25m. money to Morpeth, is more than mount. There Is to doubt that the of settlers and others can afford to pay in the present densessed state of the Colony: but or even less, would tend, in our opinion, greatly to benefit the Steamers generally, as many per. sons would then he induced to visit that healthy and fourishing district. The freights are also, we think by far too high for the settlers to pay for produer, brig Fupply, Brown, WAS laid on Auckland for Port Nelson.
The schooner Bertha. Senter, was to leave Auckland for the coast where she would load for The Tomatin, from Sydney and of Islands, arrived at Auckland on the 7th July, And the brig Bee, from Wangarra and the of Islands on the 8th July. FREIGHTS FROM SYDNKY TO Hobart Town. 5a. per ton.
launceston. New Zealand 100. Sonth Australia. 101. Port 62 10.
Landon- Woul, per 1b. Oil, per tun, 50. RATES OF INSURANCE PROM SYDNEY TO London. to 24 per cent. Hobart Town per cent.
Launceston Port Adelaide New Zealand. to 18 per cent INTELLIGENCE HAS BERN NELLIVED IN SYDNEY From to April 50. South April 98. North 9. Cage Gaud April 8.
India April 15. China April 80. Van Diemen's August 9. South Austr a July 50 Port August New July The Australian. FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1842.
Preliminary discussion of the New Courts of Requests Bill took place in Council yesterday, the perusal of which will considerably interest the Colonists The Attorney General in a long and able speech explained the main principles of the pro posed law. In most of his remarks we entirely concur. The pecuniary jurisdiction of the Court will, it is obrious, be extended to £30, in accordance with the very general opinion of the Council and the public. The learned gentleman expressed his determi nation not to allow parties to be sued out of the districts in which they reside, escepting in cases where a written obligation had been entered into. He considered that, if such power was vested in creditors, a risk of that power being abused would in consequence be incurred, There is no doubt much force in the observation, at the same time we would say that the prohibition will operate disadvantageously to the public generally For as the principal business of the Colony actually transacted in Sydney, and that business is seldom, if ever transacted creditors will be excluded from the beinentf of the new Act, and have no better remedy in the shape of recovery than in the case present.
The Chief Justice was obviously opposed to the measure. He took the somewhat extraordinary objection to it, that it infringement upon the constitutional privileges of the subject, inasmuch by it, cases of importance were settled irrespectively of the decision of Juries, and that no sppeal to a superior Court was allowed. It appears strange that His Honor did not bear in mind that the great bulk of civil cases tried in the Supreme Court are pot Jury cases at all. They are decided by AssesBOrN. And although these gentlemen do every now and then give somewhat curious decisions, as the other day, for instance, in the case of Sharp v.
Thompson, the working of the Assessor system yields, on the whole, considerable satisfaction. A very proper remark was made by Mr. Jones, namely, that the people wanted justice and not law. He might still more forcibly have said, that they wanted cheap justice, and not dear law. Dear law they now have in the Supreme Court, and it the most material advantage connected with the present measure that it will afford cheap justice, It is no doubt very desirable that the siding officers in the Requests Courts should be individuals possessing some knowledge of law, nay, that they should have received in some sort a legal education.
And there is no doubt but that in Sydney and Maitland, for instance, it will be very practicable to select persons so qualified. Still, rather than that in the country districts the new Courts should not exist at all, we should prefer that some Magistrate, or respectable person resident in the locality, should fill the post of Commissioner. The truth, with every deference to the Chief Justice's opinion, really is, that very great majority of the Requests cases even up to thirty pound jurisdiction, may receive an equitable and satisfactory decision from a person of ordinary good sense, of impartiality and integrity. The complex machinery of the law should be dispensed with wherever we have an opportumity of doing so, as being equally cumbrous, unnecessary, sad expensive. Sound common sense applied in combination with the first principles of equity between man and man, are worth more than all the subtle turns, windings, and quirks of the lawyers.
On the whole, then, we will trust that, despite oft the opposition of the Chief Justice, the Bill will pass into law. The public are under great obligations to Mr. Therry for the very able and zealous mauner in which he has taken up this subject. The measure which he has proposed is well advised, useful, and beneficial. It will, in a very great degree, decrease litigation, while it offers a prompt remedy to a large and bard working class of creditors.
We hope, however, that the measure will be general, and not a local and partial one, as recommended by the THE Public is respectfully! informed, that the AUSTRALIAN will appear 88 Daily Journal (Sundays exrepted), on and after the 1st of September next. The Proprietore have determined to adopt this course, in consequence of a very general wish, on the part of the Subscribers, that the Newspaper should he published every morning. They also rely with confidence upon that large and increasing number of respectable supporters which the AUSTRALIAN has acquired; and whose cooperation they venture to anticipate. The Terms of the publication will be, for Town Subscribera, for Country Subscribers, 178, 0d. per Quarter.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Avover barque CLARENCE, Cole, master, from Syduey, July, 1841, 300 lur. oil. "AcUUNt barque Megget, master, returned to port.
