Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1834-08-23

first three days About lsO were engaged.
and the other. will. nc doubt, 20 Of i:ausc::I
diatcly. The scene was really rriosi inter-
esiiag; it was like 4 country fair more tliaa
any thing else. Such an importation as
this. will be to the morals Of this country, DIS
so much purified gold; and who knows but
from these free women or their descendants
we shall have some Of The future senators Of
Australia? Engiisil country people are
what we want, that is, people Ia &C into the
country and labor there; not people from
your towns, IA .n-, stay ABOUT towns. ara
are drones in the hive, and commonly worse
could settle 100 small families on different
parts ofmy estate, give them land and make
them comfortable"
A letter from New South Wales gives the
following schedule OF the property of sam
I uei Terry, ssl.o was sent from England a
crown prisoner. Dir. L. has acquired the
property since lis emancipation. Ills sev-
eral estates contain upwards OF fioD,Neo
iacres. His property in the town vi Sydney
brings him 10000 per annum, and his
entire income IS estimated at SIX times that
amount; this arises chiefly from mortgages
al I2 per cent He has $4,000 sheep.
IN 900 head of horned cattle, ard 400
brood mares.
The Australian of the 22d May, contains
the following account of fine present
population OF New South Wales. About
= 900 are estimated to have arrived since the
returns were taken: 1.-The total number AZ
the taking OF the census, exclusive OF the
military. is 55,59l Of these there are
1878 free male inhabitants above twelve
wears of age, and 5,G6o under that age
1881 is the number of male coaslcts, ma
king the total NILE population OF the colony
1890. OffeInales, the number free above
i2 years is s,251, under IL Is 4.7b5-fe
male prisoners 2.6I2; making in al II, o.
females in the colony, and forming proper
ton Of nearly - males to one female. Of,
different religious persuas.ons taeFe afel
IS. 573 Protestants; 1866 Roman Catho-
lies; 307 Jews; Al Pagans; and 500 un
certain The number OF free Roman Cath
oiics is =, los or about one fourth Of the free
population. The proportion Of Protestants
to Catholics. not free, is about three TO one.
A company of Quakers have purchased
land at the settlement of st. Georges sound, I
New South Wales, to the amount oil
100000.
The British government has resolved to
form new settlement on the southern coast
of Australia, near Spencer's gull, which
contains harbor, named Port Lincoln, of
sufficient capacity to contain in its three
coves all the navy of England. Captain
Stuart, of the Both regiment, reports that
) ,OOO, 900 acres of the richest land he ever
saw opportunities on st. Vmcent's gull, and
Adults on the Murray river, which is naviga-
BILE for large craft for 100 miles in an cast
erly direction; kangaroo island lies off the
entrance of these two CULTS, and abounds in
salt, fish, seals, kangaroos, and possesses a
good soil. The whole lies in latitude from
81 tic 36 S. and in longitude E. from 136
to i4o. 4 b interesting fsatuFs les
IL, tia: all the ianse.,rn5ld,
and the produce is to be exfe1t1Sy.n the
encouragement of agricultural fanilics TO
cmigrate. Ii is, according 10 the evidence
of several officers who have examined it, al
land of corn, wine and oil.
A great empire is building up In Austra-
LA and its commerce will soon have much
influence over the trade and navigation off
England; and the people Of other nations
will feel it. The force of the free em;gra-
ton wi.Irapidly increase, and gather strength
IS it proceeds, for the cheapness ofiand, and
the mildncss and slubrty Of the climate,
are stron. temptations to the laborins poor.
Thus England may be relieved OF her sur
plus population, and her poor rates reduced, |
while making large profits on the commerce
with those That were burthcnsomc to her !
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