Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-25
Recay OF rnre.

10 the last report issued BY TIE British colo
Mai Once, on the past sRd present state OF
BRITISH colonial possessions, an &C .Gunt is given
ut 10 Tteen persons, all adults a0oIIgtnrs of
TASMANIA, who are tue sole sdrvIyIng remnant
OF ten tribes. Nine Of thege persons are wo-
men ana i've are men. Ikere are among them
fouF married couples, and four Of the women
and five q The men are under forty five
years OF age, but no Children have been born
to them fOT years. Il Is considered dlficu [ to
account tor this, Tue MaUrts of New Zsa-
land are sand to at rlbute theil decline in nun
Der TO the general change OF habits introduced
by civilization. Bssidesthese fourteen persons,
there is q nati~e woman wbO Is married 70 d
9hite man, and who mas a con, a fine heath,
looking child, OF whom she anu all the blacks
are very proud. These fourteen aboriginal ia
tIyes OF Van Dismsn's LAID 1--we at OYSTER
Cove Station, where they are fed, clothed aud
housed at the public expense; their subs steuce
aid management cost above E700 z year.
Tnetr p~4IrcIpal emplo, meHtJ 70 COOKING their
food, msB6Ing and making theIr clothes ara
getting their woUd, for which they have to 90
q considerable distance but all work deYllvt $
up0u tie w0men-the men do nothing. T.ey
are much addicted to drIuki, g, have an anripa-
thy 10 cleanliness, end insist on zpeBtbe a
number Of dogs, which live, eas aHd sleep with
theiF 0 VBeTs. TueT chief smOstm, ms are
fishing snd uniting n the latter JheJ gener.
aiiY absent themselves Cace or tWi-e during
the season for two or three weeks. or a month,
iivII 3 during that time ia the blAl. They
alWdy~ ask leave TO 20 upon tbess occasions,
aud take witn them JheiT bedumg, pots and
pans, etc aBd as many TatiOas az they cdn
csUy, Their behavior 10 oeEy good when
they are not excited by sJrDas dink. The
men generally speak Eugisa, but H. quarrel
ing invariably use theft original language.
Their lealin 10 10 general very good.
A GsAaD Duchess IN 174l la the s'Me-
noru o. Mary GTanvItle" Mrs DeiaueS) },
ist published by ludy Hanover, is a letter de
rer biBg a hail given by Frederick, Erlnce Of
Hsies, ID l74I The follow Ing IS to account
q tie appearance Of one OF the 'Sf.gest Of the
ladies - "Ihe Duchess Of G lsensbuTy,
clothes pleased me bes'; they were white satin
embroidered, the bottom OF me De ticodt brogn
hills covered with all sort5.Sf weeds, and every
bTeaoth had an Old stump OF a tree that run up
almost 70 the top Of zoe petucost, broken aud
ragged and w.Tked @th brown chenille, FoCnd
winch tWIned RasstTsisEs, ivy, hOReysuckies,
peTiWl K rs, co1~vOlvuiUsrs, and all SORTS Of
Iwinils iOweTs, WI CD spread aud covered he
Petflcodl; Viaes with the leaves vsrIsgatrd IS
you have seen them By the sun, all rather
smaller thsn nature, which made them look
very .tsh the rOblHgs snd fScIBgs were little
green bsIks, AIIh all SORTS OF We,Gs, and tie
sleeves and Jbe rest Of the gown loose twiDibg
hsncHes OF TIE same as tho on the pettIc0at;
u.any Ef the leaves Nere finished win gold,
sHd paTt Of the stumps Of the trees iOoKea like
tie gbdtBs of the sun. l never saw L piece Of
work 80 prsttilV fsncIPdT