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NAW SOUTH WALES.

taco ill ind.leely, sod wn sot aware of Ivy ollsadow till
the child tree born.

[Here the surgeon entered isle • detail of facto which it
would be indelicate to lessen but it west to stow that ea
are was taken to preserve the life of the child Aar it was
born
The witness enatinued.—Tite child was a follgrowa
healthy child; it was at its full time; appeared to have bees
burn alive.

Emma Joan sworn.—l am the daughter of Mrs. ham
the mesh, rof the deceased child. I did not brow of my
1 mother being pregnant prior to her delivery; my lather died
nine years ago; any mother is a widow. 1 did Not know of
my mother kes plug touipatry with soy urea, not has she told
me who is the father of the child; my mother bed a quartet
with Mr. Rhodes, her Noshing], us Tuesday last, sad was
afterwards tarsi very ill from her agitatiou at the time; on
: Wedursilay sourish% she pew much noise; abort Iwo
o'clock na /IS shorday my mother root to see me, 1 went ire
her torn', and Mr. Aluirirou come out; he had not bona in
the room feu minutes; •fterwas de my mother seat me fur
Mr. Alorriorn, she wanted tepee him directly; he had lodged
iii the 1111111 house a week, but hail hes o acquaiuted with my
mother fur several years. Dion Mr. Alueritou went ions
• the room, he desired Eh:sloth Burr not to go for medical
, nasiolause ; *ldle I and Elarbetis Buie stood us the outside
I of my owshes's dour, I beard my usuilis r stetson, but I am
sure that I heard no child cry; I will out swear a
child did nut my, but 1 will seri •r that I saver heard
it ; I sm sereate‘n 'tars of age ; I was iu the rue
r • ter Di. IVakelield was there, and 11.eti I was told; fur
the first lime, that a child hail been horn; I was out
requested by my inuilrer to prepare baby-Bute, our do I
k "ow of my mother having prepared tiny ; I lima saw her
as I rectal. et ; Mr. Morrison told ma that he had deliver-
ed my mother of a child, and my mother also told its
the same thing; I do not know of Mr. Morrison atteudiug
midoifery heroes the present occasion. It was after the
doctor had biers there that Mr. Wesson told me the child
was dead; I have nut heard who /PSI the lathery( the child.
John Morrison, rworu--i reside at 7, Drunintondstreet;
I have house's Mrs. Jones three or four years. I was brought
tip to the trade of shoe and boot making. I sleep is au ad-
josissug aparinteet to Mr.. Jones, sod I did so whoa she lived
at a house in Moure.soreet, Soho. Mrs. Jones has been in-
disposed since June list. 1 11111 practised physic for these
last two years, and et my request she went to Dr. Prost to
take his advice. She communicated her cumplaist to me
after she had been to Dr. Prom!. I suspected that she was
reigns's'. I have administered physic to Ales Juses's family
for above two yrara, when any of them needed it. Mrs.Jouto
did no commons.: tte her incipiency to me till two week& after
her visit to Dr. Prvut. I saw Ws. Jones 011 Tuesday last,
iu the morolug; she was very auwrU. She had quar-
ts lied with her tandloid, abide brought ma a serious
dopu.itiou. In the afteruoun she Meiotic worse, and
complained of pais. She was worse os the fulluwisg
taursisag, sad about eleven o'clock she told him she did nut
Hsieh ihs y were labour pains. Barite ouc and two I was
callsd by Ewalt Junes ; she came to me and said her mother
was cell ill. and said I ass warlord in her mother's room. I
went :tinier, -and saw Alia. Jones wish her left hand against
the bedpost, and 1-er rizht against the waisiscot of the wall.
She wasetandiug and was thetas d. I saw the child or the
flour.—[Hire the witness catered into • anoint descriptiun
of Ilse situation of the chill, Ste. by which it appeared he bail
aided iu the delivery of the aromas; he professed to bate a
Itiowledge of midwitriy, and yet be left usidoue that shuck
was :Fro utial to the child's life.]
Witness co:disused—l took off my apron, and wrapped
the child 10 it, and Left it on the flour. The child was quite
bigamist' ohs is 1 took hold of it. IA bile I was 'twin the
child, I called Emma Junes, stud told her to toll Mrs. Burr;
she came immedtately, and rent kr a midwife, whom .he mid
lived in the same mutt as lierselt ; I do nut know her name.
She *sot fur Mr. Wake fie lit, the doctor, who camels a short
time, but I ass not at the time in Mrs. Justea's room.
The Coroner and Jury agreed to adjourn the loquest to
last eseuii•g, for further evidence, sheer they reamenebled,
nod took the following additioual ovideure:—
Elizabeth Wyatt sworn.—l am house-maid at the Crown
end Anchor Tattoo, Strand, Lase lived there three mouths;
I knew Ales. Jni.es oh. u she lived in Wardusr-street, and
ilk., place., and hate assisted her in wishing; I don't &mow
Morrison; I have seen a young man at bar house; I lave
seen him twice with her; I think only twice (witness was
agitated); I heed in the same house with Mrs. Jorge; I
knew Slurs non also lived its the same house; I believe I
must have eeen him mule thin tone; he has sot called
upon me to give evidence in layout. of Mrs. Junes since last
night; I ratite! at Alm Jeries's berme I come here to-day;
about three monibe ago Mrs. Junes told me she was peg-
naut i I own 1 was surprised at the e ireunistance, breams,
sae was a singe woman; so meson was by when she
told me if bee situation; I never told say one of
Mos. Junin commusocation ; I eugaged slat Mrs. Joaes,
wit. • she told me she was pregnant, to worse her,
and I ergaged at the Crown arid Anchor oa tattle' the
place to have their ulna 1 should be called foe by
Mrs. JlOlll. 1 did nut know Low lung it was likely
to be Inhere the densely; I gate sty mistsiss warning about
foitinglit ago, but hate out yet brought away my thins.
Emma Julies came fur me last night ; sbe brought a note
from her moths r, tialitie that she vise ill. I bare rereived
on comnitioicasiuu from Moslem, shit my evidence ie f
of Mrs. Joule ans nee essary. I Jost nut know Morrison win
a docior or n an-midwife. I was to mime the child as well
as Mrs. ',met.; I Ness r urinal a torsos in suck s situatitio ;
11111 sit s midwife. I know: Morrison lived with MIL issues
lit Moore-street. Sine! I 11 sit to the Crown sod Alicnor, I
Lave never heard from Mi.. Julies lit ail; I have received no
lamination flow Mr that my services were likely to be sows
wanted. 1 IiICC, heard Mrs. Junes talk about baby horn.
I do pot know oho was to be Mts. Junes s medical attendaut,
our Can 1 say ii she had spokes' to an accoacheur.
The Coroner dui cooed the beadle to go to Alts. Jones's
house, aisel see if she had prepssed any baby liven.

