The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-14 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

The Panama _Herald of the 6th inst. has the fol-
lowing interesting intelligence from Australia :
To the kindness of our correspondent in the
Lima we are indebted for Melbourne papers, the
Argus to the 16th of May, brought by the ship
Malabar, Capt. Fresham, being one month later
intelligence from there than that previously pub-

ished.
The Australian Royal Mail Steam Company's
steamer Adelaide arrived at Adelaide on ,the 4th
May, 142 days from London and 120 from Ply-
mouth. The papers contain many letters from
the passengers, complaining of the miserable
qualities of the vessel and the many misfor-
tunes they met with on their Toyage. Scarcely
were they at sea a day before the cabin was found
ande-deep in water from leakage at the hawse
holes. On the 6th of January, when in the Bay of
Biscay, a fire broke out about 3 o'clock in the

morning, owing to spontaneous combustion among
the coal. By dint of hard work on the part of the
passengers and crew it was put out, but again broke
out, and was not finally subdued for two days. A
detention of 17 days and a half took place at St.
Vincent, owing to there being no coals there. Hav-
ing started again on the 3d of Feb., on the 10th a
boy fell overboard and was drowned ; on the 14th
one of the engineers died. Finding the coal insuf-
ficient to take them to the Cape, they bore up for
St. Helena, which was found on the 20th, after
two days' search. Here, owing to the want of coal
and the necessity of taking in green wood, a further
delay of 20 days took place, and at last, upon the
28th of March, the unfortunate steamer arrived at
Cape Town. Here they found two sailing vessels
flora England, one of which had made the passage
out in 31 days, and the other had sailed two months
after them. After a delay of five days another
start was made for Albany, King George's Island.
Again the vessel caught fire, and the steam pump
and 'passengers had to be kept constantly at work
to keep her afloat, the leak having considerably
increased. After four days' delay another start
was made, and finally, on the 4th May, she reached
Adelaide.
A strong feeling seems to be arisiughthat the
e p(aphers
public lands should be opened, or, as
that
call it, r" unlocked." We notice South
lately been sold near the port of Murray, in Sou
dols. per acre.
Australia, at 1051. 6s. Bd. per acre (526 dols. 40c.),
and country land at an average of 7
The police and the people came into collision at
Castlemame the 14th of May, owing to difficulties
arising out of the secret selling of liquor. Late at
night the police, under Sub-Inspector Christian,
marched to the house or tent of a boarding-
house keeper, named M'Mahon, where forty-two
persons were lodging. The house was searched ;
and a keg of home-brewed beer only was found, and
wMahon arrested ; the tent was pulled down, and
subsequently three others, leaving over one hun-
dred persons houseless. A public meeting was held
the next clay, attended by all the residents ; Rev.
Mr. Jackson in the chair. Some very strong
speeches were made, and a good deal of excitement
prevailed. Commissioners were nominated on the
part of the people to demand redress from the
Government ; they declare the conduct of the
authorities to be so tyrannical that they solemnly
believe themselves to be on the eve of a general
revolution ; they nominated three deputies to
wait on the governor, and declare that the meeting
is " of one mind and heart," and declare its unmis-
takeable determination "that the police shall imme-
diately and personally restore the property taken
by them," and demanding respectfully, but not
petitioning, that " new leaves are to be turned over
in the management of the people." Mr. M'Evren
(of the Bank of New South Wales) supported the
resolution in very strong language. Dr. Souther
said, in his remarks :—" The people have been too
long oppressed by the at the head of colonial
affairs ; and so long as they felt that or imagined
that they were trampled upon, the more deter-
mined would they be to resist aggression—nay, not
to ask it, but to demand it, or take that indemnity
to which a vicious and corrupt Government ren-
dered themselves liable." A subscription was
opened to defray the expenses of the commissioners,
and several persons put down their names at 2001.
to 501.
April sth.—The ship William, from San Fran-
cisco, anchored off the North ead (Auckland,
New Zealand). She was 72 days out. On the
9th of March encountered a severe gale off the
Feejee Islands, that carried away all her sails,
leaving her disabled, in which state she fortunately
passed through the dangerous navigation among
the islands. All her passengers were in good
health.

From various gold circulars we learn that in
the Melbourne district the yield is satisfactory,
and prices varying from 765. 9d. to 775. A party
of five men accumulated during five months
12,432 ounces. The total amount of gold shipped
from Melbourne during the present year to May
14th, was 780,121 ounces, or 32 tons, 10 cwt, 0 qrs.,
101 b., and 1 oz., which at 2/. 17s. per ounce,
amounts to 2,925,4531., or about $14,627,255.
From Geelong the reports state the diggers to be
very unsettled, moving constantly from place to
place. New placers are being daily discovered.
On the Ovens sluice washing has been successfully
introduced. The buying price is 765., but is ex-
pected to fall.
The Hobart Town Circular says that Victoria
gold is in great demand at 765. Fingal gold 725.
Freight to London, 4-id. per ounce.

Advices from Adelaide, South Australia, to the
Ist of June describe a constant advance in the
value of land. The town lots put up by the Go-
vernment were sold as fast as they could be offered,
an average pricy being realised in some neighbour-
hoods of 1151. per acre. Much of the rise in specu-
lative property was, however, regarded as unstable,
the purchases, with the exception of a small cash
deposit, being made with paper. Meanwhile the re-
venue of the colony was rapidly increasing, and was
expected to show a balance of 62,0001. at the end of
the year, exclusive of the amounts received for
land sales, which were now going on at the rate of
26,0001. a-month. Under these circumstances an
additional sum of 45,0001. had just been trans-
mitted to the Emigration Commissioners in Lon-
don for the introduction of labour, although the
colony had then 141,0001. in the hands of that
body. With regard to agricultural operations, it
is stated that the ploughing of land was going on
most satisfactorily, and that, owing to the stim-
ulus of recent prices, the next harvest was expected
to be very large.
Advices from Perth, Western Australia, to the
Bth of June, contain satisfactory accounts of the
progress of the colony. Public meetings had
lately been held, at which the desire of the inhabi-
tants to continue to receive convicts from England
was strongly and unanimously expressed. The
number of convicts in the colony at present was
about 2,000, and it seemed to be the general wish
that fresh arrivals should take place to the extent
of 1,000 a year. It appears that a less severe sys-
tem has been enforced for their treatment than that
which has prevailed in the other colonies, and the
result is alleged to have been so favourable as to
render offences, especially those of a violent cha-
racter, extremely rare.

A MILLION TESTAMFNItTS FOR THE CHINESE.—A move-
ment has been set on
afruo4Oesatnongst the dissenters, by the
Rev. John AngelluiT
pout;dof Birmingham, and rl'homas
Thompson. Esq.,
with the view of procurny, 'ford-Park, and some others
copies of the New
Testament
incur
language, for dis-
tribution Scripturcs, in thae million
amongst the Chinese
sumertaking.
appeal has been made by the nnerg.TentAs• A powerful
ueonTe forward and
bodies of Protestant Christians, t;„- • '"-• James, to all
assist in carrying out this laudable
entire cost has been estimated at aThe
17,0001., and such is the enthusiasm not exceeding
manifested, that there can be little doubt bhuthas been
t
money will very shortly be raised. Mr. Thomas Thorn_
the
i
son has headed the list with 1,000 copies, and their"-
J. A. James has given his name for 500 copies. 7:
endeavour is being made to unite the British and Foreign
n
Bible Society, the Protestant Alliance, the Evangelical
Alliance, and the various Protestant missionary societies
in the undertaking.
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