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, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine,at 10.20 a.m. daily. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10.20 a.m. 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, eveiy Monday and Thursday, at 7.30 p.m.

The following letteis from places beyond the colony were received at the Ashburton Post Office during the month of February, and remained unclaimed on Ist April: Flanigan, Daniel. Howard, Frederick. Norman, C. Pirie, Thos. Reen, Timothy. Smith, John Groves (2). W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

NOTICE

A travelling Post Office having been estab lished on the Southern line of railway, letters bearing a late fee of 2d. may be posted at apy station in the mail carriage attached to the express train, and they will be included in the mails made up in transit for office oil the main line and branches.

Sydney J. Dick, Chief Postmaster.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1879.

Removal. —Mrs. Manhire, dressmaker, notifies in our advertising columns that she has removed to the premises at the rear of Mr. Boyle’s office, Moore-street, where, in addition to carrying on the dressmaking business as usual, she will conduct a night school, four nights in the week.

Meeting. —We have been requested to j remind those interested of the meeting this evening in the Presbyterian Church, to consider the proposal to establish a Sabbath School Teachers Association in connection with that church. The “Washington” Engine. — We contradicted some time ago a statement that the “Washington” engine was so seriously disabled by the recent collision at the Ashburton Station as to be laid up some time, probably till the injured parts of her machinery could be replaced from America. We now learn that the repairs she required have been satisfactorily com pleted at the railway workshops, and ‘ ‘ the Washington ” is running to-day as ivell as ever.

The Foresters’ Entertainment. —The second of the Foresters’ entertainments was given last night—this time for the benefit of Mrs. Hoskins. ‘ There was an entire change in the concert part of the programme, but the only additions to the vocalists were Messrs. Kingsford who took part in a trio —“Ye shepherds tell me ” —with Messrs. Pratt and Wilson ; and Alfred Harrison, who was very successful, and took the audience agreeably by surprise. He was in excellent voice, and his songs were remarkably well ren dered. He chose “Man the lifeboat,” and gave as an encore, “ The bellringer,” and “I will stand by my friend,” which was re-demanded. “ The Area Belle was repeated, and its representation was a vast improvement upon its previous appearance. The house, we were sorry to observe, was poorer than that of Tuesday.

Inauguration or the South Rakaia Lodge. —There was a large attendance of Masons, from various parts, at the conse cration of this new lodge last night, at the Town Hall, including the District Deputy Grand Master Bro. Thomson, who con ducted the ceremony, and installed the new officers in a very able and impressive manner, assisted by Grand Lodge officers and Past Masters Seymour and Webb, also Worshipful Masters Webster, Ste phenson, and Simpson, Bro. H. J. Weeks conducting the musical ceremony. After the new lodge had been formed, which is named the “South Rakaia Lodge, No. —,” the following officers were in vested with the jewels of their respective offices Bro. C. A. C. Hardy, W.M.; Bro. Winter, S.W.; Bro. Partridge, J.W.; Bro. Brown, S.D.; Bro. Hesket, J.D.; and Bro. Sharp, Treasurer. The Lodge room was supplied with some new furniture, and the balance was kindly lent by the Somerset Lodge of Ashburton, and there was a good attend ance of brethren from that, as also from the Thistle Lodge. At the close a cordial vote of thanks was tendered to Bro. Thomson, D.D.G.M., for the able services rendered; also to the visiting brethren who had assisted. The banquet at Bro. Partridge’s Hotel was a great success, both as a feast and social gathering.

Typhoid Fever is just now very pre valent in Wellington. The Governor’s Ball at Wellington has been fixed for the 16th of April, and to come off in the Opera House. The Champion Telegraphist. —Mr Ashman, telegraph operator at Gisborne, who is looked upon as the best telegraphist in the colony, has been asked to go to the Sydney Exhibiton as the best speci men of telegraph ability this colony can produce, and the champion of the Aus tralian Colonies. It is said his expenses to Sydney will be defrayed by the Tele graph Department at Wellington.

