The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-12 00:00:00

very, and as they charge the enormous
sum of one per cent. carriage for a distance of from
seventy to seventy-five miles, vast numbers refuse to
comply with the extortionate demand ; by far the
greater number of persons prefer conveying their ac-
quisitions to the nearest market themselves, so that,
ptorefeuser the words of the " Gold Circular," the diggers
" saving the money and taking the risk." Mr.
PATERSON, an eminent gold merchant at Geelong,
states that during the preceding week he had pur-
chased 1,631 ounces of gold, and that only " one-
sixth of it reached him by Government escort." The
amount transmitted then by the " escort" is probably
in the same proportion, or about one-sixth, or, at the
outside, one quarter of the bullion actually
collected. Now the official returns of the
gold brought by the escort give the following
results, viz., on Wednesday, Nov. 19th, from Mount
Alexander, 6,4860 z. ; from Ballarat, 2,117 oz. ; from
Geelong, 6190 z. ; and for Government, 9160 z. ;
making a total of 10,138 ounces. On Wednesday,
the 26th, there were brought from the same districts
12,1060 z.; on Wednesday, 3d December, 16,6690 z. ;
on 10th December, 26,6560 z. ; and on the 17th De-
cember, 19,4920 z. Here, then, within a single month,
from the 19th November to the 17th December, was
no less than 85,061 ounces ; and if we take the esti-
mate that one-fourth(and not one-sixth) was sent by
that conveyance, the total collection would be 330,244
ounces of gold, which, at the Mint price of 31. 17s. 6d.
per ounce, would make the value no less
than 1,275,4151., and that exclusive of Sydney
mines and other exceedingly productive districts.
That this is not an over-estimate will appear on
other grounds. That there are cases of extraordinary
individual success is certain. It is stated that
one man dug up 301 b. weight of gold in a single
hour ; in another, of a man gaining 111 b. weight
in 48 hours ; another case, where a man got lib. in
a day. We also hear of a ship captain " bringing
back 8001. for three weeks' work," and CHARLES
ROBERTI, late drayman to Messrs. CAMPBELL and
Co., returning with 1,1001. as his share of five
weeks' digging." There are also accounts of three
specimens of gold and quartz, one weighing 281 b.,
another 261 h., and another something less, which
were estimated to contain at least one-
half gold, and "Peter Brennan's lump," as one
magnificent specimen was denominated, actually
sold for 1,300/. Now, although it cannot be supposed
that
lucky
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from four to five ounces per week may biet lo
about the average collection. If we take the smaller
appearslooked
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amount, the 20,000 or 30,000 miners at Mount
Alexander and Ballarat, would produce about from
80,000 to 90,000 ounces per week, or say 330,000
ounces in the month, we thus arrive at the same re-
sult by a diffent method.
Now it must be borne in mind that these astonish-
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coarsest tools ; what, then, may be anticipated from
the combined exertions of carefully selected and ex-
perienced miners, possessing first-rate machinery and
every requisite for obtaining the greatest quantity of
gold from the auriferous soil? It is not too much to
assume that, with such facilities, skilful men will
obtain a quadruple produce, or sixteen ounces par
man a week. Now, several of the companies have
already sent out competent staffs. Last month, the
" Australian Mutual " dispatched between thirty and
forty men, per the Asiatic. " The Australian Free-
hold," as appears from an advertisement in another
column, sent off the remainder of their staff from
Gravesend, per the Gipsy Queen, on the 6th instant.
We believe that other companies have either made or
are actively engaged in making similar efforts.
What, then, will be the effect of such an addition to
the miners in the production of gold ; and what
enormous profits must th€l speculators realise on the
amount of their investments ? If but the one-tenth of
what has been estimated be but realised—and we
cannot conceive the possibility of failure—the wildest
visions of the most sanguine enthusiasts will be more
than realised, and profits will be obtained exceeding
any that has ever resulted from any former specula-
tion. Interested alarmists may croak to their hearts'
content, frightening the timid and over-cautious until
the literally " golden " opportunities are for ever lost ;
but they cannot arrest the progress of events, or pre-
vent the accumulation of wealth far beyond that en-

