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Our, Correspondent C. has introduced to our notice
a subject of the first consequence to the moral state
of this territory. There cannot be one discreet pa-
rent who will not acknowledge the necessity which
exists for particular and extreme attention to the edu-
cation of the Youth of both sexes. We have, in for
mer Numbers,' delivered our sentiments with respect to
those persons; with whom^'on^arrival here, the work of
Reformation is to' commence, and who, by being al
lowed to adopt a laxer' 'system of morality than the-
most rigid disciplinarians 'would either prescribe or
sanction, may be induced to relinquish depraved habits,
and ultimately settle with something of the character ,
of respectable members 'of society. We have already
shown that a voluntary bond of union if it be a per
manent one also, is infinitely better', than a loose and
precarious and promiscuous intercourse, or than a so-
litary vice which will not bear contemplation ; and
that it is more conducive to the' welfare, well being
of the Colony, and, the moral improvement of those'
grown 'up persons,whose course of life has partaken
of the, most' licentious and most criminal acts, that
the system of purification, 'should; not he so pursned
as to defeat its own object,-and- that -the alembic and
crucible, which are intended to condense and refine^
should not be perverted in their purpose and dissipate
and destroy the very small remnants, of virtue mixed
up with the grosser 'materials. We have indeed suffi- '
cieh'tly~shcwii tliat crime maybe extinguished and inv
decencies 'divested of a very 'considerable share of
their offensiveness by, an encouragement of those coil-'
nexions which bear- a comparative approximation to
correctness. It is indeed to be. lamented that a.state
of society should endure, which renders it incumbent
on anyone to recommend as 'a positive good that) -
which in any other state -would be condemned as a'
positive evil. It can only ~ be regarded, like one.of
those numerous anomalies which the Observer almost
daily meets.withm' the terraqueous' globe, and which
t'he Astronomer is .puzzled with in contemplating the
motions and attending-to 'the.' Laws of the Heavenly
Bodies. It can' only be countenanced' because it bears
some affinity to ' amendment, is some diminution of
the effects of vicious propensities, and .because it may
lead to better things. On this principle, we think,
that the associations we allude to humanize, correct,
and control even the inveterate sinner, -find prove in
centives to^industry, where rigid discipline and the
severities of pure morality. 'would, only i harden the
votaries of vice and reduce them to perfect incorrigi-
bilfty-.— On- this principle are^we disposed to coun^
hance those' self-formed and unconsecrated unions,
which may, be carped at even under existing circtur-.
'stances; but to which a substitute cannot readily be.
pescribed. '' For,' 'it is well known that many of 'the.
persons 'who are brought to this.-Colony are not in a
condition to contract' a lawful,' marriage ; and, 'un
less, from a life of dissoluteness they can suddenly
be converted to evangelic purity and perfect chastity
we see no choice left but -that which lies between a
disgusting casual commerce and the less censurable
'though immoral alliance.

These excuses may be made for certain of the lower
orders— these freedoms may. be allowed to those situ
ated as we have described— but with them -the license
ceases. Ascend a step higher— the reasons fail; and
that which in tho former instance may be considered
. as the inevitable, result of necessity or peculiarities,
now assumes a' more' serious aspect, and the gentlest
term that can be applied to it is dangerous libertinism
and ruinous profligacy. The mischief which is
created in Society by the force of bad example, the
injnry inflicted on the' softer sex, the misery entailed
on the offspring, a'ro\ all ? considerations sufficiently
weighty' to 'induce the community unanimously to
deprecate a practice among those who ought to, know
better and act differently-; which will decline in pro
iiortip'nf as' it -is '^discountenanced';! but . which -wil1
^flourish and luxuriate' when sheltei^ by/publicv
''opinion. ?-''' l ''*,?',' ' ', ~ * , ' \
Up grown people may sometimes 'deem it.pnjHent
' or expedient to' live' under1 the restraint of opinion';
but*a thorough protection against frailties, must, pro-
ceed from w-ithin — from principles inculcated in early
life, aod depend materially^ on education. 7 To the
want of this is necessarily owing a great portion ot
, the depravity which prevails .among the young people
in the Colony. It' costs the well taught understand;
ing many a struggle to .throw off the trammels of vir
tue: while the untutored mind becomes an easy- victfm
' to the entanglements- ami -.snarosi of tho ^profligate,
j' before the discretion 'df-years' is of ^n.y avail. '??«^, *
The advocates of moral reform might turn their at
tention to this important subject, * with everyjiopc of
1 doing good. . And*whetlicB.tlieif.effbrts.i\vere'omployed
in extending a 'system of 'instruction or reforming, the
k existing one, they would.be certain of effecting a'per'
mancnt improvement^ ,which, in\the^ course of a few
yraus, would not fail to manifest itself much to the
general advantage'., The classification and separation
of boys and girls, aud a' prudent selection of teachers',
whose moral conduct, (w'ill bear the tept of scrutiny,
who' are equally, free from the deep prejudices of
gloomy bigotry and the loose principles which irreli
gion engenders, are indispensable1 where propriety of
conduct, ass well as- learning,' is the object of ^school
discipline; A boy will profit' but little in life by his
Classic attainments, -if his knowledge of wickedness
keep pace with' his, book, learning,' and the art of
swearing and fighting, and general rude manners)
form part of his school qualifications. - -'Nor will ,a
girl add much to the security of her virtue, or encrease
her personal attractions very considerably,, by being
taught to throw aside that soft retiring modesty which
makes the woman so amiable an the estimation of man
kind, and by exchanging the graces of her sex for the
bold and boisterous deportment of boyish playmates.
