The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY ETENING, APRIL 17, 1851.

-• • 1/41114 DIEMEN"S LAND.
Hobart Town papers of November and December
lattice the determined combination of the colonists to
form adm or society of their own. Discord! Ms-
deed, appears to have reached its height, and is ifs
disastrous consequences. It is now four ream since
tanning a practical shape which threatens the most
'transportation to this colony was discontimied, and
' ministers declared it should never be resumed; this
pledge has been broken, and the felon stream is now
pounng more copiously than ever on the shores of
' Tasfnama, with eo prospect of immediate or ultimate
abatement. This hum roused the feeliugs of the
colonists to on unanimous pitch of indignation, uud
-evoked a spirited effort in self-defence. Throughout t
the length and breadth of the land associations have
been formed for the purpose of seeking, by constitu-
tional means, a redress of real grievances which
they have been doomed to suffer, and to relieve I
themselves of the incubus. To cast back the tide of
moral evil the colonists know and feel to be an fin- !
possibility ; but they are firm in their resolve to check
any augmentation of the evil. They ask, sue, and pray
for—in a word, they demand justice and equality—
to be placed on a footing with the sister colonies, to
none of which are convicts sent but with their con-
currence; and:they energetically demand the pledge
of ministers being faithfully redeemed. On these
issues they have taken their stand; solemnly, sin-
cerely ple•dged their existence to obtain justice in a
constitutional manner. Concession or a final separa-
tion are manifestly the alternatives. This movement
on the part of the colonists has produced an alarming
effect. The emancipists have chosen to regard it
as an insult to their class--an aggression upon their
rights. Counter-associations are being formed, de-
signated " The Prisoners' Protection Society.," the
intention of which is to unite the emanegasts in
one great confederation, not merely for the vague
purpose of " protection" against wrongs, real or ima-
ginary, but fur the definite purpose of casting the
whole weight of their influence and votes into the
contest of the first general election under the new
Constitution Act. Tlw folly, not to say madness, of
this counter-movement cannot be contemplated with-
out serious apprehensions. In Tasmania, it cannot be
disguised, convict influence is paramount. In 1848
there were 7,000 free male emigrants, while 9,00
had become free, exclusive of nearly 5,000 male
ticket-of-leave holders, and the offspring of the re-
spective classes born in the colony. In that year no
less than 10,000 male convicts were in government
employ and private service, and since then the re-
newal of transportation has greatly added to their
number, as also the issue of conditional pardons. On
the other hand, the number of free immigrants has
from various causes diminished. Looking at these
filets and figures, the consequences of a counter-com-
bination may well be apprehended.
A normal school is in course of formation at
Hobart Town, to which an agricultural and indus-
trial establishment is to be annexed. It is intended
to celebrate the passing of the Australian Bill be a
public dinner in Hobart Town,at which five purebred
persons are expected to be present. Front the re-
turns moved for by two members of the legislative
council of Van ffietnen's Land, it appears that the
convictions in the Supreme Court were in the pro-
portion of six of the free to one htmdred and twenty-
sevell of the transported, or as one free person to
twenty-one transported persons. We observe that
Sir ‘VilliatinDenison has issued a very stringent notice
on the abuse of the privilege of franking letters
by the public officers in the colony. The
Mbar( Town ..ldrertiser notes that the power of ap-
pointing the officers of customs is to be vested in the
local government instead of the board in England,
the effect of which will be to place the future ap-
pointment of the customs officers precisely on the
same hooting as that of all the other officials of the
local establishment. Lieutenant Pate, under sentence
of transportation fir seven years for the assault upon
her Majesty, arrived at Ifubart Town in the ship
William Jardine. It is said he displayed no symp
toms of insanity during the passage. The commis-
Karat departinont have accepted tenders for 10.000
bushels of wheat, at prices ranging from 7s. 6d. to
per 100 pounds.
