The Southern Cross. Saturday, May 13. NEW SOUTH WALES.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume I, Issue 4, 13 May 1843, Page 2

The Southern Cross. Saturday, May 13.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Luceo non Uro. 11 If I have heen extinguished, yet there risp A thousand b. aeons from the spark I bore."

By the "Thomas Lord" we have received b Sydney papers to the 22nd of April, and we ,3 regret to say that their tone is indeed dolo- c rous. That ill-fated colony New South Wales, c appears, under the mis-management of Sir& George Gipps, to be literally doomed to des-^ traction ; the " Australian" of the 12th April, a concludes a leading article on the systematic? oppression of the settlers ly the governor, with the following words :—: — D " The governor, we maintain, deliberately j has done his best to exaggerate the mischiefs 1 which surround us. He has adopted a syste-p .vnatic course of discourtsey and oppression 8 towards all settlers, whether within or without* the boundaries. His usual behaviour towards is unpaid Magisterial Benches is excessively rude 8 and disheartening. ■ t "Happy will that day be when the ship* that is to bear him hence will appear in the* offing. Thank Heaven, that day cannot be t , far distant. He has done more injury to.c the permanent and vested interests of Netffi South Wales, than any six governors have*

»c er done before him. He has been the cause I more disaster than any six succeeding govnors can repair." The" Australian" of the 27th March, conins a letter addressed by one of the largest Q d, and stock-holders in the colony, L. ft'Alistcr, Esq., " to the Capitalists of Great Britain who have invested money in New 4>uth Wales," from which we copy the follow,iijnr extracts :— " ™" I candidly tell you, however, that unless ■rtm exert yourselves to restore the prosperity ■Of the colony, not only the Interest of your Capital, but the Capital itself, will be placed in the utmost jeopardy. *" Sheep, which four years ago sold at from flirty to sixty shillings, can now be bought at from five shillings to seven shillings and sixpence and Cattle, which would then have sold U from fi ye t0 ten P ounds > can no^ ¥ pur ' ci&ased at from two to four pounds, and even d those low prices, can scarcely be considered • to be saleable at all. • » " Land of the first rate quality, is equally tihsaleable at almost any price. " Owing to the scarcity and expense ot Shepherds, the increase of valuable Sheep has been unnaturally checked, and the progeny of tens of thousands of Ewes, which under cither circumstances would have been productive of great wealth, has necessarily been sacrificed, and will continue to be sacrificed, 1 0 Shepherds are not procurable." "5" 5 Mr. Berry, a member of Council, and perliaps the largest proprietor of land and cattle w New South Wales, addresses a similar letter to the settlers, which breathes in every Ime of it, the existence of the greatest misery &hd distress. Sir George Gipps* and his despotic measuros, have undoubtedly done much tp ruin the colony. He found it on his arrival, ,she most prosperous colony belonging to Great Britain, and he will most certainly leave it the most miserable. It was said, he envied the sutlers' great wealth ; he may now console with the idea that he himself, though %he poorest man in the colony on his arrival, pfill leave it the wealthiest. Such are the le|fects of the governments of Military, and 'ftaval Tyrants. To add to the ruin of the •ijplonists of New South Wales, the money on the faith of the Scrip of the Trust Companies, has been refunded in consequence If the return of the dishonored drafts of these, jfampanies. And to crown all, one of the local Banks has suspended payment, and some of the Oilier Banks are supposed to be unsound. We see nothing but misery in store for that colony f|r years to come ; and much as we complain jQf grievances in our own colony, we must say, •we are glad we are here, and not in Sydney. Gome what will, the New Zealand settler is sure of a living ; and if he get fail' play, of a cfertain independence. We are firmly persuaded that many of the New South Wales ajttlers, did they know the real capabilities [of fliis country, would, even at any sacrifice, quit the doomed and penal colony for this country, "Where they may not only enjoy life and health, Tijit also depend upon ensuring to themselves more certain fortunes than they can ever exjjfect in New South Wales. We know both countries well, and we honestly recommend every man who can do it, to abandon New .South Wales for this. ,1 To the farmer we can offer lands equal to any in New South Wales, and insure his crops gainst hot winds and droughts ; for they are miknown in this country. To the stockholder, ■y e can point out good pastures, and certain <| rofits ; and to the sheepholder, we can tell of lams well watered, and full of grass, where '. is flocks may run in thousands, without danger ] -om native dogs, or want of shepherds. Such I lams abound in the interior of our island ; I nd the squatter, who cannot afford to purI hase land, we can recommend to peaceable pnd powerful native chiefs, who will both I reserve and pasture his sheep and cattle for I iss than even " a third of the increase." Had |ea new, and a good governor, our terms $ ould be better. We shall take up this subject sjj lore fully in a future number. 5 The Sydney papeis contain intelligerca from London Tm tne 10ih of December, but we cannot gather from . fflem any thing of much importance. The harvest, had b|en, it appears, unusually abundant, and yet, much qfetress and discontent prevailed among the labouring classes. The news of the cession of war with China cijfeated much excitement, and was expected to give a ggpat stimulus to every species of manufacture. Cotton >-ggpas,.in one day, had in consequence risen from 6 to 1 Mr cent advance on former prices j and 6d per Ib. aijlvanee on the prices of last year, was confidently expected on this year's sales of colonial wool. Chatham from London to Sydney, was wrecked near Figueira, on the 26th November, and six lives lost. In our fourth pßgep ß ge will be found an extract from an English paper, regarding the introduction of German Immigrants to Nelson, under th>, auspices of the Company. In our next we shall take up this subject, md endeavour to shew that this part of New Zealand tfeuld be a mush more desireable field for the location tf this most useful class of immigrants; inasmuch as it iginnnitely better adap le d, both on account of climate -. m& soil, for those branches of industry in which the germans so eminently excel. We know nothing that , JSould tend more to the benefit of this settlement than I #c plentiful introduction of German vine dressers. .Jfoe country is above all others adapted for the vine, and 'me grape; and from what we have seen of the labour of fflerman emigrants in New South Wales, we may confiJWently assert that they would in every respect, be a ijjpduable acquisition to our population.

