The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 228, 26 September 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1877.

An Inquest was held at Happy Valley yesterday upon the fire by which a house be'.onging to Isaac Harvey, senior, was destroyed last week. A jury was taken out from town, and Mr Pitt watched the enquiry for the lusurance Offices, there being some suspicion that the fire was not purely accidental. The house wa3 insured at the time it was burnt for £300, half in the Standard and half in the Northern. In May last it was insured for £300 in each, neither of the offices being aware tnat an insurance had been effected in the other, but on Mrs Harvey, when looking over the conditions of the policy, finding that under such circumstances both would be invalid, the agents were informed by her what had been done, and the amount was reduced by one half in each. Two witnesses stated that Mrs C. Turner was seen near the house about the time of the fire, but her brother-in-law sw.ore that she had not been away from home all the morning. A verdict was returned to the effect that there was no evidence to show how the fire originated. Those who were present at the last dramatic entertainment given by the men of H.M.S. Sappho will be glad to learn that they intend appearing again at the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow night, when the proceeds of the performance will be given to the Nelson Hospital Convalescent Fund. The first part will consist of the three-act drama " War dock Kennilson," and the second of the amusing farce " Urgent Private Affairs." Those who wish to spend a really pleasant evening will do well to attend. Whether the novelty which attracted so many people to the Provincial Hall last night should be spelt with a big or a little "a" it is difficult to say, but, whatever the cause, the result was a room so crowded that at times it was not easy to move about. Shortly after seven the Novelty commenced discharging her cargo, and by nine o'clock she had an empty hold, and all those who had purchased bills of lading were placed in possession of their consignments, which wero of a very varied character. Music and singing followed, and it was ten o'clock before the crowd dispersed. The evening's receipts, which are to ho devoted towards paring off tho debt on St. Peter's Church, VVakapuaka, were close upon £60, of which about £20 were taken at the door, the refreshment room also contributing by no means an inconsiderable item towards the sum total. Tub Fire Brigade's annual dinner will take place at the Trafalgar Hotel to-morrow evening. A lecture entitled "Sermons in Candies and Lectures in Light " will be delivered in the Baptist Church to-night by the Eev A. J. Hamilton, who has the reputation of being an able and pleasant lecturer. The Amateur Dramatic Association will perform the farce " Ici On Parle Franeais " at the Lunatic Asylum this evening, when it is hoped that some addition may be received to the Recreation Fund. His Excellency the Governor has confirmed the sentenee of tho Nelson Court of Enquiry— relative to the wreck of the barque Queen Bee — suspending the certifiicate of Captain Davies for three years, and of the mate, Mr. J. E. Going, for six months. A mau named Harry Smith, late a barman at Gilmer's Hotel, Eeefton, has been committed to Nelson for trial at the Supreme Court next Mouday on a charge of robbing his master of £110. The preliminary ex-

aniination before the Resident Magistrate occupied four days. There are two other cases set down for trial— Ellen Wan for manslaughter^ and William M'Call for larceny. . The former is from Weatport, and .the latter from Keelson. " All persons of intelligence are awar<s; or should be, in this century of enlightenment, that the best vehicle for diffusing the tonic properties of any medicinal preparation throughout the system is a pure, wholesome spirit. The presence of distilled spirit in an invigorant, provided it be pure, is considered by physicians to greatly promote the operation of the remedical principle in combination with it. Thia is one reason why medical men so strongly recommend Udolpho Wolwr's Schibdah Aromatic Schnapps aa a remedy for debility.— Advt.