ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY.

V.ICOUNTANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS Charles Bracldell, Montgomery’s Buildings H. J. Bristo, Prospect Buildings, East-st. \V. *R. Boyle, Moore-strect. \ &CHITECT AND CIVIL ENGINEER— S. W. Brown, East-street S. Farr, Montgomery’s Buijdings B. Mountfort, East Street '/■ At ct c E” c Bullock and Co., East-street Saunders 8r05.,-Ashburton Barristers and Solicitors — Mr. Branson, East-street Mr. E. G. Crisp, Montgomery’s Buildings Bakers, Confectioners, Etc. — Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street, Taylor and Lilt, East-street, ' Banks— Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Boarding House Keepers— J. G. Anstee, East-street .Eagle’s Dining Rooms, Havelock Street Builders, Contractors, Etc.— James Baker, Havelock-street Geo. St. Hill, Burnett-street West G. PArkiu ; Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Matthew Smith, Moor-street tv . ■ Thos. Williams, Tin Wald J-’; Booksellers and Sjatioj|Ers— A. Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street Furr.ess and Dixon, Stationers’ Halt, East street South

Bootmakers — P, Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-street M. Nealas, East-street Brewers— Wood and Co., Cameron-street

Cabinetmakers and Undertakers — Janies Baker, Hdvelock-street G. Parkin, Moor-street Thomas Williams,' 'linwald Carrier— 1 G. F.- Scott, Cameron-street Chemist and Druggist— . J. M. Cambridge, Montgomery’s Buildings Coal and Firewood Merchants — G. Parker and Co., near, Railway Station A. Hayes, Firewood and Timber, near Rail way Station

)rapers and Clothiers — Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr ard Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street Firth, Pass, and Co., Old Bank Store, East ' , street W/ Gavin, East-street T. Quinn & Co., Moor-street - , Engineers and Founders— Edwards and Lee; Engineers, Smiths, etc., Burnett-street W. J. Hessey, Central Foundry, Peters-st Furniture Warerooms— A. Spillard, Tancred Street Grocers,, General Dealers, Etc.— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street orr and Co,, East-street .• Firth, Pass, and Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street K. Sando, East-street Greengrocers— W. Birtwell, East-street ,1 A/.' J. Mooar &.Co., East-street y.. Hairdressers— ‘ ’ E. A. Garnett, East-street A. Pearse, Moore-street Hotels— Quill’s Commercial Hotel, near Railway Station Shearman’s Somerset Hotel, East«3treet IRONMONGERS— Orr and Co., East*street Aitken. and Co., Havelock-street S. HarcUey, East-street. Ladies’ Cl mkt'tip Establishment-* Mrs, Morey* T&ncsjid‘Street. &c.rrN s"*' 5 "*' J/TvXhapman, TarlCi'gckstl'eet and Publishers—^ Furness and Dixon/-East-street Plumbers, Etc,— J. C. Dolman, Joseph Hyde, TancreS-s'treet Hardley, East-stieet Saddlers— * ‘ Thomas Hudson, Burnett-street Surveyors— C. E. Fooks and Son, East-street Tailors— •• -• •/:- Aitken and Co., Havelock-street^^ Tentmakers— . K. Sando, East-street Tobacconists—- A. Pearse, Moor-strcet P. E. A. Garnett, East-street A. Weston, East-street

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close follows

For Christchurch and Nonh at 20 a.m.y - • T For Cfoertsey at 10 a,m, daily, m , ; .. For 'Ralciia at xo a.m., And 4 p.itl,' daily. For Ashton, - Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p.m, r; da?}y, t'or' Ashbtirton Forks,. Mount Gorge 'tta Tuesdays and-Frida/',at 10.30 it. m. For; Temuksv Thnarii, and South at 10.15 ,a,m. and ; 3 p-ni daily^ • For. Ttuwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Fangitata, OrnrC Winchester,. and Geraldine, atio.jsa.rn. daily. , .

