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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 151, 29 June 1868, Page 2

Considerable alarm was created in town by the pealing of the firebells about seven o'clock on Saturday evening. The streets, in spite of their muddy condition, were, as usual, speedily thronged, and the fire engines were already on their way to the scene of the fire, when information was received that their services would be fruitless. It appears that a small cottage, or rather lean-to, iuhabited by a man named Bogle and his family, and situated on the hill behind Mr Stringer's cottages, on the Waimea Road, had caught fire, aud had become a complete wreck before anything could be done to save its contents, though the neighbors rendered their assistance as speedily as possible. Bogle himself was absent from home at the time, and his wife and children were rescued, we are told, with some difficulty. A subscription has been initiated, with a view to enable the family, who are hardworking, industrious people, to erect another home, and replace as far as possible their property, and we are requested to state that donations- for this purpose will 1 be received by Messrs. Stanton and Hornby, or by Mr Wilson, grocer, Waimea Road. Our readers, the fairer portion of them especially, will thank us for informing them that the Government have it in contemplation to celebrate the opening of the new Hospital by a fete, to be organised on a very grand scale, the proceeds of which will probably be devoted to the formation of a fund for the relief of convalescent patients, on their leaving the Hospital. It is, we believe, intended that the fete, or ball, shall take place during the promised visit of the Excellency the Governor and Lady Bowen to Nelson, a circumstance which will obviously impart much additional eclat to the affair, whilst the noble proportions of the rooms at the Hospital will afford the most ample area for the evolutions of the gay votaries of Terpsichore, who will doubtless muster in more tban usually strong numbers. Amongst a variety of beautiful specimens of jewellery now on view at the Trafalgar Hotel, being part of the stock of the wellknown establishment of Mr N. Salomon, of Princes Street, Dunedin, is a magnificent inkstand, of pure New Zealand gold, manufactured in Dunedin, for the exhibition lately held in that city, and valued at £400. The workmanship of this costly objet de luxe is beautifully executed, and reflects the greatest credit on our colonial workmen in this peculiar branch of industry, which is still further illustrated by other elegant articles of jewellery, set with diamonds and other precious stones, which figure among the collection.

The full force under Col. M'Donnell is to be made up with men from the East Coast and Wanganui, and it is intended to make a four months' raid against the rebels. The fighting is likely to be severe, as the Colonel has carte blanche to deal with them as he thinks best. The Bishop of Lichfield and New Zealand, at a visitation of the Rural Deanery of Lichfield, held in the Cathedral, expressed his strong desire to see the laity taking more interest in Church work. If there was one thiug struck him more than another, it was this: among all the people who went out to the colonies and who were professedly members of the Church of England, not one in ten had the slightest idea of the duties, privileges, and responsibilities of English Churchmen. The lack of union in the Church was the great cause of her weakness, and of the enemy's strength. The following resolution moved by a clergyman, and seconded by a layman, was carried unanimously, after a strong protest by the Archdeacon of Stafford: — That it is expedient that an association be formed for the purpose of uniting together th-**) Bishop, the Clergy, and the Laity in carrying out such works of practical utility as are not already provided for by the law or otherwise. The Grey liiver Argus of the 2oth inst. has the following with reference to the movements of the Colonial Agent and the gentlemen who accompanied him to the West Coast: — They were three days in the vicinity of Westport examining the coal mine there aod the country in the neighborhood, and came on to Greymouth in the Charles Edward, but were transhipped in the roadstead into the Nelson, and landed on Tuesday forenoon. Their purpose is to examine the Brunner Coal Mine, in order to satisfy Mr Morrison as to its capabilities, and to enable him and Mr Wrigg to give full and satisfactory answers to the queries of English capitalists who may contemplate undertaking the construction of the Nelson and Cobden Railway. Mr Burnett, who, it will be remembered, accompanied the party on their visit to the West Coast, returned to Nelson on Saturday last by the Charles Edward, and informs us that Mr Morrison expresses himself much impressed by the immense resources of the Mount Rochfort coal mine, and that he states that without visiting the West Coast, he could have formed no adequate idea of the apparently inexhaustible character of its mineral riches. The proceedings of the' Supreme Court at Dunedin last week, were interrupted by the unfortunate illness of Mr Justice Chapman, who has been confined to the house for a couple of days, and is yet in a rather feeble state. At these assizes, Samuel Symms, who is not too favorably known in Nelson and Marlborough, got two years for obtaining money under false pretences. Several other cases have been tried and disposed of, but of little interest. W. Besemeres, of the Dunedin Evening News, who was indicted for libel, was tried and ibund Not Guilty. We find in a late number of the Builder the following decision, on appeal, of the Lord Chancellor in the case of Crump v. Lambert, which will be interesting to our readers, as beariug immediately upon a question which was ventilated in our public prints some time since : — The plaintiff was the owner of two houses at Walsall, and he was the occupier of one of them. The defendants were iron bedstead manufacturers, and had recently erected a factory on land adjoining the plaintiff's property, where they smelted iron for the purpose of their business, and also employed a considerable number of men in hammering iron bars. The plaintiff alleged that the smoke and effluvia issuing from the chimney of the manufactory, and the sound proceeding therefrom, were a nuisance, and he instituted this suit to restrain it. The Lord Chancellor held (affirming the docision of the Master of the Rolls) that nuisance arising from smoke alone, unaccompanied by noise, or from noise alone, or effluvia alone, might be the subject of substantial damages to a plaintiff in an action at law ; and that wherever a jury would give substantial damages at law in respect of any of such causes of action, the Court of Chancery would grant an injunction to restrain a continuance of them. The injunction in this case was, therefore, made perpetual. The blue coat and brass buttons of our sires are to be again started for evening dress, under the most distinguished patronage that can give it authority iv the eyes of the elite.