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London, England, 1825-03-30 00:00:00

ON TILE AMA /CAN MIN(NG COMPANIE

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dd Mirth of Si nday.J
An evert trris rihirepatrhieng'Thlintretlei
m change fa
good 'or evil the finsacial 1,{11:1111i0t/ of }'grope. since IMO the
eortation of precious toeials drswn ran' .die mines of Ameriva
',own:crab', diminished, and has °floe 'demure quite intignifinme
The mines Of Mexico, rained by tlo imingents tinder Hidalgos
nod of late feebly set to work, instead4o tending to Europe went).-
two tniehns of piastres. their old tri not., they have only sent us
between nine and ten 'Minors ; mei se the working of mines or
always expensive, and the ctif•ture of vacua. indigo and sugar. more
lucrative and ado,, the natural tend:-co of free civilisation bas
caused the mines to be shat.doned. Perfisps it is the true polies of
the lletican Governmeet to limit that the relative value etito
metals may be kept up.
The mines of Peru hare not, like those of Alnico, been mete-
lien, injured ' • they wire not flooded, broken down, nor choked up.
but they have been abandoned by the wail:men, who have enlisted
la the Royalistermy, or hidden themselves in the forests of the in-
terior,. whilst the capitalists have fled from a country so distracted
by war.
'The mines of Colombia and Chile, like those of Brazil, ate users
river-washingt ; the gold is found in gains which the Mitam
wasitee down withelte sand. Mineralogists have almost given tip
the idea of (re:covering any vein of mineral ; the more easy and
more prompt method will therefore he resumed in Colombia and
Chile whenever the inliehitanut wish ; but the enlightened Colom-
bians prefer extending Weir industry ra the culture of those prodoc.
thins favourable to the climate, and towards those manufae=ew
which the country is in want of. Chile is raor2 attached to its minis :
of topper, whose produce is called for by all commercial oedema::
Copper and iron are the metals of civilisation and liberty ; gold and
silver may minister to tL spotism, corruption,lind
The gold-washing in Brazil, thanks to sliariely, still confimissi*
but it is only England wbo reaps the profit.,
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Generally speaking, rocking can excite the free people of-act
New World to leave their glowing sun aid charming shades, in
order tsheind'otoranims anttgniness. But a foreign impulse, the
spirit °rimer:Dirs.-in in the English, is about to draw from the Car.
derilla the incycluinvrild- metalne treasures diet up in its bosom.
England wishes no sell America es
_many goods es posalle 4his
dory not like to Moshe In eichange colonial commodities whirrs
rival her own ; she therefetc wishes the metallic ptoductiolis to be.
augmented, that thq rimy serve as a medium of exchange, which
is advantageous enote;ll for those who receive it ; above all, when
owing to riled of mottopoly they can fix the rate of change.
Such is now the positive of English commerce with regal to those
new Stater. which t Ile confined policy of our Ministry and the Wiwi-
nen of Spelt" have thrown into the arms of a nation the) dislike,
and tritich in every ort.er respect than that of the ex:baage of In-
gots has not one interest in contonoa with theca Ahoy comp*.
hies of capitalists have been formed at London to buy the ptoperty
of the Mexican, P‘ouvisn, and Colombian mines, in order to re.
commence the working of them with the [Deans offered by Euiipean
niece., and which alone, by dimininhing the enormous es:polies,
mar Ilititer the enterpiisc productive. Two thinp are ibsohotly
ileitihary—Brst, timing-engines instead of human labour, which at
present 10 extremely dear, and almost impossible to procure in the
midst of a free and lazy. population ; the subterrenestairaters which
have inundated the tai rs must be drained, more simple and some
perfect modes of extrio.tion Must bo established, new galeriet must
to opened, and the. rid ones must lie propped upt—second, miners-
login., equally acquainted with mechanics and chemistry mast be
tenured; they must above all be able to apply to the unrefined
oast tits eve methods of fusion and amalgamation.

Xd~~irox.reiE r.vT~ttros:

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The Doke of Gloucester had a grand dinner party yesterday at
Gloucester Howse
The Larl of Belfast gave a grand dinner yesterday m his heir
in Pall-mall.
Eari Sefton gave a grand dinner on Monda► at his house lo A--
Brixton-street to Earl and Lady Georgina Grey, Lord Normat.l•r.
Lo►d Duncannon,- Lord Arthur Busull, Lard Howlett, Sir f,.
Wilton, Mr. J. Mills. Mr. Ellis, ke.
Lord and Lady I,l'illtana Eassaell hare arrived 10 Arlington-str7ct
from Devonshire.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis left the British Hotel, Jernyn-mreet
terday for Worthing.
B. Lester, Esq. M.P. and Richard Norris, Esq. hare left Fen_
ton's Hotel, St. James's-place, for Hastings, Sussex.
T. Beater, Esq. has arrived at the Waterloo Hotel, Jerrjn.-
street, from Shrewsbury. Colonel Leslie, M.P. has left ditto.
'Lord William Bentinck has arrived in town frets Paris.
Arrivals at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street :—Lady Geary. f—rri
Tunbridge ; Mr. and.Mva. Trevino& and family.. front Se.otlard ;
J. Hall, Naq. from Bath ; and Mi. and Mrs. J. Smyth.

