Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1881.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 10, 10 May 1881, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1881.

We regret to learn thafc Mr Acton Adams, M.H.R., has been compelled by ill-health to resign his seat in the House. .This will of course necessitate an election in the town, and as the Parliament is to meet in a month the electors have not much time in which to make their selection of candidates.

The report that was current the other day, and to which we gave additional publicity, to the effect that an allowance had been made by the N. Z. Accident Insurance Company on account of a sprained wrist, appears to have been without foundation Ho doubt the Company would, with its customary liberality, have paid the amount if demanded, but the accident was so slight that the insured did- not even make a claim. The ■whole story appears to have been a " yarn " worthy of a Yankee author.

A service of song, at the close of wMch a collection v will be -made for the Church building find, will be held at the Congregational Church this evening.

At the last general election one or two Nelson citizena evinced a deep interest in the sistßrs-ia-law of widowers. Perhaps it was partially owing to the action they took in the master that the " Deceased Wife's Sister Marriage Bill " passed through the Colonial Parliament, and they will be gratified to Jearn now that Her Majesty's assent baa been

given io the measure which, in consequence, has now become (he law of the land.

The sale of work at the Masonic Hall yesterday afternoon and evening attracted a considerable number of visitors, and there was a good deal of interest taken in the distribution ot prizes from the Christmas Tree which fippeared to give general satis faction. Tho receipts during the day amounted to £47 12s. Tho sale will be continued Ilih cv<'Kiug when there will be another priz.'-bearing tree. Mr SumiAKn, AMI X., invites the electors nf Wiunn'ii to meet him iv the Choral lial]> Wakefidd, ou Saturday evening next at 7.30.

Tin-: Manawatu County Council has despatched a circular to the various County and Municipal Councils suggesting that a Conference should be held prior to tho meeting of Parliament, for the purpose of taking into consideration, matters connected with local government, administration of lands, &c. At the last meeting of the Nelson City Council the subject was mooted, but did not find much favor. Councillor Everett e&td that after his experience of the Conference of Mayors in 187? he was not (Uapesed to attach much import once i 0 such gatherings. They ■a greed upou certain suggestions to make to •ha Government, and for the purpose of bringing them under their notice they waited upon Ministers, who were exceedingly bland and polite, bowed them in and bowed them out, and promised to make a note of their recommendatious. This, however, was all that ever came of a meeting which must have cost the various municipal bodies represented a very large sum of money iv the aggregate.