The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1871.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 92, 20 April 1871, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1871.

The following telegram, dated Greymouth, 10 o'clock this morning, has been received from Sir George Bowen, by his Honor the Superintendent : — I am just starting in the Luna for Wellington, where my presence is urgently required. I regret that I am thus prevented from visiting Nelson on this tour. I should like to touch at Westport, but find that the tide does not suit to enter the Buller in daylight. Yesterday I inspected the Brunner Coalmine. Mr. Whitefoord has been most courteous and attentive on behalf of Nelsou. I was much; pleased with the mine and its workings.^-?®. F. Bo"vven, Governor. ' Local Industry — At Mr. Moutray's foundry in Bridge-street may be seen two exceedingly neat and light iron gates which have been manufactured there to the order of Captain Eough. One of them is for a carriage entrance, and the other for a footway, and while they are quite equal to what can be obtained from home, they are produced here at nearly the same price, or at least at only ten shillings in excess of that which English gates would cost when landed on the "vyharf. Mr. Moutray has also made a number of strainers for wire fencing which he is supplying at a smaller cost than the English made articles, and we hope to see his enterprise receive the encouragement it so richly deserves. ' The Cullipord Mine. — Information was recived by the directors of the Culliford Company on Tuesday last, but for some reason or another not made known until to-day, that a washing-up had taken place of the sixty tons crushed, but that next to no gold whatever had been obtained, something like two ounces of amalgam being the produce of the stuff put through. It must, however, be borne in mind that this is a contingency by no means unlooked for, and that it has all along been given out that the mullocky stuff on which the battery has be, en hitherto employed was a mere lot of rubbish that was being put through merely to test the machine. Whether or not such a course was advisable it is not for us to say, but such was the fact, and shareholders, and the public generally, should wait for the result of the next crushing before forming any opiniou on the value of the mine . Richmond Wesleyan Sunday School. — The anniversary of this school was celebrated on Tuesday last, when 100 children were supplied with tea, cake, &c. A large company of parents and friends sat down to tabies well supplied with edibles. The public meeting was a large and enthusiastic one, the chair being taken by Mr. Dartnall. The annual report and cash account was read by Mr. J. Say well, the seer etarV, from which it appears that the average attendance of children for the year was 60, and of teachers, 5. A hope was expressed that some of those present would come to the school and assist the teachers. Speeches, plain, practical, aud full of sympathy for the teachers and children were delivered by the Reva. W. J. Watkin, W. D. Rusz, W. Cannell, and J. H. Simmonds, and Messrs. J. Rose, J. T. Smith, R. Lucas, T. Usher, T. Hammond, and J. M. Croucher. Several hymns, prepared for the occasion, were sung with pleasing effect. Thanks were voted to Miss Holdaway, who presided at the harmonium, and to the Chairman.