Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-25

ponies b5H$05. Males American mules
per span, mediom size, S350a$400. pack
mules in good demand at $55ae0O, and some
bring 800. Caltle-l1here have been plen.
ty in market the last three days they sell
redily at $225a$250 per yoke C0ws--Few
10 the market and small demand Wagons.
Harness, &c-- A. good demand, and bringing
fair prices Sades--American saddles sell
at Is, 2oaS25 California do 4bas5o. 'Fi
INTERESTING FROM AUSTRALIA.
From Sydney our dates come down to tho
9th OF March. The news is in some particu-
lars the most important wo have received
from that quarterin many months The new
law taxing foreign miners fifteen dollars per
month"; for the privilege of working, Il is
thought, would have the effect to check, in
degree, emigration. The Australians are yery
suspicious of Californians, the courts having
as little mercy for them as the Calfornians
ever had for the worst representatives among
them from that country. In most other re-
spects, the news from this fifth quarter Of the
globe, is novel and interesting. Labor is re-
warded better than in any other country ex-
cept California, and wealth and popularity
are increasing with wonderful rapidity The
yield OF the gold mines continues undiminished,
but robbers aud acts Of violence, unhappily,
are still as common as ever. s .s,te8
NuaeEr WEraHrNa 1913 POUNDS The
most remarkable feature in the mining inteli-
gence from Victoria, is the discovery of the
great nugget at Ballarar weighing i23 lbs.
the largest lump Of gold in the world. The
Sydney Herald of the 10th of February, says
the nugget" dis in one unbroken rounded
mass, very slightly veined with quartz
The value of such mass. of gold is incalcu-
lable-for it is unique the last and greatest
wonder in the world.'
EMIGRATION During the month of Deccm-
Der, $50, the number Of vessels which arrived
at Sydney was 152. These vessels landed
l1,699 adult passengers, of whom 697 were
from America, aud l3 from California. In
the month of January, 1853, the number of
vessels which arrived at the same port, was
139; adult passengers. s,l3l.
| CHEAP HoUsEs.-Many thousand Of people
are living in the vicinity of Melbourne in tents
and gunyaEs. In six weeks we MAJ expect
gales of wind and heavy rains, which will rem
der it very difficult to keep up tents at ALL
and will subject their inmates especially wo-
men and children, to great misery. Many
hundreds of these people we have no doubt
will come up to Sydney. Ifnine or ten thou
sand people arrive here in April or May, we
fear there will be a good deal of misery.
House rent in Sydney is at present 80 high
that it presses most severely upon persons of
limited incomes, ard we know of no better
spec than the erection of few hundred
cheap and temporary houses on the borders
of the city-[Ibid.
MnDrAtrVv oN unIpo MRS
This vessel came up the harbor YESTERDAY
with two-thirds of her emigrants on board;
about 1873 are still at the sick ground; ~
deaths jail chdren] have occurred since she
has been in Quarantine, principally from mea-
sles' and five or six others, it is feared are IA
tally afilicted.--[Sydney Herald.
ODIous MINING LAw.--Some months ago
the British Government transferred the con-
troll over the Australian gold mines to the
Legislature of that country-giving the local
government the right to fix the rates at which
licences to work in the diggings should be
granted TO miners, etc, and we believe allow
ing whatever revenue might be realized form
the source, to be used in maintaining the Col
onial government. Previous to this transfer
of power, the miners, whether resident or for
eigners, were taxed about thirty shillings
[$7,50] per. rnontb each for the privilege Of
mining. Now, however, anew license law is
in force, which taxes foreigners sirty slill;ncs
| I[Sl5l per month, and continues the former
price for citizens of the country. This act
has caused great dissatisfaction througout the
diggings as all the miners desired moditica-
ton of the old law. Meetings have been held
at which resolutions, memorials, etc. have
been adopted, urging the Governor General
to call an extra session of the Legislature, to
repeal this odious enactment Among other
reasons for repeal it is asserted that the new
act seeks to stake advantage of the destitution
of the very hunger of the foreigner-co
ling him to work at the greatest disadvantage
in mining district, or otherwise compelling
him to accept of bondage and squatter's
wages" #
Australian papers furnish the following in
terestng statement of the gold production of
the colony of Victoria during the year 1852:
The ascertained quantity of dust brought into
Melbourne and Gee ~
long by the govern Value at Ga
year 1852, was ' l.ss9s45o. is.sss,sso s;sasS
By the Victoria Escort
gy Gs%ss.{ ss's. hand. ssss ssss. ssssss
By remttances TO Ade-
lade per escort 229, ,533 OF Si4I32
By remittances to Van
Diemen's Land per es-
c6rt "a, ,499 OF G91 q68
By shipments from Mel
bourne 1856, ,2i7 or 7.544668
BY shipments from Gee
long $4,000 OF 3360SO
BY shipments from Port
land 3039oz l9l56
BY shipments from Port 8
Fairy 1880 OF e.7so
Making total shipments