NEW SOUTH WALES.

Wellington Independent, Volume III, Issue 224, 4 December 1847, Page 4

NEW SOUTH WALES.

In 1846 the population was reckoned to be 196,000 ; value of exports £1,481,000; number of ships entered inwards 767 of 141,000 tons, proceeds of sales by Auction'■ .£414.000 j coin in the Treasury, Military Chest, and Banks £827, Q00 ; shewing a large augmentation iti every branch' of revenue and trade, excepting sales of Crown Laud, and establishing the extreme impolicy of the 20s. minimum price.

Considerable alarm was lately created in the peaceable town of Paramatta by the arrival of a considerable body of Hebridean savages, forming a portion of Mr. Boyd's importations, some armed with bludgeons and .all yelling in unanimous discord. It appeared that they had broken away from their station, and making their way for Sydney which they tried to do along the banks of tbe Paramatta river, but failing they returned and endeavoured to board the sttamer that lay in the river, supposing it to be same that had brought them, and ought consequently to carry them back. They were narrowly watched but not interfered with by the Police. At day light next morning they set of? again for Sydney.—Eighteen were pic/ted up by the Emu steamer.-—Some were in a state of nudity, others, W»tb a slight cincture only about the waist. Beyond their extravagant shouts and gestures, they appear to have done no mischief, eight afterwards

entered a shop and one seized a loaf for' which he was raptured. The continued importations <>f these people have caused general disatisfaction. Dr. L-ichardt declares his intention of again penetrating into the interior of New Holland, and if possible of reaching Swan River by a western route, so as to solve the problem in which the Central region of that vast Island is involved.

There has been some rain which is reported to have improved the aspect of the crops in some districts accordingly. The military barrack ground in Sydney proposed to be sold, it is estimated will bring upwards of £64,000 without the buildings.

The Molong Copper mine is reported to possess the richest lodes of copper yet found in New South Wales, and fqual to the most valuable of South Australia. The Miners engaged in working two new shafts describe themselves as working in a perfect "cobweb" of copper. The mine is situated in a fertile agricultural district, near the Macdonald river.

An inquest was held on the 14th ult., which excited much interest, on the remains of a gentleman named Montgomery, who it appears was in the habit of swallowing prussic acid for a spasmodic affection of the chest, but was killed by an overdose which instantaneously operated as poison.

A party of blacks on the Macintyre river recently speared a fine boy of about nine years of age, the son of Mr. Mark's a settler, and not contented with this brutal outrage, deliberately took their victim while supposed to be still alive, and roasted the body before a fire, afterwards cutting it up, and Laving the members on the spot. The murderers are said to be known but too numerous to be captured by the neighbouring settlers.

The munificient donation ol £500 has been presented by one person towards the erection of a new Congregational Church, in the outskirts of Sydney, The Sydney Banks with the exception of the New South Wales, have raised the rate of discount fpr bills having more than 100 days to run from 6 to 8 per cent;

The total Receipts of Revenue for the quarter ending 30th September, was £74,688 18s s 3d. exhibiting an increase on the corresponding quarter of the previous year o( upwards of £6000 —The leading items of increase were in duties on imported spirits. forei2nffOQ.dSt_fineS.and fees, sales, quit rents, and licences to depasture on Crown Lands. The New South Wales Government have given notice of intention strictly to enforce payment generally of all quit rents remaining unredeemed, the time allowed for redemption by' twenty years purchas haying expired.

On Sunday the 10th tilt., such was the beat at Camden, Cowpastures, that a thermometer in the sun stood at 120?.

Pppeßtrianism, 4 —The rather extraordinary, feat of walk ing 192 miles in 44 hours and a half, without stopping one moment, was accomplished in the course of last month, at Maitland, on a course of nearly a mile in circumference, without stopping one.moment,'was accpmplished in the course of last month, at Maitland., on a course of nearly a mile in circumference, by an individual named William Francis King, but who rejoices in the more euphonious title adopted by himself of the Ladies Walking Flying Pieman. At 10 o'clock on a Tuesday night, he started on his ambulatory tour, at a pace of about six miles an hour. This he kept up till long after midnight; by ten o'clock the next morning he had accomplished 66% mile*. He then slackened his pace while breakfasting from a tray slung from his neck, and drinking tea from a cup supplied by a man who followed him carrying a teapot. The day proyed very warm, with a hot wind blowing, which compelled him to slacken his pace, but grill full'of animation and talking incessantly j a thunder storm fell which no way damped his ar« dour. At 4 o'clock he had walked 112 rounds or about 104 miles. During the night he made up for lost time, walking six and even seven miles an hour. $ext day, he was found continuing his hercule£ R .w.jlh. unabated vigour,, and he completed it by half past 8 o'clock on Thursday niaht, performing the stipulated distance of 192 miles in 44 hours and a half. Although he had done the distance, with an hour and %-liiaJf to spare, Win sisted on ■* fulfilling liis bargain to' the letter, by walking out the. wJßrde.4§ : houra. This feat is gajd to 'eclipse. Captain Barclay's 1000 miles in 1000 hours.

Sydney Markets,- Oct, 2Q f^'nn « fi : ",-; ss. BJ. per bushel; YvD.; ■#«*???. 36 * 9d. peibusjiej; finj ,■ y . n ~-■.-,

per ton 5 seconds, £12 per ton of 2000 lbs'j maize, Is. 6d. to Is. 7d. per bushel; Cape barley. Is. 61. per bushel; hay, £3 10s. to £4 10s. per ton ; butter, lOd. to Is. per lb.; bacon and hams, well smoked and cured, Is, to I*. l£d. per lb. ; fat pjgs, 2|d. per lb. ; hides, lid. to l£d, per lb. ; fat sheep, calves arid bullocks plentiful, but sales dull; rum, 7.t0 12 OP. &» to ss. 7d.; Martell's brandy, 6a 9J. to 7s. per gallon in bond. Hobart Town, Oct. s.:—Wheat, 03. ; barley, dull; oats, 3s. 41. per bushel; bread, 3d. per 2lb loaf; Ist flour, £l 2 per ton.

