POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton' Post Office close as follows :

For Christchurch’ and North at 10.20 a.rp. 4 p.m., anrl 7.30 p.m., daily.' For Chertsey at lo.2o»a.m'daily. For Rakaia -at 10.20a.in aVd 4 p.m daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Wiqslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.20 a.m, daily. - For Temuka, Timafu, and Squtfc 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 jxmgbeach, at 3.15 p.m. Maily. For Wakanui and Seafield, on Mondays and Thursdays, 7.30 p.m. W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

NOTICE.

Mails close at the Chief Post |Office for the tollowing places (subject to the necessary alte rations) as under : The mext mails for the United Kingdom via Brindisi and Southampton (for specially ad dressed letters only) will be closed at Christ church on July 28. The mail via Brindisi will he due in London on Sept. 22, and the mail via Southamptonion Sept. 29. The next mail foi. thir United Kingdom via San Francisco will be -closed at Christchurch on Friday, August 15, and will be due in London on Sept. 30. - ... •

A travelling Post Office having- been 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 haying the names and addresses of the senders printed on the address side of the envelopes, accompanied by a request that the letters'bc; 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,- aj least ten days.

UNCLAIMED LBTTERStv,.,.

On the first daj jf each monthlist is-ex hibited at each Pc At Office in the Colony of the addresses of all letters received from places be yond the Colony that have yenfcdnd unclaimed for one month at such Posf ■Officie; and such of these letters as remain unclaimed at the end of a further period of two months ;ye 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 Letter Office, Wellington,- there to be opened and re turned to the writers. V;.; * .

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

COMMERCIAL REPORT

FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 2, 1879.

(From our Christchurch, Correspondent. ) Trade saies are limited to actual require ments, and great caution shown in giving credit. ' " - . ' QUOTATIONS.

Wheat, 4s. to 4s. 3d.; seed do., 4s. 6d.; inferior and fowls’ food, brisk demand, 3s. 3d. to 3s. 6d.; oats, feed, demand limited, 2s. 3d. to 2s. „4d.; milling do., 2s. 4d. to, 2s. 6d., expert very limited, large stock in merchants’ hands ; barley, feed, 3s. to 3s. 6d.; malting do., ready sale of good at ss. to 6s. 9d.; maize, 4s. 6d. to 4s. -'9d., limited demand ; peas, feed, 45.; seed do., 48. 6d. to ss. 6d.; beans, new, 4s. 6d.; old, T ss.; ryegrass, very dull, 4s. 3d. to 4s. 6d.; cocksfoot, 6|d.; flour, per ton, £ll, market firm ; potatoos, £3 10s., export demand good ; onions, lower, with dull sale, at £lO ; factors’ bacon, B£d.; cheese, 6d. to 6d.; potted butter, 9d. to lOd.; salted hides, 3d.; butchers’ fat, l£d.; meadow hay, £5 10a.; oat straw.) £2 105.,; wheat straw, £2. L

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo"). MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1879.

Further Search tor Gordon.—An other large search party, recruited from Chertsey, Rakaia, Wakanui, and the lower districts made a further search yes terday of the ground in the vicinity of the spot where Gordon’s dray and horses were found, and also a .wide range of land Tiot yet covered by any search party. The search, however, did not result in finding Gordon’embody, though a hat supposed to 'belong to the missing man was picked up in Greenaway’s paddock, about a quarter of a mile frbrrfPrendergast’s whare. , ; U£*v.

I. 0. G. T.— Star of the East Lodge. —There was a fair attendance at the Star of the East Lodge 1.0.G.T. on Saturday evening last, and after the usual routine business, the G.W.C.T., Bro. Isaac Scott assisted by Bros. Davis and Turton pro ceeded with the installation ceremony. The following are the officers chosen to conduct the affairs of the Lodge for the present term ;—P.W.C.T., Bro, Bradley ; W.C.T., Bro. David Ross; W.S.,JBro. Geo. F. Jtfehry; W.A.S., Bro. W. Charl ton ; W.-T., Bro. Thos. Smith; W.F.S., Bro., Thos. Scott; W.G., Bro. Tutty ; W. M., Bro, B. C- Smith; W. D. M. , Bro. R, Elston; 1.G.,. Bro-r-Ibell-; 0.G., Bro. H.R. Johnson; R.H.S., Bro. Isaac Scott; L.H.S., Bro. H. Pickford. -A reso lution was then passed requesting the Sec retary to write asking the Dawn of Peace Lodge the conditions on which they would be willing to grant the use of their harmo nium.

