MAJOR ELRINGTON. - The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840) - 18 Sep 1839 (original) (raw)
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MAJOR Elrington was lately one of the most re-
spected magistrates of the territory in this co-
lony; but he has, we understand, suddenly
thrown up his Commission of the Peace. We
should like to know distinctly the reason of this
extraordinary proceeding. It very seldom hap
pens that a magistrate in such a colony as this,
resigns his commission without some serious
cause; we will not be satisfied until we know all the
ins and outs of this business. We understand that
something unpleasant passed between the Gover-
nor and the Major respecting a convict,- whom
the Major refused to recommend for his ticket
on the ground of suspicion of having dealt dis-
honestly with his master's stock, but to whom, it
is said, His Excellency, on the man's own ex
parte statement and complaint, granted his ticket,
after he was turned into Government by the
Major as unworthy of such an indulgence. This,
of course, if true, is quite sufficient to explain
the resignation of Major Elrington; and we
wonder, what sort of spirit any independent ma
gistrate could have, who would tamely submit
to such unceremonious treatment at the hands
even of Her Majesty herself. We can scarcely
believe that Sir George Gipps could act so un-
courteously to any private settler, much less to a
magistrate of Major Elrington's standing and
respectability. We cannot think that His Excel-
lency could so far forget the etiquette of office,
not to speak of what was due to the feelings of
a gentleman, as to do, without adequate inquiry,
what he knew would virtually amount to an
official censure upon the conduct and ho-
nour of a magistrate. If it was not His
Excellency's fault, there must have been some-
thing wrong about the Major's magisterial con-
duct, which we should like to have explained.
We expect to hear something more definite re-
specting this matter soon.
CHIT CHAT.--The protector, says Sir George,
shall never receive another line from him ; he has
burnt all his paper, and sent his quills to the
blacks for spear points.-The Auditor General is
decidedly disappointed; he says it was not fair
for Mr. Berry to hold out hopes of'another 150l.,
and not propose it after all.-The barristers are
raising their fees. We heard a solicitor say that
a late declaration was marked 18 guineas, a price
never heard of before. There are plenty of bar- I
risters now let the solicitors patronise the juniors.
-Newman Noggs says-that in his days lawyer's
clerks did not drive their cabs or sport tigers; he
doesn't think they do now anywhere but in Botany
Bay.-The Vandemonians talk a great deal about
the Charter and State secrets, and all the rest of <
it. There's nothing like patience; the Charter
must and will be ours, and neither Sir John nor
Sir George can keep it a secret- longer than the c
Colonial Secretary pleases.-The South Austra
lians say Mr. Jones is a false prophet, and intend
to serve his effigy.as; the Canadians did Lord
Brougham's.- Mr. and Mrs. Bushelle cleared
£140 by their Concert at the Theatre. - Miss
Fernandez gives a Concert on Friday at the Old
Court House, and pays Mr and Mrs. Bushelle
£15 for their professional assistance. Miss Fer-
nandez is a stranger; we hope the public will
treat her liberally as she deserves. She has
spared no expense in getting up this, her first
Concert, and we understand she is a first rate
TaEV CTORITfi TIiEATR,.-On the evening of
Monday liiist two??newi:pieces were produced at
the Victoria with considerable success and ap,
I probation, to wit, the NAVAt ENGAGEMENTS and
My h'NEhznoUiR'si WIFE.: Both of these are I
light comedies,? and ?.ir ltl e merit of brevity, I
gaiety, and humour, a?id of containing a good s
practical lesson. In: the former a jolly old Ad- 1
miral is: foolish 'enouigli i' think of marrying a v
dashing young girl fresh froni th6 boirdinig..scliool; s
while- his son; :;ia'ieuteiianit'in the Navy, is ab- f
surd 'enough .,to fall'ih loe with, and to propose a
marriage to, an elegant. widow turned.of forty. f<
The chalrater !of Ad??ralji}ngst.on was per- a
for;ied by? ?fIr. Knowles in ,allnost as good style n
a- he does 'tht ofir ee," Teazle? and in that ]
hlid i ed1y ? ai fuaiz ' . lieutenanit Kira~~n c
-fthid"l~li Ot-lle .ht h fc r 5fi li'd?.dir , w e thought]
the character wanted that. individuality which i
would lavere made iit the popoer :counterpart of ]
the Admiiral, or in other ?ords--a genuine chip
ofthe old block.-2iary .Mortimer'the romantic t
young'lady enamouied of ,the Admiral's title and i
rank, was: perfortned by Miss Winstanley with s
considerable zest: her dress wis graceful, and c
throughoui.the piece'she sustained with propriety s
and effect the manners of a well-bredl young lad) I
oft a ljuoyant and lively spirit; ilirs. Poentcir, c
the fascinaiitig widow of a deceased Colonel,; was
played' by M?rs. Thompson, but there was not
enougli of the hauit lon in her style and manner I
to do the character justice. The plot, if plot itt
can 'be called, is sltnply this: the old Admiral v
Sand the young Lieutenant meet atrPorzsmouth c
inthe same-Hotel, in company with their respec- v
tive intendeds; and the upshot is; that the parties I
i see the incongruity of their choice-the sympa- c
thies of nature, as well as afeeling of prudence
I and;:propriety, recall them to ai timely sense of
the folly and absurdity of their proposed matches
the Admiral, in short, at length hoists his flag on
board the forty gun frigate, and surrenders the '
tender to the command of the gaillant Lieutenant
-his .dear boy Tom. ,iM. Falchon as Teddy,
the Irish waiter, showed some broad humour in
one or two of the scenes/' On the whole the
t piece went off well, and deserves to be repeated.
