The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-06 00:00:00

11 13 4
100

20M % X

£. s. d_
Atlas Assurance Company ... 40,000 at 105 5 0
Mr. George Humand, on' behalf
of the National Life Assur-
ance Company ... 40,000 106, 2 6
Scott, Corthorn, and Scott ... 40,000 107 1 0
London Life Assurance Coin-
-40,000
Rock Life Assurance Company 40, 00
Guardian Assurance Company 40,000
Economic Life Assurance Coti.l.-
Co-
pan .
40,000
109 3 0
Teany frlo". ...
vernor of the Bank (Mr. Thomson flankey,
jun.) having checked the terms of the various tenders
with Sir C. Trevelyan,
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said—l award both
loans to the Economic Life Assurance Company, their
tenders being the highest.
The Governor of the Bank inquired whether this
would not be the proper period for himself and his col-
league, the Deputy-Governor, to ascertain the minimum
price fixed by the Government in the sealed envelope
which lay before them.
Sir C. Trevelyan said the practice had not been
uniform on that point, but such a course had been
frequently adopted.
'rho Chancellor of the Excbequer was understood to
say he saw no objection to it.
The Governor of the Bank having broken the seal of
the envelope and perused its contents, submitted it to
the Deputy• Governor, acd then said,—" We have satis-
fied ourselves by ascertaining that the minimum price
fixed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer is under
those made in the highest tenders."
The following are the terms on which previous loans
similarly guaranteed have been taken;—
Lowest of the Price of Consols
Tenders accepted. at the time.
December 16, 1842 ... 108 ••• 95
July 7, 1843 ... 109 ••• 931/4
May 3, 1814 ... 112% ••• 991/4
December 6,1844... ... 11114 ••• 100
April 11, 1845 . 112% 99
•••
December 5, 1845 105%8
••• 94%
January 23, 1851
... 105 961/4
•
The following are the changes in the• Bank returns as
compared with the previous week;—.
Notes Issued
Increase
61 60 x.d I Rest

10U
1% 4%

107 5 0
107 11 3
107 15 4

17%
12% x.d

x.d
2256

I.AZIL

... 32,732,125
... 315,380
... 3,604,186

Increase ... ... „. 323 316
Public Deposits ...
... ... 6,723,106
Increase ... ... „. 330 925
Other Deposits •„... ... 11,658.452
Decrease ... ..„ .., 257,561
Seven Day and other Bills
... 1,121.792
Decrease ... ... ... 27,166
Government Securities .. ... 13,558,099
Increase ... 7.567
••• •••
Other Securities ... „,
... 11,386,983
Increase ... ... ... 407,103
Notes ••• ... ••• ... 12,208.655
Decrease ... "' ... 20 670
Bullion ••• •••
Increase . ••• ... 19,238,924
•• ••• ••• 290,894
Active Circulation
... ... 20,523.470
Increas© ... ... .., 330,925
The rates at which bills of exchange were negotiated
yesterday upon the principal continental towns were
slightly higher. Paris, 90 days, 25.50 to 52k; Amster-
dam, 12.01 to ; Hanaburgh, 13.11 to 11k; and Triette,
12.35 to 40. _

The filling off in the production of copper by some
of the richest Cornish mines, and the high price to which
that metal has of late attained, has had its effect in in-
ducing the formation of a copper mining company, to
work certain districts in South Australia. The immense
returns yielded to the proprietors of the Burra Burra
mines are in favour of the enterprise, the ground selected
comprising 653 acres of mineral land, about 30 miles
from Adelaide, and pronounced by competent persons to
be a continuation of the Burra Burra district. It must
ba remembered, however, that copper mining in South
Australia presents features totally different from the
English copper mining, it having been found in nuree
rous instances that when a large and most promising
' lode' has been struck, it has, after working for a short
time, suddenly brk.ken off into numerous and minute.
branches, that would render working at a profit impos-
sible. sible. Indeed, although it may be admitted t
ex-
traordinary prize may turn up, as in the caseohathe
Burra Burra mines, yet experience has shown
of
_ines,
abso-
lute necessity of caution in making purcorp•ing,
in order
and also of extreme economy in their w
adequate
to render render them at all likely to afford_cvando tan
the
praent of the
turn for the capital invested. The d
ad it may a
tfuarinr oobujetctthfoart
themineral
enterprise
capitalists,A us t Australia ias ,
C have a second
the South Australian Mining
ho.vrever,
Devon Great Consols or Barra Barra mine on their

precious metals from London
lands.
6,87 e.
theweek to Thursday last, were 3,550
the
direct daring
gold,and 94,000 ounces and
and 11,0611. in
ounces
61 in silver. . . .
tfuring districts business this week has
exportsfaco
In the alarm
been rather brisker.
The Amsterdam Stock market on the 4th inst. was'
without change as respects Dutch bonds. Spanish, Mexi-
can, and Venezuela were supported. Grenada weaker.
The English Stock Market has been very quiet, and
there is no change in prices. The I?entes at Paris rallied
yesterday after the official hours of business. Consols
have been 97i i for Money and Account. The New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, have been 99i ii-, and the 2
Three per, Cents. 984 i. Excht quer-bills have been 6 .
to 655,, and India Bonds 725. premium.
their price generally. Equador arexts!
Foreign Securities have been also duller, but
i mAaintsin
Mr.' Peruvian
meet-
inn of the holders is called for
dnaeDeferred have sunk
Deferred are 54 to 55, and Grenada
alto 334. Venezuela
e been quoted 42 to
4C2erttola to
pisortautg2u4esteo
Ttoh9riee.aMtide.xaic.ganuSartotcork has
Cents.
h 3
3 a r.e
a vbeeceernbntese3.n -
34.2 i.ThTo hoThSrpeeanipsehr CommitteesCP
Four
Railway per
Shares have
have
ion, with much less doing in either the home or foreign
neB.
Gold Mine Shares are higher again.
QUARTER TO THREE.
1,4 97i ii-
„., 971 1
ONE
ill Te-i; OF narrristi FUNDB O'CLOCK.
3 liAuc,ld ,t r9Bl 4'
3 rer Gent. , nabs ...... A ,
2 0- Cent. Consols Annuities 97 5/8
741,,,-,; a% per Cent. Anna_ ..
Long Anus. to expire J an. 1860 7 1-16 7
Indic. Bonds, 1,0001—.....,.„...
Ditto under 1,0004. ......
C'.onsols for Account ~
F.xcherinor Hills 1140.
I,C00/.
5001.
60 p
411,11, ,d_ O2 65 p

Couso!Et ••• ..
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Ditto Account, March 11

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PRICES!
98%
97%
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72 p
72 p
97%