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THE FIELD. 
[Saturday, 
GOLD FIELDS. 
More Ooi.d. — T ho Brilliant and NoHhumbrrland, from 
1’ort Phillip, brine together abttbt 60;000 ounces of gold, 
valued nt £200,000. 
Thk Homeward Bound. — T ilt* ijiianlllj of gold brought 
Jn by the Northumberland from Fiijt Phillip In ascertained 
to bit 30,444 ouoces, worth about £121,790. This sum, ns 
well us all tho supplies re|mrlcd lri.«t week os Inning arrived 
off the const, lias reached London. By tho latest advices 
the following vessels were on tlifclt way from Australia to 
England : — 
From Melbourne — l’olnr 8tnr, United if an. 3: Constant. Jnn 7 ; Mel- 
bourne, Jnn. 8; Kunguroo, Jali JO | flbvfcrelBfi bl the Seas, Jnn. 20; 
Wockwnl), Jnn. 20; Surrey, Jilft J7. 
From Geelong— Loclmagur, suited Dbb. 31 ; Ddfidfee, Jun. 21 ; States- 
man, Jnn. 20. 
Front Belfast (Port Fairy) -Hlpitf. s/tllH about Jan. 21. 
From Sydney Kllenboiougli, sailed Jan. 1 ; Rate, Jnn. 13 ; Wind- 
sor, Jan. 24 ; Vlmclru, Jan. 24. 
From Adelaide— Victoria, milled Pet. 21; Lima; Dec. 30; Henrietta 
Sophia, Jnn. 6. 
From Luunccston— Arnon, sillied Jail. 14. 
Cruphino Machine I’ ate si 1 . — Thophispcrtus la ia-ued 
of ncompuny, called tho " Berdttti (Jold Machine Company," 
with u cupltul of £120,0011, in shares of £1 each. Arrange- 
ments, it appears, have been ttlilde with Mr. llerdun, lo make 
over to this company Ida plitettt, 'together with all the orders 
received for machines, the piofll on which already exceed;! 
£2f>,000, on the terms of paying him £00,000 lo cash, and 
£00,000 In shiirca of the eompiliiy, on which no call shall ho 
jmyublo, nod 30,000 of wllli'li all? not lo ho delivered to him 
until a profit equal lb JO!) pet fcfent,, has btbn Ihnil" nil tho 
other sharia, No working clipltul Is necessary, libyoml u 
portion of the profits to bo bunded over by the patentee. 
Svdnbv. — A t b meeting of the Great Nuggot Vein Com- 
pany held at Sydtioy dll Hie Ithh of January, Hie report 
stated that the erection rtf the lieuvy machinery for ilia Work- 
ing of llieir pronorty by’tlui Colonlul Gold (’ompniiy had 
just been completed, and t lint In a few webks Ihe whole 
would ho iu operation, when tho question would bo 
decided, not only “ whether the claims of the com- 
pany nro worthy of liiell- reptile, but whether I lie country 
offers inducement to enter upon extensive golil-liiltlliig 
operation', or u Held for the d sultoiy lubmiis ol Individuals 
only.” Thu Government Ibid ronreded u lease of Hit) pirn 
poity for 21 years, anti the resnlis of twelve months' experi- 
ments on various portions of the ground were ns fllllotvs : — 
namely, from 1,104 tons of ulliivlul soil (1811 ouml's ill' gold, 
and from 8(1 tons of cmalied quartz, 92 ounces. The Com- 
pany being relieved by llieir agicement with tho Uoloilldl 
Gobi Company from Hie expense of working the mines, their 
cupitul was lying Idle, and It una proposed to inteat It in ud- 
vuncegon railway slock, gmiranti cd by Hie local Government, 
or to the extent of 50 per cunt, on tho shares of the com- 
pany, either In the colony or In Eugtund, redeemable on 
three months' notice if required fl >r mining purposes ut •« 
future period I'l- i.aiuuee remuiulng wus £119,817, and 
inis, In consideration of “ the profit on I ho 6ule of 
allures In England,” u dividend was declared of 5 per cent for 
the half-year, payable on llio 1st of February. 
