The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 308, 27 December 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1872.

Haemonic Society. — The Society will give their Christmas concert, consisting of selections from "The Messiah," at the Provincial Hall, this evening. Masonic. — The brethren of the Southern Star Lodge celebrated the festival of St John the Evangelist at noon to-day. The customary dinner will take place at McGee's Hotel at half-past six this evening. Fatal Accident. — We regret. to announce the death of Mr. John Haycock, at Kaikoura, through the falling of a horse. Mr. Haycock was a resident at the Waimea, and. well known and respected throughout the province. The following telegram has been sent to the Postmaster- General by his Honor the Superintendent :— Complaint is made that due notice has not been given of mail outwards. Yesterday and to-day holidays here. Edwards & Co. offer to dispatch the Wallace on Tuesday morning, leaving Picton at 6 p.m., arriving at Wellington on Wednesday early, for £75. Eequire to enter and clear on arrival. I hope offer will be accepted. — O. Curtis, Superintendent. In reply, the PostmasterGeneral regrets his inability to accept the offer. Interpeovincial Ckickbt Match.— A most interesting game is being played between the Wellington and Nelson elevens. Our visitors appear to be somewhat deficient in bowling but their fielding is deserving of the greatest praise. At a quarter to one the Nelson team were disposed of for 77 runs and at half-past one Wellington had scored 22 with four wickets down. At half-past three, the last Wellington wicket fell, the score being 77, exactly the same as that made by Nelson. At half-past four Nelson had lost four wicketsfor 16 runs, the bowling being far better than in the first innings. The Sydney Herald states that a package of lOOlbs of beef has been preserved in pipe-clay for six months with such success that a portion is to be cooked and eaten. A Pensiok of £750 a year,' under the Government Pension Act, has been granted to Colonel Sir Thomas Gore Browne in consideration of his colonial services. The Mutual Life Association of Australasia, in consequence of the stringency of the Stamp Act, 1872, have , withdrawn from insurance in New Zealand. . . " The Geeat Railway Makee." — Mr. Brassey is said to have laid out seventy-eight millions of other people's money in his various important ' undertakings, and upon that outlay retained about two millions and a half j;■ and it is asserted that ther*e : Were periodsVin; his< career during which he and his partners were giving employ menttd eighty thpusand ;pe^ millions of capital for their oompletioni -

The auction Bale of sites for booths at •the Wellington Caledonian Gathering realized £90. v -. We have selected from the Hawke's Bay Herald the following paragraph : — " We learn that a graceful and deserved reward is about to be paid to a young lady now residing in this town, .by the public presentation to her of v the New Zealand medal, in rocognition of the spirit and energy displayed by her during the Poverty Bay massacre, when she carried for miles her young brother to a place of safety, narrowly escaping bands of murdero'uß Hauhaus who were at the time spreading fire and death through the settlement." Strange Presentiment. — A man named William Humphries, a sawyer, residing with some mates at Orbua, Manawatu, died suddenly on Tuesday morniDg last. He had walked home on the previous day from Foxtoti, a distance of 25 miles, and on his arrival he made his will, and told his mates that he would soon die. He rose at about 7 o'clock on Tuesday morniDg, apparently in good health, and had some tea with the others. They then went out to work, leaviDg him in the hut. Shortly afterwards they heard a noise, and returning, found him struggling in a fit of apoplexy, fromwhich he never recovered. We (New Zealand Herald) continue to hear that from dayto day of the extraordinary curative effect produced by the free use of the waters of the Hot Springs in all cases of rheumatic and neuralgic affections. A gentleman well known to the community of Auckland informed us yesterday that, after suffering excruciating tortures for many weeks from sciatica, a fortnight spent at the Hot Springs has completely cured him. Speaking not only for himself, but for many " others,, our informant expresses a belief that were the surprising effects of these medicinal waters known throughout Australia, our shores would be rushed by thousands of invalids. Brtjnner Coalmine. — The Wellington Post says : — " The question of the development of the coalfields of the colony is not altogether being permitted to drop. At the meeting of gentlemen held some time ego at Messrs Bethune and Hunter's office to consider the question of establishing a company, with a large capital, to work the Brunner mine, it was decided that information on the various important points connected with the subject should be gained before anything was done. Should the information be satisfactory, then investigation will be extended to Australia, and data as to the cost of machinery, rate of labor, &c, will be obtained. All this is to be laid before a meeting yefc to be held, when the question of the formation of a company will probably be settled.