Hawke's Bay Herald. TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1885.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7142, 21 April 1885, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Herald. TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1885.

On the fourth page will be found two letters from correspondents, and our Ormondville correspondent's letter.

Mr Fuller has received the following amounts for tbe Franklin relief fund : — Mr Townshend, 103 ; Mr E. Walker, 10s ; Mr John Begg, 10a ; Mr G-. Spratt, ss ; Mr T. Watt, 5s ; Mr W. Ward, 2s 6d. Further subscriptions will be thankfully received either by Mr Fuller or at the office of this paper.

The following ladies and gentlemen kindly assisted at the concert at the St. Andrew's Hall Exhibition last night:— The Misses Derbyshire, Kate Buchanan, Kraeft, and Kennedy; and Messrs C. Kennedy, H. Collins, Mountfort, M. Pritchard, and C. Monteith. Concerts will be given every evening during the week.

Some persons, who must be devoid o£ all sense of decency, have been stripping several of the plots in the cemetery of the plants placed there. Doubtless if the identity of the thieves could be ascertained they would receive well-merited punishment, and as an inducement that may lead to their detection the trustees offer a reward of £10 on conviction of the offenders.

Local athletic circles will gain by the removal of Mr (J. Rogers, one of the officers of the Government Life Insurance Association, from JSew Plymouth, to Napier. In New Plymouth Mr Rogers was captain of the Fire Brigade, and he took a leading part in football, cricket, and other athletic exercises. On his departure from New Plymouth a large number of friends met to bid him farewell and a happy matrimonial experience (he having just married), and their expressions of esteem were emphasized by the presentation of a pair of claret jugs and a fish set.

The case of the Inspector of Nuisances v. George Hart was set down for bearing yesterday, but was again adjourned, before the business of the Eesident Magistrate's Court commenced Mr Logan informed hi 3 Worship that the inspeotor of nuisances and Mr Kinross had not yet arrived at an amicable settlement, but there were reasons to hope that the parties would come to an arrangement before the day was out. The case was therefore adjourned to this day, with the understanding that it would be still further adjourned if the ordinary business sot down for to-day were not disposed of in time.

When the County Council decided to dispense with a peripatetic rate collector, and to appoint the clerk receiver of rates, doubts were expressed as to whether the arrangement would prove workable. That it has answered admirably, as a letter from Mr Fannin, read at yesterday's meeting of the County Council, conclusively showed. Out of a total rate of £6024, only £18 was outstanding at the end of the year. Of that small balance he expected to receive more than half in a fortnight, and the remainder was made up of sums ranging from twoponce to four shillings. We doubt whether any other Council in the colony can show such a result.

The movements of the Hinemoa were arranged for her to have called in at this port yesterday, to take to Wellington the lunaticß now in the Napier "asylum." The vessel's delay by adverse weather has resulted in the further detention here of the unfortunates cooped up in the den dignified by the title of asylum. When the poor lunatics are removed, some will remain at Wellington, some be sent to Sunnyside asylum, Canterbury, and some to Seacliff, Otago. Wherever they go, the change from their present quarters must be one for the better, and the sooner it is carried out the sooner will all humane persona be relieved of painful feelings, caused by a consciousness of the worse than inadequacy of the Napier asylum.

The following is a verbatim copy of an essay produced by a boy in a school not twenty miles from Napier : — a boy and his dog. Some boy had a dog, his dog name was mamy. One day his dog go into a oat and lying down and sleep into it and the inichin come and the driver was not known that is a dog in thore. And the michin. come and cut off his foot and his tail and the driver hold the two horse of the michin. And the poor dog jumb out of there michin. And his master was sorry for his fine dog was hurt. And some old man diet his foot with flak and lit it go two- day more he pite that flak diet round his foot and topped and all the men saw that dog killed and hong on the trie and his Little master did not see this dog was killed on this year 1885. The boy of this lesson is on now his naem hiri Simon , school.

A largely attended meeting of creditors in the estate of Mr James Lyon was held yesterday. The schedule submitted by the debtor showed secured debts amount* ing to £4685, the estimated value of the securities being £4575, and unsecured debtß to the extent of £3755 7s 4d, and assets £835, The secured creditors were Messrs Kinross and Co., £1600 ; Messrs Murray, Eoberts and Co , £400 ; Northern Investment Company, £900; Mrs Stuart, £750; Mrs M'Ewen, £200; Union Bank, £135 ; Messrs C. B. Hoadley and Co., £700. The debts proved amounted to £3633 8s sd, the principal creditors proving being Messrs Hoadley and Co., £600 (£l9O secured) ; Mr Allan M'Lean, £138 17s 4d ; Mr T. Tanner, £123 ; Mr G. P. Donnelly, £826 7s 8d (and a contingent claim of £933 additional) ; Messrs Kinross and Co., £1497 Is 2d (£llOO secured, aud probably £300 more) ; and Mr T. Condy, £292 16s sd. The statement of his affairs submitted by the debtor was not very clear on some points, and an amended statement will be filed. Messrs Allan M J Lean and T. Sidey were appointed supervisors to assist the Deputy Assignee, and the meeting was then adjourned.

An inquest was held at the Occidental Hotel yesterday, before Mr Q. A. Preece, coroner, and a jury of 13, of which Mr GK Scarfe was chosen foreman, to determine the cause of the sudden death of the late Thomas Schythe. William Taylor, lodging at the house of deceased, deposed that about half-past nine o'clock on Saturday evening he, deceased, and Mrs Schythe were sitting playing at cards. Suddenly deceased was taken with a twitching of the nose and a difficulty of breathing. Mrs Schythe ran round to where he was sitting, just in time to catch him as he fell. "Witness ran for a glass of waler, and immediately afterwards went for medical assistance. When he returned Mr Schythe was dead. Deceased had not been in good health lately, and complained very much of weakness. Dr Caro deposed that he had made a post mortem examination of the body of deceased, and had opened the thoracic and abdominal cavities. The lungs were considerably congested, and the heart was much enlarged, with the mitral valve insufficient, so that witness could introduce his fingers through the valves easily. The stomach was empty, and exhaled no odor. The liver was also considerably enlarged. The examination resulted in proof that deceased had died from valvular disease of the heart. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.