The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 2, 2 January 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1877.

Advices have been received by the authorities here to the effect that his Excellency the Governor has authorised the expenditure of the followiug sums in the Nelson Provincial district:— Road from Pigeon Valley to Stanley Brook, £800; tramway from Upper Takaka to the port at Waitapu, £2,000; main line of road from Nelson to Westport and Greymouth, £30,000; contribution to cost of bridge over the river Hurunui at Greta, £800; Motueka Bridge, £7,000. We have been requested to correct two misprints which occurred in Air Price's letter in our issue of yesterday. In the table showing the number of marks obtained by the boys attending the Bridge-street school at the examinations of 1875 and 187 S, Hooper's totai should have read 82 instead of 40, and Hunter's marks for history 16 instead of 66. Ix was notified the other day that a petition had been lodged against the return of Mr Joshua Bird for the Riding of Motueka on account of his nominators not having been duly qualified voters. We understand that a counter petition, signed by six of Mr Bird's supporters, has been sent in, praying that the whole election may be declared void on two grounds— first, that sufficient notice had not been given of the election, and secondly that neither Mr White's nor Mr Bird's nominators were duly qualified voters at the time of their signing the nomination papers. Both petitions will be enquired into at the same time, namely, on Thursday, the llth inst. An accident occurred at the Maitai yesterday morning, which might, have proved sufficiently serious to throw a damper, over the whole day's proceedings. A horse and cart belonging to Mr Stevenson were being driven up to the sports ground by a little boy, apparently about twelve years of age, with whom were two other little children! After crossing the river near the public entrance gate, the horse took fright, became unmanageable, and bolted up the road by the ' riyer's side in the direction of the bathing hole, near which the cart capsized, throwing out the children and a lot of pots, kettles, tables, &c, in one confused medley. A number of people on witnessing the accident ran to the spot, and fpund the poor little children in a terrible state of fright, but, fortunately, not seriously hurt, a few nasty cuts and bruises inaking up the list of casualties. One of the shafts of the cftvt was broken, but in other respects it was not much injured. We notice the death of Tamiti Marino, the ■ last chief of the Ngati Turangapeke tribe at the good old age of 80 years. Tamiti was well known and much respected on the North Island for his services in restoring order amongst the rebellious natives north of the Waitara iv the early days of the Taranaki settlement. A number of natives have assembled at Auckland Point to escort bis rema.usto Collingwood to-morrow for inter- | meat there. A meeting of the Regatta Committee will be held this evening at the usual place and hour, and a full attendance is requested, as there still remains a number of arrangements to be made. The regatta is exciting so much interest throughout the whole colony that the Committee are naturally anxious that nothing shall be wanting to ensure its [success, hence their frequent meetings.

Neii, Macbonam>, the man who conducted himself in so disgraceful a manner at the Caledonian Gathering yesterday, ' was this morning brought before the Resident Magistrate on two charges, one of being drank and disorderly, and the other of .assaulting the police in the execution .of,', their duty. The prisoner,' .whose; demeanor was in marked contrast to what it was yesterday when he created so much excitement by hia mad con- > duct, was very repentant, and stated that he had been a Good Templar for three months, but broke out yesterday and was for a time maddened % the effects of drink. He pleaded guilty tojoth charges, andon the first was fined 10s and costs or forty-eight hours imprisonment, and on the second 40s and, costs or seven days. His Worship said that he had been an eye witness of the whole affair, and seeing that the prisoner had comported himself more like a wi'.d beast than a human being, he considered that the police had acted towards him with great moderation and discretion. The number of passengers who travelled on the Nelson and FoxhiU railway yesterday was 550, and the receipts were £56. The main portion of the traffic was between Nelson and Richmond. A Skc&& Trephined with a Pickaxe cannot be mended, but. the head-splitting headaches provoked, by a disordered stomach can be permanently cured by soothing the great sympathetic nerve which connects the gastric organ with the brain. Materia Medica affords no corrective of disturbances and weakness in the abdominal region, noeradicant of any of the causes productive of brain and nerve excitement, more reliable than Übolpho Womb's Schiedam Abomatc Schnapps.— Advt.