The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JUNE, 3. 1871.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 130, 3 June 1871, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JUNE, 3. 1871.

The Lady Barkly. — The lime of this steamer's next departure for Motueka and Golden Bay will be Monday evening next, at 7 o'clock. TnJVTeeting at Stoke. — A meeting will take place in the Stoke schoolroom on Monday evening, for ib* purpose of considefiog the desirability of erecting a Public Hall and Reading Room in that district. Stodare's Wonders. — Ijnder'this title Mr. Hillsdenjate manager for Mr, Heller, advertises an entertainment to be shortly given in Nelson. On the arrival of the "somatic conjuror," we shall no doubt learn further particulars. The Nugget mentioned yesterday as having been found on Salisbury's Open, and ou view at Mr. Hunter's, Brid^e-st., may now (we see by advertisement) be seen at the Galatea Hotel, where it is to be •Wkfiled at an early date. Winter Evening Lectures. — la outadvertising columns will be seen a* notification that a course of lectures is to be delivered during the ensuing winter evenings iv connection with the Trinity Presbyteriau Church. Judging from the names of those who have consented to give their services, there is every prospect of the series proving more than ordinarily attractive and instructive. Town Drainage. — At the meeting of the Board of Works held last night, it was staled that the requisite number, namely two-thirds, of the ratepayers in Waimea, Bridge, and Hardy Streets had expressed' their willingness to be specially rated for the proposed extension of the drainage system of the Tovpj. The matter will be taken into consideration at the next meeting of the Board, and tenders for making the necessary number of bricks will probably be called for immediately afterwards, so that we m-iy hope shortly to see this highly important work undertake!). No doubt, unanimity among the ratepayers on this question would be more satisfactory to all concerned, and as the whole of them will be bound by the signatures of the twothirds who have already expressed their willingness to accept the special rate, it would be a3 well if all opposition were withdrawn, and the ratepayers in a body, agree to the construction of a work which is so highly necessary to the health of the town. The Caledonian. — The gold already in bank for the present fortnight's crushing has been melted into bars weighing 22,227 ozs. 14 dwts. Specimen crushing was resumed yesterday morning. Last evening 734 ozs. of gold were lodged in the bank as the result of a cleaning up of general stuff at the Herald and Waiotahi batteiies. The Caledonian " Tailings."— The Thames Advertiser says that 800 tons of tailings from the batteries engaged upon stone from this celebrated mine were recently sold by auction. The first lot consisted of 150 tons crushed at the company's own battery in Owen-3treet, which was started at £1, and bought for £4 10s. per ton ; lot 2 consisted of 300 tons crushed at the Herald battery, Beach, which was started at 155., and sold for £1 2s. 6d. per ton ; lot 3 composed 350 tons crushed at the^Waiotahi battery, started at 12s, and sold at £2 10s. per ton. The total amount realised by the 800 tons was £1,637 103. Ordination. — The interesting ceremony of ordaining a young minister took place in the Wesleyun Church, Auckland, on Wednesday evening, May 17, in the presence of a numerous congregation. The young gentleman," the llev. J. Simmonds, who was ordained, has been appointed to the mission of the Fijis. The Rev. Mr. Rigg, Superintendent of the District, pronounced an exhortatory prayer from the pulpit. There were present a large number of Wesleyan ministers, viz., the Rev. Messrs. Buller, WarreD, Wallace, Buttle, Barry, Lawry, Lewis, and Williams. The Rev, Mr. Warren read the chapter io the New Testament — "and, Jesus came . and said to them, 'go ye unto all , nations." " The Rev. Mr. Buller read out the formal interrogatories made on such occasions, to which the candidate, having previously detailed the circumstances under which he felt himself moved to undertake the work of the ministry, answered in the form prescribed. This was followed by the " imposition of hands and prayers for the success of the work which the young minister was 'called to undertake." ■• The sacrament of tlie [Lord's Supper was then administered-" to 1 -all the clergy present. The sermon wad preached by the Rev. Mr

Buller, who detailed from his own experience tne difficulties 'that beset the work of a missionary ministering to a barbarous people. — Herdld. '