The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-04 00:00:00

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

(From the Supplement Extraordinary to the Swan River
News, and Western Australian Chronicle.)
ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF COPPER IN WES-
TERN AITSTRALIA.—FORTY DAYS LATER.--
SEVENTY-NINE DAYS FROM FREMANTLE.
Swan River .News 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. lie had
smelted it and obtained a small, portion of copper, but
was about to mike further investigations when the
news left.

PUBLIC MEETING. OF THE DE-
MOCRATIC COMMITTEE FOR POLAND'S
REGENERATION.
On Monday evening last, November 30th, a public
meeting of the members and friends of the above Com-
mittee, took place at the German Society's Hall of
meeting, Drury-lane. Ernest Jones, Esq., President of the
Committee, was called to the chair; and opened the
business by a brief but eloquent address on the wrongs
of Poland, and the duty of all nations to unite together
to rescue that country from her spoliators and oppres-
sors. His remarks were heartily,applsiuded.
The following reiOlutions ° - were unanimously
adopted : •
Moved by Mr. KEEN, seconded by Mr. Mor, and
supported by M. MICHELOT
"I. That. holding in horror and detestation the
several acts of spoliation committed by the Russian,
Austrian, and Prussian despotisms, known in history as
the partitions of Poland, this meeting recognises the
Revolution of the 429th of November, 1830, as a sacred
manifestation' on the'part of the Polish people in vindi-
cation of their inalienable right to independence and
freedom ; and this meeting venerating the heroes and
martyrs who fought, fell, and have suffered, in, and
since that revolution, declares its sympathy with the
survivors of that struggle, and its resolution to aid therm
by. every possible means in promoting the object of their
mission.' -
Moved by Mr . C SCRAPPER, seconded by Mr. E.
STALLWOOD, and supported by Mr. H. BAUER:_
"11. That while regarding with veneration the heroic
efforts of the Polish patriots of 1830, this meeting con-
siders the insurrection at Cracow, on the 22d of Feb-
ruary, 1846, as the manifestation of a more democratic
movement, because made not only in support of the na-
tional independence of Poland, but also in support of the
equal rights of the entire Polish people; and this meet-
ing, accepting the Cracow manifesto as the charter of
Polish liberty, rejoices to learn that the said manifesto
has been adopted by the great mass of the exiled hereto
who poured out their blood in the struggle of 1830; and
this meeting recommends to the British people the pro-
priety of signalising the 22d of February, 1847, by some
public demonstration in behalf of Poland and the prin-
ciples of the Cracow manifesto."
MOved by Mr. JULIAN Heitsizir, and seconded by-Mr.
H. Ross:—
"111. That this meeting invokes the just hatred of alt
nations against the Austrian murderers of the assassi-
nated victims in Gallicia; and this meeting, regarding
the recent seizure of the republic of Cracow by. Austria
to be not only the crowning act of the long list of atro-.
cities committed by Poland's spoliators, but also mgioss
and irreparable violation of the " Treaty'aof Tlenna,"
declares that treidv to bet no ,longer'' bind'ng upon
Europe ; and, therefore,- considers that the qiivernment
of Great Britain is now at liberty to fulfil the desires, of
the national will, by insisting upon the mstoration,itot
of Cracow only, but of Poland, to the fall extent of her
ancient boundaries."
On the motion of Messrs. Mor and BAII.Elt; a sub-
committee was appointed to draw up an address to the
British people, founded on the foregoing resolutions;
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lutions should be transmitted to Lord Palmerston.
It having been announced that the Fraternal Demo-
crats would assemble on next Monday evening, a.t eight
o'clock, in the same room, for the purpose of rallopting
an address in reply to the French democrats, they -meeting
concluded by singing the " Marseillaise."