SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVED. p) Nov. 20 Elmiranda, barque j i fl’Qlii' New York. , If'-;] -Jf t Nov. oft—Maty Ann ‘ Anmson,' barque, from Newcastle. :< v -.V , Nov. ;50—Claud Hamilton, from-Mel bourne via Hobartown and the South. Dec. I—Penguin, from Auckland, via East Coast and Wellington. SAILED. Nov. 29—Richard and Mary, schooner, for Oiiniaru.- : s ; •• • - • : - - Nov 29—Bona, schooner, for Auckland. Nov. 29—Wanakaj for Wellington, and Nortll. X , ,■•: „ -...- ' Nov. 29 —Rotoniahana, for Dunedin. Nor. 30—Endeavourer, brigantine, for Oamaru. ' V Dec. I—Glaudv Hamilton, .. for Mel bour, via • Newcastle, West Coast, and Wellington. .x.xv.:,'r.'X -■

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the "Evening Echo"). TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1879.

A very interesting competition has just taken place and been decided in Rangiora. It was for the best kept and best cultivated cottage garden 'and the prizes were offered by the Hon. H. B. Gresson at the Rangiora Horticultural Society. The tone of the Christchurch papers, in speaking of the gardens entered for com petition, is very complimentary; and though. Rangiora’s history is a good deal more “ancient” than that of Ashburton, and her cottage gardens have had a longer time to develop into the ‘‘things of beauty” and the “joys for ever” that Tower gardens are, our township is not fey any means to be set down as a town ship with no taste for the beauties of Flora. But we would like to see more at tention still paid to the many little gar dens within the borough boundaries. We know there are many hard working men in the place who bestow both time and labor in their spare moments to their flower and vegetable beds ; and all that ia wanted is some healthy emulation to be started, to show a marked difference by next summer on the appearance of our cottage plots. It is perhaps too early in the day to talk of a Horticultural Society that could hold a creditable Shownexfcyear ; but itisnot too early to speak of the formation of such a Society, with a view' to future displays, as a resuit of the impetus to garden cultiva tion the institution of such society would be sure to give. At present there are many cottages standing in tlie midst of a wilderness of tussock, or having for sur roundings the bare remnants of what was the productive garden of some previous occupant, who had a higher or more thrifty taste that his. suc cessor. It wants but some stimulant tto action to set such occupiers agoinv And if some energetic men were to set about the formation of a Horticultural Society—no matter how humble its first pretensions —we may possibly find latent, gardening talent suddeidy developing with a most happy effect upon the appearance of the town. It is one of the character istics of John Bull that he doesn’t like to lie out-done, and when Jones, Smith’s neighbor, gets a-digging, and finally lias a blooming garden worth looking at, Smith doesn’t say very much, but by-and-bye you see his sleeves up, and a new spade flourished about. Some Ashburtonians complain that there i 3 not very much to interest or amuse in our rising township ; but it is amazing how much to interest -there may be found in the turning over tthe proper way of “ only a clod. ”

Licensing Court. —The sitting of the Licensing Bench was adjourned to-day till Tuesday next, for want of a quorum. The Borough Council. —The reaction that inevitably follows a great excitement, appeared to have set in last night at the Council Chambers. It was considerably after time ere Mr. George Robinson was run in to make a quorum, so that business could proceed, which it did then rapidly, without a solitary joke or peppery sentence. Two Councillors were absent, attending elsewhere to social duties more attractive than “footpaths,” “scavenger” “ lamp -1 posts,” &c., while three others were out lof town. We missed the silent wisdom | of Mr. Orr ; the sound, but not sounding | sense of Mr. Williamson ; the empathtio I speeches of Mr. St. Hill; the dignified » phrases of Mr. Saunders ; and the cheery D but common sense remarks of Mr. Camp ■ bell. But if the Borough craft was sliort ;< handed they got the vessel to work, and ; did their evening’s business with quick | despatch.

Winslow Sports. —ln our Saturday’s issue we reported that the amount of prizes to be given for horse racing at these sports had been fixed. This was an error on the part of our reporter, but we are in formed that the prizes will at least be equal in yalue to those of last year. I.O.G.T.—The weekly meeting of the Dawn of reace Lodge was held last night.. The'lodge opened in the usual form,' 1 and one candidate for membership was pro posed. A discussion took place upon a notice of motion, brought forward by Bro. Poyntz, re admittance of new mem bers on night of their proposition. It waa resolved to adhere strictly to the Grand Lodge bye-laws. The lodge decided that in future harmony would be commenced at 9 p.m., business to close punctually at 9.30. Several songs and recitations were given by the members, and, after the Grand Lodge degree certificates had been applied for by four members, the lodge closed.

