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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 138, 9 June 1875, Page 2

Governoe's YrsjT. — It will be seen by advertisement tbat bis Worship the Mayor has called. a -public meeting for to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, to take into consideration the reception of .the Governor, and to form a Committee to make the necessary arrangements. Resident Magistrate's Court. — David Davis was charged by "W. A. Jones with allowing a dangerous dog -"tob^ at large. The case was adjourned until the 16th instaut.— Proihero v. flargreaves. This was an assault case, and was dismissed. A religious service of rather an unusual character will be held at Mr IShort'a residence, College Hill, on t F,nday evening next, when an address will be delivered by Miss -Short, recently from London, where for some years past she has been wholly devoting her Lime and energies in connection with the East London Christian Mission. There will be accommodation for 200 persons, and all are invited. A correspondent writes from Waimea South:—- "The gale on Saturday night did some damage in tie Waimeaa, where it blew with great force from the south and south-west, sweeping old buildings, fences, and even stacks of corn and hay to the ground. The greatest damage was dove along the foot of the range of hills to the southeast and south-west of Waimea South, for there stacks of corn, &c, were strewed about the fields, old buildings levelled to the ground, and .chains of fencing laid in a recumbent position. A large stack of wheat belonging to Mr Isaac Gibba is among the number, aud many sheaves were scattered about in the adjoining paddock to the great satisfaction of (be cattle and sheep depasturing thereon. The principal chimney of the adjoining farm house . fell crashing through (he roof, and a shed on the adjacent property) wns laid low. Very little damage was done in the open plain, and it appears that the greatest force of lha gale swept along uuder the hills. The West-port Times of [Friday last, having received a telegram to the effect tbat an Executive dinner was to be given 'on that nighfc, says: — The Executive, arousing but the faintest show of opposition, is entrusted with the control of public business for yet another season. To-night's festal gathering should not be overshadowed with gloom. The faithful services of the Executive have been rewarded by increased emolument The faithful Commons have had their wages raised — we beg pardon — the honorarium augmented. To paraphrase a familiar distich Those now are paid who ne'er were paid be:ore And thoße eret used to pay now get the - more ■ . "■and -all is -peace] ' Looking . at the real business of the session there is satisfacfaction in knowing that no waste of time has ensued in unprofitable debate, and tbat the only actual contention has been over the allocation of money for .expenditure in public works, a bone f contention over which there is an invariable scramble. Even in this respect the vision of the "unfettered ! balance . of which the Provincial Treasurer gave enchanting glimpses, seems to have exerted a wonderfully mollifying influence, raising the hope that public works deferred but for the present-session will assuredly be accomplished in the recess. All which, it is desired, may come to paßs.