New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21

u VA te observed ka' in the first period tie amount
brought by escort very little les than toe amount ship
pc WbHe ia tho .ater eO5 tho difference J. 10 les thin
sO)O ouncos. The increased amount which mast have
been oohyeJel privately doubtless arse fon the greater
oonPdIsu's seSuriy OF tie roads Another remarkable
isct l. the nearly equal amount produced in each a.
shown BY the shipments in the fespectve periods Ike
those oi California II now apparent that the gold
feds Of Australia will bear working without rhsu
iw ong perlod OF years aud would remind dis
sni that up to hs very time the modes az extract
ing tbe precious metal from the earth are Of the Jest
Character and ia it il difficult TO predict what may be
NE results when such rich deposits entered upon with
nuity 49,
AZ the first fever attendant upon the gold discovery
wearing Of, we are beginning to bestow occasional
Iout h upon the minor mineral Of the colony
70 Which we will devote few words.
lH-Somo months ago We noticed the discovery Of
TN at tho Australian Aps. about 200 miles from Mel
bourne company ives formed to work the mine. bu:
through come mismanagemeni it was Dissolved Ia July
last about eighteen uns of tie brought to Mel
bourne Of which portion smelted. and both
and meta were shiOPed to London. The quantity dis
covered is believed to be very considerable indeed.
CoAL.-In Of our recent summaries We reported
that several loads Of coal had been brought
from Cape Patterson: The coal was excellent. bat the
Company formed 10 investigate and work the coa field
was broken mp. Considerable outlay probably
s.ry 10 carry Of examination by boring bat
there little doubt that extensive field OF very good
coal exists in that Gghborood We have to report very
differently respecting coal field discovered the
BaTTaboOl Hill, about ave miles from Geelony by Mr.
Thomas, nukeeper. who has with the most lauiable
eItorpTize ard percy erance sunk TO the depth Of 80
feet on bis property ard found coal after expending up
wards Of g, 900.
SUPfLT or Fo0D--It seems very sOrTowful and dis
graceful thing that have still 10 make this matter of
consideration in summaries. We have good land
AID as ne cnte for the production of grain any in the
world but unfortunately un.l this year the population
have not bad proper opportunity Of directing their ener
ges to agricultural pursus and the consequence H. that
we are still dependent for upon foreign sap
plies The scarcity in Europe, by oiyering thither ship
mens from North America which would otherwise have
been available here has affected this market but, fcru-
naiey for California has just previously been gutied
ard have received large supplies from Gill; which
would otherwise have been sent 10 San Franc-co There
difference ot opinion in respect TO the quantity OF
breadstu require during the present year aud the
prospect Of supply. Our opinion from all we an
gather is that though very high prices may not be reached
yet supplies be plentiful and is most probable that
nearly the present rates will be maintained IL is certain
that our chief dependence must be placed the Austria
Ian colonies and South America and there probao
ty that from these places the supplies will be at all super
fuous AS to the production OF sufficient supply for
Ourselves we fear that the evils Of runous land sys
TEN in hitherto giving the waste lands as mo lopoy
the squae preclude any such hope for long time to