him to seek the shelter of the maternal pouch. What might have been the future progress in civilization of poor Joey (the name given to him by the sailors) is un fortunately left to conjecture, for in one of his saltatory excursions he leaped down the main hatch, and was, to the regret of all on board, killed. Hitherto the kangaroo has experienced none of that kind treatment which is the most efficacious means of reclaiming animals from a wild state ; but it seems within the scope of possibility that by means of care and management he might be rendered a fixed resident upon the settlers’ lands, and constitute a useful species of stock. Against the dingo, on the other hand, it is time for the colonists to W’age a war of extermination; since it is computed that the depredations of this animal among the flocks, with the necessity of doubling the number of shepherds that would otherwise be required for their management and protection, causes an annual loss of £200,000 to the wool-growers of these colonies. Having lain-to for the night off Kangaroo Island, the ship, early on the following morning, shaped her course for the eastern shores of St. Vincent’s Gulf. A light breeze filled the sails, and as we moved on smoothly and steadily, we experienced the influence of a serene sky and a warm temperature. The aspect of the shores, the future home of my fellow-passengers, appeared, in the highest degree, pleasing and attractive : and after scan ning through the telescope, with intense interest, the features of the landscape, I joined in the murmur of satisfaction which ran through the ship. An undulating and verdant plain, backed by a hill range of moderate elevation, extended northward from Cape Jervis as far as