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

* The following letters are advertised at the Post Office, as having been received front places beyond the Colony; during the month «sf June, and remaining unclaimed on the a* August, 187-8 Aferenfeld, Henry Carry,- Pejter (c/o Michael Sweetman) jKeamedy, Hugh living, A. J. * • McDowell, John M. „ IMcßrien, Thos, ’.Sevres, T. . , Wallace, John - : ; 'T \j ■ l . Letters originating in New Zealand-are not row advertised, but are sent to the Dead Letter Office, after having lain for two clear pwtfis,

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE .

The Evening Echo. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1878.

A foreigner viewing from a distance •the proceedings of New; .Zealand Parliament at the present time; would very naturally come to the conclusion that it is Liberal in the highest degree, and that it is doing'its very utmost to give the franchise to all ranks and classes of men. This conclusion would be clinched were lie to know that the two Electoral Reform Bills now’before the House are introduced—the one bv the reigning Government, the other by a prominent member of the last Minis try. Mr.- Whitaker’s Bill is a sort of rival to that of Mr. Stout, and its sponsor claims for it a vast superiority over the Government measure. He tells the House that he intended, had he re mained in office, to have introduced the Bill he now lays before it, and we do not for one moment question his' good intentions. But here we are with two Reform Bills for our Legislators to. choose from —both of them indicative, one would think, of a long stride made by the mass of the people towards po litical advancement, and leading to the belief that thousands of honest hearts in New Zealand are yearning with patriotism, and beating. high with a desire to-share in the glorious work of ruling' the country, but are prevented by a cross-eyed Legislature from taking the place in the country they ought to hold by the right and title of freeborn Britons: Sir George Grey, in his tour of the colony, poured out most beauti ful sentiments on . this franchise ques tion, and gained tor his cause the enthusiasm of many. But what are the facts? Certainly not that an enthu siasm calling . Bills exists; certainly not that thousands of non-electors are clamoring for votes. Difficulties lie in the way of many men getting on the electoral roll, to be sure ; but it is well known to every electioneer ing agent that after two-thirds of those upon the roll have come to the polling booth, the contest is over. For one cpnstituency that sends to the booth even so many as two-thirds of its elec tors, there are ten who are not able to rouse up to voting point one-half of those who have , the franchise. A con siderable number of elections have taken place during the past recess, — and since Sir George’s “ starring”. .ora* tions were delivered too, —but in none of them has such a proportion of elec tors exercised their right as to give evidence of a high-strung political en thusiasm existing amongst the people. At the last Dunedin election (according to Mr Pyke, in a recent speech) only 1552 electors voted, out of a roll of 42.35 ; at. Roslyn, 279 out of a roll of 843 ; at Caversham 462, out of a roll of 933. These figures are only a fair specimen of what similar returns from every district in the colony would show. At the approach of the month of March a loud cry is made of “Register, re gister, register.” Many qualified men fail through apathy to find a place on the roll, but very many more through the same apathy fail, to .make any use ofithe privilege of being upon it, ■; Now, it is - well for New Zealand that her legislators have such an appre ciation of the people’s, right as to make provision for widely extending' the franchise, but it'says little indeed for the patriotism of those who 'enjoy it, that the voting returns show such a miserable turn out at the booths. It is every man's duty to take a share in the affairs of the the country,' and the apathy shown by many men when elec tion time comes round, is a disgrace to them. It is useless raising the cry of “ Register/’ if the electors’ action' ceases at registration, and unless an interest is taken by the people in the affairs of the country, unless they feel that these are by their representatives in their own hands, a dozen Electoral Reform Bills will fail to benefit the masses the two now in the House design to advan tage. Possessed of a vote, clearly it js a man’s duty to exercise it; to abstain from so doing is an insult to the men who. are willing to devote time and talent to the public service, abd is also a moral treason to the land we live in,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Head-Mastership.—At; the, meeting of the Education Board;last night the whole question was gone into of the appointment of a head-master to the Ashburton school. The various letters received from the Committee by the Board were read, as well as news paper reports of meetings of the Com mittee. A largely signed petition was also read, asking'the Board to take the appointment into its own hands. Dr Stewart’s letter in reply to this memo rial was also read. The Board resolved “That Mr Stott’s appointment be bbh firmed, upon the satisfactory report of the Board of Examiners.”

