Local Intelligence.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 478, 3 June 1857, Page 6

Local Intelligence.

We find that wo have to choose between. eon-J jne'.it.inij orrtlie' . .prO'oeertings of the Provincial Council in this part of our columns, and re'poVti/fg'^tem dajr :«foy<lay 'arider their -special

, notice M-. other .natters „pf,,. Jocal -jn£ere|,t,. : which .hwveibr a, short.timQip^i h,een vem%ms record by us, but are ctow(lfd'mt:hy^hgimtion. - Onr readers may .say: thaS^ve do not give as i)ews of anj,.ky i( f j we must acknowledge that advertiseme,nts crowd mope tixw'Xh? VsWWl] 'Thf #t;ls. ihafc: ; v^e ai^in.aposjtiftn in w.ljich"weWiiarsngMly^rtlafge'jfhe'^i?e.of oiir^puVrial^btit^t^we haye v.cry, |a^ .j»ajppr to .print; on^antf Verpifjtie of it' I|. our waaers'wijl a\vait in patience the arrival $• $k(()sip 'Heroe^of. lAjin^.; we, Ml flrivileg"£.of. hatfbg 4jMp,veFnment,tQ Vqrov^ 3"^ blame on.' '. !, „r-,:!,.■,'.. r l.,1.,. „Cj.'^ .' f . T. ■', b u V^eare .y.evf muich in arrears 'witti'oti'r! local - infe)|igence.:'' After a long1 cbn'tin'ued-'bali&ness of '^iifha'rDbur; we^ 'had,a yfaek ago, «t ziiah of briga^and' schboriers 7''irora-^li'' The news brought by them we are- iurnishii^' i^ : detail from tim^ to-'tefie. ;' r rili H" :^<. : '-;.v'- > j amusements, Two concerts" and subaU;rh^W J t3ome v pff ■4uringv^h,^,,pj^t, l %t^igLhK-.-j.-.?!l^#l'st I xspnsfipt one,p£ ; ilihe/,s^i ; es,gi^gn / b^y, i |he ;^r ; j ielifcon .Choral Society ..The giye.o ion s W.edne,sday-;jast^ -by^Mr,,,^r^n,qfche^ad^ i ( »'lsiinilar,unde4akin^.aj; f ,pjms^e^ch^ja^^ ,ye,it .s|icc;e ; ssful, ;-3!h«. -H^; i&i re?--st-/ffl? I of Oant,erb.u,ry and" ; w'a^i the. r .^a t y;es.t; <a@(| .■ best; .attended ,witi]ia .■mf,M?Wf>}y~ VptV : ..th^ ;.. oldest' inhabiiWfc.,,!';" t , jis aobM. be wJthpuCher.. shai^ !V .pf, arpu§^menj6. j .-sChe^Qh,oral .Sqciety advertises; 'f^r t\\\s i evening, the }>rogramna.e of which ccinjijiinp j /piarLy, attractive pieces...... , T: ...,.;:, v-,..-- : ■,•.',(; ■:.^he.-,Sumner l^oadvhas^ \ .pietjpn,. Wn, v : p,te,d; ; jfo,r ijt;.by. tih'e : fC^incil.. , , n >The iriyer jWaimalva^jri^^as., j?pen j o,verea^'h brancii, J :Tlie.npr,tihern;,.oiie (bias M pe^n\',cib^men,ce4j!^9.! Wsjil % ;.rapid,ty coi^ple^ed.;^Tjti^^u^ern;' ".9J}e I 'is'ia wprk,of muca\ Jgrfi^t^;'ip^ni:t.udp, ai>d'risk, | ! t aud certainly,^eeni»|rtbpJg^eanJ^de^lnng \ .Soy tlieTtime: and.plac^.. j^lip. hcote js^stiuj 'Un,b.ri|dge4 |A/tender.pf;.jej\ l 9op.able j amoiintj'hiisj ; ai'jast, j been;sient.)n. jaaicf.jae^pt&d^n^" the *c'pn-! ,trac,t, .under,talj:enj'jfQr i( t}ie ,qp.^struction:', v oC•' the I ' much^!eec[e(ii^eCT^p;ad and'dram. ; i'T|^i'-;wi?