Masonic Hall. —The contract for the new Masonic Hall has been let—Mr. George Parkin being the successful ten derer. The site is the section at the corner of William and Tailored streets, and the ground will be broken to-day to start operations.

Consecration. The consecration of All Saints’ Church, Sherwood, will take place on Wednesday next, 3rd inst. There will be Choral Service, with celebration of Holy Communion, at 11 a.m. punc tually. A special train will leaye Rakaia immediately after the departure of the express for the south. Refreshments will be provided at 1 p.m.

Njgwland’s Tea Meeting. —This meet ing, which -was held last night, was a great success, about 150 being present, the visitors arriving from all parts of the district. The whole thing passed off re markably -well, and we have to hold over our special correspondent’s report till next issue.

Broken Legs. —Yesterday, in Christ church, no less than three persons suffered broken limbs from falls—a gentleman in the muff" cricket match ; a collector of bottles, who came to grief at the railway station ; and a butcher named Frank Croft, who also had a fall. Masonic Ceremony. —On the 30th inst. the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new Masonic Hall will be performed by the Masonic bodies in town. The installation of the officers of tire Somerset Lodge will take place the same evening, and a banquet will be held later on. It is intended to ask the Mayor to proclaim the day a half holiday.

Cure for “ Drunk.” In the town of Paterson, New Jersey, every vagabond, loafer or drunkard, as often as he gets into the clutches of the law, is vaccinated, no matter how often he comes. The cure is said to be complete. Teetotal pledges, imprisonment, lashing even, is as naught when vaccination is introduced. Moral for New Zealand vaccinate your drunkards. But we kuow a little town in Canterbury that would soon want a relay of lymph. Mr. Moody, who is at his summer home at Northfiqld, Massachusetts, is •xpected to labor next autumn in Cleve land, and later in the season at Louis. Mr. Moody is described as looking bronzed and strong from his out-door vacation work on his farm at Northfield. He is especially fond of raising poultry, and is said to be studying illustrations for sermons from the fowls. His dining-room is so constructed as to be available for a religious meeting once a week, and he teaches a Bible-class of young men. He also preaches occasionally in small churches in the neighboring country. Railway Traffic. —As a proof of the growth of traffic on the main trunk line on the Middle Island, we quote the following from a recent issue of the Dunedin “Herald”:—“Eight hundred waggons were employed on the Otago section of the Middle Island railways last week. This is more than double the num ber of waggons used during the busy season last year, and as the railway work shops of Otago and Canterbury are fully employed, the department will, no doubt, be able to meet the increasing de maud of carriage of produce.” 111-Timed Jesting. —The “Wanganui Chronicle ” hits straight out from the shoulder. This is how it does off the Go vernment organ in Wellington : —The “New Zealander” of the 17th instant published three columns and a half of blackguardly trash, purporting to be a copy of the Financial Statement to be de livered on the evening of that day. The production is without wit, humor, or merit of any sort, and its publication serves only to show the depths of degradation to which this radical rag has descended.

Fortunes fbom Silver. —Tremendous fortunes are being made in the Colorado silver mines, .according to the San Fran cisco papers. A common grocer, who 18 months ago was bowing a customer who honoured him with an order for a pound of soap, is now worth 5,000,0C0d015. A cashier, who less than a year ago was starving on a small salary is now worth 60,000 dols.

The Freaks of Fortune. —As showing the turns of fortune which befall men in the colonies, it may be mentioned that an Oxford M.A. is teaching at a school at a salary of barely £IOO a year. Land Tax.—The following is Major Atkinson’s Land Tax Bill—Nothwith standing anything in ‘ The Land Tax Act, 1878,’ the land tax in and for the year commencing on the first day of January, 1879, shall be deemed to have been payable in one payment on October Ist, 1879, and payment thereof may be enforced accordingly. All proceedings taken and acts done under the said Act, for the purpose of collecting or otherwise obtaining payment of the said tax on the day aforesaid, and all other acts, matters, and things done in connection tnerewith, or in relation thereto, shall be deemed to have been and to be good and valid in law to all intents and purposes whatever, and to have been taken and done in strict accordance with the provisions of tho said Act.”

A Temperance Warrior. —Mr John B. Gough now in his sixty second year, has travelled about four hundred and (twenty thousand miles, and delivered almost eight thousand lectures within the last thirty-seven years. He has not been in bed a whole day from sickness since 1846.

