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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1547, 22 May 1885, Page 2

The Ashburton Guards meet for drill al Mr T. H. Zouch’s grain store this even ing at 7 o’clock.

We would again remind our readers of the Popular Concert to be given at the St Stephen’s Church Schoolroom this evening A really excellent evening’s entertainment is promised. Mr John Grigg, M H. R. for Wakanui, addressed a large meeting of electors at the Town Hall last evening, and received a vote of thanks and confidence. A full report of Mr Grigg’a address appears in another part of this issue. We learn that probably over forty members of the Ashburton Rifle Volunteers will take part in the demonstration at Christchurch on Monday next. Capt Douglas has arranged that those who wish to spend Sunday in Christchurch may proceed per express on Saturday evening, by making application to him. The remainder of the Company will parade at tho Post Office corner at six o’clock on Monday morning in order to join the special train from South. All members intending to go should give in their names to the Captain at once. The Ashburton contingent of the O.Y.C. will proceed to Christchurch to-morrow, joining a special train from Timaru which will pass through Ashburton about llja.m.

The young gentleman wa referred to yesterday as having deserted his fiancee on the morning of what was to have been their wedding day, appeared at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning charged with the larceny of certain property belonging to his unfortunate victim. The criminal charge was withdrawn, but Mr Branson, who appeared for the informant, stated that it was the intention of his client to institute proceedings against the accused for the recovery of the misappropriated property and for certain expenses incurred in preparing for the wedding. The civil action will probably engage the attention of the Court on Friday next A fuller account of to-day’s proceedings appear in another part of this issue.

The third annual meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held in Christchurch last night, and was very successful. The Mayor (Mr 0. P. Hulbert) presided, and a number of prizes were presented to juveniles for essays on subjects of interest to the Society, The road between Christchurch and Smuner was blocked y esterday by a landslip which toolr place the previous night. A large mass of rock, about forty tons, fell from an overhanging cliff on to to the road, about 3 a.m., and completely obstructed traffic on the road. A number of men are employed clearing away the debris.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Rakaia, yesterday, before Mr H. 0. S. Baddoley, R.M , J. Holmes, Mrs Johnstone, and J. Miller were each charged with being the owner of cattle found wandering on the public roads at Methven. From the evidence it appeared that the cattle had been deliberately turned out of a paddock into the road. The Magistrate said he wished it publicly known that no persons finding stray cattle on his premises was justified in turning them out to be impounded off the public streets or roads. He also said that by the Impounding Act people doing so render themsebes liable to a penalty of LSO. 'lhe Bench decided to adjourn the three cases to next Court day Henry Rutter was fined 7s 6d and costa for allowing a cow and calf to bo at large in Rakaia. In a civil case, Hardy and Co. v M, Nolan, claim Ll 6 13s 4d, judgment waa given for the amount claimed and costs.

A summons calling Messrs Bathgate, Shephard, Kenny, Morris, Pharazyn, Swanson, Shnmski, Taiaroa, and Walker, to the Council, is gszstted. 4. notice in the Cfcczcttc stales that his Excellency the Governor will grant a free pardon to any parson implicated in burning of certain stacks of wheat, the property of Daniel Brick, of Seafield, not being the principal offender, who will give such information as will lead to the apprehension and the conviction of any one nc more of the other offenders*

A correspondent has sent us the following account of yesterdays run with the Ashburton Hounds:—The h-mads met at Windermers yesterday afternoon, but owing to the large am-unt of wire there was only a small attendance. A hare was soon found in a grass paddock, in front of Mr Wright’s residence, and puss made for the swamp, and waa lost after a run of about two miles. The hounds were then taken back to the starting point, where -they at once found another hare, which crossed the railway for the plantations. This was a good run, but owing to the number of bare wire fences the huntsman alone was able to follow a straight line, the rest of the field being some distance away when the hare was lost. The huntsman then returned to the homestead, whore Mr Wright entertained the v isitora in hie usual hospitable manner. Among tho members present we noticed : D,* Leahy, Messrs Fester, Patterson, Sturooon, and Uewson, and Mrs Mark Scots’ a.nd Miss Clark represented the fair sex.

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