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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 226, 13 February 1865, Page 3

Decease of a ' Coxtempoiuuy. — The Marlborough Press says : —“ The Havelock Mail issued its last number on Saturday morning. The paper, from the want of that support which we think should have been accorded to it, had not flourished, and although the proprietors clung to the hope that brighter days wore in, store for them, they were at last compelled to succumb to the pressure of very ba-. times.” We believe that the plant of the Havelock "Mail- is about to be transferred to Wanganui, and that shortly a new paper will be launched under the title of,the Wanganui Times, h’roin what we know of tile manner in which the projectors of this journal conducted their business in the neighboring province. we may expect that the public will derive considerable benefit from the issue of this new periodical, and a mud)-felt want —viz., an opposition paper—will be supplied to Wanganui. It is expected that the 'Times will strongly oppose separation tactics. — N. Z. Advertiser. The same paper of a later date writes as follows :—“ We re cenlly mentioned that the plant of the Havelock Mail was about to be transferred to Wanganui, and that- a Wanganui Times was about to be launched on the tide of public favor. From what we can understand of the matter, a series of causes damped the ardour of the enterprising proprietors •on their arrival at Wanganui. After a brief canvass they found that anti-separation tactics were unpopular—that the district was not so flourishing as they had expected—that an old established journal had already a firm position in the field—and last, though by no means least in the list of causes, the militia had been called out, martial law waj talked of, and there was every prospect of the enterprising firm, togetlier with their staff, being sent to garrison Eai Iwi stockade, or to take their part in those glorious deeds of chivalry to which printers as a rule do not aspire. However, no doubt after mature consideration, they conceived it to be the better course to return to Wellington, and they accordingly‘relinquished the field to those who may fee! themselves better able to cope with the difficulties which will have to be encountered in starting an opposition journal in Wanganui. Wc understand that the firm in question intend trying their fortune with a daily evening paper in this city. If such is the intention we heartily wish them every success in their undertaking, and we hope they will not, as at Havelock, be compelled to subside through want of support.” The Late John Lbech.— Within a year of the death of Thackeray, John Leech has followed him. Our greatest pictorial satirist lies side by side with our greatest literary satirist. In their life, in their death, striking is the coincidence! Schoolfellows, for both were educated at the Charterhouse; warm friends ; long fellow-laborers in Punch ; both died in harness; both sank too early, worn out by the overstrain of mental work. The death of Leech will be felt through all England, aye, and even beyond England. Wherever Punch is known (and whore is it not ?) will the loss bo felt of those weekly sketches of our every day life. Fever tainted with coarseness, and without one grain of malice, Leech’s pictures are the most amusing history of the fashions, follies, and nuisances of the day. How varied, too, was his observation! He proved himself equally at home with Mr. Briggs on “his native heath,” with pompous Jeames, with the snob in the hunting field, or the enthusiastic angler who has hooked a salmon, with impudent young men in a railway carriage, or charming young ladies at croquet. For must we forget that Leech was really an artist. His drawings are always correct even to the minutest details. He was buried at Kensal Green, one grave—that of a daughter—only separating him ‘from Thackeray. His funeral was attended by all the Punch staff, and many others who admired, his genius, or loved him for his private worth- Canterbury Press.

