Colonial News.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 388, 23 July 1856, Page 8

Colonial News.

The " Zingari " arrived in this harbour from the north, on iSJonday morning. She brings us no Australian nor English papers, the mail of March 21st, not having! arrived when the William Denny left ;i, but we gather from the "New Zealander" the

items of English intelligence given elsewhere, which came to Melbourne by the ship " Atalanta." The "Zingari" brings us also the latest dates of our northern contemporaries, obtained from each port at which she called on her way down. We shall as usual give prominence to the proceedings of the Genera) Assembly at Auckland, of which we have accounts to the Bth inst. We remark ths,t several southern members have left Auckland for their homes and that the remainder seem to be setting about the necessary business of the session, with great earnestness, to ensure to themselves an early departure. The pages of our contemporaries aie even more completely devoted than our own to Colonial politics, but the subject does not appear so entirely .v to engross the people of the provinces, if we^ may judge from the repeated announcements of theatrical representations, both amateur and regular, in almost every settlement. There is not much Colonial news to o-ather from the papers ; such as there is we give below, in the order of the Provinces. AUCKLAND. We have much regret in stating that as his Excellency and Mrs. Gore Browne were proceeding from their temporary residence to Government House, for the purpose of receiving their guests on the occasion of the ball, the carriage was overturned in Mechanics' Bay. Mrs. Gore Browne fainted with the shock; but was recovered with proper attention. "Mrs. Browne returned home; his Excellency proceeded to Government House, from whence he returned at an early hour. We are given to under-

stand that the accident arose from the, pole of the carriage slipping at tho top of the Parnell hill, going down to Mechanics' B?,y. The driver, who displayed much coolness, was able to keep his horses together -until the bottom oi' theislope had been readied, and the wooden bridge passed, immediately past which the overturn took place.— S. Cross.