The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-13 00:00:00

FEES AT THE HEAD OFFICE IN LONDON.

X. s. d.
Quarter from Ist January to 31st March ... 465 11 9
PI Ist April to 30th June .1,609 7 3
Ist July to 30th September... 4,032 19 5
Ist October to 31st December 3,750 1 4
If

Total..

P 9,857 19 9

FEES AT HEAD OFFICE IN DEBLIN.

Quarter from Ist January to 31st March 57 11 3
Ist April to 30th June 65 16 7
Ist July to 30th September l5l 12 3
Ist October to 31st December 230 0 9

Total ..

Total

. X 505 0 9
9,857 19 9

£10,363 0 6

The fee on capital of companies c,mpletely registered
is at the rate of is. for every 1,0001. in the case of pro-
visionally registered companies, and 6d. for every 1,0001.
in the case of companies registered as existing.
Section 8 says that no change has been mlde in the
return of the scale of fees appointed by the Lords of the
Trasury for the services to be performed by the Re-
gistrar, and of the respective amounts of such fees.

Section 9 states that no cases in which companies
have failed to appoint auditors, and of the proceedings
taken thereon during the year, have come within the
knowledge of the Registrar.
Section 11, the return of the number of bankruptcies
of joint-stock companies, and of the amount of the debts
and assets of such companies, gives the name of the
Forth Marine Assurance Company (date of fiat, 24 July,
1845), but states that the amount of debts and liabilities
have not yet been ascertained.--Chronicle.

BRIGHTON, LEWES, AND HASTINGS.—SUBSIDENCE
OF THE PRESTON VIADUCT.—This viaduct consists of
27 arches, and it crosses the turnpike. road from London
to Brighton, near the Brighton terminus. It has been
finished several weeks, and the principal portion of the
wooden centres supporting the arches taken away. On
Saturday morning the men engaged in ballasting the
line over the viaduct discovered symptoms of the middle
arch, which crosses the turnpike-road, having given way.
Workmen were immediately employed in placing timber
to support the arch. It was found to have sunk a foot
or eighteen inches, and will have to be taken down and
rebuilt. This arch was of wider span than the others,
and was the only elliptic arch in the viaduct. Some
persons ascribe its subsidence to its being built in that
form, but it is more probably owing to the continued
wet weather, as another of the arches has since been
found to be cracked. They will have both to be taken
down and rebuilt. The line was to have been opened
in May, but in consequence of this untoward event the
opening must be deferred probably for six weeks or two
months. Thousands of persons visited the spot yester-
day, it being within a mile of Brighton.
WINDINGS UP.—The h a reh old ers in the following
companies have called meetings, to be held during the
current week, to consider the propriety of forthwith
winding up their affairs :—Taw Vale Extension ; Lan-
cashire, Yorkshire, and North-Eastern; Leeds and York;
Wrexham, Nantwich, and Crewe Junction ; Boston,
Newark, and Sheffield ; London, Bristol, and South
Wales Direct ; East Coast ; Central Devon ; London,
Warwick, Leamington, and Kidderminster ; Wexford,
Waterford, and Valentia; North Staffordshire; Chester
and Manchester Direct ; Direct Birmingham and Lei-
cester ; Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham ; DuWin
Belfast, and Coleraine ; British and Irish Union (Dum-
fries to Portpatrick).
From our official returns (says the Railway Chronicle)
it appears that the amount of traffic for the last week, on
nearly 1,800 miles of railway, was 124,0731., thus ac-
counted for:-59,516/, for the conveyance of passengers
only ; 33,2611. for the carriage of goods ; and a re-
mainder of 31,296/. for passengers and goods together,
not respectively apportioned; being an increase over the
corresponding week of last year of 24,357/. (To ren-
der this comparison fair, the opening of new lines should
be credited its the calculation as included.)
VALE OF NEATIL—A meeting of the inhabitants of
Aberdare was held at the Town-hall last week, to peti-
tion Parliament in favour of the immediate passing of the
Vale of Neath Railway Bill. A resolution was adopted
to the effect that the proposed line would prove of incal-
culable benefit to Aberdare and its neighbourhood, from
the connexion it would establish between it and Merthyr
and Hirwain ; and still more advantageous from the
facilities it would afford of cheap and rapid communica-
tion with Neath slid Swansea, and other important
towns to the west of Neath. A petition to the House of
Commons in favour of the line was adopted, and en-
trusted to Sir John Guest,
M. p., for present_ iaton.
R_
Coax AND WAT FoRD.—A meeting of the xeter
E
shareholders in this undertakingis to be held forthwith,
Mr. C. Hubbard in the chair, to consider the propriety of
winding up the affairs of this Company.

