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EIVIORIAL FUND—His Late Royal High ness the PRINCE CONSORT.—At a PUBLIC MEETING, bold in the EGYPTIAN II ALL, Mansion House, on TUESDAY, the 14th January, 1862, The Right Hon. WM. CUBITT, the Lord Mayor, in the Chair, The follo-,vlng resolutions were unanimously carried : Moved by the Lord Bishopof LONDON, seconded by Colonel WrrArmf " the Tb at this meeting, deeply deploring the irreparable loss country has sustained by the lamented death of his late -Royal Etighness the Prince Consort, whose powerful and well - regulated mind, and great abilities, have for more than '2O yea rs been unceasingly devoted to improving the condition of tb.e hurnbier class;es, and to the development and exten- Biwa of , cience and art, and to the judicious education and training of the Royal Family, is of opinion that a lasting , memorial should be erected, commemorative of his many virtues, and expressive of the gratitude of the people." Moved by Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIETE, seconded by WESTERN Wool), Esq , M.P.: " That the memorial recommended should be of a monu mental and national character,,end that its design and mole of execution be ar;proved by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen." Moved by Baran LioNr.r, DE ROTHSCHILD, M.P., seconded by the Hon. GEORGE DENMAN, M.P. : " That co , Amittees throughout the United Ki ng d om b e formed. to ',•aise subscriptions for the propos e d memor i a l , an d that all er Majesty's subjects be invited to subset ibe." Merved by HARVEY LEWIS, Esq., M.P., seconded by P. LE NEVE FOSTER, ESCI.:— " That a committee be formed, consisting of the foPowing noblemen and gentlemen, to carry into effect the fore:oing resolutions, with power to add to their number, and that the Right Iron. the Lord Mayor be President of the same and 'Treasurer of the fund." Moved by the Earl of COVENTRY, seconded by SAMUEL MORLEY, Esq. : " That tro cordial thanks of this meeting be given to the Right prin, the L or d M ayor f or convening and presiding over the, Blume' Pre Silient—The Right Hon. WM. CUBITT, Lord Mayor. 7br COMMITTEE lghtiln.and Rightßev. 'thaie Lord Bi o shop of London. 'tile Right Hon. the Lord Stratford de Bedeliffe. Marquis of Breadalbane, K.T. 'The Earl of Coventry. lord G. Gordon Lennox, M.P. Lord Elcho, M.P. The Hon. G. Denman, M.P. The Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P. The Hon. J. S. Wortley. Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart. Sir Morton Peto, Bart., M.P. Sir Thos, Phillips. Sir E. Antrobus, Bart. Sir C.. Wentworth Dilke, Brt. The 'Very Rev. Dr. riean of St. Paul's, rne Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P. Mr. Alderman Wilson. Sir F " G. bi(Xn, Bart., Alder man. SirJ.Mia t ,„ rove,Bt, Alderman rinan Salomons, M.P. 141 _derman Rose. Alderman Phillips. ' , it. Alderman Gabriel. itVr. Alderman Meclii. lir. Alderman Besley. Mr. Alderman Dakin. Mr. Alderman }lnnis. Mr, Alderman Sidney, M.P. Mr. Alderman Lawrence. Alderman Mr. C. J. Lawrence. `Mr. Alderman Hale. Mr. Alderman Abbiss. G. J. Cockerell, Esq., Sheriff of London and Middlesex. W.H.T wentyman,Esq.,Sheriff of London and Middlesex. John Alger, Esq. N. Alexander, Esq. W. Ang,erstein, Esq., M.P. Thomas Baring. Esq., M.P. Joshua Bates, Esq., M.P. W. H. B clkin, Eraq. Rev, W. Brock. C. S. Butler, Esq., M.P. Thos. Chambers, Esq., Coin- Thou Sergeant. With power tc, add to their number. biayor Subscrip'dowill be re , ..eived by the Right lion. the Lori A itt the NiNiansiGn House ; and by all the L• ncl , n bankers. ' llll ' , -Committee will sit daily at the Maned, House. MICHAEL GIBBS, S. R. GOODMAN, Hon. Secs. SAMUEL BROWN, Mansion House, E.C., Jan. 20, 1862. Harry Chester, Esq. Henry Cole, Esq., C.R. R W. Cranford, Esq., M.P. A. A. Croll, Esq. Geo. Cubitt, Esq., M.P. ; W. Dent, Esq. .Tno. Dillon, Esq. P. Le Neve Foster, Esq. I R. N. Fowler, Esq, T. Griffith Frith, Esq. Mr, Deputy Fry. !Rev. Michael Gibbs, M.A. W. Gilpin, Esq, Henry Ghinn, Esq. I G. Godwin, Feq., F.R.S. P. Graham, Esq. ` 4 . Grerson, Esq., M.P. Russell Gurney, Esq., Q.C., ' Recorder. T. Mulkey, Esq., M.P. Wm. Hartridge, Esq. I Chas. Bill, Esq. I W. El owes, Esq. Wm Humphery, Esq. Harvey Lewis, Esq., M.P. S. P.'Low, Esq. J. C. Macdonald, Esq. I Edw Nfarjoribanks, Esq. Chas. Mills, Esq. G. Moffatt, Esq.. ‘T.P. Saml. Morley, Esq. W. Murray, EQq., M.P. J. T. Norris, Esq.. M.P. Mr. Deputy Obard. R. N. l'hillipps, Esq. Henry hoberts, Esq. Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. S. G. Smith, Esq., M.P. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. Thos. Sopwith, Esq. James Spicer, Esq. W. Spottiswoode, Esq. W. Tite, Esq., M.P. Sir Jas. Tyler. Richd. Westmacott, Esq., R.A., F.R.S. W. Foster White, Esq. Thos. Winkwnrth, F sq. West. rn W od, Esq., M.P. John Wood, Esq. C. White, Esq. 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The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable contribution, both to the general and professional reader, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular. London: H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. TOOTHACHE. —HOWARD'S ENAMEL, for stopping decayed teeth, however large the cavity. It is used in a soft state, without pressure or pain, and hardens into a white enamel. It romains in the tooth many years, rendering extraction unnecessary and arresting the decay. Directions for use enclosed. Sold by all chemists and meth cino vendors, Price is, NO NEW YEAR'S GIFT is more valuable than OLDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, which has been established upwards of 30 years. It is the best and only certain remedy ever discovered for preserving, strengthening, be tutifying, or restoring 'he hair, whiskers, or mustache, and preventing them turning grey. So!clo in bottles, 3s. 6d., Os., and Ils., by C. and A. 