POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close as follows: — For Christchurch and North at 10.20 a.m. 4 p.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at 10.20 a.m daily. For Rakaia at 10.20 a.m and 4 p.m daily. For Dunedin, Tinvvald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.20 a.m, daily. For Temuka. Timaru, and South at 10.20 a.nr and 3 p.m daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p.m. daily. For Wakanui and Seafield, on Mondays and Thursdays, 7.30 p.m. W. St. G. Douglas,

Postmaster,

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The following letteis from places beyond the colony were received at the Ashburton Post Office during the month of July, and remained unclaimed on Ist September, 1879: — Bennison, W. Bowden, W. Daly, Toseph Gerry, John Hetherington, William Horsfall, Miss O. Lafgren, P. P. Millas, Mrs. C. Perkins, George Russell, Robert Smith, John Groves Stirling, James Wilkinson, Mr. Woodman, W. D. W. St, G. Douglas, Postmaster.

NOTICE

Mails close at the Chief Post Office for the following places (subject to the necessary alte rations) as under : The next mail foi the United Kingdom via San Francisco will be closed at Christchurch on Friday, Sept. 12, and will be due in London on Oct. 28. The next mails for the United Kingdom, via Brindisi and Southampton (for specially ad dressed letters only) will be closed at Christ church on Sept. 24. The mail via Brindisi will be due in London on November 17th, and the mail via Southampton on November 24th.

A travelling Post Office having been estab ished on the Southern line of railway, letters bearing a late fee of 2d. may be posted at any station in the mail carriage attached to the express train, and they will be included in the mails made up in transit for offices on the main line and branches. Sydney J. Dick, Chief Postmaster.

NEW POSTAL REGULATION.

Letters posted within the colony having the names and addresses of the senders printed on the address side of the envelopes, accompanied by a request that the letters be returned if not claimed within a stated period, will be return ed unopened. Provided, however, such letters shall have remained in the post office to which they may be addressed, at least ten days.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS

On the first da’ if each month a list is ex hibited at each Pc rt Office in the Colony of the addresses of all letters received from places be yond the Colony that have remaind unclaimed for one month, fit such Post Oihce; find such of these letters as remain unclaimed at the end of a further period of two months are then for warded to the Dead Letter Office, to be return ed unopened to the countries where they origi nated. Unclaimed letters originating in the Colony are not advertised, but at the end of two months are forwarded to the Dead Lettei Office, Wellington, there to be opened and re turned to the writers.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1879.

Willoxavby.— Mr. Hart’s meeting at Willowby is unavoidably held over, and in another column by advertisement he invites the electors of this district to meet him at theLongbeach Schoolhouse on Wed nesday, the 10th inst.

Electoral. —Several elections were de cided yesterday having the Ministerial supporters in a majority of two. Promi nent amongst the defeated candidates are Sir W. Fox, the late leader of the Opposi tion, and the notorious Mr. Barff. Mr. Bowen secured a majority of 81 at Kaiapoi, and the Minister for Public Works (H on. J. Macandrew) was returned for Port Chalmers. Lower Ashburton Load Board. —The above Board were to have held a meeting to-day, but it lapsed from the fact that not one of the members put in an appear ance. This is the first occasion for some years of such an event happening, and the twenty or thirty contractors, &c., attend ing to interview the Board had to return home disappointed. Electoral. —Mr. E. G. Wright’s meet ing at Willowby which was to be held to-night, is struck out of the programme. The Licensing Court. —The above court lapsed to-day for want of the necessary members to form a quorum and was adjourned till Tuesday next. Caution to Voters. —At the Inver cargill election several ballot papers were invalided by voters tearing off the num ber endorsed by the Returning Officer. Probably this was done under the mis apprehension that the numbers gave publicity to the direction in which they voted. This is erroneous, as except in very rare cases the numbers are not examined.