The latest news from Van Diemen 's Land is by the
overland mail, rig Singapore, which brings Hither
Town and Launceston papers to the end of hoeem-
ber. The agitation on the convict question continued
with unabated ardour. The Tasmanian Union, Or-
ganised for the purpose of embroiling the emancipist
with the other population of the colony, is rapidly
waning, its adherents being in some degree con-
vinced- of their error. Messrs. Dry and (Beddow
have been invited to stand for the representation of
Launceston, both being pledged to insist on the im-
mediate, total, and final abolition of the curse. The
Launceston branch of the " Anti-Transportation
League of the Australian Colonies" have transmitted
to Mr. Jackson, the London agent. documents urging
and authorising hint to organise in the great metro-
polis an anti-transportation movement. Ihe accounts
of the crops were discouraging. causing at rise of 23
per mut. in the juice of wheat. The Loonceseon
Examiner publishes a letter of Dr. Lang,
COLONIAL. in which he intimates his intention of pay-
ing Van Dienuat's Land a visit ; his prim-
AUSTRALIA.—NEW SOUTH WALES. cited object being to organise a combined movement
Stabler journals to the lithlkrember have reached by the evangelical sections of the community tin. the
us tile Overland Mail. The 16th was fixed for education of young rearm for the Christian ministry
the election of the mavor of Sydney, being the first in the colonies. Smith O'Brien had arrived at
choice of a chief magistrate under the new constitu- llulwrt Town from Poet Arthur. lie was cheered
thin, that functionary haling heretofiss been chosen by his countrymen, and escorted by a deputation to
by the aldermen and council. The matter formed an the Freemasons' Hotel. New Norfolk is to be his
exciting subject to an excitable people. The ninth- future residence. 011oberty, the Irish rebel, has re-
dates were Mr. Alderman Thurluw, George Hill (lived Is-mission to reside in Hobart Town, where
(the then mayor), and Mr. Alderman Allen. The he will practise his profession (medical). A party
last-named gentleman held the office in 1845 with had offered to advance 3,000'. towards the establish-
great credit to himself ; the former gentleman's pub- meat of steam communication with Port Phillip.
lie and private t•haraett•r does not rate high, he PORT PHILLIP.
having been removed from the commission of the Journals to the middle of lice. state that Mr.Went-
peace for the prostitution of his iinwers, as worth had lave' invited to represent Melbourne in
a magistrate. which removal was considered by a the Legislative Council of New South Wales. The
vote of the legislative (antacid as justifiable. 'the 11th of January had been fixed for a Conference at
Hemet, the organ of the popular voice, pronounces Melbourne of the committee of the Anti-trmsporta-
thr Mr. Allen, as worthy of the brightest of the mu- lion Association, the the purpose of establishing an
nieipal honours.--Sir Charles Fitzroy was making a interchange of intelligence and sentiment between
tour in the provinces. At Goulburn a soothing ad- all the Australian colonies interested in the discon-
deess AVM presented to his Excellency, solicit- tinuance of couvictiam. The following is from the
ing the connecting of the town of •Goulburn Uoultmoro lleeo/d:
Mr. La Trots: will positively he the first governor of the
with Syt'ney by railway, and hoping, on return-
aces colony of Victoria. Mr. MU* 'Thompson, our cobs
ing to the seat of his government, his tour would
be found '• both to have promoted good feeling be- real mercury, applied to the home government tor the up.
',ointment, but was told that Mr. La Trott, could not be
tween the governor and the governed." In reply ooverlooko•ol, and that, if he was desirous of remaining in
his Excellency promised the railway scheme every l'ort Phillip, he would receive the appointment of Hodes
rant-govetnor. Ullol/ this Mr. Thomp.ou applied to Mr.
encouragement. and expressed his hope " that my
If who digest to the
"and below if w 1 unpopular icnolonial secretary that, as he
extended tour, front which I am now returning, will
have tended to cement that ~lellr uruc, he would eaten
good feeling, which willas,wn as the province was era-seed into a
enable me to carry on the business of the govern- About two months afterwards the superintendent again.
