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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 277, 22 November 1867, Page 2

Both the Suez and Panama Mails for Nelson arc due here on Sunday next, by the Taranaki. The arrival of the telegram of the English and American news via Panama compels us to hold over our notice of the Sports at Nelson College, which came off most successfully yesterday, the prizes being awarded by the Countess de Lapasture, in the presence of his Honor the Superintendent, the Bishop, aud a large concourse of spectators. Some alarm was created last night, ahout halfpast 10 o'clock, by an alarm of fire on the Waimearoad, which was found to proceed from a one storied mud cottage, with thatched roof, situated at the head of Toi-toi Valley, at the rear of the New Hospital. It appears that the chimney of the cottage had caught fire and a spark fulling upon ihe thatch, the building was soon a blaze and in a f^v minutes nothing remained of it but the bare walls. The building belonged to a bricklayer, named Harris, and was occupied at the time by two young men. The new praccice-room lately erected by the Harmonic Society was used for the first time yesterday evening. Being an ' open night' the audience present was very numerous, the room being crowded; and as the contributions, vocal and instrumental, to the general entertainment par rook almost of an impromptu character, the result was a very enjoyable evening, a periodical repetition of which would, we are certain, prove very acceptable. The building seems well adapted for the purpose, and tiie simplicity in its external features is attributable, we arc told, solely to the want of funds, and not to any want of due appreciation of architectural effect 0:1 the part of the society. Of its acoustic properties and its ventilation it is hardly possible to speak at present, as the building was hardly finished last night, but we may be sure that these important matters have received all due attention. Pleuro-jneumonia it stated to have made its appearance among some dairy cattle in the neighborhood of Hokitika. It is stated thai the Westland County Bill has been found to be unworkable, through a technical flaw. The 4th clause of the bill says that the local Council, or Board, shall consist of seven members; one to be nominated by the Governor, four to he elected by the Westland district, two "by Hokitika. and two by Grey mouth. Of course this makes nine in all. The bill is said to have passed with tins stupid blunder on the face of it, and if so, ie is a remaikable instance of the care with which our legislators do their work. Mr Balfour, C.E. has prepared a report of this examination of the beach, harbor, and river protection of Hokitika, from which it appears that he recommends works that will cost in the aggregate £7300, but does not consider the whole of this expenditure immediately necessary. As to the protection of the beach against further en- ; croachments by the sea, he suggests what is to be done ought be done promptly. By the addition of some inexpensive works, Mr Balfour thinks the beach may be effectively preserved at its present line. Some few additional groins and about thirty chains of double staking would form a safeguard against the sea. The total cost of these additional works, Mr Balfour sets down at the very moderate estimate of £1500. It is understood that Mr Fitzherbert, the Colonial Treasurer, vill leave for England by the next Panama boat, Sth December, to negotiate the Three Million Loan, and that it is quite possible Major Richardson will act during his absence. The Defence Minister, Colonel Hauitain, returned to Wellington on the 1 6th instant, in the s.s. Lord Ashley, from Auckland. It is important that, our readers should know that, according to the Act in force since the Ist instant, bills of sale require to be Sled within 10 days after the making or giving of such, instead of ul days as formerly. We understand that, in order to afford her Majesty's loyal sunjects in this colony an opportunity of witnessing the festivities in Victoria and New South Wa'es, during the royal visit, the Panama Company offer to convey excursionists to Melbourne or Sydney and back to this colony, at the reduced price of £17. The New York Tribune publishes the following telegram received by Atlantic Cable, under date September loth, which is corroborated by the European intelligence received by teiegram yesterday: — Ths Russian Ambassador in Constantinople, General Ignatieff, has presented to the Porte another note of his Government, which demands the cession of Crete to Greece, and the full equality of Chrisuans and Mohammedans in all the provinces of Turkey. 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