STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH CHEAT BRITAIN. - The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848) - 29 Aug 1846 (original) (raw)

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Sat 29 Aug 1846 - The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848)
Page 3 - STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH CHEAT BRITAIN.

Ox 1 hursday a Meeting was held in Mr. Lyons'

Rooms, for the purpose of adopting an Address

to. his Excellency the Governor, and a Memorial

to tbo Leiri.slnti-ve- Council, nrnvinir their- iu

uircnuu in sujjporiiug me csiuousimiuuc oi oieaxn

Communication between .Australia, and Great

Britain. Tlie Meeting wus numerously attended,

and many of our leading mercantile men were

present,' The Chair was taken by William

Walker, Esq., who adverted to the advantages

sought to be obtained by the coloni-st*, und

which, it appeared, her Miijesly*s Government

was, to a certain extent, disposed tt grant. He

win not prepared to say whether his Excellency

viowed the matter with a favorable eye, but lie

felt assured that it would receive the uttoutive

consideration of the Colonial Secretary, Mr. E.

Deas Thomson ; aud, he believe. I most of the

?numbers of the Legislative Council would

support the views of the colonists, with reference

to this important subject.

Tho following resolutions were carried ; —

1st — -That Steam Communication with tho

Mother Country is eminently calculated to pro

mote the permanent prosperity of New South

2nd. — That junction by steam with the great

mail steam lines already established via Singa

pore, offers the most obvious und advantageous

opportunity of effecting this object.

3rd. — That the Address now agreed to, to his

Excellency the Governor, together with tlie

Memorial to the Legislative Council, be adopted

by this Meeting, and signed and presented to

his Excellency the Governor, and to tho Legis

lative Council, accompanied by the resolutions.

The following gentlemen were appointed to

form u deputation from the Meeting, to wait, on

his Excellency with the Address, viz., William

Walker, Julin Thaukcr, U. Campbell, junior, C.

O'Connoll, M. C, and S. A. Donaldson, Esijs.

Captain O'Connoll was also requested to present

tho Memorial to the Legislative Council. Here

follow the Address and Memorial : —

To his Excellency Sir, Charles Augustus Fitz

Hot/, Cuptain-Geiicral and Governorin

Cliief in and ouir t\e Territory of New South

May it Pi.i:asi; vouit ExcKr.i,uNcv, — ^Vo, the

undersigned, Merchants, Bankers, Tradors, and

other inhabitants of New South Wales, beg leave

to approach your Excellency with feelings of

profound respect for your' Excellency, and of

loyal attachment to her Majesty's person and

Having recently learned that steps have boon

taken by parties in Knglaud, interested in the

welfare of these colonies, to bring before tho

notice of her Majesty's Government, the great

importance of Steam Communication with the

Mother Country, and being persuaded as we are

that tho completion of a line of mail anil pas

senger steam boats between Sydney and Great

Britain, in connexion with one of the existing

steam mail lines, would tend in a remarkable

degree to thoir prosperity, bog leave particu

larly to urge upon your Lxcelloncy's attention

this most important subject, and to pray for your

Excellency's co-operation in favor of the same,

and for your recommendation of it both to her

Majesty's Secretary of State for tho Colonies,

and to the Legislative Council of Now South

Wo will not urge upon your Excellency all

the strong reasons for our deep interest in tho

successful prosecution of a scheme for Steam

Communication with Ivngland, but we will name

the obvious advantage to the Mother Country of

regular intercourse with Australia, New Zealand,

and her Mujesty's possessions in thoso seas, and

tbo almost incalculable benefits to these colonies,

both political and social, which must result from

a speedy and regular postal communication with

Praying, therefore, that your Excellency will

be pleased to bring this subject before lh« Home

Government, and also before the Legislative

We arc your ? Excellency's faithful and

To the Honorable the Legislative Council of

Tho Memorial of the undersigned Merchants,.

Bankers, Traders, and other inhabitants of

the Colony of New South Wales

That your memorialists — having recently

learned that steps have been taken by parties

in England, interested in the welfare ot these

colonies, to bring before the notice of her

Majesty's Government, the great importance of

Steam Communication with the Mother Country,

and being persuaded as they are that tho com-;

pletion of a line of mail und passenger steam

boats between Sydney and Great Britain, in

connexion with one of tho existing steam mail

lines, would tend in a remarkable degree to their

prosperity — beg leave particularly to urge upon

your honorable Council's attention this most

important subject, and to pray that your honor

able Council will take such steps as in your

wisdom may be deemed most expedient, to bring

this important subject in tho most favorable

light before her .Majesty's Government at home ;

and your Memorialists will ever pray, &c.

A vote of thanks having been carried to W.

Walker, Exq., for his able and impartial conduct

in the Chair, the Meeting separated.

