The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 150, 25 June 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1872.

Transfer of License. — At the recent Licensing Meeting, the license held by W. Jones, of the Lord Nelson Hotel, was transferred to Daniel Egan. Requiem Mass. — A solemn requiem mass for the repose of the soul of the la^te Roman Catholic Bißhop of Wellington will be celebrated at St. Mary's to-morrow morning, at 10 o'clock.

Board of Works. — The tender of C. Blecher for the construction of the culvert at the junction of Emano and Hampden streets for £12 has been accepted by the Board, and this much wanted work will be proceeded with without delay. Black Swan. — Large numbers of duck are now being shot in the Wairarapa, where the black swans have so increased that the settlers on the borders of the lake are slaughtering them wholesale, and they are reported to be very good eating. No fewer than 260 were counted flying in one lot the other day, over the lake.

Nelson College. — We very much regret to learn that the College ia about to lose the valuable services of Mr. Joseph Mackay, who for many years has filled the post of Mathematical master with credit to himself, and to the very great advantage of his pupils. Mr. Mackay leaves at the close of the current half year for the Napier Grammar School, of which he has been appointed Head Master. However much we may regret the loss the College is about to sustain, we at the same time desire to offer our sincere congratulations to Mr. Mackay upon his promotion. Drawing Room Entertainment.— We would remind our readers that Miss Florence Colville takes her benefit at the Oddfellows' Hall, this evening. This lady has by her charming and unaffected style of acting afforded so many pleasant evenuigs to the play-going people of Nelson that we have no doubt they will take advantage of the opportunity offered them to-night of testifying their appreciation of one of the most graceful actresses who has ever appeared on the Nelson boards. The : programme is a most attractive one, thef weather promises to be on its best be-

havior, and as the result of such a combination of favorable circumstances, which, we are sorry to say, has been most unusual of late, we hope to-morrow to be able to state that the entertainment was given to a bumper house.

Funeral of the late Bishop Viard. — The Wellington papers give a lengthy account of this imposing ceremony. The procession, which was a very large one, comprised the Voluuteer Artillery Band, the Central Volunteer Fire Brigade, the children of St. Mary's School, the members of the Young Men's Christian Association, a train of ladies and girls in mourning, the children of the Convent preceded and followed the Sisters of Mercy, after whom came the sacerdotal portion of the assemblage, one priest bearing the processional cros3, and four surpliced boys bearing lighted candles leading, and following ihem eight priests in their robes intoniug the prayers for the dead. After these came Bishop Moran, in his robes, with a priest ou either side, and behind them the coffin, followed by a long train of mourners including many of the principal citizens and officials. Some twenty-five or thirty Maoris accompanied by the chief Wi Tako, and Mr. Halse, of the Native Office, also joined in the procession, while in the rear were the carriage of His Excellency tbe Governor, and a number of other vehicles. Having performed the circuit of the town, the procession returned to the cathedral, which was crowded to excess. Here the coffin having been set in its place, the priests stood on either side, and chanted tbe prayers antiphonally, after which an address was delivered by Bishop Moran. The coffin was then lowered into the vault, the Bishop performing the last ceremony for the dead, after which the priests assembled round the grave, and, repeating prayers, passed through the Sanctuary to the vestry. There was a dense crush in the building, but fortunately no accident of any kind occurred.