The Sun. — London, England, 1856-07-17 00:00:00

"ROYAL SURREY GARDENS.-INAUGU RATION FESTIVAL. This Evening, THURSDAY, Ta D GP, -OTI) MISCELLANEOU CONCERT, in vvhich Mada ne Clara Novello, Madame Gassier, Dolby, Mine. Itudersdorff, Miss Arabella Goddard, Mme. Dreyfus, Mi.s Kate Ranoe, Fraulieu Jessie Rolls, Mr. Sims Reeves, Sig. Sivori, and Sig. Bottesini will appear. Conductor, M. Jullien. To commence at 7 o'clock. Ad mittance 2s. 6d.. Fireworks at Ten. CRYSTAL PALACE. —LAST CONCERT but nvo.—Admission, 7s. 6d. ; Children under twelve, 3s. 6d. H ERR MAJESTY'S THEATRE. La Traviata.— Le Corsaire. Mcllle. PICCOLOMINI=Madame ROSATI, GRAND EXTRA. NIGHT. This Evening (THURSDAY), July 17, will be presented Verdi's Opera, LA TRAVIATA Violetta, 31dlle. Piecolomini ; Alfredo, Signer Calzolari ; Barone Dauphol, Signor Vairo ; Dottore Grenvil, Signor Baillou ; and Germonti Giorgio, Signor B,neventano. After which will be repeated the entirely new Ballet, entitled LE CORSAIRE. With new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. Conrad, Signor Ronzani; Seyd, M. Dauty ; Yussuff, M. Venafra ; Birbanto, M. Vandris ; Sulmea, Mdlle. Clara ; Gul nare, Mdlle. Rosa ; Dilare, Mdlle. Lizereux ; Medora, Madame Rosati. The Opera will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, Colonnade, Haymarket. TkICATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. R. T. Smith. ENGLISH OPERA. THIS EVENING, ESMERALDA. To conclude with A BALLET DIVER VISSEMEN r. THEATRE ROYAL, HIYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Bucket:Me. THIS EVENING, TWELFTH NiGa T. After which The Spanish Dancers. Followed by MR. HUGHES AT HOME. To conclude with FISH OUT OF WATER. ROYAL OLYM?IC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr, Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING DELICATE GROUND. After which, If E D P. A. To conclude with A CONJUGAL LESSON'. it'iy.tr, PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES BEAN. Tara EVENING, MUSIC II kTH CHARMS. After whien, VIE WINTER'S TALE. ROYAL TFIEATRE ADELPHI. Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING. URGENP PRIVATE AFFAIRS. Fol!owed by MEDEA. After which, THE CUSTOIIS OF 'THE COUNTRY. To conclude with TIIE IRISH LIOY. ASTLEY'3 ROYAL A3IPOITHEATRE. Lessee and Manater, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Last night but five of the Romantic Equestrian Spectacle THE lions& OF THE CAVERN, or the Mounted Brigands of the Abruzzi. Me sagacious quadrupeds trained by Mr. William Cooke. After which, The German Brothers (their last week) will exhibit their astound in: performance. The EQUESTRIAN ELEGANCIES in the CIRCLE. To concluao with THE FESTIVAL OF PEACE; or, Honour to the Brave. Revival, Monday, 21st, of the great spectacle of the Rattle of the Alma, in honour of the return the Guards from the Crimea, who have bean invited to witness the mimic display of their glorious deeds. Box-office open ram Eieven tiff Four. Stage Manager, Ar. W. West. Equestrian Director, Sfr. W. Cooke. Jun. fliOri WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS 114.y—Morn. 11 min. aft. I—Evening 37 min. aft. 1 ORnow—Morn. 1 min. aft. 2—Evening 23 min. aft. 2 THE WEATHER-SUN OFFICT:, JULY IT. THERNOIMER, IN Tag SHADS. 67 —highest since noon yesterday. 55 —lowest this morning and during the night 63 —this day at noon. 8AP.01.177rE/1-30.13. WIND, variable, from N.W. to W.S.W. At noon— Fresh, with fine sunshiny weather. 11,311, S kt,y l. A.' LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1856. The question of Civil Service Superannuation is again occupying a large share of public attention. To attempt to go through the whole history of this matter would be a somewittt herculean task. It has passed through many phases, and been dealt with from time to time by successive Par liaments and different Govern►neats in such a ♦ariety of ways that to record all these changes would be to string together a series of contradic tions so utterly irreconcileable that they can only be attributed to those fits of caprice to which the pressure of circutnstanccs in no way germane to the subject will occasionally give risi•. It must suffice to glance briefly at the leading facts of the case; and to begin with the beginning it may be stated, upon the authority of the evidence adduced before the Select Committee, that, although the idea of a provision for old age appears to have originated with the hard-working demi-official men or slaves--we might say of the holders of patent offices in the palmy days of sinecurism—no sooner was the death-blow struck at that system and the sinecurist gave place . to an industrial