The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-18 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS PREPARATIONS.

ON all hands arrangements are making to
celebrate the anniversary of Christmas. To create novelty
for a festivity so ancient requires some degree of ingenuity, and to
Introduce fresh sources of comfort and enjoyment claims more than
ordinary talent. For a great number of years novelties in Dress
have been an important item in Christmas preparations. What,
then, must be the amount of skill possessed by those artists whose
introductions are new on each recurrence of this festivity? It is those
only whose success has long been the admiration of all c'assesi. and
whose seasonable productions have gained lasting celebrity, who can
provide articles of ATTIRE worthy of universal patronage. The
DRESS prepared for Christmas by E. MOSES and SON embraces
variety, surpassing all attempts at imitation, and exhibits novelties
which only the first Tailoring Establishments in the universe can
device. To maintain this distinction, E. MOSES and SON'S Christ-
mas Preparations present ATTIRE for ADULTS and JUVENILES
in the widest range of taste, the nucleus of their most celebrated
steles, DRESS for Christmas parties, the most splendid materials
and the neatest workmanship. OVERCOATS and WATERPROOF
CLOTHINJ in the most gentlemanly and comfortable styles.
HATS, CAPS, and HOSIERY, unequalled for qualily and beauty,
and all Goods charged considerably lower prices than at any
tither house.
N.B.—Christmas eve being Friday, E. MOSES and SON'S Esta-
blishments will be closed at half-past tour o'clock.

ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM.
Ifun able to pay, or not
desirous of paying or
omitting topay,thePo-
licy would still remain
of its FULL value
522/.25.7d.ti1l death, if
20 years after, no fur-
ther payment beingre-
quired. Ifhowever the
party, from any cause,
wished to cancel the
Policy, he could not
onlydraw out all hehas
put in, viz., 2251., but
20 Il.ios Od 2051. 5221.257 d 2871. 2s. 9d, a certain bonus of 621.
2s. 9d. in the bargain,
which is more
than one-fourth of the
whole °Chia payments,
or he could either draw
out a part, 20/. or 501.,
diminishing the Policy
only by the assured
value of the sum se
drawn out at the age
when withdrawn. See
pagess and 7 in detailed
pamphlet, by
F. G. P. Nelson, Esq.

College:

SECEETAUY.—George Jackson, Esq.
OFFICES.-3, Copthall-buildings, Bank.

This Company proposes to take possession (under a conveyance in
fee) of ono thousand acres of land,upoa the freehold estate of Alfred
Clapp, Esq., in the county of Mariposa, California, and to work, on
the cost book system, the gild mines thereon. ;,ituAted in the rich-
est part of that famous region, the Burns' Creek range of gold depo-
sits stands unrivalled in the land of unlimited riches. Through the
centre of this estate, consisting of upwards of 2,000 acres, from south-
east to north-west, a ridge of hills, the great basis of which is the
gold-bearing quartz rock, discloses to the observer at intervals, veins
of rich ore cropping out at the hill sides in manifest splendour. From
the bed and banks of the clear stream called Burns' Creek, which
(in summer unfailing and in winter unfrozen), flows through the
estate at the base of these hills, it is known by miners of that locality
that nearly a million and a half sterling of fine gold box been tas en in
' "

thelast two years, and the placer gold cligginesof that stream are as-
certained to be but the washings of ages from the masses of gold-bear-
ing quartz above. To blast these rocks, to sink shafts, pursue the hori-
certained to be but the washings of ages from the masses of gold-bear-
zontal veins, crush the rich ore by powerful steam engines, and ex-
tract and remit the gold is the great object of this Company. For
such purposes the most improved *machinery must be purchased,
transmitted, and fixed; skilful miners, quarrymen, and engineers
engaged; stores furnished for their sapport, and dwellings erected
for their habitation. To command these things and success, large capi-
tal and skilful direction is required, and in theformation of this Com-
pany, those leading objects have will be attained. Situated in latitude
north about 37y., with the climate of Italy, and with the woods and
natural pastures abounding in cattle, deer, and other large game, S
miles from the gold mines and quartz-crushing works of the Noveau
Monde Company, and between the Mercede and Mariposa Rivers,
steam-power has placed this splendid mining property within 6 weeks'
journey of London, and (excepting only about 25 miles not yet railed,
on the Isthmus of Panama), railways and first-class mall steamers
convey the traveller and treasure with the safety, punctuality, and
speed of the iron train, between London, San Francisco, and Stock-
ton, on the San Joaquin river, whence a good road runs through this
estate, 70 miles from Stockton, to the county town of Mariposa, 20
miles distant. From the Burns' Creek, one piece of pure gold was
taken, weighing 17 pounds, and was sold for 7501. This fact is
voluted by an eminent geologist, D. Charles F. Spieker, of New
York, who, in his report of a survey, made in 1850, on the spot,
voites thus :
" The most important feature In the geology of this district, how-
ever, which gives it such great value for milling purposes, is the ex-
istence here in the diorit formation of such an astonishing number of
veins of quartz, tor nowhere in the auriferous districts of California
have I seen such quantities of quartz veins accumulated within an
area of such comparatively small extent. Nearly every one of the
hills and ridges above described contains the outcropping of a quartz
vein sometimes of very large dimensions." And again, `• On my
examining them in reference to the proportion of gold they contained
in comparison with other veins which I 'had seen in California, I
found them to be of the best and richest kind witch hat come under

my observation there. One of these veins was distinguished by great
quantities of cellular quartz, which inclosed a very large amount of
native gold in small particles, presenting altogether some of the most
beautiful and richest specimens of that kind of auriferous quartz
found in Californ a.." - (See Report.)
Average specimens of the gold quartz brought by the proprietor
from the veins ti ansferred to this Company, have been submitted to
ameltirg arid assay at the Bank of England, and the great result is
shown in the following