SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. July 5 —Ringarooma, s.s., from Melbonrne via South. SAILED. July s—Albion,5 —Albion, s.s., for South and Mel bourne. July 5 —Ringarooma, s.s., for Wellington and Nelson. Auckland, Thursday. The Wanaka sailed for Southern Ports at 8 p.m. The Australia arrived with the mails. She brings five saloon and ten steerage passengers for New Zealand, and 22 saloon and 45 steerage for Australia. Wellington, Thursday. Arrived —Ship Frith of Forth, 88 days from Deal, consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company. She brings a general cargo and passengers equal to 20 sfatute adults. She experienced bad weather from the Cape of Good liope. The Underwriters’ Association telegraph the arrival at Lnndon on July 2nd of the Wanga nui, from Lyttelton.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close | > follows :

For Christchurch and North at 10 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 Longbeach, at '.15 p.m. daily.

For Greenstrect, Ashburton Forks, Mount lomers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays lad Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10.15 l.m. and 3 p.m daily. For Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, it 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 April, and remaining unclaimed on the Ist July, IS7B 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 Plarris, Joseph Hayward, William . Leahy Patrick (2) Leggatt, W. L. Orr, Robert Tourgis, A. (2) Letters originating in New Zealand are not now advertised, but are sent to the Dead Letter Office, after having lain for two clear months.

ABSTRACT OF AUCTION SALES.

Saturday, July 6. Bullock and Co., Ashburton, —36 build ing allotments, adjoining township of Ash burton, about IO chains from North-east town belt. Miles, Hassal, and Co., Christchurch, —Land at boulh Rangitata, within hah-a-mile of the Railway Station, rural sections : Nos. 80 acres ; 24164, 24 acres ; 24165,, 42 acres ; 24166, 43 acres ; 24167, 29 acres.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

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EXTENSION OF TIME FOR .RECEIV . ING TENDERS FOR XIVERY STABLES, ASHBURTON.

ft is a \vdl-krrown fact to all students of his ;tory, that s oine of the most important steps in the advance, nent of a young country have almost ' ns it were bec‘» completed unobserved, although at the time of its commencement a great deal of bitter feeling has been exhibited In no case in our own experience has this fact been more apparent than in l. he successful negotiations now being carried on to’ their completion with the Maoiis in the North Island for the settlement ■of their land. The fate -Sir Donald M‘Lean Would, doubtless, ha've lived to see the fulfil ment of his wishes, b ut for the acrimony and 111-feeling induced, by t he two parties in discus sion, yet how quietly i war all is tending to a successful issue. Any of our readers will be astonished at the great a dvance in trade made by Ashburton, on paying a visit to the stores of Messrs. A. O. Aitken & Co., Havelock •street, for nothing but a go sat advance, inducing ■fin immense demand, could possibly justify such gn outlay as has been neci to Procure so large a stock of goods of all Muds, and for sale % .fiucji lew

The Evening Echo. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1878.

The San Francisco Mail. —The Aus tralia, with the San Francisco mail, arrived at Auckland last night. The Canterbury portion may be expected about Monday or Tuesday. Gable Interruption.—Another of those vexatious interruptions which lias rendeied tele graphic communication with the old country so intermittent, has occurred —this time the Amoy and Shanghai cable is at fault. The R.M. Court. —There was a very light business list this morning at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, only a few cases coming on for disposal. The Court was adjourned about noon, and there will be no sitting until Friday, the 19th, next Friday being tal- en up with the Assessment Court.

