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Excursion to Port Arthur. 
fresco; tea, coffee, cake, raspberries, gooseberries, cur¬ 
rants, and other fruits, being bountifully supplied. It 
was an era in their lives—an event of pleasing con¬ 
templation to the spectators. The children satisfied, a 
like refreshment was next provided for their delighted 
parents; and after some very apposite observations from 
the patron, the Rev. Messrs. Manton and Simpson, as 
also Major Robertson (elected a member of the Com¬ 
mittee), the state of the funds was declared. From this 
it appeared, that a balance of 30s. remained in hand 
from last year’s account: that £8 10$. had been collected 
the preceding day: that the tea-tickets (1$. each), and 
one or two contributions, amounted to 60$. or 70$.; and 
that, therefore, there were between £13 and £14 
available for the purchase of next year’s prizes. To the 
honour of Port Arthur’s contributions it should be 
mentioned, that only a few weeks had elapsed since they 
had subscribed above £16 in aid of the Wesleyan Mis¬ 
sionary fund. 
On Tuesday we visited the several artificers’ shops, 
which are a mere adult duplicate of Point Puer. At the 
iron-smith’s we witnessed the operation of file-cutting. 
From the factories we walked to the scene of a recent 
atrocious, motiveless murder. It is about three quarters 
of a mile from the Settlement, in a lonely gloomy dell— 
some of the neighbouring trees are still splashed with the 
victim’s blood. From the depositions it appears that the 
murderer, Belfield, a lad of 18, and Boardman, a lad of 
17, were at work in the vicinity. Belfield complained of 
thirst, and Boardman went some short distance to show 
the other a creek where he might slake it. Both were 
seen to leave the gang, but Belfield alone returned ; and 
when questioned by the overseer of his comrade, he 
declared he had “ bolted,” pointing in a direction the 
opposite of the path they had pursued. Boardman 