Accuse re M. ship FAVORITE, Captain Sullivan, Front Tongataboo, the 23rd July. American whaler, Wise. LOW. Pease, master, from New Bedford, August, 1840, with 400 barrels sperm and 350 barrels black oiL SAILED.
The brig Emm Sproute, fur Port Phillip and Adelaide, with sundries. Mr. and Mrs. Murray, Mine Murray, Mint Scott, Mr. Batten, and six steerage.
whaling barque SCAMAN. Nickson, master, for the South Seas. CLEARED AT THE CUSTOMS. JANE Goudle, master, for Port Nichol. with Horses, Sheep, Cattle, ke.
Passen. kern, Rev. Mr. Buttle, Mr. and Mrs.
Dawson, child, Mr. and Mrs. Gogles. EDEN, Jones, master, for Bombay, In ballast. Passenger, Mr.
Robertson. COASTERS INWARDS. ACOUST 15. -William the 4th, 56. Sullivan, timber, East fineford.
Rose, 179, Puttinon, sun. dries, Morpeth. Waterwitch. 37, Evans, wheat, Brouire. Priendship, 15, Laverick, Lime, Port Hacking.
AcousT 900, Gilmore, sun. dries, Morpeth. Susan, 90, Twible, maise and brandy, Hawkesbary. John and Charlotte 93, Collin, coals, Newcastle. Harriett, 43, Richards, coals, Newcastle.
Fly, 20, Williams, timber, Brisbane Water. Mary. 15, Turner, lime, Bris. bane Water. Lacy Ann, 55, Trower, cedar, William's River.
Mary Ann, 12, West, maize, Hawkesburg Sophia Jane, 56, Wiseman, potatoes, John, 87, Steele, coals, Moreton Bay via Newcastle. Mary Ann, 9, Far. rel, lime and timber, Fitt Water. Dore, 13, Hart, male, Brisbane Water. Harriett, Crause, shingles, Brisbane Water.
Trial, Robinson, shells, Brishane Water. Sisters, Morton, coals, Newcastle. Ruth, 19, Miller, maise, flawkesbury. AUGUST 197. Mulhall, sundries, Morpeth.
Maitland, 103, Parsons, maize, Port COASTERS OUTWARDS. Acover Challenger, 31, Abbott, ballast, Port Marquarie. Star, 19, sundries, CHadulla. Brothers, 13, Singleton, sundries, Haw kesbury River. Row, 172, Pattinon, sun.
dries, Murpeth. Sarah, 49, Townsend, sundries, Lake Macquarie. Fly, 10, Legge, sundries, Williams the 4th, 56, Sullivan, sundries, Kant Cuaford. AuGusT Shamrock, 200, sun. dries, Moreton Bay.
Letitia, 73, James, River. Bose, 172, Pattison, sun dries, Mospeth. Sophia Jane, 156, Wheman, sundries, Walls gong. Isabell 91, Barnett, sandries, M'Leay River. Harriett, 15, Crause, ballast, Brisbane, Bard's Legacy, 84, Banton, sundries, Wollongong.
AUGUST 95, M'intire, sun. deles, Hunter, Mermaid, 14, Doors, sundries, Hawkesbury. Maitland, 103, Parsons, sundries, Port Northumberland, 47, Chandler, sundries, Kiaina. Ranger, 19, Laveriek, bal. last, Botany.
Countess of Wilton, 111, Wilton, ballast, Newcastle. Thist 197, Mulhall, sundries, Morpeth. Elizabeth, 12, Shepherd, sundries. River. Cricket Player, 12, Eales, ballast, Hawkesburg.
PROJECTED DEPARTURES. for South Seas, this day. JULIA, for Bay of Islands, this day. EDEN, for Bombay, this day. for Mauritius via d'ort Easington, this day.
COARLOTTE, for Mauritias via Port Essington, this GovERNOR PHILLAr, for Nurtulk Island, this for Rebart Town, this day. fur London, this day. HONDURAS, for London, this day. EaRL for Calcutta, 91st Instant. CI DA, for London, 24th Instant.
Ship Favorite, from Tongata boo, touched at the various Islands, Tahiti, and the Islands of Tutullla, Upotn, and Varon. Tongataboo, she received her runs, which, the pubile will remember, were taken the time when her unfortunate commander, Capt. Croker, lost his life. The natives appeared more inclined to be friendly towards them. At taboo, four schooners were lying: the Missionary schooner, Triton Sultana, from Syduey C.
0. Raymond, and another, name not known, but was under the command of a Capt. Henry. The three last named were about to proceed to the New Hebrides for sandal wood. The Favorite experienced a succession of and squalls from the westward, with very slight ever since she left the islands.
The Clarence, from the whale Asheries, rived on Wednesday last with 300 barrels sperm oll, baring been out eleven months. Captain Cole had not spuken any vessels since April. The American whaler, from New Redford, brings only 650 barrels of oil, although out two Jean. Captain Prase complains like all those who have arrived from the whaling grounds, of the great scarcity of whales during the last seasot. She spoke no vessels sluce the Onyx.
