MARRIAGE.

Meiii-Wallace —On Juiih 26th, at the residence oi the bride's parents, Flax ton, by the Rev W. B. Marten, James Keir to Mary Wilson Wallace.

The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1890.

The result of the recent want-of ctWidenee vote m the present New Zealand Administration is a distinct evidence of two things—(l) that the Opposition is almost as «tr-ong numeri cally an its opponents; an 4 (%) that the Government supporters are half hearted so far as allegiance to the dis orgvunsed Atkinson Cabinet is con cerned. During the debate on Mr Ballance's motion); and also during the Financial debate, Government sup pwief hare expressed themselves m atvmgtiv tt'vnis against t-he Ministry than tlie leader .arid rank and file of the Opposition ' hav.e done; some of the Government sup porters, m fact, not only spoke against their chiefs, but went over boklly to the Opposition ranks. Any ordinary Government occupying such n, position— .tlju.it is, without the con fidence of it*? supporters, menaced at every turn with a. strong Opposition, and knowing itself to be iv disfavor with the country—would resign; but the occupants of the Benches are determined to stick m office, even at the sacrifice of dignity and principle. The Cubing fctM, year after year, brought down n ; !e,Hspj/e,s with the full determination of placing i]wm upon sta.tute-l)ook, but, i4shm\oi j>r*vt of. a i ]>olicy, these, have l)een withdrawn; : the thi-eats of enemies and entreaties ,of "candid friends" have proved i stronger than Ministerial firmness. ' The Cabinet ham stuck to o&ce, and

allowed its professed policy to go to the winds. This is undeniable, as a reference to the Statute-book of the colony since the Government took office will prove. Any useful legisla tive measures that have found their way to the statute law of the country have been the offspring of private members, while Ministers have been too well paid for doing nothing. If* the Ministry is content to occupy this undignified ■■ position well and good— that is their affair; but it is a bad look-out for the country when a Minis try is permitted to remain m office against the popular wish. The Ministry have not a working majority m the House, and xepresent themselves only, without being able to give effect to their views. At the expiry of the present Parliament, now upon its last legs, twentyrone of the members will disappear from the political horizon, and it is but natural that they should vote with the Governmrnt m order to keep themselves before the country as long as possible. A drowing man will clutch at a straw to keep afloat, and the " twenty-one contingent" of the House have, while condemning the Government, consented to let them remain m office m order that they (the twenty-one) may be en abled to pose before the country as the fittest to survive. The two edged sword of political extinction swung threateningly over the heads of members, and knowing that the Go vernment desire office rather than the carrying out of useful legislative measures, the Ministry is allowed to continue on m the old groove, while electors are looking longingly forward to the time, now nearly at hand, when their voice shall be unmistakeably heard and respected m the affairs of New Zealand. A colony with a Ministry m power which does not command the confidence of the House or the country cannot expect to make headway, and the sooner a radical change is brought about the better.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

There are just under 9000 bands m the, Salvation Army. A ship captain who struck the man at the wheel was fined £5 at Port Adelaide. Arthur Wood, who proposes to swim Niagara, is an Australian swimmer. It is rumoured that the selling price of coal at Newcastle is to be reduced by 2s per ton. The Chinese throughout the colonies have increased from 43,706 m 1881, to 47,433 at the present time. It is repotted that the employees of the various banks m the colony are combining to form a union to secure higher wages. The attention of Members of the Helpmate Division No. 16 Sons of Temperance is directed to an important notice elsewhere. At the present time a penny on the in come tax yields £2,200,01)0, as compared with £300,000 which Sir Robert Peel esti mated m 1844, The Muscovite authorities have issued yet another batch of passport regulations. One of the most important of these renders it obligatory on every foreigner entering Russia to have his photograph attached to his pass port. The employers m Ashburton are invited to attend a meeting m the Arcade Chambers on Monday night, to consider tiie half-holiday question, ami alto arrange for uniformity m regard to closing their business places on other holidays. We hear (says the " Wanganui Herald") that m consequence of the lack of bush men m the district, two owners of land who have work for about 150 men, have sent to Auckland witli a view to importing as many as they can get. The Hawera Star hears on good autho rity that the post viuvttm examination of the body of tliu Maori woman which was exhumed by the police m the Upper Waito tara district, disclosed distinct signs of violence, which are believed to have been the cause of death. Rev. S. R. Long, a Methodist missionary m Burmah, is m I'ittsburg raising money to buy a printing press, lie says Ingersoll's works have been translated into Burmese, and the Brahmin priests are using them to show the people that Christianity is a fraud. Mr Long wants to print the Bible m Burmese as an antidote. The " Tuapeka Times " states that a man named Dudlield, charged with robbing a tail-race at Tuapeka Flat, was on Monday sentenced to six months' imprisonment m Dunedin gaol. The charge was sheeted home to him by comparing the bootprints found at the sluice-box with the boots worn by the prisoner at the time of his arrest. A French genius now comes forward with an invention which knocks the smokeless powder into the shade. It is a smoke bomb which is capable of creating vast clouds of smoke, and can be fired into the ranks of an enemy who uses the smokeless powder, obscuring his view, and placing him at the same disadvantage as if he used the old fashioned powder. The "Scotsman" says:—Much money is going this year from the Highlands to colonial banks for investment, the Australian banks being specially m favor. . The land agitation has forced proprietors to cease ex pending capital on their estates, and tiie money which otherwise would have been laid out on improvements they are now compelled to send abroad m search of more profitable and secure investments. A number of wealthy French Jews wish to buy the Vatican copy of the Hebrew Bible from the Pope for £40,000. The Venetian Jews offered half that sum for it to Julius 11. I fancy (writes the Paris correspondent of the "Daily News") that his Holiness could not legally sell it, as he has only a life estate m the Vatican and its wealth of rare book", pictures, and furni ture. Tasmania will probably require' aboui 500,000 apple cases next season, which at preseut prices will mean about £20,000 Avorth. News lias been received m Hobart that a leading London firm are willing to put on a refrigerating steamer next year to carry 50,000 or (50,000 cases of fruit at 3s per case to London. They will require a guarantee to be givtjn to their Hqbart agents that the quantity named will be shipped, A very pretty piece of solid gold was found at Little Chinaman's, about three miles east of Dunolly, recently, by an old digger, a native of Switzerland. The nugget, which weighs 470z 6dwt, was discovered m old a round, about 14ft below the surface ; and fts discoverer was working within a foot of the precious lump more than twenty years , ago. The locality has been famous for its nuggets, of which over .r>Qoqz were found by one man m this gully some years ago. Hector Nicholson has attended tlje Clareviiie (Wellington) school for the past 7 years without missing a single school day, aiid a girl named Eleanor Jones hail only been absent half a day during the 8 years she had been going to the Pahautanui school. The girl's case is an especially de serving one, she having to walk over throe miles to school, and this over hills and paddocks. The )wf liyed o»4y a short dis tance from the school, and had v, goqd road all the way. The Minister of Public Instruction at Berlin has issued a circular to the directors of high schools drawing attention t:i the number of suicides among scholars, and urging them to seek for means to put a stop \ t(/ihe morbid inclinations of these youths. ' The Minister recommends teachers to be as jenicijt as'possible with backward boys, and '■ says tliHtisoysshwldnulf'OComptlWuijt'idy if they are not fit for it. The circular adds that teachers and parents should co-operate i m. the education of the boys,

