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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 88, 14 April 1874, Page 2

Nelson a Municipality. — At last j the long lookod for proclamation has j appeared in the Government Gazette \ constituting tho town of Nelson a j borough under the Municipal Corpora- J tions Act. I Mr. Chapman. — The benefit of this gentleman is advertised to take place to-morrow evening, prior to his departure for the South. Several new. illusions will be produced for the occasion, which will probably attract a large audience. Artizans' Society. — The member 8 of the Nelson Artizans' Society ar c reminded that a special meeting will b e held to-morrow evening to choose new officers, the late election having been declared informal. Radical Reform League. — The discussion on the question of responsible government was resumed last night, and at its close it was unanimously resolved that the Executive ought to be responsible to the Council. The question of calling a public meeting to discuss the matter was mooted. Claus - Rekel Concerts. — Tbe talented Claus-Rekel company, who have been giving in other provinces concerts of which the press has unanimously spoken in ihe highest terms, will arrive here on Sunday next and perform for the first time on Monday evening. After a most successful four in the South, during which he carried everything before him, Mr Redwood, arrived in the Phoebe this morning with Kakapo, Calumny, aud Dead Shot, who are to take part in the ensuing race meeting at Nelson. ! Nelson Races. — In order to afford residents on the other side of the Bay an opportunity of being present at the Nelson races, the Lady Barkly will make a special trip, leaving Collingwood on the morning of Tuesday, the 28th inst., at 5 o'clock, and arriving here in the evening, after cailing at the intermediate ports. A writer in the Charleston Herald says: — A spirit of depression is upon the loungers. They feel everyway uneasy. Jack owes Bill a sum of money. Bill knows that Jack is involved with Tom, Dick and Harry. Bill daren't push Jack lest he take the benefit of the Act, and a prospect of getting fifty per cent sometime, is at leaßt better than a preseut certainty of eightpence in the pound. Only the other day au impecunious lounger received a "little bill" by post. It had the following interesting memo, attached:— The immediate settlement of this account will oblige." The lounger improved on that memo—slightly; and superscribed it with the importunate creditor's address. Judge of that creditor's astonishment when he reads : " The immediate settlement of this account will oblige me to file a declaration of my inability to meet my engagements, etc., etc." The Council of the New Zealand University met again yesterday at the Museum. There were present the Chancellor, the vice Chancellor, the Bishop of Chrißtcbureb, Rev. Mr Johnston, Dr. Grace, and Messrs Acland, Fitzherbert, Stokes, and Curtis. The resolution that the University should undertake the examination of law students, was carried with certain amendments; and the motions as to granting the degree of B A. to certified teachers in public schools, and the establishment of middle class examination was postponed. The deputation from the Otago University and the Canterbury Collegiate Union — The Rev. Dr. Stuart and Mr Cutten representing the former body, and the Rev. Mr Habens and Mr Croisdale Bowen the latter — was presented, and it was agreed to meet them, for the purpose of discussing the recent relations of the New Zealand University to these two corporate bodies at half-past 12 o'clock to-day. The Council then adjourned. — Independent April 10. An inquest was held at Reefton on Saturday, the 4th inst, before the District Coroner, C. Broad, Esq., on the body of Charles Anderson, whose death resulted from an accident at the Anderson's mine on the previous Wednesday. From the evidence given it appears that he had got into the pass in one of the stopes of the tunnel to clear away some stuff that had lodged there, although warned of the danger of attempting it. After working for about tßn minutes a heavy rush of dirt came suddenly away, and his mates heard Anderson call out and then a sound as if he was stifling. They immediately sot to work to rescue him, but eight or nine minutes elapsed before they got his body through the trap door, and he was then quite dead, about a ton and a half of stuff coming out of j the pass before the body was got out. The jury returned a verdict of "accidentally smothered." It speaks volumes for the liberality of the inhabitants of Reefton that within a very few days of the occurrence of the accident over £200 was raised for the widow and family of the deceased.