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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 42, 19 February 1870, Page 2

Enormous Lily. —A beautiful lily of enormous size is now to be seen in blossom in Mr. Hale's garden in the Wood. Bankruptcy Court. —At an adjourned public sitting of the Court held yesterday, an order of discharge was granted to J. H. Bisley. In re John M'Vicar, the public sitting was adjourned to 18th March next. Memorial to the General Government.—We understand that the purchasers of laud at Waugapeka forwarded to the Government by the Airedale on Thursday last, a memorial on the subject of the sales. They rest their claims on the ground that the Mount Owen from which Mr. Marchant commenced his survey was not the one referred to in the Superintendent's proclamation. Pioneer Company. —We would remind shareholders in this company that the cali of £2 per share is payable on Tuesday next, and that iv case of non-payment by that day shares will be forfeited. Possibly some of those who became shareholders are unprepared for this second call, and are therefore desirous of parting with their shares, which we believe they will be able to do, at a small discount, as we have heard of one or two who are willing to purchase. No doubt a broker could be found to transact the necessary business. Savings Bank. —We learn that the Directors of the Nelson Savings Bank have purchased a block of land, between the residence of Mr. Levien and the office of the late Dr. .Combe in Trafalgar-street, with the intention of building a bank upon it. As the block has a frontage of 27ft. with a depth of 95ft., there will be room for the erection of such a building as would be an ornament to the town, and as the days of wooden structures are rapidly dying out, we shall hope to see a solid stone or brick building such as have been erected by the other banks.

THEATRiCAL.-The Star Company drew a good house last night to witness their handling of Shakespeare in the 4th Act of the Merchant of Venice, aud the great 3rd Act of Othello. The expectations of the audience being raised so high by the first-class acting of this talented company in melodrama and farce, some disappointment was felt at their treatment of Shakespeare. Every allowance of course must be made for the absence of the stage accessories that are so essential to the successful rendering of these dramas, and also for the fact that the company, with the exception of Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Rayner, have not been accustomed to this class of character. Mrs, Jackson played Portia andDesdemona, with her usual ability, and touches of great power were displayed by Mr. Rayner a? Shyiock, and in Othello, the lago of Mr. Joyce was as good as could be expected considering that such a part is out of his line. The entertainment closed with the " Wandering Minstrel," which was greeted as before with roars of laughter, and we must complimer.t the company upon their excellent rendering of this comical farce. The piecps to-night are "Black-eyed Susan," by the entire company, assisted by Mr. Wix, as Captain Crosstree, and Mr. Leech, as Hatchet, " The Two Bonnycastlcs," and the " Wandering Minstrel,'* with a double hornpipe by Mr. aud Mrs. Howard. A Correspondent, who complains that his brain is completely turned (and we fully believe him) by the frequency with which the Wangapeka question crops up both in conversation and newspapers, sends us the following aphorisms, which he has framed during " the many sleepless hours he has passed in endeavoring to solve the knotty question which has been, raised by the perambulating propensities of Mount Owen":— A Rolling Stone gathers no Mos?, But a Kolling Eiver sometimes does. It is better to be born Lucky than Eich. That depends entirely upon what sort of a i person Eich is. The more Haast tlie less Speed. The following problem seems to have dwelt a good deal upon our correspondent's mind, and he says it would be comforting to him to receive a solution of it : — lt is said that upon the examination of a single bone Professor Owen could, without a mistake, construct the skeleton of the whole animal to which it belonged. Query : Could he, upon examination of the Waugapeka bone of contention, point out the correct Mount Owen ? Two Portable Steam-engines, purchased in Charleston, were lately shipped j at Westport. One was taken to Picton by the s.s. Murray for Mr Paul, and the other io Wauganui by tbe s.s. Wallabi for Mr M'Farlane. Both are to be used in flax manufacture.