The Terror, which left Sydney for Norfolk Island the other day, put into port yesterday, having sprung a leak about 120 miles from the land, and the leak Increased so rapidly that portion of her cargo had to be thrown overhoard. She has come up, and it is fully expected she will lave to discharge before she leaves purt again. The Steamer Reshorse has again been laid on fur Port Fhillip, to leave Sydney the 17th September, and on her return she will call at George Town, so that the public nay have the bencht of her services both at Van Land and Port Phillip. We trust whe will meet with far greater encuuragement than hitherto, otherwise her spirited proprietor will have to lay her up again: or she may perhaps meet with a similar fate to that of the Victoria. To lat.
33 and long. cast, the Farurite past the end of, ay-parently, very large shoal: ale was about right miles from it, and the sea was breaking over very heavy. The Terror has removed to Campbell's Wharf, discharge. The reduction in the fares to the Hunter have again taken place with respect to Mr. Grose's steamer, and little doubt but that the fun.
ter's River Company will have to adopt a similar Attorney General. If so, it will work to the great benefit of the community at large. SOME further English news has reached by the way of Hobar: Town. The intelligence is of no great interest. We gire estracts another column.
Parliament was still occupied in the Corn Law and Income l'ax Bills. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THURSDAY, AUGUST IN. Owing to the lateness of the hour at which the Council closed its sitting yesterday, we shall not be enabled to furnish our readers with full report till Monday next. The proceedings, however, were of considerable interest.
The Lord Bishop gave notice that he should lay upon the table, on Thursday next, the Report of the Committec appointed to enquire into the subject of Emigration; and that either himself or some other member would, on that day, move for a certain day on which the said Report should be taken into consideration. Mr. James Macarthur presented Petition from the residents of Bathurst and its vicinity, praying for the amendment of the Crown Lands Occupation Act. The Petition, which has already appeared in our columns, was read. It described the uncertainty and annoyance to which settlers were subjected by the Act in its present state, and the admission it gave to many improper characters holding land.
It represented that most respectable settler of the district having, under peculiar circ*mstances, had his license taken away from him; that although the fullest investigation had been made into the matter, and eight Magistrates had expressed their conviction of the hardship of Mr. Lee's case, yet that his punishment had not been remitted. It concluded by praying that Mr. Lee's licence might be again restored to him, and that the Council would be graciously pleased to take the Act into their consideration, and amend it to suit the interests of the settlers. Mr.
James Macarthur, in presenting the Petition, remarked on the importance of the subject to which it referred, and having only just received the Petition, and not having yet perused the statements by which it was accompanied, he was unwilling to go into the discussion of a matter of such deep moment, without some preparation. The Governor fully concurred in the character of the subject which Mr. Macarthur had given it. It was one of the deepest importance, of more importance than any that had been brought under their consideration during the session, and he was sorry to say that he could never grant the concluding prayer of the Petition. He agreed with the hon.
member, that discussion into the matter was desirable, and that it better that due preparation should be given. He should not object to any enquiry, provided it were made before the whole of Council; but he could not have the enquiry carried on before any other tribunal at which he was not present and did not preside. At a subsequent period of the day, Mr. James Macarthur gave notice of resolution that he would, on Tuesday next, move" That the Petition of certain stock holders, and other inhabitants of the district of Bathurst and the adjoining districts, praying for alteration and amendment of the Act to restrain the unauthorised occupation of Crown Lands, and for enquiring into the case of Mr. William Lee, be taken into consideration, with a view to determine how far it may be expedient and right to institute the the amendments prayed for." which he had to introduce, relative to the fines collected at the Police Office, in Sydney.
These fines were some of them collected under the law of England, which, in England, went to the poor of the parish. But as, legally, they had no parish poor here, by an Act passed some years ago, these fines went to the Benevolent Asylum. But a discrepancy seemed to exist in an Act in the same year, by which the fines for drunken offences, under information, went one-half to the Queen and one-half to the informer. He proposed, in future, to allow all these offences to be punished under the English law, and to reduce the amount paid to the informer to one-half. It had been represented to him by some hon.
members, that one-fourth would be sufficient, and he had not as yet quite determined on the subjest. On the order of the day being called for the second reading of the Courts of Requests Bill, the Attorney General went into ex position of the principle of the Bill, which was in great part copied from the old Bill. There were three distinct classes of clauses in the Bill. Clause from 1 to 12 related to the jurisdiction of the Act from 18 to 20 related to the mode of proceding for the recovery of debts under it; 20 to 35 related to the process of execution; and the other clauses were on miscellaneous matters. The proposed alteration in the first of these principles was, the raising the jurisdiction of the Court from debta of £10 up to It was also proposed in the Bill, that all parties should be sued for a debt in the district in which they resided: excepting special contract in writing was made to the contrary, or that, the person indebted had removed from one district into another.
