The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-04 00:00:00

Staffordshire and Worcestershire

South Wales and Monmouthshire 10,976,500

Yorkshire

8,809,600

" There was an increase in our exportations of coal to
foreign ports in 1864 of 524,208 tons, the quantity exported
in 1863 being 8,275,212 tons against 8,800,420 tons in 1864.
An extensive detailed table is given showing the ports to
which this coal was sent in the several countries receiving
it, and distinguishing the exportation from each coalfield.
From the coalfields shipping coal the quantities sent to
ports in the United Kingdom amounted to 10,588,132 tons
in 1863, and in 1864 they had risen to 10,970,711 tons, the
quantities of coal brought by railway and sea, within the
London district, during the last three years, being as
follows :

Tons.
1862
1863
1864
"Iron.—The extension of our iron manufacture, and the
increasing development of iron ore-producing districts is
strikingly shown by these returns. Last year we obtained
10,064,890 tons of iron ore from our own rocks. Even this
large quantity was insufficient for our wants, and we im-
ported 75,191 tons more. This was employed to feed 612
blast furnaces, which produced of pig iron—

Tons.
In England
Wales 988,729
Scotland

The total make of the kingdom being... 4,767,951

" Of pig iron we exported 465,951 tons ; all the rest was
converted into merchant iron. This was effected at 127
iron works, where 6,262 puddling furnaces were in activity,
and 718 rolling mills performing their herculean labours of
producing bars and rails.
"gold.—During 1864 this precious metal was obtained
from five mines in Merionethshire ; 2,336 tons of auriferous
quartz were crushed and treated by the amalgamating pro-
cesses. From this the adventurers obtained 2,387 ounces
of gold, the value of which was £9,991. By an improye-
Mont in the process of amtklgamp.tiopi the discovery of Mr.
"Itilliam Crookee, F.R.S., the well-known discoverer of the
new metal thalium, it is expeCted that the production of
British gold will be considerably increased during the
current year.

" Tin.--The tin obtained from the mines of Cornwall and
Devonshire in 1864 was certainly in excess of that ever
before procured, although the tin mines and stream works
of this our only staniferous district have been diligently
worked for more than 200 years. 15,211 tons of tin oro
were raised by the miners, the largest quantity from very
deep mines. This produced of metallic tin 10,108 tons. Tho
price of tin during 1864 was lower than it has been during
any year since 1853, and more than.£l4 a ton below the price
of 1859. The system of mining which prevails renders it
imperative on the managers of mines to use every effort to
satisfy the shareholders by the regular payment of divi-
dends, or, at all events, to prevent a depreciation in the
value of the shares by avoiding "calls." To obtain this end
tin ore has been raised, " dressed," and sold in an already
glutted market at whatever price the smelter could offer.
Hence the value of the ore sold, £925,969, which was up-
wards of £38,000 less than the money value of the block
tin sold in 1863.

" Copper.—From 192 mines in South-Western England
and about 30 distributed over other parts of the United
Kingdom 214,604 tons of copper ore, producing 12,302 tons
13cwt. of metallic copper, were obtained. In addition to
this our smelters imported 67,283 tons of ore, 26,018 of
copper regulus, 10,015 tons of bricks and pigs, and 14,924
tons of copper bars, &c., from our own colonies and other
countries.

"Lead and Silver.—There was an increase in our produc-
tion of lead in 1864 ; 94,433 tons of lead ore, principally
galena, were dressed, sold, and smelted. This produced
91,283 tons of lead, and gave us 641,0880 z. of silver.
" Of zinc ores, nearly all being the sulphide of zinc (com-
monly called black jack), 15,047 tons were mined, producing
4,040 tons of metal.
"Of iron pyrites—ores used for the sulphur they contain
in our sulphuric acid and soda works—we procured 94,458
tons. In addition we find returns of a small quantityof
each, manganese and wolfram, together with arsenic, ochres
barytes, porcelain and pottery clays, and salt."
The total value, at the place of production, of the
minerals 'obtained in 1864 (exclusive of building
stones, bricks, and the like) was £31,604,047. The
value of the metal smelted from the metalliferous
ores was £15,281,869, so that if we add to this the
value of our coals at the pit's mouth, £23,197,968,
and £1,500,000, the estimated value of the other
earthy minerals, of which returns are given in the
" Mineral Statistics," we have as the aggregate
value of mineral treasures £39,979,837.

THE CHILD MURDER IN LEICESTERSHIRE.--Tho
woman named Adkins, who, as there is too much reason to
believe, murdered her little boy by throwing him down a
well, at Pegg's-green, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, last week,
as already stated, has been committed for trial on the
coroner's warrant.
LoNue:4, Aug. 4.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly ; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with
showers.