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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1421, 20 May 1886, Page 2

In tho House of itopreseatativea last even ing, Mr O’Uallaghau drew tho attention ol

the Minister of Justice to the case of Gilchrist, who recently received four months' imprisonment for killing a dog in a very brutal manner. The Wellington correspondent of the " Lyttelton Times ” referring to tho circumstance, says;—l have not heard Mr O’Gallaghun on the subject, but I presume his object is to draw attention rather to tho leniency of tho sentence imposed than to anything else. I presume tins, because 1 presume that the Member for Lincoln is a sensible man.

Tho N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received tho following cable message from Loudon, dated May 17th, IbSO :—Wool Sales —Tho list closed on tho illh inst , the Aorangi’s wool being excluded. Since close of the previous sales there has been considerable business by private treaty, at lully former rates, and mostly on foreign account. Sales in this way comprised about 2500 bales.

Mails for Australian Colonies, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, da Melbourne, close at Bluff, per Te Auau, at noon on Friday, 21st inst. This mail is due in Londonfon July 0. Professor Mice, .who appears able and willing to turn his hand to any reputable trade, profession, or avocation, is acting as agent for Klingenstein’s Patent Perfect tJafety Eire Extinguisher. The extinguishing iluid was tried in Ashburton yesterday, and proved entirely successful. We understand that another trial will be made opposite the Town Hall this evening. Persons requiring cheap and durable wearing apparel should turn their attention to a special announcement made by Messrs Dimant and Coe in this issue. At the Resident Magistrate Court this morning before Mr R. Alcorn J,P. a lad named Waste, the son of a small farmer at Pudding Hill was charged with the larceny of the key of the sluice gate controlling the supply at the head works of the county water race system, with having broken into the box containing the key and having diverted the water. The accused admitted the offences and was remanded until to-morrow morning.

The Wellington correspondent of the “ Press ” says :—An idea prevails that Ministers are very anxious to avoid, if possible, the extreme worry and rush of bringing in a new Representation Bill, and that if they are compelled to amend the existing distribution they will endeavor, if possible, to do go ty (wg tbreo gimp