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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 124, 27 May 1891, Page 2

Judgment in the oase of the Orown against Edwards has at laat been delivered, and is in favour of the defendant, three of the five Judges who constituted the Oouit of Appeal being of opinion thab the appointment. was legal, and two, inoluding the Chief Justioe, takiug an exactly opposite view, the result being that judgment was entered up for the defendant with costs. \Vhether the case is to be.takeu to the Privy Counoil has not yet been deoided. When the Counoil planted the reclaimed land on the Porb Road with trees the general understanding was that ib was to some extent to be made an ornamental ground, But mosb of the trees, look very seedy, and the grass is being desbroyed by riders who prefer to take their horses on the turf to oantoriug them over the hard road. This ia easily understood, bub ib was never intended that the grass Bhould bo out up by a network of traoks, and it would be well if the authorities took some steps to prevent this being brought abonb. Tbk lunatics from the overorowded asylum at Wellington were brought to Nelson by the Hinemoa yesterday evening, and transferred to the looal institution, whioh has now its full complement of inmates, of whom there are 112. Constable aooompanied by his family, arrived from Wellington yesterday to take oharge of bhe Nelsou Gaol, whion will in future be used as a police gaol only. Thk direot English mail per R.M.S* Taiaui leaves Nelson ab 10 o'olook bo-morrow morning. A general meeting of the Nelson Poultry Bird and Dog Assooiation will be held in the Counoil Chambers to-morrow evening at eight o'olook, when bhe eleotion of judges eto. will take plaoe. All members aud thoae intending to join the Assooiation are requested to attond, Oob Motueka correspondent writes :— On Saturday night last (he wife of Frederiok Roae, a labourer, died very suddenly while partaking of her eveniog meal, It appears that the deceased had been piling for some time, bnt not so seriously as to hinder her from attending to her usual household duties. On Saturday, on hee husband returning from his day's work, ehe was preparing Bupper. when Bhe exolaimed, " I am not feeling very well, Fred, " and sat down in a ohair. Her husband caught ber, thinking she would fall, and she expired instantly. The oause ol death haß not been ascertained. An advertisement will be found in another column referring t*) bhe MoCormiok reapers and binders. Messrs Sharp and tiona, who are bhe looal agents, have reooived orders for several new machines lately, and they advise farmers who are thinking of aeouriug these machines to give in their orders as early as possible. The agents hero oan supply any extras on bhe shortest notioe. rpjeAoj