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

A Remarkable Newspaper. —The prospectus has, been issued in London^ of anew Journal to be entitled the " Piccadilly Gazette." It will > endeavor, always to be in advance of its contemporaries -forgiving to-morrow's news. -The Proprietors also purpose to maintain a correspondent, in the-middle of next week, s. as to be able to give th. earliest intelligence of all events that are going to take place. ' Passing the Bottle. —Foote being in company, and the wine producing more riot than- concord, heobserved one gentleman so. far gone in debate as to throw the bottle at his antagonist's head, upon which, catching the missile in his hand, he restored the harmony of the company by observing, that "if the bottle was passed so quickly, not one them would be able to stand out the evening." ' ■> ■ Business in New Orleans. —The Picayune says* as evidence of the great business transactions in -tliis city we may state two facts. One house in.- Canalstreet, engaged in the wholesale and ready-made clothing business, sold for the month of October last, goods to the amount of 450,090 dollars.'. During that month one banking house paid over its counter an average of 1,400.000 dollars per day., Last Saturday, to this bank, 1,200 cheques were paid between .hank hours, the total amount of which was 1,700,000 dollars, We doubt if as large a business as this was ever done before in this city by one bank. FpaENDSHiP. —" That's a very stupid brute of yours, John," said a Scotch minister to a parishioner, the peat dealer, who drove his merchandise from-door to door in a small cart drawn by a donkey ; "Inever see you but the creature is "braying." "Ah, sir," said the peat dealer, " .ye ken the heart's warm wheu frien's meet." . . • . •

advertisement's; NEW ZEALAND PATRIOTIC FUND. Superintendent's Office, Nelson, March 29, 1866. IK compliance with a Resolution passed at a Public Meeting held at Wellington, on Friday, the 23rd Pebruarj', and presided' over by his Excellency 'tlie Governor, for the purpose of taking steps for4he institution of a NEW ZEALAND PATRIOTIC FUND; I hereby CONVENE a PUBLIC MEETING- of the inhabitants of this Province, to be held at the Provincial Hall, or FRIDAY, the 13th day of April next, at 7 o'clock in the Evening, for the pur-, pose of ascertaining their wishes with -respect to the establishment of a Neve Zealand Patriotic Fund in this Province, to be devoted to providing support or appropriate testimonials for the Widows- and Orphans, or other surviving Relatives of those who have fallen in the New Zealand war. ALFRED SAUNDERS, ■ 215 Superintendent.

1.0.0.F., M.U. IT is intended to hold a BALL, for the BENEFIT of the Widow and Orphans' Fund, at the Oddfellows' Hall, on or about the 23rd MAY next. Further particulars in future advertisements. 2 Sis TO COUNTRT STOREKEEPERS and the TRADE in GENERAL. SUGAR, STOUT, ALE, KEROSINE, POTATOES. FANCY GOODS, STATIONERY', &c. FRIDAY, I3tk APRIL. MESSRS. LOCKHART AND CO., will Sell bv Public Auction, on FRI ii AY, the 13th inst., at 11 o'clock sharp, ex Rungitoto, frora Melbourne. 10 cases FANCY GOOpS, Books, Stationery, Glassware, &c.;, consisting of Writing Paper (note), Pocket Ledgers, Metallic Books, Copy Books, Slates. Pocket Knives, Toys, Dolls. Stereoscopes, Cricket Bats and Stumps, Meerschaum Pipes, Pipe ;'- fems, Tobacco Pouches. Cigar Cases, Port:.-.onnaies, Hair Brushes, Combs, Ladies' Bracelets, &c. Also, 4 Tons Mauritius Sugars 20 Cases Stout 25 „ Geneva 10 „ Ale 6 „ Fry's Cocoa 12 „ Brandy 20 „ Kerosine 10 Tous Brown River Potatoes. Also, i hogshead Nobbier Glasses 6 casks Salt, ia jars. Ternis at Sale. At 11 o'clock shurp. Trafal gar- street, Nelson, April 8, 1866. 261 JUST PUBLISHED, price'4d., the WESLEYAN PREACHERS' PLAN, for Second Quarter, 1866. R. LUCAS & SON.