The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-20

a week: female servants rose % Der cent. The
quartern loaf rose in price from 3D.. in December,
1901, 10 Is. Id. and even Is 3D., in December 1851
meat doubled in price; bacon rose from Cd. to Is
ard ?p all other articles Of domestic consumption
the rise was hom 80 to 100 per cent House rent,
hotel charges, carriage, and boat hire, 80 per
cent; clothes, hardware, and furniture, 100 per
cent: saddlery was not to be got and the price of
shoeing horse increased from IS. to 2js. Not less
than III ,0OO persons had arrived by in thecoony
OF Victoria in the last six months Of 1851, and 2,7S1
from the LIST TO the 18th January Of this year: 5000
licenses were issued for the month. As the vast
majority OF these persons arrived as consumers Of
general produce, and producers Of no article
but gold, the colony was obviously drained
Of all other commodities, while gold became in
excess The grand total of gold brought down I'M
der escort in the last three months Of 1871. from all
the diggings in Victoria, was l2i, s3j ounces va
luod at Ell JO3 but it is calculated that not more
than twoff.bs of the gold collected is forwarded by
escort, so that the real amount found would be more
,han double this sum The total amount known to
nave been exported down to the 9Th Of Janu lry,
is52, from Victoria, il upwards Of 100000 ounces;
and the quantity shipped from sydney is Ii2 975
ounces. When it il remembered that all these eff
ltcts have been produced in little more than six
months from tie irst discovery Of the gold down to
the date Of The latest dispatches. and that the
scene OF action is in almost unexpored region Of
that portion Of the globe most remote from Europe
ana from Civilizations they will certainly be ranked
among the most curious and surprising phenomena
IN the history OF mankind We shall shortly re-
vert TO the subject, in order to take into consdera-
ton the measures taken, or to be taken. by the
home authorities, on the receipt Of this intelli-
gence Those measures consist chiefly in nm i'm
mediate increase of the military and naval forces in
the colony for, as matters now stand a well armed
pirate, who should anchor in Hobson's Bay. would
have no difficulty in laying the capital of Victoria
under contribution to any amounts and even the
maintenance Of peace and order in the town depends
mainly on the good will Of the respectable nhabi-
tants. The second object is the promotion Of emil
grafton in the form most calculated to provide for
the general wants of the community and the last
is the question Of establishing local mint and as
say Office, in order to egalize the transactions in
gold, by introducing regular standard Of fneness
These subjects have been attentvely considered by
Der Majesty government, and in part provided for
by Sir John Pakington. whose last dispatches TO
Sir Charles Fitzroy and Mr.. Latrobe are also before
us but whatever may be the measures taken. II IL
impossible not to apprchend that the influx Of loose
emigration from all countries, the sudden overthrow
Of the ordinary standard Of value in the COLONY and
the consequent suspension Of the usual and reces-
sary occupations OF many classes Of society. will.
for some time TO come, be attended with very scr-
Gus inconvenience.
THE GOLD FIELDS OF VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
From the Melbourne Argus March
Since the first discovery Of the wonderfully pro-
Bfc gold IniGcs u 'his colony continuous discus
ion La go1e ~ ss 10 tic Ge.oaJ extent of tbe