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London, England, 1853-05-18 00:00:00

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CAPTAIN CIIESTERTON'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Just published, in 2 vols. post Bvo., price 16s. cloth, 7
pEACE, WAR, and ADVENTURE : An Au-
tobiogriphical Memoir of GEORGE LAVAL CHESTER-
TON, formerly of the Field Train Department of the Royal Artillery,
subsequently a aptain in the Army of Columbia, and at present
Governor of the HOUS3 of Correction at Cold-bath-Heide.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman.

AUSTRALIA.—Parties about to proceed to
Au-tralla can NS assured in the PROFESSIONAL LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY, 76, Cheapside, London, upon the whole
Term of Life Scale, without payment of extra premium far voyage
to or residence there.
Loans granted on personal security.
ED WARD BAYLIS, Resident Manager and Actuary.

cause of peace, and the important interests they are here
to represent and protect."
The following are extracts from a private letter,
dated

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retoteffrsthaannd bpeafporeers.
frNoVme cEonugld-
tbiuletn,
Eng-
land per sailing vessels, and by the Overland mail, via
Singapore, in some reasonable time ; but now we stand
in the same relation to the two steam companies—the
Australian and the Peninsular and Oriental—as the
bumpkin between two stools. Both companies eschew
Swan River, calling with their mails and coaling at
King George's Sound, instead of at Fremantle. Now,
King George's Sound is very near as far off, or occupies
very near as much time in communicating with, as
Anger Point—the place where our Overland mails
were formerly left. The letters have to be brought
some 300 miles overland through a country which, in
the winter season, is not only dangerous, but at times,
from swollen rivers, &c., absolutely impassable, and if
sent up to Fremantle by sea, the dangers attendant
upon rounding Cape Leuwin would prevent many bold
sailors from attempting it. The result is, that we are
in a worse plight as regards postal communication than
before. As an instance, at the time of writing this part
of my letter (Feb. 14) our latest news from England is
to the 22d Nov., and that by means of a stray news-
paper from the Cape of Good Hope, received per
steamer Melbourne, which called at King George's
Sound on her way to Adelaide, &c., Jan. 23. The sub-
ject was brought forward at the late meeting of the
Legislative Council by Mr. Marshal Waller Clifton, the
late agent of the Australind Company, who moved and
carried a vote of 1,0001. towards repaying the expenses
of whatever company should first make a rule to call at
Fremantle with the mails, and also pledging the Govern-
ment to run out a jetty and provide other conveniences
in the harbour for them. Surely it is the place of the
Home Government to look to this, now that Fremantle
is a large convict depot, and Western Australia has up-
wards of 1,300 convicts and ticket-of-leave men, and
every likelihood of the number_being doubled in 18
months.
The gold mania has drawn off a few from this colony
to Melbourne and Adelaide, but not to any serious
amount. Many of those who have gone have returned,
and many more would be glad of the chance, if they had
but the means,
The Queen of the Netherlands, Dutch steamer, from
Batavia, en route for Adelaide, put in at Fremantle for
fuel on the 29th of January, and on her departure carried
away a few more of those infected with the yellow fever.
We can well afford to stay at home. Growing cern for
the market offered in Port Philip will be as good as a
gold field in point of economy. We need not, however,
give up all hopes of finding the precious metal in West-
ern Australia. It has been found here, and very lately,
but not to such an extent as justified its being made
public. Some few ounces were found in a quartz rock,
in the northern district, in the eastern portion of the
colony, and several of the returned diggers are out
" prospecting 6-" and I should not be surprised if in my
next commudication I had to announce the existence of
an extensive gelr.l field here.
The party political matters of great moment here are
not likely to be of such importance as you would render
a chronicle of them interesting. I will merely state that
at the last meeting of Council (in December), among
other things, the Colonial Secretary (W. A. Sandford)
carried a grant of 1,4001. for building two schools—here
and at Fremantle ; and Mr. Clifton, in addition to his
1,0001. for aiding steam communication, gave notice of
his intention to move at the next session, some time this
month, a grant of 5,0001. towards building a new Go-
vernment house—a measure which is not only useful but
imperatively necessary, owing to the disgraceful tumble.
down of the present shed.
MARKETS.—FIour, as before stated, 281. to 301. for
fine ; seconds, none in market. Butter and cheese are
scarce articles, and, imported, realise, the former 2s. Bd.
to 35., and the latter ls. 6d.. to 2s. per lb. retail. The
stores are very near empty of articles of men's require-
ments, and any consignments arriving about this period
will meet with good prices. Good broadcloth and supe-
rior shirtings are in demand, and boots and shoes of
every description will meet with a ready sale at fair
prices.