DISSOLUTION of RAILWAY COM-
PANIES.

The following is the official letter from the Board of
Trade, detailing the previsions of the intended measure
on the subject of the voluntary dissolution of projected
railway companies:—
" Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade,
" Whitehall, 9th April, 1846.
"Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee
of Privy Council for Trade to communicate to you the
following information, with a view to your making it
known with the least possible delay to those provision.. ally registered railway companies to which it relates.
"It is the intention of her Majesty's Government im-
mediately after Easter to propose to Parliament a Bill
to enable any railway company, which at the time of
the passing of the Bill shall not have obtained an Act of
Parliament, to dissolve itself.
"By the Bill it is intended to provide for the calling
of a meeting of the shareholders either by the managing
body, or by a given number of shareholders, at which
meeting it is intended that the holders of a majority of
the shares in the company, or the holders of three-fifths
of the shares belonging to those present or represented
by proxy at the meeting, shall have the power to deter-
mine upon the dissolution of the company.
"Due provision will be made for a sufficient public
notice being given of the time and place of meeting, and
of the mode in which absent shareholders are to be re-
presented by proxy.
" Upon the dissolution being carried at the meeting,
the property of the company is to become vested forth-
with in certain persons to be appointed for tho purpose
of winding up. the concern, and, after discharging the
UskilitieSt -fcr up,
the ourplcr..

' " The actual holders of scrip are to be taken as shall
holders entitled by themselves, or their proxies, to al
tend the meeting.—l have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your obedient servant,
(Signed) " JOHN LEFEVRE.
" F. Rogers, Esq., &c. &c."
" Joint Stock Companies Registry Office,
" Sergeants' Inn, April 11, 1846.
" Gentlemen,—l annex a copy of a letter whtch
have received from the Lords of the Committee of FrAv;
Council for Trade, and which I am directed to conle3u°l;
cate to such provisionally registered railway eon/Pal:gr
as it may concern. I forward it to you, as Ido not p.
ceive that your company has notified to this office eitbe2
its dissolution or its incorporation by Act of Parlisreellb
" I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
" FREDERICK ROGERS,
" Register of Joint Stock Companies."

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS-
LEEDS, Aran. 11. id, vet
The absorbing topic of the week is the business-like and bo'
most wise, declaration of the Premier, relative to the suspense
new jtallway Schemes, and the winding up of the affairs of such
a majority of the proprietors are wishful to abandon. Some lb-,
measure as that alluded to is rendered imperatively necessary
exigencies of the times for the relief of the commerce of the country'
and the improved value which will be attained through the alteratil
by all dividend paying stocks, will tend greatly to the perrn..Aagentc
establishment of railway prosperity ; while the facilities prepo'—_-d
be given for obtaining returns of deposits, cannot but give
satisfaction to the most needy class of speculators. The only dray"
back to the general feeling of satisfaction at tine prospect of carr.W
out of the views of Government on this subject is, that ill an In" b
criminate suspension of all new schemes, bond fide ones, and.sauncti
as are really needed Mr the proper development of existing Ilne'uffei
for the accommodwinn of the manufacturing districts, will s
along with the worthless. The delay is, however, but temporarY.ie
the good ; and the cautious policy proposed will eventual*" Prod
even for the better class of schemes, much more judicious than Pi:o,
ing them now when money is required so largely for the colnPler.
of lines in progress. The fluctuation of prices has not been conek....,
able this week, and upon the various markets better appearance,
manifested ; there seems a little disposition to make investments,,7
some scrips are recovering in the increased prospect of a spesclY
relief buTip
sion of what remains unexpended.

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NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Amt. 11. 25 dit
STOCK EXCHANGE.--The sales are—Caledonian Extension, 4
—Glasgow, Duinflies, and Carlisle, 275. 6d. dis, —Newcastle Adiji,,
Glasgow Direct, 225. 6d.--Northuinberalud and Lancashire, 211.
—West Riding Union, I!,', p.

