THE Otago Daily Times "invaniam vian aut fariam"

Otago Daily Times, Issue 214, 27 August 1862, Page 4

THE Otago Daily Times "invaniam vian aut fariam"

>i .*, !/•:;. v»'K«>;-;}-m>ay, a\>ctV.+ : .tr ~.;•„-- --[iii: i.i-'i.ry oi't'i.' la t l'-\v d.ivs is *-*.:uiSar t,» 1.. t w'r.'.t v»iiu;ii many of the early residentil' Victorii are acjua-nteJ. It h one a: lit u- k , irrepreinibie, iu:reasiii^ ex:i:e.a;a:, iudi a* only the gurgeoui visioiil? that the go!.: i..j;c[ l>vi.«^to i.idulg;; in couM create tins ii,:.'.-:,. M'.n wh-> are i:i th- list dc;;\ "i i':t\ii 1 » beir the hanlsljip; of the rsri;],';;::;". \\'!:-'> are quite tuiacuu-'uuteu wif'i mining ai: ] Tu-qual to its aruuoiiH lub >r, are tljrowing up ,r mJ •»itiuli«>-,)<» ani ru<!)iu>j oil' with •k- jtf, t«. ice of preparation. The bo its tU-.n >t.i\e Diirte.Ha lor Witikouaiti—the favoriur.» Hl -.»rc ernnj'.ncd to the wntcr'n eJ;^c% suiii •mli. we under»uri(l, i% the eagerness ol' tin; ,n-^-i^.-rn th-»t, although tliey anive at th;; to'\ jjtliip f,;sly late iv the day, they at on;v 'riaul ■icvcrul miles iinr.i their route. i. -ii'liMr .1: Waikuu liti is by uj m.-.i:ija:i ci ■ t." jit ant op.r.iUua. You hive t:> sup t )»«..- ---- >.'.n\ !e I '."et'ti^r arrlve.l at t!i_ l roi U, an ' •it.tinr i.v.tut :ui nxij.l,: of nriny Ue^fe. •m:!i i.i piv-*vire of the p'i-.>cr»^er-* io the si-!e i.i v. "li.-.i Imcv are to lav I. 1> j:U-: miuned !i •"'.iwU.' Maori crews come alon^i-le, ar- ' r.-i.i nc thir »Yi'i^'il-lo 1 \ of pii>en^er^ Air.vcd it tin: surf, the Lib »r is trans'.jrrc i'rn.n t .»• -.:r.i:ij.T u> t'a.* wciker ;e\. T.vj::: M .ori ,','r!;, AuviZMii in strength an ! if iporii in-, a.lviu'e into the su:»'

•vn 1 1: ;h. at.l eicti carric-s a passcn.^r on l.tr hick l> the dry beacli. For this Hi *I - -.■; v y" 1 ]• rati^cular nrtidun receires th^ s-jris il o ie -.) .ling. a;i i each >tn:ir»jiit i.s sir 1 '1 !» \\ u;!i :i p-.)ii:td t > her, or in ota*.. .% >■ !s -':,• c:tu m.iM«ge twjat.y lo:i 1« <»l* \vh ■* ill ini'i ftti b,e:i s<t;>p r-jj the stror.^.-r -.-•;. "*" ».(!•■ '•iv bumlre 1 p-i*;-«enge.'s re xz\\ -I W'i. (on liii 'ii.- il-iy h.t"»re yest v r,l.iv, bat t'i ' M.;-».i A':t::;:o;is hi I nt diitijulty in di> ;»»- Iv _c oi't!u:ni. \t \\*.i'l:')uaiti. as we hive said, the tr.ivt-!-ii. ,1) j'..t.- little delny. Tiiev ru<h oil'at 0:1: )>i th i.-j >i!ru'v, A g.'utk-iii-isi iafornn tis tin* ■t.i hi- way from Muri^ufs stuti-»?i. he m.t ii nr "i tliou-aml on the ro;i 1, b^-iles a larg • .pimb 1 ii.' hnrso and ballo^k teann. Til : i'iiitv'i 1 he thinks will bo stopped by the b! ii:ll. pi-t Hamilt'.ia :ui(l Wain's station. T;u i-{)ul by ('a!iii)!ieU Thompson's, although not mv. h favored during the la-t few day , tuu-t "-'.ill have an immense number of peo'i'e mi it. S)iuo question has lie on raised a? to \i.; heiiig ,iK*iw:l uj), an 1 certiinly the mfijori? • who irte*l by it have not returned. Thj C>>\vrniiivMit pirty went that marl, but ni urgent drayM will not bo able to manage it. lf 'ro!ii 'I'liMjK-ka the rondis said to be praetcab!.-, anl we expect that the lir?t supplies wlndi reach tin; \vw field will be from that place. There is also a fair roitl from Oamaru, and we understand :i considerable quantity of store* h being des.'itche.l by tint route. Still, it i* clear that the supply will ba much le<s tlrm the demand. The number of people flocking away to the new Dorado is astonishing. Our Tokomairiro correspondent bears testimony to the state of thing, in his district. The Woolshed lie describes as deserted, the owners of good claims giving then at nominal prices Our Gold-field's Correspondent paints a similar state of affairs at Tuapeka. Storekeepers and diggers alike are sharing in the mania,—for mania it is. The population of Dunedin is even sensibly thinned, notwithstanding the number of persons who come through it ?n route lor Waikonaiti. Inconveniences, not of a serious but of an unpleasant nature, are also resulting. The " houses of accommodation for man ami beast"—under which head we include everthiug from the large! hotels to the shilling-a-meal restaurants, —are losing the attendants who minister to the