"BUENOS AYRES, APRIL 3.

"With General Urquiza's last note, and the reply of
the Government, our last hopes of a pacific arrangement
♦anish. I enclose the Progreso of this morning, in which
they are contained. We believe Uroniza has got into
a fix. From the provinces, Santa Fe excepted, he need
not expect a man. The commissioner he sent to Cor-
rientes to demand its contingent, had to make a precipi-
tate retreat, and we know positively that the province
was arming in mass, and had 4,000 men on the Entre
Rios as soon as they know Urquiza to be in active hos-
tilities with the Buenos Ayreans.
We are also satisfied that the Gauchos here will not
fight against the city on behalf of Urquiza, but we
have serious fears that he may ravage and desolate the
province, and blight our prospects for many years to
come.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.-
Lessee, CHARLES E. LALTRENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-
road. Open Every Evening. The Orchestra will perform, during
the wee.k, "The Thistle," " Shamrock," " Rose," "Amina" Gran-
ville," "Loch Vogel," and "Windsor Castle" Waltze'; 'he "Napo-
leon" Galep; "Le Cirque" Quadrille; "The Gold Hawk' and
" Juno" Polkas.— Admission, Is. Doors open at Half-past Eight ;
Dancing to commence at Nine o'clock, and terminate at Half-past
Eleven.

" The reports of a revolution in MontelVideo seem all
but confirmed. We believe the Brazilians to be at the
bottom of it, and, if successful, it will strengthen the
hands of Government in various ways."
The British Packet gives the following account
of mutiny and murder on board an English
vessel :

"We have just heard, and fear it is likely to prove
correct, that a mutiny took place on board the British
vessel Reindeer, on her homeward passage, somewhere
in the neighbourhood of Cape Horn, in which the cap-
tain, mate, cook, and two passengers were murdered,
and that the mutineers have subsequently landed at or
near the Salado, in this province, and fled into the in-
terior. We have as yet no dates, nor further details
than those mentioned."

From Rio de Janeiro and the Brazilian ports
there is no news of importance. It is mentioned
there was a probability of a modification, if not a
change of the Cabinet soon after the report of the
Ministers, to be presented to the Chambers on the
16th of May. By a decree of the Government,
the export duties on coffee will be reduced to 9
instead of 11 per cent. from the Ist of July next.

Her Majesty's ships Centaur, Trident;and Lo-
cust were at Buenos Ayres ; the Sharpshooter at
Rio, and the express at Bahia. Her Majesty's
troop-ship Resistance, from Jamaica, bound to
Gambia, was at Teneriffe.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the British. Packet.)

BUENOS .A.YRES, APRIL 3.

The stagnation of the past month can hardly be ex-
ceeded— a sort of negative consolation for those who
have the philosophy to accept and appropriate it. The
transactions of the wholesale market, besides a very
limited demand for local consumption, were confined to
a few unimportant remittances for the Paraguay market.
The demand for the littoral and interior provinces, that
gave a character of comparative buoyancy to the month
of February, was completely checked, first by the hopes
of peace, and latterly by the fear of war—so true is it
that extremes meet, the most opposite causes, in this in-
stance, conspiring to produce the same effect. In
ordinary times Easter week is a season of display and
finery, especially among the fair sex, that gives a lively
impulse to various departments of business ; but in this
instance, to their honour be it recorded, everything was
conducted with a commendable frugality and simplicity
—the sentiments of patriotism and religion enhancing
and ennobling each other.
RIO DE JANEIRO, APRIL 12.

