The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JANTJARt 7, 1871.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 6, 7 January 1871, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JANTJARt 7, 1871.

A English Mail. — The next mail via San Francisco is due in Auckland on the i lOtliinst. x , ; " ; , . #"",. :*# MEETIN&;AT WAILiPJ%KA.-~A meeting ! ■willbe held/ at the Schoolroom, Waka- ," puaka on Monday evenipgrwhenL : \Mr. A. 7 i;:^.: Collins and J^lr. Waatiiey Will* address -the electors. . Ty^^.-^i-^^' .^ v; ' ;^Telegraphic Iwith' ;: '• ; -Aucb^ani>,' wq?- jTAi^^G^r~Jtal:.answer V* to all Megrams « Beii fc ' to Auclland '. iroin,. r ' •'' '" ?Tauran'ga^may'T)e:^xp ; ect^.^ I .^■;Kbput^gp)a i .th^.day • fbllo^ingw.'\.ii^ ,|--:^.";k'| 'which^ was' :to'^b|a?e'

been appropriated by Mr. Vogel, has been conferred on Dr. Featherston, whqproceeds to England in about two mouths time. Wai-iti Bridge. — The Beautiful Star which arrived in harbor this morning after a passage of 122 days from London" is the bearer of the ironwork for the Wai-iti bridge at Foxbill, so that we may soon hope to seo this highly necessary work commenced. Nelson Artizans. — At a late meeting of the Artizans' Society, the, following, officers "were electee! -for the ensuing year-: President, -Mr. William Stepbensou; Vice President, Mr.. ..William Garrard; Secretary, Mr. E. Finney; Treasurer, Mr. W. T.'Bond; Librarian, Mr. G-. Capper; Committee-men, Messrs. J. Greig, G. Hooper; sen-., and. W. Barnes. . General Government Prizes. — It would appear that the Nelson Volunteers who have been so .unfortunate in the! representative firing for the Colonial prizes may yet by a little diligence obtain the chance of firiug over again.. The Otago meD, we understand, . only succeeded in qualifying oue representative at their first firing, but the commanding officer ; on communicating with the Defence Office, procured leave to fire again, when a large . number succeeded in making the minimum number of points. Coroner's Inquest. — An inquest was held at Spring Grove yesterday, on the body of James Hyde, who. was found drowned under the circumstances described by us yesterday. It, appeared that tiredeceased who had been in the habit of drinking heavily, was in an unsound state of mind at the time he. committed the fatal act, as was, shown by the following letter which he left behind him, and which was ban cited" to the constable' by Mrs. Hyde. It was written in most diminutive characters, and ran thus : — My last will and testament. I deny. myself of life through misfortune, and perpetual jar and contention. . , James. Hyde. I .will go to hell, and enter the torments of my God, where I have rest for ever. J. H. A verdict was returned that the "Deceased drowned himself while laboring under temporary insanity."