The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-29 00:00:00

ALGERIA.

The Constitutionnel gives the following summary of
the news from Algeria :—" The nomination of Gene-
ral Ran(lon to the distinguished post of Governor-
General of Algeria has been well received. General
Pelissier is about to take the military command of
the province of Oran. The accounts from the Kabyle
country are excellent. Tae recent organization of
the Caid at Boghni has fully succeeded. The Lieu •
tenant Beaupetre, invested with the functions of Caid,
has already obtained important results. It is certain
that tho great confederation of the Z)itaouas is much
s.haken, and that the party in favour of submission
IA every day increasing. The Arabs aro very
calm. 'There is no agitatation except to the south
of Meileah, in the region of Sahara, into which the
false Cherif Ouargla, after having failed in his attempts
on Tougourt and in the Zebans, has carried
his intrigues and his acts of brigandage. This im-
postor has made two razzias on the tribes who have
submitted, but there, as at Tougourt, these disturb-
ances will be repressed by the native forces. The de-
cree just published by the Menzteur will produce the
best effect in Algeria. It will facilitate the payment
by the debtors to the State of the amounts due for
the concession of domanial laud, and release certain
colonists from arrears, which they were unable to pay.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Xining Journal.)
Although the holidays have exerted an influence over
the al:9,ant of business transacted during this week,
there is sPparently the same vivid inquiry for shares,
and at =Proved quotations. It is not surprising, seeing
that at present a much increased amount of attention
and capital is directed to mining, that there should exist,
as one of the °ln.st,e, to this end, great and growing
abundance of °Eti",!s, the augmentation of which, in-
dependently of politieMevents, we predict as time pro-
gresses, that in the. carain,
Year we may look forward to
a great increas.e. in all mining transactions. Some of
the favourite dividend- paytti concerns are higher, and
a new and important. feature Is noticeable of late-that
of constant inquiry for them,. emanating from the Stock
In the progressive mines leas business has
Exchange.
must quote
,a w evitii,,,,,
been done, and weupon actual
whilst
transactions as compared with a ie etk, ago,
bad or doubtful shares are forced off at the beat prices
attainable.
without alter ti„
In the Metal Market- vtensivel---:-
steely in demand and price. Lead. ii cll. dealt
Copper is
maintlairl-
in, and quotations fully upheld. Tin well maintains
advance; indeed a further rise is confidently
Holders of foreign refuse to sell at present rates.
an
In the Bullion Market-llexican and South American
dollars, buyers at 4s. 110. per oz. Bar silver containing
gold, all gold above 5 grs. in the pound to be paid tor,
58.1* I. per oz. standard. Bar silver without gold,
ss. Old. per oz, standard. Bar gold, 775. 91. per oz.
standard. Spanish doubloons, 783. 93. per oz. Colum-
bian doubloons, 78s. 61. per cz. Fine cake silver, ss. sid.
per oz.
At Merllyn Mine hi-monthly meeting, on Tuesday,
the accounts showed-Oct. ores sold, 775/. 53.; Nov.
675/ =1,450/. ss. Oat. cost, 595/. 173. 73.; Nov.,
393/. 4s. 93.; dues, 145/. Os. 5d., leaving balance of
profit, 3161. 2s. 2d. The receipts and expenditure
showed-Balanco from last account, 4574 83. 10d.; re-
ceived for Sept. and Oct. ores sold, 1,327/; 155.; call, Au±,..,
5551.----,3401. 33. 103. Paid Oct. cost, 4241. 17s. 5d.;
Nov., ditto, 393/. 43. 91 ; royalty, 176/, 193.; leaving ha-
lance to next account, 1,245/. 23. 81. The assets were,
Dec. ores dt.a lothJan., 6754; arrears of Aug. call,
10,2,0391. 2s. 81. The liabilities duo on steam-en-
gine,4,-
7501.; Oct. merchinue bills, 171/. Os. 23.; royalty,
balance °F. „aets,
67/. 103.: leavingl,osol. 12s. 63.
At the B,Alford Lnitcd Mines Ili-monthly meeting, on
Tuesday, the account, showeilTit.,
--tacce last rtcocunt,
1,5314 ss. Sd.; received for copper :,,, sold in Septem-
ber and Oct., 1,666/. 03. 4d.=3,1971.,, 6°.--Pail coat for
B:pternhor, 4981. 53. 7(1.; dues! 3,i64 9. 23.; costs,
October, 4611. 163.; dividend in 0c.01.r ( n
st- Dart), 770/.
163.: leaving halanco in hand t ) nt'xt account, 1,119/.
193. 31.
At East Guanis Lake Junction IlLnes bi-monthly
meting, on Tuesday, the accounts showed--Balance
last account, 3914 17s. 31-raid Sept, cost, 1644 Is.;

