The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-31 00:00:00

NEW SOUTH WALES.

REPORT.

[Continued from our Paper of Sasturdayi

The supply' of women to the colony, must,
however, be materially diminished by the propos-
ed system of employing convicts in-Penitentiary
Houses ; and your Connuktee think this ate addi-
tional reason for affording increased facilities to
the wives of male convicts, who may wish to ac-
company or foll6w their husbands_to Niw South
Wales. This permission is now seldom granted,.
and that only to the wives of men transported for
life or for fourteen years. It is, however, the
most eligible m
way of providing the colony„,with
women; and one which ay with very great ad.-
vantage be much extended. • ,
At the expiration of the time toii;hich the, cod-
victs have been sentenced, their freedom is at once
obtained, and they are at liberty either to return
to tills country, or to settle in New South
should the latter be their choice, a grant is made
to the unmarried, of 40 acres of land, and to the
married, of something more for the wife and each
child ; tools. and stock (which they are not allow-
ed to alienate) are also given to them, and. for 18
months "they are victuallc4l from the Government
store. ln this manner, they have an opportuni-
ty of establishing them Selves in
_independence, and
by prOper conduct to regain a respectable place
in society ; and such instances,' your Committee
are glad to learn, are not tulfrequent. They also
see .with satisfaction, that Gore - a Nacqnarie
adopts. it as a:principle, ". that long-tried good
conduct should lead.a man back to that rank in
society which he had forfeited, and do ,away, in
as far as:_the case will admit, all retrospect of
former bad conduct„:' rnis- appears to him to be
the greatest'" indncenicpt that can' bc:frield out
-towards ,theT reformation of the- manners of the
inhabitants," In these principlts }our Conimittee
,cordially. Concur, and ar6 the more anxioiis to ex.-
:press :their opinion, as, under a former Governor,
transports.; whatever their conduct might beovere
in no instance permitted to hold places of trust
tmnd confidence, or eyen to come
_to the Go-
.yernment-Youse; those advantages being,
his opinion; not to be expected'Amtil after gene-
rations.

The same advantages as are allowed to convicts
having served their. time, ate given to those who
have been pardoued, or emancipated h'y the 00-,
vernor 3 and 'your Committee do .not -wish to dis-
niisi the subject, .without making .some observa,
tions uptin the power pOssesed by him of grant-.
ing to convicts either the entire or.partial,remis-:
sibn of their sentence, -or tickets of Ica\e, by
.I:vhich they are, altogether 'relieved from its se-
verity. They do not see any necessity for the
Govern Or's possessing a powcr to grant theseab-
Solute or conditional pardons ; it is a 'power liable
to great abuse, and which appears to have been.
at times very niutth abused... It is in evidence, that
in some years 150 pardons have been granted.:
that pardons have beea-granted to convicts intme-%
diately upon their arrival, without reference to
-their. characters or merits ; and it appears rather
to have at times been made an•instrnment to gain
popularity, than the means of rewarding exem-
plary conduct by a %vell-deserved extension of
Majesty's mercy. Your Committee therefore
suggest, that no pardon whatever, real or condi-
tional, be granted, but
,through the Secretary of
State. This may create a delay :perhaps of a
year in obtaining the pardon of any convict, but
that inconvenience will not be great, for by grant-
ing to him a ticket of leave, the Convict will in
the mean 'time be entirely relieved from the pres,
flare of his sentence. Upon the subject of tickets
of leave, your Committee feel that the power of
granting them ought to ;remain in full force with
the Governor ; but it is a power which they would
wish to see spiiringly and cautiously made use of;,
and with this /vie*, they recommend that an an-
nual return be made to the Secretary of State's
Office, of the number of tickets of leave issued in
the year, with a statement of the grounds upon ,
which each was -granted.
No difficulty appens to exist among the major
part of the men who -do not wish to remain in the
colony, of finding means to return to this country.
All but the aged and infirm easily find employment
on board the ships visiting New South Wales, and ,
are allowed to ,work their passsage home; but such
facility is not afforded to the. women : they have
no possible method of leaving the colony but by
prostituting themselves on hoard the ships Whose
master!. may choose to receive them. They who
are sent to New South ;Wales that their former
"'habits may'be felinquished, cannot:obtain a re-
.turn to this country but by relapsing into that
mode of life, which with many has been the first
cause of all their crimes and misfortunes. To those
who shrink from these means, or are unable even
thus to obtain a passage for ;themselves, trans-
portation for seven years is converted into batiish-
mcnt for life, and the just and humane provisions
of the law, bs,, which different periods of transport-
ation are apportioned to different degrees of crime,'
art rendered tuitirely null.; To see this 'defect iu
the punishment remedied is the ailioits wish of
your committee ; and th/t'y trust that means may
be devised to facilitate the return of such women
as have passed their time of servitude, and are un-
willing to remain in the colony, either by afford-
ing them a sufficient sum of money; or by some
"stipulations in their favour with the masters of
vessels touch at New Sotrth Wales.
It Will be seen by the accounts laid before your
Committee, that the expenses of the Colony are
considerable. The hills cravat in the year. 1.810
amounted to 72,G00/. being a great increase upon
any preceding year, and the -expenditure of the
-year 1811 promised tO2he still greater ; in addition
to these, a great annual expenditure is incurred in
transtnission of stores and Merchandise, and in the
freight of transports.'
Your Committee trust; that when the buildings
absolutely neeesnry for the public Servicer Shall be
completed, a the commerce of, the colony Shall
prosper, the duties becoine more productive, and,
from agricultural improvement, the supply of stores
to its present-amount shall be discontinued, that
this expense will be materially diminished ; and it
is their opinion that even now it- might be cons'-
.

