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Tue 8 May 1838 - The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848)
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Sales by Public Auction advertised to

take place between this and our en

T. W SMART— At the Cuttle Market. Dairy

? Cows and Working BullockB.

I. SIMMONS & CO— At their Mart, Books,

T. W. SMART— Oil tho around, Cottage,

fee... in Suasex-street. ' ?

I.' SIMMONS fc CO— At their Mart, Sheep j

at Moore's Wharf, Stout. .-

The Theatre. - It cannot be denied

that in the present new theatre the drama itself

assumes a more legitlimate and invigorated form

than that in which it had been previously pre-

sented to us : care seems to have been Imd to

revive those established pieces which have created

for the drnma h permanent interest, and have

given' to : it , ',' a' local' habitation 'and a name.'

Whether, in the selection of nil the pieces lately

produced, the most correct judgment and rigid

taste have been exercised, we shall hero -ofler no

opinion. The theatrical repository : is (heaven

fcnowB) ample enough. .The difficulty is, out of

so , many, sweets, which to choote. AVe doubt

not that the discernment of tho manager (his

anxiety in this respect,, we presume, is unques

tionable) will qualify him,' when the tumult

arising from the formation of his company and

the establishment is subsided, to bring forward

such pieces as shall be best suited not only to the

age but to the time in which we live AVe think

that a high and important duty devolves on the

conductor of the theatre here, to infuse into the

minds of the Australian youth (who see theatricals

here for the first time) a taste for such scenic

exhibitions in their purest and most effective

form. We have some objections to offer on the

present dramatic dynasty, but we shall suppress

them for the present lest we be thought hyper

critical, or unreasonable in our expectations — to

those concerned this verbiitn may suffice,, During

the past week tins been produced Rule a Wifeand

have a IViJ'e, a comedy much esteemed in ltd day

and generation. Mr Arabln personated Leon;

wo thought him very felicitous in throwing off

tho Brutus-like mask ; . presenting himself as not

only understanding, -his martial privileges and

authorities, but resolved to enforce them. Mr

Spencer as Michael Peter, ccrUinly appeared to

havo a right estimate of his character— but as

certainly, 'ho. war -'wanting -'in -'power practi

cally to delinente it; there was an utter absence

of that chlvnlrio gallantry, or exuberauco of

spirit', by which tlio said Michael is intended to

distinguish himself. Mrs Cameron's persona

tion of Marg'nerila was moro remarkablu for

that blandtiesB of manner that scorns naturally to

belong to her than for any characteristic excel

lent of the part. For Mrs Taylor, it will bo

sufficient to say, that us Eiiijlniu she was herself

in 'her holyduy clothes. The orchestra has re-

ceived an almost invaluable addition in the ser-

vices of Mr Peck, the violinist, from Hobart

Town; his taste and talont as a musician, place

him in very near proximity to Mr Wallace, and

to those who have heard the latter gentleman,

this cursory notice of Mr P. will be sufficient

to place him in the rank he is qualified to hold;

indeed it were injustice to each and every one

of the orchestra not to sny, that as a body, their

labours aremost effective. Mr Wellington Wal-

lace's playing on the flute equally delights the

audience and does honor to himself.

By letters received from an officer of

tho 4th, or King's Own, we learn that fourteen

of tha privates died shortly after the arrival of

the regiment at Madras of Cholera. Alnjor

Kngland and Captain Esplnasso were about to

leave for Kngland. Our sporting friends will be

Borry to hear that l'enrco the crleketter wns one

of the first who fell a victim to the fatal disease.

In our advertising columns, Mr

Samuel, tliu illmnlnati of Georgo-Ktreut, nppeals

to the loyalty of Her Majesty's citizen* of

Australia, and urges upon their consideration the

absoluto necessity of testifying their regnnt for

their youthful Sovereign, by illuminating their

respective residences on tho celebration of her

first birth-day Blnco she nnuended the Throne of

the British Empire. Loyalty to the Sovereign

cannot be evinced in n more appropriate manner

than by a dazzling display of tho most brilliant

lights that our metropolis affords.

The trial of Mr Charles Beilby for nn

tlleged conspiracy to defraud ills creditors, will

-omo on, au Thursday licit, In thy Supreme

Australian Temperance Magazine.

