HBH 1890 July 23 BELL Sergeant-Major-HIGHMAN-Mc LEAN George WELLINGTON The Maritime Council, after fully discussing the marine officers' difficulty, interviewed both the Hon George Mc LEAN, the representative of the ship owners, and Captain HIGHMAN, secretary of the Marine Officers' Association. Sergeant-Major BELL died suddenly yesterday afternoon. On his return home from his office he stated to his wife that he felt in his usual health, but he laid down on the couch and subsequently went to bed, where in a few minutes he expired without uttering a word. For the past 18 months he had been suffering from Diabetes. He served ten years in India in the second Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, and was through the INDIAN mutiny in 1857 and the ASHANTEE war in 1873-74. He was afterwards stationed in various parts of IRELAND, and 16 years ago was sent out to NEW ZEALAND by the Home government as drill instructor, which position he filled up to the time of his death. Deceased will be accorded a military funeral..