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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 224, 12 September 1876, Page 2

A chess match between the House of Representatives and ihe City has been played in Wellington, and resulted in favor of the former. Ifc was to consist of twenty-five games, bufc the House has already won twelve to the City's eight, aud two have been drawn. The last was won for the House by Dr Greenwood. The Post of last night says : — Sir Julius Vogel is making every preparation for an early departure, with the members of his family, bufc ifc is nofc yet arranged by which of the two steam routes he will proceed. Ifc is expected to be by one of the direct line of steamers from Melbourne. Sir Julius' address to his constituents is understood to be of considerable length. A Napier telegram of Thursday says: —The Bteamer Mania, which has been aground on the bar afc fche Wairoa for a week, was got off last night, with the assistance of -iOO Maoriß. The natives are to receive £200.

For the Craven Plate afc Sydney on Thursday lasfc, only Valentia" and the Valetta colt started. There was a grand race, resulting iu a dead heafc. The owners divided the stakes. Over £1100 of publio money are to be run for at tho Wellington Race Meeting to be held in February nex*. The principal events are the Wellington Cup, a handicap of 300 sovs; the Jockey Club Handicap of 150 sovb; the Wellington Derby of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstake of 10 sovs; the Maiden Plate of 100 sovs; tha Handicap Hurdle Rac*i of 100 sovs; aod the Provincial Plate of 125 sovs. The Post ot Wednesday save:—Wiltshire, the unwearied pedestrian, is atill alowly progressing with his feat. He 6eems as plucky as ever in his undertaking, but his pace of walking is j rather slow, as bis feet are rather sore, but no doubt this will wear away. We are glad to see that he ia so wall patronised, espeoially during the day time, by the fair sex. We are informed tbat there are a great many pay bim a visit during the moonlight nights, and keep him company till morningHe looks very well so far, with the exe ception of being a little lame. The Dumber of miles completed up to 6 o'clock last evening was 269. . The hotels of Turakiua are a disgrace to civilisation. Recently, while a funeral waa taking place in the township, a "lot of rowdies, issuing from a hotel, shocked and disgusted the mourners by their filthy and blasphemous language. The Wanganui Chronicle on thia subject remarks: — " The 'scenes enacted in Turakina on that Suuday, of which maoy residents of Wanganui were the ashamed and sorrowful witnesses, are a disgrace to any community calling themselves civiiiaed. Even by the sad surroundings of the funeral the ribald crowd were not abashed, and as the tears of the mournera fell fust around the opeu grave, and while the minister was repeating the solemn prayers appoinled for the occasion, borne on the breeze came the sounds of revelry, as the debauch was proceeded witb, the usual orgies and dissipation forming the accompanimanta . Will the Licensing Bench take cognizance of such aggravated ii regularities?