The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-27
The Latest from Australia.

ARRIVAL OF A LARGE AMOUNT or GoLp--HEw DIG.
GfNGs DISCOVERED, ETC.
The papers ceived fiom Adelaide South Australia BY
the overland mail, reach to the z7h August ana give
account Of the state Of affairs three subsequently to
the discovery OF the god district in that colony At the
latest date about 500 the ground and the
strongest convictions OF the extent and
uni ormity Of the deposits Should these anticpa,ions
be realized the region 1t pointed out will prove more
attractive, in general than any OF the localities
yet opened up in the other provinces Is supposed to
follow the Onkaparinga river be second In Importance
In South Austraa) from its sources to the There
will therefore be abundance of water at all times as
the pejchborhood is Characterized BY dense forest of
riney bark the supply offuel will likewise be nexhaut
ible These advantages are coupled with the sact that
the mines only twenty miles distant from Adaade BY
a coed road, and that there many well cultivated
farms st short distance The inference therefore, s
that owing to their superior facilities they will compete
with the most popular districts elsewkere If they
should not rival them in actual richness.
The Roman Emperor has arrived with datss from sgd
ney to the Sd Sept and brings 637s ounces Of gold
worth T26 tl2 The Duke Of Wellington has also arrived
with u 500 ounces Of gold, valued At about fs60o0
Ths unson % 5 Tai1h en- saa % on the xsd Of Aas 70,
board. Two steamers arsived from Melbourne, had
brought in considerable quantity Of gold the Yara
1l,t0O ounces to Sydney; and the Consida, the
2tth 5000 The armed escort had brought In on
the 3lst August from the Southern Diggirgs Oil OF.
list Of the quantity Of gold shipped BY the different
houses at syensy from the FIRST discovery TO the end OF
August, spubhshed which amounts to 6ls,O09 ounces
The value of the shipments at tho colonial price es
mated at about f2 0C900o. The price Of gold 66s
for Brardwocd and Turon and 67s Cd and G7s Cd for
Victoria
New and very profitable dgsings had been discovered
at Bngera about $50 miles from Maitland The gold WAS
being found large quantities and OF character SINH
lar 10 that from Mount Alexander. great rush was
being made to this quarter and 600 licences were
pected TO be taken out in September.
The Chufsn sailed for Adelaide and Sydney the first
Of September had about eco OF gold tor Lon
don 300 for Singapore and 5000 specie for the
banks OF Adelaide.
One thoueand tons Of shipping besides coasters
lying a Newcastle waiting for GOALS and the demand
great that II was expected II would tske two months
for the Australian Agricultural Company to obtain om
their mir es o sufficient supply.
Emigration from Liverpool 90 Australia.
The Africa sailed from Liverpool for Australia on Mon
day with about $50 emrants, 40 OF whom were cabin
passengers and about 400 adults Among the pas
spgers gentlemen Of the clerical order TO have
been conspicuous There two clergymsn Of the
Church Of England four Roman Catholic priests, and
three ministers Of the Kirk OF Scotland There were
ao four surgeons two Newspaper reporters and six
captains gcpg out TO bring home vesses Tho Tantvy,
emierlnt chip, went into the river Saturday with
about 800 souls board The number Of vessels which
left this port last month with migrants for Australia
and America was thirty six, having ON board total
the rhps dispatched were forty two and the emgrants
IL 243 In Nov 1884, the vessels thirty seven and
emisrsnts IL 0a2 giving for November, 1859,
OF SO persona From the government depot at Brken.
head the number OF cmgrant vessels dispatched, from
the Goth Of January 10 the Of the current
month thirty six Ing with them TO the rsmotest
portion Of the widely spread British empire no less than
passengers number OF which, reckoning children
according to the Official returns Represents upwaxds