The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-30 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

We have received papers from Melbourne of a
date one day later than those preiriously conic to
hand. Weextrant the following from theel-
bourne Argus, of May 26
:
THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.
of the
• We are enauled again to report favourably
condition and prospects of the country. The proent
season hitherto has been a remarkable and_ Pleatseisng
contrast to that of last year. The country has 'eel
blessed with early and copious rains, which not 00.1
have produced a luxuriant growth of grass, lido* the
winter frosts sets in but an unusual- period--has heat
afforded for agricultural labours. There are nl_a
indications of great progress in settlement. Lanii
quantities of agricultural lands have been 'Mehl:,
and fencing operations are in full vigour on most of
lines of road. Agricultural labourers and agricultni7l
implements, seed wheat, and seed oats have been
great demand ; and it is certain that a very larg„endte r
ditional breadth of land will this year be put ed
crop. Another good symptom has lately been exhibi,
in spirited ploughing matches, and shows of stock el
produce by the farmers in the neighbourhood of le
bourne and of other principal markets.
TM GOLD.
Since our last no new gold fields have been diecclerecie;
and the lull value of the new diggings at Tarrene°
and Omeo, of which we have previously spoken, has rl
been ascertained. It appears that the climate and ti
n•
at Tarrengower are naturally very dry, and thebeen
gers have not, at the date of our last intelligence' ed
able to make much progress with their accunin
eA her
washing-stuff. At Omeo, in Gipps' Land, on %ra.
hand, the country is so extremely wet, that
con3P-m
tively little can be done till the height of summer. ever,
a favourable circumstance, we may mention, Woo
that a nugget weighing 194 ounces has been re:. fence
discovered at this new locality, affording another in toot
of the great diffusion of the precious metal throgo bso
the colony. All the old-established gold fields ccexhibit
their supplies with considerable regularity. We e ,pet.
below, at a glance, a comparison of the amounts re;c:l4
tively leceived by escort, and shipped in similar Per'
in 1853 and 1854 : (3,
Gold received by Escort, Gold ShiPPe 51
15
1853. 1854. 1853. os•
oz. oz. oz. 166 P
January 186,615 154.149 266,868 017,049
February, 172,329 136,579 139,675 78.8,031,
March 169,654 153,431 166,423 141,721
April- 170,427 182,807 101,683
713.230
699,025 626,966 724,649 tot
It will be observed that in the first period the aroot
brought by escort is very little less than the enoles#
shipped, while in the latter period the difference.osil 000
than 86,000 ounces. The increased amount1" „, the
have l,een conveyed privately, doubtless arises
n Jort°l;er re'
greater comparative security of the roads• iiodoced is
mad kabie fact is the nearly equal amount Pr
each year, as shown by the shipmeati in their re'r„„ren'
periods. Like those of Ca:Hernia, it now see aPlicittr
that the gold-fields of Australia will bear workw_boold
out, exhaustion for a long period of years ; 80d syime the
remind•our distant readers that u to this very "..rth 3re
modes of extracting the precious metal from the t',,rediet
of the rudest character, and that it is difficult is are n:
what may be the results when such rich ffeP
"°°Ld,,,3 sec
tered upon with all the aids of scientific knowmechanical ingenuity.

. TRADE. i Tat:ber
The import trade for some time past has bee° -P Pr°.
'ca.lnaiatimionignaaloguisutstetaite. sudden at
obi:
market,We hba:t•eatioroninfl,t
been' di-covered that* in many articles, ieste3,,, t 0
glut, theie is an actual scarcity. The truth seen". bi'
that a great number of very inexperienced and tb° ;old
less people have rushed into trade with the .111 beerl
cou!itry, and in making their purchases have 0° „f 00
sutficiently careful in reference to the qualitY - beell
goods, and the mode of packing ; the result has wive
that the accumulated old stocks of the old o'er' c, pre'
beet' sent to Melbourne. Tins did not opei?t"°,,,sAin °l'
judicially in reference to dry goods. TneY —„erisP'
abblnd. But a large proportion of men goods well:. /40.,
• e. Provisions, preserves. oil's stores, tejogio
were rotting, and bills against shipment were 01u0c1,,,
maturity. The only resource was the auction,
r.-011
sacrifice. Soft goods of course have also be sage: tbol
at auction ; but we believe the most serious losti'refiir
have been sustained have been caused unsound,. the Pll The
tion of perishable articles, originally
consequence is that at this moment, after shipcae° i oilAr
ts test
would have glutted for years any country viltli 'f' sst pre"
.population, this market is now bare of provisielVtiool
serves, and other perishable goods in sound cone' rigid
and at this moment, and for many months pOt, P a 0
il ie
butter, ham, bacon, and similar articles have re 3
handsome profit.