Celebes. — In a paper recently rend by Mr. Gibson 
before tho American Geographical Society at New 
York, on tho Islands of the Indlun Archipelago, 
strong assertions were made by tho writer us to tho ex- 
tant of go'll existing in the Island of Celebes. Iu Ids view 
it is destined In this respect Iu Oiitvlo California and Abilfu- 
liu. “ The precious metal. It was slntetlj " Inis Inch Intel) 
found in large flakes within the BultrittitlO Menado. TluVb 
flukes, or sheets of pure ore, some presenting ItMlifllPti iff 
nine orten inches square, though not more lllflll all HfilUlt ol 
on liteh thick, have Ininn picked out from tlio lidersllecs of 
the masses of crystal and quurlz that composo the hills of 
tho country.” It must lie remembered, however, that sialc- 
ments equally broad and vaguo have often been put forth 
with regnrd to the udjucent island of Borneo, but that little 
Jibs yet transpired to establish their correctness. At ull 
events, whutover may ho the treasures of Celebes, they mo 
not likely, either from the exertions of the natives or the in- 
fluence of the Dutch system in tlioso regions, to And any 
early development. 
In addition to the shipments of gold from Austrullu 
already reported, Hie Kllcuborough iH bringing over 7,021 
ounces (£28,009), and tho Kate, 10,175 ounces (£04 700) 
both from Sydney. 
Jorcip Infdltpce. 
The Pact that France has advanced 10 millions of 
francs to Turkey is now officially announced in tho Jiulletm 
tie Lois. 
Advices from St. Petersburg of Iho 2oth Bit. men- 
tion that the weather was intensely cold. According to re- 
port, the Austrian Ambassador wus selling off some of his 
effects, and Hie probability of Ills departure wus therefore a 
subject of discussion. 
From Berlin we have received the following “ Prince 
George of Mecklenburg Strelitz arrived here on Sunday* 
the bearer of u letter from the Emperor of Hussia to the 
King of Prussia, in answer to the mission of General Lhitl- 
heim. Its tenon r is as follows When the Western Powers 
succeed in securing the emancipation of the Christians In 
Turkey by treaty, the Czur will be willing to euicuate the 
1 rincipalitiea simultaneously with the evacuation of the 
Kuxine by tlio combined fleets.” 
Lettehs from Milan of the 28th ult. mention that on 
amnesty would be grunted by the Emperor on the occasion 
of his murriugc. 
Despatches prom Athens received at Malta, slated 
that King Ollio nml the Queen had left Athons, possibly to 
evade Admiral Barbier dd Tlnau, and had approached tlie 
Turkish frontier. This would seem to Indicate that they 
were about to join the “ sympathisers.” 
A con respondent at TiiEmzoND announces the official 
and ubsolute declaration of neutrality of the Persian Go- 
vernment in the Turco-Russian differences. 10,000 
Persian soldiers assembled at Klioi have been dismissed 
and received orders to return immediately to their homes! 
Our correspondent believes that there 'is n certain con- 
nection between this measure and the exorbitant tax which 
has just been established by Russia on entering Russian 
Georgia, ou cotton manufactures dyed blue iu Persia, which 
find their principal sale in that province. This duty is 
equal to the value of the merchandise, and amounts to 
actual prohibition. 
COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Canadian Honour. — It is just twenty years since the 
province of Canada first borrowed money of this country. 
The loan was for twenty years, ami the time being np on 
Saturday last, the 1st of A pill, 1854, the whole sum due 
wus paid In lull out of the surplus revenues of the province. 
Tills fact speaks volumes for t lie progress of the colony. 
THE INVASION OF CANADA BY THE RUSSIANS. 
(From the Toronto Colonist, Starch 20.) 
“It seems that an order from the British Government has 
come ont from England, directing the seizure of letters sent to 
foreign parts, if suspected of being intended for Russia; and it 
is asserted that two days after tho coming out of the order, a 
letter fur the Emperor of Russia was actually intercepted by the 
authorities in the Quebec Post-office, subjected to the delibera- 
tions of the Council, and the opinions of the law officers, who 
expressed the opinion that the contents amounted to high treason. 
