ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FROM MELBOURNE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIX, Issue 1928, 21 September 1863, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FROM MELBOURNE.

The arrival of upwards of 150 regular troops to assist us in. subduing Maoridom 19 a rather interesting occurrence at this juncture, and eon•equentiy the Queen-street Wharf >t as crowded on Saturday afternoon to see the men of the 40th disembark from the fine ship ' Queen of the South/ which came up the harbour in the morning. There was some delay in the debarkation, but this only intensified the interest or curiosity of the spectators, who, by the time the gunboat ' Sandny ' reached the end of the Queen-street Wharf with her living freight of red coats and glittering bayonets, had increased their numbers considerably. The men were not long in being mustered, and they marched along the wharf, and through the streets to the barracks, followed by a crowd of persons and occasionally cheered. The extent of the reinforcement we have thus received is five oilicers and one hundred and fitty-three non-com-missioned officers und men. Captain Baddcly is in command, and Lieutenant Brook and Ensigns Robinson and Tozeland are his subordinate/ officers. Dr. Titterton, As-sistant-Surgeon, accompanies this detachment. The above includes the whole of the 40th regiment that were stationed in Melbourne excepting Captain Armstrong who has remained behind to settle up some regimental accounts, and some dozen men who are either invalids or servants of staff officers. It was at first determined that half of the artillery and half of the 40th regiment should be sent over, but subsequently it was arranged that the whole of the 40th should come and that the artillery should remain behind. The 40lh regiment arrived in Melbourne so long ago as 1852, their head quarters of course being afterwards removed to New Zealand. As their service in the colonies has been so loim ihuudeparture from Melbourne was final, and w hen the war is over they will be sent home. We hope the gallant fellows wilL be spared in the dangerous occupation that an aits them, and that their conduct will be such as to reflect credit on their regiment.