Another alteration in the Act was, the doing away with the limitation of thirty miles to the jurisdiction of any Court of Requests. As the Bill now stands, although every one must be sued in the Conrt of the district in which they reside, yet every man placed within the same district. The principle of the Bill is similar to one in course of preparation In England, by Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Brougham, and Lord Campbell. The Attorney General suggested that at first, at least, it would perhaps be better that this Bill should be made an experimental Bill, and confined to the County of Cumberland, or, perhaps, extended to Maitland, whilst the other Courts might be increased in number, and preserve their present jurisdiction. This was the principle of the English Bill, and he thought it a good one, as it would be better, if possible, that professional gentlemen should preside in such Courts, assisted, wes provided by the Act, by two Assessors.
The Chief Justice was in favour of the Bill, if confined to the County of Cumberland, but could not coincide with it as a general measure, unless the Courts were throughout the country presided over by professional gentlemen. He thought it would be raising number of small Supreme Courts throughout the Colony, and that the absence of the principle of juries, or the privilege of appeal under it, were in violation of the legislation for the administration of justice. Mr. Jones, Mr. Berry, Mr.
H. H. Macarthur, and Mr. James Macarthur warmly supported the Bill, and the Governor, in its principle, did the same, setting the same time his face against it if it were to involve any increase in the expenditure of the establishment except what would be paid out of extra fees. The Bishop Agreed in principle with the Chief Justice, and thought special care ought to be taken in the bringing plaintiff and defendant together to state their own cause, that it did not lead to much perjury.
The consideration of the Bill was finally postponed till Tuesday, the understanding seeming to be, that the amount of the debts to come within the jurisdiction of the Court should be £30, and that in its operation, it should at present be confined to the County of Cumberland. The Estimate for the expense of the Courts of Requests for the year 1843, £3632 44. was then voted, with the understanding that the amount might be altered by resolution of the Council, if thought necessary, when the new Act was gone through with. The amount of £30,406 4s. was voted for Police expenses in the country districts.
motion of Mr. H. H. MACARTHUR, after. wards withdrawn, considerable discussion took: place on the propriety of withdrawing the Police Magistrates from many districts.
The GOVERNOR then went into a long desultory explanation of the contingent expenses attached to this department, after which the Council adjourned till this day. INSOLVENT COURT. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17. A supplementary meeting of the creditors of Luigi Daile Case was called by the trustee, Mr.
James Templeton, for the purpose of examining the insolvent, touching certain matters wherein he was represented to have fraudulently retained some part of his property. This representation was made to the trustee by Mr. Bushelle, who, however, was not a creditor in the estate; and when Mr. Templeton laid it before the Commissioner, he advised him to call the meeting. Mr.
Templeton made this explanation himself, in order, that the matter might not be thought to have emanated from him, as, so far as he himself was concerned, he had had no reason to doubt the in tegrity of Dalle Case in the matter of the insolvency. number of witnesses were examined at considerable length, by Mr. Dillon, who appeared agains: the insolvent, concerning sundry articles which had, on different occasione, been scen in possession of the insolvent, but which were not entered in his schedule. It was proved, however, that the whole of these articles had been sold previous to the defendant's insolvency, or that they were not his property and nothing whatever was elicited, tending in any way to impugn or discredit the former proceedings of the insolvent. It was quite evident, that the examination originated in strong private feeling on the part of Mr.
Bushelle. Although there is nothing to be more earnestly deprecated, yet, we do believe, indeed, several instances have come under our own knowledge where private feeling has heen allowed to obtrude itself in the most offensive shape within the precincts of the Insolvent Court. It an unfortunate debtor happen to have amongst his creditors some weak, spiteful minded man, who may have a grudge against him, the Insolvent Court is the arena in which he arrays his spleen against him for the sake of his petty revenge, We know not how this is to be avoided; but when the exhibition of such feeling is so glaringly exhibited, as it was on Wednesday, we do think it should call down the severe reprimand of the Court. We are glad to see that, at last, His Honor Mr. Justice Burton has taken up the subject which we have so repeatedly commented upon in this Journal relative to the payment of Jurors.
The present method of remunerating Jurymen for the expense of time and trouble they are put to, is most inadequate and most unjust. It is most inadequate, as two shillings per diem, the amount given to common Jurom, can never be looked upon as any compensation for the time thus lost to man's business, It is inost unjust, because, while special Jurors who are performing no higher part in the administration of Justice, and can, in most cases, so much better afford to lose the time, or feel the inconvenience of it in so far lighter a degree, are allowed a very much higher rate of compensation than common Jurors. It appears altogether monstrous that a man should be taken from the attendance of his shop, or the avocation by which he earns his daily bread, to sit for davs toceive a mere nominal Waffe the rich man, the gentleman at large, or he who can safely depute the management of his business for day or two to other parties, is to receive a pay, unimportant it is true to him, but what would be full remuneration to the common Juror. Then, again, with regard to Coroner's Juries, His Honor justly remarked, it is too hard that man should be pressed into a Jury on an inquest, and obliged to lose two or three hours' time, without any remuneration whatever, practice entailing the employment of unqualified Jurors, and a slurring over the inquisition on which they are called together. A legis.
lative enactment is required in order that these things may be altered, and as the Bill for the Amendment of the Administration of Justice Act bas only been past provisionally to future amendment, we trust that in its revision these points will be attended to antis. factorily. THE -Regretting, as we do, on any occasion to unconscious cause of sorrow" to any of our friends, yet cannot exactly sympathize with those the GAZETTE, in their bewailment of the ignorance of the AUSTRALIAN. In our Wed. nesday's number, we remarked that Mr.
