New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-12

considerable towns are Windsor, Maitland
Newcastle, Bathurst and Goulbum.
The total white population Of the two d.
tricts of New South Wales and Port Phlip,
(Which are classed together in the official M.
pers, previous TO the great emigration conse
quent on the discovery of the gold fields. wa,
about 10000; the value Of imports for Nsv
South Wales alone was fl,7OOOOo sterling; Of
exports, f2,G00,000; tunnage Of shipping en-.
tered outward, 2lO,3O0; inward, l9S,AOO: tia
quantity of the single article Of wool exported
was 23,5O0,000 lbs, valued at upward of
El25O,0O0; of tallow, more than l50O0OOO
lbs, worth f5S0,000-these two items, it win
be observed, forming the staple produce Of the
districts; the remainder consisting Of live
stock, principally horses for India, the Austria
Ian breed being highly esteemed,) oil, copper
and copper regulus, undressed leather, aaa
timber.
Port Philip NOW called Victoria) is decided
ly the pet colony of Australia. 1t covers an
area ofabout $4,000 square miles, or more than
50,0O0,C0O acres, and is about 500 miles in d.
rect length east and west, with a coast line Of
about 600 miles. 1t is not more than seven.
teen years since it became rumored that few
adventurous owners Of hocks and herds, cross
no over from Van Diemans Land had found
an endless undulating tract of sweet, abundant
pasture, spread out for their use beneath q
cloudless, sunny sky, and watered by pleasant
streams. Sir THOMAS MITCHELL, the Sur.
veyor-G General, who explored it in 1896, found
to afford so striking a contrast to the arid
deserts over which he had so long travelled his
weary way, that he gave it the name Of Aus
trala Felix This fine territory Immediately
became the scene of the widest of all colonz.
ing manias, and though reckless speculation
swept many individuals into ruin, the natural
capabilities of the district could not be annih-
lated, and thus the place, which few yean
since fed a few black savages and kangaroOs,
was occupied, before the discovery of the gold
fields by upward of $1,000 inhabitants of Eu-
ropcan origin, and fed 100000 horned cattle,
and more than 100000 of sheep, producing
annually above 100000 lbs of wool for ex.
rortation.
All who have spoken from experience Of
Victoria, (as it has been called since its cree.
ton into a separate district declare it to be
more uniformly rich than the older colony, es-
pecialy throughout border stretching about
80 miles from the coast 1t has several rivers:
h., " I'M nh an
the capital the Glenelg, the Taylor, the Bar
woon, the Glengary, &c, flowing from the noun
tain-ranges into the sea. They are not OF large
volume of water, nor of great length, but they
appear to keep the territory well watered and
are not subject to parching drouth. The MUIR
ray, Murrumbdgee and the Severn also touch
the borders of this district. A gentleman of
much colonial experience, Mr.. BUrrREss, nov
in this city, and who was formerly squatter in
the colony represents the scenery as beautiful
and diversified Sometimes continued success
sions of rolling downs, covered with soft, beau
tiiul grass, and diversified with majestic trees;
while in other places, away from the more fer
tile ard frequented districts, are precipiccs,
torrents, and shattered peaks. Some of the
mountains are wooded to the SUBMITS and
through the openings may be seen immeasurs-
bic plains where sheep widely dot the land
scape. But the following extract from trust
worthy London publication will show that this
beautiful spot is not without its petitcs misc
CS:
lone unpleafnt fact about this country is the extra
ordinary number Of malicious little insects First there
the mu,koOes then there cOuntles varieties of
sn-of oil sizes up to an inch IN length the larges are
account OF their erocty, appropriately named colo
niHl BULLDOG Their bite IA severe, personally
testify In addition we have centipedes not TO forget
'piders % large as the top Of ten cup"
Melbourne, the capital, at the other end of
the land-locked bay OF Port Philip, has popu-
lation approaching to $4,000, and is partly built
of brick and partly of granite. Steamboats, ply
daily to the neighboring ports, and at intervals
10 sydney and Hobart Town. Across the bay,
which is one of the safest and most capacious
i'll the world, is the rapidly rising town of Gee
long, to which steamboat runs.
Our space will not permit us to enter fully
into the productions OF the different districts
into which Victoria is subdivded-we shall,
therefore, speak of them generally, promising
that they are all better watercd than the older
settlement Of New South Wales. The soil is
very fertile, averaging 30 bushels of wheat an
acre, though Dr. Lang mentions an instance
whore IS have been raised, and it is peculiar
feature that tLOse tracts Of new lands best
adapted for the pillow are naturally clear Of
timber and brushwood. The vine, olive, mul-
berry, tobacco, oil flourish here, and at Gee
long is settlement Of yine-growers from the
south OF France, who produce large quantities