MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office, as follows : For Christchurch and North at o a. m. 9. a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c., at J a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Itangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.15 a.m. daily. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 6 a.m. and 10.15 a.m. daily. v- ; For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Haunt Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a m. For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeacli, at 3.15 p.m. daily. For Wakanui, and Seafield, on Tues days and Fridays, at 6 a. m.

Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post Office— From Christchurch at 10.35 a.m., 4.55 p. m., and 8.15 p. m. daily. From Chertsey, Rakaia, &c. at 10.35 a.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.25 p.m. daily. Fr»m Temuka and Timaru at 9.25 a.m. and 5.25 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 a.m. daily. From Wakanui and Seafield on Tues days and Fridays at 2.30 p.m.

W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With Which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1880.

Te Wakanui Road Board met this morning. A full account of the proceed ings is held over.

The W aim ate Plains. —ln the House of Representatives last night, Govern ment said that land was being surveyed on the Waimate Plains, and it was hoped that it would be ready for sale on an early date.

The Badly-made Waggons. —ln the House last night, the Minister for Public Works read a memorandum absolutely contradicting the statement in the report of the Civil Service Commission about the faulty construction of the railway waggons in Dunedin. The Weather. —Ours has not been the only district that has been visited with a heavy shower this week, for we find that up at the Waimate Junction the railway yard was under water, which had also extended to the covered portion of the main line. No damage of importance was done, and the running of the trains was not materially interfered with. The Bbindisi Mail. —Mails for the United Kingdom, via Brindisi, will close at Ashburton this (Thursday) morning, at 10.15 for despatch per express train, to connect with the Ringarooma, at the Bluff. Late fee letters may be posted in the mail van up to the time of its depar ture for the South. Correspondence for this route must be so addressed, and must bear the Brindisi rate of postage—Bd. per half-ounce.

The Library —A series of “ penny readingshas been arranged for, in which friends of the Library will take part, with a view to aiding the Committee in re plenishing the book-shelves. The first reading will be given in the Town Hall next Wednesday. The Channelling. —The recent -Jrost to some extent interfered with Mr. Bradley’s progress on his contract for concrete channelling, and the wet weather that followed also caused some hindrance to the work. But we notice he has essayed the channelling of Burnett street, and we hope soon to record the agreeable fact that the curse has been repealed under which life in Burnett street has been dragged out.

The Illegal Roll. —The Under-Secre tary has informed the Wakanui Road Boa.rd that the law officers of the Crown have come to the conclusion that the Go vernor has no power to interfere in the matter of the rate roll. Such being the case, we presume, the Board will be at the mercy of the ratepayers for the next twelve months, as it will have no power to enforce the rates. It is to be hoped the number of those who will take what can only be termed as a mean advantage of the Board will be a very small proportion of the ratepayers. Encouraging. —lt is very pleasing _ to notice that, in spite of the disparaging statements which outsiders make regard ing|the business prospects of Ashburton, that enterprising individuals are still found who feel that the palmy days of our little township are not altogether a thing of the past. Mr. I. Montague, of Christchurch, evidently shares this opinion, and with a view to testing the grounds of his feeling on the matter, has taken one of the com modious shops recently erected by Mr. J. Fowler, where, on Saturday next, Mr. Montague is going to astonish the natives by such a show of fancy goods as has never yet been seen in the township before.

