LOCAL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 169, 21 July 1869, Page 2

LOCAL NEWS.

Resident Magistrate's Court.-— William Simpson charged with being drunk and incapable was fined 10s. and . costs. Thomas Neal for beiog drunk and disorderly was fined £l and costs. \ - „Mr. George Cottebeli.. — '• This gentleman -gave one of r his popular entertainments at Spring; Grove last night before a large and appreciative audience. H. M. S. Challenger.-^- This vessel -'■lift ;VWelUugton. i "for ; ,; ! PictpQ and ; !NeUon ; yesterday morningjan^ : , to -'; arri^| ;^io>iQ^^^Unoep;tb^o^^^ '■ ■•rgii'dersitaaliw^fia^;^ i h^bjd]pg^ i t^^ j? tfiaii^rtfie yin- ;• -^ •'■ "■^•■•"■'••'- %*■' -■-'■■•"■■wv-y ;v^*B&^ |^n^pu^a^JE<i|^r^^

: •:. Major BRp^':iNi,iHE^G^^ERNiiENT/ —A telegram Which %(B)publißHed yesterday stated that, owing to; Major Brown V. having voted. against the Government;:hehad been requested to resign either his seat in the jHouse, or his command of the Taranaki Militia. Having declined to do >: either, he was informed by Mr. Fox that he would be removed from the conomaudj. but to spare his feelings, he would have the option of resigning. The telegram; vweut.on to siate that he had decided to resign; this, however, appears to be an terror, ...as ••will be seen from the following letter -from Major Brown to Mr. Fox, which- was published in yesterday's Independent:—' 1 Sm,-. — I have the honor to acknowledge your letter of this date, me that the Government caunot continue me hi the commaud I hold at Taranaki, and that the Government wish to consult my feelings, and, if I prefer resigning the command, wish to leave me the opportunity of doing so; and to state, i« reply, lihat I beg to decline the opportunity afforded to me-by the Government of resigning the command. — I am, &c, Ch as. Brown."