The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-12 00:00:00

POPULATION OF VICTORIA.

As it is interesting to many of our readers to. know
the fluctuations which are going on in the populf,,tion-
the various colonies of Australia and New Zeal and, we
have collected the following results from the ret urns of
the arrivals and departures at Melbourne during the
month of March

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We find that 333 souls were added to the por nilation
of Victoria by the arrival of immigrants by sea. during
that month.

The gross number of arrivals was 2,637, consisting of ,
1,818 adult males, 535 adult females, and .284 children.
The gross number of departures was 2,304, consisting of
1,705 adult males, 352 adult females, and 247 chrldren.
Of the immigrants, 375 males, 159 females, and .78
children were from New South Wales ; 595 males, 201)
females; and 113 Children from South and Western Aus-
tralia ; 435 males, 139 females, and 76 children from
Tasmania; and 44 males, 7 females, and 5 chil,lren from,
New Zealand and South Seas ; making a total from the
neighbouring colonies of 1,644 males, 505 females, add
272 children. From the United Kingdom, the numbers
were 36 males, 15 females, and 2 children. From foreign
ports, 13 males, 15 females, and 10 childrea.
Of the departures, 361 males, 60 females, raid 30 chil.
dren were for New South Wales ; 118 males, 34 females,
and 22 children for South and Western Australia.; 212
males, 73 females, and 20 children for Tasmania ; agd
89 males, 41 females, and 49 children for New Zealand
and South Seas ; making a total for the neighbouring
colonies of 780 males, 208 females, and .128 childreb:
For the United Kingdom, 553 males, 139 females, and
103 children. For foreign ports, 372 males, 14 females,,,
and 10 children.

The total arrivals from the neighbouring coloniea. wer•
2,421, and the total departures for the neighbouring
colonies were 1,116, showing an intercolonial balance in
favour of Victoria of 1,C05 so uls.—Australian and New
Zealand Gazette.

iRKET NEWS.—(lllis

lay,)

old clover, 4110 s to 6/ 10s ; new do., 31
hay, 31 38 to 6/ Os ; new
do
meadow
and straw, 1/ 8s to 11 11s per load. Afair
HAY MARKETS.
S,m3ilTolisFtoTE L4DI
8.7;
Old
ss. to 51 OS ;
demand.
CUMBERLAND.-01d meadow hay, 31 53 to 6/ Os;
new
do.. 31 Os to 4110 a ; old clover, 41 lOs to 61 10s ; now do.„'
315 s to 51 Os ; and straw, 1110 s to 1116 s per load. Trade
dun.
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-ViriIITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 31 5s to 61 03 ; new
do., 31 to 41 lOs ; old clover, 41 lOs to 61103 ; new do.,
12s to 51 5s ; and straw, 11 Ss to 11 14s per load. An•
average supply, and a sluggish demand. •

COLONIAL,
TEA.---There is nolalteration to notice in this article ;
less business has been doing pending the sales which corn-
mence to-morrow (Wednesday.)
SUGAR.—There has been a limited business in most de- ,
scriptions, and prices are fully as high, although the mar-
ket has been fully supplied, with both foreign and Colonial.
COFFEE.—In this article moderate transactions have
been reported, at fully previous rates. The supplieshave
been limited of most descriptions.

RlCE.—Business has been rather active, particularly for
tow and damaged sorts, no alteration in prices, however,
is reported.
RuM.—No alteration in prices have taken place in this
article.
TALLOW.—The market has ruled firmer, but has not.
been active. P.Y. C. on the spot 535, and huit three montlii
51e per cwt, -