The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-03 00:00:00

SIMMONDS'S COLONIAL.

In the contents of the Colonial for April, we ob-
serve an excellent and interesting paper upon " Dr.
Leichardt's Late Discoveries in Australia." Except-
ing, of course, the apparently impenetrable core of
Africa,•there is no spot upon the face of this globe
which presents to the enterprising traveller so many
allurements as the yet untrodden centre of the Aus-
tralian continent. Among the most enterprising must
be regarded Dr. Leichardt, and to his industrious re-
searches are owing some of the most valuable stores
of our most recent information as to the creatures and
productions of New South Wales. Upon this and
other attractive colonial matters the magazine con-
tains many valuable contributions.

The boat from Boulogne, yesterday, brought over
Madame Grisi, Madame Cosbari, Signor Lablache and
son, Signor Nario, and also Monsieur Rhozevil, and
Mademoiselli Rose Chit:i, who commence their perform-
ances next week at their several theatres. _

THE LACE TRADE.—The continued severity of
the weather has an unfavourable effect upon business
here. Buyers, however, appear and take off stock,
though to a smaller extent than is usual at this period
of the year. As the makers limit the supplies to the
actual demand, prices are maintained. Yarns are more
active in Manchester, so that there is no prospect of
material reduction in prime cost of our goods this season.
There seems to be some ground for anticipating a fair
amount of business with America in a few weeks.—. No-
ttingham Review.
A great redaction in the price of potatoes has taken
place at Oxford. On Saturday last (market day), the
dealers asked in the morning, 16s 6d. per sack, but be-
fore the market was closed, they were glad to sell them
for I Is. per sack. A similar reduction has also taken
place at `'Pitney, Abingdon, an' several other places in
the neighbourhood, and it is quite expected that another
reduction will immediately follow. In the corn markets,
wheat was something like 4s. per quarter cheaper, and
the contract for meat for the Oxford workhouse (com-
mencing on the Ist of April) is Id. per lb. less than the
preceding quarter.
ROBBEBY AT COACLIFORD.—On Sunday night last
the dwelling of Mr. Ellard, Coachford, was broken into,
and the contents of his wardrobe, a silver watch, value
111, and a quantity of miscellaneous articles abstracted
therefrom. Mr. Ellard, having communicated the fact
of the robbery on Monday at the police stations, Con-
stable O'Neill succeeded in arresting on the same day
two of the party, on one of whom was found the watch
and some wearing, apparel, which being identified by
the owner, they were committed to gaol, there to await
their trial at the next session to be holden for that dis-
trict. The same active constable arrested a woman
named Mary Keatinge, at two o'clock this morning,
who had picked a gentleman's pocket of a purse con-
taining 3/. and some silver, some few hours previously,
as he was coming out of M`Dowell's Hotel. Informa-
tions were lodged against her before Captain White,
this morning.—Cork Examiner.
BRITISH POPULATION OF ST. liELlEß.—There are
now 600 British families spending their private incomes
within the parish and town-600 families of British
trades-people and shopkeepers, 2,000 labouring poor
and mechanics, and 600 aged, infirm, and sick. In the
first class the average expenditure is 3001. per annum
each; in the second, 85/.; in the third, 401. per annum;
and in the fourth, 61. 10s.: therefore the expenditure of
the British residents in Jersey per annum is, first class,
180,000/ ; second class, 51,000/.; third class, 80,000 L;
and fourth class, 3,2 sol.—being a total outlay of
315,250/. per annum by the entire British residents in
the town and parish of St. Helier. One very remarkable
circumstance connected with the British population of
St. Helier is the very small proportion in. class the first
of males amongst the adults; there are, DUt of 2,4000
souls, only 400 men, while there are 1,300 unmarried
females, 200 married females, and 400 widows; this is
exclusive of children under 15 years of age, or About 20
females to four males. Thus 80 per cent. of thy` adult
British residents tyre Of the upper eltioe ;Ault fematc.B.---
Jersey Times.