West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. Friday, 6th June, 1856. AUSTRALIA - DISCOVERY OF RICH GOLD DIGGINGS. - That the gold fields in New South Wales have never yet had a fair trial is a fact beyond dispute; the splendid find of Mr. WHITE and his companions on the Ophir, at Yorkey's Corner, induces us to believe that, ere long, our gold mines will rival for riches the most favourable fields in Victoria. On the 18th ult. we mentioned the arrival in town of a party of three, who brought with them as the result of three weeks' labour, 406 oz. 12 dwts. Of the precious metal, principally in nuggets, the largest weighing 2 1/2 ounces, another 13 ounces, and other two the respective weights of which were 10 1/2 ounces and 11 ounces. After minutely describing to our reporter the locality selected for their operations, Mr. White says that he and his mates set to work and dug for about three days, first through a red alluvial oil, then a thick layer of gravelly earth, coming next to slate and rock, where traces of gold were first observed. On the sixth day, after breaking ground, the party lighted on the largest nugget, which was extracted from rock; and that same day they took out 91 ounces of gold altogether. The daily findings were - first day, after coming to the slatey rock, 6 ounces; second, 54 ounces; third, 78 ounces; sixth, 91 ounces. From that time the yield fell suddenly, until the hole was abandoned. The area of ground from which this rich treasure was extracted measured 25 square feet. - Australian Paper. INCIDENTS OF COLONIAL LIFE - A young gentleman of Geelong, Australia, writing to a relative at home, under date of January, 1856, says:- One peculiarity of Colonial life, or at least of life in the colony of Victoria is this, that many carpenters, blacksmiths, and the like, have made large fortunes, but still retain their old acquaintances, and cannot sake off their bad grammar and worse manners. This produces a great mixture in society, and the woman who scrubs your floors in the morning, and also makes your pies and starches your shirts, may say to you in the evening "I am engaged," or "thank you, I will take an ice." Among his neighbours, he says, "is a widow of 24, was married at 16 to a small settler up the country, who broke his neck, stock-driving, seven months after their marriage. A few months ago she was engaged to a young solicitor from Bristol. The wedding clothes were got, and the handkerchiefs were marked with her future's name. The young man was dissipated, and ran away from his creditors three days before his intended marriage. The whole story is an odd one. He, the solicitor, met the widow in the street, was struck with the appearance and followed her home; dodged about the house for a few days, and at length threw a letter, declaring the state of his affections, into a room where he had just before seen her standing at the window. The affair proceeded rapidly after so bold a stroke, and but for the cruelty of the young gentleman's creditors, no doubt they would have been man and wife." I had invitations from different persons to spend my Christmas at their stations in the bush. But I had had sufficient experience of that kind of thing to know, that three or four days of Christmas spent with a settler would settle me for a fortnight, and I therefore stopped at home, and this is the way my Christmas went. My Irish neighbours (with whom he boards while lodging in weather boarded rooms of his own) considered it better to keep up Christmas eve than Christmas day, and the young widow aforesaid, her sister, and four others came up to dance, sing, eat cake and drink strong punch. We commenced at ten, and, so far as I was concerned, left off at three next morning, when I went to bed. Getting up at eight, I found my young widow busy stuffing a goose, and the others culinarily employed, and, much to my surprise, I learnt that none of them had been to bed. For, intending to go to mass on Christmas day, after the manner, I suppose, of the Irish, they had been afraid to go to bed lest they should miss it - mass commencing at five in the morning - and had kept themselves dancing and romping all through the night. Well, I breakfasted, and in order the better to enjoy my dinner, I took a long walk, returning about two, thinking we were to have a downright Christmas dinner. Christmas eve, however, had been too much for my neighbours. They were all sound asleep, except the little ones, and the consequence was that I sat down alone before a huge goose, a boiled turkey, a large ham, and a vast plum pudding. At public dinners there is usually a band in attendance; on the present occasion the music that I had was such as is caused by the loud breathing of persons asleep. That was my first specimen of an Irish Christmas; and remarkably Irish I consider it to