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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue XIII, 29 November 1878, Page 2

In the Supreme Court in Bankruptcy this morning, before the Registrar, Mr Pitt applied for the discharge of George Edward Levien, of Havelock, hotel keeper, and George August Leov, of Kaituna, farmer. No opposition was offered, and the discharge was granted. On our fourth page will be found a description of Ali Musjid, the fortress in the Khyber Pass recently stormed and taken by the British forces. A valuable diamond ring will he raffled at the Trafalgar Hotel this evening at eight o'clock. Particulars will be found in the advertisement. The Normanby Hussars will parade for inspection at the Brightwater Bridge at 3-30 pm. to-morrow. Every member is requested to be present. Attention is called to the important sales .by auction by Mr Mabin to-morrow at tbe Nelson Auction Rooms, particulars of which will be found in his advertising column. A Waimea correspondent sends us the following account of the late thunderstorm, from which it appears that Messrs E. Jessop and W. Kearns had a narrow escape:— " The inhabitants of the districts of Richmond, Hope, and Spring Grove experienced the most terrific thunderstorm ever known in the Waimeas on the night of the 26th and morning of the 27th inst. Many post and rail fences were torn up and shattered to atoms, a pigsty and chaff house, the property of Mr E, Jessop, were struck by the lightning and injured considerably, and some horses were killed, one belonging to Mr H. Tasker, and one' in care of Mr Newth at Spring Grove, and some others whose owners Ido not know. As Mr E. Jessop and Mr W. Kearns were returning from Nelson the horse and trap with both the men in it were thrown into the ditch by Mr Houldaway's bridge, and a fireball fell close to them slightly scorching Jessop from the knee up to the face, hut help being promptly rendered by Mr Houldaway and Mr Biggar, the horse and trap were got out of the ditch without any further damage being done, and after a delay of about two hours they proceeded on their way home where they arrived safely about midnight." The following violent and sudden deaths were reported from various parts of the colony on Wednesday last:— At Invercargill the cook at the Prince of Wales Hotel, a Chinaman, dropped down dead.— At Ashburton, William Giles, a wood carter, was run over by his dray and killed.— At Grahamstown, Patrick Costello, a bushman, was killed by a log falling on him.— At Nelson Creek, Thomas Bradford, a miner, who had been missing for some days was found by a search party dead in a gully with his tin dish and pick and shovel by his side. The dish was half full of washdirt as though he had been prospecting. Death is suppoafed to have been caused by apoplexy.-— ln the Tauhernikau river bed, near Featberston, the body of a man was found in a very decomposed state. A certificate of discharge from the barque Malay, found in his pocket, showed that his name was James Burnes, aged 19, native of Dumfries. A special Melbourne telegram to the Post states that the vote for the embassy of Ihe Berry Ministry to England has been defeated. The following London telegrams dated 25th inst appear in the Post of Wednesday: — The English Liberals are organising an opposition to supplies being voted for the Afghan war.— The advance of tbe AngloIndian forces in Afghanistan continues without encountering at present any further opposition. — The campaign will brobably terminate at Candahar and Jellalabad, until the spring enables military operations to be resumed.— The difficulties between Denmark and Germany have assumed a graver complexion.—The German Legation has been withdrawn from Copenhagen, and will not return until the King of Hanover departs.— War between Germany and Denmark is feared to he imminent. — J. and J. Fenton and Sons, bankers, Rochdale, have failed for £500,000 sterling.