£IOOO Damages. —Mr. C. R. Leadley, of Prebbleton, who made a claim some time since against the Wakanui Road Board for alleged damages to his property sustained through the action of the Board in cutting a drain near his property, which claim the Board ridiculed at the time, is apparently in earnest, and a big law case is looming in the future. The Wakanui Road Board had a letter before it this morning from Mr. Leadley, in which that gentleman stated that as the Board had refused to meet him in the matter, he had no alterna tive but to refer the matter to arbitration, and after naming the gentlemen whom he had appointed as arbitrator, Mr. Leadley stated that the affidavit would be filed in the Supreme Court in due course. It was decided to refer the matter to Messrs. Branson and Purnell. Fish-freezing. —Fish-freezing is the newest form of the preservation of fresh food. It is already being practised in India. Fish are frozen up in solid blocks of ice, and can then be delivered in any part of India, while the surrounding ice can be used for the ordinary purposes of cooling drinks. The fish are suspended in wire nets in the freezing water, and are found in excellent condition after five or six days of such enclosure. The same treatment has been tried and found successful with flowers. In this way fish are now being sent from Bombay to Lahore and other parts of India. The experiment is novel as to frozen fish, but it was tried some time ago at Glasgow with salmon eggs, when two million salmon eggs were frozen up with three feet of ice round them, and arrived ready for hatching in New Zealand after 110 day’s voyage. As some hundreds of thousands of those eggs were actually hatched, the Glasgow experiment may be held to prove that the fish frozen in Bom bay undergo no physical change whatever. But it is seen that it may be possible to give another development to this process, and to equalise the supply and the price of fish by storing the surplus stock of one time when fishermen are fortunate, for the demands of those days in which the fresh supply is so insufficient as to com pel a considerable rise in price. Bret Harte in Glasgow. —The many friends of Bret Harte will be glad to learn of his promotion from the compara tively insignificant and inadequately paid office of commercial agent at Crefeld, Germany, to the highly important posi tion of Consul at Glasgow-—the second city in point of population in Great Britain, and next to London and Liver pool in point of consular emolument, the salary being 3,000d0l a year, and the duty not too great. When Nathaniel Haw thorne was Consul at Liverpool, one of his most uncongenial duties was the taking of depositions of sailors—swearing them, as he says, “on the office Bible, greasy with perjuries.” Doubtless Mr. Harte will have more or less of the same irk some duty to perform, but he will have the compensating comfort of being in a city where the American language is spoken with some degree of purity, and where he will be received with the cor diality that is always extended to success ful authorship, especially when supple mented, as in his case, by exceptionally rare social powers. — Harper's Weekly.

The Future of the Great Eastern Steamship.— Now that it is known that the City of Rome steamship is to be within a few feet of the length of the Great Eastern, and to draw about as much water, the latter huge vessel is to he set at work again. For several years the Great Eastern has been lying idly at Milford Haven, in England, a constant, expense to her owners, who how ever, have been persuaded that it would prove less costly to let the ship lie at anchor than to send her to sea. This seems a sorry end for what was once ac counted a masterpiece of marine archi tecture, and it is gratifying to learn that another effort—stimulated, perhaps, as we have hinted, by the builing of other monster steamships —is in progress to make the Great Eastern comparatively profitable. Her paddles are to be removed and screws are to be substituted, and the vessel is undergoing preparations to be put in the American cattle trade. She is also to be redecorated as far as her cabins are concerned, 'but we imagine that her most lucrative trade westward will consist in the transportation hither of emigrants. The demand for this kind of accommoda actually gives token that before long it will outstrip the supply ; and the Great East ern may come in at the nick of time and drive a fine business in consequence. The ship can easily carry 3,00 C persons at a trip, and it would not be at all surprising if, in a few months, she were call upon to do so. — N. Y. Evening Post ,

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

THE DOMAIN.

To the Editor. Sir, — I am glad to notice that my en quiries re the Domain have evoked a reply—unsatisfactory, but still a reply. I am for the first time made aware that Ll 5 of public money have been spent in preparing a croquet ground. By whose leave or from what grant ? I should like to ask. I think, Sir, this shows more then ever the necessity of having the actions of the Domain Board under the control of the public, so that they may be brought to account, as all bodies controlling the expenditure of public funds ought; to be. Why should this body be exempted from having their accounts audited and pub lished when all other pmblic bodies have to' go to the expense of electing auditors and paying for Returning officers ? “ Mallet ” says Ll5O has been granted to the cricket-ground, perhaps the autocrat of the Domain will tell us how it has been spent; the information will be welcome to more than one.

Ratepayer.

The No-Confidence Debate.

[by telegraph.]

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Wellington. June 30.

Mr. Seddon has be speaking all the afternoon to an empty house. Mr. Atkin son will speak to-night. No interest is taken either in the debate or the division, which is expected to come off to-night. Wellington, July 1.

