Third Olbsb : George Maxwell, !

Ist prize ; Bertie Young, 2nd! ; "William Laird J ?nd L- me Charles, 3rd. Fourth OVa : 1 Frederick Hill, Ist prize ; George Johnson, I 2nd priss ; Frederick Jones a^d William H. May, 3rd. Mk. James Canning, of the Crown Livery J Stable*, Hardy-street. reoeived by yes-J t rday's steamer an addition to bis already* j largu Btook of vehicle* io the shape of a j v- ry handsome landau, built by the well I known firm of Cousin & Atkin, Auckland, J on tbe same lines as thai) which took first I prize at the Wellington Exhibition. It is a I fir t olu a speoimen of ths coaoh buildere' j art, the style and finish being all that oonld I be desired, while there are aleo a number of I modern improvements suggested by txper- | ience that have not hitherto been seen in I Nelson. I A mistake ooonrred in the last paragraph I of our report of yesterday's meeting of the I Land Board, which Bhouli have read aa I follows : — Leasehold land assessed for tale. — I t Maoart,''ur Bros. 870 acres, Amuri, 205 per j acre ; R. Holyoake, so ion 87, square 9, j Sandy Bay, 10s per acre. I The Railway wharf, whioh is beginning I to show signs of weakness, is to be repaired, I and work was commenced to day. The 1 wharf will also be carried out 10 feet J further into the stream, which will admit J of another line of rails being laid down. Altogether 130 piles will be required, and those to be used on the outside will be 65 feet in length. Owing to some of the members having promised to take part in the cone rt, at the College this evening, the praoticoa at the Cathedral, All Sunte, and the Wesleyan ohurohes wili commence this eveniog at seven o'olook ins cad of at half-past seven. A punctual attendance at the former hour ie requested. A man named David MoNeight, was brought down from the Top House yesterday afternoon aa be had of late been exhibiting signs of insanity. He was examined to-day t>y Drs, Hudson and Leggatt and committed to the Asylum, of which he had previously been an inmate. 