Inquest at Chertsey.

DEPLORABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN TIIE VILLAGE. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at Wallace’s Chertsey Hotel on the body of Garrett Gough, before J. E. Trevor. Esq., and a jury of 12, of whom Mr. W. A. Brown was chosen foreman. After being sworn, the jury viewed the body, and tie following evidence was taken.

Win. Rouse, mounted constable, de poned—On Sunday, 2oth inst., about 7.30 a.m., I found the body of deceased lying at the crossing on the line at Chertsey. He was on his back, with his feet close to the rails, and lie had no appearance of having been disturbed. Examined him and found no marks of violence about him. He had no property or money on him. By the Coroner—He looked as if lie had died in his sleep. Have known him for six years. He lias been repeatedly con victed as a vagrant, saw him last a fort night ago in Addington Gaol.

Janies Wallace, landlord of the Chert sey Hotel, deponed—l came home at 8.30 p.m. on Saturday night, and after tea deceased asked me if I would let him and his wife have a beo. As I had previous experience of their habits I refused them any accommodation. About 9 o’clock I went out, and there was a crowd of men about them, and the woman was dancing. So as to- disperse the* crowd/1 offered to give them the use of a loose-box, and to lock them in. .The woman refused, and threw a stone at me. i About five next morning I was awakened by a man knock ing at the door, who said Gough was dead, and I saw the man lying near' the line and the woman -with her arms round him, screaming. Ho was not cold nor stiff. By .the Coroner—There was no quarrel ling, but there was a crowd of men about them. The deceased ivas quite, sober when I saw him last.

Mary Gougli,- sworn —-Am wife of de ceased. He was a laborer, but we had no settled residence. All I know, was, when I woke .I found my husband* dead* and I screeched. Our camp was on the open ground. We had plenty of /blankets, but did not cover any over us. During the day my husband complanied that his bowels were out of order, but otherwise was, .in good health.-,- He. has., nqt scorn-, plained of his health. He was 62 years of age. During the evening he,was..not. sober.” I cannot account for his death. I was neither sober nor..drunk my self when I laid down.

By a juror—Two boys brought over two bottles to where we were camped. It was shandygaff I think. Deceased was a- very heavy drinker. Mr. Wallace offered us a loose box to sleep in. Hugh Boyle, laborer, deponed—On Saturday night, .1 slept out near the rail way line at Chertsey, and near daylight heard the woman call out that,her husband was dead,’and gave, the alarm to Mr. Wal lace who went with me. I slept about 5 chains from where the body was found. I wasn’t .sober myself on Saturday night. AbouVonei on Sunday morning I heard a noise, and saw. a lot of men standing about the’deceased’s' camp making a noise. I heard the -woman telling the men to go away. I have been drinking a week. The evidence of this witness was con sidered unreliable, and after receiving a caution from the coroner his evidence w r as thrown out.

James Blunt, blacksmith’s apprentice, deponed—About twelve on Saturday night I heard deceased and his wife laughing and making a noise, and my mate and myself went over to the place. They did not appear to be quarrelling. We re mained about there “ larking” till nearly daylight, with some other men., j I did not speak to deceased,' but to his wife. When I left he was lying down, apparently asleep, and his wife was sitting about a yard away from him, I had a little to drink that night. We were larking with his wife.

By the foreman —There were five besides' myself “ larking ’* there that night. Tom Childs was one. 1 saw some whisky there. I saw Boyle, the last witness, on the spot. T. Childs, blacksmith, a boy aged 16, after a considerable amount of persuasion, corroborated the previous witness’s evi dence and acknowledged to having been drinking. He received a severe reprimand from the Coroner, who requested the fore man of ihe jury to convey his opinions to the parents and guardians of this and the previous witness. John; Moore, farmer, Cherstey—Saw' deceased about 11 o’clock and spoke to him. Saw him again about daylight, but could not say if he was alive then. I stayed to get my man home, and to see the “ sport.” There was a great noise. Deceased took no part in it; his wife did. I assisted in the disturbance ; I was not sober. I cannot account for the death of deceased.

