Local Intelligence.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 529, 28 November 1857, Page 5

Local Intelligence.

At the Police Court, yesterday, an information laid by the Collector of Customs for a penalty of £100 incurred by the Master of the Eliezer for not having on his outwards Manifest, from Sydney, and not having given in on arrival at this port, a full and correct account °f all the goods actually laden on board at Sydney. Mr. Hamilton stated- to the Benph that he did not wish to press this information. Captain Wallace had to some extent satisfactorily

H^wSf *he onions in the Manifests. Sj d 'S ? gIVe,S warnin Stothe Master, and hoped that he would warn others, that in future US- °f veaaels arriving from Australian X ™T' d £ W l* P^eded against for not making the fullest reports, both here and at the other side of the water, of the cargo actually m the ship* hold. It appeared that masters of vessels left it to their agents entirely to draw out their Manifests, taking no proper care themselves to see to their correctness. The Collector of Customs, having found that his remonstrances with masters of vessels did not produce much effect, had determined for the future to proceed for penalties. Captain Wallace stated that he had changed his Sydney agents on account of the incorrectness of a previous Manifest, and would take care hereafter to overlook their work himself. The case was withdrawn. An inquest was held on Wednesday last at the Northern Hotel, Kaiapoi, before Dr. Donald, coroner, on the body of a man, name unknown, who was drowned in the river on Mon« day. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased, along with a man by name Taylor, had been bringing a heavy load of bricks across the river in a canoe. They had done the same several times previously, but on this occasion there was a breeze and a ripple on the water. On nearingthe landing place the canoe capsized, and precipitated the men with the cargo into the river. Taylor managed to lay hold of the canoe, but deceased, who had formerly stated that he was able to swim, struggled helplessly in the water. An alarm being immediately given, a boat was pushed off from the shore and Taylor was rescued but deceased had sunk; and his body was recovered only after careful search by dragging, about a quarter of an hour afterwards, when liFe was totally extinct. The verdict of the jury was Accidental Death, in accordance with the evidence.

Mr. In wood, whose undertaking to build a miil and form a mill dam in the Avon, just above the Land Office in Christchurch, formed the subject of legislation in the Council last session, has commenced operations upon his island property there, with a view, we are informed, to the completion of the work, as originally proposed. Tins is a bold undertaking in many senses, not the least important consideration being that the bill passed in its favour by the Provincial Council was disallowed by the Governor. We have just space to notice an erratum in the commencement of our leading article of today which is already set up. For " which appeared in the Gazette of the 25th Nov.," read' — "is said by the ' Standard' of the 26th to have appeared, &c." The Gazette has not yet been made public, and wo are, we believe in common with every one else, dependent on the columns of the ' Standard* for acknowledge of its contents.