In a speech of 2lr hours last night, the Colonial Treasurer made a fearful ex posure of the finance of the late Grey Ministry. He showed that during their short term of office they had spent hard cash to the amount of no less than 111- millions, and incurred additional liabili ties of 31 millions. His figures were certified by the Audit Department; and he offered to place the whole of the Treasury offices at the service of Mr. Macandrew to see if he could contradict one of his figures. The Treasurer sat down at midnight, when Mr. DeLautour moved the adjournment of the House, and will no doubt try to make some defence of his friends this afternoon. Mr. Seddon spoke for no less than four hours yester day, occupying two hours of the time that had been allotted for the Treasurer’s speech, and thus obtaining an audience that otherwise would not have stayed to hear his opinion of Sir. W. Fox’s morals and Major Atkinson’s finance.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

{By cable from Reuter's Agency.) Fever and Famine. London, June 22. Fever and famine are extending among the inhabitants of West of Ireland, and great distress prevails there, despite all efforts made on the part of the Central Committee to distribute relief throughout the suffering districts. In Charleston, in the County of Mayo, 20 deaths have oc curred from the effects of fever and desti tution. Bradlaugh. In the House of Commons last night the debate of Mr. Labouchere’s motion that Mr. Bradlaugh be a’lowed to make an affirm ation instead of being sworn, was resumed. The radical element strongly supported the motion, but the Conservatives and many Liberals opposed any special ex emption being made in favor of Bradlaugh. Upon a division the motion was de feated by a majority of forty-five, Government voting in the minority. Great excitement prevailed when the Speaker declared the result. The Tories were jubilant, and cheered enthusiasti cally. A motion had been tabled the pre vious day by Sir Harding Gifford declar ing that Bradlaugh should not be sworn, as he admitted that he recognised neither the sancitity nor the binding nature of an oath ; neither should he be permitted to make an affirmation. The resolution was adopted without a division, and created considerable interest. The Russo-Chinese War—Success of the Celestials. London, June 30. Latest intelligence from Central Asia is to the effect that the Chinese, since their recent victories over the Russian troops while marching on Kuldja, have made rapid advances, and have now occupied the district of Eastern Khodatn, beyond the disputed Kuldja territory. Consols. Three per cent. Consuls, 97§. Another Victory. The match between the Australians and Harrogate was resumed to-day, and won by the former by ten wickets. Bonnor was not out, 59. The Crescent v. the Cross. News has been received that serious fighting, is taking place between the Moslems and the Christian residents at Haifa, in Palestine. Her Majesty’s ships Bittern and Rapid, on the Medi terranean station have been ordered to the Bay of Acre, where Haifa is situated, to protect the lives of Christians. The Rebellion Quelled. Buenos Ayres, June 29. Peace has been established between the insurgent troops and the National Guard, and the rebellion is now ended. The Jesuits in Trouble. Paris, June 30. The decrees which were passed by the French Chambers against the Jesuits in France are being rigidly enforced.

AUSTRALIAN

(Reuter's Telegrams.) The Kelly Affair. Melbourne, June 30.

It is currently reported that Hart’s brother, with fifty armed men, is at Greta township, about seven miles from Glen rowan, the scene of Monday’s tragedy, and intends to resist the holding of an inquest on the bodies of Dan Kelly, Steve Hart, and Byrne. Strong bodies of police, fully armed, have been sent from Benalla and Wangaratta to Glenrowan. 1$ is feared that terrible bloodshed may

result if the rumor prove correct, and there is great excitement evei'ywhere in consequence. Later. Nothing further has been received from Greta. The Coroner has permitted the burial of the bodies without holding an inquest. The police therefore refrained going to Greta, and the excitement is gradually subsiding. Sydney, July 1. The Rotorua has arrived from Auck" land. A Coal Duty. In the Legislative Assembly last night, the Treasurer moved that an export duty be substituted for the proposed royalty on coal. The resolution was adopted by the House.

