The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-10-19 00:00:00

ST. HELENA.

Accounts have been rewired at the French Foreign-
office from St. Helens to the Isth of August. They
mention that the fete of the Emperor Napoleon was
celebrated in the Island on the 15th of August with as
much splendour as possible. The governor of the island
gave • dinner on the occasion, and another was given on
the 16th by M. Gautier de Rougement, the French
officer appointed conservator of Napoleon's house at
Longwood. In the afternoon the French Viee-Consul
gave a ball. The houses in various parts of the islard
were illuminated at the same time, and it was remark. d
that the population generally expressed their warmed'
sympathy for the Emperor Napoleon 111, and the French
nation.

AUSTRALIA.
MELBOUBNIE,Irtat 16.
The European, with the June mail, arrived at the
Heads on Thursday night, the 12th inst., and some of
her letters were delivered on the following evening.
The Victoria, with the May mail, did not arrive until
the lit of August, and her letters were delivered on the
2nd of August.
The formal contract between the Government and the
banks has been executed. It follows pretty closely the
terms of the correspondence, of which copies have
already been sent. The banks advance, if need be,
£150,000 a month. They agree to hold at 105 until the
advances reach £1,800,000. They do not begin to charge
interest until the advance exoeeds the usual Govern.
meat balance—about £500,000. It will not be until
October that the works will be in full swing and the
highest number of workmen employed ; hence, no very
large sum of money will be required before the last
months of the year. The Legislature has authorised
various advances on railway recount to the extent of
about £600,000, with which the Government are now
. .

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stand the Governnient will always be in e oondition to
give the banks three or four mouths notice) of their
want..

The weloome nugget lies reached Melbourne, and is
now being exhibited at Is. per visitor. It is certainly
a wonderful lump of gold, probably the largest ever
taken out of the earth. 'ibis narrowed in one pito.,
which nearly converts it into two separate masses. It
weigh. nearly ISM ounces inure than the former MeIII,
which is now at the Crystal Palace, and the metal looks
nearly pure.
The imports have of late gained upon the exports, and
the stooks of goods are generally considerable, and trade
Th• dry winter has also been unfavourable to the
moving off of the stooks of winter goods. The weather
now is as mild as late English spring. The imports up
to August 7 amount to £7,714-197, while the exports
only reach £7,6110,375. It should be remembered that
the importation of the year 18/17 greatly exeeeded in
amount the velum of the exports.
The oomparative reeelpt of gold by escort for the two
years up to hum wash is as follows
INAT 1,1130,0110 °anus.
.. 1,400,1103 „

In the eldpnionte there la greeter difference, the
allures Wily 1—

1857 „, I,nri,non ounces.
181$01 .. 1,59n,3t0
It IN hoped that the Bill to facilitate the formation of
mining auoalatlons, with tho ' model deed, authorised
under the Ad, mut the mining Imes about lobe Iseued,
will rather stimulate proilnotion.
The electric telegraph between Melbourne and
Adelaide it now In operation, and advantage la uteri.
lively taken of tide opportunity of oonimunlcating with
Mouth Australia,