The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-24 00:00:00

THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION.

The attendance of visitors on Saturday was fully an
average of previous days, the total number admitted
being 4,894, of whom 4,553 were holders of season
tickets, 46 excursion tickets, and 295 paid ss. each at the
doors. During the day considerable activity was appa-
rent in the clearance of bales and boxes, the committee
having issued a notice requiring the removal of packing
cases, and announcing that after that day no workmen
would be admitted. Many alterations were apparent in
the Fine Arts Court, the position of many of the pictures
having been altered, and others removed. Some
of the busts have also been shifted, and more room
has been obtained in the centre of the court for
the convenience of the visitors who usually throng
this attractive portion of the Exhibition. In the great
nave a considerable extent of the northern side is
Occupied by additional poplin and velvet looms. In
these important branches of native industry there
is a large display from the establishments of Messrs. Fry
and Co., Kirby and Leech, Pim, and other principal ma-
nufacturers. A large stand has been erected by Messrs.
Locke, of London, on which specimens of clan tartans will
be exhibited. In works of art numerous accessions are
perceptible, the principal of which is the largo bronze
statue of the Queen, which is mounted near the entrance,
looking in the direction of the western end. It repre-
sents her Majesty seated upon her throne, invested with
all the insignia of royalty, and is admirably executed.
Some valuable antique groups have been placed upon
the ledges of the pedestal in the centre of the hall, and
on the dais similar ornaments have been added.

CENTRAL HORSE AND CARRIAGE REPOSITORY, ST.
GEORGE'S-ROAD, SOUTHWARK.—Yesterday, this build-
iog, which has been for sonic time in progress, and is
iw advanced nearly towards completion, was formally
o,iened by its proprietor, Mr. R. Davis Rea, whose
Piends and patrons mustered numerously in honour of
tie occasion. The premises appear to be admirably
adapted for their intended purpose ; the site chosen,
which is adjacent to the bustling district of which the
Elephant and Castle is the centre, being tile ground for-
merly occupied by the almshouses belonging to the
Fishmongers' Company, the inmates of which arc now
removed to Wandsworth. Tile building presents an im-
posing architectural appearance at tile corner of St.
George's-road, the north front and west wing, compris-
ing about a fourth of the entire area, being arranged for
the reception and sale of horses, carriages, and harness.
On passing through the chief entrance, a long range of
building on each side is visible, fitted up in a series of
compartments for the stabling of horses to the number
of 1(30, with all the modern appliances for ventilation
and drainage. The entire area, stables included, is paved
with Welsh fire brick, and is roofed over, so as to afford
every advantage of light and ventilation, and the gene-
ral appearance, which resembles a railway station, does
credit to the architect, Mr. Eyre. At the end of the
building a riding school will in due time be erected, and
a subscription room and registry office are among the
contemplated addenda to the establishment. A hand-
some collation was laid out in the large room, as yet
unfinished, over the entrance, to which a large party of
the friends of the proprietor sat down. The healths of
Mr. R. D. Rea, Mr. Eyre, the architect, and other
gentlemen, were proposed and warmly responded to, and
a strong interest was manifested by all present in the
success of the undertaking.
THE TABLE-TURNING MOVEMENT.—The new experi-
ment of turning tables, hats, &c., by animal magnetism,
so recently imported into this country, has already be-
come a popular amusement. It is practised in private i
and public parlours alike, and with equal facility. The
simplest form of attempting the experiment is that now
common in the; parlours of many respectable taverns,
viz., with a hat, which s.ometimes is placed upon a tripod
of inverted glass tumblerS, and at other times on the
table. The operators (two in number) form the chain by
joining their little fingers, and gently placing the re•
inaining fingers of both hands severally upon the rim of
the hat. After a few minutes the hat will become
charged, and will move away from. the fingers, generally
to the northward,
gany,
gpi„ round
w.rl, and sometimes the hat will actually
tors then should
will be found
on a small round table of maim-
perimeiit. rapidityt under this operation. The ex
-
the table to turn
p.bo suite as successful ; but the opera-
arlolblr has been accomplished repeatedly
It
toura or even six in number to cause
in many tavern
public in the metropoli: and other places open to the
practicability of this curious all doubt as to the
of animal magnetism is at asna.epulieation of the principle

'_ILIA. __

PLYMOUTH, MAY 23.

