The Skelton, Captain Dixon, arrived in Leith Roads, on Saturday, the 21st inst, from Van Dieman’s Land and New South Wales, with a general cargo. Citation: Scotsman (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), 28 February 1824, available at the Scissors and Paste Database, http://www.scissorsandpaste.net/203.
Wesleyan Methodist Missions. –The twelfth anniversary of the Methodist Missionary Society for the Leeds District, commenced in Brunswick Chapel, on Monday forenoon. Mr James Musgrave was called to the chair. The Rev. Valentine Ward, on the Secretaries to the Society read the report, from which it appears that in Ireland, the Society has 21 missionaries …
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
Prison Discipline. The Fifth Report of the Committee of the Society for the Improvement of Prison Discipline, &c.–1823. With an Appendix, &c. T his Report only reached us yesterday ; but the Society brings so much benevolence into activity, under the guidance of practical wisdom, aided by very enlightened views of the best interests of …
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 …
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 …
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 …