Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-02 00:00:00

A USTRA-121-A:

•
The long delayed mail, with dates from Melbourne to May
17th, and Sydney 15th, has arrived. At Sydney trade
.re-
ported-steady at satisfactory prices. At Adelaide business
generally assuming a healthier toile, and increased confi-
dence in the stability of the improvements Melbourne tom-
.mercial reports not published in this morning's papers.
The Columbian brings gold and silver to the value of
£lB,OOO. The Monica sailed from Melbourne for •Liver-
pool on April 19,•with.33,789 oz. of gold.; the Mindora for
Liverpool, same date, with 4,403 oz. ; the Lincolnshire,
London, April 29, with 43,414 oz. ; Prince of Wales, April
30, London, -41,613- oz. ; Lightning, Liverpool,. May 11,
58,195 oz. The Avon will sail May 19, with 49,000 oz.
and 28,000 sovereigns. - The Benares, with the March mail,
arrived at Melbourne May 12.

The following frohi the suniniai'. of the -11-elbcattic
Herald of the.l7th.:-- - • •

. :
"We • have simply- to report no change' in • political
affairs this month. • Only a:few incidents of the mest'unim-
portant and strictly local kindluive transpired: For instance,
the process of taking the first -general registration under the
new act has just been r carried through its first stage, and
with very satisfactory' results.- • .The number of: damns to vote
for the Lower House placed in then hands of the registrars is
about 152,000, or very nearly one-half of the entire male
population of the colony; The suffrage is an unlimited man-
hood one, and the claims are collected by persons appointe'
for the purpose—not voluntarily tendered. It is clear, then,
that our electoral roll is even now in a tolerably complete
state. • Yet, -
so persistent is the spirit of agitation `amongst
certain classes of persons, and so frivolous are Sometimes the
pretences seized upon to maintain it,' that this community
has been nearly deafened, during the-last few 'weeks, 'with
'itr- • ,be- tF " fail "of th" P - &et

-cries aoou. ae ,ure vne new Registration Aft,
and the terrible (but purely imaginary) con Sequences which
were thence to follow. Nothing, less than impending retro.;
lution and bloodshed were threatened: An imperative
demand was made to the.government for the immediate con-
vening of an extraordinary session of parliament, in order
that thesobnOxioUs act' (which Wturonly passed three or four
mon4ha'age) might be amended Or-repealed. Of course this
'demand was flatly retlised' by"the' 'Chief Secretary ; and it
was 'next thrust, ill a vbfy insolent. style, in the face of the
Gevernor. His Excellency condeseenaed to reason with the
deputation who presented it, and adually succeeded in con-
vincing them that the course they were insisting` upon would
be alike despotic, ,thiconstitutiOiial; :and ie4tiltlesp: The
aftation accordingly ended:in initolte.- 'ss' ••••• '•
" Ministers 'are carrying'cliftlib,Volititi4 4PiadfifittiAtration '
with remarkable quietness, blltTeffaillif Inbfease' Of
their small stock of poptilatit/ ;'ratta the'ic4CiSel.
" Both as regards the attlertilit of gbldpreditte deliVertkl in
Melbourne by the goverinnent 'estcdurts'ltnerdf that. ex-
ported, the last month compares' unfaVourably with the
corresponding period of 1858, although there is an improve-
ment, also in both respects, in the return for the four weeks
of this year, upon that of the same portion of last year.
" The Back Creek continues to maintain a large popula-
tiOn—some 30,000 or 36,000 souls. The yield of these
diggings is materially prejudiced by the want of water,
there being no streams or superficial deposits of any kind
within several miles of the leads. The local papers report
:that tons upon tons of washing stuff have been 'piled up by
the sides of the shafts, in readiness for working. •

Another new gold field, Which,- accortlig .to present
accounts, bids fair to equal if not to surpass in' attraetive.-

ness even the Back ()reek, has been discovered in the
Wlvor district. The deposits are said to extend over an
area of fourteen miles, and most of the claims which have
been worked have given a high remuneration to their
possessors. The number of miners is small, the rush being
indeed only in its earliest infancy ; but, if the reports which
arc published prove veracious, there will not long exist any
cause for complaint as regards population, especially as the
sinking is said to be easy and shallow. The Indigo and New
Ballarat gold fields, which were very extensively patronisad
a few months ago, have lately been much depreciated in
popular estimation ; but the Ovens men, notwithstanding the
unfavourable results of recent operations there, continue to
retain their confidence in the future. The Bowman's Forest
exploration has failed to prove the existence of. payable
gold deposits in that district, and the yield from the Ovens
-gold fields at present principally • proceeds from the old
localities. The miners are .doing well at Sebastopol,, and
quartz crushing has been commenced on the Ovens river
with a fair prospect of•success.
" At Bendigo the alluvial miners are doing better than has
been the case for some time. Au old lead which was lost
about a year ago has been traced and re-opened under most
favourable auguries."

