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London, England, 1852-12-24 00:00:00

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C°C.ER HOSPITAL, London and West
4tihillstninpton.—Supported by Voluntary Contributionl.
ink_ festive season, when the hearts of all who are in health
it"no, and in the enjoyment of all the luxuries of life, are
re;'!nY not be amiss to remit.d them that there are many of
ww-creatures languishing, unheeded and neglected, in po-
, eik,',suffeman framering under the moable.s painful and destructive malady
11er, eno human is lit
h are few families who have not with grief witnessed the
41'e and sustained the loss of a dear relative or friend from that
kit 28e, cancer —a disease for which the knowledge and science
h ''ne have hitherto done so little.
kit,'":_pital having been opened for the exclusive investigation of
;1'41E44% it is hoped, through the mercy of God, a means of treat-
,llepj, be arrived at which will not only mitigate the sufferings
k,s, 'Ms. but eventually lead to the cure of this great affliction.
ki, ;rens received by the Chaplain, the Rev. Thomas Pear-
g ereford-square, Brompton ; the Treasurer, John Parkin-
tilt. 66, Lincoln's
-inn-fields; the Bankers, Messrs. Coutts ; and
• 11110 n Establishment, Cannon-row, Westminster, by W. J.
,Secretary.

BEAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY.
813 E OF PREFERENCE STOCK to complete the Line.

1'41'40 d
by 9th and 10th Victoria, c. 103, and 14th and 15th
Li Victoria, c. 75.)
lehne, 72 miles in length, will join the Aberdeen Railway at
and Proceeding northward through a rich, populous, and
7:44 district, wilt accommodate the towns of Kintore, In-
;:nntlY, Keith, and Elgin.
;‘ta i
esent issue of stock consists of 30,005 preference shares of
!ntltled to a minimum preferential dividend of 5 per cent.
opoPlcatTons for Shares may be made to the Secretary at Aberdeen,
1411.°11"Ing Stock and Sharebrokers :—Messrs. Carden and
—,
2, Royal Exchange-buildings ; J. C. Morice, 1, Warn-
t,,t, London; G. and T. Irvine, 2, India-buildings, Liverpool
"gather of whom forms of application for shares, detailed pro-
\:44,Dittaps of the line may be obtained.

ti 4 ALBION GOLD MINING COMPANY,
1.-',W,orking the Gold Mines on Burns' Creek, and the Quartz
gb Mariposa, Calif
un, ,
der ,
a Conveance in Fee-simple, of 1,000 acres, near
:ILrornia.
£lOO 000 in 100,000 Shares of £1 each, to be paid up in full
without further liability.
theotte Cost Book system, requiring no deed of settlement.
the directors nor any co-adventurers will have power to
„ clbts to bind this Company in California, there being a law
"t In that State.

TRUSTEES.

of Donegall, G.C.H. and P.C. Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P.

k,b DIRECTORS.
! 14CART PRICE, Bart., M.P., Foxley-park, Herefordshire
, _Stratton-street, Piccadilly, Chairman.
40st Hon, the Marquis of Donegall, G.C.H. and P.C., Ormeau-
kqrsK,, Antrim, and 6, Portland-place.
ill'un Villiers Shelley, Bart., Marestield-park, Sussex, and Albe-
krie-street.
tit v
- fluids S. Murphy, M.P., 3, Serjeant's-inn.
-)3_wift.-.Eqq., M.P. (late Sheriff. of London), West Hill-
tthe, wandsworth.--
111 Crawford, Esq., 8.A.L., Middle Temple, and Haverstock-
,el„; flarnpstead.
.1
IV. Wood, Esq., Britton Ferry, Glamorganshire.

BANKERS.
j. Price, Marryat, and Co., 3, King William-street, City.
,4'essrs. Cocks, Biddalph, and Co., 43, Charing-cross.
44
WEus.—Messrs. Carden and Whitehead, 2, Royal Ex-
change-buildings.

41,1 G liftxmo ENGINEKR.—David T. Ansted, Esq., F.R.S.
and P.O. 8., Professor of Geology, King's College.
SECRETARY.—George Jackson, Esq.

OFFICES.-3, Copthall-buildings, Bank.
4ltions for shares may be made in the usual form to the
at the Company's Offices, where full prospectuses may be
`u, or through the brokers.

