The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY,APRIL 17, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 92, 17 April 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1872.

Oddfellowship. — The fete day at Richmond yesterday , of which we hope to give a fuller report to-morrow, passed off most successfully, and was brought to a close by a ball in the evening, at which a large number were present. Representation of the City op Nelson. — Mr. Lightband, who left Nelson yesterday in the Phoebe, on his way to England via San Francisco, bas tendered bis resignation of the seat held by him in the House of Representatives- His farewell address to tbe electors will be found in our advertising columns. Harmonic Society. — This Society has received by the late mail a valuable addition to its musical library, consisting of the instrumental parts of the oratorios of Naaman and Judas Maccnbeus, and of Weber's Mass in G, together with a new selection of operatic choruses. We understand that this is the first of a series of periodical additions which it is intended to make to the Society's library. Agricultural Snow. — The annual show of live stock and farm and dairy produce will be held at Richmond tomorrow, when it is expected that the number of exhibitors will be much larger than usual. It is to be hoped tbat the weather may prove fine, and if so we trust that the public generally will show their interest in the proceedings of the agricultural portion of the community by attending tbe show in large numbers. Nelson Races. — The entries for the Turf Club Plate, and Handicap Steeplechase closed last night, and the following horses have been nominated : Turf Club Handicap If miles. Mr. Redwood's Peeress 6 yrs.; Mr. Hales' Flying Jib aged ; Mr. Hales' Black Eagle aged ; and Mr. Water's Yatterina 6 yrs. For the Handicap Steeplechase 3 miles, the entrances were as follow : — Mr. J. Arnold's Eclipse aged ; Mr. Hope's Heiress aged; Mr. M'Glashan's Ronald aged ; Mr Proffitt's Sailor Boy 5 yrs. Some of the horses have already arrived, and others are expected about the end of the week, and although the prizes are not so large as have been offered on previous occasions there is every likelihood of the coming meeting proving one of the most successful held in Nelson for some years. The Suez Telegrams. — From a Colonist Extra we see that the telegrams via Suez were brought to Lyttelton this morning by the barque John Knox. The Queen, in returning from a diplomatic Court on the 29th of February, was attacked by George Arthur O'Connor, who presented an unloaded pistol, aud a petition for the release of the Fenian prisoners. He was at once overpowered, and has since been committed for trial. He had no accomplices. — In the Alabama case the Washington correspondence, and the American Press generally look upon tha American reply as eminently pacific. The New York World says the American interpretation ofthe treaty has completely broken down.- — In the Tichborne trial the claimant was nonsuited, and was next clay arrested for perjury and lodged in Newgatp. — Wool sales closed flatter, and most descriptions are a penny lower from the highest point Nelson Board op Works.— A special meeting was held last night to take into consideration the desirability of introducing into the Council at its next session a Bill for reconstructing the Board, a step that has been rendered necessary by the judgement given by the Court of Appeal in the case of JSagge v. Sinclair in 1869, when it was decided by the Judges that the Provincial Councils had been going beyond their powers in introducing into their various Town and Road Board Acts clauses providing for appeals against assessments being made before Justices of the Peace. These Acts therefore having been declared invalid, the General Asssembly, in order to avoid the confusion that must ensue were all the Road Boards in the colony suddenly deprived of the power of levying rates, &c, stepped in and passed the " Provincial Acts Validation Act " which will; cease to be in force on the 16th of May next. Consequently, it now becomes necessary to. establish the Board on a new footing, and it was ; for the purpose of; taking steps in this .direction*'' that last night's meeting was called;- After a considerable amount of discussion the

following resolution was agreed to : — " Tbat it having been represented to tbe Board of Works, that some doubt exists as to the legal position of the Board since the passing of certain Acts of the General Assembly, a letter be written to his Honor tho Superintendent, requestiug him lo instruct the Provincial Solicitor to prepare such a bill as he shall consider will meet the requirements of the case."