The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-21 00:00:00

ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY.

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On Wednesday, a dinner was given at the Clarendon
Hotel, Gravesend, by the directors of this company, to
Capt. Bell, the superintendent, and the staff of miners,
who sailed on Saturday, in the Adele, for Australia;
Dr. Bartlett in the chair.
After the cloth was withdrawn, and the usual loyal
toasts had been drunk, •
The CHAIRMAN addressed the men. He stated, they
were about to depart for a new country ; they must not
forget that while labouring for the company they would '
be working for themselves. He had heard much of de-
sertions in Australia ; they had, however, a guarantee
in the fact, that the men had left their families at home,
and that a, portion of their earnings would be withheld
for their support. As far as possible, they had exacted
all that could be done—they had looked at the dark side
of human nature instead of its best aspect. For his own
part, he had great confidence in their superintendent,
who had resided some time in Australia, and was well
acquainted with the colony ; and judging from the
honest faces of the men before him, he did not think
they would be so wanting in character as to forget they
were Englishmen, and fly from engagements which they
had freely entered into.
On prosperity to the Anglo-Calfornian Company
being drunk,
Mr. MASSEY DAWSON observed, that connected as
he was with that company, the oldest established
of all the gold associations, it gave him great plea-
sure, if he might use the term, to see so many branch
associations springing from the parent stem. The ex-
perience acquired at the Anglo-Californian board would
'be used in the direction of the Anglo-Australia and
Alliance Conipanies ; they might in their sphere be
equally useful to each other. The men were leaving
England as freemen, not fettered in any way as convicts ;
he trusted they would never forget what was due to
their character of Englishmen. They would carry with
them the elements of Anglo-Saxon industry and energy ;
and, while their labour was of benefit to the colony, it
would be of corresponding advantage to the mother
country
Mr. MURDO YOUNG stated, in proposing success to
the Anglo-Australian Mining Company, he felt the con-
viction, that if the directors did not command success,
they had done all in their power to deserve it. Every
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Dr. BARTLETT said, they were indebted to their secre-
tary (Mr. • Parker) for the energy and ability he had
shown in attending to the interests of the company. He,
therefore, most cordially proposed his health.
Mr. PARKER observed, in returning thanks, that he
had met with the most cordial co-operation on the part
of the directors and all concerned. In their ship they
had put on board not only machinery, but everything
which they thought would be of utility, or conducive to
the comfort of the men ; and he might say with pride,
no company had yet sent out their staff so fully equipped
as theirs.
The health of Captain Bell, the superintendent, was
drunk, which was replied to in a neat speech by that
gentleman.
Mr. FALDER, of Penrith, responded on behalf of the
mining staff, who had been selected by him from Cum-
berland.

The healtbs of James Harmer' Esq., of Ingress-park,
who had kindly attended the dinner, of the Alliance
Gold Company, Messrs. ,Combe and Nickoll, the soli-
citors of the, company, Charles Hinks, Esq., and
Frederick Bull; Esq., were drank and severally responded
to, and the 'meeting separated, apparently highly pleased
by, the excellent banquet supplied to them, which re-
fleet&l treat credit on , the establishment of *ears.
Chaplin.