Blackman, had some dispute at first as io the'time, Layeock wanting to row in five weeks. Blackman wished seven weeks, and at six weeks the tide would not serve. Finally Laycock agreed to seven weeks. Tnckett is on the river daily, taking gentle exercise. He has reduced his weight two stones. The Situation in Xrelend. • The situation in Ireland is causing serious anxiety. The Right Hon. W. E. Forster, replying to a question respecting the despatch of 1,000 marines to Ireland, denied that Government apprehended a rising, and said that the troops were in tended to replace outgoing draughts to India, and would occupy a station in a district where the inhabitants requested protection on account of agrarian out rages. A few days afterwards a shocking outrage occurred at Charlough, Kilkenny, near which place in broad daylight Mr. Boyd, Crown solicitor, and his sons, Evans and Charles Boyd, were attacked by three masked men, armed with rifles and bayonets. Charles Boyd was shot through the lungs, and died shortly after, and Mr. Boyd was severely wounded. The assault was of a most determined and murderous kind. A long struggle took place, and the murderers were only pre vented from finishing their work by the horse in Boyd’s cart being driven into a furious gallop. Other outrages, and many threatening letters are announced. The robbery of arms from the ship Juno, in Cork harbor, was a daring and mysteri ous affair. The Juno was bound from Antwerp to New York, and had on board forty cases of arms. She put in for a short time at Cork, and about one o’clock on Wednesday morning, seven boats, contain ing about 100 men, came alongside the vessel, which was boarded by a number of of the marauders, who immediately battered down the cabin where the men were sleeping soundly. They then pro ceeded to take forty-seven muskets from the cargo, and it is supposed they would have taKen all but for an accident to one of their number, who fell down the hold. Six men were arrested subsequently on suspicion. It is supposed that the party were Fenians, who are again believed to have lately had active midnight meetings. Drilling is reported to be going on in some places. Afghan. Mr. Hugh Childers stated in the House of Commons that considerable changes were contemplated in the Army adminis tration, and that the Indian Government will institute an inquiry into the Candahar disaster. Mr. Childers said that after the Afghan war considerable improvement would be necessary in the organisation of the Indian army. Much difference of opinion exists both in and out of Parliament respecting the Afghan policy of the Government. The Conservatives reproach the Ministry with thinking more of their constituencies than of the welfare of India in ordering the immediate withdrawal of the troops from Cabul. In the Commons Sir W. Palliser said that Government had incurred a tre mendpus responsibility by. -taking away Cabul as the base of operations from General Roberts.

THE STORY-TELLER.

THE DISRUPTION: A TALE OP TRYING TIMES.

CHAPTER XXIV — continued.

‘“ As for that, Robert—” “ Mr. Robert, if ye please, Jimes. Man, it’s strange ye ne’er can mind to gi’e me the mister as well as ony ither stewdent.”

“ I beg your pardon; I shall try to mind hereafter. But as for the motive you speak of, I would be ashamed to allow it to bias me in the least in such a matter, whatever my circumstances might be. At any rate, I do not in tend to continue any longer in Mr. Bacon’s employment, for luckily I shell no longer need.” Robin stared inter rogatively, but before he had time to put any question Mr. Duncanson added, “T will tell you the reason of this when we are more at leisure, but in the meantime you • may rest assured that what I have told you is true.” “ Weel,” said the honest-hearted rustic, “ I’m glad to hear it Mr. Jimes; but if ye be dune wi’ Mr. Bacon, I’m. no just dune wi’ him yet > and rather than see him disappointed, I’ll try to get Jean Broun persuaded to be his companion at the Queen’s Drawing- Room —and fegs Jean can ack the grand lady fifty times better than Saft Susie Simperton. I reckon ye’ll no think there’s ony harm in letting her gang?” _ : “No, if Jean herself or her mistress have no objections; but I daresay, Mr. Robert, your sweetheart has too much sense to play the fool in public with Mr. Bacon.”