A Big Globe.—A New York artificer, Grube, has constructed what purports to be the largest globe of the earth now in existence, showing all the prominent fea tures of its surface. Its diameter is four feet and one inch, the scale being one to 10,000,000. The globe is made of wood ; the relief is formed by wax. . New Fibre. —During the recent scarcity the people of Kunjpura, in the Punjaub, wore driven to obtain a livlihood by tho preparation of fibre from tlie prickly pear. The fibres are of a yellowish white color, as ccarse as horse hair. The material is very strong, and makes excellent ropes and matting. A New Cure fob Rheumatism. —Dr. W. S. Drake reports, in the St. Louis “Medical and Surgical Journal,” that he had an ‘ ‘ inveterate case of chronic rheumatism cured by the patient bathing in an infusion of horse chestnut.” This is certainly an improvement on the practice of carrying a horse chesnut in one’s pocket as a charm for the same complaint. Flour Experiment. —A French chem ist last year exposed a quantity of flour to a hydraulic pressure of 300 tons, which reduced it to one fourth of it original hulk without impairing the quality. After the lapse of a year the unpressed flour has become spoiled, while the pressed remained sweet, and was excellent when baked.

Reading and Oratory. —The extraor dinary eloquence of one of the greatest orators in England (says Dean Stanley), Mr John Bright, was entirely formed by his reading good books. These have made that style by which he captivates the hearts and wins the attention at once the most uncultivated.

Progress. —At the present day a child directs the motion of 6000 spindles, and makes from a pound of cotton a thread one thousand miles long, and does over six thousand times the product of the best spinster of a hundred years ago. The Hyphen. —ln a primary school, not very long ago the teacher under took to convey to her pupils an idea of the hyphen. She wrote on the black board “ Bird’s-nest, and pointing to the hyphen, asked the school, “ What is that for ?” After a short pause, a young son of the Emerald Isle piped out, “ Plaze, ma’am, for the burd to roosht on.”

Correspondent : “ Will the editor please inform me where my family can go on Sundays and be cool and comfortable, without danger of being crowded? An swer by the Rochester “ Democrat.” Go to church. An Early Note-Taker. —Examiner : “ And who reigned after Saul ?” An swer : “David.” Examiner: “And who came after David ?” Answer : “Solomon.” Examiner: “And who came after Solomon ?” Sharp little girl : “ Oh, please, sir the Queen of Sheba !”

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS,

(Age Special .) London, Nov. 30.

The Home Rule demonstration in Hyde Park was attended by 100,000 people Mr O’Connor Power presided.

AUSTRALIAN

[Special to Association .] Melbourne, Dec. 2. The Melbourne University seeks power to confer degrees in engineering.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Nov. 28.

On Friday the child of the lighthouse keeper at Tirite took dangerously ill. A flag of distress was flying but never noticed till the Hero passed yesterday. The corpse had been kept since Saturday night. The Customs launch immediately left Port, and brought the body and parents to Auckland. Strong comments are made in the pvess on the subject. The survey is reported to be stopped by Government, and J. M. Creigh and a large staff are ordered to leave. A Maoii dropped down dead at Tokatea, Coromandel. A verdict of death from natural causes was returned. Wellington, Dec. 2. Arrived—Wakatipu, from Sydney. Inm&carcill, Dec. 2.

The expected total receipts of the bazaar in aid of the Hospital and Benevo lent Asylum will reach £BOO. At the annual meeting of the Reform Association last night, a notice of motio.r was given regarding the desirability of a conference of delegates at Wellington to establ'sh a Reform Association on a com mon platform.

BRITISH & FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

{Reuter's Telegrams.) London, Nov. 29. Three per cent, consols 98£ ; five per cent. New Zealand 10-40 loan, 103. Adelaide wheat per 4.961 b, ex ware house, 595. 6d. ; Adelaide flour per 2801 b ex warehouse, 425. Hennessy’s brandy, 11s. At the wool sales to-day, 9800 bales were catalogued. The tone of the market is firm, with active demand. Constantinople, Nov. 28.

The Arnauts, inhabiting the frontier of Albania, have revolted and slain Ahmed Mukhtar Pasha.

Nov. 30. The murder of Mukhtar Pasha in denied.

{Argus Special.) London Not. 28.

The King of Denmark is arranging with the Duke of Cumberland to renounce his claims upon the kingdom of Hanover and accept the succession to Brunswick. A Vienna telegram states that Russia has resolved to secure Merv next spring, by forcing a passage if necessary through Persian territory. The coolness which lias arisen between Russia and Persia is owing to the intervention of England at Herat.

