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

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 167, 8 July 1875, Page 2

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

We are glad to fiad that our recent reraaiks regarding the telegraphing of steamers from the Manakau Heads have been productive of Rood results, Mr Lemon having readily admitted i the reasonableness of our suggestions, as will be seen by the following telegram received from him to-day by the officer in charge in Nelson : — "ln future Manu_au will report to you whenever steamer for southern ports is bar-bound. His weather report will also for future be posted up. See Nelson Mail, sth ioat. Inform them the matter has already received attention." — This will be a great convenience to Nelson especially, and Mr Lemon deserves our thnnka for his prompt attention to the matter. Already have we experienced the benefit of the new regulation, an official message having been received this afternoon from the Manukau office, stating thaS the Hawea, which left Ooehunga yesterday afternoon, has not yet been able to croaa the bar. The body of Walter Fulton, who was drowned from the barque Melrose the other day, was found this morning | between the Pilot Station and the hulk of the [Hera, in a terribly mutilated i condition. An inquest was to be held this afternoon. About two o'clock this morning, the fire-bells rang, all the dogs in the town | barked, lights suddenly appeared in every window, frightened children began to cry, where all before was quiet there was a swift tramping ot ieet, all running in the direction of a light at the eastern side of the town, where Messrs Hooper and Dodaon's jnen were busily engaged in coke-burning, and had no desire whatever to have a abeam of water poured on their fires. People went back to their warm beds through the frosty air, and as they did so said a great many things that wouldn't look well in print. The new Commission of the Peace just gazetted includes the names of 914 Magistrates. Messrs Edelsten and Talbot have been elected members of the Motueka Boad Board. The annual meeting of the parishioners of Christ Church was held last night, the Key J. Leighton in the chair. The accounts for the past year, which showed an increase in the offertories of £100 over the preceding year, having been passed, the Rev J. Leighton nominated Mr Acton . Adams°as minister's churchwarden in the place of Dr Scaly, who l»ad expressed a wish to resign the office. Mr _\ H. Pickering was elected as the people's churchwarden in the room of Mr Mabin, who retired. On the motion of Mr Blundell, seconded by Mr Pitt, it was unanimously resolved, "That this meeting desires to return its thanks to the retiring churchwardens, and is especially desirous of acknowledging its sense of the very deep obligation under which the parishioners of Christ Church lie to Dr Scaly for his untiring efforts to promote the interests of the church in his capacity of minister's churchwarden during the last eleven years." Dr Scaly, in returning thanks, said that when a man's heart was in his work he generally did it well. This had been the case with him, and it was a source of considerable gratification to him to receive this assurance that his services had been appreciated. The meeting then proceeded to the election of vestrymen, and several names having been proposed, a ballot was taken, with the following result:— Messrs Macintosh, Pitt, Scaly, A. J. Richmond, Cooked Dodson, and Scaife. Mr Pitt, who spoke in high terms of the manner in which the musical portions of the service were conducted, proposed a vote of thanks to the organist aud members of the choir, making special mention of Mr Macintosh, the choir master, to whom so much was owing for the proficiency that had been attained. Votes of thanks were passed to his Lordship the Bishop for his handsome present of a gaselier; to the ladies who by means of a bazaar had^ raised the necessary funds for lighting the church with gas, and lining the tower; and to the Committee who had so satisfactorily superintended the expenditure of the money. A proposition was made to raise the seat rents from twelve to fifteen shil? lings per annum, but it was thought that special notice should, be given of such a proposal, in order to obtain a general expression of opinion from those interested, and the meeting was consequently adjourned until Tuesday evening next, when the matter will again be brought forward. At the quarterly meeting of the Artisans' Association, heJd last night, the following officers were elected ;-I President, T. Bowling; Vice,president, E. Dixon; Treasurer, A. Wilkie; Secretary, I\ Roscow; Librarian, John Brooker; Jion.official members of com* mittee, Messrs Lusty and Barrett; Musical Manager, Mr G. Bates. The election of dramatic manager was postponed till next meeting. At the half-yearly meeting of the Loyal Nelson Lodge, 1.0.0. F. MIT held last night, P.P.G.M. Mr John Armstrong was elected Treasurer, and.

Charles Brighten Secretary. There are 198 members in the Lodge, with a sick and funeral fund of £166*. The contributions for the half year were £241 and the disbursements £228, those on sick pay and medical attendance amounting to £162. At the election of two members of the Upper Motueka Valley Road Board there were four nomination s, namely; Messrs Uabb, W. GKbba, Flower, aud Mead. A poll, demanded by Mr Gibbs, took placo immediately after the election, when Messrs Gabb and,, Mead ware elected. A dispueearose between the poll clerk and one of the scrutineers on account of one of the electors having struck out the names of three oat of the four candidates, bufe the clerk ruled that the ballot paper was informal. !