By the Atrevida, Captain Sheave, which left
Port Philip .on the 23d of February, we have re-
ceived some Melbourne papers, the latest of which
is dated the 18th of February.
Mr. Edward Knull, bullion broker, of Melbourne,
has prepared a set of valuable tables, containing
statistics of the gold fields, &c., from which the
following extracts are made :-
"Quantity of gold dust brought to Melbourne and
Geelong. -By Government escort, 1,339,8450 z. ; by
Victoria Escort Company, 821,1430 z. ; by priyate hand,
601,6480 z.
" Shipments of gold from the ports of Victoria.-
From Melbourne, 1,886,2170 z. sdwt. ; Geelong,
84,0200 z. 14dwt. ; Portland, 3,0390 z. 7dwt. ; Port
Fairy, 1,6900 z. 7dwt. ; total, 1,974,9750 z. 13dwt.
" Amount of gold dust remaining at the 31st of De-
cember.-In the Treasury, Melbourne, 83,6780 z. ; Vic-
toria Escort Company, Melbourne, 58,9820 z. ; banks,
Melbourne, 380,0000 z. •, banks, Geelong, 135,0000 z. ;
private hands in Melbourne and Geelong, estimate
130,0000 z. ; total, 787,6600 z.
" Quantity of gold dust taken to Adelaide.-By over-
land escort, March to December, 1852, 228,5330 z. ;
shipped from Melbourne, 17,3310 z. ; taken by private
hand, 178,1600 z. ; estimated quantity taken in addition
to•a,bove, 166,6870 z. ; shipped from Adelaide to London,
February to December, 1852, 2t33,5640z.
"Amount remaining in the banks, assay-office, and
private hand at Adelaide, 299,8160 z.
"Quantity of gold taken to Sydney in the year 1852.
-Shipped, per Melbourne Customs' return, 280,5890 z. ;
by private hand, 341,7390 z. ; estimated quantity taken
in addition to the above, 100,000 oz. , quantity-held by
the banks and private hands, 150,0000 z. ; total, 872,3280 z.
" Quantity of gold dust taken to Van Diemen's Land
in the year 1852.-Shipped, per Melbourne Customs'
returns, 1,953 oz. ; taken by private hands, 140,546 oz. ;
estimated quantity held by the banks and in private
hands, 50,000 oz. ; shipped from Launceston, per Cus-
toms returns, 36,946 oz. • estimated quantity held by the
banks and in private hands, 20,000 oz.
." Summary of produce during the year 1852.-173
tons 19ewt. lqr. 121 b. 30z., at 705..- 14,163,3641.,
exclusive of gold dust in the bands of diggers, store-
keepers, and others, and on the road to Melbourne and
Geelong.
" Amount of specie imported into Melbourne and
Geelong in the year 1852.-January, 20,000/. ; April,
40,000/. ; July, 200,0001. ; August, 90,0001. ; Septem-
ber, 538,000/.; October, 432,000/.; November, 397,800/.;
December, 150,000/. ; estimated amount by private hand,
632,2001. ; total, 2,500,0001.
" Number of persona who arrived in the colony and
the number which left during the year 1852.-Arrived,
January, 7,494 ; February, 7,460 ; March, 5,063 ;
April, 4,111 ; May, 5,631 ; June, 3,872 ; July, 4,271;
August, 6,552 ; September, 15,855 ; October, 19,162 ;
November, 10,947 ; December, 14,255 ; total, 104,883.
Left, January, 550 ; February, 847 ; March, 1,239 ;
April, 1,511 ; May, 1,629 ; Juue, 1,614 ; July, 2,383 ;
August, 1,618 ; September, 1,841 ; October, 3,637 ;
November, 4,287 ; December, 5,866 ; total, 27,022.
Addition to population, from immigration alone, in
1852, 77,661 ; arrived overland from Sydney and Ade-
laide, and in vessels over those reported to the Customs,
also estimated increase from births in the colony, 20,000 ;
total increase, 97,661." •
The Argus of the 7th of February says, in refer-
ence to these computations
" The total amount raised from our various gold mines
during the year 1852 appears to be 4,175,247 oz., which,
valued at 31. 10s. an oz., shows a national income, under
this item alone, of 14,163,3641. sterling. We are glad to
find that there is very little discrepancy between this
estimate and that published in our summary for the
steam-ship Great Britain. Ours was a little higher, but
Mr. Khali has avowedly made his estimates when actual
data were 'wanting, upon a very moderate scale, and the
real total is doubtless higher than even the annexed cal-
culations would show. With such mines of uncounted
wealth at our command, what might we not become if
our energy, our intelligence, and our public spirit were
equal to our riches ?"
The Argus of the 16th February states - that,
from the tables compiled from official returns pub-
lished, the startling result was elicited, that while
in Victoria an average population of 26,000, during
the 15 years ending in 1850, acquired 354,765
acres for the sum of 707,1681., being at the rate of
it. 19s. 10d. per acre, and 13a. 2r. 23p. per head,
an average population of 22,648 in South Australia,
during the same period, acquired 622,653 acres for
the sum of 678,1621., being at the rate of 11. ls. 9d.
per acre, and 27a. Ir. 31p. per head.
It may, perhaps, be said that the lands of Vic-
toria were, even before the gold discovery, worth
intrinsically more than those of South Australia.
This, however, would be a mistake. The excellent
quality of the land of South Australia, as well as
the superior system of land sales, are abundantly
proved by the fact, that the colony, in the last four
or five months, has sent to Melbourne 4,000 tons
of flour, which has uniformly realised the highest
price in our market, and that we have received
from Adelaide, in the past year, farm produce
valued at 250,0001., or more than half of our entire
imports under that head. The true explanation of
the mystery is, that the Government in South
Australia have invariably kept the supply of land
in the market in excess of the demand, while here
the process has been exactly reversed.
In reply to this the Melbourne Herald of the
11th says
" What is the remedy ? Let the Government put up
for sale land in the largest quantities that in the aggre-
gate it can reasonably. expect to sell. but in lots so
accommodated to the wants .of individuals, that all of
moderate means may have it in their power to purchase,
and the mere land jobber would find himself subdued
by competition. It is no argument against such a pro-
ceeding that the supply offered would be dispropor-
tionate to the present amount of population. If land
in the hands of a private individual has reached an un-
natural and dangerous price, this alone should be taken
as an indication that the Government should be at work
-it should watch the land market as the engineer
watches the valves of his steam-engine ; and there is
that at work now which will as surely lead to an ex-
plosion, if some means be not taken to avert it, as an
accumulation of steam pressure will send to atoms the
engine which is working with. a force it was never in-
tended to exercise."