^ts; .hjiy^^een-begunjj'bjat we and short ■9- aJ r;?', wt .4° ra' uP^^^^-^.■'.PV^^'-jl'Me' ; .pEogrgss\o|.!tliis Hiia other .uri.a.eVtaUiiigs'. j '•'' ! i: . j.Goicl ; ,,an^.h r i'gh "fw^nds ' prevail//.'but .^6t[ •wet, „Tljißi:e h.as.j!been'.y,ery,little rain hitfiefto; ...fqr.the.time.pf|,ye<ir; jnoienftu^h, it is'said^in' jspme parts-pf.the;'cpui),try v ../' 'r ■' /'_'.' ; ' \.'j \ The weather has closed" MiI.'"Fple'y's .cii;cus pperations for. the season. One or two Bkhibi-: bitions prqjni9ed;|;o^Lyttelton /were suspended,! and the cQinnany has divided,'^lr. Axtelle' gding with isOTrfe, pf;' ther t):plijiei''on';a-short!';pro-j y|ii(iial tOnt-'thrpygli' Batiks' 'Peiiinsu'lap'andi ,'thence, we believe, tbiOtagp. .Hi? company,was: 1 ;refieived, We?? hfe'ar, '•' by•; n ! y &cy ' {ijum erpuS -''audi-' ■ atid.'wi't^ hiuch: applaufee/at"Pigeon Bayithe btherVe^ning, on'.tlieir-'way?to Akaroav' -: :r!- ) ■ '^"'There is'|;s'6rrie'"talk of' a;dramatic rep^esen-! . tafcio'n during the \9iriter months ih/Lytti&ltqn. With' these, if' they'Cpme'1 tCKpass^and 'the lectures of the Colonist'.Sbciefyj arid above all the "Choral Society, we 'have A, prospect? 6f rpassing ' several agreeable' evenings,v<jurhig.-thet months '{'O 'COme.' '''"' ; - ■•■'■-■'l-~; '::[/; '■<■-'■.- •:::;i.-< ; v : ••• ; ■/..'■,,.• ',T. :'\.' ''''"..TlSijiKt)1 ../"-.'1' ';' ■"■'" -'••'•i':' ' \ \ /: ,T.he'.l?rovin( ; ;ial i Gpyerji mtertt'GazettiQ''6f Monr I day last contains "the" fbllowi in'g' Jl^tßr|:~ '' ' j ■ ■:: ■■■"■■'■- ••■■■. ■■• ;.,,,.,,,,^tfe^;'23^,l^rCl^7^ ' • ;Siß,r—Jniajnswpr to ypur./ay'fjur. of'tne 2A?t H).st.|, ' jpe (fl;stat^-iiny ppjfjiofl of/,Ti ( jfj?irnjis k ' rplace.for.fye^sels'to.ffeiiqept^fiiymg cjiily oeen' there 'jprfce, am -not in iiiy .ov/p Jinp\vie(ige to form Q.n.e :,,but cqmparjjip: it. with Kew Plymouth ; jpn the Tty.esf,,coast of-.^ie'^orth'j^s^ncl and ofher [ ,ppen r9ju}s,t.eHds.J.!iave .v,jsj,t^d.,..ti)j^jkf^ijat ; ''ahy;.'c)jii!s 'j jnfiyes?t;l,:'j, i using,ordinary, jjrecaUti'pi^ 'fxik.'y [lantV aiifl ''; receive carjjo with perfect safety ;..^.e '/Jac^i'ty-tV'iifl .'i ;jt .may he do.iieiyvoiUd.pfx'o'wrsVTOUQii.d'epenid''1 ,on the kujdiof.jboatsfan^pepple enjpToveel^ 'It " .wel.l;sheltered froiu the, tiiat^bi^w^ j'jiV hardest ' and get up, the ; heaviest,s,^eU, mimely^ .S.-Westerly. '! ■The holding...ground,,appeared, to, mp' very.gdbd ; ! imonrings. suitable for vessels ; pf : 156: to-/200 tons ••would, he of great, service, as it-vvo'ui^ enable, them trt. get ui^ier we,i.gh qi\ick,ly.!oii the.firsf.tinp'ekraiice of bad. weather. As jl.am.iu^ch 'pressed fpr time you willplerisfi excuse..tl.ie, brevity, pi" my. wplj^. I,(iiiye the horior to'.re,ii'\ai^ Sir, :'' Your Honor's obedieni s'efyartt, '■'I ll

