POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close as follows: —

For Christchurch and North at 10.20 a.in. 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 Temukal Tiinaru, and South at 10.20 a.m and 3 p.m daily. i For Greenstreet, Ashburton Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge 011 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. Sr. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The following letteiS' from places beyond the colony were received at the Ashburtcn Post Office during the month of July, and remained unclaimed on Ist September, 1879: Bennison, W. Bowden, W. . Daly, Joseph Gerry, John Hetherington, William .Horsfall, Miss O. Lafgren, F. 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 lollowing places (subject to the necessary alte rations) as under :

The next mail fot 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 mad 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 majk made up in transit for offices on the main line and branches. Note.—A post office called Mayfield has been established on the south side of the Hinds, near the forks of the river, 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 daj J each month a list is ex hibited at each Pc .t Office in the Colony of the addresses of all letters received from places be yond the Colony that have remaind unclaimed for one month at such Post Office; and 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 Letter Office, Wellington, there to be opened and re turned to the writers.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

MEMORANDA.

MEETINGS,

To-Morrow

Agricultural and Pastoral Association Annual Meeting, Shearman’s Hotel, at 12 noon. AUCTION SALES. To-Morrow. Alfred Harrison, at his Yards, 12 o’clock —Bay Mare, Grass Seed, &c. J. Lloyd Crawley, at his Rooms, Saun ders’ Buildings, 1 o’clock —General Merchandise, &c.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser With which is incorporated the "Evening Echo") FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1879.

Messrs. Friedlander Bros’, business premises in East street have been materi ally altered and considerably added to. An advertisement regarding the improve ments will appear in to-morrow’s issue.

Something Queer Somewhere. A great deal of “ dirty linen ” was washed in the 11. M. Court this morning in a case of Mclntyre v. O’Neil, during the hearing of which some very curious disclosures with regard to bankruptcy proceedings came to light. Pending any criminal pro ceedings, Avhich will doubtless be taken by the proper authorities, we refrain at present from making any further com ment on this case. Billiards. —Baldwin’s Central Hotel is being supplied with two of Alcock’s best full-sized billiard tables. The room for this purpose is on the east side of the building, measuring 30ft. x 29ft., lofty and well- ventilated, which Mr. M. Byan has leased, and is now fitting up these tables for the use of the public, which will be ready for use in a day or two. Adjoining the room is a lavatory conveni ently fitted up for the use of patrons. Another Trotting Race. —A trotting race is to come off to-morrow afternoon at 3p. m., between a horse of Mr. J. W. Mcßae and , one of Mr. James Frazer; each of the owners starting three horses, and then choosing one each for a final heat. The stakes are £3O, and the course on the Great South Road, from Winslow to Tinwald.

Hooper, Aitken and Co. ’s Stock — The stock of goods belonging to the assigned estate of Hooper, Aitken, and Co., and which has been in the trade market for some time, was to-day bought by the enterprising firm of Orr and Co. at a very large reduction on the inventory price. The stock was valued at £5345, and this sum brings up the bankrupt stocks bought this year by the enterprising firm of Orr and Co. to over £IO,OOO. We learn the new purchase will be disposed of at reduced prices for cash in the old premises of Messrs. J. H. Pass and Co. Volunteer Uniforms. —The Govern ment having promised to keep in stock a sufficient quantity of cloth to supply uni forms to all the New Zealand Volunteers, provided one description of uniform was adopted by all the corps of the Colony. Volunteer officers are now asked to consi der whether or not they will agree to this proposal. Already several companies have intimated them approval of a general uni form for the Colony. The questions of color and pattern will be for future consi deration,

TO-DAY’S COURT.

