Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1880.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 248, 19 October 1880, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1880.

The Gazette of Thursday last contains a return of the quantity and value of gold exported from the colony during the quarter ending tbe 30th September last, from which it appears tbat we sent away within the three months 69,631 ounces of the value of £279,544, towards which total the Nelson arid Weat Coaat goldfields contributed 38,484 ounces valued at .£152,816 The total entered for exportation at all ports since the discovery of the first goldfields in 1857 up to the 30th September is 9,467,498 ounces of the value of £37,039,248, a very large proportion of which was sent from Nelson and the West Coast ports, namely, 4,151,024 ounces worth £16,461,771. A comparative return for the last quarter and the corresponding one of 1879 shows that the yield is on the increase, the value of the exported gold for the 1879 quarter being £245,704. while for that just terminated it was £279,544. The Registrar General's report on the vital statistics of the principal towns of New Zealaud during the month of September bears a sad testimony to the fatal character of the epidemic that has recently visited Nelson, this town heading hy a very long way the list which appears under the heading " Proportion of deaths to the 1000 of population." In Nelson this proportion was 3'67, Wanganui coming next with 216, Hokitika being third with 1 87. The greatest number of deaths occurfed in Wellington, where with a population of 21,582 it was 33 ; the next on the list is Dunedin, where ifc waß 26 out of a population of 23,959, and then comes Nelson, 25 out of a total of 6804. Ifc is satisfactory to know that the epidemic, to which is due the unenviable position which Nelson occupies on the list, has now abated considerably, and it is earnestly to be hoped that it may be long ere tbis ordinarily healthy town is again visited by such a scourge. The Colonist, which is proverbial for its ponderosity, actually attempted a joke this morning in criticising a report which ap-

peared in last night's Mail of an accident to Mr Burrow of Wakefield. So much of our contemporary's attention seems to have been devoted to the elaboration of this unexpected little jeu d'esprit that he has not allowed himself time to obtain information on a little matter in which he sadly needs instruction. Hence we find the following paragraph in his ! report of the Sunday School Centenary (the italics are our own):—" The gathering took place at Bishopdale, and the company was very hospitably entertained by his Lordship the Bishop and lady Suter." Coming from so higb an authority, the brevet rank will, probably, be appreciated at its full value by the lady upon whom it is conferred. The fourth gathering in connection with the Sunday School Centenary was held yesterday afteruoou at Bishopdale, the Bishop nf Nelaon and Mrs Suter having invited all the teachers of the Neison Sunday Schools. Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather no fower than 150 were present, and were re ceived by tbe Bishop in the Chapel. The servioe commenced by an Anthem given by the Students, "Behold how good and pleasant it is." The ordinary evening service followed, with Centenary hymns spiritedly sung by everyone present, and an address by the Venerable Archdeacon Mules. After au hour's recess all assembled in the library, and papers were read by tbe Rev. W. A. Wbyte of Richmond, and Mr A. Hermon one of the Students, and mauy of those present, took part in the discussion, which was presided over by the Bishop. Particulars of tomorrow's proceedings will be found io the Bishop's letter which appears elsewhere, and in the published programme. A lecture will be delivered at the Wesleyan Church to morrow evening by Sir W. Fox on "Personal leminiscenccs of Egypt and the Holy Land." >CMr Samuel Gorman, one of the travelling agents for Noble's Explosive Company, arrived in Nelson this morning, and is prepared to furnish information and instructions to those who are desirous of procuring the Company's dynamite, which is about 20 per cent more powerful than any other brand of tbe same material, and has been proved highly successful in quarrying, snagging, clearing sunken rocks, and, what is of still greater importance to settlers in busb cuuniry, in blasting tree stumps. Mr Gorman will remain for a few days at McGee'B Hotel, and will, should it be desired, be happy to make some experiments showiog what can be done with the force that lies bidden in this potent explosive material. The story of Adam and Eve and that apple is completely told in the followiug sentences, but the question is, who can read it ? How many apples did Adam and Eve eat ? Some say Eve 8 and Adam 2, a total of 10 only. Now we figure the thing out differently. Eve 8 and Adam 8 also-— total 16. But some think that the above figures are entirely wrong. If Eve 8 and Adam 82, certainly the total will be 90. Scientific men, however, on the strength of the theory that the antediluvians were a raes of giants, reason something like this : Eve 81 uud Adam B?.— total 163. Wrong again ; what could be clearer than, if Eve 81 and Adam 812, the total was 893 ; if Eve 811st and Adam 812, would not the total be 1623 ? We have heard the following given as the true solution: — Eve 814 Adam, Adam 8124 Eve— total 8938, but again there is another circulation as follows:— If Eve 814 Adam, Adam 81242 oblige. Eve— total 82,056. We think this, however, not a sufficient quantity. For though we admit that Eve 814 Adam, Adam if he 8081242 keep Eve < ompany— total 8,062,056. All wrong. Eve, when she 81812 many, aud probably felt sorry for it, but her companion, in order to relive her grief, 812. Therefore, Adam if be 81814240fy Eve's depressed spirits. Hence both together ate 81,896,864 apples, which would have fully justified the pair of them in sending at once for a doctor.