The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-11 00:00:00

NEW SOUTH WALES.

We have received a file of Sydney Gazettes to
the 12th of August. An Exchange is about to
be established at Sydney. The following are
extracts -

SYDNEY, Juxz 170224.

In our new ritrißial Court the Attorney-General exhibits
the information, and condUcts the prosecution ; heretofore the
Judge Advocate was Public Prosecutor, as well as a Juror.
The Chief.lustice has no voice in the verdict; having all, but
nothing more, than the powers of one of the English Judges
vested in him ; in consequence of which the Jury retire with-
out the Chief Justice. Before, the verdict was carried by a
majority : and now, we are particularly happy to announce,
the Members (seven in number) must be unanimous in their
verdict. •

JULY 8.
We arc happy to state, that the first stone of the Presby-
terian Church was laid on Thursday last. The site selected
for this religious structure is nearly in the rear of St. Philip's
Church, ChaAotte-place, and adjoining- the North-gate of
Barrack-square ; and from the eligibility of the spot, the
church when finished, will have a most commanding appear-
ance. His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief, attended by his
Staff, was present ; as well as most of the Naval, Civil, and
Military Officers in town. The Rev. Mr. Lan, M.A. deliver.
ed an appropriate address on the auspicious occasion; which
he concluded by invoking the Divine blessing on the under-
taking. The Rev. Gentleman than thanked his Excellency
for the honour of his attendance.

JULY 15.
Sugar and tea, we are concerned to say,. is again beginning
to fetch a price iat will make the poor feel—unless a speedy
Arrival disappoint the liberal views of the speculators in these
articles of consumption. Common tea is already 151. and
hyson skin 181. a chest ; and sugar is rising in proportion. The
Colony will not, we apprehend, be regularly supplied with
such articles, at a fair and equitable price, till some two or
three houses combine to put down these designing fluctuations.
We think it might well answer a company to enage to supply
the Colonies with such articles as teas, sugars and coffee. Or,
in the event of none of our colonial merchants entering into
so wise a measure, it is not improbable but that the East India
Company may take our case into consideration, appoint an
agent or factor here, and at no distant period, close the market
in this respect, to the Colonial merchant.

JULY 22.
The Australian Bar assumes increasing importance by al-
most every fresh arrival. The Prince Regent is bringing a
host of Learned Gentlemen, independent of the legal arrivals,
per the Alfred, viz. Mr. Wardell, and Mr. C. Wentworth.—
We have no occasion to announce the latter gentleman to be
by birth an Australian—such being old news.
The Prince Regent merchantman, Captain W. B. Lambe,
arrived at Hobart Town on the 2d instant, from England.,
with 53 passengers for these colonies. She sailed from Lon-
don on the 29th January, and touched at Bahia on her way
out. The following is an enumeration of the passengers by this
vessel:—J. Hone, Esq. Master in Chancery, for Van Diemen's
Land, Mrs. Hone, .Miss Hone, Miss H. Hone, and Miss M.
Hone; W. Carter, Esq. Master in Chancery, for New South
%Vales ; Mrs. Carter, and Miss Carter; J. Stephens, Esq. So-
licitor-General and Commissioner of the Court of Requests, for
New South Wales, and Mrs. Stephens.

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JULY 29.
One of the actions that came before the Supreme Court, on
the Civil Side, on Tuesday last, was brought by the Attorney-
General for the plaintiff. This is the first time a Barrister ever
pleaded in the Law Courts of this Colony. We have now, at
bead-quarters, three Barristers and six. Solicitors.

A tra. 5.
Further intelligence from the Bathurst country furnishes a
most distressing aspect from the continued atrocities of the black
natives. Mr. Lawson,-who is a Magistrate, while holding the
Commandancy of the Settlement of Bathurst, behaved in the
most kind and conciliatory way towards the mountain tribes, and
was supposed, in return, to enjoy their good will, and be with-
out the reach of their ingratitude and treachery; but recent
lamentable instances demonstrate the contrary. Mr. Lawson,
sonic time ago, lost four mem, who were cut off by the savages,
and, very lately, three others have also fallen victims to abori-
ginal barbarity. They are not unacquainted with the horrible
art of scalping, for the skins of those poor men were completely
torn over the face, and the bodies otherwise exhibited a most
.frightful sight. Two hundred and fifty fine sheep were then
'killed, the property of a gentleman who had been proverbially
kind to•them. Owing to those successive atrocities, the im-
mense stock upon the other side of the mountains is becoming
scattered over the whole country ; the shepherds and stock-
keepers have necessarily abandoned their charge to the rapa-
city of the natives; and thus the strength and wealth of the
Colony is, for the moment, exposed to destruction. Several
settlers, we are credibly informed, are contemplating a removal
from that part of the country, unless effectual measures be
promptly adopted to stop further outrages.
We arc most happy in being able to communicate to our
readers, that the long expected Columbian press, with a large
supply of types, and other materials, arc on the way out in the
Denmark Hill, having been shipped on board that vessel in
February last. We are rather anxious for this arrival, as it is
our ambition to turn out some Colonial literary works, now
lying by, which shall be no disgrace to Albemarle-street.
Perhaps modesty, at this crisis, would as well become us ; but
it is known, that we have not a great desire to be insensible
to passing events.
The Countess of Harcourt, Captain Bunn, we are informed,
has been taken up by Government, to convey the troops and
stores to the new settlement that is to be established on the north-
west
part of our island. The spot fixed upon for this extension
of the British Empire, is in lat. 12. S. anti in long. about 130.
in the vicinity of Melville Island.: As far as we have been
able to ascertain, the object of the Government in this expe-
dition principally is, to open and preserve an intercourse be-
tween the
.Malay Coast, so as to encourage and facilitate the
spice trade.