Before Mr. Frank Guinness. • R.M

PASSING VALUELESS CHEQUE

Henry Robertson was brought up on remand charged with passing valueless cheques to Mr. Shearman of the Somerset Hotel, and to Mr. T. It. Hodder, store keeper. The evidence already taken has been published. The Bench having decided to dispose of the cases summarily, the prisoner made a statement to the effect that he had given the cheque to Mr. Shearman, because on the 10th August he had entered into an agreement with Haywood, the proprietor of the panorama of New Zealand, to act as agent and lecturer during a tour in the North Island, and that Hay wood had guar anteed him travelling expenses, and a salary of £2 per week. Haywood had arranged to meet him at Lyttelton on the 22nd August, on prisoner’s way up to Wellington. The agreement was stamped, signed, and witnessed. Haywood did not meet him at Lyttelton, and prisoner re peatedly wrote and telegraphed to the address Haywood had given him, asking for instructions and for money. Finally found a letter waiting him at a hotel, in forming him that Heywood had changed his mind regarding the tour in the North Island ; that he had had a disagreement with his wife which had prevented him meeting prisoner at Christchurch, and he finally asked prisoner to meet him at Watson’s Hotel, Dunedin, on the 30tli August. Wrote to Haywood pointing out the impossibility, without means, of run ning about the Colony after him, and asking that the money Haywood owed him should he placed to his credit to be drawn on in Dunedin. Believing that this would bo done, prisoner drew the cheque in Shearman’s Hotel. The boots at the Hotel offered to lend the money so that the cheque need not he drawn. Prisoner thanked the boots, whom he had known in Dunedin, but said as he was going to Dunedin on the following day to see Hay wood, the cheque, if cashed, would be taken up in due course. As Mr. Shear man knew, prisoner was on his way down to Dunedin when apprehended at Oamaru. Prisoner said he had to put into Court certificates from the editor and sub-editor of tlie Dunedin “Morning Herald,” and a telegram from the proprietor of the “ Ashburton Mail,” offering him a post on his evening issue. This billet ho could not accept, owing to his agreement with Haywood. Mr. Purnell, for the defence, contended that prisoner had used his best efforts to find Haywood, and from the agreement entered into, and the correspondence that had passed between them, be bad reason able grounds for believing that Haywood would pay the money into the Bank, and that the cheque would be paid. There was no attempt whatever at fraud, and Mr. Shearman, if he had any suspicion, could have apprehended prisoner at Ash burton. Prisoner had made his statement with the clearness of an innocent man, and it was not to be believed that an edu cated person like his client would stoop to perpetrate a fraud when the money he wanted had actually been offered to him. The charge by Mr. Hodder had not a leg to stand on, as the goods had simply been bought in the shop, and when, in response to prisoner’s request for a blank cheque, Mr. Hodder gave it, ho did so at his own risk. Whatever remedy Mr. Hodder had against prisoner, it could not be the crimi nal action now before tlie Court.

The prisoner made a further explanation that he had a permanent position as special or extra reporter on the staff of the Otag( > “Daily Times,” that for six weeks he had edited the Dunedin “Age,” and had been employed by the “ Lyttelton Times ” as an extra reporter during the elections. His Worship said that a shadow of doubt existed in the case, the benefit of which he would give the prisoner. The statenfent that a strolling player had placed money to prisoner’s credit at the bank may possibly be true, as in the absence of Haywood, whom neither prose cution nor defence could produce, it could neither be contradicted nor verified, and he was inclined to lok at the case in its most favorable light. But lie cautioned prisoner, against sailing so near the margin of the criminal law as he had done in this instance. He would dismiss both cases. LARCENY FROM A TENT. George Franldyn pleaded guilty to the larceny of a watch and other articles from a tent near Rakaia, on Tuesday evening last. He was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labor, his Wor ship cautioning the prisoner to do his best while in prison to redeem his character. CIVIL CASE. M f Intyre v, o‘Neil —claim, £l2 13s Cd. Mr. O’Reilly for plaintiff, Mr. Branson for defendant. The claim rose out of a promissory note given by plaintiff in guarantee of the solicitor’s costs of defen dant’s passage through the bankruptcy Court, and which plaintiff alleged defen dant had promised to refund. Mr. Branson applied -for a nonsuit on the ground that the weight of evidence was equal, and further that the order of discharge granted to defendant released him from the amount now sued for.

