The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1870.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 280, 28 November 1870, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1870.

Perseverance Company. — The adjourned meeting of the shareholders ol this Company will be held at the Assembly Room, this eveaiug, at half-past seven o'clock. Ordination. — An ordination will be held by the Bishop of the Diocese, at St. Barnabas Church, Stoke, when Mr. A. C, Souter will be admitted to deacon's orders, Public Lecture. — A lecture, whicli promises to be most interesting, will bt delivered in the Wesleyaii Church, on Tuesday (to-morrow) evening next. Thi subject is "Recollections of a visit. t< America during the War," and there is nc charge for admission. Cricket. —We understand that tht Secretary of the Nelson Cricket CJu". lmt received a telegram from the Welliugtoi Cricket Club stating that it is their iute». tion to come over in the Taranaki, am play the JNelsonians on Thursday next.

General Government Prize Firing. — The first firing for choice of representatives to go to Auckland took place at the Butts this morning among the members of the No. 1 City Rifles, when the three top scores were: — Drew 41, Catley 36, W. Adams 36. On the ties firing off Catley proved the winner, i Excursion Trip. — A large crowd " collect-d ou the wharf this morning to ,' see the Taranaki off with the excursionists, j about 110 of whom availed themselves of , the excellent opportunity offered of payL iug a visit to the Eupire City. As an equally cheap trip is to be made from ' Wellington to Neisou and back, we may ' expect to see a number of friends from ', over the straits in ihe steamer ou her » return ou Thursday next. Wellington. — \Ve make the following extract from a private letter : — ** Things are very dull here, aud business men are growling. The only little excitement is i the assessment (we have a mayor, &c, now) ; property here is assessed at a shilling in the pound rental per annum • f curses, both loud and deep, are showered • upon the heads of the new civic dignitaries 5 — all of whom are old Town Boardsmen."