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LON D 0 , OND A Y EVENIr, OCTOB

AUSTRALIA.

ARRIVAL OF THE MARCO POLO AND
MERMAID.
LARGE IMPORT OF GOLD.

lOFFICE OF THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE CO.,
HOASEFERRY-ROAD, WESTMINSTER, 20111 OCT., 1855.
' -1... DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That, pur-
l` suant to the Bth By Law of this Coman
Francis Witham, Fsq., py,
)dear. Luard Wollaston, Esq., and lthe present Auditors,
John William Slope'', Esq.,
'.Ave severally given me notice in writing of their intention to stand
,for the office of Auditor, at the election which will take place at the
',Company's Gas Works, Horseferry-roadi Westminster, on Friday,
the 2d day of November next.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.
The celebrated clipper Marco Polo, Capt. Clarke,
of the Black Ball line of Australian packets, ar-
rived at 3 p.m., from Melbourne, with the mails
from the Australian colonies, 350 passengers, .and
125,000 ounces of gold (amounting in value to
nearly half a million sterling.) She left Melbourne
on the 26th of July, and has thus made the pas,
sage in 85 days. On the 26th of August she spoke
the Waverley, from Pisco, lat. 55.30 S., lon. 60.30
W.; Sept. 23, the Silver Cloud, from Boston to
Valparaiso, lat. 10.30 N., lon. 28.29 W.; and on
Sept. 25, the Gleaner, from Callao to Cork, lat.
11.30 N., lon. 30.20 W., 76 days out.
The Mermaid, Capt. Davey, 'of the White Star
line, also arrived this . afternoon from Melbourne,
with 98,000 ounces, or nearly4oo,ooo/. Her voyage
was delayed by having to call at Pernambuco for
provisions.

By order.

C. BURLS, Secretary.

I)tRITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH, New.
road. L.
• -111-5
NOTICE IS HERESY GlVEN,ondon That the LIST for 1855 of
lIYGEIAN AGENTS duly appointed for the Sale of Mr. Morlion's
(the Hygeist) Vegetable Universal Medicine throughout the world is
now printed, and may be halgratis on application as above.
M ORISON and Co., Hygeists.

et IGARS. REGALIAS. To Noblemen,
J Officers of the Army and NaNy, and Gentlemen.
J. L. HEUDEBOURCK respectfully requests a close inspection
of his choice Stock of superior FOREIGN HAVANA CIGARS.
Sold in Boxes at wholesale priees—Ulb. sample boxes if desired.
Warehous6, 30, Walbrook, Mansion-house, City.

- The White Star and the British Trident, from
Liverpool, arrived at Melbourne on the 18th July;
the South Carolina, hence, was off Port Philip
Heads on the 20th July.
The Kent, Coleman, from London, arrived at
Melbourne after 72 days..
The Marco Polo, in addition to other cargo,
brought 450 bales of wool and 120 tons of copper
ore.

ARGYLL ROOMS.-LATTRENT'S CASINO
NOW OPEN for the winter season. The following
Music will be performed by his celebrated Band during
the .week : March aux Flambeaux. Waltzes —The Lily
of the Valley (D'Albert), Zephir Lufte (Gungl), Fenella (Pinney),
Ethel Newcome (Laurent), La Sultans (Bosisio). Quadrilles—Le
Rot du Pastel (Lamotte), Les Hugenots (Laurent), Palermo (D'Al-
bert),'
Bride of Lammermoor (Tinney), Ii Trovatore (Tutton).
Polkas—Des Hulands (Lamotte), Italie (0 aviolo), The Lillian (D'Al-
bert), Des Coucous (Bousquet), The Zouaves (Laurent). Galops—
The Imperial Guards (Laurent), The Hecla (Streather). Schottische
—La Guirlande de Fleury (Bosquet), La Varaovlana (Laurent). Prin.
cipal COrnet a Piston, M. Botticours.—Doors open at 8. Admission
One Shilling.

WO LOVERS OF' FISH.-100 GENUINE
YARMOUTH BLOATERS for 65., package Included.
THESE HIGHLY ESTEEMED DELICACIES AND CHEAP

ARTICLE OF FOOD
forwarded to all parts, ma receipt of penny postage stamps or P. 0.0 (preferred). Send full and plain direction, county, and near,st sta-
tion.—Address THOS. LETTIS.jun., Fish Curer, Gt. Yarmouth.
" This is the third season Mr. Lettis has supplied us with Yar-
mouth bloaters, and we find the quality Brashowe,
'house steward, Blenheim Palace.—Oct. 20, 1854."
" Mr. Lettis,—As soon as you send out your genuine bloaters, I
shall be glad to have a supply as usual; those I had last year gave
great satisfaction.—.4. F. Courroux, Ambassador's Court, St. James's
Palace.—Oct. 1, 1855."