Mr. O’Reilly asked his Worship to re view an order made by the Supreme Court, which his Worship declined to do. Mr. Crisp, a witness called by the de fendant, produced an order of discharge under the seal of the Supreme Court, in favor of Arthur O’Neil, the defendant. Arthur O’Neil, defendant, in course of cross examination, stated that Mclntyre had funds of his (defendant’s) in hand, and that was Mclntyre’s reason for guaran teeing Mr. Crisp’s costs.

After some further cross-examination his Worship cautioned the defendant that he could refuse to answer any questions tending to criminate him in reference to any of his bankruptcy dealings with Mclntyre. O’Neil here refused to answer several questions on the ground that they would tend to criminate him.

By Mr. Branson—l owed nothing to Mclntyre, but he asked me to put his name in my schedule for £IOO, which 1 refused to do. Mclntyre has befriended several other bankrupts—Bradford, for instance.

His Worship, after designating the case as a disgraceful one and one that should never have come into Court, dismissed it.

Nominated Immigration.—The new regulation, requiring £5 to be paid for each statute adult nonminated for free immigration has had the effect of reducing the nominations 7b per cent.

TELEGRAPHIC.

AUSTRALIAN

TODAY'S CABLEGRAMS

{Renter's 7 'e!,'grams.) Adelaide, This Day. Arrived—Sultan, steamer, from London, July 31st; Plymouth, August 2nd.

Melbourne, This Pay

The Hon. Graham Berry has resumed the office of Treasurer, and Minister of Mines. •

Lawrence, the murderer of Mr. Fin layson, has been condemned to death, lut recommended to mercy.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, This Day

At tlie police court Captain Trayte and a man named Smith were charged with stealing a quantity of tobacco. The charge was withdrawn, as the tobacco could not be identified. They were also charged with evading the Custom duties. They peaded guilty, and Trayte was fined £IOO and costs, and Smith. £SO and costs. A five-roomed house, owned by Thomas Johnston, Remeura, was burnt down early this morning. Tlie owner was absent at Katikati. The building was insured. The Education Board Resreves at Ivoki anga 3,300 acres for primary education, in the Waiau, block, East Coast Survey. It recommends a similar reserve of 9000 acres. Wanganui, This Day. A number of men, employed on the Wanganui Harbor Reclamation Works, and receiving eight shillings per day, have struck work and demanded nine shillings. Tlie contractor refuses to accede to the demand, and will obtain fresh men.

Wellington, Tin's Day

At the Police Court to-day, Annie Cor bett, who attempted suicide yesterday, was dismissed.

George Arbclli, who was arrested for stabbing a man named Stockridge during the polling for the Wellington country district, was also dismissed. The City Council have decided to in crease the salary of the Resident Surgeon of the Hospital from £250 to £350.

LAST NIGHT'S CABLEGRAMS.

AUSTR AL!AN

( Renter's Telegiams.)

Sydney, Sept. 18

The New Zealand court in the Exhibi tion is fully completed. The display of grain, furniture, skins, minerals, and wool, were the special features, and were much admired. The attendance was limited.

Melbourne, Sept. 18.

A steamer conveying cablegrams to Singapore leaves Batavia on Sunday next. Tlie trial of Lawrence is proceeding. There is strong evidence of hereditary in sanity. {Special to the Globe.) Sydney, Sept. 18. The opening of the Exhibition was, looked at financially, a success. The demonstrations made by the city at large, 'have not, however, been considered as satisfactory as they might have been, and it lias been proposed that another “gala” day should bo held, when a more complete popular movement might eventuate. Hopes have been expressed in many quarters that the Governor of New Zea land and his family will visit the Exhibi tion when the affair is in a state of more complete organisation. The moveable Martyrs’ church, which is destined for the island of Erromanga, has been temporarily erected, and a grand dedicatory service has been bold in it pre vious to its shipment by the John Wesiey. There is a hot competition between the manufacturers of Victoria and New South Wales with regard to the excellence of their exhibits. '

