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FORT OF LYTTEtjTOK r .;| :';| ■ •»♦•£ JfcS? j %i§ hit? S *# ?> Dec. 4—Clematis, from Pelorus Sound. Dee. 4—Saucy Lass, from Pelorus S "ind. Dec. s—Hosannah Rose, from Kaipara. Dec. s—Wait5 —Wait aid, s.s., from Neison, Pi , . ~ Dec” s—Kislion,5 —Kislion, from Mauritius. Des“j| Newcastle. _ Dec. .s—Croydon Lass,' ft ftm'Nelsbn.' - - tfact'"s—Elizabeth: Curie,;-from Picton. - Dec.-*4—JaheTTougias,'s. si, for' Kai koura and Wellington* • .... Dec. A-^rTarartui,. s,B„iifor Wellington mid Sydney via East Cdast'ports. > • - Dec. 5-—NYaitaki,:-s.s.for Dunedin. .Dec;,’S-ryWiave of life,for Havelock.

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Messrs. Ji T. Ford and Co. report on live stock market for the week ending Thursday,,'. JVo^mber, 4, as follows :—At the AddingriSMi’: market, on Wednesday, C,Bss.sheep, .5*42 cattle, and 80 pigs were f jpt forward for the week’s supply. Sheep a, - ere in capital, demand, and great brisk ness in the biilAing was evinced through out the sale, an.i «very line quitted. The .cattle sales were very languid, and stores ■'./ere difficult to >‘{uit at reasonable rates, .•ind at owners’ reserves, consequently a lvrge number were turned out unsold. Beef also suffered a decline, but perhaps

this was partly owing to the indifferent quality sent to hand. In fact, a good many of.what, were offered as fat were only green stores, and;the-classing was strongly condemned.’" Tliis is a-' matter unde l ' the control of the Directors., and more atten , lion to it would materially facilitate busi ness, and give greater satisfaction to all parties,-, 1 j Pigs of all description are selling freely, with an insufficient supply. Our ■entries were on account of tne Hon. John Miall, Messrs Higgins, Threlkeld, Anson, -f'ktMaddisoir,; Kehnaway,' Saunders, Liri iney,: Hayden, Codling, Sirs or, Studholme, -dough, Holmes, William Miles, Rountree, (Grieves, the Levels Estate, and others, (comprising 2,173 sheep, 55 cattle, and 19 Tpigs. COO crossbreds, on account of the Levels and Coldstream, estates, brought from 9s. .9d. to iOs., 3d. each; 509 cross . breds, oh account or Messrs. Gough and * brought from Ss. 9d. to 9s. each. .Mr. Holmes’ cross-breds sold at ijrifrom .Ss; ~Cd. .to 9s. each. The Hon. .q. John Hall’s .merino wethers sold at 7s. .and his crossbreds at Bs. 3d. The above '~ pricek L kfe"equal 1 to 2d.-'per lb., and lines a ion account of other clients brought about mthepsame'jvalue per lb, . We also quitted a ~ ‘.line of crossbred ewes with a fair percen tage of lambs at foot.; on account of Mr. 31. L.‘ Higgins) at 11s. 6d. each. Store crossbreds are bringing from 3s. 9d. to 7s. each, according to size and quality, and fat lambs are bringing from ss. 6cl. to Bs. (id. each-., -Beef may be quoted at from |>22s. Gel to 245. per 100 Tbs., but the quality ’ikrinust ffie very good to command the top figures. Good fresh steers, for grazing purposes, from two to three; years old, are selling at from £5 ss. to £6 each. Calves, , ;eay ten months old, are wc >rth from 35s .to 40s. each, and intermecliate cattle in propqrtiqn. 7 ’We,conducted, a clearing sale cm account of Mr. C. Ta ncred, at the Waihi near Geraldine, of mei ;ino and cross bred. sheep, draught horses, farm imple-. inents, &c.',and succeedediiK >btaining very fair all round prices. At <our wool and skin sale yesterday we had a large supply of skins’, and the usual at tendance of buyers. . Merino skins sold at; 4s. 3d to 4s. 4d. each, and crossbreds up to 4». 6d each. Rough fat from Hd. to lfd. pi ;r lb. Hides held over for another week in a nticipation of better prices. Last Saturday we yarded .. at our Repository a large number of use . fui draught horses and hacks, an d effected .sales for several clients at fair values.

Messrs; Acland, Campbell amd Co., Trqpori oxii tbe live stock market for the ■weelfoending-- Dec. 4, as follows: —The “mramber of stock yarded at Addington on AWednesdixy-comprised about 8,000 sheep and 427 cattle. Fat sheep sold from Bs. foils, each, according to quality ; lambs /u; up to'7s. each: Beef was not in great ’demand, and sold at from 20. to 225. 6d. per lOOfts. Store sheep are a little more ' enquired for. We sold a line of 1,600 mixed'sexes at 6s. each. In store cattle there is no improvement. At Addington <on Wednesday we sold a line of over 100 : mixed ages and sexes at the following prices :—Yearlings, from 30s. to 50s. each; dry. cows -from £2 12s. 6d. to £7 12s. 6d.; ’ "milch cows up to £9 17s. 6d. A line of . 3-year old steers £6 a head. The others ; solclat prices ranging from £3 ss. to £5 ss. teach. We placed a line of 1,400 store JJ .a&eep during the week at from ss. 9d. to ' 6s. each.'

