The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-23 00:00:00

LAMBETH'

Aljn-4 Nethroit aniliio;;;lVemion, private soldiers,
of the 4th Light Dragoons, were charged with toeing drunk
and disorderly, and creating a considerable disturbance at
the South- Western terminus, in this Waterloo road, on the
preceding evening.
The cirtutugauccs under which the prisoners were taken
into custody were stated by us yesterday. The prisoners had
been to the-Exhibit ion, antiafterwards became inebriates At
a little by fore eight o'clock they reached the tc rrni n us and took
tickets for Hounslow, where they arc quartered; and one
Of the servants of the company observing that they were
not sober, put them into a carnage, and desired them not to
leave until the tr tin started; one of them, however, gut
Out to speak to some female friends on the platform, and'
upon loving spoken to commenced a considerable disturbance.
His companion also came out and became very turbulent,
and after a considerable deal of violence towards the railway
porters and the police, they were secured and taken to
Tower street station-house. No charge of assault had,
however, been made against the prisoners, and the niugi-
stride, under ti.. circumstances, convicted them in 20s.
each, or in default of payment to 14 days* imprisonment.

MONEY MARKET.
[For this day's City News, see page.l
FRIDAY FAM]INO.
The following is the document we hate received
front the Mexican Committee, in which they intimate
that the certificates can be negotiated. The copy of
the decree is of little interest at the present moment,
but the point which is essential, namely, the number
of bonds entitled to partition, is left out. Besides
the bonds already converted, there are Deferred
Bonds, which can come in on receiving their milli-
cafes.
For general information and to prevent lilliconstruction,
the Committee of Mexican Bondholders subjoin a literal
translation of the assignment made by the 'Mexican govern- I
ment of 2,500,000 dollars front the American indemnity
money towards the arrears of dividends. These arrears
are now represented by the certificate for eight serene
coupons detached from the Five per Cent. Bonds, and as
the certificates are negotiable as a separate security it may
be necessary, in order that a correct estimate may be
formed of their value, to state that they are entitled to the
following assets—viz. :
I. Three instalments of together 205.000 dollars, due
from M. Manuel Escandon, of Mexico, for the cotton
licenses, viz., 75,000 dollars due Ist November next, 50,000
dollars Ist of May next, and 80,000 dollars let of Novem-
ber,

2. About 231,000 dollars due from Messrs. Manning
and Mackintosh, of Mexico.
4. About 25,000/. in the Bask of England, subject to
deductions for expenses, which, with the Mexican assign-
ment, make up an amount of 2,936,000 dollars, and
t Relutively under the control of the committee, as
the representatives of the bondholders. There is also a
claim on the Mexican government for monies received by
them in the assumed capacity of agents to the bondholder.,
but not remitted, viz., for customs dues in Vera Criss and
Tampico (in money and bills) from 9th November last, and
in the ports of the Pacific from the 10th August 1850 ; as
also tar the produce of the tobacco revenue since May
1830, on account of which only B,ooo'. has been remitted.
[TkANSL
Treasury General of the Federation.
The treasurers in charge of the Treasury General of the
federation hereby certify that on folio 91 of the ledger they
have placed 2;500,000 dollars (two millions five hundred
thousand dollars) at the disposal of the chairman of the
bondholders of the foreign debt, in conformity with Art. 1
of the decree of 14th October last, the conditions of that de-
cree having been accepted by the holders of the bonds of the
said debt, converted the 4th July, 1846. This amount is to be
paid out of the instalment which is due in May, 11442, to
the government of this republic by that of the United
States, in virtue of the 12th article of the treaty of peace
concluded between the tact nations, in the city of Guada-
lupe llidalgo, on the 2nd February, 1848, and explained and
ratified in Queretero on the both May of the tame year ; it
being understood that this certificate, executed in triple, is
to serve as a receipt to the government of the United States
and to the party commissioned by them to pay the money,
in May, 1842, as may he agreed on with the chairman of
the bondholders of the Mexican foreign debt, to whom it is
to be expedited, in fulfilment of the dispositions of the
supreme order of the 15th iost.
Given in Mexico, in triple, under our signature and °Rl-
cial seal, this 16th day of February, 1831. Good for
2,300,000 dollars.—(Signed)
P. J. sZL CASTILLO ) Seal of the General
I'. V bt.r.z, I Treasury.
J. L. Ilt ICE (seal of the Ministry of Finance).
The undersigned first official of the Ministry for Foreign
and Dome Affairs certifies that the above signatures of Don
Pedro J. del Castillo and Duo Pedro Velez, Ministers of
the Treasury General of the federation, and of lion Jose
Luis Hulce, first official of the Ministry of Finance, are
genuine, and suck as they arc in all official documents.
Mexico, Feb. 18, 18.51.

