The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1872

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 262, 4 November 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1872

The Late Fire.— An inquest was held this afternoon, at the Trafalgar Hotel, before Dr. Squires, the coronor, and a jury, on the fire of Friday laßt, when a verdict was returned to the effect that it originated accidentally. Evenings with the Musical Composers. — The second of these enter tain - meots in aid of the All Saints' Church Organ Fund will be held at the Assembly Boom to-morrow evening, when short sketches will be given of the lives and writings of Weber, Sir Henry Bishop, and Balfe, plentifully illustrated with selections from their compositions. Canterbury Faces.— The following entries have been received: — Maiden Plate — Mslvina, Malice, and Calumny; Railway Plate — Miss Flat, Defamation, Envy, Hatred, Slander, and Lurline; Canterbury Cvp — Tambourine, Peeress, Lurline, Detractor, and Yatterina; Hurdle Race — Harltquin, Medora, and Bismarck; Canterbury Derby — Reliance, Duntroon, Lurline, Calumny, Kate Kearney, Adonis, Awatea, Dragoon, and Mrs. Slow. Fifty Canabies and Goldfinches were brought to Wellington in the Malay, which arrived a day or two ago from London. We {We&tport Times) hear that Mr Percy Waktfield, late Clerk to the Court at Reefton, has resigned his appointment, and is about to enter into partnership with Mr. James Thorpe, as Mining Agents and Managers. It is our (Wellington Independent) painful duty to announce the death of Mr. William Pbarazyn, youngest son of the Hon. C. J. Pbarazyn, of this city, after a . short illness. He was born in Wellington in the year 1842, and was educated at Cambridge, where he took mathematical honors. He afterwards became a member of the Inner Temple, and was called to the bar in 1866. He was also a member of the London University, where he graduated in law, passed the best legal examination of his year, and took his degree as L.L.D. He returned to New Zealand in 1867, and joined Mr Izard. He was shortly after appointed Assistant Law Officer totbe General Government, but in consequence of overwork his health gave way, and be at once ; resigned an appointment, the duties of which he was no longer able to fulfil as thoroughly as be wished. Since that time till quite lately he enjoyed a fair measure of health and devoted himself to his profession with an energy and success rarely equalled. Respected for his ability and attainments, be won the regard of all classes by the amiability of his disposition and the high tone of his character. Many beyond the immediate circle of bis friends will feel bis loss as a public misfortune, and all will deeply sympathise with his widow and family in their sorrow. Martin's Bay. — A passenger by the steamer Wallace to Martin's Bay, supplies the West Coast Times with a narrative of his trip, from which we extract the following: — Shortly after anchoring, a man was observed on the beach, and Mr Conway, the chief officer of the steamer, put off in a boat through the surf for the shore, landed, and had a conversation with the man, whose name was J. Torr. From him information was gathered that the settlers were out of provisions and starving, and that the females and children were in great suffering for want of the common necessaries of . life. Nine of the settlers bad left the settlement and had gone over the saddle to Queenstown. Mr Conway also reports that the beach is not fit for landiag cargo with an extra surf on, the beach being fringed along with bould- : ©rs and rocks. Left Boat Harbor at 5 a.m. on the 25tb, and crossed the Hollyford JEtiverbat Bftfely-ftt-6 a.m. Steamed up the river to Lake M'Kerrow, taking on boar^ on our way up several of the settlers •^hb had^ome off in boats to meet us. One boat contained^ whole family, consisting oi father^ moth^|*nd six children ,, the ' ■ youngest being '■'in^ii^^eteb^d/^cSh^itibn. V;" They '■''.were' taken on Aboard 'and : at once supplied \ h b'fcf coffeef -wdjil^d^^pitii^the :S>rdvoikryi. i they^were^ jjnpfp^

blowing from the north with torrents of rain, the poor people being rather destitute of clothing for such inclement weather. Arrived at James Town at 7.30 a.m., and moored to the bank, Lake M'Kerrbw being much swollen by the recent rains. Found that the statement made by Torr on the previous evening about gome of the settlers going over the saddle, and those remaining being in a starving condition, was perfectly true in every respect, dried seal and parched corn being all the provisions the men who left. started on tbeir journey with. They also verify the reports recently published in the telegraphic intelligence, that the women and children had been gathering cockles and muttonfisb on the rocks outside of Boat Harbor, having no other means of support. A daughter and son of one of the settlers lately remained all one night on the rocks, several miles from home, waiting for two tidt-s, so as to be able to get a supply of shell-fish for the family to feed upon. The other food used was " pika pika," and also '-mamakau," a species of fern, such as the Maoris use, which was boiled and eaten with salt. Captain Palmer supplied all the settlers with provisions during the day, much to their delight and satisfaction, many of whom, no doubt, enjoyed a hearty meal, such as they had cot experienced for some time past.