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the "Evening Echo"). SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1879.

Russia, for a civilised country, is per haps the most unfortunate in the world, and believers in the Nemesis that follows crime and those, even to the third and fourth generation, who aieguilty of it, will the inclined to believe that the terrible ]\ lihilism, now haunting the Czar like a Vix mpire for his life, is a visitation of the Almighty upon the House of Romanoff, of w hi'ch the Emperor Alexander is the -rpgpr esentative. Then# are few royal families who have their history so tainted ;aslhas that of the Czar of Russia, for, from i;he ttuie of Ivan the Terrible, in 1570, wrho nt.ii’dered his eldest non with a blow wtihft head from an iron staff, and was the <oo.wai.S2y instigator of the» Novgorod nias ,-sacre, up to the time of Nicholas, the last CJzar Tvhose Polish crimes are familiar to ftU

men of historical reading, the whole line of . Russia’s sovereigns has been marked with . ignomony, and outrages of a kind that; shock all the feelings of civilised men I have characterised their reign. In ' a future article we may, perhaps, substan- • tiate our statements by a few passages from the lives of the House of Romanoff, blit meanwhile we have said enough to apologise for any man believing in a Nemesis of Russian royalty. In a recent article we summarised the doing of the Nihilists, and gave a faintoutlineof the ter rible state of the country, and the terrorthe new order has inspired. No one ; can sympathise with the Nihilists in their mode of achieving their aims—to rid the country of a system of Government which lias become intolerable, and to make their r e.low countrymen acquainted with a freedom to which they have ever been strangers. Patriotism is at all times to be admired and respected, but patriotism that has its outcome in assassination by an unknown and concealed hand is ever to be condemned. But few people will ac cord to Russian Imperialism, that sym pathy in its trials that a more generous and humane ruling power would merit and receive in like difficulties. So that when the news reaches us, —as it has too frequently of late—that another attempt has been made upon the life of the Czar, the execration that naturally arises is neither so loud nor so deep, were the subject of the outrages any other than the descendant of the Romanoffs and the representative of Russian tyranny. Our cablegrams gives an instance of how steadily the Czar’s life is being sought by the new order of men who seek to re generate the country. It is only one more example .of their determination to uproot the last vestige of the Romanoff’s’ power, and we are inclined to believe, from the course Nihilism follows to extend its influence and power that, despite the efforts of Imperialism to crush it, it will eat its way like a cancer into the very soul of the Czar’s dynasty, and in time work its ruin. The Czar may vow the extermination of Nihilism ancl work his best, but he knows not its extent, and he cannot touch its hidden power—for it works by an influence he cannot control, because it is .beyond his power before he knows of * its existence. Steadily it proceeds, slowly and. silently but not the less surely ; and though its final triumph may not be an event of to-morrow nor perhaps of this generation, we feel that it is the agency that is to drive from power in Russia the last Romanoff’ who will ever reign. Whether a better order of things will succeed can only be surmised on when the purposes and character of Nihilism are better and more fully known.

Borough Reserves. —A recent Govern ment “ Gazette” contains the information that the following town sections have been vested in the Corporation of the Borough of Ashburton : —Sections 219, 220, 417, 418, 423, 424, 434, 435, 450, 451, 478, 479, 494, 495, 532, 533, 550, 551, 502, 503, 608, Gl3, 631, 656, 343, 344, 345, 346 ; also 2 acres 2 roods at the corner of Wills and Cameron streets, and East Town Belt, and 2 acres corner of Wills street and Cameron streets and West Town Belt—being in alia total area of 11a 2r 33p.

Seaeield School Committee. —A meet ing of the Seafield School Committee was held at the school on Wednesday. Dec. 3. Present: Messrs. Murdock Bruce (chair man), Hardwick, Parsons, Brown, and Jones. Correspondence was read from the Board of Education respecting funds for payment of salaries, and for meeting ex pense of works in connection with the grounds. An account for fencing the plantation, and several outstanding ac counts, were passed, and the meeting ad journed.

Seafield Wesleyan Anniversary. —A number of friends of the Seafield Wesleyan Church met in the district schoolroom last Wednesday evening, and made arrange ments for holding the anniversary of the Church next Christmas day. Though same things, such as the general commer cial depression, and the departure of several persons from the district, made the effort more strenuous, it was never theless heartily undertaken. It was thought that as many visitors might he reckoued upon as lent their aid last year, and that provision should be made ac cordingly. The advertisement will give some particulars. We trust that many friends will go in for the seaside picnic on Christmas Day, and take a look in for tea before they return.