(Niguel]) Joss JlnxtA Ouve2 MONASTERIO.
Our Paris correspondence informs us that the
Western Railway Company of France has paid over
to the government the MOW. agreed upon, and is
consequently. in possession of the first section of the
line, which is already open for traffic, and yielding
a profit.
'The market for foreign exchanges to-day again ex-
hibited an upward tendency, and generally speaking
sellers previuled. There was decidedly more paper
than money. Short Paris was quoted 2..10 to 12i;
ditto three months, 25.23 to 271. Amsterdam found
buyers at 11.18, but not below. Hamburg was at
first in fair demand, but closed heavy at 13.8 to 1.
Bills on Italy were in favour of buyers, particularly
Naples, which was done at 41 and under. Peters-
burg was very dull, and not saleable above 37).
Portugal did not improve. Spain was in tolerable
demand; but :11estria was very difficult of sale, and
negotiations took place as high as 12 IL The follow-
ing is our usual list of the ?nail negotiated.
Time. Prime Denudated.
Prom To
Amsterdam pert Siert 1111.161.5 x.... 11ft. feisty.
Dino
Iletienlam . 1111. Nets.... 1111. 151.55.
limbed. and MMus 13Ince. asebl. 131sera. spa.
Frsaldwi4•46a4labe 119111. Oar. 11941.
se g• 110.511;. ... lift 5341 r.
1111. 34kr. ... 12d. -lu.
25fr. 571 e. 2.Sfr. 30e.
si
- Short 25te. 10c. 25tr. 121 e.
Meathe 25fr. 25e. ... 2315. ale.
2Mr. Mean ... 25:r. 30c.
Genoa
Leghorn
Naples per ducat „ 41 pence 411 penes
Palermo per ounce ~ 1234 pence ... 1231 pence
Mersin& 9. 9. 123/ peace ... 121 pence
Madrid per dollar „ 491 pence .., 49j pence
Podia „ „ 50 pence ... 30i peace
LiAce per mitre' . S 3 pence .. 531 pence
. 531 per