Jas. Scarlett, farmer of Chertsey— Knew he was drunk on the night in question. Saw deceased about 2 o’clock on Sunday morning and lie .was then alive, arid* I was drunk. W. G. Ross, surgeon, sworn, deponed to having made a post mortem examina tion of the deceased. There were no external marks of violence on the body ; head and face very much congested/ All the internal organs were congested. Disease of the heart was apparent, the heart itself was petrified. The right ride of the heart flaccid; the left ventricle full. All the" organs besides the heart were healthy, hut congested. The brain, lungs, liver, and bowels were intensely congested. All the organs smelt strongly of alcohol. I attribute death to the failure of the action of the heart, accele rated by tlie congestion of the brain and lungs, such congestion having been pro duced by alcohol. A verdict was returned in accordance with the medical evidence.

(From the Ashburton Guardian.)

The inquest . at Chertsey yesterday, although 1 one of a very common nature— ikon a death from habitual drunkenness —is calculated to teach a useful lesson,, apart from the moral to be drawn from the evidence and verdicts in such cases, Most of our readers are aware that, in many centres of population in this colony, what is now known as “ larrikin ism,” is ram pant, The “term is of recent colonial manufacture, and every colonist under stands its meaning. The “ larrikin ” is a most unlovely object. He is, as a rule, from 15 to 20 years of age, and possesses as much vice, and more impertinence, than a wellrdeveloped London blackguard, and the diversity; .of his acquirements is fully as great as. the, field, .on which lie sows tliem,is extensive. It is all the same to our-larrikin whether he finds'his amuse

ment in standing with his companions at street corners on Sunday evenings, and giving expression to the filthiest of language for the benefit of ladies return ing from divine service (he has too much respect for his hide to do so if the ladies have n, protector with them) ; or in creat ing what might very properly be termed a riot, if action were taken -which would consign the larrikin and his fellows to a couple of years of w r ell deserved imprison ment. This Chertsey affair would never have been known to the public had it not been for the fact that an old drunkard’s constitution refused to bear any further doses of whisky and gave way, and whilst he was dying a disgraceful debauch was taking place close at hand, in which the deceased’s wife and five young men, vary ing in age from 16 to 30 took part—the woman herself being, a weatherbeaten moral and physical ruin of peihaps 55 years of age. The .inevitable whisky bottle was in attendance, and all the other witnesses acknowledged that they were the worse of liquor, and did not retire from the orgie until nearly daylight. Two of the actoi'S in this scene were under 21, and we understand the R. M. Court will shortly her more of the doings of some of the companions of these precocious youths, in a charge of wilful destruction of property a fortnight or so ago. Legisla tion can do but little in such cases as these. It is by mere accident that such evidence as. was adduced yesterday can be got at on ordinary occasions, and perhaps the police will for the future have an idea on whom to place their hands in Chertsey when any specially outrageous piece of larrikinism occurs.

It is not a pleasant subject to think on, much less to write of ; but it is one of those blots on our colonial character which requires investigation. Every mail we receive from Sydney or Melbourne brings us news of atroci ties by the ill-bred and badly-reared specimens of the human race, who are only more advanced in larrikinism than the Chertsey specimens have .yet become, and the question which arises in our mind is—Are they to be allowed to terrorise over the respectable portion of the community ? The Australian cities have tried to crush the incubus, and have signally failed. The same incubus is ram pant in this colony, and appears to be daily gaining ground, until one fears that the time may not be distant when New Zealand’s larrikins will outshine those of the other side. It now becomes a great question for our legislators, moralists, and teachers as to what u T e shall do with our young men. Our public libraries do not seem to offer attractions—witness our own. local institution. Any man of edu cation starting a night school is looked upon as an idiot, as he has no chance of support ; and the larrikin has no more idea of what music is than is con veyed to him by the trashiest songs, or perhaps by making night hide ous with the noise to he produced from an empty kerosene tin. If our country is to be wdxat its boast has been— the Britain of the South—we must dis cover some means and recreation for our young men, other than holding such dis graceful meetings as w r e have noticed above. Generally speaking, those most likely to “go to the bad” are young fellows with talent to make a mark in the world, and having that talent they usually lead others with less brains in the same road to iniquity, with its inevitable infamy. We leave the matter in our readers’ hands to suggest some remedy for the great and grov ing curse of ‘ ‘ Larrikinism. ’

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.

