The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 297, 11 December 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1873.

Artillery Company.— This Company wiil parade in the Botanical Gardens at seven o'clock this evening. College Sports.— Tho annual sports commenced in the College grounds this afternoon, and will be continued tomorrow.

Oddfellows' Hall.— -It will be seen by advertisement that the amusing burlesque of "'Aladdin," with all its beautiful scenery, will be repeated at the Oddfellows' Hall this evening. Thb Election. — We have received from the Anglo Australian Press Agency in Wellington the following telegram^ which is not very intelligible. The only construction we can put upon it is that it refers to the Reefton and Lyell returns, and If so would reduce Mr Curtis' majority by 65, the Reefton and Inangahua Junction returns having already°been taken into the calculation. The telegram is aa follows :—" Reefton, Inangahua, Curtis 93, O'Conor 183. Matakitaki returns via Nelson."

The Exhibition.— Writing of the lale Nelsen Exhibition a correspondent of the 'Marlborough News' says:— Sleepy Hollow presented quite a different appearance. I can only liken the scene to the incessant noise of bees, with their corresponding evolutions, as moving hither and thither the crowd swayed to and fro. The exhibits consisted of almost every description from tbe most common and useful article to the most elaborate works of art. I

should have liked to see our province bettor represented. The whole affair was undoubtedly a decided success, reflecting the greatest credit on those gentlemen forming the committee of management. They most have devoted considerable time to superintending the preparations, and I believe it will do far more towards developing the resources of the province than even they expected. Many of the residents seemed even more surprised tban strangers, when so forcibly recognising the numerous advantages their provinces naturally offers, and lying within their grasp. Of coarse, particularising is out of the question among such numerous claims to merit, and personal inspection is the only method of noticing so multitudinous and varied a collection. However, I left with a conviction that our Nelson friends, although " having a quiet way of doing things," will eventually astonish the natives, and, if ihey don't mind, even their wide-awake, though remote, go-ahead sister provinces.