Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-01-08
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Il sas-ia.lf-t NhCtVhhusj ..t
Theipresent condition nf this Ausrsiian
rolnns Is thus Sc, fonh in The New York
Tribune Of the 7lh inst: So y
"Affsirs in the once blooming Blush Col.
ony Of Victoria, In, Aus,ralia, appear 10 be In
a bad way jus, a, present. Bu, some few
years since IL was surrounded with agoldeh
halo ,ha, drew 10 II muli,udes from every
land. A certain order rsig 'ed, ann sa,isfac.
lion appeared 10 be general II no, o0iversal.
Bui Victoria has now put on ano,het air and
wears anoIher look. Ma ,hai The yield of
gold ha, diminished or ,ha, less prcfiris De.
rived from the culture OF wool and corn than
before, Trade, on The c,n,rsry. il rerre.
sen.cd as sufficiently successful. considering
tho, Il is suferiLg from the reaction always 8
consequent On overdonc murke,s. The dis.
order an6 discon,en, which now prevail have
aiisen from ibe lnonsirous misgovorDmeni
and mlsmanagemeni Of jls rulers. m,RopO.
liiian and colonial. The record Uf The wild.
es. dreams Of The old Venetian merchants,
oi the visionary specula'ions Of broken Bra.
Fhh houses cannM present . tale OF m"sc ex.
cessiyc exirsvagahc1 and reckless disregard
Of Consequences than that rresen,sd BY the
account Of eovernmen, exp mdi.ure In ,ha,
cuiony for the present yeur. llappears iD.nI,
with a deficiency Of e. ,es5 800 sserling ia
ihe year 1854. the expenditure for ihis wear
is estimated at no less Than f4,80ta93
Nov the population or this hnppy Viewria
10, al q generous estimate, bu, $50 900 souls,
aud this expenditure would iu,po,e Oh every
mauin the Colony n TAX Of fI0s Ofiae
whole sum e $50 ,S35is for % few roeds.
docks, quays. and gres. many barracks,
asveFumenVh houses, stuTeSand suiafIes.s We
are ,old ,ha, as tho old bird sings the young
one chips, bu, Greai Bri,ain, even in i,s
mos, royal moods. when h minislered 10 the
lus, and luxuries Of Chafles or George,
mover approached in exravneance her Aus,
italian banLing. In a. Melbourne paper,
The AGE. the i,ems are sci forth in de,ail
and are admii,ed by The Government, organs
rs correct. No less . sum than El9,000
per anhum. js allowed as salary 10 ihe di.
rector Of public works; 10 The colonial euei-
neeF, f2l .499; TO the road board Eel. 336
TO military messrooms and qUSs.ers Els 8,O0O
and so fotlh. A perlee. Inadness mus, have
seized on goveInment which would con
csivs such mons,rous outlay, and we ca,
hardly wonder q, the disloyti mGrniurs o
tho tiegers Tho iaxes which, are imposed
fnr such purposes on e,helr Ect nses, ,hei
food, aLd their employment. Fancy iht
military, numbering, we think. about on,
thousand strong. costing fl42,Oe5, besides
quarters. barracks, and 81 lon5. while hi
expense m,he small ptuy sessions judiciary
ia f46 35a, and this lur a population les
than one..hird that 0l lhe STATE Of Massachu
sc,,s, which. performing oil The functions o
S,a,e with an excellence and digni.y whici
mak,s ia constant r, f,rspcs ss mode
Of perfeci goyeEnmenI even 10 The BriIiSl
House OF Commons. levied in 1853. az il
iolsl income comp,isip. loars 10 railway,
and canals. but f5O0 O0Os Of jus, one.niniI
Of the expenditure Of Velo'ia, lfshrri b.
left in the worI1 one who who sill believe
lin this charming B ilish Colonisl principle
,ha, one country can Hsnsac, anMher's bu
sin,ss better than i.self. We would ask n,
mora cerisia disenchanlmsn, than is afforded
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