The Express. — London, England, 1854-01-09 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA. The ship Francis flentw. of London, Captain Carinoress, 83 days from Melbourne, having left Octeber the 13th, arrived off Plymouth on Friday, and lauded a large mail. The Francis Ilenty is laden with wool and tallow, and brints home 04,800 ounces of gold, besides a quantity in the hands of her passenger*. Gold was ;;;. 11;s. 9d. to 31. 17e. per ounce. The passenger by the Francis Ilenty express the greatest confidence in the gold fields, all of them einging to Eugland substantial evidence of success. Ao pswenger by this ship briugs home less than Lowe. One of them has 3,000 ounces of gold. /Luther belonged to the party of eight who dug in the bole at Ballarat called the " jeweiler's shop." Each of the eight men had for his share in this hole 401bs. sox. of gold. One of them then sold his interest in the excavation for iOL, after which the remaining 7 bad made 31511. each, and were still at it. The popu lation at Melbourne and the neighbourhood was again beginning to move for the summer diggings cam pwgn, and this movement had caused ao increased demand fur commodities ; but there appeared no chance and no expectation that the excitement, speculation, and high prime of former years would be again experienced. The labour market wu very active, there being a great demand for all kinds of labour, at increased wages. Seamen for the coast were abundant, but for home few offering, as most men stem unwilling to leave the colony. Another instance of the universal dispersion of gold throughout the colony of Victoria had occurred at Flemington. A party fencing in some ground, in course of digging the poet-holes, came upon a rock, which. on being broken, was found to be quartz, inttrinisid with gold. At B.riligo the diggers are persevering, and the incense in the quantity corning down shows that they are being well rewarded. At Ballarat the yield is still large, and the diggers contented end happy with the result of their labours. Forest Creek is attracting more attention than has been the ease for some time past. Some experienced hands had started for that field, giving it the preference to all the others. The scarcity of water prevents the Goalburn diggings from being thoroughly tested, still a fair quantity of gold is being weekly sent down, for the number of diggers actually at work. The yield from Nl'lvor is email, and business is tepee seated as dull. Great results are expected from the forthcoming campaign at the Ovens; and the num bers tending thither increases es the dry season draws near. _ _ _ . In the week ending Oct. 8, 1,760 persons had arrived in the colony. Within the same period 39PS-1 ounces of gold had been brought down hoot the diggings. The value of the gold shipped from Victoria in 1833, including that by the Francis Henty, was 7,132,6131. From the Ovens Diggings a correspondent writes to the Argus : "Uolock the lands " is still the great and general cry lice. Another land sale is advertised for tl.e 28:h October, but only four suburban lots are to be then offered fcr sale. What is the reason that the diggers at the Ovens IN not glowed en opportunity of purchasing suburban land of an average quality ? Why are all the lots put up for sale OW /eyed on lir. Gammilra run, which is quire seat for culti vation, obits the tine oath land on the 'di icest rot is so quietly kept back trim the aactioneeis hammer. Large numbers still motions to arrive at these diggings, sad then ears he no doubt that they ate destined to become folly as popular as any other diggings in the colony during the coming 11411•011 T. Messrs. Pockfeed, Coral* and Co., general carriers in Melbourne, ere staking estemive arraignments fur /stab- Miami • regular and somplete system of carriage to and from the them dories the coming SMOG. They intend to start both drays and amiss mute ea certain fined days (whather lull or not), and to store goods, in a substantial budding. till milled fur. The oast of such facility for the conveyance of passengers, light semis, and heavy goods, dying last season was severely felt.. A meeting of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce was held Oct. 3, for the purpose of taking into consi deration the propriety of immediately establishing a hospital in the Bay, and also of suggesting the proper steps necessary to be taken for the prevention of of desertion of vessels by their crews. It was re solved that a hospital for the use of the crews and passengers of vessels frequenting the port should be immediately established, either on shore at or near Williamstown, or afloat in Hobeon's Bay. It was further resolved, that to assist shipmasters and check desert ion or mutiny in the port, it be recommended that the police magistrate at Williamstown should have policemen under him sufficient to grant, upon appli-1 cation, the services of two or more men at a charge of one pound each per diem. A good deal of dissatisfaction continued to be felt and expressed on the subject of the act for prevent ing convicts at large by permission of government, or the expiration of their penal term from landing in the colony. The governor's assent to the bill was a subject of doubt and expectation. A correspondent of the .lryus of the 9th, writing from the Itl'lver diggings, says: " The 21. quarterly license is now in force, and from the readiness shown in taking them out it seems to give general satisfaction." • The following ore the former and present estimates of the revenue of the colony of Victoria, as published in the Melbourne Aryus of Oct. 8 last—viz. : 18.52. 1853. Tomer miasma. Present estimates. Customs Gold revenue Harbour dues and pilotage 4,000 15,000 Poona 17,900 23,000 Licenses Ftnas and forfaltano Feu of offices Reitabonentanta in aid of expenses by pa vorameat, and Ems cellaaeona l,lOO 3,860 2,400 .... ---.--- Totals Auction duty On the 10th Oct. there were in Hobson's Bay and the Yana 423 reesels--vir., 70 ships, 5 steamers, 136 barques, 92 brigs, 112 schooners, and 8 hulks. The Itorburgh Castle sailed from Melbourne about the 27th of September. 'fhe Star of the East arrived there on the 4th or sth of October, 74 days frain Li verpool, and ailed on the Bth for Sydney. The .)lersey. Johns, cleared out on the 10th, and the Hur ricane ironship was to sail about the 12th, both for London. On the 15th of December the "Francis Henty spoke, in 20 north let., the Hoehampton, from the Mauritian for London. By the arrival of the Walter Hood, Aberdeen clipper, at Portsmouth, we have dates from Sydney to the 13th October. This fast sailing vessel brings a freight of wool and tallow, and gold from the dig gings, to the amount of 32,0001. She landed a very heavy mail at Portsmouth, and passengers, among wilom, in the first-class list, were Lieutenant *Henry, Dr. Geddes, Mr. Kay, Mr. Bordier, Mr. Tooth, Mrs. Norman and family, Mr. Davies, bliss Burge, Mrs. