The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-29 00:00:00

EVENING i.DIT lON

MUNSTER UNION MINING
COMPAN

BAWNEESIIALL, COUNTY OF CORK, JULY.—These
mines are situated in the south-western part of the
county of Cork, a county very favourable to mining en-
terprise on account of the strong impregnations of cop-
per at the surface, and the facilities which the strata
afford to mining purposes, the inclination of these rocks
being ueacly v4ertioal (whilst in Cornwall they are gene-
rally more horizontal), a circumstance decidedly in fa-
vour of this unexplored country, as it will facilitate the
sinking of shafts to a considerable depth before the use
of purpps will be required. Capt. John Kitto is of opinion
that he will be able to sink to the eighty fathom level, or
even deeper, before any pumps will be found necessary.
It may he useful to make a short digression about
the strata of the vicinity by way of prelude before en-
tering into a description of the workings. The layers,
or stratification, is in a north of east and south of west
direction, having nearly a vertical dip, inclining north-
ward ; it is of various colours, chiefly light blue and
buff colour, vaaying to dark grey, purple, and light
green ; these colours are generally in courses with the
direction of the strata, which is chiefly argillaceous com-
position, having a deficiency of quartz veins, though in
the direction of some lodes, there are a great many of
them. In some places the strata has the ,appearance
of roofing slate, and which has led to the opening of
several quarries, but from a deficiency of silicious mat-
ter, the slates are generally of an inferior kind. The
copper veins in this country are indicated, by what is
termed an elven course, but which has little
or no resemblance to a Cornish elven, but
may be termed so for want of a better name ; it is a
compact mass, chiefly composed of quartz, having a
grey-blue, and very often a shining talcose appearance ;
it is in a parallel direction with the stratification, on
each side of which the copper veins are visible. These
at the surface are coloured green, and black, and red,
from the impregnation of copper and gossan. The strata
near the junction of this is saponaceous (probably there
is a mixture of steolite), with numerous scales of light
green talc. As the depth increases this becomes gene-
rally a soft, white, compact substance, with specks of
horse-flesh or malleable ore, which, as the depth still
increases, takes the appearance of a solid Vein, entering
into the elven course, and becoming broader as the
depth is further increased. Since the commencement
this mine has progressively improved as the shafts have
increased in depth, but it is as yet scarcely proved,
the deepest shaft in the mine being only 23 fathoms ;
however the appearance in the different levels fully
answer to the expectations entertained in the commence-
ment, and if one might judge from them at so shallow
a depth; he could confidently say that this mine would
be as rich as many prosperous ones in Cornwall, for it
has a more promising appearance than any of the mines
in Cornwall had at their commencement. The present
appearances and prospects of raising ore are as fol-
lows :—At Kitto's cutting, which is open to the sur-
face, there are two men stoping at twenty-five shillings
pee- fathom ; the quantity of ore they raise will about
pay the cost—this islferely an experiment. The adit
level, west of Williams' shaft (near Kitto's cutting),
which is seven fathoms in depth, is not yet holed, but
will in the course of a week, when some better descrip-
tion may be expected of it, for it looks promising as
yet, and will probably set at a moderate price for stoping
on tutwork. Adis level, east of Williams' shaft.
There are stopes in the back of the edit level,
east of Williams' shaft, which are looLlng very favour-
able ; the vein is small but very rich, no precise calcu-
lation can be made of its value at this shallow level, but
from the queustity stoped, it will average half a ton per
fathom worth about 201. per ton ; their are two men
stoping it at 21. 105. per fathom. There is a winze in
the bottom of the alit, underneath the last-mentioned
stope ; it is sunk nearly eight fathoms by four men and
two boys at 21. 10s. per fathom ; the lode continues
favourable in elm winze, and as soon as it is holed
(which is requisite to be done as quickly as possible on
account of ventilating the ten fathom level), it will be
sent to stope away. In the ten fathom level, west of
Williams' shaft, in driving the end, several veins of rich
ore have been cut through ; ore in the back is about
three inches wide, and worth per cent. for copper.
At the commencement of next month it is intended
to sink a winze from Adit down upon this place.
Williams' shaft is sinking below the ten-fathom level,
by four men, at 41. per fathom. It is now six fathoms
in depth, and as it proceeds it gradually improves ; the
copper, which before was disseminated, is now solid
in a branch. This is one of the deepest and most pro-
mising parts of the mine.
To the east of this shaft about 25 fathoms a winze is
sinking ; it is one of the same depth, and the lode has
nearly the same appearance. When the shaft and winze
have attained the twenty-fathom level, which will be in
about two or three months' time, a coa-rnunication will
be made between them, at that level, to facilitate the
sloping on tutwork or tribute. Cummin's shaft on the
middle lode is sunk eleven fathoms, and at ten fathoms
a level is driving west, at 5/. 10s. per fathom. It is
now about five cr six fathoms ; the end looks pretty
favourable. There is no solid copper, but the stratum is
richly coloured with the green solution of copper. On
the south lode (where stone has lately been quarried
for building the new storehouse, &c.), the vein shows a
decidedly favourable appearance, composed of gossan
and green carbonate of copper ; two men are commencing
to sink a shaft upon it at 30s. per fathom. I shall, in a
short time, report further.
ADAM AIURR AY, Junior.