class, who were required not only to receive the wages, but to do the work of office, than the country became sensible of the justice of providing retiring pensions for their more faithful servants when no longer able to provide for themselves. The broad distinction between the sinecurist and the de facto working official is this—the patentee enjoyed the salary of office for life, nay, sometimes it was entailed on his heirs, whilst ill paid deputies did the work for a bare remunera tion. The working official under the new regime performed the duties of the office is propria per • sona, and received a moderate stipend for the work so long as he was able to discharge Ulna. When age and infirmity deprived the latter of the power to earn, another stepped in to his place and took his stipend on similar terms. It was obvious that a man who has wasted his best days in the monotonous routine of a peculiar service, even if all his energies were not exhausted, was ill calcu lated f o r the hopeless task of beginning the world afresh, and that the justice of the case demanded for the worn-out, faithful servant of the Crown that he should not be left to a degrading depend ence on his friends, or, failing that, to those pa rochial resources, which the law provides for the destitute. The country, naturally enough, found a source of gratulation in the downfall of those State hangers-on, and the saving it effected in the Ex.- chequer ; and to the fruits of that change the attention of Parliament was directed for supplying the requisite provision for its retiring servants. The fees of abolished patent offices were devoted to the augmentation of the funds which the working staff under the defunct system had pra• dently set on foot. This was the nucleus of the Superannuation Fund. Thus it appears that the moment the necessity for such a provision arose, and the duty of the country to support it became apparent, the liberality of Parliament signalised itself in the gratuitous transfer of the patent fees Feud, which togeth er in aid of the Officers' amounted, in 18.1.2, to nearly 340,0001. This was the balance of a growing Fund, which, whilst satisfying the demand for retiring Fusions, was accumulating at compound interest. This balance attracted the keen eye of Mr. PlTT—keener, no doubt, from the financial pressure of the time —and under the twofold impetus of State neces sity on the one hand, and duty to the State's servants on the other, he grasped the idea of di verting that Fund into the Crown's Exchequer, and of granting in future gratuitous superannua tion to the despoiled and their successors. Had this balance gone on augmenting in the hands of Civil servants, or been invested at com pound interest, it would now have been repre sented by one million of money, ample for its legitimate objects, and the present vccatio questio would not have been the subject of Parliamentary discussion in 1.556. The Fund, however, was taken, and free super annuations were liberally awarded until 1821, when the Government of the day, by Treasury minute, imposed a tax of 2 per cent. on salaries from 1001. to 500/. ; 5 per cent, from 5001. to 1,000/. ; and 10 per cent. on 1,0001. and up wards. In 1822 a Bill was brought in partially affirming that arrangement to the extent that Civil servants should provide one moiety of the Fund, and the Government the other. Brief was the reign of this tax. The House, roused to a sense of the injustice perpetrated in 1822, re pealed that Act in 1824, and directed the sums levied from the officers to be repaid. Five years had scarcely elapsed when a fresh attempt was made to re-impose the tax. In 1828 a Bill was brought in for that purpose, but was indignantly rejected by the good feeling of the House. Scarcely had a year gone by ere the Govern ment of the day returned to the charge, but in stead of re-inviting the co-operation of Parlia ment, the present and 5 per cent. were di rected by Treasury Minute of August, 1829, to be deducted from the salaries of all officers enter ing the service after that date. For 5 years was this Minute acted upon, when, in a luckless hour, another Bill was brought into the House confirming and perpetuating the tax imposed by that Minute. This was passed, and is the Act of 1834, against which relief is sought by the officers who entered since 1829, and who have paid during that period no less than 800,000/. without computing interest, whilst they have only received in pensions therefrom about 40,000/. In this state of things the present Chancellor of the Exchequer came to the relief of the Civil Service, and brought in a bill