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Satttbday , August 7 . TZvvrS arrived yesterday by the Stebonheath from v fc Phillip direct , about a fortnight later than those IZ received vU Sydney , namely , to . the 22 nd April . Tf onnears that the production at the mines was steaa-Z increasing and was now estimated at . 100 , 000 * . r week , or at the rate of more than 5 , 000 , 000 * . per P m for this colony alone . The present vessel has broTMfht about 60 , 000 ounces , valued at 230 , 000 * . ; and the V anguard , which sailed a few days previously , but which has not yet arrived , took 17 , 490 ounces , or nearly 70 , 000 * . worth . The quotation was 60 * . to 61 * . oer ounce . Great complaints continued to be made of the prevalence of crime , owing to the influx of convicts from Van Diemen ' s Land , many of whom were among the most successful people at the mines . Rain had begun to fall at Mount Alexander , but not so as to increase the facilities for working , and in the other districts it was still delayed .
The statement of the public revenue of the colony for the quarter had just been issued , and had created both satisfaction and surprise , the increase being 35 , 592 * ., a sum nearly equal to the whole public revenue of the corresponding quarter of last year . Much of this arose from the duties on spirits , tobacco , and foreign goods . In the territorial revenue , likewise , there was an extraordinary augmentation . For the corresponding quarter of 1851 the total of that revenue was 9 , 138 * ., and now it was 156 , 827 * ., the chief items of increase being the land sales , which amounted to 95 , 248 * . ; the gokUicenses , " ' which produced 48 , 597 * . ; and the gold escort , which produced 4 , 489 * . The rate for bills on England was about 8 \ to 10 per cent , discount . Subjoined is a letter giving some clear details of the general state of affairs : —
" Melbourne , April 14 . " In my last letter I intimated my intention of visiting the gold fields in company with Mr . , which we have accomplished , making the detour by Mount Alexander , and coming down by Ballarat on Geelong . The distance from Melbourne to the commissioner ' s tents at Forest Creek , which is at present the centre of the diggings , is 75 miles ; but Bendigo Creek , some 16 or 20 miles further on , which is a more recent discovery , promises to be even still more productive and extensive . The total population at the diggings is estimated by the Chief Commissioner at about 35 , 000 , but a considerable portion is migratory , and not half that number of licenses are issued .
" The present weekly produce cannot be under 30 , 000 ounces , or about 100 , 000 ? . in value , as the Government escort alone now brings down , about 20 , 000 OUnCCS , indepcndcnt of the large quantity conveyed privately . " From the Post-office to the rivefHLoddon , a distance of six or seven miles , the bed and slopes of Forest Creek present the appearance of being covered with a series of gigantic molehills , interspersed with miserable small tents of every description , tho occupants of which have a very squalid , unhealthy appearanco , from exposure , privation , and dust , sore eyes being universally prevalent . " Tho roads now are very bad , tho cost of carriage from Melbourne being from 22 Z . to 2 nl . a ton , but most peoplo arc of opinion that when tho rain falls , in about a month , they will bo all but impassable , and serious apprehensions are entertained of u scarcity of food during tho winter
months , " Tho gold is found both in deposit and in tho matrix , a quartz vein having been struck at about 20 or 30 feet bolow tho surface , and traced for somo distance , which is worked successfully with no other tools or machinery than pickaxe , hammer , and tin dish . It has also been found in deposit in various strata of alluvial earth , clay , arid gravel , and even below the trap-rock , leaving littlo room to doubt that tho supply is not likely to bo soon exhausted , while the Mitta-Mitta fields , near tho boundary of the colony , on the Murray , aro still all but untried . Neither skill nor capital have yet been employed , and tho result hitherto attained has boon by tho rudest and simplest moans . Most le
" How long this is to lost is tho question . peop neetri to think that it will bo a length of time before tho riches of tho nurfaco aro exhausted ; and if ho , it is certain < hut the ordinary occupations of life will bo neglected , and Mint the prcsont scarcity of labour will continuo to bo experienced . I , however , cannot help inclining to tho opinion that thoso gold fields , liko others that have proceded them , will gradually become- loss productive , and only yield their treasures to enterprise , mull and capital . Untif this happons the relations of life will never bo reestablished hero ; and tho sooner this takes place tho better for the colony . There aro a few thousand men at work at ¦ Hnllurat , but this is now quito a secondary Hold , both in extent , and richness .
