New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-24


| dofpse thus set up by hr. Reeves.
The discovery of the new gold dggings on Fra
zer River bas led to tie Introduction into Parli.
meLt Of BILL printed IN our Thursdsys paper, for
| the Temporary government of New.Caledonla. This
| new province, which embraces an extent of some
2OO coo tquhre miles, described in the speech OF
Sir Edward Bulwer Ly tton, the Colonial Minister,
introdu the bill 10 rather glowing coors-,olors
to which We are inclined to suspect fancy contrib
ute. quite as much Is ,tter of fact. 1t is repre-
scented hs possessing valuable fisheries, sboundng
in timber fit for maritime purposes aud well sup
pied with bitumiDous coal, not to meDton the gold.
This sold discovery, it appears was first reported
to the Colonial Office In dispatch dated April 10,
1s56, and based on a report made to the Governor
of Vancouver Island BY a clerk in the service Of
the Hudsons Bay Company at Fort Colvile on the
Upper Columbia, Subsequent accounts 10 1907
varied as to the quantity of gold obtained. but con-
filmed tie opinion 6f the richness Of the mines
especially about the junction Of the Thompson
ard Frazer Rivers, which takes place about hun.
died and fifty miles from the coast. Ia writing at
the close Of that year, the Governor excused the
small quantity Of god yet obtained 40 owing to the
wait # skll and tools the part of the Indians,
who we're as yet almost the only diggers, and who
bad er. at antipstby to allowing the Americans to
enter their couotIy. Considering the grea. inaax
of emigrsnts from California and Oregon now
taking place, collisions would be very likely -
occur. The Governor Of yancOuver's Island had
ISSUED a proclamation on the 2Sth Of December,
1857, declaring the rights Of the Crown in the
gold, prob bit!Ig body from digging without
license AID establishing the fee to be paid at ten
sbiilngs sterling Iased a day or two afer to
twenty shlllpgs. 1t is admitted, however, that the
Governor Of VaLcouyer's Island, hayiog no legal
power on the mainland, had no author y to issus
this proc'aualioD aud hence the greater necessity
for Legislation in the premises. TIE bill enpo5ers
the Crown 10 make laws for the colony for the
period of Eve years BY orders in Council. with
tie idea that by the end of that Pc
riod the colopy may be in condition
TO be invested with the power of local self-goyern
nent. Narcouver's Island, which has alresdy
lecal Legislature. it is proposed, at least for the
present, to continue as 8 separate colony-though
the bill vests in the Crown the power of uniting
Il EN- .hould it be judged best. This island is
referred to as destined to become the great naval
British station on the Pacific Coast OF America and
to compete with California for the traffic of China,
the Indian Archipelago ard Australia. There is,
however, nothing in the bill to prevent the Gov
er1 or Of Vancouyers Island from being appointed
ALEC Governor of New. Caledonia, should that be
thought the best arrangement for preserving peace
between the Indians and the gold dggers, the first
aid most pressing object in the administration
of this new colony. 1t is not the irtsn6on of the
Government to renew, either as to Nancouyer's
Island or this new colony, the monopoly of trade
now possessed by the HudsoR's Bsy Company, and
which expires in May of the next yesr
Mr. Roebuck thought merely to establish Gov
eminent would rot meet the e1igcn,es Of the
ease. With such apopulatiOn as New Caledonia
was likely to have, Governor, without an armed
fo,ce, would have no power TO MAINTAIN his author
i.y or to preserve the peace. With population Of
this sort. a militia, if it were created, would be
more likely to employ its arms against law than ia
sutpolt of it. To the bill as introduced by ths
Government, however, no opposition was made;
ard it may be coIjectured from what dropped in
tie debate that lie lnlcLsOu Is W aPpV.ut SuI.
Deus ass, who is, q. the same time, chef factor Of
the Hud.on's Boy Company and Governor Of Van.
couyers Island, the Governor also Of this new
colony.
Sir Edward Bu'wer Lytton met toned in his
sreech that Mr. GUARD hsd already m,ie prcpo-
sails fer lie Of steam veisss for letters goods aid
passengers. to communicate between Liverpool and
New Caedonis, Wis PaDama, in thirty five dsys.
He sl,o expressed bis faith that within the hfstns
| of many of bis hearers, the Atlantic and Pacific
weuld be uI tied by lire Of railroad. 4: the same
time. he admitted that the value of the gold Dig
srgs Was yet question to be settled. CaLflrnia,
within eight months after the discovery Of her gOll,
hsd supplied hundred and fEty thousand ounces.
Tie whole amount yet Obtained from New.Cse-
doria dio not exc led thousand ounces. The very
last dispatches of Gov. Douglass express bis ap.
preher slor Of what might happen should tie dig
grts prove unremunerati7e, and the uiuen be
reduced to d,tie,s 'or provisions; and Sir Edward
Bulwer l. t.on admitted that II wss a terr:bl, pic