Holloway’s Pills. —The Grand Secret. With tlie variable temperature of this country, ill health will creep in unless the blood from time to time I e purified and noxious matters be expelled from the body. In this the public may be its own physician. Holloway's Pills may be purchased at a trifling cost; instruc tions for taking them will be furnished with the Pills, and a little attention, with few in structions, will enable persons to keep them selves in hea’th under very trying circumstances. These Pills act as alteratives, tonics, and ape rients, Holloway’s medicine should be ready for iuscp.ui administration when the slightest symptom gives warning of approaching indis position.—Advt.

Cricket. — The members of the Borough Cricket Club met at Broadbelt’s Central Temperance Hotel last evening. The programme for the forthcoming season was considered, and twelve new members were elected. A communication was read from the County Club re amalgamation, and a deputation was appointed to confer with the sister club in reference to this proposal. After the election of Secretary and Treasurer, and some other routine business, the meeting adjourned until Friday next at same time and place.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

To the Editor of The Ashburton Herald, Sir, — I notice in the “ Ashburton Mail ” of the 2nd instant, a report of a political meeting held at Seafield on the evening of Saturday, 30th August. At that meeting Mr. E. Sauuders used my name as his authority for a statement he made, the correctness of which was called in question by Mr. Josepli Ivess. As I had told Mr. E. Saunders the substance of a conversation that had taken irla.ee between myself and Mr. E. G. Wright, I now think it advisable, to prevent false impressions getting abroad, to publish that conversation. When at Christchurch on Wednesday, 13th August, 1 mot Mr. E. G. Wright, and asked him if he was coining forward as a representative for Coleridge. He at once replied, “lam not.” I told him I regretted to learn that this was This decision, and said “Have you quite made your mind up, as I wish to know before the meeting that is to be held at Ashburton to-night, for should you not come forward, I will support Mr. Hart.” Mr. Wright’s reply was, “I have quite made up my mind to stand aloof, and take no part in the matter.” Mr. Wright then asked me not to state pub licly at the meeting that ho was not coming forward, as he thought it would be only right and courteous that lie should give his decision “ direct ” to those gentle men who had asked him to come forward for Coleridge. The above, Sir, is almost word for word the conversation that took place between Mr. E. G. Wright and myself.

Yours, &c., James Campbell Ashburton, Sept. 5.

A FLAT DENIAL TO A DELIBERATE FALSEHOOD.

To the Editor of The Ashburton Herald

Sir, —In this morning’s issue of the “ Ashburton Mail,” I find myself charged by a letter bearing the signature of “Joseph Ivess,” with having while a member of the Ashburton Borough Coun cil, supplied them with some sacks and other stores, which is anything but the truth, as the writer of that letter was a member of the Council and ought to have been aware that such was not the ease. I will, to satisfy him and the ratepayers of this Borough, and to contradict the false hoods contained in that letter, here state what I have done in the matter. When last autumn the river broke through its banks at Mr. Digby’s place, Mr. Roberts, a member of the Ashburton Borough Council, called on me to be sup plied with some sacks and other stores, the former of which were to be used for the protective works, and the latter for the men who were at work there. I asked him (Mr. R.) whether these goods were to be paid for from the Borough funds (in which case I certainly should not have sup plied them), and he replied “ that he would Lake them on his own responsibility, as he thought the County Council would pay for them ; and I may here state they did, at the same time tendering the members of the Borough Council their thanks for the active measure they have taken in the matter. Now Sir, as Mr. 3”. Ivess was a member of the Ashburton Borough Coun cil, and ought to have known when he wrote his letter, that he was accusing mo and my firm wrongfully, I hope in justice to myself that you will insert this letter in your valuable journal, and apologising for troubling you, I am, &e., Rudolph Fdiedlander. Ashburton, Sept. G, 1870.

COLERIDGE ELECTION.

