The approaching sittings after Term, will be distinguished by one or two interesting trials. Mr. Desborough's action against Mr. Roper, the Magistrate of Brighton, will be one; his action against Mr. Mason (we may here observe) has been deferred, as His Honor, the Chief Justice, would not allow the plaintiff a Jury in this casewhy, we will not stop to enquire. Another case of breach of promise of marriage will also be brought on-the fair plaintiff is a Princess Royal, and a highly respectable young woman-and who the defendant is, will appear in due course. On Wednesday morning we were exposed to one of those uncomfortable visitations, which occasionally occur in this country-namely, a hot wind. It commenced about half past nine in the morning, and blew from the land with great violence, and stopped almost all navigation in the harbour. Mr. Justice Montagu did not come into Court, till nearly 11 o'clock, when he apologized to the Jury and the officers of the Court and counsel, for the lateness of his arrival, which was owing entirely to the violence of the gale, which prevented his crossing sooner from Kangaroo Point. The Justice of the Peace Editor of Mr. Meredith's Journal, the Colonist, has the following statement : "We are given to understand that the Tasmanian is about to revert to the charge of its former conductor, Mr. R. L. Murray. This, however, is a deep and close secret: so much so, that we do not think the present Editor has the least idea of the matter. We are in possession of certain facts, which will show the Public in how honourable a manner a certain portion of the Press of this Colony is conducted. At the due and proper season, we shall publish these facts; and if we do not overwhelm the several parties with shame, there is little shame in man,' but, we shall see!" Now a part of what the worthy Justice of the Peace is here given to understand may be true-to wit, it is more than improbable that Mr. Murray may again become the Editor of this Journal -nay, it is not impossible that the Editor of the Legion may become writer for the Tasmanian: but, whatever may be the arrangements the proprietor of the Tasmanian chooses to make, they no more concern Mr. Meredith, or his Justice of the Peace Editor, than they would a devil in the Colonist Office. Whatever arrangements are made by the proprietor of the Tasmanian are matters of private concern, and not of public importance-but, at all events, that portion of the public Press, the Tasmanian, has always been conducted on an honourable principle, and never Editor had cause to complain of being wronged. Let it be, however, perfectly understood by all Justices of the Peace, that a change will very probably take place, and that shortly, in this Journal not in its politics, nor in fact in any manager concerning the public but merely in its manner, who is likely to retire, the term of his agreement shortly expiring. Should any individual, however, wish to know more on the subject, he may be enlightened by applying at the office, where no secrets are keptall being plain and aboveboard. Let us, however, caution the Journal of the Peoples' Editor, for assuredly, if he troubles himself about private matters, which do not concern him, this Journal shall in self-defence do the same. We perceive the Colonist newspaper is returning to its old system of personal abuse. In a late number, the most malicious observations we ever recollect seeing in print, are made of an individual who has unfortunately been too frequently dragged before the public. Well does the writer know it is not in the power of the party attacked to defend himself; but we abstain from further comment, recommending every prisoner in the island to refer to the paper, and determine in his own mind, whether the Colonist is either a friend of the prisoner population, or a Journal of the People! The Legislative Council has been busily occupied of late, and the discussions, we are informed, have been more than usually interesting. We have only room this week to advert to this subject, which all-important as it is, must be deferred for the present. A conversation occurred on Thursday, October 3rd, respecting the non-attendance of Mr. Gordon; it was introduced by Mr. Kerr, who informed the Council, that Mr. Gordon had told him that he would neither attend nor resign. On Friday-on the motion of Mr. Willis, seconded by Mr. Proctor-it was re solved that His Excellency should appoint a Member of the Council, in the place of Mr. Gordon. On Tuesday evening, at the Mechanics' Institution, Mr. Dutterau delivered a very interesting lecture on the Fine Arts-comprehending, chiefly, a description of the several orders of architecture, with a cursory account of the state of painting and engraving in England. Mr. Dutterau is an enthusiastic admirer and disciple of the "old school," and if some of our modern flimsy vertuoso had heard his very sensible remarks on the "decline and fall" of the arts(and especially of engraving) in England, they would have experienced no small portion of discomfort. Although, generally speaking, the lecturer's opinions may be correct, we