PARLIAMENTARY

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

FRIDAY, JULY 4. The House met at 2.30 p.m. FIKST READINGS. Several new Bills were introduced and read a first time. SUPREME COURT ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The. Supreme Court Act Amendment Bill which provides for the appointment of an additional Jud^e was introduced by message from the Govenor. Mr Seddon moved that, a respectful reply be forwarded to His Excellency, in forming him that the circumstances of the colony and the administration of justice did not warrant the colony going to the expense of appointing^ sixth Judge. Mr Ballance thought that the Govern ment should agree to have this question adjourned, as its discussion even at this stage would take up considerable time.. The Government had taken a most extra ordinary and unprecedented step m ap pointing this Judge to preside over the Native Land Court, and the Opposition could not agree to it. The appointment of an extra Judge was wholly unneceasary m the present condition of the Colony, and he warned the Government that if the discussion was not adjourned, the Opposition would be compelled to oppose it at every stage. Mr Fish moved that progress be re ported. Mr Hislop said that every member of the legal profession m this part of the country knew that the appointment of an extra Judge was necessary, and that the Government was losing money by the work going onas it had oeen. Mr Mitchelson agreed to report pro gress, and hoped that when the Bill came before them again it would be discussed m a reasonable manner, and not m a party spirit. Mr Samuel trusted that on the next appearance of the Bill before the House, a Minister would explain the whole cir cumstances that led to the appointment. Mr W. P. Reeves said the Opposition did not desire to offer any obstruction, but were determined to have a full discussion on this question. s Captain Russell, m reply to Mr Fish, disclaimed having sprung any surprise on the House m the introduction of the Bill, as m. ninety-nine cases out of a hundred there was no debate whatever on the first reading of a measure. As to Mr Edwards' appointment the Government were of opinion that he was absolutely a Judge, and when the second reading of the Bill came on they would be quite pre pared to prove that he was legally and constitutionally appointed. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. At 7.30 p.m. Sir George Grey resumed the debate. He thought that Mr Edwards should retire from the bench. Mr Fisher wanted to know why, if the appointment was a legal one, the Bill had been introduced at all. Mr Bryce deplored the fact that the leader of the Opposition displayed such a hostile attitude when, speaking on his appointment. The Government had not made, any explanation as to the cir cumstances of the case, but the reason of that was solely because it was unusual to debate a Bill on its first reading. Mr Seddon characterised the whole thing as a job, and he hoped that the members behind the Government would nut sanction it. He would ]ike to know out of what fund Mr Edwards' salary was being paid. Dr Fitchett reminded members that durine: the discussion on the Financial Statement fcho Government wore repeat edly charged with having made this appointment, and made no reply to it. He considered that this appointment was a. greater blow to the independence of the Bench than anything that had yet happened. Mr Ballance said that the position he hud fc iken up was that the fullest informa tion should be supplied to the members on this question. The motion for reporting progress was fclien put and carried. dum.myism. , Mr Hislop moved :—"That allegations having been made that dummyism has taken place m regard to the selection of land m the Canterbury district, that it be an instruction to the Waste Lands Committee to inquire into and report whether such dummyism exists, and what remedy should be taken to prevent it." Mr McKenzie (Waihemo) moved that other places be inserted m the motion as well as Canterbury. The motion, with this addition, was agreed to. THE FINANCIAL DEBATE. Mr Verral resumed the debate on the Financial Statement, speaking against the Government policy. Mr Beefcham thought that the Premier deserved great credit for his Financial Statement,although he was sorry to say he could not agree with the whole of it. The Statement, however, showed a thorough grasp of the position, and he thought that would have great weight at Home and be very eagerly received. He , failed to see why the House should not perform good work or why it should be regarded as moribund. With respect to the federation question he trusted that delegates would be sent to the Conference, but he thought Captain Russell and Sir John Hall were quite right m not com mitting the colony at the last Conference. His idea was that they should have one grand confederation of the whole British Empire, and he hoped they would never sever the connection between Great Britain aud her colonies. Mr Fish : Twenty five years will see it. Mr Grimmond moved the adjournment of the debate. Lost by 25 to 15. Dr Hodgkinson complimented Mr Bal lance on the tone of his speech on this question ; m fact, he regarded it as a model of Parliamentary decorum, but he was of opinion that Mr Ballance had entirely ?failed to prove that there was no surplus. The land administration of the Government had been effective, and more people were coming on the land. He expressed the opinion that further retrenchment could be effected if the constituencies would allow the Government to do it, j Mr Saunders moved the adjournment of the debate, The House rose at 12.15 a.m.