Lower Ashburton Road Board.—A meeting of the above Board was held at Willowby School on Saturday.: Present —Messrs. John Grigg (Chairman), E. G. Wright, T. Taylor Joseph. Clark, and A. Dawson. The Surveyor ’ submitted a statement of accounts, showing the amount of funds due to each of the districts lately separated. After discussion and examina tion of accounts, it was resolved that Messrs. Grigg and Wright be appointed .to meet the North Ashburton Road Board on, Monday, August 4th, with a view to the’.adjugtment of accounts between the Boards. A site for a pound was discussed, and eventually fixed near Holland’s comer. It was resolved that Mr. Grigg should sign cheques for amounts due on contracts. , It was resolved’to request Mr, J. S. Bruce to prepare plans of an office and cottage- for the use of the Board. The site was 'fixed at the junction of Sur veyor’s and Longbeach roads. It was also decided To call for applications for Clerk, Collector, a salary of £250 per annum. Tenders Were ac cepted for the following works; —No, J, Mechanic’s Road, C, O’Connor ; 2, Gid ding’s Outfall, T. O’Connell and Co,; 3, Cutting by Findlay’s, S. Findlay; 4, Raking Stones Turner; 5, Ford, Footbridge, &c., at Ashton, J. Croy. The Board then ad journed till Saturday, August 16th, at 10.30 a.m.

Presbyterian. —The call to the Rev. Mr. Beattie has been signed by almost every available member and adherent of the Presbyterian Church in Ashburton and district, and action will be taken at the Presbytery meeting on Thursday. The induction is expected to take place on the 26th inst, on the evening of which day a tea meeting will be held in the Town Hall to'eelebrat’e the event.

Servants’ Registry. —Mr. K. Sando, who has opened the shop, (recently occu pied by A. W. Weston) as a grocery and general store, has commenced to keep a servants’ register, so that servants want ing situations and employers wanting servants may apply theie to be supplied.

Joint Meeting of Road Boards. —A joint meeting of the two Boards recently formed by the division of the Ashburton Road Board waa held to-day at the Road Board office for the purpose of adjusting the accounts with a view to an equal division of the funds, &c. The were present from the Lower Ashburtoreßoard Messrs, Grigg and Wright, and from the North Board Messrs, Hugo Friedlander, H. T. Winter, J>, Wilson, and Joseph Hunt. After some discussion th§ follow ing settlement of accounts was agreed upon : Cash, offices, cottages and furni ture —North Ashburton, £3,095 3s. 6d.; Lower Ashburton, £3,352 4s. 2d. Rates to be collected—North Ashburton, £336 6s. 2d.; Lower Ashburton, £238 7s. 6d. Government Subsidy—North Ashburton, £462 10s. Id.; Lower Ashburton, £1,059 Os. 7d. Totals —North Ashburton, £3,80.3 19s. 9d.; Lower Ashburton, £3,649125. 3d. —Grand total funds £8,543 12s. It was resolved that all timber belonging to the late Board be sol and the proceeds divided; tools, plant, &c., also to be divided; and that the liabilities of each Board to date be discharged by them in proportion due.

The Coming Elections. —Mr, Mont gomery wilLstand again for Akaroa, Mr. Hart for Coleridge, and Mr. Saunders for Cheviot. Mr. Joseph Shepherd, who once sat for the Waimea (Nelson) district, will go up again—the present Member, Mr. Baigent, having decided to retire. Rumor says the Hon. John Hall will resign his seat in the Upper House, and try to oust Mr. Fisher for the Heathcote. Sir R. Douglas, Mr. Rees, and Mr. Woolcock are all said to have been omitted from the .electoral roils, and must consequently retire.

“Particular Pepper ” —The “West Coast Times” “own correspondent” at Wellington thus describes Mr. Reeves’s speech ;—Mr Reeves in speaking to the no confidence motion gave Barff particular pepper. He said in deserting the Grey Ministry he had been a traitor to the best interests of the coast. Mr. Reeves made the best speech on West Coast matters heard this session.