■ ; >vK* • • ’ (Reuter's) , London, Nov. 28. \ Best Australian beef tallow, 37s 6d-; best Australian mutton tallow, 395. At the wool sales to-day, 6936 bales were catalogued. • <: Dublin, Nov. 30. : Keiller has been committed for trial. Bail refused. 1../- , 1 .. ,

Edinburgh, Nov.' 30

The IT on. W. E. Gladstono at a meeting denounced the Tory finance as reckless and dishonest, and insisted on the auto nomy and emancipation of the Balkans. He warned Europe against allowing Austria to extend her influence where the supremacy of Turkey should be main tained.

Madrid, Nov. 30.

King Alphonso’s marriage with Arch duchess Christina was celebrated to-day.

{A°e Special.)

London, Nov. .29.

Government has been warned of a con spiracy to seize the Cork powder magazine. The guard has been doubled, and the garrison of Cork reinforced. The Board of Public Works invite Irish municipalities to suggest means of reliev ing local distress. Mr. Gladstone intends addressng the electors of North Devon. Dissatisfaction with Government’s ex travagance is increasing.

(Argus Special. ) London, Nov. 29.

The wool market is firm, and prices hardening. Foreigners are more active. Cross breeds 3d to 4d advance. Scoured Merino, 2d ; greasy, barely a penny.

AUSTRALIAN.

( Special.) Sydney, Dec. 1,

Captain Holt died this morning.

The Roman Cat Holies are holding meet ings throughout the country to protest against the Education Bill.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

LAST NIGHT’S TELEGRAMS.

AuokXoNd, Dec. 1

Fiji advices by the Hero state that the Rev. Geo. Brown, the New Guinea mis sionary, is to be tried at Fiji, at the in stance of Chief Justice Gorrie, Commis sioner for Polynesia, on a charge of man slaughter in connection with the New Guinea affair. Sir Arthur Gordon dis approves of the prosecution. In the run from Auckland tq Tapeka Point, 120 miles, the Hawea beat the Rotorua by two minutes. In smooth water the Hawea went ahead, bul in a lumpy sea the Rotorua proved her self the better boat.

The farmers have suffered heavily in their hay making through the weather. The City Council lately opened the orna mental enclosures of the citj l - to the public use, but they will be compelled to close them again owing to the malicious destruc tion of the trees and shrubs. Mr. J. S. Macfarlane left for Gisborne to-day to proceed with the case brought against Mr. W. L. Rees. The action is damages, which as set forth in the pleading, have been sustained in the estate of the late Captain Reid, through slanders committed by Mr. Rees regarding the title to lands in Poverty Bay district, in the estate of which Mr M'Farlane is trustee.

At a meeting of the Acclimatisation So ciety, it was reported that of 3000 trout sent to Pokeno, half the number 3iad died killed by shaking of the case in which they were transported. Grahamstoivn, Dec. 1.

The final retorting for the Alburnia mine took place to-day for return of 133 ounces gold, making total yield of 3101 ounces for the month. Shares—Buyers, 70s ; sellers, 72s 6d.

The gold returns for the month are 5943 ounces.

There was another squabble at Hikutai on Saturday, between Alley’s survey party and some natives. The former resisted the interference, and finished the survey in spite of the opposition. Wellington, Dec. 1.

At a recent parade one of the Lieuten ants of the Naval Brigade conducted him self in such a manner that his superior officer reported him, and it has been deemed necessary to hold a Court martial, which takes place to-morrow. Mr Edgecombe, formerly of the “ Bay of Plenty Times,” has purchased the “ Waikato Times ” from Mr. Whitaker, junr. Arrived—Annie Meluish, barque, from Newcastle. During her passage she encountered- a heavy gale which carried away a portion of her bulwarks and did other damage on deck. Nelson, Dec. 1

The funeral of the late Dr. Benwick, M.L.C., who died on Saturday, aged Gi, takes place to-morrow. Christchurch, Dec. 1.

In a muff cricket match to-day, between the City Council and Muff Club, Mr. W. H. Smith, of the “ Press ” office, came into collision with another player and broke his leg. Last year a similar accident happened to a player in one of these matches, while jumping over a fence after the ball.

At the B.M. CouH to-day, George Green, executor in an estate, was called upon to answer a charge of failing to send in returns to the Deputy-Commissioner of Stamps, as provided in the 108th section of the Stamp Act. Defendant did not appear, and a penalty of £lO was imposed. Other cases were set down for hearing but were adjourned. The R.M. pointed out that a fine of £SOO could be imposed for a breach of the Act in this respect. In future cases of the kind the full penalty would be pressed for. The secretary of the Chess Club —Albert I inkstone—who has hitherto held a re spectable position, was charged, under the Offences Against the Person Act, upon three charges of agjjravated assaults upon females. He pleaded guilty, expressed contrition, and threw himself upon the mercy of the Bench. The B.M. said there was only one reason that lie could see why the matter should have been dealt with in a superior Court : that was that a more appropriate punish ment might be inflicted by his Honor dealing with it and the feelings of delicate young girls would be saved. He would send accused to gaol for the longest term allowed—viz., G months on each charge, to run consecutively. At the end of the time, he would have to enter into his own recognisance of £SO, and find a

