The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-28 00:00:00

MINING INTELLIGENCE
(From the Mining Journal)
Although no particular amount of business has been
.ransacted in the mining share market during the week,
we learn that a good proportion is likely to arise from
negotiations going on. We find our reports from the
mining d'stricts zentrally of an improving character,
and, for leading mines, there continues a fair demand
at buyers' prices. West Caradon is represented to have
very considerably improved during the past few days,
and buyers are found at advanced prices. Holmbush is
much improved in the flap jack lode. In Kingsett and
Bedford they have discovered a very productive lead
lode. Buyers may be found for Trelawny, Mary Ann,
Bedford United, and other improving mines. West
lier's have been in request at an adv,nce. Among the
Welsh mines we find Esgair Lli and Llwynmalees have
been sought fur, and business may be done at higher
quotations.
Shares in the following mines have changed hands
during the week :-East Wheal Rose, Treviskey and
Barrier, South Wheal Frances, Comfort, West Tolgus,
Callington, West Caradon, Wheal Trelawny, Condur-
row, Wheal Franco, Mary Ann, Birch Tor, Mendip
Hills, Tamar Consols, Tincroft, ast and South Tamar,
Bedford United, Esgair Lli, Wheal Bawden, Comborne
Consols, &c. &e.
At a meeting of the United Mines adventurers on
Wednesday, a dividend of 101. per share was declared.
At the East Wheal Crotty meeting, the accounts
showed a profit ou the March an 3 April workings of
2221. ss. ld., which made a balance in hand of 2,3501.
Os. 2d., from which a dividend of 4701. was paid, leaving
1,808/. 2s.
The directors of the Devon Great Consols, at their
weekly meeting, on Wednesday, declared a dividend of
71. 10s. per share, or 7,6801., on February and March
workings-leaving an available balance of 19,6961. 12$.
10d. in cash, Exchequer-bills, and for ore sold and not
yet due. The official report, we learn, advises of some
improvements during the past week.
At the North Roskear meeting, on the 16:h, a profit
of 287/. Ss. 11d. was realised on February and March
workings, which, with the balance of 1,7721. ss. 7d. in
bankers' hands from end of January, amounts to 2,0591.
14s. 6d. to credit of adventurers. No dividend was de-
clared.
At the Great Polgooth meeting for February and
March accounts, a dividend of 41. 103. per share was de-
clared, carrying a credit of 1381. 86. Ild. to next account.
The profit on the two months' working was 1,2901. Bs.
Ild. from sales cf nearly 124 tons of tin, and 8 tons 17
cwts. of copper, realising, together, 5,7361. 14s. 2d. The
agent's report states the mine to be in a progressively im-
proving position.
At the Treviskey and Barrier meeting, on Monday, a
dividend of 41. 10s. per share was declared in Treviskey.
from a profit of 571/. 6s. 7d. in February and March,
leaving a balance of 43/. Its. Bd. in purser's hands, with
ore bills coming due. The returns from Barrier are
small, and a debt to the purser has, consequently, been
incurred. By the agent's report we find the lode in the
bottom level at present unproductive. The lode in the
235 fm. level is producing 6 tons of ore per I'm., and a
rise in the 248 yielding 5 tons per fm.: 330 tons were
sampled last week, and 100 tons more were broken, but
an accident to the whim-engine precluded its being ren-
dered marketable at the time.
At the Kirkcudbrightshire meeting the statements of
accounts presented showed a balance of 1601. 15s. Id. in
favour of the company. Upwards of 156 tens of lead
have been raised during the months of February, March,
and April, being an increase over the preceding quarter's
returns. Since the meeting we learn that a manifest
improvement has taken place in the mines ; the two
western levels continue to look well, and a cargo of
ore has been lately shipped.
At the meeting of the Mendip Hills Company, on
Tuesday, the statement of accounts for five months,
ending in April, were produced, showing balance of
about 1,2001. in favour of adventurers, including arrears
of calls amounting to 8001. The chief object of the
meeting appears to have been the disposition of a large
number of shares which, according to the rules and
regulations of the company, were forfeited. But an ap-
plication having been made by a defaulting shareholder
for the restoration of his proportion, on payment of the
calls due, the directors deemed it advisable to consult
the views of a general meeting, who unanimously re-
solved not to restore them, but to leave the mode of
disposal to the decision of the directors ; in consequence,
however, of the absence of one of the board, the decision
was deferred. The report advises that arrangements
were in progress for making the most satisfactory re-
turns from this important property.
At :he meeting of Great Rough Tor Consols, on
Wednesday, a call of 11. per share was deemed necessary
for further prosecuting the mines. A detailed report of
the present position and prospect of the mines was pre-
sented fram Mr. Ilitchins, of Devon Great Consols.
At the Runnaford Coombe meeting, the accounts
showed a balance is favour of the company of 170/. 4s.
9d., and the agent's report represented the mine to be
in an improving condition.
In foreign mines the transactions have been somewhat
limited during the week. St. John del Reys have re-
ceded, Bolanos, Gaudaloanal, United Mexican, and
Australians have also changed hands at lower figures.
