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OCCUPATION LICENSES.||@@||OCCUPATION LICENSES.
Vi devin o dock ol Ihiiisdav, the 2 2nd of||@@||At eleven o clock of Thursday, the 22nd of
Vii^iist, will he put up to auction, at the Police||@@||August, will be put up to auction, at the Police
Ollut, Htuth), th« licenses to occupy the fol-||@@||Office, Hartley), the licenses to occupy the fol-
lowing pot lions of lund, foi one year, from the||@@||lowing pot lions of land, for one year, from the
1st St ] temliei, HI 1 1 urther information re||@@||1st September, 1844. Further information re-
R|it ctnig tin land may be obtained from ths||@@||specting the land may be obtained from the
Suivtyoi Cieneril and re spelling the condi||@@||Surveyor-General and respecting the condi-
ti ins li nu tin Colonial licnsiinr, nnilat tho||@@||ions from the Colonial Treasurer, and at the
Point Ollie« ol tilt (liitiict Ihcnpsctpnce of||@@||Police Office of the district. The upset price of
e K li lot is £ ; pi i si t turn of 0 IO acres||@@||each lot is £5 per section of 640 acres.
\\ i sim uti i w11-1 (i-IO acres, neal Oiinbe||@@||Westmoreland - 1 640 acres, near Ganbe-
iiuin Svv imp I Sid acres, at Coxs Ktver,||@@||nang Svvamp . 4. 850 acres, at Cox's River,
iliout tluee milis wist ol Bowen s Hollow o||@@||about three miles wist of Bowen's Hollow. 5.
d10 mes, parish of I hoinshope, near Si htm)||@@||640 acres, parish of Thornshope, near Solitary
Creek d G IO i cres, same place 7 d10 aeres,||@@||Creek. 6 640 acres, same place 7. 640 acres,
a the Iliad of vtitonio Crock S d10 acres,||@@||at the head of Antonio Creek. 8. 640 acres,
noir C ov s Uiver, about three miles west of||@@||near Cox's River, about three miles west of
Bowen s Hollow||@@||Bowen's Hollow,
Cook-7 110 acres village reserve of Mount||@@||Cook-7. 530 acres village reserve of Mount
\ litoria, situ ite on the Bathurst Bond||@@||Victoria, situate on the Bathurst Road
||@@||
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I TIIE rOLICE QUESTION, |||@@||THE POLICE QUESTION
WE wero much nmio>edthnt the dehnte||@@||WE were much annoyed that the debate
of Fndnv on the police question should||@@||of Friday on the police question should
hn\c endtd In the resolutions being handed||@@||have ended in the resolutions being handed
o\ er for interment to the General Gneinncc||@@||over for interment to the General Grievance
Committee Thc\ dtsencd n better fntc||@@||Committee. They deserved a better fate.
Tltej «trewell drnwn up, mid the member||@@||They were well drawn up, and the member
for Milbouinc descned nil the credit||@@||for Melbourne deserved all the credit
bestowed upon him (or the labour which||@@||bestowed upon him for the labour which
his speech showed he lind bestowed niton||@@||his speech showed he had bestowed upon
the subject, but win weaken tluir efftct||@@||the subject; but why weaken their effect
b} referring them to n I ommittce which||@@||by referring them to a Committee which
lins managed to mi\ up mntters windi||@@||has managed to mix up matters which
rrqunc remedies, with mere nbstrnct||@@||require remedies, with mere abstract
(picstions such ns "responsible govern-||@@||questions such as "responsible govern-
ment," mid which lins a Chairman who it||@@||ment," and which has a Chairman who it
is well known will not work, who will not||@@||is well known will not work, who will not
pcilorm nnvdutj requiring ronstnnt appli-||@@||perform any duty requiring constant appli-
cation As these resolutions hn\e been||@@||cation. As these resolutions have been
relerred to this Committee, there lb but||@@||referred to this Committee, there is but
one wn> in which we can see thnt the eui||@@||one way in which we can see that the evil
enn he remedad, mid that is, b\ directing||@@||can be remedied, and that is, by directing
tile Committee to report specially mid||@@||the Committee to report specially and
sepnrntcly upon the 1'oliee question If||@@||separately upon the Police question. If
this is not done, we fear thnt the dehnte||@@||this is not done, we fear that the debate
ot Friday will hn\e no prnclicnl eflcct, mid||@@||of Friday will have no practical effect, and
we hope tlie member for Melbourne will||@@||we hope the member for Melbourne will
do ns we hn\c pouted out||@@||do as we have pointed out.
||@@||
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DEPARTURES.-NONK.||@@||DEPARTURES.-NONE.
COASTERS INWARDS. I||@@||COASTERS INWARDS.
August 10 -Thistle, steamer, 127, Mulhall,||@@||August 10,—'Thistle,' steamer, 127, Mulhall,
fiom Morpeth, with 50 casks tallow, 10 bales||@@||from Morpeth, with 30 casks tallow, 10 bales
wool, 80 hides, S.o., Will-a-the- II iy>, 10,||@@||wool, 30 hides, &c., 'Will-a-the- Wisp', 16,
Johnson, t^oin Lnkc Macquarie, with 15 tons||@@||Johnson,from Lake Macquarie, with 15 tons
coals, Jomet anti Amelia, 32, DoUc, from New -||@@||coals, 'James and Amelia,' 32, Doyle, from New-
castle, with 10 tons coals , ¡hing, IG, Brown,||@@||castle, with 40 tons coals , 'Henry,' 16, Brown,
from Lako Macquauc, with lb tons coals,||@@||from Lake Macquarie, with 16 tons coals,
Biothets, 27, Campbell, from New castle, with||@@||'Brothers,' 27, Campbell, from Newcastle, with
32 tons coals , William the I oin th, steamet, ol,||@@||32 tons coals ; 'William the Fourth,' steamer, 53,
Wiseman, fiom the Clarence, with tundí its||@@||Wiseman, from the Clarence, with sundries.
August 12 -Maitland, steamet, 10% Parsons,||@@||August 12,—'Maitland,' steamer, 103, Parsons,
from Port Macquarie, with 250 bushell mii7c,||@@||from Port Macquarie, with 250 bushell maize,
and 12 bundles sheepskins , Jane llV/taint, "Î3,||@@||and 12 bundles sheepskins , 'Jane Williams,' 33,
Beneaud, from the Paterson, with 1200 bushels||@@||Beneaud, from the Paterson, with 1200 bushels
maize, S-P , Xeirpoit locket, 7, Lowrj, fiom||@@||maize, &c. ; 'Newport,' Packet, 7, Lowry, from
Bushanc Watci, with 2800 shingles, aiul 1000||@@||Brisbane Water, with 2800 shingles, and 3000
laths, &c., Ruth, 12, Heim, fiom Port Hack-||@@||laths, &c., Ruth, 12, 'Henry.' from Port Hack-
ing, w ith 300 bushel» shells , Jane, 12, steele,||@@||ing, with 300 bushels shells , 'Jane,' 42, steele,
fiom Newcastle, with 50 tons toals, baiah,||@@||from Newcastle, with 50 tons coals, 'Sarah,'
49, Anderson, from Lake Macquarie, w ith 60||@@||49, Anderson, from Lake Macquarie, with 50
tons coals, llfabcth, 12, M'Cartim, from||@@||tons coals, 'Elizabeth,' 32, M'Cartney, from
Williams River, w ith 1200 bushels m uze, 50||@@||Williams River, with 1200 bushels maize, 50
bushell» wheat, and 1 ton Hour , Ihqhlan I Lass,||@@||bushells wheat, and 1 ton flour ; 'Highland Lass,'
21,Halcronc\ fiom Shoiitlm\i n, w ith 100 bushels||@@||21, Halcrone, from Shoalhaven, with 400 bushels
maize, Jiiuk, -ti, Mackenzie, fiom the Hawkes-||@@||maize, 'Bride,' 49, Mackenzie, from the Hawkes-
bury, with 18,000 shingles, and G00 bushels||@@||bury, with 18,000 shingles, and 600 bushels
mai/e. ?||@@||maize.
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ENGLISH EXTRACTS.||@@||ENGLISH EXTRACTS.
BiiioiiT ov Tim BULWAY DRIAIITUB-ST||@@||REPORT OF THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT.-
Boum 01 Iiunn-lins document reports a||@@||BOARD OF TRADE.- This document reports a
progressiv e increase in the safttj of railway||@@||progressive increase in the safety of railway
tm tiling during the past ) ear, onl) one serious||@@||travelling during the past year, only one serious
accident of a publie nature having occurred,||@@||accident of a public nature having occurred,
munch that on the North Midland railwav||@@||namely, that on the North Midland railway,
bi winch one passenger lost his life Hie||@@||by which one passenger lost his life. The
number of passengers travelling on the sixt\||@@||number of passengers travelling on the sixty-
six rulw o\ s during the post ) ear not being less||@@||six railways during the past year not being less
than 21,000 000, coinc\ed on an avcrago about||@@||than 21,000 000, conveyed on an average about
fifteen miles each lins in the opinion of the||@@||fifteen miles each. This, in the opinion of the
reporters, shows the high degree of secuntj||@@||reporters, shows the high degree of security
attained hv roilwaj travelling, and demon||@@||attained by railway travelling, and demon-
strates in a most forcible manner, Ulundi an||@@||strates in a most forcible manner, the advan-
tiges whieh lum resulted from the progress of||@@||tages which have resulted from the progress of
scicnutic linprov ement in point of snlety as w eil||@@||scientific improvement in point of safety as well
as of speed It is saUsfactorj they report, to find||@@||as of speed. It is satisfactory, they report, to find
tint the number of accidents has been so small||@@||that the number of accidents has been so small
duruig the period, eonsiderable retrenchments||@@||during the period, considerable retrenchments
Inning been effetted m the expéndame of most||@@||having been effected in the expenditure of most
of tho companies, and a tendency to economise, ¡||@@||of the companies, and a tendency to economise,
In c\ei) possible means forced upon them bj||@@||by every possible means, forced upon them by
n decline ni their tralhc dunns the late period||@@||a decline in their traffic during the late period
of commercial depression, and which, if noi||@@||of commercial depression, and which, if not
tempered b) proper discretion on the part of||@@||tempered by proper discretion on the part of
the directors must, m main cases, hav o been||@@||the directors must, in many cases, have been
produetn e of danger It is al.o satisfactory to||@@||productive of danger. It is also satisfactory to
Und that the number of aeculcnts attributable||@@||find that the number of accidents attributable
to the misconduct or inexperience of engine||@@||to the misconduct or inexperience of engine-
men and sériants or to the defectne arrange||@@||men and servants or to the defective arrange-
ments on the part of companies, were on the||@@||ments on the part of companies, were on the
decrease During the j ear ten new hues of||@@||decrease. During the year ten new lines of
mlwin had been examined bv Major General||@@||railway had been examined bv Major General
l'aslev,, tho government inspector-Railroad||@@||l'asley, tho government inspector. -Railroad
ht cord||@@||Record
Tin. OiiAsou GKOVESOF TitiiAxoRks-No-||@@||THE ORANGE FROVES OF THE AZORES. - No-
thing eau exceed the rich, luxuriant aj pcarancc||@@||thing can exceed the rich, luxuriant appearance
of theso He&pcnan gai dens during the principal||@@||of theso Heesperian gardens during the principal
fruit months, namely, from ÎN o\ ember to Mareil||@@||fruit months, namely, from November to March;
when tho emerald tints of the unripe, and||@@||when tho emerald tints of the unripe, and
golden hue of the maturo fruit minglo their||@@||golden hue of the mature fruit mingle their
beiulics with the tlnek dark foliage ot the||@@||beauties with the thick dark foliage of the
trees and the bright, odoriferous blossom||@@||trees and the bright, odoriferous blossom
which diffuses a sweetness through the sur||@@||which diffuses a sweetness through the sur-
rounding neighbourhood j is quite delicious||@@||rounding neighbourhood is quite delicious.
Hie present unount of lemons and oranges||@@||The present amount of lemons and oranges
exported is upwards of 120 000 boxes, and||@@||exported is upwards of 120 000 boxes, and
nenrh 70 or 80 vessels are sometimes seen||@@||nearly 70 or 80 vessels are sometimes seen
hing m the roads waiting to carr j thom to||@@||lying in the roads waiting to carry them to
I uropo besides these, a large quantitj of the||@@||Europe; besides these, a large quantity of the
sweet lemon is cultivated lor the consumption||@@||sweet lemon is cultivated for the consumption
of the inhabitants, it is produced bv grafting||@@||of the inhabitants, it is produced by grafting
the sour lemon on the orange, but is tasteless||@@||the sour lemon on the orange, but is tasteless
and vapid though esteemed salutan and re||@@||and vapid though esteemed salutary and re-
freshing b) tho natn es Chore is a species of||@@||freshing by the natives. There is a species of
epicurism peculiar to the Azores with respect||@@||epicurism peculiar to the Azores with respect
to oranges particularly obscr\ ed b) the higher||@@||to oranges, particularly observed by the higher
classes, who onlv cat that side which has been||@@||classes, who onlv eat that side which has been
most exposed to the sun, and is, of course, in||@@||most exposed to the sun, and is, of course, in
its fresh state, easily distinguished by the tint,||@@||its fresh state, easily distinguished by the tint,
a refinement we aro unable to emulate, the||@@||a refinement we aro unable to emulate, the
the colour being rendered uniform bv n¿e -||@@||the colour being rendered uniform bv age, -
Maga-tne oj Science||@@||Magazine of Science
A Vrn\ StsouiAii TACT -A good lady who||@@||A VERY SINGULAR FACT. - A good lady who
had two children sick with the messies went||@@||had two children sick with the measles went
to a friend for the oest remedy , the friend hod||@@||to a friend for the best remedy; the friend had
just received a note from another ladj repining||@@||just received a note from another lady requiring
the w aj to mike pickle« In the confusion the||@@||the way to make pickles. In the confusion the
lad) w ho inquired about the pickles recen ed||@@||lady who inquired about the pickles, received
the reined) for the measles, while the anxious||@@||the remedy for the measles, while the anxious
moüier of the sick children read with horror the||@@||mother of the sick children read with horror the
follow ing -' Scald them three or four tunes||@@||following: -" Scald them three or four times
in ver) hot vinegar and sprinkle them well||@@||in very hot vinegar and sprinkle them well
w ith salt and in a few du\ s they will be eui 11||@@||with salt and in a few days they will be cured."
||@@||
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NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR. §1||@@||NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR.
(From our various Correspondents.) §?||@@||(From our various Correspondents.)
ILLAWARRA. M||@@||ILLAWARRA
AVou oxGOxo, 11 aim un 27 -V» ««) 1||@@||Wollongong, February 27- Yesterday a
«. g ithering of gentlemen horn M ol longo« g||@@||"gathering" of gentlemen from Wollongong
and Dapto and their neighborhood, toa«||@@||and Dapto and their neighbourhood, took
place at Dipto, by special my it tuon ot MM||@@||place at Dapto, by special invitation of Mr
Gtoigc Brown, the object of wluili vws g||@@||George Brown, the object of which was to
witness m expciimcnt by that spirited aro» «* a||@@||witness an expcriment by that spirited and enterprising
teipnsmg individu ii, ui the «fïnmi»? doini ° g||@@||individual. In the streaming down of
bullock ni his large and excluent steam mi g||@@||bullock in his large and excellent steam mill
time Hie rcbult was most sntisfictorj - g||@@||time . The result was most satisfactory.
AVeight of bullock f*||@@||Weight of bullock ........804
Deduct for rounds, &e ' '||@@||Deduct for rounds, &c. ......111
Leaving r693 rSl||@@||Leaving 693
fiom which was obtamed 309 lbs of «ryffl||@@||fiom which was obtained 309 lbs of very
taUow It cannot be doubted but mu »||@@||tallow. It cannot be doubted but that
steam null willproi e of theutmost coMcquciw||@@||steam mill will prove of the utmost consequence
not only in its own immediate «cighbourliM||@@||not only in its own immediate neighbourhood
but to the distnct at large, as ^ , ,1,,t||@@||but to the district at large, as well as the
districts farther off font is evident, tt»||@@||districts farther off : for it is evident, that
the lattei a great saving m the cam ge||@@||the latter a great saving in the carriage of
tallow -supposing a boiling ^W^S||@@||tallow - supposing a boiling down system were
established iii such distncts-would bepm«||@@||established in such districts - would be
bemgonly about eight indes on "g00^||@@||gained being only about eight miles, on a
to Wollongong, üherc water Ç«ningo bj w||@@||good road to Wollongong, where water carriage by
steomei, or other cr .ft, can at all time b to||@@||steamer or other craft, can at all times be had.
AVhúe the steaming was m progress, ^||@@||While the steaming was in progress, the
company were requested by Mr Bnwnto*||@@||company were requested by Mr Brown to ?
OÍ ex to'his hotel, where he most handsome||@@||over to his hotel, where the most handsome
entertained them with a sumptuous ana «||@@||entertained them with a sumptuous and elegant
gant lunch, or rather dinner, »I»*«?;"||@@||lunch, or rather dinner, which did very great
great cicdit to the préparer, and at vinca_^||@@||credit to the preparer, and at which were
pioduced the best of wines, including aW||@@||produced the best of wines, including abundance
c1 mee of the " «l'^khng champagne J||@@||of the "sparkling champagne. By
request of Mi Brown, Dr Alick Usw»||@@||request of Mr Brown, Dr Alick Osborne J.P,
JP , took the top of the table M.Chaira»||@@||took the top of the table as Chairman
suproited by Mr Brown, the foot by l||@@||supported by Mr Brown; the foot by C.
Smith, Esq ,J P t. " coBi||@@||Smith, Esq., J.P.
It is needless to observe, that in such a co»||@@||It is needless to observe, that in such a company,
pam where all were more or less ^««tett||@@||where all were more or less interested in
the result of so important an oxpcn»en, mu||@@||the result of so important an experiment much
umiumiti jiriiailcd-uidccd all ivas ftui^||@@||unanimity prevailed - indeed all was hilarious
and the best of humour **%*££&||@@||and the best of humour. Many toasts were
giv en by C bunnan and Vue, T "f«cs£C.t%||@@||given by Chairman and Vice, in reference to the interests
Situóte and piospenty of the distnct, »||@@||and prosperity of the district.
Il' , i ¡. With fliipropriatc introductory I||@@||With appropriate introductory by the Chairman,
fe! ¿he Annan,1 ho proposed the||@@||he proposed the health of Mr . Brown,
rrAr Brown, which was drunk with||@@||which was drunk with
fthuna to which he neatly replied.||@@||fthuna to which he neatly replied.
r^Sv broke up about four, p.m., ]||@@||The company broke up about four, p.m., ?
bÏÏÏÏAtlsfted with the propitious J||@@||pleased and satisfied with the propitious ?
^wSe day. opening as it does such ,||@@||of the day. opening as it does such ?
^loctsfor niawamii it being appa||@@||prospects for Illawarra; it being apparent to
fflSat, that what with the enter-,||@@||all present, that what with the enterprise
íVnSion, n-d the other plans m||@@||in question, and other plans in
C SX? improvement of the district,||@@||? for the improvement of the district,
Í& must assuredly "go_ajiead.||@@||it must assuredly "go a-head."
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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.||@@||GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
I'KIDAY, MAY 21 l&M.||@@||FRIDAY, MAY 21 1844..
LAND SALE.||@@||LAND SALE.
AT 11 o clock of Wednesday, the 12th of June||@@||AT 11 o clock of Wednesday, the 12th of June
next, the following poitious of Land will be||@@||next, the following portions of Land will be
olleicd for sale by public auction at the Colo||@@||offered for sale by public auction at the Colo-
nial iieisurv, m bjdnc), at the upset price af-||@@||nial Treasury, in Sydney, at the upset price af-
fixed to each lot respecbv ely Deposit 10 per||@@||fixed to each lot respectively. Deposit 10 per
cent.||@@||cent.
sumitmx LOTS||@@||SUBURBAN LOTS
BATIIUU-ST -I 7acres,liood,and21 perches,||@@||BATHURST. - 1. 7 acres, 1 rood ,and 21 perches,
parish of 1 no1, near the villino of Blavnev, on||@@||parish of Errol, near the village of Blayney, on
the King s Plains Creek, oi Belubula Rivulet||@@||the King's Plains Creek, or Belubula Rivulet.
2 7 acres, same lace, allotment No 2 3 8||@@||2. 7 acres, same place, allotment No. 2. 3. 8
acies and IS perches, s une place, allotment||@@||acres and 18 perches, same place, allotment
>>o 3 17 acies, 3 roods, and 2o pciehcs,||@@||No. 3. 4. 17 acres, 3 roods, and 25 perches,
some place, allotment No 1 6 10 acres, same||@@||same place, allotment No. 4. 5 . 10 acres, same
place, allotment No J bil acies, 1 roods,||@@||place, allotment No 5. 6. 14 acres, 3 roods,
tnd 9 perches, puish ot Lindesay, neai the vil-||@@||and 9 perches, parish of Lindesay, near the vil-
lage ot Blay nev, allotment No G 7 10 ocies,||@@||lage of Blayney, allotment No. 6. 7. 10 acres,
1 loot!, and 33 perches, same place, allotment||@@||1 rood, and 33 perches, same place, allotment
No 7 8 S acies, $ îootls, and 21 perches,||@@||No. 7. 8. 8 acres, 3 roods, and 24 perches,
someplace, allotment No 8 9 S acres, 1 rood,||@@||same place, allotment No. 8. 9. 8 acres, 1 rood,
and lo peí ches, «uno place, allotment No 9||@@||and 15 perches, same place, allotment No. 9.
U] set price 30s per ncie||@@||Upset price 30s per acre.
CUMIILKI VXD -10 5} perches, polish of||@@||CUMBERLAND. - 10. 5½ perches, parish of
Petersham, poit of Giosc lunn Upset puce||@@||Petersham, part of Grose Farn. Upset price
£10 for the lot||@@||£10 for the lot.
CVVIDIX--11, 12 3 acres each, pansh of||@@||CAMDEN. - 11, 12. 3 acres each, parish of
Kiama, town of Kiama, lots Nos I and 2||@@||Kiama, town of Kiama, lots Nos. 1 and 2.
11,11 1 acies each, sumo j lace, lots Nos 3 and||@@||13, 14. 4 acres each, same place, lots Nos. 3 and
1 lo 5 acres, same place, lot No o 10 10||@@||4. 15. 5 acres, same place, lot No. 5. 16. 10
acres, same place, lot No G Upset price £2||@@||acres, same place, lot No 6. Upset price £2
per acre 17 20j acres, on the American||@@||per acre. 17. 20½ acres, on the American
Creek, Ulan aira, commencing south of the||@@||Creek, Illawarra, commencing south of the
northwest coiner of li Gordons 23 acres||@@||north-west corner of H. Gordon's 23 acres
purchisc l8 15 acres, same place 19 13||@@||purchase. 18. 15 acres, same place. 19. 13
acres, same place 20 100 acies, neal Mount||@@||acres, same place. 20. 100 acres, near Mount
Keera, Illaw ana 21 100 acies, near Mount||@@||Keira, Illawarra. 21. 100 acres, near Mount
Kembla, Illaw arra Upset price £ I pei acre||@@||Kembla, Illawarra. Upset price £1 per acre.
COUXTHV I OI s||@@||COUNTRY LOTS.
AiiGviL-1. 100 acres, at the thud Bredal||@@||ARGYL. - 1. 100 acres, at the third Bredal-
banc Plain, commencing at the Doorungullen||@@||bane Plain, commencing at the Doorungullen
chain of Ponds, tit the north-west coiner of J||@@||chain of Ponds, at the north-west corner of J.
Riddell s G10 acres retained purchase Upset||@@||Riddell's 640 acres retained purchase. Upset
price £1 per acre.||@@||price £1 per acre.
CuMiiriiLAxn -2 30 acres, pansh of Maioota,||@@||CUMBERLAND. - 2. 30 acres, parish of Maroota,
at Cattai Creek 3 50 acres, parish of||@@||at Cattai Creek. 3. 50 acres, parish of
Nanabecii, at Narrabeen Lagoon Upset price||@@||Narrabeen, at Narrabeen Lagoon. Upset price
£1 per acre||@@||£1 per acre.
BAIHUHST-1 42 acres, pansh of Lowry,||@@||BATHURST. - 4. 42 acres, parish of Lowry,
commencing at the south-west corner of 1||@@||commencing at the south-west corner of T.
Ev crden s 25G0 acres 5 40 acres, parish of||@@||Everden's 2560 acres. 5. 40 acres, parish of
\etholm, Green Swamp, commencing at the||@@||Yetholm, Green Swamp, commencing at the
north-west corner of Livingstone s 100 acres,||@@||north-west corner of Livingstone's 100 acres,
on the Bathurst Ro id Upset pnce £1 per||@@||on the Bathurst Road. Upset price £1 per
acre||@@||acre.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12422737 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.||@@||SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.||@@||ARRIVALS.
FnoM London, via Toibay, on Satiuday last,||@@||From London, via Torbay, on Saturday last,
having left tile former 26th October, and the||@@||having left the former 26th October, and the
latter 12th Novcmbci, the barque Pcnyai d Pm k,||@@||latter 12th November, the barque Penyard Park,
377 tons, Captain AVcllei, -with a general cnTgo.||@@||377 tons, Captain Weller, with a general cargo.
Passengers-Mi. and Mrs. Isaac and servant,||@@||Passengers-Mr. and Mrs. Isaac and servant,
Mrs. Crystal and servant, Miss Macpherson,||@@||Mrs. Crystal and servant, Miss Macpherson,
Mrs. Wcllex, Mi. Packard, surgeon, Mi. Owen,||@@||Mrs. Weller, Mr. Packard, surgeon, Mr. Owen,
Mr. and Mis. Gumwood, Mi. .md Mis. Samuel,||@@||Mr. and Mrs. Grimwood, Mr and Mrs. Samuel,
Mi. and Mis. Johnson, Mrs. Foot, Mi. and||@@||Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Foot, Mr. and
Mis. Fulei and four daughters, Miss M'Guvrc,||@@||Mrs. Fuler and four daughters, Miss McGuire,
Mr. Westfield, Mr. Lazarus, and Mi. Priest.||@@||Mr. Westfield, Mr. Lazarus, and Mr. Priest.
From the Clarence Uiver, yesterday, the||@@||From the Clarence River, yesterday, the
steamer William the Foin Hi, Captain Wiseman,||@@||steamer William the Fourth, Captain Wiseman,
.with wool, tallow, &c. Passengers-Mi. Fostei,||@@||with wool, tallow, &c. Passengers- Mr. Foster,
and thirteen m the steerage.||@@||and thirteen in the steerage.
From Poit Macqumic, the same day, the||@@||From Port Macquarie, the same day, the
steamer Maitland, Captain Parsons, ?with ^ool,||@@||steamer Maitland, Captain Parsons, with wool,
&.C. Passengeis-Di. Cailisle, Mi. II. Cohen,||@@||&c. Passengers- Dr. Carlisle, Mr. H. Cohen,
Captam and Mrs. Gordon, Mr. J. Abiahams,||@@||Captain and Mrs. Gordon, Mr. J. Abrahams,
Mr. Elliott, and three in the stowage.||@@||Mr. Elliott, and three in the steerage.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12407860 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
I DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.||@@||DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
I INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS. I||@@||INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS.
THE second meetings fixed to bo held yesterday |||@@||THE second meetings fixed to be held yesterday!
in the estates of Arthur Willis, senior, Arthur||@@||in the estates of Arthur Willis, senior, Arthur
Willis, junior, and Gordon Sandeman, trading||@@||Willis, junior, and Gordon Sandeman, trading
under the firm of Willis, Sandeman, and Co. <||@@||under the firm of Willis, Sandeman, and Co.
And that in the estate of Arthur Willis, senior,||@@||And that in the estate of Arthur Willis, senior,
have been postponed till the 7th instant.||@@||have been postponed till the 7th instant.
MimriNOS ron TO-DAY.||@@||MEETING FOR TO-DAY.
Hughes and Hosking, an adjourned second||@@||Hughes and Hosking, an adjourned second
meeting, at ten o'clock.||@@||meeting, at ten o'clock.
Peter Marni Hosking, a third meeting, at||@@||Peter Mann Hosking, a third meeting, at
1 list ckt en||@@||eleven.
Samuel Owen, a third meeting, at noon.||@@||Samuel Owen, a third meeting, at noon.
Homy Terry Sheldon, an adjourned special||@@||Henry Terry Sheldon, an adjourned special
meeting, at two.||@@||meeting, at two.
John Restron, a special meeting, at halt-past||@@||John Restron, a special meeting, at half-past
eleven.||@@||eleven.
MEETINGS TOB. TO-MORROW.||@@||MEETINGS FOR TO-MORROW.
James Bloodsworth, a third meeting at ten||@@||James Bloodsworth, a third meeting at ten
o'clock.||@@||o'clock.
Morgan Carroll, an adjourned single meeting||@@||Morgan Carroll, an adjourned single meeting
at half-past ten.||@@||at half-past ten.
f Mapping and oo , a special meetuig at hall||@@||?. Mapping and Co., a special meeting at half-past
eleven.||@@||eleven.
M11 lc»iinvs »on ci linnevri s 01 Discn uioi||@@||APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION OF DISCHARGE.