When the beadle returned, I e said that he had been shown
some uspk.its and several child's e..ps that Mrs. Jones had
had by hes sortoy ye sr., and also a litter or Ina' tissue' that
was tint Clash' or.
Jurors--Ihe,r siiiugs have probably beta gut togelber slate
last td{ht.
Coroner—rry lik.ly ; nor do 1 Iteliete any of Wystt'a
ss isleuee ; I lo Inv.. it Is false tl al she was engaged to be
ur that Ali.. Junes communicated to her her preg
y ; f..r Les s'aughts r swears that she .lid not know uf it.
3!r. E P:issitiore (a Juror) sworn-1 ant a esepeuter amid
undertaker. On Weenesday last 31urrison came to my
Louse, cud said that hie wife IA a 4 besought to bed of a ►lili-
buta elitist, and Le wanted a has kuucked up as cheaply as
puss.ble, to busy it in. The bon was dune and sent in use
Fri.!ay taut, nod paid for.
Tree Curuner then eddtessed the Jury. He was of opinion
i1t..1 dale had Feet a e..u..eslinent tit the bulb of the child;
there was nu aurneun eugagrd, nu poor of any baby Hato
b. tuft prepared. he pissosi• in tie hume whet e Mos.Juurs
Ito d slid out es. n know of Lir situation; and, iu fact, u
user but the ittpia444: father of the clti'd, Mosripao, !afro
ou.c,a they (the July) gare credit (glad. be I ould nut, to /4/
Lhaoliiii.u.y a .tat. meat) to the s entente of the wows,'
11 yiti t. It tiny were satfl.fied .1 was a concealed birth, they
tosuider afro if tier rl.ild died • natural death, for it
had b.cu s•urn, that it hid hied, 11 a alines. who heard .1
Cr, ; ur if it ass st rail!. El, i.r soft. lest to die from W3lll of
that rifle and attesitiau ne eessary so its permit atton. If they
acit of opinion the perils* &interned to let the child die
tor want of irli ass.a.anie; although tiny did Nut use airy
slots ore lual4eds it, ti.. s uric ateusatahle fur its death, mad
it was marshr in the .}e cf 11:e law. But, if they thought
the child stied fnma suffucatiou, Is consequence uf It,r ma-
th. r being unable to reoder moisten., to it. being tileihed
and al. -ed at hr they would '-e her the he.
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EXTRACT FROM THE IMPORT OF TER
SIONER OF INQUIRY INTO THE STATE OF Tlig
COLONY OF MEW SOUTH WALES.
[Printed ei Order of the House of Cbsmau.)
(asthma /row our Paper of Mewls, J

Nature of the Labour of Convicts is the Service of

Sittiers.

It thus appears that the rate of wages, both of
free and convict labour in New South Wales sod
Van Dientan's Lund, is nominal, and depeods in
great measure upon the fluctuating prices of the
articles that are given in payment. This circum-
stance alone, independent of those arising from the
condition of the employer, gives rise to frequent
disputes between him and his servant; they are de-
terminable by the magistrates, who, being settlers,
most naturally feel an Interest in summit of charges
that have the effect of diminishing the price of la-
bour to themselves as well as others. In my in.
quince upon this subj-ct, I found that the magis.
trines were olways inclined to fauna► payments in
property, rather than its money, to convicts; but I
did not become acquainted with any instance in
which their authority bed been used to farce the
submission of a convict to ■n oppressive charge.
In the Appendix are two accounts of articles de-
livered to convicts in payment of their labour, at a
period when the prices of colonial currency m-
ended; and I subsequently found that they re-
sembled the generality of payments made at the
the same preiud. It will he observed, that in these
accounts, there are two or more charges for spirits,
which, although strictly prohibited, are friqoently
given by the snore opulent and respectable settlers,
so remuneration or encouragement fur estraordivary
exertion.

