The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-09 00:00:00

rAN DIEMEN'S LAND.

Tile following is an extract of a letter from Newark,
Macquarie River :

" Van Diemen's Land. March S.
" I have now an opportunity of addressing you from try
own farm, so miles in the interior, having obtained a grant
from Government of 700 acres, which, with the back runs
on the hills, is equal to 1,000. At present it is of no v,,r7
great value, but I have nu doubt it will be in a very few
years.
" I have been obliged to expeml a great deal more mfr.
ncy than 1 was at all aware of when in England, and
have h^d the misfortune to place my goods in the hands
of lAmpriere and Co., who have failed, and left one short
about 2110/. _ _ _

elli scP(e‘cfi'l rent, ci
t,
_.....
I fortunately did not bring many goods out wineme, for the markets have been very bed, with a 10,s
e
ornodres.turnl
noofw2tl/veperon cenlist7. on
own almost
property,
ev
tithes, taxes, or rates whatever. A very moderate share
of industry will insure Tito success. The rcremes
ni
living at Hobart-town, previous to being located en the
laud, arc very heavy, but when a persol is since EC::411 cu
his own farm, his expenses arc astonishingly redlec,!._
We have every requisite material for building sechline,.i
as are required on our land, as alga fuel (re,
and good water, all free of expense. We °Ludo plow: of
kangaroo, which, when properly coated, is very
rat-
ing. I find the climate agrees extremely well with Euro.
prang; it is subject to rather sudden changes, but the
winters are not severe. Corn, vegetables, at fruit-trees,
of almost all kinds, grow very luxuriantly. I thitk the
colony will become ven presperous, as soon as we hare
sufficient exports of wool; corn, &e. At present it is not
the case: and, owing to so many dollars leaving t'..e coun-
try, money is seam and prices are low. A batik is ti.ont
to open, which will relieve us in scum degree. Those psi.-
sons who come here to a"ttle ought to bring dult.n. and rat
gcodA.. Many besides myself are grievously ditty, re:ateol
in not having obtained above one-half for their gc,Lasnhtth
they had fairly calculated upon."

To-day the payment of the amount due to the (limn-
Bents front the reduction of the Four pt r ('er.ts. will be
made, we understand, at the Bark, and rill form, if
claimed, an increase to the circulating medium of nearly
6,001,030/. sterling. We say if claimed, for it is a Teti,
curious fact, that of the amount doe to tic dissentienu
from the reduction of the Five per Cents. which te-te place
in 1822, a hirer portion has never been called for, but is
lying idle at the ;lank. The mode by which provision is
made for the Four per Cent. dissentients has b..en already
mentioned, the Bank having engaged to advar.cr tim sum
required. and receive re-payments at state.: p.riols from
the Stilling Fund, taking interest at the-rate cf three per
cent. It is to the expectation of the increase of circulation
from this source that is to be ascribed the hi:lts:atc of cre-
dit of the English Fonds, which for some time 'mat have
been gratlualiy improving in value. It is also said to he in
the contemplation of Government, before the terininaeina
of the present year, to reduce the amount of Exchequer
bins in circulation by about 1.000,0n0i. From these causes,
combined with the payment of the. October elividendi, and
those due on the various foreign loans, now wowing to a
very considerable amount, an influx of capital into the ir.ar-
ket for investment must take Vac:: to an extent ciders
known at one period. Its effects on the value of Govern-
ment Securities, will, however, depend cn the confidence
felt in the permanence of political tranquillity.
NOUTHEIIN following extract of
letter from an Officer on board Captain Parry's vets.)
shows the progress in science made by some of our owe
countrymen :
Our intrepid and adventurous motormen, on their arrival sr
the Orkneys, remained a few days for the purpose of making oh.
pet-rations, &ea to ascertain the sea-rate of their chronciretert
Captain Parry and his associates are very sanguine as to the Tema:
of their expedition ; and, at the time this, ..he log bOO--11
announce• wen!' We are supp!i-'d with twelve IT:alas:I
chronometers. ci:;ht of which are cons!riictcd Ly Parkinson and
Prodsliam. In the late esp.-Anon, these artists sent CL:t kyr,
which were sc.arccly affected in their rates of going in any il!grve of
temperature. however extreme, to which these valuable machines
have been frequentlyexposed in these seas. Various ether 3,!!V.100
mica! and nautical instruments were also :cc:ailed in Capt. Parry's
• List of 'Necessaries,' sent out by the sac!e !inn; and we hire at
present every reason to be satiidi d will, &awn-attars rude
stew instruments. The experience, !, of our fencer veyaiics
proves their superiority to way others whicil have some anger my
nrpection t and I have no doubt the will he as satisfacttry
to the adventurers as it win eventua..yprivz advantagaroa to the
cause of science and the progress of nr.v...i.:ain
A melt sumptuous military equipment for the Nabob of
the Cantatie is about to be shipped from this country for
Madras.

