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The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With Which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1880.

In Bankruptcy. —A meeting of William Banks’ creditors will be held on Wednes day, the 25th inst., at 11 o’clock, in Mr. Crisp’s office, to consider the debtor’s ap plication for discharge. Mr. Joshua Tucker is trustee in the estate. Mr. F. Pavitt has been appointed trustee in the estate of Thomas Hicks. The Library Reading. —Another of the series of entertainments for the benefit of the Library was given in the Town Hall last night, to a very fair audience. The singers were Messrs. Gates, Zouch, and Stott, while the pianists were Mrs. Eyton and Miss Gates. Recitations were given by Mr. Minnis, and a reading by Mr. Guinness, the entertainment concluding with “Bumble’s Courtship,” from Dickens’ “ Oliver-Twist,” by Mr. Jacob son and Mrs. Thomson. The Domain Corner.-— Workmen are at present busy putting up a fence round the reservoir at the corner of the Domain. The fence is a very substantiaPone, and as neat as strong, but to our seeming there 13 not enough of it. We would re recommend such members of the Borough Council as have an eye to the tasteful to take a walk along to the Domain corner. We are sure they will at once be con vinced that as much again of the same kind of fencing is required at the corner, and a ten pound note would cover the expenditure. Lecture. —At the Library entertain ment last night it was announced by the chairman, Mr. Ward, that shortly a lec ture would be given in aid of the Library’s funds by Mr. F. P. O’Reilly, barrister, the subject being the eminent statesman “William Pitt.” This is not the first time that Mr, O’Reilly has been on the platform as a lecturer, for not so very long ago he made a very favorable impression on a large audience in Sydney in a lecture on “ Memory,” which was noticed at great length by the Sydney press and favorably criticised. But for Mr. O’Reilly’s depar ture for New Zealand the lecture would have been repeated. We have no doubt the lecture on Pitt will be well attended, and highly appreciated by the Ashburton public.

Important Decision. —In a case heard at the Resident Magistrates’ Court yester day, in which the plaintiff sought to re cover certain goods from the defendant, who held them as a lien until an account was settled, Mr. Branson argued for the plaintiff that no lodginghouse-keeper could detain goods in such a manner. The learned gentleman quoted cases in support of his argument, and showed the different relationships in which liotel keepersandlodginghou3ekeepers stood. A hotelkeeper is compelled bylaw to accom modate travellers, and would be running the risk of being indicted should he re fuse, and hence the law which made it compulsory on the hotelkeeper to supply accommodation also gave him a means of protection from Io3S in allowing him to de tain the goods of his “ guest ” as a lien for the debt contracted, A lodginghouse keeper stood in a different position. He was not compelled to accommodate the public. It was entirely a matter of choice with him, and he could accept or refuse any person applying for accommodation. Hence, as the law does not force a lodginghouse-keeper to take in travellers, neither does it allow him to detain the goods of his lodgers pending the payment of a debt incurred for such lodging. The Magistrate agreed with Mr. Branson’s statement of the lodginghouse-keeper’s position and gave judgment in favor of the lodger.

Lecture. —The Rev. Mr. Hands gave a lecture in the Town Hall last night under the auspices of the Ashburton Temperance Society. The rev. gentlemen took for his subject “ The Wines of the Bible.” There was a fair audience, and the lecture which was well handled, was listened to with much interest. At its close, a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Hands. Smuggling. —A man named Thomas Smith has been fined L2O at Auckland for evading the duty on a gold watch, valued at L4O.

The P. and O. Steamers.— lt is stated that shortly the Peninsular and Oriental Company’s steamers will trade regularly to Wellington, whence their traffic will be distributed.

Ante Up. —The Hon. J. T, Peacock has given notice in the Legislative Council to move that Education Boards having balances in hand at the end of the jmar should refund the same to Government. The Late Mr. Ireland, M.H.R.— The remains of the late Mr. Ireland, M.H.R. for Waikaia, were brought to Lyttelton by the Hinemoa on Tuesday morning. They were forwarded South by lire evening train to Timaru, whence they were despatched to Dunedin this morning. The Unemployed. —More unemployed were sent up country to railway works from Christchurch to-day. Altogether 1000 men have been found work for under “ unemployed ” terms this winter. ■ The number shows how real have been the workmen’s complaints of want of employ ment.

