The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, MARCH 27,1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 75, 27 March 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, MARCH 27,1873.

■;••■' monthly inspection parade of this ;^ ?^inglSea^mj^Sh^&l^

his absolute property. We are informed that Lieut. Muir of the Dunedin Artillery has promised to present a Snider rifle to be competed for by|thesC!qqapany on^jcer* tain conditions. -■$££. t; ' ■'}, fi '"^ |H f. < ' Inland GoMMt[NiCATi6Ni^-Af the first meeting of the Pr'byisional Committee ap- . pointed at Jbe. public. mee.tipgy.heldL- at the G-overnment Buildings last evening, it* was decided that a deputation consisting of His Honor. the. Superintendent, the Hon. ~T. Renwick, M.L A., J. Shephard, Esq.,. M.H.8., andCA,liPitt, Esq., should proceed; to Wellington' and obtain an interview! JwithUhe.GeneraL Government relative? to •the concessions required for the proposed through railway. It was also decided that as soon as' the deputation returned, some, 'of -the Committee: should proceed to. G mouth, Ahaura; Reefton, arid the Lyell, v;and lay jthe matter ' fully before , the resi- j dents of these towns and of other parts of; >the Coast, with the view of enlisting their cordial co-operation in the i scheme ""'as', a: thoroughly Provincial work; and thatbrie; half of the; shares ,of the proposed company; should be reserved for the West Coast.. • • Last; Night's ■ The pouring raiii of last night. and the fa%t| that no less than three entertainments were .taking ? !piace in various parts of the j town had the effect of very much: thinning; the house at each. The Carandinia were not largely patronised although, as must: be* acknowledged by all who were present, :j the programme was one which should have drawn a large audience, while the performance of it left nothing to be desired. Madame was in fine voice, and : seemed to us to sing " Aiild Bobin Gray " : with more than her wonted sweetness, and the singing of the sisters, both in the concerted pieces and in some of their favorite songs, met with approval of the most demonstrative description, Mr Gordon's descriptive , songs were well received, and the operatic selections from " Maritana" were' allowed by all to be one of the richest musical treats we have enjoyed in Nelson for a long time. Another performance, with an excellent programme, is advertised I for this evening.-— At the Temperance Hall, Miss Aitken and those who had so kindly offered their assistance were rather more fortunate in their audience, although the room was far from full. Miss Aitken bad selected for her reading various pieces well calculated to display her powers as an elocutionist, and whether in the impressive trial scene from " Henry VIII " or in the Caudle Lecture she was equally at home. Very valuable assistance was afforded her by her friends in the musical line, as well as in recitations and readings, and the evening's entertainment was altogether successful, and well rewarded those who had brayed the elements in order to be present at it. — At the Oddfellows' Hall, Prefessor Louis gave his advertised performance, and was very successful in the rope-tying tricks. V He was bound hand and, foot several times by members of the audience and placed in a sack, from which he always contrived to emerge in a minute's time unbound. Several other . feats were performed, including an Indian war-dance in character. He performs again this evening, and among other things executes the flying trapeze in a sack. ■„-..