The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-23 00:00:00

PUBLIC INFORMATION.

Mr. JONES then moved, "That the information as to
the proceedings of the Government in India, given by
the Court of Directors to the Court of Proprietors,
is insufficient to place the proprietors on an equality.
with her Majesty in the choice of fit persons for the di-
rectorate, and that it be referred to the committee on
bye laws to suggest some mode for remedying the de-
fect."

Mr. LEWEN seconded the motion for the sake of
having the question discussed ; but
The CHAIRMAN immediatelly put it, and declared it
negatived, only two hands being held up
Mr. MACGREGOR postponed, at the wish of the court,
a vote of thanks he intended to move to the directors
who are about to retire. in its favour.
The other ordinary business was disposed of, and th•
court adjourned.

AUSTRALIAN CONSOLS GOLD AND COPPER MINING
COMPANY.—A meeting of this company took place yes.
terday, when the report was adopted, and a committee
of shareholders were selected to confer with the directors
upon future operations. The representative of the com-
pany has obtained possession of the Segenhoe Estate,
which, it is believed, will be found valuable. It is pro-
posed to raise additional capital, and make a renewed
application to the Government for a charter.
confidently for increased
signs eemofb s
eer. c
THE PANAMA ROUTE.—Another illustration has been
furnished of the superiority of the Panama route n
from
Australia, the West India mail yesterday having brought
intelligence from New South Wales of three clays later
date than that just received by the steamer
important
dnTheye.
The additional news, however,
is
oe not
afinranon:
import dates are from Sydney to the 10th of
entry
marketsreNemarie lonedokig
withoutn
but some persons v
activity. Wool had commenced to •
the interior, and several large ships arrive rapidly from
likely to get away early. TheTalaverawere loading
andi
would sail about the 15th of December.
wasfu ,l
The Ellen-
borough and Kate would sail in January, and the Maid-
stone. the Windsor, the Vimeira,
Royal Stuart,
the Cheapside, and Duke the
of Cornwall would follow.
There had been no remittance of gold, and, indeed, no
departures for England, since the sailing of the Sydney.
The
Herefordshire, with labourers for the Sydney Rail-
way, and other • emigrants from London, had just arrived.
The accounts from the New South Wales goldfield seem,
on the whole, more favourable. At Braidwood espe-
cially there war,a marked improvement, and some fresh
discoveries had been reported at Twofold Bay and near
Albury. At the Ovens, on the Victoria frontier, con-
siderable numbers were congregated, but the want of
o
drainar,
' u was such that a conviction was entertained of
the necessity of introducing steam power before the dis-
trict could be effectually developed. The prices of
shares remained without alteration. Bank of New
South Wales, 32 ; Hunter River Railway, !, premium ;
and Great Nugget Vein, ! to i premium.
THE POST-OFFICE.—The Government has sanctioned
the new plan of the Postmaster-General for keeping
the accounts in his department, by which, after the
31st of this month, the postal revenue will be collected
from the provincial post-offices weekly instead of guar•
terly, as heretofore.