Mr. E. G. Wright at Scaffold,

Mr. E. G. Wright having invited the electors of Coleridge to meet him at tire schoolhouse, Seatield, last evening, about 40 persons attended at the hour ap pointed. Mr. H. W. Parsons was voted to the chair, and briefly introduced Mr. Wright, at the same time expressing a hope that the audience would set an example to the Ashburton people—their meeting on Monday evening being grossly miscon ducted.

Mr. Wright, on rising, was received with applause, and said that before dealing with the more important political ques tions, lie would like to say a few words on matters which might bo regarded as personal. His opponents had alleged that he had no right to come forward on this occasion, as the late member was first in the field, and he (Mr. Wright) had pledged himself not to oppose him. Mr. Wright had no special desire to seek election, and he respected Mr. Hart very highly, but having been requested by a large section of the ratepayers to offer nimself as a candidate he had, after most careful consideration, done so. He had never pledged himself not to come forward, but explained a conversation which lie had had with Mr. Campbell, and which might have been misunderstood by thee gentleman. To assert that the gentleman who had first off ered himself was, on that acconnt, entitled to their suffrages was absurd, as effrontery and brass would then be the passport to Parliament. If, after he had served them one session in the House, they should find him incapable of doing their interests justice, he would immediately accede to their request to resign, and this would afford them an opportunity of sending up a better man. Another charge had been put forward to the effect that lie cared for no matters except those which he anticipated some definite advantage. He thought that his past action on the Christchurch Drainage Board, and the Lyttelton Garber Board was sufficient refutation of this, ana lie would now dispose of these personal ques tions by assuring them that Mr. Coster’s

statement at Chertsey to tlio olTout that all his energy would be directed to the ad vancing Ashburton town to the prejudice of the other portions of the constituency was quite inconsistent with probability. Mr. Wright then proceeded to recapitulate the substance of his previous addresses, referring in the strongest terms to the political dishonesty and jobbery of the Grey Government, and dwelt at consider able length on the West Coast Railway, which he strongly advocated, and quoted figures to show that it would be far more profitable than estimated in Mr. Blair’s report. The speaker justified the course which the natives had taken in reference to the Wanna.to plains, and was sure that they would receive the sympathy of all unbiassed and intelligent people. Would not go iu for wholesale protection, but thought partial measures advisable. On concluding, Mr. Wright was applauded, and after having answered a few of the stock questions, the following resolution, proposed by Mr. Bruce and seconded by Mr. .Tones, was carried, “ That tins meeting thanks Mr. Wright for his address, but will give no expression of opinion until they have heard the other candidate. ” Mr. Wright having thanked the meet ing, complimenting them on tlieir patient and very orderly hearing, proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried by acclamation, and the proceed ings tci ruinated.

Mr. Hart at Dunsandel.

Mr. Hart met the electors at Dunsaudel last evening. There was a very fair atten dance, and Mr. R. Westenva occupied the chair. Mr. Hart substantially repeated the matter of his previous addresses, and without any questioning a resolution thanking the speaker, proposed by Mr Henry and seconded by Mr Dilioway was carried.

YESTERDAY’S COURT.

Before Mr. Frank Guinness, R.M,

polios OASES. T. Hodgson and H. D. Dudley, for furious driving were each fined £2 and costs. Francis Lewis, for being the owner of an unregistered dog, was fined £1 and costs. CIVIL CASES. Pass Sc Co. v. Mcßae—claim, £ll 3s Id. Same v. Gordon—claim, £3 9s. Judg ments for amounts and costs. Jolly v. Huttrei!—claim, £G 7s. Judg ment was given in the case last Court day, but the defendant, who was then present did not hoar his case called on. The previous judgment was confirmed. Coulter v. Friedlander Judgment in this case was further postponed until Tuesday next.

TIT FOR TAT.

