The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-26 00:00:00

THE NSW GOLD REOIONB.

THE FIRST NEWSPAPER ON VANOOLTVER'S

11114 ND.

A alight conception of the state of affairs at Van-
eiraver's lard Ned Freese liver tea be kneed from the
non* fitertits, the fret per published as the island, and
the mend member of widelt, dated Jose 30, has come to
brat no paper was fret galled, or proposed to be called,
the 400 Americas, bat the title was changed to that of
Victoria tiaatte. It Le a ismi-weekly paper, and is published
wiry Wednesday and Saturday.
The Editor draws the following amusing sketch of the
setablishment in which hie paper is produced :-
1 "The present cumber of the Victoria Gazette is pestered
for publication ha a room more remarkable for extent than
oonandenes. Its walls abound is clarion, through which
the wind bears with an impartial equality the seeds of
catarrh and bronchial afflictions to the editors, proprietors,
and typographers. Its floor Li of a shaky character, and

seat passarimparts a tremulousness to its surface which
accadose the present writing to assume a character that
Chaco*Ma, wire he one of our compodtors, would find
it difficult to decipher. Cavities, large and small, lie in
welt for individuals, paring into and about the establish-
ment, which have already resulted in sedan shin damage
to the major part of its occupants. The editor's desk' is
a bundle of printing paper, skilfully polled upon a leather
trunk, vibrating with seek movement of the writer's Mad,
sad meapeling him to double up his person in the act of:pre-
paring ' copy ' to amannrmore ecotone than grecdul. TM
' Editor's ileay Chair' is a Chinese hunk, whose top would
be at a level with the desk, but for the brilliant Idea of in-
rearing the height of the latter by the paper expedient
alluded le. The striking thoughts which pervade the
brat& of the Individual favoured with these facilities
would find a much readier expesden at the point of his
pea bet for the drawback of being comegolled to retell copies
of this journal, receive items dams end correct misdirected
intruders on the point of their destination, simultane-
ously with inditing those remarkable conceptioos. Two
hugs fire-places adorn oar sanctum. Them ornaments,
having been bunt with a view to convey all the heat es well
as the smoke up the chimney, are is little dangerous is the
matter of risk of a conflagration as they are but slightly con-
ducive to comfort in modifying the blasts of Bo es., which
dispute occupancy with the present sojourns* in the Nis-
blishment we are describing. We had deigned supplying
these fuel eaters with a pile of lumber belonging to the Hod-
Son's Bay Company, stored to the premien, bat the prlsers
having occupied It in lien of a table, we have bees compelled
to postpone indulgence to that (tow) economical expedient. It
is possible, deo, that the corporation in question might enter-
tain sow objections to the mosses& use of their property,
which objeedoes, although we 0011Midir them aboard in
view of our moseddes, we are bound to newt. The
pleasant sounds of wood sawing, nail hammering, &c., add
to the facilities for editorial labour of which we are now in
existing enjoyment, and an occasional procession of Indiana
cheers and invigor►tes the writer by stopping and surround-
ing his locality of labour, and gazing apes his deeds with
the expression of intelligence eo.mmen to the physiognomy of
the intellectual race of which they are the repeseentadves.
Under such circumstances, our reams wM no that waking
up an interesting sheet is but a trilling tog."

The Casette undertakes to correct sOme errors Is She Erode
of 'paling .. Fraser." It asp :

"-Our balifornie ocatersp;nrire iadidge in a great variety
of orthography in printing the title of Frame river, mans
giving it se Frazer's, others as Frazier's, and others se
Frames. The correct mode Fraser,' and the word
streak' not be used in the pommies came. The river was
and after its &comer, • gentlemen now residisg in
Canada."

We are elm Informed that the decimal system of currency
fit almost universally prevalent in Victoria, and that dollars
and cents seem to have impended the sterling terms in that
portion of British territory.
The Gain tt notices • lerps number of frame buildings in
the course of erection on Yates, Government, end Wharf
streets, end • great many smell booths and tents on the out-
skirts of the settled portion of the town • but remarks that
on of eighteen property holders whom; its correspondent
Interrogated seventeen wore unable to tell ths designation
of the thoroughfare on which their lots fronted, although
two of them Ignorami were superintending the erection of
buildings.
We mike also the following extracts •
" lineations Justify us In making the amertion that bed a
shanties will elapse we the heed of ' Marriages,' will owe-
slimily, perhaps regularly, adorn the coke= the Neste.
Sped the 'good time coming.'
" It is noteworthy that one of the meals engaged in ocen-
7=e, pioneer gold immigrente to this country from
bears the nun of tha Mayflower. May the cola-
nder" foreshadow the establishment of a community worthy
to crisim sffiaity in energy and noire deeds with the Pilgrim
Fathom:* . .