thirsty and hungry wants of their customers. More than one of the large hotels are threatened with beinij left waiterless, b.irle.ss, eookless, billiard-mwkcrless, and bootless. Ii» fine and in short, an unhealthy, because unduly* exaggerated, excitement pervades every class and almost every person.

We have endeavored to subdue the excitement by pointing out both the lianlbhips, that the people will have to endure, through the want of provisions, and the prudence of waiting for further confirmatory accounts of the ne:v field. Messrs. Hartley and Reiily only certainly indicate gold in the river bed, its existence on the surrounding flats and hills though probable has j-et to be proved. We do not pretend te deny that there i 3 reason to feel sanguine that the whole country bordering the ifolyneux, from the Manuherikia to the Wamka, may prove auriferous, but it has yet to be tested. Those who have gone already are sufficient to prospect it, and we strongly caution others to wait for their report. The Government followed the caution we thought it necessary to give, by tSie publication of prhit'.-d haudbilla,inculculatinga like moral. l>ut we might as well try to spoon up the JSay is repress the excitement; the steamers for Waihnuaiti yesterday were as crowded as r.hosc on the day previous.

The Government, with praiseworthy alacrity, have di.-piitrhed a commissioner authorised to engage labor to put the ro ul iv a passable sta'e, it' he find the same practicable, So doubt a many of tho*e who have mshtd ■*> hctiik'ssly away will be glad of the hauc', of profitabl'-' employment. Another 't-Kturooftheescitemeutiii the circulation of reports, the falsity of which a moment's eonsi■.ieratkm bh»ul'i establish. There has not yet •iceu tune for any news to come down from : he new field, and tho?e who coin the reports vhethur in fun or i*. eurne?l are amt-nable to .rtat blame. On Saturday last a report was urrtiit that a party had brought iv 28 ib.s. .vtight oi' gold, but which we need scarcely ay was without a pai title 01 I ruth. \Yc iuuulge more particularly in these re■r.r.rks Lccau^c, a>> a great many papers viSI li:*ii iheir way io Mclbjurne to-day, and \ is co!!--.»!erable excitement i'j likely to exist i • •• • • hen.', it is well our Victorian friends shcuii* I now what tiicy have to expect. As vet, as ■ ye hu'.v huici, there has been no time I'ov Air- i ! her :»i;;.:<;untsfrom tlsc lien* divings, they rest i I -here! :c uji^n t!ie Sirauutforvvarii te>ti;nony j 1 .4" the two prospectors, Aitssrs. Ilcilly tmd I j llartlty; ap;>.» the; lighty-t-evui pounds' weight J 'X gtjlii uiiitli Any iiiduuiUiSily üblaintd from Ihe si>nt iadicatvd, and upja the corroborative j u-!>tijn->!ivtil the (JtiVeriiJiient pros]*ecting party, j .vh» i.;.;v;l gold ibr a long di.itauce up the rjver to ncirly, the tume spot. Though we ] '-n-ldci- tue rurit i:; assuming Urj large proj ..ortij., Y.r: \vh:it is at present l;:io.v:i oi it: I ut'.l tli it. greiil su:lcrlng in iv result Vj in my oi' j .iiose. '..iio Lave j -i.ied iv it thougli phy.-:ic:i!!y \ aiMiiU'l t t bruVii the lsartlshius it will eatail. jv, c arc vt-t of t^.initiii that a large and rich ! ;iiti-ti 11 is t>u the point of becoming an ! -.stablir.iicvl lac. 1 _^___