SYDNEY COMMERCIAL REPORT.
(Rom Messrs. G. A. Lloyd and Co.'s Circular.)

The commercial intelligence per February mail, which
reached this per Oneida, on the 4th instant, is generally
considered favourable for importers • but, owing to its arrival
only a few days before the succeeding mail of March was
due, the news produced no effect on our markets, beyond
stopping all business transactions with merchants, excepting
for absolute wants, as both buyers and importers deemed it
more prudent to await the delivery of the mail, due on the
9th instant, before opening new transactions. Trade during
the past month, although not brisk, has been steady and
satisfactory, prices obtained for goods generally would have
a small margin for profit ; the continuance of this depends
entirely on your operations, our markets are so sensitive
that shipments the least in excess of our requirements would
immediately cause a reaction ; and it would be well for those
trading with our colonies to bear in mind, that with the
monthly communication with Europe, and the facilities now
offered affordin every one the same information as to im-
ports and goods on the way, there is no possibility of
realising the large profits that were formerly obtained.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.—Since the date of oar last cir-
cular the banks have raised the rate of premium 1 per cent.,
and arc now selling for 2 per cent. premium for sixty days'
drafts.

COLONIAL PRODUCR AND EXPORTR.-The large amount
of tonnage on the berth for London, and the very low rates
of freight ruling, tend materially to support'prices for all
kinds of produce, especially that• of a bulky ~clesetiption.'
Wool, during the month, has been rather more •freely pur-
chased on arrival from the interior,.owing partly to the in-
creased rate of exchange on London, and also,to the general
impression that prices will rule high at the November sales
for first-class wools. Cocoa Nut Oil : the several parcels to
hand, since our last report, in all about 150 tons, has been
purchased for -shipment, at £32 to £33 per tun. 'Mot,/
has arrived beyond the requirements for home consnmption;
good quality is saleable for export ,at £45 to £47 'per ton,
for beef ; and £55 to £6O for mutton. • We learn that
large orders are to hand, per last mail, to purchase during
the approaching boiling-down season, which will probably
raise prices. A few small lots of sperm oil have changed
hands during the month, 'at £72 to £73 per tun; good
samples would now realise £7B. '
FLOUR AIM GRAIN.—SinCe our mat circular-
.there
atica •
marked change in the market for flour. —We now quote
£23
itioich£2r4atfasorhcoolldoenrsiala,reanndotdispo4Bs.
sepedrtobgarieuitlsttrksA,
as there
siscaerelZyanpdrwosepeLat
rofthaat fluor9tl36edr. advance. Wheat
hhaseatbeisenverrye_.
fused for parcels, and that Ils. to 11s. 6d was paid at auc-
tion on the 11th instant.
PROVISIONS.-Hams and bacon, of good quality, continue
scarce, and readily command 14d. per lb. on arrival. The?
market for Irish butter is, very unsteady ; the advices
recently to hand, -et enormous shipments to .thu colonies,
have lowered prices to 14d.• to 15d. per lb. for prime,
quality. North Wilts cheese is scarcef and wanted •at
13 d. per lb. ; other kinds are in better supply. Irish
pork is held for £5 6s. American beef will command
£4 10s. per barrel, guaranteed. Liverpool .:salt is sale-
able at' our quotations. Yrcserved salmon Diu 11b. tins, is-
enquired-.for at 17d. to •18d. Oatmeal•74aned7to ilitmpporoastetsure.,l,
both in good • request, at remunerative prices
FitinaliTs,to London are without altoratiow•
unpiessed, id. to '4d. per lb. in full. liides,,lss• by f7s.:*.
ton. Tallow, 20s. to 255. per ton, Coc,oa-nutila,
255. per tun. Sperm 0i1,,-30s. to 355. per tun. • Raul*
vmi
20s. per ton. •Timber, 18s. to 20s. per load.