New Panorama of New Zealand.— The Panorama of New Zealand, ’painted by Messrs Seymour and Willis, of Dune din, is to be publicly exhibited in the Princess Theatre of that city for the first time on Saturday night. Its merits have been highly extolled by the Dunedin papers, as extracts from their notices pub lished by us from time to time have shown.

Accident to the Hurunui Coach.— Yesterday afternoon Holder’s coach from Hurunui met with an accident of a serious nature at the Waipara cutting. The horses of the team shied at some canvas, &c., by the roadside, and ultimately the shatters, coach,. and several passengers, were precipitated down a fifteen feet precipice. Three ladies were very severely cut and bruised by the fall, and Sir Cra croft Wilson sprained his foot. The British Farmers. —There is almost a panic in British agriculture. Tenants are giving up leases, declaring that land lords must give lower rents or more free dom in cropping, or both. Landlords hold as tenaciously as possible to their advantage, with forebodings of the future, proposing to submit when they must. The laborers with 30 per cent higher wages than their fathers received, have no idea of submitting to a reduction, but are in clined to ask more. The landlords, as is stated on acceptable authority, are gener ally getting but 3 per cent, income, with a probability of future reduction. Greater leeway in leases appears to be almost a certainty. A Smart Corporal. —The Vienna Press tells a good story of a Russian corporal who had so distinguished himself in the recent Turkish war that before its close he had received two Crosses of St. George, and was about to receive a third. When his General was about to confer the third cross upon him, he first asked the Cor poral whether he would rather have the cross or a reward of 100 roubles. The Corporal pausedthoughtfully for a moment and the enquired then monetary value of the cross. ‘‘Four roubles,” replied the General. Then,” replied the ingenious Corporal, “ I should prefer that your Excellency would give me the cross and 96 roubles.”

The Queen’s Triplet Bounty. —lt may be worth the while of some of your readers (just one in 40,000, I believe) to note that when you have three children presented to you at a birth, you had better give information to the proper authority— which is of course her Majesty—at once. For if any portion of that threefold bless ing is withdrawn —that is, if one of the infants deceases—the Queen’s bounty dwindles in proportion. The money it seems (by a recent case at Birmingham) is not given, as was generally supposed, as a reward of merit to the lady, but as a solatium.

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

(continued.)

Present Messrs. .Walker, E. G. Wright, John Grigg, E. S. Coster, Wason, and Saunders.

engineer’s retort.

1. Rivo Protection neat Mount, Soviets Road Crossing. : ' % I have now staked out the line of pro posed embankment, and have prepared working plan, section, and specification, so that tenders may be received for the work as soon as the necessary land is acquired. 2. Bridge over the North Ashburton Rivet at Rigby’s , I have fixed the exact site of this bridge and have prepared a section of the river bed and banks there, and also a design for the bridge, which I now beg to submit for the approval of the Council. The total length required is 831 feet, which will carry the bridge on to the highest part of the terraces on either side of the river. According to this design the spans for the most part would be 40 feet, and the cost, including expenses for approaches, would not exceed the estimate previously given. If spans of 20 feet were substi tuted, the expense, would be less by about £ , but the obstruction to the waterway, by the latter method, would, of course, be much increased. On the Council’s decision as to the de sign, I shall prepare the plans more in detail, and tenders might be called for at once. j. Bridge over Hinds River for Surveyors Road. This road, which is in course of formation, runs nearly parallel with the line of rail way between Winslow and Hinds stations, and is situated about five miles to the sea ward side of the railway. For the greater portion of its length it passes over a swamp which seems to be caused mainly by the overflow of the Hinds River. This river, at a point about two miles higher up than the proposed road bridge, runs between shallow banks about 3po feet apart, and suddenly contracts into a very tortuous channel of greater depth, but with a width of about 30" feet only. From,this point to the site of the proposed bridge, and ; for some miles below it, this is all the width of the .channel, "the average depth being about 9 feet.