Lyttelton, "Mew "Zealand, • j }„■: ;: ; ;.K sth May, 1857. I Sir,—l beg to inform you tliat I have been down | to Timaru in my schooner, the Highlander, 148 ! tons, to bring up Wool tor Mr,' ftmleriek Banks, of j die ■firfri '(Vf'\Vle^sr^' Miles,- Kington ajid 00. v a|id, i as'hsr>t6ld>m€ you).wotj]d be'jjrlad.tp; i^. ! farmaoidu alMiut that pjaij.e.Jjk^y, tOjiPjoy.e Jo ! the Colony, I beg to report as follows :—■ „,,; v . i I arrived there, ilu/ing, a r soiith,-<?ast wind, blowing i ljfird,,,a .heavy jj^Vj^aji f filling '.outside, bnt ..tliere waj : coijipar?tiy;ejy:^mdot)>'.',.water aiojig ■t^'^C#iVan- : cjOTef in ' ifour"'and!- 'a r hal C' fathfyib,; P^U» point Beariiia 'soiith-east "bf^oiiW fiair!s6\\ih, p^n'tiiortiUvie^t'Hy; north1;'"' vferyV giiod' holding g'rQ^id- ptnefy (: Received qn board -from Hi? shiVre'SO''baiey'df »'ool ibp ' saijje afterwoon wie arrived; taking 'the'J^aleaiafa- bqard,'at the ,rate of ! aboi|t 20 balpaf^j/bdur.it'rqjnrone bpat^.layat an.: ctaiJ^alliJtbat .WR^.-.wif^jsai^.,?e t e(ed, ; a^(|,;f^wed, Jyifb.. a, spriflgiftpon.fl.ie cabje re^dy^fl^tMi shp ; .'tbcUiejct dHy.was. cj4lt.jj,,.wj^ ..^Qdcrate B.wen,;;re. ce^ed',on,boijT^' Qfi. \\f\U-%,mpre ,M;.qpi, at^bput th,e sarne'!r,atf ?)i? hbov.ey.w) i iob coiiip te'ted" tlie c;trgo 1 1)e.re w<is'r<?Jfdy ft"l" '-abipmeii't'lit; torj^niied calm'until:7 o'clphki^jri., Vvirh a ■fkliftig'-jbarometer^i;'7;3o p.iri;, 'fresli' vvi'tid rV6iT» thefsottr^eas^vefy/.tHrty weather i -with ligh.tniHg; l»ove-'sli<5ri^and nvadp sailc at 8, I p/m., weighed,'ai that tiijie ■ blowing^strong?.,.'lt ,wifl -be 'eViclent that-the wind«> I-: ha^; ! l>ot'h; aw£ing : and ■»»i!«ig';were.abp^l;vas.«nf»;y,«)i"^bift.aß.,J:,w.e]J c,pu]d iiaivje; but iUhftd-.np-'lififiiilty-eitJl^r^.a^cKorijig .^r jsav^ng.. . J lv+re j rnai4e^ i .-:t;bat[t)ie.;ffa,v i e!s',}j,o. { flnt.,^r^jc jijHir.Vqse.'liotnV.p|]j'!^ jnj»ch,4n placie: J 'nv»y jjifbriii ybti tjial. X lia'ye,' lw.;n.'.'ta !' ptfi "Portland Bay and pQrt Fairy,: jiV Victqnk, l and I' oonsid'er ;;tha't Ti'marii';is ■:bttter;'tlian'-■'either.l '''■■• I have -also |vis«ed:-;many .■ptiier'plWri roa'flst'eads,^-'arid I is^' as; -good'; ■'&#■ "•"flip : West 1 •■■■ lia ve> j,seen t ■ ,an|ri -with ■good inoorings, it svould^in niy .opinun'), b.<ja •safepl'ace.'-for-:]arge-'Ve-sselß.-tq-xisiU' '-Jo«ia"X-;f< dd.ithftt iCaptain,Caii», who>.i§ stat^ned.ja,t Titijaruy and : ,at--tenas to vthe:'?jlipinent^i^jYppl, &%iWa§ .moat .agsj-r .du ? ou4]yjatt^ntjve.tqhiijrf.udes. , : ' ,',V- ■ ..-..,;■ ..','i'i '-:' ; ; -.JJ)a^ e-the hi):n^,tp,b.e, Sir,';.• ; (i '!j ■ ■'..; i youj;.pb,pfii,ent and vespectful'serv^iit, -'" ' ' ,:,'■..*'..""V!,. \ T ';CoNßApi,:'^liiSteil^arlner.:' .^9.',l^s\-p,OMflri;ErFitz^erai , .' .' S^peKijite.iidt'pt pf^b.e !Pi-.'^i^ce/6r,Can"tefbury.

■ "' A^iDii?i6NAL i;Poittiif g'Pil^ces.-^-Hlj!- |.ilonbr. the has ftppojntfid .the. Residence M^.jiJ^n'Ha^hurst, Oh; J'tJi:e ;Nprth bank .of ;tlie : nyer Ashburtbn^ and t&^ office of the 'Eesiiienit; M "be polling1 places '•Sir tfe C^ristchiircli Cpiitvtry E)is{;rict.;:; ■';'; '