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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 295, 13 December 1867, Page 2

The Mail for Kurope, Australia, &c, via Suez, by the Otatio, closes to- morrow evening, sit 7 p.m. Money-orders and registered letters must be posted at 5, and newspapers at 6 o'clock. We would remind our readers that all letters and book-packets for Great Britain, intended for transmission by this mail, must be marked ' Via Suez.' The intelligence of the death of Mr George White, the Clerk of the Provincial Council, about 1 1 o'clock last nuht, at th« ripe age of 80 years, | will be received with universal regret. The i deceased gentleman, who had bei-n ailing for | some time past, and who passed away without any apparent suffering, had very lately, at the conclusion of the last session, received n gratify- | ing mark of the esteem in which he was held by the past and present members of ihe Council. Mr "Wh.te was educated at Eton, and was lor some time one of the Clerks of Committees in the House of Commons. He arrived in Wellington about 27 years ago, and was sent to Kelson ,is Police Magistrate shortly afUr the Wairau massacre, ever since which time lie has resided here. An inspection of the City Rifles No. 1, the TUfle Cadets No. 1. and the Artillery Cadets takes place at the botanical Gardens this afternoon, at half-past 5. We question whether the town was ever more fairly t;»ken by storm than it was last night at Madame Carandini's first concert at the Provincial Hall. Most of us were cognisant of the high reputation that Madame Carsinriiui has long since earned, ns the chief of Australian vocalists, and many were aware, through lier former visit to Nelson, that she was an accomplished artiste, , with.great. power and compass of voice. Mr Walter Sherwin, too, was an old familiar friend, ■who has ever been highly appreciated by critics and by the public in this and ihe Australian Colonies, as a tenor of high excellence. But few save those who had beeniortunate enough to have listened to their performances elsewhere, could have formed any conception of the rich treat which awaited them in the display of the magnificent vocalisation of the Misses . Carandini. Indeed, but for the fact thai the performances of the Lyster Opera Company received so much assistance froni "the small but very effective orchestra that accompanied them, we.mijjht safe'y cnalleiigecontriidicrion in' asserting ' that a more notable.. entertainment has neyeFbeen presented totheNelson public, and certainly nevtrvrasn more legitimate success achieved. Miesßosina Carandini a flopraiiG voice of deiiciouc fireehaew,

its clear, bell-like tones, eminently sympathetic in character, and combined with very considerable power have-been trained probably to rhe highest ex'ent, nnd are assisted by a refiued taste and thoroughly musician like skill, which renders her equally at home 5n the most simple as in the most florid compositions. No better illustration ofthis fuut could be found than the contrast afforded by Ardiii's •I! Baecio,' a specimen of the most brilliant vocalisation, and the simple plaintive balhid *I cannot mind my wheel, mother,' which she invested with a tender pathos that touched every hcavt amongst the audience. Her young: sister, Miss Eannie Carandini, possesses a mezzo soprano voice of remarkable compass, and of more than average power, the tones of whi::h are wonderfully pure and resonant. The style in which this young lady executed the first solo in which she appeared, the difficult scena ' O mio Fernardo,' from the Favorita— at once stamped her in the estimation of the audience as an ariist in the truest sense of the word, whilst her rendering of ' Derniot Astore," 1 and the enchre, • The Murmur of the Shell,' with the wonderfully deep note, long sustained, at the end of the last verse, displayed her powers in another and widely different phase. It would be vain to attempt to do anything like justice in our present limits to to the rare musical powers displayed by these two gifted sisters. Their duet singing is as near perfection as can be conceived, and our readers need only listen to thtir deliriously, arch rendering of Longfellow's • I know a maiden,' to cause them to surrender their hearts at discretion. One of their chiefest charms, too, is the ladylike, unaffected grace with-wiiL'h their every movement is invested, and which their frequent compliance with the unmerciful demands on their good nature marie by the audience in the shape of encores called into constant play. Madame Carandini sang with all her wonted skill and vigor, and was very warmly received by the audience, and Air Sherwin also met with a hearty welcome. The reserved seats were all filled, whilst the back seats were but thinly occupied, but such w;is the state of enthusiasm to which the audience were aroused last night, and which found evidence in continual encores, showers of bouquets, &c, that •we may expect a very large attendance this evening, when and on Monrfiy next the party again appear, the programme being varied on each occasion; and no one desirous of listening to really first-class music, delivered by artistes of rare excellence, should miss such opportunities. At Lanibeth-strpet police court, Mary Gallin aged 52, was charged with annoying M. Victor lioutellier. an artist, residing at Peufcham. The prosecutor, a Frenchman, s.\id that he had been subjected to all sorts of annoyances from the prisoner. On the previous day she came to his residence, collected a crowd of some 150 persons, and insisted upon sweeping the doorsteps, and lor that purpose brought a broom with her ( : au*hter). — Magistrate: But what's the cause of all this? — "Witness: Well, some six or seven yea r3 ago she sat as a model for a picture I was painting, and after that she would follow me. A few days ago she walked by my side more than a mile, and insisted upon holding her parasol over my head and face, so as I should not be scorched by the sun or inconvenienced by the du«t (loud laughter). I told her to go, but she would not. — Defen<laht (looking tenderly towards the witness) : You know I felt uncomfortable at seeing you without a wife or housekeeper, and offered to aid you. You know it whs my tender feelings towards you (roars of laughter, the magistrate joining).— Magistrate: But you must eradicate those tender feelings, especially when you see that the gontleman does not admire your attentions. The only reason given for your conduct is that at one time you sat as a model. — Defendant (with a burst of indignation): I dil, but 1 wish your worship to understand it was not as a. nude figure, for I was attired in black silk. Magistrate: Well you promise not to annoy the complaiuant again. — Defendant: Yes, if he does not want me. — Co.tiplainant: T want you! I should think not!— Defendant having entered into the required promise was discharged, and left the court with a smile of mingled love, pity, and revenge towards the complainant, and amidst laughter from a crowded court. • You don't seem to know how to take me,' said a vulgar fellow to a gentleman he lud insulted. ' Yes I do,' said the gentleman, taking him by the nose. The lady whose sleep was broken has had it mended.