The National Register.
London, England, 1823-05-11 00:00:00


. NOW' ROL/AMP; •
2.7.11 e arrival of his Majesty's ship Elathertsf brings %otters
Maid pow* from Sydney to the 23d of Setneenbcr. Cam
lila*, the Colllttbal.ll4lCT. has returned toiEnitland4o ley
lirfore the 'Admiralty the lull results of hie 'vegetal:o
discovery on the western coast of New Holland, in com-
pletion of use performed by Capt.t.Flintlers.
.1t must be gratifying In the misty respectaWe families
video are looking to our possessions in the theAntipodeati
syrinery as their Inoue retitletter, that almost every •
urrival from Von Jackson 'nines iuf. • that thr
ittoreqbe researches of the inhabitants extend inland,
lire more arc they rewarded by ascertaining an indefinite
vp istetice of film country ; and perhaps it is not sulli-
triently known 11131 the interior of New Holland yields in
tip our instance to the beauty, excellence, and richness
t.uf the fittest soils of Van [Newels's Land, with the dd.-
Icence of • climate that will ripen the mantle, the.
lemon, the 'dive, that invaluable grain the maize, and
-similar bounties of tiatore.
Tile last Sydney Cosec bring only general local in-
telltaence, but they bespeak by their appearance activity
lit ail the nmvemenit-of-she-iettletiseitis. An :igrietil•
tural Society Itas been formed, promising much Aran.
lair to the territory: Sir'limmas Ilrisbane is its patron;
apt some plea may lie COCIUeti Of the increasing her
(f i'eapertable colonists, from eighty gentkruets leaving
vat dowo at Parantarta, st the first dinner of the esta.
li.isinnent in August lass when upwards of was.
iii•liscrib% r, to carry into :feet the purposes of the nit
iblisinnott 1
The tiew.iformed ssittlement at Macquareie Harbour,
eF ablisliedaas a eessantiary plaectof transportation fur the
toifentling convicts, hail continued to snake a eitccessful
wogress. 'lite coal here is found muted and easy of ac•
mess, and Alte limber. both in quantity .aad quality,
ti.swers every expeelatiote.
As a rung' that Cite. increase of luxuries keeps P3ee
With the more solid improvement iu all the comforts of
life. an advertisement in One of the Sydney papers invites
''asters of vosels, to pick (gauges for their seagatures
fpiat the trees of a settler, at G.I. pet dozen. A very few
leafs since this estimable fruit was only Attainable mdse.
etilutty at O. each 1
lobe satne.papec says, a home in Sydney is now s.dling
colonial tobacco follrequallityt.the celebrated American
yearn he •d it; its strength and peculiar sweetness.
The bee-hire taken out by Capt. Wallis, of the
4:abaci, fortunately arrived safe, and four of their thickly
populated habitations are now in the neighbourhood of
Sythiey, where the valuable little colonisers seem to lose
wine of their forces from their clottige of climate, but
rather increase in drift amt hardihood. The 41WIter CR.
peeterl to extend Isis four to twenty-live hives in twelve
months, so congettiel to their prosperity and nature is
iheir newly achnired land.
_Those culla% ators of the vine who have selected proper
bluetions have every prospect of being amply rewarded.
Blasland brought over some tamples of Australasian
.wine itt the Skipley, for sohirlirtsion 10:ifie Society of
ts, who have aw irded him the silver medal, in token
of their apitrotratittli of its quality.
title every other source of .iiteahh is obtaining due
attention in the territory et large. the . prineioal feature
snit distinguishes New South Wales, Immediately as it
ICZat6 the interest of this country, is the peculiar, fine
.avool of .its a:24. 'lobo favourable prices it obtains here,
and the high opinion tutertatitied of its qualities by our
Shunt experienced manufacturers, =Matte to stimulate
,the growers to increased exertion. Ott Colonel Putty's
ittetple of the Inlaid character of the 331 degree, the
latitude of Piht Jackson seems to be that in which the
,Pure Merino breed delight and !trooper 'wire titan itt ally
other ; for although persi'vemisce will ultimately im-
prove the Roils of Vail Hientait's Litt& the settler
ill
-that island finds in his attention to the fine.woolied
)'reeds, thiiictulties so comend with utiktionin in their
more cougenial climate of New South Wales.

MURDER OP MRS. DONATTY,-411 consequence of
onnomieements of the ordeal et Deal, front on hoard the
..4Yarquit of Huntlw East ,Intliaman, of a man of the
tiarne of Doggett, who, it was stated, had .eosifesced
himself to have been concerned in the nowder cf Mrs.
Dintatty, hopes were entertained that the lierpetestors of
this atrocious deed would have been at length hrott.lit
AO justice; a furtherinvestigation of the CiICOMSISOCCI,
however, leave this horrible transaction in tr much my.-
tery as ever. Doggett, it appears, left this COMM), 51)410
tht toinroler was co 1111 l tined—he shewed a restless
disposition thronghont she triage, anti at leirolt, on his
g.rnval at Canton. declared hinisell to have been one °I
t-ie it. the house at the time of the mitriler of
riirt. Dummy, a.ititomrh not present at the moliteut the
deadly wounds wereinfl•cted. In cimserptenee of
.o.i!essitin it scat ShelifesOlSed:lo semi hint hacit to Eng-
land as quickly as possible, and the Marquis of Iliaaloy
'living the first ship sailing, he Was pill on hoard het --
'When he arrived in the Do.vits., !Waive'', the Bow-
creet officer, was sent down to receive hint, and he was
le-nt4ht to towit. Ott being taken below the
testes, however, he completely disavowed all he had
previously voluntarily Moaned to himself—solemnly
asserting that he was as innocent of the crone as the
Magistrates themselves—and that• he was induced to
adopt a Crime, not hiariveiso front the ill treatment he
irecvired on board the-ship it, winch be had sailed, and
-.• a'Alellre:tti"retints to Eintlatnl, without piirsiiima the
oyage. Itt this state of thiogs he has been remanded,
?intl• further inquiries are making; but there seems to be
but little chance of obtaining any positive et idence
his guilt. As he has voluntarily become his two ae-
yuaer, however, he will not he set at liberty till ample
time slush have been afforded fur t statlitishisig his moo.
cettoe.
On Wednesday list the entertainment RA the
.lAittutlon House, which was postponed from Easter
Monday, in consequence of the extensive repairs iu
th:tt building, took place. The Egyptian Hall was
must superk4y tittea up for the occasion.