be. PEACE CELEBRATIONS - Truro - On Tuesday evening last, a meeting of the inhabitants was held in the Town Hall, and numerously attended, for the purpose of presenting an address to the Mayor, Mr. STOKES, thanking him for his conduct in carrying out the peace demonstration on the 29th ult. The chair was taken by Mr. PADDON, one of the borough magistrates, who introduced the subject of the meeting, and the following address was then read by Mr. EDWIN PARKYN:- "To HENRY SEWELL STOKES, Esq., Mayor of Truro. - Sir, We, the undersigned inhabitants of the borough of Truro, do hereby offer you our best thanks for the manner in which the peace demonstration of yesterday was, under your authority, conducted, and beg to express our admiration at your patriotic and manly conduct, first, in permitting us to show our feeling on the occasion, and secondly, for your countenance and support in reviving one of our ancient and athletic English sports, especially as the game, as requested by you, was conducted throughout with good temper, and without injury to any kind of property. And, lastly, we thank you for having been the principal cause of cheering the hearts and spirits of the defenders of our country, and of our old men and women, and young children, by not forgetting them on the happy occasion of celebrating the peace. We are, Sir, your obedient servants". (Here followed the signatures, the address being dated May 30th). Mr. PARKYN said the address was signed by between two and three hundred of the inhabitants of the town, and a great many more signatures might easily have been obtained, but the object was to have the address signed by people of the various classes in the town, and thus there would be found included amongst the names representatives of the clergy, dissenting ministers, county and borough magistrates, the professions, trades, and even one or two of the old men who partook of the hospitalities on the celebration day. Mr. JAMES GATLEY proposed that the address which had been adopted, should be printed and a copy of it sent to each subscriber to the peace demonstration fund. Mr. SOLOMON seconded the motion, adding that it should be presented first to the subscribers, and then to other persons. Mr. G. CLYMA proposed that some more enduring recognition of Mr. Stokes's public services should be presented to him, and that a committee be formed to consider in what way the wishes of the meeting could best be carried out. Mr. E. HEARD seconded the motion, which was supported by Mr. MITCHINSON and Mr. DAVEY, the latter making some observations to show that the way to preserve peace was to be prepared for war; and some remarks in approval of the hurling match. The propositions both of Mr. Gatley and Mr. Clyma were agreed to unanimously. Mr. LEARWOOD, chairmaker, then presented a chair to Mr. Stokes, which had been made whilst the procession of the trades were traversing the various parts of the town. It was a very good chair, of neat workmanship, and bore the following inscription,- "This chair was made by THOMAS LEARWOOD, in the streets of Truro, in the Trades' procession that was formed to celebrate the peace, on the 29th of May, 1856, and presented to Mr. Stokes, Mayor of Truro. PENRYN - The celebration of her Majesty's birthday, and the rejoicings for peace in this borough, were sustained with very great spirit, and much praise is due to the authorities for the manner in which they ordered the proceedings, and to the inhabitants generally for the way in which they carried them out. It was a remarkably fine day, and a glorious sun shone out propitiously for the occasion. The shops were all closed early in the day, and flags were hung out in various parts of the town. Great numbers of people kept arriving from the adjacent country during the day, and everything bore the aspect of a general holiday and rejoicing. The proceedings were ushered in by a solute of twenty-one brass guns, and then through the benevolent exertions of some of the inhabitants, about five hundred of the poorer class were provided with cakes and tea, presented to them at the Town Hall, by a committee appointed for that purpose. Several old English games followed, all of which were entered into with great spirit, and afforded much amusement. Processions also took place through the town; the one most deserving of attention being that formed by the workmen of Messrs. BOLITHO, about eighty of whom having previously been provided with a substantial luncheon by the liberality of their employers, formed themselves into a procession headed by a band of music paraded the town, each person carrying an implement more particularly belonging to his branch of the trade, and which was in many cases wreathed in laurel. A brilliant display of fireworks terminated the proceedings of the day, which will long be remembered by the