QUEEN'S REDOUBT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 167, 26 May 1864, Page 4

QUEEN'S REDOUBT.

[TP.OJt oru OWX CORMSPON'DENT."! May 23. The men of the 70th regiment stationed at. MereTnere, arrived here on Saturday, leavinc that station for the time heiner with a fnmtiimv of the Transport "Corps. The 300 men of the 70th mentioned in mv last, us hnvinff to hold themselves in readiness, left ■this pin co yesterday for Otahuhu : there are now ■about 70 men of that repiment stntinned horn. Yeaterday afternoon about 300 "Wnikato "M"ilitin arrived hews BO nr 70 remain. The others left thi'forenoon for Ivorehou, Meremere, and o f her stations Tt is roworted that another hody of Militia is on the "wav; Vhov are sadly wanted, as the duty hns been extremely heavy for pome dnvs past, men coniincr r>ff matv>i having to mount crunrd. "Some 300 or 400 of the 11th ren-iment arr> said to on their way down, hut I have not ascertained their ultimate destination. An inquest was held to-day noon the bndv of a man named Dovlo, a lance cnrporal of the 70 M i rerct., who died on Saturday niprht. or Snndav momincr. Tt appears ho was sont. to the BlnfT on duty 011 Saturday last, when hn returned as firas Mannrafatiwhiri crook he was said to ho perfectly sober ; aubsequeritlv he roc so drunk while there, that two of h!'- C'l'.r. - mdea who wore with him could not tret him horae. Jhey therefore left him, after takintr his watch and any valuables he had about him. These thev delivered up, and reported his absence to a serieant, "who it appears took no action in tho matter, bonce the sad result. The bodv was discovered a few Tarda from the road between this place and the week. The Jnrv returned a verdict that deceased <Ved from exposure and intemtjerancn. Poyle bore •the character of boinc: a steadv m»n, and more frequently tntve a war his allowance of erorr. than drank it. Tt is a curious coincidence that the last man who met with an untimolv death in this district, should "hav»ohtiined his drink at Maimiratauwhiri creek, and 1° mother nroof that men should not he debarred beer. Soldiers will have drink, and there are ns Taanv Kroir shops and shinties on that creek, as ■would poison a hricrade. Tho weather has taken up, but the frost at night 1b verv severe.