---j V.'c :;.: liT>t:.;>, 1 tint Mr. Ste!>bJ!i^.*s Govens- | ii.i!t , • >-]KcU!iu; pu;y has !>cl-:i an en- ; .ur^.u « hti.it ;s:t Ivr tin- new ruics applying tv ' ,>. rv.>j>»..:ii;i,^ <-!.u:i?. The spot Is at the jjneliu.i | >:*l..t; ;.i trail, .iliia wii'i the Moiyucux or Ci'Ui.a, I -!>iijc :,.K-s bilu'-i ihvj Hartley or Duns Lan I)i_,----j -;*!i^'», v. i.ichari: at the juuctij.i of the Ktwarau. lln v:». it i lin^arSicie in our issue of yesterday' j ivk'H'ii :..■ was i:j its to v le.ter by Mr. IM.rari i tVil-.j;i, v.i^ii ha 1 appeared in the London Tii:it*. \ iSy at, «<»'vis.^»!)i this letter, .tlthua^lj ju type, w;,i I->.ii;t:c i. Ie will b_- i-Miud^ in oar caumus o; '■ U»-(i:iy, j Yi-v'. -~;-y iu^rui;j£, Mlda.^4 tn-strccl ".va.r, I .uairi i; ;,acl by t!ic Oi-crduwiag of the eivek,:inu j .suih:Jt,,vi< c lima.tg« w.ii duiiu to tiio rialwav', by j ihc r i: :• -i v! l!:c Aatcr. Tisls <jvcri] jvisapj'ar^-aclv j u:is._"i cy liii: urliiicl.ii chaunci mude to? tlic j i!;i.i:a, ;i.:ar la: Ab:»cylc;s: il.-tss.\ i>.?i:;_r tuu j - iit.il iti iMr.v <j:i* tiic wuli-r. Tnis t-harujci h:is j '"i V.V'i j >£■- ■i'i;:i ) occ.i-; til-; bur.it v.>. vjt it ajjuar.i .j !i f: .: ■tv hays- hj._:\ rtfjilaccd oi'rri-.- sam.?, or ; iti-arlv tic *rtu*c .••:/.■/, :uid ciii: earili i>.i^k^J in over i ! U Jla l.vi".i!V. T;.e v. ry i-licciive aal ii«):t<a*,vr drama *; 15_-1-;>hcg«>r," ii is }'<-:.'a «<■!! jiro-.lucv.".! at the Tiieatre t{»y::i, :.:».t, ja.Li"-?: »Va::i last cvcnitiir. s^_-ns j !;';»•-•! \- :■* b^ ;i i ivorhc with t! i_- pujiic. '' iJ.-l----i * * I , .i;; »r tic MiJUiitt'.J.vnk," who, with !ii?> wife ! - u*iu.> i!<( rc-.i trui'ilc- t»Si t!ie sctrrt-t ui'lii^ p.irtj nci'- i ;4li birth i> di-scl^sc-l, is ;i churajicr w^li j r,uiifil :'..r Mr. I'Uninc liolt. Whil'j tiijron^uly j U li-,;;i -ns the merry-L-:-ar:<-.l cl'jwij. who Ji:i<l» ;>ii\.Mii ■ iii .he tricks that win biX-xl iar iiiuiiL-ii ;::id I 1.- M::J«.!i»je. Mr. Hull's best tuue!it> are <;iuiug l.is jiuurtrayal of Ik'ipit.'^oi's :i*onv iat Ills v.-jjV.s de{iarture, an I th»* suileriu^s of ias i !i.»y 1.-MUi j>t;r*l*CiUiua n:»J itungvr. There j -.vui v dvj''ii t>t tru-j p.uhos iv su;»e j isf t!..,-o ]i.:vsi^vs, which went direct to j liic hearts >>:' t'ae audimice, none tc-liin;^ more ictvj'.iy ta.;a tiius;; ac.o:iiji;uiying tile wild clljrts to hi- (..nil, whin at a lute he is supposed to be fiu-ri-ly a liiahker, l>!;ivi;jj; thy part ol' the bitii'>ua. Mrs Ci iraaci- H>j!t wm a geutb att 1 eilective iv-;-rest i:: itive of Mudi-'inc; and MuJasm: Mane Dim t, auitwt p'ljuanie rojavsentativoolZepherine ct-rtjuijiy hal no fault, if not that of beingsiightlv t>u cucT^itically vivaciuus at timgs. The jMiuspoas old Duke ile Montbazun, an odd -aixtare of fraternal Jove and of cold Isearred indirlerence to the feciiu^ of the canaille, was, o:i tiuwhole, well played '.iy Mr. S'-.icld^; and Mr. Dale deserves a wuid t4 j.iaise for his acting in the slight part of Fanionade, tho mountebank's JissLstan'. Thu farce of " The llailroad Station' tojjcludt'd the poiTon nance*. "The Mutiny of the Nore," one of ths good oM-st'hool, nautical dranvi-j—srith more of truth' and nature, and loss of thy merely conventional " British tar" character than is to be; fonud in most pieces of its class—was repeated at thu Princess' Theatre, last evening; as was also H. J, Byron's burlesijue, '-The Bryde of Abydos." The fun was well mainlained iv thj burlcsiiue, but some of the author's elaborate puns, most ettlsctivc in London, where the piece was first produced, fell nilhsr ilutly. Mr. Cliarles Youag makes a cleverly facile Mirzn, and the very outre acrobatic jierforinar.ee and comb-it brought the entertainment to a close amidst hearty applause. We puLlish in another column the programme of the Separation Lc-a^ue. The London Spectator in alluding to the subject of the visit of a thousand students from Sweden and Norway to Copenhagen says; " Ti-.H is a siynificmt fact. The idea of a Scandinavian empire, impossible while Russia was active, has, iv her quiescence of late, been strongly revived. It is the pet idea of King Oscar, and has found favor even in Denmark. Copenhagen, jealous for her position, has hin« bvjen the principal obstacle, and now Copenhagen applauds1. The King of Denmark is childless; France it U s^id consents ; Prussia would be content witli Holstein ; an 1 England has no opposition to make." !

