The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-12 00:00:00

AR A 1 IT.

The rush to this place still continue;, though not to such
an extent as described in my last, and very few are leaving
for other, to them, more tempting gold fields : diggers,
unless possessed of capital, generally prefer returning to
such ground as from actual experience they know possesses
the precious metal. However, everything looks brisk, and
though it is exceedingly difficult to find oat what amount
of gold is actually brought to light from its secret hiding-
places, still, to judge from the activity of our gold buyers
on Saturday, the quantity must be considerable. The
new main lead, or more plainly, the lead which caused the
present rush, has made the fortunes of a good many,
and I think I may, without exaggeration, state that
ono out of every three holes on this load has
paid. A number of the first holes that were bot-
tomed on this said lead, and given up for blanks,
have all been taken up by other parties, and have
turned out in several instances remarkably rich. It is no
criterion here in finding the bottom a blank, that the claim
should be ditto, for the gold runs exceedingly patchy, and
though there is a sort of lead, still within a foot or two
from it coarse gold may lie in abundance.

The new lead has been traced across the creek, and heavy
gold has been found at $0 feet sinking. In consequence of
this a bridge has been built by subscription, and another
new street been formed, of which the United States Hotel
is the centre. There is a pretty extensive rush within three
miles of this, but I have not been there yot, and shall re-
port on it in my next. Gold, 31. 16s. 3d.

BENDIGO.
(Prom, the Bendigo 4dvertiter, June 20.)
RIIMOIRED NEW GOLD FIELD.-It is reported that:anew
gold field has been discovered on the Campaspo, between
Ross's Station and De Capelin's. There have been rumours
from time to time respecting this alleged new gold field,
but no authentic information has been yet placed before
the public. We understand from M. Do Capelin that there
are several parties digging on the ground, which is not far
distant from his residence, and adjacent to the banks of
the Cewpaspe. As the parties havo been working there
for some time M. De Capelin believes that they have found
the place to answer. The holes vary in depth to 12 feet,
and the gold is rather coarse. There is, of course, an
abundance of water in the vicinity.

G EELONG.
(Prom at Geelong Advertiser of June 20. )

There is little to note this week in the gold market ;
transactions in town have been very limited. The bank
exchange on England has fallen 1 per cent., and there is a
consequent reduction in the price of the metal. The buy-
ing figure is now quoted at 76s 9d for Ballarat gold.
The communications from the different fields this week
are bare and without incident, merely stating that the
various lines are, on the whole, maintaining their reputa-
tion.

Steiglitz (much as it was the fashion at one time in
certain quarters, to cry it down, and all who made mention
of it) is now proving itself one of the best of quartz mining
districts; large quantities of gold are being brought from
there, both amalgamated and melted into ingots, and
which now commands a high price, from the superior and
workman-like manner in which it is got up.
Since last report there has arrived by escort as follows :
oz. dwts.
Castlemaine escort
Maryborough and Avoca 4,033 10
Fiery Creek
Mount Blackwood
Ballarat and Creswick's

Total

Exchange on London.—The Banks at present issue their
drafts on London at 1 per cent. premium and buy at par.
Freight on gold delivered in London, 41d. per ounce.

Insurance on ditto 2 guineas per cent., exclusive of war

risk.

LABOUR MARKET.

Seamen are in great demand, but are scarce.
The inquiry for females is still considerable, with a
scanty supply.

W:;gesare-now firm at the old rates, viz. :

With rations.—Married couples for • hotels, 601 to 801
per annum ; married couples, without families, for town
work, 6 3 to 807, per annum ; ditto, for homo stations, 551
to E5/-ditto; ditto, nhephording one fleez:, 41/ to 151 ditto;
ditto, ditto, two Rock!, 1 Otto 70'; ditto, ditto, for fain
work, GDI to 70/:ditto ; tinq,le•thiy4erds,' 301 to 35/ ditto
hutkeopers, 301 ditto; bullock drivers for roads! 3s par