Ecclesiastical.— The Akaroa Mail pub lishes a letter from the Rev. W. H. Cooper, now in New South Wales, in which the rev. gentleman informs his parishioners that his health, though improved by a residence in New South Wales, will not bear a return to New Zealand. He is therefore compelled to resign the incumbency of Akaroa. Scholastic. —We understand that Mr T. Gates, schoolmaster at German Bay, is about leaving the Peninsula to take charge of the Springston school. The change must be looked upon in the light of a promotion for Mr Gates, Springston school being an important one, with an average attendance of 118. We congratulate Mr Gates on the improvement in his prospects, though we believe his departure will be universally regretted. —Akaroa Mail. [Mr Gates is a son of Mr T. A. Gates, cabinet maker, Ashburton.] Very Tall. —The following tall story ap pears in an American paper: —“ Princess Mary Of Tech is so patriotically warlike that she is called the Queen of the Jingoes. The other day the Premier was dining with her Royal High ness. “You have,” said she, “the Queen with you, the Parliament, and the country ; what more do you want ?” Lord Beaconsfield glanc ed at his plate, aud solemnly replied ‘ Pota toes, ma’am.” A Mistake— ln the House of Commons one night lately, in the debate about Sunday closing in Ireland, a distinguished member of the Temperance party openly broke the pledge amid the laughter of the House. Mr O’Sulli van, the representative of “ silent whisky,” was perorating, when Mr Sullivan (without the O), wishing to prepare to follow in the debate, thought it well to take a pull at Mr O’Sullivan’s tumbler, which contained, as he thought, only water. It was half of it whisky, and the wry face and despumatory gestures pf the hon. and teetotal member when he discovered his mis take convulsed the House.

PUBLIC MEETING.

Last night a public meeting was held in the Library Hall to consider the question of introducing gas to the town of Ashburton. There were about fifty of the inhabitants present, and, on the motion of Rev. W. E. Paige, Mr. T. Bullock was called to the chair.

In opening the business, the Chair man spoke of the importance of the matter they had met to consider. He thought it deserved more interest to be taken in it than the number present at that meeting gave evidence of. All were aware of the danger attending the use of kerosene lamps, and the many accidents they had caused : besides, gas was a "far better lighting medium, far cheaper, and the next thing to in nocent, as regarded danger in its use. The business people of East Street as well as those in. other streets, requiring a large amount of lighting would especially feel the benefit of the intro duction of gas, and he was sure any scheme floated to supply the town, if judiciously managed could not fail to be a profitable investment. He was not prepared to go into calculations that night, but there was a gentleman present whom they all knew was an authority on every matter of engineer ing, and who would doubtless be able to give good advice and reliable infor mation on the subject. He would ask Mr. E. G. Wright to address the meeting.

Mr. Wright was taken at unawares by being asked to speak. He was not there as a promoter of the projected Gas Company, but as a resident in the district and interested in the town’s welfare, he had come to the meeting. He thought that at this early stage of the proceedings the question of cost might be fairly set aside for the time being. He was scarcely prepared to go into it, and it was a well known fact that gas companies fairly supported were a profitable investment. Ashburton was small as yet, but he thought a gas company could be floated in Ashburton with the certainty of yielding a dividend to the shareholders. The Christchurch Gas Company was started fifteen years ago, and now it was|j paying a very handsome dividend. It had charged 20s. per 1000 feet from the consumers to begin with, but that figure had been gradually reduced til] it was now it as. fid, per *OO9 feet, Jn Timarp the