In the LegiAative Council, on the. Ist of Feb-
ruary, the motion of Mr. Fawkner was lost by 15
to 4. His motion went to repeal the order in
CoUncil made at Osborne House, Isle of Wight,
March 9, 1847, which put certain restrictions on
the sale of waste lands. The Geelong and Mel-
bourne Railway Bill was read a second time at
this Council.

A letter from Ballarat early in February says :
" In my letter to you lately I have given favourable
reports of these diggings, and yet the escort returns have
rather diminished than increased in amount. It is im-
possible to judge of the yield of Ballarat by the
escort. The week before last I knew personally of
more gold going privately than by escort. The near-
ness of Ballarat to Geelong, the safety .of the road,
and the cheap and regular conveyance, make the
journey so easy and available that few lucky diggers
will use the escort ; and I know many who boast of
never having transmitted it. On horseback you can
go to Geelong from Ballarat with ease in six hours.
Before the news of the nugget they Were coming up
rapidly, but the rush now is immense. A new gully at
Creswick's Creek, and new diggings at Wahnup, were
opened last week. I am told that there are nearly a
thousand at the latter place already. The price of gold
has risen to 3/. Bs. 6d. ; some stores giving 3/. es."
On the 6th of February three diggers, named
Gough, Sulley, and Bristoe arrived in Geelong
from the Ballarat diggings, bringing with them a
box con taining two masses of gold, one of which
actually weighed 771 b. Box., and the other 691 b.
60z., the proportion of pure gold being more than
eight-ninths. They were both found at Canadian
Gully, between 30 and 40 yards from the bed of the
1341 b. nugget, and within some 50 feet of the sur-
face. It is further stated that accounts had also
been received of the finding of a 100 lb. nugget in
the same golden locality.
The fortunate finders of the immense nugget at
Ballarat are four new corners, three of whom ar-
rived in the colony in August last per ship Lady
Head, and the fourth came in the steam-ship Great
Britain. The three first proceeded to Bendigo
diggings immediately after their landing, where
they remained for some two or three months, and
mrde nearly 1,0001. worth of gold. They then
joined the fourth person, and went to Ballarat
diggings. Out of one hole in the Canadian Gully
they obtained the large lump, weighing 1341 b. Boz.,
another weighing 51b. ,50z., and 21b. 4oz. of small
gold—making altogether 1421 b. 50z.. out of one
hole. They then sold their claim for 3001., and
went to Melbourne: They were offered 8,0001.
for the one piece. Argus says, there is no doubt
that industry and perseverance will succeed at the
gold fields. The diSappointed ones are the faint-
hearted, who go away in disgust because they can-
not discover gold at once, or belong to that idle
and incompetent class who are ashamed or unable
to dig; and do not scruple in preference to beg.
A correspondent at the Ovens, on the 15th of
February, gives the copy of a petition from the
gold diggers to the Lieutenant-Governor, complain-
ing of acts of wanton injustice at the hands of the
Gold Commission officials and the police force.
The petitioners are alarmed at the practice adopted
by several squatters, occuping Crown lands near
the gold field, who seize the cattle and horses of
the diggers. The latter consider themselves en-
titled to graze their-cattle on the land adjacent to
their tents.
The Ovens' River escort, which arrived at the
Treasury on the sth of February, brought 11,655
ounces of gold ; and the Mount Alexander escort,
same date, 6,132 ounces.
The gold dispatched from the Ovens on the 15th
of February was 4,4780 z. ; on the 16th 1,5000 z.
were deposited for the next escort.
Up to the 12th of February many persons were
leaving Fryer's Creek for new, diggings discovered
on the Loddon, Which were reported to be very
rich, and called the Bendigo diggings, though

