The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 277, 21 November 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1872.

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Oddfellows' Hall. -^ Mr. Bromley and Miss Emily Neilson purpose giving another ofp^their^^onteiptaiui.na.epts .^tomorrow evening™ Vwhen fshe riicting|&nd clever changes of! dressy ans .^haracter assumed by the former, and the singing of the latter should draw a larger audience, than that have attended their previous performances. , r j""The Late Court Case. — We are glad to learn that a subscription is being raised for the purpose of procuring « sewingmachine, and a few articles necessary for housekeeping purposes for Miss Jacobine Reimere, whose case has excited so much interest. The list is at Mr.Harlings, who will thankfully receive any subscriptions. Anglo- Australian Telegraph. — ; ' Speaking of the time occupied in the transmission of the first message from London to Melbourne, the Argus says :• — "To .those who are unacquainted wiih the telegraphic system of which we now form part, tweuty-four hours may appear, a long time, but when the exact position of s affairsis apprehended it will, be considered that a very creditable feat in telegraphy' has been achieved. Between London and Melbourne a telegraph message passes through the bands of the opeaators no less than thirty-six times. There are eighteen 'repeating' stations, at each of which the message has to be received, copied, and re-transmitted; and it will be readily understood that in the case of a message of several hundred words, a considerable amount of time is thus consumed." Effects op the Telegraph. — " Ogles'' in the Australasian, writes: — : " The effect of the long wire on prices and on merchants is still a subject of debate on 'Change. Some can Bcarcely yet realise what a serious charge on business foreign telegraphy may become. I am told that one English firm in China has been expending at the rate of £7000 per annum since the Flowery Land was included in the telegraph circuit of the outer barbarians. And it won't do for other firms to be without similar information. No one can afford to let any one else eDJoy a monopoly of the knowledge of distant market?, and it is quite clear that somebody else must ultimately pay for what the merchant expends in this way. I believe that the cost of telegraphy will tend to enhance the prices of all commodities to the consumer. Not, perhaps, appreciably at first — but finally and surely. On the other side of the consumer's ledger there will be this, per contra — tkat be is not likely ever to be compelled to pay famine prices. The telegraph. and the railway are the gieat market levellers. They bring from the abundant to fill the gaps amongst the* empty. The most wonderful achievement of the telegraph is* that it has compelled the most conservative and least progressive institution in the world--tbe Papacy— to recognise its value. Wheatstone and Morse would have been burnt at the stake as devil-inspired, sorcerers 7 DOt many centuries ago. Now the Pope has pronounced a benediction upon the people of South Australia, and has sent the blessing — like a soft goods indent—by telegraph !" The navy of the United States consists of 177 vessels, of which 69 are> ironclads, 29 sailing ships, and 28 tugs.