Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-28 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.
We. have received our papers from Meroourne, of
the
Januar of February, -and from Sydney to the 27th
neVinewsofy. The following is a summary of the

VICTORIA.
?ornament resumed busines:44, after the Christmasd
recess, on the 11th January ; rand minister's announced
early intention of bringing the session to a close
early in the following month. There was no visible
alteration in the position of parties in the Assembly,
excepting that Mr. William Nicholson had been
elected member for the squatting district of the
Murray' and had taken his seat on the
l'
°P Position benches. Certain resolutions, af
72112.,rig the expediency of an immediate and
""..na adjustment of the Land Question, were
Moved on Wednesday last by Mr. Everard, an ultra-
liberal member. The house just entered upon the
al
of them, and then postponed them till
Wen teednesday next. By this stratagem the right to
r at any length upon the critical consideration
of the Ministerial land policy has been gained, and
most
amply will honourable members, every one of
41, el, avail themselves of it. But no resignation of
-..e cabinet will follow the debate, however pro-
tract d
A bill to
,th -s or personal, or bitter it may be.
--end the Registration Act, and to provide for an
ehtire reconstruction of the electoral rolls prior to
the general election, has been introduced, and nearly
Ictarried through. all its stages in the Lower House.
p.owes its origin to the loud complaints made by
:-''ltain opposition members in both houses of the
Incorrect, falsified, and unsafe state of the existing
rolls.
us
14 The Assembl has ' t finished voting the esti-
j
ates for the current year. A good deal of desultory
'us, eussion, but no trial-question for the Ministry, has
,' ~ n raised upon them. There is, however, to be,
Ls alleged, a sharp conflict of parties over the
Passing of the Appropriation Bill.
is'
theu great point just achieved by the government
ziee. obtaining from the Assembly full powers to
/tail tiate /tai with the proprietors of the Geelong
lin waY Company for the absolute purchase of their
Ae by the State.
AZIIITIgst the minor measures still before the
ChilnielY, are bills for reducing the imposts on the
themese and improving the regulations affecting
e fee
ero
eNrltlecrets
lerlaelpirlood record the
same causes which have.for a long
tins_ to to interfere with the prosperity oflocal
d upon'Aav been in active operation, and we are again
aa dextrin. toerecord the fact that an inordinate supply of
merchandise has been
.kept np, without.
and that t 42, the demands of consumers in this direction,
v® be.„„4"kshave been replenished so freely that. holders
illtapaegre4eko,ent,s-`atsee,...:isrrsl.led either to realise on highly disadvan-
tuemporarily refrainnof
ePonntee'lfioti 'rider ,47 e are,
are
tromaltoegnetethrienrgptrhee-
however,
;rdas the
cemplaints of dulness. which.
by a large- section of the community,
y ato
Work its own
succeeded b do that the evil will finally
that we
attiereure, and that the present depression will be
altered state of things. It is true
inane tit a cannot look for a change for the better of so pert-
eoaruterat fin
uatitohnast. our markets will no more be suhjec
,uct
The rise and fall of prices in a
niereij situated at such a distance from the great corn-
sudden centres of the world, must necessarily be extremely
bait
; ba„Tifd "narked. No excess even of caution will prevent
kinited gin disposed are disposed to think that, as exporters from
With
th-aogdona gain experience, they will gradually per-
With tOt they cannot hope to maintain profitable relations
laneenis colony, if they continue to send forward miscel-
accord; shiPments, chosen possibly at random, or me
argu,d-114e,e with ill-judged advice. -
in%
may
tehcatevd
thereseCuat, by adopting this course, t etyop
h yrogained
(411 one vas a,.;ainst heavy loss, inasmuch
aanpertohne;air7t:eysufacient to out-balance astheir losses on
beneefr ' but they will now be brought to perceive that
cannot absolutely depend upon realising
I°,. e s.:11 ,117 one export intended for our mar e.s ,d
ow
`l.°lninta' satelY assume that many of them will with r s
which be trade, leaving only the
,regular shippers of goods
porting in especial request to co-operate with Australianou
linPrLe—rgthoues. For 'some time
this inevitable
f
am will: "ve determined to await this result;
to Gres, tlis object in view have declined to send orders
forwarlt Pritain for goods which they believe will come
hrthen in on excess of our demands. The
inenibe-rsof loss will thus be thrown upon foreign firms, the
...deVeu of clef
v„woth-b:ill be taught to act with some greater
vnueeidraai,iyit.far_ence for the future. In consequence of the
would tak character of the advices received by.the
war,sl,th°ug'ht that a marked improvement in prices
,0441 be mea~oace,
ar ee) and that several speculative purchases
khe leadi --e*, Snell, however, has not been the case.
tile cosec 11. g arttcles in the market' for eastern produce, with
at foil Mon of sir_
gars, i Ka are being placed without difficulty
rice is quotations Teas command previous rates, and Patna
and 428-' mg wen at prices varying from £27 to £27 10s,
me nt of ~,. The sales by auction of sugars, at the commence-
tedttetio the week, were well attended, but prices suffered a
kteritionni 41.imeopnosreteqrusence of apprehensions respecting the
8111)plies with regard to the disposal of their
traitsacti aving influenced intending buyers. Scarcely anyh
packet rs Worth recording have been completed int e
pear
tour, wines and spirits, and both buyers and holders.
