LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1612, 27 August 1861, Page 2

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Death of Mr. Flygeb. — The sudden death of Mr. William Flyger last week, has deprived '■ this City of one of its old and well knowu : inhabitants. - Lust Thursday erening Mr. Flyger attended the Institution Lecture, and as we walked home with him he remarked how much belter he was, getting quite rouud from . his attack of gout. About 1 o'clock in the morning he was seized with a difficulty of breathing and was in the act of preparing to go out' in: the ;; , verandah for air, when ,'he was laid; prostrate aud in a' few minutes died— the. whole attack . I not lasting more than a quarter of an hour. , Mr. Flyger was a very old settler, and first occupied Luxford's. butchers, shop, killing for Messrs., Revans and Smith who built it. Subsequently Mr. Flyger traded between Sydney and Wellington," sailing' in his own vessel the Perseverance, and finally settled down in , business as. a merchant, purchasing the ware-, houses built by Mr. F-itzherbert in Farish-streej, , Although a heavy man Mr. Flyger was a very.':" active one, and took a most prominent interest | in every measure that was calculated to proI rhote the welfare of Wellington ; in the political..;