The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-15 00:00:00

AUSTR ALIANCOMMERCIAL NE°

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The accounts received this week from the aio
igl
tralian colonies, by the Kent, Marco Pole) ;Jr
other vessels, although not of later date *OOlB
previous advices, nevertheless supply Some
additional information of interest regardiogisethe
general state of affairs. Sydney appears to 'Jaw
colony least affected by the extraordinary I.!A
tion which the discovery of gold has produ,7ciel
the tone of society, but sufficient evidence is °',,°cicleo
to establish the fact that in this respect the hail
acquisition of so great an amount of gold het co-
a most deteriorating effect. The trade of
_fitne
lony, however, has necessarily wonderfniereet
creased, and while the upper classes have 8"
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much, the labouring population has, in all resileper4
greatly improved in position. The SydneYl;ooth
contain an abstract of the revenue of New Is
Wales for the first quarter of the present 37°°-.
order to show the relative position of the Olio
vies, in regard to public finances, we se'reve"
comparison of the amounts with those of the
nue of Victoria for the same quarter :-- toga.
V
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N.S. Wales. 61,08
Total ordinary revenue
.£123,688 '729,851
Import duties 85,061 „a 9,0
Gold licenses
Land sales
Melbourne has rapidly increased in s'-z,e, anted 0
trade of Hobson's Bay proportionately ao,v,a-,,s the
importance. The attention of his Excene%t ,
Governor had been called to the great Iv- orle
proper dock and wharf accommodation,, of
the expediency of forming a patent sliPor
Williamstown, or elsewhere.. The labenr 0
ket had been better supplied, but there, Jrplenty of employment for all classes .°1
bourers, but shopmen and clerks, it etli`tes of
phatically declared, are not wanted. The 1-a:thost
wages continued high. Married couples I°llo
family, were obtaining, exclusive of rations,
per annum. Ploughmen and general farwsior,
wants were those most in demand. The e°ll‘,
tion of imported goods continued enornlouti7, Rnd
de'rates very high. Timber was in very acckg
mand at fully previous rates, and both
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slates met with an immediate sale ; and Id,
the arrivals of both boots and shoes where;erir
the demand was unsatisfied, whilst everY,be poe
tion of winter goods found instant sale. lelAicie
lation was increasing rapidly. The roes'
accounts report agricultural affairs to be P nearly
iug more satisfactorily, but the mines were. ,i51)0
deserted. The Adelaide Register sa•Y5 rby the
standard price of gold at Adelaide is fixed Ernst
banks at 3/. 12s. 9d. per ounce of 22 cars ;but
based upon a par rate of exchange on Lonealuo,
it
as the exchange is now 1 per cent. Pr, standsri
follows that 3/. 13s. 6d. is the price 01 ,or gold
gold, or equal to 31. 16s. 10d. per ousts
eavierge
of 23 carats fine, which is the usual
Victoria gold."
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RAILWAY TRAFFIC .RETUBO'
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LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST3
Traffic return for the week ending Sept. i,174
1853 ................................................ *.;;IT 414 0
Corresponding week last year .................... 1,7?;r4, 18 0
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853..... 0
Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 ...... 155,u;r0 for
THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—Trailie 1.19 13
the week ending Sept. 4, 1853 ...................1173 1
Corresponding week last year .................... 1;5,o, ref:
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAYY---Vi V 11
turn :or the week ending Sept. 11, 1853.. —22 19', 038 1/
Corresponding week last year {Or
retura g
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—Th'ffi" -
the week ending Sept. 11, 1853 .................. 26,_,A12 1
Corresponding week last year .....................
21,354 11
Increase in 1853 Trafa° ,
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY--560 16 0
:,urn for the week ending Sept. 10, 1853 l'o6o 7
corresponding week last year
--
90 9 g
Increase in 1853 £1,4
000
WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAYgsso l,
for the week ending Sept. 10 (29 miles) .......... 12
Corresponding week last year (13 miles) •'

THE LAND TAX.- -It is provided by an act of the
131' 1,,te1
session, that from and after its passing on the 20 h
ions.
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it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the /Cat
Debt, from time to time, to lay out the moneys arising
from
the redemption or purchase of the land tax, in the
),
purchase and cancelling of any Parliamentary stocks .
annuities chargeable upon or payable out of the
cons°l'l
dated fund of the United Kingdom.
THE LATE MR. JOSEPH TRAIN. —The Queen hl
bestowed a pension of 501. per annum on the widow ti,
daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Train, of Castle Doug%
who deserved so well of his country by his antiquito'
researches and literary, works.