THE WEST INDIA MAIL'
sta
SOUTHAMPTON, A:lrl'troto
i
The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship ,is
commanded by Captain Woolley, arrived tmode
about twelve o'clock, with the usual mails, ot,
the charge of Lieut. Charleton, Admiralty a
The passengers by the Atrato number 75.
On freight, the Atrato brings specie to the 31)" 11
of 1,615,514 dollars, 161 serous of cochinealol
barrels of coffee, 57 cases of cigars, 293 bd,..,0
tobacco, 9 packages of beeswax, 4 cases of silo'
and about 63 packages of sundries. II Os
At St. Thomas, H.M.S. Devastation, and
French steamer Ardente.
At Grey Town, H.M. schooner Bermuda.
ad
Espiegle had sailed for Grey Town, but lo
arrived, a, I'3
H.M.S. Arab on her way to Turks' Island'
Argus to Halifax.
•d St. P. 06

The Atrato passed the ships Louisa an,- i no
~,
August 26, lat. 48.12, long 15.00 W., an" - ftc"!'"
27th, in lat. 49.14, long. 8.4 W., the Oste, brli
Gibraltar • also No. 41 ranspert, and th: (/' i
Verbena. She also passed H.M.S• }3c)se3"eil' '
Scilly. thee,ififia;
, The Conway was at St. Thomas, from AO'
ward Islands. She was infected w:th chole All
therefore, not allowed. to enter the harbour' De°
on board, except the maik, were left for tile
1 ,it
ship. .„0,..;11,
There is little news to report by this arr-lantl,3„,
Jamaica cholera wad rapidly disappearinkasF;
other respects, the island was healthy. rosioci,
tfwohareall)dialsul
bills
lat arrive;.
9itoi sdlaloyrsEt,
state,
eac:
ihvgaaenrglGveaulsi;aqd;to:kteerectelleoPoot:l,po
1.11:0°, ,
30 1 ditto.
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atiß.:tuyerasi
flourishing
CALIFO RN lA. to
of 6
By the arrival at S,mthampton 9Aelsceartcrsveroto
fiirionugl Mail
California Company's
os ttehaerui.ss ht
hi p 0 f Julyci
h;
al liter
hi
f .arful fires had- broken out—ono ate u°.„--,ty, .-is
which
pro miningperty to
ttownhe amount
oTuunotlurbilef.7,oooofilhilib:
dollarsto%v illa‘ivdasitui esatstioleyse.d ,
ianaluamtelyhllaterigyer Pi'''' .0g td
a t
property San Francisco
o f
the
a, destr°J vito A,.
01001, I, Oa
/to been ..
about two days afterwards Sauraine
flames, and twelve blocks of the citY bd'vre,4o 0
pe tit
ed, amounting '( 0 000
strop , to zl,) , 1. •d 10 tir
vortil (4 r 0%1
lutehroefe
~.I.lotook,ts)oowere bortfeat oio
During the past fortnight the iniineo tho lisps,
of the country have gone forward Witb. , raj° of
prosperity in older and well-known rniel7egivec,/00,4
t whilst authentic information has been Lfer,recLeo
he further discovery of rich deposits of Os
orf 011,4
metal. In addition to this the discoverieoooooi7er
of coal of immense extent have be toicOeciii 0
and some partially opened. A wine ° report
of surpassing richness has also been ~,te.
being discovered in the interior of the s'
.--.... pftos. the
THE BATEMANS AND TO streeto 14/
We hal a slight disturbance in t" the ii(neoo'
other day, which curiously illustrat„ ces onte-ofin
of the press in this free country. '111.....e1l I°oi
the father of the two little actresses, 81 '",,thol'e 0
fuoardtiluie
Epruegcloacuictlysuolfpethteiimr
etaalgeon,ts:off,7o2. t;thoveliP.i.iiviircli
$l,OOO
Ifvoerr
ea drama
eumtpoe
tb. et
0 lief
cl;
tons were rejected on lthe-ground tu3drouristeli
not suit the children's talents, and 3invie'e-oei
produced which carried off the pri bat the 01.1- 0,6
atter the award, it was discoveredteioet,t &
motherce was written by Mrs' j3thrs`t li
tlie
~ and she confessed that she editor llama.
In an incredibly short time. The ei, Wel,' i"
California Chronicle, an exceeding -7 ensil.ll,ols
ducted paper, in a sharp criticisT with
the it
counted for the facility and desPat,e fact or!
the prize drama was produced by- ttle I) pladhicP
was plagiarised—taken wholesale fre,elack„ iri roved
farce written for the stage some tirne,uhig disejeter
the scene was laid in California. 'Llietnan,n ill
created a great sensation, and Mr. )33ding y'velo
mined to take his revenge, ~ accor
with secope
manner of the country." $e waited, editor ,0 i 5
of his friends in the street, until the _ TO4/
by, when he attacked him with his fisl'editol, tot
phio '4
the
the proved testimony as given hir, „r vii „ ;
" A friend parried the blow. 1,61'h%; self °0"iyoo
(he had been warned, and artneu ''''t vitto !inAlu,
way to his office), and at the instaba etewheioti
from behind, and my arms pinionedibY to edt •I'-ii 01
an accessory to this attempted ninrc',r retPillii.
thrown upon my knees in the struggled oe cliff,
weapon, one of Batemau's friends behind °Ard
Bateman fired at me twice from be'prieral 'ore
where he had shielded himself."
the geTreet:eras i:
hereupon took place, and, as A it 15v fl'
crowded, and 10 shots were lire'', roatte'sgir
miracle that no one was killed. The 4ice 133.0 of
investigated before the Recorder (the ry 0, Pool
trate), and ho punished the °llene° judgillgiol‘el
$3OO imposed upon Mr. Bateman. . ..„. noest ii 0
had the IV o, or
the Recorder's reasoning,,
place in the public streets, where ~.''
path t 00
women and children" were put ill 'Vire°, 03
sailant would have been let off scot serapeto,
editors of this country are in contintol,_ viritvo
several of them have been shot for theo
, :, :,.

