The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1878.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIIL, Issue 270, 21 November 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1878.

We were sorry to learn from Mr Sharp last night that he intended to resign his seat in the House. He has been a very useful member, and ha3 worked hard for the interests of Nelson. It must have been gratifying to him last nigbt at the close—temporary only we hope—of his short political career to receive an assurance that he had fully retained the confidence reposed in him by his constituents. It is of course too early yet to speculate upon who is to be his successor, but we have heard it stated that Mr Acton Adams, who just uow is absent from Nelson, had intimated his intention of coming forward in the event of a vacancy occurring in the representation of the town. Mr Acton Adams has invariably been a zealous upholder of the rights and claims of Nelson, and would, we think, make a worthy successor to Mr Sharp. The adjourned meeting of the shareholders in Messrs Smith, Harley and Co's Copper Mining Company will be beld at the City Council Chamber this evening wheu all who take an interest iu mining matters are invited to attend. The dramatic entertainment for the benefit of Mr Gilpin who has proved a great favourite on the Nelson stage will be given to-morrow evening, when we hope to see his efforts to please recognised and rewarded by a bumper house. The " King of Pain " will give another of his open air entertainments at the pedestal this evening.' A brief prospectus of the Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. Drug Company of Dunedin, for which Mr Mabin has been appointed broker in Nelson, appears in our advertising columns. This promises to be a good paying concern, and as the share list closes on the 30th of November, we would advise intending applicants to 3pply forthwith to Mr ;Ms>bin,

from whom all information eS,n be ohtained respecting the proposed company. We have received a letter from Mr W. Gibbs, of Motupiko Valley, in reply to a recent communication from Mr Orr respecting the route of the railway from Eoxhill. We are disposed, however, to adopt the views given expression to at the meeting last night to the effect tbat it is not desirable that there should be any public discussion on this qnestion, but that it is better to leave the decision of it to the engineers. Under these circumstances we must decline to publish any more correspondence on the subject. That which has already appeared is not calculated to have much influence eithfer on bhe side or the other. Mr Reeves, M.H.ft.j (says the New Zealander) h&s received some specimens of copper ore, the richness of which is remarkable. Competent judges estimate that the stone contains 60 per cent, of copper; and from tae fact that the pure copper, bright its penny pieces, can be seett in riiany parts of the ore, the appraisement cannot be considered ekcessive! The locality of the lode *--~ whence these were. Cu'.ainea is Aniseed Valley, about 14 miles from Nelson, and, if the lode can be judged by the specimens, the promoters of this mining speculation should be on a remarkably good thing.