surety of £SO for his good behavior, or again to go to gaol for six months. These cases are becoming quite startling ; Pink stone’s is the fifth or sixth within a month —the defendants in several, as in this, being men of presumably good characters .and.•the la3t to be suspected of such crimes. • The cable at the Heads was successfully, laid by Dr. Lemon on Saturday, and tele phonic communication between the Heads and the port will be established in about two weeks.

Invercargill, Dee. 1

Donald M‘Kay was arrested to-day on a charge of arson. It will be remembered that some time since, he, along with two other men, were charged with firing the old Police Barracks at Mataura, owned by Mr. M‘Kay. Whitton and Cameron were committed for trial, and M‘Kay was dis charged, the evidence not being sufficient to jusfci y his committal. Since then the police have got hold of further evidence, and have re-arrested M‘Kay, who was brought to town this morning and lodged in goal. The charge against him will be heard on Thursday, The potato orop , has suffered con siderably.

BUSHRANGING IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

(I\ER s.s. TARARUA AT THE BLUFF.) The liveliest s itisfaction is experienced at the complete break up of Moonlight’s formidable gang. It has been proved that Moonlight organised the gang while travelling in Victoria under the pretence of delivering lectures exposing the penal system of Pentridge. Nesbitt, his most trusted comrade, was an old Pentridge as sociate, who acted as his secretary. About four weeks ago the gang of five crossed the Murray into Riverina where another joined. The boatman seeing them armed with revolvers suspected their character, but feared to warn the police. The deperadoes lived on station hospitality for several weeks, and at length resolved to stick up Wontabadgery station to provide arms to enable them to descend upon the Gundagai or Wagga banks. They held possession till Monday forenoon, when; after repulsing the four Wagga police, the gang left fully equipped with horses, firearms, and provisions. Thirty-five prisoners were detained at the station, including the proprietor. Moon light protected the women from insult, but behaved with savage brutality to seve ral pei'sons, especially Baynes, the over seer. He was on the point of hanging the latter when the cries of the women made him defer his intentions. The Wagga police, reinforced from Gundagai, over took the gang while camping at M‘Glede’s hut. A sharp encounter took place, many shots being fired. The youngest member of the gang, named Wermick, a lad aged fifteen, and the son of a Mel bourne publican, was shot. Nesbitt next fell, shot through the temple, whereupon Moonlight surrendered, but just before doing so he deliberately fired at Con stable Bowen. The bullet lodged in his spine, and the poor fellow, after lingering several days, died, leaving a wife aud child. Moonlight threw himself on the hotly of Nesbitt, weeping bitterly, saying, “ You have shot my only friend. He died trying to save my life.” William Bennett, and two other bushrangers were wounded, one being shot in the arm. Moonlight, who fought desperately, ex posing himself freely, was unhurt. Rogan, the sixth man, managed to conceal him self amongst the bedding, where he re mained a whole day, until Mrs. M'Glede discovered him. The surviving members of the gang were committed for trial at Sydney on several charges. In the Police Court Moonlight was audaciously impudent. He professed his willingness to hang, if only his comrades were spared. A subscription is being raised to reward the constables. It is satisfactory to find that there is no public sympathy with the murderers. Several parties of volunteers joined the pursuit. The gang captured one party, and jocosely tried them by court martial, the verdict being one of acquittal. Moonlight bade them beg pardon on their knees, and then kicked them. He shot a fine thoroughbred colt because it would not stand steady, and also compelled Mr. Beveridge, a squatter, to kill his horses to prevent pur suit. The gang captured one constable, but during the fight he escaped, and joined in the encounter and killed one ruffian. The jury returned a verdict that the gang killed Bowen, • but that there was no evidence as to who fired the shot.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday, December 2.

(Before Mr. F. Guinness,.B.M.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. George Tregessar admitted having been drunk, and it being his first offence he was discharged with a caution. ■" CIVIL CASES. Sfcruthers v. Campbell, Friedlander, and Wilkie. Claim £IOO damages, in con nection with the sale of privileges at the late races. Plaintiff applied for an ad journment till Tuesday next' -which was granted.

