The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-05 00:00:00

NEW SOUTH WALES.

We have received a regular file of the Sydne., Gazette,
W May the 6th inclusive, froiu which the following are

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[From the Nsdney Gezale of May 6.1
As arrenerinente of a certain description have been made which
gee strong r affect the vital intercom of this important Colony, we
earnestly Cali the attention of our readers to the fact that the Act of
Parlament, which regulates and prescribes the form by which Ibis
menu, I„ now governed, will expire in July next year. 'The sp.
paeoingtherefore, it will be semi, is one that ought to be re.
ono with no ordinary share of interest. On di la occasion pope-
tons ehould be made, wi•h the greatest promptitude to forward
the views of the public to the proper gunner, in orrice to counteract
attempt.. if any are to be made, calculated to retard the advance-
ment of Australia. The elation has arrived when a eucce.sful re-
presentation may be made to his Most Gracious Majesty. and to
both Houses of Parliament, for a considerable, if not the full, ex-
tension of our privileges a. Englishmen, as we have ample reason
to believe that. front the representations which have been already
preferred in the proper quarter, it only requires the necessary me-
rmen. on the pert of the public, to obtain all that they mold rea-
sonably desire ; namely, Trial by Jury, and a House of Assembly.
i The cordial approbation which these objects met with from fir
' Venues Mistime ought to cause a simultaneous motion for their
attainment. The Colorists of Australia have already recommended
themselves to the approbation of the present Administration, a°
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41 that they have nothing to apprehend in an upright. loyal, and du-
tiful representatioe to their wants. The last Meeting, which was
held fin the consideration of these matter., was in every respect
erediteble. The business was condom(' with the unused order and
decorum. so much so that the Sheriff, who occupied the chair,
eulogised the transactions of the day in the most handsome terms.
Aitheugh it is not our present business to demonstrate the expe-
dience of a Howie of Assembly. haying advocated that measure, in
Osman with every other the country needs, so repeatedly before,
ye we cannot help remarking, that the menntr in which that
Ueda's was conducted was a eufficieat proof of the entire mill-
i. Way of the people of Australia for so desirable an institution.
The eloquence of the several %maker% on that memorable occasion,
goir ewmpreheneive views and correct reasoning, was a faithful
• /epitome of the talent which can, at tiny time, he brought into play ;
sod we vie well satisfied that, •ith such aliiiities embodied in a
' BOW of Assembly, constituted by the ltepreeentatieee of the
'People, the happiest consequences might be expected, as well by
' fie Government as by the people. It remain., thetefore, for the
• lathe to consider. whether they will relinquish the idea of the long
ntitated House or Iteprewmativee, or, by set unaccountable and cri-
' Waal indifference to their own interests, let the matter go to rest.
Bet, for the honour of civil and religious liberty, we do not contem-
plate such infatuation as that an Institution of such vast import-
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&nee, coupled with Trial by Jner—the pillar of the British ('onsti.
tenon—Me best guarantee which it can Wrist for the liberty of the
subject, and the safeguard even of the Throne—can be neglected
by the active, loyal, and pitTilYie mind!, of our enlightened corn
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loony. It is their duty, then, not to let the moment slip in
which they may effectually secure their own interests and those of
the rising generation. Their application to the Sheriff* shottld be
• immediate, to obtain his approval for convening a Mcctiog to take
Intl censidetation the steps which should be adopted—a Committee
should be formed of our moat able men—and an active Secretary
chosen—otherwise no Petition will ever stand a chance of getting,
as a gentleman once observed, "to the foot of the Throne.' Tile
Colon.ets manor always ex ;met to be blessed with the vigilant and
ronprehensive mind of his Excellently lieutenant-General Darling,
to watch over, to secure, and to promote their hest interests, or they
might, for aught we rated, sleep on with the most perfect in
referee. IVe remind them, therefore, of the duties which they owe
s the:melees and or posterity ; and, in doing so, we are well satis-
fied that we discharge our own.
Advices reached town on Tuesday last of serious disturbances
taking place in the neighbourhood of Argyle. which are said to have
been originated by the aboriginal tribes in that quarter. Captain
Bishop, of the II (Mae), with a detachment, set off at an early
' hour no Wolin...My morning. for the putpow of restoring man-
quality, and, if possible, to bring the offenders to justice.
Mar 3.
Yesterday, at noon, the Corporation for the Management of
Chtoth and School Lands in this Colony was convened, pursuant
to adjournment on a former day. The Patent was read ; a Corn.
wii tee formed fee the despatch of public busmen; and a Secretary
Ore believe Mr. Charles Cowper) appointed for the Institution.
Thle is the first Corporation ever inetttuteli in this part of the
wodd, and is another decided proof of our advancement in the scale
of the most valuable colonies under the British Crown.
Artist. 2fi.
RANK OF AtaTRALIA.—We congratulate the public on the
probability that this Institution will be in operation in three weeks
at fertheet. A fleeting of the Proprietors was held at the Batik.
Sodding', adjoining Mr. James Underwood** premises, on Thum.
day evening. which hotted till midnight. Mr. 31aevitie, a very old
Director and Proprietor in .ht* 01.1 Bank, is the Cashier. under the
Orsigeation of 31anag;re Director, with • contemplated salary of
Int. per annum. Theft Ho sing gentlemen constitute the Direction ;
Votes. . Veto.
Ellw. Wellstoneeraft - 283 George Brown - 278
Jolvn 31PArthur - - 282 W. J. Browne . . 278
Richard Jones - 282 I Hannibal M' Arthur 278
Thome, Seely - 2110 James Norton - 2711
1 John Oxley - - 2101, A. B. Spark - - 273
4 Thomas M'Vitie, Managing Director.
We understand, from good authority, that it is in contemplation
to form an Academy, or series of Schools, in Sydney. on the model
re the High Schools or Amide nits for the general inetructien of
youth In the principal towns in Scotland. The requisite buildings
ate to he erected on the vacant ground extending from the Scots
Church to the three unfinished foists belonging to Government, in
CI eriette-place. Tim Claseinal department is to he conducted by
i a Clergyman of the Scottish National Church. who has been for
sone time Classical and Nlathenatical Tutor in a Theological In-
siltation of conademble note in the vicinity of London. and who
had the honour of being introduced to his Excellency Lieutenant.
lienend Darling. previous to leaving England. by the celebrated
Mrs. Try, in the proeyect of hie settling in this Colony as an in.
structor of youth. W e are also informed, that the Minister of the
Suits Climb purposes to undertake the euperlntendence of the in.
tended scralemy, until the arrival of properly qualified teachers.
Raga or Nrw SOUTH WALES.—Yesterday morning. accord-
ine to appointment, a deputation of the Bank of New South Wales,
down for that purpose at the last General Meeting of Proprietors,
waited upon his Excellency Lieutenant-General Darling, the Go-
vernor-in-Chief, to solicit an extension of their Charter of Incorpo.
ration (tom 300 to LIMO nniprietom. in consideration of the rapidly
incoming preoperity of the town of Sydney, and from the present
insufficiency of the Bark of New South Wales to Afford that degree
of accommodation which the extensive commerce of the Colony so
ummitly require.
The Deputation consisted of the following gentlemen :
John Piper, Dig. President; W. C. %Wentworth, Esq. and H.
('rattan Donglo.„ Esq., Direttors ; Samuel Terry, Esq., A. B.
ietrlt, E.q., and 'l'. Horton James, Esq., Proprietors.
Precisely at ten o'clock his Excellency entered the Audience
( camber. and the Detonation were introduced to his Excellency by
t'se Aid-de-Camp in waiting, Lieutenant Condatnine, and were all
• Ka-Moody received.
• The Preaideet of thejlat k •lien opened the business of the De-

