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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 236, 8 October 1867, Page 2

An address was presented to Bishop Suter at the ' reception' held at the Provincial Hall on Saturday last, signed by a large number of the parishioners of Christchurch, and also by other residents in the city, congratuiatiug his Lordship on his safe arrival in Nelson, and expressing earnest sympathy in his work, accompanied by a grateful recognition of the good which Bishop Hobhouse had done during his episcopate, and by the kindly wishes of the parishioners towards his Lordship, Mrs Suter, and the clergy who accompanied them. The address was • read by Dr Sealy, the senior churchwarden, and the Bishop replied in feeling terms, gratefully acknowledging the address and the expressions of goodwill contained in it, as well as the earnest which it afforded of i co-operation on tae part of the laity with the labors of tbe clergy; alluding to the self- sacrificing generosity of his predecessor; and after recognising the hospitality shown to himself, Mrs Suter, his clergy, and the immigrants who accompanied them, on their arrival in Nelson, concluded with a graceful tribute to the Eev. G. H. Johnstone, both as representing the clergy

n 'll' ' ''a&saaamataaatssßßsasaeerm m i **- of the diocese, and individually as being, by his hearty and persevering sympathy, the means of promoting a. spirit of friendliness amongst that body. The Bishop having thanked those present for their attendance, the assemblage separated. Our readers will perceive, from our advertising columns, that the anticipations which we yesterday expressed with reference to the probability that some further action would be shortly taken towards the development of thePakawau coalfield have been realised. The 'Committee announce their readiness to receive tenders for raising a large quantity of coal, and provide facilities for intending contractors to visit the locality before sending in their tenders. For this purpose the Lady Barkly has been chartered, and an excursion trip will take place on Wednesday, the 16th instant, to Pakawau, when the Committee will visit the newly-discovered seams, and are'desirous that as many of the public as feel an interest in the scheme shall join their party. We 'regret to state that a little girl named Elizabeth Roe, residing with her parents near Victory-square, met with a very painful accident on Sunday afternoon. It appears that in attempting to jump over a rope to which a goat was tethered, she caught her foot, and fell, breaking her thigh. We are happy to add that the poor child, though suffering considerably, is doing well uuder the care of Dr Cusack. Another attempt to carry out the revival of the Albion Cricket Club is to be made on Thursday evening next, when a meeting will be held at the Trafalgar Hotel, of members and gentlemen interested in its re-formation. We understand that there is every prospect that the present effort will be atteuded with success, and that we may safely predict the re-estab-lishment of the club on a better and stronger footing than has obtained for the last year or two. I We^hear that his Honor the Superinj tendent, accompauied by the Provincial j Treasurer, aud by six Members of the Provincial Council, will make their pro- !■' mised visit to the West Coast by the first steamer after the 10th inst. Messrs Kingdon, B Burn, and Thompson, will, we understand, be of the party, which may probably be further reinforced by the addition of Messrs Beitt, Bentley, and M'Mahon. It is proposed to establish a second ! Volunteer Fire Brigade in Wellingtonand a meeting was to be held yesterday evening for the purpose of considering rules and other business. Mr H. L. Cohen is the Secretary pro. tem. It seems probable, from a paragraph which appears in the New Zealand Timesof yesterday, that besides furnishing a guard of honor for the Duke of Edinburgh at Wellington, the Nelsonians will b e asked to take part in another feature in the reception which is to be given to the Sailor Prince. It is proposed to muster all the eight, six, four, and pair-oared gigs belonging to the various clubs in Wellington, and the crews being each dressed in their particular colors, on the arrival of the Galatea in harbor, to put off to the ship and await, in a double line extending from the gangway, with poised oars, the Prince's entering his gig; then, at a respectful distance, escort him ashore, and, on his nearing the landing place, to shoot ahead and take up position in two lines stretching from the steps, with poised oars, leaving room for his gig to reach the landing place between the two lines. It is believed that Wellington can tarn out six or eight gigs, and we understand the clubs of Canterbury and Nelson will be invited to come up and assist. Thus 16 or IS boats could be mustered, and, with a little care, a very pleasing ceremony I might be successfully carried out. A

iiHril ,i i .ii—, ,„,. ii hmm meeting of the various clubs of Wellington to consider the requisite steps to be taken, will shortly be held. The Southern Cross of the 3d inst. says: —Amongst the salutary measures of the session we reckon the law abolishing imprisonment for debt. TJiis is a step in the right direction; but we would be inclined to go further, and adopt a suggestion made to us recently by an eminent legal practitioner, namely, abolish debt. That is : we would abolish the recovery of all debts, by legal process, under £50. However large the debt might be, unless £50 was contracted ou one occasion, we would not provide any machinery whereby the creditor could recover. This would effectually stop the stem of unlimited credit, which has proved so destructive to sound trading principles iu Auckland, led. v to endless litigatlous, besides wasting the public money and time to no good end. The administration of justice would then bo comparatively cheap and efficient; at present, half the time of our District Judges and lawyers is taken up, day by day, in hearing suits for the recovery of debts under £50. The Wellington correspondent of the Southern Cross, referring to the passing of the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill, says that the unusually large number of ladies present during the discussion of the bill in committee was the subject of general remark. No doubt they were deeply interested in the fate of the bill; and it was said that they mustered in such force with the view of hastening the passing of the measure through committee. The various clauses were slurred over without that discussion which would have undoubtedly taken place were it not that hon. members felt some delicacy in debating particular provisions in the presence of the fair listeners. When the bill was about to be brought under consideration in the Legislative Council, a number of ladies were seated in the gallery, anxiously waiting for the commencement of that 'order of the day;' but, much to their chagrin,, the hon. gentleman who had charge of the bill sent a polite note with one of the messengers requesting the ladies to withdraw. They did so with evident reluctance. They are much disappointed with the hon. member for Christchurch (Mr Travers) for having deseited their cause, and left the bill to be taken under the wing of au hon. gentleman (Mr George Macfarlane), who, by the way, is a rather good-looking fellow, and who assured the committee that he was not married, aud was therefore not actuated by any selfish motives. The Obituary for July received by the Panama Mail contains the following names: — The ex-King Otho of Greece, brother of the late King of Bavaria, whose death arose from a severe attack of measles; the CountessofKilmorey;LordßobertPelham Clinton, youngest brother of the late Duke of Newcastle; Dr Higgin, Bishop of Derry, formerly Bishop of Limerick; the Hon. W. A.De Courcy, brother of Lord Kinsale; Sir Charles Monck, Bart., the oldest of the Northumberland county magistrates, and a well-known lover of field-sports; Sir W. Lawrence, Bart., F.R.S., Sergeant-surgeon to the Queen ; Sir George James Turner, Senior Lord Justice of Appeal; Lady Locock; Mr Scholefield. the Liberal M.P. for Birmingham ; Mr Treherne, M.P. for Coventry; Mr Oliver W. Lang, the eminent naval architect; and Mr Kenneth Macaulay, Q.C., cousin of the late Lord Macau] ay. It is said that the cost of the entertainment of Sovereigns and Princes in Paris will exceed the sum of £2 } 000,000.