Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-15

The Melbourne Expedition and the
 Connecticut Commission.
 Australia, though so distant, is yet neigh bor, and is spot on the planet with which the United States has considerable business dealings Great Britain now ships something else beside convicts there, as the figures show, and Connecticut sends quite Ia pile of goods' there every year. New Haven carriages go there. We saw some yesterday being boxed up to go there. Many New Haven clocks go there and various other manufactures from that 'leetle yellow spot on the map" called Connecticut get to that region. It is grow ing country, where even Micawbers develop into influential moneyed men, and which raises something else than boomerangs and kanearoos This the Gradgrinds, who con- pile the statistics, tell us in figures which do not lie, and are therefore an illustration of the homely old adage that honesty is the best pol icy. Policy is failing with many in New Haven,-ono kind of policy, at least, as many anxious faces daily attest. The object In view is to state that q meeting of the commis- sioners who are to look after the interests Of Connecticut at the international exposition, which takes place nt Melbourne, Australia, this year, beginning in October, was held in the New Haven House recently. The com missioners are Governor Andrews, pres ident; John T. Rockwell, Winsted William Faxon, Hartford; Charles Durand, Ansonia John E. Earle, New Haven Thom- as R. Pickering, Portland. At the last session of the Legislature the commission was con tinued and the balance remaining of the fund for the Paris exposition was appropriated for the Melbourne exposition, together with $500. Mr. Pickering was the agent of Connecticut at Paris and is now the Government agent for tho Australian exhibition, with headquarters in the postofdce building, New York Mir. Earle and MT. Durand were appointed e special committee with authority to do whatever was best in behalf of Connecticut interests. A number of ap- plications have been received from manufac- ture1s The board propose to assist them to such an extent that the installation and care of articles will be undertaken without nacessi- tatipg the sending of agents by exhibitors. It is thought best to send the Connecticut ex- hibits at one shipment so as to save half the freight. Goods ought to bo sent in June Application can be made to Mir. Earle for iu- formation.
 To the circular issued by tho United States agent the following is added to show the inn- portapce of the exposition "A few statls- tics may serve to show the importance of the trade of Australia. In the year 1876, the latest date for which the full returns are available, the commerce of Australia amount ed to total of $462, ,95o, GOO, the imports of Victoria, the colony of which Melbourne is the capital, being S78, ,52o, ,ooo, and the ex- ports $70 970, ,0Oo. In the same year Austra- lia took British manufactures and products to the value of $92, ,O72 500. The United States during the same period hays sent but ST. 900, ,0G0 worth of her products and manufac- tures. Melbourne is readily accessible from all the settled districts of Australia, and there is constant steam communication from New Zealand, Tasmania, and the islands of the South Seas. Manufacturers and others will therefore see the importance of the opportu- nity offered by the forthcoming exhibition at Melbourne, for presenting their varied pro- auctions to the people of Australia.