Royal Artillery for New Zealand.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume IV, 20 December 1845, Page 168

Royal Artillery for New Zealand.

— Orders have been received at Woolwich, in consequence of the recent intelligence from New Zealand, that the whole of Captain Turner's company (6th battalion) are to embark immediately for that quarter of the world, and the Castle Eden is daily expected from Deptford to convey them to their destination. Previous to the arrival of the last unpleasant intelligence from New Zealand it was intended that a part of Captain Turner's company should have proceeded to Weedon, to do duty there for some time, buf their services are now required on a foreign station. The head-quarters of the 11th Regiment of Foot, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Bloomfield, embark at the same time in the Castle Eden, for a passage to Van Dieraen's Land. l \ « New Zealand. — Doubts having been Expressed of the intention of Government to send out more than 25 gunners of the Royal Artillery to New Zealand, and fears being entertained by persons possessing property in that colony that it would remain in an unprotected state, it will be satisfactory to know that orders have already been transmitted to New South Wales to detach six companies of the 58th, six companies of the 96th, and six companies of the 99th Regiments, at present stationed in New South Wales, to New Zealand. Six companies of the 11th Regiment, at present on their passage to New South Wales, are also ordered to be despatched to New Zealand, and four companies only of each of these Regiments are to remain at head -quarters. This arrangement on the part of Government will give 24 companies of British soldiers to protect the interests of British owners of property in New Zealand. The 25 gunners and drivers of Captain Turner's company have not yet left Woolwich for New Zealand, but they are expected to embark in a few days. — Times, August 1. Mr. Macaulay, on July 21st, presented a petition to the House of Commons from persons having relatives in New Zealand, stating their alarm at the events which had recently occurred in that colony, and entreating the house to apply a remedy. Mr. Villiers presented a petition to the House of Commons on the 22d of July, in favour of the Aborigines, from Dr. Martin and W. Brown, Esq., lately members of the Legislative Council in New Zealand (now in England).

Extraordinary Monetary Speculation. — For some time past the copper coinage of William the Fourth has been eagerly purchased up by persons who are stated to be Jews, and a report has in consequence gained ground that gold is contained in it. What reason there may be for this it is impossible to say; but it is a well-known fact that agents have been at work for the last two months buying up those particular coins in Westminster and they now fetch double the price of their legal issue. The mania has extended eastward, and twopence for a penny piece, and a penny for a halfpenny, &c, is now asked for the " precious issue." — Morning Chronicle. Russian Statistics. — According to the last census of the population of Russia, the serfs amounted to 42,000,000, — 15,000,000 of whom belonged to the Crown, and 27,000,000 to private individuals. The entire population of the empire exceeded 53,000,000 souls.