The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-25
ADDITIONAL FROM AUSTRALIA.
Advance Ina F10ur-The Victoria Dlggings-
Success OF the ers, sc.


Advance Ina FlOur-The Victoria Dlggings-
Success OF the Miners, sc.
Our dates are from Hobarttown to February 25 From
Melbourne our newspaper the 10th aud
from Sydney to the 9Th.
The impression which remains with u.s. after discussing
the various lengthy accounts Of mining POLITICAL
and commercial matters in the Australian papers that
in the former there is far than from the
tenor of previous reports had been led to believe
We should think that many parts Of the Victoria mines
presented encouraging prospects than Cali
Tor Ma but that the ia better
man, for al employed in the mines, do not believe.
Political affairs exercis prejuical influence
the fortunes OF miners. Some Of the la regulating
the gold districts which have been recently enacted
exceedingly oppressive and they are
the OF general dssatisfac ticn The league
ment progresses but slowly Americans treated with
respect but hear OF remarkable instances luck
amrng miners Socially, the dggngs present rough
aspect.
Our date from Sydney to February s. The regu
lar correspondent CT the Melbourne Argus has the follow
ing item in hi letter of that date
Commercial masters present but little o. interest
cept perhaps IN the decided aovancs Of -four to f23
This supposd to arise from the advces lately received
which 10 prohibit the belief that foreign porta
tons to any extent will take place y
The last Sydney God Circular shows that million
Of had os Is shipped from tnss Port P to last
present field of gold, Oh hr has only about two hundred
digssrs successfully engaged The Braidwood
eight hundred men in them The most important intel
gepce from this part of Australia from the far
south border diggings The Ovens fields the great
centre OF attraction and number their thou New
discoveries were exts, ding along the district bet
Tass and Abary, in the Black range where
exceedingly rcn mine is revealed Lines of escort
il successful operation from all the principal dig
gpgs to the seaperts II Il necessary that every train
bearing gold should be well guarded.
Bushrapgers roam the country every direction. A
strong police force is now everywhere stationed
the miners Collisions between these officers and the
dgge,s frequent, and they have been roughly handle
by some incensed miners for their ocous interference
The license law and its rigid enforcement creates
Numbered difficulties Public meetings being hell
and the law the contAbes and the trainers Of the
up to the Governor General we're severely denounced
Some of the license commissioners had been driven from
the diggings.
being found along the Murray.
From files Of Melbourne papers gather the most
cheering Information of the OF the miners in
various parts Of the district New discoveries
stanty making. Accessions to the population
tipusy taking place The general health was good and
although society Of the best and the govern
restrictions put upon the operations of dggers
oppressive there we're universal lair prospects.
The Owens to be the great gathering place. and
here miners work with varied and high hopes and
stout hearts. Americans living terms OF amity
with the lost rabd Britishsrs and we have an
of q meeting q. which Of countrymen acted
Secretary. 1t meeting of Indignation against the
government (of course) account of ouraaes prae-
tised by of the constabes, and by meddling Ii
cense commissioner
AT this meeting which was very large and important
ono the papers the miners agreed by series OF
resolutions to te the Governor resolutey and
that they want no silly bows to govern themV'
There decidedly independent spirit manifested in
various parts of the mines The license tax sorey
complained Of and the despotc Of the police in
forcir search law to prevent the sale OF liquors.
point Of extreme hardship.
sshuGGyTr 100 POUNDS THE papers spsak Of a
luu Of gold having the above weight being
found Bslaarat dggings The is quite pure. II
il good 'iftn for correspondent. The
fortunate finders party of four hands and
they m edatey took their departure from the mines
finding this piece their fortunes we're made They have
The quantity of gold brought Melbourne
and Geeong by the escorts, In 1852, vas 1883, 545
ounces by government trains and S2l, 143 ounces by
yctori. escort The addition to the population of the
colony for 1882. by immigration, was II 66l. Total in
Of population by immigration for the year was
s76e1. The amount Of specie imported into Melbourne
and Geelorg during 1852 was f2, 100000
The total raised from the various gold mines
which, valued at IS los per ounce shows ustiosal in
come under this item alone Of Ella 1888 36a sterling
We much regret that ~i not permit cspiou'
extracts to be made from he valuable gold statistic,
4 which appear m the Melbourne papers.
The journals estimate that the produce of gold in Veto
ria alone. for the current year will exceed the amount
raised in California in the ssme period
Five millions Of has been the product Of the Vic
cria district since the mines discovered say thu
The Geelong mines stu produce abundsnty. The Pc
Jers do not state the average products OF any part of
/ digaipgs
Great preparations making to celebrate the ami
versary Of tho discovery of gold February H. II
the Victoria mnes and at Melbourne and sydney Their
be dinners prize presentations and general reoo
ipps. and Mr. HarG ave- the dsc0verer to receive
handsome gift from the colonies.
Dalton and Kelly famous bushrspgers OF Van Die
mans Land we're sptured and taken Melbourne tn
eth February The annoyance caused by this class
deperadoes was very great in various parts Of the gol
district
The Colony Of Victoria,
from the Melbourne Argus Of February 10
In accordance with custom, we present our read
with review OF the events in the colony since
previous summary the 80 Of January, the date Of III
sailing of the Chussn and Great Britain. The ysuab
aud esborata ptper by NJ West1ar'h given - anp,ha