EXTRACTS FROM THE ENGLISH PAPERS.

New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, Volume II, Issue 125, 19 March 1842, Page 3

EXTRACTS FROM THE ENGLISH PAPERS.

The Avon, Lieut. C. Jenkin, left Woolwich on September 16, for Portsmouth, with Ordnance stores and articles for barter with the natives of New Zealand. The Avon on*' her arrival at Portsmouth will transfer her cargo to the Tortoise, 18 guns, bound for Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand.

The Colonization Commissioners, Messrs. Elliot, Villiers, and Shaw Lefevre, (vice Torrens) received two days before Lord John Russell's resigning the Colonial Secretaryship the sum of £10,000, to be expended in emigration to Van Diemen's Land.

We have been informed on high authority — we may add on authority which has never once led us astray relative to the proceedings of the Government — that there is reason to anticipate that the present Premier will at no distant period not only announce himself friendly to the cause of emigration, but will propose a plan to be enforced with the full power of Government to afford to the colonies a continuous, supply of labour. We care not for political parties and political prejudices — hut whoever the minister may be who accomplishes this great object, he will deserve and obtain the appellation of one of the best benefactors of Europe ana" of the world. — Australasian Record.

A Novel Order. — Last week a gentleman called at our printing office, and requested that we would print for him about two hundred letters. On handing the copy to us, we were surprised to i read the following contents :—: — ' * " %-, 18 "My Dear ■ ■-, I hasten to inform you that my dear -wife Susan presented me with a fine f-, at o'clock ■ — , and that she and the dear babe are doing 'as well as can be expected.' You are aware that this is my " f teenth blessing. " r " Ever yours, This " novel order " certainly caused us- to cast up an inquiring look, as much as to say, 'iAre you in earnest?" — for his reply was, " I am really in earnest. You know," he continued, "Mr 3. — has just been /with the twelfth, and I see no prospect of her arriving at tne end of the chapter. "-,Now, every accouchment I have to write to upwards of. twenty friends and relations ; therefore,j if. I have a stock of printed forms by me, all I shall have -to^do on these interesting occasions willbe to fill up-. the blanks. " Well," we rejoined, " but now she has completed a round, dozen, the chances are against the number augmenting." — "Not at all," he replied'; .{'Mrs. — — '■ mother was remarkably fond of straw- , berries, and she had nineteen children ; my wife •is fond of. strawberries, and eats largVquantities I every year — so thaff like' 'mother like daughter." We were .not leanied^enongh, in mysteiies to understand,- much.less reply to this logic ; so we took the copy and carriedlt into the printing-office, and being bachelors^ wended- our way, much wondering "wiatidysterious connection, there could be between babesvand strawberries) and admiring the ' philosophy ■ ;of -' bur* Behedict^who could wear a smooth-chin,- and.a resigned countenance, with' twelve children, and the prospect of jail indefinite 'augmentation of that awful nuniber v Our diary on that day has the following entry :— * ", Resolved", never to marry a woman' that love's strawberries over much."