, 1894-01-17


one. MIR. Clarke is too well known amongst
us as a most successful agriculturalist and q
man # uprightnesS and inte gritty. for it 70
affect his Status will US. and We can rSti.
mate at their proper value words written il
thc hrat + composition, with alarming dis.
eases attacking our cdupitlds in all direo.
lions; but sta ements such as those which
gave Use TO the meeting 20 broadcast and
convey wrong impressions to those abtoad.
We 90 not desire to see The GQzctte less GU
spoken 4nd fearless in its expression 81
whaD its editor considers the truth aud to be
for the Common good; but we counsel q more
careful weighing of evidence and FL eater
exaotitude in statements that might do
harm to individuals.
Thanks to the zeal and energy of the In.
defotigable Senior Resident Surgeon (Dr
Cuthbert Bowen) auother If the Concerts
SO thor ghtfnlly inauguratcd by that gentle.
man since his appointment to the C1ne}al
Hospital, for the amusement Of the patients
and he NursingStaff, was given at tina Ins'jtu-
non on Friday evening last, in tie presence
Of a large company Of ladies' and gentlemen.
including his Excellency Major General
Patton and Mrs. Patton and His Honour the
Chief Justice and Lady Reeves. During the
usual intermisSion christmas Presents werA
distributed to the nurses, Thirty four in nun.
Der, including practitioners.
III Russian LIST class cruiser General Al.
mi<at, 10 guns, Draining ship for under off.
cers)Capt. Won Berg, arrived on the 2lht
inst. from Funchal in q days aud is s,tll il
the harbour.
The SIS D~elaybia, % days from Baltimore
with q general cargo on board for Brazi,.
arrived IN Carlisle Bay on Christmas, having
lost her propeller on the 18th mss. in Lat
100 "a North, aud Long. 40 81.
!hesItaIian barque F%amjgi.a Caoallo, 500
tons, % days from 6uenos Ayres, on her wav
to Il mburg, with l,lU0 tons maanle Ar.
rived here on the 27th inst and reported
that she had been run into by an unknown
vessel on the Is b Dec. i'll Lat. 20 II v
Long, 800 20 w. The Am. baropa n
Libb'y'5QJ CONS, Al daYs from New York
bound to Wellington, New Zealana. which
arrived on the same day, also reported that
she Sad been run into by am unknown vessel
on the 18th Doc BOth vessels ara con7jier.
ably damaged, the starboad side eft each
being stove il, at tile point Of collision
Doubtless they are the very vessels which
coliided.
Balls plantation in Christ Church wa.
sold on the 22nd by the MASTER. in
Chancery to Mr.. Herbert jackson, Rocejvsr
Of Thos. Daniel & 20, Limited, for 8I7, 454.
the appraisement.
About halt post 8 O'Clock on Saturday
morning last a fire broke out at Hastings
which completely destroyed an unoccupied
h9use'iu s.. Matthias Chapel gap belonging
to Mr.. Grayfoot, aud partially DESTROYED
another obliquely opposite belonging to and
occupied 10y a shopkeeper named Armstrong.
The NiIit,ry Hospital Corps were FIRST at the
scene and succeeded IN keeping the fire in
check until the arrival Of the Brigades and
Fare engines Both prope rites were covered
by insurance. There being soa e suspicious
circumstances in connection with the fire al
Armstrong's house, himself and wife were
placed under arrest on Saturday afte n5or
and are now in custody at District 3.