The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1879.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 183, 2 August 1879, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1879.

The Customs receipts for the week ending this day were £730 13s lOd. For the month of July the revenue received was £3626 7s sd, made up as follows:— Spirits, £1216 43 3d; cigars, £34; tobacco, £391 103 sd; wine, £85 8s Id; beer, £29 13s 10d- tea £274 7s 9d; coffee, £1 Us 3d; sugar, £348 14s lOd; goods by weight, £122 13s 7d; ad valorem, £344 8s 10d; other duties, £62 Us sd; gold, £50; other receipts, £665 3s 2dtotal, £3626 7s sd. An advertisement which appears elsewhere announces that the Nelson branch of the New Zealand Clothing Factory is opened today in Trafalgar House, next to the Bank of New Zealand. The shop has just been fitted up in the most convenient manner, and the articles offered for sale are all made of New Zealand wool manufactured from fabric turned out by the Mosgiel Factory. The half-yearly meeting of the Nelson City Rifles was held last night at McGee's Hotel. Captain Bunny in the chair. The Balance Sheet showed that the Company was in a good financial condition. The Chairman stated that the Chaplain to the Corps, the Key. Mr Leighton had promised to give a lecture during the month, in aid of the funds of the Company, the subject being " Sir William Havelock." Senior Sergt. Gray was appointed Color Sergeant, and Corporal Berry was appointed Sergeant. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chair On Monday next, being a Statute holiday, the Banks and most of the leading business establishments will be closed. It is notified that the Town schools will be open as usual on that day. The Royal Illusionists will give their last entertainment in Nelson to-night, when, as Mr Thorn announced last night, a fall exposure of all the spiritualistic tests will be made, and if the audience are not satisfied with the explanations they can get their money back at the door. Many complaints having been made of the excessive cold in Christ Church at the morning services, it is intended to heat the building by lighting the gas for some time before the commencement of the service. A presentation was made at a meeting of the Loyal Nelson Lodge 1.0. G.T., last night to Mrs Fairey consisting of an elegant Grand Lodge regalia, and a very neat writing desk bearing a silver plate on which had been engraved by Mr Betts the following inscription :— « 1.0.G.T. Presented by the Loyal Nelson Lodge to Mrs M. Fairey, W S August 1, 1879." Mr Bonci and MrPickard Bpoke of the many and valuable services rendered by Mrs Fairey, who returned her earnest thanks for such a recognition of them. A vote of thanks- was passed to Mr Betts for the tronble be had taken in engraving the inscription. Thb Georgia Minstrels will perform again this evening, and will Bhortly appear in the country district*.

The following special London telegram appeared in the Evening Post:— The "reign of terror" in Russia continues unabated. Ukases of the most severe and arbitrary character are still enforced in all the large, towns, and the discontent of the oppressed inhabitants is beginning to assume adangerous form. A number of serious incendiary fires have recently occurred in several of the Cities where martial law has been proclaimed. The efforts of the police have in consequence been redoubled, and orders of a still more despotic and grinding character issued for the purpose of preventing these outrages and detecting the offenders, it is feared that the result wi I be that the present discontent will take the form of open rebellion.