ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY.

Accountants and Commission Agents— Charles Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings H. J. Bristo, Prospect Buildings, East-st. W. R. Boyle, Moore-street. Architect and Civil Engineer— S. W. Brown, East-street S. Farr, Montgomery’s Buildings B. Mountfort, East Street Auctioneers — Bullock and Co., East-street Saunders Bros., Ashburton Barristers and Solicitors— Mr. Branson, East-street Mr. E. G. Crisp, Montgomery’s Buildings Bakers, Confectioners, Etc.— Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street Thomas Taylor, 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, Bumett-street West G. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Matthew Smith, Moor-street Thos. Williams, Tinwald G. Compton, Builder, Moore-street. Booksellers and Stationers — A. Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street street South Weeks and Dixon, Stationers* Hall, East- Bootmakers— J. 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 Thomas Williams, Tinwald 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 F. P. Leßreton, Bumett-street. 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 W. Gavin, East-street T. Quinn & Co., Moor-street Engineers and Founders— Edwards and Lee, Engineers, Smiths, etc., Bumett-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, See,— J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street Printers and Publishers — Weeks and Dixon, East-street , Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc.— J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street S. Hardley, East-stieet Saddlers— Thomas Dudson, Bumett-street Surveyors— C. E. Fooks and Son, East-street Tailors— „ Aitken and Co., Havelock-street I’ENTMAKERSr- K, Sando, East-street Tobacconists— A. Pearse, Moor-street E. A. Garnett, East-street A. Weston, East-street

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close is follows For Christchurch and North at 10 a.m. Ip. 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 Longbeach, at 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 xo, 15 turn, and 3 p.m daily. For Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.15 a.m. daily.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The following letters are advertised at the Post Office, as having been received from places beyond the Colony, during the month of August, and remaining unclaimed on the Ut Octoder 1878 Ball, George. Fergusson, J.H. Griffin, Patrick. Kelly, Cornelius. Moyna, Joseph. Parsons, James. Spencer, W. Sharp, James. Timms, Master A. Letters originating in New Zealand are not BOW advertised, but are sent to the Dead Letter Office, after having' lain for two dear

The Evening Echo. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1878.

1.0.0. F., M.U. —The Oddfellows’ Lodge, Loyal Ashburton, holds its ordinary meeting to-night. Mr. E. J. Wakefield will give another of his entertainments in the Town Hall on Satur-day evening. An Itinerant “ Shears-to-Grind” man made his appearance in the streets of Ashbur ton yesterday. Astronomy. —Those wiik a penchanz fur the study of astronomy can have a glimpse at the “ nightly heavens” through a powerful tele scope advertised as at the disposal of the public for a small fee every clear evening. The site chosen is the vacant ground adjoining the Town Hall.

The Brass Band Concert.—The con cert of last night was a brilliant success. The house was crowded, and while the large audience made the undertaking a pleasant thing finan cially for the Band, the bill of fare was a plea sant thing for theaudience. The conductor, Mr. Savage, opened proceedings by first talking like a father to the juveniles, whose conduct'we have had to complain of at previous entertain ments, and then apologising for the absence of Messrs. Campbell and Mackay, whose places, however, were ably filled. After Weber's “ Bronze Horse” by the band, a strong glee company went spiritedly through the well known Welsh part song, “ The Men of Haar lech,”and, at intervals in the programme, the same glee party gave “Comrades in Arms,” from Arr Jin fans de Pat is; “Come to the Fair, - ” from Flotow’s Mattha ; and the final piece “ Good Night.” These were all per iormed in a manner that could not fail to please, and were rewarded accordingly. After “ The Men of Haariech,” came a duet by two very young ladies, —Misses Annie Permain and, Emma Savage. The latter was such a “ wee” thing that she was almost invisible behind her music folios, but the two managed the rather difficult duet in such a way as to captivate the house, and were encored. The programme bore a song by Mr. J. Campbell as tne next piece ; whatever the audience lost was made up by the song sung by the lady who supplied his place. “ Love’s Request” was a contribu tion entrusted to good hands, and was well treated. Mrs. Penlington and Mr. H. Gates pleased the audence immensely with the duet ‘ * Suspicion, ” and then Miss Annie Permain again came to the front with one of Root’s fragments, “Autumn Winds,” the glee company hum ming a vocal accompaniment with good effect. Something superior was expected when the next singer came on, and in “Joyous Life” she found an opportunity to fulfil the highest expec tations entertained of her rich voice and excel lent taste. Mr. G. D. Branson’s first appear ance before an Ashburton audience was a highly flattering one, but not more so than his render ing of the Mendelsshonian gem he chose de served, and we hope to hear his rich tenor more frequently used than it is now for the delecta tion of lovers of good music amongst us. After a recitation by Mr. Minnis, a glee by the com pany, and a short interval, the band opened the second part of the programme. The duet, “Army and Navy,” by Messrs. Brown and GaiCo, in character, was fairly given, and it was encored j then came Mrs. Corrick’s splendidly sung »«ng—Sam, fcpvcr'g a Fisnerman's

