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Colonist, Volume XXVI, Issue 3700, 3 September 1883, Page 3

THH HotTSB OB RBPBBSBNTATITBsJrJB] 'another column, appears. a long report ol t Pavliamentary proceeding!,"' from which it will be Been that, eren without the excuse of ittrgencr, the House >at on-tilts •.boofcj one o'clock on' Sunday morning. The proceedings were bo disgraoeful that our readerß can hare but one feeling,' that of indignation. Tbe utterances of Mr Fish, not to speak of the others, are a disgrace to'dur Legislature, to the Colony, and to its people.. It mighty aeem strange tb*M« omit,-tb«ife per^ontyijattile, but he is evidently beyond all »h»rte.^ . **/ Cm CotJNCiM Election.—Nommatioas of candidates for each of the four wards ot the city will close at noon to-day. ' The retiring councillors are, for the Port Ward Or, Bowell; for the Wood Ward Cr Little; for the Waimea Ward Cr J. A. Harley, and for the Brook Ward Cr Trask. The. three first named Councillor* will offer themselven for re-election, but Cr Traik, who for a considerable time has served witk much diligence, is retiring from the position owing to business engagements,- and , the. present somewhat unsatisfactory state of hii health. We understand that a considerable number of burgesaes have requested Mr ,John Kerr. to allow himself to be nominated for the Brook Ward. Should no other candidates cone forward the four seats will thus be filled, but if an election becomes necessary the polling will take place on the 13th instant. Opera. —We learn that Darbyshire'B Juvenile Opera Company will shortly open in Nelson for a» season. This company has been highly successful throughout New Zealand, and Mr Darbyshire will be best known here as the manager of Pollard* Juvenile Company, many of the members of which are still with him. The Fbovincul Hah.—On Saturday night a sparsely attended meeting of those " interested in obtaining the use of the Provincial Eall for the future" was held at the Masonic Hall. The business of the meeting was to appoint a Committee to mete the Oddfellows Committee, and prepare a joint representation to the Government upou the matter, but prior to a Committee being appointed some discussion look place. It was suggested by one speaker that a publio meeting should be held to consider the subject, and an opinion was expressed that if the Provincial Hall be let the fees should be devoted to the Hospital or to the, poor, for that it was not right that these Bhould go to the Theatre. After this expression of opinion, Messrs Pitt, Dodson, Fell, Levien, and Captain Webb were appointed a Committee to confer with the one representing the Oddfellows. Cricket.—The cricketers of the district are now showing activity in preparing for the ensuing saason, which should be a successful one. Some of the country club 3 are already moving, and the Nelson Club are about to' level and turf a pitch at the Botanical Gardens, and to assist them in defraying expenses they announce a concert for to. morrow evening, and for which, we understand, an attractive programme has been prepared. Not to be behindhand Mr W. HWest, of the Old Stand, notifies that ha has just received a fresh supply of cricketing goods. Pianoforte Tuning &c.—For lome time past Mr C. L. Cutler, pianoforte and harmonium manufacturer of Christchurch, has advertised announcing a visit to Nelson, but he has been detained on the West (Jjoast a pressure Of work. However, Mr Cutler, who is accompanied by his son Mr H.; C. Cutler, having left four or five months work behind him, has now arrived here, and he desires us to state.that all orders for repairs, tuning, &b, left with Mr W. M. Stanton or for him at the Comercial Hotel, will receive his earnest and prompt attention. , ' Synopsis or New Advertisements.—ln our advertising columns this morning will be found the following new announcements :— Lost, a lady's umbrella, finder will kindly return it to the Girl's College; the Nelson Town Schools Committee invite tenders for painting; the Brightwater Temperance Society notify that addresses, music; <fee. will be given on Tuesday evening at 7.30, public free; Mr W. H. West announces he has received new cricketing goods; the subjeot of the next address at the Church of Christ will be " A New Testament Example of Conversion"; Messrs Hodder <fc Co have a neft announcement; Messrs Sharp ife Sons add to previous advertisements. :~ EEFOBMAioEiES:for the young are called for by thinking men on all sides, who are told that the want of money prevents their philanthropy from being gratified. They are also told that the same cause prevents a proper . classification in the Colonial gaols'; The net result is that the Industrial schools have to Bubmit to continued contamination,! by the introduction of young thieves and prostitutes. Under tha circumstances it is too bad to see the Oppoiition successful in knocking £1000 off the vote of £5000 proposed, for the Wanganuigaol, forno other reason apparently than that Mr Watt, a Ministerialist, happens to be the member for Wanganui. If the Opposition would discriminate, as we= naid before, in the direction of their effort* they they would succeed better. They would, at least, better deserve success. These are the things which disgust many tbservers, who are naturally inclined to be partial to the Opposition.— Canterbury Times. Thk shortest and most business-like courtship extant among civilised people is that encouraged by the managers of the Foundling Asylum in Naples. All marriageable girls of the Institution assemble in a room, to which young men of good character have accosa. Offer of marriage on the part of any young man is conveyed by allowing his handkerchief to drop before the object of his chtice as he passes by. If the girl takes it up she thereby signifies her acceptance, but her refusal if she allows it to remain. Business is business. . " You have mentioned several times during the evening," observed one of the audience to a lecturer, " tho word ' periphrasis;' would you kindly inform me of its precise meaning ?" —"Certainly," said he. "It is simply a circumlocutory and plenastio cycle of oratorical sonorosity, circumscribing an atom of ideality, lost in verbal profundity." .As this explanation was received in solemn eilenoe, we trust it was deemed a satisfactory one. It is however, recorded that the gifted orator was' not called upon kgain to explain for tbe rest of the evening.