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From the New York Herald.
AUSTRALIA AND ITS GOLD MNES-A NEW
JERUSALEM

Five years have hardly elapsed since the
gold yield in California became fixed fact,
and within that short period of time between
n hundred and ninety and two hundred
millions worth of gold dust has been added
to the wealth OF the world, and trade has
sprung up between the Atlantic States and
San Francisco of the greatness of which
some idea may be indirectly formed, from
the fact that the imports from all other parts
of the world to that port have increased
from three and q half mi:lionc in 1851, to
ten and half millions, in 1852. The eni.
grafton to California, within the t.. Eve
years, has been Of 4 magnitude IS
unparalleled in the worlds history;a Ill
it continues pouring OIL in Il continuous and
increasing food, such as will very soon
make the population Of that State number
at least half million. At present, besides
fifty thousand that, during the year, have
gone by sea to California, there is a vast
train Of over forty thousand persons ira.
ycrsing the rlains, and when this large item
is added to the population, we may expect
increased energy in the working Of the
mines. We would not be surprised, il,
when the fall rains come to enable the
miners to resume operations on large
scale, the imports Of gold, during the re.
maiudcr Of the year, would reach six mil.
lions moath. The California movement
has made its influence felt all over the
world but now even California itself seems
to be ec'ipsed and outstripped in its pro.
ductvencss by the more recent and more
magnificent discoveries of gold fields in
Australia.
In Australia we find IN island continent,
of about 2400 miles from north to south,
by 1000 miles from east to west, surround.
ed, on its eastern aud southern sides, by
mountains of volcanic origin, of from
1000 to 5000 feet above the level OF the
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erected over the riger Yara, on which the

erected over the riger Yara, on which the
town stands, ut anyexpense of $4,000. 1t
contains some sissor seven churches; tho
principal of which cost from $4,000 to
$4,000 each. It boasts stone court
house, jail, and some half dozen newspapers,
two or three Of which are daily, a college,
mechanics institute, &C. In 1850 its i'm
ports were f744,2s5 and exports fl,01l,-
796; giving an excess Of exports of f297,-
sol.
The fertility Of the soil may be seen from
the following statement: In 1850, in two
counties only Of Victoria, Burke aud Eve.
lyn) 1907 acres, sown in wheat, produced
236, ,l4O bushels, 1878 acres sown in barly
produced 81, ,956 Bushels 1882 acres, sown
in oats, yielded SO, 1888; l,l29 acres, in
potatoes, yielded 1893 tones ;6,G4l acres,
in hay, produced 9sGl tons
W. thus see colony, 5000 miles from
England, in aboagfourteen or sixteen years
-in the life time Of mere chil,l-incrcase
from 274 souls to77 900, and also increase
its agricultural exports from nothing to near
SG,OO0,0O0. It should be borne in mind,
that Victoria has never been convict colony
to the extent Of New South Wales, aud ut
this time there are not five hundred bound
convicts in the colony, and since 1913 none
have been sent to any part Of Australia.
They are now sent to Norfolk Island and
Van Dieman's Land. To the vast agricul.
tural resources Of Victoria and New South
Wales, we have now to give the most as,
founding accouutssof gold discoveries ever
made on the habitable globe. They com.
plctcly throw intothc shade all the mines Of
Peru, Mexico, or California. So extensive
are the gold deposits distributed in Victoria,
that the very Streets of Melbourne are
found, in manne5 10 be paved with them.
The broken quartz rock which have been
used to Mac Adamise the streets are found
to contain gold-thus realizing sort of
New Jerusalem, the streets of which are
paved with gold.
While Meibonrnc is blessed, mines of
value have been opened at Mount
Ballaret and Mount Alexander, about eighty
to one hundred anilcs north Of tho city.
Tho treasure takeRfron these two deposits
y:,.,i... ...utt. ~, T. n. 49,. -.
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341i5.eelln1leous.
Sergeant Jasper.
A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION.

TALE OF THE REVOLUTION.
