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CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN REPORT.

' ■■ ~T-*.wj / , /- i . WEEK ENDING MARCH 22. ij j Herald Office, Monday Afternoon. Nothing lias occurred since qur'last re-: port to relieve the unpleasant impressibn? that we are about to experience a of considerable depression in trade. Hardly a day passes that the press is not called upon to announce the fact that Mr. or Messrs. Sofand-So are unable ito meet their engagements with their credi tors. Though we do not. for one moment wish to be considered as taking: an, over gloomy view of the situation, we cannot, however, allow the signs of the' times to pass unheeded. y;.;. The present is one of those periods in, our history when care and economy are specially required, and a wise forbearance; on the part of the managers of the differ-] ent local banks to help us to tide over, our present difficulties. , ... j We notice in apress' telegram ;of d recent date ‘ that a trader in Wellington with liabilities of only £6OOO was comf pelled .by .force of circumstances to file; when his assets showed the estate worth £30,000. That this misfortune may over take any of our most enterprising com mercial men ho one can doubt, and we fear the abuse of prosperity, and the system of. allowing almost unlimited over* drafts when money is plentiful, has a tendency to bring about a result all must deplore•- meanwhile'.'the /[demand for money far exceeds the supply. We can only hope that the; • extremely high ,rates of interest charged here will have' the effect of drawing todourbshores some at least of.•:the surplus :capital-.reported as now lying idle in England for want of profitable channels for investment. The Wheat'market still ‘Continues to tend upwards,: and' late prices - { for prime milling are more than maintained. Inferior samples meet .with little attention ■ Barley has received a slight check, owing to arrived and aiiticipated imports from ’Frisco and 'other ports. It is jin European Russia, Germany, and England that mostbhfley is grown,- and, comparing consumption with production, it is strange that in Spain—which country grows the largest quantity per head of population— the consumption is tso siriall, it may ;be left out of,.consideration ; while the fact remains'that in Belgium the ’ consumption is more than double the production, and England and Russia do; not consume more than one-half .the quantity produced with in their own'* limits.'* It, therefore, ipust be patent t,haff,~i.n ordinary seasons, a large surplus is available for export in the shape of ihalt' of f ' barley < to :K foreign j Whether the present stagnation in all branches' of 'commerce? will have a ten dency, to, check the demand for luxuries, and sbieave more remains to be seen.i-vo'i*j " , Oats are sfill dull of sale, and only prime samples £ -merit. .with buyers at - late rates.d We,-think,this cerealmust ( impfove in value eventually. ~ ‘ | "•"'in thqf absence; of all speculation and low quotations for - Maize in Sydney we look for a further decline until after threshing is:over.?; j).- 1 ;n, j Rye Grass and Cocksfoot seed has re ceived hardly any ; 'notice. Yery prime rye .at a shade dess than last week’s would meet with biiyers. ' -The want of season able" rain is greatly .felt.amongst-farmers and graziers. > The -short supply .'of (straw and hay.are anything but cheering] pros pects for the ; stdck breeder./; aO j TiTvsF.ED, Rye Corn, Beans, and [Peas, come forward slowly arid ’ catr.'hardly be u iso’J f- Gv Hides are in brisk demand for ex port’arid local AoiWmption.) . | /• <-The .Tallow'market has received frqsh ! impetus Jrom, tbe j fact that buyers from South .of' Tiniariij ' arc'. 1 operating in .this market) .'raising.' 'values'' from * |d.: to'£d: .per-lb/ ,V', 1 Jj '"M' l ■■ s Cheese and'Bacon. —Good export de mand. !

Corn Sacks and -Twine importers are willing r to -riccep.t'; almost any offer in reasdn.

The - coming ,a - causa of some anxiety in -tlie midst of merchants and farmers. { <f < r> ti f a y ", QUOTATIONS. j ’ >i l^eat i I pei < ‘bushelj 3s. Ad.-: to! 3s. 6d.; feed oats, 2s:' 8d: to 2s. lOd.; milling oats, 2s.,lid. tb3s.; barley, feed, 3s. 6d. to 3s. ,9cp; malting? barley, 55.-ld.:to 6s. 7d.; maize, 4sl’ i 9d! to : sS!y p'eas, 4s. to ,4s._ 9d.j beans, 4s. 3d. to 4s. 9d;; Sour per ton; sacks, £9, IOOJbs. £9 10s., 501bs. £9 155., beat hrahds.rgrist-and-irifefior £8 10s.; potatoes,,'£3 : ,to' £3’’;6s;' for Derwents ; onions, ' limited 'to £lO ; 66cksf6St^ , 6fdr;~ry.e;grass, .ss.v.to [ss. 6d.: inferior.:do.,~ no,rsale ; rye corn, 145.; lin seed, £2O ; beeswax; 9d. to lOd.j; honey/ ,6di; cheese;r’good, Ojd. rtp 6.|d.i; buttery salted, lOd. to lid.; hides, salted, 3jd.; do; ;' grderi,! 2M/; .damaged, 2§<L; )l calf;; skins, tallow, lfd. to 1-fd. :

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the "Evening Echo") MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1879.