Cutiiiciitcs luting beeil itpphed for bj the||@@||Certificates having been applied for by the
follow nig nisoh ents, and the appin itions being||@@||following insolvents, and the applications being
unopposed ecitihcates w eie gi intcd to them||@@||unopposed, certificates were granted to them:
-Iawiuicc Potts, of the furn of Potts, B ix||@@||Lawrence Potts, of the firm of Potts, Bax-
tei, and Co , Tmnis Canning Ptiuti, William||@@||ter, and Co.; James Canning Pearce, William
Benjamin Tohnstonc Oioen, Roheit Osborne,||@@||Benjamin Johnstone Green, Robert Osborne,
Duncan M'Phee, l'honi is Dunstan Dunsdon||@@||Duncan McPhee, Thomas Dunston Dunsdon,
William Bill, of the finn of lugwell nilli||@@||William Ball, of the firm of Tugwell and
Bill, Geoigc Dent, of the finn of Dent and||@@||Ball; George Dent, of the firm of Dent and
Giccuwcll, nul William Burnett Hie foi||@@||Greenwell; and William Barnett. The fol-
lowing weio also issued, subicct to the filing||@@||lowing were also issued, subject to the filing
ot the usu ii ifhdnt its bt the appin nits -||@@||of the usual affidavits by the applicants:—
Uclald Heirn Uibbons, and Tohn Ncwslnm||@@||Gerald Henry Gibbons, and John Newsham.
Hie follow nig p n tics being culled on did not||@@||The following parties being called on did not
appeal -J Baptist \eidau, Win Drake, of||@@||appear:—J. Baptist Verdau; Wm. Drake, of
Di ike nul Co , John Gillies, mid Robert Stew||@@||Drake and Co.; John Gillies, and Robert Stew-
ait Hie lui lim hearing ol the application of||@@||art. The further hearing of the application of
Chalks Item j Chambers wis postpontd until||@@||Charles Henry Chambers was postponed until
ntxt lhursdit Coliman Zidoe, who had||@@||next Thursday. Coleman Zadoc, who had
been nisoknt under the Old Act, and under||@@||been insolent under the Old Act, and under
Mr Tustice Burton s Act for nearly two t ears,||@@||Mr. Justice Burton's Act for nearly two years,
hid his apphc ition postponed until next 'Ihurs||@@||had his application postponed until next Thurs-
dav, in older that the Chief Commissioner||@@||day, in order that the Chief Commissioner
might hit c an opportunity of looking through||@@||might have an opportunity of looking through
the pipéis in the ofhee connected with the||@@||the papers in the office connected with the
estate, md thcicbj s itisly himself tint the m||@@||estate, and thereby satisfy himself that the in-
sohent had bclntcd m such a wat as to entitle||@@||solvent had behaved in such a way as to entitle
lum to Ins disch ugc Toscph Aarons was op||@@||him to his discharge. Joseph Aarons was op-
posed lit Mr Robert Bourne on tlucc giounds||@@||posed by Mr. Robert Bourne on three grounds:
1st He had not made i full disclosuie, 2nd||@@||1st. He had not made a full disclosure; 2nd.
Because ho hid squindcied his popertt, md||@@||Because he had squandered his property, and
undi aw it with it in an uniustih ible m inner,||@@||made away with it in an unjustifiable manner;
and 3id Bccmse he lind not kept a piopcr set||@@||and 3rd. Because he had not kept a proper set
of books noi had these been h mded ot ei by||@@||of books, nor had these been handed over by
him to his creditois Mi Bouinc h it mg pin||@@||him to his creditors. Mr. Bourne having par-
tiallj examined the msohont ns to the inuse||@@||tially examined the insolvent as to the cause
of his nisoh eiun, which the msohtnt swon||@@||of his insolvency, which the insolvent swore
was a lobbeij committed on his di ijs between||@@||was a robbery committed on his drays between
B ithuist and Wellington 1 he lui thtr heming||@@||Bathurst and Wellington. The further hearing
of the eise was then postponed till next Huns||@@||of the case ws then postponed till next Thurs-
In} Hie matter of Heirn lerrt Sheldon||@@||day. The matter of Henry Terry Sheldon
stands our bt consent till next Huusdiit||@@||stands over by consent till next Thursday.
is mi Mvrrni oi losini wuioii»||@@||IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH WALFORD.
M lien this c îse w is c died on, Mi Samuel||@@||When this case was called on, Mr. Samuel
Lj ons informed the Chief Conimis-ioner th it||@@||Lyons informed the Chief Commissioner that
he did not intend to ofici ant lui tim oppo||@@||he did not intend to offer any further oppo-
sition, as it w is the e unest deslíe of the othii||@@||sition, as it was the earnest desire of the other
creditors that it possible the nisoh cut should||@@||creditors that if possible the insolvent should
obtain his discharge , so f ii from ollcimg am||@@||obtain his discharge; so far from offering any
tuithci opposition it thin w is ant w it||@@||further opposition if there was any way
pointed out to him In wluth ho might ud ni||@@||pointed out to him by which he might aid or
1 iciht ite the issuing ot the coi tíllente foi the||@@||facilitate the issuing of the certificate for the
nisoh cnt, he w mild do it Ho also 1 luglnngh||@@||insolvent, he would do it. He also laughingly
st ited th it he had not been bubed, noi h id ant||@@||stated that he had not been bribed, nor had any
inducement been held out to him foi the pin||@@||inducement been held out to him for the pur-
pose of ni iking lum git e up his opposition||@@||pose of making him give up his opposition.
Hie Cuni LOMMISSIOM ii stated in îeph,||@@||THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER stated in reply,
th it he could not gi mt the ipplication until he||@@||that he could not grant the application until he
li id "one through the pipéis, in older to satisH||@@||had gone through the papers, in order to satisfy
himself that the msolt enl s conduct has been||@@||himself that the insolvent's conduct has been
such is would uititlc lum to his discliuigc||@@||such as would entitle him to his discharge.
All those inplie nits w ho do not ii] peal to||@@||All those applicants who do not appear to
tike out their eeltihe ites onthidij hxed bj||@@||take out their certificates on the day fixed by
then ult crtisemeiits, in the doviinuiiiit Oa.eltc,||@@||their advertisements, in the Government Gazette,
will hi\c to le uhcitisc and put in i new||@@||will have to re-advertise and put in a new
application||@@||application.
iNiw INSOIUM-Hie following cstitcwis||@@||NEW INSOLVENT.—The following estate was
scquostr ited t estcid ij - Tames Rcj nolds,||@@||sequestrated yesterday:—James Reynolds,
lite public m and butcher, George sticet, be||@@||late publican and butcher, George-street, be-
c luso execution had issued against lum||@@||cause execution had issued against him:
Debts, £3o8 18s 2d , Assets-1 mded pi o||@@||Debts, £358 18s. 2d.; Assets—landed pro-
pcrtj, £101, personal propcitj, £lo, good||@@||perty, £104; personal property, £15; good
debts, £2o5 Is 4d B danu clifiticnej, £1||@@||debts, £235 1s. 4d. Balance deficiency, £4
10s lOd lohn Walter, Ofhcial Trustee||@@||16s. 10d. John Walter, Official Trustee.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12407863 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
CITY COUNCIL.||@@||CITY COUNCIL.
A\in>riî>o of tin City Coiuuil i\ill be holdin||@@||A meeting of the City Council will be holden
lit the Town Hall, on Monday next, at tluee||@@||at the Town Hall, on Monday next, at three
o'clock ni the afternoon.||@@||o'clock in the afternoon.
oui» its oi mi nw.||@@||ORDERS OF THE DAY.
1. To lcccii c such mcmori jib and petitions us||@@||1. To receive such memorials and petitions as
may be piesented.||@@||may be presented.
2 To lccciic îcpoits from the Chimmcn of||@@||2. To receive reports from the Chairman of
the i ni ions Committiis||@@||the various Committees.
S To pioued with the business still stand-||@@||3. To proceed with the business still stand-
ing oin, of i\huh notice has aheiidy bun||@@||ing over, of which notice has already been
gii cn.||@@||given.
1. To considei the petition from thi mlii||@@||4. To consider the petition from the inha-
bitant» of Gipps' W.ud, as to it nuisunie ut the||@@||bitants of Gipps' Ward, as to a nuisance at the
eoinei of Hitnington mid Essex stieets.||@@||corner of Harrington and Essex streets.
«3 To considei the petition lioni Thom is||@@||5. To consider the petition from Thomas
Puniell, dated 2 ¡id rebiu.uy, as to his slaugh-||@@||Purnell, dated 23rd February, as to his slaugh-
terhouse in Aigilc-stnct||@@||terhouse in Argyle-street.
G l'o considu tho Repoit of the Uv-Law »||@@||6. To consider the Report of the By-Laws
Committee, datid 2Gth lYbiuiuy, on the lly||@@||Committee, dated 26th February, on the By-
Law» lor legul.tting the GcoiL,e-sticit Muikcts||@@||Laws for regulating the George-street Markets.
7 To considei the Report of the AVntei Oom||@@||7. To consider the Report of the Water Com-
nuttec, on tho eh ages tobe made foi laying||@@||mittee, on the charges to be made for laying
on w.itci to the premises of biewei», bikcis,||@@||on water to the premises of brewers, bakers,
publican», and othus lequtinig huge supplie»||@@||publicans, and others requiring large supplies.
S To considei the Repoit of the Committee||@@||8. To consider the Report of the Committee
appointed to petition the Goicnior and Legis-||@@||appointed to petition the Governor and Legis-
lative Council for leos, fines, licenses, fLc||@@||lative Council for fees, fines, licenses, &c.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12409471 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
COASTERS INWARDS. J||@@||COASTERS INWARDS.
July IS -¡tophtti Jane, steamer, 15i>, Sto||@@||July 18 - Sophia Jane, steamer, 156, Ste
ricker, from Moi pctli, w ni» 5 casks tallow, 41'0||@@||ricker, from Morpeth, with 5 casks tallow, 490
hides, 21 bags bran, 20 tinsses hay, \c. , 'fu-||@@||hides, 24 bags bran, 20 trusses hay, &c. , Ta
mar, stcnmci, 13*1, Mulhall, from Morpeth, Milli||@@||mar, steamer, 139, Mulhall, from Morpeth, with
12 casks tallowy- ¿50 bushels «heit, 30 kegs||@@||42 casks tallow- 250 bushels wheat, 30 kegs
tobacco, S.C ; Mien, 12, Peat, norn Biokon||@@||tobacco, &c. ; Ellen, 12, Peat, from Broken
Bay, with 350 bushels miuo , limit/, 16,||@@||Bay, with 350 bushels maize , Henry, 16,
Blown, horn Lake Mirquiuie, with lo tons||@@||Brown, from Lake Macquarie, with 16 tons
> coala; William, 21, ltichauk, lion» Now castle,||@@||coals; William, 21, Richards, from Newcastle,
"with 26 tons co.iis, Lonna, lo, Co\, fiom||@@||with 26 tons coals, Louisa, l15 Cox, from
Brisbane Watei, iMth 6000 tuft timboi, 10,000||@@||Brisbane Water, with 6000 feet timber, 10,000
shingles ; Susan, 02, Piochaun, fiom the||@@||shingles ; Susan, 52, Freebairn, from the
M'Leay, with S hiles wool, 22,000 feet ceikir.||@@||McLeay, with 5 bales wool, 22,000 feet cedar.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12410674 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR.||@@||NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR.
CFronï our various correspondents.)||@@||(From our various correspondents.)
PARRAMATTA.||@@||PARRAMATTA.
c -e -, i.__ i^i r- /t"ÎJ||@@||
öTiAMio-On bnturüay lost, James i_,aiuei||@@||STEALING-On Saturday last, James Calder-
wood was fully committed to take Ins trial||@@||wood was fully committed to take his trial
for stealing half a bag of sugar, tw o pounds of||@@||for stealing half a bag of sugar, two pounds of
cheese, and some peas, from his employ ei, Mr||@@||cheese, and some peas, from his employer, Mr
Barker, of George street After his com||@@||Barker, of George-street. After his com-
mittnl the prisoner had the impudence to re||@@||mittal the prisoner had the impudence to re-
quest Mr Harker to be bail foi linn , which||@@||quest Mr Harker to be bail for him, which
that gentleman of course refused to be||@@||that gentleman of course refused to be.
Ike Siaixqs Bink -We haie been spoken||@@||THE SAVINGS' BANK -We have been spoken
to bi seieral peieons, who baie all expressed||@@||to by several persons, who have all expressed
their regret, that the Committee of the bydno)||@@||their regret, that the Committee of the Sydney
Sai nigs Bonk lime not thought proper to||@@||Savings' Bank have not thought proper to
establish a Li auch Bank here, where it would||@@||establish a Branch Bank here, where it would
be of the greattst sen ice to the working mun,||@@||be of the greatest service to the working man,
nho nould thereb) be suied fiom the tempta||@@||who would thereby be saved from the tempta-
non ot liai nig Ins money always in his pocket.||@@||tion of having his money always in his pocket.
Btgoixo -On Monday mornuig, a begging||@@||BEGGING -On Monday morning, a begging
iraposter, John Vnderson b) name, was brought||@@||imposter, John Anderson by name, was brought
before the Police Bench, chaiged with beg||@@||before the Police Bench, charged with beg-
ging in the streets 1 he prisoner n us blind of||@@||ging in the streets. The prisoner was blind of
oneeie, but the other was quite bright, hu»||@@||one eye, but the other was quite bright; but
when henos seeking alms the good eye ii as||@@||when he was seeking alms the good eye was
shut, and the extinguished one opened, thus||@@||shut, and the extinguished one opened, thus
lending the people to beheie he lias blind||@@||lending the people to believe he was blind.
He was allowed to escope for once, but pro||@@||He was allowed to escape for once, but pro-
nused a month in gaol should he be again||@@||mised a month in gaol should he be again
brought befoie the Ceurt||@@||brought before the Court.
lui Lite Sh/uue ov ax Illicit Sricx -||@@||THE LAST SEIZURE OF AN ILLICIT STILL.-
It appears that for the lost six or eight weeks,||@@||It appears that for the last six or eight weeks,
Mr Kinn, our Chief Constnble, has, with the||@@||Mr Ryan, our Chief Constable, has, with the
knon ledge and b) the orders of the Police||@@||knowledge and by the orders of the Police
MoDistratc, been recen ing a n eekly salary of||@@||Magistrate, been receiving a weekly salary of
two pounds from Messrs Cropper and Brjnnt,||@@||two pounds from Messrs Cropper and Bryant,
as i douceur ni order to purchase Ins silence||@@||as a douceur in order to purchase his silence.
Bj this means Mr li) an, whom the) imagined||@@||By this means Mr Ryan, whom they imagined
to hoi e been made safe, has been enabled to||@@||to have been made safe, has been enabled to
obtain all the endencc ncccssar) to fix thom||@@||obtain all the endence necessary to fix them
with the charge ot illicit distillation El cry||@@||with the charge of illicit distillation. Every
thing portable is being brought to the Police||@@||thing portable is being brought to the Police
O dice, i reparatoiv to its sole by auction||@@||Office, preparatory to its sale by auction.
About a fortnight back, ive undeistand that||@@||About a fortnight back, we understand that
the premises were searched by Messrs Cassels||@@||the premises were searched by Messrs Cassels
and \\ atsou, but nothing was found||@@||and Watson, but nothing was found.
Ihf MiLiTiui-On Monday momine,, Air||@@||THE MILITARY.-On Monday morning, Mr.
Carrington mentioned to the Police Magis-||@@||Carrington mentioned to the Police Magis-
trate, tint on the pienous cicning the mho||@@||trate, that on the previous evening the inha-
bitants of George street had been disgusted bv||@@||bitants of George-street had been disgusted by
the obscene language mid noient belunour of||@@||the obscene language and violent behaviour of
three soldiers ot the 5Sth, ii ho had attempted||@@||three soldiers of the 58th, who had attempted
to force their ii a) into Gan ic s public house||@@||to force their way into Garvie's public-house.
A complaint had been made to the guard, but||@@||A complaint had been made to the guard, but
the ser0eant n ho ex imined them did not con-||@@||the sergeant who examined them did not con-
sider them drunk, ind they w etc consequently||@@||sider them drunk, and they were consequently
discharged he hoped his \\ orslup would take||@@||discharged : he hoped his Worship would take
some steps in the matter is suth scenes were||@@||some steps in the matter is such scenes were
of nightli occunence His A\ oislnp saul he||@@||of nightly occurrence. His Worship said he
would la) the mattei btfoie the commanding||@@||would lay the matter before the commanding
oflicei, nho, he felt sure only required tobo||@@||officeri, who, he felt sure only required to be
spoken to on the subject Since then no find||@@||spoken to on the subject. Since then we find
that a picquet parades the stieets from dusk||@@||that a picquet parades the streets from dusk
till midnight, by the oid<us ot the command-||@@||till midnight, by the orders of the command-
ing olhcer||@@||ing officer
lui "W i iniLK -"W chaiehad rather strange||@@||THE WEATHER-We have had rather strange
neathei for these last two oi three do)s Hie||@@||weather for these last two or three days. The
dais hue been burning hot, the sun b) his||@@||days have been burning hot, the sun by his
poner proclaiming the nt u appronah ot sum||@@||power proclaiming the near appronah of sum-
mer whiUt the nichts haie been bittet cold,||@@||mer, whilst the nights have been bitter cold,
md in the morning the white hoir frost that||@@||and in the morning the white hoar frost that
coiered the ground showed that ii inter had||@@||covered the ground showed that winter had
n»t kit us Such weather as this is hkcl) to||@@||not left us. Such weather as this is likely to
do the gieisest damage to the crops, as nell as||@@||do the greatest damage to the crops, as well as
to the girden||@@||to the gaden.
Anu« oi Hoxouii-We lime htard of a||@@||AFFAIR OF HONOUR.-We have heard of a
rene ¡uti e that n is to hoie taken place bttneen||@@||rencontre that was to have taken place between
a ccrtum JP, ot Parramatta, and a Gol ern||@@||a certain JP, of Parramatta, and a Govern-
wint Oihcial, but from some accident the||@@||ment Official, but from some accident the
affaire did not take place Sei eral reports on||@@||affaire did not take place. Several reports on
the subject have leached us, but ns ne can||@@||the subject have reached us, but as we can
louch for none of them, ne mertli content||@@||vouch for none of them, we merely content
oursches with the bore fact||@@||ourselves with the bare fact.
liiL Post Omet, -We are hnppy to be||@@||THE POST OFFICE.-We are happy to be
able to state that the n ulon of our 1 ne Post||@@||able to state that the widow of our late Post-
master has been appointed b) the Coi em-||@@||master has been appointed by the Govern-
inent to succeed her husband in the oflice It||@@||ment to succeed her husband in the office. It
w thought that some anangement mi¡,ht be||@@||is thought that some arrangement might be
made by the head of the department for the||@@||made by the head of the department for the
wuimuwoa of th» tomI from here to Sydney||@@||transmission of the mail from here to Sydney
twie« a day. The pott geea now but one* &||@@||twice a day. The post goes now but once a
dny, and that nt such an unseasonable hour||@@||day, and that at such an unseasonable hour
(seven o'clock a.m.) that letters received by||@@||(seven o'clock a.m.) that letters received by
the etening mail cannot be answered by re-||@@||the evening mail cannot be answered by re-
turn ot post. A transmission per steamer||@@||turn of post. A transmission per steamer
might lu easily managed, in time for the after||@@||might be easily managed, in time for the after-
noon delivery in Sjdncy.||@@||noon delivery in Sydney.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12413816 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
LAND SALE I||@@||LAND SALE
Al 11 o clock of Wednesday, the 15th e>f||@@||AT 11 o'clock of Wednesday, the 15th of
May, the following lown mid Suburban Lots ^||@@||May, the following Town and Suburban Lots
ot Lnnd, will be ofieicd for sale by pUDi."||@@||of Land, will be offered for sale by Public
Auction, nt the Police Ofhcc, Brisbane, More||@@||Auction, at the Police Office, Brisbane, More-
ton Bny, nt the upset pnec alhxed to each lot||@@||ton Bay, at the upset price affixed to each lot
respcctiiclv Deposit ten per cent .||@@||respectively. Deposit ten per cent .
IOWN IOTS||@@||TOWN LOTS.
Iiswicit-1-11 32 perches each, allot- \||@@||IPSWICH. -1-14. 32 perches each, allot-
monts Nos 7-12, mid 21-28 of section 2||@@||ments Nos 7-12, mid 21-28 of section 2
Upset price, £8 per ncie||@@||Upset price, £8 per acre.
summit IN LOTS||@@||SUBURBAN LOTS
Sr vxi n -1 1 nero, parish of Ipswich, Kar-||@@||STANLEY. -1 1 acre, parish of Ipswich, gar-
den illotment No 17 2-1 ¿ i00ds c°c]l||@@||den allotment No 17 2-4. 3 r00ds each,
same plnce, garden allotments Nos l8-2o!||@@||same place, garden allotments Nos. 18-2o.
5, G I îoods ench, same place, garden allot'||@@||5, 6. 2 roods each, same place, garden allot-
menls Nos 21 and 22 7-12 l acre each||@@||ments Nos 21 and 22. 7-12. 1 acre each,
same place, garden allotments Nos 31-3e'||@@||same place, garden allotments Nos 31-36.
Upset puce, £4 per acre||@@||Upset price, £4 per acre.
Occui VTIOX LICLVSLS -The Occupation||@@||OCCUPATION LICENSES. -The Occupation
Licenses for I ands within the Boundaries ad||@@||Licenses for Lands within the Boundaries ad-
xeitiscdb) the Notice dated 22nd Jnnúari||@@||vertised the Notice dated 22nd January,
1844,ui the Gmcinmenl Ga.ette, of 23rdJanu||@@||1844, in the Government Gazette, of 23rd Janu-
ar), weie sold to the undermentionedpartieiT||@@||ary, were sold to the undermentioned parties,
by auction, on 22nd February, 1844, and the f||@@||by auction, on 22nd February, 1844, and the
puce nfhxcd to each respectncly lins bim||@@||price affixed to each respectively has been
recen ed - Salt at Sydney-I Northumber||@@||received - Sale at Sydney. - 1 Northumber-
land, 610 acies, by Hem y Eckford, at £5 2||@@||land, 640 acres, by Henry Eckford, at £5 2
Northumberland, 640 icres, by John ¿adey, at||@@||Northumberland, 640 acres, by John Bailey, at
'£> 6 Westmoreland, 610 acres, by William '||@@||£5. 6. Westmoreland, 640 acres, by William
I Willis, at £o 7 Hunter, lOOOacres, by rhos||@@||Willis, at £5. 7. Hunter, 1000 acres, by Thos.
Porncll, at £15 12s Gd S«fc atBatlmist-l||@@||Parnell, at £15 12s. 6d. Sale atBathurst. - 1.
Georgiana, 6 lOnci es, by Patrick Bourke, at £15||@@||Georgiana, 640 acres, by Patrick Bourke, at £15,
5 Bathurst, 610 acies, by William Pringle, nt||@@||5. Bathurst, 640 acies, by William Pringle, at
£ lu 10s 6 Bathurst, 1100 acies, by Nicholas||@@||£15 10s. 6. Bathurst, 1100 acres, by Nicholas
Joidnn, at £8 11s lOd 7. Wellington 610||@@||Jordan, at £8 11s 10d. 7. Wellington 640
acres, by William Blackman, at t5 8 King,||@@||acres, by William Blackman, at £5. 8. King,
610 ncres, by John Tord, at £5 9 Roxburgh,||@@||640 acres, by John Ford, at £5 9 Roxburgh,
610 acres, by Joseph ramil, at £5 13 Rox-||@@||640 acres, by Joseph Farrar, at £5 13 Rox-
burgh, 610 ncies, by Thomas Lawson, at £11||@@||burgh, 640 acres, by Thomas Lawson, at £11
5s 16 Westmoreland 610 acres, b) J M||@@||5s. 16. Westmoreland 640 acres, by J. M.
Bull, at £5 17 Westmoreland, 610 ncres, hy||@@||Bull, at £5 17 Westmoreland, 640 acres, by
J M Bull, at £5 19 Bathurst, 850 acres, by||@@||J. M. Bull, at £5. 19. Bathurst, 850 acres, by
Joseph West Iront, at £6 12s 10d Sale at||@@||Joseph West Trent, at £6 12s. 10d. Sale at
Goulburn-2 King, 610 ncres, by James Sin-||@@||Goulburn. - 2. King, 640 acres, by James Sin-
clair, at £o 3 Ivmg, 610 acres, by James||@@||clair, at £5. 3. King, 640 acres, by James
Sniclair, at £d 1 Ivmg, 610 ncres, by Patrick||@@||Sinclair, at £5. 4. King, 640 acres, by Patrick
Duignn, at Lo Sale at Poll Macgitaiic -1||@@||Duigan, at £5. Sale at Port Macquarie -1.
Mncqunne, 700 icies, by William Johnston, nt||@@||Macquarie, 700 acres, by William Johnston, at
£> 10s 2 Macquane, 610 acres, by Wdham||@@||£5 10s. 2. Macquarie, 640 acres, by William
Henry Chapman, at £o Total amount of||@@||Henry Chapman, at £5. Total amount of
sales, £138 2s 2d||@@||sales, £138 2s. 2d.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12413841 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
SPORTINä INTELLIGENCE.||@@||SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
HAWKESBURY RACES.||@@||HAWKESBURY RACES.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11.||@@||THURSDAY, APRIL 11.
Tins was the second day of the Hawkesbury||@@||This was the second day of the Hawkesbury
Races, when the following prizes were rim||@@||Races, when the following prizes were run
for -||@@||for -
First Prize-The Publicans purse ot £40,||@@||First Prize-The Publicans purse of £40,
for all horses, carry mg w eight for age Heats||@@||for all horses, carrying weight for age. Heats
twice round the course||@@||twice round the course.
Mr Roberta's Quail 1 1||@@||Mr. Roberts's Quail 1 1
Mr James Seymour's Harkaway 2 6||@@||Mr. James Seymour's Harkaway 2 5
Mr Thomson's Qui/ the Wind 3 1||@@||Mr. Thomson's Quiz the Wind 3 4
Mr Cross s Jerry Sneak 4 0||@@||Mr. Cross's Jerry Sneak 4 0
Mi Hall s Hercules 5 3||@@||Mr. Hall' s Hercules 5 3
Mr Badgen s Lad^ Morgan 6 2||@@||Mr Badgery's Lady Morgan 6 2
First He it-Quiz the Wind took the lead,||@@||First Heat-Quiz the Wind took the lead,
followed close by Jerry second, and Harkaway||@@||followed close by Jerry second, and Harkaway
third, upon their coming round by the Stew-||@@||third, upon their coming round by the Stew-
ards stand, Harkaway and Qui¿ the Wind||@@||ards stand, Harkaway and Quiz the Wind
were running close togethei, Harkaway about||@@||were running close together, Harkaway about
halt a length a head, Quiz the Wind close be-||@@||half a length a-head, Quiz the Wind close be-
hind, Jerry fourth, Quail and Lady Morgan||@@||hind, Jerry fourth, Quail and Lady Morgan
nearly a distance behind Tor the remainder||@@||nearly a distance behind. For the remainder
of the heat Quail mndc wonderful um||@@||of the heat Quail made wonderful run-
nmg, heading L uly Morgnn, Hercules, Jerry,||@@||ning, heading Lady Morgan, Hercules, Jerry,
| and Quiz the Wind, one by one, and e% entualh||@@||and Quiz the Wind, one by one, and eventually
Harkaway, when within i few lengths of the||@@||Harkaway, when within a few lengths of the
winning post, and caine in barely a length||@@||winning post, and came in barely a length
ahead, Qui/ the Wind about tu o lengths||@@||a-head; Quiz the Wind about two lengths
behind Quiz the Wind carried abo\ c a stone||@@||behind. Quiz the Wind carried above a stone
o\cr weight this heat, m consequence of the||@@||over weight this heat, in consequence of the
heaMiicss of the rid« Second Heat Quiz||@@||heaviness of the rider. Second Heat: Quiz
the 'W md led off, follow ed by Lady Morgan||@@||the Wind led off, followed by Lady Morgan
second, Haikaway third, Quill iouith, and||@@||second, Harkaway third, Quail fourth, and
Hercules last, Jen j Sneik haung been drawn||@@||Hercules last, Jerry Sneek having been drawn.
I After li \\ ing arm ed the second tune, about||@@||After having arrived the second time, about
half round the com se, the principal running||@@||half round the course, the principal running
was bctw ccn the Qu ni and L ul\ Morgan, both||@@||was between the Quail and Lady Morgan, both
coming in at a tremendous pace, Quail not i||@@||coming in at a tremendous pace, Quail not a
length i head Quill w us all behind at first,||@@||length a-head. Quail was all behind at first,
the same as in the first he it, but mnde up hei||@@||the same as in the first heat, but made up her
I giound aftciwards||@@||ground afterwards.
Second Pn/e -Hie Hack Stakes of £10, with||@@||Second Prize -The Hack Stakes of £10, with
£1 eaeh entunico added Heats once round||@@||£1 each entrance added. Heats once round
the couiic Llc\en horses weic entered for||@@||the course. Eleven horses were entered for
this lice, which was won m foin heats, by||@@||this race, which was won in four heats, by
Mr Roberts s Jim along Josey, alter some ex-||@@||Mr. Roberts's Jim along Josey, after some ex-
cellent timning, all the horses being of i su-||@@||cellent running, all the horses being of a su-
perior descuption ruther (I should sa\) second||@@||perior description rather (I should say) second
raters, than common hacks||@@||raters, than common hacks.
Hurd race w as ior a saddle and bridle, 'N allied||@@||Third race was for a saddle and bridle, valued
at faeven guineas, which was won m two heats,||@@||at seven guineas, which was won in two heats,
by Mr Sims s Larry Six horses w ore entered||@@||by Mr Sims's Larry. Six horses were entered.
'1 it inn D\.\, Aritn 12||@@||THIRD DAY. April 12.
