VAN DIEMEN’S LAND.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 634, 30 August 1851, Page 3

VAN DIEMEN’S LAND.

The Royal Saxon, has brought down from Calcutta, two young Elephants, the first ever seen in this part of the world. Two splendid horses have likewise been imported, and are now at Yeends’ stables. One of the Elephants is to he seen at the Macquarie Hotel. —Hobart Town Advertiser, August 15. The “Simlah.” —This vessel was signalled yesterday morning from London as being only 101 days out. We were in hopes that we should have been able to furnish our readers with an account of the opening of the Great Exhibition, but we found, on enquiry last night, that she left on the 27th April. She is bound to New Zealand, and put in to refresh.— lbid. We were much pleased the other day to observe the improvements now effecting in the port of Hobart Town. In the course of time it will be one of- the finest- harbours in theBritish dominions, and even in the world. The new market place and the improvements around Constitution Doek, really reflect the highest credit on the scientific mind that projected the works. In these remarks the praise is given to whom the praise is due, and that is to Sir William Denison, but his works as an engineer may be jnstly praised although his government policy is as justly condemned. —Tasmanian Colonist, August 14.