The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-17 00:00:00

FEBRUARY

Wheal Franco sampled 96 tons of ore at Lopwell, on
Wednesday. Thd•y have got the wt,,,er out of the bot-
tom, end have comJaenced driving the 74 fa:botn
At klawkmoor, 37 tors 12 cute. of good qua.lity or;
were sampled en Tuesday last.
East Wheel George &amp], d, for the first time at Lop-
well, on Wednesday week, 21 ton; dry weight, January
ores.

Business has been done in East Wheal Russell at
former high rates; and, as the engine will be erected,
and the sinking of the shaft continued in a few days, the
progress of the concern is looked to with great interest.
A fact of great importance is, that the lode is so large
(about 35 feet wide) and underlays so little, that the
perpendicular shaft will be sunk in it to a depth of 40
fins.—thus proving the lode as they go down.
Crebors are still in demand, at advanced prices.
There have been a good many inquiries for North
Wheal Roberts, and some transactions have taken place.
s Independent of its own merits, its proximity to the west
of Rest Wheal George adds to its importance, the shares
in which have changed hands at a high premium.
At Trethellan, they expect the next two months' pro-
. duce to be 120 tons.
Court Grange sampled 24 tons of silver-lead ore on
• Wednesday.
They have now about 8 tons of copper ready at Da-
: ren, and sampled 10 tons of silver-lead on Wednesday.
Alt-y-Crib are dressing 9 tons of silver-lead per
week; the air shaft is in capital oye, the end driving
west still good, and the mines look well.
At E'gair-hir, the lode in the adit, with the tributers,
Ice is yielding 3 tons per fm.; they will dress 10 or 12 tons
this month, from two men's working. It is believed
there are thousands of tons of ore over the edit level.
At Bronfloyd, the lode of tributers continues very good,
and the deep edit driving east improving.
At Cwm Daren, the copper stopes are worth 61. per
fin., and the silver lead stopes 121. to 151. per fm.
At Bwlch Console, the lode in the 35 and 45 yields 1
ton per fm., and the 55 is improving; they are getting
on well with the dressing.
At Use eryron, the ore ground yields 101. to 121.
worth of ore per ftn.
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In Lamherooe Mine very important improvements are
announced; there is a regular tin lode in the 50 fm. level
engine-shaft, and in costeaning at the surface on the
champion lode, east of the cross course, a large lode has
been opened on, containing a branch of 4 or 5 in. rich tin
3 ore.
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A dividend of 6/. per share has been declared by Wheal
Friendship.
'et The Lewis Mines declared a dividend of 10c. per share
x on Wednesday. The next sampling is expected to be
16 above 30 tons, which will leave a profit of upwards of 4001.
At the Wheal Seton meeting on Monday, the accounts
;h showed-Copper ores sold, Oat. 31 and Dec. 5 (less dues.
'Od 2901. 14s. I0d.), 4,0701. 10s. 84. By mine cost, Nov..
) 1,271/. 2s. 4d.; ditto, Dec., 1,1221. 14s. 51.; merchants'
bills, 4201. 10s.-leaving profit, 9651. 3s. Ild.; to which
add balance last account, 3631. 9s. 2d., and deduct divi-
dend, 5/. per share (9901.), leaves balance to next account,
229/ 13s. ld. In the 110 fin, level the lose is 4 ft. wide,
producing l ton per foe.; east of the cross-cut, 6 ft.
'vide, 2 tons per fm. In the 100 fin. level, 6 tons per im.
In the 90 fin. level, sft wide, 1 ton per fm. The d• in
the 80, on Tilly s shaft, 5 tons per fen. The mine gene.
rally sippers favourable, and the ground congenial fur
*tipper.
At the Wheal Mary Ann meeting, on Wednesday, the
accounts showed-Silverlead ores sold to the Tamar
Smelting Company, 90 tons 20 cwts., at 191. 6s. 6d.,
1,757/, 135.; ditto Locke and Co., 89 tons 14 cwts. 3 qrs.,
at 19/. Bs. 6d., 1,7421. 9s. 41; ditto Pontitex and Co.,
88 tons 9 cwts. 2 qrs., at 201. 18s. 6d., 1,8501. 17s. 4d.;
ditto Tamar Company, 90 tons 5 owls., at 9/. ls. 63.,
818/. 18s. 2d....6,169/. 17s. 101.-By labour cost, Sete.,
Oct., and Nov., 2 8791. ss. 101.; lord's dues, 499/ 3s 7d.•
merchants' bills, 8721. 19s. 103.: leaving profit, 1 918/
Bs. 7d.; to which add balance last account,
900/ 4s. ld., and deduct dividend, 3/. per
share, leaves in hand 1,282/. 12s. 81. The
report stated that the lode in the 70 fathom level, at
Pollard's shaft, is 2i ft. wide, but the water has been in
for six weeks; it will, however, be drained in a few days.
•34 In the 60, the lode is 1 ft. wide, worth 5/. per fn.; in the
winze under ditto, 2 ft. wide, 111. per Ins.; in the 50
, south, 61. per fm.; in the winze under ditto. 8/. per fin.;
' and in the 70 south of Barratt'a shaft, 9/. per fan
At Wheal Trelawny general meeting, hi Id at Liskeard
on Tuesday, the accounts for Sept., Oct., and Nov., ware
presented, showing-Ores sold, 6,565/. 6s 6d. By costs
,nd merchants' bills, 5,027/. Bs. Bd.: leaving profit,
1.5371. 17s, 10d.; to which add balance last account,
9261. 2s. 21.; deduct paid for engine, 5501.; Charles
Trelawny, compensation, 120/.; and dividend, 50s. per
share (1,3001.), leaves balance to next account, 4941.
Mr. West's offer, to render on the mine within one
month a new boiler (10 tons), at 171. per ton, was ac-
ceptcd.
At the East Tamar Console meeting, held on Wed-
- nesday last, the accounts showed-Silver-lead ores sold,
January 24 and 28, 1,791/. is. sd. ; fluor-spar ditto,
tce• 72/. 13s. 7d.; calls, 2111...2,074/. 155.-By balance last
_ account, 55/. 19a. Bd. ; costs and merchants' bills, Nov.,
579/. 10s. 9d. ; ditto December, 570/. 17s. 4d. ; sundries,
31/. Is. 4d.-leaving balance in favour of adventurers,
8371. ss. 11d. The estimated receipts and expenditure
before the meeting to be held on the Bth of April next,
