Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1831.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 276, 19 November 1881, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1831.

A numeroiisly attended meeting was held in the Council Chamber thi3 mornirg, at which several country rcsidenta were present, and the following programme was decided upon:— Upou the Hinernoa, which left Opunake at six o'clock this morning, being siphted, a gun will ba fired from the Port Hillc, which will ba the signal for the BitUliou Bmd, mfmfcgrfl of tha Nelson and Richmond Fire Brigades (ia uniform,), and SaWajje Corps to assemble at the Symons memorial, whence they will proceed to ths wh«rf. Oq the steamer's arrival Major Pitt will ba a3ked to march the maa to the Church Hill, where an address, to draft which a Committee was appointed, will be read by Hia Worship the Mayor. It is hoped that tha citizsns will muster in forc<* to offer a hearty welcome to out gallan* Volnnteer?, whoss conduct during the campaign was warmly eulogissd by ths Hon. the Difence Minister »■ a letter addressed to M»j tr Pitt prior to the batta'.ioa leaving Parih.tk* yas terday. .Tbe question of any further demonstration wss left for d*cussion after consulting with Major Pitt od the subject. The Very IJer. Father Yardin of Wellington has come to replace Father Mahoney for a few weeks while he is absent from Nelson visiting the outlying district* of Takaka and Ilampden. Mrs VVi !iam White, of Bright water, regu ■■■.«: g us to stata that he has b/en iovited by nearly one huaired t-leciors, whn 2re not «a' sfieri with either Mr Richmond or Mr Shcphard, to *llow himsslf to become a candidate for tbe Waimea ssat in the House of R presantaMves, fcut t'as shortness of time and his business e«gagem?n?s hare decided him not to enter mo the present contest. I: is said to bo extremely probable that a considerable number of electors will not vote for eitker of the candidates. The aanual sermons in connection with 'he Wellington Home Mission will be preached to-morrow as per advertisement, from wh : ch it will be seen that Miaistcrs from Marlborough and West Coast who are novr attending the District meeting in NelsoH will officiate ia many ef the churches. The annual Flower Services will be held at the Congregational Church to-morrow. Contributions will be thankfully received at the Church thia evening. The N Z Timtt of yestsrday says : — Tha dfttaebment of the Navai Brigade, numbering 117 officers anil men, who bava bava be«n on sarvioa at Parihaka, ssiembled at the barracks yesterday morsing to hand in their kits to the Government siora praviooa to receiving their pay. Ia any case where a nun was found deficient the articles were charged and deducted from bis cki'quo. The first detachtnsDt that went away ta tke frent understood their pay was 8b p«r diem, bu; afterwards found they were to get only 6i. This was agsia reduced to 5s 2d, and upon receiving their pay they had to pay one penny for a receipt stamp. Several other reductions for extra rations were alio made, but we are glad to atat« that npoa the matter beieg brought feefor Mr Rolloston and Col. Ue&der, th* latter charges were crossed out. After considering the matter, the men are said to have followed th-s adviae [of Captain Bonuatt, who, we understand, told them not to esmpiain too much, and to b-ar in mind that they went to the front: to fight, and not on aceouat of their pa 7 He felt quite certain thit the Governmrnt sppreciatfd tb^m as a hariy lot of fellows who could ba depended upon to turn out again if warned for hard knocks Recfton ( 3 ays the Inangahua HsraldlSor.' sth) has had many " spurts " and "flutters ' and •' crazes " in the Bhare market, but the excitement of the week culminated on Saturday evening last in something approaching

to popular pbrenzy, Late in the day it became known that stone of extraordinary richness had been struck in the Golden Point mine at Devil's Creek. Shares rose like magic from 3s to 143, and up to a late hour of the eight Broadway was alive Avith an anxious a r .d excited crowd, which swayed to i and fro between the broker's office*, and the burden of the hum was Golden Points, Keep-it-Darks, Welcomes, Alpines, &c. Hundreds of pounds, and even thousands, were made during the evening. One firm atone profits to the extent of something like £14,000 by the rife in Golden Point shares. The aggregate increase in the valne of Ueeftnn mining stock during the r.ast fortnight is £95,000.