men extemporised from the waifs and strays of rejected idleness, that may be found upon our streets. How little I thought, when I parted from you, at the junction of those roads, on Wednesday last, that the ''Lord Ashley'' would meet with such a freight of sorrow, as we found on the Tawera schooner, before we got out of the Bay! We had a smart passage to Auckland, but I missed your luxurious bath and home comforts. Please give my kind compliments to Miss McLean, and believe me to be Yours truly (Signed) G.A. Arney. To:- D. McLean Esq.