What the contents of this letter were is not positively known, 
but sufficient has transpired to lead to the belief that it embodied 
tlie following programme : — That some thousands of Russian 
veterans, too old in the service to desert it, influenced by large 
promises, should be introduced into the States in the dress of 
peaceful emigrants, without even their nationality being declared 
— an easy matter from the difference of language and race in 
the Russian sendee, — a depot of arms formed on the frontier, 
and at one moment the whole to rush, by rail, unarmed and 
unannounced, to the crossing point, there to assume weapons, 
badges, and colours, and at once dash into Canada, and attempt 
Qiieufec by a coup tic main from the plains. It was further 
suggested that sonic attempts should be made by the Russian 
Government to bring about u secret understanding with the 
United States for the partition of British territory in America, 
so to he arranged as to leave the question of slavery in its 
present position— that is, to give as much to the slave States as 
to tlie free States, the sacrifice of the West Indies, and, if need 
hr, a large slice of Mexico, to lie included in such arrangement 
between the two Powers." Tlie Mercury adds : — “Now, when 
we reflect on the fuet that there are Russian land officers in the 
United Stat&s, we cannot look on the matter us one merely fit 
for laughter. Tea thousnnd foreigners weekly arrive and pass 
through New York. As for tile disguise of the emigrants, 
nothing is easier; they might life sent in neutral ships, and, in 
fact, so landed ns to be nt It before they could be detected. 
The large manufactures of rtntls in the United States, the 
immense emigration, nml otlr two summer days’ vicinity to 
New York, nil show that it will he proper to take precautions 
nghilist any Lopez-llke Origami plot of the kind, whose failure 
tlie loyalty nml patriotism Of bur people are a sufficient guarantee 
for; out tllO cxnetiso and confusion attendant^! the attempt 
ought to lie avoided. In point of fact, a portion of the militia 
ought to he ut once embodied and drilled ; this is the only security 
ngninst any attempt that Blight he made of the nature referred 
to. Sonic five hundred and fifty regular troops in garrison are 
Hot the force likely to overcome" such designs. The knowledge 
that Ntiine thousands of citizens would fall to arms would per- 
suade even enthusiasm itself of tlie hopelessness of attempting to 
wrest from Great Rrltaln the glorious vantage ground of Cape 
Dlnniolld. 
Canada.— Tlio papers from the West and Upper Canada 
are filled with accounts of destructive freshets. Tlio amount 
of proper ly Swept away is very considerable, and the bridges 
demolished will cause U serious interruption to traffic. 
AUSTRALIANA. 
Depauturf. op Mrs. Chisholm.— O n Monday Mrs. 
Caroline Chisholm, took leave of u huge number of her 
IVieilds on bourd tlio Bullurut, ubout to proceed to port Phil- 
lip. The last bend of emigrants which will sail from these 
sliOiTs Iimior the peiflohdl dire of Mrs. Chisholm is on board 
Iho liiillaiut, and will consequently have the great advantage 
of tills lady’s euro during the voyage. 
OtTWARD Bound — The departures from the port of 
LnhuOll Ibr Hie Australian colonics during tlie post 
week show n considerable luereuse. They liuvo com- 
prised ulliigetlnr 15 Vessels— seven lo Melbourne, wiih 
un aggregate burden of 3,590 tons ; four to Sydney, with 
an aggregate burden of 2,141 tons; three ta HobartTown, 
with Uii aggregate burden of 1,117 tons; uhd one to New 
Z'-alund ol 417 tons. Their total capacity was consequently 
7,1/5 tons. The rules ol freight exhibit u further tendency 
to improvement. 
Australian News. — Tlie steamship Australian arrived 
at Sydney on Hie 9th Juniiurv, and was to ruil on her return 
passage on the 7th February. A great many of the mer- 
chants were sending llieir correspondence by her iu prefer- 
ence to the overland mail; so that we may expect Inter 
dates by tliut vessel, which will be due in ubout a fortnight. 
The* American Bteaiher, Golden Age, had arrived ut King 
George's Sound on tho 4th February, after a splendid pas- 
sage out ol Cl days. The Sydney banks hud raised llieir 
rates of discount for three months’ bills to 4 percent; for 
four mouths’ bill* 5 per cent.; und above four months, G 
per cent. 
