The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-04
The Cold F,elds Of Australia.

TIE accounts received from Melbourne TO the end
Of Nay are very favorable. Fr1m MOont Alexander,
BalarAt and other ciggings. the news WIS cheering
Ia the extreme. Fresn discoveries are daily being
made. Among the latest arr dggngs 20 tho AnsEi
E1ls about tsen niies from Geeong. On Nay
oath the escort from Mount Alexander brought into
Melbourne no less than thirty one thousand four
hundred eud seventy eight ounces Of gold, the result
Of o weeks d;ggibg5. THIS exceeds BY some eight
tbousapi ounces any weekly quantity received yet.
A railroad tfcnl Mount AieNa1Ce. SO M.IbOprne was
s5cVt TO DO constructed. lmm ration proceeded nc
n moot astounding raao. Hundreds were arriving
daily by vessels fom the sstsr colonies. California
and eiseThere-eycry ship being literally crowded
with passengers, eager 10 labor at the al gg,ng5
The tOia! quantity n goM exDortd from Port Pahp
PIctoriG, u2 10 tic 22n9 Mag 'cIs 81 tons cfci
7rs. leb, ~ rdi,e, al Co, Per ole,sce e2 49,,
sos. or ocr gil, coo eco.
The news from Sydney OF the oAt-tun OF the
mines was Of the most ehserEul chnraetCr Gold in
abur dhnca vas being obtained forn the bed OF the
Turon hfty-eighs ounces were taken By one gen.
tleman IN N dRy, and private letter notices that
two Others were getting il by shCvels flll Total
exported 10 Mag Is, Gil29, $50, or $1,000 COO
On &sy 18th, q successful Ie6maniau obtained
nugget which weighed three pounds and four ounces.
II fou nd iubedded in clay and quartz IN gniy
between Forest an Flyers creeks IL was 4 rich
and massive specimen, and sold for Gi20 Is. 81.
Port Philip (Melboume and Geology papers, to
the end OF Nay, noHee with elatio0 the rstad
strides the colony is making. The extensive pro-
perties O. hessTs Cnlian 4 Edos, at Geelo1g. were
SOLD by public auction, and brought remarkably
high prlces, as few items ~,I show. lot Of
forty,eht feet on Yarn street, depth ninety nine
feet along Little Fyan's street, 81 "a per foot
sixty ave feet Maylop street, nearly opposite the
theatre, BY depths of scveDtyesht aud ninety feet
Ell per foot seventeen acres, two roods, aud
nineteen perches, fenced, with house, slaugh-
tes-hoase, &c ), adjoining the estate and u an
sion of j. f. Ssrschan, 1920 business
premises in Corio street, c4,l00 In Melbourne
property is valued at about 10 per cent higher, 20
that intending eoionsts may gather from the above
bic than English soil. The government Gazette, of
Nay III, cont Ans notice, stating that IL is intended
to apply to the Legislative Council FOR act to in
corporate company to be known as the Melbourne
citation to be inISfted with fs.l powers to borrow
money, and acquire and hold lands and ooMpgl-
soTiy purchase the same for the purpose of co1-
s,ructins the railroad. The an:i-transportsGion
movement is not overlooked the agitation, indeed,
is stronger than ever, and there appears to be bat
one feeling IN the colony on the subject Tine Legis
lative Council oil Victoria has reiterated the desire
Of the coionists that convict importation shall cease
The petition agreed to at a monster meeting held
ut Melbourne on April 81, wac eonched in the most
determined language; going SO far as to declare
toa., should the imperial government pers.s. ia
forcing eonvicts On the new colony. through Van
Dielnen's Land, it must inevitably drive them TO
sseE refuge from sach healess tyranny and osDres.
sion in national independence.