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Haymarket, London, and by all 'ruggists, in bottles, 134 d., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's ksthmatic Balsam. THE VIGOUR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN -I FOUR WEEKS by Dr. RICORD'S ESSENCE OF LIFE. This wonderful agent will restore manhood to the most shattered constitution, whether arising from self-pollution, excesses, nocturnal emissions, the effects of climate, or natu ral causes. The time required to cure the most inveterate case is four weeks ; and, if used according to the printed in structions (which are very simple), failure is impossible. This life-restoring remedy should be taken by all about to marry, as its effects are permanent. It is acknowledged by the medical press to be the greatest discovery ever made. Success in every case is as certain as that water quenches thirst. Dr. Rioord's Essence of Life is sold in cases, with full in structions for use, at lie., or four quantities in one for 335., and will be sent to any part of the world, carefully packed, on receipt of remittance or post-office order payable to Prout and Co., Patent Medt.ineWarehouse, 229, Strand, London. (Entered at Stationers' lialL) DR. BUCHAN'S DOMESTIC MEDICINES. PATENT SUGAR-COATED PILLS, for purifying the blood, regulating the bowels, and removing vitiated hu mors, bilious and liver complaints, rheumatism, gout, scor butic affections, costiveness, &c. These pills work their way to the very roots of each disease, cleansing in their passage, and removing every unhealthy accumulation, till the bl )o is purified, the whole system renovated, and all the functions act according to nature, whilst the duties of life become a pleasure, where before they had been sad and weary burdens. Do not hesitate—do not delay I a clean stomach must make a clean body. A clean body will contain pure blood, when the stomach, body. and blood are pure, from regulating and cleansing the bowels, health is certain. Begin at the be ginning, waste no time; strike at the root of your ailment. Again, I say, look to your stomach. One trial of these pills will force conviction. Sold in bottles, at Is. lid., 2s. 9d., 45. 6d., and lls. Sold by Buchan and Co., Patent Medicine Warehouse, 10, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, W., and to be bad of all chemists in town and country, or forwarded on receipt of stamps. Wholesale Agents :--Barclay and Son, 75, Farringdon-st., London. DR. LA'MERT ON SELF-PRESERVATION. Price ls. ; post-free, 13, or sealed ends, 20 stamps, with En gravings and Cases. &thy be had of Mann and Co., 39, Cornhill, London, or direct from the Author. cIELF-PRESERVATION.—A popular Essay on Nervous and Physical Debility, resulting from injurious habits contracted in youth, or excesses in maturity, which, by prematurely exhausting - the functions of Manhood, de stroy the happiness of Married Life or prevent the fulfil ment of engagements which constitute the most cherished objects of existence. By Dr. LA'MERT, 37, Bedford-square, London. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, &c. The above work contains most useful and interesting information on the physiological changes which occur in the Reproductive System during the periods of youth, puberty, and manhood ; and on the due attainment of that degree of functional vigour upon which the hopes of posterity depend. It also points out how all the attributes of Man hood can be preserved to an advanced period of life, how they are lest, and how they can be recovered. It is free from the gross exaggerations, alarming descriptions, and dangerous remedies so generally resorted to by persona, who, prac tisinz with false medical qualifications, inflict most serious injuries, and render judicious treatment frequently abortive. The Author is the only legally qualified practitioner whose name stands on the Medical Register (the only true test of medical qualification), who has been exclu sively engaged for a series of years in the treatment of the var ious functional disorder s of the nervous and reproductive s ystem, which, owing to the great discoveries of modern science, are rendered subservient to a rational, simple, and easy mode of treatment. At home for consultation daily from 10 till 2, and from :(3 till Eri e ither vocally or by letter, -37, Bedford-Square, - 2 ___--- 2 -.--(--z -- Z. .r', `.." - CC- Z(2_ ' -.9 ' C . /' ' - C .-- -2.-/< 7- OZ--- -... 4- " 2"( ---' (..A C V ' \ X Z . O ,-_,____, , t e e t e 40 , -- _,-/- - __._ ~ t 7.2 ,4 . • .....,*,,-..;:-..• ,i 4 , 4 - r .. - /7, < ____ ~ Li C c - "4111 : _...........___ \s, „,„ . 0.17 t • At tz. ~ -;:.-_--.-01. 4 Vog- 4 ra scasiired by the fact that ‘. /''.4! ° .1. , A - 11 . 131/41% ..........,...... ,--"' r'll ti" , iib , present accident, if the pit ha, .... _ 1, ~•••• ,•,; lAz ( ',,,,, :... ... .." \ , , , . .1 , ' "'- „' \ ‘ Al* • ' . 5 , 4* . d /I N/ 41,.. ' '''''' \'' ' '''. ' -1. i' -,,,, n ,- , 1 442 A l ii - 4- , '''' ----, 9 /i- ''- - \ 4- #‘.,014 11k111 11112 - '', 4.: "'.. : Ili* • 24 hours to repair the pumpin ;T 4 ;6 ;4, ..... , c * , - lk. , - ~-,- : ~ ''''' . .A•cl ,a;''''''A. - ''%‘,,' -r.:-' ~. : . 0' . IR , , • 0. ..... ..V, ...,...., The men have not been hetv o'clock yesterday afternoon. AND LOSS OF LIFE. c~ -~ up to the time of the d to be " laid in" for ,g engine, every horse urface. rd "jowling" since 1 11 A.M. I have just returned from a second visit to the pit this morning. The work is going on steadily. The last report from the shaft is, that there is a space or hollow in the obstruction about six feet deep, and the working party can hear the loose rubbish falling into the bottom of the pit. Mr. Coulson and four picked men have just descended. and it is confidently hoped that a communication will be opened with below this afternoon. Dr, Davi son has made the most ample arrangements for the attendance of medical assistance. An immense number of people were gathering round the pit this forenoon ; and the anxiety of the wives and fami lies of the poor fellows has become intense since it was known that they might be reached this after noon. SHIELDS, MONDAY, HALF-PAST 6. At one o'clock today Mr. Coulson, the master sinker, sent up word that he hoped the men might be reached in two shifts (four hours). Every pre paration was made, and a large staff of surgeons were, and remain, in attendance ; but it is to be feared that it will be many hours before the men are reached. There are surgeons on the bank ready to follow the most daring miner down the !pit, and we have now the ablest men in the coal trade at the colliery to give advice and counsel in this terrible emer gency. No tongue can tell or pen describe the ex citement and anguish prevailing here at the thought that these poor creatures have to pass night in their t err ibl e prison another gloomy house, although there are men here of all classes capable of the most daring acts of heroism in efforts to restore the sufferers to the upper world ; but the work in the shaft is of the very slowest and most tedious character, There has been an immense concourse of people here to-day. The anxiety in Newcastle and Shields and in the neighbourhood with respect to the safety of the men continues unabated. ANOTHER COLLIERY EXPLOSION The:Birminghana Daily Post of yesterday says " The neighbourhood of Blackheath, near Dudley, has been thrown into a state of painful excitement by the occurrence of one of those