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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 182, 4 October 1866, Page 2

Last evening 2th',. Zia Griff, professor of phrenology, gave aiU'Sture on that science,in the Provincial Hall, to a respectable amlience. TII2 lecturer discovered an intimate acquaintance with his subject. w.hich he illustrated in an interesting and forcible manner. The lecture was interspersed by history, poetry and anecdote, and some of the pieces recited were well received by the audience. Some amusement was caused by the manipulation by the leeturer 7 of the heads of several well known persons, and the account he gave them of their virtues :and weakuessc:;. We understand that Mr. La Griff will remain in the town a few days,, and may be consulted by persons desirous of studying the science in which he shows himself so great an adept. In the Resident Magistrate^ Court to-day, John Nevill was fined 10s. and costs, for drunkenness. John Vincent Hooper was charged by Sergeant Nash, with lunacy. The defendant seemed to have got much-better since bis arrest, and his worsirp discharged him, on his undertaking to leave the town. We copy the following from the M. Press. At the present time, when everything relative to the recent murders possesses an unusual interest., we have the less hesitation in publishing the following extract from a private letter written to a friend by the Rabbi in attendance on Levy, without knowing that it was likely to be published. . The letter is dated Ni'lso.i, September 25. —" I am obliged to visit him (Levy) daily, and it is painful -for me to witness such a scene, especially as I feel in. my own mind that the maa is innocent ,of the murder, oi\e.vou of participating in th.er.proceods knowingly. . . . My'journey? here has not been one of pleasure, on the contrary; however some one must doit. . ..'" . 1 should have, telegraphed to .Mr.. Johnson (Express), Jbut.could not, it beingi'iYowm Kippur' (or:day of atonement) whdn-the trial closed." The only remark we can make.onl this is to notice the singular co-incidence the day. .One.which is^kept.as a fast and rigidly observed by everyone of the Jewish persuasion throughout the. world, as a day of special penitence, a fact which may be .considered by thinking men as.-being- 'in.'fay'oriof In3 innocence set up by. .^urgess^Jlei^^P leave it, with the..single. remauk;that:^the wretched man s co-religiouists .do. attackjsojEae ' weight to J the circumMah'ce. .-. - • :"'._«.: p.; The following letter in reference to Levy appears in the Dunstan Tiincs: —lt may flofc

be uninteresting to your readers to know that P4i.il lip Levy now waiting his trial, for the horrible crime of murder at Nelson, came out to Port Philip a free immigrant, from Loudou, in a ship called the Negotiator, which left that port on the 1 7th: of May, 1852, and Plymouth on the 20th of the same month; during the passage out. his conduct '. was that of a gentleman and no one feels moro sorry for his present position than I do. — J. M. S. Sandison. The following is the result of the alliinportant debate ou the Stamp Duties with the names of the members for and againßt the measure: — Ayes. 41 — Messrs. Atkinson, Ball, Bell, Borlase, Bradshaw, Brandon, Bryce, Bunny, .Campbell, Cargill, Clark, Cox, Curtis, De Quincy, Eyes, Fitzherbert, G. Graham, R. Graham, Hall, Hankinson, Haultain, Henderson, Hull, Ludlam, Newman. Oliver, J. O'Neil, Ormoud, Q'Rorke, Parke, Richardson, ,T. C. Richmond, Stafford, Steveus, Watt, Wells, Whitaker, James Williamson, John Williamsou, Wood. Noes. 21 — Messrs. Armstrong, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Beswick, Burns, Fitzgerald, Hargreaves, Hepburn, Macandrew, Moovhouse, Murison, O'Neil. Patterson, Potts, Reid, Beynolds, Richmond, A. J. Vogel, Walker, Ward. Wilson. Pairs : For, Mr. Waring Taylor; against Mr. Dick. The E. Post, of the 26th nit. states : — Today is the fifth anniversary of the return of his Excellency Sir George Grey to this colony, as Governor. On the ,26th of September, 1867, the Governor's commission expires, and he will, in all probability, be succeeded by a nominee of the Derby Government, should there not be another change in the Home Government, before then. The Hawke's Bay Herald says : — The Titiokura natives who have .been located at Petanc for some time, and who profess to have come upon Mr. M'Lean's invitation, are reported to have pulled clown the church in that locality, and to have made free with pigß, horses, and other articles, the property of the resident natives. We have heard that they are sadly in want of supplies, and possibly this may partly explain their conduct. At all events, we don't think that Napier is in any danger, even though only garrisoned by a sergeant's guard; however, we should be nothing the worse of having Mr. M'Lean back again. The increasing traffic between Wellington and Wairarapa has necessitated the introduction of another mail coach on the line. The Canterbury E. Mail is glad to learn that the Rangitoto has brought n 6-pounder Armstrong for the use of No. 2 Battery of Lytteltou Artillery, together with arms and mnmimitiou. This will enable the battery to make a good show at the next encampment. We learn from the Of ago News Letter that the Dunediu butchers have been endeavoring to raise the price of meat; but as one of the most important members of the trade would not eater into the arrangement, the attempted combination came to nothing. We do not known if our esteemed friends the squatters nre making a splendid fortune ac the present rate of prices, but we do know j that the general public cannot afford to pay any advance upon present rates. The Bank of New Zealand at Greymouth has 6500 oz. of gold ready for shipment to Melbourne by the s.s. Omeo. " The Waimea district is yielding a large amount of gold. The last escort from thence to Hokitika took down 8300 02., of which 5300 oz. represented the purchases of the Bank of New Zealand. j It appears, from a paragraph in the W. C. | Times, that a gang of plundering ruffians, some 20 in number, made a descent upon Stafford town, and committed several barefaced depredations. From one store a cash"box containing £25 was abstracted, and £-\0 was filched out of . the till of another, and numerous petty thefts were committed besides. These losses becoming known, business people were chary of admitting strangers into their establishments, and ejected without ceremony; 'Several auspicious looking characters, whose intentions, it .was very evident, were of n predatory character. ■ TheG-. R. -Argus; is ;exceeditgly glad-to .feavn thai' a moYejnent hf,4 been initiated' in

