The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-29 00:00:00

money from the unwary. Applicant then handed in the
answer, as follows:

" 93, Jerrnyn•streot,
itSir,-Ihave numerous answers to rey advertise-
meet, end shall oloee with the first parties I may ap-
prove of; but as there is no occasion for, and the value
of my time will not admit of, a lengthened correverei.
once, if you desire to be one of the successful ca,ndidstee,
you must come to the point wish as liLLln delay es pos-
sible. In the meantime I will give you the, following
particulars, and which are as much as a perfect stranger
can expJ.;t. There will be nothing to pay for the ap-
pointment, and a first-class passage will he found you'
free. -Your appointment will be rendered perrnauem by
reysslf in the following way:—l sell some thousands of
acres of gold diggings in Australia to the company in
gees ion (zuch lead has been proved to cocisin gold by
Govercinent surveyor) for 151, an acre only, while the
annexed inferior land, to the extent of many hundred
ll 's' has realised 501. per acre. I possess another
property, of much greater value, which I shall also sell
to the company, but in the terms of sale I shall stipulete
for' eppoiticing qualified parties as superintendents of the
gold diggings and assayers of ore (the assayers will he
qualified at my own expense). Now, as a stranger you
could not expect me to give you a valuable permanent
appointment free of charge, unless I derived some benefit;
and were you so unreasonable I should be the very last
individual in the world to - act so much like an idiot.
It "Cappens that in reference to various under-
tskings connected with other property of mine,
and of still greater value than that to which I
have already adverted (and which property in duo
course you will be furnished with particulars of), I want
es much money as I can raise, in hundreds and in
thousands, on loan on my own personal security, which
will be shown to be good for a considerable amount,
The salary will be in proportion to the amount lent to
me for six months et 5 per cent. In due course, after
the preliminaries have been arranged, it will be proved
through parties of well known high standing, that the
lands, &c,, will be sold by me to the company in ques-
tion, and which is second to none in respectability and
prospects of success.
"It may be necessary to add, that I am not engaged
in any business, and that my position precludes my ever
embarking in any.
" I am, Sir, yours obediently,

" A. F."

On the other side of the fly-sheetthe following was
written:—" Preliminaries must be first arranged, when
(only) reference will be given to an eminent firm, so-
licitors to the company, and to a London joint-stock bank.
Applicant stated that the letter was posted in King
William-street, City, although the advertiser's address
was 98, Jermyn-street. That induced him to go to the
latter place to see what sort of an office the person had,
when he ascertained it to be a district post-office. He
inquired after "A. F.," and was told that he was un-
known to the shopkeeper, and merely bad his letters
addressed there. Applicant inquired whether many
letters had been received by him, and he said in reply
several hundreds.
Mr. ELLIOTT—Have you sent any money to this per-
son? Applicant—l have ❑ot. I had my su3picions ns
soon as I read the circular, and finding it printed clearly
shows to me that a wholesale system was being car•
ried on.

Mr. ELLIOTT said, he had no doubt the reporter would
take notice of his application, as at these times many
persons might be induced to throw their money away.
The circular was certainly curiously worded, and
nearly sufficient to put any shrewd person on their
guard, but still there were thousands of dupes who
might be caught.
Applicant thanked the magistrate for his attention.

TilE AUSTRALIAN DIGGINGS.
In confirmation of accounts already published, we
subjoin some passages from the letter of a settler in
Australia, dated "'Twofold-bay, January 4":
have had much difficulty in getting our sheep shorn and
crops secured. Many of the shearers have been earning
15s. a day. Those of our men who have left us and
gone to the diggings have been every one successful;
they have been absent about 12 weeks, and have brought
back with them from 801. to 1201. each. I visited the
Turon diggings, in company with my brother. We
camped out two nights, intending to try and get as
much gold as would make a ring or two for my
mother and father. The second evening we found
eleven 'small pieces and some dust, which, together,
weighed more than a quarter of a pound of solid
gold. The morning after we left the two men who
took our places found one piece weighing more than
an ounce and I have since seen by
the papers that
from the, very same spot a party got three little trifles
of the respective weights of 151 b., 22ib., and 261 b.
The Largest of these was sold in Sydney for 1,2301.
A friend of mine, who has just
returned from Melbourne, told me that be offered a
man half-a-crown to take a letter to the post-office, a
distance of a few hundred yards. The `gent' looked
disgusted. Why,' he replied,
would not take my
pipe out of my mouth for that sum.' Another offered a
digger a shilling to lift a bag of sugar off his dray.
The digger looked at bim a moment, and then, putting
his foot on a stump, said, There, tic my shoe, and I'll
give you five shillings.'" The writer then refers to the
influence which this state of matters must have on one
who is the owner of 28,000 sheep, 6,000. or 7,000 cattle,
besides a great many horses, and adds, that the only
hope of the colonists is that the mother country will send
them out men in thousands, and thus give them some
chance of getting servants. Australia has also abundant
attractions for sportsmen. The writer says—" We had
first-rate sport with the hounds last season. The kennel
is adorned with the brushes of thirty dingoes, and the
heads of twenty-two kangaroos, and one emu. We have
twenty-two couple of hounds in kennel, and about four
dozen puppies fit to enter by next season." The river
and lakes in the neighbourhood in which the writer is
settled are described as swarming with fish, and the
shores of the lake a 3 covered with delicious oysters.

RACING FIXT

TRES FOR 1852.
S.

Goodwood
Weniock 2B

I Downham Market' 28
Cotley Hurst ... 29
rUST.
Hazel Grove
Tonbridge
Reading
Coventry
Lynn ...
Lichfield ...... ...., l6
Plymouth, Devonport,
and Cornwall l7
York ..............
Radcliffe ................
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Derby . 25
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Lincoln
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Weston Zoyland and
Bridgewater ......
Redditcb 2O
Eglintoa Club
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Leicester 22
Liverpool
la .
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Western Meeting
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Perth
Holy well Hunt
Richmond
I Newmarket Houghton.. 25
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North Staffordshire 3
Cb e wton Mendip
Brighton
Barnet Fair
Edgware ........ .
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6
Wolverhampton
9
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...... 2
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Doncaster ..

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Royal Caledonian Bunt
and Edinburgh Clab. 6
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