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stmace FROM THE EAPORT OF THE COEN:.
SIONER OF INQUIRY INTO THIS STATE OF T
COLONY Or NEV/ SOUTH WALES.
(Cur Mired front orr Popes of yesterday.)

The considerations for which these several remis-
sions and indulgences have been bestowed, are not
etrriressed in any mat has been taken or kept
by Governor 111serpiarrie : but lists have been kept
and are signed by him, of the particulars of the
condition of the convicts to whom remirsions of sen-
tence sir tickets of Inure hove been gives), wills the
names of use Ch 'plains or Magivtreter by whom
they have been recommended.

The general principle upon which Governor
Macquarie has professed to grout enssucipations
and indulgences ha• been, that of reference to the
good conduct of the applicants; and he has gene-
rally considered that the "sacra channel of informa-
tion repots this important point was that of the
Nlagiatrare" and Chaplains of the colony. If refer-
ence had been made either by these individual• to
the records of the criminal proceeding% before t hem,
or by Governor Alacquarrie, to the quarterly re-
turns ill it were transmitted to him, riegative evi-
dence, at least, of the good conduct in the colony
of Ilse several applicasite might have been obtained,
or positive evidence of their misconduct. Such
meant of information, however, for reasons that
been stated before, are not made use of upon these
occasions; and in cases where the Magistrates have
no knowledge thenisely►s of the applicants, they
have appealed to the chief constable, or to the dis-
trict constable, for information. Some of the Ma-
gistrates, however, refuse to give there certificates
to convicts who have resided out of their immediate
neiglslsourliood, of whom they have heard or known
nothing ; and they are then obliged to repair to
others, who are less scrupulous and more accom-
modating.
Another principle by which Governor Macquarrie
he. been guided in bestowing patilotas Pod indul-
gences, is that of cousidering them as reward* for
any particular labour or enterprise. It was upon
this principle that the men who were employed in
working upon the Bathurst road, in the year 1815,
and those who contributed to that operstioir by the
loess of their own carts soil horses, or of those that
they procured, obtained pardons, emancipation",
and tickets of leave. To thirty-nine mess who were
employed as labourers iu this work, three free par-
dorsi were given, one ticket of leave, and thirty-
five einancipatious; and two of them only had
held tickets of leave before they commenced their
lahour. Seven convicts received emancipator's for
snispl)iiig horses and carts for the carriage of pro.
visioris and stores as the ',arty was proceeding; six
out of th:s 'somber having previously held mites
of leave.

Eight other convicts (four of whom held ticket.
of leave) received emancipation. for assisting with
carts, and one hoist to each, in the transport of
provisions and baggage for the use of Governor
Mecquiorrie and his •iiiie, on their journey from the
river Nepe■n to llithutst, in the year 1016,• ser-
vice that diJ mat extend beyond the period of five
weeks, and was al tesidtti wills uu tisk. uud very lit-
tle exertion.

Bet aress the months of January, 1816, and June,
1818, nine minuets, of whomheld tickets of
leave, obtained esestmeillat sons for sending carts and
hors. s to convey provisions rod baggage from Plifil•
MAIN to Bathurst, for the it s; of Mr. Oxley. the
Sus eeynr-C;.-sseral, in his two expeditious into the
interior of Ilse country ; and its the slate period, 23
eotsval labourers tosd mechanics obtained rinanci-
pas i.oss fur labour slid service performed at
Bathutsd.

The outure of the services performed by these
convict•, mild the milliner in which some of them
were recommended. excited much surprise in the
c‘,lnity, us well mt• Krentt Ittlijitelllll of the purity
or the channels through %loch the recontruerida-
non* pa,srd. . .

Those who were employed in reeking the
flatlinrat road, were selected by Mr. Cott and
Richard Lewis, bo.li of whom have before been men-
t (1 in the s.rpe ndence of that and the sab-
er, (juror oprfsit loo►.
The firot principle that was kept in view by these
peu souse in the recommendations of the habou rrrrr
was, cumicity for labour ; and it is stated by some
of the free persons, who obviated in it, that the men
winked hard, and that they were excited to exe►tiou
by the hope of receiving rinaircipabons, which re
certaioly the strongest moral inceritare that Cali be
applied to the compulsory labour of convict..
The recommendations of persons who heirs their
hones and cars were still more suspicious, and in
their nature more objectionable. Few of the per-
sons recommender: had to undergo any degree of
personal fiardship or the performance of any labour ;
and the following persons, amongst others, viz.
Robert Hazard, Bradbury, Carpenter, Hodges,
Tindal, and Joel Jnarphs, only lent their carts end
horse,., which were driven by thety maligned servants;
o► hired carts of other persons, to enable then, to
perform the only condstion, aid to pay the wily
price of their freedoni.
11'hen the etisiument of emencipations was
!dared upon this there become (army Ceti.
didairs for them, and • trelief prevailed that Richard
Lewis was the prison to alumi the first applications
were to be made.

It was also perceived that Mr. Cox, to whom the
management of the Bathurst ro.id, and the making
of the Richmond road, were intrusted, exercised a
very powerful itifluence in the dirpelunttion of re-
mirsions of sentence and tickets of tense.
ft is to this influence Viet ts to hr uttriboted the
success that M►. Cox hap met with in his impravi-
ment of the convicts that were plowed ander Imo.
Men, who had been rejected by other., and who
have returned from the Coal River, have willingly
entered into the service of Mr. Cox, and 'looked
for him industriously. under his promires to obtain
tickets of lease or emancipation" for them. Mr.
Cox also had the menus of tre.•steerumg in his own
farms the occasional 'emcee of men who were work-
ing on the roods. under en expettation of ensue'.
patio**, end obtained services from them gratni-
tautly, winch miter persons costa with 'drifsculty
abeam. au t meat tier pond for. The evidence of
William O'Brina i. very pointed upon this subject,
end its troth less soot beer denied by Mr. Con. who
hod amide strisoriuMrier of obsessing epee U.
in as .set nanmf)

COAL Al AUK CT, Octoor.o. 11.
Ships at Markel. Mori Sold Price.
7 Pternmatie
I Nuoderlau.l
2 Gil=

[From the Leaden Nes° Pries Carrest]

FRIDAY. OCTOUER I I.

COTTON —The Colton market hai greatly improved; the
ilessiand is very general; there is wore &mons •ppurest is
(be holders, sad severs Ily • disprositioss swung the bayers to
purchase; the accouois from Liverpool am also very favour.
ably; the purchases here ii•er our last are nearly 1,400
hags. bat • emisideralik proportion has leen disposed of
privately, the quesitity sod prises INN generally triumpired;
Peresnibeco sold . MM. •• Mid.
id
74. a nil
Swats. . a 44.
Ileotrais bid
or "Age sale, Ise bags WINK le. ViOCSIBeS rid file se

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