The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-26 00:00:00

THE MINT.

The quantity of gold-dust received at the Sydney branch
of the Royal Mint, for the purpose of coinage, during the
year 1858, amounted to 312,430 oz. During the year 1857
the quantity received was 223,215 oz. There is, therefore,
an increase of 119,215 oz. in favour of the receipts of 18,58.
The amount of gold coin issued during the year 1857 was
499,000 sovereigns and 535,000 half-sovereigns ; total value,
£766,500. During the year 1858 the gold coin issued has
been 1,081,500 sovereigns and 486,000 half-sovereigns;
total value, £1,324,600. _

The quantities of gold-dust received quarterly during the
'ear 1857 were as follows :

Oz.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter 107,846

223,216

THE ESCORTS.

The amount of gold-dust delivered by the escorts from
our several gold fields during the month of December was
24, 845 oz. During the corresponding month of 1857 the
quantity received was 16,189 oz. There is therefore an in-
crease of 8,656 oz., or 50 par cent., in favour of the present
month. For the whole of the year 1857 the receipts of gold-
dust amounted to 148,126 oz. ; during the year ended 31st
December, 1858, the amount received was 255,535 oz.,
which is an increase of 107,409 'oz., or about n per cent. in
favour of 1858,'
It is encouraging to find that the increase in the yield
from our gold fields has not been confined to one particular
district, but that all the gold fields in the colony show a
marked improvement as compared with the receipts of the
year 1857. The increase on the receipts by the several
escorts was as follows :—Western escort, 60,604 oz., or 69
per cent. ; Southey. escort, 41,219 oz., or about 33 per
cent. ; and Northern escort, 5,586 oz., or about 15 per cent.

LA TV INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS _NY.)

ROLLS COURT.
(Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir J. Romilly.)
JUDGMENT;-IN RE ASHTON'S TRUSTS.--PHILPOTS V. ST.
GEORGE'S HOSPITAL..-ATTORNEY•GENERAL V. PHIL.
POTS.

His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, said—ln the matter
of Ashton's trusts and ithe other matter of St. George's
Hospital, the principles of construction applicable to both
are so clearly allied that I shall consider them both together
and not separately as I at first intended. His Honour
observed that in the preparation of schemes for the admi-
nistration of charities it was erroneously supposed that
the Court was at liberty to prepare the best scheme,
or adopt any scheme at pleasure. It was not
so. The Court must look to the objects of the
charity, to carry out the intentions of the testator as far as
practicable, and if that cannot be done, then to apply it to
the next best objects of the trust. His Honour then
stated the objects of the charity. The testator by his will
contemplated the erection of alms houses on his estate for
the reception of 12 poor men and women, members of
the Church of England, and who might have had the mis-
fortune to be reduced to poverty by sickness or otherwise.
His Honour considered that the trustees had a discretionary
power to select the objects of the charity, if the de-
clared intentions of the testator could not be carried
into effect, and that in the selection of their objects theyshould
be regulated by a consideration of what was most beneficial
and conducive to the charity. I must confirm the scheme
proposed, unless a tetter'is brought before the Court. The
costs will be paid out of the funds in court. His Honour
made the same observationsin the case of Ashton, which
was argued before him at chambers and not in court. The
Attorney-General proposed to erect alms-houses ati Dun-
stable for the residence of five poor men and five poor
women, who should be found constant in attendance at
Church. • The testatrix's property at Lutton had
increased in value and returned about £6,000 annu-
ally, and the question was, how this surplus
was to be :applied. His Honour thought it could
not be paid to the inmates of the alms-houses, because that
would defeat the objects of the charity, but it could with
propriety be applied in the erection of schools for the educa-
tion of the children of poor parents in that town and neigh-
bourhood, and declared accordingly.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. WALKER.

This cause came on to be mentioned.

The Master of the Rolls said--I am of opinion that I can-
not give this £770 to the trustees. I consider it the most
favourable way for the trustees and the trust to disallow it,
but I am clear the trustees have a power over that reserved
fund. I shall disallow it. Costs of all parties to be paid
out of ale estates.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE INGHAM.-ADJOURNMENT OF CERTIFICATE AND

ORDER FOR PROSECUTION FOR FALSIFYING ACCOVNTS

To-day was appointed for his Honour to give judgment in
the case of this bankrupt, a grocer in High Holborn, and
who had been opposed on the ground of altering and
fabricating books and concealment of property.
His Honour went through a variety of cases, on which
he came to the conclusion that this was one which he
ought to send to a jury, and he should do so without ex-
pressing any opinion on the evidence. He should direct
the assignees to prosecute, and in the event of there not
being sufficient assets on the estate, the costs would be paid
out of the fund standing in the name of the Accountant-
General in Bankruptcy.

The certificate would be adjourned for six months to give
time for the prosecution.

IN RE ROLFE.

This bankrupt was described as of Dorrington-street
Clerkenwell, timber merchant, and came up for his certifi.
cute, which was granted, of the highest class, without op.
position.