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supply of the city into its own hands, and, nothing
being left for the corporation to manage, a bill has
charitably extinguished it. The Government, how-
ever, was reluctant to deal the blow, and the coup
de grace was left to an independent member, the
Colonial Secretary assisting to pass the act, though
he would not originate it. The mayor and town-
council are superseded by paid commissioners and
an official staff. The suspended functionaries at-
tempted to resist, and called a public meeting to
remonstrate in the name of " self-government ;"
the result was their own condemnation ; not 0
citizens responded to the appeal, and, the proceed-
ings being adjourned till the next day, no one ap-
peared at all. The only chance of a revival of
a civic and corporate spirit is, that the commis-
sioners may in their turn become unpopular, and
a better class of the inhabitants be induced to take
an interest in their own affairs again.
There has been some discussion about the de-
fenceless state of the harbour of Sydney, but nothing
.definite has resulted from it. The report of a com-
mitte directed to inquire into the subject was re-
jected by the Council, the suggestions being con-
sidered impracticable. The question is now in the
hands of the Government, which is under a kind
of pledge " to do something."
The principal intelligence from the goldfields is,
that all agitation among the miners has ceased, as it
well might, seeing that they have gained from the
Government more than they asked for. The ac-
counts of their success vary as much or even more
that ever ; and at Bendigo it appears that sickness
and disease are very prevalent, but there is not
much of special interestbeyond the following items.
A correspondent of the Banner say :
"A line of holes from the foot of Prince Regent's
Gully, leading towards Boninyong, are being sunk, some
of them being 120 feet deep, and no signs of bottoming.
A party digging near where the great nugget was found
are taking down a hole 12 feet square, and allege as a
reason that, when making a smaller shaft, they came
upon a mass of quartz and gold too large to be brought
up, and that they were obliged to take down a hole of
that size."

A correspondent of the Geelong Advertiser writes
from Mount Alexander :

" Some heavy pieces have been gathered ; one of 170
ounces in Long Gully, another of 120 ounces in Tin Pot
Gully, and one of 1950 z. ldwt. was taken in Robinson
Crusoe Gully."
" The shipments of gold here by the Victoria amounted
to nearly 182,000 ounces. The Roxburgh Castle will
also carry home a large quantity—upwards of 70,000
ounces.

"The Forest Creek escort arrived in Melbourne on
the 26th with 26,808 ounces ; the M`lvor, with 2,257 2 •
the Ballarat Escort arrived on the 24th with 12,162
ounces, of which 7,977 ounces were left at Geelong."
A correspondent of the Goulburn _Herald writes
as follows :

"The Diggings at Major's Creekl—The returns from
Major's Creek this week are not generally so favourable
as I have lately to report. In most cases I certainly
heard dissatisfaction. It is very true that seine will alway s
grumble, but I believe
.that not very much gold has
been brought to light during the last few days. Some
told us their week's work gave them about
a man value about 365, and these became perfectly elo-
quent about their hard fate. To allow each of these men
the odd 16s. to clear his expenses is a pretty fair average
which leaves each man 1/. as his week's wages. There
have been times when even this would not have been
despised, but that was in the old-fashioned times, before
the 'golden age' had been dreamt of. It is possible,
too, that even now, in the slow-and-go-easy country—
Old England—this rate of remuneration would be highly
prized, and regarded as a rich return ; but in young
`go-a-head' Australia it is perfectly contemptible ! Let
me do the diggers here the justice to say that they, for
the most part, seem to be working hard ; and to set
about gold digging in a proper manner does certainly
require pretty constant and pretty severe exertion. All
they get they well earn, and if I have indulged in a little
bandinage, it is only to show how strangely our notions
of value and profit have of late altered. Others were
doing pretty well. Three men told us that their
.week's work amounted to about 11 oz., and that last
month's gold was sold for 725. per oz. Others, after
some very hard work, had taken soz. in the day, and
other 'parties averaged their returns at 2oz. or 3oz.
a-day."

