Leith Extensive preparations are already begun amongst e[?] shipping, for the various Spring voyages to distant ports[?]. Six vessels are advertised for America, one for Van Dieman’s Land and New South Wales, and the whalers[?] are unfurling their canvass, and will sail for the [?] regions on Monday or Tuesday first. The departure of these …
William and James Nisbet, and William Kerr, prisoners in the jail here, accused of housebreaking and theft, have been indicted and are to be tried before the High Court of Justiciary, on the 26th instant. The two Nisbets are brothers. By the arrival of the brig Minerva, from Sydney, New South Wales, which place she …
Hunt. –It is understood that Hunt will be taken, in a short time, from Hertford gaol, and put on board one of the hulks lying off Woolwich, preparatory to his being transported for his natural life, by the first convict-ship, which will sail from this country to New South Wales. The augmentation of the army …
Commercial Intercourse Between The United States and the Bri- tish Colonies. The following is a copy of an important document, received this morning at the North and South American Coffeehouse, dated Washington, 23d January viz. –” A bill to regulate the Commercial Intercourse between the United States and the Colonies of Great Britain.” Be it …
New South Wales. –As a proof of the increasing trade betwixt Leith and New South Wales, it may be mentioned that the Australian Company have chartered a fine new brig the Mary of Alloa, about 300 tons register, in addition to their regular traders, which vessel sailed from the Road on Saturday afternoon, at three …
Love in a Prison. –We have all heard that “Love rules the court, the camp, the grove” but we have rarely heard that the little god delighted to dwell in prisoned solitude ; true it is and of verity, nevertheless, that he seems, if not to have fixed his dwelling in, at least to be …
House of Commons.–June 19. The Speaker took the Chair at a few minutes before four o’clock, and was shortly afterwards summoned by the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, to attend the House of Lords. The Speaker stated, on his return, that the Royal Assent had been given by Commission to several public and private …
Bervic. –There has been raised this season on the high lands of the farm of Hallgreen, belonging to Mr Blair, a few acres of Rib-grass, a native plant of New South Wales. It was imported to this country two years ago by a man who had served his time in Van Dieman’s Land. Its[?] favourite …
A vessel of 800 tons burden has been taken up by government for the conveyance of the settlers to Oyster Harbour, New South Wales, and the command given to Lieut. Wm. Geary. Citation: Scotsman (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), 24 December 1828, available at the Scissors and Paste Database, http://www.scissorsandpaste.net/210.
Australia. –We understand the celebrated navigator Captain Parry has been appointed the Director of the Australian Agricultural Company. He proceeds to that colony immediately ; the salary is stated to be very handsome. Citation: Scotsman (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), 20 May 1829, available at the Scissors and Paste Database, http://www.scissorsandpaste.net/211.