LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 320, 24 November 1855, Page 7

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Resident Magistrates Co out.— Nov. 12. Alexander Lee, drunk, fined 10s. Thomas P. Denne, drunk, imprisonment fori week. Geurqe Williams, drunk and assaulting the police, fined £10. Nov. 16.— Bennet v. Angus. Case of assault, Angus lined £5. We are in receipt this morning -f a batch of " Provincial Government Gazettes," some of which are rather of an ancient date. The ZingaH brought us later publications of the Wellington Provincial Government than some of those, we have now received. The Government of this Province can attach but little importance to their publications, as ne have repeatedly complained of the delay without obtainiuo* any remedy. We shall always he glad to lav before our readers as much of the contents of these publications as other demands upon our space will admit of, provided the Provincial Government will point out some mode by which we can obtain-.copies al a moderately early period after their publication. We gave on the 17th inst. an abstract of the financial returns for the quarter ending Sept. 30th, the particulars of which we extracted from the " Standard;'' the Gazette we see contains in addition the returns of imuiii-ratiou aud emigration to and from tlle Piovii.ce for the quarter ending Sept. 30th, 1855. The numbers immigrating to this Province, coastwise, anpear io bave been 105, 100 of which were from Wellington, and 5 from the other Provinces; 22 emigrated from this toother Provinces of New Zealand during the same period. From Great Britain and the neighbouring Colonies we received 200 immigrants : from Great Britain, 186, New South Wales, 8, and Van Diemau's Laud, 6. The total of emigration to the neighbouring Colonies from the Province was 29. Tlie total excess of immigration iv fa-our of the Province over emigration during the quarter was 254 souls, as wiH'~appear from the folio win «r statement, — Immigkants. From the other Provinces of New Zealand 105 Great Britain and the neighbouring Colonies 200 305 Emigrants. To the other Provinces of New .Zealand 22 To New South Wales 29 ' . 51 Excess in favour of the Province, 254. Two vessels with immigrants arrived from London, •nil two from New South Wales with stock, during tlie quarter. The returns show that 17 vessels had arrived in this port from July 9th to Sept. 29th, making an aggregate of 3,242 ions.

We (jive below the address of the Clergy of this Province *o the Bishop of New Zealand, read by Mr. Mathias, on -Saturday, the 10th inst., referred to iv Wednesday's paper. To the Right Reverend Father in God, the Lord Bishop of New Zealand. We, me undersigned, tbe Clergy of the Province of Canterbury, desire to aj>p>oach your Lordship with the expression of our heartfelt thanks lo Divine Providence for the safe return of your Lordship io your Diocese from your recent visit lo Fiif-land. We marked with unfeisrued pleasure the reports ol your Lordship's proceedings in ihe

mother-country, and were truly rejoiced by ihe warm sympathy testified by our brethren of the Church of England iv your labours and under? takings fur the extension of the kingdom ofour common Lord and Master. We trust thai that sympathy may he deep and lasting, and that your Lordship's visit may bring iWih fruit hereafter, as well as now, to the glory of God, ami the irood of His church. We hail witli peculiar satisfaction the presence of your Lordship amongst ourselves after an interval of nearly four years, during which circumstances have prevented us from enjoying the benefit of your Lordship's immediate counsel and guidance, and the higher ministry of a Bishop so earnestly desired hy us. We doubt not that your Lordship's present visii, under ihe Divine blessing, will strengthen the bonds of Christian fellowship amongst us, and will greatly promote the extension and organization of this lately grown and yet unformed off-shoot of our Holy Church. With our united and hearty prayers for tbe blessing of God upon this and all your other labours in His service, We beg to subscribe ourselves, Your Lordship's faithful servants in Christ, (Signed) Oct. Mathias W. Avlmer J. Wii-oii B. \V". Dudley H.Jacobs G. Coiterill J. Haven WW. Willock Chas. Mackie R. B. Paul.

To the Editor of the Lyttelton Times. Sir.—l have noticed with regret, in your issue of Nov. 3, a letter signed " Quieta non movere," in which the writer wishes io make political capital of the misfortunes of others. Amongst other foolish exaggerations he speaks of-Wellington being at the top of a volcano. This is calculated to mislead, by impressing persons at a distance with the idea that Wellington is built on the edge of some huge crater, whose irruptive violence is constantly shaking this city lo its foundations. The writer, in thus giving rise to such impressions is doubtless a • friend of Auckland, and at once displays bis ignorance and malignance, and cannot bave seen Wellington or its vicinity, where not ihe slightest trace of a violent disturbance of the earth's crust is visibl. within 150 miles of it. If he has seen Wellington, he then is guilty of toilful misrepresentation. Another circumstance may have escaped his notice, namely, ihat positive and repeated information has reached here, that an acme volcano does exist in ihe neighbourhnod of the Knikoias, and ihat it has hurst out since the eaithquake of JaiuiHiy last. I may timber inform your correspondent that for several weeks past the slight shocks we used sometimes to feel have ceased here, and this leads us to hope that the volcano I have alluded to, has something to do with it: in short, that the peutup forces which have so violently shaken both sides of Cook's Straits, have found a vent in the Middle Island. Mr. Editor, I write this more in sorrow than in anger, for such letters as those of your correspondent are not calculated to soothe the irritated teeliugs and allay the petty jealousies of ihe various Provinces of the South. This is not a time for the SoHthern provinces to be wrangling. A crisis is fast approaching when difficult qtteslions can only he settled by a conciliatory policy and mutual concessions. Wellington before and since Canterbury and Olago were founded, has been the fearless advocate of'free institutions, and Wellington, in the '* cumins; st-ugyle" will not be tound deserting her old allies, the sister Provinces of tbe .South. 1 remain. Sir, Your obedient servant, C. R. C. Wellington, November 17th, 1855.