The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 122, 23 May 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1874.

Monday next being a public holiday, the Evening Mail will be published at 10 a ca. Advertisers are desired to send in their advertisements as early as possible. St. Mary's. — There will be a mass at this Church to-morrow morning at eight and ten o'clock.

Parish Meeting.— A meeting of the parishioners ol Christ Church was held at the Bishop's Schoolroom last night, whes it -was reported that £111 had. bee&.coll&cted towards v rebtiilding the parsonage. * Accident to a Ketch.— A serious accident occurred yesterday afternoon to Mr Cross' ketch Peail, which went ashore on a reef near the Arrow Rock. It appears that sh. was coming into harbor with a fair breeze when, just as she reached the entrance, the wind shifted, and she consequently drifted j with the ebb tide oo to the rock. Heavily laden as she was with coal, whioh she was bringing from West Wanganui, it is feared that she will break her back. The vessel, which was uninsured, had been sold by telegram a very short time previously for £460. About 20 tons of the cargo have been taken out of her, and empty hbds made watertight put in its place, so that there is every probability of her being floated off. Wanganui Baces.-— As these races do not take place until Friday or Saturday next the Wallace hns been withdrawn from the berth, and another of Messrs N. Edwards and Co.'s boats will be laid on to leave Nelson on Thursday next. Game Licenses. — The Provincial Secretary bas requested us to call attention to the advertisement which appears in our columns relative to Pheasant and Quail shooting by occupants of Land without License, the previous advertisement having been issued in error. Children's Tkeat. — Our old friend Ben Crisp is busily engaged in providing eatables and amusement for his big family of little ones on Monday next, when he will march them in procession round tbe town, and then supply tbem with all sorts of luxuries. In the evening tbe magic lantern, which provides never-failing amusement for the youngsters will be exhibited in the Temperance Hall. Agricultural Hall, Richmond. — Our Waimea friends are reminded that an entertainment will be given at the above Hall on Monday next by the Nelson Variety Troupe. Vocal and instrumental music aud acrobatic feats are among the items on the programme, which promises well for an evening's amusement. Church Parade— To-morrow being the Queen's birthday, there will be a parade of the City Volunteers, who will attend service at Christ Church. The service will commence with singing the National Anthem. At one of the Carandini concerts in Auckland lately, Mr George Cotterell's " Carnival de Venise" elicited an unusual kind of applause. There was a very fine black Newfoundland dog, who gave many signs of his being interested in the musical selections. The imitation of Paganini (solo nasoline) had an astonishing effect upon him. He stood the test for some time with impatience, but he at length made his way to the stage, whether with a friendly or hostile disposition did not at first appear. But he was evidently greatly pleased, and the signs he gave of his enjoyment nearly convulsed the audience, who were thrown into a paroxysm of laughter which lasted several seconds. The performer was not tbe least disconcerted at tbis genuine compliment, and he had to appear again. The New Zealand Her aid ti informed that Lieutenant Fergusson, A.D.C. to his Excellency the Governor, has purchased a farm near Purukutu, Cambridge. Astronomical authorities (says the Dunedin Guardian of the 2nd inst.) announced an eclipse of the moon for an early hour this morning. We engaged a scientific reporter fo look after it, and he told us that the first contact of the penumbra with the mucous membrane would take place at 31 min. past 12. As we did not understand what he meant, we reposed implicit confidence in him. At the hour named, there was a rush of compositors and literary men from the office to see the contact. The night being cloudy they could see no contact; only, as it was explained, a halo. The scientific reporter, before mentioned, then came in, and said he should want ds for expenses to sit up all night and see about the contact. He got the 5s and haß not been seen since. The Wellington Independent says : — The question of tbe extension of the telegraph line from the Lytell to Nelson has for some time been under consideration of the Telegraph Department, but, so far as inquiry has gone, there seem to be reasons for a preference being I given to the construction of a line from ; the Wairau through the centre of the Middle Island, instead of having a line along the East and West Coasts. The Hawke's Bay Herald hears that an action for false imprisonment has been commenced against Mr Warden Fraser, of the Thames, under the following circumstances :— A married woman was convicted before Mr Fraser, sitting as R.M., and sentenced to pay a fine or to be imprisonment in default of payment. A distress was made on the husband's property, and there being nulla bona — - nothing to satisfy the judgment— tbe RM. signed a' warrant for the husband's coram ital to gaol for fourteen days with hard labor. The man bas "done" hie sentence, and now sues the Magistrate, with every probability of getting damages. A Chicago railway has provided its passenger trains with Bibles, securely chained and marked so as to prevent their being stolen.