The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-25 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.
A telegraphic summary of the following appeared
in the Expreaa of yesterday :—This afternoon the
United States Mail steamship Pacific, Captain Nye,
arrived in our river, with the usual mails from the
United States, 197 passengers, and 100,000 dollars
in specie. She reports the arrival at Boston, on the
13th, of the Royal Mail steamship Cambric The Her-
mann, from Southampton, arrived at New York on
the 11th.

The coroner's jury in the recent railway accident
case had returned a verdict to the effect that the said
disaster was caused by the negligence of the en-
gineer.
A terrible calamity occurred at Buffalo on the
13th by the falling in of a building. It was supposed
that 15 persons had been killed.
By the arrival at New Orleans, on'the 12th, of the
steamer Texas we have later news from Mexico.
Santa Anna had proclaimed a new arbitrary law
with regard to the press, requiring all the papers
to be licensed by government, and the proprietors to
deposit large sums as securities, and copies of every
article to be submitted to government officers before
publication : to abstain entirely from discussing po-
litical matters. Severe penalties attend the infringe-
ment of these rules, and also as to publishing matter
denominated subversive, seditious, libellous, immoral
and calumnious. In consequence of this law, several
of the most prominent Mexican journals, including
the Monitor, had been discontinued.

By this arrival there are dates from Havannah to
the Bth last. There had been a disagreement be-
tween the authorities, and Lavalete, the second in
command on the island, and another officer, high in
rank, were going to Spain in disgust. The troops iu
the interior were showing symptoms of discontent.
Everything else was quiet.
From Texas we learn that the gold accounts are
fully confirmed. The Galveston News says it is in-
fcrmed by a gentleman from Hilkhart, that a party
of citizens, who had just returned from an exploring
expedition, found gold in the mountains, seventy
miles north-west of that town, both on the surface
and by digging. They brought beck several lumps,
all of which were valued at 5,950 dollars.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Nut Yoax, MAT 14.
The money market has been decidedly easier during the
last three days, much to the surprise of those who were pre-
dicting astringent market. Money on call has been freely
offered at six per cent. ; first class short paper has been dis-
counted to good extent at 6 to 7 per cent., and four to six
months' paper at 7 percent. per annum—iefact, choice four
months' paper has been done at 611 per cent. The demand
for foreign exchange has not been particularly entire ; the
bulk of the business on London was at 1091. We quote
London, 1091 to 110 ; Paris, 5.121 to 5.15 ; Amsterdam,
401 to 41 ; Hamburg, 361 to 361 ; Bremen, 791 to 791 ;
Frankfort. 4011 to 41.
COTTON.—The market dosed steadily u advised per
Canada, 9th inst., both buyers and sellers anticipating an
advance of fully Ad., by the Cambria.
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Florida and Uplands Ol 9 01 10 19* 10j

FLourt.—The market remains in a somewhat firm but
quiet state, varying a little from day to day, according to
the supplies and tenor of the foreign accounts. For export
but little is selling, but for the eastern markets and local
trade there is a lair demand.

ORAIN.—The supply of wheat continues limited and the
market closes rather firmer, with a fair demand, for export
and home use.

FiLEIOIIIII.—To California the rates are 35e. to 50e., with
but little offering. To Liverpool—Tobacco, hogsheads,
305.; cotton, square bales per pound, 9-321. to 5-16 d.;
flour and meal, oer barrel, 2s. ; rosin, Is. 2d.; heavy goods,
per ton, 221. to 235. ; grain, in bulk, per bushel, 6ld. To
London—Tobacco, per hogshead, 305.; flour, per barrel,
2s. 31. ; turpentine, per 280 pounds, 3s. ; measurement
goods, per ton, 18s. to 301. ; heavy goods, oil, &c., 309. to
355. ; beef, per tierce, as. 6d. to es. ; oil cake, per barrel,
3s. To Havre—Cotton, *guars bales, per pound, fc ;
ashes, per ton, 8 dole. to 10 dole. ; rice, 10 dol.. ; Quer-
citron bark, 10 do's, ; measurement goods, 10 dols.; whale-
bone, c., per pound, ac. to

AUSTRALIA.
NEWS FROM THE GOLD REGIONS.