The following is from tholßatlon.st Free Press of
Oct. 1:

" The Interior.—l3y recent arrivals from the Lachlan
and the Macquarie, we understand that the country
looks like a meadow, both places having been visited by
a mo4sate, supply of moisture. The sheating in the
former district appears to proceed without any un-
usual difficulties on account of the labour which
the intercourse between the Western end the
Ovens diggings throws in that direction. But
the Macquarie, which shares not these advan-
tages, presents a melancholy spectacle of the ravages
and destruction of property caused by the prevail-
ing- scarcity of labour. We heard from a gentleman,
whose veracity we have no reason to question, that
upon 60 miles' frontage of the river, carrying from
16,000 to 20,000 head of cattle, there is only one soli-
tary white-faced stockman, and that cattle-stealing is
carried upon a scale altogether unprecedented. He cited
an instance in which one person, who a few years back
was the owner of a few straggling cattle, was selling
draughts of fat bullocks, and whose dishonest traffic,
which the absence of all protection enabled him and his
accomplices to conduct with the most perfect impunity,
was fast making him a wealthy man. An establishment
numbering 10,000 head of cattle wanted a superinten-
dent, and was without stockmen ; while fat bullocks,
by the hundred, roamed over the plains, for the time
being utterly valueless to their owners. These are
among the shadows which darken the foreground of the
brilliant picture produced by the gold discovery."
The following is the Sydney gold circular of the
Bth of October :

" Notwithstanding the immediate departure of the
Walter Hood, there has been an evident disinclination
to purchase gold at last week's quotations, and prices
have consequently receded, particularly Port Philip
samples, which continue to be looked at with suspicion ;
recent rates have been ruling too high here and on the
diggings, and persons must be prepared to submit to a
decline, the margin now left for exporters offering but
little inducement for them to act.
" The quantity down by escort this week shows the
work is going on steadily, and holds forth good pro-
spects for the summer. At the Ovens great things are
expected, though at present almost at a standstill on
account of the water ; the diggers now in Sydney from
that district are very sanguine, and generally intend
making their way back about Christmas, at which time
the fine weather may be said fairly to set in.
" By the Asa Packer advices have arrived of new dig-
gings at Smythe's Creek, halg-way between Mount
Boninyong and Mount Emu, in the Ballarat district ;
this has been partially worked before, but the present
yield surpasses anything done at that time—as much as
460 z. taken out in three days—and report speaks very
highly of the locality.

" The prices realised today were—for New South
Wales, 3/. 14s. to Si. 15s. ; Port Philip and Ovens,
3/. 16s. to Si. 17s.

"The quantities brought in by the different escorts
were as follows :—Goulburn, 440 z. 10dwt. 2gr. ; Braid-
wood, 2870 z. lldwt. 2gr. ; Bathurst, 1240 z. 17dwt. ;
Sofala, 4340 z. 17dwt. 3gr. ; Tambaroora, 3220 z. sdwt. ;
Meroo, 2940 z. 7dwt. ; Mudgee, 1320 z. 9dwt. Total,
1,6120 z. 16dwt. 15gr."

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Melbourne ou the 3d of October/ ow:.:-.-i:r ~:.....,v,&,,
)et. 1 gives the following : ift.-btf •
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alt escorts had brought from CastiNftv.e: ..,.5..4?-li>.
(ces of gold ; from M`lvor, 21 lw .N:ran;:zi;),.p
.r. 4,1
',he Ovens, 5,375 ounces. The lffe\-4\64-ilk v=i4i7-„,c
Castlernaine, 10,930 ; Sandhursekl,L.v.;:ll---f.:74,,,i1y ~- , Golden Point, 20 ; Fryer's Creek, 797; -`.`,.:.4!../..711:;;;;.44:S.
Mount Franklyn, 132 ; Eagle Hawk, 236 ; Heathcote, .fi, ~.rse,/ c „ r,
1,740 ; Waranga, 173 ; Ovens, 2,977 ; Snake Valley, '' ..),'"1-ANY
43."

