The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-19

arrived, took II 100 oun,es or Nearly E70, 900
worth The quotations we're Dos. to 6ls per ounce.
Great complsins continued 70 he made of the preya
lence OF CRIME, owing the influx of conviots from
van Diemsns land, mspy of whom among the
most snccefstol people AZ the mines Rain had begun
10 ian at Mount Alexander. but not so 10 in
crease the facilities for working and in the other
districts it was ttill dela, ed
The statement Of the publjc revenne OF tho
colony Tor the quarter had Just been issued,
ard had created both satisfaction and surprise
the increase being E35,5 92, sum nearly equal
to the whole public revenue Of the correspond
ing quarter Of last year Much of this arose
from the duties on spirits tobacco, and foreign
goods. In Tho territorial revenue, likewise, there
was extraordinary augment alton For the COR
responding quarter of 1851 the total Of that revenue
was CO. l3S, and now it was Glj6,S27, the chief
items Of increase being the land sales, which
amounted to eos PAS the gold licenses, which pro-
dUced G4S 597; and the gold escort which produced
Gi,ds9 The rate for bills on England was about
q to 10 per cent discount. Subjoined is G Letter
giving clear details OF tho general state Of NJ
fairs:-
In my last letter intimated my intention Of visiting
the gold Fields in company with Mr.. - which We Asvo
accomplished making the detonr by Mount Alexander,
and coming down by Ballrat Geelong The distance
nom Melbourne 10 the commissioners tents st Forest
creek which s at present the centre OF the ggngs, 10
10 miles but Bendgo creek 10 20 miles further
on which IL NOR. recent discovery promises be
still more pr,du,tve and extensive The total popua-
lion at the dggngs IL estimated by the Chief Commits
sioner at about 35 00 but considerable portion il mi-
gratory and not half hat number of licenses issasd
The present weekly produce cannot be under 90 eco
ounces abont 100000 in value as the gove1nment
escort alone now brings down about 20o ounces indie
pendent q the large quantity conveyed privately
Fix miles the bed and slopes Forest Greek pre-
sent the appearance Of being covered with Of s-
gnne molehils inter persed with miserable small tents
~ every description the occupants VI which have very
squad unhealthy appearance from exposure priystion,
ana aust, sore eyes being universally prevalent.
The roads very bad the cost of carriage from
Melbourne being from E22 to f25 ton but most people
they viii be oil but mas bDe aud serious apprehensons
are entertained OF scarcity OF food during the winter
The gold Is found both in deposit and in the matYx
quartz vein having been struck ut about twenty thirty
feet below the surface and traced for some distance,
which Is worked successfully with other tools or ma
chinery than pckaxe hamuer and u diah It has also
been found in deposit in various strata Of ailuval earth,
little to doubt that the supply not likely to be sso
exhausted; while the Mitta-Mtta eids the boun-
diary Of the colony on the Murray are still all but u,-
tried Neither skull nor capital have yet been employed
AND the result hitherto attained has been by the rudess
and simplest means.
seem to think that 1t will be length Of time before the
riches Of the surface exhausted and IL 1t Ii certain
that the ordinary occupations OF life will be neglected,
and that the present scarcity Of labor will continue to he
experienced. l. however cannot help inclning to the
opinion that those gold fields ike Others that have pro-
ceded them will gradually become less productive and
only yield their treasures to enterprise skill and capital.
Until this happens the relations Of life win BE-
established here the this takes place the bot
ter tor the colony There few thou and Mt work
at Ballnrat but hs is row quite secondary field, both
in extent and Iichness
The people at the diggiDgs the whale very well
be hayed but this Is In small attributable to the
measures taken to prevent the inornate of spirits
for Of riot of daily in
Melbourne and eeong and crime is very prevalent-tho
organization Of the police force being quite inadequate for
its suppression The robbery Of the Neon in hnrbor, is
the caring that has yet been committed though
Of less importance against both and property
very frequent but on the whole considering the
motley nature Of the population and the imperfect means
Of control the smalpes Of the amount OF crime is
haps rather 10 be wondered at.
The st George has arrived from Sydney, whence
she sailed the 4th April, with IL, 30 ounces OF
gold, valued at G53, 200 Her advices we're antisi-
pated by the last arrival which brought dates from
Sydney to the 18th April.
The total quantity If wool brought by the Stebon-
heath and the ST. George is stated be abou. 900
bales.
The accounts from Van Diemcn's Land state that
the amount Of gold obtained at Fngal was increas-
ng and that it was expected to be found in greater
abundance.
From PERTH Western Australia, the dates are to
the Sd March The Will Watch had arrived with Q
number Of the distressed needlewomen sent out from
London, and they had all found situations immedi-
a.ey. The government had offered reward Of ESQ
to any persons who should succeed within twelve
months in wor King Steamboat up the river. 1t is
said there was growing dislike to the convict sys.
TEN Mt this settlement, although the people were
short time back in favor of it.