The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-08 00:00:00

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

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(From the Mining Journal of this day.)
MINES.-There has been increased business done
during the week, and good dividend mines have main-
, tained their price. Alfred Consols have been more in
demand, and 131. 10s, obtained for them ; Cwmystwith
has risen from 1901. to 2101. ; Condurrow, from 100/.
to 1051. ; East Darren, from 801. to 87/. ; Lisburne
Mines are 8001. per 100th share ; West Caradon, 2201. ;
West Providence, 531. 10s. ; Wheal Owles, 2001. ; Cefn
Bruno, 921. 10s. ; Craddock Moor, 401. ; Tamar Con-
sols, Si. 10s. ; Trehane, 15/. ; Wheal Golden, 4/. 10s, ;
Mary Ann, 301. ; Wheal Reeth, 521. 10s.
In the metal market, the upward tendency continues
unabated. Copper sheathing and bolts have advanced
to ls. per lb.; tough cake and tile copper to 1071. 10s.
per ton.-Lead to 241. for British pig; of Spanish there
is none in the market • the demand for the United States
is very great, and will take some time to execute the
orders, so that higher rates are expected.-Tin is in ex-
tensive request, and plates have gone off at 295. per box
for coke; 355. to 365. for charcoal; forward delivery.-
, Spelter is 201. 10s. per ton, a large quantity having been
sold during the week.-In Staffordshire, hoop and sheet."
iron are scarcely to be had; makers are now asking 91.
ss. for Welsh bars, and rails are 91. 10s., free on board ;
the orders on hand are said to extend far into next year;
Scotch pig is 745., cash.
The iron market has steadily maintained its position
this week, and although Scotch pig has been sold in (Me
or two instances at a trifle below the present quotations,
the principal holders have shown no disposition to give
way ; but, on the contrary, buyers have taken the ad-
vantage of securing any parcel presenting itself. The
past year has shown an immense improvement in the
value of iron, and the demand which has arisen fully
warrants the great advance in prices which has taken
place. The stock of Scotch pig iron is reported at
450,000 tons, but when it is considered that the pre-
sent demand for manufactured iron is actually more than
the whole trade of Great Britain can supply in a rea-
sonable time, it will readily be seen that the stock of
raw material should be proportionately increased. Pig
iron and rails have advanced more than 100 per cent.
since the early part of the year, but at that period, prices
I were at the lowest ebb, and the production far from re-
munerative either to masters or men, while the pros-
pects of the trade were of a most gloomy description ;
but the increased progress of railway operations in the
United States and other quarters of the globe, and the
sudden demand for iron which has simultaneously sprung
up, has naturally had the effect of stimulating the market
to an extent only equal to its previous depression. It
may appear remarkable that, with an increased stock, the
price should have doubled itself within a few months ;
but the overwhelming supplies of gold which are conti-
nually arriving in America and in England, must account
for the sudden change in the price of this metal, as well
as in all other commodities which, notwithstanding in-
creased stocks, have also shown advanced prices ; while
at the same time there is not a commodity which has ex-
perienced such an enormous demand from unexpected
channels as iron during the past year.
The market for the gold mining shares this week has
been less active than of late. Buyers have not shown so
much confidence, and sellers have been more numerous ;
but yet so strong appears to be the faith in the upward
tendency of this description of securities, that the de-
cline in prices has been far from important. On Thurs-
day, however, it became known that the Bank of Eng-
land had raised its discount to 24 per cent., and prices
were sensibly weaker. From this decline, up to yester-
day evening, there has been very little rally, purchases
being checked, yet the general feeling of the market
is not particularly unfavourable. As the Bank has
now 15,000,0001. to pay on account of dividends, it has
been supposed that their reason for raising the discount
is that during this period they wish to throw themselves
out of that branch of trade ; and this is confirmed by
the fact that money is easy in Lombard-street, good
bills being discounted there at 2 ; consequently none
but those who are pressed will go to the Bank at a higher
rate, where their paper would be looked on with sus-
picion, as not negotiable at the lower rate in other
quarters.