terrible accidents which are unfortunately so common in the mining districts of South Staffordshire, The particulars, as far as our correspondent has been able at present to learn, arc as follows :—Mr. 11. Dawes (of the Bromford Ironworks) has a colliery at Blackheath, at which both coal and ironstone are worked. The machinery used is of the most complete description, and of first-class character, and the colliery, with Its appliances, is altogether worthy of being taken as a model. The shaft which goes down to the coal workings is about 275 yards deep, while the iron stone workings are about 15 yards deeper. Both of these departments were in full work, as usual, up till Tuesday night last, when the winding engine broke while engaged in drawing water. The works were thus partially stopped, but another engine was used for the purpose of pumping. This work was going on as usual during the night of Friday last, and Mr. Llewellyn, the chartermaster, was on the spot, superintending the work. About 3 o'clock on. Saturday morning he heard a noise as if an explo sion had occurred down the pit, and immediately there arose from the upcast shaft an immense vo lume of smoke and rubbish. It should be here men• tioned that for four years past an engine of about 14 horse-power has been used down the pit for draw ing the loaded skips out of the deep workings, and also for the purpose of pumping water out of the deep into the sump.' What occasioned the noise that Mr. Llewellyn heard is not at present known ; but it is conjectured that the boiler burst, and scat tered the burning fuel in the furnace about in every direction, setting fire to the adjacent supporting timbers, and that thus tie conflagration extended upwards out of the stone pits into the coal work ings. Whether this be so or not remains to be proved, but the fire extended up one of the shafts aid almost set on fire the pit frame above, while the cold air rushed in a perfect hurricane down the other shaft to feed the flames. When the catas trophe was first discovered it was attempted to smother the flames by throwing huge quantities of water down the upcast shaft, but it was altogether ineffectual, the water being speedily turned into steam, and thrown back again up the shaft. The upcast shaft was then scaffolded over and covered with rubbish to prevent the air getting down the pit, but it was of very little use, the flames conti nued to make way, and the guides and other appli ances inside the shaft were entirely destroyed. The government inspector (Mr. Baker) visited the spot during Saturday evening, and after he left the upcast shaft was scaffolded over like the downcast, and thickly covered with rubbish and sand; but still such was the force of the subterranean fire that the smoke of its flames percolated, as it were, through the mass of covering above, and was plainly visible during the whole of yesterday (Sunday). The saddest portion of the narrative is the fact that there were three men at work down the pit at the time the accident occurred. One, named Thomas Johnson, aged 20, was em ployed to superintend the underground engine. The other two wero brothers, William and Edward Hunt, and were drawing slack for the use of the engineer, Johnson. All the men were young and unmarried. Besides the men there were 17 valu able horses down the pit. During Saturday several futile attempts were made to descend one of the shafts, but it was perfectly impossible to do so for some time, the steam and smoke which arose being very dense and suffocating. At last the engineer on the bank' (Mr. Dutton), with Richard Ash man and James Plant, two of the colliers employed, managed to get to the bottom of the downcast shaft, and they immediately went to look for the men ; but it was impossible to get anywhere near them, as all the passages were on fire. Four horses were seen dead in one of the stables, but the others could not be reached. The horses are computed to be worth at least about £350 or £4OO. As to the whole extent of the damage it is impossible to form any correct estimate ; but under the most favour able circumstances the timber in the coal pit and a large quantity of the mineral itself will be destroyed and the shaft rendered a perfect wreck, thus involv ing a loss of probably 12,000 or £3,000. It is almost needless to say that there is not the remotest chance of ever recovering either the men or the horses, as the mine will very likely continue to burn for weeks, and all in it will be reduced to ashes. Several f the mine owners, mining engineers, and surveyors of the district, visited the place during Saturday and yesterday, and crowds of curious visitors have congregated n ight and day to watch the chances of extinguish ing the fire. Mr. Baker (Government In spector of Mines), Mr. E. Williams, Mr. Peacock, and Mr. Thomas Brettall (surveyor of the co lli er y) examined the place, as far us p oss ibl e on Saturday, and every necessary attention is being paid to the progress of the terrible conflagration. Only a few days before six men were burnt—but not at all severely—in another pit belonging to Mr Dawes, near Oldbury." THE LOUD CHAMBERLAI N AND THE THEATRES..." The Bishop of L on d on has presented an address from cer tain clergy and laity of his diocese to Lord Sydney, the Lord Chamberlain, who has withdrawn the prohibitory clauses from the license of the metropolitan theatres, which under the new arrangements will be opened in the next Holy Week for the usual theatrical performances. The Lord Chamberlain has replied that he has permitted the London theatres to be opened in order to assimilate their practice to that of the country theatres, over which he has no control, and that whilst he was not prepared to recall the, permission which he had granted, yet that he had no doubt that the managers would keep their theatres closed if they thought that the opening of them would be objected to by any large number of persons. A committee of the leading laity and clergy of the diocese of London is in course of formation for the purpose of pressing upon her Majesty's Government the advisibility of insisting that this step shall be retraced. The Rev. W. Denton, M.A., incumbent of St. Bartholomew's,Cripplegate, who is taking an active part in the movement, say s in an address which he has issued :—" I write in hope that members of the Church, and the clergy especially, will bestir themselves to avert this insolent disregard to national feeling and the conscience of the religiously-minded subjects of her Majesty. Wo have been lately called upon, very properly, to testify our respect for the husband of our Queen, and our sympathy for the sufferings of