The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26,1876.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 125, 26 January 1876, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26,1876.

The proceeds of the entertainment givpn at the Oddfellows' Hall'oh 'Monday night," in;a^d of the; Lunatics' creation TunS, wer^e sligiitly ■ in excess ofj£42. As the expenses will-- not ex? : cee!lslo, theyfund .will receiye a valuable and welcome addition. fjW^BA'ii' cases' were 5 set down t for^ .heariDg in the. Magistrate's ;Qqurt this morning,, but' the proceedings^ \\ were 'ru^eljr 1 interrupted by trie clanging of ,the. fire bell, and as ■Mr -3?ell was engaged jn|several. of the cases t]ie^C,ourt? was adjourned until-JFriiday; ! ' ° ■- *•-.-'• ;■ (■ The " drawing : in; Mr> .James' Art Union,,. takes place in |he ..Temperance Ha^to^ght^ I ■ { /p m { f The third annual Christian Confereliice is. advertised to taHapl^ce»in'M^ Shorty |;rourids*on baex</.j *The programme, w.hicho, is jcpnside.rable length, willrbe found in another column. Those!, who. are disposed .to remain .the V whole 'day' are recommended -t'a^e^ ; their own luncheon, : aiid^are informed' that ,the grounds. -^iU be, thro w s n { open to thejn.y ' 'Sanfeey's hymns wilVibe.ußed,,. __"_, '[ ■ A CHAEMiwa/ ■; entertainment >-. was given : by a so-called troupe ;of -Christy Minstrels recently imported into the colony per immigrant ] ship : Caroline. We use the word " charming " advisedly^ but, in justipe to ourselves, we must go on to explain that the sole charm was that of novelty,- for novel indeed was the performance, the : like of it never having been -seen before in Nelson. Description would entirely fail to con-- * vey any idea . of the astonishing feats, musical, vocal, saltatory, and . dramatic^, performed byvtb-e heroes, of last night. However, should so highly improbable a contingency occur as that this fearful and wonderful company shTould take to the stage again in Nelson,, we cannot honestly recommend the piiblicto rush in; crowds to see them. To the Christy Minstrels we would say, the sooner you get to'wprk in the harvest field, on the roads, or in the n\in,e, the better for yoii, . as it:'is/to be feared thatas actors or singersyouwillnevershine.y !