The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 191, 14 August 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1877.

Some letters have recently appeared in the Colonist calling in question the accuracy of the report furnished to us of the Road Board Conference recently held at Itichmond. Another of these made its appearance this morning, in which Mr Tarrant, the writer, endorses a statement made the other day by Mr White to the effect that certain remarks said,, to ha^e been made by Mr-. Oliver Ought to.have been credited to Mrliarnicoat To,, this Mr Oliver, who kindly. supplied us. .with our report, gives a direct contradiction, an .4 in order to prove that he was correct lie has shown us the rough notes /made by himself of, wha.t he jbad 3 »id immediately on resuming Iris seat. Those notes bear strong testimony to the_correcfcness of his report. Thk crew of the Queen Uee were entertaiued at a tea meeting in the Congregational Church yesterday, a large number of tha cougregatiou being also present. After tea a solemn aud impressive address was delivered by the Rev. J. JBeckenbam. The patty then adjourned to the Temperance Hail, which was crowded. Mr Goulstone^ occupied the chair, and addresses in connection with the tryiugeven.ts of the, <past week' were delivered by several gentlemen, and thanksgiving prayers>ere olkered up for the mercies vouchsafed to the shipwrecked jpeople. Later in the^ evening a number of the Sappho's 'crew were entertained at tea in the Congregational Church. Messrs. Jiloch aud Gibbs have kindly sent to us an excellent photograph of Trafalgarstreet and the Church Hill as they appeared at the time of yesterday afternoon's ceremony. The picture was taken by the instantaneous process, and will no doubt meet with a large demaud as a pleasing reminiscence of the last 3cene in what at one time threatened to be so tragic an affair. The Rev. Alexander Hamilton having receutly been appointed pastor of the Baptist Church in Nelson, recognition services in couuectiou with his settlement in the town will be held this evening, when there will be a tea party at six o'clock, to be followed by ', a public meeting. Messrs Sclandera and Co. have received from the General Manager of the N. Z Shipping Company, at Christchurch, a telegram requesting them to contribute on bfehalf of the Company twenty-five guineas towards the Queen Bee relief fund. Such liberality will meet with the appreciation it deserves. With reference to the expenses of the Aurora in her late trip Captain Marshall wishes to inform gentlemen who gave their names to his list that it has baen cancelled, as the General Relief Committee have taken over the payment of all expenses. Messks Curtis Brothers, agent for Lloyd's, j sent a telegram to England on Saturday, stating that all the passengers and crew of the Queen Bee except the carpenter were saved. The news, so welcome to all having friends on board, would probably be published vn the London papers yesterday. The Harmonic Society purpose giving a concert in aid of the Queen Bee relief fund on Thursday next. Members are requested to meet for practice this evening. Messrs. Lightfoot and Cooksey collected £25 towards the Queen Bee relief fund at the Port to-day, and Mr Canning has sent iv £12 from Richmond, obtained without canvassing at all. It will be seen by advertisement that there will be no parade for the Nelson City Rifles this evening. Special thanksgiving services for the escape of the passengers and crew of the Queen Bee were held in the Baptist and Churches on Sunday, and reference was irade to the event in all the places of worship in town. At the former an impressive sermon was preached by the Rev. A. J. Hamilton from Psalm cvii 28, 29, 30, at the close of which the choir sung " The Rescue " by Philip Phillips. At Christ Church the second Collect of Thauksgiviug in the Form of prayer to be used at sea was read, and the Rev J. Leighton preached a suitable sermon, taking as his text Ephesians iii 20, 21. At All Saints au appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev. J. C. Andrew. At the Presbyterian Church there was a thanksgiving service in the evening, the Rev. P. CaUkr preaching from Psalm cvii 21. At St. Mary's the Hey. Father Mahoney invited the congregation to unite with him iv repeating the Te Deuiu, and at the close of the sermon the thanksgiving prayers for special mercies were read in the vernacular. At the Wesleyan Church appropriate prayers were offered up, aud hymns aud anthems sung. A special service was held at Christ Church yesterday morning, the Bishop of Nelson officiating. There was a full congregation including a large number of the shipwrecked passengers aud crew. At the close of the service a brief but very earnest and impressive address was delivered by the Rev. J. Leighton. The inquiry into the wreck of the Queen Bee will commence at ten o'clock on Thursday morning, in the Provincial Hall, before L. Broad, Ksq., K.M., and Captain Johnston, .Nautical Assessor. The Act requires that the Collector of Customs in applying for an inquiry, shall make a statemeut of the case, and this has been done in the present instance as follows :— " A formal investigation is requested to ascertain the cause of the stranding and loss of the Queen Bee, on Cape Farewell Sandspit, and whether collectively or individually the master, officers, or crew are iv any way to blame for the stranding and loss of the vessel; also, whether collectively or individually the master, officers and crew did all that was right and possible' for the protection of the passengers, and to save life and the ship after the vessel struck." '1 he following witnesses have been subpoenaed: — "Captain Davis, Messrs. Baillie, Going, and Mason, first, sfceond, and third officers ; Mr Cross, Harbor Master ; Mrs. Gibbs, Dc MauuseU, Messrs Whyte^ Hilliard, Beckett, and Cheel, passengers ;' Messrs Frank, Price, Williams, Willis, aud ll anil y, seamen. This rational public is not to be convinced by mere assertion. It wants proof. Accordingly when it learns that four thousand physicians guarantee the purity and efficacy of an alcoholic invigorant, and see on every hand its wonderful cures of nervous debility, kidney aud bladder ailmeuts, rheumatism, indigestion and torpidity of tho liver the public puts its entire faith in the article. lue above explains why Udolpho Wolfe's bciiiKDAM Aromatic Schnapps enjoy such unbounded popularity. J