- “ Sense ! ay, she has plenty o’ sense ; father muckle for me maybe ; but, man ! she’s desperate fond o’ fun, and I think she wad risk being lauebt at ‘for the sake o’ gettin’ a lauch hersel’. Then the mistress, she’ll be glad to let her, for the sake o’ gettin’ her presents to the Queen sent by a safe haund.” -“ But would Mr. Bacon be pleased with the exchange ? ” “ Pleased ! he would be delightit; for d’ye ken he has ta’en the rue already about Shusie. 'He is deep in luve wi’ her yet (the auld sumph that he is); but he has ta’en a fricht about marrying that makes him half unwilling to risk himsel’ again within sicht 0’ her; and he says he’ll never venture to look at her excep through green specks.” H ere Robin related hurriedly the substance of Mr. Bacon’s Malthusian dreams.

' While this was passing, Mrs. Ren shaw had contrived to induce Stiffriggs to propose that he and Mr. Duncan son should accompany her and Miss Stimperton on a walk through the town to see the illumination, This was immediately agreed to, and as the windows were already lighted up, the little party sallied out at once and mingled with the multitude with which The streets were crowded. After they had visited the most remarkable points

in a scene which was all like enchant" ment to the simple country people’ who were almost blinded by the excess of light and deafened with the con tinual explosion of gunpowder, they they were about to turn up the North Bridge on their return to Nicholson Street, when they got fairly jambed jn the mass of people who stood admir ing the brilliant display in front of the register office, the Theatre, and other buildings in that vicinity. Unable either to proceed or go back, they re mained some minutes almost on the same spot, but swayed to and fro as the pressure became greater on one side or the other. While they stood here, a number of burning squibs were thrown among the crowd, which in creased the confusion. One of them fell on the shoulder of a lady who stood at no great distance from Mr. Duncanson, with her back to him, and seemed to be in company with another lady and two elderly gentlemen. Im mediately her shawl was in a blaze. The student, by a vigorous effort, forced his way to her and succeeded in extinguishing the flames before she was fully aware of her danger, or he had discovered her to be his own Agnes Montgomery. The surprise of both was great j but they had no time for words, for a gang of pickpockets took advantage of the accident to close around them for the purpose of doing a little business. Stiffriggs, however, observed the movement, and struck in with his enormous fists just in time to knock down several of the thieves, and to save old Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Calmsough, for these were the compan ions of Agnes, from being rudely hustled and most probably robbed. Of course, Mr. Duncanson and his stalwart friend could not leave the little party they had so opportunely met, till they saw them fairly out of danger; and accordingly Stiffriggs, with Mrs. Calmsough at one arm and Mrs. Renshaw at the other, the student taking charge of Miss Montgomery and Miss Stimperton, and the two old gentlemen assisting each other as well as they could, urged their way through the living torrent to Pitt Street. Arrived there, the good people of Burncrook could not do less than invite their pro tectors and escort into their lodgings. Mr. Calmsough and the ladies did so ; but Mr. Montgomery, just at this point, was so overcome by a fit of coughing that he could not, or at least did not, join in the polite request. The invita tion was, however, accepted and Mr. Duncanson found himself once more happy in the presence of her from whom, but the night before, he thought himself banished for ever. Agnes was so overcome by her feelings, and so apprehensive of her father’s displeasure, that she could hardly venture to look up or speak ; and there would have been a painful feeling of restraint on the company had it not been carried off by the boisterous frankness of Stiff riggs and Mrs. Renshaw, neither of whom kneAv the circumstances which had disturbed the same scene the pre vious evening, or were of a temper to be much put about though they had. While this unsophisticated couple were keeping up a hillarious feeling by giving blunt and free expression to all that came uppermost in their minds, the company received an accession in the persons of Sir John Baldwin and Mr. Simon M‘Quirkie. Sir John had heard of Mr. Montgomery’s sudden illness, and a brother Moderate as well as a neighbour, had called to see him. Mr. M'Quirkie, who was now almost as constantly with him as his shadow, and studied to comply with every wish the great man chose to express, accom panied him as a matter of course. Simon, however, remembering keenly the ludicrous upshot of his wooing at Burncrook, felt some reluctance to appear again before Miss Montgomery, but he mustered up courage enough to do that, though not enough to face Mrs. Renshaw, whom he little thought of meeting on this occasion. Accordingly he became quite crestfallen when he found what company he was ushered into. His natural assurance (a precious gift of which he had a pretty liberal stock) for the time forsook him, and after making awkward obeisance to all around, he shrunk cowed and abashed into a corner. When the conversation began, as it soon did, to turn on his favourite subject—the Church question —he had not a word to say. There was, however, no lack of argument. Sir John Baldwin rallied his burly tenant on his Non-intrusionism, and Stiffriggs retorted unsparingly on the Laird’s Erastian principles. Mr. Duncanson kept himself, on this occasion, almost as reserved as his chum M‘Quirkie, but for a very different reason. He was apprehensive of irritating old Mr. Mont gomery, and for the sake of Agnes he refrained from joining in the debate. He made several attempts to change the subject blit all in vain. The two laymen had tackled to it with irrepres sible ardour, and turned every other topic, no matter how foreign or unto ward, into the same channel. Even the Queen’s visit was treated as a Church question. Both admitted its bearings on the controversy, and agreed that it was intended to allay the prevailing ferment in matters ecclesiastic; but they differed widely as to its probable effect. Sir John declared his conviction that her Majesty’s presence in the country would have a soothing influence on the public mind, and lead people to forget their ecclesiastical bickerings. “ Trowth, Laird,” said Stiffriggs, “• J see nae muckle appearance o’ that. There’s yoursel and me—ha’e we for gotten our differences the mair o’ this

