The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-16 00:00:00

SYDNEY.

We extract the following from the correspon-
dence of the Melbourne Herald:—

" SYDNEY, DEC. 27.
• "Christmas has passed away quietly enough. The
weather, which for ten days past has been an 3 ~b;ng but
warm, has taken up 'in real earnest, and to-day we are
suffering all the horrors of a north-westerly sirocco, not-
withstanding which shoals of people are tiavelling to
Botanyfor 'pleasure.'

"TUESDAY, 28 (ONE o'cLoos).—The Legislative Coun-
cil has just been prorogued by the Governor-General in
person. I enclose the speech :-
66' Mr. Speaker and Gent'emen of the Legislative
Council,—l am glad that the public business has now
arrived- at "that stage which enables me to bring this
long-protracted session to a 'close, and release you from
further attendance from your arduous duties. In compli2
once with the request conveyed in your r 'Press of the
10th of August last, I immediately forward :;.-Ithe Secre-
tary of. State, for his consideration, the • :ply adopted
by the council to Earl Grey's dispatch of the 23rd Jan.
1852, on the subject of the declaration and remon-
strance of the late Legislative Council: In reference to
your address recommending tl'''tt a branch of the Royal
-Mint on the larger scale desci:bal by the Master of the
Mint in his report to the St.--cretary of State, should
without delay be establ;Qhed in Sydney, I have
the ' satisfaction to inform you that I had previously,
under the advice of my executive council, requested
-the Secretary of State to 'adopt the proper measures-
for this purpose ; and in order to defray the cost of the
necessary machinery and apparatus, I have remitted to
England the sum of 10,0001., which has been charged-
upon the gold revenue. I lost no time, on receipt of
your address of the 9th July last, in taking the necessary
steps for raising the sum of 50,0001., on the security of
the territorial revenue, for the purposes of immigration:
The tenders received being highly advantageous, 'and.
the demand for labour still continuing of the most press
log character, I did not hesitate to raise an additional!
.sum of 50,0001., making 100,000/. in all. The premiums'
( en the debentures and the discount on the remittance of
the amount in hank bills, left a profit on the transaction
of upwards of 11,0001., being equal to the interest on
the loan for a period exceeding two years, In remitting

( From the Melbourne Gold Circular of Jan 3.)
Gold has maintained an upward tendency this week
owing to the demand for shipment by the Great Britain
and the Ballarat, which was materially increased by the
agents of the Great Britain reducing the freight to 44d.
per ounce (the same as ships), and their erasing from the
bills of lading the clauses that were considered ob-
jectionable. Although not cleared out at the Customs
there is already on Board of the Great Britain and the
Ballarat over 150,0000 z. The price of gold left off at
70s. 3d., being an advance of last week of 3d. per oz.
The news from Fryer's Creek is'encouraging, several
parties having succeeded in realising large quantities
from spots that have been overlooked in the general rush
to reported new fields. The Ovens is also increasing in
productiveness, as the amount that has arrived this
evening by escort shows. At Bendigo reports of dull-
ness are rife, and at Ballarat the running about of the
diggers from place to place is the cause of a falling off in
quantity.
Number of persons who have arrived in
the colony this week
Number of persons who have left

4,278
815

Addition to our population this week... 3,463
MELBOURNE SHIPPING.
_ _

Arrived.—Jan. 2—The Countess of Elgin, ship 893
tons, Patterson, commander, from London, Sept. 14-
200 passengers ; Wellington, barque, from London.
Cleared Out.- -Jan. I—The Cleopatra, steamer, 893
tons, Cumming, commander, for Bydney, with part of
original cargo from Londob, and 184 passengers.
Projected Departures.—For London—The Ballarat
and Statesman, about 3d inst.; Admiral, 20th inst.;
Hero, early ; Northumberland, about 12th inst.; Black-
wall, Rienzi, Atrevida, Bombay, in February. For Li-
verpool—The Great Britain, this day ; Sarah Sands,
steamer; Feb. 1. For Singapore—The Chusan, steamer,
this day. For Calcutta—The Magnolia and Rip Van
Winkle, early. For Bombay—The Arundel, about
14th instant.

SYDNEY.
DEO. 28.—1 t is scarcely.necessary to say that the past
week has been a busy one in all branches of retail trade.
The consumption of ordinary and extraordinary articles
has necessarily been great, and the dealers have had con-
siderable difficulty in supplying the demand. Prices,
however, hare not run as high:as would have been the
case, but for the recent impoAations of flour • 'Ohl ll,'
having reduced the price of bread tO a reasonable le,
have also contributed to damp that spirit of speculation
of which generally occurs in seasons of search
of-life. ,Our harvest is turning out exceedinygloy. weell,staffand
there is no reason to suppose that any material rise in
prices can tale place for some weeks to come. Ameri-
cann flour may still be looked for, thoug perhaps not .
great quantities. At all events uyless tnflux o
be
pulation should be much
the-ease, I' do not now , groresere tahna;
serioussell deficiency.
Recent advices from England speak of a comparative 1
reaction in the emigration fever, caused partly by the ,
of
rigeof wages consequent u on the first great rush ,_
operatives to the shores of on
.
.
mnch of the lull, but it is not to be overlooked,.
speculation in the necessaries of life is involovremder figure
Teas may be quoted 84s. to 85s. At thelefly
for re-
tie2cargo of the Ararat was freely taken,
,?34*rt%tion. wthhinenA.
T,:Sti,sars maintain a very steady For other kinds
T., a nut; vt;alasi
apang area
~..`-biedn got for Parapanga, in
rk Feat demand exists. The 'Aof raw sugars, 'and they
rim 12d3. not think
has
the only considerable holde
have been driving lc profitable
been very considerable. .
transactions of the Week rrsofitable trade of late. The ,
a very pI

