The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-23 00:00:00

THE

SUN,

At Esgair Lee Mine meeting, on the 12th instant, it
was found that all the calls due up to the 12th December
last had been paid up, except those upon 100 shares. It
was resolved that the said 100 shares be forthwith sold
by auction. A call of ss. per share was made.
At the South Wales Mining Company's meeting, on
the 13th February, the late purser's account, showing a
balance of 361. 13s. 2d. against the adventurers, was
allowed and passed.
At Wheal Sophia meeting, on the sth inat., it was
resolved that the proceedings of the special general
meeting, held on the 27th January, be confirmed, also the
call of 105. per share.
At New East Crowndale meeting, on the 10th inst.,
the accounts showed-Received Nov. call, 5061. 45.;
spare materials, 4/. 125. 5d.5001. 16s. 5d.-Labour cost
for Oct., Nov., and Dec., 671. 35.; carriage and masonry,
461. 19s. 10d.; smith and carpentry work, 521. Bs. 3d.;
balance due to purser last account, 501. 35. 2d.; mer-
chant's bills, 1301. 185. 7d,; Mr. Mare, on account of
the steam-engine, 621. 25.; agency and expenses for three
months, 251. 10s. Bd.; leaves balance to next account,
861. Os. 11d.; calls in arrear to receive, 1081. 43.-mak-
ing 1941. 4s. 11d.; the liabilities being for engine, 457/.
185.; merchants' accounts,
showing a deficiency of 379/. is. 7d. A call of 7s. 6d, per
share was made.
At Stray Park and Camborne Vean Mine bi-monthly
meeting, the accounts showed-Balance last account,
679/. 18s. sd. ; labour cost, Nov., 1501. lls. 4d. ; Dec.,
244/. 6s. 6d. ; merchants' bills, 1811. 2s. ; tribute and
lord's dues, 2221. 9s. 8d.=1,4781. 7s. 11d. Copper ores
sold, 3881. Os. 7d. ; tin ores, 601. ; profit on Wheal
Francis, two months, 174/. 125. 6d., leaving balance to
next account, 855/. 14s. 10d.-the loss for the two
months being 1751. 16s. sd. Copper sold sth Feb.,
from Stray Park, 3081. 17s. sd. ; Wheal Francis,
5651. 15s. Id., to go to next account.
At East Wheal Rashleigh general meeting, on Wed-
nesday, the minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirmed. The cost-sheets for Nov. and Dec. produced,
amounting to 641. 15a., were passed, subject to final ex-
amination by the auditors. The purser's account
showed cash in hand 11. 55., and arrears of calls due
1464, when he was authorised to take any legal measures
for the recovery thereof. A call of is. per share made.
At North Basset Mine bimonthly meeting, on
Tuesday, the accounts showed-Balance in hand last
account, and copper ore sold, 3,0871. 14s. Bd.-Costs for
November and December, 2,107/ 19s. 2d.; leaving a
balance in hand to next account, 979/. 153. 6d.
At the East Pool Mine bi-monthly meeting, on
Tuesday, the accounts showed-Balance last account,
2481. 18s. 7d.; labour cost December and January,
994/. 2s. 10d.; merchants' bills, 2911. 13s. 4d.; dues, 35/.
lOs. 111----1,570/. 53. Bd.-Copper ore sold, 8591. 15s.
11d.; tin ore, 2061. Ils. 9J.; water drainage, 1001.; re-
ceived sundries, 4/. 3s. 2d.; leaving a balance to next
account of 399/. 14s. 101-the loss on the two months
being 150/. 16s. 3d.
The Kirkcudbrightshire Mine quarterly statement,
preparatory to the meeting, has bean furnished, showing
-Balance from the last account, 1911. 4s. 6d.; costs fur
Nov., 443/. 3s. ld. ; Dec., 4061. Bs. 5d.; Jan., 402/. 183. 4d.
=1,443/. 143. 4d. Lead ore sold, Nov., 3891. 14s. 6d.;
Dec., 4461. 16s. 10. I.; Jan., 453/. lOs. Id.: leaving
balance against the mine of 1531. 12s. 11d., exclusive of
forty-five tons of lead due in March, value about 460/.
and twenty-five tons in stock upon the mine, value 250/.
Al the general meeting of adventurers in Wheal
Benny, the new company was fairly started, and a call of
2s. 6.i. per share made to carry on the operations, and
pay beck costs, amounting to 871. 9s. 7d., being the
whole debt of the mine to the end of January, under Mr
Murray's superintendence.
At Wheal Pool (11elstone) meeting, at the Globe
Hotel, St. Austell, on Tuesday, Capt. Medlin's report
having been read, which gavo great satisfaction, the ac-
counts to the end of Dec., showing a balance of 2121.
Os. Bd. against the mine were passed.
Daring the week, shares have changed hands in Devon
Consols,Alfred Console, Coin Bruno, Tremayne, Wheal
Basset, Trelawny, Mary Ann, West Damsel, West Provi-
dence,West Caradon,West Ding Dong, Wheal Golden, St.
Agnes Beacon, Duke of Cornwall, Gsrreg, Merllyn,
South Tamar, Speedwell, Chiverton, Trebavab, Stray
Park, Condurrow, Great Bryn, East Tolgus, Wheal
Venton, West Wheal Rose, Galt-y-Maen, East Trescull,
North Trelawny, East Wheal Rashlcigh, New East
Crowndale, Tyn-y- Worglod (slate), Nant-y-Car, Mary
Emma. Wheal Reeth, Carvannall, Mining Company of
Ireland, and Wicklow.
In Foreign Mines business has been done in the
Cobre, United Mexican, Sr. John del Rey, and Worth-
ng. The South Australian and Californian schemes
noticed elsewhere.

