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His Honor the JUDGE ADVOCATE now read to the Court the two productions ; viz. Castigator, and Cas- tigator's Brother.    

The prisoners being called upon for their defence, Parr said that he had no other way to retaliate for the injuries done towards him by Mr. Howe, than to send the paper exhibited to the Court.

Halloran was allowed to read a written defence,   which went to say, that the poetry was considered by him more in a ludicrous than a serious light; that the last two lines were certainly objectionable; and that the word just was hastily and inconsiderately ex- pressed ; but that taken as a whole, the production,

in fact the two productions, were merely admoni-

tory for Mr. Howe, with a view to constrain him to a cautious way in writing, in future.

Upon the part of Halloran, Mr. Michael Hayes was called, who deposed, that Parr read a copy of a letter to him, saying that he had sent it to Mr. Howe ; but this was on the day of the examination.

Mr. Gilbert McLeod re-called.- He said that the prisoner Halloran had frequently spoken of Mr. Howe in a friendly manner.

Mr. James Bradley deposed, that he never heard, in many conversations with Mr. Howe, the most remote wish expressed to remove Halloran from the Colony.

Mr. James Hankinson deposed, that he had seen a copy of the verses in Parr's shop, and that Parr said

he was the only party interested; that Halloran had written them for him, at his suggestion and request,

m consequence of Mr. Howe's ill-treatment towards him (Parr) ; and that, as every other avenue to satis- faction appeared shut, he considered that he was per- fectly justifiable in the line of conduct adopted.  

No further eudence being called, His Honor the JUDGE AVOCATE prceeded . to charge the Jury. In recur- ring to the threatening letter, and in again reciting it, His Honor commented on the odious complexion ot the production in general, and said it was truly lamentable to find a prisoner, like Halloran at the bar, lending his talents to such malevolent purposes;--an individual said to have performed the sacred functions of a Minis-   ter to be found sporting with Religion ; and that by a man whose duty it was to carry consolation to the dying bed! About 3-quarters of an hour were occupied by   His Honor in laying down the law upon this particular case, when the Court retired; and in a few minutes returned with this Verdict:- "The Court is of opi- nion, that the letter is not a threatening letter within the Statute ("27 Geo. II. c. 15), and therefore adjudge the prisoners-Not Guilty.  

Halloran, being under sentence of transportation, was ordered to be detained in custody, till the papers were retumed to the Magistracy, in order that he might be brought before that Authority, to see whe- ther any, and what charge would there be preferred against the parties. No further complaint having been presented,to that tribunal, Mr. Halloran was discharged from custody on Saturday.

TUESDAY. - Joseph Johnston was convicted of ¿mbwling- the sum of ¿C5! 4s. Gd. the monies-of M Queen, Atkiuson, aud Pritchett--14 veari transpor-

tation, " l

lohn Piowue was indicted for forging a bill of ex- change, purporting tobe <in\\Mi bj Wm. Cox, Esq. for die payment of 30 Spanish dollars, and Mteiing the ¿ame with intent lodèlraud Win. Hicks, of Parramatta. Hviity ' lit uiauded.

CfcwgüScoUyvas indicted for stealing a gold watch, he'pr.rpTtfriv-otf Geoige Allen, Esq. and acquitted.

Chirríes' iïoorh, indicted for a street robbery on'the peisoBbf William Austin, was found Guilty-lo re ve&e 60'lashes.in the public market place ou a market ii**v,. a;idJjicÍI be Infjisported ti jeais.

Charles Eaton wras indicted for obtaining monies «mder f.iUc pietences, but owing to the absente of a -narcrral witness hr> was discharged fiom thal clime,

.fe was how* ver, remanded to auswei another chaige s bei oie Hie Court. f

FRIDAY.--William Flood, a seaman, was convicted of robbing a shipmate of various articles of wearing apparel-12 months to Port Macquarie.

MONDAY -The Court was presented from sitting,

>a consequence of the absence of witnesses. <

lIanng*soirtc few months ago'printed a .Prospectus «f oyr lately formed and highly prospering "AGRI- CULTURAL SOCIETY,," it would .have been, as well had that neat compendium been Reverted to at the time; however, Hie attention of the uninformed upon the

subject ik now called forth. All 'will admit the fact, - ti.ai the Pie«, when ti¿>ed in, an* honest and laudable! JAuse.is a mighty and successful engine; and as "our S T-icns are only to render the machine entrusted to us ¿s widely beneficial as possible, "upon this occasion we have ventured into lather an unbeaten track. Many

laudable schemes for the benefit of our fellow crea-1 lures are planned by excellent men, b,ut;occasrbnálly tail of success, perhaps from a combination pf ad- verse circumstances ; but of this Institution (the Anri julturalSociety) not'the smallest doubt of unbounded success ctfti be entertained. As the number'of copies vrmtcd were-bot limited, the information exhibited in the pages of the little woik can only comparatively

come underlie eye'-ohUVw of- those, for whose imme-. Hiatc auf future advantage the Institution has been esta-'