Breach of the Stamp Act. —At the R.M. Court, Christchurch, yesterday, Richard Davis, Deputy-Registrar of the Supreme Court, appeared to answer to several charges of having filed documents in the Supreme Court, they not having been legally stamped. Mr. F. de C. Malet, Registrar, stated that his attention had been called to a number of documents which had been filed without being duly stamped, and on investigation he dis covered no less than 491 agricultural liens, bills of sale, &c., unstamped, and gave further evidence that defendant had acknowledged having received money for stamps and neglected to put them on. For the defence, it was urged that the quality of gum put on stamps was not of a suffi ciently adhesive nature to make them stick on the deeds. The Bench considered that the number of the documents was too great to account for the deficiency in this way, and fined defendant on six charges the sum of L9O and costs.

Masonic. —Last night the annual instal lation of officers for the Thistle Lodge, 627, S.C., took place in the Lodge room, Saunders’ Buildings, Bro. J. L. Fleming, P.M., Robert Burns Lodge, S.C., Christ church, acting as installation officer. The following are the officers for the ensuing year: —Bro. Hurst, R.W.M.; Bro. Spar row, S. W.; Bro. Nelson, J.W.; Bro. T. Quill, S.D.; Bro. MacFarlane, J. D.; Bro. Mutch, Treas.; Bro. Harris, Hon. Sec.; Bro. Smith, 1.G.; Bro. Shaun, Tyler. There was a good attendance of visitors from sister lodges. Bro. Weeks acted as organist, assisted by a Masonic Choir, After the installation ceremony, the brethren adjourned to Bro. Quill’s Commercial Hotel, where a banquet took place. The usual loyal toasts were drunk, proposed by the R. W,M-, after which Bro. Paige proposed the new R. W. Master, who briefly responded. Then followed the toasts of sister lodges, responded to by Bro. Stephenson, YV.M., Somerset Lodge, E. C., Bro. Paige, W. M., St. John’s Lodge, Bro. Fleming, P.M., Robert Burns, S.C., and Bro. Gundry, St. Augus tine Lodge, E.C. The evening was after wards spent in a very pleasant manner, enlivened with a few speeches, songs, &c..

•'r'GpiEßAißouipmL-’Wepremind .our play thing readers that Mr. ‘D’Orsay Ogden’s Opera Bouff’e Company give their . enter tainment at the To An Hall on Monday evening. i ■'

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INTERPROVINCIAL.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Dec. 6. A party of surveyors have started to survey the new north railway line from Helensville. Richard Appleby Coates, recently ar rived from the South, died suddenly at the Victoria Hotel. He was about 50 years of age and possessed amongst his effects a diploma as chemist and druggist issued by the Queensland Medical Board. New Plymouth, Dec. G.

A private meeting of Mr. Courtney’s creditors was held yesterday afternoon. An estimate of the liabilities was laid be fore the meeting, showing secured credi tors, about £23,000 ; unsecured creditors, about £17,000 ; with assets about an equal amount. It was decided to accept an arrangement of the assets, and Messrs Davidson, Humphries, and Simpson, manager National Bank, were appointed trustees.

Dunedin, Dec. 6

Mr. J. B. Dunn, canvasser for the “ Tribune,” when alighting from the tram car while in motion this morning, fell between the wheels, which passed over his right arm, smashing it in several places. Amputation is thought to be necessary.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

(Special to the Association.)

London Dec. 4.

The “ Times ” says that unless the Porte do justice to the people of Turkey the the country will fall into hands incapable of holding power. The “Pall Mall Gazette ” says utter confusion exists at Stamboul with no chance of recovery, and action by the Western Powers is necessary. It also hints that eventually Germany will acquire Holland. The Queen is at "Windsor. She has a severe cold with sore throat, caught in Scotland, The journey increased the malady.

( Renter’s )

London, Dec. 3. Arrived—Sepia, from Port. Pirie : Rialto, from Lyttelton, Aug. 16. St. Petersburg, Dec. 3.

An unsuccessful attempt has been made on the life of the Emperor of Russia, who arrived from Moscow yesterday. The train following with the baggage was blown up and seven carriages completely destroyed. Fortunately nobody was in jured. The perpetrators are unknown, but it is undoubtedly the work of Nilliists. The Emperor, in reply to a deputation presenting a congratulatory address, thanked God for his lucky escape and appealed for aid to his subjects, in exter minating sedition. The carriages which exploded were not railway cars, but ordinary baggage car riages following the Emperoi in the streets of Moscow.

(Age Special.) London, Dec. 4.

An attempt to explode by electricity, a mine under the palace of the Czar failed, and the Czar now states that he will not shrink from the most extreme mapsures to extinguish Nihilism. In France the Extreme Left are trying to force Radical measures on the Govern ment. M. Waddington threatens to resign unless the Chambers pass a vote of confidence.

