COMMERCIAL.

London. July 26 The weekly returns of the Bank of Englaod published to-day show the total reserve to be £28,516,000, and the proportion of re serve to liabilities 59.04. Three months' bills are discounted at | per cent. < Consols 107.

There has heen a general fall in stocks. New South Wales 4 per cent., 114$; 3* do, 108;|; Victorian, 106| and 991; ; South Australian, 110J and 104 ; Queensland, 110-fc and 103J; New Zealand, llOf and 104; West Australian, 4 per. cent., 118|; Tas mania, 3j| per cent,, 104. New Zealand long-berried wheat, ex wharehouse 26a 6d, nominal South Austra lian do, firmer 27s ; Victorian do, weaker, 27a.

There ia no change ia the quotations for New Zealand frozen mutton or New Zea land hemp. For an A usfcralian wheat cargo on passage sellers ask 255, buyers offer 6d less. For off coast cargoes 25s 6d is asked, and 25s offered. At the wool sales a good selection of New Zealand wool was offered, and the prices ob- , tamed were the highest of the series. "Elderslie" brought 9d, " Waikakahi ' Is 2d» " Wfaarepape ' lQd. There is more de mand from Bradford. Crossbreds are slightly firmer, and merinos are unchanged. The fifth series begins on September 24, and the sixth on November 26. The first series in 1896 has been fixed for January 14, and the second for March 3.

July 27. Messrs Ne'son Brothers, reviewing the year's butter trade, state that tbe supplies lor the provinces are insufficient, though the quality is highly esteemed. The new Com pany, they aay, intend to increase the supply, and endeavour to secure a lasting foothold in Manchester and Liverpool, where a direct trade is necessary. They re commended shipments to Great Britain throughout the entire year on a larger scale, and declare the average prices will amply compensate for any probable losses in May and June.

July 28. The total quantity of wool catalogued up to the end of the week was 345,200 bales, of which 327,200 bales were sold. BiddiDg yesterday was spirited. The catalogue comprised good selections and prices were very firm. The American buyers made heavy purchases. The English wheat market is firm, the Continental is inclined to buoyancy, and the American shows general advance. Cargoes of South Austra'ian wheat sold as follows j-Per ship Queen of Scots, 25s 3d; per ship Hewio*, 245; per barque Seriol 25s 6d.

Spot quotation in New York for No. 2 red winter wheat is 79$ cents. At yesterday's sales 1550 casks Australian tallow were put up to auction, of which 1000 casks were sold. Prices realised were —medium beef, 20a ; medium mutton, 21s 6d,

Ottawa, July 28 Ihe official estimte of the Manitoba wheat crop is thirty million bushels.

The Winton Murder Case.

Wellington, July 27

The motion for leave to appeal in the case Regina v. Minnie Dean was argued in the Appeal Court to-day, all five Judges being present, Dr Lindlay ap peared in support of the motion, and Mr McDonald, Crown Prosecutor at Invar- \ cargill, and Mr Gully, Crown Prosecutor in Wellington, for the Crown. Dr Find lay, in opening the case, stated that he was unable to support the first ground of the motion ; he could not contend that the evidence as to the fcif *nt Hornsby h id boen improperly admitted. He sub mitted that tho case of Makin v. Attorney- General of New South Wales, on the authority of which tho evidence objected to had been admitted, did not apply- That cisc had merely repeated what was previously established, that evidence of the conduct of accused, on other occasi ra similar to that charged in the particular case, could be given to disposa of the suggestion that the particular act charged was accidental, or to rebut any other similar defence open to the accused. In the present case evidence had been admitted professedly to eliminate the element of accident, but at the time of its admission there was no evidence (f accident. It had not. been suggested that if Mrs Dean administered morphia to the child she had done it accidentally The evidence of Mrs Dean's dealings with other children was, therefore, not properly admissible to disprove accident, and unless genuinely offered for that pur pose could pot be admitted, merely to strengthen the evidence Bgainst the ac cu»ed. To make the evidence of other acts admissible they mast appear to be parfc of a series of similar occurrences, and to be parts of one scheme. In the present ewe the essential® of the previous occur rences were not sufficiently similar. There was wanting the essential circum stance of the finding of bodies of other children alleged Lo have been received by Mrs Dean, and in the case of the finding of the skeleton of a child in the garden, there was nothing to identify it in any way as that of any child taken in by Mrs Dean.