( Tuesday, January 27, iß§6.



Holloway’s Pills. —These Pills are more efficacious in strengthening a debilitated consti tution than any other medicine in the world. Persons of nervous habit of body, and all who are suffering from weak digestive organs, or whose health has become decayed by billious affections, disordered stomach, or liver com plaints, should lose no time in giving these admirable Pills a fair trial. Cough, colds, asthma,, or shortness of breath, are also within the range of the senative powers of this very remarkable medicine. The cures effected by these Pills are not superficial or temporary, but complete and permanent. They are as mild they are efficacious, and may be given, wit eonfidence to delicate females and young chil dren.—Advt.



Business Notices. NOTICE. MISS HODDER, lately arrived from London, begs to announce that she has commenced business as DRESS MAKER in Moore street, Ashburton, near Dr Stewart’s residence. Prices strictly moderate, and no effort will be spared to give satisfaction. MISS HODDER, Dressmaker, Moore street. 169—651 a TO THE LADIES. WANTED KNOWN —That MRS. CARSTENS has always on hand trimmings and lining, and dresses made on the shortest notice. MRS. CARSTENS, Tancred street, 933 a Ashburton. CABINETMAKING & UPHOLSTERING ESTABLISHMENT, East Street (next Echo Dining Rooms), ASHBURTON. John ]\£ eech, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, PAPERHANGER, Ac. ALL KINDS OF REPAIRS. Furniture Renovated and Repolished, or Exchanged. —" , ; ■ 963 a DO you Want the News of the Day? Read the Ashburton Herald.



Auction Sales. THURSDAY, 20th JANUARY. 11 o’clock Sharp. ALFRED HARRISON has received instructions from Mr. Stephen Collins, of Moore street (near Power’s Hotel), to sell hy Public Auction on the premises, the whole of his stock-in-trade, comprising : A large variety of Wall Papers, Varnish, Paints, Oils, Glass 2 sets well-sinking Tools, for l-g and 2 inch pipes t^’C., <fcc., &c. Also, Bedsteads, Bedding, Tables, Chairs, Tea and Coffee Services, Sewing Machine, Pictures, Carpets, Ornaments, and a quantity of Furniture and Effects too numer ous to particularise. Sale at 11 o’clock sharp. ALFRED HARRISON, 957 a Auctioneer. Meetings. MEETING. THRESHING MACHINE OWNERS. A MEETING of threshing machine owners is hereby convened to be held on WEDNESDAY, January 2Sth, at 3 p.m. at Messrs. Buchanan and Co.’s auction rooms, Baring Square. Business : To consider and arrange, if possible, a tariff for the current season. G EARLE. 4310 THOS. CLARK. For Sale. TO PRINTERS. MACHINE FOR SALE. F O R S A L E. One Second-hand Double Demy Tape Printing MACHINE, in thorough working order, with rollers, moulds, &c., complete. This machine has been replaced by a Double Royal Wharfedale, which necessitates removal of the Double Demy Machine formerly used for printing the “Herald ” and “ Guardian,” for hand or steampower. Can be seen and all pai'- ticular3 obtained at our office. WEEKS & DIXON. Ashburton, January 14, 1879



