ANOTHER NEW COLONY.
A New colony has been planted on the South coast of New Hol- land, between the new Province of South Australia and the South- east corner of New South Wales. The place of settlement is called Port Philip. The settlers consist of persons who have emigrated from Launceston in Van Diemen's Land, whence Port Philip is distant about thirty hours' sail. They have taken pos- session of a great quantity of land, under pretended treaties with the natives; and hold the land in defiance of a proclamation by Sir RICHARD BOURKE, the Governor of New South .Wales, who very justly treats them as invaders and usurpers of the territory subject to his government. In other parts of New South Wales, no waste or public land can be obtained without purchase; here it has been obtained by seizure in defiance of the law. Though the Government of New South Wales was unable to prevent this in- vasion of its territory, the Government of Van Diemen's Land might easily have prevented the departure of the invading ex- pedition. It is understood, however, that this attack upon the laws and government of New Sauth Wales was privately sanc- tioned by the Governor of Van Diemen's Land ; whose own nephew is one of the persons acting in defiance of the law of New South Wales and of Sir RICHARD BOURKE'S proclamation. Will Colonel ARTHUR be taken to task by the Colonial Office for his conduct in this matter? or will he be rewarded for it, by being appointed Governor of the usurped territory ? Was not the illegal expedi- tion planned with a view to making a Governorship for Colonel ARTHUR, who is about to lose the government of Van Diemen's Land ? We submit these questions to Mr. STEPHEN, who is a fast friend of Colonel ARTHUR, and also the real chief of the Colonial Office. Lord GLENELG being asleep, if Mr. STEPHEN should decide to recompense Colonel ARTHUR for what deserves punishment, Sir GEORGE GREY, as standing counsel for Colonial Office abuses, will defend the act. Our friends of the Ministerial press consider the Whigs as far superior to the Tories in matters of administration : it may be so, but certainly has not been visible in that department of govern- ment which is conducted nominally by Lord GLENELG, though really by Mr. STEPHEN, and defended, whether right or wrong, according to brief and fee, by Sir GEORGE GREY. Where has it been visible, except under Lord MULGRAVE and Lord MORPETH? In a week or two—as soon, that is, as the Evidence and Report of Mr. WARD'S Committee on Colonial Lands shall be open to the public—we shall have to present our readers with a curious picture of Whig-Toryism in the administration of the Colonial Office.
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