8 t Wished under sucli flattering Auspices. With a desire,

therefore, to promote the best-interests of the Colony, we have culled the most inviting flowers from this faithful representation of advancin¿:'Atistrália, in or- der tp give that universal publicity which the impor- tance of the Institution obviously lays claim .tp. &fter describing the number of years this par* of the Bri- tish dominions has been colonized ; the probable causes for delay inthefqrmatidii of an Agricultural Society ; and the readiness with which the project "was entered into by such a-number- of.the Inhabitants, the Pros- pectus goes on to say, that

11 The-tjme, indeed, seems nojiv in every way ripe, and fit for its berng brought to bear.. The greater pail of the larîd onUh'is side of the Nepean has been, the arable, cropped OIK by bad husbandry, and the pasture consumed by surcharge-of cattle; so that scientific farming and artificial grasses bave become..absoluleiy necessary for the confmùèj3"su^ply of the victualling markets of our towns, to which -unhappily; nature ha» deprived us of navigable rivers?» Cram ^tlie interior. Added .to-this, the breeds of our sheop-aandjouc'hottes have begun to acquire an exportable value and reputa- tion, which can only be sustained by constant renewal, and skilful'selection and attention \ and it cannon be supposed that His Majesty's Government will always continue to incur such an immense outlay for the sup- port of convicts (at least in this part of the Territory), whom the revulsion of England from war to peace, and the paper system of British currency, ha\e, for ihe last seven years, transported in such number» to our shores. Already haye we seen a diminution in those numbers; and the measures of the prisent local Govern- ment will doubtless in time diminish their expence to the Crown ; and thus throw us Colonists, moreand more upon our own resources It becomes u=, there-, .fore to provide for ourselves; to make the most of the Und we*-have- cleared; to improve our fleeces, our horses., jand our milch cattle; to look for new ex potts.; to improve the present ; to distil our own grain, and [to grow our own tobacco; to listen to the official re-

port of the Navy Board upon the superiority of New Zealand flax, and upon the worth of some of our na- tue timber; to try .whether we cannot grow indigo or collect tannin. These, and many more which the congregated information of.an Agricultural Society best Can suggest,-are all important objects in a Colony like this; and it is with these"views that the present Institution is proposed. It is nothing* to the prospe- rity of a Colony,, that one or two individuals possess highly improved cattle or sheep, or ran whew a well tillcd field, or a meadow of English grasses; the plan* tatton canally be said to flourish when* the means of obtaining these advantages are placed within the reach of all, and when a public .spirit of agricultural im- provement shall be implanted in the breast of all. Competition and reward (call it emulation or pride if you will) are necessary (human nature teaches us) to excite this spirit; and, when once roused, personal interest and profit will easily keep it alive. Who, that knows the' benefits bestowed by agriculture, does not warm at the iliought of the good this Society will pro- duce, when, in its coufee (after blessing this Colony), it extends its influence over this new continent, this new world ? Connected with this Society -ire all the improvements in social life, from the lowest labour of the hind, to the most exquisite skill in the fine arts; for these are but the remoter »fleets of the prosperity of nations. To us is given by Providence, with the nation to which we belong, the high honour to civilize this new world, and to give our Religion, our Laws, our Language, and all the civil blessings we enjoy, to

this Hide, uncultivated wilderness,

" Having said thus much of the importance of our, Society to this Colony, let us now point out what ap- pear to be the principal objects to oe kept in view. There is no Eden in nature ; all is from the industry of man. We must do what all nations have done before us - collect from every quarter what is adapted to our soil and climate. We must new clothe our adopted country; we must hew down the useless gum trees, and plant the more useful fruit trees of Europe ; and   in lieu of the present thin herbage, give to our mea- dows the rich pasture of ßritain.

" We are just in the latitude of the finest parts of Europe, where the vine, the olive, the fig, and the mul- berry (which is the food of the silk-worm) grow ; a climate fur tobacco, that friend of the -poor ; and a climate for the fine fruits of Asia Minor; And, as the markets may demand, and the price of labour may per* mit, vhemp and flax, -and every other produce not requit ing-a tropical climate, may be cultivated.