Under Age.—At Napier the Education Board are growling about the capitation paid for children underage. 3000 children have thus been paid for, involivng an ex penditure annually of L 12,000, and a further indirect outlay of LBOOO. In the present state of the colonial finances one member thinks the Minister for Education ought to be talked to. Death of Colonel Kenny. —Colonel Kenny, M.L.C., died at his residence at Ponsonby on Tuesday morning without premonition. Whilst dressing he was seized with a fit of apoplexy, and fell heavily to the floor, striking his head against the bed, and inflicting a severe gash. He died almost instantly. He was at All Saints Church on Sunday, and got up on Tuesday in his usual health and spirits. The Okarito Rush.. —The West Coast is again becoming popular as a goldfield,' and many old hands are setting out for the scene. A special coach left Christ church on Monday with a cargo of twenty diggers, who mean to try their luck at Okarito, and on Tuesday evening the Grafton took twenty more men with her as passengers for the goldfields on the West Coast.

A Wicked Lamp. —The Lynch family of bellringers, while performing in Ewart’s Hall, Blenheim, on Tuesday evening, had an adventure. One of their number accidentally upset a kerosene lamp, when leaving the stage. He threw some costumes over the lamp, then seized it, blazing as it was, carried it round to the back of the stage, and threw it out side the window, where it exploded.

Illegal Expenditure by Local Bodies. —The Hon. F. Whitaker does not appear to have a high opinion of the straightness of some local bodies. In re ply to a motion by Mr. Waterhouse, he said that if all local bodies who acted ille gally were to be proceeded against, Go vernment wouid want half -a - dozen Attorney-Generals. The remedy at law lay with the ratepayers who suffered by the illegality. The motion, which was carried, was to cause the New Plymouth Harbor Board to refund some land fund illegally spent; failing the refund, the individual members of the Board to be proceeded against. Local Industries; —ln the Legislative Council on Tuesday, the Hon. Mr. Cham berlain gave notice to move that in the opinion of this Council the Government should state whether it is going in for a policy of Free Trade or Protection. He also asked whether Government intended to bring in a Local Industries Bill ; and was the Local Industries Commission to continue its work, or another of less Free Trade tendencies to be appointed. The Hon. F, Whitaker said that the report of the Commission was now under considera tion ; also, whether the Commission shall continue its labors ; but whatever decision wa3 come to no new Commission mould be appointed.

Resident Magistrate’s Court.

(Before ’Mr. F. Guinness, R.M.) Tuesday, Aug. 17. THE ALLEGED TREE THEFTS FROM THE DOMAIN. Thomas .Nolan and Jeremiah Hefferman were charged on four informations with larceny of trees from the Ashburton Domain. ■■ Mr. O’Reilly asked that the informa tions be heard separately, but his Worship disallowed the application. In. answer to his Worship, Mr. Purnell said it was in tended to proceed against the accused summarily. Mr. O’Reilly asked that the accused be tried separately, on the ground that Hefferman was simply a lodger with Nolan, and it was his intention to call Nolan as a witness to verify that state ment, which he could not do if the prisoners were tried conjointly. After argument, his Worship disallowed Mr. O’Reilly’s application.

Mr. Purnell read the clause under which the information was laid, and called H. W. Charleton, caretaker of the Ash burton Domain, who said the trustees of the Domain were Dr. Trevor, Mr. John Grigg, and Mr. Edward Saunders. I am employed by them, and have been in their employ for about three years and three months. Have missed numbers of trees. The first lot taken was on the 7th of J uly. I missed them on the Btli. The trees taken on that occasion, were an euonomous, a cypress, an Irish yew, two laurestinus, and two pinus insignis ; there were also two small shrubs, and some others—various kinds of pines. Seven teen shrubs altogether were taken. I average their value at Is. each. The next time I saw these trees was on the morn ing of the 9th of this month, in a garden on the other side of the East Belt. On the night of the 23rd I missed some more trees. They were taken on the night of the 22nd. There were twelve macrocarpa and four pinus ; insignis taken.on that oc casion. I valued them at Is. each. Next saw the trees in the same garden, and at

