ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY.

.Auctioneers — Bullock and Co., East-street Saunders Bros., Ashburton Accountants and Commission Agents— ' Charles Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings Bakers, Confectioners, Etc.— Thomas ITicks, Tancred-street Banks — Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Boarding House Keeper— J. G. Anstee, East-street Builders, Contractors, Etc.— James Baker, Havelock-street Geo. St. Hill, Burnett-street West G. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Matthew Smith, Moor-stieet Thos. Williams, Tinwald Booksellers and Stationers — A. Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street Furness and Dixon, Stationers’ Plall, East street South Bootmakers — t\ 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. Playes, Firewood and Timber, near Rail way Station Drapers and Clothiers— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr and 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. Plessey, Central Foundry, Peters-st Grocers, General Dealers, Etc.— Aitken and Co., Plavelock-street Orr and Co,, East-street Firth, Pass, and Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street K. Sando, Blast-street Greengrocer— W. Birtwell, East-street Hairdressers— E. A. Garnett, Tancred-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 Painter, &c.— J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street JgRIN_TERS..AND PUBLISHERS— Furness and Dixon, East-street Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc. J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street S. Plardley, East-street Saddlers— Thomas Dudley, 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-street E. A. Garnett, Tancred-street A. Weston, East-street

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office cldse a 5 follows : For Christchurch and North, at .IS a.m,, 4 p.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at 10 a.m. daily. For Rakaia at 10 a. m., and 4 p.m. daily. For Ashton, Waterton, and Longlbeach, fli' 3.15 p.m. daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10.15 a.m. and 3 p.m daily. For Tinvvald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstrt iam, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Gerald. ’ne, at 10.15 a<m - daily.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The following letters are advertised at the Post Office, as having been received, from beyond the Colony, during the month bf April, and remaining unclaimed on the Ist July, 1878 : Banks, Williiam Binder, L. C. Cadle, W. C. Cairns, John, care of David Johnston Christie, Samuel Dunne, William Fitzgerald, John (2) Hall, John Harris, Mark • Harris, Joseph Hayward, William Leahy Patrick (2) t Lcggatt, W. L. Orr, Robert Tourgis, A. (2) Letters originating in New Zealand are not >w advertised, but are sent to the Dead etter Office, after having lain for two clear onths.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. arrived. ' July g—Derwent, brig, from Kaipara. July io— Ringarooma, s.s., from Wellington and Nelson. . July io—Wakatipu, s.s., from Port Chal mers. SAILED. July g —Wild Wave, schooner, for Napier. July g —Mary Bannatyne, brigantine, for Hokitika. July 9—Aspasia, schooner, for Wellington. July 9—Victoria, barque, for Newcastle. July 10 —Ringarooma, s.s., for Melbourne via South. July 10 —Wakatipu, s.s., for Sydney via Wellington. Newcastle, July 3. Arrived—From Lyttelton, Vindex, barque, Malay, and Naiad, on June 30th; Southern Cross, on July 2nd. Sailed—Adelphoi, on July 2nd ; Seabird, on June 30th ; Mary Miller. Port Chalmers, Tuesday. Arrived —Taranaki, from Lyttelton, at 2.30 p.m.; barque Aline, ninety-two days from Glasgow, with 1100 tons cargo for Dunedin and Bluff, and eighteen passengers.

The Evening Echo. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1878.

Major Atkinson entered upon last session with a strong and apparently compact following, and with every pros pect of carrying out his bat; and when Sir George Grey bowled him out, the balance of parties was such that there was no telling in what the frequent skirmishes would result—whether the Major would regain his lost position, or whether Sir George would retain his foothold in the Premiership, secured, as many said, by a trick of Mr. Larnach, and only held by a fluke. But in the face of many threatening probabilities of overthrow, and in spite of much Oppo sition detraction, the new Premier was j still Premier when the House adjourned, f Sir George made every effort to obtain z dissolution, so that he might appeal t® the country, and take the mind of the people as to which Government and what principles should rule; but the Governor firmly refused to gratify him in 1 this particular, and he went into re cess knowing that he had but a very bare majority indeed, and the strongest opposition ±0 boot that a powerful class coulcf wage against him. But he was equal to the occasion. .Refused an appeal’- to the country by a dissolution, he made one in his own person, and, “ stumping the country,” as his political tour has been called, he laid his policy before the ma.sses, with the result of his eloquence and .address that the Colony rang with his popularity. This “ stump ing ” has had its effect; and has perhaps been more useful in - increasing his ma jority in the House t han even a dissolu tion would have been. Seldom indeed has recess furnished so many vacant seats as this year the constituencies have been called upon ter fill, and the results have been Greyite gains almost everywhere. Alarmed at’ the color politics were taking throughout the Colony, both honest supporters of the Major and those who, like Hal o’ the Wynd “ foucht for their own hand ” !*<►, studied only their own interests and those of the little cakes of country they represented—shortened sail consider-; ably when they met their constituencies, and veered gently round. Rampant opponents of last session have now be come magnanimous advocates of fair Ipilay., ;amd echo the people’s cry “ Give Sir Georg e a fair chance,” The fierce ©imposition he was to receive has been