Accident at Winslow. —An accident occurred on Wednesday to a son of Mr. Weir, stationmaster at Winslow. The child, about tiro years old, was crawling from the house across the line to the station, when a man, who was shirting a truck, not observing the child, pushed it against him, and he was badly injured. He was brought to Ashburton and put under the care of Dr. Ross. The Dunedin Fire.— The Coroner’s inquiry into the cause of the great fire in Dunedin has resulted in a jury’s verdict that the building were fired by Waters the Cafu-keepcr. Ttie Missing Man Vennell. The following notice appears in yesterday’s “ Gazette” :—“ Whereas, a person named George Vennell, of New Brighton road, near Christchurch, in the Provincial dis trict of Canterbury, has mysteriously dis appeared, and there are reasons for sup posing that he may have been murdered by some persons unknown —Notice is hereby given that should the same George Vennell have been murdered, His Excel lency the Governor will grant a free par don to any person implicated in such mur der, except the actual murderer, who shall give such information as will lead to the apprehension and conviction of the mur derer or murderers.” Emigration. Lev. James Buffer, writing in the “ New Zealand Wesleyan on emigration matters, says —A very general desire is expressed towards New Zealand. The oilicc of the Agent- General is deluged with applications. Unfortunately our Now Zsal and Govern ment have stopped free passages, except in the case of domestic servants. The Cornish Relief Committee resolved to ap ply a portion of the funds had col lected for the unemployed, in the way of emigration. A great number of the appli cants preferred New Zealand. But as the Agent-General could offer them hut an infinitesimal amount of aid, they reluct antly decided to send the men and their families to Canada, because of the differ ence of cost. Thus New Zealand has lost the benefit of a large number of valuable labourers, to the gain of Canada. I cannot but think that in this case a liberal amount of assistance would have been a profifcabtle investment of the public money, for the Cornish work n g men are, as a rule, strong, sober, and saving.”

BOULTON AND PARK OUTDONE.

A Woman Takes Three Wives.

xl curious incident has occurred at Kew Lunatic Asylum, Melbourne. A lunatic was brought from Sandhurst by the police, and was admitted into one of the male wards. The patient was tolerably quiet until preparations were made for giving him the usual bath. On the attendants attempting to carry out the programme, violent resistance was made, the reason for which proved to be that the supposed man was in reality a woman. The most singular part of the affair is that the woman had been received into. Sandhurst Hospital as a male patient, and sent thence to the asylum under the name of Evans. She states that she lived at Sandhurst for many years dressed in male attire. Her age is about 35. Extraordinary disclosures have been made regarding this female lunatic. The Boulton and Park case was, in fact, much less remarkable. Probably no greater or more successful piece of imposition has ever been recorded. It appears that the woman, who for the past 20 years has passed as a man, under the name of Ed ward De Lacy Evans, has married three different women. The secret of her dis guised s ex has never been even suspected, although she worked continuously as a miner for many years, and had been fol lowing this occupation in Sandhurst, where she was an ordinary “ wages man,” break ing quartz and doing her work with the best of the other workmen at several mines. She might possibly have carried on the fraud unsuspected to the end of her days, but for the fact that a few weeks ago she began to exhibit symptoms of insanity, which gradually became more pronounced. Eventually, he condition became so bad that she was sent to the lunacy ward of the hospital. Some 15 months ago the woman, between whom the form of mar riage had been gone through, gave birth to a child. This is strange, as the state ment undoubtedly is that this woman passing as Evan’s wife, stoutly maintained that she never knew the secret of her pre sumed husband’s sex. Since the child’s birth Evans lias lapsed into an absent minded and lethargic condition, and seemed to have lost all heart for work. She would work for half an hour and then rest, until at last the miners used jocularly to speak of “him” as “old woman.” Still, it was never thought that their mate was a woman.

