The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-23 00:00:00

HIS MAJESTY.

The Metropolis of Scotland is now the point of universal
attention. Few, comparatively, of the British public, are
aware of its beautiful situation, and the splendour to
which it has lately arises, vying, as it now dors, with toe
first cities in Europe. For the gratification of t►ose alio
desire ss acquaintance with the places which our Monarch
is now inspecting, ow the lit of September will be pub-
lished, No. I. of

ACOMPLETE DISPLAY of the CITY of
EDINBURGH; to be concluded in PI Numbers,
I 2 no. Each Number, price 28.6 d. will contaia Fight beau-
tiful Eogravings, and sixteen pages ofdeseript tire Letter-press.
In the course of the Work will be given Plans of the Old and
New Towns.

Landau : Published by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Pater-
noster roR; and nosy be bad of all the Booksellers.

EAST INDIA REGISTER., 1861.
Thin day was pithlished, price Ss 6d. sewed,
THE EAST INDIA REGISTER and DI-
Ifaereirr, new MST esatalising a correct List of
the Proprietors of East India Stock qualilled to vote at Ge-
tter& Elections; Complete Lists of the Company's Servants,
at home and abroad, Civil, Military, and Marine, with their
respective Appointments, with indexes to the same, and
Lists of Caso•lties during the Isat year ; Lists of the Euro.
pestle, Marriners, &c. &c. sow in the service of the East
India Company ; List of private Vessels licensed by the
Company under the late Act of Parliament, and of Mer-
client Vessels employed in the Country Trade in India;
Regulations and Instructions II spectmg the Appointment of
Writers, Cadets, mid Assistant Surgeons ; Rules and Hegel.
legions of the Civil, Military, and Marine Funds, connected
with the Company's Service ; with a variety of other useful
loformation. Compiled, by permission of the Host. East
India Company, from the Official Returns received at the
Eivi India House.

By A. W. MASON, GEORGE OWEN, Intl G. H. BROWN,
Of the Secretar)'s Office' East luJta Houle..
Corrected to 16th of August 1822.

Primed fur BlArk, Kingsbury, Parbury,and Allen, Leaden-
ball airert; and G and W. B. Whittaker, Ara. Maria lane.

NC If SOUTH WALES.

EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT OF TIIE COMMIS-
SIONER OF INQUIRY INTO THE SPATE OF THE
COLONY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

[Printed by Order of the Horse of Commons.]

(Cortinued fi um oar Paper of yesterday.)

Swbsistence and Clothing of the Convicts retained
by Government ; and Amployment of female

toneitts.

The female convicts, who had any disposition to
conduct themselves well, might have been provided
with the means of separation Coin those who maw-
lested a contriry disposition ; their tiod might have
been prepared without the temptation of exchanging
a portion of it for spirits ; and they would have
become habituated to the same sort al accommoda-
tion and tenements. that it was, and ►till is, their lot
to inhabit, I,ll.:llassigned to the WI vice of settici►in
the colony.
The effects of the licentiousness of the women at
Paramatta are more visible in their appearance than
in their health, or in that of their children. I was
much struck with this eircumstance,at the first mus-
ter that 1 attended at Paramutta in the year 1819,
when most of them were accompanied by fine and
and healthy children, some of *horn had been born
after their mothers had attained the age of 45. The
appearance of those who were destined to inhabit
the new factory in 1821, denoted s staie of greater
profligacy and abanduAtnent ; and was attributed
by Mr. °Ars to their rooted apprehension of being
deprived of their former means of indulgence.
The present building. that is now appropriated
to their use, was intended for the lodging and em-
ployment of not less than 300. It is placed upon
the extremity of a large uniticlosed tract of stetil
ground, that is separated by the Paramutta River
Irom the town, and from the pleasure-ground
lately attached to the residence of the Governor.—
The quantity of water in the river varirs greatly in
the different seasons of the year, sometimes leaving
its bed neatly dry, and generally fordable; and at
others raising it to within 13 feet from the highest
part of time left bank, close to the edge of which
the outside wall of the new factory stands.
In the first design that was made of this build-
ing, and submitted to the contractors, it was not
ioteudcd to surround it with any external wall ; but