The Markets.

[I'Ell TRESS ASSOCIATION.] London, July 3. The total quantity of wheat and flour aflpat fpr the United Kingdom is 2,433,000 quarters, and for the Continent 5(58,000 quarters. The American visible supply is estimated at 20,160,000 bushels. A cargo of wheat by the barque Lailstock, from Adelaide, was sold at 36s 6d. Coarse crofssbrods and inferior sorts range Id lower than the last series of wool sales. Lonhon, July 3. At the wool sales prices for merinos remain steady, but coarse crossbreds have a downward tendency. The Chamber of Commerce and the Ship-brokers Association have re-opened negotiations with respect to Australian bills of lading, Canterbury frozen mutton 4|d, other wise frozen meat is unchanged. New Zealand hemp, good medium quality, £19 5s to £19 10s.

If a piece of charcoal is laid on a burn, the pa m will subside immediately, and if left on the wound for an hour will cure it,

Melbourne Letter.

[prom our own correspondent.] June 18. A considerable amount of sympathy is being evoked just now on behalf of the survivors of the "gallant six Immured." Ib was a gallant charge ; but, as a French commander who saw it observed: —"It is magnificent, but it is not war." Neither was it. Captain Nolan, an aide-de-camp of Lord Lucan, galloped up to Lord Cardigan with a verbal order to " charge the Russian battteries." Cardigan was incredulous; the "or,der," under the circumstances, was so preposterous, and he expressed himself somewhat to that effect. The two commanders—Lucan, the superior, and Cardigan, the: subordi nate—were relatives ; but, 'as often happens, with relations, they hafced each other. It has always been a moot ques tion whether Captain Nolan understood the order of his chief, and the fact could never be known, for Nolan himself, who joined m the charge, was killed. In reply to Cardigan's incredulous reception of the order, he pointed with, his sword to the battteries ; "I have conveyed the order," said he.' "Yonderis the enemy." No British commander could brook this. Lord Cardigan gave the word—" Charge!' Nolan joined m that charge—the rest is ihistory. As for the men who followed, what did they know about the matter ? The order was given and it was promptly obeyed, as such orders always will be obeyed by any man who has a drop of true English blood m his veins. It would have been aa promptly obeyed by any other body of men amongst the tens of thousands who stood idly by and watched it, Charges as desperate occurred over and over again m the armies of Napoleon 1., notably at Waterloo, when again and again he hurled the Imperial Guard against the batteries of Wellington, until that magnificent French corps was all but destroyed. For all this, the battered rem nant of the "Light Brigade " demands one sympathy, and if the movement that has been set on foot results m making them comfortable for the remainder of their lives, everyone will be pleased. If this is done by Australia—Australia will have reason to be proud. The task should not be a difficult one. The Melbourne Trades Hall managed to raise a £1000 a day, for many consecutive days, for the relief of the London dock labourers, and it will be interesting to watch what the Trades Parliament will now do for these battered old heroes, who are not Trades Unionists. June 23. The Reverend Nathaniel Kinsman has got out of an ugly scrape very easily. He may well afford, to pay the fine inflicted upon him for marrying the girl Jessie Thompson, aged 16, to the young man Furness. He boasted some months ago j that he had married over 2000 couples, and that, as a rule, his fee was from one sovereign to thirty shillings. He is neither a minister of religion nor a Go vernment registrar, and it is a shame that the law of Victoria, or of any other coun try should permit marriages to be con tracted m such a loose fashion. Kinsman, who, besides the " matrimonial trade," carries on the more reputable business of an auctioneer, appeared m court on Satur day morning to hear his sentence. In a voice somewhat indistinct and husky from nervousness and concern, he said that the only excuse he wished to make was that he believed the letter produced to him was a sufficient authority to celebrate the marriage. Though '' Launceston " vras on the letter, "Tasmania, was not, and he I felt sure at the time that it was m the '' province of Victoria," # and that he could celebrate, the marriage.* In passing sen tence, Mr Justice Hood said : " The jury have found, and, I think, rightly found, that you knew that the document pro duced to you—although you believed it to be the consent of the mother —was signed m such a place as would make it legally bad. The statement which you have made m regard to Launceston is at com- I plete variance with the statement which I you made to the constable to the effect that you were told the mother resided at Launceston and Tasmania Had the jury found that you had a belief that Tasmania was m the colony of Vic toria, whatever I might have thought about your extraordinary ignorance, I should have let you off with a nominal fine, but they have found the other wa]'. and I think that the justice of the case requires that I should fine you to the ex tent of £100." Mr Kinsman appeared rather astonished at the amount of the fine. However, he wrote a cheque, which a friend took to the bank, and when two crisp £50 notes were handed to the proper officer the Reverend Nathaniel was per mitted to leave the Court a wiser, if not a better man. It is difficult to grasp the meaning of an article that appears m that "immaculate organ," the " Argus," this morning. Has that immaculate organ, the "Argus," been bought over, or what 1 A change, and a marked one, has " come over the spirit of, its dream," and what we have now to 0/o is to find out the reason of that change-.—if we can. Thus the "Argus" of this day :—•' Although the sittings of Parliament have so far been few and short Ministers have shown themselves well prepared for the session m the mass of business they have put forward. They were ready for the federal debate, which the House cut short; measures dealing with railway construction, fire brigades, and friendly societies have been intro duced and explained. The scheme fora Metropolitan Board is m due course to be unfolded to-morrow. The adjournments have taken place properly enough, be cause it is impossible for members to grasp these various schemes at once, and, moreover, outside bodies have to be con sulted. And before one half of these subjects can be dealt with, the Budget, which will raise many important issues, will come on for discussion, so that there is a fair prospect of busy legislative times once the period of initiation is over." It is all very well to throw upon members the unreadiness of the Government. They are bad enough, God knows ; but they cannot be expected to digest food that they have not had an opportunity of tast ing. The fact is that Ministers are not ready with their measures, as they ought to have been. They have neglected their j duties. There has been a long recess, they have been paid for the holiday, and "work" should have been going on whilst they were recuperating—physically, morally, and, shall we say, intellectually ? I am very much afraid they have let busi ness go by the board m the meanwhile. They are not now ready for work, and they wish to "shuffle off" the blame upon other people. Tho return of Mrs Brown-Potter and Mr Bellew of the Princess' Theatre pro mises to be attended with success. They are now appearing m "David Garrick," which is preceded each evening by a trifle entitled "Our Bitterest Foe." "Joseph's Sweetheart" is running the last nights at the pretty little Bijou Theatre, and next week we are to witness the first appear ance m Melbourne of Miss Charlotte Lucie, m "She Stoops to Conquer." Mr Thornton's season at the Alexandra is coming to a close. "Mamma" is now being played there, preceded by "My Milliner's Bill." The revival of that always attractive sporting drama, "The flying Scud," is a, great success at the Royal. It is splendidly staged, and nothing has been left undone to ensure a most complete performance of Boucicault's play. I must mention here that next I Saturday afternoon the very popular actor, Mr Herbert Fleming, will be tendered a a complimentary benefit at this house. A pony show, which is to extend over four days, will be opened m felie Exhibition Building by the .Governor next Wednes- | day J i|he { .entries i?'are large,.-, and the prises liberal, i