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) A Light-Fingured Barmaid. Auckland, July 1. Angelina Harvey, barmaid at the Grey hound Hotel, a young and pretty girl, was charged this morning with stealing Ll2 from Ernest Brown whilst drunk. Sheehan on the Wing. Mr. Sheehan proceeds to Wellington per Rotomahana on Saturday. Bigamy. Edward Lawler Litcher, of Wakefield street, has been charged with bigamy. It appears one of his wives has just come over from Australia. He was remanded. Alarmed. Grahamstown, July 1. At a meeting of the Borough Council, the following resolution was passed un animously—“ That this Council has heard with alarm the intended stoppage of subsidies before the expiration of the time stipulated, and fears its ability to keep up contributions towards the maintenance of local hospital and charitable institutions, unless the subsidies are continued, or pro vision made other than that provided for in the Government proposal. ” Shipping. Wellington, July 1. Arrived—Paeroa, ship, from London, after a passage of 97 days ; passengers all well. An apprentice named George Free man, aged 13, a half-caste native, while engaged at the main chains, fell over board and was drowned. All endeavors to rescue him were unsuccessful. It is supposed he was struck by the main sheet blocks. Drowned. Hokitika, July 1. Mr. Cowlishaw, of the firm of Cowli shaw and Plaisted, was a passenger from Melbourne, per Albion. While tranship ping in the roadstead, the stage from the Albion to the Waipara turned over, and Mr. Cowlishaw fell in the sea, and was drowned. The night was pitch dark. IBrave Settlers of Forest Hill. Invercargill, July 1. At a large and influential meeting of settlers at Forest Hill, held in the school house, a resolution was unanimously car ried that those present take the earliest opportunity to solicit the support of their fellow colonists throughout New Zealand to drive the Hall-Atkinson-Yogel-M cCaug han Government from office. ‘‘The Creation.”

The Philarmonic Society’s concert the ■ ‘ Creation ” drew a large audience’ and was a great success.

An Irish Doctor—if the Story is True. Dr. Moffatt, of Winton, has been ar rested for manslaughter. He was called to attend Mrs Cameron in labor, but went away and refused to return. Another doctor was called in, but in consequence of the delay, mother and child both died.

Exhumation. —Application was re cently made to the Prussian Home Minis try by the near relatives of a wealthy and eccentric old lady who died at Berlin early in February last, for permission to exhume her body, upon the following grounds:—The deceased, who, though she lived in a manner little short of penurious, was known to possess a large fortune in Government and railway stock, had expressed, a few hours before her death, the wish to be buried in the old clothes she was accustomed to wear in the house, and which she kept on throughout her last illness. Her relatives naturally complied with her death-bed instructions, and, after her body had been consigned to the earth, proceeded to take an inventory of her effects, and to search for the assign ments of scrip and other property. As, however, their anxious and exhaustive investigations bore no fruit in the way of valuable documents, they came to the conclusion that their defunct kinswoman, desirous not to be parted from her pro perty even in the grave, had sewn up her stock vouchers, and so forth, in the lining of the thread-bare gown in which they had laid her to rest. They have, there fore, petitioned the State authorities for leave to take up the miserly old dame’s body, upon the chance of finding their inheritance ingeniously concealed among the folds of its mortuary garment. Their application has been submitted to the legal advisers of the Prussian Crown, who will decide whether or not it may be legally granted ; and the result of the deliberations now pending upon this sin gular case is awaited with considerable interest by the Berlin public. The Tay Bridge. —Contrary to ex pectation, several more bodies of the Tay Bridge disaster have been discovered since I last wrote. Two of them were found floating near the scene of the accident, a third was arrested by a salmon net near St. Andrews, while a fourth was picked up as far away as Ulbster, in Caithness. In every case identification of the remains, which had been three months and a half in the water, was effected by means of the clothing of the deceased, and the contents of their pockets. More of the wreck, both of the bridge and the train, has been recovered, including the engine and tender. The latter was quite uninjured, and the former, but for some slight damage it received in the operation of lifting it and conveying it to the shore, is said to have been in good enough order to travel back by itself to Cowlairs, whither it vyas sent to be completely re-habilitated. The inquiry into the accident has been going on since April 19, hut as it is being held in London, it is beyond my province to write further regarding it. Suffice it to say, that in Scotland the evidence given from day to day is being read with close interest, in spite of its very technical

character. It is felt that upon the result of this inquiry depends the future of the restored Tay Bridge, as well as that of the Forth Bridge, now being slowly pro ceeded with ; while upon the satisfactory completion of those two structures there depends to a great extent the industrial prosperity of the most important districts in the east of Scotland.—Edinburgh Cor respondent.

