The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-12 00:00:00

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NEWMARKET RACES

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

The Suffolk Stakes.

St. Antonio
Tophana

DERBY BETTING.
10 to 1 agst Hobble Noble
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TbenenAlNaplNpoG INSTITU-
inted by his
noTNYesterday morning having
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Royal Highness Prince Albert to lay the foundation stone of
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attended
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tour the
Precisely at one o'clock, ncteheAclbeer
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place selected
pforri
Colonel
from his carriage by the Committee of the Na-
taioin-al 'So-ciety, the clergy of the district, and others con-
nected with the institution. After the usualsearvyiicneg,
the
Royal Highness went through the ceremony of l
stone in the us.. al manner, and the proceedings soon after
terminated.
By the arrival of the Statesman yesterday from
Port Phillip, accounts have been received with regard to the
Victoria Gold Mines up to the 27th January, being eleven
days later than the last details. It appears that the ex-
citement was rapidly increasing, and that 20,000 people had
already reached the place from the neighbouring colonies.
Special instances were mentioned in which parties had
obtained gold valued at about Zio/. per day for several suc-
cessive days, while even since the scarcity of water the
average at the chief point of operations had been 31. These
results were principally obtained from surface diggings on a
'slope of the range not a quarter of an acre in extent. It was
estimated that since the discovery the general yield, including
what had found its way into the banks, had been at
of
least.
1,000,0001, sterling, and that already, up to the lf!.1!
January, 600,0001. had been exported to this country. When
the winter rains should set in, it was anticipated that W
the
_
most extraordinary consequences would be witness, d. .In
the meantime labour was tetching high rates; were
paid 28s. a day, besides a considerable allowancereaopfersspirits,
The retail annum, were now readily engaged a
proportion, the expendi-
ture by the mining population and servants who previously obtainedt
6aobLout 301. to 351. per
busi-
ness of the place had improved inguished for its ex-
travagance. The latest price of
by goldbetihge
ounce. The amount brought by was W. 18s. to 3/. per
dp present isretsie vessel is under-
stoodnth 26,547 and 14,004 ounces,
Anne,
The Himalaya and Sarah
which left previously with to be upwards of 160,00 .
have yet to arrive.
specie
eonto-
thine to indicate a pro. p
ts they contain nothing of in-
-Ihthe conti-
nent, The accounitisioftr:
rteehscpteeocCf otnhteinteranntsanlliesxsicohnaonfgesp3
this country.
the decline
t
was chiefly the cause of the pre-
vailing c•inorwdititiogaoheardev,iacneds fartomvaOrinduesssapoorfttshoef3tl
bad prodfuscnedipnpionegftect on that market. An unusually
large supply 0
firmness, but the regular demand was also good.
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llid,and it w
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a saerxe
expected
tt
ehde
the3d l‘olpaeyn.in
opening
The
weather wa )
the navigation would be delayed another week.
CAMERON'S CoALDROOK AND LOUGHOR RAILWAY.
—Yesterday, a general meeting in this matter was held be-
fore Master in Chancery Richards, to settle the list of share-
holders liable to contribute to discharge the company's lia-
bilities. Mr. Roxburgh and Messrs. Galsworthy appeared for
Mr. Turquand, the official manager • Mr. Taylor for the pe-
titioners and other shareholders ; and Mr. Lewis for the se-
ceding shareholders. The Master placed 183 shareholders
on the list, and adjourned the consideration of the remainder,
wcohnosidstisinpgutooftliwehilauitytabariletermed the seceding shareholders,
from a certaiu date, until 7th JaLlo
iint,

IMPERIAL PA RLIAMEN"

(THIS DAY.)

1•

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Ulverston Waterworks Bill was read a third time
and passed.

following Bills were considered and agreed to
Belfast Harbour.

Great Western Railway.
Leven Railway.
London Necropolis and National Mausoloum.
London and North-Western Railway.
PETITIONS.
A considerable number of petitions were presented
against the Militia Bill, and also against the Maynooth
grant.
Mr. W. BARON presented a petition in favour of
the ocean penny postage.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Greenock,
against the Charitable Trusts Bill.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. WALPOLE moved that the House at its
should adjourn until Friday next.
Sir B. HALL complained that Members who were
serving upon Committees on a Wednesday bad not or
portunity, in consequence of the shortness of notice, te
get to the House in time for a division. He suggested
that a short time should be allowed to elapse alter
strangers withdrew, before a division took place.
Mr. W. PATTEN thought that at present no alters'
tion sh,uld be made in the usual practice of the House.
Lord DUDLEY STUART said it was quite urine'
cessary, as well as very inconvenifnt, to require the
withdrawal of strangers during a division.
Captain HARRIS thought that the reporters ought le
be allowed to remain in the gillerv, even though the
other strangers were ordered to withdraw, because it
often happened that important discussions took place
during their absence. _

Mr. GLADSTONE was against any new regulatioo
beißg umde during the present bescion. He thought the
better plan would be to refer the subject to a Select COra.
mates.

Mr. WAKLEY would prefer leaving the matter it)
the hands of the Speaker.
After a desultory discussion on the same subject, all
also with reference to the ventilation and dirty stale °
the House, the motion for the adjournment was agreed
LOSS OF THE BIRKENHEAD.
Mr. HUME asked a question, whether, after the lat°
loss of the Birkenhead steamer, it was the intenWn of
the Government to order a survey of the East COBS
Africa to the northward, where the passages of •vesse
ls
were numerous and frequent.
Mr. STAFFORD replied that the question had bef,
under the consideration of the Government, but a '
culty had arisen in consequence of the surveys provide`
for in the years 1852 and 1853 not including
survey of this particular part of the Cslft;
If the survey were made it would have to md,
undertaken as extra work. The Government bade
however, made up their minds to have the survey bade
as extra work; and arrangements had been effactsi3O
that purpose. He might mention that the loss of ,
Birkenhead was hardly to be attributed to the inVerd ejj
to
survey of the coast. The court-martial appoints A 8
institute an inquiry into the loss of the vessel bad ITri,
a report, which he proposed to lay on the table on
day, and to have printed for circulation.
ABOLITION OF THE PROPERTY QUALIFICA.