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN

[per press association.] London, July 3 and 4. A Company including some first class capitalists m the city has been formed to take over the globo assets of the Bank of ISTew Zealand. The Company will obtain large advances while retaining control of the assets, and the future profit on the advances will be ample, for all wants, including any future extension of business. Capitalists are fully satisfied of the soundness of the Bank, and it is expected the scheme will be completed immediately. Be fore shareholders are asked to confirm the proposal a full refutation will be submitted respecting Mr Buckley's charges. If the scheme is confirmed the London. Board will assume the management, and the Bank directorate will be increased by other good names. Leeds is entirely without gas, and m consequence factories are at a stand still, and thousands are idle. The disturbance is now confined to wordy abuse, and violence is subsiding. The bsacklegs are going over to the side of the Strikers, and a settlement of the quarrel is probable. [A later telegram says that the strike is practically settled. The strikers will be granted higher wages.] \ Lord Salisbury, Sir Hercules Robin son, Marquis of Lothian, Lord Knuts ford, Sir A. Blyth, Mr Bradden' (Tasmania), and representatives of Queensland and New South Wales, attended Lord Carnarvon's'' funeral. Sir A. Blythe presented a wreath on behalf of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Clyde shipbuilders have Intimated their intention to reduce wages m August, and a strike is threatened. Burnett's wool-scouring machine has been sold to a Leeds and Bradford syndicate for £4000. Ten guineas premium has been paid to re-insure the barque Dunedin, which left Oamarn on March 19th. Davitt is about to start the " Labor World," an organ to advance the cause of the labor party. He intends to publish Richard Pigott's diary m it. England has offered Suakim to Italy on condition she renounces the pro tectorate over the Soumali coast. Miss Frances Torlesse is appealing for trained helpers to undertake rescue work m the diocese of Christchurch. Owing to a dispute about the ap pointment of an Englishman as Chief Justice of Samoa, Conrad Elder Krantz, Assistant Judge at Stock holm, has been nominated. Arrangements for the Mining Exhi bition at the Ciystal Palace are pro gressing. The Duke of Fife opens it on July 17th. A Bill has been introduced into the House of Commons rendering adultery or desertion by a husband cause for divorce. The Duchess of Teck, while boating on the Thames, had a narrow escape of being killed by the bowsprit of a vessel which came into collision with her craft. Mr Stanhope, Secretary fcr War, announced m the House of Commons that a Naval and Military Committee was being appointed within the Cabinet, the Premier presiding. Sir R. Buller succeeds Lord Wolseley as Adjutant- General, and Sir F. Roberts remainu m India for two years. An attempt by the authorities to compel the telegraph clerks to express regret for groaning at the name of the Queen failed. They were willing to declare that no disrespect* was in tended to her Majesty personally, but the ebullition of feeling was simply a protest against the way they were treated. Belgrade, July 3. The Servian Consul, whoso murder at Pristina was reported, was killed m the market place of the town. Gipsies are suspected. Madrid, July 4. Senor Sagasta has resigned, and Senor Canovas has been summoned. St. Johns, July 4. A French man-of-war drove off thirty British vessels taking bait at Port-au- Port, and seized and cut their nets. Berlin, July 3*; A Germen East African Company is being formed. Major Wissman has resigned. Zanzibar, July 3. Dr Peters has ai'rived safely at. Usugara. St. Petersburg, July 3. The Czar has published an order m the " Gazette" stating that the rumors that the Grand Duke Alexis has been deposed m favor of Vladimir are with out warrant.

