The Nelson Evneing Mail. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1879.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 186, 6 August 1879, Page 2

The Nelson Evneing Mail. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1879.

With to-day's issue we publish a supplement containing the Hansard report of Mr Hursthouse's speech on the no-confidence motion. In his usual blunt straightforward manner the member for Motueka gives his reasons very clearly for voting against the Grey Ministry. We notice that the A.Z. Times publishes Mr Hursthouse's speech in full. At the Brightwater Court today, before G. W. Lightband, G. Talbot, and H. Martin, Esqs., J.J.P., the following cases were' heard:— Blower v. W. Kearns, for £3 losEdwin Hooper v. W. Brooks, for £8 7s 9d! In both theße cases judgment was given for the plaintiff for the amount claimed with costs.— Edward Newth v. John Duncan Action to recover £16 Oa 4d. Plaintiff was nonsuited.— John Palmer, for driving infected sheep, was, on the information of Sub-Inspector Hunt, fined £5 and costs, £i 17s. The receipts of the Nelson and Foxhill Railway for the four weeks ending 30th June were £490, against £420 for the corresponding period of 1878. The total receipts of the New Zealand railways for the same period were £52,495. The total receipts for the year ending June 30th were £758,096, and the total expenditure £545,478. Figures such as these should prove good arguments with English capitalists in favor of the proposed new loan. Mr Seymour and Mr Henderson are likely to have a severe contest for the representation of the Wairau. It is rumored that Mr Joseph Ward will probably stand for Cheviot, but the opinion seems to be that he will be defeated by Mr Saunders. Betonu one small debt case there was no business at the Court this morning. A CHDRcn Parade of the Town Volunteers is ordered for Sunday morning next, when they will attend divine service at Trinity Church, where the Rev. P. Calder, the chaplain of the Naval Brigade, will preach a sermon in connection with the death of the late Captain P. L. Gully. A telegram to the Chronicle dated London 4th instant, says that terrible storms have occurred in England causing immense destruction of property. The new fire-engine lately imported for the Richmond Fire Brigade was tried for the first time last night with every success. The engine is capable of throwing a jet to the height of 130 ft., and has a double delivery which cau, by the addition of two union couplings, be increased to four. The Brigade are now able to cope with any fire that may take place, the only difficulty being the want of water during the summer months, but this difficulty might be partially and inexpensively overcome if 6ft. wells were sunk in the large ditch which traverses the two main streets

of the township, say at a distance of 5 chains apart. The following appeared on the Order Paper for yesterday :— « Mr Acton Adam 3 to ask the Minister for Public Works, if the Engineer-in Chief tor the Middle Island has sent in any Report of the route of the Nelsou and West Coast section of the main trunk railway of the Middle Island, and of the route of the Amberley— Brunnerton section ; and, if so, whether the Government will lay sdeh Report before this House ?" TUe following Melbourne telegram^ ap lpear in last night's Chronicle-.— A private member proposes that the Supreme Court should try election petitions instead of Parliamentary committees. The Government oppose the proposal. — Some London thieves have arrived in Melbourne. A leading jeweller was cleverly swindled out of a large amount by one swell who personated a physician. — The Academy of Music, tne prettiest theatre in Melbourne, and the Victoria Arcade, with 27 years' lease to run, only realised £30,415, which is less than the cost of the buildings.— A foreigner living at Drysdale, bequeathed £200 to be spent in a general shout to everybody in the district. Mr McNab, solicitor at Blenheim has filed a declaration of insolvency. A Christchurch telegram says : — There are several rumors about the Hon. John Hall resigning his seat in the Council, and standIng for the House of Representatives. The electors of Selwyn are going to hold a meeting to consider the desirability of asking him to represent them. And it is also stated that he is going to oppose the Hon W. Fisher. A Sydney telegram, dated July 27th, says:— Archbishop Vaughan refuses to confirm children attending public schools. The secular press almost unanimously condemn the Archbishop's pastoral letter. At a Sunday service in Goulburn, most of the congregation left tha church before the Catholic Bishop had finished reading the pastoral letter against public schools.