The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-20 00:00:00

OLD TREWETHER CONSOLIDATED
MINING COMPANY. Conducted on the Cost-book

system.
This Company is divided into 10,0001. shares, upon each of which
the sum of it. is to be paid upon allotment.
These Mines, containing Silver-Lead, Copper, Antimony, and
Manganese, are situated In the parish of Endellion, in the county V
Cornwall, and are held under leases for 21 years, at one-sixteent"
dues.

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
James P. Anstice, Esq., Park-crescent, Stockwell.
Edward Brooks, Esq., St. John's Wood.
Charles bleaton, Esq., Lime-street.
John Hants, Esq., Elm-grove. Hammersmith.
Osmund Lewis, k.sq., Fenchurch• street.
Fraecis Moore, Esq., Kennington-terrace.
(With power to increase the number to eight.)
Thl.nkers —Messrs. Haukey and Co., Fenchurch•street.
Solicitor—John Stearenson, Esq., 15, Gracechureh-street.
Chef Inspector of the Mines—Captain William Verran.
Offices of the Company—No. 1, Cashion-court, Old Broad-street,
London.
The present Company has been formed for working the Old Tre-
wether Mines, and also those which were known as the Wheal
Thomas, situate at Port Isaac, as well as the setts upon the estates
of Tresungus, Verifies, and Treore, in the parish of Endellion, in the
county of Cornwall, with additional grants connected therewith.
The setts of these Mines extend over a surface of about 1,000 acres,
as shown in an accompanying map, and contain antimony, copper,
and saver-lead in great abundance, and of a very rich description.
The principal antimony lode runs nearly north and south through
the entire length of the sett ; the Wheal Thomas copper lode runs
nearly east and west ; au-1 tke silver-lead lodes at Port (tavern,
being counter lodes, run south-east and north-west, intersecting
the whole of the other lodes at the depth of 30 fathoms.
Five lodes have b :ea already worked upon, and two others
partially opened. The prineiree lode is the greet antimony
lode, which was worked many years since, and produced anti-
mony ore to the amount of 72,0002, at a profit of 50,0001., the
whole of which was realised in the course of two years. The
extent of working on this lode is only 30 fathoms from the
surface, and stopped downwards, north and south of the shalt
about 50 fathoms in length. At that per of no steam-engine
was on the Mine, and the operations wore carried on only in the
summer months, by the aid of a horse-whim. During these
limited workings, six men, in the course of six months, raised anti-
mony ore which realised a profit of 6,0001. The adventurers, after
incurring considerable expenditure in continuing the deep edit, ex-
perienced great difficulties, in consequence of Jailing to make ar-
rangements with the owners of some intervening grou d, who re-
quired an exoroitant sum to pass through their lands. Application
was afterwards made to the lord of the manor for a renewed lease
upon more liberal terms, the dug being then one seventh, but it being
refused, and the whole of the works filling \vial water, o ging to an
ext. aordinary flood, the Mine was then abandoned. About four
years since four adventurers took up the sett, and expended upwards
of 7001. upon the Mine, but uiscontinued working .in consequence 01
the death of the principal patty, and the continuance of the difficul-
ties with the proprietors of the ground above referree. to.
eatisfactory arrangements have, however, now been male with
nowu owners of these laedis, and the Company can, therefore,
complete the old workings as formerly proposed.
Upwards of '20,000/. have been expended upon the various works
on the Mine, which, to a great extent, wilt be available for the
future operations of the Comoany.
All the deep and shallow edits have just been opened, and are now
dry, and their entrances secured and fully completed; 700 fathoms
of :edits have been driven and are now oeen, and eight shafts have
been sunk, two of which are 30 fathoms each in depth.
A lease hes been obtained from the Right Honourable the Earl of
Fortescue and Viscount Ebrington, for 21 years, at one-sixteenth
duet. A lease has also been granted by the trustees of the adjoin-
ing estates of 1 resungns and Vennus for '2l years, at the same
amount of duet ; and like terms have been made with the owners
of the adjoining setts.
The value of the ore from the Old Trewether lodes has long been
acknowledeed ; reed as a proof of the same the trustees of the British
Museum, in the yell. 1825 purchased, for 1,0001., various specimens
of the silver-lead, anthnony, and copper ore, the production of these
Mines, which can be seen in the mineralogical department of that
institution.
This Company is divided into 10,000 Shares, upon each of
which the sum of 11. is to be paid upon allotment ; but only
3,500 shares, in addition to those constituting the purchase-
money, will be issued at 'resent, as it is believed that that
amount will be more than ample to complete the present work-
ings, and secure a remunerative return. It has been satisfac-
torily proved by some of the men who • were formerly employed,
that, at the period of the water breaking into the Mine, about
thirty-five tons of antimony ore were ready to be brought to sur-
face, bet the workmen were compelled hastily to abandon
it, as well as all their tools, which will be found and rendered avail-
able when the shaft has been cleared, which can be effected within a
fortnight after the 20-horse power portable steam-engine has bees
sat to work. This ore will produce 75 per cent. of the regulus of
antimony, which, at the present market price of that metal, will
r, ease about 1,000/. The remaining 2,000 shares will ferns a reserve
tend tor working the additional setts which have been obtained, and
w.ll be issued at a premium of 21. upon each share, the full amount
of wit ch will be carried to the credit of the Company.
Applications for the unallottcd shares, accompanied by satisfactory
references, may bo mode, on or before the 19th instant. in the usthl
form, to the Committee of illanageinent, at the offices of the Com-
pany, No. 1, Cushion-court, Old Broad •street, London.

COMMITTAL OF A CLERGYMAN.—At Mansfield, on
Saturday, the Rev. T. Atkins was committed for trial,
in default of bail, charged with sending a defamatory
letter to the Rev. Dr. Cursham, Vicar of Mansfield,
through the post. The defendant was to have been
tried for a similar offence at the last assizes, but the trial
was postponed, and lie was held to bail in 500/., to be
of good behaviour to Dr. Cursham. He had now re-
newed the offence by sending to Dr. Cursham a letter,
of which the hand-writing was preyed to be his, of a
most virulent and libellous character. Mr. Atkins ad-
' milted having written the letter. He had of course no
ill will to Dr.Cursharn, but had felt it his duty to make
charges on what he thought sufficient evidence, which
he should rejoice to have disproved. He made some
frivolous excuses for having broken his engagement not
to annoy Dr. Cursham while the case was pending. The
magistrates ordered him to be committed for trial, unless
he could find bail. Mr. Atkins appealed to the persons
present to bail him, but no one coming forward, he was
taken to prison.—Sheffield Independent.