The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1891. THE REV. MR SPURGEON.

It is scarcely too much to say that the daily bulletins of the state of the Rev. Mr Spurgeon during his long ill ness have been of interest to a wider circle of readers than any of the stirring news cf wara and rumors of wars, wrecks and famine, that has been cabled to the colonial press during the same period. Mr Spurgpon's life efforts have been devoted not alone to a sect or to religion, but to humanity, and their value has been immense. Of his fifty seven years' life forty years have been devoted to the prer.chingof the Gospel, he having been appointed pastor at Waterbeach in 1851, and prior to that time he had conducted services in the villages round about Cambridge. He preached in London for the first time in 1853, and the ordinary places of worship of the Baptist denomination soon proving too small for the crowds that were attracted, his services a couple of years later were held at Exeter Hall, and the Great Hall of the Royal Surrey Gardens. The terrible disaster that occurred at the latter hall through a false alarm of fire being raised at one of his services will be remembered by many of our readers. In 1861, the Metropolitan Tabernacle, with accommodation for six thousand hearers, was built at a cost of £32,000, and there Mr Spurgeon had done the greatest work that has been accomp lished by any modern divine. Of his published sermons 25,000 of each issue are sold, and they are translated into several languages. He has received testimonials in money to the amount of £11,000, not one penny of which has he retained for his own use. The Pastor's College, for students for the ministry; the Colportage Associa tion ) the Book Fund, from which ministers of various denomination? have received upwards of 80,000 volumes free of cost—the only con dition being that the applicants should be too poor to pay for the books them selves ; the Stockwell Orphanage, and other institutions owe their existence to Mr Spurgeon's beneficence. Mr Spurgeon's catholicity of opinions led to his four years ago severing his connection with the Baptist ffnioi, which caused a long and bitter con troversy in the English papers. No wonder that' all the world feels sympathy with Mr Spurgeon in his illness. Addresses and resolutions of sympathy and prayers for his recovery were offered by all denominations and all classes,, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, the first ecnles'astic of the British Empire visited the sufferer's bedside. The tidings of the rev. gentleman's recovery have been re ceived with joy, and the hope that he will bfc fully restored to health to. continue his important work will be universally echoed.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

j y^Kn attempt is to be made to float a com pany to introduce Stewart Island oysters into the English market. It is understood that the Sims Reeves farewell at the Albert Hall resulted in a net profit of rather over £1,500 lor the tenor. Traffic on the Rakaia, Railway Bridge will be suspended from from three o'clock to morrow afternoon until eight o'clock on Monday monnug, the bridge being under repair. Barteneff, the young Russian officer who was condemned * to eight years' penal servitude for the murder of the actress Visnooskaya at Warsaw, has been pardoned by the Emperor. He will be sent to the Solovetsky Monastery, near Archangel, to do Church penance for a year. Great complaints are made in Chi istchurch that the direct; mail which arrived iv Lyttel ton on Wednesday evening, at seven o'clock, was not forwarded by the first opportuney but was delayed in Lyttelton for a consider able time to enable the bags being searched for letters of members of Parliament in order that they might be forwarded to Wellington by the steamer. The delay caused much inconvenience to the mercantile public in Christchurch, who lost a possible ( opportu nity of replying by the outward San Fran cisco mail the samp evening. A meeting of the creditors of Joe Dick?, late of the Walt ham Hotel, was held ap Christchurch on Thursday. The bankrupt made a voluble statement, denying that he intended to leave the colony, and said he was going to Dunedin on business and to see j his brother. He endeavoured to demon strate by argument that he had not adopted Hie course of one who intended to leave the colony without paying his creditors. It was decided to recommend that when all claims agalußb the estate were paid the bankrupt should be granted his release with as little delay as possible. In the last Post Office year a gold watch, a silver watch, two watch chains, thiv# gold l-ings, a silver ring, two brooches, two pair of gold earrings, and one silver pencil case were found in letters which came into the dead letter office; also, other property to the value of £5625 19s Bd, consisting of post office orders, postal notes, and drafts (£2992), cheque? (£1470), dividend warrants, promissory notes, stamps, bank notes, gold, silver, and copper coins. The proportion of dead letters to the total correspondence is smaller than in any other colony, aud only in Great Britain is it smaller. Last year 1106 un claimed registered letters earne into the dead letter office, One hundred and fifty- ! five letters, 954 newpajwi'S, apd 350 books were posted without addresses, \§ letters 1 with libellous addresses were interrupted, 218 were wrongly addressed, 4001 were refused by the addressees, and l(i wore posted with previously used stamps. The Savings Ba»ij; depositors received £1)2,319 in interest last year, a# compared with £84,809 in the previous year. Afc a meeting of the Presbytery in Christ. church on Wednesday, a Presbyterial certi ficate issued by the presbyjtery fof Westland to the Rev B, J. Wfistb.rooke, F, G. S., was received. The rev gentleman has been conducting services recently in thti Mount I Somers district. A letter was read from the Moderator, Rev H. Adamson, resigning his (Anwget of Lincoln and Prebbleton on account of ill-health. The resignation was accepted with deep regret, and the Rev W. Grant was appointed interim Moderator of the congregation, and «tlie Rev Cnordoi) Webster Moderator of tlifl Presbytery in place of Rev i Mr Ad&insoii. The Rgvs A, M. Keatfcie and A. Blake were appointed a gomuiissiou to visit the Rakaiii congregation, lUv W- J- Fiulayson applied for a prcsbytcrjal certi ficate, which was ordered to be drawn up by tiw Moderator and clerk, and issued to t'je a,pplicw.t, • The Moderator and Dr Mlmsllo were appoint^! % consulting Committee for tht Methv.ejii-Rangitafe charge. The plans for the ra-eonfiivaQti-jn ttf '»St Andrew's Church, Christehiu'ch, ww B,ul/n?itled and approved. Rev Gordon VVebstpr sajd fj)§ money was practically in hand, and tfrese would be no debt on the church when &wh {ji^ned, MriViu jfysjlop, and Co.'a " lei.peri.-il" Pure Ceylo;n an 4 Indian Tens are the be in the market.-V^'lyt.) JJinum Hy.sloj), and Co.'s •" Imperial" Ceylon and Indian Teas are dirtait froyi tI)V T.e» fUmtiwni—(M vt,)

