The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-05 00:00:00

PORT PHILIP.

Port Philip papers to the 6th of Nov. have been received.
The David Clarke had arrived from Leith with 230 emigrants.
A mechanics' institution was in progress of formation.
EMIGRATION PER DAVID CLARKE.—The immigrants
per David Clarke seem now to be nearly all engaged ; their
account of the voyage and reception here seems full of content
and enjoyment of future good prospects. This vessel has
been five months on her voyage from Leith, and has landed
229 passengers out of 230, one male only having died before
crossing the Line. All that we have conversed with speak
in high terms of the care and attention of :Mr. Gilchrist, the
surgeon superintendent, and state that their provisions and
water were abundant, and of the best description. Upon
arrival they were landed in the ship's boats at the beach,
opposite William's-town, and having walked overland two
miles to the banks of the Yarra Yarra, they were received
in tents which were pitched, to the number of fifty in
three parallel lines—each numbered to avoid confusion on a
green wooded rising ground. They were of course visited by
swarms of the white natives, as the cannie Scot facetiously
designates the European inhabitant, and many were engaged
upon the lapse of a few hours. The females who did not
exceed thirty, seemed most in requisition, for the purposes
of washing, nursing, and cooking. In the evening the piper
struck off with some of his wild national airs, and the
greater part of the immigrants danced by moonlight on the
grass ; after some time passed in this way, the whole party
headed by the man of wind and pipes, went off through the
hush for about a mile to see a grand corroborie of the blacks;
it was singular to hear the blending of our highland music
with the deep monotonous chaunt and beat of the Austral
aborigine ; what must have been their ideas upon seeing
those grounds which five years before were tenanted by them-
selves alone, teeming with hundreds of fresh and strange
arrivals, it would be highly curious but difficult to divine.

VAN DIEMAN'S LAND.
We understand that the Hon. Mr. Elliott, the A.D.C. to
Sir John Franklin, proceeds forthwith to England via Bom-
bay and Egypt. We wish him a pleasant course during so
interesting a tour.—Hobart Town paper.
We learn that Mr. Gardner, formerly cashier of the Bank
of Van Diernnn's Land, is about to, proceed to Port Philip,
with materials for the formation of a new bank tit that thriv-
ing settlement. Three hundred of the shares have been
taken up in this town.—Colonial Times, Nov. 12.
BANKING ACCOMMODATION.—We learn that an arrange-
ment for the accommodation of the mercantile operations of
the two elder colonies have been completed between the
Commercial Banks of Sydney and Hobart Town respectively,
whereby money can be now transmitted, or received at either
place as may be required. Such an arrangement has been
long wanted.—Colonial Times, Nov. 5.
SHIP BURNT.—The American whaler, Tobacco Plant, of
New Bedford, Captain Swaine, while " trying" out oil off
Torres Straits, unfortunately took fire on the 2d October,
and the combustion was so rapid, that the crew were obliged
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to take to the boats the captain and the two mates alboat
ahse
Herald, and
each, that with the thheirrde,mwahteerewt-
settled here, has
Jessee Morell, in particular, an American ,
received, as well by the government as by individuals. Mr.
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jr,itir\yroinve.79with every kindness.— Dee Austral-

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Some of the ablest and most philanthropic minds of
America are beginning to mingle apprehensions with the
hopes excited by the improvements in swam navigation that
have half annihilated the space between them and Europe.
They fear for the effect upon the condition of their own
working classes. They dread the competition that may re-
duce wages in their workshops and fill their towns with
pauperism.
TURN-OUT OF WEAVERS AT STOCKPORT.-011 Wednes-
day night, a large meeting of the power-loom weavers, em-
ployed in this borough, was held near the Stanley Arms,
New Bridge-lane, for the purpose of taking into considera-
tion the steps to be adopted on the subject of the notice of
abatement which had been given to 4,000 out of the 5,000
weavers, and which notice expires at the latter end of this
week. The meeting was addressed by several speakers,
amongst whom was a married woman, in support of the se-
veral resolutions, which were all passed, the weavers agree-
ing to resist thee
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time to oppose th
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