The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-01 00:00:00

NEW SOUTH WALES.
(From the Sydney Morning Herald.)

The fifiy-sixth anniversary of the foundation of the
colony of New. South Wales, was, according to custom,
held on the 26th of January last, with a splendid re-
gatta. A grand entertainment was given on board the
General Hewett, of 1,000 tons, the flag-ship on the
occasion. The ladies and gentlemen invited on board
were about three hundred, comprising the elite of our
colonial society. His Excellency the Governor, and
Lady Gippq. with their suite, and the Bishops of Aus-
tralia and Tasmania, were amongst the company present.
We read with great pleasure in the speeches of his
Excellency, and of Mr. Benjamin Boyd, the chairman,
much to give confidence as to the favourable turn which
the affairs of the colony have taken.
THE DINNER.

The vessel's gun-deck formed a splendid saloon. There
were three rows of tables, at which there was accom-
modation for 200 persons. The chair was taken by Ben-
jamin Boyd, Esq , supported by the Governor and Lady
Gipps. After the usual loyal toasts,
Mr. BOYD said the next ho had to propose was the
hea'th of Sir George Gipps. At an early age his Ex-
cellency was a brilliant ornament of the profession to
which he belonged ; and when peace threw her mantle
over the world, he soon obtained employment in that de-
partment which, more than any other, is connected with
the commerce of the country. He soon, however, left the
Admiralty, and was employed on one of the most delicate
missions ever sent out by Great Britain. After such an
education, was it surprising that his Excellency was
selected for the government of this colony when a
vacancy occurred? Sir George Gipps might well be
proud of his position; he owed it not to the adventitious
circumstances of high birth, but had won it by his own
talents, his own assiduity. They must all be aware
how his Excellency's measures were connected with
the prosperity of the colony. When the convict
system vs as done away with, he saw that the broad
acres of the colony must remain in their original
state if there were not a copious stream of immigra-
tion, and in consequence of his Excellency's arrange-
ments we have seen argosies loaded with thews and
sinews from the mother country, corning to develope the
colony's resources. Are we to give way because there
has been depression deep and bitter enough to many
—because a cloud has passed over us ? Under such
circumstances we are too apt to throw upon others that
blame which belongs to ourselves. He believed, how-
ever, that the cloud was passing away. We were now
developing the resources of the country, and if these
resources be properly managed, we shall soon be inde-
pendent of the mother country. Give us immigration,
give us population for the interior—that is what is
wanted. As had been well observed by a reverend
writer, " Let us pledge what we may, we cannot pledge
our climate ;" and a climate such as this which we enjoy
actually alters the face of penury itself: Compare the
state of a pauper in a London December and one in this
colony. We have here plenty of food, and even id the
worst of times no man need starve who chooses to be in-
dustrious. But we must look to the future—he believed
they would unanimously say the bright future ; and as
he had said before, he anticipated that before his Excel-
lency left, the colony would be in a flourishing state. He
would not talk politics, but ho could not help remarking
that Sir G. Gipps was elected to his present office by
the Whigs ; and there was no doubt that the Tories,
when they came into power, would have been glad to
have filled up the office ; but they did not do so, be-
cause they could not find a man better adapted. With-
out any reference to Whig or Tory, he believed the
Governor was a man determined to do his duty, and
when he retired, however persons might be opposed to
particular acts, he was sure that all would agree that he
left office clean-handed and perfectly free from corrup-
tion. He proposed the health of his Excellency the
Governor.

Drunk with three times three, and one cheer more.

The GOVERNOR thanked the meeting for the manner
in which they had drank his health, and Mr. Boyd for
the way m which he had proposed it. He could assure
them that- no one had a greater desire to see the colony
prosperous than he had—no one could more devote
himself' to the promotion of the interests of the colony
than he had done. He had a peculiar pleasure in
meeting those he saw assembled around him ; some-
thing was wanted to cheer us, to dispel the gloom which
had so long hung over us, to infuse into us mirth and
merriment, which Mr. Boyd and his colleagues had sue •
ceeded in doing. It was a satisfaction to him •to see
that the foundation of the colony is considered an event
worthy of commemoration ; that we are not' ashamed
of our origin ; that we, the colonists, do not consider
that the colony has been a failure ; that those as-
sembled before him, persons from all classes, who
might fairly be considered the representatives of the
colony, did not think that the care bestowed on the co-
lony in its infancy had been thrown away. We have
undergone some hard knocks of late, but he saw before
him the strength and vigour, and, he would add, the
youth and beauty before him, that would carry the co-
lony on. As a colony, we are yet in our infancy; we
are like a young giant, anxious and ready to run our
course, and to struggle vigorously in pursuit of success.
The health of Lady Gipps was given and duly ho-
noured.

The GOVERNOR acknowledged the toast, and proposed
the health of Mr. Boyd and the other stewards.
Mr. BOYD expressed the gratification he and his bro-
ther stewards felt at seeing so many happy faces around
them. He had no fears for the prospertty of the colony.
Nccessity has compelled us to discover an export which,
before 1860, he fully expected would equal the present
amount of our exports altogether.
A number of toasts were given, and after dinner qua-
drilles were danced on the quarter-deck until dark.
The Governor left the ship about a quarter-past six,
and was saluted with three cheers.
A more pleasant and comfortable day was never spent
than by those on board this noble ship.

WEST INDIA PlNES.—Another ship arri7ed et. the
St. Katharine's Dock yesterday, from the West Indies, with
a cargo of pine apples, and at the request of the importers,
the Customs authorities permitted the discharge of :the-ship
after the legal hour, until dark last night. (Wednesday), to
prevent the cargo from becoming damaged, and in order that
the fruit might be got into the market with all possbile dis-
patch. There are Neyer! Imnsired qpzen pines in Ibis cargo.