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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 20, 23 January 1877, Page 2

Iy :there was division in the County j Council- Chamber Jthis.morn.ing, there was j harmony in the Provincial HaU into "which j it opens, for there the soloists who are to j delight their audience to-night with seiec- j tions from "The Messiah," were holding j their practice, and so it was that Cr Oliver read the imputes: to the accompaniment of music, j soft, solemn, and slow; arid that the conclusion i of them was greeted with a burst of joyous : •song. .' And then when the same Councillor j rose- to tell the Council 'what had occurred; since the last meeting, a rich contralto voice j warbled forth "O, thou that tellest" with great effect.. Altogether the proceedings in the Council Chamber, were greatly enlivened,, if not assisted, by those in the next room. A full meeting of the Regatta Committee was held last night, Mr A. J. Richmond, the. Vice-Commodore, in the chair. The whole of the prize money was paid, and accounts for incidental expenses, amounting in all to £160, were passed. A letter was read from Mr Ralph Richardson, claiming the prize for the yacht race. The reply to thia was read, ' which was to the effect that a protest having been lodged on behalf of the Secret, the Committee had decided that the race should be sailed again, and the attention of Mr -. Richardson was called to one of the condir tions uuder which the race was run, namely, that iu all disputes the decision of the Committee was to be final. It was resolved that Mr Pitt's opinion as to the liability of the Committee should be taken. Mr Stevenson, I

through Mess^;-. Adams and Kingdon, his .solicitors,, having^ claimed compensation -to ;the extent of £6 10s for interference with • his ref res. ment stand, it wa!s resolved thafc r ihe ; was; not entitled to any r compensation. The -.Committee then adjourned., until .o;;iabrro\_jfeveriing, wheii tihey'wflKiiieefr at tfob Hotel. ..[•lt will be seen by our report of the proceedings of the Waimea County Council that they have resolved, and, we think, very wisely so, not to bring the Counties Act into full operaif ioh, butjto leave the entire control of local affairs in the hand bf fche existing Eojid Boards which are doing their work so quietly - and unostentatiously and yet with such credit tothemseives^ij advantage to the public. Tsb fourth annuafChmtian tftnfbrei&Jb,'' : of which due notice will be given is to be held in Mr Short's grounds, College Hill, on the Ist of February. —Wb are glad to learn that the Wakefield cricketers have reconsidered the decision lately arrived at by them, and that they wiU takepart in the forthcoming match with the All England Eleven* <As there are considerable.:, expenses ensiled, in addition to the M6 paid to tije -Eleven, i£.M hoped that the public will contribute liberally, as it may be long ere .".another opportunity &curs of seeing the pick, of the English cricketers play. ?;;• £- .j ■■■- ..,../• : . Onb of ;bur local sportsmen (?) has been amusing himself by blowing up the tiWt in the Maitai, which were imported at considerable expense, witfi dynamite. Unfortunately, the punishment he so richly merits cannot, be meted out to him, as the regulations whfesh the Governor is,--- empowered by the Act .to make forHhe protection bf salmon and trout: have not been proclaimed. ' Mns w*pper. of Hichmond, was presented by the members r.;pf the Choir bf St Joseph's Church, Wakefield,' on Simday IJast iwith a beautifully •; illustrated jßible In recognition : of ithe valuable services which dhe i"" had rendered as'ptganist. ; The gift wasaccompanied by|an.-addc^s, which was ; read by Miss Elizabeth Hagan^and suitably acknowledged by Mrs Gapper-JTheTKev. Father 1 Mahoney congratulated the donors nponthejselectipn they ha63 l inade o^ a Bible, which was "the book by r excellence"; and bhe thatj[shbuld be! not only; .ougia but read and studied in evbiey house; *.„..> -' ;■;'* ; ' : {'"'"> pioi P^jpiANENT) Good is done by any stimulant whichdbes not invigorate the system overcome its organic irregularities and produce a soothing reaction upon the nervous system. Physicians being aware of this fact are loth to prescribe the stimulants of com-" rOierce which are extremely apt ]to- be adulterated and fiery, and even when pure are unproductive of daating benefit.; Th^y recommend instead that admirable tonic stimulant diuretic and nervine, Udo who Wo&ra's SohibdAu Abomaxio Sohhapps.— Advt. ; -- :