The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-20 00:00:00

MINING INTELLIGENCE;
(From the Mining Journal of this day.)
The progressive consolidation of business oa the
Mining Exchange, by a much larger attendance of
members than heretofore, is tending to a considerable
increase in the transactions in shares of good repute.
This effect has been particularly perceptible during the
present week; the demand, however, having proved
much beyond tho supply, of dividend shares in particu-
lar, which aro very firmly held. Doubtless the influ-
ence of capital may be also traced in these circumstances
either from its natural accumulation or its abstraction
from less favourite sources of investment. The specula-
tive class of mines have also met with a fair share of at.
tention; and where improvements are announced, a cor-
responding rise in value is the immediate consequence.
Without being over sanguine, we venture to predict a
still more satisfactory state of things in this market, in
proportion as the basis cf the buintess becomes ex-
tended.
In the Metal Marlett—Copper continues very active,
and quotation well maintained. Lead maintains its im-
proved position. Ia tin, the smelters have advanci d the
price of blocks, ingots, and bar tin, 31. per ton, the price
s,
now being respectively S7s., 87u., fled 8S .per cwt
livered in London, Liverpool, or Behitot,
,2i per" de-
cent.
discount for cash. This advance is likely to be main-
tained, even should r. further rise not take place, ()wince
to the want of stock at the present time, wed the esti'
mated produced cf the next guar crly yield from the re-
spective tin mines falling considerably short of the ex-
pected demand. Foreign has been extensively dealt in.
In Spolter the market is in a feverish state, a quantity at
about 7,000 tons having been taken cut of the stock by
a wealthy cotapany, has raised the price, ut which there
are buytrs, but few sellers. 'low it will eet!le, time
will show.

In the Ballion Market-Mmican raid South Ameri-
can dollars, buyers nt 4'. 111i.1. per cz. Bai%siiver con-
taining gold, all gold above 5 grains in the pound to be
paid for, ss. lit per oz, standard. Bar silver without
gold, ss. Old. per oz standard, Bar gold; 775. 94. per
ea. Spanish Doubloon!, 78s. 9.1. per Columbian
Doubloons, 78s. 61 per oz. American Eagles, 765. 21d.
per cz
At West Caradec meeting., on Thursday, at the Wthe
Hart Tavern, Bishopsgat+.-street, a dividend of 4/. per
share was made. The profits on the two months' work-
ings was 1,5141. 14a, and a balance remains in band of
1,6001.
At the Levant Mine meeting, a dividend of 2/. per
share was declared.
At the Stray Park, Catnborno Venn, and Wheal
Francis Mines meeting, on the 12th mast , the accounts
for Sept. and Oat. showed-Balance against adventu-
rers last account, 669/. 2s. Ild.; tutwork cost, 342/. 2s.
7d.; merchants' bills, 1671. 17s. 44.; tribute on ores sold
Oct. 2, 801. 35.2.1.; subsist, 1221. Is. Id.; lord's dues,
20/. Is. 21=1,4014 Bs. 31-137 copper ore sold Oct. 2,
4281. 6s. 84.; tin, 53/. 33. Gd,; profit on Wheal Francis,
239/. 19s. Bd.; leaving balance against the adventurers,
679/. 18s. 53. By copper ores at Stray Park, 388/. Os.
7d.; ditto Wheal Francis, 786/, 123. 2d.
At Wheal Trelawny meeting, on Monday, the Bth
inst., the accounts showed-Balance in hand last ac-
count, 1,882/. 7s. 5J.; silver.lead ores sold, October,
1,739/. 21; Nov. 1,7844 2s. 84 ; Dec. 1, 1,4861.
(computed)=6,B9ll. 19s. 3d. Tutwork for four months,
ending Sept., 2,1951. 15e.; tribute, 4301. 18s. 4d.; car•
riage of ore and materials, 1651. 2s. 51; dressing ore.'
5881. 19s. 100 ; lord's dues, 3511. 12s. 24.; coal's
4331. 16s. 3J.; merchants' bills, 1,2651. I Is. 91; sundry
payments, 1,047/. 15!.; Charles Trelawny, Esq., for
compensation for land destroyed, 134/. 15s : leaving
balance to next account, 272/. 13s. 63. About 500 of
the foregoing charge is for work dune fur the new
engine,and for the purpose of paying for the same a call
of 5/. per share was made.
At Wheal Zion meeting, at Bath, on Wednesday, the
9th Dec. (T. E. Stubbs, Esq, iu the chair), the ac-
counts showed-Cash in hand last account, 2241. 445. ld.;
received for calls, 42/.; discount, &c., 31. 55.; advanced
by the purser, 1281. 16s. 51=398/. 15s. Ga.-Paid ba-
lance for Sept., 6/. 7s. 1 Id.; Oc'. cost, 349/. 133. 6d.;
leaving balance to next account, 421. 14s. Id. A call of
2s. 60. per share was made.
At the Butterdon Mine quarterly meeting, on :the
Bth inst., the accounts showed-Balance account, 3511.
15s. 14.; cost for July, 151/. 15s. 93.; Aug., 1901.55. Id.;
Sept., 2081. ss. 9d.==9021. is. Bd.-By call, September,
812/ ; leaving balance to next account, 901. Is. Bd.; to
discharge which, and carry on future operations, all of
153. per 812th share was made.
At Dolcoath bi-monthly meeting on the Bth inst., the
accounts showed-Ores sold, 3,357/. Bs. 84.; old iron,
&c., 1571. lie. 10d.-----3,5151. Os. 61. Cost for September
and October, 3,4321. 2s. 11d.: leaving a profit of 821.
17s. 7d.; which, deducted from debt to end of August,
2,1161 4s. 4d., leaves balance to next account, 2,0331.
6s. 9d.

