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London, England, 1825-03-25 00:00:00

BORNEO, SOO LOO, AND BANCA COMPANY.

1. A,COMPANY, having amongst its objects the de.
velopement of the rich Gold and Diamond Districts of
Borneo, and the extension of the great natural advantages of that
immense Island, the great source of wealth in the Eastern Hemi-
sphere.. is nearly matured.
2. In the immediate vicinity of Borneo, and of not less import-
ance, are the famous Soo Liao Pearl Banks, celebrated for the fine
and large Pearls which they produce; and the Island of Banca,
containing valuable Ores and Minerals, but more especially rich in
Tin, of which a juster view cannot be given than in the words of
Mr. Crawford, the Resident at Smncapore. " The quantity of Tin
which the Mines of Hance art capamile of affording is immense, the
supply of Ore is nearly indefinite, amid the facility of working great."
--1. The whole produce of Banta is grain Tin, a pure metal,
superior in intrinsic value to block lira Twenty-two and a Quarter
per Cent. Cornish Tin is obtained with vast lab.mur, by mining
through obdurate Granite, often to the prodigious depth of many
hundred Fathoms : Mince Tin, by digging through a few soft strata
of Sand and Clay, and seldom to more than three or four Fathoms.
To clear the Cornish Mines from water, the most expensive and
complex Machinery is requisite: to clear those of Banat, a simple
wooden wheel, costing a few shillingmi. To separate the Cornish
Ore from its matrix, it must be ground in a Stumping Mill, as well
as subjected to the process of washing. The Banca Tin is at once
'separated from its matrix, and fitted withou. Hardier care bur Smelt-
ing, by the simple process of passing a stream of running water over
it, in an aqueduct simply lined with the bark of trees. The neces-
sary result of all this is, the cost of producing a coat of BMX/
' Tin is but 225. 3d. whereas that of Cornwall Tin is not less than
645. 7d. and that, while a Cornish Mine seldom yields a rent of
more than a tenth or twelfth of the produce, often not more than a
twenty-fourth, and usually not above a fifteenth, the Banat Mines
yield no less than one-half. This is the most exact and unques-
tionable test of the superior fertility of the ore over the other. The
skill and ingenuity of Europeans, their capital, and their machi-
nery, make some amends for the inferior fertility of the Cornish
Mines, but such as are far enough Irons eounteroalancing the im-
mense wealth of those uf Dance. Were the Cornish workmen, with
their ingenuity, their capital, and machinery, to be employed on
such Mines as those of Balm, ne other Mines in the world would
in a short time be worth working; and, en the other hand, were
the Banca Miners, with their tools and simple machinery, to
attempt suck Mines as those of Cornwall, there can be no question
but they would be as inaccessible to them, fur all useful purposes,
as if buried a league in the crust of the earth."—" It is but a small
portion of an island, containing an area of 3,400 geographical miles,
that has yet been examined. The Mines at present are chiefly con-
fined to the northern and western parts of it, whereas the south-
eastern has hardly been touched. From one extremity to the other
the alluvial lands are ascertained to abound in beds of tin : and from
the analogy of other countries, it is beyond any doubt that the
mountains abound in veins of it. To the difficult and expensive
processes required for the mining of these last it is at present soper-
duous to look, for the alluvial lands contain the cheap and abundant
supply of many ages."—Crawford's History of the Indian Archipe-
lago, Vol. 111. pp. 463, 466, Ediaburgh,lB2o.

Of the rich Mines of Montradak, in Borneo, the same authority
states that they are at present chiefly worked by the Chinese, to
the number of 6,000, who are nearly independent of any native
authority, being governed by their own Chief; the tribute paid
to the Raja of Sambas, in whose territories the Mines are situated,
amounting to no more than 160 bungkals, whilst the annual pro-
duce is 811,000 os. of pure gold. The ere, from all accounts,
exists in inexhaustible abundance • the immense alluvial tracks
round the whole circumference of Borneo everywhere contain rich
dkrosits of this metal, from whence it necessarily follows, that the
primitive mountains of the interior must contain veins of it. From
the abundance of the ore, and the usual fascination of all mining
projects, especially those in quest of the precious metals, the search
for gold will be the first object to engage the attention of very
enterprising and industrious people settled in that country, of what-
ever race. Amidst a great deal of anarchy and disorder, mining
has of late years been prosecuted by the Chinese with surprising
spirit. It is not above eight or ten years since considerable capital
and the use of machinery have been applied to it ; and in that time
there has been a vast increase of produce.—See Crawford, voL 3.
Since the Diamond Mines of Golconda have been exhausted, the
only supply has been from Borneo, and from thence through chan-
nels sufficiently circuitous. Diamonds are in no repute amongst
the Chinese, or through the industry of that people we should,
without doubt, Lave long ago found the produce of the Mines of
Borneo greatly multiplied. The Bugis Merchants are at present'
the great dealers In diamonds.
Of the Soo Loo Fishery and its products it may be sufficient to
state, that rich eli it is known to be at present, a greater share of
skill and industry than are applied to these fisheries would greatly
enhance the value, and the amount of their produce. Steps have
already been taken to secure the full advantage to be derived from
these objects.
The Capital d the Company will be 11,000p00, in Shares of
S4OO each.
Communications fur the present to be made to Mr. Ogle, No. 3,
Clement's.lane, Leneard•nreet.