Published by WILLIAM ARMICER7;SCRIPPSI South Molton-street, tho;runiu-stfu•ti-t,
t i•
r •Pitruri Letters fur the ....f.ttur, &c. (past pair J; ratlq.bt addiesseA.

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derably reduced by the removal of part of the
JOree- in the colony, which appears to theM
annecesktrily latge. The whole population does .
not amount to 11,000, and of these 1,100 are_ sol-
diers.
Such is the view taken by your Committee of
the cu,my,of New South Wales ; and it is, in
their opinion, in a train entirely to answer the
ends proposed by its establishment. It appears:
latterli• to have' attracted a gteater share of atten-
tion of Government than it did for many years after
its foundation and when the several beneficial
orders lately sent out from this country, and' the
liiberal views of the present Governor shall have
Lad time to operate, the best effects are to be ex.-
pected. _ •
The permission of distillation within the colo.
ny, and the reform of the Courts of Justice, are
two measures which your Committee, above alt
others, recommend as most necessary to stimulate
agricultural industry, and to give the inhabit-WI
that confidence and legal security which can alone
'render them contented with the Governuiedt under •
which they are placed.
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Jai)' 10, 181 g.

It is said a letter from Gibraltar reportS, that
the Anierican.Consul had arrived in the. Bay fruit
Algiers; in consequence of. the commencement of
hostilities between the Dt'Y and the United:
States; -

The American Government, it is said, has not'
failed to take advantage of- the present state or
things in negotiating with the Spanish Aniericas-
settlements. -Immediately after .the earthquake"
that spread such ruirkand- horror at the Caeacca6,
the American Executive sent over a Mr. SCOTT,
as their agent, "with succours to the amount of
50,0901. in stores,and provisions ; and with the
promise .of further assistance, both of arms and

provisions.
The Lords of the Admiralty have, on the appli-
cation of the ship-owners of i►oah Souta
Shiuids, ordered a convoy for Pietod, in. Nortil
America, and for the,general protection of the
ships in the trade to the British North American.
Colonies. '

