THE LATE H. R. BEOR.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3759, 14 January 1881, Page 3

THE LATE H. R. BEOR.

The news of the death of Mr Beor. Attorney-General of Queensland, who committed suicide on the Rotorua while coming to Auckland (says the "Brisbane Courier" of December 30) was a painful shock to the whole community. Those who knew him best thought that his the Attorney Generalship was for himself a most hazardous step. In this invalid condition he was entirely unfited for thf severe mental strain the duties of his office entailed. A few hours application invariably produced a racking headache, and that should have warned the unfortunate gentleman to husband his strength by discontinuing his professional labours till his , health was restored. The depression that is the invariable accompaniment of nervous prostration used at such times to weigh heavily on Mr Beor's spirits. It was hoped that the change of scene and complete mental repose might have done much towards restoring the deceased gentleman to health, though a defective action of the heart made it improbable that he would* be. a robust man. A few days previous a letter was received by Mr Kean, in which Mr p ßoer detailed his plans, giving a sketch of the route he intended to take after leaving Auckland at which, port the Rotorua was due on December 28. He wrote cheerfully enough, and looked hopefully forward to regaining his health in Tasmania, in which colony he intended to sojourn for some time after visiting New Zealand. Before the Rotorua reached Auckland, however, he had; apparently found his sufferings intolerable, and rashly determined to end them. Henry Rogers Boer was the son of a solicitor in Swansea, South Wales. His father is a gentleman of good means and position, and gave his son the advantage of a University education at Oxford. He was called to the Middle Temple in the Hilary Term of 1870. Five.years later he came to Australia, and was admitted to the Queensland bar on Dee. 7th, 1875. There are episodes in the career of the deceased gentleman of a nature so melancholy as lo have primarily contributed to the break down of his constitution. Shortly after his arrival in Australia, Mr Beor married a young lady in Sydney. After something less than a year of wedded life, death divorced a very happy union. The bereaved husband never entirely recovdFed from this severe trial. His wife was an heiress, and left all her property to her husband. Mr Beor invested a large portion of it in the purchase of Banana cattle stations, and the subsequent depression in this description of property somewhat preyed upon his mind. Undoubtedly these distresses and anxieties tended to aggravate the malady that had taken possession of him, and so far contributed to the sad catastrophe that has ended his career.