Local Intelligence.

Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 588, 23 June 1858, Page 5

Local Intelligence.

I Most of the old colonists of New Zealand will | be glad to learn that Captain Edward Stanley, | the captor of the native chief Te Rahparaha, I who rendered such constant and substantial I services to New Zealand in the indefatigable Calliope, during her zealous and gallant cruise I throughout the Maori conflicts north and south, | has just received his flag, having been promoted 1 to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the reserved | half-pay list. The information reaches us | through the Sydney papers, which quote Aucki; land dates to the 22nd ult., —a rather round-a----ll bout way of mail communication, certainly, but g seemingly superior to our inter-provincial 1 means, by which our latest dates are eight | days earlier. *} Mr. Parkinson's advertisad sale of Dr Moore's | property at Charteris Bay, detailed in lot No. 1, 1 and comprising 100 acres, with dwelling-house, Jf stockyard, stone dairy, out-buildings, and ad--1 joining pasturage of 420 acres, came off at the i Mitre Hotel, on Monday last. The only bidH ders were Messrs. Bradley and Preston,, who U became purchasers of the lot for £1,030. ,| We understand that Mr. Dowling has about I thirty very superior merino rams and 500 pure s| bred ewes on board the India. These may be a inspected by any connoiseur who may feel an 1 *uteres^ "* BUC^ matters, during the time the t§ India remains in harbor. Mr. Dowling has I been fortunate enough in having the loss by I stortn fall lightly on the most valuable of his I sheep j for only one ram, and but few of the if pure ewes were lost.