Local News.

Colonist, Issue 15, 11 December 1857, Page 3

Local News.

'POLICE COURT.—Thursday, Dec. 10. BetorV the Resident Magistrate, v -:: ;•■■"-'".; r "<:-;r;.'•'■ ' LvsAOYi—Frdncis B. Rusk of Nelson, was given in charge by his.wife, Ann Mary Kush, ,as a person.of: unround mind, 'and prayed the protection of the court. From-'the; evidence hfHrs. Wilson arid Bush, who had attended the' complainant's husband for the last; twelvemonths, they did not think, him. a dangerous lunatic uptinately.'but considered him to be. so. now, aiid recommended him asVa jpatient: forinedical treatment.. Therebeing no lunatic asylum at present-for those, lamentable cases," he : , was. remanded to the gaol, - Cobonjlr's''lnquest.—An inquest was held on Wednesday the:9th;. before the -coroner, touching; the death of Samuel, aged seven and a half years,; the- son- of'• Mr.- Samuel . Mercer, .farmer, near. Appleby^ Waraea East, who was drowned on the previous day whilst bathing. From the -evidence ft appeared'that:deceasedwas:bathing in company with four other lads his own age, in a small lagoon, not far from Appleby' school, and ventured beyond his depth, though repeatedly called to come back to the shallower water, where'the others were. On his disappearance an alarm was given, and one* of the boys ran for assistance; but about a,quarter ; of an hour elapsed before it arrived, so that when got but by Mr. Batey,'life was extinct: Every effort was made to restore animation, > according to the means usually resorted to. i The jury returneda verdict of " Accidentally drowned.'* ~..,-■...,