At the commencement of the Revolution
airy war, Sergeant Jasper enlisted in the Sc
cond South Carolina regiment Of infantry,
commanded by Colonel Moultric. He dis
tingaished himself in particular manner at
the attack which was made upon Fort Moul-
trie, on Sullivan's Island, the 2Sth June,
l776. In the warmcst part of the contest,
the flag staff was severed by a cannon ball,
and the flag fell to the bottom Of the ditch
onthe outside Of the works This accident
was considered by the anxious inhabitants
OF Charleston rs putting an end to the con-
test, by striking the American flag to the
enemy. The moment that Jasper made the
discovery that the flag had fallen, he jumped
from one Of the cmbrasures, and mounted
the colors, which lie tied to a sponge staff,
and rcpantcd them on the parapet, where
he supported them until another flag staff
was procured The subsequent activity and
enterprise Of this patriot induced Col. Moul.
tric to give him sort of rowing commission,
to go aud come at pleasure, confident that
he was always uscfully employed. lie was
privil. gcd to select such men from the regi'
mcnt rs he should choose, to accompany
him in his enterprises. His parties consisted
generally Of five or six and he oItened re.
turned with prisoners before Moultrie was
appriscd Of his absence. Jasper was dis.
ainguishcd for his humane treatment when an
enemy fell into his power. His ambition
appears to have been limited to the charac.
terstcs of bravery, humanity and usefulness
to the cause in which he was engaged
When it was in his power to kill, but not cap
ture, it WAS his practice not to permit sin.
gle prisoner to escape. By his sagacity and
enterprise he often succeeded in the capture
OF those who were lying in ambush for him
In one Of these excursions, an instance oi
bravery and humanity is recorded by the
bioyrapher Of General Marion, which would
stagger crednlity, if it was not well attcsted
While he wax examining the British camp
mt Ebcnczcr, all the sympathy Of his great
heart was awakened by the distresses of a
Mrs. Jones, whose husband. ao American
hy birth, had taken the kings protection
and been confined in irons for descrting the
rovai cause after ho had taken the oath oil
allegiance. Her well.founded belief was
that nothing short of the life Of her husband
would atone for the offence with which he
was charged. Anticipating the awful scene
of beloved husband expiring upon glib.
bet had excited inexprcssiblu emotions Of
grief and distraction.
. Jasper secretly consulted with his com.
panion, Sergeant Newton, whose feelings for
the distressed female and her child were
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A SONG.

How sweet it is for US to know.
That there are hearts ,lla, burn
With love for US wlerc'er we go,
And sigh for our return.
Then, though the world is cold and lrcul
And gives the bosom pain,
We've but to turn to scenes morc dear,
And all is bright again.
But sad must be the homes Of those,
Condemned To live alone,
With none to cheer nmil lirc's woes,
Aud none 10 call their own.
No scason sweet Of joy doth conc,
Tu shed its fragrance there.
No sunshine TO diSpcrsc the gloom
That Lroods dark despair.
The heart can nc'cr he truly blcst,
Unless il can rrcline
Upon some fond. c"ngcnial breast,
Where loTc's swcc, tcndrils twinc.
Then We can brook l!ir's many ills,
OF sorrow and OF voc,
For love soothing BALM dstilc,
To cheer US while below. -,
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WANT OF FooD IN THE UNITED SrArgs.
The Rev. Mr.. Thompson, of New York.
now in Europe, in letter from Liverpool,
speaking Of his fellow passengers, says:
"Othcrs still were returning 10 England
disappointed with their experience in the
Statcs"-one because Ire could not get
enough to cat and drink IN America III
England he always had good wages, fvo
meals day and plenty of beer, whereas a
farmer in Western New York gave him only
pork and water three times day.
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equally excited with his own, upon the prac.
ticabity Of releasing Jones from his i'm.
pending fate. Though they were unable to
suggest plan Of operation, they were de-
termined to watch for the most favorable
opportunity, and make the effort. The de-
parture of Jones and several others (all in
irons) to Savannah, for trial, under guard
consisting CT 4 sergeant, a corporal and
eight men, was ordered upon the succeeding
morning. Within two miles from Savannah,
about thirty yards from the main road, is a
spring of fine water, surrounded hv deep
and thick underwood, where travellers often
hal, to refresh themselves with cool draught
from the pure fountain. Jasper and his
companion considered this the most favora.
bic to their enterprise. They accordingly
passed the guard, and concealed themselves
near the spring. When the oncmy came up,
they halted, and only two Of the guard re-
mained with the prisoners, while the others
leaned their guns against trees in careless
manner, and went to the spring. Jasper and
Newton seized two muskets, ard disabled
the two seutncls. The possession Of all
the arms placed the enemy in their power,
and compelled them to surrender. The irons
were taken of, and arms put in the hands Of
those who had been prisoners, and the
whole party arrived at Perrysburgh gh the next
morning, and joined the American camp.
There are few instances upon record
where personal cxcrtions, even for sclt.pre.
scrvation from certain prospects of death,
would have induced resort to an act so dies.
pcratc Of execution. How much more lau.
dable was this where the spring to action
was reused by the lamentations of female
unknown TO the advcnturers!