QUARTZ CRI7I3MNG.—A private company was started
in New York in December last year, with a capital of
10,000 dollars, in 1,000 shares, of 10 dollars each ; and
a staff, with machinery, was sent to California for the
purpose of crushing gold quartz in the Nevada districts.
They have now been at work about nine months; and
the first dividend of 45 dollars per share, has just been
paid in New York, equal to 453 per cent, for the nine
months. This sets the quostion at rest whether quartz
crushing will pay or not.

THE FATAL _RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR

OXFORD.

The following evidence was given at the inquest on
Thursday after our report was transmitted, in addition
to that which appeared in our report of yesterday.
Samuel Taylor, porter, was on duty on Monday after-
noon at half-past five. Saw the 5.30 passenger train
getting ready. Saw Joseph Kinch, the guard, on the
platform or on the break. He appeared quite sober.
The passenger-train was delayed in starting, waiting for
the coal-train. Heard Mr. Hayes at the time the train
was due to start tell the driver and guard not to pass till
the coal train had come in. Heard Mr. Blott give Hayes
orders to that effect. Saw Tarry, the driver, but saw
nothing particular in his condition. Was on the platform
neary opposite the engine, when the train started. Heard
no orders given for it to start. Did not hear Kinch tell
the driver to go on, or see him make any signal. Saw
Kinch on the engine a minute or two before the train
started. Saw Mr. Hayes just over the edge of the
platform when the train started. Heard him call to
the driver, and say, "John, the coal-train is not in."
The steam was blowing off, and the driver might not
have heard him. Witness had seen the engine of a train
at the end of the yard; thought it was the ballast train,
but there were no lights visible from it. The start of the
train was very quick. Sure that Mr. Hayes cautioned
the driver.

John Pargeter, porter, was next examined—Stated he
was about half way between the station and the police-
man's hut on Monday afternoon. Saw the 5.30 train
getting ready. Knew the train was delayed. Just came
on to the platform when the train started. Had been with
Mr. Hayes to ask the policeman (Harvey) at the hut if
the coal train had come in. Harvey said, No. Witness
had seen an engine up the line before he left the platform
to go with Mr. Hayes. It was the other side of the
ticket platform. Could tell it by the " white" light. Saw
the light. Quite sure he saw the light. [This was a con-
tradiction to the evidence of a former witness, Bonham,
who had stated that a light could not possibly be seen
from the engine ; and so the coroner cautioned the wit-
ness.] Had been in the company's service about two,
years. _ _ _

- A juryman asked the witness if a light on the buffer
of the engine could be seen from the platform as the en-
gine was being turned round at the turntable. [No an-
swer was returned to this important question.] Before
going to Harvey's hut saw an engine. It came to about
the ticket platform. When witness got as far as Har-
vey's hut knew it was not the coal-train. When he and
Mr. Hayes got back to the platform, the 5.30 train was
just leaving the station. They shouted out to the driver,
"Jack, the coal train is not in. ' Should think he must
have heard them. The speed was not slackened. The
train was going very fast. The guard heard them, but
had no time to reply. Did not see or hear him put on
the break, but the train was out of the station in a mi-
nute, and the steam was blowing off very hard. Mr.
Hayes and witness then ran up the line. Harvey began
waving his danger lamp as soon as they shouted to him •
but the train had passed, and the driver never looked
back as he was required to do by his instructions.
After some discussion arising amOng the jury as to the
day they,should adjourn to, it was stated that Kind', the
guard, would not be in a fit state to give his evidence
earlier than next week ; and it was accordingly decided
that they should adjourn till Tuesday. The • ,
Jury had sat
nearly twelve hours.

ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH-
WESTERN RAILWAY.—Another accident, though happily
unattended with any serious results, occurred on the
London and North-Western Railway on Thursday
night. The Aylesbury train, due in London at nine
o'clock, had arrived as far as Rensal-reen, when it
ran into a bullock that had strayed on the line. The col-
sequence was, the engine was thrown off the metals, and it
is almost needless to add, the bullock was
considerably
mangled by the train passing over it.
The
following
trains were greatly delayed in consequence, so much so,
d
that the Aylesbury train and five others came inin rapid
succession between eleven and twelve o'clock. The
in
order to clear
en-
gine bad to be thrown over on its side,
the line, and another engine was procured
train to town.
The rule for a new
to bring the
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