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tunnel fell in—it is reported some hu,
tons. Large parties were working all nigh._
moving the stuff in the tunnel, and have found Aziik,
trace of the bodies up to this time, 10 o'clock a.m. iva: a
The Commissioner has been on' the ground, and
obtained the names of the parties. 1 cannot give
you any more information up to this hour. We
have had rain
all night and this morning"—Mel-
bourne Morning Herald.
The financial statement was made by the colo-
nial treasurer in the Legi,lative Assembly on the
6th November. To meet theioieficiency in the
revenue, a tax of 301. per annum is to be levied on
wholesale spirit dealers in Sydney, and 151. in
other parts of the colony ; owners of bonded stores
are to pay 501. a year, in addition to 11. for every
40 cubic feet of storage. The following sums are
to be raised by the sale of Government debentures:
400,000/. for railway ext-nsion in 1857 ; 130,400/.
to meet debentures falling due in 1857 ;;and 32, 8001.
for_ special public works. 150,0001. is also to be
raised by annuities terminable in ten years for the
construction of general public works. Approval
was expressed of the issue of debentures in small
multiples of 1001, available`as cash at land sales,
but no intimation was given that such issue would
be proposed.
The heavy rain has sadly interfered with this
week's business, and frustrated business arrange-
ments in almost every direction, excepting the
wool and breadstuffs markets.
Gold—Meroo, .31. 18s. per oz. ; Adelong, 31. 17s.
per oz. ; Va.mbaroora, 31. 16s. 6d. per oz ; Stoney
Creek, 3/. 16s. per oz. ; Sofala and Turon, 31. 15s. 6d.
per oz. •, Braidwood, 31. 15s. per oz. ; Hanging
Rock, 3/. 15s. pbr oz. ; Rocky
River, 3/. 10s. per
oz. ; Rocky River (clean), 3/..155. per oz. ; omev,
3/. Bs. per oz. ; Port Philip, Si. 19s. to V. per oz.
English sovereigns 1 percent. premium ; American
coins at a premium ; Chilian coin at a discount ;
French gold and silver coin at a di,count.

[PRICE 4D. ►SUAMAS) SD•

THM AU,STRALIAN GOLD FIELDS.

We read in the summary of the Melbourne Ar-
,
:gus, prepared for the Heather Bell, which arrived
yesterday :
" By the Heather Bell we shall rather more than
complete our shipment-of the hundred tons of gold,
which has become .recognised as a sort of annual
allowance. As •we have still two months of the
year to run,, and the. most" favourable season' for
gold mining is approai:Thing,-7' our exports this year
willup 0,120 tons. But it will.per-
s
er cant men in_ Europe that a ttl e
probablyoccrt to observant
. rot
colony,
_containing arOut 350,000 people, Whidh
•manages to skip annually himdred tons of solid
gold, deterves rather, more attention than has. yet.
been accorded to it by the world at large.
"'Notwithstanding that the winter of 1856rhas
been as unfavourable- to -the 'operations of the
miner as that of 1855.. was -favourable, the escorts
have been well maintained.
"At all the ;.1,1 Acids -mining operations are
'lurstpd: -Bsllarat, Bendigo,
and:FornsoCreek still contribute lawly -to the
weekly totals of production. • The Ovens, the most
eastward field,' is report-scl to•be increasing in yield.
On all th-se quattz mining is being systema-
tically carried on,- with very little prospect of the
end of our riches, from this source, being 'arrived
at fOr years and years to come, if indeed they are
notinexhaustible. _

Freights to London—Wool, id. to Id. per lb. ;
hides, 30s. per ton • tallow, 60s: to 70s. per ton ;
oil, 80s. per ton ; gold, per cent. by sailing ves-
sels per cent. per Steamer.
Exchange on London--hßank drafts, 2 per cent.,
premium •, private bills (with produce hypoithe.
cated), if drawn against tallow, wool, or gold.

„ .
"Since the date of our-last summary a complete
reaction hal taken placelnAra,de. Sales have been
numerou., and flit roadi—Vll4l—gald fields have
become lined with drays laden with imported goods
for the consumption and use of the inhabitants of
the inland district 4. This has imparted a cheerful
tone to the market, without leading to any rise in
prices. The rat's at which the chief articles of im-
port are selling are, with few exceptions, remune-
rative to ths shippers. Were it not that tin cbm-
mercial advices of the last two English mils spoke
of somewhat excessive shipments in the m,nth of
July, the market here would be very firm. If these
shipments are to be taken as indicating what we
have t, expect for the future, our stores will
again be crowded, and our markets heavy ; if
merely a temporary increase, or to meet the
demands of the season, they will come to a good
market.”

ADELAIDE, Nov. 7.

There is a manifest improvement in business
generally, notwithstanding the late depression in
the wheat and flour market. Money is easier and
may be had to any extent on good security. Mer-
chandise is moving off, but, as yet, only slowly.
But with the arrival of the drays from the interior,
with wool, now a matterof daily occurrence, things
will look up,' anti every one will feel it. Some
articles are even getting scarce in our market. We
might instance oilmen's stores, currants, and one or
two other articles of equally general consumption.
Sugar is firm, and is likely to continue so at pre-
sent prices.
The harvest is likely to be everything that can
be desired. . _

In the way of auction sales, the great event of the
week has been Messrs. Wicksteed, Botting, Town-
send, and Co.'s sale of the Paringa and Britannia
Mining Company's property. Tho average price
per acre was 2/., the rates varying from 18s. to 6/.
lls. per acre. Some of the township allotments
sold as high as 601. an acre, and the whole sale
realisedate7l
,1. 6,,..091. 18s. 3d., that being the largest
land sale auction, to the extent of 4,0001., ever
before held in South Australia.—Adelaide Weekly
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