The Imperial Brazilian advices are to the 23d March,
and give the gold returns from the 3d to the 22d March
-Gongo Soco, 12 lbs. 7 ozs. 15 dwts.; and Banana],
11 lbs. 10 ozs. 4 dwts.=24 lbs. 5 ozs. 19 dwts. Total,
from the Ist of January, from both mines, 102 lbs.
5 ex& 19 dwts. Thy' maneger, in reporting, on the 3d
March, states, that the 14 fm. level, west of Walker's
shaft, is going rapidly through the jacotinga formation,
but had not reached the gold bearing vein; and that
three boxes of favourable work had been extracted from
the 14 fm. level, south of Thomas's shaft. On the 6th,
he states that material improvements had taken place in
the 7 fm. level, north of Walker's cross-cut, and in the
7 and 14 fm. levels, south of Thomas's shaft. The pros-
pects on the whole, are more encouraging than previous
advices.
The Allen report for the month of March estimated
the total returns at 185 tons. The mining report states
that at Raipas Mine, after frequent changes, they had
succeeded in finding a productive lode in the back of the
20 fm. level, and also in the cross-cut going north they
have a very promising lode, with every prospect of great
improvement. At the Old Mine, Ryper's, Michell'a,
and Carl Johan's, improvements have taken place.
About 14 tons of fine copper are expected this year over
the preceding. Although a falling off in the returns at
Ward's Mine may produce a deficiency for April, it is
not expected that any deficiency will be found in the
total produce.

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette.)
PItESENTATION OF WAR MEDALS.—A party of we
terans entitled to this decoration, under the command o
Captain Powell, the Staff-officer, were assembled in
front of the 63d Regiment, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
on Monday last, on the occasion of the inspection of
that Corps by Major-General Thorn, C. 8., commanding
the district, and at Captain Powell's request the Ge-
neral undertook the distribution of the medals. He ad-
dressed the parties severally as they came forward to
receive them, and with much feeling briefly referred
to the Clasps, each of which indicated a battle the
parties had taken part in—some of the men had thirteen
and several eight Clasps—and in glowing terms eulo-
gised the services of their respective Regiments, urged
the maimed and aged warriors to value the Medals as
tokens of a nation's gratitude, and to preserve these
feelings of loyalty which had animated them in battle
to the latest period of their lives. The old soldiers lis-
tened with deep attention, thanked the General for his
kindness, and asked permission to give three hearty
cheers for the Queen
THE VISITS OF THE PUBLIC TO THE " VICTORY."
—During the year, between January 1848:and January
1849, thirty-two thousand persons visited the Victory,
and it should be well hnown that it is particularly re-
quested by the Commanding Officer that no gratuity
shall be taken by any of the corporals who show persons
round the ship. Any sum visitors may feel disposed
to give will be put to a good purpose if placed
in
the small ship at the entering port, designed for
subscriptions to the Dreadnought, hospital ship, and to
the Seamen and Marine's Orphan Scool at Portsmouth.
We feel anxious that the public should
.know the pur•
poses to which their contributions are intended to be
applied, as the Officers cannot entirely prevent the mer-
cenary ships' corporals from receiving fees and gratui-
ties. The officers have now had small slips of paper
printed, for distribution to visitors as they enter the
ship, to prevent, if possible, the irregularities com-
plained of? These ship's corporals have no shame and
uo conscience. The poor-box is getting less and less
full each month, whilst the pockets of the corporals are
overflowing.
FLAG-LIEUTENANT AT CORK.—Rear Admiral Man-
ley Dixon has nominated Lieutenant Jeffreys (1841)
now serving as First Lieutenant of the Driver, steam
sloop, in the Pacific, as his Flag Lieutenant.
YEOMEN OF THE GUARD.—In future no appointment
to this Corps will be mada of any individual who is of
lower stature than 5 feet 10 inches.
SPIKE ISLAND, CoRK.—A new and enlarged Guard-
house is ordered to be built at this station, in conse-
quence of the intention of the Government to augment
the number of convicts to 1,400. men.
STRIKING OFF THE LlST.—Lieutenant
t for being
struck off the Navy Ls
ranean, has been
i
theChMaveldeisteFr-.
Robinson, formerly of the Thetis, 36, in
absent from his ship without leave. Be had only been
promoted a short time previously.
STEAM SLOOP " YDRA."--
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very valuable slaver off Rio.
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drop her anchor inside. It would appear, however, that
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interest from the Hydra, and, deeming her cautious
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with
including officer, and two of them
were, of course, left in the boat to hold on. After gain-
ing the deck of the brig little or no resistance was
offered, and she was taken full possession of. The crew,
consisting of thirty-eight men, sued for mercy, were dis-
armed, and allowed to leave in the brig's boats. The
steamer now attempted to tow the prize back to the
harbour, but the prize officer (Mr. Graham, acting-
mate) fired into her and cut away the hawsers, when
the tug steamed in without molesting him. Mr.
Graham finding he required more hands, sent the boat
back, and she returned on the afternoon of the 3d
to the ship, and from the information she brought it was
udged fit for the Hydra to go out to the prize—so steam