MARRIAGE.

Fooks—Huxtabik.—On the 22nd Oct. afc All Sain Is Church, Dunedin, Ernest Edwahd Fooks, M.8., to Marion, daughter of Charles Hiixtable, Esq., I Hobart, Tasmania. . r,, ,-

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna et Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, OCTOBER*" 25, 1800. LABOUR DEMONSTRATION DAY.

Some- irrif ation appfarfc to bare arisen m various centres as to the observance of Tuesday next as a public holiday. The labour organisations of New Zealand, following m the wake; of labouring classes m the other' colonies, Ji.'iv© decided to inaugurate a, special holiday to commemorate the recognition of eight hours as a day's work m various skilled and unskilled trades. This decision has caused some ill-feeling amongst business people and others; and m some instances a point blank refusal has been made to obsorv« the day as a holiday, notwithstanding that all Government offices will be closed, m accordance with a request from the labour bodies. The employers' argue, and with some good reason, that there are already too many,'general and special holidays observed during the year, and enter, a firm protest against the introduction of others on any pretext whatever. The labour bodies, on the other hand, claim, and also with good reason, that, by the recognition of eight hours as a day's labour, a great boon has been conferred upon a large proportion of the popula tion, and is of sufficient importance to form occasion for Special public re joicing. In regard to the latter conten tion it must be confessed,thereare many recognised general holidays on the cal endar which cannot be justified upon equally sound grounds ; and there are also many special holidays proclaimed throughout the year on behalf of smaller sections of the community than those benefited by the eight hours principle, against which the same thing may be urged. The unfortunate hitch is, however, m regard to the addition of another spocia! holiday m addition to those; already m force ; and m this matter we think the labor party have made a mistake. We do not see why one of the holidays already on the calendar should not be utilised as the day on which to hold a labor demon stration, and, the various processions and games m connection therewith. On many public holidays—the Prince of Wales Birthday, for instance, following immediately upon the heels of the proposed annual Labor Demon stration Day —-there are no public re joicings or demonstrations, and any such day could be taken advantage of by the labor organisations for the purposes m view. The business man, whose' Capital "is invested m his occu pation, does not care to put up the shutters of his shop or close his offico too frequently; and if pushed too far may refuse to recognise holidays at all. It is therefore not wise on the part of employes to run a-muck against con firmed prejudice, and this more especially at a time when there exists considerable class feeling between em ployers and employed. In the strenuous objections being raised by certain city em ployers to thepublic observance of Labor Demonstration Day, there is no doubt a little anti-labor spirit exhibited—'the justness of the cause is lost sight of m consequence of antipathy against the promoters. But there is nevertheless sound argument iri the contention that there are already too many public holidays observed m the colony ; and the labor party will do well to respect this contention, and instead of insisting upon a special holiday, avaiithemselves of one already m existence. This would, we think, be a satisfactory solution of the difficulty, -would give satisfaction to all parties, and would add an attraction to someone of the holi dayson the calendarwhich does notnbw exist. In addition to this, the adoption of our suggestion would, we think, en sure the successful carrying out of all arrangements m connection with a labor rejoicing, as all parties concerned would be able to take part therein, in stead of as at present seems probable, only half the number being allowed to do so.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Influenza is somewhat common m the Geraldine district. Since 1871 Germany has spent £15,800,000 upon new firearms alone. There are over 100 miles of streets paved with wood m London. Sound milling wheat is worth m Wanga nui 3s Cd to 3s 8d per bushel, but there is none offering. Friday, 31st October (Show Day), is advertised elsewhere as a special Bank holiday m Ashburton. French physicians watched the body of * man who had been guillotined, and observe his heart beating for six minutes after th" head w«s cut off. On dit (and the authority for it is said to be good) that Mr J. W. Sawle will be a can didate for the representation of Ashburton, making the fifth m the field. A Renter's telegram, dated New York, September .1, says :—On Saturday last a horse Mamed Roy Wilkes trotted a mile m 2min 8$?»c at Independence, lowa, thua beating'the world's record. Xt is said of the late judge JJolesworth, of Victoria, that no judgment delivered by him during thirty yeara was ever reversed on being taken to- fhe JEnglish court ,of ap peal Th« average consumption of meat, m Aus tralia by each inhabitant is «quaj to $701bs | jj«r annum, or three-quarters of a powfld per | diem for each man, woman, aud-cMld, : A Wellington resident offers half-a-guinea each to school-children m the Wairarapa district who will gather and deliver to him , during the summer months a collection of insects infesting the orchards, fields, and ; woods. | The third annual gathering of St. Andrew^ Caledonian Society is to be held j i this year wj. thu Ifith December, Anniversary ] i Day. Xhe progf-M/miie, as usual, is a lengthy one, comprising or*]* 1 fjfty items; and the prize money' ottered exceed J:]Mlt of former years As the date is a most iuuffsplp one [for competitors to attend, being cuffit; *$■, Boxing >wi N«W Year's ilays, and <i» no other sports of mm class are beirtg held m the ' colony, on that i\atuj jppgpjmnendalions have been deceived by the ' «&w#/{)rs from all quarters l'> offer Sufficient;\JLnd*u*aej£i)ts to lwin« together the best pipers, danc^w, *#} , puttei* ot-ttta «tone, and ,turo.w f ew« fit the; hammur, mA to give- effect to tins the Society this yea*- ,o«V iWW and.ttboYO the nmu.l pribsoffio/iey. A.ch«.iß,l4WjO»,d n«edal, value J&j' wUb- &> i" Aa«H?y *<^S*/. /<* «hanipfoD piper* :» .ebajnpioii gold W* i value IT), lot jjiost pointed yxj.tti.iig the Btonfc = mid tkrbwingtli* Jjtunfencf |? iajs? ft qbampjou jjold medal for point* P JJ# k#<* $WCin£.

