The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1878.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 132, 4 June 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1878.

The deputation re the Port railway returned from Wellington this morning, but there is little regarding their proceedings to add to what has already appeared in our columns. Just before they left Wellington Sir George Grey received a telegram from the Agent-General, which gpoke in hopeful terms of the speedy raising of the loan) and the deputation were faithfully promised that th« work should ba entered upon as soon a3 the Government saw their way clear to entering into further contracts, which they fully expect will be in the course of a few dayg. The deputation are drawing up a report, which will probably be published to-morrow evening. From what we can learn it appears that a financial crisis of a very grave character was threatening— was indeed very near at hand — and ha 3 only been averted by the timely improvement in the aspect of European affairs. The Government had gone to the very limit to their tether, and were at their wits' end to know where to look for money, aad for this reason they had to put a sudden and unexpected stop to public works'. The raising of the loan is the" only possible means of getting them out of their difficulty. We have been shown the prospectus of the « Wallsend Coal Company (Limited)," which it is proposed to float for the purpose of working the well-known Collingwood mine. At the recent sale of the Para Para Company's property the promoters were fortunate in purchasing the mine with all the appliances, that had cost the Company between £20,000 and £30,000, for a mere son?, and they now invite the public to join tliem in what promises to be a most profitable undertaking. The coal has already a high repute, and it is iutended to send none but what is' perfectly clean and of the best quality to the market, and it is calculated that it can be delivered in Nelson at 26a per ton, leaving a handsome profit to the Company. A meeting i3 to be held at the Trafalgar Hotel this evening, when the whole of the proposed scheme will be laid before the public, who, it is to be hoped, will come forward in developing one of the most promising industries in the colony.

Thb action of Thiel v. the Corporation of Nelson is, after all, to be tried in the District Court, the Chief Justice having refused the application, to remove the action into the Supreme Court.

" Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" appears to be peculiarly applicable to the Emperor of Gtrmany, who, twice within the last month, haa been made the target for a would-be assassin's pistol. On the first occasion he fortunately escaped unhurt, but the latest attempt seems to have been more deadly, his Majeity having been wouuded in the face and arm, although not, we are glad to learn, dangerously. The Gazette of May 30th notifies the appointment by the Governor as School Commitsionerg for the Provincial District of Nelson of Messrs L. Broad, A. Greenfield, and J. Sclanders, and by the Education Board of Messrs Barnicoat and Wastney. The members of St. Mary's Branch of the Hibernian Society met last night at a farewell supper to the worthy President, Mr E. R. Ward, who leavei to-day for YYanganui. The Rev. Father Mahoney, ag chaplain, presiding. The first toast proposed was the lately elected Pop<» Leo XIII. Then followed "The Queen," "The Rev. Father Garin," " The Rev. Chaplain of the Sociity," " The Guest of the evening President E. R. Ward," and "The Hibernian Australian Catholic Benefit Society," coupled with the name of Mr Arthur M'Murrough Kavanagh, the worthy Secretary. All nhe toasts were well received and heartily responded to, and every speaker referred in the highest terms to the deep interest the guest of the evening had displayed in the welfare of the Society as Secretary, and afterwards aa President of the Association.

The Post of Saturday says : — Some magnificent blocks of West Wanganui coal were landed to-day from the schooner Shepherdess. These blocks are cubes of about 3ft in diameter, the angles being singularly sharp and clean, showing the compact and crystalline character of the coal, which in fact is so hard and firm that it scarcely soils the fingers when handled. One of the blocks has been forwarded to the Colonel Museum, and the others are on exhibition in varioua offices in the city. If, as there seems every reason to believe, coal of such quality as this can be obtained in large quantities and sold at a moderate price, the company lias a brilliant future in store.

The Australian cricketers appear to be keeping up their reputation. A special telegram to the Post, dated London, May 30th, says :— "The cricket match between the Australian Eleven and the Yorkshire County Eleven commenced to-day. The Yorkshiremen in their first innings made only 72, and when the stumps were drawn at the conclusion of the first day's play, the Australians had made 87 runs for the loss of only four wickets. The match is to be continued on Friday and Saturday.

The following telegram, dated May 30, appears in the Post: — Affairs in Melbourne are in a terrible state, and the situation is becoming positively alarming. The number of unemployed is increasing, and men arriving from all parts of the colony, having been discharged from the numerous Government works which have been stopped. Money is very scarce, and numerous mercantile failures have occurred. The largest was that of a firm engaged in the timber trade. The exports for the year will probably be less by a million sterling than last year, if Mr Berry continues his present course, and she Opposition continue to resist him.

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