OTTICE TOR TITS LATE Kure. or FAANCE.—A SCUMS.
morative office for the law King of France took place yes.
tcrday, at Townsend-street. Doe:er Murray oeiciateti,
and read High Mass with the most imposing anti impres-
sive etre:et. Many of the parochial clergy were in attend-
ance. The congregation was so numerous, that long b:-
fora the office for the dead commenctd, the body of the
Chapel was Hll.d to excess. The grcat:r part of
the area of the Chapel was occupied by the paraphernalia
of the funeral obsequies. A coffin, covered with a rich pall
of black velvet was placed in the cer.tre ; " the likcrrs of
the kingly crown" anti other insignia of royalty, were
placed upo:t and beside it. Four large enadehil-o. of pyra-
midal shape, lit up with variegated lamps. stood on either
side of the coffin. The several appropriate decorations,
used on similar occasions in France, were called into re-
anti the whole ceremony was conducted with
gnat precision and very creditable correctness. 'lhe
itc.4 was exceedingly striking, and the solemnity was at:-
gether performed in a style and manner worthy the ma-
lion which the clergy anti congregation hati asseerld, 0. to
emunier.:orate. Many foreigners were present. prineinally
Frenchmen, naturally anxious to pay the tribute of 6..6T
I,yal attachment to the memory of departed really.
D, Frectian's Journal.
We quote the following paragraph from a Frer c'
Journal:—" The master hair-dressers of the F. e..t. ty t,
St. Louis are to celebrate to-day a funeral servicefor U.
repose of the soul of his late Majesty Louis XVi II "

nieusgal Quarter Sessions' iliniit.T was given tv

senior Sheriff, lilr.ll'arren, at Nlorrison's, yesterday.
best, oar readers are aware, was one of the frinous
tries' Jury, a circumstance to which be owes his prat
Went to the office he now enjoys. After this it can sate:Ay
be necessary to add, that the old system of I,,,rivr..litri
politics maintained full SW3' last niOtt. ""f (tie rica;
Nleinery," and the other 'toasts of a sita:;ar clisraatr,
which accompany it in the soh e! society of the (.erreral.or.,
were drunk with the usual marks of triumph ; but we have
not heard that a single lib:ral sentiment., er the h:a1:11 .
a single literal Man, was proposed or de k. There ‘e
no guests of rank o note present. and even sev,ml
of
most respectable members of the Corporation al:sc7
themselves.—Dslliii Paper of iretine:,Lis,.
(inANTIIIAM DU :CR.—The follawing clvcrti.sc
pears in yesterday's Stalbrd Jfereurri :
'• The Glues can shoot, ctturw, and ti,h over :1•.:
of Grantham, Manthorpe and Little Goccrbe, Sp
ton, Waltm, and Somerby. 'llw Blue. can here t
Grantham parish, of rnore than lAD how•nn, n!1 i t el
and of mare than LSO cimws. The Blues
Grantham or Buckminster. Tie Blue!, r

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or near it, can ke'p (vies in the four lar,To

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ilitar.gvs, appropriatt.d to that use only, and .::,.;•3!
cows.

STREET CHARITY:" Thf/Urll3aS," Sfr:3
";::re money to beggars, from the same motive
their corn-cutter, to walk cm:: ; and i
riven II) impudent and designedly r
whom, if it could ho done handsomely. a no:.
with much greater satisfaction. yet a.:lC:is,
of the country, is called el

r(CO!.T., Ocr. C.—lt COP.:111,131,1 tCCT!:
larw farm-house at !lair:worthy, tl.:s
to undergo a complete alteration, fur

rl7;. 74.

converted intl a I:7trivent. and that the
at Lanford arc to remove there, as we • :
intention of the !ion. W. S. to -
sideree at the Manor-houle C 1:1fOr.1,
used as a Convent.
undorstvid that the borough of P.vo:e wi:l
elr,teste,l at the next general eleet;on, a;•..1 the
S7encer Ponsonby intends coining forward 3S a
--11'r.ict Cif pm:rt.%
LW. week there was cut from one stem. in ti:e ca'
the Mansion nettle, l'ollenns, two pumphns, wires
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