ASHBURTON TRADEDIRECTORY.

Accountants and Commission Agents Charles Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings H. J. Bristo, Prospect Buildings, East-st. Architect and Civil Engineer— S. W. Brown, East-street S. Farr, Montgomery’s Buildings

Auctioneers — Bullock and Co., East-street Saunders Bros., Ashburton

Barristers and Solicitors— Mn Branson, East-street Mr. E. G. Crisp, Montgomery’s Buildings Bakers, Confectioners, Etc.— Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street Taylor and Lill, East-street,

J Tanks Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-Street

Boarding Plouse Keepers— J. G. Anstee, East-street Eagle’s Dining Rooms, Havelock Street Builders, Contractors, Etc. — James Baker, Havelock-street Geo. St. Hill, Bumett-street West G. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Matthew Smith, Moor-street Thos. Williams, Tinwald

Booksellers and Stationers — A. Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street Furness and Dixon, Stationers’ Hall, East street South

Bootmakers — P. Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-street M. Nealas, East-street

Brewers— Wood and Co., Cameron-street

Cabinetmakers and Undertakers— James Baker, Havelock-street G. Parkin, Moor-street

Carrier — 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

Drapers 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

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 J. Mooar & Co., East-street Hairdressers— E. A. Garnett, East-street A. Pearse, Moore-street

Hotels— Quill’s Commercial Hotel, near Railway Station Shearman’s Somerset Hotel, East-street

Ironmongers— Orr and Co., East-street Aitken and Co., Havelock-street S. Hardley, East-street

Ladies’ Clothing Establishment— Mrs. Morey, Tancred Street. Painter, &-c.~ J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street Printers and Publishers— Furness and Dixon, East-street

Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc.— J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street oseph Hyde, Tancred-street S. Hardley, East-street

Saddlers— Thomas Hudson, Btimett-street

Surveyors— C. El Fooks and Son, East-street

Tailors— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street

Tentmakers— .. K. Sando, East-street

Tobacconists— A. Pearse, Moor-street E, A. Garnett, East-street A, Weston, East-street

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

T’nfc following letters are advertised at the Post Office, as having been received from places beyond the Colony, during the month ■of June, and remaining unclaimed on the •Ist August, 1878 : • -Ahrenfeld, Henry Curry, Peter (c/o Michael Sweetman) Kennedy, Hugh King, A. J. -McDowell, John M. Mcßrien, Thos. SeVres, T. Wallace, John

Letters 1 originating in New Zealand are not \Yo\v advertised, but are sent to the Dead Letter Office, after having lain for two ejear months.

DEATH.

Lucas— On the Ist August, at his father s residence, Cox Street, George Blick, fourth son of Mr. Samuel Lucas, aged 6 years.

The Evening Echo. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1878.

“ The Borough of Ashburton.” —Our telegraphic news to-day contains the announcement of Ashburton being gazetted as a borough. Folks were beginning to despair of ever hearing more of the householders’ petition, but it is satisfactory to learn that it has at last been successful.

Larrikinism. —Young Ashburton fonnd a way into the Library Hall this morning, and came down like a flight of locusts on the unused surplus of good things left over from last night’s tea-meeting. The window of the ante room had been opened by some evil spirit, and the entrance thus effected was the means of conveying a large' supply of cake, etc., to stomachs for which the committee never intended it. Theft of this kind, however lightly.it may be treated, is still theft, and de serves a severe application of the birch. Steeplechase Meeting. —A meet ing of subscribers to the steeplechase fund was held at the Road Board Office last evening. Mr. E. G. Crisp occupied the chair, and there was a very fair attendance. The treasurer (Mr. S. Saunders) having submitted a balance sheet, showing an amount of 1 os. 1 id. to credit of the fund, it was resolved, after a brief discussion, that this surplus be handed to the race committee to be used towards the re duction of the debt on the grand stand. The Annual Spring Race Meeting was then referred to, and after considerable discussion it' was proposed by Mr. Fooks, seconded by Mr. Toppin, and carried —“ That it is desirable to hold a Spring race meeting on November 14th and 15th, provided those days are approved of by the Christchurch Club.” It was also proposed by Mr. Bristo, seconded by Mr. Quill, and carried — “That Messrs. Calvert, Y.C. ; Crisp, Fooks, and Saunders be appointed a committee to canvass the district, with a view to obtaining support for the for mation of a racing club, and report in a month.” The meeting terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the chair man.