Nintiies " awaiting further advices from the exporting
mare
4,.:.
,In the market for flour and grain there has been
exists tawity, and prices have advanced, while a prospect
frok ~,4ait a further rise will take place if holders refrain
Is lorsuing sales. Scotch and Irish oats are worth
entta 6Per bushel; Colonial, 6s ; Californian, 5s 2d ; Cal-
nd 641.8 ; and Danish, ss. English barley is quoted at ss,
'the dfornian at 4s. Gram brings from £ll los to £ll 15s.
beLi market for wool continues in a healthy' condition.
en do" money and share market a steady. business has
readily Ile. Capital, for the purposes of investment, is
Ithielt havailable, but the scarcity of first-class securities,
marks 4Su lonintendedto check transactions in the money
been c.t' is still in and a few negotiations have
12.4 'nll3leted. The rates On advance still range from Bto
4 Per c
'lot bee ent• Although business iu the share market has
sok, inn extensive, prices have been well sustained, and in
e,stablisbst,suces an advance on previous rates has been
p''6, am ileu Colonial Bank shares have changed hands at
quoted of Victoria at £34. Colonial Fire Insurance
is an
xeseur at 345, and Australasian do, at 25s ; Melbourne
t a,n iner.all.ce, 12s 6d. For National Bank shares there
eatise easing inquiry, and few holders are disposed to
Way shat a discount. Melbourne and Hudson's Bay rail-
eelitt praecrte. 42. quoted at £75, and Gas Company's at 35 per
ic,kuoit !-,.-,,, div.
tovvi, • ' at Cry week the report from the labour Offices
Tie
o,ferils.i; that
.the demand is dull, that many more men
e far g their services than are immediately required.
thro rivers
the ".?,h the hat supplied with all the extra hands they wantl
trade e riiw vest. Hundreds of men are idling about all
eon the chance of being taken. on. Many
cola t ill v. '4 mechanics have long been seeking employ ' iluf 4.4111. Such is the burden of each week's report,
ltnatteeitiagroluthately the statements are too true. Several
tIIII,Y }lel(' i ~e unemployedtradesmen and others haveatbteenen_
Pre,t° Nvh:l, -,lelbourne to make known and direct
of
4-11 t clifC tile speakers believed to be the causesthe -ox,n . lilt
seas, . Th Yin obtaining employment.
log It Of th e gold market has been, as is usual at this
ha oast ebb, e Year, dull. Production has btehen at its
miners
j. beet,
_and the quantities disposed of by
arrious ears as compared with the general averagese of
Melbourne bullion brokers there
°e hes., been Inuch d ing The prices quoted by them
.1414e1 110°Iitlbt c'tirPs.°r Among Melbourne
_ika d e , 4ivocs 6d to -71 s 6d ; Pleasant Creek /,io Crow, 75z '74s 6d to 75s ; Castlemaine, Sandhurst, and
1,21. Y ON k , to 76, ;
Ararat, Maryborough, Dunolly,
Per 4 aod a, and Amherst, 76s to 77s ; Ovens and
n.- '34. 7.78 to 78s 6d ; Ballarat, 77s
.6d to 78s 6d
`t,;;` 02. These'
teprices are based on the calculations of 74s 6d
775. standard gold : or, with export duty added,
21
4,84 las escorts received at the Treasury amounted to
sl3,eetoaw*:ra„,:eeeiriontiliaob
Of 1 oast agents
•
gt gainst 36,661 oz. for the corresponding week
the v Year. ThefisiPiate quantities received .
L ,a‘e b 2 ose frorn the older fields of andCastlemaineeabuut
Hie seine -L he.tetal d those from Ballarat and Ararat
yet brought down is in excess of that of

IEW SOUTH WALES.
4:. The 1,-Pr,ont. the Sydney Morning Herald.
0404,41
(4artinsrb.email has for once arrived before the
of the outward bound packaent.
had
reach it became known that the Europe
the 007. Ivlelbourne, it was
to d °tlial Governtaent and the Company'sagent,
b etaili t
have
promptly determined by
eea afforded he Columbian until time should
their to the Sydney merchants to
Sydney
li'l,Ets aies°ll;esPendents' letters. The City
'edn. °F.Or this Purpose detained until moidfnigyhtßount
4the es-a3r, the mail itself being closed at 9. noon ur°l3eall did not arrive until late in the after;
/' flail a:" the "shades of evening" were at hand.er
4. tea•
tor :4'l co shades be - delivered, so that very little time
14i4(1241iblig arid answering letters was really ob-
tinles 'l4 We may now- begin to hope for better
l
'':sll. uiiiriti7t?PlY for an efficient working of the
dental
Colon. ta Suez, by the Peninsular. and,
but for a speedy
,opening up °I