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Menzies and child, and Mr. Goulding The council steed adjourned to the Bth December, when the discturion ou the constitution was to be Termed. The council have under consideration to appropriatel, the sum of 160,0004. to be expended during the year upon the roads of the oolooy. The Hunter River Railway Bill received the royal went on the 11th Oct., and the legislative council concurred in a recommendation by the governor general to guarantee 4 per cent. interest to the share holders. The Australasian Coal Mining Company's Bill also received the royal assent at the same date. The Sydmy Yorniwy Herald give' the act passed by the Legislative Council fur the regulation of the gold fields as the most important matter connected with New South Wales since the sailing of the Shanghai. By the terms of this act the license fee to be paid for liberty to mine and dig for gold is re deed from 30e. to 10e. a month. The amount of malty to be restored in eases where leases or licenses dill be granted on the terms of paying a royalty in I;rs of fees is lied at 3 per cent. oa the gross value of the gold preeared, in place of 10 per cent., as PSe. Tiously exacted. The fees and royalties in cases in which lemma or leases are granted for mining or dining for gold es private lends are fixed at one bait the redacal amount. to be paid in respect of limits sad lames affecting crown lands. The see boas of the former act which directly or impliedly rtstnetei its provisions to British subjects only are ttptaled; and, until fart' er order, all subjecta and tunas of foreign states are to be allowed the like Pnytleges of working the gold mines and gold Bolds New Beath Wales, and of employing therseelme 4 "sos. es now are enjoyed by British sabfesta tsrgyrasn, Ames in the public service, sink iss` was, sad dinmetio servant', residing upon a geld field, all of whom by the former set wen required to pay licensee in respect of residence, an now exempt. Upon the conviction of runaway servants or apprentices, who may have obtained licenses or leases, they shall be deemed to have forfeited the acme. The eleventh section provides that persona convicted of having upon en` gold field committed any offence under the Vagrant Act shall be prohi bited boss remaining at, or returning to, such gold geld, sod from coming toor being at any other gold field for twelve months. The twelfth section pro vides facilities for the establishment and control of licensed public houses on the gold fields; and the last section enacts that this measure shall com mence and take effect from and after the lit of October instant. The Legislative Council had awarded a further sum of I,OOW. to Mr. Hargreaves, u the first prac tical discoverer of gold in the colony, and also 1,0001. to be divided equally between Messrs. William Tom, junior, James Tom, and John Lister, is consideration of their instrumentality, in a subordinate degree, in the: discovery of gold in this colony, in the year 1851. The sum of 1,0001. has also been voted by the Cons eil as a gratuity to the Rev. W. B. Clarke, on the completion of his geological exploration. Mr. William Keene, the civil engineer who was instructed to proceed to the Fits Roy Iron Mines, in the southern district, and to examine whether there are such indications of a workable opal field as will warrant the leasing of it in portions on a royalty, had made his report, from which we subjoin an ex tract : The conclusions I bad come to, as to the existence of coal is the valley of the Fits Roy . mine. were afterwards largely confirmed by an examination in • locality called Black Bob's Creek—a few miles from the mines beyond Birrima. Here there is ample evidence of the existence of • very regular deposit of true coal ; that is to say, it is not lig nite—it is not a &posit of the tertiary epoch, or m.re re cent than the sandstone ; it belongs, as does oil that I bars seen here, to the secondary tree cool formation; is over4iti by regular beds of secondary sandstone lying in conform able strata upon it, of • thickness of twelve fathom., and frpswes lira a true coal•schist, which covers a second bed of tom cif concideratle thickset•. The whole of the sandstone strata are laid bare clown to the coal seam in a water-cut ravine, seventy feet deep from the top of the overhanging reeks, which form the surface of a table-land, having a gentle inclination to the south. One of the seams, four feet thick, is laid bare for a length of eight... yards, the other below it is sap d by a bed of moils clay Slav of rare regularity, splitting readily into rou.th tiles fit fee roofing. The top of the lower seam of coal forms the led of the stream, and from an essiniLation of its coati% I judged the cool to be about equal in thickness to the = seam. I have been down into the pita of many coal —the Pendleton pit, near Manehester, the deepest is Europe (five hundred and slaty bee yards), the Wilsh pits at Swansea, the western coal fields in the vicinity of Bristol, and those of Saint Etienne and Rive-deOier, near Lyons ; and in none of these do the strata present more solidity or regularitv in roof and floor than is shown in the beds at Black Bob's Creek. A block of coal from the top seam accompanies wiy report. In trials made of it, I found it a free burning, bituminous or caking coal, fit for household or manufacturing purpeoes, and convertible into good cake. THE ESCORT GOLD ROBBERY.—EXECUTION OF THlltit OF TUB CULPOITS.—Three of the ringleaders of the daring gang of mounted highwaymen who stopped the M•lvor gold escort, and plundered it of nearly 10,0002 of treasure, suffered death on the scaffold at Melbourne jail on the 4th of October, in the presence of a lug* concourse of persons. The culprits were notorious London thieves, who had been sent out under sentence of transportation, and were known by the names of George Melville, George Wilson, and William Atkins. They were mainly con victed through one of the gasp named John Frances, a ticket-of-leave convict, transported from Sueffield, turning approver. They evaded the vigilance of the polies until the Alth of August, when bur of them, including the ap prover, were captured. Another of the gang committed suicide. The sixth has not been taken. Melville was taken on board the Madegasear, which was about to sail fur London. Fusses and Wilson bad also arranged to leave by the same vessel. Some boxes of gold belonging to them were found on board, in all upwards of 2,0001. The pri soners were then brought to trial at the Criminal Superior Court, found godly, and condemned. Neither of them made any waled°. as to their gsilt. GEELONG GOLD CIRCULAR. SATURDAY, Orr. 8, 1853. The poke opened this week at 76e. 9d., but it has since fallen to 765., in consequence of an alteration in the bank's exchange, who now sell their drafts on London at I per cent. premium, instead of 2 per cent as quoted for some time back ; thus depreciating the costal as a remittance by about W. per ounce. - . The intelligent. from the different digging localities con tinues good, although on the Ballarat side they complain of the late heavy reins having greatly impeded operations. The later dinoverien there have been at a much less depth than hitherto; in fact, extensive surfacing has been met with, thus holding out some encouragement