R.M. Court —In the R.M. Court to-day, Daniel Doyle for being drunk and disorderly, in Ashburton, on the 31st, was dismissed with a caution, as was also Thomas Connell for a similar offence. Cornelius O’Dowd was fined 10s. for the same offence. Robert Cox had been drunk at the railway station and was mulcted in the sum of 40s. Michael Mulky and Wra. Bohama were fined respectively 40s. and 20s. The Court Journal tells the follow ing :—“ A member of Parliament who appears to be tolerably fond of his wine, and who is also known to spend a con siderable sum of money in the course of a week, found himself short the other day, and wrote a rather brief letter to his wife asking her to send a cheque for ;£6o. Being rather a strong-minded female, she got into a rage, as she knew well what the request indicated. In stead of sending a cheque she enclosed to her beloved husband a teetotal tract entitled ‘ Tag Rag; What he was and what he is,’ published by the Scottish Temperance League. This M.P. was enjoying himself with his companions when the letter was put into his hands. On opening it he concluded at once that the cheque was there, and drove away to a bank. Walking up smartly to the counter he opened the tract be fore the clerk, turned pale sherry-color, and left hurriedly.” Curious Effect of Lightning.— A curious phenomenon has, says Science pout Tours , been observed'at Vernon, in France. Five or six years ago light ning struck a garden planted with gooseberry bushes and cherry trees, making a deep hole, the orifice of which was not ten centimetres in dia meter. Subsequently everything died round about. The death circle en larged year by year till now it is seven meters in diameter, and has just reached a cherry tree planted twelve years ago, which has died like the rest. The gooseberry bushes which were re planted on the spot hied in two years. The cause of the evil, says Science pour Touts , was evidently the lightning, but how comes it that its morbid action continues, and that sterility gains ground ? Did the lightning generate in the soil chemical compounds injurious to vegetation, or did it burn the humus ? These are questions which open the door for much scientific speculation.

GOOD TEMPLAR ANNIVER SARY.

The Dawn of Peace Lodge of Good Templars last night celebrated the. com pletion of the first year of its history by a tea meeting and entertainment in the Library Hall, and the gathering was the most' successful thing of the kind we have seen for some time. The The hall (thanks to the enthusiasm of two or three young brothers of the order), was gaily decorated with ever greens, mottoes, emblematic designs, &'c:, while from many-colored festoons, looped from - corner to corner of the ceiling numerous Chinese lanterns were, suspended, the whole giving a brilliant effect to the scene. Tea was served at six o’clock to a numerous company, the tables being attended by the following ladies : —Mrs. James, Mrs. Tilly, Mrs. Sando, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. A. Andrews, Mrs. Maddox, Miss Taylor, Miss Hardley, Miss Steel, Miss Compton, Miss -Mul ford,*and Miss Sanderson. At eight o’clock, after the hall had been cleared,

THE ENTERTAINMENT commenced. Dr. Trevor occupied the chair, the duties of which he performed in a very graceful manner. In open ing the business of the evening, The Chairman said—

