The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-01-14 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY MINE IN CORNWALL,

The Great Cornish Adit, [or horizontal level, or gallery,]
commenced in 1748, by an ances tor of th e Messrs. Williams,
of Scorrier, is the most extensive undertaking of the kind
in England, perhaps in the world. It commences in the
Carnon Valley, and its longest branch extends to Cardrew
Mine, a distance of five miles and a half; one branch of
it unwaters the Consolidated, the United, and other mines
as far westward as Ting-tang; and two other branches
extend different ways, unwatering several mines in their
courses. The total length of its different branches is
about 35 miles. At the shallowest part it is not more
than 12 or 14 fathoms deep. At Wheal Hope it is 70
fathoms from the surface ; the average, however, is from
30 to 40 fathoms. Allowing a tract of 200 fathoms in
breadth outside its ramifications to be drained by it, the
area it unwaters has been computed at nearly 5,550 acres.
It is supposed this adit saves in the article of fuel alone
£20,000 a year in the district it unwaters, as the addi-
tional steam power that would be required to drain the

water to the surface, which is now only drawn to the adit,
and intercepted by it in its descent, would require an
annual increase of 2,500 tons of coal.—The veins of cop-
per occur in groups, and traverse an extent of several
square miles ; each group forming a mining district.
They occur principally in clay slate, called " killas," and
sometimes in granite, called " growan," intersected by a
bastard granite, or porphyry, called " elven." The por-
tion of a lode next the surface, is generally composed of
a brown soft substance called " gossan" ; a kindly, or,
as the Cornish say, a " keenly" gossan giving great de-
light to the miner, as it denotes a favourable lode at a
greater depth. Copper lodes run east and west, lead
lodes north and south ; and there are cross courses run-
ning nearly north and south, chiefly composed of quartz,

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called by the miners " fluccan." These cross courses,
running across the lodes, often heave them considerably,
as much, sometimes, as 20 or 30 fathoms. A lode in a
mine called Wheal Reever, was heaved by a cross vein 50
fathoms from its regular course, and was not found again
until after a search of forty years ; and a singular instance
of this sort occurred in the Consolidated Mines, where a
lode was heaved seven feet by a fluccan vein in cross
courses. Where the cross course was first discovered,
the copper vein contained a large rock of quartz, appa-
rently unconnected with any other stone of a similar de-
scription, and the singularity of the fracture which this
stone presented induced the miners to pay particular at-
tention to it, and on following the fluccan about 7 feet,
the copper vein was again discovered, and, at the point
where it came in contact with the fluccan, another quartz
rock, similarly insulated, was found; and in digging out
the rock carefully, it was found to fit the other exactly,
leaving no doubt in the minds of those who saw them that

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14, 1846

INTELLIGENC.E

THE CHANCERY COURT OF LANCASHIRE.--The new
'Vice-Chancellor of this county, Mr. H. Twins, a zentle-

vbose r.

readers, and to the Li,, Ar, ana, •
distinguished writer of tEe life of Lord Eldon, sat
Chancellor of the , Duchy for the first time since his at

ong been
ancery in

.arniliar to our literary
tly, as the

-house, in

pnintment to the office, in the spacious Court ______,
Preston, on Tuesday last. The attendance of the bar was
large. The Vice-Chancellor took his seat at ten o'clock,
- '

.e(I to hear motions

1 conclusion, t

any other

otions to m

negative, the court was adjou
the adjournme
understand. tl

Mr. Segar, and M

bar ha

It did not appear th

ny specific time

'-Chancellor was t

e transaction of Chancery b

Eine s s , and F:t Preston, on special occasions
himself, whenever necessity requires it.
kof • ,

county

been en

ered into

practice has been

:o be fixed by
t is reported

`or the purpose

understood by the public. As confined to the county of
Lancaster, it possesses equal powers to the High Court of
Chancery of England, and the expense to suitors is not
greater, if so great, as in the higher court, and, with a
Vice. Chancellor of the legal acquirements of Mr. Horace
Twiss, we look forward to a speedy increase to its nrne-