CottwRIMING IN TUE PORT OF LONDON.—
(Communionterl.)—The rail has come in competition with
the colliery shipping interest, that nursery for seamen for
the royal navy, which we devoutly hope is no longer neces-
sary to keep afloat the wooden walls of Old England, or
preserve our hearths and homes from desecration and alas..
The " Pont," like a startled hare, is pricking up its can at
this innovation, and is, almost at the eleventh hour, com-
mencing the adoption of steam-power for whipping coals
from the holds of the brigs into the barges. Messrs. E. and
A. Prior, of Upper Themes-street, have patented a nlan foe
the adoption of a portable steam-engine, which is admirably
adapted to the purpose, and which is getting into use. On
Monday last we were on hoard the collier brig Crocus, 365
tons, and witnessed the operation of this application of
portable steam-power to the unloading of ships, with much
satisfaction. This engine, designed by, and constructed under
the direction of, Mr. F. 11. Trevithick, takes up hut little
room on the deck of a vessel ; the action is direct, the
piston rod working the crank axle, on which is the dram
that windds the chain, drawing up the boa from below. The
engine, when not ut work. Is kept in a barge built for the
purpose, with its mast, tackle, chains, &c., by which it can
be slung on board with the greatest facility, and taken '
away when the held of the vessel has been emptied of its
contents. The boxes used hold 5 cwts., end by this plan
more thaw 20 tons per hour can be delivered into the
barites. A 70-ton barge has been filled in three hours, and
on one occasion 209 tons were delivered from a vessel in
nine hours and a half, with one gang, consisting of four
men ; but the operation is yet young, and from the obser-
vations made on our visit, we have no doubt a quantity of
311 tons per hour may be accomplished. All parties con-
nected with the coal trade are well aware how import-
ant is not only the mere cost of whipping coals, but
the seeing of time, and the prevention of that detention to ,
which the shipping in the trade has hitherto been subject.'
A gang of men, by the nid of ropes and blocks, could barge
about ;el tons • day, which shows that the company formed
under Messrs. Prior's patent can at least unload four ships
in the same time that under the old plan would take to
unload one, and at considerably less cost. This is an eco-
nomy well worthy consideration, and not only may it be
availed of by cool merchants, hut by stone and timber
shippers, and all persons requiring the landing of bulky
menhandiw from vessels in the river. The adoption of 11
this plan for the rapidly unloading colliers and other vessel1
is also of importance in another and a public view, as tend-
ing to prevent the crowding of the l'ool which has of late
year been so generally and so justly complained of. The
adoption generally of this portable engine for the purpose
app. ars to us highly desirable. It weighs little more time
too tons, can be moved from one vessel to another with the
great. st facility by the means the patentees adopt, ad ire
have no doubt it will he brought into verryy general use he
both shipping and unshipping heavy mereh•ndise.
Fit ton/ or .t Pristac OFFICER AT NEWCASTLE.—
On Eriolay last considerable excitement was created t
out this town from the circulation of a report :tree
James Scott, the assistant overseer and assessed-tax coi-
l." tor fur the parish of St. Nicholas, had appropriated •
very large sum sof money, and absconded. On airy
being made, it appeared that Mr. Scott, who has lees
for many years a pawnbroker in St. Nicholas' Chiersh-
y-ird, and who has hitherto borne an irrepriesheblis
character, had lett this town on the 6th instant he the
purpose of visiting the Greet Exhibition. He was ea-
peeted to return about the 11th, on which &ay, we be-
lieve. a large sum ought to have been paid, ea Ms ameset,
fur inianse.lax received ; and his nos-errival, at lease,
recited deep feelings of anxiety and slags amsept his
Rand.. Nothing, however, was heard of him until Thum
day. when a letter was received from Southampton, written
in a very incoherent style, but indicating that he was art
only unable to 'meet the demands upon him, but that it
a ~, not his intention to return to Newcastle. Inquiry was
then made at Messrs. Lambton's, where Mr. Scott kept a
banking account, when it appeared that, instead of about
1.900?. lying in their hands, the amount of income tax due.
the balance in the bank was only 165., and that the whole
of the remainder had been gradually withdrawn by Mr.'
Scar before he had left Newcastle. As far as his accounts
as Sailetillit overseer are concerned, there does not appear to
be ails Iltlieirory ; but it is feared that there will be eon-
sider.olde defalcations in his assessed tax aracersts. Whe-
ther he has succeeded in leaving this country Is at present
unknown, but police-officers have already been despatched
in pursuit, and it is probable that he will not be long able
to elude their researches. In the meantime his effects bays
been seised by the commissioners of taxes, who will Xs-
po-e of them for the benefit of the crown ; bat, as the
amount thus received will be inconsiderable, waivers& to
the sum required, it becomes a grave subject of fantasy
how the deficiency is to be obtained. The income tea la
rem rally felt to be grievous enough upon the eomatuaity,
but if the government should rreaseess the parish, sad 'mew
the amount from the ratepayers, which, it is stated, can
he done. there can be no doubt such a course will draw 1
down considerable obloquy, as a most unjust and oppressive
prasslure.—Nearcostle C•hronick.
FIRE IN TIIE INVALIDES IN PARIS.—The damage
done be the fire at the Hotel des Invalides, on the occasion
of the funeral of Marshal Sebsatiani, has caused some legal
11)A. (sang. to decide upon whom the lose is to fall. On
is edneelay, before the Civil Tribunal, the Administration
d''' VvmPes Funi•brcs demanded that a practical person,
should be appointed to examine into the cause of the fire,
and anemia the damage done, as a preliminary to fixing
the amount to be paid. An advocate from the prefect of the
time required that the investigation should only be as to
tie amount of the damage ; the prefecture alone having
Pow. r to wake investigations into matters affecting the 1
p.ablie services. The family of the deceased marshal caused
It too be notified that his wish was to have been buried
without any pomp, but the government, in with
1 the usual custom with marshals of France, requatehtad
tert,awxY• Notwithstanding this, however, the was
L'IVIY to pay li,ooofr., the price agreed on for the hire of
tkefiltierel trappings. Eventually the president of the
t.ival Tribunal ordered M. Rohault de Fleury to ascertain
L'" “litouat of the damage done, as the first stop in the pro-
endings.

