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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 210, 4 September 1868, Page 2

We are requested to inform persons desirous of forwavdiug letters as speedily as possible to Canterbury, Otago, and Southlaud, that they would do well to address them specially ' via Hokitika, per Gothenburg,' the mail by which steamer closes at 4 p.m. to-morrow, as it is more than probable that some derangement of the contract service has arisen from the recent loss of the Tarannki, and no steamer may be in waiting at Wellington to convey mails immediately to the South. The funeral of the late Mr Poynter, late Eesident Magistrate of this city, whose, death occurred on Sunday last, took place yesterday afternoon, at the Old Cemetery at the Port, which now forms part of the grounds attached to the Hon. Col. Richmond's residence. The mournful ceremony was attended by all the members of the Provincial and General Governments, with whom the deceased gentleman had so long been officially connected, and was witnessed by a very large concourse of spectators, including a considerable representation of the country settlers, and of the citizens of Nelson, comprising not only the leading members of the legal, medical, banking, and mercantile firms, but also, persons of every class, desirous of paying the last tribute of respect to the memory of one who had for so many years filled a very prominent position in their midst. The body, which was encased in a leaden coffin, on being taken from the hearse, was carried by the members of the Police Force to the place of interment, followed by the'] principal mourners — the two sous and the father in law of the deceased — where the service of the Anglican Church was read by the Rev. G. H. J.oh.nstone, Incumbent of Christ Church. The flags at the Port and also throughout the city, were hoisted half-mast high during the day, and we noticed the shutters of several .establishments in town : closed during the funeral. . .

The Synod of the Anglican Church in the provinces of Nelson and Marlborough is announced to commence its session on Friday morning next, when the members will assemble at the Bishop's School at balf-pasfc 10 o'clock, and thence proceed to Christ Church, where Morning Service and Holy Communion will be celebrated, and the Rev. PL F. Butt will be installed Archdeacon of Marlborough. The Right Eev. Bishop Sater will deliver his charge either in the Provincial or Temperance Hall, at 3 o'clock the same day, after which the business of the Synod will be commenced, and several subjects of interest will be discussed. On Thursday, the Bishop's residence at Bishopdale will be opened, aod a service will be held in the evening, at which Mr C. Hunter Brown will read a paper on the question, ' How may the Church, in the supplying of spiritual ministrations, best keep pace with the rapidly increasing population of the Colony ? ' The success of the experiment with the trout ova brought by Mr Huddleston from Tasmania, on Saturday last,may almost be termed an accomplished fact, which is all the more gratifying when we remember that three similar experiments in Christchurch and Dunediu have failed so signally. We have this day seen one of the ova, which has also been submitted to the inspection of « large number of persons in town, in which the fish may be seen, with the naked eye, clearly developed, and occasionally in active motion, its large black eyes peering out distinctly, and its vertebras being also easily distinguishable. The emancipation of the fish from the ovum may, we are informed, be expected in about a week's time, and the rest of the ova are in an equally healthy and promising state. We may mention that Mr Huddleston received a promise, prior to his leaviug Tasmania, that • a fresh relay of spawn shall be forwarded to us next season, so as to keep up a regular succession, since the fish now about to be hatched will obviously not be old enough to spawn until the season after next. In order to show the size attained by the Tasmanian trout in the ponds at the Plenty, the Hon. Dr. Officer and the Salmon Commissioners have also promised to send specimens, preserved in spirits, of fish grown from ova deposited four years ago in these ponds, which will afford our local gourmets some idea of the treat in store for them at no very distant period. The Lady Barkly, which arrived this morning, brought 250 ounces of gold, the produce of the Collingwood goldflelds. We learn by telegram that the Westport telegraph station was opened to-day for business.