Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-26

besides 10000 ounces from adjoining localities making
an aggregate Of 974 ounces worth GA sterling or
S2O per ounce This, however does not nearly repre-
sent the entire amount collected in Victoria alone
since the miners retain considerable quantities in the
own hands and il is consequently estimated that the O.
tua produce for the eleven months cannot have beepes
than 100000 ounces worth g10 000 900 sterling The
yield from the fields in New South Wales brougbs down
to Sydney remains to be added and the recent discovery
Of extensive tract in South Australia will Aewise have
to be taken into account.
The arrivals of gold Melbourne during the first ten
days of November, amounted in value to Sl,5Sl ,0OOj
and the Argus of that place represents the yield as
large One piece was picked up in October At Bendgg
which weighed forty-six pounds and was valued az )
500 The ner-colonia trade was increasing at sn
amazing rate. In illustration it may be mentioned mat
small steamer called the Clarence, and built N Eng
land at cost Of $780, ,000 was sold in Australia Ior
$l49 OOO She is the property of company and runs be-
tween Melbourne and Launceston Another small steam
err which cost 300O0 in England sold for So2 ouV
The of the colony is increasing amazingly IA VIC
tora for the quarter ending September last the gross
amount received $2,300OOO; while At the same pe
year it was only $266 COO The gold icenses naa
iissa. Srnphlst entitled Australia jusslen puh
fished New York, in which much valuable Information
Is given The author Bentham Fabian He states that
there four distinct settlements in Australia or New
Holland each claiming or less attention from the
Americans and the English viz: !. New South Wales,
the Eastern side ESQ named from slight resemblance
to South Wales in Great Brittany This colony was
founded in 1887, as penal settlement. H. Western
Australia, Swan River, founded in the years lS2930
III South Australia or Port Adelaide founded in 1856
w. Port Philip, Victoria, lying to the southeastern
point of the island founded in 1886 The gold regions lie
in the first and fourth settlements above named viz.
New South Wales and Pot Philip. These adjoining
each other and the southeast portions of the island
The Of the whole island is estimated at 1880 SOl
square miles, and the line at nearly 5000
tca mesequivalent to than threefourths the ex
tent of Europe.
The climate is said TO be remarkably saubrious. In
New South Waes January is the middle of summer and
July is the middle Of winter. Summer extends from De-
cember to March, when the Thermometer ranges from 68
degrees 7s degrees The average temperature OF spring
60 degrees ~ degrees and winter 90 degrees
Rain sometimes falls in mmense quantities In addition
the treasures of gd copper, ron and coal have been
steel dug from the earth with little boring and Of
endless extent According to the London Times,
there eight thousand miners at work the
rious gold fields BUT Sydney paper is Of opinion that
less than two hundred thousand persons would find
profitable employment the large tracts OF auriferous
fields which the colony is known TO possess.
The mother courtry gradually concedng step by step
the requests of the coonsts anxious to give them as
little complaint possible The entire control OF the re-
deryabe from gold has been placed IN the hands
Of the Colonial Legislative Council
Already disposition has been manifested IN various
quarters TO advocate national independence and this viii
no doubt increase with the increase Of the population
Indeed separation at period not very remote is be-
ginning to be looked upon inevitable in England
Nay the chances that Austraa before the commence
of the century will have organized herself in
mighty republic, and this too with theapprova even
of Great Britain. The separation, whenever II takes
place. will no doubt be peaceful.