The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JUNE, 2, 1871.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 129, 2 June 1871, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JUNE, 2, 1871.

H. J. L. Augarde quotes Perseverance paid-up shares at £3. Business done this day. Brunner Coalmine. — It may not be generally knowD, yet it is a fact which ought lo be very generally koown, that the Brunner Mine coke is worth in the Melbourne market about 10s per ton more than English coke. Wreck of the Ketch Foam. —In our shipping column will be found an account of the wreck of tbe ketch Foam on the Sandspit. The crew were brought to Nelson this morning by the Lady Barkly, and an enquiry into the circumstances attending the wreck will be held ou Monday. Council Dinner. — The members of the Provincial Council met at dinner iast night at M'Gee's Hotel, his Honor the Superintendent being an invited guest. This is a portion of the Council proceedings which we are not in a position to report fully, but we may say that, from what we can learn, a most pleasant evening was spent. The Perseverance Mine. — By the Lady Barkly, which arrived from Collingwood this morning, accounts of a favorable nature havebeen received from the working manager "of the Perseverance Company, who speaks in glowing terras of the rich appearance of the stone in No. 3 Drive. A Fine Nugget.— A few weeks since we mentioned the fact of a fine nugget having been found at Salisbury's Open. This is now to be seen at Mr. Hunter's shop in Bridge-street. It is composed of gold and quartz, aud weighs 10 ounces, and has the appearance of haviug been exposed to the action of water for some time, although found at an elevation of considerably over 3000 feet above the level of the sea. Nelson Regatta. — By tbe mail just arrived, Messrs. N. Edwards & Co. have received a letter from Messrs. Shaw, Saville, and Co., stating that, in compliance with a request from the Secretary of the Nelson Regatta Club, they propose to supply a Cup to be competed for at the next regatta as has been their custom with regard to the other ports in New Zealand. The News by the Mail. — The News of the World, to which we are indebted for the latest European news, is filled with telegrams relating to the state of things in and around Paris, each telegram being so like the last, that in reading one, a very good idea may be formed of the whole of them. For this reason we have not thought it necessary to-day to supplement the full telegraphic intelligence we published yesterday with further details. With regard to the steamer " Queen of the Thames," we find that the report of her having been lost has not been confirmed, although it originated in London on the 25th April, while we have news up to the 6th May. The only allusion made to the matter in- the Californian papers is as follows : — " On April 25 there was a report in London, since unconfirmed, that the steamer Queen of the Thames, from Melbourne to London, is lost, and many of the passengers drowned." A novel method of trying and punishinga thief is thus described in the Levuka, Fiji, paper : — The proprietor of the Empire Hotel, Mr. O'Donnell, accused Mr. C. Cronquist of stealing ss. from his bar cashbox, and there was a public meeting held iu the Empire Hotel, at which it was decided to bring up the accused and try him. by a jury of thirteen. The trial took place at Mantonfs Hotel, when the evidence given by the witnesses appeared conclusive

as to Jhe guilt of the accused, and after consultation the jury returned the following verdict: — "We, being a jury of thirteen, appointed at a public meeting, held at Levuka on the sth inst., to inquire into arid decide in a charge of theft preferred by Mr. O'Donnell against Mr. C. Oonquisr, aud after having carefully cousidered the case, are unanimously of opinion that Mr. C. Cronquist is guilty of the charge laid against him, and consider that the publication of this verdict and evidence be sufficient punishment for the offence committed. (Signed) J. A. Manton, chairman, for himself and jurors."