CLYDE TOWN COUNCIL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 508, 12 January 1872, Page 2

CLYDE TOWN COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening last. The Mayor and fullJCoUncil present. The minutes of previous meetings were read and confirmed. The inward and outward correspondence was readfand confirmed. Councillor Hastie introduced a deputation from the Clyde School Committee. Mr. M‘Connoehie'said the object of the deputation was to ascertain if the Council would grant the use of the Town Hall, for School purposes, the present school accommodation he pointed out was insufficient, and it was imperative that a larger room should be had ; if the Council could not accede to the request, he would ask if they would vote 50/. towards the cost of erecting a new school-house. After some discussion it was resolved, That the Council cannot grant the Town Hall for school purposes, but would vote 50/., provided the Government supplemented the amount by 100/. The Public Works Committee laid on the table their estimate of receipts and expenditure for the’ensning yeas. Resolve !, That the Public Works’ Committee taka steps to'aseertain the cost and otker partienlars of constructing a race to bring the Pioneer Company’s water into the town, and that they expend 10/. in the purpose. The Finance Committee recommended payment of accounts, 41. 4s. 6d. In reply to a memorial from residents of the West Ward, praying that the formation of the street at the rear of their premises be at once proceeded with. The Town Clerk was instructed to notify the memoria'ists’that 100/. has been vote! for road purposes. Resolved, That the general rats f r the year be (3d, in the £. The Town Clerk stated that as soon as the yearly balance sheet was audite 1, he would resign, as he was about to leave the Colony. The Town Clerk was instructed to invite applications for the office of Town Clerk. A vote of thanks to the Chair concluded the proceedings.

I N Q U E S T. —o An inquest was held by Vincent Fyke, Esq., Coroner,'on Saturday lest the 6th instant, at Hawthorne’s Hotel, on the body of Noah Lingard, commonly known as “Old Jacky ” who had been found dead in his tent at the en 1 of -Sunderland-street. A jury comprising the following good men and true, was empannellel—Messrs. M‘ Connoohie, (Foreman). Newell, Ryan, Doohey, Waddell, MTbcrson, Alfred Mooe, lies, Auoklanl, Barlow, Joss, and Webb. Mrs. Margaret Phinn depose!- -I identify the body now on v : ew as that of No ih Liugard. Hast saw him alive on Thursday last at dinner timn. He rosr from bis bod to take a pannikin of s >up I had made for him. I knew he was unwell, for the same morning I had placed a pluister on his back, which he said be had got from Mr. Marshall. Decease I had been unwell throughout the holiday!. 1 next saw deceased about 0 o’clock this morning, Saturday. I did not go to his place in the interval, as i was .away from home in the. daytime, but my son saw deceased sitting on the bed yesterday, in the sains posture as he was found to day. This morning I was alone, and seeing the door of the deceased’s tent open I calle I to him but received no answer. I afterwards looked in and saw him in a sitting posture on his bed. I called out to Mrs. Irvine to come quickly, for 1 thought “ Jackcy ” was dead. I did not go into the tent, nor diil Mrs. Irvine. By Foreman—Deceased told me some eight days ago, that he was over sixty years of age. William Woodman deposed—l last saw deceased alive on Thursday night between ten and eleven o’clock. He passed me at Mr. Grindley’s shop, bade me good night, and said he was just going horns. I next saw him lying dead in his tent this morning. Mrs. Irvine having called me to look at him. He was then lying on his elbow on the stretcher, one eye close I, and the other partly open. His boots were oft', and his clothes partially unfastened. 1 felt him, lifting his arm, and found him stiff and cold as ice, aid was satisfied that he was quite dead. lam not aware that he had been ailing lately. By Serjeant Shnry—Have known him eight or nine years. Never knew him unwell, except for a day or two now and lllen. By Foreman—l don’t know his age. By Juror—Deceased used todrinkheavily when money was plentiful, but not lately, be never got the chance. Dr. A. T. Thomson deposed—l have, with the assistance of Dr. Stirling, made a post mortem examination of the liody of the deceased Noah Lingard, and found the vessels and substance of the brain much congested, and the cavities containing a large quantity of fluid. The lung* congested and disorganized, the kidneys much disorganized also, and the intestines inflamed throughout. From the quantity of fluid on the brain, I attribute death to serous apoplexy. Police Serjeant J. E. Shury deposed—On receiving information of the death of deceased, I preceded to the tent, and found him lying in the position described by previous witnesses. I saw that deceased had died while taking off his clothes, apparently dying suddenly, and without a struggle. 1 caused the body to be removed from the tent to the stable at the rear of the Clyde Hotel to await the inquest. Mr. D. MTbcrson, one of the jurors, stated that he had given the deceased two candles on the night he was last seen alive, and one of these candles found in the tent, had been lighted, apparently by deceased. After brief consultation the Jury returned a verdict of “death from natural causes.”