In the report of a “ swell wedding ” t was written, “ Her dainty feet were in cased in shoes that might have been taken for fairy boots,” but the compositor made it read, “ shoes that might have been taken for ferry boats.”

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Wednesday, June 30.

The House met at 2.30.

Mr. Hutchison gave notico he would introduce a Bill to restrict Chinese Immi gration. Replying to questions put, it was stated that the rent payable for Government Houses at Hokitika —Ll5O per annum— went to the Treasury, and not to the County. —The sum of L 204 had been advanced upon Mataka and Aorangi Block at Waiaupu, East Coast, but it was refunded and the proclamation on the land removed. The land was in occupation of Captain Porter. It was not acquired by a land purchase agent, as stringent rules pro hibited these agents dealing in lands.- Further enquiry showed that LBOO had been paid to plaintiffs solicitor in the Waka Maori case more than ought to have been paid, and on the authority of the late Native Minister, Mr. Sheehan. The subject would be remitted for enquiry by the Public Accounts Committee. The answer made to this question yesterday was made in error. —Government did not see its way to alter the provision in Licensing Bill abolishing bottle licenses. —The Wai mate Plains were being surveyed, and would be opened before long for sale.— Government would not pay rates to the local bodies on lands situated above the given line. —The recommendation of the Royal Commission to offer Civil Service appointments as prizes to be competed for by students of the New Zealand Univer sities was being considered, but it bad not yet taken a practical shape. Govern ment was desirous of encouraging the pursuit of technical educa tion, and when the whole question arose Government would endavor to make arrangements accordingly. —G o vernment was not disposed to interfere with the ob jections made by Licensing Commissioners of Invercargill to renew licenses unless the premises were rebuilt of brick, stone, or concrete. A Municipal Bye-law to ihe effect had been passed in Invercargill.— The surplus land fund of Otago and Can terbury had been paid over in accordance with the Financial Arrangements Act. — The Middle Island Engineer reported there was no foundation for the statement made in the report of the Royal Civil Service Commission, page 6, that “wage ns built by contract in Dunedin were de livered in Christchurch at the end of last year in a state thus described by a wit ness —Some of these were disgraceful : bad workmanship, bad timber. The timber was unseasoned stringy bark, instead of iron bark. The joints were not properly made. Some of them had the bottom frames held up only by the nails in the flooring boards. Some of them we have had almost to rebuild within six weeks.”— A deposit of LIOO, with two bondsmen for LSOO was required from the lessees of rail way refreshment rooms, and L 5 deposit with similar bondsmen for lesees of book stalls.—Government could not say that they would support any measure for the equalisation of taxation for local purposes upon gold miners and gold mining pro perty until they saw the measure.

The following Bills were introduced : Legalising Payment of Members of Gene ral Assembly (Mr. Seddon) ; to amend Port Molyneux Reserves Leasing Act, 1876 (Mr. Thompson) ; Fire and Marine Insurance Companies (Mr. Dick); Jack son’s Bay Settlement (Mr. Dick).

Tho No-Confidence debate was resumed by Mr. McLean, who spoke in favor of Government, and was continued by Mr. Seddon in opposition to the financial policy.

An Income Tax.

It is a co-incidence that a really Liberal Government has just Assumed the reins in England, and, to redeem the ground lost by really Conservative predecessors, has found it necessary to add a penny to the most inquisitorial of all taxes—that on income ; while in New Zealand a really Liberal Government—that succeeded a Ministry whose only claim to be called Liberal was that they made use of a great amount of Liberal “cant,” but when put to the test were found sadly wanting— have found the creation of new taxes imperative to the colony’s position, losti by those in power before them. Wd have often heard it claimed for a genersß property tax in England that its open™ tions would be far more equitable income tax, inasmuch as such a tax cover all forms of realised form a far better basis for direct taxation than any other be devised. It was urged —is urged now — that the income tax is the reverse of equitable in its incidence, and is not infrequently especially heavy on uncertain incomes. For instance, the/ income of a lawyer, or a doctor is always to be accurately reckoned, and t&ere are other professions that artMJVtm still more precarious. The .professional men, merchants, and men generally whose in comes depend on their own abilities have ever grumbled at this tax, holding out against its irregularity, and asserting that it hampered their energies ; and the only plea that can be urged in its favor is its elasticity—the addition of a penny to the British income tax means an addition of two millions to the British revenue. In no way does it touch the working man and it balances in some degree, by its direct action upon the wealthy, with the indirect contribution which working men make to the public revenue. Thus we never hear of working men opposing an income tax, they are always loud in its support, because they look upon it in the light of a duty that wealth has to dis charge to the country. The elasticity of this tax, is, we have said, the only point in its favor, and we in New Zealand have no tax at all equivalent to it, except the property tax, which is so much impugned, and which has been denounced as so

