The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-16 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

NEW sount WALES.
mdth, p have been received at Singapore to
0rt:4,0 11w drain of labour to the gold dig-
Ow. ry heneticialle on the prospects of
ape untioh-rants arriving. Of 100 immigrants who
rewhiil Maitland Oct. 10. neuriy all were hired by
ing day. The wages given were higher
than cis:. !white recorded. Married couples ob-
bipd to:r2/. per year as farm and general ser-
vant. with full rations. sistcen young men hired
rurn servants at 20f., 22!.. and '2l/. per tear ; six
Luso vnanta hired at ID!,. 12/., and 13/. per year,
ise,asive of board and lodging. The attempt to
ittr.ducv the is.pueu has failed. Upwards of 1„-4aiL
vas sabserihed to introduce the animal, but the
Well frustrated by the authorities at Peru,
cosi rnor of which place refused to allow any
Disc of the alpaca.
The new. from the gold 114n:rings is to the 20th
Ottolsr. .. letter dated Mudgee, October 17, ob-
.

1 peons the digging ground, above • mile distant
fens the NI eta,rie, and toung situ* wen, K,,,,her,
al sat rs, hut most of them were preparing to de-
ft"' tb some alleging that it was wrought out, others
that tM r' we. plenty of gold, but that the water was
fail-
ha so tag that this. had better find new ground. The
digziaits at 11111ZillaUttir yi, !Jed a rich harvest to the first
part that wrought Orem, netting about 2.0001. in three
mei.. I nest vi.it,d Wellington. This place at present
hi" hcauhful. On leaving Wellington, I returned by
Ovoswans. distant 411 miles. The country is nearly of the
1103 iliscription as on the west side of the :Staequarie, and
aboa• evident marts of the hidden treasure.

-7The s%slncy .110raisay Ilr raki, tkt. 17, notices
that the escort which will arrtee at the usual hour
this morning, brings down three boxes of gold. con-
taining about 4,000 ounces, and there la about 6110
hums in the mail." The following scraps are from
diggings correspondence :
The diggings at Gulden Point (Zuron) and Muddy Point
Oro still, as Teepees a few of them, turning out first-rate ;
and, generally speaking, the diggers at both thew places
are doing welt. Pumps are in great r. qui st, there being
one in almost every second hole ; notwithstanding this they
cannot go down to the bed rock, and, consequently, the
beg of the gold must be left behind, for it is now becoming
(lode appirent even to the least experienced in mining
matters th..t it is only by Jeep sinking that you con expect
to tr. op any considerable harvest.
The vohjoincd notice of the Winhunidale diggings
it kiln the Bathurst 11-re Press, Oct. 15:
There are twelve cradles at work, some of which were
rotkialt eootortable profits into the pockets of the workers.
Gold at to be found in the surface soil, but before the pre-
en.. met al an he obtained iu any quantity, it is necessary
to auk to ...me depth, and the richness of the earth in-
cnao . with the 4.pth, but to what extent there has not
bus sufficient time to prove.

The Moreton Hay (104rier, Dec. 14, contains a
notice of gold having b. en discovered on l)arling
Downs:
Mr Moriarty, of the surveyor general's department, and
ha.i liven requested by the government to prospect in
it, MI Ighi.urbood of Darling Downs, has discovered gold
la Titans 's Creek, in that district. The quantity at pre-
rat found is very small, but the fact is satisfactory, as it es-
tablishes en unquestionable authority the presence of ths
premiss mi tsls here. Whether or nut it will be found is
mattri, nt quantities to pay for the working. remains to be
sets . hut the success which is beginning to attend long pee-
ls,. ranee an the Port l'hilip country should be a useful
ksson In our each).

Tht Sv Morniny Herald, September 22, re-
mark!, •

The prostw rots of the gold seekers in the southern districts
appear to he squally as promising u those of t►e western
whoa .144 Donets of gold, obtained at the Mornya
kat r, w.relbrought down to Sydney on Saturday last, and
Puitbsssd by Mr. Hall. of George-street, for 511. 9s.
NEW ZEALAND.

Auckland papers received, rio Sydney, at Singa-
pore, are to October sth. The chief and only topic
dinkiest was the reported discovery of gold near
Hokkinga, contained in a letter received by Mr.
John it bite, from Abraham, a native chief, whose
communication is thus translated :
Yro oil.—There has been gold found at Omapere by M.
ifftlllll. A foreigner (European) came from California,
sad h. showed hi• pieces of gold. liikirangi said I have
ewe this this"; there is plenty of it here. The European
and go sod gat some. The woman went and took an sae,
sail when s►e arrived she dog, and in the evening she
brievht three pima, and she sold one piece in the Bay of
!.(sails for UN. ; two pieces were bought by Wiremn
Hopili.dia Taipei, and Dr. Day pot them into the looking
ewer., toil he said it is real gold.
The haracter of Abraham, the native chief, for
veracity stands high, but in a short time intelligence
will he received as to the fact, or whether Abraham
bap ken mistaken.