Our Tokomairiro correspondent directs attention to. the fact, that the practice of burning the country to improve the feed, is being generally commenced ia that district, and points oat the danger that may ensue from the somewhat careless manner in which such burning is carried on in the neighborhood of bush lands. "We are given to understand, in reference to | so/ne remarks that occurred in yesterday's paper concerning thy overloading of the Planet steamer, that the funk did not lie with the agents, but with the passengers themselves, who, after the boat was declared full, persisted in crowding into her, in defiance of all that could be done to prevent them. In our first summary of ths news by the mail, we made allusion 10 an order issued by General Butler, the Federal commander of the forces in the occupation of New Orleans. The following arc- the 'exact terms of the order referred to :— " Headquarter Department of the Gulf, May 15. —As the officers and soldiers of the United States have been subject to repeated insults .from the women calling themselves ' ladies of Xaw Orleans,* in return for the moit scrupulous non-interference and courtesy on our part, it is ordered that hereafter, when any female shall by word, gesture, or movement, insult or show contempt for any officer or sol-Hf-r of the United States, she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation.—Butler, Major-Genei-aL" The publication of shis order has cxcitPd an almost universal burst of reprobation. The Earl of Carnarvon real it out in the English llo;r»e of Lords, and made the following rcmirks:—"ltw^s either a mtre menace, or it was intended to be- v reality, li h was merely a menace, then it was a gross, unmanly, and brutal insult to every woman in New Orleans, since it w:i.i a notorious fist tin: ail thSir sympatiiieg wen- oil the side of the Confederate cause. Ifth pruclimation were intended to have a practical I eiil-ct, he begged their lordships *to observe that by the terms in which ie was couched it gave lur-er and more unlimited power to the Federal tnxir.i than ha 1 ever b;-eu given to any soldiery. Tiif-y had iit-ard of towns that had been taken by stor.n being sabjt-'.-ie.l to the violence of the j trooj.-?, bat the j .-r>Kiws.ti'ju was absolutely v.-ith- | out !irt^-uc-nt or p;tni!id, in a conimcrcial city j t!i:it Is-i-1 cviitiiUit^.l, an 1 of which tlie hostile |:rm/hcil q-jir.-t o-j:>-).;n.i. lie would do the i»<:f*p:e of the Nu 4 -t!jera SMtts the justice to say he did not be!k-ve they vvcri in any sc-nse identified i .vkh the cm luc: of Genera! Batler. an-1 that they . would rcpu.liat-i the extraordinary document Bui. if this \v;i3 thj way in which the war was to . b^ <r.tnic i an in futur-j, it mast b^ a war of ext-r-