Conveyances. THE LONGBEACH COACH ! ! f "\ EORGE WILLCOCKS, in taking up \X tlie lioyal Mail’s running, begs to intimate that as soon as he secured the mail contract he issued cards announcing his intention of REDUCING THE FARES, So that the credit of RUNNING THE FIRST CHEAP COACH Belongs to him, and to no one else. The fares by Willcocks’ coach are exactly 3d. per mile ordinary fares, and lid. per mile for Saturday return. They are as under— Longbeach to Ashburton, ordinary 55., return Bs. Waterton to Ashburton, 3s. Gd. ordi nary, 6s. return. Ashton to Ashburton, 3s. ordinary, ss. return. Wheatstone to Ashburton, 2s. Gd. ordinary, 4s. return. SINGLE FARE RETURN ON SATURDAYS. The coach leaves the Booking Office, Quill’s Commercial Hotel, each day at 3.15 ; Post Office, S 30. NEW COACH, with every comfort. Sound cattle, safely handled by Tom Cotton, as good a whip as ever held the ribbons. 408 g OPPOSITION THE SOUL OF TRADE. REDUCTION IN FARES. H. BREWER, in thanking the public of Ashburton, Longbeach, and Water ton, for their liberal support in the past, begs to announce to his numerous customers and friends, that he intends running his Coach DAILY as usual ; and he now in tends making considerable Reductions in the Fares. T. H. B. relies on the support of his hitherto numerous patrons to enable him to cany out the above motto. T. H. BREWER, Proprietor. 895a -33 NOTICE. TH. BREWER’S COACH leaves , Longbeach for Ashburton DAILY at 8 a. m. via Waterton, 8.40 a.m., Ashton, 9 a.m., Wheatstone, 9.15 a.m., arriving at Ashburton in time for the 10 o’clock trains. The Coach returns by the same route, on arrival of the 3 p.m. train from Christchurch. Booking Office—Cox street. All orders, parcels, and telegrams punctually attended to. T. H. BREWER, Proprietor. 896a—347 COOKSON, Wills Street, runs the MAIL COACH from Ashburton Railway Station to Green Street, Alford Forest, and Mount Somers, every Tuesday, and Friday, returning Wednesday and Saturday at S p.m. /NHTNIQUY’S LECTURES.—H. M. \_y Jones, Stationer, Baring square. YTT ANTED —Servants out of Employ - V ment to advertise for Situations in ne “Herald” and “Guardian.” Only One Shilling, for Cash, fifteen words.



Public Notice. FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY. 7 E have the following Properties W placed in our hands for Private Treaty : TIN WALD : 150 Acres improved land, R.S. 21609, situated I t miles from Tinwald, par in crop, and a permanent stream of water running through the pro perty. 131 Acres improved land, R.S. 18997, 20307, 20306, 23368, situated i mile from Tinwald, fenced and sub divided into 3 paddocks, with two streams of water running through the land, also a nicely well-finished three-roomed cottage thereon. 300 Acres Education Reserve, in crop. HART’S RUN : 200 Acres Unimproved Land. WAKANUI : 127 Acres Improved Land. SUBURBAN BUILDING SECTIONS, ASHBURTON TOWNSHIP: Lot 93 E. Belt, wiih four-roomed cottage. T. S. 458, Burnett Street, with three-, roomed cottage. TINWALD : Lots, 182, 183, 06. WATERTON : Lots 102, 103, 104, 105, 106. , WAKANUI: Lots 74, 75. HINDHOPE: Lots 1,2, 8, 10, 13, 15. TREVORTON: Several Sections. For further particulars apply to EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY, Auctioneers and Estate Agents. SALE by the undersigned— -50 Bags Potatoes Grain Strippers R. and G. D F Ploughs 50 Bales Wool Packs 100 Bales Corn Sacks And all kinds of stores, &c., &. Agents for the Marsh Reaper and Binding Machine 1 EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, Auctioneer, Stock, Land, and Commission Agent. Farms, Town and Suburban Sections, for Sale and to Let. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, AUCTIONEER, Offices, Saunders Buildings, Ashburton. 737 a To Let and for Sale. THE undersigned has the following PROPERTIES to LET with a pur chasing clause, or FOR SALE on liberal terms of payment— I K(\ ACRES good WHEAT LAND, JLIJI/ all ploughed and ready for cross ploughing for wheat ; situated about three miles from the township. OT~7 ACRES, near the above ; also good G i WHEAT LAND, ploughed once, and ready for cross-ploughing. fc'A ACRES, partly improved, near Wins low. This will be sold very cheap, and on very liberal terms. fT ACRES, fenced and planted ; situate • near the East Town Belt, good sit for private residence.



