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“This fa trae lherty, wha fravdorn mon, Haring to adviog the pulsic, may yank trae.” tom. SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1870. Once more, and we trust for the last time, we revert to the ease of the un fortunate Lawensa. We maintained theroughout, from the first moment the rumour of the dreadful tragedy reached us up to the very last, that the man had died from the effects of an enormous draught of ale. This opinion we held in the very teeth of considerable opposition. First of all we had the coroner's distum that the man had died from natural causes, in no way arising from his unnatural debauch, and that an inquest was no necessary. Theo we lrd letters pub lished in the columen of a contem pony written in the names of thawey gegedi natricune distorting the teli et ad thus endaavouring “to twe the veracity of our statement, abtha magisterial inquiry. One had the opinion of the coroner's alter ago, the matical officer of the Hos pit, that death was caused by inflam mation of the langa. Our view of the matter had been fully borne out and endorses by the highest authority in the land. The Atroaser-Gexenan, in his letter to the Beach, writes that “he has no doubt whatever, from the perusal of the evidence, that Livenen died from the effects of the bear he was induced to drink, but that the evidence was not strong enough to justify a crimi nal action being instituted against any of the persona concerned, The Atroc. sey GLyERaL, in other words, admits that he is morelly convinced by the cir cumstantial evidence alone — partial and incomplete as that is—that the man died from the affecta of the beer that he drank; but from the incon clusive nature of the evidence he con siders he would not be legally justified in putting the country to the expenas of a criminal prosecution. The farrago of nonsense—dignified by the name of medical svidanca—he simply ignores. In a previous article we plainly ex premed our opinion on to the manner in which the magisterial inquiry was held, and the lama conclusion that way arrived at. Two witnesses, who by a strange oversight were not subpopad at the inquiry, have recently, quite no solicited thus, tendered information which would not only have completely altered the complexion of the affair, but would also, we venture to say, inves very materially influence the Arronney-Geyerun in his recent decision. This information furnishes the connecting links that were required to rivet the chain of evidence in sup port of our original view. Mr. Barrenist very explicitly de scribed the symptoma of the case up to the time of Taseuisste admission into the Hospital, after which he appears to have had no further opportunity of observing him. One of our in formants picks up, as it were, the chain where Mr. Barkessy dropped it, and link by link com pletes the circle. After admission into the Hospital the man, it appears, still complained of acute pain in the stomach, which he attributed to “some thing giving way inside” after his enor mous draught of ale, was constantly retching up stuff that looked like chocolate, consisting evidently of blood and slime, and vomited everything that he might have eaten during the visits of our informant. He was last seen alive on the night preceding his death when the whale of his abdoman, up to the pit of the stomach, was greatly awoken, and he was in great agony, and at times delirious, Hoe was lying on his aide with his legs drawn up, a Bee (our informant states) which I maintained throughout the whole period of his illness at the Hospital. If the medical witness in this case, who is also the coroner of the district, from want of ordinary medical insight or ignorance of his profession, failed to interpret aright the signa that Nature be clearly portrayed before him, then he is into facto unfit for his official posi tion as Coroner and Medical Officer' for the district. On the other hand, if he is not ignorant of his profession but, clearly understanding the case, deter mined at any cost to suppress the truth—then we must charge him with even a grosser offence. Upon one or the other horn of this dilemma—pro fessional ignorance or a disregard of the obligations of the witness-box—this gentleman must be contented to be impaled. To either case one conclusion is inevitable —that he is utterly unfit for this present ofizial position. It is gravely asserted that, by some exbesordinary process not described, a wonderful change has taken place in the neighbourhood of the Police Paddock, nothing less in effect than “the absorption of the Public Reserve at the fost of Fitsmaurice-street | Something more than “absorption ” must have been effected. There must have even a re-formation of the whackbed particles, and a “throwing up of newly-arranged matter from the old material; for we find that the Reserva in question, having been quietly “absorbed by a mysterious agency, appears again in a moat obstruction form, “aloning to the public one