The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 270, 14 November 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14, 1874.

A Chcbch Parade of the City Companies of Volunteers is ordered lor to-morrow morning. MOTUEKA WBBLEYAS ChohCH. — The annual tea meeting, &c, in connection with fcbii Church will be h-Id at Moiueka on Monday next. The Lady Barky will make ; • special trip, leaving Nehon at 9 a.m., and retaining in the evening. BAJfttT Chdbch.— A lecture will be delivered in this charch to-morrow evening by ifceßer. D. Dolamore, on "The transit of y«nM— Ohriitianity and science not antagoBktic.

Excuasiox Trip.— The La ly Barkly will start on an excursion trip to the French Pass to-night, returning to-morrow ev.ning. Ihoepbndknt Ordkr of Go->d Templars —At the Loyal Marine (the Port) Lodge on Thunday evtning last six candidates were initiated and several propositions f r membership received . Eleven candidates w>re also initiated into the Loynl . .Ne'e >n Lodge last night, and about a dozen more proposed. Wesleyaw Bomb Missions.— The anniversary pennons will be preached in the Wesleyan Chinch, to-morrow morning an>i evening. The object of these miwois is to assist the poorer circuits which are not in a position to maint do r< gular ministers. This will re the more needed now that our population is receiving large additions, who will probably scatter about the colony and settle in the more distant parts It is hoped th -b there will be god collections to-morrow. Citt Cocnoil. — There was a lengthy meeting of the Council lost night, but the business tranravted was neither important, nor interesting. Reports from Mr Mirfln were read on the gas and water works, ia which he recommended the lowering of the price of water to ships. He also reported roost favorably on the Richmond coal, the resu't of his experiments having been that it jrave a larger percentage of gas than the Pakawau, Brnnner, or Newcastle. Mr Mirfin also supplied the working account of the gasworks up to the 30th of September. This, together with some remarks upon it read by the M-«yor, we shall publish on Monday. — ! The Council agreed to p y to Mrs Barnett the sum of £9 7s 61, for expenses incurred by her in consequence of an accident which she met with through the alleg6,l fault of the Council. — The following tenders were received for cleaning out the waUr tables in the wood :— D. M'Dona'd, 2s 3jd per chain; Janata Thompson and another, 2s sfi; J. Perci.val J?s9.1 5 R Carter, Ss ; J. Wilkins, 7f; W. Jennings, 7s 61. The tendtr of D. McDonald was accepted. Art Uniok Towabds c t. Mabt's ObphanA«e.— Since the first announcement of prizes to be drawn at the above Art Union, by the end o! December next, sevtnl other handsome prizes have been offered to the Management Committee towsr Is the game object, so that, besides tbe piano, harmonium, Kansome's plough, watches, clocks, &c, as at first published, there arc, amongst others, another fender st<v>! of a higher value than the ore already figuring in tha list. also a gietit vari ty of large and small cushions, richly and neatly fiuisbel ; wr ting case, which wou'd be f.mnd very useful for a traveller; workbox for ycu g ladies; pocket album?, in which several relations or friends may find room; glass burners, very bandy for travellers to light their pipes with; pocket sundials in a very small compass, most I useful for those who travel, and with which a watch may be set to the proper time, or a boat kept in a right direction at sea; pocket dials are in general made for a certain la«itude, bat these are ca'culhtcl aud made for all latitudes, either of this hemisphere, the tropical zone, or that of Europe. Miners know the uae of the ma? mt, many of these are offered tor prizes. Tuose who fancy nice vases for a mantlepiece may have a good chance to get a pair; th.re are twelve paira of them Another kird of furniture it the shape of photographic views in round or square valuable leaner frames, afro several ghm cases containing moss, corals, and other preciors ornaments are very flttin* articles for a parlor. S-vera' article* of jewellery, cliony flute with eight keys, nice ebony sixkeyed piccolo for amateurs another pair of gold sca'es, 12 sundials prepared for the latitule of Ntl-on and Marlb iro-igh provinces, which sundials may be fixed on the top of a post in a garten, or in tbe front of a house, an I many other • qually useful and intere-t---ing article?. In al 1 , 200 prizes of a tctal value of £150, when drawn will be an object of curiosity, enjoyment, an i excitement on the 29th of December, in St. Mary's Girls' School room. — Communicated The Order of Good Templar (wri'es the Arrow Obstrvef) his existed in Otago very little more than two yiax%, und has already a membership of over 5000, and rvcry week adds to that number. .* cicely a township exists in which a b'anch has not been opened, and even in outlying himleta with but with little p-pu'ation, L dges an? established and seem to pr< srer. This Orler already holds a very strong position throughout the Wakatip tlistrict. and is likely lo be further increased during the incoming summer Numbering 300 membrrs in a comparatively thinly people 1 district like the Wakatip, it nu*t be evident that the society is exerting a piwerful i fluence in the community, and one . which, in ihe mHJoritv of instance!), will prove of a lasting and re mate it character. Not the least i nrortant feature is the effect it will have on the rising g^neia'ioD, in whom is bcinp inculcated sobriety and provident habits. A Mixrd Mabbug I?— The O ago Daily Times October 31 says :— " Marrying and giving in marriage, eating and drinking, and making merry (wr tes our Kaik correspondent; liiis r.pen the order of the day of late. On the 20 h instant, Mr Alfred Kihau, nephew to John lopai, chief of i.ewart'<s Island, was marri d to the daughter of Mr Thomas Pratt, ot WaikouiiH. The nnde and rephew agreed to spen \ (joiot'y) £1 0 over the happy event; consequently a large gathering took place on ! the dav thei were married nt Waikouaitr. As j the bride and brl legrcom ha-l many relative s j «n I friends here, tnp*e were entertained at » oimilar affiirin the Council Hall, when, with Nitives and Kurope»no, there could not have been less than 130 present on the evening of the 26th inst., Garlands of white wild flowers were suspended across the oiling, giving a very p^itiy and appropriate effaot, looking not unlike a ma* s of orange blo-nonis In the centre of a cross table, ami opposite a very fine bride's cake, sat Mr a;d Mrs Kikau, and at either end were Messrs Taiaroa and Toki, who both, with the brides father, made speethe* as the cake and win* were handid round" On drinking the health of the newlymani d couple enthusiastic cheering followed by the company, whi sat at a lonjr centre table. The ball was opene Iby Mr Taiiroa and iVra Kihau and Mr Kihau and Mrs Taiar-'ii Dancing was kept up in a most spirit d manner until 5 p.m. The bride looked young and beautiful, besides being most appropriately attired. Hmband and wifo take with them to their new home (.Stewart's Island) the best wishes of all the peop'e here.