The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1875.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 322, 4 December 1875, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1875.

Mr Cakter having tendered his resignation of his seat as a member of the City Council, it is notified that the nomination of candidates for the vacant seat will take place on Monday, the 20th instant. Mr Ebank "Weston gave one of his inimitable lectures last night at the Masonic Hall, which was filled to overflowing, numbers being unable to find admittance. Always keeping hi» " wizard oil " in view, Mr Weston continued for two hours to " dig down" and bring up now an anecdote, now a witty saying, now a song, and a very good song he sings, and then he would play on the banjo in a manner the like of which was never heard except by those who have had experience of Mr Weston's " troubles." There was more laughter in the Hall last night than we have heard for a long time. Mr Sharp will address the electors of the City at the Provincial Hall on Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The Bishop of Nelson will preach the second of his series of sermons on the second advent at Christ Church to-morrow evening. 1 The Marlborough papers speak in ' high terms of the advertising tablets which adorn the stations on the railway line. These are provided by Mr George Donne, who has purchased from the . Government the right of posting up advertisements in the stations and carriages on the Auckland and Mercer, Picton and Blenheim, Greymouth and Brunnerton, and Nelson and Wakefield lines. We are authorised by Mr Richmond to state that it is his intention to ofFer himself for re-election tor the suburban district. At present he is unavoidably absent, but will return at the end of next week, when he will issue his address to the electors. The Resident Magistrate's decision in the appeal c^se of Messrs Sharp and Co against the assessment of their , brewery, was given this morning to the effect that it be reduced from £250 to £200. The annual valuation of the city of Wellington has just been made, and it represents an increase in rateable annual value during the year just past ' of upwards of £24,000. As this increase in annual value must represent about a quarter of a million of money ' spent in building within the year, it aftbrds a pretty good proof of the rapid progress which this city is making. 1 A fleece weighing 18£lbs was recently taken from a Lincoln ram, says the Timaru Herald, the property of I Mr J. Henchman, of the Waterfalls, Opihi. The sheep was shorn on tbe 1 15 th of November last, and as it was 'fliioru previously on the 14th N.ovem<>

ber, 1874, the f ea a was of twelve months' growth. The animal, which w«8 bred by Mr Johnston, of Dumfries, Scotland, was imported in March, 1874. Captain Kenny, who haa been in a precarious atate of ill-health for some lime past, which caused some little hesitation aa to his intentions, haa now determined to stand for Picton again at the forthcoming election. It is aaid that Mr John Godfrey will oppose him. Both gentlemen are abolitionists — Express. The Lyell Argus of the 24th ultimo saya: — The United Alpine Company cleaned up at their battery on the previous Saturday after crushing 129 tons of stone, with a result of 201ozs 17dwts i Bgrs of smelted gold, being loz lldwts 4grs to the ton. j The Marlborough Express hears of great complaints by travellers about the neglect shown by the Nelson Government with regard to the track — for it can scarcely be called a road — I over the Maungatapu on the Nelson side. We are told it is getting completely overgrown. ' , The Cross saya — Why Naw Zealand should not supply itself with all it requires in hops it is difficult to understand. The bop gardens have everywhere proved profitable, yet with a climate every way adapted for the growth of hpps, consumers of the article pay some £35,000 per annum for foreign grown parcels instead of growing sufficient to meet at least all the brewers in the colony require; and so preserving so much capital for ap« \ plication to other purposes.