The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-24 00:00:00

MINING INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Mining Journal.)
Business has by no means been so active or general as
last week; less shares have changed hands, particularly
in good dividend-paying mines.
The directors of the Devonshire Great Consolidated
Copper Mining Company, at their meeting, on Thurs-
day, declared a dividend of 7,1681., being 71. per share,
from nett profits arising from sales of copper ore sam-
pled for the months of January and February last. After
payment of the same, there remains in hand a balanee of
22,126/. Os. 11d. in cash, ore bills not at maturity, and
reserved fund, applicabbe to the general purposes of the
company,
At Wheal Buller bi-monthly meeting", on Tuesday,
the accounts showed-Copper ore sold, 12th Feb. and
11th March, 7,4431. I Is. 1 ld.-llaes, 4651. 4s. 6d.: la-
bour cost, March, 8841. 7s. 4d.; April, with income-tax,
9751. 185. Bd.; merchants' bills, 8331. 13s. 4d.: shows
profit, 4,284/. Ss. Id.; add balance in hand, 1,5201. 93. 601.
=5,8044 17s. 7d.-Deduct dividend, 4,4801.: leaving ba-
lance to next account, 1,324/. 17s. 7d. A dividend of
171. 10s. per share was declared.
At the Trevitkey Mine bi-monthly meeting, on Mon-
day, the accounts showed-Copper ore sold, Jan.,
2,159/. 4s. Id.; tin, 291. 7s. 7d.; sundry receipts, 94/
13s. 91=2,283/ 58. 5&-Labour cost for Feb. and
March, 4961. 17s. 21 ; tributera' part of ore, 2331. 13s.
3d.; merchants' bills, 237/. 3s. 21.; water charge, 2691.
16s. 3d.; lord's dues, 1821, 7s. Sc!.; showing profit of
8631. Bs. 2d.; add balance in hand, 48/. ls.
10s. Id.-Deduct dividend, 9001.; leaves balance to next
account, 11/. 10s, Id. A dividend of 71. 10s. per share
was declared.
At Wheal Lovel quarterly meeting, on th e 7th inst.,
the accounts showed-Balance last account, 534/ 7s. Id.;
tin and carriage, 640/. 83.9 d.; materials sold, 27/.65. 2d.;
35 tons of tin unsold, valued at 521. per ton, 1,8201,_-
3,022/. 25.-To costs for Jan., 4511. Ils. 4d.; Feb., 466/.
ss. Bd.; March, 507/. 3s. 5d.; lord's dues, 961.85. Bd.;
dividend, 1,075/.; leaving balance to next account, 425/.
12s. 11d. A dividend of 2/. IW. per share was declared.
At Alfred Consols bi-monthly meeting, on Tuesday,
the accounts showed-Copper ore sold 11th March and
Bth April, 6,4654 148. Id ; other receipts, 6/. Bs. 61,=
6,472/. 2s. 7d.-Labour cost for February and March,
1,1364 Is. 11d.; lord's dues, 3591 43. Id.; subsist, 76/.
10s.; merchants' bill, 597/. 145.: showing profit, 4,2424
12s. 7d.; add balance in hand, 3064 12s. 7d., makes
4,5491. 53. 21-1085 dividend, 4,096/, leaves balance to
next account, 453/. 53. 21 A dividend of 12s. per share
was made, and a bonus of 45., amounting to 4,096/.
The Ballaswiddan Mine accounts for Jan. and Feb.
show-Labuur cost, 2,412/. es, lid.; coals, 2011. 16a. Id.;
carriage, 94/. 7s. 9d,; merchants' bills and dues, 876/
163. 9d..---3,587/. 73. 61. A dividend of 53. per share
was declared.
At Providence Mines quarterly meeting, on Wednes-
day, the accounts showed-Balance from last account,
961. 188. Sd.; tin scid (less dues), 1,713/. 153. 4d.; sun-
dry receipts, 4/. ss. ,814/. 19s. Bd.-Labour cost,
February, March, and April, 1,3041.; carriage, 441.
3s. id.; merchants' bills, 4131. Os. Id.; leaving balance
to next account, 531. 163. 6d.
The Kircudbriehtshire Mining Company's quarterly
accounts show a clear profit of 298/. 17s. 101, the sale
of lead ore being 138 tons 15 cwts , amounting to 1,3931.
16s. 2d.-Costs for February, 3531. 2s. 3d.; March,
3404 10s.; April, 4011. 6s. Id.; debtor balance last ac-
count, 1531. 12s. 11d., exclusive of 45 tons of ore at
Holywell, estimated to be worth 4501.
