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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 285, 1 December 1877, Page 2

That there is some good remaining in fallen humanity is made most interestingly plain in the following paragraph taken from the Melbourne Argut:— A few days ago the Rev Mr Bardin, Church of England chaplain at the Pentridge Stockade, brought from Melbourne one of the photographs illustrating the sufferings of the inhabitants of the Madras Presidency from the famine. This was shown to some of the prisoners, who at once expressed a wish to contribute their nvte in aid of the cause. A subscription list was soou got up, and those persons who would be entitled to money at their discharge put down their names for various sums from Is to 10s. Those who had no money expressed their willingness to give a day's rations. It is stated that nearly £40 has been subscribed, and it is thought this sum will still be increased. Chinese "justice" is still very terrible At Foochow lately a sentence was passed, and actually carried out the barbarity of which is simply appalling. A man was convicted on a charge of having stolen a female child, and for this offence the punishment ia death. But, in accordance with female law, the criminal was allowed to cboose the manner of his execution. He was offered the alternative of decapitation or starvation, and, strange to 3a y, he selected the latter. He was consequently starved to death, aud meanwhile was placed in a cage and publicly exhibited, so that the people might watch from day to day the slow process of his gradual extinction. How long the unhappy wretch lingered we are not toli, but the report says this horrible scene was to be witnessed " throughout the greater part of last week."

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SPRING GrROVE. MR. FRAZER, Travelling Agent Australian Mutual Provident Society, will deliver an ADDRESS on LIFE ASSURAN'JK in the School- House, Spring Geove, oq MONDAY NEK V, December 3, aS 7 p.m. Admission Free. 4593—1 JUST FOBLISHED. mHE NEW ZEALANDER " J- for December. Tales, Essays, Poema, Reviews, &c. Nelson Agent: Mr. H. D. JACKSON. 4595-2 NOTICE. PER C ON 3 indebted to the undersigned are kinily requested to SETTLE their ACCOUNTS on or before the 6,h December, 1877. All Accounts Unpaid niter that date will be SUED FOR without further notice. 4597-2 S. J. FDBHffiSS. TO CARPENTERS^AND BUILDERS. RENDERS will be received up tiil THURSJL DAY, the 6th December, at 5 p.m., for the ERECTION of a BUILDING in Waimea Street Plane and Specification to be seen at the undersigned. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 4599 J. LOCK, Waimea street. FOR WAITAPCT AND COLLINGWOOD. •TV njTIHE « « P LANET" or " PEO ; S---•jjfcjflll^ X PECT" will sail for the I^l^^ above Pev(s on TUESDAY next. For Freight, &c, apply to J. S. CROSS, Junior, 4601 Commercial Wharf. MONASTERY OF THE I. CONCEPTION. mHE DRAWING OF PRIZES in the A. ART UNION took place last evening, the winning numbers are as follows : — 723 1964 1950 173 161 24 889 BJ9 1299 2656 922 1476 332 2808 127 2648 591 2729 1935 1174 1108 T053 2581 953 808 2j49 1787 531 802 1487 2993 1186 1458 16 486 2382 1459 K42 279 2668 62 1126 143 501 182 437 2349 424 1382 149 2542 2437 830 243 604 2465 401 193 451 517 191 565 2187 1106 2563 2237 945 472 201 39 1373 1701 502 1170 1364 2055 540 208 408 1729 1752 1563 2052 2387 805 2889 271 2606 320 909 1830 2093 1757 2071 1572 2473 151 1731 "99 1134 765 2365 621. 163 2394 2537 1778 212 1717 1006 133 617 911 2788 10 990 3115 1162 3149 276 2438 988 1469 607 896 2409 1638* 2496 804 109 1785 885 2823 3084 1234 3162 339 796 916 1236 1670 1211 746 549 1774 1344 803 154 283 806 626 2454 3102 2176 461 963 1258 1520 1953 2564 249 2902 328 727 183 2682 3094 221 145 1025 227 190 1991 206 983 2178 209 416 422 2625 2721 420 175 494 477 412 417 2485 895 454 1646 498 2362 2108 2615 292 1617 150 2407 584 3065 160 586 2534 3141 2585 2777 2877 1831 1179 2882 1690 Prizes must be applied for within three months from this date, December Ist. 4595 THE CAB I LEFr BEHIND "ME. 0 JIMMY we have missed you, Wherever have you been; We hope to see you ia a day or two, But not with peepers robed in green. I thank you friends, but be mora calm, And talk more like a saint, As my absence is in being to Balme * To receive a coat oi paint. My cab, I think, ia nearly done, And that you soon shall see; But on my horse's head to screen the sun, He shall wear no canopy , I then imy meet some absent chums Tint I have not seen for years, But I hops they wont wear pendulums Hang dangling from their ears Except on the 6th of November, 4592—1 Says .J. AW.