Dr Finlay concluded his argument shortly before 1 o'clock, when the Court intimated that they did not desir,- to hear counsel for the Crown then, and if they required to hear th/.m, they would do so on Monday morning. Welmnqton, July 29 the Appeal Court resumed on tfje Uean case the Bench s&id it was annecessaiy to call on Mr Mapdonald to reply. The .Judges were unanimous that there was rao case to answer, and vould give reasons in writing on Wednesday The Appeal Court; unanimously dis missed the application in the Dean case for leave to appeal.

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THE WEATHER.

What appears to be the unexpended ba-ance of tha antarctia disturbance, of which Mr Wr«sgb warned ih a few days, ago, is venting th•> i-tmnnnt of its fury on ourselves. In Ashburtoo, hnow com menced to fall from from the south fiicl south-east aboqt 330 a,m. on Monday morning, and by 9 a.m. there were five inches of snow on the ground, at which time it looked like clearing, but about 10 a.m. the wind changed more to the east, and ib blew and snowed harder than ever, The snow continued with lli.fcle inter , mission, save one glimpse of sunshine, until 2 p,m , when it came on as hard as i ever, with no appearance of abatement up i to the time of our going to press At 4 a.m. there was a covering of anow in Christchureh, but train passengers say there waa not much until Rolleston wa->, reached ; while to tha south there had been no snow beyond Orari, The nor'weiter of Friday had led some of the settlet'B in the back country o believe they might still save some of their strongest wethers, but it began *o snow there again on Saturday nighc, and has been at) it all day Sunday, co that the I ouslook is worse than ever.

ALFORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending July 27, 1895 : —

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Timaeu. July 29 Six inches of snow fell at Fairlie yester day and last night, and there was i wintry wind here to-day, snow clouds pas-sing at sea. The mailman, John Young, and his assistant, got through from Fairlie on Saturday night, and roporred 2 f^efc snow between Bourke'a Pass and Tek*po, 2£ feet between Tekapo and Balmntil, 3 ro 3| feet on the Wold's Plain, 2 feet on Simon's Pas?, and 1| foot at Puka&i. As far as the eye can "see very little bare ground is visible. If; is extremely cold, dogs have Veen frozen, and small birds have been dropping off the trees at the homesteads. Two men got through with great difficulty, their horses had icicles five or six inches long hanging from their nostrils.

Dtjnemn, Tune 29 The weather is bitterly old, arid it is now snowir.g (12 40.)

The Natural Gas Spring.

gerlona .Accident

New Plymouth, Jaly 29

Oa Saturday a son of Mr Laing, who found the natural gas spring at Inglewooff, was experimenting with the gasometer which has been placed over the spring, when an explosion took place, and sent the boy into the air. He was picked up badly injured It is reported the boy is partially paralysed,

A Hotel Burned.

Two JM.en Burned "».'© Dflatfi

Palmekston North, July 29

The Empire Hotel was burned down between ono and two a.m. Moat of the inmates had a narrow escape, and two men were burned to death in attempting to er-cape. Om> was named Walker, a Hawker recently from Viotoria, aged 34 ; the other an old man named Maurice Donnel!. The origin of the fire is un known. A few minu'es after a second

fire broke out in the tqua 1 & *nd destroyed the shops of H irby, fruiterer, where v orignated ; Haydon, grccar ; the offices of Guy and Bhgsrefc, solicitors ; and the Drainage Board's engineers. Very little was saved. The bodies, when recovered, were unrecognisable. Te Aro house was swed with difficulty by the exertions of the brigade.

Seven Pounds in One Week.

Hot every man who is thin would thank you for fattening him. He doesn't want to be fat, and for very good reasons. Unneces sary fat ia i load to carry about; it interferes with a man's power to work, shortens his wind, and dulls his wits. Yet, on the other hand, a certain amount of flesh is needed for health and comfort. For example: A. man five feet high should weigh about I2olbs ; and a man five feet six inches, 1451bs ; and a man six feet, 1781bs. It is a regular ascending scale. The in surance companies allow a variation of 7 per cent, above or below it, and beyond those limits charge an extra premium. One shouldn't be much over or under his proper weight if he wants to be sound and hearty — and we all do want that.