Owing to the extensive business being clone m Christchurch Messrs Wirth Bros. have decided to extend their season there for two weeks longer. Owing to this change m arrangements, the Wiljl West Show will not open m Ashburtonunt.ilNovember 10th. The Earl of Moray gave £14\10s for the unique miniature portrait of M&y Queen of ScovS m her French .widow's■''stress, which was sold .the other day'at the'" Outhbert Bede" library sale at Sotheby's. The MS. of «' Verdant Green," by Cuthhert Bede, was bought for £20 10s. Within the past two years, four fine New Zealand trading ships have been lost on the the voyage between- here amWlom,e,<with &U. hands," without anything ever being heard of them again. These are the Trcyelyan, Dimcdin, Marlborough, and the -barque Assay c. AH save the Trevelyanaremiwnng lately. ; A children's fancy dress ball has recently been hell m Wanganni, and passed off most successfully. The juveniles entered* thoroughly into the spirit of the occasion, and the assemblage of gaily dressed miniature warrior* Lilliputian queens, etc, had a very imposing effect. ; ■■ : , . The Orange tea, advertised to be held m the Orange Hall, Ashburton, on November 3rd, has been postponed to the following evening (the 4th) owing to the unavoidable: absence of the Rev J. G. W. Ellis,/who will be engaged on the first "named date at Rakaift. ; Messrs J. Poncl and Co., of Auckland are shipping large cargoes of enamelled butter packages and enamelled'tiraber to Melbourne: and Sydney. The development of the Vic torian and New South Wales export food 1 trade is causing a brisk demand for suitable; packing cases, and the enamelled timbe < manufactured by the Messrs Pond appear; to have hit the popular taste. tt may be a surprise to many to learn that statistics prove the sea to be safer to live on than land. The death rate of sailors m tho British merchant marine service is under 12 per iOOO? the loss of life.by shipwreck is about a quarter of this—in fact, there are more lives lost among miners from accident than among sailors, and many more among railway emploj ees. It is not generally known what an im mense quantity of cheese now reaches Eng r land from Canada. Irtst year the. import* amounted to nearly 90,000,0001ba weight, and up to the middle of August the ship-, ments from Montreal numbered 665,865 boxes, as against 553,449 boxes m the same period m 1889, and 500,005 m 1888. ; , The ravages of phylloxera are causing conster nation m the champagne districts of Franc^. Extensive preparations have baen made to give *iie ground a thorough drenching with > solution of carbonate of sulphur, and" the Government will render assistance m the work, Owing to the apprehensions of the wine fanners the market has been affected, and tho fine grades of champagne may pro bably be advanced. At this time, writes a correspondent of '.' Notes and Queries," Her Majesty's family circle numbers 50 living descendants, includ ing sons and daughters, grandsons and grand daughters, great-grandsons and great-grand daughters, besides whom she has four sons in-law, four daughters-in-law, five grandsons in-law, and-one grand-daughter-in-law. * The Queen has lost one son and one daughter, five grandsons, one granddaughter,, one great grandson, and one sourin-law. If these were living, h;r family circle wonld number 74. The four masted ship Silberhoru, Captain Irish, completed her loading at Lyttelton yesterday. Her cargo consisted of 26,423 sacks-of wheat grown m the Ashburtoh County, and 803 sacks of cocksfoot, all shiped by MesGrs Friedhnder Bros. The vessel cleared at the customs to-day for the United Kingdom, and sails early m the coming week. . Th 3 funeral of the late Mrs John Henry took place this morning. The. ■procession moved from the Commercial Hotel to the Catholic Clmrch, where the Very Rev.Father Ctaflbagsion celebrated requiem mass, and, delivered a funeral address. The family of the deceased have long been the mainstay, of the Catholic choir, but their sad'duty!to the departed culled them to the alter on this occasion, and their place* were token m the organ loft by 'Protestant frionds with whom they had often worked m musical ■ matters under far different auspices. The coffin, which was covered with wreaths and a cross m white flower:-, was borne to and from the altar by friends of the deceased, and the. solemn service for the dead completed, the eort^elef t for the eomctery. The deceased was well known, and both herself arid'hcr'family widely respected m the County, hence the large'congregation at mass, and a profession, notwithstanding'the weather and the market day, of demensions seldom seen m this district, the string of pedestrians, vehicles, and horsemen reaching from Saundera' build ings to the Somerset Hotel. After mass the Rev Father, m eloquent terms, referred to the good qualities of the deceaßod as a wife r.nd "mother ,and the patience and resignation with which nhe had borne hor last illness, and urged upon all present to remember the shortness and nncertanity of life, and to live to &t to be ready f»r the last great change. The Service at the cemetery was also an impressive one, and was attended by hundreds of sorrowing friench. The Cviledondian Society were not so for tunate with their Conversazione and Ball on Friday night' as on former ocoamons with their annual concert. A crowded honso has usually rewarded the efforts of the Directors m the matter of a concert; but, although well attend el, the new departure did not seem on Friday to have hit tho public taste. There wers many circumstances too, that were calculated to interfere with the atten dance—circumstances over which +he Society could not possibly exercise control. The programme comprised no less than —song and dance together—fifty-eight items, the vocalists comprising Mrs Mac Lean Dunn, (who had not sung before an Ashburton audience for nearly fire years, and received a hearty welcome on her re-appearance), Messrs Kersal, Higgin*; Stevenson, Rees, and Millar, and a strong male voice choir* The songs rendered were admirably sung, and the part singing was quite a saccess. Mr W. P. Grant, of Pendarves, told with much dry humor, one or.two queer old Scotch stcries to the delight of the Scots. In addition to.the usual Highland dancing by the Lagmhor Highlanders, both m four some and singly, Mr Nicholas Fitzgerald gave one of his nimbly footed jigs with his usual grace, and received his inevitable round of hearty applause, Messrs Gates and Ward, with assistance.from members of the Society and friends, supplied the dance music, while Mr Georgo Robertson was piper. Refreshments were served m abun dance during the evening, and the proceed ings'terminated at an early hour m the morning. . :

COMMERCIAL.

