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REPLY
Parramatta, June 21, 1833..
GENTLEMEN
To say that I have received the Address which
you have been pleased to present me, with gratifi-
cation, would be too poor an expression for the
feelings of surprise, and I may add, of sincere
gralitude, which this mark of your approbation of
my conduct, while performing my duty amongst
you, has most fully called forth. It will ever be
a proud thought with me, that I should have suc-
ceeded in meriting your esteem, and I beg to as-
sure you, that go where I may, I never can forget
the kindness, hospitality, and gentleman-like con-
duct I met with while quartered on Hunter's River,
I have the honor to be,
Gentlemen,
your obedient humble servant,
J. BLACKBURNE,
Lieutenant 17 th Regt.
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The Sydney market dues ror the ensuing six
months and the public' pound for two months
were sold yesterday by public auction by Mr. Prit
chett to Mr. Bernard McLaughlin for £420. The
market dues and pound at Parramatta were sold to
Mr. Bardsley for £2 10 o.
It is currently reported that one of the corps
dramatique, has eloped with the chere amie of q
mender of soles, .residing not far from George
street.
On Friday, by directions of the Principal Su
perintendent of Police, the constables paid a visit
to the different inhabitants of Sydney, for the
purpose of ascertaining whether their dogs were
registered according to the Act of Council. Tne
result has been,, that our Sovereign Lord the
King, has duly pocketed within the last two days.
upwards of £50, ' l ;
_The Theatre closed1 for; the present season on.
Wednesday evening. Mr. Levy has received a re
newal of his License; and the house will open on
i the 3rd of August, a number of private Boxes have;
been already engaged,

On Saturday the Silver Cup, sbscribed
for by some of the passengers of the En-
chantress, was presented with all due solem-
nity to Captain Roxburgh. A dinner
was prepared tor the occasion at the Royal
Hotel for 24 guests, but owing to casu-
alties, only nine assembled. The Cup was
presented after an eloquent harangue from
the President, John Harvey, Esq. who
was a passenger by the Enchantress. The
party present consisted of Messrs. Rox-
burgh, Harvey, Brigstock, (of the
Westmoreland,) D. Poole, Perie,
M'Dermott, and three others, comman-
ders or mates of Ships. The dinner pro-
vided by Mr. Berner, was we understand
of the most costly description.
In passing: sentence on onfe of the prisoners last
'?' ^tmtsday, Mr. Justice Dowling stated that the
cbi/rl tnfetlertained doubts whether the Act ol
Parliament passed during the last session for
ahblixhiiig 'capital punishments in certain cases,;
'waB in force in this colony, there having been no
* Act of Council adopting it. As (lie court, liow
«ver» v*fcs invested wirii a power of altering or
amending its sentences during the session, in
Which they were pronobncetl, he should in de
' ' ferRiit'e to the doubt existing, . rescind I he , sentence
' tof transportation fbt lite which he had passed'
under rlie Act-, and order judgment of death to be
lecorVted against the prisoner, fits Honor staled.
' to the prisoner,, I hat rhis alteration .of sentence
\voii)d Tiave no effect in changing the actual punish
ment bis offence would meet with.
-?'??'? ??;The Act of' Patliame'nt here alluded rov is the
' tone Which U&h obtained the name nt' the trcketof
' heave Act, and although the nWrcilul clause of i'
ia not in force*' the impolitic, cruel, and absurrl ,
ipart of the enactment-, regarding ticket-of-leave
holders, has been declared the law t)l the colony
We hear that an 'intention exists on the part ol
'sbiiie friends of tlfefcplonyt in the House of Com
tnons, to movt the Teptal of the object tonablt ,
clause, {luring the present Session, although we
have iiuie question of the attempt being unsuc
rewful, unless His Excellency writes to point out
the impolicy of the clause. .
