The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-02-10 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR Oh' THE BRITISH PJ

Cos, FEB. I. 5.
SIR,-Having in several of your late Papers perc18
ei2ved
your erfleavonrs to undeceive the public mind with resoect
to the worse than absurd statements which have been at-
tempted to be palmed upon it, representing the immense
mineral treasures in South America, which but await the
importation of Hritish artists and British capital to return
a per centage to the shareholders above all computation,
I beg, Sir, to draw your attention to a late paragraph which
appeared in a Dublin Paper, and by which its readers are
led to suppose, that if the city of El Dorado does not lie
in any other part of the world, it certainly is to be found in
Ireland. The paragraph to which I allude sets forth the
immense value in Royalties which the Royal Irish Mining
Company have already in possession ; and, among others,
those they have obtained leases of in this county, to which
they have appended the name of the "Audley Mines," are
stated to be the most valuable, and estimated, by the
knowing ones in London, at 2.50,0001. value. Whether
the first part of this latter statement be true or false I shall
not at this period pretend to determine, but of this I am
confident, that, if it be true, the valuable possessions of the
Royal Irish Mining Company are worth indeed but very
little. It so happens that the writer of this letter knows
something respecting these "Audley Mines ;" and a dis-
interested wish solely to disabuse the public mind of England
from the influence of such a statement as appeared in the pa-
per above alluded to, has induced him to statenow what he
has no hesitation in predicting one year will completely ve-
rify, that the boasted Audley Mines are not merely not worth
as many farthings as the knowing-ones in London esti-
mate in pounds, but that in all probability they will prove
a serious loss to the Company. I will not presume to say
that valuable mines will never be discovered on the
Audley Estates • I could not undertake to make such an
assertion ; but this I am prepared most positively to main-
tain, that at the former period of their working, there was
not a sufficiency of ore raised to defray the expenses, nor
any thing in immediate prospect at the suspension of the
works, to encourage their further prosecution. There is
but one part of that statement, which, *I believe, will be
found consistent with fart, and to that I am ready to add
my full concurrence ; it relates to the value of the ore ob-
tained from one particular vein ; but if a vein of gold was
either so limited in size, or otherwise circumstanced, as
that it would require an expenditure of double its value to
obtain it, of what,benefit, may I ask, would it prove to the
miner ? I have laid, Sir, that lam disinterested in these
mines: as far as any concern with them I certainly sin so,
but I should probably have qualified the tenn, for conceiv-
ing that when this bubble breaks, it will tend to the injury
of the mining interest generally, if not give rise to an unfa-
vourable impression of those who may be hereafter engaged
in similar pursuits, I have, from these considerations, been
snore particularly impelled to address you, and still more
especially, as I hare reason to think there are mineral trea-
sures in Ireland, which will yet prove highly beneficial both
to ati senturers, and to the country. Again, if in consequence
of this statement, or of its being probably copied into some
of the London papers, British capitalists, as is more than in-
sinuated in that paragraph, should be induced to purchase
shares in this Company, will not the Irish press be dete-
riorated in the opinion of the British public, for lending
its aid to the publication of such unfounded statements.
In the present instance 1 am inclined to think that some
interested individual must have imposed this upon the
editor of the respectable journal in which it appeared ;
and I cannot conclude without warning those persons who
may favour these hues with a perusal, not to put too im-
plicit a confidence even in printed documents, though from
their title pages it would appear they emanate from per-
sons professionally scientific.
I am Sir, your obedient servant,
A FRIEND TO TRUTH.

Lxv Meet Tii EATILE.—Mr. Ryley produced on Satur-
day evening last, for his benefit, a Comedy written by him-
self, and called the Irish Girl, the effect of which was, as•
the author's friends anticipated, great applause from a
crowded audience. The receipts were upwards of MI.
DENNIS THE Carric.—Amongst the singularities of
Dennis, may be noticed his real or affected hatred to a pun.
Whenever one was uttered lie either put himself into a
passion, or quitted the company. Those who knew him
took advantage of his peculiarities. One evenings party
of the wits of the day were assembled at Button's, amongst
whom were Steele, Rowe, and Dennis; Rowe and Dennis
were sittinglin one box. Steele was anxious to make a party,
of Which Itowe was to form one, but from which Dennis
was to be excluded ; Steele, who was at a loss how to com-
municate his wishes to the latter, unknown to the former,
at length hit on the following expedient. Going up to
Dennis, he asked him aloud what was the matter with
him ?—" The matter with me !" said Dennis, " What do
you mean by that ?" " Why," said Steele, " I did not
know, but you appeared to me like an angry waterman ;
you look one way and Rytee another." This was sufficient,
Dennis bounced up in a passion, and quitted the room,
thundering out his anethemas against all puns and miser-
able punsters.
