Star.
London, England, 1825-11-11 00:00:00

NEW SOUTH TALES.

The foll Iwing extract from a letter, neaten by
I a
resident in New South Wales, to Mr. Secretary pose,
represents the prosperous state of that Colony
The extent to which reform has been effected
among the convicts heretofore sent tit New
—out
Wales is not, I believe,
.generally, or, indeed, at
known ; I shall therefore just give a sketch of i The
number of persons transported t Nev South %Nes
from its first establishment, in 1788, to ;he end of 1815,
was 13,801 men and 3,265 women, together 17,06 G;
of these 6,067 became free by pardon and service,
1,688 held tickets of leave, 3,813 still c aninued con.
victs, and the remaining 5,498 had died. Those who
had become free, with, their children, who had come to
maturity, formed, in the year 1821, 1.478 families
having 7,212 children, and the estima:ed value of ill*
property was 1,562,201/. sterling, all the creation and
fruits of their own industry ; and they employed and
subsisted 4,640 convict labourers, making thereby
saving to Government of 116,0001. per annum, as ap.
pears by the colonial muster of population and pm
perty for the year 1821. Here the reformari to that Ills
taken place among the convicts transported appea,s
both in nature and degree. Whatever the prmate
morals or failings of these people may be, and the
greater number of them are not worse in this tripe t
than their unconvicted fellow colonists, they ! .Ltvr heel
vlitically, and, as far as human la s are concerted,
morally reformed; they have become heads of I.rniii s;
they possess considerable property, acquired by Indus.
try and honest exertion ; and fulfil all the pniit cat,
social, and domestic duties ref citizens; and their chit.
dten are in the course of becoming egnal to any Ow
description of people in the King's dominions."

At Droughty Ferry, on the 3lst ult. died John !Iv,
filferman. His death was occasioned by infl.mmatim,
arising ham excessive fatigue in his exertions for the
maintenance of a numerous family. Jock was a public
character; but, what chiefly gained him this p!e
nence among his fellows, was the curious variety of
articles which he brought to market, and the zeal rind
industry with which he disposed of them. He belonged
also to a family who have long made themselves knovn
in Broughty Ferry by their frank manners and obliging
conduct. Jock's mother, who is Row above ninety
years old, bed-rid, and in second childhood, was in her
younger years an Amazon, who, with the implements
which the fishers use in digging bait, headed a patty of
women, who drove from their vilage a party in the
impress service, and saved for the time the liberty if
their husbands and sons.—Dundee Advertiser.

The new Church building at Ilaggerstonc, in tit
parish of Shoreditch, is rapid!y proceeding. The walls
for the Church are begun. The stone landi-gs
under the tower walls, were laid down when the C
missioners made their last Report. The style the
building is to be Gothic, with a tower. There will he
accommodation for 700 in pews, and for 1000 persons
in free seats. The architect's estimate, including incl.
dental expenses, is 12,4961.
It is asserted in Rome that, wi'hin a few months,
no less than five hundred persons, charged with, or
suspected of being members of secret socieriei, hive
been arrested in the States of the Church. Pri Ice L.
Spada, and those who were taken up at the same time,
still remain close prisoners at the fort of St. Angel
HeAurn.—The Bill of Health of the Metrupnlis
during the past month, is (.1 serious importance. From
the returns of the burials under the four principal dls•
eases, with which it is generatly affected, roe eitractike
following t—There died during the five weeks of Oein•
ber, by fever 108; by inflammation 205 ; by measles
116; and by casual small pox 161. It appears that in
all these, the second week was the mo.t fatal ; a c, TO-
derable abatement took place in the fault!) week; but
in the last week, ending Sd November, a large
crease ensued.

The gentlemanly Scroggins had the pleasure of meeting his
friends at the Tennis-Court, in Windmill. street, on Tuesday, and
entertained them with a very so so exhibition of sparring. iii re
were no challenges, nor ate there any matches at present na the
tapir. The P. C. Club is now announced as having been tom
pletely broken up.
The following is the bill of fare of Wednesda!'s
entertainment, and which may furnish a scrap for the
annals of eating !
GUILDHALL—GENERAL BILL. OF FARE.
Diltlerl4-180 tureens real turtle, containing five pints cub;
200 bottles of turtle punch ; 45 chickens and pullets ; 45 mom;
43 hams, ornamented ; 30 tongues, ditto ; 18 raised French pies;
56 pigeon pies; 16 stewed rumps of beef ; 40 boiled turkeys, yam
oysters; 15 orange and other tourtes; 15 milk feuilles; 2 bar*:
of beef; 12 pieces of sirloin; 3 rounds of beef; 42 dishes tart-.
creamed; 80 ditto, jelly; 18 ditto, shell fish; 18 ditto, lobster
'glade ; 4 ditto, prawns; 80 ditto, mashed and other putties
90 ditto, brocOli ; 4 almond pastry; 2 sugar baski.ts; 87 mine
pies.
Remove :L-515 turkeys roasted : two pea fowls ; 45 dishes wild
fowl; 100 ditto, pheasants and partridges; 18 leverets; di,T.sesoi
stewed mushrooms.
Desszay.-1110 pounds weight of pine apples; 140 dishediett
hothouse grapes; 24,0 ice creams; 75 plates of apples of different
kinds ; 75 dishes of pears ; 72 ornamented savory cakes ; 43 plates
of walnuts; 100 ditto, dried fruits and preserves; 68 (li,hei row
cakes,
cakes, &c. 4 ditto, Paradise plums and currants; 30 ditto, pretend
ginger.
PETITIONS of INSOLVENT DEBTORS to he beard in
Portugal street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on TISSDAT, NOVClllber
15, at Nine in the Forenoon.
'Matthias Bailey, Hope-street, SpitalSelds, baker.
Thomas Lawler Royal Arcade, Charles-street, tailor.
George Martin, Johnson court, Fleet-street, furrier.
Joseph Solomon, New-square, Minories, furrier.
William Edgcomb, Newington Causeway, baker.

Mary May, Euston-square, boarding-bouse-keeper.
Thomas Lovelock, Holloway, undertaker and carpenter.
John Charles Pullen, Catherine-street, I.imehouse-fields. steward
of the ship William.
John Bannister, Merthyr Tydvil, Glarnorpnahire currier.
John Frederick Vaughan, Gloucester-street, flackney-ruad, fennel,
coach proprietor.
Richard Irvine, Hunter-street,

formerly a clerk

in the Custom House.
Thomas Carder, Fie!cisme-street, Whiteehapel, carpenter.
Andrew Kennedy, West.square, London-road, gentleman.
Samuel Burgess, White Hart-court, Bishop:gate-street, Asap*
Minister.
James Curry, Mornington-place, lodging-house-keeper.

In „Jersey, on the 27th ult. the Lady of Commissary-Gene
Plpon, of a daughter.

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