for the . . digger of mew. The has of the lut discoveries ie toward. Buniayoug. That which has long mince been pre- dieted is now prett; well 41 the grouad • - between Go!den Point and Buninyong was one continuous Geld. On the Wardy Yallock a few are at work, and said to be doing well ; bat the western diggings will bays a fair chance of being fully developed this season, from the lugs numbers now swelling their population. Since lest circular, there has arrived by escort as follows: Cuticulae *snort Mount Wivor ditto Ovens ditto Ballarat ditto Total Enduing* oa London: the banks at parent bay at 1 pee coat. discount, and sell at 1 per mat. prentitua. . _ Freight of gold delivered I. Loudon, ef per eases; la minae*, 21 guineas per east. WILLIAM PA , MILSON, MAT/114411114.111. MELBOURNE GOLD CIRCULAR. BATOZDAY, OCT. 8, 1863. The gold market hes been affected this week by as alteration in the rate of exchange, shish was ?iodated from 2 to 1 per cent. premium, the result of which was the im mediate ►owering of the price of gold to Mk. The Name, as usual, could net undentand how gold should be paid for at a prim lees than that at which it was ealhag when they ►eft the gold fields, essay of them aot comprehasidisg the effect of the rata of eackange on the prim of the article. Under date 27th Augsst we stated that an alteration had been made in regard to the time that the worts should leave, and remarked "that thin new order *Vikings had ben brought about at the expressed wish of memo ofliciala at the diggings, without the 'lightest emeideration what the effect would be on the public ken." Our prediction has been correct. Strange to sup that the chief gold Goon missioner listened to some sae-aided statements, and actually reversed the previously well-arranged system without think log of or consulting them interested in Melbourne. This reversal has been themes of • gnat deal of inconvenience, lam, and Cuppoialmont to many. A memorial has been presumed to the goveraer,eoraplaining of this grievance. It is now is the labyrinth of official routine, and when it is likely to come to light is • very doubtful nutter. Our advice to the chief gold commissioner is, to replace things as they were, via., to let the retorts start on Wedneeday, w►ich was a convenience not only to the public, but to the Akins connected with the Otild-office. Then is a 'mufti complaint of busimm Wag dull at the whole of the geld fields, sad a very little gold offering for sale. Ilse redaction is price may in some measure amount for this ; by the diggers withholding it is expectatioa of ■ rise ; bat this maast take puma so keg as the esehaap continues at the present rate. Number of persons who have arrived ia the colony during thrweek Number why have left Addition to our population this week ... , 1,436 The mute brought frombloantAlezeniier As. and Bendigo Balluat, iaelading Oeelong 8,309 What and Ooalburs 2,301 Gold shipped (roes Victoria in 1863 1,541,134 Per Fauna Runty, to London 66,411 1,907,616 Or, 79 toss 9 cwt. 2 qr. 17 lb. 11 os. at 76e. L 7,162,666 per os. Eutaw ea London Drafts galas, gold takes st 1 per oat. discount. The basks advises front 60e. to 110 e. pa eosin. Freight of gold delivered at the Bolltowolgoe, London, 4t per woos. Insurance, 21, guineas per sent. EDWLILD KILULL, Bullion Broker. 66, Orest Calkuvetriret West. MELBOURNE PRODUCE MARKET. blaireanse, OCT. 8, 1863.. The market is ma badly supplied, sad Friss us rising. They may be pissed se Mikes :—Cauldlesere, Ws. sr Me. pee doses ; gabbers, lie. to 251. pet doses ; sure% M. per doss beadles ; turnips, Bs. per doss beadles; same, 40 per doses Immuilas ; selet7s f•. 6 d. pr brad; dtPutillse. di: per bustle ; eplemels, lr per brim ; tress pees, l►6rn. per spirt; MMus, is. per doss. ea s, b. be ss. per isms THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1854 gesso sad Wheys, 49e. par pair; rook, 16.. pro pair; desks, 20e. per pair; pastas. Ms. per cwt.; better, 4e. 601. per lb. ; Swedish Wraps, 04. per tea ; Vela Disseaa's Land ankle, 2.. 64. per lb. ;.. potatoes, 2s. per lb.; milk, Is. 61. per quart; brood, le. N. deo 41b. leaf; beef, 7d. to M. per lb.; void, 7d. to 9d. ; mutton. 7d. sad N. • lambs 6e. 6d. the quarter ; pork, le. to le. 3d. ; dairy h buss. Is. 2d. to le. 4d. r gees lut I mad Mary Lased week, sell the and rainy ; Seat eat 1 are week treated ; thcaspughlwat sad light hones barely saleable; poet sad sehtelken desk net wasted; earflap 1 pairs, if well blokes sad good andhlested, sell well. The pekes have bola, he heavy dieesht hones, 461. to W. each; light dice, 301. to 601. mils; poi lain. 201. to 461. sash ; ordia sty ditto, 161. to M. NA ; anise pairs 031. to 1001. per pair. 8. C. Barl, asithreme. Pitt-street Royal Hone Repository— Pittilies4: Maim Meant gad Jaws state that they have odd horses es the hl• levies poem: —Cart hosese. 761. to 60L ; gig lama. 601. to 401. to 111, saddle Mew" OIL et 101.; etbse lama IN. es 101. The iserkels have Mho s liesis, in of gamed hareem& pies at heist. They wield Sete really at it hens. Oa bdiekfliti OM Other Seek, ualsw well te dragslll. see met wash la dieleadl. Mr. Natty. reports the hem market during the week es 011 C• iihrrettly • sad that several lee hart beta Shea bask. the mass eisidest et reelisieg Mem pekes la the diarists trim w this. - he lIPSIO WPM* fa the pis of hikise dis lae l t s statobt tooded to sink sposolatioe, sad dose bums. Por insider draught this is WU a dismeil. sad pal hackneys ate numb inquired he, las ere air peal theneghly brokro.in gig bbores. Heavy draughts, Ass 1.1. se 11161. - ; light, 201. to 361. • gig horses , 251. to SOL ; geed haskasys, 261. to 561. ; canine horses , 101. to 1101.; Inferior hags, 101. upwards. SYDNEY COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. FRIDAY EYRNINO, OCT. 7. We have no important change to notice dons, the past week. A steady business has been done at former quota tions, and at which, with few exceptions, the market ap pears to be very Arm. There is little improvement in oilmen's stores generally, but in the article of pickles as advance of about 10 percent has taken place. Draught porter has changed hands at auction thin week at a much higher rate than for some considerable time past, via., Taylor's, 61. 108. to W. los. per ton. Oilmen's storm, Italian goods, do , were sold by Mr. Cohen on Monday. They were from the house of Crosse sad Blackwell, and though the quantity offered was large, the competition throughout theses cautioned met spirited. The andermentioxel properties were sold by auction by Mr. Mort on Tuesday and Wednesday last, viz. : „. sornmpie and' liftertUutes to am sues f!f.. 'Lac *Suet* in the county of Camden, and known as Pivia's Flats," together with the erections, comprising houses, wool shed, and fencing, at 21. 12s. 6d. per acre. The fee and inheritance in 600 acres of land situate within Ave miles of the above property, and known as " Nondialla," together with the trilling improvements, at 11. 