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(From the Australian, Jan. 17.)
A garbled statement having been published
respecting the seizure of a ship at the Isle of France, we subjoin the following, which lately reached us from that quarter, and which con- tains a succinct and true account of the trans- action- It is from one of our Correspondents at the Isle of France:-" We have had," says the writer, " a second edition of the Almorah businesss lately here. A Portuguese ship brought teas, &c. from China, was allowed to enter and sell her cargo; the Commodore ar- rived soon after and seized her. An open rup- ture with the local government was the conse- quence; the ship was proceeded against here, and the prohibited artices condemned, with costs. The ship was restored under the new Colonial Trade Bill. But the claimants were allowed demurrage for the detention, which will amount to more than the seizors' propor-
tion of the prize. Some of the rude John Bull sort here, think this an extraordinary judg- ment. The Commodore has appealed against the demurrage part of it."
The Bank of New South Wales pay off the last of their debt to the Government this day. Six hundred pounds will be handed over to the Treasury Chest, and accounts close between
the above parties.
Jt is said that there is. nqw considerably more than twenty thqusaud pounds woith of silver in the Bank of New South Wales.
Another aflliclion awaits, or has visited the tender folks of the Colony. Catarrh and in- fluenza, dysenlry, and all the usual and unusu- al complaints have taken their flight, and now I a successor to them appeals. The common ' soie throat is very pipvalent at this moment ;
and people who ate not tolerably eareful of themselves during "such variable weather as h c nave had lately, may make up their minds to a-visitation ol' this unwelcome guest, We should not wonder at its making quite as much noise as its predecessors, and proving quite as great a disturber of the rest of those whose companions it may become.
Dien.-On Monday night last after a pro- tracted illness, Mis. Elizabeth Robinson, re- lict of the late Mr. Michael Robinson, of Castle* reagh-stieet, Sydney.
From the Australian, Jan. 20.)
Thomson the soldier has been escorted from Windsor to Sydney gaol, with gieatcare, and with all due regard to his health. He was ac- commodated with a seat in a chaise, by the side of a constable. And lest he should take cold this severe weather, he was furnished with a constables surtout, which he wore over his usual garb. He was lodged in gaol on Wednesday. He is not on the sick list. But he looks very ill and complains of illness. He remained in gaol about two hours, when an express order came fiom the Colonial Se- cretary, that Tlipmson should be immediately put on board on the Hull;:, ile was removed
instantly.
Arrived yesterday, the ship ¿Bombay, Capt. Samuel Parker, 50 men, from China the 2d of September, Batavia the 18th of November. Passengei-Mr. Inglis. Lading-1000 bags of sugar, 100 casks of beef, 2979 chests of hy- son skin, 126 chests of Twankay, 224 half chests of Souchong, 10 chests of white sugar, 12 packages t of silk, satin and ribbon, and 7
packages of sundries.
The extreme caution wjth which discounts have been lately done at the Pauk of New South Wales, will r'pnder the dividend for the last half year much smaller than usual, It piobably willnpt exceed eight or ten per cent. The amount of discounts, at present, is not much more than forty thousand pounds.
(From the Ausfalian, Jan. 24.)
In the Session of Parliament of, the year 1825, the Parliamentary grant for Treasury | Bills, drawn by the Commissary from N. S. W.
amounted to one bundled and twenty thou- sand pounds ; the grant for the Civil Establish- ment of New South Wales, for the same year, was £23,434 ; the grant for the Fenetentiary Milbank, was £20,000-a good round sum for
such a purpose !
An English paper, of a late date, mentions the total joss of ¿he transport Shipley, off the Island of Barbadocs, in tlje West fndjes. The Shipley had made several voyages with pri sonersand troops to this Colony,
-We are informed, but we do pot vouch for the truth of the report, that the Government are about to publish an Ollicial Gazette, con- taining only their official documents. Such a step will havegieat weight with the public, in relieving the Government from the imputa- tion of participating in, or sanctioning the publication of the gross libels which liave re- cently (in greater numbers than ever) issued from the Colonial press, through the medium of the Government Newspaper-libels which have disgraced the Government, and which will inevitably disgrace the Colony in the esti- mation of all distant readers of them.
The destruction of property occasioned by the dust on Sunday, it is said, is incalculable. This kind of loss might be prevented by tbe use of water-carts. If the Government will not give assistance, why do not the inhabitants foi m an association for the purpose of pro
teoting themselves from »the loss of comfort, loss of property, and loss of sight. A very small individual subscription would be sulh cient to remunerate persons who might be willing to conti act by the year to allay the dust of the stieets, and pi event the manifold evils which the want oi a due application of water is the source of.