? ;f . - £. ; • ‘ . •• - ; < ■■■ -- ■■ • ii The IR ev. H.i B. j bWnett. j—-Tli e Rey.. B. Burriett dehyeved his-i?irbwfeli; sermoris yesterday to large and attentive-- congregations. -,\Ve notice the sermons to some extent in another column. / /

Mr; -T. Taylor’s BAKERYi fir mi :of„ Taylor arid LiU)l~/bakers;>iAshbprtonp’ "havirig dissolved-partnership,-the business, is henceforth to be carried on, by ..Mr. J l . Taylor ! on his - own account, and. he will, doubtless :-,be,.;able tp. : sustain the good name he has earned as a baker. We are sorry, to have been the cause of some inconvenience to Mr. Taylor by a mis print in our Friday’s issue of the prices he means to charge for bread. We stated that for cash and weekly payments the price would be sd: per 41b,r--it should have been 6d.;« and; -that; for mbrithly kccqnrits a charge of'fid. per loaf would be riiade— it should have been 7d.

Father Henneberry’s Mission to Ashburton closed yesterday, and is held to have been a great success. In addition to infecting with a fresh enthusiasm "inj their religion the '-Roman Catholic -peo- ; pie in the district, he has succeeded in persuading several, hundred persons to take the .total abstinence pledge, and yes terday, according to the rev. father s statement in chapel in the evening, 360 persons took part in the procession through the.streets in the afternoom... Thoseform ing the procession were members of the Catholic Church who had taken the pledge. They carried flags and .banners, and each wore a green sash; the ladies, who figured prominently in.the line, being no exception to the badge rule. The procession was a very imposing one, was of considerable length, and though/the] ma jority of those, in-it ; were;on foot, r gpodly number rode on horseback and drove in buggies and other conveyances. About the centre of the procession Fathers-Hem, neberry and Cheroier. occupied a, buggy.,. and also wore green sashes. After perani-., bulating the chief streets of - the town the' procession returned to the chapel, where further 'services wfere held. io L’niiiiWn'i

Ashb‘jrtoN' 'Caledonian public meeting was held 1 .on Saturday evening last in the Somerset Hotel, which was very numerously attended. Dr. F. Macbean Stewart being voted to the chair, explained the object of the meeting, and called upon Mr. J. E.. Harris to lay before it certain papers |vliicli- he had col lected, showing how easily "a Caledonian Society could be formed, and the amount of support which would-be., readily ac corded to.it. . .Mr. Harris read a liuniber of letters lie had received fr6m -iriflueritial nieii "in"the -distnet,]-regretting their,in ability to attend the .meeting, bjit,propais ing their support. After, several gentle men ,present had'* addresssetU the i trig.- it' 'was proposed by-"'Mr. aC. j -Reid, 1 blacksmith, seconded by son, saddler, and carried unanimously “ That it is desirable to form a society,'to be called ‘The Ashburton Caledonian Society. ’ ” .Gverd<?3o{-inames were .then, enrolled on the list of members.,. It was moved by Mr. Harris,' seconded by : Mr. 1 - Jas. Campbell and carried 1 -^‘‘ That;; a Committee, consisting of Dr. Stewart, Messrs Jas. Campbell, Allan McLean, Chas. Reid, Wm. Anderson,- R. D. Pullar, Jas. Fraser, and the mover, (with power to add to their number) be. ap pointed td\draw jap Jkile|'' and regulation's j 'to'be submitted' W ri futtire-meeting-of the Society for approval, and that the Com imittee'^be.,; empowei;ecl to ; canvass for members to the Society.”'"After ! dis cussion the annual subscription was .fixed at 10s. Gd. • Jta.wahfctheri prpposed.jand carried “ That Mr. Jo E. H. Harris..be ap pointed Honorary, ,Secretary, and ‘ Mr. James Campbell,' Honorary- 1 ‘’Treasurer/ 1 The Committee were empowered to.make enquiries as to a; suitable.. site-j pear the ; town on which to hold the Society’s meet ings. After a vote of thanks to the chair man the meeting then adjourned; The Emperor William’s Birthday was celebrated by : the] (|ermaris in on Saturday'— the German Albatross, arid the German, French, and -Italian Consulates ,flyjng : flags ; .. ,

River Protection. —At Balclutha . the. engineers of the Public Works Depart ment are engaged in making surveys and taking soundings preparatory to-proceed ing with the permanent river protective works behind the township. Mr. Higgin 'son, who’is-;engaged by. various local, -bodies intWestejijyis examiriing Stba ri?er ; banks round Inch Clutha with a view t'd furnishing a full report on what works ‘die necessary fortheafuture ’ safety, of ; the, island and the surrounding low land.