The Severity of the Winter. —The winter at Naseby. is still almost arctic in intensity. For over six weeks frost and snow have never left, with the exception of the fewriays which preceeded the floods at Taieri and elsewhere. So severe have been the-frosts tliat in rooms in which •fires, have been kept the entire day the ■thermometer in the morning is', as a.rule, at 10 degrees below freezing point, and outside, even in sheltered places, much lower. ’

Lithographic Stone. —Samples of litho graphic stone quarried on the West Coast have been shipped for the Sydney Exhibi tion from Hokitika.

CORRESPONDENCE.

W-E do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondent s.

THE GILT CROSS.

To the'Editor of The Ashburton Herald. Sir.—l don’t often write letters to the newspaper, or to anyone else, but I feel it my duty this time to raise my humble protest against the attempt being made to degenerate the Church of England into an imitation of Roman Catholicism. One would have thought that the many cen turies of evil that passed over the world while the Romish Church held absolute power were a. sufficient lesson of warning against drifting back to -popery. But it seems there are clergymen and laymen still who cling fondly to the rags of popery. This clinging has lost many bright and clever men to the Church of England—many men of mind and wealth, as well as men in a humble sphere, who will serve God with the heart and spirit, but will not make to Him an offering of glittering church fur niture instead of a heart cleansed by the atoning blood. While any attempt is made to drift the Church of England into a Ritualistic theatre, and while a vestige of Ritualism remains within her walls, they will find no room for me. I shall miss my church In its purity, before the dead body of Ritualism defiled its service, it was the church of my fore fathers, and I love it as such. But while the incipient idolatry, which dotes on fur niture to the exclusion of faith, is rampant within its walls I shall go elsewhere to worship God. This cross foolery is only the thin end of the wedge, and the way it is clung to by those, who ought to know better shows how things are drifting. lam glad lam hot alone in my strong feeling against Romish practices in the church. It is a pity that at this late hour of the day it should be necessary to fight again the battle that was won in the Reformotion. I am, &c., A Fellow Who Drives a Cart.

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

London, August 1. A.letter from Lord Harris in reply to Mr. Gibson has been published. August 2.

Capetown news to July 15 states that Lord Chelmsford has resigned, and is returning to Durban. Three per cent. Consols, 98. Total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England, Arrivals of wool to date, 320,000 bales. The total probabjp quantity to be offered, including that Jeff over from last auction, is 350,000 bales. (Renter's Telegrams), St. Petersburg, August r, One hundred arrests have been made in one State by the Grand Duke Con stantine. Paris, August 1. The French Chambers have pro rogued. The Chamber of Deputies has re duced the Bishops and raised the salaries of the priests. The Senate Committee rejected M. Ferry’s Education Bill. Constantinople, August 1, The evacuation of the territory of Roumelia is finished. (Age Special.) London, August 1. The Ultramontanes in Germany are gradually relaxing in the enforcement of the laws relating to the Catholic clergy. Count Chambord has issued a mani festo reiterating his adherence to Legi mist principles, and declaring his wil lingness to await the course of events in France.

AUSTRALIAN.

{ Reuter's Telegrams.)

Sydney, August 2.

Arrived Menmfor, steamer, from China, with a cargo of tea for Sydney and New Zealand.

Serious floods are reported from Tamworth. failed™-Rotorua, for Auckland.

Steel —The best efforts of United States factories cannot produce steel (rajls for Jess than S4O a ton. In Eng land they eufl be turned out just now for $23.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

TO-DAY'S CABLEGRAMS.

( Reuter's Telegrams.)

London, August 2

The Secretary of State for the Colonies in the House of Commons last night declined to produce papers in relation to Australian defence, and regretted their publication in the colonies.

(Special to the Melbourne Age.) London, August 3

The decision of the Court, censuring Lieut. Carey, was reserved upon an appeal to a higher Court, which decided it was illegal. Lord Chelmsford has resigned.

MacCulloch’s imported bull, Alma Haast, died suddenly. It cost two thousand guineas.

Berlin, August 2

Germany and the Vatican have at length come to an amicable agreement as to the status of the priesthood and Catholic subjects in the German em pire.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Reuter's Telegrams.)

Sydney, August 4. Arrived —Zealandia, from Auckland. The official landing of Lord Loitus takes place to-morrow.- The floods at Tarnworth have sub sided.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, Monday.