her Majesty. o ne of the means by which the Lord Cha mberlain required us to show our sense of the national loss w as to direct the clo s i ng of theatres. Surely at such a time it is strangely inconsis tent that the same functionary should permit t h e opening of the saum theatres a t the time when the whole Christian world are celebrating the passions 8.1),(1 death of our Redeemer." THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1862 a THE NAVY. Her Majesty's sailing frigate Calypso, 18, Capt. F. B. Moutresor, was paid off at Chatham yesterday, after being in commission upwards of four years. Since leaving England in the early part of 1858, the frigate has been employed cruising in the Pacific, nearly every group of islands in which she has visited. After being employed on the coast of Peru until the latter part of 1861, the Calypso was re , lieved by the screw corvette Tartar, 20, 250-horse power, Capt. J. Hayes, and received sailing orders to return to England, leaving Valparaiso on the Ist October last. The whole time the Calypso has been in commission the crew have generally been exceedingly healthy, and only a very few deaths oc curred on board. Most of the officers who left Eng land in the ship return with her. During the pas sage home, Mr. Glanville, the acting sub-lieut., died on board. A medal, together with the usual gratuity for long service and meritorious conduct, was awarded to George Price, quartermaster. Those of the crew who are continuous service men were granted six weeks' run ashore, after which they will be required to join one of the guard-ships at Chatham or the other naval ports. The Calypso is the last of the sailing ehips which will be placed in commission ; she is to be attached to the reserve at Chatham until further orders. Supernumerary seamen, Royal Marines, stokers, &c., were under orders to embark yesterday after noon on board the screw steam frigate Warrior, 40, Capt. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, in Plymouth Sound. The screw corvette Racoon, 22, Captain W. C. Chamberlain, will be paid off and put out of com mission at Chatham to-day. Admiralty instructions have been received at Chatham Dockyard for an additional roofing to be placed over the workshop in which the mechanics engaged in the construction of the iron frigate Achilles, 50, are employed. The contract for the undertaking has been taken by Messrs. Foord and Sons, of Rochester. The Himalaya screw troopship, Capt. John Sec combe, steamed into Portsmouth harbour yesterday afternoon, and was made fast alongside the dock yard, where she landed her troops and military in valids under the supervision of Major Breton, Act ing Assist.-Quartermaster-General. The sick were placed in the Military Hospital, while the detach ment of troops were quartered in the various bar racks of the garrison, and will be sent on to their several destinations by early train this morning. Returns have been ordered by the Admiralty, to be furnished by the officials of Portsmouth dock yard specifying the number of ships out of commis sion in the port, their present condition, the time required to make them ready for sea, and the esti mated expense of doing so. The Royal Alfred, 50, screw iron-cased frigate (converting from the frame of a screw liner), is to be especially reported upon in like manner to other ships in the port, but with her date for launching fixed as early as possible. The Admiralty have also called for a report rela tive to the capabilities of the harbour for the con struction of an additional steam basin and docks in connection with the present steam basin and fac tory at the north end of the dockyard. The Duncan, 101, screw, in the first-class reserve at Portsmouth, fitted for service as a flagship, com menced coaling alongside the dockyard yesterday, and will fill up to 620 tons. Draughts of seamen arrived at Portsmouth yes terday afternoon and evening from Plymouth and the eastward, and on her arrival in the dockyard were sent on board the Shannon, 51, screw, Capt. J. B. Wainwright. One lieutenant and 120 men from her Majesty's ship Victory, flag of Vice-Admiral Sir H. W. Bruce, Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, are still absent from that ship, doing duty on board the Dauntless screw frigate, Capt. Wilcox, C. 8., in Southampton water, where they will remain until two American war steamers have left for some other port. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty last evening:— Surgeon Dr. Alex. Watson to be superintendent to the Norwood cadet ship. Assistant-Surgeons--Dr. William Lockhart, to Jamaica Hospital; Francis H. Brown (acting), to the Imaum. • Naval Cadet nominated—Aubyn Margery. Engineers—J. Sangster (chief), G. W. Sievewright (acting), to the Shannon. Assistant-Engineers—R. Bacon (first-class), IV. W. Webbon (acting first), C. C. Hyde (second-class), J. West (acting second-class), and J. Manly (ditto), to the Shannon; J. Smith (acting second-class), to the Asia for the Tribune; W. Hallowell (acting 2d class), W. Crichton, ditto, supernumeraries, to the Indus ; G. Fordham, R. M. Rodger, ditto, supernumeraries, to the Cumberland; A. Dewar and W. Hankinson, ditto, supernumeraries, to the Asia. the Staff of the army, while commanding the Royal Artil lery in Nova Scotia. Deputy Inspector• General of Hospi tals A. Stewart having been ordered to embark for North America, Staff Surgeon-Major J. Macgregor has assumed the duties of principal medical officer of the garrison at Woolwich. " Should any of the shell keys in possession of Armstrong gut batteries be found to be too large for unscrewing any of the plugs of the shells, they are to be filed down by the bat tery smiths to fit the smallest of the plugs ; similar altera tions will be made in the pattern key, on War-office autho rity, December 31, 1860. " The Secretary of State fur War has approved of non commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery serving as in structors to corps of Volunteer Artillery being allowed working pay at the rate of ls. per diem, when employed in painting and lackering the guns, &c., in their charge. Authority dated War-office, December 27,1861, whichmust be quoted in all claims for working pay under this regula tion." The clothing establishment of the Royal Engi neers at Woolwich having been broken up in con sequence of the manufacture of the uniforms for the eorps having been transferred to Pimlico, the staff of tailors, hitherto employed at Woolwich, have rejoined headquarters, Chatham. Quartermaster J. Muteb, commissary of clothing, has been ordered from Woolwich to Pimlico, where he will still superintend the manufacture of the