Mr Arthur Clampett arrived by the express to-day, and makes his first appearance in Ashburton at the Oddfellows' Hall this evening in h> musical, literary, and athletic entertainment. T An adjourned; jneetihg of the Ashburton Working Men's Co-operative Society, Limited, was held on Tuesday. There was a Very good attendance of members and intehJing. members, Mr T. Scott occupied the chair, and, after briefly explaining what had been done, asked those who had nob already joined to make application as soon as possible, when fifty-three shares were immediately applied for. The Secretary stated that fifty shares had been applied lor since the last meeting and with the fifty three now applied for, brought the applica tions up to 103 for the fortnight. It was deckled to adjourn the election of officers until the last Tuesday in October, the Com mittee in the meantime to draw up a list of ) names of persons suitable for the positi.ns. The Secretary read a chapter from the "Co-operative Movement of To-day," touch ing upon the formation and management of co-operative societies in England, which was Very well received. After a running con versation on various matters connected with the Society, the meeting adjourned fora fortnight. The Committee met afterwards when a short balance-sheet was presented, which was considered satisfactory. A few accounts were passed for payment, and the Committee meeting closed. A capital story respecting Bishop Selwyn, the first bishop of New Zealand, was told by Dr Hocken in his lecture at Dunedin on Tuesday night upon "The Settlement of Canterbury." In 1848 the bishop made his second visit, as a missionary, to Akaroa, and, the news of his arrival being soon spread abroad, the whalers, their spouses, and families came nocking to the place to enjoy the blessings of marriage and baptism which they could only get at rare intervals. The ceremonies were succeeded by high revellings, to the great chagrin of the bishop and the great joy of the keeper of the only grog shanty, who profited so much that on the oishop's departure he followed him to his boat, saying " Good bye, Sir, and welcome back to you ; you're the gentleman as can give the Gospel a good shove to windward." MrH. F. Hardy supplemented this by relating that, on one of his voyages between New Zealand and the islands of the Pacific, Bishop Selwyn was so troubled by the insubordination of one of the natives who was on board that he threatened to throw him overboard. On* the following day there were further acts of insubordina tion,- and when these were reported to the bibhop he threw the native overboard, but, being an expert swimmer, he leaped over after the man and saved his life. After that, Mr Hardy added, there was no more insubordination.—"Otago Daily Times." Many of our readers will have noticed the fierce competition that has being going on lately between the two Christchurch weekly papers. This week the " Canterbury' Times " makes a further advance, and comes out as an enlarged and improved paper. It appears in the glory of a cover, in which its fifty-two page's are stitched. The contents have been increased but not by any process of dilution—the various subjects are treated in the sound and capable manner that has always characterised the " Canter bury Times." Agriculture is given the prominent attention that it is entitled to; sporting subjects are written of in the Englia'i langi a»e and with practical kno\v lodge ; the Ladies' pages are a record of social doings, fashions and so forth, and contain as well a capital novelette. The general literature includes papers in almost every branch of writing, by the best writers, and boys and and girls are especially provided for. The fiction is excellent, and in this department, as in others, considerable space is given to original contributions. The general news is much fuller than is usually,Jound in a weekly paper, the reports ircm other provinces being very complete. The paper is a splendid effort of journalism, and in its new form the" Canterbury Times" will no doubt retain the position that it has held for the last twenty-six years, as one of the best weeklies in Australasia. Certainly the Most Effective MEDICINE iii the world is SANDER and SONS EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects in Coughs, Colds, Influenza, etc. ; the relief is instantaneous. Thousands gave the most gratifying testimony. Read this certificate: —"24th April, 1885 — Messrs Sander and Sons, —It is with the greatest of pleasure that I testify to the excellence of your Eucalypti Extract. Having had inflammation of the bone of the leg, which came on after a severe attack of low fever, I was attended by Dr J. Boyd, who had made strenuous efforts to save my leg, but without success. He found it necessary to amputate my limb. Having heard in the meantime of the wonderful cures worked by tlsp Eucalypti Extract, I obtained a bottle, and the extract had not been applied more than an hour when I began to feel greatly relieved. After applying the extract every four hcursfor nine or ten d»ve it was out of all danger. I would persuade al who may be effected with any such disease to give the Eucalypti Extract a trial, and I am convinced that they mil find it the most wonderful of medicines. —Youis, •tc, E. J. Curnow, Wattle street, Sand hurst.—(Advb f>

The Labour Commission.

