MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1163, 15 June 1894, Page 16

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

Lord Thurlow'is bankrupt. His liabilities amount to £ 1-30,000, and assets to ,£30,000. Ho was for many years in tho diplomatic service, and has been a Lord-in-Waiting and Paymaster-General.J

Mr J. P. Turnbull, merchant, Melbourne, is bankrupt. The liabilities amount to .£33,500, and the assets to £4400.

The Suez Canal Company has conferred liberal pensions on Viscomto De Lesseps and his family.

The funeral of the late Hon Vincent Pyko was largely attended by town and country residents, including members of the Masonic fraternity. Beautiful wreaths were placed on tho coilin, including three from tho Ministry. Tho burial service was read by the Rev. A. R. Fitchett, and there was also a Masonic service by tho officers of the New Zealand Grand Lodge.

Tho Rev H. Price-Hughes, the wellknown Wesloyan clergyman, declares that the Non-Conformists will not long tolerate a Premier with tho racing proclivites of Lord Rosebery and one who patronises carnivals of rascality.

Lord Randolph Churchill has decided to visit the Australian colonies, and will make tho journey via America.

The Sutherland will caso has been settled by the Court. The Duchess claimed £1, 500,000, and has been awarded .£500,000, with an annuity of .£SOOO.

The Hon. A. J. Cadman (Minister of Mines) accompanied by his Private Secretary (Mr B. M. Wilson) and by the Inspector of Mines (Mr 11. Gordon) arrived from the South on Friday.

Captain Sinclair is again in charge of tho Tarawera, and Captain Ewen, who had temporary charge of tho Tarawera, will probably tako charge of the Wakatipu again.

The Napier Evening News says of the late Mr Crombie:—" Those who knew Mr Crombio best, admired and honoured him. In him the Colony loses one of the most valuable public servants it ever had, and it will bo hard indeed to fill his place. Mrs Crombio and the bereaved family will havo the deep sympathy of a host of mourning friends, who know tho mental and moral worth of tho deceased ; and we trust Parliament will place on record its sense of tho distinguished qualities of the late Commissioner."

Tho Mayor (Mr A. do B. Brandon) returned from his trip to Australia on Sunday.

Mr Angus W. Smith, who passed in all subjects at tho recent standard examination of the Pharmacy Board, is brother of Dr Smith, Huntcrvillo, and is at present living with him.

Tho D Battery gave a smoko concert to Sergeant-Major Neville on Saturday night.

Instructions havo been officially given to recognise Mr E. Langguth as acting German Consul at Auckland.

The appointment of Mr H. Howarth as Examiner of Titles for tho Land Registration District of Wellington during pleasure is gazetted.

The resignation of Mr J. N. Williams, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, and Mr .W. A. Kioly, of Westport (ex-inspector of police at Napior), of their appointments as Justices of the Peace havo been accepted.

It is notified that W. B. Webb, of Port Adelaide, solicitor, has been appointed a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in South Australia.

The Rev. L. M. Isitt, the well-known temperance advocate, is conducting a series of Direct Veto meetings in Sydney.

jfolr Alexander Low is to take the management of the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Drug Company's business. Before ho left Dunedin the company's employees presented him with a gold albert, sovereign case, engraved pendant, and pipe, and tor Mrs Low a handsome gold brooch, set with diamonds. The shipping people, amongst whom Mr Low has a wide circle of friends, presented him with a travelling trunk and pipe, as a mark of their esteem and good fellowship.

The Hon Mr Cadman has received a letter from the Russian Department of Mines, conveying their thanks to him and to the various mining companies for the courtesy shown to M. Leon-Perret, tho Russian mining engineer who visited the Colony some time ago to report to his Government upon tho gold mining industry in this Colony, and tho methods in vogue for treating auriferous ores.

The flags on the vessels in port on Monday were flown at half-mast as a mark of respect to the lato Mrs Jones, wife of Captain Jones, of the Herald. Mrs Jones died at Dunedin on Sunday.

The following illuminated address has been prepared to the order of the Napier Justices of the Peace, to be sent to Sergeant Cullen, recently transferred to Wanganui :—" To Sergeant Cullen, of the -New Zealand Police Force. Dear Sir,—We, the undersigned Justices of the Peace residing in the Napier district, wish to express our great satisfaction at the manner in which you have conducted such of the police offices as have been in your charge for so many years, and particularly as to the fair and impartial manner in which you

1 have conducted cases in the Resident Magistrate's Court. We congratulate you upon the position you have .attained, and shall be at all times pleased to hear of your future welfare, and that your faithful services have met with a suitable recognition in the police force of New Zealand. Napier, February 19th, 1894." Here follow the signatures of tho wholo of the Justices of the Napier district. Mr J. C. Martin has been gazetted Stipendiary Magistrate exercising the ordinary and extended jurisdiction. Mr J. W. Card has been admitted by Mr Justice Richmond as a solicitor of the Supremo Court, upon the application of Mr Bcero. Mrs Hornemann, teacher at the Ilawera school, has applied for leave of absence for 12 months, on account of ill-health. Of tho six Australian delegates to tho Ottawa Conference, three were born in Ireland (Sir Henry Wrixon, K.C.M.G., and Hons N. Fitzgerald and A. J. Thymic M's.L.C), one in Nova Scotia (Hon S Fraser, M.L.C.), ono in Bathurst (Hon F. B. Sutton), and one in England (Mr A. L. Smith).