the same time. The next lot Were taken on the night of the 27th of July- I missed them on the 28th. Thirteen macrocarpa and two pinus insignis were then taken. I also value them at Is. each. Also saw them in the aforesaid garden. Missed the fourth lot on the night of August 7.: eighteen macrocarpa were ; taken : On that occasion. The average value of .these, trees was Is. each, and I saw them also in the garden before mentioned On Sun day morning, the Bth August, I was walk ing around the Domain. Mr. Cookson came to -me and asked me if I had missed any trees. I told him I had missed eighteen during, the last night. He said his son had picked up one opposite Lucas’ boardinghouse. Cookson, Con stable Daly and myself went to Cookson’s to see the tree. The tree was a macrocapa. I recognised'it as a Domain tree. Taking into account the position of the Domain and the garden where the trees were found, the macrocarpa was found in a straight line-’ to- accused’s residence. On Monday morning I went down to the garden : which 1., have mentioned before: From the road I recognised some of the trees which had been stolen. Then ’went and got.a"search warrant. ; Constable Neill went with me and we executed the warrant. ' We went to the garden. Constable Neill -read the warrant to the accused, who were about the house. They said we could search away. I recognised a fnatipo, an Irish yew, a cypress,'a euonomous, and two laurestinus. These were the trees I mentioned in the first'part of my evidence.- I recognised a lot of trees on each side of the garden, principally macrocarpa. I recognize the cypress produced, 1 : by marks on it which were cut by myself, and it was a tree I ; tbok -a • deep interest in. It was the only one I had: in the Domain ’of the kind. : The growth of the tree is also peculiar. : The two piuus insignis produced were stolen last 3 ear, but I recovered them. I out it as marked last year,: and also recognise it Lorn a peculiarity in its growth. Have seen them nearly every day :in the Domain. The c\ T press was. stolen on the 7th July. I missed two laurestinus and found only two in prisoners’ garden. When I first saw them they- corresponded with similar ones hi a bed .of trees in the middle of the Domain, which was part of the plantation. There is. no doubt. in my mind that the'trees are the ones which were stolen on the 7th of July. Cannot swear to the Irish yew produced. I missed one, and I' only -found one in prisoners’ garden. It is exactly the same as the one I lost, blit 1 cannot swear to it, as there was no mark. The matipo was stolen on the 7th, and I found one in the prisoners’ garden in a withered state on the Bth of August. It was the bushiest tree of the sort in the bed when stolen. These trees are hard to transplant. The one produced has been pfilled up by the roots. A practical gardener would not take it up in that way. A-tree of this kind is likely to wither in an endeavor to transplant it. I recognise the euonomous produced. The tree was stolen on the 7th. Constable Warring. found the tips of the tree broken off, and lying. Jon the ground two days after the tree’/was stolen, and they correspond with the ‘broken places on the one now produced. There are pecularities about the tree, and I had only transplanted it last winter. There were 11 o macrocarpa stolen on the 7th of July. On :the 22nd July twelve macro carpa and four pinuj insignis were stolen. Four piuus insignia produced are similar to those stolen on the night of the 22nd. The macrocarpa stolen, excepting three, h,ad been growing by a wire fence. Have examined the tree? and they have the wire marks on them. All the trees show signs of having been torn up by the roots. Constable Neill took up the trees with a spade in my presence. The roots were not broken then. The ground was soft. A gardener in taking up a tree for transplant ing would'cut off the roots. A gardener always cuts the roots off about two months prior to transplanting. 1 have missed forty-three macrocarpa in all. ' We took thirty-nine from the garden. We left one behind us, as we had some doubt about it.. The Domain Board bon Hit all the maci’ocai’pa and’ piiius. insignis from Sealy Bros. The cypress, Irish yew, and others, came from the Christchurch Domain. Borne of the trees which I found in prisoners’ garden had been there .for a month or more, as they were changing color.

By Mr. O’Reilly—lt would be a very uncommon thing for a man to, pull maero corp'a trees up by the roots. Recognise the pinus insignis produced as being taken away on tlie 27th July. It would be very improbable for other trees to be marked like the one produced. It is quite possible for other persons to mark trees liice this one. Should be very much surprised if that tree came from Timaru.

John Simmonds, gardener, recognised the pinus insignus. Charlton had drawn his attention to it in the Domain before it was stolen, and also to the other which was of peculiar growth. Constable Neill remembered executing a search warrant on the premises of the accused on the 9th of this month. Mr. Charlton went with me. Both prisoners were in the house, and I read the search warrant. Found the trees produced planted in the garden excepting one, which was standing behind the house im planted. I dug the trees up carefully. The ground was soft, and I did not injure the roots. Charlton identified the trees in the presence of myself and accused. He did not hesitate about most of them. As soon as we went inside the gate, Charlton identified one of the . trees as having been stolen last winter. While digging up one ti’ee, Charlton- pointed to another one, and said that if the roots on that tree were the same as those we were digging up, he could swear to it coming out of the Domain. Nolan said, when I arrested him, that he had got the trees from Timaru. Hefferman said he had only been staying with Nolan for about a month, and lodged with Nolan/ >