The first i ri/e w is the Richmond Purse of||@@||The first prize was the Richmond Purse of
£G0, for horses of all ages, carrying weight for||@@||£60, for horses of all ages, carrying weight for
age the winner of the i own Plate carrying||@@||age: the winner of the Town Plate carrying
se-ven pounds cxtia Heats twice round the||@@||seven pounds extra. Heats twice round the
courbC Hie following horses started for the||@@||course. The following horses started for the
above prize -||@@||above prize -
Mr Higgerson's Jorrocks 1 1||@@||Mr. Higgerson's Jorrocks 1 1
Mr Roberts s riection 2 2||@@||Mr. Roberts's Election 2 2
Mr Nicholson s Harry Lorrequer 3 0||@@||Mr. Nicholson's Harry Lorrequer 3 0
Tust heat Jorrocks led, followed close b)||@@||First heat Jorrocks led, followed close by
Hair) Lorrcquer (second), and Election (thud)||@@||Harry Lorrequer (second), and Election (third).
Previous to coming lound the course the first||@@||Previous to coming round the course the first
time Election pushed post Han y Lorrequcr,||@@||time Election pushed past Harry Lorrequer,
heading him, and maintained his position UL||@@||heading him, and maintained his position up
to the winning post, coming in about half a||@@||to the winning post, coming in about half a
length behind Jorrocks Harr) Loirequer||@@||length behind Jorrocks: Harry Lorrequer
about three lengths 'Hie second heat was a||@@||about three lengths. The second heat was a
capital ince between Jonocks mid Election,||@@||capital race between Jorrocks and Election,
who pushed lum close the whole distance,||@@||who pushed him close the whole distance,
losing by a couple of lengths Hair) Loree||@@||losing by a couple of lengths. Harry Lorre-
quer was drawn aftci the fiist heat||@@||quer was drawn after the first heat.
Hie second pn/e was the Maiden Plate of||@@||The second prize was the Maiden Plate of
£30, for all horses that had ncvei vi on a proe||@@||£30, for all horses that had never won a prize
of up wauls of £10, heats once round the||@@||of upwards of £10: heats once round the
course 1 IV e horses st irted for tins pn/e||@@||course. Five horses started for this prize.
Mr Smith's Ciucifix 12 3||@@||Mr. Smith's Crucifix 1 2 3
Mi Roberts'« Peter from Athlone 2 5 2||@@||Mr. Roberts's Peter from Athlone 2 5 2
Mr Hall s Cieeping Jane 3 4 5||@@||Mr. Hall's Creeping Jane 3 4 5
Mi Nicholson s Nar oleon 13 1||@@||Mr. Nicholson's Napoleon 4 3 4
Mr Sim s Lairy 5 11||@@||Mr. Sim's Larry 5 1 1
lins was a verj pictt) race,-good stnits,||@@||This was a very pretty race,-good starts,
and the horses all keeping w eil together Sei e||@@||and the horses all keeping well together. Seve-
ral times dumig the three heats they w ero all||@@||ral times during the three heats they were all
m a heap, Crucifix and Petei from Athlone||@@||in a heap; Crucifix and Peter from Athlone
pushed Larr) v eiy hard the last two heats||@@||pushed Larry very hard the last two heats.
The third priye w as the Beaten Stakes of £20,||@@||The third prize was the Beaten Stakes of £20,
with a sweepstakes of £2 each added, lor all||@@||with a sweepstakes of £2 each added, for all
beaton horses during the meeting, one heat,||@@||beaten horses during the meeting; one heat,
twice round the course||@@||twice round the course.
Mr Badger) s Lady Morgan, Mr Roberts s||@@||Mr. Badgery's Lady Morgan, Mr. Roberts's
Lottery, and Mr Smith s Blue Bonnet, started||@@||Lottery, and Mr. Smith's Blue Bonnet, started
for this pri7e Lad) Mulgan led, and main||@@||for this prize. Lady Morgan led, and main-
tamed her position thioughout, running a great||@@||tained her position throughout, running a great
patt of the race almost neck and neck with||@@||part of the race almost neck and neck with
Lottery, and eventually comuig ni about a||@@||Lottery, and eventually coming in about a
length and a half a-head Blue Bonnet bolted||@@||length and a half a-head. Blue Bonnet bolted
off the course twice, and was all behind||@@||off the course twice, and was all behind.
Thib closed the Hawkesbur) subscription||@@||This closed the Hawkesbury subscription
races for this year, and it must be said that||@@||races for this year, and it must be said that
great praise is due to the btowauls and otheis,||@@||great praise is due to the stewards and others,
who exerted themselves to the utmost to carr)||@@||who exerted themselves to the utmost to carry
on the races, not oui) m the most hbeial man||@@||on the races, not only in the most liberal man-
ner, but likewise so as to give, it ma) be said||@@||ner, but likewise so as to give, it may be said
uiuv ersal satisfaction No expense w as spared||@@||universal satisfaction. No expense was spared
m making every arrangement that might con-||@@||in making every arrangement that might con-
duce to the comfoit of the visitois oi the pro||@@||duce to the comfort of the visitors or the pro-
pnetors of the race-horses , ei en the bridges on||@@||prietors of the race-horses; even the bridges on
ever) side within two miles of the course wcie||@@||every side within two miles of the course were
put ni repair, and supplied with temporal)||@@||put in repair, and supplied with temporary
hand-railing to prev eut accidents The pn/os||@@||hand-railing to prevent accidents The prizes
wore all paid in li ard cash, ft oin the stow irds||@@||were all paid in hard cash, from the stewards'
stand, immediate!) on their being won, which||@@||stand, immediately on their being won, which
arrangement seemed to give v ery general satis-||@@||arrangement seemed to give very general satis-
faction Indeed, toke the races throughout,||@@||faction. Indeed, take the races throughout,
w e ha\ e nev er had better, ev ery thing w ent||@@||we have never had better; every thing went
on quietly and peaceably, no accidents oc||@@||on quietly and peaceably, no accidents oc-
curred, no funds w ere wanting, good races||@@||curred, no funds were wanting, good races
w ere plentiful, and eveiy person seemed v\ eil||@@||were plentiful; and every person seemed well
satisfied with the three days' sport||@@||satisfied with the three days' sport.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12415315 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
I GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. j||@@||GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
FRIDAY, MAY 3. I8U.||@@||FRIDAY, MAY 3. 1844.
LAND SALE.||@@||LAND SALE.
At dei en o'clock of AVednesdaj-, the 8th of||@@||At eleven o'clock of Wednesday, the 8th of
May, the following portions of Crown Land||@@||May, the following portions of Crown Land
w ill be offered foi Sale bj' Public Auction, at||@@||will be offered for Sale by Public Auction, at
thç Coloni ii Trcosmv, mSjdiiej', at the upset||@@||the Colonial Treasury, in Sydney, at the upset
price affixed to each lot respectively. Deposit||@@||price affixed to each lot respectively. Deposit
10 per ecu*.||@@||10 per cent.
COUNTin LOTS.||@@||COUNTRY LOTS.
Auckland.-1. 16 acres, p irish of Kiah, at||@@||Auckland. - 1. 16 acres, parish of Kiah, at
Tw ofold Bai-, portion No 1. 2. 19 acics, samo||@@||Twofold Bay, portion No 1. 2. 99 acres, same
place, poitiou No. 2, 3. 287 acres, same place,||@@||place, portion No. 2. 3. 287 acres, same place,
portion No 3 1. 203 acres, same place, portion||@@||portion No 3. 4. 203 acres, same place, portion
No 1. 5. 211 acies, parish of Nullica, at Twofold||@@||No 4. 5. 211 acres, parish of Nullica, at Twofold
Bay, poition No. 2 Upset price £1 per acre.||@@||Bay, portion No. 2. Upset price £1 per acre.
CuiiimiiLVNn -6, 30 acres, palish of Narra-||@@||Cumberland. - 6. 30 acres, parish of Narra-
been Lagoon, commencing on Nan abecn Creek,||@@||been Lagoon, commencing on Narrabeen Creek,
at the noith-cast comer of a measured portion||@@||at the north-east comer of a measured portion
of 50 acres. 8 98 acres, parish of Sutherland,||@@||of 50 acres. 8. 98 acres, parish of Sutherland,
¡Towra Pomt, Upset pnce £1 per acre.||@@||Towra Point, Upset price £1 per acre.
NonTuuMiiEitLAND. - 7. 10 acres, at Myrtle||@@||NORTHUMBERLAND. - 7. 10 acres, at Myrtle
Creek, Upset price £1 per acre.||@@||Creek, Upset price £1 per acre.
ISI'LCI 1L CHUN rill LOT8.||@@||SPECIAL COUNTRY LOTS
CuitiirrtLiND-1. 21 acres, parish of Wil||@@||CUMBERLAND. - 1. 24 acres, parish of Wil-
loughbj', on Burns' Baj, Lane Coic, 2. 21||@@||loughby, on Burns' Bay, Lane Cove; 2. 21
| acies, same place upset puce £2 per acre 3.||@@||acres, same place : upset price £2 per acre. 3.
30 acres, parish of AA llloughbj', near Tambou-||@@||30 acres, parish of Willoughby, near Tambou-
rine Bnjr, Lane Coic, 1, 30 acies, parish of||@@||rine Bay, Lane Cove; 4, 30 acres, parish of
AVilloughbj', near Bums' Bay, Lane Coic ,||@@||Willoughby, near Burns' Bay, Lane Cove ;
upset puce 30s per acre.||@@||upset price 30s per acre.
sununnVN lots,||@@||SUBURBAN LOTS,
NoiiTiiuiinuiLiND-I. 67 acres, parish of||@@||NORTHUMBERLAND. - 1. 67 acres, parish of
Maitl md, commencing at the western evtiemo||@@||Maitland, commencing at the western extreme
of the south boiindari line of C, Djcr's GO acre||@@||of the south boundary line of C. Dyer's 60 acre
grant, Ui set pnce £1 per acre.||@@||grant. Upset price £1 per acre.
CuiiiiEiu VNi) -2. J, 8 ucics and 2 roods each,||@@||CUMBERLAND. - 2. 3, 8 acres and 2 roods each,
>n irish of Menangle. 4 351 acres, parish ot the||@@||parish of Menangle. 4. 35½ acres, parish of the
Ï del of Mais, at the Pennant Hills. Upset||@@||Field of Mars, at the Pennant Hills. Upset
prye £1 pci acie.||@@||price £1 per acre.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12415556 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
PORT STEPHENS. I||@@||PORT STEPHENS.
THE convicts who absconded from Newcastle||@@||THE convicts who absconded from Newcastle
on the 21st ultimo, effected their escape from||@@||on the 21st ultimo, effected their escape from
the Convict Hospital atthatplaceby some means||@@||the Convict Hospital at that place by some means
requiring explanation, inasmuch, as that the||@@||requiring explanation, inasmuch, as that the
sergeant who sent them from the Stockade at||@@||sergeant who sent them from the Stockade at
Nobby's, cautioned the people nt the hospital,||@@||Nobby's, cautioned the people at the hospital,
that they were desperate characters, and that||@@||that they were desperate characters, and that
he suspected they hnd some mischief in view.||@@||he suspected they had some mischief in view.
This information, however, it would appear,||@@||This information, however, it would appear,
was unheeded-they escaped in irons, and got||@@||was unheeded - they escaped in irons, and got
on boord the cutter Brotliers, which vessel liad||@@||on board the cutter Brothers, which vessel had
just arrived from Sydney with a small cargo of||@@||just arrived from Sydney with a small cargo of
hardware and soft goods. Only two oi the||@@||hardware and soft goods. Only two of the
crew were on board at tho time, but as two of||@@||crew were on board at the time, but as two of
the party had been seamen, the vessel was easily||@@||the party had been seamen, the vessel was easily
got uftder weigh mi put to na?, mi early ¡a fto||@@||got underweigh and put to sea, and early in the
daj was seen stecung to the southward, the||@@||day was seen steering to the southward; the
wind hovvevoi, changed south, and theie being||@@||wind however, changed south, and there being
but a vciy small quantitj of piousions on||@@||but a very small quantity of provisions on
boird, thej bore up, and passingPort Stephens||@@||board, they bore up, and passing Port Stephens
and Sugai Lo if Point, hauled m foi the shore||@@||and Sugar Loaf Point, hauled in for the shore
ind landed, taking w lth them as much of the||@@||and landed, taking with them as much of the
cargo as they could carr j 1 heir intention \v as,||@@||cargo as they could carry. Their intention was,
on meeting -vv lth a natn e, to get directed to the||@@||on meeting with a native, to get directed to the
ne nest station, -where they thought to piocure||@@||nearest station, where they thought to procure
horses, hie-arms, and piousions, mid then to||@@||horses, fire-arms, and provisions, and then to
lioceed tow nils New Lnglnnd The coast||@@||proceed towards New England. The coast
?where they landed, is a narrow strip of||@@||where they landed, is a narrow strip of
low sandy lind, sepaiated from the||@@||low sandy land, separated from the
interior bj a succession of largo lakes,||@@||interior by a succession of large lakes,
connected by impassable rivers Upon this||@@||connected by impassable rivers. Upon this
narrow strip of land they w andered about||@@||narrow strip of land they wandered about
for eight dim, os they stated, without food,||@@||for eight days, as they stated, without food;
at last, bcuig near the border of n lake, they||@@||at last, being near the border of a lake, they
saw a black woman m a canoe fishing, who||@@||saw a black woman in a canoe fishing, who
paddled tow ards their cooey, supposing it pro-||@@||paddled towards their cooey, supposing it pro-
ceeded from some of the blacks Ihey told||@@||ceeded from some of the blacks. They told
her the) had been slupvvieckcd, mid wanted||@@||her they had been shipwrecked, and wanted
to be directed to Port Stephens, winch she||@@||to be directed to Port Stephens, which she
rcadilv mulei took to do, and m the||@@||readily undertook to do, and in the
afternoon reached Buiidobah, a cattle station||@@||afternoon reached Bundobah, a cattle station
about six miles from Carrington Here thej||@@||about six miles from Carrington. Here they
got i efi eshnient but as the alarm of their being||@@||got refreshment: but as the alarm of their being
m the neighbourhood had been gwen, ano||@@||in the neighbourhood had been given, and
scveial paities wcic out m search, they were||@@||several parties were out in search, they were
readilj recognised, and -whilst thej wercre||@@||readily recognised; and whilst they were re-
gihng themselves upon what cheer they could||@@||gailing themselves upon what cheer they could
pioctue, and "bailing up a stockman and||@@||procure, and "bailing up" a stockman and
robbing the hut, a black galloped into Carring-||@@||robbing the hut, a black galloped into Carring-
ton to report their picsence A party -was nu||@@||ton to report their presence. A party was im-
mcdiatelj despatched, which leaehed the sta||@@||mediately despatched, which reached the sta-
tion about an hour after thej left Thej hid||@@||tion about an hour after they left. They had
taken the lue anns and two horses Their||@@||taken the fire-arms and two horses. Their
tracks were followed until dink, mid the search||@@||tracks were followed until dark, and the search
was renewed the next morning bj a strong||@@||was renewed the next morning by a strong
partv of the Compain s seivants, (headed bj||@@||party of the Company's servants, (headed by
Captain King and Dr Buchanan), tw o mounted||@@||Captain King and Dr. Buchanan), two mounted
police, and nine blacks, -who, after following up||@@||police, and nine blacks, who, after following up
the tiack for newly twenty miles, succeeded in||@@||the track for nearly twenty miles, succeeded in
capturing thom at their bivouac, jubt as they||@@||capturing them at their bivouac, just as they
were preparing their repast Thej were lodged||@@||were preparing their repast. They were lodged
in the lock-up at Stroud the same e\ ening, and||@@||in the lock-up at Stroud the same evening, and
next moniuig committed for robbery, and are||@@||next morning committed for robbery, and are
now safelj lodged m Newcastle lock-up, to||@@||now safely lodged in Newcastle lock-up, to
answer the more serious charge of piracy Tile||@@||answer the more serious charge of piracy. The
gi eater number of these -villains ha\e been un-||@@||greater number of these villains have been un-
der sentence to Norfolk Island, and doubtless,||@@||der sentence to Norfolk Island, and doubtless,
had thej escaped, would haï o done much mis-||@@||had they escaped, would have done much mis-
chief Actrve measuics, however, had been||@@||chief. Active measures, however, had been
taken bj the Australian Agricultural Companj||@@||taken by the Australian Agricultural Company
to intercept thom, seveial parties had been||@@||to intercept them, several parties had been
despatched, besides the mounted police norn||@@||despatched, besides the mounted police from
Jenj b Plains under Lieutenant Gall, of the||@@||Jerry's Plains under Lieutenant Gall, of the
99th, ind the detachment from Dungog||@@||99th, and the detachment from Dungog,
so that it was improbable thej could||@@||so that it was improbable they could
escape Hie captors have shared ti reward of||@@||escape. The captors have shared a reward of
£90, of which £ )0 was given bj the Australian||@@||£90, of which £30 was given by the Australian
Vgncultural Compinj, who also liberallj re- |||@@||Agricultural Company, who also liberally re-
warded the blaeks bj whom the snug retreat||@@||warded the blacks by whom the snug retreat
w as discoï ercd wherein the bushrangers con-||@@||was discovered wherein the bushrangers con-
templated remaining a few dajsto rest them-||@@||templated remaining a few days to rest them-
selves Ihey acknowledged that some of their||@@||selves. They acknowledged that some of their
p-utj hod been in the bush before, which uns||@@||party had been in the bush before, which was
vcrj evident from the caution wInch had been||@@||very evident from the caution which had been
employ ed in defacing or ri moving ever j thing,||@@||employed in defacing or removing everything,
even the dung of thou horses, hv which thc\||@@||even the dung of their horses, by which they
might be ti need, and the onlj lire thej had||@@||might be traced, and the only fire they had
made was carcfullj covered o\ er will soiland||@@||made was carefully covered over will soil and
lia-vcs indeed, it was onlj the quick and||@@||leaves ; indeed, it was only the quick and
pnctised ojc of the black*, thot led the partj||@@||practised eye of the blacks that led the party
to then encnini ment lheir horses thev had||@@||to their encampment. Their horses they had
turned adrift about a quaiter of o nulo fiom||@@||turned adrift about a quarter of a mile from
their hiding place, andas the ti ices of the feet||@@||their hiding place, and as the traces of the feet
wetc imperceptible, it was ten hours before||@@||were imperceptible, it was ten hours before
thej weie found, although the party was||@@||they were found, although the party was
ncarlj the w hole of that time w itlnn four hun-||@@||nearly the whole of the time within four hun-
dred j ards of them||@@||dred yards of them.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12421819 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
VAN DUÎMBN'S LAN».||@@||VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.
PAi'fc-nt, which hn\e come to hand within||@@||PAPERS, which have come to hand within
the last fiw da\s from I nuneeston nnd||@@||the last few days from Launceston and
llobirt Town, ure somewhat more inte-||@@||llobart Town, are somewhat more inte-
resting thin the* gun inlh nie Thcv do||@@||resting than they generally are. They do
not, however, speak nt nil enconingingh ,||@@||not, however, speak at all encouragingly ,
of the state of tin colonv , and the steps||@@||of the state of the colony ; and the steps
taken In the Government, in ordtr to||@@||taken by the Government, in order to
make the convict s\stem to some extent||@@||make the convict system to some extent
self supporting, are likely tolmie a most in||@@||self supporting, are likely to have a most in-
jurions e fleet on the prospcntv of the||@@||jurious effect on the prosperity of the
scttleis, as the Go*.eminent will compete||@@||settlers, as the Government will compete
largeh with the legitimate settler in even,||@@||largely with the legitimate settler in every
ai tide of produce Alreadv potatoes had||@@||artice of produce. Alreadv potatoes had
been nduiedln lar=e Government sides to||@@||been reduced by large Government sales to
1 >s per ton, and the Government was||@@||35s. per ton, and the Government was
about to bring more into the mniket It||@@||about to bring more into the market. It
was expected that the same would happen||@@||was expected that the same would happen
with win at and e\er\ other species of||@@||with wheat and every other species of
agiicultural prodtue We regret too to||@@||agricultural produce. We regret too to
observe that ni addition to buslirnnguig to||@@||observe that in addition to bushranging to
a \ei\ considirnbli extent, there had been||@@||a very considerable extent, there had been
sc\eiai cases of arson, an 1 wheat and other||@@||several cases of arson, and wheat and other
grain, ha^, &c , had been destroyed in||@@||grain, hay, &c , had been destroyed in
large quail ides||@@||large quantities
We obscnt that a meeting of the So-||@@||We observe that a meeting of the So-
ciety for the pr qia^ation of the Gospel had||@@||ciety for the prpropagation of the Gospel had
been held, the 1 OKD r>i«novor 1 ASM AM V.||@@||been held, the LORD BISHOP OF TASMANIA
m the chair, it appears that there wns||@@||in the chair; it appears that there was
a balance against the Sorutv owing to||@@||a balance against the Society owing to
the treasurer of some 437 Hie BISHOP||@@||the treasurer of some £37. The BISHOP
strongly urged the claims of the Society||@@||strongly urged the claims of the Society
upon the public, in terms similar to those||@@||upon the public, in terms similar to those
usul b\ lum on one or two oecasions in||@@||used by him on one or two oecasions in
¡s\dnc\, on his recent Msit Hi* LOUD||@@||Sydney, on his recent visit. His LORD-
"ini lind held his first confirmation, and||@@||ship had held his first confirmation, and
there were no less than three hundred||@@||there were no less than three hundred
candidates for the lite||@@||candidates for the rite.
In Hobart ¿own a new district church||@@||In Hobart Town a new district church
had beni opened of which tia llcv P.||@@||had been opened, of which the Rev. P.
GELL was the clciB\inan||@@||GELL was the clergyman.
Thcie had been a Meeting held for the||@@||There had been a Meeting held for the
pnrtos» of sympathising with the 1 ree||@@||purpose of sympathising with the Free
Church in Scotland A Committee was||@@||Church in Scotland. A Committee was
formed for the purpose of raising sub-||@@||formed for the purpose of raising sub-
scriptions to enable the Tree Church to||@@||scriptions to enable the Free Church to
carr) out its objects||@@||carry out its objects.
M c fii\d that the exports from the port||@@||We find that the exports from the port
of Launceston during the season I M3-II||@@||of Launceston during the season 1843-44
have been -wool 771 1 bales (including||@@||have been: -wool 7714 bales (including
il7o bales New South Walis and 200||@@||1175 bales New South Wales and 209
Wi stein Ans rnha) , 'Ki 1 quarters wheat ,||@@||Western Australia) ; 963 quarters wheat;
7f>S tons bark ,11) tons black oil , 50$||@@||768 tons bark ; 445 tons black oil ; 36¾
tons sperm oil, ID tons 7 <wt whalebone ,||@@||tons sperm oil ; 12 tons 7 cwt whalebone ;
r) casks seal skins , 1 > bales leather , 70||@@||5 casks seal skins ; 1 5 bales leather ; 70
bales sheep skins, () bales bair, 11 cwt||@@||bales sheep skins ; 9 bales hair; 72 cwt.
old copper, 11)00 treenails, 213 gum||@@||old copper; 1000 treenails ; 213 gum
planks Besides the above-12) casks||@@||planks. Besides the above-125 casks
beef, 31 casks talo«, and 11)1 bullocks||@@||beef, 31 casks tallow, and 1151 bullocks'
horns and bones produce ol New South||@@||horns and bones produce of New South
Wales lliese exports hine bien conveyed||@@||Wales. These exports have been conveyed
from Launceston in eleven vessels||@@||from Launceston in eleven vessels.
A new Independent Chapel had been||@@||A new Independent Chapel had been
opened in Hobart Town, of whah the llev||@@||opened in Hobart Town, of which the Rev.
Mr. JARRETT, formerly of Sydne\,wastobe||@@||Mr. JARRETT, formerly of Sydney,was to be
the minister.||@@||the minister.
Iheatricrls in Hobart Town appear||@@||Theatricals in Hobart Town appear
to answer tolerably well Mrs CLARKE,||@@||to answer tolerably well. Mrs CLARKE,
firmerly of Sidney, still enters lor||@@||formerly of Sydney, still caters for
the Tnsmamans Hie oihceis of H M||@@||the Tasmanians . The officers of H. M.
96th Regiment had got up an amateur||@@||96th Regiment had got up an amateur
performance for the benefit of Mr nnd||@@||performance for the benefit of Mr. and
Mrs CAMMION and family, formerly of||@@||Mrs. CAMERON and family, formerly of
the Sydney stage, in order to provide them||@@||the Sydney stage, in order to provide them
with means to take a passage to Sy duty||@@||with means to take a passage to Sydney
and Hongkong||@@||and Hongkong
||@@||
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Os Saturday but, Ur. John Wilde," J. F., of'||@@||On Saturday last, Mr. John Wilde, J. P., of'
.Vandorvule, was occupied at the Folleo Office,||@@||Vanderville, was occupied at the Police Office,
Picton, from eleven in the morning until eight:||@@||Picton, from eleven in the morning until eight:
o'clock in thc evening, in hearing a charge of .||@@||o'clock in the evening, in hearing a charge of .
perjury preferred against Mr. Mountiford Long- ?||@@||perjury preferred against Mr. Mountiford Long-
field, of Hoarotown, by Matthew Macalister, \||@@||field, of Hoaretown, by Matthew Macalister,
Esq., J.P., of Clifton.: Mr.' Mortui, from tho||@@||Esq., J.P., of Clifton. Mr. Martin, from the
office of Mr. G. It. Nichols, 'attended for Mr,,||@@||office of Mr. G. R. Nichols, attended for Mr.
Macalister to conduct thc prosecution. The||@@||Macalister to conduct the prosecution. The
alleged perjuring arose out of a certain infbr- |||@@||alleged perjuring arose out of a certain infor-
malton and complaint which Mr. Longfield !||@@||maton and complaint which Mr. Longfield
had made a fow days before at Picton, by||@@||had made a few days before at Picton, by
which he charged Mr, Macalister with having||@@||which he charged Mr. Macalister with having
three head of stolen cattle,, the-property ? of the||@@||three head of stolen cattle, the property of the
said Longfield, in his (Mri M.'s)- possession, j||@@||said Longfield, in his (Mr. M.'s) possession.
After a very long and patient investigation, in !||@@||After a very long and patient investigation, in
the course of which five or six witnesses were I||@@||the course of which five or six witnesses were
examined, and ofter Mr. Martin lind addressed||@@||examined, and ofter Mr. Martin had addressed
the bench at some length on . thc case, Mr. I||@@||the bench at some length on the case, Mr.
Wilde committed thc defendant to (take his j||@@||Wilde committed the defendant to take his
trial for wilful and corrupt .perjury, but-ad-||@@||trial for wilful and corrupt perjury, but ad-
mitted him to bail, himself in £80, and two||@@||mitted him to bail, himself in £80, and two
üreties bi £40 each. ?||@@||sureties in £40 each. ?
||@@||
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. i||@@||SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.||@@||ARRIVALS.
JULY 13.-ShanaocA, steamer, 200 tons, Gil-||@@||JULY 13. - Shamrock, steamer, 200 tons, Gil-
more, from Port Phillip the 1th, Liuiicesto i||@@||more, from Port Phillip the 4th, Launceston
the 9th, mid Twofold Ray the 11th in«tuv,||@@||the 9th, and Twofold Ray the 11th instant,
with sundries. Passengcis horn Pott Phillip||@@||with sundries. Passengers from Port Phillip
Mr. M'Leod, Mr. Fenwick, Mi-». Craig, child,||@@||Mr. McLeod, Mr. Fenwick, Mrs. Craig, child,
nml servant, Mi. mid Mrs,. Croîs, Mr Foi||@@||and servant, Mr. and Mrs, Cross, Mr For
restcr, Mi. C. G udnei, Mr Ncskill, Mis-,||@@||rester, Mr. C. Gardner, Mr Neskill, Miss,
Wdson, Mi. mid Mis Smith, Mrs Thornton,||@@||Wilson, Mr. and Mrs Smith, Mrs Thornton,
Mi. Raphael, mid Mi. Whalen , horn Launces-||@@||Mr. Raphael, and Mr. Whalen , from Launces-
ton-Mr. Southe), Mi. Thomas, Captain licit||@@||ton - Mr. Southey, Mr. Thomas, Captain Best
anil Lieutenant Watmnn, of the SOth îcgi||@@||and Lieutenant Watman, of the 80th regi
ment, Captain Blixland, Mi«. Webb, Mt.||@@||ment, Captain Blaxland, Mrs. Webb, Mr.
Biyam, Mi. Simmonds^ Mr. anil Miss||@@||Bryant, Mr. Simmonds, Mr. and Miss
Sutton, Mt. Wade, Mr "Wallis, Mr. Ashton!,||@@||Sutton, Mr. Wade, Mr Wallis, Mr. Ashford,
and Mi. Fi coman, from Boyd Town-Mi||@@||and Mr. Freeman, from Boyd Town - Mr
Thompson, Mr. Sexton, Mi.'Jennings, an I||@@||Thompson, Mr. Sexton, Mr. Jennings, and
child, omi Mr Holline!. Steerage-Ten pi i||@@||child, and Mr Holland. Steerage - Ten pri
soncrs of the Ctovn, si\ lank and file of the||@@||soners of the Crown, sis rank and file of the
SOth regiment, and one constable, from PoU||@@||80th regiment, and one constable, from Port
Phillip.||@@||Phillip.
July 11 -Lloyds, barque, 402 tons, Captain||@@||July 11 - Lloyds, barque, 402 tons, Captain
Lewis, from the Downs the loth, and PoiU||@@||Lewis, from the Downs the 15th, and Ports
ínouth the 28th March, and the Island of St.||@@||mouth the 28th March, and the Island of St.
Pauls 22nd June, w ith a general cargo. Pas-||@@||Pauls 22nd June, with a general cargo. Pas-
sengers-Mr. and Mrs. James Simmons, three||@@||sengers - Mr. and Mrs. James Simmons, three
daughters and tluec sons, Mr. nuil Mrs. Hart,||@@||daughters and three sons, Mr. and Mrs. Hart,
Mr. J. J. Falconer, Mr. E. C. Jackson, Mr.||@@||Mr. J. J. Falconer, Mr. E. C. Jackson, Mr.
and Mrs. Graham, two sons and one duughtet,||@@||and Mrs. Graham, two sons and one daughter,
Mr. and Miss Coopei, Mr. and Mii. Kmneni,||@@||Mr. and Miss Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Kinnear,
two sons and one daughter, Mr. Horden, Mi.||@@||two sons and one daughter, Mr. Horden, Mi.