The regulated allowance of food to a convid in
the empty of a settler in New South Wales and
Van Dieinan's Land, consists of semi pounds of
fresh or salt meat, or four pounds of pork, aad
eight pounds of wheat; but it has already been ob-
served, that the last article is generally increased to
fourteen pounds. Tea and sugar form a constant
accompaniment to the meals of convicts, as well as
of the lower classes of settlers, who in general admit
them to their tables, but milk and seviebles are
supplied only by the higher ciaiues. The allots_
once of wheat is ground into flour by the convicts
themselves, by memos of sleet hand-mills, Dud is
made into heavy cakes, baked in the embers of their
own fires, and frequeatly aftetwards fried in the fit
of pork.

A considerable admixture of maize takes place
in the ration of when,. amongst the lower classes of
settlers. and the convicts in the service of the mole
opulent settlers, when wheat becomes scarce; and
it is greatly to be desired that this admixture should
be authorized by the conthiued practice. as well ss
the directions of the Colosiial Government, and that
it should henceforth be considered as a constituent
port of every ratiou that is issued to a convid in
New South Wales, and in the proportion of our.
half to the rulici of wh.hiten Sour. The cultitas
Lion of maize is less &Elected by the vicissitudes of
the climate of New ti .uth Wiles than that of other
grain; the produce is more easily ►ecured from du.
struetion by insects, sad t allords the best food for
horses, poultry, •and pi... Fur the purposes of
distillation it is rep Ily u•cful, at d with sugar has
been universally substitute t fur barley io the brew.
tries of New South Wa es

The general swans ce (.1 the convicts in tl,e
service of the settle's, and the interior of their butt,
showed that they possess milker habits of
liners nor nyder.
The srtiele r f soap is not one of those that a
settler is conpe:led to (n 1111,11; sod it is not oftrn
purchased by the ccnrir•t ant of h a wages.
Tne ectrestv of water on twiny t f the estates in
New South \l'alcs, and the d a a• ce from which it
is ((glumly to lie p•ocured, contribute, in some
measure, to the want i f el. it.ll:ness in the convicts.

Influenced by it s ery laudat.le desire to introduce
amongst those assigned to settler, some degree of
attention to the übservaece of religious duties, and
to connect with it some attention to the regularity
and cleanliness of the.: personal appearance, Go-
vernor Macquatrie issued a precharnaron iu the yea.:
1814, alo rein it was ordered that the convict. in
each district, as well as the men who held tickets
of leave, should he mustered en every SUOliny morn-
tog at ten o'clock, its some central phtee iu the dis-
trict, to he appointed by the wag sttate, and that
the constables of the district s!it • d muster them,
and report to the magistrates, on the following day,
the absence of any courier without a just excuse,
his disorderly conduct, or his uncle aa'y appearance.
The Governor also expressed an expectation that
the magistrates would, 611 some (messiest', person-
ally attend to these duties ih-mselves.
)n those districts a here the place of muster war,
or could be held within three miles of any church.
the convicts were ordered to attend divine service
there, and if it happened to I e a greater distance,
they were to be dismissed to them INNO homes, after
answeting to their nature, and to such inguity n
the constables might choose to make.
This proclamation included several other regula-
tions fur the police of the country districts, and for
the more general ink's:nation of the inhalsitattts, it
was ordered to be reed in the churches by the
ferent Chaplains. To die good iutention with
•Isich this proclamation was framed, 1 found no
person ahu was vast ready to bear testimony; out
of its effect main the conduct of the convicts, tome
J. nbt and tlithreuce of opinion has long, and still
dues prevail.
(To lie tone ixtud.)

BIRTHS.
On the RStb instant, at Hempstead, the Lady of Capls,'
Dallas, of ■ w•.
Oo the 234 instant, at Islington, Mn. W. R. Tatham, ct
• sun.

and alarmed at her gum:akin, they would give her the he- DEATH.
ut hi of ouch an Al Eclinhorgb, en the 17th current, in the 80th year dies
be July mused. fur about half an hour, and returned a •er, John Buchan Esq. W.S. and Solicitor fur Each• yore '°
ve,dirt of—Si dila A:soder against Elizakflt Junes and Scotland. Mr. 'Linehan was the father (oldest) freehuhkr
Junes .tforrison. the enemy of East Lothian.
He was ink. si into custody by the beadle, but Mrs. Jones
was found to love lett 1-nine. On her felon., the Cul-osier
isautd his warrant to Cl/ bY, y her to Nettgate with Morrison. HIGH IVATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning 44 after 10. I Evening 16 after It
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