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colony was founded for us, they have no right 

 here;'' and that individual, from his wealth, 

 would probably be elected a member of a 

 future House of Assembly. The emigration 

 of wealthy, settlers has been much retarded 

 by the government order, that no grants of 

 land are to be given, but only purchased ; until 

 that order is repealed, no great increase of 

 settlers for agricultural purposes will take place ; 

 one grant — but one grant only — ought to be 

 given to the emigrant on his arrival in the 

 colony as before ; and those who may be de- 

 sirous of having an additional grant, may then 

 be able to effect it by purchase ; the land sold 

 since the new order has been in operation, has 

 been principally, if not entirely, purchased by 

 those among the settlers who were desirous of 

 increasing the extent of their property, and 

 from the vicinity of the " selection" to their 

 former grant, can afford to give a higher price 

 for it, than the newly arrived settler, ignorant 

 of the quality of the land, and the district in 

 which it may be situated. 



A theatre having been licensed by the go- 

 vernor, and lately opened by a select company 

 of performers, I visited it one night to ascer- 

 tain the actual state of the drama in the 

 colony, as also to see the mingled society 