Royal Engi neers' clothing, assisted by a competent staff of non commissioned officers. A general parade of the officers and men of the Chatham Division of Royal Marines took place yesterday morning, on the interesting occasion of decorating two members of the corps with silver medals, which had been awarded them by the Ad miralty for long and meritorious service. Sergeant Henry King and Private Wm. Mason having been called to the front, the medals were presented to them by Colonel E. Rea, the Commandant of the Division. Sergeant King was some time since pre sented with the medal conferring an annuity of LlO for life. A detachment of non-commissioned officers and men of the Ist Battalion, Rifle Brigade, under com mand of Lieut. Boyle, are under orders to proceed on Friday next from the Royal Barracks, Dublin, to Liverpool, there to embark on the following day in a Cunard mail steam packet for Halifax, to join the service companies of the battalion in British North America. It is generally stated in garrison quarters at Woolwich that Major-Gen. Sandham, Royal Engi neers, has been appointed to the Governorship of the Royal Military Academy, vice Col. Wilford, Royal Artillery. Col. Wilford, it is said, will be appointed to the retired list of the Royal Artillery, on full pay. About 1 o'clock on Sunday morning the officers and others residing in Woolwich dockyard were aroused by an alarm of fire in the western engine room attached to the spacious saw mills of the yard. The hose was promptly applied, and with a plentiful and ready supply of water, which gushed forth in torrents from the main, it was soon extinguished. COL. DI'MURD 0 AND THE VOLUNTEERS At a distribution of prizes for rifle shooting among the members of the West Middlesex Volun teers, which took place on Thursday evening in the Flaxman Gallery of the London University, Col. M'Murdo delivered an interesting address. The theatre was so densely packed that some hundreds were unable to obtain admission. The prizes -50 or 60 in number, and of the value of £3OO or £4OO, were ranged on a table in front of the platform, and some of them were of a very beautiful descrip tion. Colonel M'Murdo, having expressed his satis faction at presiding over such an assembly, said it had been stated in some quarters that the volunteer movement was languishing and declining. Now, although Government were only in possession of the annual returns of the effective strength of the volunteers made up to the Ist of August in each year, still he (Colonel McMurdo) thought he could show that the volunteer movement, so far from lan • guishing, was in a very healthy state. He found from the returns of 1860, that on the Ist of August in that year the number of effective volunteers en rolled was 119,283, and that on the Ist of last August the force had increased to 163,000. Judg ing, therefore, from the means in possession of the War Department at that period, he thought there was not the slightest occasion to be alarmed that there was any diminution in the effective strength of the volunteers. Why, so far from there being a decline, he could state upon authority that no less than 87 new corps had been formed within the last six months, 17 within the last two months, and in the first month of the present year three new corps had been formed. As regarded the efficiency of the Volunteer forces he (Colonel McMurdo) was pp nr t certainly uniti es able to of j ud gin g than he had. speak, for no one had better It had been his good fortune to witness the move ments and demeanour of th e V o l u nteers in a ll p ar ts rd °) n of the kingdom, and he could state most emphati cally that he had every reason to be highly satisfied with the progress they had made and with their general efficiency. The fortifications had been de signated one of the most valuable means of our na tional defences, but it was useless to have fortifica tions unless they had the men to man them. Now, even upon that head he could satisfy the country that they were fully prepared with the required material, as in the kingdom they had no less than 280 batteries, comprising 25,000 Artillery Volun teers, well drilled and well up to their work. Volun teers, however, should not suppose that they would have much to do with fortifications ; their position would be in the field. He was delighted to find that there was amovement in favour of establishing En gineer corps, and he had no hesitation in saying that one of the most valuable, if not the most valuable, adjuncts to the Volunteer movement were Engineer corps. He had been an eye-witness of the zeal and ability with which that portion of the ser vice could perform the work assigned to them. It was no wonder that with such an efficient force as the Volunteers to depend upon the Government looked upon the late apprehended struggle with the most perfect calmness. They were fully assured that, although the soldiers of the British army might be required in far distant regions, they could be sent away with safety, and that when they re turned they would find the honour and the soil of England untarnished and unsullied. He could not refrain upon that occasion from referring to an opinion of the Volunteers expressed to himself by one who had most unfortunatelypassed from among us. He alluded to that great and good Prince for whose loss the nation now so deeply mourned. His opinion was, " that this movement was of the highest importance to the safety, honour, and wel fare of this country," and on referring to the Volun teer Review in Hyde-park, he remarked that it was something more than a review ; it was a " great demonstration." Now, with regard to the more immediate business of the meeting, he would re mark that, although it was of the highest import ance that Rifle Volunteers should become marks men, it was desirable that they sho u ld b e equa ll y attentive to their drill. All their skill as marks men would be of little avail in the midst of the smoke, and dust, and heat of the battle. He had been much surprised to learn th e enormous amounts which had been subscribed in various corps for the presentation of prizes for shooting. He did not presume to dictate for one moment, but he would say that he thought and would suggest that the thousands which were spent in these prizes would be far better expended in maintaining the efficiency of the Volunteer forces, and in assisting them with clothing and accoutrements. Indeed, these large arrays of silver cups and tankards found no favour in his eyes. He would rather see a large increase of what they had there (pointing to the rifles lying on the table). The gallant Colonel resumed his seat amid loud