price was 15s. The-price ought not; to be fixed so high as to put the use ol gas out ot the reach of the great body of the people; and it would be a ruinous thing to start too large a con cern. He would advise the establish ment of works equal to the town’s wants—works that could be added to as the increase of the town demanded. A company with a nominal capital of would be able-to go on with the works, with only £s° oo of that capital called up. He. was convinced that would b,et sufficient to set the thing agoing, and plenty of money would be forthcoming if the scheme was started on a proper footing. He would be happy to lend whatever as sistance lay in his power. (Applause.) Mr. Ivess said many were of opinion this movement was premature. He did not think so. It would take at least twelve months io start a gas works, hav ing to import most of the plant from Home, and meanwhile the town would be increasing ; and if its past rate of in crease was to be taken as it future rate of progress, they could safely count on the town being one-third larger by the time the concern way going. In the matter of cost, he would take as a model the Timaru Company, which had started with a capital of £IO,OOO, ,£9,000 of which had been called up, and £I,OOO had been expended in site, plant-, mains, and meters. The cost of working, he learned from a conversation that day with the manager, had been £lso per annum, the wages account being ,£ls per week ; and the company had made a profit oL£3ooo. Ithad 200 consumers and 40 street lamps. Mr. Wright, he was sure was within the mark when he put the outlay at ,£SOOO, and as Ash burton would yield 100 consumers, he (Mr. Ivess) had no doubt a dividend of 7 per cent would be realised, taking Timaru as a model. They might, he thought, start with a nominal capital of moters had in the scheme there was one gentleman prepared to take a large number of shares, and find the rest of the capital. There was also a strong feeling in town in favor of a gas scheme, and he had no doubt many who had suffered from the use of kerosene would be only too glad to take shares. The main thing that evening was to test the feeling of the meeting, as it was scarcely necessary to go into the question of capital that night. He might add, how ever, that there were large light consu mers in the town, such as hotels and business places, and doubtless soon Go vernment offices would be more numer ous, while he had no doubt many private residences would use gas. He would move — “ That in the opinion of this meeting, it is desirable that a Gas Company should be formed in Ashburton, and those present pledge them selves to support the formation of a Company.” ' Before sitting down he read a letter from Mr. Shearman, expressing sym pathy with the movement and apologis ing for absence. Dr. Trevor seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. The Chairman was glad to see the unanimity of the meeting on a question of so much importance. He was sure in time the Company would be a paying concern, but to begin with they could not expect large profits. , Dr. Trevor moved— “ That a Provisional Directorate be appointed consisting of Messrs. F. Doherty, J. Ivess, E. G. Wright, R. W. Shearman, I'. Bullock, J. M. Cambridge, Andrew Orr,. Rudolf Fried lander, T. Quill, A. O. Aitken, and Dr. Stewart.” The motion being duly seconded, and carried unanimously. The Chairman hoped that every one would do his best to give the Company, a start; There was no necessity to con fine the share list to Ashburton, and there were many Christchurch capitalists who would be glad to invest. Mr. John Orr thought the question of capital should have been more fully discussed. ,£SOOO might be thought too small a sum to start with, and it would be more easy to raise ,£IO,OOO at a time when Christchurch capitalists .were look ing to Ashburton as a place worth investing money in, than perhaps at a future time when this feeling might not exist. It would be a pity to have an insufficient capital, and it would be well to be safe. The Chairman pointed out that Mr. Wright has suggested ,£"5000 as a suffi cient sum. Mr. Wright wished to say that he had suggested ,£IO,OOO as a nominal capital, but only ,£SOOO would be re quired to set the works going. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the publicmeeting, and then the Provisional Directors held a meet ing, at which Mr. Bullock was .elected Chairman pto tew, and Mr.' Ivess Sec retary pro tem. It was decided to raise a nominal capital of ;£io,ooo, in 2000 shares of £$ each, calling up, however, only the first year. The meeting was adjourned till Mon day, 15th instant,

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Before A. Le Grand Campbell, Esq., R.M. TO-DAY. Joseph Allen, alias White, charged with being druuk while in charge of a horse, admitted the charge, and was fined i os. George Muloney, for being drunk at the Railway Station, pleaded guilty, and after some severe remarks from the Bench, was fined 2. John Morgan, for the same offence, and who had been admitted to bail, had his bail estreated. Civil Cases. Rimer v. Frew. Claim, £6 10s. 6d. Mr. Branson for the plaintiff. Judg ment for amount and costs. Robertson v. Dolman. iMr. Branson applied to have the case re-instated for hearing this day fortnight. His Worship granted the application, on payment of the costs allowed on last Court day. Bruce v. Brown. Claim jQ 2 ss. 6d. Mr. Crisp for plaintiff, Mr. Branson for defendant.