" We have not yet men a Chinaman In Victoria, though a
entail number of cities.. of the Flowery Kingdom are
Mona to have left California In the Fraser rim exodus.
Frani a agn which appears in oar streets, however, it may
be preouned that John is among no, as it bean the eupho-
nic.. sad _ suggestive legend, Chang_Tsoo. Doubtless are
long the familiar interrogetiou of • Wantee Washes? will
be Wed to our every day conversational To=2;
N.8.--elsee the orb ve was panned 4 of batch
lave Maid from the Oregon and are camped in the vi-
cinity of the sign in question. Whether their efforts will
be devoted to the washing of geld or of clothing is • plat
yet to be ascertained, but we shall by it before corroders
at • memo* as early as the grave important.e of the sal*.
denende."

" Is reply to nuaserons queries that hays rssehsd as re-
the fedlielos for wediag in this port we hays to
Ptlscy:t-Ifit. Viotti& ie at present, so for se ditties ea raw-
dandies imparted see canierred, a *es port. Noes of
the rostrietions isoldsst M Italie to the Wrier of the
Whom rend hese. And sit the trade with minors We
it ream of a whoderale then a rota *rooter, we think
the oppertandliss Lit *via the more extensive branches of
ocanwroisi enterprias good now. Of worse this opinion
mhos only to the actual plasma condition of the market.
2. There sre as yet no hoes bore, or limu imposts upon
asy traders save them Malted ash or spirituous liquors.
A bear limn costs 240 damn pr annum, and a full retail-
ing liquor m iftq Manes 270 &Airs per annum, payable in
adorns. WMcsale !iguanas(' mad pay 480 dollars for
a Mmes. i. Thwe is a good opining now to the
of may isstriptions of mbar trade. Good artimstramti
nadir aka see is demenL Atoonieodetkes in the way of
&ahem sad antortsinnerat are sod poor In quality.
Hera • limey market with no tom I.js t.la open to all is
the town who ors In search of seek an opportunity.' "
Oa the oadjact of the Wars, our contemporary empramas
his Ideas In rams :

laet Etaaday, cat my winding way
To learn the topics of the day,
An sounds, ell voices, seemed to say,
Fnaer river.
At sash saloon thezleseta rang—
The revellers, a II
Toasted, DM:upped, IZZl—atad sung,
Fraser river.
The eterolmat, with his door bat dosed,
To show hie mum were tot exposed
For se/e, kept mattering as he dosed,
Fraser river.

TM dandy, with Ma rafted shirt,
Pma to pre on Madam's skirt,
Asa simply laid to Fanny Flirt,
Prue: river.
The Wear, Loft co his pick,
As " happy" es a " parka trick,"
laid, toe card only tabu the trick—

hire river.

The penes, se he Wt the church,
Wee arguing with Brother Birch;
Thus weals I heard—" left In the larch,"
"Frew river."
I windered on beyond the towli—
ne walleye in unbuttoned gown,
OA "Yoe bd." ",t" "now Panda &mit"
" Fraser Aut."

TY "
m- Oakes won is troop:
rat e* elbow, bared blare%
AM meld, the bow be gone to—Pertee--
lamb Abr.
I beiwted up the nowailis Moo ;
TI• Nib el hal Is skip;
The winds rta
were bw sad imp.
Prey river.
I gave it op and beenewerd bent ;
The waters mumbled es I went,
Clo, odium with trewnwe rent
To Frew river.

'THE PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL STRAYER
YALTA.—The Pe dalslar mad Chimed peddle Meader
MAMA, which hee bees lath* remodelled, end commuted
hes • Remy eteamer by Mr. John Lod, of Blitealrod,
weed cm e Olel trip yesterday with Melly momedel remit&
She has beta eemeidombly 'Warred. and m now ems el the
king mai kerlionsel motels Ilk the eurviak