1824,] 
parent stems have added a full third to 
their growth, The soilis a very sandy 
light loam, of which Mr. M‘ Arthur was 
clearing several acres, with the view 
of planting an olive-grove, from this 
soil appearing so congenial 1o them. 
Should the production of the olive 
progressively increase at this rate, Mr. 
M‘Arthur will be able in a few years 
to disseminate this valuable tree over 
the whole colony, where all attempts 
at propagating it have hitherto failed. 
A quantity of New Zealand flax has 
been imported, which the female con- 
victs in the factory are taught to dress 
in the New Zealand manner by two 
natives of that country, after whiclr it 
is spun and manufactured by the fe- 
male convicts into various descriptions 
of cloth. Should this manufacture be 
properly encouraged and conducted, it 
may stimulate the New Zealanders to 
raise a commodity which they can 
Chronology of the Month. 
85 
barter for useful European Articles, 
Tobacco has been this year so exten- 
sively cultivated, that the colonists: 
will be independent of all foreign sup- 
ply, a duty of four shillings per pound 
having been laid upon imporied to- 
bacco, to encourage that of colonial 
growth ; this measure ‘has put a com- 
plete stop to the cultivation of tobacco 
in Ctaheite. where it had lately been 
produced of very superior quality. 
The country is rapidly clearing by 
means of the clearing gangs, the far- 
mer paying five bushels of wheat per 
acre to make it fit fur the plough. A 
large distillery has recently been erect- 
ed, in the vicinity of Syduey, to distil 
from grain; and all the coarse carthen- 
ware required by the colony is now 
manufactured by two Staffordshire 
potters, who say that the New South 
Wales clay is very superior to thé 
English for these purposes. 
INCIDENTS, MARRIAGHS, 
and DEATHS, 1n anp NeaR LONDON, 
With Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deceased. 
— 
CHRONOLOGY OF THE MONTH. 
UNE ¢2.—VThe anniversary of the 
Southwark clection celebrated at tlie 
Horns Tavern, Kennington. 
— 95.—The Anti-Slavery Society held 
its anniversary meeting, when it was 
stated that 120 anxiliary societies had 
been established in various parts of the 
country within the year. 
— 27.—A meeting held at the City of 
London Tavern, for establishing a more 
direct communication between Great Bri- 
tain, Ireland, and America. 
July 8.—Tameamalu, Queen of the 
Sandwich islands, died in’ London from 
inflammation of the lungs; and, a few 
days afterwards, her husband, King 
"Tameamlia, also died in London from an 
abscess on the lungs. 
—i10.—Mrs. Wright, who had been 
found guilty of vending Carlile’s publica- 
tions, was this day liberated from her 
eighteen months’ imprisonment and fine 
of 1001. by an order from the Secretary of 
State. 
— 12.—The funeral of the late Lord 
Byron left town for the family vault in 
Nottinghamshire. 
— 14,~-Intelligence received of the 
loss of the Jessy, stranded on the isle of 
St. Paul, when the whole of the crew and 
passengers, twenty-two persons, were 
found dead in a temporary hut erected 
near the shore. 
— 16.—In a cause tried this day in the 
Court of King’s Bench, Bodkin, secretary 
to the Mendicity Society, v. the proprie- 
tors of the Times newspaper, for libel, 
the jury were locked up fiom three in the 
afternoon till nine o'clock on Saturday 
morning, before they returned a verdict 
for the plaintif,—damages 5vs. Two only 
of the jury, upwards of seventy years oldy 
were indulged with a glass of water. — - 
— 17.—A meeting held to consider ona 
plan for improving the River Thames, 
when Colonel ‘Trench, m.e. described his 
project of forming a magnificent quay of 
communication from New Loudon Bridge 
to Scotland Yard. 
— 19.—W. R. Perry, one of Carlile’s 
agents, sentenced at the Old Bailey to 
three years’ imprisonment, tor publishing 
alledged theological libels, 
Same day.—O‘Conner, who was con- 
victed at the last sessions, of a similar 
offence, was sentenced to six months’ im- 
prisonment. 
— 94.—A fire in Chancery-lane, by 
which three honses were consumed. 
Proposals have been lately circulated 
for the establishment of a ‘Corn, Flour, 
and Bread Company,” in Bridge-street, 
- Blackfriars; the professed objects of which 
are to secure the public a supply of pure 
wholesome bread; «nd to realize, for the 
subscribers, a profit of fifteen per cents on 
their capital. 
A meeting was lately held for furthering 
Mr. Brunel's plan for forming a tunnel 
under the Thames, The spot fixed upon 
is about 21 miles below Londen Bridges 
_ On Wednesday, the 14th, the metropolis 
was visited by a severe storm of thunder 
and lightning. ‘The storm extended to a 
considerable distance, and the following 
are among some of its destructive effects: 
—Tliree nren were thrown down with con- 
siderable 