— The Australian Temperance Magazine for this

month is in no way inferior, io any of its pre

decessors ; and cannot fail to ibe productive of

great advantage to the colony. The' leading

article is' well and -soundly written ; and. the up

ecdotes that are related to prove the dreadful

calamities that result from the excessive use of

ardent spirits, arecertainly of the most thrilling

description, -'ilnd should warn the drunkard of

the fatal crisis that must' attend his mad career.

We stroiJgly recommend every well wisher of the

colony t:o subscribe to this interesting nnd useful

periodical j and do his utmost to obtain for it

that support, to which it is so eminently entitled.

The following unique paragraph is

copied from an American paper. The Editor ap

pears to be of the ' Beef-eater' genus, and

upon a par with the Exeter-Change showmen in

point of veracity {''Something uncamtnnn /Un

married ladies are so scarce in New South Wales,

that, an old maid was lately exhibited as a ' na

tural curiosity,' and a shilling exacted for admit

tance to the place in which she allowed herself to

be gazed on. Such a privilege can he afforded

any day of the week, to some extent among us,

free of all cost and charges.' The Beof-entor's

charge to the visitors is ' Here'j your vonderful

Ktingaroo what comes from Bottom House Bay'

in the Vest Ingeea — can hop three mile in six

leaps, and never tires 1' ' What a pretty pair—

i. e. the Editor and the Beef-eater. -

On Sunday night, n, drunken soldier,'

with his bayonet drawn, chased a civilian up

George-street, using the raost-detcrmined threats

of murdering, if Iib could come up with him.

The soldier was very drunk',' which, fortunately;

for himself and. the pursued, impeded his head

way. Whan opposite the' main Barrack-gate, a1

mob collected, and the circumstance being re

ported, he was taken to the guard-room. The

piquette afterwards arrested several other drunk

en soldiers, j who were disturbing the peace.'. !

* iSuicida. — A report has reached town

of the melancholy suiuido of the PaymasterSer

geant of the 28th regiment, who shot himself at

Parramatta. It appeared that the deceased af

fixed a lanyard to tho trigger of his musket, on

which he leaned, and tired the piece, which killed

him on the spot. A letter to his Colonel, the

contents of which have not transpired, was found

A system of -wholesale plunder from

the stcuin vessels plying between Sydney and

Parramatta, has been detected by Mr. Lamb the;

agent. It appears that parties have been in the

habit of attending at the office on tho arrival of

the steamers, claiming packages, as though they'

were the shippers, and walking them off. jMr.j

Lamb .has been a heavy sufferer, but has now a.

satisfactory cluo to several parties ' concorned in

The Civil Jury were cooling their

heels, Friday and Saturday, without being called

on, excepting in one case, (that of Mr. John-

stone). This is surely an unnecessary waste of

their time, and ought to be remedied.

We understand that a gentleman ro

siding on- the banks of the Hunter -is about

making arrangements for the importation of 200

Hill Coolies, from India, to bo employed us

laborers on his own estate.

We understand that the gentlemen of

the Bathurst district, being unanimously- of opi

nion that the sudden stoppage of the assignment

of Convicts would be utterly ruinous to the set

tlers, have resolved to call a Public Meeting for

the purpose of petitioning the Governor and

Council on the subject. . ..-. :

Sohlie7's. — On Wednesday evening

Inst,_nbout8 o'clock, two soldicrs'went into *a

public-house in Sussex-street, kept by one

Gordon, and remained there until 0110 of them

became inebriated.. When they were about

leaving the houso, the druliken man insisted on

returning, nnd inBtend of directing his footsteps

to the inn, ho walked directly to the door of the

next house, at which two of the inmates were

standing, and insisted on being admitted.'. The

peoplf*, of course, were by no means disposed to

admit him, in consequence of which he becamo

infuriated, nnd drawinc hi* Imvonct. attemnted

to stab the parties at the donr. Luckily, how

ever, his companion prevented any serious con

sequences from ensuing by wresting tho danger

ous weapon from his hand. But as soon as he

found himself deprived of his own, he snatched

the other man's side arms, and made a furious

charge ut the door, which tho people had then

closed and barred, and did not desist from his

nnnoyanoe until ho had completely perforated

the panel in nine or ten places. This is 'the

second time that soldiers havo, after having bo

come inebriated in Gordon's, annoyed the

tenants of this house.' The necessity for, de-

priving the soldiers of their side-arms when they

go out is' daily! Decoming more apparent,' and we

hope before long to see nn order issued to* that

effect;' The police should also receive some

special instructions for their 'direction in such

cases, fur when called upon to tako charge of

drunken ' soldiers, they invariably say that they

cannot interfere. Under existing circumstances,

it indeed appears surprising to us that many of

tho military do ' not get killed in some of these

freaks which they aro so fond of displaying.