BARTLEY'S Lb:C rvi?E ON ASTRONO.7fr.

Those amuaing, interesting, and highly instructive
Lectures arc, for the present season, drawing towartis a
clqae;' but their pepularity has amply recconperwief! the
labours of the Gentleman who delivers them. Whether
we COW:hie:r them as a tource of entertainment ur of infor.
.rnation they ara. equollf-attroctire ; the Lecturer bssisls-"
trived to introduce in the pleasing form of a public ex-
' hthitfon a science, which, although perhaps the most
beautiful of all scienms, is still, like all sciencn, dry end
tiresome to those who only taste. and do not drink deepe'(
its waters. It is not the least c,:isiderahle charm in these
Lectures, that they are delivered by a gentleman who, from
hit intimate acquaintance with rhetoric and the art of re-
citation. is enabled to clothe them in eloquent, deer, and
impressive language, and to introduce in a skit "u 1 am!
effective manner several floe passages from those of our
best writers who have employed their talents in describing
" the wonderful works of the Deity."
The Lecture of last night was numerously and fashion-
ably attended, and throughout the audience manifest/11030
most perfect satisfaction.

Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Olcereesta had a
numerous, dinner party at their resideuee in Park-lane.
The -Dueben of Gloucester visited the Priem's Augusta
yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses aftcrwaros took an
airing in the Parks together.
Yesterday 'a great number of cases, eentsioing
foe &c. belonging to the Duke of York, were
removed in a caravan from
,his Royal Highren's resi-
dence in Stable-card, St. James's, to the Bey'el Duke's
Office in the Horse Guards,' *here they will recoil*
till a new house is built for his Royal Highness.
Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, the Lords of hit
Majesty's Most Houourable Privy Council held a meeting
at the New Council-Office, Whitehall-place, at which the
Earl of Harrowby presided. There were also present,
Lord Colchester. Lord Stowell, Sir John Nichol! Mr.
Beckett, &c. Their Lordships were occupied with Jersey
business till near four o'clock, when the meeting; broke up.
A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was l.eld ycster-
, day at the Treasury Chamfers.
Yesterday morning. a Gentleman attached to the Em.
busy of the Rieht lion. Henry Wellesley, toe British
Ambassador at Vienna, arrived at the Secretary of State's
Office for Foreicm Affairs, •in Downng-street, with. du•
patches foe. Mr. Secretary ('anning. .
LADY COM lIERMERE.—When General Crint gave the
health of Lady Combermi re at the grand bah risen to her
Ladyship by the garrison on her departure free, Ireland,
but one sentiment of sorrow and regret pervade) the. whole
assembly. The expression of her Ladyship's Itteresting
couatenattee was felt by every one; and the lest! the irre-
parable loss the town and society were about to sustain.
cast a gloom over the whole company. Such irert the feel-
ings of the higher orders. Grief and sorrow perYade A.
whole trade. Lady Combermere's ball, her acembly, her
charities, her universal benevolence, her Linemen, .15d good
nature, can never be forgotten in Ireland.—DidNirrrap.er.
A Committee has been formed to take into consideration
the proceedings necessary for a new Establishment for the
effective representation of the Italian Opera, enticisting of
the following Noblemen and Gentlemen:—The Marquis
of Anglesey; Earls Craven, Sefton, and Mounteherles
Lord Rayenstenrth S Count St. Antonio; •Sies War.
tendert, Gore Onseley. John "Nlurtay, Geerye..Cietk, and
Andrew F. Barnard: tieneral the Hon. Artlinclipton ; the
Hon. Grey Booth ; Henry Sandford, Esq. ;.*r. Currie,
Esq. ; and M. Stewart Nieolsoo. Esq. The Committee
held their tint meeting yesterday at the Thriteitid House
Tavern. Their next merlin is expected to take place im-
mediately after .the holidays, on A umplity the 12th of
April.
The ,remains of Lord Becton are to be removed to-morrow
minnirtg from his home in Lower Grosvenor-s:treet, for in-
terment in the family vault io Northamptonshire.
The late Dr. Parr has left a legacy of consAierable
amountro Dr. Butler, of Shrewsbury, who, it is under-
stood, will be hie Biographer. lie is, no doubt, very ade-
quate to the undertaking; but, perhaps, not sa eqqal to it
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as Dr. Maltbtas been led to expect 1r.,0f Lincoln's Inc, from *hose pea sheterary public
lIENDLOG Y.—Our notice of the Sink Lecture of Dr.
Spurzheim will be given to-mortow. . .
Coax Laws.—A requisition for conveniqg a puldrie
Meeting of Nferchants, Bankers, Sh4peetwril/4.
turers, and Traders of the City of 10010 on, to conaidsnali
expedieney of petitioning Parliament foe a Ranailazatdie
Corn Laws. is in course of sqinature. • The night Boa.
the Lord .Mayor has prati'sed to prastdt,

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