INTER-PROVINCIAL.

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

INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Grahambtown, Wednesday. At a meeting last ni^ht, convened by the Mayor t» consider tbe abolition meaeues. There was a large attendence. Tho> Mayor read the followi g ttlegram from t>ir George Grey;—" Pray p*u«e before adopting any sad Jen conc'a-ion, as measures are mora likely to bo satisfactory that will be proposed than those before the House. Read this to tbe mfetin* to-nieht. The first resolution waa proposed " Thit this meeting cordially and heartily agrees with the prirciples of th« Abolition and Local Government; measure now b 3foie Pdrl ; ament, oi d would respectfully urge upon the Government the necessity of passing the e Bills through Parliament as soon an possible. The resolution was ■ cirried with the utmost unanimity. The second resolution, «ppointing a committ e comprising the memoes of the Horoug'i Council, member* of the P.ovincial Council, and Highway Trustees, to watch the progress of the abortion measure through the Hous , was carried with tome dis entient voices. The thitd resolu ion waa in effect that copies of t' e reiolutioDß be telegiaphed to the Speikcw < f both Houseaof Asemblf. 'lheme<ting wi largely attended an 1 concluded at qusr er i past eight. j Hokitik*, Welnetday. Mr Pizev, the younger brother of Pizey anl Co., brewers, committed suie'de last night. The body was found in the office adj lining the brewery, with a putol shot tLrough the head. No writing was discovered to show that the deed was preme itatsd. The pistol shot was hesrd in the adj lining premises. The deceased had not .been drinking, but whs sober ani industrious and during two years residence here was much psi pacted. DrjNspiN, Tuesday. By ihe flre at the Princess' Theatre, Mr otcele. !o«es his ward obe, valued at £100; Mr Keogh's. valued at £iSO,"ond Mr Carrel's, valued et £150 They pi «y at the Queen's to-night in «• Leah." Mr . Leech iosea a I his muste, and Mr West his phno, value 1 at £«o. Tbeßrigale worked splendidly; had they, not done so the conflagration would have bt.cn terrifij. Mr E. Heele's and Mr M'Beath's sttres next the theatre, with £9000 worth of goods, were saved by their most strenuoua exertions. Mr Darrell lost a lot ot manuscript plays. Air Sibbold intend* building the the tre immediately. Struige to tay, r nly four hours before the (Theatre was destroyed, the Fire Prigade, at a meeting, had decided to disband, owing to the indifferent bupport accorded by the City Council. ' Wedn n sd -y Another large fire occurred at 3 o'clock this morning, when Coombes's tannery was entirely destroyei?. The insurance was £1600 on the s ock and building, namely £ 000 in ihe National, and £500 in the Norwich Union. MrCoombcs esiiinaen his loss at £10,000. There wan a very heavy Mock and nothing was saved. It is su; poaad that the fire origi-n-a<d in some building, where grease, tallow, j and shoddy were kept, from spontaneous combuUbn.