Oct., 1651, 17s. Id.: leaving balance in hand, 61/. 193. 2d.;
estimated value of 33 tons of copper ore sold, 1261.=
1871. 19s. 2d. Estimate of Nov. and Dec. cost, 3401. •
offi:e expenses, 14/. ; leaving balance of lisbilities,_l66/
0;. 10d., and one year's rent due to the Duchy cf
Corn-
wall. 601. A call of 2s. 6d. per share was made.
The quarterly general meeting of the adventurers in
Wheat Williams was held on Monday,. wh ac-
counts showed a balance of 571/. 2s. 9d. In favour of the
mine, and a balance of assets over liabilities of 1,3371.

7s. 7d.
At the Esgair Llee Mine general meeting, on the 12th
instant, a call of 10s. per share was made.
bi-monthly meeting, at the
At the West Goginan
offices in Se-lane, on Monday, the accounts showed-
By call of 55. per share, 5121.-Balance last account,
911. 193. 9d.; September cost, 751.75. 11d.; October,
104 103.; committee
161. 143. 9d.: leaving balance to
125/. 6s. 7d.; Loncba management,
expenses, printing, &oe
next account, 2021. Ils.
At Bryn-Arias bi-monthly meeting, at the offices in
Sise-lane (Richard Hallett, Esq., in the chair), the
accounts showed
-Balance in hand last account, 1471. 63.;
roceeds of 40 tons of ore, 4131. ss. 3dee--560/. I.ls. 3d.
Sept. cost, 513/. 1.53. 53.; Oct., 2181. 6s. Bd.; potty cash
and stationery, 2/, 10s. 7d.: leaving balance to next
account, 1251. 18s. 7d. A call of 53. per share was
made.
At the Old Brimpts Tin Mine special meeting, on the
18th inst., a call of 105. per share was agreed to.
At East Duren meeting, on Monday, a call of 6/. per
share was made.
At Trefusis Mine quarterly meeting, on 223 inst., the
accounts showed-Balance last account, 6711. 45.; Sep-
tember cost 2101. Is. 91.; October, 243/. 4s. 2d.; Nov.,
2001. 18s. 54.; merchants' bills, 2831. 7s. 61.; lord's
dues on tin, 161. Os. 3d. = 1,524/. 165.-By calls duo in
Ju'y, 1951. 10s.; S3pt., 5121.; tinstuff:ofd-2401. 45.:
leaves balance against the mine to next account, 5771. 2s.
A call of I/ per share was made.
At Kingsett and _Bedford Mine quarterly meeting on
Monday, the account; showed-Balance last account,
721. 18s. lid.; costs for August, 361. ss. 93.; Sept., 301.
4..; Oct., 46/. 54. ; sundries, 81.8 s. 5d.=1941. 2s. 53.;
calls received, 64/. Os. 6d., leaving balance to next ac-
count, 1301. le. I Id. A call of ss. per share was made.
At the Molland Mine meeting, on Tuesday, the ac-
counts showed-Balance last account, 4831. 3s. 53.; call
in September on 725 shares, 3621. 103. = 8451. 13s. sd.
Costs for July, 127/. 133. 63.; August, 1791. 23. 3d.;
September, 1211. 129.51.; October, 1501.81. 63.; Novem-
ber, 185/. 153. 10d.: leaving belince to next account,
811. Os. 11d.
At the North Tamar Consols Mine meeting, on Mon-
day, the accounts showed a balance in favour of the
company of 2901. 163. I Id.
At the Wheat Tom hi-monthly meeting, on Wednes-
day, the accounts showed-Balance from lest account,
891 ',2s. 21; call in October, 1,000/. 1,089/. 2i. 21-
Paid.,Sz,pr.. cost-sheet, 3281. 12;. 73.; October, 344/.
92. 9 1.: leaviag balance, 4151. 19;. 103.
Dario, the past week shares have changed hands in
North and South T stnar, Bedford United, Alfred Consols,
Great Bryn, Temple Consols, Mining Company of Ire-
land, Caradon Vale, Ch!stock United, Kingsett and
Bedford, Treenar, Trethery, Mary Ann, West Caradon,
Trehane, South Trelaway, St. Aubyn and Gulls, West
Wheal Alfred, Weit Providence, Trebarvah, Merllyn,
irrog, 1),:von Great Consols, Wheal Cupid, Buttcrdon,
p,nbauger, St. Agnes Beacon, Wheal Golden, North
'Crelaovny, Eat Tr,seoll, West Callingion, West Wheal
_Rose, and Galt-y-Msran.
Ia Foreign Mines the dealings have been very slight-
R ))al Santiago, United M'xican, St. Jelin Del
-Cubre, Imperial Braz:lian, and Marasato.

