The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1878.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 46, 22 February 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1878.

We have been requested by Mr Greenfield, the Secretary to the Queen Bee Relief Committee, to state that he has received a letter from Messrs Sclandera and Co. stating that their London friends had been able to find the widow of John Craig, the ship's carpenter j who .was- drowned, and that, after haying; received ,clea*pro6f of her identity ' they had paid to her the £100 sent from Nelson. They enclosed Mrs Craig's letter of acknowledgement, of which the following is a copy:— "6o Leadside, Aberdeen. Dec 28th, 1877. Nelson Committee. Dear Sirs,— Pjease accept, by warmest ,thank 3 and ray deepest heartfelt gratitude for your kind remembrance of me, on the death of my dear husband, in sending the sum of money you did to me at this most trying of times. I shall never forget your kindness to me and mine, for words cannot express my gratitude._ You "have the earnest prayers and blessing oFJoffn Craig's sorrowing widow. I am, yours very gratefully, Helen Craig." Mr Harrison Ord addressed a crowded audience at the. Provincial HalP last night, when he delivered the second. of his interesting lectures on" " The Taberqacle of Israel " which was Illustrated by- a large and beautifully executed 'model. - ■ The third and last lecture will lie delivered to-night. The Assessment Court for.Jhe City was held to-day, when thefdqly case that went to appeal was that of Mr Field's in respect of the Criterion Hotel, which Mr Rout, regarding it as a public-house,, had valued at £100 a year, or, less the percentage allowed by the GoTernment, £83. ." On its being shown that it was no longer;. a licensed house the valuation was reduced!to,£7s,W less the per centage, £62 Ids, being the value set upon it by the valuator supposing it "to be a private house, - _■ ; , - At a special^ meeting of the Education Board held,.this morning Messrs Bamicoat and Hodgson reported that with regard Tto St. Mary's Schools the Government "had agreed to allow the payment of the salaries of the teachers at the same rate as hitherto up to the 30th of June next, the schools to be subject to inspection by the Board's Inspector. — The Boards are in future to be paid at the rate of £4 5s per annum for each scholar in daily attendance instead of £3 15s, the amount originally decided upon. — The Board resolved to give to subsidised schools an allowance at the rate of £3 per annum for each scholar until the 30lh of June, on condition that no school fees be exacted. Mr Arthur Brown was unanimously appointed master of the Westport School. There were four applicants for the office.

On Sundaj' aud Wednesday, anniversary services were held in connection with the Baptist Church Sunday School, Nelson. Sermons were preached by the Rev. Mr Fee, Wesleyan Minister, and by the Rev. Alex. J. Hamilton. The collections on Sunday amounted to £8 0s 6d. On Wednesday afternoon the children met at two o'clock, but the weather giving no hope of iheir enjoying themselves in the open air, they adjourned to the Drill Shed, kindly thrown open for their accommodation. After an ample tea, the weathar having moderated, the children met for a short time in Mr Harley's paddock in the rear of the school-room, but the steady down-pour, which at this time set in, made them once more seek the shelter of the Drill Shed, where they amused themselves until the time for assembling in the evening. Of the parents and friends there was a good muster at tea, and at the succeeding meeting there was a good attendance, notwithstanding the continuous rain-fall and the temperance meeting being held at the same hour in the Provincial Hall. The singing and recitations of the children gave the greatest satisfaction, and the addresses were brief, earnest, and practical. On account of the increasing number of scholars additional room is required for the elder classes, and it was intimated that, to secure greater convenience for teaching, two new class-rooms were demanded forthwith. A fund was started with this object, headed by a donation from Alfred Saundera, Esq. The collections iv all amounted to between £16 and £17. The mind is the barometer which indicates the condition of the body. Light-hearted-ness evidences a vigorous discharge of the various physical functions. Gloom and despondency, when not due to moral causes, are symptomatic of bodily irregularities or weakness. Disease of the kidneys and bladder, and dyspepsia, are notoriously productive of mental depression. Remove the causes with Udolpho Wolfe's Schieuam Aromatic Schnapps. — Advt.