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Colonist, Volume II, Issue 114, 23 November 1858, Page 3

Emigration.—Extract of a letter from F. S, Gray ami Co., ship brokers, London, dialed 16th August:—" The new gold discoveries in Van-: couver's LLuid have caused a little excitement here; but Ihe ascounis not being confirmed, not many persons are proceeding thither, although' shipments are going on pretty-actively. -After the collaboration of the news, a rush most likely will be the consequence. Since out* last the emigration lag been but small, both to Aus-. tralia, and the United States and Canada, consequent from the unfavorable news received; from those colonies. America and Canada are! overdone with: labor, and chiefly owing to the late panic there causing much; distress in the large cities. By our last advices from Australia, which are good, we hope that there may

be a fresh Impetus to emigratioirto that highly* favored land. The free grants of 40 acres of land at New Zealand; and tho assisted- passages to that port, have caused .many persons to proceed thither iustead of to Australia. If some society could be formed to assist .the reui'y deserving hardworking- mechanic and;:: laborer, those -' who have lbs bone and sinew, and a proper individual chosen for selecting the same, our union aud crimes would bo decreased and our colonies improved. We do all we can to assist the struggling man here by taking him at the lowest possible price—even as low as 13?. per adult—but, then, this is too high;- hundreds we have to refuse, because they may have only 61. to 71. each adult—not the shabby genteel Londoner, but the stalwart laborer, who would be a fortune to your landed proprietors. We have certainly had many..here ..who are perfectly helpless, aud many have found theic way to Canada, such as shopmen, clerks, &c. Such persons we uever advise to emigrate unless they are willing to turn their nauds to anything, or in fact roughing it. On all occasions wg entreat emigrants to make their way into the interior, knowing, from our experience, that in Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne, there are always too many that cling to the , city instead-of pushing into the interior. All of ' our London journals are teeming wjthgood news, and we expect that the intelligence*"■• Brought by the late mail, respecting the discovery of another large nugget, will cause the public to be invested with more confidence, but generally the people have.a'very indifferent opiniou of our golden colonies. There are four ships laid ou for Vancouver's Island."— Sydney Herald, October 26.