The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 80, 4 April 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1874.

IJioNTEKESTiW.— &' telelram dated Wellington, April 2, informs us that a Jot of local Bills Lave not been disallowed by the Governor, but, as we presume that nobody here cares whether they become lawubr-not/we decline to ibflictupon our readers the long list of short titles of the Acts that have increased the bulk of the Welliugton Provincial Blue Book. Should anyone feel disposed to peruse it, we shall be happy to afford him an opportunity of studying the telegram at our office. Dinner to Me. Lowe, — A dinner was given to this gentleman under the auspices of the Caledonian Society on Thursday evening, when the chair was taken by Dr Williams. A very pleasant social evening was spent, and the health of the guest of the evening was, ai may be supposed, drunk with all the honors. VOLUNTEEB ENCAMPMENT. — The volunteers of the town having determined to go into encampment, started on Thursday night about 8 o'clock accompanied by the band, the Artillery Company's Armstrong gun, and two baggage waggons. After a short halt at Stoke, they started again, and reached the camp at Eichmond a little after ten. Sergeant-Major Alborough, who bad preceded them, had made everything ready .for their reception, and the several bell tents, as well as the large mes9 tent, formed a pretty feature in tbs landscape, lighted up as it was by a bright moon. Yesterday morning the men turned out for skirmishing drill, and there was also target practice. To-morrow there will be a church parade, and on Monday a review, in which, the country companies as well as the cadetß will take place. There is alao to be a night attack, but the date on which it is to take place is not generally known. Presbyterian Church Meeting. —The annual meeting in connection with the Trinity. Presbyterian Church was held at the Temperance Hall on Wednesday evening, the chair being taken by Mr A. Sclanders, who expreßsed his regret at the severance that was to take place between him and the other members of the church. The reports of the Treasurer and Secretary, Mr Buckeridge and Mr Mackay, which showed the financial condition of the church to be in a satisfactory condition, were read and adopted. The Rev. P. Calder expressed his deep regret at the approaching departure of Mr and Mrs Sclonders, whose services to the church were also gratefully referred to in the report of the Managers. The Revs. G. H. Johnstone, and T. Buddie, addressed th% meeting as did the Rev P. Calder, and the Hon. Dr Renwick, the former of whom took the the opportunity of expressing his deep regret that Nelson was about to lose the estimable incumbent of Christ Church. The choir, under the conductor-ship of Mr Corrick sang several anthems, some stirring Scotch music was played on the pianoforte by a lady now on a visit to Nelson, and a popular reading was given by Mr Black. ■■< The meeting altogether proved a great success, the proceedings being most spirited, and the Hall crowded. Masonic Hall. — Mr Chapman appeared for the first time before a Nelson audience on Tuesday evening, and a very capital performance he gave. His conjuring was exceeding well done, all the tricks being very quickly and cleverly executed. Miss Bonifon, too, as a possessor of the gift of "second sight " showed to great advantage, all her answers, extending as they did to the smallest minutiae, being given without the slightest hesitation. The most interesting feature of the entertainment, however, was the tying and untying feats performed by Mr Chapman with the assistance, as he tells us, of a ghost, but as the latter did not show more than his hands* even to the members of the press, who generally are privileged persons in these matters, we are not prepared to state positively that he was there, but, if so, he certainly was a very well trained ghost and did his work remarkably well. Mr Chapman stepped into a square frame hung with drapery, a rope was thrown to him from the top, two gentlemen from the audience being seated meantime on either side of the frame. In about a minute the drapery was lifted, and there was Mr Chapman bound hand and foot, the ghost who treated him in this manner evidently being an expert at his business. The curtain was then dropped, a great commotion took place within, hands, appeared at the top, and Mr Chapman was once more exposed to view still bound. He was again concealed, and the ghost apparently relented, for in less than half a minute Mr Chapman once more appeared to the astonished audience, a free man , having escaped from all his fastenings. The entertainment is well worth witnessing, and we recommend a visit to the Hall on Monday evening. Christ Church. — The Easter services in this church to-morrow will be as follows: — Morning Prayer: Easier Hymn; our Passover, Humphrey's Grand chant j Psalms. 2, Bennett, 57, adapted, 111, Hayes;" Te JDeum and Jubilate,. Nares in F; Anthem, " Awake, put on strength;" Iniroit, Psalm 16; Kyrie from Handel; Hymn, 450. Evening; Prayer: E&sler Hymn, second part; Psalms, 113 Tallis, 114 Elvey, 115 Magnificat and Nune Dimittis, 'Eoflon in Q', 'Anthem,, "InJudahis God known": Symnki" 191 and 309. __ •