The following is what the British Par liament Labor Commission adopted " as a convenient summary of the subjects to be inquired into " :— Trade Differences Betwef.n Employer and Employe,d. (1) Their causes (2) Their develop? ment, organisation, and cjnduct. (3) j Their c»st. (4) Their prevention or settlement. I—Their Causes—A. Wages :—(l)How fixed. (2) Hnw calculated : (a) By piece work, (b) by day work, (c) by task work. (3) How paid : (a) Direct, bf employer, or by sub-contractor; (b) weekly, fortnightly, or at other periods ; (c) increased by bonus OV reduced by sLoppages ; (d) truck or pay ment in kind ; (c) house, land, or other allowances. (4) Fluctuations of wages; (a) How brought about; (b) How adjusted. (5) Difference of wages in different establishments and 1 jcalities. (6) Existence and effect of : (a) Pensions ; (b) Deferred pay: (c) Sick insurance; (d) Accident insurance. (7) Notice required f«.p the termination of wage contracts. B.— Hours of labour and continuity ot em ploymsnt j-(l) $orma} hours of work. (2) Overtime, and how remunerated- (3) Niaht shifts, and how remunerated. (4) Short lime, season work, or other irre gularity of employment. (5) Sunday and holiday labour, how arranged and paid for. (6) Duration of day's work, and week's work, and how regulated. Sub division, distribution, and classification of work as between different trades, indi viduals, men, women, or children, whether half timers or not, factories, workshops, or homes. D. Apprentice tthipy. E. Introduction of machinery. F. Supply and quality of the machinery and materials of production or transport. ! G. Safety of employment, provisioning ,pf ships, lighting, sanitation, and inspec tion of workplaces. H. Discharge for j ; bojoriging to a trade union. I. Befusal to work with nonunionjsts. J. Discharge I fof representative delegates and use of black list, K. Employment of foreigners. li, Obnoxious officials. M. Sympathetic (strikes. N. Other causes of dispute. 2. —Their Development, Organisation ! ,%ud Ooniuct —A. Trade associations or combinations of employers or of employed I whether'permanent in character or tempo rary, occasional, qv fqv special dispute purposes, thpiv trade rules, benefits ir.nd policy. 15. Strikes and lockouts. Picket: : ipg, Wapfe Hstiiig, f.pd pthpr methods pf influencing persons eonpenrec} or rpf, directly concerned in t]\9 dispute, jj. Importation of new ov foi'eigir la.bo.ur, whether under contract or otherwise. I 3—Their Cost.—A. Economic results of strike and lock outs to workers, to oroployers, aud to jbh@ community at large. *.--Their Prevention op .Settlement.— A. Conciliation by joint tsommitfcegs pr i otherwise, B. Mediation, 0. Arbitra= turn, voluntary or compulsory. D. Slid ing scales. E. Profit sharing. F. Indus ! ty\4 paffsßrel»ips, Q* Coroperatiw?