Ladies and Gentlemen, —I am as certain you as little desire a long speech from me as I am either anxious or competent to deliver one ; but as you have done me the honor of placing me in the chair this evening, I must beg your indulgence for a few moments. This is the first meeting of the kind at which I have ever presided, and in thanking you, as I do, for the honor you have done me, I cannot but ask myself, as perhaps some of you are asking, what right have I, not being a total abstainer, to occupy such a position ? Well, I may say I am glad you have not considered, my not belonging to your society an objection. I think you are right. I think it both right and wise that you should accept outsiders as friends and possible helpers in the good cause. I think so for this reason, that in spite of the still deplorable drinking habits existing, tempe rance principles have made such progress that they have 'outgrown and—if I may use the expression—ceased to be the property of any society —however good and great that society may be, or of any one class or set of men. To our liberal societies belongsthe credit of first drawing the attention of thoughtful men to the evils of intemperance. The members of these societies have had to bear, like all true re formers, every kind of opposition and ridicule; but they fought bravely on, and still continue to do, with constantly increasing power and success, their good work. For what they have done and are still doing eoo much praise can hardly be given ; but, depend upon it, to com plete your great work—and there is plenty still to be done —you must accept as friends and helpers many different classes of men and minds. I say so for this reason, that in temperance is not only the father of many evils which we can all too plainly see around us, but also results from many causes ; causes by no means so apparent, and requiring various kinds of remedies. To illustrate what I mean, I will refer to one cause —Ignorance. There is that gross ignorance which deprives a man of all intellectual enjoyments, and drives him back to a mere animal existence, leaving him only sensual pleasures. Should not therefore the clergyman, the schoolmaster, and any and every one, who educate such men and raise them into a higher more and intellectual state, be accepted as friends and helpers? I ask you to receive them as such. There is also the ignorance of educated and scientific men. It is often stated at temperance meetings—l heard' it stated not long since in this .room—that members of my profession have often done much injury to the cause of temperance by an ignorant and injudicious use of alcoholic stimu lants in the treatment of disease. Without accepting all that has been said on this point, I am free to confess that there is too much truth in this, statement. Should you not there fore welcome the labor of those scientific men who, during the last few years, have by their more accurate investigations caused a great change for the better in the theories, and con sequently practice, of medical men. There is also the ignorance of our legislators, past and', present. Froude in his history of the English in Ireland, speaking of the unwise and' unjust excise laws forced by the English upon' Ireland, states that it found the Irish the most temperate people in Europe, and left amongst them all the evils of intemperance; and I think it would be a very simple minded and con fiding man who would accept our New Zealand laws as the perfection of wisdom. I speak from absolute knowledge when I state that some of these laws are far more calculated to promote than to suppress drunkenness. I think there is no class of men who more require educating in temperance principles than our legislators—a work which our Good Templar societies should attempt to accomplish. Sti’l I think the prospect from that quarter is good, as some of our leading men, both on the Go vernment and Opposition benches, are earnestly trying to grapple with this question. Such men as Stout and Fox, and another f whom we miss from amongst us this evening—because I am glad to say he is doing your work at Wel lington. Of course I refer to Mr Saunders— a good and wise friend of your cause. I dare say there are many others equally earnest, if less prominent. If so, I say receive them cordially as friends and helpers, even though you may differ from them and they from you. Those that are not against you, if they are good and earnest men, are with you. Well, I am not going into the 'thousand and one causes of: intemperance and their remedies. I will only refer to one other —one more felt in a country like this, where so many are cut off from the pleasure of home life —the want of healthy social amusements; a want your society has fully recognised, and to some extent endeavored to supply, both in your ordinary, meetings and by such entertainftients as I have now the pleasure of introducing you to.

The other speakers were Mr. Webber, L.D., of the Dauntless Lodge, Christ church, who, in a humorous but telling and withal pathetic speech, Baid he was

glad to work in the temperance cause with such men as the chairman. He (the speaker) was a bigotted teetotaller and a rampant Good Templar—he was proud to say it—but he had been a teetotaller long belore Templary was ever thought of, and he was not so bigotted in his. own opinions as not to feel glad to have, the sympathies of one who, as a medical man and a magistrate, had every opportunity of seeing the evil of drunkenness. After a graphic description of three atrocious murders he had witnessed, all of which had been perp itrated by drunken people, he con cludid with a stirring appeal to those who were not abstainers to join the cau ie at once.

The Rev. B. J. Westbrooke also .spoke at some length. After the Chairman’s speech, the glee “ The Templar Band ” was given by a small but well-balanced choir. The other glees were “ The Carnival,” “ Spring’s Delight,” “ Hail Brothers,” and a Templar ode, all of which were carefully sung. The soloists comprised two young ladies from Christchurch, Mr. Tucker, and Mr. Gapes, the latter of whom “ made up ” for “ nigger busi ness.” “Thy voice is near me,” given by one of the young ladies referred to above, was exquisitely sung, as -was also the fine ballad, “ Bide awee,” into which much feeling was thrown and due attention was paid to light and shade. The lady was in excellent voice, and well deserved the rapturous applause she received. “Whip-poor will,” merited the hearty reception it received from the manner in which it was given by the other lady soloist, and though last night was her first appear ance before any audience, and she was the least thing nervons, her timidity neither marred the richness of her voice, nor the accuracy and taste of her vocalisation. Mr. Tucker’s “ White Squall” was as nearly perfect as could have been expected from a voice that had been taxed to its utmost by a full share of work in all the glees sung during the evening. The effect of Mr._• Gapes’ grotesque “ burnt cork ” efforts was an outburst of laughter, aad he received an encore. Mr. Mirinis gave two recitations in his usual tasteful manner- —“ Young Lochinvar ” and the “Legend of Mac Lean,” and Mr. Ains worth gave Byron’s “Waterloo.” A short comedy (“ Marriage ”), in which Messrs. Ainsworth, Prestly, Gapes, and Davis, were actors, kept the audi ence in excellent humor for a time.

Before closing, Mr. Thomas Williams gave a short outline of the Lodge’s his tory and work, from which it was learned that the membership now stood at nearly 150, having been only 13 at its commencement, twelve months ago However valuable to the Lodge its 14 officers may be, their presence is not a necessity on a platform that barely accommodates those who have to take part in the work of carrying through the programme of an enter tainment, and the hurry-skurry which attends on making room for the per formance of such pieces as the “ Mar riage” comedy would be avoided in future iC this hint were taken.