Live Stool* M'arlcets Mr D. Thomas (late with Matson, Cox, and Co.) reports upon the livo stock market m the Ashhurton 1 district fov the woek ending October 2l»t, as follows, viz :, — On Tuesday, at the Tinwald Yards, tho., itstial weekly.-marfcefc was held. The cata- i logue for the day was a comparatively small' one, only consisting of 2591 sheep*and 62 head of cattle. The quality offered was generally of an inferior class, made up prin cipally of cull hoggets and aged crossbred'! ewes with lambs Jife" foot; the "exception to tsh|s vitte bein<; sheep sent forward by Messrs ( beddings, Houston, Chapman Bro«,,Ballan tyne,,and Bounipgcon., There was,again a large attendance of farmers, dealers, aim others, many of them, who jneant to dd business, having to return home empty handed on account of the class of stock offered not being suitable. Some people said that the value of sheep was down a lititle,: but, I cannot see it; and I venture to affirm that should several lines of first-class hoggets, sound young half fat crossbred, or young crossbred' ewes with a fair percentage of; lambs, be placed before the public for sal c they will be snapped up at prices m advance: of anything yet obtained this seaeon. My •ntries for the day consisted of 1551 sheep of nil classes and 42 head of cattle for the following clients, viz;—Messrs.> ,JV Ballan tyne, F. Bonnington, Chapman Bros, H. Milner,. E. Hardwiek, W. B. Clarkson, R.| K. Parkcrson, A. J. Houston, J. McKay, C.j Harding, G. Grice, J. Small, T. White, C.j Croskill, J. Ashton, J. Stevens, J. Thomp-' son, W. .S. Sommerville, Swarm and; Kennington, D. Ryan, J. W. Sawle, James! i Wilson, -and others. My principal sales being 61 crossbred mixed sexes, 16s 3d ; 40 fat sheep mixed ages, 14a 3d; 40 fat; cross-, bred ewes mixed ages, 14s and 14b I'd; 60 fat merino Wethers, lls 3d; 103 fai^- con ditioned two-tooths, 14»; 27 fat merinoi ewes, 7s 6d; 33 crossbreds, 10s 3d; 30 crossbred ewes and lambs, 16s 2d ; 55 cross-* bred hoggets, • 10s 7d; 234 crossbred hoggets, 9% Id ; 49 crossbred hoggets, 9s Id j 169 crossbred ewes with lambs at fopt, 12a 4d: 108 mixed sheep, 9s 3d j 270 crossbred hoggets, 10b 2d ; and 22 crossbred ewes with lambs at foot, lls lid. In cattle, I sold one at £G 2s 6d; one al £6 0s 6d; two at £6 . 10s; one at £5 15s, in' the fat pens. In stores the demand Was next to nothing, buyers getting them simply at their own Values. I sold three two year old tfteen at 12 7s 6d each; milk cows from £2 10s to £4 17a 6d ; Ayshire bull, £1 6s} tind 3f) yearlingsatfrom 8s 6d to 19s. Nothing but beef is realising anything .like remunerative values.  •: ; Wool and Sheepskins Report.—To-day k held my usual fortnightly sale of sheepskins, when I catalogued 975 skins, and a few bags of oddments of wool. There was a good attendance of buyers, biddings being keen, resulting m <i clearance at advanced prices of; fully 3d ;td Gd a skin. Butchers* best crosabreds made 6s, 6s 3d, to 6s 6d, the latter price being obtained for Mr J. Smithfs ■kins ; second quality 4s 9d, ss, 5s 3d, 5s 6d, to 5,3 9d each; small and inferior 3a, 3s 6d, is, to is^cl each. Butchers' bes+ merino made ss, 08,4(1, 6s Bd, toss lid each ;second quality 4s, 4s 3d, 4s 6d, to 4s lid each; inferior and small, 2s 9d, 3s, 3s 3d, 3s Bd, to 3s lld each. Farmers' best dry skins made 5s 6d!to 03 each; second quality 3s 9d,4s tid to 5s %l, as per description; inferior and very small Is 6d, 2s; to 2s 9d each. Dry skiiiß by the lb, 3id, sd, 6d, to 6^l per lb. Taken all through, the values obtained were regular and satisfactory

Messrs Miles and Co. (per Mr George Jameson) report: Tinwalcl fortnightly fale, Tuesday. October 21st. —The entry for this sale comprised about 2700 sheep. (There 1 was an average attendance, but the demand was hardly as good, and prices a shade below.previous sales. Only a small number .of cattle penned, consisting chiefly of old cotvs, for which thore was little demand, with low prices. There is a good inquiry for two and three-year-old steers. Our ontry comprised about 1150 sheep and 10 head of cattle, which we sold as follows :••— On account of Mr M. Bedmayne, 27 croas breds 135,9 d, and 32 merino wethers at lla Od ;on accouirt ■.'6f Mt S. J. Mullins, 23 merino wethers 11s 6d, and 98 crossbred hoggets at Ss 9d; on account Mrs Hawkins, 190 crossbred ewes, with lambs, 9s, and crossbred hoggets 10a ; on account of Mr G. Geddings, .178 crossbred ewes, with lambs, Iss, 72 two-tooth crossbred ewea and wethers 13s; on account of Mr M. Bullanee, $6 Southdown ewes, with'lambs, 13s Id, 260 :crossbrod ewes, with lambs, 12» lid; on account Mr Harding, 10 head cattle £2 Is to £2 19b Gd. Privately during the week we have sold 1000 crossbred ewes, with lambs, at prices satisfactory to vendors;. also 300 crossbred hoggets, 38 head of cattle, 13 young horses, at owners' reserves. SKIN SALE. Mr George Jameson reports: I held my usual fortnightly skin sale yesterday, The day's entry comprised about 900 sklna. The following are the prices obtained.—Butchers' crossbreds 5s 3d, 5s Bd, 5s lid, 6s 9d, do. merino, ss, Ss 4d, 5s sd, 5s Bd, 5s Bd, farmers' crossbreds 2s 6d to Gs 3d, do. merino Is 7d to 5s 6d, pelts 6d to Is 3d.

