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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1412, 27 August 1872, Page 2

Our evening contemporary cannot understand why we should wish to have had more than an allusion to Mr. Gisborne's statement in our Parliamentary summary. A desire for fair play is something beyond his comprehension; so he accuses us of " nibbling for Govern ment advertisements " —at a time when that Government i«, to all appearance, in extremis, and the Telegraph's canvas has been shifted to meet the favoring gales of a new ad minis*ration. We have never yet sacrified principle to profit, and have no intention of beginning such a line of policy now. If JYh' Gisborne's speech wus fairly summarized in the telegram published in yesterday's Herald—which the Daily Telegraph blun. leringly ascribes to the Press Association—<-ic could scarcely be described as a reply to rhe charges of the Opposition, and wa& not worth the expense of telegraphing. Messrs. Gre ville and Co.'s agency is, without doubt, the best yet established in I his Qolony for the dissemination of news, and is entitled to every credit and support for the manner in which it has held its gra und against strong Government opposHion and influence. We hope it may succeed and prosper, and, though not infallible, that it may take a position far in advance of any opposing assogint-icm that has yet appeared,

Another melancholy death from delirium tremens has occurred within the neighborhood of Napier. An inquest was held at Taradale yesterday afternoon before T. Hitchings, Esq., Coroner, on the body of Michael Brein, supposed to be about 55 years of age, who died early on the morning of Saturday lasc. Deceased had worked on Colonel Whitlnore's station, Kis-,ington, for eight or nine years, and was in the habit of taking frequent " sprees" of a week or ten days' duration. On "Wednesday he was suffering from the effects of drink, and the manager of the station gave him two glasses of brandy, with thirty drops of chlorodyne. On Friday he resumed work, but was still ill. and at about 7 p.m. the manager gave him two more glasses of brandy with eighteen drops of laudanum, and left a similar dose with one of the men in case the first failed of effect. About 8 o'clock he said he was very bad, and did not think he would live. Some brandy was then given him, but lie could not sleep, and complained of his chest. At 10 p.m. at his request half of the manager's dose was given him, and made him stupid. He could not sleep, and talked incessantly. At 1 a.m. the rest of the dose was given him, but without any apparent effect. The men who were sleeping in the same whare after this went to sleep, and one of them, awaking at 4 a.m., found Brein dead.—The jury returned a verdict of " Death from delirium tremens." Mails for Australia close at Auckland at 10 a.m. to morrow. Telegrams received at Napier till 8 a.m. The adjourned debate on Mr Stafford's want of confidence resolutions would be resumed in the House of Representatives this afternoon by Mr. Macandrew. Up to the present time, twenty-Hires members have taken part in the debate—eleven having spoken in favor of the resolutions, and an equal number against them; the odd one being the lion, member for the Eastern Maori Electoral District, who stated that he had not made up his mind which way he would vote.

There were no oases m the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning.

An extensile fire lias been visible during to-day, in the swamp this side of the Ngaruroro river, West Olive. Dense volumes of inky smoke have risen from this quarter and drifted seaward, and at times a line of bright flame could be seen beneath the smoky columus.

Mails for Ancklaud, per Star of the South, close at Port office at 11.30 a.m. to-morrow.

Frederick Plummer, who escaped from Dunedin jail on 'he Bth inst., was recaptured in Dunedin on the 13th. He had been hiding in the city all the time.

The Thames Guardian has learned, on \ery reliable authority, that the convict Robinson, who was supposed to have been shot and to have c'ied in the Waitakerei bush, after being wounded by Detecti\e Jefferies some time since, is still in the land of the living, and pretty safe from the clutches of the law for this time. After very many narrow escapes from capture, and a good deal of hardship, Robinson, it seems, made Hokianga, where he had some friends, with whom he remained for a short time. He went to work on board of a brig in the harbor, and after he had been there for three days, the local policeman got wind of it, and tiied to capture him, Robinson, however, did not see the fuu of being brought back to Mount Eden, and presented a revolver at the man, at the same time giving him to understand that he

meant not to be taken easily. The limb of the law was worsted, for before he could take further measures for securing his man, the latter had managed to get an board of a brig bound outwards, and soon clear of the New ZJealuud police force,

LIFE AND DEATH IN THE BUSH. (From the Auckland Evening Star, 21st August.) An inquest was held yesterday after-' noon at the Eden Vine hotel before DrPhikon, coroner, on the body of a married woman named France* Mary Lamb, who was found dead in her bed* at "Waitakerei on Sunday last. Death, had resulted from excessive drinking,., and after hearing the evidence a verdict, to that effect was given with the following rider appended, ** That the conduct of Martin Breen, the paramour of deceased, and of Samuel and Matilda Furley, keepers of the Sportsman's Amis,. "Waitakerei, was highly inhuman and culpable towards the deceased, who> was supplied with liquors to her own destruction, and left to die in an apoplectic fit without medical assistance,, or even common nursing.'* The inquest yesterday on the body of Frances Mary Lamb reveals one of* the darkest tales of misery, neglect,, and wrong that have been hithertoassociated with the liquor traffic in thisdistrict. Apparently from the mere love of strong drink the unhappywoman left her home and went to live* in infamy. In this position she appears, to have been supplied with drink freely from the neighboring tavern, which*, of course, holds a license for the doing; of such things. Even while the woman is dying her paramour is plied with drink as much as he desires at the tavern, until he has "no very distinct idea of whau happened afterwards." There is no evidence to show the character of the stuff that killed thin woman. It may have been pure alcohol,, or it may have been,, as is far nioielikely, that horrible concoction of poisonous drugs that is so commonly served out at bush inns. Of whatever kind it was, it was given by Mr and MrsFurley, knowingly, deliberately, and regardless of consequences, and it killed Mrs J jamb. Thau the blood of that murdered woman cries from the ground to Heaven for vengeance we have no doubt. That our laws can reach the guilty we do not think. To prevent the Fnrleys from ever poisoning other people v-ill be sorry satisfaction to the law for what they have done ; and yet we question if even that small satisfaction will be afforded to outraged public feeling The verdict of the jury very properly denounced the inhuman conduct of Breen, the paramour, an d the Furleys. It remains to be seen whether this mild protest in the name of humanity will be heeded, or whether the Furleys will l)e allowed to continue holding a license to deal out death to the dwellers in the wilds of "Waitakerei.