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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 129, 1 June 1874, Page 2

The Good Templars are about to petition the Pope, through Archbishop Manning, to recognise their society. It is stated tbnt many Roman Catholics would join if it were taken out of the category of secret societies whicb were anathematised at Rome. Amongßt the La Hogtfe's cargo is a case containing the sum of £425 in silver coin, which is consigned to the National Bank. The introduction of so large a quantity of silver will be most acceptable just now, when silver in exchange fcr gold or paper money is almost unobtainable, and will tend to loosen the " money market " of the counter. — Independent. A robbery was committed at Okariti last week. Mrs Mayce, an hotel-keeper, locked the door of her house and went away for a time. In her absence some thief found where she bad planted her .keys, and entered and stole bank notes to the value of £62. The Hokitika papers report a case heard before 'the Magistate 'there, when a debtor was 1 sued for forty shillings, the creditor agreeing to accept payment by instalments of one shilling weekly, to which the debtor (who must be a born humorist) demurred on account of tbe same being more than he was able to pay. , „;,