of the oldest established fords and crossing-places in the dis trict.” Woe do not intend offaring any remark upon the characteristically mis chievous spirit in which this statement is made; that we may venture to any there never was any safe or publicly recognised ford within the limita of that and referred to. Persona would certainly cross the river in two places within the boundaries of the Police Paddock, and still can do so, when the stream is low; but both fords are dangerous, and always were go, and were scarcely ever oaed. That which was $0 very unsafe, is now nearly impassable, and the other has been rendered useless to the public by a purchase of land on the north side of the river, which purchase encloses the ford. The Bridge Company has nothing to do with closing up the Pissage to the “old punt gangway.” When the Bridge was opened, the pant was removed, and for economy's sake, and to secure a more useful paydock for the police horses, the present enclosure was authorised. We fully endorse all that has been said as to the pressure of the high rate of tolls upon the public, but the opposition brought to bear on the Gridge Company has been of a most aggravating and impolitic character. The interests of the public have been findoles or Ist some! ® termly that fata, intertsta, in a general a case, inuat and should give way to the public good. Here, however, we have private interests, secured by a Bill of Eighta ; and if the Legislature have given the Bridge Company certain advantages, they are not to be booaled from their enjoyment of them. The Bridge Com pany, however, are now forced to act on the defensive, and we await the trial of strength with the old prayerful ejaculation, “Gon defend the right, [t ig an error to assert that “the Supreme Court have long ago decided that the public cannot be debarred from crossing the river wherever they may pleas. The Supreme Court simply decided that “the Bridge Company could not charge toll on parsons or cattle fording the river, and consd. quently not aging the Bridge; and this was a common-sense decision, for the Act provides a special punishment for “ evasion of the tulls” by crossing the river anywhere within the two mile limit. The Company have never interfered, however, with anyone for using the fords, and never would have done so but for this extreme movement, or rather, from the bouncing, bullying tanner, in which a demand, just and reasonable in itself, has been attempted to be enforced. To par we have the pleasure of pub lishing the proclamation incorporating the borough of Wagga Warga. The next step will be the appointment by the Governor of a Returning Officer, and the fixing of the date for the elec tions. This may be done any time within three month from the date of proclamation; and as there can be no reason for further delay, it in 67 be hoped it will be done at once. Thar will come the important vocation, who are to form our first Council. We know the kind of men we want, and, happily, there are many of exactly the Stamp required, amongst us. It will be for the electors to make such a choice as will conduce both to their own interest and the reputation of the town. There is an impression, we believe, that anyone can vote for the first municipal elections whose name is on the electoral roll. This is not aol. To addition to being on the electoral roll, it is necessary that all voters should also be liable to pay rates As we shall have many more opportunities of referring to this subject, we shall confine ourselves for the present to very heartily congratulating the town on the achievement of the long-desired and greatly asped boon of self-govern ment, AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH. Tom uncertainty of life was sadly exemplified on Wednesday morning by the sadden death of a young man panat who, to the absence of Mr. Rows, chemist and druggist, had charge of his dispanaary. The decease! was a stranger here, and so far as it is yet kenown, had no relations or connexions to the colony. He was about 23 years of age, apparently, all of the Hebraw race, bara, anyone have them informed, In the West Inliea. From inquiries, we find that shout four months since, he made his appearance at the Timat ne an culinary diagmin, ont apparantly in a state of at destitution we applia | Our aid to Mr. Ministeron, of that class, and was relieved. He afterwards ap plied for aid to Mr. Fearne, car towns in, of photographic fama (then at the Tumut), mail van most himbly and charitably sasisfied. Baynes stated that he had coms from Bingendorf, where he had been engaged as in teacher, but whether in a private or peas capacity does not appear, Mr. carne gave him employment, simply to preserve him from want, and brought him to Wagga Wagga, where he generously lent his three pounds to procure and eattf, and make himself presentable. Having been actuatomed to a dispensary, and Mr. Reva desiring a change for the benefit of his heaith, Baynes was engaged to conduct the business at confortable