GOLD CIRCULAR.

New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 583, 15 November 1851, Page 2

GOLD CIRCULAR.

There is nothing of >my importance to cotiimtimc.ttc tins week. The Tiuon is so tluckly studded tliat it is diflicult to find .1 nnv spot, and considerable ti.ithc is on in claims. Many wineis are leaving the Tin on foi Ophn, where thty have nwne room for selection. Provisions on the mines .ue now to he obtained dl tasici rates. 'Ilicit 1 is prospect of Gold being found at Poit M lcquane, awd priv.nc Icttus received tins week .iiiiionncc ili> cAHteiict at l)ie Claii'iite J<i\er. 'Jhfie is iil«o n ruiiiuui oi its discovery on Dai ling JJowns. The Biaidwood mi'its on tlie .Slio.ilhaven side of tlie lant^c are yielding well and tlie Gold is undoubtedly siipenor in quality to any ytt produced liom other quai(cis. Thcieare now about (500 men at woik in Ui.it locality. The news tioru Victoria is not so encouraging as !ast week's although still good. Government "as t&tablibhul au escoit irom

B.ill.ii it to Milbomne, and tlicr lust dust came in on tlic Bt!i with I2J ( ) ohiills Om lutipN li.i\c boon dm ing the wok, by cent, 30"4 omuc, liv |mM him ll.tlluiiit 100! ontu (.>>, Inun Mml^te l(>') om. w- t ri on !)i iiduood 30 oiimtsi mil ii\ pn\itL tlllJtlS IHMI 1>,.!1[1UOO,1 'I S,) 01-111 .ill, r,OJ OIIHUN .<iiu)i hixtoCH'ilJ r>>. Many of the minus .m h"'<lu,^ b ultlii'i uolil in itaicip ition ol b(.it(.i piico, bill llic !)iiu» js mi-l>ub-ibli,fiml lli.it they will tli^n»\ei in due tune. 'J lie piitL lemaiiis finn at M, to <>4s. .HI. tin line samples. Total Cold shipped lo tins il .le fl"fi,oG3 (> .i C\«.lian;e on Tjoikloh— Diafts against gold 5 per cent dibcouiv I'l Light i pel cent. Glokgc A. Lloyv. 471, Gcorge-stiect, 18th Oct., 1851.

