The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1870.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 197, 6 July 1870, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1870.

An Arrest. — On the arrival of the Kennedy at; the wharf this morning the police went on boardrin. accordance with advices received from/the West. Coast, and took into ciistp'dy- one John White agaiust whom a warrant had been issued at Westport for perjury. 1 Motueka Diggings. — The Lady Barkly yesterday took over a large number of diggers to Motueka where they intend to try the' river diggings. We wish them every success in their undertaking and trust that the field may turn out as rich as anticipated. Concert,. ;Ax MoTUEKA.~We understand that arrangements have been made with the owner of- the Lady- Barkly for the steamer to. leave Nelson at 2 p.m. to-mor-row, returning to town as . soon after the concert as the tide will allow. No doubt many will take advantage of the opportunity thus afforded of taking a trip to Motueka. '. ' ' ■■'-■'■ >;• '•- ■"■ ' "■ . Captain .. , Wheeler, late of the Lord Ashley, arrived yesterday by the Gothenburg franr Nelson j-aud at once took command ;of .-the L Tarariaki, Captain Holmes haying resumed command of the Wdlliugton. Captain Wheeler has been many years on the New' Zealand , Coast, haying brought out the Lord 'Ashley .when she came from England... . IJIs r .seamanship qnd skill .in handling steamers, are universally allowed, and he has;always been popular with his passengersi-^JPos^.. Christy;' Minstrels.— -The accounts that had reached us frojn other parts of the' colony of the -performances of Messrs Rarnford and Westei*n's company of Minstrels had led us to anticipate, something unusally good, but,_w.e certainly were not prepared : far the > treat ; we, in company with a audience, enjoyed at the Assembly Room last night. To attempt to desGribe ; so varied 1 a performance as that set down^n^the^programme would be perfectly: useless, bu.t if any q£ our. readers are anxious to nesir fsome excellent solos, part songs, or chqrnses, ,we. .WjOuld' recommend them to,pay v a r v.isit ita.the Assembly Room, or if they" wish." to enjoy a good, honest, hearty lau^n we would still, give them riie same advice, Mr. 'Kainfx)ra I '& noble bass voice. was heard, to gxeat advantage in" "Ring the Bell Watchman," as was Mr. Howell's sweet teporla "'Meet me at the Grate," while, the: choruses were most delicately rendered, especially the piano portions. Mr. Bent as "Bones" was simply inimitable, his jokes we.re ex?, ceedingly goqd ? and most of them had the merit of beiug new,, and. . his ; anecdotes, whether -they referred to his visit to the Salt Lake City, whether recounted his extraordinary adventures at Christchurch, or whether, they w.ere devoted: to a keen satire on the >•" girl of the period,"created sucfi roars of -laughter as we' have not heard for many along, day. : Of .Mr. Carroll's droll .contortions, of countenance; and wonderfully clever manipulations of the tambourjrie it is quite sufficient- to say that they constitute him a formidable rival to his * { brudder Bones*' in the art of calling the risible faculties into play-, whilst their antics and singing in " Southern Flirtations," in which Mr. Carroll took the part of the coquettish young, negro girl, were ludicrous- in the extreme. "The Four o'clock Train" baffles all description, indeed, in is impossible to do justice on paper to what should be seen and heard on the stage to. be thoroughly appreciated, and we would therefore say to all our readers, go to the Minstrels. ; For the Minstrels themselves we also have a word of advice, namely, that a little more punctuality is desirable in commencing the entertainment.