ARRIVE AT SYDNEY. 
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told there existed an opening in this wall, leading 
into a beautiful, commodious, and, in fact, the most 
perfect harbour in the world ; but were it not for the 
fact of the vessel heading direct for this seeming 
barrier no one would have believed it contained 
such an opening. Passing each successive bay, 
we began to get a closer view of the land ; and as 
we drew nearer the houses and villa residences on 
the cliffs showed our proximity to some large town. 
And now the Sydney Heads, with the entrance 
between them, were clearly discernible, through 
which we passed soon after mid-day. The South 
Head, on our left hand, bears on its top a square 
tower, built by the late Benjamin Boyd when he 
founded a township, at the end of the bay ; and 
on a mast near flags were being hoisted signalling 
our arrival, which was speedily flashed by telegraph 
to Sydney. The North Head, on the right, is a bold 
precipitous rock rising perpendicularly from the sea 
more than 300 feet. After progressing for about a 
mile, another lighthouse was passed, named the 
Hornby Light, which was erected on the inner 
South Head after the wreck of the emigrant ship 
Dunbar ; this light marks unmistakably the true 
entrance into the harbour. We rounded the point 
and entered the waters of Port Jackson. The 
lovely view presented, with the handsome villas 
standing amongst trees and gardens along the 
shore, was enchanting, while the number of yachts, 
