Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1871.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1126, 21 September 1871, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1871.

We understand that a picnic in connection with the Napier Hitle Volunteers is in contemplation—t,q coine pti on the Ist of November. A General Government return shows the amount of wool exported from Napier during the financial year ending 30th June, 1871, to have been 1,654,053 lbs., valued at £79,592 ; as against 2,039,214 lbs., valued at

£102,452, during the previous year. The ports of Auckland, Wanganui, Napier, Nelson, Lyttelton, and Invercargill, show a decrease in the amount exportecj.

By a Statistical Return, presented to both Houses of Assembly we find the total European population of New Zealand, on the 31« t December, 1870, to iiave been 248,400, composed of 145,732 males and 102,668 females. The corresponding figures on the 31st Dec, 1869," were—Males, 140,112; females, 97,137 ; total, 237,249. The net inci ease during the year was thus 5,620 males; 5,531 females; total, 11,151. Gloss increase during the year :—By immigration—males, 6,178 ; females, 2,946 ; total, 9,124 : by births —males, 5,240 ; females, 5,037 ; total, }Q,277 : total gross increase, 19,401, composed of 11,418 males and 7,983 females, p-ross decrease : —By einigra-

tiqn,—males, 4,203; females, 1,344 ; total, 5,547 : by deaths—males, 1,595 ; females, 1,108; total', 2,703': total gross decrease, 8,250, composed of 5,798 males and 2,452 females. These figures are exclusive of natives.

We would draw attention to the tea meeting to be held in the Meanee Presbyterian Church 10-morrow even ing, at half-past 6 o'clock. We hope to see a good attendance. The Hon. Win. Robinson, Mrs Robinson, and the Misses Robinson have erected in the Catholic Cemetery, Ghristchurch, a very handsome headstone at the grave of Margaret Burke, who was murdered by Cedeno, in January last, as a mark of respect for the unfortunate girl. The Taranaki Herald, of September 2, says:—A child named Catherine O'Neill, aged 12 years, died of inanition, in the hospital on Tuesday The mother, it appears, has left here for.Wanganui, but, previous to her going, had ill treated the child to such an extent that the girl had run away from home. The poor little child was brought before the Magistrate, and was, we believe, to have been forwarded to the inhumau mother, but on returning from the Court to the persons house, where she was to stop in the meantime, she was taken ill. A doctor was called in, who recommended that she should be sent to tbe hospital, where she was conveyed the same day. From her eumctated state she did not linger long, dying the following day after she was admitted. The Wairarapa Mercury, Sept. 9, sa y S : —On Tuesday last as Messrs. Bannister & Cave's waggon was going to Wellington, in crossing the Rimutaka the road gave way, precipitating the dray into the gully. It happened that the whole of Dr Boor's furniture was in it, and the wreck that occurred may be better imagined than described. Surgical instruments of all descriptions were scattered all over the place. A very valuable piano luckily happened to have escaped serious injury, the case in which it had been packed being strong and substantial, but books, linen, &c, &c, were strewed on the bushes for some distance. A. valuable draught horse in £he team was killed. The accident is not to be attributed in the slightest degree to the f-uilt of the driver, as the place where the road gave way was within four inches of the ruts of ordinary vehicles. The dray was only slightly injured, and from the promptitude of Mr Bannister being on the spot and the assistance rendered by the settlers, we trust to hear that the damage sustained is not of so serious a character as was at first expected.

The Canterbury Press, Bth instant, reports: —"A melancholy case of suicide occurred yestenlay afternoon in St. Asaph street. It. appears that a married couple named Grimshaw, recently arrived from England, were occupants of a house situate next Allenton House. For some time past the husband has been unable to obtain employment, and his wife has in consequence, been in a desponding state. Yesterday afternoon the husband left the house to attend a sale in town, and did not return until about 5 p m., when on entering the house, he was horrified at finding his wife hanging behind the door by a piece of clothes line, which had cut completely into the neck by the weight of the body. He immediately obtained assistance, and the body was cut down, medical assistance being sent for, but life was extinct." On July 24 an inquest was held at the Queen's Head, London, respecting the death of a man named William Leeding, aged 63 year-. The deceased, who was a cab proprietor, a few days ygo complained of a boil which had formed on his hand, and he opened it with a common brass pin. His hand became very much inflamed, and he went to St Bartholomew's hospital, where he was directed to poultice it with linseed meal, which he did, but becoming much worse he consulted Dr. Wqrboys, of the Blackfriars-road. Erysipelas and blood poisoning set in, and he died on July 18. Dr. Worboys stated that he had no doubt that the deceased had brought about his death by pricking the wound with a brass pin.

Owners of bull terrier pups who imagine that the appearance of their canine favorites is improved by cropping the ears had better take warning from a pase at the Liverpool police court, where, recently, a man who had resorted to this operation was- tilled 40s, besides having to pay heavy costs*