The following gentlemen have been added to the Com-
mission of the Peace of the county of Worcester:—T.
H. H. Davies, Esq. M.P. of Elinley Castle; Abiathar
Hawke'. Esq. of Dudley ; Rawson Parke, Esq. of Crowle
Court; and John Somerset Russell, Esq. of Powick Court.
Lieutenant George Lindsay, R.N. has lately invented
a machine, which lie terms a " Marine Circuitor," by
which means he can place our largest ships of war in any
position immediately, when ships are dismasted in action,
or attacked by gun-boats in a calm.
CAUTION TO STR•NGERS.-00 Thursday last, three
men were brought from tridewell charged with felony,
in having defrauded a person of his watch. The com-
plainant, a young man of genteel appearance, stated that
he had recently arrived in Liverpool, on his way to the
North, and on Wednesday morning had gone to one of
the coach offices to take his place. At the door he was
accosted by a mac of decent appearance, who said he also
'was a stranger in Liverpool, but knew a little of it, and as
be had some friends in the North was always glad to be
civil, and having a little time to spare would take him to
see the New Market, &c. The young man went, and
afterwards they went into a house to get some breakfast.
While there another man came in, and after apologising
sat down, and entered into a conversation as if he was an
entire stranger to the first man. Soon after a third man
came in, and introduced himself in a similar manner.
They then began to banter each other in the usual way to
provoke betting, and to decide by the chance of a half-
penny placed under a jug. The young man did not join
them ; but having taken out his watch to see the time,
they contrived to induce him by way of fun, to let it be
deposited in the hat, with their stakes, merely to try his
luck. They placed it there, and one of the three imme-
diately won the toss, claimed all the stakes, and while the
rest were badgering the young man, the fellow went off.
In thin dilemma the young mai found his way to the
police-office, and after a diligent search the three men were
apprehended, and have been committed to take their trial.
—Liverpool Paper.
PAEYSNTION 0? POACHINO.—A correapondeht as
Newark requests us to notice, that a respectable gettot
man, who is Lord of several manors in that neighbourh
frequently makes presents of game to the inhabitants (ic:.
eluding even labourers) in the vicinity of his residence;
and occasionally allows farmers and others, whether they
are his tenantry or not, to sport upon any of his manors.
So beneficial are the effects of this salutary cotnplianae,
that poaching is rarely practised, and game is far nuralv
abundant on these manors than in places where strict 'at.
verity is used.
An unfortunate event has just happened near Ankle
Department du Puy-de-Dome. M. Tsphanel, a phyde
cian, returning from seeing a patient, perceived on tie
side of the road a spot, marked in a manner as if a struggle
had taken place, and much blood lying about ; he also saw
marks, as if sonic body had been dragged along the snow.
After going about fifty paces he found himself opposite an
enormous wolf, which was eating a man. His horse im-
mediately reared, and the wolf leaped upon the crupper.
M. Tsphanel instantly dismounted, and seized a pistol;
but the movement was not sufficiently qaick, for lie was
dangerously bitten, In a few seconds M. Taphanel was
enabled to fire down his throat. As for the man that the
wolf was devouring, he was half eaten, so that it has not
been possible to recognise him.—Courrier Francais.

THE 13RITI_SH PRESS.

MINING COMP.4NIES.

TO TAE EDITOR OF 'llll.l BRITISH FRESS.
•
Stn,—The observations of the Lord Chancellor in the Haute of
honk, and •lie decision of ,he Court of IS ing's Itric:N jr. the Equit-
able Lan Bank cue, hasi:.g ...rested, es it a-ipc.us to us, ci.neces-
sary alarm and considerable raisapprehension with respect to the
Companies affected by such decision and observations, allow us,
through the medium of rgr wi,lelpcirephitedJoutnal, to call the
attention of the public to the explanation gikenlf the Lord Chan-
cellor of his previous observations, in the case oi Eire v. Everett.
Walker, and Co., which was argued yesterday in the Court of
Chancery.
The following is the explanation to which we refer. His Lord-
ship said, " In any observations he had made, he meant to confine
himself to this —that where Companies could only be legally formed
by Charters or Acts of Parliament, • till they were so formed
they could not sell shares for profit."
Thus it appears that all English and Foreign Mining Companies
are at once taken out of the rule laid down by his Lordship in the
House of Lords, since no Act or Charter is necessary legally to esta-
blish such institutions. These Companies are only extensive part-
nerships, governed by a partnership deed, tailed a deed of settle-
ment. We remain, Sir,
Your moat obedient servants,
IFILKS and VERBEKE.
