ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP MICHAEL ANGELO, FROM LONDON.

Colonist, Volume XVII, Issue 1876, 16 February 1875, Page 5

ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP MICHAEL ANGELO, FROM LONDON.

Thb fine'ship Michael Angelo, 1174 tons, arrived in the Bay on January 19th, after, a quick passage of 81' days from the Downs. Her passengers^ consist of a number of Volunteer instructors who. have come out to serve the Government,.' and 244 Government immigrants. ( Several children were born on the voyage, and eight deaths occurred, viz : : —Captain Mackenzie Luckie, three sailors, one adult passenger, and. three children. One of the sailors, Wm. Henry, fell overboard on December 22nd, aud was drowned. On Monday, the l§th Jtanuary 4 Captain Luckie was found dead in his cabin, the cause of death'being disease of the heart. He was: apparently quite well aii hour or two previously. The other two seamen and the children,died from, natural causes. The only disease that has-brbken out on the voyage was measles, but the last person, who Buffered from the" opmplaint; became convalescent on. January 10th, and there is no sickness pn board now. The remains of Captain EucS^e, .were interred in the new cemetery. Nelson, oh" Sunday, .January 24th. The officers and crews of tfie various' vessels ja the harbor joined in the funeral procession, and'also a; number of Freemasons, ; The burial .service was read by the Eev. J. Leighton of Christ Church^ , ~. .. ; To tie Editor of'the-Colonist. ; . ' ;! , r -• '.;.',.; :i ,- ~9 'hip,Jtfichael Angelo,- : , ,,, \ ■ Nelson, New Zealand,' January; r 23rd, .1,874. i i Sic, —We, the undersigned,, -have great pleasure (in fact we fe«l it our.duty) to add our, testimony to the faot of the able and. masterly,,manner in whichthe ship Michael, Angel.o was broughtj into, Nelson Harbor, New Zealand, by Mr.Bsson, the, chief mate, after the severe shook whiph, we, received :; thro,ugh the sudden death ,at sea onj the..,lßth-inatant, of Captain M.,Luekie>;. ; .: : ,...-....• , _;;■/ The Michael AngelqJefbJJQndon Docka, on the 28th October,, GTavesend; o,n the; 31st, parted with the pilot on the Ist November, and cleared. Rand's End on the 3rd, since which date land had not .been sighted up to the 18th January, 1875, when, through the cad .event: already referred to, Mr., Essen found himself in thq great Pacifip Q^ean, not,pnly in charge of the ship but with the safety of about 340 epuls in his ,band?, and ,thi» after,being nearly; thaee mpnthi at sea without fighting 1and..,.. \. ■. ~ t , ~, i . It need hardly be stated that the blow was to Mr: EBSon, a very heavy .one, w^ich, together, with the very grave responsibilities thus suddenly thrown •upon, him, wore i: severely. an,d acutely',,felt, but though to any ordinary observer of human nature, concern, was deeply marked in his eve'cy feature, he :maintained.,the greatest equaaimity, andi displayed under those very great and. trying t circumßtanceß many virtues of the highs- at christain,order,-and bis undoubted;ability,,,not only as; a practical but as a theoretical Beamun, .all,of, which .reflect the, highest credit on him.. ■ , ... . , , . : i

, These, and other circumstances soon inspired eyery goul on board with the fullest confidence, in.their new master. That this confidence was not misplaced has been prof^d.by; the fact that after ; makipg the land/ (Rocky Point), wtiich we,did about 8 a.m on the 21st iußtant, Mr.. Esson careiujly navigated the ship through many intricate windings, from the end of; the .Spit ' f.Shqal to .the .Lighthouse -in Nelson breakwater, during the daykiiQurs of asp.mewhat ha^y uight,,;and broqght her, with her living freight, safely; to. anchor, about- 3 a, m on : the 22nd January, .■;...,.,■,. ii,;.,;.. ~ ;■,,.'■ :; ;-i .■;•;.;,.;;.'*..:,.! ''

, Mr. EB»oniil?a? been, very; ably^aßiistied.inall his duties, during the voyage),:-but especially /^iPf the; brief period alluded, to, ,by t the^secojid .mate,i?Mrv wljo,; slL^PPglj ar.,Tery Jftung, mafll, < pronrisM at no Very distaff 111118 iit command ia oar m»twu>til« wwj ; Mid by Mr.