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

I PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] I ■ r Wellington. September 10. TII9 Council met at 2.30 p.m. workmen's lien bill. The Labor Bills Committee reported that the Workmen's Lien Bill was an im practicable measure, and one calculated to stop contract work, but they recommended that it be allowed to proceed with certain amendments. FEMALE SUFFRAGE BILL. Mr Wilson resumed the debate on the Female Suffrage Bill, which he supported. He thought that women should sit on the benches in Parliament, and also be in spectors of factories. He was convinced that if they sat on the bench the licens ing Act would be carried out in its in tegrity. Mr Buckley opposed the Bill, as calcu lated to degrade women. If the Bill passed he would favor the return of women to both Houses of Parliament. Mr Walker, Mr Barnicoat, Dr Grace, and Mr McLean opposed the Bill. The motion for the second reading was lost by 17 to 15. Dentists act amendment bill. The Dentists Act Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. POST OFFICE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr Buckley moved the second reading of the Post Office Act Amendment Bill. Mr Whyte proposed as ah amendment that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. The debate was adjourned till the fol lowing day. The Council rose at 5 p.m. The Council resumed at 7.30 p.m. ELECTORAL BILL. The Electoral Bill was taken in Com mittee. A new clause was inserted, on the motion of Dr Grace, providing for both freehold and leasehold qualifications. Clause 6 was amended in the direction of making the residential qualification six months'residence in the district instead of one month, and the proviso in the same clause setting out that no person shall be registered in more than one district was struck out by J8 to 5. The Colonial Secretary said that the amendment just carried practically struck at the principle of "one man-one-vote," and he therefore moved that progress be reported. The motion was agreed to 0:1 the casting vote of the Chairman. GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES BILLS Thb Government Loans to Local Bodies Bill passed through Committee without amendment. On the motion for the second reading of the Law Practitioners' Bill, Mr Stewart moved as an amendment that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. The amendment was carried by 19 to 8. The Council rose at 9.30 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, September? 10. The House met at 2.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. In answer to Sir .Tchn Hall, Mr Seddon said that in the present circumstances of the colony the Government could not afford to grant free passages by steamer to competitors at the annual meetings of the New Zealand Rifle Association, but he thought that it was a fair thing to ask that free railway passes should be granted to the men, and he should make a recom mendation to that effect to the Railway Commissioners. Replying to Mr Fisher, the Premier said that power was given by the Public Revenues Act to appoint an Acting Agent- General, so that no difficulty would occur owing to an interregnum between the re* siguation of the present Agent-General and the appointment of his successor. In reply to Mr Rolleston, the Premier said that he could assure the House that a successor to Sir Francis Dillon Bell had not yet been chosen by the Government. BUSINESS Ot' THE HOUSE. The Premier announced that the Go vernment intended to proceed" with the following Bills this session :—Greymouth Harbour Board Loan Bill, Public Trust Office Bill, Stamp Act Amendment Bill, Payment of Members Bill, Coal Mines Bill, Small Birds Nuisance Bill, Selectors Land Revaluation Bill, Land for Settle ment Bill, Municipal Corporations Bill, Borough Reserves Bill, Private Tramways Bill, Naval and Military Settlers Bill, Rabbit Nuisance Bill, School Committees Elections Bill, and Counties Act Amend ment Bill, The Government had de clined to hold over the Local Authoi iti«s Accounts and Audit Bill till next year, but they would proceed with the Libel Bill if time permitted. With regard to to the Bankruptcy Bill, he was informed that it would gy through in two or three hours. If that were so the Government would give facilities for passing it. As to the Civil Service Bill, Ministers had receive i such a number of amendments fromtheCivil Service Association that they had not had time to consider them, and the Bill would therefore have to stand i over. The New Zealand Institution of Surveyors Bill, a private measure brought in by Mr Richardson, would be taken up by the Government, who would enr deavor to pass it through the House. The Indecent Advertisements Bill, another private measure, might also bs taken charge of by the Government, There were grave constitutional reasons why tho Allen Disqualification Removal Bill should not be passed. As to the date on which the House would be prorogued, that depended greatly on the action of the Opposition for the remainder of the session. SPECIAL COMMITTEE. On the motion of Mr Rees, a Special Committee was set up to consider the propositions of a Bill to be introduced to deal with certain pressing matters in relation to native lands. The House rose at 530 The House resumed at 7-30 p.m. BILLS FROM THE COUNCIL. It was decided to disagree with amend* ments made by the Legislative Council in the Dentists Bill and the Legislative Council Bill, and Managers were ap pointed to draw up reasons for disagree ment. GKKYMOUTII HARISOUK BOAKI) LOAN BILL. The Greymouth Harbour Board Loan Bill was read a third time and passed. PUBLIC TRUST BILL. The Public Trust Act Amendment Bill was considered in Committee. HClause 3—Public Trustee to hold office at pleasure. Mr Rolleston thought that the change brouglit about by this clause was an ex? tremely wrong one. He contended that if the Public Trustee were rnac|o subser vient tq the Ministry of the day it wquld destroy his independence altogether. The Premier took quite a different view, and held that if the Public Trustee were made responsibjo to tho Govern ment, ib would be decidedly to the advantage of the public service. After considerable discussion the clause passed without alteration, and the Bill I was ordered to be reported with amend ments. SMALL BIRJXS NUISANCE BILL. The $mall B.irds Nuisance B;ll was. comrtiittefj. and was reported with ainond: ments uiadp by j>J)e Stock Committep. STAMp ACT AMENDMENT IJIL.L, This House wqtit into Committee on the Stamp Act Amendment Bill, Clause 2—Certain passenger tickets liable to duty as receipts. An addition was made to the clause, enabling steamboat companies to com pound fop a yearly spamp duty on tiokets sold over £2, > A Clause 3"-Duty on the takings of the ■ tutaliHrttor,

