Local Intelligence.

Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 541, 9 January 1858, Page 4

Local Intelligence.

A firt, involving,w|(wgreti^«»y,;iQ|V^f4iiw . as well as:df property, occurred: in;tliw^wjr yesterday morning.' 'THe 'dweHin^-hioasq of>s£.' " S; Gundry, situated at the top' of Cantartuiy *l 'street, was burnt to the ground bctweettifdorf^ and five o'clock; on .Friday^iriorningj swithlailis i the property coptained in it,; a? %r article*; ofj ;5 clothing, and ..furniturei ,onl^, being ..rpr-eae'ryedX- ( -. >TKe calatoutyj 1b ;rendere<| p^cullai^;«ye^ by' J 'theiafet that'a c'hilcTof two years old, a grand-*' ".' •daughterof* Mi%;<Jtin Adryi.and i dai^ttXp^^Mrv. JB. G. Latter, perished in; ■the flameii^-l'hto %r# l it is understood/originated from »-l*ntcra:-.; 1 which had been'left alight in the room whefi the pp.ol- .child^asisleepihgjithe; ;candle.ihsidit, b burned.down : and seifire to'the matting, and -I the jßoor on'jvhicK ; it v was,pjacedw^ It jinfortttr t natel^ happened' that all' th^ adult nieinbew'ojP^ 1 ! the 1 family were absent ats an evening^ party ; ■ and when the flames were discovered by'thW :' children and 'domestic* within the house, but Httletime remained ;for the preservation of liff," even if persons possessed of strepgthknd nerv*;..; .had been present v tq ; niaketH?;.Attempt,at the 'right moraenWThe 5 summon^,,fqr,^assistance.,: ', -was quiciciy responded to from all: quarters, andwhen ihe'/abßfence of "one: of ,ftie children wa»: known every possible effbrt;was directed to the rescue} but the destruction proceeded with:sucli fearful;rapidity as to render the. attempt hbpe--f---.leßß,almotsbef6i;e ß it w.asimade. J In;Cscarcely».i Quarter of .an ?houj:;froßa., .firs^ discovery the fire, before the^ summons f had .brought, the, [ , absent members of theTamily Jto.tne!.;spot/the!',',,' house, built; entirely, of timbet I rendered-:V* doubly;^^ combustible' from' 1 the* la^ hotWeMther;!: 1 was one roaring flame*; ift' ten'" minutesi -rnoriif - ° only mfew.black! andblazing sticks ;remamed>;'; '"- Fortunately,,:the : , imornihg was "perfectly! calm> and the,destruction, did (not spread; e^en-to j outt" IL buildjhgs a,few\ yards from the house..; Had tbe ;; 7 •wind' from north-west, with which, tKeeyening.. . 'commenced, ridntinilecl'till the time' of the . , five,; the neighbouring ; houses cbnld not have, escaped^ and it would*"c hard to say where th«i.: conflagration; would ihave ended.'; A*>ii'"wkii v'"' Mr. Alport's house caught;fire,; and> Va»; >' 'only ; saved; -by, the ;«ictivity. i o£ some! am'ong:thi ■bystander*. ,Thfl.bpdy«f the child, vfrhpiperished;. r in the flameXwas re^yere^M M subsidedi' We arjepleaspd 'tq say tha|6 all i>re- > ,«e|nt aided cordiallf m-the^ok^'Bfp&se&ation^ J ■fornii^tls6^^ «tcbi'Wa6?r, sibtang;?»fldrtite notified isdm%i!n>paTticula^vto °~ wjipittiloo greatiipyaSie couldoiiofr betgivebifoi*liithejibco^rage,,coprne^s i aiid-©cavity. \i TbifccawuLi i^ae^truc^njpy^rjevpa^ura^lly^Q^ ol w^ing to 4 uf p p ; 'f v onjr d.ange* 1 ftom c the.iMjini-! 7/ ' We usd.no idle*phra«^%JaenVe ! ad4..i;i that the aistre^ngiiattire u6;f !|He calamity n»* cast i globhi-dver the wfioletown', iod^iJfaWehi . r.ed tcthtficgincire.^•ympatliief^tif &in& -folloV^';• [I On Tuesday* a. ealerof IWh Re«e*4erf^*Ju held byr tb* ?rorinei»l ; BiKr«t»ry- *t; thrifWhtti Hz# n lifo\ f & fWrty_rpi|^.f««r^f W 4r dftelfilvj were knocked down was abo\\t £86por acre, ppmA , ot tbnlots fetched at^ra|eW^l'QOpeV'&crkmi nptWira'eV' c 'rei mainingl to: bo'Uold; dou'btl^Hsly «tith'ulltleß -'th'W■ ;:Bul&;fbut?the'st«2idine*s df> theibidding "*i;' , ■eieg,b r &faa#PS !n i^ft .YM^f«f;^tqwnua&d tuUuirV.' i .San-land, <oa - tiS - k: j^jj^q ..{j - c