Perth and FreIDantle Journals TO the 18th June
contain numerous notices of deprcdltilp. commit
contains instances ofrobbery, with and without VIC
hence, assaults and drUpleDuess very significant of
the moral tone these tickets OF leave have given TO
the colony Many of the eoAvicts ave cse aped and
the government has offered reward OF Co for each
apprebeDsiona sum far too small TO induce settlers
10 risk their lves-so tn a. Western Australia proni
ses TO have set OF bushrangeIs more formidable
than those whose depreda.ions caused SO mnch ter
Ter and real mischief in the sister colonies of New
South Wales and IAN Dieulan's Land question
has been raised which has given rise 10 much i'll
feeling between the colonists and tbe exiles Some
OF the latter had applied TO be admitted members
Of the newly formed mechanics institution and met
with direct refusal. This FIRST throwing, as it
were, in the face of the exes the of their ban
ishment, awakened in the latter a feeling not TAR
removed from open recruitment. The indignant
exiles have addressed letter to the Governor, in
which they express wish that the executive viii al
low them to form an association for the improve
ment OF their minds. No answer has been returned
TO the application at the date Of our correspondent
letter. With the view Of rearing horses for the
military service in India n company was formed ut
Madras and deputation sent TO the Swan, to ar
range with the horse owners. Mach good was ex-
pected by the colorsts when the scheme was first
started, the colony then being in very low and
ruined state, from which it was rescued by making
II penal settlement. In June last the deputaiion,
hessrs. Hagger and Simpson, made trip TO the
eastern districts but were unsuccessful, the ma
icrty of the horse cons iering that, in the
improved state Of the colony their stock would
command higher price than the company offered.
Dir. A. Gregory had returned from his exploring
expedition with beneficial result, as the state Of
the country he traversed, with the exception 81
some land near the coast. dcee not offer any in.
duceuent for settlement. The rivers known in the
maps a. the Donely, the Gordon ard the Warren,
do not back any distance, separating within O.
few miles of the coast into small sres as, which are
toop lost. The Raleigh, from England, with liz
eDigrants, reached the Swan 10 eighty. one days.
being the quickest passage known, her commander
having adoped the great circle sailing and proceed
ing as far south as forty SIX degrees
PROM the London Times sept 2
private letter from Sydney, dated 10Th June,
by the Overland Mail confirms tue impression
by tie other accounts resolved through tast
stated 70 have been felt more strongly tnan ever
Tne ShAnTooa, it is mentioned. has just arrived,
having left Melbourne on the 26th of June, and the
accou.t Il Of the yield Of gold there are quite ~.
founding. The escort came in on the 18th WITH
I9,US2 ces, aud lelt at NouDt Alexander 5000
ounces The week before ~ oco eur-as sere re-
celved, and the week before that soon ounces.
Prem the London Chronicle. s.pt %
BY the arrival of the Gibson Craig 81 Madral
W have later accounts iroin Sydncy, New Sot.h
" sies. The accounts from Euglan1 regarding the
result of the Lordoa wool sales IN Mech lls;, ha.
produced very favorable feeling amongst Pocs-
masters. The weather had been very vat, which
had produced some iulnes; in trade, but prizes
were unalered. The heavy rains hid also iEto--
rupied the mgil communication with nearly oil the
gold districts, md the diggers had beer rearly all
t1lnICbtV ~ tufk%Du uLcgsbiols W TAG b,aS OF me
rivera very valuable quartz vein md been de-
covered about twenty miles below Sofda, ana ths
specimens ofquart exhibited in Sydney described
as = studded with gold ia every direction IL was
reported tina. portion If Nc quartz Welded goa
to the extent Of thirty eight eUucos per ton. in
Consequence OF this discovery, II VAS believed the
when proper machinery BIZ tho London gold com.
paniss vac brought into operation, the quartz veins
would prove even richer than the aluvfil deposits.
q Old had also been disooyered Ia stone quarry IN
the moi ghborhood Of Goulbnrn Several important
letters from the Rev. W. Is. Clarke TO the Colonial
secretary, giving account Of lis researches since
be left Gonna, had been published They attract
ed great attention. Mr.. Clarke declares bis opinion
thst gold eSs;s a region which may be said to
embrace an area Of 10000 square miles Ihe ex-
ports eli gold to the 2jth OF June, ST the rate cf
IS per or, were returned at ~ ,J22, 704. The
Maitland had sailed OF the above date, with 1850
o., valued at Ii6,556 The price was very firm
AZ Gts. Cd per on, and farther rise was expected
10 take place. Later accounts have also been re-
oeivsd from Adelaide, south Australia, the dates