I ho peoplo at . tho diggings aro on tho whole very well hehuved , but Mum ia in no small degree attributable to the meiiHures taken to prevent tho inordinate use of spirits — for scenes of oxcess and riot are of daily occurrence in Melbourne and Goolong , and crime is very prevalent—the organization of tho police force being quite inadoquato for » ' ¦» Huppronsion . The robbery of the Nelson , in harbour , is he niont daring act that lias yet been committed , though canes of less importunco against both perHon and property are very frequent ; but on the whole , considering tho mot" \ y nature of Mm population and the imperfect moans of control , the Hinallness of tho amount of crime ia perhaps rather to bo wondered at . "
A telegraphic despatch . from the Hague , dated the 4 th inst ., announces the rejection by the States-General of the treaty with France . We learn from Cronstadt that the Emperor reached that city in excellent health and spirits on the afternoon of the 27 th of July . The Democrazia of Tesino says : — " Our illustrious sculptor Vela was brought back on the 26 th to our
canton , under escort of the Lombardo-Venetian police , for having refused to be a member of the Academy of Fine Arts with General Stranoldo and other Austrian generals . Orders had been given to him to quit Lombardy in two hours . He solicited a delay of four months to put his affairs in order , but he received a letter from Venice telling him that he must expedite his departure . It is Field-Marshal Radetzki who , while at Milan , adopted this severe measure against M . Vela .
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The Roman Catholic Primacy have again gone through the form of nominating one of their body to fill the office of Primate and Archbishop , vacated by the translation of Dr . Cullen to the metropolitan chair , with the brevet rank of Apostolic Delegate in Ireland to the Court of Rome . There were three candidates for the appointment , two of whom ( Drs . Dixon and Kieran ) had been chosen on the former occasion as dignissimus and dignior , the third being Dr . M'Nally , " Bishop" of Clogher , a prelate who until lately had belonged to the now forgotten class of " moderates , " almost the last of whom was personified by the lamented
Archbishop Murray . Dr . Cullen presided in his capacity of administrator at the meeting of the clergy , and having celebrated the solemn High Mass of the Holy Ghost , " his Grace" delivered a sermon , after which the election of his successor to the Primacy of all Ireland was proceeded with in the cathedral . The ceremonial having been concluded , a scrutiny of the votes was entered into , which gave the following results : — Dignissimus—The Very Rev . Dr . Dixon . . 21 Dignior—The Very Rev . Dr . Kieran ... 19 Dignus—The Very Rev . Dr . M'Nally , Bishop of Clogher . 7 Dr . Dixon holds one of the Professorships in the Royal College of Maynooth .
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A curious trial began on Thursday , and was continued yesterday , still remaining unfinished . A girl about fifteen years old has brought a charge against the superior of the Warwbod nunnery of ill-treatment , resulting in the loss of an eye . The charge is met by point blank denial . How it will end remains to be seen . Yesterday , after another long examination , Tripe and Montague were committed for trial by Sir R . W . Garden . In continuation of the series of demonstrations which have been held during the present week to celebrate tho anniversary of the London Temperance League , the annual meeting and conference of its members were held at ten o ' clock yesterday morning , in tho Lower Room of Exeter
Hall . The proceedings occupied the greater portion or the day , and the meeting was exceedingly well attended . Mr . James Silk Buckingham , president , took tho chair ; and after briefly opening the meeting by stating the objects for which they had been called together , called upon Mr . Prebble , honorary secretary , to read tho report , which stated , that during tho year , tho committeo had issued 30 , 000 tracts and appeals , tho expense far which had been 1001 . per month . Tho report further stated , that tho committeo had in contemplation tho erecting of a Temwould cost about
poranco Palaco in tho Strand , which 150 , 0002 ., and that , in their opinion , it would produce a good dividend . Tho financial position of tho league showed that tho receipts for tho year ending August 3 had boon 807 ^ . 6 s ., which included a sum of 4 , 701 . His . Gd . in hand at tho commencement of tho year , and tho expenditure amounted to 11007 . 8 s ., leaving 2001 . . 3 * . duo to tho treasurer , which sum , it is anticipated , will bo defrayed by tho profits of tho two days' fetes at tho Surrey Zoological Gardens . Tho report woa Mum unanimously agreed to , officers were appointed for Mio year ensuing , and a vote of thanks was passed to tho chairman .
