SYDNEY.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 828, 9 July 1853, Page 3

SYDNEY.

Chinese in Sydney. — Tbe following prisoners were indicted for riot and .assault viz., John Redfern, John. Kellahar (natives of the colony), Cbar Way and Gor Moon (Chinese). From the evidence adduced, it appeared that four teams were passing on their way through Prospect, near the estate of W. Lawson, Esq,, J.P., on Sunday, tbe 18th February last, and the defendants, after having stopped their horses, were resting themselves against the fence, and the two Chinamen, passing down the -road, were saluted with " good evening, Chinamen, or chow chow." At this Gor Moon struck Kellabar on the face with his fist, which blow was returned. The Chinamen then proceeded against two other persons, drivers of teams, named Wbitlock and Robert Redfern, the former of whom they stabbed under the sixth rib, and otherwise injured him. Gor Moon then chased young Redfern into the constable's house, and under the bed pelted him with stones, dragged him out, and inflicted a severe wound on the band with a kpife. During this time Char Way ran in and fastened the door of Brown's house. Redfern and Kellahar, hearing the cries of the younger Redfern, forced open the door and received a blow on the head from Char Way. In the affray Gor Moon received a cut on the head and an injury on the knee. Mr. Lawson rode up to the Chinamen and told them it just served them right. Dr. Parsons was sent for, and dressed ths wounds. Counsel for the defendants, Redfern and Kellahar, quoted from Hawkins in proof of his arguments that there was no evidence to prove a riot, whilst the talented Crown Prosecutor contended for the contrary, and tbe Court allowed the question to go to the Jury, who retired for some time, and then found a verdict of not guilty of riot for all parties, and Redfern and Kellahar not guilty of assault, but Chor Way and Gor Moon guilty. In consideration of the Chinamen having been in Gaol . since February, they were sentenced to one month in gaol. Counsel, Mr. Purefoy; Attorney, Mr. Lyons. Note.— ln reference to Chinamen, &c, the learned Chairman before discharging the defendants Kedfern and Kellahar stated that, although there appeared in the evidence nothing to justify the assault on the port of the Chinamen, yet be felt convinced that offence had been given, and the words chow chow, which were understood by the Chinese as having been starved in their own country, and coming here to be fed was highly improper, and led to so mnch disturbance, and as in the present instance to injury and almost loss of life. Sir Thomas Mitchell and the Bomerano Propeller. — The following is an extract from a letter addressed by Sir Thomas Mitchell to James Martin, Esq., M.C. Not only the friends of Sir Thomas and those more immediately interested in the success of his invention, but the whole public, in this age of steam navigation, cannot fail to regard as valuable any information concerning the progress of the bomerang in its new element. It appears that Sir Thomas has met with a friendly reception in important quarters, which is upon the whole highly satisfactory : 11 London, 26th February, 1853. (Athenaeum.) "My detr Sir, — I cannot deny myself the pleasure of writing you a few lines to say that I am progressing in the main object of my visit to England as well as I could have hoped, and better than many supposed I could, or many now suppose I shall, for I am keeping quiet, raising no expectations, Crusting to the results coming soon before the public, of what I have been lately, and still am doing. I have lately passed two weeks at Liverpool, where, or rather at Birkenhead, at the request of a great mercantile house, I made a pattern model for the casting of a homerang propeller for the Geneva, a vessel- now daily expected from the Mediterranean, with engines of 120 horse power. The propeller for .her is now being castj and the trial trip is likely to take place in about three weeks, when, "if it answers," they say they will run the vessel down to Glasgow, »nd show the working of the new pro 7 . peller to the great steam ship builders on the~ Clyde. Thus Liverpool is Hkely lo become the central manufacturing depot for the eupply. The head of an engineering house there (Messrs. Taylor & Co.) is now thoroughly acquainted with the principles of construction, not easily or quickly to be learnt. Mr. Taylor is also convinced of the superiority of this propeller to all others — as also are the working mechanics employed there, whose opinion, after all, I value more on such matters than that of any other class of men. On my return to London, I found at my lodgings an order from the Admiralty to pat & propeller inco her Majesty's sloop-of-war, the Conflict, of 1,020 tons, and 400 horse-power engio.es. It so happened that it will be eisily. possible for me to construct the propeller, for that vessel amongst my'frieuds at Birkenhead Docks; and thus, as you will perceive, all is in the best possible train for introducing, ere long, I hope, tbe Boomerang Propeller to universal use and demand. And let me now acquaint yon, that the vote and address of the Legislative Council his been of the most vital importance in_placing me in the favorable position 1 now occupy with regard to the Admiralty, So numerous are the the inventions pressed on the attention of that •board— that, although these may be foolish

things, if I bad not been enabled by the Governor General's despatch, to request the Duke of Newcastle to-refer my invention to the attention of the Admiralty, the case had been probably very different, at yon may imagine when I tell you tbat<there are orders already out to certain makers of propellers, to the amount of £120,000, to be of the erroneously made sort. Apprebemions of invasion, and the consequent necessity for rendering the naval forces efficient, has done mnch for roe, as well as the active exertions of intelligent men — as private friends, or as really interested in so important a subject for the public good. Of these Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N., Admiral Beaufort, Captain King, (friend also), Lord Monteagle, Sir Charles Lyell, the Duke of Argyle, Mr. George Rennie, the engineer, &c, have done much. The Marquis of Lansdowne has expressed the greatest desire to hear explained "how the Australian Bomerang, a savage weapon, could be combined advantageously to locomotion, with the power of steam — the greatest of modern discoveries," and I am soon to have an opportunity afforded of explaining.