The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-27 00:00:00

DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, Aram 25.
Money. Bills
Actual Debt, 24 per Cent. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • 39 40
Ditto, 3 per Cent ... ••••••• • • • • .. 4411 45%
Ditto, 4 per •••••••••••••••• i9',• i 9 60
Amort Syndic, 3!•4 per Cent •
Commercial Company, 4!•,', per Cent • . 11S 4 1194
East India Loan, 4 per Cent ••••• • • • • •
Exchange on London, at sight •••• • • •• 1 91
Two m0nth5............... 11 75
Oa Hamburgh, at sight .... 34 25
Two miniths.• ••••••• • • • • • • 33 $7
Two months. ••••••• • • • • • • •

IRISH STATE PROSECUTIONS.
(From the Dublin Pi lot of yesterday.)
• COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, APRIL 26.
THE QUEEN v. JOHN MITCHELL.
The Court was much crowded this morning, it being
rumoured that the demurrer entered by Mr. Mitchell
Would be argued.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL having handed in two in-
r.ortnations against Mr. Mitchell, applied that he should
be called upon his recognizances.
, After aome discussion between Sir Colman O'Logh-
oU and the Attorney-Geaeral,
The COURT ruled that Mr. Mitchell should appear at
e sit • •
ting of the Court tomorrow or forfeit his recog-
lizances.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL at a subsequent period of
the day entered the court and moved that Mr. Mitchell
leiag now within the precincts of the court, should be
called upon his recognizances.
Sir C01.310i O'LOGELEN observed that they were not
bound to appear until to-morrow, but if the Court
thought otherwise Mr. Mitchell would appear at once.
11. Mr. Mitchell appeared they should make a new tip-
pheation to appear by attorney.
(Mr. Mitchell here entered the court.)
The ATTORNET•GENERAL-Mr. Mitchell being now
In court, let him be called upon his recognizances and
Charged with the two informations, in order to plead
Within the time given by the statute.
The Clerk of the Crown then handed Mr. Mitchell
eopies of the two informations entered against him. They
7ere, we understand, es officio informations, charging
nun with the same publications as charged in the bills
found by the grand jury.
Mr. Mitchell—ls there anything else?
Clerk of the Crown—No.
Mr. Mitchell then left the court, accompanied by his
friends.

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON, WILDNESDAY.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steam-ship Tiger, Captain J. N.
Joy, arrived at Southampton at nine o'clock this morn-
inS, and landed mails, in charge of _Lieutenant T. J.
Wilkinson, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dates of
sailing are Gibraltar, April 15; Lisbon, April 20;
Oporto, April 21; Vigo, April 22; and Cadiz, April
Is. The Tiger brings the large number of 58 pas-
sengers.
The freight of the Tiger consists of 4 pipes of
mineral water, 862 boxes oranges, 2 casks wine, 6
boxes leeches, 20 barrels gum, 3 boxes raisins, 17
boxes figures, 1 box silk, 22 cases wine and fruit, 1
parcel diamonds, 2 cases eggs, 4 packages bacon, 1 bar-
rel pork, 22 packages specie, 10 packages sundries, 3
cues saffron, 10 bullocks.
STATIONS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS.—At Gibraltar,
April 15, her Majesty's st.tana.or Polyphemus, Cornwall
der J. J. M'Cleverty, R.N. At Lisbon, April 20, her
Majesty's ship Havant.a, Captain J. E. Erskin ;
steamers, Strombch, Lord A. W. Beauclerk, Comman-
der; and Comet, Lieutenant and Commander C. R. Ili ge.
STATIONS OF VESSELS OF WAR IF FOREIGN STATES.
At Cadiz, April 16, the Spanish steamer Isabel
of 4 guns. At Vigo, April 22, the Spanish brig
Constitution, 14 guns, and schooner Minerva, 8 guns.
MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE.—ApriI 22, at eight
;.X., found lying at Vigo C. S. V. Madrid, with mails
for Lisbon, &c., that packet having passed her Maj,ts-
tp s ship Howe, 120 guns, with the Scourge steamer in
et(iit'Pany, at seven, A..st., on the 21st inst.. in hit. 45 12
Queen
ton. 823 N., steering N. 8., wind N.W., with the
`4leen Dowager on board, having sailed from the island
of Madeira on the 15th inst.'s

