The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-02

News from Austral1a.
CHIEHsK TRAvELLKRs-A NATIVE DocToR-Aakr
CULrURE-rHE MINEs-PRICE OF GOLD siLvEh
NINE 0PENEp-sTATE OF TIE ROADS TO SYDNEY
COTTON SEED-RAILwAY PR00Rkss-
We have nes from Bathurst (New South waes> 70 the
9th OF September
The Free Press or that day has the following
rood town Of Bathurst has been again honored by visit
from another batch Of relations to the sun, moon AMI
stars This body Of Chinese numbering twenty I've or
thirty arrived from Sydney on Wednesday last and took
up lher quarters the banks OF the the
police barracks. From the little information which
could gather from speech and signs pointed TO rude
bad drawn for them, We learned that they
route from WhAmpao to the Bendigo gold fields, via
Gandsg ana the Daring our S.s ~ Sns o. 'ae
under the operation OF bleeding 81 the hands OF
of h brethren, who appeared 70 hold the Office Of ira
yelling physician, after which be swallowed heartily
SOUP and comfortably tucked up after the
most approved celestial fashion.
II has been determined amongst the officers Of tho
agricultural Association to put the thing n mouoa and
having agreed upon body Of rules and regulations tpas
q start shsi be made BY getting up poushing mAlch
es. &c
From Green Swamp DiggDgs, we learn from Mr.. 70
bers that there are about forty dggers u work, t~o
Inn), and thai some Of them are making good wages
whilst the prospects Of remunerative employ msn' are
very encouraging few days ego, Mr. Roberts erocgnt
n Union Bank and on Wednesday he showed
ozs dwts Of gold Of . similar Character which haA
been obtained By I'VE men In two days.
Notwhstandns the reiterated assertions OF unsuccess
fu diggoIs and others who delight in undertaking tao
charsser of the Western gold fields, the continual arrva
IN town Of heavy nuggets and other large quantities. Of
gold proves hey dispute that there plenty of gold
in form another, the Ssoney Creek diggngs
town the preceding evening by Orange mail brought
the Court House 2t Of gold 70 be forwarded to
sydney per escort THIS amour together with ten ousss
share Of the proceeds arising from heabors OF himself and
ave mates during period o seven weeks. The depth 81
which this was Obtained, was from one TO dve de he
further that he knew Of very 'n.deraoe guam
THY, undertood upwards Of thousand Dances, wait
ing for the establshmen, Of an escort.
Gold purchases for seek ending, Friday, September s,
The present condition OF the Great Western road 70
bad the principal Of wonder being that teams
make their way along IT. or that the mail Continues 10
!. M una no snn,co,op ~ sn,m,I no rer benS su
10 them from their abiding places without
the misery Of unloading knee, or in soma cases, nip
Bath urst tells that he along he thres
powerful horne teams tuggng in vain ct loaded dray,
ny Sy
On thursday, the 2sh Of August public meeting was
held at the courthouse Queapbeyan, for the OF
speedy erection OF Q bridge q want sh necded)
Across the QueaDbey an river
The same paper adds The Kama Company cut
ting new slip from Of the pier in our basin This
VIII be . vry great convenience and . preventive OF
danger to the vessels that trade 70 the port Formerly,
the arrival OF second steamer ct our port the one
occupying the slip had to vacae her position 10 ao~ the
other to come else the steamer that arrived CO.
cond had main outside the basin and land her pas
and in boats 10 the great danger and risk
OF both.
quantity purchased gold delivered curing the week. st
bo4 oowts. IL grs. from the Rocky river, ct from
lis IN ,3s per ounce exclusive Of shst has been pur
son Co has purchased a ounces Roxy river god ct
It's to-. and 81 ounces ct It's per ounce We hsar Of
considerable Qusnles purchased At the diggings and
wang opportunities for tram mission.
