New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-02
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

AUSTRALIA and HER GOLD DlCGINGS. By r g.
JAMESON, Il mo pp. l5i. Cornish, Limport \ Co.
This little volume forms a useful manual
for the Australian emgrant. IL contains a full
description Of the geology, climate, produ ;tions.
and society Of Australia, with statistical tables
showing the regulations and results of mining
operations, and the cost of passage and outfit
The information given in the following passage in
regard to preparations for the voyage will be found
Of service to many readers.
The PAssINGER SHIP
Although the folovipg suggestions and remark s ara
founded Oh The vriiers experience acquired on voy
sge 10 Australia 10 charge OF large body of emiz ran,
yea they III BE- found equally Applicable and NOT unde
serving The attention OF persons inie rested In the Cali
fofLis passenger nsde BY way Of Cs,e Horn.
shoreeoips people, as sailors call the nha5ltanu Of
the lsi commonly suppose that long voy sge Is ike
dreay and nono'onous In prisonmenr only varied by
the occurrence OF tempess and hurricanes This Ia
Acset er an erroneous I'm )ression passenger sh,o
properly hnsd up, well ventilated well uyt,ioned ana
not over crowded L lhea floating village whose In.
hsbitsnb have thrown buslness aside md
moth 10 10 bnt 10 car, drink aad DO merry Bu, n
hs other hand. all sry Of the above condition, bs
vtnirs the rsiut may be intellectually ol.as,rous 40,
only regards The comfort, but even the health and
HE Cf the pssserge
In the Anglo Australian ships the amount of sici ne,,
and mortality tss been very incon,iderabls. vet ths
precautions adopted 10 guard sisinst them have been
isw Elm PIE, and far from co.y The ensran, on the
eve C ops voysge cannot be- eircus Oect IN the
stleeuOa Il ship Tnis remark especially applies 10
.seersge posensen, vho are By lar the mos. srou,
1hose VII pay frst cabin iare are better protected
sgslof tie oszsrcs and evil which will be poa,ed out
thu vii Oh down 10 better table and their slsep,ng
berths will have pors OF vindsss 10 open and hut 4;
pleasure This cannot easily be tceonoll,hed IN m,
s,strsse, but uincssi, appended over one Of Ina
hsichwsyS vii csu;e poseriu curren, Of air 20 Err
euAie freely. Without hb pr, caution the air between
deels In the space occupied BY the steesye
Will he ybised BY admiXiur- with the carbon,c ACID
~beb 10 stsniy thrown oil from the ur 20 Ia br aih
ipg. Tie presence Of this DppI!tg In the atmosphere
to an appreeiabie extent renders Absolutely poison
csush uneasy slurnbers, psleness lsnsour and
debility in the robust often FEY and serious In
ise weekly The E,srsge berths should therefore bs
pstructet 10 such 10 allow the rees, Dol,
sble circS!0h Above ard beneath and a continual
comm noaion vih the external air should b, rn,ln
tined BY leaving suitable openings In the bulk heads or
wslis Of tie berhs Tas celebrated black hols of Cal
euita 10 L without iu parallels In the history Of TIA
pssstpgsr trsde. Some years sgs q number Of emi.
srsnis were susocs,ed 10 the Iish Channe from an an
parerlly veiy simple csuse A heavy aas had be an
blowing for some bours. snd the cspian un silnr 10
have tie deck bsmpered vLn number u sea dot ami
grants ordered them I'll below and had tbs hatch -
fastened down. The air In the confred spacs bscams
vsfy speedily yre-RisSie, eGboe'c scd bsisz exbsi,d