Captain Sturt then received a very handsome Union Jack, neatly worked in silk; and presenting it to Mr.Eyre, spoke nearly as follows:-- "It cannot but be gratifying to me to be selected on such an occasion as this, to perform so prominent a part in a duty the last a community can discharge towards one who, like you, is about to risk your life for its good.

I am to deliver to you this flag, in the name of the ladies who made it, with their best wishes for your success, and their earnest prayers for your safety.

This noble colour, the ensign of our country, has cheered the brave on many an occasion.

It has floated over every shore of the known world, and upon every island of the deep.

But you have to perform a very different, and a more difficult duty.