applause, and then proceeded to distri bute the prizes, passing a personal compliment upon each recipient. T.HE _REINFORCEMENTS FOR C4NAD4. HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, JAN. 6. The Australasian arrived here on the 26th ult having on board the Ist battalion of the Rifle Br, - ---- gade, consisti ng o f 38 o ffi cers and 868 men. - She remaired here until the 13t inst., then proceeded to New Brunswick, where she arrived safely on the 3d. The mail steamship Niagara also arrived on the 26th ult., having on board 360 men of the Artillery for this station. The 62d Regiment, stationed at this garrison for nearly six years, embarked on the 30th ult., on board the steamship Delta, for New Brunswick, where she arrived on the 2d inst. The 63d are under orders to proceed to the same destination. The Persia arrived here on the 31st ult. from Bic, Canada, where she was unable to land all her troops and stores, in consequence of the ice making so fast in the river St. Lawrence ; she brought back 100 men. The Adriatic and the Asia arrived here on the same day. The former had 72 officers and 1,300 non-commissioned officers and privates of the Grena dier Guards. The latter brings 9 officers and 80 men of the Royal Artillery, a field battery with 4 officers and 117 men of the Royal Navy, 17 officers and 308 men belonging to the 3d battalion Military Train, 3 staff officers, and a large amount of mili tary stores. The Magdalena arrived on the 3d inst., with the 16th Regiment; the Melbourne on the sth inst. The Parana, with the Fusileers, is hourly looked for. The Bohemia, for New York, put in here this afternoon. The unforeseen arrival here of a large body of troops at this cold season of the year, intended for Canada, has naturally straitened our military authorities to find comfortable quarters for them. However, it is pleasing to find the citizens coming forward to render every assistance to house the gallant men who have been hurried over the Atlan tic at a most inclement season to protect, if need be, their firesides, and maintain the honour and independence of the British flag. The weather during the past fortnight has been unusually severe, but is now happily moderating. JANUARY 9. Since the 6th the only arrivals to notice are the mail steamship Canada, with a detachment of Royal Artillery, and the Cleopatra, with the 2d battalion 17th Regiment. Her Majesty's ship Orpheus, 21, arrived here yesterday. The Adriatic, with the Grenadier GLards, left our harbour yesterday morning for New Bruns wick. The Ist battalion of the 16th will proceed during the week to the same destination. The 2d battalion will remain here. Contracts have been made to transport by sledges in 13 days any number of troops required from New Brunswick to Riviere du Loup, a distance of about 310 miles. Preparations are still hurried forward here to give ample accommodation to expected arrivals. The Parana troopship was at Sydney, Cape Breton, on the Gth, and is expected here to-night. THE ARM Y. The following general regimental order to the corps of Royal Artillery has been issued from the Horse Guards by command of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, through Colonel Bingham, Deputy Adjutant-General : " Her Majesty has been pleased to sign the following commissions of gentlemen cadets as lieutenants in the corps of Royal Artillery, each of whom is posted as follows, and will join the batteries at the station where they are serving on the Ist of February next, excepting those posted to fo reign stations, who will join at Woolwich on that date : Charles Garland Rule, Ist brigade, 1 battery, Gibraltar; James Adair Lawrie, 2d brigade, 1 battery, Dover ; Barrett Leonard Tolluer, sth Brigade, 4 battery, Plymouth ; Des mond Dyko Tynte O'Callaghan, 13th brigade, 4 battery, China; Frederick Campbell, 6.h brigade, 2 battery, Guern sey; Samuel Hopkins, 15th brigade, 2 battery, Bermuda; Robert Henry Francis Renwick, depot, Woolwich ; Lionel Frederick Perry, 11th brigade, 4 battery, India; Edmund Stoughton Braithwaite Lockyer, sth brigade, 6 battery, Plymouth ; Edmund Webb Nash, 15th brigade, 6 battery, Woolwich; John Ramsay Slade, Bth brigade, G battery, Athlone; Charles Edmund Hawkshawe Ford, 9:h brigade, F battery, Shorncliffe ; Edward Cross, 6th brigade, 3 bat tery, Portsmouth; Joseph Ruscombe Poole, 7th brigade, 3 battery, Quebec; Charles Montressor Hughes Hullett, 12th brigade, 3 battery, Sydney; Thomas Burke Reeves, 15th brigade, 7 battery, Woolwich ; John Corsane Robin son, 13th brigade, 5 battery, Woolwich; George William Maitland Turnbull, 13th brigade, 1 battery, Woolwich; Charles Larcour, 12th brigade, 3 battery, Sydney; Edward George Moore Donnithorne, 14th brigade, 4 battery, India; George Albert Beaty Pownall, sth brigade, 5 battery, Plymouth; Henry Pipon, 4th brigade, K battery, Hilsea; Robert Pero Williams Freeman, 6th brigade, 4 battery, Portsmouth; St. Alban Islolesworth, 6th brigade, 8 battery, Portsmouth ; Hon. Evelyn John Hewitt, depot, Woolwich ; Fred. Wm. Joseph, 14th brigade, 8 battery, India; Archibald Fullerton Cumberledge, depot, Woolwich; Edmund Waller, depot, Woolwich; John Fred. Maurice, depot, Woolwich ; Frederick Lyon Weston, depot, Woolwich ; Claude Bernard Sandys, 11th brigade, 1 battery, India; George Henry Marshall, depot, Warley; Hamilton Geary, depot, Warley; Chas. Edward Souper, depot, Warley; Thompson Copeland Capper, depot, Sheer ness ; Townsend Griffin, depot, Sheerness ; Thos. Robert Disney, depot, Sheerness; Charles Rusher Foulger, depot, Sheerness ; Robert Warburton, depot, Sheerness ; John Day, depot, Sheerness ; Henry Seaton Blenkinsopp, de pot, Sheerness; Julian Balander Lawrence, depot, Sheer ness; George Scott Chicne, depot, Sheerness; James Keith, depot, Sheerness. " The following transfers have been ordered to be effected forthwith :—Lieut. Brodie, from No. 1 battery, 2d brigade, to B battery, 9th brigade; Lieut. Palmer, from No. 7 bat tery, 7th brigade, to the depot; Lieut. Reeves, from G bat tery, Bth brigade, to the depot; Lieut. Forster, from No. 3 battery, 12th brigade, to the depot. Lieut. W. D. Carry, 6th brigade, has been appointed adjt. to the School of Gunnery at Shoebury ness, vice Price, who resigns the appointment on embarking for North America. An exchange of batteries has been ordered between Capt. and Brevet Lieut.-Col. J. D, Shakspear, of the 6th brigade, and Capt. and Brevet- Major Milward, of the 4th brigade, and the former officer has been removed from Portsmouth to Hilsea. An exchange of batteries has been sanctioned between Lieut. H. M. Ho zier, of A battery, 4th brigade, and Lieut. E. Baring, of No. 5 battery, 6th brigade. Assist.