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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 272, 16 November 1867, Page 2

At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning John Titter was charged with assaulting Thomas Berry on Saturday night, and was bound over in £10 to keep the peace for 6 months. — William Leonard was charged with driving on the Haven Road withoat lamps on Thursday night. It appeared that the defendant had been employed to take his Lordship Bishop Suter to the Waimeas, aud had returned late on the eveuing of Thursday, having conveyed the Bishop to the port, and was consequently without lamps. He was fined lOs and costs. — Mary Wilson, committed to Gaol on the Coroner's warrant, was brought up charged with arson. Mr Kingdon appeared for the prisoner, and applied to be allowed to offer bail, producing a medical certificate from Dr Cusack, but the Magistrate refused to take bail in the present stage of the proceedings, and the prisoner was remanded until Saturday next. We understand that Messrs Cochram and Dunlop have obtained the contract for cutting the trenches for the reception of the pipes for the city waterworks, at 14s 8d per chain, and we are glad to find that they commenced operations yesterday. The Government, we are informed, are most anxious to push forward the execution of this important work with all possible despatch. Arrangements were made yesterday for the presentation of the Regimental Color, worked by Mrs William Adams, to the Cadet Batallion on Tuesday evening next, at the Batonical Gardens at 5 o'clock, with all the military display and ceremonial customary on such occasions. Application has been made by Major Morse to his Honor the Superintendent with a view to the proclamation of that afternoon as a half holiday; this request having "been acceded to, the presentation will take place an hour earlier than that mentioned. It is hoped ihat, although it may probably be inconvenient to the country companies to attend en masse on this occasion, any members of those companies who may be able to do so, will be at the ceremony, which will no doubt attract a very numerous concourse of spectators, this being the first occasion on which such an event has occurred in our province. It will be seen from an advertisement elsewhere, tbat his Honor the Superintendent has directed that the public offices shall be closed on Tuesday next after 1 p.m. The monthly meeting of the Nelson Volunteer Fire Brigade was held at the Trafalgar Hotel yesterday evening, and was very numerously attended, almost every member, being present. Captain Knight took the chair. The minutes of last meeting having been read and confirmed, the treasurer's balance was also read, from which it appeared that the sum of £26 7s, had been paid ou the 12th inst. to men who worked at the fire which took place on the 7th inst. Captain Knight gave in his report for the past month, and a resolution was afterwards passed that the meeting request the captain or officer in command at any future fire to appoint an officer to order all liquors and to issue tickets to denote the amount of work done by volunteers, and that the meeting deprecates paying any accounts not countersigned by that officer. Another resolution was also passed to the effect that the secretary be requested to write to the Provincial Government and Insurance Ageuts, calling their attention to the appointment of some proper person to give orders for the pulling down of houses in case of fire, so as to prevent the spread thereof. The ordinary routine business having been gone through, the meeting separated. The firing for the three prizes presented for competition amongst the members of the No. 1 City Rifles, took place at the City Bjjtts yesterday afternoon, corn-

mencing' at 1 o'clock. The weather was altogether propitious, the sky being cloudy but without wind, and although some little rain fell at an early period of the afternoon, it had subsided by the time the actual shooting for the prizes had commenced. The competitors were allowed five shots at 300, 400, and 500 yards distance, at the same target, 6 feet by 4 feet, as that shot at by the three Cadet Companies, ouly at the shorter ranges. The first prize, a handsome sword, presented by N. Edwards, Esq., was won by Private S. H. Drew, who scored 43, making 15 points at the 300 and 500 Tauges each, and 13 at the 400. The second prize, a dirk, beautifully chased aud mounted with cairn gorm stones, presented by the captain of the company, P. M. M'Tavish, Esq. was won by Ensign Sinclair, who scored 41, making 16 at the 500 yards range. The third prize, a rifle, presented by J. Catley, Esq. was won by Private Marsden, who scored 39, and the fourth, a sweepstakes of small amount, arising from an entrauce fee of 2s 6d paid by each competitor, was won by Private G. Batchelor, who scored 38. The firing was generally very fair throughout the afternoon . The Wanganui Races took place on the 6th aud 7th instant, and afforded good sport. The Licensed Victuallers' Purse, for which five horses started, was won by Mr R. Cundy's Corsair, formerly. the property of Mr Charles Redwood. Holloway's Pills.— Wise Precaution. — The unwholesome vapors and frequent chills derange the animal economy to an immense extent, and permanently undermine the health, unless every now and then the blood be purified, the secretions rectified, and the nerves restrung. Holloway's Pills perform these several necessary offices with certainty, safety, and expedition. Old and young, robust and feeble, male and female, will find these Pills an unfailing domestic remedy; not only in slight sicknesses, but also in the more serious and dangerous diseases which spring from neglect of early symptoms. Yet, under the purifying and correcting influence of Holloway's inestimable medicine.the appetite improves,the digestion gains strength, the liver acts freely, the kidneys secrete abundantly, and health is triumphant. 3700