The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-06-12 00:00:00

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EX ECKTI 0 N.
Os Wadnerday, et see o'sldeb, detachments of borer and
foot drew up ial hoot j the Tows House, and immediately
thereafter Bailie etetild ordered the doors to be opened
for the 61,11116*km of -the pimple. The Magissrates *altered
the Court Hall at lull past two, wh•n James Donocky, sen-
tenced al last Creasit Burt, fur hreakssag into si cellar of a
gentleman its Globale, and stealing about nine dozen bottles
of wise and aim of rem (ru comps., withTurrance,Dack,aud
Lore, who are to be trawsported 14 year*;, was endued up
from bir cell. He immediately rime np, followed by the Bev.
Mr. Scutt and his osaimant, he being of the Catholic faith.
On being scoot!. Mr. Scott acid Le wished to give the pri-
/WHY a glass of wine and water, on which the Chief Maxis.
trite diked him to partake accordingly. He was only live
minutes is the Hall when 31r. Scott said he was ready. The
Hall -rirared, anal the prisoner, Ma. Scull, and his 'mist-

. . SP4EIZRThrIIs
The Fives Conit in St. Mariw'sstmet, Was Well (Mem!. a
yesterday, fur the that benefit of Cooper, the Gip•y, a fur•
!Ridable holxrr antongo the eleven moue men There was
peed setting•w, and plenty of it. The following were the
best bouts:—
Spring and Barn (Pen) —Nut for the Championship of
England, hut for honour akar, these mess had a famou. art.
to. Born set to work wilts muds contestants, and kens
Spring, who is a careful hotter, un the alert. Some mind s x
changes were side, and some strong rallies, equal, but if
but was due to either, it was to Burs.

Richmond and Harry Harmer made a good set-to; hut the
one is ad►ancing upon silty, and the who., ft billiker. Ail
the points which they hail used to display in the ring were
Aerie, but with less faire.
Some good rufSaning bouts followed, which afforded muds
amusement.
The Gipsy end Srroggins wound up the sport. in a
eery gallant set-to. It was uotbiog bat lighting, although
not exactly hit for bit, as the Gipsy was too quick
with his Irft hand in Scroggias's fare, and he some-
times followed with the right, when the blows of Scroggins
fell short. It WAS a daring set-to, and Scrogglw rare re-
ceived a tremendous right•handed rattler under the Usfne►,
which stopified him. Cooper returned thanks seedy.

VAN DIRMIN'S.LAND.

Extract of a letter from the Island of Van Die.
men : •
" November ?9, 1811.
" I have been searching the toiletry foe a beautiful spot,
on which to pitch my tent or fix my bay sod have firoud
one; it is fifty mike from Hobart Tows, by a road, if road
it may be called, almost impassible. My but, formed at
pretreat of bough, of trees, is raised on • alopiog bank, on
the side of a river, or rather ritrulet, overlooking a most
heigtiful plain, extending abort three miles to the foot °la
high hill, worthy to he called a osuestaio; moo of a long Un-
broken chain of hilly very high and thickly wooded, mad
forming a semicircle., one side; on the other is • One plain,
stretching about Moe miles. This part of the limed is yet
link known.
"This is my Gem. I write you from my but : my table
a large box, soy seat a small oar: the quills of the cockatoo
are by me, but my peg is still a patent Bramah. 111—.
is at work in our garden, which already begins to smile oat
us; aseisting him is a black mast, a settee of Syd.ey,
(N.S.W.), conc. aling the simplicity of heart of a child he-
ar-soh his skin of ebony. lo the stock-yard next the garde.
are six cows with four calves, and two See steers. The
shei p ate pasturiog at some distaste; Black Tom will Sod
them. He can track cattle sod sheep of a pointer scents a
partridge. Behind roe two mes and six bullocks are har-
rowing. 1 have two acres of wheat, one of barley, use of
peas, mid some potatoes already in the ground; this within
twelve weeks of leading. The people here are surprised at
my celerity : lam still more surprised. The difficulties we
bad to encounter appeared at first tremendous for us. But
we view difficulties before us in the mass, and they appear
wocosiqurralde • we encounter theta singly mid they vanish,
or we vanquish them.
" Oa my left hand, feeding ow the river bank, are my Iwo
horses; use is a beauty, a three year old colt, who follows
me like a spaniel, comes whew he is called, puts Iva aim in
my pocket to look fur barley, plays with me, pretends to
bite, bat is careful not to pinch too hard; we lie doom as
the grass together, and fall asleep. Here are so Learns,
Orisons, or Elirm—not even S od Pollys—rose of
those suimals shorn Thomsow, Sheastooe, Prior, Rogers,
Campbell, or Byron slug of, praise or abuse, admire or scum-
&Lie, and as I must be fond of something, I am rediseed.te
pet my colt.
" There are plenty of kangaroos ois the hills around n..•-•
Tell your friend. among lbe Aldermen, and io the Corpora-
tion, that kangaroo soup is most delicious. Two digs
will sown catch more kangaroos than four toes no carry:
fine sport, but very fatiguing. The kangaroo weighs about
60lb, • some, which are called boonsaka, muse than 11.011 m.
"The kangaroo Is ben, ell silently, being surprisingly
quick of healing. IVben a dog Suds his gam. the chase
begins, the kangaroo hdppi.g, the dog running at his speed;
the bunter stands still-owlien the dog has killed, which he
seldom fails to do, be returns to his master. The boater
thee bids him " shear" where the kaagaruo lies, soyiug,
" .hew 4" the dog Uselessly traits.. to tho spot where he
killed, sod sheers the dead game. Sometimes the progress
of the hunter is impeded by obstacles which the dog can
readily pass, but which a man cannot. Should the dog its
such vases run ow, the hunter will lose sight of him. The
dog, then fore, when such a difficulty occurs', stops till the
hooter comes up to him and thee bunts on. The dog some.
times kills three or four miles from tae buster, hot sever
fails to shew the game; when too dogs follow the game and
one only kills, that one only will shew, nod the dog that kills
will not suffer the other to approach the gator. The saga-
city of these dogs, their beault.,streugilt, Seetoem, sod doci-
lity, are the admiratiu, of all who have observed them.
•••e • • •

