The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1875.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 39, 15 February 1875, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1875.

A large bush fire »t Wnkefield did considerable damage yesterday, a large extent of valuable forest and much of the railway fencing being destroyed by it. A correspondent's letter on the subject will be published to-morrow. Radical Repoem League, — A meeting of the League will be held to-n^ght, when a full attendance is requested. City Council.— The nomination of candidates will take place to-morrow, but no nominations will be received after four o'clock. Nelson Regatta — Signs of preparations for the forthcoming regatta may now be seen at the Port. For tho principal race, an iron yacht, which for the past three years has been lying in an unfinished state opposite the Commercial Wharf, has been completed by Messrs' Freeman Brothers. She made a trial trip on Thursday, when everything was found to work satisfactorily. The Claymore was launched on Saturday, and her owners are having a new mainsail made, which is expected to give her greater speed, The Minnehaha will be launched during the week. The Lightning having been found leaky was beached on Saturday for the purpose of being caulkecfc For the Whaleboat Race, the Phantom's crew has been busy practising for the last fortnight. The Thistle, a boat built by six colonial young men in 1873, will make her debut at this regatta. Her crew will be out practising this week. The Clio will be launched in a few days, and a boat being built by Mr Taylor will be finished by the end of the week. The Evening Post of Wednesday last, in reporting a meeting of the Star BnatiDg I Club, says :— lt was resolved that a new whaleboat, to be built by Mr I Crowther, be ordered forthwiib, in | order that crews may be sent over to compete for prizes at the Nelson regatta on the 25th inst. Yesterday;, says the G. R. Argus of Thursday last, Gilmer'a coach from Reefton brought to the National Bank the handsome escort of 57230z9 of gold. The Wanganui Herald of tbe sth j instant writes as if it were still uncertain whether Mr Fox would or would not | resign bis seat for Rangitikei. The hon. member is somewhat like Silly Sally in the ballad, he has *' so great a i mind, it takes a loog time making up." Some of the Victorian sporting writers continue to write favorably of the chances of Lurltue for the Geelong Cup. She was said to be in good form — very different from that ehe exhibited on the Melbourne Cup Day. " Beacon," in the Leader, however, gives the race to Haricot, with Melbourne second, and Lurline third. The betting as to these horses was three and four to one, and five to one was offered about Lurline. Yesterday (says the New Zealand Times of Thursday lost) an interesting event took place in the city, which created not a little interest, especially in one prominent section of the community — we refer to the marriage of Mr Henry Cohen, of Willis-street, with Miss Jane Levy, daughter of Mr Benjamin Levy, of Lambton-quay. Tbe ceremony was performed in the Synngogue (which presented an extremely pretty sight), at three o'clock p.m., Id a very impressive manner, by the Rev. David Isaacs, of Nelson, who came over to Wellington for the purpose. The bride was elegantly attired in white moire antique, with a long and rich white lace veil, and looked extremely lovely. She was attended by nine little ladies — six of them her sisters — as bridesmaids, nil dressed in white, with colored edgings to their dresses — who attracted great admiration.