The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JUNE 3. 1867.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 127, 3 June 1867, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JUNE 3. 1867.

Our reader.';, aud especially the juviniles, will be gratified to learn, that the troupe known as Cooke, Zoyara, and Wilsou's Circus, arrived last night by the Claud Hamilton, and will make their first appearance (his evening, a spacious marquee having beeu erected in the paddock adjoining Mr. Fisher's timber-yard, off Bridge-street, for their performances. The Company, as we have already stated, come amongst us, armed with the most eulogistic credentials from the Press of the various localities in which they have I appeared iv Australia and New Zealand, and these, we cannot doubt, will be full}' borne out by the feats which they are | anuounced to display this evening. Messrs. ' Xtoss and Carlo are spoken of as very clever aei*obats and riders, and many will recognise iv Bird, the surprising contortionist and slack rope dancer, who formed I such an attraction to Foley's Circus on its last visit to Nelson. Madame Annereau is stated to be a very graceful egitestrienne, and though last, nor- least, the clown and jester, Mr. James Cooke, formerly of Astley's, is said to be one of the wittiest of " motley fools." We I aye no doubt that the circus "will receive its due share of public patronage. Our readers will perceive that the Company give a mid-day performance on Wednesday, for the convenience of parties residing in the country, and we understand that they have it in contemplation to appear at Richmond and at Motueka during the present week. In the remarks which appealed in our issue of Saturday with reference to the proposed construction of ice-houses on the Dun Mountain, an error occurred which we are desirous of correcting. It is there suggested that each house should be constructed of rough slabs, surrounded by an outer wall of brick. We are informed that, not only would slabs form a far better outer wall, since bricks would absorb moisture — a matter especially to be guarded against, with so .damp au atmosphere, both within and without; but the use of brick ■would also involve a very needless expenditure, since the interval of charcoal would constitute the real protection to the ice in the interior of the house. /V We understand that the exploring party, / whose departure from town last week in order to ascertain the existence of a practicable track between the Baton and the Karamea was unavoidably delayed through au occurrence of a purely domestic character, will leave to-morrow morning, the party being still f. rther augmented by the preseuce of Mr. George Mackay, who has volunteered to take part in the search. We are given to understand that it is in contemplation to present Mr. 8. Symrns with some tangible recognition of the efforts which he has made to develop the the resources, auriferous and otherwise, of this province, and trust that it will be worthy of his acceptance.