Votes of thanks were given to the Chairman for presiding, to those who had taken part in the programme, and to the committee, whose labors had been consummated by the entertain ment, after which the meeting closed with the “ National Anthem.”

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By Submarine Cable.] :■ - r - London, July 30.

A sharp interchange of letters has taken place between Karl Beaconsfield and Mr. Gladstone respecting certain personalities. Mr. Gladstone denies having described the Premier as a dan gerous or even a devilish character. Earl Beaconsfield retorts that Mr. Glad stone has repeatedly charged him with duplicity, and has used towards him the unrebuked epithet—“ Mephistopheles.” On the resumption of the debate in the Commons,. Mr. Gladstone, said that Ministers at the Congress acted against freedom, and by the Convention had abused the prerogative of the Crown and offended''friendly States. Mr. Cross and Lord Sandon said that the Ministry saved Turkey from the tute lage of Russia, . and. challenged the Opposition policy, i Undated. The Keighly 18 in the second in nings made 133. The game was won by the Australians, with seven wickets to spare. August 1. The Moslems at Bosna Serai revolted in opposition to Austrian occupation. The Turkish Governor was poisoned.^ The Queen inspects the special squadron on August '*3, before its dis persion,

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, August 1. Parliament meets on Sept. 10. •Melbourne, August 1.

Dr. Bradford, late of New Zealand, who was committed for contempt of Court, was released to-day.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.]

Auckland, Thursday. The body of Mr Marshall, J.P., has been found bn the beach: a / ' \

The heavy weather prevented the departure of the Taranaki with the Southern mails. She leaves to-morrow. Michael Butler has been arrested for kicking a neighboring settler named Callaghan and causing rupture of the bowels. Callaghan is dying. There is still no sign of the Hawea, and considerable anxiety is felt. She left Gisborne at eleven o’clock on Sun day morning with a large number of passengers

Wellington, Thursday.

The Gazette to-night proclaims Ash burton a Borough under the Municipal Corporation Act; validates the burgess roll of Sydenham, and extends the time of the election of auditors to August 8 ; assigns the ‘Northern district to the Chief Justice with Judge Gillies; alters the rate of freight of road material on the railways to id per ton per mile, with a minimum charge of 5s per truck of five tons load; reserves 213 acres in section 1630 in the Ellesmere district to be a recreation ground, under the Public Domains Act; and constitutes Messrs. Lemon, M'Clair, Bishop, Des borough, and Graham, of Ellesmere, to form the Domain Board.

Dunedin, Thursday.

Mr. John Darling left per Wakatipu to-day en toute for England to super intend the construction of a new steamer for the Union Company. Captain Cameron of the Wakatipu remains on shore after this trip as ships’ husband, and Captain Wheeler gets the command of the Wakatipu. Captain Pietersen gets the Taiaroa. .

PARLIAMENT.

[Per Press Agency.]

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Thursday, August i.

The Eradication of Scab Bill was brought forward, and after some- dis cussion referred to, a Select Committee after being read a second time. The Brands Registration and Savings Bank Profits Bills were read a second time.

The Council presents the Address in Reply to-morrow afternoon.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thursday, August i. QUESTIONS AND RETURNS.

The House met at 2.30. p.m.

Mr. Stevens asked whether fees for the inspection of public maps are charged in the Land Office at Christ church or elsewhere, and if so, by what authority such charges were made, and whether Government will take steps to put an end to the practice ? The Hon. R. Stout said it was custo mary to charge a small fee to those who inspected a record map in quest of information. They found that if this were not done the maps would soon be destroyed. Any charge was made under the authority of the Minis ter of Lands. CHARGES AGAINST THE WELLINGTON' POLICE. , Mr. Barton gave notice to move , “ That the large powers with which the police are entrusted should be watched ] that serious charges having been mkde against the police of Wellington by a member addressing his. constituents, and that such charges having been strongly commented on by the press of. the colony, and that these charges not having been properly investigated, Go vernment should take steps, without delay, to have them investigated.” ‘ TRIUMPHAL ARCH AFFAIff. Mr. Richmond Hursthouse moved for a copy of the police report referring to the attempt to destroy the New Plymouth triumphal arch in celebra tion of the Premier’s visit in February, together with all correspondence there anent. He denied in any; way being connected with the attempt to tear down the arch, and had absented him self intentionally. His name had been mixed up with the. business, and he suffered obloquy in conse-quence. The Hon. J. Sheehan had never furnished a police report to any jour nalist,' or even allowed him to copy it, but after the offence, he had been waited upon by several people who asked him if he could not do some thing to stop the prosecution on ac count of. the respectability of those concerned, and he promised to inquire

into the matter to see if he could pos sibly do so. He admitted that a hard ship: had been inflicted upon Mr. Hursthouse, because He believed he was not one of the perpetrators. * Mr. Bowen thought it to be regretted that the Native Minister had not repri manded the policeman for such gross carelessness as to enter the name-of a gentleman well known, but T not present at the time. , - f ’ f

