The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1867.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 224, 24 September 1867, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1867.

The Supply arrived this morning from Collingwood. and brings information from the new goldfield that several other shafts have been bottomed, and that the same seam of washdirt, about 2 feet deep and giving about 5 grains to the dish, runs through them as in the prospecting claims. Wilson, we are told, the owner of the original claim where M'Grane lost his life, bow refuses to part with his interest in it, ■which he offered last week to sell for £700, and it is stated that the yield in this claim improves as the drive on the face of the terrace progresses.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday Charles Scott, Edward King, and

William Norton were charged with being drunk and disorderly, and with using obscene language on the Haven-road on Sunday night. Scott and King admitted the charge and were fined 10s and costs ; but Norton was remanded for some hours to obtain further evidence, and on being again brought up he was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment. — John Smith,

charged with, disorderly conduct and with

Tising threatening language on Saturday night towards a well-known habituee of this'Court, Mary Jane Smith, alias Tierney, resident in Collingwood-street, was re-

manded until this morning for the evideuce of his fair namesake, who was not yesterday sufficiently recovered from her carouse of the previous night to give testimony in the case. On her appearance this morning she admitted that she was so intoxicated on the night in question that she could not remember what had occurred, and concluded her evidence by stating her decided approval of the Magistrate's judgment in dismissing the case, and by wishing his Worship every blessing and a long and prosperous reign. — John Cunningham, charged with being drunk and disorderly iu Collingwood-street last night, was fined 10s. and costs.

The following programme of the voyage proposed to be made by the Galatea appears iu the United Service Gazette, where it is given for the information of those who have relatives on board that vessel. The ship having arrived at Madeira was to leave that anchorage on June 18, and to reach Rio about July 8; to leave there on the 10th, and to arrive at the Cape of Good Hope on July 24 •_, to leave the Cape on August 22, and to reach Adelaide about September 20; to reach Melbourne on October 4, Hobarton on October 24, Sydney November 5, Brisbane December 7, so as to reach Wellington on Christmas Day.

A report was current in town this morning to the effect that the Ruahine had arrived at Wellington last night with the Panama mail. On inquiry at the Telegraphoffice we find there is no foundation for this rumor.

The Omeo, which may be expected here in a few days' time, is one of a regular line of traders between Melbourne and the New Zealand ports, belonging to the well known firm of M'Mechan, Blackwood, & Co., of Melbourne. This steamer, alternately with the Alhambra and Gothenburg, will call regularly at Nelson, by this means insuring a bimonthly communication between this port and Melbourne.

We are glad to observe that the Government have called for tenders for the laying of the pipes for the new Waterworks, and also for fresh tenders for the erection of the dam and retaining wall for the Nelson Waterworks, a proceeding which affords favorable augury of the speedy completion and enjoyment of this great public benefit.

The match between the officers of H.M. colonial steamer Cleopatra, with some visitors from the Waikato, and a Nelson Eleven took place to-day on Victorysquare. Wickets were pitched at half-past 10, the Waikatos winning the toss and commencing the game against the bowling of Messrs Clark and Lloyd. Owing probably to the difficulty they had experienced in making up their eleven, they did not succeed in making so good a score as had been anticipated, some of tbeir best players going out for nothing. After luncheon the Nelson men went to the wickets, Messrs Cross and Stedman bowling, and scored 74 against the 28 runs made by their opponents in their first innings, a result attributable in great measure to the indifferent fielding of the strangers. When we left the ground, about 3 p.m., the Waikatos had gone in for their second innings, and were scoring away at such a pace as to induce the belief that the game would be a close one. The following was the state of the game at that hour : — Waikatos, first innings, 28 ; Nelson, 70. Waikato, second innings, with 3 wickets down, 40. The weather somewhat unexpectedly proved very propitious, and there was a considerable number of spectators present.

There has just been completed and put in running order at the Government printing-office in Washington, one of the most wonderful pieces of mechanism in the shape of a printing press that has ever been exhibited. The press is of the Bullock patent, and as an exhibition of some of its powers we will mention : — The press will print in one hour 20,000 sheets of 64 pages of document matter. While doing this it feeds itself, the paper being in rolls ; wets the paper, cuts the sheets, folds them, and, by a dial connected to the press, keeps tally of the number of sheets printed. Only two men are required to have entire control of the press, thus doing away with the necessity of persons to supply it with sheets (or, as they are called, feeders). The invention is certainly a wonderful one, and has been visited by a large number of persons, who could not realise the power and utiliy of the machine.

The sums left by the Czar for the charitable establishments at Paris are said to amount to £40,000.