NELSON.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 805, 20 April 1853, Page 3

NELSON.

The Comet arrived on Thursday evening from Melbourne, with a general cargo and a few passengers, after a tedious passage of eighteen days. Her trip up was still more protracted, and extended to the unusual period of thirty days. Another cargo, chiefly consisting of framed houses, is nearly ready, and it is intended to again load her for Melbourne. — Examiner, March 26. Land Sale. — At the land sale which took place on Monday last, the Sub-Treasurer disposed of several lots, which realized altogether £277. There was competition in a few cases, but the generality of the lots went at the ujset price. — Ibid. \ The Weather. — The weather since our last notice, has been of the same changeable character which has prevailed throughout the sum. mer, and there has therefore been the same difficulty in getting in the late crops as was experienced with the early ones. Altogether the season has been an extraordinary one, and as unlike any we have before experienced in New Zealand as it can well be. — Ibid MBLANCHOLTCiRCUMSTANCB.-.Mr.T. Smith, brewer, of Nelson, has this week met with his death under the following painful circumstances. On Wednesday last, about four o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Smith was in his hop garden, and the women engaged in hop picking having threatened to put him in one of the bins, he laid himself down on the ground, when four of the women lifted him into a bin, but while one of them was engaged in throwing some hops on his face, her companions tumbled her in upon Mr. Smith, and falling upon him heavily, she struck him in the- lower .part of his stomach, and caused an internal contusion. The deceased then went home and sent for medical assistance, but deplorable to state, he died yesterday morning at half-past "pine o'clock. An inquest sat last evening on the body, but no serious blame seems to be attached to any parties. The serious turn which the accident took may in part be attributed to the stout full habit of the deceased. Mr. Smith was a man much respected here, and was one of the most enterprising of our settlers. — Ibid, April 9.