Turtles are - being imported into Auckland, now by the mail steamers from Honolulu. 1:

There was the hardest frost - in Nel son one night lately that has been known for some time. The. thermo meter was found to have registered as low as 27 deg. . Death at Lyttelton- GaoL Yesterday afternoon John. William Fleming, a. prisoner confined in the goal, died from heart disease. Deceased would have been discharged from cus tody on Saturday next had he lived. /•: Householders, observe ! The Age says that at the Dunedin Police Court Professor Black stated on oatji, that the most effective way to divorce from kerosene oil its dangerous property of exploding at comparatively low tem perature was to expose it to the action of the air—and that might be done by opening the tin cases and stirring the oil. That treatment had the effect of causing the more volatile and dangeif ous part of the oil to evaporate. By experiments made in this manner in h|i> own laboratory, he had raised the qual ity of kerosene 50 degrees. -' He took oil that would flash at 90 degrees, and in two hours had so far reduced it that it flashed at a temperature of 140 dt£ grees. We commend these remarks to the attention of householders and people generally, who are in the habit of using kerosene oil as a light. The late heavy.snowfalls have caused considerable losses among sheep in this district, says the Cluthct Leader. We learn that large numbers were snowed in on the Kuriwao Ranges, the snow having drifted into some of the gullies to the depth of 17 and 18 feet, and the sheep seeking shelter there were of course buried. Lots_of them; were from underi the snow, but a great number perished. The country through the Gorge Towards Otaraia, otherwise very rough.and hilly, presented a comparatively level ap pearance after the ‘ snowfall, showing what immense quantities of snow must Lave fallen."

Retaliation. —“ Revenge,” says the proverb, “is sweet.” Different men have different ways of showing it My friend Brown’s way is harmless and hu morous*. Two Joneses live next door to each other, and having to call on one of them, Brown, of course, Went to the wrong house. A crabbed servant answered the bell, and on Brown’s ask ing, “ Is this. Mr,.. John Jones’s ? ” she replied snappishly, as if she had been bothered with many such inquiries, “ No, it ain’t,” and slammed the door in his face. Brown walked on a hun* dred yards or so, when a bright thought struck him. He returned at oncC, arid rang the same bell again. Again the crabbed servant appeared. “ Who said it was?” asked Brown, triumphantly, and instantly walked away, dodging to avoid a lump of coal which followed his retreat,.

The New Law on Wife-Beat ing.—-The new English statute to amend the Matrimonial Causes' Acts has been issued. It contains an im portant provision as to wife-beating, and police courts will now become subsidi ary divorce courts. The clause was added by Lord Penzance, and, as amended, recites that

“If a husband shall be convicted summarily or otherwise of an aggravated assaultjvVithin the meaning of the 24 And. 25 Viet. C. ICO, s. 43, upon his wife, the court or magistrate before whom he shall be so convicted, may, if satisfied that the future safety of the wife is in peril, order that the wife shall be no longer bound to co* habit with her husband, and such order Shall have the force and effect in all respects of a decree of judicial separation on the ground of cruelty, and such order may further provide as to her support.” The magistrate may order a weekly allowance for her support, which may be altered, and for non-payment such orders may be enforced as orders of affiliation. The wife.is in the discretion of the court or magistrate to have the care of children under ten years of age, unless adultery is proved against the wife, or unless the offence is condoned. The Act . further provides - that -“ all orders made under this section shall be subject to appeal to the Probate and Admiralty Division of the High Court; of Justice,”

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

TO-DAY. Before A. Le Grand Campbell, Esq., R.M. POLICE CASES. ' William Sharp, who had been let out on bail, did-not appear, and his bail was estreated. A. Menzies was fined 20s for the same offence. John Rus sell was fined 10s, or.lll default 24 hours.

