The Nelson Evening Mail TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 103, 30 April 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1872.

Assembly Room. — Owing to the very unfavorable state of the weather, there was so thin a house at the Assembly Room last evening that it was not thought desirable to proceed with the entertainment.

Sporting. — Calcutta sweeps, in connection with to-morrow's raciug, will take place at the Masonic Hotel, this evening. The raffle for Mr. M'Glashan's horse Ronald also comes off to-night at the Trafalgar Hotel, and to-morrow night an excellent portrait of Peeress, in oil colors, by Mr. Brock, V.S., will be raffled for at the same place.

Resident Magistrate's Court. — Annie Fallahee was charged with using profane, indecent, and obscene language in Bridge-street, NelsoD, on Sunday night last. Constable Shore proved that Divine Worship was going en next door to the prisoner's house. The doors were open and she was yelling out most profane and obscene language. Constable Beattie corroborated the above evidence. The prisoner screamed and howled to such an extent in Court that it was some time before the Resident Magistrate could make her listen to him. He said the offence was a very grave one, which he should punish with great severity ; she would be fined £10, and in default two months' imprisonment with hard labor. American Minstkels. — A very capital entertainment was given at the Oddfellows' Hall last night by this company. The harp and piano playing of Mr. Saundors, the singing of Mr. Clark, whose beautiful tenor voice is as sweet as ever, and the acting and dancing of Mr. Kelly, who, by the way is the only "nigger" of the party, but that matters not, for he is a host ia himself, all these were excellent, and the rather thin audience testified their delight in the most demonstrative manner . With the comic singing of Mr. Barry O'Neil we confess to have been somewhat disappointed, although it is only fair to say that he was encored on every occasion, but his "Dancing Mad" was very clever, and worth going a long way to see. On the whole, the entertainment was an exceedingly pleasant and amusing one. The company will perform again this evening with a change of programme.