The Ct-ur,t of; .Requests for Sydney, will;
^commence its sittings on Thursday next the
the list of cases is unusually smalL
*« The Child of Nature,' with the .laugh -
?fcbleiFarce ''of: '*' Monsieur. Tonson' will be
pieyfoVmed at the Theatre on Thursday night
for the Benefit of the Sydney Dispensary —
this is a laudable object, and will we hope
bowel! supported by th« Public. , ? .
taRfeVenin^^ as two genrttnieVi Mv'ei c Jeturninp
tioirteto Sydney, they met twi- constables on the
Briclttreld-hill, in. a state of intoxication, in coin
pany with a woman, who was also intoxicated ; and
fn .consequence of an obfcervation madft toy th«*
/wonian- they itisii ted nnd Wrestert a gun trorti the
'liana1* 'of 'onto df them. The Keiitlenif n subse
quently efujtriied at the Chief CxrnstalnV.'*, fend at
'tin; ritalioii hoiiHe, whether -h« gun-had been left,
'and finding that it hail Potheen left at either of
*he above places, they intend applying to the
lltfhch -*n the subject. .
A Win*!** of vagabond bdVB are in the I'rabit of
Assembling fttttie door of the lioyal HoteK on the
night ol' peYtormantfe at the ThentYe, In the great
annoyance of the Company* it is hoped this will :
W remedied. When the new .house opeus. ;
EXTRAODINARY CASE OF BRUTALITY -
At Che Police Othice on Wednesday, a prisoner
of the Crown named Rose McAlister, appeared
before the Bench, with an infant in her arms, to
make the fallowing charge, against her mistress,
Mary Hogan, residing in Campbell.street. About
four weeks since, the complainant being enciente,
and not being well treated by her mistress wished
her to turn her into Government, this was ob-
jected to, on the ground of havmg to pay five
shillings, but she consented to her obtaining
another mistress, to Whom she might be trans-
ferred. The complainant went accordingly and
found a female who was willing to take her into
her service, and she accordingly took Mary Ho-
gan there upon the subject, while in discourse,
Hogan and the friend quarrelled, and the com-
plainant becoming alarmed, went away towards
home, but had not reached it within some dis
lance before the was delivered of a child; some
persons pausing, conveyed her and the child to the
house of her mistress, who was there with the
friend fighting away most furiously, the poor wo-
man without any notice being taken of her was
allowed to lay on the bed while the child re
mained wrapped in a blanket, on the floor, for up
wards of an hour and a half, m danger of being
trod to pieces by the combatants. The poor
woman and her child, while they remained in the
house, were not provided with any nourishing
food whatever, and the mother being too weak to
wash the child, it became covered with vermin.
tOn the fifth day, being determined to make an
effort she obtained a basin of water, and attempt-
Ing to clean her infant, the basin was upset in the
bed, she informed Mary Hogan of the circum-
stances, who, instead of immediately rendering
her assistance, left her to shiftl for herself. Having
slightly recovered her health, she managed t0
crawl to thePolice Office, and gave herself up on
account of the scandalous treatment, when the
Chief Constable sent her immediately to the
Hospital. The Bench, after expressing horror at
the treatment, ordered the woman to be returned
lo Government, and a recommendation to be
sent to the Governor to allow Mrs. Hogan no more
assigned servants, for her cruel and inhumane treat
ment of Rose McAlister.
~ A person named Firilay, who, some., few. yea;
r Wft'efev eloped from this colony with the. . frail ri
tof a certain ' Knight of the Hammer,' whon
he afterwards abandoned, having first possesse
himself of what cash and other valuables she cai
. ried with her* has been Transported to this colon
onboard the Asia convict ship, wh«ch arrived
?lew, days since..';., ... , ' .....,r..^-~\-~^^~-v':-^''' '
Great complaints , are made , by Hie irthabitan
Of GbulburVstreet^ of the nuisance created t
* their renidence^, by the draihings of a tan yar-
' 'jnillat vicinity, being ..allowed; to drain throug
' the street ;' a common sewer itt much wanted tlier
.The. Supreme Court will sit this day lor the tri
' bfbWmrnon iiiry causes and on Saturday next i
?' hear o-ii:lanclitig motions. . , . ??