There was a clergyman in 1728, the Year ot a '"Vtttyh in-tyliewsbury, who com mitted Puseyites would call an act opSacrilege, for lie went so far as to remove from his church a picture of the crucifixion, which hung over what those persons would call the altar ; and on the following day the Roman Catholic Priest issued a lampoon, and circulated it all over the town : The parson’s the man, Bet him do what he can, Would for gain leave his God in the lurch ; Could Iscariot do more, Had it lain in his power, Than turn the Lord out of the church? The parson, however, gave wit for wit, for ae immediately replied : The Lord / adore Is mighty in power— The only one loving and true ; But' that Lord of yarns, That I turned out of doors, Had about as much knowledge as you. Yet, since you bemoan This God of your own, Cheer up, my disconsolate brother ; Though it seems very odd That if this be your God The painter will make you another.

BEglos in the “Australasian” says : Another of the lately-created Magistrates has distinguished himself. (‘‘Created” is a good word, signifying to make out of nothing.) He was lawfully indebted a few pounds to a manufacturer, but he habi tually postponed payment. At length a summons was taken out against him, re turnable at the local court of petty ses sions. With the summons in his hand, lie at once sought out his impatient cre ditor, and the following occurred :—His Worship—“ Look hero, you’d better with draw this Creditor— ££ I won’t do any thing of the land. I’ve waited too long already.” His Worship—“ Then, if you go on with it, I’ll have to sit on the bench and dismiss the case.” Creditor —“That would be very bad taste.” His Worship — “ Taste, be biowed ! A man must protect himself !”

hEgles in the ££ Australasian ” says : He was a man about thirty, and was taking delivery of a run he had just purchased in 11. S. \Y. “ I’ll drive you round to-day in my new buggy,” said he to Woolpack, the late owner. “ We’ll send on a pair of leaders which we can put in when we get out upon the plain. Poison about, eh ? Then I'll tie Rab to the axle.” In due course they overtook the pair of leaders, Woolpack, good-naturedly, lending a hand to put them in. “ Now then, Thistle pate, have you got your reins !” “ All right, Woolpack—let ’em go and you jump up behind, smart. Hold hard a minute —the reins have dropped!” But it was too late. The feature of the land scape then included a team of horses going at top speed—Thistlepate climbing over the back of a buggy, from which he safely dropped—something like a dog at the end of a chain touching the ground once or twice in 200 yards ; and then a demoral i,sod-looking tail disappearing' like light ning behind the bro wof a steep bank. In a very few minutes there was one im ported Scotch coliey tire less in New South Wales—item, a disintegrated buggy in portable parts —also four partially har nessed horses flying in as many directions • —finally two men. looking at each other with the pleasant expression of a middle aged gentleman struggling to get into his roghfgo ou, the sleeves of which his young cousin had securely sewn up in the course of the day.

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Wanganui, Saturday. The polling returns are now completed, giving the following totals :—Bryce, 560 ; Ballance, 547 ; Fox, 501. Waiau, Saturday. Messrs. Saunders and Inglishad a fairly large meeting at Waiau last night. In the course of his address Mr. Inglis said that his chief informant against Mr. Saunders was some anonymous correspon dent at the Ashburton, and that the proofs of Mr. Saunders’ various incon sistencies could be seen in Ashburton. Papers sent to him in the same way gave evidence of Mr. Saunders’ guilt. The meeting unanimously carried the following resolution —‘ ‘ That this meeting thanks both candidates for their addresses, bat considers Mr. Saunders the fitter person to represent them in Parliament.

ODD GOSSIP.

<«■ [By 'Telephone ]

