The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-16
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Our Melbourne Correspondenee.
hnsoURxs, Aug. 10, 1883
Mebowwe IntsQteewoe-Socay in the Cly--Rumwed Champ
Of Ne Seot Of Government YieLd Of tie GosIboaru
Acwt Alexander and 8ssaoo-Arrioals in Astb,urN-
Deprsssow Of karkes-Operati,g Causc--Sscial Poll
So-The Discoraeat Of tie Peorle-Magisyaes aad Pan
Ees-TAe Bssasy Bay Pesrage-Aore about TIC Fourth o
July, &C., dc.
avail myself Of the sailing OF the Argo for putting you
In possession Of from hence up 70 the Latest
ncmeat
This Melbourne is undoubtedly wonderful pace-a
perfect Immense mass OF wealth., sur
rounded nv the most phases Of society 1t Is
~,psrsllv believed that Of sta
alton and growing SUI passing SJdaey-
shs chief government of Australia will be removed
From thence to Melbourne
Tn. ~old mines stall hold in wonderful abundance,
nut the winter much ippsded ths operations of the
miners Ths winter opened with the discovery OF
shs McFoor dig yngs but they nparatvsy
haus and have TED by the discovery of the
Goubourn mines the aajacent neigh borh ,od The old
mines continue to yield II; A. 495 have been
brought down during the pa-r week, OF which Mount
Alexander and Bendigo contributed 1000 ounces.
reached the city days that another OK.
tnsivs gold Geld had b-en discovered From the great
number OF miners spread the country and the
ProashrDg sp ing weather, il is anticipated that some
extraordinary dsvel,pements will place The total
amount of gold exported from the colony of Victoria
aone, il 81 tons, cwt, 3qrs, II lbs.-amounting in
value TO IS los, $40 Bow docs this compare sita Cali
formal The average persons who arr ved
every week in M loourne, curing tue Water, has
two thousand VIII ch viii BE- exceeded AZ ths spring
approsches Indeed, there is large in migration here
from San Francisco
The mai kets all kinds of msrchaudise with but
few excep IONS such building natsrsls-are ally
depressed, and sales are being mads 1T auction an
Immense sacrifice.
The large shipments state of the roads to the
degngs. and the of room ara the causes Of
this There whispers that two leading houses here
are knocked up. The aoar market especially has beea
sorey depi sssed aud hs loss of ths mnst os
considerable that arc hs- been selling pos i've
loss In many insts large Quantities been re-
shipped to Liverpool for sale to the euor NOUS
night however slight revival place. aud best
aour now selh At $50 and inf rior ELS per ton.
Go nd mistake our merchants commit by sending here
very inf rior -four, which i'll hardly .e At ay price
large meeting Of influential ,hsots vas held here
government for grant of ney the carr ing out OF
an Ocean penny postae aud making Melbourne the
trail port for the arrv. and parurr Of moashly mats
to all parts Of the worli. Thi- hsnie an
one, and win nc doubt be shortly adopted The i'm
menss wealth and traffic 10 Melbourne demand It, TIE
meeting Greeted the lutons passed to be published
your journs where dare say they will appear smulta
neousy With this letter
Touching political ers there great deal OF well
grounded disatieciion sm,4fering, which I think will
shortly burst into fame Tee Governor of tnis COLONY
Mr. La Trobe universally hated for his hbsra,itv and
tyranny he opposes smost thiog which proposed
for the go of the ony determined to try
the patience OF the coloaists TO lie utmost degree
One great cauee of al satisf elton a most important
and g1isvous on--a the Land the colony of Victoria
(Which you vii bear IN mind j. ted from Ne south
Wales and has nSw independent nmen mt and ls-
gsative counc with t-s Isolated ~xcep lon il clock
cd up"-tnat Is the snds Of .-quxtter who d ii
On Lease for sheep runs a. nomn. rent and generally
Tor term Of ten years The agrcdturst OF small CAPT
ta Is therefore shut out, and extent Of good
Another of di is the license fes of thirty
shilliDgs per month which is pos-d upon the dggers
Within the past ew days large meeting Of the dxrsrs
have been held in lbourue and dxxiazs and re-
solutions of the most oreioe character been mas ed
and passive and his been det mnai
upon deputstioa from the d,sg.rs hsd a. in.sry eT
with the Governor when he told hem was prepared
to do his duty and would enforce by an AZ ned
force The conduct of tnr police and the nyrruaons
unsb- TO pay his license fee no il chained foe da to
tree or log On occasion, when man was brought
before the commissions for drunken frolic that
Jack In sfioe said to him -
Are you Yankee Besau if you would punish
you under the Riot Act
You would hardly believe these facts but they
are and we're represent by tbs alton Cover
NOR who treated tie affair with the st,d iodir.r
sncs am assured by mpeters pers ,nE; that it fire.
suesty happens that half murdered oy the po-
lice and imprisoned without bearing tri.I The dig
gers not represented in Ia. siave counc III and
consequently they have friends bat tn y are detsr
mined to have the franchise
The legislative council commences sirgs on the
18th instant when tiey wi proceed 70 frame constu
ton ,or this coieny-ti 70 suFposea-on the Canadian
by an old dosrd of the Of Wentworth in The lgs
httye council OF New South Wales splendid 80 m "a
OF Engish cooriai snobosy, which fnd prev all, moe
or less over all the Australil IN colloies
WAS present At the inner given Ia comm amora,ioa
OF the eyendul Fourth Of uly, which passed OH nth
Sreat enthusasm nearly three hundred ge atlemen sat
Gown to dinner OF fact gure you--,hAt there
has been no small degree OF dirty
got up against tbs celebration; Americau, are not
over liked in this colony Nst one Of tne nu "a,
vernmfnt Officials woud attend although expressly inyi
yea py MI Tnrockmoron he tvs secreisry the ch air
WAS taken by Mr.. Honriquss the American Consul
ina Antelope screw steamer which sailed from Liver
pool on the I'D February arrive ys ter6sy She mad
Go put into Rio Japeiro TO re The al ., ths
"A N Company has excited much r,diculs aud com,
plant by their untoxard failures.
, The steamer Unicorn, which sailed fro-, Panama on
sne 1tn april had not arrived at 5yd-e sy the at ac
counts nor has the steamer .b ss;,.d s,nnt ~.
same date from New Ycrk arrived s.re 'A'1 VIZ
here ard - .,tsrioDs becom ing quite common
round supposed t, result from electric sgency;
TeLs" sgany tablss are at q premium.
- ~ keep you well pc sted up ia matters here
:, Bavaria sails to morrow for New York via tie
Horn. A. W. II.