w Hambed down ” to a passive waiting l ii sometMnjg turns up to cause a break ii 1 tthe Ministerial ranks and give his. jgwrtents ;a, ch ance to cut in, and then a yelping 'Crowd will follow on Sir Gt *@tge’s heels. But the prospect of the s present time, .so near the opening of Bariiament, is so markedly different for Sir ' Grey from what it was whe session -dos-ed that we can not fhelp noticing it, if only to poin t tout the- disadvantages of being gove t®f£<d by a Parliament of individuals inste k of by a Parliament of pro noun parties. Just in such mea sure 1 4 ® fia -Government is likely or not to dif -(panse favors to districts do the repres tmtatives of those districts accord their s import; but had those members who h »ve spoken in the recess been the re jpresentatives of the particular

political principles of a party in the House instead of simply the representa tives of the wants of the districts for which they hold a seat; had Major Atkinson and Sir George Grey been the leaders of two parties representing each its own political doctrines, instead of being simply Prime Ministers securing their positions by the votea of indivi duals who are, after ali, of no party, this facility to “ veer round ’’ could not have been at the command of the crowd of men who form the rank and file of the New Zealand House of Rep resentatives, and Sir George Grey’s triumph would have been more that of a cause than that of a man. As it is, his hold of office and the success of his measures depend almost wholly upon how he is able to maintain the popu larity he has secured, for the old say ing “ For self and party all the while,’ 3 is in no way applicable to the mem bers’ votes. Accept the first motive, and for “party ” read “district,” and we can pretty surely sum up the whole principle of New Zealand legislation. New Zealand is too much forgotten in her parishes, and her legislators do not seem to realise enough the fact that they are members of the Senate of the country, and not the mere mouth pieces of the local wants of the villages that sent them there.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Brass Band. —An advertisement in another column calls upon those in the town who can play such brass instruments as would be admissible in a brass band to join the one practising every Wednesday evening in the Sample Room of the Somerset.

Amusements, &c. —Had Mr. A Ward, of “ Wax figger ” celebrity, been a dweller on these plains, he would have said Ashburton was about to have a gay and festive time, and such is the fact. First, the Orange Lodge mean to cele brate the anniversary of the 12th of July by a dinner on that day, at the Somerset Hotel. On the 16th, a gift auction in aid of the funds of the Presbyterian Church will be held in the new Town Hall, which will bring crowds of people into the town. On the 17th, the Ploughing Match will be held, and the annual dinner in connec tion with it will also be held in the Town Hall, and provided by Mr. Shear man. Then comes the ball at the opening of the Town Hall on the 22nd, which will be a great success, judging from the demand there is for tickets. Every one seems bent on being there. On the day after the ball, the Odd Fellows anniversary comes, which will be commemorated by a dinner at host Shearman’s. It is a long time since Ashburton had so many events coming in such quick succession and proves that if the inhabitants are fond of busi ness, they can also enjoy a little recrea tion