Edwin Morris deponed that he was an engine-cleaner, ari'd 'lived about;,six or seven chains from the prisoners’ residence. Have noticed both of them lately engaged in planting trees. I first noticed them doing so about a month ago. Have seen them planting, off and on, nearly every day. It did not attract my attention at the time, but afterwards I made a com munication to Mr. Charlton. On Sunday week the accused were planting trees'in the same section. Cannot say what kind of trees they were. It was about a quarter to one - when they were planting the trees. Heard on Monday morning that trees had been lost from the

Domain, and spoke to Mr. Charlton. •Never spoke to the men, that I am aware of. Accused have been living in the house for about six weeks or two months. Cannot say whether anyone lived in the house prior to the accused'jeoming there. Bartholomew Hughes, sworn, said he knew the accused, who lived next,door to witness. Have seen Nolan planting trees. I believe Hoffermau was helping him on one occasion, about five weeks ago. They were planting then, ; I think, pinus’ insignis, the kind like the one produced. Edward Sealy, sworiij said he was a nurseryman. The trees produced appear to have been lifted in a very careless man ner. A nurseryman usually cuts the roots with a spade some time before the trees, are transplanted. The macrocarpa pro duced appear to have been growing near a wire fence. To the best of my belief have seen the pinus insignis produced growing in the Ashburton Domain. Noticed the peculiar shape of the tree. Eugene Sullivan, called for the defence, said lie had no fixed place of residence; Came from Timaru last. Saw Nolan at Timaru about the beginning of July. He said, “ Well, mate, you’re selling trees V I had a bundle of tree 3 tied up with flax at the time. Nolan asked me if I would sell them. 'Nolan offered to give me eight bob for them. I told him they were worth L2O. J told Nolan I wa3 going to plant the trees at Kane’s, Pleasant Point. He said that Kane’s horses would break them down, and he would give me eight bob for them. I let Nolan have them for 8?., and he went away. They were macrocarpa, Scotch fir, and kauri gum trees, and some strawberries. Nolan objected to take the strawberries. A mate of mine named Tom Jones was living at Timaru. I lent him L2C about 18 months ago. Jones gave me some trees in pay ment for the L2O. Jones brought me a second lot of trees. When Nolan bought the first lot he said he would .be. back in about a fortnight for some more, but lie did riot come, and I left them for him when he should call. 111 three weeks he got the second lot, ■which were like the former, only there were 110 strawberries. The trees produced are the same color, as those which I sold Nolan.

By Mr. Purnell—l first saw Nolan about half a chain this side of the Timaru railway station. There was no one with me at the time. There- were about six toeen or seventeen, trees in a dray of Jones’. I was taking the trees to the rail r way station. It was ■my intention to plant the trees 011 Kane’s land at Pleasant Point. When I heard that the men were arrested, I was at Acton station. A man named Evans first told me that prisoners were arrested. Don’t know where Evans is. Expect he i 3 at the Rakaia. Have been in Ashburton since Friday night. Heard that Nolan was sending to Timaru for me, and that was the reason I came to Ashburton.- Thought my name was mentioned in Court on a previous day. I think there were thirteen trees sold to Noian on the second occasion. I left them near a tent, because Nolan did not come up to time.

By Mr. O’Reilly—l saw Davy Evans on Friday last, at about eleven o’clock in the morning, at Acton station, and he told me that Nolan and Hefferman were im prisoned for “ some blooming trees.” I told him I had sold Nolan some trees in Timaru. Evans said that if I was to act honest, I should go and tell it, or else the police might be after me. On coming to Ashburton, went to a draper’s shop, and saw the clerk, Johnny Doyle,.and he asked me if I knew Hefferman, and I told him! had sold trees to him in Timaru. Evans first told me about the telegram. Before counsel addressed the Bench, his Worship said he would like to call on Dr. Trevor to give evidence to show for what purpose the Domain was set apart. Dr.. Trevor, Chairman of the Domain Board, said the Domain was set apart for the purpose of a public domain and recreation ground. Mr. O’Reilly addressed the Bench for the accused, and after Mr. Purnell’s reply, His Worship said the evidence against the accused was, in his opinion, very strong. The evidence for the defence was weak and confused, and after review ing the testimony of Sullivan, his Wor ship said lie could. certainly not put any reliance upon Avhat he had said. Refer ring to Hefferman, he had on two occasions been seen planting the trees, and hence was a participator in the crime. The fullest sentence of the law would be in flicted—namely, a penalty of L 5 for. each information.;

