Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER. 2, 1881.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 261, 2 November 1881, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER. 2, 1881.

Our Wellington correspondent wires to. ••lay is, summary of the speeches delivered l»v rMVhiii and To ha at Parihaka oa Monday", boiij of t':t-3o chiefs appear to be earnestly dc-s-ircus of impres.-isig upon their hearers not only the ii.j'j.liciou^ness but the absolute hnplesMic-ss of lighting against the Euror-enta loiiu, it will bo observed, admits that at the September mueiing he was nvthor ecni . bitivcly disposed, or, to uca his own 'wordih.it ho "fearrduoSghtii.g," as he pail vo attention !t; the snnil force of 500 nun at i'ungarthu who Were merely guardiig J lr^ r:dOubt; aosv > how ever, affairs wear a different aspect, and ha is not r>ni c sn anxious fcr war— "Tb; land and r M - sea shake, and the fhh in the tea trsmble ; the south wind blows men from all puts," and Tchu does not like the !oik of things. So far, everything stems to point to the wisdom of the po'icy pursued by the Government of striking terror into the heaits of the disaffected Maoris by the assemblage of an overpowering force, te Whiti aud Toha are apparently thoVougu'y cowed, and wec.:n but hope that the military demonstration made in the distiiet will produce a similar effect upon all their followers. We publish to-day three telegrams from our special correspondents at the front, one of which occupied v ho\irs 36 minutes in transmission-, another 3 hours 20 minutes, and the third exactly 11 hours. All these whoold have appeared in yesterday's issue had they been forwarded within anything like the ordinary time, It is exceedingly annoying, after making every possible arrangement for being supplied w.ith the latest information from the front to find that they are rendered useless by the faulty means of telegrapnic communication. We have to acknowledge the courtesy of the Government in allowing a larger number of words to be transmitted during the day at preaa rates while the presQnt operations are being carried on in the neighborhood of Pariiiaka and we hope to be in a position very shortly to thank them, for ourselves and our readers, for having nfforded increased facilities for communication with the stations in those districts wl-i h now form the centre of interest in the cobny. [Tc -lay's me ssages are coaiing to hand more satisfactorily.] A most interesting and well' attended meeting wag held last evening in the All Saints schoolroom, the Hey. F. I. Jones in the chair. Addresses were delivered by Messrs Hunter Brown, Andrew^ Hollow ft y Cresswell, Browning and Blackman. Tfce object of the meeting was to form an association for the pmpose o f promoting and encouraging the visitinsr the sick and needy the carrying on of Sunday Schools, the united asd individual prayers of all the members for tho success of the Gospel amongst oureelves, and its spread in heathendom ; together with various other way B of doing and obtaining good to themselves and the world around. The utmost pleasure was manifested by all present, when, just before the concluding prayer, the reverend Incumbent expressed his high appreciation of the Christian zeal which appeared to animate many member* of his congregation, and B aid that he eciild feel " at home " with people who like himself, (though it might be in difterent ways) were endeavouring to serve one common Lord and Master.— Com-, munvated. [ We have received a very interesting letter from Sir J. C. Richmond on the Maori difficulty, which will appear in to-morrow's issue. A spirited account of a recent visit to lanhaka, by a resident in this district will be found elsewhere* Mr Shephard, M.H.R., will address his Wakefleld constituents at the Choral Hall to-morrow evening at 7 30. It will be seen by our advertising columns that tenders are invited for the erection of St. Mary's Church. The design of Mr Turnbull, architect, Wellington was accepted by the Committee, and we believe the building, of which we may hereafter giva »' more detailed account, will be an ornament to the City. It is of Gothic design, and one principal feature in it ia a very graceful spire which will bo 115 feet in height. Ox Monday last the settlers of the Motupiko met together with the object of nominating a suitable person to represent them in the County Council ; and on Mr Bromeli announcing his intention to stand, a vote of confidence was accorded to him without dissent. An icquest was held at the Trafalgar Hotel yesterday afternoon before Dr Monckton, coroner, and a jury of which Mr Moutray was the foreman, en the body of William Jones, tailor, whose sudden death on the previous evening we reported yesterday. Dr Hudson, who had made a post mortem examination of the body, stated that death was caused by fatty degeneration of the heart, and a verdict was returned accordingly. At a sitting ia Chambers yeaterday the P^gistrar of the Supreme Cjurt granted letters of administration to the widow in re William Barnett, late of .Takaka, deceased, intestate, acd also made an order for registration of probate in lieu of original will in re K. T, Elowers, deceased. Mr Pell appeared in both case?. This was the first sitting held by the Eegistrar under an Act pas3ed last session amending the Supreme ' Court Practice and Procedure Acts. A capital concert, was given at the Theatre laet night to a numerous and appreciate audience in aid of the Lunatic Asylum reenation fund. A pianoforte performance by Madame Sutnmerhayes which formed a prominent feature in the programme was omitted, Mr Mills, the promoter of the con cert, stalirg that that lady did not approve of the instiument provided and declined to play on that account. This gave ri-e to some dissatisfaction, but the remainder of the programme was so efficiently and successfully carried out that all feelings of irritation were removed before it was brought to a close. The concert was the means of bringing out two young ladies who have not previously appeared in public, namely, Miss Pratt and Miss Jervis, both of whom possess excellent voices, only rr quiring a little more training and cultivation to maks their owners very valuable acquisitions at a concert. Though a little nervous, both of them sane in tune from beginning to ecd, which is more than can always be said of more practised singers, A duett by Miss Jcrvis and Mr Paaps was applauded to the echo and hud to be repeated. Miss Garrard, who is always a favorite, gave the audience a real treat in Cotsford Deck's ballad "Olivia" which was loudly encored. Of Mr Hill it is only necessary to say that he sang ; that the audience was delighted was a natural consequence. Mr Garrard a'so sang a most inspiriting song entitled " Hark, the Drum," which with its martial accompaniment by the bacd created no small amount of enthusiasm. Master Hill gave one of his clever performances on the cornet and the clarionette solo by Mr Mills, and the clarionet duett by Messrs Mills and Bad-

deley were very pleasing features in the program me, Mr Oakoy's accompaniment tending largely to the success of the former. The performances of the etricg band wero very efficifeiir, acd the concert on the whole proved a great success, and will, we trust; be t,he meara of addiDg a lar£3 nurh to the fund for the benefit of which it was got up. The following J)unedin telegram of the 28th inst. was not forwarded to Nelson by the Press Association :— The directors of the National Insurance Company recommend to shareholders at the forthcoming meeting to declare a dividend of Is per shairej and a bonfe of M per share, being equal to 3D cent per annum. This will leave a balance of £800 to carry forward. Jt is stated that a lady, whose name does not transpire, and who is a leader in the fashionable world in Melbourne, is about to go tome to marry an officer in the JDetacbsd Squadron.