Tuesday, January 1, 1884   BIRTH,- At Queenstown, December 29, 1883, the Wife of Harry D. EDKINS of a Daughter. BIRTH,-  At Braam Nek, on the 26th Dec. The Wife of Mr. E. GREEN, of Southyville, of a Daughter.   Friday, January 18, 1884   DIED,- At the Diocesan College, Rondebosch, on the 8th January, Richard Walter, fourth son of John and Frances C. FROST, of Thibet Park, aged 18 years and 5 months.   DEATH OF MR. N. HOWSE. The Star of Monday last reports:- The announcement on Saturday last that Mr. N. HOWSE, the senior partner of the firm of N. HOWSE & Co., was no more, was received by the general body of citizens with some surprise;  but to his family, and to those of his friends who had known him intimately during his late brief residence here, it was somewhat expected.  He left Grahamstown some six months ago partly for business, but chiefly on account of his health, which gave cause for much anxiety to his family.  He had suffered from consumption, and even while here he was known to have wasted away considerably, though to outward appearance he was in robust health.  He died at Witney, in Oxfordshire, on the 5th inst., just a week before the news reached here.    Mr. HOWSE was the son of Mr. James HOWSE, one of the 1820 settlers, who was killed, we believe, at Lieuwfontein, Fort Beaufort district, by the Kafirs during the last war.  He was most energetic as a business man, having for years conducted the English affairs of the firm of HOWSE, REYNOLDS & Co.;  and helped to make it the successful and prosperous firm we have known it to be.  To the present generation in Grahamstown Mr. HOWSE was comparatively unknown, his visits to the Colony having been but few and brief, until he came out last year or the year before to take up his permanent residence here.  But in that short time he had earned a reputation for upright dealing and honour in all his business transactions, while in private life he was genial as a friend, liberal and kind-hearted when the claims of the poor or distressed were brought to his notice, and the loving head of a large and honoured family circle, to whom we tender our most sincere condolences in their great grief.  Mr. HOWSE waa 57 years of age at the time of his decease. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Particulars of a very sad nature (says the Star of Friday) reached Grahamstown from Alicedale yesterday.  It appears that as the train was proceeding from Cookhouse to Alicedale between one and two o’clock in the afternoon, the fireman, a young man named Charles BEVIDGE, of this City, thought that something was wrong with the break chain.  After passing Middleton the young man climbed over the coals and leaning over the end of the tender endeavoured to ascertain the cause of the stiffness in the break.  Evidently he overbalanced himself and fell under the carriages, the whole train passing over his body, which was found dreadfully crushed about the breast and ribs.  Life was not quite extinct when he was picked up, but the unfortunate youth never spoke again. Mr. PIERCE, the guard of the train, wired to the deceased’s father here, informing him of the accident, and subsequently of his death, which occurred very shortly afterwards.  The remains were placed in a coffin sent down from Grahamstown, and were brought to town this morning from Alicedale, accompanied by the father of the deceased.  Charles BEVIDGE was a fine, steady, sober, and industrious young man of about 20 years of age, the main-stay of his family, who are in comparatively humble circumstances of life.  His death will be a severe loss to them, and they have the public sympathy in their sudden and heavy bereavement.  They lost their eldest son at Kalibani.   Friday, January 25, 1883 (sic)   DROWNED.- At about 10 a.m., on Thursday morning whilst a labourer named Albert MEYER was working on the new jetty his hat was blown into the sea and he immediately divested himself of his clothes and jumped into the water after it.  After regaining his property he commenced to swim back, but before the unfortunate man could reach the jetty he was observed to sink and did not rise to the surface again.  The tug James Searle was quickly on the spot, and for some time cruised round with her trawling nets but up to last night the body had not been recovered.  Deceased was, we believe a German by birth, aged about 33 years, and had only been in the Harbour Board employ three months. – P.E. Telegraph.   Tuesday, January 29, 1884   INSOLVENT ESTATE Of James WRIGHT, Of St. Marks. The first and final Liquidation Account in the above Estate will lie for the inspection of Creditors at the Office of the Resident Magistrate of St. Marks for a period of seven days from Monday, the 21st January, and for a further period of 14 days at the Office of the Chief Magistrate, Tembuland, from the 30th January, 1884, after which the Chief Magistrate will be moved to confirm the same. S.D. SNOOKE, Sole Trustee.   DIED,- In Queenstown, on the 23rd of January, 1884, Maryann Edith, beloved daughter of T.A. and M.A. TRENNERY.