The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 111, 12 May 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1877.

The Customs receipts for the week ending this day amounted to £676 Is Id. The resignation of Lieutenant Infield of the Naval Brigade has been accepted. Wb notice that the Governors of ill* College have succeeded in making an arrangement with Mr Severn for the deiirwj of six lectures in the Provincial Hall next week. Children attending the Government schools will be admitted at the very low rate of twopence per lecture. The meetings of the Nelson City Council are noted for the orderly manner in which they are conducted, and the business-like manner in which the Councillors enter upon the work before them, but last night's sitting was, we regret to have to say, an exception to this rule, owing to one of the members, Mr J. A. Harley, so far forgetting what was due to himself, the Conncil, and the ratepayers who elected him, as to conduct himself in the most unseemly manner, and to make use of such language as has never before been heard within the Council Chamber, and, we sincerely trust, never will be again. The consequence of this was that the Council was compelled to adjourn without transacting the ordinary business. There is but one course now open to Cr J. A; Harley, namely, to tender his resignation of his seat in the Council at once, as it would be far better to do so voluntarily than to wait for the ratepayers to request him to create a vacancy. Mr Severn's lecture last night was as well attended as the others, and a' more attentive audience it would have been impossible to bring together. The subject, "Galvanism, electricity, and magnetism," was cleverly handled and illustrated by a number of most interesting and successful experiments. The last lecture of the series will be delivered tonight, and the subject, namely, " The solar system," is one which should attract a large audience. A number of photographs of the planets will be displayed by the aid of the lime light, and these, with numerous other illustrations, will add largely to the attractions of the lecture. A meeting of the Nelson Aid Society was held in the Court-house yesterday afternoon, when it was reported that there was only the small balance of £6 12s lid in hand. It was decided to at once commence a canvass for subscriptions, as 'there fare; many calls upon the Society for assistance in a small way. Those who give may feel perfectly satisfied that their money will be distributed in such a manner as to render aid to those who most require it. We understand that the Mayor is determined to put down with a strong hand any such disgraceful scenes as that enacted last night by Cr J. A. Harley, against whom he has laid an information under the 25 th byelaw of the "Municipal Corporations Act," which provides— in ungrammatical formthat " Any Councillor using offensive or disorderly language, and having been twice called to order, or to withdraw, or apologise for such conduct, and refusing to do so shall he guilty of an offence." The case will be heard before the Resident Magistrate at ten o'clock on Monday morning. The Masonic Hall was well filled last night on the occasion of Mr and Mrs Cotterell's entertainment, which appeared to be thoroughly enjoyed by the large audience. Mr Cotterell's clever impersonations of character are so well known as to render special mention by the Nelson press needless, and in Mrs Cotterell he has an invaluable ally, who allows him time for rest, while she at the same time affords her hearers real pleasure by her sweet and tasteful singing. Dr. Schwarzbach returned yesterday morning from West Coast, and will leave next Tuesday for Auckland. He is staying at Panama House. The Doctor examined this morning the sight of all the boys (82) nt the Nelson College, to ascertain the percentage of shortsightedness in the colony. It is generally allowed that good old pure, unadulterated wbi3ky is as wholesome a spirit as any manufactured, and the best sample of Mitchell's Al Old Irish Whisky can be had from the agents, E. Buxton and Co, who receive regular shipments direct. 1491 Avoid excitement, dissipation and late hours. If you ar« not naturally nervous they will be apt to make you so, unless you have 'a constitution of iron. If you are nervous, there is still greater reason to shun them. The best remedy for weakness of the nerves, as well as for its almost invariable concomitant— a deficientcy of constitutional vigor— is Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps which multiplies the physical energies, promotes assimilation of the food, and tranquilizes the brain. Advt.