The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1878.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 180, 27 July 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1878.

~" — "'- _jrjr^i On our fourth page will be found the full ' text of the Governor's opening speech, of which we were last night only able to publish a, brief summary. It will, we believe, be considered as a most unsatisfactory production by those who believed all that was told and promised them by the Premier iv his late tour of the colony, while those who know him better will not be in the least degree surprised at the vast difference between past promises and probable performance. It may be that Ministers are desirous of not showing their hand too plainly, arifl that they are keeping sonic of their measures and proposals in the background, but, judging by the speech, which is all we yet have before us, there has been during the recess a very great cry over a very little wool. The Customs receipts for the week ending this day amounted to £T.\o 6s -Id. We are glad to hear that Mr T. 15. Louisson's application for a patent for improvements in the manufacture of hematite paint was granted 3 r esterday. The company, in which two-thirds of the shares have been bespoken, will bo formed immediately at Dunedin. Messrs G. Turnbiill and Co.j Mr Mills of the Lion JToundry, Wellington, and Judge Ward are the principal promoters. It is expected that the works will be presently transferred to the Para Para, and that a great extension of the business will probably ensue. The net profit per ton is about £10, but it can be increased by carrying on the manufacture close to the deposits of ore Here is something for those who delight in the humorous application of the term " Sleepy Hollow " to Nelson to exercise their wit upon. About 11 o'clock this morning a horse iv one of the cabs on the stand near the Trafalgar Hotel went off to sleep and suddenly fell over on its side. Jt was scon got out of harness and set on its feet again, but the nap waa an expensive one to the owner, one of the shafts having been broken in the fall. A meeting was held in the Wesleyan Church Hardy Street on Thursday evening for the purpose of organizing a Temperance Association in connection with the Church. About 70 persons gave in their names as members. Jn the Magistrates' Court this morning before H. E. Curtis and A. J. Richmond, Esqs., J.J.P., Mr Bunny applied for a rehearing of the case of Tonet v. Pascoe. Mr Pitt, for the defendant, objected, and after hearing arguments on both sides, the Bench decided to refuse the application, with costs £\ Is. The Lady Barkly, which arrived after our hour for going to press last night, brought over Mrs Walker, to whom, as we reported yesterday, a very serious accident had occurred. This happened through her falling, when crossing a creek on a roughly constructed bridge, upon the sharp point of a branch of a tree, which pierced her abdomen, inflicting a very severe wound. She received every attention from Dr. Farrelle, who went over in the steamer, and we are glad to hear that she passed a good night, and to-day is doing well. We remind our country readers of the entertainment to be given at the Theatre on Monday night, when a special train will be laid on for their convenience. -'Trial by Jury " will be repeated, and in the place of '•'Blind Beggars" there will be acted the farce " No. I. round the corner," aud the "Blinding Scene" from King John. The performance will close with the laughable farce " Whitebait at Greenwich." A morbid appetite for excitement is the only effect of the unmedicated and adulterated spirits frequently used under the impression that they are wholesome stimulants. Abandon such " burning fluids " at once and forever. It you are weak,lowspirited, dyspeptic, nervous, or suffering from the effects of exhaustion, use that genuine recuperant of bodily energy, that real stomachic and nerve anodyne, Udolpiio Wolfe's Schikdam Akomatic Schnapps.— Advt.