The Sun. — 1846-09-30 (London, England)

ADDITIONAL FACTS.  We lately performed the pleasing duty of announcing the discovery of native gold, in a state of great purity, in the North Montacute Mine of the Victoria Mining Company. All the particulars we then stated are abundantly confirmed; and one effect of the discovery has been to cause a very great rise in the disposable value of the shares in the association with which it is identified. There are some holders disinclined to sell at any price offered them ; but among. those of " the bird-in-hand" gentlemen who have thought proper to realise, one has sold shares which cost him M. at the handsome advance of nine hundred per cent., thus clearing a net sum of 5401. by the transfer. The ore, or rather the auriferous gossan brought into town, is undergoing the process of separation preparatory to some further careful assays; but in the meantime Dr. Davy has made trials upon a more extended scale then heretofore, and obtained pure gold at the rate of 810 z. per cwt. of yossan. The precautionary measures at the mine are understood to be nearly completed, and the authorised intelligence relating to the prospective value of the mine is of the most favourable kind.  The directors have thought proper to issue 100 new shares, at par, amongst the holders of the original 500 shares ; but this issue has had no visible effect upon the market value.  Notwithstanding the excitement produced by the gold mine, the Burra Burra mines and the Association's shares still maintain their high repute and upward tendency, shares having been sold by private contract, as well as at public auction at 33/. and upwards per share. being 560 per cent. or more advance upon the original cost. —lbid.  Intelligence was received yesterday in Sydney from the Bellinger River, dated the 17th instant, stating that Daniel Devlin, his, wife, and Dennis Cleyne, all living on John Robertson's cedar cutting station, had been inhumanly murdered by the blacks. The same letter also states that a civilised black, who had been living for a considerable time with Commissioner Massey, has been decoyed away and murdered by the Maitland tribe on the M`Leay River. The white population of these districts are said to be out in pursuit of the savages. The particulars may be expected in Sydney in a few days. Mrs. Devlin has left a child nine months old. Her parents reside at the Five Islands.—Sydney Morning Herald, March 30. A number of coolies were lately landed in Sydney, brought down from India in the Orwell, under indenture to Mr. Towns, Mr. Wentworth, and Mr. Campbell, of Bligh-street, as " menial servants." Some few of them suffered from the voyage, but the great majority appeared to be in good condition. Amongst them were some women and a number of piccaninies, who seemed healthy enough. They are to receive at the rate of five rupees per month, and a weekly ration of 'Abs. rice, Qlbs. dholl, alb. onions, till salt, 141 b. oil, and a suit of warm clothing each year. Besides this the parties to whom they are indented engaged to find a free passage to this colony, and to put on board for each of the coolies " a brass pot, a brass plate, blanket, cup, and dhooty, and jacket." Further, the parties to whom they are indented. are bound to provide a return passage in five years from the date of their arrival. This importation of human flesh has excited a good deal of discussion by the colonial press, the indentures being looked upon as a mere evasion of the crime of slaving.