Several unimportant civil cases were heard.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do net hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents. “WHOSE HEAD DOES THE CAP FIT?” “ Opinions vary—My opinion is,” arc. To the Editor of the Evening Echo. Sir,—l make no allusion to the opinion of any particular man, let the puncture, be felt only where it stings. Perhaps no sentence is more commonly employed than “my opinion is,” and perhaps no. Words more pointedly call attention to a man’s mental calibre. Few men expect to be measured by their “ opinions,” but if “ opinion ” was made a standard of excellence the ex pression of it would not be so often ' paraded. “My opinion is,” regulates the actions of all who employ the words (when their interest does not directly in terfere) until some fact dispels the “ opinion ” and 'registers the folly of it. Lycurgus said, “no man’s opinion is worth a cutto”; Ernst said, “ opinion is the halting place of a man in error Solon said, “opinion is the trysting place of fools from which none diverge Jome said, “ dispel opinions as often as you will, loose men form them again”; In all which r ever bore the name of Greek philosophy the word opinion ” is never employed. Past facts do not admit of “ opinion,” and yet men speculate on the future, and frame opinions as though there :. were no past facts to guide them. What becomes of the- “.opinions” of half-a dozen platform oratorsrif one speaker ■can adduce a single fact in opposition •To them; and yet in'the Senate, the Council,; the Municipality, and the meeting, men continually blather about their opinions. Truth never changes, never varies, never halts, leaves no jdoiibt- behind:> admits,. ; of. mo' opinion, therefore an opinion never can be a trjith. j A problem solved, by. the Rule of Three is not an opinion but a verifi cation.- •• ; :*\i ; 1 ; ' -AN .• ■

/ Mr. Editor, to the point.—-Profes sional men, commission agents, specu lators* and aspirants to notoriety, are “ men of opinions.” Ask your readers to aum up what .theiiCown and borrowed opinions have cost them in £ s. d. in the; past, and what they estimate the value of them td Somebody else ip the futtire, - ‘ -

“ A chiefs amdng-yd taklng notcs, An faith he’ll prent ifi” I am, &d., Wyndham,

PARLIAMENTARY.

The House of Representatives met yesterday at 2.30. In reply to questions, Mr Macandrew said that engine-drivers, &c., did not get the usual holidays, but were paid overtime instead. Government hhd no intention of altering the system. Government would prepare a return showing public contracts .in which penalties had been enforced-' allied., the inauguration. of the public works policy, and penalties accrued but not enforced.. *Mr-Sheehan .tabled Rewi’s letter in Jrefej-ejicc tp..n speech of Mt Eojf, and quoted front it “ Why did not Mr Sheehan tell them.that I represented all the Waikato chiefs?” Mi- j Stout said thh'ieensus return would be ready asr soon as possible. * The first .batch of papers relating to the Waitara meeting was laid on the table. Mr Woolcock’s motion was shelved to deal by statute with the question of payment of members. Mr Moss’ motion was agn ed to, to. place a sum .on the estimates to eiiicburge the production of waitle bark in the . coloqy. moved -for /the prepara tioi- r of a geological and topographical map of New* Zealand. i t cou ld be done piecemeal by the Government staff. - Mr Stout said such a work would cost ’ Zloo,Ccp, but a geological survey was proceeding/ Mr Fox’s motion re /Government advertising Was agreed to. Sid George Grey promised that' Government would see to the placing on the-Supplementary .Estimates' a’Sliiivfor'the establishment of a deaf and dumb asylum. The Gold Duty Abolition Bill was thrown out by 35 to 34. 1 ■■■■ ■■■'

THE SEVEN AGES OF GIRLHOOD.