M AME CELESTE.
This favourite actress appeared in the celebrated
drama of the French Spy at the Nationil Theatre last
aiz'it, before en immense audience. Long aftEr the cur-
tain arose, advanced prices were offered for tick is to
eny part of the house, and the tickets of hundreds unable
to obtain seats were redeemed at the box-office. In
consequence of the number of people who were unable to
are Madam, Celeste in this popular drama, it is an-
nounced f:r repetition this evening, and will un-
doubtedly draw another crowded house. The piece is
put upon the stage finely, the scenery and stage
effects unsurpiseed, the acting of the stock company
admirable, and Celeste's personatim have created much
eetbusiasra among all classes of play-goers.—Boston
Transcript, Dec. 10, 1851.

THE ARMY AND NAVY:
(From the United Service Gazette.)
Lieutenant-Co!ouei S:uutt 6th Regiment, who bed
applied for permission to retire from the service by the
hale (,f his commission, since requested leave to with-
draw his r p plic a don, but which had been refused by the
Cnmmnnder•in-Chief.

THE VACANT REGIMENT.—The Culoneloy of the
78th Highlencbrs hai become vacant by the decease of
Gneral Anderson, C. 8., and K.C.
INC/LEASE TO THE ARMY.—It is rumoured that an
augmentation of 5,000 DIM to the Army will take place
early in the ensuing year, and that probably some second
battalons will be again formed.
Colonel Blanchard, C. 8., Roy all Engineers, appointed
Commardirg Engineer at Woolwich, has moved from
Divt.r and assumed the duties at the former place.
CAFE CORPS —The vacancies which have occurred
ie thii regiment by desertion to the enemy, and other
casualties, amounting to 400 men, are to be filled up by
volunteers from the regiments of the line now stationed
et the Cape cf Good Hope. Each man is to receive a
bounty of one guinea. The regiment will then be re-
cruited in Evgland, and ultimately consist of white men.
Wo understand that the retirement from the service of
Ntajor Ashmore, 16,h Regiment, has been caused by the
rTort of the Military Court of Inquiry which has re-
cently taken pike° in the deps: of that regiment.
The Commander-in-Chief, after much delay, has at
last permitted Lieutenant. Colonel Abbott, 3d West
ladii Regiment, to retire from the service by the sale of
his commission. _ _

ARMY AND NAVY CLUB.—We understand that at a
recent meeting of the committee of this club the names
of Captain Holder and Mr. M'Creachy Alleyne were
ordered to be struck out of the list of members.

