The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1876.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 58, 1 March 1876, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1876.

The City of Melbourne with the San Francisco mail, followed at an interval of twenty minutes by the Grenada, arrived at Auckland this morning three days behind her due date, but having made the passage in three days under the contract time, as she was six days late in leaving San Francisco. We shall probably have to wait some days for the mail, as the first boat to leave Mariukau will be the Ladybird on Saturday. v/A ball, at which about 130 were present, was given to the officers of the Cable Expedition at the Provincial Hall last night. Dancing was kept up with great spirit until four o'clock. In our cable news to. day will be ] found a Bombay telegram of Fridaylast stating that twenty of the passengers and crew of ' the missing ship Strathmore, bound from London ( to, New Zealand, had . been picked up on i Croset Island. The re were two or three exceedingly *. dry and. uninteresting , cases in the R.M. Court this morning. Carter v. Blecher was a suit for £48 balance due 1 oh account of a contract for earthwork , at; the new gasholder. A cheque for £17 9a was paid into Court, and there was a set off against the balance. Mr Fell appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Pitt for the defendant. • Ultimately it was decided to settle the matter out of Court. — Kingdon and Hibble, on account of Mrs Stewart, v. Armstrong. This was a claim for £26 los for rent. ( Mr Pitt appeared for plaintiffs, aud Mr Acton Adams for defendant. This action arose out of a family feud of no interest to anyone except those concerned. Judgment was reserved on a , point of law that was raised. The Naval Brigade, under charge of Captains Marshall and Richardson had a spin in their new boat last night. i Starting from the Government "Wharf i they pulled up and down the harbor, thence proceeded outside the Boulder Bank, round the cable ship Edinburgh, i and then home. There was a large musi ter, aud, considering it was the first time ! the Brigade had all been together in the i boat, they deported themselves very ! creditably. The official launch of the boat will take place to-morrow evening at ' half-past six, after which the members \ of the Brigade will dine together at the Custom House Hotel. ■ A PEESENTATioir of a handsome gold { watch guard and locket, accompanied . by an illuminated address, was made i last evening by his fellow employes to Mr H. Godfrey, on the occasion of his ; leaviug the . employ of Messrs N. Edwards and Co., with a view to taking a trip to England. Mr Godfrey's health ; was drunk, air wishing him a pleasant : voyage and safe return, ito which he replied iii appropriate terms. ; The last performance of the Smith 1 Combination Troupe will be given tonight, when we recommend.' all who have not yet seen them to visit the i Masonic Hall. In addition to the other attractions, a pamphlet containing an interesting sketch of the life of Mr Smith, who has been engaged for a number of years in the business iv which he now is, will be presented to each member of the audience. The Horticultural Society's autumn show takes place at the Provincial Hall to-morrow. The season is not a favorable one for flowers, but a splendid exhibition of fruit may be looked for. There will be music during the evening. We (A- 7 . Z. Times) understand there is every probability of the Artillery proceeding to Nelson to take part in j the annual encampment there. The Government assist the company to passages, conditionally upon their making up three detachments, and there is no doubt that the requisite number, will be found this year. Tbe telegraph has again been successful in leading to' an important arrest. Three men some time since stole at Rio de Janeiro a quantity of diamonds valued at £22,000, and then left for the- Mauritius. The cable brought the information to Paris, whence it was sent to Madeira, and then— there being no telegraphic communication between there and South Africa — it was taken by steamer to Cape Town. The result was that the men were captured at ) Port Elisabeth.