The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-31 00:00:00

BY PRIVATE ESCORT.

Ounces.
January 7.—From Mount Alexander
14 Ditto
21 Ditto
91 28 Ditto
February 4 Ditto

Total 114,928
BY GOVERXXiAY ESCORT.
January s.—From Belmont
6.—From Mount Alexander 20,007
„ 12.—From Ditto 6,870
„ 12.—From %hunt
„ 15.—From Mount Alexander
„ 17.—From the Ovens 15,427
19.—From Balaarat
„ 19.—From Mount Alexander
„ 22.—From Ditto 4,577
„ 26.—From Ditto 6,617
„ 26.—From Balaarat
29.—From the Ovens 13,729
29 —From Mount Alexander 5,943
February 2.—From Ditto
2.—From Habitant
„ s.—From the Ovens
„ S.—From Mount Alexander

Total
126,617
By private Escort 114,828
Taken to Adelaide by Escort 20th Janu-
ary, 1853

Total 274,308

Ottoces.
Estimated produes to 31. t December, 1832 4,890,926
Do. from lot January to bth Febru-
ary, 1853 276.308
186,234

Grand t0ta1.... 6,1

Which, at 755. per ounce, is equal to £19,373,377
The produce for the present year shows that there is not
yet any reason to apprehend a sudden failure in t►e yield of
gold ; but even if the amount were leas than it fa, there are
still abundant evidences of the inexhaustible character of
our mines. Of these the most remarkable Is the feet that
within the last few days three unparalleled masses of gold
have been brought to light—such as perhaps the world has
seen before. They were fooad in a spot never much
frequented hitherto, and there are reports of numerous
smaller lumps having been found in the same locality. The
largest of these three great lumps weighs l3tilbs., of which
upwards of 12016 e. are pure gold. The otner two lump,
weigh 93Ibs. 2uz. sdwt. and 831bs. Sox. sdwt. respectively,
only a very small proportion being quarts. They are superb
specimens of gold and quartz inttrelended. The largest
weighs many pounds more than the famous " Kerr hun-
dredweight" of New South Wales, and has the additional
advantage of being in one solid lump. The fortunate
Baden are taking it to England in the Sarah Sands for ex-
hibition.

The locality where these splendid manes have been
found, is called the Canadian Gully, and is a branch of the
Balaarat diggings. These diggings were the first opened
up in Victoria, and attracted a large number of people;
but they were almost wholly deserted when the superior
richness of the Mount Alexander diggings was discovered.
They have lately risen again into favour, however, and
there is no doubt that tens of thousands will now flock to
them, and explore them more thoroughly. The difference
between the two localities seems to be that at Modnt Alex-
ander the gold is finer end more eqiiably diffused ; while at
Balaarat it is in larger lumps, and occurs less fre-
quently. A similar difference has been observed
between the Ophir and Turon diggings, in
New South Wales. The difference would seem
to indicate the existence of an original matrix or
fountain heed of the gold deposits, to which Balaarat pro-
bably lies nearer than Mount Alexander. Our scientific
men eau help us but little in the solution of that problem ;
but there is no saying what continuous exploration may
reveal. There really seems no antecedent improbability of
the existence of some such original gold-bed.
The price of gold in Melbourne has gradually risen to
31. 16s. en ounce, and it is likely to continue rising till ft
reaches the Mint price. The abundance of specie, the com-
petition in trade, and the raising of the rate of exchange by
the banks, have inereated.the price, and almost annihilated
the profits derivable from exporting gold. Yet the number
of brokers is very considerable ; and tte dubiousness =ach-
ing to the transactions of many of them is proportionately
increased.

