The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1868.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 5, 7 January 1868, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1868.

Since our last publication of the numbers polled for the various candidates for the four vacancies at the Board of Governors of Nelson Colh-<_e, returns have been received from Waimea West, Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Motupipi, making the varions totals as follows : —

412 382 .303 262 202 193 The returns from Collingwood, Upper Moutere, Takaka, and Pictou have yet to lie received, but it is by no menus proba'-le that they will make auy material alteration in the present position of the six

candidates*

We l'-arn that the present fresh in the Wai-iti is the most considerable that has occurred since the spar foot-bridge at Foxhiil was erected, and although not one of ths very hisrh 1100 Is, the river has risen high enough to be considered as a satisfactory trial, which we are happy to fiud that the bridge is sending without the slightest indication of giviug way. Although only intended as a foot-bridge, horses can be taken across it, aud at least one horse crossed over it yesterday, the rider not caring to risk 'in attempt to ford the river in its present state, though Holder's van crossed it with s me difficulty during the a tern oon, when the river had subsided considerably. The breakwater is acting well, and is vow hurling a great volume of water under what was formerly the dry span of the bridge, under which it is evident that the water has cut for itself a considerable chanuel, as it was anticipated it would do.

We have received more than one communication expressing surprise thafc no steps have yet been laken towards clearing and preparing the ground in Murphystreet recently granted by the Towu Board as a rifle range. It is stated that this apathy on the part of the Commanding Officers has caused much dissatisfaction amongst the Volunteers, as the competitive firinsr for the General Government Pi*izes will shortly take place, and rhany are naturally desirous of practising for it. We are assured that if a fatigue party were rold off from each Company for this purpose; the men are williug euough to assist, and the woi*k might, easily be accomplished iv half a day. We trust that no further time will be lost iv securing this object. .

We are glad to And that the officers of the Volunteer Force have taken the iuitiative in the preparations for the probable visit of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh to this city, Captaiu Pitt, at the parade of the Artillery Corps, last night, having enforced upon the members of his company present, the necessity, in view of this event, of a regular attendance at the appointed drills. Apropos to military matters, we may state that by order of the Commanding Officer, the attention of the members of the Volunteer Force has been called to the clauses of the Volunteer Regulations which have reference to salutes to officers &c. We find thafc clause No. 78 lays ifc down that when both are in uniform, Volunteers must invariably salute all' officers either of Militia or Volunteers, as well as those of her Majesty's Service, which the officers will return. Clause No. 79, explains this regulation, stating that the salute from the Volunteer and the acknowledgement from the officer are not only useful for the sake of discipline, but

afford the means of courteous greeting between the different grades which Volunteers occupy as long aa tbey are in uniform.

We would remind our readers of the very attractive concert to be given at the Provincial Hall on Thursday evening uext by Madame Carandini, assisted by ber accomplished duugliters and Mr Walter Sherwiu, who purpose spending one day iv Nelson, on their way to Auckland. The reminiscences of the delightful concerts given by the party during tbeir late visit to this city are still so fresh upon us that uuy comment upon the forthcoming concert would be supei-fluous, save to observe that tbe first part of the programme includes compositions ol an exclusively sacred aud classical character than these generally given by the party during their late sojourn here. We cannot doubt that many will gladly avail themselves of tbis opportunity of listening once more to the strains of these charming vocalists.

VVe are requested to remind the members of No. 1 City Rifles thit a parade of the company* will take place tbis evening, at 6 o'clock.

Id seems probable that H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh will visit New Zealand in the Challenger, 18 guns, the present flagship at Syd uey.

We have inspected some water-color drawings, brought by Mr. J. H. Levien from Auckland, and which may be seeu at his store in Bridge-street. Tbey are executed by an artist, named Hoyte, resident in Auckland, aud pourtray doubtless with remarkable fidelity several well known scenes in that neighborhood, including the picturesque Castle Rock at Kaponga, Cabbage Tree Bay, aud Peter's Creek, Coromandel, tbe latter a perfect representation of the richly varied vegetation of a New Zealand forest — the volcano of Tongariro, and the mouth of the Turauga River, Poverty Bay. These drawings are much in the style of those by M. Chevallier, of Melbourne, which have been chromolithographed, and are well worthy the attention of those of our readers who may wish to possess themselves of faithful transcripts of the scenery of the North Island. They have also another important recommendation in the exceedingly moderate prices asked for them.

