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Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 273, 19 November 1887, Page 4

Yesterday afternoon Dr. Lindsay made an autopsy of the remains of the late Colonel Lyon, and found that deceased had suffered from valvular disease of the heart of long standing, and the doctor concluded from his examination that death was due to syncope induced thereby.

The prevailing spirit of litieiousness which has of late been affecting all classes of society seems likely to extend to clerical circles. It would appear that a worthy pW lady who died recently, leaving behma her some £700 worth of property, baa named an old and respected suburban pnest as her executor. Shortly before her demise she revoked her first will, and made »«>«»« naming a cleric cf hhe Benedictine order M her executor. The executor under the nrsc will intends, we understand, to oppose probate of the second will. The prizes won at the Amateur Athletic Clubs Sports to-day, will be Monday evening next at the Impenw Hotel/

The I "tote Aid I House wiU maS,^? , - yoiir|3»B4 I toners 1 ever pray. > M ,« %JwM Beaie for mmS&fflmi *e*ks to be used at St- I ***^ £@£3 desirous of keepingSpßSS» dunagnextwinfe,-S£SgW summer hyS|*s gatherings. Am^ingto^?^ Major-General Whitmore U ■ shallT' Colone W* shall be carried out with all Z S& sag Auckland and them to attend the funeral The question of curtailing the tvj. holidays excited-considerable dwP* the meeting of the Education £3BJ day afternoon. MrCoopbclSS cause of the teacKenSfl"!! , made a moving appeal with tegwS evils of allowing poor'UtileiffiJ Playing aboub_ tne .sfcwte.^K engthened period at broughtMrUptontohißfeet,aiidinth;M»! ofhis remarks he used thesonwwhatcoiZ observation that it was nob fteaT! who were to blanie forthechildreiiE about the streeteduring'tielipMiS bub rather the "cursed" $&«£ landlords who, for gain, build, tenements npl-fitifetW habitations, which become ijie:d«a dafamy and the homes of vice. , - < We learn with pleasure that Mrßnc' Lloyd, son of the late Mr Neil LWy juetsuccessfully passed his exsuninaiioat l engineer. Mr Henry Young, of the firm tihk and Young, had k v^ry"narrow esapefron drowning on Thursday nighk 'WtaiK. ceeding down the Queen-street ''s£s,k hia way to the Ferry Tee, ilmji footing and fell over. Mr Russell || mate of the 'Edith May, who hjpp&i to be near, plunged cverboard, d 'with the assistance of *MrOrft&»lft who scrambled down a rope on 4jW Toogarirp, secured Mr buoy and managed to get him era bojrfi Tongariro. Messrs J. Oakes, J; Kertte, J. LeGritfin, and CJonstableFinneriyi were at once on the scene, rendered sat ance and had a,-narrow, escape themieJra, a dingy they put off in 'going inda'i Young soon recovered from MW&fiiij bath, and is now quite welL ' ■ At the Board of Education yeM?jf plications were deal t with as follom :-im Buckland, Comwallie, Maogawai, Rotw, Takalme, Tβ Kotiand Whareora (or w schools, were all deferred, pendtotte* ceipfc of fnrther information.repairs was granted; for, school etDriti Creek, also £7 4sld for leisure to echoolal at Opawh'anga, and half-cost of panW schoolhouse at Patamahoe. £»■«** en-anted to Newtor. School. It m deed* to call for plans and specificationjfo»ii« school at Swansm, tJ refer boundaryquMtion at Mount Albert to the vmM ihterested,todeclmetolweschoolreJ^ Port AlbertandPukekohe. AppMW Maungatnroto n-M; regalatibns was referred to-the fmn College Visiting Committee. ' . As there hasbeen ing of the Co g wie with regard to the Jwpggj tentions on, the; matter of denwg education, we would SeßishopofAuckkndid^tjJ af letter;received ;-bj;^ m WfJ <-Wo would be glad to _»cw kBBfM deliver hMareweU Summerin Greece,' on toe^ B(J . 6th December, a the vuj nounced in another column. ~ The object oftte Redress to yonng■ jw »„ "The problem of u»commencesat : .^^p evening next. , ■. Civilisation. ~, , fits better, and Cau K hey ',; fi S stock, Newton, h» enu• 0D & and vrUl in future ment, t3fi

% eb there is to be a contest jjij tfeff 1 " 8 , tv __Mr F. G. Clayton, nomi- « Werand Captain AnderMorgan nominated by «»; 0d aMr Hogg. The poll will be r^tfs^' &e3ofchinst " t^ 6 " 0 i AArasa to young men will be th f Rev J S. Hill to-morrow Ke City Hall. *** JUofthe City Guards intend, W"!K with the Queen's Own i» °°rtS an excursion to Ellerslie on jjjflej, t° DB, . j-inal arrangements will P» rflde on . Tuesda y evenin g

.nfcion for the promotion of the A w Sanlifewil!beheldinthe lecture v sign's Christian AssociaTuesday, and Wednesday SH° ft'3o p.m. The subfect for «•** ening will be " Christ and Our addresses will be given by n tSm James Chew, and H. Bull. »%"£ the subject will be " Christ On ? e fiS»when the Revs. T. Bray, d Sl 8 (from Thames), and A. J. ff, '» S On Wednesday the sub- << Christ and Our Service,"when till be delivered by Revs. G. B. &"% Best (from the Thames), and J. The Rev. J. S. Hill will preside "*Th. rnPetinss, and all Christians are 'flSSSjStathe proceedings. a rhibits on view at the Horticultural fl". the Drill-shed are to be sold to. % for the benefit of the Society's funds fcr KS be presided over by the Rev. fflmiA. and there is no charge for ujmieaion. , Luminary of this week ,t«.-Several officers of the German «'"w&r Adler, paid a flying visit to f.Sl'ori Saturday last, while the S>L cSng at Opua. The battleJf left for Auckland on Sunday, at k J.B. * a g Driver, of the Vivian-street S Church, Wellington, fo ; about to E.ee pulpits fora month with the Rev. } X Woolley of the Thames. Mo inquest on the child killed during ,Lkcn orgie »* Invercargill, the coroner JwirtlT reprimanded one of the witnesses JEdrunkenneaa at the time of the acadenb. ftii stated that the .Railway Department with the services of twentyUion the lines south of Mercer and triages are to be reduced one shilling 'Lwant-Colonel Shepherd has asked us toWtote that it is hoped retired officers udmen of the Imperial and Colonial forces gjointheir.comrades of the Volunteers fe#ine the lasb tribute of respect to the ktefolonel Lyon—who was so universally jjjjaed —by attending his funeral toWtflflT. Qe Baptist Union Conference officers for toffljuing year were eleefcedas follows : — ftadent, Rev. T. Spurgeon (Auckland); active committee-Revs. C. Dallaston, llDriver, L. Shackleford, J. Standring, adHon. T- Dick. It was decided that the jet innual meeting be held at Christ-

tariff recent patents applied for in this Mm the following :—By William foioj, if Auckland, for a combined nightHii and foodheater for infants; by & Hawke, of Pukekawa, Auckland, iirißpro?ements connected with the trancattle by shipping; by Robert F. M, Mangawhero, Auckland, saddler, if exterminating rabbits, to be called Ijd'e patent rabbit exterminator ; by p Hwldgate, of Parnell, pWwashing paste.