JOZEAU'S COPAHINE, or SACCHARATED
CAPSULES, approved of by the french College of Physicians,
-uccessfully administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and
cknowledged by them to be the best remedy for a certain disorder.
See " Lancet" of Nov. 6, 1552.) A copy will be forwarded on appli-
cation.—Price per 100, 4s. 6d. ; 50, 2s. 9d. To be had of the inventor,
UABRIEL JOZEAU, French chemist, 49, Haymarket, London, and
111 the principal chemists.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY.
TRIESEMAIL—On the 29th of May, 1855, an
Initmction was granted by the High Court of Chancery, and
on the I Ith June following was made perpetual, against Joseph
Franklin and others, to restrain them, under a penalty of one thou-
sand pounds, from imitating this Medicine, which Is protected by
Royal Letters Patent or England, and secured by the Seals of the
(?tole de eharmacie de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine,
Vienna.

,TRIESEMAR, No. 1
is a remedy for Relaxation, Spennatorrhcea, and Exhaustion of th,
Aystern, whether arising from excesses, accident, or climate.
To those persons who are prevented entering the married state by
the consequences of early errors it is invaluable.

tRiESEMAR, No. 2,
effectually, in tho short space of three days, completely and entirely
eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs
lave so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health
)f a vast portion of the population.

TRIESEMAR,
Is classwt
with
of
MercuryDiso d,etros ,
the which
uain-
evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the
thefort ugrnetiatetlCyotnhtoinEenngtallish
sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove.
Remedy
physician for
t treats
TRIESEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell,
and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table
without their use being suspected.
Sold in tin cases at Ils. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into eparate doses, as administered by Valpean, Lallemand, Roux,
Lc., &c.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Johnston, 68,
Cornhill; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150, Ox-
ford-street ;R. H. Ingham, druggist, 46. Market-street, Manchester ;
ii. Bradbury, bookseller, Deansgate, Bolton ; J. Priestly, chemist, 52,
Lord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street,
Dublin ; Winnall, bookseller, High-street, Birmingham.

There was great distress at Collingwood, and a
committee had been appointed at Melbourne to in-
quire into the causes, and to report.
The escorts from ount Alexander and Ballarat
on the 13th brought 37,987 ounces of gold dust and
26,2011. in cash.

4-t; 22,- 1855.

lAtion in the early part of the season. Competition is
viery severe, and profits generally can with difficulty be
realised. The chief object seems to be to quit stocks without
a loss, and thegreater part having been laid in when goods
in Melbourne and cartage were very low, they are
Sow sbld on the diggings at a very small advance on the
iI resent Melbourne prices. The miners generally being
ell off, the consumption is large. Building operations
a e commencing on the gold fields; the miners are get-
g up their families, and a large'population is settling'
d wn in the various townships formed around the centre
of the gold fields. There has been a great increase in
chltivation this year. ,The crops are now springing, and
'the season having been very favourable, they look re-
niarkably well. There is now no doubt f ,the continued
siiccess of qzartz crushing, and of a large increase in the
yield of gold ; and on the whole the prospeote of the
country, and of a considerable improvement in trade,
after the next few monthe, are certainly good:
• ! Breadstuffs—The flour market has of late been un-
settled, and there is some uncertainty whether the present
prices will be maintained. There can be no doubt, how-
ever, that supplies in the colonies are very deficient, and
hi all probability remunerative prices will be maintained
till about six months hence, when the new crop comesin.
Soft Goodi—The market is .overstocked, even with
summer goods, and only particular descriptions will be
wanted to complete assortments. '
- • Liquors.—ln consequence of the cessation of ship-
ments stocks are much reduced, and holders are firm,
but there are very fewitransactions. The best brands of
brandy, Geneva, and English gin are particularly scarce.
Burton ales are held for 101. Porter and bottled malt
liquors are very dull.
Tobacco is getting scarce, and when trade revives all
kinds of negrohead and good cigars will bring good
prices. •
Coffee.—There is no first quality Jamaica in the mar-
ket, and prices are firm.
Groceries, Provisions, and Oilmen's Stores.—There is
little demand, but prices generally are • maintained.
Pearl barley, split peas, oatmeal, butter, cheese, candles,
salt, dried apples, currants, and pork are advancing. , •
'Building materials of all kinds are at present unsale- !
able. '1 • ,

Agricultural operations are going on with consi-
derable vigour in, th 9 neighbourhood of Ballarat,
Fencing, clearing, and propping are, we are told'
proceeding in a style which shows evident earnest-
ness of purpose. The inhabitants are sanguine, in
their anticipations that the district will ere long
become quite an agricultural one, aad speculators
are already said to be on the look out for good sites
for flour mills.

