The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-11
INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE
Australia, CalssrAli, Oregon, sandvish
hiaaAs, CHM, Peru, New Grana6s,. Costa
Riea, Nlearagua, Buenos Ayves,
and all Parts sf Europe,
Asc.s dke.. 80.
oAE WEEK LATER ERoM AUSTRALIA,

ceved by the way OF England to the Sd Of the
month
business Of every description was thriving and the ar
rivals of emigrants constantly on the increase.
The government escort which arrived at Melbourne
from Bendso and Mount Alexander Sth of January
brou9h down 20 007 of gold. The quantity re
ceyed from the places by previous escort amount
ed to II $40.
At Melbourne gold firm at e3 1Os. Cd. per ounce.
Flour held at for old s2O per nsw fs seconds
do, flT bran, Is 4d. per bushel old wheat rs. per
busbe do, 6s 9s. Groceries received by the ship
Kepler from New York. also rm at the following
quotations. the Keper from Boston and not New York
she sailed from, the former port Aug H. 1S52-ED New
York HERALD: hams, Is. per lb butter, Is. 2isd.;
lemon syrup, 22s Cd per DOZEN half gallon pickles. 37s
Cd DOZEN Sauces s to 13s per DOZEN vinegar lod
per gallon.
Gold still coming in in considerable quantities al
though large proportion of the miners were engaged in
prospecting. at least in surface digging seeming as in
the early history Of gold hunting in California to have
an aversion to expanding any great Of labor in
sinking deep shafts pushing tunnels the hills As
the paosrs bscome exhausted however, this method of
mining must Of necessity be adopted and not till then
viii the gold fields Of Australia prove permanent source
Of wealth 70 those whs depend upon them their reye
Several correspondents from the gold fields complain
that exaggerated reports of the producyeness OF the
pacers pubshed in the Melbourne and other papers
which have tendency to deude many the belief that
they do better by digging than by following their e
gmate business ia this towns and Cities thus causing
much distress and suffering among the new comers.
EXTENT and many Instances with the most daring i'm,
punty correspondent writes to tho Melbourne Argus
Of an !, instance that occ%Eed recently within three
On this occasion man ro obed Of Gao, by two
well armed and mounted. An occasional arrest is made,
1,ut rlo
range the country both on foot and on horseback
1he Empire in It's summary Of the Gold Mining act
Wales has the fohowing-
The clauses which demand distinct notices are the follow
ming any British subjects except
on q esTss ssss e sa 81 %
Aasnsss mnins IN regard to aurefous tracts for
Clause Wnuthorizss the demand of fee exceeding
Fl
Clause gives power to suspend leases or licenses
which those leases licenses pertain
for such suspension according TO previously
CisuseI No Of occupation may carried on within
the pastoral and agricultural Wsmen not mining and ch
sst s to # ss nas @
dontaiy hnd in the course ofthsir work ~ '' 49,
day ssSf y mi
anything during tho previous half month to furnish sum
Some very heavy swndlng operations have been car
ried for number Of months past in Australia in
passed quite currently among all classes without exciting
The east suspicion its genuneness. The Melbournu
ngs Of an investigation held relative thereto states upon
the authority of mershant and gold buyer that fl00
bao heen made in five moaths by operations in the gold
frauds one bank alone having boon mulcted in $50 600
THE EFFECT OF TIE ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN SHIPS.
From the Sydney Herald, Dec
Private letters received yesterday by the overland mail
vessels (oames unknown, with miscellaneous cargoes
comprising, among other things large quantity
ber and 300 barrels Of -four Upwards Of six thousand
bags of -four also reported to have arrived from
places When these arrivals first took place. -four fell
from f40 to f25 per toh; but when it ascertsned
that such small quantity had arrived the American
ships prices rallied to ESQ., but there was no disposion
to buy at that price.
Mr.. J. Raleigh, merchant had died.
INTERESTING PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
BY THE WAY OF ENGLAND.
MELBOURNE, Jan. Q, 1865.
DYAR . The ship Delta, which We took passage
left Liverpool the a3d July and after very pleasant
Of eghtytwo days. dropped anchor in Port Philip.
Little sickness occurred the voyage; all
main well and your mother has enjoyed better health
since arrival than she did at home.
The influx Of people here during the last six months,
has very great and thousands living tents in
the neghborhood of the CITY, The consequence is that
rents very high, and since arrival hundreds
wooden houses have been erected. Fearing that we
might not get house here arrival brought a
tent along with u.s. but did require it, having for
tuuatey got wooden affair, of only two apartments
rent $5 per week comfof house cannot be had
Tor less than 500 per week. and very few such at that
and am determined to shove along for shoot
time until get piece of ground and erect dwell
ling for accommodation.
A few days alter our arrival Mr.. - obtained a situa
on boOkkeeper and cashier, in shipping house. with
n salary of 81 500 Annum.
After getting well acquainted with the business of the
place, concluded 10 Try the auction business I. .
property has advanced enormously the discovery
Of the geld fields, and hundreds Of parties who
and now independent and returning home. The other
day we sold allotment Of ground for "a 5l0 which
was purcha ~ d in 1889 for Ella
beautiful country, but il has been too rghly
aued by certain oass OF writer's Who write books with
view solely TO their sale The climate Is variable, the
temperature being subject to sudden and violent changes
and occasionally strong hot wind blows from the inte
rior and raises horrid sufocang dust dense that
| you can but short distance even at MONDAY.
Melbourne is large city, containing about 13O 600 in
habants, and 10 quite bustling as most places OF
twice its size; the streets vide Of great ongth and
spacious and elegant Port Philip ia large BASIN thirty
miles long and twenty miles broad the entrance to
Iob,ons Bsy' and there ali The shipping lay snd dis
charge their oargoes into lighters, t" be taken up tho
river Yara TO this city, distance Of seven miles by
ZEN get up to tho city, and discharge at the wharf
which has at all times extrc,ney animated appear
from the number Of coasters and Lighters every
discharging boir csrgoos
l scarcely know what TO say about tho gold
gathering In this country. There has, doubt
been a large quantity collected, and many par
tics have done very well; but numbers return from
| he disgings disappointed. At the same time,
observe that the purchasers Of nearly ali the small slo
Of lana sell dggcrs and that they generally
| are well supplied with mopes. -
On arrival (l3th oc,obcr -four was selling at teo
per Of 1000 lbs about SIS per barrel " rs now
down to eco per ton, and parties who specaated
rather freely in the article, have had their fingers
burned slightly, usua Living or ratner e1issns'
is rather an expensive business a. present bread s SOC
per lb loaf eggs 81 90 per dozen turkes, ~ 60
seese, So each; chickens, 81 20 each; saeoases
tailoring 6c in proportion. We don't inter. ID to us
any eggs until we ssta plsoe for keeping ens Of ou