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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 292, 10 December 1874, Page 2

Fan Francisco Mail. — The Cy* phrenes, with the San Frunciaco mail, has arrived at Auckland. Nelson College. — In consequence of the inclemency of the weather, tbe College sports are postponed until Saturday afternoon next at 1 o'clock. The prizes will be distributed to-morrow afternoon at two o'olock. Gueat American Circus. — This far-famed Circus will open this evening in the paddock opposite the Miners' Arms, at the comer of Collingwood and Hardy Streets, with a magnificent

equestrian comp my, comprising the star riders of the world. Concert — Bad weather and the numerous entertainments which have lately been before the public were no doubt the cause of the moderate attendance at the Provincial HaU last night. The audience, however, if not large, wns appreciative, and the performance worthy of a better house. We have seldom heard an amateur concert with greater pleasure than that of last night. The selection was good, and the several pieces without exception were well performed. Two glees were prettily sung, the band played an overture with much spirit, nod Messrs Jacobs and Corrick, ** I know a bank," arranged for two violins, giving another piece ou their recall. As great a novelty here perhaps, as a violin duett, is a harp solo, for which the lady performer won a loud an well-deserved encore, and a pianoforte solo, a difficult arrangement by Ascher of some of Verdi's popular airs, was equally well received. Bishop's delicious "Blow Gentle Gales," arranged as a trio, and sang with great taste and feeling by three of the best voices in Nelson, was a real treat, and made us regret that a little more concerted music had not been introduced into the programme. The two soprano solos, " Vorrei Cantar " (Viviani) and " She wandered down the mountain side" (Clay), are new to a Nelson audience, and in styles which reader tbem difficult of appreciation on a first hearing. So well were they given, however, by each performer that they were perhaps tbe events of the evening, and we much doubt whether a higher class amateur performance could be heard in New Zealand. Tbe audience left no room to doubt tbeir appreciation, and each lady was loudly recalled. The other solos were of a more popular kind, and were all well received. A hypercritical critic, might, no doubt, iind some faults with thia, as he could with any performance however excellent, but short of such criticism, which the object for which the concert was given, would in any cose forbid, we can only repeat that the concert, as a whole, was excellent, a credit alike to promoters and performers, and thoroughly enjoyed by the audience.