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Miscellaneous.

Pitcaien IsLAjfDEES.—TlieMoraysliire, ship, arrived yesterday, lias been employed in removing the Pitcairn Islanders to their new abode, Norfolk Island. She left Sydney on the 23rd February, and touching at Norfolk Island, landed a quantity of bread, maize, beef, tea, sugar, and other stores, sufficient to maintain the islanders during the first twelve months after" their.arrival, and whilst they are getting in the crops for the next year's supply. Thence she proceeded to Pitcaim Island, where she arrived on the 22nd April, and, after considerable difficulty, succeeded in taking on board all the inhabitants, with their goods and chattels—in fact, everything moveable, not forgetting one of the guns saved from the ever-memorable Bounty. The vessel left Pitcaim Island on the 3rd May, with 198 souls, viz., 96 males and 102 females, the greater proportion being children. In the first sis days half the voyage was accomplished —-29 being occupied in completing the other part, owing to the boisterous weather encountered, the passengers suffering much from seasickness. Norfolk Island was reached on the 7th June, and the Pitcaimers disembarked on the following day in excellent health, to which the endless exertion of the Rev. W. Nobbs, their priest and surgeon, tended not a little. One birth occurred on the passage, a boy, who was christened, and named after the Governor-General of New South Wales, "William Denison." The officers left in charge of Norfolk Island, and five prisoners, having embarked in the vessel,. she left for this port on the 26th June, leaving the new arrivals well, happy, and quite pleased with their new home. Boisterous weather prevailed during the stay of the Morayshire at Norfolk Island, during which H. M. S. Herald, which was lying there, lost two anchors and a cable. The Juno was there also, having called in on her way down to the Islands. The crews of both vessels rendered material assistance in putting the new inhabitants in the Avay of working, &c. About three weeks before the Pitcairners arrived at Norfolk Island, the Southern Cross, with the Bishop of New Zealand, called in for the purpose of greeting them. There are about 2,000 sheep, 4-50 head of cattle, and 20 horses, left for the new comers, with every requisite for the cultivation of the soil, and for their comfort. The gun which belonged to the Bounty will be shipped in the Herald and taken home. On Monday last Captain Mathers spoke the barque Glenbervie, Anderson, 125 days from Greenock, bound to Sydney. The Morayshire proceeds hence to Sydney.— Colonial Times, July 28. Explosion in Woolwich Absekal.—At a quarter-past seven o'clock on Wednesday evening a terrible noise caused the inhabitants of Woolwich, Plumstead, and Charlton to hasten to the Royal Arsenal gates to ascertain the extent of the explosion. The building where the accident occurred is constructed of-corrugated iron. About thirty individuals were there employed in the construction of fireworks, and a peculiar kind of rocket, which required the assistance of a drill for the holes to adjust the fuze. In pc paring these, the metal became overheated, and thus ignited the combustible matter, by which twelve poor fellows were severely lunvfc, two of them to such an extent as almost to forbid hope of recovery. The damage done to the works is of trifling importance. On the 2nd of May a human skeleton was' found m a bog near Claudy, Ireland, wrapped in a strong patchwork of woollen cloth, resembling acoavse blanket or horse-rug. The people of the district unanimously pronounced it to be the skeleton of Mr, Lambkin, an officer of Maud.

revenue, who was supposed to have been mur" dcrecl about twenty-four years ago, by three brothers named Matthews, who kept a papermill in the locality. Bills were sent up to the grand jury against the Matthews for the supposed murder, but were ignored in consequence of body never having been found. The greatest exertions were used at tho time to trace the body, three parties of revenue police, as well as the constabulary of the district, having been engaged for several months in the search. Bloodhounds were brought from England for the purpose, but all proved unavailing. Shortly after, the Matthews emigrated to America. The skeleton was found about three-fourths of a mile from where the Matthews lived, and in a direct line from the rear of their former residence. A short time previous to the supposed murder, they had been lined in a sum of £800 for a breach of the Excise laws. Mr. Lambkin had been seen by a woman entering the mill, shortly after which she heard a shot; but My. Lambkin was never afterwards seen or heard of. His usual entry in the mill book was also found in an unfinished state. The substance in which the body was wrapped has since been asceiiained to be a coarse material used in manufacturing paper.

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Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 403, 13 September 1856, Page 6

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Miscellaneous. Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 403, 13 September 1856, Page 6

Miscellaneous. Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 403, 13 September 1856, Page 6

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