The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-26 00:00:00

VEI3BELB SPOKEN WITH.

Adele d (.1.4.), from Plymmul hr l'or: Adeldde, Nee. Ts, 1212
N, irm. ti.lo w., 17 day% out.
Here ilea ~Englieh barque), Nov. 21, lat. G. 33 N., lea. 23.10 W.

Tae ACSTRALIAN DIGGINGS.—The following
extract from a letter dated Melbourne, Aug at S:—•' .\ .
thoughts are now turned towards the still greater and 1..•
creasing promises of endless wealth now opening before u..
Gold, gold, as you will see and hear, is now found a:. I
proved to exist in abundance in many of our ran ~ and
government has already taken steps to secure this addition .1
prospect of our growing wealth and importance, by send:!,
qualified persons and commis,ioners to the different locality
where the mince arc known to be, thus establishing in 50.1
rights, and affording protection and assistance to all v.:,
are disposed to try their fortunes in our El Dorado.' C•':::-
misssoner W— is one of the numbers so employed a. •:.
Pyrenees, near his own station, and samples of their • •
gins' have already been received here. As yet they C.
not found many ' waggon-loads,' but they have s:.ti•:i t
themselves and the public beyond all doubt that the I.:
CiOLIS metal does exist there. . . . But, alas, no e. : :

without alloy, and we poor squatters must suffer from all
these wonderful discoveries. Our men are already th,ertic;
us in numbers, and oil off, to the diggings. Happily the
weather has been greatly against them, and will C.JCtillll,.)
fora month or two longer; but when summer return., if Ow
gold continues plentiful, the fever and thirst utter it rem,:
become greater and greater, and we poor squatters wi'l
have a man left to look after our flocks and herds. Alna.iy
this year our losses have been tearful from the long ilrom:lit.
Our approaching clip will be far short of former year.—tint
from the want of feed; secondly, from cur great ;
and now the almost certainty of our men desertiutz
upset us altogether until the great news of our gold reach,
England, when, no doubt, we shall have en inertias• of
emigration and labour beyond our wants. Until thou,
help us! I forgot to mention many precious stones 11.aa
been found."

TUE ANNUITY T.LX.—We aro tad to hc:lr th.a
the government are, under certain conditions, likely t eicu
their consent to the scheme for the abolition of the Annuity
Tax. This is of great importance, as, without that run,-,
the bill, which interferes to some extent with the prop,ry

of the crown. could not have been even taken into cor,i,

lion by parliament.:Slntantat:

[AdVeIIistRICTII.3—HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AN I.
TF Lev a rola Haor.y.—Ettzact of a letter from Mr. Win. T.

of ltunifor, tLard May I, ibil : —l' To Proferwor LLuf ardy.
yearn I wile etsercly afflicted with dropay; at wa
and legs were so much awdll...a that I was gave anukie t. .
consultid many doctors, at d tried remedy after remedy win
ebtalnlng relitf, but I wto diseppointel m aU uail I tri.
raluttil: pill., which I gruielu ly acknowledge hang been
or JllOl of of 4 cure of my comolaint, and I am now ::.
lament of etc:client health."—Sol.l by all wakes of in.,
throughout the cicalae," world, and at Prulttaw I.
liahmetit, 211, strand, London.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.