Kuitel, and Mi¡>s Burn||@@||Kintel, and Miss Burn.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12420373 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
I EMIGRANTS FOU AUSTHALIA. |||@@||EMIGRANTS FOU AUSTRALIA. |
I 2b the Editor of the Colonial Gazette. |||@@||To the Editor of the Colonial Gazette. |
Sut,-In ansvv or to ) our correspondent, ' V O||@@||Sir, - In answer to your correspondent, "A. O.
1.,' I was some time on the Chut and Peru||@@||T.," I was some time on the Chili and Peru
st ition, ten x ears ago, as surgeon of Her Ma-||@@||station, ten years ago, as surgeon of Her Ma-
jes t) s ship It/nc Hie natives spenk good||@@||jesty's ship Tyne. The natives speak good
Spanish, and, before the civil wars, freel) eini||@@||Spanish, and, before the civil wars, freely emi-
gi ited from north to south, and MCI MI SI,||@@||grated from north to south, and vice versa,
along the const line, being the onl) places the)||@@||along the coast-line, being the only places they
could then easih emigrate to M e found a||@@||could then easily emigrate to. We found a
colonv of Spunsh Vmenenns, from Buenos||@@||colony of Spanish Americans, from Buenos
V) res, at the 1 alklund Islands , tvv o ol them||@@||Ayres, at the Falkland Islands ; two of them
with their accompanwng vvrves The dav||@@||with their accompanying wives. The day
w ages of a Valparaiso labourer w ore n quarter||@@||wages of a Valparaiso labourer were a quarter
dollar m 1S33, without rations, and of course||@@||dollar m 1833, without rations, and of course
much less in the countr) parts of Chili, there-||@@||much less in the country parts of Chili, there-
fore the Chilian pcasaiitrj would gre ith benctit||@@||fore the Chilian peasantry would greatly benefit
their condition b) emigration to Australia If||@@||their condition by emigration to Australia. If
conducted on an extensive scale, no doubt the||@@||conducted on an extensive scale, no doubt the
Chilian eniplo) ers w ould oppose it from its '||@@||Chilian employers would oppose it from its
increasing the w ages of those left behind,||@@||increasing the wages of those left behind,
while tile clerçv might be also opposed,||@@||while the clergy might be also opposed,
from its lessening their fees , but I do||@@||from its lessening their fees, but I do
not think that the Chilian Government||@@||not think that the Chilian Government
would ventuie to prohibit it, although, under||@@||would venture to prohibit it, although, under
the influence of the others, the) nueht throw||@@||the influence of the others, they might throw
obstacles in the wa) Hie piincipil benefits||@@||obstacles in the way. Thr principal benefits
I look to, fiom Buenos VMUUI, Chilian, and||@@||I look to, from Buenos Ayrian, Chilian, and
Peruvian immigrants into euslralia, are in||@@||Peruvian immigrants into Ausltralia, are in-
finitely less from their number than from the||@@||finitely less from their number than from the
Useful aits the) would introduce, vi/ , irriga-||@@||useful arts they would introduce, viz., irriga-
tion, catching of wild holds b) bolos and lassos,||@@||tion, catching of wild herds by bolos and lassos,
me it jeiking, and training of dogs to herd||@@||meat jerking, and training of dogs to herd
flocks, and thcrebv saving, in a great measure,||@@||flocks, and thereby saving, in a great measure,
the expense of shepherds I fane) it vv as at||@@||the expense of shepherds. I fancy it was at
Buenos A)res that Mr Darwin saw the latter||@@||Buenos Ayres that Mr Darwin saw the latter
done-the extracts of it in the reviews not||@@||done - the extracts of it in the reviews not
specifying m what part of couth Vmcrica Hie||@@||specifying in what part of South America. The
Buenos 4)nins onlv use the boles, but both||@@||Buenos Ayrians only use the bolos, but both
they and the Chilians the lasso, w Inch is the||@@||they and the Chilians the lasso, which is the
usual mode of catching a tame hoi se in Club||@@||usual mode of catching a tame horse in Chili.
'Hie posting in Club is performed bv tinco re||@@||The posting in Chili is performed by three re-
lav s of horses, the spare ones being dm cn be-||@@||lays of horses, the spare ones being driven be-
fóle the traveller s cabriolet b) mounted grooms,||@@||fore the traveller's cabriolet by mounted grooms,
who lnsso them when lequned for hiincss||@@||who lasso them when required for harness-
changing cv en ten miles Hie vovage from||@@||changing every ten miles. The vovage from
and to S) due) and v ulparaiso is much less||@@||and to Sydney and Valparaiso is much less
than a similar one betvv een Svdncv and Calcutta||@@||than a similar one between Sydney and Calcutta
or Madras , therefore Chilians and Peruvians||@@||or Madras , therefore Chilians and Peruvians
could be introduced into S)dne) nt a less||@@||could be introduced into Sydney at a less
expense than Coolies, as their accustomed ,||@@||expense than Coolies, as their accustomed ,
simple larc, from low wages, is nearly||@@||simple fare, from low wages, is nearly
as cheap tis that ot the Coolie^ i heir||@@||as cheap as that of the Coolies. Their
higher wages mid bettei fue ni Australia||@@||higher wages and better fare in Australia
v. ould naturall) incline llicm to rem un , w bile||@@||would naturally incline them to remain ; while
such ns returned home with mono) would||@@||such as returned home with money would
stimulate others to follow their example, as||@@||stimulate others to follow their example, as
found w ith the enngr mt Coolies to the Niau||@@||found with the emigrant Coolies to the Mau-
ritius and the vVcst Indies, and the Vfricnns||@@||ritius and the West Indies, and the Africans
to the latter Their nation ii feelings and non||@@||to the latter. Their national feelings and non-
know lcilgc of Lnghsh would nntuialh incline||@@||knowledge of English would naturally incline
thom to congregate m paities together, with||@@||thom to congregate in parties together, with
one of their countr)men as an overseer 'lins||@@||one of their countrymen as an overseer. This
is found to answer best with Coolies at the||@@||is found to answer best with Coolies at the
Mauritius, and equall) applies to all emigrants||@@||Mauritius, and equally applies to all emigrants
pioceedmg in n bod) toa countr) whose lan-||@@||proceeding in a body to a country whose lan-
guage and customs are not understood at the||@@||guage and customs are not understood at the
outset lhey would not readily emigrate to||@@||outset . They would not readily emigrate to
Australia without an agreement for a certain||@@||Australia without an agreement for a certain
number of y cars, as to * ages and rations It||@@||number of years, as to wages and rations. It
is onl) neccssar), to induce thom to emigrate,||@@||is only neccssary, to induce them to emigrate,
for the ltoman Catholic Bishop of Australia to||@@||for the Roman Catholic Bishop of Australia to
guarantee religious ministration to them by||@@||guarantee religious ministration to them by
clerg) men of their own persuasion, and lor the||@@||clergymen of their own persuasion, and for the
Governor to guarantee, through the Bntisb||@@||Governor to guarantee, through the British
Consul, that the bargain w ould be fairly kept,||@@||Consul, that the bargain would be fairly kept,
by menus of inspecting paid magistrates, res||@@||by means of inspecting paid magistrates, res-
ponsible to him, as w ith Coolies and Africans||@@||ponsible to him, as with Coolies and Africans
m the Mauritius and West Indies||@@||in the Mauritius and West Indies.
Valparaiso is becoming i cit) where English||@@||Valparaiso is becoming a city where English
will soon be as well understood as Spanish,||@@||will soon be as well understood as Spanish,
most of the shop signs ten )cars ago being in||@@||most of the shop-signs ten years ago being in
both languages , while even at that time ubun||@@||both languages , while even at that time abun-
dance ot interpreters could have been had||@@||dance of interpreters could have been had
among the wharf-bo) s, most of them under-||@@||among the wharf-boys, most of them under-
standing Lnghsh, and speaking it so as to||@@||standing English, and speaking it so as to
be understood, and no doubt eager to get aw av||@@||be understood, and no doubt eager to get away
from a place where the) had little to do, and||@@||from a place where they had little to do, and
from the low ness of wages, little to cat, had||@@||from the lowness of wages, little to eat, had
better iv ages and diet been assured to thom m||@@||better wages and diet been assured to them in
other countries by those m whom they could||@@||other countries by those in whom they could
trust||@@||trust.
I PETER CUNNINGHAM, j||@@||PETER CUNNINGHAM.
||@@||
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CRICKET,||@@||CRICKET.
To the Editors of the Sydney Morninr/ Herald. \||@@||To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.
GiNTLEMiN,-The shifts to windi theplajcis||@@||GENTLEMEN, - The shifts to which the players
ni the ensuing match uro dm en m the selec-||@@||in the ensuing match are driven in the selec-
tion of the ground on which to pitch the||@@||tion of the ground on which to pitch the
witkcts, aie anj thing but creditable to the||@@||wickets, are any thing but creditable to the
cutketing conimunitj It is a positiv e fact,||@@||cricketing community. It is a positive fact,
that thej hav e not a piece of tin t to play on,||@@||that they have not a piece of turf to play on,
but aie obliged to scltct a patch of meie dust||@@||but are obliged to select a patch of mere dust
w lthout a blade of grass. Theie cannot boa||@@||without a blade of grass. There cannot be a
doubt that tins will altei the chaiactci ot the||@@||doubt that this will alter the character of the
bowlingentirelj , but this will boahke'ot touisc||@@||bowling entirely ; but this will be alike of course
for both parties, and therefore thev cannot||@@||for both parties, and therefore they cannot
complain ol unfairness But a fine bed of tuil||@@||complain of unfairness. But a fine bed of turf
is the glory of cntktt, and as I hav e lound||@@||is the glory of cricket ; and as I have found
a fault, let me suggtst a lemcdv. It is useless||@@||a fault, let me suggest a remedy. It is useless
I know to go to the expense ot lev elhng and||@@||I know to go to the expense of leveling and
tin fing a space in Hj de Paik, w hen all the boj s||@@||turfing a space in Hyde Park, when all the boys
in the tity mtessantlj' plaj on it, and soon cut||@@||in the city incessantly play on it, and soon cut
it up to dust, but tould the peimission oi His||@@||it up to dust ; but could the permission of His
Excellency the Governor be obtained loi a||@@||Excellency the Governor be obtained for a
'muted space of the Park, say forty by||@@||limeted space of the Park, say forty by
twenty j aids, 01 even less, to be entlosed bjr a||@@||twenty yards, or even less, to be enclosed by a
light fence, (the expense to be bonit by the||@@||light fence, (the expense to be borne by the
clubs), and then loi thatspace to be lev ellcd and||@@||clubs), and then for that space to be levelled and
turfed, andicstn lAculusivelyfoi matches, a fust||@@||turfed, and reserved exclusively for matches, a first-
rate ground would be obtained at little cost.||@@||rate ground would be obtained at little cost.
There is ample loom m the Park foi pi attlee||@@||There is ample room in the Park for practice,
and the ground is good tnougli for eveiv pul-||@@||and the ground is good enough for every pur-
póse of that kind, but to sccuie a good niatth||@@||pose of that kind, but to secure a good match
giound, it must be preserved from tonstant||@@||ground, it must be preserved from constant
weai and teal. It is too Lite this season to||@@||wear and tear. It is too late this season to
adopt peihapsfoi immediate use, but if formed||@@||adopt perhaps for immediate use ; but if formed
\ nott, and tarofullj mowed and lolled during||@@||now, and carefully mowed and rolled during
the wintei, a fine giound of good tuif will be||@@||the winter, a fine ground of good turf will be
ready for next season I have little doubt but||@@||ready for next season. I have little doubt but
that if properly represented to His Ex||@@||that if properly represented to His Ex-
cellcncj, his tonsent would be obtained, and||@@||cellency, his consent would be obtained, and
bjr so doing, he would promote the pursuit||@@||by so doing, he would promote the pursuit
of a noble and manlj game, which deserves||@@||of a noble and manly game, which deserves
to be patronised, mid to the htithtnng ol||@@||to be patronised, and to the furthering of
which oui gontiy ought to lend themselves||@@||which our gentry ought to lend themselves :
foi I have always lemaiktd, at home, that||@@||for I have always remarked, at home, that
places w here cntket is los tei ed and encouraged,||@@||places where cricket is fostered and encouraged,
are those also where vicious habits and pursuits||@@||are those also where vicious habits and pursuits
arc little follow ed.||@@||are little followed.
Apologising for the length of my communi-||@@||Apologising for the length of my communi-
cation, which I trust to your w ell-known desire||@@||cation, which I trust to your well-known desire
to piomote innocent ictreatioii, loi insertion,||@@||to promote innocent recreation, for insertion,
I um, Gentlemen,||@@||I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,||@@||Your obedient servant,
_ STUMPS.||@@||STUMPS.
||@@||
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JoOu Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.||@@||To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.
UeNTLEMENl-I beg leave to correct a mis||@@||GENTLEMEN,-I beg leave to correct a mis-
afhb.if v"' î0^8?'8 Herald relativc t0 tho||@@||statement in to-day's Herald relative to the
attair of Knatchbull, wherein the Judge is||@@||affair of Knatchbull, wherein the Judge is
nade to say, '< that anoiAer individual besides||@@||made to say, "that another individual besides
tZtlK N?w>l be* leaTe *«» acquaint||@@||the watchman, remarked 'what have we to
îdfen- ii.wï the °>>ly individual who was||@@||do with it.'" Now, I beg leave to acquaint you, that I was the only individual who was
tailing with the watchman, and all that I did||@@||talking with the watchman, and all that I did
JJ» tata remark was, "that man must be||@@||hear him remark was, "that man must be
anv ..i.WM thefirst Parson who rendered||@@||mad." I was the first person who rendered
jZ,0."8tance t0 Mr' Shalless, and Mr.||@@||any assistance to Mr. Shalless, and Mr.
Sh,ïlloVoi thc fir8t called by Mr.||@@||Jaques was not the first called by Mr.
Mrn",o t Aft<?- Procu""8 an axe for the||@@||Shalless. After procuring an axe for the
FortUn»?J)reaJ"nBiAedoor W» of the un-||@@||purpose of breaking the door open of the un-
ter t" m M":. Jal»',e8on, I proceeded instan||@@||fortunate Mrs. Jamieson, I proceeded instan-
h« »l."i u?5' who »'tended personally to||@@||ior to Mr. Miles, who attended personally to
he S bu8,nS8s.- ,J a8sistcd i" securing||@@||the whole business. I assisted in securing
he Ä and hclPed t0 convey him to||@@||the prisoner, and helped to convey him to
aneaTA1186, Although I was not||@@||the watchhhouse. Although I was not
min» ¡ e.!Ldonco °/ the <>«<">. yet there are||@@||called in evidence of the affair, yet there are
andy(l^gbb0Ut8^h0 arc aware of the truth,||@@||many neighbours who are aware of the truth,
m>LZTJreadin9tmi¿ht be Prejudicial to||@@||and a wrong reading might be prejudicial to
v^ctualW. f Wi cl,aracter as a licensed||@@||my interests and character as a licensed
wii S. T. Ï0? ]he,,cnor of y°ur reP°rt> il||@@||victualler; from the tenor of your report, it
imn,ediafrclud?d ,,,aí I had not ßiv°n my||@@||will be concluded that I had not given my
1 lbÄ.'»MI'lanco in sizing Knatchbull,||@@||immediate assistance in seizing Knatchbull.
rmik^f u-pî?t,on in which I «»* by the||@@||I therefore trust you will give my positive
"marks of His Honor Judge Burton, placed.||@@||denial to the position in which I am, by the
I am, 'r||@@||remarks of His Honor Judge Burton, placed.
Gentlemen,||@@||I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,||@@||Your obedient servant,
Glen aim " r ,J0HN M'KENZIE.||@@||JOHN M'KENZIE.
UICI1 Albion Inn, January 25.||@@||Glen Albion Inn, January 25.
||@@||
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estate Or ritosrEU be mebtive. I||@@||ESTATE OF PROSPER DE MESTRE.
The Clin r Comviissioneu moved for an ex-||@@||The Chief Commissioner moved for an ex-
tension ol six months, to enable the lrustcesof||@@||tension of six months, to enable the Trustees of
I the above estate to wind up its affuns, and the||@@||the above estate to wind up its affairs, and the
Couit granted the arplic ition||@@||Court granted the application.
CLlllIUCVll s||@@||CERTIFICATES.
Hie certihcitcs of dischuigo pieviousl)||@@||The certificates of discharge previously
giantcd to the lollowing insolvents, vvcic con||@@||granted to the following insolvents, were con-
inmed b) the Court, upon the motion of the||@@||firmed by the Court, upon the motion of the
Chief Comnnssioiici, namely-John Stephenson||@@||Chief Commissioner, namely—John Stephenson
Clarke, Samuel Tacob, Richuid Scougall,||@@||Clarke, Samuel Jacob, Richard Scougall,
Ldward Agnew, and William John Moms||@@||Edward Agnew, and William John Morris.
IV HI lil K AND CAM! 111 11||@@||IN RE PEEK AND CAMPBELL.
Mi lluovnuuiisT ippenrcd in support of an||@@||Mr. Broadhurst appeared in support of an
appeal lrom the decision of the Chid Commis||@@||appeal from the decision of the Chief Commis-
sioner, lclntive to the pi oof of a clmm bj AY||@@||sioner, relative to the proof of a claim by W.
G A lit/hardingo against the above estate||@@||G. A. Fitzhardinge against the above estate.
Mi AViNnEViu objected against this matter||@@||Mr. Windeyer objected against this matter
being gone into belore the Court, contending||@@||being gone into before the Court, contending
that, in aecoi dance with the i ules ol Court it||@@||that, in accordance with the rules of Court, it
should be heiud like all othci mattcis of a||@@||should be heard like all other matters of a
similar nntuic, bcloie a Judge sitting in Chum||@@||similar nature, before a Judge sitting in Cham-
bei», and that Air lit/lim dingo having been||@@||bers, and that Mr. Fitzhardinge having been
biouDht thcio lmpiopcih, and corni ellcd to||@@||brought there improperly, and compelled to
incui expenses which might have been avoided||@@||incur expenses which might have been avoided
if the matter bud been aigucd m Chambers,||@@||if the matter had been argued in Chambers,
whcie he could have appeared in person, was||@@||where he could have appeared in person, was
entitled to hav c the application dismissed w ith||@@||entitled to have the application dismissed with
costs||@@||costs.
His IIoNoit decided that the nimhcation||@@||His Honor decided that the application
boioio the Court was lncgulnr, the mutter||@@||before the Court was irregular, the matter
being one w Inch ought to li iv e been heard||@@||being one which ought to have been heard
in Chamber«, and that the piescnt appeal must||@@||in Chambers, and that the present appeal must
theicloic be dismissed with costs||@@||therefore be dismissed with costs.
Hie Couit nd]outned to AYcducsdu) next||@@||The Couit adjourned to Wednesday next.
||@@||
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. j||@@||SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.||@@||ARRIVALS.
MAY 16.- William, brig, HO tons, Captiin||@@||MAY 16.— William, brig, 149 tons, Captain
Grant, fiom Liunceston the Gth and Gcorgc||@@||Grant, from Launceston the 6th and George-
tow n tho Ot i mot mt, v. uH gr un, Le Pnbscn||@@||town the 9th instant, with grain, &c Passen-
Rt s -Mi \\ i -, !s Mi ,uid Mis D'Aicv||@@||gers —Mr. W. Cozens, Mr. and Mrs. D'Arcy
and lo i d.u lan-, Mi HucliLoik, Mi. Clin-||@@||and four daughters, Mr. Hitchcock, Mr. Clay-
ton, and Mi Urulk||@@||ton, and Mr. Flavelle.
Maj 1".-.hhifttone, ihi\, 43G tons, Captain||@@||May 17. —Johnstone, ship, 436 tons, Captain
Harrison, norn Poit ¡Phillip, 8fh instant, Mith||@@||Harrison, from Port Phillip, 8th instant, with
pirt of original caigo, &c. P.issciigcis-Mi.||@@||part of original cargo, &c. Passengers—Mr.
Spence, Mi Powei, Mi and Mis. lIibbcis,ou||@@||Spence, Mr. Power, Mr. and Mrs. Hibberson
and two d iiiglikrs, Mi. linchanm, Mi. Need-||@@||and two daughters, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Need-
ham, Mr. Majnc mid tluee children, and one||@@||ham, Mr. Mayne and three children, and one
ia the stecidge.||@@||in the steerage.
May 1?,- VJntg, schooner, 138 tons, Cap-||@@||May 17.— Velocity, schooner, 138 tons, Cap-
tain Bogue, horn SYMI.I Ruo ibtli March, mid||@@||tain Bogue, frorn Swan River, 28th March, and
Adelaide, 8tK M n, w ith ilom v heit, S.o.||@@||Adelaide, 8th May, with flour wheat, &c.
Pns«engors-Mi 1 ctun Mi Xnoll. Mi and||@@||Passengers—Mr. Lefroy, Mr. Nicoll, Mr. and
Mrs. Kiiklawl, Mi bio k\c\ Mi Le\i, Mi.||@@||Mrs. Kiikland, Mr. Stockley, Mr. Levi, Mr.
Reed, Miss Fulton, Mi inri Mis Thompson,||@@||Reed, Miss Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson,
and child, Mt md Mis M icphcvbon, and t\\o||@@||and child, Mr. and Mrs. Macpherson, and two
children, Mr Olutr, and Miss Fox.||@@||children, Mr. Oliver, and Miss Fox.
||@@||
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AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. m ___fj I||@@||AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM.
MkEëtorsoftheSydneyMorningfferalù||@@||To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.
1 .-"-I shall be obliged, if you will||@@||GENTLEMEN, - I shall be obliged, if you will
GO««3* to print in an early number the||@@||be so good as to print in an early number the
Vtf«Urti of articles presented to the||@@||following list of articles presented to the
fo1 . i¡!n Museum, and placed in its collec||@@||Australian Museum, and placed in its collec-
"»there be any other information respecting||@@||tions during the years 1840,1841, 1842, 1843, 1844. If there be any other information
tiinVeuni. in my power to supply, I shall||@@||respecting the Museum, in my power to supply,
ttÄa^Ä «i»««» I bave to request||@@||I shall be happy in affording it; but I have to
I. SKh persons as, in future, may be||@@||request that such persons as, in future, may
i Li to write to me on subjects connected||@@||be pleased to write to me on subjects conn-
«c Museum orthc Botanic Garden, will||@@||ected with the Museum or the Botanic Garden,
¡" .Considerate as to send their letters free||@@||will be so considerate as to send their letters
Ä«*Ihave no funds wh"ew,tht0||@@||free of pledge, as I have no funds
ífet una ceasary expenses,||@@||wherewith to meet unnecessary expenses
meei un«1 I am, gentlemen,||@@||I am, gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,||@@||Your obedient servant,
W. B. CLARKE.||@@||W. B. CLARKE.
Parramatta, January 15, 1844.||@@||Parramatta, January 15, 1844.
rjSions to the Australian Museum du-||@@||Contribions to the Australian Museum du-
li« the year 1840.||@@||ring the year 1840.
m Donations. Donors.||@@||Donations. Donors.
. u-j «kin.J- Bryant, Esq.||@@||One bird skin ...... J. Bryant, Esq.
Onebirdakin ^ ^^i mh||@@||Two bird skins ... .Lieut Hough
Two bird skins .f Regiment.||@@||50th Regiment.
\ Major Christie, 80th||@@||One bird skin .... Major Christie
One bird »Inn.J Regiment.||@@||80th Regiment.
ihreebird8kina,(Engliah)J. Gould, Esq.||@@||Three bird skins (English) ... J. Gould, Esq.
0nDew»t«r«na^eV.""<||@@||One Platycercus Brownii, Mr Ja
SUcrabafrom India .. 1 Mr- Gilbert.||@@||Six crabs from from India ... Mr. Gilbert.
Turee sheila.«¿J||@@||Three shells ...
One model of Plymouth! Mr F_ Na¡nby,||@@||One model of Plymouth ... Mr. F. Na¡nby,
Breakwater .....:..{||@@||Breakwater .....:.
Fivespecimen9ofamber|||@@||Five specimens of amber|
Two ditto granite ....||@@||Two ditto granite ....
Three ditto fossil wood. I R||@@||Three ditto fossil wood...
*yi«from the chalk.. > »||@@||Shells from the chalk...
Three ditto fossil wooa. in E- Fairholme,||@@||R. E. Fairholme, Esq.
Sbillefrom tbe chalk.. > E||@@||Ditto Folkstone clay ...
Ditto Folkestone clay H||@@||One nest with eggs ...
One nest with eggs..«||@@||Box British eggs ... Dr. Maddox
ÖSÄskuiliür. Maddox.||@@||Four skins and two skulls
Two New Zealand bird J R G Talbot) Eaq>||@@||Two New Zealand bird skins R. G. Talbot
fÄtaVofMrf."".. - A. S. Bryant, Esq.||@@||Four skins of birds....A. S. Bryant, Esq.
One ditto and 1 Barnacle Dr. Dicffenbach.||@@||One ditto and 1 Barnacle ... Dr. Dicffenbach.
Twenty-tbreebird skins) R Bate( Egq>||@@||Twenty-three bird skins .... R Bate, Esq.
and four spears ....)||@@||and four spears ....
Ttofoesils in flint.-. Nicholson, Esq.||@@||Two fossils in flint. - . Nicholson, Esq.
One skin of polecat...... Mr. G. Whttfield.||@@||One skin of polecat...... Mr. G. Whttfield.
One specimen of silver»||@@||One specimen of silver ore, one
ore, one insect, onolcaptamp,ingi¡,,||@@||insect, one shell, ....... Captain P. Ingis.
shell, and one fungUB, I v||@@||and one fungus, all from Chili
all from Chili..J||@@||
One South American rat.Mr. Yeates.||@@||One South American rat. ..Mr. Yeates.
Onesquirral.Mrs. Hely.||@@||One squirrel......Mrs. Hely.
Contributions during the years 1841, 2, 3.||@@||Contributions during the years 1841, 2, 3.
Sevenly-seven stuffed,"),||@@||Sevenly-seven stuffed,
and ninety-six un-1||@@||and ninety-six un-
Btufledbirdskinsfrom K M w s Walh||@@||stuffed birdskins from .... Mr W. S. Wall
England, New Zea- f||@@||England, New Zea-
land, and New Hoi- j||@@||land, and New Hol-
land. ..............J||@@||land. ..............
Four Australian birds.. \||@@||Four Australian birds...
Two bows and fourteen j||@@||Two bows and fourteen
arrows from Pleasant >A. B. West, Esq.||@@||arrows from Pleasant ..... A. B. West, Esq.
Island; one war dros» I||@@||Island; one war dress
fromditto.;:.-'., T||@@||from ditto....
One war spear from ditto.Mr. J. Armstrong.||@@||One war spear from ditto. Mr. J. Armstrong.
Five Australian birds.... G. Bennett, Esq.||@@||Five Australian birds.... G. Bennett, Esq.
Twelve ditto.Mr. F. Strange.||@@||Twelve ditto ..... Mr. F. Strange.
Three ditto .G. M'Leay, Esq.||@@||Three ditto .....G. M'Leay, Esq.
One Alcyone aiurea .... Rev. W. B. Clarke.||@@||One Alcyone azurea .... Rev. W. B. Clarke.
Two birds from Para-1 G Macarthur Eaq,||@@||Two birds from Para- ..... G Macarthur Eaq,
matta,...J||@@||matt,...
/?Mr. Bird, H.M.S.||@@||Mr. Bird, H.M.S.
One Albatross Egg from J Erebus, by Cap||@@||One Albatross Egg from Erebus, by Cap-
Campbell Island .... 1 tain P. P. King,||@@||Campbell Island .... -tain P. P. King,
UN.||@@||R.N.
One Scolopax Australia..Mr. G. Whitfield.||@@||One Scolopax Australia...Mr. G. Whitfield.
One Petautus Pygmous.. Mrs. Hely.||@@||One Petaurus Pygmaeus.... Mrs. Hely.
l18 recent Shells from^||@@||118 recent Shells from Isle of
î!,e °LFrA.,»,*" ÍMonBieur Liénard,||@@||France,.....Monsieur Liénard, Mauritius
Agadega, &c.)||@@||Madagascar,Agadega, &c.)
Two models of Canoes I «",,_:_ rimrrh||@@||Two models of Canoes
from the Isle of Pines f taPtBm Church.||@@||from the Isle of Pines .... Captain Church.
One Anas Lobatá.IA. MJLeoy» Esq.,||@@||One Anas Lobata ....A. McLeay, Esq.,S. L. C
OneArdea.J S.L.C.||@@||One Ardea.
One specimen of Quartz \ M Warrinninn||@@||One specimen of Quartz Mr. Warrington
from latitude 78" S.../ Mr' Wa"»n8ton.||@@||from latitude 78" S...
One specimen of new") J. Vaughan, Esq.,||@@||One specimen of new ...... J. Vaughan, Esq.,
Fossil species named > and J. Templer,||@@||Fossil species named ... and J. Templer, Esq
Uhdendron Templers. ) Esq.||@@||Uledendron Templeri ...
Several English Fossils ..A. W. Miles, Esq.||@@||Several English Fossils ..A. W. Miles, Esq.
Fire pieces ef Amber.. {\£. Fairholme,||@@||Five pieces ef Amber... W.E. Fairholme,E sq
One specimen of silver'!||@@||One specimen of silver
ore from S. America \, Captain Inglis, Bhip||@@||ore from S. America ....... Captain Inglis, ship
ollecti on of English Crusader.||@@||collection of English shells ......Crusader.
shells.||@@||
Twenty specimens of||@@||Twenty specimens of
rocks from coal beds,||@@||rocks from coal beds,
Lake Macquarie....||@@||Lake Macquarie....
