The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 307, 29 December 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1874.

Bishop Redwood is expected to arrive in Nelson on the 13th of -January. Siotday School Festival. — The annual festival of the Sunday schools of Christ Church and All Saints' will be celebrated to-morrow afternoon in the Maitai Valley. The scholars are to assemble at the Bishop's schoolroom at two p.m. The Otego was to leave Melbourne j en the 23rd instant with a cumber of j excursionists. As she was to visit j Milford Sound and Preservation Iniet she can scarcely be looked for at the Bluff before to-morrow or next day. A Conversazione in connection with All Saints Cburch, for the purpose of discussing matters of parochial and general church interest, will be held at the Oddfellows' Hall ibis even- ' ing commencing at half past seven. It is notified that the "United j Gathering of Christions " advertised by Mr Short is postponed until the Ist of February, as the Church of England baa services on New Year's Day, on which day also the anniversary of the Wesleyan Sunday School is celebrated, and this would prevent members of all the churches being present. City Eifles Dramatic Company. — An entertainment consisting of the "Charcoal Burner" and " Robinson Crusoe " was given by this Company last night. The Hall was well filled. Beefton and the Lykll, — A gentleman recently arrived from Reefton informs us that during the present week the escort is to take down to Grey mouth for the National Bank 4023 ounces of gold, and for the Bank of New Zealand 1150 ounces. Of this quantity 1912 ounces are from the LyelJ, and jhe remainder from the following claimg;~Fiery Cross, 7l8ozs; No. 2 South Larry's, 590 ozs; Victoria, 103 ozs j Energetic, 450 cza; Golden Fleece, 660 ozs j Anderson's, 190 oza; Wealth of Nations, 200 ozs; alluvial, 350 ozs. This is the result of but three weeks work, the escort having taken down 6800 ozs ou the 9ih inst. Wesleyan Church.— At the meeting held lost night addresses were delivered by the Eev Mr Brown, from Samoa, and by "Jonah," a native teacher. Mr Brown gave a very interesting account of the missionary work in Samoa, where he has been laboring for fourteen years, showing that he had to attend to a large extent to the temporal as well as the spiritual wants of the natives. "Jonah's" description of his visit to Melbourne was interesting and amusing, and he sang several hymns in his native language to airs familiar to the congregations bert, Mr Brows will take

with him to New Britain and New Guinea several native preachers and teachers from Samoa and Fiji. No missionary has yet visited the parts to which he is about to proceed, and he hopes to be supported by the Christian public. Something like a Christmas box was brought to Picton by the cutter Florence on Monday last, the said Christmas box being in the shape of a cake of gold, weighing 137 ounces 6 dwte., the result of the crushing of 220 tons of quartz from the Turner Company's claim at Jackson's Head. Many persons will not be satisfied unless they have something more common at this season, but no cake will be made in the district equal in richness to that turned out for the shareholders in the Turner Gold-mining Company. — Press,