The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-20 00:00:00

PICTURE GALLERIES.

Bridvw,,ter Gallery —Cie vlauu-squ;re. Cards to view
m ty be obtained 11.0 11 Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street.
Bri Usti Artists —6 affe ic-stree t. April to July. is.
British L.stititLiuu--52' Pall•malt. Pictures by British
Arti,ts, in February, March, aud April ; and by Audent
Masters, Juno, July, and August. is.
Buc%ingliain Palace Pictures. —May be viewed by an order
from the Lord Chamberlain.
Cartoons of Raphael —South Kensington Museum Mon
day, Tuesday, Saturday, free • other days, 6d.
Cr
—Sydenham. Vudern Pictures and Sculp.
Dulwich Gallery—Dulwich. Chiefly Flemish and Dutch
lure. Is.
Fiala ce
Pictures. Open free daily. ex,ept Friday.
Flaxinan Gallery—Uuiversity of London, Gower-street.
Foundling hospital—Guildford-street. °pelt Mouduys,
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Gallery of Ancient Masters-49, Pall. ls.
Greenwich Painted Hall —Greenwich. Mondays and Fri
days Free : other days, 4d.
Guildhall—City. May be seen on application to the ball
keeper.
Hampton Court Palace.—The galleries are open free daily,
except on Friday.
Monument—Fish -street Hill. Every day. 6d.
National Gallery—Trafalgar-square. Open free, Mondays
'Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
National Portrait Gallery-29, Grea. Veorge-street.
free, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Trinity House—Trinity-square, Tower-hill. Models of
lighthouses, &c. Daily, 10 till 4.
Tussaud's Waxwork-58, Baker-street. Open daily tit
10 pan- ls.

SUBURBAN PLACES OF RESORT.
Cremorne Gardens—Chelsea. is.
Crystal Palace ?ark—Sydenham. Open daily, ls. ; Satur-
days, 2s. 6d.
Greenwich Park—Greenwich. Onen ree
Hampton Court Gardens.—Open free daily.
Highbury Barn and Gardens—Highbury. 6d. and is by
refreshment tickets.
Kew Gardens—Kew. Open free, daily at or.e o'clock.
Richmond Park—Richmond. Open free, daily.
Rosherville Gardens—Gravesend. Open daily. 6d.
Royal Horticultural Gardens—Kensington. Admission by
members' order.
Windsor Great Park—Windsor. Open free. Wiudsoi
Castle may be visited on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fri-
days, by tickets obtainable at the Lord Chamberlain
Office, in the Castle.

The Commissioner of Mining Statistics shows,
in his forthcoming report to be submitted to Congress, that
the product of gold in California for the year will certainly
'all below that of last year, on account of the extraordi-
nary drought which put an end to the placer and hydraulic
mining of the northern counties very early in the season.
Another temporary cause of decreased production was the
stoppage of several important mines in the foremost quartz
mining district of the State —Grass Valley—on account of
a miners' strike. In Nevada the yield of the Comstock
mines has been largely:reduced by the exhaustion of various
old workings upon which some of the companies have been
relying, but especially by the disastrous fire in the Crown
Point, Kontuck, and Yellow Jacket, which has interfered
with the production of those important mines. This
year's product of bullion from Nevada will probably not
fall far behind that of 1868, the deficiency from Washoe
being made up by the greater yield of White Pine. On the
whole the prospects of the State have improved, especially
in view of the late discoveries iu depth on the Comstock
lode, the completion of the Pacific Railroad, and the gradual
introduction of cheaper labour, particularly (of Chinese
into the mines. In Oregon the product of gold during the
past season has been unusually small, since very little
quartz mining is now carried on in the State, and the
placer and hydraulic mines have stoad still nearly all sum-
mer for the lack of water. In Idaho the same causes which
have affected the placer mines of Oregon will render this
year's product of gold comparatively small; but the re-
sults of the quartz mining in the Owyhee and other dis-
tricts will probably not fall short of last year. The
drought has also extended into Montana, and a decrease in
the yield from the hitherto so productive gulches is anti-
cipated. The Commissioner is of the opinion that Colorado
i 3 destined to advance henceforth with great rapidity to-
wards wealth and power. The yield of the mines for
1869 is highly encouraging in view of the fact that it is
the product of steady industry, and not the first fruits of
speculative activity, which might be expected to die out
Letodgethe report of the
at awnviesacrloyNdsaiNy..--PAhicciaoder/pdilng
day.—Philadelphia
Secretary of State of Wisconsin, the financial condition of
the State, for the year ending September 30, 1867, is as
follows : —Receipts, $1,333,925 ; expenditure, $1,383,800 ;
balance it: Treasury, $125. The State debt amounts
to $2,252,057, of which $2,147,200 is in the form of certi-
ficates of indebtedness, and $104,800 in bonds. There
has been no decrease of the debt during the year.
The school fund amounts to $3,193,695, being an
increase of 109,878 dollars over 1868. The number
of acres of land belonging to the State, which have been
sold during the year, was 18,396,085. The returns of the
assessors show that the value of the real and personal
property owned in Wisconsin amounts to $427,6 7,356.
From the published statistics it appears that there are
owned in the State 270,059 horses, 670,189 cattle, 4,601
mules, 1,203,022 sheep, 413,887 hogs, 145,461 waggons,
46,554 bank shares, 19,803 watches, and 7,293 pianos and
InelOdians.