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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 286, 3 December 1877, Page 2

Several interesting items of news by the San Francisco mail will be found in the fourth page. The Rev Charles Clark is still on the West Coast lecturing nightly fo overflowing audiences. In Hokitika he gave seven lectures, in Kumara four, and in Greymouth (where 200 additional seats are being provided in the Public Hall in anticipation of his visit) he will lecture for a week. Before coming on to Nelson Mr Clark intends to visit Reefton and Westport. It is notified in the Gazette that Captain J. T. Marshall is promoted from being second class Sub-Inspector, to be a flrst-class SubInspector in the A. C. force. The annual dinner of the Port Fire Brigade will take place at their Hall at the Port to-morrow evening, when a large attendance is looked for. The half-yearly meeting of the City Rifles will be held at the Nelson Hotel to-morrow evening at half-past seven, when a full attendance is requested. The first competition for the Naval Brigade's medal took place at the Maitai Range this morning, when it waa won by Seaman Edwards with a score of 30, out of a possible 40. * The Sun, a paper published at Christchurch, has received a lefcter from Mr W. Pitt, solicitor, demanding the withdrawal of, and an apology for, certain remarks made in its leading columns with reference to Mr E. L. Sbq,w, Resident Magistrate and Warden at Reefton, The Sun, in a temperately-written, but very cutting article, refuses to do either, and concludes with a long list of cases, culled from the Nelson papers, in which Mr Shaw has appeared as defendant in fche Magistrate's Court in Nelson. There was a good muster of the members of the Naval Brigade yesterday morning, on W^ing their first appearaucein their summer uniforn*. frepeded by the Fife and Drum Band they marched froni the Port through the towu to the Presbyterian plwrph, where an eloquent sermon was preached by the Rey ! P. Caider, chaplain of the Brigade, who took for his text 2nd Corinthians, iv chap., last verse:— "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the thiugs which are no. se^n: for the tl *"ugs which are seen are temporal ;'but t£e thiugs which are nofc seen are eternal." After fempp the company fell in once more, and marchierj to jtye Saltwater Bridge, where they were dismissed. The pew uniform, which looked exceedingly ,n.at ; waa pupped by the following persons.:— The jacket' $uid jun^e** by Mr E. W. Dee, the trowsers by' Mr If. Vytifce,' and the hats by Mr W- H. Eentbn,"of Auckland. Thk mau who laugfrs is jthe ' fprfci^n-jte individual who sleeps* soundly, for whoi*a " good digestion waits on appetite," apd whose nerves never trouble him. Happy he or she who is thus trebly blessed. Wheu refreshing slumbers fail to visit your pillow, when your t food tortures instead of benefiting you, when a sudd.ee noise or the least excitement sets your nerve's liu a. pernor, it is high time that you resorted to ' a remedy. You will certainly find ifc in Udolpho Wolfi^s Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps— Advt.] ' "'■'•'