creditable in all respects to its author, save as to the tax, which is still left unrepealed. The main prayer of the petitioners was to be absolved from an impost which, being "an arbitrary tax on fluctuating salaries, bore no equitable relation to the fixed pension to be secured," a tax unjust in itself, inequitable in principle, and contrary to sound policy. The bill and the petition were referred to a Select Committee, who, whilst condemning the tax, appear to have yielded to a suggestion that the Crown should have an equivalent in the shape of an equally arbitrary reduction of salaries ; bat what is more extraordinary, in bringing the result of the Select Comm ittee's labours before the House, embodied in the form of a new bill, the principle of the first is almost entirely destroyed. This is matter of deep regret, but fortunately the mischief is capable of an easy remedy, and that remedy has been suggested. It is to resort to the bill as originally proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with the addition of a clause disposing of the tax. The tax being conditionally foregone, with an equivalent for its loss, matters would stand as they were when the Chancellor in troduced his bill, and it is no mean compliment to him to find that, after all the labours of the Select Committee to improve it, the bill in its original integrity is the only measure which has fairly grappled with a difficult question, and is pre eminently calculated nut only to satisfy the Civil Service, but to do justice both to them and to the Crown. It may appear strange that in a bill directed against corrupt practices at Elections no mention should be made of the system of voting—that the mode of taking the suffrage, by which corrup tion in its most formidable forms is occasioned, should be permitted to remain without modifica tion or alteration. But so it is. The Ballot— which, under a judicious system, would render bribery or intimidation perfectly impossible—is passed by sub eilentie, while an elaborate ma chinery is created for the purpose of imposing trifling difficulties in the way of that which might be altogether obviated in a manner so simple and so efficacious.. I The Hon. Gentleman the member for Bristol, whose exertions in the cause of the Ballot have earned the thanks and gratitude of every true Reformer, is determined to attempt at least to remove this grave anomaly. He has given notice that he will, this evening, move the insertion of clauses providing that votes shall henceforward be taken at elections by ballot. If the professing Reformers prove faithful to the promises made at the hustings, there can be no doubt as to the com plete success of Mr. BERKELEY'S proposition. It would be carried by an overwhelming majority, in which the names of sundry members of the Cabinet, and other leading Miuisterialists, would figure. But years have fled since the last appeal to the country. Former pledges are, therefore, forgotten ; and the next General Elec tion is not sufficiently close to excite the appre hensions of the " waiters on Providence," many of whom hope to have "made their game" before the terrible appoarance of deceived and indignant cons tituen's shall be presented to their astonished ,gazo. We shall, therefore, feel no great surprise at finding some persons voting in direct opposi tion to all their former professions, and a still larger proportion of absentees, who will adopt the less manly course of avoiding the contest, and thus keeping fair with both sides. We must say, that, to our judgment, the party who remains away on inadequate grounds should be more severely condemned even than the avowed ' rat. Both must be regarded as deserters from. the standard to which they had previously vowed: allegiance ; but sneaking away from responsibility will be generally regarded as the most un-English practice of the two, and will certainly be visited with as stringent censure when the parties are called on to render the accounts of their respective stewardships. We trust, however, that there will be found at their posts a sufficient number of good men and true to insure the triumph which the inde fttigable zeal and indomitable energy of the champion of the Ballot so well merits. All that is required is that the apathy and iudifference which constitute the most fatal obstacle to he much - required improvement should be shaken off for the time being. The matter has been fully argued all the salient points of the cage are before the public. Mr. BERKELEY has le.f t no point untouched that re quired elucidation!. The ridiculous absurdity of speaking of it as an " un-English practice," by men who resort to it at every election, at their clubs, has long let .