The exchange upon London for this conveyance
opened on the 29th ult. at 28d. at 90 days. Later little
was doneuntil the 9th inst., when business recommenced
at 28, 27k, and 274 d. at 60 and 90 days. These have
since been the ruling rates. In all there have been
passed 240,0001. upon London (of which about 110,0001.
at 28d. and 77,0001. at 27id.), 950,000 f. upon Paris,
360,000 M. B. upon Ilamburgh.
The shipments last month were 157,234 bags of coffee
(against 157,050 in March, 1852)), 182 cases, 10 boxes,
184 barrels of sugar; 3,073 hides, 810 tanned half-hides,
25,096 ox and cow horns, 40 pipes rum, 644 rolls to-
bacco, 51 bags rice, 2,777 planks Jacaranda, 431 bar-
rels Tapioca, 3841 b. Ipecacuanha,
Stock—There was a fair demand at the close of last
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month for Six per Cent. Stock, but transactions on the
wlohBo,
business done in Provincial at 101, to 102 per cent.

P.S.—ANAL 13, 2 P.M.
Exchange—Upon London, 20,0001. have been passed
this morning at 270. and 28d.

BAHIA, APRIL 18.
Up to within the last few days the same dry and hot
weather continued, but now, fortunately, we have been
blessed with some copious showers, and hope better times
are coming.
The trade in British manufactures never was worse ;
there is not the slightest demand for any goods whatever,
and stocks have accumulated to that extent that it will
require six months' active demand to clear them off. We
are again well supplied with all the principal articles of
food—say beef, flour, and fish.
Fever very bad indeed among the shipping; 17 sailors
buried one day last week, besides several cases on shore,
but chiefly among new arrivals.
A few days ago the Forte-de-Mor fired into an English
barque, the Mariner, as they say, for going out without
bei•ig visited, which was not the case. The English
Consul detained the vessel here some days, and demanded
an explanation from the President, but nothing satisfac-
tory was offered ; on the contrary, the President made
light of the affair. The ship has since gone to sea. The
ball passed between her masts, and was very nearly
causing the death of two men who were just below it.
Exchange opened at 28id., and closed at 28id.
Vessels are scarce, and 4/. and 4/. ss. paid to Europe.
We do not expect any decline at present.
Tobacco—A very large stock on hand, say 30,000 to
40,000 bales. Last sale—firsts, 3,200; second and thirds,
2,500 per arroba.
Cotton nominal. 4,800 to 5,000 per arr. Little on
sale.

PERNAMBUCO, APRIL 18.

Sugar—Since the departure of the Tay on the 24th
ult., owing to very wet weather the supply has fallen off.
The favourable accounts for the article brought by the
Severn caused dealers to be more firm, and an active
business was done at advanced prices for the stocks of
dry sugars then on hand. There is now less inclination
to purchase, the late supplies being damp and inferior in
quality.
Freights—Tonnage continues scare, and our last quo-
tations have been sustained, of 80s. to 82s. 6d. to the
Channel and British ports, and 8:.;s. to 85s. Mediterra-
nean, calling at Gibraltar, •755. to 82s. 6d. Genoa direct,
80s. to 82s. 6d. to load at Paraiba, 85s. at Rio Grande
de Norte, and 925. 6d. at Maceio (the last for " cases")
to the Channel and United Kingdom. There are few
disengaged vessels, but, with the present high prices de-
manded for sugar, there is less demand for vessels, and
the rates look flat.