Owing to increasing traffic on the Waikato railway the 401 b. rails are being replaced by 521 b. ones. O’Connor, the pedestrian, walked seven miles in 57min. 47secs. at the Thames.

At the R.M. Couit, Hokianga, Pa trick Lundon sued his brother, John Lundon for for services rendered in connection with the Bay of Islands electoral roll. The case was dismissed.

Wellington, Monday.

Dr. Hector, chairman, and Mr. Collis, Secretary to the Sydney International Exhibition, leave by the Wakatipu for Sydney to-morrow. The Port Nicholson Club had a narrow escape of being burnt down last night. The fire occurred in the ceiling but was extinguished before much damage was done. A meeting of persons favorable to forming a Liberal Association was held on Saturday night. A Committee was appointed to make arrangements for holding a public meeting. At the R.M. Court to-day, David Salmon, alias Thomas Cook, a saloon passenger by the steamer Southern Cross, from Auckland, was committed for trial for stealing p£6 from a steerage passenger.

Wages on the Continent. —In France a coal-miner averages four francs a day (3s. 3d.) under ground, and is. 4 di, aboye ground, with a working day of twelve hours, fn Belgium the miner averages 2s. 6d. a day for his twelve hours’ work. In Spain he also gets 2s. 6d., whifo id Austria he only receives 2S, id, Id Sardinia, mining for lead, he makes an approach to 3s. 6d., but the work is considered so unhealthy that the Italian Government has restricted the working day to ten hours. At Krupp’s great iron works at Essen, the German day laborers get from is. to is. 9/4d., while smiths, puddlers, carpenters, and masons, throughout Germany range from 48s. a month t:o 1355. In the cutlery trade the remu neration has seldom risen above 2s. 6d. a day of thirteen hqurs, Skilled iron workers in Belgium get 3 frgnps a day. A Queer address, —Everybody has heard of thg unsophisticated lassie in the olden time who went to visit Glasgow and see her sister, and who, on reaching a suburban toll-gate, knocked at the bar and asked, “Is oor Mary in ?” The following story of an Irishman's mode of addressing his let ters is not very dissimilar in its eonepp tions of individualities and the eco nomy of great cities. His mother is on this side of the Adantic ? and having occasion recently to write to her he addressed his letter to f< My Mother, New York, America." Of course it was supposed it must be sent to the dead-letter office ; but on the day of its arrival a woman inquired at the general delivery for a letter from “my son.” The comeidence attracted the attention of the official in charge of the ffocjper ing bureau. Inquiry showed that the son of the woman lived in the town whose name was postmarked on the letter. After various inquiries, the let ter was given to the woman, with the proviso that she should open it there; and it was found to be from her son, and designed for her.

PARLIAMENTARY ECHOES. From Loth Sides.

Between eight and ten last night (Friday) the House witnessed the most lively debate that has been seen there for years. The two knights began with a little polite sparring, and on the motion to go into committee Sir W. Fox took occasion to let Sir George understand that he was no longer the leader, but must be the obedient humble servant of the House. This galled the Premier, and he howled defiance at the House in the wildest language, and then proceeded to hold forth to the galleries his chosen election cries. ~ It, was intended that he should not be answered, and he seemed to presume on that, but just before he sat down a message was brought to Mr. Saunders to be up and at him, which he did, with ah energy and effect that electri fied the House Fand brought rounds of applause as he drove each heavy nail home into Sir George’s coffin and turned his own speech completely on himself. Mr. Rees, as usual was put up to abuse Mr. Saunders, but as soon as he stood on his legs there was a rush to the door, which seemed to have a very cooling effect on his eloquence, and he was ne'ther so long nor so violent, or even so loud as usual.— .Pt ess.