A consumable quantity ol Gold has found its way into the Cit\ liming the week, •uid ill*, news tioin the stilled diggings isim the whole, good. The I<\coit bionght down tnun Ophit, •254 o/s. 14 (hvt ; tiom Balliuist 207 ozs. 16 dwt , fioni Alcioo •281 o/s 18 dwt ; <iud tioin the liiton, )SBft o/» 3 dwt. in all IGtfo/i U dwt , 1 1oni Hatlmist 14(>'2 o/s , Goiilb>nn Itvl o/s., Kiaulwood, 2.05 O£S i Ya Bi 10 i>7s. , Milbouint Id on., and by pi is ate hand wo know of 12(ll o/ 1:.,— 10-J4 07s. of wtncli taint jeoti idaj moiuiiig liom Eiaidwood —milking tin total ictnvid suite ohi List 7b6J o/s in * aliio jL'2S,WI J Os. Many ol the minei «• .nu making anan^emcnts toi peimaneut settlement on tilt mint's and the wi\ts ami lamdics ot a laige nnnibu of them ate no\s on the io.kl. At the 'hiroii, tents are gumg was to the mote substantial slab lint ; and muiin« barbdiity to tlie comtoits anil pnviitges of cisihsed lile. A uoble tllort has been made to suppiess Sunday tiadmu, which was fast becoming the einse ol (lie place, and the le'Milt is successtul Divine seisicc is now legulaily peitoimed by mnustcis of >ctiiuus denominations liom Sabbath to babbalh A Aa»t nnpro\enHi)t has been effctted in the postal auaii"ements, under the able MipiiiulundLiicc of Mi Stone; and the whole pldie bcj/uis to .ibsjiune the chaiattot ot an English settlement lustauecs ot gieat succtss aie still oiciunng, and on llie whole n)t-n aie jii.iXmi; good w.iyes. Sevtial tlainw lia%f bten sold dniingthe week, at puces vaiyui'; Horn CO to £'150, irnl lot ohl the modest iiiiu of £'2000 ii requited ' At " Alfioo," in tin Murlgcediitnci, abo.it one hnndiedaie at woik and doing well, and at Ophii nnd at the Abeicromby success attends laboin :—the quantities aiming in town liom these several loialitus an Hit best pioots ot then nth»e»s. Tuo veiy spleniid specimens have come within the last few dajs. The fust is <m evcemhuyly iilli specimen ol gold in the matrix, weighing 90 ouih-cb, and, although not eqml in tkhcue benity to Mi I). Coopei's spminen, ll is unsiiipassed by any tiling yet as a (;K>at and magnificent pioofot (he wealth olthe conntiy that produced it, it was found <it Loins i Cieek. 'i hisi cond is, it peisaible, inoit woiuiulnl suli, as if is feohd golif, weighing 6'i oiniLcs, thus takin» flhe exalted position ol the lai^est lump ot pint gold jet tound m (! i. 13iiti^-li domiiiiou". It was disto\eiti) on Sunday last .bout two milts from tho Tin on, by a man named Tielea\tii, ahonta foot undo giouud very comfoiubly enibtddcd between t«o rocks apparently made on piupost to ierci\e it. Bulb tlitse i-pecinn ne weie exhibited ycbteiday, and liuiillili.!> floiked to ite them. 'Hie latlci is now in the window ot Messis ISuibh and Mac IJonntll, and the foiniti ol Mi. I)a\u>s. The gold icgulations noticed in this encuhr of lltli instant huve\eiy wisely umleiyone a icvjsion by the E\tcuti\c, and llie\ <lo not nov. rujmiethe emploj uicnt of lolly im 11 to diam a wati't comse ; but e\pus? tuui willingness to di i ide upon receivnii; tlie icpoit of a ooinmisionen how mmy licenses shall lip paid, le.mng the piopuetoito employ what amount or deM nplioii oi l.iboin he chooses-. The Government have also lediu cil tlitu valuation of gold liotti Gls. to 60s. pti ounce, at which it may be lecetved by the comnnsioneis in paymennt oflicenses oi loyalty. Our tjokl lields have betu betoie the Legislative Council in two oi tlnee shapes timing tht week, and a vtiy mpoitant motion has been hiouylit on by Mi Maitm, requiting ritiitn* whith will po'-'ess gieal inteiest. The Colonial betietary, with that business tact lot which he is to eminent appeirj to hive anticipated sin li a motion, and picpated himself acco.pingly In evpiessnit: the willingness ot Govetnment to produce thc"-e it (in us lie alluded to the difficulty m which they had been placed by the suddenness of the distoveiy, stated his opinion that the Kic-itpst cmctgcncy would aiiic within the next six months, which howe\u,he hoped wis suflicictitly prowded toi. 'ihe licenses i««ned have been 'oi June, 15i>, July 1 >84; August 4147; Septctnbci, as tai as the letinii' aie in, 2667 , piori'itmq; a re\enue ot ('id,<l32 The comnnsion on gold pel ts-coit has yielded iJIWb, and the qu uitity bioughtdown by that means to ll)th Octobei, wasJS.IOJo/, 17d\\ls.~theie must, thcufoic, ha\e been neailj the same quiiitity down by post and pnvate hands, as the cxpoit by olhcial (locnmcnts from the Customs up li> thu present moment was 0G,7010/. lHdwts. itaiis, oi m \aluc £-210,000. It is giatiiymg to find that the Collectors account of expoit .md tUu expoit given in tins Cnailai aio so neaily alikeas gieat dilhtiilty existed in oblainmi; llie fnst lutiuns, ai.d tlu x wtit only completed at considciablt s.icndce' ol Unit and hbom. The puce Iliumgli the week has langod from OJs. Od. to <ils. del., accoidiug to .vmplc, and since out hst thcie has been » x ported on —

Tot.il Gold shipped to Una dnte....< £l\7, 477 10 3 E\(.))ang<j on London — Uiafts against gold 5 pu ci nt discount. FiDgiit pt-i cent. Gjsorge A. Lloid447, Georgc-sdeet. 25th October, ISSI