This case was' heard last Court day, and adjourned for further evidence. Mr. Bruce examined by Mr. Crisp : Defendant and his wife were in my employment. After they had been with me two weeks I gave them notice on account of their dirty habits, but was obliged to keep them two weeks longer. When they came to me, I provided new bedding, which was entirely destroyed; I sue for the value of the bedding. A very animated discussion ensued between Mr. Branson and the plaintiff relative to the habits and eccentricities of babies. Thomas Bradford remembered taking the bedding from Messrs. Bullock and Co.’s to Mr. Bruce’s house; it was then quite new. When he next saw it, it was pn a bed at Mr. Bruce’s house. He had a bad cold at the time, and was not in full possession of his olfac tory organs; the -bedding looked a little bit stained. Judgment for plaintiff for amount and costs, and the bedding could be handed to defendant if he liked to take it. : Allen v, Gearey. No appearanee, and case adjourned till next Friday week. Mr. Johnston then applied to his Worship to arrange the appeal case Farnham v. Honer, as he and Mr. Crisp could not agree as to some of the •points. His Worship agreed to do this. The Court then adjourned till Fri day, the 19th. instant.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE. The Eastern Situation. [By Submarine Cable.] London, July 3. At the Pan-Anglican Synod, at Lam beth Palace, 100 prelates were present, including the Bishops of Sydney, Ade laide, North Queensland, and Dunedin. The press here strongly oppose the cession of Batoum to Russia. In the match between Oxford and Cambridge, the former were defeated by 238 runs. <• ft

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, July 4. The Gazette notifies that stock arriv ing from abroad must be quarantined for ninety days before they will be cer tified as uninfected. , The Government have decided to call for tenders for four locomotives and rolling stock.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.] Waitara, Friday. Rewi is still here, and intends.remain ing for some time. He is sending Wetere to Wellington. He stated dis tinctly this morning that he will not accept a seat in the Upper House, nor accept any gift or otherwise from Go vernment, till the whole matter is settled. Wellington, Friday. At the Supreme Court this morning, on William O’Connor being brought up for sentence 1 or attempting to poison Light, the landlord of Barrett’s Hotel, he asked the Judge to remand the sen tence for a short time, to enable him to; call witnesses as to character, namely, Mr Shearman, Commissioner of Police, whom he had known for 21 years, and also Messrs Fox and Lawson. The Judge postponed sentence till Monday, when prisoner said he would then state the full particulars of the affair, and it would then be seen who was the guilty party. Thursday. It is announced in to-night’s Gazette that the following land in Canterbury

provincial district is withdrawn for sale: —“ All that area in the provincial dis trict of Canterbury, containing by esti mation, forty thousand acres more or less, bounded towards the north by a right line due east from the issue of the Tekapo River from Tekapo Lake five hundred chains ; towards the east by a right line drawn south six hundred and forty chains; towards, the south by a line due west to Tekapo River, six hundred and forty chains ; and towards the west by, Tekapo River to Tekapo Lake, the starting point; excepting therefrom preemptive rights and sold land.” , This is proposed as an endow ment for the Milford Harbor.

The Cabinet met Mr. Burns, the New South Wales Postmaster-General, to-day and had a long interview. They considered various proposals respecting postal and telegraph business. It was finally resolved to refer the question .to Messrs. Burns, and Fisher, the Post master of New Zealand, to report, when the Cabinet will decide. It is rumored that the Government are inclined to join in the duplicate arrangement agreed to at the Melbourne conference.

At telegram from . Otaki states that the Hydrabad has been : driven further ashore, and is almost dry at low water. There is not more than ten feet at high water. It is now thought it will be impossible to get her off. It has been decided to telegraph to the South Aus tralian Government to know whether: they will be willing to receive the rail way rolling stock if got out safely instead of the insurance money. • Nelson, Thursday.

