The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-04 00:00:00

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL

We have received by the Overland Express oar
papers from New South Wales and Victoria. The
mall dates are July 16, from Melbourne; and July
11, from New South Wales.

VICTORIA.

We extract the following from the rummary given
in the Mama-no Argus of July 15:

POLITICAL.—Pediment hi/ been in MOM since our lest
summery, and it stands now adjourned to the 10th of
August. We have thus been deprived of our ordinary topics
of politica diesseeion, and should have been in • state of
unwonted political quiescence bathe two extra-parliamentary
enbjecei width have supplied both the public and the pal
with rasher for force debate. One has been the exercise of
govenunent patronage, the other the new regulations for the
conceerkin to mining companies of leases of auriferous lands,
About pernmege we have had some very bitter discussions,
in which the feelings of religious animosity, which have
Song been nnesiderisg here se elsewhere, have broken
out. Mr. O'fihenasay, the Premier, is an Irishman and •
Roman catholic, known to have the strongest predilections
for his native country and kis creed. Nor is he the only
catholic or Irish member of the cabinet. Great sensitive-
tome exists here with regard to the powers of official
patronage, and the fear which was extensively entertained
M the fret mention of the new cabinet—that a system ol
fammatime would be introduced—appeared to receive ece-
Irmadca Mill the nature of the early nominations mat by
the ininleiry. Beard members of the catholic church, and
owe Maher of the Irish members of the government,
were aimed to fill vacancies that fell due. One minister's
brother-in-kw became an acting colonial Burgeon ; another,
a wardes at a gold field. There were certainly appearances
that jumbled the impreseha that a policy of patronage wee
about to be adopted, based on narrow principles of pereou4
party, or religious pretense* rather than on the bred
grounds of competence. In tile impression originated amy
against the government as a catholic government, and a die.
position ca the part of protestant& to rally to the Team of
the public service, and prevent its being "swamped ' by the
members of a particular nationality, and the adherents of A
particular church. This state of feeling has now toe great
extent subsided. Possibly warned by the almost unanimous
deprecation by the press of the policy which the early acts of
the ministry appeared to indicate, they have done nothing in
their more recent appointments either to create apprebension
or to call for aware. In the department of land and works
Mr. Duffy, the present president, has announced the intro-
duction of the system of competitive examination'', and the
first 00011AOM of applying this new principle is fixed for Mon-
day next. Mr. Duffy has gained general credit for the adop-
tion of this principle, whilst the particular mode In
which ha proposes to apply it has been subjected to
some discussion. He throw, open each individual
offlos which falls vacant in the sciestific or professions!
branch of hie department, and it is to be feared that, as one
consequence, it will be found that few persons will care to
compete where there is only one prize to be gained, or that
the majority of those who are necessarily time titer time
rejected will soon sicken of the permit. A modification of •
the English system would be preferable. If periodical exa-
mination, were held, and. certificates of competency given to
a definite number of candidates—the number being deter.
mined by the probable requirements of the public service fa
a certain period—and the names of these genilemel
recorded in the order of their melba, mesas •
might than be filled up as they occurred wills
much greater facility and satisfaction than by the :
plan proposed. Apart from their nominations to raw
°Mom the ministry have encountered censure fee the •
known or suspected offer of political place to several mem.
hers of the two house, of parliament Mr. George Wegg
Horne, a member of the assembly, has been appointed
to the new vice-presidency of the Board of Lend
and Work,. This gentleman was a cabinet minis-
ter fa Mr. O'Shanamy's first government. The
presidency of the sewerage and water commission was
aka to Mr. M'Cotobie, a member of the legislative
carnet, but was declined by him and conferred on Mr.
Horne, who now holds it in conjunction with his other °Oka
With the exception of Dr. Tierney, who has taken the poet
of deputy-registrar for tha district of Melbourne—a poet
which is pronounced by some to be quite inconsistent with
the dignity of a seat in the upper house of islatnre—so
other member of the legislature has been actually appointed
toe place a ensoluntent, though overtures in almost every
dimities have been reported, and made the matter of politica
scandal. If the real secret histoty of the last month or
two were known, it would probably be found that the free
attersoce of geisha opiates has madded a most salutary
induces in &whin the tendency to a great evil.
Morino Lianas.—As we have intimated, almost the only
other subject of discussion, in the absence of immediate par-
liamentary logien has been the system of regulations issued '
for the 0060111111011 to mining companies of leases of sufferer'
lands. The want of some arraugement by which a certain
fixity at tame should eooourege the investment of capital he
*Whig pornite, at • time when the necessity of capital,
machinery, sad orpnieet ion for the further development of
our anahrooe remoras, is every day more and more felt, has
for a long time past been pressed on the attention of the ,
executive government. It was a matter of so complicated
bearings that no code of regulations could be readily fixed
although the goveronsent were invested by a recent act .
parliament with full pswers. The right.ef the Mill i
miner, and the avekleace of any policy which should pm-
tioally lock ap the gold lands, or any undutiportions from
coming immigrants an Wow head, Lod the limits claims
of capital to areas security of ratans, were main potato
to be considered. After neridenble delay, a series of draft
regulations we kneed, and both the metropolitan and
country press am emend in dimming their merits On
the whole, we believe the opinion of the dig? community
te in their favour, and measures are being rapidly adopted in
various' districts to take early advantage a opportrmithe
they afford for the occupation of considerable areal of aura
felons land, and the Investment of capital in worlds( k
This subject might be supposed to be of all others Meade
of political but into the discussions of it in the
mining jamas a amount of party feeling hasevi-
dently entered. A °pubertal of mining delegates, to te bald
at an early deb in Xelboarne, will probably result in same .
lecoromendations that will reader the eystem at present
posed more perhet,, end nese seserali.actingable, whilst the
WWII corporniess aa the nit kpow• as Mahar
Boards, will enjoy the right a any Dew or
amended regulations lbw Sew, net ineensietent with the
Oald•fielda Act, and othnittlog then Ibr the approval el
the aseasattre max&
orWea hove this non prospkprativelect that a
nein' of sib, apoth stick nes re• .
gibed by the wow meadow hats whisk our gold•deldsy me
pankg wit mesa be la peel waiks. he political i
as el fhb COMM of slain hens are important. , i
Dlgg gammen en snag* the man potent darts
ponder pada; todussole. A call hes orison fre
a mdeleholel- depseneen to be downed column
to n ibs Alas. Already the diggings me
the cabinet, sod it is felt that the miners onfr'otdare
destin te amstitute a great political as well as industrial .
power I. the sobs. At this moment the stability of the
ministry doped& very greatly upon the mamma of approval
awarded *Awe salkbat boa to the hew leedaff Me!
tallow. Then ero in abet political incideats. an
general shelter, whit the repeat coons of events bee
pointed to es possibb mast be looked far sow for setae
soothe le coma.
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beill the aatbnd hew of ea omen of emorrodles. •
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Ervarecs.—The revise* ii the ationy.oo obibuoll
'storm recently published in Ile flara., have .e
-teed is all brambee. The total-plebeilt
ended the fad duns was I.44yer
-• the ocaresporlboy peril t.