The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-01 00:00:00

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Late and interesting information was received yesterday
from New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land.

At Sydney, much injury had been done to the crops by the
rain, but the flocks of sheep had experienced little damage.
Wheat had advanced to 10s. per bushel, and fine flour to 241.
per ton. There were expected to arrive from England one
thousand bushels of wheat. Potatoes were at from 12s. to 13s.
per cwt. Several grants of money had been voted by the
Legislative Council for the use of the colony, &c. For the
year 1836, the sum of 14,3681. 12s. had been appropriated for
the Episcopalean Church ; 3,550/. for Parochial Schools ;
and about 6,0001. for the Orphan and other. Schools ; 1,3001.
for the sending of Missionaries to the Aborigines ; 30,0001. for
promoting emigration from the mother country in 1836 ; and
8,000/. for the expenses arising from the arrival of emigrants
in 1835, under the direction of the Home Government. Much
dissatisfaction had been felt by the colonists, at their being
obliged to provide for' the police and gaol establishments out
of the colonial revenue.
There had been laid upon the table of the Council a minute
directing that a further loan should be raised on behalf of the
Treasury Chest, in consequence of the short supply of British
silver, occassion by the non -arrival of an expected quantity.
The security to be given for the proposed advance was to be
Treasury Bills.
Yesterday advices were also received from Van Dieraen's
Land. The following is an extract from one of the journals:—
" His Excellency Governor Bourke, has received an an-
nouncement from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, of
the intention of the British Government to declare the whole
of the Continent of New Holland part and parcel of the Bri-
tish Empire ; and it is further intended to nominate a Lieute-
nant-Governor snbordinate to the Governor of New South
Wales, with an appropriate civil and military establishment,
to reside at Port Lincoln. A settlement is also to be formed
either at Cape York or some other eligible position at the
southern extremity of the Continent. Communication is to
be opened by land, with the least possible delay, between all
the settled points of the great Australian Continent.
" It is, however, distinctly understood, that the policy of
the Sydney Government, encouraging the spread of popula-
tion, allowing all persons who may choose to march forward
into the interior, as was, and is the case in America, is not to
be interfered with. It is distinctly admitted, that the Exe-
cutive Government has not authority—(we say nothing of
power)—to interfere with that valuable advanced guard of ci-
vilization, by means of which the growth of wool and the in-
crease of? cattle have reached their present extent."
From the accounts it appears that the Enchantress had
been wrecked near the place where the convict vessel, George
the Third, had been lost. The passengers and most of the
crew were preserved. Intelligence had been brought by the
captain of the Enchantress that the
Madeline bad been wrecked
off the Cape de Verds
, and the whole of her valuable cargo
lost, but the crew were saved.

,
To-day the new Town Councillors are to elect their
Mayors, to appoint Sheriffs in certain towns which the Act
specifies, and to meet for the first time at twelve o'clock,
and quarterly afterwards, except on special summonses.
The town...clerks, treasurers, and -other officers are also to
be appointed to-day.