Form of colonial government--courts--legislative orders--administration of justice--Abbot judge-advocate of Van Diemen's Land--opinions of Mackintosh--Bentham--torture--arbitrary conduct of Macquarie--governor's court--Abbot's death. SECTION V. p. 66. Lieutenant-Governor Sorell--checks bushranging--immigration of settlers--their privileges--Macquarie's account of Van Diemen's Land. SECTION VI. p. 70. Sheep introduced--Merino lambs imported into Van Diemen's Land--wool purchased by Mr. Hopkins. SECTION VII. p. 73. Whaling--duties on colonial oil--fetters of trade--Captain Howard's misfortunes--currency of Van Diemen's Land--trading habits. SECTION VIII. p. 78. Religious efforts--notices of Reverends Johnson, Marsden, Knopwood--Wesleyan first Sunday school--Reverends Horton, Mansfield, Macarthur--bible society--Reverend J. Youl--Reverend P. Connolly. SECTION IX. p. 86. Bill for better administration of justice--supreme court established--colonial agent--departure of Sorell--Leith company--Sorell's character--agricultural societies--advantages of immigrants at the present time. FROM 1824 TO 1836. SECTION I. p. 95. Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur, superintendent at Honduras--dispute with Colonel Bradley--with the slaveholders--state of Van Diemen's Land--court proclaimed--trial by jury--charges against Mr. J. T. Gellibrand, jun.--Talfourd's opinions--Van Diemen's Land declared independent of New South Wales--police magistrates appointed. SECTION II. p. 106. Rise of the Australian press--restraint of the press by Arthur--Dr. Ross government printer--colonists maintain the freedom of the press. SECTION III. p. 110. Van Diemen's Land Company formed--its investments--Jorgen Jorgenson. SECTION IV. p. 115. State of society at Hobart--Judge Forbes--Governor Darling--punishment of Thomson and Sudds--trial of Dr. Wardell--Major Honor's case--Mr. Humphrey police magistrate--petitions for an elective assembly-- disagreements with Arthur--Gellibrand, sen., dismissed from the magistracy--act of parliament for the colony--Marshall's proposal for a colonial association. SECTION V. p. 120. Dispute between Jennings and Montagu--rate on returned bills of exchange fixed--trial of Dillon--treasury robbed--Ikey Solomon's arrest--conduct of a jury--races at Ross--pirates take the _Cumberland_. SECTION VI. p. 124. Grammar school--orphan school--mechanic institution--Dr. Ross--Dr. Henderson. SECTION VII. p. 127. Bank of Van Diemen's Land--state of trade--Gatenby farmers--treasury robbed--Cox's conveyance established--dearth in New South Wales. SECTION VIII. p. 131.