The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-03 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

By the Admiral, which left Hobson's Bay on the 27th
of January, we have advices from Melbourne down to
the 25th of January.
The commercial accounts by this arrival are satisfac-
tory. The yield of gold from the diggings continued.
The produce market was high. The provision market
was falling rapidly, especially as regarded flour, and the
price of labour was rather lower.
There was no political intelligence of any importance.
The Admiral has on freight 22,000 ounces of gold
dust. The following is extracted from the latest Gold
Circular :

Business has for the week been particularly brisk, the
price in Sydney for Victoria gold having advanced to
3/. 13s. per ounce. In Melbourne we have had numerous
buyers for that market, and the Warata took a much
larger amount of gold than usual.
The banks having altered the rates of exchange at
which they issue their draughts on London to 71 per
cent. discount, the purchasers of gold for remittances
have been very numerous, and the demand for shipment,
and for several of the banks that are purchasers, has
been very great, and the supply being inadequate to
meet it, the price has gradually advanced to 725. 3d. per
ounce, at which figure very large orders have been sup-
plied, and even 725. 6d. has been paid for a large
parcel.
The Bank of Victoria and Commercial Banking Com-
pany have 'commenced business ; the former does not
purchase gold, and makes liberal advances at the same
rate of exchange as the other banks ; the latter pur-
chases gold, and makes the same advances as the others.

From the Eureka diggings the reports are not so
favourable as formerly, but those who work steadily
make a good living. Many left for the Creswick s
Creek, but have been disappointed in their expectations.
From Bendigo also the report is not favourable, the
miners having left for other places in thousands—for
Mount Korong, among others, where many parties are
finding gold in quantities.
Fryer's and Forest Creek are improving, and some
new spots have turned out very well. On the Coliban,
near the new township of Malmsbury, gold is found in
quantities sufficient to remunerate diggers, of whom
about 200 are now at work. Wood End, the further
extremity of the Black Forest, is also spoken of as a
new gold field. Again, to the westward, at Mount
Cole, gold has been discoved, and in several other
localities, and doubtless ere long, when prospecting is
more general, it will be found that all the country ex-
tendinc, from Mount Cole to Mount Alexander, and
thence to Mount Macedon is one rich gold mine.
The yield of the Ovens diggings rapidly increases ; un-
fortunately Sydney will compete with us with regard to
these mines, as Adelaide has done with respect to the
Mount Alexander mines, a very large amount of gold
having been sent overland to that district ; it is also un-
derstood that an escort is on the road to the mines,
which doubtless will carry off a large quantity of our
gold. However, the inducement for shipping gold,
either to Adelaide or Sydney, is now so small that it is
likely very little will be shipped, as the difference in the
price will not make up for the difference in the charges.
The Admiral, Melbourne, Statesman, and Northum-
berland are again about to sail from our port for Lon-
don ; the quantity of gold which each will convey will
fall far short of what they took home last voyage.
Estimated Amount of Gold exported from Victoria.
To 31st December, 1853, say Oz. 2,500,000

At 3/. 10s. per oz £8,750,000
Gold Shipped from Ist January to date.

Oz. dts.
Jan. 3—Great Britain, for Liverpool 107,021 6
„ Chusan, for Singapore 1,099 4
Jan. 6—Ballarat, for London 73,057 0
,f Wild Irish Girl, for Sydney l5O 0
~ Dazzler (Geelong), Sydney 250 0
„ Brilliant (Geelong), London 15,183 0
Jan. 15—Warata, for Sydney 11,960 0
Jan. 18—Horo, for London...—.

Oz. 222,653 10

At 3/. 10s. per oz
Gold received by the escorts from the Ist to 22d
January :

Government escort from`Bendigo and Mount Alexander
from Jan. Bto Jan. 22, 36,293 oz. Government escort
from Ballarat from Jan. sto Jan. 19, 10,935 oz. Go-
vernment escort from the Ovens from Jan. 1 to Jan. 18,
28,827 oz. Victoria Escort Company from Jan. 7to
Jan. 21, 71,157 oz. Grand total since Ist January,
150,2121 oz.
Number of persons arrived in this port from Ist to
31st Jan.
Number of persons cleared at Custom-house from
Ist to 21st Jan.

Increase
Advance by the banks on bills drawn against gold
40s. to 555. Exchange, 7, per cent. discount.
Freight to London by sailing vessel, per oz. ;
ditto by A. R. M. S. Co.'s steamers, 61d per oz.
The direct advices from Victoria reach a fortnight
later than those received on Wednesday by the Brilliant
and are very satisfactory. Thefact of 150,000 ounces of
gold having been brought into Melbourne by escort
during the first three weeks of January confirms the pro-
bability of the production for the present year being
much greater than in 1852, since this total is irrespective
of the large amounts likely to have been retained at the
mines by newcomers, or to have been brought down by
private hands, as well as of the quantity lying at the
Ovens, to be sent to Sydney on the arrival of the escort
from that place. The period of the year, moreover, was
least favourable for the mines, a large proportion of those
who had arrived to spend their Christmas in the towns
having returned only recently, while the demand for
labour for temporary farming operations was, at the
same time, at its height. The general Commercial ac-
counts by this arrival are, upon the whole, good. Seve-
ral vessels were preparing to leave for England during
February, including the Blorenge, Syria, Blackwall,
Lady Peel, Bombay, Melbourne, Atrevida, Northum-
berland, Statesman, and Rienzi. The Sarah Sands was
expected to sail on the lsf, of February. In the Legis-
lative Council motions had been carried for addresses to
the governor praying for a grant of 200,0001. out of the
territorial revenue for a system of sewerage for Mel-
boure, a loan of 200,0001. for waterworks out of the or-
dinary revenue, for 25 years, during the first three years
without interest, and an appropriation of 42,0001. for
immediately cleansing the city, constructing water chan-
nels, &c.

2,316

Advices from Adelaide, South Australia, to the 13th
of January, state that the number of persons at the
Echunga diggings had slightly increased owing to seve-
ral fresh discoveries, none of which, however, were very
rich. The quotation of Burra Burra shares was 145.
The rate for money on real estate was 10 to 121 per
cent., and on discount 15 to 20 per cent.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.

A very thin attendance, most of the subscribers having
left town for Chester. Trifle and Peggy were still in
the ascendant for the cup ; the betting in other respects
was on a very limited scale.

CHESTER CUP.
7to 2 agst Trifle.
sto 1 agst Peggy (6 to 1 taken).
15 to 1 agst Talfourd (taken).
DEE STAKES.
5 to 4 on Orinoco.
DERBY.

3to 1 agst West Australian (take 100 to 30).
7to 1 agst Orestes (to 1001.)
10 to 1 agst Honeywood (to 501.)
15 to 1 agst Umbriel (to 251.)
25 to 1 agst Brocket (taken).
500 to 400 West Australian wins the Derby—

Agst Trifle winning the Chester Cup(tk

Umbriel is evidently coming again in high favour.
The taker of the odds above quoted offered to go on to
some money.

CHESTER, THIS DAY.-LATEST BETTING.
(BY ELECTRIC; TELEGRAPII).
CHESTER CUP.

_
9to 2 agst Trifle.
6to 1 agst Peggy.
20 to 1 agst Newminster (taken freely).
15 to 1 agst any other.
Muscovite not here.

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