Sixty ditto from diffe- \Rev. W. B. Clarke.||@@||Sixty ditto from diffe- ........Rev. W. B. Clarke.
rent parts of Austra- j||@@||rent parts of Australia
lia.I||@@||
Seven recent corals ditto J||@@||Seven recent corals ditto
W the' i,!KalMr-H-NicMa'and||@@||from the Illawarra .. Mr H. Nichols and
ffN¡Íca¿íT¿/ Re'" W.B. Clarke.||@@||and Newcastle coasts .....Rev. W.B. Clarke.
Twenty-nine specimens^ T v fri,""".""||@@||Twenty-nine specimens
of fossils from Wol- V Jf, V' Thompson,||@@||of fossils from Wol- .... J. V. Thompson, Esq.
longong .J ^l*||@@||longong
One Endynymys, Newt Lieutenant Colonel||@@||One Endynymys, New ... Lieutenant Colonel
Zealand./ Shadforth.||@@||Zealand. . .Shadforth.
Two specimens of 1 " «.<r -,||@@||Two specimens of
Phaeton Plucnicurus fQM Leay» *?«..||@@||Phaeton Phaenicurus.... G. Mc Leay, Esq
One number of Bower- S||@@||One number of Bower-
bank's Fossil Fruits } Rupert Kirk, Esq.||@@||bank's Fossil Fruits ..... Rupert Kirk, Esq.
and Seeds, &c.J||@@||and Seeds, &c.
Bones of Deinornis, ag'-Á||@@||Bones of Deinornis, a gi-
Kantie bird from New I G. Busby, Esq., by||@@||gantic bird from New .... G. Busby, Esq., by
Zealand, sixteen feet / A. M'Leay, Esq.||@@||Zealand, sixteen feet high ....A. M'Leay, Esq.
high.J||@@||
Numerous insects from) w .,,, " «, ,,||@@||Numerous insects from ..... Mr W. S. Wall.
Australia.J- Mr. W. S. Wall.||@@||Australia.
Collection of shells from "J Officer of Beanie,||@@||Collection of shells from .... Officer of Beagle,
fbecoastsofNewHol-V by Mr. W. S.||@@||the coasts of New Hol- ......by Mr. W. S.
lend.,J Wall.||@@||lend. .............Wall.
One Terna Australis ....Master Mitchell.||@@||One Terna Australis ....Master Mitchell.
One model of a canoe (E¿ D- Thomson,||@@||One model of a canoe ... E. D. Thomson,
". I Esq., M.C.||@@||................Esq., M.C.
five marine birds.Dr. Owen.||@@||Five marine birds..........Dr. Owen.
Thirty South American 1 r w; . " _.||@@||Thirty South American
bird skins.J G« Wicken, Esq.||@@||bird skins ......... G. Wicken, Esq.
One deer's head.Mr. Wilson.||@@||One deer's head......Mr. Wilson.
loreeipecimens of ar-\ . »,,T "||@@||Three specimens of ar-
gentiferous ore.J A" «Leay, Esq.||@@||gentiferous ore. ....... A. McLeay, Esq.
One Tahitis« necklace ..Mrs. Harris.||@@||One Tahitian necklace ... Mrs. Harris.
One piece Tahitian cloth. Mr. Robert Fayle.||@@||One piece Tahitian cloth... Mr. Robert Fayle.
wannim of a Monkey.... Mr. Denshire.||@@||Cranium of a Monkey.... Mr. Denshire.
||@@||
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NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR.||@@||NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR.
(From our Correspondent.J||@@||(From our Correspondent.)
PARRAMATTA.||@@||PARRAMATTA.
WHINES«vv, SBITLMUPU 1-An inquest was||@@||Wednesday, September 4 -An inquest was
held this dav, before Charles Bethel Lv oris, Esq ,||@@||held this day, before Charles Bethel Lyons, Esq.,
on v lew of the body of Mr George Wickham||@@||on view of the body of Mr. George Wickham
late Postín ester of this town Mr Wickham had||@@||late Postmaster of this town. Mr. Wickham had
for many venrs been libounng under very||@@||for many years been labouring under very
severe spasmodic asthma He was in his usual||@@||severe spasmodic asthma. He was in his usual
health on luesdav, but just on preparing to go||@@||health on Tuesday, but just on preparing to go
to bed, n tickling in the throat caine on, which||@@||to bed, a tickling in the throat came on, which
w as almost immediately succeeded by rupture||@@||was almost immediately succeeded by rupture
of a blood vessel on the lungs l)r Bute||@@||of a blood vessel on the lungs. Dr Bute
Stuart, the medical attendant of the fiinulv,||@@||Stuart, the medical attendant of the family
was examined, and upon lus cv idence n verdict||@@||was examined, and upon his evidence a verdict
of died by the visitation of God was returned||@@||of died by the visitation of God was returned.
Hie ibove mchineholv dtttli of n highly re||@@||The above melancholy death of a highly re-
spected fellow tovvnsmm has piodueed the I||@@||spected fellow townsman has produced the
greatest regret ind sv mpithv *» ith his vv idovv||@@||greatest regret and sympathy with his widow
and large funily A letter from the Police||@@||and large family. A letter from the Police
Magistrate, vv ritten nt the request of many of||@@||Magistrate, written at the request of many of
the most respectable inhabitants, vv as forvv arded||@@||the most respectable inhabitants, was forwarded
to the Postmaster-General, hy the eleven||@@||to the Postmaster-General, by the eleven
o clock steamer of this d-iy, requesting lum to||@@||o'clock steamer of this day, requesting him to
suspend any measures regarding the appoint-||@@||suspend any measures regarding the appoint-
ment of i successor to the ofhec of Postmaster||@@||ment of a successor to the office of Postmaster
until the strong chu ms of the widow and her||@@||until the strong claims of the widow and her
larL,e familv were duly considered, and a peti-||@@||large family were duly considered, and a peti-
tion advocating their cause, most numerously||@@||tion advocating their cause, most numerously
and rc-pectobly signed,-will be forwarded to the||@@||and respectably signed, will be forwarded to the
Postmaster General by the Coroner by this||@@||Postmaster General by the Coroner by this
night a post Noone allows even a doubt of||@@||nights post. No one allows even a doubt of
Mrs "W íckham being aj pointed to succeed her||@@||Mrs Wickham being appointed to succeed her
husband to enter hi* imagination Hie chums||@@||husband to enter his imagination. The claims
of the widow and the orphans will doubtless be||@@||of the widow and the orphans will doubtless be
paramount in the csttmition of the Postmaster||@@||paramount in the estimation of the Postmaster
(jenora!, himself the father of a large family||@@||General, himself the father of a large family.
||@@||
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N1ÎVYH FROM THK INTERIOR.||@@||NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR.
(Ft oin our va¡ tous Coi respondents. J||@@||(From our various Correspondents)
YASS. j||@@||YASS.
AIi\ 11.-In mj hist I ltifoimed you that the||@@||May 11.-In my last I informed you that the
nomination of candidates for seats m the Yass||@@||nomination of candidates for seats in the Yass
Distnct Council had taken place, and that a||@@||District Council had taken place, and that a
poll had been demanded. The polling accord-||@@||poll had been demanded. The polling accord-
ingly took place, here, at Buraivn, and at Gun-||@@||ingly took place, here, at Burawa, and at Gun-
ning, yesterday-tlie two latter being the most||@@||ning, yesterday-the two latter being the most
convenient places for elcctois îesiding m the||@@||convenient places for electors residing in the
emote parts of the district to attend at, anl||@@||remote parts of the district to attend at, and
to d ty, at one o clock, p M , the Warden||@@||today, at one o clock, p.m., the Warden
attended it Hie liustin0s, nceoidmg to adjouin||@@||attended at the hustings, according to adjourn-
mont, and ultei having made known the state||@@||ment, and after having made known the state
of the poll declined Mr Hamilton Hump, of||@@||of the poll declared Mr Hamilton Hume, of
Yass, and Mr John James Howell, of Buiawa,||@@||Yass, and Mr. John James Howell, of Burawa,
duly elected to sene m the Yass District||@@||duly elected to serve on the Yass District
Council in the room of Benjamin C1 ly ton and||@@||Council in the room of Benjamin Clayton and
Moses Moses, Esquues, xvho retired on the 1st||@@||Moses Moses, Esquires, who retired on the 1st
instant, in accordance with the ninth clause of||@@||instant, in accordance with the ninth clause of
the chaitcr of incorporation The xvbole affair||@@||the charter of incorporation. The whole affair
w ont off w eil and w as w eil contested Hie||@@||went off well and was well contested. The
poll stood as follows||@@||poll stood as follows:
Ah Hamilton Hume 3S||@@||Mr. Hamilton Hume 38
Mi Tohn James How eli 30||@@||Mr. John James Howell 30
Mr Edward Ryan 27||@@||Mr. Edward Ryan 27
During the days of nomination and polling the||@@||During the days of nomination and polling the
flags of the different candidates waxed to the||@@||flags of the different candidates waved to the
breo/e as earned by the supporters of those||@@||breeze as carried by the supporters of those
parties and with the Yass band (which cor||@@||parties and with the Yass band (which cer-
tainly would do credit e!cn to the mcttopolis )||@@||tainly would do credit even to the metropolis )
brought to mind lccollections of home-rccol||@@||brought to mind recollections of home-recol-
lections too, made the more interesting as||@@||lections too, made the more interesting as
having been called forth bj scenes (although,||@@||having been called forth by scenes (although,
compaiatively speaking, ot the tiny kind) in||@@||comparatively speaking, of the tiny kind) in
these certainly beautiful forests of the land of||@@||these certainly beautiful forests of the land of
I our adoption, such as many present had seen||@@||our adoption, such as many present had seen
in their father land||@@||in their father land.
||@@||
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GUNDAGAI.||@@||GUNDAGAI.
To the Jùlitors of the Sydney Morning Herald. :||@@||To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.:
Gi NU uti N,-In refcienec to n letter from i our||@@||Gentlemen -In reference to a letter from your
correspondent at Gundig u whcrem he alludes||@@||correspondent at Gundagie wherein he alludes
to the existing tallow innnii,I feel ni) self called||@@||to the existing tallow mania, I feel myself called
upon to make one or two obsenntions on the||@@||upon to make one or two observations on the
subject which I ho,.e )on will gin insertion||@@||subject, which I hope you will give insertion
to in )our ivideh circuí itcd journal||@@||to in your widely circulated journal.
A our coirespondent declares himself an adi o||@@||A our correspondent declares himself an advo-
ente foi thoboilin0-dow n-but sa) s " Grn/icis||@@||cate for the boiling-down, but says " Graziers
must themselves put then ladle to the pot, and||@@||must themselves put then ladle to the pot, and
themselves boil down their surplus stock on||@@||themselves boil down their surplus stock on
their own establishments He furthir adds||@@||their own establishments." He further adds
' It is scared) credible whit mi amount of vv oik||@@||"It is scarcely credible what an amount of work
enn be done ni this na j bl one pair of hands,||@@||can be done in this way by one pair of hands,
w ith one small boiler, mid threi or four bl ilka||@@||with one small boiler, and three or four blacks."
A\ ithout lushing to come) in) oflence, I||@@||Without wushing to convey any offence, I
cannot but pronounce suth nu idea as utterl)||@@||cannot but pronounce such an idea as utterly
ridiculous and absurd How a person can gue||@@||ridiculous and absurd. How a person can give
pubhtit) to such nonsinsi nltei all that his||@@||publicity to such nonsense, after all that has
been said and written on tins subject, is realh||@@||been said and written on this subject, is really
smpiising to me Hid )our correspondent||@@||surprising to me. Had your correspondent
tiken the trouble to read the frequent remnrks,||@@||taken the trouble to read the frequent remarks,
wh cb through the medium of jounnlunble||@@||which through the medium of your valuable
joininl hal e fiom time to time been m ide pub-||@@||journal have from time to time been made pub-
lic, on the subject of eetting up tallow for the||@@||lic, on the subject of getting up tallow for the
English muket, he neicr would hue entei||@@||English market, he never would have enter-
t lined such fircunl ide is, much less baie let||@@||tained such farcical ideas, much less have let
thom go foith to the public||@@||them go forth to the public.
Dilling ni) lite stn! m Sidno),I lind the||@@||During my late stay in Sydney, I had the
oppoitunit! of witnessing the inspection of two||@@||opportunity of witnessing the inspection of two
difleicnt lots of tillow, got up in the manner||@@||different lots of tallow, got up in the manner
nbove j toposed Hie result was, is might hal c||@@||above proposed. The result was, as might have
been expected a decided faihnc||@@||been expected a decided failure.
In hen of the casks presenting n solid bod)||@@||In lieu of the casks presenting a solid body
of clean and lum tallow, the contents proved to||@@||of clean and firm tallow, the contents proved to
consist of in amalgamation of tollow, pu tules||@@||consist of in amalgamation of tallow, particles
of meat skin, and n laneti of cnrtiln0mous||@@||of meat, skin, and a variety of cartilaginous
substances, intermixed nith a lair proportion||@@||substances, intermixed with a fair proportion
of maggots '||@@||of maggots!
One of these lots of t illow (if this misnomer||@@||One of these lots of t illow (if this misnomer
is ijirlienble to it) was the pioduee of a num-||@@||is applicable to it) was the produce of a num-
ber of sheep boiled dow n bl n neighbour of||@@||ber of sheep boiled down by a neighbour of
mini iv ho told me that, disgusted with this||@@||mine, who told me that, disgusted with this
nttimpt he h id resolved to send the remiinder||@@||attempt, he had resolved to send the remiinder
of the flock to a boiling establishment lhe||@@||of the flock to a boiling establishment. The
result w is, th it he obtained ft oin the same de||@@||result wass, that he obtained from the same de-
scriptio» of slut]) mi ni cnie,e of 20 lbs of supo-||@@||scription of sheep an average of 20 lbs of supe-
ne rtillon , w herns, m the first instance, he||@@||rior tallow; whereas, in the first instance, he
bul mim0td to cxtruct 11 lbs in the shape of||@@||had managed to extract 11 lbs in the shape of
wh it ippe ns to bl technical!) callid slush||@@||what appears to be technicaly called slush.
I quite ngice mtli )our coiresjiondtnt that||@@||I quite agree with your correspondent that
stock cannot be boiled down remuneiituel)||@@||stock cannot be boiled down remuneratively
aftei being dinon 100 or 100 miles foi, ns he||@@||after being driven 300 or 400 miles: for, as he
iciv eoncetl) stntes, it is onh neinge cattle||@@||very correctly states, it is only average cattle
tillite in be lioughtto S)dnt) m good order||@@||thart can be brought Sydney in good order.
Hie boiling s) ¿tem lins, how ever now become||@@||The boiling system has, however, now become
so general, ti it ever) settle, his a públicos||@@||so general, that every settler has a public
t iblislnnent in his own distnct, M hereunto his||@@||establishmnt in his own district, whereunto his
stock mai be dru en in small drifts, without||@@||stock may be driven in small drafts, without
d imaging them in their condition, and nheie||@@||damaging them in their condition, and wher
he is insured ng inst his t illow being spoiled||@@||he is ensured against his tallow being spoiled.
AVhethci the pi outs denied from the public||@@||Whether the profits derived from the public
si stem lim c been too mueh in laiour of the||@@||system have been too mueh in favour of the
I proprietors of the concern or not, I Mill not||@@||proprietors of the concern or not, I will not
I protend to determine but, it is ei ident, that||@@||protend to determine; but, it is evident, that
i since boiling dow n has buome so general, a||@@||since boiling down has become so general, a
'mitinii nbitemcnt in tin chniges lins taken||@@||material abatement in the charges has taken
¡iii te, md, I um t confess, that, in mi opinion,||@@||place, and , I must confess, that, in my opinion,
ihcj ire ii i tlini,, bul unreasonable it picsent||@@||they are anything but unreasonable at present.
lhere is no doubt that these establishments,||@@||There is no doubt that these establishments,
which, in many mst mets, have been formed at||@@||which, in many instances, have been formed at
a great expense to the owns«, Jift^o done the||@@||a great expense to the owners, have done the
publio Important services, and I think it shows||@@||public important services, and I think it shows
bad taste and a narrow -minded disposition, for||@@||bad taste and a narrow-minded disposition, for
any one at this hour, to throw reflections or||@@||any one at this hour, to throw reflections or
discredit on them||@@||discredit on them.
As the chief reasons w Inch cony mee roo of||@@||As the chief reasons which convince me of
the inability of settlers boiling their own stock,||@@||the inability of settlers boiling their own stock,
I w ould merely mention the follow mg -AVnnt||@@||I would merely mention the following:- Want
of butchers to perform the slaughtering, m||@@||of butchers to perform the slaughtering, in
absence of w Inch the hides stand an excellent||@@||absence of which the hides stand an excellent
chance of being cut, and rendered yaluclcss||@@||chance of being cut, and rendered valueless
the obsenco of a tallow chandler who mulei||@@||the absence of a tallow chandler who under-
stands the process of obtaining those two great||@@||stands the process of obtaining those two great
desiderata, colour and hardness, and the want||@@||desiderata, colour and hardness; and the want
of n coopci to moko y our casks staunch, «ntl||@@||of a cooper to make your casks staunch, andl
?noid the loss through leakage,-ocompluntso||@@||avoid the loss through leakage,- a complaint so
universally made of the lots which haye reached||@@||universally made of the lots which have reached
the I ondon market||@@||the London market.
Grnv nig y oui pardon for haying trespassed so 1||@@||Craving your pardon for haying trespassed so
long on y our y aluablc time, I||@@||long on your yaluable time,
I I remain, ,||@@||I remain,,
Your obedient servant,||@@||Your obedient servant,
NON NOBIS SOLUM. !||@@||NON NOBIS SOLUM.
Turumbcot, August C.||@@||Turumbeet, August 6.
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GUNDAGAI.||@@||GUNDAGAI.
AC-OUST 28 -Since the date of tnv lost commu-||@@||AUGUST 28. - Since the date of my last commu-
nication the vi eather lins hi en mcessantl) wet,||@@||nication the weather has been incessantly wet,
and all the low lands of this district and the||@@||and all the low lands of this district and the
Tumut haï c been completel) inundated. The||@@||Tumut have been completely inundated. The
Murrumbidgee lins been higber than %io have||@@||Murrumbidgee hass been higher than we have
seen it for tvv o ) cars past, and all the lagoons||@@||seen it for two years past, and all the lagoons
and inlets dependent on the nv or for a supcl)||@@||and inlets dependent on the river for a supply
of w ater hnv c been, and arc, filled to o% erilovs tng.||@@||of water have been, and are, filled to overflowing.
All communication with Gundagai was, fora||@@||All communication with Gundagai was, for a
time, entnelv cutoff, save by the adoption of||@@||time, entirely cut off, save by the adoption of
tho Highland dress, and e%cn sani culotte )ou||@@||tho Highland dress, and even sans culotte you
%v ero not sure of reaching the ton n m merchant||@@||were not sure of reaching the town in merchant-
nblo order A bird's eve MOW ofthc-village on the||@@||able order. A bird's eye view of the village on the
evening of Thunda) list, gave it the appearance||@@||evening of Thursday list, gave it the appearance
ofnpgm) ocean, studded with small islands,||@@||of a pigmy ocean, studded with small islands,
in the midst of vi Inch our Vulcan's forge rolled||@@||in the midst of which our Vulcan's forge rolled
its dark column of smoke, and emitted its jets||@@||its dark column of smoke, and emitted its jets
of bright flame, like a miniature % oleano amid||@@||of bright flame, like a miniature volano amid
the waters Our innkeepers were ver) sensitive||@@||the waters. Our innkeepers were very sensitive
on the subject of their cellars, (for the traveller||@@||on the subject of their cellars, (for the traveller
must remember that the publicans m Gundagai||@@||must remember that the publicans in Gundagai
nev cr adulterate-and in this age of counterfeits||@@||never adulterate- and in this age of counterfeits
this is no " small beer" compliment ) lhc sur-||@@||this is no "small beer" compliment.) The sur-
geon was on the qui t ne for resuscitatorv cases,||@@||geon was on the qui vive for resuscitatory cases,
and low shoes vi ero at a discount,-but all||@@||and low shoes were at a discount;- but all
passed off swimimnijh/ bv Mondov The town,||@@||passed off swimmingly by Monday. The town,
how oi cr, up to that period, wns no pleasant||@@||however, up to that period, was no pleasant
residence for those ifilietcd with hvdrophobia,||@@||residence for those afflicted with hydrophobia,
or who, unlike the father oí all shipbuilders, I||@@||or who, unlike the father of all shipbuilders,
old Noah, were without on ark to remove their||@@||old Noah, were without an ark to remove their
" hams," and other v aluables I hav t not heard||@@||"hams," and other valuables. I have not heard
of an) accident b) the floods of anv conse||@@||of any accident by the floods of any conse-
Stience, two men, however, wtre ncarl)||@@||quince; two men, however, were nearly
row ned at Mr Tooth s station, b) the swamp-||@@||drowned at Mr. Tooth's station, by the swamp-
ing of a canoe, neither ol thtm could swim,||@@||ing of a canoe, neither ol them could swim;
but the) wert proiidentiall) driven in b) an||@@||but they were providentially driven in by an
edd) to the bank, whcie thev fortunatcl)||@@||eddy to the bank, where they fortunately
caught the brinthes of nnovcrh ingingoak, and||@@||caught the branches of an over hanging oak, and
were, with some dii'icultv, saved||@@||were, with some difficulty, saved.
Hit Loner Murrumbidgee has latterly betn||@@||The Lowerr Murrumbidgee has latterly been
scourgtd bv a visitation in the shape of two||@@||scourged by a visitation in the shape of two
armed and mounted villnms, who lime been||@@||armed and mounted villains, who have been
committing severul seuous dtpiedntions, the||@@||committing several serious depredations, the
last ot which was n robbcrv at Mr Oak s sta-||@@||last of which was a robbery at Mr Oak's sta-
tion, where tht) plundered the hut of fire-nrms||@@||tion, where they plundered the hut of fire-arms
mid out hundred rounds of ball cartridge, toge-||@@||and one hundred rounds of ball cartridge, toge-
ther with nil the iloui, ten, sugir, and tob icco,||@@||ther with all the flour, tea, sugar, and tobacco,
leaving the men touill) unpiovided Hit) have||@@||leaving the men totaly unprovided. They have
taken horses from one or tw o stations, andaré||@@||taken horses from one or two stations, and are
now supposed to be en toute foi Adelaide Hie)||@@||now supposed to be en toute for Adelaide. They
nie sud to be two men who escaped from the||@@||are said to be two men who escaped from the
Lachlan Border Polite u short tune since lhere||@@||Lachlan Border Police a short time since. There
w ero tw o troopers stationed don n the ni er some||@@||were two troopers stationed down the river some
time ago, but hav e been w lthdiaw i , and all thnt||@@||time ago, but have been withdrawn, and all that
pnitof the countr) is non vi ithout protection ot||@@||part of the country is now without protection of
an) kind, and where a policeman is never seen||@@||any kind, and where a policeman is never seen
but to deliver assessment papers Bul the Border||@@||but to deliver assessment papers. But the Border
Police sa), " the pow ers that bo, n ere not cn||@@||Police say, " the powers that be," were not en-
rolled to protect the settlers, but to defend the||@@||rolled to protect the settlers, but to defend the
"poor blacks from the nggiessionsofthesquit||@@||"poor blacks" from the aggiessions of the squat-
ters. But that it is the general impression here||@@||ters. But that it is the general impression here
amongst us that the Uorder Police is in the||@@||amongst us that the Border Police is in the
"last agony" a petition would he go up to his||@@||"last agony" a petition would be go up to his
Lxcellencv to allow the removal of the ioicc||@@||Excellency to allow the removal of the force
under our Commissioner to Gundngu , for the||@@||under our Commissioner to Gundagai; for the
position it non and ilwais his occupied is||@@||position it now and always has occupied is
nbsmd in the extreme, being upon the boim||@@||absurd in the extreme, being upon the boun-
diry of locition, and cloie to \ass, with a||@@||dary of location, and close to Yass, with a
squotocrncv extending or liuliating from it in||@@||squatocracy extending or radiating from it in
iront, to the north and west, for 2o0 miles,||@@||front, to the north and west, for 250 miles,
whilst all one side and to the icai is tcttlnn||@@||whilst all one side and to the rear is within
the boundar) ' Is not this ridiculous -||@@||the boundary! Is not this ridiculous?
I li u e seen the letter of" Non Nobis Solum,||@@||I have seen the letter of "\ Non Nobis Solum,"
in refeicnce to ni) suggestions tint the settlei»||@@||in reference to my suggestions that the settlers
should boil down their surplus stock themschts,||@@||should boil down their surplus stock themselves,
and had he condescended to temperance in his||@@||and had he condescended to temperance in his
style, or adopted arguments of a rational cha||@@||style, or adopted arguments of a rational cha-
nctcr, I would have endeavourtd to convince||@@||racter, I would have endeavoured to convince
lum th it he is not infallible, when he asserts||@@||him that he is not infallible, when he asserts
that m% suggestions aie based on *' force and||@@||that my suggestions are based on "farce" and
' ubsuiditv, and mounds tint i-sertion on the||@@||"absurdity", and grounds that assertion on the
impoitant iact, that he siw a cask ot tallon,||@@||important fact, that he saw a cask ot tallow,
ii Inch " one ol his neighbours had " rendeied||@@||winch "one ol his neighbours" had "rendered
dow n, (and ev ideiitl) done in the most Jilt/ig||@@||down, (and evidently done in the most filthy
manuel,) which contained " portions of skin,||@@||manuer,) which contained "portions of skin,
meat, and cortil ignious substances, vuth i||@@||meat, and cortilagnious substances, with a
pioportion of m îggots V mosf erudite reason||@@||pioportion of maggots." A most erudite reason
uni) for condemning the proposition oi a svs||@@||truly for condemning the proposition of a sys-
tem which is now lunvcisillv gaining ground -||@@||tem which is now universally gaining ground -
he appears not to know tint bags made of the||@@||he appears not to know that bags made of the
skins, lorms as good a receptacle ior the t illow||@@||skins, forms as good a receptacle for the tallow
us c isks, and s ives cimage too, and as to||@@||us casks, and saves carrage too; and as to
butchi i ti q, he ought to know th it an aboriginal||@@||butchering, he ought to know that an aboriginal
c m skin a be ist in a st% le equal to an% butcher||@@||can skin a beast in a stylee equal to any butcher
from Sm thheld-his letter is nil " Bunkum '||@@||from Smithfield- his letter is all "Bunkum."'
lhere is a gentleman m this neighbourhood||@@||There is a gentleman in this neighbourhood
now boiling dow n his ow n surplus lui stock,||@@||now boiling down his own surplus fat stock,
and the tallow is of first-rate quality- his||@@||and the tallow is of first-rate quality- his
average is nbout 23 lbs. per sheep, and the fat||@@||average is about 23 lbs. per sheep, and the fat
which ha exhibited in Sydney xvns pronounced||@@||which he exhibited in Sydney wass pronounced
by " the trade" ns equal to any they had ever||@@||by "the trade" as equal to any they had ever
seen-ho employs the aboriginals ; buthas suffi-||@@||seen- he employs the aboriginals ; but has suffi-
cient sense to keep tl.r " -kin, cartilaginous||@@||cient sense to keep the "skin, cartilaginous
substances, and ni mgois" in their proper||@@||substances, and maggots" in their proper
places.||@@||places.
||@@||
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CHIPPING INTKLLiaENCE.||@@||SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.-Noxis||@@||ARRIVALS.—None
»," « .," ^ DEPARTURES.||@@||DEPARTURES.
October 00.-SA ri »i »rev, steamer, Captain||@@||October 30.—Shamrock, steamer, Captain
Gilmore, for Tort Phillip mid Launceston.||@@||Gilmore, for Port Phillip and Launceston.
- Passengers-Mr. Oliphant, Mr. Mowbrav, Mr.||@@||Passengers—Mr. Oliphant, Mr. Mowbray, Mr.
Henry White, Mi. Smith,Mr. Rose,Mr. Nokes,||@@||Henry White, Mr. Smith, Mr. Rose, Mr. Nokes,
'' Mr. and Mrs. Polnek, Mr. B. Boyd, Messis.||@@||Mr. and Mrs. Polack, Mr. B. Boyd, Messrs.
Duncan Crawfoid, James Nokes, David Dry-||@@||Duncan Crawford, James Nokes, David Dry-
den, James Williamson, Gcorgo Morris,||@@||den, James Williamson, George Morris,
David Phillip, T. Clnmonts. Androw Kuy.ver,||@@||David Phillip, T. Clements. Andrew Kuyxer,
Mahimadeo.||@@||Mahimadeo.
October ;?0.-Annie, brig, Captain Potter,||@@||October 30.—Annie, brig, Captain Potter,
-. for Hongkong, « ith maize, &c. Passengers||@@||for Hongkong, with maize, &c. Passengers—
'two China mer. and one Manila man.||@@||two China men and one Manila man.
October 30.-Ianthe, American ship, Cap-||@@||October 30.—Ianthe, American ship, Cap-
tain Woodberry, for the Bay of Islands, with||@@||tain Woodberry, for the Bay of Islands, with
., » part of original'cargo. Passengers-Mr. li. S.||@@||part of original cargo. Passengers—Mr. R. S.
llorera and Ma->lor llogeis,||@@||Rogers and Master Rogers,
October 30. - Greenlaw, barque, Captain||@@||October 30. — Greenlaw, barque, Captain
Eagar, for London, with colonial piotluce,||@@||Eagar, for London, with colonial produce,
, &o. Passengers-Colonel Gwynne, lady, three||@@||&c. Passengers—Colonel Gwynne, lady, three
children, and seivanl, Mr Ambrose Huilón,||@@||children, and servant, Mr Ambrose Hallen,
Mr. "F. O. Balfour, Mr. C3. Chapman, Mr. G.||@@||Mr. F. O. Balfour, Mr. C. Chapman, Mr. G.