12s. per acre. Building ground is Woolloomoolo, having a frontage to Dowlingutreet of 66 . feet, by a depth of 117 feet, for 9001. . . . . _ Weatherboard cottage, situated on the east side of liar ringtorstreet, immediately opposite the lock-up, for 4261. The Victoria Inn, with stabling and out-offices, to r3ool with two small houses, situate M:. Beer, wine, spirits, tea, coffee t. groeerin, s, &e., were sold by Mr. Newton, on Tuesday, at the follow lag prime, via., Bus's bottled ale and porter, 12s. 841. ; ditto, pints, 7s. 6d. to 7s. 9d. ; Donbar's ditto, quarts, 11e. 10d. ; ditto, stout, 125.; Alleop's pale ale, 11e.84.; Taylor's porter, hogsheads, 81. 10s. to 31. 181.; Charring ton's pale ale, ditto, 41. 14s. ; port wine, donen eases, 225. 13d. ; sherry, ditto, 20,. to 225. ; Booth's Old Tom, 231.9 d. other brands, 221. ; geneva, cases, Ms.; half ditto, N ; M ad. ; Demerara rum, 12 0.p.,4e. 7d. ; ditto, 28ito 30 0.p., 4s. Ild. ; Martell's brandy, in hogsheads, 120.7 d. to 12a. 10d. ; ditto, in caste, 24.. to 26e. ; fine hymnakin, 51. 7.. 6d. ; Imperial 21b. canisters, 3s. 6d. to 4s. ; byson and gunpowder ditto, ss. Bd. ; Manilla coffee, 81d, ; cassia, 10d. ; Eaglish loaf sugar, ed. ; white crystallised din.), 351. St. to 371. per ton ; Cheddar cheese, very prime, 13d. ; Belmont candles, 13 , 1 d. ; and Day and Martin's blacking, 6d. bottles, 51. per dosen. The arrivals for the week, exclusive of our regular traders, are a ship from London, ditto from Liverpool, ditto from Glasgow, ditto from Hasiburgh, ditto from Mar seilles, and two barques from California. The whole, with the exception of the Abbott barque, from Ban Francisco, which came in to replenish storm, being cargoes of general merchandise. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. SYDNEY, Oar. 12, 1653. The steam-ship Tasmania arrived this morning at daylight from Hobart Town, by which we have dates to the 7th instant, and se the Walter Hood is just about to sail from Sydney for Loaders, you will have much later dates from the sister Wand by this op portunity than by any other conveyance. The select committee appointed to on a form of constitution for Van Disuses 's Lend rejpoet _ , have brought up a purees report, in which they recom mend the establishment of a legislative council of 18 members, and a house of sasembly of 38 members to be called the " Parliament of Tasmania." The upper chamber, it is recommended, to be purely elective, by a freehold franchise of 261. annual value. The whole colony being declared one electoral district for such purpose. The report says that the committee " believe that great alarm has been caused in New South Wales by the proposal to create an upper nominated house; anal they feel assured that a similar feeling," if a like pro were made, would pervade the community of rat Diemen's Land. The 'Tasmania is the first boat in opening a line of steam communication between Hobart Town and Sydney. The Ifoloart Town Courier, Oct. 5, says Th. debate epos the bill which was brought forward by Mr. Kermode. with a view to establish the principle that members of the church of Ergl •tiil should have a voice is the iionthistion of their own clergy, has, wo find, been perused with mere tie:. ii4U 4 l We *bell state our reasons for acqsimeisa _gladly is tie rejection of it upon the semi seadiag. Whatever may be the value of the prim** Is gliestlots, it is Snits clear to all who have the same sad the desire to tavestigate the matter, that tb pespeat attempt to finally determine the premien of the shush se England is unwise, impracticable, awl tun. Osestally adverting to the undoubted fast Nar< she drank I. Tasmania is an integral and ansepesseld pert if risotto* of Beglimad—sad Mere- Iwo liable Is 'be Nose posesateM, emsresdas, laws, and regaistises as the shank la the maim sooMry—we have M immisil Mr. K.rmode, tint, that the peeprat, as in the la Was us, to giro to *very rassanm of mob magma. • eamooret or isessapenat alike. evoke fa dm moles mat of Ms sisnpansa is a woad widely is we. Italy aged, iskloges spin tbe goinsokha t endle erdeery to tie onolkedea et die alma WOII4 WWII has twee esesgaissd, in she mass of this bal. say mei Marty Tlb Legislative Council of yam Diem..'. Land was prorogued by Lieut.-Governor Denison on the 6th inst., to meet again on the 7th et Mareh, 1864. The following is the latest mart= report :-.- LAUNCIBTON, OCT. 4.—The flour mast Is net quite so firm, sales hawing been made at 301. a= 311., Dogs given in. Wheat, about M. 64., for good sangles.—Eroseimr. SYDNEY GOLD CIRCULARS. Notwithstanding the immediate departure of the Walter Hood, there has been en evident disinclination to purchase gold at last week's quotations, and prices have consequently receded particularly Port Phillip samples, which continue to Do looked at with suspicion ; recent rates have been ruling too high here, and en the diggings, and panics must be prepared to submit to a decline, the margin now left fee ex porters offering but little inducement for them to act. The quantity down by escort this week shows the work is going on steadily, sad holds foeth good prospects fee the summer. At the Ovens great things ate expected, though at present almost at a stand still on account of the water : the diggers now in Sydney from that district are very san guine, and generally iat•nd making their way back about Christmas, at which time the fine weather may be said fairly to set in. By the Au Packer advice, bare arrived of new diggings at Smythe's Creek, balf•wey between Mount Businyong and Mount Ewa, in the Ballarat district: this hes been partially worked before, but the present yield surpasses anything done at that time—u much as 48 ounces taken 'out is three days, and report speaks very highly of the _ _ The prier realised at my sale today wars for New South Wales 31. 14s. to 31. 15s. ; Port Phillip and Ovens 31. 16e. to 31. 17s. The quantities brought in by the different escorts were as follows 440 u. 10dwts. 9gn.; Braidwoodi 297055. lldww. 2gra.; Bathunt, 121ess. 17dwts. ; &rale 43405 a 17dwts. ages. ; Tsusharoora, 322055. 6dwts. ; Mono, 294ess. 7dwts ; Madge., 132055. 9dwts. Total, 1,612055. 16dwts. Your *bellied servant, JOHN GODPLIT COUNX, AHOtiONINT 'ad Bullion Broker, 490, George-street, Sydney, Ott. 7. The nu departure of the Walter Hood has sassed • slight reaction in favour of gold, and • fair business has ben done at an •dune on last week's rates, which will he barely maintained after her departure, as the present retie Inc. no margin for pleats. My sales have ben confined plincipally to New South Wales, averaging the following rates Port Phillip Gold £3 17 6 £3 17 9 Ovens Adelo•g Creek 316 0 316 3 Braldweod 3 13 9 3 15 10 Wimams Dux, Aactioner, &a. 427, Georgestnet, Sydney, Oct.?. SYDNEY PRODUCE CIRCULAR. Woot.—Since my last the snivels have been small and unimportant. I trot, however, that the next news will have 'Weikel delving confidence, sad that a mere spirited competition may sots *list. _ _ _ f.w parcels have changed hands bg private sale, at last week's quotations. TALLOW.