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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 4, 30 May 1883, Page 2

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-POST'S LONDON LETTER, You will bare heard by cable message of the ' death of Sir George Alfred Arney, for many years Chief Jastice of New Zealand w.ho expired at his town residence, Devonshire-place, ion the morning of tho Bth, at the advanced, age of 73. Sir* George had been m bad health for the past two. years, but it was not till the 6th instant, any dangerous symptoms supervened. On that after* noon be had an apbpletic fit, and two well-known physicians (Drs. Buzzard and Pearce) were ■ called ; hutriGdly m. They succeeded m bringing him round, "■ but the oldmad-had not'saffiMoafc-^vilrtl power to withstand : the; shock 4 to Jthe system, and soon sank into uheonscious. ness, m wh^ch state he remained ; till 5.45 a.m. on the Bth instant, when -the end came unnoticed. Sir. George. Arney leaves no family, and but few relations. Sir GeOrgef was buried on 4bel 13th instant beside his wife m the. .cloisters of SaHsbury Cathedral, bat owing to the funeral taking place away from London very few Anglo»Qolonials were present ■: ■• •' ) Judge Maning -still lingers m terrible ag^ny. 'He wMvisited-1 the mother day by L'dyMartin'and-Bishop Abraham. The s.s lonic-carries 200 good emigrants for Christchurch and Weillng« tOD. ■■■• r;^;i--:^- '=-.'* -nh ■:, j [.■_!■• ; ;'"> -The unlkcky ship Oxford is still detained, but. will positively get _ away, so the Agent-General says, on the 23rd. Fever has played -havoc with the emigrants, amongst whom there has been no less than 55 cases, 10 of them fatal. Captain Broddick has recovered,and does not, after all , go ont m charge of the Oxford.: It^appears that the steamer which towed the disabled ship up the British Channel has claimed £6000 salvage, and as Shaw, Saville, and Co. /consider the sudq. <excessive, there will be an action, to "be witness at which Captain Broddick is i detained. In consequence of the discovery that the reserve water aboard the Oxford was - tainted, the Agent-General ;has indocod the Board of Trade to .make proper provisions for the analysis, of; water supplied to emigrant ships. This has - never before been done. The, acoident which prevented the Oxford: going 'to sea was providential ; butjfor.ifr a dreadful story would probably have been told on the arrival of the .vesaeh ->i- . [;