Mr N GNErnoURts WIrE.is to be performed again
on Thursday evenitig, which will afford usan
opportunity of noticing it critically in our next.
In the mean tiune we must say, it is a very laugh
Sable piece, and will, no doubt, draw as good a
- house on Thursday as it did on Monday.
ARGYLE.-A gentleman who has just arrived
Sfromn Argyle, informs us that the crops irn that
direction look beautifully-that vegetation pro
mises to be very abundant, and that it rained
Salmost constantly for a siccession of days.
I INTERiR..YAss.-The accounts are still very
unfavorable. The late rains have done a little
good. Wheat and Flour are quite unknown at
present.—HUME RIVER.—The blacks are spear
ing the cattle in all directions, A shelherd in
the service of Mr. Hunter of Broken River,
was barbarously murdered some weeks ago, and
his sheep driven off.. They have not been dis
covered siuce. The country howe'er is in a fine
state, pasturagerich,and the sown crops exceedingly
Sfine.-GovsuLBaN.-Heavy rains, crops inprov
ing; buildings increasing; country free from
bushrangers.-Bv?NGoNI.,.Plenty of rain; pro
e misiug crops; every prospect of a fine harvest,
and a plentiful supply of pasturage. Seed Pota
toes not to be had. There will be plenty of hay.
-MIARULAN.-Plenty of rain, ereeks overflow
Sing, crops looking well. The constant rain has
enfeebled the-lambs; some have died, but every
thing looks well on the whole.-LoWER HUNTEnl
' r-PATERSON.-The crops look splendid-ever3
thing promises a rich harvestl-lBushrangers trou
blesonme-very !-JInGLE, M. P. C.
SCARGO OF TLE HoPE.-We hlave received a
d catalogue of the cargo of t.e Hope, from Val
d naraiso and Otfahpife$p wi,;r iC In t )a ni.,,
auction, to-morrow, the 19th instant, by Mr.
n Polack (the proprietor), at his Bazaar. The
e principal part of this valuable cargo consists in
wheat of excellent quality, and amounting tn all
Sto 1618 bags; also 60 bags barley; besides 70
- casks beef, 16 barrels salmon, 20 casks pig.
Y cheeks and tongues ; ogether with various quan
Stities of stugar, molasses, arrow-root, cocoa nut and
sperm oil, &c. &c. This is both a seasonabie
e and valuable cargo, and will no doubt prove as
profitable to its enterprising importer as it is ac
ceptable to the colony, The wheat is but a
e moiety of what the market requires at this urgent
season.; but it was all that could be got, it is all we
- can expect, and it ought therefore to be esteemed
- the more. As to the state of the South Ame
I rican grain market, and the diffculty with which
- even this cargo was procured, we refer to the
- letter of Mr. A. Salmon, the nephew of .Mr.