Mr. O’Reilly asked to be allowed to bring evidence vmh reference to Heffer man's position in the affair. Denis . O’Reilly, sworn, said he knew Heffernan, L who had been lodging with witness when out of employment, at, Rakaia. When leaving Rakaia, Heffer man said he was going to Ashburton be cause it was a better place for work. He is a thoroughly honest man. • By Mr. Purnell—Hefferman lived with me on one occasion for a pei’iod of six months. I live at Newtown, and live by my honest work. I have been living at Newtown for the last five years. ■/ yy * 'Charles C. Hardy, sworn—l am a store keeper residing at Rakaia. Have known Hefferman for a considerable time. Have given h'im credit for goods he has had from me, and always regarded him as a perfectly honest man. Prisoners were asked if they had any statement to make.

Nolan said Hefferman had been living with him for the last six weeks. He ex tenuated Hefferman from any guilt in connection with the crime. Nolan said lie had been three years and a half in Ash burton, and had never been in the hands of. the police before. Hefferman admitted helping Nolan to plant the trees, but as he understood they came from Timaru, did not consider he had done anything wrong. His Worship said that though the evi dence regarding character would weigh with him, yet it did not remove the fact that Hefferman was a participator in the crime.' Hefferman. would be fined L 4 in all, costs LI; 18s., or'fourteen days’ imprisonment in default on' each of the informations. Nolan would bo mulct in the highest penalty that could be inflicted, namely, L 5 for each offence, and costs LI 18s.— total L2l 18s. —or in default two. months’ imprisonment on each information. CIVIL CASES. Little v. Williamson. —Mr. Branson asked for a judgment summons to be issued in this case, as the articles for which the debt had been contracted were ob tained by fraud. —Granted. Mutch and MHvenzie V. Armstrong.— Claim L 8 95., for board and lodging. Judgment by default for amount, and

costs 11s.—Immediate execution granted.

Same v. R. Buchanan. —Claim LI on a dishonored cheque. Judgment for plain tiff by default, with costs 7s. Trickett v. M £ Donald. —No appearance.

In a cross action, Ireland v. Anstee, and Anstee v. Ireland, judgement -was given for Mr. Ireland in both cases.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tuesday, August 17. The Hon. Major Atkinson explained that unpaid beer duty could not be re covered under the resolution passed in Committee of Supply, but the Beer Duty Bill,, if. passed, would be made retro spective, and then the amounts unpaid could be recovered.—Government said one-third of the amount voted last year would this year be placed on the Supple mentary Estimates for the maintenance of public domains.—Mr. Oliver recognised the importance of opening tracks on the West Coast, but declined to pub L7OO on the Estimates for connecting. the. Marina and Hannier plains by. a track through Cannibal gorge.—-Mr. Armstrong, the locomotive engineer on the Southern rail ways, would have an opportunity given him of. rebutting the Commission’s charges. He had been dismissed.because lie was hot an engineer, but a carpenter..

' The Public Works Bill was read a first time, and its second reading fixed for Fri day.

On the motion for reporting the resolu tions from Committee of Supply, Sir George Grey moved that the matter be postponed until after the Revenue Bills had been disposed of. His reason was' that the depressed state of the country had been, in his opinion, over rated, and the consequence of that was to create an unnecessary panic, suspending commercial enterprise, and otherwise operating seriously against the labor market. When the Revenue Bills had been discussed he believed it would be shown that this alarm was altogether un necessary, and that much more money than was supposed would.be available for public works purposes. The Hon. J. Hall said that the motion had taken him by surprise. They had ascertained correctly the amount available for public works. They had the state ment of the Treasurer, and the statement of the Public Works Minister, and if those hon. gentlemen did not know the state of the public works fund it could never be ascertained. ~ The course was unusual, unconstitutional, and would be calculated to obstruct public business. He thought that there was not the slightest possibility of the hon. gentlemen being right, there fore he could not give way. Mr. Moss denied that the state of the public works fund was made clearly known. For himself he could not say whether the balance available was one or three millions of money. His own impression was that one million was to be made available, and that two millions were being kept back with a view of giving them a. surplus on some future occasion.

The motion for reporting was then put and carried.

On the motion for agreeing to the reso lutions, several members took exception to votes that had been passed in their absence; and the Hon. J. Hall promised to re-consider the Greymouth-Nelson section vote which had been reduced by L2OOO. If the reduction would endanger the work, the vote would again come before the House.

