The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-17 00:00:00

Rev. NV. B. Clarke, receives at Sydney on the sth of
March, says—" lam working out a most interesting
I"3lhY, quite on the.boundary line of the two colonies.
I hay.) found gold in the Delegate and Rendco rivors sad
in Maharatta Creek. I, h very fit:e and is well coloured.
It occurs on a local alluvial &Acing of elate and quails
bound together by sand and earth.'

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
WEEK ENDING YtAßca 6.—About 150 licenses bare
been taken out, for the new gold field at Little Riley,
near Braidwoocl, the reports from which are still
favourable.

Two or three scientific men from California have been
prospecting at the new diggings to the northward, where
i•t is reported they met with gold in abundance. TbeY
worked only five hours in the neighbourhood of the
Hangiug R ck, and obtained seven cunces of pure gold
in nu,:gots and grains. _ _

The escort br—ouv,ht in this week fr,n3 Sofala 1,782 oz ;
Ophir, 127 07. ; li.tr.huret, 204 ; and the mails from
Sofa's, 1,167 r z.; Braidwooe, 333 oz ; Bsthurst, 197
oz ; Mudgeo, 13 ez ; in all, 3 898 cz ; value about
12,6681. In ealdition to this an t qtrally large quantity
has beva no:Aml by priv,sta hands.
From Yet.oria the esclrt last week brought into
Sydney 2 !,721 tz. The Shamrock unwed at SI duoy on
Sunday last, brought in 37,000 t. z
The Govccometit usaay office iu South Australia is to
actual opPra:ion, and on the first day 2,910ez. were depo-
sited. Tee Goverument were taking steps to open eP
a road d,rect to Mount Alexander, in order to bring toe
gold from thence under escort to Adelaide.
The price has flActuated considerably during the
week, and was expected to fill still lower after the de-
parture of the Virneira, Blackwall, and General Hewett.
Some sales were made in the early part of the week at
665.. 655., and 645., and at the auction mart on Friday'
the sth of March, it came down to 635. 4d., and the
large quantity coming into market was likely to depress
the price to 60s.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS'
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED 11"
THE WEER ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 11152.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases •••*2O;
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 44
Tubercular Diseases ••• ••• ••• ••• 181
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... 110
Diseases of the Heart and 8100d-vessels .. 35
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ••• •••
.•• ••• .•• ••• 110
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
Of Digestion••• ••• ••• P• • •• • ••• 56
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. 9
• • • . • • „,
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 9
3
Diseases of the Skin, &c. ••• ••• •••
•••
Malformations—. ... 3
Premature Birth ... 3

Atrophy
Old Age

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Sudden ••• .••• •.• _ _
• • • ••• • •• •••
Violence,Trivation, Cold, and Intemperance -5
5
Causes not specified ... ••• ••• •••

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
Population Deaths in cone-
Enumerated, spending week
1851. of 1851.
West Districts... 376,427 . . 143 ...
North Districts.. 490,396 .. 178 ...
Central Districts 393,256 ... 164 ...
East Districts ... 485,522 ... 181 ...
South Districts.. 616,635 ... 265 ...
Totals... .. —2,362,236 ... 931 ...

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