" We have already begun to supply tlie wealthy in the old established Çblqnies of India and'Batavia with stately horses for their cartiages. The importation of still finer breeds, in which attempt no doubt Govern-» ment will assist us, will raise our cattle to excellence, and malte them eagerly sought for iii the 'markets of those wealthy settlements.

*"" lu regard to sheep, no country, in, so sbort a tlme^ and willi such puny means, has i.nproved its flocks so rapidl'y ; for, with the introduction of only a very few Merino sheep, there are now entire flocks with fleeces little short of the Merino wool in excellence, and

thousands and tens of thousands rapidly at tai ni rig to 1 nearly equal ment. With ,a .small present of Me- rino'sheep from ÜLS.Mfljesty's flocks^", and the free

use of the wa^te lands of the Colony, our wealth iu sheep will be great indeed, and our exports of fine wool to the pother Country a substant'al benefit to hep manufactures ; for, in the Colony of Van Diemen's Land, where the wastelands were ftic'^ly.opened to all, the sheep had mcieased inl82l to 3,70,391, whiKt the. sheep in our Colony the '-ame year were Only I19,|77.

"Though sepaiated fiom the lest of the civilised world, and fiom the nation to which we. belong, by an immense oce-a-n of many thousand miles, yet our na- tion must see, with great satisfaction, the exertions which then fuetub, their couutiyrrien, and fellow sub- jects are making- in this niost distant of the British colonies ; whilst the Government, conscious of the ad- vantage of possessing pt ospti ous settlements, will, then when informed of our wants, liberally assist us.

" After connecting ourselves, by every mark of' loyalty, with our Government, the next connection we should form should be with the Board of Agricul-

ture, and the pimcipal Agricultural Societies, not - only in our Mother Country, but al&o those of foreign countries. To the Patrons of Agriculture, amongst

the Nobility and great Land-holders, at home, we ; should make known our Institution ; for we have no doubt that, for so good a purpose, these Patrons of, "Agriculture- will take a pleasure in sending fiom their own pnvale stock what may be requisite to improve our own." To "the British Consuls in climates similar

to our own, wé ought" also to prese_,nt~Qur address ;

for, if not universal1}', here and there a friend will be ; found, who will send esr ¿what may, be congenial to

our climate.

" No body of men can more effectually assist us than the Merchants and their Captains, by bringing us from foreign countries what is adapted to our climate. Vessels, touching in the winter months at the Madeira or the Cape, dud other Coutitties noted for their wine, their fi^s, or then olives, might bring what, in a few years hence, may constitute the grand sources of the wealth of this Colony. The foundation of a fine vine»

yard, for instance, moy be brought tu cuttings of the - vine from the Madeiras, the Canaries, or the Cape, tn a, rejected empty water cask.

" To give the Merino fleece to three hundred thou- sand sheep, to impiove four thousand horses, and bteed them for exportation, and to give the Hereford

or Devon carcase, or the Suffolk udder, to a hundred . thousand head of horned cattle, are no mean object^ of pursuit, but aie highly honorable to a Colony of only thirty five years standing/'

COMMISSARIAT OFFICE, SYDNEV, MARCH 4,1823; I^RESH MEAT.-Notice is hereby given, to those

_ whom it may concern, that the following Quan« titiesof FRESH MEAT will be received from the In» dividuals mentioned, on the Dates expressed against

their respective Names.

WILLIAM WEMYSS, Deputy Commissary General«,

ÄTÜYDNEY. ~

Date to be received

NAMES.

j Quantity.

lbs.

May 1

15 22 29

Mayl

8 15 22 29

i

4,000 9,600 3,000> 4,000 9,600 3,000 4,000 9,60t)" 3,000 4,000* 4 600 5,000 3,000 4,000

". 9,U0O (signed) . T. WALKER, Ü. A. C. G.' AT PARRAMATTA.

D. Wentworth, Sydney.

Government Herds. E. Riley, Sydney; S. Terry, Sydney. Oovernrnent Herds. ftjrs. Harriet King.

Government Herds.

7_i>00 3,500M 4 000 7,500 7,50t>

2 000 ,

Charles Whalan.' «f 4,500 (signed) ALEXANOLR STILL, j un. Storekeeper^

AT LIVERPOOL,

* 3,500

3,500

James jfefeehan. * J ^500 Robert Lowe. * - '-{ 3,50Q (signed) GEORGE LANG,"Storekeeper*

AT WINDSOR.

f 1,500

John Dight. J If50O -

'"""it" WHO

Richard Fitzgerald. ; ,i ?'^

(signed)_ J. GAGGIN, Storekeeper y

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