The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-16 00:00:00

THE GOLD FIELDS OF AUSTRALIA.

By the India and China Overland ?dell late intel-
ligence has been received from the diggings. The
yield of gold appears to be greater than ever, and
new and valuable discoveries of auriferous deposits
have been made. To begin, then, with the

VICTORIA DIGGINGS.
Accounts from Melbourne to September 7 contain
astounding details of the prodigious yield of the gold
fields, exceeding all previous advice., notwithstand-
ing operating were in a great measure restricted
owing to the prevalence of heavy rains. The annual
yield amounted to the enormous sum of ten millions
sterling, and this, it was confidently expected, would
be doubled or even trebled for tho year ending Sep.
tembcr, 1853. At present the only limit to the
yield is the number of diggers, who are wholly
Inadequate to develop the wonderful resources of the
colony. During the month of August the weekly
arrivals of the precious metal at Melbourne
averaged 30,000 ounces, and the beginning
of September opened a fair prospect of this pro-'
amount being doubled, as thousands of miners
were arriving or on their way from all quarters of
the globe. Even California itself was seeding its
I surplus population to the Virtoria diggings, and the
supplies of labour from this source were of the most
outrageous description, introducing crime and spread-
ing abroad general feelings of alarm. In the broad
light of day, in the centre of the city of Melbourne,
the mast barefaced and violent robberies were com-
mitted. Life and property were so insecure that the
colonists were justly alarmed, and have memorialised
the home authorities to send out troops forthwith,
the cost of which theyingist upon paying, including
money. Their arrival will be earnestly
ro1:17:3for as the only panacea for the evils which at
present threaten to overwhelm the colony.

NEW SOUTH WALES.
We turn our attention to the gold fields in the
ne'ghbourhood of Sydney, which have bean worked
longer, but with less seems, than these of the neigh-
bouring colony of Victoria. But although less ex-
tensive, the gold fields of this colony have not been,
less valuable or lees productive than the neighbour.
ing province. The knowledge we now possess of the
extent of these gold fields shows that the gold is
widely distributed, extending from the Port Phillip,
frontier to the southward and streching northwards
as far as the recently discovered diggings of Singers,
a distance of about 400 miles, with a breadth of 150
u2iles, or an entire area of about 60,000 square miles.
With so vast an expanse before us, it is useless
to entertain any doubt as to the vim pro-
duce which this gold track must sooner or
later yield. Since the date or our former advices
a new field has been discovered at Singers, which
promises a brilliant out-turn of treasure. This most
recently discovered auriferous district is situated at
the head of Courarvoera Creek, which is a tributary
of the Owydir. The gold deposits of Bingen are
described as very rich, and in every probability ex-
tensive. With the more handful of miners at work
the yield has been remarkable, and individual in-
stances of success have occurred at merely aneface
digging, almost rivalling the palmy days se the
Term. It is, however,impoesible to conceal the fact
that the New South Wales diggings are being deserted
for those of Victoria. The labourers were being
swept away by torrents, and operations In many
places were suspended. These floods had occurred so
soon after each other as to depress the mined
minds, whose labours were unrequited, and them-
selves cheated of the reward. The chief seat of
these disasters, Tarim, has been deserted ; the dig-
gers at Braidwood have followed the example, and
migrated to Port Phillip. These circumstances, and
the "mailing Mine, bars foriassynt stopped all
Braids/ spend.% so that the , Teton, and
Braids/owl dipping, meat be es in Moto'
ter. It is arm about eighteen tars eines these
geld mines same iota eperadon, from which time, up
MAegnet del 9114 no lees than 618,069 canoes
were ezportnd from Pydaey alone. At the date of
ear bit whims the aid betty of miners at work in
these Iside wee at Tembeesure, in the vicinity of the
Tenn and the Macquarie, where the average gains
were ahnost equal to those of Mount Alexander.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
At length the provisos of South Australia has
discovered gold within the Garay, is widest
quantity to entitle dor art dirgo egprir mat
notice. Advice* received by and
Oriental Mail Company's steamer, craws, to Sept.
15, Am the matter beyond all farther &pie; sad
diemiteeld me. Wet yee7
and 'whin at
mosa =ti be geld wasuailZrargt
sbnaleasd newly-diserrered
pregluai. sitiated at a distance of about
117amllse fres the city of Adelaide.
morery of gad, if made in ism& Australia in
Jule bat, would in all probability have arrested the
pro et establieldag ea rtssiaad assort from Mount
Abormsder. Sumo hiss may be lamed of the value
at the mead mime to Adeline, from the Maxim-
stases that the lest arrival, Wag the sixth escort,
brought down HMO mac e% valued at 123,8321.1 U
total value et the geld dopsollad at the assay elks
I was 1,055.74 whisk arseant must, of rims be
added to the returns al geld, the produm et Vistaria,
making the total expert of the latter ta aggregate
ten millions sterling Mums Waft lino -and
September, 1852.

Tel COMMODIATIVE LAND SOCIETY.— UNICE-
TIMID POSTPONNIIIINT OP Too Haticrr.—Tauterday the
first "femoral meeting of the meatier, at tide .wises we.
held at the Prenessent Tavern. Viscount Ranelagh we-
! sided, and woo by Lind Alfred ChuroUl. Mr. '
J. W. Bealsww. M. .*: Eir C. W. Codringtos, Bark, M.P.;
Mr. T. W.'lrmbre, M.P, ; Colonel Brownie* Knor, M.P.; 1
1 Mr. W. Moans Illakb, M.P. • the Ray. Dr. Worthiegton,
Mr. Henry Powneft, sad Ohs; gentlenten.—The Chairman .
stated that share, a capital of 75,0001, had'
been issued, and I t,OOgR INS bass motsrMy received. The
average number of shams lisel by sebodbers was two per
head. Deputations from the Essirdhor Clome;
_ittor 80111111.
Denied by the Secretary, bad %sheiks euemnsion,Meriebk
Brantford, Biditdolt-urs-Timmdwas=as liampliesd, llowieb, CitelllMEsek
__' oreatildr:
mogth, Gravesend, Grecs Wothrisk LlMand, Ro-
chester Stratford, Derby, N Llvemood. Pother
and It:Iillft, with the meet sa results. The peel-
wiet=z
elan of the society wits primarily defensive. The counties
in which the iefluenee of opposite societies at the present
moment was wet prevalent were Middlesex, Surrey, Kent,
Darts Bak: Bede, Duck., Norfolk, and several otbers.
Al a Ant ate; towards esunteraeting such influence, the
property at Putney, on the banks of the Thames, called
.•Th. Crelaror She adjoining property, lately the site of
the Colii of Civil Engineers, end slim the Rectory estate
ID the middle of the town of 'Ealing, in Middles:, had
been purchased. The estate, already .greed to be bought
wool entitle no lea than 400 shares.