The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1878.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 101, 29 April 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1878.

At the Eesident Magistrate's Court this morning Peter Archer was carged by Mr Canning, chief Inspector of sheep, with driving 290 sheep over the Provincial boundary by the Eai Valley without gfving notice to the Inspector. Defendant admitted the offence, and was fined one penny per head and costs The Inspector did not press for a heavy penalty as the case was brought as a warning. — Foy v. Shaw, for £40, for butcher's meat supplied. Mr Fell said that defendant had confessed judgment with £3 3s costs at Reef ton. — Jackson v. Shaw, for £9 Is, for stationery supplied. Judgment had been confessed at Reef ton in this case also.— Sclanders v. O'Sullivan and others. Judgment had been confessed in thia case also, and on the motion of Mr Henry Adams the Court entered judgment for the plaintiff accordingly. We would call the attention of speculators and others to the important sale at Collingwood on Thursday week of the Para Para Iron and Coal Company's property, particulars of which are given in |our advertising columns and in the catalogues. For the convenience of intending purchasers the steamer Lady Barkly will leave Nelson on Tuesday, the 7th of May at seven p.m. for Collingwood, thus giving those desirous of being present ample opportunity of inspecting the property and plant prior to the sale. We understand that two or three probable purchasers from Wellington are likely to be at the sale. A meeting of the Football Club was held at the Masonic Hotel on Saturday night, when about thirty were present. Mr H. Hodgson was again elected Secretary. The same rules (Rugby Union) as last year were adopted, and it was decided that the opening game should be played in the Botanical Reserve next Saturday. The subsciption was fixed at ss, and it was determined to make an endeavoa to get as many new members as possible.

Many of our readers will regret to learn that Major Nixon, formerly of Richmond, but who has for many years resided at Wanganui, is dangerously ill. Dr. Preston, surgeon to the Thames Hospital, died suddenly on Thursday from an overdose of chloral.

Sir William Fitzherbert is to address the electors at the Hutt to-night. It will be interesting to learb his views of the late session.

A prize of £10 Is offered by the New Zealand University for the best essay on "The Gorman Conquest; its effects on the subsequent deveiopements of English institutions." The conditions will be found in our advertising columns. In an article? on « Tue Education of feirls' their admissibility tb Universities," the Westimhister Review of January last says! — ±o the New Zealand University .the real honor belongs of having been the first throughout the British Empire to admit a woman to its degrees. On January ii, 1877, the degree of Babhelbr of Arts was conPfiev. °. n Miss Edger, a student of the Auckland College and Grammar School."

A SETTLtD question. There are few subjects that are not open to debate. Captious disputants are to be found who are even prepared to prove that black is white, but there is one point so well settled that no one except the man who denies the rotundity of the earth, will be likely to dispute it at all viz., that as a general invigorantj a blood depurent, cure for sick headachej a fetaedy for hysteria, ah appetising tonic and a mild exhilarant, Udolfho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps.— Advt.

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