cannot go to the full length of his exclusion. He says, there are no good engravers on a large scale, now in existence. Surely, Heath has done some fine things-witness, the Death of Nelson-one of West's paintings, if we mistake not;-a fine bold, and splendid engraving. Some of Wilkie's pictures have been well engraved too, as have several of Turner's gorgeous landscapes-rivalling almost in splendour and effect, some of Claude's finest productions. We must not, how ever, enter too minutely into this matter, for if we did, we should fill a page, instead of a mere paragraph. We cannot help observing, that we consider Mr. Dutterau deserving of the highest praise in thus coming forward to advocate a taste and an attention to the fine arts. We think, if he would diligently and carefully study a good popular lecture, -illustrating the same by drawings or casts, and delivering it at the Court House he would perform an essential benefit to the Colony. Dr. Ross and Mr. R. L. Murray have obtained leave to be heard in pursuance of their petitions against the proposed Newspaper Tax. It is rather singular, we conceive, that, in a case of such importance to the Press generally, so little apathy has been evinced on this occasion. A public meeting should have been called at the very beginning, and a remonstrance respectfully presented to the Council, signed by every person who could hold a pen. We hear very serious complaints respecting the mode, in which business is now managed at the Treasury. Delay, appears to be the paramount order of the day, and the inconveniencee and loss to the public, are enormous. We are sure the head of the Government knows nothing of this, or His Excellency would interpose his authority, and command the official gentlemen connected with the treasury to do their duty! Mr. Bisdee's resignation is Gazetted, accompanied by a very complimentary testimony from His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor. Mr. Capon's appointment as gaoler, has been Gazetted, and Mr. Morgan succeeds him as chief constable. At the sale of Crown Land the other day, some of the allotments at Oatlands reached as high as one hundred and ten pounds per acre. If land in a township so far in the interior be so valuable, what must be the worth of land at New Norfolk and Hobart Town? On Monday evening, we were visited with a sharp north-wester, which blew with uninterrupted violence for three or four hours. It swept down Elizabeth street with a degree of fury almost terrific-and, had not our harbour been one of the most secured in the world, much damage must have occurred to the shipping; we have not heard, however, of a single accident. On the night of Thursday, Oct. 3, four men entered the stock hut of Mr. Gough, and took therefrom a doublebarrelled fowling-piece and some ammu nition. They then retired, forcing the overseer to accompany them, for the purpose (as they threatened), of murdering him in the Bush. We trust, human nature is not so depraved, and that murder, deliberately done, cannot be perpetrated, even by bushrangers. We are informed, that these men are not of Britton's party, but are individuals that were selected from Notman's roadparty, some time ago, to go after Britton, with promises of rewards if they captured them. After being absent for some time in the bush, they returned unsuccessful; and although no blame whatever was attributed to them, they were sent back to Nottman's again. The fear, most likely, of suffering taunts from their comrades, urged them to escape, and take upon themselves the profession of the lawless scoundrels for whom they had unsuccessfully searched. Such men are likely to be desperate, and not very easily captured.~Launceston Independent. very severely upon this gentleman; and as we have already remarked, the shortest period of incarceration in such a place as the gaol of Hobart Town, is an infliction of no ordinary description. Wheat has risen to 6s., with a prospect of a still farther advance; other articles remain without any material alteration in their prices. A fatal accident happened on the river a week or two ago, in the upsetting of a boat, by which two men, named Murray and Ryan, met a watery grave. Gardening, &c. AGRICULTURE.-Several important operations now claim the farmer's attention. In the first place, let him not delay in getting in his potatoe and Swede turnip crops, as every day now lost, materially adds to his risk of returns. He will have little time to spare, before his green forage crops require the scythe; next in rapid succession comes his hay harvest; and towards the latter end of the month, if he be a flock-master, his sheep will require well looking through and examining, preparatory to washing for shearing. The potatoe most commonly grown in Van Diemen's Land, and which yields the best, is called the New Zealand, much resembling the ox-noble in England, but it requires to be in the ground early. The red apple and the pink eyed potatoe are both preferable sorts for the table, and may be planted a month or six weeks later than the New Zealand, but are not so prolific at the root, although they always command a higher price than the others. The potatoes that were planted in September and October should now be well-hoed and kept free from weeds. HORTICULTURE. The produce of the garden is now coming to market in rapid succession, and should be regularly followed by new sowings and plantings. Spring cabbages, early potatoes, peas, beans, &c., come after each other in turn, as fast as may be. In this month ARRIVALS. Shipping Oct. 2.