River Murray. — Respecting the opening up of tlio 
river Murray, it is mentioned in the last advices from Aus- 
tralia that Captain Cudell had returned to Adelaide, South 
Australia, on the 29th of December from Ids second suc- 
cessful voyage, nml bad set out on a third trip, which would 
be lo the junction of the Murray with the Darling. He also 
expected to make n fourth voyage, us fill* as the Wukool 
befbre the closo of the season, ulTer which It Was Ids intention 
to proceed rid Melbourne to Alburv, Giindutrai, and Sey mour, 
Tor the purpose of exploring the tributUlitis of the Murray by 
small boats at tlie worst, or driest, period. 
The steamer Queen ofthe South bus lull Southampton for 
Australia. She took out eighty pussengers, amongst whom 
were Sir Charles Ilothaiii, tlio new Governor of Victoria, 
and suite. She also took out a monthly mail, consisting of 
390 sacks of letters and papers. 
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foreign miscellany. 
DATBS OF THE CHIEF EVENTS IN THE LAST WAn 
1S28 BBTwfcEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY. 
Muy 7, 8. Russians cross the Prutli. 
„ Besiege 1 brail. 
Juno 8. Cross the Danube ol Isnklsclii — 
Operations between it ar.d Trajan's Wull. 
» 16. Capitulation oflbrull. 
t ?9’ Oaplure or all other places up to Trajan’s Wall. 
July 10. Operations against Varnn mid Stlmmlo. 
27. Arrive before Scliumlu. 
16. Invest Varna. 
Aug. 3. Russians met with reinforcements.— Siege began. 
Oct. 10. Capitulation. 6 b 
y 2L Invest Silistrio. 
26. Abandon the siege. 
^ e ?o"ho B °w lll . e a } lo the disadvantage of the Russians : 
. 1 : llj , c P'»cc carried by n night surprise. 
April lo. Diebitsch leaves Jassy for tho ortny. 
n Sisoboli taken by sea without resistance. 
May 8, 9. The Danube crossed at Uirsova and Sllistria! 
,, Silislrin rc-invcsted. 
[Varna being in tho possession of tho Russiar 
made this much more easy to effect. c, » 
June 12. Battle of Kulnotseha— between Schurnla nnd Pn, 
vadi. r °* 
,, 26. Capitulation ofSilistrin. 
July 18. Schurnla passed, and hend-quorters on road i 
Adrianoplc. 10 
Aug. 19. Adrianoplc reached. 
Sept. 7. Medinli on the Black Sen occupied By advance 
the const from Bourgos nnd Sisoboli. ,n F 
8. Enos on the shore of the Archipelago (south 
Adrianoplc) occupied. ^ 1 l " of 
Smtiisa, March 28. — A violent earthquake was felt yesterda 
Paris.— On Friday evening a wdl-dresscd, middle-aged 
man enter) d the rending rooms at No. 28 in the Rue Rivoll 
and asked to see the Patrie , and finding it engaged ga [ 
down nt the common table to read other journals. After 
some lime the evening paper was given to him, and |, e 
appeared to read it with great attention, but suddenly b e 
drew a pistol from bis pocket, blew his brains out, and fill 
a lifeless corpse in the midst of the company, whose horror 
may be conceived. Tlie body, not being recognised, was 
taken to the Moigue. 
Am erica.— T he Cherokee nation have pnssod resolution 
through their national council, stating their opposition to 
the passage of emigrants through their country, also against 
their wintering in their territories. They likowisc coinpluia 
against the residence of free negroes. 
THE DEPOSIT AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE 
COMPANY. 
On Monday, the second annual meeting of the directors 
and shareholders of this Company was hold nt the head-office 
18, New Bridge-street, Ulackfiiurs. 
The cl.air was taken by tho Rigid Honourable the Vis- 
count Drumlunrig, M.I’., Complrolier of her Majesty's 
Household. 