Sir Alex. Salt is appointed Canadian Minister in London.

The Queen has been advised that per fect quiet for some weeks is necessary

AUSTRALIAN.

(Reuter's Telegra?n.) Melbourne, Dec. 5,

A lengthy discussion took place in the Assembly on the third reading on the Reform Bill. Mr. Monroe moved an amendment, extending the franchise to the Council. The amendment was lost by a majority of 4. The House divided on the third reading at 3 o’clock this morning;— 43 in favor, 38 against. The Bill was lost in consequence of there not being ab solutely a majority of the House In consequence of the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly, caused by the bank ruptcy of Mr. Dywer, the Government consider the statutory majority obtain able. The question will be decided on Tuesday next.

Mr. Berry failed to obtain the necessary statutory majority for the Reform Bill, which is therefore lost. Three Oppositionists were unable to vote. There was almost a free fight in the Assembly, Government having captured a member who, it was said, promised to vote with the Opposi tion.

Sydney, Dec. 5.

The second reading of the Education Bill was carried in the Assembly by a majority of 4. 410 entries have been received for the wool show at the International Exhibi tion, including 12 from New Zealand.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Per our Special Wire.

Westport, Dec. 5,

The steamer Kennedy, whilst entering port from Nelson, this morning, at 1 o’clock, kept too far to the north, and grounded on the spit. She is not in a dangerous position. Dunedin, Dec. 5.

Shortly before midnight yesterday, a four-roomed wooden cottage at Caversham, owned and occupied by Mr. S. H. Pick ford, was destroyed by fire. The family were out at the time, and the origin of the fire is not known, the premises and con tents were completely destroyed. The insurances were Ll5O in the South British, and LIOO in the Colonial office.

Itis imported that if the attempt to oust Mr. H. S. Fish from the mayoralty is successful, and Mr. Walter takes the seat, a majority of the City Council will reduce the mayoralty salary for ensuing year to one shilling.

POLITICAL GOSSIP.

FROM Ot'lt OWN CORRESPONDENT.

. Mr. : Ballance’s speech, on the • Property Assessment -Bill was. the best he has ever made in tile: House, andj/the- only >good, speech , that lias been made by any member of the Opposition against the proposals of the present Government. It contained some great fallacies, but they were well mixed with great truths, and delighted his part}? much. Messrs Montgomery, Moss, and Turnbull were even worse than usual ; while amongst the speakers against the Bill in its present shape were Messrs Saunders, Dick, and Swanson, though they were willing to support the Govern ment in an honest though unpopular effort to meet the liabilities of the colony. Major Atkinson ersily defended the correctness of all his statements.

CHISPA’S LETTER.

“I am not yet so bald that you can see my brains. ” —Longfei.i.ow.

The imposition of new duties by Parlia ment this session has had a most alarming effect on my grocer’s bill ; and ak I was under the impression, from reading your Wellington reports, that tobacco was the only item that had a dead set made at it by our legislators—(Mr. E. G. Wright don’t smoke) —I was a little put out, when buying provender for the week to find that every article I wanted had risen on account of the tariff. What was more incomprehensible than anything else was the information I got from the fussy purveyor that Moffat’s flour had also risen in price, on account of the “ rise in the duties, you know’’; and the informa tion was given with such a childlike and bland smile that I felt compelled to swallow it. i ) ;

Those County Council buildings are going to be made safe against intrusion on the part of the common herd; -A post and rail fence is good enough to make most places secure, but the Council’s buildings are of so sacred a nature that although the house only cost some L 350, it requires a L4OO fence to enclose it. The County when they start to spend money, don’t stick at a pound or two, but this fence is a little too thick, I think And just in front of these buildings there is a Borough Council job—the plantation in Baring Square. It was intended to be a pattern to horticulturalists, by which they could see the wisdom displayed by the city fathers in the selection of orna mental shrubbery plants, and thereby would be inculcated a . taste in young gardeners which would be pleasing in the extreme. However, Baring Square is at present only tenanted by the monotonous pinus insignis, and a splendid crop of weeds, which threaten to extei’minate the pines. Perhaps it would be as wellfor the unit, representing the available manual labor at the service of the Borough, to follow the instructions given at last meet ing and do a bit of weed picking.

The Government are going in for re ductions and economy in all directions. The most trifling case of waste or extrava gance is at once pounced upon, and the expenditure reduced to the lowest re munerative prices. The latest saving they have effected is in the direction of gum on the post and duty stamps—(such is the evi dence given in a case heard in Christ church yesterday)—and it is a saving which cuts both ways ; because, if one of the new stamps is stuck on a document, and the gum isn’t strong enough to keep it there, why, it is ; necessary to buy an other one, and the Stamp Act revenue is doubled at once, besides the saving in gum. It is an ingenious dodge ; because nobody buys stamps except those with plenty of money, so that it becomes a sort of indirect tax on capital. Clever Johnny Orltork.

