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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 147, 19 June 1878, Page 2

The coal brought from West Wanganui has been exciting some attention, and a thorough test of it made at Mr E. F. Mills' Lion Foundry gave most satisfactory results- Those who made the test consider that it is superior to, Newcastle coa!, and would be more economically used for ateain purposes than the latter. The quantity of West ■ Wanganui coal consumed in 8 hours was I3cwt 2qra lfllbs, While the quantity of Newcastle., was Iscwt 3qrs 20lbs. Thus the same amount of steam was produced in the same time with 2cwt Iqrg 81bs less of Wanganui coal than ; of Newcastle. Another advantagejhe West Wanganui coal possesses is that it is comparatively free from clinker, arid leaves the furnace, and flues, and tubes comparatively clean. — Past. It is just as well (says the Post) if you have determined to get married to sac that all the preliminaries are arranged before you go to churcb. An instance illustrative of this; occurred the other day . The captain of one of I the vessel trading to this port had been badly smitten by one of those darts which the mischievous god Cupid is so fond of scattering broadcast, and Tuesday was fixed upon as the day upon which his hopes were to receive their final consummation. Bride and bridegroom, bridesmaids, best man, clergyman, friends, and spectators, were all at the church at the appointed hour — in fact, nothing appeared to be wanting to make an orthodox wedding. But at the very commencement of the ceremony it transpired that the bridegroom had been so closely occupied in paying bis addresses to his inamorata that mundane affairs had entirely escaped his memory, and, among other things, he had forgotten to take out the license which the law declares is necessary when two persons would be made into one. In hot haste the neglectful wooer started for the office of ■ the Registrar, but only to find that the office was closed, and ho bad to return to the church and inform his would-be bride that the wedding could not take place. However/" all's well that ends well," and next day the loving couple were joined bard and fast in the bonds i of matrimony. May they Sever have cause j to regrst their preseverance I .: : Our Artillery Volunteers may be interested In the following paragraph from the Pott: ' — Justjnow that the question of colonial defence and armament i3 of such paramount interest, it is very satisfactory to discover that the old Armstrong guns throughout New Zealand which were supposed to be useless, being of an oboslete pattern, and consequently unable to have any worn-out parts replaced, can be rendered as good and serviceable as ever. The Government Armourer, Mr Bradford, has devised an ingenious process by which.tne various parts of the newpattern Armstrong guns can be fitted to, the old-pattern gups* without any detriment to their efficiency. - This discovery is a very important and valuable one at the present juncture, and we hope that Mr Bradford, tug : ingenious discoverer, will not be forgotten.

WANTED a good GOOK, also a GBNFRAL SHRVANT, to go to Marlborough. Liberal Wages, and: travelling expenses paid. Apply Mail Office. 2102— tc Meat! Me^atH Meat^H Ex "Wallace," to arrive TO^MOBROW MORNING (Thursday) ; "PRIME BEEF AND PORK OUU LEGS MUTTON S Pollock &Toung^ i Wftimea-Bt., opposite Patterson & Co. 2035 H HIPB, Manager,