By order of the; Lords of th-e Admiralty, u di"
tribution Of the Scriptures is inunediately to take
place in.the.Ryal ..Na:Vy, as follows one copy .
the New-Testament, two Common Prayers, with;
two Psalters, for ciery eight men, and one
to every two messes.
Thcreis, at present, in -the posscsion of W.
HEIUUEs, Esq. of Spottes, a most beautiful fr-4;
man Aureus of pure: gold, struck sin the reign .°1
bloody Nero. The countenance of him..whont
PT,l;ylr has not improperly denominated " the \conl-
MOli.enenly and fury of Mankind,- is, even to t!ie
minute feature of the eye, nndilninished in origi-
nal character and perfection. • Around. trig EinPe-
ror',s head are these words, Augustus 117(_,r0 Caesar,
and on the reverSe,"Jupiter custos, encircling 04:
figure of a Jupiter fubminans, also in very fine
, set
.
A. Most remarkable circumstance took place 4t
Folkstone, on the 19th instant. Aficr: the ti 46,
hail t;Wed in the UsUal way for three hours,. Illja
left the Hope' sloop aground, in the harbour (11',
of which were preparing to unload her), itsti•Me'r
ly rose three, feet perpendieuhr, anct.a* _suddcal"
ebbed, which was repeated three. -in
than a quarter
.of 11°4. This. 'pLenometil.
having occurred sevecil times at Portsmouth 0,,
Plymouth about the time of the earthquak. .
LiSbon, bas given rise many speculative or.
nions, o..nd indeed it is thought to have hapP-eirf
eel in consequence Of :some
.great _convulsion •°
nature, ,It wilt' be Well to recollect the date. be
.0n Friday last an inquest was held at sign of
London Hospital, in Whitechapel, before j• 1,
Unwin, Esq. one of the Coroners for the collo'',
of Middlesex, on the hotly of Elizabeth Mathocs'l
a child of eight years: of \age, who was run
and killed by a hackney coach. It appeared; u,ie
the examination of several witnesses, that
coach was proceeding at a furious rate, the horses
being in full gallop down Dog-row, Bethnal"
green; and that the deceased, With other childreld, ,
was returning from school, and crossing the r 0.11.1
The carriage passed• over her, and 'fractured
skull. -She was immediately taken ,up, and cf.j.
veved in a lifeless state to the London HesP'
As nothing was adduced in extenuation off,ttli'l!
driver's conduct, the Jury found a verdict Of J-111.,
slaughter against Thomas Oakley, the eoachmlly
The coach end horses, valued- at 401. the pde rollea'oll
Mr. Chowdle, of Grosvenor-gate, are a od
to th.e Crown.

On Friday last, Mrs. Reinnant, of the Strand, of a P9:411'
ter.

, MARRIED. •no•
On the, 17th inst. .at. Steeple Ashton, John
. hard
Esq. of the Cireu, Bath, to Miss Long, daughter oflW.
Long, ESq. M. P. for Wilts.
On the the 4th inst..at Penzance, William Thomsort,j'an••3,/,
Walmes-10,.
late Coi:-.9onder in his "Majehy's Pm:het Service, to .igio-.
lin Luke, eldest clang-11:er of - Ltike, Esq. of that PLac,"".of
On Tuesday last, at Mar ,eta. Mr:.Thoinas Ilammonoi j.
Hatton-garden, London, to Cecilia, the . only daught'r
Tlienpldlus Lawrence NT.tvliy, Esq. of that place. • . ; ot,
-On Satord.n, at Portsmouth; Mr. V,Tilliont flarrisni"piv'
of the late Richard Harrison, .Esq. ResidAt Agent 8,L,,,,• '4,4
mouth, to Miss MOttley, daughter of J.O. Mottley,'7
Portsmouth. . .._...:;--1"

• mrp. t-co'
,On the 15th inst. in North Awlley-street, Lienfeinnrot
lone! James Armstrong, Aide-de-Camp to his Royal.. 4
the Duhe of Yuri:. ' olj"
•
On Wedues4ay last, -after a lty hours illness, at !"Shend
in the Victualling 'ard, Deptfol.C, the Lady of Cal'l'
Garrett, t..r:. ' wit°
Yesterday, after a long illness, Mrs. Amelia Dubois,.
of James Dubois, Esq. of Brixton. 4 4 '
.., John
Master T. Harvey, aged .six •years, .youngest" eon
Harvey, Esq. of Folkstone, -of an. inflammation of ther:
ilil°l4
caused by being put into a corn chest, I. two. young Wel
frolic, the heavy lid of which fell upon his head. •
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PRICEOF STOZ;KS ON SATURDAY.
Bank Stock, I n :so.ndlss. 5p;....
.(119-3.d:,,iri,
Navy.s •Vc.r Cent. 901:ii Exact+ Bills, 3.1 d. P'l"
Irish. 5 per Ceut..s94,
4 pur Cent. 7.54.-H; Ditto, 3. per ow!, 45.
:3 per Cent. RiA. 59M
3Bapue'f, (1;.ic:111.n
tC.onl-5A.15!156,th84•7 3 Si 9 nt.
India,Stock, 1681 169 •
Cons. for 9th Oct. 59iii

HIGH XV LONDON I.lltlDUr.B , to,
21 impute,:ater 10.1 .2%-tning, 27 r.lintttes