Exchange—About 100,0001. has been done for this
mail, at 29d., 28id., 281 d., of which the greater part at
28id. Our rate closes at the lowest quotation.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

The following is from a correspondent of the Times,
dated—

PERTH, W. A., FEB. 16.
The sailing of the brig Jane, for Singapore, affords a
chance of forwarding letters via the overland mail, of
which I gladly avail myself.
Things in general in this colony are looking well. The
advent of convicts, after nearly three years' experience,
has been found to contribute more to the welldoing of
the pockets of the settlers than detriment to their morals.
There is no telling, however, how lorg this is to continue,
as by the Dudbrooke, which arrived on the 7th with 200
odd convicts, the report is brought that we are to be
honoured with the company of some Irish felons, who are
to be conveyed hither from Cork by the Pyrenees. lam
not certain whether the influx of a few ribandmen and
tenant-right gentry would not have an unpleasant effect
upon the existing peaceful state of affairs. The force at
present for keeping those we have here already consists
of not more than 200 enrolled pensioners and one com-
pany of the 99th Regiment—a force manifestly insuffi-
cient. The local Government has, however, bestirred
itself in the matter, and steps are to be taken to organise
a truly effective police, under the superintendence of Mr.
J. Conroy, a nephew of Sir John Conroy, and who will
receive a salary of 2001. and forage for three horses from
the Home Government.
The prospects to farmer emigrants held out in this
colony are equal to those of any other part of Australia.
Flour is now ranging from 281. to 301. per ton (fine),
and this, too, at the end of the harvest, and in spite of
large importations from America pouring into the neigh-
bouring colonies. The crop this year of wheat was
splendid, and the quantity on hand, kept back from last
harvest in expectation of still higher rise, is considerable;
yet flour at the present moment fetches the prices named
above, and no fear of diminution when we see the num-
ber of people pouring into South Australia and Victoria
from all parts of the world.
The mining prospects of the colony are certainly im•
proving. The Geraldine, one of our local companies,
have lately procured from England a mining captain and
several miners, and have besides some 30 or 40 men
(ticket-of-leaves and others) at work on their property,
and which, from the report of the captain, appears to
consist of several very valuable lodes of lead, and
capable of being easily worked. The great drawback
to this undertaking has been the want of a passable road
between the mine and Champion Bay, the port of ship-
ment. The local government promised to assist them in
this particular, but as yet have not done so. Coal has
also been discovered at Bunbury, a location about sixty
miles to the southward of Perth, and near the settle-
ment of Australind, established by the late company of
that name. The seam appears to be of good quality,
and is near the sea, with a favourable place for loading,
and an easy country to traverse. A company is on the
tapir for working it.
You good folks at home are, no doubt, fancying that
we are in the full enjoyment of the blessings of steam
, communication. The neighbouring settlements may be,

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of the 20th. I then went on board the ships and mus-
tered a party of men, and went across the island to the
wreck, to save and bring over all the provisions we could
find.
While at work getting provisions from the wreck, we
saw a steamer bound down the coast about six miles
distant. We made signals for her, but she did not notice
them. Launched a boat and took men in, and attempted
to get off to speak her, but the surf, which was breaking
very heavily at the time, swamped the boat and broke
one of the oars, and when I reached the shore again I
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up and get some assistance from her, but none came in
sight of us.

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passengers all on board (except a few who choso to go
to the Sandwich Islands in the other ships), we sailed
for this port.
I was on the larboard paddle-box when the steamer
struck, and had been on deck the whole night. If the
steamer had not taken fire not a soul would have been
lost, for they could all have been landed safely if there
had been time.

The reef upon which the steamer struck is about two
miles long, making off in a south-easterly direction, and
is not laid down in any of the charts that I have ever

Too much cannot be said in favour of the humane
conduct and kind treatment received from Captain J.
Fisher and officers of the ship Omega, Captain Whel-
don, of the ship James Maury ; Captain Jeffries, of the
ship Meteor ; Captain Lane, of the barque Clements ;
and Captain Gordon, of the schooner A. Emery, who
promptly came to our relief as soon as they heard of our
situation, and rendered us all the assistance, and made
us as comfortable as possible during our stay in the bay.