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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 173, 22 July 1880, Page 2

A meeting of the members of the Harmonic Society will be held at the Harmonic Hall at 7.30 this evening, to be followed at eight o'clock by a public meetiug, at which all who take an interest iv music are iuvited to attend. Good news comes from the West Coast of fresh gold discoveries. The Maponrika district to the soiith of Ilokiiika is likely to be the scene of a rush as soon aa the roughest of the winter weather is over, aud the telegram which we published yesterday announcing that a party of four had brought into Greymouth no less than 21 pounds weight of gold, the produce of a fortuight's washing on the Seventeen Mile Beach, is likely to lead to a thorough examination of that auriferous locality. TUti Wesleyan Church was crowded in every part last night ob the occasion of the memorial service. Several appropriate hymns were sung, and a sermon, in the course of which touching allusions were made to the late Mr R. Hadfield, and those present were earnestly exhorted to follow his good example, was preached by the Rev R. Bavin, who took for his text the words, " And, by it, he being dead yet speaketh." The Sightascope, which consists of a series of views, and is aided in its attractions by a " Musical Cabinet," described as " a keyless harmonium, which plays away merrily in the hands of the most unmusical as well aS in anybody else's," will be on view at the Masonic Hall for a week, commencing on Saturday next. Every visitor receives a present of some kind. Another extract, from Mr Saunders' speech, in which he speaks of the difficult position in, which the Civil Service Con.mission found themselves, will be found on the fourth page* An error occurred in our report of the proceedings in Court yesterday, wheu the amount at issue between Gorrie & Sons and Mr VVilkms was stated as £14 14s, instead of which it should have beeu £4 14s. The monthly inspection of the Volunteers took place last night, when there was a large attendance, the total uumber present on parade being 317, made up as follows:— Staff, 2; Band, 9; Artillery, 42; City Rifles, 41; Stoko Rifles, 54; \Vaimea Rifles, 41; Naval Brigade, 46; Artillery Cadets, 37; City Cadets, 35. After the usual preliminaries had been gone through, the armc were inspected, and some of these having been found in a dirty condition, Captain Bunny commented upon the fact, and remarked that the arms were issued by the Government solely for Voluuteer purposes, and therefore were to be kept in a clean condition. He also said that his remarks did not apply to the Artillery, Navals, and some of the City Rifles.' As a Volunteer was lying dangerously ill in the vicinity of the Botanical Gardens,.it was decided to go for a march out, and accordingly the several companies, headed by the Battalion Band, proceeded to the Port, and after a short stay there for the purpose of refreshing the inner man, returned to the Drill Shed, where they were dismissed. The country corps came into town by a special train at a quartet past seven, and returned home at half-pasi niue. The Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Bill, introduced by Mr Hutchison, one of the members for Wellington, was undci consideration in Committee of tho House during the whole of last night. Clause 29 which provided that "each burgess shall have one vote and no more," was struck out as was also clause 30, which provided thul where gasworks have been at any time established for the supply of gas in auy borough under the authority of an Act of the General Assembly it shall not be lawful for the City or Town Council to establish any other gasworks to supply the same locality until after the Council has offered to purchase the works at a price to be agreed upon, or, failing agreement, at a price to be fixed under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1876, and the offer has been refused by the owner of the said gasworks.