A Huriuoane.— Private letters, per the war ship Albatross, at 'Auckland, 1 -"state that oil March 6th, the Tonga group of ; islands, fjwere visited, wjith a _seyep hurrir cane, causing great"'trouble oii'shdrer ' 'At Tonga the new Roman Catholic Church was blown down.' '-; The -British-Consulate, Goddifrou’s store, tile'Rev/Baker’s, the- Government long shed, and nearly two out; of -every three native houses ,w,ere com pletely destroyed. ‘ The' schooner M'akau was found ashore with three hands drowned ; the Albatross lost her anchor, and the barque Renaissance lost one. The barometer during the gale was as low '27l9o'inches. The weather on Marehjl2th was not at all settled. The gale has stripped the cocoanut trees.

Adding Insult to Injury'.—Athief in Chesterfield, who lately robbed the ben roost belonging to Miy- Britt, landlord of public-hpiuse,An Derby Road, afterwards wrote hitn the following letter ; -~ (C Derby-lane Chesterfield 25 78 Mr Britt Sir It is with Great pleasure i write to you but the fowls where so good and Tender that I aonld not refrain asking you whether Chickens wou]xl soon be ready as work was very Badjand Wa Must have something'to' Eatj -Mr Britt i must not forget to tell you that the Black hen Was very tough We could neither roast nor boil it it was a disappointment as i ask a friend to come to dinner and with the Pulling at the old Black hen he Loosened all is,front,-teeth jthe cock was very good and teiider i shouldnot, ha>pj; jvritten-.tbis to you but i hear that you had Promised to give 4 pounds of bacon i will call for it But i am afraid you would not be true to your promise i am yours Truly’ fowl Broth.”—“ Sheffield Telegraph.”

FAREWELL SERMONS BY THE REV. H. B. BURNETT.

3 ; 4 Wi» » svSa I Wit m ( ♦ .p.vi. v.^\ , r ; tßmpted:.io'- ; gi¥o ia-roflr f selections froth the fcWo.'.-a-eally ''"superior sermons groacfied yesterday: in Athe Ash- Rurnett.' 'lfc.wasdliCjlastflay ofihe .reyltgentleinhn’s pastbratej^Jiddiaid 1 ser . tn’oiis were'M.s'' farewellAutfceranibgsfitQ his people. In the morning he chose fns' iext from Hosea vi., 1 :- T - £ ‘-Come,; and,let, ps return? unto the fLord, (for |He/Bash. tqrp and He will heal us sHelwfllibifi'd'us uplT’tAFrom this text he preachedagainst, apathy .in religion, ,„and £ showed that it was one of the nibst dangerous ifbes the church had to fear. However much men . might differ about the nature of modeffi' i'hligrdul'revivalsVtheii'’ or ‘ the. good s or evil they did, no one could, fail to be struck with the effects produced on the tone of society and the mind of the people. He instanced the rise of Protest-; anism in England as a revival of religion —a,revival of interest, in .Bible truth and gospel teaching and learning;: that ended in a in the nation's life and manners. In quotations from history, he drew vivid pictures of the effects of the Reformation —of the Puritan character it produced. A new conception of social equality sprang up among men, and their | cbmmon . in the. Puritap Afiindl th^tHqßerpoWefing sense of social destinations which charac terised the age of Elizabeth. The meanest peasant felt ennobled as a son of God, and the proudest noble recognised; a ..spiritual equality in the poorest "saint. Protest antism was a revival that had.resulted in first winning and then securely establish ing; the. nation’s ; .Rberties, and./ had ever since more or less shaped the nation’sdife.fi Passing on to the time antecedent to the rise

of Methodism, he said ’ that, as a s conse quence of spiritual deadness, immorality abounded;/, Quoting .from a historical work, he showed the condition of the church. The Bishops were place-hunters, whose‘ highest’ aim ; was promotion ; their lawn : sleeves were/seen more frequently at the levees . of. the great than in their chapels, and the bulk of the country clergy “Were indolent]’poor, and without social

consideration,” remiss in their labour, and the least severe, T in their lives. In the .Nonconformist Qhurch, also, spiritual life was at .a low'ebbV “ There might be some vitality left-among the middle classes- of soci-ty,. but-among the upper classes reli gion was ridiculed, and amongst the IoW it was unknown or flead.” We are told that of the prominent statesmen of the time the greater part -were unbelievers in any form of Christianity, and distinguished for -the grossness and immorality of their lives. Drunkenness and foul talk were thought ho? TOne: bPrime Minister and an other’was in 'the habit of openly appear ing with his mistress at the play. Purity and . fidelity . to. the narriage vow were sneered' “'out' Of fashion,” so much so that Lbrd j Chesterfield in his letters to his i son instructs him’inthe art of seduction as part of. a polite, education. The poor were ignorant and brutal to a degree it is hard to conceive, ’and'they were left without education.] or, ..religious or moral training of any sort. Hannah More tells us (how there, was only one Bible in the parish of Gheadfir] arid' that was used to prop a flower.Tpdt;rr: MM • • Ruthless ’laws