—The demand for shipment still continues, sad for large sad goad week last week's prier nay be quoted. The deasad he inferior, or station tallow, ressaime (motive. . . HID= may be quoted a trifle lower, Omagh the arrivals ars by so our heavy. The demand for bone sooettatp don he fallen oleo tomb that little improvement nay be looked for is the stenos of fresh advisee. Patel CVRRINT. WOOL. Fine clean samples Fair to middling Greasy 9d. „ 10d. 6d. „ - TALLOW. Mattes, pod, in shipping ceder £42 0 oto £43 0 0 Beet Station' 29 0 0 „ 34 0 0 Hides, pod heavy OlO 0 „ 011 6 WILLIAM Haut, IIICLIOMMIT, &C., 427, George-street, Sydney, Oet. 7. SYDNEY MARKETS, Orr. 7. WINAT, FLOUR, AND PODDII. Not IMO thou a moderate supply of wheat has arrived to market diming tha week, for which from 9s. to 10s. 6d. per Inaba has been given. The demand for flour is brisk. sad the price Arm at lad week's quotations', say 261. for Am sad 231. for 'mond quality per tos of 2,0001 M. ; bran, 3s. ed. per bushel ; bay, 181. to 271. ; and straw, 61. to el. per too ; 'rein food, 2s. per bindle. 030141.1171.1111 Maaurs.-This peissa realised by the settlers for their products during the week have boss as follows ;-Fowls, Bs. to 7e. ; ducks, 78. to es. ; peso, 12s. to 145.; turkeys, 12.. to 20s. ; pipes, Is. 6d. per ample; roasting pip, sash ; butter, 01;nlee, 3e. to 3s. 3d. ; Baby, 3a. ; other sorts, Is. 6d. to ls. 841. per lb. ; cheeps, 74. to ed. ; bases and hams, 7d. to ed. ; lard, SM. per lb. ; egg', Is. to le. 14. per dozen; potatoes, les. to 241. per awt. ; cabbages, 3s. to 13e. ; easbilowers, fia. to 10e. ; let loess, Is. to &a; turnip', 3e. to 4s. ; celery, 4a. to 6e. ; Inks, ls. to 2a; parsnips, 3s. to 4e. ; carrots, la to 30. 6d.; pumpkins, 66. to 10.. per dorm Of doses bushes, as the ease may be. Ones peas, es to 10s. per bead ; images, 94. to Is. ; lemons, 9d. ; chess, 64 to 94. per ism s; lovas', Bs. to to. per basket. Borcianaa' Maas.-Tbe market is well supplied with both beef and mutton, a largo properties being of gust-ray fissility. The slaughter-home prime an, foe beef, ld. to lid. per lb.; and for mottos 3d. to 20. pat lb.; veal realism N. to ed. per Ib. ; and perk ed. to 10d. pea lb. ern' sot ei.awonvsa.-We have I. report the fellow /a' trasseatioas is sheep and cattle. Mr. Akan sold 70 bullock, to Messrs. Salina& and Hasiall, at 31. 6s. per bead; 100 were sold by Mr. Druid to Nome. Haralitos sad Co., at 41.; 130 by Mr. Died to Morn. Hamill and ealliven, at 41.; 120 by Mr. Bissell to Moms. sad Neale, at M. 10a.; and 100 by Mr. Brews to Maus. York mad Blakaaoy, at St. Mr. Tisk sold 1,000 sheep, weiiniag 10 lbs. cask. to Itascas. ilellirsa sad Paisley. at iR 64. per Mad; 1.140 were sold by Mr. Hamby to Nam. Peaky sad Mere, at 13e. ; sad 600 by Mr. Orr to Mewl. lima sod Co., at 9a Calves are week Ms. to 36e. *soh ; and pigs sell eesdily at W. sad 74. per lb. Boars.-TM bon itorks6 Ma boss rather mamas& la wasecialaso of ,Meb, prism hate ssawerbat desikad NEW ZEALAND. The last mail from Auckland has brought us files of New Zealand journals to the 17th September. The principal subject of intelligence appears to be a pro clamation of Government, to take effect immediately, and continue in force till the meeting of the Rut legislature under the new constitution, when it is to be submitted for their approbation, and, as there appears to be no doubt, thou to become the established law of the colony. The Governor was empowered, by authority received from the home government in 1860, to issue this document, and carry its provisions into effect .It provided that one-fourth of the territorial revenue of certain districts should be allocated to discharge the claim of tbh New Zealemd Company. It then provided a specified proportion kr the payment of official imposes incurred in this of the public service. The balance wee to be e l ~ M t tl credit of each province in which the sevens was Imbed from the sale of land, and a sum not exceeding emmbelf of it might be applied to the purpose af inunigatisa, if the Pribmiel Comma deemed it edvisabie se to semi, it. The gewgaw resened to himself the eight to give te ifs trim eattismente, edified hundreds, a parties M the par oboes Miley of their leffike, not ezesedig one-third, to be devoted to local impememmes. The gsamal revenue, in like imam, was tole plass' to the mufti oath revise, Muir deducting goverment empeosea. flatiefeetion u ezpromedip the pipes Who appelimeat of a pilot (or Akashi Iliebrar, wish, having _reently been surveyed, will perm er,,ertomee, it ie mid, to the commercial interests of the sf Arabia& The New &Mauler, tithe 171/1. Mr the fel levies day, Sll mairomery mien of OS misle. *meet' fiseiety, sad a mewl ;= i the Mesa* Swans were le be bp .T Y o ung,of Lowlife , and the Sev. .B. Dors. Of aria As meoriation established is Auckland, am the eipie ef the beet id hod sedeties, their wawa./ being to wile the lalmosig dome to peme Ewa how ff s :Lrieramd Mee entsmied their opeeatime se um- o f , that • emend ie new advielieed, le be imittated upon • larger male. Other amodetions of the ems kind were projected is several Midis. The New Zeolesokr. of the id September. eye:—" At Wallington, veins Mimes had bees presented to the GOMM'. whit me boot the Mime dims omega notice. It was .see mpanied by • afeleilMasdeo aMft of • massive gold rig, with silver slay " Tour George Grey, LOB, Goveromeimehlef the Lima of llew Zealand. Tema the anima of tee, Is esetiumay of his ability amt maims worth, mod pistol nosembranai of the falsest& he bosom =Misted ta eta th maim. July, It is ti b in that M his 71ffaeliesey's reply to an mine from the anthem 01 the Maelleases' Motivate, he adverts tett* *petting wader elreametemees which reader it very peel le that they may ant meet again." flemeel gemeament sales of land were taking place. Allehnoole wore sold as small as six aerie. • Tie Amiens CAM, of Sept. 6, announces the sale of hone trolled by Me Daniel Webster from this city. It is remarked. !Pan was • fair attendance of boyars, mid— is low see of the 'Moab, ia emamiteaos of the pre treated pang% mesidered—• very fair Rios we realised. Twisty and mares mold, en ea average, at 211. mask ; sad three mange at 101. sack." • pia Ali a new Government Hew at Auklead hu bees selected by the Sammie Moused, the asoceiefel one =kr the first premium being Mr. Beads. a li s i c o m e a t and Smoky and Berber, conjointly, for the Haw rear sad the price of had are riming as Aseklead. BREAD RIOT 111 DEVONSHIRE. --00.