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 from British industry and capital; and employing, in the transmission of these supplies, a large majority of British vessels:—

"The value of imports at the port of Melbourne, from various parts of the world, for the quarter ended 5th July, 1853, was as follows:—

The editor gives a long and interesting statement on the subject of steam communication, which is rapidly increasing, and bringing us nearer and nearer to our colonies in all parts of the world. In connexion with this subject, he alludes to an Ocean Penny Postage, which he justly remarks is nearly allied to it. All our energies should be bent to hasten the day, wherein our government shall grant this great boon to all the subjects of our-widely extended empire.

Respecting the social condition of the colony, while the writer admits, with Mr. Westgarth, that crimes of an atrocious character disgrace it, and traces them to a similar source, yet he also looks