The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1879.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 250, 1 November 1879, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1879.

Mrs Britten lectured last night to a fairly filled house on " Popular Physiology ; or the bouse we live in," when she contrived to invest a somewhat dry subject with a considerable amount of interest. The chair was taken by Mr O. Curtis. The proceeds of the lecture, which Mrs Britten kindly gave in aid of the Institute, amounted to between £11 and £12, after paying all expenses. Mrs Britten leaves for the North to-night in the Waitaki, after having afforded to the people of Nelson a series of rich intellectual treats The Richmond Fire Brigade will meet for practice on Tuesday evening next at 7.30, and not this evening as advertised by mistake last night. This being AH Saints' Day, there will be a special choral service at All Saints' Church this evening, at 730. The sermons will be preached to-morrow, in the morning by the Rev. C. O. Mules, in the afternoon to the junior members of the congregation by the Rev. A. H. Sedgwick, and in the evening by the Bishop of Nelson. A correspondent writes complaining that the usual bell was not rung at the station yesterday afternoon five minutes before the departure of the 4 30 train. A lecture on " Facts in the life, and words on the life work of Martin Luther " will be delivered in the Trinity Presbyterian Church to morrow evening by the Rev P. Calder, who never fails tointeresthis hearers on such occasions. The monthly competition by the members of the Naval Brigade for the Company's medal took place at the Maitai Butts this morning, when it was won by Seaman Bennett with a score of 49. The Customs receipts for the week ending to-day were £657 Is Bd. Those for the month of October amounted to £4368 2s 1 Id, made up as follows:— Spirits, £1097 2s lid; cigars, £12 10s; tobacco, £379 2s 6d; wine, £47 16s Id; beer, £162 13s 3d; tea, £292 14s 10d; coffee, £47 13s 4d; sugar, £205 5s 9d; goods by weight, £294 Us lOd; ad valorem, £1257 !2s 4d; other duties, £373 12s 3d; other receipts, £133 3s lid; gold, £64 4s. An accident occurred at Foxhill this week which necessitated the shooting of a valuable horse belonging to Mr W. Boddington of Bell Grove. It appears that the horse, which waa being ridden rather fast by Mr Boddington'a son to catch the morning train, stumbled and fell on the road with such force as tocompletely smash both its knees, and also to break the blade bone of the shoulder. The lad miraculously escaped with a few very bad bruises, although having one leg under the horse when it rolled over. Such waa the force of the fall that the leather of the boot just over the ancle bone was completely cut through by coming in contact with the road with his own weight and that ot the horse on top of it.