The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-04 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

By the arrival of the European we have received
files of papers from Melbourne to the 14th March,
an,l'from Sydney to the 10th March.
W 6 take the following from the Melbourne Age
of the I:4th March ' " •
" THE NEW MINISTRY.

Week ending February 20
27
6
13

M arc h

Escort up to February 13

Total escort for 1857

Total gold shipped during 1857:..

Oz. dwt,
48,032 0
35,213 15
57,805 5
28,7U9 0

169,750 0
320,775 15

-. 490,525 15

... 626,874 11

NEW SOUTH WAIES.
(From the Sydney Empire of tt.e 10.13 March.)
Since the departure of the Simla, on the 11th
February, the community of New South Wales
has not been agitate t by any unusual event, nor has
any remarkal,le development of natural wealth or
industrial power occurred to stimulate to unwonted
activity the steady course of our material progress.
The colony has pursued " the even tenour of its
and. even in the Legislature nothing has
geed out from the ordinary routine -of linSinessiO
disturb the repose of s,,ciety.
Tire third of the Eut opean and Australian Royal
• Mail Company's steAuu-siiips, the Europe tn, arrived
in, our harbour on the 14th of February, th 6 third
day of er the departure of the Simla. The outward
passages of the three ships sent out to commence
lila line from the Australian side stand in the con-
,secutive or der of their dates as toll tws

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Oneida, Southampton to Sydney... 72 days.
Simla ~ „ ...59
Europ,an „ ... 61 ~
This uniform success has established for the new
conipany a high prestige in the colonies, which it is
hoped will be increased by the runs between bus-
India and India. The first contract mail via Suez,
to leave Southampton oa the 24th of-February,
with t.upple went ar y mail via Marseilles on the 2d
of March, will be brought to mi by the rettriii voy-
:age of the Oneida, but cannot reach Sydney before
the 21st or 221 of April.
The Legislature is still in session, but will proba-
bly-be.prorogued during the next fortnight.
On tue 10th February, Mr. Martin, in the As-
sembly, brought forward a motion containing a di-
rect censure on the Ministers for offering situations
in the public service to Mr. Gilbert Elliott and Mr.
John Rae, the present City COaimissioners; while
the official conduct of those gentlemen was under
investigation by a committee of the House. The
motion was negatived by 21 votes to 17.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.
' " LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

The royal mail steam-ship Niagar Captain
Wickman, has just arrived, in the Mersey, with
advices from New York to the 21st, Boston 22d,
and Halifax .24th ult. She brought 110 passengers
and nearly 600,000 dols. in sp,cie.
The steam-ship America and the Khersonese,
hence, had arrived at Halifax ; and the City of
Washington, hence, and the Fulton, from Havre
and Southampton, had arrived at New York.
There. is little news of. importance.
New York was visited on the 20th ult. by a severe
hailstorm, accompanied by a a violent gale of wind,
causing onisiderahle d to property.
It did not appear that the difficulty between the
United States and New Granada would be settled
by negotiation. Several men-uf-war were to to at
once despatched to that quarter.
Havana advices to Ap►il .14 report the attempted
assassination of the British Consul, Mr. W. Smith,
owing-to- his-exposures -of slave traffic.
Later news from Nicaragua confirm the defeat
and retreat of Colonel Lockridge, but has no fur-
ther tidings of General Walker.
At New York,. on the 21. st ult., money was i❑
good supply and rates Were easier. Stocks were
higher and the mtrket.quite active. Exchange on
London, 1001 to 2. Cotton was heavy, tint Cread-
atuffs very steady at full prices. Provisions in ac-
tive demand, but prices were unaltered. Freights
to Liverpool were heavy and engagements light.

