The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-22 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, JUNE 21.—Wind 'Easterly.—Pasied through for thi..
River the Honourable Company's ship' Astell, Trim India ;
Hope, Harris, front the South Seas-; .and the transport, No. 3,
front the westward; Passed - through from the River tit,
Christian, Greig, for Teneriffe ; Clio, Hunter, for ;Nlirarnichie ;
Britannia Canning, for St. Lucia; and, the Funeltal,,,lll‘Pher.
son, for Madeira.

iSORTSMOUTII, JUNE 21.----Wind variable.--4k-rriied tilt?
Ceasar, Watt, from London, for Madras and Bengal. Sailed
the Susannah, West, for Tunis ; and Borodino transport, for
Corfu.

r.mouTif, JUNE go.--Wind N.,--,Off the POrt, the
Timor, , front the South Seas, for London. Sailed the
Dove packet, for the Brazils ; and the Lord ()ambler, Bishop,
for Jersey.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 20.--Wind N.N.E..-,--Arrived the
Plato, Weston, from New York; Albion, Eutley, from I.:g-
-horn ; and the Oglethorp, , froth Savannah.

The William Shand, Kenn, arrived at St. Jago, Cape de
Verds on the 4th of April, and was to sail on the 6ch for Van
Dieinan's Land.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

(From the Sidney Gazettes.)

THE A nontotmcs.—Pursuant to the customary
public invitation of Government, the annual assemblage of
natives took place in the market-place, Paramatta. 'That
town never presented a scene more interesting to philan-
thropy since the institution of the conference than war dis-
played on this occasion. There appeared to be seven or
eight different tribes that flocked in front various quarters of
the colony ; viz. Jarvis's Bay, Five Islands, Broken Bay.
Shoal Haven, Lower Branch, Bathurst, &c. &c. The distance
that some of them had to come, we were informed, was no
less than 200 miles, and it would take them 7 days to return
home. His Excellency the Governor, attended by his staff', ho-
noured the aboriginal group with his presence about noon ; at
which time there were nearly 260 men and women in a circle,
exclusive of numbers of fine children. Between one and two
o'clock, a reinforcement of the Bathurst tribe arrived, which
was supposed to have increased the number to near upon 460,
by far the greatest number ever known to have assembled on
any similar occasion. This was the first conference, we believe,
in which any of the new-country tribes deigned to visit the
feast; but, upon occasion of the amicable intercourse lately re-
established between them and the Bathurst settlers, they were
induced to break through all fear, and behold those wonders,
with the mere relation of which they had been astonished.
What contributed to give peculiar interest to the scene was,
the circumstance of the noted Saturday, the Bathurst Chief,
being at the head of his tribe. He is one of the fines'-poking
natives we have seen in this part of the country. He is not
particularly tall, but is much stouter, and more proportionably
limbed than the majority of his countrymen ; which, combined
with a noble-looking countenance and piercing; eye, are cal-
culated to impress the beholder with other than disagreeable
feelings towards a character who has been so much dreaded
by the Bathurst settlers. Saturday is, without doubt, die
most manly black native we have ever reheld—a fact pretty
generally acknowledged by the numbers who saw hint. He
is supposed to have suffered severely froni unusual agite
tion, in consequence of the efforts that were resorted to for his
apprehension, owing to which he is said to have dicreaseel' so
considerably in size as not to be above half the man he was
previous to commencement of the recent sanguinary con-
tests. Indeed, he seemed far front being altogether calm on
Tuesday—though every possible attention was afforded to re-
move the least cause for alarm. About two the feast was
served up. The various tribes, as already noticed, formed an
extensive circle. Each Chief was distinguished by the honour
of a chair. The entertainment comprised 400 loaves, 22 tnon-
strous large dishes of inviting roast beef, 12 massy plum-cakes,
a huge cask of soup, several tubs of potatoes, and to sum up
the whole, a hogshead of three-watered grog! They partook
of this abundance for about an hour, after which, the fair sex
providently filled their nets, and stowed away as much as it was
possible to stagger under. We should have r..marked, that
Saturday wore a straw hat, on which was affixed a label, with
the word " Peace" inserted, besides a little branch represent-
i'g the olive, which rather increased the interest as regarded
h m.—When his Excellency retired from the scene, after having
gone repeatedly to each tribe, and attentively conversing with
the various Chiefs, the whole of the black throng arose, as
well as they were able, and cheered the donor of the feast. We
observed the Bathurst forces were so intent upon paying be-
coming respect to the repast, that they considered one cheer
quite enough. The number of visitors was particularly large as
well asrespectable ; many of the firstofficers in the eolony, mer-
chants, and other gentlemen being present. It .was quite a
" fair-day," though we beheld few of the fair giving their at-
tendance, for reasons too obvious to need explanation. TLe
sight was no doubt very interesting. It was calculated 'to excite
feelings of respect for the memory of that goodlnin wit° that
planned such a meeting, but who is now no more ! And
.who
is there, we would ask, that can fail to respect and love that
Governor, who is happily bringing to maturity those plans,
founded as they were, and paternally cherished as they have
been, on principles of the most exalted beneficence? Gratify-
ing as the spectacle was, we presume to look forward to a
brighter prospect, viz. when 400 Aboriginal Australians be-
come congregated as converts to the Christian religion ,