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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 264, 10 November 1869, Page 3

Organ Concert. — We are requested to state that a private rehearsal will take place at the Provincial Hall to-morrow evening, when only those who are to take part in the Concert will be admitted. Provincial Council. — A telegram has been received from the West Coast stating that Mr. Franklyn aud we believe, Mr. Mackley, though of this last there is some doubt, have been elected for the Grey District. Cricket. — A match was played yester- . day between the College and town, which resulted in a victory for the former, with four wickets to go down. We have not yet been furnished with the score, which we shall be happy to publish as soon as we can procure it. The Supekintendency. —We have been informed that there was some slight inaccuracy in the figures published by us on Monday last, the correct state of the poll being as follows : — Curtis, 908 ; Akersten, 382 j Gibbs, 290 ; Horn, 6. The official declaration will be made at the Provincial Hall, on Saturday afternoon next, at half-past four. Public Holiday. — Yesterday being the Prince of Wales' birthday, was observed as a general holiday, and the majority of our town population devoted the day to pleasure excursions into the country districts. The Lady Barkly was largely patronized, and about eighty of our citizens braved the perils of the deep so far as to indulge in a trip across the Bay to Motueka and Kaiteriteri, where a most pleasant day was spent. Of course the children of Nelson were not forgotten, and •' Old Ben," after having duly discharged the political duties which devolved upon him at the nomination, was to be seen marching about the streets with his enormous family, the happiest of the happy ; indeed it would be difficult to say which enjoy themselves most upon these occasions — the benevolent, kind hearted old man, er the rosy cheeked youngsters who look .up to him with so much affection and respect. Thatcher's Entertainment. — Mr. V-Dhatcher, assisted by the well known •comic singer, Mr. Small, the celebrated toaritone, Mr. Daniells, and Mr. Salamon, the pianist, has given two most successful entertainments, on Monday and Tuesday evenings, the Oddfellows' HaU being crowded with those who delight in the witticisms with which the local songs, at the composition of which Mr. Thatcher is so clever, abound. Plenty of food for fun has been furnished by the late election, . and advantage has been taken of it in the song, " The Superintendency," to an extent which provokes roars of laughter. "The Wangapeka Reefs" is certainly amusing, but not so much so as the former of the two local songs. Of Mr. Small it is unnecessary to say anything more than that he is just the same as we have known him for some years past. Mr. Daniells' singing elicits hearty applause, and the whole of the vocalists are ably assisted by the accompaniments so correctly rendered by Mr. Salamon.