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Rabelais, the facetious divine, laid a wager that he would make a declaration of love in the pulpit; accordingly he took these words for his text from the Canticles, ' It is for you, woman, that I die.' Snooks says the reason he does not get married is that his house is not large enough to contain the consequences. ' Is.that clock right over there ? ' asked a visitor the other day. ' Right over there ?' said a boy; ' 'taint nowhere else.'

1 — —— »— f VOLUNTEER REVIEW.— PRESENTATION OF COLORS. Superintendent's Office, Nelson, November 16, 1867. THE Superintendent directs it to be notified that the Public Offices will be CLOSED at 1 o'clock on TUESDAY next. ALFRED GREENFIELD, 3737 Provincial Secretary. Superintendent's Office, Nelson, November 15, 1867. TENDERS will be received at this office, until 4 p.m. on TUESDAY, November 19, for the ERECTION of FIVE PIPE-BRIDGES for the Nelson Waterworks. Plans, and specifications may be seen at the Provincial Engineer's Office. ALFRED GREENFIELD, 3731 Provincial Secretary. PRESENTATION OF COLORS. THE Nelson Regiment of VOLUNTEERS will PARADE at the Botanical Gardens, on TUESDAY, the 19th instant, at 5 p.m. The Country Companies who cannot conveniently attend will he exempted from the parade. N. G. MORSE, Major Commanding. Orderly-room, Nov. 15. 3728 FOR SYDNEY, via BULLER, GREY, AND HOKITIKA. -, J jk. fTTHE Panama Company's s. JL LORD ASHLEY, leave for the above ports, on the 19th November. For freight or passage, apply at the Company's office, Government Wharf. 3729 FOR WESTPORT DIRECT. .1 k, nn HE s - 8 - STORMBIRD <dJM§L fL will leave for WESTPORT ipjlMpvdirect, TO-MORROW, Tuesday, at For freight or passage, apply to 3745 CURTIS BROTHERS, Agents. FOR MOKIHINUI and the BULLER. H 4-vJk rfIHE screw steamer -*- MURRAY :^^^^^-will leave on or about SATURDAY 23rd instant, For freight or passage apply on board. 3744 NELSON BAND OF HOPE. THE TRIAL of Db ABSTINENCE, alias STEADFAST TEETOTALISM, will take place in the Temperance Hall, Bridge-street, on WEDNESDAY Evening, November 20. Doors open at half-past 7, to commence at 8 o'clock. Admission, 6d. 3746