_
tinia, Bst 21b
Lord Clifden's Oleaster, Bst 21b (Flatman) 2
Mr. J. D. Hewitt's Sampson, Bst 21b (A. Day) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Sampson, and 2to 1 agst John
o'Gaunt colt. Won by two lengths and a half, Samp-
son a bad third., Run in 1 min 18 sec.
v, t
so(
la.withridetto t
the
eoy
fo carryingauodnd ddfeo. added
d;
)i:gw6elnaobgt
miles.leedm extra. en
The Willoughby Handicap of 15 sous, each, 10 ft, and •
ouc(Diuodciktigera6yll3 1
Mrirs:ihdoee3nniwluy.inndni
jyfeoidtkeoThe
raaeyldi
HO,l
woe&rescodo.
........................................ ....(Marlow) 2
Mr(l.lb Palmer's Doubt, aged, 10st 11lb
Haworth) 3
extra)
yrs, 9st 101 b (carried
t. .
:1:2
r11..16):
be
Mr. Condron's Smuggler Bill, aged, lOst 31b
Mr. Shafto's King of Troy, 4(Captain
Mr. Saxon's Sir Robert, 6 Yrsyr.6.:
9st 121 b) .........................
aged, 9st 161 b ' .
01.1; )...., lol:strri4l:lbl,wviineBll)). 04
Mcrl.uPdinriceg'6slbToemxtrGau..77y.,. . 5.
............. 8.
Mr. Davies's Gay Lad, aged, 9st 111 b
Mr. Lncy's Tipperary 13oy,
ojuvenr: 0
(Captain Lane)' 0
Betting— sto 2 agst K. c (Sly, jun.) 0
Hero, 4to 1 agst Sir Robert,
0., Troy, 3 to 1 agst The
Gurney and 1)0 b and 5 to 1 each agst Torn
4 min 28 sec ut. Won by eight lengths. Run in
A Free Handicap of 10 5 ft, with 25 added,
for three- BOYS. each payto
yr-olds and upwards. The winner
5 sous. to the fund. One mile.
Captain Lane's Cnmore 4 Bst 7lb ...... (Flatman) .1
,
Mr. Adkins's Heroine,° aged, 7st slb ............ (Preece) 2
Mr. garrison's Burndale: 4 yrs, 6st 51b...... (Aldcoruosfte) 3
Mr. J. Wigan nd Forester, aged, Bst ....(Whiteh(clift )
g
Mr. Mono's Flora, 5 yrs, Est 71b
yrs, Est 21b (Wells) 0
Mr. Goddard's Priam the Third, 4
by YShYaks e, 4 Yrs'
darn
Mr. Isaac Day's g by Idas,
.. . .... (011iver, jun.) 0 •
Est 21b ............................. .s..
4 t 1311, ...(Fordham) 0
' Lord_Clifden's Feramorz, 3 yrs,3yrs, 4st 91b...(W. Wilson) 0
Mr. Thirlby's Black Jack, &more 4 to 1 agst Black Jack,
Betting-7 to 4 agst
and 6 to 1 each against Priam the
t Feramorz,
sto 1 agst Heroine, Won by a length Half a length
Third
and dand third. Run in 2 min 1 sec.
between the second
t,f 50 sous., with 10 sous. for the
ne,i rhanter; rante:ohls, list 311); five, 12st ; six and
e°°'''' --- °i--thorough-bred horses to carry 71b extra,
i aged, 12st Slb ;.
allowed 31b, two miles—was won in
mares and geldings
Gulliver's filly by Heron, data by
threo heats by Mr.... . .
Defence,yrs,
Johnny, aged, -
Star-
light, 4 yrs,
4 1 Ist (Mr. Williams), heating Mr. Smith 'a
12st 51b (Owner); Mr. Robbins's
llst (Mr. Robbins, jun.); Mr. Milward's
Jenny Lind, 4 yrs, list (Owner); Mr. W. Cowper's The
Lady Abbess, 5 yrs, list 1 llb (Owner); Mr. C. Griffin a
The Nut, 4 yrs, (Mr. J. Griffin); Mr..F. Robbins's The
Empress, 4 yrs, list (Mr. T. W. Bulling); and Mr. J.
Burnell's Jenny Jones, 4 yrs, list (Owner).

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CHESTER Cur.-10 to 1 agst Trifle (taken to 2001.),
g 5 to 1 agst Bracey.
DERBY.-9 to 1 agst West Australian (taken), 12 to 1
agst Orestes (taken), 22 to 1 agst Ninnyhammer (taken),
26 to 1 agst liurworth (taken),