1.(#..• "V AN EMIGRANT SHll%—Accomais ltrw
bees and in the City of the loos of an entigemla
Theltra,4l *hip Independence, Mr. Martin, master, la*
bdt,.? the lit of hot November for New York, with
speed. of one hundred emigrants on board. The weather
wa. r. ry v....tennis during her voyage Berme the Atlamaks.l
sad morning of the *Lied of December, when nogg.
Mg no. .1. ry y beach she encountered a heavy snowstorm.
I:efortunately she had no pilot on board, and, the master
briar 44.4 11, her course was not accurately directed. At
kook .k. war driven ashore on that part of the coast be-
tween the Woodland* and the Tavern Mouses, about d 8
Min to the esuthward of Sandy Hours. On her striking
illilembh • were immediately adopted fur the preservation of
the ur.f.rtimate creator., who were un board—a task
saw what thtlenit in of the sea which kept

Zbe Court.

WINDSOR, Jew. 16.
The following had the honour of dining with her
Majesty last evening: Prince Leopold of Sale Cobourg,
Chevalier and Madame Bunsen, the Earl and Countess of
Derby, the Earl and Countess Onarille, the Earl of Mel-
grave, and Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood.
The band of the Grenadier Ouarde was in attendance en
the castle during dinner and played the following alto-
-1 non :
(wartnee, "Mideesaraer Night's Dream" rundstraeltm
Maar, Marne " HAMM
Munn Buffo, PaNaste" Dustiettl
itemitdmenwe from Lr, end nouns
COUrt Beauty Polka
Mtr Majesty's private band attended afterwards in the
evening end played the following :
°volute “Caacesdre" Rees
Hole. main, IL tialselea. " Adsnis sod Ise& Na
rirks" Moon
*Wets" "Yea Diavolo "
The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the Home Park
thisforeuocm.

The royal children did not take their usual exercise this
morning, owing to the unfavourable state of the weather.
Invitations have been sent to the following personages,
who are expected to arrive at the Castle today.—Prince
Nieholes of Nassau, Baron lladeln, Baron lloggenhaeli,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby, the Marquis of
Uranby, the Earl and Countess of Jersey, and Lady Cle-
mentina Villiers

Mr. Darling, tient...Governor of St. Lucia, had an inter.
view with E-irl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Sir James Duke hod an interview with Lord John Rionll
yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, after attending the cabinet
eouncil vestertlay afternoon, left town for his twat, &moos!
Park, Wiltahire. The noble marquis, as Lord President of
the Privy Council, has issued invitations to a grand dinner
to the eaninet ministers and the great officers of the Queen's
household, on Saturday, the dtst of January, at Lansdowne
House, for the purpose of settling the roll of sheriffs for
the present year.
Earl Granville and the Chancellor of the Eachequer ar-
rived in town yesterday morning from Windsor Castle fur
the purpose of attending the Cabinet Council. His lordship
and the 'tight lion. Baronet returned to Windsor Castle in
the afternoon.

I kspatehes were received nt the Colonial office yesterday
from the Uevernors of !Abut°, the (fold Coast, aud (fib-
raltar.

A CAIIINET COUNCIL WM HELD AT 12 O'CLOCK
AF:STERDAT at the Foreign-offiee. The ministers
present Were: Lord John Russell, the Lord

t'hancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of
Minto, Sir George Grey, Earl Granville, Earl Grey,
the Chanceßoner the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring,
Lord Broughton, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere,
the .Nlarquis of Clanriearde, the Right Hon. Fox
Maule, and Lord tFeymour. Tho Council sat three
hours.

DEPARTURE OF THE NEW GOVERNOR OF 711 E
CAI.): or GOOD 110111.—The Propontiii, Captain Glover,
with the mails for the Cape of Good Hope and elsewhere,
was to sail from l'lymouth, yesterday (Thursday). She
takes out amongst her passengers the lion. Major-General
Cathcart, who is to supersede Sir Harry Smith. She also
takes a quantity of ammunition and rifles, and 213 pair of
Coles American revolvers. The Propontis has a valuable
general cargo and many passengers.

gentlemen have been called

to the bench of the Ilonaarable Society of the Middle
Temple William Elmsley, Esq., Q.C. ; Graham Willmore,
Esq., U C. ; Frederick '4% illiam Slade, Esq., Q.C. ; James
Anderson, QC. ; 11111, Esq., Q.C. ; and Wil-
liam "taloa Uxorial's, Ext.