41114, FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
'%„To the Directors of the Albion Gold Mining Company.
-gernen,—l request you will allot me shares of one pound
b„„each in the above undertaking, the whole of which, or any
qber that may be to m I hereby agree to accept,
62, required, to pay theallotted amounttheyeon, and subscribe the
.`"t of the Company.
I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,

Date•• ..

Name.. •• .... ~., ......
Address.. • • • • .. • • • • • • • •
Reference.... • • .. • • • • • •

E CHARTERED AUSTRALIAN LAND,
dl ttitlNG, IMPORTING, and REFINING COMPANY.
e RoLyNal Charter the liability of each Shareholder will be
limited.
Capital, 500,0001., is Shares of 51. each.
Deposit 11. per Share.
he Allotment of a less number than 10 Shares will be made.
▪ heist of the Deposit Money aid signing the Preliminary
Agreement, Scrip Receipts will be issued.
DIRECIORS.
ph
rk, 11 Villiers Shelley, Bart., M.P., Park-lane, and Maresfield
liasex—chairman.
IVir.eY Brown. Esq., M.P., Westminster, and Tewkesbury—
NI-Chairman.
gating,
G. Alston, Esq., Harley-street, Cavendish-square.
l Esq., Piccadilly. and Putney Heath, Surrey.
`ge De la Poerßeresford, Bart., Travellers' Club and Oriental
mss e B
righton.
Chandler, Esq., Rotherhitho, Surrey, Shipowner.
144 pourable George Hamilton Chichester, Connaught-terrace,
mi,ver View.
ta4- maisile, Esq., City Saw Mills, Regent's Canal.
q4ward Graham, Bart., Admiralty, and Eak, Cumberland.
SitiskerrY, Carlton Club, and Springfield.
Pb srland, Esq., Croydon, Chairman of the North Devon Roll-
' kid Dock Company.
,
t:igniso, Cour/arr.—Sir John E. Eardley-Wilmot, Bart.
'°llizzas—Messrs. John aid Alfred Blyth, Limebouse.
4,„ atZTALLTIRGIST AND ASSAYER—CharIes Watt, Esq.
)3"ltEas—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchln-lane.
aeiK.Eas—aitessrs. R. and J. Sutton, 22, Royal Exchange.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Mullins and Paddison.
SECRETARY - George Byam, Esq.
OFFICES— • 0. 6, Broad-street Buildings.
1)14' iarectors, with much confidence, submit to the Public this
ti11.1,1441g for Mining, Importing, Smelting, and Refining Gold, on
tiNi::t Improved system. The contemplated operations of the
(which. until the Charter is issued, will be conducted on
kNit:,i-book system) will be principally confined to the auriferous
114 of Australia, where, even the quantity now raised, by a very
iqf t?irecess, is of vast magnitude.
Heat number of persona who are working in the diggings of
'4ll'"'d, a huge majority are labourers, wto not being furnished
ki4lt4ri 41Y Means for reducing the poorer ores, can avail
auriferous deposits
tktltte:n such a state of purity, and uncombined with other sub-
bass to render gold actually visible to the eye, and at once,
December,
marketable without scientific aid. The " Times" (of the
h,• "eeember, 1852), under the article" Australian Gold Fields,"
'll;tes; illaY here remark that the gold exported since October last,
14018,1,1155 a value of 2,863,4771., and all these accounts, we are mi-
nt the Melbourne Herald,' are rather under than overstated.
IstZ.astounding results have been obtained by unskilled labourers,
without either plan or concert."
Opi
retence,' says the Argus,' "has done little or nothing for us.
th °Ceases in obtaining gold are of the rudest nature. The search
'N'lr„ileterised almost solely by what the sailors call ' sheer
1t,•11 and stupidity.' "
litt,,L'y' thousands of tons are actually thrown away because they
/stl3,`'.o no immediate benefit to the digger, and yet by numerous IF.tte
that very refuse often contains a larger proportion of gold,
LAill not in view, than bad been already extracted.
Zkr, eh ore, in which the gold is visible, is certain to be a constant
Lge Plunder ; but moderately rich, and even poor ore, in which
i‘tr"4 Is nor visible, and which is net worth the while of any
even to look over a second time, would give a very large pro-
n..% ~11"9 who judiciously purchase, and reduce it. This will be
ask ender the immediate superintendence of, the officers of the
Assayer
5114,,, ..--"aYer and Chemlst`of the Company, Mr. Charles Watt, has
