Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1881.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 245, 14 October 1881, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1881.

Odr Wei '^gton co?r=spoade .t telegraphs to us to-da/ t'lsi Mr Oliver has accepted a I seat in the Cabinet without a portfolio, and »iil be called to t!;e Legislative Council. For pony- time psst ttere have been rumors abroad to the {ffect that additions are to be made to the Council, and we would again impress upon the Government the necessity for appointing a Nelson resident, this district beintf at present very insufficiently represented in the Unpcr House, which f.iirly swarms with Wellington men. We h-ive frequently called attention to the disadvantage that Nelson labours under in this respect, »nd we trust that, whether or not a ruw batch of " Lords 1 ' is to be created, another session of Parliament will net be allowed to open without increased repreaentataion beiug granttd to Xolson. Tnß Nelson Cricket Ciub will play their second club match of this season in the Botanical lleserve to morrow between a picked eleven and sixteen all comers. The following will represent the respective sides: — Eleven : Askew, B.ddiDgton (2), Booth, Fr.ote, Jones, Kirkpatrick, Naylor, Raikes, Sharp, and Walker. Sixteen: Blyth, Budge, Green, Godfrey, Hounseil, Harris, Kitching, Miller, Palmer, Pollock, lleeves, Stanton, Sherwood, Topliss, Thomson, and Whitwell. The wickets will be pitched at 1-30. Entries for the third handicap of the Nelson Carbine Club will close to-night at the Nelsou Hotel at S o'clock. Coiir-LAiNTS have occasionally been made of the delay occasioned to suitor?, counsel, and others by tho Justices who had been summoned to attend tha Court failing to appear. This morting the order of things was reversed, aud on our reporter entering the Court house he fnund two Justices patiently waiting while the counsel in a case which was set dowa for hearing, and who had apparently forgotten his engagement, had to bo hunted up from afar. So far from appearin? annoyed their Worships seemed to be rather pleased that they had turned the tables acd were fir the nonce the aggrieved instead of the offenders. ~li At the Magistrates' Court this morning before Messrs Sclanders and Donald, J.J.P., a case was heard in which a judgment summons had been issued against Samuel McNab of Blenheim, Mr It. Disher being the plaintiff. The action was for £7 17s which was ordered to be paid in a fortnight or defendant to be imprisoned in Nelson Gaol for a month. Mr Pitt appeared for the plaintiff. Defendant did not appear. A meeting to form a Church Society was held by direction of the late Synod in the Bishop's Bchool last evening, and was very well attended. Addresses were delivered by the Bishop, Archdeacon Butt, RevsLeighton, Kempthorne, and Wilihraa, and Messrs Collins, M.H.R., Huddleston, Holloway, Pierson, Jackson, M. Andrews, end C. H. Brown. Resolutions were passed forming a Church Society, to consist of associations in every part of the Diocese to uuite together those willing to undertake any church work cf charity, philanthropy reli-.-nua education, temperance, building, rej airing and beautifying ecclesiastical edifices, &c. The Biahop aunounced that he would preach on the subject of the union on Suuday eveniDg next at Christ Church, and hold a meeting at the Bishop's school to admit members on Tuesday evening at half-past seven. It was resolved to request the following ladies to allow their names to bs added to the Committee: — Mesdame3 Richmond, Turner, and Gully, Misses Barnicoat and Stothard. At a full parade of the H Battery of Artillery last night, officers and men unconditionally offered their services to the Government if required in the event of a disturbance with the Natives. In referring to tha parade we mu3t not omit to notice the performance of the Band which showed such a very marked improrement as to be the subject of comment by all who had the pleasure of listening to their selections. A meeting of Temperance Societies was held last night, when it was resolved to hold a grand demonstration on the Sth of November, m some suitable spot in the immediate vicinity of the Town. Mr Pamely was appointed Secretary of tlio Joint Committee, and Mr Bond Treasurer. The WaUtato Times reports the arrival hi the district of Mr Srafford's thoroughbred horse " Loander," and says that he bad been inspected by a number of people who were cbarmed with his beautiful symmetry an 1 grand proportions At a meeting of the creditors of an insolvent publican in the North the other day. one of the opposing creditors, a brewer, said :— " When sold by (he Imperial pint the average profit on beer is equal to 100 per cent, and when gold by the glass ia even more. The everage profit on beer sold by the glass depends to Borne extent on the size of the glass. I would put it down at from ISO to 150 per c-'nt. Tub following election notes will be of interest just now:— Four lawyers are in the field for the Te Aro (Wellington) district, namely, Meeare Gordon Allan, Sbaw, Stafford, and Travers. A lively contest is anticipated. — Messrs Seymour and H. Dodson are likely to have a bard fight for the feonor of representing the Wairau. The former is not likely to meet with much support from electors resident; in Nelson . — The Times (Tauranga) has been requested to state that " tho3e interested in the Premier's return for that district are determined that the requisition shall not be allowed to drop, and they feel confident from the character of the gentlemen in whose hands they have placed the matter, that it will be carried to a successful issue." Mr Hall, however, will probably stand for Selwyn, his old constituency, and in the event of hia doing so, Captain Morris is likely to offer himself for Tauranga, and to be opposed by Mr Vesey Stewart.— For the newly constituted electorate of Coromandel there is a regular rush, Messrs Glover, Blackmore, Young, and James Mackay being already in the field : The Oamiru Mail states that Mr Shrimski is the only gentleman about whose intentions in regard to the town of Oamaru anything definite is known. Mr John Reid has been mentioned, but ig more likely to stand for the country constituency. — Mr Duncan Sutherland is announced for the Waitaki seat.— The Bruce Herald hears that Mr W. A. Murray will seek re-election for Bruce if a requisition is presented to him. — Mr G. F. Richardson is mentioned aa a probable candidate for Mataura.— Late accounts to hand report Captain Baldwin a candidate for Dunedin East ; Mr John Anderson for Southern district of Canterbury ; Mr S. P. Andrews for the Northern constituency ; Mr H. Toomer for Stanmore; and for St Albaos Mr J. Evans Brown has been mentioned. Mr C. Clark is Baid to be coming forward for Christchurch South. Por Sydenham, Mr J. W. Treadwell is the only candidate so far. Meßsrs Montgomery and Rolleston both stand for their old constituencies, unopposed bo far. Mr W. F. Pearson stands for Ashley ; Mr W. C Fendall for Cheviot ; Mr Isaac Wilson and Mr J. H. Lee coutest Kaiapoi ; and for Lyttelton there are three rivals the Hon. Mr Richardson, Mr Allwright, and Mr S. R. Webb. For the new Lincoln district Mr H. W. Peryman is announced Mr D. McMillan is mentioned for Coleridge. Mr Buckland, a member for Franklyn North (Auckland) addressed the electors tho other night. At the close of his speech, one of the audience proposed a vote of thanks to him ou the ground of his ■' jo cleverly holding forth for an hour and a half in a bad cause." The newspaper report does not say whether Mr Backlmd was gratified, or even satisfied. Major Atkinson publishes his addrees to the Egmont elector in the local papers. He says :— Two years ago I promised that I would support no Government that would not effectually settle the Native Difficulty on our coast. Since taking office I have told you that the Government were steadily working in that direction, and that while they would not be unduly hurried on the one hand, on the o her they would not he debarred from enforcing the authority of the law without fear of any consequences If you will recall to mind how matters stood two years ago, and compare them with the state of things at present, you will fee at a glance that a great advance ha 3 been made and I now say emphatically that the time has come when an end must be made of this strong threat of the peace of the colony and

district, and that it must, and I believe will, be effectually disposed of this summer. The Hon Mr Richardson said at Lyttelton the other night, that if the Beat of Government was removed to Chrißtchnrch, the question of separation would probably arise, and he could not support the severance of the colony into two Governments. If there were two Governments they would certainly not be better than they were at present— most probably worse. Until the finances of the colony were in a much better condition he could not support so expensive a work. Wellington hud been selected by persons thoroughly independent of aDy party feeling and of great experience, as being the most suitable place for the seat of Government, atd great expense had been incurred to mako it the capital. Circumstances might arise to necessitate the removal of the seat of Government to Christchurcb, and he would then support it, if it was for the welfare of the coiocy, Mr George Hutchison, who was at first a candidate for Waitotara against; Mr. Bryce, has abandoned the contest, and has issued an address to the electors of Egraont against Mnjor Atkinson. In it he cays;— " I do so in earnest protest against the weak and wasteful course pursued by the Government in Native Affairs. The disorder has been intensified by delay, for which your present member must be held largely responsible. Unfaithful to that policy of vigorous resistance, which would have saved the district from the protracted evils of unrestrained sedilioD, he has besides been content to sacrifice his constituents to the desperate adventure of the New Plymouth harbor scheme.