36, New Broad-street, Feb. 9, 102$.

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We understand that Dr. Plunkett, Roman Catholic
Bishop of Elphin, has resisted threats and entreaties, and
up to the present time decidedly opposes the collection of
the Catholic Rent in his diocese. From many things
which have lately come to our knowledge, we are well as-
sured that several other Roman Catholic prelates have
countenanced it more from compulsion than conviction.—
Cork Paper.
.
Two stout carriages arrired tin the".24' of -this month
at Dijon. They are carryhig-ffah Marseilles. to Paris
an Egyptian sarcapohgus, ornamented both outside and
in with a multitude of hieroglyphics. This tomb weighs
by itself nineteen thousand weight, and the cover
eleven ; it is four feet and a half high, four feet brad,-and
eight long. This monument of antiquity has been bought
by Government.—Conslitunonnel.
A Correspondent says :—" The fugitives in the &me-
ment from Holloway Mount; as stated an Monday, were
osertaken at Boroughbriclite, on Tuesday. Miss W ar-
button Helen, the young lady, is not a Ward in Chancery,
es stated, but will possess an independent property when
of age, next November. Mr. R. Bellamy, the gallant, is
etudying surgery, and belongs to a respectable family in
Hampshire, who resided close to the residence of Mite H.
They were traced to have taken a post chaise at Barnet,
by means of hand hills, and to •avoid suspicion, crossed
the road from Bung), to Huntingdon ; there was, how-
ever, a regular clue to Doncaster, when the purtuers were
within two hours of the pursued, and they overtook them
at Boroughbridoe, taking a comfortable dinner. , The
brother and uncle of the lady entreated her to place herself
ur;der their protection ; and on *the gallant receiving an
unceremonious ejectment, she returned back to Ferry-
bridge, with her relatives, the same night."
.1511 xi sc.—Saturday we noticed with satisfaction the re-
opening of the silver and lead mines of Kdinurrin, in the
county Waterford. We have now additional pleasure in
stating the discovery of a had mine upon the neighbouring
farm of Dunbrattin. The twp farms are separated from
each other by. a valley, in which runs a stream of water.
It is supposed that the kilinurrin vein stretches across the
va7ley, and shows itself at Dunbrattin. As silver is ex-
tracted frOm the ore of lead, where lead exists silver is sure
to be found. It is well known that from about the year
1760 to 1770, the proprietor and occupier of the Manor of
St. John, Waterford-, Thomas Wise, Esq. grandfather
and namesake of the present proprietor, gut all his plate
from the mine of Kilmurrin. It is well known, too, that
Squire Wise, a name by which he was universally distin-
guished in this neighbourhood, lived in a very sumptuous
style.—Limerick Paper.
A rich specimen of copper ore found at Ballysinode, the
estate of the Earl of Derby, contiguous to the intended
Rail-road and the tdwn of Tipperary, has been exhibited
in Cork. It is capable of yielding 2.5, 46, and up to 33
per cent.—Limerick Paper.
A Company has been fbrmed at Mancheeter, for untiring
a navigable ship canal from the Irish Sea, at the mouth of
the Dee, direct to Manchester.
THE CHACE.—WC understand that the Royal Mid
Lothian fox-hounds are to be laid off immediately. The
lover' of the chaee, however, need be under no appre-
hension of being deprived of their favourite pastime, as a
pack has been bought from Lord Kintore, by the gotle-
men of Linlithgowshire, and are to be designated " the
West Lothian or Linlithgowshire-subscription pack of fox
hounds." This pack are in excellent condition, and as the fine
level track of country over which they are to hunt is very fa-
vourable for the sports of the field, much amusement is in
consequence anticipated. The kennel is, ere understand.
to be at ‘Vinchburgh, where the hounds are to throw off
for the first titne in a few days.—Caledonian Mercury.
TROTTING is THE Noarit.—The Marquis of Huntly
lately matched his hack mare to carry eight atone, and
trot thirty-six miles in three hours. The performance took
place on the Ist instant, when, owing to the known superior
qualities of the whole of the Noble Marquis's hacks, the
mare was the favourite at high odds. She did the first
eighteen miles in one hour and fourteen minutes, and com-
pleted the thirty-six miles in two hours and forty-six mi-
nutes—a performance not to be sneered at by the Trotting
Fancy on this aide of the Tweed.
On Tuesday last the inhabitants of Taunton held a
meeting to petition Parliament for the repeal of the House
and Window duty.
The Shropahiie Magistrates have fixed the price for salt
coneumed in thkt county as follows :-1121b. for 65.; .56
lb. for 3s. ; 28 lb. for Is. 61; 14 lb. for 9d.; 7 lb. for
4id.; all under td. per lb.