The Geelong Advertiser thus refers to the disco- •
very of a new goldfield
"We have received information, upon which we have
reason to place reliance, that a remunerative goldfield
has been satisfactorily tested at Smythe's Creek, between
Boninyong and Carngham, about six miles eastward of
the latter township. It will be remembered that a few
months ago there was a transient. 'rush ' from Ballarat
to the westward, which ended as the generality of rushes
do, in disappointment to the Mass. It seems, however,
that a few men, who had an Opinion of their own, con-
tinued prospecting, and suedess has at length crowned
their labours. One party has washed out 46 ounces in
three days. The holes that have been sunk range from
6to 14 feet deep. The road to this new goldfield passes
through Boninyong, after leaving which place the tra-
veller has to keep along the Burnbank road for about
six miles, and then to take to the left along the old
Portland road. The diggings are on Smythe's Creek, a
tributary of the Wardy Yallock. The gold is large, and
very much waterworn.
A correspondent of the Argus says, in reference
to the cost of carrying flour to the diggings, Which
is estimated at 401. a-ton,—" Allowing the popula-
tion to be only 60,000 (I hear it is 80,000), and al-
lowing each person 101 b. of flour per week, will
give just 600,0001 b., or 300 tons at 401., which is
only 12,0001. each week for carriage ; or, for 52
weeks, 15,600 tons at 40/. gives annually the very
small and trifling sum of 624,0001. for carriage of
flour only."
An opinion appears to be gaining ground that,
notwithstanding the announcement made by Mr.
Foster of the views of the Government respecting
an elective Upper House, the select committee on
the constitution will' probably recommend a House
of nominees.
The price of gold on the 27th was X. 16s. 6J. ;
a splendid nugget weighing 174 ounces was pur-
chased from a Bendigo digger by Mr. Khull.
Robberies were rife in Geelong.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 8.
The Simoom, 18, iron (screw) troop-ship, Captain
Kingcome, arrived yesterday from the Cape of Good
Hope, with the Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade: The
Rifles are to be landed at Dover.
The Turkish steam-frigate Vassatai Tidjaret, from
Plymouth for the Thames, to refit, brought up off Ryde
yesterday afternoon.
The usual salutes and return of salutes by men-of-war
on arriving at one port from another, on going out of
harbour, &c., are abolished by Admiralty order. The
standard of England and the flags of foreign nations
will alone receive those gunpowder compliments in
future.
All the artificers employed` in shipbuilding are to be
allowed to make unlimited earnings, to expedite the
work now in progress.

THE SCREW FLEET.
The following appear in the Navy List,iiiiblished last,
week, as screw men-of-war in course of construction or
being fitted for commission at the home dockyards :
Name. 11 Class. I Horse-power. I Where at.

._ _ ............
_ -
Algiers l' 90 420 Devonport.—
A riel
Aurora 5O Not stated. • Pembroke.
Csar • ..... 90 400 Portsmouth.
Chesapeake
Conqueror lOO Not stated. Devonport.
Curaeoa
Curlew
Esk 2O Not stated. Millwall.
Exmouth
Falcon l6 100 Pembroke.
Fawn'" l6 100 Deptford.
Forte
Hannibal , 9O 450 Deptford.
Harier l6 100 Pembroke.
Hero" 9O Not stated. Chatham.
Hornet
James Watt 9O 600 Devonport.
Liffey 5O Not stated. Devonport.
Majestic
.80 • 400 Sheerness..
Malaccal4 200 Chatham.
Marlborough l3l Not stated. Portsmouth.
Nile 9O 600 Devonport.
Orion
Pearl . 2O Not stated. Woolwich.
Pylades 2O 350 Sheerness.
Repulse
Royal Albert l3l 400 Woolwich.
San Fiorenzo 5O Not stated. Woolwich.
Shannon GO 600 Portsmouth.
Swallow
Topaz 5O Not stated. Devonport.

• THE CHINA, SQUADRON.
By private letters we learn the following changes in
the China squadron :
Lieutenant Brock, from the Rapid to the Bittern, vice
Dall, from the Winchester, to be Acting-Lieutenant of
the Rapid. -
Surgeons— T. R. Pickthorne, of the Spartan, to the
Winchester ; J. Browne, of the Rapid, to the Spartan ;
A. Gordon, of the Serpent, to the Rapid ' • H. Slade,
from the Bittern, to the Hermes, vice J. APLeod, in-
valided home.

Assistant-Surgeons.—G. Gordon, of the Minden, to
the Bittern, as acting-surgeon ; G. Sibbald, from the
Spartan to the Minden, vice Gordon ; J. W. Bradshawe
(additional of the Winchester), to the Spartan, vice
Sibbald ; A. E. Mackay, from the Minden to the Fan-
tome, vice Bent, deceased ; R. Picken, M.D., from the
Lily to the Minden, vice Mackay.
Acting Paymaster—A. T. M. Roberts, of the Hermes,
exchanged with J. H. L. Giles of the Styx. •
The Hercules, 72, from Australia, was to be converted
into an hospital-ship for the troops; the assistant-surgeon
of her was to be retained. The Alligator, 26, late hos-
pital-ship, had been sent to Whampoa as a Consul's
chop."

Great inconvenience was felt on the station from the
high rate of exchange. It was hoped the Government
would soon send out dollars to pay officers with, instead
of bills.

