The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-15 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

By way of Callao and Panama we bave advices.
from Melbourne to the 15th of August, being se°e°
days later than by the last overland mail.
The Red Jacket packet, from Liverpool, arrived
in Hobson's Bay on the 11th of August, afteVl
passage of 82 days. The Lightning, with ra3l2;
was to sail from Melbourne on the 26th /..ugust "
Liverool.
Thep weekly report of the 13th August reports
betbue
weather as unusually cold and wet, and ice kas e
met with an inch in thickness near Melbourne.
have
Notwithstanding the heavy rains, which to
interfered materially with the diggers, the na
continue to yield beyond the usual average of gold.
continue
land the quartz mines operations are rep
ortea
have become exceedingly successful. in
Tin and copper appear to exist extensively
several widely-spread localities.
The wet season was nearly over and trade begin-
ning to improve. A much
Agricultur , is advancing prosperously.
larger tract of land is under cultivation than dung
previous years, and the crops promise
peril
vourably.
The establishment of telegraphic lines throUghllt
the entire colonies was attracting much attention•
Mr. George Oakes, one of the members of tile.
Sydney Assembly, was severely beaten in the llous"
on the Bth of August.
The intelligence of which the foregoing is 3 stirli;
!nary was conveyed to Callao by the British steal°
Ne w Granada.

THE EMPEROR _NAPOLEON AND T -HE
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR.

( Front the Sieele of yesterday.)
We are ignorant of the interpretation that
sill
be given to the words pronounced by the EruPeLo
in reply to M. de Kisseleff. It is possible that the
partisans of the Russian alliance may experiellehe
satisfaction at the polite tone of the speech ; Weattt oveli
devoted partisans of the English alliance, b
ourselves to the meaning of the speech, ancl the
meaning satisfies us. We perfectly comprelf
that the Emperor should desire to alleviate h';,
friendly proceedings and amicable language an" ,
position of the vanquished of Malakhoff, Inkernl, or
and Alma ; nothing could be more natural.
more congenial to French generosity, particulAti)
Rio
these friendly proceedings and polite sv°oo,
o not weaken the former aliances of Fr
most
and. especially the alliance of the two 131 •
rid
liberal and bravest nations of the vi° rdi
e
particularly when these proceedings, these out
do not affect " the strict execution of G° the
conditions" which have been imposed ebid bY
treaty of Paris on those who were not favour; to
the appeal to arms. We are delighted Os osot
head of the State should have profited by thee of.
solerma opportunity granted to him, and he'vrojitig
fered a pledge to the English alliance by ief°rtents.
the ambassador of the Czar (in the most 00_4 go.
terms) of the preference given by the Fren:o 00'
vernment to former alliances. There exist% olio
similation which will have been made by
(71.000
study our foreign policy, namely, that at
of twenty-four heurs, the words pronouneu those
Napoleon 111. are nearly identical with f Goilat
which proved so successful at the banquet °, oesty
hall. The Emperor speaks of the ,•strievis
tion" of the conditions of the treaty of pare
°
Lord Palmerston demands, amidst the aPP t glig
the governing circles of Great Britain, tiltoete',
conditions of the peace shall be faithfully (3' Os"
and honourably observed." We shall seAisec°'
interpretation the partisans of the Russialrdife ~,
the detractors of the English will
the official declaration on which we has
men ted.