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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 842, 15 January 1883, Page 2

Police Court. —At the Police Court this morning three first offenders were fined 5s for being drunk, and John Fleming, for creating a disturbance was mulcted in the sum of 10s, with the alternative of 48 hours’ imprisonment. The Mayor (D. Williamson, Esq.) presided.

The New Saleyards —lt will be seen from an announcement in this issue that the first sale of stock at the new yards at Tinwald will take place on Tuesday, the 23rd inst. The sale will commence at 11 o’clock instead of 12, as heretofore, and we are requested to intimate that, in future, eleven o’clock will be the hour of starting the sales. Accident. --We learn from our own correspondent that Mr Dickenson, of Seafield, met with a rather serious accident on Saturday night. He was returning home on horseback from Ashburton, in company with two other gentlemen, when in crossing an open ford in the water-race, near Mr Hudson’s place, his horse stumbled and threw its rider. Mr Dickenson was picked up by his companions, and the horse being secured he rode home, and on arrival it was found that he had fractured his collar bone and that his left leg was severely bruised by the fall.

The War Correspondent. —The fact, that according to the latest cablegrams, France by no means acquiesces in the course pursued by England in Egypt, while on the other hand England has plainly intimated that she does not intend to allow France to establish a protectorate over Madagascar, doubtless lends additional importance to Mr Archibald Forbes’s utterances at the present moment. During last week he has attracted enormous audiences in Christchurch ; the subjects of his lectures apparently being of interest to all sorts and conditions of men, for every part of the house was equally well patronised. It is scarcely necessary to remind our readers that Mr ' orbes will give his first lecture in Ashburton at the Town Hall this evening. Gold Medal? Or First award!— Writes the Sheffield correspondent of the British Trade. Journal. There is war in the sheep-shear trade. Messrs Burgon and Ball, of LaPlata Works, Malin Bridge, declared that they had gotthe gold medal at Christchurch Exhibition, New Zealand. Messrs Ward & Payne called this statement in question. Messrs Burgon and Ball returned to the chafge, and printed a telegram from their London agents affirming the accuracy of their golden legend. Messrs Ward and Payne said no move at the time ; but I suspect we shall soon hear from them again. The official list »f awards, entitled the “ New Zealand International Exhibition Record,” is before me, and curiosity led me to examine its pages very carefully to see if Messrs Burgon and Ball had really got the medal. The result of my researches is to ascertain that there are only two lines about sheepshears in the whole catalogue, and they run thus : “ Burgon and Ball, Sheffield —sheep-Sheara ; for price and quality. Ward and Payne, Sheffield, tools, and shears of excellent workmanship.” These appear under the “First Order of Merit,” which, I notice from the conditions, entitles to a silver medal. But 1 find a note that all exhibitors who have a star (*) before their names have been awarded certificates of Gold medal. Well, there is a star before both Messrs Ward and Payne and Messrs Burgon and Ball's names. Then there is the instructive note, “ No gold medals will be given, but when a certificate of gold medal has been awarded, the exhibitor can obtain the same from the die-sinker on payment of the value.” There is only one thing clear —if you want a gold medal you must pay for it 1 have a strong suspicion that the die-sinker had a hand in this “ Exhibition Record,” and means to do a good large business in gold medals, for, out of 58 successful exhibitors in this particular section (the third), only 14 have not the “star.”

Supreme Oouet. —The Supreme Court sittings at Christchurch will commence on Wednesday next. Six charges from Ashburton will be brought up during the sj .sion.

Wheat. —Wo have been ah won a sample of Russian Wheat grown on the farm of Mr Rule, at.Ohe taey. The grain is unusually heavy and we are informed that the crop will reach the high average of 60 bushels to the acre.