-Surg. Smith is trans ferrei from the 14th to the depot brigade ; and Assist.-Sur geon Mould is posted to the 14th brigade, vice Wright, about to be promoted to the Staff. " lier Majesty has been pleased to approve the ap pointment of Col, Franklin Dunlop, C,13,, as a colonel on TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—The accustomed quiet of this city has been turned to bustle and excitement by the arrival and departure of regiments, and the coming in and sailing of steamers, men of war, and transports. Our streets have been gay with the uniforms of Guardsmen, Riflemen, Liners, Artillery, Engineers, and Military Train; the first and the last, never having been seen here before, attracted much atten tion. The first arrival of troops was on the 26th of December, when the Australasian, foiled in her attempt to go up the St. Lawrence, steamed up to the dockyard with the Ist battalion Rifle Brigade on board. She remained here about a week, the delay arising partly from the state of the weather and partly from the fact that the roads in New Brunswick were blocked up with snow, and the com missariat officers had not been able to complete their arrangements for forwarding the men from St. John's, New Brunswick. This fine ship had a very rough passage round to that port, and, asyou are perhaps aware, the navigation of the Bay of Fundy is not the safest. However she reached there safely and landed the regiment in good order. It blew a fearful gale during the night after she left here, and as the fierce wind howled without, and the snow and hail dashed furiously against the windows, many a family seated round the cheerful hearth thought of that storm-tossed ship, and the gallant fellows on board who had come all the way from Old England to defend us, and many a prayer not unheard went up for their safety. The Persia arrived here from the St. Lawrence on the 31st December; so rapidly did the ice form in the river that she was forced to depart very sud denly, leaving behind two of her officers, a number of her crew, and most of her boats. She succeeded in landing at Isle Bic all the Ist battalion 16th Re giment, with the exception of one company, which returned in her to this port. On the same day the Adriatic came in with the Grenadier Guards on board, and after the departure of the Australasian she went alongside the dockyard pier, and the men were thus enabled to have a run on shore within the walls. They remained here about a week and left yesterday morning for St. John's, where they should arrive in 48 hours. During their stay here the offi cers amused themselves with sleigh driving, and soon became proficient at the difficult task of turn ing the corners of slippery streets. I could tell you of how the swells were at first imposed upon by the cabbies, and hew soon the former found them out, and the game was up; of how a captain, driving a sleigh through the principal street, ran down a black woman, did not hurt her in the least, paid £5 damages for breaking the vehicle when the horse ran away, and said his hands were so cold he could not hold him—and of the fabulous prices they paid for bearskins and so-called Newfoundland dogs, but that your space is better occupied by my saying how deep was the impression made by the pluck and spirit of these noble fellows, who have left so many pleasures and comforts behind them, to face the cold of a Canadian winter and the toils of a long march through the snow, in order to be ready to defend the national honour. We had one or two fiercely cold days, which no doubt quite equalled their expectations, and gave them an idea of what it might be in New Brunswick where it is usually colder than at Halifax. The regiment paraded through the town the day before its depar ture, and, of course, excited the admiration of all, for, though many fine corps have been and are in garrison here, such a splendid body of men was never seen in this province before. You, in London, accustomed to see these fine fellows in the Park, would hardly recognise the men you are so justly proud of, in their sealskin caps, top boots, fur mitts, gray coats, and woollen comforters. They were in fine order, every man warmly clothed and looking none the worse for the voyage. I may say they looked to me healthier and better than I ever saw them in England. Many a time of a cold March day I have seen the sentries about the foot of St. James's-street looking very cold and miserable, but with the excellent clothing so bountifully provided for the men on this expedition there was nothing of that in their appearance. I happened to be stand ing near to an American evhen the battalion passed. He said, " Yes, Sir ! they are fine men, and march good, and no mistake. I reckon we 'aint got many boys like those in our army." The 2d battalion, 16th Regiment, arrived last week in the Magdalena after a fine passage, were landed in good order, and took up their quarters in the Citadel. A few nights ago two privates of the r g e i g ae im is, en a t n , d stu w p e ifi re ed fe b a y n d d ri f o r k oz , e s n an t k e t d o ea sl t e h e p th o e morning. The Cleopatra came in last nig ht with the Ist battalion of the 17th Regiment o n board. nnethxet PRICE..... -...4d. STAMPED ....sd. The 62d left for St. Andrew's, New Brunswick (a small port nearer the American border than St. John's), whence they have been conveyed by rail to Woodstock, where the march to Canada begins. They will be put through by companies, and after one regiment has passed the road will be very good. The 63d are to leave shortly for the same place. The harbour of St. Andrew's is too shallow to allow such ships as the Adriatic to go in there. All those troops intended for Canada would have been comfortably lodged in Quebec and Montreal within a couple of days after their arrival here, if we had a railway to join the Grand Trunk line at Riviere du Loup, thus making us independent of the Americans at all seasons. There are delegates now in England, reiterating our frequent petition for Imperial aid t o carr y ou t this undertaking. We have built a portion of the line, and so has New Brunswick, but neither province has the means to continue the good work without assistance from the home Government. We should become bankrupt in the attempt. The necessity of this line being completed was never more apparent than at the pre sent time, and I venture to say the difference in the cost of sending all these soldiers and stores to Canada by the tedious and hazardous route that is being adopted would go far to satisfy our demands. In fact, the only practicable communication between Canada and England is through the United States, and up to the present moment not a single com pany of soldiers has been got over the road to Riviere du Loup. The difficulties and dangers of this route are greater than is thought in England, and a handful of determined men could render it impossible for our troops to traverse such a country at this season. Let us hope some steps will be taken in the spring to commence this national work, for such it is, and then, in a few years, the whole of British America will have free access to the Atlantic through this harbour, the finest in America. Until this is done, the task of holding Canada against the Americans will be a far more difficult task than we are willing to admit.