The Wellington Tragedy. - The Wellington papers state that the jury who sat on the Miller inpuest had a very .un pleasant task i i viewing the bodies, which were in exactly the same position as. they were discovered. .No reason whatever is assigned to this disgusting exhibition, which could certainty serve no -good purpose. One newspaper seems to think that New Zealand law forbade the removal of the bodies until they had been viewed by the Coroner’s jury, but this is altoge tln r a mistake, and the late proceeding at Wellington was neither required by law nor sanctioned by practice.

Holloway's Pills. —Pure Blood.—As the vital lluid, when in a healthy state, sustaint and renovates every part of the living system, so, when it becomes impoverished or impure it exerts a precisely contrary effect. It is abundantly manifest that any medicine which docs not reach the circulation can never exter minate the disease ; but any preparation capa ble of exercising a salutary influence over the blood, must with it be carried to every living fibre of the frame. The lungs, heart, livet, kidneys, and skin, all receive benefits from its more wholesome condition. Holloway’s puri fying. Pills operate directly, powerfully, and beneficially, upon the whole mass of blood, whether venous or arterial. They strengthen the stomach, excite the liver and kidneys, expel disease, and prolong existence. —Advt.

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Monday,* : Dec. I.' The House met at 7;. 30 |>. m. ! : '• ; NATIVE INDUSTRY. Mr. Dick presented a. petition signed by 4,400 residents of Dunedin and suburbs relative to> the encouragement of local manufactures,' etc'., 'which was read and referred to the Tariff Committee. V r HAT DOES IT MEAN ? Sir G. Grey presented a petition signed by 490 residents of Canterbury, complain ing of the ci induct of the Hon. John and Messrs." Moorhouse, RollestbnL and - 1 Saunders, relative to the- maladministrar .t? tion of the waste land o'fthat provincial district, and the abuse known as gridironaSi ing. The; ipetitipn was read >in - such fragmentary- manner by the clerk to the '■ Assembly til at its precise contents y could. not possibly be noted. - H CIHilHv In reply t< o Mr. Pyka, , ... , f> Major Afjkinson said the Government would agree to a recommittal of the Estimates fo: r the purpose of -reconsider-GTZ ing the redu< ition of the honorarium.

QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS’ BILL. :v - p,'/' The amehc Iments made by the Legisla tive Council an the Qualification- of' Elec-c /1 tors Bill were i considered and agreed to. . COM MITTEE OF •SUPPLY.:-ivK‘iVf Resolutions ;• from the Committee;. Supply were reported, read, and agreed to. j .»• :• i Fl-rfi'A LU PA y. HAAS The House then went into Committee of Supply, an d the following -votes< were;. passed as printed : a Y . New Zealand 1 Institute ... £SOO Agent-General’s A -3,000 ► Charitable Aidl ... ... ...19,700, Lunatic Asylui ns 18,822 Printing and S tationery ... ... 24,568 Miscellaneous ... ... :.. ... 34,801 . Government I nsurance Account -20,941 Government N ative Reserves Ac-’ r ; >. '• count .. 1,114 r Surplus Land I fund Account a.; ' 14,000 .. Minister of Pu'blic Works ... ... 556,598 • On the Ag ent General’s Department vote, an attemj it was made by Hbhv W. ■ ‘ Gisborne to red uce the amount by £I,OOO. In like manne r Mr." Kelly desired to a reduce the Misc ellaneous services item by by £2,000. A division took "place, on a motion to strike out £5,000 for the erec- ■ - , tion of - Govern ment Insurance offices— • Ayes, 22; Noe. 3, 30-and the item was therefore retain* id. \ •Y> •' THE PUBLI* ; WORKS STATEMENT.

The Minister for Public Works said he hoped to make the Public Works State ment this week t >r early next week. Mr. Lundon sc ggested the House should adjourn. . t ,

Lime as a Manure.

Mr. Thomas 1 Veaver, bailiff, the Isle arm, Bicton, Salo p, writesto the “Shrews bury Chronicle”;: —“In the year 1860 I took the management of. a farm in Worces tershire, which ha d been farmed badly for a number of years. The farm in questions was one-half grass 1 and and one-half arable, which land was in ;a foul, neglected state. The farm was a. M iichaelmas taking, but to get possession of the land to. clean it was arranged to { ake the farm at Lady day, 1860, by taking to all crops growing upon the farm by vi luation. I may say that the crops of ■ wheat, barley, beans, &e. , did not amount to 12 bushel (im- 1

