DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. - Sales by Auction advertised in this paper which will take place between this and our newt publication. THIS DAY, - The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) - 20 Oct 1838 (original) (raw)

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Sat 20 Oct 1838 - The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842)
Page 2 - DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

Sales by Auction advertised in this paper

which will take place between this and

By W. Hebblewhite, at his Rooms, at

Eleven o'clock precisely-500 fiue

By T. W. Smart, athis Roomq, at 11

o'clock precisely - Assorted Merchan-,'

By T. W. Smart, at his Rooms, at 12

o'clock precisely—Valuable Freehold

Property at Hinton ; also, desirable

Leasehold Property, known as Syrett's

By T. W. Smart, on the Premises, at 12

o'clock preslsely -Building allotments

By W. Hebblewhite, at his Rooms, nt

11 o'clock precisely -Woolpacks, and

Woolbagging, Saddlery, &c. Sec. &c.

THE ABORIGINAL PROTECTION SOCIETY.

-This Society has been formed for the

purpose of bettering the condition of the

Aborigines, by watching zealously over

their interests, both spiritual and tempo-

ral. We hope that the Society will meet

with such encouragement and support as

will render the benevolent designs of its

members easy of accomplishment. Two pub-

lic meetings have already been held, and the

claims of the Aborigines on our attention

have been powerfully, and, we are happy

to say, successfully advocated. While

alluding to this Society we have a few

words to say to the Rev. L. E. Threlkeld,

one of the speakers at the public meeting

of the Society on Tuesday night. The

Rev. gentleman is reported to have said

that " the Editors of the Colonial news-

papers were guilty of criminality in the

sight of God for endeavouring to poison

the minds of the public and excite their

ire against the native tribes." So far as

we are concerned we repel the charge

with a flat denial ; and we do not, there-

fore, consider that the Rev. gentleman

was justified in dealing out his wholesale

denunciations against the " press ;" the

more particularly when we remember that

he was at the very time aware of this

Journal having ever advocated the cause

of the Aborigines ; and when he was also

aware that the Editor is one of the mem-

bers of the Committee of the " Aborigi-

THE WILLIAM ROGERS. — The accounts

which have been received during the last

few days continue to be very discourag-

ing. On the 10th inst. there were fifty

persons sick. The Government have left

nothing undone to stay the progress of

the disease. Three surgeons are now

FREEMASONS.-Arrangements are in

progress for the erection, in the Town of

Sydney, of a Freemasons' Hall. A pub-

lic meeting on the subject will be called

before anything is decided on.

IMMIGRANTS.-The late arrivals have

brought to the Colony a serviceable sup-

ply of mechanics of all descriptions. At

the present time there are about a hun-

dred and fifty mechanics and farm la-

bourers without engagements in the

Emigration Barracks : also, a number

GENERAL FAST.-His Excellency the

Governor has directed that Friday, the

2nd proximo, shall be observed through-

out the Colony as a day for general fast

and humiliation, on account of the pre-

sent almost unprecedented drought. The

several clergymen and ministers of reli-

gion are requested on that occasion to offer

up prayers for a seasonable supply.

APPEALS.-During the present week

several appeal cases carne on before the

Court of Quarter Sessions against the

decisions of the Police Magistrates. An

appeal was made by James Rech, late

landlord, of a house known by the sign

of the " Tumble-down Dick," who had

been fined ¿610 and costs for suffering an

inscription to remain over his house sig-

nifying that he was licensed to retail wines

and spirituous liquors. Appeals were

also made by Roberts, an eating-house-

keeper of Pitt-street, and Clarke of

Cainpbt-11-street, who had been fined .£30

each for sly-grogselling. In all the cases

which carne on the Court confirmed the

A cow of the Durham breed, imported

by Mr. T. W. Smart, per barque Hope,

produced sixteen quarts of milk each day

THE CONCERT. - Miss Wallace's con-

cert of' vocul andj/istrumental music waa

held in (he saloon' of the Royal Hotel on

the evening of Wednesday last, and

passed off with flie greatest eclat ; in

faot it was universally allowed to be the

best musical .treat that has ever been given

toan Australian public. Miss Wallace's

voice has much improved, and the manner

in which her songs were received must

have been highly gratifying io lier. The

lion of the evening, however, was the

amateur : fhisv gentleman sung two songs'

