The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-11-24
Matters on the Pacific Side.

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ters from the Pacific side affords US a few
additional details of late news.
CALIFORNIA VS.. AusTRAL1A.--Mr. C.
L. Brown, writing from 4 ustralia to the
Ell Dorado Republican says Gin. Eng.
'.The Americans are run upon consid-
erably here, and they are trying to get
law to exclude them altogether from the
mines. 1t would be the greatest blessing
that ever happened to the Americans, and
the greatest blessing to me if it had been
put in force before left San Francisco
am almost ashamed to write to you un-
der such discouraging circumstances, but
I still hope against hope that may yet
have some luck. We cannot pospect nor
even put up tent without paying license
of thirty shillings (s7 5o.) Ii is a dis
grace for an American to live in this coun-
TRY and be run upon by class that are
inferior in every respect" f.,.-.....
Accounts from the several Australian
ports and mining districts agree that a
great reaction is impending. Real estate,
in the city of Melbourne, commands ex
travagant prices, and rents are nearly as
high as San Francisco Stores and front
shops in favorite localities, easily bring
from 5000 to s 200 a month, while pri-
vate dwelling houses of any pretensions
I command prices which would startle even
i Californians ninety thousand dollars
were paid for a private manson, which
would be regarded as an ordinary build
ling in England. This inflated state of
things has been brought about by the ut
ter insuffciency of the old city to accom-
odate the swarms who have recently
poured into the country. Thousands of
. new buildings have since been erected, yet
the demand exceeds the supply, and null
titudes cannot find room to shelter them
T selves from the inclemency of the season.
Building materials of all kinds have, in
consequence, risen to the most extrava-
giant rates. This state of things cannot
continue. A number of Californians
have returned with the most dismal ac-
counts of the hardships and i'll fortune
they experienced, and, with one accord,
they say that the Australian mines cannot
be compared with our own. The number
of miners in the Colony of Victoria is
computed at 10000, while the whole
produce of the mines for the month of Ju-
ly last was only 10000 ounces, OF less
than an ounce per month to each man.
The state of society, too, is represented
as horrible There is not the slightest
security for life or property. Even in the
streets Of Melbourne, men are robbed and
!. murdered every night.
SANDWICH ISLANDS. change in
Ministry may be regarded as decidedly in
! favor of annexation to the United States.
"Annexation" was the feeling which fore
ed the change, and although it will take
time to effect it, no one on that side
doubts that the question will prevail =
Mr.. Wyle, on receiving the letter of the
United States Commissioner, Mr.. Sever
ance, prepared an answer strongly COM
mitting the government against annexa-
ton. TWAS not agreed to in privy coun-
Gil, the chiefs being the first to object to it,
and after discussion it received but asingle
vote, and that his own Mr. Allen, the
head Minister Of Finance: was present for
the first time, but took no part, His be-
ing chosen to fill DR.. Judd's place must be
regarded as eminently advantageous to
the interests of the United States.
The British and French Consuls imme:
diately made a formal protest to the King,
: against the policy indicated by the annex
alton party, which Mr.. Severance, our q
S. Commissioner, promptly met it in
well-written dispatch, in which he took the
ground that the United States Govern
ment has never made any propositions to
his Majesty's government to annex the is
lands to the United States, but adds that
{ it is not surprising that the merchants and
landed proprietors, whether Americans OF
others, should perceive great commercial
advantagesin sucha connection. He there
fore can see nothing extraordinary in the
project demonstrated against by the En-
glish and French Consuls, and adds
"And if now, or at any future time, II
shall be found to be decidedly for the in
terest of both countries, / am unable to
perceive any treaty or moral obligations
. on the part of either to forbid the desired
f union, or any good reason for foreign IN
reference to prevent it." He then, at
considerable length, combats the argu-
ments advanced by those Consuls, and
concludes by stating that 'there is moth
, ing in the policy of the United States to-
wards these islands which requires con-
cealment or demands explanation; nothing
to disturb the harmony which happily ex-
lists between the United States and the
great commercial powers of Europe.
- CAL1FoREIA REyoLuT1oN.-Ther rumor
of an enterprise having been organized