The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-12

the Ellen 800 tons for Mcibrnc carrying SOC passen
gers the Jas Carson AGO tons for Port Phillip carry
400 passengers the Birmingham Melbourne
end Port Philip carrying gy 900 passengers and tn.
Mobile, l5OO tons for Melbourne and Port Philip
ryiDg about 400 passengers making altogether bet
2eO aud 2So0 passengers who will in all probability
have left our shores by the end of the present week
The Marco Polo has been chartered by te governmen
emigration commissioners for the service She
very fine vessel Of 625 tons register and IL to sail TO-
morrow. from the Brkenhead dock with thousand souls
on board including her crew and in future tao her
place on the line Of her owners, Messrs. Baines Co
II is worthy OF notice that the hundreds and thou
sands who are now daily leaving the mother country
may now be regarded Of the most vaius able well
the most extensive OF her colonies nrs by no neans
classes, but number amongst them highly respectable
tradesmen, well to do in the world conidentiat
clerks in merchants Offices and in addition. the
sons OF merchants themselves whose object in locating
themselves in Auftralis is TO follow commercial and
mercantile pursuits in the rising towns in the cocny
sgrcuure and the cultivation of wool In the rural dis
trots rather than resign themselves to the harasing
and somewhat precarious calling OF gold hunters the
dggngs. Doubtless the colony xtounds with the
riferous deposits, and II cannot be questioned that in
dvi6uals have already been enriched aud others vet
will be enriched by rrpnriDg to the gold elds their
arrival in the colony but the other hand the sy
cultural and natural Of the country in other
respects ought to be kept in view and is perhaps not
predicting too much to say that the immense rush TO the
gold regions not only by residents in the colony but by
numerous bodies OF emigrans may have the effect 81
causing formidable competition and privaton amongst
the miners even in the heart of the insxhssbe gold
teas whilst II may at the same time-as indeed to
greet extent i is dong-seriously interfere with
que attention to the ordinary productions of the colony
and the pr uts OF agriculture and may also inju
roy affect the social and general condition Of popu
lous towns by unduy withdrawing away from them those
casses upon whom they are perhaps mainly dependent
factory to know that hundreds OF young from this
locality and district moving in the middle classes of
cety and identified with commercial az weA agrcu.tu
mi pursuits, emigratng to Australia with the
object in view to which we have already alluded
On Monday last numerous party, amounting to
upwards Of three hundred sat down to elegant enter
taiDment by invitation from Captain A. +. Smith
board the Rip Van Wrinkle owing to her being placed
the Australian line. The entertainment was at tho
cost OF the spirited owners and when II
vded by that prince OF caterers Mr Lynn Water
loo it may Gbe believed that everything recherche the
afforded spread before the delighted guests
The Rip Van Wnkle IS new vessel this being her sec
ond voyage across the Atlantic She of the finest
models launched by the abest builders of America
For beauty and strength she is unsurpassed and her
commodaon especially for third class passengers il not
e1uslled by any other vessel that has sailed intends
shortly to sail, to the Austraian gold regions. The
owner James NJ MAY Esq with his usual spirit of
teprse and forehopght placed this irst class ship
the line for the advantage of those who be ierous
OF securing quck-saing vessel with the most com.
Portable arrangements-a vessel whose dune nsons are
feet between decks and divided berths She is command
ed by Captain Smith whose experience rness md
nifty Of character cannot fail to render passage with him
an agreeable and pleasant period Hlady also aocompa
nies the ship which all female passengers that at
ention which is due to them We have oaiy to add
that the deieuner presided by Captain smith
and Captain Potter manager Of the shipping department
as cDafen OF the ursS taoles supported by their vice.
chairmen. The usual loyal toasts gyen-"Brother
Jonathan Success to the Australian trade ~th Liver
pool Prosperity to the Owners "The good ship Rip
Van Wrinkle I" Captain Smith +" Captain Potter 'f"Tbe
Ladies &C. all Of which expressed rost eloquenty
received with enthusiasm, and responded to in most
brilliant manner band OF music was in attendance
and play many scientific and pleasing airs. The COM
pany remained till late hour and every took op-
of inspecting the accommodations and arrange
ment of this truly noble vessel with which the greatest
satisfaction expressed. We trust the ship Rip Van
Winkle may realise the worthy owners utmost expecta-
toOs.