ELECTION RACES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 72, 27 March 1867, Page 3

ELECTION RACES.

To tue Editor op the ' Evening Mail'. "Paul Pry" far astray about merits of horses. Say Osy staunch horse: all bosh. Admit Osy very showy horse when training, and when well supported by his backers —the publicans and not public as "Paul Pry" would have us believe. Paul very short memory; afraid the visit to the Bazaar brought on old complaint, too much excitement for his uervous system, Osy, brought forward at last political races in Wellington, run the first heat against the favorite (Staf —d) but would not put in an appearance at the final heat, but agreed to hand over the Heavy-stamp Stakes, to the favorite. I would advise backers of Barney not to bet with Paul's friends, although Barney good horse, and never ran off the course, but ran neck for neck with winning horse at last meeting iu Nelson. Especially do not put your money into the hands of Osy's principal supporters. If your horse wins the race, might have some difficulty iu getting a penny in the pound of your own money. I am, &c, Oxe of tue Public,

The death is'annbuaced in "Dublin of Mr. John D'Altou, the Irish historian antiquarian, who, for upwards of half a century, had devoted himself to collectiug materials for the histories of nearly every Irish family of note.

The first national curling match between, clubs north and south of the Forth and Clyde which has taken place since 1864 (only nine matches having been played in 20 years) took place on Jauuary 15 on the Royal Caledonian Club's curling pond at Carsebreck, resulting, as in seven of the previous matches, in victory to the southern clubs, though by the unprecedentedly narrow majority of 96, on figures so high as— South. 1885 ; North, 1789.

At an inquest held upon the body of a man who had died suddenly, aud whose body was removed to the dead-house of St. Margaret's parish, Mr. Hunt, the medical gentleman in the case, stated, that in making the postmortem examination he found two pieces of ice iuside the skull upon the substance of the brain.