Local Intelligence.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 661, 9 March 1859, Page 3

Local Intelligence.

; r ' At Timaru, on the 18th February,an inquest was > held by B. Woollcombe, Esq., E.M., on the body of JAllen ,McPherson, who met his death under the /'following circumstances:—On the evening of the i* X7th when Mr. Campion's dray arrived at Timaru, „ loaded with six bales of wool, the deceased went up and. pushed inside the off bullock, though the 'llriver warned him to keep away; as he was reaching to unhook the leading bullocks, the off bullock, J9; young one, kicked him under the rear bullock and ;ism they started off the wheel of the dray went over ,^is body. A. medical man was sent for immediately, /fiut the case was beyond his power,the body having I been] crushed internally. He died two hours after s the accident occurred. "fl Several houses are springing up on Messrs. ' Bhodes's land at Timaru. Near Mr. Cain's landing „place five houses are in course of erection and others ;j|re soon to be begun. Several of the immigrants, '«•» Strathallan, are employed in Tiraaru, and nearly •.•11 the carpenters. One man has started as a one as tailor, and another as blacksmith ; Jthe latter has not his forge yet, but he has plenty .work shoeing horses, having ready made shoes Aftn hand. There are four immigrants employed on '■^the road, making a cutting at the wash dyke, about !'"ree. miles north of Timaru; and a party, under iptain r . Browning, are gone south to survey and V out. the line of road to the Waitangi. In Chambers, before Mr. Justice Gresson, at iristchurch, on Saturday last, Mr. Datnpier apared on behalf of Mr. M'Lean of the Rakaia, move for an injunction to restrain the Cpmmisjners of the Waste Lands. Board from interfering ith his run in the Ashburton district, he holding license from Colonel Campbell, late commissioner. r. Travers appeared on behalf of the Board. We ■va a full report of the arguments used by counl prepared for press but are obliged to defer the tblication to another issue. His Honor reserved 8 decision.