gallantin’ o’ the Queen amang us, this pluffin’ of poother, this bleezin’ o’ gas, this ringin o’ bell and firing o’ cannon ? I trow no, Sir John ; for beggin’ your pardon, ye’re just as far wrang aboot the Kirk question as e’er I saw ye, and as little like to gi’e up your Eraus tianism as I’m to forget that it’s a heart-deadenin’, soul destroyin’ prin ciple.” “ Pooh ! Ringan,” replied the Baro net, “ this is all fudge and balderdash. It would be far wiser of you to look after tile-draining and guano than to trouble yourself about things altogether out of your line.” ( To be continued—commenced on Yuly 2 6.)

The Unemployed.

Good luck to the hoof and the horn, Good luck to the Hock and the fleece, Good luck to the growers of corn, With the blessings of plenty and peace. Tl'Pl’Eß.

What to do with the unemployed is a serious question nowadays. The country has received a rude awakening from its golden (borrowed) state of pros perity, and whatever we may have thought of Sir Julius Vogel’s statesman ship, it is now sure that his grand policy has, like a cheap mirror, a very reverse side. It is with gratification that we notice the ardour with which our neighbors are taking up the “ local in dustries” subject, and we are hopeful that much eventual good will come from their efforts. This is a very big subject, and capable of extension ad infinitum almost, when we consider our bill of imports, even including grasses for our pastures, after over fifty years of farm ing (?). But more of this another time, as our present intention is to consider the “unemployed” question. This is one of the effects of the Vogelian policy which we must attend to and manfully face, as we deliberately brought it on ourselves by importing these men, and that by a costly process too. Had this unemployed question been the outcome of natural increase, as it is at Home, we could then quite justifiably fall back on political economy and Mr. J. Stuart Mill, or even to his predecessor, Rev. Malthus, and say that we are the victims and effects of causes origin ating with our forefathers, and for which we are not personally respon sible, although to lighten the burdens to the coming generations would still be our duty, by urging our countymen to recollect that it is every man’s duty to see his way clearly before him, ere he brings children into the world, to be able to start them fairly earning their livelihood, and to be dependent on no one, not even the State for their ex istence. For we take it to be nearly as muchamoralcrime to call into being lives that will be sure to suffer poverty and the pangs of hunger, with their attendant miseries, as to sin politically and de stroy superabundant infant life. We have not, however, arrived at such a pass as to require to grapple with this most painful subject yet. The un employed are men we paid to come amongst us, and it is our duty to give them an opportunity of earning a sub sistence. And how are we to do it re muneratively is the problem? ' r he long talked of water supply for our thirsty plains seems to-us the first work the County should take in hand. Our farmers’ wells are costly to commence with, are a continual expense, are not a tithe plentiful enough, and cannot be then looked upon as anything like ade quate to the wants of the land, to say nothing of the probability of having to go over the work again within ten years. See what irrigation lias done for China, and quite lately for Utah — transformed the latter from a howling wilderness to (as many amongst us have seen), a splendid farming country. We have the Bill passed to empower this splendid enterprise to be done. Let us be earnest in the matter, be up and doing, and back up our energetic representative, and by so doing, give justice to the unemployed, and and lay the foundation of our farming prosperity. We munificently bulid for and support the ministers of the Almighty. Let us also remember that the age of miracles is past, and that if we want water for our stock, water to make our land more fertile, water to make our plantations flourish—which latter will react and induce rain—we must be in earnest, and learn from the ancient zEsop, “to put our shoulder to the wheel.”