Last night’s debate was a lively one, while it lasted. Sir W. Fox took every one by surprise, in standing up on the motion to go into Supply, to impose conditions on the Government, of which he had given no hint in his correspondence with the Premier. It seems to have been generally felt that this was unfair. Sir G. Grey spoke with great warmth, and Mr. Rees spoke, for a wonder, very moderately. Mr. Saunders and Mr. Wakefield both spoke exceedingly well, and it almost seemed as if Sir W. Fox had endeavoured to draw Sir G. Grey out, in order that the members for Cheviot and Geraldine might reply to him in carefully pre pared speeches.— Times. It more than probable that Sir George Grey will contest one of the Christchurch seats, in order to test the question whether the Canterbury mem bers taking an active part with the Opposition really represent their con stituents. — Times, A rumour not so well authenticated is that since the willingness of the Gov ernor to grant a dissolution was made known, a sufficient number of members who were sitting on a rail and ratters have privately signified their intention of supporting the Ministry to warrant Sir G. Grey in endeavouring to carry on the business of the colony without dissolving.— Times. It is generally considered that Sir George Grey is floundering deeper and deeper as the plot thickens, and only yesterday it was currently reported in the Government Buildings that the Grey party had called a meeting, and after reviewing his actions as leader, they passed a vote of censure upon him. The report, however, is not credited, though there is no doubt that the party are dissatisfied altogether, and want to get rid of him as leader. Fast night, when he delivered himself in such an extraordinary manner, the more intelli gent of his followers looked quite dazed, and were apparently at a loss to con ceive what.had possessed him. — Press.

A Narrow Squeak. —A couple re siding in Devon, England, went to the parish church to be married. The bridegroom, instead of taking his in tended bride at the church door and accompanying her to the altar, walked thither with the bride’s sister, who was one of the bridesmaids. The bride appeared to have thought that her in tended husband had changed his mind at the last moment, and she retired into a pew in a very dejected state of mind. The ceremony proceeded, and it was not until the clergyman came to fhe important question, “ Wilt thou tak.e this woman fo b£ thy wedded wife ?’ ? that the bridegroom was con sciqus of his mistake. He then looked ropird the church with astonishment, and exclaimed; This |s the wrong maid, sir ?” The right maicj was soon found, and the right maid was married to the right man.

The City of Glasgow Bank.— The Financier states that it would seem that the ruin of the pnfoftunate share holders of the City of Glasgow Bank is to be even more complete and universal than has yet been imagined. “We understand that . the recent call of pe r sliare uigde upon them by the liquidators has yielded anything but favorable results and that the next divi dend tQ b@ declared af an early date, will not amount to more than 3s 4c! in the £, making with theformer dividend, los in the £. It is consequently be lieved that another, and a far heavier call than the last levied, will have to be made upon the shareholders before the full sum Pan be got together for copy pletely discharging the claims of the creditors. We hardly like to print the sum per share we have heard named. VVhgf would th§ shareholders think of a call of to a share ?” The Wages of Sin. —The Mel bourne correspondent of the Ararat Advertiset says : —lt does not re dound to our credit that Victoria has given to the peerage of England one who for some time was a leading mem ber of tire demimonde in Melbourne. And yet it is beyond dispute a fact that one of. those who flaunted in sin in this city is now a peeress of the realm. The wages of sin is not always death— at least for a >yhije, f wonder whether she has full entree into • society.’ ’’

A THEATRICAL WAGER

Mr. Emm, a popular actor, recently, undertook for a wager of to-per form in the three towns of Swansea,- Cardiff, and Newport, • - same; night, within a given ’timed Saturday, May 19th, was the evening'fixed for’the; attempt. Mr. Emm commenccd-ab the Star Theatre, Swansea, and assumed the character of Timothy Tickle. The drama was played with extraordinary smartness, and the audience cheered Mr. Emm most lustily as the curtain fell. At the High street station a number of the versatile actor’s admirers who were congregated greeted him with many cordial expressions of en couragement. At Landore, Neath, Port Talbot, and Brigend— tit all of which places the people seem to have heard of the intended feat —numbers of Mr. Emm’s friends assembled to give him a friendly greeting en ioute. At Cardiff he had quite an ovation, and it was thought that he would alight at the station, but the exigiences of the case did not admit of this arrangement, and Mr. Emm proceeded direct to Newport, arriving there, thanks to “ Hell-fire Dick,” the driver of the mail, to the very second, if not a little -before. Thei'e was an enthusiastic audience as sembled in the Victoria Great Hall, who received Emm with thunders of applause. He "quickly rattled off the adventures of Topsail Tom, and sang two comic songs. Then, without wait ing to change h : s costume he drove rapidly back to the station just in time to catch the down express, which landed him in Cardiff a few minutes after ten. The journey between the two stations afforded hiin ample time to change his dress, and he was thus enabled to ap pear on the stage of the Philharmonic Theatre, Cardiff, ready for his. new part by T 0.20. His reception was enornious. Flats and handkerchiefs were waved, and the cheering was repeated again and again. Mr. Emm, in a few well chosen words-, thanked the audience for the interest they had - taken in his win ning the wager. Fie informed them that he had travelled more than seventy one miles, and said that though he was not equal to Sir Roche Boyle’s bird, which could be in two places at the same time, he had shown them that he could be and act in three places, widely apart one from the other, within the short space of four hours.—English paper.