Criminality in Auckland. —Auckland has recently gained unenviable notoriety an account of the number of acts of violence reported from that city. The result of this is that no less than thirty-five persons are now awaiting trial at the Supreme Court Sessions. When the country cases are added, it is expected there will be forty altogether. Five omnibuses are engaged to take the lot with an escort to the Court House the first days, as it is not known against whom the Grand Jury will first return true bills. This will be a criminal procession, the like of which has not been soon before in Auckland. Cricket. — A match betweenthe Muffs and the second eleven of the County Club is arranged to take place on Wednesday next in the Domain ground. The match played on Saturday between the local bricklayers and carpenters, resulted in a victory for the former by 31 runs. A match has also been arranged between the Borough and the County Clubs, which wi Ibe played to-morrow. The players willjbe chosen from the following—County; Messrs Oastelli, Fooka (3), Hogg, Hutchinson, Wroughton, Hart, Jephson, Maud, Jones, and Dr Leahy. Borough Club; Messrs G.'W. Andrews, Crscker, Johnston, L. F. Andrewes, Amos, Marsh, Patching, Dan, Ivess, Jones, Venables. Emergencies: Messrs Purchase and Dee.

Fe zen Meat Trade. —The Wellington Frozen Meat Company is making good progress. The first cargo will be placed on the Lady Jocelyn on Wednesday, and will be followed by another on the following day, arrangements having been made to bring the meat down at daylight every morning. The work of freezing will occupy about three weeks. As this is the first shipment of frozen meat from Wellington a considerable amount of interest will no doubt be evinced in the progress of the operation, and the result of t,e undertaking. The ship is fitted with machinery of the latest design, and the freezing of the meat will be conducted by three properly qualified engineers. The cargo will consist of about 6,000 carcases of mutton, 150 of beef. The necessary number of sheep and bullocks have been purchased in the Wairarapa, and will be slaughtered at the abattoirs at Petone.

The Victoria. Cross. —There returned to the barracks at Whittington, near Lichfield, England, lately, Private W. H. Jones, formerly employed as a groom at Wolverhampton. In 1873 he enlis edinto the Militia, and thence into the 38th Regiment. In the Zulu war he obtained a medal, and in Egypt he went into ths Mounted Infantry, being engaged in each action up to and inclusive of Tel-el-Kebir. On one occasion he, carried a wounded officer out of danger, and has on this account been recommended for the Victoria cross. His own description of the latter incident is peculiarly quiet. “We were riding on,” said he, “ when he (the officer) said, ‘I am wounded in the leg, bugler.’ At that moment my horse was shot through the head, and I was thrown. I picked myself up and said, ‘‘lf you are wounded in the leg my horse is wounded in the head.’ I then picked him up and carried him on my back for 200 yards or more, after which I mounted his horse andwent in.” Jones is now only 21 years of age.

A Pertinent Enquiry. —On Tuesday last (says the N. 0. Times) a spark from the engine of the express train proceeding northward set fire to a paddock of Mr M'Masters, at Waikaura. The paddock contained a fine crop of ryegrass, put up in “cocks,” and awaiting the threshing mill. The whole would have been consumed had there not been a gang of workmen on the line, who, at'racted by the smoke and the roar of the tire, quickly proceeded to the spot. It was only after a fierce battle they succeeded in quenching the flames that were careering along the stubble and licking up the “cocks.” But for this timely rescue, not only would the entire crop have been destroyed, but most probab’y many miles of beautiful finely-kept gorae hedges besides. As it is, the damage done is considerable. Whether the Government is liable or not liable to be sued for compensation for injury inflicted in this manner, it should, all the same, do what is possible for the protection of private property. Can nothing be done to prevent fire-balls being belched out of the smoke-stacks of the locomotives as they travel along ? Surely a little mechanical ingenuity and very little expense should be equal to the provision of a remedy.

Holloway’s Pills. —lnvalids distracted by indigestion and discouraged in their search for its remedy should make trial of this neverfailing medicine. A lady, long a martyr to dyspeptic tortures, writes that Holloway’s Pills made her feel as if a burden had been taken off her. Her spirits, formerly low, have greatly improved ; her capricious appetite has given place to healthy hunger ; her dull, sick headache has departed, and gradually so marvellous a change has been effected, that she is altogether a new creature, and again fit for her duties. These Pills may be administered with safety to the most delicate. They never act harshly, nor do they ever induce weakness they rightly direct deranged, and control excessive action.