Daughter,” followed by Mr. Frank Brown who undertook “The Death of Nelson.” The singer of “ Love’s Request” in the first part came next in Claribel’s “ Take Back the Heart that Thou Gavest,” after which Mr. Branson came to the footlights with “ A Father’s Love,” from Lurline, meeting the same reception as on his foimer appearance. Mr. Corrkk’s splendid violin solo, given next, kept the audienee spell bound during its performance ; and then Mr. Gates gave “ He is the Man for Me,” so much to the taste of his hearers, as to be called again, and sang in response another comic song, “Pull Yourselves Together.” The place of Mr. Campbell was again very well filled, and after a duet in which the halty tenor acted as a foil to show the superiority of Mrs. Corrick’s So prano, the concert closed. The piano accompani ments were played almost throughout the whole evening by Mrs. Paige, and we have said all we need when we add that she was a perfect trea sure both to the vocalists and audience. Mr. Corrick’s violin aid in the same work must not, however, be overlooked, but his fame requires no burnishing at our hands. To Mr. J. S. Savage belongs a large share of credit for the success that has followed his painstaking work in preparing for the concert. Crime in Ashburton. During the quarter ended 30th September, 129 offences were reported to the police or were investigated by them, resulting in the apprehension of 125 persons, against 143 offences and 135 persons apprehended during the previous quarter—a gratifying decrease of 24 cases and 10 persons apprehended. Drunkenness has decieased this quarter, the cases being during the June quarter 87, against 68 during the quarter just closed. These cases are of course of various degrees of gravity, including simple drunken ness, drunk and disorderly, drunk in charge of horses, and drunk at a railway station. In each class there has been a decrease, except the railway offence, which has contributed ..ten offenders in each of the two periods. Breaches of the peace show four offences against a clean sheet last quarter. Obscenity shows nine offenders against the same number last quarter, while only one case of indecency has been reported against a blank return last quarter. Larceny has decreased by the four cases dealt with last quarter, none having this term come before the Court. Ten vagrants were appre hended in the June quarter against six in that just closed. Altogether the report shows a good step towards better behaviour.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

TO-DAY.

Before A. Le Grand Campbell, Esq., R.M.

BREACHES OF PUBLIC WORKS ACT.

J. Thompson was charged with hav ing allowed four head of cattle to tres pass on the railway. His Worship cautioned accused and others against allowing cattle to trespass on the line, but dismissed the case.

J. Walsh was accused of a similar breach of the law at Rakaia, but the case was withdrawn.

A charge was laid against Charles Ross of riding across the railway at the Rakaia Station while a train was ap proaching. Mr. Crisp, for defendant, admitted the offence. Owing to the defendant having travelled to Ashbur ton to appear at Court last week, and having been put to considerable incon venience thereby, his Worship felt dis posed to be lenient, and dismissed the case. DRUNKENNESS. Rosannah Hill, for drunkenness and profane language, was sent to gaol for one month. ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. George Cunningham was sent three months to Lyttelton Gaol for using disgusting language in the streets. OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. W. J. Miller was brought up on remand charged with this offence. Philip Augustus Edmiston, merchant and auctioneer, Ashburton, sold some drapery, &c., on 13th September. The accused made purchases at the sale to the amount of £22 ns. The articles produced were so purchased. Accused gave him a cheque for the amount on the Bank of New Zealand, Ashburton. It was returned from the bank marked “no account.” Received the cheque produced in part payment of the goods, which were delivered to the accused by one of the clerks. The accused said he had an account at a Christ church bank, and if the cheque had not been given, the goods would not have been delivered.

