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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XL, Issue 194, 7 August 1876, Page 2

The Nelson football team having arranged to play at Wellington tomorrow were not disposed to allow their engagement to be broken by the detention of the Taranaki at Manakau. They, therefore, waited upon Messrs N. Edwards and Co. yesterday, and chartered the Wallace to take them over. She started at eight o'clock this morning, and having to call at Picton on the way, will not arrive at Wellington until early to-morrow morning. This, however, will enable the players to take some rest before commencing the match to-morrow afternoon. Their pluck and determination not to disappoint the Wellington men deserve to be rewarded by success, and we hope to hear of their winning the match. The following are the names of the Wellington team:—Werry, P. Webb, A. and G. Campbell, John and Allan Bishop, Johnson, Thompson, James, Lynch, Pollen, Hickson, A. Smith, , Barnes, Park, and Wilkin. i A bathes smart earthquake shock i was felt this morning about four o'clock. Our telegrams inform us that j it was noticed at Wellington also. The adjourned meeting in connection with the Cloth Factory will be held at the Masonic Hotel this evening. A serious accident occurred on Saturday night to a young man named Harry Webb, a son of Mr C. Webb, a shoemaker residing in Hardy-street. It appears that he and a mate were passing the Golden Fleece, outside of ! which a general scrimmage was going on. Two of the combatants attacked the latter, when Webb went to his rescue, and got knocked down, the bones of his right leg being broken just above the ancle. Dr Squires was quickly in attendance and set the limb, and the unfortunate young fellow was removed to the Hospital, where, we are glad to learn, he is progressing favorably. To-day has been pretty generally observed as a holiday, the Banks and most of the places of business being closed. Picnics appear to have been the order of the day, the Rocks being largely patronised by numerous parties of young folks. The members of the Artillery Company are requested to meet at the Drill Shed tbisevening at a quarter-past seven for the purpose of bidding farewell to Sergeant-Major Mowatt, who, during his stay in Nelson, has won the confidence of all the volunteers with whom he has come into contact. The new drummer to the Band will make his debut this evening. His Excellency has been pleased to disband the Richardson (Ocago) Fusilier Volunteers. If all we have heard about this corps be true, their disbandmeufc has not been ordered one day too soon.