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OXFORD UNIVISUSITY ELECTION . ( From tho Guardian . ) The following statistics for tho lafco election for tho University of Oxford will interest our readers . Taking into account tho fact that scores of Mr . Gladstone ' s friends voted for Sir- R . Inglis , solely because they were asked to do ho by Mr . Gladstone ' s commit too , wo shall not bo wrong in inferring , from tho unusual mnnl ) or of single votes given after all to Mr . Gladstones , and from the consequent position of Sir ll .. Inglis on tho poll ( contrasted m it is ia so marked a way with the result of tho election in 184 , 7 ) , that tho member who retains his seat by prescription is not Mr . Gladstone , but Sir Robert lnglis . Another attempt such as that recently made would pz-obably insuo in u result very contrary to that intended by its promoters , and bring tho votes of the University members into harmony by ejecting Sir Kobort . The probability of such a result is considerably strengthened by tho fact , thufc of tho members of Convocation who have become such since 184 . 7 , considerably moro thun two-thirds unpuur
to have supported Mr . Gladstone , and a large fraction of the remaining third to have been neutral . It may be added , also , that Mr . Gladstone ' s supporters appear to have been as numerous among the clerical as among the lay members of Convocation : — , g B . " r- "" - Totei - Illis j — ~~~~~ . 7 , 5 'I -2 College . fgjf g - | | | | ^ || |? | | § & 3 & $ &i I 1 Sji ' fs ; I I _ lcL University 18 23 0 17 l ! 4 6 41 39 29 10 0 Balliol 41 31 2 27 0 14 12 74 82 ; 43 39 0 Merton 21 13 0 13 8 , 3 5 34 37 26 11 0 Exeter 64 29 1 48 4 19 8 94 131 41 90 0 Oriel ... 50 26 2 33 3 12 8 78 95 37 58 0 Queen's 29 41 1 25 3 5 3 71 59 ; 47 12 0 Sew " 17 27 5 4 2 6 ; 11 49 27 | 40 0 13 Lincoln . " . " .. !; . ' 16 32 1 17 1 3 5 49 36 ! 38 0 2 All Souls 24 11 0 10 0 . 9 1 35 43 12 31 0 Magdalen 21 30 4 19 l ! 10 7 65 50 38 12 0 Brasenose 50 63 1 33 7 \ 13 ; 15 114 96 85 11 0 Corpus Christi 14 22 2 15 4 4 4 38 33 30 3 0 Christ Church OS 68 9 42 5 30 21 185 180 94 86 0 Trinitv . 25 46 1 26 0 8 j 7 72 59 53 6 O St . John's 31 44 2 34 3 4 11 77 69 , 58 11 0 Jesus 12 19 0 8 2 7 ! 8 31 27 29 0 2 Wadham 20 41 2 23 2 9 12 63 52 55 0 3 Pembroke " .. ;; 17 20 0 18 4 3 j 3 37 38 ; 27 11 0 Worcester ... 25 46 0 25 2 6 14 71 56 , 62 0 6 St . Mary Hall 9 6 0 8 0 0 2 15 17 j 8 9 0 MagdalenHall 18 31 0 20 3 3 8 | 49 4142 0 1 New Inn Hall . 3 0 0200 0 ! 3 5 j 0 5 0 St . Alban Hall 1 3 0 0 0 11 4 2 4 0 2 St . EdmundHl . 4 26 0 , 3 j 5 0 2 | 30 , 7 j 33 0 J 6 _ Total 638 698 ~ 33 470 ' 60173173 13691281931 50 ' 55 Total number of votes polled , 1 , 899 : being an increase of over those polled in 1847 . Known pairs 173 = 346 X 1899 = 214-5 . the constituency numbers at present about 3400 . Majority for Inglis over Gladstone , omitting the pairs , 261 . Majority for Gladstone over Marsham , 350 .