., We know of, nothing/ we repeat, in which the' mora-
lists of the Colony, can* be more beneficially- engaged
than in'dcvising^and^carrying^in^o effect s'onie plans
of general education, some means of preventing the
children of. the Colony from falling into that vortex of
excess which has rendered their parents irreclaimable.
It is with'^the unvitiated youth that the work of re
formation must commence;' it is by keeping them
from following- bad examples that this community must
ultimately become purged of its impurities. While
children are not only unprotected by parental soli
citude, but actually offered up as a sacrifice to pollu
tion to satisfy the mercenary rapacity of parents ;
while, indeed, parents themselves live on the mcretri.
turns earnings of-their daughters, we need not wonder
at the mass of iniquity with which the Colony is
afflicted. Teach, the .youth by instructing their minds
with useful knowledge to 'hate and avoid the vices of

their Parents,; ^and' there is no doubt that a few years
will suffice ,to .render 'the children bf both* sexes much
happier in- their prospects^ more correct in their
habits, more useful to the Colony. The disinclination
to marriage, which' is the effect of 'early imprudence,
would not then be complained of as one of the great
checks to population, and New South Wales might be
expectcd t7 become as virtuous as any nation.
We wcreisomewhat amused, the other day, on hear.
i-i£ that it' was suggested in the Police Court that it
wouldibevadvisejible toimakc reference to. the' Articles'
'?t '.Vciis »» order to decide 'upon the merits, of an al
leged assault. Whether this learned suggestion were
Routed,, and the Aiticles of, War had really the merit,
of determining the complexion of the affair,' we have*
/'-t ascertained, as the Court was, cleared, at the time.
? vr the purpose-op holding a Council of :peliberfatiori.li
T/io assault, which/ was swori) J;o,'-wa« 'comprised' in
'bistancc' to a gentry 'acting 'in/jth^'^dJschjiVgc'of his'
ordeis. It appeared- that Jan»Ariotion*was licld-innhc'
| J'..u racks, an'd:'that)tthc pflicprs whe'JwjercjCthor'e no*
{.king the Veranttdh', where- the ?Salo't&ijc'pln'cc,' to Ue
[ - ron ded, objected to -the, admission -bryond the steps'
''fit, of , ' 'the^Auctidn'eeW Mob',' 'asJthe'JpVinctpil:
lioquenters.of 3a^cs seem, to bq termed ;-rjand-a 'sentry
w.ib thcrefore^posted the mdfe eflectually' to kecpJup
this sound distinction. ^Oriebf J'tlic -residents in the
tiiwn knowing^' that panics and'/distufctions''at' Pubfic
Auctions wcrern'iiattende*d to', aiid tliat'tliose wlio were
the gicatcbt ?' bidders 'andl'.bli3crs' were 'the most
tt'ckomp,, ,wasr de&jrous,of pushing his^ ^vay, .past/th'u
IVrhiTiis, who forbade approach to the proliiliitcd
spol, .ind thereupon was charged with 'the assault. '
rl hough this buwuess.might .have hcen decided, as

wo think, without turning', to 'the'' Articles of War, or;
submitting it^to a second tribunal, ^it ivilLbe of yast|
public good for it to undergo' full discussion. The,
oftener questions of this kind arc' brought into 'the5
Courts, the better 'defined will become a most import-'
ant branch of the, Law ; and' the . clearer will be ^ the,
