The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 112, 10 May 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1873.

VOLUNTEEB AbTILLEBY COMPANY.— Those who propose to join this Company - are requested to meet at the Drill Shed this evening, at 8 o'clock. ? Thb Show of Hands.— Somebody has - been calling in question, ib the YExaminer this morning, our report of the number of bands held up for the respective candidates yesterday. Our information was obtained from the Returning Officer. Education.— A sermon on this subject will be preached at All Saints' Church to-morrow evening^ by the Rev B. JY Thorpe, who will give a fair and faithful statement of the principles that should guide a Christian community in legislating for the full and sound instruction of each of its members." Inland Communication Committb*b. —A special; meeting of the members of this Committee will be held this evening, at< the -usual place and boor. The Goldfields members oif the Council have been invited to. attend for the ? purpose of discussing the scheme proposed by the -.Committee. -„.,- . - ■'•-•- ',".''■„. ".;', Mb.iGeo*e^ a crowded house at the: /Masonic; Hall, last \ night, on the occasion of Mr. Cotterell's V farewell entertainment, and the shouts of laugh .tei/' ; and Ten th^usiastic; applause that greeted his appearance' in some of ihis best known and most popular cbaracterß proved? 'Yy '?that^hef^^irtainly-f £ad'f;not:^*iilowied ; YhißA ; Y^lei!^ Yssj^^ \ „ XJpper^ ; M '^Wiripbm'^SaWday; 3rdinstant, Mr C; , | a^fcllHiM^liiifiilS

Kell tag in the chair.; It was unanimously : agreed to sign a memorial to the Provincial Council, to the effect that the Education Act remain unaltered;-'" It. was further? proposed by the Rev >Mr Heine that the; 'Bible should continue to be read in;Sarau'' school, to which proposal all present agreed. ■ Life Assurance.— We beg to call the attention of our readers to a Lecture to be given at the Masonic Hall qn Monday evening, oh Mutual Life Assurance. Mr. /Thomson has an ingenious way of rendering this subject, usually considered monotonous and statistical, highly interesting ? and entertaining by'Y means of diagram illustrations. The admission is free.'.