wages, in a comfortable home, and his circumstances were at once male to weir a hopefal aspect. More time he con ducted himself reapactably, Mr. Rowe left horns, and immediately a change took place in Baynes's comduct. The deceased gave way to intemperance and became unsettled in his habits, appearing nervous and excitable. Still he was up to his duties, whilst engaged in them. At 10 o'clock on Tuselay night, he appeared to be in the enjoyment of por foot health; and, bayond on senantiie Yankeeish art of “smartness,” which ap pears to have been his natural habit, nothing coliar was ohwrrable in him manner. On Wednealay morning at eight o'clock he was found a corpus. Te lay upon the bel partially sheat, having on mire, trovners, wal socks, and appeared to have lain down in a perfectly natural way, ana fallen into an eternal sleep without the slightest bodly suffering. The death having been officially reported, the police took charge of the bury, and the coroner ordered a poet marten ex amination to the maila by Dr. Largs, and summoned a jury for four o'clock, THE INQuestT. At 4 o'clock on Walnesday afternoon jury of twelve were sword in, of which Mr. Solin Bentley was appointed foramin. Having viewed the holy the soroner, RB. C. Robison, Esq., opened the proceedings. faarg: Haghstone, being sword, dopemed ? Was in the service of Mr. v8, chemist ani draggist, of Futermanrice-atrest ; knew de censel, who was also in Mp. Roses servics as diapensar; sin hint at intervals during the div; saw him at about a quarter post 1 o clock last night, when he went out, aml witness locked up the shop ; decens uf ied a room attached to Syrhramisca ; eccased envlil ned 225 to the shop without ‘Winans Wikvhis, who kept the keys; might have taken slings from the shelves during the day withmé knowledge of witness . Mecausen had been about three weeks in Mr. Rowe's employment, and had ben drinking of and on during all that time; hot been 59 rrunk of timea as to be unable to dispense ; heard decewel go into his room about half ast 12 or 1 o'clock this (Woodmanlay) morn ing; he was making a great noise; could hardly describe it; it was as if he were drunk, and grumbling about something ; decsnand but a light in his room, and witness say it moved about as if carried ; believer witness carried the light from an adjoining room to his own ; heard no noise afterward ; between 7 and 4 o'clock this morning finding deceased was not up, awl thinking it was time he moved, peeped through the window and saw Jim lying on the bar; called him, bat got no answer; got through the window and triad th rouse him, bat could not: heard a pectiliae gurgling noise in his throat, and became alarmed ; deversel trad all his clothes od; fan of at once for Dr. Lyons, who iirected him to call in Dr. Large, who came and pronounced the man dan; some time afterward in a phial near deceased's bed ; cowld not tell what it contained. William Metcalfaworn : Waa an assistant to Mr. WC. Hanter: had a sen deceveead at intervals during Tuesday ; exw him at about a quarter to 10 o'clock that night; he was not then, ao far aa witness could des, under the instance of drink ; appeared to witness quite sober, Charles Sagnies sworn: Waa a atationsr. c., and rasbled in Pitamauries at rest ; knew decewe ; daw him two or threes times during Toes lay ; aow him that about a quarter past 19 o'elogke + was within a few yards of him; deceased was going in the direction of his hoima; it was noir Bergin, Moxham, and Corbirn's a store that he won him; deceased was walking smartly, and steady and upright; believed him to be perfectly aolear. William Lyons, surgeon, deposed ; Kaan fleceased ; he was acting as diapenser to Mr Row, chemist and druggist; ow deceased about a quarter pistning on last night ; ouhl ont aay he was then tipsy; saw him tipsy about eight ir ten days am; ilecensed bail heen abowt three wool in Mr. Rowe's services 5 about quarter past eight o'clock this morning, George Hughatone (the first witness) ovum in a atxte of very great excitement, and told him he belisvead Me. Baynes waadying ; was then just taking his bath; to save thms directed the messenger to ran as quickly as possible for Doutor Large, and he, witness, would be down as fast as he could; in about ten minutes afterwards Dr. Large rode hur riedly to witness's residance and reported that Baynes was deaf, and had been so appa rently shoot a quarter-of-an-hour, leaving his morning calla to make, did not sow the body until about ten o'clock, when Sergeant Carroll and Mr. F. A. Tompson were present ; decsared lay in a natural easy position as if asleep, and partially dress; saw a phial with a small quantity of coloured liquid in it, which was svidently Seneca tincture of cardamoms, which is harmless. William Large, being duly aworn, deposed that the ware legally granied medical prac titioner; om for the direction of the coroner had this alteration male a pow mortem exa mination of a human body in the dead-house of the ceesere brain ; ‘and it