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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1026, 20 August 1883, Page 2

Another of the Oxford’s recently landed passengers, a girl, who gave evidence before the Commission on Friday, has been seized with typhoid. At the Court this morning Wm. Jones was brought up charged with drunkenness and fined 10s. Robert Denton, who was suffering from lunacy, the result of drink, was remanded for a week.

During the past three months about 700 draught horses have been shipped for Sydney by the Union Company’s steamers from Port Chalmers and Lyttelton. They have been mostly taken to Queensland. The demand is slackening now.

The San Francisco mail arrived at Auckland on Saturday evening, two days before time-table date. The Hawea with the Southern portion was expected to arrive at Wellington this afternoon, and should this be carried out Aahburtonites will get their letters to-morrow afternoon.

The following have been chosen to play for Canterbury against Auckland on Saturday next: —Backs; E. Cotterill, Farr, C. D’Auvergne, Robinson, lies, and Helmore; forwards ; E. Million, W. Million, Archer, Fenwick, Andrews, McLaan, Mathias, Winsloe, and E. D’Auvergne; emergency: Blanchard.

The Committee of the Auckland Racing Club ha T e framed a programme for the forthcoming season. The total amount of prize money for the three meetings is L 4,595, distributed as follows :— Spring, L 515; Summer, L 2,750 ; Autumn, L 1,330. The Club has also decided to introduce two more races in future programmes—the Great Northern St. Leger of 200 sovs, and the Great Foal Stakes of 300 sova. In the matter of entrance fees the Club have dealt very liberally with horse owners.

The Blue Ribbon Army concluded their campaign in Ashburton on Saturday evening, when the Town Hall was crowded by an enthusiastic audience. Mr D. H. Brown was in the chair, and during the evening addresses were delivered by the Revs T. Bray and W. West, the latter’s speech being especially racy and calling forth hearty laughter and applause. The number of pledges signed since the Army began work here is 337, but financially the mission has not been so great a success, the subscriptions falling short of the expenses incurred to the amount of some few shillings. The announcement that a public baptism would take place in the Domain yesterday morning drew together a large crowd of people to witness the ceremony. It was evide t from the manner in which the proceedings wore watched that the majority were present from cariosity rather than anything else. The officiating clergyman, Rev. T. Bray, was accompanied by lay representatives of the Baptist community, a choir contributing the musical portion of the service. After an address had been delivered and several sacred songs rendered, Mr Bray entered the water, which portainly did nojt look inviting, the color and consistency of the liquid reminding one of pea soup. Two female and one male adherents went through the ceremony, and it must be admitted that they did not appear very comfortable under the ordeal, which could not have been very pleasant, considering the muddy state of the water- The proceedings were watched with much interest, the crowd dispersing in different directions after the baptism was concluded.

On Saturday the hounds met at Mr Poole’s, Tinwald, but although that gentleman had taken much trouble in providing country the very high wind prevented the scent lying well, and the run was not a success. On Wednesday the meet will be at Bakaia, when a large turn out is expected. At a meeting of footballers on Saturday night it was decided to accept a challenge to play a team from Bakaia on Saturday next if they will come to Ashburton. Messrs Lechner, Fleming and J. Fooks were elected a Selection Committee to pick the local team. A meeting is to held on Tuesday (to-morrow) night at 7 o’clock, at Quill’s Hotel, to arrange sundry matters in connection with the above match. Players are reminded that a practice will be held to-morrow afternoon at 4 o’clock, when all who can are requested to turn up in order to give the Selection Committee a chance of seeing them play. The following have been picked to play;—A. Fooks, Fleming, Stewart, Jephson, Quain, "Venables, Lechner, Baddeley, Bradley, Hogg, S. Clark, Belatny versus Coffey, E. Fooks, Maud, Leitch, J. Fooks, Hepburn, Mcßobie, Field, Brett, McFarlane, Clark. Fish.