We find that Mr Joseph Smith has

taken the house (now being erected by Mr

James Pye) at Baulkham Hills at the Junction,

of the three roads leading to the Seven Hills, to

Windsor, and to Dural, for the purpose of get-

ting, a public-house license to it. His brother,

Mr Charles Smith, intends that two of his last

imported stallions shall stand at this place,

during the ensuing season. This will certainly

be a rare opportunity for the neighbouring

settlers to improve their stock by the services

of these valuable horses— and the situation is

most eligible for a new public-house, as Mr

John Pye has closed his old one. — Correspondent.

Mr William Hill has. returned by the

Mart/ Ann, and has brought with him some

superior bulls, which wlll-provo of great service

to the breeding of horned cattle. ' ;

Messrs Hughes and Hosking have

become the purchasers of the American Tobacco,

On tho trial of Mr Johnstone of

Portland Head, for Manslaughter on Saturday

last, Mr Graham, a Surgeon, residing at Wind

sor, applied to the Court for adequate expenses

for his journey as a profesiiwial tnan. Ale said

that ha was forced to attend the Supreme Court

almost every Sessions, nnd was allowed but half

a-crown a day, which did not nearly pay the actual

expenses out of pocket, without regard to tho

loss of his practice. His Honor said that there

was a regulated scale by whioli the expenses of

witnesses was regulated, and he could not depart

from it. His. Honor Had often considered it a

matter of hardship for professional men, but it

was a tax upon their profits for tho general

good, and for tho preservation of public peace.

There were . other, gentlemen who might with'

equal justice complaint tho Jury, no doubt,

would sooner be following their ' respective

avocations than sitting for days in the Jury box

with so trifling a remuneration — It however was

required of them by the Constitution of their

Courjtry for the public safety. Tho Attorney

General said that ho had in preparation, and

intended to introduce nt tho next sitting of the

Council, a Bill for the regulation of the Medical

profession ?whloh'hB was happy to say would

provide for the fair remuneration of professional

The Schoolmaster Abroad. — Tho

prosecutor in' a onso of felony in tho Supremo

Court, stated himself to be a schoolmaster, with

a most inveterate Minister broguo. This, of

itself, was 'sufficient to raise a smllo. In the

course of his evidence, however, ho admitted

that he entered a public- house early in the morn

ing, drank three gills of wino, and two glasses

of rum — plnyed pitch nnd toss, and bagatolle,

got sowed up — knocked down — robbed — and then

went homo ' to teach the young idea how to

?hoot.' 'The schoolmaster is certainly abroad,'

exclaimed Mr Justice Willis.

On Friday, during n trial for a high

way robbery in tha Supreme Court, two wlt

nesaes entered the box in tho last stage of cnu

briatlon — ro drunk in fact that they could

scarcely articulate. Tho presiding judge ordered

them Into custody, nnd snid that he should visit

them with a severo punishment for tha contempt.

Squatters.-— In the ..Supreme Court

on Thursday last, a prisoner in cross-examining

a witness, put the following modest queries to

him : — ' Do not you know that it is a common

practice -with'you Squatters (the querist was a

Squatter) to go* out, -shoot a beast, and help

yourselves to as much of the meat as 'yon re

quire ?' And he added, ' did I riot go into the

bush with you once for tliat purpose ?' Tim

witness of course. answered '. iVo.' - ' ?

JPublicJVuisances,— In various parts

of the town near to public-houses are erected

small enclosures which, were they appropriated

solely to ' the purposo originally intended, nud

were they erected in a proper manner, would be

a public convenience. In their present state,

however, being generally erected on an eminence,

without aim drain, the conteuta escape over tho

streets in their immediate neighbourhood.

?'. OntFriday last, a man named Smith,

in the service of Messrs. Barker and llallen. of

the Steam Mills, was employed in raising sacks

of flour to the upper stories of- the warehouse —

when one of the sacks was a considerable dis

tance from the ground the hook by which it was

attached to the chain broke—the sack fell on the

man,' and fractured his leg in two places. He

was immediately removed to the General Hospi

tal, wtiero the limb was set. '

On Friday morning last, it was dis

covered that some good nntured person had Imr.'

rowed Mr. Chapman's (of Mr. Cooper's Distil,

lory) gig harness, .saddle, and other equestrian

appendages, from tho stable, tho door of which

was nnt locked. The old adage is now verified,

as it is likely the stable door will he locked in

future. Some of the domestics are suspected to'

be implicated, but no clue is yet obtained.

