NOTICE OF MAILS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 191, 14 August 1868, Page 2

NOTICE OF MAILS.

Local Mails.

For Appleby, Upper and Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Riwaka— Close every Monday and Thursday, at 8.30, a.m.; arrive every Tuesday and Friday, at 4 p.m. Also, for Motueka, per steamer as opportunity offers. For Collingwood, Motupipi, Takaka, and Slateford — By every opportunity, per steamer or sailing boat. For Stoke, Richmond, Hope, Spring Grove, Wakefield, and Foxhiil— Close at Chief Post Office daily at 2.30, p.m.; arrive at Chief Post Office daily, at 11 o'clock, a.m. For Tadmor— Close every Friday, at 2.30, p.m.;

arrive every Monday, at 11 a.m For Waimea-west— Close every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 2.. ,J 0 p.m. ; arrive every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at ll a.m. For Wakapuaka— Close every Wednesday and Saturday, at 2.30, p.m. ; arrive every Wednes day and Saturday, at 11 a.m.

For Westport, Charleston, Brighton, and St. Kilda, per steamer as opportunity offers. For Havelock, Blenheim, and Picton, overlandClose on the 15th and 30th of every month, at 5 p.m.; arrive on the Uth and 29th.

The Dunedin City Council have effected a loan of £10,000 from the Hon Mr. Clarke, of Victoria, so that it is very likely a number of new works will be inaugurated during the ensuing municipal year.

The Tasmanian Government Gazette contains a despatch, announcing the Colonial Secretary's decision upon the question of precedence, raised in Tasmania duriug the Prince's visit and referred home: — In the absence of any local law or authoritive usage, it would be your duty to confirm ou these points to the colonial regulations. The term 'bishop* used in these regulations was intended to include Roman Catholic as well as Anglican prelates, occording to the spirit of Lord •Grey's circular despatch, 20th November, 1847, and subsequent instructions given by his Lordship and the Duke of Newcastle. In a table of precedence accompanying, 'the bishops' immediately follow the Governor and the senior officer in command of the troops,

An action for slander on the part of a well-known member of the musical profession against a dignitary of the Church of England is about to be tried in Sydney.

Mr Dominick Gore Daly, the eldest son of the late Governor of South Australia, Sir Dominick Daly, and who was the private secretary to his late father, has assigned his estate for the benefit B of his creditors.

An anecdote is told of an eminent judge now dead. While a junior he had to speak of a questionable proceeding, and said, 'Gentlemeu of the jury, the defendant has been amusing himself by flying kites.' 'Doing what?' said the judge. 'Flying kites, my lord ; putting his name to accommodation bills.' ' Why are they called kites?' 'Why, my lord, there isa connection between the schoolboy's kite ahd the wind; only, in one instance, the wind raises the kite, in the other tbe kite jaisest-^ wind.'