The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-25 00:00:00

THE IRON MINES OF EXMOOR•

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The recent discovery of iron ores in the uncultivated
wilds of Exmoor Forest, Devonshire, is expected to pro-
duce a complete revolution in the iron trade. Already
has the district around felt the advantages in a commer-
cial point of view, which an agricultural population, con-
tending against such adverse elements could not other-
wise have obtained. The district has been taken hy
three of the largest iron companies in England, and
their
steam machinery and appliances, which aro in a forward
state of completion, will, it is estimated, raise troll!
200,000 to 300,000 tons of iron ore annually. The mostremarkable specimen of ore yet obtained is the nevi
pathos (white carbonate), which is used in the roachfac.
turo of steel, and for which English makers have hitherto
le of
this
been chiefly dependent on Sweden. A samp
was dug from the moor, and sent to the Great Exhibi-
tion of 1851, by Mr. R. Smith, of the Grange, So utt
molton, where its value was quickly ascertained ; butta
that period it was scarcely believed that the lodes sere
rich enough to pay the cost of working. There are also
found in great abundance the red and brown brernatites,
pudding ores, and the clay-bends peculiar to the
districts of South Staffordshire and Wales. A sample
of ore has just been analysed by Messrs. Schnieder
and Co., who have charge of one section of the Irlifie°'
and found to contain 69.78 per cent. of metallic iron.
The proprietors of the Ulverstone ironworks, Lanciv
shire, have secured the principal share of the me"
under a lease, and are rapidly sinking shafts by steam
machinery to test the depth of the lodes. The rie"
maining sections are in the hands of two South Wale°
iron companies from the neighbourhood of AlertllYr
Tydvil, viz., the Dowlais Company (late Sir JO"
Guest's), and the Plymouth Company. The Ulverstone
Company possess one half of the south moor, the DoW°
lais about 2,000 acres on the west, and the other
about half the latter quantity to the eastward. Tile
impetus given to the employment of labour iu the neigh"
bourhood, and the settlement of a large population on
the spot, has caused the erection of a church, which
will be opened in August ; and it is not a little re-
markable that in digging the foundations a new lode of
iron ore of rich quality and vast extent was feu°,_d*
The Ebbwr Vale Company are at present working the
iron mines on Brendon-hills, Somerset, a little to the
east of Exmoor, and have obtained an act of Parlia-
ment for making a mineral railway to Watchet, which
has been commenced. Two lines of railway, one from
Exmoor to the sea coast and Lyninoutb, and the
other to Porlock, have been surveyed, but which
will ultimately be adopted is as yet a matter of Inv
certainty.