The Sydney Gazette of the 12th August contains the fol-
lowing Proclamation by his Excellency Sir Thomas Brisbane,
Captain-General and Governor. of the territory of New South
Wales and its dependencies:—
" Whereas, his :Nlajesty has been graciously pleased, by
warrant under the sign manual, to constitute and appoint a
Legislative Council for New South Wales and its de-
pendencies, ,in pursuance of the Act of Parliament in such
case made, to consist, for the present, and during his .Ma-
jesty's pleasure, of William Stewart, Esq. Lieutenant-Gover-
nor; Francis Forbes, Esq. Chief Justice; Frederick Goul-
burn, Esq. Colonial Secretary; James Bowman, Esq. Prin-
cipal Surgeon ; and John Oxley, Esq. Surveyor-General.
I, the Governor, do hereby issue this my proclamation, giving
notice of the appointment of the Legislative Council aforesaid."

Honanz Toww, JULY 16.
We have the satisfaction to announce the safe return to this
port, in an open boat, of that enterprisicg individual, Mr.
James Hobbs, after an absence of more than five months, dur-
ing which he completely circumnavigated this island. The
object of this undertaking was, to discover some eligible spot
for the formation of a new settlement; and although we are
not at present acquainted with the particulars of Mr. Hobbs'
remarks on the advantages attachable to any portion of the
hitherto-unknown coast, which he so laudably had traversed;
Yet, even now, we may congratulate the public on a diScovery
of very considerable import, viz. that of a superior coal strata
at the South Cape. This excursion was, as well as might be
expected, attended with much danger, privation, and difficulty.
It is Mr. Hobbs' intention to proceed immediately for some
specimens of the coal ; and we certainly think his discovery
will be found of very extensive value, as not only is fire-wood
becoming scarce in town, but coal would realise a decided pre-
ference, furnish employment to our numerous small craft (a
large proportion of which is at present inactive), and prove an
article of beneficial export.

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With considerable satisfaction we announce the apprehension
of two more of the 14 bush-rangers, who, it may be remem-
bered, escaped some weeks ago from Macquarie Harbour,: and
with increased pleasure we are enabled to state, that one of the
two is James Crawford, their notorious leader. The following
particulars of this important occurrence we derive trona .un-
questionable authority
About night-fall on Thursday se'nnight, the remaining seven
of this lawless gang, after robbing widow Smith, at the Mac-
quarie River,and loading three of her servants with their booty,
peremptorily ordered them to walk before on the road to Mr.
Taylor's residence, at the Penny-royal Creek. On their way
there, they fell in with one of Mr. Taylor's sons, who was
grazing sheep, and whom, after loading him with their bag-
gage, they compelled to precede them to his father's. In the
interim their movements having been observed by that gentle-
man, he very ptudently armed his family and domestics, to act
on the defensive. When his son saw what he did, from a fear
of not being recognised, and therefore of being shot, he cried
out—" Father, don't fire.!" So that from Mr. Taylor's anxiety
to avoid -injuring his son, the ruffians were allowed to go close
to the house, when one of the domestics fired, the sons disen-
gaged himself, and joined his father's party ; other firing took
place, and a general conflict followed. Soon after this, one of
the villains levelled his piece at Mr. Taylor's head, but was pre-
vented from effecting his murderous design by the son, who grap-
pled him by the throat, and threw him ; when one of the ser-
vants shot him in the breast, but without inflicting a dangerous
wound, as his clothing was remarkably thick. This fallen bri-
gand was the leader, to whose assistance another of the gang
immediately came up; a servant also came in aid of his young
master, but in attempting to shoot his opponents, by some in-
.