Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 219, 11 September 1873, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1873.

Diocesan Synod. — The next session of the Diocesan Synod of Nelson will be held about the end of next month, when Bishop Harper, the Primate of New Zealand, will preside.

Resident Magistrate's Court. — Daniel Stewart, charged with using violent language to his son, Campbell Stewart, whom he threatened to kill, was bound over to keep the peace for one month, himself in £10, and one surety in £10.

Concert at Stoke.— The Public Hall at Stoke was filled to overflowing last night, when a most successful concert was given. The proceeds were in excess of the most sanguine expectations, and to show to what extent the staging was appreciated, we may etate that almost every item of the programme was encored.

Sale of Work.— The ladies who for some time past have been engaged in preparing articles of useful and ornamental work, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the Wesleyan Church Fund, purpose holding the sale in about a fortnight's time. All who intend assisting are requested to send in their contributions to the Rev. T. Buddie not later than the end of next week.

Coal at the Exhibition. — We yesterday suggested that the Government should obtain samples of coal from a)l the known seams in the province, and forward them to Wellington for analysis. We understand however that a better arrangement is likely to be made, as the Committee are eudeavoring to obtain a register from Wellington, which will enable the coal to be analysed here, Mr Tatton having undertaken the task.

Accident. — Richard May, a workman employed in the Anchor Foundry, met with a painful accident yesterday. While engaged in working at some machinery a splinter flew off and struck him with great force on the eye. The pain for tho time was so intense that he was unable to stand, but he was at once conveyed to town, where surgical aid was rendered, and we are glad to hear to-day that the accident is not likely to prove so serious as was at first feared.

Our Coal Fields. — The enormous coal deposits that exist on the western side of this province, have at last attracted the attention of capitalists in other parts of New Zealand, and the whole of the country lying between the Mokihinui and the Bailer has now been applied for either in the shape of prospecting licenses or leases, indeed, for that portion of it which lies between Ngakawhao and the Waimangaroa, applications have been sent in three deep. The principal movers in the matter are Dunedin men, no less than five applications having been received from them within the last three days, and most of the applicants are known to represent any amount of capital that may be necessary for the working of the mines. There can be little doubt that within the next three years it will be Nelson, not Newcastle, that will supply the colony with coal.

The'loangahua Herald says that Messrs John Kerr, M'Gregor, and Grove are talked of as candidates for election as a member of the Nelson Provincial Council for the Central Builer.

The very handsome sum of £230 has been collected in Charleston for the widow and family of the late Robert M'Kerrow, who was accidentally killed by a fall of earth while working in the Nile Company.

The old established firm of Tonks and Hughes, hotel keepers at Greymouth and Westport, has been dissolved, Mr Tonks continuing the business at Greymouth, and Mr Hughe3 at Westport. The latter purposes erecting premises for the third time in connection with his business, two commodious buildings having been already destroyed within Bix years by river encroachment.

" Hia Majesty King Tawhiao," says the Waikato Times, v or some of his satellites are making anxious enquiries for a man learned in the manufacture of whisky. Perfect safety is guaranteed to him who will invade the territory of his Maori Majesty with a worm as his sole protector. It is nearly true, as a native remarked at the meeting in Ngaruawhia, that our Governor only exercises his functions over half the island.

We notice that a monster Derby sweepstake on the Melbourne Cup ia being got up at Hokitika. There are to be a thousand members at one pound each, the winner of the first horse to receive five hundred pounds, the second one hundred and fifty, and the third one hundred pounds; one hundred and fifty to be divided amongst the starters, and one hundred amongst the non-starters.

A correspondent of the Auckland Evening Star writes— "l chanced to be present the other day at rather an interesting ceremony, no less than the formal deposit ing of the old colors of the 65th Regiment, second North Riding of Yorkshire Regiment, in York Cathedral. The Regiment is at present stationed at the Curragh of Kildare, and the officers that presented the colors to the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral were Captain Bryan and Lieut. Thornbill, who were on the occasion attired in full uniform. The spectacle of those somewhat dilapidated but glorious old flags recalled to the memory the days of old New Zealand, and one could almost imagine, as he saw them supported by their gallant defenders, that he again could see the wild, broken, and picturesqe hills of Te Ika c Maui, and her glorious skies'of Italian blue. These colors, which are now suspended over the vestry door, are those under which the Regiment fought in New Zealand from 1845 to

1865. They were brought back to England in 1866, and taken out to India in 1871, where new colors of another pattern were presented to the Regiment by Lady Mayo, and then the old colors were pat on one side."

The following account from an Auckland paper of a football match recently played there may prove encouraging to those who are to take part in the game on Saturday next :— At the desperate foot-ball match at the North Shore on Saturday, between the Auckland and North Shore Clubs, several small accidents occurred: one gentleman got a tremendous blow on the nose, which projected somewhat, by the boot of an antagonist, which he considered sharp work for the eyes. Mr Reea has bad his big toe nearly broken ; and another promiaing young man went to grass, and rose with a damaged chin and disordered beard ; another we learn nearly lost one of his ears, which has presented a military hue ever since ; while another has had recourse to a strip of stickingplaster to cover a slight defect on the forehead. Thesa small disasters, however, did but heighten the jollity of the members, whose wounds apparently did not allay their enthusiasm.