At. New East Crowndale Mine quarterly meeting, on
the 11th May, the accounts showed-Balance from last
account, 861. Os. 11d.; calls received, 54e/. 95.; a
mterials
sold to Mary Emma and West Downs, 9/. 93. 7d.
943/. 19s. 61.-Labour cost, Jan. to end of March 1361.
175.; ' carpenters, smiths, and carriage, 45/. I ls. 2d.;
merchants' bills, 362/. Bs. 101.; Mare and Co., on ac-
count of steam-engine, 207/. 183.; Messrs. Barrington,
for 21 years' new lease, 501.; solicitor's charge for draw-
ing it, 211 ; agency and incidental expenses for three
months, 25/. 18s. 4d.: leaving balance to next account,
941. 6s. 2d. Calls in arrear, 271. 155., against which is
due to Mr. Mare for engine, 2501, A call of 43. per
share was made.
At the Boscawell Downs meeting, the accounts for the
quarter ending March showel-Balance last account,
1,274/.125. Ild.; costs and merchants' bills, 1,447/. 143. Id.
.=2,7221. 73.-By ores sold, 1,7031, 153. 4d.: leaving
balance against adventurers, 1,018/. I ls,
At the Bryntail meeting, on Tuesday, the acconnts
showed - Labour cost for Feb. 302/. ss. 103.; ditto,
March, 321/. 63. Id.; merchants' bills, 84/. 03. 103.; car-
riage, 164=-723/. 12s. 91-Balance from last account,
276/. 153.; ores sold (less dues), 2881.: leaving balance
against the mine, 158/. 17s. 9d. A call of 10s. per share
was made.
At the Trelycn Consols meeting on Tuesday, the ac-
counts for the quarter ending March showed-By ores
sold, 788/. 63. 10d.; calls, 5744-1,362/. 63. 101. Balance
last account, 193/. 19s. 13.; costs and merchants' bills,
812/. 12s. 7d.: leaving balance in favour of adventurers,
355/. 128.2?.
At Carvannall Mine hi-monthly meeting on the 11th
inst., the accounts showed-Balance last account, 165/.
16s. 21; February cost, 3721. 23.; March, 2851. ss. 51.•
lord's dues, 29/. 125. 10d.=.1352/. 16s. 5d.-By call, 167/.
45.; copper are sold, 444/. 135.: leaving balance to next
account, 240/. 19% sd. A cell of 4s. 7d. per share was
made to discharge the same, and a further call of 4s. for
future operations.
At Great Wheal Baddern meeting. on Tuesday, the
accounts showed-Balance from last account, 1651. 1 s. 31. ;
by calls receives], 23/. 18s.; lead sold, 2,0051. 183. lid.;
tin ore, 271. 193. 61; jack, 281 7s. 101; mundic, 69/.
171. 101. = 2,3121. 33. V.-By office and general
charges, 27/. 94. lid.; Labour cost, February, 4211.
2s. 3d.; ditto March, 4261. 165.; April, 4334 163. 91.;
merchants' bills, 3191. 63. 51 : leaving balance to next
account, 6831. ss.
During toe wez-Ir shares have changed hands in Dleon
Great Consols, South Telgos, West Ceredon, Alfred
Consols, Tinooroft, Merllyn, West Providence, Mary Ann,
Bedford, Lewi.., Trehtne, Orsedd, Garred, Tremayne,
North Buller, Clijah, St. Aubyn, and Grylis, Drake
Walls, Seu'll Tamar, North Vale of Towey, Krnmare,
Creetown, Clive, Cabers, Wept Ding Doug, Vale of
Towey, East Daren, Great Bryn, .Alit-y-Crib, Ta-
mar Consols. Kilbricken, Tranoack and Bosence,
Trebarvah, Millpool, Wheal Arthur, Harriet, For-
tune (in South Tawton), Treworlis and Trenethick,
Cefu Bruno, Chyprase, East Gunnia Lake. East Tamar,
Peter Tavy. Trevylian, Prince Albert Consols, Pem-
broke and Csinnis, Great Wheal Alfred, Go'ok's Kitchen,
Cuiverton, Csvmdy le Rock, Boringdon, East Baringdon,
Crebor, East Russell, North Robert, West Wheal Rose,
Union Tin, Condurrow, East Pool, East Basset, Raleigh,
Praed Consols, South Tresavean, Mining Company of
Ireland, Wicklow Copper, &c.