A.H. Anderson, clerk in the Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch, said there was no account in that name, nor had there ever been in the name of W, J. Millar. The cheque was not paid; 5 but was returned marked “no account.” He was instructed to make a search in this matter and found that there was no account. < ■ :

Sergeant Felton said he arrested the prisoner on this charge. He brought him to Bullock & Co.'s to see about the cheques. Told prisoner the cheques had been returned and were no good. He replied that he had seventy pounds in the bank, a fixed deposit for six months, at 4J4 per cent., in the name of “Agnes Millar,” his wife. Prisoner was allowed to go in search of the deposit receipt he said he possessed but at the end of an hour it was not found. He said he had it when last in Christchurch but it must now be lost. Defendant said he had all the goods he had purchased .in his possession except two ladies’ jackets and would return the whole to Bullock & Co., and make a “ clean bm# of If i he hf

had never had any money in the bank, nor his wife either. Presented the cheque at the Christchurch bank. It was returned marked “ no account.”

A second charge was then proceeded with against the prisoner of obtaining goods under false pretences. Philip A. Edmiston, merchant, &c., Ashburton, deposed that he sold some furniture to the prisoner on the 13th September. Prisoner said he wanted goods to the amount of ten pounds, and would pay five pounds cash; ba lance at the end of a month. Agreed to these terms. Prisoner said he would com; in in the evening and pay for the goods. He did not do so, but gave ach ique (produced) some time after war is ; the cheque is for five pounds ten shillings, which witness took as a cash payment, and credited prisoner accordingly. There had been no mo ney received on the cheque, which was presented for cashing at the bank in the usual course, and returned marked “ no account.” It was also returned from the Christchurch bank similarly marked. A. H. Anderson gave similar evidence to what he had adduced in the first charge against the prisoner.' He had looked back over the bank’s books for xa months. There was no account in tile name of W. J. Millar. Sergeant Felton repeated his evidence re arrest and presenting the cheques at the Chirstchurch bank, &c.

J. R. Bland, clerk to Bullock & Co., Ashburton, identified prisoner as the purchaser of the furniture in question. Took prisoner’s order for the goods on Ist Sept., which were sent to him in the firm’s cart on the sth. Corroborated Mr. Edmiston’s evidence as to the agree ment regarding the payment of the goods. There was no evidence called by the accused, and Mr. Crisp, in defence, said prisoner had never before been in Court. He had borne a good character, and was in the habit of receiving money from Home. There was no criminal intention evidenced in the man’s con duct —it was that of a fool or a mad man but not of a criminal. There was no criminality in retaining goods on a promise to pay, and the cheques had been made out after he got the goods, so that the charge of obtaining goods on false pretences must fall through. In the matter of the furniture the goods were obtained ten days before the cheque was tendered, so that no charge of obtaining goods under a false pre tense could stand. There was no evi dence before the Court to prove that Millar wrote the cheques, and counsel held the course of the Bench was to dismiss the cases.

The Bench said there was a strong prima facie case against prisoner on the first charge, and he would be com mitted for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court in Christchurch. The second case was dismissed.

TELEGRAPHIC

AUSTRALIAN.

[By Submarine Cable.] Melbourne, Oct. 3. The betting on the forthcoming races is very dull. For the Cup, Melita stands at 100 to 10; Calamia and Chester, 100 to 7; Democrat, 100 to 6 ; Woodlands and Swiveller, 100 to 5. For the Derby, His Lordship and Bos worth, 2to 1; Vulcan, 100 to 5. Sydney, Oct. 3. The latest Noumea news says that over thirty more settlers have been massacred by the revolters in Poya dis trict, including Youdille, whose body has been found. The Government are arming the convicts and deportees. Arrived —Tanjore at the Sound. Brisbane, Oct. 3. The Cup race was won by Premier; Sydney, 2; Olivia, 3. Won easily in 3mm. 37sec.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.] Auckland, Thursday.

A meeting of Presbyterians carried a resolution in favor of establishing a sus tentation fund, to get a uniform stipend of £ 2 s° a year. Alexandra, Thursday.

. There is a large Native assemblage at Kopua to-day, called by Tawhiao. All the Ngatimaniopotos in the district will be present with the chief Te Wainui, for the purpose of considering the pre sent state of affairs, the result of late meetings, &c. Major Mair left here this morning en route for Wellington. Gisborne, Thursday.

