The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-21 00:00:00

PORT PHILLIP.

Front Melbourne Ul;ioes are brought down to the
beginning of February, and are veil satisfactory.
The colony continued to make press, with the
prospect of an abundant harvest and a fair oat-turn
of wool. The Melbourne Horticultural Society has
been re-establ.shed on an enlarged basis. The uni-
form rate of cheap postage had already even proof
both of the policy and the usefulness of the measure;
the amount of correspoodmice had increased three-
fold ; the effigy on the stamp is very unfavourably
spoken of, as bearing "a much closer resemblance to an
old washerwomas of 60 than a youthful Queen of 30"
—the saecuties of the engraving having been hurried,
the artist (Mr. Ham, of Melbourne) having more buil-
sem than he can well get through. The pretestant
and Roman catholic bishops appear to have got
into a hot dispute inset precedence, which is carried
en with somewhat unbecoming rancour. The Sydney
authorities, to whoa the matter in dispute bad been
referred, determined that the prelates of the church
of England, and that Dr. Perry, on whom her Ma-
jesty conferred the title by letters patent, could alone
be recognised as the Bishop of Melbourne.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Adelaide journals and &deices to Feb. 15th, re-
ceived via Singapore, furnish several interesting
items connected with the above oolony.
The total population of South Australia, at the end '
of 1849, was 36,460—the above abstract clearly
showing that one-fourth the total number of Euro-
pean inhabitants had arrived in the colony daring
the past year. The immigrant population is just
daub'. what it was in 1848, and far in excess of the
aggregate of 1844,1843, 1846, and 1847. The Ade-
laide City and Port Railway Company were urging
on the legislative council to pan the bill without fur-
ther delay. A gas company has been formed, the
shares of which were going off speedily. A revamp-
tion of the quarterly dividends of 200 per oent. on
Barra Barra shares was promised on March 31st.,
notwithstanding which circumstance the price of shares
bad given way. The Bremen ship Alfred had arrived
at Adelaide, having on board Prince Frederick of
Augustenlicirg, travelling as Lieut. Grunwald, accom-
nied hy Captain Stanley Can, an English officer.
The prince, who is cousin to Prime Albert, and a
an/hew of the Queen of Denmark, contemplates
visiting all the Australian colonies and New Zealand.
His Highs's* became the guest of Sir
Retry Young, the governor, who had proceeded
with his royal guest on a tour through
the provinces. The papers notice the decease
of Samuel Stocks, Esq. nor., who, since
his arrival in the colony, had QM a leading post in
its commercial and mining concerns, and manager of
the Barra Burrs. The Bank of South Australia ap-
pears to have got into some misunders'anding with
the middle-class interest, owing to the Bank's refusal
to cash any cheques under 61., as also by come under-
hand dealings on the part of Mr. Morphett, a direct-
tor, who threw oat bills for the Hero's cargo, because
it was likely to furestall that of the Competitor in the
Mauritius market. Some excitement had been cre-
ated, and was still rife, anent the discovery of gold to
some considerable extent, and a company bad been
formed " for washing and streaming for gold within
the colony of South Australia," the sphere of the
company's operations extending over 1,600 acres
of land, with about 20 miles of watercourse. already
purchased.

ICEDZIG3 IN THE ATLANTlC.—lntelligence was
reconni at Lloyd's ea Saturday by the Marv, Captain
Begsot, jet 'mired at Bristol, from Norionadlind, of an
aboesona field of ice, upwards of 160 mass in length, floating
is the Atlantis, about the parallel of latitude M. The Mary
wee entangled for several days amongst the icebergs. some W
which wens more than 900 yards high est of the water, wed
mesped from amongst tie= with extreme difileulty. At the
time several elks, vessels were beset, and it is Wrongly. feared
that as No see lies in the direct tasek of womb mooing the
Atlantic, setae swims disaster will be caned. This early
ddßing ol lee from the Polar sem is tioneidtred extrema?
favourable to do eapeditisse fa south of Mr JOIIS Franklia
and Ws bravo sompeaioss.
issiElNlßmwortatlTlONse OFbef 1861.—Among theemeasekos sunbecesptio
erpe.
arnnee.
memos eontributicas hem the worded dams limmghout
the wintry. la the metropolis the wersmw in the employ
of Yr. T. Colin bare inhem(bui upwards of Nis; those of
M. Breadwoods 101. Ms. The establishment of Keen.
Waterlow, lithographers, EL Itts. ; the benmetive seta.
Miasmal of the Load's and South Western Railway,
201. 13e.
7,IfFICIII OF NIOLICTISO VACCINATIoN.—The
Limps! Journal data* that swims' ravages were making
by the small sea amosget a vast *amber of childri n in and
about Bt. Reim% It b attributed to some objection raised
whist the mime by early all the mothen, who declined
hiving Asa nagelamod ; so resat so that, during the last
emern, rowliohathillY Iftwskidd. Wry few children were um-
plaited by these &Wanted foe that purpose. It has been I
meermil fast then were, a tow days ago, some twenty dill- I
dyes deed I. ens sweet in Bt. lielen'a
Tax NANTCOCH MlittDift.—The Munmorgaleire
AMR reports that fa mwely to the my numerous letters M
ismothir Mat by Mr. Sur natemdeat Uto mime po-
Z:11 me if, 'Mood. me to Maurice Murphy, me of the
soi=o4 f_f_th erne murder, no withimeemy intelligwe
until a
the
WWII simeilisithen s=
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Mat, the reel
num. of rho Miasma bob., es mtetediremby L amemplieo
Mies, Murk, Walt—a chancier airmempasimd tbfe
I WU, Illuakiktige, Midi it will 1104 be perm le_ pall& waif
Ina the It le eaderatery to knew Mat Mr. Meredith,
of Ifldtwy, the IrMadd mend Amain ef lialliven and Walsh,
is marl iveimeral boa the ells* of tie swim Werke he
at their has&