notions acquired of it,(by,all wIiobc conduct' must be
regulate'd by it. ' ' V \ .' ', ?' ' ' V ' \'
There is unquestionably a .mistaken belief 'among;
rn.ilitary.men, that tliose/regulations Vhich'are intend-]
cd solely for their internal guidance*, and necessary^
to ensure and preserve subordination in 'the army,
Jiave|a binding eflect' equally .on 'all His Rfajesty)s
subjects. And officers and- soldiers knowing Jmostj
truly'( tb'at as'a general principle resistance offered by,1
any on&io a scntry,*subjects the offcnd.era to the con-(
.sequences of 'a misdemeanor,' think that whe'n'qrdersj
are given, whatever these bp,- they itiust be submitted]
to, |i{o matter by whom. ,Ajid yet. such is the'ipalp^J
ble fallacy of this opinion, that ,we'can hardlynl)elievc
Tiny'one so incapable of drawing^ inforences as not to
perceive the, simple .tendenqy of it to be, (the 'creration'
of Martial Law to the'cxclusidn of all other law. '
It isi almost dangerous Jaudiunwaryjact^tojg.iye, inTj
structions which1 cannjot b'e justified,' to a' man' wi'tli a'
Bayonet in his hand, and. who may be tempted in, the'
fancied discharge of his duty,' ^o/a fatal use o/ th*t-
instrument of death. Andthoucfh it may be a~h*aza*rtl-j
ous experiinCni, whiclt^we should be loath to j-ccoin-]
mend for any one# to provoke, the. anger .or try the
forbearance of a soldier so arme'di and' wlio huglii
even in a moment o'f coolness think' itVriminal not 'to
eiuploy extreme force iin support of .orders, of ? tlic|
nature of which hewas,not a'joomp'cfcin^ 'Judge, 'and]
which might turn out to be illegal'; yet,' whenever]
this experiment is ma'dcV it , inevitably.1 becomes' the!
'means of shewing how,«-far resistance'- is 'justifiable',1
tends to ascertain the ' bouhdaries^of 'militaryjauihp-]
rity; andi having done- this, to circumscribe^ such, au
thority Avithin its own limits. -. , ; % ,
One thing or other connected with the Magistracy
or the state of the Police in the territory is constantly
engaging our attention, calling for our remarks, and
occupying a portion of our Columns. That both
these topics intimately concern the inhabitants of the
Colony, the Correspondence inserted in this day's
Paper amply testifies. The work of terror has par
tially recommenced, and Bushrangers, seem to be
scouring the district of thc Coal River, unopposed by
any adequate force. As we have already cxhorted the
Magistracy to act well their part, to allow neither
pusillanimity nor slothfulness to prevent the public
from having the full benefit of their exertions ; so do
we now call upon the Executive Authorities to supply
those defects in the Police, which leave the unpro
tected Settler exposed to the ravages of a Banditti,
and which really will considerably impede the occup
pation and cultivation of the Country.

So much attention has been paid 'to tho' remarks!
which we considered it our duty to offer tat thb^timc
we recorded the piratical seizure of the Eclipse in.
the Harbour at Newcastle,— so much vigilance, and
caution employed in order to provide against a similar
event, that we do believe it would not be extremely
difficult, with a fair wind, to cairy off almost any ves-.
