In the debate on cholera, at the Vienna Hygienic Congress, all the delegates who re- ferred to quarantine evidently regarded it as of little value in chocking the diffusion of | the disease. Six years ago there were in Missouri about 5000 saloons ; at present there are less than 3000, two-thirds- of which are in St. Louis, St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York is to have the finest act of chime bells in the world. The oldest Freemasons' Lodge in America exists in Boston. It has been established just 150 years. Smart fellows— those tramps oonfiaed in gaol, at Oreaton, lowa. They pounded a hole in the walla of the cell into an adjoining cell, and drank nearly all of a case and a half of condemned beer, which had been pl»o6d there for safe keeping, EW. F. W. WALKBii will preach at the Baptist Church, TO-MORROW, Morning at 11, Evening at 6.30. 677 — lp LOST, yesterday evening, on Waimca Road, a DUST COAT, 682—1p ALFRED GREENFIELD. EMAIN, Hairdresser, removed to nioro « central premises, Hardy st , opposite J. S. Anstice, Baker (formerly Thomson's Seed Shop). 681— lp FOOTBALL. — The ANNUAL MEET ING of tho ALBION FOOTBALL CILUB will be hold in theism iterance Hotel, on TUESDAY EVENING NE£T, Match 5, at Half-past Seven o'clock 675—1 A. DEB, Hon. Secretary. Christians' Meeting- house, Waimea-st. MR. W. HAYES will preach on SDN- DAY (to-morrow), at Half past Six o'clock. Subject : " The Profits of Godli- ness." All Be \tß Free. No collection. — 1 Neleon Diatri.-.t Court.— Richardson t>. City (>uncjl, v I nnHE JUROHS summoned in the above JL case for M^aday, 4th March, 1689, are notified that they will NOr bo required to attend, as the c» o will bo Adjourned, GKOBGK HARPER, 680—1 Solicitor for Plaintiff. UE-OWJNING OF THE THEATRE ROYAL MB, COLLIER begs to announce that he will give A GRAND VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL () 0 N O JB2 I£ T MONDAY, March 4, assisted by some of the Leading Amateura of Nelson, and the MAGNIFICENT SCENERY pointed specially by Mr E. Briggs, Soenio Artist to the Opera House and Theatre Royal, Welliogfcon, will be shown. "Pleasant Sunday Afternoons" for Men. ODDFELLOWS' HALL, RICHMOND. Open Sunday, March 3rd. « HARVEST THANKSGIVING." Speaker ;— KEY. W. A. WILSQN ' (of Samoa). 