A European miner, known as " Maori Bill," from hia associating with Maoris in ihe early days, and who has spent some years past in the Martin's Bay settlement, last year returned to Grlenorchy (head of Lake Wakatip) with a quantity of gold in his possession, obtained by him at Big Bay, and variously estimated at from 10 to 18ozs. The Bruce Herald's travelling reporter examined an ounce of the gold, which he had sold at Ifinlock to supply immediate wants. The sample waa fine scaly gold. Two other miners named Morrison and Thomson recently left Queenstown for Big Bay, and visited the head of Laka Wakatip last week. They report the average earnings of the miners there are ±,2 to £i, but as much as £10 a day is otherwise reported to have been obtained there in shallow ground, and all are said to be well pleased with their earnings and prospects.

The Philosophical Institute of Canterbury recently offered a prize of £25 for the best written history of the Province; and " Bohemian " in the Lytlellon Times ia a candidate for the purse of sovereigns. We make the following extract from his paper, which we need hardly say is intended to be "sarkastic": — "The Pilgrima landed in Port Lytteltoo. They fell upon each other's necks and wept. They then removed to the Canterbury Plains, and lived in the Dean's V hut, which likewise served as a cathedral. There was no bishop nor bishop's wife, nor sons, nor son's wives; bat the Pilgrims were pious. Their piety overflowed the V hut and filled the streets to this day. Every street is named after a bishop except one. It was only after a long struggle that the men of the world were permitted to have a street of their own. They called it by the original name of High street. But they were not allowed to have it on the square. The street is oblique. It is symbolical of their evil ways. The city has many banks, also bridges. Longfellow might stand on a fresh bridge every night for a year. There is only one mounment at present, but there is room for more. When the Pilgrims die it is proposed to fill Cathedral square with monuments. Outsiders will then take possession of the city and live. At present they only suffer. The Old Identities are the only people who have crests and cards. There are only two people who are courteous. They may be known by their bows and carved figure head. The city has also a cathedral; part of it is in the ground, and the rest of it is in the air, where it is likely to remain. There ! the pen of the ready writer has spoken. Sons of the Institute, send me the money !"

The Wellington correspondent of the Auckland. Star writes :— Mr Yogel has shown his ability in discovering each man's price, and whether the door of entrance to the finer feelings of the heart is through humoring self-conceit, smiling on their pet measures, the granting of a water-race, or a road, or an editorial chair, or the prospect of commissionerehips, or immigration agencies, or the general fostering and favoring of whatever may be their little hopes and aspirations — the ways of the unwavering supporters of the Government are the ways of pleasauinese, and their paths are the paths of peace. To listen to the servile sycophancy of some of the supporters of the Government is positively revolting to any mind that has one spark of manliness remaining. And it is at times refreshing to see the over-gushing zeal repressed of those who seem to admire not wisely but too well. There is one member, not unknown to the people of Auckland, who evidently regards himself as a vital joint, however near the tip, in the Ministerial tail. Like a cock-robin he goes jumping about from one bench to another, ever ready to peck at any one who ventures to trouble the Ministry. If returns are called for he protests against the trouble and the expense, and he can show that all this can be found if the honorable member will only take the trouble to spend a few minutes in turning up the blue books. And even when a question is asked, he supplements the explanation by another, to show the folly of the honorable member. From here, from there, from everywhere; from the right, from tha left, and from the cross benches, his little crow is everywhere heard, and it is ever for the Ministry; while fluttering up and throwing himself on the bench beside everybody, he pours out his little trill, while everybody goes on with his conversation or listens to the debate as though the fussy flutterer were non-existent. He is the type of many, not indeed so fussy, but who would apparently crawl on all fours to lick the dust off Mr Vogel'a feet. There is something so ea-

sentially servile, in small minds, that one can hardly wonder at the extraordinary ascendancy which the strong will of Mr Vbgel has established over those who lick the sugar off his hands. And ifc is in this Grmness of will, as in Samson's hair, that beyond all question lies the secret of Mr Vogel's power. It is not in his power of eloquence, for he is aa indifferent speaker on the floor of the House, his ideas come forth with labor ami with considerable confusion, but having made himself acquainted with everything in the practice of Government, being gifted with an indomitable strength of purpose, he appears to bear down everything that comes before him, while the extraordinary success that has attended his parliamentary career has a moral influence that is positively regarded with awe by his fawning followers, for there is nothing so successful as success. A lengthened acquaintance with the little wants and wishes of the members enables him to keep a large number on a string, and it is scarcely exaggeration to say that many of them appear as if they would do the most menial and unworthy thing to bask in his smiles. There being so much tbat is pleasant in the present and prospective among the ministerial circles, and there is so much that is cold and dreary and hopeless in the doleful cave of Adullam that it is hardly in human nature to expect any particular change in the state of political parties until the political atmosphere is swept by the thunderstorm of a general election.

A prisoner in jail in San Diego under sentence of death for murder, forestalled the gallows by chewing up letters from his friends, the paper of which had been saturated with morphine. The jailer had noticed that he employed his vacant hours in chewing paper and throwing the wads about the cell, but never thought of interfering with this seemingly harmless amusement.

The newest style of bonnet is graphically described as a cross between a locomotive smoke stack and a custard pie.

For remainder of news see fourth page.

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