- CRIDITON, SATVRDLY. Last night this town, which is situated about eight miles from Exeter, was the scene of the greatest dia -1 order and eolitu•ion. The high price of breed and other I necessaries has for some time past produced great discontent among the lower classic The gib. loaf is now selling at gd. ; wheat in many of the markets of Devonshire has risen tolls. per bushel ; animal food is very deer, being 74. and 84. per lb. ; and all other articles are proportionately high. The severity of the weather dozing the past week has in creased the sufferings of the poor, and yesterday mugs meats were made to relieve some of the most deserting. The ordinary amber of that slam requiring miasma was touch augatentad by the large munber of "navvies" em ployed in the osastrudem of the North Devon Railway. After dark, about 200 4,9 ;men, add ebildren—most of them of dissolute k , thetas/Ives with sticks and stones, and procir t moi tiiiiitisck the bakers' slier. They demanded a supply* broad, but this wee of amuse Wooed, whereupon the mob mommeaeod bailing stones Ulnae' the windows, which they satirised,' led that helped thiamine to the broad. Some of OM balms, heating of tbt ipproseh of the rioters, had doled dash shatter, bat those wore beaten down, and meetly all the bread was stolen. The whit oustablee neutered, bat they could do nothing With so large a body of per sons. A amines was dispatched to Mr. J. W. inner, county magistrate, whe resides a short daises (Yom the town. Oa his arrival a amber of sada eastabliss were sworn is, bet the mob by this time appeared; milsiod with their plunder, sad dispraised. Two of the priasipal ofenden were apprehended and have am been somaitted for trial, much alarm was anted amongst the lahabitaats and lima' feared that a similar pens would be r•-enacted allay. it brag market day. Daring the moialag, a body of about fifty " navvies " perambulated the market, and one of them took up a pandaf butter, maths, down • &Ming to pay for it. The woman told the men that the pas was le. 4d. per lb., to aides Do replied, with in oath, debating is • fek prim for it, sad Ma shoal have ray man." This imprint widest had eta an ofest aria the rest Of the market people that they all puked up their goods, and the walla was eland (ti • vigil shut time. farther outrage has due bola smanated, and tie Sawa is 1 atirudeolly quiet. THR WEATIIBIL Yesterday, London, so far as the state of its main Wwwwthfares was coacerned, bore little resambluiee to the Landes of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last, when its streets were piled with a mixture of snow sad mad, through which omnibus e, cabs, and foot passengers Amide way with difficulty. The rain, whiek commenced to till ea Friday evening, and continued at intervals tbrevibest the night, with a total absence of frost, return fag "pia about tea o'clock oit Saturday morning, and, pessfaidiewa wittiest lateendesiest luta about three o'clock, eesepietely damp& the omega et the metropolis. The and Weems Ilmdd, while site seem et the rain, united with the Miliwess of the tempseatum, speedily converted I bugs samosa of mew into water. The regular action of the dmlaap wen thus restored, end our streets have put on semadiag et the appearance to which we are accustomed ohm sa ordinary prolonged rats. MANCHESTER, SUNDAY MCiawixo. The 'now is disappearing rapidly. A thaw eommenced early on Saturday morning ; towards noes rain began to fall. The temperature was sensibly milder, and eontinues nto the present moment. The fears which had resulted from the blockade of snow, and which pictured homesteads without fire ((or coal had already gone up 30 per cent.), and railways which had been set free by cutting throve' snow-drilla again fast for want of coke, have given place to a dread of floods. The riven an already much swollen, and the roads in some places almost impassable. On the hall sides some fears are also entertained of avalanches. Between Macclesfield and Buxton a snow•dritt against one of the bill sides was re ported as 03 feet Jeep, and in many other places eor tages were literally burled, or had little more than their roofs visible. The drifts were also very deep in the clefts of the bills between Cheshire and Derbyshire and Yorkshire and Derbyshire, near Woodhe* Some of the passenger , embedded in the snow for a ticn,g p V -. • sh , (Held line, near seitieel much from exposure, by rang out of the train and wallOng down the line. Oat gentleman describes the operation of the snow plough, which, standing on the margin of a cutting, ho had the opportunity of seeing at work. He says it was propelled by five engines, linked together, and attaining such a speed that the wheels were literally glowing with fire from excessive friction. On entering the snow drifts, the machine thus urged appeared irresistible for a time, and the snow flew in millions of particles—till engines, tenders, drivers, and everything seemed to disappear. in clouds of fleecy whiteness, and were utterly int to sight. When at last the train was brought to a stand by the resistance of the snow, it was taken back and the attack thus renewed again and again. The gentleman who saw this operation says it was the most startling spectacle he ever witnessed in his life, and so vivid is the recollection of the scene that it has haunted him day and night ever since, whether waking or sleeping. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. We have had a heavy fall of rain following the snow storm of the week—the wind being fresh from the south eut. Tke thaw having set in, the roads in all parts of the town arc in an almost impassable state, from the dissolving snow. The movements of the trains, and, is fact, every conveyance, remain uncertain, and much irregularity in still observable in the ' ale and departures of the trains, mail and otherwise. OF THE FROST. AN OXFORD PRIACREZ SNOWED-BP.—The Rev. G. W. Brameld, MA., of Lincoln College, Vicar of Eut Markham with West Drayton, Nottinghamshire, was ap pointed to preach before the University yesterday, being Epiphany, but he telegraphed to apprise the Vice-Chancel lor that he could not come, in coasequence of the railway being blocked up with the snow. In oossequence of this, the Rev. W. Thomson, of Queen's College, officiated for him.—Oxford Journal. A CULOUS AND LAIICHWILD INCIDENT ii described by the Leicester Chronicle as having occurred at the rail. way-station of that town. The arrival of a train was announced, and the station-muter went out to receive it, and collect the tickets from the passengers. Four or five engines came puffing and panting into the station, as though they had a mighty load behind. The station muter observed only the engines and no carriages, which led him to ask where the passengers were. The drivers now for the first time discovered that they had not brought say paseengege or carriages, but assured the station-muter that the train was all right when they left Syston. The train had been due 12 hours, and the great number of engines was rendered necemary from the state of the rails, conse quent oa the heavy falls of snow. It passed Syston station in proper order, but on its reaching the Thurmuton cut ting, the pusenger carriages became detached from the engines, and were left behind. The engines went onward, and strange to relate, the driven were unconscious of what had taken place, until they steamed into Leicester station. The engines went back to find the lost carriage., and shortly returned with them in safety. tarnitAl. PIIIBO/111 FitOZIX TO DIATIL—LItit week it was our vault' duty to reeled the death from exposure of a a poor sailor who, in a state of inebriation, lay down is Orahaniston one night and was found next morning frozen to death. Already we have to record another melancholy ease of the same kind. Theviotim is a poor man, a stranger to the district, name unknown. He had been lately employed in a quarry at Armada's, between Bathgate and Avonbridge. On the night of Friday last he wu seen staggering about evidently intoxicated, in the vicinity of a stockyard at the back of the house of Mr, Shaw, baker, Avonbridge. Next morning be was found lying against a stack, quite dead. He is thought to have been about 30 years of age.