Constablo Graham was at onco sent out to make enquiries. Deceased was 22 years of ago, and had been in bad health for some time back, and was attended by Dr Lovinge. His illness had evidently affected his mind, for on Friday last he called on Dr Levingc, and asked him to cut off his arm and head. Dr Levingo took him home. Deceased went to bed about 8 p.m., but could not sleep, and his mother gave him a sleeping draught, and ho again went H bed. Ho got up about 3 a.m. and wnlked about all the morning. Shortly beforo 12 noon on Satur day his mother and brother decided to tako the young man into Oamaru, and deceased made pi operations for com ing in, but about VI lio went into his room, and shortly afterwards^ tho report of a gun was heard, and hn was immediately thereafter found on the floor dead, with a gunshot wound in tho head. An inquest will bo hold to-day by Mr Stratford, dis trict coroner. At three o'clock yesterday morning a 12 roomed house at the Bushy Beach, on the Cape, owned and occupied by Mrs Leslie, wns destroyed by firo. A wood fire had been lit mono of the front rooms dining the afternoon, Mrs Leslie not being well, and the firo is supposed to have originated from tlm. Mrs Leslie says she was awakened by i\ crackling noise, and on going to ascertain tho cause found the front part of the houso on fire. Sho immediately awakened her daughters, and got them out of tho house, Bonding one of them for assistanco tj Mr Alex. Smellio's, who lives about a quarter of a mile away. On Mr arrival, however, tho firo had so firm a hold that very little could be saved. Mr Smellic managed to save a shed at tho back by cutting down a fence. Very littlo was saved out of tho house. Tho houso was built about 12 years ago, and cost about L7OO. It was insured for L5OO till about a year ago, when it was reduced to L4OO. Tho insurance was in the South British oflice. The furniture was insured in tho Norwich Union oflico for LlOO, ami it was estimated to bo worth from Ll7O to L'2oo. 