The Press.
London, England, 1853-12-17 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

THE GI'ANO deputation from the
Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of Eughinel
waited on Saturday last. by appointment. on the Earl
of Clarendon. Seeretary State for Foreign Affairs.
The deputation consisted of Mr. Pusey, President nt
the Society, and Lord Homers, the Puke of Richmond
being unavoidably prevented accompanying them.
After alluding to the cireumstanees under which the
supply of guano was at present furnished by the
Peruvian Government, and the exorbitant price
charged to the English eonsumer for the article. the
deputation hamlet' to the noble secretary a Illeawritil
from the council of the Royal Agricultural Soeict,,
to the effect that, being deeply sensible of the bard
ships inflicted on the. British farmer by the excessive
price of Peruvian guano, they trusted that the en•
deetvours of her Majesty's Government would be
directed towards the reduction of the cos of this
important manure. lu the course of the interview
tlw Earl of Clarendon entered fully into the lines
Lion, which he assured the deputation had not failed
to engage a large share of his attention. In midi
tion to the report which had been lately received
from Admiral Moresby, with regard to the extent
of the supply of guano in Peru, it was intended
by the Government to institute immediate inquiries
with a view of asetTlailling the exact state of
facts, and also as to the possibility of obtaining
supplies of nitrate of soda from the :Reclean
territories, which was understood to possess properties
that rendered it equivalent in value, as a manure, to
guano itself. It likewise appeared that many tl -
sand 1011 a of fish were now annually thrown away as
offal in Newfoundland, which might easily is' con-
verted into a rich and fertilising manure. To this
also his attention should be directed, and the fullfst
inquiries made upon the subject. The noble eall
concluded by giving an assureince that her Mikiesty's
Government would relax no ellen for the purpose of
inducing the Peruvian Government to consider the
question, and securing to the English fanner a large
and cheaper anpply of this powerful element in the
cultivation and improvement of the soil, 4lr of some
other foreign manures equal to guano in utility and
value.

THE NEW 1;01.11-WAsIIINo: Mee HINE, of which we'
gave a description in last week's ('lies., promj.es to
i.e made available in England as well its in Australia.
Some curious and important resultii have been elieiteil
by the application of the machine to various en s
from Poit ish mint a which were never before suspected
of containing goblin quantity sufficient to render its
extraction worth attempting. Some comparative es•
periments hive been conducted by Professor Misted
with Berilan's machine, with the view of testing the
value of the golden deposit in different speeimens of
Ore, English and foreign. The following are the
stated results:-10 ewts. 1 Ir. 2:1114.4. net of hard,
tough amiferons quartz from told-hill. Nevada
County, California, belonging to the Ague Fria Com-
pany, after being cnisheil and amalgamated, yielded
1 oz'. 4 (leis. grs. fine gold to the ton of Ore, of
the value of 11 /. 18s. 3d. The tailings, collected at
intervals of ten minutes during the experiment, were
carefully analysed, and found to contain 4 dwts.
ges. of gold to the ton ; the machine therefore by one
operation obtained 95.8 per cent. of the whole of the
gold contained in the ore. N ewts. 1116 s. net of the
oxide and mulchuret or iron, forming the gossan of
the copper es at Poltimore, Neville I )evon, yielded
at the rate of 1 oz. 111 dais. of gold to the tine : the
tailings gave 2 awls. of fine gold to the Gm, showing the
percentage obtained to he 93. The loss of mercury
appeared to he small, and robbery could be prevented
with great facility. Tie work an engine of 15-herie
power with four basins, which would mesh about
sixteen tons of quartz per day, the mean cost of
enishing and amalgamating the ores is calculated
not to exceed 13s. Oil. per ton in England, and in
other places Ahem fuel (mil wages are itt moderate
rates, and 20s. per ton 11 these ex
TN-I-intents be borne out by facts ( and there appears
that every reliance can be placed upon them), a new
and important branch of industry will be introduced
in milling enterprise, and it will be impossible to
foresee what results it may lead to.
Tne last return from the Registrar lieneral
covers a decrease of mortality in London on the two
!previous weeks, but it still indicates a not very
favourable state of the public health. The deaths
registered in the last four weeks were 1,102, 1,339,
1,411, and (in the week that ended hist Saturday)
1,308, This differs very slightly from the estimated
average of the ten previous years. The increase in
the deaths canned by diseases of the respiratory
organs has been the principal feature of late returns.
The number( referred to this class base been in the
last flair weeks-180,'29i, 379, and :11:1. List week
bronchitis was fatal in 151) eases, and pneumonia in
141. Typhus and 'looping cough predominate at
present among epidemic diseases, the former num-
leering 94 fatal cases, the latter 541. Cholera rapidly
declines : it reached its maximum in the first week
of Nesember, when the deaths were 1(x1; in the five
subsequent weeks they have beat 94, 72, 19, 28, and
Oast week) 1:1.