INTERPROVINCIAL

[per press association.] Auckland, July 4. The Trades and Labor Council last night, after a lengthy discussion, decided that the Council disclaim any connection whatever with the statement that the Knights of Labcr is not a labor organisa tion. The only celebration of the anniversary of American Independence is a pork-and bean dinner at the Imperial Hotel, at which the American Consul presides, A man named Frewin has been arrested on a chargeof garroting a Chinaman named Ah Chee, and attempting to rob. Mr Reynolds, of the firm of Reynolds and Company, butter and cheese factory owners, leaves for England by the lonic on the 24th. ( His object is to get at Home a better market for butter and dairy produce. Mr Reynolds takes Home samples of butter of various kinds m different styles of package, with a view of testing which is best adapted for ex port. Sir F. Whitaker has promised him a letter of introduction to the A^ent- General m order to aid him m getting facilities to make a tour Of Denmark with a view to thoroughly examining the dairy industry. Mr Harrison, of Whangarei, has brought from the Thames a bar of bullion, mostly silver, weighing 75 ounces, the produce of 35 hundredweight of Puhipuhi or«. Ths crushing is fully bearing out the assays previously made, and the directors of Prospectors No. 1 mine from which the ore was taken are satisfied that it will «o 45 ounces to the ton. Wellington, July 4 The prospectus of a company for pub lishing a weekly newspaper m the interests of Trades Unions m Wellington has been issued. The capital is £2500, m 6000 shares at 10s each. In the Supreme Court the libel case Jameson v Falckner was adjourned until to-morrow. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Com

pany's steamer Mataura. arrived at Ply mouth on Ist ihst, with har cargo of meat m good condition. At a meeting of the Chamber of Com merce the President read an extract from a letter received by his firm, C. Levin and Co., from & London correspondent, on Ne\y Zealand Hemp, as follows : " One of the United Kingdom's rope makers has been telling us thafc he has recently and for the first tinjie used some fully fair New Zealand hemp to make twine for an order previously filled with, sisal and Manila. He is very pleased with the result, and indeed tells us (and he is probably the the best ropeniaker m the United King dom) that he-finds New Zealand hemp has proved better than sisal or Manila. He urged millers to improve the quality of the fibre so that the industry might be come a permanent one." Reeftok, July 4. Mr J. M, Miorris is here, feeling the pulse of the electors "as a probable candi date at the dext election. Mr Wilson has announced thafc Mr Lomas, a Labor Union representative of Westport, will contest Inangihua. | DuNEDIN, July 4. The Taieri fiver and its tributaries are being rapidly taken up as dredging or sluicing claims, and at the Warden's Court to-day six more claims were granted. It is intended to hold a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to protest against the retention of the primage duty. The Dunedin Poultry and Dog Society have received a , total of 1180 entries, making the largest all round ever received j m the colony.; Dogs number 179, pigeons 100, canaries 171, poultry 720. Mr Arthur Towsey, late Exhibition conductor, has accepted the offer of: organist at All Saints' Church, St. Kilda, Melbourne. Inveecargill, July 4. In regard: to improving the public school syllabus^ the Education Board to day resolved that any changes should be m the directipn of securing greater; simplicity of work m the various standards, and :by adopting a uniform' set of text books throughout the colony^

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

[I"ER PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Supposed Suicide. Auckland, July 5. William Wallace, aged 23, a resident of Ihumata, Mangare, died suddenly m a paddock at 10 p.m. yesterday. Traces of carbolic acid ■■■were discovered m his his mouth. Fatal ATldent i Marton, July 5. A younsf man named Archibald Ingram was killed by a fall of earth whilst work ing m a gravel pit, near Hunterville, yesterday. -:

Astounding Experiment.

Two Paris doctors have jusfc performed the curious surgical operation of changing a fat man into a lean'one. This operation, which goes By the appropriate name of degraiwg'e, was entirely successful, and the patient experimented upon, who was' formerly a lijiaii of uiiweildly proportions, is now dancing about m the best of spirits* and m clothes several times top large for him. M. Hirogenelle, thp fat man, is a medical student, residing m the Latin Quartier. M.' Hirogenelle decided that any treatment would be better than to be weighed down into his grave under his load of degenerate fat. In fact, he decided to undergo anything for the sake of relief, and so it was arranged that Dr Marx, who was to be aft listed by Dr Demarf, should proceed to cut away the superfluous fat. Accordingly some days ago, all being made ready, M. Hirogenelle was duty stretched upon his back, and chloroform administered. The doctors for the firsb operation chose the abdomen, where the accumulation of adipose matter had formed an enormous flabby fold. Two parallel cuts were made about 40 centi metres m length, and about 15 centi metres apart Then, the skin being laid back, the operators proceeded to excavate the mass of fat. This being successfully accomplished, the wounds were sewn up and dressed'; and the'patient, allowed to come to himself, declared that he had suffered nothing. His first words were, "I am hungry." The doctors propose to begin again at other parts of M. Hirogenelle's body, and will continue the process until, the degraissage is completed.