with great effect, and was rewarded

with a vociferous encore in both. As we'

do not intend on the present occasion to

write any thing like a critique on the

performance, we sliall only briefly say

that-with the exception of the gentle-,

man (Mr. Worgau) who sung und

accompanied himself on thepiano, whose

voice we do not admire - the whole of

the performers acquitted themselves

admirably, and gave universal satisfaction.

We must not omit mentioning that the

two overtures, the first by Mr. Deane's.

company and the second by the ¿30ih

Band, were played exco dingly well, and

were as well received. We congratulate

Miss Wallace on her great -success in so

ably catering for the musical entertain'

ment of the public, and trust that the

patronage which has been extended to

her talent and exertions will be a sufficient

inducement to her to get up another

concert on the same respectable footing

THE LAW OF APPRENTICESHIP.-Yes-

terday a youth named Edward Brodrick

was brought before the Police, charged

by his master, Mr. Alexander Andrews,

under the following circumstances :-Mr.

A. stated, that a short time ago, being in

dread of being arrested, he went up the

country, having in the first instance di-

rected Brodrick, his apprentice, in the

event of his shop becoming closed, to go

to Mr. Cole, grocer, of George-street,

and stay with him till his return. On his

return he found that his shop had been

closed, and that Brodrick, instead of

having gone as directed to Mr. Cole, had

entered the service of Mr. Stirling, of

George-street, grocer, from whose place

he refused to return to his master's ser- .

.vice. Andrews added in answer to ques-

tions put by the Bench, that his shop was

still closed, but he wanted the lad's ser-

vices in making up the books; he pro-

posed to keep him so employed until his

affairs became arranged, and then if he

should not be in a condition to carry on

business, to return the young man to his

guardians. Ile observed that he was not

in a condition to teach his apprentice any

thing further, but he could not make up

his accounts without him, and he consi-

dered the keeping of books part of his

business of grocer, in which way he

would have employment for him for some

weeks further. The Bench (Col. Wilson)

asked the young man if he was willing to

return to his master's service if he was not

punished that time? Brodrick replied,

he was willing to go back if Mr. Andrews

could find work for him in the business,

which while he was not following he

was forgetting. The Bench remarked,

that he must return to his master, and be

completely under his controul ; if his

master had any fault to find with him, he

would bring him before the Bench, and

he would be punished immediately more

severely than he would have been at the

present time. Brodrick observed, that

Mr. Sadlier, his guardian, had already

commenced an action against Mr. An-

drews for a breach of his agreement, and

on account of his being a man of intem-

perate habits. Colonel Wilson said to the

boy "judgment in this case is remanded

till this day month, you are to return to

your master's service, and if any com-

plaint is made against you, you will be

punished. Judgment is remanded for a

month, and that judgment will depend

upon your behaviour between this and

then." The boy was then discharged.

The Government Gazette of this week

contains the copy of a warrant or order

issued by the Queen, giving authority to

the Justices of the Peace in this Colony

to enlist and swear in soldiers under the

authority of the provisions of the Mutiny

Act. How far our native youth will be

disposed to avail themselves of the op-

portunity thus offered for entering the

ranks of the army remains to be proved.

POST OFFICE.-The Postmaster Gene-

ral has made arrangements to receive

letters for England and foreign ports up

to 8 o'clock on the evening previous to

the sailing of the vessel, on payment of a

small fee, This practice is adopted in

MECHANICS' SCHOOL OF ARTS.-Mr.