WOOLWICH, JAL 7.
APPOINTMENTS.
Surgeons. Robert T. C. Scott (1841), to the Royal
George, 121, screw steam-ship, at Devonport ; Samuel
Donnelly (1842), from the Juno, 26, at Chatham, to the
Euryalus, 50, screw steam-ship, at Chatham ;
.George
A. Nicolls, M.D. (1848), to the Juno, vice Donnelly.
Chaplain.—The Rev. Thomas R. Hamilton (1854), to
the Royal George.
Clerks.---Stephen H. Moore (1850), from the Victory,
flag-ship, at Portsmouth, to be Secretary to Commodore
John Shepherd, Superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard ;
Henry R. Shaw, to the Monarch, 84, guardship of ordi-
nary at Sheerness ; John E. Stiles, to the Neptune,
120, guardship of ordinary at Portsmouth ; James L.
Thorne, to the Ajax, 58, screw steam flag-ship, at Cork.
The Cyclops steam-frigate, Master-Commander Robert
W. Roberts, is ordered from Sheerness to Woolwich to
embark about 180 men of the Royal Artillery, for a pas-
sage to Gibraltar and Malta, to fill up the companies at
those stations.

The Apollo, 8, store-ship, Master-Commander George
Johnson, was paid wages down to yesterday, and left
for Portsmouth at 7 o'clock a.m. to-day, to take on
board at that port a supply of stores for the use of the
ships and war-steamers on the Mediterranean station.
-The Banshee, steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Louis R. Reynolds, has been taken out of dock and will
proceed immediately round to Portsmouth, where she
will be paid wages and embark Captain Brock for a pas-
sage to Malta, en route to juin the Britannia, 120, flag-
ship of the British fleet in the Bosphorus, the captain
having been appointed to that ship for surveying 'service.
The Banshee is intended to remain for service as a mail-
packet between Malta and Marseilles.
The Vivid, Dover mail-packet, Captain Smithett, was
taken out of the basin to-day and will be tried down the
river on Monday, and, after being docked for a short
period to examine her bottom, she is expected to leave
Woolwich on Tuesday, to resume her duties on the Dover
station.

Preparations are being made on board the Justitia, con-
vict ship, at the Royal Arsenal, it is said, for the pur-
pose. of affording temporary accommodation for about
200 invalid convicts expected here from Bermuda. The
health of the convicts on hoard the Warrior, convict
ship, at the Woolwich dockyard, and the Defence, con-
vict ship, at the Royal Arsenal, has been remarkably
good during the past year, as, although there are on the
average about 900 constantly on board these hulks, and
about 1,500 altogether in the year, including those who
arrive and depart during that period, there have only
been eight deaths in the Unite Hospital Ship, including
the convict who met with a fatal accident at the saw-
mills in the dockyard. By the care and attention of
Dr. Burns to the whole of the convicts, who are all at-
tended to by him when necessary, the deaths for the last
year among them have not exceeded one half-per cent.,
although the previous mode of life of many of them could
not have failed to impair their constitutions. The mor-
tality in the surrounding parishes has been upwards of
2 per cent. of the population during the year.

REPORTED MUTINY IN THE " WINCHESTER."--A pri-
vate letter, dated Nov. 9th, has just been received in
this country from an officer serving on board the Win-
chester, which contains no mention whatever of say
disturbance on board that ship. We give this intelli-
gence as it reached us, and sincerely hope the reported
mutiny may prove to be without solid foundation.—
United Service Gazette.

GBOtn3E STATLSTICS.—The " Shooting and Fishing
Quarters' Registry" states that the following noblemen
and gentlemen have killed in one day during tha late
season the numbers attached to their names, viz.:--Mr.
John Dundas, 113 brace ; Colonel Hall, 57 ; Captain
Craig, 60 ; Lord Wenlock, 93 ; Sir St. Vincent Whits-
head, 70 ; Mr. Burns, 106 ; Mr. CrutFhley, 95 ; Mr.
Smith, 50 ; Mr. Brown Kinloch, 69 ; Sir Richard But.
ton, 62 ; Mr. J. Fenton, 50 ; Mr. Edwards, 52 ; Mr.
Gillen, 51 ; Rev. J.' Gorring, 54 ; Mr. Marshall, 94 •
Mr. F. Walker, 83 ; Rev. J. King. 101 Hall,
; Mr. J.
68 ; Mr. Mann, 52 ; Mr. Batson, 60 ; Mr. Jaffray, 70 ;
Mr. Muir, 65 ; Mr. Brown,
85 ; Mr. Lumsden•
Earl of Stamford and Warrington, 60 ; Sir Charles'Ross
Rill, 76 Mr. Cross
;
67 ; Lord Hill, 101 ; Hon. R. C. ,
ley, 61.