The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 73, 25 March 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1872.

Richmond Union Sunday School. — The anniversary of this school will be celebrated by a tea party at the Institute, and a public meeting at the Baptist Chapel to-morrow evening. Miss Clara Stephbnson. — This lady, who has recently arrived in Nelson, will give the first of her musical and dramatic entertainments at the Oddfellows' Hall this evening. Miss Stephenson is a stranger here, bat her fame has preceded her, aud we may look for a pleasant evening's entertainment. Marlborough Reefs. — The Express of Saturday last says : — A first crushing of about 7 tons of stone from the Marlborough Golden Crown reef took place this week, with, we regret to add, a very negative result. We regret this, as many hopes were centred on this undertaking. British and Foreign Bible Society. — A public meeting in connection with this invaluable Society will be held at the Temperance Hall to-morrow evening, when the Rev. B. Backhouse, the travelling agent, will be present and prepared to give any information with regard to its history and objects. Mr. Backhouse, it will be seen, purposes holding meetings at Richmond oh Wednesday, at Wakefield on Thursday, and at Motueka, if possible, on Friday, evening. ; Oufc Postal Arrangements.— Pro bably there are few countries in the world

that can boast of such, efficient arrangements for the conveyance of mails as this colony of ours. A case in point. The steamer Wellington arrived here from the Manukau this morning, the very day on which the Nevada, with two months' English mails, is due at Auckland. It is quite true that the San Francisco mail has never been punctual, but are we to infer that it never will be ? It would seem so from tbe fact that, on the present occasion, no provision is made for conveying it to us until, supposing it to arrive on its due date, in has lain in the Auckland Postoffice for at least two days, us the first opportunity that will offer of forwarding it to Nelson will be by the Pbcebe, which is now lying in our harbor on her way to the Manukau, for which port she sails tonight.