Mr. Barton called attention to a sus picious phrase of Mr. ,• Hursthouse in statipg that he, ‘‘ took.. care ” to ibe absent from this. It would appear that that the honorable gentleman had neglected to act as a good citizen by going and informing the police of what was'contemplated. ~' / ; ,

Major Atkinson said the whole action of Government and the police looked like a political, move. It was well known and could not, be denied that the journalist who travelled in the Hinemoa with the Premier, , had been shown the report by the police, and of ' course was justified in making use ,qf it The bad feature of the case was that when several of those whose names were put in the report applied to the police to see it, as someone else had been shown it,, they were refused, and then they asked the police |to publicly prosecute them. This was not done either. The same request was made to the Minister of Justice, but the answer was that the public had no right to the private reports of the police.. . j. ,: ‘■■ . . GAOLS. _ -. Mr. Barton moved for a return show ing the number of officers and wardens employed respectively by all the gaols of the colony, with their respective terms of service, hours of duty, average number of prisoners annually received into each gaol; also a return of promo tion, within two years, of officers and wardens, from inferior to superior posi tions in service.—Agreed t®.

Mr. Bowen moved for a Select Com mittee to enquire into the present state of the gaols in this colony, and the im- - provements necessary to enforce pro per classification and discipline. He would lay on the table what was asked, for. . ‘ ’

The Premier thought tile importance of the question opened up justified a> Royal Commission as likely to be more efficient than a Select Committee. Go vernment, however, had no objection to what was asked for. .

The motion was agreed to. j j i The Mercantile Law Further Amend ment Act was read a third time and passed. - / The Trade Unions Bill went through Committee without material alteration.

A resolution authorising the granting of supply was then passed, and its, con sideration postponed till to-morrow. The House adjourned; at 5.30 p.m.

' This is what the curves do, says the Rangitikei- Advocate, the locomotives have had the .flanges of their wheels., turned afresh - four times since they commenced to run. . Every application of the lathe reduces their' diameter by so much. : Eventually,- we presume; the axles will- be all that is ■ left of them. This is what is meant by wear and tear of rolling stock. What do the sapient engineers think of tlieir handiwork now ? <? rj " ;;: - Social and Moral Science.—A Senator of the United'States has lately laid before Congress a Bill providing that in. the public schools of the district of Columbia the teachers .shall intro duce, as part of, the daily in structions in the elements of social and moral science, including order, economy, .punctuality;. .-patience,, self denial, health, purity, temperance, clean liness,_ honesty, truth, justice, politeness, peace, fidelity, philanthrophy, patriot ism, self-respect, hope, perseverencer cheerfulness, courage, self-reliance, gra titude, pity, mercy, reflection, and the will. . f The Stalagamite of Ingleboro’ Gave. •—From some measurements that have, been made by Mr. Boyd Daw kins' and some other scientific 'ob servers on the. rate at which stalagmite is being accumulated ; in the' Ingle borough Cave, in Yorkshire, it is calcu lated that the stalagmite deposit, known from its shape as the “ Jockey’s Cap," is growing at,the. rate of of an inch per annum.; Assuming -that this rate of growth is: constant, all the i stalagmites and stalactites in the;:eave may not date farther back than Edward 111, and hence the thickness of a layer of stalagmite can hardly be used as an argument in support of the high anti qiiity of any subjacent deposit '

The Evening Echo, Friday, August 2,1878.



■Strangers coming to reside in Ashburton ate often at a loss to know which is the best to visit for the purchase of Clothing, and House-furnishing Iron mongery, and General Stores. Ottß & Co. •offer special advantages to the public that can be met with nowhere'else in Ashburton. They beep at all times the largest and -best-assorted Stock ‘of every -olaSs of'Goods, imported direct from the leading manufacturers at home, which feeino bought entirely upon cash'-terms, they are •enabled to offer goods-of such sterling value as •cannot be equalled by any other house in the Ifcra<3e. Every article in stock is marked at the lUwyeftprice, from which no abatement is made, so-that the most inexperienced buy their goods iUhs fme prices as the best judges,-Advt.



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