The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-19 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL CHARTER.
LIVERPOOL, alef 911/AT.

The " Eagle " line screw steam ship Royal Char-
ter, Captain Taylor, arrived here this morning from
Melbourne, after an excellent psasage of 63 days.
Her advice' from Melbourne are to the 14th August,
considerably later than any previously received. She
has brought a general cargo of wool, hides, tallow,
&c., 118 passengers, and gold to the value of
360,0001.
On her
.passage home, the Royal Charter spoke
the following vessels :
Victoria (Norwegian barges), standing southward. Sept.
6, 5 p.m., Ist 51.26 lon. 49.11 ' • Morning Light (clipper
abip), standing to the southward, Sept. IL tat. 24.13, ton.
26.28; Eweeks, 19, lat. 17.46, low 27.40; overhauled
and passed French ship, from Callao. to Ham; Alma
(English ship), standing to the southward, Sept. 22, lat.
1.52, lon. 28.10; Ruston (English benne), from Liverpool
to Ad. laide, Sept. 24, lat. 1.14, lon. 27.17; Royal Stuart,
from Calcutta to Havre, Sept. 28, Ist. 9.40, Ism. 26.25; Nep-
tune'. Favourite, steering southward, Sept. 29, 11 a.m., lat.
11.22. lon. 27.6; Balder, from Rio, out 62 days, Oet 6, let.
28.7 N., km. 36.41 W. • Dell Haven. steering to the north-
ward and eastward, Oct. 7, tat. 33.3 N., lon. 36.25 W.
The Mermaid and Alberta were to have sailed for
Liverpool on the 16th of August.
The Essex was to sail for London on the 25th, and
the Northumberland early.
The Chinese difficulty, noticed in previous de-
spatches, was daily assuming more alarming propor-
tione. Meetings were being held all over the
country for the purpose of considering what steps
ought to be taken, and there was reason to fear that
the agitation will not be much longer confined to
mere speeches and evolutions. A collision between
the Chinese and the other diggers at the Golden
Point is already reported.
The state of the labour market may be inferred
from the following announcement :
A meeting of the unemployed labourers and arthena in
Melbourne and its vicinity Is at length announced to take
place In the Eastern Market. Them ars many obvious
remiss why they have hithertoabstained from such a Wilk
demonstration. Having at last resolved upon the experi-
ment, we trust they will receive a generous weed of public
eYeljetb7.
me Age thus reports the markets for the week
previous to the sailing of the Royal Charter :
The import markets have, throughout the week, continued
b. smiler uw..e i.L. 1, pi, *Lich has already prevailed too
long. Among the wereholieemeet some little thipttnesenthee

been apparent, an orders from town and country for spring
are beginning to come in. We can scarcely expet any
change for the better among importers until the arrival
of the next mail, and only then if our advice* bring us intel-
ligence of decreaaing shipmenta. For several mails put the
hope of the commercial community hu been, that shippers
at home bed taken the precautioa jo diminish their eon-
4nments. But hitherto this hope has been 41414
However, the advices transmitted in March lad will pro.
bably have told more effectually by the time the mail next to
arrive would be reedy for starting, au that ft is to he hoped
our news will be more favourable. If otherwiae, from the in-
creasing stock., and the drain of money which revolts from
the large advancee upon these goods, great mischief must
revolt, =lux indeed we have unlooked-for prosperity on
our old and new diggings. Anything which could increase
the available memo of the population, and thus create a large
demand for all kinds of gook, might go far to neutralise the
evils which must otherwise result from the enormous over-
stocking of the market. and the drain upon our pecuniary
mamma which this etc:wive importation involves.
Hems. J. H. Clue and Co. give the following report of
the wool, tallow, and hide. market: Wool—During the past
week a public sale has been held, at which about 200 balsa
were offered ; two lota were withdrawn, and the remainder
sold at prices a shade lower than last iale. Tallow—There
la still no demand for ahipmenx We have sold scone few
lota for local ume, and for beef 441. to 471. per ton ; mutton,
661. per ton. Two lots were offered by auction, but found
no buyers. Hideo—We have no traimactirma of coneequenos
to report.
From Moen. W. Clarke and Sons' Vieloria Gold Circular
we give the following report for the week :—The prices for
the week have been—For Csatlemeine, Banditiuret, and
Goolburn, 76a. 34. to 765. W. ' • Maryborough, Avoca,
Downy, Chinamazie, Fiery Creek, and Area*, 775. 3d. to
775. 9d. ; Jones's Creek, Sandy Crook, and Moreno, 765. 94.
to 77e. • Ovens, 77e. 6d. to 795. 6d. ; Ballarat, 7k. to 90s.
A larger quantity than until has been brought to town
during the week, and we may notice that the Chinese from
the Rockland have been arriving and selling their gold
previous to leaving the country. The late disturbances have
caused much consternation among these people.
The accounts from Ararat are exceedingly good, and the
escorts (run Dunolly end Ballarat are 'Arnaud by the gold
obtained there.

--EdmoreeseeMs likely to command some attention, ea me
large parcels of gold have unwed from there ; it is derived
from the quartz reef of the neighbourhood.
We have received mine gold from the Avoca diggings. Its
appearance fa similar to that of the Gipps' Land country, and
we believe its iseness to be about the same, but shall be able
to report by nest circular.
The escorts have brought us 68,125 oz. The heaviest items
are—Bandhumt, 10,296 m. 10dwt. ; Ballarat, 17,778 oz. 10
dwt. ; Bockworth, 12,068 oz. 10 &rt.
For the year: Oz. Dwta.
January 244,320 0
February
March 166,662 6
Za 177,286 0
22,810 10
Jos 2
July
,176
231,361126 0
10
68,
Alegre d
Gold shipped urbg the week :
Par Avon, for London 11,648 5
„ Ocean Chief, for Calcutta 4,068 0
• Daniel Rose, for Hong Kong 10,370 0
„ City of Sydney, fur Sydney
„ Heather Bell

89,728 17
We have Adelaide journals to the Bth instant.
The Register thus represents the present position of
the government : " It is now perfectly clear that
the government can by no possibility carry the pro-
gramme with which they came before the country
at the opening of the present session of parliament.
Their most important measures are either negatived
or kept back, and the policy of the opposition is tri-
umphant in the house."
Commercial readers will be interested to know
that the gold coin of Sydney was to be proclaimed a
legal tender in South Australia as soon u notifica-
tion arrived of a similar step having been taken in
Victoria. The only other topic worth special notice
is the departure of a party under Captain Fretting to
make further explorations into the new Lake Tor-
rens Paradise discovered by Mr. °eider.
Our latest advioes from Sydney extend to the
Bth August. A violent storm bunt over the city
on Monday, the 28th of July; and a great portion
of the country has since been deluged by torrents of
rain. The Hunter river again rose over its banks,
and inundated all the low-lying lands in its course.
Some of the journals represent the flood as being
more destructive than the first. The south-east gales
have also committed fearful ravages around the
coast. Several vessels are known to have been lost.

The following are the principal items in the com-
mercial advice.:

Flour is firm, but there is no alteration in price. Tha
millet guste fine flour at 261. per ton; seconds, 23/. ditto.
Wheat, Ioe. 6d. per bualml.
LIQVIDB.—The market is a little easier, but holders are
not dieposed to sell in any quantity except at full rated.
Brandy is worth from 19s. to 19s. 6d. In rum there is no
change, 10 0.p., 4a. 10d. to 6s. ; 30 0.p., 6..9d. to 6e. Geneva
continues steady at 16a. 6d. Wines are saleable at fair prices.
Beer in bulk, and bottled ale and porter, came/and quota.