The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 204, 28 August 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1874.

We call attention to a sale, to be held by Mr. Augarde to-morrow, of shares in the William Tell, Oriental, and Long Drive Companies, in the Lyeil district. The Wellington arrived from the North early thjs morning, and sailed for Picton by the same tide. We have not yet heard anything further of yMx Luckie's intention to iree't the electors, but it should not be forgotten that he promised to take an opportunity of addressing them after the close of the session. Supreme Court. — In Bankruptcy. In re James W. Wills. MrV (Fell appeared for the bankrupt, and Mr Acton Adams for the trustees, Mr Fell applied for bankrupt's discbarge. His Honor said that the Jruifora confirmed his opinion that the booKs produced were not genuine, bot were craftily prepared, and showed a desire to deceive. Bankrupts must be prevented from producing books that had even the semblance of forgery, and in the present case he should suspend the certificate for twelve months from the day appointed for the last examination. Association. — The entertainment of the previous Thursday was repeated at the Odd-Fellows' Hall last night, with the addition of a few new songs. The house was not so crowded as on the former occasion, but was well filled, and the whole performance passed off in the most satisfactory manner, both to those who took part in it, and to the audience. The members of the two Houses of Assembly will give a farewell dinner to hie Excellency the Governor this eveniup, when, no doubt, a fuller explanation of his sudden and unexpected resignation than we have yet received will be bfiovded to the colony. The prorogation will probably take place tomorrow, and the Nelson members may be expected hero in the Taranaki on Sunday. A Model City Council —The discussions iv the Wellington City Council appear to be carried on with a good deal of animation. The Post recently gave a ieugthy report of one of its meetings, froci which we make a few extracts : — Tho Mayor continued hh speech aud Councillor Dcanefield his explanation simultaneously, accompanit*L4fy a chorus of tha other Councillor?, all speaking with intense feeling, and the two principal performers gesticulating at one another from opposite euda of tho table in a very

impressive bufc alarming roanaer. It was impossible to glean any thing definite from the chaotic uproar, but at last Councillor Dransfield asked, in stentorian tones, whether he was not to be allowed his explanation, and the Mayor reiterated his answer, "Not until I have finished," on which Councillor Dranafield jumped up furiously, seized bis hat violently, and rushed out of the hall. Shortly after, Councillor Dransfield returned, and another altercation ensued:— The Mayor— l don't agree with you. Those matters are in the hands of our solicitor, and if I went to the House and interfered. I should be called a very impertinent chap. Councillor Drensfield contended that the solicitor's duly was merely to draft the bills in proper form. It was the Mayor, who should watch the interests of the Corporation, The Mayor — What motion are you speaking to? There is nothing before the Council. Councillor Dransfield— l was asking you a question as to what yoa had done about those bills. The Mayor— Well, you have got my answer. I rule you out of order. Go on with the business. Councillor Moss — I object, your Worship. I object to Councillors being silenced in this way. The Mayor — I don't care. You may object as much as you like. You are like a pack of disorderly children, and want some one to keep you in order, and I mean to do it. I intend to keep you in order, and I don't care whether you like it or not. If you wilt go on like a lot of unruly children, you must be trei'tag accordingly. Councillor Dransfiwd\ always /Peering at what I say and do, and I don't intend to let him. Councillor Moss (wrathfuliy)— -This is outrageous! This is past bearing! His Worship must be asked to resign! We can't stand this. I'll (able a motion asking him to resign ! I'll do it at this moment — this very moment ! The Mayor (derisively)— Hear, hear, hear ! Go on with the business. Councillor Mosa then eat down, and began writing his notice of motion with fierce gesticulation. The Mayor again told the Clerk to go on with the business. Councillor Moss— Not until you have taken my notice of motion. The Mayor — You haven't got any notice of motion. Councillor Moss — Yes, I have, I'm writing it now. The Mayor — Pooh, pooh! go on with the business. "Some few days since," says the Greymouth Evening Star,. " our telegrams announced a comet, to be seen just before daylight. The nights being cold, our astronomical reporter could not muster up sufficient mental courage to seize the opportunity to interview the celestial stranger. Now, however, we learn from New Plymouth that a second comet was visible at sunset last evening in a westerly direction, and this second erratic star having chosen a respectable hour to visit our planet, will no doubt be severely criticised when tho weather clears. Meanwhile we may inform the gentlemen who conduct the Press Telegraph Agency that two comets per week is quite sufficient. If any more put in an appearance about New Plymouth or elsewhere we do not care to be apprised of the 'fact." The Waikato correspondent of the Southern Grogs writes:— l am informed that a European now residing among the Maoris at Tokangaroutu is distilling whiskey tbere. He made the whole plant he works with himself out of old kerosene tins. According, tb the native account, he is a rather ingenious and dangerous man to be amongst them. He is said to be a good gunsmith, blacksmith, and millwright, and has proposed to manufacture gunpowder. Old Manuhiri, it is said, declined to test his abilities in the latter direction, but be is to be engaged to build a mill for them. If he would only confine himself to this branch of his various acquirements, he would certainly do no harm amongst them. A quantity of iron landed from the steamer, and left on the beach all night, a short time J since was missing. It is supposed to have pone up the river to start the new blacksmith's shop with material. A good many canoes- were down at the time. Messrs John Broad wood and Sons, of London, the eminent pianoforte makers, still maintain the high position they have so long held in the manufacture of their instruments. lo answer to an order from their Invercargill agents, Messrs M'Pherson and Co., they reply:— "We are so extremely busy that, although employing some 700 hands, and having four steam engines going, we are hardly able to keep pace with the demand for our instruments. It may therefore ba seme little time before we can send you more pianos." A selector with his hoasehold goods are described by the Goulburn Advertiser as follows :— Three cows, two goats, followed by a dray with odds and ends of household furniture, a table, a bedstead, a cradle being prominent in the midst ; on gpme bedding two healthy-looking children and the mother with a baby in her lap; walking alongside a tallieh swarthy maD, in a high Yankee hat, with a stockwhip in his hand. He passed through Murchiso.i on Saturday to take possession of fresh ground in the back couucountry, He is a type of a class who are establishing their homesteads far and wide in the county of Rodney. ' The Times has now a special telegraph wire to Paris, worked from nine in the evening till three in the morning, and gathering up the latest continental news. For the use of this wire they will have to pay £3000 a year. '