The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-30

LATER ADyIcE-NCEEAsE IN PRICE or GOLD
IMMENSE srggFT.

Australia.
LATER ADyIcEs-NcKEAsg IN PRICE or GOLD
IMMENSE NUGGET.
by the way OF Ceylon. advices had reached Eng
lard frtm Melbourne 10 March 3d. The adyices
were 81 casual nature One important fact IT, how
ever mentioned, that there had been rapid advance
IN the price q gold h us. and In London exchange
TO par 70 that shipments Of coin from England will
be checked. At the Bslsret mines, a lump OF gold
had been found weighing l3i lbs. s ounces. No
accounts are given Of the general state 81 mining.
but the tone OF remarks respecting the state 81 trade
and the prospects Of the colony indicate il TO be favor
able Al Sydney, atlatest Melbourne adyices, bust.
ness was active, and money plenty.
prom the Ioosan sun. sayl7
Australian advces have been brought BY the over
land mail more than a month later than those pre-
viously received. They reach 10 the Sd Of March,
and are from Melbourne, whence the accounts that
last arrived In England were 70 the 30th Of January
Their contents are OF a casual nature, they had
arrived only ly trading vessel (,he Marian Moore)
to Ceylon One very important fact. however. il
overwhelmingly. that there has been a rapid ad-
vance In the pnce Of gold TO 77s., and IN the ex-
change on London 10 par, 20 that shipments
OF coin from this country may now be expected
wholly To terminate. By previous arrival at
Ceylon, Melbourne papers had been receiyed-to
the 26tl Of February, and In these IL Il men
tened that lump o. GOLD, exceeding in size
any former discovery, had been found by four men
about two miles from Ballaat. it, weight being l3i
pounds ounces. With regard 10 the general pro-
tone Of the remarks respecting the state Of trade and
the progress OF the colony seems TO indicate that
il must have been very favorable. At Sydney,
according TO the latest intelligence received al
Melbourne, the date Of which is not given, bus
ness exceedingly active and money plentiful
The immigration at Melbourne had been contiuu.
ouhly heavy, and some cases OF death from exhaas
ton and destutiOn are said 70 have occurred. The
total arrivals bad been IL 500 in December and
s l0l in January. and this pressure Of population
without any adequate preparation Tor II, appears
subsequently TO have caused many to resolve upon
seeking more quiet pursuits Ia the adjoining colo
MES. An expectation that part Of the overflow
would find its way 10 Western Australia. whence the
adyicss also reach to the Sd ofMarch, l. mentioned,
and il is stated that in Van Demens Land, even at
the beginning Of February, landed property al L1un
cesfcn had been sold at an adranos n 400 per cen
upon ne prices current a fer meeks PREVIOUSLY.
The Melbourne steamer arrived At Melbourne on
Sands sailed appears 70 have been the 10th OF Feb
rsary. The finders Of the nugget Of 1874 lbs. had
taken passage in her.
From he London Chronicle, NAV III
BY the arrival Of the Dudbrook at Colombo, ad
vices have been received from Melbourne TO the 5th Of
February, Sydney. the Sd Of February, and from
Western Australia TO the "a Of March inc The
Inquirer Of the I'd OF March contains the following
paragraph
A Iulnor has been aloAt for some days past, that
there have been disturbances at Port Phillip In
sequence of which eemigration from that colony has
taken place. and vessel containing from 500 900 emf
giants had arrived At King Georges Sound
This report requires confirmation, and will proba
| bly, prove to have been greatly exaggerated. At
the date Of the 9Th of February, gold selling ut
Melbourne at 73s. cd. to 74s per ounce. monster
nugget, weighing 1874 pounds 8 ounces was shipped
| on board the Sarah Sands, which would leave for
| London on the 10th of the month At Sydney trade
was exceedingly brisk, and the price Of colonial pro-
duce high with large out-turn.
| The Melbourne argus has taken step which its
pIoprietors deem to be unexamped in the history Of
newspapers. With all the appliances that could be
mustered in the colony, no more than 10000 copies
per day could be struck of, and as the demand ex-
ceeded this number and was constantly increasing,
present, and until the arrival Of steam presses,
| no new subscribers were wanted!' To the sub
scrhers already on the list the paper would be sup
piled at the old price of e. yearly to all others the
price was to be a. and this was to continue till the
| fast printing engines were received.
| THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PREss-BURMAN AND
HINDosTAN AFFAIRs-THE LATE RoDBER FIGHT.
Details OF the Indian news, already outlined by
telegraph, are to hand-Calcutta dates TO April I,
Madras 18th, Bombay l4th, and China to March Is.
| From Burmah the advces were from the 10th to
the 23d Of March, inclusive. Sir John Cheape, hav-
ing gone out in search of the robber chief Meezh-
Ieon, came in front of his stronghold the 10th.
TIE enemy was strongly posted, and made a deter
mined resistance for four hours The British had
eighteen killed and eghty.four wounded. No par
ticuars Of the fight had been received at Ranseon;
| but it was reported that the enemy's force was
henmed in, and that the chief had been killed by
the bursting Of a shell. A surveying party was
| A depstation from Ava was expected at Prone
| about the 25th Of March. We are imPerfectly in
formed of the state of affairs at the Burmese capital
There had again been considerable disturbances
] on tho northwest frontier Of the Punjaub, and
force sent out to chastise the marauders. The
| Bahwulpore revolution was likely to be peacefully
settled. The Nizam country was in q satisfactory
condition, and India generally was tranquil
There is little of general interest in tho papers
we have received, except stringent regulations
issued by the Governor-G General, acting under in
situations from home, to curb the press. The post
| age on Indian papers is made about $50 annually
and the present rate is doubled on English news.
papers-about $46 on each paper. This amounts to
virtual exclusion of English newspapers, the OBJ
ject doubtless being to prevent any notice Of the
abuses Of the East India government from reaching
| India
Cape or Good Hope.
SUBMISSION OF SANDILLI-CLOsB OF THR WAR.
The last mail brought intelligence OF tho sphmis-
sion Of the Care chief Kreili and the present arr
val brings the news OF peace with the more powerful
Gaika chief, Sandlli.
The treaty was concluded on the 9th March, at
the Yellow Woods, seven miles from King Williams
town, and the following is the official report of the
meeting =
sanda AID his son Duodas $50 named after Lieutenant
Colonel Dundas formerly IAndIo.t Of their district aud
who is held in friendly remembrance BY the neghboring
Ksfirs), Macomo and his sons-namely, NumbA Kona,
fiihs and Quaba Botman and his con Vandsla, Tola
UmfuDdse "a T'S'ambe chief, who went from I'm
baa and Joined the war Dota (brother Of stick
AmapakAt councillors On the part Of the
an address was read to the chiefs by the interpreter
anyt thing he was ready 10 hear thtm.
hAcoHo replied We have but one word to say and to
thank We thank the Governor for taking out Of the
bush and giving US place to live in When chief
he is punished and forgiven The young (ssndill)
erred and has been punished and is forgiven
country you have given him is too small Toise Who for
mery occupied It, had but q small tribe: Sandi has 4