NELSON.

Taranaki Herald, Volume I, Issue 42, 18 May 1853, Page 3

NELSON.

DEATH OF THE HON. CONSTANTINE AUGUSTUS DILLON.

It i« our melancholy du-y this week to record t'tft d-ath of the Hon. C. A. Dillon, by drowning, which occurred on Saturday evening last, in it« tempting to ford the Wairan river. Tba circumgtances which attended the lamented gentleroan'a death are as follows :— Mr. Dillon araompanlej by bit sou, (a lad about t«n year* of age), N- 6. Mono Eiq. and a yonug gentleman named Pasley, leached the Wjiran rivar, oppoiito Manuka liltnd, on Saturday evening at aundotro, on their war to Nclion, the three geutltnea on honeback, and master Dillon on • imall Timor pony. In order to enable the child to crots tba river safely Mr. Dillon, placed hit ion on hi* own hone, and lant him aoroa in company with Mr. Morse, aid deter* mined to ford the river on foot, and lead tht pony, but taking the precaution however, of layUg hold of Mr. Pasley'a left atirrap irou. To thia arrangement Mr. Morse objected, and offered to retain with Mr. Dillou'a hone after taking ova t tht boy, (a* be hid dont before at the branch' river, but Mr. Dillon tntiited on croxlog ai we hare descrl«~ bed, taying that be had a obtnge of clothe*, and did not mind getting /wet, Aftei" entering the r ivcrand milking .a short dlitance, Mr. Dillon asked Mr. Paaley whether hii horse was awimuia

laying at the sane lime, that be vras " Off h)s legs," Oothis the deceased seicd the atlrrup leather higher up, end attempted to ralte himself, which earned -the bone to become fidgelty, and as they had by this time incautiously approached the edge of the fall, and Mr. Pasley having slackened hit rein to render Mr. Dillon assistants, the horse, *nd both gentlemen rolled over the edge nf the fal' ' into dtep water. Mr. Fanley roie above the hone, in the stream, and tried to reach tho bank by swimming, but not succeeding, he was carried down to the horse, which he laid hold of, and was brought on ihnre by It. The body of Mr. Dillon was found on Monday marning, by G. Duppa, Kiq., thrown on the shingle nearly two miles from where the accident acenrred. The deceased gentleman wai the fouith son of the late, and the brother of the present Viscount Dillon, and bad servrd Hor Majesty both in the Navy and Army. The Navy w«a lili first profeslon which/he abandoned for the Army, and hi Id hi, lirst commission in the lfith Lancors. Subsequently while serving in the 7th Diagoous, Mr # Dillon actad a* aid-dc-oamp to Lord Durham, In Cimda, and to Lord Ebrlngton, when Lord Lieu, enant of Ireland, in this colony he had filled the office of Civil Secretary to the Government, and 'ot the time of bit death was Lind Commissioner of this province.-— Examiner, April 23. j