The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 193, 15 August 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1874.

Richmond."— A public meeting in connection with the Order of Good Templars will be held at the Agricultural Hall, Richmond, on Monday evening at 7 o'clock. Supreme Covet. — The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court comMnence on Monday next at 10 o'clock. Independent Oedeb of Good Templa.es. — At the usual session of tbe Loyal Nelson Lodge, last evening, eleven new members were admitted, and fourteen persons were proposed for membership. Supbeme Court. — Tbe Court was sitting the whole day yesterday in Bankruptcy and in banco. In the case of James William Wills, of Lower Moutere, a bankrupt, Mr Fell applied for his discbarge. This was opposed by Mr Acton Adams on behalf of Mr Burford, the trustee in the estate, and by Mr Pitt for the 1 trustees of the Loyal Howard Lodge of Oddfellows. His Honor took time to consider. In Banco, his Honor delivered judgment in the case of Jonas Woodward, the public trustee, appellant, and Sarah Eearle respondent. This was an appeal case from Collingwood, and tbe judg- . raent there given was reversed. Mr Fell appeared for the appellant, and Mr Acton Adams for the respondent. Nelson Artzians' Association.— This Society intends to give one of its popular entertainments "on Thursday, next, 20th inst., when no doubt tU^re ' will be as large and appreciative an. audience as usual to. witness the performance. Nelson Vabiett Tboupb. — A company of amateurs who have adopted this title gave a successful entertainment at the Oddfellows' Hall last night to a large audience. There were songs, stump speeches, and acting, some of which were very good, while in others there was room for improvement. The principal feature of the evening, however, was really excellent, we allude to the acrobatic feats and performances oa the trapeze of the lads Downes, Armstrong, and Lipscombe, many of which were quite equal to those of the professionals who have recently visited Nelson. Tbe entertainment concluded with an amusing Ethiopian farce which was greeted with frequent shouts of laughter. Immigrants bt the Adamant.— We are glad to learn that a considerable number of the immigrants who arrived on Saturday last in the Adamant, including all the single women and girls who were willing to go into service, have found employment. There remain, however, unengaged some useful laborers of the agricultural class, including a few married couples, without children;; the women accustomed to dairy work, wiib a thorough knowledge of cheese and butter making. It is probable that the able-bodied men who have not found employment will receive in a day or two an advantageous offer to proceed to Westport to work on the Mount Kocnfort Eailway, which they will accept, unless those who require labor come forward aud secure their services. The remainder will be found present employment by the Provincial Government on the Rat Valley road or v other public works, at a moderate rate of wages, to give them time to procure private .employfbent. The Government will^be willing to allow the wives and youog children of the men who proceed to Westport to remain in the depot for a reasonable time, until the fathers can provide their families with shelter, on payment pf a moderate euro, for iheir maintenance. ; ./..-.'.-i7.-- •■-,.' • ' ■ ■ --"•-•. -■ *

We hope next week to be. able to report that the whole of this first body of immigrants have found work. San Francisco Mail. — With commendable regard to punctuality, the Cyphreues, which was due at Auckland yesterday, was signalled at that pert this afternoon, but unfortunately, in her haste to accomplish the unaccustomed feat of reaching her destination somewhere about her advertised time, she has come on without the mails, which we know not now when to expect. The Tartar was to leave San Francisco on the 28th July for Sydney direct, bat finding that the branch steamer had left Kand&vau she might probably change her course and call at Auckland, in which case she will be due there about the 25th inst. The West Coast Times gives the following particulars regarding the Greenstone rush: — We have been favored by Mr Commissioner James with the following Greenstone items, picked up by him on a recent visit. A fifth share in one of the block claims was recently sold for £18, and the party struck gold on Thursday. The. owners of the third claim from the prospectors are busy making paddocks. A store, a bakery, and a blacksmith's shop are in course of erection, with every prospect of doing a good business. The Big Shaft Company has commenced driving from the face of the terrace. Sixteen claims are on good gold, and there are thirty other different parties at work. Should all of these strike gold, as is most probable, work will be commenced in earnest. The ground is marked off a long distance on either side of the prospectors. The middle shaft ia the back ground was down 80ft on Friday last, and Barrett and party were down about 40ft. la the Warden's Court on Thursday two parties obtained permission to drive under the prospector's claim to reach their back claim. Several objections were urged by the prospectors, but the Warden (Wr Revell) granted the application. No less than forty applications have beeu put in for tunnels, thirty-five for paddocks, and four for head races. The rush maintains its healthy character, and those on the ground are sanguine as to the future." A curious instance of somnambulency (the South Australian Register reports) occurred at Port Adelaide about, one o'clock on Monday morning, June 29. The attention of Police-constable Medland was arrested by seeing a white figure, clad in a nightdress, walking rapidly down the wharf frontages. He immediately went in pursuit, and gently approaching, perceived it was a respectably-connected newly-married young woman, well known in port, evidently walking in her sleep. He then placed his hand on her shoulder, and tried to persuade her to let him take her home. At this she awoke suddenly, and the terrible surprise to her in so doing almost caused derangement, the poor woman alarming the neighborhood with her cries. After a little time she was taken home, suffering evidently from the exposure to the weather and the shock she sustained by her waking fright. The Wellington correspondent of the Lyell Argus states: — The first object that met my gaze on landing revived West Coast associations. These were the immense iron pipes that have been imported for the Waimea water-race. Each pipe is about twelve feet long by two feet nine inches in diameter. I have been unable to ascertain their weight, but it must be something considerable— -not far short, at a rough guess, of a ton and a half. It has been estimated that by the time they are in position each pipe will cost at least £120! Bather an expensive race, I guess. The small coasters are reaping quite a harvest, as they take them down to Hokitika and come back laden with timber, an article at present in great^ demand, owing to the large number of houses that are going up in all directions. The Taranaki News is in favor of the union of th 9 province with Otago, " the only province that has properly fulfilled its duties." It eaya : — " Some one whispers—the distance. The distance in exactly what we want. The Provincial Governments and Council are too immediately accessible to local influence of questions that ought to be beyond it. Colonial Government sixteen thousand miles off is too far; but Otago is near enough under provincial Government, and Wellington ie sear enough under the General Government if we could get rid of the small intermediate central Government. A certain Maggie Williams was recently fined 5s and costs, at the Grey-: mouth Magistrates Court, for being drunk and disorderly. Twelve hours imprisonment was spoken of as the alternative, and the lady elected to " take it oat," sensibly remarking that i "an honest woman couldn't earn the money in the time nowadays." I "iEgles" laconically remarks t — "Time, four and a half years. Tons, ninety thousand. Ounces, a hundred and thirty-six thousand. Dividends, three hundred and seventy-four thousand sterling. Big figures these. They signify the results of the working of one quartz mine in the pleasantly-pro-I ductive district of Pleasant Creek, and no one need in future be in doubt as to how that place came by its name. We want a few more mines of this kind with which to flout the unbelievers who deny that mining pays, or, in other words, that gold is worth the getting*" . ■ ' ■