The New Licensing Bill.—Fur ther provisions of the new Bill are pub lished, detailing the requirements of the intended Act in the matter of applica tions tor licenses, the great point aimed at being apparently publicity of the ap plication, and the premises desired to be licensed, and the fitness of the applicant. Twelve or more residents (male or fe male) can object, under this new Bill, to the granting of any license, also any already licensed person, or owner of the premises, or a Borough or County Coun cil per a person appointed on its behalf. The grounds of objection for granting licenses are : —Applicant of' bad lame or character, of drunken habits, or has within six months previously forfeited a license, or been convicted of selling with out a license within a period of three years, or that a licensed house is not required, or that the premises are near a place of worship, hospital, or school, or that a licensed house is not necessary. The Licensing Justices must entertain such objection, and if a majority of the residents object to the application the license must be refused. . The Oxfor4 Murder.—Further intelligence to hand of this tragedy at tributes the murder to the husband’s jealousy of his wife. Eguirs Hoff and his wife Tekela came from Bohemia, of which they were natives, and have been about four years in the colony. Hoff worked as a bushman, and lived with his wife in a small house in the bush near West Oxford. A man named Bar rett resided with them, and his inti macy with Mrs Hoff, of whose infidelity her husband frequently complained, has resulted in the latter’s putting a threat into execution which he has often made. Hoff is a carpenter by trade, is about sixty years of age, of a swart com plexion and powerful build.

The Headmastership.—At their meeting last night; .the School Commit tee, from a list of thirty-five applicants, reduced subsequently l to eight, selected for the office of headmaster of the school, Mr. Alexander Stott, of the Kensington School, Dunedin. The New Bishop of Lichfield. —The Rev. William Dalrymple Mac lagan was in early years an officer of the army. Having left the service, he entered St I' . ,;r’s College, Cambridge, where he graduated -in 1856, and was ord fined by the present . Archbishop of Canterbury, then Bishop of London. On th 2 last vacancy in the metropolitan see of Calcutta, the Marquis of Salis bury offered it to Mr Maclagan, who was, however, compelled to refuse. it by his physician’s orders. Mr Maclagan is usually regarded as a High Churchman bat his position, as defined by himself in a sermon preached in his church last year is not that occupied by the men who are now generally considered, as the representatives of the Oxford move ment.

Be it so.—We have all heard of the; enthusiastic Methodist brother who shouted “ Amen, hit or miss,” after having, been warned not to interject his responses in the wrong place ; 'but now comes the story of an exhortation in which the speaker, on saying, “ This is, perhaps, the last time my voice will ever be heard in this house,” was fol lowed by a vigorous though thought less “Amen!”' '

ASHBURTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The usual 'monthly meeting of the School Committee was held in the School-house yesterday evening.' Pre : sent —Dr. Stewart .(chairman); Messrs. Bullock, Williamson, Kidd, Parkin, and Shury. The following correspondence was read From the Board of Education, calling the attention of the Committee to various sections of the Education Act, 1877, which set forth the manner in which District Committees are allowed to draw from the bank the moneys placed at their disposal for school pur poses. By these sections it will be seen that no money can be lawfully drawn by a committee, except by cheque bearing at least two signatures, one being that of the treasurer, to be appointed by the committee, the other, that of some member of the committee authorised to sign. The 71st section empowers every committee to appoint one of its own members, or other qualified person, to act as clerk and treasurer. - From the Secretary, Board of Educa tion, enclosing salaries for the month, amounting to 13s. 4d. The committee decided to request the Domain Board, Christchurch, to for ward the trees required for planting the school grounds. Several accounts were passed for payment. The next business of the committee was the election of a head-master for the school. For this post there were thirty five applications, a greater portion of which were quickly despatched, and the number reduced to eight first-class men. After long and careful consideration the committee decided to elect Mr. Stott, of Kensington School, Dunedin. The committee then adjourned.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

BENJAMIN DISRAELI.

To the Editor of the Evening Echo. , Sir, —He who. is by far the most illustrious of all ! eminent, contemporar neous living statesmen hkts left England to meet face to face the' representatives elect of other of the Great European Powers. The grand arid brilliant old statesman, having already raised the prestige of Britannia to an eminence it has never before reached, actually governs to a far greater degree than any other mortal man the destinies of the whole world. That it may please the Almighty graciously to permit his return in safety to Old England, whether his diplomatic skill redound to the increase of British glory, with or without the arbitrament of the sword, is my earnest and ardent desire, and likewise to pre serve intact the grandeur*of his country and to enforce faith of foreign and hos tile powers to be maintained among themselves and with her. • ; ■;•:

The Earl of Beaconsfield not only inspires respect among the eritire Bri tish people, but throughout, the whole world, by asserting no more nor no less than what he means to fulfil. , He truly said, “His language is strong language.” My belief is that it will never prove or be proved otherwise, knowing, as by inspiration, “he will ever, during life, do his duty to his country and country men, and not be afraid to meet Parlia ment.”--! am, &c., ‘ fcA, Ashburton, July 9.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

