PUBLIC CEMETERY.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XI, Issue 525, 27 March 1852, Page 19

PUBLIC CEMETERY.

The piece of ground in this town, known as part of Reserve B, and hitherto used as a burial ground, being manifestly very ill adapted -for such purpose, and the Government having made an arrangement whereby Reserve D should be substituted, and used as a public cemetery or burial ground instead, except in particular cases j where parties having relatives already interred therein should especially wish to use it, and the said Reserve D having been .divided into four allotments as follows, viz. : — ' a. r. For use of members of Church of England .2 1 For use of members of Roman Catholic Church 0 3 For the use of other religious bodies . .21 For a reserve for future additions as may be required 0 3 these divisions have been granted to proper Trustees on behalf of each body respectively. A meeting of the Trustees was held on the 30th January, 1852; present — His Honour Major Richmond, the Rev. H. F. Butt, the Rev. T. L. Tudor, the Rev. T. D. Nicholson, the Rev. S. Ironside, the Rev. D. Dolamore, and the Rev. A. M. Garin, at which it was resolved, Ist. That the present state of the old and new burial ground renders it necessary to take immediate steps for enclosing both ; and that two members be nominated out of each congregation to form a committee to collect subscrip- j tions from the public for carrying out the above named purpose. 2d. That a public walk of twenty feet wide be reserved down the centre of the new cemetery, extending from Brougham- street to Van Diemen's-street. 3d. That the whole of the new cemetery be laid down to grass, and the avenue planted if the funds will admit of doing so. (Signed) M. Richmond T. D. Nicholson i Thomas Lloyd Tudor . „": Samuel Ironside :11 ■ Decimus Dolamore Henry F. Butt A. M. Garin. In accordance with the first of the foregoing resolutions, the following were named to act on the committee by their respective ministers :— \ By the Rev. H. F. Butt— G. F. Bush, EsgJ W. T. L. Travers. j By the Rev. T. D. Nicholson— Mr. W. WilJ kie, Mr. N. M'Vicar. ( By the Rev. S. Ironside—Mr. T. Foy, Mrl R. Burn. 1 By the Rev. D. Dolamore— Mr. J. Ladleyl Mr. H. C. Daniell. j By the Rev. A. M. Garin— Mr. H. Redwood] Mr. Beauchamp. 1 The Rev. J. W. C. Heine was not present all the meeting of the Trustees, but has since, inlj a letter addressed to hie Honour the Superin-I tendent, signified his concurrence with thel resolutions then passed, and nominated onbehalff of the Lutheran congregation — Mr. F. M. D.' Shumacher, and Mr. C. Karsten.

From the north riding of the county of Tipperary, it appears by a local paper, that the guardians of Nenagb Union have come to a unanimous determination to further thin the population by promoting the emigration of paupers to the Australian colonies. It is in contemplation to send 1,000 at least of the ablebodied and paupers, the majority of whom are to be females. ■t The Montreal Gazette mentions that the flag of England was publicly burnt on the public square of that city when the news was received that the Queen had signed the Ecclesiastical I Titlei Bill. On the sth November there was a dreadful steamboat explosion in the river Avon, about four miles from Bristol ; luckily the crew consisted of only four persons (all the human beings on board at the time), three of whom were killed. A Bloomer bail took place in Hanover-square-rooms on the Ist of November. Many noble lords and gentlemen commoners were observed to be present, chiefly as lookers on. The crush was great, there being fifty gentlemen to one lady. Of the gentler 6ex the specimens were choice, in their way. The Morning \ Chronicle says — «• The whole tone and style of the thing smacked unmistakably of Vauxhall at a late hour on a cheap night. A supper was laid out below, but what occurred there we hardly felt it incumbent on us to stay to see."