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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 295, 8 November 1875, Page 2

To-morrow being a public holiday fche Mail will be published at noon. A meeting of the Regatta Club will be held at the Trafalgar Hotel tomorrow evening at eight o'clock. A Quadrille Assembly will be held at the Masonic Hall to-morrow evening. A Calcutta sweep on the Canterbury Free Handicap will be drawn, at the Ship Hotel this evening. Sir George Grey was a passenger for Auckland by the Hawea, which arrived yesterday morning, and sailed for tbe North early this morniug. " A Discovery haa been made in the neighborhood of Collingwood of a bed of clay adapted for making firebricks. We are glad to learn that steps will immediately be taken for turning it to account Mr Higgixsoh, C.E., the superintendent engineer for the Middle Island, arrived by the Hawea yesterday, and' took a trip up the railway live this afternoon. He was accompanied by Mr Blackett, jun, who, we understand, is to be superintendent of the works here in the place of Mr A. D. Austin, who is about to be removed to the Province of Otago. It will be remembered that about a month ago a case was heard in the Resident Magistrate's Court in which one Stotter sued a man named O'Sullivan, of Blenheim, and obtained a judgment for £100 damages ou account of injuries occasioned by his being ridden over by the defendant. Just as the case was over, a telegram was received from Blenheim asking that tune might be aliowed for evidence on behalt of the defendant to be taken before the Court there. Permission was granted, aad fche evidence has

since arrived, by which it appears that the wrong man waa sued, three witnesses having sworn that O'Sullivan was on the day in question scoring at a cricket ncatch at Blenheim. A serious assault was, committed this afternoon by John Way, an old frequenter of the dock in the Police Court, upon Thomas Baynon, a man who has been employed on the railway works. About one o'clock information was conveyed to the Police Station that a man waa lying - wounded outside Way's houae, and constable Levy was at once dispatched to the spot, and upon his arrival found Baynon bleeding freely from wounds on tbe head, his face and clothing being covered with blood. The wounded man was taken to the Station, which is close by, and Levy then tried the door, which was locked, but was opened by Way on his being ordered to do so, and he was at once taken into cusody. Dr Irvine was called in, and on examination found two wounds on Baynon's head, one on the top about two inches in length, and another smaller one above the right ear, but, fortunately, there waa no fracture. In Way's house an American axe had been found smeared with blood at the back to an extent exactly corresponding with the larger of the two wounds. The story is that Baynon, who came down from the Waimea by the train this morning, had, when. under the influence of drink, gone to Way's house, and refused to leave it on being told to go out, whereupon a scuffle ensued, and he was knocked down, and that Way had struck him on the head with the back of the axe. The particulars will, no doubt, come out at the examination before the Resident Magistrate. A carbine match has, we understand, been arranged to take place between the Wellington and Nelson College Cadets at an early date, ten competitors on each side. The carbine match between the Artillery and College Cadets was finished on Saturday last, and resulted in a victory for the latter by 92 points. The firing was not so good as on the previous Saturday, owing to the strong South- West wind tbat was blowing. As the arms for the Naval Brigade have not arrived, nor the new uniform for the Rifles, it has been decided not to hold a parade to-morrow, as originally intended and arranged. Owing to circumatances out of the control of the City JJifles, the uniforms ordered from England in January last have not even arrived at Dunedin, whithertheyshouldcome bythe Celestial Queen. The present uniform of -the corps is so old, and has done such good service, that the owners may well be excused from appearing in daylight with their more fortunate fellow Volunteers. The Bazaar in connection with All Saints' Church was opened this afternoon, and we can recommend all who are iv want of really useful articles to pay the Provincial Hall a visit during this or the two following days. There are two stalls, on each of which is a fine display of ornamental and useful work, toys, pictures, flowers in pots, and every description of article that is usually to be seen at a bazaar. One of them is presided over by Mesdames Thorpe, Pasley, Hunter Brown, Fell, and Miss Holmden. The other is in charge of Mesdames Gully, Andrew, and Jackson. There is one pretty little view of Nelson hy Mr Gully, which with the frame is offered for sale at 25 per cent less than is usually charged for his unframed pictures of the same size. The Grand Jury Room has been turned into a refreshment room, where all kinds of luxuries are to be obtained at moderate rates, the purveyors being Miss Colt, and the Misses Gascoigne. The western end Jof the Hall has been partitioned off for the Bishop's collection of photographs, &c. } a fresh selection of which will be on . view each day. As there is some misunderstanding regarding the prices of admission we are requested to state that it will be pne shilling for adults and sixpence for children each day, the tickets admitting to all parts ofthe room, including that containing the photographic views. During the evenings there will be instrumental and vocal niusicy and the Hall will afford a pleasant lounge, of which, we have no doubt, very many will avail themselves. The bazaar will be open to-day, tomorrow, and Wednesday, from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.