The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-13 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

By this nuul we reeeire advises from Melbourne
and Adelaide both to March 25. The main politi-
cal facts c.f the month are that the Hodes' ministry
war• still in power, and that the Apseinbly was
slowly proceeding with the estimates fur the year.
On the 96th of February the Treasurer laid be-
fore the home, his revised and amended financial
statement, together with the second edition of the
ottiltinten for 184311. He adds 150,000!. to the cur-
rent year's revenue, from increased land sales and
income front the Yan Yean water supply ; and he
aloincta the goon sum of 414,5001. from the esti-
mated ampentliture by making reductions upon
varietal' NUM wairia. This miles the total revenue
front 2,9111,360. 3,135,350 t. ; while it lowers the
expenditure from 3,554,9421. to 3,140,4421. The
Tn.usurer further announces, an a part of the mi-
nisterial 'rheum, the intention to lease the public
railway. 4, far ae &birthed, to a private company.
The government had ',anted the neeerwary instruc-
tions for taking the census on April 7.
Extensive reductions in various departments of

THE

government service were being carried out, or in
prosy rt.
Efforts were beingmade by some of the goldfields'
remmentativea to abolish the half-crown export
duty on gold, but there appeared to be little chance
of the it succeeding, at least in the present 51:SSI011.
The 3/..ib, Ff..eaiti says :
The latest intelligence from Europe, informing us of the
sevens distress of the operatives in Enginud, and of the
mvolutismary
extraordinary interest. A deep and universal feeling of
sympathy with our distressed fellow•eountrymen at home
pervades this community. Whether it will take any form
of practical espres.i.tn, however, remains to be seen. It is,
however, by promotin4 emigration Ititherwanls on a bowl
scale that we ran hest help them, and there is no question
but that the pre«•nt state of things in England will give a
i strung kaput. to the agitation is favour of revived inimi-
ration. Already, indeed, we can see the effect of the re.
emit intelhenc., working strongly in that direction.
Our dates from the seat of the New Zealand war
by last mail Pero to the 9th February. By this
mail we leant that there bad been two
arrivals at Melbourne from the neat of war
—one to the 19th of February, and another
'to the 23ol—which have beet' supplemented
by a telegraphic meausage from Sydney, bringing the
dates down to the 12th of March. There had been
sundry attac►s anti repulses of a more or less
marked character, and there was much talk of the
rebel natives. being brought to terms, but nothing
bad been done 160 definitely 118 to lead us to hope
for finch a result without more vigorous measures,
combined, perhaps, with a change of tactics.
The substance of the telegram, with news to the
12th of March, was, that there had been a con-
tinued interchange of /lute with the natives, but
that nothing had been effected, beyond a gradual ad-
vance and strengthening of the British line in the
dinction of the enemy's redoubts. On the 4th,
three officers of the 40th and one of the 65th Lad
been badly wounded. On the following day, one
of the 411th was killed, and two wounded. A vo-
lunt,r rifleman, named Edward Messenger, had
also Lou shot dead. On the afternoon, a flag of
trues. wait hoisted by the enemy, and Major-General
Pratt at once sent for the Native Secretary, but
the nature of the proposed communication was not
known when the despatches from the seat of war
left.

Itopectiug the phi fields the /braid isay% :
Things are not quite so flourishing this month with re-
gard to ova g"lil fields returns As they were last. Still,
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them u little' room for di,

Or ground for corn:

During the present veer, the amount of gold
brought down from the pr Mesita) gold fields by escort has
been 443,9n6ounces, which, at 41. per ounce, gives the value
of 1,735,n241. as against 435,240 ounces, valued at
1,740,9647. for the corresponding period of lastysar. The
shipments so far, for this year, amount to 434,490 ounces,
valued at 1,737,9:417,, as against 434,894 minces, valued at
1,739,576,, for the corresponding period of last veer.
Since our lest summary, the quantity of gold brought down
by escort amounted to 131,442 ounces, as against 1314,293
ounces for the corresponding period of last year, and as
against 165,885 ounces for the corresponding period of the
year 1859.

TALLOW.

(From the circular of Meters.
Friday eveniCulverwell, Brooks, and
Co., dsted ng.)
Since our report of last week very little change has m-
oaned in the tallow market. The Maims, for consumption
hes bees steady, but with a rather slackened demand,
partly owing to the advance of the season, and also to the
fact of the trade having bought rather freely durieg the
previous week. The supply of " aorta* has been moderate,
and new Y.C. being still firmly withheld from consumption
by the monopolists, we might look fora possible advance in
prices of the former, were this not kept in check by the old
Y.C. tallow, which holders now are of course anxious to
dispose of. The character of this tallow, however, renders this
a matter of difficulty. as in most instance* it is not adapted
to the requirements of the trade at this Demon. As the
balk, however, of the entire stock of tallow in London will
probably be released in a month or two from its present re.
ideated position, and will be on the marketlas old Y.C.), we
may reasonably hope for a better demand, as a very hire
portion of it being of 1010 61 import, is of course still in
sound modifies, and adapted for all the ordinary purposes
of the trade; and the quantity submitted will probably
reader it amenable at moderate prices, even though the m-
ating monopoly be farther riatiotained by the appropriation
to that purpose of the next season's import. This latter
contingency however is, to say tits least, a rather doubtful
matter, and but v few circumstances at present indicate
its !Rol:ast. *mom t.

To-ilay the speculative business has lees vary limited.
The quotations are to Dew Y.C. tallow Nis. 3d. ready de-
livers ; sits. May and June ; and ma. per cwt. October to
December.