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v ENGLAND.

[per pbess association.] : London, July 3. The Stoke match is against an eleven of England and not against Staffordshire as at first arranged. The Home team in cludes Flowers, Daft, Shacklock, Abel, and Sharpe. The Australians made 60' m their first innings. Barrett stonewalled for 14, Gregory 11, Trumble 11. The wicket was sticky, and good batting out of the question. The attendance was; only moderate. The Englishmen lost eight wickets for 55. Murdoch is taking a rest, having strained his back. The statement that Woods, Captain of the Cambridge eleven, is to assist the Australians during the remainder of the tour is denied. (Received July 5, 11.45 p.m.) :■'■■' London, July 4. The first innings of the Englishmen closed for 60 runs. The Australians m their second innings-,; have ; lost three wickets for 81 runs. .

A Public House Quarrel.

The Sydney "Evening News" of the 16fch instant has the following details of a public-house quarrel:—lt has been re ported to the Redfern police that a young man named Patrick Slattery, aged 23, was found dead m bed on Sunday afternoon, at his parents' residence, at the rear of No. 83, Elizabeth-strdet, Redfern. Ac cording to the information given to the police it seems that the deceased left his home at about 7 o'clock, on the Saturday evening to go out, apparently m the best of health. On Sunday ■morning, when his mother called him, he appeared to have been drinking heavily. He said, " Mother, I have been killed." There was a small cut over the right eye of the deceased, and an abrasion of the right side of the face. Slattery also said to his mother that when he got better he would fight them idl. At 12.30 p.m, m con. sequence of the serious condition m which the deceased appealed, the services of Dr Gwynne Hughes, of Castlereagh-stred-,; Redfern, wore sought, and on arrival of the doctor he found that Slattery was dead. The police were acquainted, and on making enquiries, it was ascertained that on Saturday,night.accused and four other men were drinking at Israel's Pottery Hotel, Riley-street, Strawberry Hills, and one of the men, named James Tawson, it is alleged, struck the deceased. A quarrel arose, and deceased and Tawson fought two rounds. Deceased was then knocked on .the,footpath . A man named John Mooney, who is said to have wit. nessed the row, took the deceased home, where he died as stated. Tawson has since been arrested on a charge of having caused the death of Slattery.

STARTLING EVENT IN A VILLA

To the Editor of ''Saturday Night,', .■Birmingham;. I recently came into posses sion of ! certain facts of so remarkable' a nature, that'l am sure you will be giail to assist m making' them public. The follows ing letters were showu to me, »»d I at once

begged permission to copy them for the Press. They come from a highly responsible source, and may be received without ques tion. MESSAGE from George James Gost pro, L.D.S., E.C.5.1., Ph. C.1., Licentiate iv Pharmacy and Dental Surgeon. Stowmarket, July 18, ISB9. To Mr White, The enciosod remarkable cure should, I think, be printed and circulated m Suffolk, The statement was entirely voluntary, and is genuine m fact and detail, —G. J.G. "To the Proprietors of MotherSeigeVs Syr-up.'-'.,.,■.-,., - ... -: : . X -,,: ,. ,--. ■....■, JV .,, W ,.,. " Gentlemen. —The following remarkable cure was related to m^ by the husband, Mary Ami Spink, of tfinbordugh, Suffolk, was for over twenty years afflicted with rheumatism and neuralgia, and although comparatively "a young woman (it the time she was attacked (she is now fifty), she was compelled, m consequence, to walk with two sticks, and even then with difficulty and pain. About a year and a half ago she was advised to try Mother Seigel's Syrup, and after taking three bottles and two boxes of Seigel's Operasing Pills, the use of her limb was restored, and .she is now able to walk three miles' to Stowmarket" with ease ui'thfee quarters of an hour. Any sufferer who cleubts this Story .can'" fully ascertain its truthfulness by paying a visit to the village and enquiring of the villagers, who will rectify to the facts." • / , <■ •»  - "Appended is the husband's .signatu c to the stctement. ' " {R. Spink), , G. S. Sbstlmg, : '; r' ' ':-''- Ipswicn Street, , . . Stowinarket. This is certahtly a very pitiable case, and the happy cure wrought by this simple but powerful remedy, must move the sympathy of all hearts m a common 1 $leasure., IJhia poor woman had been a cripple for twenty of, her best years; years m wjhicli she should have had such comfort and enjoyment as jlie has to give. But, on the contrary' she was a miserable burden te herself and a source of care to her friends. Now, at an age when the rest of us are growing feeble, she, m a manner, renews her youth and almost begins a new existence. What a blessing and what a wonder it is ! No one who knows her, or who reads her story, but will be thankful that the good Lord has enabled men to discover a remedy capable of bringing about a cui;e that reminds us if we speak it reverentlyr-of the age of miracles.

CABLEGRAMS

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[per press association.] "r^23 (Received July 4, 11.45 a.m.) "*"* CITY OF MELBOURNE LOAN. London, July 4. Tenders for the City, of Melbourne 4 per cent loan, of £450,000, will be opened on Thursday. The minimum has been fixed at 103.

MONETARY AND COMMER CIAL.

The weekly returns of the Bank of England, published to-day, show the total reserve m liotes and bullion to be £12,078,000 being a decrease of £100,000 as compared with a previous week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 34-96. New Zealand four per tient inscribed stock, 105-J, 3| per cent. ,_ Long-berried wheat, 36s 3d, market firmer. No. 1 best Scotch pig-iron, f.o.b. m Clyde, 465; sugar, German firmer at 12s 3d, Java'fjuiet at 14s 6d. Three months bills are quoted at 3|- per cent.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 5, ls9o.



