The Aelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1866.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 91, 20 June 1866, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1866.

We think it necessary to inform our readers A\ T hy Aye hare not published .telegrams of English news on the arrival of the mail at the Bluff. Before commencing to publish the Evening Mail, aud subsequently to its first publication, Aye made arrangements Avhich Aye thought satisfactory, with an agent at the Bluff, to supply us with the necessarytelegrams. When the April mail arrived Aye received no telegrams, and on iuquiring the reason from the agent, discovered that he sent it, but that it Avas delayed iv the office till too late to be of any service. The facts of the case Avere communicated to Mr. Sheath, chief telegraphic engineer. When the May mail reached the Bluff a similarly uusatisfactorv state of things occurred, the result of mt D ? which Avas that no telegram reached the Nelson Evening Mail. Again the proprietors of this journal wrote to their agent, Mr. Black, to know the cause, and received the folloAviug explanatory reply, which we publish for the information of our readers: — Bluff Harbor, May 22, 1866. Gentlemen,— l am in receipt of your telegram of the 2nd inst. As I have an agreement with the Examiner and Colonist, to supply them with the first telegram from here, your message must come second in rotation. On the arrival of the last mail I found that the very large amount of business in the office Arould prevent your telegram reaching you until too late for publication, consequently, I thought it best not to put you to the unnecessary expense. I have Avritten to my agent (Mr. Elliott), asking him to make an arrangement, if possible, Avhereby all the Nelson papers can receive the same message. It saves a A*ery great amount of expense, and I have found it Avork very Avell in other provinces. I am, &c. The Proprietors Evenixg Mail, Nelson. We Iciioav nothing of Mr. Black's arrangements with his Nelson agents, but Aye assumed that his letter Avas Avritten in good faith, and up to the last moment Aye relied on receiving the June telegram. No telegram, however, reached us, as the public are aware. It is clear from the above correspondence that Mr. Black is either unable or unwilling to supply the messages. Most likely he is willing but unable to do so, as it Avould cause him to break with the two otlier newspaper proprietors who foolishly imagine they can secure a mouoply of news. Having been defeated in procuring the messages by the combination referred to Aye shall endeavor to get them in another way. There are various ways in Avhicli the object cau be gained, and Aye assure our readers that no means will be left unemployed to supply them in future Avith the telegrams, which the machinations of a pettifogging monopolist have for the time prevented us from placing at their disposal.