The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-14 00:00:00

NEW SOUTH WALES.

The advioes from Sydney extend to August 11.
An address to his Excellency, moved by Mr.
Parkes, stating that the present postal route via
India has worked most unsatisfactorily, and praying
for the opening of a line of mail steamers via
Panama, has been passed in the Assembly, with the
assent of both the government and opposition.
The Chinese Immigration Bill, by which a tax of
101. per head was laid upon the importation of China-
men, having been pasted in the House of Assembly,
was referred to the Upper House,where, after warmer
discussion than usual, in which it was manifested
that the Council was opposed to the spirit of the
bill on constitutional principles, the bill was referred

to a select committee:" the probable result of which
is," says the Sydney Herald, " that the bill will be
shelved for the session."

The Legislative Assembly his adopted a resolution
in favour of the conveyance of immigrants into the
interior at the public expense. Hitherto it has been
the custom for immigrants to remain idle in barrack.
at Sydney, awaiting employment, that might be
readily obtained in any of the country districts.
The revolution referred to was as follows:

1. That in the opinion of this house, a eystem alight,
with advantage, be established under the management of
the government, for conveying immigrants whose troika
and oompations are most required in the country Ms-
triets, into the interior. 2. That depots ought to be
formed at Goulbara and Bathurst, to which immigrants of
the class mentioned may be forwarded by waggons or other
conveyance', at moderate charges ; there being no means
provided by private enterprise, by which female immigrants
and families may be forwarded to the month= sad western
parts of this colony.

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The Legislative Assembly has recently voted the
sum of 712,0001. for the extension of railways to
Penrith, Picton, and Singleton, by a majority of 5
to 1. It is understood that the new lines will be
proceeded with immediately.
The Electoral Bill may be said to have passed
through committee of the whole house. Manhood
suffrage has been adopted with a residen-
tiary qualification of six months in one district.
But this extension of the franchise has been
coupled with a property suffrage, by which
owners of freehold and leasehold properties,
occupants of premises, and lessees of crown lands,
will enjoy a secondary vote. A special representa-
tion has been conceded to the gold-diggers, who are
enfranchised by a six months' holding of a miner's
right. Voting by ballot has been confirmed as an
essential part of the bill.
Concerning the gold fields the Empire has the
following intelligence :

It would spins; that • remarkable increase has tikes
place during the last few mouths in the productiveness of oar
gold fields. In the year 1856, the quantity produced for the
six months ending in June was 45,190 ounces; in
1867, It was 66,160 ounces: but in 1851, we
And that it has increased to 105,397 ounces ; approaching
in value closely upon 1,000,0001. per annum. The reesipts
per noon since the Ist of 'Tannery last serve to prove
the corrodines of the opinion which we have frequently
expunged, that population ►lone is needed to deve/ops
the richness and extent of our mines, many of which
have never yet bent fairly tested, owing to the greater •ttre-
date presented to our mining population in the first
blush of the gold diaoovery, by the diggings of the
sister colony. Individual rumen is far move frequent
in New Routh Wales than in Victoria, and, takes in son-
Mika with their respective populations, our mines are
the wee productive of the two. While Victoria shows a
weekly yield of 30,000 ounces to a digging population of
80,000 or 90,000, we have • produce of 4,000 or 6.000 ounces
to • population of only 10,000 or 12,000. These are statistical
lasts, which cannot easily he got over.