SYDNEY. [From the Australian.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 163, 20 February 1847, Page 4

SYDNEY. [From the Australian.]

A letter had been received from a person "belonging to Leichhardt's exploring expedition from Jimba, Darling Downs, dated 2nd December, in which fears are expressed as to the successful termination of the present expedition. The place from whicH the letter is dated is described as being "wonderfully prolific in fossil remains, which are principally found in the beds of rivers. Yesterday a shepherd belonging to Mr. Dennis, (at whose station I am stopping,) found a jawbone, very complete, of an enormous animal. The teeth are of an immense size, one measured by myself over four inches round. The jaw is furnished with an enormous tusk like that of the Hippopotamus. It is, however, I believe, the Diatheria. The blacks do not appear to have the slightest idea of what the animal was." The copper ore from Auckland to Sydney, chiefly from Mr. Taylor's mine at Kawau, has been discharged from the Tasmania, Lydia, and Neptune, owing to the fears of its igniting. The Rookery, which left Sydney for Portland Bay a short time since, to fill up with wool for England and had taken some of tlie copper ore for dead weight, put into Launceston to land it owing to the intense heat it had attained.

Loss of the * Sir E.obert Peel.' — We regret to announce the total wreck of this fine ship at Avoca Bay, about fifty miles to the North of Sydney Heads. She struck about half past eleven p. m. on Sunday, 17th January. Having had exceedingly stormy weather, with thick fogs, they had not been able to take an observation since Friday, and by their dead reckoning at the time they struck they were fifty miles from land, and in the latitude of Sydney, so that in two days they had had a current setting to the Northward upwards of sixty miles : they were running under close reefed topsails, when breakers were perceived on both her larboard and starboard bows ; it being then impossible for them to wear the ship, their only alternative was to cut away the main-mast, and run her on shore ; they then anxiously awaited daylight, when they found they were high and dry on a sandy beach, hemmed in on both sides with high land, and a most fearful surf running in. All on board then landed, not a single life being lost, and having pitched some tents, busied themselves in saving all their luggage and stores from the wreck. The Sir Robert Peel left Auckland for Sydney January 9, having on board as passengers Capt. Smylie, 99th Regt., Dr. Clifford, staff, 20 rank and file of the 58th Regt., 36 rank and file of the 99th Regt,, and 1 corporal and 6 rank and file of the 22nd Regt., 1 woman and a child. The returns of the amount of wool exported from Sydney in the year 1846, show a decrease of 2743 bales, as compared with the amount exported the previous year.