At Penhauger Mine meeting on tho Bth inst., the ac-
counts showed—Cost four months, end October, 2331.
16s. 2d.; cost of steam•engine and shears, 3991.=632/.
16s. 2d. By cash in hand last account, 1631. 17s. 9d.;
call, September, 4061: leaving balance against the ad-
venturers, 621. 18s. 5d.; to meet which a call of 2s. 6d.
per 812th share was made.
At Trelusback Mine meeting, on the 9th instant, the
accounts showed-13alance from last account, 3691. 3s.
7d. ; labour cost, September, 1931. Bs. 10d. ; October,

1811. 7s. 51. ; subsist, 61. ; merchants' bills, 1561. Is.
61 =,595/. Is. 41. By call, 5121.; clothes money, 41. 9z.
5.1: leaving balance to next account, 3781. 11s. I Id. A
call of 7s 6d. per share was made to discharge the same.
At the South Plain Woc:d meeting, on the 9th inst.
(T. Camplin, Esq., in the chair), the accounts showed-
Balance last account, 16S1. 2s ; calls, 1641. 155.='132/.
17s. By labour cost, August, 74/. Os. 5d.; September,
741. 4s. Id ; merchants' bills, 41/ 17s. Id. : leaving ba-
lance, 1431. ss. 53. Tho warms amounted to 3201. 2s. 5d.;
and liabilities, 4011. 145.: showing balance of the latter
over assets, 811. 113. 73.
At the hi-monthly meeting of Groat Bryn Consols
Mine, on Wednesday (W. Garher, Esq , in the chair), the
accounts showed a balance in hand of 2,8451. 183. sd.
At the quarterly general mcating of the East Wheal
Russell adventurers, held on Wednesday, the accounts
showed a balance of 283/. 6s. 63. in favour cf the mine,
and a balance of assets over liabilities of 1501. 17s. id.

