The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 39, 14 February 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1874.

H. J. li. Atjgatjde quotes .South British shares at 435, City of London. Thames, 225. Business done this day. The anniversary of the Stoke Wesley an Sabbath School will be held to-morrow. Sermons for the occasion will be preached by the Rev. W, J. Williams, of the Thames. Wesletan Church, Hardy- steeet, — The Revs J. J. Lewis and A. Reid, ministers returning from the late Wesleyan Conference at Christchurcb, will conduct the services in this church tomorrow. Church Parade. — The City companies of volunteers will parade tomorrow morning At the Drill Shed, and march thence to Christ Church. Accident. — An accident occurred at Spring Grove on Thursday afternoon last, whereby a son of Mr John Rose had his arm broken. The little fellow was coming home from school, and when passing over the bridge leading.

from the school to -$c road one of the planks which was broken tipped up and i»r;ecjpitai^d -hita into' .theiditcb, ibreakinghJa^irm. \i ;th^Becon^ .accidental w|"ich hfcsi occurred^; at. the; school pridgeand gate, and itPls hoped •ithat- ilM sC(Mmhtg&^\v]\\^ now -see the, necessity N for effecting fctie v rieceßsary l repairs. A Warning to Boys.— Three lads named Peter Flirtgips, Edwin Thomason, and J|m£s -who were this morning coming Mntotowtf with loads of firewood, were charged by constable Steer, of Richmond, with maliciously breaking an insulator on the Richmond line of telegraph by throwing stones a( it. The offence having been provedthe prisoners were fined £3 each and costs, or in default fourteen days* imprisonment with, hard labor, the Magistrate saying that as the offence was becoming only too common be felt that he could not let them off with a light fine, and that the next time a similar case pame before him, be should inflict the full penally, which was £10 or three months imprisonment, or comsiital for trial at the Supreme Court, when the offender would be liable to a sentence of two years imprisonment. . Steam Hasher. — The" first eteamhammer in Nelson aud the largest wo believe in the colony, was received by Messrs N. Edwards and Co. by the Harvest Home from London, and baa just been erected in their workshop at the Port. We yesterday bad an opportunity of seeing it at work, and in common with a large number of visitors who were, piesent at the same time, .were much interested in observing the ease with which the machinery is controlled, bo (hat the same mass of iron may be made to strike a giant blow of three tons, or be lowered bo gently m to crack a nut without injuring the kernel. This is a great addition to the working power of the establishment which now contains a large amount of machinery of the most expensive description, and is a credit to the owners, to Mr Brown the manager, and to the province. New Wharf.— A new wharf has just been constructed by Mr Akersten for Messrs N. Edwards & Co on the site of the old Albion. It is built altnoßt entirely of birch, and is one of the strongest structures of the kind in the colony. The dimensions are, length, 165 feet, breadth, near the road, 45 feet, at the outer end, 70 feet. There is plenty of room for carts to pass backwards and forwards, it is provided with a steam winch, which was at work on Thursday for the first time, and altogether will prove a very great convenience to the shipping traie. Attached to the wharf is an iron store 73ft by 28ft, a portion of which is set aside for goods in bond,- and ss a very large transshipping business is done by Messrs N. Edwards & Co. with their fleet of coasting steamers, the advantages of having such a building con scarcely be over-estimated. We understand that it is the intention 61 the same firm to build in a few months time a large bonded store adjoining their foundry; :•