New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-12
AUSTRALIA.
Aspect Of the Country Chances OF Labor, &c
Oorrespondenee of The NJ Y Tribune

6COuutry-ChQnCeo
oersspendense Of The N. Y. Tribune
= MELBOURNE, Pear PKrLp Monday. Jan j. lsS
fortmghts residence in this place enables me,
regret to state to say little in its praise The climate
blow from the North, is very fine IL is now Midsum
mer, and though the heat in the middle OF tine gay may
be little oppressive toward the afternoon cool breeze
sets in from the ocean, rendering the evening ana hgn's
agreeable and pleasant. .-.,.. as,
The water which is used oy the Innaoan's, -
Melbourne il sitused-in carts and sold al hgh price
10 the housekeepers In quality, this water is vastly -
feror to the CrotOn and ice is luxury a'oge'nci '
known in this locality. ., h;h Tho
House and shop rents are extraVagan'y nlgn' ino
meanest wooden shany-a coooler na ~ in the
buaness mari of the town for less than SIX pounds ste
linz reeL Property also in the city, which, PRIOR 10
the gold discovery was purchased LOT na' COO
the last week. brought by pubic aoc.oh as sn a. ~.
OOO Notwithstanding this there ~ ~ 'no t.
place total absence Of business HE anu eiterPr,'c
rslLna ,hroucb the streets the only parties VINO nad
7 o. nc IN he inbued with particle oil tnat
ENERGY which pcryades the entire mass OF 'he c~enS
in every American town OF any importance, ar .no
Jews Their little shops abound IN every s'leet anu MY
drive fourishing trade Id buying ana eAcians"s ''u
clothes. cold dust and American com, =.
~' a. ;,onressi0n in New-YOrk at the time OF my
a.s,.".a that the American gold coin would bring ITS
ysne in This or any other market in the world Here
American gold is at discount OF hiteen per cent III
snans cross imposition and have met several per-
,Sose money was entirely in American gold who
ha heen mulcted in this way to an enormous extent
D. of EnoIand notes are at a discount OF ten per
cent and Bills of Exchange on London is dhcut 10 geI
Acme At almost any price To the enterprlsng ana lne
cent man vththe command oacaptal from not less tna
&C. to ten thousand dollars this city, am confident
esents great facilities for the speedy acquisition OF
restb. For the poor man. the man of humble means,
bere seems TO me to be but resOurce-the dggngs
There all are on equality, and gold Is abundant
il true that as in California for the few who realize for
tunes at the mines many barely pay ner eApenses ana
hundreds retire disappointed.
Az some of the drgnps-the Ovens, for instance-the
Government regulations with regard to license fees, have
given rise to serious opposition lhefee al present I'M
posed is thirty shngs sterling per month"; to be paid IN
advance and at the beginning OF each month This feels
CHARGED upoD plot or "claim of eight feet square,
which il the most allowed to any one digger Where
there is marty Of four found the caim" allowed is
EIGHT feet by sixteen A license granted in the middle
of apy one onh-say the goth of Internationally holds
good 10 the beginning of the ensuing monh-say the ISL
or at Grthest the 9th of January The number Of Ii
censes granted in the month of November last 95
600 and is computed that there at present close
upon 100000 persons employed at the diggings.
Mechanics, particularly carpenters and blacssmths
obtain employment readily at wages varying from eight
cen shings to one pound per day LabOrers upon the
Coyernment-wOrks are receiving some eight and more
there is no demand
To parties who intend coming to this colony, would
ssy-dbe prepared to rough it, and to expect nothing
either on the part Of the authorities or that of the IN
babtants but selfshness and dstrust Bring as little
with You in the shape Of clothing, &c. as you possibly
can and trust for to your own stern exertons
and for protection to your revolvers."
Colts Reviewers selling here some time ago at
twenty and twenty-five pounds each they bring at pres
ent twelve pounds.
The accommodation for immigrants is miserable in the
extreme There living in tents outside the City
upwards of 5000 persons; and for the privilege OF
pitching their tents vacant lot of no immediate
use to Government these persons are obliged to pay
rent of five shings week. Persons who have not got
any tent, and who unable to pay the exorbitant
charges at the hotels may put up at of the Govern
ment lodgnghou where for the charge of five shil
lings week they may obtain sleeping accommodation
in shed containing from six to dozen beds i'll each
room.
Some remarks with regard to the land system Of the
colony and the feelings with which it is regarded by the
majority of the coonts and the management OF the at
fairs Of the colony in general must defer to another
opportunty. Yours, &c,