Now we will tell how Mr Thomas Crosby, b<3ing under weight gained sfcveri pounds in a week. He had lost \\ stone, which is too much off for a man who was never fleshier than he naturally ought to be. It was tbis way. He was right enough up to May, 1891. At that time he began to, feel ill and out of sorts. He had a nasty taste in his mouth—like rotten eggs, he says

—and a thick, slimy stuff came on his gums and teeth. His appetite failed, and what he did eat was, as you might say, under com? pulsion j and right afterwards he would have great pain in his stomach anl chest. Plainly, something was amiss with him in that region. He was ofcen dizzy, and cold chills ran over him as though he was threatened with fever. Of course we should rxpeot a man who is handled in this way to lose strength. Mr CiO3by lost strength. In fact, he got so weak and nervous that he shook all over, and hia hands trembled as if a current of electricity were running through him. To use his own words: "I rapidly lost flesh, and was 1^ stone lighter, ani co.'uld |iardly walk about. Once jbpy parents thought I was dying, arid sent in haste [for the doctor. I saw two doctors in Epworth and one at Haxoy, but they were not able to help me. Our vioar s Key. Mr. Over ton, recommended me to the Lincoln Infirmary, where I attended for eight weeks as an out door patient, without benefit." " Soon afterwards Mr Sharp, a chemist, at Bpworth, spoke to me of the virtues of a medicine known as pother Seigtl s Curative Syrup, Tieing interested in what he said, I leit off trying other things and began taking this Syrup In a few days I felt better, and presently I gained seven pounds in a week. At that rate I soon got back to my work, and have hid the best of health ever since. I toll these facts to everybody, and am per fectly willing they should be'published. You re truly (Signed), Tom'(iftosisY, Ferry Koad, Kpworth, via Doncaster, December 23rd, 1892. '■' " After reading Mr Crosby % story we scarcely nged to ask why he lost flesh. The minute he stopped eating aad digesting his usual allowance of food he began to fall away. Trees, they say, grow as much from the air by means of their leaves, a3 they do from the soil. But men don't. They've got to he bu It up through their stomachs. In digestion and dyspepsia, (Mr Crosby'g com plaint) stops this process and poisons those who have it, besides; That accounts for all the painful and daogeroua symptoms our friend speaks of. The doctors do what they can, but, unluckily, they don't possess the medicine that goes to the bottom of this disease and cures >$• The rome'dy is Mother Seigel'a Curative Syrup,' and nothing e.lse, so far as we know. It restores djgeatjpn,, 1 and digestion coyers 'the Tbpn^a w|th fat enough fcsr health, go,od looks.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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London, July 28 The Ear] of Verulam is dead.

The Reciprocity Treaty

Adelaide, July 27

The Register, commenting on the Premier's advocacy of the New Zealand Treaty because it would open a lucra tive wine market with New Zealand, says that if they commanded the whole market in New Zealand it would be a mere drop in the bucket as compared with the total wine production in South Australia. Besides it is likely to shut down the markets of other colonies. To supply the demands of | English customers will tax the re sources of the colony during the next generation, even if the enterprise j daunting Government should not utterly prostitute our producers.

THE NORTHERN TERRITORY COMMISSION.

Adelaide, J aly 27

Of the seven members of the Nor thern Territory Commission three dis sented from tbe recommendations to establish a State Experimental Farm for the growth of tropical produce with a view to the introduction of coloured labour, on the giound that it is imperative that Australia should be kept free of servile races, and the racial antagonism and mixed blood neces sarily conseqent on the introduction of colored people. Such labour was really not cheaper, and, where tried in Queensland, the mortality amongst the colored people was enormous, and would lead to the decimation of the islands. Two others dissented on the ground of the expense as the Chinese had already demonstrated that the territory was not suited to tropical cultivation.

European and Other Foreign Items

London, July 26

A syndicate is being formed for the purpose of investing a sum of £200,000 in mining property in Victoria.

July 27,

The capital of the Colonial Produce Distribution Company was oversub scribed, £385,000 being offered for £100,000 4| per cent, debentures and £185,000 for 6 per cent, cumulative preference shares. A new Hauraki Gold Properties Company is being formed, with a capital of £100,000, half of which will be offered to the public.

