The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 71, 22 March 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1872.

Electoral. — We understand thafc in compliance with the strongly-expressed desire of many of the electors of Nelson, Mr. J. C. Richmond will oft9r himself for the vacancy which will take place on Mr. Lightband's departure for England. Vaccination and Smallpox. — Dr. Bulmer, of Wellington, in his report, dated 15th March, with respect to the immigrants by the ship England says, after having carefully examined them, it is positively shown that both measles and smallpox, where vaccination has been properly done, are innocuous or nearly so, or are much ameliorated." Attempted Suicide. — - This day, at about noon, William Goodwin, a recent inmate of the hospital, but who, at his own request, had obtained his discharge therefrom, went ioto the garden of Henry Adams, Esq , Trafalgar-street south, and deliberately jumped into the well ; fortunately, a younfi. mau in the employ of Mr. H, Hounsell, Bridge-street, named George' Gallaud, was near at the time, and seeing what Goodwin had done, immediately raised an alarm, and the unhappy man was secured — at the time calling out for peraons to cut his throat or assist in drowning him. There can be no donbt, we think of the rash act having been committed in a tit. of temporary insanity. The Wairoa Settlers and the Natives. — On thesubjectof tbe resolutions passed at the public meeting held at Wairoa, Taranaki, which we published on Thursday, the Taranaki Herald very quietly remprks: — " The small settlement at Wairoa wishes to thrust tbe natives of that district on to their neighbors. Suppose the natives will not go, are they to resort to the rifle to enforce their dictates ? And supposing that the Government would for a moment countenance such a proceeding, would not the first result be the ruin of the Wairoa settlement ? It is- folly to talk abobt a few settlers carrying on a small war on their own account. They could not hold their own for a month without the support of the Government ; and the result would be a renewal of hostilities, which would for a few more years paralyse the settlements on the west coast. The matter has two aspects — one of intense absurdity, and the, other of very grave significance. . If the effects of their

folly could be confined to their own hearths and homes, interference on our part would be perhaps unnecessary ; but unfortunately the question of peace or war to the west coast may be involved in it, and we do not choose that the progress and settlement of the whole district should be imperilled by (he fatuous conduct of ; these men."