New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-15
AUSTRALIA.

We have received The Melbourne Argus 20 the 2S:h
March beirg or week later thao our previous dates.
We mske up the following summary ffom The Mel
bourne ArgVs:
period OF her history. In little tban four years
She has received within her bounds two hundred and
6fty tboussnd persoIs al OF whom are peaceaby set
lied most of them properou-ly engaged in active In
CustIy, and al of them provided for. ln that
period beside the extraction from the soil and rock OF
forty millions worth Of gold, great cities have been
built extensive tracts have been cultivated, roads
have been Termed Throughout the length and breath
of the land we have an organized system of educa-
tOn end of religious instruction, and At last we can
also boast Of constitutional government. The build
are actively engaged in erecting our Parliament
House and preparations are in progress Tor the cleo
tion by the people tteir future Legislators In fact
loOkirg abroad upon this cOuurry, everywhere is
the aspect Of peaceful, industrious civilized society
and ever where the most satisfactory II cations of
progress d development.
Abiding to the future prosperity of the colony, The
'No ole who has watched the course of events
here can fail 20 have that the chief element OF
our success hitherto has been the rapid olux Of pop
usion the abundant supply of labor AMI it is slse
evident 10 all that this element Is now wsnting-hat
there is no longer an influx OF popustiOn-tht the
vital stream har nearly ceased 10 flow. In our umble
opinion the great question of our future progress may
be sunni. up 10 One wOrd-immigration We want
lore men from England, aad without more men al
ntert sts must auguish. We want to form ways
cbaids. We want to excavae auriferous quartz. and
coal and iron asd tin We have b0unte0us resources
undeveOpeo. We have room and need for
thousands where have only tens. We repeat
that progress depends upon immigration the inn
migration Of sober, strong 70 the industrious
OF both this country is para 1ise, and we earn
estly ioye them. But oil Others should stay away"
THE GOLD.-During the present month the escorts
ard shipments apparently demonstrate most remark
able increase in the yieo ef gold IN all mining districts
To certain extent the increase is attributable to the
recent increase in price, ard may be proper to ex-
plain that the price of gold here dese1ds chilly upon
the of exchange, which again is influenced by
the proportion of Imports and exports. For consd'
cradle time about the new year, which is our great
expOrHg ason, the merchants were enabled to remi,
Ia produce ard bankers bills weIe not wanted The
bills fell below par and then there inducement
TO buy tLem in place of gold. Gold being less in de-
maId fell in price and the diggers apparently were
enabled TO hold their gold for higher prce.
Recelty the banks have raised the price of their
bills witch are now al Q y cent premium The price
OF gold hiss again risen, and the gers are real
izibg the.r accumulated stocks. At the same ii
there OF be doubt that the yield of the precious
metal has Of la'e been, positively beyond all prece-
dtnt lagc for appears that the amounts deposited
in the various Government gold Offices have not de-
creased anything ike TIE ratio of the Increase III the
amoan,e st down. The returns may, therefore, oe
tsken to indicate state of great prosperity on the
gold fe.cs Of Victoria, aud this view is supported by
the remarkable absence OF anything like complaint
<iom the miners.
A. PRECIOUS oioNks'-Ne are hapPy 10 announcc
that several specimens Of topszes, cOTundum pyrtes
ard iserene have recently been brought to the Mu-
scum OF Natural Hstory. The pyrtes contain niue
ten per cent Of go.d and the dscOverer Frenchman,
WAC Gays there are thousands Of tuns has asked
~ 900 RON Government d reward his pointing
out the loc ,lty.
A topaz OF considerable size was lately found in
reefpear the Criterion Hotel BeI oigo.
TRADE AND CohMERCG.--Sioce the date of our last
tumnlary trade has been active. At the close of the
past month, speculation appeared 10 be rising to an
undue x.ent, but this has been since checked at all
event brought more nesrlY within egitinst bounds
The arrivals have been few, and adyces from Europe
ar IN favor OF holders.