The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-13 00:00:00

SYDNEY.

By the ship Evoretta, Captain Darley, we have
received papers from Sydney to the end of April, and
from Port Phillip to the 14th of May.
The prominent news from Sydney is the revival of
differences between the Shareholders and Managers of
the British Colonial Loan and Discount Company, in
consequence of the refusal of the acting conductor,
Mr. Wright, to allow an inspection of the Company's
accounts on the requisition of a local board. In con-
sequence of this refusal, the requisitionists had deter-
mined upon calling a public meeting, to take the mat-
ter into consideration. The unpleasantness arising
out of this business was not confined to the feeling
now exhibited against investigation, but again resus-
citated the question of the issue of scrip, which occur-
red some time since, and which, upon being forced
upon the London market in the shape of remittances,
and refused substantial acknowledgement by the Di-
rectors, threatened for the moment the dissolution of
the Company, and would no doubt have occasioned
such a result had it not been timely averted and made
a matter of mutual negotiation between the parties
interested. The Union Bank was in a more satisfac-
tory position, for, exercising due caution, they took ad-
ditional security, and %%ere thereby saved against loss.
Another subject occupying a conspicuous place in
the columns of the Sydney press was the ill-usage
certain females had received on board two emigrant
vessels on their passage out. The Carthaginian is
one of the vessels, the Captain and surgeon of which
had been tried and imprisoned for an unprovoked
assault on a young woman named Margaret Ann
Bolton. Another vessel is alluded to as having been
the scene of crimes of a much greater enormity, and
inquiry was also going on in that matter. Affirmed
as it is by these papers that these are not solitary
instances of the practices prevalent among the crews,
and those who have the charge of emigrant veaels,
it is by no means unadvisable for those who have
the misfortune to seek their acquaintance to be well
prepared and fortified against the ruffianly and
brutal treatment which it clearly appears they are
liable to encounter.

From Port Phillip the news comes that a successful
expedition against the Bushrangers had been made,
their ringleaders were captured, and several had al-
ready appeared before the local judges, and were
doomed to pay the penalty of their crimes, murder
and depredation. The revenue returns for the first
quarter of the year showed the Customs' receipts to
be 12,6731. 10s. Bd., the value of imports 108,1591.,
and the value of exports 90,298/. The wool exported
was 10,000 hales, or 2,500,0001 b. On the state of the
weather, it was observed that the late :rains were
general, which induced the hope of large supplies of
domeStic necessaries, though the feed for cattle was
not very plentiful. The condition of the markets is
not reported satisfactory, the price of stock fluctuated
considerably, the competition of sales under the Sheriff
producing a severe action upon the quotations made
by the graziers, who, while submitting to the reduc-
tion in the first instance, took the earliest opportu-
nity that offered for forcing up the market.

The Duke de Nemours arrived at the Palace of
Compiegne at one o'clock on the :id inst., and was
received on alighting by Generals Dejean, De Ru-
migny, De Lawcestine Hequet, and De Resigny, and
also by the Sub-Prefect and Mayor. The Prince im-
mediately rode to the camp, and manoeuvred for two
hours the 2d and 17th Regiments of Light Infantry,
commanded by Colonel Drolleu and the Duke d'Au-
male, and the 2d battalion of the Orleans Chasseurs,
under Chef de Battalion Ulrich. At five o'clock the
Royal Duke received the authorities of the town, who
were presented to him by._the Sub-Prefect. At six
o'clock on Sunday morning, the Prince went again
to the camp, and exercised successively the two
divisions of cavalry, under the command of Generals
Dejean and Lawcestine. This employed four hours,
at the end of which he returned to the Palace. In
the course of the afternoon he went to visit General
Boyer, his Aide-de-Camp, who has the command of
one of the brigades of cavalry, but who is confined,
from a severe injury which he received from an acci-
dent a month ago. At six o'clock his Royal High-
ness presided at a grand dinner given by him to the
General and superior officers of the camp, the Prefect
of the Oise, the Sub-Prefect, the Mayor, and other
authorities, the clergy of Compiegne, and other guests,
amounting to sixty. On Monday the Prince had a
general review of all the troops forming the camp.
The weather was beautiful, and the spectators innu-
merable, many coming from all parts of the surround-
' ing country, At the conclusion, after having passed
down the whole of the lines, his Royal Highness or-
dered all the officers to be formed in circles, and then
from his charger delivered an expressive address to
them, alluding in. noble but affecting terms to the
irreparable loss they had all sustained by the death of
the Duke of Orleans, and taking his leave fbr the pre-
sent with assurance that his feelings and energies
were and ever should be devoted to them, and to the
task of restoring to France the support of which she
had been deprived by her recent loss. This address
was received with acclamations of "Vive le Roi !
Vive le Duc de Nemours !" His Royal Highness
then went in front of each of the lines, and presented
several promotions granted by the King, after which
he returned to the Palace.
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