—Olargow Daily bequest was held at Little Weldon, on Thursday, Dec. TO, before W. Marshall, Roe., coroner, on the body of George Loceday, aged 46, who, on the previous mewl g, before daybreak, was found dead by the road side a short distends from the place. His body was frcsen to the ground, and was with difficulty removed. Verdict, "Died he mesequesse of urea/0 to the inclemency of the weather." —Northampton Morecry.—On Monday evening, Janet Cothran, or Gardener, a widow reading in Halcraig street, was carried to the Airdrie Police•oelos in a state of insensibility from strong drink and told. On being tabula the office she was put into one of the coUs. Some thew after, on her appearing in a dying coodition, she was bre•ght from the cell to a fire, and a medical gentleman seat for. Before the doctor arrived she bad breathed her last. From appousszeo the medical attendant gave it as his opinion that the poor woman had died born the effects of drink sad cold. On the same day an old man named William Russell, a puddler at Ofirtnees, had been enjoying his cups freely at Clupelhall. Oa his way home be laid himself down by the roadside to sleep. Being found some time after lying exposed to the cold, he was carried to the house of one O'Neal, where he died almost immediately after being brought into the house.—North British Daily Mau. RASLWAT Brachia Adseresser states that the snow covered the whole valley of Strathmore to a nmaiderable depth. On the line of the Aberdeen Railway it kyle such quantities ae effectually to interrupt all tater- course to the north of Laarenceltirk, where successive trains trees the south have been obliged to deposit their pensegees, eatesly to the entire occupetion of all the avail able eaemmlatke, but to the consunipt of all the provi sions la thee twos ; se that the bekere of the place had, on alseir lmt, to pet *de seem in requilitioa to provide bead art Iltesleaapakdd elmeert._ Still farther to increase the perplexity dee railway a monster-train from earieliag of thirty liarriaxes, containing upwards ?f li rg; parmagera arrived at Bridge of Dun Station on Saturday sight, on ifs way to Aberdeen, not lees to the consternation et the travellers themselves than to the statics-master, who, aware of the obstruction to the north ward, and the impossibility of obtaining accommodation further on the line, found himself thus unexpectedly called upon to provide quarters for such a multitude. The whole company, with the exception of about 160, who proceeded to Beech* were seat on to Months'''. where they arrived about nine o'clock. Seth as could sought accommodation in the verities inns, while the lea fortunatelad to content themselves with a bivouac in the Guildhall, which war kindly appropriated to their use. Os Monday a large meeting was held in the same place to consult as to future proceedings, when it was resolved to despatch an explo ratory party of 300 or 400, with 'spade and pickaxe armed,' to endeavour to effect a north-east passage to the Granite City. - ' - TRI WIATRZZ AND )ms WoLvas.—The ',verity of the weather ham rendered the wolves very daring in their attacks, pardenlarly in the Moselle. On Tuesday morning Instose a man au horwbsek war entering one of the gates of Meta, he was assailed by one of these animals, which :Caat the horses chest, bat fortunately the man war w beat it of with the buttond of his whip. Os the following day a cow, is field aloes to the Maar, of St. Julien, was punned by three widen, bet escaped: As inhabitaat of Lorry, while at work in a geld new the vil lage, saddest y saw three very large wolves adeand towards him, bat he wee able to obtain dunes in a shed Wien they Nubia his. oigetogy convicted Wars the MO Part cd Jumada* is Ilidhabloghs sad whoa ozosatioa had bola Arad he shit day (MoadaY), Yet boos sossisod dw loartosa days. This replay* has beta mewed by the law batbasitiss u Idiabargh, is soda to eve ties ha IsspielsmiLlorsirise, tad was dospatabod trots 6o liMiNall• es Ralises, sied. . MURDER IN CORNTFAiZ' A man named James Holman, a labourer, living in the parish of Crowan, in Cornwell, has just beau tom. mitred to take his trial for the murder of Phillipps, his wile on the 20th of December. On the day named. Holman went to a neighbour's house, about SO yards from his own residence, and implored him to accompany him to his cottage, saying that he believed his wife wee dead. 0a going hither the unfortunate women wee discovered lying under the grate, with her feet partially buried in the ashes. Williams, the neighbour's son-in-law, lifted her up. and removed her into the kitchen. Oa walking her flee it was discovered that she had received some frightful wounds about the temple end over the nose; there were also scalds on the back of both of her hands, but not any on the pants, nor were her clothes burnt. rood was also noticed in the sleeve of liolstan's coat, and some on his Mowers, just under the knee, as well as several spots of blood about the room. In the chimney corner, as they Lifted the body, a lighted candle was found stack in the ashes. A constable sou called in, surf his attention was directed to a stain of blood on Holman's shirt. On being asked how it came there, he said it was with lifting his wife. On the following day a pod alert's's examination of the body was made. At the same time Holman was asked if he kept a hatchet on the premises, to which he replied in the negative. Two days afterwards, a well belonging to kis house was examined, in consequence of some suspicions that bad been excited, and at the bottom a hatchet was found. Holman strongly denied any know ledge of it, bat it was identified by one of his neighbours as having belonged to him. He was then apprehended, end whilst in custody conducted himself very strangely. On the following Monday be expressed a wish to see two of the jurors who bad sat on the coroner's inquest held on the body, to whom he said, " I left home on Monday morning, and returned in the evening. As I tame in, I called out whe.e are you ?' and she replied 'What is that W - you ?" I than hied, You are. drum. again I let," upon which she threw the firehook at me. I there upon gave her a push, and she fell into the &septets. I left her there, and went out to feed the cattle ; but finding her in the same position when I returned, I lifted her up, and found her dead, with a cut overhead. Seeing the hatchet on the floor covered with blood, and fearing I might be suspected of murder, I took it away to throw it into the well." At the inquest the medical gentlemen, Mr. Gurney and Mr. Hutchinson, stated it as their opinion that the unfortu nate deemed came to her death by violence, and that the fractures apparent on the left temple sad depression of the brain were occasioned by severe and repeated blows in flicted with some blunt instrument, such as a hatchet. The prisoner Holman was then committed for trial at the assizes for