The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-05 00:00:00

ESTERN AUSTRALIA.

(From the Supplement Extraordinary to the Swan River
News, and Western Australian Chronicle.)
ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF COPPER IN WES-
TERN AUSTRALIA.—FORTY DAYS LATER.—
SEVENTY-NINE DAYS FROM FREMANTLB.
Swan River ews Office, Dec. 1, 1846.
By the Lightning, by way of Singapore, we have let-
ters from Fremantle to the 14th Sept., containing the
glorious news of the discovery of copper ore in Western
Australia. Treading on the heels of the startling an-
nouncement we made last month, of the discovery of
coal, these reports must prepare our readers for the de-
velopment of rich mineral treasures in the colony. We
publish the news as we received it:—
(From our Occasional Correspondent.)
"The Inquirer has lately contained rumours of the
discovery of copper; I have, this morning, visited Mr.
Davey of Fremantle, on whose land the ore has been
found. I have seen several specimens, and their solution
in acids, of undoubted copper brought down from the
neighbourhood of the river Avon. Mr. Davey's cautious
habits and general character for veracity enable me to
give full reliance to his statement.
G. L."
Another report states that Mr. Davey had discovered
copper ore lying on the surface of his land. He had
smelt.ml it and obtained a small portion of copper, but
was about to make further investigations when the
news left.

FIRE IN DUKE-STREET, GROSVEICOR-SQUARE.—.
Thusday night, shortly before 9, a serious fire broke out
at No. 41, :lluke-street, next idoor to the Barley Mot
Tavern, occupied conjointly by Mr. Pierinan, saddler and
harness-maker, and Mr. Bristow, boot-maker. The flames
were first discovered in the shop, and a strenuous effort
was made to subdue them by buckets of water before tht
engines arrived, but this was found impossible; the fin
spread rapidly, ascended the staircase, penetrated the
back rooms, and forcing its way through the windows
ignited the workshops of Mr. Boguert, cabinet-maker, it.
George-yard, immediately over Lord Canning's stables
which were also ignited, but his Lordship's coach horse:
were saved. On the arrival of the engines a copious
supply of water was obtained, but though the firemen
exerted themselves to the utmost they were unable ti
insured.ortu na
mtel
get the flames extinguished before eleven o'clock, an,
not until they had passed nearly through the building it
which they began, and also- through Mr. Boguerit,
Mr. Thermal
Cove, the land
lord of the house, has also lost furniture; but he was
t
insured in the Alliance. _
and workshops
Mr. Bris at
Bristow
th:rere rear.no Unfortunately,

EXTENSIVE IMPORTATIONS. -- Foreign
produce continues to flow into our port ; timber, tallow,
and grain in great abundance, During the last four days
upwards of 10.000 quarters of.grain have been entered
kegs of black beer.
has, among other
for landing. Anovesselfrom
fewer
than Drla.,n7tozoic
The advanced period of the season shuts out the hope of
many more cargoes arriving from ports influenced by the
frost. As we formerly stated, however, no year has been
marked by such an influx of foreign stores as the present.
Bonded vaults, warehouses, and timber-yards, are full to
overflow.—Scotsman. •