The insurance companies offer -£2OO reward for the discovery of the incen diary who set fire to Watkin’s. house,. , Dunedin, Thursday.

At the Taieri nomination to-day ML Donald Reid, late M.H.R., seconded the nomination of Mr. W. H. Cutten. Mr. Reid said it had been his good .for tune to know Mr. Cutten for thirty years, and his still greater fortune to have been associated with him in the conduct of provincial affairs. At the present time the electors wanted a man of ability, who could see through sophistry, which it would be endeavoured to pass upon the representatives. Messrs. William Snow and William Barron were also nominated. All announce themselves supporters of the present Ministry-;; The Sta? says that it has the best au thority for stating that Mr. A. J. Burns, M.H.R. for Rcslyn, will place his resig nation in the hands of the. Speaker on his arrival in'Wellington.’ A man named Dennis Spellacy is sup posed to have committed suicide at Moa Flat on Monday. His clothes, with some money in them, were found on the brink of the Molyneux. He had been drink ing heavily. The libel case of Macassey v.' Reed and Reed v. Macassey, will commence to-morrow in the Police Court. Mr Denniston appears for Mr Macassey, and Mr Smith for Mr Reed.

The Attorney-General addresses his constituents on Tuesday evening next. At the Harbour Board meeting to day some correspondence, which had passed between the Board and Go vernment with reference to the con struction to be put upon a portion of Sir JohmCoode’s interim report was read. The first letter dated 20th .of June, was from the Marine Depart ment, Wellington. It acknowledged receipt of the Board’s letter of 12th, June, and forwarded a memorandum made upon it by Mr. Blackett, stating his opinion that the Harbour Board laid too much stress on the fact that Sir John Coode recommended a site for the railway station. ■ He ' appeared to have accepted it as a fact agreed up on that the railway should be parallel to Crawford; Street, as shown upon lithographic plan submitted to him; as to the one agreed to at the conference held February 9th, 1878, and his recom mendation simply amounted to this— That its position was too far out into deep water. The Board telegraphed back that it could not understand the memorandum, and after several tele-: grams had passed, the Board prepared an exhaustive reply, setting forth that its interpretation of Sir John Coode’s re port agreed with his expressed opinion while in Dunedin, • but disagreed with the Government interpretation. It was resolved to despatch this reply. Friday. On the cases Macassey v. Reid and Reid v. Macassey being called this morning, the Attorney-General said that he appeared, not as counsel, but as a friend of both parties, and had to. state that, through the intervention of friends, it had been agreed to withdraw both informations.' He asked, therefore, they should be withdrawn, which was done accordingly. The Evening . Age has been served with a writ for damages, at the instance' of a money lender named, Benjamin, in consequence of remarks made by that paper on a case recently before the Court.

IN MEMORIAM.

The Right Rf.v. George Augustus Sel wVn, D. D., first Bishop of New Zealand— -1841/to 1867 —afterwards Bishop of Litch field. Born 1809. Died April 1 ith, 1878.

Lift hats all, as this funeral takes its way— Whate’er our Church or sect, for once we can— To him that’s borne unto his rest to-day, Each breath a Bishop, every inch a Man !

Few are the Paul’s we breed in these soft times ; To live the life of travel and of toil, :, \f Face danger, hardship, rough ways, change of climes— Li • - - * „.. The early Christian soldier’s march and moil. Though many a Christian soldier, now as then, Has his hard warfare—waged in murkier air, In the close alley’s fever-stricken den, Grappling with darkness, doubt, distress, despair. • .r : t. . .

And yet that warfare finds its host enrolled, More, the more need; but he. whom we deplore Was of more genial, if not grander, mould, Who in that fight had shown as many more. But in his own fight with wild life, wild men, J Stood all alone of his decorous kind ; A Christian athlete, with eyes strong of ken, Muscles of steel, a foot swift as the wind, Lungs free of play in the broad-chested frame, Firm hand on rudder, lusty arm on oar, A voice that , keen and clear as clarion came,. „ Courage that risks of land and sea o’erbdre.