At the Devon Consols North meeting, held on Thurs-
day, the accounts showed-Balance last account, 1.9021.
6s. 7d.; interest on Exchequer-bills, 3/. 12s. 61.=1,9061.
2s. ld.-Coat Oat., 551. 193. 9d.; Nov., 67/. 3s. 61;
secretary's salary and office rent, 12/. 12s ; printing, &c.,
7/. 13s. 6d : leaving balance in favour of company,
1,7621. 13s. 41; the report was considered favourable.
At the Dalrhiew Copper Mine bi-monthly meeting,
on Thursday, the purser's accounts showed a balance of
615/. ss. 6d. to the credit of the mine. The works were
uninterrupiedly continued.
The finance committee of the Coed Mawr Pool Lead
Mine met on Saturday, when the accounts showed a ba-
lance of 750/. Bs. 3d. remaining after the discharge of all
liabilities, including the cost of the machinery, mine-
buildings, and a residence for the captain ground,
the groui,
which have been erected and finished in a substantial
manner.
At the Condurrow meeting, on Monday, the accounts
showed-Balance last account 55/. 3a. 6d.; ores sold,
1,729/. 4s. 11d.=1,7841. Bs. 5d.-By labourcost October
and November, 1,2951. 12s. 31; merchants' bills, 3141.
As. 5d.; dues, 86/. 98. 31: leaving balance in hand,
871. 17s. 6d.
At the Castle Dinas meeting, on the 10th inst. (Mr.
W. Vivian in the chair), the accounts showed-Balance
last account, 2171. 10s. 4d ; call, 3964=613/.IU 4d. By
labour cost, August, 271. 12s. 101.; September, 1171. ss.
ltd.; October, 101/. 12s. 10d; second instalment pur-
chase money, 133/. Gs. Bd.: leaving balance in hand,
2331. 12s. ld.
At the North Basset bi- monthly meeting, on Wed-
nesday, the accounts showed-By sale of ores, &0.,
2,5691. Is. 4c1.-Mine cost, 1,702/. 6s. Bd.: leaving
balance in hand, 8661. 14s. Bd.
. At the Melia-Lyn-Pair Mine meeting, at the Raven
Inn, Aberdovey, on the 11th inst., the secretary read a
statement of the accounts, showing a small balance
against the mine, when a call of Ti. per share was made,
for the purpose of working and the erection of a new
crusher, which is immediately wanted, having large
quantities of ore now on the surface.
At Wellington Mine bi-monthly meeting, on the 16th
instant, the accounts showed-July labour cost, 1831.
lls. lia.; August, 1891. lls. 6d ; merchants' bills, 33/
165.; income tax, 141. Ils. 81; dues, 81.75. 2d...-.4291.
188. 3d. Copper ore sold, 1361. Bs. 5d.; tinstuff, 141.
25.: leaving balance against the adventurers, 279/. 7s.
10d.; add balance from last account, 1271, 10s. 2d.:
leaves to next account, 4061. 18s. A call of 1/. per share
was made.
At the East Pool Mine bimonthly meeting, on Tues-
day, the accounts showed-Balance last account, 2331.
12s. 10d.; labour cost, October and November, 879/. 193.
7d.; merchants' bills, 298/. les. 41.; dues, 361. 13s.
1,4491. 2s. 2d. Copper ore sold, 917/. 4s. 31; arsenic,
34/. 10s.; tin, 148/. 93.4 d.; water drainage, 1004: leaving
balance to the next account, 248/. 18s. 7d.
At West Wheat Darlington meeting: tae accounts
showed-Labour cost for eight months, ending Sept.,
471/. Os. 2d.; merchants' bills, 2,382/. 53. 21=2,858/. ss.
4d. By call, 1,2801.: leaves a balance against the mine
of 1,578/. ss. 4d. A call of 25/. per 64th share was
made.
At Wheal Catharine quarterly general meeting (C,
J. Wickler, Esq., in the chair), the accounts showed-
Balance from last account, 401/. Is. 111.; by call of ss,
on 1,024 shares, 2161-.675/. ls. 11d.-Payments in
August, 39/. 75.; September, 65/. 121. 4d.; Oct., 931.
i 4,
6d.; merchants' bills, 181/. 14s. 7d.: leaving balance. in*
favour of the adventurers, 267/. 3s. 6d.
During the week shares have changed hands in Devon
Great Consols, Alfred Consols, West Alfred Consols,
North and West Basset, St. Aubyn and Grylls East
Buller, Trelawny, South Tamar Ma a
Pro-
vidence, Garreg, Trevelyan,Russell, Mary Ann,
\Vest ,an , West
Speedwell, Chiverton, Trearvah
don, East Boringdon, Zion, Alit' arrli Valley,
Bedfordßorl
Uni-
ted, Wheal Golden, Mining Company of Ireland, West
1-Crib,
Polgooth, North Tamar Consols , West Wheal Rose,
East Trescoll, North Trel West Callington, St.
Agnes Beacon, Galt-y-Myna Wicklow
Copper, West Tolgus, Condurrow,- Wheal Tom, South
Tolguv, Wheal St. Agnes, &a.
In Foreign shares the dealings have been in-Se. John
del Rey, Cobre, Santiago, and United Mexican.
The market for the Californian gold mining shares
has been quiet during the week, with little change in
prices, in the shares officially marked in the Stuck
Exchange, a moderate number oftran, sections has occur-
red, besides occasional. dealings tne others, but there
is no particular movement, although i
the a,ce: Lints of the
still increasing yield of quartz mining n California, even
with the inferior mechanical means available there, are
so stimulating. It is satisfactory to notice that the corn-
panics lately established hey() appear to perceive the
necessity of promptitude in carrying out their ar-
rangements. A large portion of the passengers
taken out by the Medway, Roy al Mail packet,
which left Southampton tor the West Indies'
on Wednesday, consisted' of miners, including the staff
of the Agua Fria and IiGUYCAU Monde eQulptuliesi, The