The Lyttelton Times Extraordinary.

Lyttelton Times, 26 August 1858, Page 1

The Lyttelton Times Extraordinary.

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.

" Times" Office, Thursday Morning. After a most tedious interim of 60 days since the receipt.of the European mails, we have now to record the arrival of the mail for May, and extraneous news up to the dates given elsewhere. For this boon we have no thanks to bestow on any parties concerned with the regular transmission of mails either from England or the Australian Colonies. The enterprising Mr. McAndrew of Otago, during his recent trip to Australia, has purchased the fine steamer which has thus brought the mails on her first trip, and we cannot but heartily wish the utmost success to attend his speculation. The vessel is a beautiful iron screw clipper of 75 horse-power and 250 tons burthen, although she registers onlv 131 tons, and is only five years old, having been built at Glasgow in 1853. She has two engines, and steams ten knots an hour without the aid of canvas. The spirited owner, who is a passenger, informs us that he intends to run her as a regular steam-packet between Otago and the Australian Colonies, and would willingly include Lyttelton in his route if sufficient inducement were offered by this Province. Her arrival, however, has induced us to luinl our promise of yesterday to issue an ' Extraordinary' sheet of the general intelligence reA private letter has been received from Mr. Fitz Gerald, as late as the 11th May. He speaks highly of Mr. Sewell's services tothe «olony, with reference to the loan of -£500,000— and the steam service he has organised. Mr. Fitz Gerald mentions having been on board ttie smaller boats, and that they, seem exactly suited for the colony. „ It appears that the attacks made on Mr. Sewell. by the Auckland and Wellington press, as to his statements before Parliament in the matter of the loan, had attracted the attention of some members of the House of Commons. Sir J. Trelawney had brought the question on m the House on the night of the 10th May. It is stated that he " got nothing at all by it, and that Mr. Sewell came off first rate. _ Mr. Fitz Gerald's health was improving, but he still suffers at times from having too much work to do. _, „ ..-. „ Dr Evans has been deputed by the Melbourne Cabinet to come on to New Zealand in connexion with the proposed steam service between that port and Wellington, and arrived there as passenger by, the Queen. . As much of the other news as our space will allow, will be found elsewhere.