commercial circles, 1 for the purchase of a serviceable tug for that port. The advantages ;both direct and indirect which, would accrue from the presence of a reliable steam tug are so evident that we cannot anticipate there will be any difficulty in obtaining the required capital. ; Iu pursuance of the resolution to that effect, the secretary .of the Greymouth and ; Saltwater Creek Tramway Company (limited) : has issued the required notice to 'shareholders ■ of the call of £3 per share on the 22ud of October. The West Coast Times says :— As a test of the value of the scientific theory that.go.Ul is not plentiful below a certain depth, the Mount Alexander Mail mentions that the Mariners' Reef Company, the deepest mine in" the colony, some 800 feet, and which lately fell into Mr. Richard -Schlesingerls hand -for, a mere song, has from sixty-five load of stone, yielded 250 oz. of retorted gold. The failure of Messrs. Coote and Co. of Dunedin is aunounced. The Daily Times of the 22nd September .says : — A .meeting- of the creditors of Messrs. Coote and Go. took place this afternoon. The statement of liabilities shown amounted to nearly £10,000, of which one-half are stated to! be old .claims of creditors' not. in the colony, the assets amount to a comparatively trifling sum. The greatest dissatisfaction was expressed .by those present-; and it was ultimately suggested that the creditors should describe, pro rata, for the purpose of instituting a thorough scrutiny, and if necessary, of- taking further proceedings. The last escort to Greymouth from the Waiinen, had the heaviest parcel of goid sent down from -that district for many months. 3300 ounces was the amount,-.-2300 ozs, of which was purchased- by the Bank of New Zealand, and 1000 ozs. by the Union Bank. This marked increase is the first fruits of the Scandinavian and other late rushes. John King, the steersman of the boat which left the ill-fated London, and to whose skill the safety of the. few who escaped death was mainly due. has-arrived in Melbourne by the ship ISrar of Peace. :■• The Lyt'telton Times of the 21st ulfc. reports that a, man named Thomas Gilbert, was drowned on Wednesday, whilst attempting to cross the Waimaknriri near Bealey. : ,, ._. An amusing error, says the G. R. A.rgus,^ has been committed by the "art critic" of- the W. C. Times, although we have no doubt ifc was a very pardonnble one. Some local'artist had painted a portrait, which was exhibited in a shop wiudov. r in -' Hokitika, and the W. C. Times thought it worth a eulogistic paragraph, which accordingly .appeared, awarding credit to the artist for his faithful likeness of Burgess the murderer. Unfortunately it proved that the. artist had intended the portrait as a likeness of : the late. G-. V. Brooke, and his indication may be imagined. We learn from a telegram in the Christchurch newspapers that Mr. Barton has recovered the sum of £500 damages' against Captain Russell, for malicious prosecution. The editor of the Wanganui Chronicle is indignant at Mr. Stafford for attacking the press, and remarks: — Country editors may not know the various esoteric schemes and plans of the Ministry; they are not couversant with the dodging and circumlocution that go on at head-quarter.? ; for our own part we j have no wish to' know. much of things of the kind ; but in so far as information is given, those parties, generally speaking, comment | upon it fairly and honestly, and Mr. Stafford of whom we have never written a disrespectful word, would do well to seek for an explanation of his. sweeping censure more in his own ambiguity of speech and action and less in the remarks of the colonial press. At the half yearly meeting of the Victorian Manufacturers' Society,, held recently in Melbourne, a specimen of rope manfac-tured by Mr. De Lacy, from New Zealand flax, grown in Victoria, was shown. " From appearance," says the Age, "it. .would seem that the manufacturer- had succeeded iti separating the gum from the fibre, and: made the rope to take tar. It may. evidently be utilized in the same way as. Russian. hemp. Dr. Mueller haa given a favorable opinion on it." \ ■■ ■ ''

. The ; jQjahqd iarfp; ?\r;e ' again a j^ja^faato; h great state of excitement, fearing . that the . Fenians are about to imrke another raidnpon ;their frontier. The ipnly occasion foivilnis scare appears to be" that "the 'FefriatiS' within a day or two propose holding an, immense -picnic at Buffalo. ' -■■'■■■- It is rumoured in Washington that Secre- : tary Stanton is about to be appointed Minister : to the 'Count of Madrid, .snd;.that;£en; Stsad~ I man of the Freedmen's Bureau, will be majtte Secretary of V^'ar.. It is hoped the rumour will prove correct. The cholera continues ■'tqTd[ee^eag6"jin New York and in Brooklyn, but-in'Gi'ncitihati and St. Louip.and IS[ew-Qr]ean,s,,itis. I xaging with great violence. The death' b in 'St. Loui« amounted to 648. %i\e deaths in Cincinnati. . averaged about 70 a day, and in New Orleans about 50. The.chplera hiss al§6" bjjp]sen out in Richmond, but every effort is being made to keep it.from spreadinff..l.At=T.yrbfiQ;lSlai}d it is decreasing. The Board of Health still continues to work most energetically to keep the disease under, and are .proceeding very well. •'.:"■ ' . '" K ""