The Sun. — 1839-10-21 (London, England)

IAI, N N'T  CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.  LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY.—The demand for Cotton to-day has been to a moderate extent—sales 3,000 bags, at yesterday's quotations.  We have received S.,uth Australian papers to the 1 Ith of June, which state that in cm,sequenc, of the d diy increasing ferocity of the blacks, a public meeting was held in Adelaide, on the Bth ult., for the purpose of taking into consideration the present relations of the Colonists with the Aborigines, with. a view to adopt measures calculated to afford that p.otection to all classes of the community to which they are entitled, alai to determine on such means as shall restore the friendly intercourse between the nativts and colonists. By a resolution adopted at the meeting tt wa: imputed to the Protector of the Aborigines that the theffieieney exhibited by hint in his office, and the almost total neg• leet of the official instructions under which the head of that department was appointed, had manly led to the latt!outrages.  We le:irn from iett,rs have been from Hunter's River, till, i- work of murder stni piogri•sses in mat part of the couutry.  is reported that one of the coustebles i asp breit shot.  The Australian papers of the 13th June contain his Excellency the Governor's speech on the opening of the Col Parliament, which is of a very great length. It begins by congratulating the Legislative Council on the improved prospect of the termination of the calamitous drought under which the colony waslibourmg ; the abundant rains which had fallen in mo t parts had r, vived the hopes nt the colonists. He informs them that he has received despatches from the Secretary of State, announcing the intention of her Majesty's Government to appoint an officer who will be vested with powers, and will assume the character of British Consul at New Zealand. He proposes to revive the Committee which sat during the last year for effecting an alteration in the insolvent laws of the colony, and for the abolition of imprisonment ; and another on the police establishment, which are found to be inefficient. Recommends a Board of Education on the plan of the British and Foreign School Society. That the rates of the Government contracts were high. He further adds, that the revenue of the colony continued to improve. That he saw no reason to doubt that the colonial finances would become embarrassed, or that the whole proceeds of the sale of Crown lands might be devoted to emigration. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND CORN MARKET -" The mil lers' quotations for wheat this week are those of the last—from 10s. to 14s. , but we hear of as high as 15s. being offered and refused, and 381. per ton for first quality flour. The population of Sydney and Panematta is about 60,000, which, at the very low estimate of 111 h. of wheat per head, gives a consumption cf 7,000 bushels per week ; add to this the demand of places dependent upon Sydney a similar quantity, therefore the weekly consumption is at least 14,000 bushels.'  The Hamburg mail has arrived of the IBth October' bringing the exchange on London, 13 3 ; Gold, 431' halt-schilling lower ; Metalliques, 105,i; Bank Shares' 1,511.  The Tagus steamer has arrived at Falmouth with mails from Malta of Oct_ 3, Gibraltar Oct. 10, Cadiz Oct. 11, Lisbon Oct. 14, Corfu Sept. 27, and Vigo Oct. 16.  By the private accounts received by the Lisbon mail this morning it appears that the Ministers are to have a meeting with several Members of the late Cortes on Tuesday afternoon, to hear their opinions on the demand made by tho Bitish Government for the payment of about 300,000/., due by the Portuguese nation for extraordinary expenses incurred by General Cl.nton', corps, as well as on the plan of Barren, said to be submitted by Baron de Lagos, of London, regarding the Portuguese foreign debt, that the whole be converted into a domestic or internal debt by giving Sa4 for a 6 per cent. Stock in exchange for every 100 of the 5 per cent. Bonds, and 50 of said 6 per cent. for every 100 of the 3 per cent., to be paid at present, until the Portuguese Treasury shall be more abuldantly provided with money. It is intended to convert the other half dividend into a deferred stock, the revenue arising from the tobacco contract, about 290,0001. per annum, to be exclusively applied to thipurpose from the Ist of January next. We may call this scheme building castles in the air. Tue old story is again revived—no money in the Treasury.