Cadging for advertisements is quite a science ; the following letter which was received by . a tradesman in town (the names only being altered) shows what an advantage a man who combines scripture with business possesses ever an ordinary mortal :

“ Nov. 15, 1879,

“ Sir, —I am agent for the “Cloudy Leader,” which is published simultaneously at Bullcloudy and Meltem. If you will have a part of your advertisement in serted in that paper. It is an 8-page paper, containing a large amount of reading, so is much read in many dis tricts by just the class of people who are sure to try your articles. I shall not speak in praise of it, the proof of the pud ding is the eating of it, but if I did not believe very many would try it I would not say so. No—not for the paltry little sum I should get by your advertising—that would not compensate for doing wrong— we must bear in mind that all we do or say, that one day we must all stand before a Judge (yes, the Judge) if you wish it inserted I will do it at 60s a year, payable quarterly, but not in advance. Take my advice and try it; depend upon it, you wont regret spending 15s a quarter. “ Let me have an answer by return of post, so as if you wish to do so, it may ap pear in our next issue, and let me have the advertisement signed.” As the writer didn’t sign the letter him self our fellow townsman took it for a hoax, but a few days afterwards the fol lowing arrived : 28th Nov., 1879.

“ Dear Sir,— Kindly let me have an answer to my letter of 15th ulto., and oblige yours truly, W. F. Timberbutchbr.

P. S.—l know you would find it bene ficial to you, to have your advertisement inserted, if people don’t sow seed in their ground they can’t expect a crop, but as' a rule if they do, they gather one.” It is perhaps superfluous to remark that the columns of the “Cloudy Leader” still appear without the coveted advertisement.

The Brass Band has been giving con siderably more satisfaction to the music loving portion of our community lately.— They don’t practice so often.

SOUTH RAKAIA SCHOOL COM MITTEE.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above School Committee was held on Tuesday evening last. Members present : Messrs. A. Makieg (chairman), Win. Kem ble, Sharp, and N. Welsh,. The Chairman informed the Committee that he had signed the salary cheques for November.

The schoolmaster’s report for the month

was read, shewing an increase in the at tendance of 19. s.i.

On the motion of Mr. Sharp At- wasi decided that Mr. Hall be requested to' obtain for the use of the school; 3} dozen, small slates, chalk, pens, etc. *' It was resolved that a fortnight should be allowed the children for .Christmas holidays ; and that Mr. Hale’s requisition for the use of the school for night classes should stand over’till next meeting.

\ A letter was.received from Mr. Laurie, with reference to his account.

On the motion of Mr. Sharp, it was de cided that Mr. Laurie be informed that the Committee were not responsible for timber purchased by contractors. The contractors in this instance had to find the material, but any amount for coal and' firewood included in the account would be paid by the Committee, the balance lie would have to look to the contractor, Thos. Byrne, for. From Mr. Hall and Miss Jack, with reference to the amount of salaries, which they declined to • accept owing to a dis crepancy in the amounts, and asking that the- matter be .referred to' the Board of Education. . The Committee, in referring the letters of Miss Jack and Mr. Hall to the Board of Education, considered that they had a just and equitable ground for complaint, not only on the reduc tion of their salaries on being apj o nted to a larger and more important school than that which they had resigned, but having a large daily increasing at tendance of children. This' Committee urgently requested the Board to recon sider the amount of salaries passed for them, they being less tlian the amount of salary allowed to the ex-last, master and masters. The Committee consider tlie salaries inadequate to their position and below tlie standard scale—the average on the roll now being 100.

It was resolved to inform the Board that owing to the increased attendance at Gie school the present building is quite i ladequate for the proper teaching of so large a number, and the daily increase renders it necessary that more room should be provided. The Committee pointed out to the Boa’d that so many children confined in a room measuring 50ft. xTTft. is not conducive to the health of the chi dren and teachers, and urgently requested that the Board will take immediate steps to have an addition made bi the building.; They further brought under the notice of the Board the advisability of erecting a close fence across the play-ground to separate the sexes.

It was further resolved that the Board of Education should be written to, asking them to sanction the appointment of Charles Resting as pupil teacher to tlie South Ralcaia School. It was decided to invite tenders for needful repairs, &c., on the grounds, fences, and gates of the school, and the Chairman and Mr. Welsh were appointed a committee to accept the best tender. The master Tvas instructed to apply to Committee for any school-books, slates or other requirements for the use of the school and a sub-committee was appointed to fix the price.

It was decided to call a special meeting to consider the time and place for giving the school-children their annual treat.

The Committee then adjourned.

Dr. Talmage Sold.

