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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 58, 10 March 1868, Page 3

We take the following memoir of the late Governor of South Australia, whose death we noticed in our issue of Saturday last, from Dod's ' Knightage ' : — ' Sir Dominick Daly, K.C.8., waß the third son of the late Dominick Daly, E=q., by the sister of the first Lord Wallscourt, and brother of Malachi Daly, banker, in Paris. Sir Dominick was born in GaU way, in 1798, and was consequently close upon 70 years of age. He married, in 1826, the daughter of Colonel Ralph Gore, of Barrowmount, county Kilkenny ; was called to the bar, but never practised. He was appointed Assistant Secretary to the Governor of Lower Canada in 1825, and was Secretary in that province from 1827 to 1840 ; and upon the union of the pro-

vinces, was Secretary of Canada fr^m 1840 to 1848. He was a commissioner of inquiry, etc., respecting Waltham and New Forests from 1849 to 1851 ; and then iu 1851 received the appointment of Lieutenant Governor of Tobago, and was subsequently transferred to Priuce Edward'** Island, where he remaiued as Governor from 1854 to 1 859, and was knighted by patent in 1856, whilst holdiug the last office. Sir Domiuick Daly succeeded Sir Richard G. Macdonnel.l as Governor of South Australia in October, 1861, aud arrived at Melbourne by the ship Suffolk late iu that year, accompanied by Lady Daly and his two daughters.' His Excellency had been in an infirm and feeble state ol health for some time past, and suffered principally from gout. He had filled the full term of his service as Governor of South Australia, having beeu appointed in 1861, and it was expected that he would shortly be relieved. Sir Dominick's family were all settled in South Australia. The Sydney Mail states that on Sunday evening, the 23rd uit., as Mr. Eyres, the sub-lieutenant of H.M. s. Galatea; was coming on shore from the vessel, his foot tripped on the stage, which precipitated him into the Fitzroy Dry Dock, a distance of 25 feet, fortunately without being killed. He was immediately picked up and carried to a cabin, where Dr. Young, the ship's surgeon, examined and dressed his wounds ; and the doctor had soon the pleasure of allaying the anxiety of his shipmates by informing them that, though Mr Eyres was much cut aud bruised about the head aud face, there was no immediate danger. The unfortunate gentleman is about the same age as bis Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, with whom he has sailed for several years, and we are informed that wheu the patieut is visited by his Royal supeiior the Captain and Prince merge iuto the sympathetic shipmate. This feeling, no doubt, is the cause of Priuce Alfred being so much beioved by his ship's company j lor ' Oue touch of uat ure makes the world akiu.'