And with that strength of frame, like strength of will, 1 a*?T A purpose clear, as was his steel-grey eye ; Courage, his end, to see distinctly still, g And pluck to do whate’er he set to try.

So he sailed forth across Australian seas, To where the savage Maori held his own, Bark-robed, tatooed, close watching, ill at ease, The white man’s strength still growing, not yet grown. But ill-inclined to count with Maori pride, As rough as he was ready to o’erbear, ‘ The claims of Tribe or Chief to thrust aside, Nor heed how with his paper rights they square.

And there the Bishop stood, between the war Of Clans and Chiefs, and Settlers, all alone, Holding the Christian Banner high and far, ’Bove strife and noise of war-conch blown. \

Till Settler, Savage, in all else apart, ve . Both owned the Christian courage, Christian zeal, And Christian singleness of eye and heart, Wherewith the Bishop strove for either’s '’weal.

Until his way was clear, and he was free, His wide, wild Bishopric to range at will, To swim the river, and to sail the sea, And set to labouring work his strength,and skill. ' - 0 .1

Till savages were weaned from savageness, And white men owned a faith ne’er owned till then: And school and Church rose in the wilderness, Fruit of the seed of Love—Goodwill to men !

At length his first, best, day’s work nobly done, The brave good Bishop rested on his oar, And homeward drawn to native sky and suri To his wild Bishopric came back no more.

But set to other toils his heart and hand, Less easy to admire, less large in light ; But, whatsoe’er his work,, ’tvvas work to stand, For kwas work done as.in his Master’s sight. At length from work he rests, and to the bier His good. deeds follow him and good men’s love; ; - ' ■ . - And one true Bishop less we reckon here, And one good angel more they count above. — Punch.

LONDON POOR.

Mr." Edward Ring, in ;a-letter to The Boston Jnurnal, gives the following picture of a London poor district : . Tired; of .the crowd in Regent .Street the other'day, and ‘of the crying-colors in the motley toiletts of the women shopping on the famous avenue, I • turned aside-.to the right, .and after, five minutes . rapid, 1 walking,/ could have imagined myself ; two hundred . miles from the West End. I had. entered upon a wilderness of narrow lanes, where the small, uhornai/bented houses were crowded together as' by some patent squeezing process.; Frowzy; child ren froliced and gamboled' iff the' ’ dirt, or ran with pitchers tothe-publichouse for beer. It was the dinner hour of the working class, and from north, south, east, and west, came long processions of Underfed operatives, nearly all young, dowdy arid melancholy; ‘ The girls pre sented a sad spectacle. Their language was more than free. Whatevrr woman liness they may have at some remote period possessed had been swept away by association with rough boors in the street, and in the squalid little'Houses in which : they are' doomed to live. There seemed no grace, no charm — not one atom of poetry , in these star veiling lives. .Smoke hung- in clouds just above the roofs of the dwellings, and in some blind'passageway or dark angle where streets met there] was a blackness as of night. The men and women living in these sinks and stews have but one source of amusement, the “ publichouse.” This institution is re presented, as managed with a view tc the prevention of abuses, but it seems to me to be opened just when it should be closed, and hermetically closed when it should be open. Sunday evening at* six o’clock, if I take a Walk through this sooty and smoky section, l shalh see these operatives whom ! have justi

The Evening Echo, Friday July 5, 1878.



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TELE time for receiving TENDERS for the Erection of Livery Stables, in Wills- Ashburton, for Mr. Edward Cookson, is EXTENDED until SATURDAY, July 6th, atp tfo 5 Plans and specifications may be seen at my office, East-street, up to Saturday, July 6th. The lowest or any tender not necessarily •accepted. W. S. BROWN, Architect, Ashburton.