Sir John Young, the late popular Governor of New South Wales, left Sydney on the 24th ult. by the mail steamer for England accompanied by the good, wishes and regrets of the whole colony. Major General Sir Trevor Chute, commanding the Forces, had arrived in Sydney, and was to administer the Governmeut until the arrival of the new Governor, Lord Belmore, who is expected there before the Prince makes his visit to Sydney. At the review held previous to Sir John Young's departure, in the Outer Domain, Sydney, the total number of Voluuteers of all arms on parade was 969.

The Dmit-din correspondent of the Grey River Aigus, under date of the 21st ult., in describing the inauguration of the Waterworks in that ci*y, says that the reservoir is really a pretty sheet of water, surrounded by beautiful scenei-y. It is upwards of 50 feet in depth, and contains over 46,000,000 gallons of water, sufficient to give every man, woman, aud child in the town 8 gallons per day for a year, supposing that, uo rain fell iv the interim. But as the creek is a never failing one, the supply is equal to 30 gallons per day. The level of the water is more than bOO feet over the lower part of fche town, so that the . pressure ou the pipes there is equal to 1001 b to the inch. As yet .there as only been one slight breakage, aud the faulty pipe was removed without delay or causing any damage. The Fire Brigade turned out, aud at the plugs in Dukestreet, after the water reached the spot, applied their hydrants, aud gave a spleudid example of the force of the water. From 4 jets rose streams to the height of 150 feet, with a force, as it seemed, capable of blowing a wooden house to pieces, or of washing down brick walls.

Sir William Denison appears to have retired from the civil service altogether. This we infer from the following entry in the civil service estimates for 1868, laid before Parliament on the 13th of February last. Peusion; Sir William Denison, Governor of Tasmania and New South Wales, £429 8s 4d ; additional, £284 3s 6d; total, £714 ils lOd. Age on retirement, 62 a \ service, 1 5 years. Salary on retirement,' £7,000.

The following is the programme sketched out for the reception of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh afc Auckland.

The Prince will be received by all the vessels in harbour, of which, especially coasting ei'ai'fc, it is expected there will be a good muster at the time. He will be received at a landing stage, to be erected at the Queeu-street Wharf, by the Maoris, and is to receive a Maori welcome. He will then proceed up Queen-street to Wakefield-street and thence hy Symondsstreet to Government House. The regatta will be held uext day, at which there will he a canoe race, at the concluniou of which his Royal Highness will be rowed in a barge to Paul's settlement at Orakei, aud will proceed theuce on horseback to the top ot Mount Eden. Ou the third day there is to be a native gathering and a war dance by all the Maoris. Ou the. fourth day the Prince will start on a tour to Tauranga and other places on the East Coast. The cost of the native gathering is to be defrayed by the General Government, as also tbat of lighting bonfires on the bills around.

The Southern Cross refers with gratification to the tact that at the late B. A. Examination at the Sydney University, Mr Tole, of Aucklaud, took fourth place in mathematics, and second place in logic, political economy, &c.

The Adelaide correspondent of the Hamilton Spectator writes as follows respecting the departure of the Prince from South Australia: — Telegrams from Melbourne briiiir to our ears accounts of princely glories in that city which are now to us things of the past. But the Prince did not get away from us without some disagreeables, and occasioning some heartburnings to the maunt-rless mobs who would be for ever pressiug their meddlesome and unwelcome tongues in every matter. The Prince invited a party on board the Galatea on the day of his embarkation, to drink a social farewell glass with him. Surely, after throwing open his ship during the most of his stay here, and giving members of Parliament an exclusive day to themselves, the Duke might have enjoyed these Jast few hours in our waters with whom he pleased. Bufc not so. Tiie bad taste of some of our colonial aristocratic flunkeys pestered him to the last. The first boat, containing the invited guests, contained also many uninvited, who, once getting on board, could not from delicacy be ordered off. But when the second boat came off, his Royal Highness was their match. A lot of names were called, and those who could answer ascended the vessel's side. But when the words 'That's all — shove off,' came, three M.Ps. were still in the boat r and were conducted back to the port in humility and dishonor, to meet there with such a hooting reception from the assembled crowd as might have made the fiends pity them.

It is probable that a shipment of salmon ova to Otago direct will be made from London. The Daily Times publishes correspondence on the subject.

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