The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1868.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 26, 31 January 1868, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1868.

It having been determined that Monday next shall be observed as (he Anniversary of the Province, no publication of this journal will take place on that day. Intending advertisers are requested to forward their favors to us in time for publication in to-morrow's issuo, which will in--clnde a Supplement containing English intelligence, &c. We are requested to state that Monday next, beinj Ann'vers:r/ Day, will be olßsrved as a hoii.Jay at the Post-office. It may be in the recollection of our readers that at t'ie time of rhe melancholy death at St. Mary's of the hev. Charles S:irda in October last, we mentioni d the fact that anotl er young brother of the deceased priest, also in Holy Or •■era, hud left the colonfe; fur Europe in a ship of which nothing hai ever since been lizard. We find amongst the list of passengers on board ilie illfntc-d General Grant, in the ship's clearance from .Melbourne, the name of the Hev. Father > who. doubtless, was the ecclesiastic allud(d to at o^e, and was amongst the 68 per.-ons who were wrecked on the mon-Lig of the 14th May, 18&6, on the Auckland I-.l«'Ul(l8. We be? to remind the members of No. I. City Rifles that the annual meeting of thu Corps takes place this evening at 8 o'clock, when a full attendance of the members is particularly requested. The Hii'tnee Committee will meet half an hour before the commencement cf the General Meeting. The Melhonrne papers state that Mr Chevalier, the well r known ;mist resident in that city, who had the pmiiege or accompanying H.U.H. the Dutce 0' Kdiultur^h on Iris recent tour through the Western District of Victoria, presented the Duke on his departure from that colony with an album of sketches illustrative ol' various incidents which oc<:ure<i during the journey. We under-st-ind that Mr Travers, whose skill as a photographer is well known, has been requested by the K»y:>l Keception Commission to act in a similar capacity duriug the Prince's sojourn in New Zjaland. An adjourned meeting of the members of the Nelson i urf Club, took place yesterday evening at the Trafalgar-hotel, fur the purpose of preparing a programme for the ensuing Kaces, winch, it is proposed, shall take pla;;e during the anticipated visit of H.H.il. the Duke of Edinburgh to this city. A very unanimous opinion prevailed j amongst those present at the meeting ihat no entertainment would he more gratifying to the iTiucT than a good Hace Meeting, whilst it wood revive the memories of triumphs achieved by j Nelson-bred horses in all parts of these colonies. The members of the Turf Club seem thoroughly in earnest in the matter, and are bestirring themselves to render the approaching meet by far the best ever witnessed in Nelson. It is hoped that some pan of the sum which will in all probability be granted by the Government towards the entertainment of the Koyal visitor, may be devoted towards increasing the value of the various stakes, and in this evept. promises of support have already been received from the owners of first c'ass ' liorses in nnd elsewhere. We may then.'f!<re / oi>nh''feistiy )o<k forward to excellent sport, which will, (janbtless. be the means of at--traciing a vt-ry large influx of visitors to tliii city during the Mfet. Some atonishment has r.een expressed that the use of the rruvjiicial liu.ll has not been secured for the perlorniances of Madame Simonseu and her party, during their approaching visit to this city, as being more capacious and altogether more • appropriate for the purpose than the Oddfellows' t

I Hal!. We have been requester! by Mr. Strelitz, I their nsrent, in relation to this sui'ject, to state ! that as Madame Simousen will appear every niaht •in character in sonic favorite seenas from popular operas, which require theatrical accessories not nttaiiiiibk- at tliß Provincial Hull, if was deemed a-ivlsiible to engage the (JddiciloKV Hall, that building being furnished wiili drop scents, &c, &c, which are indispensably necessary fur such performances as, fur instance, ihe ir,ad | srenea in the Lucia and the Purit:i:ii. vrhich are reckoned amongst IWai'ame Sknousen's most remarkable achievements:. A requisition has neen in circulation yesterday and to-day, ami has been vers numerously signed, asking his Honor the Superintendent to cnil a public meeting, with a view io consi er the propriety of t.-iking such steps as may secure a visit from H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh to Nelson. A* it is now ascertained thus a visit to Kelson fibres on the programme jirepared by the Governr.u'.it ai:d the deception Commission for the Prince's approval and udopiion during his sojourn in tiii* colony, the functions of the meeting will more properly be to consider isic most elective means to be adopted, in order to offer a suitable reception to the Queen's son, and to ascertain wiiiit resources vb have at our command for this purpose As ant id pn ted 1 in our issue of yesrerdav, the Returning Officer at Westport (Mr. Commissioner Kynneraley). recorded his ea^inj; vote at the deciaratioi) of tiie poll on WtdneS'iay last in favor of Mr J. Vussio £mith, who polled an equal number of votes with ?