"Grain, &c.—Oats, barley, and all kinds of home•fed
are declining.
Meta kinds of mining tools, pig and bar iron,
border plate, suitable hardware, and machinery, are in
fair demand.

The Goulburn Chronicle says that the yield of
gold at the Tuena Creek diggings is fast improving.
The recent "rush " to Brown's Point had been
successful to an eminent degree, and the yield of
the precious metal has turned out to be greater
than at first anticipated. The Little River dig-
gings at Braidwood had been also very successful.
A Sailors' Home was about to be started at Mel-
bourne.

FREIGHTS.

To London.
Ad lb.

To Liverpool.
t,d to id Ib.

Wool

Government notices had been posted over the
diggings, announcing that the " miner's right "
was required to be taken before the 19th of July,
in order to qualify for the possession of the fran-
chise, and the diggers must be prepared, if re-
quired, to give the necessary notice on or before
the 15th day of September.
Money (says the Journal of Commerce) is scarce
among a certain class ; but the really solvent trader
finds no difficulty in obtaining discount at 7 per cent.
for bills at ninety days, and 5 if for a longer period—
a rate of interest we conceive low, considering the value
of money elsewhere, and the still somewhat unsettled
state of our affairs. The Government, too, we are happy
to state, is taking most energetic measures for improv-
ing its financial condition. Expenditure is being de-
ferred wherever practicable, and in other cases mate-
rially lessened—a course which must shortly place the
colonial finances on a sound and satisfactory basis. The
Government has also acted prudently with respect to its
debentures ; the step taken must be productive of ulti-
mate good, although it may cause some temporary diffi-
culty. Instead of selling them at the absurd price for
which one of our local banks tendered—hoping thereby,
we suppose, to repeat the success of the contractor of
the corporation loan—it has for some days past been
advertising them, and wigs satisfactory results, at rates
commencing at 10s. above par, and at a gradually in-
creasing discount, according to the period over which
the currency of the debentures extends.
On the subject of our staple export, gold, we have the
most satisfactory evidence to offer. Not only is the
quantity produced so far this year greater than that ob-
tained during the same portion of last year, but most
undoubted testimony presents itself daily that it will
continue to increase; and this statement will not cause
any surprise to those of our readers whose information
has kept pace with current events. Besides the usual
primitive mode of cradling, machinery of various kinds
is now applied to gold mining to a large extent. Quartz
crushing is attracting considerable attention ' • and al-
though at present we cannot report any general amount
of success, yet we are aware of some instances in which
almost fabulous quantities of the precious metal have
been obtained from the quartz matrix.
The establishment and commencement of the opera-
tions of the Sydney Mint have lately occupied a large
share of the attention of the mercantile community.
Considerable difference of opinion exists as to the proba-
ble value of the establishment to our neighbours, one
party alleging that it is a mischievous and expensive toy,
and another that it is a great boon. Experience alone can
reconcile these statements, or prove which is the correct
one. We believe, however, that the former party will
come off victorious, particularly as the coiu has not been
proclaimed a legal tender in this and the colony of
South Australia ; and as the law-officers of the Crown
here have ruled that it is liable to the gold export duty
on its re-exportation.
Telegraphic communication has been discussed, and
viii undoubtedly claim more attention at an early date.
Its value has been demonstrated by that already in ope-
ration, and its extension to Sydney and Adelaide would
be productive of much benefit. Indeed, we believe the
time is not far distant when we shall find ourselves in
the full enjoyment of daily telegraphic intercourse with
Europe.
The Gold Export Duty Bill works more harmoniously
than was anticipated ; and the same may be said as re-
gards the amount of revenue which it produces.
The high price which breadstuffs have been realising,
and a continuance of which for some months to come
seems almost a certainty, has led to a large extension of
agricultural operations. We have no reliable data to
show the acreage of this extension, but that it is a fact
the concurrent testimony received from every district
affords abundant proof, and no doubt can be entertained
that the results will be as satisfactory to the producer as
to the consumer. In connection with this subject we
may here state, that sines September last, when the first
cargo was imported, not less than 900 tons of guano has
been purchased by the agriculturists of Victoria, at an
expense of about 151. per ton. We observe also that
about 60 tons have been imported and sold at Sydney
within the last fortnight, the price realised being from
131. 10s. per ton.
The executive has lately made a concession to the ship-
owner which we have much pleasure in placing before
our readers. We allude to the announcement that ships
calling at any of the ports of the colony for orders or
assistance, without breaking bulk, shall be exempt from
all charges, except for services actually solicited and
rendered. This, with the assistance of the telegraph to
the Heads, must prove advantageous to the shipper and
the consignee.
A reduction will no doubt be at once made in the
pilotage chargeable upon ships arriving in the various
ports of the colony. The present rate is excessive in
amount, and not as fairly levied as it might be. We
think it would be preferable to charge it upon draught
of water, and not upon tonnage, as at present. Prom
returns submit,ed to the Chamber of Commerce on Wed-
nesday last, and published in another part of this issue,
it appears that the pilotage received from Ist Septem-
ber, 1854, to 30th April 1855, at Melbourne, Geelong,
and the outports, was 43,6881., and this has not only
enabled the pilots to pay themselves at the rate of 9001.
a year each, but to credit a decayed pilots' fund with
4,8201., and to purchase the entire stock of vessels,
boats, &c., necessary to carry on their occupation. The
decreased tonnage arriving in Hobson's Bay renders the
present staff of pilots quite unnecessary.
The immigration returns before us, for the quarter
ending sth July, 1855, exhibit a balance in favour of
arrivals over departures of 16,200. This includes Chi-
nese, who continue to arrive in considerable numbers,
and will do so, we believe, notwithstanding the stringent
enactment which was passed at the close of last session
with the view of preventing, or, at all events, regulating
such immigration. Assisted immigration appears to be
no longer necessary : the more extended information of
our vast resources being apparently sufficient to supply
us with as many of that very superior class—voluntary
immigrants—as can be readily employed. Indeed, there
has lately been an outcry, which has been designated
"destitution." We would be far from asserting that
" distress" does not exist ; but that either the colony, or
our social or political arrangenen,o n
tis, haveo t
believe
for
caused or aided to produce it, we
moment. With the exception of a few cases, which are
unavoidable wherever a large population is congregated,
we believe the cause of the distress may be traced to the
conduct of the individuals suffering from it.
A movement has been made, which, it is believed, will
result in the establishment of additional lighthouses on
our coast, the late melancholy wrecks on King's Island—
another has just occurred—having forcibly impressed the
necessity of such works upon the attention of the autho-
rities of this and the adjcining colonies.
The experiment made by the Oriental Bank Corpora.
tion of allowing interest on current account balances,
does not appear to have been very successful, inasmuch
as a notice has been issued that "in one month from the
30th ultimo, interest on such balances will cease."