week ; ditto, for farms or stations, 30s ditto ; general
farm servants, 25s ditto; gardeners, 25s to 30s; bush car-
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by machine, 30s per week; grooms, f;0/ to 601 per annum;
cooks for hotels, 20s to 40s per week ; waiters for ditto, 20s
to 30s ditto.; general useful servants, 25s ditto; plough-
men, 30s ditto. The weekly rations consist of 121 b of
meat, 101 b of flour, ilb of tea, and 21b of sugar.
Without Rations.—House carpenters, 12s to 14s per
day ; masons, 12, to 14s ditto; bricklayers, 12s to 14s ditto;
plasterers, 12s to 15s ditto ; blacksmiths, 12s to 183 ditto ;
stonebreakers, 4s to 6s per cubic yard ; good quarrymen,
lls to 13s per day; porters, lOs ditto ; carters, 2/ 10s to
31 per week ; labourers for roads, &c., lOs to 12s per day ;
brickmakers, 308 to 40s per 1,000; fencers, 2s 6tl per rod,
3 rails ; haycutting and pressing, 25s per ton.
Seamen.—A.B. seamen for India and home, 4/ lOs to 51
per month; ditto, coasting, 5/ per month ; mates, Si to
91 per month ; cooks and stewards, 61 per month.
Female servants.—Housemaids, 251 to 301 per annum ;
nursemaids, 16? to 201; cooks, 28/ to 351; laundresses and
cooks, 271 to 30/ ; general house servants, 211 to 281.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.

Yesterday morning the United States mail steam-
ship Baltic, Capt. Comstock, arrived in the Mersey,
with the mails from the United States and British
North America. She left New York on the 30th
ult., and hat brought 60 passengers and $203,970
in specie on freight.
The Baltic crossed the bar at Sandy Hook at
4.30 p.m. on tha 30th ult., when she passed the
Cornelius Grinnell, outward bound ; Sept. 1, lat.
41.22, long. 63.18, exchanged signals with a large
ship showing Tapscott's signal, bound west ; Sept.
3, lat. 43.21, lithg. 50.37, passed ship J. H. Ryer-
son, and barque Europe ; Sept. 4, lat. 45.19, long.
44.26, passed the ships Ticonderago and Allan.
The Baltic was detained in the Channel ten hours
by fog, and arrived at the Bar of the Mersey at
midnight, where she was detained for water.
Amongst the passengers per the Baltic was Mr.
George Macbeth, member of the provincial parlia-
ment.
The rupture between the Senate and the House
of Representatives on the Army Appropriation Bill
continues. The bill being referred to the Conference
Committee, composed of Senators Hunter, Begle-
rand, and Crittenden, and Messrs. Campbell, Ste-
phens, and Sherman, members of the House of Re-
presentatives, failed, however, in effecting the ad-
justment.
On the 29th, Mr. Houston presented a memorial
to the Senate from the Legislature of Texas, in be-
half of Judge Terry, now held' in custody by the
Vigilance Committee of San Francisco, pray-
ing the Government or Congress to interfere in his
behalf. He stated that Judge Terry, while in
Texas, had borne a high character as an honour-
able man, and was considered an ornament to the
community. Mr. Brown followed in Judge Terry's
favour. Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, also spoke in his
betkelf, and was followed by Mr. Weller, who pro-
ceeded to denounce the Vigilance Committee as a
political organisation, and hinted vaguely at an
intention to separate California from the Federal

Union. The memorial was referred to the Judici-
ary Committee. Consideration of Mr. Crittendeu's
bill to alter and amend the Kansas Nebraska Act

was then resumed, and Mr. Bell, of Tennessee,
spoke on the general subject of Kansas affairs.
Mr. Hunter moved to lay the bill on the table, but
the vote was deferred until next day. Nothing
was effected in the house.

In the debate upon the Army Bill, General
Cass read two letters from General Smith, now
commanding the army of the west, which gave the
lie direct to all the despatches from Kansas. One
of them was as follows :
" Fort Leavenworth, August 11, 1856.
" Colonel,—l have received a letter frem Governor
Shannon, asking me to take the field with the whole
diepocable force in the territory to prevent the ingress of
Lane's party by the northern boundary of the territory.
The information given to the governor has been so ex-
aggerated, and is to my knowledge so incorrect, that
I decline making a movement that would introduce as
much disorder as existed six weeks ago. Captain T.
J. Wood, with his company of cavalry, is upon the
northern frontier, and I shall depend upin his reports
to govern my actions. Some of the companies along
the Kansas were sent by the corn/Banding officer there,
at the governor's request, to break up the camps of
armed men at several places he designated. On the
arrival of the troops at the points designated, not only
were no camps found, but none had ever existed there,
or anywhere else in the neighbourhood. I know that
each party is trying to engage the action of the troops
in expelling their adversaries, and I place no depend.
ence on the reports that do not came from what I con-
sider good authority.

"Your obedient servant,
" PERSIFER F. SMITH,
Brevet Major General Commanding Department.
"Colonel S. Cooper, Adjutant General,
United States Army."
The followiig order has been issued from the
United States Armoury :
" Office of the Superintendent of the United States'
Armoury, Springfield, August 27, 1856.
"To THE FOREMAN AND EMPLOYEE OF THE UNITED