Corn Exchange Report.

The following is the Corn Exchange Report for the week ending Friday, October 24fch:_ , ' The market m all cereals is without animation. No transactions of any magni tude have come udner notice during the week. At this time of the year but litile business generally is doing m the grain trade, and the week just passed has been abnormally dull.. Reports from the country | are favorable as to the recent rains upon thp | growing cro^B, though the exceptionally high winds that have prevailed have m places somewhat damaged the flag of the young wheat plants. Quotations, are as follows t~ Wheat*— Tuscan, 3s 6d; Pearl, 3s 4d; Hunter's, 3s 3d. Oats.—Milling, Is7d; short heavy feed, Is 5d to :1s 6d; inferior and diigcolored, ta 2d to Is ,4d. Barley.—Prime malting, 3s'3d; feed, Is 6d to Is Bd. ■ Beans.—2s 6d. Peas.—Prussian Blues, 2s 9d to 3s j feed sorts, 2s id te'2s6d< Grass Seed.—Ryegrass, machine-dressed, 5s to 5s 3d; Cocksfoot, heavy seed, 4£d to 4|d. Dairy Produce.— Butter, prime keg, 7^d to 8d; cheese, small loaf shapes, 4d; larger sizes, 3d to 3Jd. The above quotations are those paid to farmers for delivery f.o.b. Lyttelton. Sacks extra.

MR BROWN'S ADDRESS.

Mr James Brqwx may be cori|jtatu lated upon having made a Very creditable debut as a candidate for Parliamentary honors. With a little practice he will make an excellent public speaker, many of his sentences being very neatly turned and his I manner easy and self-possesaod. With some of his remarks we were glad to be able to agree, but from others we decidedly dissent. We were glad to find that he takes a correct view of the levils: of the Party system of Govern ment as we have it m New Zealand, and is strongly of opinion |;hat a more sensible and busjness-lifce method of choqsing anExeputive than. n.qwobtains should be Adopted. But as we have Party at present, and can scarcely nope to get rid of it without the steady and repeated efforts of afc least two or three years, it is important to know with which of the two existing Parties the several candidates now seeking the uffrages of Ashburton elector! would, if returned, support. As to Mr Brown's sympathies—though he gave no precise declaration of adherence 1 either'to the Government or to the Opposition, the direction of those sympathies was plain enough, Jijg criticism of Parliamentary proceedings being levelled^ almost entirely at jbhe fatter, while ■was almost as entirely re^ervecr toj; Ministers aiitl measures. |Ie niay therefore safely be set dq-wn as a j Ministerialist. go fait- %n' (Mrj Puraejl'being Gpyw^eßt

supporter) we have m the field two Ministerialist candidates, and one Oppo sition—Mr Walker—while Mr Wright whohas jfftt to declare hisplatfonn, larif doubtless be counted either Minis terialist or Independent, But to re turn to Mr JsJroiro. Hi« defence of the Minister for Lands "Was exceedingly weak, and exhibited on Mr Brown's part a childlike faith and simplicity, /which were positively amusing. Mr Brown cannot surelf have read the evidence attached to the report of the Waste Lands Committee on Dummy ing—part* of which report only by-ibho bye he quoted, carefully omitting the Committee's distinct'declaration that' the dummyisin enquiry had " shown conclusively that the Land Acts have been m a number of instances evaded by false declarations, made with a view to dummying." Had he read that evidence he would have seen tiiat not only had there been the class of cases, to which he referred as quite venial matters (m which the bona fide settler, to give himself the better .chance m a ballot, puts m numerous applications made by members of his family), but also another class of cases m which the whole intention is to defeat the objects of the 'iA:ct, such as the dummying of the Let R? hind m the interests of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company. Does Mr Brown think that soVt of thing should be permitted ? If he does not, how can he hold the present Minister blameless, who, m the face of proven facts of this sort, never so much as lifted his little finger last session to put a stop to it 1 As to the incidence of taxation the candidate's views are by no means clear., Having declared himself opposed to a Land and Income-tax,.he subse quently stated that he would accept these m lieu of the Property-tax if it could: be shown that an equal amount pf revenue could be raised thereby without increasing the burdens of farmers, ; and further advocated a special progressive Land-tax upon large estates (as we gathered) up to as high as la 4d m the £ His views on the Education question were very plainly, pjcit.. . Heis against Bible read ing in;schtools, and m favor of aid to private schools, holding that the exist ence,-of the latter will m no way injure the State Schools, and therein we agree with him. He is a strong Federationist, and would vote for the inclusion of New Zealand m an Aiistra laSian Federal. Union, and though not himself a; Blue-ribbon man, or Good Templar, or anything of that sort, declares flor Prohibition without com- pensation-., provided that two years' notice be given to any publican whose house is to be closed. Like all other candidates frr«ry where, he,' is a. £ibn borrower, and as to the- railways 'he holds that they should be managed m the interests of the settlers, and not on' amererevenue-producing system. Such are the salient features, of the political c'iieed of the "Wakanui candidate who, no doubt, will meet with a good share of support, though we scarcely think he is likely to head 1 the poll.

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[X'HR PItESS ASHOOIATION.] \ ! Lonj>on. October 24 It is alleged that defects have been discovered m the M'Kinley Tariff Act which render tlio whole of " its pro visions invalid. Sir Gavan Duffy, m a letter to Archbishop Croke, declare? that if the Land Purchase Bill introduced into the British Parliament by Mr Balfour was submitted to an Irish j Parliament, it would be received with an outburst of enthusiasm ; and he advises its prompt acceptance by the, Irish party. Berlin, October 23. The irritation caused m Germany by the, passage .of the M'Kinley Tariff Bill m America is increasing j and it is hoped that England will co-operate to adopt a policy of retaliation. Zanzibar, October 2i. The Sulta* pf Witu refuses to surrender to the British authorities the murderers of several Germans, and it is believed that military operations against him are inevitable.