During late land sales l2o acres on tho Chichester
river sold at 32s per acre. l2c OF land the
river ais per acre; 200 acres Of land on the Williams
We have Aoreton bay papers the .etn Of August We
extract The following from The tort<r-Four bales OF
arrived in Brisbane Thursday asst being the frst OF
this ,eon The clips on the Logan are reported 70 be
BY the late Arrival OF her Majesys ship Jcno in sid
ny from the south Sea Islands his Exceeacy the Cover
emo, General received au.nsg Of cotton Sc seed LOT
quantity to Noreton bay, 10 be Distributed by Captain
Wickf This seed has been examined by DR.. 10 lbs,
Mr. George Raj and others and has been found TO De In
ierior beet samples: small quantity Of cot
ton thar accompanied is c,Tso short and brittle aad
copfequtn ly government resident has advised
net to csiribute H. We are giat 10 hnd that Sir W.
Dsnson las taken interest In tho mater o. cotton
The Eorni Alexander Mad (cAstle mains) says:-Yes
tercay rtorexeePes, residing at the UoIbsn. called
ofce and informed thar when engagei In enktug
qu1z rect close TO the creek. and the bridge
v
be s.,sy go By Mr. Miller OF Tarrangower The quantity
OF ore sent was ~ lbs and the return has been .3h
oonces Which Mr. Miller pronounccs TO be pure silver
The Adelaide Traes, Of the 23d OF August ssys:-rhe
value al surplus produce estimated IN the best
Informal quarters Al GtOCCo This, ell IN -four, would
be equal 1t prcsent quotations. 5000 tons al fss
per get OF this before the next harvest, say
ten weeks erce We should require TO double or nearly
double our present rate Of soipment that =. ship SEQ
per week In place OF 300 or 900 tons, whc have
rarely exceeded for yome onths past
opESrrG OF THE RAILWAY TO LIVERPOOL.
tfFom the Bathurst free Press. Sept.
The rsilwsy lust mpcsed bet ~ecn PArrsrlatx and
Liverpool, being continuation Of the original hae from
~ dney v0 opened for public trahc yesterday. The
weather v0 very suspcioIs.
me tram; commenced ai six 10 the morning, aud the
las trains arrived al their desnauons at aua'isr past
ave In the evening 10 addition 10 the regular trains
express train was aid chiefly for toe convenience
Of thoec ctsous Of seeing the At Homeoush Toe
trrn, however, proceeded 70 Liverpool which lcf
amer L. addrg 10 the mmodAuon of the excursion
ista The time occupied by the express train In gong
from ParrAnaua " LIVERPOOL, without STOPPING ~ Fair
tal ,p fortnight npce, the entire distance 81 dney
was performed In 10 minutes. The rate 81 which the
trains are ofiytn, reckoning stoppagos, IL miles an
borr.
The rails The Dex lie arc OF different character
from those previously used, which known Ba,
papnt ard which on account OF requiring freq acnt
repairing, ard other have worked well
was txpected Those now adopted are the coubic laced
rails, 9TH nsh ionss
Which Ia exclusive OF rails, rolling stock. statious and
permsrepi way, materials, excepting sieepers.
TOE tovp OF liverpool the leacog tbofoughfs-e 70 the
southern districts, atei on the river George. which
ruDs into Botany Bay In the early days OF the colony
the convict hment at Liverpool snppliec by
stores conveyed in small coasung vessels curious
ercrmsisnce in connection 9Th The history OF the
deserves mention. About forty years ago government
brig, the Lady Nelson. Of eighty tons, taken the
river ~ far ~ liverpool ana Gov. hscquare surveying
the town from her deck prophesied that the Australian
Liverpool would one day rival 10 commercial importance
Der British nsmesake. The population Of the to~n Ia
about thoussLd The number OF passengers conveyed
during the day between sydney and Liverpool from
the variocs ntermedate stations 70 the latter place,
four hundred.
From the Rio Graude.
CONFIRMATION or vrDAURRfs SUCCESS.
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