TOWN PROPERTIES. T7ALUABLE BUSINESS SITE in Bur » nett Street, being T. S. 177, next the “ Mail” office. ID ART of T.S. 139, Peter Street. This -®- will be sold cheap, and on liberal terms. TO Railway Employes, Mechanics, and Others.—FOß SALE, cheap, Lot 78, situated on East Town Belt. Terms, £5 cash ; balance by monthly or quarterly payments. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE—Cheap, GO acres growing crop of OATS. Terms liberal. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE, A COMPACT FARM, well-watered, and really first-class land of about 200 acres, situated on LonFbeach Estate. For full pai’ticulars, apply to 6 THOMAS BULLOCK. TO Persons desirous of renting GRASS LAND near town, 120 ACRES to Let, situated close to the Racecourse. Rent low. T. BULLOCK. rflO LET, at a Very Low Rental, TWO X SHOPS in East Street; also, one in Burnett Street. T. BULLOCKj IT is only a Penny, is to be got every where in Town, along the Railway line, and of tb a Country Agents.



Public Notices. SPECIAL NOTICE. pROFESSOR WALLENBURCi, Oculist. Aurist, and Specialist (From Europe.) May be consulted upon all Diseases of the Eye, Ear, and Throat, Deafness, Noises in the Head, Defective Sight, Cataracts, Amaurosis, Opthalmia, Gutta- Serena, Loss of the Eyelashes, Inflamma tion, and all Diseases of the Eye, Ear, and Throat, treated upon new and scien tific principles. PROFESSOR WALLENBURG. HAS ARRIVED IN ASHBURION, And may be Consulted at his Consulting Rooms at MR. THOS. QUILL’S COMMERCIAL HOTEL, FOR A LIMITED PERIOD. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. Blindness and Deafness. (“ Oarnaru Mail,” Dec. 15.) Professor Wallenburg is still kept busy with patients. We on Saturday received a visit from two persons upon whom he had operated. Their names are Mr. Nicholas Power and Mr. James McGrath, both of Waimate. The first-mentioned had been deaf in one ear for 14 years. On Wednesday last lie visited the doctor, and obtained some relief. • On Thursday he was perfectly cured, a grass seed and an accumulation of skin which had gat thered around it having been extracted, lie told us that he could hear better with the ear that had been operated upon than he could with the other. The last men tioned visited the doctor at the same time. He was slightly deaf in the left and totally deaf in the right ear. A growth having been extracted from the right ear, he entirely recovered his hearing. He told us that he could hear his own voice— a thing that he had not done for 16 years. The case of Mr. Alexander Aitchison is worth chronicling. He had been totally deaf in one ear for four years and slightly affected in the other. He is now perfectly restored, and was so gratified that he to day introduced a suffering friend to the doctor. Mr. Aitchison tells us that he could only hear Isis watch ticking by means of the diseased car by pressing it tightly to it. Now, he can hear it at a distance of a foot, although his ear is stopped with wadding. (“ Oamiru Mail,” Dec. 16.) To the Editor.



Bin, —Alv-ut Professor Wallenburg and his cures. lam glad that in previous issues you have called attention to the work and remarkable success of the Pro fessor in a few days of his residence in this town. I only ju'st wish to say that I can confirm the truthfulness of several of the cases mentioned by you, for I have seen the patients myself. I would like to urge upon the people of Oamaru and neighborhood the importance of having any affection of those parts of the body which he specially treats attended to at once, or when he has gone they will regret that they did not avail themselves of liis skill. Such men as he are a blessing to humanity. Hoping this may lead to the relief of some sufferer or .sufferers, I am, &c., Ohas. E. Barley. (“ Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 22.) Mr. James Gibson, a shepherd employed at Station Peak, called upon us this morn ing, and requested us to bear testimony to the fact that he has been cured of almost total deafness by Professor Wallenburg. He had been more- or less deaf for 30 years, but for the last 20 years his hearing had been getting gradually worse. Ten days ago Mr. Gibson placed himself under the treatment of the Professor, and has so far recovered that he experiences no diffi culty in hearing ordinary conversation. At the same time Professor Wallenburg introduced to us Mr. William M'Kenzie, of Kakanui. He had been so deaf for 13 years that he had been unable to hear ordinary sounds. On Saturday last he became a patient of the Professor’s, and obtained immediate relief. His hearing is now as perfect as could be desired.* (“ Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 29.) To the Editor.



