The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1871.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 51, 1 March 1871, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1871.

Scientific Association. -The monthly meeting of this Society takes place at the Government Buildings this evening, when members are requested to pay their halfyearly subscriptions. Belligerents in the South Seas. — The Examiner of this morning states that a vessel arrived at Auckland from Tahiti brings word that three German vessels laden with grain and merchandise had been captured by the French war steamer Guichen, between Valparaiso and Tahiti. Singular Accident. — A strange accident occurred on board the Wiid Duck yesterday afternoon to Mr. Wilsou, the chief officer. A party who were on board fishing having captured a stingaree, Mr. Wilson, although warned of tbe possible results, insisted upon touching its head with his foot, when the brute with the quickness of lightning drove its jagged tail into bis leg, just below the calf, thereby inflicting a painful wound which is likely to lay Mr. Wilson up for some time. t Accidents on the Racecourse. — A man named Hurford met with an accident yesterday, which resulted in the breaking of his left arm. He ran on to the course to secure a ranaway horse that had thrown its rider, and while holding it, one of the racers came up and struck him on tbe arm, knocking him down and fracturing the limb in two places. — A horse, belonging to Mr. Marsden, of Stoke, was kicked on the leg just above the knee, and the bone being completely smashed, the poor beast had to be killed on the spot. Mr. Stapord — The following is from the Oamaru paper of Feb. 21 : — The hon. E. W. Stafford arrived here on Friday evening, and became the guest of the hon. M. Holmes. He was waited upon by a deputation, consisting of his Worship the Mayor, Messrs. Steward aud Mowatt, who presented, on behalf of the inhabitants, a requisition, asking Mr. Stafford to address them on the political topics of the day. Tbe deputation were courteously received, Mr. Stafford's reply being that, while sensible of the compliment paid to him, he could not comply with the wish of his requisitionists, as he Jiad already declined similar requests in "Dunedin and Invercargiil, it being his intention to make his first speech to his own constituency in Timaru.