We gave yesterday a summary of intelligence
brought by tise Atrevida, Captain Shears, which left
Port Phillip on the 23rd of February.
Mr. Edward Khali, bullion broker, of Melbourne,
has prepared a set of valuable tables, containing
statistics of the gold fields, &c., from which the fol-
lowing extracts are made :
Quantity of gold dust brought to Melbourne and Gee-
long.—By government escort, 1,339,8450 z.; by Victoria
Escort Company, 821,1430 z. ; by private hand, 601,6450 z.
Shipments of gold from the ports of Victoria—From
Melbourne, 1,886,2170 z. sdwt. : Geelong, 84,0200z.14dart.;
Portland. 3.0390 z. 7dwt.; Port Fairy, 1,6900 z. 7dwt. ;
total, 1,974,9750 z. 13dwt.
Amount of gold dust remaining at the 31st of December.
' In the Treasury, Melbourne. 83,678 oz. • Victoria Escort
Company, Melbourne, 58,982 Cr.;banks, Melbourne,
380,000 oz.; banks, Geelong, 133,0050 z. ; private hands in
Molhourne and Geelong, estimate 130,000 oz. ; total,
787,690 oz.
Quantity of gold dust taken to Adelaide.—By overland
escort, March to Droembet, 18;2, 228,533 oz.; ehinped
from Melbourne, 17,331 oz.; tiken by private hand,
171,160 az.; estimated quantity taken in addition to above,
166,687 us. ; Fhipoed from Adelaide to London, February
to Drremher, 1852, 263,60 os.

Amount 700111101D7 in the basks, assay office, and private
Lands at Adelaide, 290,816 or.
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Quantity of gold alien to Sydney in the year 1852.
Shipped, per Melbourne customs' return, 280,589 oz.; by
private bands, 341,739 oz. ; estimated quantity taken in
addition to the above, 100,000 oz.; quantity held by the
banks and private hands, 150,000 us ; total, 872.324
Quantity of gold dust taken to Van Diemen'a Laud in
the year 1834—Shipped, per Zielbmune customs' returns,

1,953 oz. ; taken by private hands, 140,546 oz. ; estimated
quantity held by the banks and in private hands, 50,000 oz. ;
slipped from Launceston, per customs' returns, 36,946 oz. ;
estimated quantity held by the banks and in private hands,
20,000 oz.
Summary of produce during the year 1&52.-173 tons
19 ewt. Iv. 121 b. 3 oz., at 705.-14,163,3641., exclusive of
gold dust in the hands of diggers, store-keepers, and others,
and'on the road to Melbourne and Geelong.
Amount of specie imported into Melbourne and Gee-
long in the year 18.52.—January, 23,0001.; April, 40,000/. ;
July, 200,000/. ; August, 90,000/. ; September, 538,0001. ;
October, 432,8081.; November, 397,8001.; December,
150,000/. • estimated amount by private hands, 632,200/. ;
total, 2,50,000/. . . . . . .

Number of persona who arrived in the colony and the
number which left during the year 1852.—Arrived, January,
7,494 ; Fellgnarr, 7,460 ; March, 5,063 ; April, 4,111 ; May,
6,631 ; June, 3,872; July, 4,271 ; August, 6,552; Septem-
ber, 15,855; October, 19,162; November, 10.917; Decem-
ber, 14,255; total, 104,883. Left, January, 550; February,
847; March, 1,239; April, 1,511; May, 1,629; June,
1,614; July, 2,383; August, 1,618; September, 1,841;
October, 3,637 ; November, 4,287 ; December, 5,866 ;
total, 27,022. Addition to population, from immigration
alone, in 1852, 77,661 ; arrived overland from Sydney and
Adelaide, and in vessels over those reported to the Customs,
also estimated increase from births in tho colony, 20,000;
total increase, 97,661.