At the evening sitting, the motion for agreeing was carried, and that forgoing into Committee of Supply proposed. Mr. Speight challenged a sum of L 1,433, arrears of pension to i)r. Pollen, and the matter was referred to the Public Accounts Committee.

M”. - Montgomery objected to the Chatham Islands being added to the Akaroa electorate but the Premier was firm. •

After a motion of Mr. Pyke to limit the 10 per cent, reductions in salaries to those overL2oQ had been negatived, the House went into Committee of Supply. Vote.s passed—Waitaki to Bluff with branches, L 365,000. Invercargill to Kingston, L 11,500. Otago Central Rail way, LBB.ooo—passed with a reduction of L 20,000. .

Western Railways, L 64,000. Mr. Pyke moved the reduction of the item Otautau to Nightcap, L 12,000, by L 4,000, which was lost •on a division by 31 to 11.

Mr. De Lautonr moved that the vote Riverton to Oropuki be reduced L 1,500. Mr. Eyke said there was a time when he had had o good opinion of some mem-, bers of Government, but now he had lost it on every one of them. He would table before long a direct vote of want of con fidence. They were, false to the House and the constituents who returned them. With a large question they could not grapple, but with a small twopence-half penny matter like this they herded their abject followers into the lobby to vote with them. -

The motion was lost on a division by 9 to 35, and the vote passed as printed. Surveys of new lines in the North Island, L 3,00 Surveys of new lines in the Middle Island, L 6,550. Progress was reported, and the House adjourned at 2 a.m.

Sad Ending to a Larceny Prosecution.

A Romeo and Juliet Episode.

[by telegraph.] Wellington - , Aug. 18. The case against Matthew Henderson, for alleged larceny as a bailee and em, bezzlement, committed at Christchurch had a sad ending to-day. Henderson had been apprehended some days ago on a telegram from Christchurch, but had been released, the Magistrate finding that he could not be apprehended on the autho rity of a telegram. He was again appre hended, however, on two other charges of larceny and embezzlement, and was twice remanded. At the Court this morning he did not appear when his name was called, and a warrant for his arrest’ was issued. On a detective going to the Empire Hotel at noon to arrest him, he found the door locked. On breaking it open, he dis covered Henderson and a young lady named Bligh (supposed to be the daughter of a stonemason in Chsistchurch) lying on the bed, apparently dead. It was ascer tained that they had taken strychnine. Ep etics were at once applied, but without avail in the case of Henderson, who diqd in a few minutes. The lady is still alive, but in a critical condition.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE-

{Per Reuter's Agency.) The Markets. London, Aug. 16. Three per cent.. Consols have declined a • J, and are now'quoted at 97§. New Zea land securities were unchanged at last quotations, viz., Five per Cent. 10.40 Loan, 1031; Five per Cent. 1889 Loan, 103; Four and a-lialf per Cent'. Loan, 1879-1904, 99L New Zealand wheat, ex ship, is quoted at 4Gs., being a decline of • G Is. Adelaide wheat and flour have;, also fallen, the present prices, ex warehouse, being, wheat 475. 6d. and flour 353. 6d. Australian tallow remains firm, at 345. 6d. for beef, and 365. 6d. for best mutton. v; ‘ Not Yet. '‘ No arrangements has yet been come to " for a match between the Australian 1 ' cricketers and an All England Eleven. Abdul Rahman Sound.-r--y.K • •r> Aug. 17. G In the House of Commons to-day, the Marquis of Harrington, Secretary of State for India, in reply to a question, stated that he disbelieved the report of an entente cordiale existing between Abdul Rahman and Ayouh Khan. Her Last Exit. Obituary—Madame Neilson, actress. U > General Melikoff. * St. Petersburg, Aug. 15. General Melikoff ha 3 been appointed Minister of the Interior. fl “ Extension of Time.” Constantinople, Aug. 17. Owing to the Great Powers not consent- d ing to any change in the Turko-Greek frontier as fixed by the Berlin Conference;' Turkey" has asked for twehty-fdiif -days’, extension of time to further j consider the question as regards the settlement of the rectification of the frontier. ; ( \ Fighting in Afghanistan. >/ Calcutta, Aug. 17, Intelligence has been received from Afghanistan that a large body of Pathesis attacked the British garrison at Kach madan, but were repulsed. The British. • . pursued and inflicted sevele loss upon . them. ...

THE STORY-TELLER.

THE DISRUPTION: . A TALE OF TRYING TIMES. 1

C HAPTER X— continued.