inhabitants of Penryn and its vicinity with satisfaction and pleasure. MICHELL - This usually quite village was quite astir on Friday last, on account of preparations being made to celebrate the peace. At an early hour, the young men of the place were busily engaged erecting arches across the road, which then completed were tastefully decorated with flags, flowers &c. In the course of the afternoon a band perambulated the place, to whose lively strains the young folks danced the exciting "Flora." In the evening the youngsters were gratified with sundry amusements, such as "jumping in bags," a wheelbarrow race," "diving for oranges" &c., and a very creditable display of fireworks completed the day's amusement. At night most of the houses were illuminated, and although the devices could not be considered as new or original, the village presented a very pretty appearance. From one of the arches was suspended a large chandelier in which were lighted about fifty candles, and this looked exceedingly well. Notwithstanding the hundreds of people who were present in the evening, everything passed off orderly and with good feeling. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE - ARCHDEACONRY OF CORNWALL - The Deans Rural for 1856-7 are:- JOHN SYMONS AVERY, perpetual curate of Bude; JOHN FRANCIS KITSON, vicar of Antony; PAUL BUSH, rector of Duloe; EDWARD SHUTTLEWORTH, vicar of Egloshayle; CHARLES LYNE, vicar of Tywardreath; THOMAS HOPKINS BRITTON, vicar of Newlyn East; FREDERICK CHRISTIAN JACKSON, rector of Grade; and CHARLES GEORGE RUDDOCK FESTING, vicar of Paul. The seven preachers for 1857 are:- JOHN DAVIS, vicar of Poughill; JOHN HAWKINS HEXT, vicar of Morval; JOHN JAMES WILKINSON, rector of Lanteglos by Camelford; HENRY SPENCER SLIGHT, rector of Ruanlanihorne; F. C. JACKSON, rector of Grade; and RICHARD ASHLEY, rector of Perranuthnoe. The sixteen representatives for the Clergy Fund are the same as last year. THE CUSTOMS - Mr. WILLIAM COULSON, of Penzance, has been appointed to a clerkship in the London Custom House. ARRIVAL AT QUEBEC - The ship "Charles Challoner," FOX master, with passengers from Truro, arrived at Quebec, on the 19th of May, all well. FALMOUTH - Arrived on Sunday last, the gun-boats "Starling," "Beaver," "Janus," and "Drake," belonging to the Red and White Divisions. Six gun-boats and the steam frigate "Imperieuse," have been cruising in the channel during the past week. The fleet are on an experimental cruise to try the rate of sailing under canvas. On Tuesday last, the schooner yacht "Columbine," 72 tons belonging to the Royal Yacht Squadron, and the property of Mr. SMITHBERRY, arrived in the harbour. SHIP FOUNDERED - On Saturday last, the master and nine men, crew of the barque "Kingston" of Sunderland, WILLIAM STRAKERMASTER, were picked up in two boats twenty four miles S. W. of the Land's End, by a Mousehole pilot lugger, their ship having sprung a leak the previous evening and foundered at 6.30 on the 31st. Fortunately the crew saved their cloths. The "Kingston" was 279 tons registered 28 years old, was newly coppered, and had heavy repairs previous to leaving Sunderland, and was bound to Constantinople with 448 tons of coal. The crew were lodged and forwarded to their homes by Mr. R. PEARCE, Honorary Secretary to the shipwrecked Fisherman and mariners' Royal Benevolent Society. OBSTRUCTIONS OF THE PAVEMENTS - We are requested to insert the following in respect to street obstructions at Penzance:- "Mr. HUMPHRY WILLYAMS, in a letter to the West Briton on street obstructions, states his objection to the "move on" principle, as an unnecessary interference with the rights of the people. He considers that it would give rise to some such remarks as these:- "Oh! we won't go to Truro market again, for we can't stand five minutes on the pavement to look at the beautiful streets, smart shops, and gay people without danger of being brought before the Mayor. We'll go to Penzance or Redruth, where we can stand as thick as swarming bees, without being disturbed." Mr. Willyams's argument is altogether imaginary. The 'stand still' principle once prevailed in Penzance, but was such a nuisance that "move on" antagonism was effectually brought to bear on it. Shopkeepers, and all who traverse the pavement, approved of it; and, unless on holiday occasions, we permit no swarming bees to remain undisturbed in our thoroughfares. Let Mr. Willyams and thirty or forty friends try the "bee" amusement, and they will quickly hear the words which displease him so much - "move on" - respectfully but firmly uttered. ROBBERIES - A cottage adjoining Liskes farm, in the parish of Kenwyn, was entered on Monday last, during the absence of the occupier, JANE WALLIS, who left the house in the morning and did not return until the evening. She then found that the door had been forced open, and her