The cutting of the numerous bends in this channel, over the two miles referred to, would no doubt facilitate the passage of flood water through the proposed bridge, but it seems to me that a channel of at least throe times the capacity of the pre sent one would ultimately be . required to prevent the inundation of the district, and render the -road safe.

I am not aware whether this is likely to become a road of much public importance, but it will be of very little service for traffic unless a bridge of some sort is con structed at : this crossing of the river. A bridge of 35 feet span over the present channel would form the connection and enable the road to be utilised the greater portion of the year. Another span or two might be added afterwards, if the widen ing of the channel were ever proceeded with.

There is no doubt that the improvement of the river course , here would prove a beneficial scheme for the district, as it would be the means of declaiming a large tract of rich soil, but this • question: alto gether is a very wide one, and the issues involved are such as to call for very care ful consideration on the part of the Council. 4. Water Supply of the Plains. As requested, I have carefully examined the line of the Rakaia River, and also the Allen Bush district as sources of supply. A careful examination of the river banks along the Rakaia leads me to conclude that no scheme can be adopted at anything like a reasonable cost for watering from the river the portion' of. the plains lying between the railway and the hills. By

leading out a race at a point about three miles above the railway bridge the portion between the railway and the sea might be watered, but great care would have to be exercised in forming''the head works,-as a very little interference with the river bed there might suffice to divert the channel, so as to throw a large body of water on to the railway embankment, and in the direc tion of the township. As to the source mentioned by Messrs. Thornton and Bull from the higher level, above the island at the ferry—l quite sup port the views as to the inadvisability of bringing a supply from that part of the river. The tunnelling necessary over the first lib miles would cost, according to their estimate,' ,b j j and this before the water was let on to the" Plains'at all. An alternative scheme of fluming over the same distance (but which' they do not re commend) they estimate at . I am of opinion that. a system of fluming there (even if it could be satisfactorily executed) would soon become the more expensive scheme of the two, as the main tenance of the flume, in such a precarious position, would in a very short period more than equal the prime cost. It would have to be formed in the face of an almost perpendicular slope of moving gravel, which, varies in height from 200 to 700 feet, and I should not on any account re commend the adoption of fluming there. I have no hesitation in expressing my conviction that the Rakaia river is not a suitable source from which to supply the portion of the Plains on the upper side.of the railway line, and the supply from the lower level would only be of benefit to 60,01)0 acres or so between the railway and the epa.

With regard to the piping proposed from Allen Bush district, I find the creeks there are generally sufficient to water the lands along their course to a point as far down as Methven, but there they disap pear, and though one or two of these streamlets, near the foot of the hills, never fail entirely, the supply they yield in se vere drought does not seen) sufficient to warrant the taking of any of it away, especially as the collecting and storage would form considerable items of expense. There is a point on the Pudding Hill river, however, —not more distant —from which a pipe could be easily led on to the Plains, and I would suggest that a glazed earthen ware-pipe Gin. in diameter be leddkqm this source : for a distance of tennniffis'Rlohg the Plains to a point marked E 011 the accom panying plan, and .from that point that two lines of 4in. pipe be continued as shown, about six miles apart, passing respectively near Dromere and Cliertsey stations, and each terminating about three