[I iodation to his Excellency. and presented a copy of the present
. Charter. granted by the Lite Gavermw Sir Thorwis Brisbane, torte:'.
they with a written memorandum of that part of the deed in which
it it specially pointed out, that It 'than be lawful for any succeed-
, 111:x1:over...or to enlarge the capital and inzrease the number of
Proprietors of the Rank of New South Wales. at any time when
t',e circlimatances of the Colony require it, and apolication to that

effect is Rade atb part of the flank. Ilia Excellency, who had
eniently 4iven considarable attention to the subject, then asked the
President if the competency of the Governor to grant a Chgrtet had
ever arisen as a question to the parties concerted And that if,
upon looking over the Charter, which lay on Cite table, no difficulty
slispld occur. the Bank of New South Wales might depend upon
rnellvinA ail the sawletanee is hti power, and a written answer ahould
be returned an soon as fungible.
The gprulemen of the Deputation then withdrew.
This is much :thou the wigglier we anticipated ; and whilst it of.
beds another illustration of his Exceli,nry's penetration, it also
P:ows hie willingness to do the utmost to promote the best inter-
ns of :he Colony.

APRIL 26.
fierernment intends forthwith preparing the public roads am',
Othipidated bridges in such a desirable and safe manner. as to ren-
dee representations on this tubject unnecessary for years to come.
The roads, 'tree s. and bridges, it is well known, have been al-
lotted to go for such a number of years unattended to, that it is
het Merely an occasional road here, or a particular bridge there,
that requires repair, but all the streets, roads, and bridges through-
but the Colony are in the same disastrous, anti we must say danger.
surs, condition. The present Government, however, will not tuflir
these things to continue so much longer ; only it should be bort e
mind, that ever since the present Administration has been in
'L;elenee, we have experienced a succession of the most rainy and
Loistemos weather.
APRIL 8.
Bills have lately been en scarce, in consequence of the British
tubs,, money tent from England having rendered it unnecessary
/or the Commissariat to draw on his Majesty's Treasury, that we
nrkletatand a premium so high as 27 per cent. has lately been paid
itti bins against Spanish dollars at Ls. each. The Briish silver
victory, for which alone bills can be obtained, is in consequence in
Mast request so much so, that a Spanish dollar. and an addition of
per cent. premium, is currently given for da. 4d. in British silver
money. Ills Excellency the finvernor, to meet in some degree the
argent demand of the merchants for hills. has, we understand, with
his accustomed consideration, ordered that the *Attics of the Civil
ilepettments, for she last quarter, should he paid in Ilri•ish silver
nireawr, ley which not only tile merchants will be entitled to obtain
blliros the amount of at less, I.ooot. sterling, which they could
rot otherwise have received, but the civil servants of the Colony
sill obtain an advantage equal to from eight to nine per cent. on
their salaries.

The first *tree Ismp•pnst that we have ever had in Australia
was last night lighted up in Marquarie-place. We hope dna in
twelve months more the highly picturesque siturvion of the Au.
siralian metropolis will be rendered mill more so by the pure
and steady brilliancy of gas-lights. for supplying which our Co.
lonial coal mines. and the circumjacent whale fisheries, will sup.
to,y ample materials.

We have received the Nteremborg Correspondent to the
vath ult. Jt brings no news.