On'July 22nd, Evans was admitted to the hospital as a lunatic. The hospital records of the proceedings run as follows : —“Edward De Lacy Evans, male, mar ried, admitted July 22nd ; native of Kil kenny, Ireland ; religion, Church of Eng land. Dangerous to others, demented.” On the day of admission the attendants as usual, proceeeded to give him a bath. Evans struggled violently, and iinally got away from the place. “Tie” was recap tured'and brought back next day. “ He” remained in hospital six weeks, during which time a warder slept in the room every night without discovering the secret. There is some uncertainty about the woman’s place of birth. She says she was born at Paris, others say she is a native of Jersey, whilst the hospital records give Kilkenny as her birthplace. She speaks with an Irish accent, and has claimed to be a nephew of the late General Sir Chas. De Lacy Evans. Dr. Poland, resident surgeon at the Bendigo Hospital, having examined Evans, states that she herself has had one or more children. It is ru mored that Evans was married several years ago in Melbourne, but regarding this evidence is not complete. One of the nurses at present at Bendigo Hospital says she can almost positively identify Evans as a passenger who came out in the Ocean Monarch, twenty years ago. The girl, for this interesting character was then of girlish appearance, then went under the name of Ellen Germanic. A singular fea ture of the story is that the nurse in question states that the very girl had with her on the ship a box, bearing the name. “Edward De Lacy.” The girl on arrival in Victoria went up country, and the next the nurse heard was that she had sent for the box and had married a fellow passenger. The second marriage wars cele brated. eighteen years since—it is believed in Sandhurst—but no record of the event lias been found. The wife’s name was Sarah Moore, who, singularly enough, had two children, both of whom died. . She breathed not a word about the imposition. Sarah Moore died in August 1867, and was buried in Eagleliawk Cemetery. The third marriage between Evans and “his” present “wife” was celebrated at Ballarat, on the 18th September, 1808, by the llev. W. Henderson, at the Presby terian Church. On the latter occasion, Evans put her age down at twenty-eight. Accepting this as correct, she is now about thirty-nine. She was, judging from ap pearances, thus pretty nearly correct. She was described as a miner, widower, with two children. Her native place was given as Paris. The witnesses to this marriage were Ellon M'Cormick and Duncan Urqu hart. The certificate shows that the bridegroom’s father was Edward J. De Lacy Evans, police magistrate, and that “his” mother’s name was Ann Dora Vaughan, a Welsh woman. The maiden name of Evans’s present wife rvas Julia Marquand. She states that she Avas twenty five years of age AAdien the marriage cere mony Avas performed, and first became acquainted Avith Evans through her sister having been a friend of “his” former Avife. Evans proposed marriage, but Vaughan’s parents opposed the match. Evans, hoAA r ever, induced her to go to Ballarat Avith “ him. ” The marriage took place there. For a fortnight after they were married they lived separately, she residing at an hotel; subsequently they lived together. In appearance the man personator is feminine as regards the for mation of features, but carries a decidedly masculine expression, though her face is doA-oid of hair as an infant’s. She is rather short of stature, regarded as a man, being about sft. 4in. or sft. sin. Her hair since her confinement in the hospital, has grown almost to her shoulders. Some time ago she met with an accident in the mine in which she Avas Avorking and thereby sus tained a seA'ero wound on her head. The doctor avlio attended her never had the slightest suspicion of her sex. The same gentleman Avas afterwards called in to attend Eatuis Avhilst she Avas suffering from a dangerous attack of fever, but then again the imposition escaped detection. Miss Marquand, the young lady Avith Avhom one marriage was celebrated, says that Evans represented to her that “he” had had tAvo children by his former Avife in France, and that these had been sent to Ireland. I

Evans has been visited by a large number of acquaintances at the hospital, but sel dom gives intelligible ans Avers to questions. She appears to be a* cry cunning. Insane persons generally are, but in her case it is believed tbat the trick is not altogether attributable to madness. Tavo gentlemen visited her soon after her case Avas made knoAvn at Sandhurst. To them she said, in reply to interrogations, “Oh! tit’s all over noAv ; you may as well finish! me at once.” The affair lias created a. profound sensation. ‘

A DARING FEAT.