The Tatham Gold Company, of New Zealand, with a capital of £175,000, is issuing shares to the value of £125,000. The Appeal Court has confirmed the decision of Justice Sir James O. Mathew, of the Queen's Bench division re the case of the steamer Maori King, that the bill of lading did not exempt the shipowners from liability in the event of a breakdown of the veseel's refrigerating machinery.

Mr J. Chamberlain writes to a correspondent that the chief object of his accepting tho Colonial Secretary ship was to endeavour to devise a scheme to bring the colonies and the mother country closer together. The London message of June 12th, referring to a declaration of a divi dend of las in the estate of the Bank of Adelaide, slnuld have read of the Bank of Australia, the name of the Bank having been altered in trans mission.

Paris, July 27

A train conveying French pilgrims to left the railg at St. a Shrirae Briene. Home of the carriages were telescoped almost to splinters. Twelve persons were killed outright and fifty seriously injured. Bio be Janeiro, July 26, With regard to the annexation of Trinidad by Great Britain, anti- English demonstrations have been made here and at Sao Paulo.

THE EL DORADO ACCIDENT.

Melbourne, July 27 Strenuous efforts are being made to reach the victims of the El Dorado accident. The relief drives are nearly completed, but the boring rods show that the sludge is still fa a dangerous fluid state, though the pressure is riot strong. If the water accumulates the relief party may require to f^ee for their lives at a moment's \varn,ing.

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BARGAIN. BARGAINS. | BARGAINS. A. -Lawrie & Co.| HAVE Determined to Reduce the Whole of their extensive stock of Drapery, Clothing and Boots. ALL NEW GOODS REDUCED. All old stock, which consists chiefly of First-class Goods, to be sold at Half-price. Boys' Good Strong Braces 6d $ Men's Is Boys' Best Oilskin Goats 7s 6d s Men's from 6s Boys' Kaiapoi Suits from 7s 6d, Men's from 21s Boys' and Youths' Kaiapoi Tweed Overcoats 24s—for 12s 6d Men's Kaiapoi Tweed Overeats 35s —for 17s 6d Men's Kaiapoi Tweed Overcoats 50s —for 27s 6d NO RUBBISH, ALL GOOD COLONIAL MANUFACTURES. A lot of girls' and ladies' Elastic Boots from 2s 6d per pair. Small Boys' Heavy School Boots 6s 6d —Reduced to 3s 6d. GREAT REDUCTIONS IN DRESS GOODS. ; Great Reductions in Blankets, from 7s 6d per pair ! Great Reductions in Sheeting, double 1 width, from §|d per yard Great Reductions in Cretonnes, from 4|d per yard \ Great Reductions in Art Muslins, from 4Jd per yard [ Great Reductions in Flannelettes, from 2s lid per dozen



Clovers* Glovers. CLOVERS. I" HAVE IN STOCK AND TO LAND My Season's Supply 1 of 1 WHITE CLOVER, TREFOIL, ALSIKE, TIMOTHY, COWGRASS, RED CLOVER, Also, a Large Variety of—• COLONIAL-GROWN CLOVERS, RYE GRASS SEED, COCKSFOOT, Etc, Etc. Samples and Quotations of Glovers, Rye grass and Cocksfoot) on application. A Complete Stock of GROCERIES, TEAS, AND PROVISIONS Always on hand and At Christchuroh Prices ,



Great Reductions in White H.C. Quilts, from 3s 9.d each Forfar Bd—Beduced to 3d Dowlas is^-rßeduced to 6d Hollands 9d, lOd, lid—Reduced to6d Child's, Ladies', and Men's Gloves, All Reduced. BARGAINS IN LAMPS, BARGAINS. IN CROCKERY BARGAINS IN IRONMONGERY MONEY. di'XO'L/Vy gage on first- class Freehold Security at 5J per cent. T. BULLOCK. TO LET, at a low rental,, Shop in the Arcade, T. BULLOCK LAZARUS S SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole ajent for Ashburton District, C C A L E X, JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURION. T AZA.BITS Patented System ensures k-J comfort and correcb sight. Don't spoil yo»r eyes by using badly fitting Spectacles. 5 97 TIT ANTED Known— Mes Hooper * * (monEhly nurse) la open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hoopeb, AHord Foreefc Koad, Ashburton, I*l%



