Local Intelligence.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 369, 17 May 1856, Page 7

Local Intelligence.

A Provincial Government Gazette notifies the following appointments during tlie temporary absence of Mr. Tailored :—

Mr. W. J. W. Hamilton to be Commissioner of the armed police.

Mr. C. C. Boweu to be Sheriff of the Province. Mr. J. Brittau to be Keeper of the Public Records. The same Gazette determines the sites of the new townships of Akaroa and Timaiu.

" The Town of Akaroa shall be situated on the East side of the Harbour of Akaroa, and ;shall be bounded by a line commencing at the point where the Northern Branch of the Mill Stream falls into the Sea continued Easterly along the northern branch of the said stream to the first fork ; thence in a straight line southerly to the Trigonometrical Pole marked A on the hill; thence in the same direction to the point where the Balgueri Road meets, the eastern boundary of Watson-street; thence along the Eastern side of the last named Road to where it crosses the Eastern boundary line of Le Lievre's land ; thence southerly along the said Eastern boundary, and along the boundary of Mahnanche's land to the Rue Charbonnier; thence across the Rue Charbonnier and onwards southerly in the same direct line as the Eastern boundary of Malmanche's land to Ay]mer-street; thence westerly along the Southern side of the said Street to its junction unh South-street; thence along the Eastern side of the last named street till it meets a continuation of the North East side of the Abattoir Reserve, thence North Westerly along the said line and the North Eastern boundary of the Abattoir Reserve to Low water mark; thence along the sea coast to the commencing point: which boundary line of the said Town is marked in a red potted line on the Map of the Town and Suburbs of Akaroa, signed by the Chief Surveyor and marked A. 3, and deposited in the Land Office at Christchurch.

The Town of Thnaru shall be situated on the Beach at Timaru, and is included within a line commencing at a point on the Beach where a continuation of the South side of the Messrs. Rhodes' freehold land meets the sea, along the sea coast southerly to Point. Patiti, a distance of seventy-six chains ; thence due west a distance of forty chains, thence northerly at a distance of forty chains from and parrallel to High water mark, till it meets the South boundaryjline of Messrs. Rhodes' said freehold land; thence easterly along the said boundary

to the starting point: which boundary line of the said Town of Timaru, is marked in a red dotted line on the map of the Town and Suburbs of Timaru, signed by the Chief Surveyor and marked A. 4, and deposited in the Land Office at Chriatchurch."

The Conceit given by the Lyttelton Choral Society, on Monday evening last, was well attended., but we regret that we cannot congratulate the society on the performances of the evening. Excepting the solo on the violin, given by Mr. Smeaton, the whole of the pieces appeared to be executed with far less spirit and accuracy than we have been accustomed to hear at these concerts. How much the singularly noisy conduct of the audience contributed to this failure, the performers can best determine. A prisoner named Charles E. Smith, who was fully committed to take his trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Conn for this Province, charged with stealing £76 frmn one of the

passengers of the barque "Surge, "late from

England, escaped from the jail on Saturday last, and remained at large till the following Thursday, when he was re-captured by the officer in search for him. He was found amongst the coals on board the schooner " Cuila," which at the time of capture had cleared out for Sydney.

Coal pound in Lytteltos.—We extract the following amusing information from the " Manx Sun."—'"Coal in large quantities has been found in Lyttelton, New Zealand, and is now selling at Ghristchurch, and at the plains in that proviuce, at £5 10s. per ton. "