He was indistinctly heard at the reporter's table, owing to the distance which separated him from it, and the constant hum of conversation, which by this time was becoming general.

He was understood to express the proud satisfaction he felt at being present that evening, and more especially as his name had been associated with the toast of Australian Exploration.
The sentiment was a wide one, and they need not suppose that he was going to enter into the history of all Australian explorations that had taken place.

He was sure that time would not admit of his making even cursory remarks upon these events.

Mr.Forrest then alluded to the exploratory labours of Stuart--perhaps the greatest of Australian explorers--of McKinlay, of Burke and Wills, of Captain Roe, and the Gregorys, and of the veteran Warburton.

The hospitality shown by this colony to the last-named gallant explorer had produced a lasting feeling of gratitude throughout South Australia.