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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 138, 15 June 1867, Page 2

The Nathan Troupe last night repeated their very successful performance of Thursday evening, in the presence of a highly gratified audience. The power > which that wonderful sprite, Little Marion, is able to exercise over her audience, was again fully displayed, and the burlesque sent the'assemblage home in the best possible spirits. The same programme is announced for to-night. The burlesque Codadad, which is said to be of a very attractive character, Avill be produced on Monday evening, and " a real live giant," we perceive, has arrived by the' Otago, to take part in the piece.

We regret to learn that an accident occurred yesterday afternoon to Mr. Jones, corn merchant, of the Haven-road, Avhhh at one time threatened to be of a serious character. It appears that Mr. Jones Avas taking a load of hay, &c. to be shipped on board the Stormbird, and on his way to the wharf he Avas suddenly jolted from from the cart by the wheel going over a large stone iv the road. Fortunately, a carriage happened to be passing at the time, and Mr. JoDes was almost immediately taken up, in an insensible slate, and conveyed to his own home, Avhere medical assistance avus at once obtained, and the sufferer was soon restored to consciousness. We are glad to hear that Mr. Jones is going on favorably to-day. The election of six members of the Local Committee of Education alßichmond took place yesterday morning at the Schoolhouse, Mr C. Canning iv the chair. About sixty householders were present, and twelve candidates were proposed. A very spirited contest ensued for the places rendered vacant by the removal of Messrs Batey, Sheat, and Butler from the district, and by the retirement, according to the provisions of the Act, of Messrs Barnicoat, Harkness, and Oxl ey. These three last mentioned gentlemen were re-elected, together with Messrs Gapper, Young, and Brock. / The election of members to fill three 'vacancies in tlie Local Committee of Education at Stoke, took place yesterday morning at the School-house, Mr. R. Ching iv the chair. But a small number of householders were present, and Messrs. E. Cresswell, E. Jellyman, and J. L. Augarde were elected members of the Local Committee ; Mr. E. Cresswell to represent the Committee at the Central Board, in the place of Mr. Austin, re--signed. At a well attended meeting (Mr. Thos. Shey in the chair), held in the Upper' Wakefield School-room, on Friday last, for the purpose of electing three members of the Local Committee of Education, to fill theplace of Messrs J. Rawlins, J. Bate, and James Grove, whose term of ofiice had expired. Mr. J. Grove received eight votes, Mr. G. Holland six votes, Mr. J. Bate five, and these being the highest on the poll, were declared to he duly elected. At a committee meeting held immediately afterward, Mr. J. Pearce was reappointed chairman, to represent the committee at the Central Board. We regret to state that intelligence was received in town to-day, of the utter destruction, on Tuesday night, of Mr. N. M'Rae's residence at Benhopai, Marlborough. The house, which had only lately been erected by Mr. C. Canning, was eutirely destroyed, the inmates not having time even to remove their clothes, &c. The family, we understand, has removed to Mr. Johnston's house on tb Benhopai station, /• We are informed that the laying of the 'first stone of the new Anglican Church at Appleby, to be dedicated to St. Alban> Avill not take place until the arrival of Bishop Suter, who is expected here in August. Mr. Morris, of Spring Grove who has also undertaken the construction of St. Michael's Church, Waimea- West, is the contractor, and the wood and other materials will he ready, so that the work may be proceeded with immediately on the Bishop's arrival, the contract stipulatiug that the building shall be completed within six months from the present date. We lately alluded to the fact that the suppressed autobiography of the murderer Burgess had been published by the Lyttelton Times and also by the Waikouaiti Herald. It seems that this miserable brochure has lately made its appearance in the shape of a pamphlet, published by Messrs. Ward and Reeves, of Christchurch. We have already sought to dis-

cover by what instrumentality or authority this disgusting record has found its way into the columns of these two journals but, as yet, without success. We happen to know that at the time of the trials, the Otago Daily Times tried to obtain the manuscript from the Government at Wellington, and that it was only on the protest of Mr. Curtis, our present Superintendent, who represented that a document which Mr. Justice Johnston had pronounced to be highly offensive to public morality, if published in the Province of Nelson, was likely to prove quite as objectionable when circulated in the Province of Otago, that this request on the part of the Times was negatived. We are completely at a loss to conceive on Avhat plea the Government can justify such a procedure. The New Zealand Advertiser thus characterises this pamphlet : " Such a disgusting record of crime we should have considered it a disgrace even to notice did we not do so merely to express strong reprobation of the desire for money-making which leads persons thus to pander to the lowest and most objectionable tastes ;" and expresses its extreme astonishment, in which Aye participate, that Canterbury publishers should have aided in the circulation of one of the most disgusting publications extant in the English language. We perceive, from a placard issued in Suburban North, that Mr. Wastney, the member for that district, has called a meeting of the electors for Monday evening next at the Black Horse Inn, for the purpose of "consulting them on some^ matters of immense importance." We shall aAvait with no small anxiety the result of this portentous appeal to public opinion. In the Resident Magistrate's Court today, William Turner, for allowing four horses to go astray, was fined 10s. each, with costs. Ambrose Ricketts, for allowing three cows to go astray, was fined 10s. each, and costs ; and Andrew Crowdis whose goat had committed a like offence, was also fined 10s. and costs.