The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-08 00:00:00

Mi, peasants, who, ander the pressure n
ctiatitted depredations, which, though h.
he passed over without punishusest, yet imp•de,
lively little moral degradation. This circumstance
being of so different &clue from ordinary aim.
it afforded a strong reason against wending t:
where they could mix with the latter, seemed i
all jut grounds for objecting to their reception
hiss to which convicts are not usually sent.
Earl Grey goes on as follows :

I did not eoneelve it to be possible that .
bitast, of the Cope should entertain
jade& to the resod= cf convicts
181
and as a general practice, th
to receiving In that vast territory
wlsta of this wallet description, w
odor geenesigent would thus be relieved from
Wad.
Valor ebb leapreesion, I recommended
gooodoo (to whom were afterwards
apseially recommended for indulgence
pemaliar good conduct, or length of detention
mating any fault) should be removed to the'
waiting till your answer to say circular de
received, belie/ing that in doing so I was
aay degree from the spirit of that circular,
the adoption of • permanent system. 1
in which I informed you of the special
to meet the immediate emergency, bare
the circular, and wee forwarded by the
With the information now before me, I
this step should have bean taken. llt
strong was the feeling which existed
subject, I should not have advised the
adopted ; but I engem I fell into the error
whatever might be the objection felt to
as an ordinary practice (an objection whi
to be founded on feelings that are entitle
would still be amongst the inhabitants
regard for the general interest of the Br
they had just been indebted for suet
Woe, and also so much of common hi

ualoriauste men u to whom the daft!'
it might safely be calculated that they
(wired without opposition. This is anal
ledge, and which I greatly lament.
The despatch thus concludes :
It did not ever occur to me as potable
the course of detaining these people or
until you could receive further ins•rocti(
involve the probability of their being
four months, the shortest time in whi
on an answer to your despatch. I felt
that in one way or another the question
secs were in the first instance to he
been determined long before you c 0...
cause I could not b -ileac that, howev.:
feeling of the coluniets against the Rove
same which had been adopted, thee w.
sates on the heads of these urfortuni
might be endangered by such protract(
utter this brief review of what h
proceed to give you the instructions
still necessary as to the manner in
board the Neptuae are to be thew).

. -
measures for Winding them to Van Li
u you receive from me the necessary
forwarded to you by the earliest cppot
at the same time inform them t►at io
t►ey have undergone, and of the e'
expec ations they were encouraged
left Lermuds, her Majesty will be ,
tionsl pardons, on their arrival in V
thou who shall not by misconduct
selves for •►at indulgence. The case o
which is quite distinct from that of all
for separate consideration ; and but
respecting him to the lisutenant-goves
Land.

I have only further to add for your
Majesty will be advised immediately I
council by which the sending of convi
dared legal. I forbear to express my
extraordinary proceedings of the tabs
upon your own conduct; on the I,rt
willing to use the terms which wot,
describe what I think of their proceed*
duct because I nave not yet received •
grounds upon which you acted, and i
willing to pass any judgment, pro
course, in circumstances of undoubt
ccdented d tficul. y.
The third and last despatch is

Downini

S,r,—l have to acknowledge the ret
No. ISS, of the 30th Sept. lam, report)
Neptune, with the convicts 'ripped
mud'. This der atch, with the able
council, which it encloses, aff.,rds an I
happy to inform you has appeared to
meat to be satisfactory, ea to the reaoo
guidtd in the decision to which puce
pcsal of;ihispaz y of convicts; end I hi
NI &jest, 'a approval of the comes whiel
adopt. It is gratifying to be able
announcement, for I am very sensi
easiou• nature of the po.iti•m in whit
(feeding. adopted at the Cape, you
placed.
I have ako to expecte my approval.
in yore published communication to
public meeting held at Cape Town, •
colonists the dangerous tendency of th
have entered, and the objectionable
which it involved.
Her Majesty's government ht.ve les
the decease of Mr. De m, the surgeon
convicts in the Neptune. It is indeed
after havino won the ccofidence at
unfortunate men entrusted to his care,
approval of your inspecting c tE:er
which he brought them out, this me
almost at the moment of arrival, hart
feelings of pain and surprise, OCC.1140(14
the inhabitants of the Cape to a:low b*
'Dents indispensable to the preserrati
am, air, your m.iat obedient fervent,
Lieut.•Oen. Sir H. G. Smith, Bart.
The following vessels were in '
ships Seringapatam, Cantor, ant
Neptune, with convicts.