YORK, Aram 11.
STOCK York
teiision, iIExICBII.—ANGGrEa..--(iTuhredosille(sNaorteti—ngEla.smternanCdouLnyntlenS),,
Great Grimsby, Louth, &c., 1/. 2s.—London and York, I/. 4s. ?no,
chester, Buxton, .Matlock, and Midland, 2.—Newcastle and
wick, 17 %—Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 7%—North
tish, Carlisle Extension, I%—York rind North Midland Exten
3114—Ditto, New (East and West Riding), 84.
, Aram 8.
STOCK EXCHANGE. ED IN BURGH
—The sales are—Aberdeen, 15—Airdrie and
Bathgate, 43s.—British and Irish Union, 3—Caledonian, 51.
Caledonian Extension, 245. Cat Cornwall and Devon, 325. u"
Direct Northern, 31s.—East Indian Railway, 7s. 6d.—Eclitib...?r;.
and Bathgate, 40s. 6d.—Edinburgh and Northern, 268.—Ditto,
•
port, Is.—Ditto. Lochgelly, 11s. bd.—Edinburgh and PeebleS, 21s
Edinburgh and Perth, 458.—Forth and Clyde Junction, 355.—°,.1
gow and Belfast Piston, 225. 6d.—Glasow Dumfries, and Car 147,41,
22s.—Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 34a. &I.—North
I,British,:
10s.—Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 31x.—Perth and CrieffDirect,
—Perth and Inverness, 248.—ScOttish Central, 121. 178.—Stirling°
Dunfermline, 225.

OPFER lIIIINES IN SOUTII
AUSTRALIA.
(From the Adelaide Observer, October 4.)
The commencement of operations at our geld
northern mines is attended with circumstances almost"
if not altogether new, in the history of mining.
C eonsecutively with the departure of the first part,el
,
men engaged on " owners account," sixteen dreg
have been sent up to bring away the first lot (thirty'
two tons) of the copper ore ; and, judging from *llO
has been seen, examined, and performed, we shall,
these
first probability, have to record, that the value of tule—t,
first dray-loads, raised by a few hands, within the P'„'"
seven days, will amount to 700/.--a very pretty begTe;
ping. But were the English market price offered la
the Mining Association, we understand they W°ll'._
guarantee to deliver a thousand tons in four moo',"
and allow a liberal deduction for freight and charges. lndeed it is difficult to speak prospectively of theo,
mines in measured terms, more especially as they are far
exceeding the most sanguine predictions of the first dio'
coverers and explorers ; and as we have no wish 4
cherish any undue expectations, we shall, upon T.
present occasion, as in future when we chronicle °,
assured success of these undertakings, limit ourselvef:
as much as possible, to actual facts and occurrences, but
it would be unjust to the respective owners a t5O
northern and southern divisions of the property, now,.
much the subject of discussion, did we omit to notice
high promise, now more than ever afforded, of the T
•
rn o
unerative employment for the capital embarked in t°
"Burra Creek Survey."
The productive operations instituted by the northers
proprietary, upon their moiety of the twenty thousand
e,
acres, have already so far removed from their investrneT,
everything of a speculative character, that scrip,,
changing hands at 50 per cent. premium, and we yen!,
believe the most cautions matter of fact curniudgeortil
the colony (if there be such) would fain screw out tP
price of a share at a handsome premium, if offered hu"e,
by a needy holder, constrained to realise.
Little beyond exploration of tine and Batts e surface, • fev tory examinations of specimens of copper ore, having bees
yet carried out by the proprietors of the southern moil
we are only enabled to say that the first favourubo
impressions have been abundantly confirmed ; and 111
probability the mineral riches will rival those ahead).
obvious in the adjoining property. At all events,.•
competent authority has estimated its value at 50,0001.
coin"
Nor ere all the energies of the " copper mining"
fists likely to be expended upon the great mineral su.,r;
vey in the north. A requisition has been lodged 102,.,
the proper authorities for the survey of several squai:,
miles of mineral land, abounding with copper, in •
district of Mount Barker ; end such is the general 'O,
pres'Aen as to the difficulty of obtaining sufficient tonisto
port for our superabundant metalliferous wealth hic„,„
unrefined state that the proposed erection of smelting "e,
riaces will be carried out at ne distant day, under circn7ro
stances which offer increased encouragement the trier
they are subjected to inquiry and examination. to
We are heartily glad to learn that it is intended ,
gratify the citizens with a sight of several loads of e
coined treasure—not because " seeing is believing!
not to tempt them : o make inviting communications to ttr":
(for
both in Britain or upon the continent of Europe
A.,,r
both at home and abroad they will be able to judge
themselves) ; but that those who have borne the btiran
and heat of the day in establishing our highly snece.,.s_ll;
colony, may derive encouragement as well as gratifies;
lion from a sight of the native capital which seeni
destined to infuse life and energy into all our collate",
undertakings, whether agricultural, pastoral, or merea',
tile ; and to stimulate into powerful and salutary Ocer,,f
cise the inventive faculties and productive industry'
which this pri,vince has already furnished so eneAr
bright examples.
When it was asserted of the colony,
soand before its capabilities were apparent to everyhedY:;
comprehension, that it abounded " with all the elemelle;
of' wealth and prosperity," it was asked,alaiteer:raetaerlsyil,gu::
the desponding and the credulous, " Where are the pre-
tended elements ?" If it were
possible that such a
question could be propounded now-a-days, the attached
colenist might point to some of the countless flocks as
herds which bedeck our verdant and nutritive pestll-•
rages ; to the " smiling" corn-fields, which have re"
moved all lack of breed, and rendered our garners hi-
sufficient—to our fruitful vineyards, orchards, and gar;
dens—to the tens of thousands of unencumbered scree
which invite the labours of the husbandinan—ani,;,
lastly, to the sub-soil riches, which seem to promise t`ll
Government a full treasury, and the governed a gel„le,t r:
exemption from penury', and exultingly ask, " Wle -
elements of wealth and prosperity do you find wanting