IRONMONGERY, FENCING MATERIAL, PLOUGH SHARES, RAW AND BOILED OILS, QROCKERY, AND GLASSWARE, In all Branches, "WISTES AND SPIRITS Of Every Description. I have Always for Sale— CRUSHED OATS, OATEN SHEAP CHAFF, (in Large or Small quantities) OATS, BEAN, SHARPS, AND CHICKWHEAT. Henry Zander, GENERAL MERCHANT AND DIRECT IMPORTER. AGENT FOR- Son. Fire Insurance Office Anstraliau Mutual Provident Society J T Ford and Co



WALL PAPERS! WALL PAPERS!! TUST-Arrived per s.s, *' Star of England," a beautiful selection jof the Cheapest ijj Paper-Hanginga for 1895, direct from the English Manufac urere. Cheap ganitary Papers A SPECIALTY. Inspection Invited. Also a Large Stock of SILVER PLATE GLASS Cub to any Size. J. WILSON, CORNER OF ARCADE AND BURNETT STREET, 6 122 BOOTS. BOOTS. GEBAT SALE OF BOOTS. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. Andrew Orr HAS Purchased the Whole Sample Boot Stock of Messrs Sargood, Son, and Ewen, and Messes Bing, Harris & Co., Ohristchurch, at 25 percent off cost price, amounting to a about 700 pairs Boots and Shoes, THE3E GOODS ARE TO BE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY MORNING AT JO O'CLOCK. These Boots, being all of the STATS DARD Make, will be sold at priofii hitherto unheard of for New Goods. COME EARLY, WHILE ALL SIZES ARE IN STOCK.



CONTINUATION OB 1 BEATH'S G-HEAT SALE. FURTHER SEDUCTIONS. Blankets, Blankets, Blankets, Wonderful Bargains in White and Grey Ilaokets, Overcoats, Overcoats, Overcoats. Tweed Overcoats at Bidiculous Prices. Macintoshes, Macintoshes, Macintoshes, Newest Ryles all Greatly Keduced. Dresses, Dresses, Dresses, The Entire Stock must be sold, Beath's Great Sale; TANOBJBiD STREET.



GREAT SALE COMMENCES AT "THE CORN BE," ; SATURDAY, JUHB £0, I§»s. . •/%• "" "' ■■"""" (Vl " WTT /~*OLLIER being at the present time in London purchasing a • 1~1. V-r large stock and the present stock being very h avy, a BIG SAL& will be held to reduce the same. A few lines are quoted io give some idea of the value which will WITHOUT EXOKPTION be offered at prices to surpass any thing hitherto shown in Ashburton. The below mentioned goods have been bought at a large discount and will ba offered accordingly. Intending purchasers will kindly note that we have fully anticipated a great demand for the lines emumerated below- Colonial Flannel, (all colors) Bjd, Black Cashmere Gloves, 6d usually Is usually Is Tan K'd Gloves (just opened), 2s 6d Black Cashmere Hose, Is, usually Is 6d usually 3s 61 Dress stuff from 91, usually Is 31 Black Velveteen, la, usually Is 6d Heavy Tweed, Is, usually Is 6d Coir Mats, (large size), 3s 63, usually White and Grey Calico from Is lid, 7s 61 usually 3-. 6d Twilled Cretonnes, 4|d, usually 7|d Boya' Overcoats 13 to 2, 8s 6d, Boys' Tweed Knickers, Is, usually 7s 6d usually 15a j Boys' Knicker Suits, 4s lid, usually 83 6d Boya' Serge Caps, 6d, usually Is I Men's Nailed Shooters, % 6d, Bsually Girls Elastic Side Boots, 2s 6d usually 63 ] 12s 6d Ladies' Felb Hats, from 3d Good Ulsters asjd Waterproofs, from 4s lid Ladiea' Warm SHppers, Is 63 Evening Shoes, fiom 2s 6d. ' BLANKETS and all Woollen Goods will be cleared ab greatly reduced price 8. The above ate only a few of the PLUM LINES we are offering, a visit will con* vlnce that our prices and quality are unsurpassed. W> H. COLLIER THE "CORKlilt."