The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1876.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 100, 15 April 1876, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1876.

Monday next being a public holiday the Mail will be published at 10 a.m. We are requested to state that his Honor the Superintendent will open the new Lunatic Asylum on Tuesday ' evening next, when several ladies and gentlemen have kindly consented to provide an evening's amusement, which will be duly notified, commencing at 8 o'clock. Sermons in connection with the Spring Grove Wesleyan Church anniversary will be preached at Spring Grove to-morrow morning and evening by the Rev G. S. Harper. Messrs Sharp and Pickering disposed of the steeplechase horse Sultan this morning to Mr T. Hariey for £19. A sebmoh on behalf of the Nelson School Society will, on the occasion of its thirty-second anniversary, be preached in the school-room to-morrow afternoon by the Rev Mr Beckenbam. On the following Tuesday evening tea will be provided at six " o'clock, after which the annual general meeting will be held. The following will be the Easter services in Christ Church to-morrow: — Morning Prayer : Easter Hymn ; "Christ our Passover" grand chant; Psalms 2, 57, 111, double chants ; Te Deum and Jubilate Ebdon in C. ; Anthem, "Now is Christ risen from the dead," G. B. Allen ; Kyrio No. 14; Hymn 448. Evening Prayer : Easter Hymn; Psalms 113 and 114 single chants, 118 double ; Magnificat and Nune Diwittis, Ebdon in C. ; Anthem, samo as morning; Hymns 426, 309. Yesterday was observed as a close holiday, and the Rocks and other favorite places of resort on such occasions received their usual number of visitors. The train went away with a goodly freight of passengers in the morning, and picked up large numbers of school children and others at Eich- • mond and Spring Grove, on their way

to Foxhill, where they enjoyed their ' picnic parties, and returned to their homes '. by the evening train. The churches in Nelson were well attended, both in the morning and evening. The review on Monday is likely to prove highly successful, and the various cavalry contests very interesting. So large a number of people, it is said, are going from town that the railway will have all it can do to provide sufficient accommodation. An early train with the volunteers and such of the public as like to go at that hour will leave the station at 730 a.m., and another at ten o'clock. Those who desire to avoid being too crowded would do well to avail themselves of the earlier [opportunity. The City Council met on Thursday night. The application of Messrs N. Edwards and Co. to use eight feet of the road opposite where the Charles Edward is lying for storing material was granted. — Permission was granted to Mr Moiitray to use the road between his shop and the Post Office for launching an iron boat. — A letter was received from Mr GK B. Murray asking the Council not to enforce the penalty for the eleven days he had exceeded his oon tract time in making alterations to the retort house. It was decided that, as the contract had been taken very low, and the contractor had found a difficulty in getting workmen, the penalty should not be enforced. — A letter was received from Messrs Adams and Kingdon in reference to keeping the crossings in connection with the tramway in repair, and the Town Clerk was instructed to send it back for a more definite opinion. — On the recommendation of the City Surveyor it was decided to form and gravel 6t. Vincentstreet from- Gloucester to Hastingsstreets, and also to repair the Haven road. — A discussion took place regarding Mr Carter's application for shifting his weighbridge, and it was ultimately resolved, " That Mr Carter should be allowed to shift his weighbridge subject to the conditions that he should move the same when requested, and keep a light burning over it at night during such hours as the Btreet lamps are burning." For the above resolution Crs Pickering, Harley, Everett, and Hooper voted, and against it Crs R. Levien, Gray, and Webb. — Owing to the enforced absence of some of the Councillors, Cr Gray's resolution regarding the banking business was deferred until next meeting of the Council. The following notices of motion were given:— Cr Webb to move, . " That the City Surveyor be instructed to take accurate levels of and prepare plans for drainage in the following streets: — Waimea-street, from Hardystreet to 4 Halifax-street, .thence across the mudflat to best point for temporary outfall for sewers ; Halifax-street, from Waimea-street to Collingwood-street ; New-street, from Trafalgar-street to Collingwood-street; Bridge-street, from Trafalgar-street to Tasman-street; Nilestreet east, from Trafalgar-square to Tasman-street; Tasman-Btreet, from Nile-street east to Bridge-street; Col-lingwood-street, from Halifax-street to Bronte-street; and that such plans and levels form part of a complete system of drainage for the city, and be prepared with the view of the Council constructing such portions of the work as may be deemed advisable in each succeeding year." Cr Gray to move, " That the City Surveyor be requested, with the assistance of the Harbor Master and the mover, to select and report on the best site for sea bathing purposes." The privileges connected with the forthcoming race meeting were sold by Messrs. Sharp & Pickering to-day, and realised the following prices ;—Exclusive right to sell refreshments in the Stand and on the course, Mr, W. R. Pnrraenter, £31 ; skittles and baziar, Mr. Oakey, £23 ; cards of races, Mr. Oakey, £6 10a. ; use of Mr. Rout's paddock, Mr. T. Harley, £2 23. The Jockey Club have this year retained in their own hands the gates, grand stand, and saddling paddock, so that the total realised, £62 125., may be considered satisfactory, seeing that tbe whole of the privileges, including admission fees, &c, sold last year for £53. The two days' racing this year, instead of one, of which tbe last meeting consisted, would of course make a considerable difference in the receipts, but not to such an extent as to account for the far larger sum that was realized this morning.