miles from the sea; and that concrete tanks (to hold 5000 gallons or so) be placed at frequent intervals on the line of piping. ' The, declivity all the way is, suitable for the sort of., piping; proposed, and, as the liow would be,constant, there would be no necessity for large tanks. The supply by this means would be upwards‘of 400,000 gallons per day, which with the existing supplies, would probably, be found suffi cient for jagricultural and domestic -.. pur poses. . ’ 1 ’ An alternative method would be the laying of the line of piping all the way down the central portion of the plains as shown also on plan; If a 6in. pipe were substituted in No. 2 scheme the cost would be £ By adopting either of the above schemes the supply from Ashburton river would practically be undiminished, the com paratively small quantity taken would be conserved, and made available at as many ]mints as might be considered necessary. Heavy expenses for tunnelling, fluming, rapids, &c., would be avoided, and while the supply •would probably be found adequate for the purposes intended, the expense would not be excessive. : I have, etc., William Baxter. On the report the following resolutions were adopted :—No. 2. “ That the site at Digby’s be adhered to.” No. -3. “That the engineer be instructed to'prepare a plan for a bridge over Surveyor’s road — span 35 or 40 feet—and to invite tenders for the work. WATER SUPPLY FOR THE PLAINS. In the discussion which followed the reading of the engineer’s report, Mr. Wright, referring to the Plains ..Water Supply question, said the engineer had arrived at same conclusion he himself had arrived at; long ago, and which he had fre quently given expression to, namely, that the Rakaia was not a. suitable source from which to draw water for the Plains, but Mr. Baxter had evidently ignored the north branch of Ashburton as well, and solely confined himself to the Pudding Hill Creek. He had no doubt they were justified in accepting the figures given as reliable, and in that case he favored the scheme of Mr. Baxter, but would prefer tliat the calibre of the pipes be largely in creased.

Mr. Grigg expressed his scepticism of the efficiency of a 6m. pipe as proposed by Mr. Baxter, and on Mr.. Baxter being consulted, that gentleman stated 30 or 40 6in. pipes could be supplied from the source he intended to tap. He also said he had chosen to tap the creek at the higher poiut because of the greater fall he would secure, and because he should then be able to bring water through land that was not supplied-at all, whereas land at any distance lower down was watered by creeks, or enjoyed river frontage. After some discussion in which the feel iug was evinced that the ratepayers should he consulted before anything de finite was done,. the matter was allowed to drop for the time, the engineer to re port further. On the matter of a loan for the water supply, Mr. Saunders moved—“ That the Chairman’ be requested to consult the solicitor of the Council as to the steps necessary to obtain the required legislation to borrow money, or secure those powers necessary to proeeed with the supply of water for the Rakaia and Ashburton Plains. The; motion was seconded by Mr. Wason, and carried. PARLIAMENT IN CHRISTCHURCH. A letter was read by the Clerk from the Mayor of Christchurch, asking the county’s co-operation in urging the Government to. hold the next sitting of Parliament in Christchurch. ‘ g Mr. Saunders opposed the holding of one session only in Christchurch but would favor a permanent removal of the seat of Government to that city. Southern Members were giving this matter their attention now as the opening of the through railways would place them in ready communication with their homes, if Christchurch were to become the seat of Government. He moved Council would be glad to co-operate with the Christchurch City Council in obtaining the permanent removal of the seat of Government to Christchurch, but would hardly feel justified in taking any serious steps iu incurring any considerable expen diture for its removal for one session only.” The motion was carried. WESTERFIELD RAILWAY STATION. From Mr C. Heed, asking the Council to use its exertions to have the original plan of planting stations maintained on the Ashburton and Mt Somers railway, as he was informed that it was the intention of the Government to- establish-, a : station im mediately ; behind 1 Mr. Allan M’Lean’s homestead, which alteration would entail inconvenience upon the settlers around Westerfield. " i The land given by Mr. Reed was given on the understanding that a station should be fixed near Westerfield, and he asked the Council to see justice done. Mr. Reed explained his reasons for making the request he had made.