Sir, —Permit me through your paper to direct the attention of the public to the following. At the request of a member of my con gregation, unable to pay, and suffering with eyes nearly blind and inflamed many years, I applied to Professor Wallenburg for advice and treatment gratis. Pie, wifb generosity and kindness readily granted the favor. I made the applica tion because I had learned from other clergymen that the professor is ever ready to give his services to the poor when asked to do so by any person on whose honesty he can rely on being assured that no deception is being practised on him. This person was under the care of several medical men, but without any beneficial result. Professor Wallenburg has had the case under treatment for about ten days, and now the eyes are perfectly well, and the person is likely to be able to earn his livelihood, to the great delight of all his friends, whose lasting gratitude Pro fessor Wallenburg has earned. I know of my knowledge three others who bene fitted very much by the treatment of the worthy Professor. I write this letter without the request of any one ; but I consider it a duty owing to the Professor’s kindnesss ; and I recommend those suffering in eye or ear to apply to him whilst they have the present favorable opportunity. I hereby tender my best thanks to Professor Wallenburg for his charity to the poor.—l am, &c., Wm. Coleman, Roman Catholic Clergyman.



The Eye and Ear.—Professor Wallen burg is effecting some raarmellous cures in cases of blindness and deafness. At his invitation we visited the consulting rooms at the Albion Hotel, yesterday morning, when we conversed with two or three out of a total of about thirty patients present. The first case brought under notice was that of James Robertson, of Morton Mains, who was suffering from heavy films in both eyes. He assured us that for the past six years he had suffered acutely, and during for years of that period he had been under medical treat ment without receiving any benefit—in fact he went from bad to worse. Placing himself under Professor Wallenburg’s reatment he speedly came round, and



Public Notices. yesterday could distinctly see a hair at the ordinary reading distance. Richard At kinson, of Invercargill, who had been treated in Dunedin and Melbourne for impaired eye-sight, als bore testimony to the Professor’s skill. He had been totally blind of one eye, the other being consider ably affected, but could now distinguish the time on a clock a couple of chains off. Mrs. W. Jerrett, of Riverton, was the next patient introduced. She stated that she had been suffering from deafness for the last six years, and during that time her husband had expended something like Ll6O in endeavoring to effect a cure. Under Professor Wallenburg’s treatment she had so far recovered her hearing that she could without difficulty hear a watch ticking. 11. N. Bates was the next patient consulted ; he had been totally deaf of one ear for fourteen years, the deafness arising from an attack of scarlet fever. In England his case was regarded as a hopeless one, and this was the more sei’ious since the remaining ear was com mencing to sympathise with the affected one. He had only been under the Profes sor’s treatment a few days, and could now hear perfectly well. Constable Buchanan also states that tlie occulist has succeeded, id curing him of partial deafnes. These are a few patients indiscriminately singled out from the patients in the consulting room, and they certainly go to show that the Professor is thoroughly up to his busi ness. At present he has 75 patients under treatment. We would strongly urge all who are afflicted with blindness or deafness to pay this oculist a visit, and at once, since his stay here is limited. “ Southland Times,” Nov. 25, 1879.