Sir John Hall moved that th? totali satar tax should not take effect till March 31, 1892, so as not to interfere with the receipts of Jockey Club^ this year. Tho Premier opposed the amendment. Hb said that the Government h.id an nounced their intention ,>f iinposuig'-this tax in June last,, and the racing-clubs had , therefore received ample warning that- the. ' tax would be imposed. ■, „. ; '■'■; The amendment was lost, as also was; another amendment that the tax should not be imposed till the 31st December next. Mr Hutchison (Dunedin) moved that j the whole clause referring to the totali sator tax be struck out, Sir George Grey supported the amend ment. He felt that it was a wrong act to raise revenue from gambling. Sir John Hall thought that the totali sator really diminished gambling, and that the machine was to be preferred to the bookmakers. Mr Reeves would be willing to vote for a higher tax than that now proposed, in order to declare gambling to be an evil. Mr Pv.Viner thought that totalizators were) meant to benefit chiefly the metropolitan clubs, who exercised very arbitrary powers towards the smaller clubs\ Captain Russell said that all the metro politan clubs had to do was to see that the smaller! clubs conformed to the rules of racing. \ As to the Bill itself, he thought it was n pity that the Colonial Treasurer for the sake of getting £10,000 should impose a tax of this kind. He did nob think it was a wise provision to tax gambling at all. The amendment Was lost by 39 to 16, Clause s—Regulations may be made, providing for the collection of the duty. The Premier moved that the Govern-' ment may make regulations for granting permission to use the totalisator. The motion was agreed to. No other material amendments were made. PAYMENT OF MEMBERS BILL. The Payment of Members Bill was committed. , Clause 4—-Annual sum payable to mem bers of the General Assembly. A motion by Mr R. Thompson that the" honorarium for members of the Legislative Council be £100 instead of £150 as proposed by the Bill was lost by 32 to 25. Mr Duncan moved that the payment of members of the House of Representatives be £210 per annum, instead of L 240 as provided in the Bill. Sir George Grey moved that the sum be £250 per annum, which was negatived by 32 to 23. Mr Duncan's amendment, proposing to fix the honorarium at £210 was rejected by 30 to 24. The following is the division list on Mr Duncan's amendment : — For—Messrs Blake, Buchanan, Buck land, Duncan, Duthie, Hall, Houston, Kelly J., Lawry, MacKenzie T., McGuire, Meredi'h, Mills J., Mitchelson, Moore, Newman, Rhodes, Rolleston, Russell, Swan, Tanner, Thompson R., Thompson T.. Thompson J.W— 24. Against —Messrs Ballance, Buick, Cadnnn, Carncross, Carroll, Dawson, Earnshaw, Fi«h, Fisher, Eraser, Grey, Guinness; Faihlin, Hogg, Hutchison W., Kapa, Kelly VV., Mac Donald, Macintosh, Mills C. H., Palmer, Parata, Pinkerton, Rees, Reeves R.FT.J., Richardson, Seddon, Smith E,M., Smith W.C..Ward —30. Clause 1, which proviUvl that the pay ments should not be anticipated, pledged, nor seized in execution, w, striiak out on Mie voices. . A provision was inserted to , the effect that any Legislative Councillor's absent the whole session should receive no'payment trom the date of the pro clamation convening Parliament until the issue of tho proclamation convening the i next ensuing session. On. the motion for the third reading, Mr McGuire mov«d an amendment that the Bill be read a third time that day six months, which after a King debate was |ost by 30 to 14. The third reading was then agreed to and the. Bill passed. The Public Trust. Office Bill, Small Birds Nuisance Bill, and Stamp Act Amendment Bill were put through their final sta4es, and the House rose at 3.30. The total education vote was agreed to with alterations. Lunacy and Charitable Department £40,918, was agreed to. Progress was reported and the House rose at 2.30 a.m.

ISLAND NEWS.

PEK PRKSS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, September 10. Among the passengers by the Richmond from Tahiti were the officers of the French war vessel Volage, which was lost in July last at the Paninolu group, en ruu'e for France, via Sydney. Mr Moss, the British Resident at Rara tonga, has visited the island of Mangaina and arranged for the election of a local Council, got passed a code of laws for the Natives and effected a settlement of com pensation to Donald and TMenborough.

THE MARKETS.

London, September 9. The estimated American visible supply of wheat is 26,200,000 bushels. Wool is very firm, opening rates being well maintained. London, September 10. The hop market is bare. The yield will be a third Jess than was expected, the crop being badly blightedt The prices of wool show no improve ment, and large lines have been withdrawn in consequence of the labor troubles. The quantity offered is too large to unload at the old prices.

Ashburton Market.

MR D. THOMAS. Mr D. Thomas reports upon the live stock market in the Ashburton district for the week ending lOfch inst., as follows, viz:—On Tuesday at the Ashburton Yards the usual weekly sale of live stcck was held. There was a small attendance of fanners and others interested, and although there were buyers about, still biddings came slowly, and it was with the utmost difficulty that the various salesmen were able to clear their catalogues at values equal to those ruling a few weeks ago. Except in hoggets, no decline in values was apparent, and even in these the drop was not very great, say 6d per liead from July rates, Thoy will be dearer before they are cheaper, unless we have another very dry year. The cata logues for the day were not large, and as a general thins: the quality of the stock was not very first-class. The totals for the day consisted, of 3903 sheep and 15 head of cattle, of which my entry con sisted of 1Q47 sheep and II head of cattle, every one of which changed hapds at the following prices, viz :— crossbred lambs and 18 lambs at 13s each ; 278 merino ewes, in low condition, 7s ; 21 merino hoggets, 6s; 95 crossbred hoggets, 11s 9J ;93 crossbred hoggets, 12s ; 660 merino ewes in lamb, 7s 7d and 7s 8d ; 400 crossr bred hoggets, 10s lid ; 70 cull merino ewes, «s Bd, &o. Jn cattle I sold one at £5, lQs ; one cow at £3 15s 5 one do, £8, 7s 6cl; six head at £Q 15.3, and twe at £f lQs. These were very prime light weights from South. Duruig the week I have made several private sales of sheep and one of fat cattle.

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TELEGRAPHIC.

HOMF AND FOREIGN

{pel? PRESS ASSOCIATION.!

WOOL AND BLOOD.

