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Ship News.
THE WATERLILLY. - This schooner sailed on
Saturday last for Hobart Town, but in conse-
quence of the strong southerly winds that con-
tinued during the whole of that day, she put
back in the evening. A person of the name of
Murray, who had taken his departure by her,
leaving some of his creditors in the lurch, was
on Sunday brought up to Sydney by a warrant
granted for his detention by one of the Judges,
at the instance of Mr. Dalhunty.
The Duke of Roxburgh arrived yesterday
evening with 229 bounty emigrants from Cork,
under the superintendence of Dr. Milner. Three
adults died during the passage. She was to be
followed from Cork in a few days by the Samuel
Boddington, with emigrants for Sydney. Spoke
no vessels connected with the Colonies on the
passage.
Accounts have been received in Sydney of
the loss of the Integrity, Captain Pearson, in
Torres' Straits on the 22nd August last. The
crew left her in the long boat and were picked
up by the Thomas Crisp, bound to Manilla from Launceston.
The Success, schooner, has brought up 50
tuns black oil, and 7 bundles whalebone from
one of the stations of Mr. John Jones; she
brings no particular news.
The Exporter arrived yesterday from the
Bay of Islands with sundries. H. M. S. Favorite
had sailed, from the Bay for Hobart Town
the day before the Exporter sailed.
(From the Hunter's River Gazette)
Immigrants.- The families sent from Sydney
by the Government, we are sorry to say, are
quite unsuited to our works: they consist (we
believe, exclusively) of married people with
large families of young children - of those, in
short, who had been the longest time in the
barracks, and could not be got quit of in Sydney.
The principal object of sending labourers into
those districts of the colony where their services
are most required is completely defeated by this
injudicious method of selecting them ; these
families ought to have been accompanied by a
due proportion of unmairied people of each
sex, who would have acceleiatcd rather than
retarded the engagement of those with large
families.
Shipments of Wool.- Notwithstanding the
short period of the wool season that has yet
transpired, there had been up to Christmas con-
siderably above twelve hundred bales forwaided
in the steamers to Sydney from this district,
besides the quantity sent overland and shipped
direct from Newcastle.
Bad Times.-We have been informed by a
settler that, after having for several days en
deavouied to hire a bullock driver in Maitland,
he has Leen obliged to relinquish the attempt a*
hopeless. The cause of his failure was the ex-
travagant rates of wages demanded by the
men : as an instance, one of the most modéralo
of them asked fort)-five pounds a-year, and
what he called a good ration, that is to sayr
twelve pounds of meat'and twelve of pound»
of flour, with a corresponding allowance of tea
and sugar, weekly 1 This does not look as if
immigration had been carried too far.
"Court of Requests.-The quarterly sittings
of this court commenced on Monday and
finished on Thursday last. The number of
cases disposed to thal usually tried when the
court was held half-yearly.
The Blacks -We have before had occasion
to remark upon the disgraceful conduct of the
aborigines who frequent this town, and, as it
would appear, to very little purpose. While
towards the white population a surveillance ia
some cases exceedingly strict is kept up, these
artful savages are allowed to have it all their
own way, and the disorders which they give
way to, and the annoyance which they occasion
to the respectable inhabitants living in the
neighbourhood of the spot which they select
for their nightly lair, has become no longer
beatable. Where they procure the liquor we
cannot positively say (although we may shrewd-
ly guess), but they contrive to get gloriously
intoxicated every night, which ' they pass Lo
quarrelling and fighting, becoming quiet only
when the excitement consequent upon inebria-
tion has subsided.
MUSWELL BROOK.
The two bushrangers who had escaped from*
the custody of tho constables, near Glennie*«"
Creek, were captured again the following day,
by one of the mounted police, at a sheep station
belonging to Air. Pringle. A |>olicenian went
to the hut for the purpose of lighting his pipe,
when the door was opened by one of the bush-
rangers, who, recognising the quality of his
visitor, instantly seized a carbine and levelled it
at the soldier. Fortunately it missed firo twice.
The policeman then took a brace of pistols from
the holsters, and presenting them one in each
hand, af the bushrangers, he got frightened and
surrendered. The two constables from whom
they escaped, have been committed to take
their trial.
There is a woman here who is possessed of a
very largo guiana, which she has so far suc-
ceeded in taming, that it leaves her residence
in the morning, and returns in the evening with
the greatest regularity. It is seven feet in
length, and the largest I have ever seen.
We have had some showers during tho last
few days, but from the continued hot winds, the
grass is faded away again.
Our town has received a great addition to
its appearance, by an extensive range of build-
ings which Mr. Stinley has just completed,
comprising a mansion house, and shops for a
butcher, a chandler, and a barber. Mr. S.
deserves great credit for his enterprise and
spirit.
SCONE.
The races will take place here, on Tuesday
next, and good sport is anticipated. First piize,
horse and cart; second ditto, saddle and
bridle; third di to, saddle and bridle; fourth -
dito, a percussion gun. Entrance, weights,
l&c, as on other courses. Our worthy landlord

of the «' Whiie Swan," Mr. J. P. Wilkie, has
commenced this innocent sport; and we hope
in July or August, to eclipse some of our neigh-
bours on the Lower Hunter, it being our
intention to get up annual subscription races
for Scone. 4 When Mai land first commenced
its racing, thero was not a great concourse of
people, or a'large show of blood horse-, you
may therefore presume, our first attempt will be
something similar, leaving room for improve-
ment, which we hope to accomplish in due

time.

A great manyemu's Iiavo lately been caught
in this district, which is a very rare occurrence
¡hore. They have no doubt, been driven into
«his quarter, by the continual drought, and
ïiavo, probably, wandered from a great distance
in quest of food.

Nothing particular has occurred of late.
Bushrangers aro quiet. Money is scarce, and
crops are b«d. The cattle from want of feed
are dying and rambling in all directions.

Tivo men, named Miller and Adams, who
vere employed in sinking a well on Captain
Dumaresq'* property, tumbled into it, a depth
of sixty or seventy feet, and were much injured
themselves. I am happy to say, however, that
tiley are in a fair way of recovery.

The Scone church is now opened for divine
worship by the Rev. John Morse, who preaches
iii it every second Sunday, having to visit
Muswell Brook and Merion once a fortnight.
The building is neal and well finished, and is a
credit to the inhabitants of the Scone district,
not one shilling being owing to the contractor.
Captain Dumaresq exerted himself zealously in
the matter finora its commencement; Subscript
tiona aro nbw being collected for erecting a
pulpit.

Wilson, the bushranger, has not been heard of
since hi* ^>«/" G psey" was taken and comniiiltd.
I hear he has go ie down the country and maile

c1 ar off. '

I have not h .ard of any disturbances at

Murruiun li.

'I hore has been no rain, and the grass is com
p etely parched up. Settlers arc thinking
seriously o'' removing their stock beyond the
loundaiies, which will become very expensive.
It must be done, however, other»ise ¡di will
perish for want of water and grass. The pros
p cts are very bad for the farmers, or those within
the boundaries of location. It is more profitable

to squat that) either to rent or purchase land as,
many have done, and expended their capital,
without any chance of their ever being able to
recover it, unless a very great improvement takes
place.

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