"On Tuesday last •the Assembly rnet, after the
adjourament consequent on the Ministerial defeat,
to hear' the explanatory statement of • the new Pre-
mier: Mr. O'Shanassy, in a speech of considerabl,e
length, 'entered into a detail of the various steps he
had -taken. t•OWard,s the formation of a Cabinet.
He had first applied, he said, to the leading men
among the twenty-nine members who had voted in
the majority against the previous Ministry. He had,
offered the Commissionership of Trade and Customs
successively to Messrs. Moore and M'Culloch, who
are eminent members of themercantile community;
but both gentlemen had been compelled to declim'e
the offer, not being able to withdraw from their
extensive private concerns. He had offered the two
law appointment's to Mr. Michie and Dr. Evans (a
new arrival) respectively ; but these gentlemen had
also declined office for non-political reasons. Ul-
timitely, he had been able to secure the services of
the following gentlemen
H. S. Chaprnan, Dq., Attorney- General.
"J. Y. F. F, Fester, Esq., Colonial Treasordr.
"C. G. Duffy, Esq., Commissioner of. Public
Works.
" A. F. A..Greeves, Esq., Commisioner of Trade
and Customs.
" G. S. W. Horne, Esq, Commissioner of Crown
Lands and Survey. • -
"J. D. Wood, Esq., Solicitor-General.
"These gentlemen with Mr. O'Shanassy himself
as Chief-Secretary, form the new Administration.
"Mr. Chapman was formerly Chief Justice of
New Zealand, and more recently Colonial Secre-
tary of. Tasmania. Mr: Foster was 'formerly Colo-

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nial Secretary of this colony, and et one time, in but being without pretvisi,ns were compelled to
deed, acting Governor. Mt. Duffy is o• w 1 re.urre
kn .wn to our Eeg esh r. aders to rqu e ties r. le T'ega.l at Hag. rstewn, Ml., has bea . ',tit •ly
tion. Dr. Greeves was one of .he lalt rs n t e ' •de-tr ye I rut fee. . The p souers were all -ave I.
old Legislatur ~ in vvhiCh he sat as me'nher f.ri he The steam- h p Ten lie-s-e; Cap aitt Pat ersiel,
ci y. Alr. Horne is a legal gnt 'email of hLh c a- whico arrived at Now Y, rk on the 15th ril :, Item
racter and respectability, i rother to the preseet Aspinwall aid Sel June, via K•_•y West, brought
Chief- Justice of Tasmania. Mr. Wool is one of the,fol•twiitg in ellLerice :-=
our ablest lawyers, and was offered the Solicitor- - " Cell:wet Lokridge advanced to Castillo on the
Generalship a fortnight before, by Mr. Haines, and 28th of March, with 800 men, on bOlid th- steamers
refused. It wilt thus be se •n teat with respect, to Scott and Rescue. He found the eueilly had for-
s dal position, as well as ability, the new Ministry t fit'd N- lson's-e 11. 250 yards iu rear of t tie castle,
is a vast improvement upon the old. with string breastworks, ditches, several large guns,
" since our last summai y the markets-have been and 500 men. Ile tete at d witemit inakieg an
glutt-d by excessive arrivals from England, and attack, and destr .y. d all the for ifiteitions ie ow
the priceshavebeen inordinately depressed. Several I Castillo, abandoning all h.ipe or opening the river.
failures hNo take!) place ; but thy are mostly lie disbanded tile two regim nts of recruits and
among small firm_s of limited means, and happiiy formed ano her from those who were willing to go
not likely greatly to influence the markets. Yet to Walk, r via Panama.
confidence has been shaken, and few but cash trans., "On the 21 in 4 the boiler of the Scott expleded
actions are veuttired—Upon. As the hanks have near Seraptqui, killing and wounding ab ut 50
shown a disposition to ae:comm.odate firms of re- of the Officers and men the sick and wounded were
spectability, no pet manent interruption, to the immediately sent to Punta ArenaS in the'Re...cue.
course of legitimate trade is likely to arise, and a ",Colonel Lockridge was 'up tile river with' a
crisis need not be appehended. i portion of his force and a large supply of pro-
Tue electric telegraph is now in full operation visions."
between M lb,urne an I the principal. towns on the' The Tennesse left in the harbour of San Juan,
gold: fields. The Govern ineu is of South Austi alta April -9, her Britannic Majesty's war steamers
and New South Wales are making arrangements Orion, Cossack, Arch, r, p ,sneer, and Intrepid.
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for connecting lines, and that of 'rami-aria is. ex- "NEW 0 RLEA NS, APRIL 16.
peeted to be completed'between Hobart Town and " Co•ten generally uncha tge 1. Sales to-day
Launceston by the Ist of April next. Tue short 2,800 bales. Sugar closed buoyaut, at 10c. to
lin, s connecting these towns with the extremities, 101 c. Flour declining tendency ; s des 'at $6.
of the island. are temPorarilydelerted .;- and, in con- White corn, 73c. Provisions 'steady. Freights
sequence of the indisposition of .the Tasmanian stagnant. Sterling exchange 91 per cent.
public to incur the expenses of the cable across " PHILADELPHIA., APRIL 17.
Bee;s's Straits (thongh. the ViAerian Gov'etntneut Stocks steady. Pertusylvartin, Fives, 53 • Read-
have engaged to share the expense), its c nstruce. ing Ra lway, st) ; ' Long Island" Railroad, 13 ;
-Lion is indefinitely postponed, Morris Canal, 15k.
" The'project of improving the navigation of the " CHARLESTON, APRIL 15.
Yarra larra, and the formation of ooel:s in Bat- " Sales of cotton to day 2,000 bales, at advan-
man's Swamp is for'the present allowed to sleep. prices. The' market has nearly recovered what
On 'the resumption of parliatneutar, business, on et lost in the beginning Of tile week. ,
the 15th of April next, we trust that a matter of " CHA RLESI ON, ABRIL 16.
so much importance to the commercial well being ' "Our cotton market has recovered the decline,
of V;i4oria may meet with the attention it deserves. and good middling closed t9-day at 144 c. ' Sales
.., . .._
"GOLD. - -.- to-day 800 baits. Sales of the week 6,500 bales."
" The depression in commercial matters, gene-
rally is exercising an unfavourable influence with
respect to gold as well as other commodit ee . Yet
the :yield of the various gold fie:ds is tolerably
steady and the returns do nut present an uufavuur-
able appearance.
"The total amount of, gold received by escort
since our last summary (Feb. 14) amounts to---

