The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1871.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 207, 1 September 1871, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1871.

Bishop Jenner. — Letters received in Dunedin by the last mail state that Dr. Jenuer has relinquished all his claims to the Bishopric ol Dunedin. Winter Evening- Lectures. — We again remind our readers of the lecture to ba delivered this evening by Mr. J. C. Richmond. All Saints' Church. — We have been requested to remind the parishioners that the work of levelling will be resumed this evening, at seven o'clock. The Churchwardens hope that the members will muster in force, to enable them to finish this evening. Nelson Gymnasium. — The building lately erected as a Drill Shed will be opened as a gymnasium to-morrow afteruood. We shall give a full description of it iv reporting to-morrow's proceedings. We are requested to state that seats will be provided for ladies". A Note for Nelson Brewers. — A Wellington paper says : — We understand that there was a great fall in the price of beer to-day — one public house in town retailing that fluid at three half-pence a glass. The Lyttelton Times, of the 22nd inst., sa y S : — " "We are glad to learn that the trout ova iv the boxes at the Acclimatisation Grounds have commenced to hatch out. and the young fish are to all appearance strong aud healthy." Importation of Pure Negretti Sheep. — The steamer Wanganui, which arrived last night, brought over a number of pure Negretti ewes and rams imported by Mr. Green, of the Sands, Nelson. We understand they were bred by James Smith, Esq., of Grenfield Station, Otago, an old Nelson colonist. These sheep are much admired by all who have seen them, and- we are told that nothing like them has been imported into Nelson before. They may be seen at Mr. Green's farm for a short time. News from the Seat of War.— A thrilling incident in the war now being carried ou against Te Kooti has been telegraphed from Napier. Captain Preece, we are told, struck the rebel's trail, and discovered his camp. Having lain all his plans, he rushed the camp, killed four Hauhaus, captured five old women, 1000 caps, and Te Kooti ('s blanket). This latter had a bullet hole in it. The telegraphic despatch concludes in the stereotyped form : — " It is expected that Ropata and Captain Porter will come across him." Westland North. ■ — The Evening Post is responsible for the following : — "It is rumored that Mr. O'Conor, the recently-elected member for Westland North, intends to resign his post — we cannot say seat, for he has never taken it — and tbat Mr. Kynnersley, the late member, will again seek election, in which case his return may be consider tolerably certain." From another quarter we learn that at a public meeting recently held at Charleston there was a strong expression of feeling against this gentleman for not being in his seat in the House, and that a vote of censure was passed upon him, andd he was requested to proceed to Wellington at once or to resign his seat. The Predicted Comet. — "Any apprehension that may have been feft of danger from a comet, spoken of by ' A Philosopher of Sandhurst,' will surely be allayed," says the Bendigo Advertiser, " on perusal of the following communication, forwarded to us on the subject, by a correspondent at Prahran : — 'Sir— -with regard to the comet at present issuing forth from the sun, your correspondent, need be' under no apprehension, as the repulsive influence of the earth will always keep it at a respectful distance. We may, however, anticipate a grand illumination from it while passing dut through the earth's orbit, which may also be accompanied by masses of metal — or aerolites, as they are termed— falling upon the earth, t_ey toeing missiles shot from those Volcanic craters on the surface of the sun; the earth intercepting the Hue of 'their course; . either < 'from the auii'-or ; falling back "to 1t ! again} * when the force of the shot becoinW emended? " ? * V *-' KU •■'• '