"" We are informed that no new tickets of leave have as yet been granted under the new rpirulalions-and it appears probable that
none ever «ill.
The Almorali business is not decided. Law papéis, in the shape of intenogatories to se yeral parties heie, have reached the Colony.
The Bull's Ieaye the Colony with the reputa- tion of good lellows and gentlemen. They have shewn a great deal of independent feel- ing on most occasions; and this is highly cie di'table to any corps.
(From the Australian, Jan. '¡LI. )
On account of orders received from the War Ollice. the destination of the Bulls is changed. The detachment which had embarked v/eie about to pioceed to Bombay. Counter orders arrived just in time, and they will now go to
Calcutta.
Mr. John Brown, of Bulwarra, Wallis' Plains, sustained a gieat loss by the thunder storm ot last week. A barn, containing 1200 bushels of wheat, was struck with the electric fluid, and the whole was consumed. A large {.um tree, which was within fifty yaids of the bain, was shivered to pieces.
The number of inhabited houses in Sydney, according to the census taken at Christmas last, is fifteen hundred.
Mr. Henty Marsh, a native of this Colony, and son of Mrs. Terry, of Pitt-street, died at Rangoon on the 9th Deo. 1825. He had had' command ot a gun-brig in the H. C. service.
Average price of wheat, 4s. 8d. per bushel; maize, 4s. ditto; barley, 4s. lOd. ditto, and oats, 3s. 3d. ditto.
(From the Australian, of other Dales.)
D'Arey Wentworth, Esq. has been elected by the Directors of the Bank of New South Wales, their President.
It is said to be finally arranged, that the Duke of Manchester will return from Jamaica, and succeed the late Earl of Chichester as Postma$ter-GeneraI. Report states, that the Duke of Manchester will be succeeded iii the Government of Jamaica by theEail of Bathurst, and Lord Bathuist's seat in His Majesty's Councils will be filled by the Earl of Aber-
deen.
The avaricious thirst of the practising law- yers has lately been seveiely chastised by the Master in Chancery. The bill of a Solicitor, amounting to £200, was reduced by him £180, leaving only 20. This impoi tant alteration was
allowed to stand.
Gôveunor G omi al or Indta.-We have to annouueeon good authority, that the Bight Honourable the Governor General has re- ceived notification of his intended recal. It
is generally supposed that the Duke of Buck- ingham, or Mr. Wemyss, the President of (¡he Board of Control, will succeed Lord Amherst
in the Government of India.
Our letters also mention that the Marquis of Hastings had declined the re-appoint- ment ; that Lord William Bentick, Sir Charles Stuart, and Sir Thomas Munro, were candi- dates, and that Lord William Bentick was likely to be appointed in the event of the Duke of Buckingham, or Mr. Wynne not
coming out.
We have heard rumours respecting the cause of Lord Amherst's recal, but they are so absurd, that we cannot yield them the slightest belief, and therefore shall not give currency to them until we are satisfied that they are founded ¡ti fact.
We are not piepared to express our senti- ments very fully on the subject, neither per
haps are we quite at liberty to do so ; we have nevertheless no hesitation in saying, that however much we are desirous of enjoy- ing the benefit of a more liberal system of Government than it has been deemed expe- dient to accord to the Honourable Company's possessions in British India, we yet feel grate- ful tocLord Amherst for the liberal construc-
tion he had put upon our",Press regulations, and the considerable and unprecedented de- gree of wisdom of discusson we have enjoy- ed under his Lordship's Government. We hope that in this repect we may find our next Governor-General as liberally disposed, and that he may perfect whatever Lord Am- herst may have intended to do, but which, under the pressure of the important and mul- tifarious duties the Bhurtpore and Bunnan wars have caused, may leave undone, to- wards establishing its entire freedom and usefulness, by a reduction of postage (which would cause increased circulation, and an increase of revenue also, as can be easily proved) and by the abolition of the present odious Press Regulations, which no wise Go- vernment would, and which no British Go- vernment could enforce, without at the same time inflicting disgrace upon itself, and incal- culable injury upon the public interests; reaping in return for so doing, universal dis aifectipn instead of those grateful and affec- tionate feelings which would otherwise be engendered, and produce the happiest ef- fects. Sincere esteem and grateful affection will bind a people to their rulers much more effectually than any adamantine chains. Bengal Rurkaru*- (fía Cape Paper.) '
To Commanders of Vessels.--In ray track or passage, from Port Jackson, through Tor- res' Straits, on Monday, 14th August, 1826, at 5 p. m. I fell in with a very extensive reef, which seemed to run from S. S. E. to N. N. W. as far as I could see from the mast-head ;
and it is about one mile in breadth. The above reef is not laid down/in my charta. The south-east point lies in hit. 17. l8, south, and Ion. by account 155. 13. east.
