A Sad Case.—Anyone chancing to be in the vicinity of Dr. Tripe's residence, in Cuba street, about half-put four o'clock this morn ing, eaye Wednesday's "Poet," might have seen a young man, only partially dressed, hanging to a window cill on the eecond floor. In his left hand the man held a earring knife, the naked blade of which he brandished threateningly in the air, at the same time uttering piercing cries of "Murder." Pre sently he let go his hold of the window cill and, fortunately, alighted uninjured on the ground. By this time Constable Shea had arrived on the soene, and, in consequence of his strange behavior, the young man, whose name is Edward Fearon, was taken into safe custody. It is said that Fearon'u mind hag become unhinged by reason ol! a too close application to the study ol! law. Articled to a firm of solicitors in Wanganui, he recently became a candidate to pass the legal examination, and the hard! reading he underwent ia order to issue frorc. the ordeal with honors, combined with the anxious suspense in learning the result,, which has not yet been made known, are, id the opinion of Dr. Tripe, responeible for his present state of mind. Since yesterday morning Fearon has been a guest of Dr.. Tripe's, but up to the time of retiring to bed last night had not exhibited any serious; eymptoma of insanity. It was evident, how ever, that his brain was disordered, inasmuch as he was heard to allege that hie meat had been poisoned, that there was a Roman Catholic plot against him, and so forth. Fearon vas examined by Drs. Tripe and Kemp, and subsequently brought before Messrs E. Baker and J. G-. Holdsworth, J.P'e, by whom he was committed to the lunatic eeylum. On the way to the police station ho violently resisted the interference of the constables, two of whom were required to conduct him through the streets.
