The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-24 00:00:00

:ciive part which the Hottentots of the settlement have
• nu the beginning of the war taken against them.
Wool, —We have much ple,surc, in laying before our
1.0 lers a report of the London Wool edes ilcld in the
cm
of July last, drawn up by Messrs. W. Anderson,
ten-, and Co., of London, and kindly given -o us for in-
sertion by their house here. This report gives good arm
substantial reasons for the recent decline of prices in oar
!Ws, and at the same time encourages us to hope that
the• next sales (to take place in the month of Sept.) may
s°Ots prices perhaps as high as those of the sales held
to the month of May last. It appears that at the close
of the sales a reaction took place in the prices, and it is
Counted for by " the amicable settlement of the Oregon
question; the passing of the Corn-law Bill; and a pros-
t"et of the new Ministry carrying their liberal commer-
cial measures without dissolving the Parliament; and to
.111 e improved tone of the Money Market; all of which
're calculated to stimulate and give energy to the home
(SW foreign trade of Great Britain." The report urges
kitt Messrs. Anderson, Sen, and Co., have all along
!Ned), the necessity of attention being devoted by the
;col growers to improvement in the growth and condi-
e'n of their flocks, and assures us that " the home Go-
,„ertiment are at length sensible of the policy and justice"
Dr providing ad• quate protection hereafter" for life and
pr" erty on the eastern borders of the colony.

• DRURY-LANE T HEATRE.
sudden hoarseness of Mr. Harrison prevented the
aew opera of the Bondman boing performed on Satur-
AltY night, and 'The Maid of Artois, with Madame
;:1114% Bishop ai Isoline, was substituted in its
,7,ee• It was only at three o'clock that the
:inict donna received the intelligence, and not-
ithstanding. the short space for preparation,
►have never heard this charming vocalist in better
-lee. She was enthusiastically greeted upon her ap-
ditarance, and received three rounds of applause after
e all of the cavatina. The third act, the chef-
ecelgvre of the opera, was listened to with breathless
il°.kention, interrupted only by genuine applause. or arose
10." murmurs of approbation so cheering to the true
, tlst- The final rondo was re-demanded, and Madame
's.op to called before the curtain to receive her aeons-
oed floral compliments. The triumph was complete,
:I: the cast was necessarily mediocre, and the
Zile, though disappointed in not hearing Balfe's new
instead of exhibiting the usual ill-humour, testi-
their entire approbation by continuous applause.
di"sequence of the continuance of Mr. Harrison's in-
B:Position, and the consequent inability of the manage-
ent to continue for the present the representation of the
lies'arnan, Madame Bishop, who has consented to delay
2 departure for the provinces for a few days, again re
47ted the character of Isoline onTuesday evening; and
tur4d another isurel to her wreath. She was rap-
she °IIBIY received throughout, the enthusiasm which
excited surpassing, if possible, even that elicited by
appearance on Saturday.

,„CANADA.—COPPER MINES.
Z"e history and present position of the infant mining
ititet!prise of Canada is briefly as follows :—When at-
tli,,tll was drawn about a year ago to the rich mineral
atr,„, its on the Canadian shores of Lakes Huron and
teririor, licenses to explore were in the course of De-
bi:ie.Pt 1845 issued by the local authorities. New re-
ne,-"ons were' promulgated on the 9th of May, 1846, to
pt„ effect that no more should be granted. In the early
10;,; of the present year, Mr. Logan, the provincial geo-
Vre3t, was dispatched to Lake Superior, to make sur-
lattud locations for license-holders. Parties, too, who
'ti been lucky or favoured enough to get licenses, were
lat,Lon the spot with a view to select locations. Com-
‘fetZ had been formed to exercise the privileges con-
Wsje' oPon the license-holders, of which the most pro-
le;lnt are the Quebec and Montreal Mining Companies.
list;PlY to an application from the latter, the Colonial
thetet,4l7 intimated by letter, on the Bth of October last.