Collingwood- — The Lady Barkly, which arrived from Collingwood this morning, brings the result of a fortnight's crushing at the Perseverance mine, which on this occasion is only 74|ozs. from 261 tons, 193 of which were obtained from the | No. 3, and 68 from No. 2 drive. During the workiDg, ihe reef suddenly narrowed from 5 feet to 6 or 7 inches, but has since then widened again to about 3 feet. The weather in the Collingwood district has been most tempestuous, aud the continual rain has greatly retarded the works that were being carried on in various directions. The earthquake was severely felt 'there yesterday morning. Entertainment at the Lunatic Asylum. — The Nelson Artizans gave another of their pleasing entertainments at the asylum last night, greatly to the de'ight of the inmates, who always appear to thoroughly enjoy such amusements. Notwithstanding the muddy roads and un- | comfortable weather, there wa3 a large assemblage of the public by whom, these entertainments are, invariably, largely patronised. The programme, which com-, prised songs, glees, choruses, readings, and instrumental music, was carried out with great spirit, and called forth much applause from the audience. At its conclusion, the room was cleared and a dance commenced in which many of the patients joined with great vigor and enthusiasm. Prior to the party breaking up, Mr. Butler thanked the Artizans for the services so kindly rendered, to which Mr. Stephenson, the President of the/Society, replied, and proposed that, as there was always a small expense attending these entertainments, tbe hat should be sent round among the audience, in order to give those who were willing to assistan, opportunity of doiDg so. This was done, and the result was that £4 3s. 6d., inchiding a cheque for £1, was collected. To-night, Mr. Kiernan has kindly offered to show his dissolving views. which will doubtless afford much pleasure to the patients. ;. The Prospects of the Government. — A late Wellington paper says :— The Canterbury members held to-day the first caucus of the session, and although nothiug definite has transpired as to "what was agreed upon, rumor has it that their deliberations were not in favor of main- . taining the existing orders of things. Those who yet believe in the.- possibility of the Fox Ministry continuing to govern the country, have grounded their faith in a large measure on the assumption that, the disaffected portion of the House Was split into little cliques, each working for its own ends, without reference to the others, and unable to unite from mutual jealousies. But even this last prop is being knocked away, and a strong united opposition is being gradually formed. The Printers' Strike. — A Clever Dodge. — The Wellington Post tells the following story : — "As our readers are aware, the Government piece hands on Hansard struck, ou what they deemed sufficient grounds. Their reasons were telegraphed to their fellow - workmen throughout the Colony. Hearing; that some men were coming from Hokitika aud Greymouth, they presented a telegram at tbe office on Saturday last as follows, "If they come will be ratted." We may add that " ratted " is a term amongst printers that implies something similar to being sent to Coventry, and regarded as a black sheep by the printing fraternity. These; simple words, however, alarmed the operator, so: that he declined to send the message without referring it to headquarters, though eventually, after some delay, it was despatched. The printers, not to be done, had recourse to a ruse which was eminently successful. They got their message literally, or very nearly literally, translated into German, addressed it to ,a German in Hokitika; the unsuspecting clerkj without the least hesitation, telegraphed it straight away, and it no doubt reached its destination without difficulty." The question has yet to be decided how far the operator was justified in refusing to forward the ; message in the first instance. House of Representatives. —On Friday last Mr. Collins, asked: — " Whether auy urgent necessity existed for sending' the Hon. the Colonial' Treasurer to England when Dr. Featherston was so shortly; to, follow as Agent-General for New Zealand., Also, what was the expefiseTof' Mr. Yogel _ embassy, an _ how and by whom the duties of his department were fulfilled during bis abseqee. p Hejgajd, that' the people of' New 'Zealand 1 swished; 'to know if that .kind. of thing was to continue." The sending '"or Mr. Yogel home was looked «upon^**jr\th) &|a,f m _>, If; tie cpuld>br Colon jr so loa'gi.it might ; be .£. Question whether he could ; not be done Without al together. . (Ml. Collins, w,asixeq)3entl^.inter.rupted by , seemed very % mwoh;" &mm m m^SiiWv tions and remarks of Mr. Collins.) — The

hon. Mr. Gisborne rose to a point of order, and asked whether it was competent for any member to put any question involving an expression of opinion. —The Speaker ruled that Mr. Collins question was irregular. — Mr. Gisborne withdrew his objection. — The hon. Mr. Yogel asked, as a personal favor, that Mr. Collins might be allowed to proceed. — The Speaker could not give way even to the member who just sat down. — Mr. Collins put the question, which was replied to by Mr. Fox, as follows : — " There was urgent necessity for the voyage; the expense will be made known in the ordinary way; and the duty was performed by his colleagues. — Mr. Yogel then rose and said that in consequence *of difficulties in the printing-office the papers connected with his mission had not been laid before the House. He would endeavor to make the Fioancial -Statement that day fortnight, when he hoped to have the indulgence of the House under the peculiar circumstances of the case.