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Sitting Magistrate — Alexander Berry, Esquire
Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney
Market :—Wheat, 12s. 6d. per bushel ; maize,
7s. 6d. per ditto ; potatoes, 11s. per cwt ; fowls,
2s. 6d. per couple ; butter, 2s. 6d. per Ib ;
cheese, 2s. per lb.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—On
Sunday last arrived from New Zealand,
on a sealing trip, the schooner New-
castle, Mr. Farley master. She has
procured, after an absence of 10 weeks from port,
900 well-cured skins.
On Friday last sailed for Otaheite and the Friendly
Islands. the brig Minerva, Captain Duncan Forbes.
Remain in the harbour, the ships Alfred. Aguilar,
Ardent, Caroline, Denmark Hill, Prince Regent,
Phoenix, and John Bull ; the brigs Active, Brutus,
Governor Phillips, Nereus, and Fame; and the|
schooners Newcastle and Samuel.
HIS EXCELLENCY SIR THOMAS BRISBANE,
in consequence of the wetness of Tuesday, did not
visit the Capital till yesterday morning. His EX-
CELLENCY, we understand, in the course of this day
returns to Parramatta.
Many of our Readers will be surprised, no doubt,
at finding the General Orders obtaining publicity
through channels of public intelligence other than
our own. With the view, therefore, of preventing
or suppressing any sensation disadvantageous to
the Proprietor of the SYDNEY GAZETTE—the
Official Newspaper—we beg leave to offer a few
words, by way of explanation. The Proprietors of
The Australian, or Independent Weekly News-
paper, for the sake of giving importance to their
typographical vehicle, respectfully applied to His
Excellency Sir THOMAS BRISBANE for a copy of
the General Orders, in common with ourselves,
stating as a reason (we believe) that they wished to
render their Paper as useful as possible ; and as
they had been at some expence in the novel under-
taking, trusted that the application would meet
with a favorable result. The object of the memo-
rial was kindly granted. Upon our being acquainted
with the liberality exercised by the Executive, we
were also graciously informed by His EXCEL-
LENCY that, in future, we should be paid for all that
Work, those Gazettes, and Public Advertisements,
which heretofore had been considered as a part of
our duty to perform gratis, in return for the use of
the Press and Types, formerly found by Govern-
ment. But now that a Competitor had entered the
market —now that we no longer singly enjoyed the
field —now that we found our own Press, Types,
and Paper, —in justice to our interest, we should
most unquestionably remunerated from the public
coffers of the Colony ; and for the past liberality and
countenance of the Executive Authority, under
very many disadvantages, we embrace this oppor-
tunity of thus publicly returning our most humble
thanks. The SYDNEY GAZETTE has, since its
establishment in 1803, assumed two distinguishing
features, viz. EXERTION and GRATITUDE: When
these principles lose their stimulating power, with
somewhat of an ability to please, then let the
Government, and an enlightened Public (whom
we have served from our infant days), withdraw
their liberal sustentation.
We believe we may venture on announcing to
our Readers, that this Paper is on the eve of being
relieved of the Censorship. The chief benefit we
expect to derive from such an Act of the Legisla-
ture, will be despatch, and consequent earlier
publication ; in which case the Sydney Gazette
will be laid on the Thursday morning breakfast
table ; and our Up-country Readers will have the
News by the morning coach.
The following is a fact, while touching on the
above subject, that calls for distinguished notice
and proportioned thanks at our hands. This last
week we have lost ONE Subscriber, while our sub-
scription list has gained an accession of TWENTY
FOUR.
Yesterday forenoon, between the hours of 10 and
12, the Half-yearly Inspection of the Troops in
Garrison took place in Hyde Park, in presence
of His EXCELLENCY the COMMANDER in CHIEF.
The three Regiments, viz. the 3d (or Buffs), the
40th, and 48th, formed one battalion, under the
command of Colonel BALFOUR, the Second Officer
in Authority in the Territory. The Troops admi-
rably performed the various evolutions ; and once
more demonstrated, most. satisfactorily to the COM-
MANDER of the FORCES, the superior excellence of
British discipline..
Our Columbian Press has arrived. It will be in
operation in the course of the ensuing-week. As a
machine of complicated ingenuity, combining the
utmost simplicity, it is well worthy attention. We
expect the work will be performed much neater,
and despatch must also be secured.
The heat was excessive in the Town of Parra-
matta, on Thursday last. We had no opportunity
of observing the thermometer, but think the
height to be equal to that of December or January.
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