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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 219, 17 September 1869, Page 2

Mining- Companies. — The gold mania appears to be on the increase, as we find iv the Government Gazettes received by' the mail just arrived, that there are no less than 44 fresh applications to. register companies. A notice appears in the Gazette of lOtti instant, that the Wanganui Bridge Debentures will be paid off at the Colonial Treasury,. ou the Ist January, 1870. ■ The Rev. Mr. Stock, in a lecture lately delivered at Wellington on Astronomy, alluded to Mr. Saxby's prophecy respecting; coming atmospheric disturbances, and said that it was likely there would be high tides about the time predicted, and possibly gales of wind, but it waj impossible to foretell earthquakes, and' if. such then occurred it would only be a singular coincidence. .- Aquatics. — The boating season of Canterbury was opened on Saturday last, ■.with great ceremony in the preseuce of a large crowd of persons interested iv this thoroughly English pastime. After- some delay iri getting the boats ready for the procession, the Rev. E. Lingard as. Club .Commodore got the flottilla under weigh, and an exceedingly pretty and effective appearance was displayed by the eighteen boats which were manned by crews wearing, the orthodox attire and the colors: bf their respective .clubs. y The four oars occupied the centre of the line, the ; pairs and sculls? being ranged in equal proportions :fore and; aft. ■.. --Proceeding : down ; the river frornitlie bbatsheds," the crews . pu lledja -steady. "s troke -to the bridge where each boat turned in its own.water, and the order .of procesaioh was reversed to; the starting poinit; The Lyttelton Times congratulates ':. the . rowing i .clubs 7oh < the style, pf7the>i nach and ; the^ ithey displayed'-for . t^^Vcommen^nieujte of Tthe s^ ythei^ranks bf^a^ 7aßpirants ; ip7aqu atip^ ;^elb&g|dess^ -^an'icp^ y^t'y : |$ujwiel| £$er^s'i!^

:H 77 Wiu complain id Nelson)of the dtilness : of :: the ; itimes^Ju t^hat Tshall be .'_. said of Christchurchi' where,' oa Monday last, the ; programme .of; business, before th- Bankruptcy Court on that day, comprised ten "last examinations," and fifteen adjourned pases. ■ ■" 7; :■''- .-y ■-■' A , Weslevan : Church Welli^gton.^-— The anniversary meeting of.the YVesieyan, . Church, Manuers-street, was held ..i.i Tuesday eveniog. The chair was is'keri ;by Dr. Bennett, who, after the nieetitigVhad. been opened by the Rev. Mr. Rig _r, commented upon the depressing circumstances ** under which the whole Colony labored, *.' and remarked also that, as many whom he knew in Auckland as poor men had risen to affluence through the Thames goldfields, he trusted some of their surplus money would be, bestowed in wiping off the debts of the churches. The Rev. Mr. Kirk read ' a financial statement, showing that while the receipt" for the past year were £277, the expenditure had been £262, there being at present a debt of some £1,870 upon the church, and expressed a hope that the present meeting would enable them to reduce it to £1,800. The Rev. Mr. White, .of Westland, in an eloqueut speech, urged the necessity of euergy and union. The Rev. Mr. Patterson spoke of the position we occupied with regard to the natives of the Colony, and said we should set before . them an example of the virtues of Christianity, by a union of all the churches in the work of imparting religious instruction. After Mr. Patterson had concluded, an anthem was suug' by the choir. The Rev. Mr. Muir/in a humorous speech, referred to his acquaintance with the ministers of the Wesleyan Church. The Hon. Mr. Fox related what he knew of Methodism, and gave some interesting particulars of his experiences iv .New Zealand and elsewhere, and expressed pleasure at meeting so many members of different churches, and also so many of the young, who would soon take the places of the old. Mr. Woodward related some very interesting particulars in the history of the ' churches here. The Rev. Mr.. Ward asked for a vote of" thanks to the ladies who had so bountifully entertained them, which- was giveu by acclamation, after whichj.-Mr Robinson pronounced the benedictionj aiid the meeting. dispersed. The amount realised was about £52. * Bachelder's Diorama has been exhibiting in Wellington to crowded houses; on one occasion, the effect of ihe mimic combat between the Kearsage and Alabama was heightened, says the Evening Post, by the fact that there were present iv the room five or six officers of the victor. ship. Flax-Dressing is apparently 8 attracting attention beyoud the colony. A notice in the last Gazette informs us that John Journeaux, of Melbourne, has made application for a pateut for the invention of a new machine and process for manufacturing the Phormium Tenax, and for preparation of the gum into an article of commerce. " In a schedule of the business transacted by the House during the session we fiud the followiug : — Days., of meeting, 57; Hours of sittiug, 406h. 20m.; Hours of sittings after midnight, 28h. 40m.; Daily average, 7h. 17m. Eighty-seven petitions Were received,, and 11 5 bills introduced, of which 76 were passed. ' : Fire at Auckland. — A fire, fortunate \ ly unattended with loss of life, occurred 7 this morning at three o'clock, in a building at the rear of the Herald ofiiice, and occupied by a mau named Kelly, by which three'", houses, with their contents - were totally destroyed; . No imformation could be ascertained from him as to the origin of itV He was found lying in the Jane in a helpless slate, with his hair, andivhiskers much scorched. AThe houses, which -were , of wood, aud highly - ihflarnniabie, cburnt : . .fiercely. -■.There was ho witid ] and the fire was happily, confided i -;'to,-;tlie.:thiree7.build. iqgs.— - New: Zealand JjHerald^ Sep^ II". ,7! AusTß^iAN.tielegraphy ; has already ac- 7 cbmplished ';}■ ..more ;than, one, feat worthy of .; 7 Tiotie^it ;seenas. 7 Mr.^Kraegen^:,telpgrapii statipu-masteiv at rDenili^ Amiles direct a short timeAsince^aydistanMA!: longer than the"gre:rt Atj^tic^ - 7%ieen ; j^,reat : Bntaia7and7 ; Vmessa'gißiA^ ' ;: ; .distanfi:;ji^ ■ 1 £of;'th£:^u^ ; 7\yj|j^

. ; .7ExpxdsipN^op A Nitro- Glycerine. — Amobgst'the horrors of the month I must report' an explosion of nitro-glycerine in 7 a quarrying district in Wales. Four tons . of this/tei'-rible compound were landed at t 7 Carnarvon, , from' Hamburg, and sent in some cans to Llanberris. for blasting. Two of these carts ppobably "collided" en route, and in an instant the meu and horses, were blown to atoms, bits of flesh and.bones alone remaining. Five other men .were, killed or wounded along the road. Awheel was found; 300 yards off, bits of flesh mid bone cpvered a radius of 50 yards, the window frames of a station and a house were blown in, and every window; for two miles round felt the explosion, which was heaid ten miles off. The most extraordinary evidence of the power of the substance, however, is its action downwards; a deep, perfectly circular hole, shaped like an inverted cone, 7ft. 6in. diameter and 7ft. deep, being, found under each cart."