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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 220, 16 September 1880, Page 2

The monthly inspection of the Volunteers took place last night, when there was an average muster, 280 being present. After the usual preliminaries had been gone through, the force proceeded to the Botanical Gardens, where a number of strategical movements were performed under the direction of Captain Webb, District Adjutant. The different companies, headed by the Battalion Band, then marched back to the Drill Shed, where they were dismissed. Major Pitt, who has been appointed to the command of the District, was the Inspecting Officer. The country corps, numbering 92 strong, came to town by train at a quarter past seven, and returned home at half-past nine. We understand that a Church parade of all the Volunteers will probably take place on Sunday week. A patient named Rosa Hamilton Barry, who. was admitted in July 1879, died in the Aslura last night. The customary inquest was held this morning. , A vocal and instrumental concert in aid of the Hope Library will be given in the local schoolroom to-morrow evening. The concert over, the room will be cleared and a dance will follow, so that there will bo no lack of attractions. Oor Waimea friends are reminded of the lecture to be given by the Bishop of; Nelson at the Brightwater schoolroom this evening; The subject will bo "George Moore, the Cumberland Tboy." A concekt, at which several .leading amateurs resident both in town and country have promised their assistance, is to be given in the Wakefield Choral Hal on the 24th instant, in aid of the Wakefield and Foxhili Church of England churches. The Hall is a fine roomy building, capable of seating 450 people) and the residents in the locality will be only, top glad to see a large number of their towrl friends among the audience. - I A correspondent of the. N. Z. Tabled writing from Nelson, says: — The congrega-j tion (St. Mary's Roman Catholic) is noticed to increase, slowly it is true, but stillper-: eeptibly, and I have heard that during the la3t five years the Rev Father Mahoney has received into the church in and about Nelson from forty to fifty converts, the latest being Dr and Mrs Duff and family, who are likely known*.to many of your readers; Dr Duflj being son of Alex. Duff, D.D., whoso disj tinguished himself in the cause of the Indian' missions as to be appointed Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland. ! Good progress (says the Inangahua Herald*} is being made with the floating of the Result' Company, which is intended to purchase the Victory lease and work the mine. A meeting of shareholders will be held at an early date, there remaining but a few shares undisposed of. We understand that 17,000' shares have been applied for locally, in addition to the applications from Dunedin, 1 so that the company will be registered at an; early date. The capital is divided into,' 24,000 shares at 5s each, of which nothing is considered to be paid up. ' The' New Zealand Times of yesterday says that the emigration of laborers, tradesmen, and. others who depend on theu 1 daily earnings 'for a living, is assuming very serious proportions. Nearly every collier that leaves for Newcastle takes away from five to ten,' while most of the steamers bound for other; Australian ports carry even more. Now }\e learn that almost every berth in the steerage of the s.B. Hero has been secured, over forty having been taken up in Wellington. ;Mr Reid, t the chief of the shipping department of Messrs Turnbull & Co.'s office, informs us: that should the applications be as numerous.; to-day as they were yesterday he shall bej compelled to close the list at noon. These: men do not belong to the class of uneni-, ployed who refuse work when it is offered them, for they are in a position to pay their own passage-money, are respectably dressed,', and look as if they are able and willing to work. The list includes tailors, blacksmiths,; laborers, and even a fisherman, who takes his; boat with him. . The matter is too serious to! be lightly treated. j