NEW SOUTH WALES INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 3, Issue 130, 28 August 1847, Page 4

NEW SOUTH WALES INTELLIGENCE.

In our last, we mentioned the receipt of Sidney papers to 1 lie 61 h instant. They do not seem to contain any local news of very great impoitance. The ships " Cressy," 710 tons, and the "Duchess of Northiimbeilund," 600 tons, were expected in Sydney, with emigrants, early in October next, fbiming the advanced guard of 5000} which number Sir Chailes Filzroy lately announced in Council, it u as his recommendation to the Home Government to have sent out as a charge upon the land fund. The New South Wales Government has offeted, with the conenrtence of the Legislative Council, a premium of £100, for the best Medical lissay on the Catarrh in Sheep. The Governor has also piomised apart of the present Military Bariack ground, which is to be vacated by the garrison in the course of the next >eui, hs a 6ite for the erection of a Saving's Bank. The City Council weie uimotis too to get a slice of this locality for the erection of their long talked of Town Hall. An important alteration in the law affecting Joint Stock Companies, was in course of agitation ; the object being to limit the liabilities of parftieis, to the amount of stock held by them respectively. The New South Wales squatters are again to be assessed for stock pastured lejoud the settled districts. A bill, closely copied from the imperial enactment 8(h and 9th Victoria, cap. 110, for the jwotection of Merchant Seaman, is before the Sidney Council., The project of creating a General Cemetery, for all classes and persuasions, was meeting with very strenuous opposition from the Bishops and Clergy of the Established Church, but with little prospect of success. By a recent decision of the Sydney Judges, a physician may sue and recover in the Court of Requests as a Com t of Equity, but not in the Supreme Court, as a Court of Law. According to the new Land Orders, creating fourteen ) ears' leases, the territory of New South Wales is to be divided into three classes, comprehending the settled, intermediate, and unsettled districts. The first embracing the 19 counties proclaimed before January 1838 ; those of Macquarie and Stanley 5 within a certain distance trom Melbourne and other new places; M'ilhin three mile 3 of the sea coast and certain rivers. The second compiehending the Port Phillip and any counties that may be proclaimed on or before the 3 1st December next. And the third, all lands not before refeired to under the rules, the Governor can grant leases for 14 years for pastoial purposes, but with leave to the lessee to cultivate, but not for sale, at a minimum 3 early lent of £10 with £2 10s. per annum for every 1000 head of|sheep, or equivalent number of cattle additional, exclusive of exibting assessments, or any that may be added by the local legislature ; and the Governor may sell to the lessee 160 acres, or more, of his run, at not less than £l per acre. Ilesei vatio/is are' made for railways, sinking mining shafts, and other public purposes. On expiration of (he lease, the lessee is to be allowed for his improvements. 111 1 the intermediate districts, the leases are not to exceed eight jears in duraiion, nor one year in the settled districts, for pastoral pnrpotvs. As might be expected, those orders are causing most conflicting opinions — one party considering them a virtual annihilation of the land fund— while many of the squatters view the taxing powers of the Executive with mnch disbatisfaction. There can be no doubt but they willditectly benefit the piesent race of squatters, who will natmally enough monopolise all the proximate lands, and consequently be driving all young- hands and new -coiners farther and farther into the far " far west." The defenceless state of the harbour of Port Jackson and City of Sydney, has called forth a vigorous petition from the City Council to the Government. It is not likely that the Legal Abolition Bill tiill pass this session — nor probably next, as the new house will have enongh to do in dealing away the accumulated rubbish of their predecessor. There is some fear that the potatoe disease is gpreading iuto the southern hemisphere— traces of it appearing, it is reported, at Port Phillip. The presence of such a calamity would, indeed, be formidable here, although, with the blessing of Providence, at present by uo means, to all appearance likely. There are now but 15 whaling vessels out of Sydney at sea — presenting a lemarkabje contra't wiih former jeuis — while the American! ate reaping the haivest. By the new Jury Bill, a verdict in civil caiet is not required to be delivered unanimously, but that of three-fourths, after lix hours' being un-

aMe to agree, is to be taken, thns demolishing what used to be esteemed our stoutest kej-ttorie of British liberty. The total receipts of leventie for the las quarter has exceeded those of the corresponding quutter of JBIG, bj- £370 11s. 10.1., arising- principally out of duiies on spirits and tobacco, ad valorem duties, licenses to distil and retail, and sale of crown lands.