The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 133, 7 June 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1877.

Whether or not it was by way of raising a protest against the imposition of a fine for not complying with the provisions of the Dog Nuisance Act we cannot say, but it was a curious coincidence that in ;the middle of hearing a long list of dog cases this morning, the Court was rudely disturbed by a tremendous battle taking place between two of the animals in that part of the building de- : voted to the public. To pufc a check upon such contempt of court the police were compelled to interfere, and in less than a minute the whole of the Nelson force (five) was engaged in endeavoring to separate the combatants. This was a matter requiring a good deal of tact and wariness, and it was a long time before order was once more restored, and the Bench were able to procaed with the fining. We again remind ratepayers under the Education Act that the annual meetings for the election of local committees will be heid in the various districts at noon to-morrow. The Good Templars' Dramatic entertainment will be given, to a crowded audience it ia believed, to-morrow evening. An awkward accident occurred this afternoon to a cab driven by Edward Bartlett, wbo was taking two ladies and three children down to the Port, when in turning the corner at the Wakatu Hotel the box of the off hind wheel broke, and the wheel came off, letting the trap down wifch some little force, as it was going at a fair pace at the time. Fortunately no one was hurt in the .slightest degree. The annual meeting of the congregation of Trinity Presbyterian Church took place last night in the Temperance Hall. The Hon. Dr. Renwick presided, and after some appropriate remarks from the chairman and Rev. P. Calder, the meeting was ably addressed by Rev. Mr Andrew, of the College, aud Rev. Mr Leighton, of Christ Church. Readings were given by Dr. Irvine and Mr A. Robertson, and there was some delightful vocal and instrumental music rendered by young ladies of the choir and congregation. The hall was crowded, and the meeting was considered by all present a very successful , one. When four thousand disinterested physicians certify to the excellence of an invigorative stimulant, sceptics as to efficacy —if there be any— might as well retire to "a back seat." Such an indorsement carries conviction to the mind of all rational persons. The above number of medical men have, over their own signatures, most emphatically confirmed the popular verdict long since rendered in favor of Udolpho Wolfb's Schiedam Abohatio Schnapps. — Advt.