The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-29 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

031 VAL OF TSB DONALD
•
The ehip Donald Way,
g to limas. lamsellidass sal=
lOar'Se of Australia peas% ardeed la 1
wow yesterday amass fun lleilmume,
WM port she sailed en the SA theldism
tM bod es board 104,000 manes of alia,d the
Os of about 416,0004 and 200
Champion of the Sou, with thenrch alga
_ea.** July, wired at Whom es * 10th of
bee. The mail ship el the SS& hoe bad not
isillybisubefeess sad Waters Beida, *as Liverpool.
- the Iced Warretes, from Grosbeak, had also
rimed
itm et *theme.
rillUart liatikad, the llfellimense abysm
sebm the filpring 111111111111M1 upon the state of the
etMay Viseiria:--Fat ems maths pest wee
semhare
to ads the neseselly et /Meg rather a
woe dhli‘ lath emas and eeeiai, in this
IhsWeolletareepaseed through mite of
waisip elormeter. Deft poet el 1862 sad vp to
*e alias tit 1854 a sort sees paused loth the
and the people. Rstravapease and lir
=lira:re the order of the day; sad a poled et
woo proms la ear dasamial stirs was the ealesel
oleg. FortinstaFe ere have posed
vaunt
lid widest 11= adswity, bet have a
meet teal el fee WA we have
I,„kr paid. WI 11=tisitee that have
▪ the wont, sad that header* fir a 1:4 time
ow* we shill be subbed to trammit ass at a
oiled 11•11 mai heirerraeat is the floidat sad
tbe leistrial foliates el the missy. The
som bee tens bees ase of continued pro!.
*UT, eller es the yield from the various gold-fields
simeremd. The suesate sent down by assort are
imigy so rtes imam and the upsets of oar own
mad of goatlems eke have recently
=day isalgalege.and whose indrawn as be relied
▪ had es tileinve that thistassease will be main-
*aged. The season has bun posidfierly favourable
amen,miser Water has beet Onslant, bat not in
as is generally the ass is the winter months,
md the weather bin newer tees so severe u to
to
• the orrstbos. To the opeoier vp of the
tertgrieti, the apply from which would simmer to
isszhasetible, I'M to the separation of di metal
by rase of machinery, the present satisteotory
itote cif the escort returns mast, however, be chiefly
merited.
Geeernment Gazette hes polished • return of
sae pplation of the colcmy of Victoria on the 30th
disee, 1855, computed from the registers et births
seed Oaths sad the returns of the Immigration Agent.
The ensue returns on the 26th April. 1864, showed
the population to be at that data 238.798. In the
istaim there have arrived by sea 99,301 soula, while
the births have given an additional 11,558 souls. The
departures by era daring the same period have
wonted to 38,638, and the deaths to 7,490; show-
*, a net increase of 66,729. This, added to the
136,798 quoted above, will give a total of 303,627
yaws ; the proportion borne by the males to the
bailee being nearly as 2 to 1, the former numbering
• 198,236, and the latter only 105,291.
Notwithstanding the numerous difliculties and
inpsdimeets in the way, the infuser* and cultivation
it the land of the colony of Victoria is advancing.
The Port Phillip Farmers Society ars devoting them-
mins with great earnestness to the promotion of
sgriesltnral industry. in all its branches. They have
pablished a list of prizes for the next show. which at
use dessestrates their real and their liberality.
The shires in the new Colonial Bank hays been
tekse up with a rapidity, which testifies to the large'
sweat of interest which the mercantile and general
public take in its success.
The Legislative Council was not in seselos. It was
pareglied to the 4th proximo, when it was ander.
Ised that it would be prorogued foe six weeks linger.
13 oat to enable the representetives for the Lew
sedibmamies at the Gold Fields to take their seats.
light Mg members will bo directly chosen by those
vile pews the franchise, and tour will in addition
be seedasted by his Excellency on the reeommeadfr
toss d the diggers generally. Tin slamlisee sin
Übe piss early in November. There will be some
Meshy in finding men possessing the requisite ps•
'sty qualification ; and, us yet, there are few seas}
tastes in the field.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Melbourne Argus rys that tier its earmsesy el the
Um of doges, the stocks on the geld Ws ham lees
MtsscloUy diminished by the study messes d
mistake's\ the pries of Boar bee sat malsehallaill%4:,
pet a lemma for general senbesallee hes=augg for
fills Weider, "deb is beginning to like
pm te isamet made. As thus le, beerever, a
emereiti of Messy es the me head, ma s didesidsaties to
give credit emorpt to seek homes es have as eateldiMlll
meshes IS the other hand, sothiag Ilk. Wham hear
sachet ma yet be /emoted. The eastimed daemon of
Imparleie suraising honeficiel laussil/2 balms el
amp deseriptlese dram labia bllbestseeed may lave
Ws MI et a lose, an looking fermi to the wiggles&
lamed, them te realise at a profit. Spesdades beadiest
111 mid M ear import gasket. Brims lo midget
sele elarsalleS Oar merchants ham matesiled
*swam Is sum eassllts with doiog Bade Is the mid
r:::V Miss,ed Vase their time te realise far es* er
te ode
The deemed far phems.ie wee brisk, sad the prim rem is am
spew% 76a. id. aad 76.. 61. were the miss Min M the
iet the ship.
Is vel lie market I. very &rive, as 4 the &mead is
Immestsupply. The Miasmas made this ewes bambini
=ls ideals of them of loaner man, the meted
8.11:11165 over 1064 met 'drag 14,740 bake ; of messed
hasiwashed deesiptieme elm a Imply issessed ga-
per Is termed.
Weer.— Bed, W. to di. ; settee, M. ask upwards,
arispiles ta quality aad neckties.
Cosstry Wee, 10s. to 12e. Is the Memo of sp•
parasitise to drip, tows bide, hem hoes sold at prime is
Smut of the buyer.
I ',Wits to Loodos sad Liverpool.—Os wool, id. ; tallow,
Its ; hide', Us.

EXPORTS TO THE COLONIII

(From lest night's Clossat.)
At the Colincil-ehateber, Wlntoltalls the 27th day
of Dessmber. 1866. By the Lords of her Kajosty's Most
Beasershie Psivy Coascil.
The Ler& el the Oseasil bauble takes into onsidoostios
Be eMehome al emerraMag the prohibitions to export fns
Me Vatted Weems outset tansies end in the maanfise.
Mel of salivary *ad naval stores, is pommies of her
:=•• produastion of the 18th February, 1564, us
to order, sad it is hereby orated, that the Misers
of her Majesty's Customs do prevent the espertatha of
Idlystse, mitoses of sods, sulphate of potash, sad mutate
111 pooh (hiseido of potassium), to her Majesty's Wades
Ihr pianutleas fa North AOS•flOI, iscludiog the Week
Who binais, es well es to ell forsigs *ossifies • sad that
Seenlm se her Majesty's Customs do permit ;he •
that
lessis mositiemal to he carried sAietwise to say pert la the
UMW Yingism, or to Ds exported to say ether of her
Mafeay's coheirs, pleatatioas, or possessions shooed, Of is
the turneries of the East India Compeer, apse tains
hem the pumas ea porting the cams • bead that the said
odds shall be laad.d and entered for au Bed mcmamp-
the *bhls such of her Majesty's deselaioea, or :the
tamiterios of the Eset India Company.
'Thereof the Lords Comminution of lie Majesty's
Tmesery, and (Marrs of her hisjesty's Customs, sad ell
odor passes wham it may amass, in to take settee sad
@WPM timess•lns actordiagly.

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