' On leaving the hotel, Mr. Duncan son was hailed from the cab stand on the opposite side of the street by a stentorian voice, to which, however, he gave no heed, thinking it proceeded from one of the ever active gentlemen of the whip, desirous of having him for a customer. The call, however, was repeated more near at hand, and.im mediately the student felt a touch ,on his arm, and the next moment found that it proceeded from the massive hand of Rmgan Stimperton, the frank-, spoken fanner he had met with at the table of Sir John Baldwin. . .Ringan . held out his .hand to the student with a ' curious mixture of reserve and friendli ness, altogether different from his former cordial manner. The usual salutations were exchanged ; but it was evident that the farmer had something more to say. He seemed embarrased andyet earnest onsome subject which he knew not how to introduce, but he stammered into it without much pre face. Moving along with Mr. Duncan-. son he began “.Ye’ll be wunderin’, sir, what I can be wantin’ wi ’ye, and I am no very sure if I can weel excuse my boldness. But ye see I took a kind o’ fancy to ye when we met afore, and that maun just stand for auld acquain tance-ship, and be. my plea for .Jaking ’ the liberty o’ speakin’ freely.” “Well,- Mr. Stimperton, I freely admit the plea. What is it you wish to say to me ?” . ’ J. i/J:.'., ■ “ I just wished to ask if ye mean to. forsake the gude auld cause after,' a?,” . V h v-;j ' “What cause do you mean?” : / ; “ Ou, just the cause o’ the persecuted Kirk o’ Scotland.” • “What on earth has put such a., notion into your head, Mr. Stimper ton?”;"'' ! .' : ’• -J J

“Na, dinna maister me, sir, I’m no us’d till’t; forbye, I think it Far mair freendly like just to ca’ r me Ringan,'or Stiffriggs, which is the name o’ my. *mailin. But the thing that has pitten me in some concern aboot you is ther company I see ye’re keepin’.”

Mr. Duncanson colored at.this: re : 7 mark, and his eye expressed. some in dignation, though he made no verbal reply. “ Ou, ye need nae tak’ it ill; it’s For your credit and gude. and oot o’ pure concern For you that I’m speakin’; and I’U tell you just at ance what I’ve seen : and heard that mak’s me uneasy. Ye. see as I was passin’ alang here in the forenoon, I met you gaun cleekit alang the pavement wi’ a cappernoited lookin’, auld gentleman to this grand inn that ye’ve just come out o’. I did na just like to stop ye to speak, but I ceuldna help speerin’ at a person gaun past if he kenn’d wha was. the auld gentleman wi’ the scuppit beaver ye were gaun wi’ sae pack-like. He’s the. Pope, said he. He’s just as soon the Deevil, says I. I ken the yd.ung • gentleman that’s wi’ him owre weel to believe he wad gang cleekit wi’ the Pope k through Prince’s. Street in braid day light. If ye had just seen how the man guffaw’d whan I said this, and stude lookin’ after me as lang as I was in sicht, as if I had been some daft ... body. But though I couldna believe that yon gutty carle wi’ the droll hat was the'Papist Pope, I was dead set on ’ 1 findin’out wha he was, mair for your sake, Mr. Duncanson, that for ony thing I cared aboot him mysel’. So I got my e’e on ane o’ the, coachman hereabout, that I happen to be acquaint wi’ and put the question to him, but he kent neither buff nor stye whetherj^

THE ASHBURTON HERALD, ‘ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1880.



-Amusements. ’0 GRAND ATTRACTION !! ! ? COME ONE I! COME ALL !! ! . ■ fjffi ■■ TOWN HALL, AUGUST 19TH AND 20TH. Ir\ O IT! .Anniversary of the Dawn •KJ • VJT» •of Peace Lodge, No. 16 # • A Tea & Entertainment Will be held in the * TOWN HALL. Tea to commence at 5.30, after which the AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB Will Perform that Grand Moral and Sensational Drama, entitled To which the curtain will rise at 8 p.m. Prices of Admission—Tea only Is. 6d. Tea and Entertainment (to Body of Hall), 2s. 6d. Entertainment only—Dress Circle 33. Body of Hall, 2s. and Is. - , ON FRIDAY, THE' 2oth. The Drama will Tsa Repeated. 749c-118g



