The Nelson Evening Mail. TUSEDAY,DECEMBER 10, 1867.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 292, 10 December 1867, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUSEDAY,DE CEMBER 10, 18 67.

A very interesting reunion took place nt the Temper.'! nee Hall yesterday evening. of the passengers by the Cis?y, who (wi j beiieve by rhu imitation of the Bishop) met for the purpose of present in£ a handsome silver cup to Captain JSpeocfr, as a parting earnest of their good wishes, and also in acknowledgment of his excellent management and attention to their comfort on the voyage out. About 100 persons p«t down to tea, many of whom had travelled sotne distance into town to be enabled to take part "in the proceedings. His Lordship the Risbop, who was acrompanied by Mrs Suter and a party of friends, presided, and after an address in ■which he reminded his hearers of (he comfort they had received from the- religious services held on board the Cissy on their passage to Nelson, ami adverted to the many excellent qualities of Captain Sponger, concluded by haudiug the cup, which is handsomely chased, nnd bears the following inscription : — " To Captain T. Spencer, a token of esteem from the. passengers on board the ship Cissv. Nelson, N.'Z. Sept. 25, 1867," to Miss Spencer, on behalf of her fatfieiy who is now with his ship at Port Underwood, but who was unavoidably absent on the occasion. Captain Pringle acknowledged the gift on behalf of Captain. Spencer, and several excellent speeches were made by the Bishop in which he adverted to the kindness and courtesy of Mr. Greenfield, the Provincial Secretary, was present and acknowledged the compliment,) in making such excellent arrangements for the comfort and accommodation of the immigrants by the Cissy, both before and after her arrival here. His lordship announced, amidst much laughter, that he had received a letter from a tradesman in the comitry, who described himself as being worth £300, asking the Bishop to choose a -wife for him amongst his proter gees, a request to which he had not yet replied. The Revs. T. Thorpe, C. Moules, and W. H. Ewald, with Captain Rough, also addres&ed the party, and Mr. Collins, oir behalf of the immigrants, expressed then* obligations to tho Bishop for the opportunity he had afforded the.zn.of meeting together, again, and their hope to return the compliment by inviting his lordship to meet -them ut no distant date.._A nuiiiber;x>jf "collecting cards for the : All

Saints' Church having been distributed to the female immigrants by tfie Cissy, a hymn was sung, and the Bishop having offered prayer, and pronounced the beuediction, a very pleasurable eveuing was thus brought to its terminaiion. The cup. presented to Captain Spencer was furnished by Mr H>\Drew, of Trafalgarstreet. His Honor the Superintendent, as Represeutntive for Nelson in the General Assembly, announces his intention to give his constituents an explntmiion of the votes an.i proceedings of the House of Representatives during the last session of Parliament, at the Provincial Hail tomorrow evening, at half-past 7 o'clock, which will be listened to with much interest. We would remind our readers that the Wesleyan Missionary will he h^ld tomorrow evening 1 in the Wesleyan Church, Hardy-street, when several ministers and friends are expected to deliver addresses. We understand that the Visiting Justices at, their monthly inspeciion of i.iie Lunatic Asylum yesterday, enquired into the circumstances attending the escttpe of the female paiient referred to in our issue of Saturday last. Ir. was siiusftiCtorily proved thnt no tilnme whatever was attributable to the attendants, another patient; having facilitated her escape. We learn that the justices have recommeude-J certain itnprovemsnts in the building which will contribute materially to the greater.security and comfort of the patieuts. In reference to the article which, appears in the Colonist this morning, regnrdinjr the petition for the reprieve of Robert Wilson, we are requested to state that, the originators of that petition are very thankful for the suggestion contained in it, as to giving it publicity, and it will therefore be left for signature atthe office of this journal until to-morrow evening. In order to remove any erroneous ideas on the subject we may stale, as a matter of f:scr, that the memorial was started several days before Father Garin had any conversation with the prisoner on spiritual matters, and that the assumptu n t.iiHt it was founded on Wilson's confession is not only absurd and impossible but very unjust. The farewell performance 4 given by the jAnthan Juvenile Troupe, in aid of the fun-:? of the If el .son Fire Hrigmie. wa=, we are happy to state, a errrsple.se success, the Oddfellows' Hall being vvi-ll filled, ami the entire perfonnjmcft passing off with the greatest spirit. We have more th.-m once had rcensinn to expatiate on LiitleMarion's won(lrou?!y touching impersonation of An(3y B!ak.\ which for met I (he first item in the pm-rvumme, and also of the thorough sense of enjoyment with which she enters into that of Paddy Murphy in The Happy Man; ami we need only say tint she never appeared to greater advantage than last. ni«ht in these parts. The audience were most enthusiastic, nvA showed their delight by a shower of bouquets on the little . favontn, and hor clever sister Seliun. An iuteilu'U 1 . in which Mr Small gave one or two of his best soups, and a large number of t he members of the Fire Brigade appeared on the stage, and furnished a chorus to an appropriate 'song, written and sung by Captain Knight, with good effec f , with another song by Mr J. Dickens, also a member of the Brigade, formed a very pleasant interruption. to the dramatic performance. Mr Merringtou, in n neat and appropriate speech, adverted to the object for which the performance had been given, and having gracefully acknowledged the obligations under which the Brigade lay to the Nathan Troupe for their valuable services that evening, called for three cheers for them, which were given most enthusiastically by the audience. The Nathan Family leave by the Kennedy for Hokitika.