EiONDON, September 9. The eldest son of Sir Samuel Wilson, of Victoria, is engaged to tne youngest daughter of the late Duke o%Marl borough. l |A PARNELLITE PAPER. The Parnellites have succeeded in obtaining "only £3000 towards estab lishing a daily paper. They will therefore start an evening paper in stead of a morning one THE CHILIAN REVOLUTION. An injunction has been granted, at the instance of the Chilian Junta, ordering the steamship to which the silver on board the Espiegle was trans ferred, not to part with it. ROMANISM US ENGLAND. A seminary for Roman Catholic priests has been opened in Surrey. It is the first establishment of the kind in England since the Reformation. WAR CONTRACT. The British Government have ar ranged with the Canadian Pacific Rail way to convey a number of regiments in a given time in the event of war. LABOR QUESTIONS. The Trades Union Congress decided by 242 to 156 that the legal eight hours shall not come into operation without the consent of two-thirds of the organised members of trade unions. THE McKINLEY TARIFF. Enquiries made as to the effect of the McKinley tariff indicate that it occasions much less injury to trade in the United Kingdom than was at first expected. The exports to America for the first quarter of 1891 show an actual increase over the corresponding period of the previous year. MR PARNELL. Mr Parnell refuses to attend the Chicago Convention in October. TRADES UNIONISM. At the Trades Unions congress the voting on the eight hours question \sjns 302 in favor and 236 against. The congress reaffirmed last year's resolution relative to a legal eight hours, an amendment declaring that the establish ment of a uniform eight hours would seriously injure the workers outside of certain favored districts being negatived amidst cheers. The debate at times was very heated, and the cloture had to be applied. London, September lOt Several thousand men at Middles boro have been thrown out of- work owing to the scarcity of orders.

FRENCH PILGRIMS.

Rome, September 9. His Holiness the Pope has ordered accommodation to be prepared in the Vatican for 2200 French pilgrims. PEACE CONGRESS. j Four hundred senators and deputies from different countries will take part in the Peace Congress at Rome. PASTORAL LETTER. His Holiness the Pope has issued a | Pastoral Letter, exhorting Polish ! Roman Citholics to exhibit devotion to the Czar.

THE CHOLERA.

Constantinople, September 9. Owing to the cholera at Aleppo, vessels from Egypt are ordered into quarantine at Smyrna . The plague is expected to extend into Europe, THE PORTE. Kiamil Pasha's friendly policy towards England is now given as the real cause of his downfall. He is virtually a prisoner.

THE CANADIAN SCANDALS.

Ottawa, September 9. The majority of the Committee of Enquiry exonerate Sir H. Longevin from the charges against him.

THE JEWS.

Washington, September 9; The Supreme Court of America have decided that pauper Jews must return to Europe.

A NEW EXPLOSIVE.

Brussels, September 9. Trials of a new explosive at Liege have been successful, giving 35 per cent more powder than auy others.

DISASTROUS FLOODS.

Vienna, September 9. Many lives have been lost by disastrous floods in the mountainous province of Styria.

OBITUARY.

Paris, September 9 M. Jules Grrevy, ex-President of tl • French Republic, died to-day, aged 84. [Jules GreVy was born in 1807, at Mont sous-Vaudrez, in the; department of the Jura. Educated at the college at Poliguy, he studied law in Paris and began his career as an advocate. He gained distinc tion as counsel in his defence of the revolu tionists of 1830. After the Revolution of 1848, he was Commissary of the Provisional Government in the Jura, and was rreturned by that department to the Consequent Assembly, in which he was a member of the Committee of Justice and a vice-president. During the Presidency of Louis Napoleon, M. GrtSvy opposed the policy of the future Emperor* After the Franco-German war, M, Gr£ vy came again to the front, and from 1871 to 1873 was President of the National Assembly, to which in 1876 he was again returned, arid elected President of the Chamber of Deputies. This office he held till 1879, having been re-elected twice. On the retirement of Marshal MacMalion from the Septennial Presidency of the Republic, M. Grevy was elected his successor, January 29, 1879; re-elected December 28, 1885; resigned December 2, 1887. The unex pected foil of M. Grevy was indirectly due to what are known as the Limousin or deco ration scandals, in which, rightly or wrongly, M, Wilson, the President's son-in law, was said to be seriously implicated. M. Gre>y chose to stand by his son-in-law, but the successive statesmen he called upon to form a Ministry refused to take office, on the ground that the crisis was a presidential and l\ot a politioal one. As the President was unable to form a government, he finally re signed on December 2, '87, M, Sadi Carnot succeeding bun. It was stated in '88 that M. Gt<Wy was busily engaged on his Memoirs, which will comprise the events happening since '48.—"Haaell." THE CRETAN TROUBLES. A Greek statesman, presumably M. Tricorpis, has assured M. Blowitz, the Paris correspondent of " The Times," that unless the Sultan concedes justice

to the Cretans the Greek fleet will take the matter in their own hands. THE RUSSIAN LOAN... . It is rumored that the 'contract for the Russian loan for the transfer of seven million pounds worth of gold from Paris to St.Petersburg by the end of the year.

THE CHOLERA.