Notting-hill, und New-squurc, Lineoln’s-inn ; G. Knox, 
E.-q., 15, Conuuught-sqnurc, Hyde- park, and Abbey Man- 
sion, Salop ; Alexander Maclean, E>q., Harrow-on-the-hiU • 
David C. l’oolo, Esq., Upper Scymour-strect, Portman- 
square; William Prin>ep, Esq., Lendcnhall-street, and Hyde- 
park place, west ; Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Bryanslon- 
street, P ortman-fqunre ; Dr. Scunlan, Upper Seymour-Rlfei't 
west, Hydc-park ; M. Teovan, Esq., Glocester-road, Ilydc- 
pnrk-gardeiis ; Anthony Norris, of the firm of Messrs. Norris 
and Sons, 2, Bedford- row, solicitors to the Commercial Bank 
ol London, George Perks, of Birmingham ; Thomas, Bristol ; 
Cody, Bath; Henlv, Gloucester ; Burt, Blackburn, Symonds, 
Lieut. -Col. Armstrong, Swire, Turner, Cull, Curtis, Lucas, 
Loudon, Putcman, of tlio Post Magazine; Scott, of the 
Reporter; Davies, Manchester; Crompton, Oldham; Bolls, 
Northampton ; Eggleston, Leeds ; Ritchie, Manchester. 
Mr. Devlin, the secretary, read the advertisement calling 
the meeting, which stated that after the routine business bad 
been disposed of, tin extraordinary meeting would be held for 
the purpose of bringing before tlie shareholders a proposition 
for the issuing of 20,990 new shares, in accordance with tlio 
company’s deed of settlement, witliu view to Ihe increase of 
tho business in tlie loan department. Tlie following report 
was then read : 
Tlio Second Report of the Directors of the above Company, mndo 
to the Proprietors at tho Annual General Meeting, hold oh 
tlio 3rd April, 1$54, nt tho Company's Offices* 18, New 
Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. 
Your directors have much pleasure in again meeting the pro- 
prietors, nnd in presenting for their information nnd that of the 
policyholders, the highly gratifying report ofthe business tran- 
sacted during the past year. 
The directors in their last report anticipated, from the large 
amount of business that had been transacted during tlie short 
period of six months, greater success than had attended most 
societies of n similar kind, and they consider that their expecta- 
tions nre fully borne out by the following comparative statement 
of tho business of tho company up to the present date : — 
Proposals Received. 
From Sept. 20th, 1852, to March 25th, 1853, 
n period of C months 342 assuring £151,867 
„ March 25th, 1863, to March 25tli, 1854, 
a period of 12 months 2,127 „ £301,013 
Total number of Proposals received In 18 
months 2,469 assuring £452,880 
POLIC1B8. 
Number. 
Assuring 
Producing 
an Annual 
Income of 
From Sept. Mill, 1852, to March 
25tli, 1833, 0 months, there 
were Issued, averaging more 
than £383 each 
From March 25ili, 1833, lo 
March Sfiih, 1854, !2 months, 
averaging £240 
203 
718 
£ 
77,801 
177,400 
£ 1 . d . 
3,823 10 5 
6,104 13 5 
Total number of Policies Imied 
In 18 mo 11 ili', averaging 
£270 each 
021 
255,321 
10,023 0 10 
To whlvh add 
Industrial Policies — under £50 
1,010 
20,412 
610 0 0 
Muhillg the annual income of the company £10,542 
0s. 10J. 
It will thus he seen that there has been a very marked progress 
in tho business of this company, and your directors confidently 
appcnl to the early history of other insurance cotnpunies lo show 
that there have been few instances of so favourable a result. 
Next to t lie amount of business done, the nature of tho business 
itself is of chief importance, and it is therefore matter of congra- 
tulation that there have been only three deaths during tho past 
year, assured for the sum of £021 10s., which is very much below 
the anticipated average of mortality, and must clcorly prove to 
the proprietors that great enre and attention have been bestowed 
by the medical officers in the examination of lives. 
Your directors would now advert to two important sources 
for increasing the company’s business, viz.: — Tho Loan De- 
partment, and tlio Agency Department. In reference to 
tlie former, (he directors have much plensuro in stating, that 
not a single loss bus been sustained therein, from tho com- 
mencement of the company, and that its results have been 
highly satisfactory, and amply repay the labour and cure 
bestowed upon it. The directors, however, in calling the atten- 
tion of the Proprietors to this most important and profitable 
branch of tho company’s operations, have to state, that in the 
first establishment of the company, no such business was con- 
