The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 272, 12 November 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1873.

Wesleyan Church.— A most admirable sermon was preached in the Wesleyan iChurch last night by the Rev. J. Smalley. Mr Morley will preach this evening. The Elections.— The following nominations will take place during the current week: — Waimea Eaet to-morrow, Waimea West on Friday, and Waimea South on Saturday. Mb Simmonds invites the electors of Waimea South to meet hira at the Upper Wakefield this: r evening, and in ;the schoolroom at Spring Grove tomorrow evening, at 8 o'clock. Lectube. — -A lecture will be delivered at the Wesleyan Church on Friday evening! by the Rev W. Morley on "John Wesley, the man, the scholar, the, author, the preacber, r aiid thebdcleßiaßtre."v : The proceeds to be devoted to the Home Mission Fund. / Sheep Show.— The sheep show at -Richmond to-day was highly successful. iThere were 85 ewes and 30 rams exhibited, all ;of excellent quality. There was a • good attendance of people at the show. i r ■, .t ;i;-rs -••:. ?;,\ -.f; r „, j -. ; •- n vr / .",' . Yi.: Gbicket Match.— A challenge waa received yesterday from the Wakefield Club to playihre Union Club On' their own? ground. The challenge has been accepted, and the game, will come off at the Botanical Gardens on Fr*iday. Wickets to bepitMo^ afc 10 a.m. Tei/egbams. — The pressure on our space during the last two or three days ! has compelled us to exclude a number of telegfams which reached us on the dates 1 they bear, buthave not yet appeared in print. , We publish them all to-day and some,w,ill c be found* to contain masters of 'intereßt'' while others, as is too often the case, are not wort,h thO'swireT'chftrges.-Tj Krrj'O'-rK ?>■)■>■ Paving Stones.— We understand from Mr Mirfin, -who recently visited the WaogamOa -for 'the purpose of examining 1 tbej bed of paving stones that has recently been discovered there, that, ! ,th-*j-,niate-f|a^ exists |n large' quantities, is easily" got at," and of excellent quality. He will shortly "send in a formal report to> ther -fiofßravi' ment. Regatta , v .Cl.t**b,.— A .....meeting , ; pi the.;, members of this club was held last nightV when it was decided to hold tbe Regatta as usual on Boxing Day. : Seyeral pne*»[ : boats either have been, or are being built, aniji considerable interest is taken in the ma-iter. We hope tbat the public will^ come forward and liberally assist the Commfjitee in their endeavour to provide a dajr's amusement for the "people. Cricket. — Our Auckland visitors arrived by the Wellington this morning, and at ao eariy 'oWr they ! weW-o¥er to thb' Botanical Gardens for a practice. They seemed in capital form, and out of the thirteen pl^M'i\ief (> }fcb'tfWS(lssti (Town, they can no doubt torn out a very s&ong iteam. They left again by tbo Wellitfgtoq at bne'o'ctbckj a*nd'expect f "to be 1 in' Wellington to-night. They will play that Province Jo^morrow^ and then, go, further South, ; returning here 'in about three weeks. City ELECT^ON,rrriTh^ ;e,le:ctor*j of the City of Nelson are to be congratulated on the very efficient representation they have secured in .the" forthcoming -Provincial Council. Indeed, with the candidates who offered themselves for-election they could 'not weU have gone wrong, for all were gopd men and true, and all presented themselves on the same platform.lhSnfely';, ; ; progress and public works. Under such circumstances the election became a purely pleasant matje/./and-fas 1 such -was {•'one in which the press could scarcely interfere. It is gratifying to find that Vth^re is ,j^ ; - , desire expressed : throughout the province ' for a forward movement, and, if the newly elected City representatives gare to be taken as a sample of o those who are to be sent to the Council by the. country districts, we may rest satisfied iba^-there willbefup want of energy or ability on the part of those to whom is to be entrusted the management of; our affairs.