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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 158, 7 July 1870, Page 2

Catholic. — Our readers will see by advertisement that Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's Church, and a sermon preached by the Rev. F. Nolan, S. J., of Melbourne, in aid of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, at Hawthorn, near Melbourne. Earthquakes. — A smart shock, of earthquake, accompanied by a deep rumbling Bound, was felt this morning at half-past two, and about twenty minutes afterwards there was a second shock of a slighter nature. Although sufficiently sharp to rouse people from their beds neither shock was severe enough to do any damage. Another very sharp shock was experienced this afternoon at two o'clock. Perseverance Company. — News was brought this morning by the Lady Barkly of the second crushing at the Perseverauce Company's battery. The stone put through, about 60 tons, has realised at the rate of 5 dwts to the ton, and although this may prove a much smaller return than was anticipated, we may state on what we believe to be excellent authority, that what has hitherto been crushed was known to be of a very inferior quality, consisting of stuff taken out of the entrance to the drive, and that the next week's report will in all probability, or as our informant says, to a certainty, prove of a far more favorable character. The Christy Minstrels gave the second of their very enjoyable entertainments last night to a large and delighted audience. " Brudder Bones !> and his " compatriot," the hero of the tambourine, were as usual brimful of comicality and fun, and anything more absurdly amusing than " The Return of the Veteran," by Mr. Bent, we never remember to have seen, while the little "nigger" scene, " Susy Brown," was received with loud applause and shouts of laughter. The singing of Messrs, Rainford and Howeli was, if anything, rather better than on the previous night, the fine voice ot the former being heard to great advantage in the soog of " The Blacksmith," which was given as an encore. We may confidently say that there was not one in the room who on leaving did not feel that he had been enjoying a treat of no ordinary description. Marlborough. — It would appear that the diggings have died a natural death for in our late Marlborough files 'no mention whatever is made of them. — The Express of 25th June speaking of the Masonic Ball # held on the previous evening says that " the late hour at which tho guests retired from the festive scene prevepts our even attempting a description of its dazzling brightness — a brightness rendered doubly so by the galaxy of beauty which thronged the gay saloon. The glittering jewels and emblems which sparkled on the masculine forms of the brethren being fairly rivalled by the tasteful costumes of their fairer friends. The decorations were superb, and, indeed, the whole of the arrangements admirable." Judging from the above remarks we may fairly believe that the ball was a great success.

Nelson Scientific Association.;-— This Society hold its annual monthly meeting last evening — the Lord Bishop of Nelson, Vice President, in the chair. After the usual routine business was disposed of, three gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected, and others proposed for election at the next-naeeting.— rThel st Aouuat Report was next read and passed unanimously. It congratulated the Association on its remarkable progress within one year, from a very small beginning to its present gratifying position, not only with regard to the increasing number of its members, but the highly useful tendency of thoj several papers that had been read and discussed at its meetings from time to time. Resolutions for the increase of the yearly subscriptions from 10s. to £l , and for the affiliation of the Association to the New Zealand Institute were also unanimously passed. Mr. Mackay then read Part 111, and conclusion, of his paper on Technical Education, on which an animated discussion ensued on the subject generally, and lasted so long that it was ultimately agreed to postpone its further consideration until the next night of meeting.