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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 303, 23 December 1874, Page 2

Mr. HouNSELb advertises the opening of his new slit pin Trafalgar-street. His mock of book*, toys, and fancy goods is extensive and excellent, and at this particular season of the year he will, no doubt, receive a large number of visitors. Judging from the icstalments of meat that have alrea iy arrived from the slaughter houses, we are disposed to predict a finer show of carciseg fo night than has yet graced our butuhera' shops at the Christmas season. They will be well, wortby of a visit this evening. Midnight Mass.—The Rev. Father Garia wisuea us to notify that all the adniusion tickets for Christmas Eve Macs have been given away, and that it is impossible to iasue any more. Exctmsios Trip.—-Messrs N. Edwards & Co. advertise the Wallace for an excursion trip to the French Pass on Saturday, leaving the wharf at 8 a.m., and the Pass on the return trip about 6 p ru. The pas-engers will be landed on the beautiful snndy beach in front of Elmslre's house, and will have a fine opportunity of clambering over the bills and obtaining an excellent view of the famous scenery of the Fren.h Pass. Good Templabs.— The members of Loyal Nelson Lodgo will meet afc the Temperance Hall this (veiling, Friday next falling on Christmas Day. Telegbafhic News.—-The Press Agency is constantly forwarding to us items of information of thrilling interest to our readers The latest is that the tickets of admission to the Governor's ball in Wellington are to be lialf a guinea eaeb. VVhafc next by wire? A corresfoitdext has taken the trouble to telegraph to us from Wellington a piece of information thai is scarcely likely to prove of any great interest to our readers, but, as hia message is prepaid, we will favor him with the small amount of space for which he asks Hs wishes to let the Nelson public know that, " The N. Z. Times has given much dissatisfaction by again, as at the last race raeeiing, entirely ignoring in its summary for Europe all notice of the Wellington and Wairarap* races." Judgin"- by the reports published by the Wellington papers of the former of these two meetings— of the latter we have not taken the trouble to read the accounts-we should say that our contemporary had displayed a laudable discretion m not making mention of an event tt-at was only successful to the extent of not b, ein ?<r?- failure- But, as it is only the Wellington, ana not the New Zealand, public that are in any way interested in the matter, we are at a loss to account for the motive* that prompted the sending of the telegram. Nelson Regatta.— Af a Committee meeting held at the Globe Hotel hst nigh', the programme which appears in our advertising columns was agreed to suhj-ct to revision", but the amounts to be offered as prizes wer> not decide i until the result of the canvass for subserip ions tliat is now bein* actively carried on is known, when, it is honed, the Oommittee will be in a position to advertise some really good prizes, which will induce competitors from other parts of New Zealan i to visit Nelson. As it is scarcely likely that there will be any N<-l,onKacts this season, there should be no difficulty in raising a considerable sum of money for the regatta. Outgoing Mails. — The outward San F.ancisco mail win be despatched by the rncebe to-morrow evening instead of on iridHy as previously advertised. This changin? the date of an English mail is most annoying to the mercantie community In tha presmt instance the date of the steamer's sailing has been.advertited for three different duya, first for the 23rd, then the 25th, and now the 24th. Ie may be that the lastalteratiou is in consequence of Friday being Christmas Day, hut as that festival has been in the unvarying habit for the last 1873 years of occurring on the 25th December, the Post Office authorities in Wellington might have be- n fairly expected to have been aware of the fact when they advertised the mail for that day. The Albion will take a supplementary Suez mail, which will close here at seven a.m. to-morrow. | Stobbmb Court.—The next sittings of the I bupreme Court will commence on Monday,

the 4th of January. The only criminal cases are thosj of Regina w Htnry Brooks alias Johu Wadsworth for forgery, and the Bameu John Dogherty for sheep stealing. Ihere are five civil actions set down for trial, namely, Knyvett v. O'Conor for false imp isonment— in this case the defendant has paid £5 into Court; Wjmond v. National Insurance Company; MaUn ». Sclandera ; Beattie and another v. Buckeridge ; and National Bank v. Mortimer. These (hrea laac arise out of the bankruptcy of W. Staveri and Co. Motceka OiiriiANACE.— The sum of £5 having been raised in Nelsou by Mr Broad for supplying Christinas presents to the inmates of the Motuek* Orphanage, that p ntlensan has receive! a letter from Mr Wallis ackoowletiging tlie receipt of the money, »nd saying that "it juvcb us united pleasure to know that, during this season of general rejoicing, the hearts of the orphnns and destitute dt:le ones will be made glad by such a liberal donation. We hope to be enabled to get them a well stocked Christmas tree, as well as the usual accompaniments of roast beef and plum pudding." Fine.— A flre took place on Tuesday moraing acout 8 o'clock, at L.wer Waktfleld, ■which resulted in the destruction of the dwelling-houae occupied by Mr Hobert Eden and family. It appears that Mr Eden, who hHd been fonie distance from home, when returning observed smoke coming from the bsck of the hou«e. He then ran to sea what it was, mi found the back part of the roof in a blaze, but owing to the strong wind which was blowing at the time all his eff irtu to put out the fire proved of no avail. The walls and pnrtit ons of tha house being of cob, it did not burn so fast as it would h*ve doie had it been all wood, and it was owing to that no doubt that a great part of the bedding and furniture was fayed The house was insured in the New Zealand Insurance Company for £150 and the furniture for £50, total, £200 —■Communicate I. The Suicide at Moutere.— Mr F. Seiboth of the Upper Moutere, lias addressed to us a letter that contains tome extraordinary statements with respect to this melancholy affair. The deceased, he eaya, was a good hard working settler, whose only fault was the co'onial vice of "going on the spree" for a few days after a long time of fobriety and hard work, and when in hi* cups he was insulting but otherwise harmless. In one of his late fits of drunkenness, he insured Mr John Bensemann, who summoned him, and upon his not attending the summons, took out a warrant against him. The remainder of Irs letter we will givi; in the writer's own words. He says:— "Rover, an o'd man over GO years of age, showed great horror and fear of being imprisoned, and declared several times that he would shoot himself rather than undergo the degradation of imprisonment. Aftir writing his last -will, he prepare i for death by praying and reading, and, on the arrival of the warrant, he committed the fatal deed. The remains of the unfortunate man, without being either washed or cleaner], were bundle! into a shel'.and burifd i:i the corner of our cemetery. These ate the facts which have taken place under our very eyes, and in the miist of a Christian community. {For remainder of News see fourth page )

The 2V. Z. Times is glad to learn that Louieson'e Nelson hematite paint for ship's bottoms is coming more and more into use as it becomes known. The new ship Waikato, which lately arrived in Port Chalmers from London, where she bed been coated io the usual way with an aatHouling composition, was found to be in a remarkably foui state under the water line. The ship has been taken into dock, scraped, and coated with the new painr, which is sot only excellent as an anti-foaling application, bat preservative of the iroo, and cheap. A Wanganui telegram dated Wednesday last eaya : — The heaviest thunderstorms known for years are passing over the town to-day. The wind first rose from the N.W., and theo changed to the south. The lightning smashed an umbrella in a woman's hand. A horse was also struck by the lightning. j