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vintage in Australia usually begins in March and lasts till 

 far on in April. 



We passed a short hour very agreeably in Sir William's 

 study, which comprises a library full of valuable particulars 

 as to the history of the country. At every moment the 

 traveller from long-settled countries, feels an emotion of 

 surprise at the nmnerous and costly collections of rare works 

 and valuable cabinets of natural history he finds in a country 

 where he might expect that the universal rush after earthly 

 dross must render such pursuits valueless. The fact is, tliat 

 in forming an estimate of the country he is almost certain to 

 omit taking into account that, in addition to the convicts and 

 gold-diggers, there have come out hither a considerable 

 number of young men of the highest circles of English 

 society, who, provided by Government with tracts of land 

 for settling upon, are in hopes of more speedily attaining 

 fortune and position than in England, where the younger 

 sons of the aristocracy are in too many instances apt to lead 

 a sauntering life of dependency. Such cadets of leading 

 families have, since the commencement of the present 

 century, settled in considerable numbers in various parts of 

 Australia, and have introduced mth them that taste for 

 combined elegance and comfort, which the foreign traveller 

 in that country has such reason to feel surprise at, as well 

 as to be thankful for. 



''After our visit to Camden Park we spent the rest of the 

 day at Campbelton, making preparations to continue our 



