TASMANIA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 652, 5 February 1859, Page 4

TASMANIA.

We have later papers from Hobarfc Town 'to the »th inst., and from Launceston to the 6th, The intelligence possesses but. little interest. The following are the principal items •.— .'■ .The MayorW-fcobart Town, Mr. Alderman .Lewis, was all hufc unanimously re-elected Mayor of the city by his'brother aldermen. - ft / A flE l ,H^o^?^TA.--The Huon regatta came off on Pnday... Sir Henry and Lady Young, Captarn Lormg,^, (H.M.S. Iris), the Colonial Se. cretary the Attorney-General,Colonel &*!s"&%** parfcy ? f )Mkß and gentlemen wZ %Srn in the Culloden and utmost order preX' nS - w 6Ur ?S race was won b 7 a Hofiarfc iown crew. -The river punt race was won by IW who; took the pm£ last year. A ZZhZ otjns cou^tr^en earned, him up to the grand ISA*P*s# '&&* th*V™> was SSr ? m- -y Clipt4iii l^S* C^B .who ob. seryed pc time that he wished he had a boara;hVship as good pullers. ImZ^^W^'Z 611*****^ crew, consistmg of teetota ers. The prize was presented to the winners by Sir Henry ¥oUnW ; Hobari: To,WN Wltee SuBPtY.-^The mumcipal council have before them a-report on th^ water supply of thratj. «,'d the meihs^f improvi^ It appears that the domestic supply j s at present intermittent.^orily^hours^kryCS water, B la,d^n/6%;t0 1800 houses^putofiSGO Ihe committee propose to extend the works for collectmgthe-rings which abound in the suburS at a suflicient-elevation to give the requisite pre"J sure, ?n d provide a sup P ly\ r domestic use!extinguishing fires,.cleanse the town, and supply the Soßf ?t W°rfe -afe which rt is, proposed to borrow. The new charge which is be, made for^fer from the Ist instant, will yield-^SOOO :per:.annum; The C72S? Wset° obtain an Act of Parliament. Escapb ee^m-Poet Abteub;—Two mostdes^ peratejharacters, named Sbi,% and Pi ß h er hare succeeded m making their escapifromPortSS Ifc appears that they seized a boat at the coal mines and.got awayon Friday or Saturday last Th e man Shirley was convicted with anothfer m"n named Naybr some few years back, and receivTa SSTh? f that. LT Cestonlon UnI Ur ha f Suam^ in. town with theinformS tion. Unless. these characters are placed in saf P fv will not oe^safe. It is but a short time since' th« notoi-,ous.ou, g W:made his escape, and fn he year 1807 no less than ten or twelve prisoners l7t something done: "' time that baildmgisreducedto.bare walls, and but iittfc of '?, r. n- W' Tasmanian Insurance Office hnf this will fdl far short of the actual losf'S fi,? >? y the Place esca Ped destruction by hie. Four years ago oh that day the roof was^U troyed,-£«« W W S fe» ExamirJ wasdes-