The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-09 00:00:00

A USTRALIA.

ADVICEB have been received from Melbourne to the 13th of
July, by the Blanche Moore, via Ceylon, and are consequently
a fortnight later than the previous accounts.
The Mermaid sailed on the 13th, for Liverpool, with
98,677 ounces of gold, and a large mail. The Marco Polo was
to leave on the 21st.

A letter from Melbourne says :
The aspect of affairs at the diggings is not deemed good,
though the Maryborough disturbance was put down. The
insurgent party were Irish ; they were called in the account
Tipperary men, but they number many Irish from other
parts. They were put down by a large display of force.
About 2,000 men organised themselves, drilled, marched in
order, were well armed, and moved in support of order. They
are called the " Allies." The authorities of the locality be-
haved well and prudently, and it is well that troops were not
sent up. At nearly all the diggings, sometimes for mutual
protection, parties have grown up composed of such men as at
Maryborough. They have asked for the sanction of the
government, and Sir Charles Hotham has granted it, provided
they do nothing illegal. Thus they must do nothing at all,
for anything that they should do would be illegal. Sir
Charles will probably get himself into a "scrape" with the.
Colonial-office in this matter, for it shows weakness, as well
as want of knowledge.

You will find some discussion in the papers touching the
existence of distress in Collingwood,—the fact even disputed;
but of its existence there and everywhere there can be no
doubt. It is less, however, among the labourers than among
that class brought up to nothing, and not capable of much.
The half-yearly gold accounts have been made up, and
show an increased production of auriferous extracts. The
increase on the June quarter is 73,750 ounces, which will
increase our purchasing power about £lBO,OOO. The price
to-day is £3 16s. 6d. Exchange at the banks selling at two
per cent.—Freights 41 ; insurance 21 per cent.
Importation continues moderate, and prices steady, some
rising. Our consumption is increasing, in consequence of the
number of new arrivals. The excess of arrivals over departures
for the first six months of 1865 are 34,908
The prices of articles of food are almost at famine rates.
Flour is £46 to £5O per ton ; wheat 20s. to 30s. per 701bs. ;
bread ls. 6d. per lb.
An effort is being made to get up a new bank on the
Scotch principle, namely, granting cash credits and allowing
interest.

THE REGISTRATION.—The Conservative Land Society has
this year been again successful in establishing their claims for
the freehold franchise on behalf of their members, both in
Middlesex and Hertfordshire.
AN EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE was committed at Hud-
dersfield, on Tuesday. J. W. Fell, whose father is a chemist
at Heckmondwike, was formerly assistant to Mr. Churchyard,
chemist, Dorking, Surrey. He made the acquaintance of
Eliza, daughter of Mr. Latter, draper, of that town, and, repre-
senting himself as being of a higher station in life than he was,
persuaded the young lady, who is 22 years of age, to visit his
parents, saying they had written for him to come home, and
to bring "Lizzy " with him. With her father's consent, they-
met at the railway station, Dorking, where Mr. Fell obtained
a form Miss Latter, with which he paid the railway fares to
Huddersfield—first-class the whole distance. They arrived
at Huddersfield at 8 25 p.m., and proceeded in a cab to the
house of Mr. Fell's cousin, who is a chemist, in King-street.
When on their way he requested Miss Latter to look at some
fireworks, which she did, and it is supposed he siezed that -
opportunity of taking poison, as they had then only a few
yards to go. When the cab door was opened, he was, however,
unable to descend, and the driver, with the aid of a passer-by,
carried him into Mr. Fell's house, where in seven minutes he
expired. A messenger was sent for Mr. Greenwood, surgeon,
who immediately attended, but his skill was of no avail. On
a search being made, a 1 oz. phial, which had contained prus-
sic acid, was discovered on the seat of the cab. The body was
taken to the Bull and Mouth Inn, where Mr. Ingram held an
inquest upon it, when a verdict of "Temporary insanity" was
returned. The poison must have been procured by deceased
from the shop of his present employer, Mr. Tomlinsom, Lin-
coln, as he had no opportunity of obtaining any during the
journey.

- LETTER FROM ODESSI.—In Le Nord, of Brussels, we find
the following letter froui Odessa :—" Odessa, September 17.
W.! are still without detailed news from Sebastopol, but I
c.ight to mention to you the impression produced in our dis-
tricts by the news of the evacuation of the southern part of
the city. I cannot conceal from you that in the first moment
the effect of this news was immense. The profoundest dejec-
tion was stamped on every face, and betrayed real grief. By
degrees we have recovered from this momentary depression ;
and the more we have been able to examine matters with
calmness, the more have tranquillity and hope returned. In
our case it is the heart that has been struck first ; as soon as
reason has resumed her empire we have been able to reflect
that the situation is not so changed ; that it is not entirely to
our disadvantage, and that the honour of our arms has been
in no way compromised. We withdrew of our own accord to
the north side, whence we continue to defend the ruins of Se-
bastopol : men, arms, baggage, ammunition—all were conveyed
across in the greatest order, with the greatest dignity. General
Osten-Sacken was the last to pass the bridge. It is with
.a
feverish impatience that we look for further drtails of this
sanguinary day, and of an event that doubtless is about to
produce a great change in the conduct of the war. Out of the
10,000 seamen who had undertaken, withthan
afourth p
their officers,artu
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heroic defence of Sebastopol, no more h
vive, and some six or seven officers. For the present we are
only acquainted with, and we ought only to occupy ourselves
with, one thing—the debt of that blood, the voice of which
cries aloud for vengeance,
and which renders the Crimea ten
times more dear to us, ten times more worth defending. We
all of us here, and throughout Russia, understand that the
war, the real war, is but about to commence. We expect to
see it continue for several years, and are prepared for it.'