~ . . made it a capital crime to cut dowii a cherry tree, and twenty young thieves were'’ strung up of a morning. in front, of. Ne.wgate ; while the introduction of gin gave a new impetus to drunkenness. In the streets of London gin-shops invited every passer-by to get drunk for a penny, or dead-drunk for twopence ! But the preaching of Whitfield and Wesley /broke the" flethargyjf and aroused the -whole temper iof society to a change which carried to the hearts of the poor a fresh spirit of .zeal. Whitfield, preaching from a 'greenknoll at Kingswood, to 20,000 colliers, grimy from the coal-pits, could; see :the'tears as he preached making .‘‘ white,, .channels down their blackened

cheeks’.” J 1 THte ■ preacher then traced in detail the J noble.p efforts; [ that had been made to remedy the.guilt, the ignorance, the phy sical suffering, the social degradation of the poor and the profligate, which [were a nobler result even than the disappearance of profligacy from the upper classes ; and were the outcome-of the Church’s awaken ing. froth her jethafgy—an awakening that made the fox-hunting parsons of bid and the rector at last impossible. It : waif (he Spirit of this awakening which established Sunday schools, that abolished the slave trade, that sent John Howard on his philanthropic mission to the gaols, because their inmates were men and brothers, and the religion of Christ de-

manded that, in its charity and/love, he should? enter-upon its.labors. x The pfeacher, jh\tpe!course of his ser mon, touched upon the influences adverse .to Christianity, felt by immigrants to 'theses colonies’, ralid’ the.; -fact othat many began their apathy' to religion when they commenced the associations of shipboard, and then- -referred pointedly to apathy or deadness as the paramount evil with which the. Ashburton church.had had to con- He waul'd‘-keep 'the- book in which the names of those who -were entered in it r as. members and adherents of ’tKe ;: Ash- : burton’church ; and while he would never cease to pray for them all, both old and, young, he would watch with deep interest what'would-be’the'turn out or the fate of those who had formed his first ministerial charge. There war this blessing in con nection with his resignation—it had caused the people to take a deeper interest in the church's, affairs.; v,Alt might also.-.bring

them to look into the principles’and doc trines on which it was based, dnd, in the hands of God, it might be the!means of making some of them not only Presby terians in name, but Christians in deed

andjn<|^K\f\TT . Jl.ln;..the.teyeriirig] ’the rev. ■ gentleman preached from Psalm cxxii., 5-7 —“ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : J they shall prosper that love thee. ” At the close of his sermon, he spoke as followd : ,;V “ I now come to the close,; and to the

close of my-miiiistry over tliis church, and you, my pdople, )l aih not) going now to stand up and sing a paen off victory’obr joy, as if anything I had done here was, well done. I have much to ask pardon of God for ; and I do ask pardon for much unfaithfulness and lack of zeal, .it’ia-fiow nearly five years since I began to break jamqrigjyou/ 1 " the. (bread of life, and if in that time I'have won any soul back from evil, or if I have implanted dr nourished right principles in any liearf— if KhaVe' been the means in the hand of Goff of-' urning any sinner from the error of his

ways, or siiongthqiiir>g that which fijia-.j ready to’die" in the hearts of God's then this shall be my crown of joy mid? rejoicing in the day of the Lord Jesus.* The quality and extent .of my work and the quality and extent., of benefit, will be xtieasured*''tEeh:(?;AfXet. one charge, and it is the last I-.leave with you ; and I leave it with : you all—: fathers and mothers, young men land young women, aged and littlefioßes. Through the exercise of a living faith.in Christ ; by washing your robes in the .blood of the. Lamb by seeking agoniz ingly for the regenerating, quickening in- Sfiueneefi.ofithe Holy Spirit of God, and by a strict adherence to the doctrines and duties of the faith that is in Christ Jesus, — meet Inb at, the right'hand of Jesus in the day of judgment. For how could I stand before the throne of God and know that - any.oL youw er e.los fc through my fault or negligence ? The tie,that binds a husband to the wife of jus- youth, is nearly always! a tender and holy one. If it is broken by' unfaithfulness or death the parting is keenly felt, at least by one. Such like has been the tie which bound you and me as pas tor-and people. You- were my first chargeALlikeHilfibenl the beginning (of my strength. And in the true words of Paul, 1 “.I was with you in weakness, and in fear, find in much dremblingi;” :: and I : cfin fol low up and say that my speech and my preaching were not with “ enticing words of man’s wisdom.” Would- God i could also say that they were “ with demonstra tion of the Spirit and of power.” And' now I say the final word. May peace be within, thy-walls, and plenteousness within thy palacesJ For my brethren and .com panions’ sakes, I will now say peace be within thee. Farewell!

