The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-09 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

LIVERPOOL. PtIDLY.

By the arrival of the White Star packet-ship She-
limit, Captain Ituberteon, belonging to Meagre. Pil-
kington and W►leoo, of Liverpool, we have advice'
from Melbourne eleven days later than those brought
by the Indian Queen.
The Shalimar has made a rapid pelage of 75 days
from that port, and a round plumage trots Liverpool
and back of 6 months and 14 day., incluaing deten-
tion in Melbourne.

The Buttimer wilt d from Melbourne on the 24th
of March, and besides a cargo of wool and general
merchandise on board, has brought 200 passengers,
and 40,000 ounces of gold in specie oa freight.
The following vessels had arrived out from Liver-
pool :—The Lightning, in 74 days; the Hastings and
Earl of Elgin, from London; the Moviereaturt, at
tlydney ; the Nepaul, from Liverpool. The Red
Jacket had been out 86 day., not arrived. Bailed for
London—From Melbourne, the Windermere, Med-
way, and Hostig ; sailed from S)doey, the Buitou,
Caroline Reid. Juanita, Lady What noliffe, and James
Huth; from Adelaide, the Kangaroo.
The prosecution of the Ballarat rioters continues
at Melbourne; the prisoners in every cue have been
acquitted.
the intelligence from the mining districts is very
favourable. Large nuggets have been discovered at
Ballarat, weighiug neatly 801 b. New diggings are
opened near Geelong, very remunerative. The price
of gold at Melbourne 76a. per ounce.
There wee a good demand in the labour market for
agricultural servants.
The wool market is reported without animation,
and prices nominal. Other articles generally un-
cheer d.

NBW POSTAGE RATES TO AND FROM

FICIOBI4.

The Gazette of last night contains a Treasury war-
rant directing, that on and after the 20th inst., there shall
be substituted in lieu of the rates of British postage, now
payable on letters transmitted by the post between any
place in the United Kingdom and the colony of Victoria
(direct, or through any foreign country), amended rates as
follows :—On every letter not exceeding ball en ounce in
weight, a uniform British rate of one shilling, if the sea
conveyance be by packet-boat, and of ,ightpence if by pri
vote ship. On every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in
weight, transmitted by the post between the colony of
Victoria end any other of her Majeety'ai anionic', r any
°nip' country, throngs the United Kingdom (whether
through any foreign treantry or not), the rates of British
postage will be as follows:—Between Victoria and any part
of the United Kingdom, theme conveyance belay by packet
boat, a rate of one shilling, and of eightpence by private
ship; sod for the eouveyanos of every such letter between
the port is the Uoind Kiagdom of the departure or arrival
of the packet or ship conveying the same, and the colony or
terrain country to er from which the same shall be for
warded, such additional rate of postage as shall from time to
time be charged for British postage on letters posted or deli•
veredat the port in the United Kingdom of the depsrture or
arrival of the Teasel conveying the same nod transmitted
direct between such port and any such colony or foreign
country. Every letter exceeding ball an ounce and not ex•
needing on. ounce in weight will be charged two rates ut
postage; exceeding one ounce, an: not exceeding two
"sates, four rate* of postage; not exceeding three ounces,
oda rates; not exceeding four cones., eight rates; and fur
every ounce above tour, two additional rates, every fraction
of an ounce being t harged as one additional. Letters emerge
able under the warrant in question, if they pass through a
foreign country, will be subject to any foreign postage pa,
able thereon, is addition to the British postage. Certain
privileges now granted by law in respect to petitions, ad
, dresses, seamen's and soldier's letters, 80., and to remain
masher. d. It i.further provided that letters or packers
ousted in or addressed to France, or any foreign country
through France, and transmitted between France or foreign
countries through France and the colony of Victoria are
excluded from the operation of the warrant.