inquisitorial. We are rather surprised to hear an income, tax asked for instead of this property tax —as we feel assured that, once fairly at work the income tax would be found to be far more obnoxious because not nearly so equal in its incidence as is the property tax now in operation. It has been pointed out by some politicians that had a property tax been the better and more satis factory of the two, it would have adopted ere now. This does not follow. To change the income for a property tax in England now would entail a huge amount of trouble, for England is not the cake of a country for population that New Zealand is, and a change in the system, of taxation at Home would cause much trouble in mercantile circles, and for- a time disorganise financial arrangements to an extent that would affect every part of the world where Britain spreads the webs of her commerce. Far rather would the taxpayers of England retain the income tax than submit to a change that, though it would alter the incidence of direct taxa tion, would altogether relieve no one who has to pay, and constant changes are in finitely more objectionable than paying somewhat unequally under a permanent tax. Why working men should cry out against a property tax that can never reach them we fail to see, and it is equally inapparent to us that a system of taxation that touches only realised wealth should be condemned as inquisitorial, and a system equally inquisitorial in the income tax should be preferred.

STORY-TELLER.

A NARROW ESCAPE. chapter vii— continued. The next explanation was given by Lawyer Burroughs. The release of the exciseman, the unravelling of the mystery, and the clearing of the unjustly-accused prisoner, were the work of a woman and that woman was Ettie Stanton ! He then rapidly narrated the story of Ellerton’s attack upon Ettie, and his subsequent interview with her after the arrest of George Thursfield. In doing so, how ever, the lawyer abstained from mention ing Ellerton by name, speaking of him only as a sailor. Briefly summed up, his explanation came to this. Ettie had seen the body of the murdered man, and did not believe it to be that of the excise man. During her interview with Eller ton, his chance expression, which he tried to retract, confirmed her suspicion that the exciseman was st'll living. Then Ellerton’s uneasy glances across the bay, and hh movements on leaving the house, dc e L ened this conviction that the key to 'he mystery threatening her lover’s life was in Ellerton’s keeping. The crumpled note brought her by the servant, afforded an' important clue. On the back of it, in pencil, wero some characters, half effaced. With much labor she deciphered the words Saint Bridget’s—Thursday, 10, high water.” Putting side by side with these scattered hints the stories of Eller ton’s reputation, and the old tales about smuggler’s haunts in Saint Bridget’s Cave, she came to the conclusion that, dead or alive, the excisem m might be concealed there. These suspicions she communi cated to Lawyer Burroughs, who by degrees coming round to her view, they concerted between them a plan of operations. The lawyer sent off a special messenger in one direction for a couple of constables, on whose skill and daring he could rely ; and in another direction he sent a messenger to bring up a fishing-smack, manned by a crew in whom also he could place full trust. These preparations were completed only on the previous night. Early that very morning the constables went on board the smack, taking Ettie with them—for she insisted upon sharing the attempt —and at high tide the little vessel stood boldly in for Saint Bridget’s Cave. Then, lowering a boat they rowed silently up the cave, and came by surprise upon a sailor lying asleep upon an over hanging ledge of rock. Seizing him before he could offer resistance, the fellow submitted quietly ; and guessing their errand, he conducted them to the cell where Thompson was confined. Their work completed, the party quitted the cave, re-embarked on board the smack, and bringing with them Thompson and their prisoner, reached the court just in time to clear George Thursfield. There yet, however, remained another mystery to be explained. Who was the murdered man, and who the murderer? The sailor taken prisoner in the cave was now brought forward ; and, on a promise that he should be received as king’s evi dence, he made a full confession. The sum of it was this. He was second mate of a vessel, smuggler, half pirate. The Ellerton. The the first mate. The vessel into Saint Bridget’s Bay, orders, with the inten off Ettie Stanton ; and on Ellerton accosted Ettie on Bhe design was to have been HHMid—the captain and the first [HB ashore for that purpose. The had lingered in Saint. Oa*:e, which was used by the Hosiers as"an occassional haunt, and intoxicated had fallen asleep, Ellerton, surprised by George HBsfield, . had been unable to offer and had consequently failed in hiPflP« n> ffhig lej t 0 desperate quarrels Ellerton and the mate. On the ni gJ#Tiof the murder—the vessel lying a s&uple of miles out to sea —they landed again from one of her boats, Ellerton still cherishing hopes of effecting his purpose. Here the quarrel between Ellerton and the mate was renewed, ending, as has already been shown, in the murder of the latter ; Ellerton, stung to sudden fury, drawing a pistol, and shooting the man through the head. Startled by the. appearance of the exciseman,, their first impulse was to shoot him also ; but Ellerton suddenly resolved to keep him as a kind of hostage, lest a revenue cutter should happen to sweep down upon the smugglers’ vessel. Then a perfectly diabolical idea, entered Eller ton’s mind. He had seen Thursfield and the exciseman together, walking towards the cliffs, and it occured to him that Thursfield might be removed out of his path, and a terrible revenge taken both upon Ettie and her lover, by implicating Thursfield in the supposed murder of the exciseman. It was with this view that the change of clothes was effected ; and it was the witness who, acting on Eller ton’s instructions, had given information to the coast-guard, and so caused Thurs' field’s arrest on his wedding morning. Of Ellerton’s movements since the arrest

