We moved leisurely towards Mount Foster, on the 22nd, and arrived opposite to it a little before sunset.

In a colony constituted like that of New South Wales, the proportion of crime must of course be great.

We moved leisurely towards Mount Foster, on the 22nd, and arrived opposite to it a little before sunset.

On the subject of emigration, it is not my intention to dwell at any length.

If we strike a line to the N.W. from Sydney to Wellington Valley, we shall find that little change takes place in the geological features of the country.

The year 1826 was remarkable for the commencement of one of those fearful droughts to which we have reason to believe the climate of New South Wales is periodically subject.

The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers, to the successful enterprise of its merchants, and to particular local causes.