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' ■ : LondoN, March 22. Commercial Panic at New Orleans.

A commercial panic has occurred at New, Orleans] aiid there h'as been-a run] on the banks. The Home Markets. Wheat Is. lower ;' mutton tallow 6d. lower. The money market is weaker. Bank rate 2|. Discount rates in open market/ are considerably below the bank minimum. Stock markets steady. Government de bentures brisk. Scrip of new loan, 100. Wool firmer,?;', better.attendance,- Home trade less reserved. Prices without noticeable''alteration! 1 <or-OJC amU j Wheat lower ; New Zealand, 4s. 3d. to 4S. (id. A |-j ;> •'-t'toiq £ I/Tlie Zulu-War; Hostilities, have been commenced by Lord Chelmsford; Colonel Pearson? has burned Getewayofi kraal. In the engage ment which took place much the heaviest loss was sustained be the Zulus. Cape Town, March 5. There has.been no further fighting since last advices. Maniolasia, chief of Bunai Land, is in open rebellion against British rule. ( p t The French Chamber. "Paris," March 22. The Chamber of Deputies vetoed the Resolution hy : a large!majority to (amend the constitution,, in order to empower the French Cliainbers to- sit in Paris instead of : at : Versailles; bn;: hora:' u'ji-r-'P • * *' •- t '

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

AtjCklanl), .Monday. A bushman named Edwin J. Kelly has been arrested for attempted suicide., His sanity is suspected. . ? David Gouk’s (shipwright) Marine Store at the back of his residencee, Nelson street, .was burnt; AhiSj, morning. ' Loss,,. £SOO uninsured. f .. . , j The German Government-have invested King- George. of:j Tonga, with; the order of the Bed Eagle Ist and his successor, the Governor, of Vavari‘ arid the) Bey, Shirley Baker with-that>bfj the 2nd elates. The lona steamer-oqiningjijito the whaff at an early- hour "/this morning fouled ;the 'schooner 'Liiida Webber,'-'-'taking theb jib-, boom clean’out ofshen-! Captain Farquhar and the second mate on the bridge, and the first mate arid two'seamen forward could, not see the schooner’ ! in the darkness, as she had no light, burning.: .r Those’ of the' schooner assert the. contrary, A Customs inquiry will be field to day. The lona s boafi was-smashed-in. : ; ; ori j

The Glenelg Picked Up.; : •■- The s.s. Glenelg was picked up off the North Cape'ancl towed into Mbngonui whence, after being supplied with pro-, visions and stores, she was escorted by the Argyle. She arrived in the harbor this morning. i Wellington, Monday. The police are raiding the publichouses fojgambling. { j :T 1 Monetary Reprisals-, j ‘" : placard"is posted ’all'iover the city, 1 inciting eppopleoby the -example of the City of Glasgow "Bank, t'o.' demandAgold from, the banks.”"thought to be a Txank pressur.ee j j s K5-f .&:>/; shoo -The Tanpo.m j I . Teiiders ’have ,been. opened, here, for .the raisingof- f the .Taupo. ’ The’ successful tenderers ’are ‘ Messrs!' ; Ware,* ETicol and - Co! at“£5,500. The. steamer is to be raised, and removed, to Auckland, and j placed ; in the Graving Dock—no cure no pay. A Serious affray Occurred ion board the :Lbchy:rEergus;, yesterday.,:;. blows were exchanged .between the cook Banks -and an .apprentice'named Jones. Banks, got’’an ii’dii "bar’with wliicli’f hb threatened 1 Jones, who retreated tb'the forcastle, got a capstan bar, and -.with it .struck'Banks as tlie.latter.was coiriingiip the steps 1 .! : It is; believed Banks’ skull, is fractured: He/is ill the : hospital and;Jones is in custody:, 1 t The.'members . of the Carterton' Brass Band have been fined; ss. each for ob structing'tlie street. I M.MIW.i'.MM.H.i.W. ' The'sheep .districts of Napier, Canter-:.; bury, and Otago, are gazetted! clean, and those of Auckland, New PlynaojlthSl •lihgtdnyNelson, and West-' ’land ;are;;i,declared, , infected. j jThe P ,same. Gazette notifies the appoinfmpiitrdf ;r ,a number of lnspehtbi’s-mider -‘j T%:3heep. Act, TB7B:”se,;u£{ ito , j Shipwreck off Cape Campbell. .*■

