The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1875.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 193, 4 August 1875, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1875.

We are indebted to the Hon Mr Richardson for the summary of the Public Works Statement which appears elsewhere. We have not time to remark upon it to-day, but can only say that a hurried perusal of it leads to the conviction that it is a most depressing one for Nelson. A country correspondent thinks that a monster pig recently killed at Foxhill is worthy of an obituary notice. It was 3ft 6in in height, and 8 feet in length, and when killed and dressed weighed 5701b5, the flitch, before the " spare rib* ? was v -taken out, being 14 inches through. It was bred by Mr F. Boiraitigton, of Richmond, add fed and killed by Mr T. Robertson, of Foxhill. As will be seen by an advertisement which appears elsewhere the Union Bank of Australia, at a meeting of .shareholders in London on July 13, has declared a dividend and bonus at the rate of 16 per cent per annum. Sir George Grey's friends do not see it, and their great; man begins to fade into the light of common day. It is the fate of all men who start with easily-earned popularity. It is a Jonah's gourd, springing up in a night, and fading with equal rapidity. Sir Georgeis losing his supporters, and he had better take care. Mr S; is angry at his attacks on Mr Mackay, which arise from ill-nature and ignorance of the facts. Mr D. is justly offended at his uncalled for diatribes against the Bank of New Zealand, which has been an institution most useful to the country. Mr W. and others do not see why Sir George Grey should walk arm-in-arm with Mr S., or otherwise affect a democratic role, which is to them more offensive than abolition or other political change. — Tribune. The Australasian continues to publish a series of papers under the caption " New Zealand as It Is," but the contributions are very milk-and- watery, especially "watery." The writer has not yet, even in his third letter, been able to tear himself away from Wellington, and this is one of the things he has to say about the Empire City: — "Life is tolerable in * windy Wellington." in spite of exclusive society and the jealousies inseparable from a small community presided over by the Governor of the colony, and largely made up of Government officials and provincial authorities of some pretensions. The street conveyances are not all elegant or comfortable. There are some good two-horse open carriages, the drivers of which are very civil, but the common cab is of an old Paris pattern — simply a square box, set high upon the wheels, to which the passenger finds entrance by the help of three steps, and gets a very good shaking when he is within. These cabs run the whole length of the main street for sixpenny fares up to 6 p.m. One cabman only devotes himself to night work. There are supposed to be rules extant for the regulation of these cabs, but the cabmen; when taken off their regular beat, do very much as they like. For conveying a party of two or four to the theatre, and calling for them at the close of the performance, the usual charge is one pound." There was a large attendance of the members of Norman by Lodge, 1.0.G.T., last night, when the officers elect for (he ensuing term were installed by Brother H F. Davia, D G.W.C.T., assisted by Brothers Pilkinjjton and Wilkie. They are as follows :— P.W.CT., Bro. W. T. Sherwood; W.CT., 8i Bter8 ter R. L, Batchetor ; W.V.T., Bro. John Sherwood; W.S., Bio. W. H. Davidson; W.F.S., Bro. W. J. Harper ; W.T., Bro. J. L. Entwiale ; WC, Bro. H. F. Davis ; W.M., Bro. J. Akersten; W.I G , Bro. A. Armstrong! W.0.G., Bro. W. Seymour ; W.L.H.S., Bro. H. Webb ; W.RHS.. Sister F. R. Batchelor ; W.A.S., Bro. T. H. Shone; W.D M., Sieier J. Bachelor, The Halcyon Company's battery at Mobikinui finished crushing on Tuesday laaf. The total quantity ut stone put through was 150 tons, and the total result is 90ozs 7dwta 6^ra or an average of 12dwta l^r to the ton. The gold ioet considerably in the crushing. Of tha 150 tons crushed there were about 60 tons taken out of a blow in the reef, about uine feet wide, not worth crushing, in fact, not one speck of gold could be Beou in if. This was mad» known to Mr Wilson and Borne of the company, before the atone was ciushed, by those who had a thorough knowledge of the mine. Their belief was that it would uot go 2dwts to the ton. Had tbe 50 tons been thrown over the tip-head, aa was recommeuded, the result would have been nearly one ounce to the ton, exclusive of the few hundred weights of specimens that have been taken away from time to time from the reef, and which, had they been crushed with the general stuff, would have resulted in a yield of half as much again. — Westport Times. A current item of art gossip states that Gußtave Dore is to receive about £10,000 for illustrating a splendid piotorial edition of Shakespeare to ba publiahed shortly. '