It is a hard matter to uphold a had cause, and when the supporters of Mr. Wright have to condescend to such criti cisms as we have lately been dozed with, their cause must certainly be a very weak one. On every subject connected with the Parliament in which Mr. A. Saunders has done good service for a long period, or the Comity Council in which his utter ances have been listened to with respect and attention by the other members, or in the Road Board, where both Messrs. Alfred and Edward Saunders, have sat with credit to themselves and advantage to the ratepayers, or on the Borough Council, in which cilice Mr. Edward Saunders has shown himself to be a mem ber whose talents, so far as the financial questions of the Borough are concerned, have been of great service to the Borough, to say nothing of his practical knowledge of engineering. But the miserable means adopted by the supporters of Mr. Wright cannot even stop at politics or the public service. The forthcoming race meeting in November is incontinently dragged in to help their lame cause. The “ Saunders Family ” are accused of getting up the races for their own benefit, and that of the “Rag” and the Secretary; perhaps it would be as'well fowthe public to know that the Annual Races and Steeplechases would never have been got up at all but for the exertions of the family, and that the racing in Ashburton was nearly stop ped entirely through Mr. Joseph Ivess’ liberality to himself in charging £22 for advertising a race meeting, in which the whole receipts amounted to £7B, and the “ Family Secretary ” there and then very properly recommended that no more encouragement should be given to a paper which had so poor a public spirit as to charge full rates for advertising sports got up for the benefit and amuse ment of general public, and provided for out of funds found by the family referred to and a few friends behind them, and Mr. Joseph Ivess distinctly refused to subscribe one shilling towards the funds ; so much for his liberality. As a matter of fact the Ashburton races have had the reputation of being the best in Canterbury outside of Christchurch, and I think that the family have the thanks of the community due to them for their endeavours to keep them up in these bad times.

The nominations for the Borough Council appeared yesterday, I don’t know who the proposers and seconders were, but some of the ratepayers must hold queer opinions on municipal matters when they propose such candidates against three of the most reliable men we have in the Council. I am sure there is some dodge about the matter as the retiring members are men who have always commanded the confi dence of the Council and the ratepayers, and I can only fancy the dismay of the other Councillors if Councillor St. Hill and would-hq Councillor Sando happen to differ in opinion as to such a ques tion as a six-inch pipe, or a twelve inch advertisement, or any other such im portant matter which might crop up ; or supposing a question of finance arose as to the floating of a loan, or the calculation of the interest account of the Borough, then Mr. John Fowler would, from hi,s long experience in these matters, bo a most invaluable member, and of Mr. Clark, all I can say of him is that in this kind of a game, “ Ago is nothing, but Blood will tell, and I think that ‘'the old gentleman, notwithstanding his ideas of

economy, and knowledge of work, is heavily handicapped when he has to oppose the three others in the field— Rudolph Friedlander, Janies Campbell, and George Parkin, who ought to be well in. None of the throe have ever been afraid to say what they meant, and good service has been done to the Borough by one and ail of them. 1 hear that some crooked tactics have been tried over this nomination, so as to secure more support to a now nearly moribund journalistic interest in the Borough, and nomintions of the throe new members looks very like it. Moral —“ A fool al ways finds a greater one to admire him. ”

Mr. Wright at Mount Somers.— We regret that our own correspondent’s report of this meeting only reached us this morn ing, and as the proceedings have already been noticed we must hold over our cor respondent’s interesting letter. Some very pertinent questions appear to have been asked the candidate, but unfortunately the larrikin element was in considerable force, preventing any fair discussion, or expres sion of opinion,

CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

GENTLEMEN V. PLAYERS. At Kennington Oval, on the 4th J uly, was began the first of the two annual matches between the amateur and pro fessional players of England. Occasional showers visited the ground, but though the players were driven to shelter several times during the day, the breaks were of brief duration. At half past twelve the Gentlemen sent in A. P. Lucas and W. G. Grace, who were opposed to the bowling of Shaw and Morley. With the score at 34 Shaw bowled Grace, who had scored 26, and the Hon. A. Lyttelton took his place. The Cambridge captain in quick succession credited himself with three capital drives for 4 each. At 83 Lucas was bowled for 14, two wickets being down. A. W Ridley took the vacant wicket, but after the JOO had been tele graphed, tlie Hon. A. Lyttelton was caught at the wicket for a freely hit 47. Shuter was next in, and at 110 Ridley was bowled. Five wickets were down for 117, when Hornby and Yernon were together. With the total at 144 rain caused a break in the game, from a quarter to five till half-past five. At 153, Hornby, who had quickly rattled up 22, was bowled by Shaw. The in-comer was A. G. Steel, and at 10C Lockwood upset Vernon’s middle stump. The Hon. Ivo Bligh and Steel slowly in creased the score before the former was clean bowled. A good hit to leg for 4 by Evans made the score 247, and at that score the same batsman was bowled. A. G-. Steele carried out his bat for 46, put together by good cricket. On July sth the players went to the wickets against the bowling of Evans and A. G. Steel. The professionals made but a poor stand, and were all dismissed for 73 and 48. In justice to the Players it must be said that the excellent wicket on which the match was commenced on the first day had played very true, and the fieldsmen had to contend with difficulties in bowling and fielding, as the wet made it no easy matter to hold the ball, and the bowlers found all the “ devil” taken out of their work. On the second day the amateur bowlers had a drying wicket to operate on, and were as well suited as could be. The Gentlemen won by an innings and 126 runs to spare.

The return match betweem the above teams was commenced on July 7 at Lord’s It was found impossible to start at the usual time, 12 o’clock, so au adjournment was made till after luncheon. The Players won the toss, and sent in Daft and Oseroft, who were opposed to the bowling of Steel and ■ Grace. Oseroft was caught with the score at 2. Ulyett partnered Daft, and the score was raised to 41, when Daft left for 14, and Selby 2 runs later. A good stand was made by Ulj r ett and Shaw, but the innings terminated for 121, Ulyett playing in grand form for 61. The Players’ innings was concluded at a quartei past 5 and at half past 5 the Gentlemen started batting with W. G. Grace and Lucas. The first wicket fell at 5, the second at 15, and with the total at 39, stumps were drawn for the day, 4 wickets being down for 39 runs. On July 8 the score was gradually raised to 54, half the wickets being down. Mr. Ridley and Evans gave the Pro’s some little trouble, the innings ultimately closing for 109. The Players went in again, and scored 103, Lockwood being chief scorer with 39, and Emmett 22. This left the amateurs 116 to get to win, but on the following morning, the ground was unfit for a resumption of play, owing to heavy rain, and after waiting till two o’clock without any great improvement in the weather, it was decided to abandon the match.

Sporting —The result of the trotting match is as follows : Mr. Mcßae’s m. Lady Grey 1 Won hands down. The following story is told by a corres pondent of the “ Times,” writing from Rome on 2Gth May : —“ Cardinal Pie was one of the most active amonsr the French clergy, in enlisting for the Papal army. An amusing story is told of his having ordered a grand funeral mass for a Ponti ficial Zouave, who was supposed to have fallen at Oastel Fidardo ; of his having extolled in glowing language the exalted virtues and heroism of the defunct which all should strive to imitate, while the man himself was in the church attending his own funeral ceremony, and at the end of the service was arrested as a runaway debtor to the scandal of all good Catholics. To escape from his creditors he had taken service in the Papal army, had fallen, shamming death, at the first encounter, and to get clear oil after the battle was over, had changed clothes and passports with an officer of Ins regiment who had been killed. He had been cunning enough to leave the officer’s scapular on the body and to put the beads into the pocket and the decorations into his own jacket, in which he dressed it, Those things found on the body of a private soldier were taken as undoubted proofs of his virtues and valor. According to the passport the defunct was a native of Poitiei’s and, on the news of so edifying a death reaching Monsignor Pie, he thought the occasion too valuable not to be improved, with the result as above —a result which was further improved by the Liberals, who published an account of the affair in double columns, in the one the discourse delivered by Monsignoe Pie, in the other the police report of the martyr’s antecedents and shortcomings. ’ ’

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GARDINER THE BUSHRANGER.

(From the Utah “ Mountain Echo.”)