The Eastern Situation,, [By Submarine Cable;] London, July 8. -- Russia pledges herself to dismantle the Batoum forts and make the port commercially free. England has concluded- a defensive treaty with Turkey, and assumes a pro tectorate over Asia Minor, guaranteeing the integrity of the ' Sultan’s f Asiatic realm. - ■ * - -' fi K - / ■v. England occupies Cyprus. Sir Stafford North cote met with a slight accident at his official residence, probably disabling lym for a few days. Renter's Special Telegrain. * ; England has concluded a treaty pro tecting^the Turkish Asiatic, dominions, The Porte has granted England the right to occupy, Cyprus instantly. J ! Jl> ° w;. v \ r C,, , - v.y I .V>.v\

AUSTRALIAN.

Z fIT ... Melbourne, July 9. j Parliament was opened to-day. The \ Governor’s speech promises constitu-* tional reform, railway extension, bills for the purchase of the Hobson’s Bay rail way, loan for railways, water supply, and public works. . j The discussion of the address in the Council takes place to-morrow. In the Assembly Professor Pearson, in a conciliatory speech, moved the' ad dress in reply, which was seconded by: ;Mr; Matson. // The debate is adjourned till to morrow. jp, jv q | 7| |nnm | "•* ’’ A ; a 1 ‘ ! v I ■* Sydney;- July 9. ■ His Lordship and Nerissa have been backed heavily at hundreds to three for Derby and Metropolitan. Nerissa has been backed at hundreds to seven for all the money in the' market: - Napper Tandy arid Cap-a-pie' will be probably bought to-morrow for New Zealand, on account of Messrs. Hunger ford Brothers. '

Per Rotorua , via Auckland. . , . , Melbourne, July 3. William Hurst, J.P., is charged with forgery. The Government railway scheme pro vides for the construction of a thousand miles of railway to Wentworth and South Australian border. The snow at Wood’s Point is. six feet deep, ; C-.. - .. The Municipal Loan Conference re solved to consult local bodies regarding the floating of municipal loans, on the London market. Six hundred pounds worth of cargo from the Loch Ard was recovered. William Lyster received a testimonial qf 330 sovereigns on the stage of the Opera House. Lyster goes home by the San Francisco mail. 1 : ik Mr. Casey abandons politics tor a Judgeship or the Agent-Generalship. Sydney, July 3. ;; ; A deputation to the Minister of Works urged the connection of the Great Northern Railway with Sydney.' Minis ters promised to'consider the scheme. A water famine occurred in Sydney lasting two days.: John Windyer- .was committed 1 for trial for the murder of Emma Gilbert, his paramour. Brisbane, July 3. An expedition for New Guinea leaves Brisbane next month to prospect for gold.

The Customs’; revenue /for the half year increased by Judge Luhvych is appointed acting Chief Justice.

INTERPROVINCIAL

[Per Press Agency.] r Auckland, Tuesday. An inquest was held to-day on- Robf. Evans, who died ! aboard * the Rotorua. The medical testimony showed that death ’ was caused by inflammation of the heart Deceased came from the South three months ago, had friends in Melbourne; and was travelling from Dunedin- seeking employment.; Mr. Baird, engineer,ofthe .Rotorua, was presented to-day with a valuable gold watch and chain; for' Jiis services in securing the use of Bay of Islands coal on the Union Coriipany’s steamers, and for his efforts:igenerally to make known the qualities 1 of this valuable heating coal. t! , . ; ' v f Dunedin, Tuesday.

Several informations were laid against Dunedin merchants to-day for having excessive quantities off. petroleum on their premises. In one instance the case was dismissed. ;f In another judg ment vyas reserved.// The . rest, were withdrawn., . :

• ! Railway s.—Victoria 5 lias 960 ihiles of railway open for traffic ; New South Wales, 800; and New Zealand 1024.

