The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1871.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 171, 21 July 1871, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1871.

Mr. H. J. L. Augarde quotes paidup Perseverance shares at(£2. los. Business done this day. ' -** "- Winter Evening Lectures. — The subject of to-night's lecture and the known ability of the gentleman who is to handle it, will, no doubt, attract a large audience, who may expect a large amount of information on a matter so materially affecting our healths as "Respiration." Erratum. — In the 50th verse of the " Prophecy of Orval " which we published yesterday, a printer's error occurred which was allowed to pass at the time, bnt which we are anxious to correct. As printed it runs thus : — "The White Flower becomes extinct, &c," whereas it should have been " The White Flower becomes obscured." Auckland Telegrams. — This morning's Colonist contains the following : — Two well known brokers have disappeared suddenly leaving considerable liabilities. — The ship Wild Duck has cleared for London with 10 passengers, 20,000 ozs. of gold, and 1400 tons of cargo, — Mining stocks are still depressed. Caledonian £105 ; Thames £22 ; tookej's £22. The next Caledonian dividend is not expected to exceed £4 10s. Foresters' Dinner. — The members of the Court Eobin Hood met at dinner at the Trafalgar Hotel yesterday evening to the number of about 50. The chair was taken by his Honor the Superintendent and the vice-chair by Mr. R. Buru, one of the District officers. The cloth being removed the usual loyal toasts were given from the chair, when the Vice-Chairman proposed " the Superintendent," to which his Honor replied, and " the Provincial Council," for which Mr. Luckie returned thanks. Mr. J. Smith proposed " the District Officers," to which. the Vice-Chairman replied. The " Court Robin Hood " was proposed by Mr. Smith and replied to by Chief Ranger, W. E. Brown; the " Oddfellows and kindred Societies" by Mr* Richards, and replied to by Mr. Joseph Harley. Mr. Waters proposed the " Widows' and Orphans' Fund" which, as is always the case, was drunk with great enthusiasm, and was replied to by Mr. Burn, who, in doing so, said that this. Fund had attained proportions which could hardly have been expected from its small beginnings. There was at present a balance of £400 in hand, while over £200 had been distributed among the .widows-- and orphans of late brethren within the last five years. .: Mr. J. Martin proposed, and Mr. M'Leod responded ,io, r the ,toaat, of v Prosperity, to . N^tfpD^.j?^n4..,;'^^ J .tch'»trrfian'/ t amd v£cechairmanl'^^vprjQpo^dui^jsjpieQtlyely^bj M*>; 'j^^j^p^'d^^ '. Several capital songs were Bung, and we left fully

convinced of the correctness of the words in which the dinner had, been advertised, immely, as a " friendly " one, j for the best of good fellowship prevailed r throughout the evening, which was as pleasant a one as could possibly have been spent. With regard to the eatables, it is only necessary to say that they were provided in Mr. Disher's best style. A Portable steam eDgioe of 16-horse power, intended to drive a planing, tongueing, and grooving machine recently erected at the Picton Saw Mill, has been imported by Captain Dal lon, tho proprietor.