The Wrong Eve.—A very curious instance of the evils of chloroform has been adduced at Home. The son of a well-known man in the social and political worlds became afflicted with an affection of one eye, and although that optic nerve itself appeared to be in fairly good condition, the,sight went so rapidly that an oculist of great dis tinction advised that, in order that the other eye might be saved, the bad one should be taken out. Placed- under the influence of chloroform, the patient submitted to an operation, only to find when he woke up that the surgeon had taken out the wrong eye.

What a Farmer should do. —The farmer should sow his P’s, keep his U-’s warm, hive his B’s, kill off the J’s, re member what he C’s, take care of the V’s, pay all he O’s, teach his wife not to T’s, and take his E’s. The United States National Debt. —The following figures show how far the United States have reduced their National Debt since the civil

That a national debt should be re duced by nearly one-fourth its whole amoijnt in 13 years, while in the same period the annual interest upon the debt is reduced' by more than one third, will appear extraordinary to British taxpayers. But a comparison of the debt in reference to population discloses a still more striking result, and shows that the debt per head has fallen from $78.25 in 1865 to $41.67 in 1878, while the annual interest of the debt per head has fallen from $4.29 in 1865 to $1.97 in 1878, a reduction of considerably more than one-half, Pere Hvacinthe qn Marriage.— Pere Hyacinthe has written a new letter defending his . conduct in having married while a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, He affirms that he believes with the holy-minded Roman bishop who advised him to marry, that “ marriage is the first sacrament that God established among men, and upon which the priesthood itself was founded, and that any hindrance placed thereon is of Satan.”' In regard to marriage being an impediment to his work in France, he says the idea is a mistake, for “ without the least doubt the great majority of catholics not only approve qf a married clergy, but, as in my case, take it as the only real guarantee of a thorough reform.” He is convinced that the majority of the priests are with him, “some openly,. but the greater number, alas, think only in private what they dare not put into language.” Aside from alb personal considerations, Pere Hyacinthe is .saii-fied that the assertion oi Divine right in priests to marry • is “ the directest arid severest blow struck at Papal oppression—-alike of the individual conscience and of the collective body.”

SOFT COAL.

t ''if^ ' 'pAn.American journal recalls that for years nb-bne ; isupposed that a lump of coal, dug front its mine in the earth, possessed any other purpose than that of fuel. :It was next found that it would afford,’a gas, which was combustible. Chemical analysis proved it to be car buretted hydrogen. In process of time chemical and mechanical ingenuity devised a mode of manufacturing this gas and applying it to the lighting of buildings and cities on a large schle. In doing this other products of distilla* ti'on were developed, until, step by step, the following ingredients were extracted '"'' from.it . .. J 1. An excellent oil £0 supply light-;, houses, equal to the best sperrir biFatEi; lower cost. , . 2. Benzole—A light sort of ethereal: fluid, which evaporates easily, and, 0 combined with vapor or moist air, is N used for the purpose .of portable gas- • lamps, so-called. ' ''■ ' H 3. Naphtha—a heavy fluid, useful to dissolve guttapercha, indiarubber, &c. ' " ' 4. An excellent oil for lubricating purposes. . . r

5. Asphaltum, which is a black solid substance, used in making varnishes, covering roofs, and covering our: vaults. 6. Paraffin—a white crystalline sub stance, resembling white wax, which jean be made into beautiful wax candles; it melts at a temperature of rio°, and it affords an excellent light.

