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Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 174, 9 December 1876, Page 2

A Hospital Committee meeting was called for Thursday evening, but.there was not a quorum, and it lapsed,' There was some idea of the hospital being opened on the New Year, and it is to be hoped that it will not be allowed to fall (brought- Subscriptions amply sufficient to inaugurate it can be collected at this season, and only a little energy, is needed on the part of the committee. The first skating rink in the Patea district was opened on Thursday evening last, in the Town Hall. Some fifteen linkers made their appearance, with more or loss success, and the amusement promises to be as popular in Patea as it has been in other 1 places. The Hawera Resident Magistrate’s Court will be kept busy to-day, there being one case of shooting with intend to do grevioas bodily harm for hearing, and another of horse stealing. The latter charge it seems arose out of the late German-Mabri pig-shootiug case, the defendant having taken the somewhat novel course of paying his just ■ liabilities ! with another man’s horse. How the Court will regard this system of “A new way to pay* old Debts” remains to be seen. Though the Council election is imminent, and though the names of candidates arc freely bandied about, and are numerous none have as yet declared themselves, with the exception of Mr Sherwood. This gentleman has been an bid public servant, has done duty in the late-'Provincial Council, in the ’Town Board and other bodies, and his services will no doubt .be recognised by the electors on the present occasion'. There are few of more intelligence and ability that will oiler themselves on’the coining occasion. ’ -At the Hawera Wesleyan Church to-morrow, the Rev. A. Martin null preach in the morning, and the Rev. S. Garlick in the evening, '

In the R.M. Court on Thursday last; Major Turnei’, R.M., Major Clifford, and Dr Croft, J.P.’s occupied the Bench, There were only two civil cases for heaving. Wright v. Campbell was an action to recover £6 half .value of a fence erected between the land of the parties. Mr Fitaherbert, of 'Wanganui, appeared for the plaintiff, Mr Adams for the defendant-. A verdict was given for M 10.3 I with £2 4:1 costs. A judgment summons Od'gers v. Lee, was heard and defendant

ordered to pay the amount claimed, £2l, within'a' month or three months imprisonment. This was all the business, and the Court adjourned. • We very recently chronicled a very .serious accident that happened to Thomas Finch, and wc regret to state that the serious apprehensions as to his condition have been fully fulfilled. The ‘‘Wanganui Chronicle” of yesterday, speaking of him, says “ Yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock, the poor fellow, by name Thomas Finch, breathed his last. The deceased was admitted on the night of last Monday week, suffering from the effects of a gunshot wound, by which his, throat, tongue, neck, and jaw were very, much lacerated. The circumstances under which poor Finch ■ met with the sad accident, which occurred in the bush near Waverly, and which has now had a fatal termination, will be fresh in the recollection of our readers, so wc need not here reproduce the melancholy. incident ; suffice it to say, that after his admittance to the Hospital, every possible effort was piA forth to avert the dreaded consummation, which the resident surgeon looked upon from the first as ultimately almost inevitable. But medical, skill and the most unremitting attention on the part of'the attendants, failed to have any appreciable benrficial effects, and the poor fellow succumbed yesterday as stated. Though apparently sensible at times, owing to his inability to articulate distinctly it was thought that his, sufferings had slightly unhinged his reason. .He appeared to suffer intense pain for'some days past, as he was frequently observed: to rub his abdomen and head with both hands, as if undergoing con. siderable agony. The injuries received were of such an aggravated nature that the ultimate result as predicted by the medical profession, would probably be an attack of tetanus, which generally ends fatally. The disease had made such rapid progress that indications of decomposition setting in had made themselves apparent within an hour after death. Wc know nothing of the personal antecedents or social relationships of the deceased Thomas Finch.”

A meeting of creditors, -in the estate of Mr F. raimer, of Wairoa was hold yesterday, but there were none .present to form a meeting in accordance with the Act, and the meeting lapsed. • : Oar readers will see that the County Council election will come olt shortly. There are a multitude of candidates, and the various constituencies will be hotly contested. Mr W. Dale will hold a sale of merchandise and sundries at his mart, this day, at 2 o’clock.

There are any number of improvements going on in Carlyle at present, and the confidence of the public is shown thereby. Mr North, draper, has lately been making extensive additions to his premises and his shop, under its new additions, has assumed a mos t improved appearance. He has hot on’y added largely to the front, but has also added very largely to his stock, during his recent visit to Wellington,

Some blackguard in Napier has been sending anonymous.letters of a most disgusting character to schoolboys. The police are endeavoring to discover the writer.