One of the most wonderful robberies ever perpetrated—wonderful, at least,-. Avhen one considers the means at the disposal of the rob ber—was the achievement of a Frenchman, who, for a long time after it, was recognised in his profession as “the King of the Ban dits.” His claim to this title was based upon a single exploit—the robbing of a diligence, which feat lie not only planned, but carried into successful execution, rvithout any assist ance Avhatsoever. To do this, he made all his arrangements with the most careful complete ness, and, we may be snre, fixed a night for the attack when the conch carried a freight worth robbing. Ile studied closely the coun try through which the journey Avas to lie made, and selected a point on the road where there was a very steep hill, with hedges and under wood at either side. He then procured a number of stout stichs about the length and thickness of the barrel of a gun. These he slue i into tiie hedges, letting the ends of them appear, as if they were the muzzles of guns directed by people in ambuscade behind the hedge. As the diligence now came toiling slowly up the hill, the driver saw a man stand ing on the pathway, and gesticulating violent ly. Oil approaching nearer, the man could be heard distinctly haranguing them. “ Ready ! Obey orders ! .No firing if there be no resist ance 1” And then the robber, walking slowly forward, stopped the horses, told the guard to get flown and to lie Avitn his face and hands on tlie ground, and that no violence Avould be offered to him. He then went to the door of the vehicle, and assuring the lad es. who were screaming for help, that they need lie under no alarm, begged each passenger, as he stepped out, to, hand him his purse, and then to lie down on his face and hands near the guard. W hile all this drama was being enacted, the robber-chief kept shouting to his assistants not to lire unless there was resistance ; not to lire until 'hey should get his signal. - Thus, one by one, he handed all the passengers out, each giving up his purse as if it was a ticket, and then going and lying upon the wet grass side by side with the guard. When the diligence was empty, our highwayman retired with ail the movable property he desired to possess himself of, and escaped through the wood, ihe most amusing part of the story was that amongst the tiavtlers Avere several officers fully armed, who surrendered their swords at dis cretion, and joined the other dupes on the grass. It is well to add that the robber Avas ultimately apprehended, and the greater part of the stolen property was found upon him. Another very extraordinary robbery was one which lias only recently been detected ; if it has less adventure in it than the other, it has certainly more system and ingenuity. The enterpriser in this case was also highly thought of amongst his brethern, and was well known to professional thieves as “ Jack in the Box ” His chief residence was in the capital, but he had offices or his business in many other towns. Ilis system was this. He had a box so constructed that he could lie down in it with ease, and rely upon always having plenty of fresh air ; it could also contain provisions, tooH." false key, a lantern, etc. etc., and the real mode of opening it was fron the inside. Jack, having caused himself to be buried alive in the coffin, would get it booked, say bom Chester to Fusion Square by a goods train, and carefully labelled, “ This side up ; to be kept till called for.” This box always was putin a train that arrived at the station at night, and was accord ingly stored till called for the following day. It was in this interval that the robberies were committed. When the - whole station was shut up, the porters dismissed,' ’ and the place in daikness, Jack emerged fiom his box, lit hi.'' lantern, and set to work. He got out his .tools and his key, and took his time, for he had plenty of time to take. We all know what an insecure thing the lock of a trunk is, and IiOAV nearly .all keys are made on the same pattern. They did not afford much trouble to the. robber; he opened box after box, un packing them with great care and tidiness—for long practice had made him perfect—and selecting as keepsakes'the articles that:were most ■ valuable, most portable, and most easily dis posed of. With these gleanings filled the box in which lie had himself come up to town, and then lay in concealment till the morning. The stores would then be opened, porters would come in to remove goods, and Jack would choose his own time to effect his escape. Later in the day he would call for a parcel that had arrived from Chester by the last goods train of the preceding night and that was directed to be called for ; he would take it away with him in a cab, having first paid all the railway charges upon it. But the day came when this little “ coup” was made for the last time, and it was a policeman, and not liis box, that Jack found waiting for him on application. The governor of a country gaol showed me a col lection of the photographs of all the prisoners who had ever been in the charge—“ that is,” said he, “of all except one. ” That honourable exception was our friend Jack ; he positively declined to be photographed. He said, with some shrewdness, that it would ruin his future prospects.