140 D, „,""u for reducing the ore by which amalgamation is entirely
„11,1;eded, the great expense of quicksilver being totally avoided,
'velvet svery particle of gold or silver is extracted at a compara-
t44 small expense. Mr. C. Watt has also a patent for refining
th,,,kid silver in the most expeditious and least expensive mode
sll,,`Le, known. In confirmation of this statement the Directors
received the following letter from Mr. Charles Watt :
~ Selwood Place, Brompton, Dec. 15, 1852.
7111,, inr,zsrear,—l have read the paragraph in your prospectus re-
Nil tome and my patent, and I beg to assure you that I am fully
Ilk% red to carry out the announcement therein made.—l have the
lit to be Gentleman, your obedient servant,
" CHARLES WATT."
ki• the Directors of the Chartered Australian
I 1
t Importing, and Refining Company."
gtkq'as been deemed expedient previously to the application for and
th°lrlt royal charter for securing certain privileges, and for limit-
-111&,8 liability of each shareholder to arrange for the purchase of
lit late in the country where it is proposed to commence opera •
het!, Accordingly, after a protracted negotiation, an agreement has
pneluded for the purchase, in a well known auriferous district,
~de freehold Estate, situate in the County ot Argyle. On one
'he there is a long range of rocks, capped with Quartz, and in
""eY beneath a rapid stream flows into the lower levels, present-
'4,4l.l the features of an immense accumulation of gold. These
levels are occasionally overflowed, and large alluvial
‘111141"8 have been formed, where, in obedience to the gravity of the
te, %it's% matters and the force of the impelling torrents, the precious
,otti.; are deposited in the sand or mud. " Gold," says Mr. Stutch-
kti7,,, In his Report on the Geological and Mineralogical Survey of
la4n'seuth Wales, "in small quantities has been found on the summits
tstr r, lb"Deil thellanks
id of the mountain ranges, but, with few exceptions,
irs evence of abrasion, The largest produce in every instance
Teen found in the lower levels."
estate will be of the most essential service to the Company, as
Lire
net only rich in itself, but alwaysn the vicinity of an immense quan-
ii or refuse gold ore. It has a plentiful supply of water, and
/4,4 the
high main road to Bredalbitne and Goulburn. ]twill also
; Materially aid (by the means it will afford of subsistence to
eok.s Of burthenthe transport of the concentrated ores to the sea
Theof vendor, having the greatest confidence in the undertaking and
ate the advantages to be derivedto the shareholders, has consented to
whole of the purchase-money (which does not amount to
oil, at generally paid for grazing land in the agricultural districts
l inlekland) In shares of the Company.
„gnion regard to the title of the Freeholders to this estate the follow-
~`, has been given
e Governor of New South Wales having made a Grant of
in the county of Argyle, in New South Wales (which appears
141 registered and enrolled), and which land has since been con-
igs to the gentlemen who have contracted to sell 2,000 acres, part
ki7-or. to the Promoters of " The Chartered Australian Land,
Importing, and Refuting Company," we are of opinion that
15-`w...._cient title is shown to the property so agreed to be sold, subject
question as to the necessity of registration in the colony.
"H, BELLENDEN KER, ,
"S. VALLIS BONE,
E. BARDLEY WILMOT,
Standing Coninsmeplotrtoingthe,
anChdarlefinredinAguesotrmapliananyL. and,
Mining,
,I,t,lncoln's-inn, 23d Dec., 1852."
htt,4e Directors refrain from estimating the returns for fear of over-
stit'llk the profits, though their thorough conviction is, that a most
ae.,,e'„'lful result must speedily ensue.
22 Applications for shares to be made to Messrs. R. and J. Sutton,
.„144Yal Exchange.

cHARTERED AUSTRALIAN LAND,
lIINTNG, IMPORTING, and REFINING COMPANY.
Directors
21t hereby give notice. That no FCTRTHER APPLI-
,"NS for SHARES can be received after MONDAY next, the
" nst.

By order of the Board,
Altf, Secretary
MN,.
~_ —O. 6, Broad-street Buildings GDEecO.R23G,E Y 18852.

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