Thane
Antwerp
ruin.......
Um*

4 ipxto —,—. : a iiiri ••• 4 inize
Mt. Peurrabarel, .. per rut& „ 871 pesos. ... penes.
There is no quotable change tn the bullion
market, but silver is decidedly fiat, some
parcels, including the bar silver brought in by the
West India steamer Medway, pressing on the
market.

The price of gold yesterday at Paris was 4 iser mills
discount (new tariff rate), which at the English mint
price of 31. 175. 10'd. per ounce for standard gold,
gives an exchange of 25.07, and the exchange at
Paris on London at short being 25.071 it follows ,
that gold is about the same price in London as in
Paris.
By to-day's advice., the price of gold at Ham-
burg is 426 per mare, which, at the English Mint
pnee of 31. 17s. 101 d. per oz. for standard gold,
gives an exchange of 13.51, and the exchange at
Hamburg on London at short being 13.5 , it follows
that gold is of equal value in both markets.
By last accounts the course of exchange at New
Toot on London, for bills at 60 days' sight, is 1101,
re cent., and the par of exchange between England
and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows
that the exchange is nominally 0.67 per cent. in
favour of England. Upon taking into consideration
the difference of interest and charges of transport we
find that the present rate leaves a small profit on the
importation of gold from the United States.
The last quotations of exchange at foreign places
on London are as follows:
Previous Latest
Quotations. Quotations.
Amsterdam, shott llB. 821 118.821
Ditto, 2 months
Antwerp, short 2sf. 121 251. 121
Batavia
Bremes,-ahort
Ditto, 3 as
Copenbaggn, alma
Ditto, 3 melba
Christian% 3 ma.
ltnakill" IBM ll3B 8 1184 I I
Gabbs - 93
GOINIa. 11 samsdhe
Gotheuburg, 90 days 11.42
II ah
Hamburg, short
Ditto, 3 months
Kingston (Jam.), Bank
Bills, 30 days I to 1 p. c. pm. 1 to 11 p.c. pm.
Ditto, 90 days
Madrid
Meesico -46 d.
Mauritius
Mobile 1091.101 109
Milan, 3 'maths
11.2riaohis
1101 572
1091 1
rim% skru months 37 57
fuisoltsrs 2sf. 7j 25f. =
S months 24f. 90 24f.71 90
48.5 ' 484
itiga, 1 months 3B 5-16 d. 38 5.16 d.
Stockholm, short - 11.45
Ditto, 90 days
Trieste 118.38 118.41
Valparaiso, 60 day'
Venice
Vienna
The account of the position of the Bank of Eng-
land for the week ending Saturday, the 16th of
August, published pursuant to the Act 7 and 8 Vict,
e. 32, is u follows:
SANYO, 111101 AX 0.-Aocooire tor the mock =au Aix. 16.1651.
WWI DVASTNIIIt.
..X51.663,905 tkoreronuot NM-. 461141530 r
Other Seunitten ..... 2.964.160
o ‘l.l Ono wet Ruined 13,510.5 V
Wow Bunion 33,375
07.543;073 COCOA ,
'AIM. 1.11P•111111.01, 1
rtavellbarespi :.1 ...114.140,...0 Ovverenwet etewarlOw,
3.336.711) elocltrl. bowl woo'
almrabritij6iiiiiiiria Au•olts• •,•• .. •• •
az .ehl" lar3= otlwrzteensitles
Net." 1 . ..:.••_. .. .... 1.411.450
Detikand Inv. Vow) a. 361.514 Unel ea I 511•1( 6.4... 030.4
Aber Veen
11617.141
vrw. :mend. for' 116 1.317,001
- - ..........
czkall,63o 10.630
AUL 11, MX. X, X 64811.841. CeibortOniurs.