Morris, the, third mate, whose'zeal,'and easy, pleiaing, and unassuming, manner," also deserves special mention. It will uocloutyedly. bo satisfactory |to Relatives an well as employer* to know that every' mark of christain respect has been shown for the death, and also for the remains of the late Captain Luckie, which were, by order of Mr. Esson, carefully placed in a shell, which was made as air-tight k* possible, and brought to this port for interment. ' In conclusion, we submit that the remarkable kindness and urbanity of manner so universally displayed by Mr. Esson and the other officers and seamen pf the Michael Angelo, to the passengers duriog this long and perilous voyage, is well worthy 'of emulation; and now, having arrived at our destination, where we must each lay down his or her own course on the remainder of the great ooean of life we have yet to traverse, and while pursuing the same, each by the compass of his or her own mind, »r e wish them, one and all, every success in thi<j life. If, Mr. Editor, you will kindly give these wellmerited remarks a pi use in your columns, you will greatly oblige the undersigned, on behalf of the passengers and emigrants. John F. Kean James Kelly Thomas Stanton W. Kellsall John Ashmann John Col em an Frederick Crutnpton John Rone R. Harrison J. N,,Bell' Patrick Power Magnus Jamieson James Hammond Michael Hynes John Smith J. Carley , William Christain David Green Patrick Sanlen R. MowaU Timothy ,o'Brien 0. Smith _; J: Williams A. Lusty 1 M. Charlton (matron) M. Fitzgerald. , C, Roane (sub-matron) % Leslie , 1 J. Broadwood A. White 1 Bri^et Davern E. Rothw.ell ' S. FuUover ' E. Richard ' , June'BeJlioghum Mary O'Brien Phoebe H. Rothwell Anne Egan Lyndon Bblluntyno John Beattie , Harry Keliher , ' , Mrs Thompson 1 William Cunliffe. , ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROVINCE. ! Febettaet Ist, being the thirty-fourth anniversary of the Province of NeUon, was' observed as a holiday by the public generally.1 The banks, mercantile offices'and stores wore olosed, and business was, entirely suspended. The weather was all that could have been wished, and the people' we*-e not slow to avail themselves of the opportunity afforded them for. recreation and amusement. Fox Hill, the Sands, and the1 various other places of resort on such occasion!,1 received the usual number of visitors, and, on-the whole,'the holiday seamed to be'enjoyed thoroughly by all- classes ot the community. j . 1 The-chief event of the day was • j