ORDERS IN BANKRUPTCY.—The new rules and orders
in bankruptcy, under the act of last session, have recentl•
been promulgated by the Corr -
rules and orders in the list, wi
According to the present practice, the costs out of pocket
to complete a case in the Court of Bankruptcy amounts
to about £5. By one of the new rules an estate paper,
as it is termed, is now required, containing a whole dis-
closure of ail the property an insolvent holds, or which
has been placed in the hands of any other person for his
benefit ; and of course, in the event of a concealment, all
advactage is denied, and the party liable to punishment.
The following is a searching provision :—" That every
petitioner shall, immediately after an official assignee
shall have been appointed to his estate, deliver over to the
official assignee so appointed all monies, bills, notes, and
securities in his possession or power, together withl all
books of accounts, papers, and writings relating to his
estate and effects." By another rule notice is to be given
discharged from custody, many having
,bused the provision to escape from their creditors: and,
to adopt the language of one of the Commissioners, made
the Court a refuge for their dishonesty. Among the fees
appears the following, for the use of the Court :—" For
every sitting held in the matter of any petition, by way of
charge for the use of the Court, ss. lld."

before a prisoner

SPORTING

rnissioners. There are 16
th a table of fees annexed.

INTELLIGENCE

TATTERSAI

US.-THDASDAY

The interest of the Derby betting was confined to the
advance of Keclger to 16 to 1 (takers), with a strong
party, and the retreat of the Cobweb colt to 28 to 1 ; the
first of these movements is attributable to a reported trial,
and the second to a rumoured lameness. The betting was
also prejudicial to Anti-Repealer and Newsmonger ; but
not to so alarming an extent as in the case of Colonel
Peel's colt ; in all other respects it agreed with Monday's
quotations.

CHESTER CUP.
45 to I agst Lord Osbaldeston's Sorella
45 to 1 „ Mr. Mostyn's A-la-Mode
50 to I „ Mr. Griffiths's Newcourt
50 to 1 „ Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballagh
50 to 1 ~ Mr. W. Scott's Cataract
50 to 1 „ Mr. J. Scott's Valerian.
All the above bets were laid to small sur

DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm
15 to 1 „ Colonel Anson's Kedger
16 to 1 „ Lord Stradbroke's ldas
18 to 1 „ Lord Chesterfield's Pam
29 to 1 „ Colonel Peel's Cobweb colt (taken)
30 to 1 ~ Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer
33 to 1 „ Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger
33 to 1 „ Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa (taken)
35 to 1 „ Mr. Gully's Weatberbit (taken)
35 to 1 „ Mr. Gully's Old England (taken)
35 to 1 „ Duke of Richmond's Laird o' Cockpen (t
35 to 1 „ Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen
50 to 1 „ Mr. Merry's Collier
50 to 1 „ Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-W, y (taken)
50 to 1 „ General Yates's Seaman (take 66 to 1)
60 to 1 „ Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus (taken)
)00 ti 15 „ Lord Miltown's Flahowlegh (taken)
)00 to 15 „ Mr. Worley's John Davis (taken) •
100 to 1 „ Mr. Wigram's Elchee.

OAKS

7 to 2 agst Ken
20 to 1 „ Lori

s lot (taken

G. Bentinck's Miss Elis (taken

RIANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENINI

CHESTER CUP

33 to 1 agst Ratan—offered
40 1 Winesour—offered
40 1 Porto Bello—offered
45 1 A-la-mode—take 50 to 1
50 1 Barricade—taken
100 1 The Old Maid

DERBY.
7 to 1 agst John Day's lot—offered
16 1 Forth's lot—offered
28 1 Lord Exeter's lot—offered
11 1 Mr. Grenville's Alarm—take 12 to 1
15 1 Col. Anson's Kedger—taken
16 1 -- Lord Stradbroke's Idas—offered
18 1 Lord Chesterfield's Pam—take
33 1 Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken

33 - 1 -
33 - 1 -
33 - 1 -
33 - 1 -
33 - 1 -

35 - 1 -

20 to 1

Mr. Johnstone's Annandale (Rebecca c.)
Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer—taken
Lod Chesterfield's Newsmonger
Col. Peel's Cobweb colt—no backers
Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa—offered
Mr. Gully's Old England—offered
Mr. St. Paul's Calypso's dam colt
Duke Richmond's ',gird o'Cockpen
Mr. Hesseltine's Fitz Allen
Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt
Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy—taken
Mr. Merry's Collier—offered

50 1 Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-Way—offered.
Until to-day, there has been scarcely anything done
upon the Derby, since Tuesday, if we except the move-
ment against the Cobweb colt, who fell down to 33 to 1,
offered freely both yesterday and to-day. Yesterday, 40C
even was laid between him and Old England. To-day,
there was a very thin attendance of subscribers. Kedger,
receiving an impetus from the London quotations, was
backed in scores at three points less than the odds offered
against him on Tuesday. The other business was limited
to 500 to 15 being taken about Anti ltepealer, 33 to 1
several times in small amounts agst Weatherbit, and 5C
to Ito a trifling sum agst Cabin Boy. 200 even was laid
between Pantasa and Old England. Offers to take 12 to
1 agst Alarm, and 16 to 1 about Forth's lot throw it
Connaught Ranger.