The Chairman said the Council ought to support .Mr. Reed’s request; and Mr. Grigg was of the same opinion, Mr. Saunders did not think much in convenience would result, ■ but, while giv ing Mr. Reed credit for siraightforward ness in the matter, said his motion in the matter savored of self-interest. It was resolved to request Government not to depart from its original agreement with Mr. Reed. IIAKAIA AND ASHBUETON FOURS RAILWAY. From the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway, enclosing copies of correspon dence with, the Government on the subject of the extension of the Company’s line, and 1 ' stating that after an interview, the Minister of Public Works favored an ex-, tention as forming a section of the pro posed interior main line. The question of a combined bridge over the Ashburton, one-half the cost of con struction. to be borne by the, Mount Somers district, was- discussed, Mr. Wright held that this matter was one. for the General Government to deal with, as the line would form a portion of the Ox ford and Tumuka railway, and the Council should not vote any money to it at all. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. Wright drafted >a letter to Govern ment pointing out that only one shipment of rails, of the two of which the Council had been advised, had reached Tinwald for the Mount Somers railway, and asking for information. The letter was adopted and ordered to bo forward.

Mr. Grigg moved—“ That the sum of f £7,708 ss. lOd., paid by the Government to the County Council from the Land Fund account, be divided in an equitable proportion among the several Road Boards within the county.” ! : .'A ' . Mr. Coster seconded, and the motion was carried. t . ; ! \

Mr. Grigg moved—“ That the sum'of £7,768 ss. lOd. be divided in the following proportions among the Road Boards:— The Ashburton, 35 per cent.; Mount Hutt and South Rakaia, 174 per cent.; Mount Somers and Upper Ashburton, 15 per cent.” . . . Mr. Wason-seconded the resolution. Mr. Wright moved, as an amendment : —“ That the sum of £7,768 ss.‘ lOd. be divided amongst the Road Boards in the county in the following manner :—Two fifths in proportion to the area of land, and three-fifths in proportion to the rates. Mr. Reed seconded the amendment. The Chairman and Mr. Wright both questioned the fairness of the division as proposed by Mr. Grigg ; Mr. Walker also finding particular fault with the proportion intended tor the Ashburton Road Board. Mr. Grigg’s motion was carried.

The usual accounts were passed, and the meeting adjourned till the 7th May, when a special meeting will be held to consider the annual balance sheet.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

To the Editor of The Ashburton Herald,

Sir,— Your correspondent “Regular Attendant,” complains that the bells are dumb when it is Mr. Wyatt’s turn to preach. I am informed by the bell ringer that this statement is incorrect, that he never missed ringing the bells, except last Sunday morning, when he was ill in bed, and that the inference evidently intended to be drawn—that he is instructed to favor one clergyman more than another, is also untrue. —lam, &c., James E. Trevor, Churchwarden.

TELEGRAPHIC.

AUSTRALIAN.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS. ;

Sydney, April 3. The Exhibition prizes for wool com prize 30 silver and 41 bronze medals besides the champion and extras. Brisbane, April 3. Eavenne’s exploring party have ar rived at Cooktown.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Thursda.

Mr. Peter M‘Tavish, well-known in mining circles, left by the mail steamer for Scotland, and it is stated he is to be connected with the management of the Caledonian Bank there, in course of reorganisation. A match between Brown, the Mer cury Bay champion mile runner of the Province, and o‘Connor, the Southern champion, for ,£2O, is off, owing ’to Brown having sprained his ankle. Messrs Fenton and J. M. Clark, have been nominated to the Board of Go vernors vice Justice Gillies and Mr. D. L. Murdock retired by ballot.

Mr. E. J. Isaacs has resigned his seat at the City. Council, leaving for England on account of ill-health. Major Murray, Thames Scottish, wired to Government that a strong body of picked men could be raised on the Thames at a few hours notice for active service on the West Coast.

A farewell soiree was given to the Rev. Mr. Kirk, Wesleyan minister on leaving for Wellington and a testimonial was presented to him by the Young Men’s Christian Society. . - At the Presbytery meeting attention was called to the theological students as suming the title “ Rev.,” and the Mod erator requested them to be conten with “ Mr.” Wellington, Thursday. Government have determined to sell some ,£25,000 worth of the reclaimed, land in June or July next. It will be offered at auction by Mr. Duncan. A second Resident Magistrate is to be appointed for Wellington to take the police business. The Stella has arrived with the Jack son’s Bay people.

