Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-12-01
Later from AustralIa. /


England. The Baysria hasarnails the trip in eighty
efgtt dayss
The Bavaria brings the first shipment direct Of
gold from Australia, and is the first ship that has
come direct to New York from Melbourne. The
amount of specie is 500, 900, consigned 10 Messrs
Adams q co. the express agents. The Melbourne
Argus attributes to that company the successful
charter of the vessel. s4LAts 80 II
a6Tine and disorder seem yet to be.pIeYalent al
the Varions diggings. f.,g
There appears lobe a glowing feeling against the
license fee levied upon the miners, and an appeal
was laboutto be- made toathe satlYe Council
for its abolition. Tie diggers demand a reduction
of Che fee, fiomS so to 40 shillngs. The Govern
Of in answer TO their petition, stated that The re-
duction wasaq1estion for the Legislative C6nncil
todetermine. II was believed, however, that the
fatetof the proposition would greatly depend up
on the Will of the Executive. HIS opinion would
seem to be adverse to the desired change, since he
institutes an elaborate comparison between the
revenues and expenditures Of the gold fields, TO
show that so3fnr the Esxpenditureoffls5S had ex-
ceeded the revenue 100000. re NiJft iE1
From the Melbourne Argus, Aug. 90. s-i.s
,THE DIoeISos,-No Intelligence OF importance
has arrived from the gold-fieldS OF Mount AleXan-
der OF BendIgo; but the overland mail brings par
ticularS of aIarge meeting at Tho Ovens at which
speeches of thGJusnal tenor were delivered, and
the feeling against the lcenSefee seems there, too,
to be very strong. 1850 go ~
d u w
that far more temperate tone peryades the public
mind in that locality, than has shnWnitSelf at the
other diggingsi and placard, issued by the COM
mittee recommends the diggeEs, TO continue 10 pay
the license fee Till the result OF an appealto the
Legislative Council be known.
It is to be hoped that the same mpderate course
will be pursued at The other gold fields when the
miners have time for lection; and the feeling oil
evaporation has worn off at the iInpoiitic beha-
Hior of The Lieut.. Governor, in his Interview with
q ,,,.~ ILL faC
MrLRoueNE, Aug. 25.4 Cold quoted az e3 IFS.
6dI withlyery little offering. ,.-.s..tt., II
The state OF the market upon the whole is rath-
Ell improving. almost every article paftaking oil a
firmer and better tone. Flour, lnfI'nrneular, is
improving. There have been fewer arrivals tins
week, and stocks have been so much relieved ny
The exports to the neighborng colonies, that prices
are decidedly better. We learn, also, from re-
liable souTca,. that shipments. from the United
States have for the time ceased. Fine -four sells
at EOS per tom seconds S2S, bran from IS 10 IS Sd
SYDNEY, August 2oth.-There ore great pTepa-
rations both sides for the approaching battle on
the constitution. 1T :. Iss
decided not to recommend Tie 59dueHohlof The IL
The vote for the loan of et0oI0O0.ih aid of i'm
migration, has excited some discussion and good
deal ofiindgnntion among the employers OF various
Business continues excessively dbllinevery de.
partment. The unexsmpled influx of goods, the
want of storage, except at5Tuinous rates, and the
almost entire imposSibility of transmitting goods
into theinteror, have amost depressing effect up
lon our markets. E r'.s Mis- r,stil $50 ~
Money matters are easy although the high rates
of exchange, md the extreme prict gwen for The
small quantity Of gold which now comes into The
market, render remittances home expensive ant
difficult .55fL 'la ~. ,a
i fu0S fall nd al n
(Martel's) but heardo no sale at that figure; TO-
Iday it cannot be quoted under 13S. 10 lbs. 6d.--
Other spirits are without any changes. Tea ant
7Esugar in good demand. Good skins realize gum
cas- congous 95S. The tobaccomarket is dull ant
heavy, and prices are somewhat down. The grea
consumption keeps cigars at former rates, thongl
4 the American and German imPortatlonS are getunt
4 Into favor. 81 -t u 5'et ar-t..'e ts-us
On general invoices there is a decline. Hard
ware and drapeTy scarcely pay. III
Gold is quoted-V Victoria 7Ssa7ss6d; New Soutl
| Wales 74s6da76. :.rg Z
TRlAL OF FEMAIE AT NoREoLK = Woman
Rights in C6ars.--Mrs, Margaret Douglass wa
tried at Norfolk en- the oath inst, the charge
violating a law of Virginia, by teaching colorc,
tchildren to read and write. It appears that Mrs
ID. and her daughter kept school in Norfolk, an
when arrested had eighteen or twenty colored chill
dren under theirtuition. They were both inaicte'
for the offence but the daughter, it is said, snbse
Iquently fed to New York. It having been under
stood that Mrs. D. intended to act as her owl
counsel Mt the trial, a large coRcourss CT person
assembled in the court room TO witness the move
spectacle. The Norfolk News says:7sil-- 80
As she entered the court loom and took her sea
among the attorneysat the bar, most profound
sensation was cfsatedJ and an. Gnbounded curiosi
" to obtain glimpse Of The intrepid tenfales wit
could thus boldly encroach upon thu pFeTogatiTe
hitherto reserved to coats and pnntloohs, was vie
ible IN every icountenance- The Jury bad no soon
er been empaunellsd, than the lady, without wait:
| ing for the examination of witnesses, OF the open
| ing remarks OF the attorney for The Commonwealth
proceeded, in clear and melpdIous voice, 10 The
consideration Of the chntges set forth inthsindct
n1ent. .h-s s,., -, 49, ., d,
| The surprise Of the whole legal fraternity wa.
so great at this sudden revolution in the time hon
ored practice Of the courts that she had progressed
considerably into the merits OF the case before hi
honcE recovered himself ufhcientlylto inform he
that it would be+moret regular to suspend her re.
marks until after the examination CT witneSse wa'
concluded. Tie lady readily assentel TO the pro-
position of his honor, and the witnesses for the
Commonwealth ;wereicalled tp,the stand.
On the part OF the defence, the lady examined
SeveFal pTOmnen t and respectable witnesses, men,
bers of the church, for the purpose of showing
that the practice Of teaching blacks bad been
sanctifed by the customs of the members of the
different churches in the city in having Sunday
schools for that purpose 1t did not apper from the
evidence Of any of the gentlemen called upon by
Mrs Douglass that they had actually seen negroes
taught from bUoEs in any of the Sunday school,
of the City, but the fact, as stated by them, that
nearly. all. Of the negroes attending the Sunday
schools could re4d, gave rise TO violent suspicion
that many Of the ladies and gentlemen Of our city,
moving mine higher circles of society, had been
guilty OF as fagiant violation of theld% as could
lie imputed to Ms Doug las 10 continue her appeal
'p'tFe jury; which was done on the part Of thai
lady in manner that would have reflected ctedit
on Miss Lucy Stone, or any other member Of the
''strong -minded' sisterhood. She diSdained 10
deny the charge prefeTret against her, or TO shirk
the in way whateveT, but goried
in the philahthroPio duties in which she had been
kengagedy She denied, however, any knowledge OF
the exisling laws upon thesu6iecS and confidently
,expe ctsd thai The Jury would not pronohice her
guilty, lor having committed no other offence than
that Of being betrayed into error-if such it was
-by; what she had deemed distinguished 'precg-
dents Having Concluded her address Size 4etiTed