Oonstantinoplk, September 9. Cholera is raging fit Alleppo and Quintab, in Syria, and is spreading West. Two thousand deaths are re ported daily. THE PORTE, It is officially announced that the change of Ministry does not imply a change in the European policy of Turkey. 1 Sir W. A. White, the British Am bassador, demands that the Porte should apologise for firing on British merchant vessels passing the Darda nelles in July last," and in the mean time declines to visit the Sultan's palace.

RUSSIAN ARMY MOVEMENTS.

St. Petersburg, September 9. The Russian Government is uneasy at the attitude adopted by China, and has decided to store immense quantities of munitions of war at Vladivostock. Russia is also massing troops on the Austrian and German frontiers.

THE GRAIN SUPPLY.

Berlin, September 9. Germany has been officially enquir ing into the Canadian rye crop, and has been informed that two million bushels are available for export.

CHINESE PROGRESS.

Hong Kong, September 9. China has appointed a Consul at Singapore.

THE CHILIAN REVOLUTION.

Copenhagen, September 9. The Chilian cruiser President Pinto has arrived here from Kiel. Valparaiso, September 9. A syndicate of European capitalists, out of sympathy with the Junta, offer to advance half a million of money. Washington, September 9. The Government has quashed the proceedings in the case against the steamship Itata, which escaped from Santiago, Lower California, after load ing with munitions of war for the Chilian insurgents.

SPANISH AFFAIRS.

Madrid, September 9. A sensation has been-ca'used.in this city by the formation of a new army corps. It k understood the reason is clue to serious local riftting. The Corunna' Corporation has sus pended payment.

INTERNATIONAL BLACK LIST

New \ork, September 9. Steps are being taken here to con vene a conference to establish an In ternational Bureau for the exchange of intelligence relating to mercantile 'failures'.

IMPERIAL FEDERATION.

Ottawa, September 9. In the Senate to-day Premier Abbot opposed a resolution urging Canada to initiate overtures with other colonies for a closer union .with Great Britain, arguing that the proposal pointed at Imperial Federation, which Parliament was not prepared to decide on. The resolution was withdrawn.

DISASTROUS CYCLONE.

A severe cyclone passed over Hali fax, Nova Scotia, wrecking the town and shipping. The damage is esti mated at £12,000.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE " TALE OF THE SEA."

.Sydney, September 10. Arrived Jubilee, ivqm Wellington. Captain Franklin of the ship Roy.il Tar, who d'ed on the passage to San Francisco, was formerly chief officer of the Jubilee.

LIBELLING A J.P.

Melbotbijje, September 10. In thd libel action McCorraick v, Cuthberfc, in which the plaintiff, a Magistrate, claimed £5000 damages from the defendant, formerly Minister of Justice, for inferring that plaintiff had corruptly adjourned certain cases, a verdict was returned on gerierat grounds against Outhbert for £50. The questions submitted by the defence that a Minister in writing on matters of State is absolutely privileged, was reserved for the Full Court THE E ASB Y-GAMBIER COLLISION. It appears that the concensus of •pinion of the witnesses examined at the Marine Board enquiry into the collision between the Easby and the Gambier is that the Easby did not at once send a boat to the assistance of the sin kins; ship. t THE RECENT COLLISION. Mblboubxe, September 10. Captain Prideaux, of the Easby, in h's evidence before the Marine Board, said that he regarded his ship as the crossing ressel and acted accordingly. Within two minutes after the collision a boat was lowered to ascertain what damage the Gambier has suffered.

BILLIARDS.

Adelaide, September 9. Evans, champion billiard player of Australia, defeated John Roberts, junr., in a game of 2000 up, in which the latter conceded 1000 points. Evans won by 148.

FEDERATION.

Hobakt, September 10. The Federation Bill has been sent to the Legislative Council with two important suggested amendments, viz., (1) That the surplus revenue should be returned to the States on the basis of population ; and (2) that the Senate should have power to amend money bills, i.

THE MANAPOURI.

The ship's company and passengers of the steamer Manapouri have pre sented Captain Logan with a testimo nial expressing confidence and esteem.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland. September 10. An old man named R. 0. Bull, an inmate of the Salvation Army Home at Pan inure, drowned himself early this wprnu)giß» well.

Thames, September 10. Me John Flofccher, who hns lived here sincrt 1871, died to-day, aaedGO* He was a nntive of Dumfriesshire, Scotland, and was a member of the expedition organised by Dr Kane to search for traces of Sir John Franklin iii the Arctic Circle. Wellington, September 10. The local Co-operative Farmers' Alliance will start business with 664 shares representing 106 applicants, and V 3320 of capital. Directors were appointed to-day, and premises have already been secured. It has benn decided to reduce the nominal capital from £250,000 to £75,000. D'unedin, September 10. - Ihomas Hassell, arreatea at Lyttelton, ban been committed for trial for obtaining money by false pretences. A meeting of railway employees, attended . by, sixty,. carried resolutions affirming the desirability ot establishing an Insurance and S.i^.rannuation Fund, but suggested important amendments in the Commissioners' Bill.

THE CHILIAN WAR.

(PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION ) Copenhagen, September 9. A Danish gunboat prevented the Chilian cruiser Pinto from shipping cargo and crew.

