 12 months. Cata logue sent post free on application. TAMES "DORTER J AMES _L ORTER, NURSERYMAN ahd SEEDSMAN, A ju'l E N T O N ASHBURTOfc ASHBURTON COUNTY HUNT_CLUB. ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES rPO be held on the Racecourse, Ash- JL burton, on TOSEiAY,WSI 6,M Patrons —Hon. John McLean, Matthew Stitt. President —.John Grigg. Vicb-Pbssidents— G. H. Alington, W. B. Denshire, Dr Leahy, D. McLean, W. C. Walker, M.H.R. StBWABDS—G. H. Alington, J, C. N. Grigg, Dr Leahy, H. G. Moore, W. P. Chapman, J. Jamieson, D. McKendry, G. A. Buckley, H. H. Wright, -W. Rollit. Judge—M. Stitt. Starter—D. Thomas. Clerk of the Course —A. Hewson. Clerk op the Scales—A. J. Kelly. Handioappbrs—Dr Leahy, M. Scott, F. Russell. PROGRAMME 1. The ' Hunters' Hcjrdle Race, a - handicap of 15 soys ; second horse to receive 3 soys from the stake. For qualified hunters the property of members of 'ihe Ashburton County Hunt Club. Maiden riders allowed 71bs. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, ss. Ab:> ut o miles ; over eight flights of hurc 1 bout 3 feet 6 inches high. 2. Hunt Club Ccp eplechase, n handicap of 30 soy cond horse to receive 3 soya and third horse to receive 2 soys from the stake. Open to all qualified hunters, the property of members of any recognised Hunt Club. Minimum weight, lOst. Maiden riders allowed 71bs. Nomination, 15s ; acceptance, 15s. About three miles, over such jumps and course as the Stewards shall direct. N.B.— The winner of this race to have the 1 option of receiving the prise in a piece of .plate or in specie. 3. Hack Race, of 10 soys, no writrht under 9st. For horses that lmve never been nominated for a handicap (or any classic race. Post entry 10t>, to go to the fund. Three quarters of a mile on the flat. 4. Maiden Steeplechase Plate, of 15 .soys ; second horse to receive 3 soys from the stake. For qualified hunters the property of members of the Ashburton County Hunt Club, that have never won an advertised steeple *- chase. Weight for age. Maiden riders allowed 7lb». Entrance 15s. About two miles. 5. Ladies' Bracelet Handicap, of 20 soys ; the first horse to receive a bracelet of the value of 15 soys ; the second horse to recoive a bracelet of the value of 5 soys. Open to all qualified hunters, the property of members of any recognised Hunt Club. A high weight handicap. Gentlemen riders. Maiden riders allowed 71b. Horses before starting for this race*must qualify over n flight of hurdles in front of the stand to the satisfaction of the Stewards. All horses to be nominated by ladies. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. About two miles on the flat. 6 Consolation Steeplechase, a handicap of 10 soys. Nomination 10s, to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Ladies' Bracelet is run; acceptance free; to be notified to the Secretary within 10 minutes of the declaration of the weights. About one mile and a half. GENERAL RULES. No entry will be received for any of the Races except upon this condition :—That all disputes and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by a majority of the Stewards present, or those whom they may appoint. Their decisions upon all points connected with the carrying out of this Programme shall be final. All entries to be sealed and addressed to the Secretary, Ashburton, entrance money enclosed, with the name, age at the time of entiy, name of owner, pedi gree, and performances of the horse, and; cbloi'H of the rider. Entries by telegram must be confirmed by writing at the earliest opportunity. No . nomination or acceptance will be received on any pretence whatever after the hour named, and unless accompanied by the necessary amount in cash. All horses must be ridden in colors. A qualified hunter shall mean any horse that has been fairly hunted at least three - times with any recognised pack of huiinds during the season 1889, and the Master's Certificate of qualification must be pro duced at the scales. Gentlemen riders.—Names must be gent in to the Secretary on or before 2nd August for the approval of the Com mittee. Five per cent will be deducted from all winnings towards the expenses of the Course. The Committee reserve to themselves the right of refusing any entry, and in the event of bad weather of postponing the meeting from day to day or for any longer period. The Races will be run under the Rules of Racing and the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase Rules in all cases where they apply. ' NOMINATIONS &c Nominations to be accompanied by fees name, age, and description of the horse and colors of rider, and in the hands oi the Secretary not later than 9 p.m. on SATURDAY, July 19th, 1890. Weights will be declared on MONDAY, Jnly 28th, 1890 Acceptances must be made to the Secretary nofc later than 9 p.m. on SATURDAY, August 2nd, 1800. E. J. FOOKS, Hun S eijjt r



