NEW SOUTH WALES.

New Zealander, Volume 3, Issue 151, 10 November 1847, Page 2

NEW SOUTH WALES.

By the Maukin we haye received our arrear files or Sydney newspapers to the, 2 lit ultimo. — j There had been no „ late arrivals from England | than the Agincourt (noticed in our last) with • news to the 24th June. The papers, are more ; than usually barren of domestic incident!, but, (Subjoined is a summary of those of an; interest. ; In 1846 the population was reckoned to be 1196,000;1 196,000; value of exports jg 1,481, 000 ; number of ships entered inwards 767, pf.141,000 ton§;j proceeds of sales by Auction £414,00,0 j coin in the Treasury, Military Chest, and Banks £B27ooo ; shewing a large augmentation in every branch •of revenue and trade, excepting sales of Crown I (Land, and establishing the extreme impolicy of j 'the 20s. minimum price. | Considerable alarm was lately created in the ,peaceable town of Paramatta by the arrival of a (considerable, body, of, Hebridean savages, forming ;a portion of Mr. Boyds importations, since arm,ed with bludgeons and 1 all yelling in unanimous discord. It appeared that they had broken away jfroin their station, and making their way for Sydney which they tried to do along the banks of

the Parramattariveiy bill* failing they returned and endeavoured to board}the steamer that lay r in the river, supposing it to be the same that had* brought them, and ought consequently to c'ariyl them back. They were narrowly watched bul& _noj interfered. with by the.Police.* At. da^ light Tiext morning they set off again for Sydney;-i*' Eighteen were picked up by the Emu steamer.-^ Some were in a state ' of nudity, others witti^a slight cincture only about the waist." Beyond* their extraragant shouts and gestures, they appear to have done no mischief, eight afterwards, entered a shop and one seized a loaf for whicb ' he was captured. The continued importations, of these people have caused general Uisatisfac-' . «- *- , *».,.. fjttpuig tion. , „,,, 4 Dr. Leichardt declares his intention of againf penetrating into the interior of ,New,H6llanay and if possible of searching Swan ßiver, by/a western route, so as to solve the problem in which* the. Central region of .that vast Island jsjnv^ojy^;! There has been some rain whichis reported toT • have improved the aspect of (he crops in somV districts accordingly. ,,, t , , „ - % -- " •-» The Military barracks ground in Sydriey'proft posed to be sold,* it is estimated will bring.tipwards of £64,000 toitho.ut the buildings., '*s^£ . .The Mo long Copper mine is reported Sto^s^' sess t be' richest lodes of copper yetvfquhdihviyeyf; South Wales, and equal to. theumost Valuable , of South. Australia. /The Miners engaged in wofk^ ing two new shafts describe themselves as work-,' ing in a perfect ".cobweb", of, copper. , The.mhfe is situated in a fertile agncultural'diilHct, aearr the Macdonald river. * r*T~ \>l :~;j An inquest was held on the 14th ult., which excited much interest, on the remains oC,a^gen^ tle'raafr'named Montgomery, who' it appears" wai° in. the habit -of?swallo'w ing. priisiic acfd; (pt JC spasmodic, affection ofthe chest, ;but (.was 'kiljed by an overdose which instantaneously operated as poison. ■ , ;»• ,; „|. • -• _' iW * A party of blacks on the Macintyre'rifer recently speared a fine boy'ofjabout 'iifnVyeans-i of age, the son of Mr. Mark's ia" settler! and not contented with this brutal outrage, deliberately took their. .victim while, supposed to be still alive, and roasted the body before a flic, r after\vard«(cuiticig it up, andjeaying : thejneinjbers rf on Jthgjpj9jij^jbo murderers are said to be known, but too numerous =(o be captured By ibe neigbbourihgyeftl|rf; , ,Tbe ; munificent donation of £500, has-been pref sen led iby^oneiperson towards, tbe^eijept^on^of^a ne w ( t Congregational C uur,ch >4 in the ouUkirUi/)f Sydney I' ' " "" "*" „/ ,- 7 ~u~'.'.%#.sgi The Sydney r^ankB wjthjhe.exceptiori of jthe New - South Walesi' have raised the rate 'of discount for bills having more than 10Oday« to* run from 6to 8 per cent. ' % • "*?>/ ; The total Receipts of Revenue for the quarter ending 30th September, was £7.4,668 185..9 d, ex^ hibitUigan increase, on the corresponding^quarter of the previous year of upwards ,0f,£ ; 6p,00.