The Victoria Loftus Company. —The performances of this company, who have run a lengthened season in Wellington, have so shocked the public sense of decency that the pi'ess have refused to insert their advertisements or further notice their appearance, are about to open in Christchurch. A Wellington telegram says the company, in announcing their last performance, intimated that neither ladies nor children Avould be admitted to it. This bodes either that the manage ment are not altogether lost to a sense of shame, or that they meant to cut even a thicker slice of filth than ev-er as a parting gift to the sediment of Wellington society Avho nightly patronise the indelicate dis play. A “Testimonial.”—The testimonial humbug has been Avell illustrated in Mel bourne very recently. On the occasion of his fareAvell benefit, “handsome” George Rignold Avas presented Avitli a locket by a number of his admirers in recognition of liis efforts to raise tlie standard of the drama in Victoria. In making the pre sentation, Mr. Coppin referred in glowing terms to Mr. Rign old’s attainments, and intimated that on his return to Europe he Avould not, like many other professional visitors, run down tlie colony. Noav conies the sequel. Mr. Rignold left by steamer on the folloAving Tuesday, but as lie Avas on the point of sailing he aatis interviewed on behalf of a Avell-knoAvn theatrical manager, and requested to pay £ 14, his share of the cost of the locket presented to him. Mr. Rignold tore the ornament off his chain, dashed it from him, and Avith true melodramatic action de clined to contribute toAvards its cost. So much for the spontaneous offering of friends and well-wishers.

The Californian Harvest and Clip, The American correspondent of the “ Otago Times” Avrites : California’s harvest is very nearly garnered, and it is immense. Throughout the wheat-grow ing sections of the country east of the Rocky Mountains the yield is very large. In the South, crop prospects are very fa vorable, although Texa has suffered a par tial eclipse , this year through drought, rust, and storms. Heavy orders have been received in NeAV Orleans from France, which Avill be a heavy purchaser this sea son. The “-Avheat ring ” of Chicago and NeAV York has closed its speculation at a net profit of four cents a bushel, thus pocketing an enormous fortune. The price of wool continues firm, and specula tion is active. A great deal of the fall clip in California has been bought on the sheep’s back. This country lacks an an nual product of fifty million paunds of wool to meet its manufacturing require ments ; ‘but although the heavy protective duty does not enhance prices anything, being regulated by the London and Ant- Averp markets, American producers and manufacturers cling to it tenaciously.”;',:''. The Cremation Furnace. —The par ticular kind of furnace chosen by the Council of the Cremation Society of Eng-, land was the Gorini pattern. Professor Gorini Avas employed personally to super intend the erection of the first crematory/ The last experiment, made in the presence of several members of the Council, was Avith a portion of the carcase of a horse, and a piece weighing 1401 b, Avhich is about the average Aveight of adut hu manity, was reduced to Gib of the purest of white ashes in two hours, at the ex pense of Stywt. of coal only. There Avas no smell, no smoke given off by the chim ney, and no heat perceptible even quite close to the crematory chamber itself. The success of the furnace Avas demon strated in evary Avay.

Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Health’s Defences.—None save the strongest can with impunity pass through the sudden transitiocs from wet to dry. frem cold to muggy weather so prevalent during the late autumn and early winter months. Influenza, bronchitis, cough, sore throat, diptberia, or quinsey avM attack those most watchful of their health ; but they can readily arrest any of these complaints by rubbing Holloway’s Ointment twice a day upon the skin adjacent to the affected part, and by assisting its corrective action with appro priate doses of his Pills. 'This well-known, safe, and easy mode of treatment efficiently protects the invalid both from present and future danger without weakening or even de pressing to the sytem in the slightest degree.

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THE ASHBURTON HERALD. Advertisements for the Ashburton Herald must be sent in not later than 2 p.tn. 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. d Delivered in town ...60 6 6 ~ country ...80 8 6 Posted ... ...80 8 6 K " ■■■.■ i— n ASHBURTON HERALD, Published Daily. are requested to make known any irregularity in the delivery, whether in Town or Country, which shall he immediately remedied. Country Sub cribers along the Wakanui Road to the school, thence to Seaheld, Cambridge, and -N’bwland, are supplied by the mail-cart 'every Tuesday and Friday I ENVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN h ■ VELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the -.Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Saunders’ Buildings.



Clothing Establishment. ASSIGNMENT OF THE ESTATE OF MESSRS. AITKEN, PASCOE & CO., CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS, TO Mr. J. H. Morrison, 1 Manager Mosgiel Woolen | Factory, [-Trustees. AND Mr. John Ross, I 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 ®ur Ashburton Branch from and on SATURDAY NEXT, 28th JUNE. New Zealand Clothing Factory. 12a



New Advertisements. TO-MORRO W, At 12 o’clock. ALFRED HARRISON will sell 'fi by public auction, — pairs Canaries Canary ' Cages. 470 a ALFRED HARRISON, Auctioneer. Y. R. In the District Court of Christchurch, I-lolden at Ashburton. : . . IN THE MATTER OF The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, The Debtors and Creditors Act Amendment Act 1878, and in the matter of the bank ruptcy of JAMES JOHNSTON, of Roxburgh, in the County of Ashbur ton, farmer, a debtor. NOTICE is hereby given that the creditors having failed to elect a creditors’ trustee I have, pursuant to section 46 of the said Act, appointed Frederick Pavitt, of Ashbur ton, a certificated accountant in bankruptcy, to be creditors’ trustee in the said estate, and the said Frederick Pavitt has in writing ■ signified to me his acceptance of such trustee ship. Dated at Ashburton this eighteenth day of September, 1879. C. CAVENDISH lIURRELL, 466 a Clerk of the Court. ANTED KNOWN.—The Best place to obtain CHEAP HOUSES—to purchase or rent—is at 468 a " MESSRS. . POYNTZ & CO. •QD N ZLNAOcI THSSHIM ’F Xplcly 4U3utPecT jo suutaj snooSujuuApu jsora 110 ‘sepia moj ju ‘suoij -oeg UAtoj, pun c uuq.inqng <r rv>TD BILLIARDS ! BILLIARDS !! BALDWIN’S CENTRAL HOTEL, Wakanui Road. M. RYAN BEGS to announce that he has leased in the above Hotel the lai'ge and commodious Billiard Room (the best in the district), and is now erecting TWO ALCOCK’S BEST FULL-SIZED BILLIARD TABLES, Which will be open for the public in a few days, when he hopes to receive a fair share of patronage. M. R. having had long experience in this business, will be an advantage to players seldom met with. 469 a Wants, &c. WANTED, Two Stead}' Compositors. Apply, 460 a HERALD OFFICE. WANTED to Purchase, an Improved FARM of about 50 acres, with House. Terms Cash. Apply to G. D. BOILEAU, Accountant, 368 a Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton. T\J ANTED KNOWN, that 'Messrs. W Poyntz and Co. have Two and Four-roomed Houses for Sale, on exceed ingly advantageous terms—REAL BAR GAINS. 332 a MIDDLE-AGED PERSON requires a place as Housekeeper or Cook. Apply 3ANDO & Co., 458 a Registry Office.