the first), sometimes visited her father, and on one occasion she heard him give a graphic description of the whole scene as he had witnessed it. At the time of the arrest he was at Government House. When the soldiers arrived, he and Mrs. Putland, Bligh's daughter, endeavoured to prevent them from entering; but they were soon pushed aside, and after searching for some time, Bligh, he asserted, was found under the bed. The truth of this statement has been much controverted as implying an act of cowardice on the part of one who, when in the Navy, had been complimented for bravery; but it rests on the testimony of the two soldiers who made the arrest, and is apparently confirmed by Mr. Fulton, who was a strong partisan of Bligh. Mrs. Chisholm was probably the last survivor who had heard the event described by an eye-witness.

After remaining four or five years at Emu Plains, Mr. Kinghorne came to reside in Liverpool, where he undertook the duties of Police Magistrate. At that time it was not altogether the sleepy hollow which it is at present, as a number of old and respectable families lived in the neighbourhood, and a small detachment of the military was placed there. In 1829 Mrs. Chisholm was married, and went with her husband to reside at

Gledswood, which continued to be her home for a number of years. This property, though of limited extent, has been in possession of the family for fully eighty years, and has passed into the hands of the third generation-which has been the lot of few estates in the colony. Here nearly all her sons were born; she had the goodly number of nine, two of whom are now deceased, and most of the others have long been engaged in pastoral pursuits.

In 1839 the colony was visited by one of the most disastrous droughts ever recorded in its history, when the Nepean at Camden ceased to flow, and Lake George near Goulburn became absolutely dry, so that flocks of sheep and wool teams passed over its bed. Few dams bad then been made for the conservation of water in the Gledswood district, and the only water procurable was from salt or brackish creeks, and unfit for domestic use. The nearest supply had to be obtained from the river at Camden, a distance of six miles, and Mrs. Chisholm has told us that sometimes her children would cry for a glass of water, and she had none to give them until the cart returned with the needful element. Flour also rose to famine prices, and on one occasion Mr. Chisholm paid as much as £80 or £100 for a ton

of very inferior quality-so that the conditions of life in those early days were attended with many hardships and privations.

Early in the forties Mr. Chisholm, having erected a house on his property near Goulburn, took up his abode there permanently, and only occasionally visited Gledswood for the winter season. During the years which followed Mrs. Chisholm devoted herself to the interests of her family, and entered little into society, though she made many friends who entertained for her a sincere respect and regard. In the course of her life she witnessed many great changes in the social and political institutions of the colony; but her conservative instincts clung to what was venerable in the past, and she viewed with much concern many modern innovations which, she feared, boded no good for the future well-being of the country.

In 1879 Mr. and Mrs. Chisholm celebrated their golden wedding. It was kept up at a son's residence in Sydney, as more convenient for the family gathering, and they were presented with a solid silver tea service, the joint contribution of their sons. On the day in question, when journeying to Sydney, the train stopped as usual at Liverpool, and Mrs. Chisholm drew my attention to a quaint-looking building close to the station,

remarking, "This day fifty years ago I dressed there for my wedding." The building had formed a portion of her father's cottage, where she had lived before her marriage. Within the last twelve months it has been removed to make room for the approach of the new bridge which now spans the river. One of the penalties of old age is to survive early friends, and Mrs. Chisholm had outlived nearly all of hers. In the Goulburn district Mr. W. P. Faithfull only remains, and he is now in his eighty-ninth year.

Although not of a demonstrative disposition (a characteristic of many of her nationality), she was a devoted wife and mother, and would have made any sacrifice in the interests of her children. She left them the example of a pure and blameless life, founded on a simple, earnest faith, which knew nothing of doubt or unbelief; and death to her was only a merciful call to rest. She passed quietly away on the first of this month in the eighty-seventh year of her age, sincerely regretted by her family and friends.

SPEECH ON THE LANCASHIRE

COTTON FAMINE.

(Camden, August 6, 1862.)

Only a few weeks have elapsed since we assembled here to testify our loyalty to and sympathy for our bereaved Sovereign, and to take steps towards perpetuating amongst us the memory of the good and illustrious Prince Consort. Our efforts on that occasion, though not altogether so successful as might have been expected, contrasted favourably with those in other parts of the colony; and I have no doubt the present appeal will awaken sympathy in every home throughout the district, and prove that Camden is not behind her neighbours in any work of charity or benevolence. I have the more confidence in the success of this appeal, as it has arisen out of the spontaneous feelings of the people at whose request this meeting has been assembled.

And here I may be permitted to allude to the part I have taken in calling the present meeting. When taking my seat on the bench last Saturday, I observed a letter addressed