The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-19 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

By the Overland Mail we have received advices
from Australia three days later than those received
by the Victoria. The Cleopatra steamer, it appears,
was to sail early in October, or simultaneously with
the Slianghae, by which the present advices have
reached England. We have received a private
letter from Ballarat, which says—" The business
of the diggings proceeds quietly, and I believe as
successfully as of late. Individual cases of fortune
are not as much talked of, but I believe that this
arises from the fact that lucky parties do not
expose !the amounts of their yields as they did
when the extraordinary quantities lately obtained
first burst upon their astonished sight.
"The late heavy rains have caused the diggers
an enormous amount of extra labour, and in fact
it is almost impossible to conceive the privations
of comfort, -and the misery endured by those
engaged in deep sinking during this bad weather.
Hundreds are pouring in from all quarters ; we
have arrivals from all the other diggings and
colonies.

(From the Adelaide South Australian Register,
September 29.)
We publish to-day an amended summary, correct-
ed up to last evening, for special transmission by
the Shanghae and Cleopatra.
In the Legislative Council yesterday, Mr. Hare
drew attention to the Adelaide Land and Gold Com-
pany's doings: Several members followed one ano-
ther in condemning the proceedings of this society,
which only found a defender in Mr. Neales. A
motion was carried directing his excellency's atten-
tion to the matter.

The manifest of gold to arrive by the next escort
was received at the colonial treasury yesterday.
This quantity is 10,714 oz. 10 dwts., contained in
326 bags. This is considerably more than double
the quantity received by the last escort, and may
probably be taken as the prelude to still larger
consignments by succeeding opportunities. We
are convinced that the diggers would readily pay
one shilling per ounce, instead of sixpence for the
carriage of their gold to Adelaide; and if this price
were fixed by the government it would assist in
meeting the expenses of the escort, and perhaps
avert the necessity of resorting to other means of
bringing the produce of SOuth Australian labour
here. The value of the gold now on the road will
be, in round numbers, about .Z 40,000. This quan-
tity kept up monthly for twelve months would add
half a million to our capital at the end of the year.
The chance of increasing our means to that extent
year by year is not to be despised, and we hope that
every possible effort consistent with propriety will
be made to maintain the escort in its present state
of efficiency.
The arrival of the barque Caroline, has been
anxiously expected. The Caroline left Berwick on
the 15th of April, and having put in at Simon's
Bay, Cape of qoud Hope, for supplies, resumed
her voyage thence on .the 4th of August. The
passengers are the engineer, mechanics, miners,
and others engaged by the Strathalbyn Mining
Company, and the cargo comprises a pumping-
engine of 160 horse power, and a crushing engine
of 14 horse, with 50 tons of coals, the property of
the company.
(From the _Melbourne Argus, Sept., 26.)
No change of importance has occurred in our
markets since the publication of our commercial
report on Friday last. Gold has remained station-
ary during the week, the demand for shipment by
the Victoria and the Roxburgh Castle having kept
the price steady at 3/. 16s. 9d. until Saturday, when
it fell to 3/. 16s. 6d., purchases having been closed.