perial measure) to i die acre through the whole crop. One field of wheat, 12 acres, the valuers could not agree upon as to quality, as it was mostly scutch, coltsfoot, i ind rubbish. (This field was upon link rstone rock.) The wheat was harvested. and threshed sepa rately, and the produce of. the whole was 22 bags (imperial.) I had often noticed the good effect of lime upon different soils, and was induced to t ry its effects upon this field. As soon, a s harvest was com 4 pleted 1 ploughed up the field deep and well, and let it lie in the whole furrow until the middle of M; ireh. I then cross ploughed the land ready for a good sum mer’s working in Jum ; ; I carted 42 tons of lime into heaps of thi ree tons, and, after thoroughly cleansing tli e land, spread the slack lime over the fiield; at the end of August I ploughed it into ..the soil about four inches deep ; in October planted two bushels of wheat per acre, and the result at threshing day was just 13 bags of fine wheat per acre. 1 sown d upon the young wheat plant Sutton’s permanent grass seeds, and the field at; the present time is in capital grass. I ..also used lime upon other portions af the farm for barley, swedes, and peaiat the rate of 3 ton to the acre, and. the; quality of com increase and clearness o f the swedes was always to be plainly setyn. About one-

half. of the arable land was resting upon limestone, and the other portion was a red loam. I have used lime upon marl land with equally good results. Upon the farm which I now manage, la st spring, on a very- keen gravel of 23 acr es, after a swede crop was drawn off, I spread nearly 80 ton of lime, slacked, ploughed in for . barley, and afterwards so>wn with clovers for two or more years*. Although the barley was planted rather, late, it was very good, and now there is a: fanions stock of seeds upon the land. I also used, in March . last,upon aportionof afield, of youngclovers, ■ three ton of lime per acre, | spread as a top* dressing, and as far as the' !, lime was put a great difference was visible. I have during the frost drawn 48 > ton of lime for 12 acres of young clovers to spread on as a--, top dressing as soon as the land will carry, . the carts ; and although I shall not be ‘ here to see it, I have no cl oubt as to the -• results, both upon the seeds and the suc seeding wheat crop, and the after crop of roots. My experience-has been that'upon stiff soils lime, if not- a, olirect 1 alters the stiff state of the .sjoil, decomposes - the vegetable matters . remaining in thp soil that future crops caai feed upon; upon sand and keen gravel soils it pre vents it burning up to agr eat extent in hot summer, if regularly applied to the land at intervals of ( about eight years. I also think! *,?■. that limgu applied upon young clovers; in the spring intended for grazing by sheep prevent**- the foot-rot to a great extent, so subject to sheep in Shropshire. As regards the am plication of lime to grass land, linftr' spread upon sound land, a" good . -when in a caustic state, renders the gfaufflii'.' more palatable and finer ; but I hav| generally used lime mixed -up with r.o*d; : scrapings, ditchings, and odd soil, up together for six month or more,, and; then put on the land as soon as tile hay in drawn off, which answers very we}).'' Grass land- that requires draining genqG rally shows by the soft spongy tread, tljp coarse sour herbage, and the dislike of cattle or other stock to eat it down close,

Tuesday, December 2, 1879.)

sHfc ASriBURTOM HERALD



New Advertisements. POST OFFICE NOTICES. UNCLAIMED LETTERS. . The following letteis from- places beyond the colony, .<■ were : received at the Ashburton Post Office during the month of October, and remained :uncifiimed on the Ist Decem ber, 1879 : —, Bennett, Frank ; Bunton,''W. ■' ■■ ' Clucas, E. Hill, Walter (2) Lockey, John- Hampton . M‘ Carthy, Jeremiah; Murray, William Sheppherd, Elizabeth Slush, John : . • Sornssen,. T. Yalpy, John N. • - Williams, John . .... Young, L. P. J, f g 4 O : !* 4 ; \V. St, G. Douglas, . Postmaster. On the first da] each month a list is ex nibited at each P( .V 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 tbe countries where tney origi nated. Unclaimed letters originating in the Colony are not- advertised, but at the end of two months are fqrwarded to the Dead Letter Office, Wellington, there to be opened and re- j turned to the writers'/ ‘ ' I