STRAH•ENGINE NeISANCr.—Ac the Kirktlile Sessions
on Wednesday last, Mr. John Stephen Bird, tenant of the
Castle Mills, near Scotland-road, was indicted for the nui-
sance occasioned by the smoke arising from his engine.
The indictment was prosecuted by the parish, upon the
complaint of the neighbours. The defendant pleaded
guilty, and at his earnest solicitation, at he would inctir
great expense, the Court respited their judgment until the
next Seams,. upon the promise that the nuisance should
be abated. We believe this is the first conviction in Liver-
pool, under the Acts Ist and 2d Geo. IV. chap. 41.—Li-
verpool Advertiser of Tuesday.
In England the supply of oak bark is so inadequate to
the demand, that the tanneries in the vicinity of London
alone use annually from 7,000 to 8,000 tons of foreign
bark, at an expense of 141. per ton.
About four o'clock on Wednesday morning last, a de-
structive fire happened at the large woollen-manufactory
belonging to Mr. Reed, at Monkleigh, near Great Torring-
ton, by which the whole of the machinery, buildings, &c.
were made one entire ruin. The loss is estimated at about
1,6001.; of which 900/. is, we understand, insured.
EPITAPH.—In a village church-yarch, near Thornton,
in Yorkshire, is to be seen a plain stone, close to the
church, raised to the memory of John Trollop, who ap-
pears to have been the buifder of the church ; and the epi-
taph runs quaintly in these words :
" Here lit! JOHN TROLLOP,
- Who made these stones to roll-up ; , '
When Hod Almighty took his souls up,
His bodle went to 011 this hole up."
The Recorder of London yesterday made his Report to'
the King in Connell of the following prisoners under sen-
tence- of death in Newgate, convicted at the December
Sessions, viz.:—
Lot Cartlidge, 40 I Mary Ann Rycroft, 32; Charles Motegor.
19; William Lilley, 31 ; Hannah Harriet Burton, 42;
Beesley, 13; Caroline 6lolineux, 12; and William liarrioni, 31
—fur stealing in dwelling.houscs to the amount of Ws. and oes-
wards; all of whom his Majesty was graciously pleated to respite
during his Royal pleasure.
The emits of Edward Harris, Levi Abrahams, end Robert
Ball are postponed until a future Report.—The January
Sessions were not reported.
EAST INDIA SALE this Forenoon.—The male has attracted
great attendee ; the speculation and the consequent nee in the
prices of every article is excessive.
PROVISIONS.—The prices of Pork are maintained.
Beef Is Sr per tierce higher. Bacon, landed, 511 s. a Mis. as in qua-
lity. Batters see lower, Waterford 1311 s.
LIVISPOO L. Fyn. 11.—The demand for Cotten was very steady
at the sosamencemerrt of the week, and has latterly been more ex-
tensive, the total Fates mowing to about 15,200 bags. Abopt
3.000 bar of the abort have beta taken by epentlators. The as.
male are 10.449 bags.
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PAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arfival at Rh Janeiro.—The Mary, Watson, frat
the Cape of Good Hope, the 22d Nov.
Ss: hop.., frosa Rio de Jansiro.—The Healey, Croctley,
for the Cape of Good Hope, the tith.Oet.: and the (7urn-
bertatid, Calms, for New South Wales,. the 17th Nov.
• Arrival at Bengal.:--The Stanmore, Gray, from Sony_
America.
Mauritius, Noy. I.—The Barossa, Hutchinson, was le
sail from the Mauritius. for London, early in Jan.
Yesterday the lion. East India Company's ships—Kale !
Castle, Captain Adams, Scaleby Castle, Captain N‘Jvall,
and. Kent, Captain Cobb, were despatched the former
for Bombay and China, and the two latter for Bengal and
China.
PASSENGERS PER KELLtE CASTLE, FOR BONRAT.—Iii.
John Doig, Assistant Surgeon; Mr. Wm. Geddes, Cadet;
niuel Parr, do.; Chas. B. Rain, do.
PASSENGERS PER SCALEBY CASTLE, POE B/Nr;AL.—Mr.
Fred. tialliday, Writer; Mr. Benj. Bell; Mr. IVat. Walker;
Miss Grace Barstow ; Mrs. Macleod.
PASTERGERS PER KENT, FOR BENOAL.—Mr. Jas. Grant,
writer; Mr. David Pringle. do.; Mr. Edw. R. Townshend, As.
sistant Surgeon; Miss Catherine Murray; Mr. E 3. A. Shuck-
. burgh, Cadet; Mr. John H. Hatchell, ditto; Mr. George R.
Birch, ditto.