Public Notices. SEALY'S FRUIT TREES TNCLUDING Apples, Pears, Plums, _jl Cherries, Peaches, Apricots, Nectar ines, ,fjr.d .all other fruits. The merits of all the varieties have been subjected to severe tests during the last 16 years, and 1 the stock is now admitted to be the Largest and Choicest in Canterbury, probably in the colony, to select from, all warranted, and at your own prices. SEALY'S FOREST TREES Of all kinds, innumerable in quantity, well-grown and hurdy—all kinds, all sizes, all prices. - - SEALY'S ORNAMENTAL TREES, &c Choice in quality, numerous in quantity. SEALY'S MACROCARPA. Tens of thousands in number. A large quantity specially grown for fencing at very low prices. SEALY'S ROSES. I Endless in variety and choicest in quality. [ SEALY'S CATALOGUES Forwarded free to any address on application. Note.—l will only be responsible for Trees ordered direct from the Nursery or : through Messrs J. Scaly akd Co. I THOS. SEALY, Nurseryman, 18 Riverbank, Ashburton. DBA IN AND FIELD PIPES. A LARGE tupply of various SIZES always in STOCK for SALE in large or small quantities. SPECIAL quotations given for large quantities. GEORGE JAMESON, 210 ASHBURTON & RAKAIA tITANTED BEFORE 31st JULY Ut Afin SPARROWS IU,UUU SPARROWS ONE HALF-PENNY EACH, (In Strings of 25), At the County Council Office. Can be readily secured by using BKOOKE'S POISONED WHEAT Whilst Ploughing. Sold in 101b Bags 3s each. Spreydon, 14th June, 1890. MR C. M. BROOKE, Dear Sir, —Please forward to Add ington Station for the Halswcll Road Boardj eight buahels of Poisoned Wheat Also for the Sprcydon Road Board, four bushels of same. The Poisoned Wheat obtained from you last season gave complete satisfaction. Yours Faithfully, C. W. COMER, Clerk. JOHH ORR & Co. A- BE OFFERING GRAND VALUF, J_A_ in the Following Leading Linos OF GENERAL IRONMONGERY, & ETC Ex "Rimutaka," And Other Late Arrivals. 4 Casks Saucepans, Boilers and Kettles. 4 Casks Lamps, Globes and Chimneys. 1 Case Table Knives, Forks, Spoons. 3 Cnsks Plough and Trace Chains. 80 Tins White Lead. 40 Tins Red Lead. 120 Drums Raw and Roiled Oil. Paints and Varnishes of all kinds. 5 Bales Wall Papers. 50 Register Grates from 14s 6d to £6. Ranges, Stoves, at all prices. 8 Cases Wringers and Mangles. 50 Sets Fire Irons from 5s to 3Cs. 50 Fenders from 6s to £5. 25 Tons Bar and Sheet Iron. 1 Ton Bolts and Nuls, all sizes. Leather Portmanteaus and Trunks. Leather Belting, 1| to 6in. Manilla and Flax Rope, l£ to 3in. 35 Coils Plough Lines. 2 Cases Mould Boards. 5 Casks Hornsby's Plough Shares (new pattern.) 3 Casks Ransom's Plough Shares. 3 Casks Buggy Springs and Axles. 1 Cask Carriage Lamps. 20 Kegs Blue Stone. 10 Cases New Iron Bedsteads. 10 TONS CLOVER SEEDS. 100 Kegs Wire Nails. . 20 Kegs Fencing Staples. 200 Coils Steel Fencing Wire, 80 Coils Barb Wire. 1 Bale Seaming Twine. 2 Cwt Bobit Mettle. 25 Bundles Spades and Forks. 3 Packages Screws, Locks and Hinges. 2 Cases Saws, Chisels and Planes. 10 Cases Axes and Picks. 4 Cases Gorsc Knives. 10 Cases Pick Axe and Hammer Handles. 2 Cases Hammers. 2 Bales Door Mats. 10 Crates China and Earthenware, includ- New Toilet Dinner, ' Tea and, Dessert Ware. Some of these are really beautiful goods. 150 Cases Oils, including Valvoline, Lubroline, Caster, Colza, Olive Lard and Neatsfoot —this can all b had in any quantity. 150 Cases KEROSENE, Light of th Age ; the very best. i GROCERY DEPARTMENT WILL Always be found STOCKED v/ith GOODS of First Class QUALITY, —Including— Indian, Ceylon and China TEAS, Mauritius Sugar, Crushed Loaf Sugar, Pure Coffee, Candles, Oatmeal, Rollitt and Cos. Flour, Butter from Mr John Grigg s Famous Dairy. JOHN GRR AND CO., jMPORTEBS.



