The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1879.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 237, 17 October 1879, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1879.

Our telegrams to-day do not tell of any improvement in the state of affairs in the House. On Wednesday night the members debated for nearly four hours whether or cot they should adjourn, making use of the opportunity afforded them to speak evil of those opposed to them in no measured terms, and last night seem to have been devoted to a discussion of a somewhat similar character. The Government appear determined to make use of every Parliamentary privilege to stave off the no-confidence debate until they have prepared their measures and had an opportunity of thoroughly investigating all that has been going on in the various departments, while the Opposition are extremely anxious to prevent their doing either, and in this position affairs are likely to remaiu until next Tuesday at least. Last Wednesday, in reply to a question from Mr Pitt, the Minister for Lands said that the papers in the office did not show upon whose recommendations Mr J. Bird and Mr J. Kerr had been appointed members of the Nelson Waste Lands Board. It appears that the only minute in connection with the matter worth notice is to the effect that Mr Kerr lives 52 miles from Nelson, and is therefore to receive his gravelling expenses in addition to the fee of £1 Is per sitting. The popular cricket match "'English versus Colonials " will be played at the Botanical Reserve to-morrow, between members of the Nelson Cricket Club. From this being one of the most interesting games of the season, owing to the rivalry existing between the Colonials and the " John Bulls " of the Mother country, it is expected that there wili be some little excitement over the result. A very fair wkket has been obtained, and the following comprise the teams. Euglish— Coles, Cooke, Cresswell, Curtis, Drake, Flint, Foy, Green, Naylor, Saxon, Topliss. Colonials— Boddington, Campbell, Foote, Greenfield, Halliday, Holmes, Norris, Mountier, Pitt, Rout, and White. The wickets will be pitched at 2 o'clock sharp. A concert in aid of the local Fire Brigade will be given in the Richmond school-room ttis evening, and as an excellent programme has been prepared, and several well-known amteurs have promised their services, the attendance is likely to prove a large one. A meeting of delegates from the various Licensed Victuallers' Association is to be held in Wellington on the 23rd inst., for the purpose of discussing matters connected with their interests. The Nelson Association will be represented by Messrs Tregea, T. Harley, Little and Dixon. Mr John R. Mabin reports sales Bank of New Zealand shares £17 17s 6d; National Mortgage 17s; Union Insurance 14s. The first competition by the Artillery Cadets for the Company's medal will take place at the Maitai Butts at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The Wellington Cricketers Association have accepted the challenge of the Nelson cricket club to play a match in the Victory Square ground on Boxing day and the following day. A correspondent wishes us to inform him whether the town of Wrexham is in North or South Wales. It is in Denbighshire in North Wales. At the Magistrates' Court this morning Patrick Kirwin was brought up on a charge of absconding from his bail, and remanded to Havelock. A I'CBLic meeting in connection with the Wesleyan Temperance Society will be held in the Hardy-street schoolroom at half-past seven to-night. There will be a practice of the Brightwater Cricket Club at 3-30 p.m. to-morrow. A London telegram to the Post says : The creditors of Messrs L. Stevenson and Son, of Melbourne and London merchants, have accepted a composition of 14s in the £, payable in instalments extending over two years. We clip the following from the Post ■.— '■' A local Greyite organ alleges that Ministers are " button-holing all the young members, and pouring into their ears the most scandalous calumnies about the leader of the Opposition." What calumnies can our contemporary meaD, we wonder ? It is true we have heard several allusions during the last few days to a certain Parliamentary paper "D-i, 1867," entitled, "The case of Mr* Macandrew," but surely that is not " calumny." Perhaps our contemporary and the " young members " it so touching alludeß to are not personally acquainted with the contents of that paper, " D — l, 1867." If so, they should read it." To this we would add, that not only " young members," but every elector in the colony should read the document referred to. Jt will be found in all the libraries where files of the Parliamentary papers have been kept. On Wednesday, owing to the action of the Opposition, four hours were thrown away ia squabbling over the question of adjournment. In the course of the discussion Mr Pitt said that he would not admit that the discussions in the House had been wasted as had been stated. He would object to any further time being wasted before passing the important measures which the country wished to have passed. I'arty tjes were all very well, but the interests of the country were paramount. He could only characterise the conduct of the other side of the House as factious opposition. If there was any spirit of patriotism in members he asked them all to unite and to pass these measures as Boon as possible. He referred to the Triennial Parliaments Bill which might have been law now but for the Opposition And now it stood 21 on the O^der Paper, and might not be passed at all. For those reasons he sincerely hoped that some arrangement would be come to to facilitate the passage of the ioipojeiaal: measures in question. "The following Syduey telegram appears in the 1 ost:— Colonel the Hon F. A. VVellesley, who married the daughter of his Excellency Lofd 4. Loftua, has eloped with 'the wellknown London actress, .Miss Katie Vaughan. lie has been removed frcin the appointment which he held as Secretary to the Brjtisb Embassy jjt Vienna in conssquence. In au article on the pre.scut leader of the Opposition, the Aucklaud Uerahi says:— \\ r e have urged upon the members for the Auckland Provincial District so to direct their /course in the present political complications as to epsujre the district the jusi ice which has been so persistently vyithheiii from it. \v e liaye pointed out that if "Mr Ma'cau'drew is to hare ihejr fi«ppor(, we must have a' bond '• signed, sealed anti delivered," for the late .Minister of Public Works is prolific of promises, and nothing moro. Liquidation- Being about to realise on my stock I have rC-warked the whole at prices that ought to effect a sp? fi dv clearance. The nivcj: is very large, which most of the Nelson people know, and one that the drasviug room 'us well us the kitchen may be furnished from. This is an absolute clearing Bale, and no reasonable offer will be refused John James, Liqu^dator.^— Advt.