OARS.
Offers to take 7 to 2 agst Kent's lot

Lord Miltown's Flahowlagh, Due au Durras, and tw!
or three other horses have arrived in England, and an
daily expected at George Edwards's stables at Newmarket

A few days since, to decide a wager of £lO a side, r
horse belonging to Mr. Peter Wood, of Manchester
walked a mile at Northwich in 9 minutes and 15 seconds
2 minutes and 45 seconds under the stipulated time.
ALICE HAWTHORN.—The price put upon the service
of this splendid mare for the next season is £l5OO, and i
was expected that she would have gone to Mr. Mostyn?
stable, at Holywell, but the price was considered to,
" stiff."

CIIESTER RACE'S.—'there are are 123 subscribers tl
the Chester Tradesmen's Plate, 13 for the Dee Stand Cup
30 for the Marquis of Westminster's Plate, 36 for the St
Leger, and for the Cheshire Stakes 32.
LIVERPOOL JULY RACES.—Stewards : The Hon. E
M. Lloyd Mostyn, Earl of Sefton, and the Earl of March
The entry for the forthcoming July Meeting has made it
appearance. It is equal to any former year, and includ,
some of the best horses in the country. On the first da
of the meeting, (whic't is now reduced to three days,
Wednesday, July 16, we have the Mersey Stakes, witha
entry of 23, the Sefton, 8 subs., the Produce, with a fie!
of 5, the Croxteth, 14 subs., and a Plate for horses tb
never won, winds up the day. On the second day thee
are the Foal Stakes, for which 5 are entered, followed b
the Tredesmen's Cup, for which 128 are entered, includin
Foig-a-ballagh, Godfrey, Winesour, Corranna, Aristidc:
Era, Red Deer, The Cures, and other favourites. On th
same day, the Derby Ilandicap, with an entry of 53, Eva
the sports conclude with a Free Handicap, and tit
Queen's Plate. On the last day the sport opens with to
St. Leger, for which 31 are entered, followed by the Bee
tinck Testimonial, for which there are already 28 subs
the Grosvenor Stakes, with a fed of 14, the Startle
Stakes, 13 subs., and the meeting will close with th
Selling Stakes. The St. Leger for 1846 presents the saw
number as the present year-31.

THE " UNION CLUB" AT SOUTHPORT,
JAN. 9 AND 10.
The SCARISHILICK CUP was won by Mr. Eden's Ezi
Mr. Bell ran up with Breeze.
The UNION Cur was won by Mr. Eden's Enchant,.
Mr. Bennett ran up with Bsnker.
The FLEBTWOOD CUP (all-aged dogs) was decided
favour of Mr. Swan's Sparks of Fire. Mr. Ridgway r
up with Royal Oak.
The Born STAKES (8 all-aged dogs) was won by IV
Edwards's Carmelite. Mr. Garvin ran up with Gic
geat h.

The CHAMPAGNE STAKES MIS won by Mr. Ridgwa'
Robin Adair. Mr. Ball's Brunette ran up.
The CLARET STAKES was won by Mr. Garvin's Gi
let. Mr. Unsworth ran up.

MILNTIIOhP COURSING MEETING, J. e
The Cur was won by Mr. Wood's Stiff Dick.
Jackson ran up with Clyde.

THE CHASE.

The CHESIIIRR HOUNDS will meet
To-morrow, the 15th instant, at Wilksley
Thursday, the 16th, at
Saturday, the lith, at .. Walgherton Lodge, Dodding!....,
At half-past ten o'clock.
Sir W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS will meet

Porkington, at ele•
King's 11
.

To-morrow, the 15th install., at
Friday, the 17th, at
Saturday, the 18th, at .....
At half-past ten o'clock.