Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1880.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 220, 8 November 1880, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1880.

A numerouslt signed requisition was presented this afternoon to J. Sharp, Esq., asking him to allow himself to be nominated as a candidate for the Mayoralty of the City of Nelson. Mr Sharp declined to give a definite answer at once,but asked to be allowed to consider the matter until Wednesday morning, when he will reply. A thoroughly practical and methodical man of business, Mr Sharp, should he consent to accept the office, bb we, sincerely hope be will, will prove a worthy successor to Mr J. R. Dodson, ■who for four years has devoted so much of his time and attention to municipal affairs, and has earned the gratitude of his fellowcitizens for the earnestness and persistency of his endeavors to promote their welfare in every possible way. Captain Edwin, with, whose name associations of anything 1 but a pleasant character are usually connected, he being generally regarded as a prophet of evil, has stepped oub of his usual groove to-day, and, knowing how many are interested in the probable weather to-morrow, has wired that the indications are those of a fine day. For the first time since the establishment of the useful department under his charge his prediction will cause general satisfaction. A cricket match will be played at Motueka to-morrow between tbe Nelson and Motueka Clubs. The Nelson men will leave by the Wakatu at 7.30 a.m., and will consist of the following players '.—Messrs Firth (captain), Balmain, Campbell, Greenfield, Halliday, Holmes, Naylor, Raikes, Saxon, Sharp, and Topliss. The following will comprise the Motueka team: — Bnyce, Boyes, Bisley, Delaney, Fowler, E. Parker, W, Parker, D. Pattie, R. Pattfe, llotton, and Simpson. A cobrespondent informs us that a very severe hailstorm was experienced at Wakefield yesterday, the stones being of such a ' size and descending with such force as to smash several panes of glass in the neighborhood. The storm was purely local, as at the time when it was at its worst the weather in 88 Valley, not a mile distant, was perfectly fine. The saltwater baths at the Port were opened at the beginning of the month under the management of Mr Johnson, who appears to do a thriving trade, the bathers "being more numerous this year than they were last season. The baths .have recently been cleaned out; and several • little conveniences added to the dressing rooms. It is the intention of the lessee, we believe, to put a screen over tbe top-, to protect bathers from the scorching rays of the sud, and also to I

make the baths more private than they are at present. An alteration in the hours for ladies appears in an advertisement elsewhere. On board of the Catherine Leed, which arrived from Port Louis, are five land tortoises, which were obtained by Captain Leed at Mauritius. The captain is not over anxious to retain these curiositips, and is prepared to dispose of them at a reasonable price. _ A good day's amusement is to be provided fo-niorrow by the Wakefield Recreation Society. There will be a cricket match in Mr Baigent's paddock during the day, a tea in the Hall from three to six p.m., and a concert in the evening, the whole being brought to a termination by a dance. Of music (here will be plenty, both the Wakefield and Woimea West Bands having been engaged for the occasion. The fourth handicap of the Nelson Carbine Club was concluded on the mud-fiat range on Saturday afternoon. The shooting throughout has been exceptionally good, barely half a dozen misses having been registered against thirty four competitors. The following are thepnze winners:— Sergeant-Major Wimsett, 60, JEI and cup; P. 0. Howling, 17s; Lieut. Topliss, 14s 6d; Lieut Grossman, 1 Is; Gunner Clouston, 9?; Lieut Hunter, 6s; Gunner Wimsett, sb ; Sergt Hood, eaves stake. At the District Court to-day before Hia Honor Judge Broad. probate was granted, on the application of Mr Pitt, of the will of James Whent to tbe widow, the sole executrix. The only civil case was that of the Colonial Bank v. Thomas for .£63. Judgment was given for the plaintiff with eoits. Our readers are reminded of tbe entertainment entitled "Happy Hours" to be given at the Theatre Royal by Mr and Mrs Hart to-night, These clever artists, who are entirely successful in their endeavors to keep their audience amused for a couple of hours, are not strangers to Nelson, having visited it some years ago, when they created a very pleasing impression. They should secure large audiences during their brief stay here on the present occasion. There have been two committals to the Lunatic Asylum within the last few days. On the arrival of the Wakafcu from Wanganui yesterday morning it was reported that Mr Edwatd Fearon, who was a passenger, and was apparently sane on embarking, bad become very violent on the passage, and assaulted the captain, and hod so demeaned himself that it was necessary to put him under restraint. Upon the certificates of Drs Irvine and Hudson he was committed to the Asylum by the Resident Magistrate. — It was also reported to the police yesterday that Mrs George Lloyd, who was living with her two children in Washington Valley, her husband beiug absent at Collingwood, was insane, and w&s breaking the windows and furniture, and was altogether so violent that it was dangerous for her to be at large. A constable was sent up to watch, and to day it was deemed necessary to arrest her. On the police entering the house she became very much excited and knocked One of them down, but was Ultimately secured and taken to the Asylum. The anniversary of the Wesleyan Church at Motueka will be colebrated to-morrow. The hour for the tea has been altered to four o'clock in order to allow passengers by the Wakatu to be present. Wb would call attention to the abridged prospectus of the Caswell Sound Marble, Portland Cement, and Mining Company (Limited) which appears in our advertising columns to-day. Those who are desirous of investing in what promiaes to be a highly remunerative undertaking can obtain full particulars on application at the Bank of New Zealand. Great inconvenience is being caused by ■ the silly regulations recently issued to the effect tbat playing cards which are in future to be stamped can only undergo the process by being sent to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, or Dunedin, instead of at the port to which they are consigned. How they are treated atone of the places above named; may be gathered from the following paragraph from the Westport 7 fines:— Several bundles of stamped playing cards were returned from Wellington to Westport stationers, ppr Graf ton, in a woeful etate of general smash The boxes are broken, the envelopes torn, and the cards mixed up. In fact they are in such a condition as to be only saleable as damaged goods. One firm in town elects to retain its cards here until other arrangements are made by the Government, 6ooner than send them to bo destroyed