Polack, who effected the speculation, and whose
I communication on this subject appears under the
head of Original Correspondence,
SALE OF HORSES.-.h hor' hs
imported per Hope from Val e'rs ?
by Mr. Polack yesterday, at hPai s a'as
ized the following high prices:. aza~,
1 Grey Gelding, lichard Jos
1 Brown ditto, D1)to.;.. , Esq.
I Chesnut Mare W. Hart, .F'." 3;
1 Black dlitto' Richard Jones £ i: '
1 Ditto, .1. Armstrong, Esq .. 4
I Black Gelding, Richard Jons, E ..f
1 Brown ditto, George Hill, eq. 41
I Brewn Mare, RiehardJones '
I Brown Gelding. Mr. Webb Esq' 0
1 Grey Geldtug, Mr. Keck . 41
1 Iron-grey Gelding, G. Went o 0?
I Bay Geling, S. A. Bryant, E
1 Black ditto, Mr. V;. Solomon
1 Iron-grey ditto,:D..Egan, Esq, G.
1 Grey Mare, Richard Jones, E . 7
I Grey Gelding, Mr. Webb...., 3
1 Brown. 'illy, Robert Jones . 700
1 Brown Mare, Mr. Gaunso q **
1 Bay Gelding, Saddle; and Bridle, to
1. Skew-ball Poriy, : r: Keck,:. 4
1 Grey. Mare, Mr. Webb.... " 0
1 Brown Mare, -Ditto .;.... " 40
I GreydittoMr.Holmes.,, .
NEW ZEALAND.D We have been
with the following extracts of a letter fron
Zealand, which gives a most deplorable
of the country, especially in its social carl;
--" The state of society in New Zealhari
plorably low-low even ' beyond th:
reach of comparison,' the caunibali' o
native horrid and revolting thoughl ithi
a whit more repugnant to the feelin4Sr
lized man, than some of the daily un
practices of the white populatiou. The il
sions and propensities of our nature ail
allowed to expand to their most fearfuladf i
dimensions:. Crimes of the deepestandha.
dye are not-only-every day occurrences, bI
even talked and boasted of by the eanailo
they were the perfection of excellence ilsed
greater thie villain the more disgusting the '
guard, the worthier, the cleverer, and theb
the companion is the man reckoned. '
serting nothing but the truth when I
offences most justly deemed in Englaund
of death, are here the boast of him who1
trates them.' So completely and tha,
will even the nature of civilized man b
changed when left to itself without the fear
vengeance of an offended law, or the rept+i
of our fellow men. It will, and'hasintl i
of crimes transformed itself into a condi;i
more debauched than any thing natural sur(
has hitherto produced.. Thenatural savageco
his barbarous, and it may be. murdernou
with a degree of simplicity, and even inoc
consequent upon his state of ignorance,
the civilized savage exerts a degree of ing
in devising, and a refinement in execudtin
edness wholly unknown to the other. Tiat
I a state of things should exist in New Zealr
perhaps after all not so much to be wood
when wie consider the materials from whli
ciety is here:formed, and the helplessco'*
of the country in regard to law, or the per
qf uellinig the vices, of its inhabitants. I,
[Bay has hitherto been reckoned the soil
the weeds of vice flourish most, but her offp
N.ew?:Zealand bids fair to rival her in this re
It is well known, that the former has foran
ber.of years transplanted some of her chl
spirits into this country, when they hate f
proved by the luxuriance of their growth, i
wisdom of the choice, and the adaptatioa of
soil and character of this country to Botanya
productions. This is to all intents and ourq
a sublimate of Botany Bay, a sort of eia?ti
for her scape goat male pastors, her lazy
away sailors and mechanics, her iraol
A reat many,, eople fron Sydney hare ofl
you Rill soon, see them back aga, ,
with the country. ,It; is 'almost imp,,l
buy land in this place." It takes sucha
find out the the real owners of the soil.~
write you more fullv by-and-bye, in the=
time tell your friends uot to come here-S
is bad.; 'but this is worse I Preserve tu
savage natives a~ ni Europeans! I ihavetra
over a great' pait: ob" the country; the i
see tihe less; I like it, and .I thank mty
I am not doomedioliveind' die in sucian
BooKs".-We beg to direct the attentionol
lovers of literature to Mr. Tegg's recent im :
tion of new:publicatidons and other 'du
works. Mir. T. has stillremaining for sale,i
of his late .coisignmeut of splendidly
works by standidar 'authors for oram.
libraries;. all of ?i?h are belling off at pr
DaRnUnENo 5s's.-Adams, a seaman, lat e
the Henry Wellesly, died in tile WartchO.
He entered the Sailor's HIome oi Saturdaya
was thouglht itisane, although he appeared eai
It was proved on the inquest that he had il'
drunk for a fortnight previous.-The bodyg:
Constable Hlickey, who Ifell overboard ml
drunk, was found and an inquest held onit
Mondav.-A man in the employ of Mr. Sn
more got drunk anld fell into a waterhole on
Liverpool Road and was dromned.-Frde
Mason and Hugh M'Lean, convicts in the
-vice of Mr. Broad, received tweoty-finel
each for drunkenness last week-not enou.
