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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 939, 10 May 1883, Page 2

The master of the Ashburton Home desires to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of a parcel of warm clothing from Dr Leahy for the inmates. The Greymouth Railway League have sent a communication to the Oommissibn, asking them to return, so as to view the class of country on the Reefton road, and receive statistical information not prepared when the Commission was at Greymouth before.

The appeal of the Rev. E. A. Scott, Incumbent of Ashburton, bn behalf of the piano fund for the Old Men’s Home has met with some success already. Mr George Gould, of Ohristchurch, who is always to the fore when money is required for any charitable purpose, has forwarded a cheque for L 5 towards the purchase 1 of the piano.

. Amovement is oil foot for the purpose of Refecting a suitable monument to the late Mr Ireland, M. H.R., for Waikaia.

All the members of the Government are at present in Wellington, and a long Cabinet meeting was held yesterday afternoon.

The shareholders of the Golden Eagle Gold Mine, Wellington, have decided to wind up affairs, and dispose of their crushing plant. A man named William Burroughs was found drowned in a waterhole near Washdyke yesterday. It is supposed he had missed his way in trying to take a short cut across a paddock. Telephone stations have been opened at Kaukapakapaka, County of Waimate, and at Skippers, in the Lake County, the hours being from 9 to 6—closed on Sundays and holidays. A committee, consisting of members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed to collect information as to the best track for a railway line to be continued from Te Awamutu southward towards Wellington. A meeting of the Horticultural Society was to have taken place last evening at the Arcade Chambers, but owing to there not being a quorum present, the meeting adjourned to the 23rd inst., when it is hoped there will be a good attendance of members, as matters of importance are to be considered.

At the Divorce Court ait Wellington next month the case of Thompson v, Thompson and Watts will be heard. The petition is by the husband for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of his wife’s adultery with the corespondent, who is a runholder in the Marlborough district. The petitioner also sues LI,OOO, damages. At the South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club’s annual meeting, hold at Tiiharu yesterday, there was a fair attendance and keen contests. P. N. Robinson,, of Christchurch, wen the principal events, and stands a good show of securing- the Champion Cup, which he has won twice previously. A. S. Baker won the Ladies’ Steeplechase Cup. The following are the immigra tion and emigration returns for the colony for the last month. Immigration ;—Auckland, 237 ; Wellington, 96 ; Napier, 3 ; Hokitika 2 ; Lyttelton, 59 ; Dunedin, 126; Invercargill, 427; total—9so. Emigration —Auckland, 270; Wellington, 114; Lyttelton, 126 ;, Dunedin, 7 ; Invercargill, 379; Wanganui, 2 ; Greymouth, 6 ; Timaru, 3 ; total —907. At the Westport R.M. Court an information for criminal libel, in which Chas. Wright, proprietor of the Buller News was complainant, and John Tyrrell, proprietor of the Evening Star, defendant, was heard yesterday. The defendant was cpmmitted for trial at the Supremo Court, Nelson, in June next. The libel was alleged to be committed in the publication in the Star of April 21st of ah open column letter regarding the conduct of Mr Wright in the capacity of a borough valuer.

The Governor and suite arrived at Cambridge from Auckland on Tuesday afternoon, and were received enthusiastically by the natives and Europeans, the former presenting a number of beautiful mats., A petition, numerously signed, was presented to his Excellency, praying for a diminution in the sentence of Mikaere Te Papa, sentenced for life two years ago, for alleged mUrder by stabbing a Native on the Oxford racecourse. The general opinion of the public at the time was that Mikaere, who is a man of a most peaceful disposition, never committed the deed. The Auckland Football Association has passed a resolution that it deems the suggestion of the Dunedin Association as re* garda playing a tournament at Christchurch, with the view of sending a combined team to Australia, impracticable, owing to the length of absence from their usual vocations this would entail on players, and that it had not yet been decided whether the Auckland team would be sent South this season. It was also decided to write to Wellington, Dunedin, and Christchurch, asking what terms they' would be prepared to offer in the event of an Auckland team going South. In connection with the accident on board the steamer Huia, the passenger who reported the occurence says he was on the bridge when it took place. He was lying, down sick, and felt something knock against his leg j. On opening his eyes he saw what seemed to be a bundle in the act of falling over. Getting up on bis legs and looking over the side he saw that it was a man, and immediately gave the alarm. Captain Bernman says the deceased was in excellent spirits, perfectly sober and he (the captain) had not seen him in better health. He caiinot account for the affair in any way. It is surmised that on knocking against the sick passenger the mate might have tripped, lost his; balance, and fallen over. No cry was heard. The deceased was 40 years of age. A somewhat important point afiectipg the copyright law was raised in Chambers at Wellington on Tuesday, when Mr Brown (of Messrs Oliver, Holland and Brown) applied on behalf of Mearra Wise,; Oaffin and Co,, of Dunedin, proprietors of the “ New Zealand Post Office Directory,” for an interim injunction restraining Mr Wright from selling the New Zealand Directory published by him, on the ground that it is an infringment of the copyright of tile former,. Mr Brandon, jun., who appeared for Mr Wright, raised the question as to whether the English copyright did not override the New Zealand Copy-’ right Ordinance of 1842. His Honor took time to consider the point and evidence, and will deliver judgment in Chambers to-morrow.