AR .IVAD OF THE CIRCASSIAN.
LIVERPOOL, StINDAY:
The North Atlantic Steam Navigation Com-
pany's screw steamer Cir,!assian, Daptain Powell,
arrived this morning in rite Mersey from Portland,
She sailed f• oar that port on the 17th ult., Halifax
on the morning of the 21st, and. St. John's, New-
foundland, out! e evening of Vie 24. h ; and has
made the passage from Newfound and to Holyhead '
in 7 cl rys 21 hout s, andhasbrought 40 paSsengers, in-
cluding his Excellency the ex-Governor Darling,
family, and suite. but no specie. Tire Circa;sian
encountered ton h-easterly ..and easterly winds
during the entire voymie.
The submarine to egt aph between New York and
Neifoundland is out of order, otherwise we should
have had eight days' later news from the former
port.
The Khersonese, screw steamer, from hence,
belonging to the same company, arrived at New-
foundland in nine days from Liverpool, notwith-
standing considerable• detention off the port by the
fog.
The Arabian steamer, was to leave Portland for
Liverpool, April 25.
The ships Favourite and D. R. De Woolf, from
Liverpool ; Mac Lae, from Glasgow ; White Star;
from London and Elizabeth, from Cardiff, had
arrived from Halifax. • 1

No ice reported on the coast of Newfoundland.
The seal fishery is spoken of as having been exceed-
ingly prosperous, The vessels rcturnmg are quite
filled.

The navigation to Toronto, Canada West, had.
bet- n'TellY' 0p664.
Commercial affairswi'h )ut any mat rit,ll. variation

