The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-22 00:00:00

AOMAYTIC ADVENTURES OF A PAISLEY
BODY.

Some seventeen years ago, a native of Paisley, a
sea of one of out most respectable tradesmen, went to sea.
The vessel foundered, and, with one solitary exception, all
es board perished. The sad intelligence was soon brought
to raider ; the family went into mourning, and for seven-
teen long years. if they had not forgotten the sailor, they
had tested to think of him as one alma whose fate ther •
Gould not be the shadow of a doubt. A letter lately made
its appearance here, sildressed to the young man's father,
who several years ago bad retired to a watering place on
the west coast, to eniny the ohms runs dignitale of a men
old sue. As he hid king been out of Paisley, the post office
folks bad forgotten him, and could ant find a party to
whom the letter should be delivered. It was sent to Edin-
burgh, and after being tossed about from one office to ano-
ther, was opened at London, and from thence re-directed to
Paisley, with instructions that every effort should be made
to discover the amanita The content' soon led to the dis-
covery ; and it now appears that the young man supposed
to have been lost at sea was the one men saved. A person
at present in Ne 4 Zealand, in the course of his rperegrina•
boos, heard that a white man was living far up the
country. He determined to search him oat. On arriving
at the native village, the white man's hut was pointed out.
He entered it, and found a comely-looking damsel—a
New Bealandress—with two or three fins healtly-whitey-
brown children nestling about her. She was able to speak
• little broken English, told the visitor the Christian name
of her husband, and said she expected him home shortly,
inviting the stranger to await his return. By and by the
husband arrives, tattooed and dressed as a New Zealander
The two men, of course, were not likely to have recog-
nised each other, even though they had been previously
acquainted; but, after comparing notes, it came out that
they were both natives of Paisley, and bees at school
together some 2.5 years ago. The surprise and
astonishment of the stranger may be well con-
ceived. As for the host, he explained that he
had been picked no from the wreck of his ship by a
passing vessel, and after many curious escapes and adven-
tures found himself in the interior of New Zealand, far
from any settlement. There he married a native of the
country, a chiefs daughter, by whom he has had a family,
and with whom he has been living very happily. lie feels
quite comfortable in hie adopted land ; likes the mode of
living extremely, and has no desire to return to Paisley.
He cannot tell how long he has been in New Zealand, not
having adapted Cruwe's expedient of notching the time.
After a long talk about Paisley and sold iangsyne, the
stranger bade him adieu, end on his return to the British
settlement wrote the letter above sefened to.—Glargoto

THE BUDGET. - PORTSXOUTII, TIMER/ tY.—The
budget has been vers well received in this borough, and a
ishas been prepared for presentation to parliament
is favour of it.

111 E CLEW „AM OF TUE SCREW STEAMER CALCUTTA,
now lying in the Southampton Dock, and which brought
bane the Ma Mlllirithig and Cape Mail, are nearly all
Weeks. There are nearly 80 of them, conaletarg of Lamm
Arabs, sad Negroes.