A mcctlnj; of the Darin- Testimonial Commit- ■■c wss hul 1 J:»st evening at the Sha.nrock , II«.; -I, Mr. L-:?.^r:is in ti.e chair. I: was resolved j thru ?!;e olj cm ; :;ui;:i^ l>o uiss >lveJ, aud ihatiui j '.nk .i:U st.-ps be iak.-n to organise & new one for t he i-arpoit- oi presenting Captain Darby with a tt^.iiwiiai as s jja as p^;L>ie. Mr. L. Sampson w-h '•:tiauirn->a*iy voted as Chairman of the tffcw <.--n:i nittt-?. Mr. A. iWvindress, as Treasurer. Mr. F. iiussdl, :i? iua. S-jcr^ury. Tne coaiuiitt» c : ;»;>oimt<l we c Mes>r=. J. C. Cainpbeil.Tick.'e, wriv,-r, iiirt,.Jno. il.sr:, Dr. ilirjiiiy, Hhxw, A. Lt^.rus O. Oi.'ic*, M-Lmires.s, Harnctt, .S. J-jis.s :>. G. I-a:ic>, Dt-Ctric, Llc-nry. Shepherd jt.T.. F.ir-if, W. ii. Di.voti, with j>o«-er to aJ.I to the; axiiwr. The new committee, will meet a-u'i tins evening at the Sham.oek HoteJ, at a.-ili" pasi seven. A cu-nera! MK-ttruiiof the acting members of ihv Dun^ini Vohuito-r Kire Brigade Is to be held ::.:* cvf!*i:i- at the Oi i G«::im-;rcial Ilotel.at half l^ist 7 o'clock, wjjenthe ckeiion of officers anci !hpT;-a:sil;j- of rales be proceeded with. An •>[■■:, -riajiiy wili nhj bj ixnjy.hA fur new members to j in. -•* : the «!•:; by auction yesterday of Black IV." Oat.-uru, the l.»<al acreage i!ispy«j:l of was 154.1 ■•ivrrts 1 ru;)i, :52 perches, yieiuia- £3792 155., or, :i:i iveru-.' j-rioe of £-2 Os. :iJ. per acre. The hiy!->t |.rl;-e obluiucJ was XJ !•_>*. per acre, and t!iv I-nrt-M XI 7s. Ti^a>-id ::ie<?iia:r of;V- D.iaciia Djbatinij Civ , au.l .M-auinl Lujt .vem-at Society, wa' iie! i -i:i >l«» lay ev.siin- la^t, at Clark's Te:np-r----a:uv il He!, U- »;->s; i o J c, Mr. ILuli^ell iv \ho H»it-. The S.vr,-tar/ ret 1 a coJoofUulea whici. !i:i'S .en prepare 1 i\n- the manageineat i.f the rlj.-ijty. I»yi:ii Cjii.nlue^; an 1 after having >cc .!i>c;i<>-] sjr.ui a, they w-iv with sams uai:n[) '?iui: alteraJ > h, a 1 s-uei. The msetitig then ■ >roe.vl.'d t)t-u «bc;iv).t o:'o!ri^ b^irors fur the e:ss;:: i^ t-ve!v> inju'is, wi:h the !'.iLU>-.vmg reMili:.:—llU H)-»»r .1. Il.\b iLirris, D^uty Sso iueaUnr, l\- 2i il. M t; Mr. Ja-n^ Maeassev, Vk-: -^feVue-it; Mr. iliUi^dl, Twnsarer; Mr. C!: i ;e« Lczard. Ilja. Sxvctary. Tiw Secretary was then iaslni-iel tj miorin the?e grentleinea of their ekvtioa to thdr respective o-iioes. Mr. Ma«Si°; ret l :in «.'»:»tiie " Liieaai Writia^s

