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6/TRACT PROM TUB WORT OF THE COMETS.
HONER OF INQUIRY INTO THE STATE OF TAE
COLONY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

Conilmoi "roil mei Paper of yesterday.)

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The particular circumstances of Mr. Redfern►s
ewe tended further to excite hotline, on lesa pre-
judicial to ii. Fiancier. That part of the coltioy
thut was most favourable to Mr. Redfern, attributed
the appotutmeot to the symmoth, of finfrrtirr
Mocquorrie in Mr. Redfern's distsjipotonment
the loss of the situation of princiinit surgeon, and
to which, I believe, there are many, who Irobla Itnre
gladly seen him succeed ; but, although ;like per_
sous might sympathize with hi, disappontitiorit. Vet
they could not help feeling 'hat the nature id tor
compensation welt unjust t if it was to stand in the
place of a profitable exercise of his profetaiou
@instant surgeon, an additional grant of land, or o
larger portion of the colonial indolgenee+ would
have more substantially proved the sympathy of
Gore 000 r Mrcquarrie, and the reischostoot ante
vernment to reward with libermloy ihe services and
merits of its public serv,intr, fu on whatever class of
the community they had 6-en taken; but, if it was
to comp►nsate for want of rank, or to gratify an am-
bient, mach encouraged and cherished of obtaining
a higher, then indeed the appointment of Mr. Red..
fere was still more objec.iw,at•le ; fur fir rievotioto
to the orsietraey prevei, that by a *widen exertion
of his •wn power, the Governor was deiCrillilled to
procure for Mr. Redfern a much higher rank thin'
your Lord.hip wu inclined to bestow upon him
and to force him upon a society which, in spite of
tru years of the Governor's toilloruce and example,
had pronounced his exclusion. The appoilionent
thee assumed the appearance of a triumph of power
over opinion ; and it equal!, becume a violation of
that ►alutary inatroction of your Loritahip, by iono,ft
Governor Mscquarrie was eMoined to abstain trout
the use of authority or force, in a case where it
clear that influeoce and example had already Iloilo!,
rad where. it is equally clear, that they are the only
mesas that coo be used.

it was upon a view of these circumstances, is
combination, but more especially upon the athlete.
kdgment made to me by Guveruor Macquerrir,
that his princit al reasons for appointing Mr. Red-
fern to the masistracy, were to soothe his r..... 11,0
for the disappointment occasioned by your Lord-
ship's appointment of Mr. Bowinent, nod to fulfil a
promise that he had unwarily made him, that I felt
it my duty to pootest agailist the execution of it to
favour of Mr. Redfern. It did appear to me then
es it does now, that an act so manifestly at virimice.
as I conceived it to have beeu, with the telloor of
your Lordship's instructions, and so prejudicial to
the colonial interests, was not to be put in comp e
tioo for a moment with the personal feelings of any
man, much less with those of Mr. Redfern.
Jadging of Governor Itlacquarriee *ease of duty
by that which 1 trust has always ittfluenced my own,
my astonishment at his perseverance in u lisp eo
directly opposed to it was only equalled by that
which I felt in the sudden fecal of an acquies-
cence that he had at first signified to me, then act-
ed upon, and afterwards absodourd, in the short
space of two days. I certsioly theta was not with-
out apprehension that this opposition to your Lord-
ship's views and my suggestions might be impuia-
Lite to some new influence, of which till thee I
was not name ; used I felt a still greaterdegree
of alarm and surprise when 1 saw that the trims
of Mr. Redfern's appointment were enlarged from
that of a d strict (to which I was informed by Go-
%WU°, Nlaccisisrvie they were- to be limited) to the
territory of New Senth W•les, which had the effect
of giving to him rank and precedence over nog's.
trines who lord long versed that office, sad who had
never been convicts, amid of tat 'king a distinction as
mortifying to them as it was contrary to the pins-
ciple of seitiory, by which the magisterial rank is
regulated in Etiglaild.
These circom.tences I have thought right to
state in vindication of the earnest minimer in which
addressed myself to Governor Nlaccisitinie, in the
correspondence that is now berme your Lordship.
and which, perhaps, under other circumstance..
I should not have been justified in using. Before
1 quit this subject, I think it right to mention, that
consequence of the opinion entertained by Go-
vernor Mucquerrie himself of Mr. Lora, and of
the discredit that bit occupations as an atietietirer
had brought upon the magisterial office. he had,
with as much consideration as po.sible for his feel-
inge, suggested the pmpriety or his resignation.
Mr. Lord acquiesced in this suggestion, but as it
was made at the commencement of my inquiries.
he requested it might be postponed till they should
be concluded, that he might not appear to the
public to apprehend the consequences of any don
closures or information that might !each me.
Li this suggestion Governor Micquerrie acqui-
esced; and Mr. Lord's resignitirm, iu conaequieine
of his bed state of health, was announced in a put,.
lie order complimentary to him, and inward tat the
vyrkey Gazelle, previous to the appearance of the
new commission of the year 1821.

(To berooliwited

Wednesday, at lino') day, • thief had the audacity
to enter the house of ltisrrnew Gosssrr.
Chaudo►.atreet. Cavendiali-squant. anJ procredrti
to hi■ d►e.+ing-room, where he took several urticie.
of wearing-apparel and his watch, sod got clear .
with them.