~ Blenheim, Mori'dlyi Ai-l: At Buston’s farm, Marlebofough-towii, yesterday, ar number pLbags of barley, contkhling (hjbidred bushels,': were discovered to be on fire. Tlie barley

as was piled up, ancj covered /With-straw. There was no insuyajicq on ;^he?gKiin. * A new bfijveekly newspaper In »the in terests; of the, Opposition, L to be pub lished shortly. * L j Mr. Gharlesfßright is delivering a series ;of freeth ough t]le<jl l ires here. ( Ketch Unity; bound from Lyttelton to Wellington?] {yith a cargo of flour, was .wrecked off Cape Campbell on Thursday night/j-at 8 (o’clock. When making the North Reef a squall came on, blowing strong from the south to west, and the vessel was driven on the sandstone rock, and shortly afterwards struck the main reef. She broke up in twenty minutes later. The men took to the boat and in three they received great attention from the keeper. They came into' Blenheim on foot-last night. - t -Not-hing whatever ..has been saved from ; the .vessel which is part owned by Captain TfiomaSj .'Wellington. "’

Great Fire in GreymoutliTfUnion .and National Banks Destroyed, j f[. ] Greymouth, Monday. A serious fire has occurred here resulting in l the destruction, of the Union-Bank, and the - complete..gut ting ,pf .the National Bank. Other premises have also been burnt.?---:,’"/iq/A nmA. h ■/■■■:*>

Arrival/ of i the Rotorua : at the* -Bluff.

f l . Bleep, Monday. .jj-The Rotorua. has‘/.afriyed . from.. Mel bourne, via Hobart Town. Left Hobson’s Bay at 3 p.m. on the 18th inst., arriving at Hobart Town at nopn on , the ,20th; sailed.the.fiame. day at t p]m. She sailed from the Bluff for Dunedin at 5 p. in. Summary '6f Australian News.

[by telegraph.'] : ’ * The Tararua; arrived! at the .Bluff, brings . Australian! fiews/'from) 15th to 18th March.

Alii 'JTkH ,7/ • Victoria-..; Melbourne, March ; iB. Government are unlikely, to attempt to float-the balance ;of the five million loan owing to Mr -Berry’s guarantee. : " Lynch; ’-the hast been*found guilty of sending threatening/letters to to Mr Monk, who assisted the police in recovering the bodies of the constables murdered by the Kelly gang, and has been remanded lor sentence.

A .painful sensatipn . has Been caused by the detection of M < Crirhmon,J the well-known cricketer, stealing valuables .frorif the : pavilion qof the Cricket Club. He was sentenced to : seven days solitary confinement, and the sentence was" lenieiit'owing‘ to the .social and,professional.ruin involved. An unsuccessfui J on . r ther<fatlii to iupsetja : train. f , v , A cripple named Dawson shot a man ’ iiariied ! Purcelk'- thekheart for speaking- to .Dawson’s, wife. Messenger,"tile Victotian champion sculler, has . been .defeated by Edwards, a Sydney youth, at the Melbourne re 'gatta.' - i;: bo-ifiaoxo sjrt&Jiul'

The Blind Asylum agree _to take charge of the boy whom the' J New Zea land Government requested them to admit- JIOJ; r/s’ZuiDA New South Wales.

1 GkU. Sydney,. March, 17. The Lambton Colliery Company have 'resolved-to close-the mine.: (rather than accept the vend scheme. The Government place on the ; (estimates? to r.endowy suburban and provincial municipalities at the rate of pound for pound on amounts collected. Queensland. Brisbane, March 17. New Guinea news states that the have poisoned,;s.bc_-;native missionary teachers by plapjing a upas ’ tree -in - the drinking whtfel! ;'(RftkelY i ‘ouH-/of the twenty ,te? chers landed by, the John Williams, „ are already 'dead frorti'poison : and fever. J-.dk.C&. d {?% A* I.J. 1I sad accounts of the distfeskih ; fhosb provinces. Business'iskt a (and misery pre vails every where. Many people who have hithArtobeen’iiicomfdrtkbie.bifcurnstances hbw'eithef 'live ohlcreditj' > bf .afe f driven to seek public assistance. iJu-nb;