WANTED Cask Adv-rli-vncntx under t/its keuUri'i, no exceeding 16 merds, ONE %H£LLIi\G Addrcitxexnwy heleftatthi* Otßr,<; QTOP THAT COUGH! By using O Flower's Cough Drops. Guaranteed fficacious. Can only be obtained at H. G. Flower's, Confectioner, East Street. 3 191 JUST opened, a few ladies plush jackets, newest shapes, very cheap. —H. C. Segers, Melford House. \/k, AJN.i.ilil Anown.—A special pur- V V chase of choice Ladies' Hats at,,* desperate price.—W. H. Collier. 4tl'£o WANTED every man in the County to have a suit of the Aahburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcortt, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder'a Buildings. ANTED KNOWN.— The Cheapest House in Ashburtrn to buy Drapery, Millinery,-Clothing, Boots, etc., is H. C. Segers, Melford Houbb. YTf ANTED a good Cook and Laundress, VV also Housemaid ; must have good references. Apply Mrs R. Fkikdlander, Tancred Street. 6 169 rpHIRB Ashbnrton Social, Orange jL Hall, Tuesday, July Ist, 1890. Music by Brook's Band. Gentlemen, 2s 6d, Ladies frae. 6 119 A. MEETING, of alt who have been interested in MRS BAEYERTZ Mission, will be held in the Arcade Chambers on TUESDAY evening, at 7.30 p.m. :  6 172 r pHE Patent Candle Extinguisher can JL be Set to Extinguish at any time required ; it will save insurance premiums your houseand your life, price Is ; Sole Agenfe for Ashburton.—R. Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings U/ a¥tTD KNOWN.-A lot of V V Ladies Cloth and Tweed Jackets, considerably under usual cost price.— W. H. Collier, "The Corner." yi, ANTED Known —One hundred VV and fifty Ladies'and Children's Ulsters bought a great bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap—H. C. Segers. Melford House. ANTED Known —The Cheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods in Ashburton, is at W. F. Haknajford's, Burnett Street. A large stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with dcs patch * ' , , Public Notices. VTOTICE—-All persons found Tresspa J_\ sing inpursuit of game or other wise on the Riversdale Estate on and after this date will be prosecuted. J. R. WILLIAMS. Rivewdale, 24th May. 5 176 THE UNDERSIGNED having secured a large block of Good Bush Land at Alford Forest, are now prepared to supply Farmers, Contractors and others with any quantity of fencing. materials, viz: Heart Posts, Heart Stakes, Sheep yard Rails, Straining Posts, and also Firewood. Delivery can be had at a very convenient place, or Orders may be sent by rail from Sprinctburn Railway Station. GREEN BROS., >4J-7t Springburn Post Office jsr the z NEW ZEALAND j CLOTHIHG FACTORY FOE OVEECOATS AND WATEHPJROOFS. CHEAPEST and BEST HOUSE in the District. HEALTH and COMPOET FOR 3OA The Celebrated Werthein New High:, arm Sewing Machines on easy Time pay ments. «ti f^\ W. H. WEBBER, Til v j Manager. _£? WITHOUT TEETH WJtMvTEETU THE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL, SURGERY, Comer of Cashel and High streets. fi ]\/p El^ AND c a SURGEON DENTISTS. . And at Dunedin and Westport. TTTE have gained the FIRST AWARD W ' 'at the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Applir nnces for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that we guarantee the highest class work and perfect fit .it the most moderate cost A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Complete Set — Upper and Lower — temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Natural, Durable, Comfortable Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al most immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra fee or charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE v^AS several times daily for the past ten years, we fearlessly assert that extraction teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safe Fee for Administration, ss. Extraction, 2s 6d. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by ther dentists repaired or remodelled at mnU cost. Hours of a tendance —9 am.to G p.m.



The Jubilee services in connection with the Wesleyan Church, Ashburton, were well attended at both diets of worship on Sunday. In the morning the Rev J, 1?. Buttle was the preacher, and in $he even ing Mr G. W. Leadley, Both services were special to the occasion, and the preachers made reference to the Jubilee. The special collections taken wfn most satisfactory in amount,