The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-29


Southampton. The dates are
Melbourne. ..Jan y D.
Adelaide. .Jsn'y. 16
The intelligence says the London Times is highly sas
factory the yield Of gold the Victoria 6ggngs alone
amounted to about 100 600 week. in spite of thu
attractions of the Christmas holidays and the scarcity
water localities Twelve thousand emigrants and
1872 ships had arrived in Port Phillip during the month OF
December but though such accession the
population had been natura1 attended with in
convenience, nothing approaching to suffering had
cured
The price of flour had fallen very considerably.
The labor market was easier and the harvest aud wool
in all the colonies in good condition. and without extra
ordinary expense.
Arrangements had been made by the Superintendent Of
the Colonial and some other gold maing companies, for
working quartz claims with every prospect of
The Great Britain steamship sail on the al Of
with her from Sydney 600 ounces Of gold and was ex
peeted 10 ship about 10000 ounces more from Mel.
bourne.
The Balarat also expected to ship large freight
of gold.
The Cleopatra steamer, which left England September
9TH, had arrived in safety, after long passage.
The political intelligence is unineresing, except that
the irritation Of the inhabitants of Van Nemens Land
the subject of transportation had risen to such
height that the Legislature had threatened to stop the
supplies.
the Melbourne argus of the Sd of January
Since previous summary there has been brought
down by escort as follows
BY government escort from November IS to De.
a. eemoer e =. .s.'.aS
Amount to Adelaide by November escort 1856
Ditto by December escort ............ ..... 1888
Ditto BY October escort previously omittsd.. 42ols
Total ........................ ........ 4e5, 1o4
brought down by the escorts from their establishment to
the end Of 1859 =
HY CONVENIENT Escort
From October l. 1861, to August %, 1852 500 $40
From August 26 to September rs. 12s $50
From September Is to November Is ........ rs 1853
From November 10 10 December 80 ......... 154,74e
ny y.,v.1, ,.coa1 700 ia
From June q to August 2l............... DOT .5ss
From August Il 10 September 25. ......... 197,959
From september rs to November b.. ...... A5 981
From November Is to December 80. ......... 22743l
s7s,o6o
Total conveyed by s.corts...... ........ 25l3,23l
But this amount by no means represents the total
yield of our gold fields In previous summary proved
that large proportion Of the precious metal carried
from the dggpgs by private hand, by comparing the
amount known TO have been brought 10 Melbourne by
tho far larger amount actually shipped from the port,
Our first summary showed the result Of very careful
the total ed Of gold was 232 42aoz The escorts have
brought down since then as under
From Aug 20 TO Sept n .................. $3.50 1913
n On sept u to Nov. 15............. ... AL $50
From Nov. Id to lee. Observation-Disclosures. 495 104
Total. .......... ,a32 s3s
But 10 this amount something must be added for the
quantity conveyed by private hand within that period
W cout,e no definite data exists for asccrtainny this
but Il will lot be estimated by taking at ten per
cent Of the whole quantity brought by escort. The
totals would, therefore, stand thus
Oa,sss
rsnnated total OF the yield up TO August. 1852 Az
conveyed by escort since then .......... 1892 $50
private hand. ................... 1913, 2S3
psrs~eer, 1852 s,ees sn
~ T" TvtN n1n1eff, 1000 COO oSne<s, uhieb