THE THEATRE. Our notices of the

"doings" at the Victoria have latterly been of

necessity, "like angels' visits, few and far between,"

because whilst we are ready to bear

testimony to the efforts of the management to

do all they can with "the means and appliances"

they have at command, we feel the invidionsuess

of the task which would necessarily devolve upon

us in remarking upon the impersonations of certain

characters by parties who cannot but feel

themselves incompetent to the undertaking, but

who are thrust, as it were, into the task, because

there are none others to whom they can be

assigned. Wo are assured that Mrs. Stirling,

for instance, or rather Mrs. Guerin (by which

latter name she is now known), must have lately

often found herself very uncomfortably circumstanced

in being compelled to sustain parts for

which she was unqualified ; for whilst we admit

her to possess many qualifications as an actress,

it must be apparent to every one who has visited

tho Theatre since Mrs. O'Flaherty's departure,

that she has frequently had calls upon her talent,

which all her study, industry, and determination

have failed to enable her to answer with perfect

satisfaction, either to herself or the audience ;

still it must be acknowledged that even under

all disadvantages, she has invariably by dint

of exertion acquitted herself in a very creditable

manner. On Thursday night, in the part of

Henriette, in Buckstone's Drama of that name,

she was very successful, and played the char

acter with much feeling. We wish she could

divest herself of an unnatural volubility of utterance,

in certain speeches, which from their nature,

demand a more deliberate and measured

delivery; a little attention in tins particular,

would tend to remove a very great drawback to

her general success. There could not be a

greater proof of the inconvenience, so to call it,

arising from the present inefficiency of the Corps

Dramatique of tho Victoria, (which we admit is,

under existing circumstances, almost irremedia

ble), than the fact, that on Tuesday evening

last, the Drama of ' Richard Plantagunet ' was

obliged to be put off in consequence of tho indis

position of a singlu member (Mr. Elrington), (he

result of which was. that tho audience, many of

whom came expressly to witness tbo represen

tation of that piece, which was announced for the

conclusion of the evening's amusement, became

so uproarious, that ' His First Champagne,'

which was, with ' La Polka,' substituted in lieu

thereof, was walked through without a singli*

word boing hoard. All was ' inexplicable dumb,

show and ih'imi' ;'' nnd many left the house in

disgust, at having paid their money to bo disap

pointed. We learn that the Propriet'or.-i of the

Victoria havo taken measures to remedy us soon

as possible, the defect .to which wp have alluded,

by obtaining a roiiiforcpnipnt. Tho opera of

'The ISolu'iiiiun C1U-1,' which lias proved the

most attractive piucc'ol' tin- sensun, lias been

withdrawn ibis wci-k to :illu» 11C th*- introduction

of two new pieops — ' IttigaM'nui ' aud ' Hon

rictto' — butli of which wore well received. The

performances for this evening »fc '? Henrietto

tho Forsaki-ii ;' and the Tr.-igiu- Play of tho

' Bridal ;' a Dance by Mr. Fitzgerald intervening.

MR. RAVAC'S CONCERT— On Wednesday

day .ovoiiiug last, Air. liavac was hniuncil by tho

presence of Sir Charles anil Lady Mary Fil'a.

Roy and Suite i Tlie Colonial Secretary 'and

Lady, Mr. Justice Dickinson, Mr. .In.stica i'herry

and their Ladies; the Colonial Treusurer, tho.

Commander und Officers of II. M. S. Carysfort,.

and 11 numerous and fashionable assemblage.

The Band of tho i)9th Rogiiuoul was in attend

ance, nnd openotl- the Concert willi Anber's ex

cellent overture ' Fra Diavolo;1' .Mr. Ravie

then performed a Concertino of Buriot's which

elicited rapturous applause, tl»« peculiarities of

that celebrated composer being executed in a

style nt' excellence which at once delighted and

jtstonishid; his innlicuice. Mailnme Carandini

sung l'aciai's ' Scent tli Sappho' aud a Ballad

with great taste. This lady bids fair lo become

an excellent Ciintatrice, but die must not consi

der she has already attained perfection. Study

and practice will vnt further prove her naturally

good talents. Mr. Ellnrtl, Junior, accompanied.

Mr. Kuvuu in a Duett. This young gentleman.

iilao gives promise oi' becoming a first-rate per

former, and possesses that best oi guarantees for

success — enthusiasm for his profession. Mr.

Marsh, also, on tho Harp, accompanied Mr.

Ravac on his. Violin, in a l-uott — and we wore

much grutilied with tho performance. These,

two instruments, harmonise much better than

the Violin and Piano-forte ; the latter, if kept

sufficiently under to permit the full richness of

the Violin to predominate, lo.ses its effect,

whereas the llarp a -ls volume and richness to

the tones of the Violin. Wo have not time to

particularise the whole of the evening's enter

tainment, but wo could not help being highly

amused at tho vivid recollections of our earlv

days, evoked by tlie masterspirit of Ravac in his.

performance of Punch and Judy, in 'I.e. Car

naval do Venise.' Tho Military Band also

heightened the gftsto of the evening's amuse-.'

meut.hy their inimitable performance of tho

'Railnuy Gallop,' ami we could not help fan

cying that the shareholders expectant of tho

' Goulbtirn Direct,** were more than over con

vinced of the' practicability of their scheme, from

tho vehemence with which they applauded, tho

Mr. Marsh's Farewkli. Concert. —

Since the arrival of His Excellency Sir Chillies

Augustus Fjtz Roy, ' a new era,' as our fiumit

Thomas Stubbs has it in 0110 of his advertise

inents, seems to have dawned upon us. At alt

events, Apollo appears to ho in the ascendant ;

and His Excellency is evidently anxious to'

patronise the Muses, it will bo seen, on re

ference to our advertising columns, that Mr.

