Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-08-05
Australia,

THE COMMERCE OF MELBOURNE, &c.-We have
perused with much interest the proceedings of the
annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Of
Melbourne, embodying detailed history of tine pro
gress in population and commerce of Australia.
The population of Melbourne during the year 1857
is represented TO have increased from 95 900 to 2e
600. The shipping inwards had arisen during tho
same period from 669 vessels, with a tonnage oil
$4,000, to 1851 vessels with tonnage of 4OaOUV
The public revenue had also increased from 9SSV'
600 to &l,577.O00. The customs receipts Of the
year 1852 reached 9342O0O, and it is estimated
that they will reach the present year about cow
900. The estimated customs receipts OF New SOu'n
| Wales for the present year is also f222, 900.
The value of imports of the colony for the year
1851 amounted TO elO56000, and the following
year to e. 044O00. The increase in the amount Of
the export produce for the same period Is stu more
striking, being from Gl424OOO to E7.452,OOo:
large amount of gold, it has since been ascertamea
was exported from the colony, but not lnclndeo ~
this sum of e7, 1852 5000, careful estimate OF whl
gives the total of 14:880,0O0 as the value OF mS
entire exports of the year.
The quantity of gold received from the 'let"rs
gold diggings during the first fifteen months OF 'nn
operation is estimated at 5,OOO,OOO ounces OF"S
nearly 100000, 900, or about l00,00O,OOO :.
| The quantity of gold brought down from the III,
terror during the first three months of the pesn'
year to Melbourne has been 527,998 ounces, ana W,
Chamber of Commerce asserts that the amO0"
would have been much larger had there not Oet r.
scarcity of water in the diggings. The report u"
Their, by comparison with the gold statistics "
California shows that the English Ell Dorado I .Ss
yielded, during the first two years following I'D
gold discoveries. equal amount to that oOl'S
from California gold regions during the nfs' .'~.
years succeeding their discovery The export 0r
MERGE of England averages EOS 565, OOO per a~ ",dy
and the fact that the exports of Australia " f".m
reached one fourth this amounts standaTuO in
the report before - col.
The Legislature Of Australia, during It's Ia. ms
sion, sanctioned three different railroad PrG rOd
of which is to connect Melbourne with uI;tIbs
fields of Mount Alexander and another W. Mel.
already in the course of construction. Dn"s the
bourne In direct connexion with the sb'PP"o Stream
harbor by means of railway to the beach. ;ss and
;, communication by several different c0m ;,b Great
different routes has been established "'ent colo
Britain and the various ports OF the has also
MES are now connected by steam lilies, and the
been great eXtenton of banking ScI, tho Legisla.
amount of G72O.000 has been voted " ~ year, be-
ture for the public works of the prsc'hwent Of
sides adequate amounts for the nhl;c Libra
University and Public Schools and Oh
ry. .ho foregoing
The report from which we gather Tue ma,,rne Nor
statistics fill eight columns of the MeiDo. amouu
ming Herald of April 3D. embodyins W., va bright
of most interesting details, showing Una. orbaps ps
future in commercial Importance, anu r. i alA
tional greatness, awaits Australia "n nnd Of en-
shows the hand of Providence in the sP;on to tho
terprise and freedom, civilization ana len
remotest parts of the world.-BdH. amer