Star.
London, England, 1820-01-19 00:00:00

CITY BUSIAESS.

A Court of Aldermen was yesterday held at Guild-
hall, for the general dispatch of public business.
Tile Court was occupied a considerable time in
hearing and determining appeals against serving the
office of Constable and Inquestman.
The Presentments of the Inquests of the different
Wards, of Nuisances, Non-Freemen, Ruinous Houses,
&c. as made on Plow Monday, were severally referred
to the Aldermen, Chamberlain, and the City Solicitor.
The Court proceeded in the consideration of the
Petition of Mr. Tipper, and other inhabitants, house-
holders of Bread-street Ward, against the return of
Mr. Elliott as .a "Common Councilman; and after
hearing all the parties, the Court carne to the unani-
mous resolution that Mr. Samuel Elliott was duly
elected.

The Court came to an unanimous Vote of Thanks
to the Rev. Mr. BOIRODAILE, Chaplain to the Lord
Mayor, for his Sermon, preached at St. Lawrence,
Jewry, on Sunday, the 9th instant, Plow Sunday.
A Court of Aldermen is appointed for Tuesday
next, to proceed with the Appeals, and other business.

The Lon", MAaroa, after the breaking up of the
Court of Aldermen, yesterday, gave an elegant din-
ner to the Court, and a number of distinguished per-
sonages, at the Mansion-House.
The Managers of the Provincial Theatres, follow-
ing the laudable example of the London Proprietors,
have, in general, appropriated one night's perform-
ance for the benefit of the poor in those towns in
which their Houses are opened.

This mornings a young man was fortunately saved
from drowning, by some men belonging to a ship
off Wapping Stairs. He had finated down from the
Tower Wharf on a piece of ice, which broke away
with him while in the act of endeavouring to free
a boat from a quantity of floating matter.
RICHARDsON, GOODLUCK, and Co. respectfully
acquaint the Public, that the State Lottery will finish
drawing the 29th instant. The Wheel contains
Two Prizes of £20,000 MONEY, kc. Tickets and
Shares, warranted undrawn, are on sale by RICHARD-
SON, GoomucK, and Co. at their Offices, Bank-build-
ings, Cornhill, and Charing-Cross ; who sold, last
August, No. 710, a Prize of £36,000 Consols.

The following is extracted from a Letter, which
has been received by the wife of Turner, the brother
of Turner, who, with Ludlam and Brandrellt, was
executed at Derby, about two years since, for High
Treason. Turner, it will be remembered, with seve-
ral others, weze allowed to plead Guilty, and thus to
save their forfeited lives.
" Sydney, New South Wales, June 23, 1819.

" We have had a pretty good passage, and have been middling
well treated ; much better than the general run of those that were
with us. We are all much disappointed in not having had our
freedom on our arrival, as was promised us. Itm working for
Government from day-light till two o'clock in the afternoon ;
i-ter that time I work for myself, and can earn as much as I could
get for a whole day in England; therefore, was lon my own
kAods, I could get a very pretty living. lam very well, consider-
ing my situation, as I live with an old man and woman ; he is
constable to the Governor; and they treat me as one of them-
selves. Indeed, I have partly agreed with them for a 10-acre farm.
NOW, my dear wife, if you wish us to meet again, and end our
d..ye in happiness, let me advise you to apply to the Secretary of
t,tate, to give you an order for a passage to this country, free of
all expense, and I shall be restored to you on your arrival. It it
be agreeable to my brother Joseph, to apply likewise to come as
settler, I should much urge him to it. He would be granted
r.n-ni, and provisions from the stores for six months; but, low-
s ver, he would not want that; and he would be able to gain a
!.tt!c fortune in a few years, as our business is one of the best in
country, and farming is as good. There is no rent or taxes
tc pay. Wheat is in general 10s. a bushel, Indian corn Ss. beef
Cid. a pound, mutton and pork Bd. and 9d. the pork is very
good, beef and mutton middling ; useable tea and sugar very
rntap ; clothing is rather cheap. The natives are slender people.
`wedi,b iron is 6d. a pound, sheet Is 3d. If you can get the
v,-rks of an eight days' clock, it will fetch a good price here.
Ve are building a Methodist Chapel, and I have engaged
f-r the cutting of the stone : Religion is strongly patronised
ty the CLovernor, and the heads of the Colony. The stone of
country is remarkably white, and works kindly. The
t tiring here is very coarse, for want of good mechanics ; the
,:kerien are chiefly Irish, who know but little about building.
—The timber is.very good, both for house -building and for fur-
-inure, it chiefly consists of cedar for furniture. New Zealand
Fire for bulletin, and oak stringers instesd of tiles; the oak
;fplt tree chiefly for firing. We have no limestone, the lime is
:44de of burnt shells. We have plenty of game, both fish and
iewl and no Game Act to pay. My nephew, Joseph Turner
Manchester Turner), is very well, and is overseer to
Milnhokrs, who came in the ship with me. John Hill,
'4e of the Derby convicts, from Southwingtield, is well; he is
08 the country about twenty miles from Sydney, with a Gentle-
'cam. (tor winter is your summer. We have plenty of fruit;
peaches in abundance; lemons and oranges, and quantities of
"i'clables. litre are the handsomest birds in the world. I
very much wish my brother Joseph to come, as it would be the
making of us. Plc passage is nothing to what it used to be, as
they leach us in about four months; very few die In the pimp.
f: sire for me at John Dow's, near Government StorekSyd-
" f, 'New South W,.les."