MOTHER SEIGEL'S OPERATING PILLS FOR CONSTIPATION, SLUGGISH LIVER, ETC. UNLIKE many kinds of cathartic medi cines, do not make you feel worse before you feel bet^eF. Their operation is gentle, but thorough, and unattended with disagree able effects, such as nausea, griping, etc. SEIGEL'S OPERATING PILLS are the best family physic that has ever been discovered. They "cleanse the \ bowels from all irritating substances, and leave them m a healthy condition. The best, remedy extant for the bane of our lives—constipation and sluggish liver. These Pills prevent fevers and all kinds of sickness, by removing all poisonous matter from the bowels. They operate briskly, yefe midly, without any pain. If you take a severe cold, and are threat ened with a fever, with pains m the h"|ad, back, and limbs, one or two doses of SEIGEL'S OPERATING PILLS will break up the cold and prevent the fever. A coated tongue, with a brackish taste, i* caused by foul matter m the stomach. A few doses 'of SEIGEL'S OPERATING* PILLS will cleanse the stomach, remove the bad taste, and restore the appetite, and .with it* bring good health. Oftimes disease, or partiaily decayed food causes sickness, nausea, and diarrhoea. If the bowels are cleansed from this impurity with a dose of SEIGEL'S OPERATING PILLS, these disagreeable effects will vanish and good health will result. * SEIGEL'S OPERATING PILLS prevent ill,effects from excess m eating or drinking. A good dose at bed time renders a person fit 'for business'in the.morning." These Pills, being sugar-coated, am pleasant to take. The X disagreeable tasta common to most pills is obviated; / I'ROI'KIETOBS : A. J. WHITE, Xiinited s , -.'..,. London, Eng. FOR SALE BY ALL CHEMISTS, DRU GISTS AND MEDICINE VENDORS. The Ashburton Permanent Building anil Investment Societyjnotify that sums of money from one pound upwards will be received on deposit at 5 per cent on each complete pound from day of deposit to date of withdrawal. Particulars will be found m an inset m the present issue. Mr Richard Cadbury, the Quaker cocoa, manufacturer, writes a London correspond ent, has just performed a princely action. He has given over hi a mansion, Mosely Hall, with 30 acres of ground -attached, for conversion into a sanatorium for women and children. He has done more—he has given the beneficent institution thus created an endowment .of £30,0GQ. This mangnifi cent gift has been gratefully accepted by the Briminghain a»d Midland' Sanatorium. Advertising on a colossal scale is to be praised and encouraged when it leads to practical philanthropy of this description. There is now to be seen m the shop window of Messrs J. Scaly.and Co., East street, a collection of apples showing some of the sorts grown at the nurseries, Riverbauk, that will repay inspection by any one who; contetn. lates planting fruit plants. There are upwards of fifty different kinds shown, all valuable, long keeping sorts, for sire^ color, and general excellence they are by far the finest that have been shown m Ashburton tins 'season (Acivt. '"" "* Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Raabe, Ironbavk, SauclhUivat, m the oblony of Vic toria, Australia,. 4 O solemnly and sincerely I declare that on the Ssth June, 1§77, my son Alfred, six years of age,.was accidentally hurt with an axe on his knee. lat once took all pains to secure medical assistance. How ever, m spite of all efforts, on the August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Macgillivray that an amputation of 'the injured limb had become imperative, m order to save life. At this juncture I called,on Messrs Sander and Soiis, procuring some of. their Extract of Eucalyptus Globulus. and by the application o the same I had the; satisfaction of seeing my sort within a fort night out of all danger, and to-day he, is recovered. I may just add that; it was-wnea the crisis had been, reached that the Extract referred to was first applied,ianji I makefchis solemn declaration, et<\ — Franz Raabk. Declared at Sandhurst,, m the <qolonyj;fof Victoria, Australia,' this Seventeenthday of October, one thousand eight, hundred seventy-seven, before 1 me, Monte CbhS, uS\ !"sUdvt.) $



J MPERIAL Accordeons with Vox 5. Humana, Steel, and Broad Reeds. New lines m Albums and Photo Frames. —H. M. Jones. _^___ i, T^OST—A Black and Tan Sheep Dog," ' X_Jt Collar No. 764, answers to name of "Jack." Finder rewarded on return ing to "Mail" office. 7 36 SO N S OF TEMPERANCE. — Half- Yearly meeting on Monday Even ing m Templar Hall at 8 p.m. Every member requested to attend. By order of the W.P. |7 34 "ANTED KNOWN.—A meeting of the Employers will be held m the Arcade Chambers on Monday next, 7th July, at 7.30 to consider the Holidays question. 7 35 FIRE! FIRETrFIRE,!!! NO HOUSE should be without one of Wait's Patent Fire Lighters these cold, wet mornings. Price Is. To be obtained from E. WILLIAMS, Agent, Park Sti, or H. G. FLOWER, Confectioner, 7 37 Town Hall. IST * THE Z NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY FOR OVERCOATS AND WATEEPEOOES. CHEAPEST and BEST HOUSE m the District. HEALTH and COMFOKT FOR 3O The Celebrated Werthein New High arm Sewing Machines on easy Time pay ments. ! f~\ W. H. WEBBER, TH I- J Manager. Jj LAND FOR CROPPING. ~ ABOUT 150 Acres m one or more lots, .situate near Winslow. Apply to GEO. JAMESON, 7^20 Ashburton. HAMPSTEAD TOWN DISTRICT. ALL RATES unpaid by July 15, 18W, will be sued for. BY ORDER, J. G. BELL, (> 1(>8 Clerk. GEDDINCi^REb'JiiJIVE; TINWALD" TpENDERS will be received by the s undersigned up to 4 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, !>th July next, for the goodwill <i.f the above reserve. The land lias been divided into 8 blocks, varying from 1(50 to 250 acres. Separate tender* will bu received for each block. Plans and particulars may bo seen at the office of GEO. JAMESON, fif.l.7.') Ashburton. DE. KUBEEM BIJX \WM Ul IiOBTOII. ADDRESS- —Mit Birch's, corner of Park and Wills street, Ashburton. [tkstimonial.] Taken from " Evening Post," Welling ton, April Ist, 1890. This is to certify that the Indian Oculist. Dr. Kuraem Bux, of Drummond street, Wellington, has removed, with very little pain and without cutting, m the space of ten minutes, a cataract from each eye. One of them lias been growing for fifteen years ; but, thank God, after attending him for four weeks, I am quite cured. He thoroughly understands the eyes, and is very attentive ; his charge is also moderate. I will be happy to give information to anyone m need of it at my house. JAMES FRASER, Tinakori Road, Wellington. May be consulted Daily from 10 a.m. to 12, ant from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Satur days till 10 p.m. Medicine free on first two days of my visit 7 18



