The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 261, 3 November 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1877.

A deputation representing about fire and twenty men, most of whom have wives and families, and all of them being out of employment, waited upon Mr Greenfield thi3 morning requesting him to communicate with the Minister of Public Works, and to ask if work could be found for them. Many of them are without a shilling, and all express their readiness to turn their hand to anything. They are nearly all men of colonial experience having been, out here for periods varying from three or f onr to sixteen years, but at present are quite unable to obtain a job that will provide them with the means of supplying their families with food. Mr Greenfield at once waited upon the Mayor who stated that the Council was powerless .to assist as they had no funds at their disposal, the Corporation account being already overdrawn. He then telegraphed to the Government urging upon them the necessity of finding employment without delay. In our advertising columns we notice that tenders are invited for the felling of 350 chains of bush near the Top House for telegraph purposes, but one of the conditions entirely precludes these men from securing that work, namely, that the tender is to be accompanied by a deposit of 20 per cent of its value. This of course cannot be complied with by men who are penniless, but if the Department could see its way to letting the job in small contracts, paying a certain proportion as the work proceeds, we have no doubt that many of them would gladly avail themselves of such an opportunity of earning wages. It is pretty well settled that the railway extension to the Port is to be commenced so soon as the money has been voted by the House, and this would afford employment to a number of men for some time, but at present the members of Parliament are so busily engaged in fighting for power, and squabbling about precedents that there is no knowing when the Estimates will be passed. Iu the meantime it is the duty of the Government to see that a number of respectable men with their belongings do not starve for want of employment, and we shall be glad to hear that Mr Greenfield has received a favorable reply to his telegram. The cricket match, the firat portion of which we reported yesterday, terminated in favor of the Nelson men by an innings and 96 runs to spare, the scores being : — Nelson first innings, 186 ; Sappho, first innings 47* second 43, total 90. Eor Nelson, Firth made the fine score of 85, when he was stupidly run out, C. Halliday contrived to put together 36 by a carefully played innings, and his brother, H. Hallihay, added 21 to the score by his batting, and saved a good many that might have been made by the opposite side by his excellent long-stopping. The double figures on the Sappho side were made by Eoope (18) and Rowley (11). In the bowling, Wix distinguished himself for Nelson, and Boope did the beat for the Sapphos. A capital Inncheon was supplied by Mr Johns at a very short notice, and the match altogether was thoroughly enjoyed by all who took part in it. The Rev Father Garin will continue hia lecture on the Bible at St. Mary's to-morrow evening . Our monthly supplement is unavoidably held over until next Saturday. For the future it will always be published on tbd second Saturday in the month. Mh. Bdrkell, fruiterer, has injhis window a fino display of strawberries, which, we may add, are of most excellent flavor. They were grown at Wakapuaka. Tiik Customs receipts at the Port of Nelson for the week ending to-day were £647 5s 2d. We liave received from the English and Contiuential Atelier a well executed colored photograph of the Colorado beetle iu its various stages as now displayed in the windows o^Mr Jackson's and Mr Harling's shops.

Mr. H. J. L. Aagarde will sell by auction on Monday, nest, afc the residence of Mr Wadsrrorth, Waimea-street, the whole of his household furniture, &c. Messrs Sharp and Pickering will hold a sale of stock at the Wakefield Arms on Monday next, commencing at noon., We remind our readers of the dramaticentertainment to be given at the Oddfellows' Hall to-night by the men of H.M.S. Sappho. An excellent programme is announced. The Rev. G. A. Whyte has kindly consented to deliver a lecture of an unusually interesting character at the Provincial Hall on Monday night, the proceeds o^ the small admission fee3 to be devoted to the Indian Famine Relief Fund. Mr Whyte discribes in a most graphic manner the incidents of the overland journey from Pekin to St. Petersburg, which, we believe, haa been accomplished by very few, if any, besides himself.

A wretched subterfuge. The proprietors of^certain pseudo-temperance bitters declaim, with seeming virtue, against medicines containing spirits, in order to obtain a sale for their own fermented concoctions. Ask your physician whether an alcoholic basis is not essential to preserve a liquid botanic preparation from souring, and you will receive an answer in the affirmative. The success of Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps as an invigorant and corrective, excites the envy and malice of the "no alcohol " impostors. ' ■ — 5