The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-20 00:00:00

S.TR, AL I A.

SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 19.

By the Royal Mail steam-ship Tyne we bare re-
ceived, by way of Callao and Panama, dates from
Sydney to the 15th of December. Our files of
papers are very imperfect, and the news is meagre.
Flour was falling in price, being now down to
25/. per ton, with very heavy stocks on band.
In Melbourne no less than 8,000 tons of flour and
wheat had been stored fo,pavfeat-of sale, and several
cargoes were en tile say,' go that there is no pros-
pect of famine there"." •
The clipper Stars ing..l4l,l.sailed from Sydney
for Melbourne with 1 'rflour.
The clipper Prig o , ,h-`'.;4 s; has been towed
from the Watervieiv#Tik'-?;"...,.:4ydney, and was
lying alongside the-04Wello! Circular wharf,
taking in hardwood paglo., :weight, previous
to filling up for Lon
The. Sydney Shippi. ec. 1, says :
"As we take a great interest ia the success of the.
Waterview dry decks and all undertakings for the pro-
motion of the commerce of the colony, we have extracted
the following letter from the Sydney Morning Herald:—
' Sir,—Your nautical and mercantile readers will rernetn•
ber that a abort time since the fioe clipper ship Prince of
the Seas, which was sold at Melbourne, on the impor-
tant ground that there were np facilities of any kind at
Hobson's Bay for executing the necessary repairs which
she reqhired, was accordingly brought up to Sydney and
placed in the Waterview dry dock, her'entireWfitment-
being confided to Lloyd's surveyors. This ship is of
2,500 tons, her length 220 feet, breadth 40, depth 23
feet ; and, classing, as she does, A 1 at Lloyd's, the
Lying up of such a ship as a hulk in the port of Mel-
bourne would really have b en a serious loss to the Eli-
fish merchant navy. In Waterview dry dock she, how-
ever, was thoroughly overhauled, and every necessary
work of refitting was effectually completed in 15 days
from the (lay of her entering the dock.' "
The following are the totals of the imports and
exports from 1842 to the present data, taken from
the Sydney Mercantile Journal :

_ -
Imports. Exports.
1842 £1,192,240
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
1851
1852
1853
1854
1855
EXPORT OF GOLD.

oz. d,vt. gr.
Per ship Mystery
Previous export

Total exported...... 1,920,559 17 21

At 75i. per oz., equal ti £7,202.212 21
SYDNEY MARKET REPORT.

" From the Sydney Mercantile Journal and Shipping
Register we take the following market review :

" The improved :,ore of business which we noticed
in our last issue we ana happy to say is being sustained,
and greater confidence is manifested in commercial
circles, as it is presumed that those parties who have
stood during the past crisis aro carrying on legitimate
business and worthy of the confidence placed in them.
Although insolvencies are even yet pretty numerous,
they are not generally composed of the class carrying en
extensive business, and likely to. injure others to any
serious amount.

" During the past fortnight a good deal of business has
been transacted, principally in liquids for the Melbourne
market, and we have reason to believe that a good trade
is again sptinging up with that port, which will help to
work off a large amount of stocks which must have
accumulated in merchants' hands during the past stag-
nation in commercial affitirs. In town trade at present
there is not so much doing as we might expect at the
present season ; but we are confident that ere long
an impetus will be given to business which will in a
great measure help us to forget the ordeal through
which the country has lately passed. The larje arrivals
of wheat and flour from abroad during the last few days,
with the prospect of an abundant harvest the whole
of which is nearly ready for the sickle), cannot fail to
hive a depressing influence on these articles, and we ex-
pect, before our next issue, the staff of life will be con-
siderably lower in price, as we aro convinced that the
present price of bread is adding no small quota to the
present depressed state of things.'
" Vessels sold in Sydney. —Lallah Itookh, 157 tone,
62-64ths, G. Thornton, 8251. ; Storm King, 118 tons,
43 64ths, J. Walker, 418/. ; Whale, 32 64ths. IL
Wacker, 55/. ; Whale, 32-64ths, J. B. Storep, 551."
From Melbourne and other points of the Austra-
lian colonies the news is no later than has previ-
ously been received.