of O.fver G>i!,.n:::i." ixivln-a br;ef sketoii of the most i>ro:niae:i* icifir >s of interest in the bio•^iMjiiiy of iiiU truly pjpalar author. After a voU' -,i th:iuks ;o the Kv>ivi>i or Uls paper, nuj 't:> thj Chv.rmisi f>r p.v.sl.uuij, the meeting aljrur :e i till next M >.i! iy ev^ing. At the ccm<:ius;.»n of the proeeeihu:*, a number of gentlemen enrolled themselves as members. Wa take the following from the Liverpool Albion —" Ftirihi,- inquires into the desecration of the <!2.a I at SheSield luvc elioiteJ the fact, that in o;i-j piaoc si m.i;s of hi man remaias, several i'oet i;i thickniss, \wre foiuui. Some of the boaies lia,l be in sent IVor.i tlie workhjusc liosnital after ilisseottoQ ; no buri.ii survive \v.is rea I over them, th*J i.ieunibL-ni statLig In eviilanee that it was iut reriuired by act of Purlii-.uent. Oae witness state-1 t-iat t'sroa^'i a crack iii the ibur of oaa of the outhouses ha saw thi s_»xom with a large knife cutting off t\u limbs of bodies." The new goltl fields are, no doubt, very attractive to seafai-ici:*-:nen ; bat the il^ideuc Jfigistrate in Dane.Hu s-xnu to b3 strongly impressed witii ti»a necessity of holding sailor/ to their entragenients. ilc yesterday seateaeeJ CharW Miller, who " i-an" from the schooner Martha Etioa, to two months' imprisonment, with hard labor. A singular ca^e of fraudulently issuing a cheque was beard yesterday, at the Indent Magistrate's umn. A cheque f-r £L 10i oa the Bank of New /««uand. wa, cashitl for tho prisoner, James Smith, by Mr. John How, a publican at West Taieri the time of the traus.i.:tiaa hem- fixtd by How as'the 4th May last, he eonf.sseaiy speakinsr only from the date oa the cheque i«,-lf. Tiie prisoner proved, however, that be w.v in cusw.lv of a bailiiF here, on acn-iisalt fromtli; HBtli or 2Dth April to the 9tii M;iy. and thareforj cuuli not have been at West Faieri oa the 4th s> as to is-;uo the cheque. The prosecutor then said that he could speak positively if he made an inquiry at ilia B mk of Xew South Wales, into which he paid the cheque on the next day but one after receiving it from the prisoner. This inqniry s'uiwed the payment iv to have taken place on the 7th Juue, and the prosecutor swore that he must have re ceived it on the sth June. Although the prisoner demed^U knowledge of the cheque, he was committed

We learn from the Liverpool Albion that on the night of June 9, forty-two wkales,measuring from twenty to-thirty feet in lcn-tli, and weighing from, three to four tons, wore stranded da the Winttou Sands, "ear the mouth of the Trent.'

