The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 5, 6 January 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1873.

Philhaemonic Society. — A concert of this Society is lo be given in the Temperance Hall tins evening, to consist of selections from the " Messiah." Ordination. — An ordination was held at Christ Church by the Bishop of Nelson this morning, when Mr Rutherford and Mr John Spear were admitted to deacon's orders. Pedestrian Feat. — We are informed on. what appears to be good authority that an extraordinary feat in pedestrian ism was recently performed by a young man named George Croudis, who walked from Nelson to Spring Creek, a distance of over 60 miles, in one day. Inland Communication.— Members of the sub-committees are reminded that they are requested to meet in the Grand Jury room this evening, half-past seven. The general committee will meet on Wednesday evening, nt the same place and hour. Picton and Blenheim Rail-way. — We. learn that his Honor Mr. Seymour has succeeded in his negotiations as well with regard to the" Wairau Bridge as he did in the matter of the Railway Extension, and increase of the vote by £46,000. The bridge over the Wairau is to be made sufficiently large to allow of its being used as a cart bridge, and thus the difficulties and dangers of the present ferry will be doDe away with we trust for ever. We quite believe that the fact that people have to cross it at present prevents a large amount of traffic and intercourse between the two Towns. Mr Sejniour is not a wbit less restless in respect of making ihe railway perfect and everything to be wished .for, than he was for many- years whilst working for its advent. The works along the i«ne are progressing very perceptibly to the eye of the occasional passer by, and the Btf.mber of men employed is constantly on the increase. We learn that the number of laborers at work at the present time is 168, exclusive of gangers and and artizans in other trades.— Express. Pbogress of WELLiNGTON.-r-The Post cf laßt Tuesday Bays :— "The Queen's Wharf yesterday was a pleasant sight, indicative of anything but stagnation of bufiteess. Steamers, ships, and coasting crafts occupied a considerable number of ihe berths/ and the cargo they were re- • «eiving and discharging made the wharf more crowded than we have «eeo it for \ snaDy a day. Wool from the Easi Coatft, and in, fact from aIL parts of the proving , — railway jrop, from England—timber, Jfrom the Sound-— lime from the East~all kinds of, goods, from Melbourne— -literally locked the way. The removal of them « y 'jfoy shipment or otherwise could riot be the usual hours^ and respeot- ;• dbg the -storage of the™ iiij;;th'e meantime ; 4hjere ; ; WM : & difficu I ty,; ; The rgoods sheds <o^th£^

south, to notice that although possessing the finest wharfage and accommodation for shipping in the colony, we had not enough for our trade. And this state of things is of constant occurrence. -