The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-11
NEWS From AUSTRALIA.


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0OvRNnyNr WANT o. COHyIDmCy v0Ts-sAaLM0
OF BRrIIsH wAR sHIPs-CLAns or THE PANAMA.
ROUTE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." MARKET kxfoKr
-sYDNEY AND MELBOURNE GOLD ciRcULARs-
T0UR or TIKI GOVERNOR ARRIVAL OF CATHERINE
HAYEs-THIA1RICALs.
By way Of Callao, No have our files Of Sydney
papers dated to the 25th OF September, and Moi
bourne news To- tho 9Oth Of same month, bling
Surprise.
After four evenings debate, . vote Of want Of
confidence In the government, introduced BY MT.
Cowper, was defeatsd BY majority Of 2s to 10,
nope OF the official members voting.
On the 23d, the British ships Of var Electra and
CslIiope sailed from Sy dnsy ON cruise.
The Sydney. Mercantile journal urges strongly
the claims Of the Panama route between the colo
The question has been discussed also BY tho Cham
Der of Commerce Of Sydney. It IL proved that the
trip can be easily performed (via New York; In
fhe same journal Of the 18th speaks Of "the de-
plorable condition Of the market, with no prospect
Of any revival Of demand" Large quantities a
merchandise continue to be forced at auction sales,
and prices shay still further downward tendency:
II also complains of the injudicious shipments Of
houses ct home, and suggests that 1t would now pay
to reship many articles that arc perfectly unsAes-
BILE in the colony. The latest mercantile report
{2sd) says, "in our import markets very few trans
en waiting With anxiety the next news nom
Europe"
Sir Charles Hosham, the governor, and his Lady
were making. . tour through the mines. He had
the latter pi zee he was well resolved b. the miners,
who turned out to meet him to the number Of two
thousand. The correspondent Of the Melbourne
Heed ss{s that in Irs miners sys they insisted
presume was done collectively and not individually.
In his speech he promised that plenty Of land
should be thrown open, and warned the diegers
against the folly Of competing with each other as
to see their wives and families settled with them at
the scene Of their labors. public breakfast WAS
afterwards given to him at Castlemaine. In return
ing thanks for bis health having been toasted, he
ton; that he was in favor Of the fullest civil and
religious liberty; that the public lands should
be thrown open and measures adopted to encourage
education.
the President Of the United States was drank with
ali the hon0rs.
An interesting account Of d. B. N. steamer
Torch's visit to the New Hebrides Islands is pub
lished. The natives, who never saw steamer be.
fore, wondered chow the white man could make
sails ont of wood and GOALS"
The Melbourne and Hobson's Bay railroad has
been opened with the usual ceremonies.
In the export markets Of wool and tall0w, little
had taken place, but large sales were soon ex-
pected:
The gold circular, both from Sydney and Mel.
bourne state that the news from the gold fields and
the receipts Of gold continues to be satisfactory.
Gold "a per ounce, receipts ct Sydney per escort
for the week ending, Sept. 23d, 1850 GU aces, ct
Melbourne 8 GA ounces.
Miss Catherine Hayes was to give her first con.
performing at the Royal Victoria theatre.
WEEKLY TRADE REPORT.
FRIDAY, Sept. %, 1854
is matter of great difficulty to form any criterion
ko<a vofa
fault The general cutlery is that busnessis becoming
and worse. Notwithstanding this apparent dul-
prices were below the usual rate Messrs Mort and Co.
have not held their produce SALE account
indspositon Of the gentleman who has the management
Of this department. The same difficulty regarding
frehts for England still exists and prices have gone up
cOnseq Some three four months ago. rsights
wards Our last advices from home gave rise in quo
tations Of talow at IS. This however, did affect
our markets here as it was deemed only as speculative
movement large quantity of -four has arrived from
Conception Bay by the Hannah The time of her arrival
according to the season. been well placed and there
been maintained, the cargo would have realized very
handsome profits The sales by auction have been Of
the usual class but during the latter part of the week
generally are very active, there has been q decline.
Brandy-The pricesh have even been lower than was
Dean and Co., fetched only es. I'd. to ss Id. Under
these circumstances would be almost useless to offer
any quotations as they perhaps only tend to msead
Geneva-There have been few parcels sold at auc-
ton Of the JDKZ brand, at lis 3D. Old Tom, las. 3d.
to los 3d. per dozen.
whiskey.-The market is dun, and nothing doing
Beer.-There has been rise in porter amounting to
nearly los per hogshead for ale AIsopp fS los. to
20; Salts, fS; BASES, 81 los. to 81 l5s.
wines.-Parcels have exchanged hands at auction and
privately and prices for red wines have been compare
lively maintained.
Teas-very dull the market overstocked prices nomi-
nal.
Sugar.-The same remarks will apply.
Coffee-Slow and inactive; Manila o<d.: Java, 6Id.
Oilmens Stores.-The demand for home consumption
st remains steady. Good brands win always command
q market
p Is. Id to IL: 2kd.; composition, 1s I'D. Russian
adamantines (Nevas), Is. 4Kd.
Drapery and Slops.-Dal, and excepting few choice
goods, selling at considerable loss. Mr. Newton has
held some extensive sales. Tho prices were not, how.
sessrs.-Ne J, Sos; the market dull; No. 8, uomi-
Tobacco.--Eagle brand; i; 3D.; Bsrratts, 2s.; Al
GOLD CIRCULAR.
No reaction has taken place in the gold market this
week, the prices remain as before quoted.
The demand, Notwithstanding the sailing Of the Ma
dras, has been very trng and has had no effect upon
the prices. From correspondent 1T NUDGE Ihave
ceived the following ormaton:-"Our digginss pro-
crossing at the DEVILS Hole, nuggets were found;
weighing o. ! weighing 16 o., weighing 81 o. The
dggers beginning TO work in proper STYLE who
have from Port Philip highly satisfied with the
appearance Of the ground indeed have only to d. aw
your attention to the increased quantities OF gold sent
from Avsord and NUDGE the last three weeks to bear
out my remarks but this Is not fair criterion Of
what is doing for many parties who doing well only
sell sufficient qantity Of gold to buy their ratons but
keep the bulk Of it to bring to Sydney to sell 1t there
We are stin deficient in numbers when consider the
many miles of ground to be worked the AeroO The
western and southern escort brought down 2551 or.
dwts. IL grains, this morning. .
PRICK GOLD.
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