The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 238, 3 October 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1873.

Wesleyan Chukch Fund. — The sale of woik in aid of this fund attracted quite a crowd lest night, when (he Masonic Flail presented a very pretty and auimated scene. There are two rows of stalls, one on each side of the room, and these were laden with every conceivable article that, could be produced by the needle or sewing machine, all arranged iv the most tasteful miinner, and with an eye to effect. We promised yesterday to a list of some of the principal articles offered for sale, but. on paying a second visit to the Hull we found that we had undertaken too serious a tatk altogether. The purchaser o{ the useful can be accommodated quite 'us easily as the buyer of the ornamental, aud vice versa, whilo lho.se who like an hour's amusement can find it at thu Masonic Hall where we would advise them to pay a visit this evening." The amount taken yesterday wns £4^. Nelson Exhibition. — The Committee, through the medium of the Exhibition Gazelle, invite \\\\* cordial co-operation of residents on the West Coast. They trust that this may be obtained without their being called upon to write formal lettors asking for assistance, and assure those to whom they address themselves, that "If they will kindly let us off this bit of red tape formality, and still do what they can to help this Exhibition by forming local committees, to collect specimens and other exhibits, we shall fully appreciate their kindness." — The special prize fund, we are glad to learn, is steadily increasing, the following additions having recently been made: — Mr Symons, £10; Bishop of Nelson, £5; Hon. T,. Penwick, £3 3s; Mr Pitt, £2 2s; Mr Hunter, £1 Is; Caprain Rough, £2 2s; Mi\ Crewdson, £l Is; Mr 0. CuTtis, £5 ss; Mr H. E. <_urtie, £3 3s; Mr Jervis, £i Is. An Auckland telegranl in the Post of Tuesday last says : — The Luna, with the Auckland Suez mails, put into Raglan, through stress "of weather. The reports of the warlike intentions of the Kingites are all nonsense. If the natives intended to fight, they would not cultivate so much as they are doin;;. There are other reasons for believing their intentions are- peaceful. The IVaikato limes is severe od Mr SheehaD, who it appears is a probable aspirant to the Superintendency of Auckland. 45 It is rumored," snys our contemporary, "that Mr Shethau, M.H.R., is likely to come forward as a candidate for ihe Super iniendency of this Province. We give no credence to the report, as Mr Sheehan, although a young and inexperienced politician, is a lawyer, and therefore not likely to court an inevitable defeat." In an article on the mail service the Guardian writes as follows : — This time it would seem there will be no mistake about the ships. Of course, we all went into ecstaeies over the Yankee boats, of which it is to be hoped we have Been the last. Their dining arrangements were perfect, but. otherwise they were not pleasant. A wash-tub with an eight-day clock in it would have made as good voyages as they diet, and our admiration of top hamper and beam engines rapiJly decreased as the delays in the mail service became greater and greater. The vessels which are to accomplish the thirteen-knot service will be of the newest build with engines on the latest principles.