THE CA USE OF POLAND.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sllt,—ln your Paper of last evening I read an anong-
1110U8 paragraph, headed " The Cause of Poland," which
relates facts regarding my political biography so atro-
ciously false and stupidly libellous, that 1 feel it to be
my duty towards myself, and more so towards my
friends, to protest against such a cowardly and uncalled-
for attack upon my character ; but particularly do I
deny having promised to the Chartists the support of
the Polish soldiers. I answer only for my own actions,
for which I have already suffered a great deal, and for
which I am prepared to tall a victim. It is my. firm
conviction that Poland cannot be saved but by England,
constituted according to the just principles of the
People's Charter, and therefore I find it both just and
• expedient to co-operate with the Chartists. I hope you
will not refuse publicity to these my lines, after having
published a libel against me.
Your's respectfully,

B. BENIOWSKI.

Broad-court, Long-acre, July, 25.

THE STATE CHURCH.

From the following passage the religious people of
England may learn in what light that Establishment is
regarded by Members of Parliament. It is a useful
instrument of police as Dr. Chalmers described it ; a
convenient means of teaching the people to honour
the Bing and obey the laws. This is what Mr. B.
Wall says—
" I think the state religion has advantages enough, I
grudge it none that it possesses, I rejoice that it has so
many. There are 11,000 gentlemen dressad in black, be-
in Thirty-nine Articles, professors of orthodoxy,
Ili fr. of them men of fortune, most of them men
of character, talent, and education, resident in their re.
spective parishes—spread far and wide over the face of
the country—preaching the truth—and dividing among
themselves near four millions sterling per annum. If
truth needed protection and encouragement, we surely
find it here in abundance. We have a State conscience
in every parish—a pulpit in which it can he embodied—
and talent, character, money, zeal, and influence enough
to make believers of us all. I am attached to the
tolerance and quiet of the Established Church. lam a
Protestant ; but it is reason, not revelation that has made
me one. I believe, also, that these qualities in our eccle-
siastical system have been engendered and nurtured by its
connection with the State. Dissever that connexion, and
you will no longer have the same well-educated class of
gentlemen as its ministers—it will become the profession
of needy adventurers and canting enthusiasts."

REMEMBRANCE OF PLEASANT SCENES.—
Many and many a time in after years did Nicholas look
back to this period of his life, and tread main the humble
quiet homely scenes that ro3e up as of before him.
Many and many a time in the twilight of a summer even-
ing,otefn or beside the flickering winter's fire—but not so
or so sadly,then—would his thoughts wander back to
these old days, and dwell with a pleasant sorrow on every
slight resiembra,nce which they brought crowding home.
The little room In which they had so often sat long after it
was dark, figuring such happy futures—Kate's cheerful
voice and merry laugh ;-and how, if she were from home,
they used to sit and watch for her return, scarcely break-
ing silence, but to say how dull it seemed without her—
t,ke glee with which poor Smike would start from the
darkened corner where he used to sit, and hurry to admit
her, and the tears they often saw upon his face, half won-
dering to see them too, and he so pleased and
happy—
every little incident, and even slight words and looks of
those 61d days, little heeded then, but well remembered
when busy cares and trials were quite forgot, came fresh
and thick before him many and many a time, and, rustling
above the dusty growth of pears, came back green boughs
of yesterday.—Nicholas Nickleby.
DROUGHT IN THE SOUTH OF FRAFCE..—..
The Marseilles papers of the 15th instant dwell on the
great drought experienced in that quarter. " Proces-
safs u'
Le S d "annually take place, in order that it
nn dy please heaven to open upon us its cataracts. We put
ourselves under the protection of all the saints, but none of
them seem willing to assume a more liquid shape. This
reminds us that lately.a countryman, a devout church-
warden, on seeing his village saint, whom his neighbour,
the cartwright, had manuf aetured out of the stump of a
walnut tree which had died of dryness, carried about in
procession, observed that since the saint had been unable
to procure rain for himself it was impossible be should
raake it pour upon others; whereupon the,parish priest in-
, geWously replied that such personal self-denial was the
very characteristic of sanctity. Not a drop of water
having, however, been extracted from the sky by Saint
Walnut-tree, our honest churchwarden intends moving in
the vestry that for that saint another edition be substituted
to be made of northers wood, as being moister, and conse•
I quently more infallible."