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COMM 1M OJAI, rNTaLICIEN=I,7

CITY, 'MO O'CLOCK
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at from 6,000 to 7,000 bale.i, including
2,000 American taken for export and on specu-
lation. The market was firm but tame, without
alteration in prices. The sales comprised 140
Pernam and Maranham, at sid. to 100
Egyptian at sd. to 6id., 300 Surat at 3d. to
31d., and the remainder American. Railway
Shares were firm at higher prices.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon for
three months' bills were rather weaker. Paris,
however, ruled firm at 25 274 to 30. Amsterdam,
11 17 to 17i ; Hamburg, 13 51-1 to 6; Frankfort,
1184 to 1184. ; and Trieste, 11 32 to 36.
The Atlantic has arrived from New York with
700,000 dollars on board. Her accounts are to
the 19th inst. Money was still easy. Flour had
advanced dollar per bushel.
The intelligence from the West India Islands by
the Atrato, Royal Mail steamer presents few fea-
tures of interest. From Jamaica to the 11th of
August we have a repetition of the complaints
respecting the scarcity of labour, chiefly attri-
butable to the extensive emigration of the negro
labourers to Panama, where work on the rail-
way was paid so much higher than could be
afforded on the plantations or even in the towns
by the planters and merchants. How to re-
medy the evil, which was an admitted
obstruction to the increase of cultivation and the
prosperity of the island, was a question of anxious
discussion. Various experiments, involving con-
siderable cost, have been resorted to since eman-
cipation was disposed of to meet the urgency, not
only without success, but with an absolute
failure and loss. Those efforts were made, Low-
ever, to supply the want of adequate labour
occasioned by the natural repugnance of the eman-
cipated negro population to submit to the same
continuous drudgery oil the estates as was exacted
from them in the state of slavery. The introduc-
tion of free labour was attempted from Europe and
Asia, but without effect. The Coolies brought from
India returned on the completion of their hiring.
The European white element either could not with-
stind the climate of the plains, or emigrated to the
United States. The free black immigrants alone
from the coast of Africa were found serviceable,
and had readily amalgamated with and became a
part of the population. But these could only be
attracted or procured in very insufficient numbers,
and, meanwhile, the native inhabitants had been
swept away by thousands yearly by the plagues
and pestilence of small-pox, scarlatina, and cholera.
Under these circumstances the proposition for
permitting the introduction of a particular and
select class of convicts from the mother count.•y
was obtaining more and more a favourable conside-
ration. It was observed that the objection to the
unsuitableness of the European constitution for
field labour in the plains was of local application
only. "Of the salubrity of the mountain ranges"
in the interior of the island there neither was nor
could be any doubt. They are habitually the re-
sort of sufferers from disease and convalescents,
both native and from the United States, in the
sultry heats of summer. In such salubrious locali-
ties it is proposed the convict immigrants should
be exclusively located, there to remain under
proper regulations and surveillance of appointed
authorities. A portion of the produce of their
labour would be their own, and at the end of their
time they would be induced to settle and become
part of the people, as small proprietors or free
labourers, and thus promote the great end in view,
of increasing the population without reference to
favouring the cultivation of the plantations, whiPh
hitherto had been the prime object in view. It
was the free range of the towns, and free access to
the grog-shops which had been the bane of former
European immigration.

