The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 109, 7 May 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1873.

The Alert haa made a run ap in 48 hours from Lyttelton, bringing us files to the 3rd. instant. Provincial Council. — The Provincial , Secretary will to-night move the railway resolutions. For to-morrow evening, Mr Donne has given notice of a mixed resolution, the.latter part of which re-introduces the vexed question of responsible government. :, Stjbubbs Election. —Mr Richmond invites the electors to meet him at the Agricultural Hall, Richmond, this evening at 7 - o'clock. ' : With reference to hia meeting at Suburban North, a correspondent writes us :■?--" TJnlike. most political v meetings there was ; a free and enjoyable discussion of many points of general public interest which doubtless led to the satis-; factory , termination of the meeting,'': The 'R^gitoto; am *tfiiß^orni_g^^he.Tft^ according to our; telegrams, she was to be tendered this afternoon. ; Al; notice at ;the telegraph; .office^ however^ .i_ta:te s;' th}& ty she 'sailed for . Nelsp,a^atvlo.3o' thfs^mora W-iiph , we'col^lude that^he- bar, muat Vi-aye been ',|. ; ;rtoo-Tbugblit6 allb^pf ihe^ v l)iajng^tena^ed,,i ■ ■V'Bs.we^ha^^ot|j^ ■ • ■■'. an&^s^ I ■■;-ssli^^ tobd Been about a score, of very fine <

West Coast last week, by Mr O 'Conor. The largest weighs 36 ounces, and the remainder are hat little less, the whole, together with a few smaller ones, being the produce of only two roots. They were grown in the Inangahua Valley, on the farm of Messrs Taylor aud Christie.

The p. s. Paterson, Captain Kennedy, arrived in Wellington on Thursday night, after a most stormy passage of eight days from Auckland, haviDg to put in for shelter on three several occasions.