Marsh, who has for soino time past everted him

self to introduce umungst us a taste for thu

science of music, not only by bis lectures and -

delightful performances on tho harp, but by hU

instructions to the fairer sex, on that instrument

and tho pianoforte, has been induced to an

nounce his 'Farewell Concert,' intending to

proceed to England via India, on a tour with ?

Air. Ruvnc. We regret that a gentleman of

Mr. Marsh's urbane manners should have arrived

in the Colony during its hour of adversity, and.

then be induced to quit our shores for a field

where musical talent is more likely to be appre

ciated and rewarded, We say we regret thin,

because we feel convinced that our suutiments

ivill bo echoed by all tl)ose who have had tho

advantage nf Mr. Marsb's instruction, aud

because wo are satislied that there is a1 tasto

or tho delightful science of music growing

jp in this Colony, which only requires thu

?eturn of prosperous days, to enable the

Colonists to avail themselves of the services or

gentlemen of. talent. We aro sure that 110

:hing that we can say will add to the esteem

which all those who havo been ucqualnted with

Nir. Marsh, cither as pupils, parents of pupils, or

Viends, entertain for him. To those who have

lot known him, we need only say, that it may be

loveral years before they will have another op

portunity of hearing so accomplished a performer

-n the instrument on ' which he more especially

jxcels — the Harp. Moreover, wo aro credibly, '

nformed, that it will bo the last time the Colonists

will have the opportunity of hearing Mr. Havatf,

is we understand tliut both these gentlemen havo

Aken their passnge in the F.tnerald Isle for Cal

cutta, which vessel s.tils early next week.

'Ciiarok! Chester, Charge !'-^- Yes-,

terday afternoon, as a guard was proceeding

uown Gnorgc-streot from tho Treasury in

charge nf somo coin, a cabman, whose horses,

bud evidently managed lo get an extra feed,

sharped tho whole body, nnd completely put the

ndvu'nue-guard hors de cowb-tt — the right-hand

man being turned over by tho wheel and very

much hurt, and his firelock broken. The officer

of the guard very proper y handed over the' son

of Nimshi— horsPH, cab, and nil, to the custody

of n constable, and the guard, with their treasure,

went on to their destination. . ;

Fon. TllK FKRUSM. OK THE RlGIir

Woiisiiiri-eb tiik Mavoii, A'mieiimen, ani-

Councii.i.opis, ok Tin: Citt of SviisBV, — Health

is tho working man's fortune, and be ought -o

watch over it more than the capitalist over his

large investments. Health lightens the efforts'

of body and mind ; it enables a man to crowd

touch work into a narrow uompass. Wero tho

mass of thu community more enlightened on

lliese points, they would apply thuir knowledge ^

not only to their private habits, but insist oil '

municipal regulations favouring general health,

mid for prohibiting the erection or the letting

of such buildings us must generate ilitoase.

With what face win the great cities of Europe

and America boast ol their civilisation, when

within thtiir limits tlimisunds and tens of thousands

perish fop want if God's freest and most lavish

[jifts t We forbid uy law the selling of putrid

meat in tho market; why do wo not forbid the

renting of rooms in which putrid, damp and '

noisome vapours are working as suro destruction

as tho worst food » If the people understand ?

that they urc truly poisoned in such dens as by

tainted melit ami decaying vegetables, would

they not appoint commissioners fur houses, as

truly ns commissioners for markets ? — Dr,

Tiik New Niokr E.vi'kdjtion, — It will

be remembered, that about two years sinco

Captain Bucrofi and Dr. King ioft Liverpool in tho \

steamer Kthiope, on another oxporjmentnl trial,

lo open commerce with Central Africa. Letters,

havo been received from thoso gentlemen by a

Dutch ship which nriived in tho Channel, dated

Fernando Po, Nov. 9, announcing their return

to that island from the Niger six days previously

The vessel had been upon that river for a period

of three months and a half. Unhappily in con-.

sequence of deaths, feuds, and wars amongst tho

r.-hirlH. the aspect ol' matters in the interior had

bi'cn found materially altered, nnd Rabbah, tho

largest and most flourishing town on the rivor in

the year 1840, is now deserted and in ruins.

Owing to this disordered state of thuigs the

mission had not been so successful commercially

UK was expected, though not lets so than -Dr,

Kiti£ had anticipated under such circuuistanccj,.