AUSTRALIAN

Stdnev, October 25,! The cargo of coal on board the steamer Alberta, which ran ashore on *he Sutherland Reef, was insured for £7700, of which amount the New Zealand Office had a risk of £1500, and the National one of LI 200.

INTERPROVINCIAL

r / ; « Wellington, .October 24; • The Coptic arrived at 3 p.m. after an unoventful passage. She left London on September 4th, Plymouth 6th, Xeneriffe, 11th, Cap 6 28th, and Hobart October} 19th. At the Cape she had no communica tion with the shore owing to 'smallpox; having broken out there. On the Bfch inst. a steerage passenger for Wellington, named Caroline Ashbourn, died of cere brat apoplexy, and waa i buried at sea. ■ The Rev J. C. Andrew, of Sea Station, ' Wairarapa, has been fined £10 and costs for neglecting to'take efficient measures to destroy rabbits on his station. ■Jn connection with the proposedialeof the Colon4aL Insurance CoinpanyW bVsi hess, ifc is announced that the purchasers are ,the; Cohunereial Union Assurance Company, one of the most powerful Companies m Great Britain. A repre sentative of the Commercial Union visited New Zealand m August last, and ap proached the directors of the Colonial, and made an offer which wa» eventually confirmed by their London Board, and same is| now about to be submitted to tho shareholders of the Colonial for accept* ance. The whole of the business of fire and marine will be continued by tho Commercial. . • At » largely attended meeting of the Employers' Association this afternoon, resolutions were carried objecting to" the addition of ia further holiday to the calendar, and protesting against the Go vernment and other public bodies taking upon themselves to proclaim public holi days which, m many cases, do not meet with the approval of a laage number ot empl6yers,br employed. A.s regards a proposed holiday on Labour Demonstra tion Day, 2sth,insfc., it. watt 'decided that ! the* s .,Employers' Association couid not recognise it, but that owing to the discussion of Jilje matter,being le^t bo late,: no objection kHould be'ifaised to closing of establishments m cases where prclprietorg' had previously pledged themselves 'to. observe tlie hojiday. '

There are.'s27 members of the House Lordji, awd.OJO members of th« Hawse o

Selling Fat cattle by Weight.

On tlifi Bth July last, &/• tho first time, Mes-src Oliver and Son, Vftlleyfield street, Edinburgh, one of the largest stock-deal ing firms m the South of .Scotland, at their usual Edinburgh stock salu for fat stock, had ;in operation a large weighbridge, which Ims ju>jc been erected to their order by Messrs Henry Poolcy and Son, Liverpool and Glasgow. In appearance the weighbridge resembles a large oblong iron -pen, with sliding pates. Under neath it, and below the floor level, are the usual steelyard weighing arrlnffeineriti, while m connection with it, and facing; the sale ring, is a large circular clock dial with indicator and wfiigl}^,, marked up to four tons. The cattle on their'way, to the ring passed over the weighbridge, and were detained for a moment there while their weight was recorded by the indicator on the dial m sight of the buyera, who had thus an accurate record of the weights of the animals they were buying, instead of having to guess it by any method as formerly. On the other hand, the salesman was able to encourage the bidders by reminding them of the weight of, the animate:'in the rim?, and both parties seemed well satisfied with the results. Though the sale was a heavy one, the weighing of cattle m this way produced no delay— a fresh beast, or pair of beasts, being put on the..weighbridge while the sale of those last weighed went on m the ring. In connection with these weighing-machines, tables' alive been prepared, so that by a simple calculation a buyer can tell to a pound what he ik purchasing. The publication of live- weight quotations has given a great impetus to the system of sellirigfat stock. by weight, and auctioneers at Home ane responding to the desire on. the part of their clients that this method should b'p adopted for fat stock by erecting weigh ing-machines m their sale-rings, so giving effect to their wishes. . • •

A Sydney Tragedy.

At the Central Criminal Qourt, Sydney, the other day, Roger Henry'Jamieson was charged with having, on September 4th, shot at: Thomas' Frewin with intent to, murder him. The prisoner, who is [a young man, at.one time kept, a tailor's shop, and Frewin, who was a particular, friend, often came to the place. At last Jamieson suspected that undue intimacy existed between hig wife and his friend, and finally obtaining proof ■, that his sus picions were well founded, commenced divorce proceedings, and mfedo Frew|n co-rasoondent. Frewin heard of Jame son's intended action and decided to leaf c the colony, biifc unfortunately he w|»s j indebted to Jamieson m a considerable sum, and the latter obtained a writ , agaiost/him mid feast him into prison for debts ■ While Frewin was there Jamieson visited him with the intention of serving him with the necessary citation for tijie divorcd proceedings; att&? m at fmbment of supreme passion, at the sight of the-dlv Btroycr of j his household happiness, lie, drew a revolver and twice fired at Fr*e win. Neither of the shots took effect, and Jamieon was overpowered by the warddi^who was m attendance. The dp fence was tint the prisoner at the tit. c " was so much worried by liis troubles that he was not really responsible for his actions, and the jury, after a brief retire ment, returned v verdict of not guilty, 6n the ground that when the prisoner tired fclie shots he was suffering from tempo rary insanity. In ansvver to a question of the judge, the jury said they considered the man perfectly sano at the present tbne. The judge ordered tlje prisoner lo bo confined during the Governor's plea sure. ;

SPORTING.

C.J.CrSUMMER MEETING.

[PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.] « Chuistchurcii, October 24. The following weights have been de clared for the above meeting : — RICCABTON WEt.TEK, of 100 SOVB. furlorgs. "

st lb Sfc. Wtalo ... 11 0 Captain Cook 10 12 Rosebud ... 10 9 Erin-go-braghlO 9 Lenore ... 10 2 Retotara ... 10 0 Tempest ... 9 7 Crown Jewel 9 7 Bnlliser ..: » 7 Egalite ... 9 7 Coinage ... 9 7 Harkaway... 9 6 Prime Warden 9 6

st ;lb Dragon ... 9 2 Liquidation 9, 2 Cacnmount I) ■ 0 Sir Julius... 812 Angler ... 812 Wanderer ... 8: 7 Richlakc? ... 8 5 Bay King ... 8 5 Leo. 8 i 5 Drift ... 8I 2 Yon Tempsky S \ 0 Nelly Gray 8' 0

Land Values in England.

In a late number of The Field some in formation is given as to the present value of fanning land m England,, from winch it would appear that well-improved farms with stood homesteads sell at about one half what would be accepted for such properties m Australia.. .The writer cites instances of farms, air witty houses and steadings and m good positions, varying m size from 50 to 150 acres, that, soldjin 1888 realized prices ranging from £5 10s to £13 per acre. Many old Australian residents- who j have visited England during the last few years have spoken of the low prices accepted for excel lent farms with good houses thereon m the old couiitry. They all express the opinion that farming land m England has fallen below its true value, and that it Us a safer speculation to buy country land there/thanjh} Yic^pria.; It is estimated that during the List ten or a dozen years the value of farming land m England has fallen fully 50 per cent.

ELECTION NOETS.

The Cabinet will issue the writs bn Noa'. 5, and the elections will take place, on Dqc. 5. ; Mr Rdllestort addressed the electors of Harwell last evening, and received^ a', uilapimous vote bfthaiiks and cdnMehce. He protested strongly against any mter feiimoe Avith the present system of educatiort, and deprecated the attempt on the part of some public men to cut I down efficiency m order to reduce cost. He regretted the changes that had been made m the land laws whereby the settler was allowed choice of tenure, as thereby bash was brought into competi tion with bona fide settlement. He favored the Property Tax m preference to i.a Land arid Income Tax, and was opposed to further borrowing, He thought some of .the.lanei; on. Lake' Ellesmere should be set najtle on settlement conditions. Chkistchubch, October 24 j . Mr J. D. Lance addressed the electors at Oxford^ receiving a vote..of .thanks. He advocafed freehold tenure, half hour's Bible reading m schools, and declined.to pledge himself to either political party, as at present constituted. j "* Wellington, October 24, It is understood that Mr Robert Winter, who was one of the railway delegates from Christchurch, will contest the Wel lington seat m the labor interest. ■

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[PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION.} . . LtHS'iio.sr, October 23, A number of Irish navvies who had b,een. engaged fqr Australia, refused to start, arid fcetau'hed to Dublin penni less. Tow Sfrwm delves that it wouldM

easy to raise £40,000 to assist the Australian strikers, if an appeal were issued to all the trades. In the mean time, however, they could borrow from the wealthy Unions. Burns, m a letter to tho " Chro nicle," assarts that tiie statement that the Australian strike had collapsed is without foundation. .lie also men tioned that the dock owners are friendly disposed towards tho tlnion ists, and thai no trouble with them is , feared. Mr Gladstone declines to express an opinion on the eight hours' question until he has had an opportunity of per using the Bill, but implies that he approves, of eight Hours so far as' minors are concerned. He considers 1 it a mistake for the labor' pa'ty to have frequent recourse to Parliament for redress of their grievances. • \ Sydney, October 24. The Lithgow miners are dissatisfied; at the position of aftkirs, and - will resume work on. Monday. A number of officers have forwarded to the Press copies of letters written to the steamship owners, m which they ask to be reinstated" to their former positions, having, seen the folly of their action, • m,, going, out on strike. The Labour ,£>e£enee Cony mittee admit the defection of the officers from their ranks.' » Cardinal Morart has written to thf leaders asking them'to suspend the strike m order t-"> afford opportunity for legislation m the matter.

Christchurch^ (Vctooer 24. = Parleying; has { l?e^n goiqg vojn to-da|r with regard to a settlement of the strike!. Particulars have not j-y^t bee^ made public, but tlr^i Ooniference w^X be re 'siimed «arly neifc weekr- *et*ry "pro spect of an amicable settlement.

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(Received October 25, 10.25 a.m.) Sidney, October 1 25. , Another unsuccesful attempt; has been made to wreck trucks "at the Bulli coal mine.