A NEW YORK SCOTCH JUDGE

The New York World of the 22nd November has the following among its police cases“ Mary and Katie Black burn, two Scotch girls, were until nth November employed as cook and cham bermaid by Margaretta Weatherhead, of No. 17, West Twenty-sixth-street, Mrs Weatherhead missed a pair of Lisle thread stockings and velvet trimming, worth together four dollars. Detective Price found the goods in the possession of the girls. Yesterday they were put on trial in General Sessions. The evi dence was weak, and they denied the charge. Judge Sutherland directed the jury to acquit Katie. ‘During my ex perience on the Bench’ said he, after the jury had retired, ‘ these are . the first Scotch persons that have been tried before me.’ Judge Sutherland is of Scotch descent himself. He was reminded that a Scotch sailor was once before him. ‘Oh, yes,’ he'said ‘I remember that case. He was accused of some crime, but I was satisfied that he was innocent, and discharged him. I believe that these girls are innocent , too, but I think they are a little bit cracked.’ The jury couldn’t agree, and Judge Sutherland charged them over again. ‘ If one is guilty the ocher is,’ one of the jurors remarked. ‘ Not necessarily,’

said the Judge. ‘lf Mary stole the stockings,’ another of the jurors put in, ‘Katie knew of it.’ ‘That is not good law, hdr.isit’good sense,’ fudge Suther land: replied) sharply. The jury again retired,;-and : -in a few minutes returned apd reported that they had found Mary guilty;, ‘ If. -you are guilty,’ said the Judge toKtlie prisoner ‘(and it is possible; the .verdict may be right), I beg of you to stop at once, and lead an honest life. It is a remarkable .thing that so very few of your countrymen and countrywomen appear in this Court. Don’t you disgrace yqur, nationality..l am going t© give you a light sentence, hoping that you will lead, a- honest life when you are released.’, He: then sentenced her. to the .City Prison for thirty days. Judge Sutherland, durihjg his long service* on, the . bench, ~has sentenced only one Scotchman, and only three of them altogether Have appeared before him charged. with crime.”. •-

THE COW TREE.

Alexander Humboldt remarks that among the many very wonderful natural phenomena which he had, efur- ’ ing, his extensive travels; . witnessed, none impressed him in ‘a more rernarK abie degree than, the sight of a tree yielding an abundant supply of milk, the properties of which seemed to be the same as- the milkof a cow. The adult Indians would go each morning with their slaves from the village or station on the slope of the mountain'chain bordering on Venezuela, where Humboldt was stopping, to a ’ forest where they,- grew, ing some deep incisions into.’ the trees, in less than two f hours. : their vessels, placed under’ ( these, Ainci sions,' would be full. All present would then partake of the ' milk# on which the slaves grew fat, and a quantity would be carried home to be given to the children and to be mixed with cassava and maize. The tree it- • self attains a height of from 56ft. to 60ft., has long alternate leaves, and was ' described by Linden as Brosimum galactodtndronC ‘The milk;'which, flows from any wound made in the trunk, is white and somewhat viscid; the flavor is very agreeable. Some time ago. on the occasion.of M. Boussingault going to South America, Humboldt requested - him to take every opportunity of in vestigating this subject. - ; : At Maracay the tree was first met with, • and for more than a month its excel lent qualities were daily tested. in con nection with coffee and chocolate j but. -v there was no opportunity for a chemical; ‘ analysis. Nor does such appear to have ; occurred till the other day when, amid the many curious things exhibited by the Venezuelan Government at the Paris Exhibition, there happened tp bp.. 4(<! several flasks of this milk, and after aV i, long period M.; Boussingault . has ..been . - enabled to complete his analysis' of this ‘ substance, which is unique in the vege- , table world. In a memoir- laid before the, .Academy a detailed- * analysis, \ SMf concludes by stating that this vegetable milk most certainly approaches in its . composition to the milk of the cow: . it contains not only fatty matter, but also sugar,[caseine, and phosphates.' ' r ; But the relative proportion of these sub- .. stances is greatly in favor of-the vege table milk,, and...brings it up to the richness of cream, the amount of butter in cream'being about: the same propor tion as the peculiar waxy material found in the vegetable milk,; a Tact; that will . readily account for its great nutritive • powers.; -..- V-'. : • •••* i

