Polynesian., 1854-02-25
CHE polpnesian.
FROM AUSTRALIA.
WONDERFUL RICHNESS OF THE MINES.

Political Observation-Disclosures Asso-
Dates from Melbourne are to Oct. l4th,
and from Sydney to the 4th Nov.
The MINEs.-An interesting portion Of
the news is the wonderful wealth of the Bal
larat dggings. We take the following from
Geelong correspondence of the 3lst Aug.
of the Melbourne .Argus:-
The whole town was thrown into high
state Of excitement yesterday by the arrival
of private intelligence of most startling ma
ture from the diggings at Ballaaret. The
excitement was worked up to still higher
pitch by the arrival of intelligence from Mel
| bourne, that the Government had received
despatch referring to the unparalleled discov-
cries Just made in that locality (the depth Of
the sinking being from 80 to l3O ieet.) All
accounts agree that some of the most won
der(uI finds of gold have been made during
the past week, that have ever been revealed
letter received by Mr. Patterson, gold-buy-
er of this town, from a gentlemen in whom
he has implicit confidence -
BALAARAr, 2Sih Aug, 1853.
At the bottom Of Prince Regents Gully,
GARDENERS party washed out on Friday morn
ing, between three and nine O'Clock, ninety
pounds ,ceight Of gold /; and the party depos-
tied in the escort Office yesterday morning,
one thousand nine hundred and siriy ounces,
washed out in three days, and dug out in the
same time, the party being afraid to keep IT
on hand have seen one of the party, and
he expects that the hole will yield, at least,
from ten 10 tuelre hundred ,reieht :! The
escort will be upwards of {, 200 ounces. and
next week, if the weather takes up, l ex-
pect it to be at least 10000 ounces"
The escort arrived last night, bringing
down S,375 ounces. and leaving about 5000
ounces behind.
PoLITIcAL AFFAIRs.-The struggle for a
liberal government still continues, and feel
ing runs pretty high. Large meetings have
been held at all the important points, and
resolutions adopted against an aristocratic
government Victoria, which is almost en-
tirely populated by miners, is the most DEM
ocraic colony, and the Melbourne .4rgus,
which has spoken out pretty plainly and con-
siderately for independence and republican,
ism, has a larger circulation than all the 9TH
er papers united of tha! city. The Sydney
Empire occupies the same ground, and Po-
silion nearly as high in New South Wales.
Where the leading papers are democratic,
and where labor is as high as IN Australia,
there need he no fear that aristocracy can
live many ayes The Sydney Morning Her.
aid lis the only influential daily devoted to
the aristocratic interests, but 1t appears to
have up hill work. The arlstocratS groan
over the degeneracy OF the press. Thus
sneaks one i'm a book
{" 1t remains then for the People of Veto
ria, to consider whether they will adopt the
species of government which the accumula-
tive wisdom and experience OF centuries has
handed down TO us at home, or whether they
will he led, like slaves, by a dogmatic and
irresponsible press, to adopt some new fan
gled scheme, on the spacious representation
of "A soi-dissant sophist, that 1t Is far a more
liberal institution.
BRAIDwooD.-During the past week, two
parties have been prospecting al Reedy
Creek, the estate Of the late Capt. Coghili,
known as Berdervae. Their success has
been satisfactory when The wet weather and
other obstacles to mining are considered
Out of one hole that they bottOmed ~ oun-
ces were taken, the water was very trouble
some, otherwise they would have opened a
fresh cut Near the same locality, party
dug into the bank and soon procured a like
quantity. This looks well-forty ounces IN
a week between two parties IN an entirely
new locality. The spot is situate close to
Jemmcumbene Swamp, and opposite to the
lSeymour Estate. Mr. Maddrel intends to
open it to the public on the lst proximo
The license fee to be fl additional 10 the lee
required bv government.-Go Gouldburn Her.
aid. Oct. %.
Messrs. Cole and Austin have commenced
operations at Tambaroora, with their quartz
crushing apparatus, which promises TO bt
pretty remuneratIve.
The liberal party speak as follows =
"The grandeur of conception evinced II
, the noble American Declaration of lndepen
: dence, and in the Constitutional principles
: subsequently, drduced from it, has no coun
e terpart among the statesmen oil New SOUR
u Wales The political economy IN vogue l.
perfectly Lillipuiian." ;"
The Argus calls the royal perosative F"
;. mere meaningless phrase.
: The minority Of eight in the Legislative
Co.nciI of New South Wales, who vote'
agains, the aristocratic provisions OF the pro
posed Constitution have been honored by
public banquet.
The aristocratic faction accuse the Lioer
ais of being no Ensishmen, and OF bein
e disposed to adopt Yankee institutions.
e few songs have been written by each par
y ~ 10 cast ridicuIe on the other. The follow
,nu !. a verse from an "old foey" song, I
lridicue the progressives. fiji should fur
: out true, the laugh would be the other way
,al The British Oaks a rare old tree,
But taInafion old and tough, sir
Il will flourish here, dye see
Hickory's the stuff, sir.
i UBion Jacks pretty rag,
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