Alderman Browne had recommended the appointment of two parties, named Austin and Powell, as collectors to his ward These names happen to be the same of two of the officers of Water Police; and in speaking of the appointment. we remarked that business at the Water Police must be slack, or two such efficient officers would not have been appointed to other bertha. We are told by the GAZETTE that the Mr. Austin is not the Water Police officer, and then it espresses its deep grief at our not being quainted with the fact of their being two Mr Austins. la spite of the pathetic lamentation of the GAZETTE, we are content to sit, Like Patience op monument, smiling at such Goutrot's Concert came off on Wedseaday evening, at the Royal Hotel, and was numerously and most respectably attended.
The performances of the evening were exceedingly good, and went off with much We hope Monsieur Gautrot will have good reason to be satisfed with the result of this Concert. We bave recaired a note from the Office, we suppose, complaining of graph relative to the hour at which that office is closed. Our paragraph was not a general one on that subject, as it in one of which we know nothing. We merely reported some observations which fell from the Chief Jus. tice upon the subject, and if he was misinformed, it is no fault of ours.
HIGHWAY -Two men, named Richard Bazanna and Patrick Lediv, were yesterday examined at the Police Office on charge of highway robbery. The circumn stances of the case were follows: On Monday night, or rather on Tuesday morning, about half-past one o'clock, as Ina numed Clinton was walking home at the bottom of King- near the turning into Sussex -street, he was accusted by three men who insulted him, and strove to quarrel with him, and ultimately commenced a desperate assault upon him. They succeeded in getting him on the ground, and nearly tore the cont off his back, besides beating and kicking him in the most biutal manuer. Clinton called out long as he was able, and luckily Inspector Smith, who was in hearing of his cries, was instantly on the spot, and succeeded in capturing the two prisoners; the third escaped. Clinton said that he was and living during the day had sold a quantity of at Sit.
Robinson's, in Sussex-street, timber from the wharf for ready money, and that be had more than once daring the day seen the man who escaped, watching. He und on his person considerably more than £100 in money and orders. The promptitude with which the two prisoners were secured by luspector Smith, is biguly cres ditable to that active officer. Under the beading Sugar," in our last Commercial Report, that which was nated Bourbon. Bombay should have been printed ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Edit of the Australian your Journal is 'ways open to the exposure of oppression and abuses in the working of any law, 1hrg leave to bring the following, statement under your notice, advice to bat course the party should pursue to obtain redress. On Saturday evening, the Eth instant, my servant obtained permission for a short time into the town; to my surprise, he did not return that night or following morning, but in the course the day 1 received message, stating he was confined in the watch house, and requesting me to send him some money to release himself, an sino his discharge from the ship, (he having acted as steward some time ago). Imagining he had been taken up for drunkenness, I refused his former request, but sent his certificate of discharge. On the Monday he wan discharged, after being brought before Captain and fined by that gentleman the sum of six shillinge, a- a punishment for having been large without his discharge, and giving the Magistrate trouble, no other charge bring against him. On enquiry, I found he had not been taken amongst the haunts of sailors.
bot whilst walking quietly near St. James' Watch-house, Elizabeth-street, and on inspecting the' books there, it appeared no charge was against him but as before stated. Allow now, to enquire upon what grounds has'. right to be confined two nights and a day, and afterwards fined, when such a trivial charge is against bim am not perfectly acquainted with our Water Police Act, but cannot imagine upon what grounds he was confined fined. certainly think he ought to have been libe.
rated immediately after he produced hidischarge: for being confined thirt, --in hours was quite sufficient punishment lor venial an offence, if offence it can be called, Yours obediently, AN INILABITANT NEAR SYDNEY THE TURF. To the Editor of the Australian. your columns, to inform sporting genPermit me, through the medium of tlemen of this community of the treatment have experienced at the hands of those from whom much better things might be expected, from their standing in society. was engaged to ride the Marchioness at the last Parramatta Races, and had but one day to reduce my weight seven pounds, which could only he effected by the most severe method of training, independent of the injury the constitution must sustain from violent process 1 accordingly rode the Marchioness, winning the trial stakes £50, besides bye beta also rode the horse Mentor at the same Meeting; and on applying for remuneration for my services and I was generously presented with THRKE POUNDs! whereas, according to the custom, I ought to have been paid least £10 viz, £5 for winning with the Marchioness, the trial stakes; £3 for riding Mentor, (a loser); and £2 4s. for my board and expenses.
