NELSON.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 443, 31 January 1857, Page 5

NELSON.

This province is quiet. The fourth session of the Provincial Council which opened on Jan. the 12th does not even seem to produce a subject for violent discussion. The Superintendent in his opening address states his desire of cooperating with the Council to make representative institutions lead to cheap, efficient and responsible government. He thinks extensive legislation is not required. He is ready to unite with the Council in any effort to reduce the burden .which Nelson b>ars in its share of the New Zealand Company's Debt tin own upon the Middle Island. He has been obliged to put a stop to the organized. immigration from the United Kingdom, but deeply regrets the necessity. He proposes to remodel and amend the " Education Act," the " Country Roads Act," and the " Waste Lands Act." The hitter with a view to the introduction;of the small allotment system and the withdrawal of free grants to naval and military settlers. The provincial income for the coming year is not to be veryabundant, and, consequently, Government expenses have been already curtailed. The re-election after taking office of Mr. MuHer, the Provincial Sevretary, for Waimea East, was opposed by Mr. Fedor Kelling, on the German interest, and the latter was successful by 59 to 2(5. It will be seen that Mr. Muller has just been returned member for Amuri. Of other matters recorded in the " Examiner we select the following :— Excursion to Croiseli.es Harbotjr.—ln rvrder c-:t-* au opportunity to the shareholders

and to the public toinspect the land leased; by the Company lately formed to. work" the Copper. lodes believed to exist in two blocks, the .one in. Croixelles Harbour, tho other on the coast a few miles further north, on Monday last the stea r mer "'Zingari" took a party of about forty, including a few ladies, to look for themselves. The.steamer left the port at about.ten o'clock in the morning, and anchored off the northern block between three and four in the afternoon. As many of the party as desired landed in two boats, and rambled along tho beach, hammer in hand, to "examine the traces of copper ore, whichi are plentiful enough among the rocks. Scarcely however had those oh shore satisfied themselves on this point, and collected a few specimens, when a gun from the steamer signalled them onboard, so that they had no opportunity to accompany the manager Mr. Marsden, to a spot about three-quarters of a mile from the beach, where ho has made some excavations, and where he stated "that he could show the company something more positive than mere indications. The steamer then returned to the Croixelles, and anchored at about six o'clock, just within the entrance of the harbour, at a spot commanding • a fine view of this picturesque district, which ' however we fear, was in a great measure lost upon many of the party, in whom a disagreeable swell rolling in from the northwest produced sensations inconsistent with a due appreciation of romantic scenery. , Owing to this circumstance, and to the inopportune announcement of dinner, the number who landed at this point was small, although it is -here only that the Company have at pre-'' sent any work in progress. Mr. Marsden now j took- the lead, and led the.party for a considerable distance up the hill, which is apparently about 80Q feet in height, along what he conceives to be the course of the lode, showing in the excavations which he has made at various' points the indications upon' which he relies. He -then descended to the adit" which he is driving into the face of the hill, in order to cut thelode-at a height of about 200 feet above the level of the sea, and 500 or 600 feet below the" top of the- hill. The adit extends through a talcose slate, intersected by two or three dykes of other rock, to a length of 35 fathoms ; and Marsden calculates that 8 or 10 fathoms more will carry it to the point at which he, hopes to cut the lode. The skilful and thoroughly workmanlike manner in" which these operations have been- conducted, as well as the large amount of work which has been done with a comparatively trifling expenditure of time" and money excited the admiration of all who visited themine, amongst whom were several gentlemen of practical experience in mining matters. The same unanimity of opinion did not however pi-evail as to the results to be anticipated; a unanimity which in so speculative and uncertain a process as mining can scarcely be hoped for so long as men and miners, as well as doctor , still " agree to differ." The Zingari weighed anchor at daybreak on Tuesday morning, landed the excursionists at the Port about 10 o'clock, some of them well loaded with- specimens of copper ore, and nearly all with a very favourable impression of the prospects of the undertaking.'— Framiner, Jan. 3.

The Nelson BisnoPßic.—We are requested to-state that at a full meeting of the Nelson Archdeaconry Board,-held on Wednesday last, resolutions were passed, expressive of the Board's cordial approval of the proposed nomination of the Rev. Edmund Hobhouse, M.A., Eel low of Merton College, Oxford, to the Kishopricof Nelson. A committee was at the same time appointed for the purpose of giving effect as far as possible to the above resolutions. — Ibid, Jan. 17.