-"The settlers on the island I do Ind yet know myth of.
There is much room tor the ' convict.' to return), and still
more for the rucottricted to improve. The convicts are
celled, with ■ delicate humanity, 'Prisoners,' and' Govern-
ment airs!!' The unconvicted mast take care that these
are Dot the most moral sad tieefel of the two classes here.

"There are very few ' ladies' o• this mothers island,
sod no rlegmsce is attempted. Otte of the prime erreinniew.
dation% fur a yoisug unniarrird lady, is to be • good milker;
sod it will be of much advantage is a matrimonial arrange
mess, to morkerstand the management of swiss', and Oho poo.
per compounding of a hog wash. Inendi•g her boalmod's
stockings is an accomplishment required among the higher
orders only, as the Beordirts (fray blessed!!) of lb, lower
(passes are out troubled by these escombraisers. The k-
etonic., too, often dispense situ this luxury. As to thew-
' dire in favour of clean linen, which is carried so far of
to is England, amongst iludie • his wear shirts, lc. it does
• tat all exist here. When you see one persists only in a
et, you are not to conehade that the iudividissl is close; a
fo
thousand tameless and invisible beings columnist, surround
him, of shoe society he or she is very sensible ; the vet y
mantra of there would frighten the ishabilasts of South Bri-
lulu, and perhaps, by this time, of more of North Brilsis
also.
This is cerisiuly • healthy climate ; we bare ref the most
robust health. Our digestive powers riveter exceed thum of
the ostrich; but we are sot yet Otter wombs ou the island.
• Isle of ludolent ram consul be kd here, is most be one of
slitting activity—of bog journeys, weary ttstrellitsg, con-
Maul and often laborious rioropatinn--oolittedc, too, most
oriels be your society, and too ones the beet yew taw lave."

A house in Regent-street. Piccadilly, is just set
nut with sign-hoards and harlequins& paintings
from top to humps" ',gaily us the wild beast cud of
Exeter 'Change. 1f the tenants of the new street
are permitted to cover and disfigure these fine build-
ings iu such a manner, the experne of their arrhite tee-
torsi character might have been spared.

MARKFTS.

[Fret the " London Nereeellte Thin Correat," of
Tuesday, Jeer 11, IM.J

{VEST INDIA ANI) SPANISH MAIN PRODUCE.
COVFES Cutscidrrab:e heal, inns has pea-yawl is thr
Coffee-market timing' the psi week, and prams ash...,
e,,,y .14,6eription brooch. 115 rruh6e s.k have thrUed from
Is, w Sa. per ram.: I.:, treated •Irehse having hare is
Jaillawa sml Domain, agiJ t►e ka.t to
Purciita col g1121:121111..011!ill.ry
_ll,lll Jamaica.

The aleck• uf.West hi(La Care is saw 3.111 loss. twist
397 Pris than at this time last yaari presest piers 14,
per cwt. !tower.

R. P. liwo•w.—The demist, has bees very dull siert.
Treaty laid, mid the price* have attain derhaed *bow
per cwt.; 6ue New Jamaica has in our itistasive hies sold et
15v. sod the market kips IN en well supplied with all dewily.
dun* from the lir inerniis ai

FORZIGN FUGAL—A pabbc sale of 230 flints of Whit.
H h en Tiassidsy weed ai • reehicitais of fell Is, p• r
cwt. sad b 6 chests of Brasil psi lip oil Friday sere
is al loser prices, except two Ws of yellow, •bid were i:1
al 21t.11.1. per cal.

The glutei of B. P. SUGAR it aaw 2,3P7 cask, more than at
this paned last peer prevent prices to. S. per col. loan-
per Gamma average

• The Kum market has been dull at the mien quottJ
our last.

The stock of Ram is Dow 12,/10 puerbroum, mod prim of
proofs sd. per gallon. Dim/ i.me time last per 15,537
pnaeh►asa, and price of 1.. bd. per 'tallow.
Plorcitto Ma hems dell tif mile, aid same peurels brought
to sachem were takes us, timely at SY• per lb.

NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCE.
Rove. T tee is stetitteary. some et the late im-
ports has beer sold since oar last at *beet %Ss.
ASHie and other Alkalies &requite 1104111•111 at present,
rousegneare of suttee rf ported alteration is the duties.