The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-20 00:00:00

LOVE ON THE OCEAN.

" Oh I is there not something, dear Augustus, truly sub-
lime in this warring of the elements ?' But Augustus's
heart was too full to speak."—M.S. Need by Lady i " ".
They met, 'twas in a storm,
On the deck of a steamer ;
She spoke in language warm,
Like a sentimental dreamer.
He spoke—at least he tried ;
His position he altered ;
Then turned his face aside,
And his deep- toned voice falter'd.
She gazed upon the wave,
Sublime she declared it ;
But no reply he gave—
He could not have dared it :I
A breeze came from the south,
Across the billows sweeping ;
His heart was in his mouth,
And out he thought 'twas leaping.
" 0, then, Steward," ho cried,
With the deepest emotion ;
Then totter'd to the side,
And leant o'er the ocean.
The world may think him cold,
But they'll pardon him with quickness,
When the fact they shall be told,
That he suffered from sea.sickness.
—Punch.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
A Parliamentary paper has been issued containing
copies of the correspondence on the subject of the Colo-
nial Land Fund of South Australia. There aro fifteen
letters and dispatches in the correspondence. Several
holders ofspecial surveys in South Australia com-
plained in August, 1844, to Lord Stanley, as Co-
lonial Secretary, that they purchased land under
the 4th and sth William IV., c. 95, on the faith
that the whole of the purchase-money should be ap-
plied to the giving a free passage to labouring emigrants,
which promise had not been kept. The reply was to the
effect that South Australia having become insolvent, the
resources of that settlement did not supply any means of
sending out emigrants in respect of the previous purchases
of land, and that no vote was taken of British funds for the
purpose. The memorialists again urged their claims on
Lord Stanley, remarking that, however, as individuals they
regretted the insolvency of the colony, their money was
paid under the guarantee of an Act of Parliament, and
trusted that his Lordship would bring their claims before
Parliament. Lord Stanley, by his Secretary (Mr. Hope,
M.P.), repudiated the construction put on the Act, and re
fused to make any application to Parliament. The holders
again addressed his Lordship in January last, which
called forth a reply, without relief. In February another
letter was sent by the holders of special surveys, in which
the following passages appear :—" We
beg to assure
your Lordship we feel confirmed and fortified in the jus-
tice of our claims, by the consideration that at one time
you regarded them favourably, and we trust we may be
excused expressing our ignorance of aught which may
be excused expressing our ignorance of aught which may
have occurred since to alter our views. Our patient endur-
ance of delay, and our urging our claims at a period
when the fulfilment of them would be most beneficial to
all parties, we trust, gives us an increased demand for
a favourable consideration." His Lordship merely re-
ferred in answer to his former letter. It appears that
Governor Grey recommended to Lord Stanley that a
further sum of 2,0001. should be applied for the purpose
of emigration to South Australia, in consequence of the
purchases of waste land therein; and by the concluding
document in the correspondence, bearing date the 7th
July last, Lord Stanley stated that, under all the cir-
cumstances, and adverting to the satisfactory progress
of the Land Fund, the advance of the 2,0001. would be
made for the purpose of emigration.

THE HERRING FISHERY.
WICK, SEPT. 11.—Contrary to general expectation,
our fishing has not yet entirely terminated, although it
has only bean prosecuted during the week by a few boats.
The following has been the result :—On Monday night
only a few boats were out, highest 22 crans. Tuesday,
70 boats out ; average, 5 crans. Wednesday, 100 boats
out; average, 4 crans.
ST. MARGARET'S HOPE, SEPT. 10.—Since I wrote to
you last we have had excellent fishing. More herrings
have been caught in this district during the past week
than all that was got during the previous part of the
season. Our average now is about forty-seven crane,
and we expect herrings yet.
LERWICK, SEPT. 8.--The fishing has done better here
this week than during any previous week this season.
The whole of the east side of the island has also done
pretty well.
SKERRIES (ZETLAND) —Twenty boats have caught
1,000 crans during the week, and should the weather
continue good there is good ground for expecting. an
abundant fishing this weak, as there is a very large shoal
on the coast.
WHALSAY (ZETLAND).—The boats fishing here caught
380 crans during the week.—John o, Groat Journal.

EPIDEMIC AMONG CATTLE.—An extensive dairy-
man, named Jenkins, residing near Mitcham, in surrey has hitherto
adopted a remedy against the prevailing distemper in cattle, which
has proved in every instance efficacious. Then he perceived a cow
to fall off her food, 11-, without any loss of time, caused a large pan
of warm gruel to be prepared, and administered to the indisposed
animal two gallons of the same, three times a day, by means of a
drenching horn. This plan he continued to follow up for seven or
eight days following, when the creature's ruminating properties be-
came gradually restored, and as she returned to her usual food, she
was found to regain her health and strength. This, ho avers, is all
that he did in above fifteen cases of vaccine distemper, and he holds
it as his belief that it is on account of the animals being unable to
eat, owing to the whole of their palates being abrased and exeoriated,
that they pins away and die, whiled, if they were supported and sus-
tained by artificial remedies, until the palates of the beasts were fur-
nished with a new coating, they would, in almost every instance,
SurrlT6 the starving malady.