The English papers contain tho news of the death of Lord Hill, and several other distinguished individuals, such as Chsnning, Cunningham, Landes, and Dr. Herschel. The Indian troops have been ordered by the Governor General of India to evacuate Afghanistan. The Indus being made, for the p escut, the boundary of our Indian dominions. It is reported that Lord Helensburgh has in consequence of this order, incurred the displeasure of the Board of Directors, and that he will proceed to England to render account ot his conduct in this matter, and that the Marquis of Tweeddale will second him. The settlement of the boundary question appears to ha^e given much satisfaction in America. We observe nothing veiy particular in the English papers regarding this colony : two or three vessels were laid on for Pore Nicholson and this settlement. Probably the nex* news we may teceive may be by means of the Aerial Steam Engine, of which an account will be found in our fourth page, from the Atlas newspaper. The French at Tahiti. — There is a rumour abroad that H.M.S. Vindictive has had a brush at Tahiti with two French frigates, and has come off second best. We know not what degree of credit to attach to this report. Observer, Sydney. Q On Sunday last the Bishop of New Zealand opened the New Cathedral, and delivered an eloquent and iv- | teresting discourse, to a very numerous and respectable congregation. j 1 We understand Mrs. Hobson, the lady of oar late ! Governor, takes her departure from this colony by H.M.S. Tortoise, for England, with her interesting young family. We are persuaded they will carry with them the best wishes of every person resident in Auck land, and that whatever political differences might have existed between many of the settlers and the late governor, a clear distinction was always made between his private character and his public acts ; the most obnoxious of which we now know, were not his deeds, but those of the miserable set who surrounded him, and whose faults and errors, from a pr nciple of honor which they could not appreciate, he made his own. We wish I Mrs. Hobson and family a safe passage, aad we hope to ' hear of her return again to this colony. A detachment of the 96'.h Regiment is daily expected from Van Dieman's Land, to relieve the 80th. It consists of 102 rank and file, 1 Major, 1 Captain, and 2 Subalterns.