11
went to the ads antage and satisfaction of both par- communicated with Mr. Thompson on the subject. Ile
ties." said that he was induced by the contents of official rommu-
On December sth Messrs. Mort and Brown held n 5 atit:ns he had received from
tocrept the
oo uttered appointment f liuttnant-
their first wool sale at their new store. The oak A news hank, a branch. of lieutenant-governor.
ree.v South Wales
room is the largest in the colony, measuring one bun- Bank, was about being established in Melbourne.,
eked and thirty feet by sixty, iu one room. 'the sale and an advertisement had been made amordinolv re-
comprised Vat bales, which were catalogued, previous • fie' • • ".• '
questing applicationst sou -lion tot IllallagCr.
to the sale, similar to the mode pursued in London. - SOUTH AUSTRALI.t.
The wools were of various qualities, and the prices
realised were considered satisfactory, being within Adelaide journals to November "0 re tort that
twenty of the woint•n sent out in thel•
a halfpenny of the prices of lust December, with an j Stevenson, for Sydney, by the Hon Mr. Ilerbe
; committee, had been to remain at. Adele:des,
exchange considerably against the shipper. After
the sale a sumptuous banquet was prepared, and at their own request.
A second file of Adelaide ri • la to
ample justice done to it. The Sydney, .31grginy
Herald notices the progress making in the cultiva- January 10. Mr. J. Stephena 1111.1•
lion of the vine, as an article of colonial home con- I ad! ofpropnelor anti
sumption and export. The wines of New South or the ..eyis,er awl Oh
one of the early settlers, had paid thelo'hast'alaolorro.tula
Wales are now established as one of its staple pro-; Another oivernment delOtultei l list u 1 sled w
ducts: indeed the reduction of the import duty the bit of Mr. 1 i ofllse "It":"
there in England has encouraged the colonists to thfiLl,e, who hadla-en• IT;;11' ,
census for INA hail helm rolll
look hence for a profitable market. The Australa- allowed 40 AIM' the 1.01011) 1411.
sian Botanic and Horticultural Societe has, for some
bu
rn:tnenit 111011,0111.11 t Maul the
unexplained reason, dtvlined forwat:iling any pro- t ,
thet t resell had not lam nude
flocksDi,;,44,
sheep, • .1 o
,t_t, crony stolsol al
ducts to the Exhibition of all Nations. Arrange- rom
and hegruilvse
ments were made for the departure iu the middle of
December of Major-General Wynvard and staff to
Hobart Town, in her .Majesty's ship IlavannalY, on rattle ...leth."! Trott to 13". ti""
mina' /
a tour of military inspection. slid I i 1,31 I ;VMS. a,
; the geohnitphirul limn of au, main, '
rod
The colonists *had almost unanimously agreed to Hoot le'... cattle The tut."
113.5,5•1 Host
325 ism moon. miles The it/
introduce the Alpaca, or Peruvian sheep, for which 4 • laughs • ,
purpose about I,nOW, was necessary, which sum was slat; ow
11l 4 y MO. ',Orli 4.1141 sovlort ...
prispsrls ..I
raised by subscription in a few days.
I remits •
Later journals from Sydney, received via Sings- I 1.1„.,.„1.6,„,
pore. to the beginning of January, confirm Ate in- le•sewei en i.e.:A.70. se" "'eth7.6l," NI" "1
ta
telligence of a scarcity of grain and the rising prim wo • Immo. .1 too toil, 160 la
of flour, causing much alarm on the otutojoic
iso.tiooo oo s am4l.