(From “ North Otago Times,” Oamaru, Dec. 18, 1879.) There would seem to be some founda tion for the merits claimed for Professor Wallenburg’s treatment of diseases of the eye and ear, if we may judge by the re sults of several cases that have fallen under our notice. These are the days of discoveries, and possibly the Professor may have come across some special remedy for the disease of the eye and ear, or he may only be an intelligent, sharp sighted man, better able than the generality of his fellows to see where the evil he would cure is best to be grappled with. At any rate, several long-standing cases which have only been under his treatment for a week are already be ginning to show good signs of total cure, and are really worthy of some notice by an impartial observer. The first of these is that of James Beale, who was formerly of the Cape Mounted Rifles, and lost the sight of one eye 14 years ago in Africa, and who was treated in vain by several army doctors when there, and by some medical practitioners in Weymouth, Eng land. About a week ago he came to the Professor totally blind with one eye, and partially so with the other, which had begun to suffer in sympathy. He is now able to read small print with either eye, and in a few days, judging faom ap pearances, will be completely cured. Another case is that of a son of Andrew Meldrum, a baker, of Oamaru. This boy, who has been partially blind for several years, and has been operated upon and treated without any beneficial effect by several New Zealand professional men, applied to the Professor about a week ago, and can now begin to see again very fairly, and is to all intents and purposes perfectly cured. Mrs. Kenahan’s case is an interesting one, both for the rapidity and the completeness of the euro of a most painful and seemingly hopeless malady. This lady, when she applied to the Professor, was afflicted by the most violent inflammation of the right eye, which was swollen as big as an egg, and continually discharging an offensive mat ter. She was in great agony, and had not slept for more than a week. The sight was completely gone, and worse than all, the other eye beginning to show signs of suffering from a' like disorder. Sage medicos, who had attended her from the commencement of the com plaint with a slight inflammation caused by a cold, began to beg her to make up her mind to lose both eyes, as no cure could be found. However, she is doing well now, at all events, wilh the swelling reduced, and the sight partially restored in the one eye, and the other as well as ever it was. George Gordon, a man of 79 years of age, ■who was almost entirely deaf but a few days ago, can now hear words spoken in a low voice from the other side of the room, while the two children of Mr. Townsend, who have suffered from deaf ness for a long time, can now hear the tick of a watch. These cases are cer tainly interesting, as effectual cures of old standing diseases, after some of them have defied all the skill of the general practitioner, and whether the cure is due to the remedy or the matter of treat ment it is equally worthy of praise.



Tiinaru has contributed its quota of tes timonials to the skill in eye and ear cases of Professor Wallenburg. Since his ar rival here, a few days ago, his consulting rooms at the Grosvenor Hotel have been beseiged with patients. An idea of the number of cases treated may be formed when we mention that on visiting his apartments about 9 o’clock this morning we found them thronged. From 6 a.m. he had been busily at work, and during the three hours upwards of fifty cases had been treated. The best guarantee of the specialist’s success is that the living wit nesses are both numerous and well known. During our visit, which only lasted a few minutes, several cases of restored vision were introduced to our notice. One was the son of the landlord of the Masonic hotel, at St. Andrews, whose right eye, through the stab of a penknife, was l’endered totally blind about three weeks ago. Medical advice was sought, and the lad was ordered to be confined in a dark room ; but the Professor, without subject ing him to any ordeal of the kind, or any painful operation restored his sight in the short space of t wenty-f our hours. The lad can now read the finest type with his injured organ. Another boy named Edgier, from Temuka, has his sight in process of perfect restoration, after groping his way in the dark and suffering from cataract for the last three years. He received the attention of several surgeons, but after one or two consultations lie isnowsofarrecoveredthat he can read with but slight difficulty, and the Professor assures us that in a few days he will be able to see perfectly. Chiarini’s Circus has contributed two cases, the patients, one of whom is one of the most accomplished of the lady performers, re maining behind for the purpose of under-



Public Notices. going Professor Wallenburg’s treatment. Henry Kent, a young man who tells us he has been nearly blind from his infancy, after a six months’ sojourn in the St. George’s Hospital, London, without ob taining relief, demonstrated the efficacy of the Professor’s treatment, by reading an extract from the “ Otago Daily Times ” in our presence. Lastly two or three cases of chronic deafness were brought under our attention which by dint of steaming, syringing, and operating, had been effectually overcome. The sceptical who are apt to run away with the idea that every specialist is a charlatan, need only pay a visit to the Professor’s consult ing rooms, and their impressions will be at once removed.—“ South Canterbury Times,” Saturday, Januaiy 10th, 1880. 932a—376 Business Notices. JOSEPH WARD, FAMILY BUTCHER, PETER STPEET, (Opposite Journeau's Smithy) "OEGS to inform the Public of Ash- D burton that he will Open the Shop lately occupied by G. Pike, on JANUARY 3rd, as Family Butcher, and trusts by supplying none but agood article, to merit a share of public, support. Families waited on daily for orders, which will receive prompt attention. 892 a JOSEPH WARD, # Butcher.



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