boxes ransacked, and from one of them a sovereign and ten shillings had been stolen. Two tramps were seen near the premises in the course of the day. On the 30th ult. at Idless, in the parish of Kenwyn, the house of THOMAS MICHELL, a woodman, was entered by means of breaking a pane of glass, and six GBP5 notes of the Miners Bank were stolen. It is stated that two tramping fellows had been seen about the premises. BURGLARY - Shortly after midnight on Monday last, the servant at Mr. JEFFERY's, (who is in the employ of Messrs. WILLIAMS, at Perranwharf, and lives under the same roof with the office) came down stairs to go about the washing, when she saw through some glass over a door, a light in the passage, and thinking her mistress had come down stairs, she called out, but received no answer, and consequently went up to her mistress's bed room, whom she found in bed, and then, being much alarmed, told her that some person had entered the house. Mr. Jeffery went down immediately, but the robber had decamped. It was found, on examination, that some one had entered the office by the window, which being a casement window, the thief had broken a pane of glass, and put back the two fastenings. The thief had gone from the office into the kitchen, and lighted with matches a mould candle, with which he had traversed all the rooms of the office and ground floor of the dwelling-house, as was evident from the grease which had dropped from the candle. The whole candle had been left on the table the evening before, and it was three-quarters burnt. The robber, it is clear, was not provided with house-breaking implements; therefore he did not touch the iron chest or the desks in the office; but from the parlour mantelpiece he stole 12s. or 13s. which had been collected for a missionary box, and he also carried off some mathematical instruments, but did not go to the parlour cupboard, in which were a number of silver spoons and other articles. The box which had contained the mathematical instruments was found next day in the leat behind the foundry works, but there is no clue to the thief. It is remarked as singular that the glass of the broken window was found outside, and not inside as might have been expected. TRURO POLICE - On Tuesday last, JAMES ADAMS, who had been a private in the Royal Miners Artillery, was charged with stealing from FREDERICK MONTROSE, a black coat, doeskin trowsers, waistcoat, and cap. Montrose, who is a tailor, lodged with Mrs. KENNEGGIE, who sells fruit in the market. The militia-man got into the house on Wednesday the 28th ult., and took the tailor's best clothes, leaving behind his militia uniform. Montrose gave information to the police, and Adams was traced to Falmouth; afterwards, he went to Penzance, then returned to Truro, and on Saturday night last, gave himself up to police constable WOOLCOCK in the street. He was then wearing Montrose's clothes, with the exception of the waistcoat, of which he gave an account, which afterwards proved to be false. On Tuesday he was committed for trial at the quarter sessions. ST. AUSTELL PETTY SESSIONS - This court met in the Town Hall, on Tuesday last, when ROBERT VERCOE, a waggoner, of St. Dennis, was fined 5s. and costs for leaving his waggon in the streets. GEORGE CLEMES [?], of Charlestown, was brought up by Mr. ROWE, the inspector of weights, for having a defective scale in his possession, and was fined 20s. and costs. Tow landlords of Nanpean, in St. Stephens in Branwell, named BEST and THOMAS, were brought up, the former charged with keeping a disorderly house, but the bench dismissed the accused with a reprimand; the latter, charged with drawing drink on the Sunday out of hours, was fined 2s. and costs. A lad named HENRY BENNET, of Roche, was charged by his master, Mr. ROBERT VERCOE, carpenter, with misbehaviour and absenting himself from work, and it being the second offence, he was committed to the house of correction for twenty-one days. CORONER'S INQUEST - On Wednesday last, an inquest was held in Gwennap parish, before Mr. JOHN CARLYON, county coroner, on the body of FRANCIS COAD, miner, aged 58 years. From the evidence of deceased's widow, it appeared that he had been complaining of shortness on his breath for some time previous to his decease, but that on Monday last, he came down about eight o'clock, and went out after breakfast apparently better then usual. He desired her to make a pasty for his dinner, and said he should be back again by the time it was ready, but about an hour afterwards witness went out and found him a short distance from the house leaning against the hedge quite dead. There was a quantity of blood on his clothes and about his moth, and from the evidence of Mr. ARTHUR, surgeon, there was no doubt that he died of suffocation from the rupture of a blood vessel of the lungs. Verdict accordingly.