The New York herald., 1872-11-15

SYDNEY, N. 8. w.. Sept. 2S, 1872.
The magic wire which was to have formed the
connecting link between these new communities
and the older world still lies silent amid the coral
caves OF Indian SEAS Brief as were its utterances
they were taken as refutaton OF the doubts ex.
pressed that any cable made could resist abrasion
on such q surface as 1t was laid, or II broken that
1t could be recovered except by the tedious pro-
cess OF undermining from both ends to the site OF
the fracture. The sceptcs were 80 far right.
Week after week the steamer Investigator tried
vainly to raise the wire; grapne after grapnel got
fast In the coral reefs and there remained until her
stock OF them was exhausted, and the ship re-
turned to Java unsuccessful.
These colonies have decided to utilize the land
line by chartering o despatch steamer to carry
kilograms between Port Darwin to Banjowangie,
and the service is expected to commence in Oc-
t0ber.
MAIL STEAMSHIPS SERVICE.
A few months ago expressed an opinion that
Mr. Parkes, the present Premier OF this colony,
was one of the most strenuous advocates of q mail
service to England, via California. Subsequent
events have proved that have not misjudged the
man who from the mechanics work bench, raised
himself to the highest political position in the
land. He has long since seen that the exigencies
of the age demand more than single mail route
to the Old Word, and pertinaci0usy adhered to the
intention Of making Sydney the headquarters Of o
line which should connect Australia with the
United States. The richly subsidized semi-war
vessels Of the Peninsular ana Oriental service have
never had any encouragement from him, however
suitable it might have seemed to the British gov
ernment that the colonies should aid in creating
feet of merchant steamers specially designed to
be incorporated with the royal navy in case
of war. His object is rather to establish
an Australian feet, hence the very particular
specification for the vessels required on the
California mail line. They are not the class
OF ships possessed by the Peninsular and Oriental
Company, for 1t was feared that they would tender
and make the interests OF the trans-Paci1c line
subsidiary to their Indian route. But even II they
try to secure the contract they will have power
full opponents in two colonial competitors, the
most influential being the Australasian Steam Navi-
CATION Company, whose boats, under Halls con-
tract, first opened the line both via New Zealand
and via Fill the other will be almost local pro-
prietary, that is II Hall obtains the contract. Pre-
suming the latter to occur, understand that he
will leave the duties Of .&1.
THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE
to his Vice Consul, and proceed to Europe to have
suitable vessels built under his own supervision,
and will reserve portion or the cOmpany's shares
for 0ner to American capitalists. The government
Of Victoria has announced its intention to allow the
overland contract to cease as per notice given last
PTSpSss% Mr. v.I aESss @ a.v. Last
Frisco to sydney. Perhaps Senator Cameron VIII
speaks On mail subsidies s, the highway Of the
American enterprise, and it ought to have been
exhibited instead Of counting failure with such
enete specimens OF bygone naval architecture as
the Mohong0, Idaho, &c.
Mr. Woods, who styles himself
PREMIER OF FIJI,
is at present in sydney endeavorlng to make some
financial arrangements to prop up the toy mon
archy OF King Tiakambau. He would like to raise
to have bank with few thousand Australian
sovereigns In it established at Levaka. To secure
Wegny s given by the aners
Of the Declaration Of Independence, with this slight
difference. they had something to lose, he nothing.
Mark Twain's description OF Honolulu will fade into
insignidcance when narrate what / saw in Fiji
during visit intend paying that kingdom in q
SPECULATION IN MINING INVESTMENTS
Is not 30 rife as it was. Plausible prospectuses
have proved but printed lies, promised dividends
quently to suffer with the bad. Insufficient capital
and bad management are equally to blame for the
Hill are yielding golden quartz richer than ever.
The tin mines are turning out very satisfacto-
rily last months receipts being upwards OF two
sion caused in the price OF this metal, In c0nse-
quence OF increased production, Is likely to be
four companies possessing q true lode. All the
others have merely deposits Of stream tin, and
very few OF them are anything like extensive as
was at first anticipated.
Four years ago the discovery OF a deposit OF gem
sand in the Nudge district led to the formation Of
two companies to search for diamonds. Capital
was expended and diamonds found. weighing nom
an inanitesima portion OF grain to three carats.
get these stones than they were worth and both
companies became ins0lvent. Nothing more was
Wales until recently, when lucky gold digger
found stone OF twelve and half carats among
some wash dirt at Ober0n. 1t is perfect octa-
hebron fauless in color and E650 has been refused
for 1t.
BORDER CUSTOMS TARIFF.
The arrangements about the border duties, an
nounced last month to have been completed with
Victoria, were placed In abeyance by the unex-
pected action OF the government Of the latter
colony. When the treaty was submitted Mr..
Francis declined to sign, on the ground that there
were difficulties in the way which he had not FORE
seen. These were stated in detail to Mr.. Parkes,
who replied, giving the views entertained by his
Ministry, and there the matter rests sine die.
FROM THE SOUTH SEAS
learn that the action OF the English government
In the labor traffic has ntimidated the most daring
OF the slavers. Four clipper schooners building
by the end of the wear. and to their r. commanders
will be entrusted the task OF suppressing such
atrocities as were committed by the Carl and her
The United States steamer Resaca was at the Line
Islands last month and proceeded on her cruise to
the Elllce Group.
The United States steamer Narragansett, Com
mander Meade, arrived here on Saturday last from
a cruise among the South Sea Islands. Captain
Meade has been doing good service to the maritime
world by carefully ascertaiDing the true positions
OF the various islands visited He Informs me
that grave errors exist in all the charts Of the Pa
cilc supplied TO him, and purposes making
special report to the Navy Department so that the
United States hyaroQrapher may rectify them as
speedily as possible. 1
Captain Hayes armed brig Le0nora, late Water
Lily and half dozen other names, was seen, and the
piratica career or her commander would have been
cut short had the British Consul at Samoa per-
formed his duty Captain Meade found her papers
all correct, bill OF sale and sailing letter duly
under seal and signature OF the
United states Consul at Shanghae, and, as there
was no charge against Hayes except on account
Of British courts could not keep him under arrest.
Prior TO dschargng him, the Commander Of the
Narragansett sent for Mr.. williams, British Consul
depredations I'LL an English government Blue Book,
and asked II he had any formal charge TO make or
null nfYfa ltU How hafo