The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1876.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 157, 24 June 1876, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1876.

DußiNG.the height of the gale on Thursday night last four magnificent frost fish were cast up on Haul-shore Island. "What a splendid haul for Epicures! / The non-departure of the steamers for the South last night gave rise to a deal of disappointment among members of, the' Masonic fraternity, delegates from Auckland . being "..on" board, the Hawea, and Dr Squires, the Nelson .representative, intending to proceed to Wellington in the Alhambra, in order to 'be present at the ceremony, to take place at noon to-day, of installing Sir D.; M'Lean as Grand. Master for the North Island.' IThe friends of Dr and Mrs Renwick will be glad to hear that a cable message was this morning received by Messrs Sharp and Pickering from Dr Kenwick, advising the safe arrival of thje ship Avalanche at London on the Ist 'June/ all well. I The third De Murska concert took place last night, but owing; partly to th|e fact , that it had been given out during the day that there would be no concert, acd ' partly fco the uncertain state of the weather the attendance was but small. The singing of all was excellent,'and song after eongwas greeted with a perfect storm of applause, while the performances on the piano of Maestro Ilia, and the flute playing of Signor Giammonai were listened to with the greatest delight. The company will sail in the Taiipo for Auckland, where we wish them the success their remarkable taleDts so well merit. : We hear with regret that Mr Bed-? wood has sustained a heavy loss in the death of Harakeke, the dam of Korari. Jiarakeke was quite a young mare, having been foaled in 1857, and was by St. Aubyn, out of Waimea. This is the first of the eleven foals Waimea had bred for Mr Hedwood in eleven successive years that he has lost. He has, however, been unfortunate with Harakeke foals, having lost early in the present year a promising yearling colt and a h'ily foal bred by her, both by Towton. Taha, her foal of 1873, also by Towton, was not brought out last year as a two-year-old, but will not unlikely make her mark amongst the youngsters in. the coming season.

A -wedding, in which a s good deal of interest was ta^en, especially by the older settlers in Nelson and apparently by the later ones as well/ took place this^ morning at "Uhrißt \Chuch which was crowded to excess/ there N not even being standing room either in the pews or aisles.' The bridegroom was Philip Gerald Dillion Esq., second son of the late Hon. Constantino Augustus Dillon, who was one of the earliest emigrants- to Nelson, in which province he selected Wairnea West as his first place of residence. For some years he held the appointment of Commissioner of Crown Lands, and was looked up to as a most efficient and excellent officer, as well as a persevering and energetic settler. In 1853 he unfortunately met with his death" by drowning in the Wairau River; shortly after which Mrs Dillon and her family returned to England, whence Mr Philip Dillon returned to, Nelson some .four or five years since. The bride Was Miss Constance Charlotte Monro, youngest daughter of Sir David Monro, .also a well-known old settler in this province, and for several years. Speaker of the House of Representatives. The officiating clergyman was tho Right Rev th. Biihop of Nelson. The bride wore white silk with lace veil, and a wreath of orange blossoms, and the bridesmaids, eight in number, were all 'dressed in blue muslin; with bonnets pi the same material. The effect was exceedingly pleasing, and the unanimous verdict of the hundreds who were assembled in the church was that it was one of the prettiest weddings ever seen in Nelson. After the ceremony the party proceeded to - Newstead, Sir David Monro's residence, .where about sixty sat down to breakfast. The bride and bridegroom will proceed to England by the next San Francisco mail steamer.