The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-21 00:00:00

SHARES.

Anglo Mexican 5 premium, Until 2i, Vigo
Bay 160.
From the concurrent statements of Bankers,
the demand for gold appears to have subsided.
To-day, sovereigns have been sent into the Bank
for notes, by three houses. It is estimated by
those who direct their attention to commer-
cial Finance, that the increased demand for
money during the last few weeks, has been not
less than eight millions sterling. Of this
amount, tl►e Bank of England is computed to have
supplied, in notes and specie, five millions—the
commercial part of the community has been
left to struggle with the remaining three millions.
The Bank having contributed to aid the Pub-
lic in the hour of emergency, will naturally
direct its attention to the gradual diminution of
the excess of paper thus thrown into circulation.
From this principle it were impossible to depart,
however great may be the commercial embar-
rassment consequent on the contraction of Bank
paper. To maintain the circulation of a
Gold currency, would be altogether impracticable
with au increased issue of Bank paper.

We have received a tile of tl►e ..lastralian from
Sydney to the 23d of June inclusive, from which
the following ar.• extracts :

SYDNEY, JUNE 23, 1825.—8 y the latest arrivals from the
Dcrwent, we learn that the projected change with respect to Cie
principal township of that Colony is more likely than ever to
be carried into effect. We are not at all at a loss to account for
the unpopularity of the Government of Van Dieman's Land,
when every public act which is adopted is calculated more or
less to compromise the interests of one body of men or other, or
of the whole Colony. ,The inhabitants are kept in a state of
constant agitation and anxiety. No sooner does one cause
of discontent begin to subside, than another starts up, occupies
the place of the former, and 'is itself only forgotten for a time,
because it is again succeeded by some more pressing and more
lasting evil. As if retailing out obnoxious measures were not
sufficiently harassing, a wholesale mischief is eagerly perse-
vered in, and the promising prosperity of one-fourth of the
population threatened to be counteracted and overturned. If
we may judge from the earnestness of the Hobail Toren Gazette,
every exertion is in progress, tbr transferring " Head Quar-
ters" from Hobart Town to the Bush, and rendering Brighton
the capital.
On the arrival of Dr. Douglass in the Colony an examination
is to take place into certain transactions which cccurred some
time ago in the Colony, and created man)' misunderstandings.
Ten points or ten questions are to undergo consideration. This
is done at the instance of Lord Bathurst. The referees on the
occasion are The Governor, The Chief Justice, The Archdea-
con, and The Colonial Secretary. On the result of this busi-
ness will probably hinge the tenability of the office of Secretary
to the Colonial Council.
The enormous rate of port charges, in the shape of " pilot-
age and harbour dues," demanded on colonial vessels, is most
severely felt by the owners of these vessels. The charges on it
vessel which lately performed a voyage hence to Port Mac-
quarie, and touched at Newcastle on her way back, amounted
to only 211..195. 3d.
The native blacks beyond Bathurst are still practising those
acts of barbarity, of which we have had some instances. In the
early part of last week, a man of the name of Jones, an over-
seer to Mr. Lawson, at Sludgan settlement, was inhumanly
butchered by the blacks.
An excellent flour mill, which is worked by water, is just
completed by one of our oldest and most enterprising colonists,
Mr. Simeon Lord. The mill is erected on his estate at Mud
Bank, Botany Bay, a distance of about six miles from town.
Another flour mill is in a state of forwardness at Macquarie-
field, the estate of Mr. James Meehan.
A wind-mill is shortly about to he erected on the Southhead
road, within a short distance of Sydney, by Mr. Thomas
Hyndes, an industrious and respectable inhabitant of long
standing in this colony.
The great demand which at present exists for these indis-
pensable buildings, strongly indicates the rapid entension of
our population.

The Russian Consul General Von FRETGARIC,
and Mr. SPECK, banker, and one of the greatest
wool-merchants in Germany, have returned from
Russia to Leipsig, the latter having been to
Russia to give his opinion and advice on the
means of improving the breed of sheep, and pro-
ducing liner wool. The improved breed of sheep
multiplies in an incredible manner in Russia since
the corn has fallen in value, in such an extraor-
dinary degree for want of a market, so that it can
be only sold at Constantinople. There are un-
pleasant indicationsof a great decline in the prices
of Merino wool!