The Lyttelton Times.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 451, 28 February 1857, Page 6

The Lyttelton Times.

J Saturday, 28th.

Oue readers may remember seeing in our colamns some months ago an advertisement quoted from , the,' Carleton Sentinel,' a New Brunswick paper; offering inducements and information " to" persons desirous of emigrating" thence to this country. Mr. Armstrong, the - gentleman who was then engaged in prosecuting ' the idea'of this emigration, and whose name appeared,in connection with the advertisement, ha? returned "to. Canterbury within the last few days, having sailed to Auckland in the America, a vessel engaged in carrying supplies for the 2»few Bedford whalers which rendezvous on this coast. Mr. Armstrong purchased in Auckland a small schooner, the Mary Louisa, in which he came down to this place; his family, we helieve,' are expected shortly, in the Queen of Perth, coming on here with a cargo of-timber. Mr. Armstrong, informs us that the desire to emigrate to this country exists widely and strongly among the New Brunswickers, especially among those possessed of some but small means, and that few .inducements need be held oat to stimulate this desire into action. The "'plan of emigration would be the charter of a vessel of 200 or 300 tons by a number of families sufficient to fill her, who would thus remove with all their worldly wealth, So strong was the wish to accompany him, Mr. Armstrong says, that negotiations were set on foot by him for the purchase of a vessel of considerable burthen, in-which a large number of families were to come direct here, a short time before his departure. The difficulty of realising property, however, in the short time allowed, without a great sacrifice, prevented the scheme from being then carried into effect, and he put an end to the negotiations. If lie could have remained in the country till the next spring, he adds, the same arrangement would have been proceeded with, but the intense cold of the. climate in winter determined him not to await that period. He anticipates that a party of emigrants will leave

: New Brunswick about the approaching monthof May, and that large numbers .will 'follow at some future time, especially'if the reports of the; 1 first arrivals are satisfactory. ' This.account is most interesting to vs1 andas pregnant with important results, for the class of immigrants1 whom we should receive from that -quarter would form the very best ■ of' colonists, and' besides adding to the physical force of our settlers, might introduce many a ' wrinkle' from, their former home, which the colonist from England would never discover if left to -himself. The thanks of this colony are due to MrArmstrong for the energy with which he has stirred the question of emigration among his friends in New Brunswick. His presence here is likely to draw his acquaintances and-their friends to' our shores, in preference to other, localities.