THE ASHBURTON HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1880.



The Stampede from Wellington.— A return has been prepared for the Go vernment of the passengers outward per Hero, and it turns out that out of the total number, 159, all told, ineluding those in the saloon, only nine were Go vernment assisted immigrants. Of the re mainder, the majority came originally from Victoria or New South Wales, and the rest paid their own passages from Great Britain to New Zealand. These tables were prepared in consequence of the fuss made about the departure of working men, who were alleged to be mostly Government assisted immigrants. This is now disproved. Holloway's Pills.—-These Pills are more efficacious in strengthening a debilitated con stitution than any other medicine in the world. Persons of a nervous habit of body, and all who are suffering from weak digestive organs, or whose health has become deranged by bilious affection, disordered stomach, or liver complaints, should lose no time in giving these admirable Pills a fair trial. Coughs, colds, asthma, or shortness of breath are also within the range of the sanative powers of this very remarkable medicine. The cures effected by these Pills are not superficial or temporary, blit complete any permanent. They are as mild as they are efficacious, and may be given with confidence to. delicate females and young chil dren, Tfieir action on the liver, stomach, and bowels is immediate, beneficial, and lasting, restoring order and health in every case. — AJJVT;



Business Notices. LATEST STYLES FROM LONDON & PARIS. 4 Craighead & Co., Merchant Tailors, TANORED STREET, (Next Orr & Co.) PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. 9S2a-445c* BOOTS! BOOTS! BOOTS ? To Meet tlie Times. C HAWKINS, the Cheap Boot and , Shoemaker, TIN WALD (opposite the Post Office), has determined to CLEAR OUT his large and well-selected Stock at sweeping prices. Only one trial will convince the public of the genuine cheapness of his Stock. His own make equally reduced. Come and see for your selves. Note the address— C. HAWKINS, PRACTICAL BOOT & SHOEMAKER Opposite the Post Office, Tinwald. Note—No connection with any other shop. 815 c CHANGE OF PROPRIETARY. mHE UNDERSIGNED has much pleasure in announcing to the in habitants of Ashburton and district that he has TAKEN OYER the BUSINESS of Mr. J. S. SAYAGE, East street, Ash burton, and respectfully solicits a con tinuance of the patronage so liberally bestowed on his predecessor, trusting by keeping a choice assortment of all classes of FRUIT, CONFECTIONERY, &c., to merit a fair share of the public support. T. BENNETTO, FRUITERER AND CONFECTIONER, East street, Ashburton. Bl4c Removal. CABINETMAKING & UPHOLSTERING ESTABLISHMENT, REMOVED TO BURNETT STREET, Opposite the Mail Office. Cheapest House in Town for New and Secondhand Furniture. JOHN MEECH, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER PAPERHANGER, &c. Drawers from 30s. and upwards, Dressing tables and Washstands 10s. and upwards. ALL KINDS or REPAIRS. Furniture Renovated and Repolislied, or Exchanged. GOOD PRICE GIVEN FOR SECONDHAND FURNITURE. 248 c



