The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-21 00:00:00

RAILWAY RETURNS

RAILWAY TZAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail-
ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the
respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same
week in the previous year:—

! 4 01
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' Week Last fg g....
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ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. 0
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O'
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-- -
I $
April- Aberdeen ............. •..• • .. ...... - -
15 Amiens and Boulogne . ........ •. • ... 1,437 997
14 Belfast and Ballymena •• •••••• • • • • • • sn -
15 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 914 640
14 Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y. 458 -
8,210 3,555
14 Chester and Holyhead..• .. -
- Cockermonth and Workington •• • • - 104
12 Dublin and Drogheda.. •• • • ••••• • • - • 732 716
17 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • • • 753 635
14 Dundee, Perth. and Aberdeen •••. • • .. 1,070 -
ICEast Anglian.... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 665 447
14 Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • • •••• • • • • 3,800 3,386
14 Edinbnrgh and Northern ••..•-• • • • • • 1,935 1,223
15 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 13,910 13,556
14 East Lancashire .................... 2,678 965
14 Eastern Union"... ....... ........ 1,023 1,016
14 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ...... 2,712 '2,026
14 Glasgow and Greenock • .
15 Great Northern and E. L. • • •....... 1,988 -
14 Great Southern and Western •. - .... 3,742 -
15 Great Western, &c .................. 20,017 18,701
- Kendal and Windermere •• • • - -
15 Lancashire and Yorkshire...... - .... 12,240 9,176
8 Lancaster and Carlisle-- - ..... ... 2,222 1,007
15 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport •• •• 109 -
14 Londonderry and Enniskillen .. .... .. 157 154
15 London and North Western, &c 40,818 38,012
15 London and Blackwel1.. -
14 London and Brighton
15 London and South Western .
14 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 3,405 2,169
IS Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham 20,456 19,210
li Midland Great Western (Irish)
- Monklands - -
- Newcastle and Carlisle...-. --..- - _
--
IS North British .............. ••• • •
14 Paris and Rouen .
14 Rouen and Havre
14 Scottish Central -
15 Shrewsbury and Chester
14 South Eastern and Branches ........ 9,018 6,919
13 South Devon 1,768 782
14 Taff Vale •• • • ............ 2,027 1,681
870 952
7 Waterford and Limerick.- -- - .... 249 -
- Whitehaven Junction .... •••••• • • • .. - -
13 York and Newcastle . .......• •.• . - 11,551 10,336
14 York and North Midland . .... • • .... 6,697 7,889

MININ G IN TELLIGENCE.
(From the Mining Journal of this day.)
The business transacted during the week has been
rather more limited than we have had it for some time
past, although offers are still made for shares in most
of our leading mines, at prices to which sellers in general
will not conform.

Several shares in Devon Great Consols have changed
hands during the week. The gratifying nature of the
directors' annual financial statement, furnished to the
sharow,lders preparatory to the yearly meeting, has no
doubt brought the many purohcolers in the market.
We learn that a run has taken place in Wheal Maria,
between the 28 and 40 fm. levels, bringing away about
800 tons of copper ore.
Kircudbright shares have been in request, and several
transactions have taken place at an advance on former
quotations.
South Tolgus, South Wheal Basset, West Caradon,
Condurrow, Levant, West Buller, and South Frances,
have been in demand.

West Caradon is stated to have considerably improved,
a valuable discovery having been made in a north lode
by a cross-cut extended from the 120 fm. leveL
Shares in the following mines have changed hands
daring the week, via.:—Devon Great Consols, Mary Ann,
Trehane, East Pool, Grambler and St. Aubyn, Great
Rough Tor Consols, Stray Park, West Wheal Jewel,
Sharp Tor, Kingsett and Bedford, Camborne Consols,
East Tamar, Bedford Uaited, South Tamar, Tincroft,
Tamar Consols, Wellington, Treleigh Consols, Drake
-Walls, Holmbush, &c.