With reference to the general subject of emigration, th^Ho.-neXewssaysz-"^^ general repcrfc of the iva-ntrnuioi, Commissioners for 1861 was issued on the 23rd June. Emigration from the United Kingdom attained its maximum in ISoIn 1855 emigration began to fall off. It revival to a slitrht extent in 1^57, but since then has again fallen off.- .In 1861,. the number who lef»' ..the United Kingdom was only 'n,77Q, being the smallest emigration in any year since 1844 and a redaction, as compared with 1860, of 30,699 and as compared with 1552 of 256,984. The «reat reduction was., of course, in the emigration to tl»United States, which fell from 87,500 in 18(50 to 49,704 in 18G1. The decrease to Australia was only from 24,302 to 23.758, while to British America tuere was an: increase from 9786 to 12,707; and, as might be expected, the principal diminution-was'in Irish emigration, which tell from 60,835 to. 36,322, being a decrease of 24 513 or more than two thirds of the whole reduction.' Even it civil war. had. not broken out in the United States, it is probable that the emigration to that country would never have recovered its former proportions. As it consisted almost ..entirely of Irish, the depletion of Ireland by the excessive emigration of recent years must, under any circumstances, have brought it down to moderate proportions. -Between IS il and ISSI the population of Ireland fell from 8,175,124 to 0,515,794, or a. decrease of-. 1,659,330 ; but during the same period the Irish emigration amounted to at least 1,283,000 sou's, or more than "three-fourths of the decrease. Between 1851 and ISGI the population of Ireland full from 6,515,794 to r>,704,543, or a decrease of 751,-51. But during the same period | the-Irish emigration was upwards of 1,210,000 | souls. Even, therefore, after making allowance lor Irish settled ia England before 1851 who may be'inciuJed in the return of Irish emigrants, there remains a large, mary in iv be accounted for only by the excess of births over deaths in Ireland. The amount of remiUauees from settlers in America to their friends in the United Kingdom in 13GI was, as fur as the commissioners have been able to ascertain, L 426,285. The above amount, 'assuming, its is probable, that the great bulk of it was sent from and to Irish would have been more than double what was necessary to pay ".the whoks expense of Irish emigration. The emigration has again been very healthy. The'-mortality in ships proceeding to the United l>utes (for returns of which the Commissioners are obliged to depend on the shipowners) has been 'only .05 per cent. la ships proceeding to St. Lawrence in was -04 pur ceiit..and iii the Government, ships to Australia it way Ml per cent. During ISol no accident attended with loss of life occurred to-any passenger ship. Of 307 ships which.s;iihd from the-United Kingdom, one, the butted States, was wrecked at the entrance of-the St. Lawrence, but the crew and passengers were saved. No other casualty occurred."'

"Two j-ears' experience 'of the commercial treaty wkh France/" says the Ti-ues, " have di.spelled many exaggerated liopes and apprehensions. The influx of win?:., braaiie^, silks, gloves, bronzes, and jewellery Las not b::eu so sudden or excessive as was expieteJ; .and the exportation of British produce, greatly as it has boon stimulated," has increased loss under tho heads of cords and iron, and mo-e under those of oth-r ooniiriodities, than Mr. Co'xlea himsaif could have foretold. France has .become a steadier customer than before, but her domanc!:? have been rather for our manufactures and eoL">:iial ;, rood.s tiian f,>r o;ir metals and minerals, and have affected pretty eq^tali y cv<:ry branch of our conmicrcy. Hach, at least, is ilia inference; to be drawn fram a compendious little return j:i3t pubiislied.by order of t!:e House of C:>rni!ions. Itcnuain^ a;i estinmic-of the value- of i>ii;i.=h and Irish produce and manufactures, and of foreign and .colonial mc-reli-in !i-.e, respcethely, eX'-orlC'l to France in each of the eight.rcsini-hs eii'dinir with April, li<)2. Fur the purpose of eoi]i]variiou, a statement of "the similar exports for the corresponding periods of 1559-(H) and ISoO-Gl i^ exhilnted side by side with it. The net result of this comparative, view is encouraginjr eri'>r-l!. It sliows tliat in two years tbe value oi" this branch of our direct <-:q ort trade luxs grown from le?> thuii 1.3,0-0,000 to rnoro than L7,(-00,000 sterling, and the value vf our carrying Ins!-? to Fiance from our own colonies and fori.i.'i-:! conn'rios has grown from a iinle more than i.-•■5.0^0,000 U> upwards of L<;,00;),0(H>. Takiijr bo'ii-ehi'.s.scs of cxjioris together, we find that their value has more than doubled, and that the increase in each of tho two years was nearly the same, isein^ nc;t jhr short oi L-t,(JUO,COO." " '

