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{From the Colonial Observer)
The number of unemployed in the town of Paisley, by the latest account that we have seeti, was 12,260. We are glad to observe, however, that to alleviate in part this severe distress, the Land and Emigration Commissioners had furnished the means of emigrating to such of the unemployed as possessed certain qualifications—the emigration to he exclusively to New Zealand. The Duchess of Argyle, the first ship for the conveyance of those found qualified, was to sail towards the end of May, and 350 applications had been made fora passage by that vessel, some of which,- however, were rejected. News had arrived in England of an insurrection in Persia, The Schah had been murdered, and a body of insurgents, 30,000 in number, were on the march to Teheian.
Captain Richard Anthony Reynolds, well known as the unfortunate victim of Lord Cardigan’s tyrannical abuse of military authority, has been restored by her Majesty to the army. He has received a commission in the 9th Lancers, and is under orders to sail for India.
The Univers states that the French Government has forwarded a strong remonstrance to the Sovereigns of Tonquin and Cochin China against the persecution of the Roman Cathplic missionaries in those countries; and- demanded that they should hereafter be suffered to discharge unmolested their clerical duties.
More British officers mid men were lost at Caboul betwixt 2nd November and 12th January than fell at Waterloo! . In a late number bf the Times there were no fewer than 1721 advertisements. The 1 lowest price of insertion for the shortest 1 of these is 7s. 6d., and estimating'each at the lowest average, at 10s ~ it would leaver the produce of that single publication from advertisements alone at £963 10s. Supposing each paper to-contain a similar number for the year, the’ mcdinq" to'ifie proprietors, from advertisements alone; c wbuld he £247,824. \ • ' i •
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New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 23, 18 October 1842, Page 3
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316ENGLISH EXTRACTS. New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 23, 18 October 1842, Page 3
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