The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1880.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 92, 17 April 1880, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1880.

With" regard to the scene which took place in Trafalgar-street on Thursday evening we find that "we had been somewhat misinformed as to the action of Mr Langley Adams. lie informs us that he neither saw the commencement of the disturbance nor had the least intention of interfering till he saw Mr Teschemaker holding his brother, and both Mr Adams and Mr Bunny hitting at the same time, and that he thereupon took hold of Mr Teschemaker by the arm and said " fair play," when Mr Teschemaker struck him, and upon that he immediately went for him. A report of last night's meeting, together with other interesting reading matter, will be found in a supplement published with today's issue. At the District Court on Monday morning (he bankruptcy case of Mr 11. Adams will come oa before His Honor Judge Broad. Tub charges against Messrs i J . Adams, L. Adams, Bunny and Teseheniakc-r will, we understand, be adjourned till 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon, in order to allow the Chief Magistrate to hear these charges of breaking the peace of the town. Mb. Kavanagh has received an additional subscription to the Irish famine relief fund of £2 23 from Mr T. S. Wymond, who has just returned from Melbourne. The Customs receipts for the week ending today, were .£651 19a ild. A concert will be given in the Christ Church Sunday schoolroom, Shelbcurnestreet, on Monday evening next. There will be songs, readings, recitations, &c, and the magic lantern will also be exhibited. The anniversary sermon in connection with the Richmond Union Sunday School will be preached in the Baptist Chapel, Richmond, to-morrow evening. The tea meeting will take place on Wednesday next in the Agricultural Hall, commencing at 5*30 p.m. A meeting was held at the Bridge Hotel, Wakefield, last evening for the purpose of forming a Cavalry corps in the Waimea. Captain Malcolm, of the Stoke Rifles, was in the chair, and said that he wished it to be understood that he had attended by special invitation, and it was not his intention to desert the company which he had the honor to command. He would, however, be most happy to do all in his power to form the new company, which he believed would be a good one. Mr W. White agreed to accept the office of Secretary till a permanent one was appointed. He had but little doubt that a company 100 strong could be got together, and he hoped to see a Cadet corps enrolled to act as an auxiliary to the company they were about to form. It would be a good thing for the youths themselves, and certainly give an impetus to the breeding of a good class of horses. A number having enrolled themselves, a vote of thanks to the Chairman and to the Secretary concluded the meeting. Notwithstanding the unusual attraction at the Provincial Hall last night the Georgia Minstrels opened to a fairly filled house, which they succeeded in thoroughly amusing by their dry jokes, extravagant humor, and excellent singing. The soprano music which was allotted to Miss Amy Johns was singularly good, her rendering of " Sweet Genevieve " and other pretty ballads showing off her clear musical voice to great advantage. In their comic and Negro songs the corner men, Mr Wilkinson and Billy Wilson, succeeded in putting themselves on thoroughly good terms with the audience, the latter fairly bringing down the house by his stepdancing introduced in the song " Up High." Mr Morris and Mr Beaumont also contributed some very good songs. The greatest hit in the programme, however, must be given to Mr Hosea Easton, in his masterly solo on the banjo. This instrument, which is not looked upon with much favor in the musical world, is in the clever hands of Mr Easton made to produce music really astonishing, and such as cannot fail to please. In the two sketches, "Mrs M'Grundy's Millinery Shop " and " Uncle Jeff's Return," the combined comic strength of the company produced roars of laughter from the audience, the spirit with, which they entered into their different parts adding much to the success of these original sketches. Altogether the good impression which this company has made on the public should secure for them bumper houses during the remainder of their stay here. Another capital programme has been prepared for to-night, on which occasion will be introduced the original comic draraa entitled m " Blow for Blow j or the

Battle in Trafalgar-sti'eet." In addition to . this there will be the usual amount of songs, comicalities, farces, &c.