LANCASKJKK RELIEF FUND. A nuiuicr of eontlonion assembled ye.-.trday at the CcniMcraia! Hot-i, for the purpose of Oi-yani.-ii!^ a sub-crlnt-on lor the Lancashire helief i'und. Mr. Doi:£ia:- \V :S YOtcd tO t\ti r'iidr. ■ Tho fo'ilov.i;:^- resolutions were proposed ai.d carried :— Froposod by V.-.^c-l, ;:nd seconded hy Mr. M'L^ruire-'i—'•'Tlr.tt tin} fallowiisg fuim a cou":iui;tte lo fuvthsv the cljaL-ts of the Luncnshire Reiier Fund : —J. A. JJonirla^ RfiV.Edwani.s,Kfnvi n, J. Uutt^y, J. U. Harri.O. Car S il!, J. LM-'LandiV^, E. Csisi-fi-,' J. Jones, ¥. Moat', BntuL'-'in, Tick't', Voge!, \'. 11- li'ev.-old?, Sampson, Ahiersun, J. Doug!:1.?. A.J.. Thomson,ll, Lnw, liirdmsond, J. P;i----teiHO-i, iv-y-e, ■J. C. U.iiQpbell, Wriulit, Cuinining, with power to add to their number."rr«jj!OS:ud by Mr. il'Landrcss, seconded by T ?»fr. "Wrijiiit—" That the f-jiio-.vin^jrentkrU'Ui be requests-d to vv-;iit on the iiiisnuitauls is: the Province: — llosii an 1 M'Litridivi* : tiij:h-&treet, Manse-street, Jeitvsiveef, .aid Ai-'-ai-e. _ " . (Varii i iiud iieyi o!«is: Prince.s-street. Wj l.ilit,"diiupsoit,' and Gumming : .Staffjrd-street. . Eatt'nsy a/id Kenyun : Walker-street and Hopestreet. . j-.dwasv hay.d Savory : Stuart-street, George-street, and Jloray Pi;;c=i. Diiverand Tickle: Eattray-street and 2\racia,;ganstrcet. >'cd-:-o!! and I\*il!iantsoji : Hartley ditrgings. Taylor jitul Malioeh.: Fort Chalmers. Musgrave, Dowisey, "UilUm, Henry Clarke, Jay. Smith, and Toppdveil : Tokwaairiio. Fcut'.iii and J. W. Muruoeli : Waikounili. Parker <vi i PiHeni : Oaniaru. Ayhiifir : Waipori. And tlifit Ji-ts be left at the principal stores in the outlying i aits of the town.' 1 Proposed-by Mr. Oir^ill and seconded °.V 1--Sampson—"'That Mr. F. Savory be requested to act as riccretavy J::id Treavurer." rropo.>td* t>y Mr. Wright, and seconded by M^r. SaTiip:.-o:i "'iiiat the account be kept attheiJank of iv.tw rioutli Wales.'' Proposed by-Mr. lid ward?, and seconded by Mr. Kenyon— " That the. snooting assemble this (iay'wcek, vrheii the li>ls fri>m within the town belt be returned by the centiemen collecting; the count ry lists ba re--tarued.*bu TuepJay. 9th bieptcmber, 1862."

(J<-losial "Missionary Society. — The tv/eritysixth anniversary meeting of the friends a;id .sup?oiters t-f this scoi«-:y v;as held on Mry 18th. in the 'oiiit'-y Cliajj'-l. The "report stated, tiiat at present more th;;n )oO C'o!i»ru»ationnl missionaries art. faithfui!y V3\acliiii'-i t;i• - Gospfciof Christ in fourteen British colonies to uTraiy .thousands of tonanunicants. The Con2ro£r.itionii.l College at Toronto continues a most etheien't ae/.-ut in the evanjrelL-ation of the American > colonies, iii'chidn;g"CoJuujbia and Vf!»couvcr*s Island. ; In Natas and 'the Au-truikns colonies g. ncrally the missionary .work is ' proceeding with great success, both 'auiontr ndults and the young-, who are cv;tn»elically iiifctrucbfi in' Sunday schools. The Rev. Dr. Cutiibtrt--o>i t!:en d<-f;:i.!ed the dforLs of the .society in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and the^ proceedings terminated in the usual manner.— New Zca- J < land Gazette, Zm\Q 12. ■' • i