THE ARCTIC SEARCHING EXPEDITIONS.
By the Avon have been received further details of the
news AS to the Behring Straits Arctic Searching expe-
dition, brought by her Majesty's ship Daedalus, Captain
Wellesley, from Behring's Straits to San Francisco on
the 22d October. The Plover, Commander Moore, had
pasced the winter in Grantley Harbour, and was re-
joined by the Enterprise, Captain Collinson, C. 8.,
from Hong-Kong, on the 3d of July, who, on the 10th,
proceeded northward. The Daisies and Plover met
at Port Clarence towards the end of July, the former
deeply laden with provisions and stores, and prepared
to pass the winter in the ice, should that prove neces-
sary from any accident having happened to the Plover.
The crew of the Plover had suffered a good deal from
scurvy during the winter, but no lives were lost, and a
great number of the crew were removed, and replaced by
volunteers from the Dmlalus. We regret to state that
the Enterprise has been less fortunate, having lost two
officers. These are Lieut. J. Barnard, and Mr. White-
head, clerk in charge. Lieut. Barnard and Mr. E.
Adams, assistant-surgeon of the Enterprise, had been left
at Michaelowski, the Russian trading post in Norton
Bay, in October last, for the purpose of collecting infor-
mation of the missing expedition from the Russian posts
and from the natives inland. In pursuance of this ob-
ject, Lieutenant Barnard, with an interpreter, had gone
early in January to a distant post, intending to commu-
nicate, if possible, with some of the neighbouring chiefs.
During the night the post was surrounded by a large
body of Igo-yu-kuk; Indians, several of whom at day-
break entered the principal dwelling and killed the
Russian governor. Lieutenant Barnard and the inter-
preter, who were is the same house, made such re-
sistance as drove the Indians out of the house. They then
laid siege to the post, sheltering themselves behind
wooden shields, stuck upright in the snow, but one of
them being soon afterwards shot, the whole party retired
to an E quimaux village at some distance, where they
commilted great cruelties, killing upwards of 60 natives,
including women and children. Lieutenant Barnard
died of his woands on the afternoon of the day fol-
lowing the attack. Mr. Adams, on hearing of the
event at Michaelowski, proceeded with a number
of Russians to the post, where he saw the
body of his late companion, in which were numer-
ous wounds, the principal one being in the abdomen, and
of such an extent as to have proved inevitably fatal. Mr.
Whitehead's death took place on board the Enterprise,
while on her passage from Hong-Kong to Port Cla-
rence. Lieutenant E. L. Cooper (invalided) and Mr. John
Simpson (B), surgeon (on promotion), cameto San Fran-
cisco by the Daedalus on their way to England by Panama.
The whaling-vessels have crowded in great numbers this
year again to the Straits of Behring, bat have not been
so successful as before. The season has been a late
one in those seas, and the ice floating about until late
in July, has caused many disasters, no less than 11 or
12 vessels having been lost, but not many lives. Among
the vessels endangered by being" beset" by the ice were
the Enterprise and Daedalus, somewhere near St. Law-
rence Island. The line of ice in the Arctic sea has like-
wise been found in a lower latitude than the two pre-
ceding years. There is no account of the Investigator,
Commander M'Clure, since July, 1850 ; probably he is
in the ice to the eastward of Point Barrow. The 'bale-
" "tiled from San Francisco for the Sanwich Islands
OQ the Mat of Octobe.
A C

'0 MPAN „
i TO DO THE WORK OF THE
s•vvERS CO TIMISSION
Founded on tn„
h„,„, Pressing 'want, a company' to drain
London has ---- 4"' on foot, ad the necessary steps
to applying to Parliament
in- ;,7118‘'Ig
~a n.i.netA,roch,ti
The Bill,
action
1 ollli,
iotf aapcp Incorporationleaarsse,
have bean taken Prrs4pt,‘,,tory
'theat ''''' '
has been submitted. to
Milo benefits to be
the "v.trnment, with the view
cflourrint the
t hPetirfPo7; °on)
whicht to obtain
w i l
lt,h
ieni r
csoannsei
d!ieorrai
m rate of 3
attained, guarantee a .i. per cent.
interest to the shareholders
mtiot:inii.wolu.tri
in the enterprise. The
it is said that estimates, however, give assurance,. th at the
%rate-
works may be constructed without subj
ecti(dnot
payers to any charge whatever.. The plan.n,
of__laez
owe) of this company is described as consi,tl
tunnel sewer on each side of the. Tha.naes,7
under the present sewers without disturbing them,_.,,,_u_
cross_inA
receiving the contents of each through a theft.
.la.ae'e
two tunnel-sewers will bo constructed by tunnelling or
boring, and will be laid with such an additional fall, or
inclination, as will secure a rapid subterranean current
t4warda the marshes east of the metropolis, where the
refuse-matter will be raised by mechanical means, for
agricultural purposes. The company's works will ~afford
mans for cif::: tually draining the lowest parts of the
metrovlis: an important sanitary improvement will be
conferred, by the propcswl remove; of the rtfu.tt which
now vitiates th. atmosphere; the Thames water, which
Is used by a million of the inhabitants, will be preserved