Intense excitement was occasioned in this city yesterday, by the tidings that a party of forty-three immigrants from the East, and bound hither, were corailed the day previous in Trahoe Pass, by a band of mounted desperadoes, armed to the teeth, and robbed of what coin and jewel lery they possessed, together with a quan tity of provisions. The train, consisting of four covered waggons, and seven pack mules, fluid jqust entered the canon, and some adjustment of the freight was being made preparatory to ascending the intri cate road which skirts the precipice known as Eagle Falls, when the marauders (12 in number) suddenly surrounded the caravan, and presenting their revolvers at the pil grim group, demanded a surrender of all the coin at the command of the train. The immigrants being almost, unarmed, and surprised as they were in so sudden a : manner, their only alternative was sub-* mission to the tender mercies of the free booters, who at once instituted an over haul of the freight. The women and children screamed, and the men looked on in mute terror as trunk after trunk was broken open by three murderous-looking , guerillas, superintended by nine equally reckless-looking bearded ruffians, brist ling with loaded barrels. The immigrants were drafted out one by one, and sub mitted to a rigorous overhaul, after which they were ordered to sit down in full view of the robbers, who kept them focussed while the spoliation of property was going., on. An old immigrant from Rockland,- Ohio, came very nearly being shot by rea son of an unseasonable loquacity, having ventui’ed an opinion that “the durned skunks wanted skinnin ” for their sacrili gious proceedings in robbing the saints. The verbose Mormon was made go on his knees and apologise for his uusaintly ex pression, whilst a six-shooter peered, signi ficantly into each ear. After rifling the caravan to their satisfaction, the brigands rode off leisurely in the direction of Mount Valley, first giving strict injunctions to-’ the immigrants not to move on for three hours. Whilst the robbery was being per petrated, Elder Pricehurst, in charge of • the immigrants, and who was in San Fran-' cisco in the fall of 1876, declares that he a recognised in the leader of the gang a man . named Frank Gardiner, who then kept a third-class drinking saloon in that city, and whose previous career in Australia, it . is said, forms a remarkably lively chapter in the criminal annals of that country. This man, it is asserted, was at one time a notorious Australian bushranger, the terror of New South Wales, whose highways for some four years were almost absolutely under the tollship of the lawless army at his command. After serving a term of imprisonment scarcely commensurate with the enormity of his offences, Gardiner fixed upon San Francisco as the scene cf his further labours ; and here, at his saloon, which was little else than a gamb ling den, and a resort for the scums and dregs of the city, the frequent recital of his “ daring deeds ” fired Iris auditors with a spirit of emulation—a hankering after the free (?) life of a brigand ; and instead of being looked upon with loath ing, the man became elevated, in the opinion of his hearers, into a very hero, compared to whom the victors of Bull Run were very small potatoes indeed. It is pretty clear that in the small drinking saloon on Kearney-street G ardiner matured his plans against the peace and safety of American citizens, and organised the band of ruffians who, deprived those poor, weary pilgrims of a few hard-earned dol lars—the fruit, perhaps, of many a year of bitter toil. The caravan reached this city last night, and on learning particulars, officers Blaue and Van Deeken at once despatched forces in several directions with tlie object of capturing the marandeis.

Saturday, September 6, 1879,]

THE ASHBURTON HERALD



s. d. s. d. Butter, inferior to best $ lb I 6 to 1 9 Eggs, 1? dozen I 2 to 0 0 Cheese, prime quality, 1? K> o 8 to 0 10 Bacon, prime smoked, 1? lb 0 9 to 0 10 Hams in. cloth, $ lb 1 0 to 0 O Flour in bags, 1? loolb 14 6 to 0 0 Oatmeal, 25ft 6 0 to 0 0 Lard, $ lb * 0 9 to 0 0



