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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 57, 7 March 1877, Page 2

The farewell tea to arr J. T. Smith takes 1 place at the Temperance Hall this evening j at 6 o'clock. j The alarm of fire was sounded between 1 six aud seven yesterday evening, and caused | the usual amount of flurry and excitement. Fortunately the cause was but slight, some i shavings in Mr Scott's timber yard having taken fire. Some members of the Brigade and others were soon ou the spot, and had j extinguished the fire by the application of a | few buckets of water before the hose reel arrived. It appears that Messrs C. and P. Frank are to a large extent responsible for the micourteous behaviour of the volunteer representatives of which we complained yesterday, their vineyards proving an attraction which I they were powerless to resist. On their way to Hokitika they ascertained that the grapes would probably be ripe about the time of their return, and co sooner was the steamer moored yesterday than they made a rush for the vineyards aud took them by storm, the proprie ters having all they could do- to cut the grapes aud take the money fast ouough. Let us hope that the representatives enjoyed the fruit for which they had a greater regard thau for good manners. At the Magistrates Court this morning, before N. Edwards and J. Shephard, Esqs., J.J.P., John Rothwell was charged} with assaulting and beating Mary Paul at the Bush Tavern on Saturday last. Fined £1 and costs £2 16s 6d. Mr Pitt appeared for the complainant, and Mr Fell for the. defendant. John Maodonald was charged with assaulting and beating Amy Astlc, daughter of William Astle; aud Elizabeth Astlc. wife of William Astle and mother of Amy Astlc, was charged with assaulting and beating John Macdonald, and the consequence of it all was that John Macdonald ana William Astlc were bound over to keep the peace for six months. Mr Pitt appeared for Macdonald. Tut; February aud March number combined of the Church Messenger is just published, and contains a carefully and well digested resume of the General Synod's proceedings during the eighteen long sittings of ' that body. The Editor has well treated the various topics of interest in the form of answers to questions likely to be asked, or that were actually put, at the time the proceedings were going on. There is also a large amount of other matter, including the .Theological examination papers, Bible Lessons, copious extracts from a Pastoral of | the Bishop of Gibraltar on " The Church of I | England in the Mediterranean, the Kaiapoi j I case, &c. The present is a most interesting and very readable number, and we recommend it to the general public, as well as to those more particularly interested in the affairs of the church.