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£00,000!
ALL IN ONE DAY.
ALL IN STERLING BIONEY.
ALL LOTTERIES WILL SOON END.
ALL TUESDAY, 12th APRIL.
ALL PRIZES.-NO BLANKS!

/11 CAItIt 0 L L solicits attention 'to the prevent
Vs • Scheme, and i► sorry to state it is one of the last opportu-
nities to obtain a large Fortune for a sm•dll sum, Uovernment having
now determined to abolish Lotteries for ever. The Scheme contain.,

FOUIC PRIZES OF 4.1.0,C00,
With Thirty other Capirah, &c. &c. arno..iltmg to £200,000.
ALL IN tI,'fUF.SIAY,IfItIiAI'IiIL.
API; I
Ipritets and Shares for the aliovy Scheme, Al) in Oar Day, 1944
'Witt LI are Low on Sale at (Attß OLL'S Ollkes, 19, Cog-Wall;
7, Ch Ireng•Cross ; and 26, Ostaid-stieet ; mere he lately soki
Four Prizes of .C 20,000 in Poor Alonills.

TO ER 801.1) BY PRIVATE CONTRACT,
AFREEHOLD ESTATE,. in Gloucestershire,
fitteen mile. from Bath, and nine from Bristol, consisting ot.
TWO DA Ila FA It MS, on the largest of which is a roomy
Mansion.house, besides the Bailiff's adjoining, with Two Hundred
and Thirty-eve Acres ot Meadow, Pasture,- and Ara'de Land, all
of which has been occupied by the Propriet r these ten years ; the
smaller has One Hundred and Thirty Acres, and is let on Lease.
For further particulars apply to Messrs. Bridges and Masim, So-
licitors, Red Lion-square, London ; or to Mr. Wm. Tanner, Solici-
tor, Shannon-court, Bristol, where Maps of the Estate may be seen,
N.B. Should it not be sold by Lady-day, the largest Estate,
with the Mansion-is/mg, &c. will be let to any Gentleman Farmer;
or Twenty-one Acres, with the Mansion-house, Avenue-garder
and Orchard, and Fish-pond separately.

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without the least inconvenience- to the hands and arms. It is also
used with great success in cases of Scalds, Burns, Bruises, Erup-
tions, and Ulcers, especially in Sore and Ulcerated Legs

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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OP LORDS, MARCH 24.

-The Loan Conncaut.oa, the Marquis of Wnicnewrin, and the
Earl of Suantssuar, as hls Majesty's Commissioners, brought
down the Royal Assent to the Annual Duties' Bill, and several
Private Bills.
Mr. PETRI Moots, and others from the Commons, brought up
the Equitable Loan Bill, and the Irish Impounding Dtstreu
The LORD CHANCELLOR pointed out some inaccuracies
in the Preamble of the Equitable Loan Bill, and suggested the
propriety of postponing the first reading of the Bill till they should
have been corrected.—Agreed to.
The Irish Impounding Distress Bill was then read a first time.
The LORD CHA NCELLOR presented a Petition from Robert
Gourlay, complaining of the proceedings of the Court of Chancery,
in a case in which he had been engaged, and praying that their
Lordships would adopt measures to stimulate the energies of the
Commission appointed to inquire into the proceedings and delays
of the Court of Chancery. The Noble and Learned Earl should
make no observation on the contents of the Petition, but had
thought it his duty to present it. The Petition was laid on the table.
The Irish Judicial Commission of Inquiry Bill was read a second
time.—Adjourned.