The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1880.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 119, 19 May 1880, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1880.

In response to Mr Adams' invitation to the electorsj there was a crowded meeting hist night, the Provincial Hall being densely packed, and the galleries , which had been reserved for ladies, containing a goodly number of the fair sex, who appeared to take considerable interest in the preliminary proceedings, in the speech itself, and iv the questions and answers at its close. MiAdams, on entering the Hall, was loudly cheered, Mr Pitt, who followed shortly afterwards, received a perfect ovation, and to Mr Bunny several rounds of hearty applause were accorded. A full report will be found elsewhere, from which it will be seen that towards the close of the meeting the proceedings assumed a somewhat personal tone, which is very much to be regretted. It is quite clear that a very pretty personal quarrel has arisen between three members of the legal profession in the town, but the sooner the public recognise ihe fact that thia is no business of theirs, the better for them audforall concerned. So far as (he two who are their representatives are concerned, to fan the smouldering embers into a flame would, at the present juncture, be suicidal on their part. All that the electors have to do is to see that their members do their duty to their constituents, and we sincerely trust that last night we, for the last time, had their private quarrels dragged before the public gaze, These miserable bickerings, and. especially the childish squabble as to seniority, are not calculated to reflect credit either on the constituency or its representatives, but, if we mistake not, their effect will be to hold up Nelson as the laughing stock of the colony. We are informed that the Archdeaconry of Waimea, resigned last year by the Venerable Archdeacon Thorpe, has been conferred on the Rev. Charles Oliver I Mules, M.A., of Spring Grove and Waimea West. Mr Mules is a member of Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in mathematical honors in 1860. He was educated at Cheltenham, and was subsequently Curate to the now Bishop of Liverpool the Her J. C. Ryle, when at Stradbroke. Ho accompanied the Bishop of Nelson to thia diocese in 18G7, has been his examining chaplain, and has held the parochial districts of Spring Grove and Waimea West. The appointment, we are cure, will meet with much approbation, not only from the members of

the Church of England,' but from many who know him as a neighbor' and friend. - The annual meeting of the Permanent Building Society will be held at the office, Hardy-street, this evening, when the election of Directors will" take place. The monthly inspection of the whole of the Volunteers in the district will take place this evening. The country corps will arrive in town by special train at a quarter ;paat seven, and leave on the return trip at halfpast nine. A meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' Association will be held at the Post Boy Hotel at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Mh Benjamin Crisp, who has justly earned the title of " the children's friend " in Nelson, announces that he iutends to give the little ones their annual treat on Monday next, the Queen's Birthday. But, although buns and cakes and tea are promised ad libitum, "old Ben" finds that, unless the public assist him a little more liberally, a large portion of the purchase money of these "articles will have to come out of his own pocket. This, we feel sure, will never be permitted, and the possibility of its occurring only needs' to be made known to secure its prevention. The Nelson Wesleyan Choir and Band are announced to give a vocal and instrumental concert in the new school-room, .Richmond, on Monday evening next, in aid of the Bichmond Wesleyan parsonage fund. The choir are preparing some new choruses, and, with the valuable assistance of the band and local help, which we hear has been promised, a -superior musical entertainment will doubtless be provided. With the advantages of a public holiday, cheap fares on the railway, and a late train at the close of the concert, there will probably be a large number from town in attendance. A public tea will be provided in the Agricultural Hall for visitors at the modest sum, of one shilling eachi, The Australian cricketers appear to have entered upon another victorious career in England', where the Derbyshire Eleven were, at the date of our last telegram leaving London, receiving a lesson in the fine old English game at the hands of the colonials. Hares appear to be plentiful in Canterbury, a party of six having last week bagged no less than 210 in three days in the vicinity of Christchurch. In consequence of the non-arrival to-day of the Wakatu from Wanganui, the sale of sheep advert'.sed by Messrs Sharp & Pickering will take place to-morrow at noon,