scl from her moorings. Six expert follows woill^
incur no great risk of being- detected, either by watch,
by- sentry, or by crew, if.they only availed themselves
of the covert of the night, and managed their ma
nouvres with proper dexterity. On Saturday night
last the sentry as usual was on -his post, keeping a
very strict ' look* but,' and satisfied that, not, a
'mouse was' stirring ;' the crew too of the schooner
Newcastle, which at night-fall had been seen in 'the
harbour,- were enjoying their ' dreams Elysian,' when,
at eleven o'clock the alarm was given, ' no schooner
in sight.' The utmost consternation prevailed,— -^ano-
ther piracy of course had been committed, and all was'
' doubt, uncertainty, and fear.' After conjecture
had indulged itself in its round of vagarips,/a dili
gent seaich commenced, and not a little to the- de-
light of many concerned, The Newcastle wft's discovered
tieating herself with an cquatic excursion of her own
'fancy, and was floating, with Mind and tide, towards
' Nobby 's.' It appealed that She had pai'te\l, instead
of having bceii parted, from her moorings' VntL the
crew and all,oj. shore were perfectly ^unconscious *of
the-movement. The firstthing that^awoke'jtjiose, on
board was dropping her anchonto-secure the'yessel. ''
.« ;Negligence may be JiJstly^imgU^^at'ltrm'es^to ruV,
lie servants, for not taking,precaiitions totsocure-vessels
and property from, the dcpredjitio'tfs^of .p'risp^ers^'but
those who expeqt, public. protection - ought at .alPevfents
to 'merit 'it, ,an'd hot, bJ^' %*#t£t&/vL$yjL$ tfi flpat\tion
themselves.' ^ It .is'quite evident thafcVa- fowiresofute
^M^J8.'?^11.* liaV°'^fll^d ,5?'^ * tliij vsfieljunknown'
to 'every one,. and unrcsistedly.v -- [-''''- ^ ilfj . .'k .
iort was in circulation of an intention°on the part of
H? Excellency the'Governo'r to' relinquish rTi is Qpr.ern
nen.tJand-repair,,t9 (England ; iands ,w-j*fttrther'Isfated,
hat we had discovered' the -'report 'to'' '^''.premature '
Vc ]iavc, hpweyer,' gr,pat 'reason /fo ;b'elie\{c'th|feT Jlis
Sxcelicncy fwill undertake /the voyagcLprevi6Hs''to the.
n-jyal of 'P-jiieral',Darlinffj, though'. Ii'v? 'departure .will-
ot be immedUtte. - - ? -. ,\ r -1 r
\ ' '-' - ' . .n^ ? -,\ is ... 'i i '. 'i '„?«; iIUm r J '- i*..
Jivery one-Vmst be aware that thc-.-vicissitutlca1

and 'chang'p^-iri/^tatc* Appfointments W g seldom
regarded with iinyifferencc, and 'that fow.can descend
Prom' the highest' Pos't'.and' occupy/ for-.bow'eTer sUprt
i period, a -secondary rank' in the ^presence , of- those
ivho-lfiive-'se'en 'them in the pl'entitude1 of their Au~
thority, without experiencing -more or less of disap
pointment, more or less of 'chagrin. It is .the .dispo-
sition of man to court distinctions, be amused and
'ratified with the possession of State, liQjiors, and feel
liumiliat-oii in .losing or relinquishing them. , The in
it'aiice's arc inelee'd ' of 'rare 'occurrence, where tho ie..
signing-of the reinVof office*, under the most flattering
gircumistances, occasions no trial of man's susceptibi
lities ; 'anil we should be inclined to attribute them,'
iyh'cn^they do 'happen, rather to a Phlegmatic consti-j
tution,,than to,, magnanimity or superiority of mind,|
p'r [stoicisjii. r' These little, humiliation?, however,\are!
some of the consequences of official dignities,1 theyj
\\']$ foreseen, at the time of acceptance of« Place, -and(
ought'to-be quietly-borne and tranquilly submitted 'to.*
In ordinary cases, it, wp'uld'be both presumptuous. andj
imprudent hastily' to throw ' up' an' Administration,
merely'becausc a Successor harf been appointed ; or,
withdraw^ frpm the^terrjtQry. only to avoid the mor
tification of surrendering power into,, Sic keeping of
another. % BiTjT^iere is no' analogy between that which
usually attends', the supersessionof a Chief Magistrate,'
afld^the eirQum'stanjces under, /which His Excellency
retires from the Government of these Colonies. Not
even has the cdmmon courtesy shewn to Subordinate
Officers ^beeii 'Observed' towa-rds him; nor has - the
elevation ,of 'his1 station . prbtcc'ted him from 'that
abrupt treatment, which is' inexcusable when prac
tised .towards the niqs't, insignificant subalterns. ,
!* 'We 'cah'not therefore but cbmmen'd a resolution,
wliicli. the occasion gall's' for, and applaud His Excel-'
lcncy'for wishing' to baulk'. the'^cringing Parasites,
(who affect to' praise him,noV, but who only wait for';
the moment of bis departure to load him with oblqquy.'