No4s. Weed

The above returns, when compared with those for made of cowhides, while the foreign companies con-
the week preceding, exhibit the following changes: I structed enormous waterwheels or steam engines, raising
. the water by pumps to a height of several hundred yarde.
Circulation issue L27,513,905 Increase £202,820
Besides rich mines are worked in almost every state of the
Circulation active 20,131,185 Decrease 19,900 :
Public deposits 6,393,...,52 Increase 88'308 country, from Oajacn to Chihuahua, hut, being badly con-
Other &Twits
Government securities in
t gold and silver production during the last year poses the
banking department..,, 13,161,216 Increase
194 sunsof 30 millions of dollars, distributed as follows :—Gua-
Other securities in banking 1 najuato, about 15,000,900 dole.; Zacatecas and Fresnillo,
department
Coin and bullion in both
San Luis Potosi, 1,500,000 dole.; Jalisco, Sonora, and Sine-
departments
Seven day and other bills 1,317,068 Increase 77,418 Of quicksilver there are plenty of veins all over the cone-
The Rest
The Deserve
The effect of the large remittances which have ' importations
artiaativoonuras firlCininCtlulieinoce.aon California—of
't
general.ooo tla4 basks—have
of late been made to this country is shown in the Davidson, agent of Itothschild's at Mexico,l his been obliged
augmentation of nearly a quarter of a million in the to make an arrangement with Messrs. Serker, Tones, and
stock of bullion. Co.,p as partner of the New Almaden Company, to fix the
price of
According to the official returns published in the
reductionhe int,..rior i
quicksilver at 100 dole. on the coast and 110 dole.
1 Gazette of last Tuesday, the total note circulation ofand. it is generally believed that even this
in price will be of short duration.— I aliiaroito
all the private banks of England and Wales during :Mercantile &porter.
I the week ending the 9th of August last, was ;
13,2 H-1,4301. i in the week preceding the amount was
3,319,9451. There is consequently a decrease of
33,5151.
I The note circulation of the joint-stock banks during
the same week was 2,392,2:191., and the previous
week's return being 2,619,352 L, the decrease is shown
' to be 27,1137.

On taking into consideration the active circulation
of the Itank of England, which in the week in ques-
tion was 2(1,151,385/. (being 191,3101. less than the
week preceding), we find the aggregate note circula-
tion of England and Wales to be 26,028,054/., which
shows a decrease of 2.541,9381. as compared with the
returns for the previous week, ending the 2nd of
Augi
As regards the fixed issues, the private banks were
1,436,522/., and the joint-stock banks, 817,7481. be-
low the amount authorised to be issued, making a
total of 2,2.54,2701., below the fixed amount.

An idea of the immense amount of United States
securities held by foreigners may be formed from
the fact, that of 931,000 dols. forming the half-yearly
interest due on the state debt of Pennsylvania, on
the Ist instant, no less than 621,000 dols. was due
to foreign holders, only 320,000 coming to domestic
holders. According to this, about thirty millions of
dollars of the debt of that state is held in Europe,
leaving but ten millions in the hands of United
States capitalists.
The budget laid before the Chilian Congress by the
Finance Minister shows a very favourable result, the
revenue during the financial year, 1830, being
4,334,314 dols., and the expenditure 3,610,837 dots.
inclusive of the sum of 303,438 dols. remitted to Eng-
land for payment of the interest on the Anglo-
Chilian Loan, so that there is a surplus of 723,477
dols. The revenue of 1830 shows an increase over
1849 of 290,028 dols., the augmentation being in the
items of the Customs, the Mint, the property tax,
patents and stamps; whilst the produce of the go-
vernment monopoly on tobacco and playing cards,
and the tithe, show a decrease. On the subject
of the tbreign loan, the minister alludes
to the gradual diminution of the interest
on the bonds of each class in circulation,
under the effect of the Redemption Fund, whilst the
sum applicable to redemptions is augmenting in the
same ratio; and he affords the following statement
of the amount in circulation at the end of 1830, viz.-
7,513 bond. rOz per tent., of 10q. each,— 7,43,51107., or 3,917.50 dosl.
7,035 do. 'Late per Cent., of tar. each, = 709,10')!., 1,547,51)0 dole.

