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London, England, 1816-01-03 00:00:00

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lay Mtg. WALE&
Ina letter dated Jens the 90th, we have the fed-.
• , lowing account of she newly discovered country in
TO Thg EDITOR 07 THE STAR. New South' Wales, behind the Blue Mout:tants,
Sse—l Awes that, with a laudable zeal for the which beforthe year 11114, was a co mphte Tarn
welfarecif the lower orders of society, you have not liesenita;
only inserted in your valuable Paper the speech of w The new is h but thinly peopled. and its
Mr. Roan on the institution of a. Saving Bank at natives resemble those about Sydney. though
Southampton. but have, in your leading article, ad- their language is very different they differed also in
vertedao such benevolent establishments whit much being well covered with kangaroo skins, sewed toge.
approbation. It is indeed delightful to think that a tiler very neatly *ids the sinews of the emus; they
scheme at once so simple and-so efficient should have wore the•fur'side neat their skins, and on the upper
made sock rapid progress in. various parts of the or ilesh side they bad pricked, very ingeniously and
United Kingdom, sod should have received ouch regolarly ornamental devices s among which were
warm and zealous patronage from those enlightened cokes. They seemed to be a laughing. go.od-na-
individolls whose mural influence, combined with tared people, without the savage warlike sprit, or
their station in society, cannot fail to afford it all the boy of the • Sydney natives. They had with them
encouragement it deserves. The means which are tamed native • deigs. with which I fancy they comfit
thus presented of improving the poor in industry. kangaroos. 'Their spears are heavy and clumsy, and
comfort, and virtuous priuciple, are almost ;steal- they threw them only a short distance out of their
cnlable. The question with regard to the practical hands. like the New Zealanders.
effects of the scheme is no longer a matter of :peen. 66 •Vhe day we left Bathorst Plains, the Governor
lation, but has already for several years been tried dispatched Mr. Evans, Deputy Land Siirveyor, with
and settled by the test of experience. .Mr. Rose ha two men and horses, to proceed as far AS he could to
erroneously stated in his speech, if that speech is curs the Westward. He returned a tew days after
reedy reported in your Paper, that o the Edinburgh haying penetrated in a due West direction 115
Society was the first regular estahlishaient of this miles from Bathurst. He reports all the track of
kind." • The fact • is, that the institution originated country he passed over to the even superior to that we
in Dumfries-shire, and that a regular Bank for explored, and much moreckly peopled, which he
Savings, with printed rules and regulations, under attributes to the astonishing herds he constantly saw
the sanction of the Qoarter Sessions of that County, of kangaroos arid emus, on which the natives stih-
was in full operation in the parish of Ruthwell, and sisted, together with abunAance of fish, wllich, a'
had demonstrated the efficiency, as well.as-the prac- considerable sized river, running to the westward,
ticability of the scheme, two or three years before the abounded Ti
er is nearly the size of the Hawkesbury,
th.
Edinburgh Savings Bank was thought ofe. I may 66 The riv
add, that the Edinburgh Society for Mendicity, with and as-far as he can kidge, may be easily explored
whom the establishment for the Northers
Metropolis with a boat, or travelling along its banks, through
originated,* framed their institution after a perusal of a beautiful, plain, fertile country. He has brought
the rules of the parent society of Ruthwell. I take with him hither a large eantity of the
gatfinet manna
the liberty of mentioning this fact, not only because I have ever seen, which* e collected amon he grass
I see that you have suurself been led into a mistake and in burnt fields, which he describes io be clustered
pro-
bey Mr. jam's statement, which I am sure you wilt with it. in smith neer*. I conclude it to be the
bar sions us correct. but also because the history of duce ot our Imola insect (Tetigoitia), either what
an 'stabil:Om:ow, which promises to produce such those insects hate depOsited in the grass, 01' what
boteficial effecti+ is in itself interesting, and because they contained when they were destroyed by the
the Rua:kw-II Bank, from its earlier establishment, grass taking tire. The natives were very shy. and
as well as from its extraordinary success, under vari. alarmed at his appearance. He found whole moon.
ous discouragements, affords a more convincing proof tains of lila biue Aisne-stone. and it profusion of the
