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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 257, 6 November 1878, Page 5

The St. Eenoit twins, or double-headed girl, is (or .-ire) exhibiting at Xev,' York Aquarium. There are two bodirs joined to one pair of limbs. One girl can talk, laugh, eat, or sleep, while the other is doing the reverse. i Messrs Pfnrs, the soap manufacturers, are about to mlopt as ii trade -mark Giovanni Iforcadi's famous statue of the dirty boy getinji washed. Under the tifk- "The Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G.," l!ic conductors of '• Punch " have issued a serits of upwards of a hundred cartoons, in which the present Prime Minister figures. They date from the commencement of his attacks on Sir Ivoberf Peel in 1545, to his enrolment as a Kniebt <-f the Cjarter in the pres"i.t. yenr. A biief biographic: .-ketch is uivfixcd in tho collection, nud c-:.eh cartoon has nn explanatory footing. Tiie leading incidents in Lord Eeticousfield'd publi-j life duri ng thirty- three years are pictoriallv represented, and with them the. changing mood of public opinion in regar.l to him. The collection has a certain value in the way of historic portraiture, and will revive fading recollections of a strange career in a very amusing manner.

The Colonial INSURANCE COMPANY OF NKW ZEALAND. FIRE AND MARINE. Capital £2 000,000. ilead Office, Wellington. Absolute Seeuiity. Participation in the pio/ita upon an • qnal hisis alike for small and large inmrcts. Prompt and liberal settlement of c aims. THE MUTUAL PRINCIPLE. An Inmrer with this Company, exercising his rptional privilege an«i ber oraiug a shar 3 - holder in « fleet reduces the rate charged on his own properly in proportion to the amount of premium he pays mid (he influence he exerts to induce others to insure with the Company. Mre and Marine Risks at the loioest current rates. W.M STAHTON, Agent, 2478 kelson u,d Mar.borough. E,. Simpson, Monumental Stone Yard, (Next £* glanders & Co.'s Warehouse), HARDY-STfiEET, NELSON. Designs for Monuments, Tombstones, etc., etc , In Mabble, Gran its, akd Kakakui Stone, can be seen at the Yard. Tomb Bailings Futniihedin any Ee&ign. 2601 T HAVE heard it Faiii t* at " a still tODgue X makes a wi*e lval," but what are we to do when we are imposed upon by our brcti er tter;veT^o^ r r?r lc c e^P,Vg!!r n eH^n l) ?™?^^ •whilst otrcrs intend to sell the cheipes', "let others rtducc to what they Kay." I say to all my town and country fr'ends that I am now gelling, and will sell the CHFAPEST BOOT3 EVER SOLD IS BELSO.v. Call and see my LADIES' KID BOOTS, from 5/- per pair. ALL OTHERS RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP! AT T. ROBERTS', CHEAP BOOT AND SHOE WAREHOUSE, Br-ege-stri:et (n xt " Royal " Hotel). 3557 NELSON AND FOXHILL UAILWAY. ON WEDNESDAY NEX T, the 6th inat., in Rddition to the ordinary Wednesday Trains, an EXTRA TRAIN will leave Nelson at 7 £0 p.m., returning from i'oshill at 9J5 p.m. S'toppicg at fill Stations. Ordinary return tickets issued by other train*? available by these. Q. ASHCROFT, 3688-3 Manager. NELSON AND tOXHILL RAILWAY. Arrangements for Prince of Wales' Birthday. ON MONDAY, 11th inst., the Ordinnry Time table will be Suspended. The Trains will run as under:— Leave Foxhill. Leave Richmond, Arr. kelson. 7-45 «.3O <>.O n.o ii. so i2.0 3.30 4 15 4.45 SO 5 45 6 15 9.30 10.0 10 30 Xeave Nelson. Leave Richmond. Arr. Foihill 9 30 lO.ti 10 45 11 SO 12 0 ]2 45 2.0 2.30 3.15 5.15 5.4S 6.30 10.0 10.25 11. IU Single Tickets will le hsued, Available for Return Journiy All Carriages will be First-class. Covered Trucks Seconl-cla*e. Stopping at all Stationp. GEO. AS II CROFT, 371° General Manager. TO HEADS OF FAMILIES. Meat ! Meat ! ! Meat ! ! ! GREAT REDUCTION IN MEAT. POLLOCK & YOUNG are now eelling Prime Beef, Mutton, Pork, Lamb and Veal at 50 per cent, lower than aDy Butcher in town Look at jour Butcher's Rill and compare prices with ours, and .you wili tee that more than fiO per cent, will be saved by paying your cash, anci dealing with Pollock & Yoonq. And a3 we have gone to a considerable expense in erecting Slaughter-house, etc., the public will see at once that we intend to continue, and bad it not been for us you would have had to pay fully 50 per crnt. above the present price. ' • Encourage the Wangaudi Butchery, so as to keep the prices, reasonable, and the batchers ia cbeqek. Monthly Accounts if required. jjr,47 POLLOCK & YOUNG.