On Saturday afternoon a number of Mr Davies’ friends assembled at the South Bakaia Hotel to bid farewell and drink to the health and prosperity of that gentleman on hia leaving Bakaia for Welling ton in ihe service of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company as auctioneer; etc. Mr Mmn, as spokesman for those present, in a short speech proposed the health and prosperity of Mr Davies, and much regretted that he was leaving the district, whore he had been resident some four years, during which time he had well earned the goodwill and respect of all with whom he had been connected in both public and private matters. He had always taken great interest in church and school mat ers, and his loss would be much felt by those institutions. From the ability and sterling integrity always shown by Mr Davies in all his actions he felt sure that the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company had obtained the services cf a most efficient officer, who would always give their interests his full attention. The toast was drunk in a most enthusiastic manner. Mr Davies in thanking his friends for the kind manner in which they had drunk his health, said it was with much regrtt thathe was leaving a district whore he had spent some happy years and made many friends, and he felt sure no enemies. He had always been willing to lend any assistance he could to parish matters, but there was no need to make a fuss about it. He trusted at some future date to return to the plains, if not to settle, to visit his old friends who had shown him so ranch kindness.

The New Zealand Times, criticising the speech delivered by Sir George Grey on the Land Tax motion says—Sir George Grey, who carried on the debate, after some considerable pause, then delivered an address which ne scarcely know how to characterise. Certainly it was strangely wide of the subject under discussion. After entering into an arithmetical calculation, in which he proved, according to his own satisfaction, that the House of Lords in England, if paid according to the scale allowed the Legislative Council in this colony, would receive annually L 1.840,000 a year, the Speaker some fabulous sum, the Sergeant-at-Arms L 22,000, and Major Atkinson and the members of his family L 270,000 from the public revenue, appeared to resent the smiles and ironical “ hear, hear !” on the Ministerial benches and commenced a furious onslaught on those whom he considered the offenders. He stigmatised Mr Hurst as “ a buffoon,” and was called to order by the Speaker for so doing. Tften he charged the same member with insulting the Speaker by walking through one particular passage up to his table instead of through another, which, he said* he (Sir George) always used. This was followed up by a reference 10 the “ idiotic grin ” of the member for Hawke’s Bay, and to the “ honiblelooking countenances ” of the members on the Ministerial benches. The Hansard reporters were charged with issuing garbled reports, and the press with other offences. The reporters for the press laughed, and thought it all very funny. We are doubtful if it was. Sir George Grey parenthetically remarked that he was not well. We believe he was very bad at the time, and the only excuse we

can imagine for his extraordinary behaviour last night is that the brightest intellects become clouded over by physical suffering. It seems only a pity he spoke at all.

The usual weekly sales of stock, etc., will take place to-morrow at the Ashburton yards. Tenders for various works are invited in another column.

Mr C. W. Purnell, solicitor, notifies that he has removed to chambers in Montgomery’s Buildings, Burnett street. Persons interested in the Fountain Head Gold Prospecting Company are referred to an advertisement elsewhere, calling a meeting for to-morrow night. Intimations concerning the bankruptcy estates of James Bradley and George Parkin appear in this issue, and Mr A. Harrison, the trustee in Mr Trevurza’s estate, calls a meeting of creditors to be held at the trustee’s rooms on Wednesday, at n a.m. “My wife and daughter were made healthy by the use of Hop Bitters, and I recommend it to my people.”— Methodist Clergyman, read. —[Advt.] Thick Heads, heavy stomachs, bilious conditions—Wells’ May Apple Pills—anti-bilious-cathartic. 5d and is. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents. I Wanted parties about to furnish to know that J. Meech is selling all his goods at a sacrifice, being over-stocked and wanting the money. Drawing-room Suites from £\o ios, warranted ; Good Bed-room Suites, remarkably low; Drawing-room: Fancy Walnut Tables, Japanese Tables, a splendid Inlaid Walnut Sideboard, Marble Slab, with Plate Glass back, to be sold cheap. Iron Bedsteads, Crockery-ware, and every requisite for house furnishing etc. Funerals conducted on the cheapest scale. Practical workmen kept in all its branches. Agent for the celebrated Venetian Blind Makers, Dunedin. Carvings and Turnery of every kind. All kinds of furniture exchanged and highest price given for furniture. Note the address—Next Bullock’s Arcade, Ashburton.