iteaN",le Commissioner of Crown Lands had been n-
eLed i
to acquaint the license-holders that they will
thcted to work mines under their licenses, with
the T'Ption at any time within two years to purchase
litu °cation of ten square miles in which they are
4 h4„tel, at the rate of 4s. per acre, payable one-fifth part
tee-il, and the balance in five yearly payments, with
t' t. When the licenses are all located, the lands on
ittle;t3uPerior and Huron are to be thrown open for
the minimum price of 4s. per acre, in blocks of
hee,le`iare miles, on the same terms. On the 7th of No-
,44tedir)ast, a public notice was issued from the Crown
‘`lepartment, embodying the substance of a minute
Ith 411cil adopted on the 2d, confirming the minute of
ltlieeteeer, with the addition that e each license-holder
Isee;?°cation shall be designated by the provincial
NV, shall be entitled to a certificate of location
'44ti"e,Commissioner of Crown Lands, upon the pay-
Of 8•0 that officer of the sum of 1501. to cover the cost
iPP'and other contingent expenses." All other
"elle ..mta for licenses shall be entitled to them on the
Ityapeonditions as soon as the deputy provincial sur-
!001,- 3,11'01 have reported the boundaries of the locations
It to the
of Crown Lands. The sum of 150/.
Of his -" placed to the credit of the license-holder as part
end tisfirse instalment, and to be forfeited to Government
bPe,"7 land again offered for sale, if payment of the
All`ll3laltnent is not made good within the two years.
le Alai:lts are to be made subject to such regulations
lise,-4Y hereafter be enacted by the provincial Par-
yet to
working of the mines.
j, ensure the
L further intimated in the public notice that
reply can be gise n to applicants on
+le 411,rerior until the receipt of Mr. Log-In's report and
be 4•N eUghton's return of survey, and that a surveyor
',far appointed to lay out the mining lands on Lake
4boyea Whenever the applicants have complied with the
tsede,requirements The proeress known to have been
,ttftlire °Y the geenec Mining Company in this state of
3stif,3iS follows:—The exploring expedition left
esa;' Ste. Marie in the beginning of May, and in the
Of 3e of a week explored and took possession in terms
thithe license of a location at Maimouse, forty-fire miles
I„.‘„rth of the falls. The subsequent discoveries of this
J "Y have not been published, but from another of its
oge4tions an experimental shipment of two cargoes of
oPer ore has been made. In July last the discoveries
tollls company were confirmed to its agents by Mr.
th:'8•0, at Fort William. On the 17th or 18th of May
l
SoaT)ll,g expedition of the Montreal Company
left
eetiote;7' Marie under Mr. Forrest Shepherd. The lo-
pear to at'lored and acquired on behalf of this bodyape.-
-Lor,
Th. ,Prineipany on the north shores of Lake Su
apve
Z.een mal- flahest is said to be at Nipigen. Surveys
.h
"uos and interim titles obtained to eighteen loll-
l'ate; numerous harbour and mill sites, with
grour,4l,,ve, Woods, of spruce, birch, cedar, firs, and pines.
:164,7 has been cleared for gardens and brick-fields;
act, -e3 for boats and schooners; and thirty cabins,
here 'and blacksmiths' shops have been erected, with a
of to
te commence operations next spring. Specimens
Iheae ores on the company's locations have been ana-
ei hY Professor Silliman Along with the ores, ape-
os of native copper and native silver, both remark-
iiker fine, were exhibited to the professor. The ores
phamnritted to him were chiefly what
are called " grey stil-
tets," which are, in fact, the vitreous sulphuret of
kper. They are mostly in trap or basalt rocks. The
lileielgo admixtures are iron, iron-lime, silica, and sul-
st,ar- The ores yield from 40 to 63 per cent. of metallic
lertlir, and Professor Silliman thinks they may probably
Ith,‘ePencled on to work in the large way from 30 to 50.
414`,',arnount of silver in its metallic state, and arnaiga.
te,e`e!l with the copper, appears to be considerable. A
lt;ling of the company was held at Montreal on the
aided of November, at which Sir George Simpson
enoprpiaeretieosf
pre-
he Hon. Mr. Mont stated, in the course of the
-eglugs, " The trustees bed resolved to bteh
tleteetlY or indirectly to any influencing
je Pei They They have never desired to see the shares rise
f4l' C,ce• If the explorations were to turn out unsuccess-
he was the loss. right that the original parties to them should
"
Itns,

drew
and Sons being fully determined.. not to be
drew shed ' down, even by that inimitable merry an.