wilful murder. LOSS OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP. On Saturday information was received by the ship Francis Meaty of the wreck of the fine barque Hannah Maria, on the south-west coast of Australia, on the 10th of September last. Happily no lives were lost. The Hannah Maria sailed from London with a general cargo and emi grants for Adelaide and Melbourne, 'calling at Plymouth to embark the remainder of her passengers; she left the last mentioned port on Wednesday, May 11, under the com mend of Captain Drew, a crew of above 35 men, and about po emigrants. She made a fair passage to Adelaide, where she arrived on the Ist September, having performed the distance in 112 days ; at this place she landed about half her passengers and discharged some portion of the cargo, and left for Melbourne on Friday, Sept. 9, but had scarcely left the port when it came to blow • fearful gale from S.S.W. Captain Drew close reefed the topsails and made everything snug under the circumstances, but the gale continued with a tremendous bead sea, she struck heavily on • shingle bank, Cape Jaffa bearing S.W. by W. W., distant about 15 miles. Finding that it would be futile to attempt getting ;her off, Capt. Drew ordered the boats out, which was done with promptitude. The women and children were first landed, next the adult passengers, and filially the captain, officers, and crew, who took the precaution to take with them some stores, spare sails, and • few spars. Tents were quickly erected, sofa dent for the wants of the hiving crew end passengers, and on Sunday, the 11th inst., the chief officer, with a boat's crew, were despatched to Portland Bay for assistance Captain Drew remaining with those under his care ; but BOOR after the boat's departure it came on to blow heavily. It was considered prudent to run her on shore near Cape Northumberland, from whence the crew proceeded by land to Portland Bay, where a vessel was secured to proceed to the relief of Captain Drew and his companions, at their secluded encampment. The vessel, with her cargo, is insured. RAILWAY COLLISIONS. A railway collision took place on Wednesday afternoon last upon the Lancashire and Yorkshire line. A train left Normenton at 1.20 p.m. to Manchester, and bad reached the Bellfield cutting near Rochdale, when the lost portion of the train, destined for Liverpool (second and third class), got off the down line owing to congealed snow or is lifting the wheels higher than the rails. The con sequence was that the couplings broke, the carriages went upon the up line, and a Liverpool luggage train propelled by two engines coming up in the other direction immedi ately ran into them and smashed three of them to pieces. Three of the passengers received severe bruises and cats, but sustained no fatal injury. The trains were fortunately going at a very slow speed owing to the snow. The line was blocked at that point with the snow until Thursday afternoon, and in the meantime the passengers were taken to Rochdale and provided with lodgings. Another railway collision occurred on Saturday morning on the, North Union line, between Wigan and Newton I,lridge. Some railway porters were shunting a coal train at the junction of the Spring branch, out of the way of the mail front Edinburgh to London, when the mail train came on at great speed and dashed through the other whilst it was across the up lime. The coal waggons were knocked to atoms, and part of the mail train got off the line, so that their progress was interrupted for three hours. The accident occurred at 4.30 a.m. Several passengers were a good deal shaken, and some of them a little bruised, but he serious injury was the result. THE COLLISION ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. On Friday night the inquest upon the bodies of George Hipperson and Edward Baldwin, stokers, James Smith, carpenter, and John Underton, plate-layer, was opened. The accident, perhaps, is unequalled since the formation of railways in this country. As the public may be aware, this, like most others, was blocked up by the tremendous fall of mow of Tuesday and Wednesday last. The London mail-train came to a standstill between Wenden and Ches terford, where there is a cutting of some twenty feet in deth, through Lord Braybrook's property. After many hours' exertion, _the obstruction was partially removed, and the train pursued its course, although at a very slow rate. On reaching this point of the line, another blockage presented itself. From here to Harlintroad, a distance of betweea sir and seven miles, the snow had accumulated is a drift to a prodigious extent. By extraordinary efforts a passage had been cut through on the down line of rails, but, before sending the mail on, the station master thought it advisable to despatch two engines with two or three carriages, so as to make more sure of remov i_og allobstruction, the mail ' train following in a few minutes. With the same object two engines, accompanied by Mr. Ashezeft, the superintendent of the permaneat way, left Harling-road station about four o'clock, and, as they had received no intelligence by tel. - graph of an approaching down train, they took the down line of rail., with the in tention of making all speed to Thetford with gongs of la bourers, so as to clear away the up line. It would also appear that they laboured under an impression that the mow had not been sufficiently cleared so as to admit of a down train reaching Thetford. Owing to a fog prevailing, and the high hillocks or drifts of snow, coupled with the curved character of the line at this point, the drivers were prevented observing each other's trains until close upon one another. The consequence was that they came in collision with tremendous force. The carriages attached to each train were much shattered and thrown off the line, and some 12 or 14 labourers, who were seated in them, sustained severe in juries. Two of item, named Smith end Anderton, were found dead beneath the debris. Seldom was instanced a more deplorable view of suffering and destruction. As quickly as possible the mail train, which was earning down, was signalled to stop, and thus a second, and perhaps, more serious catastrophe was averted. Assistantse being procured from this station, the sufferers were brought on, and every relief afforded them. After some evidence had been adduced, the coroner sug gested the propriety of adjourning, in order to collect more information respecting the occurrence. The jury acquiesced, sad the proceedinp were soistillagby adjourned. Dears or a PLIBISINia.-19onoitet to state that the Rev. Mr. Bell, who maim! Men injuries in the regions of the chest, dial youbialoy morning, after vomiting much blood, and cuff detest excruciating agony ; thus making five lives amodlooll by . Oa collision. BURNING the evening of Monday INK; en Enforce flen4* was publicly boned (is OW) is the meat platy °Mayer. He was carried I. the plea of eaeoatioe is a cart draemby an eau and ac ccuttineled by a loud of mode and toreh hearers. The de isolisispat the eWmat was greeted by the Marty them of byeteadees.—liiisebwrit Adowlimor, 11 1 , j vtrA4l .