The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, NOVEMBEK 21, 1871.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 275, 21 November 1871, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, NOVEMBEK 21, 1871.

Hope Sunday School. — To-morrow there is to be a .children's tea meeting in connection with the \ above institution, at 3 p.m., an adult tea meeting at 5 p.m., and a public meetingafc_T p.mV^ vi.hen addresses are promj^dyfrom ministers and ' other friends, besides pieces to be recited' ,by the .children., 'jf'"'' ' .JF^4ir^Q^^vi^^yVo.Ji&fft6i to learn that Mr. George.Cross^-1 young man aged . ,26. .years, th A e 8e f co4pSQ-Q?:of >to ur .Harbor - - master^; has -mefr^|tt ihis 'dea^h by a fall frbm,' his -hors^^nvS^lieoiiard's run, 1 on^^Ar^o : o^^t& telegram; ..contaiuj-bg , the/ypaitol; . n^ws, :i the faiher 1 8-afted' yestertiity^W ttie>ArourJi tW etttu^Hatnilti^fw^^^ will land aim at! ■v(_tore^vß^. ;^ : ', ; : '~ JA.aaA .-.

Wednesday Lectures. — The third of this series of lectures on the " History of the Manuscripts of jtbe New TesVament," will be delivered by his, lordship the Bishop of Nelson, to-morrow afternoon and evening., in the Assembly Rooms. Subject — The Revisers of the text: Oriijen. Jerome, Erasmus, Tischendorf. There is no charge for admission, aod " the Bishop invites those interested to send him questions in writing for explanation during the lectures." K Dangerous Pro^mity to a Whale. L_As the Lady Barkly was on the passage from Motueka' to Nelson on Friday last, a large whale was seen to approach tlie s ->-Jttle vessel, and to swim right under her, t& head of the huge creature being seen on one side and the.lail^on the other side of her at the same time. \ The passengers were naturally not a little alarmed, but after ihe danjier was over, were delighted at having had such an unusual opportunity of closely inspecting one of these . monsters of the deep. ■ The Wizard Oil Prince. -*- MrFrank Weston had last night tlje Itsj.^ audiencß thnt ever yet met in the?.. Assembly Room, whom he kept entertained and amused for over two hours with a narration of the wonderful and Mnn-chausen-like adventures of his life, and the marvellous properties of his " Wizard Oil." As a humorous "talkisf. "he is perhaps without equal, anJ eprtainly is one of the best banjo players that ever delighted a Nelson audience. We understand that Mr. Weston purposes lo "Dig Down " again on Thursday evening next. Brunner Coalmine.— We extract the following from the latest, .Parliamentary paper relative to the raiWay from the Brunner Coal Mine to Greymouth, aud is Mr. Blackett's last, estimate : — " Brunner to Greymouth. — The present yearly traffic is at the rate of 3,640 tons ef supplies, and, 15,600 tons of coal, with 5,200 passengers, at a carriage cost of £5,005. Tbe yearly working expenses are estimated at — For one train per day, £4,500; two trains per day, £6,000. Tbe traffic in coal on completion of the liue is estimated at 50,000 tons. A Monster Trout. — As Mr. Huddleston wns coming into town this morning he saw near Nile-street Bridge a fiue trout lying in a dying state at, the bottom of a deep hole in the river. The offer of a shilling tempted a boy who, was standing near to dive in and fetch out the fish, which has been on view in town ail day, and is certainly a maguificent specimen of a three-year-old trout, measuring as it. does exactly two feet in length, and weighing 61bs. After this there can be no doubt of the success that has attended the importation of the trout over from Tasmania. Canterbury Derby.— For this race, 1873, there are twenty-eight entries, three of them by Mr. H. Raffwood, jun., namely, two colts, one hy Ravens worth out of Waimsa, and tife^otj^er by the same horse out of PboeJre, and a filly out of Wetsail by Traducer. A Hard Ride.— ---Constable Paap, of the Marlborough police force, would appear to be an energetic officer. The Kaikoura Herald states that a few days ago he rode 115 miles in one day and night to secure, a prisoner. New Zealand Flax. — The position now held by this fibre in the home market may, to a certain extent, be inferred from the fact that the leading Dundee newspaper considers it necessary to obtain daily quotations of prices, by telegram, from Loudon. Bankrupt. — A Wanganui bankrupt who had gone through all the stages of bankruptcy proceedings except applying for his order of discharge, now finds that he can pay Bs. in the pound. That which moved him to the discovery that he could find money for his creditors was the withdrawal of protection, and, says the Wanganui Chronicle, "we suspect he will have to go farther and pay more or fare worse."