Subsequent to the gallant defence at Sui.
livan's Island, Col. Moultrie's regiment was
presented with Il stand Of colors BY Mis-.
Elliot, which she had richly embroidered
with her own hands, and MS reward for
Jasper's particular merit, Gov. Rutlcdgc
presented him with very handsome sword
During the assault against Savannah, two
officers had been killed, and one wounded,
endeavoring to plant these colors upon the
7'''"'s naranct unon tue Sprinshill redoubt.
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THE WARN YOUNG HEART.

A beautiful face, and form of grace,
Were a pleasant sight to sec;
And gold, aud Setns, and liadems,
Rish, excellent they be;
Blu, beauty and gold, though both untold,
Are things Of a worldly mart:
The wealth ,ha, prize, above ingot or eyes
l, a heart--a warm young heart.
o face most fair, shall thy beauty compare
With affections glowing light?
Or riches and pride, how pale yc beside
Loves wealth serene and bright.
Ispurn thee away, as \ cold thing OF clay,
Though .ildcd anl carved thou art;
For all that prize, in its smiles and lis sigh
: Is hcart--a warm young heart.
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A PLEASURE PARTY DRowNEp.-A de.
plorable accident occurred on Casadags
Lake. New York, on the I'd instant. 4
scow in which a pleasure party were making
an excursion was upset, and five young Ia.
dies, all from l6 to 20 years of age were
drowned. The boatman, in attempting to
rescue the females, also perished.
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Dn. VALENTINE Mort, Of New York, has
been elected an Honorary Fellow of Kings
and Queens College Of Physicians in Ire.
land. He is the first American who has 70.
ceiyed this distinction.
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ce,ved by the government on the 29th July.
The Hazard brought no papers for the press,
and Captain B. did not learn the particulars
of the revolution.
These statements correspond exactly with
the last news received by the way of Eng.
land. That news was only to tho 9th,
while the above is reported to be to the
81 of July. Thi, apparent late date would
lead us to suppose that some movement,
separate from the coup d'etat of Urquiza,
had taken place, but one opinion is, that tho
revolution of the 26th of July is nothing
more than the coup d'etat Of the 26th Of
June
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for the present and past volumes will be
thankfully received at any time. In conclu.
sion, come out friends Of the Farmer and
Planter and let's ar'irom you"
SOMETHING GOOD.
We arc no admirers of Col. Benton's
politics, but we must give our readers the
following beautiful paragraph from recent
speech delivered by him at ST. Louis, Oh the
triumph of himself and party. 1t touches
the chords of affection so frelingIy, that
our only wonder is how it came into po.
lical speech at all:
al have gone through contest to which
had no heart, and into which Was forced
by combinations against life and honor, and
from which gladly escape. What is
seat in Congress to me! | have sat thirty
years in the highest branch Of Congress
have made nan to which can expect to
add nothing-;ind should Only be anxious
to save what has been gained. have do.
mestic affections sorely lacerated in these
latter times; wife whom | have never neg.
ccted, and who needs my attention now
more than ever; children, some separated
from me by the wide expanse Of oceans and
continents, others by the slender bounds
which separate time from eternity. touch
the age which the Psamist assigns for the
limit of manly life, and must be thoughtless
indeed if do not think of something be-
yond the Aecting and shadowy pursuits Of
this life, of all Which have seen the vanity.
What is my occupation! Ask the under.
taker, that good Mr.. Lynch, whose face,
present on so many mournlul occasions, has
become pleasant TO me. He knows what
occupies my thoughts and cares; gathering
the bones Of the dcad-a mother, sister,
two sons, grandchild-plantins the cy.
press over assembled graves, and making
the spot where | and those who arc dear to
me are soon to be laid; all OIL tho sunset
side of the Father of Floods, the towering
city of st. Louis on one hand, the rolling
stream Of the Missouri on the other and
where a cemetery Of large dimensions is to
bc the future metropolis Of unnunborcd
generations. These are my thoughts and
cares, aud the undertaken knows them"
FLoR1pA CorroN.- We have had placed
in our hands sample of Cotton (lony sta.
rle,) produced OH the plantation Of John
NJ. Feaster, Esq, near Mcanopy, Fla.
which competent judges have decided to be
first quality, aud worth IS cents. The
bolls, blooms and squares upon one stalk
in the field, upon which this cotton was
grown, attained the figures 552.
Great country that. We wonder if the
production above recorded, can be beat il
Fairfield.
The health Of the country in the neigh
borllood Of Micanopy is said to be prctt!
good, although there are few cases Of chill
and fever. The crops are reported us being
very fine.-Farlirld Herald.
