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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 266, 8 November 1867, Page 2

The Provincial Council met this morning at 1 1 o'clock, and then adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon. The report of the proceedings must appear in our next. Amongst the new buildings which have been lately erected on the site of those destroyed by the late fire in Bridge-street, by far the most noteworthy is the fine shop and store just completed for Mr Wilkie, which is entitled to take a foremost rank amongst the mercantile emporia of Nelson, and which forms a prominent feature in that fast improving quarter of the city. The building, ■which was erected from the designs and under the superintendence of Mr John Scott, presents a striking elevation towards the street, in the Pal Indian style, and consists of two storeys, the upper of which is surmounted by a bold cornice of dentils, with frieze underneath, and a blocking course with cap moulding on the top. Below the frieze are three circular windows, with rusticated work between, relieved by pilasters at each end, fitted with cap and base mouldings, and pilasters also supporting the lower cornice. The lower story has a handsome shopfront, - which will shortly be fitted with plate glass. The height of the front elevation is 28 feet to the top of the parapet, with studs 23 feet high. The interior occupies a length of 81 feet, divided into a shop, 40 feet long by »0 wide, supported by columns, and .fitted with handsome panelled counters. At the back of the shop is a store 40 feet long by 89 wide. In the centre of the building is a staircase 5 feet wide, having an open passage with two smaller rooms on either side, "which opsns on a double flight from the first landing to the upper floor. This contains a show room for carpetting, etc., in the front, 35 feet by 30, with lobby intervening between it and the large room appropriated to the crockery, hardy are, and general furnishing department. The height of the lower storey is 12 feet in the clear, ' that of the upper storey. 10 feet, and the whole of . the interior is lined with red pine, presenting a very neat ,and substantial appearance. The < whole building reflects great credit-both upon the builder, Mr Scott,; who' was also contractor, and j also vpoo the enteiporking owner, Mr Wilkie. I

We are authorised to state that the parade of the No. 1 City Rifle*), Artillery and Rifle Cadets, advertised for this evening, is postponed until further notice, and it will be seen from an advertisement which appears elsewhere, that the Review which was announced for Monday next, ia honor of the Prince's Birthday, is* also postponed, in order to allow ot holding one or two parades preparatory to the presentation jof the color to the Rifle C.idet Battalion. From the returns which 'have reached us of the firing for the Government prizes. at Wakapuaka, ' it appears that Sergeant W. Wastney won the prize ride with a scure of 36. He will therefore bt* entitled to compute with Captain Slater, Sergeant Thorn is Dodson and Gamier Small for the Uiiampion Prize. Communnaiionby telegraph with the southern stations is still interrupted. We understand that the fault lies between the Kaikoura aud Cheviot Hill stations. Angus Cameron, iv the employ of Messrs Mouroe, Bros., started from the station at the end of last week with a team of three horses aud dray to go to Onamulutu bush for firewood. Having arrived at Rock-ford, he found the Wairau river rather high ; but as he had crossed at the same place often with the water as hio-h he entered. Unfortunately- the ford had shifted, and horses and dray* were immediately carried away. With considerable presence of mind he allowed himself to be carried down the river and over two falls without uselessly exerting his strength, and when arrived at smoother water swam ashore. The horses, valued at £120, were lost, but the dray and harness were recovered. — Marlborough News Nov. 2. A proclamation in the General Government Gazette declares that the Armed Constabulary Act shall come into force oa and after the Ist of November.