Untitled

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 146, 23 August 1866, Page 3

— — — — j A meeting of the committee of the "Volunteer Fire, Brigade was held in the Courthouse last evening. Mr. Kingdon was appointed chairman, Mr. Fisher, secretary, and Messrs. Knight, Fisher, Bond, Younger, and Blackett a sub-committee to frame the rules of the brigade. The G. Government Gazette contains an Order in Council for the appointment of a Circuit Court in Nelson, on the 12th Sept. His-Excellcncy the Governor has accepted the resignation of C. D. R. Ward, Esq., of his appointment of District Judge of Nelson. The neat little Church of St. Barnabas, Stoke, suburban-south, was dedicated to the •worship of God, yesterday Wednesday, August 22nd. The congregation was much larger than was expected ; several kind friends from Nelson having embraced the opportunity of giving their support to the cause. At 3 p.m., the Rev. C. L. Maclean, Head Master of the College, commenced the service by reading the evening prayer. The Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis. The psalms and hymns were sung in excellent style, by the choir of Christchurch, Nelson. Mrs. Scaife presided at the harmonium. The Rev. G. H. Johnstone, Commissary of the Diocese, preached a practical sermon on Gen. xxviii. 16. 17. At the close of his discourse, he read the financial statement, and complimented the friends in the neighborhood, for their liberality in having subscribed upwards of £300, toward the building fund. The debt remaining previously to the collection beiug made was £98 15s. Bd., which sum the collection would greatly reduce. The Advertiser states that when the Stafford Ministry took ofiice, the debit balance at the Bank of New Zealand, Auckland, was £115,306 55., and in the Bank at Wellington there was a credit balance of £6,403 8s;, leaving a net debit against the Government of £108,902 17s, On the 30th June last the balance to the credit of the Government was £33,718 12s. lid. The Wanganui Times says : — A piece of polished green stone weighing six pounds, was recently turhed' up by . Mr. Walkers ploughman, at Aramoho. It lay about eight inches under the surface of soil from, which several crops had -been taken. A correspondent says : — There was a great piece, of fun in" the House on Thursday night, (August 2). • Carleton" as you know, is chairman of committees,- and the Vagrancy Bill .was being considered in^ committee. Iv

- the House of -Representatives -the claus _ - •under discussion is- not read, but simply; to ' side notes. When Carleton resumed 1 the chair at 7 o'clock, the first side note was -Rogues and Vagabonds.' The usual form of the chairman on taking the chair -is to call 'order, order,' and Carleton, accordingly, called order, order — rogues and vagabonds. The tone of voice and the way in which it was done were inimitable, and the roars of laughter that followed were loud and long. On the Bth instant, an : important decision was given in the Resident Magistrate's Court, Dunedin, in the case of Strelitz and Hart v. Coleman. The plaintiffs sought to recover '£34 45., being for damages alleged to have been sustained through a case of tobacco stored in "Reynolds's Bond" having been "destroyed" for sheepwashing purposes, and delivered to the defendant in error. Mr. Dempsey for the defendant, moved for a nonsuit, on the ground that the owner of the warehouse, and not the defendant, was liable. The point was overruled, and a verdict was given for the plaintiffs, for £16 25., being half the amount claimed. Mr. Dempsey stated that the defendant intended to appeal. The Advertiser says : — We understand that Captain Milo, of the ketch Falcon, has brought from Blenheim a Chinese gong for the General Government, and we believe, it will be used in the House of Representatives instead of the present bell calling for a division. We (D. S. Cross) understand that the Right Rev. the Bishop of New Zealand (acting in his capacity of President of the Synod of this Diocese) has called the clergy aud lay members thereof to meet at the Cathedral Library, Parnell, on Tuesday, 18th September, when the second session of the Fourth Synod will be opened. A thunderstorm of unusal severity passed over Auckland aud Onehunga, on the 12th inst. We have heard of no casualties. In Onehunga, the electric fluid struck the magnet, reversing the indicators, so that telegraphic communication was stopped for the time . A handsome and commodious building is about to be erected at Turang anui, Poverty Bay, as a residence for Captain Bloomfield. It will occupy a site in the centre of his estate, about eight miles distant from the harbor, and will command an extensive view. It seems that there is a strong probability of a Savings' Bank being started in Hokitika. Mr. Bonar, through whose instrumentality the Savings' Bank in luvercargill was established, and who has had great experience in the old country, is on a visit to the West Coast, aud it has been thought desirable to obtain the advautage of his knowledge and experience in order to form a similar institution at Hokit'ka. The D. S. Cross says : — The beacon to be erected oa Flat Rock — in the passage between Tiritirimatauga and the Kawau — is at present being erected in a vacant place in Nel-son-street. The beacon, which appears a most substantial structure, will,, after being fitted together, be again taken to pieces for conveyance to the rock. Mr. Charles Beeby, of Queenstown, writes to the Wakatip Mail in reference to a shock of earthquake which was felt in the town ou the night of the 20th ult. He says: — At a few minutes before Mon the night in quesI tion, I was seated reading, with my back ■ leaning against a partition, when I felt • myself pushed forward hy. the movement of the partition ; this took place three times. In the meantime I observed an unmistakable corresponding motion given to the table sustaining a quantity of implements iv front of me. The oscillations were from north to south, steady, f.d unaccompanied by any lateral motion,!., .'enabling or reverberation. Immediately after the shock ceased, the dogs, as I believe is usual on such occasions, commenced to bark. The Government have determined to withdraw the colonial guard from the Chatham Islauds, leaving the Hau-Haus to the care of the friendly natives. Several sheep breeders have lately been visiting Canterbury for runs. We notice the demand can" |be met there by Mr. Rees whose sheep are- healthy.