-rr-The leading item's of increase were' iv duties oh imported- spirits,- foreign -goods, fines and- fees, sales, quit rents, and.liceyses to/depasture, oa Crown Lands. JI / X ,. ,[,..., . • „ "^ The Customs ; lately effected a seizure of 18,000 cigars on board the brig GoherndrAtroin, Manilla, not having being entered in the manifest. < / The.peripd of cop artnershipspf rthe^Coinmercial Bank ceased on the Ist instant, but the business continues to, go under a.iem'odelled p ? lan. : The New South Wales Government have given notice of intention strictly to enforce payment generally of all quit rents remaining unredeemed, the time, allowed. for redemption byttwenty years purchased having expired.' <. % *7 » ,j«? c-*?« On Sunday the 10th ult., such was , the beat at Camden, Cowpastures, that ath^nnoineterjin the sun stood at 120°. . , "'*'.' ( J* =nix:? FtD est r 1 an 1 sM.~The rather extraordinary perhaps unparralled feat of walking 192 miles in . 46 hours and a half, without stopping one'moment, was accomplished in {the .coiirse&fila'st momu, at IWaitland, on a course of nearly a mile in circumference, by,, an individual named^William Francis King, but who rejoices in the more euphonious title, % adopled^iy, * himiel^Lfthre liadies Walking" Flyihg Pieman. \ r &\ l'o! o'clock on a Tuesday night, be started on his ambulatory tour, at a pace of about six miles an,'nour. 1 his he kept up till long after /midnight }jby ; 10 o'clock the next morning ha had^accpmplislied 66| miles. He then slackened ! his pace.. while breakfasting from 'a* tray slung from, hi?; neck, and drinking tea from a cup, suppHed by.a man who followed him carrying k teapot.-. T.ne.day proved very w arm, with.^a "hot wind blowing, which compelled him to slacken bispace, but still full of animation and talking. liricessantly, a thunder storm fell which no;, way Ramped .his ardour. At 4 o'clock he had .walked 1^1,2 rpund* or about' 104 miles, jjuring tbe^inght-h'e'made up for lost r time, walking six and even seven mile* an hour. Next day, he was found continuing his herculean task with Unabated vigour, and he completed it by half past 8 o'clock- on Thuisday night, performing the stipulated distance, of 192 miles in 44 hours and a half. Although tie had done the distance, with an, hour and a- half to spare, he insisted on J fulfiUing,his bargain to the letter,, by walking"' but the^h.ole 46, hours.; This, feat is said to eclipie Captain Barclay's .1000 miles in lOOO^hpurs^.^ \i V _/f* Sydney 'Market's, 6ctober <t 2Q.--jj^h?.a k ss. Bd. per bushel ;. ; V. D. Land samples, 6s.^6d. 1 per : bushel -, Fine Flour, £13 Yo #147 seconjlf , £12' pcV ton of 2000 "lbsH Make, ls.^a'ib^lOd■per bushel rCape«Barley,'lls'."6di'fper f< bush^l;j 'Hay, r^3!los. to £4 10s. t per ton } ButterrlOcl^to ] Is. per Jb. j Bacon and Hams, well smoked Janfl '• cured,. Is. tp,ls. u lid perilb.},Fat,Pigs;2id^per\ ,lb.'V ffidesVHd. to l|d. perlb-i Fat'.^Shee^ •Calves and Bullocks plentiful, Tu t 4 , sales.dullj j !Rum, 7to 12 v O. P." ss; 'to '6s. 7d, i MarteH> ißrandy, 6s. 9d, to 7s, per.guljonjn bonjif^v]^. " : Melbp'urnV. Oct. 2.'f- Wheat fqi: grinding, 3s. iOd. to"4». Bd. perbusbel'jFj6Hr,,*lst ?4 £n 10s., |2nd, igloil»s.'per ton of 2000' lbs. ; Maize, 3s. 4cl. pertußhel'j Barley, 3«.6d'per dittoi Oats, si'.ip. 4s. pendittoj Hay, £2 10s. to £4 jYpreBj Y pre8t f ditto, !£4! £4 lb'to£5 /t . 1., . • »,- ."• . '."'nLi'^i'"'* Hojiart To,wn, Oct. s.— Wheat, 6s.,j,Barley, dull j OatSjditfp^ fij'Mi to ,'Bs. fld v ,p« j : Bread, 3d. per 21b. loat ; Ist Flour, £l2,per ton.-

VAN DIEMEN'S'tA-ND^ :;'*;; T. ' By way of Sydney we have received^ tonne ( numberi of [h&Hvbart Town Courier t nhd "^her^ intelligence to the 9th ult. J - -' l ' "'^ '

Despatches-were reported to have, reached from the Secretary of State directing all the convicts remaining in New South Wales to be transferred to Van Diem en's Land which has caused much disatisfaction. Adaring attempt was made to rob the Derweiit Bank, an entrance was effected but nothing taken. 1 The Bay whaling season has terminated with tolerable «uccess.