BATH or LADY JANE PTM.—We regret to an:,
nounce the decease of Lady Jane Elizabeth Pym ,aw• h
ePired on Tuesday last at Brighton, where her ld
bad repaired for the benefit of her health. Th e
dthe lady was the youngest surviving daughter of
toe late Earl of Leven and Melville, and was born May 6,
1796, and married Oct. 13, 1816, Mr. Francis Pyre, of
the Hassells, Bedfordshire. The lamented death of her
44(1YahiP places the families of the Earl and Countess of
luven and Melville, Mr. H. and Lady Lucy Smith, the
'ten- John Melville, the Hon. Alexander Melville, and
Ilererel other persons of radk, in mourning.
A SUICIDE OF Ma. EDMUND PEEL THOMSON.—
very painful sensation of is gret has been excited in
of —'enchester this (Tuesday) morning, by the intelligence
the death of Mr. Edmund Peel Thomson, one of the
ig—neiPel partners of the eminent firm of Thomson,
rOthers, and Sons, calico printers, No. 1, Mosley-street,
1.3 hist city, who terminated his existence in the course
Res lt evening, by cutting his throat with a razor, at
tetresidence, Legh Lodge, Ardwick. A gentleman who
t in conversation eith the deceased so late as five
nasal
last evening, describes him as appearing in his
du,. zany
of mind. He had, however, been buffering
shi,. zany months from general debility, which had in
to old lowness and depression of spirits. We have heard
ipher cause assigned for this shocking termination to
the Which has been of great usefulness to this city, for
4eine of the unfortunate gentleman is to be f,d
tio %gat the supporters of most of our leading insouttitu-
b i's, and while his commercial transactions have ever
meett marked by erict probity and honour, his character,
the tePrivate individual, stood deservedly high.—Man-
Examiner.
ZbISCOVERY OF THE WRECK OF THE NABOB EAST
btsaeLAN.—Advices in the City communicate the dis-
"et) )of th
lost a few days since on eI Ecretos rucks off
-- racy, with the greater portion of her crew. For several
'llYspast a number of fishing and other vessels have been
cruising about the spot of the melancholy catastrophe with the view of rescuing any part of the unfortunate
,hip's cargo, should any be found floating about. None,
however, was tound, but in the course of the search a
great quantity of wreck was picked up, as also the pin-
nace of the Nabob and the other boats belonging to her.
The former boat was nearly smashed by the mainyard of
the Nabob striking it as she was going down. The pin-
nace was capsized, and nearly the whole of its occupants
were drowned. The following, we understand, were the
unfortunate fellows who perished :—Walter Steel, John
Wollagan, Francis Pullen, George Rogers, William
Johnstone, Peter Le Seur (a Frenchman), James 13os
aettot James Davis, Arthur Brand, mariners, and
Daniel Martin and John Gardner, ship's apprentices.
The survivors are--Mr. Hugh M'Neilty, master; Charles
Niel Dyer, chief officer; Neil Mlllonal , second officer;
Thomas Davidson, Charles Johnstone, John Watson,
Praucte Wilson, John Murray, John Burnett, and John
Idarclew, mariners. On Sunday some of the fishing
boats discovered the wreck of the Nabob sunk in about
fifteen fathoms of water, near the Ecretos rocks, and
between nine and ten miles off the land.
GOLD---The following are the principal localities
ut which gold is worked or found :—lt occurs in small
Scientific: in the Wicklow mountains in Ireland, at
France in Scotland, and in some parts of Wales. In
-erance there is a true gold mine, that of Gaudette, in
the valley of Opens. It yields native gold in a vein of
rirts. It was worked before the revolution by Louis
VM., then Comte de Proverce. The vein being too
Poor, the working was abandoned. The auriferous
rivers were very numerous. We may mention the
Allege, the Gondu, the C. ze, the Rhone, near Geneva,
the Rhine, near Strasbourg, the Salat, the Garonne,
near Toulouse, and the Herrault, near Monpellier. Pied-
tmont contains gold mines, which are worked at the
Zeßnt day with profit. At 'Macugeaga, at the foot of
rt:int Rosa, veins of auriferous sulphuret of iron are
furtla,l!° with great activity. In Germany, Salzbourg
imports gold. Hungary and Transylvania possess very
aisoov" rtant gold mines. The gold mines of Siberia are
Y important. The gold is accumpanied by the
Ne canierals as found in the auriferous deposits of the
w World. Asia contains many gold mines. Africa
possesses numerous and important auriferous deposits.
Jo_cnerica furnished, in modern times, the largest amount
;gold. North America produces little, and only in
truth Carolina, Southern America, and especially
t1044..1, Choc°, and Chili are the most productive por-
ce,r4 It is also found in Virginia. Mexico, Peru, and
drtlrnbia furnish old, but that of Mico is principally
4,pi a from the Silver mines.—Miningex
Journal.
14:_ce.ounts from Belgium state that the project of
r*fative to the prop( sed loan had, with some minor
'crations _ _ ,
art% . e.Palsed the Chamber of Representatives by a
Jets • c nty; after which it was resolved to authorise
Iberei
te10.n,,,, Me of the copper coinage to the extent of
obi-12i Busiaeati at Brussels and Antwerp Colltiatlo6
4 iaactivi.

of this article becomes very high, or if the season has
been unfavourable. This politic measure is strikingly
contrasted with that pur.ued by the British Govern-
ment in the island of Mauritius.
Our letiers from China reach the 28th of February.
The only intelligence of importance which they bring
is the leave of absence obtained by the Viceroy
Ki-yng on account of his health. This leave of
absence by no means implies deprivation, for the in-
fluence of the Viceroy at Court is more powerful
than ever, and there can ba no doubt that his
presence at Pekin will tend to augment his
credit, notwithstanding the reproaches which have at
various times been insinuated against his sincerity,
kis departure from Canton will cause some inquietude.
It is notorious that he was convinced of the neces-
sity that the Chinese should live on a good under-
standing with Europeans, that the constant aim of his
policy was the maintenance et peace, and there are
great apprehensions lest his successor should not be
endued with the same wisdom.
The new year's Cite passed off tranquilly in every
respect. This year has here, as elsewhere, proved ♦ery
dead in a commercial point of view, but we have
great pleasure in observing that it has not been fol-
lowed by any declaration of failures among the
Chinese merchants. It is well known that in China
all accounts, without exception, must be settled at
the close of the year, consequently this is the time
when failures generally take place. Last year they
Were very numerous. This year, happily, not one of
any importance was registered.—Dutch Papers,
April 26.