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NAVIGATION OF THE MURRAY.
Letters have been received from Mr. Chapman, of
Paringa, near the boundary of the colony, stating
that the Lady Augusta passed his station "all right"
three or four days before.
A valued correspondent has favoured us with the
following communication. It augurs well for the
success of Captain Cadell's present expedition :—
"Lower Murray, 1st November.
"Sheep-shearing has nearly finished both on the
Murray and Darling. The wool is in most cases
ready for shipment, and the settlers are anxiously
expecting the arrival of Captain Cadell and his
steamer or steamers. If report speaks truly, two
steamers may be expected.
"The Murray, near the junction with the Darling,
is at about the same height of water as when the
Lady Augusta returned from Swan Hill. For the
past few days the river has been rising.
"Extensive and satisfactory arrangements have
been lately made in the police departments both by
the New South Wales and Victoria Governments.
"On the Victoria side of the Murray, a police
party, consisting of an officer and eight troopers,
has been stationed at Messrs. Jamieson's station,
Mildura, near the junction of the Darling. A con-
stant patrol is kept up from Swan Hill to the South
Australian frontiers, the duty being jointly per-
formed by the police parties at Swan Hill and
Mildura.
"Euston has been proclaimed as a place where
Courts of Petty Sessions can be held. A sergeant
of police from Sydney has lately arrived with a view
of organising a native police party for service in the
district.
"At Moorana, Mr. Bagot's old station below the
Darling, Mr. Perry, Crown Lands Commissioner for
the Albert District, has arrived overland from Sydney.
Mr. Perry, in connection with his duties as a Com-
missioner of Crown Lands, will also discharge the
duties of Police Magistrate. He has brought some
police from Sydney. Here also, as at Euston, some
of the natives are to be enrolled for service in the
district.
"Mr. Maturin, one of the Inspectors of Adelaide
Police, accompanied by Sergeant Davis, has just
been in this part of the country in pursuit of a noto-
rious character. From all the information I can
obtain, the party they are in search of is said to have
been seen some time ago about 160 miles from this,
near the junction of the Murrumbidgee and Lachlan.
Should this information be correct, the party they
are in pursuit of must now be some 500 milea ahead, a
distance much too great to afford any chance of the
Inspector's overtaking it, even were the Government
horses fresh and in proper condition to undertake
with expedition so long a journey. In this case the
horses are in no condition for such a journey, having
come up from Adelaide without any loss of time.
"Horses here continue high in price, and suitable
horses for police purposes are difficult to be got, even
at very high prices."
We have also received a letter from Sydney, in
which occurs the following passage : —
"We look with great interest upon the successful
navigation of the Murray. In this place it is re-
garded as of vast importance to ail the three colo-
nies, but especially to South Australia."
From a Melbourne letter we extract the following
passage : —
"South Australia, and indeed all the colonies, are
indebted to Capt. Cadell for opening up the Murray,
the results of which will far surpass any present
conception that can be formed."
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