With regard to the latter item, I was told that I ought to have gone to the Military Barracks! tempore! A gentleman's racing jockey to train in a Military Barrack-room; to strip. clothe, amongst strange soldiers and their wires, Such would, indeed, have been an era in the annals of sporting. If From. such, deliver me it 4 been fifteen months in this Colony, where arrived an entire stranger, and during that time have ridden the winning horses in fourteen races. 1 have generally met with gentlemen, whose conduct to we has entitled them to that appellation; in fact, it is rare a white crow to find mesoness in the patrons of the Turf.
I am, HOLMES, THE JOCKEY. COUNTRY NEWS. REMOVAL OF THE COURT AT PATRICE'S PLAINS -An order was lately received the removal of the Court of Petty Sessions from Singleton to building at Monimba, on the Great Northern Road, erected some years since by the Government at consider. able espense, though never occupied. This place is seven miles from Singleton, which has since sprung 1p, and nine from Farne borough, Black Creek.
The doors of the Court House, at Monimba, were a few days afterwards thrown open for public business; the Clerk of the Bench attended several days, and some inhabitants of Farnborough brought their cases, being seven miles neater than going to Maitland. This change, it appears, was ordered in consequence ofsome didiculties in the final settlement of an rangement made some years ago for the Court being held in Singleton, where good building has been erected fur the purpose at private cost. Public Meetings and Petition have been got up the change, and the Government, on the 20th ultimo, suspended its operation for a month. The Monimba Court House was again closed; back went the Clerk of the Beach and the books, and the Faruborough suitors followed. It is not kuown what will be the result, each site has its advocates, though those for Siegleton are more nuinerous and active.
It is said that the Solicitor General has the case before him. More rain has just fallen, but there have been some severe frosts, and the pastures are yet poor, though the grow. ing wheat is forward and luxuriant. Green stuff, which was selling Spring at £3 sud £4 an acre. is now fetching twice that Building is still on, though many fallen houses are vacant but property, having into new hands, fresh means of improving it, and gives a slight impulse to trade and employment.
VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. Ten more ships for the conveyance of prisoners to this colony, have been taken up by Government, total of twenty to arrive within 1842 -Hobart Town Ad. vertiser, Auguat 5. Sir Robert Peel has expressed his determination to send all convicts out from England, except the very smallest numbers absolutely necessary for the -yard sere vice. -Ibid.
THE ENGINEER DEPARTMENT Piper, R. succeeds Lieut -Col. Barney in New South Wales, and Major Victor of the same distinguished corps succoeds Major Kelsall -Murray's Review, August 5. THE MARKETS -There is no change in the markets, Wheat still continues at the average of 7s, Aour (fine) seconds 16s, per cwt barley aud oats 64. per bushel potatoes have fallen, and only fetch £5 per ton: maize 5s per THE WEATHER -Nothing could have been more beautiful than the weather during the early part of the week, rendering the vegetation after the late rains exuberant accordingly.
The frosts of nights were succeeded by line sunav days, producing most salutary and cheering effect to the animal, well the vegetable creation. The accounts from the interior are highly favourable to the producing prospects of the coming ENGLISH NEWS. the fobart Town Advertiser, August 51 PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE Mr. Elphinstone moved a resolution on the 26-h April, that the House would, at an carly period. resolve itself into Committee with view of imposing on the succession to real estate, a scale of legacy and probate duties, of the same amount as on succession to personal Robert property.
Sir Peel, in a sarcastic speech, alluding to the gentleman's absence from the House and consequent ignorance, went over some of his arguments against such a measure, and complained that now, after the second reading of the Income Tax contrary to all parliamentary usage, honor: able members began to delay the progress of the attacking its principle, Mr. Elphinstone declined to withdraw his motion, and the House divided- For the 71 Against 221 -144 In reply to Lord John Russel, Sir R. Peel stated that be would take the sense of the house on Thursdav, at five o'clock. to the expedieney of proceeding with the lacome Tax on motion On the notice of Viscount Mahon, the Copyright Bill was read third time sud passed. Mr Redington gave notice of his intention to move, on an early day, for leave to bring in I bill to disfranchise the borough of Sudbury.
Sir J. Graham obtained leave to bring in the biil for the model prison regulation at and Pentonville. government of new Sir J. Graham obtained leave to bring in bill for appointment and payment of parish constables. The Pentoneille Prison Bill, and the Parish Constables Bill, were then severally brought in and read a first time.
On the motion of Mr. Masterman, the -l-siastical Leases Bill was read first A short conversation arose upon com plaint of Mr. Connell, that Roman Catholic soldiers are not, in India, provided with sufficient opportunities of religions worship, Hardinge, Upon that an Protestant explanation soltiers by Sir are Henry in the same predicament, Mr. O'Connell expressed his satisfaction. The Exchequer Rills Bill was brought in and read a fist time.
Morning ilerald, April 26, We make the following extracts from the of the 27th of April, the at English news, and the STANDARD of the 26th. The present Board of Admiralty has been much occupied for some time past with the subject of naval architecture; and having appointed committee of practical shipbuilders to take into consideration this im. portant question, and to suggest such improvements in the construction of our ships of war as their long experience and practical acquaintance with the science might enable them to do, and received its report, have resolved to set upon it without delay. Their lordships have, moreover, directed three of the most distinguished members of the School of Naval Architecture. Messrs.