THE REAL THING.

An amusing incident occurred ene evening at the Old Park Theatre, New York, during one of Mr. Charles Kean’s engagements. Among the company at the time were, T William Chippendale and John Fisher, the best actors in their walks on the stage. Good old John Fisher was an inimitable low comedian, a warm-hearted gentleman/ and was much esteemed by the Kean’s, husband and wife. Free frorn the .vice of intemperance, he nevertheless was found of an occasional dram of- good brandy, and Mr Kean was well aware of this. The play was The Honeymoon. It was Mrs Kean’s benefit night, acid Fisher was cast in the part of the peasant who comes to invite the Duke and his incensed bride to the village dance. The cup of wine usually given On such occasions is the mere colored wdter -of the stage, and it was only that, which honest John expected, . But, My Kean had provided the property-man, Lou Cabru, with a good square, drink of extra fine brandy for* the scene, and down it was , gulped by . Fisher- at a draught, as though it were the innocent stuff he supposed It took his* breath clean away for the moment fs cjand the very comical and/veryjsurprised look he gave as the Duke asked lum, as the play required/to take some more, and he answered, barely recovered from his choking fit, “ No, thank you,” revealed, to the large audience that-a good trick had been played theit:} great favorite. The fun was too mpeh for .Mr and Mrs Kean. Both gave’way' to thfe vlaughter that could not be restrained, the whole house joined in, and for full five min utes the play was interrupted by this merry, jolly outburst, during, which time droll old. John preserved, his comical gravity with a ludicrousndfcs o imperturbability, which so- much more excited the risibilities of all in the house. Rare John Fisher, he. died in 1847, and was succeeded by “ Old Billy Chapman,” of ancient memory.

Thursday, April 3, 1879.]

THE ASHBURTON HERALD



Butter, inferior to best $ lb s. I d. 0 to I 2 Eggs, $ dozen 1 6 to 0 O Cheese, prime quality, lb 0 10 to 0 O Bacon, prime smoked, $ lb 0 10 to 0 O Hams in cloth, lb 1 0 to 0 O Flour in bags, 1? ioolb 12 6 to 14 O Oatmeal, 251b 7 0 to 0 O Lard, $ lb - 0 9 to 0 O



Clothing Establishment. ENCOURAGE NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES. TO THE PEOPLE OF THE ' ASHBURTON DISTRICT. H MESSRS. ALLENSTEIN B EOS. Desire to inform you that a RETAIL BRANCH of the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. IS NOW OPEN IN THE NEW BRICK BUILDING ASHBURTON, (Next Bullock & Co.’s Rooms) To effectually introduce their Goods and drive out the imported article they have decided to sell a SINGLE GARMENT AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. All goods are marked in plain figures, for net cash only. Any article purchased and not approved of will be exchanged with the same courtesy with which it was sold, or, if desired, the money will be returned. ' The Successwhieh has attended the New Zealand Clothing Fac tory’s Retail Branches in Auck land, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and other towns, leads the Proprietors to believe that there exists a praiseworthy desire on * the part of the public to encourage New Zealand Indus tries, especially where superior advantages are offered, and your support is solicited on this understanding only. WILLIAM SPARROW, Manager 467 : Ashburton Branch.



