2 JULY 1853, Page 12

GOLD IN THE GREAT GLOBE.

Gold nuggets are becoming one of the sights of the day ; so, being in the neighbourhood, we accepted Mr. Wyld's invitation and stepped into the Australian curiosity compartment of the Great Globe to see a monster nugget lately arrived from Ballarat. And truly it is a gigantic lump, weighing 134 pounds, composed of quartz mixed with very fine pure-looking gold. One of the finders, who watches over it with the most affectionate solicitude, informed us that 80001. had been offered for the lump at Melbourne, but that it will not be parted with for less than 10,000/.