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Nelson Evening Mail, Issue 25, 29 January 1870, Page 2

Supreme Court. — The next sittings of the Supreme Court will commence on Monday, the Ist March next, thus placing a full working week before the jurors, who by Act are not liable for a longer period. Masonic Gold Mining Company. — A quautity of stone has been sent over from Collingwood from this Compauy's claim, and was crushed yesterdny -with the most satisfactory results, the gold extracted from it being now on view at Mr. Everett's, where there may also be seen some beautiful specimens in which the precious metal is plainly visible. Copper at Collingwood. — At Mr. Lightband's shop are to be seen some specimens of copper ore brought over from Colliugwood yesterday in the Lady Barkly. Hitherto this district has been looked upon only as a coal and gold bearing country, but it appears that; now copper is to be added to its vast mineral wealth. The FlyiDg Squadron left Wellington harbor under sail on Thursday morning, at half-past six. The Ball which was given to the officers of the Flying Squadron in Welliugton, on Monday evening last, was most successful, so far as the officers and the ladies were concerned, but the appearance in the room of nearly eighty blue jackets quite put a stop to the chances of any soberly attired civilian obtaining a partner. The Post of Thursday has the following : — ln our report of the ball yesterday a slight error crept in. We stated that the Governor's health was drunk with cheers, and though not absolutely incorrect, this is calculated to mislead. Although there were some faint cheers, there was also so marked au expression of disapprobation as to induce calls for order. Lost in the Bush. — A little girl of the name of Bain, four years of age, went into the bush at Slate River on Saturday afternoon last at two o'clock for the purpose of meeting her father, but as she did not appear again for some hours, her parents began to be alarmed and the whole neighborhood was soon roused. Some sixty diggers, who were living close by, turned out and a systematic search was at once instituted, which continued throughout that night, the whole of Sunday, and Monday morning, when at about 10 o'clock, the welcome sound of the gun, which was the prearranged signal for the discovery of the poor little thing, was heard. The little creature was, strange to say, quite well and happy and at once commenced to ask for her " daddy." The delight of the diggers on finding the lost child was, says our informant, something delightful to witness. A Mournful Page in the History of France. — Availing himself of the amnesty of Aug. 15, a Belgian, of the name of Deland, who had been banished to Cayenne, after the Orsini attempt at Paris,, has just returned to his native country. He states that of the 580 who were exiled about the same time as political offenders, only twelve have returned to Europe, all the others having died of fever, or by their own hands. Nobody is more like an honest man than a thorough rogue.