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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 234, 2 October 1868, Page 3

On enquiry at the Post Office, we learn that the mail for Nelson brought by tbe Ruahine, will probably reach us on Sunday morning next. A Wellingtoa telegram, which arrived too late for insertion in our yesterday's issue, states that the Government had on Wednesday night obtained a majority of 8 in a house of 56, on a motion brought forward by Mr Fox, urging the expediency of immediately dissolving Parliament. The House then went into Committee of Ways and Means, Mr Fox and Mr Vogel announcing their intention to oppose every individual item, and to speak against time, if the Ministry refused to postpone. A succession of extraordinary and disgraceful scenes tben took place, the Opposition speaking against time until 10 o'clock the next morning, and some of the members, especially Mr Reynolds, indulging iu the most unqualified invectives against the Government. Mr Fox proposed at that hour to terminate this state of things, provided the Government would undertake to make tbeir financial statement that night. Mr Stafford however, after the disgraceful proceedings which had taken place on the previous night, refused to make any concessions; and the Opposition having given way, the first item in Supply, proposed by Government, was then put snd carried without opposition, and the House adjourned at half-past 10 yesterday moruiug. The crowded state of our columns, caused by the arrival of the iutelligeuce brought by the Pauama Mail, compels us to hold over our report of the Auuiversary Dinner of the Nelson Fire Brigade, which took place last night, and passed off very successfully, until our next issue. The weather having proved so un propitious this morning previous to high water, it has been found necessary to postpone the opening of the channel of the Waimea Elver, which, as we noticed iu our issue of yesterday, was to have taken place to-day. The promised trip, however, will take place as soon as fresh arrangements can be made. The Moutoa will run her excursion to Wakapuaka and the Babbit Island, as advertised, should the weather prove fair to-morrow. Mr Joseph B. Simmonds, of Nelson, is Announced to preach at the Wesleyau

Chapel, Motueka, oa Sunday morning and evening next. Our readers will see from an advertisement ip. another column, that an attempt is being made to organise a gymnastic club in this city, and a meeting will be held for that purpose, at Mr HouuselPs old store, this evening. At Auckland a handsome gymnasium has beeu erected, and vee understand received very substantial support from the young men of that city* We hope to. see so healthy an example followed in Nelson.