New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-08

reaches them, and the anticipation will have been
formed that occurrences 80 with the ususl
course Of England and her Colonies calculated to
mpeoe the progress of Victoria if not to arrest for
time or throw her people back altogether. Those who
are least acquainted with the semi military Govern
mont TO which the population Of the go Fields
has been subjected and who have been accustomed to
regard the complaints, circumstances and protests TO
which they have SUCCESSFULLY given uterance % hi hy
coored ard exaggerated. being bat moro en-
phac exprossio Of that tendency grumbe which Is
he characteristic OF EnglshmeD will find to
review tier inion as they peruse these records
Tiose who most decidedly blame the conduct Of the
actual insurgents and ascrbe their procedure to the
influence Of foreign anarchists" will We. acknowl
edge that there must have been something seriously
wrong on the part of the local administration before
the nnetenths OF the people OF Baaarai who took 10
active part In the insurrecOn would have stool IDLY
by while the plans of the others msiured.
In the towns of Melbourne and Geelong the DISPOSE
ton to regard the question al issue between the camp
ct Balaart and the diggeTs there being virtually the
decision Of the point of difference between the people
and their military rulers as strong as that dis
played az the god-feds and e-haps stronger. very
large portion of the Inhabitants Of these towns had
been themselves diggers and that az time when the
laws in force in the mining districts were admnist red
even more Extensively than they have been receniy
Those who had not been diggers were brought daily
into contact with those who had, end adopted Their
opinions. This state OF feeling clearly understood
by ambitious demagogues who seduously ianned tne
general discomfort into iame Puoic meetings were
the order of tie day. The who could use the most
violent language and thereby give to the meeting tao
greatest veIincss and 10 each Individual the agreel-
BE sensation Of power, was for the time tho most
popular.
suslension Of steam communication, both via India
and the Cape of Good Hope, Is on event which has
created very unpleasant sensation throughout the
whole Of the Australian Colonies Our own opinion,
ard we believe it is that OF the aony of intelligent
men throughout the colonies, is that the occurrence,
especially The suddenress of it., display want of
staiesmaDslip on the part OF the Ministers OF the
Britrh Crown. They ere OF war certainly. Many
Sacrifices viii be required and many deficiencies vii
be overlooked; but that they should, without the
smallest notice TO the parties interested, allow CON-
pany under contract, on the miserable preence that
Mty had lost money, TO forfeit solemn engagement,
from which the British Government by hostages de-
rived large pecunary benefit and thereby deprive
the British people of rapid and regular communication
with their most important colonies Is a transaction
utterly disgraceful to tho whole Of the parties
cerned. How different from the conduct of the states
men of Rome who with Hannibal at their gates, sent
a reinforcement to their army in Spain. 1t is alleged
that it was all owing to the war. II such
thing. The Peninsular and Oriental Company could
with the greatest ease fulfill all the transport service
in the Mediterranean required by the Government
from them, and at the same time, accomplish all the
Indian and Australian services. Ii was q mean H.
busnesslike and unstaesmanlike measure, worthy
OF a great company and of powerful Government.
Various schemes have been proposed for supplying
the defcencyfor, with ell respect to the ocean clip
Iefs, III IL dencehcy. we ann al Irregular monthly or
fortnighty communication, in IS to 80 days and this
the clippers cannot give Mr.. Gabrielli has pro-
posed an excellent scheme via India to King Georges
Sound but it must be carried out through the agency
of the p. and o. Company. Mr. Barber, in behalf of
the Panama Direct Company, proposes ha louie. bat
il does not give us communication with India, China
and the Eastern Islands. The only scheme which
seems likely to meet with general acceptance is what
il called the alternate via Torres Straits for six
months and via Cape Leuwn for six months 10 Snga
pore and there TO receive and deliver the home mails
In this it is hoped Sydney and Melbourne will join, in
which case success is certain and should the Z. and
o. Company refuse to cooperate, we believe there Il
lug the route to Suez, where cooperation for tho rest
of the distance cnn DO arranged altogether independent
of the company which thus deserted us.