A .CHpKcn Dep.t Baiser.— A “ church debt raiser ” is the-’latest development of (Afnerican'civilisation; ’--The. method seems to be for the “ raiser ’’ id get into some ckurch and" pfeach Jl ah’d a pray straight on :till a large sum is obtained,.Mr. Edward Kimball is the leader' y * ‘ debt ' raisers,!’ and •'the 'other Saturday' he began in a Presbyterian Church-m Bhode Island, and went on till one-o’clock on Sunday mormng.u) He' 1 raised 10,000 dols. towards fthe clearing off of the r dp.bt, and we hope was well paid'for'his professional services. iThe liguidatojs T/ o.f ~the ,Cit/'6f Glasgow Bank might conm arrangement with .- Kimbajlj who would doubtless, be ready tb'“'raise ’’ the'dfebt''ofdhe! Bank for a A Parisian S lnday ” Morning. I wonder what the. old fogies of a London club would say tp the transformation of their Home into a service of ball, dressing, : andi 1 supper ,f rooms,; !,andwhat eyes they would look op,the irruption of a bevy of young; actre^es i v i <%essed''m the most fantastic attire. jjfckatj cap ’pe by the:boldest;of,artists,' Xhis'H what was to be seen at a Paris club last" night, '"dr, to (speak by .the card, lest equivocation undo 'its, during the early hours o| f this (Sunday) morning for at midnightpnnpf the clubs here opened iji .for .what we call a ‘arecloute; \\t \As Hie ■ iof midnight . struck, J the!members;ofAh&;^committee sta tioned .themselves onthe , staircase : to,, be ip. readiness ,to receive the ladies who, masked,, arid .‘for the "iiiost part in fancy costumes, began” 1 tb'" pour into the on Sunday 'arrornihg before.d:hef;music ceased, and all the intervening glowing horn’s had been 'Swiftly ’chased' ;byt flying I/feet. In the middle of the night the “farandole” was -ilriricedjh'thafuii to sayjrallrthe company ;played. through every room; in) the, :hoySQj,'3PtSfi§ded by the fmusicians,*who, 1 byjth,e) bye,.were dressed ilfka hriandarins/of TJifiPgh? flgareely a com fmendablbi way pLinfjfpdpjpig the Sabbath, I am bound to say that-,tJ}q’[ “ farandole,” which is -almost a national dance in the sbutK’bf Errilicrivihas rarely been executed (AitHuribreMpirifoand) ■ ‘ entrain. ”

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Clothing Establishment. ENCOURAGE NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES:- < TO THE PEOPLE OF THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT. MESSRS. A L LEX ST E I N B EOS. Desire to. inform you that a • ‘ RETAIL BRANCH of the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING '■ FACTORY. IS NOW OPEN IN THE NEW BRICK BUILDING V;V • ASHBURTON, ‘ (Nest Bullock & Co.’s Rooms) To effectually introduce their : Goods’arid drive out the imported article they have decided to sell a SINGLE GARMENT 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 Success which 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 ?IV advantages are, offered, and . your support is solicited on this understanding only. '■R t , WILLIAM SPARROW, ; •ouj.’ii'f'.-.-'-i 'A . : , , - Manager 467 ‘ Ashburton Branch.



Chemists. HERBAL MEDICINES. suffering from liver com-. % plumb, coughs, colds, worms, skin diseases, , are invited to try ,Nature’s .cheap arid universal remedy, dames Neil, importer of Herbs, and Bo tanic medicines, George street, Dunedin, has appointed.. „. ' ; * ; M, CAMBRIDGE, r , ~ .Chemist, Ashbueton, Agent for'his medicines, Comjiositiok 'Powder for colds, Dandelion Coffee find- Dandelion Pills for liver com plaints, Headache Pills, , V_ po.tanic Cough .Syrup y. c .-iWorm Powders , 4 * ‘Stomach Bitters ’ ; ■'' : Blood Purifyer., <&c. Hoots,■ Herbs, Barks, &e. of kind. every 370 CAMBRIDGE’S " ORANGE-QUININE TONIC WINE If- S acknowledged to be the most agreeable X and efficacious Tonic Stomachic yet pro d uced. 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, A ll “BITTERS',” , is' far 'superior to all other preparations. Livaluable to all suffering from loss of .appetite, indigestion, general debility, ner vous affections, tic, ague, and derange ment of the system.' Yviienthe stomach has become enfeebled or disarranged by disease, excess, or irregularities, or the appetite is t impaired by mental or bodily exertion, orijrom any cause whatever., it gives a regularity and tone which is not obtained by any other medicine.* One, two, or three wine-glass inis may be taken 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 1; GuANom- Quinine Wine” scarcely a fiavourlui tlie oil is; tasted, and the wine materially assists the oil in its beneficial operations." Price, 4s. 6d. per wine bottle, arid scut (carriage free) in cases containing one dozen, at 48s. .. Gold retail by all Chemists, and manufactured by J. M. CAMBRIDGE, MEDICAL HALL ASHBURTON. 3GO ‘ s ' Business Notices.' j : FII.HE UNDERSIGNED are prepared to make-LIBERAL GASH ADVANCES on* Grain f for shipment to England or to the Australian Colonies. IJ <i V, - -ft ; . I RIEDLANDER BROTHERS,



