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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 2, 28 November 1877, Page 4

Our Melbourne telegrams published laat week alluded to the singular freaks of a bomb-shell, which waa fired from the Nelson trainiog-ahip, and which played up high-jinks in St. Kilda. The Argus gives the Mowing particulars of the affair : — An alarming accident happened yesterday afternoon at St. Kilda during the progress of the volunteer review. At about 10 minutes to 3 o'clock, whilst the naval reserves were at practice on board the Nelson, off Williamstowo, an unexploded shell was thrown into the western portion of St. Kilda, causing considerable damage, but tortunatly injuring no person. The shell, whioh was distinctly iheard as it came whizzing from the bay, alighted just on the properly of Wm. Stone's, organ-builder in Patterßon-street on the west beach. It smashed through two wooden fences and then plunged through Mr Stone's workshop, a wooden building detatched from his dwelling-house. The damage done here is estimated at £20. The shell then piougbed a furrow in the centre of the flat about 7ft. in lengih and 6in. deep. It again rose and decended iv front of the central entrance to the railway station, throwing up a large quantity of road metal. At this point a Chinaman had a very narrow escape aud a cab-horse bolted, but was soon captured. From the ground in ffont of the station the missile passed across G-rey-atreet, and spent itself on the wall of Mr Douglas Dare, laud agent, striking the sidewall ahout Bft. from the ground, and making a hole of übout Bin. ia diameter. The affair created a great deal of excitement in the neighborhood. An inquiry will be held by tbe authorities as to how the ehot was so carelessly fired. Dr. Kenealy has forfeited the goodwill of hia once enthusiastic constituents At a series of meetings in the towns of of the Potteries, he was received with every demonstration of disfavor. At Buralem he was assailed with groans and hisses, and left the room in anger without being allowed to speak. At Stoke, fireworks were let off, free fights took place, and the entire proceedings were tumultuous. At Hanley the attendance wa3 small, and no attempt wa3 made to pass a vote of confidence. In an address since issued to the electors of Stoke, Dr. Kenealy bitterly complains of the savage hate and cruel fury ofthe local Tories and. Liberals, who have hounded on their 'miserable followers to a line of conduct calculated to bring the borough into scorn. They have, he says, shown the fury of wild beasts, and would murder him if tbey could. He states that wherever he goes he is assailed by these "villains,"' who have conspired to annihilate him. Through a sense of public duty, however, he has determined to remain at his po3t and disappoint the powers, of darkness.