WIXiL the Gotehnob GO to Otago?—An Otago paper, speaking of the Governor, says . “ After all it is not unlikely that his Excellency will visit Otago. From a private letter written by one of the members of the Ministry, we are able to say that when the last steamer left Auckland, Sir George positively intended to proceed to Otago immediately after the arrival of the English mail, and the Esk was under orders for the purpose. Supposing he adheres to his intention, ha should bo here in the course of to-day or to-mor-row. Our readers must not assume that he ia certain to come. It would be unsafe to place auy, reliance upon the intentions of one who alters.ljisfj,-,.; mind so rapidly as does his Excellency. Sup-pai ing that he do come, SiipGeprge will very neatly ( have done Mr. Weld g&tjl ,! of the honor of ® 8 ' will probably be the The whole":. thing will read very ; . repetition of the Ngaruawahia business, whe,re,, after .some amount of bye-play, his Excellency gayc his'advisers very clearly to understand he would not go to Ngaruawahia if the escort of Mr. Whitaker and Mr. Eox were to be forced on him., .Referring' to Sir Geo. Grey’s fickle purposedness, a good.story has lately reached us. In the days when he' was stationed in South Australia, before he-attained to his present prominent reputation, he was known among his circle of intimates as l: promising George,” on account of his proueness to make pledges without redeeming them. It is only fair, however, to say in reference to the engagements he has lately broken, that no official account lias yet been given of the reason of his conduct. If, as has been asserted, the Commodore and General jointly urged the strongest objections to his leaving Auckland, Sir George might have considered himself bound by their representations, especially as his advisers were absent. The subject is, however, one altogether too intricate for investigation; but we may point put this, that the public have the right to expect some official explanation concerning the reasons that prevented his Excellency's presence when such elaborate preparations were-made to receive him. The affording such an explanation seems to bo a mere measure of courtesy, from observing which his Excellency, however high his position, should not deem himself precluded.” A Yottsg Rusitbaxgeb at Bathurst.— A boy, not seventeen years old, w ent to the stable of Mr. Charles Hughes, butcher, of this town, about midnight on Friday, saddled a horse and rode off. Mr. Hughes, in whose employ the boy had been, was awoke by the noise, and finding one of his horses missing gave the alarm to the police, some of whom bad noticed the youngster riding out of ” town in the direction of the Orange Road. Two or three parties were /immediately organised, and went in pursuit. The boy cunningly changed his route, and doubling back took the road to Charlton. One of the parties, however, took the same direction, and arriving at the Lagoon some hours after learnt that the boy had breakfasted at the public-house t'upre early in the morning. He was eventually taken, and being searched was found fully equipped for a hushranging tout, having a revolver, a mask, black crape, and some pieces of string to tie up those he might rob. Ho was brought up at the Police Office, and committed for trial. In defence lie said it was all a joke.— Sydney Morning Herald.

Tajiixg or “ The Wo wax K.”—Several other patients—more than one confined for child murder—were pointed out at the same time. Yk'hen we had left the ground, the doctor asked me if I had. ever read the “ Memoirs of a? Prison Matron ?” I replied that I had. Do you remember the case of the woman K ? she is the one 1 spoke to. She is there described, and very justly, as resembling, by temper as well as personal strength, more a tigress than a human being. Whenever she flow into one of her pas-

sions it was necessary to send for several male warders to control her. Punishment seemed not to have the slightest effect on her, and she was totally insensible to indulgence. Her passage to the dark cells, in which she was frequently confined, was strewn with the warders’ clothing, torn in pieces from jtheir.limbs,; and when locked up, she generally amused herself by tearing up the flooring of the cell. 'At lust the authorities as «umed she was insane, and she was sent to me.

Frequently, at the commencement, I admit I could find no insanity in her. For a few days she conducted herself very well, but at last she got into one of her passions. Here we have a very different system to that very 'properly pursued in prisons. Wc sent for three male Warders, all powerful men, and they put her into un armchair, and then held her hands, preventing her from rising. Their management, of course, was better than that of the prison warders, from their constant experience, and they held her immovably in the arm-chair. Her powerless condition seemed to increase her passion, and she raved and swore at the top of her voice at the warders. Occasionally she would stop for a moment and regard them with intense surprise, their conduct was so different from what she had been accustomed to. They made no threats, nor did they attempt to calm her, but quietly stood by her side looking at her, not only without anger, but with perfect indifference. She continued in her rage till she was utterly exhausted, and they then left her without any remark to the care of the female warders. When she had recovered, she seemed much ashamed, and evidently could not understand the reason she had neither been punished nor scolded. She certainly got better, but still she was a most dangerous patient. At last, by carefully watching her, we discovered that her attacks of passion were invariably preceded by a sulking fit of two or three' hours, threatening the while some one from whom she had received an imaginary affront. We then determined to treat her differently, and when ws noticed her sulking fit coming on, we generally, with a little simple medicine, excited a slight nan-sea , and continued it long enough to let the time for thq passion pass over; and now she is tolerably quiet .—Cornhill Magazine for October.

“ Grammar class, stand up and recite. Tom, parse girls.” Pupil; “ Qirl is a particular noun, of the lovely gender, lively person, and singular number, kissing mood, in the immediate tense, and in the expectation case to matrimony, according to general rule.”