state of the convicts in New South Wales is chiefly attributable; and
the extent of the evil maybe in some degree estimated, when it is stated
_that the expense of the police establishment amounts to more_ than
20,000_l_. per annum for a population of 40,000 souls."

_Foreign Quarterly Review._

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THE GATHERER

_Premiers._--The following list of premiers, from the accession of
George III. to 1832, with the number of peers created during their
respective premierships, may be acceptable at the present period:--Lord
Chatham, 9; Lord Bute, 9; George Grenville, 4; Lord Rockingham, 4; Duke
of Grafton, none; Lord North, 27; Lord Shelburn, none; Mr. Fox, 7; Mr.
Pitt, 90; Mr. Addington, 24; Lord Grenville, 3; Duke of Portland, 4; Mr.
Perceval, none; Lord Liverpool, 50; Mr. Canning, 7; Lord Goderich, 6;
Duke of Wellington, 2; and Earl Grey, 25.--W.G.C.

_Peers_.--Number of peers (in the present peerage) created by each
sovereign, from the reign of Henry III. (1264) to the accession of his
present majesty:--Henry III., 2; Edward I., 7; Edward II., 6; Edward
III., 1; Henry VI., 5; Henry VII, 1; Henry VIII., 6; Edward VI., 2;
Mary, 2; Elizabeth, 8; James I., 15; Charles I., 10; Charles II., 16;
James II., 1; William III., 7; Anne, 14; George I., 15; George II., 20;
George III., 145; George IV., 46. W.G.C.

_Theatrical Property in France_.--A dramatic author in France is
entitled, every night that his play is performed, to a fixed sum per
act, viz. 10 francs, for Paris; 5 francs for the large theatres in the
country; 3 francs for the second-rate provincial theatres; and 2 francs
for the third-rate. A bureau is established by government, to receive
the contributions, and any manager neglecting to make a return, is
punished by a heavy fine; the amount of which goes to the author. The
advantages arising from this system are also enjoyed by the widow and
children of the author. It is calculated that the author of the _Ecole
des Viellards_, derives nightly, from the performance of that piece, in
Paris, and the provinces, about 500 francs. Scribe, a successful
_vaudeville_ writer, is in receipt of a handsome income; and Merle was
able, from the contributions upon his pieces, to open the Port St.
Martin Theatre, upon a liberal scale, and thus to lay the foundation of
a brilliant fortune. T. GILL.

_A Magdalene_.---A French bishop preaching, exclaimed, "A Magdalene is
present, she is look