LYTTELTON.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 589, 26 March 1851, Page 2

LYTTELTON.

[From the Ijyttelton Times, March 22.] Autumn has come upon our settlemen'i not with the sere and yellow leaf, with®™ other of its English attributes, includiol? veral cases of an epidemic resembling 111 enza. The colonists have ceased to the fineness of the morrow, as they h #w ., wont up to the present time. The are cold now instead of cool, and J during three or four hours of the we are reminded of the strength of tlie I Zealand sun, |

Dr. Jackson, the Bishop Designate, took his leave of the settlement on Saturday afternoon last, his departure being sped by a large party of the colonists.-: The William Alfred, in which he took his passage to Wellington, was detained by a foul wind throughout Saturday night, and Sunday, and sailed at daybreak on Monday morning. We understand that Dr. Jackson intends to take passage at Sydney to England, and .that his return may be looked for about the close of next year. 'On Tuesday the Solatia, and on Thursday the Isabella Hercus sailed, Mr. Godley proceeded to Wellington by the latter. ? We hear that peat of good quality has been and is being used as fuel near RicIWton. It may not be uninteresting to the sportsman of the town to be told that codling and other fish of excellent flavour and in considerable quantities, have been caught off the locks of Pulao Bay, by one of the passengers sf the Australia, Of the development of our gistional resources, however small ha (natter of congratulation to the community. L We regret to have to record the death of [be last of the Pheasants and Partridges Brought out under the care of the Committee appointed by the colonists in London, for the purpose of introducing English birds into the Settlement. Only one partridge and two pheasants survived the cold and storms of the fif--tieth parallel of south latitude. They were Raced in a hatch in front of Mr. Godley’s fcouse, and were in a thriving condition a few Sights ago. A dog, however, broke into the jage and destroyed them all. We hope however that the colonists will not lie discouraged but will repeat the attempt. If funds were Provided by a subscription, and a sufficient emptation were offered, no doubt immigrants ioming out would make it their business to irotect game or other birds as far as possible luring the voyage, and the effort might be uccessful.