Reed, Chatfield, and to furnish a series of de signs for ships of every class in the service, for which purpose they have been ordered to repair to Chathain, and commence their labours immediately. By thus combining the highest scientific attainments with the practical intelligence of the master wrights of our dock-yards, we may fairly anticipate a degree of perfection in the construction of out wooden walls for the future to which rumour they have never hitherto attained. cu rent that the post of Surveyor of the Navy is to be abolished, and that of Naval Architect to be substituted in its stead. At all events, the appointment of the three gentlemen already alluded to may fairly be regarded as a preliminary step to the establishment of bosed of naval revision; an strangement which cannot fail of proving of the utmost advantage to the country. Upwards of two millions sterling have already frow been expended on ships, which we gather the Parliament admissions of Sir George co*ckburn and Captain Rous are decided failures.
It is therefore surely time to put a stop to this speculative mode of ship building, and the Admiralty deserves high credit for the earnest and laborious attention it has lately devoted to the subject. The a and subscriptions raised for the purpose erecting endowing an Episcopal college in Scotland, amount, at present, to £17,000 including £1 000 from the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, M. Bertin de Vaux, Peer of France, and one of the proprietors of the JOURNAL DES DEBATe, died on Sunday, aged 74. Don Antonio Espartere, the Regent's brother, died at Madrid on the night of the 17th instant. The Storthing of Norway has ordered the inental modification of Article 112 escludes of the FundaCode, which Jews from the right of establishing themselves in that country.
The Duke of Wellington hunted on Mopday with the Vine hounds. The meet was at Ashe Park, where the Duke arrived soon after eleven. A for was quickly found, which enabled his Grace to return early to Strathfieldsaye, and leave immediately for London, pretty strong proof that his ace is in good health -April 13 his advanced age. 74, the Duke of Wellington still enjoys unimpaired health aud vigour ARMY AND NAVY. It is said, we believe correctly, that Captain Reynold-, who was so uncourteously, if not unjustly, deprived of his commission in consequence of his spirited resistance to Lord Cardigan's treatment of bim, and who bes been lately restored to his rank, has accepted bis commission, merely as a public testimony of the favourable opinion tained of his conduct in the transaction, in high quarters, and that he proposes to linquish the military service as a profession.
We would fain look forward to be enabled to announce similar act of grace with respect to Mr. Elton, whose aberration from the strict rules of decorum in the naval service was visited with an sinount of censure far beyond what the circ*mstances of his case called for. regiments The lith Hussars, by the trans. VACANT REGIMENTS- of for of Prince Albert to the 3rd Guards; the 20th regiment, by the death of General Sir Wm. Houston; and the 40tb regiment by the demise of Lieutenant-General Sir Lionel Smith.
Appointments to the above-named corps have been made. Three other regiare likely to lose their present Coand strange to say, all A on the Indian estalonels, namely, the 10th, 17th, and 50th, blishments, as Sir F. A. Wetherall and Sir John Lambert are so ill that no hope is entertained of their recovery; indeed, a few days ago, they were reported dead; and Sir T. Walker has been for some time in that state that his dissolution is hourly expected, The whole of the th regiment of foot are on their route to Chathain, from whence they embark for ludia; they composed 1,900 fine men, Land Seton WAS expected to be transferred from the to the 20tb, and Sir J.
Macdonald, from the 67th to the The 9th regiment of Light Dragoons had got the augmentation on proceeding to lodia. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel sold out to become a settler at Port Kenny bas Philip. (Free Murray's Rerise, Anger 4) lowing the THE PEERAGE, -The fol. LONGEVITY OF oldest are names of Peers Perhaps there is no some publie of the body numbers, in the which world, can the same limited who have attained produce an equal lint of Abercromby. Lord, to 72.
such A venerable Agra: Earl, Marquis, 87. 74. Ailsa, Berners, Marquis, Lord, 72. Anglers. rough, Earl, 84.
Braley, Lord, 80, Besbo. Marquis, 73. Carberry 77. Cathean, Bristol, 76. Lord, Delemere, 87.
Colville, 75. Cork, Lord, 15. Donegal, Lord, Marquis, 73. Dinorben, Dorset, Lord, 15, Dynevor, Lord, 77. Ferrers, 82 Duke, 78.
ton, Duke, Hamilton, 82. Duke, Grey, 75. Rail, 77. Grer. Lord, Huntley, Marquis, 81.
Harrowby, Bari, 80, Ludlow, clesfeld, Earl, Karl, 84 87 Lynedock, 92 Mac. Limerick. Earl. 84. Lonedale, Rarl, 85.
Manners, Lord, 86. 'Manchester, Duke, Mayo, Earl, 76. Maryborongh, Lord, 78. 74. Middleton, Lord, 73.
Mos tyn, wick Lord, Lord, Norfolk, Duke, 71. North. mouth, Earl, 72 74. Ponsonby, Plunkett, Lord, 78. Ply.
