SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
The Act of Parliament for founding this Colony will now come into full operation; the Commissioners having complied with the o ulitions precedent, by the sale of 35,000/. worth of land, and by raising the required loan for the government of the colony. We may therefore expect shortly to see the names of the various officers ga. zetted (some of them have been long ago nominated) ; and we under- stand that active preparations are making with a view to the immediate departure of the officers and a small body of emigrants. This first expedition will be placed under the command of Captain HINDMARSH, R.N., the Governor; who, with the assistance of the Surveyors and other qualified persons, will carefully examine the various harbours in the colony, the quality of the neighbouring soil, the supply of water, &c.; and will select that site which, all things considered, is most desirable for the first town. We believe it is the intention of the Commissioners not to send out the main body of emigrants until the next spring, so as to allow ample time for the necessary preparations for their reception.
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