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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 173, 24 September 1866, Page 3

The Albion Cricket Club played the opening match of the season on Saturdaj' last. The weather was favorulbe, and a great number of persons visited the Botanical Gardens to witness the sport. The play was considered good, but the batting was much better thau the" bowling, for which the grouud is u-reatly blamed. The grouud has been much neglected, aud should be immediately put in order if the cricketers are expected to excel iu the manly sport. The following score has been furnished : — adam's eleven-. Adr-ms. b. Llovd , 0 Chirk, c. Lloyd, b. Talbot 11 Gentry, l>. Lloyd 1 Josi-.ph, b. Lloyd 8 I'ratt, run out, 13 Tennant, run out 0 Moir, c. Lloyd, b. Bird 12 Moore, !>. Ijird 4 Ladiey, c. Bentley, b. Bird o Otter .son, A., not out 1 Byes, 20; wides, 6 26 Total ... ... Sl Gol-gu's Elk vex. Bird, ruu out 4 Drew, b. Moir 2 Gough, b. Moir 3 Tay for, b. Joseph 22 Lloyd, b. Moir 0 Bentely, b. Moir 1 Mnrdock, run out 1 Disher, b. Moir 0 Garrard, b. Joseph 1 Otterson, H., not out 1 Byes, 20; wides, 6 12 Total 47 An amusing performance, called the trial of John Barleycorn, is announced to take place ou to-morrow evening, in the schoolroom, Stoke. It is needless to remark that the actors are the disciples of temperance, and that they adopt this mode of burlesquing the foibles of the intemperate, in order to gain proselytes tothe temperance cause. As mnnv of the actor;* are Nelson men, no donbt

a good sprinkling of townspeople will-- go to Stoke on Tuesday. The programme •„ is n somewhat extended one, aud what with judge, counsel, jury, and witnesses, the accused will, no doubt, be considerably mauled. There will be a total eclipse of the irioon, to-day and to-morrow, visible here. /'The following are the details : — Eirst contact with penumbra... 24th, 10.55 First contact with shadow 24th, 11.52 Beginning of total phase 25th, - 0.52 Middle of the eclipse 2oth, 1.40 End of total phase 25tli, -2.27 Last contact with shadow 2otb, 3.27 Last contact with penumbra ... 25th,'' 4.24* According to the Aucklaud Herald, a jury was locked up without refreshment,, arid a facetious reporter thus improved the occasion : — And the jury turned pale, Eor neither cakes nor ale Could be got. The judge declared it bad That no panriutu could be had On the spot. No use to scold or diatribe," And then justice ought not bribe — The lawyers rniuht subscribe, Or, by lot, Bear a share of the expense Of bread, porter, and stone fence, Or what not. So, io prevent tlie jury going out, The learned men both faced about — Then all at once agreed " to shout" Bread, butter, cheese, and (Blood's brand) bottled stout. We see by the Sydney Mail that a Bill to punish drunkenness has passed the Assembly after a severe ordeal. That journal says : — "Mr. Martin contended that it is only supplying an ''nadverteut omission in the Publicans Act. Mr. Buchanan contended that the omission was designed, and that drunkenness in pubiic was not a matter for legal. uotice uuless there was some disorder or indecency attached to it. He quoted J. S. Mill to prove that a man was entitled to get drunk if he liked, and if in so doing he injured no one else. The bill only applies to personsfound drunk in public places. What is a public place? Is the Assembly-room a public place? Because, if so, there have heen occasions on which not a few hon. members would have been finable for the exhibition they made of themselves. They must be liable to the same laws as they make for other people. While iegislatiug on the subject, it would be as weli to consider whether it should not be punishable to sell iutoxicatiug liquors to a person already intoxicated."