The English Stock market again presents an
animated appearance. The splendid harvest
weather, the largeness of the expected yield, the
favourable foreign news, and the easy money market,
all tending to force up the prices of the Funds.
Consols are now to per cent. higher than at
this time yesterday, the rates for money being 95f1.
to 95k, and for account 95i and have so been
done. Bank Stock is firm at 2081 to 2101,
and, India Stock 226. Exchequer Bills are
par to 2s. premium, and the Bonds of 1859 are
quoted 98i. The New 31 per Cents. have ranged
from 95i to 96, and the 3 per Cents. from 95 to
95L

Foreign Stocks are at enhanced values generally.
Mexican have improved to 24r, to 23. It is under-
stood that the Committee have received powers to
draw against the Messila Valley indemnity money
such. a sum as will be sufficient, together with
the amount now in hand here, to liqui-
date one of the dividends in arrear.
Ciii-
lian Bonds, Six per Cents., are 104, and the
Three per Cents. 73. Sardinian Bonds are rather
flatter, being 871. Spanish Three per Cents. have
risen to 371 to 38, and the New Deferred to 18i
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 62. The
Turkish Scrip, which closed yesterday at 5.f has
rallied to-day to 61 and 61. It is believed that the
difficulties which have • arisen between Messrs.
Trouve, Chauvel, and Stanley, on the one part,
and the promoters of the loan on the other, are in
course of arrangement.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds 6to Mexi-
can 24- to Zc, Peruvian 71 to 73, ditto 3 per
Cents. 52 to 54, Portuguese 4 per Cents. 40 to 42,
Russian 5 per Cents. 99 to 101, ditto 4i per Cents.
86 to 88, Spanish New Deferred 18?-, to 18g, ditto
3 per Cents. 37 to 37k, ditto Certificates 41 to 5,
ditto Passive 31 to 4.
The Railway Share Market has shown further
symptoms of improvement to-day, but the business
done is chiefly in connection with the settlement.
The generally unfavourable reports from the various
companies, and the expectation that the meetings
for the most part would be unsatisfactory, have
caused the Bears to preponderate. The rise in
prices is about 1 per cent. on the heavy lines. The
French lines are quiet but buoyant.

Mines are inactive, and in Joint-stock Banks
and Land Companies the dealings are limited.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
(Front the Official List. )

Rualee,. -"non
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 954 5 4 4
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 95 h
4p 5
3f per Cent. Annuities
New 24 per Cent. Annuities
Lunn. Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 44
India Stock
India Bonds, Lunn
Consols for Account 13th Sept.
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£IOOO
2500
Small par 2 pm
3
Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3a per Cent. 9l pm par
8i
Ditto 1859, „
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS Tills DAY.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent ...........
Ditto 3 per Cent
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37 4 8
BPanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent lB4 I
Spanish Committee Cort. of Coup. not fun. 54
Turkish scrip
11,vidends on u., ahnve navA hie in London
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gull . 62
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols .....
ei.. , 9ss
Ditto Septela3r
C:

iLARENDON MINING COMPANY OF JAMAICA.--This
s
company has iss,ued a report of the progress of or
since April, at the various localities on their property,
which it was agreed should be tested. According to
this, the indications at two places, called Stamford-hill
and Mount Pleasant, offer a prospect. of remunerative
returns for the labour employed, and the cost of which,
up to the present time, has beers limited to 2,700/. The
present Current expenses are about 3001. per month,
which the director, eons;der sofficient until the success-
ful relding of the mines now in course of advancement
shall encourage a further extension.
• A inaster:•hip in St. Paul's Grammar School has be-
come vacant by the death of the Rev. Charles Coleby
Roberts M. A. The rev, gentleman was also curate of
St. Olive's Jewry, in the city of London.
EN )RMOIIiii SHEET OF PAPER.--A day or two since
Mess',,. Evans and Arrowsinith, of Bristol, received at
their estahlishment a sl-n'et of paper weighing 3 cat.,
and measuring 2,784 feet in length, or more than half a
utile.