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY EVENING.
The steamer Sultan, Captsin Cook, has arrived
with the Peninsular mails, arid dates from Gibral-
tar' 'to the 25th 'of April • Cadiz, 26th ; Lisbon,
29 h ; Oporto and Vigo; 30th.
She brings 39 passengers, eight packages of specie,
value' 1,869., one package containing 285 d.oub-
, loons, 823 half-chests of oranges, 174 boxes of dates,
10 casks of wine, 225 bags of coffee, and 211 packa-
ges of general merchandise.
The European and American company's steam-
ship Golden Fleece, for the Brazils' arrived at Lis-
bon on the afternoon of the 28th, in3clays 20 hours
from Southampton.
The Sultan left her Majesty's ship Exmouth and
the Colossus at Lisbon on the 29th, still under or-
ders for England. They had been detained by
heavy contrary gales. Upon their departure the
Princess Royal will be the only ship of war in the
Tagus. On the 30th, going into Vigo, the Sultan
passed and exchanged signals with the Peninsular
and Oriental streamQr Tagus, all well. She exchanged
signals on the 29th of April, 10 miles .south of 6the
Burlings, with the steamer Milan, and two miles'
south of the Burlings" with the Din Pedro,; cn the
Ist of May, 80 miles north of Cape Fini,terre, with
the steam-ship Persian ; and on the 3:1, 10' miles
;south of Portland; with tire Ship. Rosaria and
barque Grays.
tisbon exchanges on. London had fallen from.
52!,-. to 52g- for thee months ; Paris 533 to 535 ;
Amsterdam, 41/ ; Hamburg, 47i ; Genoa, 531 ;
all in demand. There bad been a further rise in.
stocks and bank shares, but it had partially, sub-
.sided; and the market closed quieter, before the
packet. left.
' At the gittine, of
.the-Lisbm. Chamber of Depu-
tiei on the 28th the first thret; ai•tioles ofi the pro-
ject of law authorising the Government to carry
out the railway contract made with' Ay.' peto were,
vo ed by a large majority. Th, reiniAnder of the
project was expe.i.ed io be voted on the 29th, and,
there seemed every chance of the contract being
carried out.

DIPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

40U3E OF COMMONS—(This Day.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12/o'clock.
Ttie swearing in of the new members was continued
to day until the adjournment of the house.

LAW INTELLICATNCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyci.)
THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.

To-day was appointed for the further examination'of
dirctors. At the hour appointed, Mr. Linklater ad-
dressed his Honour, and said that it had been his inten-
tion to examine Mr. Valliant, but under circumstances
he should' not do so at present, as his (Mr. V 's) eyi-
deuce was comparatively unimportant,' as be had only
been a director for a short time—his examination would
be taken hereafter, so as to be placed on the records of
the Court ; but he (Mr. Linklater) did not consider to'
occupy the*tirrie of the Court. He would examine Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. MiLeod, and. Mr: o,ven, when an op -
poitunity offered. An impression had been entertained
that these examinations had been without
.ol,ject, or
attended with benefit, but enough had been already
closed to ensure a conviction of one or more parties, but
the proSecution must rest with the Government. The
examinations would be, therefore, oily saying the same
thing over arid over again, without any greater enlight-
erment, but in the course of a week he would have the
information on the record, so that on his iionour's re=
port, the Government would be in a position to judge.
The meeting was then adjourned.

, -
The King of Hanover went on the 25th ult: with a
numerous suite •to Brunswick to take part in-thenele--
bration of the anniversary of the duke, who was born
on the 25th April, 1806.
"W..and Mrs. Leigh Murray are about to made a tour
through the provinces.
THE POISONINGS IN HONG KONG.—A letter from
Munich, in the Augsburgh Gazette says :—" Professor.
Liebig has analysed the bread sent from Hong Kong,
and has found it to contain a quarter gramme of
arsenic for every 50 grammes of bread, of more than
sufficient to cause death. The arsenic was spread over
the whole surface of the bread, which proved that the
poison bad been mixed with the. dough."
THE LATE. EXPLOSION AT LUNDHlLL.—Saturday
Evening.—The operations continue to progress in the
most satisfactory manner, though less rapidly than ooul.t
.be desired, from the want of men. Large numbers have
volunteered their assistance, but the viewers felt that in
so dangerous a work it would be exceedingly imprudent
to employ any but the most ti,perienced and careful
miners, and thf-y have only as yet been able to obtain
she services of about 80 Miners of this character. At
noon to day another body'waa recovered, making the
total number exhumed 22. It was found in the dip level,
a little t i the north of the , shaft. It was in an exceed-
ingly &composed state, but was very satisfactorily iden-
tified, by a number of peculiarities in the dress, as that
of a young man named George Townsend, who lived at
West Milton. The miners are engaged in clearing away
the large falls on the north side, and it is not expected
that any large number of bodies will be recovered for
several days. The bodies recovered yetterday
afternoon- interred ; those of B njarnin and Viail
Beevors at Gawber, near Darn,ley ; and those of Bar!
nett Bailey and George, his son, at Parfield. ' Though.
the whole' area over which the fire raged has not yet
been explored, from the extended examinations "
n'q3en•
during the last few days, not the slightest cb,ubt 1.
All
tertained that the whole of the fir. ie exttoguibed...
anxiety on that most important point is now happily were this
An end. •
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