Removal G. J. F. LUBLOW, PRACTICAL TAILORING AND OUTFITTING ESTABLISHMENT, REMOVED TO PROSPECT BUILDINGS, EAST STREET. DON’T PASS THIS BY !! STOP before you give your next order for a Suit of Clothes. IF you want Style, Fit, and Quality, try the Undersigned. READ the following, then call and in spect the Goods. I YARDS READY) 1000 TO 1000 ( CUT. ) JUST ARRIVED—The best Stock of Winter Cloths to be got for money QjUPERIOR in quality to anything ever yet shown in Ashburton. 80 SAMPLES TO SELECT FROM 80 Comprising the following : German Cloths, plain and fancy, the most fashionable Beaver Cloths, suitable for Winter Scotch Tweeds, assorted Mosgiel ~ ~ Kaiapoi ~ ~ West of England Cloths Bedford Cords Irish Frieze, &Ct, tfec., THIS IS THE MAN FOR MY MONEY. \ GO TO u» o Prospect Buildings, East Street. CALL and inspect this Splendid Assort ment before you order. MOTTO: Small Profits and Quick Returns. Terms—Cash. s TYLE and Finish second to none. 700 JUST ARRIVED— YARDS of the BEST IV A A SUMMER GOODS. /UU 7800-390 c



Business Notices. IMMENSE ARRIVALS OF NEW GOODS AT ORR & CO.’S. We are now showing THE LARGEST STOCK OF NEW SPRING GOOD S EVER OFFERED IN ASHBURTON. Ex HALCIONE, AT LYTTELTON, AND NEW LONDON, AT MELBOURNE. ALSO, Stock in the Assigned Estate of Messrs. Edmiston, Gundry, and Co. valued at £2,000, Which will be SOLD at about HALF-PRICE. consisting"' OF CARPETS, MATTING BLANKETS, GROCERIES, IRONMONGERY, CHAIRS, MATTRESSES, &c ORR AND CO. September Ist o'| 841c-182g



Business Notices fS"I A AAA TO LEND, in sums to suit borrowers, at lowest rath of interest.. F.-P. O’Reilly', Solicitor, Ashburton* > - . --424c : 835g [a cakd.] TO BUSINESS MEN, FARMERS, AND OTHERS OF ASHHURTON. ENTLEMEN, —In consequence of the high costs ruling here in reference • to obtaining the simplest of LEGAL; DOCUMENTS, and in consideration of ; my having had seven years’ experience as i Law Cleric in Christchurch and Ashburton,, I beg to inform you I have opened a DEEDS OFFICE and AGENCY, where all Bankruptcy and other Legal Business will be attended to through me. E. WADMAN, Up-stairs office, Saunders’ Buildings. 839c-189g East street, Ashburton. 18 8 0. SPRING & SUMMER DRAPERY. EVERETT BROS. & CO., Havelock Street, Ashburton, will make their first GRAND DISPAY OF SUMMER DRAPERY ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 27TH, at half-past 7 in the evening. The Summer Stock is entirely new and comprises all the novelties. TERMS—STRICTLY CASH. EVERETT BROS. & CO., HAVELOCK STREET. 505 c NEW PROPRIETOR. CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Havelock Street. THE undersigned having taken the above Hotel, hopes by strict atten tion to business to merit a fair share of Public patronage. Board and Lodging, Ll per week; Meals and Beds, Is. : v GEORGE W ATT S . Proprietor. 644 c “SECURE THE SHADOW BEFORE THE SUBSTANCE FADES.” THE advertiser wishes to remind the re sidents of Ashburton Town and County that his Studio is open every day for the taking of ; Photo; and that his apparatus for this purpose is very complete. Carte-de-viste, and cabinet size portraits, views of buildings, landscapes, etc., can be taken in all weathers, and an inspection of his show cases and studio walls is invited, ; The advertiser is prepared to guarantee ar satis factory portrait of the sitter, inasmuch as he has supplied himself with all the latest improvements ;in the ■ Photographic art. He makes a specialty of COPYING Pictures also, and parties having a por trait of a friend can have it multiplied to any extent. Having secured the services of an artistic colorist, patrons’ tastes can be satisfied on this point. Prices are reduced to a minimum, and are now within.the reach of alii G. F. Henry, PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASH BURTON. 73g-702c



