In a pauper's grave in St. Andrews, the victim of one of the most loathsome diseases that flesh is heir to, rests all that is mortal of George LANE. Few of those who have waited upon this poor unfortunate in his declining years knew that his hand held the throttle of the first steam war vessel that Great Britain ever owned. Yet evidence can be found to establish that fact beyond question. Lane was an Englishman by birth. In early life he was apprenticed to the engineering firm of Mandesley & Co. When the first naval steamer was built, Lane was placed in charge of her engine. How long he held the position is not known. It is known, however, that he was in the English navy for a number of years. When Col. Mandesley, a member of the above firm, visited St. Andrews fifteen or twenty years ago, he was told of Lane's existence. The colonel remembered him distinctly and Lane and he had several interviews. Through the intervention of Col. Mandesley, on his return to England, Lane was granted an allowance by the English government. When Lane first came to St. Andrews, 38 or 40 years ago, he was one of the biggest dandies in town. It was his boast that he had 22 white waistcoats to select from. He usually appeared on the street with wide man-of-warmen pants on. In those days he was a railroad engineer. He had come out to Canada from England and had driven a locomotive in Quebec before drifting to St. Andrews. The bane of his existence was grog. Everything he owned went to rum. At last the day came when had no place to lay his head. He sought shelter in the cabin of an old stranded schooner that was lying in the upper part of town. Then disease fastened itself upon him and the poor dissipated wretch had to abandon his cabin home at last to seek refuge in the Poor House. There he lived until a few days ago. His exact age at the time of death is not known, but he is believed to have been near 90. (abridged)