Chemists. HERBAL MEDICINES.- PERSONS suffering from liver com plaints, coughs, colds, worms, skin diseases, &c., are invited to try Nature’s cheap and universal remedy, “HERBS.” James Neil, importer of Herbs, and Bo tanic medicines, George street, Dunedin, has appointed MR. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Chemist, Ashburton, Agent for his highly-extolled medicines, Composition Powder for colds, Dandelion Coffee and Dandelion Pills for liver com plaints, Headache Pills, Botanic Cough Syrup ~ Worm Powders ~ Stomach Bitters ~ Blood Purifyer, &c. Roots, Herbs, Barks, &c. of every kind. 370 CAMBRIDGE’S ORANGE-QUININE TONIC WINE IS acknowledged to be the most agreeable and efficacious Tonic Stomachic yet pro duced. It contains the valuable Tonic proper ties of Peruvian Bark (“Quinine”) with the Stomachic properties of the Bitter Seville Orange, so combined as not to be objec tionable to the most delicate invalid ; and, as a “BITTERS” is far superior to all other preparations. Invaluable to all suffering from loss of appetite, indigestion, general debility, ner vous affections, tic, ague, and derange ment of the system. When the stomach has become enfeebled or disarranged by disease, excess, or irregularities, or the appetite is impaired by mental or bodily exertion, or from any cause whatever, it gives a regularity and tone which is not obtained by any other medicine. One, two, or three wine-glass fuls may be teken during the day by persons suffering from the above com plaints, with the greatest benefit. It is highly recommended by the medical pro fession to be taken whenever Cod Liver Oil is ordered. By pouring the required dose of the oil into half a wine-glass of the “Orange Quintne Wine” scarcely a flavour of the oil is tasted, and the wine materially assists the oil in its beneficial operations. Price, 4s. 6d. per wine bottle, and sent (carriage free) in cases containing one dozen, at 48s. Sold retail by all Chemists, and manufactured by J. M. CAMBRIDGE, MEDICAL HALL ASHBURTON. 360 Business Notices. QEORGE L L E N, ACCOUNTANT, COLLECTOR, HOUSE, LAND, AND COMMISSION AGENT, Saunders’ New Buildings, Ashburton. 466



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Special Notice. RUBBER STAMPS. 'JpHESE Useful STAMPS, with Ink and Pads, are now being Manufactured at the HERALD OFFICE, East Street North and can be supplied any shape or size cm 7s. 6cL Y. R. In the District Court op Canterbury, Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER OF The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, The Deb tors and Creditors Act, Amendment Act, 1878, and of the bankruptcy of THOMAS BRADFORD, of Ash burton, in the Colony of New Zea land, Carrier, a debtor. THIS is to notify that the above-named Thomas Bradford, of Ashburton, Carrier, has this day filed a statement that he is unable to meet his engagements with his creditors. The first meeting of creditors to be held at the District Court House, Ashburton, on Tuesday, the eighth day of April, instant. Dated this second day of April, 1879. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk of District Court. J. E. Hyde Harris, Solicitor, Saunders’ Buildings. 631 In the District Court of Canterbury, Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER OF The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, and of the Debtors and Creditors Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1878, and of the Bankruptcy of JAMES DALY, of South Rakaia, in the Provincial Dis trict of Canterbury and Colony of New Zealand, Farmer, a debtor. NOTICE is hereby given that James Daly, of South Rakaia, in the Provin cial District of Canterbury and Colony of New Zealand, fanner, has this day filed a declara tion in the above Court that he is unable to meet his engagements with his creditors. The first meeting of creditors will be held at the District Courthouse, Ashburton, on the Bth day of April, 1879, at II a.m. Dated at Ashburton, this 2nd day of April, 1879. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk of the Court. C. W. Ireland, Solicitor for Debtor, 636 Hooper, aitken and co. are prepared to make CASH ADVANCES ON GRAIN, OR OTHER PRODUCE Placed in their hands for sale in the Home Markets. *390