Miscellaneous pi a 000 * n sums t 0 -Lv? su ifc borrowers, at lowest rate of interest. F. P. O’Reilly, Solicitor, Ashburton. 424c-835g * GOOD PIANO on hire, by the evening. Jones, H. M. Stationery and Fancy Goods Depot, East Street and Baring Square. TIT ANTED—A GIRL about 12, to my VV mind , a baby in the afternoon. Apply this office. 761 c TTTANTED—Man COOK for men’s VV hut. Must be a good Baker. Apply C. H. Dowping, Coldstream. 763 c WANTED —A Smart LAD for a General Store. Apply A. R. Markham & Co., Chertsey.. 762 c WANTED— A Girl as GENERAL SERVANT. Apply Herald office. 703 c ■TTTANTED—In a Private Family, W Two Respectable Gentlemen BOARDERS. Apply office of this paper. ' ‘ ' - ' ■' 757 c TTTANTED—To Purchase a GOAT in YV full profit. Apply stating price at office of this paper. 76Gc WANTED—Tenders for MORTICE YY ING about 216 POSTS (more or less), for Cattle Yards. Full particulars at the woi;ks. Tenders received up to noon on FRIDAY, the 20th inst. . 767 c NELSON & COUTTS. V. R. In the District Court of Christchurch, t * ~ Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER OF The Debtors and Creditors Act 1876, and the several Acts Amending the same, and in the bankruptcy of THOMAS HICKS, of Ashburton, Baker, a debtor. Notice is hereby given that at the first meeting of creditors of the abovenamed debtor held this day, Frederick Pavitt, of Ashburton, Commission Agent, was appointed Creditors’ Trustee of the estate and effects of the abovelnamed debtor. And further that the said Frederick Pavitt has this day filed in the above Court a written ac ceptance of the said trusteeship. Dated this 18th day of August, 1880. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk of the Court. E. G. Cki§p, Solicitor for debtor. 768 c



In the District Court of Christchurch, Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER OF The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, and the several Acts amending the same, and in the matter of the bankruptcy of WILLIAM BANKS, of the Hinds, in the County of Ashburton, Farmer, a debtor. Notice is hereby given that at the first meeting of cieditors of the abovenamed debtor, held this day, Joshua Tucker, of Ashburton, Clerk, was appointed Creditors’ Trustee of the estate and effects of the above debtor. And, further, that the said Joshua Tucker has this day filed in the above Court a written acceptance of the said Trustee ship. , ' ’ Dated this 18th day of August, 1880. C. CAVENDISH liURRELL, Clerk of the Court. E. G. Crisp, . Solicitor for debtor. 769 c Y. R. In the District Court of Christ church, Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER of the Debtors and Creditors Act, and the several Acts amending the same, and in the matter of the Bankruptcy of WILLIAM BANKS, of the Hinds, in the County of Ashburton, Farmer, a Debtor. I HEREBY SUMMON a MEETING of Creditors of the said Debtor to be held at the offices of E. G. Grisp, Solici tor, Burnett street, Ashburton, on WED NESDAY, the 25th day of August, instant, at II o’clock in the forenoon, to con sider the application by the said Debtor for his Discharge. Dated this 18th day of August, 18S0. V.J .* JOSHUA TUCKER. V'JV • " Trustee. E. G. Crisp, .Solicitor for Debtor. 77 0 c



Miscellaneous. FOE, SALS. A GOOD FOUR-ROOMED HOUSE, A and nearly ONE ACRE of LAND in a first-clas3 position, cheap. 771 c POYNTZ & CO. PI AN OFORT E~FOR SALE. A GOOD Strong Cottage Pianoforte for Sale, second hand, price L 35 cash. Apply office of this paper. 64.1 c ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. A MEETING of Members jf\ and others interested in Sporting Matters will be held at Quill’s Hotel, on SATURDAY, August 21, at 8 p.m. Business —1. To consider the advis ableness or otherwise of holding a Spring Meeting. 2. To consider the question of letting the Course for cropping. JAMES WILKIE, Hon. Sec. 755c-127g



wmmm 'w£?M mm L. 0.. L. STAR OF ASHBURTON, No. 23. ARCH PURPLE MEETING. MEMBERS are hereby informed that the Lodge will be OPENED in the A.P. DEGREE on THURSDAY, 19th August, at 8 o’clock sharp, when their attendance is particularly requested. Visiting Brethren from other Lodges are cordially invited. 758 c ■ GEORGE ST. HILL, W.M.



THISTLE MASONIC LODGE, 627, S.C. The regular monthly meet ing will be held TO-MORROW EVENING, August 19th, in the Masonic Hall. By order of the R. W. M. 772 c