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SHIP NEWS.
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Yesterday arrived from the Eastern Islands, the bark Lynx,
Captain Sibrell ; lading, cocoa nut oil and arrow root. She
brings up the Captain and part of the crew of the ship Bridges,
sperm whaler, belonging to Davis and Co. of London, which ves-
sel was lost at the Marquisas, with 750 barrels of oil ; had one
man killed in a skirmish with the natives.
On Thursday last arrived the ship Norfolk, Captain Alexander
Greig, with 178 male prisoners ; two having died on the passage.
She sailed from Portsmouth on the 18th of April, and came di-
rect. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Hamilton, R. N. The guard
consists of 33 rank and file, of the 57th regt. under the orders of
Lieutenant Brown.
Same day arrived the brig Nereus, Captain Thomas Swindells,
from Port Dalrymple, whence she sailed on the 13th instant.
Lading, 4,000 bushels of wheat, and sundries. Passengers, Mr.
Emmet, Captain Jamison, Mr. and Mrs. Beveridge, Mr. James
Cobb, and Mr. Griffiths.
On monday arrived the ship Minstrel, Captain Thomas Arkholl,
with 121 male prisoners, and stores. She left Portsmouth company
with the Norfolk. Surgeon superintendent Dr. Walker,
R. N. The guard consists of 33 rank and file, of the 57th regt.
under the orders of Lieutenant Chadforth.
On Friday last sailed the American schooner Yankee, Captain
Thayer, for the seal fishery.
Same day the brig Fame, Captain Cromarty, for Broken Bay.
On Monday sailed the ship Saint Michael, Captain Beveridge,
for the Derwent ; laden chiefly with maize for government. Pas-
sengers, Mrs. Thompson, Ensign Piggot of the Buffs, the Rev.
A. Macarthur, presbyterian minister, and Mr. T. T. Lewis.
The ships Marina and Lanark, with male prisoners, may be
hourly expected.
The ships mariner and William Shand are expected to sail in
two or three days for Singapore.
The Denmark Hill may be daily expected to arrive
with a cargo of flour.
The Calder, Captain Dillon, it was reported was in
sight on Sunday last with wheat from Valparaiso.
This proved to be untrue. The brig, however, may be
looked for daily. She has been gone five months.
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Mr. B. of Bath, a most remarkably large, corpulent, and pow-
erful man, wanting to get to town, tried for a place in the mail,
a short time before it set off. Being told that it was full, he still
determined to get admission, and opening the door, which no one
near him ventured to oppose, he got in. When the other pas-
sengers came, the ostler reported that there was a gentleman in
the coach ; he was requested to come out, but having drawn up
the blind he remained quiet. Hearing, however, a consultation
on the means of making him alight, and a proposal to pull
him out," he let down the blind, and laying his enormous hand
on the edge of the door, he asked, " Who would dare to pull
him out ?" drew up the blind again, and waiting some time, fell
asleep. About one in the morning he awoke, and going to call
out to know where abouts he was on his journey, he perceived
what was the fact, that to end the altercation with him, the horses
had been put to another coach, and that he had spent the night
at the inn door in Bath, where he had taken possession of the
carriage.
At the Reading Assizes, lately, a most important improve-
ment was introduced in the classification of the prisoners' names
in the calendar, in distinguishing those who could read and
write, from those unable to do so. Were this method to be
adopted on all the Circuits, we should soon be furnished with
fresh data, on which to reason as to the efficacy of education in
the prevention of crimes, and have facts to oppose to the cavils
and objections of theorists.
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