The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-01 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 28.
The Black Ball clipper Marco Polo has arrived
'.rom Port Philip, whence she sailed Dec. 4, at 7

a.m.

She brought 208 passengers, 1,000 tons of cargo,
including 1,360 bales of wool, 260,0001. specie oa
freight, and 40,0001. in the hands of the passen-
gers. She experienced light weather from the
Cape Horn to the Equator, and light baffling trade
winds to Liverpool, was low days in the Channel,
was off Tuskar Light on the 26th, and was spoken
by La. Plata.
We take the following from the Melbourne Irgus
of the Ist of December :

" Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1854.
" Never, perhaps, have these colonies seen such an
outburst of popular feeling as was exhibited last night
on these diggings. In the course of the afternoon of
yesterday a detachment of the 40th arrived here from
Geelong. At 10 p.m. a squadron of the mounted police
arrived from the same place, passing through the main
street at a hand-gallop. As they proceeded they were,
attacked with sticks and stones by the exasperated dig-
gers, and some severe injuries were the consequence.
The populace were by this time wrought up to an awful
pitch of excitement, but it remained for the detachment
of the 12th from Melbourne, at 11 p.m., to feel what a
wronged and neglected class could be capable of doing,
and to what lengths an indignant population could go.
On passing the Eureka they were met by a large number
of diggers, whe allowed all the waggons containing the
soldiers and ammunition to pass, except the last one,
which they upset, cutting the traces and beating the sol-
diers with their own arms, partially smashing the wag-
gon, and injuring the driver in such a manner that his
life is in danger. One drummer boy was shot in the
thigh. The return of the wounded is not forthcoming ;
but from the number of bullets, sticks, boulders, and
other missiles flying about, I have no doubt that very
unity accidents occurred. I never wish to paws again
through such scenes as I witnessed last night. This state
of excitement lasted until this morning. Ev,erything
was quiet until two p.m., when the diggers began to as-
semble on Bakery-hill, according to public notice..
"3 p.m.—About 4,000 assembled to hear the is isue of
the Melbourne deputation, and also the report of the
Committee of the Reform League. The follownii; were
the resolutions :--

" 1 That this meeting views with the hottest indig-
nation the dating calumny of his Honour the. Acting
Chief-Justice, while on the bench, of the brave ar id strug-
gling sufferers of Clare, Tipperary, Bristol, a, ad other
districts, on their endeavours to assert their legitimate
rights ; and do hereby give the most unmitigarted and
the most emphatic denial to the assertion of his Efonour
in stigmatising as riots the persevering and indoseitable
struggles for freedom of the brave people of Englaind and
Ireland for the last SO years.
" '2. That a meeting of the members of the 11,eform
League be called at the Adelphi Theatre next Sunday at
2 p.m., to elect a central committee, and that each 50
members of the League have the power to. elect one
member for the central committee.
" 3. That this meeting, being convinced that the
obnoxious license-fee is as imposition and an unjustifia-
ble tax on free labour, pledges itself to take irannediate
steps to abolish the same by at once burning All their
licenses. That in the event of any party being arrested
for having no licenses, that the united people wild, under
all circumstances, defend and protect tkem.
" 4. That as the diggers have determined to :pay no
more licenses, it is necessary for them to be prop:zed for
the contingency ; as it would be utterly inconsistent,
after refusing to pay a license, to call in a commissioner
for the adjustment of such disputes, and this meeting
resolves whenever any patty or parties have a dispute,
the parties so disputing sha.ll each appoint one man, the
two men thus appointed to call in a third, and these
three to decide the case finalt:T.
" '5. That this meeting vP, ll not feel bound to pro.
tect any man after the 15th of INcernber who shall not
be a member of the League by that day.
" G. That this meeting protests against the commol
practice of bodies of military n2arching into a peaceable
district with fixed bayonets, and also Any force, police or
otherwise, firing on the people, under any circumstances
without the previous reading of the Riot Act, and that
if Government officials continue to act thus ,unconstitu-
tionally, we cannot be responsible for sinrilai• or worse
deeds from the people.' "

The correspondent of the AI gus maker:: the fol-
lowing observations upon the meeting
" The above were the resolutions. I endem 'Wired to
write a report of the proceedings, but I confess it- was im.
possible. The scene of excitement and confusion •en the
platform precluded the idea of a competent and proper
report, and if the honourable speakers do not find . any of
their strong remarks or lucid illustrations quoted. ER your
paper, the committee must thank themselves: for the
manner in which they allowed the meeting to. be con.
ducted. I feel I should be compromising both *y own
and your position by sending what must necesea Tidy be a
garbled statement. I did my utmost, and once was
obliged to abandon the platform.
" Some thousands of guns and revolvers were fired of
at one period of the meeting ; two bonfires of 1 i ceases
were made. I had no means of ascertaining the dates
of those burnt. Many tickets were issued to thus e who
wished to become members of the Reform Levi so. I
believe the subscription to be .ss.
" Among the casualties of last night was the fling of
Day's Pound, and the township ; his house was .burnt,
and Providence only saved the lives of his wiry and
child.

"Thursday, 3 a.m.—l have just heard a report that
ORS man of the 12th has died, and that sew tral srs
severely wounded, but everything is smothered at the
camp."

NEW ZEALAND.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 28.
Tile bark Sabrina, from Auckland, New Zealand,
Captain Alexander M‘Lean, October 28, bound to
Plymouth for orders, arrived in the Sound this
afternoon. She brings 20,000 sovereigns from the
Auckland branch of the Union Bank of Australis,
a cargo of spars, kowri gum, aid wool, and two
cases of New Zealand curiosities; for the Paris Ex-
hibition. The spars include ?several 80 and 81 feet
long, 26 inches square, and containing from nine to
ten tons of timber, and part •f the wool is pure
Saxon merino.

Among her passengers are the ROT. J. Dudley,
I‘lr. and Mrs. Dares, and Messrs. Macdonald,
E
yens, Williams, Watt, Tort, and Robinson.
Flour, at Auckland, 33/. ; seconds, 301. ; rota.
toes, 151. per ton.
Butter, ls. Gd. ; salt ditto, is. 3d. ; beef, 9d. ;
pork, Bd. ; Bass's Burton beer, 101. per hhd. ;
Wellington boots, 31s. ; masons and bricklayers,
12s. per day ; carpenters, 12s. ; day labourers,
7s. Gd.
The Sabrina spoke, January 1, the bark Ham.
burg, for Cowes ; January 5, the brig Ocean, for
Cork ; January 30, the Hamburg brig Cito ; Etna
Feb. 14, the ship Beams ; all four from Callao.

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—The adjourned inquest on
jis,ph Young, who died from injuries received in the
recent accident on the Barton branch of the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, took place on
Monday at Hull, and was further adjourned to the 18th
of April. This is the first fatal accident to any passenger
travelling on this company's railway since their opening.
It was stated at the inquest by the company's solicitor
that since the opening of their lines the company have
carried 30,000,000
passengers without any fatal accident
or serious injury to any passenger travelling; and that
on the particular branch in question they have rnn
38,900 trains since its opening in 1849, and have carried
611,320 passengers without :my fatal accident previous
to the one on tha 14th inst. The whole number of
casualties of every kind to these 38,900 trains hag been
four,