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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 90, 18 April 1867, Page 2

It appears that it was Mr. Cooksey, and not Mr. Crisp, who provided a horse to draw the engine of the Fire Brigade, duriug the recent procession. It is stated that Mr. J. B. Bradshaw, M.H.R. has been appointed Minister of Mines. Colonel Haulton is still lying very ill at Poverty Bay. It has been intimated by several members of the Artisans Association, that the statement in our report, tbat they were ignorant of the time at which to present the address to the Governor, conveyed a censure on their conduct. Nothing of the kind was intended, our reporter simply stated a fact. The Artisans did not know when to present the address, and but for the energy of one of their number it would not have been presented. The fault was not with them, however, but with the Reception Committee who failed to inform the artisans when to present the address. Great satisfaction has been expressed at the announcement, that Captain Hope will, at an early date, exercise his men, at a target on the Boulder Bank. It is also intended by the Provincial Authorities to solicit a holiday for the sailors, and marines, in order that they may be entertained on shore.

It is supposed that Mr. Williamson wUi be returned Superintendent of Auckland, without opposition. The Hokitika Evening Star of the Bth inst, relates a sad accident, -Which occurred on the 30th ult, at Okarita. On the morn- ( ing of that day, Denis Falvy, a miner, aged 40 years, descended an abandoned shaft on Gillespie's beach to get up the slabs for a shaft which he and his mates ''were about to sink close by. Patrick Halley, one of his mates, lowered him to the bottom, a depth of about 26 feet, by means of a bucket and windlass, aDd while the unfortunate man was getting up some of the timber, he observed that the sides of the shaft were beginning to cave in. He immediately called out to his mate to haul him up, aud was in the act of ascending when a quantity of dirt fell in, breaking the rope, and precipitated him to the bottom burying him beneath six or eight feet of sand and clay. Every exertion was made to get him out, but the body was not recovered till the following morning. The deceased was a native of Bandon, in the county of Cork, and was not known to have any relatives in the colony. At an inquest held before Mr. Price the Coroner anda jury, a verdict of "Accidentally suffocated" was returned. The Argus of the 21st ult, says :— The sham attack upon Melbourne, and its defence by the Volunteers, which occurred last night, formed quite an episode in their way. The affair assumed at the last dimensions which were never anticipated ; and the ictended trial of some new horsed guns, provided at the expense of Captain Sargood for his corps of St. Kilda Artillery, was changed at the last moment into the turn-out of nearly 1500 volunteers. The attack was made by H.M.S. Esk and the Naval Training-ship, which opened the ball with a brisk cannonade, which was replied to by a smart and heavy firing from the 68 pounder garrison guns at the Sandridge and Williamtown batteries, and a suppositious boat attack was repelled by the horsed field guns and musketry. Large masses of troops were brought up to support the batteries, and save them from being taken in flank. At one time the roar of artillery, the heavy clouds of smoke, aud the lurid flames of the firing gave the bay a strange appearance. The whole of the movements on shore were directed by Colonel Anderson, and there was neither accident nor confusion to mar the effect of the volunteers' splendid exertions. The Wellington Evening Post, of the 6th says, John Curry, one of the Telegraph messenger boys, fell down the hatchway of the schooner Nautilus this morning, seriously injuring himself, and was sent, immediately to the hospital. The hatchway was at the time only covered with a piece of tarpaulin, which, when the lad stepped on it, of course gave way. As mentioned by us (Wellington Evening Post) some weeks ago, the Honorable Major Richardson will be gazetted as a member of the Upper House immediately. He has already resigned his seat in the House of Representatives . as one of the members for Taranaki. The Wellington Evening Post of the 6th inst, says, as the ketch Falcon, Milo Master, was passing through the sound on Thursday evening, a seaman named Martin Griffin jumped overboard, and notwithstanding every exertion which was instantly made by Mr. Milo and his men, the unfortnnate man was drowned. The "body has not yet been recovered. It is reported from Patea that the portion of the Ngatiruanui tribe still opposed to the Government are intending to give in their submission early next month. A Sydney paper, March 20, states : — Mr. Napier, general manager of the Commercial Bank, was found drowned this morning in a waterhole in his garden, at the North Shore. He was in. his nightdress. There were only four feet of water where he was drowned. — East Sydney election has caused great excitement. Mr. Burdekin, the free-trade candidate, has been returned by a majority of 675. — Government has intelligence that the arguments in Bertrand's case were likely to commence on Ist February. A decision will probably be received by next mail. — The steamer Eagle is being fitted up for the North Australian expedition. — Johnson, teller of the Commercial Bank, has been committed for trial. The Geelong Advertiser of the 28th ult. says : — His Honor Mr. Justice Chapman arrived on Tuesday from Dunedin, per steamship Otago, on a short visit to his friends in this colony.

The Wanganui Times states that Mr. Harrison is almost certain of his election as member of the General Assembly for the township of Wanganui. We observe in the Wanganui papers a prospectus for the formation of a company "to develope the mineral and auriferous resources of the district," the capital to consist of two thousand £5 shares, preliminary deposit 10s. We (Taranaki Herald) are informed that, a meeting of a large number of the Puketapu natives took place recently at Mahoetahi, to talk about the division of that portion of the confiscated land in that district which is to be returned to ihem. Among the chiefs present were Hahau and Tahana. Holloway's Pills. — The most popular medicine for the cure of female complaints. — After many years' experience, it is incontestably proved that there is no. medicine equal to Holloway's Pills for the cure of diseases incidental to females — their invigorating and purifying properties render them safe and invaluable. They may be taken hy females of all ages for any disorganisation or irregularity ofthe system, speedily removing the cause — thu3 restoring the sufferer to robust health. As a female medicine they are unequalled, and may be taken by old and young, restoring health and energy after every other means has proved unsuccessful. 2248