The Sun.
London, England, 1825-02-05 00:00:00

RUSINNS OF THE COURT.

The Lam) Ciff tEr JIT S'l' ICE said his Majesty had been pleased
to issue his warrant, empowering the Judges of this Court to
sit after the present Term. The warrant was read by the
officer. It set forth, that as the various matters could not be
heard and disposed of in the Hillary Term, the Lord Chief
Justice was required to meet with the other Judges at Ser-
geant's Inn Hall, or other convenient place, on the 15th, 16th,
17th, and 113th of February ; and on the Ilth of April, for dis-
patch of matters, as of Hilary Term.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, after the warrant had been
r•.fad, said it might be of great convenience to suitors and gen-
tlemen of the Bar, that the sittings at Nisi Frius should be
rear the place where the .Judges sat ; he should, therefore, pro-
pes, to hold the Sittings after Term, on Monday, the 21st of
February in London. The Sittings for Middlesex would com-
mence on Monday the 11th of April.

NEW SOUTI WALES.

We copy the f 0110%% ing account of the disco-
very of a New Island in the Southern Ouean,
from the last Papers received from New „South
Wales. The merit of this discovery rests with
Captain HUNTER, of the Donna Carmelita ;
from the log-book of that ship we coppitke fp
lowing interesting account :

JULY 29.—Fine clear weather, carrying all possible tail. At
eleven, 30 P.M., saw the land bearing S.W. by W. distance six
miles ; up courses and shortened sail to the top-sailst and stood
towards it at day-light; fresh breezes, the land discovered
proved to be an island. At three, A.M., close in under the lee
of it, observed a number of fishing canoes to leeward, which were
flying for the shore with all possible dispatch ; sore down and
intercepted one of them; with a great deal of persuasion got
one of the people to come on board, when I presented hint
with a hatchet and a piece of white cloth, which pleased him
niuch, as he showed it to all the canoes about the ship, and
after that we did not want for visitors. About this time a Chief
came on board, and on my making signs that we wanted re-
freshments, he sent all the canoes on shore and staid himself
on board with a few others.

At 11. So close in shore, armed and manned the cutter, and
dispatched her on shore in charge of the First Officer and our
friend the Chief, keeping another on board as a hostage.

At I P. M. the canoes returned from shore, to the number of
thirty, laden with hogs, yams, plantains, &c. and traded with
the greatest honesty for iron hoops, nails, &c. They seemed so
be very expert swimmers, as they often got their canoes' over-
turned, but it never ipcomrnoded them, for they soon put them
to rights. They are about the colour of i%ialays, but have more
of the European features. The canoes Are very handsome, not
unlike those of Ceylon, and ornamented with shells. At 4
P. M. the cutter returned from the shore, having on board twelve
hogs, a great quantity of yams and tropical fruits of all kinds.
The following is the Chief Officer's report of the Island of °Pa-
use, or Hunter's Island :