Our sister colony "Victooia" has given us veiy convincing proof of the exigence ol gold in hei tentlniy, by furw.udiug pel Shamiock, lo llns poit, 1525 ounces: and there c.tn be little doubt tli.it in quahtj it is eqtul li not supenoi to the lincst ot our Tmon gold. Two samples have airived, dillenng consulcubly liom each othei,bnt both decideilly good—one h.is veiy ninth the appe.ir.mct of small bliot, .vml is obtained m wet diggings—lh<- otlu is m.itu\ gokl, in small |iiecc3, each weighing .tbout 1 dwl., and is iouud in yellow cl.iy, two feet below tliu suitace, in diy diggings, .iboiit ten miles on the Geclong side ot Ballarat. The sewspapei repoits by the o\eiland mail vaiy so much that it is difficult to amvc at a salisfactoiy conclusion ; but on the whole they appear to be doing well. The escort Kid hi ought into Melbourne HjCiT ounces, and Governrnent had advertised foi tendon for the gold in hand, 1500 ounces, which, considenng the short peuod they had been at woik i^truly wondeiful. Vist numbers had lelt good sitiutioui to astcitaii. by bittei expenence that "all is not gold tint gliteu," and many weie on their way home again. A nugget had been found weighing 5i lbs., and a subsciiption ■was. on loot (o purchase it for the Queen. (he news fiom oui o\wi mines i= still encomaging, and laige quantities came daily to hand. The escoit biouglii down 4277 ounces, and the pout tiom EathmM. 275 ounces, Bi.udwood i.(2 ounces, Mudgee S5 ounces, Queaubeyau 3? ounces, Muswellbiook 17 ounces, "Yass 10 ounces, MaiuUn 29 ounces; in all JBG9 ounces woith about £15,821 independent oi what may have come m by pnvate baud: and when we know of one n\iin bringing down liiOO ounces in a hotse collai^ it ii impossibe to state, ci nectly whit may come into town. The diggings in the vicinity of Buidwood bid fan to surpass the Turon ; they extended about twenty mites, and compnsc within their limits Bell's Cmk, Majoi's Cieek, Analuen, and the upper and lowei diggings. Instances of gicat success have occuncd, and the population may be estimated .it ovei 1000. Mr. Haigraves, Kcv. \V. B. Clarke, and Mi. Commissionci H.udy, have been on the gionnd, and all agiee in piononncing 1 the field exceedingly uch. The miner* labom midei consuleiable difficult) ior tlie want of an iscoit by which to send their gold into town, but no doubt this will be provided eie long. The Tuion has yielded so nmfoimly well fiom the fiist that it is impossible to find any now reatmes in connexion with it, Us mountains and vailejs aie thronged with human beings, stoics abound at every step, and good older prevails. At Ophir sev1 oral instances of success have been biought tindei oin notice through the week, amongst winch it will be sitibf.tcloiy to many to know that Noithwood's paity aic not woiking in vain; two or three nuggets have found their way into the city, one of which, about OH ounces, is titily handsome. It is the piopeity of Ah. Milson, and may be «cen at Bmsh and Ttiacdonlull's. The Banks have again redneui the iato of Exchange, but so far fiom its having i educed mc pi ice ot gold the contiary has been the case, and Ihe article his actually risen to G4s. Gd. 'J his ', may seem au anomaly, but it can be accounted ioi by the tact that two very line slnps-the BlacKfnar and the l'hooenician —aieon the e\e of sailins; foi London, and so favomable anoppoitnnity ot lenn ling w ill uot occm again foi jeveial weeks. Die constquJnce is <i moie extensive detnaud than usual, and theie(orc a higher puce; but as soon as these ships are goue the I pace must fall. The Viclom yesterday brought intelligence that the newi of our gold fields had i cached i lie C»pe of Good Hope. The since oui Let has been—

: i'l uciouer, per i enjrini nik, ioi iiomiun, ... i',i«i « u A'liieliatt,'*. ppi o/gncs £30,400 10 0 \.<ld prcvio'is «\pinl i'ITS.UOS C 3

OZ. d\r. gr. 2Gtb October, per Itoyal Saxon, for Calcutta.... 450 0 0 Which at Cis. per ox. gives £'1,462 100 Addpievious cxpott „£217,477 10 3 Total Gold shipped (o this date £218,910 O 8 Exchange on London— Drafts agaiust gold G per cent, discount. Vi eight i pti cent. GiORGE A. Ll.O\D 474, George-street, Ist Nov., 1851.