-sr. Gnilir.ni, and is therefore duly elected member in the Provincial Council for the iJuller district. | 11.R.11. ilie Duke of Edinburgh, arrived at | Sydney on ihe 21st just, 'ihe juval * wept ion j vms a are: t success, as was also the ilim;;i:iation on the t-vi-tiiiiiT of the s;*me dsy. We understand th it D. Sinclair Esq. was this flav sworn in as a Notary Pnlilk', by vji-tu<; of a cjm'iiia-io.'i to his iionor Mr Jasfice Kiehmozn. Since the notice io our is-tie of yesterday of the sloe now i:i flower in Dr Greenwood's garden, we have been informed that two other specimens of this tree are now in blossom, one nt the Hospital, and theoth-'T in the garden of 11. C. Daniel, Esq., in Crook-street Valley. A man named Henry jVbirks vas charged bef ire tiie Resident Magistrate at Westport en the 27th iiiPt. Vith having oysters in his possession and with offering the sama for sale, r'or the defence it was contended that the oysters were fro in Svdnr-y, and that the prisoner was therefore not liable to prosecution ; no evidence however *vas put in to this effect, and the Magistrate reserved his decision. A Melbourne telegram in the Sydney Morning Herald of the 18th s:.ys that accounts from Tasmania speak of the enthusiastic reception of the Prince. After ri-iting 1 Launceston, the farewell hall was to take place at Hobarton on the 1 7th, aiH :-.h T^val Highness would leave on the I8;h. The bright anticipations formed by the WelHnjritMiirtns of the discovery of a payable gold livid near Otaki, have b'ien doomed to disiippdntment. Mr Grove having returned from Mowhena, th n gold reported by 'an experience'! miner' as b; j ;ng plentiful throughout that district proving to be * new chum's irold ' or mica. We take he following from the Grey River Arstis of the 23rd inst: — It is liefinitelv arranged that Roger Duttou, Jisq, K.M.. at present stationed at Ch;irle*ton, is to lake charge of the Cobden and up river diftricis or' the Nelson Goldf fields. Mr Wnriifn Liiri.tband. -whose depirture wif. be generally regretted by the miners anionyst whom be has been res'ding 3« lonir, proceeds to take Mr Dutton's place at Charleston. Petitions praying for the retention of both officers in their present districts have been forwarded to the Government, but we understand Him i tiiey wi.l r,ot prevent the dianga being carried out. We learn from the We.-t Const limes that his Worship t!ie Mayor of lioliitika has issued car «"s of invitation to a large number of citizens find their wives and fanii.ies, to ft ball at Hansen's Assembly Rooms, to celebrate the inauguration of the County df VVcsiland. The date fixed is the 6th Ffcbruarv. Mr K. 11. Coe. C E., writing to the Westport Times, states that ai; oil-spring has been discovered near the sandhills in Uv neighborhood of the Ruller. but sa\s that ha is noD at liberty to i say much about it at present. I "We extract the following paragraph from the Wcstport Times of the 2tf th, wi;ic!i may be of interest to our renders : — There seems to be a greitt confusion respecting declarations of insolvency, as to whether protection commences at ihe time ihe declaration is filed or not till it has been gazetted. For the information of our readers, we beg to dra'v attention to tiie clauses bearing on tlvs bu ject, viz., the 47th, 4Stn. anil 49th clauses of the New Bankruptcy Ace : — Clause 57 : ' After the filing of me declaration, the Court may, on the application of the debtor or any creditor proving his debt to the satisfaction of the Court, restrain, any aciion, suit, or proceeding against the debtor on such terms as the Court maylhink fit.' Clause 4S : ' Notice vt the filing of "the dee.aration shall be gazetted.' Clause 49 : 'After notice or' the filing of the declaration has beea jiuzetud, no execution, attachment, or other process against the debtor's property in respect of any debt ; and no process against his person in respect of any debt oilier than such process by writ or warrant as may be had against a debtor about to depart out of New Zealand, shall be available without leave of the Cuurt.' The 9ith clause of the same Act also bears upon this subject as follows : — "if the bankrupt, in coining to surrender, or after surrender, and while protected is arrested for debt, or on an escape warrant he shall, on producing to the officer arresting him and giving to such officer a copy thtreoi be imineuiately discharged, and if any officer detains the bankrupt after lie lias produced his protection to the o' cer beyond the. time necessary for obtaining a copy thereof, the officer shall be liable to forfeit a sum not exceeding five pounds fur every day during which he detains ike bankrupt.' | Tlio iSaiuer^ Races take place on the 17th March ; there is already much promise of a good meet, and consequently of capital racing. Walter Bell and Company, timber merchants of Dun edin, have failed ; their liabilities amount I to the sum of £45,000.