The Australian gold landed within the last week call'
tinues to flow into the Bank. About 200,0001. is us'
derstood to have been taken there yesterday, and the
total proportion thus far purchased is estimated at about
550,0001.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Yester'
day the admissions on payment were 8,112; ditto by
season tickets, 626 ; total visitors, 8,738.
LATEST ARRIVALS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.--The
first cochineal insects which have been seen alive lie
this country will be found under the stair-case nearest
to the picture gallery. On a shelf there are five garden
pots, and in each pot a large, thick, green leaf, partially
covered with a white powder, under which the livieg
insects may be seen in various stages of growth.
SOCIETY OF ARTS.—The anniversary dinner of the
Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures,
and Commerce took place yesterday at the Crystal Fly
lace, under the presidency of Lord Ashburton, who w
ore
supported by the Rev. Dr. Booth, Col. Sabine, Gen. o".
C. Pasley, Mr. D. Roberts, R.A., Mr. G. Moffatt, M.P',
Mr. W. Ewart, M.P., Mr. T. Salt, Mr. C. W. Iloskyest
Col. Sykes, Mr. J. Whitworth, Mr. J. P. Gassiot,
J. W. Gilbert, Mr. J. Caird, and a large number of otheei
gentlemen interested in the education and conan3erni3
progress of the country. The toast of the evening,
" Prosperity to the Society for the Encouragement °f
Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce," was proposed sn an,
eloquent address by the noble chairman, who descanted
at length on the advantages of affording a sound pract
cal education to the artisan, manufacturer, and trades-
man, with the view of fitting them suitably, not onlY f°r
their ordinary stations in life, but also for promoting
their social happiness and advancing our general aterean:
tile prosperity. Dr. Booth, in responding, intimated the
the society was never in a better position either as re:
bards members or pecuniary resources ;awhile its Pr °d.
gress was amply demonstrated by the success which haja
attended the examinations recently instituted, persons
humble walks of life—the draper's shopman, the iner
chant's clerk, and the schoolmaster's assistant—haviit
I competed and exhibited the satisfactory results of a
fusion of knowledge. The other speeches comprised thou
of Mr. Ewart, Mr. Gassiot, Col. Sykes, Sir C. Fox, khn':
all of whom bore testimony to the benefits conferred ,Z,
the society and the useful influence it has exercised.
company separated early in the evening.
DEATH or GENERAL SIR J. WILSON, K.C.8.--Gen
De"
Sir J. Wilson, K.C.8., Colonel of the 11th (North
vonshire) Regiment of Foot, died on Monday recrilivg
at his town residence. The gallant General bad seen
tbe
much active service from the spring of 1794 up o,,opee
close of the war in 1815. Sir John served in the St
Indies in 1796, and was present at the capture el lso
Lucie, including the siege of Morne Fortun6e
at the taking of St. Vincent, including the operatiee°
against the forts in that island. In July followill
he was made prisoner and carried into Guadeloupe.
January, 1797, he was captured againin the Briti
an
Channel. In 1798 he was at the taking of Minorca. In
1800 he took part in the expedition against Cadiz, and
in the following year proceeded with the army to EgYPoi
and was present in the actions of the 13th and 21s $e
March, and during the whole of that campaige% the
proceeded to the Peninsula in 1808, and fought a' in
battle of Vimiera, where he was severely wounded. .
January the succeeding year be joined the Lusitaul3:
Legion, and acted with that corps during an arduous Poi
Hod of service in which he was repeatedly engaged,ivilao
the enemy, being employed in covering Ciudid Iteur'D,
and Almeida. He was attached to the Portuguese army
in June, 1810, and during the subsequent operatieni
against Marshal Soult, as well in the north of Portegaa
as on the Eastern frontier, he commanded an advannue,
corps of Marshal Beresford's army. In April, 1811, in
was appointed second in command to Gen. Silveira, r,
the province of Tres os Mentes, and acted as such du ,
ing a period of the operations against Puebla daySa°l-3,
brie, when the place was taken by that Genera/.
September following he was appointed to the cousin!,
,
of the advanced guard of Gen. Barcellar's corps d,cor,
and employed on Marshal Massena's rear during hie
vasion of Portugal, being repeatedly engaged with t""
enemy. He took the field again in April, 1812, in cozy;
mend of the militia of the province of Minho, and opt
engaged in active operations against Marshal'Marin"h;
on the frontiers of the Beira. At his own request "1
in June, 1813, joined the main army, and was appointe
to the command of the First Portuguese Brigade of In.
Se
bas'
fantry, with which he served at the siege of San
tian, the passage of the Bidassoa, and the battle of the
Nivelle, and, on the 18th of November following, hei/4
engaged with his brigade, he was again severely wounded'
He received the gold medal for his services at the wounded'
Fault and capture of San Sebastian, and the silver geed,l4
and two clasps for Vimiera and Neville. He was
for his services rewarded with the knighthood of that
Order of St. Bento d'Avis, and made a ICnig•bn
Commander of the Tower and Sword, and was 1-f
1337 made a Knight Commander of the order nu
the Bath. He for some years commanded the forces 1.
Ceylon, and in May, 1841, the colonelcy of of the ljteZ
Regiment of Foot was given to him by the Duke of I'v
lington. The General's commission bore date as follovso •
—Ensign 26th of March, 1794 ; Lieut., 12th of Aug.',
1795 ; Captain, 18th of January, 1799 ; Major, 27th m,
Colonel,Ma y, 1840t2h ;
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December,27th 12/1-8?Y",
1825 ; Licut.-General, 28th of June, 1838 ; and Gen
ral, 20th of June, 1854.

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