BITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5635, 8 December 1879, Page 2

BITUARY.

We to bavo to record the A «. of Mrs Horton, the wife of one o f prounetor. of this journal. This ,'}* hidbeeninaprecariom, state since hJ* cent conßnement, but as sho «1K i" re " time to time, hopes were entertained'of T" ulttmate recovery. The illness hn her assumed a fatal aspect, and ahe at nine o'clock on Wednesday m y Unavailing as is sympathy in tbe%e will, we are sore, be largely extoml 11 ' " gentleman who has β-ffel/w.^,* 0 "* a bereavement. anu fi r «at We repret to have (o annoutup ft, j of Mr. John Dickey, a Tu C n 1 ? eath citizen, at the early Ig e \ t TL'rf''?* 1 Dickey, with his brother, arrived i fv province 17 years ago. Both served ;„ 7i! s Militia during the Waikato war anV * close started business in O ae 4 ~ *' Ita the 17th of March, ISGS, as iuip'rtln\S ironmongers. In and out of busings th deceased gentleman made for hirm-lf i circle of friends, who will L arn of 1 with deep regret. Mr. Dickey's dea by no means sudden. He hai !,„ • 8 pacitated from business for \\ has been confined to his ro, m f nr « . The cause of his death was chro,,i T^ 3, tery. During his illness he has been Itt ."i b> Drs. Young and Puilson. Deceastdl ' a wife and two young children, one fir* of age and the other 4 year,, to monr r \i* s lo». The respect in which the man was held was evidenced l,y th I numberof townsmen and couutrv ■•pul e attended his funeral on November •> \ rswho the last Ead tribute of respect to I a, mory. Mr. Dickey was a member ','f m!" Waitemata Lodge of the Or.lc-r nf i- he masons, E.C., and although the f un 7, l Me " not, strictly spt'aking, a Masonic on f ;/ WM largely attended by brethren of th!' J™ who appeared in mourning costume I ' in regalia. Every lodga in thu ' c jtv " represented. The brethren mjrchM in f I of the hearse, tho brother ot deJe a " 1 ? personal relatives and friends follow L . chief mourners inline li.itely after it " s ?' Ions; line of carriages and vehicles brought up the rear. Upon reaching the ontta to the Presbyterian Cemttcry, the .\i as ■* brethren opened out au,l \ v [{ ai^,.- 0 " 1 the coflin and the mourners t'j m«H thr" after which they cloaed in alu l follwe]' thi remains to the grave. The fun-ral stv was read in an impressive manner W R-jv. U. F. Macaicol, pastor of St Jaml'! Church, Wellington-strest. amesa In our obituary column appears the an nouncement of the early deith of M Thomas J. Slieeban, at the ag- of 11 5 vea ' The deceased young man was si con'l ton o'f thu late Mr. Uarid Sheehan, ami brother of the Hon. J. Sheehan, -NI.U.K. M r . T. J Sheehau has for some time past been cad t at a large sheep station iu Wellington pro vince, for the purpose of learning tha'.fe" neas with a view of following ir. Some mouths ago he contracted a sev-re cold which, being neglected, Settled on his lunes and about three weeks ago lie returned to Auckland in a very weals state of health The best medical advice was proccreJ, but even this, assisted as it waa by the assiduous attention of the Mitses Sheeliau, cou'd not avert the fatal issue, aud he expired on the nifiht of November 20. The deceased yonne man was much esteemer). Ilia •luiet unassuming, and gentlemanly demeanour gained for him a circle of friends. Hβ was born aud reared in Auckland. He was a member of the llobson Company's Band and a skilled musician, frequ. nth- taking part in entertainments for cliaritai.;- p Ur . poses, where his cornet solos and v tions <vere generally admired and ap;.l uvled. His death took place at his sister's r«.dence, "The Perch," Chapel-street Nort'.. The funeral took place on the 23rd Xevcmber, and was attended by one of the larg.-t pro-ces-iious we have observed for some jvira at auy private fuueral. The remains were tirst taken into St. Patrick's Cathedral, where a short service was given by the Rev. Father O'Divyer. The procession then started for the Roman Catholic Cemetery, aud some idea of the numbers present may bo foiuied when we state that when the licarse reached the cemetery gate the other

end had not got beyond the junction of Upper Queeu street and Karangahape Itoad. Tbe coffin was borne to the grave by four members of the Hobsou Company's Band. A military funeral would have been accorded to the dec-ased but for the fact that his relatives opposed any such displav. A death occurred on the sth December in the Victoria Hotel, Victoria-street, under somewhat paiuful circumstanc a On the 27th November a gentleman named l.'i.hard Appleby Ooates arrived from tha Sontb, and took up his lodgings at this hotel. He was a total stranger in Auckland, aad does not seem to have any friends or acquaintances here. Ou December 4he complained of bsing ill, aud went to bed. Mr. Hill, the proprietor of the hotel and his servants were most attentive, aud when b was observed that medical aid was required, Mr. Biil promptly called in the services of Drs. Hooper and Bayntun. Medic? 1 aid, h-wever, was unavailing, aud Mr. I'oatei expired on sth December. The immediate cause of death waa cougesticn of the hrain, and no inquest will be uec»esarv as the medical geutlcinen have given a certificate of the caU3e death. Mr. Hill is naturally desirous that if the deceased has any relatives in the colony they shouM .it once communicate with him, when he wonld afford all particulars in his power as well us surrender the properly left by t'ie deceased gontleman to the rightful heir. In order to a : d in the identification of the deceased, we may add that he was apparent} - abont 50 years of age, and had in hia possession his diploma as a chemist ami drnsgiet, issued under date September, 1573, by the Queensland Medical Boird. We regret to observe recorded in our obituary column the decease of Mr. John To!e, land surveyor, of College itoal, Ponsouby. The deceased had been a resident in this provincial district for over a rjuarter of a century. His wife died in March last, and ever siuce his bereavement his health has been gradually declining. Uurine the last few days he had been suffering from • severe attack of dysentry, but altiiojgh Dr. Philson and Dr. Stoekwell, his medical attendants, did all that theirskill couiilssaeest, it proved unavailing, and he passed a way at the ripe age of 72. Uβ leaves tiVe sods and two daughters to mourn their Ut the sons, the eldest, Wiliiam, is at pre-ot at Opotiki, surveying; and Ed. Francis and John Lambert, are at To'satoka, .-;n;i?arly engaged; Joseph Augustus, is M.H.-I. for E'.U-n, and Daniel A., CommisHoucrof I'rown L-inds. The two daughters are cuiir-rried. The deceased's SOU 3 were co:nmuu!c.it '1 with previous to his death, though s'nie •/them had not the melancholy iatisfacti-ii ..: witnessing his last moments. We are sorry to have to r. :<-.r.l the decease of Mr. George Wright, a yoiii:, , aim wiio served his time in; the Ukualu oln.'e,