Tallow sos to 60s ton 40s to-50s ton
Hides
Gold 4d to 6d oz. 4d to 6d oz.
Do. in large suantites 4d oz. 4d oz.
Bones and horns sos to 63s ton 553 to 60s ton
Dead weight
Light goods ' 60s to 80s ton 50s to 60s ton

Bank Discounts.—On bills under 95 days' currency,
7 per cent. ; over 95 days' ditto, 8 per cent. ; renewals,
10 per cent. ; overdrawn accounts, 10 per cent.
G-old.—Price charged by brokers, Si 17s 6d to Si 17s
9d per oz.

Wool.—Super. fks., is 3d to is 5Ad per lb. ; scoured,
is 2d to is 41d; fair to good, is 2d to is 3d ; low to
middling, is to is 2d; greasy, 6d to 8d ; slips, 10d to
is 2d ; haudwashed, lid to is id ; sheepskins, each,
2s 6d to 35i.

Tallow—Mutton, 3/ to 3/ 5s per cwt. ; mixed, 1/ 17s
to 2/ ; station, 2/ to 2/ 9.F.
Hides—Cured, heavy, 12s to 12s 3d each ; grinders,
1/ to 1/ 10s per ton ; ditto, shanks and hoofs, 2/ 2s to
2s ss; horns, 1/ to 1/ 5s per 100.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MELBOURNE, July 25.—This market is at present ex-
cessively dull, and there is little or no prospect of any
material improvement for a couple of mouths. The cause
of this is the continued cessation of orders for the inte-
rior. We learn from parties who have recently visited
the various gold fields that stocks are very heavy. With
few exceptions, the storekeepers there are sound, but
many have severely hampered themselves by over-specu.

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