Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1885.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XX, Issue 200, 1 September 1885, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1885.

It is scarcely necessary to remind our ! readers of the meeting to be held in the Provincial Hall this evening for the purpose of forming a Railway League in connection with that established at Christchurch. We have much pleasure in directing the attention of our readers to a report, which appears in another column, of a meeting of the Comrnittee of the Canteibury League held in Christchurch last Thursday, from which it will be seen that there can be no # doubt whatever as to the feelinga of the principal movers in the matter with regard to maintaining an alliance with Nelson. We should like to see a resolution passed this evening expressive of the satisfaction experienced by the Nelson people in working with such loyal and energetic colleagues. We trust that the residents in the country districts will go hand in hand with those in the town in working to secure the construction of the railway, and that, following the good example set them by the Canterbury people, they will be satisfied to let the question of route rest until the more important one of < whether or not there is to be * main I trunk line connecting Nelson with the West and South is settled. In the southern province the battle of the routes has waged far more fiercely than here, but with one consent that bone of coot-nbion has been dropped, and nil and each have united in presenting a firm and unbroken front when righting to gain the main point — that a railway shall be constructed. It is greatly to be hoped that the si me good judgment will be displayed in Nelson.

To-day being appointed for the.-nomina-tion of Councillors ia the place of Messrs T. Hurley, P. Cooke, Stringer, and Levien. who retired by rotation, and no new candidates being jroposed, the retiring Councillors were declared duly elected without opposition. Our Wakefield correspondent informs us that the customary gloom of the rural winter season wns relieved somewhat during the past week by a preliminary attempt to resuscitate the almost forgotten game of cricket. To be sure, this was only cricket on the hearth, bub ib was resolved to resume in earnest on the second Saturday in October in the paddock kindly placed at the disposal of the public (for practically it is eo) by Edward Baigent Bsq the venerable President, with Dr Pearless as captain, Mr W. J. Biytb of the Bank of New Zealand as Secretniy, a credit balance at the bank, and high hopes of a brilliant though certainly not a matchless campaign. The next sensation will be the Railway League, and if a public meeting is called here for the purpose, signatures will be quite as easily obtainable as shillings The Customs revenue collected at the Port of Nelson for the month of August amounted to £3407 17s 7d, against £3030 9s 10a for the corresponding period of last year. The beer duty for the month amounted to £149 16s 7d, and the gold duty to £24 5s 3d. Db Coleman's interesting course of ambulance lectures will be continued at the Provincial Hall to-morrow evening. On the fourth page will be found a synopsis of the paper read at the monthly meetiag of the Philosophical Society last night by Mr Meeson. Letters from correspondents are unavoid" ably held over. The Independent Order of Rechabitea having been established 50 years, the Bud of Promise, assisted by the Wakefield Tent, intend celebrating the jubilee on the 10th inst. A torchlight procession will be formed, headed by the G-arrison Band, and will march to the Theatre when a public meeting will be held in which the various temperance bodies will take part.

The Church Messenger for the current month is published, and contains in addition to the usual summary of diocesan news, original poetry, a paper on the Nelson Church Union, and several interesting extracts.

A few of the friends belonging to the Congregational Church met together last evening to take leave of the family of Mr A. Brown, who are leaving Nelson for Wellington. During the evening, Miss Brown was presented with a handsome electro-plate set for biscuits, preserve, and butter, as an expression of the appreciation of her services as organist. Miss Mitcalf was also presented with a handsome shawl, worked by one of the ladies of the congregation, on behalf of the Ladies Sewing Society. Testimony to the value of Miss Brown's services waa borne by the pastor, who presided, Messrs Newmao, Worley, and others. Much sympathy was aIBO shown for Mr Brown in his affliction, and the best wishes were expressed for the prosperity of the family in their now bome. — Communicated. The following summary of Mr Hursthouse's speech on the late no-confidence debate is from the JS r . Z. Times : — Mr Huratbouse said ir. was necessary for him to ex plnin the somewhat anomalous position he stoed in. Returned as an opponent of the Colonial Treasurer, but guided by certain pledges and instructions from his constituents, he found himself in a difficult position. In his humble opinion, the time for the attack on the Government was inopportune, and the state of parties did not favor it. He did not wish to see the good of the country thrown to the winds for the sake of party interests. What was wanted was an economical Government, and he would ask bis hon friends ia the Opposition whether they could, if they were victorious in this division, place a strong Government on «he benches 1 They could not ; and it seemed a waste of time to displace the Government on the Benches. He expressed a hope that there would yet be a strong coalition Governmenfc, such as that which bad taken place in Victoria. It. was absurd to talk about putting men on the Minsterial benches who would not have a substantial majority. The present Government seeined to suit the times well — they showed a wonderful condescension to the wishes of their opponents. And, if a majority of the House could control those hon. gentlemen why should they put in office a set of gentlemen who would be treated in exactly the same manner. The public works policy of the Colony would never have been inaugurated if the Nelson Province had not been led to believe that the East and West Coast and Nelson Railway was to be & part of it. The present Government had taken the proper course in proposing to construct that line. Is your baby restless at night? Is its stomach deranged ? Ia it teething 1 If so, give Marshall's Homoeopathic Teething Powders. Entirely vegetable. Is at all chemists.

What shall I render unto the Lorb for all his benefits towards me. I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. — Psalm cxvi, 13-14. — Advt.