DESTRUCTION OF LAGOS.
Friday's Gazette contains, in addition to Commo-
dore Bruce's dispatch to the Admiralty and the list of
killed and wounded published by us on Tuesday last,
the reports of Captain Lyster, of the Penelope, and
Captain Jones of the Sampson. The general character
of the operations will have been fully comprehended
from the accounts which have already appeared. There
are, however, a few traits eminently characteristic of
the British navy, which have not yet gained the publi-
city they deserve. Thus, in Captain Lyster's report of
the proceedings of the Penelope, off Lagos, we read—
" Having thus accomplished our object (spiked the
enemy's guns), I ordered the party to re-embark, and
had scarcely done so when Commander Hillyar informed
me that No. 1 lite-boat was taken, and that the enemy
were tracking her along the beach towards the guns that
first opened on the Teaser. It was necessary to retake
her, and we hurried down accordingly. As the crew of
the captured boat, consisting of upwards of 60 men, had
now to got into other boats, we became crowded, and
some little delay occurred in consequence; all this time
the enemy were coming from the bush in swarms, and
poured a crushing destructive fire on us at pistol range.
When we had shoved off, and while Commander Hillyar
was arranging the boats, I observed something wrong
with the Victoria, which was nearer to the shore. On
pulling back to her I could only see Mr. Blight, boat-
swain, who said, ' kroomen let go the anchor with-
out orders.' I desired him to slip the cable. He re-
plied,' It is a chain cable clinched to the bottom, and we
can't unshackle it;' as I jumped on board to look, Lieu-
tenant Corbett staggered up from the stern, saying, I
have done it, and am alive!' Yes, he had cut the chain
cable with a cold chisel, and in doing so received five
different wounds, which, with a severe wound received
on shore, rendered him almost helpless; his right arm
was hanging by his aide, but with the left he assisted in
getting the Victoria off to the Teaser. I have entered
into particulars here, because I feel that such heroic de-
votion deserves to be recorded. The lines of defence
says Captain Jones, were the most cunningly devised
scheme for entrapping assailants into ambush that can be
conceived."

We have much pleasure in inserting the following
notice from the Admiralty, which is appended to Com-
modore Bruce's description of the engagement:—
" Admiralty, Feb. 20, 1852.
" In consideration of the successful engagement above
detailed, the following promotions have taken place, dated
this day:—
" To be Captain—Commander Charles Farrel Hillyar.
" To be Commander—Lieutenant Edward Marshall.
To be Lieutenant—Mr. Hugh Hathorn, Mate.
" To be Surgeon—Mr. Frederick Foster Morgan, As-
sistant-Surgeon.
" To be Paymaster and Purser—Mr. Robert Henry
Bullen, Clerk.
"To be Midshipman—Mr. Bennet Finlay Byng
Clarke, Master's Assistant.
" To be Gunner of the First Class—Mr. James Cooke,
gunner of the second class.
"To be Boatswain of the First Class—Mr. James
Blight, boatswain of the second class.
To be Carpenter of the First Class—Mr. James
Willcocks, carpenter of the second class.
" In consideration also of special services, as detailed
in the above dispatches, the Board of Admiralty have di-
rected that the following additional promotions shall take
place, also dated this day:—
"Lieutenant John Corbett to be Commander.
" Mr. William T. Stivey, Carpenter of the Second
Class, to be Carpenter of the First Class.
" The Board have further directed that George Yule,
gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, shall be made a non-
commissioned officer; and Charles Blofield, boatswain's
mate, shall be advanced to be a warrant officer, on his
passing the required examination.