1 also consider ¡t my duty to state, that the passage laid down in the parallel of Sir Charles Hardy's Island, as a clear one in all the charts that I have seen, is by no rogans the case, as it abounds with reefs, and band banks. I should theiefore, advise all Com- manders of vessels, in steering for the above passage, to keep a good look out for the reefs, GO or 70 miles to the eastward of Har- dy's Island, as I fell in willi them that dis tance off; but I cannot but recommend tin« above parallel to enter the barrier reef, ¡is there are several openings. , The ouly pre- caution necessary, is the time of entering, which should be in the morning, as you will then have day-light to reach «Bird Island, where you may come to an anchor, under the north ends, in 10 or ] 1 fathoms, blue clay, one fourth Qf a mile off the Island. After leaving this Island, you may follow the track laid down on Flinder's chai t ; buta good look out is necessary, as some of the, passages to the northward are riariow.-s.' (This communication is signed by Mr. Young, Master of the brig Induitry-theditcoveiy wni madeby hitn in his laie passage.")
Captain Maing v.-Our Readers will be glad to hear "that this gentleman, who was repoited in a letter' from England to have thrown' himsplf overboard while on the voy- age from Southampton toGucrasey, is not on ly alive, but in good health, and has taken a trip to America in one of the New York
Packets.
Captain Oslter.-As several accounts have
been made public regarding the fate of Cap- tain Ostler, of the Marquis of Hastings, and as some of them are not very correct, it is just to give the following Correspondence, which is known to be authentic;
Sir, Mussel Bay, 8th Sept. 1826.
I am very sorry to inform you, that this morning Captain Ostler is missing from the ship, Marquis of Hastings. About two o'clock this morning an alarm was given that the ship was on fire, (in the store room,) but with a little exertion was soon extinguished, after which Captain Ostler seemed much alarmed. At 8 o'clock I was informed by the cabin boy, that Captain Ostler was not in bed, nor could be could he find him in any of the cabins. I immediately searched, and found on his desk, the following lines : viz-"A bad Crew, and a bad Chief Officer is the de-
struction of William Ostler."
(Signed) George Martin,
Acting Chief Officer. To H. O. Acker, Government Resident.
Mussel Bay, 22d Sept. 1826. Dear Sir,
I acknowledge the receipt of your letter, of the 15th instant, relative to the disappear-
ance of poor Captain Ostler, and requesting me to to transmit you every possible intelli- gence relative that melancholy event. I am only tell you that I was quite surprised to have been informed on the morning 8th in- stant, Captain Ostler was missing on board, and that a slip of paper was found on his writing desk, the contents of which I trans- mitted you by the last post. Captain Ostler has beep three days and three nights at my house, aud dined with me on the 7th instant and went on board in the evening. I can declare, that I never observed in Captain Ostler, any thing melancholy during the time he has been with, me, except one morning, that he complained to me, that his sailors when intoxicated on shore, abused him in a most insolent manner, before Captain Hollett, and others, and accused him of trying to make away with the ship at sea; and when I told him that he knew what kind of peo- ple sailors are, and especially when drunk, and that therefore, he must not take any no- tice of them, he then seemed satisfied, and said it was truth. I am sorry to inform you, that his body has not been found yet : every day there is some one along the beach look- ing for him; and I assure you if his body be found I will have it interred in a most de- cent manner at this place.
Captain Ostler told me, that he had been obliged to suspend his Chief Officer, Mr. Rowe, in consequence of being drunk every day, and that he afterwards was not fit to do his duty. (Signed) H. O. Acker,
Goverment Resident.
To William F. Venables, Cape Town.
Mr. Judge Stephen observed in Court the other day, that the custom of giving copies of depositions to prisonets, charged with felo- nies, is illegal, and that it ought to be put an end to. The up-country Magistrates have at times been guilty of granting copies as above mentioned, not knowing perhaps but they were ¡justified in doing so. As the law .¿rands, it is beyond a doubt illegal. But the Jaw is a very absurd, and a very harsh law, and just as senseless as not allowing Coun- sel to address a Jury in cases of felony Much stir was made in the House ofComnao«5 in the course of last Session on this very point, and we have therefore some hopes that the hand of amelioration will, in l"e lapse of time, be applied to this grievance »j good earnest.-The revision of the Criminal Laws has brought into notice many practices relative to criminals, which have some how or other crept into Courts and books, ona are persevered in, more because they are wj* cient, or because no one has thought it W?J.*^ his while to purge the administration ot tue
, law of them.-Australian.
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