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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1462, 23 October 1872, Page 2

Under the heading « The Permissive Bill —Notice for next session," w ? find ihe following in the Alliance News, 17th August;-Sir Wilfred Larson has given notice in in pi' o, paratiou tor action next session. " e

observe that some of the London papfl* contained an inaccurate description 0 * the honorable Baronet's communication to the House. Their error arose front the simple circumstance that whjls* Sir Wilfred Lawson was attending to correspondence in the lobby, Si' Wilfred's name on the li*t of gentlem* about to give notice, was reached earli** than he expected j and when it ffß *

■called, Mr E. Smith, aware of the internum of his friend, gave a general notice of the character of the bill, intended to be introduced, but apparent!}' under the impression that in lawall licences were new every year, he used the word new in his intimation. When Sir Wilfred entered the house, a few moments after, certain members were rejoicing over what they took to be his change of front. The honorable member rose at once and removed all doubt by stating that he contemplated nothing less than the re-introduction of their old friend—the Permissive Bill The announcement was received with cheers. The notice stands as follows on the books of the House of Commons :—" Sir Wilfred Lawson's Permissive Prohibitory Liquor Bill, to prevent the issue of liceuces for the sale of strong drink in those districts •where the inhabitants are opposed to fcu'ch issue. (Next session. )'' The Melbourne Herald, of the 13th ultimo, says: —A lucky windfall has dropped at the feet of Don Fernandez, the well-known " lion tamer," who, by the last steamer from New Zealand, received intelligence that the sum of £IB,OOO was lodged to his account at one of the banks at the Thames goldfield. Whether this amount is the result of the sale of scrip, or the accumulation of dividends, we are not in a position to say, as Fernandez himself had forgotten that he was the owner of tiny sciip in New Zealand."

The following is from the Pail}' Southern Cross, October 16 :—A very molahoholy death occurred on Monday night, at the Provincial Hospital. A ]ad, named Walter Vicars, had been snbpsenaed for the Thames as a witness for the prosecution against a prisoner named Kerr, who will be placed on his trial this morning, at the Supreme Court, charged vith malicious injury to some boats at Tararu. The lad arrived here on Saturday evening, and was received by the police. On Sunday he complained of being unwell, when Dr. Kenderdine was called in, who pronounced the boy to be dangerously ill, but was unable to .say what was the nature of his ailment. Acting upon Dr Kendenline's recommendation, the boy was conveyed, to the Hoppica], a telegram having in the mean time been despatched to his mother. She arrived in time to allow of her son to breathe the last few minutes of his life in her arms. This happened at 11 o'clock on Monday night. A post mortem examination showed that young Vicars had died from the bursting of a tumor in the brain. No inquest will be held, lb was not until after the deceased's skull had been opened that the natuie of his disease was even guessed at.