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


THE RAPID PASSAGE OF THE LIGHTXING-THE sTEAM
SHIP GREAT BRITAIN AT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
GoLD-NEw DI8GINGs-TRADE REPORTS AND GOLD
CIRCULARS. M.nt
The clipper ship Lightning, American built, which left
Melbourne August 20t arrived at Liverpool 23d
Of October making the home passage in sixty days.
and thus snachng her recently acquired aurel 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 deen
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 was back in
Of three days less time than the Red Jacket, notwh
standing that she was at anchor in Hobsons Bay for
period Of Ave days than that vessel.
The time occupied by the Lightning in making tho
round voyage to Australia and back considering her de-
ing that the outward voyage from the nature OF tho
winds experienced, occupied longer than might have
reasonably been expected from the weknown qualih
cations Of the ship and the ability of her commander.
Her from the Mersey to the Equator occupied 25
days and from the parallel Of the Cape to Port Phillip
Heads so days indeed such the nature of the winds
that the opgaant sails had to be furled
during the entire passage neither there occasion TO
when the ship logged ss2 3is 800, 31 and 800 knots
respectively per day, extraordinary distances
legged Cape otway light was made on the night Of the
10Th Of July Port Phillip Heats the 30h and she
cast anchor, above stated, in Hobson's Bay the
slst her run having occupied Tx days, mean time.
Our dates from Melbourne are to August 20.
The steamer Great Britain, which sailed from
Liverpool on the 18th Of June arrived in Hobsons Bay
at i. NJ the 18th Of August, and to anchor,
but afterwards compelled proceed to TcoDierago
Pay to perform rigid quarantine, several cases OF
smallpox having occurred an board
During week previous t. sd Of August the gold
corts brought the following amounts, namely, from
Mount Alexander and Bendgo 23 42o ounces and from
The Portland Bay Guardian states that new gold
dggngs had been discovered about twelve miles from
A Geclong paper of the 18th of August, says:-The
dggn generally are reported at present rather mac
very great degree against the general yield of gold On
the Mount Alexander side all the cry is for water
great many places are namedpieces of ground which
have been reserved FOR winters diggings-where yet
they cannot get TO work As general rule expert
ence gold producing country as far asit has gone,
shows that the rainy Il the best suited fer the
employment Of gold seeking; while few places and
can be only wrought in summer, there are treble that
number where the water i the desderatum Our fresh
discoveries made for the most part during the win
ter. Tarrnngower the Bcndigo quarter, is just
attracting attention. several parties there are making
Our advces from Hobart Town are to the 18th Of Au-
gust The Gdsets Of the 11th announces that Sir John
Lewis Pedder had resigned his oce Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court Of Van Diemans Land account Of
impaired health.
Victoria very popular among all classes Of the peo
pie.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MELBOURNE Aug. 19.-Gold was in good demand ut e.
per ounce. The shipments of the precious metal had
been heavy during the week the Mermaid having taken
10000 ounces and the Francis Henty SO 876 and
a. 400 in soveregns; and the amount weighed for the
Lightning and Baarat little short Of so 900 ounces
which would make the exports Of the precious metal for
the week somewhere about the value halfa million ser
ling There isquite supeabundancc Of labor ofevery de-
script and the demand for servants Is unprecedent
edly Gull There very little farming work going at
present. and until sheepshcaring Is commenced in earn
est cannot expect any improvement. Wages de-
cning but experienced bush servants viii 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-
gagged at high salaries The only difference have to
note in mopetay and banking AFFAIRS that the business
at the banks has been sn dull than previously
reported In the Wholesale markets movement has
taken place, II except the -four trade in which the
town mill squotatons show advance OF fl per ton,
Mr. Rucker having increased the price to f36 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 predomnate
We have had large cargo of -four and sundrics from
America this week, being the only foreign arrival,
Bendigo, October 16,Gold 10 quoted at "a per ounce
with but little Offering Merchandise quoted at the
following prices Flour, E70 to f76 per ton.