—l remain, Sir, your obedient servant, A NOVA SCOTIAN. Halifax. THE DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT IN NORTHUMBERLAND, SHIELDS, MONDAY, 8 A.M. A telegraphic message, sent last night to London, stated that a fall in the shaft on Saturday night had prevented the sinkers going on with the re moval of the bratticing. The same state of suspense obtained until about 5 o'clock this morning. It seems that the shaft of the pit was cribbed round with oak timber, which was carefully planked in the fore part. The engine -beam, in its terrific fall down the shaft, carried much of this timber and planking with it, exposing the strata, which hap pened to be of large loose stones. A perfect torrent of water runs down the sides of the shaft, and this water washed the stones out, which made it im possible for the working parties to go on without loss of life until the stone was all carefully bratticed up, which has been done under the direction of Mr. Coulson, the master sinker; and as it is now per fectly complete and safe it is expected the work of removal will go on rapidly. In fact, some good lifts of timber have been made this morning. Mr. Coulson informed your correspondent this morning, about 7 o'clock, that the sinkers were within 12 feet of the furnace drift, and the greatest confidence is expressed that when they reach it immediate communication can be opened with the men and lads below in the yard seam ; and, even if they cannot get them up thence to bank, strong active relays of pitmen and miners can soon clear the shaft from the yard seam. The yard seam at the face of the coal is three feet in height ; but there is an arched way in it leading from the shaft to the staple, up which the men are supposed to have escaped from the low main, only six feet in height. The whole of the buried party, if alive and in the yard seam, will be gathered together in the arched way. It is not known whether they will have a fire, but it is certain they will have a good supply of oil for their lamps for some days to come. Mr. Telford and and some of the most experienced viewers and overmen in the steam coalfield were assembled at the pit this morning, ready as soon as the obstruction is cleared away down to:the furnace drift to work their way through in search of the lost party. • . . _ _ _ Mr. Foster, with Mr. Atkinson, the Government Inspector of Mines, and a large party of gentlemen experienced in the working of mines, arrived at the spot at 7 o'clock this morning. The bodies of the five men killed in the shaft on Thursday were brought up from the high seam this morning, and removed to their homes. The labours of the past four days in the shaft have gone on with wonderful order and regularity. There has been no noise or confusion at bank, as the rub bish sent up the shaft bas been stowed away in the high seam ; the only sounds breaking the silence at the pit mouth, which has been kept quite clear of idlers and lookers on by the police, being the shouts of the workmen—" Bend up the gin ;" " Bend up the Jack ;" " Heave up the crab." After Friday night the wives and children of the buried work men were induced to leave the pit head and have been kept away, which has been a great relief to the working party. Dr. Davison, the colliery surgeon, relieved now and then by Dr. Pyle and other sur geons, has been in attendance for any emergency since the first hour that he received information of the catastrophe. Mr. Carr, Mr. Humble, and the other officials of the pit appear to be nearly worn out with their four nights and days' labour and anxiety. Mr. Coulson, however, the master sinker, who has had vast experience in shaft work, and undo whose directions the tedious process of re moving the obstruction has been conducted, is bear ing up well. The anxiety of every one connected with the district is becoming more intense every hour as time wears on, and the fate of the poor men and lads still hangs in the balance. Last night, the fourth of weary watching by the families of the entombed men, was one of extreme anguish in their homes, though hope and the report of the jowling of the buried men in the shaft keep up the hearts of the poor women and children wonderfully. Very many of the men have families, and, indeed, they number nearly the whole working male population of the village. One poor woman has a husband and six children, with a boy, whom she and her husband had brought up, buried in the pit, and many other persons are in no better position. One man is reported to have taken his little boy down with him at 9 o'clock on Thursday morning to show him the pit, little more than an hour be fore the accident took place. It has not been ascer tained whether the broken half of the engine beam is in the shaft or has fallen to the bottom of the pit. If it fell to the bottom of the pit, however, the men there would be warned by the thundering noise of the material brought down the shaft with it, and would get out of its way. The beam was o f cast iron, and, as already rei )orted the arm that h as broken off weighed 21 tons. Practical men who have examined the half from which the fallen mass broke off, describe it as of good metal. There is no appearance, they state, of an old fracture or flaw ; and no sufficient reason has been assigned for its suddenly breaking at the axle. The pumping engine at Hartley Colliery is ono of the most power ful in the coal trade. The beams of the larger pump i n g engines that have subsequently been put up in the Northumberland Steam Coalfield have been made of malleable iron. Hai tley Colliery has been very costly to its present owners in conse quence of the immense quantity of water flowing into it; and the huge pumping engine, the broken beam of which has been the cause of the present terrible disaster, had been at work about six years. The loss that is likely to arise to the owners from the present calamity will be extremely severe, for the amount of water flowing into the mine may be