of 'the efficacy an
dts,
stability of the scheme than can common nova mina pebbles. topazes, and crystals,
be deduced from the,operations of the comparatively usually found on die coast of Bass's Straits. The
recent institution it Edinburgh. With this view, a count: yis well wooded, and among the trees are nu-
, short- quotati,,ii from a Pamphlet written about a merous pines. 40 feet high, without a branch. The
year ago, by Nlr. Duecae, Minister of the Parish, soil and pasturage is rich in the extreme."
may not be unacceptable to your Readers :
.6 About the,beginning at the year 1810, the au-
thor of that establishment (the Rutliv:ell Parish Bank
for Savings) had been anxiously employed in exa-
mining the different plans which had from time to
time been suggested for ameliorating the condition
of the Vwer orders ; and in the course of his inqui-
ries he haprned to meet with a pamphlet, giving all
. account of . scheme called by the inventor, “ Tran-
quillity." of a nature perhaps to., coinplicated ii:r
general adoption.t Otte of the proposed provisions
of this i•lan, however, was an economical Bank for
the reception of the small savings of the industrious.
the benefit which might result from carrying a plan
'of this latter kind into effect, immediately appeared to
him in a eery strong light, and he determined, as the
best means of ultimately introducing it to general no-
tice, to try, in the first place, the effect of its opera-
tion in the eery contracted sple•re of his own parish.
In this attempt there were discouragements of a pe-
culiar kind, which it will not he improper to state,
that the success of the experiment may appear in its
true light. In point of lacai circumstances, indeed,
there are perhaps iew parishes in Scotland where the
scheme might not have been tried to greater advan-
tage than in the parish of Rodswell. One of these
. discouragement: arose from the want of resident he-
ritors who might countenance the undertaking with
their approbation, and support it with their purse and
inßuence. But there was .a still more formidable
difficulty to encounter. Notwithstanding by far the
greater part of ihe inhabitants are poor villagers or
cottager*, without manufactures, or any other means
of subsistence than such as are usually to be found in
a remote country parish, there were a great majority
of the adults (no sewer than three hundred indivi.
duals out of a population of eleven hundred) *Wady
connected witu friendly societies within the bounds
of the parish. It was well known that by far the
greater part of these individuals were obliged to
strain evety nerve for a bare subsistence, and so far
from being able to lay up any additional savings,
found at times extreme difficulty in fulfilling their
engagements to the established societies. As these
institutions were under the immediate superintend.
ance of the Author, .he was not ignorant of the facts
• stated; but they did not seem to hint to constitute
an objection sufficiently strong to dete'r him from
making a trial of the projected scheme. He knew
from experience, that he had to deal with a sober,
virtuous, and Well-informed population, and on this
single favourable circumstance he tennsded the con.
viewer Sass this attempt would not prove altogether
abOrtive. He was ;sot disappointed. The scheme
was drawn up and put into execution, with the advice
and co..operaliow of some of the most respectable in.
habitants of the parish ; and in the period of four
years sod a half, the funds of the Institution have
risen to upwards of dews hundred and sbny Founds.
which um is new bearing interest at per cent. in
the hands of the Dumfries branch 'of the British
Linen Company ; that Bank having with its accts.'
tomes' liberality, granted these advantageous terms'
from motives of benevolence. When the unfavour-
able circumstances already mentioned are taken into
account, this astonishing success must operate as a
powerful encouragement to similar attempts in other
parishes • and tits Founder of the Ruthwell Pa.:ah
'Bank feels Monsen now fully justified in recommend,
ing the stibjecit to the serious attention of all who
have the good the community at heart."—Dune'
can't Env on ?arid: Bomb, pp. 9, 10.
I ami Sir, etc. &c.
SCOTUS.
• Tke•Edinblusti Savings Babb was hudtated in leas, diat
-et Rutiben he Imo. It is este to ateneen, that at West Cal-
arr. near TaSubersb, a similar institution bad been established
la 1807, but tuts was merely of &load nature, and was not
beard et 4b.yas the bounds of the Pari4i, the ewes not having
been prheed.
t The Inventor of this Mind ni and benrfoleut scheme ws,
So-x sea% &I. -of Londoe.