ftnd i4epr6ach,) of /that triumph which 'the personal
yielding up 'of/tKp 'insignia of office to his Successor,1
would afford them, and which they are- anxiously an-[
ticipaTing. -
'Wh'enthe Printer of the Ilobart Town Gazettd was
dismissed by the Government — his Salary withdrawn — *
the Public Orders with held — and tho Title of the'
Paper .seized, we imagine it was altogether , unknown,
to the Advisers of these imprudencies, that a stubborn,
piece, of .evidence was in being*, which would exhibit'
this 'conca.1ternatio'n of [errors, in a true^ligl^t, ^and con-|
clu,siyely 'prove, the* illegality of at least that part, of)
it most to be complained of. It may be useful for
tliose who ihave -acted so inconsiderately, , to refresh
their memories by a reference to ra certain Item in! the
Statement of the Colonial' Fund, in the words arid]
fig'ures following-, contained in the Supplemental
Sneet pf 'the HobaiVTown Gazette of May the 20th,
1,825 ; vthat is to say, ' Cash received from' Mr.
Bait,' being for the like sum advanced to him on Loan
by (Government, for ihe Purchase of a Press, Type,
fyc. JG370' l-2s. Gd.' Now, unless it can be shewn
that the Government of Van Diemcn's Land are in
the habits' of lending money to themselves to conduct
and-carry on their own enterprises, it does not 'appear
to us that a very clear case of ownership to the Title
of. the Paper can be substantiated by them.
We arerequested by one of the owners of The Nu.
reus to state, that an offer of 13s. a bushel for her
cargo of wheat' was never made by Mr. Moodie, or
any other person.
The following1 is an extract from the Hon. Douglas
Kinnaird's speech at the India House, on^the 9th of
July, 1S23, on the subject of Mr. Buckingham's 'ex
pulsion from India. Mr. B. was the Editor of the
Calcutta Journal :—
, ' How was it that the only conviction for libel
which took place in the King's Court during the five
pears, was 'an action which Mr. Buckingham brought
igainst the Editor, Proprietors, and secret writers in
jheJoiiN Bull, for a series of malignant attacks on
lis character ?' ?- ' -
''We regret Cxceedih'gly that Mr. Bannister should
lot. have bad the candour and manliness to contradict
;he false repqrjt'bf '^flie Editors of The Australian''Oiav
ng madcj '(e a^mean,'''/ an abject,' ,or '?/ a;,humilia~
;ing Apology' 'to'lmSi:' \ , r ^'/['\ -(. *.'', ?
A-sincci-e andi gentlemanly'- expression of fegrot it
s, true \\-as conceded, on the^strpng^uggestions of, A
^nicND^of approved 'honor,'-ancVbecause*?it.'was felt
hat 'there had beeh'an'uncourtebus^allusion to a L'ady.
v nether it were more creditable^tqi us to make such
.'concession, under/ such .circumstances, or to v Mr
Jannistcr .under different circumstances, '.to. make ac
usations and' afterwards pen a Letter,' from which
lie following is '.air extract,' avc leave the public', to
ccide : — ' As an allusion, to .duelling seems^'to'Lbe
i tended, in your letter,, I, can only say, that'for manj'
3asons, not nccessaryoto be specified,. norwv I neither
fvite nor will accept that mode oYprocecfiu e' — March ll.'
rThe invqstigation into the charges relative Jto^Dr'
'ouglas has been proceeded with during the last seven
!iys. It'would'seem that much of the evidfcnc:tr which
as expectedfto have, been brought forward'has nof
Jfin ^forthcoming. ' ''ttom wliat has already beej)
?oduc,ed it would; also seem tlrat matters Assume ^a
vourable appearance with respect'to Dr. JDouglas. r.
We are ^'firy' credibly informcil tlfat 'some' persons
e nsiwg their. utmost exer'lioris to get, up- the price ot
' r

1 wheat' for certain ^sinisW ^views'. ? When the.-facte are
fully before us, we'slialViiot fail to shew to' th'e people
of- this Colony the benefit they possess in having an.
InTlrpcndent .TbuVnal to expose tricltery and stratagem.
The Almorah business shall not be thus justified or
extenuated.
Onfc of our enterprising Colonists has it in imme
diate contemplation to establish salt works, on an ap- .'
proved and extensive scale, at the settlement at New;-' *
castle, for which tlcsirabh; purpose preparations are .
already in progress. Almost every succeeding- week
exhibits some new example of tho rapid and prosperous
advances this Colony is making, fiom which we may .
