The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JULY 22, 1878.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 175, 22 July 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JULY 22, 1878.

A general meeting of the members of the Caledonian Society will be held at the Trafalgar Hotel this evening. The annual meeting of the parishioners of Ail Saints will be held in the Church Institute this evening at 7.30. At the Coroner's Inquest this afternoon, H. V. Phillips, who had been summoned as a juror was fined 10s for non-attendance. After we went to press on Saturday the . football match was concluded, but without any further scoring being made on either side. The last half hour was about the best contested part of the game, neither team being able to make the slightest impression upon the other. When time was called the score stood ihe same as at the close of the third bout, Wellington thus winniug by a goal and a try. The Nekon men played with great pluck and pertinacity, and made a splendid stand against their much heavier opponents. In the scrimmages, though, the weight was bound to tell, and it was in these that our men were generally worsted, the extra 9 lbs per man, by which amount the Wellington men were heavier than the Nelson, making itself unnn'stakeably felt. In the evening the two teams met at the Nelson Hotel, where an excellent diuner was served up by Host M'Gee. There were the usual songs and toasts, and shortly before eleven o'clock the Wellington men, accompanied by their late antagonists, drove down to the Port, and were heartily cheered as they left the wharf in the Wellington. A dramatic entertainment which promises to afford an unusual amount of amusement is to be given iv the Theatre Royal to-morrow night by an amateur company, who for some months past have been preparing for the performance on which the public are at last to be invited to pronounce an opinion. Having had an opportunity of witnessing one of the rehearsals we have no doubt whatever as to what that opinion will be, and no hesitation in recommending all who wish for an evening's thorough enjoyment to attend at the theatre to-morrow night. The opening piece is the dramatic cantata entitled " Trial by Jury," in which the fair plaintiff is sueing for damages for breach of promise of marriage. Some of the leading counsel in the place have been retained, and such a motley jury as was never before seen in a court of justice have been summoned, and will give a good idea of what a really impartial and unbiassed jury should be. The manner in which the judge decides upon bringing the case to an issue has all the charni3 of novelty, and will, we venture to say, be greeted with shouts of laughter if not of approval. As the whole is sung, books containing the words, which will enable the audience to follow the performance, will be obtainable at the doors. The two after-pieces will be a most amusing dramatic cantata called "Blind Beggars," and the laughable farce known as "Whitebait at Greenwich." At the Police Court this morning, before the Resident Magistrate, the following cases were disposed of :— Wendelborn v. Kerr.— - Judgment for plaintiff for £12 14s, with costs £7. Mr Bunny appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr P. Adams for the defendant.— Andrews v. Andrews.— Claim for £33, overdue interest. Defendant had paid £23 on account since the action was brought, aud on the application of Mr P. Adams, who appeared for the plaintiff, judgment was given for £10 and costs. It is a somewhat rare occurrence for a charge to be made for admission to an ordinary church service, but this has recently been done in Wellington, as will be seen by the following advertisement, which appeared in the Now Zealander of Friday last under the heading " St. Mary's Cathedral" :— "The Rev Father Hennebery will preach in St. Mary's Cathedral next Sunday at Pontifical High Mass, celebrated at eleven o'clock. Entrance secured by 2s 6d ticket, to be had of Messrs Whittaker Brothers, Booksellers, Lambton Quay; Mr Alexander M'Donald' Manners-street; Mr J. O'Brien Tinakoriroad; or at the Catholic Schools or Presbyteries. Proceeds to go to reduce debt incurred by completion of Cathedral." Thefollowing respecting the death of young FitzGeraldof Wellington, is from a "Wellington paper : — On Monday evening last Mr Robert FitzGerald, son of J. E. FitzGerald, died somewhat suddenly. He had been ailing for some days from injuries received at football, and the effect of taking a cold bath Avhile heated from the exertions of the game. While playing in a football match a short time ago he received some severe bruises in the chest, and shortly afterwards took a bath. This resulted in his catching a severe cold, which brought on inflammation of the lungs. The bruises sustained became inflamed, and on Monday night the sufferings of Mr FitzGerald were suddenly terminated by death. Deceased was an employee in the Bank of New Zealand, 23 years of age, and respected by all who knew him. Macbeth, puzzled the doctor, when that | practitioner reported to him that his lady was despondent and out of sorts, by askiug* him " Canst thou minister to a mind diseased ? " a conundrum which the medical attendant was unable to solve. If the Scottish usurper were now alive to ask the same quesnu D * ™ e , should answer it in the affirmative. i Cheerfulness, sound sleep and perfect i

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