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89 tance, in order to prevent the waste of capital, and to give to the in dustry of the settlers a permanent direction.” * * * “ The difficulty of introducing all the advantages of order and society into new and re mote settlements is well known ; but I trust that in the present instance the praiseworthy disposition evinced by the inhabitants will continue to characterize the district, and to aid the efforts of govern ment in securing its peace and prosperity.” He thus responds, also, to an address from the settlers of the Western District;—“ The prin cipal object of this visit is to accelerate the means by which those who have transferred or are about to transfer capital and stock to this district, may be enabled to convert without further delay an uncertain and insecure occupation into a legal possession.” After approving of the site of Melbourne, and taking a trip with Buckley to Mount Ma- cedon and Geelong, our distinguished guest departed. Joseph Latrobe, Esq., arrived, Oct, 1st, 1839. The son of a Moravian missionary, the brother of an English clergyman, our late Governor had all the advantages of judicious training; his own exem plary moral character, his reverence for religion, and his desire to promote the real good of his fellows, evidence the effects of that train ing. For a time he was travelling tutor to a foreign Count. His works upon America, &c., gained him much applause and valuable friends. He became united to an excellent and intelligent Swiss lady. Appointed to a Government office in the West Indies, he obtained the confidence of the Home officials, and was subsequently nominated Superintendent of Port Phillip, under the Governor of New South Wales. Gazetted in Sydney, July 30th, he took the oaths of office on Sept. 10th. His district was declared to extend southward of latitude 36 deg., and between the 141st and 146th degres of longitude ; that is, from the Murray at Maiden’s Punt and Lake Hindmarsh southward ; and from the South Australian boundary to a line across the Broken river and Yarra sources to the sea, a little east of Western Port. Gipps Land, so called, was then unknown, as it was not thought necessary to provide for the contingency of its discovery and settlement. The Pyramus entered the harbour, and landed our first genuine ruler (for he was invested with the powers of a Lieut. Governor), under a salute of 9 guns, Oct 1, 1839. At that time our citizens were gathered principally round the mart of the Auction Company, late Montefiore’s Chambers, the north-west corner of Market Square.
