The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-13

THE RAPID PASSAGE OF THE LIGHrSrSG-rHE STEAM
SHIP GREAT BRITAIN AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
GoLD-NEw DI0GINGS-TRADE REPORTS AND G0L n
CIRCULARS. II. 81
The clipper ship Lightning, American built which left
Melbourne August 20th arrived at Liverpool 23d
of October making the home passage in sixty three days.
and thus snatchng her recently acquired aure from the
Red Jacket The London Times speaking of her perform
ance, says
The Lightning sailed hence on the 14th Of May and
has made the voyage out and home including the deten
ton Of 20 clear days at her anchors in Hobsons Bay in
five months eight days and twenty-one hours, mean
time from passing the Rock Light till she back in
the river again thus performing the voyage in upwards
of three days less time than the Red Jacket notwith
standing that she at anchor in Hobsons Bay for
period Of FIVE days than that vessel.
The time occupied by the Lightning in making the
round voyage to Australia and back considering her de-
tention in port is unprecedented short notwthstand
winds experienced, occupied longer than might have
reasonably been expected from the wellknown quala
Her run from the Mersey to the Equator occupied rs
days, and from the parallel Of the Cape to Port Phillip
Heads 90 days. indeed such the nature Of the winds
that the topgaant sails had to be fued
during the entire passage neither was there occasion to
reef the topsails. With the exception Of Ave days,
when the ship logged 1892 34s, 800 3l1 and 500 knots
respectively per day, extraordinary distances were
logged Cape Otway light made on the night Of the
cast anchor above stated, in Hobsons Bay, the
S1st, her run having occupied tn days, mean time.
Our dates from Melbourne are to August 20.
Liverpool the 18th Of June, arrived in Hobsons Bay
at r. H. on the 18th Of August and came to anchor,
but afterwards compelled to proceed to TcoDerago
Bay, to perform rigid quarantine, several cases OF
smallpox having occurred an board.
During week previous t. 23d Of August the gold es-
c0rts brought the following amounts, namely, from
Mount Alexander and Bendgo 49, 426 ounces, and from
The Portland Bay Guardian states that new gold
Ss sswn n'a 0een ABOUT meS rom
A Geelong paper Of the 18th of August says.-The
cd Mt her
tive. The unusually dry winter Is evidently telling in
very great degree against the general yield Of gold On
great many places are named-pieces of ground which
have been reserved for winters diggings-where yet
go "a, a. far has
shows that the rainy Is the best suited fer the
employment Of gold seeking; while few places and
be only wrought in summer. there treble that
number where the water i the desderaum. Our fresh
discoveries made for the most part during the win
ter Tarrangower the Bcndigo quarter, is just
attracting attention several parties there making
Our adyces from Hobart Town are to the 18th Of Au.
gust The Gdree Of the 11th that Sir John
Lewis Pedder had resigned his Office Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court Of Van Diemans Land account Of
impaired health.
Sir Charles Hotham, the new Lieutenant Governor Of
Victoria very popular among all classes of the peo
pie
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MELBOURNE Aug. 19.--Gold was in good demand at e.
per The shipments Of the precious metal had
been heavy during the week. the Mermaid having taken
10000 ounces and the Francis Henty $40 and
g. 400 in soveregns and the amount weighed for the
Lightning and Ballarat little short of so 900
which would make the exports of the precious metal for
the week somewhere about the value Of half million ster
ling There squite superabundancc labor every de-
scripon and the demand for servants Is unprecedent
edly Gull There very little farming work going at
present, and until strengthening Is commenced in
est we cannot. expect Improvement Wages are de.
clinng but experienced bush servants will not accept
the rates given to hands, and hold out in expecta
ton Of better times the busy approaches Fe
male servants abundant but the greater part
are totally inexperienced really useful Scotch and
English females, being scarce, and readily en-
note in monetary and banking affairs that the business
at the banks has been stu dull than previously
reported. In the Wholesale markets movement has
taken place, II except the -four trade in which the
town mill squotatons show avance Of Ell per ton,
Mr. Rucker having increased the price to E38 and the
other mers to f35 per ton. The arrivals for the week
ended yesterday consist principally Of colonial vessels
but the large size Of the ships arriving here from
England the tonnage Of the latter to
We have had large cargo of -four and sunrcs from
America this week, being the only foreign arrival.
Bendigo October 16Gold 10 quoted at "a per ounce,
with but little Offering Merchandise quoted at the
following prices Flour, &7o to f76 per ton.