DISTRICT COURT

r ASHBURTON—SATURDAY. | IN BANKRUPTCY. (Before his Honor Judge Ward.) In re Joseph Clark. Motion' for admission of proof qf debt of. Bank of New South Wnles.' In tliis' case his Honor gave' fiie follow ing decision : —lt appears that a guarantee to the above Bank "was givenby the bank-' rupt (with' others) m the words fojlo wing: —" In consideration of {he Bank'of New South Wales' allowing the Ashburtoh Cheese and 'Baitter Factory Cftinpany, Limited, a current overdraft, or otherwisje advancing moneys on their account toi the extent of three) thousand pounds sterling, wa jointly and severally guarantee' the repayment upon demand of any seem due by the said Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory Company; Limited, not exceed ing three thousand pounds aforesaid, arid a further sum equal to one year's interest thereon. This undertaking to be a con tinuing security ■ to' the said' Bank until withdrawn m writing notwithstanding any ■■settlement oi account, intervening pay ments or any other matter or thing what soever to the contrary, and to be irres pective of any other security the Bank may hold. Dated at Ashburton this twenty-fourth day of August, 188 G." Sundry; p'4y&ehtft, made by f .{;li| "guaran tors to £lie Bank, reducing the total ■ amount due to the sum of £207 9s 7d ; the whole of which—as among the guaran tors—was due by the bankrupt, Joseph' Clark, and by-Wheeler, who had not pliitl hip fcheu 4 cbhtributions on the guarantee. Clark became bankrupt on i the ninth January, 181)0; and on the 28th April then next ensuing the Bank ppt m a proof on his estate for the above sum of £207. Prior to this last date, on tie; 13th March,, 1890, the Bank issued a wriifr against I'riedlander (one of the guaran tors) for the above amount. A defence was raised to the action : and ultimately, on 3rd July, the Bank accepted from-Ftied lander the sum of £105 m full settlement of their claim* releasing Friedlander alto gether, and giving uj?> the' ; guaranteed jb is alleged by Mr Wilding that an agree-* ment was .made between Friddlandeif's solicitors and himself as solicitor to the, Bank, that the Bank should be allowed toil prove on Clark's estate for the full amount dile >oii the? guarantee! prior to the payment m settlement of the action, ;(£2o7)»iand should:*recfeive* the dividend thereon. This agreement was denied lay Friedlander, and contradicted by the letter from Messrs Harper annexed to his affidavit; but no affidavit was made by the latter. Even admitting the perfect correctness of Mr Wilding's statement, I cannot see how he can succeed m the present motion. According to the old case Chutham v. Ward, 1 Bos. and P. 630, the discharge of one; joint and several surity dischargetfallhisco-sureities. Therefore the discharge of Friedlander by the Bank discharged the bankrupt or rather the official tu^ignee who stood m his place from all liability to the Bank on ,the guarantee, of course leaving Fried i lander to prove on Clark, estate for the contribution due by him on the amount paid to the Bank for obtaining, such dis charge. No agreement between, Fried lander and the Bank affiacts the' official assignee. Had the Bank's proof bepn admitted, they Avould not have been entitled to receive any dividends declared after Friedlinder's release ; though they might of course have retained any paid prior to it. Section 130,,0f the Bank ruptcy Act does not apply to the case ; ncr so far as I have been able to ascertain do any of the numerous authorities cited on either side. Motion dismissed with costs.

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; ,:•-.-:"[fßß' riIBSS ; ASfSOCiATiblf]^_''..■ r ; .' i [RaceiTed October 24, 10.25 a.m-T ; tHE EARL OF JEMfy. : London, October 24. The Earl of Jersey, Governor-elect of New South Wales, has postponed his departure for Sydney owing to the. illness of the Countess; who hasi; b^en I attacked by typhoid fever. ,' . ■

Sale of Rankapuka.

I Lot 4—(55 acres, most m turnips :M* G. South, at £15 2s 6ft. , Lot 5 -24O.icres : MrKelm.au, £1110s. 1 Lofetf^lO'J acres: Psased mat £1315». Lot 13—53 acres .-Passed m at £6. Lot 17 17 acres: Me W. S. Hofem, £7 10.<. L<jg£—Passed m at £2 10s. Lot 10—09 acres : Mr Prattley, £610 d. Ijot B— DO acres of oats and clover : Passed m ;ifc £'b* 2s (id. ,- Lot 11—140 acres : Passed m. ■ The homestead JoS passed m nt £11 ss.

[PER JPRBBB ASSOCIATION.] ' TiMARtr, October 25. At the sale of W. Postlethwaite's Rauk apuka estate at Geraldine yesterday, 136^ acres in 9 lots, were sold atfroin £6 10s to £16 ,15s [per acre; total £18,528., Other lots w«re bid for nearly up to i-p ---serveSi?;v ■■!... > ,; ,:■■?•■.; > r «.- i The rasult of the sale 'was as follows :^, ■, Lot 12*+1209 acres 23 perches, with s rootned house, sheds, yard.% ©to. :■> ;Mr. iWilkinsoni at £14 IQs per i»cr^. . ;■. Lot 18—330 acres, with•■ 100 acies i»; wheat: ittrT.Geaney, at £15 per acre; Lot 19-r-Oontaining 181 acres : Mr J, I McQuillan, at 2s 6d per acre. - I Lot 20M-133 acre?*: Mr A. LyfiaKlit. £16s 16ft.--,-.■-..:■ * . ..■■:■■...;. ...-,• -; ' Lot■l-^92 aerea : Passed m at £14 15a. - Lot 24-92 acres Canadian oats; Mr W. 'Pajmor, £15, '••■■■ '■•,*-a.•'i>).:-. 'i-.

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[fer press association^] ', '"' Wellington, October 25." The Duke of Wesunm.itor, which', has bpeai detained here, about six ,weekß> for .want of fuel, finished taking m 1400 tons , of coal, sufficient* to carry Uer to Rio to day, and will get away to-night.

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HOME AND FOREIGN.

[PEH PRESS ASSOCIATION J ' ' (Hcceived, October 25, 10.25 a.m.) THE MARKETS. Londou, ' October- 24. Consols—94* New.- Zealan* f<|ur per cent, inscribed stock, 1022 ?• 34. 935. ' ¥i * iSoutli Australian wheat 38a, quiet; Victoria do. 37» -6d, §vw ; New Zealand long-berried do. 36« 6d, steady. . , - r Three months, bills are qxoted at 4| per cent. , ' •'

AUSTRALIAN

(ReceiTfd October 25, 10.2.Ta ni'V . VIOLENT THUNDERSTQBife. Syiwbv, October 25. Violent thunderstorms p reV ai!ed throughout -the colony' yesterday, and telegraphic communication with Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia waa temporarily io^rupPd. In some parti the storm ..raged;, .with the,severity of. a tornado. ', . V:"*'* Mblbohumb, October 20. Terxiiiq gales .have .be^n- raging on. the coast for the past'' two'days, and on the shore a considerable amount of damage has been dpne. At Bruns wick,, one of the suburbs, a roof/was torn offalargegminstore,.andt.he jrjfXi blown out. , The schooner , Aquiila foundered m Port Melbourne; ahagreat damage is reported from the country districts. ' . '. • ■ ■ -i Adelaidk, October 25; ' Violent gales blew yesterday' a'hd slight damage'resulted to tlie riiipping. Tli.6 t,ide was the, highest eVer kuowa m South Australia. Out of *ev«it«en fishing vessels which were lying at anchor m Kingston, teu. were either blown ashore during the ljeight of the gale or sunk. , '

POLITICAL.