The report of the Kinzigthal Mining Company, read
at the meeting held on Friday, is of a favourable
character. In St. Michael, one of the five mines worked
by the company, operations had been carried on for
testing the value of the lode, in the prosecution of which
it became necessary to drain the mine. A quantity of
ore had been raised from the silver and cobalt mines in
the Wittichen district; but the pocket of native silver,
mentioned at the last meeting, had not yet realised
the expectations entertained. But, exclusive of
this, the quantity of cobalt ore raised would,
the Chairman thought, yield a satisfactory
result for the year. The prospects of the copper mine
were such as to afford the best anticipation of future
profit ; and this alone would pay a handsome dividend,
which would be largely increased by the pocket of rich
native silver referred to. The funds, including those
arising from the sale of ore in stock, were deemed suffi-
cient for the operations of the company to the end of the
year. The expenses were about 2001. monthly, and no
liabilities of importance were incurred. The report was
unanimously adopted.
Since the meeting of the Wheal Seton adventurers, at
which the statement of accounts, showing a balance of
1691. 3s. sd. in favour of the company, was made, the
agent's report of the mine has reached us. The rise in
the back of the 90 fm. level, on the north taunter lode, is
producing 12 tons of ore per fm. The 80 end, and the
stopes in the back, are producing 8 tons per fm. The
stopes in the back of the 70 are returning 14 tons per
fm. The stopes in the back of the 60 produce 6 tons
per fm. All the other levels and stopes are producing
4,3, and 2 tons per fin. respectively. Upon the whole,
we consider the mine to be in an improving position.
The meeting of the Wheal Fortescue adventurers,
held on the 13th instant, at which the accounts from
September to February inclusive were audited, showed
a balance of 95/, 3s. 9d. in favour of the adventurers. The
adventurers have taken the West Wheal Mania sett,
which will give an extensive piece of ground, through
which the south lobes run. The engine-shaft is down
to within 2i fms.fof the point from whence it is pro-
posed to drive a crosscut, to intersect the Great Wheal
Maria lode, which, at the 20 fm. level, appeared very
promising. To carry out these operations a call of 1/.
per share was made.
By the statement of accounts at the East rool meeting
it appears that the balance against the mine is 1371. 17s.
Bd. The ores sold (less dues) amounted to 9231. lls. ld.;
the costs and merchants' bills, 1,0471. 6s. 3d.
The accounts of the Wheal Mary (Etedruth) show a
balance in favour of the purser of 3671. 6s. id. The
ores sold amounted to 4441. 10s. I Id. A call of 103. a
share was made.

The bi-monthly meeting of Condurrow adventurers
was held on Monday, for the purpose of auditing the
accounts for February and March. The balance-sheet
presents a profit of 371. is. 11d. on the two months'
working, carrying a credit of 2361. 19s. 3d. to the next
account, exclusive of the copper ore sold on the sth,
amounting to 1,5691. 45., which is not shown in the
statement. The manager's report of the mine states,
that the engine-shaft will be down to the 80 fathom
level by next month, which has gone through the
lode for 2 fathoms, and is ..stimated worth 40/.
per fathom. The 70 east has been driven on a
very productive lode fur 27 fms. ; 8 fms. further east a
wit as has been sunk on the lode from the level above,
producing four tons of ore per fm.; on the north a por-
tion of the lode has been left standing, producing four
tons per fm., which has not yet been ascertained to be a
distinct lode ; the 70 west is not at present so productive
as it has been for the last 8 fms. On the Llandour lode
a winze is sinking under the 30 fin. level, east of Pryor's
shaft, worth 151. per fin. Extensive tutwork is in ope-
ratTiohnetuosrueal render Condurrow
etiv rmroewa profitable and permanent
mine.
g adventu-
rers took place on Monday last,wohfe tnhe
a dividend Levant
wasd e
eared of 121. per 160th share, leaving a balance of 1,100/.
in
ithrte
foreignparser '
msbonds,
e have little to notice, the transac-
C'leelr.Yß
tiona in shares having been
limited. The chief
business has been in St. John
Monte
Association shares.
for
del , Copiapo, United
Mexican, Guadalcanal, and Real
The report of the Alten Mining
February shows a return of 151 tons for the month.
Nearly all the mines are represented to have im
whilst, at Carl Johan's, the lode has increased trneYaedrly
1
3 feet wide, with a course of solid ore. The proprietors

