Local Intelligence.

Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 543, 16 January 1858, Page 4

Local Intelligence.

The only news from Wellington By the Ashburton, is the.death ofDaniel Waketield,1 Esq.,: late Acting Judge, on the Bth instant, r : . No. instance has till now come to our knowledge of damage to property by lightning in this country; there is a remarkable, instance however to be now placed tin recordl , On the morning of the first of January, about three o'clock, four tremendous claps of thunder were heard atKaiapoi, immediately succeeding flashes of;peculiarly vivid lighting.: No 1 danger wasi expected, but it was afterwards found that a fence adjoining Mr. iFrazer's premises-had been struck by the fluid, and that three panels.'were entirely destroyed. One rail 'was carried about 20 yards from the fence; and therposts and remaining rails were shivered to pieces, and the splinters scattered about in all directions. A remarkable circumstance was that neither on the timber that suffered most iior on any. part of the adjoining fence, or on .the ground about was there any mark of fire.

One flight of steps on the end of Lyttelton Jetty broke down about a fortnight ago, and the other is in great need of repair; theyL are of course dangerous in the highest'degtee to passengers. It was notorious several weeks ago to all who passed the spot'that repairs were wanted,, so much _so that ( there,:appeared no need for; calling attention to4he. circum.stance We must now, however/request that, no delay may occur in forwarding the necessary r^pairsl -The Akarpa road works have been recommenced, and.as we understand, »r;; notTiow tci be discontinued until there is A god trotting road open between Porau m 4 t:ie • Head: of Akaroa Harbour. , , ; . ■ ,-.--:u .-,

, tAn.adreitisement ip oarja^t issue, from the Provincial Engineer's rp^ce,V -annoujiced -the opening of the Sumner J{«ad for liglit' traffic.lf there is' any perseverafico ''lift in'the settle-^ mpt,S]li will.iiotl be long before it is opened 'hffiivy traffic. JM .-/;;-;■ ;, T. ■ ; j:^v/;

_phe)forjtfation of the; Fetry.jKoad -from the, qsay to: phi'ist<?hureh is now? being pjoeeeded Fr*: ,+ h$m d is Wng widened and will b<* repaired, and proper y. leveled,; /j.ll%which will bet ot great advantage. s *v\ '§?*' dniwiv by six bullocliß; crossed' tbe bndle-path a few days ago/ carrying aßout

17 cwt. of goods; and;;having- achieved the aacent and descent of tlie hijljyith'outdifficulty or delay, proceeded to Clnistchurch, and thence up the country to Mr. Duppa's^station, with its Lytteltotrloßd; -^ >.r;vt,*-rj •*::! -Mri ■ ■ Our;readers will not Omit to notice that th»; ■■'.; next night of representation at>the,,Th?at^e in this town is fixed for Monday iiiext, the, 18th. ft instant, when the Hunchback wjll'Jbe. repeated and a new farce produced., ■ • „ ..- ..;