THE ASHBURTON HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY i, 1880.



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Miscellaneous. NOTICE. THE COMMITTEE of the Tinwald School having kindly permitted the use of the building for Wesleyan Services, such services will be conducted therein, on and after SUNDAY NEXT, at 6 30 pan., each Sunday. Mr. Alison will con duct the first Service next SUNDAY EVENING, at half-past six o’clock. A Collection will be made each service on behalf of the Sustentation Fund of the Wesleyan Church. W. KEALL, 015 c Circuit Minister. ATEW LINES JUST OPENED—GIass I\| Inks and Inkstands, Book Slides, Scrap Albums, Desks, Workboxes, Photo graph Frames from 6d. each. H. M. Jones, Stationery and Fancy Goods Depot, East Street and Baring Square. TT7 ANTED.—The Herat, o tells you* V\ Wants in 20 words, for 1/ —cash. IT is only a Fenny, is to be got every where in Town, along the Railway line, and of tha Country Agents. THE PENNY made the postal system of England a success. So has it made the Herald. Everybody buys the Heralp COMPOSITION Dolls, China Dolls, Wooden Dolls, Rag Dolls, : Toys, China Mugs, Balls, &c. H. M. Jones, Stationery and Fancy Goods Depot, East Street and Baring Square. ASHBURTON AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY. “ The Lost Ship.” T OWN HALL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JULY 9tii and 10th. FRIDAY—BENEFIT OF Mr. C. BOURK. Particulars in future advertisement. 609 c



MONSTER CARNIVAL, FANCY FAIR, AND BAZAAR, in FOWLER’S NEW BUILDINGS, Tctncred street. An opportunity that seldom offers. MR. I. MONTAGUE, of High street, Christchurch, Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ash burton and surrounding districts that he will OPEN on SATURDAY NEXT, JULY 3, Those extensive premises known as Fowler’s Buildings, Tancred street, With an enormous stock of FANCY GOODS Of every description, consisting of Games, Musical Instruments, Dolls, Toys, Albums, Writing Desks, Lustres, Fans, &c., &c., &c. These Goods are a Special Importation, and will be SOLD AT VERY LOW PRICES. The Sale will last for a Fortnight Only. EVERYONE INVITED. OPEN SATURDAY NEXT, JULY 3. 614 c MOUNT HUTT ROAD BOARD. NOTICE THE ROAD leading through Sections . No. 15380, 7325, 2C603, 1324, and 7245 is CLOSED against all Traffic from this date. W. B. COMPTON. 941& June 10th, 1880.