The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 129, 31 May 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1873.

The deputation re the Port Railway started for 'Wellington in the Taiaroa last night, as it was feared that they would not have sufficient time at their disposal if they waited for the Wellington tomorrow, and returned in her on Tuesday. Ifc will be encouraging to those who have taken a leading part in i this matter to learn that the expression of public opinion on the delay in proceeding with a railway in the Auckland district has had the effect of inducing Ministers to take immediate action, so that they cannot, if they have any idea of fairness, refuse the claim made upon them by Nelson. In Mr Trask's shop there is now to be seen a splendid show of meat, comprising two fine bullocks, the larger ef the two turning the scales at HOOlbs, about 40 sheep, five pigs in various stages of size and fatness, from the porker to the bacon hog, and a plump little calf. The sheep are all of them Nelson bred, the farms of Mr O'Brien at Ngatimoti, Mr R. M'Rae at Richmond, land Mr Marsden at Stoke being the principal contributors. There is some talk, we understand, of a winter show of butchers' meat next month, a far more fitting time for it than the hot Christmas season, when the roast beef of Old England is altogether out of date. The saddle and trowsers Gase, in which a portion of the evideuce was taken in Nelson a few days ago, was brought to a close at Blenheim last Monday, when the defendant had to pay pretty heavily for his lark. The Resident Magistrate, in giving judgment, said that he f nlly agreed with the counsel that the case would nave been better settled j out of Court; but as the case was before i him he had simply to find out what amount of damage had been done. If boy aof four- ! teen or fifteen had behaved as they appeared to have done, it would not he so had as men doing so. It was alleged to be a practical joke, but plaintiff did not appear to see it in that light. He would allow £2 for damage to trowsers, and £1 for damage to saddle. Judgment for £3, with £7 Us 6d costs. We are requested to draw attention to the sale of fruit trees, grown by Mr F. Blincoe, j to take place at Messrs W. Patterson and Co's rooms to-morrow at 11 a,rn, i

A smash occurred iu Trafalgar-street which will cost somebody— whom we do not pretend to say— a few pounds. A dray was standing in front of Mr Wymoud's ' shop when a cab returning from the port came suddenly round the corner from Bridge-street and frightened the dray horse, whicu suddenly wheeled round and backed the cart over the footpath into the shop window, making a complete smash of one of the large plate glass panes. As it is said that there is a good deal of poachiug going on, the Secretary of the Acclimatisation Society is advertising a reward of £10 for such information as will lead to the conviction of anyone killing, selling, or offering for sale arty' hates, pheasants or quail. The London correspondent of the Post, in telegraphing the result of the Australian cricket match with the Marylcbone. Club, when the latter wore beaten by nine wickets \ s %" mat there wn.s a numerous attendance of spectators, and that the excitement was tile greatest on record. The result has created immense astonishment throughout the whole Kingdom. Thk following Sydney telegrams appeared in the Post of Wednesday :— Mr Berry and his party are getting into political difficulties, and their popularity is on the decline— .it is stated that Sir George Bowen has been offered the Governorship of Madras or the Cape of Good Hope. Render the system disease-proof. We earnestly recommend the iuhabitan of malarious localities, persons whose oc upations are unhealthy or subject them t ex- J posure iu the open air, emigrants to sec ons of country recently cleared of ti oer, travellers and persons of feeble constitu ion, to protect themselves agaiust the lm fu effects of sudden climatic changes gjjj air poison, tainted or brackish water, and intense heat or cold, by a course of XJdolvuo Wolfe's Akqjiatic Schikuam Schnapps.— Advfc.