The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-25 00:00:00

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL STEAM-MT.

The Australian, Captain Hoseason, R.N., which was
appointed to start from Plymouth on Thursday, will
probably sail this afternoon. The Commander of the
Forces in New South Wales, Major-General Sir Robert
Nickle, and his, suite, take passage in her ; also the
numerous staff of the Chartered Australian Land,
Mining, Importing, and Refining Company, consisting
of its manager, Captain Henry Baker, R.N., its metal-
lurgist and assayist, Mr. Charles Watt, Mr. Braithwaite,
and 20 efficient engineers, who share in the profits of
the undertaking. They have on board a large amount
of specie, several iron houses, tents, waggons, imple-
ments for assaying, smelting, &c. The total amount of
specie shipped is estimated at about 300,000/., including
25,0001. on account of the Oriental Bank and 10,0001.
each by the Agra and United Service Company, Messrs.
Rothschild, and the Great Nuggett Vein Company.
Yesterday the following mail bags were placed in charge
of Captain A. G. Curtis, R.N. :—St. Vincent 1, Cape
Town 5, Colony 4, Fleet 1, Natal 2, King George's
Sound 4, Adelaide 33, Melbourne 80, Geelong 2, Sydney
49, Van Diemen's Land 19, New Zealand 12—in all
212 bags. This morning the Australian was swung in
the Sound by the Monarch steam-tug for the adjustment
of her compasses, and she will probably sail in the after-
noon for her destination.

ACCELERATION OF THE COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA.
—Orders have been issued by the Emperor of Austria
that an electric telegraph be constructed between Zara
and Agram as speedily as possible. This is a most im-
portant undertaking, not only for the Austrian empire,
but for the whole of western Europe, as Lloyd's Levant
steamer can always touch at Zara when the Bora keeps
them from making the port of Trieste. When the tele-
graph is complete, news from the East will reach Eng-
land two days sooner than is at present the case.

COAL MINES IN VAN DIRMEIi'B LAND.—In the last
official accounts from Van Diemen's Land, it is men-
tioned that some mines of coal which were opened in
1851, •in the vicinity of Hobart Town, were being
worked successfully. The coal is an anthracite of indif-
ferent quality, but its proximity to the market, and its
consequent comparative lowness of price, had caused a
great demand for it.
CORDILLERA. GOLD COMPANY,—We are requested to
state that the ship Tory, chartered by this company,
will sail on the 2d of March. She is now in every re-
spect ready for starting, but she is waiting for Mr.
Naysmyth's engines constructed for the mining opera-
tions, which she is to take out to Australia.—Morning
herald.

THE BISHOP OF LLINDAPP.—In consequence of the
Bishop of Lincoln's death the Bishop of Llandaff will
succeed to his seat in the House of Lords, but the new
Bishop of Lincoln will not be entitled to a seat in Par-
liment until a vacancy shall occur in the episcopal.,
bench, other than the Archbishops of Canterbury and
York, the Bishops of London, ,Durham, and Winchester.
This arrangement takes place under the provisions of the
act constituting the new bishopric of Manchester.
CAPSIZING OF A SCHOONER AND LOSS OF ALL
HANDS.—A most melancholy accident happened at the
Shields bar a few minutes past five on Wednesday even-
ing, resulting in the total loss of a fine clipper schooner,
the Sir William Wallace, of Frasorburgh, laden with
coals and provisions. All hands drowned.
FORGERY.—It transpired yesterday that a forgery had
been committed at the Bank of England, in which one
of the clerks in the establishment is implicated, and by
which dividends to the amount of about 3,0001. have
been obtained. A portion of the sum has, however,
giready been recovered.
THE CONSERVATIVE TJA.ND SOCIETY.—The fifth estate
for allotment among the members, was bought yesterday.
The property is situated at Wood Green, Totten-ham, is
midway between, and near three stations on the Great
Northern and Eastern Counties lines, and is at an easy
distance from Hornsey, Highbury, Holloway, Enfield,
Edmonton, Southgate, &c.