METALS.—Mr. Moatc's Circular states
Welch Bar Iron is in better demand, and a good to
doing ; the shipments to India and China for the
months ending 20th August, as compared with the
ments for the corresponding period of last year are i_
lows ; : To India, 1840, 19,601 tons ' • 1851, 9,826
tons ; to China, 1850, 3,219 tons ; 1851, 3,206 tons. Staf-
fordshire Iron i, in good demand. The exports to India
and China for the first eight months of the past and pre-
sent years respectively have been as follows ; viz. • To In-
dia, IMO, sheets and hoops, 7,161 tons; rods, 3,089 tons ;
to India, 1851, sheets and hoops, 4,512 tons ; rods, 1,621
tons ; to China, 1850, sheets and hoops, 446 tons • rods,
1,902 tons; to China, 1851, sheets and hoops, 630 tons ;
rods. 3,120 tons. Scotch Pig Iron There are reports of
large operations which require confirmation ; No. I Ame-
rican brands may be quoted at 401. free on board in Was-
gow, storekeepers' warrants; ordinary brands, makers
obligation., 38s. ; the stock is increasing, and additional'.
furnaces are being added to the already overwhelming pro-
duction. Swedish Iron—A parcel of about 50 tons has been
disposed of at 111. is. Swedish Steel—About 140 tons have
been said, principally to arrive, at 131. 17s. 6(1. over ship's
side. Copper is in good request. The shipments for the
first eight mouths of 1850 and 1851 arc as follows :
To India, 1850, bolt and tile, 851 tons ; sheet, 2,265 tons.
To India, 1851, holt and tile, 408 tons ; sheet, 2,187 tons.'
To China, 1840, bolt and tile, 204 tons ; sheet, 165 tons.
To China, 18,51, bolt and tile, 8 tons ; sheet, 284 tons.l
British tin is in moderate demand. Foreign tin :In Banes
there are buyers at 80s. 6d. ; sellers, at 81s. fal. Spelter : '
The only transactions to record is a sale of 50 tons at
14/. ss. The exports to 20th August, 18.50 and 1851 are as
follows :To India, 1850, 2,505 tons ; 1851, 1,100 tons. To
China : 1850, 10 tons ; 1651, 50 tons. Lead is less in re-
quest • the exports to 20th August, 1850 and 1851 respec-
tvely 'have been as follows : To India, 1840, 918 tons
g • 1851, 499 tons pig ; 1850, 108 tons sheet
1851', 39 tons sheet. To China : 1850, 5,55 tons pig ; 1851,
2,226 tons pig ; 18.50, 31 tons sheet ; 1851, 7 tons
sheet. Tin plates are less inquired after. Shipments to
20th August, 1850 and 1851 as follows : To India, 1850,
7,198 boxes ; 1851, 12,354 boxes. To China : 1850, 22,977
boxes ; 1851, 32,168 boxes.

eight
ship-
as fol-

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR TILE PAST WEEK.

Mlles opened.

811
189

18.51.

26
189
94
6

Name of Railway.

BRITItIH.

!Aberdeen -
'Belfast and Ballymena
Belfast and County Down
Birkenhead, Lane., & Cheshire
Bolton, Blackburn, & W.York
Bristol and Exeter

Making the total foreign debt 1,493,00 W., or 7,4510049

iCaledoaian•
lehester and Ilolyhead
131ackrock, and Pusgage
Dublin and Belfast Junction
Dublin and Drogheda
(Dublin and Kingstown
Dundee and Arbroath
IDundee,Perth,Aberdeen J une
Dundalk and Eniti.killen

MINES.

(Froth the Oat y Newt.,
FILIDAY EVIMING.

East Angliant
East Lancashire:
Eas.ern Counties and Norfolk'
Eastern Union
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edinburgh, Perth, 6: Dondeti
Exeter and Crtlliton

A report has just been received by the Liguanca
and General Mining Company of Jamaica and the
Annotto Bay Mining Association from Mr. It. Mont-
gomery Martin, who proceeded to Jamaica in April
last to make a personal examination of diffixent re-
puted mineral locolities,aided by the mining captains
in the service of both companies, with a view to dis-
cover whether there are sufficient grounds to justify
a reasonable expenditure in prosecuting the mineral
explorations commenced in the hope of an ultimately
successful issue, by the production of ore available
for profitable exportation. Thus far, although cop-
per ore has been found in various parts of Jamaica,
a permanent metallic vein has never been discovered
in such quantities as to admit of profitable exporta-
tion, yet the geology of the country, it is alleged,
presents indications of a mineral region not inferior
to that of the contiguous island of Cuba. The means
by which this point is now to be tested consist in the
exploration of a mine at a place called Abbey-green,
which has been leased by the Annotto Company,
and of another at Upper Lucky-valley, leased by
the Liguanea Company. The Abbey-green mine is
about 23 miles from Kingston, in a district which
ascends to an elevation of 4,000 feet. Here a cross
cut is to be driven down the side of the mountain,
so as to intersect the hoped-for lode, at about 20
or 25 fathoms below the surface, and five mouths
must elapse before this work can be com-
pleted and the result known. The Lucky-valley
mine is about 11 miles from Kingston, and 4 from
the sea, and at this place miners are also at work
driving an edit. The undressed ore found on the
surface is about equal in richness in both cases, eon-
tabling about 20 per cent. of copper. Both mines
are held on leases for 99 years, subject to a royalty
of one-sixteenth, and the estimate of the expendi-
ture of each company for the current year dues not
exceed 1,3001. A coal scam has also been discovered,
but it remains to be seen if it can be worked at a
profit. The experiment is to be made, and according
to Mr. Martin it is probable that a silver-lead mine
will likewise be ultimately explored. Atkinson,
M'Grcgor, and Co., of Kingston, correspondents of
Borings, are to act as the agents of the two com-
panies, and instructions have been left with them to
take leases of additional mining properties in other
parts of the island, whenever it should be deemed
expedient. Up to the present time the steps pursued
appear to have been prudent and inexnsive, since
the leases taken and contemplated by the companies
are to involve no outlay of purchase money, but are
solely to be worked under royalties. Moreover the
inducements held out, not only to the miners, but
also to the commercial agents of the company are to
consist of moderate per centages on the produce.