There appears to be something wrong,

in the discipline of the prisoners attached to the

Carter's barrack— on Thursday last a man named

Jackson, who was attached to tlmt establishment,

was fully committed to take his trial for a high

way robbery. Ho was not reported absent from

the establishment, and yet he had time to go far

away, and rob Mr Lord's dray, and his detection

was the first intimation thnt he was not where

he should he. How is this? ,

A second Diddler. — A case came on

in the Court of Requests on Thursday, which

occasioned considerable merriment to all save the

plaintiff himself. It appeared that a man who

was known to Mr. Levien of the Pulteny, as being

the servant of a gentleman in the country, pre

sented himself before Mr L. one day, dessed in

his best looks, and with an insinuating smile

said " Mr L., master and a few friends dine here

to day— six o'clock precisely — good dinner —

capital wines, &c," thereby insinuating that

they patronized Mr L. Thus far was very satis

factory— very much so; and Mr L. gave the

necessary orders for the serving up a dinner as it

should be. To remove any doubt that might

arise in the worthy host's mind, tho man pre

sented a Pass from his master, hinted at the in

convenience of late dinners, and ordered his own

forthwith. The servant of so good a customer,

of course, was accommodated with " the best

and appendages;" and to do him justice, he proved

himself a hearty fellow by his repeated " calls,"

which were all complied with. A little before

the hour of six, dinner being ready, Diddler

Informed Mr L. that he would step up to where

his master was stopping, and announce that the

important hour for feeding was near at hand—

and he did go — and walked a long, long way ;

but not finding his master and the "friends,"

he forgot to return. It eventually turned out

that the pass was a forgery — the dinner was

spoiled— nnd Mr L., as a matter of course, the

.Important.— Mr Munj'nrd, late of

the Theatre, has 'taken tho line' — consequently

he is not in Sydney. His absence is regretted

by many of his ladmireri. -

In conacqhence of the number of pri

soners who hnve elected military juries during

tho present session, it has been found necessary

to request His Excellency the' Governor to no

minate a second panel in order to facilitate the

business of the court. Perhaps Mr Justice

Burton will again report his opinions on the

'Civil Jury System.' One fact is worth .a

thousand arguments, nnd . the abovo speaks

volumes in favour of trial by a jury of citizens

in prefcrenca to military officers, who know

nothing of tlio characters of those persons who

come before them as witnesses or otherwise.

Caution to Hired Servants. — A. per

son named Bernard Kelly, alint lliley, was

charged by Mr. John Rowley, of Burwood, with

leaving his service before the period for which

he had engaged him had expired. - The Bench

found tho defendant guilty, and sentenced him to

two months hard labour (Tread-mijl) at the

Houso of Correction. Mr. ' Rowley asked tho

Bench whether he could not compel the defend

ant to serve the rcmnindor of the time ho had

agreed for ? Mr. Windeycr obsorved, that the

decision of tho Bench did not at all affect Mr.

Rowley's contract; that if he intended to; compel

its performance ho had better givo the defendant

notice n few days before his period' of imprison

ment expired, that ho should expect to complete

his term of servitude— if he afterwards absconded,

Mr. Rowley had his remedy. . ? ?' '

The Orontes, emigrant ship, which

tho, Home government has chartered, was lying

in the Downs on ' the 28th November. Much

fear is entertained for the health of her passengers.

The well-known brig Syren., has

returned from Launceston, and is advertised for

freight or charter. Our increasing coinrhcrco

with tho Derwcnt, would render her invalunblo

ns a regular packet between this port und the

sister colony. Her sailing qualities have often

been tried, and are of first rnto order.

H. -;M. ship Buffalo is expected to

The- Aberdeonshiro had arrived at

Hobart Town, from England on tho 9th of Ja

nuary. ' The only intelligence of any importance

by that vessel, is tho affair of Canada, full par

ticulars of which will bo found in another

The arrival of the Mary Ann from

England, has added vory llttlo further intelli

gence in the shipping, than wo had bufore ro

By. the Syren'from Luuncoston, we

learn of tho arrival' of tho Black Joka and

William from Sydney, at that port.