The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1876.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 77, 18 March 1876, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1876.

The quarterly criminal sittings of the District Court commence on Monday morning at ten o'clock in the Provincial Hall. Tbere is one case for trial, that of Edward Tyler charged with obtaining money by false pretences from Mr Alexander Hunter, of Bridge-st. After the criminal sittings the Court will sit in its probate jurisdiction to hear arguments on a caveat lodged against the granting of probate of the will of Jane Allport, deceased. The case is said to be of some legal importance, and a strong bar is retained on either side. The Grood Templars intend giving an entertainment^ consisting of vocal and instrumental music, readings, recitations, campanology, &c, on the last Wednesday in this month. The Naval Brigade will have a cruise round the harbor in their boat, the Aurora, to-morrow afternoon, starting from their boat shed at two o'clock. Messrs Sharp and Pickering report the sale of 44 acres at Richmond, the property of Mr "W". Harkness, to Mr Knight of Appleby for £1500. By reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that the Lady Barkly leaves Nelson for Havelock on Friday next, March 24th. This will afford intending purchasers of the hop gardens, cattle, &c, to be sold by Mr Mabin there on the 25th, a convenient opportunity of attending the sale. A very serious accident occurred at Richmond yesterday to Mr John Siggelkow, jun., who was assisting Mr Primmer to yard some cattle, when the horse he was riding while at a hand gallop fell and rolled over on him. He was picked up senseless, and has remained so up to the latest advices. Dr ITarrelle and Mr "Waving were called in as speedily as possible, but the hopes of the unfortunate man's recovery are very slight indeed. At the Costume Cricket Match yesterday, the sum of £12 15s was taken at the gates for the benefit of the Hospital Fund. There would have been much more, had all who witnessed the game paid the entrance fee, but several persons refused to contribute their miteto so laudable an object on the ground that the field was public property, and they had a right to enter. It is to be hoped they will never require Hospital aid. The whole of the expenses were borne by the players. The fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held last night. Several letters were received and discussed, including one from the Colonial Treasury forwarding the sum of £674 12s 8d as the subsidy to the rates. — A letter was received from the Public Works Department referring to the damage alleged to have been done to St. Vincent-street by the railway. The Council considered the letter most unsatisfactory, and the Town Clerk was instructed to reply to it. — Cr Everett, as a member of the Finance Committee, reported that the overdraft at the Bank was now completely extinguished, and that there was a balance to credit of £671, and that satisfactory arrangements had been made with the Bank of New Zealand regarding future overdrafts. —Cr Gray wished to know whether his resolution to the effect that the other Banks should be communicated with had been acted upon. Cr Everett thought the present arrangement was a very satisfactory one, but that if there was still a desire to reconsider the matter it could be done at the next meeting. — The following tenders for erecting a gasometer were received: — Mr. Moutray (to complete the work in five weeks), £219 l<ss 8d ; Mr. Dement (in seven weeks), £336 Bs. The former tender was accepted. — Cr Hooper applied for a small sum to fence the plantation on the Maitai bank in Nile-street. Referred to the Public Works Committee, with the understanding that not more than £15 should be expended upon it. — The expenditure of £50 in repairing Russellstreet was sanctioned. — On the application of Cr Hooper, permission was granted to Mr Naylor to erect a bridge over a drain leading to the railway station. — The deputation appointed to wait upon the Superintendent and Mr. Mackay, relative to the railway to the port, furnished the following report of their proceeding^ ;-— " On. Thursday,

the 9th of March, a x deputation'- consisting of Crs "Webb, Everett, 'Levien, and Pickering, accompanied by the Town Clerk, met! his Honor jthe Superintendent and MrTliomas Mackay by appoiutment with reference to the proposed line of railway to the port. Mr Mackay stated that as only the sum of £5000 had been voted for the extension, the question to be considered was how it could be best carried out for that amount unless the Council would assist by widening the Port road. His ifonor did not consider that the amount of the vote meant anything at all, as it could easily be increased, as had been done for other extensions. The general opinion expressed by the deputation was that the General Government was pledged to carry out the work in its entirety; that it was a most unusual course to ask for assistance from local funds, and that the City Council had not the means, even if they had the inclination, to widen the Port road. After some discussion it was eventually arranged that as his Honor's views coincided with those ot the deputation, they would leave the matter in his hands to bring it forward on his going over to "Wellington. A correspondent sends us the following extract from the Birmingham Poat of Ist January, with a request that we will publish it, as probably many of the young people now growing up in kelson know nothing of the officer after whom Hardy-street is named :— " A suite of apartments in Hampton Court Palace has become vacant through the death of Miss Hardy, at the age of 87. Miss Hardy was the eldest daughter of Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, G.C.8., to whom Lord Nelson exclaimed when dying, 'Anchor, Hardy, anchor/ and fn whose arms the hero died. The bullet with which Nelson was killed, and which, on extraction, was found to have a portion of his gold epaulette attached to it, was for many years in the possession of Captain Hardy who caused it to be mounted in silver and crystal as a locket. It is now in the possession of the Queen." Thb following are the winners of the principal events at the Hokitika races : — Trial Stakes : John Stofel 1, Kingfisher 2 ; Goldfields Handicap : Isaac "Walton 1, Jobn Stofel 2; Hokitika Handicap : Banker 1, Isaac Walton, 2 ; Handicap Hurdle Race : Nero 1, Septimus 2 ; Westland Handicap : John Stofel 1, Now 2. We stated a few days ago that the Rev. Mr Flavell had been nominated to the cure of Merivale, Canterbury. ~We now learn that; the rev. gentleman has declined the nomination. — G. R. Argus.