• '/*>?*?* (W.A.), October 25. 'The elections;under,the new consti tution will begin on December 10.

SPOTTING.

r »", >; 'ttsuorfcjn,- October 25. Consequent.on a good galldp yester day morning' Highborn -was heatily backed last night for the Melbourne Cup, 100 to 30, 35, .and 40* being taken about him. , Xhe ; bettuig market is m other respects slack. ■ ■-" • The Moonee Valley (Dup, which is run. to-day, is engaging 'the, attention of the local sports. Spiften «. a warm favorite for the event at 2 to' 1.

Privileges of the Press.

|MSR PBKSS ASSOCIATION.] . ' Wellington, October 23. la Ifcmco to-day, Judge Edwards de livered judgment on the' motion to have E. A. Haggen,. of the " Woodville iiWj.mincr,". committed. for contempt of Court m publishing the evidences taken before the Wastelands Committee^? the cuo of Sowry v. the Hawke's JBay Jfifluct tiom Board. He said the solo question for determination was a bare point of, law as to whether the defendant Bouti Jutd power under the provisions of " The, L%nd Act, 1886," to hold the proposed «nq«iry, and it was equally, plain that the deUar^ minutioh of this point of law could, ia; »a way be aflected by th» republicatkw by Haggen of evidence given. Jbefcro^h© Waste Laijdg' Comnattee.; *The( ph|itiff had., therefpre, completely failed to%sta blisli tHe grounds upon which 3 he moved agams^Haggen. In short, the.Court.Tw« aSk«d to punish Haggeh for publishing a matter which was wholly immaterial to the suit,. ;Hje had 'no doubt publukfcion of this matter, apart from its bearing m the present suit, was privileged tmde* "The Parliamentary Privileges Act, 1865:? 'He felt satisfied H&% *by th<ypnblicfttfon of the evidence, no right of plaintiff's ha^ been infringed; 1 and the motion' must* therefore, be dismissed with ten guineas cost,. 1 '

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The Indian Government are thinking oF establishing a second Molokai on one of the uninhabited Islands m the, Indian Ooe&n. It is feared th>t the lepers, m India are increas ing at the rate df about 30,000 every 10 years. A policy of separation is voider consideration. A Press Association telegram from Auck land says;— The principal of St Job*'* College, laranaki, the Rev T. F. King.* *ci yesterday ,He camefrom England ii\March. 1882, m a delicate state of health, ije waa the Anglican miniver ia ■ clump .-of the Taranaki district. ! " At the annual meeting of the Duned]!* branch of the New Zealand Temperance Alliance, held, yesterday^ the officers weipe reappointed. A resolution was parried that the establishment of. distilleries m this Colony would be disastrous m results/Simh* dally and morally, and that > the Committee be requested to^iake such action; a» they found practical to prevent this being, .done. Since the strike, the Nightcaps, Coal Com* panyj Southland, have supplied 3500 tons of cofa.l. Steamers are giviug kke railway over a thousand pounds m freight, the mine being sixty miles from the port (Bluff). The mine is worked by free labor. SANDER AND SONS' ISUCALYPT 1 EXTRACT.—In protection ol the world wide fame our manufacture has acquired, alt over the globe, we publish the following* Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Patho logy and Diseases of the Mind and N«rmi» System, says m an editorial published m the "Clinical Record":—,"We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufac tures ; the preparation of Sander and Sons was tlte only one that proved to be reliable and corresponding to. scientific tests." Another concoction called " TRefinfeA' Fitraci of Eucalyptus" has made its appearance since. This product-gfeaids, abodrdteg toDr Oweh, iownnost i tt causing injurious effect* ! 1 hat gentleman communicates,! atameetinc I of .the Medical Society of Victoria, tbat a i child living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed tlirpugh its use. In another case a kdy states on ihe strength of statutory declaration that slie suffered cruelly from the effects of the samo concoction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we eel \vitrranted ( m exposing the' above' facts, and desives^thc public" to exercise care and precaution when buying, SANDER and SON^ (Advt.)



Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Raabe ' Ironbnrk, Sandhurst, m the colony Jfy Vic toria, Australia, do solemnly a,nd Mtfcerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on ]iis knee. lat once took all pains to secure medical assistance. How ever, m spite of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by:Dr Macgillivray that an amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, m order <?o save life. At thi* juncture I called en Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extract of Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the same I had the f&fcijtfacfcion of seeing my son yithin a fort night out of all dagger, and to-day he is "' recovered. I jnay just a,dd that jib was when the crisis had bean r(^c,hpd $hat ih,e Extract referred to was first applied, and I m t afce this ( solemn declaration, etc, —Franz Raabe, , Declared at Sandhurst, m the colony for Tictoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, before me, MoritzCohn, J..P-, ~;Advt.) 6 Holloway's Ointment ani> Pills. — Counsel for the delicate.—Those to whom the changeable temperature is a protracted T>e.riod of trial should seek the earliest oppor taujji,^' of removing all obstacles to good health, '''i'iv* ointment, perseveringly rii'bbccl upon the i4w» $ t"e most reliable remedy for ovci:cdttii,u^ alJ.^'^U^li.cs, nf the thrrtat and clicst.' Quinsey, relaxed toasilp, sore throat, swelled glands, ordinary cataCrh, t#+y usually prevailing at this season* mw hp arrestcH as soon as discovered, } and every syi»mto,W fished by Holloway'* simple and effective tVea,(;u>iyiJ;, This oinr ment *nd pills are highly cdinmejided % the $£;lj.ty->ith which they gucces^full^ contend Wtk'h&iMrtfj,;; piny allay m an incredibly short .tinj.e'tlia 'dislfpsiiJg fever ai\d teasing



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