• ADELAIDE COMMERCIAL' REPORT.
.(14.ant.iifestre. StirtiftZ•izOld elmkir.'
sconsiderablenga po r e,
onadiVyanee, -as thdllifit shows.
suGAR.—In • all; the lower and 'middling- description,l4ll'heereMhaa-rqtlbe:nfr.aom brings 410 hags: 'The
trade are only very slightly supplied.
‘TIMBan. AND %MMHG •MATEnIALS.—The last tWo
cargoes of deals have not yet' been sold, the e'onsigneeS:de;-
clinint to accept. present rates., ri The Wee.TOttie's cargo,
from Hobart •Town, has been sold at-th'e qUotations!-, •
METALs.—LSheet lead has improved xi pei
Fig-
iron is in better demand, arrivals' of laterliiiiitt
Ng iron is quiet at the same Price.afi4fiitkl`T'rf" •
' Corrals • has • declined from £lO3 'to £looPerel.o.lll.,
rebeipt of 'the last English adVites. • ..t;h,„
FLOUR' AND GitAIN.--L-Dllrillg the Month:y.l.e
assumed a- very firm. tone, and. -prices have
LlB 10s. and £l9 for fine flour to .ttp
which they remain. Wheat his'idsciguip.. .
Barley and-oats are Comparatii.;elyllagfi granigq''' I
"FREIGHTS have underenc • lit",
.lAlb)3,
ships are • loading 'for Eglina:'
I •
SrincY, 16s; to 20s. and the Cttrrent titta.; by TOISe
for. weight.
EXCltAltalt. —The banks have advanced. I.4eir,rate49 two
peri cent. premiiii“ for sizxky. clays' jazao,

RACING FIXTURES
A UG VST.

Brighton
Brighton Club
tTlverston
Knighton

Edgeware
Lewes
Wolyerhampion'
North Staffordshire

Reading
Wenlock
Plymouth
Congleton
York August,
Folkestone

3 I Spilsby .
5 Barnsley
5 Radcliffe

5 Barnstaple and North Devon 24
5 Egham

8 I Oxford ....
I Canterbury

9 Stockton -
i- 2
JO Airdrie
12 Lichfield , 29
16 Yarmouth • SO
16 Totness and Bridgetown 2
17 Derby Summer I
17

RIPON RACES.-MONDAY, AUG. 1

The Two Year Old Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added ; colts Bst
71b, fillies Bst 31b ; winners of 50 sous once 31b, twice 51b extra ;
starters twice and not winners allowed 31b ; the second to, save his
stake, and the winner to pay 5 says towards expenses ; T.Y.C.4
9 subs.

Mr J. Osborne's b c by Burgundy 1
Capt Cooper's Retreat 2
Mr Watt's Augur 3
The Studley Plate (Handicap) of SO sovs ; winners after July 28

51b extra; T.Y.O

. - --1
87 Mr Bell's La Victime 1 ..-
7 0 Mr Wilson's Maid of Tweed 2
5 6 Mr Caldero's The Moulvie .
The Great St. Wilfrid Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and only 3
if declared, with 50 added ; the second to save his stake, and the
winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses ; winners of any hand-
cap value 100 sovs after July 21, 51b, of two or of a handicap
value 100 soya 81b extra ; 2 miles ; 21 subs, 11 of whom declared,
,
6 4 Mr. Dawson's, The Slave 1 '
7 2 Mr. Hudson's, Secret Treasure 2
7 2 Mr. Gilby's Flash in the Pan 3

The Two-year Old (Selling Handicap) Plate of 50 soya; winners
after 28 slb extra ; the winner to be sold for 30 sous ; T.Y.C.
8 0 Mr. Tullett's, Eddmund Kean 1

•
LATES"T BETTING
MEMBERS' PLATE (RIPON.)
3 to 1 agst Plash in the Pan.
7 to 2 agst The Slave.
CITY PLATE. .
2to I agst La Vietime. a n".•-•:cf
4 to I agst Trepan. ; •

GREAT NORTHERN NURSERY
3 to 1 agst Eidolon.
4 to 1 agst Edmund Kean.
4 to 1 agst Be Quick.
6 to 1 agst Wall-4e.

TATTERSALL'S.--YESTERDAY
LEGER.
8 to 1 agst Marionette (taken).
8 to 1 agst Trumpeter (taken). „
ME DERBY.
30 to 1 agat Umpire (taken freely)