“ Puhnan’s News ” is responsible for the

following : “We are gratified to hear that in at least one place in England Dr. Talmage met his match. He arranged, soon after his arrival, to lecture at Bristol for £4O. Shortly after this arrangement was made he wrote to the gentleman who had en gaged him saying that he must have £SO, and asking for an immediate reply. The gentleman at once wired the : simple answer— ‘ Come !’ Within a short time of the day fixed for the lecture another, letter arrived from Talmage,. stating that the inquiries for his services were so numerous that he could not possibly go to Bristol under £6O. This. time the gentle man telegraphed more emphatically— -1 Conie ! come ! ! come ! ! !’ Talmage came and delivered his lecture, and when he had done so the person who was respon sible for the cash handed him £4O. j* Oh, this is -wrong,’ said Talmage ; *:I said I should not come for less than£6o. ’ There upan his first letter—the one in which he had engaged to lecture for £4o—was quietly placed before him, and he then discovered that the purchasers of his ‘ eloquence ’ had the precaution to have the document stamped with a sixpenny agreement stamp, ; and thus renderedbhiding. Talmage was ‘sold,’ and had to walk off with only £4O. He could make nothing of the two telegrams, for the sender was, of course, prepared to say that all lie meant by them was—Come and fulfil your engagement,’ aid that he certainly had no intention of engaging the Doctor on any other terms than those first arranged. Talmage, bemg a new comer, was probably not awareth it Bristol people are accustomed to sleep with one eye open, so that to he on their guard against such as he ; but no doubt it was this experience of English ’cuteness which induced, him to insist, on all future occasions, on having the casli before delivering his goods. Some of the churches must be in a had way when their noisest and most popular preacheis have rendered themselves such objects of suspicion that those who deal with them are hound to protect themselves by stamping their, letters. There can be little doubt that. Talmage has carried home several thousand pounds, as the pecuniary resu’ts of only 84 lecture?, and much of that money came out of the pocke.'s of those who arranged for the meetings. Let us hope that lie will at least, take his church organ out of pawn as soon as he reaches home. ”

New Fibre. —During the recent scarcity the people < f Kunjpura, in the Punjaub, were driven to obtain a livlihood by the preparation of fibre from the prickly peat. The fibres are of a yellowish white color; as coarse as horse hair. The material is very strong, and makes excellent ropes and matting.

A New Cure for Rheumatism. —Dr. W. S. Drake reports, in the St., Louis “Medical and Surgical Journal,” that lie had an ‘ ‘ inveterate case of chronic rheumatism cured by the patient bathing in an infusion of horse chestnut.” This is certainly an improvement on the practice of carrying a horse chesnut in one’s pocket as a charm for the same.complaint.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

fill W / jV.-fy vvfr: . V :F; -’guinness, 8.M.) iFredly/’ December 5. j 'i A case bf-aßbged was withdrawn, ;an apology, jhaving-been made by defen dant. .’ . - •. v Wjk ? .'I 'MG’GIVEEf'. CASES. ' ... Sv Reid y>/)3brgbie. Claim' L 95 19s. 4d* Plaintiff was nonsuited with costs.

Ford v. Bluett., Claim LSO. Mr. Branson for plaintiff, Mr. Ireland for defendant. . .

William Ford, sworn, stated he had. a last year. " Mr. Bluett sold uv lot bf- hor ses'an’d.f April last, by instructions. from me.' I • had at that time a;ploughing contract*’from Mr. -Wood, and/he was.instructed to sell my .interest in.this contract among olfier*® things, land it ?iyas sold for LBOtb-MwA Chisnall. - 1 am Credite'dlw’itli LoO in tlil} account sales for .‘it.. never ? authorised Mr. Bluett to refund tlie Ls'o~tc> 4 anyone. The account sales were' forwarded to rue t, about a month after the sale. The other moneys were handed over, i fql Messrs.. _ Jameson Bros, to pay ■for a debt due by? me to them.. fA, : A-A

Cross examined by , Mr. contract .with Mr,. Wbod ;?was : io plough •25Q acres at Dromore. I. .ihstructed' Mri *' Bluett myself to. sell thia • contract. ■ The ; ; bill of sale to Jameson difl not include this contract. I gave aii'order tb~ jahleson Bros, for LSO on Mr,' Wood .before the sale. I.; dqij.lt- ; knoYr 1 why -ytlje''! LSO was hot paid. ' i did hot finish the j&n traet'/inyselb -I'stopped December,, and received'.no money from Mr. Wood." I did not get his conseut to allow anyone else to do the work. ” q Re-examined - by." Mr.’ Branson—Had Chisnall been allowed to finish tlie con tract he would- li f ave made'a profit on -the £SO hepaid me. kqbi/iUs/ aiq iY •iS For the ■ defeiiQq Mr.- Ireland pbintld out that there ' had b'beh 1 i& re ceived for this icont'Tact/^and.-callfed,,.., ..qq W. *if£ G. ! Bluett, e whb he had been employed by Jampsonbßrbg. to sell .Ford’S estate, i-Did not -know Ford in the matter; ■ ’’Ford’- asked me: jabout a month afterwards 1 to: render 'him an account, which/J‘-did;.(Eh.e?? original account sales }yere, rendered) in tfanleson Bros..’name., .. - ’ ; ' • The magistrate pqintedf' , ’out' ,r document put in by? plaintiff Was -nifide :• out in FdrdVnamepand to accept that as legal /evidence/’ 4 Mr. Bluett continued—My firm took an' acceptance from Chisnall, but subse quently refunded,,the amount. . The money was handed “back because Wood considered the contract had been broken. ; • Cross-examined/; by .’ Mr. Branson — Jameson Bros, wrote to Us, asking. d‘s, to sell Ford’s goods. Ford also wrote to me to the same effect. Both parties were present atthe?sale. Mr T . George Jameson told me to sell tlie ! coijt! , a'cd^- ,, '-i f '(jnly sent the account sales to Ford as -a favor. ; Can’t say w’hether tlie advertisement was in Jameson’s name.; W 1 > - James Wood/ plkin tiff Ford. Let him a contract for plough ing.; . ' ■