At Two she is a tiny lass, And joy she scarcely knows from sorrow ; She scarce consults her looking glass ; - She has no thought of sad to-morrow. At Four she is a merry maid, And looks on aught but play as folly ; . She can’t believe bright flowers fade— That sawdust is her dolly. At Eight iier troubles come in scores, For oft she is perverse and haughty ; A.pouting puss in pinafores Who’s sometimes whipped when she is naughty. An Twelve she is a saucy teaze, Who knows full well her glances rankle ; Her petticoats scarce veil her knees, And fairy frills scarce kiss her ancle At Fifteen she’s the pearl of pets, Arid feels assured her power is strengthened ; Her snowy school-girl trouserettes Are hidden when her skirt is lengthened. At Sixteen she’s the sweetest sweet, And dresses in the height of fashion : She feels her heart ’neath bodice beat In earnest for the tender passion. At Eighteen p’raps she may be sold .Her. lot to share for worse or better ; . She’ll either sell her heart for gold, Or give it for a golden fetter.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By Submarine Cable.]

London, August 14.

The Queen yesterday evening re viewed at Spithead a fleet of ten broad sides,. eight turrets, six sloops, and two torpedo boats. The weather was boisterous and the evolutions were con sequently abandoned and only salutes fired. The Queen sailed between the lines, accompanied by many peers and commoners aboard the Euryalus. There were two hundred yachts, and a great number of excursion steamers.' One boat capsized, and a waterman drowned —the only casuality. Obituary—The Rev.G.- Gilfillan, of ■Dundee.

Rioting has occurred’ at Ottawa. Catholics, after an Orange procession, insulted the Orangemen, and the latter retaliated, using pistols. Headed by priests the rioters attacked an hotel and demolished it, inflicting serious in juries. • * ‘ ' . • 1

A further cablegram corrects the above as follows : —For “ Catholics headed by priests,” read “ priest’s house attacked and demolished. Several arrests. : Mr. RbebticlT has ! appcnnted a Privy Council! on Subscriptions for the City of Mel bourne loan have been recovered two fold. The mmimum was ss.

AUSTRALIAN.

, 't ’ M ELBOURNE, ' August. Ig, * ; Betting is dull, • Mileta is still first favorite, though not firm, Siyiveller and First King 100 to § each. It is rumored that it is uncertain if His Lordship wilt be started for the Hawkes bury ana Sydney Derby,

, Sydney, August 15, ,• The with the San Fran= cisco trial] Si sailed to*day with a large complement'of passengers, including Dr, Somerville. There is more animation in business..

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.] ' Auckland, Thursday, The schooner Pelican, ashore at the Mdnakau, was sold for She was insured in the South British for The hull, is reported to be perfectly sound. • ; . ; . Wellington, Thursday. At a special meeting of the City Council to night it was resolved the Te Aro reclamation foreshore, that .the proprietors should receive 4580 feet; frontage, at an average cost of £lO per foot abusing on any street 60 feet wide in satisfaction, of all their claims. The estimated value of the rest of the re clamation to the city is calculated at per foot, equal to 890, sub-- ject to the legal opinion given-verbally being confirmed. ‘ . Mr. H. Andersbn, editor of the. Evening Post, has resigned in order to take charge of the Chronicle. Mr. An derson is one of the best Pressmen in the place, and the change has excited considerable notice, / -

The Gazette last night contains the resignation by Judge Ward of his ap pointments as District Judge at Toko mairiro' and Clutha, and the appoint ment of Mr G. W. Harvey to be Dis trict Judge for the District of Western Otago, also Mr J. N. Watt to be Resi dent Magistrate at Oamaruj with , juris diction up . ' ; Dunedin, Thursday. was forwarded to China yester day by the Treasurer-of the'Chinese Famine Relief Fund, Other money promised will be sent next mail,

Mr. Ihglis, Secretary to the Tract Society, to-day received a private tele gram, 'intimating that the Government will, during the present intro duce a-Bill t 6 admit of the incorpora? tion of religious and charitable societies, omitting the term “ limited” in respect tO'them liability,: .

