The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-29 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

George Willis, to be Acting Gunner to the Ex.
cellent; James Jeffery, to be Acting Gunner to the Ex.
cellent.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND NEW
ZEALAND.

Sydney papers, received yesterday, furnish intelli-
gence to the end of April from New Zealand. The
Lieutenant-Governor had not attacked the natives at
Porirua, because it was doubtful whether the murderers
of the Gillespies were harboured among them. A large
military force was, however, stationed there, and the
district was proclaimed as being under martial law, ex-
cluding the town of Wellington. The Karori settlers
were afraid of an attack from the natives, but had been
promised adequate protection. A military road was to
be formed. A considerable number of the natives were
still in rebellion, but they were not committing any acts
of violence. A free pardon had been granted to Kumeti,
who was convicted of participating in the robberies at
the Hutt. The revenue of Wellington for the quarter
ending March 31st, was 7,8851., and the expenditure,
6,8471.

In New South Wales there had been most refreshing
rains, after a long period of drought that had run up
the prices of provisions, fodder, and fuel, to a very dear
rate. Wheat had been 6s. 6d. per bushel ; but was
ss. 6d. to 6s. after the rain set in. The mercantile mar-
ket was good for imports generally, which continued to
sell at remunerating rates, the supply being moderate,
and as we hope, likely so to continue. The wool season
was over, but there were still purchasers for any quan-
tity. The boiling down of cattle was about to com-
mence, and there is likely to be a further attempt to
prepare soup fitted for English consumption. An ordi-
nance had just been passed for defraying the passage out
of children belonging to immigrants who reached the
colony prior to June, 1842. A most determined gang
of bushrangers, headed by one Wilson, had been cap-
tured after a desperate conflict with the mounted police,
who appear to have acted admirably on the occasion.
There were several lives lost, and the leader of the
gang was killed. The Crown Land Regulation Bill
was to come before the Legislature in a day after our
advices were dispatched, and caused some excitement at
Sydney.

-Froin Port Philip the advices are extremely satisfac-
tory. They are dated to May 22. Business was brisk,
and the markets were steady. Money was plentiful;
great public improvements were being effected, and not
a single case was before the Insolvent Court, while both
the tailors and shoemakeis were so well employed that
they had all struck for higher wages.
We have received files of the South Australian Regi,ter
and Adelaide Observer down to the 9th of May. The
following are interesting extracts:—

DISCOVERY OF A GOLD MINE.

The existence of the most precious of all the metals
in this province has often been asserted in this journal,
not only on the assurance of the scientific and disin-
terested Mr. Meng* who has been thought to intend that
his knowledge of the veins of auriferous bdolah should
die with him, but from other talented information, as
well as the known existence here of very remarkable
facts in mineralogical analogy. But it was only seven
days ago that surmise and hypothesis gave place to
certainty, and the demonstrative fact that we may rank
gold amongst our mineral riches—existing too, as re-
peated essays and analyses have subsequently shown, in
a state of native purity unsurpassable, if not unequalled.
To Captain Tyrrell, of the North Montacute mine,
belongs the honour of this discovery, which was brought
to light by him out of a shaft undertaken for the dis-
covery of copper ore under his directions, for " The
Victoria Mining Company," in section No. 5,597, not
far from the celebrated Montacute Copper Mine.
The auriferous vein, which is described as " about two
inches big," is composed of a rich ochreous gossan,
more or less intermingled with native gold, in various
forms, and of the utmost imaginable purity, some speci-
mens having the appearance of what is called "dead
gold," and many portions possessing a high degree of
brilliancy. _ _

As may be supposed, this '• crowning " discovery has
been the engrossing topic of the week, and the di-
rectors of the Victoria Mining Company, as elsewhere
named, after having instituted the necessary measures
to protect the property, and " guard the approaches,"
seem to have betaken themselves to the study of that
part of the royal statute entitled 5 William and Mary,
c. 6, sec. 2, in respect of which interpretations unfavour-
able to the undisturbed possession of this treasure by the
associated proprietors have rather authoritatively gone
forth. Shares in the mine have been greatly in request,
and really as well as nominally at very high premium,
but until the relative position of the proprietors with re-
spect to this newly-discovered as well as unexpected
wealth is ascertained, no rational quotation for our min-
ing share market can be propounded.
At all events our fellow-colonists now have some.
thing more to contend for, and an increased value ought
to attach to those privileges and exemptions which dis-
tinguished their royal charter of colonial initiation, and
of which the British Minister of the day has endea-
voured to deprive us, by one of the grossest instances of
political fraud and scandalous hypocritical contravention
upon record.—Adelaide Observer.
ADDITIONAL FACTS.

We lately performed the pleasing duty of announcing
the discovery of native gold, in a state of great purity,
in the North Montacute Mine of the Victoria Mining
Company. All the particulars we then stated are abun-
dantly confirmed; and one effect of the discovery has
been to cause a very great rise in the disposable value of
the shares in the association with which it is identified.
There are some holders disinclined to sell at any price
offered them ; but among those of " the bird-in-hand"
gentlemen who have thought proper to realise, one has
sold shares which cost him 601. at the handsome advance
of nine hundred per cent., thus clearing a net sum of
5401. by the transfer.
The ore, or rather the auriferous gossan brought into
town, is undergoing the process of separation prepara-
tory to some further careful assays; but in the mean-
time Dr. Davy has made trials upon a more extended
scale then heretofore, and obtained pure gold at the rate
of 84oz. poi: cwt. of gossan.
The precautionary measures at the mine are under-
stood to be nearly completed, and the authorised intern-