Nbil, or .. merry angry," Mr. Purch, beg to inform the
412 that the intend killing an enormous. bear on
threeaY, the 21st inst. and exhibiting it on that and the
" • I ' their establishment,
one toile days, at este • hment, when any
kiraPkrerring it can have the fat cut direct from the
444 i.! thus ensuring its genuineness. For preserving
tenui;rengthening the hair there is nothingc
the a:a hear'sequeueaolutnotthoci.
grease—Vide " Mr. atlin's
Itbtattliti,t7 used, and the length and thickness of hair
all-4 05, the North American Indiantsr.
ilitaud Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-s a London.
eet,Address,
ealh, ilk
d several
et 6,,with IN CAB FARES.—Yester
placards announcing that they werheYntrunning
rate in
iff4e 4 toile, were conveying passengers at t
110 rpti.t Plias of the metropois, much to the chagrin of
tilos -49, of the fraternity, who greeted thedrivers of
l'iith!:tehieles as they passed the different cab ranks,
leers andshouts of derision.
or id fowl
*se 'T was never so abundant or cheap as at
lit tn.- The Country " boys" are engaged every day
acteeherabCteh of
all
shooting game, but the largest. field. day
9 when shots may be heard popping in
abouttions.
th The Consequence is, that fowl are hawked
kerieve
,_
4Chroniclefor -sale in the greatest plenty.—
‘‘i)ieki.revf.,Tit:siTieticdlitt:.n SOCIETY.—The last meeting for. the
Menday evening, at its rooms, tn St.
114Y1114-s4lsisat.Ous99l:e, w. hen the chair was taken by Colonel
h gavity , A paper was read by Dr. Guy, on the
ts"' wo r °' 60vPreigns and rulers in different parts of
•ictii ;lA, which contained some very interesting ar-
the 's• Atn,,ngst the most long-lived monarchs werept.e
IN% °3l3Prors of China, of whom the average of. h
hP"-- 3 °I.
64 was it 601 years, and next in succession to
h;Vvere the Emperors of Morrie, the caliphs of Aleppo,
Iltirahtlites of Brunswick, and the electors of ‘Vurtetu-
th'eW a great predominance for longevity being seen. ind
%ov.. Zeal houses of Germany, whilst the shortest live
the %4111' were the Kings of Scotland and Denmark,
!UN-41'1'1os of Turk.y;"&c. The Kings of England
n
lricideenroParatively well in the g-neral average. I,
kent 41 diteuSsion which followed, some curious tnatet-
-30 y: W''re made', from which it appeared that whit t a
kern" bars "f age a ecneral estimate was made from
.the
were I's of beuefi-t societies at L verpool, that their lives
of cosh 30 30 } ears' value ; the highest average of the
butli,;
'Nis"' Persons who were not so provident wasl, - ,
pies-' at Glasgow a•, indol-lit population would on l)• re-
illt 24 years as' ihe averag e of life.
~,14, 1:11c1 of GOLD.—' premium on gold at Paroist
-1' 1 r" mill , which, at the English Mint price.
an
elt 1178. 10/(1 per ounce for standard gold, gives
toe4nge of ', 5 52 ; and the exchange at Paris on
d
is 0 nc'n at short being 25 50, it follows that go.,
is o,ps
~1"4, Per cant, dearer in London than in Paris.
Pet h;4"ees from Hamburgh the price of gold is 432
Der ,-;'arit, which, at the English Mint price of 3/.175. 100.
km Ittice for standard r3hi, gives an exchange of 13 8i;
b.elrigthi; ~ehu.!5...,e at 11 onburgh on London at short
14 uu, ..61. it follows that gold is 081 per cent. dearer
I,l7burgh tba, in London.
(Iwo 7 venerable 11,14inb,a.r for East Somerset. Colonel
134(4 .14,-“Agt.n, catered on his 49:11 year last .6aturday.
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