The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 37, 12 February 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 1872.

The Steamship Cooroisg left Greymouth fot Nelson at noon this day, aud will probably arrive about 10 a.m. tomorrow. She ia advertised to sail tomorrow night at 10 o'clock. Our Australian Telegrams. —We are compelled once more to complain of the disgraceful manner in which th 6 Australian telegrams are compiled. In some instances we have been obliged to j give them verbatim, being utterly unable to interpret their meaning. Tbe English Mail. — The Pbcebe with j the San Francisco mail arrived in harbor this morning. As yet we have only been i able to cast a hasty glance over the heterogenous mass of telegrams in News of the World which do not appear to contain much of interest. Cyrus Haley, whose capture at Auckland was recently reported, has been committed for trial on the following counts : — Shooting with intent ; sending a threatening letter ; burning Mr. Russell's stacks. He is also charged with having set fire to Messrs Archard and Brown's Kerosine Store on the 25th January 1871. Excelsior Minstrels. — This company which has met with so favourable a reception in Nelson gives its last entertainment this evening, when there will be new songs and farces, while, as to the dancing, no alteration is required in tbat, as it is one of the cleverest performances of the kind we ever witnessed. In addition to other novelties, there is to be performed, for the first time in the colonies, the musical burlesque entitled " The Barley Mow." No doubt Messrs. Collins and Carroll's farewell entertainment will draw the best house they have yet had. They proceed South by the Phoebe. Bazaar at Wellington. — A Bazaar in aid of the Church of England Sunday Schools, recently held at Wellington, realised over £600. The Independent, which is becoming renowned for the beauty of its langusge, and elegance of its simileß, thus describes the appearance of the room .• — " Round and round the room went th© crowd, the fresh arrivals at tbe door forcing before them those who had j been already lightened of their cash. The j struggle of the opposing currents — those going in and those coming out — added to the efforts of the ladies who intentionally impeded the progress of both, gave the whole the appearance of a writhing mass, more resembling an Egyptian pitcher of tamed vipers, each trying to force its way above the other." It is but fair to our contemporary lo say that he afterwards had the grace to say that " there was this important difference — the forms were too graceful, the circumstances too pleasant, and the general scene too happy to permit the comparison to be applicable in all respects." Christ Chujkch Organ — The efforts of the parishioners of Christ Church to obtain for what may be called the cathedral church of the diocese a more fitting instrument than the harmonium at present in use have at last been crowned with success, and a very excellent and sweet-toned j organ is now erected and is to be opened I with a special musical service to-morrow 'j evening, at 7 o'clock. The Bishop of Nelson and all the clergy in tho vicinity of the town have been invited to take part in the proceedings, and a powerful choir will lend their assistance, several ladies and gentlemen having consented to give their services on the occasion. The practices have been well attended for some weeks past, and a musical service far superior to anything of tbe kind yet heard in Nelson is likely to be the result, and in order that tbe congregation may be able to form an idea of the capabilities of the neW instrument there will be four voluntaries during the evening, in which tbe various combinations of the stops will be heard to advantage. The funds raised by subscriptions, entertainments, and the needlework of some of the lady parishioners, the proceeds of the latter amounting to nearly £40, have been sufficient to pay all charges on the organ up to tbe time of its being landed in Nelson, very material

aid having been rendered by Messrs. Shaw, Saville, and Co., of London, who generously conveyed it from England in the Ann Gambles, free of freight. A considerable outlay, however, has been incurred in the erection of a suitable chamber aud making certaiD alterations that have been rendered necessary iv the church, and in order to meet this a collection will be made after the sermon. As it is anticipated that there will be a very large attendance at the church, this being the first occasion on which on organ will have been heard in Nelson, the churchwardens have requested us to call attention to the notification tbat all sittings not occupied by the seatholdere at ten minutes to seven will be thrown open to the public. Exporting of New Zealand Cheese por England. — A large consignment of cheeses in hermetically sealed tins, has been shipped for England by the ship "City of Auckland." We look upon this as a most importaut experimental shipment, and as such shall be curious to learn the result of the trial of the Home Cheese Market. — -Cross. Bush Fire at Cokomandel. — From a gentleman who arrived from Coromandel on Monday, we learn that the fire was still blazing, and was likely to extend itself. The Bmount of mischief nlready done was estimated at not less than £20,000, a great quantity of very valuable timber baviDg been destroyed. It is said tbat the escape of the properties saved was almost miraculous. Should the wind veer to the northward it is believed that still more disastrous results mu9t follow. Our inforn^ant describes the view of the fire, as it crossed the ranges, as excessively grand. The fire shot up into the sky in pyramidal columns, affording a pyrotechnical display of Titauic dimensions. The roar of the gale created by the body of fire is described as being awful, especially as contrasted with the calmness of the atmosphere which prevailed in the township below. — Herald.