The New York herald., 1868-05-11
AUSTRALIA.
Royalty. Legislative Rows and Anti
Fenian Precautions.
War. OF Color and Race at
the Antipotcs.

bIy-Ssnte of Trade-AmericaR Imports.
SYDNEY March l. 1868.
Prlp1e Alfred is getting better here than inMcl.
sourre for we have not yet got sack OF him, although
we have had him for considerable space OF time and
pue,ie morals not shocked here as they we re In
melbourne. Therefore she Prince and the Sydneyies
get on together swims1gly. Each corporation demo-
vemation and instraton has its turn OF presenting
Bibles or addresses, or making speeches show
ing OIL in some other way; the Queens with
commcndable seriousness goes through all the pro-
.Qramme and so every enc Is satisfied Since my last
letter we have had more grand balls, cricket
matches visits TO HOSPITALS, museums addresses by
the CARLOAD &C.; excursions to Paramatta, Water
100 ana Paddingtop; and siill there are some new
manifestations of loyalty snObbism TO be gone
through before the royal visitor viii be suffered 10
.dcpart in peace which win be about the middle or
end of this month, when he goes TO New Zealand,
thence to Tahiti and perhaps some other stations in
the Pacific aud by way OF Cape Horn to the West
Indies
For few days Alfred has left us time to breathe
md gather strength for the last festivities On the
2st of last month he left for Brisbane Queensland
in the Chaenger-the Galatea being docked. He
arrived there the 25th received with the rsua
addresses process,ons, &c dragged round the coun-
try and, we hear by telegraph, embarked yester-
day for this port where he is expected thesSd.
The coast Of this colony has been visited in the
of last month by succession of severe gales
From all parts reports OF shpwrecks are received
including some few vessels from foreign ports. No
American vessel is on the list. From the interior we
also hear OF disastrous hocds but these rather
common occurrence at certain seasons OF the year;
and the damage done is not great as that of last
June, although the rainfall was tremendous. The
depth OF the fail at Sydney, from nine A. NJ. OF the
18th TO nine A. NJ OF the 10th 2.73e inches, and
the next twenty-four hours 1t was. 6.1sO nches or
nearly nine inches in two days, while the annual av-
erage so fsr has been so. 90 inches.
In the principal gold mining districts operations
Are parity suspended on account of the large emigra
month about a thousand miners have gone from
this to the latter colony, and an increase In their
this exodus is general depression Of trade in tile
interior.
Trade even in she capital isvery dull; wool being
the only article 10 which business is DONE an
advance Of froma halfpennyto one penny per poxnd.
While speakingot business, l will add that, accord 4
IN 10 kilograms received yesterday from Melbourne
and Adelaide, breadstufs were very firm, wheat he
ing quoted in the former market at 7s Sd. for new
In other articles business there is frightfully dUll
The Legislative Assembly or lower House of
graceful row, which is very little in Keeping
VII with the dignity Of great people to which we
member of the opposition and the chair about
a point Of order. During tire the said member,
a Mr.. Macpherson, made some remarks about 1the
paltry hangers -on of moribund government. More
noise and confusion ensued when one of the govern
hcut HcHlicIs, IL mr Lee, crossed over 10 Macpner-
sohs seat, ana AFTER some words struck HIM in the
lace The row became general, but Macpherson was
prevented from returning the blow. While the others
Were quarreuing about who Of the two was TO be
puhisheu he passed quietly out of the chamber,
for Mr. Lee in the library On perceving his foe he
rushed at him and struck him The head. Lee
closed with him, scuilie followed, and soon both
rolled on the noor. Other honorable members came
running In and took part for either OF the combat
ants and the fstcuts promised 10 become general
when the police appeared The Attorney General
has been Instructed TO prosecute both members.
Fenanlsm appears to haunt the home government
by dav and night and makes them see ghosts. We
have proof OF this In late despatch from the Duke
OF Bucklngham, Colonial Secretary, who advises the
Governor OF TINS colony TO bring into operation the
Treason and Felony act OF ls4s As not the slightest
indication OF Fenian sympathy has ever been
observed here such counsel is rather startling and
has been received by the public In general aud the
press WIN great indignation such foolish legisa
only nave the effect Of creating instead OF suppress
In Victoria ihe government has gained signal !
VICTORY IN the last elections 10 the lower House
which have given them 9 greater majority than \
before, namely, 80 to II. The trouble between the
Executive aud fhe Council or upper House. which
ied partly 10 the removal OF tie former Governor,
out ~ "A
The French CGnsu at Melbourne. Count de Castel. |
nan, has been appointed Consul General for the Aus
tralian colonies.
In the Melbourne Argus find the following para
graph%Mr Charies B. Fisher has decided on retir-
ing from the turf His stud, Including Stockowner
undermine and other English aud colonial cracks are |
10 DE disposed OF BY lottery Of 1000 tickets at flO
The late Governor OF the colony of South Aus |
friiia Sir Dominic DAILY, died suddenly on the 10th |
Eens.
Ia Queensland nugget OF gold has been found |
winch weighed elglty-nvc pounds. IL came from |
the diggpgs the Mary river which have attracted
"a great number of adYenturers- Copper mining rs |
also yielding good esults I'm that colony. Parlia-
bill. Wv '-
The monthly summary OF the Sydney Morning |
Herald Of February 20 cohains lhe following mar. |
ket report:-Ihere Is q COED supply OF all kinds Of |
american goods and prizes present little alteration |
f,l attI
k.fosene which are l0we- The LATER ls selling here
a, ~ 3D. to 2s id for parcels and at Melbourne at Is.
Breadstuifs have advancen considerably-,ooI Cali.
@ Drhia "neat would readily bring "a. 90 IS. cd. at
scarce III u.s. 3D. Flour rabges from s.lS 10 G23 per
nn; Oais 3s. GO. 10 -. per bushel. Wool market |
1ieh'iy ao'ahced, owing to reductios in freghts.
i"e Contest Of Goor and Race mt the ANTI
podes--siave I4obor und the Slave Trade in
V"eensiand-Wky the south IsIans.ers pIur.
der Earoye cans.
From the Brisbane toueen asr,n co,-,o. To-, nc d,
ihe ioiowirg Is copy OF a petition that was
aooP'eu 10y Numerous aud respectable audience at
me close OF Mr. shorts lecture at the schoo, of As
North Brisbane, on The climate OF Queensland. That
lecture was delivered as useuA MI pplement 10 two
previous lectures having for their object to show
that Tue introduction OF caored labor into Queens.
land was IN epev bcdy iatE1ical to I've present ol
T1fue toeJdte or ue colony; aud rot only so. but
was IN It's nrst initiatory stages, with dlcuy dis.
unguishable from slavery, with which, with all It's
horrors and denominations, 1t would rss idly and in
evitably become identified. ~ may b, remarked
that the opposition to the introduction OF this Kind
of labor have not recognized the jursdct OF the
Colonial Legislature to deal with questbo Of this
Kind as 1t is which involves imperial Interests
and policy; aud have also been Influenced by the
eoslueration OF the well known circumstap, 'e that
tfOIhe OF tne members OF the Colonial Legis ature,
n sn,uulng the Premier himself, are personally .impl
.aeu as active promoters OF this trsflc In hl IMAM
az, former petition to Sir George Bowen, the
nest endeavors for the Immediate prohbion OF xthis
,e, ihgrationn falsely called, was codly l-e-
shan unsa,s NY h,s Excelency, and his reply was mei
ssa1 .,, unsatisfactory. IL therefore deemed nh