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,ICIIEST COPPER MINES IN THE WORLD.--Extrilel
from a letter dated Eagle River (Lake Superior), 1t',13.:f
21, 1846:—" We are now taking out a large amount v
the silver rock, having struck it at the depth of 60 fee,:
The diggings have never looked so well since I lin/-
known them as at present, and I feel confident they Will:
improve as we progress. I have now a party of men f4O
work on the bluffs on a well-defined vein of 40 feet 1
width. At Copper Falls they aro in a fair way to (.0;
tonish the world. Childs has struck a mass of nal°,
Copper in the centre of his shaft, which extends entirely' -
across the shaft, 10 feet, and is equally large where
enters the rock as at any part of the mass. He has sup.
over nine feet on the side of it without any appearallre
of coming to its termination in that direction. At 0
Pittsburgh Company's work on the Bluffs they have ,
rich and well-defined vein. The North American Core:
pany have a good prospect. Their location takes the
rich vein of the Pittsburgh Company in less than half
mile from the riche,t point on the vein. The vein 011
which Mr. Childs is at work (Copper Falls) has been
traced on to the location belonging to the North-Western
Company, of Detroit. At Eagle Harbour the prospee;
is very flattering. There are not more than two
load()`
three locations where they are at work but what 10,
well,"

On Wednesday next, being the first day of Easter
Term, the Lord Chancellor will receive the Judges au t Queen's Counsel at breakfast, at his house in Gre°
George. street.
Sir J. Graham left town on Saturday for Folkestone:

On the 9th inst. at RothlielfyrVil c iSa.rage, the lady of the Belt.
W. Acworth, M.A., of a daughter.
On the 10th inst., at Hatcham, Surrey, the wife of the Ref'
Augustus K. B. Granvide, M.A. incumbent, of a daughter.
On the 11th inst., at Croom's-hill, Greenwich, Mrs. Georg°
Busk, of a daughter.
On the 11th inst., at Mile end, the lady of Alfred dead'
Esq., of a son.
On the 11th inst., at Montague House Hammersmith, the
wife of Thomas Griffiths, Esq., surgeon, of a daughter.
.fe,
On the 11th inst., iu Upper Gower-street, Bedford-Elul'
Mrs. Tait, of a daughter.

lIARtZIED. dd,
On the Bth inst., at St. Mary's, Swansea, Mr. Moses 70•,-
of Islington, to Sarah, second daughter of Thomas Walt's"'
Esq., of Swansea.
On the 9th inst., at Linslade Church, BuckinghanolliT
James White, Eq., to Lucy Matilda, second daughter es
Osborn, Esq., of the former place.

DIEB.
On the 9th inst., the infant child of G. M. Ogilvie, Eslif
On the 9th inst , at Rothley Vicarage, the wife of the P'"'.
W. Acworth, M.A. e•
On the 9th inst., at Warrens, Wilts, Beatrice Catiw—
youngest daughter of George Edward Eyre, Esq. 1 S.
On the 9th inst., John Fearne, second son of igiC•
Neall, of lengall-grove, Old Kent-road.
On the G
9th inst., Carolina, youngest daughter of 3:°/111
Stackhouse, Esq., the Grove, Camberwell, aged 37. nit
On the 10th inst., in Alfred-place Bedford-square, Jeser
Hawker, Esq., F.S.A., Clarenceux King of Arms, ageSl
On the 10th inst., at Grove-place, Hackney, ar•

Gardiner.
On the 10th inst., at Randolph-street, Caniden-tonrl3, )11-*
John Doyle.
On the 11th inst., at Shackle-well, Ann, wife of
Gregory, aged 77.

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