SAVING BANKS.

EXTEMPORE, ON A LACK CONVICTION AT THE
OLD BAILEY.
Old Jolla was wedded to a crooked wife,
And towns was apprehensive lot his life,
Because his brother Gaoling was bred to Illy,
Cul ♦k:rd et the heinous crime of bigamy ,
Aus !" quoth tau t+," I trsay have equal trouble.
For tho' I've but one wtte—Goo knows she's double.*

ReDERT Dicxsini, Esq. Lite his Majesty's Agent
and Sapciintendant of the Weitern Indian Naiinns
of An rica, arrived in town on Monday Irom Que.

bee, a is New Yu: k.
Sunday se'nnight, as a boy of the name of Chater,
about 12 years of age, was jumping on the ice of a
pit of water in Deritend, Birmingham, tailed Robin's
Pit, the ice broke, and he fell into the water t—and,
after struggling for nearly ten minutes, was downed.
On the same day, a youth, about 16 years of age,
was drowned in a piece of water, called the Keep off,

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LONDOM Alitiarns lAr. 2.
corepx, Sce.—.-The sales of Cotton during the last
skier little exceed 700 bags. The particulars ale-
-56111 PerniMbneco, about a half sold An' bond, At
21.-14. a gs. 21 the remainder at 2s. 3d. a 2s. 4d. ;
Iso Maranhams in bond, 2s. a 2s. Id. and 5..; at 2s.
duty paid; 150 Bengali. the very ordinary at 11d.
the remainder at 14td. Of American Cottons, 140
Orleans were sold at,lBd. a 19.1. ; 75 Doweds, rad.'
Last night and this forenoon, cbout 400 bags were
'sold for export; Pernams in bond at ?.s. 3d.
It'is reported this forenoon, that the President's
Message_to Congress is received by the Courier arri-
ved at Milford Haven from Boston ; she has brought
newspapets to the 7ch, so that the report is extremely
probable, as the Congress was to meet on ;he 4.h of

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-December.
LIVERPOOL. DICILIMInt 30.—Again we have expe-
rienced a very, languiri.demand for Cottons, and
there sire more offering of almost every desoriptiou
than the trade will take. Prices are still giving way,
particularly the inferior and middling qualities, as
will appear by our quotations. Thu sales of the
week consist of 1700 bags Bowed, ordinary to very
prime new Cotton, 14d. a 181 ; 467 Orleans, ordi-
nary to good, 16d. a 190. with a few bales at 201;
'96 Sea Island, good to prime Page's St. Simon's,
2s. 44. a 3s. Id. • 70 ditto rained, lair to go:id,
Is. 10d. a Is. 11d.; ten thturaras. good fair, 25.;
100 Domingos,. good, 19d. ; 190 Pernams, lair to
good, 2s. 3d. a 2s• Sid• ; 230 MAIAMIAMS, Lair to
good, fls. a 2s. Id. including 2(X) bags in bond, at
29d. ; 180 Bahia:, middling to good fair, 233. a 2,i.
per lb. ; making, with 420 bags Bowed; sold by pub-
lic auction yesterday, 3300 b ors of all descriphoes.
SUGAR.—There was no market for Muscovades
during last week. The ' deliveries from the ware-
houses fur the week preceding 23d December were
considerable, consisting of 2771 casks for home con-
sumption, and 472 for export. The list came too
late for insertion in last Tuesday's publication.—
Great interest continues to be excited as to the pro-
bable deficiency of the supply from Jamaica, occa-
sinned by the late hurricane.- The sugar-cane was
exactly in the situation to be most liable to in:ury,
the gale happening a little before it was cut. The
deficiency cannot he ascertained for some time ; the
newspapers mention a half or third of the crop, but
these are extravagant statements. We have traced
*the progress of the hurricane with much anxiety, tak-
ing the accounts . from the Jamaica papers and 11(411
the private letters. The injury done appears ch;ely
on the north and east side of the island ; and though
.certainly the parishes of St. Thomas in the E ast area
St. Mary's yield a great proportion of Sugar, yet it
Re take the whole deficiency from the iLiland at 20
or 25,000 !sluts. taking the exports to decrcase a
fourth or fifth of the usual quantity, it appears a cal-
culation of sufficient latitude.
The demand for Muscovades this forenoon is ra-
ther extensive ; the total sales may be estimated con-
siderably above:1000 Itlids. one house alone sold ne.ki ly
400; the chief purchases Sas. a 905. strong Stisars.
The prices may be stated a shade higher for the bet-
ter descriptions, the interior unvaried. The delive-
ries from the warehouses last week 2042 casks for
home consumption, and 214. for export.
There was little business dune iu refined goods last
week, on account of the holidays. The prices coati
not be stated at any variation. Molasses were heavy
at 30s. This fore ogre goods are ofiering about Is.
lower ; the quantitireedy is trivial, and the report of
foreign markets morelavourable than for some time
.past. There were no foreign Sugars on she* ; the
quotations may be stated in a great measure nominal.
COMM—Thera were no public sales last week,
and none to-day. The private contracts have been
limited, and no alteration could be stated in the cur-
rency. The deliveries from the West India IVare-
houses for the week ending 23d December, came too
late for insertion in our last; the particulars are-
-1576 bags, and 124 casks for exportation. The ar.
rivals of the mails from the Haase Towns, from Hul-
-1
land, kg. will now be looked for with stone anxiety,
both as bringing the usual spring export orders, an,
for the statements of the foreign markets. The deli.
wits from the West India Docks for last week were
limited to 511 bags and 166 casks for exportation.
hum Paosostous, ace.—Prime beef continues in
able
bdyemanpubdlit thesal othersale
ripedtiuconeds are only vend.l
trade are of opinion that the great consumption
Pork will probably prevent any farther depression .
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the prices.—Bacon rates exceedingly low; the buyers
anticipate a farther decline.—butters are exceeding!.
heavy ; our quotations are nearly nominal ; a few lots
fine Carlow and Cork Butter have been sold.
Conn.—The supply of Wheat in yesterday's m.
ket was not large, yet the sale continued heavy, at
farther decline of Is. per quarter.—There was an _
tensive quantity of Barley brought forward. The
priers may be stated at Is. a 2s. lower, and the sale
languid.—A small proportion of fi:se Oats realize(
fast week's currency, but every other description w;
unsaleable, particularly Irish, of which there
more arrivals.—Brags were heayy, at the depressik
of Is.—Grey Peas, U.—NV bite 'Boilers, 2*. lower,
without facilitating sales.—The Seed Trade was very
heavy.—Clover a shade lower.— In Rape or Linseed
scarcely any business was effected.
'rig FUR TRADR.—lmported from Canada, Skit,
57,500 Parchment Beaver, 19,000 Raccoon, 36,000
Martin, 5600 Otter, 2500 Bear, 100 Wolf, 200 Cat,
4600 Mink, 3000 Fox, 2500 Fisher, 100 Wolvstrin,
16,000 Musquash, 6000 Swan, 6000 Deer in the•hair
and shaved, 100 Elk-500 lb. Castorum: '
TOSACCO.—The partial purchases of Tobacco'
tinue to be made about Id. per lb. lower; but
business doing is trivial.
Helm, FLAX, and TALLO/17.•••••Tallow may be ,
ted .58s. a 695. in cargoes ; the Chandlers' Comp
quote for Yellow Candle 60s. There is no variat
in Hemp or Flax.
RUM.—The West India houses did not shew R,
during last week ; the prices in second bands wei
shade higher, and considerable interest excited bi
ports from France.that a measure would immedi
be submitted to the Chambers to allow Rums to
imported at the moderate .duty of about Ss. 9d.
Mn. The business done in low Jamaica gaunt u
la:ely so extensive, that these description!
g scarce.—. Brandy may be quoted lows
getting 'scarc.—Brandy may be quoted low
PaieGenevá, Ss. 63. a Ss. Bd. ; tinged, from Si
fd. per gallon less.

