The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-19 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

By the Woolloomooloo we have received advices from
Sydney to the 21st of April,
The position of the colony of New South Wales is
described by the papers as being most satisfactory. The
yield of gold was steady, and the aVerage earnings of
each man are quoted at an ounce a day. With regard to
agriculture the prospects of the farmers were excllent.
The steamer Cleopatra had arrived at Sydney with
advices from Melbourne of the 16th of April, at which
time neither the Harbinger nor the Adelaide steamer
had arrived. 14,000 ounces of gold dust was brought
into Melbourne by escort on the 13th of April.
Gold had fallen rapidly in price at Melbourne, and
was quoted by the Argus, on the 16th April, at 3/. 15s.
an ounce.

The markets both at Sydney and Melbourne were
almost bare of goods, and enormous profits were being
realised on some articles of import.
The Woolloomooloo has upwards of 50,000 ounces of
gold on freight.
The following is from the Sydney Empire of April
20 :--

The commercial rcondition of Sydney is, as it has
been for some considerable time past, characterised by
uncertainty, high prices, and exhausted stocks. The
circumstance of so few arrivals with supplies, either
from Great Britain or from foreign ports, is very re-
markable ; and this untoward circumstance—so contrary
to general expectation---has given to transactions an
excited character, which, in many instances, has the
appearance of unwarranted extravagance. - Goods are
run up to prices which are scarcely justified by any state
of the import market at which we have yet arrived, the
competition being stimulated by the immediate urgency
of particular demands, rather than produced by anything
like permanent scarcity. But if business were conducted
in the most sober spirit, high prices for all manufactured
goods would (still range, in consequence of the positive
insufficiency of present imports. This state of things is
experienced without any rapid augmentation of our po-
pulation as was anticipated—for during the last few
weeks, the passenger traffic inwards has barely kept
even with our outward drain.
Since the Ist of April 57 vessels have arrived from
various ports, inclusive of Moreton-bay, bringing 1,186
passengers ; and the departures have been 60, with 1,191
passeno•ers. Of the arrivals, 3 vessels and 39 passengers
were from London ; 2 vessels and 45 passengers were
from Liverpool • 1 vessel and 32 passengers were from
Bristol ; 1 vessel was from Scotland ; 4 vessels and 242
passengers were from California ; 1 vessel and 8 passen-
gers were from China; 1 vessel, a man-of-war, was
from King George's Sound ; 2 vessels and 7 passen-
gers were from a whaling voyage ; 1 vessel was
from the South Sea Islands ; 1 vessel was from
New Zealand; 3 vessels and 11 passsengers were
from Van Diemen's Land ; 3 vessels and 53 passengers
were from Moreton-bay ; 2 vessels were from Newcastle;
and 32 vessels and 724 passengers were from Victoria.
The departures were-3 vessels and 19 passengers to
London ; 1 vessel and 57 passengers to California ; 2
vessels to Singapore ; 2 vessels to India ; 2 vessels and
3 passengers to South Sea Islands ; 1 vessel and 16 pas-
sengers to Van Diemen's Land ; 1 vessel and 10 passen-
gers-to South Australia ; 4 vessels and 7 passengers to
Guam ; 8 vessels and 52 passengers to New Zealand ; 9
vessels and 87 passengers to Moreton-bay, Newcastle,
and Twofold-bay ; and 27 vessels and 940 passengers to
Victoria. In the last item the steamer Chusan is in-
cluded, though many of her passengers would proceed
on from Melbourne (the first port of call) to Adelaide
and to Singapore. By these figures—which, however,
must be regarded only as approximations--it appears
that for the last twenty days the excess of depart-
ing passengers over arrivals has been 5, of which the
number of departures for Victoria has exceeded the ar-
rivals from that colony by 216. Besides this flowing
and counter-flowing of population, by water, between
the two gold colonies, there is a constant intermigration
overland, which to a large extent confounds any calcu-
lations as to the fluctuations of the social stream in either
colony. In the present estimate some reduction has to
be made in the case of the Chusan some
the passengers
proceeding to other ports, and it may also be mentioned
that the steam-ship Cleopatra is hourly expected from
Melbourne, with probably 200 passengers, which will
about balance the account.
In Sydney a strong disposition prevails to speculate
in the formation of companies for working the mineral
lands of the colony ; but these projects are at present
almost wholly confined to men of substantial means and
established character ; and with the facts before the pub-
lic which have already been disclosed as to the undoubted
richness of many districts in copper, lead, and iron, as
well as the precious metals, and with the shares of our
only copper mining company at 190-per cent. premium,
it is not surprising that the attention of close thinking' and observant men should be directed to more important
developments of these yet concealed sources of our
natural wealth. Among the remarkable changes which
the present year will bring about none will be greater or
more valuable to society than the extended results of in-
dustrial enterprise.
By the escorts from the Ovens and the Northern
Diggings to-day about 8,000 ounces of gold were re-
ceived in Sydney. It is expected that the Woolloomoo-
loo, sailing for London to-morrow morning, will take
away nearly 50,000 ounces. The price now rules at 775.
3d. to 6d. for Victoria, and 745. 3d. to 6d. for New South
Wales.

Our latest 'date from England is December 24,
brought by the steamer Chusan, which arrived on the
19th of March, just a month ago. The sailing ships to
leave London and Liverpool in all December and Janu-
ary have all to arrive. By an American schooner on
the 10th inst. , we received intelligence from' San Fran-
cisco to February 16 ; Valparaiso, January 30 ; New
York, January 6.
The following brief report will present the latest prices
Which can be safely quoted for leading articles :
Teas--llyson skins and Congous may be quoted re-
spectively at 102 s 6d to 110 s, and 92s 6d to 100 s.
Sugar—Pampanga, 20/ to 301 10s.
SdP
; B.P. R bon
Spirits—Marutmel,rlso o.
branrd.y:3ls6sio6dd. to 178 per gallon, in
Bottled Ale—A sale of 500 dozen (Bass's) was made
to-day at 18s 3d, which may, boweVer, be considered an
extreme rate.
Wines—Stocks very low, and in good demand.
Oilman's Stores—ln demand, at 50 per cent. on Eng-
lish cost.
Cheese—A parcel of good Dutch sold to-day at Is
per lb ; English 25 per cent. higher.
Earthenware—A large sale this morning realised on
good assortments 120 per cent.
Canvass—White and brown navy, is to is 3d all Nos.,
and rising.

Boots and Shoes—Mr.' Newton sold this morning an
American invoice, very superior, averaging about 50 per
cent. ;^ common English assortments, 150 per cent, on

invoice.

Drapery, of all descriptions, commands high prices.
Salt—Liverpool, 5/. 15s to 6/. per ton.
atr...lriue, 2n, ; stomas, 251.