775

\111.3.04rn Ewtmo, who died reeentiv in the posses-
sion of etionnons wealth, has IteglieNtikeil 1.10,0011/. to
the I;l4.sglow Merchants' House. and 10,111114. to the
Ito•otl'lntirinary. .%u aggregate of nearly :10.11110/. tr
distributed among other charities, and 1:1.11110/. left
to the funols of the Free Chitral of Seotlatl.
Ni viritoo Eu 1..111.% ur :11rIttsHANT VEssEl.s were
enabled to reach the Pool by the change of wind to
N.V. at the close or last week. Among these were a
large 11111111ter of coal laden vessels. Three hundred
and thirty-six were reisti tett to have arrived on hide)
and Satttriloy last week, and nearly five !flunked
more earl) in this. The ',rive of coals, which hid
101% iniel.4l to All Shilost tutprereslettlisl and distressing
rate, fell :is. or in consequence of this ablllitlatit
supply.
1.111 TEN \T I'‘rilt•%lll', at priewill Turn
niatookr in-Chief at the Cape, Isms been appointed
to stieeeed tiettertil Sir tieorge ilrOWn #l4
4.;enerall of the Forces. Sir I osorge has
rwaigued lots (mullions, aveording to the idobe,f ill
eowsegtioneo of sollle Illiterellre• with the other
authorities at the Horse litteras relative to the
leave of absence granted to certain toillitar r•.
A PtAsto‘ of :041/. per alumni hits been gratittd by
her Mkjesty, oli the reetootoemlottoo 44 the 1,1•4 :tom
to Mrs. Hogg, the widow of the Ettriek
herd.

A ux to I'AIII.IAIIFN I' of the receipts as bilk
trout lighthouses, &v., by the Trinity heitse, in last
111 IS $lllll apl►i•ured. Tile 1114 was
I 1i1).;SII. INs. Nil. The charge of maintenance was
ss,tim3/. Is. Old., leaving the ►.urplls 51,011t4/.
Ills. II isl. Th., duties collected to the edict? 1.1
Is :age and beaconstge were in net I t+,11191. IMs. illll.
'l'l►cre Wa4 a mintlith of ;11,4100/. on this acomot.
whit+ has liven applied in part liquitluUuu of the
debt unlined in the pureliese +►f the pi'; site light,.
111111 to eharital►lc and ether uses connected with the
es in.sint
I.s:trrits on 1)5 ,t.t•rt nit. have 'el been r'i•-
eeited by the Admiralty fro''► the .Irr►plrilr'ile, oil
list return Ina.. Ilehrisig's Strait, and there is is
310 (011111s111111111 for the statement that theta
Isis!, beennew. from the Enterprise. 1111i1 Isar, dipolar.
The hats.-t inta.llll4cove from the hitter ship had
already reached us by Ilydailt Ingletield, uud
1144610 z Howe vim kiomo sit' her until the aunt....
ul next year. 4W the Eitti-ri rime no ititylligeoce has
been rereilrd. It is Oki, untrue that the 11111111! of
Sir John Franklin will he struck en' the le a,ka of
the Admiralty, in oilier to make room for that of
Captain Clouts. It is not to be supp►►si•d 111111 OW
.tslinirally would contemplate much a step while the
issue even of their owls expeditions in search of Sir
John Franklin is unknown.

Tut: premium tittered for the bust plait for weight' -
Mg Dartmoor has liven awarded to Mr. Iletny
Tanner, of Exeter, who was the successful -
titur for the Ituaal Agricultural Stwiety's pluo
for his report on the apiculture of lie‘otishile.
There are upwards of *24140,1100 acres of waste land of
good quality lying in the midst of that county, the
property of the Prince of \Visit s, which is now almost
unproductive.
THE SUN col' TIIF: ElllTlttift ofll tort bus recently
arrived in England from France, having traselltil
under the nano of M. Dalval. llis object iu ‘isititig
this conaitr, is solid to lie to I'IIIIIOCW his ethicatior,
for which purpose lie will shortly proceed to Dawlisb,
and place himself under a dello man of that plait .
It is expected that il a Finpertir of Hayti himself,
wills some of the members i•i the court, am It.,tt his
son during the ensuing spring.
THE ligterimis" of the Charter house
have lately had a " mo‘ciiient " for obtaining sass in
crease of the pension of 15/ now annually allotted
them. Yesterday week the governors of the imtitii
tiaal took the petition into consitletat into whin
they resolved that they could not, entisisteittiy with
their duty, make any increase to the pension of the r
brotherhood.

The Globe' t•tati..4 Hod the of Lomb,' 1
tutsixted by Dr. I.n.loington null Sir J. l'atteson, wi I
ettinittenee an istipsitv into eettnitt alleged olittm
connected with St. 'lank Cathedral on the 9th s
January.
Ti,,: petition agaitott the retort 1t..•1.-•
Ilorxfall and Liddell fur Liverpool ha, been with-
drawn.