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near Burslem.
Yesterday se'nnight, as John Handy and his son, a
youth of 16, were in a boat on the Avon, near Per-
shore, towing a piece of timber thrown down by the
flood, the boat, on passing Pershore-weir, struck
against the pier, and turned over upon them. The
son, after getting from under the boat, swam t and
clung by the piece of timber, from which he was
taken, alter floating a considerable distance, but the
father sunk to rise no more: An Inquest was held
on Thursday, when it appeared, by the testimony of
the boy and others, that his father had hold of his
hand, but from the impulse of paternal affection, find.
ing one must be drowned, quitted his grasp ;—and
whets the unfortunate man was found, his legs were
entangled with a line that was in the boat, which
must have prevented his swimming. Verdict—Ac-
cidental Death.—Deodand, the line.—The poor man
was in his 41st year, boo an excellent character, aad
has left a wife and nine children.
Thursday last, one of the boys in the Royal Na-
val Asylum, Greenwich. while employed in putting
cold water into a large copper in the kitchen of the
institution, which was neatly full of boiling
unfortunately reached beyond his strength, and,
falling into the copper, was scalded so dreadfully, that
be shortly afterwards expired.
U,uow HALL.—Yesterday Aus Velvera was brought
up for re-examination, charged with stealing the in-
fant of Mrt Endimere, of Xtut.street, as stated in
our Paper of Saturday.—The prisoner fainted away
several times during the examination. She repeated
her former asseltions of innocence. She was commit-
ted for reexamination.
HATTON Gasuan.---Yesterday Jaia ifileake, a
baker, Being in Mentel-street, Old-street, St. Luke's,
appeared to answer to a charge made against him by
Jollies Hancock, the officer, having deleterious ingre-
dients in his possession, for the purpose of mixing with
flour to make bread. The delendant not being able
to disprove the charge, was convicted in the penalty of
iis with costs.
SWiItRING.Tbe Fives Court was never better
filled than it was yesterday, for the benefit of Scrog.
gins, who has much claim to the patronage of the
amateurs, for past services and their amusement...-
The %7ugilists mustered is full strength, and
,several
new candidate* for the lighting list were present..
thie of these, called, for distinction's sake, Rkhntosd's
exhibited with Shelton, and caused much atten:
don, as be is about to fight in earnest. His action is
good, and he is a fine made fellow of thirteen stone.
Without, making comparisons he acquitted himself
well. The best exhibition was between Oliver and
Richmond, when all that the amateur could wish
for was performed. Scroggins, Paton, and the whole
of the corps exhibited, with the exception of Cribb
and Belcher, the latter of whom was prevented by a
sprain in the angle. Several matches were performed,
and the Spring will form a new era in the l;oxing
[circles, from the migtipli:ity of new adeentusea.

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