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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 18, 21 January 1875, Page 2

The Hokitika Fire Brigade lose up- , wards of £700 by the destruction of their building and effects by lightning. During the storm of Thursday evening a tree between Hokitika and Arahura was struck by lightning, and was burning during Friday. In the course of December the estates of eleven persons were placed in charge of the Public Trustee. Four of the eleven were drowued, and two died on board ship. Two of them left sums set down ad under f 700. The G. Jf, Argus says : — The Bishop of Neleon's Art Exhibition at the Masonic Hall was thronged on Saturday afternoon by juveniles and their guardians, and in the evening by all classes of the community, who only did justice to the collection by their loudly spoken praises. The widow of the late Arthur Fiven who was drowned a few months ago between Blenheim and Picton, lias addressed th« following letter of thauks to the Marlborough Express'. — "SirTo the* kind friends in Marlborough and Nelson, who, in the hour of my distress, so generously interested themselves to eofteu my bereavement, I beg most sincerely to offer my heartfelt thanks. I gladly avail myself of your kindness in doing so through the medium of your paper. I have wished to express my gaatitudo before this, but my inexperience in such things has caused the delay. Having experienced kindness from so many, I am at a loss how to convey to them all my deep sense of their goodness and sympathy. To my Nelaon friends through Mr Stafford, to those in Marlborough through Mr Hull and Mr W, White, and to the Brethren of the Foresters Court, through Mr H. Yarrall, I beg to convey the assurance that their kindneßS will ever be held in grateful remembrance." The Auckland Star thinks there is an honesty in the deliverances of the new Minister of Justice that doubtless, comes of- his inexperience of the ways that are dat£ and the tricks that are v.,in of petty intrigue. He tells tne people of Kaiapoi that it will take two or t'iree sessions to swallow up the provinces, and they must begin with the North Island. In fact the Southern provinces will only have ihe pleasure of being eaten last. A new lamp has been patented for taking photographs at night, in which bisulphide of carbon is burned on oxide of nitrogen. It is said to be equal to sunlight in its effects and intensity. Only three claims at the Thames diggings paid dividends during last month (December) namely, Queen of Beauty, £1505; Tokatea, £2500; Multum in Parvo, £200; grand total, £4205. The month's yield of gold waa 10,1530z from 7847 tons of quartz At Coromaudel during 1874 about 15,0000z of gold were obtained from the reefa, tho yield being 4Ooz to the ton. We take the following from the Goldfields Mercury, a South African paper : — " Some years ago a nugget of gold picked up at Constabel, iv the Karoo, was purchased by Sir George Grey. A few months ago the Cape Government wrote to Sir George, at New Zealand, to ascertain whether he would part with and return it again. By the last mail Sir George has done so, and the nugget ifl now back again iv Cape town." '