A". Coventry, Mr. Alcxundei Dempster, Mr,||@@||A. Coventry, Mr. Alexander Dempster, Mr,
Macdonald, Mr. John Kelso, Mr. J. L. Clarke,||@@||Macdonald, Mr. John Kelso, Mr. J. L. Clarke,
M.D., Mr. John Passingham, Mr. and Mrs.||@@||M.D., Mr. John Passingham, Mr. and Mrs.
Lalor and three children. Mr. anil Mis. Bur||@@||Lalor and three children. Mr. and Mrs. Bur-
nail, Miss Daniel, Miss Fiow, Mis Frew, and||@@||nall, Miss Daniel, Miss Frew, Mrs. Frew, and
two children, Mr. li. Gooden, Mr. (.'aiiuou,||@@||two children, Mr. R. Gooden, Mr. Cannon,
Mr. E Fitzgerald, Mr. T. Cave and two chil-||@@||Mr. E. Fitzgerald, Mr. T. Cave and two chil-
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Sengar and two childien,||@@||dren, Mr. and Mrs. Seagar and two children,
and Mr. W. Murray,||@@||and Mr. W. Murray.
||@@||
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DEPARTURES.-NONE.||@@||DEPARTURES.—NONE.
CLEARANCE.||@@||CLEARANCE.
October 21. - Gteeiilaw, buque, Captain||@@||October 21. - Greenlaw, barque, Captain
Bagar, for London, with colonial produce, Vo||@@||Eagar, for London, with colonial produce, &c.
Passengers-Colonel G w Mine, Lud), thrto||@@||Passengers-Colonel Gwynne, Lady, three
children, and sonant, Mi Vmbroio Hallen,||@@||children, and servant, Mr, Ambrose Hallen,
Mr. P. O. Balfour, Mi C Chapman, Mr G||@@||Mr. F. O. Balfour, Mr. C. Chapman, Mr. G.
A. Coventrj, Mr Vlc\nntlu Dempster, Mr.||@@||A. Coventry, Mr. Alexander Dempster, Mr.
Macdonald, Mr John Kelso, Mi T I, Clmke,||@@||Macdonald, Mr John Kelso, Mr. J. L. Clarke,
M.D , Mr. John PiisMii^ham, Mi and Mis||@@||M.D., Mr. John Passingham, Mr. and Mrs.
Lalor, and three ohildie» Mr and Mrs Bnr||@@||Lalor, and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Bur-
nall, Miss Daniel, Miss 1 row, Mis Prow mid||@@||nall, Miss Daniel, Miss Frew, Mrs. Frew and
two children, Mi. R Gooden, Mr Cannon,||@@||two children, Mr. R Gooden, Mr. Cannon,
Mr. E Pitzgcrald, Mr 1' Ca\ u and t\\ o chil-||@@||Mr. E. Fitzgerald, Mr. T. Cave and two chil-
dren, Mr. and Mrs bcajni nul two children,||@@||dren, Mr. and Mrs. Seagar and two children,
and Mr. W. Murro).||@@||and Mr. W. Murray.
||@@||
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INSOLVENCY- PROCEEDINGS.||@@||INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS.
I MONDAY,||@@||MONDAY,
BEiOlih tho ClIIEP CoMMlSSIONEll||@@||BEFORE THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER
A special meeting was held m the estate"'||@@||A special meeting was held in the estate of
Joseph Walford, but no claims w ere proved||@@||Joseph Walford, but no claims were proved
MtfcTtxGs ron To-im||@@||MEETINGS FOR TO-DAY.
Thomns Maniv irmg, a specnl meeting, athalf||@@||Thomas Manwaring, a special meeting, at half-
pist ten o clock.||@@||past ten o' clock.
Ambrose Toss, a special meeting, at eleven||@@||Ambrose Foss, a special meeting, at eleven
C)rus Mitthcw Do)le, an adjourned «eM»4||@@||Cyrus Matthew Doyle, an adjourned second
meeting, at half-past eleven.||@@||meeting, at half-past eleven.
Tua öoiPitNOii-His Excellency tha Go«||@@||The Governor-His Excellency the Go-
vernor and I ntl) Gipps will proceed toHuntcr s||@@||vernor and Lady Gipps will proceed to Hunter's
liner b) the iron stenmer /fo«r, on Wednesda)||@@||River by the iron steamer Rose, on Wednesday
evening Ihey will lind at Newcastle on||@@||evening. They will land at Newcastle on
Thursday morning and on 1 rid i) proceed te||@@||Thursday morning and on Friday proceed to
Maitland At Maitland the) will lunain until||@@||Maitland. At Maitland they will remain until
Monda) when they will proceed to Pages||@@||Monday, when they will proceed to Page's
River, and take a peep at Liverpool Plains from||@@||River, and take a peep at Liverpool Plains from
the top of the range,which wc behove, vv ill bo||@@||the top of the range,which wc believe, will be
the extent of the tup His Excellency will bo||@@||the extent of the trip. His Excellency will be
accompanied by Mi Parker, nnd Mr J Mere||@@||accompanied by Mr. Parker, nnd Mr E. Mere
wether, ADC||@@||wether, A.D.C.
Ma MACVHTHUK, S Aimitiss-Wc nre re-||@@||Mr. MACARTHUR'S ADDRESS - We are re-
quested b) Mr T I Howell, of Mncqunne||@@||quested by Mr J.J. Howell, of Macquarie
Groi ( Cow pastures to state that he has deswed||@@||Grove, Cow pastures to state that he has demised
his name ma) be w ithdraw n from this docu||@@||his name may be withdrawn from this docu-
ment which lie was induced to siyi without||@@||ment which lie was induced to sign without
due consideration under misapprehension of its||@@||due consideration, under misapprehension of its
object nnd under an enoncous impression made||@@||object and under an erroneous impression made
b) the heading the address and the statement||@@||by the heading the address and the statement
of Mr lakeman of Cunden Inn, where his||@@||of Mr. Lakeman of Camden Inn, where his
klgniture w as giv en||@@||signature was given.
Mn R lumia -Mr li Diem lins ob-||@@||Mr. R Therry -Mr R. Therry has ob-
tained tw o ) ears lenv e of absence, and vv ill it is||@@||tained two years' leave of absence, and will it is
nid proceed to Lngland immediatcl)||@@||said proceed to England immediately.
THFCOIOVIAI Si HUTS LXIOIITATION Bin -||@@||THE COLONIAL SPIRITS EXPORTATION BILL -
We believe it is not generally known, that the||@@||We believe it is not generally known, that the
Governor lins withheld Her Majesty s assent||@@||Governor has withheld Her Majesty's assent
from the Bill for allowing the exportation of||@@||from the Bill for allowing the exportation of
Colonial Spirits It is supposed that his Ex||@@||Colonial Spirits. It is supposed that his Ex-
cellenc) s raison for doing so is, that the fines||@@||cellency's reason for doing so is, that the fines
under the act arc made pa) able to the general,||@@||under the act are made payable to the general,
and not the casual rev enuc||@@||and not the casual revenue.
Two CATTIL SVLFS-lho mixed herd of||@@||TWO CATTLE SALES-The mixed herd of
Bnngelly cattle of eight) head vv ill bo sold by||@@||Bnngelly cattle of eighty head will be sold by
Mr Stubbs, at the Mart, rung street, at eleven||@@||Mr Stubbs, at the Mart, King-street, at eleven
instead of twelve o clock flus alteration is||@@||instead of twelve o'clock. This alteration is
necessary as the sale of fat cattle, at Ireland s,||@@||necessary as the sale of fat cattle, at Ireland's,
commences at ticclie As these latter arc the||@@||commences at twelve. As these latter are the
fattest beasts that have been presented for||@@||fattest beasts that have been presented for
ilaughteimg for some time, the auctioneer re||@@||slaughtering for some time, the auctioneer re-
quests the favour of the attendance of the||@@||quests the favour of the attendance of the
Sydney bu)crs at the time appointed-Com-||@@||Sydney buyers at the time appointed-Com-
municated||@@||municated.
IKOUEST -An inquest vv as held yesterdo),||@@||INQUEST -An inquest was held yesterday,
in Edward Handcock s public-house, the"i oung||@@||in Edward Handcock's public-house, the Young
PnnccBs, i ort street, on the bod) of William||@@||Princess, Fort-street, on the body of William
lunn, a boatman, who had been found in the||@@||Lunn, a boatman, who had been found in the
water, about tvventv )ards from Windmill||@@||water, about twenty yards from Windmill
I orr) Stairs on Sum! ly morning Hie follow-||@@||Ferry Stairs on Sunday morning. The follow-
ing cv ldeiici w a-s giv cn before the Coroner -||@@||ing evidence was given before the Coroner: -
Caroline Fielding living at "Windmill Stairs,||@@||Caroline Fielding living at Windmill Stairs,
Pottinger street, deposed About eleven o clock||@@||Pottinger street, deposed : About eleven o'clock
on Satúrela) mel 11 saw the deceased baling||@@||on Saturday night I saw the deceased baling
his boat at the Sturs a id a short time after||@@||his boat at the Stairs and a short time after-
wards I heard a splash ns ot something falling||@@||wards I heard a splash as of something falling
ntothe water on which I, Ihomas Savage,||@@||into the water on which I, Thomas Savage,
ami some children, went down to the||@@||and some children, went down to the
w ater nnd found Lunn s hat floating, but could||@@||water and found Lunn's hat floating, but could
sue no person in the water, although it was||@@||see no person in the water, although it was
moonlight and little or no wind Thomas||@@||moonlight and little or no wind. Thomas
bivnge Had seen the deceased baling his||@@||Savage : Had seen the deceased baling his
boat about n boat s length from the wharf, and||@@||boat about a boat's length from the wharf, and
in consequence of an alarm by the preceding||@@||in consequence of an alarm by the preceding
witness went down to the placo and found||@@||witness went down to the place and found
deceased s lint floating ind his bonthook bob-||@@||deceased's hat floating and his boathock bob-
bing up mid dow n , the boil) had probably||@@||bing up and down , the body had probably
risen immediately after ho fell into tho water,||@@||risen immediately after he fell into the water,
and his bend struck the wharf or some of the||@@||and his bend struck the wharf or some of the
boats w Inch linel stunned him , had seen de||@@||boats which had stunned him ; had seen de-
ce tsed ibout four minutes before he heard the||@@||ceased about four minutes before he heard the
alarm, deceased was perfectly sober John||@@||alarm; deceased was perfectly sober. John
1 ihr, n boatman lind been called on Sundny||@@||Ihr (?), a boatman: Had been called on Sunday
morning to look for the bodv of the deceased ,||@@||morning to look for the body of the deceased ;
on throw mg the grappling irons they caught||@@||on throwing the grappling-irons they caught
the body b) the left leg and brought it to the||@@||the body by the left leg and brought it to the
surface at the distance of about twenty yards||@@||surface at the distance of about twenty yards
from where deceased had been last seen Dr||@@||from where deceased had been last seen. Dr.
Hosking Had seen the body of the decciscd||@@||Hosking : Had seen the body of the deceased
on Sunday , there vv ere no marks of violence||@@||on Sunday , there were no marks of violence
on it dcith w ns caused by suffocation from||@@||on it; death was caused by suffocation from
drowning lho Jury returned a v crdict of ac-||@@||drowning. The Jury returned a verdict of ac-
cidentally drowned||@@||cidentally drowned.
-*?«||@@||
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[ To the Editors of the Sydniy Morning Hsral-l. \||@@||To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.
&LMM.SI1X,-In som joiinul of this morning||@@||GENTLEMEN-In your journal of this morning
I hase read an account oí the " inquest on the||@@||I have read an account of the "inquest on the
bodies ot Alice Guinn and bei lennie nifiiit,||@@||bodies ot Alice Griffin and her female infant,"
mci as my nime ipi cn s in conjunction ssith||@@||and as my name appears in conjunction with
Alessrs Kussell mci Duigan, in gising csi||@@||Messrs. Russell and Duigan, in giving evi-
dence at the inquisition I trust y ou svill ulloss||@@||dence at the inquisition, I trust you will allow
me to um uk that tin diccascd pcisonssseie||@@||me to remark that the deceased persons were
not siRitcd bs ans pioicssion ii man (sshosc||@@||not visited by any professional man (whose
name appeals m tbe list ot qiiuhßid medical||@@||name appears in tbe list of qualified medical
pr ictitioncis) until aftei de ith 1 he nudsvifc||@@||practitioners) until after death. The midwife
and Mr Duigansscic in ittcndanee befoic the||@@||and Mr Duigan were in attendance before the
demise, Surgeon ltusscll md Isseio called m||@@||demise, Surgeon Russell and I were called in
aftei the de ith oi the s\ oman||@@||after the death of the woman.
I remain, Gentlemen,||@@||I remain, Gentlemen,
Your vers" obedient servant,||@@||Your very obedient servant,
D.\T. TIEHNEY, M.D.||@@||D. J. TIERNEY, M.D.
Titt-strect, March 12._||@@||Pitt-street, March 12.
||@@||
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j PORT MACQUARIE.||@@||PORT MACQUARIE.
VLUCST 7-Wc arc sorr) that we cannot u||@@||AUGUST 7-We are sorry that we cannot re-
port ain impiovcnient ni trade, but we trust||@@||port any improvement in trade, but we trust
that as the shearing season appro it lies things||@@||that as the shearing season approaches things
vv ill rev lv e||@@||will revive.
Hie Maitland, steamer, and the Mai y Ann,||@@||The Maitland, steamer, and the Mary Ann,
schooner, have been detained here for upwards||@@||schooner, have been detained here for upwards
of a w eck, in consequence of the roughness of||@@||of a week, in consequence of the roughness of
the bar, and it is ) ct uncertain for two or three||@@||the bar, and it is yet uncertain for two or three
da^ s w hen they w ill bo able to leav c Hain,||@@||days when they will be able to leave. Rain,
which was much needed in this district, com-||@@||which was much needed in this district, com-
menced on lhursda) week last, and has con||@@||menced on Thursday week last, and has con-
tiiiucd almost w about inteiniission cver smco, >||@@||tinued almost without intermission ever since ;
and we feai, from the immense quantit) of ram||@@||and we fear, from the immense quantity of rain
which lins filien, that the forward vi heat crops||@@||which has fallen, that the forward wheat crops
will matenallv suilcr||@@||will materially suffer.
Great fears are entertained for the safet) of||@@||Great fears are entertained for the safety of
three men, named James Davison, Uexandcr||@@||three men, named James Davison, Alexander
Raine and James Doikert), who left this||@@||Raine, and James Dorkerty, who left this
place in a boat of about ten tons a month||@@||place in a boat of about ten tons a month
since, foi the pin pose of proceeding to Camden||@@||since, for the purpose of proceeding to Camden
Haven to procure wattle bark Since they||@@||Haven to procure wattle bark. Since they
crossed the Port Macquarie bar, nothing has||@@||crossed the Port Macquarie bar, nothing has
been seen or heard ot them, although one or||@@||been seen or heard or them, although one or
two persons who are emplo)cd at Camden||@@||two persons who are employed at Camden
Haven have made eiiqmr) and search after||@@||Haven have made enquiry and search after
them It is gcncrallv supposed that thev must||@@||them. It is generally supposed that they must
have been earned past Camden Haven Heads||@@||have been carried past Camden Haven Heads
in the ni0ht, bv the strong current, and blown||@@||in the night, by the strong current, and blown
out to sea m the late gales, and there perished||@@||out to sea in the late gales, and there perished.
Dnison has left a wife and two children and||@@||Davison has left a wife and two children, and
Raine, a wife and child, the latter bom after||@@||Raine, a wife and child, the latter born after
his departure, and we reglet tosa) that the)||@@||his departure, and we regret to say that they
are ni the greatest state of distress||@@||are in the greatest state of distress.
||@@||
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I NEW ZEALAND.||@@||NEW ZEALAND.
I Ti) the Editors of the Sydney Horning Herald. I||@@||To the Editors of the Sydney Horning Herald.
Obvtlbuln,-A very exaggerated account of a||@@||GENTLEMEN,—A very exaggerated account of a
duturbnncc, caused by a nitive named John||@@||disturbance, caused by a native named John
JUki, having appeared in )our paper of the||@@||Heki, having appeared in your paper of the
3nl ultimo, signed " C Hector," I am induced,||@@||3rd ultimo, signed "C. Hector," I am induced,
injustice to the Chief Pohco Magistrate, whose||@@||injustice to the Chief Police Magistrate, whose
oflicial character is most unjustly assailed, and||@@||official character is most unjustly assailed, and
the cnuitless alarm such a letter must hav c in-||@@||the causeless alarm such a letter must have in-
duced, to state the actunl facts of tho case. A||@@||duced, to state the actual facts of the case. A
native female named Kotero, formerly a slave,||@@||native female named Kotero, formerly a slave,
hod been mimed b) the Missionaries, many||@@||had been married by the Missionaries, many
yevrsbicktoa Buropem named Gia). The||@@||years back to a European named Gray. The
latter died some time since, ond tlte widow||@@||latter died some time since, and the widow
afterwards was married to another Buropean||@@||afterwards was married to another European
named I ord Some time since, m eonv creation||@@||named Lord. Some time since, in conversation
with other native women, Kntero, m discussing||@@||with other native women, Katero, in discussing
Heki s character, called him n pig-a soubriquet||@@||Heki s character, called him a pig—a soubriquet
Ten damning to Mr Hiki's amour propre.||@@||very damning to Mr Heki's amour propre.
Ile according!), in Highland st)le, determined||@@||He accordingly, in Highland style, determined
oa a raid, and consulting his followers, who||@@||on a raid; and consulting his followers, who
m ero m no wise loth , the) landed at Russell,||@@||werein no wise loth;, they landed at Russell,
sad ransacked the delinquent's house, who||@@||and ransacked the delinquent's house, who
«as taken into slaver) Lord was absent at||@@||was taken into slavery. Lord was absent at
auckland at tins time, On his return, finding||@@||Auckland at this time. On his return, finding
himself minus of Ins wifo and chattels, after||@@||himself minus of his wife and chattels, after
tome delnv he went to Htki's pa, or residence,||@@||some delay he went to Heki's pa, or residence,
and ver) migniloquontly promised a very||@@||and very magniloquently promised a very
huge pa) ment to that chief lor the restoration||@@||huge payment to that chief for the restoration
of his wife, to which Heki consented, but,||@@||of his wife, to which Heki consented, but,
aware from earlier experience that performances||@@||aware from earlier experience that performances
verj often but ill realise profuse promises,||@@||very often but ill realise profuse promises,
H6K.1 returned with a numerous retmue, who||@@||Heki returned with a numerous retinue, who
did not hesitate stealing covertly what carno in||@@||did not hesitate stealing covertly what came in
their vt a) , and at one time threatened to de-||@@||their way, and at one time threatened to de-
mand n general contribution. But finding that i||@@||mand a general contribution. But finding that
it would be vam to expect anytlnng of the||@@||it would be vain to expect anything of the
kind, Ilcki threatened to destroy the Thg||@@||kind, Heki threatened to destroy the Flag
StafT at the Signal-Station, on the plea that it||@@||Staff at the Signal-Station, on the plea that it
was placed there to direct t essels not to enter||@@||was placed there to direct vessels not to enter
the port, but to sail to Auckland. I do believe||@@||the port, but to sail to Auckland. I do believe
that a threat on!) w as intended, but as no||@@||that a threat only was intended; but as no
person interested himself m the matter, and||@@||person interested himself m the matter, and
anare that no collision would take place, and||@@||aware that no collision would take place, and
regarding such a feat as calculated to raise Ins||@@||regarding such a feat as calculated to raise his
eonsequence, on the Monday morning, after||@@||consequence, on the Monday morning, after
praters of interminable length, the part)||@@||prayers of interminable length, the party
divided-one portion ascending the hill to||@@||divided—one portion ascending the hill to
demolish the Staff, winch was quickl)||@@||demolish the Staff, which was quickly
done, the rest taking to their canoe«,||@@||done, the rest taking to their canoes,
carr)ing the unfortunate woman with them.||@@||carrying the unfortunate woman with them.
Heki is descendant from a bad ancestr) , and||@@||Heki is descendant from a bad ancestry; and
he stites that as Ins tvv o immediate progenitors||@@||he states that as his two immediate progenitors
were bid mci, and distinguished for their pro-||@@||were bad men, and distinguished for their pro-
pensities to anarch) and overbearing hnbits, he||@@||pensities to anarchy and overbearing habits, he
can see no reason w li) lie should not follow in||@@||can see no reason why he should not follow in
umilarly laudable steps. Heki and his fol-||@@||similarly laudable steps. Heki and his fol-
lón ers were educated b) the Church Missiou||@@||lowers were educated by the Church Mission-
ines, it is believed that, vtithout exception,||@@||aries, it is believed that, without exception,
they all have a kn >w ledge of orthography||@@||they all have a knowledge of orthography
I Yours, &c,||@@||Yours, &c.,
! M||@@||M
Bay of Islands, September 1.||@@||Bay of Islands, September 1.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12408528 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
;. ' ' IMPORTS.||@@||IMPORTS.
/ . - August 20.-Ewcrctiii, barque, 350 tons. Cnp||@@||August 20.- Eweretta, barque, 350 tons. Cap-
" tain-Darley, for London ; -IG casks and 51 hogs-||@@||tain Darley, for London; -46 casks and 51 hogs-
heads beor, 13 pockets hops, lt. and E. Tooth ;||@@||heads beer, 13 packets hops, F. and E. Tooth;
'.- 19 cnrotecls currants, lou cans linseed oil,||@@||19 caroteels currants, 150 cans linseed oil,
. Lamb and Parbury; 100 hogsheads beer,||@@||Lamb and Parbury; 100 hogsheads beer,
... Flower, Salting and Co. ; 10 casks Geneva, 4||@@||Flower, Salting and Co.; 10 casks Geneva, 4
. bales corks, Brown and Co ; -100 bags salt,||@@||bales corks, Brown and Co; 100 bags salt,
Eccleston and Hirst ; 8 bales, 1 case, 25 barrels||@@||Eccleston and Hirst; 8 bales, 1 case, 25 barrels
.. rosin, Griffiths, Gore, and Co. ; 3 casks nails, 4||@@||resin, Griffiths, Gore, and Co.; 3 casks nails, 4
sheets leadiW. Nash ; 4 bales, A. Brierley ; 1||@@||sheets lead, W. Nash; 4 bales, A. Brierley; 1
box apparel, J. Parnell ; 1 case, Colonel Baker;||@@||box apparel, J. Parnell; 1 case, Colonel Baker;
2 casks hardware, J. Miles ; .. case books. C.||@@||2 casks hardware, J. Miles ; 1 case books. C.
Magee ; 1 case apparel, E. Aspinall, consigned||@@||Magee; 1 case apparel, E. Aspinall, consigned
to Donaldson, Dawes, and Co. ; 1 box apparel,||@@||to Donaldson, Dawes, and Co.; 1 box apparel,
C. Horsclcy ; 1 case, ltev. J. ? Edmonstone, 3||@@||C. Horseley ; 1 case, apparel, Edmonstone, 3
bales linens, Gilchrist and Alexander ; 4 bales,||@@||bales linens, Gilchrist and Alexander; 4 bales,
. 8 tierces refined sugar, T. Smith, and Co, ;||@@||8 tierces refined sugar, T. Smith, and Co.;
. 1 ' case, G. W. Evans ; 2 boxes, E. Hill ;||@@||1 case, G. W. Evans ; 2 boxes, E. Hill ;
" 27' tierces tobacco, Gosling, Brown, and||@@||27 tierces tobacco, Gosling, Brown, and
Co.; 28 .tierces tobacco, W. Walker and||@@||Co.; 28 tierces tobacco, W. Walker and
¡ Co. ; 100 casks beer, Lyall, Scott, and Co. ;||@@||Co. ; 100 casks beer, Lyall, Scott, and Co.;
3 pipes Portugal wine, -1 hogsheads and 1||@@||3 pipes Portugal wine, 4 hogsheads and 1
butt Spanish wine, 7 packages and 1 cask,||@@||butt Spanish wine, 7 packages and 1 cask,
James Simmons ; 3 eases congrcves, 1 case||@@||James Simmons; 3 cases congreves, 1 case
silks, 3 cases glass, J. Solomons ; 10,000 sl.itcs,||@@||silks, 3 cases glass, J. Solomons; 10,000 slates,
3 cases, Cooper and Holt; 1 case-, L. Mont||@@||3 cases, Cooper and Holt; 1 case-, L. Mont-
gomoric, consigned to Thacker, Mason, and||@@||gomorie, consigned to Thacker, Mason, and
Co. ; 1 case, Thacker, Mason, and Co. ; 2||@@||Co.; 1 case, Thacker, Mason, and Co.; 2
bulls, F. Ebsworth ; 12 cases, 1 bale, li. Ham||@@||bulls, F. Ebsworth; 12 cases, 1 bale, R. Ram-
say ¡ 8 cases books, D. J. Draper; 1 box, Sir||@@||say; 8 cases books, D. J. Draper; 1 box, Sir
George Gipps ; 1 iron safe, W. C. Wentworth ;||@@||George Gipps; 1 iron safe, W. C. Wentworth;
' 1 box, J. li. Metcalfe; 50 casks, 12 bundles||@@||1 box, J. B. Metcalfe; 50 casks, 12 bundles
. spades, 2 cases, 5 anvils, 5 bundles, 2 bundles||@@||spades, 2 cases, 5 anvils, 5 bundles, 2 bundles
. frying-pans, 3 pair smith's bellows, 12 weights,||@@||frying-pans, 3 pair smith's bellows, 12 weights,
? D7 iron pots, W. C. Botts ; 1 box, E. Daintry ;||@@||97 iron pots, W. C. Betts ; 1 box, E. Daintry ;
- 2 cases cashmerets, George Thorne ; 1 case»,||@@||2 cases cashmerets, George Thorne ; 1 case,
,C. Smith; 1 box, W. Evans; 2 boxes, F.||@@||C. Smith; 1 box, W. Evans; 2 boxes, F.
". Ebsworth ; 60 kegs nails, 20 casks oil ; 2||@@||Ebsworth ; 60 kegs nails, 20 casks oil ; 2
cases scythes, 4 casks whetstones, 1 case||@@||cases scythes, 4 casks whetstones, 1 case
hardware.il. M. llobey ; 3 trusses, J. Graham;||@@||hardware, R. M. Robey; 3 trusses, J. Graham;
. I case, Captain Thacker ; 1 parcel stationery,||@@||1 case, Captain Thacker ; 1 parcel stationery,
G. C. Milne; 1 case, P. Hodgson; 1 case||@@||G. C. Milne; 1 case, P. Hodgson; 1 case
sweetened spirits, 27 casks beer, B. Darley ; 3||@@||sweetened spirits, 27 casks beer, B. Darley; 3
bales, 6 boxes, 2 cases, Campbell, Hill, and||@@||bales, 6 boxes, 2 cases, Campbell, Hill, and
'., Co.; 2 bales, 2 cases, 3 boxes, Swain, Webb,||@@||Co.; 2 bales, 2 cases, 3 boxes, Swain, Webb,
and Co. ; 11 cases stationery, 23 bales clothing,||@@||and Co.; 11 cases stationery, 23 bales clothing,
44 casks shoes, 1 parcel stationery, Govern-||@@||44 casks shoes, 1 parcel stationery, Govern-
ment; 11 bales, Ko wand, M'Xab, and Co.; 1||@@||ment; 11 bales, Rowland, M'Nab and Co.; 1
. box, A. Lincoln.||@@||box, A. Lincoln.
August 20.-Tryphena, brig, 131 tons, Cap-||@@||August 20.-Tryphena, brig, 131 tons, Cap-
tain Hindmarsh, from the Barrier, New Zea||@@||tain Hindmarsh, from the Barrier, New Zea-
' land: 1 case cloves, 4 cases cassia, 2 cases||@@||land: 1 case cloves, 4 cases cassia, 2 cases
rhubarb, A. and S. Lyons ; I box clothing,||@@||rhubarb, A. and S. Lyons ; 1 box clothing,
\ Mrs. Wright ; 1 trunk clothing, Melville und||@@||Mrs. Wright; 1 trunk clothing, Melville and
' Lambert j 100 tons manganese, 50 tons dye||@@||Lambert; 100 tons manganese, 50 tons dye-
wood,,Charles Abercrombie.||@@||wood, Charles Abercrombie.
||@@||
*$*OVERPROOF*$* 12421684 year 1844 type Article title The Sydney Morn
MXBTIXOS ron MONDÂT.||@@||MEETING FOR MONDAY.
Robert Wood, o third inciting, at ten||@@||Robert Wood, a third meeting, at ten.
Ralph Nixon, a third muting, at half-past ten||@@||Ralph Nixon, a third meeting, at half-past ten
Iltur) and loscph Moore, trading undir tin||@@||Henry and Joseph Moore, trading under the
the firm of Ilcni) Moore, a spinal meeting,||@@||the firm of Henry Moore, a special meeting,
at clc\ cn||@@||at eleven.
PiTiTioN rou COMÍ emoia SraursTiiATioN -||@@||PETITION FOR COMPULSORY SEQUESTRATION. -
Ycsttrdo) the Bank of Austruliisio filed a||@@||Yesterday the Bank of Australasia filed a
1 etition mid olhda\ it tor the compulsor)||@@||petition and affidavit for the compulsory
sequestration of Tames Reid of Niwcastle,||@@||sequestration of James Reid of Newcastle,
whith petition is for adjudication on tho 21th||@@||whith petition is for adjudication on the 24th
instant||@@||instant.
