NOTICE OF MAILS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 9, 12 January 1869, Page 2

NOTICE OF MAILS.

For Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika, per Murray, to-day, at 4 p.m. For Motueka, Motupipi, Waitapu, and Collingwood, per Lady Barkly, to-day, at 4 p.m. For Marlborough, per Lyttelton, to-day, at 4.30 p.m. For Picton, Wellington, Napier, and South, per Stormbird, on Saturday, at 4.30 p.m. Local Mails. •for Appleby, Upper and Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Riwaka — Close every Monday and Thursday, at 8.30, a.m.; arrive every Tuesday and Friday, at 4 p.m. Also, for Motueka, per steamer as opportunity offers: ffor Colling wood, Motupipi, Takaka, and Slateford — By every opportunity, per steamer or tailing boat. For Stoke, Richmond, Hope, Spring Grove, Wakefield, and Foxhill— Close at Chief Post Office daily at 2.30, p.m.; arrive at Chief Post Office daily, at 11 o'clock, a.m. ffor Tadmor — Close every Friday, at 2.30, p.m.; arrive every Monday, at 11 a.m. For Waimea-west— Close every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 2.80 p.m. ; arrive every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11 a.m, JTor Wakapuaka — Close every Wednesday and Saturday, at 2.30, p.m.; arrive every Wednesday and Saturday, at 1 1 a.m. 2for Havelock, Blenheim, and Picton, overland — Close on the 15th and 30th of every month, at 4 30 p.m.; arrive on the 14th and 29th. for Westport, Charleston, Brighton, and St. Kilda, per steamer as opportunity offers. SYDNEY J. DICK, Chief Postmaster.

One of those, unusual occurrences which are glibly, but not very truthfully, termed, •characteristics of colonial life (relates the Ararat Advertiser) occurred on Saturday laßt in the marriage of two persons, who duriog the forenoon of that same day occupied a singular position in reference to each other. At the General Sessions, a few hours before the happy event, the bridegroom was tried for the manslaughter of the bride's father, and acquitted. The man left the court certainly without a stain on his character; but it was nevertheless a fact, that excitement, caused iv part by au altercation with the bridegroom, accelerated the syncope caused by heart disease, which resulted fatally. The bridegroom is described as a most respectable man, but we can scarcely conaider the step which marked his release. from thecharge as other ♦ban ill-judged at that particular time. The mother and brother of the bride stopped at an hotel removed from the one in which the wed* ; ding took place, and refused to attend th^ * «erem6ny.— N. Z. Adv. ■.-■, TJ»e. world has a million roosts for a man but only one nest. ; When a woman bestows her hand upon /■»7inan,>.<^*%.W!*/siMd' i: . 1 io 1 -bear away .the. palm? ■'•'..,' ■. /'"'.' •; ' *