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Wellington Independent, Volume I, Issue 44, 31 December 1845, Page 2

New-Zealand.—Doubts having been expressed of the intention of Government to send out mere than 25 gunners of the Royal Artillery to New Zsulund, and f are being entertained by persons possessing property in thtt colony that it would remain in an unprotected state, it will be satisfac. Tory to know that orders have already been transOiii ted to New South Wales to deticb *ix companit c of the 58th, six companies «f the 9b'th, and six companies of the 99th Regiments* at preserjt stationed in New South Wales to New Zeaianl. Six companiei of the 11th Regiment, at pesenton their pfessage to New Sou'h Wales, are also ordered to be despatched to New Zealand, end four companies only of each of these Regiments are U> remain at head quarters. This arrangement on iihe part of Government will give 24 companiei of British soldiers to protect the interests of British owners : of property in New Zealand. The. 25 gunners and drivers of Capt. : Turner's coMpiiny have not yet leit Woolwich for New Zealand, but

they are expected to embark in a fc» a Times, August 1. a few *ji.^ Mr. Macaulay, on July 21st. uresPtifoJ tion to the House of Commons froV P "r. nn \ M, « relatives in New Zealand, statin* thrtVi M «* the events which had recently « colony, and entreating the House to "."'at remedy. "Pply 9 Mr. Villiers presented a petition totlwtt Commons on the 22ud of July, in f ™ J" H ««e * Aborigines, from Dr. Martin and W 2 ° f the lately members of the, Legislative Council?.. , *$•• Zealand r (now in oun cu m N eff Thimblkrioging.—-The Tjmrs fc». • ne«r title for Lord «ni "JO*** ai that of his barony,—" The New 7«i ", * H deeert and uncommon dexterity T n t l J *'& the assembled Directors of the New Zeali ft" , pany, he undertook to play off hit trick wt.k aad pea undetected. •• Gentlemen," he ,ij 3 is an agreement 5 here are the lands y oUc ]! J i Me I take the agreement in one hand and «*??' F 0 * the other. I put down the lands -J.. ,h ~ agreement atop of them,—so. Now V you are convinced that the land* are men ' agreement, and you take them on tav tJJ » v!* Buller looked at Mr. Aglionby, and £ i • M t r ' at Mr. Mangles ; they said all was to the bargain, but Lord Stanley liftd«n (the agreemmt.) and.no pea (the lands} *.."!! CU| ! All allowed that the thimbleriggerS k^ 1 c! in the Direttor* of the Niew&aUnd CbmfiSA not be detected. Encouraged. by tbi, in/ COU,d turned to thimblerigging the savage o fNe»7 land. " Here, Rood people is the treaty o f yfc tangi,—oh, 'tis a magnificent treaty ! y ov | 8 " a " those set Hers there, -eager to get hold-of your \Z\ i Now I clap down the treaty of WaitenH ds? lands, and they are safe under 'it,—see h*»V I? *' pointed the settlers look ! Now, jou coS?'"' gister your lands. Presto \ pass!-! Hf t Z£. treaty, and your lands, where hive they ROne tJ* And Rauparaha grinned horribly.— Spectator Whitehall, June 23, 1845.— The Queen h been pleased to grant unto Sir Edward CfaeiW df Forton-lodge, near Gosport, in the county o f Southampton, knt. Rear Admiral oftheßloesL dron of her Majesty's J-lejt, Knight Comma'dw of the most honourable Military Order of the But and of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphjc Order fourth but now eldest surriving son and'heir of Thomas Chetham, formerly of Mellor-HalUn the county of Derby, aad late of 'RusselUplace, in (b<, parish of St. Pancras, in the County of Middlesex Esq , by Anne his wife, who wai the tonanit daughter ef ESward Si rode, of S lutbill-house. in the parish of West Cranmere, in the tountjof So. nocr.-e', Esq . formerly a Lieuteiiam-Cokmel in tht Army, and sister of John Strode, late of Sputbill. house aforesaid, Esq., a Lieirtenatft.Colonel ia tlw Somerset Militia, all deceased, her royal licence and authority, that he and bi*i«Ui may, in coinplinDce with an injunction contained in the last will and testament of bis maternal uncle. John Strode, take and henceforth use the surname of Strode*, in ad. dition to and after that r>f Chdtham, nod alw hi the arms of Strode, quirterly with those etCbeU ham; such arms being first' duly'txtmpUfiaj accsr. dmz to the of arm*. and;ncord«l iaMtitoffice, otherwise the said royal licoice-wd permission to be void and of none effect.—Adi) also to command, that the said royal concession and declaia km be recorded in her Majety'jCol. lege of Arms. . •