A meeting of the St. Stephen’s Temperance Society was held in the Arcade Chambers on Tuesday evening, when there was a good attendance of members and others. The Rev. E, A. Scott occupied the chair, and delivered an interesting address' The balance-sheet was read and adopted, and the election of officers for the ensuing year took place, when the following were chosen;—Rev. E. A. Scott, President; P. T. Mayo, Vice-President; and a Committee of eight. A vote of thanks was accorded to the rev. chairman, Mias,Gates, and Mr Ferriman for their services during the year. It was decided to hold the anniversary of the Society in July next. The meetings will be held in future on every alternate Tuesday. It was also resolved that a ladies’ committee should be formed to use their endeavors to suppress intemperance amongst females. The St. Stephen’s choir promised to give a concert for the Society on the sth June next. The meeting then closed in the usual form.

It is, probably, not generally known, observes the New Zealand Times, that Wellington possesses a claimant to the Irish Viscounty of Dillon. The present bearer of that honorable title, and his heir, are certainly among those who are at present ignorant of the fact. This second Orton claims to be a New Zealander by birth, and tells a somewhat disgusting history of his birth and supposed claims, which he generally pours into the ears, of anyone who is willing to listen to him. He claims to have been on the most intimate terms with all the leading actors and actresses of the day, and recognises quite a number of them among those with whom ihe has come in contact since his arrival in this city. A .little delicate attention on the part of those who usually take a matter-of-fact interest in persons who brood : over supposed wrongs, and whoso memory allows them to trip in such a very singular fashion would ppobably establish him in an estate ujpon which he has ah undoubted claim.

Mr Straaiaghafi early th>s wilwfcrsdnllt connection with thg'% e that toil plaqe(%i Victoria ph|istchaich',ji6h Tuesdiy week. Tli| Wakanui School Committee held a special , meetin'g ■ on Monday, the usual paying lapsed for want of a-jquordm. The chief business was the the consideration of a letter from the Edusation, askingsteps had been taken to fill up the '6f ; Mr Robinson, late j headmaster of the andalso authorising the erectionof a schools was decided that Mr Webber fee recoinmended to the Board for the vacant mastership and that that body should bo requested to appoint a mistress in place of Miss Jenkins, resigned. A highly complimentary vote was, on' the motion of Mr Brown, accorded to Miss Jenkins, expressing the regret of the Committee at losing so excellent a teacher. The circular forwarded by Mr W. J. Steward, M.H.R., was considered, and the meeting adjourned.

In a trial in Germany, recently, a curious document was produced, which was called, forth by the marriage of the Count de Sulz, a Roman Catholic, to Agatha, Countess of Hanau, in the year 1605. At the wedding the bridegroom solemnly swore to respect his future wife’s religious views, and signed, sealed, and delivered a deed to that effect. It was couched in the following terms“ I, Rudolph, Count of Sulz, hereby premise on my honor as a nobleman —or may the devil take me—that I will allow my future wife to remain in her religion, nor will I offer her any inducement in the slightest to abandon it. 1 have at home two Bibles ; if that is not enough for her, I will get her two more. Let her read them bravely and industriously. Moreover, it is her body, not her soul, I take. 1 shall remain in my religion, in which I hare bean brought up from my youth. I know that I am on the right road ; if she won’t go to heaven, let her go to hell. Signed, Rudolph, Count of Sulz.” Mr W, J. Sykes, dental surgeon, will be in Ashburton fen Monday suited at Mr J. M. Cambridge’s, chemist, East street, between the hours of n a.m. and 5 p.m. on that day.— [Advt.] < During cold weather _ nothing looks more cheerful than a pleasant room well furnished with household requisites of a kind both useful and ornamental. To get such you must use your own dispretion, ,so as to please the eye and not hurt the pocket. '■ Just beyond the Arcade the establishment of Meech is to be seen, which now embraces the whole of 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, apd 50,; BnrnSft street-.Easti t f2bu can purchase almost any description of furniture here at Christchurch and Dunedin prices, and the stock is large and.variedn i'Keeclember the address—J. Meech, Burnett street, Ashburton. —[ Advt. ] Holloways OintmentV AnjX- — Diseases of the Bowels.—A remedy, which has been tested and proved in a thousand different ways Capaible/iof r 6r4dicting: polsbnous taints from ulcdrs and healing them up, merits ia trial of its capacity for extracting the internal corruptions, from the boyfels. Oh nibbing Holloway’s Ointment repeatedly on the abdomen a rash appears, and as it thickens the ’alvine irritability subsides. Acting-as a derivative, this unguent draws to the surface, releases the tender intestines from all acrid matters, and prevents inflammation, dysentery, and piles, for which bUsteripg was the oldfashioned, though successful treatment, now from its painfulness fallen into, disuse, thediscovery of this Ointment having "proclaimed a remedy possessing equally derivative, yet. oerectly painless powers,—[Advt.] . j