' Two: hundred and sixteen Licenses weregrant*
by the Sydney .Magistrates, at their1 late aunu
';:Xlf!finslhglWeetiiig. .. , . ,
' ' tjomplaints are daily made of the bncl, state of i
pair in' which the South Head iqnd is kept. It i
pity such a delightful drive should he in such a co
dition.
.'A sale of fruit trees look place at the garden
' *thW' Agricultural and horticultural Society in P:
ramutta, on Friday last ;? it was but thinly atten
(dd/aiid a competent judge has informed us th
Itui teees were scarcely worth the trouble and e
pehse of removal.

Mr. William Grace has given notice of his tnich
ion to apply during the next term for admission as
in Attorney, Solicitor and Proctor of, the Supreme
3ourt. rMr. G. is one of the unfortunatepassengers
who escaped'froro ihc UJbernia, when that vessel'
ivas'totally destroyed by fixe. ( ' '
Some of the persons who have been under ex
irhinat ion relative to the late forgeries on the Bank,
if New'South Wales were fully committed for trial
Dii Friday last.
A ludicrous scene took place at the Police office
on Thursday last, Captain Rossi mounted on the
clerk's desk, harangued the whole corps de baton
from this novel rostrum on the duties they would
have to perform under the new Police Bill, the gal
ant Captain was interrupted in the midst of his elo
quent address by the sudden appearance of a gen-,
leman of the Press, who was immediately informed
that as the Public business had not commenced he
had no business there.. Mr Reporter finding it was
a private affair, immediately bowed and with
drew.
A Letter appeared in the Monitor of Wednesday
ast, relative to the 'Bedlam Punt' which has been
to long idle for want of a Tow rope,— whether the
fault lies with the Lessee or the Government we will
not pretend to s-iy, but we noticed the inconve
i-ence complained of in this Jouinal two months
since. It is time it was remedied and we hope the
Authorities will make enquiries on the subject.
On Monday last the lodges of Freemason's as
sembled to coinmemmbrate St. John's Day, they
marched* from Si. John's 'Ibvern, up George-street,
aieceded by the band of -the' 4th Regiment, and
to the Marquarie Street Chapel, were the Reverend
It. Alansfield. preached an appropriate sermon in aid
A' the; funds of the Benevolent Asylum-; they af
lerWards dined with a numhi-r of h'iends at thu
?Cricketers' in Market-street. The company sat
town to a splendid dinner which was served up in
Mr. Green's usual excellent style*
Mr. George Hill was summoned to the Police
Oilice to answer an- information pief erred against
liim for (iriying cattle intended for slaughter into'
i he Town of Sydney, -between the hours of 10 and
1 1 a. M.. contrary to the Act of Coun H. After
'he case was closed .on behalf of the prosecutor it
was objected tor the defendant that the inforiuation
I «d not allege that the cattle were driven north ol
i he new Cattle Market, that be ing the btfence pro
vided against by the Act;- Captain' R--ssi ex pressed
some doubts as to the validity of the oiijoction, but.
his, brother Magistrate Mr. Wyndeyer having ex
pri'ssed his decided opinion that the objection wav
tatiil to the infotmation, .the Bench dismissed
thy: case. ?-, .'.-? '???-.-.. .. '.'? ' ?
. Kjcfvact of a private fetter from London.— I
Mr. Alexander M'Leod, late of Luskiiityre, is to he
Manayinif Director of a Whaling and Banking
Company which is now being established, and for
which a Charter is making tout for Sydney, it will
put down both the Banks, as the Commissariat. ??
as far as regards the M'litary Chest, and Colonial
t'rea!-urv- is to be done away, with ; the Bank :
which gives the Government in England security,
is to transact the business of those departments.

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