74. 72. Port. land, Earl, 77. Duke, Save and Rolle, Sele.
Lord, 86. Rommon, bury, Earl, 14. Lord, 73. Shales Sidmouth, Lord. 85 clair.
Lord. 76 Lord St. 74. Stamford, Karl, 77. Starla, Ian, Lord, Germain's, Earl, 75.
Strata ham, Lord, 75. 74, St. Vincent, Lord, 76. Tea from THE the QUEEN. We ropy It the is following Morning Post: NOW attired known in that the the ordinary Queen and Prince Albert, costume of private persons, are in the habit of visiting mito, unattended, all the places preserving of public the strictest incap amusem*nt in be the seated metropolis.
near thein A in geutleman happened theatre, and the pit of the Adelphi entered into the must familiar recognized the Royal pair, she with him, obtaining from him information in man respect to the performers, The gentle without attended them to the Strand, of coume, afurding them the least ides of them cognizance, door until, a when having closed upas the of hackney coach, the driver of which Great was directed to go to the botton of George-street, Westminster, took good off night," his hat sud wished Her Majesty THE grand meeting of the R. formers of the original people of this world was beld on the 26th of April, Barsa Rothschild (who came from the Continent purposely) in the chair. We regret that have not space to insert the proceedings of this interesting meeting, which are gives at considerable length in Belle We shall however, take the earliest oppor. tunity of giving such an abridgment of may furnish their substance. A complimentary address to Sir Moses Gore was unanimously voted, and the ing adjourned to 97th May.
If expected union between the descendants el the House of Israel and the great Unitarian body takes place, consequences of very sos. siderable importance to the religions world must be the result. Parliament was proceeding with come Tax and Corn Law Bills, against bot of which the tables of houses 1 wen covered with petitions. No other Parlia mentary proceedings of any importance had taken place. MONEY MARKET.
the Teen Courier af LONDON, APRIL English feat are still advancing, and there appears to he no bound to the rise, The jobbers great anziety to buy, and hence the is -Timer. Provement of Consols for money to 93 tel It is confideatly believed that the funds dot reached the highest point, many who are deserving of attention, on aider that Consols will, before say comide able decline takes place, be abore Should such event occur, complete alteration must necessarily be made is the generally. -Saw. A sOB of the great debit at Boston vocalist, and, as for be judged from Yankee electrifastin, gave promise of almost unrivalled talent. In the House of Commons on the April, Mr.
Cristopher presented a from Pert Phillip, in New South Wale signed by upwards of one thoussed bitante, praying for a Local independent of the Government of Sydney, Captain Pechell presented petition from one Daniel Phillips, of New praying, that as half of the duty on Con was now taken off, the other half might also be taken of (Laughter.) Mr. Ferrand, the member for Kasreabo from rough, the is beginning to be highly skill and spirit with which he has been exposing the abuses in the turing system of Great Britain, both regard to the fraudulent deterioration manufactured goods and the oppression the working people by the truck and the in pusition of Sues upos them, which is made to run away with a inaterial portion of their scanty wages. The truck or shop" practice is carried so far by sartain of the manufacturers as to compel their work men's attendance at certain places of wot. let sittings where to they the poor artisans at a and prolt! under ship, farm the pews, All the manufacturing districts in a state of great depression. The Allied Powers were disposed to coincide with the views of Great Britsh against those of America on the Right Search Question, and the French, especially, were loud in admiration of the enlightened talent and spirit of Lord Aberdeen's core pondence on the question.
Mr. Roebuck and other members of the House of Commons, who habitually disagree with the Conservative party, expremed almost entire concurrence with the Prims Minister's tarif. A writer of historical research has draws close parallel between disasters in Afghanistan and two historial incidents of recent date- the defest of Quisetilies Varus in Germany, and the discomfiture of Crassus in Parthia. The naval force in India and Chime augmented to 46 sail, including three line of battle ships, 11 frigates, 2 steamers, 21 brigs and sloops, to which are shortly to be added the Agincourt, 72 guns, and the Gayer, steam frigate. THE NEW FRENCH is brilliant, has every appearance of gas; in fact, it is convertal into gas previously to burning.
The main festare of this improvement consists in to the centre of the burner an spright stem, or else one stem to each hole of the burner. The Iquid in conducted up to the burner by cotton yarn, nad the flame keeps the steam heated: thus the liquid as it come up towards the burner is volatilined, a the vapour to be consumed passes through the holes in the burner in a similar manner to To light these burners a hoop surrounded cotton or other fibrous substance, and provided with a stem, is employed. The hoop is dipped into some of the liquid and Ignited, and then passel down over the burner below the upper part of the cotton yarn: by this means vapour is quickly duced in the burner, and passing through the holes in the same becomes ignited; the hoop is then removed, and the heat of the dame maintains the requisite supply of vapour. This light combines ail the advantages of gas and also those of oil or tallow; for while, like the former, constant and brilliant light is produced, and all difficulty and trouble of cleaning and triming lamps is avoided, so, at the same time, all the advantages of portability and smaliness of compass of the latter are obtained..