AUSTRALIA -VIC

A public meeting was held al
of the Court-house, on the t3th of
tion the British legislature for it
from New South Wales. The te;
the meeting—which, though the
inclement in the extrem-, was
SOO persons—will appear from ti
which Mr. Foster, M.C., read to
Humbly Sheweth,—That the int
drawal of the bill fur tke bet'er pos.
Ilan Colonies has been received with
the inhabitants of Port Philip.
That while they gratefully eclxi
concessions to their demands coattail
measure, they Cannot but regret that
of this district in favour of trnme.'iv...
South Wales should have been made
other consideration whatsoeve r.

That at present your petitioners are
all self-government, as they mine
present representative council, in wb
the numbcre they are entitled to, nor
those as members who truly possess
thing butla mockery of the reality,
upon any change granting to them I
aideration paramount to all oth.rs.
That they are, therefore, desirous
suggestions at present a to the details
tution which may in any way interfet
of their hopes, but to centime their
for no possible reason whatever the,
from Sew South Wales may be any ,
That the feelings of the inhabitant
still are those of loyalty to the crown
constitution of Great Britain. That
all things is see the same perpetuate
can lOC ought to conceal from your
delay io attending to their unanimous
peatedly in every corstitutional form,
city of which claims have been •
Masesty'is servants for
.yea's past,
produce excitement and irritation nntat
tinuance of such feelings.
That there is a steadily grAwing

rests of the colonies in gineral mitt
Majesty's ministers.
That au,heeloDics as are unable to
claims 17 the means adopted in the
Guiana, are disregarded. They
Majesty not to permit your ministers t,
"nee of those sentiments of loyalty and
trust may ensure for years to come a f
between the kingdom of Great Brit
Victoria.

That your Majesty's petitioners,
that your Majesty will, irrtspec.ive
government of the Australian eoloni.
tore parliament on its re.asserobling.
of this province from New South Walt
erection into a separate colony, bearing
name of Victoria with 14a...stirs instil
with those now existing in the colony.
And your Majesty's petitioners will

BRAZlLS.—Letters from Pt
date of the 27th Feb., speak in
the ravages of the yellow fever.
beginning to he also felt inland,
public wind wee very much del
quently trade was almost atagnam

SAturday a
(obtained by Mr. Wawr, M 1') was
deal of Information conmeted wish
It app. an that in the year ISO there
sailing vessels, and 6 steamer.) bob
Kingdom wrecked, the tonnage r
There were 85 meets broken up in
were 23,646 British ships entered
entered" outwards," .mployed in
Kingdom.

