The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1867.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 133, 10 June 1867, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1867.

The Provincial Council will meet tomorrow at one o'clock, but beyond the delivery of "the speech from the Throne" by the new Superintendent, it is not expected that any business will be proceeded with to-morrow. The Nathan Troupe made their third appearance at the Oddfellows' Hall, on Saturday evening. The audience, if not so numerous as on the preceding evenings, — and there are many causes which militate against the success of any entertainnaedt given in this city ou a Saturday evening — was, at least, as enthusiastic, and the performances passed off very successfully, the young people going through their parts with spirit and evident sense of enjoyment, which was quite contagious. The programme differed in nowise from that of the two preceding nights,' except that Master E. Nathan played very cleverly a fantaisie on airs from Guil. laume Tell. Mr. Small was recalled on each appearance, and was compelled to appeal to the goodnature of the audience to avoid compliance with a still heavier tax upon his vocal powers. Little Mariau, as usual, captivated all hearts, and of course, carried off the chief honors of the evening. To-night an entire change of programme js announced, including a capital farce, " The Youth who never saw a Woman," a musical and Terpsichoreau melange, including " Finnigan's Wake ;"' the Irish farce, " The Omnibus," with Little Mariau as Pat Kooney, which is said to be one of her best characters, and- a ballet arranged by Mr. Chambers. We expect to see a crowded audience, as doubtless all who have witnessed the performances of this clever family will desire to see them in other characters. Owing to the postponement of the departure of the Airedaleuutil to-mor-row, the Circus Company will appear once more in Nelson. The troupe have received a very important reinforcement in the person of Mr. James Cook, the Shakesperian jester, who arrived from Wellington yesterday, and who will appear this evening. Judging from the notices of Mr. Cook's performances which have appeared in the various colonial journals, it would appear that he presents the character in an entirely new guise, marked alike by originality and freedom from conventionality. The prices will, we understand, be reduced on this occasion. We are glad to hear that the Company performed on Friday at the Bridge Inn, and on Saturday evening at Motueka, before very numerous audiences. The Committee of the Nelson Assemblies are desirous of reminding those gentlemen to whom invitations have been addressed, that it is requisite that replies should be addressed to them, ■whether in the affirmative or not. before Saturday

next, the 15th instant, iv order that the necessary preliminary arrangements maybe made without delay. At the Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court, held at Wellington on the othiust., before his Honor Mr. Justice Johnston, Henry Poulton and 11. Hepworth, charged with setting fire to Messrs. Kennard's store at Evans' Bay, were discharged, aa alibi having been satisfactorily proved. William Morris, charged with assault and robbery, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with h-c-.rd labor. William John Ellis, charged with threatening to shoot the Rev. Eather Ahem, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labor. The prisoner had been twice convicted for assaults on his wife and children. George Cooper and James Reid were found guilty of stealing £30 from the premises of Mr. Moeller, and sentenced to six years' penal servitude. Charles Matthews, charged with stealing £50 and a large amount of property from the Eagle Tavern, in Willis-street, belonging to the proprietor, Wallace Lawrecce, with whose wife the prisoner had eloped, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labor. There were no civil cases for trial. The latest accounts from Dunediii, under date of the sth instant, state that the plebiscite, taken on the question whether or not the management of the Gold-fields should remain in the hands of the Province stands thus : — for Provincial Government, 5,677 ; against, 322. The Evening Star of the 4th instant, has the following telegram, dated from Queenstown, " Mr. J. C. Eichmond addressed a large, influential, and orderly meeting here on Saturday evening. The mayor presided. The Daily Times was condemned for some misrepresentations — in stating that the General Government had made a mistake in not disallowing Mr. Macandrew's election. The Government objected on personal grounds ; and would not have refused the delegations to Mr. Dick. The General Government intended framing a District Councils Bill. The reviling of the General Government was deprecated. It had no intentions of suckidg the blood of the Gold-fields. The tone of the placards which preceded the Plebiscite was coudemned. The Warden's conduct was entitled to praise, they had no other alternative but to act as they did. Mr. Richmond spoke for more than an hour, and when questions were asked he answered satisfactorily. The Plebiscite was a failure here, only 39 voted for it altogether. The affair is ridiculed, becaure even its supporters admit that it is altogether a weak test of the feeling of those really interested." The General Government have, through Mr. Richmond, issued notices warning the miners against acting under the recent Provinial Ordinance. The New Zealand Advertiser of the sth instant, states, that Mr McLean, Superintendent of Hawke's Bay, has succeeded in, obtaining temporary accommodation from the Bank of New Zealand to meet the- depressed state of the finances of hi& province. It appears that negociations have been going on at Wellington, with a view to the settlement of the slip question with Messrs. Kennard. Although these negociations were conducted by the AttorneyGeneral and Mr. Travers, they appear to have entirely failed. It is said that Mr. Kennard refuses all overtures at compromise, but states his willingness to sell the slip material, as it now lies, outright, for £30,000, and, to erect it at a price to be fixed, involving a total cost of somewhere about £45,000. The New Zealand Advertiser of the 4th inst., says that as the "Government have no power to buy, bufc only to guarantee au annual profit of 7 per cent., such a proposal cannot be enter-

tained for a moment. Besides which, when we are assured that the mere material for a 2000 ton slip ought not to cost (landed here) more than £15,000 — ■ just one half of the amonut at which Mr. Kennard offers to sell his material — the unreasonableness of his propositions must be at once manifest. The slip is adver-^ tised fer sale in the Wellington papers. Mr. Henry Smythies, solicitor, charged on information with practising as a barrister and solicitor contrary to the 3rd clause of the Law Practitioners' Act, 1860, is committed for trial, personal recognizances being accepted.