Under the heading “ Maori troubles at Waiapu,” the Evening Herald to night says, that a messenger arrived in town last night from Hicks Bay, bring ing intelligence that the situation is still unchanged. The two hapus are en trenched in their respective pahs, and fire at each other whenever an oppor tunity pc? ur& Tiieffi hae a fot gf

firing, but up to the time of the messen ger’s leaving no casualties were re ported. In one instance a chief fired at a Maori point blank, but the shots, or more correctly speaking the dis charge, did not take effect, the assump tion being that a number of the rifles are loaded with blank cartridges. The Native Minister is using his influence to pacify the combatants. The dispute is over a small piece of land. The boy named Thomas Taylor was on his way to Kestemarae, and when about eight miles on the other side of Stratford he was stopped by some natives who would not allow him to pass, and ordered him back. •He re fused, but they compelled him, and threatened to shoot him. This, how ever, was prevented by an old woman, who interfered, and would not allow him to be killed. He is now, at Strat ford. The man Stewart was on his way to Hawera when he was stopped by the natives, and turned back. He says he would be afraid to go along that road now. The boy Taylor also says the natives warned him that even if he passed them he would be killed by a party of natives further on. This has has given rise to the report that the ob struction to both man and boy was made in a friendly spirii, but that as neither of them understood Maori they have mistaken friendly words for threats. New Plymouth, Thursday.

The following was received by the police from Hawera this afternoon : ‘ Armed parties of natives and native police are on and in the vicinity of the Mountain road. If there were any othe r armed natives there they would have been reported here (Hawera).” The general opinion in New Plymouth is that the parties who have been stopped have been needlessly frightened, as it is unusual for armed natives to be seen on the Mountain road. The police are making active enquiries. Napier, Thursday.

The inquest on the fire at the Spit was opened this morning before Dr. Hitchings, coroner, and a jury, consist ing of the principal merchants at the Spit. The only evidence tending to implicate any person in the commis sion of incendiarism was that of the wife of Constable Bryan and of the daughter of Benkers, both of whom stated that they saw a man without a hat jump over Benkers’ fence just when the alarm was raised. The inquiry was adjourned till to-morrow afternoon. The Borough Council last evening accepted the tender of Thomas Connor, of Wellington, for the filling in of 24 swamp sections for At a meeting of the Hospital com mittee to-day, it was resolved to pro ceed with the erection of new buildings at once, and that tenders be invited as soon as the thousand pounds promised by the Government is received. Hokitika, Thursday.

The Supreme Court opened to-day. W. T. Fowler pleaded guilty to larceny from a dwelling-house, and was sen tenced to six months. Chas. Nygrew was acquitted on the charges of mali ciously wounding Elizabeth Campbell and Magnus Nicholson. The Grand Jury threw out the bill for criminal libel, Davis v. Potts, of the Reefton Times.

Great anxiety is felt here about the steamer Waipara. She had over a dozen people 01 board besides the mails and twenty-five tons of cargo. Letters from Okarito, dated 30th Sept., report heavy gales, high surf, and flooded rivers in the locality where the Waipara was last seen. There is a very small insurance on the steamer. The limes suggests that the Govern ment should send a steamer in search from a Southern port. ‘ Captain Turn bull, harbor-master, went South in the Lioness with the search party on be half of the owners.

Dunedin, Thursday;

A meeting of Dunedin Presbytery was held to-day to consider the new Bill introduced oy the Attorney-General, which has for its object to deprive the Presbyterian Synod of the right to ap point Professors of Otago University whose chairs are endowed out of cer tain church funds, the third of which the Synod is compelled by law to ex pend for educational purposes. The petition submitted, and which it was resolved to forward to Messrs Macan drew and Holmes for presentation to Parliament, expressed regret at .the action of the Attorney-General in intro ducing a Bill to denude the Synod of the above-mentioned power. The Presbytery was not aware of any reason why the said Bill, which seriously affected the rights of the Synod, should have been introduced without due notice to the parties interested, and protested against what it submitted was an unjust and arbitrary proceeding, done in violation of the first principles of justice, and one which, if sanctioned, would produce a feeling of insecurity with regard to vested rights throughout fht colpny. A fitter

sion followed, in the course of which the Attorney-General’s action was severely criticised. The report of Professor Black on a sample of brawn from Oamaru, and which was supposed to have been the cause of the poisoning cases there, states that it showed an absence of all mineral poisons, but under the microscope vibriones in great quantities were de tected. It is well-known, says the Professor, that vibriones are evidence of putrifactive changes, but the seasoning present was sufficient' to hide them, though putridity had advanced consider ably.

SPINSTERS AS THEY ARE AND AS THEY MIGHT BE.

(From the Nineteenth Century.)