~ -THE, FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' FETE, [i ■ whieji,!aß injpre,viouß,y,ea,rs, was^eldin the Botanical .Jolardens. , A|, half.piist.jiine; o.',()lpck in the. rn,ornipg,' Forester^, ;aioou.t;,,so in, number, preceded ,bY the,, ,A.ri^llery Band, niarx).hed,-.in,, 1^00e33i0n.,t0 M thie' Odd ( felipws'_jHall, ; ,whero,, they roof, the,, dddfellowb. ' The whole then formed two deep and raarQhedj^up , Waimea-straet,, along Nile-afreet^ and thence tp the.Bptanica), Gj-ardens,^.; The,sport did.not begin ,tiU . half.past eleven o'clock, but at eleven o plock tt^rie' were ,alarge, number, ofjpersons,; both male and female; of all ages and sizes, present.,. The numW continued \ to,grow, until at ~nppn there must; have been' between lOppi and 1500 of the, public,on the ground. The arrangements,fo^.parrying^ out the programme were excellent. A good, band was in attendance, and refreshments of, every kind" could be obtained. .During the wnole V) day, there was.only one mishap, and;thaj:jwaß,of a comparatively ,unitnpqrt«nt nature. Mr Sunbeam had' a tent erected on the ground, and . ,fr,om this, tjen't, he dispensed,-his ware's to the pubjiq. ] , ffis .Wjares; consisted, qf, fireworks. ~ The father of .all \ cv v il suggested to ,Bouaebqdy, that, fireworks should ! , not be:allowed, to.lie idle ( on. such an, occasion, and ' somebody threw a lighted Chinese cracker into the' establishment,! /In ajremarkably short space of time, ; Sunbeam wasithe ohief, actor, in a grand pyroteo'.rni'o idisplay^^-forliihey were cracking and: fizzing all'arounil ;him-i-and moreorechfl was,.£s out.of ipoekefc: .Twp^ . gentle.men .immediately, wentround.^ith a hat for his 1 benefit, and'the amount he haid lost was ver,y quicklY ] subspribecj and , handed ; over jtp Cl him. ; .T?he, yariqus' as set forth below, ; w^ere well, contested, .especially, the PVoVincial Distanoe phampionship, and the Cbainpion Mile Raoe. , Tpe Girls' Race was; the. cause, of much! amusenient, and the young lady who won this pri^e, certainly desferyed it for the spirit with whioh shekept the lead frpm beginning to end. The' spoHs,were .brought,to an end, shortly after six .o'clock, anti at dusk\ there was a grand disp,ay of fire.works (not accidental this, lime), pnder ( tjie direction of ,Mr W-., H,, West. There were more .spectator^ .in the, evening than duriog the foj, and all were highly pleased,with Mr West's contribution to their amusetnent. We must not forget to mention i.hat t^, Nelsonv Amateur Gymnasts g?iye several very ..gracefurper.formanoeß, nor that,the^Artillery Band dispensed, their sweet strains (0 the assembled hundreds at Intervals. The following programme was gone through ;•-» Flat Raoe forj^Boys under 15 (200 yards)—lst prize, 7s .6d ;, 2nd, 2s 6d.—Am >ld, 1; Askew, 2. Seven-entries. : . . ".' i Friendly Society's Raoe (220 yards)— Set Framed Emblems. —Jones, L, Tbree entries. Running Long Jump-r-lst prize, 20s; 2nd, 10s.— Norgate (17ft 2in) 1. ; Arnold (16ft 4in) 2. . Provincial Distance Championship (IQO, 2.Q0, 300, and 440 yards)—lat pvize, 100 a ; 2nd, 30s, —Ooppin, .1 j.Norgate., 2,'.} Five entries, ■; . ' , ; Boys! Race under 10.—-E. Trask, 1. i Boys' Flat, Raoe—Prize 2s 6d.—Arnold, 1. Three-legged Race ■ (100 yards)—lst pnze, 15s; 2nd, 7s 61. —Russ and Russ, 1. . .Flat Race for, Girls under 14, once rouud the course —prize, N ; ew jTrimmed Hat.—There were eight entries for thia event, and each of the girls at i starting, seemed bent on carrying off the hafc. . Tliey ■all-did the entire distance, but Miss Sutherleyy a; diminutiveilady in. a black, dress, took.the lead, kept it and won pretty easily, notwithstanding that one of her opponents had, it was said, been in training for' a month; : >. ■-~!■■ .", .-.'-, : - Champion Mile Racer—lst prize, £6; 2nd,;2; the third to save his stake.—A very handsome silver cup ' presented by the licensed victuallers also: toi begiven to. the winner, provided the. distanoe' was run. in],lees tbani. five minutes. .The 1 cup (o be won by the ?ame person two consecutive years.There were six competitors for this prize, viz:Mesps' )Moran,.Jone% H. Lines, Batt,.Kelling, aod A. Xjines,1 Immediately the pistol was fired Jonei started off with: the lead Iwhiph be;kept for.the next quarter mile, b,ut it was evident then that he had; put on too fast a pace at first, and was. consequently gradually being overtaken by,Moran whom ho had left nearly twenty' yards behind. Before the half-mile had been run,: VToran was leading, .with Jones second. Moran kept' his position.well, although-. Jones, pushed the space towards the finish, and won.byi about twenty: yards. Jones came in second and EL iLines third. Moran'a time was 4min^ 48secs., and Jones's;4min. 57seos. ;■' Running Highi Jump.—l prize, 20s; 2nd, saye stakes.—Russ and Newport were, the (only competitors, and the former, having performed sffc, won.i Flat Race forßoysi under 16 (220yds).—1st prize, 10s ; 2nd, sa—Kitchen 1; Membrey 2. j Feats on Horizontal Bar.-—-Ist prize 40s ; 2nd 20s —Downs; 1; .Armstrong and Lloyd .divided>!the second.priz?. j■■ a 1. in < -■■' ■;■■■ ;" ■■ <.■>■■■'■• p j • Hurdle Raoe for Men; (440 yds).—let pri,ze 40b ; 2nd 20s—F, Russ l;iA,Russ2.; Eour«ntrie«.« i ; ■ Old: Man's Race,/over 50, (onoe round.course).-— Prize 20V— Arnold 1. >Ri Burn also, ran. .: J ! Chicken in.the Pot.-^lit prise 15s j; 2nd 78i8d-— Lines \ j Taj^dr and Snowdirided for ieoond. ■ ; Running High Jump (extra event) .-^Arndld sfk3iin, 1 { J?. Rum sft 3in, 2, ' . i- . i !. •At noon a silver: medal was presented by the, Forestersltoßro. Wii Harley. ; - j Brother C. Jbmobd^ Chief Banger of Court Robin ■■ Hood, spoke m followi;: The pleasing duty devolves on;me of presentrag; » medal to Brother Wjlliiim Stitliy-i who for•everal ye«r«;bft»ii6ted »b S«o»t»ry b to the Trvutees with credit to himielf li>nd.»dv*nttgj '. toUMOfdtr. Xddmwufi Broti»rH»xUy»U«itid:

It is with feelitgi of pVid^an^l^ur^ihat I n O w| present you wifhtfiii] medals IMlloifghrifif intrinsic"1 value may not be greatVil trust.you will, Value it aa' tokenlof our esteem. nlliopeitoO'KHatithisfmUipVov^i an incentiver to Mb yofibger •membferi ith the iOrc|er to exert themselves andr asei; their besti (endeavors toadvance its interest; rnHr'-may/be'long .beforer.thsy receive the; (ewardjof theSr4aborsi>but thispresentalion to'daywillr show ithem^that the lime will< corfie when their, iflforts will meet with thei appreciation it deserve?. The medal was then pinned on jto Brother Harley'a breast. .It- bore;the followijig inscription^!'iA.o.l.l'Presented to; Brofcher' W.jO. Harley, by the members of Court Robin Hood, N|o. '3930, for valuable 'serrices as 'Secretary.:.to, the Trustees. Nelson,;Eebruary; Ist, 1875.'? r j :; j Brother Habley replied as follows: Officers and Brothers, —It is with, sincere pleasure that I,accept your very kind testimonial, whioh is all the more grateful to me as it was wholly unexpected. It has ever been my; endeavor to fulfil the duties allotted to me to the best of my abilility, and to promote the interests of our Court, not. only because I am a member but because I feel it to be so highly beneficial to the community ; and it,has the great pride of being in a very flourishing condition, in fact' it rivals any friendly sooiety in the world. Foresters, I thank you.