The Sydney people have organized a private escort to the
Victorian diggings, with the design of drawing some of our
gold is their direction. The scheme is not at all feasible,
and it appears likely. that it will fad. Our neighbours may
well be satisfied with their own diggings and the large
quantities of our gold which—as Mr. Viestgarth's table
shows—find their way to the Sydney market in the regular
way of trade.
Socially, ear sedition is muck about the same as at the
date of oar penises summary. Yet there le a great deal
of interest in eat BMrldar Mims day byy.
Ten thousand mule irlf• Meld to ear population last
swath. Memo are 1O wiebtaisable, teats extravagantly
kfgh. seelettlimellhelemeimemarea&nnof crime prevalent.
Tlie amid sipeet, as ft etches a perms newly arrived, must
be wales d to he for him attractive.
Iles" it is not uassamon for inch persons to feel an
indignant soavictioa of having been imposed upon when
told of the wealth and comfort to be gained here. We
constantly receive litters from new omen, complaining
of having been deceived by mierepreeentatioss, and even
charging mas parties to the deception. The troth is, it is
the ignorance, the thoughtlessness, or the impatiens. of
immigrants, hat are really the caws of discontent and
failure, Ilea meet accesamodate themeless to the Inevitable
eimernetaasse of the pleas when they cams here. They
mud help thsamelves. They taut with. lasteed:of com-
plaining of the difficulties and diessillsets that meet them
apes leading, they must adage them, mad bravely struggle
throne' them. There is room ho every am who will and
can work. la a land where gold ma he picked up la large
mesas, when destitution is inipsmille kr any puma with
ever as small a Mare of energy, it is ridicules' Ise people to
be groxibliag about hardships and primulas& Once fee all,
we sales a person to come to Vieleria who is not pre-
pared balk to work heed sad to raft awns Moon-
vesissme.'
jites=ides to apply the pressing wools of Mass se-
ts some enlist, hm iamiesdl Essig the past
mem& Meth* hat the eserwh, sad
m" sle=midemaess
el
immediate Mai avast moue et
is the city and Doped the, dry bawd.
swim awl eves within WM% tho everiloaS population
We abetter Ismail inn sat weeds, band;ng*. and Mate.
Meats fes the hula= poem of the city are still nriagaill
nem tele et prepeely Mob prim as high es
would briag is say of the first maintercial lovas
The moil condition of the colony is still
gloomy, notwithstanding the expensive body of=
military, and the self-coogratulations of the seethe apes
oar peaceable state. The criminal calendar for the present
meth shows a list of 140 primmer, for trial in Melboutae,
although a separate court has been established at Mount
Alexander. The principal crime is robbery, generally with
violence; but murders of peculiar atrocity are shockingly
frequent. The act for preventing the immigration of Van
Diemen's Land convicts, however, has been calmed in
sense Instances lately, and its salutary severity has Kruk
terror into that depraved class. We look for a demean of
crime from this circusestaase, as the minded part of the
population is almost wholly essapmed of steeped convicts
from the neighboariag Waal.
The legiallature has wisely refined Ito saltation the
sale of spirits at thered lap, rightly judging that in-
cased crime would be the Metela result of permitting it.
The diggers are abase' of asesealty a posseahly disposed
body, if they are not provoked he ratee ; bat are ems-
sions they can exhibit a spirit of retaliaties. At the Ovens
the other day a constable accidentally shot a =NV the
population supposed the act was intentional ; they
in great force, end were very nearly lynching some of the
constables. It is creditable to the d4gers that they have
always reposed the tendency to lyuch-law, although they
liave„more than once been sorely tempted to adopt that
wild system of summary justice.

SYDNEY. done so, and upoa this witness gave the ;thee two the money,
The Sydney Empire of January 27 says: i.e., as. each.
John Westmore wan being examined on a similar train
The gold districts are nearly all indicating proofs that
of evidence, when the committee adjourned to this day.
they have been under-estimated. The number of persons at
several of them is gradually increasing. The Tema keeps
its hold on the public miad. The geological reports from CLARE.
the northern diggings am impulsive. The Ovens diggings, The committee resumed their inquiry yesterday,
however, now carry the chief influencer, and as new die- when the witness Keane having been cram-examined at
marries are being made in that direction, they always tend considerable length, in the course of which he stated that on
towards New South Wales and Sydaey. There is a strong the polling day he was armed with a dagger and pistol,
disposition to mend the gold procured there to this place for Csptain Eager, of the 31st, said he was engaged with his
sale and the establishment 91 our Escort Company will regiment on the polling day in taking voters to the poll, and
contribute to the developmeat of that branch of ear trade. described the rioting and firing that took place at the Six-
With regard to the gold fields of New South Wales, it is ob- mile Bridge polling-place, and which the hon. chairman
servable that they spread over a very broad surfaas,discleeing abbreviated by observing that these facts were already well
trams of connection from time to time between distant known and notorious
local diggings. It is difficult to estimate the richness of any Thomas Corrigan deposed to having seen priest Bourke
district comparatively with those of Victoria, as it is be- meeting the mob during the affray at Sixmile Bridge, and
lined that the number of diggers in our colony during the with that exception the election for Clare was as quiet as
past year has never at one time exceeded 10,000 or 12,000. ear other Irish derma, (Laughter.)
Regular employments have been always adhered to with Game Marshall, the private of the' met who was maw.
a greater degree of sobriety than in Victoria, and the ad- rially injured, described the nature of those injuries, and
vantsee has been, and continues to be, felt in the general Luke Hanrahan, a voter, described the rattling of stones
stability. about the cars, and to the injury he received on the first
The amount of gold exported from Sydney up to last day. It was such se did not make him wish to vete en the
week was estimated at 3,570,1051. It wood not be practi- second—"faith, no; not if he was paid for It, at all,
cable to state the amount of %htr which was derived from at all."
the southern proving,. It is of little comeinelico The committee stands adjourned to *la day.