The Argus of the 7th of February says, in refer-
ence to these computations :
The total amount raised from our various gold mines
during the pair 1852 appears to be 4,175,247 ounces, which,
valued at 31. lOs. an ounce. shows a national income, under
this item alone, of 14,163,364/. sterling. We are glad to
find that there is very little discrepancy between this esti-
mate and that pub.iehed in our summary (ot the steamship
Great Britain. Ours was a litle higher, but Mr. Shull has
avowedly made his estimates, when actual data were want-
ing, upon a very moderate scale, and the real total is
doubtless higher than even the annexed calculations w ould
show. With such mines of uncounted wealth at our com-
mand, what might we not become if our energy, our intel-
ligence, and our public spirit were equal to oar riches.
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A letter from Ballarat early in February, says :
In my letter to you lately I have given favourable re-
ports of these diggings, and yet the escort returns have
rather diminished thin increase I in amount. It is impos-
sible to judge of the yield of Ballarat by the escort. The
week before last I knew personally of more gold going pri-
vately than by escort. The nearness of Ballarat to Geelong,
the safety of the road, and the cheap and regular convey-
ances, make the journey so easy and available that few
lucky diggers will use the escort; and I know many who
boast of never having transmitted by it. On horseback 1
you can go to Geelong from Ballarat with ease in six hours.
Before the news of the nugget they a ere coming up rapidly,
but the rush now is immense. A new gully at Creswiek's
Creek, and new diggings at \Vahnup, were opened last
week. I am told that there are nearly a thousand at the
latter place already. The price of gold has risen to 31.85. Gd.;
some stores giving 31. 9s.
On the 6th of February three diggers, named
Gough, Sully, and Bristoe, arrived in Geelong from
the Ballarat diggings, bringing with them a box
containing two masses of gold, one of which actually
weighed 771 b. Boz., and the other 691 b. Goz., the pro-
portion of pure gold being more than eight-ninths.
They were both found at Canadian Gully, between
thirty and forty yards from the bed of the 1341 b.
nugget, and within some fifty feet of the surface. It
is further stated that accounts had also been received
of the finding of a 1001 b. nugget in the same golden
locality.
The fortunate finders of the immense nugget at
Ballarat are four new corners, three of whom arrived
in the colony in August last, per ship Lady Head,
and the fourth came in the steam ship Great Britain.
The three first proceeded to Bendigo diggings imme-
diately
after their landing, where they remained for
some two or three months, and made nearly 1,0001.1
worth of gold. They then joined the fourth person,
and went to Ballarat diggings. Out of one hole in I
the Canadian Gully they obtained the large lump
weighing 1341 b. Boz., another weighing 51b. aoz.,
and 21b. 4oz. of small gold—making alto,gether
1421 b. 3oz. out of one hole. They then sold their
claim for 3001., and went to Melbourne. They were
offered 8,000/. for the one piece.
The Ovens' River escort, which arrived at the
Treasury on the sth of February, brought 11,635
ounces of gold : and the Mount Alexander escort, of
same date, 6,132 ounces.
The gold despatched from the Ovens on the lath
of February was 4,478 ounces; on the 16th, 1,500
ounces were deposited for the next escort.
Up to the 12th of February, many persons were
leaving Fryer's Creek for new diggings discovered on
the Loddon, which were reported to be very rich,
and called the Bendigo diggings, though some dis-
tance from the old diggings on that creek. From
Fryer's Creek to Loddon is said to be 40 miles. On
the 12th a man had arrived from the latter place
with six pounds weight of gold, the fruit of ten
days' toil. The best Van Diemen's Land flour was
selling at Fryer's Creek at 41. per bag; potatoes,
9d. per pound : apples, Is. a dozen ; pudding raisins,
ls.; and bread and meat at former quotations. Gold
buyers were offering V. 12s. 6d.
In the district of Belfast, on the 31st of January,
hundreds of acres of wheat were ripe for the sickle.
The harvest was plentiful, but the labourers few.
Though 355. an acre was the price for cutting many
and many a field would fall ere a hook could'be put
into it.

The South Australian Register states that, although
there is at the diggings everything to indicate gold in
large quantities, none have succeeded in realising their
hopes.
Vessels advertised from Melbourne for London :
The Bombay, Feb. 18; Henry Gillespie, 19th; Bar-
rackpore, Syria, Florence, Beulah, Queen of Eng-
land, and Blackwell, 20th; Ann Bridson and Aber-
foyle, March 1; Windermere, Nelson, and James
Alexander, 7th; Emigrant and Condor, 10th; Golden
Land, lath; and Clara Symes, 20th.