PutiUMATTv. Rou) -M e luai lu en crtdibl)||@@||PARRAMATTA ROAD.-We have been credibly
informed thot the members of the Vustrahun||@@||informed that the members of the Australian
Jocko Club ho\e controilut for tin nniiiidiutc||@@||Jockey Club have contacted for the immediate
rtpoiting of tin most dongnous pirls of this||@@||repairing of the most dangerous parts of this
rond||@@||road.
IMIOUTAM io MAOISTHU-IS -During the||@@||IMPORTANT TO MAGISTRATES.-During the
present Criminal dissions ot tin Suprime||@@||present Criminal Sessions of the Supreme
Court, great toinplaints hat luisni ulitat to||@@||Court, great complaints have arisen relative to
tin linpnlict una hust\ ínnniur in which di||@@||the important and hasty manner in which de-
posiiunsart tokui bilort tht coninntline. Ma||@@||positions are taken before the committing Ma-
j,istrotis and tht grtnt ii(e,kct Iriquinth dis||@@||gistrates, and the great neglect frequently dis-
pi a til in tht fitting up ot i isis tor trial i he||@@||played in the getting up of cases for trial. The
Attorm\ Ginini rimorkid, on one occasion,||@@||Attorney-General remarked, on one occasion,
that the depositions toniing from the Si, duo||@@||that the depositions coming from the Sydney
Benth had of late bi ni remarkable for this kuid||@@||Bench had of late been remarkable for this kind
of imperfection, and on several occasions||@@||of imperfection ; and on several occasions
referentes have been modi to material fncts,||@@||references have been made to material facts,
said to have been deposed to befon tht Mogis||@@||said to have been deposed to before the Magis-
trotes, ot which tht depositions contained no||@@||trates, of which the depositions contained no
record whatever On Ihursdii) last a cost of||@@||record whatever. On Thursday last a case of
pirnir) tell to the ground altogether in const||@@||perjury fell to the ground altogether in conse-
quinci of tin tot ii mobilia of tin Crown lo||@@||quence of the total inability of the Crown to
pria t the administration of the oath, and upon||@@||prove the administration of the oath, and upon
this occasion His Honor, boxing uiimiul\trted||@@||this occasion His Honor, having animadverted
strongl) ti' on the dihuonciis befort ulludid||@@||strongly upon the defficiencies before ulluded
to, remarked that upon the hrst octasion of a||@@||to, remarked that upon the first occasion of a
case fulling through ncghct on the pint of a||@@||case failing through neglect on the pint of a
Magistrate, he should feel it his iluU to impose||@@||Magistrate, he should feel it his duty to impose
a line on that Magistrate sullieicnt ni amount||@@||a fine on that Magistrate sufficient in amount
to opciotc as a caution in futuic Hie failure||@@||to operate as a caution in future. The failure
of the last mentioned case was owing to the m||@@||of the last mentioned case was owing to the in-
nbiht) of the deposition clerk to pioie the||@@||ability of the deposition clerk to prove the
swealing of the defendant lo the ouginal in-||@@||swearing of the defendant to the original in-
formation, the practice in the S) duty "Police||@@||formation, the practice in the Sydney Police
Olhce being to send complainants into an ad-||@@||Office being to send complainants into an ad-
joining room, where a clcik was continuait)||@@||joining room, where a clerk was continually
em,ilo)od m drawing infonnauons for them,||@@||employed in drawing informations for them,
but withoiit being a witness to the administer-||@@||but without being a witness to the administer-
ing of tho oath||@@||ing of the oath.
ViLLAOB oi "WINDHAM -A site has been||@@||VILLAGE OF WINGHAM.-A site has been
fixed upon fora \illagc at Wingham, in the||@@||fixed upon for a village at Wingham, in the
Count) of Macquarie, at the head of the naviga-||@@||County of Macquarie, at the head of the naviga-
tion of the Manning Ra cr, where the road from||@@||tion of the Manning River, where the road from
Ra) mond 1 orroco to Port Macquano crosses||@@||Raymond Terrace to Port Macquarie crosses
thenxcr Acop) ofthcoppro\ed planniaj be||@@||the river. A copy of the approved plan may be
seen at the office of the bun c)or General, in||@@||seen at the office of the Surveyor General, in
Sulne), or at the Police Ofiicc, Port Mac-||@@||Sydney, or at the Police Office, Port Mac-
quarie||@@||quarie.
P Minos -His Exccllenc) the Go\ernorhns||@@||PARDON.-His Excellency the Governor has
directed it to be notified that the Right Ho-||@@||directed it to be notified that the Right Ho-
norable the Secretar) of State for the Cotomis,||@@||norable the Secretary of State for the Colonies,
has signified Her Mnjcst) 's gracious allowance||@@||has signified Her Majesty's gracious allowance
of a conditional pardon to Michael Connors,||@@||of a conditional pardon to Michael Connors,
olios O'Connor, per Captain Cook (1)||@@||alias O'Connor, per Captain Cook (1).
SU.B OP Cm Pnoiiim, ox Moxnvi, 15TH||@@||SALE OF CITY PROPERTY, ON MONDAY, 15TH
INSTAXT -Wo have been rciuested to remind||@@||INSTANT -We have been requested to remind
intending purchasers of tho valuable property||@@||intending purchasers of the valuable property
to be brought to the hammer, b) Mr laons,||@@||to be brought to the hammer, by Mr. Lyons,
on the premises, optiosito the Dock "\ ard, on||@@||on the premises, opposite the Dock Yard, on
Mondai, next, at eleven o clock Great un||@@||Monday, next, at eleven o'clock. Great im-
pro\cment is now being modo in that quarter||@@||provement is now being made in that quarter
of the town, b\ the excavations at the rear of||@@||of the town, by the excavations at the rear of
the Custom House, b) which means Vrgv lc||@@||the Custom House, by which means Argyle-
street will be carried across Gloucester, Lum||@@||street will be carried across Gloucester, Cum-
borland, and Prince streets, into 1 ort strict||@@||berland, and Prince streets, into Fort street,
and the continuation of tho Cireular Wh irf in||@@||and the continuation of the Circular Wharf in
the direction laid down, will bnng it mime||@@||the direction laid down, will bring it imme-
thatch in front of the houses for s ile , cotise||@@||diatly in front of the houses for sale ; conse-
quen tK notw ithstonding tho high pu si ut w ort li||@@||quently not withstanding the high present worth
of this propirts it is almost impossible to isti||@@||of this property, it is almost impossible to esti-
mate its future 'voluc -Communicated||@@||mate its future value.-Communicated.
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DUNGOG.||@@||DUNGOG.
A muting of the inhibitants residing in the||@@||A meeting of the inhibitants residing in the
licighbouihood w is held at Dungog, on Wed||@@||neighbourhood was held at Dungog, on Wed-
ncsdaj last lm the purpose ol pup mug a||@@||nesday last for the purpose ol preparing a
petition to the Governor mid I cgishitivc Couti||@@||petition to the Governor and Legislative Coun-
eil, prijin0 tint the distiiet inav not be||@@||cil, praying that the district may not be
assessed loi one half of the police expenses||@@||assessed for one half of the police expenses.
A series ot lesoluuons were pissed, setting||@@||A series of resolutions were passed, setting
foith that the settlers me piiucipalh tenants||@@||forth that the settlers are principally tenants
on cleaun., leases and tint in the picseiit||@@||on clearing leases and that in the present
depessed state of the markets, caused bv the||@@||depessed state of the markets, caused by the
impoi tatton of forei0n grmn, tliev are in such a||@@||importation of forei0n grain, they are in such a
state of destitution that it will be impossible to||@@||state of destitution that it will be impossible to
laise the necessirj sum m the distuct V||@@||raise the necessary sum m the distict. A
resolution w as also passed on the unfairness of||@@||resolution was also passed on the unfairness of
tiMiig the district m connexion with the Aus-||@@||taxing the district in connexion with the Aus-
tralian Agriculture Compinv, the Companv 's||@@||tralian Agriculture Company, the Company 's
propertj, servants, mid tenmits, having been||@@||property, servants, and tenants, having been
exempted from assessment The petition is to||@@||exempted from assessment. The petition is to
be transmuted to Mr Windev cr for presenta-||@@||be transmuted to Mr Windeyer for presenta-
tion to tlie Legislativ e Council||@@||tion to the Legislative Council
||@@||
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IMPORTS.||@@||IMPORTS.
.»laren. 14.-Medusa, ship, 389 tons, Purdie,||@@||March 14.-Medusa, ship, 389 tons, Purdie,
muster, from Port Phillip : 25 casks beer, 9||@@||master, from Port Phillip : 25 casks beer, 9
«asks wine, 1 hogshead porter, 1 mast and 7||@@||casks wine, 1 hogshead porter, 1 mast and 7
s-pars, 40 tons salt, 100 tons coals, Captain||@@||spars, 40 tons salt, 100 tons coals, Captain
. "Purdie. Flower, Salting, and Co., agents.||@@||Purdie. Flower, Salting, and Co., agents.
March 14.-William Metcalfe, ship, 418 tons,||@@||March 14.-William Metcalfe, ship, 448 tons,
. Philipson, master, from London, via Cork :||@@||Philipson, master, from London, via Cork :
10 sheets milled lead, 1074 bars iron, Griffiths,||@@||10 sheets milled lead, 1074 bars iron, Griff-
Gore, and Co. ; 13 cases merchandise, Benja-||@@||iths, Gore, and Co. ; 13 cases merchandise,
min and Moses ; 3 cases, J. Wattman ; 3 cases||@@||Benjamin and Moses ; 3 cases, J. Wortman;
4 casks, 4 bundles, 173 kegs nails, Thacker,||@@||3 cases, 4 casks, 4 bundles, 173 kegs nails,
, Mason, and Co. ; 4 cuses merchandise, L. Birn||@@||Thacker, Mason, and Co. ; 4 cases merchandise, L. Birn-
stingl ; 1 box apparel, M, W. Lee ; 10 bales||@@||stingl ; 1 box apparel, M. W. Lee; 10 bales
'. and 6 cases, Order. Griffiths, Gore and Co.,||@@||and 6 cases, Order. Griffiths, Gore and Co.,
«.agents. «||@@||agents.
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À*||@@||
HIPPING} INTELLIGENCE.||@@||SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
?S ? -||@@||——
ARRIVAL.||@@||ARRIVAL.
AUGUST 26.-Sovereign, steamer, 119 tons,||@@||AUGUST 26.—Sovereign, steamer, 119 tons,
Captain Cape, from' Moreton Bay the 23rd||@@||Captain Cape, from Moreton Bay the 23rd
instant, With wool, tallow, &c. l'assengcis||@@||instant, with wool, tallow, &c. Passengers—
Mr. Howell, Mr. Russell, Mr. Gannon, Mr.||@@||Mr. Howell, Mr. Russell, Mr. Gannon, Mr.
Fcllman, and three prisoners ol' the Crown.||@@||Fellman, and three prisoners of the Crown.
August 27.- Templar, ship, 56Ô ton*., Cap-||@@||August 27.—Templar, ship, 565 tons, Cap-
tain Urown, from London the 2nd, and Coik,||@@||tain Brown, from London the 2nd, and Cork,
the 16th of May, with 242 cmigmnts. Passen-||@@||the 16th of May, with 242 emigrants. Passen-
ger»-Deputy Commissary General Ramsay,||@@||gers—Deputy Commissary General Ramsay,
Mrs. Ramsay, and three'Miss Ramsays, and||@@||Mrs. Ramsay, and three Miss Ramsays, and
servant, Mr."Fletcher, Mi.E. G. Williams, Mi.||@@||servant, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. E. G. Williams, Mr.
Davidson, suigcon, and Mr. Fripp.||@@||Davidson, surgeon, and Mr. Fripp.
August 27. - Corinthian, ship, American,||@@||August 27.—Corinthian, ship, American,
Captain Easterbrook, from the Whale Fishciy,||@@||Captain Easterbrook, from the Whale Fishery,
21 months out, with 650 barrels sperm, and 100||@@||21 months out, with 650 barrels sperm, and 100
barrels black oil. Pa>bcngcis-Mr. and Mis.||@@||barrels black oil. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs.
Byan.||@@||Ryan.
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SYDNEY DISTRICT COUNCIL.||@@||SYDNEY DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Tin lirst Tuesday ni the month of Ma) being||@@||THE first Tuesday in the month of May being
the di) aj pointed b) the Ch.irtei toi the no||@@||the day appointed by the Charter for the no-
lninitionot members of the Distuct Council,||@@||mination of members of the District Council,
the 'Waiden ot the S) due) Council com encd a||@@||the Warden of the Sydney Council convened a
meeting for that purpose, iit noon ) csterd.iy, at||@@||meeting for that purpose, at noon yesterday, at
the Ro) al Hotel||@@||the Royal Hotel.
I Hie number of retiring nicmbeis was four,||@@||The number of retiring members was four,
namcl\,-Mr. T. Willlord, Mi. 1\ YY Unwin,||@@||namely,—Mr. T. Willford, Mr. F. W. Unwin,
Mi. T'. Keinbk, and Mi. J. Holt.||@@||Mr. F. Kemble, and Mr. J. Holt.
'Hu YY miden read the clause of the Chaitei||@@||The WARDEN read the clause of the Charter
piOMding tor the nomination mid election of||@@||providing for the nomination and election of
members, and called upon those present to no-||@@||members, and called upon those present to no-
minate candidates.||@@||minate candidates.
Mi.R E Johnson, soheitoi, pioposcd Mi.||@@||Mr. R. E. Johnson, solicitor, proposed Mr.
Hcni) Macdermott us a lit and propci poison||@@||Henry Macdermott as a fit and proper person
to be i niembei ot the District Council, ach ert||@@||to be a member of the District Council, advert-
mg to the expeiicncc Milich the ] ubhe had had||@@||inh to the experience which the public had had
ot Mi Macdeimott's qualifications for such im||@@||of Mr Macdermott's qualifications for such an
oihee dining the time he had been bclorc them||@@||office during the time he had been before them
as i momba of the Cit) Council||@@||as a member of the City Council.
Mi. John I) mi i \, ofGcot¿c-sticet, seconded||@@||Mr. John DALLEY, of George-street, seconded
the nomination of Mi Macdermott.||@@||the nomination of Mr Macdermott.
Di. Nicholson, M C, said, that it had not||@@||Dr. NICHOLSON, M.C., said, that it had not
been his intention to take an) part in the pro||@@||been his intention to take any part in the pro-
cppilincs of thi« meeline. He m as so opposed to||@@||ceedings of this meeting. He was so opposed to
the m hole principle and constitution ot the dis-||@@||the whole principle and constitution of the dis-
trict Councils,and considci ed them so "\\ boll) m||@@||trict Councils, and considered them so wholly in-
apphc iblc to the piesent state and circumstances||@@||applicable to the present state and circumstances
ot the colony, that he hoped that the law m oukl||@@||of the colony, that he hoped that the law would
be modified to a gieat extent, it not altogether||@@||be modified to a great extent, it not altogether
repealed These Councils m ere un estcd m ith||@@||repealed. These Councils were invested with
such extraordinary po\\ crs of taxation, that if||@@||such extraordinary powers of taxation, that if
the) did not elect cautious and prudent men,||@@||they did not elect cautious and prudent men,
Mho Mould take care not to impose unjust 01||@@||who would take care not to impose unjust 0r
unnecessary taxes on the community, the ef-||@@||unnecessary taxes on the community, the ef-
fects would in all probabiliU be luinous to||@@||fects would in all probability be ruinous to
a gieat portion ot the communitv He||@@||a great portion of the community. He
trusted tint the Lcgishituic ot the colon\||@@||trusted that the Legislature of the colony
Mould take step» to bmi¿ the miittei pio||@@||would take steps to bring the matter pro-
perl) befoie the Imperial Legislature, and ho||@@||perly before the Imperial Legislature, and he
had no doubt that upon proper representation||@@||had no doubt that upon proper representation
to Parliament, the laiv Mould bo soon nlteied, if||@@||to Parliament, the law would be soon altered, if
notiepcaled V\ Uli a mom to secuie the cau-||@@||not repealed. With a view to secure the cau-
tion and Mgilimce nccessai) in the members of||@@||tion and vigilance necessary in the members of
such a bod), he Mould propose Mi Chmles||@@||such a body, he would propose Mr Charles
Bones, ns a lit and piopci person to De a mem-||@@||Bones, as a fit and proper person to be a mem-
ber of the Distuct Council lor the distuct of||@@||ber of the District Council for the district of
Sydney.||@@||Sydney.
| Mi Pintón, M C , seconded the nomination||@@||Mr. PANTON, M.C., seconded the nomination
of Mr. Bones.||@@||of Mr. Bones.
Mi. M. Gtinnon pioposcd, and Mr J. Smoi||@@||Mr. M. Gannon proposed, and Mr J. SMID-
MOKL seconded, the nomination of Mi. Edwaul||@@||MORE seconded, the nomination of Mr. Edward
lTood, as a lit and pioper person to be a mem-||@@||Flood, as a fit and proper person to be a mem-
ber ot the Distuct Council.||@@||ber of the District Council.
i Mi. II H. Bjiown, J.P., saul, that he had||@@||Mr. H. H. Brown, J.P., said, that he had
not intended to piopose an) one to the meeting ,||@@||not intended to propose any one to the meeting;
I but, as the tMO gentlemen Mho had ahead)||@@||but, as the two gentlemen who had already
been proposed m ere iicm- candidates, and as the||@@||been proposed were new candidates, and as the
publie Mere not >et in a position to judge m be-||@@||public were not yet in a position to judge whe-
thel the members of the District Council m ho||@@||ther the members of the District Council who
Mere now letiiuig had been acting foi the||@@||were now retiring had been acting for the
, benefit of the district 01 not, he thought it||@@||benefit of the district 0r not, he thought it
I Mould bo but u¿ht to gue them n fan ti ml||@@||would be but right to give them a fair trial
beioie electing othcis in then places He||@@||before electing others in their places. He
Mould theiclore piopose that Mi. I'. Yv\||@@||would therefore propose that Mr. F. W.
Unwin be ie-clected a mcmbei of tneDistuct||@@||Unwin be re-elected a member of the District
Council.||@@||Council.
Mi T. YV &MVH1 seconded the nomination||@@||Mr T. W. SMART seconded the nomination
of Mi. Unwin||@@||of Mr. Unwin.
Mi T Mu proposed, and Mi. C. Hohem a||@@||Mr T. MAY proposed, and Mr. C. ROBERTS
seconded, the nomination of Mi J. C. Kettle, of||@@||seconded, the nomination of Mr J. C. Kettle, of
Geoigc-stieet, as a fit and piopci peiaon to be a||@@||George-street, as a fit and proper person to be a
member of the District Council.||@@||member of the District Council.
Mi J Diiui pioposcd, and Mi. T Hut||@@||Mr J. DALLEY proposed, and Mr. T HILL
seconded, the nomination ol Mi. Michael||@@||seconded, the nomination of Mr. Michael
Gannon as a fit and proper person to be a||@@||Gannon as a fit and proper person to be a
meir.be! of the Sydney District Council.||@@||member of the Sydney District Council.
Alderman Alle«; proposed, and Mr It.||@@||Alderman ALLEN proposed, and Mr R.
Jounsion, of Annandale, seconded, the nomina-||@@||JOHNSTON, of Annandale, seconded, the nomina-
tion of Mr. '1 homos Buidckin as a fit and||@@||tion of Mr. Thomas Burdekin as a fit and
propel poison tobe a member of tlicS)dncy||@@||proper person to be a member of the Sydney
Distuct Council.||@@||District Council.
Mi. Bom den -pioposod, mid Mr. R. Bouum||@@||Mr. BOWDEN proposed, and Mr. R. BOURNE
seconded, the nomination of Mr. A. Silhtoc, ns||@@||seconded, the nomination of Mr. A. Sillitoe, as
a fit and piopci poison to be a member of the||@@||a fit and proper person to be a member of the
Sydney Distuct Council.||@@||Sydney District Council.
Mi Josi ni HriiuiNO, of Balmain, pioposcd,||@@||Mr JOSEPH HERRING, of Balmain, proposed,
and Mr, R Johnstone seconded, the ie-elcctioii||@@||and Mr. R JOHNSTONE seconded, the re-election
of Mr Thomas Wilfoid, to a seat in the S) d||@@||of Mr Thomas Wilford, to a seat in the Syd-
nc) District Council||@@||ney District Council.
Aldeimau Allln pioposcd, and Di Nh hob-||@@||Alderman ALLEN proposed, and Dr. NICHOL-
son seconded, the nomination of Mi Vir. T.||@@||SON seconded, the nomination of Mr. W. T.
Cape, as a fit and pioper person to bo elected||@@||Cape, as a fit and proper person to be elected
I to a scat m the District Council,||@@||to a seat in the District Council.
Mr It E Johnson- said, that the nomination||@@||Mr. R. E. JOHNSON said, that the nomination
' of candidates being at an end, this m ould be||@@||of candidates being at an end, this would be
the pioper time to ask the candidates for their||@@||the proper time to ask the candidates for their
qualifications , as no one piesent could doubt||@@||qualifications; as no one present could doubt
that Mi Burdekin could qualify, he Mould ask||@@||that Mr. Burdekin could qualify, he would ask
I m bother the gentlemen m ho had proposed him||@@||whether the gentlemen who had proposed him
Mere authorised to do so. It had been stated||@@||were authorised to do so. It had been stated
that Mr. Burdekin would not act if elected, and||@@||that Mr. Burdekin would not act if elected, and
that e^ en now the state of Ins health m ould not||@@||that even now the state of his health would not
permit lum to ottend to his duties m a body of||@@||permit him to attend to his duties in a body of
which he was a member.||@@||which he was a member.
It h wing been stated that it m as Mi. Buide||@@||It having been stated that it was Mr. Burde-
lun's wish to be nominated, and that he Mould||@@||kin's wish to be nominated, and that he would
act, the demand lol his qualification m as wirh||@@||act, the demand for his qualification was with-
diawn||@@||drawn.
The Wauutn then called for a show of hands||@@||The Warden then called for a show of hands
for and against each candidate, after m Inch he||@@||for and against each candidate, after which he
declared the result-that Henry Macdermott,||@@||declared the result—that Henry Macdermott,
Charles Bones, Edward Flood, and ]?. \V.||@@||Charles Bones, Edward Flood, and F. W.
Unw m, m ere elected ; btatmg that if the meet-||@@||Unwin, were elected ; stating that if the meet-
ing m as not satisfied, the candidates or their||@@||ing was not satisfied, the candidates or their
friends might demand a poll, in the terms ol||@@||friends might demand a poll, in the terms of
the chai tei.||@@||the charter.
Apoll was demanded successnely by each||@@||A poll was demanded successively by each
of the candidates or their fi lends, and the||@@||of the candidates or their friends, and the
"SVaiidbn appointed Tuday next, the 10th May,||@@||WARDEN appointed Friday next, the 10th May,
between the hours of) a.m., and 1 v.M., as the||@@||between the hours of 9 A.M., and 4 P.M., as the
time of polling, the New Court House, Dar-||@@||time of polling; the New Court House, Dar-
linghurst, to be the polling place, and J. II.||@@||linghurst, to be the polling place, and J. H.
Baillie, Secietary to the Distuct Council, to be||@@||Baillie, Secretary to the District Council, to be
Polling Clerk.||@@||Polling Clerk.
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"THE HIBERNIAN FATHER "||@@||"THE HIBERNIAN FATHER "
To the Editai of the Weekly lire/islet. [||@@||To the Editor of the Weekly Register.
Sin,-llavingseen in the Sydney Morning Ila aid||@@||SIR,—Having seen in the Sydney Morning Herald
of this dnj, a letter signed ' lisns impugning||@@||of this day, a letter signed "Tisias," impugning,
in the stiongcst teims, the originality ol the||@@||in the strongest terms, the originality of the
triaedj of the Ilibetnui n 1 athct, I beg leave to||@@||tragedy of the Hibernian Father, I beg leave to
solicit, at joui hands, the mseitioii of this||@@||solicit, at your hands, the insertion of this
replj, m the pages of jour Utily valuable||@@||reply, in the pages of your truly valuable
journal, and trust that jour own sense of ius||@@||journal, and trust that your own sense of jus-
tice xiill induce j ou to stretch faith the shield||@@||tice will induce you to stretch forth the shield
of jour protection oxei an unjustly attacked||@@||of your protection over an unjustly attacked
omi unfriended authoi, and lead j ou to comply||@@||and unfriended author, and lead you to comply
with m j request||@@||with my request.
In the hist place, I am perfectly aw aie that||@@||In the first place, I am perfectly aware that
a trigedy called the Wat den of Galway it as pio||@@||a tragedy called the Warden of Galway was pro-
duccd with the greatest success at the Theatre||@@||duced with the greatest success at the Theatre
Royal, Dublin , but it is equally true that I||@@||Royal, Dublin ; but it is equally true that I
nei ei san the piece plaj ed, neither hat e I ex or||@@||never saw the piece played, neither have I ever
seen a copj thereof In the jear 1831, when it||@@||seen a copy thereof. In the year 1831, when it
was produced, I was residing in Pans, and the||@@||was produced, I was residing in Paris, and the
only mfoimation I leceued lespccting this tia||@@||only information I received respecting this tra-
gedj, xt as the details of the plot as given in. one||@@||gedy, was the details of the plot as given in one
of the Dublin journals, xtlnch I met with in the||@@||of the Dublin journals, which I met with in the
reading room ol Gnlignam, m the Ruc Ymcnne||@@||reading room of Galignani in the Rue Vivienne.
On mj leturn to mj native country, in 1832,||@@||On my return to my native country, in 1832,
the transient popularity of the Wat den of Gal||@@||the transient popularity of the Warden of Gal-
way had subsided it w as onlj played once||@@||way had subsided : it was only played once
within mj recollection, and on that occasion||@@||within my recollection, and on that occasion
othei engagementspreientedmj ivitnesBing it,||@@||other engagements prevented my witnessing it,
and I thus lost the only opportunity afforded of||@@||and I thus lost the only opportunity afforded of
seeing that trngedj, with the daung piracy of||@@||seeing that tragedy, with the daring piracy of
which I hate been uniustly chai god||@@||which I have been unjustly charged.
It xi is my friend Mr Nesbitt s matchless||@@||It was my friend Mr. Nesbitt's matchless
perfoimance in tho chaiactei of Biutus that||@@||performance in the character of Brutus that
lcminded mc that my own country could offer||@@||reminded me that my own country could offer
as sublime an instance of nnpaitiiil justice ns||@@||as sublime an instance of impartial justice as
any leeorded in the boasted nnnals of im||@@||any recorded in the boasted annals of im-
penal Rome and happening to meet xiith||@@||perial Rome, and happening to meet with
Punco Pucklei Moskqun s Travels of a Ger||@@||Prince Puckler Moskqua's Travels of a Ger-
man Prince, xiherem the nirratnc is detailed,||@@||man Prince, wherein the narrative is detailed,
I commenced my tragedy of the Iltbeinian||@@||I commenced my tragedy of the Hibernian
1 athct, of w Inch I latclj placed in j oin hands||@@||Father, of which I lately placed in your hands
the first rough MS Mi Nesbitt, Mr Grifliths,||@@||the first rough MS. Mr. Nesbitt, Mr. Grifliths,
and various othei members of the componj,||@@||and various other members of the company,
can testtfj that I xias neailj fifteen months||@@||can testify that I was nearly fifteen months
engaged in this xioik I can jioduce the tes||@@||engaged in this work. I can produce the tes-
tnnonj of in mj respectable paities who have||@@||timony of many respectable parties who have
witnessed the peiformancc ot the Winden of||@@||witnessed the performance of the Warden of
Galway, and also of the Hibernian luthct, it ho||@@||Galway, and also of the Hibernian Father, who
can prove tie utter dissuml mty of the two||@@||can prove the utter dissimilarity of the two
pieces, both in plot and lingu ige Hie tes||@@||pieces, both in plot and language. The tes-
timony ol Alis Coppin, xvho has ucrformed in||@@||timony of Mrs. Coppin, who has performed in
the Walden of Galway, must tend to suppoit||@@||the Warden of Galway, must tend to support
mj assertions and, hnallx, I xv ill bo happy if||@@||my assertions and, finally, I will be happy if
anj gentleman xiho has seen both plajs, will||@@||any gentleman who has seen both plays, will
satistj himself by u pei usai of my MS , that||@@||satisfy himself by a perusal of my MS. ; that
xvhatevcr be the demerits of the Hibernian||@@||whatever be the demerits of the Hibernian
rathei, its claim to ongniility cannot be||@@||Father, its claim to originality cannot be
shaken||@@||shaken.
I cannot conclude without expiessing my deep||@@||I cannot conclude without expressing my deep
gratitude to Air Knight for his gentlemnnly||@@||gratitude to Mr. Knight for his gentlemanly
nnd hbcial acceptance of the piece, and the||@@||and liberal acceptance of the piece, and the
anxietj he has ennced loi its success , lo Mr||@@||anxiety he has evinced for its success ; to Mr.
Lazar loi his untiring zeal m conducting its||@@||Lazar for his untiring zeal in conducting its
management, and loi the ladies and gentle||@@||management, and for the ladies and gentle-
men of the company foi their friendly exertions||@@||men of the company for their friendly exertions
in mj bch ill and I deeplj regret that mi pro||@@||in my behalf ; and I deeply regret that my pro-
duction should hax e been made a cloak for the||@@||duction should have been made a cloak for the
unjust attack upon the management xvhich has||@@||unjust attack upon the management which has
appeued in print, fiom the pen of an anony-||@@||appeared in print, from the pen of an anony-
mous coucspoiident||@@||mous correspondent.
I am, Sir, most respectfully,||@@||I am, Sir, most respectfully,
Your obedient servant,||@@||Your obedient servant,
THE AUTHOR OP THE " HIHERNIAN FATHER."||@@||THE AUTHOR OF THE "HIBERNIAN FATHER."