Tornado ik the Danubb.—-The following is a copp of a letter received at Lloyd's :, —" Onboard the Goshawk, Sullna mouth, River Danube, 2J,st May, 1847. Sir,—l write to inform you that at the hour of 2 50 p.m., a most terrific tornado took place here, the most violent I ever witnessed in any part of the world.. The first commencement was a dark cloud in the N.W. quarter, accompanied with flashes of very vivid lightning at short intervals; Presently the cloud increased in magnitude and blackness, and spread to the north aud west. The direction of the lime of its greatest violence was N.W. The wind was accompanied by very heavy rain. At 315 it raged with great fury, blowing the vessel's stowed sails off the yards, and drove nearly all the ships on shore, where they received a deal of damage from collision with each other. Neither chains nor warps could withstand the violence of the squalls: Five foreign vessels capsized against the banks of the river. The brig Mary Ann, of Sunderland, drove foul of the Galway Packet, and caused gome damage forward. The schooner Orion drove foul of the Russian raan-of-war, and carried away her yards. Tbe schooner Olivia lost bowspiit, &c, by a large Greek brig running foul of her. Five or six of the lighters were snnk ; several bouses unroofed ; boats bulwarks, spars, &c, smashed. There are two vessels on shore outside the bar, one an English schooner, which lies high and dry;" Flowery Elociuence.—At a late Typographical Festival in Rochester, America, " The Press " was taasted by a youn? lady, accompanied by the following sentiment: " With its thousand tongues it defies the ravages of Old King Time, and flourishes, and sball continue to flourish, with undecayed moral beauty jand magnified power; whilst the most potent most submit to its mandates, the weak acknowledge its protection."

It has been stated that when one of our ministers intimated to tbe young Queen of Spain, that the Conde da Montemolin might soon be found a competitor, she replied that her cousin was welcome to take a throne stuffed with thorns, and shared by an idiot.

A Bot's Letter.—The following specimen of a boy's letter is from Hood's Comic Annual for 1832. There is such a truth of character in it—so much of that spirit of drollery, mixed with mischief, which often prevails in the young human being of the male sex—that we cannot help declaring it to lJe,JnJtß_.ownj!vords. " canital fun." The letter proceeds from a country boy, to what the polite letter-writer would call *» his friend in town."— »' Now. Bob, I'll tell you what I want. I want yoo to come down here for the holidays. Don't be afraid. Ask your sister to ask your mother to ask your father to let you cpme. It's only ninety mile. If you re out of pocket money, you can walk, and beg a lift now and then, or swing by the dickeys. Pat on cordroyß, and don't care for the cut behind. The two prentices, George and Will, are here to be made farmers of; and brother Nick ii took home from school, to help in agriculture. We like farming very mnc h; it's capital fun. Us four have got a gun, and go out shooting; it's a famous good an, and sure to go off if you don't full cock it. Tiger is to be our shooting dog, as soon as he has left off killing the sheep. He's a real savage, and worries cats beautiful. Before father comesdown we mean to bait our bull with him. There s plenty of New Rirers about, and we're gojng a.fishing as soon as we have mended our top joint. We've killed one of our sheep on the sly, to get gentles. We've a pony, too, to ride upon, when we can catch him; bnt he's loose in the paddock, and ha ß neither mane nor tail , 0 signify to lay hold of. Isn't it prime, Bob t You must come. If your mother won't give your father leave tojillow you—run away. Remember you turn up Goswell-street to go to Lincolnshire, and ask for Middlefen Hall. There's a pond full of frogs, but we won't pelt them till you come ; but let it be before Sunday, as there's our own orchard to rob, and the fruks to be gathered on Monday. If you like sucking raw eggs, we know where the hens lay, and mother don't; and I'm bound there's lots of birds nests. Do come, Bob, and I'll shew you the wasp's nests, and everything that can make you comfortable. I dare say yon could borrow your father »-volunteer musquet of him without bis knowing of it; but be sure anyhow to bring the [■ ramrod, as we have mislaid our's by firing it off." ■ Explicit Information.—Deputy Registrar : Oan you tell me how old your husband *as, my good woman-Widow: Yes, sir; I was nineteen years old when my mother, died, my poor mother has been dead twenty.four years last Bradford fair, and my husband was thirteen ye ß rs older than I am. Becoming Modest*.—A Hexham lady went to cburch for the first time in her.life, when her husband was made churchwarden : and being someWhst late, the congregation were getting up from their knees at the time when she entered. With a sweet condescending smile, she said, « pray keep your seats, ladies and gentlemen—l think no more of myself than I did before.

' ?W*V» r 1 .J109«A..- j rA gentleman, on taking an edition of Gibbon's Rom. to a bookseller's in Dublin to be bound, was asked whether he would hare it bound in;: Russia. <• O no, no I" he rein D'b i » ,S,a U to ° f?f ° ff ' * Wlil haTe !t bound

A Lono Nose;— Napoleon used to say 'Strange at it may appear, when I want any good head-work ■£2!!'.i-?Ki 0M f. man ' P ro Tided W« education has S Jf • wit f • long nose. Hi. breathing is hi ' bralp '■*" * ell ■•• bii lungs heart, cold and clear. In my observations of