The Sun. — 1852-11-25 (London, England)

THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD FIELDS.  The accounts from the Australian gold fields up to the end of August last contain news of the most exciting nature. Mount Alexander sent down 22,402 ounces t. Geelong in the last week of July, and in that week Ballarat sent 1,572 ounces. On the 3d of August the Mount Alexander escort had 18,145 ounces ; and on Monday and Thursday following the amounts transmitted were 71,145 and 18,174 ounces, making a total of 107,354 ounces in the first seven days of August, and from one locality ! The amount transmitted from Ballarat, in the same space of time was 2,066 ounces, and Dight's escort brought 34,676 ounces, so that a grand total of 144,207, representing about 432,6211., The total received within seven days at Geelong. nr,,,:v9('`A amount transmitted up to the 14th of August _ was and by Dight's ounces from Ballarat, Mount Alexander, escort. On the 19th of August Ball while 1,000 bourne 1,000 ounces, and 3,848 to Geelong,f means of ounces were left behind for want 805 ~tent to Melounces came from conveyance. On the 21st of August 36, B3,llarat and by Dight's. OnAlexander sent 842 ounces. 3t6h9e 25th of August Ballarat sent 4,167, and Mounttt rt if it could get horses, was Ballarat ; and the next escort, At that date a large quantity of gold was left behind at above 10,000 ounces. ' On a expected to bring diggings yielded in the month of August about mark, the Vic 246,000 ounces of gold. rough calculation, is rather under than over the The papersbefore us contain a very interesting document, current of labour, published by a Mr. ice Fitchett, ofpr the Victoria Registry-office. Of course, prices are bon,c6 fide ones, because Mr. Fitchett is the prepared to engage servants at the amount he mentions. 181arried couples, as house servants for country hotels, &c., can have engagements at 651. to 701. per annum, with rations ; shepherds, 38/. ; hutkeepers, 301. ; bullock drivers, 501., or by the week 11. 10s., and on the roads from 31. to U. ; farm servants, 501. per annum, and 11. 10s. by the week; bush carpenters, 21. per week; cooks for inns, 1/. 10s. to 21. per week ; general servants, 401.. per annum, all including rations. i. Maidservants can have engagements at 241. to 301. , housemaids at 231., nursemaids 181., cooks and laundresses, 241., including rations.  SUICIDE FROM s inquest was. EAR OF _TARITATION.-41.71 inquest was, held by Mr. Herford, coroner for the. borough of Manchester, on Tuesday, on view of the,body of John Heywood, a carter, aged 63, who drowned himself on Monday morning. The old man had seen better days, but was now reduced to receive parish relief, and for the last two years he had been accustomed to sleep on the long settle in a beer-house kitchen. This shelter, however,' was to be taken from him, for the landlord was about to leave the house, and he had no other place to go to ; he was, moreover, of such drunken habits that his weekly pay of is. 6d. from the union hadbeen stopped by the relieving officer, who refused to give the ratepayers money, to' a man whom he had himself seen drunk three times within a week. He gave him a note for the workhouse, but Heywood declared that he would not use it, he would starve first ; and when his pay was stopped, he said that if he had sixpence he would take some laudamim, and be humbugged no longer. He was found in a ttib of water quite dead, his head and arms in the water, and his legs nearly touching the ground, so that his suicide was most determined. The jury returned a verdict of "Drowned himself in a fit of temporary insanity."