THE A SHE UR TON HERA LD. Advertisements for the Ashburton Herald must he sent in not later than 2 p.m. for the Country Edition, and 3 p.m. for the Town Edition, with the number of insertions written plainly on the copy, other wise they will be inserted till countermanded, and charged accordingly. Notice to discontinue Advertisements must be left at the Office in writing, before 12 noon and alterations the day previous. Subscriptions : In Advance. If Booked Quarterly — s. d. s. cl Delivered in town ...60 66 „ country ...80 S 6 Posted ... ...80 86 A gencies. ASHBURTON HERALD, Published Daily. are requested to make known any irregularity in the delivery, whether in Town or Country, wliicn shall be immediately remedied. Country Sub- Bcribers along, the Wakanui Road to the school, thence to Seafield, Cambridge, and Newland, are supplied by the mail-cart every Tuesday and Friday, ENVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN VELOPES, NOT E P APER. —The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings.



Clothing Establishment. ASSIGNMENT OF THE ESTATE OF MESSRS. AITKEN, PASCOE & CO., CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS, TO Mr. J. H. Morrison, Manager Mosgiel Woolen | Factory, l Trustees. AND Mr. John Ross, ! Of Sargood, Sons & Ewing J mHE above large Clothing Manufac _|_ ■ turing Firm having had to succumb to these hard times, and assign their estate, we have been induced by the Trustees to purchase the whole of their large Manufactured Stock at .a Very Heavy Reduction, and have resolved to sell the same again in our Branches direct to the public at prices at which we could not legitimately sell our own Goods. In fact (without exaggeration) during the next few weeks we are in a position to offer NEW GOODS IN MEN’S AND BOYS’ ATTIRE, Of Colonial Manufacture, at from ONE THIRD TO ONE HALF THEIR USUAL COST. HALLENSTEIN BROS., New Zealand Clothing Factory. The assigned Stock will be for Sale in our Ashburton Branch from and on SATURDAY NEXT, 28th JUNE. New Zealand Clothing Factory. 12a COLERIDGE ELECTION. GEORGE HART respectfully requests that the Electors of Willowby will meet him on WELNESDAY, Sep tember 10 fch, at 7.30 p.m., at Longbeach Schoolroom. *394a COLERIDGE ELECTION. ILLOWBY Meeting is unavoidably held over. Electors will please attend at Longbeach Schoolroom. *395a



tm&sp m rv Ur. ± ‘# CLEARBROOK LODGE, WATERTON. A PUBLIC TEA & ENTERTAIN MENT Will be Held in the LONG BEACH MAIN SCHOOL, on FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12m, 1879. Tickets, 2s. each ; may be had from any member of the Committee ; also, at Ash burton, from Messrs. X. Saiulo, Poyntz and Co., S. Hardley, and Geo. F. Henry. A Coach will leave Mr. Sando’s store, East street, for Longbeach, on Friday evening next, at 5.30 sharp. 389 a



TTTESLEYAN CHURCH, Cameron Vv Street. —Service will be conducted in the above Church To-morrow Morning and Evening by the Rev. W. Keall. 390 a PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH, Wills-street —Service will be con ducted in the above Church To-morrow Morning by Mr. J. W. Barker, and in the Evening by Mr. J. Johns. 391 a -p RESBYTERI AN CHURCH—Divine § Service will be conducted in the above Church To-morrow Morning and Evening. 392 a In the District Court of Canterbury, lloluen at Ashburton. In the matter of the Bankruptcy of JAMES DALY, of South Rakaia, in the County of Ashburton, Farmer, a debtor. Application win be made at the next sitting of the above Court for an order of discharge of the above named debtor. Dated this Ofch day of September, 1879. O’REILLY AND IRELAND, 396 a Solicitors for the Debtor. In the District Court of Canterbury, Holden at Ashburton. In the matter of the Bankruptcy of JOHN BROOM of Ashburton, Boardinghouse-keeper, a debtor. A PPLICATION will be made at the _r\_ next sitting of the above Court for an order of discharge of the above-named debtor, Dated this 6th day of September, 1879. O’REILLY AND IRELAND, Solicitor for the Debtor,