£1 REWARD. LOST a Black Leather Pocket Book containing £5 in single notes, and other papers, besides name of the under signed. Anyone returning same to office of this uaper, will receive above reward. 762 a : JAMES WILSON. m O W- N HA L L. 1 MONDAY, ..DEC. Bth.. Will be presented the Two-Act OPERA, THE DOCTOR OF ALCANTARA. FULL COMPANY- AND CHORUS. TWENTY-FOUR IN NUMBER. 234—758 a Ashburton Caledonian society. PROGRAMME OF SPORTS, To be held on BOXING DAY, FRIDAY, 26th DECEMBER, 1879. 1. Music—Bagpipes, Pibrochs, 1 prize, Marches, Strathspeys, 1 prize. 2. Quoits —Ist. and 2nd prizes, 3. Men’s Open Handicap Hurdle Race —440 yards, 6 hurdles ; Ist and 2nd prizes. 4. Handicap Hurdle Race—For boys not over. 16 years of age— 44o yards ; Ist and 2nd prizes. 5. Running High Jump—Men and boys, Ist and 2nd prizes. 6. Tossing the Caber —lst and 2nd prizes. 7. Standing High Jump—Men and boys, Ist and 2nd prizes. 8. Handicap Race—loo yards, men, 1 prize. 0. Running High Jump —For boys under 16 years of age, 1 prize. 10. Highland Reel—lst and 2nd prizes. 11. Highland Fling—lst and 2nd prizes. 12. Irish Jig—Men, Ist and 2nd prize. 13. Irish Jig^—Ladies, Ist and 2nd prizes. 14. Sword Dance—lst and 2nd prizes. 15. Grand . Handicap Flat Races— Men, 200 yards, 300 yards, 440 yards, Ist, 2nd, and 3rd prizes. 16. Vaulting with Role —Men, Ist and 2nd prizes. 17. Vaulting with Pole —Boys under 16 years, Ist and 2nd priae*. 18. Flat Race —Men, mile, Ist and 2nd prizes. 19. Walking Match— Men, 2 miles, Ist and 2nd prizes. 50. Putting the Stone—l 6 lbs, Ist and 2nd prizes, - 21. Throwing the Hammer —l 6 lbs, Ist and 2nd prizes. 22. Wrestling —Cumberland Style, 1 prize' ;:CoJlar and Elbow, 1 prize. 23. Flat Race —Men, 1 mile, Ist and 2nd prizes. 24. Three Legged Race—loo yards, 1



prize. 25. Running Hop, Step, and Jump— -Ist. ancl 2nd prizes. 26. Running Long : Jump—-Ist and 2nd prizes. 27. Best Pressed Higillander—l prize. 28. Gymnastics on Horizontal Bar — 1 prize. 29. Old Men’s Race —Over 4Q. years, 100 yards, Ist and 2nd prizes. 30. Handicap Consolation Race — For boys and men, 200 yards, Ist and 2nd prize. ‘ 31. Single-Stick. — 1 prize. The entrance fees and- amount of prizes -will Be advertised- during the month of Pec ember.' ' v -v By order of the Directors, .....J. E. HYDE HARRIS, •o' -!■ . Secretary. Nov. 24 ; 1579/’ "■' ' 239—750 a THE Cheap Advertiser —the- Ashburton. HebA^'D.>)vjth its 20-words tariff. —— ’ “• WVNTEP. KNOWN —That the chean , OAJEiTDSmajr he :had at Jf guardian OFFICE.” ■ . .



New Advertisements. 'ANTED, Work by a Young Man. Will work, for his Keep. Address •E.L. , Post Officej Ashburton. 763 a 'ANTED—A Good Junior CLERK. ’ Salary, £IOO per anftmn. Apply ■by;" letter, iii'. ’ owiy. handwriting, to “ Clerk,” Box 12, Ashburton. \764a T OST, on Saturday, a Scythe Sharpen | j ing STONE. The owner would be glad if the Finder would leave same at the Herald Office. 766 a R. V. In the District Court of Christchurch, Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER OF The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, Amendment Act, 1878, and of the bankruptcy of MATTHEW MORSHEAD, of Ash burton, Groom, a Debtor. Notice is hereby given that Matthew Morshead, of Ashburton, Groom, has this day filed in the above Court a declaration that he is unable to meet his en gagements with his Creditors. The first meeting of Creditors will be held at the District Court, Ashburton, on MONDAY, tlie Bth day of DECEMBER, 1879, at II o'clock in the forenoon. Dated this 2nd day of December, 1579. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk of the Court. E. G. Crisp, Solicitor for the Debtor. 7^7 a WESLEYAN CHURCH. Ci ERVICES in connection with the Second Anniversary of the above Church, will be conducted by the Rev. W. BAUMBER, of Christchurch, 1 On SUNDAY, DEC. 14. Collections in aid of the Building Fund Or*. 'TUESDAY following, a TEA will be held in the Church, after which a Public Meeting will take place, addressed by Ministers "and other friends. Music by the Choir. 755 a A CARD. Mr cattlin, SURGEON DENTIST, [g now at Quill’s Hotel, and will attend jatients until further notice. 671 a \T7ANTED KNOWN, the season for VV transplanting is at hand, and we :an supply, after the Ist December, 20,000 labbage Plants, 20,000 Broccoli Plants, fcc. —Apply at the Seed Depot, East Street. ■ r4sa SEALY BROS.