11199 of extreme Imes_
tough they could dai
yet implied
nrcuossiauce of their
airy criminals, wilde
ding them to .1 wilet,
seemed alto to remo
reception in the taro.
aont.
hat even if the lab.,
main a fired dt„,
loft of an ordidi,
e, there c ,ull he ea;
story between •ri
9A4
a, when ter
11 difficulty ~fa •
ded that the cone,e.'
Is added some othte;
e on account of thc;
etention without cord.
to the Cape,
der despatch midi;
was not depart'ag
War, which referred ea
The lett.r, sodeed,
:ial measure to:ended
bore the same late is
the same
['Featly her..ut
ad I b 991. 9.94,e121a
at the Cape on :his
9 111,./10/79 wkico the
error of tuppc,.•ni that
to reeeivina c.n.ity
which 1 re• dsly adigt
itled to resp et), then
Is of the Cape blond'
13ri•ish toshiek
I truly een,rao, mr.s•
humsnii toward, Qt.
lenity bad ar that
y at least mould la re.
a error which la:know.
ble that you c«,:d to
eon board the Neptuaa
ctions, coca title world
g so detained 'or newly
Inch you could calealate
elt the more eortiaat
ion as to how the.. per.
ai.posed '.t mu.: have
mkt he at :r«.os me, he.
'sr stronr might 14 at
vernment f.r the men.
would visit those ism.
nate men, «.150e lira
ited confiiiemec".
has taken p..ce. I now
as white v. a; p.m 9r9
CI which th- konviets,:a
144 of. Y.ru W :449
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ry powers, wt.: 't • s.i
pportunity, y. IQ
in cor.ssdera . west
disappointeurt of the
to entertain w,.. r ttel
advised to or
Vara Diemen'« Lir. I, tt
have die tu.1.0.
of the rtl.
aLL the other.. reed
Attractions WI.
IMO( of b.. met, I
or inforovvior., ter
r to revoke tr.. • :.-r
ViCII to Use C re:.
iy opinion eitt..-r ":1
labitants of
omer, became I .a.
would alone a.• '•
!ding, on ppir • r
) oar exphine:
bs.Cll¢l4l I •h
weniaturely, u,.. • .:
redly great CO I
s as follows :
tg-street, Dt•O •;. :-I•
receipt of your !.., ••
eta( the arts... • a
di in that
/Mame of lb, « se. ,•.,t
lerplanation a s I
to her Dlties .•
L 110919 by whi.r. .s a
came respect ss t ;c .
have to signat I •
ch you felt it n rt '7
r to convey
Bible of the :r.-..:..,
ich, by the v.. I, • :!'•-
11 have (nun:
of the manner
to the ehatrni •ta
I. you pointed « • ::.e
th-r coarse on wn t - •:•.«y
t nature of the
tamed with ;reit v.:
011 eupeeintr horn: .1 ..0
red to be d«
and eratitt,:e .t lee
are, and also col.« t t•.s
er for the marls
net • odour ..1
tve fallen a vsetz.n • • Is
zeioned by the n.f, I
lila people the
lion of their
It.,
S'.moris Bay
ad Geyser 1s:.1 ;
:croRIA.
it Melbourne, fro::
A December. :I
immediate bet ry.v.:a
temper and a e'.ht
o day was stormy ed
A attended by at ',A
the following ie!:::0,
u the meeting :
atell4in,.e of the vr.A.
rtrnment of ay.\ .*rs
h the greateet ei.usy
.coule.'ge the rurair
taincd in the r «s
sit the rcpeat.d p • .•.
.ate separatum tun N
nada subservient to s'y
are virtually pro::: 71
tot but leek up
which they p.ses.s. n.
or the means of
a their confidence....• !•
r. They, th,r,t re.
iself.govemmect -s ' c•
s'io. 1
us to offer ao p« . • • .
ails of their futur, .•''
•--
fire with the chi,i,
' prayer to implore: •.'.r
reparation of 1' r: I ..
I longer delayed.
ants base ever r.
wa and attachau • -
at they are denirru. 1'
ted, but that they
' Majesty that any
•0119 prayer. raprissol
rot, thi• juitiee An I I.r;
!'!
,t, will iloubtlirs
unfavourable to 111'
conviction that •h« •
with neglect Ir.
to force attention • '•
Canadar, Jan:. • •
oo
3r s t a earnestly
dt a
iofian
:se ne ci u
inad a a
nt
:ngi
the
co:,
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1, therefore, •
of the genera« "- •
vies, cause to '-'• •
N. a bill for the •
Wales, and it. s'"
sting ycur M 1
institutions cot:,
will ever prey.
'ernambao, t., .
w melancholy '
ever. Its boil. 'L • " •
d, and allog«: •,
tint.
ter. were stkl
t the year. 115 d
the tr•
ade of I (4
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