Painters, PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANORED 'STREET,, p Ashburton. J. R. CHAM® PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN-WRITER, Etc.,,,, .: ~ TTfl.a much pleasure in stating that, owing to the large increase of Business, he is now Importing from the Manufacturers— PAPERHANGINGS, WHITE LEAD, = ° LINSEED OIL, *' Z A I , WINDOW GLASS, | ' ' BRUSH WARE, And all the necessaries of the Trade, and is therefore in'a position to compete with any house in Canterbury for price and quality. Every description of work-in-the trade executed under personal superin tendence. Competent workmen sent to all parts of the country. ESTIMATES GIVEN. . ....... , 415 IV S. TUCKER, t - »'• ---: -- - l j . ij* j;. >AINTER, T)APER r '■ ■■ 'Y.C: HANGER, AND | . GENERAL HOUSE DECORATOR SIGN AND TICKET- WRITER, Moore Street, near Templar Hall. Estimates given: 244



TEAGUE & SONS, j PAINTERS, GLAZIERS, PAPER HANGERS, AND GENERAL DECORATORS, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON (opposite mail office.) I JBST SIGN WRITERS TO THE TRADE. L.U I c -i ■/[ A 0 fl ;/l ; 2C



Tinsmiths, &c. 1 LICENSED. GASFITTER. I J. C. DOLMAN, :. J (LUMBER, LOCKSMITH, BELL ' 1 •' HANGER, . ZINC,: and TINPLATE; WORKER, 7 Tancred Street, A S H\ B u”,R T O Nj i (i' ’ Artesian Wells sunk and; Pumps fitted and repaired. O.G. Guttering fixed at current rates. Electric Bells supplied and fitteb- I N. E. —Orders punctually attended to. ' i '' . r PUBLIC NOTICE, j : i / T'/JO S,E P H.r HYD E,| TWA T PRACTICAL COPPERSMITH; AND BRAZIER, TIN, IRON, AND ZINC PLATE WORKER, j Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has com menced business-''iri *TANCRED STREET, where he hopes by. strict .attention to,-business, combined with moderate charges, to merit a. fair share of public patronage., j N.B.—Repairs neatly executed. Bottlers. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. In connection with the A§ HB URTON BIEWE RY, WOOD' and CO i Have on hand a Largi L cck of ALE and STOUT, in Bulk and Bottle. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. ; ■V : MOUNT'SOMERS ROAD, ' ! J!I!i •i ; i ! • ■v- ■;Ashburton, •, ... j .-n\s ( QUI NTON;B Ri OS. , BEG to. inform the inhabitants of Ash burton and surrounding districts that .liey have Vi 77;; j 7 COMMENCED BUSINESS in the above place, and trust by attention to business, to merit a share of patronage. ,7 ' / j.T 1 7/ r 7 I Bottlers oe the Best Brands of Ale 1 and ; Stout. >. ! 9



''l7' Business Notices. HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, AST STREET, i: ASH BURTON. T; *T Z'Ak j 3 ■AvLPHEES .HAYES wishes to inform, ./A his ciistomers ail'd tile public gene rally that he has RE-OPENED the above yards'with a fresh supply of first-class':.:.-. j SAWN TIMBER, all sizes ; , v . '; I sSAWN STAKESPICKETS BLACK PINE & MIXED FIREWOOD. Also, that, having the Waimate Mills now, in full, orders for -Totara and Black Pine for bridge and othbr purposes can be supplied of any dimensions. 453 W. H. COLLINS, Manager.



'■ ''' W(1 VJ Special Notice. : ca liferprepared to make ; „ f , ,■ iOu; r )'d YA(.f on ; A GRAIN; OR, OTHER PRODUCE Placed in their hands for sale in.sthe Home Markets. . , : . . : WHEAT. •/: .WHEAT,WHEAT. THE Undersigned require aj few thou sand Sacks of Very;Prime .Wheat for Immediate Shipment, and are prepared to Pay the Very Highest Price, for same. Apply at once’'to'“‘ j “r“*~"* • oPIROYSE*-STEAD, & I CO., 541 .i-r. Ashburton. , ~ WHEAT. TO LONDON. / t'' t%\' ’ { ~ * ***'- % p | tn\ THE Undersigned i are making Liberal .Cash'Advances on Wheat placed iiPtlieir hands fbr« Shipment to England, free of Commission, • or Ex- J i jEreight, 80s. per ton, in FIRST CLASS IRON SHIPS. . r>c J 534 i ROYSE, STEAL, f &j; CO., £ l r , r , Per’J. E. . Heaver. UST ARRIVED, ' Albums, Desks, Workboxes, &c. H; M. JONES ; Stationer,' Baaing; Square. 473 a ; T> IDLES, .Prayers, and .Church Services, [) rHymnals for various churches.—H.y M. JONES,’ Stationer, Baring Square. r--' »• >' I 473 b SEWING: Machines and Other Requi sites. ! . H. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. 473 e