The San Francisco Mail

Auckland, September 10. Arrived 11 a.ra R.M.S. Alambda from San Francisco after a fist passage of 18 days 23 hours. She called at Apia, Samoa this trip, instead of Tutulia, and in future all mail boats will call at Apia. Passengers for New Zealand—Bishop Grimes, Father Bell, Messrs Bridge, Coe, Harvey, Koebel, Roberts, Samford, Lumsden, and seven steerage*

GENERAL SUMMARY.

Patti has signed a contract for a fare well tour in America. I The Cunard Co, have contracted for a j steamer to do 20 knots at sea, reducing the voynge to five days and a half. Several colonels in the British army have applied to the War Office to suppress the circulation of socialistic literature among soldiers. The vicinity of the chapel of Knock, ! co., Mayo, Ireland, was crowded on Sun day, August 16, with thousands of invalids, afflicted with all forms of disease, await ing the jurative blessing of the Holy Virgin. Miss McMaster, a Scotch sportswoman and a dead shot, is about to be espoused by the Marquis of Ailsa. She is portion less. Mrs Frink Shelion, the American female explorer of Africa, was so much injured physically by her trip that she lies very low in health. Her doctors say she will be an invalid for the rest of her life, Cardinal Manning made public on August 16 a letter denouncing raffles, church fairs, lotteries, and all games of chance ostensibly intended to benefit the finances of the cdurch, Henry Irving has recovered the use of his voice by an operation on hia throat. MRu«sian Jews are arriving at London, Liverpool, Glasgow and other British ports, and will start by different lines for the U.S.A. Those who left Hamburg during the week ending August 28 will not be landed all at one place, but will be divided np among leading American ports, so that they may not attract too much at tention and opposition. Lady Caithness by virtue of her millions and her enthusiasm succeeds Madame Blavotsky as bii»h priestess of the theoso phical movement, or esoteric Buddhism, as some call it. Lord Sali.bury refused the Grand Prussian Order of the Black Eagle offered him ly the Emperor of Germany during his recent visit. ■ A. considerable number of Welsh tin plate workers propose leaving England for America. They will net* be under' contract, in order to avoid the law for i bidding the. importation of contracted alien | labor. Mr Morley, speaking at Leamington, on August 3, .said if the Liberals:dropped Home Rule as their foremost plank it would lead to the greatest split the party had ever known. He predicted that Mr Balfour's Local ■ Government Bill would be an irretrievable step towards Home ; Rule, and would mean. the suicide of Unionism. Wells Bros, take a large and well equipped circus and menagerie down from San Francisco to the Australian colonies by the Monowai next month. Carl Sherra, a mining expert from the colonies, drowned himself at San Francisco. Roman Catholic nuns . and sisters of charity have been certificated to read in the public schools in Texas, the Attorney- General of the state holding that there in nothing in' the constitution to prevent them. Leprosy.has been developed-in New Orleans. The. subject, a white woman, named Mary Bolt, died there an August 16. There are half a dozen other cases reported in the city. ; . ■A couple married at Denver, Cal., on August 16, took a billoon excursion for ther bridal trip, under the direction of Professor King. They had reached an atti tude 8000 feet when the balloon suddenly collapsed a shot earthward like a plummet for nearly a mile, when the folds ot sUk suddenly expended and the Remainder of the descent was comparatively gentle. The balloon alighted in a cornfield near the town, Its tenants were unconscious, and remained in that condition several hours. Cholera made its appearance in Ohio on August 12, Henry Hilton and daughter were stricken down when at Springfield. The physicians pronounce the disease to be of the true Asiatic .type. Frank Melbourne, the so called Aus tralian "Rain King", is an exploded phenomenon. . Twice before have his efforts been unsuccessful, and on August 10th, at Canton, Ohio, his third failure shook the faith of the people in him ' below par. Instead of raining the heat, from an unclouded sun became almost untearable. "He may be able to pro duce rain in Australia," writes a sneering reporter, "but hits machine is of no avail in Ohio." The following" story- was wired from Berlin and printed in some of the Paris papers on August 1 :—The Kaiser is phy sically and morally succumbing to the morphine habit, and has been put on strict regimen by Dr LenthorlcL His allowance of morphine has been stopped, and he has been put on a limited amount of mild " bier de Nuremberg " as his only stimu lant. His mania, according to report, broke out the first time at sea. He got wildly drunk and assumed command of the yacht. He took the vessel at her maximum speed out into the open ocean, and cause*? every flag on board to be dis played, and'ordered repeated salvoes with the yacht's guns, while the band played vigorously. Sucli scenes were kept up all night, the Kaiser in the meantime chang ing his uniform, and wearing in succession those of German, English, and Italian admirals. In the course of a drunken row he struck Lieutenant- Schroder, who immediately went below and blew out his brains, as he considered himself irretriev ably dishonored. Some sailors, who re volted it the Imperial caprices, were un mercifully flogged and put in irons. Next morning the Kaiser, renewing his mad " drunk," was thrown, as if accidentally, from the bridge of the vessel to the deck, his feet being badly injured by the fall. A Park paper, which is not given t© sensationalism, prints on August 16 the following, as confirmed, by umjuestionefl

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER H, 1891.



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