WANTED "~ Cash A(lV'<rtismfn.fo 'itn.de •• tiw< far,itin. m> fzendinoWn-orh, OXR SrifLLl\ff A/Urr.M*m.-iv h» '•*/■ at t.h.i OH, ■ rpO LET—A furnished Bedroom for a JL single man. Apply " Mail" office. 7 24 JUST Received—Over one ton English and Continental Confectionery. Own make as usual freßhdaily.—H.G. Flower, Confectioner, East street. kW ANTED Known.—The "Annual VV Dinner m connection with the Aahburton Orange Lodge, will be held m the Hall on Friday, the 11th inst. 733 JUST opened, a few ladies plush jackets, newest shapes, very cheap. —11. C. Sectors, Melford Bouse. \ \ ' A.N ' JLJ Anown.—A special pur- W chase of choice Ladies' Hats at a desperate price.—W. H. Collier. 4t130 \ \ / ANTED every man m the County V V to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcokn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Sannder's Building*. W~ ANTED KNOWN.—The Cheapest House m Ashburtrn to buy Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc., is H. C. Severs, Melford House. f pHE Patent Candle Extinguisher can JL be Set to Extinguish at any time required ; it will save insurance premiums your house and your life, price Is ; Sole Agent for Ashburton. —R. AiiCOKN, Saunders' Buildings Xntcl) KNOWN.—A lot of Ladies Cloth and Tweed Jackets, considerably under usual cost price.— W. H. Collier, "The Corner." WANTED Known —One hundred 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 m Ashbarton, is at; W. F. HasnaforiAs, Burnett Street. A large stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ■ware goods made and repaired with dcs patch Publio Notices MEETING of all "who have been interested m MRS BAEYERTZ. Mission, will be held m the Orange Hall, on TUESDAY evening, at 7.30 p.m. *l 38 SALE OF BUOKS, STATIONERY, &c. At X F. ANDREWES AND Co.'s. OUR Stock being far too large we are determined to reduce same by Selling Oif at Greatly Reduced Prices for CASH only. A discount of 4s m the £. A large stock of Music at less than half price." Inspection invited. L. F. ANDREWES & CO. Stationers' Hall. THE CORNER /"THE CT t C R (pL R N j" " STOCK-TAKING ' N til GAT iF AT *' The Corner " COMMENCES Saiurtf, July sth i * , _ ' SOME WONDERFULBARGAINS May be Expected 'T LOOK OUT (T 0 v R . FOR THEM - Jf 1 E W. H, COLLIER 1 NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. BURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. N O T I C E. ON and after Ist JULY, 1890, RETURN TICKETS will be issued Daily. For distances of 20 miles they will be available for return the next day, or from Saturday to the following Monday. Over 20 miles they will bo available for one month. < )ver 300 miles they will be available for hvo months. 108 BY ORDER. yvlTllOUr TCETH WJTH TEET« THE CHBISTCHURCH DENTAL SURGERY. Corner of Cashel and High streets. Q I^YETxS AND pO. SURGEON DENTISTS. And at Dunedin and Westport. WE have gained the FIRST AWARD at the Dunedin Exhibition for Avtjficuvl Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with th<t trmttest confidence that we guarantee the highest claws v<»rk and perfect fit at the juast moderate icmt A Single Artifickl Tooth, lO.s. Complete Set — Upper and Lower— temporary and permanent, £10 10;;. TSAWK.U,, DVKAULE, CoMKHWAIiLK j ArtincinlTeoth Replace-.! Temporarily al- j m<wi; iaimwxUatdy after the extraction | of decayed teeth or stumps without extra fee or charge. Arrangements «iii Us made for part or monihly paym< nts. admlnisteriwTnitrous oxj.dk ■; 'sS ne-wrnl times daily for the pant test I vwirs we fearlessly assort that eztr;ictum t.tKrth nuilor \t» iniluonce m perfectly j-niulcss ;mul jM«Ltively safo Fee for Admuusf.nition, ss. Extraction, 2« i'u\. id Teeth and Dentures marie by ■M -its repaired or remodelled ftt , a? £du!u;e-~ <j a m. to 0 p.m |