All these substances are now made from soft coal. : '• =

“ Nancy Lee.” —There is no saying what the people will take to. There is no./ foreseeing what music will become popular or when, says the World. 'We will take two striking instances from the very last season. A -a shrewd and experienced -man, refused to buy : a: ballad, offered him for ■ He was sure the sale would not pay for the engraving. For certain reasons, however, he undertook the publication on sharing terms. This ballad has up to the present time brought him in over Certainly it is not a model of classic music but the publisher refused to buy it for because he thought it would not bring in as much. Again “ H.M.S.. Pinafore” was given at the Opera,. Comiqe. It enjoyed public favour, so little that the receipts went down to 6 a night, when the public took to it; to obtain a seat was a favor; and at this moment the publishers font queue, and wait their turn to receive the numbers of scores ordered.

• Bibles. —-A careful estimate respect ing the circulation of the Bible during the last century places the total at the enormous number of nearly 150,000,000 copies, The British and Foreign Society is in advance of any other insti tution of the kind as regards the num ber of copies issued, It was founded in 1804, and has circulated upwards of 82,000,000 copies. The American Society, founded thirteen years later, has caused a circulation of 35,000,000. These two organisations are far in ad vance of all others; Next in respect of. copies circulated are the German, societies, which together have issued 3,500,000 copies, Then comes the National Society of Scotland, with nearly 4,768,000, then the Hibernian with 4,189,000, the Swiss with nearly 2,000,000, and the French with nearly 1,600,000. The National Society of Scotland has circulated its 4,768,000 copies since IS6I, the year in which it was founded,

MotfPAv, August 4,

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war: — Debt in 1865 £551,286,314 Debt in 187S ... 396,876,456 Decrease in 13 years £151,409,858 Annual interest upon United States National Debt, —- In 1865 £30,195,539 In 1878 18,530,894 Decrease in 13 years £11,664,645



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Clothing Establishment. ASSIGNMENT OF THE ESTATE „ f . j. of -_ MESSRS. AITKEN, PASCOE & CQr.j, CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS, TO »> Mr. J. H. Morbison, Manager Moagiel Woolen Factory, J-Trustees. r AND - .';v ' Mr. John Ross, Of Sargood, Sons & Ewing, .4- rflPB v large Clothing Manufac- Firm having had to succumb; toc.Uhese hat'd 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 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 v. 1 .in MEN’S AND BOYS’ ATTIRE, Of Colonial Manufacture, at from ONE THIRD TO ONE HALF THEIR USU A L C 0 ST. 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



CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN DIRECTORY FOR 1879. ON SALE at the “ HERALD ” Office, Saunders Buildings, East-street. PRICE FIVE SHILLINGS, Neatly Bound in Cloth. The above Volume contains a lot of valuable information, and should be in the hands of every Tradesman.



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Holloway’s Pills. —The extraordinary range of temperature prevailing in our climate js extremely trying to the delicate-chested, the weak and nervous. All troubled by these afflictions should resolve to resort to this strengthening and legulating medicine immedi ately they perceive in themselves discomfort or that feeling of restlessness which betokens dis ordered digestion . and defective secretion of bile. One of Holloway's Pills taken about noon and followed at bed-time by a dose suffi ciently large to act apperiently will speedily recruit the faulty functions, and restore order throughout the whole system, A treatment so safe in operation and so successful in result should known and practised when, from cold and -sundry other causes, disease is at tempting to gain a vexatious footing.— Advt.



New Advertisements. ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILD ING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. mHE Monthly Meeting of tlxe above , I : Society will be held in Mr. Bullock’s' office, on TUESDAY EVENING, from 6’30 to 8. 30.' . Subscriptions will be received at the Secretary’s office, Burnett , street, be tween the hours of 9 o’clock and 4 p.m. this day, at Mr. Bullock’s oflice, from 6‘30 to B’3o on Tuesday evening. J, WARD. 215 a Secretary. NOTIC E. • A LL Accounts against the undersigned j\_ must be sent in by Saturday next, for settlement, on account of giving up business in Ashburton. J. C. HUGHES, Music Teacher. August 4, 1879. 210 a LOWER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. APPLICATIONS are invited for the Situation of CLERK, COLLECTOR, and SURVEYOR for the above Board, at a salary of £250 per annum. A four roomed house, and a nine-acre paddock will also be provided. Applications, addressed to the under signed, at Winslow, will be received till IBID AY, August 15th, 1879. The successful applicant to find guaran tees in the sum of £500.; JOHN GRIGG, 217 a Chairman.