BISMARCK ON THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

A' Berlin letter in the L uinal de Geneve vouches for the authority of the following statements, alleged to have been made a fortnight ago by Prince Bismarck to Lord Odo Russell: —“ I quite understand the excitement caused in England by what-is going- on 1 in the East; but after all it would be necessary for you to ascertain’ precisely where the shoe pinches,- in order, to > discover the remedy. tj BearJn mind, in the first place, that ’palliative measures are all that you can hope for. However m uch; Russiamay, in. your ; opinion, abuse her victory,;,ypu can, cfq ; nothing, or at least very little. Even if you were the masters, how could-you, /after the de bates in your ‘Parliament,; venture to restore Turkish ruleHfU the ’Christian proyincesThat havej-Jieeii. ejmancipafed from itTheJthingijs.Jippossible, but were it not so, the expenment would be a very risky,one. Your troops are ex cellent ; 'but as ; Marshal Bugeaud said, you have very few of them, and it would- not Be (easy for .you. tq/raise.ifrpsh ones. Your countrymen ‘ would, no doubt, flock to your colors with great enthusiasm ; but reflect that you would not have another siege of Sebastopol to undertake but an active arduous cam paign, involving hardships and priva tions ; and your young men from the city, from Manchester and Liverpool, would'soon t find it very trying. 1 jln a word, you will admit that you,, might possibly be beaten, and then you would be in a very bad plight indeed., Why run the riSk'of that? What do you care about Bulgaria? What are Bedsafabia or the Danube to, y6ti ? You have but one concern, and- that- is the road to India, and you ’know quite'yyeU that the route is not the valley of the Euphrates, but Egypt and the Suez Canal. Well, then,) take Egypt; 5 ? ' Lord Odo/Russell having made 3, gesture ;ofdissent Prince Bismarck continued—“ Why, of course, with Egypt,, Malta, .and Gibraltar, noth ing cduld enter the Meditefrkhean with out,-yo.ur leave,,:and everybody will be satisfied, excepting France, perhaps; but it is not your business nor : mine Ho make France'; bappy. /Moreover; sHe will soon, be reconciled to -it, Since Bonaparte’s expedition she must have lost the illusion of ever turning Egypt to any account. It is' quite enough for her that her material interests there should be safeguarded, and she could not wish to see theiri in better hands than yours.”

THREATENED INDIAN WAR IN AMERICA.

POSSIBLE DISTURBANCES IN CANADA.;:. • (Prom the New York Het aid.) - . Helena, ;'M V T., AprilTi;; The Indian news from the north is interesting, i The. jisriin some respects : critical;- although it ap pears to be a little more threatening to the Canadian : authorities thUri to us on this side of the border. Until the re cent incursion 1 of Sitting Brill and his. band ,:S e !W; t fe'Wiffii M never had to deal with a really serious “ Indian problem.-” ■ The !: hufiiefous tribes of Blackfeet, Assinniboines, Crees, arid ifnost, other iredskinS; ip’ the’ 'north- i wesf,‘territory had not been; disturbed in their hunting grounds.- 1 J ' The tide of westward emigration which has for now half a century swept acro6s\a’n& beyond the Mississippi through' the United-States' Jiever invaded the wild Canadian domain; no overland;;stage routes, no Pacific railroads have.pene trated there, few gold or, silver mines have been -discovered; and none have attracted any considerable-number of miners.. -The n half-breeds, «• ayhos «are' almost'- as • wilcP asthe- Indians.' them selves, and the hunters and trappers who lead nomadic, dives in the service of, the Hudson’s Bay Company, are the only intruders/; beyond ] the thinly-popur lated, .settlements. The [duty ~of the finely-organised ,i; >Dpminion { ; mounted police force has, therefore,, been, simply a police duty, ' though;, it has been tended by many hardships and mortal risks.-The tory of the American Sioux Indians . trained, ton hostility Jagainst jthe; white men of- the United States, and used to war and bloodshed on this -side of the line, presents a formidable difficulty. These ; intruders' ; h'aVe r Settled -among the ancient hunting grounds of the Canadian •' trißes* ■ 1 ahd •'-‘although the winter' has; passed :.,witho.ut;ta ;distut^ i - w , ance, the spring'ithatTM now approach* ing maydvitriess a/cbhflict between tie Sioux and .Blackfeet;; which would Cill for interference >iby a the|: Domin.on police. On the-other hand it is just possible, “ such is The: uncertainty;' of; ;: Indian nature,” 1 that ’the Sioux may soW : the Seeds of ; 'Urifest and 'discoriteiitr among , the'Canadian ; trib.es, 1 and..that together they'"may make the north-west territory a hot place for white flettler*j half-breeds, and police, who Art few

The Evening Echo, Wednesday July 10, 1878.



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