The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 104, 1 May 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1872.

Philharmonic Society. — This Society will give one of their pleasant open rehearsals at the Temperance Hall this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. Last Night's Raffle. — The raffle for Mr. M'Glashan's horse Ronald took place last night, tbe lucky thrower being Mr. Proffitt, the owner of Sailor Boy. Tonic Sol-Fa. — It will be seen that Mr. Smith, who has been very successful in teaching this system of singing at Stoke and Richmond, proposes opening a class in Neleon in the schoolroom at the back of the Baptist Chapel in Bridge-street. The first meeting of the class will be held tomorrow evening. The Weather and the Rivers. — The fall of rain in the upper Waimea on Saturday evening and Sunday last is said to have been unusually heavy, the consequence beiug that there was a flood in the Wai-iti such as not been known for years. The approaches to the Foxhill bridge in the south side, we are sorry to hear, have been very seriously damaged, as also has the causeway at the Spring Grove bridge. A Telegram was received yesterday afterDoon by Mr. Cross from the Westport harbormaster, stating that the master of the Charles Edward reported passing a vessel bottom upwards on the previous evening about four miles to the westward of the Farewell Spit Lighthouse. In all probability this is the Ocean Bird, which was first seen by the schooner Emerald on the 21st April, not far frora Stevens' Island. The Races. — Owing to the steady downpour of rain last night and this morning, and the threatening aspect of the weather generally the stewards have wisely decided upon postponing the races until Friday and Saturday next. It is to be hoped that we may have plenty of sunshine and drying winds in the interior, as the low lying part of the course, we are told, is a perfect slough of despond, and impassable for horses except at a very steady pace. Harmonic Society. — We remind our readers of the concert to be given by this Society at their rooms to-morrow evening. The excellent manner in which " The Merrie Men of Sherwood Forest " was given on Thursday last, will certainly induce many of those who were then present to repeat their visit, while those who did not hear it on that occasion will do well to attend to-morrow. As the room is not a large one, the number of tickets will, of necessity, be limited, and persons requiring them should make early application to Mr. Stanton, or the Secretary.