The arrivals for the week ending the 9th instant were 62
casks ; deliveries, 1,371 casks; stoct, 68,035 casks; showing
a darsesse of 1,309 cask..
Tows Tallow Ism steadily maintained its position of the
fanner week, but the melters have had DO difficulty in
westing the trade demand. To-day there is again no elk.
ration, 57.. 3d. per cwk, or Ms. 9d. net cash, being the
"letter pries." Fat, 2s. llad. per stone of Blbs.
The following are the particuLirs of to-day's public sales :
—Y C. casks of unbracked were offered of middling
quality, and were sold at 51s. to Ms. 3d. per cwt.
Cideesa.—Buiriness in this article has been steady during
the week ; prices in general haring been fully maintained,
specially for best qualities. 385 casks were offered to-day,
all of which were sold ; good sheep at Ms. Gd. to 555, 6d. ;
fine ox at 535. to 535. :id. ; second quality, 525. to 525. ad. ;
mixed descriptions, 495. to 53e. for • portion, rather aid
and bleached ; and Ms. Pd. to 53e. 9d. per cwt. foe dark to
fine quality.
Mouth American has not attracted much notice, and the
hominess transacted since our last hen been small; WO casks
and 356 boxes were offered to-day. Fine box tallow brought
Us. dd. to Ma; locondquality,s24.&l., good body but rather
brown ; 545. 6.1. was paid for good quality in pipes ; Me.
and Ma. 9d. for dark to fair. sound descriptions: end
,Al. to She. (kb for tallow mixed with grease, but of
fair body and colour. About9Ocasks were sold, aud nearly all
the beam

Amtralisn.—Sirpplie, have continued very short, and we
have limed of on transactions until today, when 134 casks
were *fora for sale by suction, of which one half were
sold. Used to Sue ox tallow at 51s. 9d. to 581.. Od. per cwt. ;
lower mixed guilder. being neglected. There ie no sheep
tallow I. the market
East India. —9O es...a were offered of fair colour and 614,
but acit quite free from water. They were bought in at
per cwt., 41k. bid.
IlfraiL-15 skim wife offered, 5 flas sheep, 10 fir e ; 5
of the latter were sold at 53a per cwt.
Cocoa Nut Oil. —A steady business has been transacted
during the week, hot the demand has been rather lees active,
and the quantity offered being large, Miceli in some notations
have bees barely maintained. 500 casks Cochin, 175 maks
Ciylos, and 531 maks and 9 tanks of Sydney, were brought
forward to.day. 17 casks of middling Cochin were sold at
411.. :61. to 4.01. OM., all the superior oil being bnu4ht in at
475. 6,1. 50 casks of Ceylon found buyers at Vb. to 4fis. 3d
The whole of the mydney was disposed of (the tanks ex.
eepted) at 435. to 455. for middling to good soda, awl elle.
to 475. 3d. per cwt. for fine to extra qualities, some of it
being very superior.
Palm Oil has continued in moderate defused, and prices
hare maintained the quotations of last week. At auction
to-day 453 maks were offered. Fine Whydah and good
logo hrmight ; ialerior to middliag aorta showed
a rather wide range of prices, say from 41s. 9d. to 445. per
cert. for dark dull uil to fair red qualities. About 300 seeks
were disposed of.
Palm Nut Oil.—Small parcels hays been disposed of at
farmer prices. 119 risks were offered to-day. mostly of
good quality. It was nearly all sold at 375. 3d. to 39,. per
cwt.
Month American Horse Grease has been steady, the de•
et being limited. 97 eases were submittal for public
competition, but they were bought in at 385., there being
no offers.

RAILWAY AW ILOAWATION IN TEA EAAT.—A bill
for the amalgamation of the FAstans Counties' Company
with the Norfolk and &astern Union will be proceeded with
next 11411.14041 in ACCOrlialeil with a provisional agreement en-
tered into in Ittirt. The amalgamation is of vital importance
to the Eastern Counties, as the company will then secure
complete and final control of the district comprising Norfolk,
Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, and Hunt-
ingdonshire, and be in a better position to deal with the in-
trusions which have been incessantly attempted of late
years. The legal pnvmdises which have been for some
time pealing between the company and the Norfolk sad
Ewan Vision Rendered the amalnsmation a matter of some
doubt and difficulty ; but the differences between the corn-
, penis* hawing bees adjusted, a main obstacle haa been ni-
-1 moved.

SAcRF.IO HARMONIC SOCIETY, Ex REP:HALL -
farad in itfrypt erW la. again performed on Friday. Ida N.
Priseipal vocalists. Miss Parma, Miss Banks, llfadone
Saiatoa-Dolby, sir. Sinai Reeve% Mr. Santley, and Signor

ETHMOLonIi•AL SN'IITY.—A meeting of this
society will lie held tomorrow evening. when M. Paul
du Chaiilu will read a pener "On the Races of Nan in
Africa, from observation. during a residence of four years."
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M. Thd,iiveuel has, it is said, addressed a circularto
the French consular agents in America, reeommemliag them
to observe the strictest neutrality in the *yenta which are
now taking place in that eonstry..

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The Cw. ter de B,ren, which howl optxwed the in-
tolerant memoirs moonily pared menet protestant' la the
Tyrol, announced ce May 4 that, it would not be able is
future to publish its lid of semosieres and deaths, as the
curb of the district Led refused to 'apply it any kers.

EXPRESS,

MONDAY

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