The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-30

on Thursday came OF yesterday at loA NJ at the No
velty Works, Ninety lbs Of aurerous quartz from
Otter Creek California placed In the receiving
bowl, together with thirty four IDS Of mercury
The net result after crushing and causing the mercury
TO evaporate, the production of button Of pure
gold weighing y ounce which, together with portion
of the tsiings handed to Dr. Chiffon who will
certain the purity Of the gold test the tangs for
metal which may remain therein and communicate the
result Of his researches to the committee appointed BY
the meeting of yesterday Their report viii be interest
ing as it will determine the value Of the smasamator
The returns of the Mechanics Bank of Augusta, Ga.
made on the 4h April 1853 show the amount Of loans
and discounts to have been 81 $40 1856; deposits Sa2o
os3 specie s21l SILL circulation, Ss77, 1856; bills and
lying over $35 579 OF which there is doubtful,
S36 0O0 capital $500, 000
The qaanty of coal transported the Lehigh Canal
for the week ending April 49, ss4 TONS previously
this season, Al AIS tons-total SO, 312 tons.
The Bank Of East Tennessee sustained from bill
holders for five weeks and met every demand promptly
and in full The bank is ready pay, to the last dollar
its Liabilities at maturity, upon presentation.
Simeon Draper advertises for sale the Sh June next
the FIRST mortgage bonds of the Columbus Pequa and To-
diana Railroad This road win be of the best in the
West taking at Columbus the combined traffic of the Ohio
Central and the steubenvie and Indiana Railroads. and
carrying it directly West the Beefontaine lines. 1t
in rapid progress of construction It's bonds should
mand good prices-they are convertible.
We learn from Columbus Ohio that Judge Mclean has
decided the injunction against the Junction Railroad
Company. He held the following points distinctly
7. The plaintiff makes sufficient case by his bill and
proofs TO put the defendants their defence and to
entte hum to an injunction unless defendants can show
authority for their proceedings. s~.rasxHq
2. The charter of the Junction Railroad Company and
its amendments give that Company no authority to
g. company fairly organized under the charter Of the
Port Clinton Railroad Company has authority to build
bridge across the bay unless it would materially obstruc
A. The afdavs and proofs as to the obstruction are
too equally balanced to require the Court to grant in
junction against the Port Clinton Railroad Company.
Decree-Enjoinng the Junction Railroad Company
from crossing the bay and refusing against
the Port Clinton Company
This is, we believe, regarded substantial victory
II appears by the decision that the Port Clinton Company
has merely been used by the Junction Company to enable
to violate its charter. That company will it is stated
be enoined from bridging the bay 1t is also the
mpre sion that the State court will hold differently as to
the powers of the Port Clinton Company The questions
at issue that company hot particularly examined
in this case.
1t appears from return of the Railway Department of
the Board of Trade that the receipts for 80, 249 COSY
passengers conveyed railways in the United Kingdom
amounted to IS 400 $685. and for goods CATTLE parcels
mails, &C., f3 79 726; total from all of traffic
1885, SOL for the half year ending oh June 1882 on
7076 miles of railway being at the rate of FL 189 per
mile The receipts for the corresponding period of 1851
for 81 ISL 703 passengers $685. miles of rail
way, 60 $751; and for goods CATTLE parcels mails &c.
total 6749 522, showing increase in the
number of passengers of 1867 9O2 and in the total re-
cept of s4eo29 in favor of the half year ending Soth
June, 1852. Of the 81 55l received railways in
the United Kingdom f6 les 313 received on railways
England and Wales against f5 $685. 243 at the CORES
ponding period Of 1851 f1S 675 railways in Scotland
against 1858 925 and E3OS 562 railways in Ireland
against f260 1854 at the corresponding period of 1851 Of
the 80 248 COSY passengers conveyed during the half
year 49, 6S2 4l5 were conveyed railways in England
and Wales, against 80 ss3 $50 at the corresponding
period; 1906 724 on railways in Scotland, against
1913, 1851 and 2,66l, 466 railways in Ireland,
against COZ at the corresponding PERIOD show
ing of $40 in the number of passengers
conveyed railways in England Wales and decrease
of AT All in the number Of passengers conveyed rail-
ways in Scotland, and of $50 the number conyeed
on railways in Ireland.
The number of fIst class passengers conveyed was
46e93 $50; Of second Glass; ID PSI 1877 OF third class
255 TAO: and of the parliamentary class IA 052 $40.
The number of holders of periodical tickets 4972
As with the corresponding peri cd of 1851 an
is shown of 129 LOG in the number of class
passengers of in the number of second class
passengers and in the parliame ntsry class of 1886 ZIG
passengers but decrease in the number of third class
passengers shown of 654 45 which, doubt tended
to Increase the number of the parliamentary class The
receipts for the half year endn the 3oh Of june 1852
for first class passengers amounted to fl OIL 7o7 for
second class to FL 294 for third Glass; f254 $751;
for the parliamentary class to s7s2 5lS and for the
periodical ticket Glass; to f5s, 557-mskng together
with FL 800 for fares, &C., 60 $685. above
against f $751; received at the corresponding period
Of 1S5l-showing an increase of fi3, Sss.
The following pamed mining companies of Great Bri
tain declared dividends during the month Of March
1853
DIVIDENDS OF ENGLISH MINING COMPANIES,
PAID in Diridend
Minc, shnre ners Anoi