joyed at any preceding period in our national history.
Those who have let slip the chance may too late
lament their folly and infatuation, but the nation will
have cause to rejoice when the copious supplies of
the precious metal lead to the full employment of the
labouring population by giving that which may be
regarded as the " very life-blood of industry," a cir-
culating medium adequate to the wants and exigen-
cies of the people.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of Saturday
and yesterday.
The illiniteur publishes a decree regulating the
course of education in the colleges of France.
At the meeting of the Legislative Corps on Tues-
day next a message is to he presented from the PRE-
SIDENT of the Republic, which will contain a general
review of the affairs of the country since the last
message on the 12th of November, 1851.
The Illoniteur contains the following satisfactory
statement :

" The indirect revenue increases with the most re-
markable rapidity. The receipts for January, 1852, had
been inferior to those of 1851. The receipts for Fe-
bruary, 1852, exceed those of 1851 by 2,000,0001. The
receipts for March, 1852, exceed those of March, 1851,
by nearly 5,000,000 f. This rapid increase is a striking
sign of the revival of business, and of the development of
work. Amongst these elements the registry duties are
particularly to be remarked; up to March they had
been very trifling, and in January and February bad
hardly equalled those of the corresponding months of
1851. In March they exceed those of the correspond-
ing month by 1,800,000 f."
The Union says :
" It appears certain that the grand review, which was
spoken of for the beginning of May, will take place on
the 10th of that month, on which occasion the eagles
will be delivered to the different regiments. The whole
of the Ist military division will be assembled on that day
in the Champ de Mars. The various regiments will be
represented by the colonel, a chef de tataillon, a captain,
a standardbearer, two non-commissioned officers, and
two privates. On the 4th the army of Paris will give
the President a grand ball at the Ecole Militaire."
A letter from Ronen states that Passion Week,
which is usually remarked for a falling off in busi-
ness, has been this year quite the reverse. A num-
ber of foreigners have visited the place, and the sales
have been considerable. Several large orders have
also been received from Paris both for calicoes and
printed cottons, and prices have been firmly main-
tained.

Accounts from Thuron and other manufacturing
districts in the Haut Rhin speak favourably of the
state of trade. The machine manufacturers have
been
more particularly' favoured, and large orders
have been received in consequence of the strike in
England, which will give employment for more than
a year.
The journals of the south state a great drought
prevails throughout all that part of France. In the
memory of man the department of the Gard has
never suffered so severely from a want of water.
M. EMILE DE GIRLEDIN has received a formal
notice of warning from the Minister of Police on the
subject of his series of articles, which, under the title
of " Conservons la Republique," have attracted a large
share of public attention.
The following is the form of the warning given by
the Minister of General Police to the responsible
editor of the Presse :
" The Minister General of Police, considering Art.
32 of the organic law on the press, dated 17th February,
1852,
"Considering the article published in the re se on
the 9th inst., which contains the following passage:—` It
nui
(the Empire) would be would d
irt be lirect provocation tofor; an
attentat, which probably ould waited
for if no Alibatid was to be found in the Republican
Party, a Merino would be found in the Royalist party.'
The said article signed ' Emile de Girardin.'
"Considering that it cannot be permitted, without
°4traging at the same time public morals and the cha-
racteratt of the nation, to proclaim as an inevitable fact an
entat
„h):0)° the
pretexts or hypothetical circumstances on
on the person of the chief of the State, whatever
h
decree of
4, collosgnilty an argument is founded;
mod • Considering that the Presse has thus forgotten that
eration and
" Decreress;
periodical prudence are the first laws of the
" Art. 2.
"Art, 1.3-4 c
The Prefect
the editor.
in the pe,:eording to the terms of Art. 32 of the
persona 17, a first warning is given to the Presse,
execution of this Emile de Gimrof M. Rouy, one of the directors, and M.
.' April 9, 1852.:°ree' "DE MAIIPAS,
the proceedings
The Constitutio
decree.
of Police is charged with the
" Minister of General Police.
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mission in the deparr General CANSOI3ERT during his
gives the following account of
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