OA.S..MIGICT AND COILE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
------. ...-- --.
Z. a. (1. A. a. d.
British ••••••..• • • • • • 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 1134
Ditto Provincial •• • • 11. 85. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18
Brighton ••••..• • •• •• 51. 20 0 0 - -
City of London .. •• •• 61. 180 0 0 150 0 0 130
ContinentalConsolidat. 60s. 75 0 0 81 a 9 39%
Equitable- .. ••.... •• 60s. 50 0 0 60 0 0 2734
imperial .. . ......... 31. 60 0 0 SO 0 0 68
Independent ....• .. 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
Ditto ......... - 50 0 0 50 0 0 --
50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Pail. Preferences 61. 25 0 0 710 0 -
Pho3nix .•• .. •., • ..... 41. 50 0 0 49 0 0 2634
Ratcliff•• ••••..• • • • • • 61. 100 0 0 90 0 0 -
United General .• •• • • 11. 50 0 0 60 0 0 1634
Westminster Chartered 31. so 0 0 - 42
Ditto, New •••• • • • • 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 8%
3.7.31' OF SCOTTISIE COMPANIES' PRICES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--- ---- -- ___,
X a. d. 4 1. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 19834
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasggsw Bank 61. per cent. 18 0 0 10 0 0 11%
Clydesdale Bank- - - 634 per cent. 20 0 0 18 0 0 12%
Commercial Bank •••• 71. per cent. 500 II 0 100 0 0 177
Eastern Bank 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 9%
Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 61,per cent. 6 0 0 5 0 0 3%
Ezehangeßnk of Sc•t.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 42 0 0 g
National Bank 634 per cent. '5O 0 0 10 0 0 isu
Northof Scotlandßank 51. percent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
Royelßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 , 100 0 0 134
Unionßank of Seetland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 90
Western Bank -••• • • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Affiance Firs and Life t34l.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 ill%
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. lie
Colonial Life
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21%
Eng.& Scot, Law Life 51. percent. 50 0 0 217 8 33E
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 81. 155
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 258.6 d
North British Insnr • 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 27 li
acottish Union Igrm %1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 ;311.0d
standard Life ••. . . ........Si. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 1 1234
United Dep.Assnrance 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20s 0
PSIS OELLAN2BIOI7 S .
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
..........
X• a. d. X. a. O.
Assam Tea..........- 20 0 0 20 0 0 834
kuctien Mart •••• • • • • 21. 58. 50 0 0 - 26%
Australian Agricultarl 11. 100 0 0 31 0 0 16
Australian Trust •• .. 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 203 E
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10a. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2434
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -
British American Land - - 38 10 0 -
Canada ... • • ... ••• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 82 10 0 49
Do. 5 per cent Bonds - - . - -
Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. per:cent. - - 109
City Navigation Bonds 3} per cent. - - 93%
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp, c.& ba, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 95
Equitable Reversienry 5l pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 10734
Ditto New ........ - 50 0 0 7 10 0 -
Gen.SteamNavigation 10 p.ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 27%
Hudson's Bay. .. • - Stock. - 206
Hungerford .... ••• • .• 21. 55. - 100 0 0 47
London Institution .• • - - 78 15 0 634
New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
-• Ditto, Now ........ - 25 I 0 12 10 0 -
nssell Institution.... - - 26 6 0 -
Ponionir&Orient.Stm. 81. n. O.& be. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 100%
Royal Mail Steant.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0' 60 0 0 80%
Beath Australian... •• 11. per share. 25 0 0 195 a 0 2334
MO 0 29 0 Sc 1
Vall Dlaman's Land.. 1 -

CURIOUS PLIENOMENON ON CUAT Moss.—For
some time past men have been engaged, on that part of Chat
Moss which is known as " Barton Moss," boring for water,
which (of any drinkable quality) is very scarce there.
After penetrating the superincumbent peat they found a bed
of marl, and under that a stratum of loose sand, from which
there issued with considerable force a very copious stream of
what appears to be carburetted hydrogen gas. Finding
from experiment that it was inflammable a long iron pipe,
several inches in diameter, was inserted in the bore-hole, and
the stream of gas which passed through it and issued from
the upper end was set on fire, and burned with a bright
dame, illuminating at night the whole neighbourhood. Ye
rderstand that this flame has continued to burn, almost or
drelY without intermission, from Friday (yesterday) week
dotiwn to the present time, exciting much curiosity among
nitt'abundant
middle of the moss, parties travelling•
proceeds ia at night by railway. No doubt the gas
1-.ll.fanchester Guardian.
gems
coat
from the neighbouring coalfield.
Tal
1%
pi
01 hi)
sreest
lot
rohfa reinart
ssei
omaaemxboo;ef
sitst
1i
part:
i:toeii
i:els,eor does not exist under Chat
believe, very doubtful ; but the
stream of carburetted hy-
drogen,ss, seems rather in fa-
-On Friday (St. Stephen's
clay) Miss Burdett Coutts dined in
company
Stephen's
with 120
poet'
liberally
aii,ll )algNeNdEpßeoTpOle,TllwEhoP
P :7erlte.
ex-
pense in one of the schookOOMS attached to St.
Church iu Wegnailleter,