HAIRCUTTING ROOMS. IMPORTANT NOTICE. MR. E. A. GARNETT begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has DIS POSED of his BUSINESS to Mr. F. CLARK, of Christchurch, and while thanking them for the liberal support accorded to him during his residence here, would solicit a continuance of the same on behalf of his successor."" Referring to the above, F. CLARK hopes, by strict attention to business and moderate charges, to merit a fair share of public support. F, CLARK, HAIRDRESSER, TOBACCONIST, STATIONER, AND FANCY GOODS MERCHANT, Ashburton. Agent for the sale of the Ashburton Guardian and Evening Herald . 725c-92g NOTICE. WESTERFIELD MILL. TO FARMERS, BAKERS, & OTHERS. rjTFTE Wester field Mill is now in full work, and the public can be supplied with FIRST-CLASS FLOUR on most reason able terms. Every attention will be given to Public Gristing, and farmers from a distance can have grist done immediately after de livery. Apply to the Miller, HENRY BOWERS.



Business Hotiifefes. • MONEY TO LEND. . Trust moneys—£2,ooo, £4OO, and £250. These sums are now ready for investment on real security, at current rates of interest. ■ ; - F. P. O’REILLY, 890c-226g Solicitor, Tancred street. J) ICTURE BUYERS and others will Jl do well to call at my Picture Frame Manufactory, where I keep in stock some THOUSANDS OF PICTURES, framed and unframed, firom < Fine Art Pictures to Cheap Lithographs. Two Hundred Patterns of . • MOULDINGS to select from. Frames made to ordei’, from Is. each. • • , E. BEARDSLEY, PICTURE FRAME MANUFACTURER, AND " * , • ■ Importer of MOULDINGS, PRINTS, kc., Manchester street, Christbhurch, Near the Station. 889 c THE SOUTHLAND TIMBER: YARDS. THE UNDERSIGNED BEGS „ to in form his friends and the public gene rally, that he has made arrangements with the best SAWMILLS in Southland for a constant Supply of Building Timber, including Red arid White Pine . FLOORING LINING ' SKIRTING ARCHITRAVES MOULDINGS and will open the same OCTOBER Ist, 1880, at his yards, corner of CAMERON AND WEST STREETS, Next Jameson and Roberts, ASHBURTON. JOSHUA TUCKER, 217a-884c Proprietor. Public Notice.. TWENTY POUNDS REWARD. THE above reward will be paid to any person who shall give such informa tion as will lead to til e conviction of - any one committing a breach of tlie Law Practitioners or other similar Acts or Odinances,‘ by preparing Deeds or other Legal Documents, or in any way what ever. BRANSON and PURNELL. F. P. O’REILLY. EDWD. G. CRISP. C. W. IRELAND. 853c-198g THE NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRAL ASIA (LIMITED). Established 1869. Actuary and Secretary —J. M. Templeton, F.I.A. The MOST LIBERAL and EQUIT ABLE OFFICE for Life Assurance in the Australasian Colonies. . The best office for young men. Profits divided every three years. Offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Wellington, and Hobart Town. The New Zealand Branch—A LOCAL INSTITUTION, investing all moneys in the colony. Resident Secretary Thomas Swain, Temple Chambers, Featherston street, Wellington. Agent for the County of Ashburton— S-. SAUNDERS (of the firm of Saunders Bros.), Ashburton. Note the name—The National Mutual. 169g-821c T. Bullock. FOR SALE—CHEAP. EQUR SECTIONS in one block—viz., 502, 5C3, 510, 511, situated in Tin wald. Small deposit cash : balance by instalments. FOR SALE OR TO LET, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, 439 Acres, all fenced, and partly improved situated in Wakanui TOWN PROPERTIES. That Valuable TOWN SECTION, 159, Tancred Street, will be Sold very cheap, and on easy terms. 539,- (part of) | of an acre, terms same as as above. 341, Kermode Street. 77 37, (Lot) Mayo’s Block. 78, (Lot) with Dwelling-house of Seven Rooms, near the Parsonage, East -Town Belt. : ' TO LET, Commodious BOARDING-HOUSE in East Street. Shop and Office in East Street. That convenient SHOP, situated in the Triangle, Wakanui Road, now in the occupation of Mr. Lublow, tailor. SHOP or BOARDING-HOUSE, situated in Burnett Street, opposite the Mail Office, and lately in the occupation of Mr. Dufrates. Apply, 571c-1860 T. BULLOCK*