much congested, anily impregnated with blood ; there was anificiant hesesernt for sudden death in the condition of the brain itself ; opaned the thorax; found the heart perfectly healthy ; the lungs sound, bath much congestal ; opaned the stomach ; it contained 66 solid foel, fond arel coloured fluid, similar to that which was confined in 3 phial he now proloced, and which he believed was compound tincture of cardamoms ; tinc ture of cardamome was harmless ; the bottle which held the Aid had been found in deceased's bedroom. In reply to questions from jurors the witness is that intemper ance would certainly accelerization, if gich a tendency existed, and that could Hobypomihly say, from the general investiga tion he had made, whether locasses had been largely addicted to drinking or not. This concluded the evidence, The Coroner caprees his opinion upoa it in general terms, on the jury found that deceased flies from congestion of the brain, accelerated by intam perance.” The body of the tinfortaunats young man was handed over to Mesara, Bittersby and Pan Aston for intermest; and thus perished another victim to the giant vies, which atulls in horridity throughout the Woes Rory merits hartings, springer a y beitchians bale a Supreme Ceat of Vistoite to use affilavite in the colony of New South W. ST. PATRICK'S DAY RACES. Tata meeting came off om Thoraiay. With every desire to be easily pleased, we can nevertheless only conscientiously describe it athe very dullest thing in reusi nestings it was over our misfortune to attend. Not withsband the attraction of splendid weather, and at least a long programme, the attendance was miserable. A few buygwled and hornmen dotted about the course, a cluster of beater and thirsty individante arcana Me. Boon'a bowth, and a small, but select coie of local magnates and wader-and aver men in front of Mr. Clarke's Grand. Stand Bar, constituted the mosting. ‘The Stand itself presented a met baggarly account of empty beaches, and wa ragretied to see the apace man ally act apart for the beauty of Wagga, almost tenantless. The raging was worthy of the attendances. Almost every event was a certainty. Mr. M'Alister, aided by the radouhtable Yeomana, appropriated most of the good things, and as everyone knew beforehand that he would do so, it became a question how far it was worth while stopping to see him do it. In the absence of any legitimate racing excite ment, the spectators were compatial to lntake themselves to other sources of amuse ment. The barn did a roaring trade, and the liberal patronage accorda |to two enter prising gamblers who set up their money, tablea within the sacred precincts of the enclasre, must have been very satisfactor to those worthies. In response to their repeated invitations to “put it down, mtlemen! the gsatlamen did ‘ put it own.” Some of them very handsomely ; all the speculative spirit with which Wagga is sometimes credited, came out very strongly. The want of excitement on the écuiras Waa soon compensated for by the intense excitement within theat and edclaurs and men who daclinal to Lay strawa against New Cham or to take the odila agsiant Agnes on the ground that it wasn't a good thing, stake Gheir hlf-crowna in tha turn of a ilia by a black lay with the most plucky indifference to the doctrine of probabilities Thy acona im tha enulowre during the greater part of the afternoon was wall worth sketch ing, and would make a pretty companion picture, as to that of the picnic at the other end of the town, on one of the two extremes of holiday taste in Wages. The following are the particulars of the racing :— Prar Ras. The Mailon Plate of 15 seve., with a sweep of agg, each for second charge ; for all maden herasa; onca rouni ; weight for aga, Mr. A. A. Dovlie's by The Gift, 2 yra. (Bye). By £ 63 Pl. Malliator’s by Nimrod, aged (Yeomans) renew E. Liotett's ¢ g Impudenes, aged 0 The flac Fell to a gnol start, Nimrod soon took the leat, folligral clessly by the Gift an Loanteies, evidently out-paced, Lring- Wy up the rear. This onder was moain tained until the turn into the straight, when the Gift closed upon the levling horse, and after a smart ran beat him by # length, Tmsulence (where it should always be, but unfortunately isn't nowhere. Scoonpaos. St. Patrick's Day Hanlioap, of 49 anvs., with a sweep of 2 sora, esch for secons horse; for all horses, to be hanli cappel by the Stewarly or whom they may appoint. Distance two miles. Mr. P. J. MAlister's by New Chom, aged, 3st 12 hb tyeomansise W. Sawyers br gz Pheasant, 6 yra., Bat 6 [ly Lobe : P. J. M'Alister's ¢ f Agnes, 3 yra., Het Sib (Buffray) .. as A A. Devlin'’s f @ Favourite, 6 yea, Tat 12lb A. Mackenzie's brg Chance, aged Tat Billy E. Lintotv’s bm Laurel, 4 yra., Tat LT Thia was the race of the day. Six horses faced the Stand, but only two were regarded as having much chanes—Mr. Macalister's New Chom and Agnes ; and when that gen tleman declied to wit with the former, the rice was pretty generally considered ma lite rally as aver Wut