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Glasgow and South Western..
Great Northern& E.Lincolnsh.
Great Southern & Western(lr)

Great Western
Irish South Eastern
Lancaster and Carlisle

Lute:Aire and Yorkshire
Leeds and Thirok
Liverpool,Crosby, & Southport
London and North Western
London and Blackwell
London, Brighton, and S. Coast
London and South Western
Londonderry and Enniskillen
Mun., Buxton, & Matlock, &c.
Manchester, Shell., & Lincoln
; Nianehesterund South Junction
IMurrport and Carlisle
!Midland
;Midland Great Western (Ire )

1850.

2,019
560

1,3531

MINING IN MEZ.ICO.—Of all the Mexican mining
districts, that of Guanajuato is at present the most is.
gatlont, owing to the immense richer= of the Ulu=
withlt has bean worked to the eau* of some
woes, by a sootber of shafts Boohoo the whale what of
the Tama as In am it has base lowa Asearhosavet
2:ir" ashossoas is adosis," which are "rosy
e cohere. swi Se night law in all the old gram
twain', every ass is seeded to a claim of 200 yank sr
pertenencia," upon paying 40 for each claim. to the
" junta do mineria' " or the first alcalde. The law a-
quires that each mine thus claimed, be worked, and is kr-
felted, if deserted during the coulee of one year. The
lily thus granted to the public is the reason that all minas
are owned by private individuals, and as no earthly,
power can deprive a miner of his mine, house,l
and bed, they are seen working for years to
cut the vein as long sa the slightest hope re-
mains, and after exhausting his credit, the poor miner
will always find means to get his tools sharp-
ened, even if nothing but a dry • tortilla " be his fare.
During the Spanish dominion the mines were worked by
Spaniards of pure blood, but when Mexican independence
in 1822 opened her gates to foreign competition, British and
German mining companies entered upon the field; but un-
acquainted with Mexican usages, and abused by a host of
hungry speculators, they lost millionsof dollars by dividing
their attention. Thus, some English companies worked the
mines of Oujaca, Tlalpujahua, el Oro, Real del Monte, Da-
torte, Solana, and the Valenciana at Guanajuato, and
Vet* Grande at Zacatecas, at an expense of 20,000,000
dollars, and the German American Mining Association
spent 2,000,000 dollars at Anganguco, Temascaltepec,
Christo, Chico, Zimapan, and other mining districts.
The Beal del Monte Company had to sell but two
years ago to Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh—re-
ceiving but 180,000 dollars for 1,000,000 dollars worth
of improvements and stock on hand. being the most
important of all English companies, and having lost
about one million of pounds sterling, in spite of a
monthly production of 80,000 dollars of silver. The
only remarkable mining companies in Mexico are the Oro
company, producing about 100 dollars per month of gold
and silver; the Mineral del Oro, in the state of Mexico;
and t'ue Fresnilla company, working the mines of this name
near Zacatecas, which yield but a very poor ore of about
three ounces silver per quintal, but in such abundance that
they employ some thousand men and as many mules in be-
nehciating the same, and giving handsome returns to the
shareholders. A new company has also been formed to
finish the famous Socabon of Catorce, state of San Luis,
wide enough to drive with a cart into the mountain, and
which, when finished, will save the enormous expense of
drawing the water and metal out by machinery. The
Mexicans genes ally use for this purpose a plain machinery
caned malacate, being a horizontal wheel turned by horses
or mules, and winding the water or !Petal out in large bags

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IShrewshury and Chester
Shropshire Union
South Devon

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16,468
2,154
3,910
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