The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1868.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 224, 21 September 1868, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1868.

The monthly meeting of the members of the Young Men's Christian Association takes place this evening, when an essay on ' The Improvement of the Mind ' will be read by Mr J. H. Simmonds. We are informed by the Post Office authorities that a telegram bas been received, stating that the Otago would leave Wellington with the Suez Mail for Nelson at 3 p.m. today. As the Airedale will call at Picton and will probably convey the Marlborough Mails thither, we may anticipate that the Otago will not call there and may therefore be expected to arrive here early tomorrow morning. We regret to state that several complaints have reached us of depredations recently committed in the New Cemetery Suburban North, flowers aud shrubs planted on the graves having been removed in considerable quantities. It is needless to remark that the Cometery lies at too great a distance from the city to be under the surveillance of the Police, and the Cemetery-keeper obviously cannot keep watch at all hours over every part of the ground; we nevertheless trust that some clue may be found which will lead to the detection aud conviction of such heartless offenders. As a warning to these depredators, we quote the following provisions of the Public Cemeteries Act, passed in 1859: — Clause 20. Every person who shall wilfully destroy or injure any building wall or fence, belonging to any Public Cemetery, or destroy or injure any plant or tree therein, or who shall daub or disfigure any wall or fence thereof, or wilfully destroy injure or deface any monument tables inscription or grave stone, within such cemetery or do any other wilful damage therein shall forfeit a sum not exceeding £5 and make good the damage done. The opening of the new bridge over the Wairoa, at Wairaea West, will take place some time during the present week, probably on Wednesday, but the precise date cannot be fixed until information is received as to the arrangements of the contractor. We understand that the residents of the surrouuding districts purpose signalising the event by some public festivity on tbe occasion. The bridge consists of ten piers, making nine spans, of 60 feet each, and the approaches are of considerable length, the whole forming by far tbemost important of this kind structure which has yet been erected in this province. Mr Foley having returned on Saturday last with his juvenile dramatic company from the West Coast, where he has made a very successful visit, announces his intention to give a series of entertainments at the Oddiellows' Hall, commencing this evening. The popularity achieved by Mr Foley's company on their last visit to Nelson is so recent that we need only mention that he offers still further attractions on the present occasion in the persons of three ci ever Negro * delineators' and other novelties. We have much gratification in beiDg enabled to announce a * Birth Extraordinary,' which took place yesterday afternoon, about 2 p.m., at the establishment of Mr S. H. Drew, Trafalgar-street, where one of the Tasman ian trout ova was safely hatched, and where it may now be seen. The ovum referred to is the same which was exhibited by Mr Huddleston at the late meeting of the Acclimatisation Society, and, considering the mauy vicissitudes and constant exposure to which it has been subjected, it is astonishing that it did not lose all vitality long ago. Thia fact furnishes us with abundant confidence in the result of this important experiment as regards its kindred ova, which are now lying sheltered in their stony beds in the ponds of the Government Domain, quite undisturbed, and under the influence of a carefully equalised temperature. We may, therefore, reasonably anticipate that at tbe expiration of some few days at the furthest, we shall witness the completely successful realisation of * the hopes of the province:' We are glad to be able to add

that Mr Huddleston is as well as can be expected uuder these exciting circumstances, and we beg to offer him our heartiest congratulations on the .arrival of the ' interesting little stranger,' ' A Wellington telegram in the Marlborough Express of Saturday states that a public committee has been formed to raise a subscription in aid of the relatives of the slain at Te Buaruru. Messrs Richmond and Graham headed the list with ten guineas each. Colonel M'Donnell's despatch, the reading of which in the House of Representatives was pronounced by the Speaker to be out of order, has been published, and is harshly judged. Mr Booth, the Resident Magistrate at Patea, has found it necessary to close all the publichouses, and the Government has introduced a bill enabling the authorities to do so in disturbed districts. Mr Seed has been appointed Acting- AuditorGeneral during Dr Knight's absence in England, that gentleman having left by the last Pauama boat. A petitiou from the Marlborough Rifle Rangers praying for the grant of a capitation allowance has boen reported on in the Assembly, read, and ordered to be prioted. The Marlborough Express states that the Government of that province were enabled to pay all outstanding liabilities up to the end ofthe last quarter, in consequence of having received a further instalment of the monies belonging to the province, aud held over by the General Government. Saturday's Marlborough Express states that a consultation took place on Friday last, among a number of electors, which resulted in a telegram being despatched to Mr Eyes, requesting him to support Mr Fox's resolutions, as beiug the most advantageous to the province. It was proposed to follow tbe example set by Nelson, and to hold a public meeting, for the purpose of considering the Ministerial proposals this (Monday) evening. A meeting of the same character was to be held at Hokitika on Wednesday last.