The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1875.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 194, 5 August 1875, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1875.

The Harmonic Society's concert, advertised to take place to-night, is unavoidably postponed. There will be a rehearsal this evening, when a full attendance is requested. Tne Auckland correspondent of the Southern Mercury - telegraphs as follows :— " We begin to feel proud of Sir George, and the general belief is now that he never wrote ithe extraordinary article in the Wairarapa Standard. Sir George has long held the trump card hid in his sleeve, that he is still legally Governor of New Zealand— that is, that no other man has been legally appointed since he was her Majesty's representative, provision never having been made for such a contingency. He will play it at any moment, to embarrass the Ministry, if they persist in the abolition resolutions." The revenue derived from the supply of water in Dunedin is— for household purposes, £10,430; for supplying machinery, £2310; total, £12,740. Some person has broken a glass case in the Dunedin Museum, and taken ali the coins therefrom— coins that it had taken years to collect. The following is from the G. I?. Argus-.— 7art of the ballast contained in the schooner Merlin, which lately arrived in port, consists of Para Para ironstone. Judging by the character of the stone even by such samples as have in this instance been used for the purpose of ballast, Nelson Province aud the Para Para Company must possess a mine of wealth the early development of which certainly deserves every encouragement. Six months ago shares in the Phoenix Company, Inangahua, were sold for twopence each, and since that date, without any call upon the shareholders' the mine has paid dividends to the amount of nine shillings per share This and the late rich return from the mine, the Inangahua Times considers should encourage parties to direct their attention to the Murray Creek district, especially as hitherto that locality has been but very hastily prospected. The Australasian considers the New Zealand climate very inferior for the purposes of cricket: playing, because whea Parr's team played at Dunedin

a gale of wind levelled the grand stand and almost blew the hair off the players' heads — a gale that has scarcely .. had a parallel since. Sixteen days travel between Hokitika and Grreyraouth is an unusual circumstance certainly, but it nevertheless is recorded of a gentleman who left here on the 10th instant by the steamer Tararua the same day. The steamer was not tendered at Greymouth owing to the roughness of the weather, and fche unfortunate passenger was taken on to Melbourne, returning by the steamer Albion on the 27th instant. — W. C. Times. Sir James Fergustipn, the late Governor, is confidently named in certain circles as the coming Agent-General. Thes*. gossips forget that it is well to be off with the old love before ooe is pn with tbe new.— Tribune. The Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph writes: — We bave always with us seventy (houseud beggars. Up to six years a child engaged in tbis occupation should make about two francs a- day, boys and girls together. Beyond tbat age girls have a marked advantage. From eight to thirteen they will acconnt for half-a---crown to four shillings on the average. " Mothers of a starving family " count four shillings the minimum of tbeir deserts, and often make double of tbat. Male beggars fall behind, unless of exceptional ability. Tbey seldom gain moro than the wages of a hard-working man say half-a-crown to four shillings. The exceptions, however, are actually alleged to swindle worthy souls to the amount of 40 j. to 50s. a day. The instance is given of a blind man dwelliog at Pasßy, who contracts for his board at l£ per diem, wines not included, for he owns a cellar and a. good one. It appears that io Paris a parent who Bands bis children out lo beg expects of each about is. 3d,, besides food, wbicb the child may beg, boy, or steal. It appears tbat a certaiu gentleman had trained bis dog to fetch tbe uewspaper of a morning. He carried three halfpence in his mouth, and the woman diily delivered the journal on receipt. A certain thief passing that way observed the daily custom, and perceived his way to a small fixed income. Tempting tbe dog witb a bit of meat, he pereuaded it to drop the halfpence. The kiosk woman did not- suspect harm when the faithless creature arrived without his coppers, but gave him the paper, and entered it as a debt. So things went on for a fortnight, until the dog's owner, stopping one night to buy an evening journal, was asked for tbe sma'l sura due. Hence suspicioo, ana hence a watch. Tbe thief was diecovered pocketing the three halfpence whicb the dog had dropped to eat a piece of mouldy cheese.