may be congratulated on their, present prospects, which
are as promising, if not indeed brighter than at any
former period.
Letters from South Australia, dated Adelaide, to the
24th of January, state that the Burra Burra Company
had ceased taking up more vessels for freight of ore.
The late quarrel between the managers of the mine and
the miners had been satisfactorily arranged, and the lat-
ter were fully employed. The smelting works of the
company were expected to be shortly in operation. 324
tons of ore had left the mine for the week ending 6th
of January, and 500 tons more were forwarded to Port
Adelaide during the same week. We find it stated
that the Governor of the colony and his lady were about
to pay a visit to the mines; and the chairman, accompa-
nied by some of the directors had left Port Adelaide for
the purpose of receiving them. The fast quotations of
shares were—Burrs Burrs, 125 L; Princess Royal, 10L;
Adelaide, 11.; Kapunda,:2/.; Enterprise, 11 10s.; Parings,,
21. 10s.; Port Lincoln, 5L 55.; Wheal Gawler, 201.; Prince
Albert, 2L Nothing of importance had occurred with
respect to the other mines.

BANK OF ENGLAND WEEKLY
STATEMENT.

The changes in the Bank of England weekly state-
ment to the 14th are very material, arising chiefly from
the dividend payments. The amount taken from the
public deposits, and which it may fairly be con-
cluded passed almost entirely into the hands of
annuitants, was considerable, and there has since the re-
turn been, no doubt, a further reduction. On the other
hand, we have striking evidence of the abundance
of unemployed money in banking and other cir-
cles, for the other deposits have been greatly
augmented, and the loans upon other securities sensibly
curtailed. To some extent this is usual, be-
cause advances are made repayable upon the re-
opening of the transfer books. The active circulation
has increased and the bullion has decreased, but without
reference to exports of the precious metals, we might
account for the latter upon the supposition that part of the
dividends would be received in cash, a large number
of persons taking amounts under 101., and not requir-
ing notes. When we look at such a return as
that before us, including nearly twelve millions in pri-
vate deposits, and not far short of fifteen millions in the
precious metals, we cannot wonder at money being worth
only 2i to 3 per cent., or at the exportations of some
amount being considered a positive relief:—
Notes Issued ... ... 27,928,400
Decrease ... 91,080
Rest ... ... ... 3,122,152

Increase ... 42,293-
Public Deposits ... 3,484,073
Decrease ... 4,247,718
Other Deposits ... ... 11,780,256
Increase ... 2,155,034
Seven Day and other Bills 1,129,461
Increase 28,318
Government Securities ... ... 14,352,241
Decrease ... 20,603
Other Securities ... .. 10,061,870
Decrease ... 1,062,716
Notes ... 8,875.885
Decrease ... 861,690
Bullion ... 14,707,336
Decrease ... 168,144
Active Circulation ... 19,052,515
Increase ... ... 770,610

BANK OF FRAN CE.
The following is a return of the situation of the Bank
of France up to April 11:

♦SSETS.

Cash and ingots ... . . f. 194,276,632 55
Ditto in branch banks . . 128,362,298 00
Bills past due ••• ••• ••• 92,994 24
Blab falling due in Paris, of which

15,070,023 f. 61c. are from the branch
banks •.. 49,196,645 99
Bills in the branch banks ~. ... 82,277,698 17
Advances on coins and ingots... ... 17,357,746 00
Ditto on French public securities ... 28,788,099 95
Ditto by branch banks... ... 1,501,337 00
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 00
Ditto on the loan of 150 millions ... 60,000,000 00
Itentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00
Aentes, disposable funds ... ... 42,581,468 13
Investments of the new branch banks in
the public funds ... 12,779,541 39
Hotel and furniture of the Bank 4,000,000 00
Real property of the branch banks ... 2,283,787 00
Loan of 10,000,000 f. to the city of Paris 8,000,000 00
Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 00
Ditto branch banks 230,000 00
Bills protested at Paris ••• ••• 6,919,564 14
Ditto at the branches ... ... 4,162,794 00
Expenses of administration of the Bank 393,669 53
Ditto of the branches ... 306,507 00
Miscellaneous ... 1,026,026 94
Advance to the department of the
Seine ••• ••• ••• ••• 3,000,000 00
Loan of 3,000,000 f. to the city of Mar-
seilles ..• 1,000,000 00

f. 698,741,830 03