'naturally infer that in a veiy few years more we shall
possess within ourselves a plentiful supply of almost . . r.. '
every article rof domestic comibit. - ''..'?
T-he, s'hip Ealla R^okh, on Ijer way to Bata via, .will '
touch nt the Settlements at Morcton Bay and Mellville
'Island', with stores, &c. for Government.
The French corvette L'Espeiancc is discharging her
guns', stores, &c. preparatory to her being- liaulcd;jip.
, A' fine brig of about eighty tons burden is being- .
built at Poit Macquaric,- and will be ready to be, _ .
launched in the course of three months. ^ ,
The brig Elizabeth, of this port, and belonging to
Mr. Solomon Levey, was spoken on her way to the
east coast of New Zealand, by the schooner Samuels—
all well.
THE CUTTER LORD LIVERPOOL.—The repairs of
this little vessel have just been completed. She sailed
for Newcastle on Monday morning last, with ten ca-
bin, and twenty-two steerage passengers, and a full
freight.
The tender of fifty tons of sugar to the Commis-
sariat, on the 15th instant, we understand was ac-
cepted, at £46 13s. 4d. a ton !
The quantity of coals which was procured from the
mines at Newcastle, during the twelve month's that
Captain Gillman commanded there, although he was
limited to 120 men, exceeded the quantity procured
in any preceding year. It is expected that the quan-
tity which will he procured in all this year, will equal,
if not exceed that of any former year. Another coal pit
is now being sunk at Newcastle, so that double the
present quantity will ere long be procured.
A turtle of the logger head species, weighing up
wards thirteen cwt. was recently caught at Port Ste-
phens, by some of the military at that station.
The arrangements which have , been -makingi~on -
board the Phoer.ix'Hulk for. the-reception* of 'convicts,
are at length finally completed. 'About. 100 prisoners- '
will be iirfmediately, removed' from 'tlie , Gaol to\. the
?Hulk. , , %? ,. ' ,
On Saturday last fifty prisoners were removed from
Sydney Gaol on board a brig bound for Port Mac-
quarie, in pursuance of their several sentences.
The Superintendent of Police has directed the con-
stables to take into custody any of the blacks who
may be in the public streets disorderly or not de-
cently dressed.
On Sunday afternoon last, no fewer than nine crimi-
nals confined in the Sydney Gaol made an escape there-
from, by rushing out of the door leading into George-
street. They had previously disencumbered them-
selves of the irons, and seized an opportunity which
presented itself of making their escape at the in-
stant that the Turnkey opened the door to admit some
persons within the walls of the prison. The torrents
of rain which fell during the afternoon favoured their
escape, as few persons were in the streets at the time.
A Coroner's Inquest was held on Monday se'night
at Windsor upon the body of Patrick Connelly, born
in the Colony, who was found dead in the bush a short
distance from the town. The body on being con-
veyed to Windsor and examined, was found to contain
a number of shot, which had occasioned his death.—
The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against
some person or persons unknown.
On Sunday night last, between the hours of 11 and
12 o'clock, a private soldier of the Buffs, named John
Cornish, while doing duty as centinel at the east side
of the Commissariat Stores, accidentally fell off the
platform into the water, and was drowned. Coroner's
Inquest brought in a verdict of Accidental Death.
On Saturday last a native black, called Terrebelong.,
was brought to the Police Office charged with being
found drunk -and disorderly in the public streets on
the previous evening. The Chief of the tribe to which
he belonged begged that the Magistrates would in
flict a slight degree of punishment on his subject, as
the best means of deterring him from offending again,
in a like manner. The Bench ordered him to be placed
in the stocks for one hour.
Two young delinquents belonging to the Carters'
Barracks went into the shop of Mr. Josephson,
jeweller, in Pitt-street, on Saturday last, and offered
for sale a pair of silver spectacles, which, on exami-
nation, was found to contain Mr. Josephson's stamp
mark. On interrogating the juvenile offenders, one
of them said that he had won the article by gambling.
Mr. Josephson, on referring to his books, discovered
that the property had been sold to a Mr. Hayes, who,
on being applied to, identified the spectacles which
had been stolen from him some time since; the eldest
of them had been a domestic in the service of that
gentleman at the time the property was lost.

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