Tlie police have had their suspicions directed'to a certain hotel- in Welling ton of late; where a number of gamblers are believed .to associate every evening. >; It is their intention to fahe proceedings against the proprietor if the evil is con tinued. • • Oar Railways.—At the close of the financial year there were in' New Zealand 1068 miles of railway line openf j ■ for traffic, having a four-weekly of 3s sd, and with a retum*‘tbf‘!. date of ios rid. The total' expenditure up to date penses) percentage;. 6f expenditure to revenue, was 71.56. ; ,/• '*'■ ' - i : ' : When will people learn that educa- r , y tion is a Composite process, . not con-:J~ fined to! books and" teachers, but inade" up of the varied influences," fortune, and ‘' ’%'

The Evening Echo, Friday, August J 6, 1878.



ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST, ,r, cl. s. d. frutter, inferior to best, If? lb i 4 to 1. 6 Eggs, ¥ dozen - - * 6 to 0 0 Bacon, prime smoked, If? lb .0 10 to 0 0 Hams in cloth, $ lb - I 0 to 0 0 Cheese, prime quality, lb 0 9 to 0 10 Flour in bags, w ioolb T 3 0 to 14 0 Oatmeal, ioolb - 26 0 to 0 0 Lard, $tt> ■- - * 0 9 to 0 0



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ELECTION OF MAYOR* R. THOMAS BULLOCK Residents of the Borough of Ashburton;to meet him .at the town hall; : : ' ON SATURDAY -NEXT,



ELECTION OF MAYOR.; ; : ]yj R. DONALD _ WILLIAMSON Will Address the Electors, by arrangementt • ' . ;at the/ ■ • ’■ \ TOWN hal£*l . Kiprrßff| At Eight o'clock* t V v...„„ v , w JoL SAT Next,



how ■ ,lr '" *'* , ■' 'J'HE GREAT ADVANTAGE OFFERED^, "H / / ■ /'• ' ORR v’;, • By the TIME -PAYMENT SYSTEM; placAs}- 1 the SINGER; MACHINES, Within easy reach of alkt Payments—-Weekly 'of Monthly. • ORR & CO, Sole Agents for the above Machines lil Ashburton. •Jft V #-:• TO :fS S’ :...i £ U BOROUGH -j^yAf&fyyL gS W E ’ the Undersigned, having been re* 3VV < juested to stand as Councillors for the Borough of Ashburton, db hereby signify, our consent to dp so, and if elected we.pledge, our; selves ,tp; do ail!; in par power thf interests of the Borough. “. * . -"' J - , T. WARD. ■v I tJEORGB' PARItIN. •,r ROBERT WILLIAM SHEARMAN. : F. DOHERTY. ; ■ ' V ; Andrew, orr. V-‘ . compton..'- • •• }■ X; ci - 7'R. FRIED£ANDER. . G. M. ROBINSON. tJ.R. STEELE. V;--* • TH E H 6 R*S E' BA Z AAR f LIVERY AND BAIT STABLES, ; BURNETT-STREKT, ASHpUItTONi. T W. B. COMPTpNj, Uv* 5 -Proprietor, i; ,Y t X FIRST*CLASS ACCOMMODATION- for Horses and Vehicles oh ; most liberal terms at' these Stables, with every attention and civility. ... . Saddle Horses or Buggies on Hire. Horses Bought and Sold on Coirnnission. Free accommodation on Sundays for vehicles of patrons attending Church. v FENDERS are invited for the Erection of Shops and Offices, &c„ to be erected at .shbuvton for Messrs. Saunders Bros., - Blais*. _ id specifications may.be seen.- at my officc-in t. Asaph street, where, tenders will v iived up Till TUESDAY, tl e 20th inst. T.te 1 ■west or any tender not necessarily accept* l i • T, $. M. JACOBSENa ,• Architect, CJtfptdwcfe*