14 would leave a balance in hand of 3091 95., which added
to ores sold in Jan. and Feb., gives an available balance
of 1,239/. in favour of the company. The report stated
that the 70 fin. level, north of Furzehill, yielded from 6
to 7 cwts. per fn. The 60 yielded 7 cwts. per fathom;
the 60 south slightly productive. The 26, north of
. Church-lane shaft, is worth 8 ewts. of ore per fin. The
tribute department was satisfactory, and notwithstand-
ing the rainy weather, the sampling was only 2 tons less
than last.
At the South Tamar two-monthly meeting. on Tues./34 day, the accounts showed a cash balance of 799/. 19s. 61.
in hand, and a balance of assets over liabilities of
1,341!. ss. ld., out of which, however, 780/. aro due in
June for the stamps' engine. The report was very'
favourable, and stated the mine to be in a progressive
state towards profit.
The Tywarnhayle and Nancekuke Mipes account,
passed on Tuesday, was-Balance against adventurers at
last account, 4091. Bs. 5d.; Ty e arnhityle mast, Nat,. and
‘A Dec., 3,5941. ss. 10d.,• Nancekuke cost, 445/. 55.51.;
sixth instalment paid the Duchy, 4,000/=8,4481. 195.8 d.
By copper ore sold, from Tywarnhay lie 2,856/. 13s. 3d.;
from Nancekuke, 518/. 17s. 44.; lead ore from ditto,
'76/. 12,. 3d.; seventh call, made 10. h 5,0001.
.=8,552/. 2s. 103.; leaving balance in hand, 103/. 3s. 2d.
At Dolcuath meeting, on Monday, the accounts for
34 November and December, showed-Belem:3e from last
account, 2,704/. 9s. 11.; costs and merchants' bills.
3,4914 19s. 9d.=6,196/. Ss. 101.-Ores sold (less dues)
3' 3571. 10s. ld.; sundries, 2441. 16s. 4d.; leaving balance
;
against mine, 2,594/. 2s. 61.
At South United meeting, on Tuesday, the accounts
for October, November, Dec-tuber, and January, showed
-Mine costs, &c., 2711. 10s. 51.; by call made iu No-
vember, 200/. ; leaving b dance against the mine of
, 721. 10s. 5d.-A call of 11. per share was made.
At the Nansegollan meeting, on Tuesday, the accounts
showed-By call made Ist Nov., 320/. Labour cost for
• Nov., Dec., and Jan., 154/. 12e. 7d.; merchants' bills,
% 139/. 19s. 9d.-leaving balance in hand, 251. 7s. 81
A call of 2/ per share was made. An eegiee of 30-inch
2s cylinder is to be erected, fur which Captain N. Vivien
te
efi is empowered to treat. Messrs. Vincent and Vivian ale
appointed surgeons to the mine; Mr. Paul Burrell the
2s. engineer, and Mr. William Paul Jewell the Clerk.
The Rhoswydol and Bachieddon hi-monthly accounts
showed-Balance last account, 440! 55.; labour cost tor
Dec., 93/, 25.; salaries 17/. 11s. 81.; mercb',nts' bills,
OLI 221. 14s. 2d.; labour cost for Jan., 1851, 901 6s. 6.1 ;
3, salaries, 171. 1 ls. 81.; merchants' bills, 201. 19s. 9.1.;
158. interest, 16/. 6s. 91=718/ 17s. 61 By calls, 3331.
9% ss. 6d. ; ores sold, 761. 18s. 74. ; leaving balance
2,4's against the mine, 308/. 13s. scl. ; to meet which
6d there was lead ore estimated at 1001, and arrears of calls
54/. 17s. 6d. The report stated that the hopes enter-
tained by the agent of the results of the workings in
Prosser's level had been realized. In approaching the
north wall the lode became more orey, with a strong
mixture of blende and lead ore, 12 in. wide on the wall,
with a leader of solid oio 2 in. wide, and flAkes of solid
ice. lead overlapping the killas; sufficient has not been
opened to know the value of the lode, but so far it is
saving work. The Smithy level has produced ore
i throughout its driving, and there are sloped and driven
81 fors. 4 ft. of ground, of which 19 Nat. 5 ft. 6 in. are
barren, leaving 61 fan. 4 ft. 6 in. of orey ground. A call
in of Is. per share was made.
1% At the Dyfngwm bimonthly meeting, on Wednesday,
P. D. Hadow, Esq., in the chair, the accounts showed a
• balance in hand, of 392/. 10s.; also, that there had been
expended on productive work 176/. 10s.; and in sinking
34Castle shaft, and enlarging floors, about 92/. The
agent's report was satisfactory-the manager estimated
ill that the works projected by him would be completed for
about 300/. more. About 50 tons of ore lied been raised
• in January and February, 11 tons of which had been
shipped, and the remainder was in course of dressing. It
was resolved to accept the " take-note" of the Bren-moel
Mine, which had been offered to the Dyfngwm Company.
At the Moditonham and Marraborough Mine meeting,
i‘ on Wednesday, the accounts showed-Balance last ac-
count, 66/. 143. 6d.; call of St., made 12th December
(less arrears, 150, 24/. 6s. eei 308/. Os. 61.-Mine cost
for December, 50/. 11s. I Id ; ditto January, 36/, 135.2 d.;
leaving balance in favour Of adventurers, 2201. 15s. sd.
The committee were authorised to purchase and erect a
steam-engine, for the part payment of which, and the
requisite buildings, with the current expenses, a call of
ss. per share was made; and all shares are to be for-
feited on which the last call of ss. shall not be paid by
the Ist of March.
At the East Wheal Reeth meeting, on Wednesday,
the report stated that there was an improvement in the
10 fathom end, there being a leader from the west which
had changed the ground for the better. The shaft was
cleared to that level, where another on the cross-course
was discovered, full of stuff. and another south by the
side of the cross-course, 24 fathoms from the shaft, in-
tended, no doubt, to tut the minter and Wheat Reeth
lodes. The ground is not hard-41. 10e per fm,-and
it is hoped to obtain the object in three months with the
water-wheel, by which time the steam-engine will be
erected. A discovery has been made in Wheal Reeth,
going east towards this mine. It was resolved that the
contract with Mr. J. H Gray. C.E.. be accepted, to
meet which a call of 10s. per share was made.

