Excerpt from The Contemporary Review, Vol. 53: January-June, 1888 In the Australian summer of 1850, the mid-winter of England, the news reached the settlement that their wishes were accomplished, an Act of the Imperial Parliament having created Port Philip a wparate colony, aud, as a mark of special distinction, the name of the Sovereign had been conferred upon it. It was to be pie-eminently the colony of Victoria, as in earlier times Virginia was named after an attribute of the renowned sovereign who in those days (before the coming of Mr. Froude, who is fatal to the reputation of his heroes and heroines) was supposed to resemble cities which have never surrendered. The joy of the colonists passed all bounds. There were public rejoicings for four days; processions, sports, bonfires, illumi nations, public and private feasts, could scarcely exhaust their cathu sisam; and to the present time, when a new generation scarcely comprehends its meaning, every recurring anniversary is celebrated as a public holiday, under the title of Separation Day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.