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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 238, 18 October 1879, Page 2

Mrs Hardinge Britten will deliver the ! first of her series of lectures in the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening, when the subject will be "The Ministry of Angels." The admission fee is one shilling. The first competition by the members of the Naval Brigade for the Company's Cup took place at the Maitai Butts this morning, when Seaman T. H. Jones was the winner with a score of 64 out of a possible 80. In another colnmn will be found an advertisement announcing an united children's service to-morrow of various Sunday schools in Nelson in connection with a programme issued by the Sunday School Union of London for two days of universal prayer on behalf of Sunday schools, which will take place tomorrow and Monday. These services will be held all over the world, and millions of Christians will join in prayer on behalf of this noble institution.— Communicated. The Customs receipts for the week ending this day amounted to the sum of £-20-25 as 4d. The fifth number of the Nelson Pundi is issued to-day. The cartoon represents tiie Premier seated by the sea shore, while Dame Nelson, pointing to the Farewell Spit Lighthouse and a wrecked ship in the distance, asks him if he does not think that he had better set about a telegraph to Collingwood before another catastrophe happens. The entertainment given at Richmond last evening in aid of the local Fire Brigade was a decided success. The pianoforte music in every case had evidently beeu very carefully studied. In the local part we must especially notice the two songs " Green Leaves" and "Ring on Sweet Angelus " which were both remarkably well rendered The song " If Doughty Deeds " also deserves praise. Some very amusing comic songs were well given by different gentlemen and received well deserved encores. A solo was given on tho " Sopophlogastrion " which ex cited much amusement. Altogether the en tertainment was most enjoyable and the audience went home apparently well satisfied. A cokeespondent writes from Takaka : — The scholars of the Lower Takaka School, a few days ago, presented Mr Thomas Hume with a handsome writing-desk as a token of their esteem and regard as their teacher. It is gratifying to know we have a master in the Lower Takaka School who is so highly appreciated by his pupils. I can scarcely imagine a greater proof of the efficiency of a teacher, than by a demonstration of that sort. I think Takaka is highly favored in its teachers at the present time. May the future of the rising generation prove the correctness of the above remark. A serious accident recently occurred to the eldest son of Mr J. Reilly, of Waitapu, by which be nearly lost his sight for life' He was loading the handle of a stockwhip with boiling hot lead, when, the handle being wet, the lead blew up into his face and eyes with great force. The prompt action of his mother in applying kerosine, flour, and cream got the lead out of bis face and eyes, but for over a week he could not see with either eye, and it waa feared that he would be blind for life, but happily both eyes are now nearly all right, The following appeared in the Post of last night :— " It was rumored this afternoon that the Governor had informed the Premier that the Government must either resign or allow the no-confidence motion to be debated i and that Ministers consequently would resign without going to a division. "We are authoritatively assured, however, that there is not the slightest foundation for this report, and that Ministers will fight the battle out to the last." Mr Pitt proposes to amend the Resident Magistrate's Act, 1867, by providing that whenever any Corporation or incorporated company shall be a plaintiff in a Resident Magistrate's Court, an application or affidavit may be made by an officer or agent acting in their behalf. Experience in the procedure

of this Court teaches that this will be a very salutary provision, and prevent many marked failures of justice —Chronicle. The Licensing Acts Amendment Act, 1879, introduced by Mr Acton Adams, M.H.R., provides for four classes of publican's licenses, viz., town licenses at £25; country licenses at £20 ; accommodation house licenses £10 , and ferry licenses £1 per annum. Besides these, wholesale licenses are provide for at £10; bottle licenses at £25; and packet licenses at £10. The hours on which liquor is to be sold are between 6 a.m. and II p.m., and on Suudays, Christmas Days, aud Good Fridays between the hours of 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., and between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. ; an extension may, however* be granted until midnight on any working day by the Commissioners at any licensing meeting on payment of an extra fee of £10, and bona fide travellers and lodgers may be supplied at all reasonable times. In cities and towns lighted at the expense of the ratepayers, it shall not be necessary henceforth for a licensed person to keep a light burning at night ia front of his premises, except in cases where there is no public lamp kept burning in ihe street or place where such premises are situated. In tbe construction of the licensing law, the expression " bona fide traveller " shall mean any person travelling for business, for pleasure, for health, for recreation or for any other lawful purpose to which the obtaining of liquor is merely ancillary : Provided that prima facie proof of the defendant not being a bona fide traveller shall be given by or on behalf of the prosecution in all proceedings. The Great Eastern is to run directly between London and Texas as a transport for cattle, if the scheme can be made to work The vessel is said to be able to carry, at one trip, 2200 head of cattle and 36,000 sheep.