N. L. Kentish has published a prospectus

of a series of four lectures he is about to

deliver at the Mechanics' School of Arts,

on New South Wales, its present state

and future prospects. The first lecture

will be delivered on Monday evening.

The lectures aro intended to embrace the

subjects - Immigration, Transportation,

Legislation, and other matters.

MUSICAL CLASS.—A meeting of gen-

tlemen interested in the formation of a

musical class was held at the School of

Arts, Pitt-street, on Thursday evening.

About thirty gentlemen were present, Mr.

R. Windeyer in the chair. It was resolved

that a class for the encouragement of vo-

cal and instrumental music should be

formed, and about a dozen gentlemen im-

mediately signed their names and became

members. A committee, consisting of the

following gentlemen was appointed :

— Messrs. R. Windeyer, Sea, Worgan

and Spyers, to draw up rules and regu-

lations and to report the progress at a

general meeting, to be called on the sub-

GRANTS or LAND TO MILITARY OFFI-

CERS.-A short time since a discussion

took place in the Council on this subject,

it having been mentioned by one of the

members that orders to select lands as

grants to military officers were frequently

disposed of, and that the same member

had seen an advertisement on the subject.

It was the opinion of the Council at the

time, that the sale of these orders was

against the regulations, and would not be

suffered if known. Notwithstanding,

since the conversation alluded to, adver-

tisements have appeared offering for sale

orders to select land as secondary grants

and as officers' privileges.

TitE SUPREME COURT :-The Court

was,occupied the whole of yesterday with

the trial of the case Davies v. O'Ferrall,

an action for false imprisonment, arising

out of the celebrated Beilby affair. At

eight ' in the evening the ea«e was con-

cluded, the Jury returning a verdict for

the plaintiff-Damages £800

NORTOLK ISLAND.-Two Roman Ca-

tholic priests, Messrs. M'Encroeand Gre-

gory, have taken their departure for this

settlement in the government brig Go-

vernor Phillip, where they will "remain

some' time in order to improve the moral

condition of the prisoners.

THE COUNCIL.-The Legislative Coun-

cil will meet on Tuesday next, in pursu-

ance of adjournment, for-the purpose of

again bringing forward the Crown Lands

Occupation Bill, which was objected to

by one of the Judges as containing un-

constitutional powers granted to the

Commissioners of Crown Lands.

ROBBERY BY SOLDIERS.-Between the

hours of eleven and twelve on Thursday

night, some soldiers were detected in the

act of stripping a man of his wearing ap-

parel in the rear of the Currency Lass

public-house, George-street, opposite the

gaol by Inspector Fitzpatrick. As soon

as the fellows saw the inspector, they

made their escape and ran in the direction

of the rocks. Fitzpatrick made an alarm

of " stop thief," and at that moment a

constable came out of his house, being

about to go on duty, and stopped one of

the men who was found to have a shirt

concealed in the breast of his jacket. In

their flight, one of the soldiers dropped

some papers, part of them belonging to

the man they had robbed, and others

were found to consist of an order for the

escort of a prisoner from Windsor, by

Corporal Blake and one private of the

80th regiment. The man who had been

robbed, was found to be in a state of in-

sensibility, brought on, it was supposed by

the constables, through drunkenness and

ill treatment. He was removed to the

watch-house and medical assistance sent

for ; at one time his life was despaired of,

but soon after he recovered sufficiently to

give an account of himself. His name

is John Rellis, a discharged soldier of the

96th regiment, and he had only that day

landed from the Calcutta, emigrant ship.

He was found as described with only his

trowsers on ; his hat, coat, waistcoat,

and shirt had been taken from him ; the

latter of which was found in the posses-

sion of Farrel. This man Farrel is the

same soldier who, about two months ago,

was charged with having made an at-

tempt to rob a man on the South Head

Road, in company with another soldier,

but was discharged for want of proof, al-

though the suspicion against him was

very strong. Rellis was so ill yesterday

that it was found necessary to remove him