: His Worship’ pointed'diiWthat hecould not see how this evidence could affect the case. ■ •• C ; - ...

George Jameson, /.merchant-, ; sworn— l Held a bill of sale over Ford’s property, f Our firm and Ford both instructed Messrs. Bluett and Co. to sell the goods. The proceeds were to be handed to us.- The sale of the contract was an afterthought at the sale. I held an order from Ford to dr«w the money from Mr, Wood, who was to pay when the contract was completed. Don’t think our name appeared in the ad vertisement ofithe sale. I The contract was not included. Jn our bill of sale/iFord jis not now in our debt. -V* ' '

Mr. Ireland re-capitulated the evidence, showing that Ford had handed everything to Jameson 8r05?., 4 and when, after the sale, it was discovered that the contract was worthless, the money had been paid back to the purchaser. --- v Mr. TBraqsqn -said- that- the admissions made by'both vFhmesoir and-feMe'tt|-that they understood the instructions qwfere given by Ford, proved it wa3 Ford to whom the auctioneers were indebted. His Worship considered the case-turned upon the question of who gave authority to sell, and he was of opinion that the plaintiff was the individual who instructed the auctioneers” and’gave" judgment for the amount claimed with costs. :

Mr. Ireland!gave.notice of appeal, and requested the Magistrate to state a case. His Worship said he based his judg ment on the fact, that instructions to sell the contract had been given by the plain tiff', and'no authority had been given by him to pay the moneys away to any other party than himself. The Court then rose.

Saturday, Dec. 6.

APPLICATION FOR RE-HEARING RE FORD V.

BLUETT. . - Mr. O’Reilly applied, on the part of defendant, fora re-liearing in this case, on the ground_.that further evidence could now be produced in favor of his. client’s case. The -Magistrate said he 'would decide on Monday. j.

Progress. —At the present day a child directs the motion of 6000 spindles, and makes from a pound'of cotton-a thread one thousand miles longjaridrdoes over six thousand times, the product of the best spinster of a hundred years ago.' Story of - a Sermon)— Anti "excellent opportunity of hearing i himself, as others heard him was afforded- one 1 Sunday to a clergyman iiv; a. distant town. 4 ? sThe good old man generally preached in the morning occupying nearly forty minutes in delivery. One memorable morning the curate who Was also his son; was, contrary to the rule, to preach in the morning, and, in a custom now becoming rare, proceeded to the vestry to robe himself in* Kis academical gown. Here he ; discovered to his horryr that he had left his sermon at-; home L*. What was to he done l lime did not permit of going or sending fm it’, but (a brfgiilddea struck him.. ; Turning to . J a drawer! which stood near, he opened it arid discovered a num ber of his father’s riiariu'scfr£|iis. Hastily selecting • one, he, returned into church, ascended the. pulpit, and‘-'preached his seniicm. Wlien at the* Conclusion- of the service father and son met ; 'iri-‘ J th.e vestry, the father was, to his "son’s iiSujpptise," very angry— a most -.*■ unusual. „Circumstances. “Really,-—, yon'should' prepare a pro-, per .sermon, I never didrhejar such rub bish iri all the course^'ofinhy life.” “I am sorry to hear it,” was the quiet reply, f°ri there it is, ’ at * the same tirne pre senting to the old gentleman’s astonished gaze his own manuscript