as a compositor, ami who lias iLnayat the early ago of 24, after a ani i ainful illness. Few youug men give _r«ter promise of l.ng ,i(a than the who was the picture of health aii.l s:iv:i = ':-i until the event which led to his fat 4 il-ctsa Haviiijr occasion to i;o South he th'k part in some athletic sports at ChiisU:l.:i.'-!>. in which he 0v..-r-strair...d and over-lio.it- .1 bimself, and, sittitiß down on the grass t.> c -I off, he caught a cold wbtoh le«.l to oth .- f -apiicatioua eudiug in heirt and luni <iis«ase. He was much esteemel by his fellow workmen and acquaintances f.r his re-.-r.uJe of character and amiable disposition. The funeral took place on Sunday aftcnitoc, when his remains were f t -lloire.i to the grave by a number of his comrades. Hs »a~ interrw in tne Church of England Cemtterv, t:.e KeT. B. T. Dulley, of St. Sepulehr.-'?, rci.iiDg very impressively the Augiicau banu service. The death of Captain Holt, a: .Sydnev, of cancer in the stomach, U ar.n unced. b'oine t-.vo months ago he K ft Wellington to tike the manasjershlp uf the .Syiincy branea of Keuter'a Telegram Compaur. The deceased gentleman formerly residtd iu Aucslaud, haviDg been at one time private seer' tarv to Sir Gtorce Grey, and ait^rwanis'r , tractor For suLioyear-, ••' coauecti,: *«n .Mr. McCarthy, iio co"''""'"'! *"e Pre.itele1,;,-* A r rr*n.->Ar in X.» W «_ a fr.irl

graphic Agency m .New Zealand, ani IrOO 1 which ho retired tj accept the new appointment. He mamed Miss Conneli, Oα daughter o£ an old and respected colonist. Mr. Connell, of the firm of Connell and Riding*. The tidings of his decease will be received with regret by the large circle of friends made by him during his residence in this province. Hoaui Waiti, the Wceleyan native minister at Kaij.ira, whose decease was recorded ia th<! proceedings of the aunual Weslevan istrict meeting on Nov. 20, wae 3 man much respect.-d by both natives aud Earopein? for his straightforward conduct aud uprigii* life. He was fo • inauv years stationed oa the Northern Wsiroa, "Kaipara, but Utterly on the Otamatca, where he died the other day of inflammation of the bowel?. Hewa3 a man of considerable rauk and influence in the tribo to which he belonged. HojM Waiti had the misfortune, over a year sg"i to lose hia favourite son Karawini (GW , wyn), a stndeat of great promise at the

Three Kings Theological Institution, who as suddenly cut off in the midst of his L lifs and he never quite recovered from rte shock of his bereavement. ]n our obituary olumn is announced tVe death of Mr. Thomas Miliar, an old Ututity of Auckland, in the S3rd year of bis age jlr Millar expired on November 15. Durii g his long resi.icnce of 23 years in Ancklauu he has,°un-it recently, carried on the business of his pn tension, that of veterinary sarjiccn. About fii e years ago ho was attacked by paralysis, from tho effects of which he never recovered, as he lo3t the p-iwcr of bis right side. The immediate u.-iusc of death was a second attack of paralysis and an mitbrtad of erysipelas in liis leg. Mr. Miliar leaves a son and daughter (b,th orown up) in this province, aud four daughters in the homo country. He was much respected by a large circle of his acquaintances. The Itev. Mr. Baker aid family, the well known Tonga Wes'eyan Mi-sionary, arrived in this city on h? 3rd December, by the Myrt.lc. Mr. Baker is en route to Sydney, but hearing so much in favour o; the Auckland climate, has decided to leave his family here until he return* from New Sout:i Wales. The rev. gentleman has been upwards of 20 years in Tonga and it-i neighbourhood, ami the rapid progress which the people of those ialan Is have made in civil's itiou is due in a great measure to that gentleman's intluencc. Mr. Baker is accompanied by David Uga, oix of the most iulluential chiefs of the island. Wo notice, in our obituary column, the decease, at the Provincial Hospital, of Mr. John Toir.es. He will be remembered by many old Auckland residents, as hiving been at one time otUcer in charge of the Commi3s.iri.ifc department in this district.