88 ment, Captain Lonsdale. Formerly attached to the 4th regiment, stationed at Sydney, he had entered the civil service as a Police Ma gistrate. He was accompanied by Lieutenant King and 30 military ; Mr. Howson, the constable, with some convicts as labourers ; Mr. Webb, as Custom House Officer ; and a surveying staff of Messrs. Russel, Darke and D’Arcy. Mr. Batman was loyally prepared to afford Capt Lonsdale every assistence, and immediately offered part of his house for the use of that gentleman and his family. The reign of Capt. Lonsdale was as calm as his own temperament. He suffered no trifles to interfere with his equanimity, no cares to ruffle his habitual serenity. His moral conduct is unblemished. At the termination of his supre macy, and when he received his nomination under Mr. Latrobe, as Police Magistrate of Melbourne, a testimonial was presented by his admirers. The Sydney Gazette states that it was given for “ the ability, zeal, and success, with which that officer has discharged those duties, and laboured to develope the resources of that important settlement, under the peculiar difficulties attending its first formation and very rapid progress.” In March, 1837, the Rattlesnake again anchored in our waters, bringing as a visitor the distinguished Governor Bourke. Born at Limerick in Ireland in 1777, he entered the 1st Foot Guards in 1798, and received a wound in both jaws while serving in Holland. In 1806 he was at the siege of Monte Video, and afterwards fought in the Peninsula. He was next promoted to be Lieutenant Governor of the Eastern District of Cape Colony. Subsequently he was nominated to the Governorship of Australia in 1831, and received honors as General Sir Richard Bourke. As a ruler he was firm, vigorous and independent. He wrought no small service for his goverment. He left Sydney in 1837, and died at his native town in 1855. The colonists met his Excellency on the sod hutted ground of the unnamed city. In their address they intimate that “It is very important that the sites of towns and other preliminary arrangements should be speedily and efficiently determined, and we congratulate our selves that those will be effected under your Excellency’s personal superintendance.” The reply was gracious;—“ In the belief that its future progress will realize the sanguine expectations entertained re garding it, I have felt very strongly the necessity of fixing at once those points of occupation, which are obviously of the greatest impor-