some distance from the old diggings on that creek.
From Fryer's Creek to Loddon is said to be 40
miles. On the 12th a man had arrived from the
latter place with six pounds' weight of gold, the
fruit of 10 days' toil. The best Van Diemen's
Land flour was selling at Fryer's Creek at 41. per
bag ; potatoes, 9d. per lb. ; apples, is. a dozen ;
pudding raisins, is. ; and bread and meat at former
quotations. Gold buyers were offering 31. 12s. 6d.
In the district of Belfast, on the 31st of January,
hundreds of acres of wheat were ripe for the sickle.
The harvest was plentiful, but the labourers few.
Though 355. an acre was the price for cutting,
many and many a field would fall ere a hook could
be put into it.
A letter from Geelong, of the 17th February,
says the bidding at the Government laud sale on
the 16th was spirited, and the prices realised were
as high as on any former occasion. Unseasonable
weather had prevailed during the previous week.
The South Australian Register, of the 7th, states
that, •
" Although there is at the diggings everything to in-
dicate gold in large quantities, none have succeeded in
realising their hopes. The majority content themselves
with what they can get on Chapman's hill and gully,
knowing that, if a fresh place is discovered, they will
stand as good a chance as those who have spent months
in trying to find better ground. The quantity of gold
taken to the Assay-office having, during four consecutive
weeks, amounted to less than 4,000 ounces, the Gover-
nor has proclaimed that after the 17th of February the
office will be closed."

The sale of Crown lands on the 10th of February
exceeded by upwards of 7801. that of any one day's
sale during this or the past year. The average
price was a fraction over 1/. Bs. per acre. Last
sale of Burras, 1331.

Dalton and Kelly, two notorious bushrangers
and murderers, have been captured. The former
was seeking change for notes at 11 o'clock at night
at a coffeeshop, when Brice, formerly a cadet in
the polio force, offered to procure it, and, instead
of taking him home, led Dalton by a back road
into the police station, where he was secured, with
three loaded pistols, with one of which he would
have shot Brice, had he not been overpowered.
Large sums of money were *in his pockets, and he
and his comrade would have been off on the next
day by the Northumberland, had not Dalton been
so cleverly and courageously captured by Brice.
From the commercial intelligence of the Mel-
bourne Argus, February 16th, the following is
extracted :

" Price of gold yesterday was 31. 15s. 6d. per ounce ;
English and colonial cheese, ls. 4&d. per pound ; Van
Diemen's Land flour, 161. 10s. per ton ; men's navvy
boots, 275. per pair ; palings, 545. per 100 ; quartering,
465. to 50s. ; Singapore cedar, a-inch wide, 64d. the
running foot ; apples, 14s. 6d. per bushel ; pickles, 18s.
per dozen ; onions, 6d. per pound ; black pepper, 94d. ;
Liverpool salt, 51. 10s. per ton ; loaf sugar, 10d. per
lb. ; colonial butter, ls. 4id. Auction sales—real pro-
perty, western half-acre, 308, Grote-street, 4001. ; two
acres and cottage, at Mount Barker, 2001. ; section,
No. 40, in the Morundee special survey, with a public-
house thereon, 3001. ; a plot of land at North Adelaide,
with 30 feet frontage to Dunn-street, 661."
Steam fares to and from Melbourne and Geelong
—cabin, 20s. ; fore cabin, 12s. 6d. ; freight, 30s.
per ton.
The steam-ship Melbourne was expected at Port
Philip on the 15th of February from Sydney.
Vessels advertised for London : —The Bombay,
18th of February ; Henry Gillespie, 19th ; Bar-
rackpore, Syria, Florence, Beulah, Queen of Eng-
land, and Blackwall, 20th ; Ann Bridson, and
Aberfoyle, Ist of March ; indermere, Nelson,
and James Alexander, 7th ; Emigrant and Con-
dor, 10th ; Golden-Land, 15th ; and Clara Symes,
20th.