ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 45, 3 January 1843, Page 3

ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

discovery of a man, under SUSPICIOUS circumstances, IN Windsor castle.

(From the Weekly Chronicle). n; The town of Windsor was thrown into a state erv of considerable excitement and alarm, on MonJay night, by the report that a man (said to be 'ou oonnected with the chartists) had been discoano rered in the immediate vicinity of the private ~.j apartments connected with the royal nursery. Other alarming rumours were rife, some of ifhieli went to the extent, that a man had been found secreted in her Majesty’s dressing-room, mg and “ armed to the teeth.” The real facts, I ( however, as far as they have been ascertained, ;f, appear to be as follows : —On Monday night, pa between nine and ten o’clock, shortly after the breaking up of the royal dinner party, a strange er man was discovered seated on a bench or form in the footman’s waiting-hall, within a few .'•j yards of the Queen’s entrance from the cpiad-. rangle to the castle, and only a short distance from her Majesty’s private staircase, leading to the suite of private apartments and the royal nursery. The man, to have reached this part of the castle, must have gained admittance at the servants’ entrance, and have traversed the several passages of the castle, to the extent of n between 200 and 300 yards. The footmen’s [ waiting-hall, which is about 16 feet square, is >0( approached by two or three entrances, and r , crossed by numerous domestics at every period v of the day, until the hour of retiring to rest. The man, who is about 40. years of age, and 1 whose appearance was that of a journeyman 1 mechanic, wore a velveteen jacket and trousers, ' and a black glazed hat, and carried in his hand 1 a small bundle, containing a shirt and a pair of ’• slices, and a thick walking stick. Upon his being discovered, and the natural inquiries beingput to him as to his business there, and the mode of his gaining admittance (especially at that hour of the night) to the interior of the castle, he stated that he followed a pot-boy, who was carrying beer into.the castle, and that having lost himself, he sat down upon the bench to have a rest. He further stated, in reply to questions put to him, that he had been walking along way in search of work. After some further examination, the .man was taken away at 11 o’clock, in custody by Mr. Steed, the inspector of police on duty at the castle, to the station-house, and thence to the Ship Tavern, where, lie remained until Tuesday morning, a policeman sitting up with him throughout the night. The man was placed in the coffeeroom, where he dosed occasionally upon the chair till about six o’clock. Tuesday morning lie was conveyed to London, in the custody of Steed, by the firfet train which left the Slough station, for the purpose, as it was stated, of his uaderffoinsr an examination flS’ore the authorities at the home-office : but this is not very

probable, as from the man’s general appearance and manner during the time lie was in custody at Windsor, there seemed to be no danger to be apprehended connected with his foolish conduct in walking into the castle, nor has any thing since transpired to lead to the supposition that he is either connected with the chartists, or that he was induced to act as he did by any other party. Since the above account was written, the following additional particulars have reached us:—lt appears that, upon his being apprehended in the footmen’s waitingball, he was taken before the Earl of Liverpool; the lord steward of her Majesty’s household,

when, in reply to the questions put to him by his lordship, he stated that he had walked that day 30 miles, and that he had gone to Windsor to’get his pension. .He subsequently stated that he had arrived from Woolwich, and that be had walked into the castle through the servants* entrance, while ■ nobody was there. There is very little doubt that, if he managed to enter in that manner, he walked in with, some ojf the workmen employed at' the cas%, : , for one of whom he was. mistaken by the .’porter on duty. The man, while before liis. lordship, complained of thirst, and asked for “ a drink of water.” Some of that pure and wholesome beverage was immediately given him, of'which he drank nearly a quart. Upon being ordered to be taken away in custody, he offered some little resistance, observing, 1 “ I’ve now got into good quarters, and here FIT stay for the night.” However, trifling force was obliged to be used to remove him, and he was taken from the castle in the custody of the inspector. Upwards of an hour before, he was discovered to be a perfect stranger at the castle, he was observed by the orderly in attendance, sitting upon the bench, in the hall, by. whom he was considered either to have been one of the workmen engaged at the castle, or a porter who was waiting on some business for those employed.

(From, the New Zealand Journal) Pkoposal to .found a new Settlement in New Zealand. A proposal has been submitted to the New Zealand Company to found a fourth settlement in New Zealand, on the East coast of the Middle Island. Some time since we published the rh'p^ri: >€apt. and Mr. Duppa on

that' part of the island! in question, by 1 which its very eligible: character for a settlement was a gentleman of Rennie, late' nlember for Ipswi|||pTma who is described by the Colonial Gazette as “ a practical agriculturist, a sculptor versed in the useful sister art of architecture, with a capacity for business, and willing to employ his capital, as well as energies, in a career that promises to blend public usefulness with profitable investment: the result is the very ingenious plan which he has submitted to the New Zealand • Directors.” The plan embodies greater completeness of preparation than the plans of the earlier settlements.

REPLY OF THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. ‘ ■ • New Zealand House, Broad-street Buildings, August 12, 1842. Sir, —-I am instructed by the Court of Directors of the New Zealand Conipany to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 28th ult., on behalf of a body of persons contemplating emigration to New Zealand, in which you suggest the formation by the Company, on the plan pointed out in your letter, of a new settlement to be planted on some eligible site on the Eastern coast of the Middle Island. The Court has given this proposal its serious consideration, and I am now directed to communicate to you its views on the subject. The Directors of the New Zealand Company feel it incumbent on them at all times to do the utmost in their power to further the view 3 of persons desirous of emigrating, and to prove to them that the Company is ever ready <jo perform its function as a national instrument of colonization. The Directors deem this duty to be the more imperative upon them in times like tnfe present, when general distress pervades this country, for which extensive colonization appears to offer the best, if not the only prospect of substantial relief. I have, therefore, to inform you, that the Court is willing to entertain generally the proposal of a new settlement on the Eastern coast of the Middle Island of New Zealand, provided that her Majesty’s Government will consent thereto upon such terms as shall afford the Company a reasonable remuneration for the responsibility and risk of the undertaking, and provided no insuperable difficulties shall be found to arise out of circumstances now unforeseen. With respect to the plan which you have submitted, the Court sees no objection to its outline; but desires to'ffie understood as reserving its final judgment as to the details until the enterprise shall be somewhat more matured.

The intention of the Company to establish at proper, opportunities a succession of distinct settlements upon the coasts of New Zealand has been for some time before the public, and the motives of that intention will be sufficiently understood by reference to the Directors’ Third Report. It is only requisite', therefore,, to add, that you are at liberty to make generally known the readiness of the Company iri the present instance to entertain, the principle of your proposal; and when you shall have obtained an assurance of the approbation of her Majesty’s Government, the Directors will be prepared to enter into. further communications with you, and with the parties whom you represent, in order that your wishes may be carried into practical operation. 1 have the honour to be, Sir,your most obedient servant, (Signed) John Ward, Secretary. George Rennie, jun., Esq., 1, Chesham-place, Belgrave-square.