May 17, 1811.||@@||May 17, 1844.
[The author having thus publicly denied the||@@||[The author having thus publicly denied the
charge of plagiaiism brought against him has a||@@||charge of plagiarism brought against him has a
right to be believed, until positive evidence of||@@||right to be believed, until positive evidence of
his having made use of the play of the Warden||@@||his having made use of the play of the Warden
of Galway is produced. AVe hnve had some||@@||of Galway is produced. We have had some
half dozen letters on the resemblance of the two||@@||half dozen letters on the resemblance of the two
pieces, but until a copy of Mr. Grove's play is||@@||pieces, but until a copy of Mr. Grove's play is
produced, it is useless to continue the contio||@@||produced, it is useless to continue the contro-
versy. The author's positive assertion must||@@||versy. The author's positive assertion must
outweigh mere opinions.-EDS. S. M. II.]||@@||outweigh mere opinions.—EDS. S. M. H.]
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OLD BURIAL GROUND.||@@||OLD BURIAL GROUND.
To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald. \||@@||To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.
GttXTi.KMKX,-Tho corrcspondeuco on the sub- I||@@||GENTLEMEN,—The correspondent on the sub-
jcct of the Old Burial ti round has boon all on j||@@||ject of the Old Burial Ground has been all on
one sitie : but then- ure mutters connected with <||@@||one side : but there are matters connected with
it worthy of coiuidenition. The petition in !||@@||it worthy of consideration. The petition in
your paper of this morning shows it is time for||@@||your paper of this morning shows it is time for
soinu one to speak. The Government has||@@||some one to speak. The Government has
! already pledged itself to open n road from||@@||already pledged itself to open a road from
Balhurst-sireet to Druitt-slrect, in continuation||@@||Bathurst-street to Druitt-street, in continuation
of Clarouco-streot. And upon tho faith of this||@@||of Clarence-street. And upon the faith of this
. line of road, allotments between Kent-street||@@||line of road, allotments between Kent-street
mid the Burial C1 round wore purchased. If||@@||and the Burial Ground were purchased. If
j tho rood bo not opened, a frontage will bo lost,||@@||the road be not opened, a frontage will be lost,
1 and the property prejudiced. Moreover, to||@@||and the property prejudiced. Moreover, to
, moko this road, tho Baptists wcro deprived of||@@||make this road, the Baptists were deprived of
I part of their original grant. I am as willing as||@@||part of their original grant. I am as willing as
. any one to see the plot, after tho road is made,||@@||any one to see the plot, after the road is made,
preserved as au open space,-but let justico bo||@@||preserved as an open space,—but let justice be
dono first. Let the proprietors of land in lvent||@@||done first. Let the proprietors of land in Kent-
strcot hove their due, and tho Scots and Baptist||@@||street have their due, and the Scots and Baptist
churches have the direct road from the heart of||@@||churches have the direct road from the heart of
tho town which was promised to them. Before||@@||the town which was promised to them. Before
the petition be signed a little enquiry should||@@||the petition be signed a little enquiry should
be made, lest it should work injustice.||@@||be made, lest it should work injustice.
I am, gentlemen, yours, &c, J||@@||I am, gentlemen, yours, &c.,
JuneO._ ONE.||@@||June 6. ONE.
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CITY COUNCIL. .||@@||CITY COUNCIL. .
A MBETÍNO of tho City Council -will bo holden||@@||A MEETING of the City Council will be holden
at tho Town Hall, on Monday next, at thrco||@@||at the Town Hall, on Monday next, at three
o'clock in thc afternoon. '||@@||o'clock in the afternoon. ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Ii To rccolvo such Memorials and-Petitions u||@@||1. To receiveve such Memorials and Petitions as
' may be'prcscntcd. ; '||@@||may be presented.
2. To receive Report» from tho Chairmen of tho||@@||2. To receive Reports from the Chairmen of the
?various Committed. '||@@||various Committees.
3. To proceed with tho burines*'- still standing||@@||3. To proceed with the bursiness still standing
-: over, of which notico has already boen given.||@@||over, of which notice has already been given.
4. To consider tho Report of Ufo'äpoeial Com-||@@||4. To consider the Report of the Special Com-
mittee.appointed to: open the renders for||@@||mittee appointed to open the Tenders for
Printing, arid-.Stationery required by tho||@@||Printing, and Stationery required by the
" . Corporation for' thb'ourrcnt'Vcnr.||@@||Corporation for the current year.
6. To consider tho Report of tho Finance Com-||@@||6. To consider the Report of the Finance Com-
mittee, on .'tho'.Financial Àflhirâ of tho Cor||@@||mittee, on the Financial Affairs of the Cor-
poration'Ibr tho first his months bf tito current||@@||poration for tho first six months of the current
year:- y 1 »" . ?'? '<; ?>>> ' -r;||@@||year.
i. PAWIÍÓNJÍ.-His . Exccilonoy- tho Governor||@@||PARDONS.—His Excellency the Governor
has- directed if to bo uotlAcd, that tho Hight||@@||has directed if to be notified, that the Right
^Honorable tho ' Secrotary;of Stnto for tho.Cold||@@||Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colo-
?hics hal-signified, in lià' âe«çfttchos, Nos. 168(||@@||nies has signified, in his despatches Nos. 168
-and 1 00. dated the 8th and 0ÍK 'of November, <||@@||and 169, dated the 8th and 9th of November,
thnt Her Majesty hns boen graciously!||@@||1843, that Her Majesty has been graciously
Eleased, to 'grnnt cwditiciuiVpardohB to William,||@@||pleased to grant conditional pardons to William
upton, by tho ship -Bnghmdi arid to John||@@||Lupton, by the ship England and to John
iSharwood, Dy tho Phanix \. ? ¡ *||@@||Sharwood, by the Phoenix 4.
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NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR.||@@||NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR.
(From our various Correspondents.)||@@||(From our various Correspondents.)
GOULBURN.||@@||GOULBURN.
SErTnviiiLR 5 -After a diligent search for||@@||SEPTEMBER5 -After a diligent search for
neirl) eleven weeks, the body of George||@@||nearly eleven weeks, the body of George
Birber, Lsq, was found m the Wollon-||@@||Barber, Esq, was found in the Wollondilly-
dilly on Monda) evening, the 2nd instant,||@@||on Monday evening, the 2nd instant,
about suudown the discovery, wc believe, was||@@||about sundown the discovery, wc believe, was
accidental Mr Charles Lockyer was out||@@||accidental.Mr Charles Lockyer was out
shooting, when he discovered the body of Mr.||@@||shooting, when he discovered the body of Mr.
Barber, floating, face dow n The late ram had||@@||Barber, floating face down. The late rain had
caused a fresh in the river, and tins, it is sup-||@@||caused a fresh in the river, and this, it is
posed, caused the bod) to float||@@||supposed, caused the body to float.
An inquest was held )esterda), at Mr Mcc-||@@||An inquest was held yesterday, at Mr Macullums
ullum s lunn, near which ho was found, and to||@@||farm, near which he was found, and to
which his bodj wisconve)cd Dr Campbell||@@||which his body was conveyed. Dr Campbell
made a poit mortem examination, and notwith-||@@||made a post mortem examination, and notwith-
standing the long time the deceased had beenin||@@||standing the long time the deceased had been in
the w alei foi there cannot be a doubt but that ho||@@||the water, for there cannot be a doubt but that he
was accidcnlall) drowned the same evenuig he||@@||was accidentally drowned the same evening he
: VMS last seen ahv e, w Inch was a dark and tempes||@@||was last seen alive, which was a dark and tempes
' tuous night, (20th Juno), lae body was quite||@@||tuous night, (20th June). The body was quite
."..Mo of being minutely examined nnd recog||@@||capable of being minutely examined and
Pi iheaboio gentleman made aver)mi||@@||recognised. The above gentleman made a very
m «iMirch for bruises or marks to ascertain||@@||minute search for bruises or marks to ascertain
Ä ton oHns family and the public respect.||@@||if the fears of his family and the public respecting
ÍThiB having been made away with had an)||@@||his having been made away with had any
V8 lit Inn out it mu«t notwithstanding the||@@||foundation; but it must notwithstanding the
Sncho°y' death be highlj sat.sfactor) to||@@||melancholy death be highly satisfactory to
Ei to kno«, that not the slightest mark of||@@||them to know, that not the slightest mark of
i»,,pp could be found||@@||violence could be found.
Vl!v fe« small articles w ere found in his pockets,||@@||A few small articles were found in his pockets,
wl. itwas known he had purchased before||@@||which it was known he had purchased before
?", ft Goulburn, on the day he w as last seen||@@||he left Goulburn, on the day he waas last seen
We Verdict acculcntallv drowned||@@||alive. Verdict accidentally drowned.
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I NKVV8 FROM THE INTERIOR.||@@||NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR.
(F) oin oui Coiicspondcnt.J||@@||(From our Correspondent.)
DUNGOG.||@@||DUNGOG.
I Mu 27 -We should be found wanting if we||@@||MAY 27 -We should be found wanting if we
did not let the public know that we were rising||@@||did not let the public know that we were rising
I fast to a v lllnge mmj neat little cottages are||@@||fast to a village: many neat little cottages are
! fast springing up in the township, with other||@@||fast springing up in the township, with other
improv ements Mr Stevenson s mill w ill be||@@||improvements. Mr Stevenson's mill will be
read j for grinding in the course of ten dajs,||@@||read for grinding in the course of ten days,
which will be a gi eat acquisition to the dis||@@||which will be a great acquisition to the dis-
trict, and save manj of the settlers long jour-||@@||trict, and save many of the settlers long jour-
neys and great expense from going a dist mee||@@||neys and great expense from going a distance
of fourteen miles to get their w heit ground||@@||of fourteen miles to get their wheat ground.
It s a great pity the streets in this township||@@||It s a great pity the streets in this township
arc not all stumped, as there is great dinger in||@@||are not all stumped, as there is great danger in
manj cases, m tiavelbng by night, to man and||@@||many cases, in travelling by night, to man and
bcost||@@||beast.
I rade appears to get on well heie, every |||@@||Trade appears to get on well here, every
man is busy at his ow n trade or cilling The||@@||man is busy at his own trade or calling. The
people hore aro veiy badi j ort for want of a||@@||people here are very bady off for want of a
large store the stores heie arc small, and the||@@||large store the stores here are small, and the
settlers can get nothing at alan price,-nibbish||@@||settlers can get nothing at fair price,--rubbish
of ten, 3s per lb , sugar, od per lb , and everj||@@||of tea, 3s per lb , sugar, 5d per lb , and every-
tlung else in proportion Ihcj hav c the con-||@@||thing else in proportion. They have the con-
science to chai go Is pci lb for candles Some||@@||science to charge 1s. per lb. for candles. Some
of the settlers here sell then beef \ cry reason-||@@||of the settlers here sell then beef very reason-
able-Id pei pouiu-md vcij good Settlers||@@||able--1d. per pound-and very good. Settlers
aie busj getting in the whcitnow Maize is||@@||are busy getting in the whest now. Maize is
v cry good and plentiful, but not w orth sendin¿||@@||very good and plentiful, but not worth sending
to market from the low price Ifwehadonj||@@||to market from the low price. If we had any
kind if a lair price for grain now w e should be||@@||kind if a fair price for grain now we should be
able to get on w eil||@@||able to get on well.
In a -v cry short time theio w ill not be »n acre of||@@||In a very short time there will not be an acre of
brush land ni this part of the distnet but w ill||@@||brush land in this part of the district but will
be cleared and occupied Some short time ago||@@||be cleared and occupied. Some short time ago
a settlei of the name of Slav en w as coming up||@@||a settler of the name of Slaven was coming up
to Mr Hook s ground, from near Hinton, w ith||@@||to Mr. Hook's ground, from near Hinton, with
a few head of cattle, he encamped for the||@@||a few head of cattle, he encamped for the
night within five miles of Chrence Town,||@@||night within five miles of Clarence Town,
about midnight three men carno upon||@@||about midnight three men carme upon
him and lobbed lum of vi hat monej he I||@@||him and robbed him of what money he
had, winch wis about twentj five shil-||@@||had, which was about twenty -five shil-
lings, he bid a luge bundle, which he||@@||lings, he had a large bundle, which he
plinted , it appcus that he vi as met bv one or||@@||planted , it appears that he was met by one or
tw o men in the cv cuing that siw him carry||@@||two men in the evening that saw him carry
the bundle, when thej told lum there was i||@@||the bundle, when they told him there was
fire some shoit distance norn tint, at which he||@@||fire some short distance from that, at which he
might stop for the night, they beat him so||@@||might stop for the night, they beat him se-
verelj, tied linn with a rope, md snapped i||@@||verely, tied him with a rope, and snapped a
pistol at him, beciuse he w ould not tell w hcic||@@||pistol at him, because he would not tell where
the bundle w as, thej then w ont and dispeised||@@||the bundle was, they then went and dispersed
his few head of cittle, which took him nearlj||@@||his few head of cattle, which took him nearly
a week to collect agun, it is supposed * hat||@@||a week to collect again, it is supposed that
thev were some of the settlers men m the||@@||they were some of the settlers' men in the
neighbourhood who have committed this de||@@||neighbourhood who have committed this de-
prédation||@@||predation.
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I To Oie Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald. I||@@||To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.
tlEVTLEVinx,-Did "Curatoa," and others of||@@||Gentelmen,—Did "Curaços," and others of
mur correspondents, w ho ev ince such dire ap-||@@||your correspondents, who evince such dire ap-
prehensions of the defenceless state ot the Har-||@@||prehensions of the defenceless state ot the Har-
pur, ever hear of the "hearts of oik" ira||@@||bour, ever hear of the "hearts of oak" im-
slanted in the bo-oms ot lintons, as the mum||@@||planted in the bosoms ot Britons, as the main
nipport of the samt m iteiial of which oin inn)||@@||import of the same material of which our navy
J built . and can thc\ suppose that those hearts||@@||is built? and can they suppose that those hearts
tai c degenerated ni her sons in Australia . Let||@@||have degenerated in her sons in Australia? Let
s foreign foe show his teeth ni this haibour for||@@||a foreign foe show his teeth in this harbour for
hostile purposes, and I d v enture there is not ii||@@||hostile purposes, and I'd venture there is not a
boat in Port Jackson but th it w ould be swelled||@@||boat in Port Jackson but that would be swelled
in imagination to the si/e of a frigate, elate w ith||@@||in imagination to the size of a frigate, elate with
the ideaof competition xx ho should hrstboard her.||@@||the idea of competition who should first board her.
I regatta would never hive displaced so many||@@||A regatta would never have displayed so many
raft Can x ou imagine she w ould get leav e to||@@||craft Can you imagine she would get leave to
go out again J||@@||go out again?
Your obedient servant,||@@||Your obedient servant,
hdy 13. CORNSTALK.||@@||July 13. CORNSTALK.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. |||@@||SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS. I||@@||ARRIVALS.
AuQUsT 19-rwnetta, barque, ^oG tims, dipt ,||@@||AUGUST 19 - Eweretta, barque, 356 tons, Capt.
Diûcj, from tHc Doui s 1 Ith.mid Poitsin i i||@@||Darley, from the Downs 14th, and Portsmouth
.ÍUli An ii, -with ii "mud uii"o li ii||@@||24th April, with a general cargo. Passen-
çers-Mi intl Mis lUibcv mil two s t\ i m I||@@||gers - Mr and Mrs Reibey and two servants,
Í D\cr 1 dwtnds, 1 (| , Mi nul Mis Rohut I||@@||T. Dyer Edwards, Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Roberts,
diughter, mu! sin ml, Mi Uil eil di ill ml||@@||daughter, and servant. Mr. Robert Goddard,
Mistu A\\( \u.holls, Di UnUluson lui Mi I||@@||Master W. C. Nicholls, Dr. Hutchinson, and Mr.
John Join s j||@@||John Jones.
August l'l-/ i n, hu 1 I ton« ( iptn ii||@@||AUGUST 19. - Emma, brig, 121 tons, Captain
Po\, tiom Vii lude the )th mst i it, with Him I||@@||Fox, from Adelaide the 5th instant, with flour,
¿v.c PnsstugL s - Mi uid Al -, litiamn, Mi||@@||&c. Passengers - Mr. and Mrs. Trimmer, Mr.
C Chipm in, Mr G Hindi n ml Mis Huhn||@@||C. Chapman, Mr. G. Hawden, and Mr. Harber
August \0~-J i, '<» , hu 1 !1 to s (. ip||@@||AUGUST 19. Tryphena, brig, 131 tons, Cap-
tim rlindm ush, tri m AiuKl md tia lsih luh,||@@||tain Hindmarsh, from Auckland the 18th July,
>uth maiynmsi, st P»-smaiis-Mi 'ii||@@||with manganese, &c. Passengers - Mr. Mal-
«is, Mr Oh liu s, Mr Mils li I lunn is||@@||pas, Mr. Chalmers, Mrs. Marrs, Mr. Thomas
Jîuins, Mi Cm esk wiso» Mi AS i d Ali |||@@||Burns, Mr. Charles Robinson, Mr. Wood, Mr.
Hilhli-vw, lud Ali 1 lUmsion||@@||Hallahaw, and Mr. Elkinston.
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ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCB. j||@@||ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Lditoi Ï of the Sydney Womma Uri ild||@@||To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.
liENTiuvii \,- Vssuniing thnt vom leport of the||@@||GENTLEMEN,--Assuming that your report of the
speech made bv Dr îucholson m the 1 cgis||@@||speech made by Dr. Nicholson, in the Legis-
lative Council, -\estculav, on his motion foi||@@||lative Council, yesterday, on his motion for
" a Select Committee to enquire into und re||@@||" a Select Committee to enquire into and re-
port upon the means lor checking the omi iges||@@||port upon the means for checking the outrages
against the public peace, \.i , is coricitlv re||@@||against the public peace, &c.," is correctly re-
ported I beg lune to cornet tin hon nable||@@||ported, I beg leave to correct the honorable
member m one j onion ot hisiuldnss wluiein||@@||member in one portion of his address, wherein
he states » With rifuemi also to the ironid||@@||he states. "With reference also to the ironed
gangs which vvereeinplovid in the iiii¡,hboui||@@||gangs which were employed in the neighbour-
hood ot Svdncv, nothing could be mon iii fie||@@||hood of Sydney, nothing could be more defec-
tivcand incfhcient than their prismt svstcm||@@||tive and inefficient than their present system
of supenntendence it was, in fait njiifnt||@@||of superintendence, it was, in fact, a perfect
encouragement to the men to cornant thisc acts||@@||encouragement to the men to commit these acts
of outinge to-which, flint pievious hnbits in||@@||of outrage to which their previous habits in-
clmed them Hie laigistot tlusi gim^s con||@@||clined them. The largest of these gangs, con-
taming no less than sivinlv men vv is mulei||@@||taining no less than seventy men, was under
the siipcrintindencc he h id been told of a||@@||the superintendence, he had been told, of a
person who had bun onh »i\ months li oin||@@||person who had been only six months from
Norfolk Island, besides hav mp undergoni other||@@||Norfolk Island, besides having undergone other
penods of punishment lins is nko¡,ctlnr||@@||periods of punishment." This is altogether
incorrect the onl\ ironed ging in the neiL,h||@@||incorrect, the only ironed gang in the neigh-
bourhood of *sv due) (sav mg on Cockatoo Is||@@||bourhood of Sydney (saving on Cockatoo Is-
land ) is that m the M oolli omooloo btoi katie||@@||land,) is that in the Woolloomooloo Stockade,
under mv immediate superintendence and so||@@||under my immediate superintendence, and, so
far from there being a convict o\ir-.nr set over||@@||far from there being a convict overseer set over
it, there aie SIN. fice men nuniclv one sniiant||@@||it, there are six free men, namely, one serjeant
superintendent, onepiincii al overscei nml foin||@@||superintendent, one principal overseer, and four
issistant ovcisetis in chaine all »tenlv well||@@||assistant overseers, in charge, all steady well
behaved old soldiers this c,nng averages one||@@||behaved old soldiers ; this gang averages one
hundred and niiietv men of v« horn about one||@@||hundred and ninety men, of whom about one
hundied and si\.t) hve ire serving commuted||@@||hundred and sixty-five are serving commuted
sentences from Noifolk Island the lciimndir||@@||sentences from Norfolk Island, the remainder
being men for noiied gings the oflcnus for||@@||being men for ironed gangs ; the offences for
the last three \cars, indicd I in iv »TV for the||@@||the last three years, indeed, I may say for the
lost five -venrs have not eseicilu! one per||@@||last five years, have not exceeded one per
month lhe worth-*, mimbi i loi Port Phillip||@@||month. The worthy member for Port Phillip
must have confounded this ging with ont horn||@@||must have confounded this gang with one from
IP«de Pink Bnirmks nnfinuoiv., woiknig it||@@||Hyde Park Barracks, not in irons, working at
the Hag Staff, whose ov ii seer lertninlv did||@@||the Flag Staff, whose overseer certainly did
answer the desenj non, but this was bifore the||@@||answer the description, but this was before the
extra oveisicr» win appointed b) the Com||@@||extra overseers were appointed by the Com-
manding Rovnl Lngincci Ho is nlso m error||@@||manding Royal Engineer. He is also in error
as to the stioivlh of the gmt, it could not have||@@||as to the strength of the gang, it could not have
o\cecded foitv I hen is no noiied gang nt||@@||exceeded forty. There is no ironed gang at
work m the Citv of Svdniv||@@||work in the City of Sydney.
I hav i the lionom to be \.c||@@||I have the honour to be, &c.,
T LOMi l>i>«LS||@@||J. LONG INNES.
Woolloomooloo Stockade, June 7||@@||Woolloomooloo Stockade, June 7.
To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.||@@||To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.
GENTLtvtEN,-Hu {.n it want of moni* so||@@||GENTLEMEN,--The great want of money, so
umv crsall) complained of throughout the co||@@||universally complained of throughout the co-
Ion), renders it ncicssirv that at len t no legal||@@||lony, renders it necessary that at least no legal
impediment should be tluown in the vvn) of||@@||impediment should be thrown in the way of
the collection of debts justlv due, vet a stiiking||@@||the collection of debts justly due ; yet a striking
instance of such a lundruicc ovi^ta in this||@@||instance of such a hindrance exists in this
place, with lefcieme to vihutevci debts||@@||place, with reference to whatever debts
ma) be contracted in the iid)oiiiing portion||@@||may be contracted in the adjoining portion
of the count* of Camden Hu (owjasture||@@||of the county of Camden. The Cowpasture
River sijaiatc» the countns of Cum||@@||River separates the counties of Cum-
bcrltu d and Caindin the puisdiction of Mr||@@||berland and Camden ; the jurisdiction of Mr.
Commissioner lheir) tuminites with the||@@||Commissioner Therry terminates with the
boundaries of the foimer and bv the Court of||@@||boundaries of the former ; and, by the Court of
Requests Act, i pirson cannot be summoned||@@||Requests Act, a person cannot be summoned
fort) miles bevond his sesidince henee (>co||@@||forty miles beyond his residence ; hence, peo-
pie living at Stoncqun v nie not vv ullin the||@@||ple living at Stonequarry are not within the
influence ot Air lhei \, and nie bc)ond the||@@||influence of Mr. Therry, and are beyond the
legal distance from Billum, so that tluv enjo)||@@||legal distance from Berrima, so that they enjoy
the glorious piiwlogo ol contine ting small dibu||@@||the glorious privilege of contracting small debts,
of liughing at then ci editors and in short of||@@||of laughing at their creditors, and in short of
placmg then distnct within the Hule-. a||@@||placing their district within the "Rules," a
privilege hitherto onlv conceded to Lhz ibeth||@@||privilege hitherto only conceded to Elizabeth-
street, S)due) How long docs tin Govern||@@||street, Sydney. How long does the Govern-
ment intend to be so lenient to debtors in this||@@||ment intend to be so lenient to debtors in his
part of the countiv is i question an\iouslv||@@||part of the country ? is a question anxiously
asked bv creditois in this ncighbouihood, and||@@||asked by creditors in this neighbourhood ; and
for a satisf ictoiv insvvci to winch, upon good||@@||for a satisfactory answer to which, upon good
authontv, the j «ill feel c\.trenulv obliged||@@||authority, they will feel extremely obliged.
JL am, Gentlemen, vours,||@@||I am, Gentlemen, yours,
"MERCATOlt.||@@||MERCATOR.
Campbelltovvii, June 4.||@@||Campbelltown, June 4.
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ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE||@@||ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE
CONVICT DISCIPLINE IN SYDNEY.||@@||CONVICT DISCIPLINE IN SYDNEY.
To the Lditois of the Sydney Mot nmg He) aid.||@@||To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald.
GtNTLEvtEN -Several of your correspondents||@@||GENTLEMEN, --Several of your correspondents
have lately drawn public attention to the||@@||have lately drawn public attention to the
nuisance ot the presence of gangs of idle black||@@||nuisance of the presence of gangs of idle black-
guards in and about Sy dnev day by dav put||@@||guards in and about Sydney day by day put
forth from that sink of lniquitv -Hy de Park||@@||forth from that sink of iniquity --Hyde Park
Barracks , and 1 now urya upon the notice of||@@||Barracks , and I now urge upon the notice of
the authorities another representation of this||@@||the authorities another representation of this
grievance Vbouttwentv men are turned out||@@||grievance. About twenty men are turned out
into the suburbs ev ery day to "et broom stuff||@@||into the suburbs every day to get broom stuff ;
these fellows form a depot in the swamp at the||@@||these fellows form a depot in the swamp at the
rear of Mrs Chisholm s iust off the Botanv||@@||rear of Mrs. Chisholm's just off the Botany
Road at the back of Redfern Ihev here sit||@@||Road at the back of Redfern. They here sit
down, make fires boil kettles, wash clothe»,||@@||down, make fires, boil kettles, wash clothes,
(in the summer time bathe in the adjoining||@@||(in the summer time bathe in the adjoining
lagoon ) m ti e straw hats rope mats shoes||@@||lagoon ) make straw hats, rope mats, shoes,
N.C , s-c vv inch they aftervv mis haw k about||@@||&c. , &c., which they afterwards hawk about
the district from house to hou»e thcicbv ot||@@||the district from house to house, thereby of
j course scttmg a professional knowledge of the||@@||course getting a professional knowledge of the
»is and outs ot everv one s propertv, in order to||@@||ins and outs of every one's property, in order to
pav i more important visit whenever oppor||@@||pay a more important visit whenever oppor-
| tunuy offers Vt the close of the day, the gang||@@||tunity offers. At the close of the day, the gang
i mav be seen s mntering home w ith small bun||@@||may be seen sauntering home with small bun-
dies of green stuff on their shoulders-the||@@||dles of green-stuff on their shoulders--the
libour of twenty men, fed and clothed||@@||labour of twenty men, fed and clothed
i bv the British Government woith about half||@@||by the British Government, worth about half-
' a crown whilst their own earnuigs amount to||@@||a-crown ; whilst their own earnings amount to
what "Who know» for who cm say where||@@||what ? Who knows ; for who cm say where
I the original materials for shoes, mats, and hit||@@||the original materials for shoes, mats, and hat-
I linings come from Here is i prettv specimen||@@||linings come from ? Here is a pretty specimen
| of convict discipline' "Who will believe that||@@||of convict discipline ! Who will believe that
the notorious Vigois now awaiting execution||@@||the notorious Vigors, now awaiting execution
I for the murder ot a peaceable cituen in his ow n||@@||for the murder of a peaceable citizen in his own
, parlour5on a bundav is the sime rufhaii who '||@@||parlour on a Sunday, is the same ruffian who,
a few months onl) befoie had been actu ilh||@@||a few months only before, had been actually
transported in nous to Norfolk Island but upon||@@||transported in irons to Norfolk Island, but upon
the plea ot being an mv ahd ( ) w as allow ed to||@@||the plea of being an invalid (!) was allowed to
leturn unfettered to this populous city and to||@@||return unfettered to this populous city, and to
go in and out ot barncks so pionnscuously that||@@||go in and out of barracks so promiscuously, that
he could buv arms and ammunition convey||@@||he could buy arms and ammunition, convey
them about his person and, whilst his com||@@||them about his person, and, whilst his com-
lades were at divine service went to ' doo||@@||rades were at divine service, went to "do a
robben, which however turned out to be a i||@@||robbery," which however turned out to be a
mindil Now, these same broom gentrv, I am||@@||murder. Now, these same broom gentry, I am
told aie invalids and so ire allow ed to be |||@@||told, are "invalids," and so are allowed to be-
toke themselv es to ill kinds of pleising occu I||@@||take themselves to all kinds of pleasing occu-
p liions amidst the flow ery meads of Botanv or||@@||pations amidst the flowery meads of Botany, or
the rommtic rocks of Double Bay, where, I||@@||the romantic rocks of Double Bay, where, I
observ ed a det ichment vv is the other day||@@||observed a detachment was is the other day
detected in search, I suppose, of the in njoi||@@||detected in search, I suppose, of the in-vigor-
ating effects of the sea nr ' What does our||@@||ating effects of the sea air ! What does our
activ e "\ lsiting "Magistrate sav to ill this||@@||active Visiting Magistrate say to all this ?
Vucl what account cut the colonial Govern- I||@@||And what account can the colonial Govern-
| ment giv e to the British public of their stew aid I||@@||ment give to the British public of their steward-
ship, when openly tolerating md encouraging||@@||ship, when openly tolerating and encouraging
such a ' dead robbeiy is is a system winch||@@||such a "dead robbery" as is a system which
exhibits such monstrous improprieties as are||@@||exhibits such monstrous improprieties as are
d idv and hourly, but m v am complained of |||@@||daily and hourly, but in vain, complained of ?
I am, Gentlemen, vour obedient servant,||@@||I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
ONE AVHO'PAYS A POLICE TAX.||@@||ONE WHO PAYS A POLICE TAX.
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