The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1875.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 84, 8 April 1875, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1875.

Pkovincial Council. — The Council is to meet this year a little later than usual, the members being summoned for Tuesday, the llih of May. Waterworks Assessment. — A Court for the purpose of hearing appeals agninst this aesessment was held to-dny, A. Mackay and John Syraons, Eeq9., J J.P., being on the Bench. Appeals were made by Adams and Kingdon, W. V. Salter, D. Burns, W. R Waters, A. B Jackson, and B. Hamilton. The assessment roll not. being produced, in the absence of a Town Glerk, judgment was deferred. 1.0. G.T. — The members of this Order intend giving Brother Jefford, W.C.T. of the Loyal Marine Loilge, who is about leaving this colony for Snn Francisco, a farewell supper this evening. It takes place in the lodge room (lately the Bethel) at Beven o'clock, not eight, aa appeared in this morning's Colonist, Diocesan Symcd— The Synod met yesterday nt 3 p.m. Business of n formal nature occupied the time until 5 o'clock, when the Standing Committee was elected by ballot, the result being that ihe same members were elected as Ihsi year. — It was moved by the Rpv. E. F*. Cross, and seconded pro forma by the Rev. G. T. N. Welkins, "That the attention of the Synod be called to the want of some small service book which is experienced by tbe clergy in outlying districts for the use of those attending the services, held in such districts." After some discussion the motion was withdrawn. The Synod adjourned at 6 pm. until 3 p.m. today. Nelson Aktizans' Association.' — The quaiterly meeiing of the Artizans' Association was held last night, and the following officers for the current term were eler;fed : — President, T. Rowling; Vic< -President, R. Dixon; Secretary, F. Roscoe; Trensurer, A Wilkie; Librwrian, W. Rowling; Com-mittee-men, G Bates and J. Glover; Dramatic Manager, J. Glover; Musical Manager, G. Bates. Nelson Boating Club. — A meeting was held last nij-ht at tbe Trafalgar Hotel for the purpose of forming a Boatiug Club. There was a fair attendance, and a list of members was at once opened. Mr Tennent waß elected secretary, and Mr Holmden treasurer pro tern. The entrance fee for active members was fixed at 30a., and the subscription at £2, payable either at onco or in quarterly instalments. The subscription for honorary members will be one guinea. Intending members will please leave their names with the secretary. In our Donedin telegrams yesterday, it was slated that the emigration agent for Otogo hud informed his Government that " the Mayor of London said at a meeting held in London for raising funds for the Cospatrick sufferers, that he hoped the fnte of tbe Cosputrick would be the means of altering the tide of immigration from New Zealand to Canada." What the Lord Mayor really did say is more correctly reported in the Times of January 1. It was as follows:— Suggestions might still be made for the betCer regulation of emigrant ships, and, in that case, he bad no doubt tbey would be adopted by every shipowner in the country engaged in the trade. Otherwise the stream of emigration might be diverted from New Z a. and — hitving regard to the long voyage — and made to flow in the direction of the United States and Canada. Mr Colonso, of Maori lexicon notoriety, was sued in Napier rect m\y by Hooper, a tobacconist, for tbe value of goods supplied to Coleneo'a reputed boll-caste sou. The claim amounted to £12 lor tobacco, perfumery, whibkets, etc. The half-caste is now on his way to England. Colenso pleaded the maturity of the boy, and got a nonsuit. '

The Tararua briqgVdown^lfi^ incoming jgijez mail, baling du;ring Kef> .detention ;in M&ibourne; r&cjrived £••■ thorough. cleaning. ' The ClaWii.Hatnjll* ton, we understand, has tnketrthe place of the lost Gothenburg in the Northern Territory trale. A Dunedin telegram of Monday Biya :— Last October a man named Grarit, who rnakeß a living here*l'by . hawking his pamphlets, containing scurrilous articles on anybody and everything, addressed a letter to the " people's paper," Dundee, containing a tissue of lies and abuse about New Zealand, its climate, prospects, and progress, and condemning theinHnMwration system. Mr James Adams, the Otago Immigration Agent, replied to it in a Dundee paper, and the Times this morning publishes a letter from Mr Adams, in which he states that the credibility of the writer (Grant) mny be inferred when he says, "that, for 19 years he bas spent annually £1000 in tho diffusion of knowledge throughout the land;'' whereas a subscription had to be got up for the poor man to help him back to Melbourne where he camfrom. He went so far, and then retjrned to Duneiiin, and haß ever since lived a miserable existence in publishing a low paper, in which he rails at public institutions, and specially at those gentlemen who have shown him the greatest kindness and forbearance. So far from speodiag £1000 yearly, his family would have starved but for the industry of his wife, who has had to keep herself by washing the clothes of the very persons he assumes to have educated. Mr Adams' letter has given meat satisfaction in Dunedin, and is considered not too strong.