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COUNT B'OESAY . ( From the Globe . ) That Count D'Orsay was born at Paris precisely at the opening of the present century , would appear from the fact of Lord Byron ' s expressing his astonishment at the precocity exhibited in a certain MS . diary , from tho Count ' s pen , perused by his lordship at Genoa ( April 5 , 1823 ) : " The most singular thing is , how he should have penetrated , not the fact , but the mystery of English ennui at 22 . I was about the same age when I made the same discovery , in almost precisely the same circles . " the
In his 20 th year he had already relinquished gaieties of London and entered the French service ; for it was while quartered at Valence , on the Rhone , November 15 , 1822 , that an occurrence took place which changed his whole destiny . The reader of Lady Blessington ' s " Idler in Italy , " wiil look in vain for any notice of her first casual rencontre with Lieutenant D'Oraay at Valonce , though she does remark that singular coincidence , " Napoleon , when lieutenant , was quartered in this town . " The regimental mess happened to be established in the hotel where Lord Blessington alighted on his way to Italy , down the Rhone , and a chance acquaintanceship having ripened into intimacy , at his lordship ' s invitation the count joined them in their trip southwards . Tho regiment was just then under orders to march with tho Due d'Angoulemo across tho Pyrenees , and tho young French officer had to expect tho sarcasms of tho uninitiated as to his motives for quitting
tho service at that particular juncture . The arrival of tlus strangely constituted travelling party at Genoa is thus chronicled b y Byron : —Milord ¦ ' Blessington and epottso , travelling with a very handsome companion in tho shape of a French Count , who has all the nir of a Cupidon dechainc , and one of the few ideal specimens I have seen of a Frenchman before the revolution . " Concerning tho I £ nrl of Blessington , his individuality may bo well conjectured , but we are not left to our own surmises as to tho sort of man lie must have been . Byron adds : — " Mountjoy ( for the Gardiners are the lineal race of tho famous Irinh viceroy of that ilk ) seems very good-natured , but is much tamed since 1 recollect him in all tho glory of gems and snuff-boxes , and uniforms and theatricals , sitting
to Strolling , tho painter , to be depicted as one of the heroes of Agincourt . It was finally arranged that . D'Orsay was to be a fixture in tho family , by becoming the husband of the Hon . Harriet Gardinor , his lordship ' s daughter by his first wife . This young and beautiful person was summoned accordingly from school , and forthwith married to the Count at Genoa , in obodionco to her father ' s mandate . The tale of Ij > liigenia is sometimes combined in modern life with other not loss painful narratives of classic destiny . Lord llloN . singt . on died at Paris in 1827 , and the title became extinct .. Ilia Countess became a star in the literary firmament of Kngland , and Count . "D'Orsay resumed in London the career of arbiter
sportsman , exquisite , artist , and general vuxjan tiaruni , as / ill tho world knows . Ho spent his last years in erecting , on a green eminence in the village of Cluunbouroy , beyond St .. Germain-on-layo , where the rustic churchyard joins I ho estate of the Grummont family , a marble pyramid . In tho mi |» iil « liral chamber fioro is n stone sarcoplidtfiiM on oillior hi < 1 <> , each surmounted by a white marble taMet ; that to the left incloses the remains of Lady UI . HNii . gton ; that (<> tin . right was " untemmted" at tho lime when Imibella ltomer described tho mausoleum in ll <» dl «'« Miscellany , May 1 , 1 H 5 O Hinco then tho fair hand thai wrote tho account <> t that tomb is itself cold in Ihe grave , and tho " tenant is now forthcoming for Jiis aolf-appointed homo . " Intplora pace . "
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Avgvs * 7 , 1852 . ] THE LEADER . 753
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 7, 1852, page 753, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1946/page/13/
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