Take the case of a family consisting of a father and mother and half-a-dozen daughters. The father is a professional man, two-thirds of whose income cease at his death; the mother is an active woman, and, at the time when the youngest of her daughters reaches the age of eighteen, still a vigorous house keeper. Three of the daughters marry; one remains at home to help her mother in the management of the household. What are the others to do? Their own home is orderly and well governed. It is true that they may have neighbors and acquaintances whose homes are quite the reverse ; but it is in their own home, or in none at all, that this “ re conquering of their own sphere” must take place. They cannot say to a friend, nor even to an enemy : “ My dear Mrs. Jellaby, I'am quite distressed at the disorder of your household ; I will come and put your whole establishment on a totally different footing.” What gene rally happens in real life is that all three unmarried daughters stay at home with practically no real or sufficient occupa tion ; they spend their time making dresses, and endeavoring, by snipping and altering and turning, always to be in the latest fashion, and to make the a-ye.ar or so which they have for dress and pocket-money go as far as j£ 3s or £4O. This, it appears to me, is an unhealthy and unnatural existence; why should the Tabor of three fine, strong, active young women produce such an insignificant result ? Further, they are apt to present, as time goes on, the unlovely spectacle of middle-aged spinsters aping the appearance and manners of girls of eighteen. They are eagerly and perhaps vainly hoping for marriage, which would give them a rea sonable occupation and work worth doing. They are not prepared, as the Saturday Review says, “ to judge calmly of an offer when it comes.” This state of things is surely not at all conducive to the realisation of a high ideal of mar riage. 1: Let us now suppose what would have happened if those two young women had had an ambition to find some career for themselves more satisfactory than that of a third-rate dressmaker. One goes to Girton or Newnham, and thus, by getting a university training, prepares herself for • the profession of teaching, and in a few years she may be earning two hundred, three hundred, or four hundred pounds a-year. The other goes to the school of medicine for women ; and after the proper course has been gone through and the examina tions passed, she begins to practice : if she has anything like a real faculty for her profession, her income will very speedily outstrip her sister’s; and,- moreover, she, too, will have found a work worthy of a rational human being —a work that calls put some of the best and noblest qualities. If either of these sisters marries after she is established in her profession,it will not be for the sake of escaping from the ennui of perpetual young-ladyhood. It will not be because in no other way could she find useful work to do in the world ; the chances of the marriage being happy will be im proved by the fact that it was a real choice, and not a Hobson’s choice, such as marriage is when other careers of usefulness are closed.

How to tell Irish Butter.— Two Irish men were walking along one of the main thoroughfares in Glasgow, when they noticed a large placard in the window of a shop with the words “ Butter I Butter ! I Butter ! 11” in giant type, printed on it. “Pat,” “what is the mailing of thim big strokes after the words?” “ Och, ye ignoramus/’ says Pat/“ sure they’re meant for shillelaghs, to show that it’s Irish butter 1” “ The Waikawa Murder.-— The South land Times hears that, in order to avoid loss of time, Walsh, the Waikawa murderer, will be probably arraigned before the Supieme Court sitting at Dunedin next week. 11 that were not done, his trial could not take place till the middle of December. It is reported that a large slice of railway line in course of construction at Waipahi, on the Balclutha to Clinton section, .has given way, Through traffic from Dunedin to Inver* cat-ffil! csro by n? possibility opcncql until Hj’fU jfjtQ

iThe Evening Echo, Friday, October 4, 1878.



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UNION BANK'OF AUSTRALIA, Established 1837. Paid-wp Capital ... Reserve Eunds ... 000. 'jr'HlS BANK receives DEPOSITS at IN TEREST, and transacts all General Banking Business on the MOST FAVORABLE TERMS, which can be ascertained at its Offices in Hereford Street, Christchurch, and at its other Branches and Agencies in the JOS. PALMER, Chief Officer for New Zealand. ASHBURTON THE ANNIVERSARY SERVICES In connection with the above will be held in THE CAMERON STREET CHURCH ON SUNDAY NEXT, Oct. 6. Morning Service, n o’clock, by Rev. B. J. Westbrooke ; Afternoon, 3 o’clock - Special Children’s Service, Address by Rev. B. J. Westbrooke; Evening Service, 6.30 o’clock, Rev. W. B. Marten. Collections in aid of the School. ON TUESDAY, Oct. 8., There will be a PUBLIC TEA MEETING in the Church commencing at SIX o’clock, after which there will be Singing by the Scholars, and Addresses by Ministers and Friends. Tickets to Tea :—Adults, Two Shillings; Children, One Shilling. PUBLIC MEETING Will commence at Half-past Seven.