John Kelly, ticket-of-leave holder for P
Smatta, drunk and disorderly, reprimanded
discharged at the request of the constable,
THE NEW ARMY LIST We have been fa
voured by Mr. Tegg.with a sight of a copy of
The New Army List, compiled by Lieutenant
H. J. Hart, 49th Regiment. As a specimen of
the interesting information it contains, we offer
the following extracts from its account of the
50th or Queen's Own Regiment, which is now
stationed amongst us:-Lieutenant Colonel Ni
cholas Wodehouse, 32 years service on full pay
--Ensign, December 18 1806; Lieutenant
August 31,1807; Captain (p), SeptO ,I
1811; Major (p), April 18, 1821; L
Colonel (p), September 2, 1824; Colon
nA28, 1838. Josepl Anderson, K. y l ?U,
- the Peninsular War—Ensign, June 1816?
Lieutenant, October 6, 1808; Captain, January
20, 1814; Major (p), February 16, 1826; se-
rvice 32 years full pay, 2 years 4 months half pay
Thomas Ryan, K. H., served in the Peninsula-
Ensign, October 10, 1805; Lieutenant, April
28, 1308; [1808] Captain, September 30, 1819; Major,
August 13, 1830;. service 34 years full pay
William Turner, served in the Peninsular
severely wounded at Vittoria—Ensign April 9,
1807; Lieutenant, August 26, 1808; Captain,
November 4, 1819; Brevet Major, January 13
1837; service 32 years, full pay. Again ??
28th Regiment; Colonel Paget served in the cam-
paigne in Flandlers and ll ontau " ll;
e was present in the naval action off Cape'
n cent in February. 1797; il the acti laI??
13th and 21st March, in Egypt (in tle lCas
was wounded); the ijlvesunent of Cil';
Alexandria Sir Ed ward lost his right armt
- action at Opor:o, 12th May, 1890, and "fec
a medal for Corunna f Major Crummer was
e wounded in the Pyrenees; Major Irwin
s severely wounded at Vittoria and at d
- Captain Moore was severely wounded at Barba
a rossa; Lieutenant M'Phee was wounded at
Waterloo, and Captain Hunter was severly
wounded in Spain, in October, 1813. the it
1 Regiment; Major Bunbury has beet at the f'
- 32 years, and was severely wounded a tihet
I sage of the Nive. These extracts relative to the
veteran officers we have amongst us.
the interest of the work. The author deserves
great praise for the pains he has taken, and the
book is immeasurably superior to the Army
CATTLE SALE.-Mr. Polack's- sale of Mr.[
\Ventwvorh's stock, which was postponed on ac
Count of the non arrival of the Steam-boat, took
place on Saturday. The following were the lots
and the prices they fetched.
10 Iheifers to J.Lyon, Esq. at £15 0..115 0
1"2 ..* .Dr. Sloane .... 10 0..120 0
10 ........C.W.Adams,;Esq.12 0..120 0
10 ........ Thos. Keck ......12 0..120 0
10 .....-"J". R. Lyon ......11 0..110,0
10 .... Thos. Steele..... '1 1i:.11i5 0
10 ........Alex.Taylor . ..i1 o0..110 0
10 .......Alex-Taylor .... 110. 110: 0
10 .Thos.Steele-;''.1'1O 15??15'0
10 ..."..;:C. W.;Adams ...1 ' 10?;?115 0
60 Cows .W. Leslie.. .i... '.80 10.510 0
20 ........ J. R, Lyon ... 1 . 10:i 170 0
20 ........A. B.Spark.. :- 1 1??0 60 0
100 ...... R. Murphy 6 10':650 0
469 Ewes.... Dr. Sloane . ;..: 5.586 5
£3,261 5
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.-Has resolved
upon the commutation of the sentences passed on
the following prisoners to be transportation for
life, viz :—Wilson, Barry, and Bolton, convicted
of stabbing with intent to murder Thomas
Lynch; and Thomas Parry, convicted of an un-
natural offence. The latter prisoner has been
sentenced to be confined in a solitary cell every
night during the remainder of his life.
HORSE POLICE.- The Vandemonians have
just had a new force " clapped on them," in the
shape of Horse Police. The newspapers say
they are the very beau ideal of horse-marines.
LIE.PooLr..-The Town Committee of Liver
pool have requested that the Sydney papers will
contradict the report of the Legislative Council,
ulhich says that Captain King presented a peti
tion from the inhabitants of the district of Liver
pool praying against Colonial Distillation. -