WELLINGTON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 32, 11 April 1866, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

- We are sure our readers will be glad to hear that Mr. Weld's health is rapidly recovering, under the combined fufluences of rest for the mind, and fresh country air for the body. So much so that he h.is recently ridden on horseback from Brackenfield to .Flaxbourn, near Cape Campbell, and back, — in the course of which journey he rode 65 miles iu one day, over some of the roughest country which horses ever travel in _Ne\v • .Zealand. Au accident, fortunately unattended by any serious consequences, happened to a boat belonging to the Epsom, which was out with some of the crew seeing the Commodore start. As she was returning she was struck by a sudden squall and capsized, but those iu her managed to hang on to the bottom until the Epsom had lowered another boat which picked up and towed the capsized boat to the shore, where she was righted, baled out, and takeu off again. Having heard au expression of wonder given utterance to that our local brewers should allow such a largo quantity of Nelson brewed beer to be imported, we have made -enquiries and find thnt it is in no way their .faults. Mr. Dixon of Te Aro has means for

brewing sufficient beer of the best quality to supply the whole town, but cannot do so, from being unable to obtain enough grain for the purpose, and the same drawback exists, we believe, with .regard to Mr. Ednieades also. The raffle of the well-known race-horse Squirrel came off at the South Sea Hotel on Saturday evening, and was won for Mr. Francis Sidey, that gentleman being himself absent. "We understand that Captain Scott the pilot, saw two waterspouts in the Straits ou Saturday, one about ten miles from laud, and the other about five. — N. Z. Advertiser, April 9.