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PREpAY1SG POSTAGE. man who un
der the present rates writes without paying
postage, is not entitled to the courtesy of ;
reply. TO save three cents, he makes yol
pay five; and frequently in relation to mat
ters entirely personal to himself There i
no excuse for this, as every man can carr,
few stamps in his pocket
Every man should prepay all letters, ant
and when on his own business, a stamp t
prepay the reply.
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THE number Of persons apprebendcd for
political offences in Cuba amounts to 400,
many of whom were 10 be garotcd.
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SrrRtr RArr1SG.-'The main fallacy.
through which the dupcs of the spirit rap.
pers are taken In, consists in the assumption,
that the phenomena must be supernatural,
or the real work Of spirits OF the dead, if
tho spectators cannot detect the cheat, and
explain the process by which the seeming
results arc produced. This method of rea-
soning, if sound, would apply as we'll to
proiessed jugglers. These miserable {" me.
diums" have not begun to equal the wonders
wrought by Signor Blitz. And why should
their unaccountable freaks--su supposing them
to be unaccountable-be digpi6ad with de:
name of miracles, sooner than his iss-Rashsr
Recorder. ill - vea ~: Z. z. :
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VOL. xvII.--.No. 80.

The CASE OF DR.. GARDINER-A cor
respondent in Washington informs US that
the investigation in the case of Dr.. Gardiner
has been in progress sometime, under the
auspices of the committee Of Congress.
The examination is conducted privately.
Sixteen days have been occupied in the ex-
animation of single witness, Senor Bar.
ragan, Comptroller Of the State of San Luis
Potosi. 1t is averred, that if DR.. Gardiner,
had ever been engaged successfully in mi,-
ing, the duties due to the Mexican govern.
ment should have passed through the hands
of Senior Barragan; but on this point it is
alleged that no duties were ever paid by
DR.. Gardiner on the proceeds of mining
operations. 1t is still further declared, that
the location of the silver mine, as stated by
DIR. Gardiner, is in n district of country in
which the witness disavows the knowledge
on the part of the Mexican authorities, that
silver mine ever existed there There are
FIVE more witnesses to be examined, whose
testimony it is said will be corroboratyc of
that of Senor Barragan.
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Mr. WEnsTER's FEE IN THE GAINES
CAsE.-1he New Orleans Delta, states that
Mr.. Rosclius, a member of the New Orleans
bar, has filed in the District Court for Louis.
lana, petition in behalf of Mr.. Webster.
of Massachusetts, and Greer D. Duncan,
of New Orleans to recover of the corpora.
tion Of New Orleans fifty thousand dollars
for their services in the Gaines case.
The cause Of this action is thus set forth
in the plaintiffs petition:
"TEa. said suit presented many difficult
questions, both of law and fact, all of which
were discussed with great care; that tho
property and claims involved in said sui.
were very large; that the exertions of the
petitioners, as counsel for Municipality
Number One, of the city OF New Orleans,
were crowned with success, and a final
Judgment was rendered in favor of said de.
Iendant by the Supreme Court OF the United
States that the services thus rendered By
the petitioners, as aforesaid, are well worth
the sum of $4,000; that is to say, S25,oo0
to each Of the petitioners"
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An extra session of the North Carolina
Legislature has been called to meet on the
9TH of October, to re.arrange tile electoral
districts of the State.
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Mr.. G. was most invcterate punstc-.
Lying very i'll Of the cholera, his nurse pro.
posed 10 prepare a young tcnder chicken.
Hadn't you better have an old hemp said
G., in a low whisper, (hc was too i'll to
speak louder," :" for she would be more apt
to lay OIL my stomach"
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THERE is town in Ohio where the peo.
20 have lived so long on pork, that they be-
gin to contract its habits. Whenever
neighbor dies, they lay him out as they would
a hog, with corn cob in his mouth. Now
if hoggish habits are only produced hy
hog diet, we should judge that pork was the
staple food in many Of our ncighboring
towns not thousand miles from here.
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received. This viii save US the trouble and
expense of refunding, in case the number of
subscribers will not justify a continuance of
the paper. The amount that is yet due us
for the present and past volumes will be
thaukfully y received at any time. In couclu.
sion, come out friends Of the Farmer and
Planter and let's hear'from you"
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A Swiss REroRT.-A French officer.
quarrelling with Swiss, reproached him
with his couutry's vice Of fighting on either
side for money, while we Frenchmen," said
he, fight for honor" eyes, SIR" replied
the Swiss, every one fights for that he most
wants"
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Spirit-O, joy unspeakablc.
Rapper-She has seen the Printer and
paid him
Spirit-IIappy! happy! am |! Il!
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