stonting.” However the tussle wasclower than was exported, Claive dashed off with the laws at a great bat, and the position of the horses the reat time past the Stand won: Chance Tenting, Anas aecoml, Pheasant and New Uham well up, and Pavourito labouring in the rear At the back of the course Chance fell back, as Phenasint took the lead, closely waited upp by New Cham and Agee. At the hill the horses were nearly abreast, and a capital race home casual between the three, New Chom, splendidly ridden by Yeomans, being finally landed a winner by a short length, and Pheasant just defeating Agnes for second place, Tima said to be 2.47. Turan Race, Hack Race, of 10 anva., ones round the coures; heats. The winner to be paid for £ 14 by saution immiliately after the rise, any surplus to go to the funda. Weight, 1st ; post entrance, Mr. P. J. McAlister's Albury (Yeo mana) ... sah dai ak ! E. Lintatt's Little Fish... ~ 22 W. Sawyer's Flying Squadron... 0 0 Albury won both hanta with «ase; and was wold after the race for £ 17, Fouxta Race, All Aged Stakes, of 20 sova. Mile and a half; weight for age. Mr. P. J. McAlister's by New Chom, wr Ae (Yeouana) ah Sawyer's br 8 Pheasant,_ a ra. (Dobson) , 2 A. Mackenxia’s hr. g “Chanaa, aged a Won easily by New Chum, Firra Rack. Selling Stakes, of 15 anova; onde ronal. The winner to be and immediately after the rasa by public auction ; it entered fee £ 23 to carry weight for age if £ 20, allowal Thira ; if £ 15, allowed 14lbs ; if £ 10, allowed 21 lbs, Mr. P. J. McAliater’a b g Albury, £ 16 (Yeomans) evinced Ww. Ewes br g Hard Times, P. I Nicalicnes br, g Crab, aged, Crab jumped off with the lead, and in a short time hes put and a distance between him and the other two horses that, “Will they ever catch him? begins theory. At the far site of the cousa, however, he was over hauled, and a goal race between Albury and Hart Timea ensued, resulting in favour of the former, Sixra Race. Helter Skelter, of 5 ove, for all horses thrus quirters of a mile, cateh wright a Poat entrance. Mr. P. J. Ms Allister’s Les Xeeeeane 1 E. Lintage’s Lwrel . 0 This rasa, which was antiraly Nibeiphi the ‘two horses, was won by Kalfir after a game struggle. Sivaewra Race. The Creminion Stakes, af fee upves . 4 a ten horses, to anheal the Stewards; once round the Saris ii Me. A. A. Devlin's gg Favourite, 8 ak Zlib (Yeomans) BJ. *Mto Alteter's gf Agnes, Tat 12 Ib (Lintott) .. Ww. woes te g Hard Timea 6 at This was a Capital 7a08 5 the horses keep ing well that till the a straight running was road weed Favourite and Agnes not ahead, and a most exciting struggle thatwaan the ave called. tha formal ace on the post by a wave. To most people ie Seemad = dead heat, and considerable dis a vaekna, was expressed with the Judge's s son, Ewern Eacs. The Forced Handicap of 16 sovs., with a aweepol 5 percmt. added, for all win ners; optional to the winners of the Hack and Helter Skelter Risa; to be handi capped by the Stewards, once round. Out of seven horses handicapped only four accepted, at the following weights :— Me, P. J. McAlister's by Kafiir, Bat 21b (Lintott) ... ass as A. A. Devlin's bg Tha Gift, 5 at Boifrey ... ... ae se Ww awyer's by Phassant, Sat 12 lb (Yeomans) eet Ss A. Rekeunwes br g Chance, 7 at This was a smartly-ran race ; all the horses being well up from the start to the finish ; but Kulir, excellently ridden by Mister Lintott, was a trifle too fast for his rivals, and won a quick race with tolerable ease. This being the last event on the card, a general start for home was made and thus terminated the St. Patrick's Day Races for 187).—Yesterday the settling came off at the “Australian,” when the prizes were paid over, Mr. McAlister heading the list with the handsome haul of £ 104 to the southern boundary of the Burough; on the South and on the east by the southern and the eastern boundaries of the Borough easterly and northerly to the Murrumbidges River, at the it of commencement. “South Ward—Parish of South Wagga Wagga, county of Wynyard. Bounted on the south from the Murrumbidges River by Wollantry Lagoon westerly to the centre of Forsyth-street, and thence by a line along the centre of that street westerly to the centre of Docker-Straet ; in the east by a line along the centre of that street sotherly, and along the centre of the road dividing T. Byrnes’ portion 77 and T. Fox's portion 78 southerly, to the southern of the Borough ; on the south and on of the west by the southern and part of the western boundaries of the Borough westerly and northerly to the Murrumbi River; and those on the remainder of weat and on the north by the Murrumbidgee River up wards, to the point of commencement, “Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Culony, at Government House, Sydney, this ffteenth day of March, in the year of oug. Lont one thousand eight hudred ZW seventy, and in the thirty third year of Her Majesty's Reign. “(By Command, Cranuss Cowren. “GOD RAVE THE queey, the will, T,
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