Croxton Park 1
Catterick Bridge 3
Epiom Boring 4
Newmarket Crave n
The lion l2

At North Tolgus meeting, on Monday, a call of
21. 105. per share was made.
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At the Butterdon meeting, held on Monday last, the
accounts were presented, showing—Cost for October, There is no right which is etij ived ii, man without
256/. 17s. 6d.; ditto Nov., 3541. 141. Id.; ditto Dec..hid part, a corresponding obligation. Eliza
2751 13s. 7.; paid on account of engine, 3001,E ', ,_.,
' involving, On
Cook's Journal
1,187/. ss. 2d.—By balance last account, 451,
78. 7,i. ; . urLarm a
ERB.—A. horse-dealer at Topnisfield re.
calls, 6451. ; leaving ;faience against adventurers, t: cently boughtge, glandered horse for a few shillings. As it
4961. 17.4. 7d. The mine was divided into -looking animal he endeavoured to sell it as
812 shares butK fell a melancholy victim to his wickedness.
instead of 406. as heretofore, and a call of 11. per,
share
,sHoeuentily
wiping its nostrils as a customer appeared. soonnt , i
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was
sound,
wa. made. The report stated that the stratum w
Its very t,'ie contaminated matter was absorbed by a scratcht and l,l_
favourable, and that the lode was daily expecte ii to be Mind. The poison spread wi' h wond,rtul rapti4 va.widon;
cut. Mr. John Phillips was appointett purser, two , did in .a few hours in great aptly. lie lass f
guineas per month, Mr, Joseph Kemp al agen,s, at Your i and Y
atA e children.w-Pumfries raper.
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