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New Advertisements. Y. R. NSW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. :.. . TENDERS FOR BOOK STALE S. ■ (NEPRRATE Written Tenders wi ll be : |?N.- ; re\ reived at this office, address ed to . the-undersigned, up to noon of WED lIES VDAY, 10th December, for the LEAS E of BOOKS'LALLS'at the Lyttelton, Cl irist churclx' Mshburton, and Rangiora Railway Stations for One Year. ■ ~ 'Tenders: to be accompanied by ama rked cheque for'v£s.‘ ' ’ , Specifications and conditions can be s '.een at'this office,’and., at the Lyttelton, Chi 'ist chiirich, Ashburto n, and Rangiora Raib .vay Stations. • • The highest or any tender will mot necessarily bo acci spied. • ;U... • FREDK. BACK. ■ u& i ; General Manager, u .General Manage p’s Office, Christchurch, Dec. 2, 1879. t tOa ;Ah-c:: SERVICES in Second Aniii CHurch, will be cor Rev.' Wv BATJMB • • " SUND. aid c 0,. TUESDAY be held in the C Public Meeting will ' y Ministers and - by the Choir. connection with the versary of the above ducted by the ER, of Christchurch, 4.Y, DEC. 14. f the Building Fund following, a TEA will Lurch, after which a tate place, addressed githor friends. Music 755 a



'% New. Advertisements. •,;' i i ' 1 : / -- —* L—-! . W' ; :N*' •VH A Ir'i L. gj_' 'MONDAY,; DEC. ' Bth. jiM// ' jpS- y O P E R..-'A ,v Mr R. D’Orsay Ogden has the honor to present the following company of artistes who will appear in Julius Eicliberg’s now celebrated opera, in 2 acts, entitled THE DOCTOR OF ALCANTARA. Miss Beatbice Mb. Chas. Flobence Mrs. Chas. Florence Mr. J. W. Marshall Miss Jenny Thorne Mr. M. D. Alexander Miss Morgan Mr. F. W. Fisher Miss Andrew's Mr. J. H. Edmonds Miss Williams Mr. B. Cahill Musical Director Mu. H. F. Towle Leader of Orchestra Pbo. H. Hughes FULL AND EFFICIENT CHORUS. .With .new', ..elegant, and appropriate scenery from Mr. Ogden’s Theatre, Christ chui-ch. 784 a WESLEYAN CHURCH PRACTICE THIS EVENING at 7.30 o’clock, in the Church, Cameron street. Members of the Choir and friends invited to attend. H. J. WEEKS, 785 a Organist. TENDERS fob CUTTING and TYING. WANTED, Tenders for Cutting and Tying 120 acres of Grass on the Laghmor Estate. Tenders will be received up till noon on TUESDAY next. The lowest or any tender not necessarily ac cepted. For particulars apply to DONALD McLEAN, 774 a Laghmor. TO BUILDERS. nnENDERS are invited for the EREC- X TION of a HOTEL at Tinwald, for Mr. Robert Hill. Plans and specifications may be seen at Quill’s Hotel on and after the Ist of De cember, and at Mr. J. L. Fleming s Christchurch, on and after December 15th. Tenders will close at Ashburton on January 31st, 1880. 237 —741 a A CABD. Mr catt li n , SURGEON DENTIST, Is now at Quill’s Hotel, and will attend patients until further notice. 071 a "tTyANTED. — The Heeaio tells your YY Wants in 20 words, for 1/-. LOST, on Saturday, a Scythe Sharpen ing STONE. The owner would be glad if the Finder would leave same at the Hbbald Office. ' 765 a WANTED KNOWN, the season for transplanting is at hand, and we jan supply, many thousands Cabbage, Oauliflower, Broccoli, Savoy, Brussel Sprouts, Celery, and other Plants, for winter supply. f4sa SEALY BROS. SHEARERS WANTED. SHEARING will commence at Winch more on the 10th DECEMBER. Ap pply to 780a—25S M. STITT.



NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. rtf REFRESHMENT ROOMS. will be received up to noon of the 10th December prox., at this Office, £or the Tenancy for two years (from Ist January, 1880, to 31st Decem ber, 1881,'/ of the Refreshment Rooms at Christchurch, Ashburton, Tiniaru, Wai mate Junction, and Dunedin Stations. Tenders; may be for one or more of the Stations named, but a separate rent must be quoted for each. Specifications, with terms and condi tions may be inspected at the offices of the Station IV. tasters, Ashburton and Timaru, and at the* Manager’s offices. WM. CONYERS, Commissioner of Railways. Office of: the Commissioner of Railways, Chris tchurch, Dec. 27th, 1879. 749 a



NOTICE. ST RAYED on my land at Tin wald, Brown Horse, saddle marked, and branded No. 2on near Shoulder. If not claimed and expenses paid within one month from this date, will be sold. Apply— D. M'LEOD, Near Tin wald. 6-;0i Dec. , 1879. 783 a WESLEYAN CHURCH, Cameron street. —Divine Service will be conducted in the above Church To-morrow Morning by Mr. H. M. Jones, and in the Evening by Rev. W. Keall. 781 a RLvIITIVE METHODIST CHURCH Wills Street. —Rev. A. J. Smith •will preach in the above Church to-morrow —morning and evening. Morning Sub ject—“ Constraining Love.” Evening sub ject— <c An Awful Shipwreck.” 7S2a