-Arrived the brig Lady Leith, Capt. Wyatt, from Sydney, with a general cargo. the onion beds may be thinned, and the surplus transplanted out in other beds. The best method of doing this is as follows:-Draw a small drill, and let the onion be placed in it horizontally, with its root just at the edge of this drill; then lightly cover over the fibres of the roots, but not the roots themselves, with some very rich mould. In a few days the onions will begin to rear up their heads, and shortly afterwards will be firmly rooted in the ground, eventually attaining much greater size and perfection than if the common method had been used. In this manner they are managed in Portugal, the onions of which are famous. In the way of fruits, strawberries are now ripe, and are immediately succeeded by currants, raspberries, and gooseberries. Thin all sorts of stone fruit, where the trees are too heavily laden. One good sized peach or nectarine is worth a dozen of the poor little dwindles, which are fit for nothing but to be sold by the bushel, and oftentimes lay the foundation of something very like cholera morbus. Examine once more the new grafted trees of this season, and where the graft and stock are well united, you may safely remove the clay, but the bandages should remain a few weeks longer, otherwise the parts are apt to swell. The watering-pot and the hoe should now in turn be almost constantly in the gardener's hand. Intelligence. Oct. 3.-Arrived the brig Mary and Elizabeth, from the whaling ground. Oct. 3.-Arrived the barque Mary Catherine, Capt. Jones, from Liverpool, with passengers and mechanics. Oct. 7.-Arrived the barque Marianne, from the fishery. Oct. 9-Arrived the barque Edward Coulston, from Liverpool, with mer chandize and passengers. Oct. 13.-Arrived the brig Isabella, from Port Arthur. Oct. 13.-Arrived the barque Drummore, Capt. M'Callum, from Leith, with a general cargo and merchandize. Oct. 14.-Arrived the barque Auriga, Capt. Chalmers, from London, with a general cargo and passengers. Oct. 18.-Arrived the brig Tamar, from Macquarie Harbour. Oct. 21-Arrived the ship Vibilia, from London, with merchandize and emigrants. Oct. 21.-Arrived the schooner Harlequin, from Sydney, with Colonial produce. Oct. 21.-Arrived the schooner Jess, from Brazil, with tobacco, machinery, &c. Oct. 22.-Arrived the schooner Currency Lass, from Sydney, with Colonial produce. Oct. 22.-Arrived the barque Lonach, from London, with passengers. Oct. 23.-Arrived the ship Medway, from Sydney, with troops. Oct. 23.-Arrived the barque Lady East, 648 tons, with a cargo of salt and passengers. Oct. 23.-Arrived the barque William Bryan, Captain J. Roman, from London, with 123 female prisoners, 9 free women, and 17 children. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Robertson, R.Ň. Oct. 24.-Arrived the schooner Adelaide, from the fishery. Oct. 25.-Arrived the brig Isabella, from Port Arthur. Oct. 26-Arrived MARRIAGE. the schooner Marriages, On Monday, the 14th inst. by Special License, at Lovely Banks, by the Rev. Dr. Drought, Solomon, eldest son of G. Eagle, Esq. of Fingal Lodge, Macquarie River, to Eliza Frances, only daughter of Surgeon Edward Pilkington, 21st or R.N.B. Fusileers. BIRTHS. On the 8th inst., at Tullochgorum, Mrs. Archibald M'Intyre, of a Daughter. Friendship, from Launceston, with Colonial produce. Oct. 26.-Arrived the brig Amity, from the fishery. Oct. 30.-Arrived the ship Elizabeth, from the fishery. DEPARTURES. Oct. 1.-Sailed the brig Isabella, for Port Arthur. Oct. 3.-Sailed the barque Eliza, for England, with Colonial produce. Oct. 6.-Sailed the brig Lunar, for Sydney, with Colonial produce. Oct. 7.-Sailed the ship Indiana, for Sydney, with Colonial produce. Oct. 9.-Sailed the barque Mary Catherine, for Sydney, with Colonial produce. Oct. 12.-Sailed the brig Mary, for Sydney, with a cargo of sundries. Oct. 12.-Sailed the barque Lochiel, for Sydney, with passengers, and part of her original cargo. Oct. 13.-Sailed the brig Brazil Packet, for New Zealand. Oct. 15.-Sailed the barque Funchal, for Sydney. Oct. 17.-Sailed the brig Mary Leith, for the Mauritius. Oct. 22.-Sailed the brig Isabella, for Port Arthur. Oct. 28.-Sailed the brig Tamar, for Macquarie Harbour. Oct. 28.-Sailed the barque Ann, for Sydney. Oct. 28.-Sailed the schooner Harlequin, for Sydney. Oct. 30.-Sailed the barque Drummore, for Sydney. Oct. 31 Sailed the barque Auriga, for Sydney. Births, &c. On the 16th inst., Macquarie-street, Mrs. J. G. Jennings, of a Son. On the 26th ult. Mrs. Lempriere, of a Daughter. DIED. On the 9th inst. at Hobart Town, Mrs. Thomson, formerly of Glasgow. She was one of the survivors of the Hibernia. H. MELVILLE, PRINTER, HOBART TOWN. |