In Foreign shares there have been transactions in
Cobre, General Mining, Royal Santiago, St. John del
Rey, United Mexican.

THE AR:/1Y AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette.)
REINFORCEMENTS FOR AUSTRALIA.--The. Govern-
ment have at last determined to send additional
troops
for servize in Australia; and orders have been sent out
to Ceyloa for the 15th Regiment, now stationedinthat
colony, to proceed to Hong-Kong to relieve the 59th,
Placed in orders to embark for Aastralia, two companies
;I 'lll'.h corps are to be stationed in Sydney and four at
Melbourne, N ) regiment will replac3 the 15t at
Ceylon, a, the 37tda, already there, haring an effective
strength of 1.000 men, which, with the Ceylon Rifles, is
considered sufficient for the duties of the island.
Ciaa
ct 'rnea/
GmtarsoN.—ln consequence of the great
number troops
(upwards of 5,000 now stationd in Chatham Garrison
men), the 95:h Regiment cannot be
removed from Portsmouth to that place until the embar-
kation of the several drafts under orders for India has
taken place.
THE LATE COURT-MARTIAL It THE FIRST ROYAL
REGIMENT.—Tho trial of Lieutenant Finney, of the Ist
battalion, Ist Royal
Regiment, has terminated, and we
hear that the sentenceii isd ce.ahierinz, with a recommends-
be__a allowed the privilege of recoiling the i
lion that he
General Fox will probably be-
price of his cohnami,
I at Major-
It is said
ida + e fur the
—Amonrere representation ation of Portsmouth.
come a cand
TEE MISSING Sail's
rd the Antra many objects of
interest taken On
board
Belcher, wera ships,t under the com-
mand of Sir Elsvar— h. wo mail bags, ad-
dressedE- b
: ing a Aps. •e us a
to the missing ad Terror. May
ation!
they reach their destin _
By the decease of
VACANT REGI3IENTS.f General
the 86th Regiramt,
Maister, the Colonelcy 0
vacant. The Commander-
in-Chief now sta-
tioned in India, has become in his gift. has now two rogia"n.a
SANDHURST COLLEGE. ,
_Nye re; in, to learn that
scarlet lever has broken out a e
MOng3t the cadets at th
Royal Military College, Sandhurlt • ,
as many as 20 cages-
have occurred, and all the pal?' 3 not under media
treatment have been sent t,, their homes.
ARMY RETIREMENT.—WO understand that Lieut.-
Colonel Bonham, of the 50th Regiment'
to the command , is about to retire
from the service. He slily succeeded
of that corps in February last, at the decease of Lieut.-
Colonel Petit, C.B. Major Sidley will succeed Lieut.-
Colonel Bonham.

AUSTRIAN LOAN*
It is understood that negotiations for an Austrian loan
of about 3,000,0001. sterling are now in progress be-
tween Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Sons and M. Bren-
tano, the chief of the finance department at Vienna,
who has arrived iu London for the purpose. It will be
a five per cent. stock, with the dividends payable in
Londou. The price at which it is to be taken has not
yet transpired, but it is expected to be made known on
Monday next.
The Vienna advice' of the 19th instant mention that
the rates of exchange bad become rather less unfavour-
able, the quotation on London being 12.20. At Frank-
fort the proposed Austrian luau had been announced in
the following circular:—
" His Majesty the Emperor of Austria has sanctioned,
in the first days of this month, a succession of measures
concerning the restoration of the equilibrium of the
finances, and with the seew to bring the Austrian cur-
rency to its full value. Ono of them, the negotiation of
a toreien loan of thirty-five million guilders Austrian
currency, shall be immediately brought about. In con-
-2cl-I'l-nee of this Messrs. M. A. Rothchild and Sons;
and M.ssrs. Grunnlins and Co. at Frankfort, have been
chlrged by the Minister of Finances to open public sub•
seriptOns for the s rid loan.
.‘ It is intended to bring out this loan, in the beginning
of the month of June, in Five per Cent. Bonds, with
full interest paid from the day of subtcription in ten
monthly in Aaiun:its of ten per cent, each, at a subscrip-
tion pricy tired by the Minister.
" The first instalment of ten per cent. is to be paid at
the time of subscription.
" The payment aado.by anticipation of one or several
instalments before the ft :Ma term is allowed, with a de-
duction of three per clot. interest per %enure.
" Th, dividends of this will be paid at
Messrs.
M. A. Rothschild and Sons', and at othetplacee which
„ill fix, in the currency of the conutry
Mara it is made.