" At one P.M. got close in shore, the native desired us not
to pull in shore, when we observed a great concourse of people
assembled on a bluff point of land. The surf being pretty
hight, we landed opposite the. The native in the cutter
pointed out the King, (Fuuafooah); and the Monarch, with
his attendants, came round and seated himself close to the
boat, when the native desired me to walk towards the King.
I thought it best to go unarmed, as it would make them have
more confidence in us, most of them were armed with clubs.
with short round heads, and some with spears, from 24 tag,
feet long, and a few were much longer. A great many women;
numbers of whom carried two spears, were present. I was
desired to sit down close to the King, and after making my
obeisance, presented him with a white shirt putting it on him
I likewise gave the same to his brother; both seemed highly
pleased, and in return made a present of a hog, a basket of yams. -
and bananahs and cocoa nuts. After sitting some time I made
the King a present of a looking glass, which seemed to wt•
prise them greatly ' • it went from the King to the Queen, and
from her all round, every one taking a look at it, and then
touching the crown of their heads with it; and the same cere-
mony was performed with every little present made them.--
The King took a shell from his neck and gave it me ; I then
made signs if there was any water to be had ; they said Her*"
tote, and pointed among the hills. 1 expressed a wish to go
and see the watering-place, the King got up and desired me'me'to folloi, with our friend the native. I took the carpenter
and four men armed, in case of accident. The King had gone .•
by a shorter route over the hill ; however I soon found it was
not the watering.place they were taking us to, for we found
ourselves on the beach, not far from the boat, in a kind,
of cone, with a smooth beach, where we saw his 31ajestY
seated with all his attendants, and I was requested to sit down
opposite to him on the ground, which 1 accordingly did. The
beach was marked out into apartments by rows of stories. Tne
women were ordered on one side, but only for a short tiere,
when they all crowded round us, and were particular in looking •
at our shoes and buttons, but were very civil. Shortly after the
King's mother came down, an elderly woman, about 50, the,
King himselfseemed about 30, his Queen about 20, stout and
good looking, and was the only one that had part of her boson'
covered. She was a very fine figure, her teeth perfectly even
and very clean. All the women and men had their little /Inger!
cut off by the second joint on the left hand, and the women has:
their cheek bones perforated, and the blood smeared round ahnu`
an inch. Some of them were tattooed with a red colour, cane'
cially in their arms, mostly in circles about an inch round ;
were uncommonly civil, and did not seem at all bashful. The •
•
signal being made from the ship for. us, I expressed a wish 10
go on board, and his Majesty expressed a wish to go
which, as he would not take canoes to bring him back. I de'
dined. I left a ram and an ewe with the king, for the benetil
of f'uture navigator, and made signs to the natives net to kill
them. The women were all naked, excepting a small cover" .
ing round the body; and the men mostly wore a kind of in° "
round their bodies, with leaves of trees woven into theta, like
Highlander's kilt. The Island was entirely composed lac*
in some places almost a metal. It lies in the lat. of 15. 31.'
and long. 176. 11. E. by sun and moons, brought up by ehron'y
meter, for four days previous.

COAL MARKET, FEZ. 4. -
Ships at Market. Ships sold Price.
424 Newcastle - - 26. - . 29s 6d to 395. rf
5/ Sunderland - . 61 . 32s 6d to 406 '7".

COURSE OF EXCHANGE, February 4.
Arosteidam
27: .1 44e51 1, ;2
01. F.
-, :
Us. ~ i
Ditto, :it SiKlit
Rotterdam le 4'
Antwerp
Hanibtirgli
Altona
•
Paris,3 Day's sight
Ditto • 45 46 i '-''''
llotirdeanx, ditto
Berlin 7 6
. ... 151 E., . NlOO/
F 1 ankforton the Main
Peteisburgli
~ 9
,
Vienna lO 4
'Trieste lO 4
Madrid
Cadiz
6
Bilboa 364 Effect°
Barcelona
.35
•.:.eville
Gibraltar 3l •
Leghorn
Geni,a
Nfrilta 4l-Venice,_Navlcs Ital. Liv. 27 ,
30i _ _ .

Palermo
Lisbon .

118 per Os.

Oporto
Rio Janeiro

Sli

Bahia
Dublin 91 Cork 91 pei Cent.

BULLION.
r.rtiigal Gold,i it Coin I-n 0 0 ii.t OP
Foreign Gold, in Bars ..-t t; 9 •
New Doohloons
New 1)onal-4 0 4 10i
Silver Standard in Bars. 0 0 0
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BIRT.
On Wednesday, at his seat, Saint-hill, Sussex, the 101 l o
Robert Crawfurd, Esq., of a son and heir.

MARRIED. pry
On Thursday, the 3d inst., Mr. Alexander nail, of the_,.. yr,
rough, to Miss Newton, only daughter of Mr. William 1
ton, of Wandsworth.

DIED .
On the 27th ult., Anne, wife of Mr. Joseph Rownson, Vis
cester-street, Leicester-square, aged 22.
On the 3d inst., the infant son of Alexander Debie, pi,
At Annapolis, in October last, Mr Hull, late Captain tri
Majesty's 43d Foot. yy
On Thursday last, .in London-street, aged 23, Anne Eltf.,dl9
beth, wife of Mr. Henry Colombine, of the lion. East IP
Coman's service. f per
On the 3d inst., in Bedford-square, in the 54th year t)
age Elizabeth, wife of Captain win. Stewart, of the 11`''.,
Independent Company of Invalids, and Knight of Wirids

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