quotedyrice of flour was ISL to 241!. 'flue death of " "'"' now ."d.,'' ' t "' '"'* in al.kuat a
James Hayward., at the age of unnoomesst. ''
7.71; ''' "1 ". "I.*" "'"'"' I t, ""' dal.- our
The deeeased was the oldest surviving missionary in !"." "1 " 11'"'
the colonies, having embarked for Tahiti, ill the ship oioci oicprielop '''
when she was taken by a Fiends in svairm hooli. a-NA. loi4lotot!:'
lie resided for the lust queerer of a century in Syd IN if., cub a),mto r ha %val.. u..utd la, ail, or with
ney. Much sickness prevailed, in eomst.totiee,,, ~e "."1"...1".•""""' t" *ldris the remelt, of agricultural Miles-
the sudden alteruutiona, heut to cold, awl rors„. try ""1.1 cut
a
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tit"' • us•lnim6'"" ""8")
with INA) *lli ,41111rirld Imr our purpose, and an animal

be Purchased `op the dab, to be added to those
already at Versatile&
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Congress, at its sitting of
on a recomnaludation to -the go-
ise measures in favour of the irri-
- situated near canals and rivers, and
_ . the development of the system of drainage.
A violent thunder-storm burst over Paris about
eight o'clock last night. The lightning was very
vivid, and the rain fell heavily. In about an hour
the weather again became fine.

pitied entklig with the third quarter of the past year, near
enouph to exemplify our vastly improved position, without
the awl of express official information, which it would he
difficult, if not impossible, to obtain up to the last day of the
last quarter. In 1840 the number of acres of Tana in culti-
vation did not exceed 2,3453 acres ; in 1847, the breadth of
land in cultivation exceeded 36,000 acres; and when the
expected returns are officially published it will be found
that the onward progress of agriculture, in 1830, has been
surprising heyonelall former precedent. In 1840 there was
nut a public flour mill in the colony; in 1850 there were
numerous flour mills, the use of steam-power being most
prevalent.
In 1810 the value of the exports, the produce o f the co-
lony, amounted to 1.1.640/. ; in 1830 they will be found to
have exceeded 600,0001. In 1840, the total amount of
public revenue was 30,1001. 14s. 11d. ; in the third quarter
of 18.50, the total receipts of the colonial government exhi-
bited the large sum of 68,6[3/. 4s. tit., being at the rate of
274,568/. 18s. per annum. In 1840, the public expenditure
exceeded the income by no less a sum than 139,76, /.4%.6d. ;
in 1830 the public income has very considerably exceeded
the expenditure, although that expenditure has included
large amounts appli in reduction f the only public
'debt of the colonyed , which ist nowo very nearly, if not
quite, extinguished. In 1810 the shipping arrivals were
hkc lovers' visits, " few and far between ;" in 18:40 the
arrival%' exclusive of those from the outports of the colony,
have been no les. than 283 in number, with an aggregate
tonnage of 86,281 tons, and all bringing passengers, of whom
6,613 have remained in the colony. From 1840 to 1815 in-
clusive, we only find one instance where the land sales of
the year exceeded 3,0001. ; in subsequent years, inclusive of
185(i, the sales of crown lands have greatly exceeded an
average of 50,000/. per annum, although the special survey
sales have been discontinued, and several nlllll of 20,000/.
each refused. Wherever we look, especially with our
" mind's eye," the prospect is grand and cheering for the
66,000 colonists of South Australia.
There was a squatting agitation in pmgrcss in con-
sequence of the detenmnation of the executive to en-
force the payment of assessment in advance. A de-
putation of the squatters had waited on the govern nr
for the purpose of obtaining some amelioration of the
recent land regulations, but the governor firmly ad-
hered to the opinion previously expressed, and sug-
gested the payment of the assessment then due. On
December 23 the new Victoria theatre opened; the
building is described as neat, and: reflecting great
' credit on the architect —the interior surpassing ens--
thing of the kind in the Australasian colonies. Tile
whole length is 101 feet, breadth 34 feet, and height
30 feet ; the theatre is rented by Mess's. Tazur
and Coppin, at 300/. per annum, for three years.