*u exploded. If voters wish to proclaim the side on which they desire to array themselves, it . -7 .4;- perfectly easy to do so. They may elevate their voices in favour of the pppular candidate, or wear significant ribands, the meaning of which is perfectly comprehensible. But let then vote privately, which will prevent bribery—because no man will trust a person base enough to sell his birthright, or believe that he would not also be capable of deceiving the in tending purchaser of his venal suffrage. It will also render ineffective all kinds of coercion, whe ther that of the landlord, the employer, the customer, the priest, or the mob. All kinds of domination will be prohibited, and the vote will be given in accordance with the voter's crinscience ; and there will, of course, be a far greater chance that the successful candidate will fairly represent the wants and wishes of the majority of the constituency by which he has b:en elected. The cry for public voting is practically one for the right of purchasing support, and bringing the most intolerable tyranny to bear on those who are compelled to gain their daily bread by their daily exertions. We are proud to say that many of these men will boldly assert their independence, and steadily refuse to listen to the insulting sug gestions. But why should they be exposed to serious loss and injury for their honest discharge of a constitutional duty ? Why should any man be enabled to say—You have opposed my wishes and interest, and I shall now injure you by every means in my power. As we have stated, a conscientious man may despise the threat, but he may still suffer severely by the results, and that should be guarded against by every practicable measure. Of all the points of elective reform we regard the Ballot as the most important —even more so than the extension of the suffrage, inasmuch as it is of greater consequence to insure the parity of election with a limited number of voters, than to have a large addition of persons who would be peculiarly liable to these corrupt and improper practices, that are verbally deprecated, but practically sustained by the re fusal to adopt the Ballot. Let the mystification that has so long been resorted to be speedily dis pelled, and the question placed in a correct point of view, so that all who run may read. We can trust Mr. BERKELEY to do so, and the earnest and consistentßeformers to give the necessary pub licity to his arguments. THE LATE JOHN _HENRY BELVILLE, ESQ. During the past week the Royal , Observatory at Greenwich has sustained a severe loss fn the decease of John Henry Belville, Esq., who for the long period of 45 years was one of its most faithfill and attached offi c-:rs. Mr. Belville was born in the year 1796, at Bath, was educated at Braintree, in Essex, with the view of entering the church, but in 1814 passed to the Observa tory at the time of the late Astronomer Royal's (Mr. Pond's) appointment. Whilst in office Mr. Belville's duties were of a most onerous and responsible nature, and he was successively entrusted with the superinten• dente of the Great Mural Circle, erected by Troughton, at Greenwich, ip the year 1812 ; with the ten•feet tran sit instrument erected likewise by Troughton, in 1816 ; and within the last few years with the Great Transit Circle erected by the present Astronomer Royal. For many years also the rating of the Government chrono meters formed not the least part of his official duties ; ,and for the long period abovementioned to the time of his last severe and most painful illness be continued to discharge with the utmost faithfulness and ability the duties of his office, requiring assiduous attention during the hours both of the day and night. Mr. Belville was favourably known as the author of a treatise on the barometer and thermometer. He was also distinguished as the most persevering meteorologi cal observer of the time, his private weather journal extending from the time of his school days at Braintree to within a very short period of his decease, and is one of the finest on record. His third daughter was married in the year 1844 to Mr. Glaisher, the well•known meteorologist. It is understood to be the intention of his family to inter the deceased in the old churchyard at Lee, in Kent, beside the tomb of the late Astrono mer Royal. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper, left town, yesterday, for har residence, Frogwore, near ‘Vindeor. The Duke and Duchess of Atholl have left the St. George's Hotel, for Dunkeld House, N.B. The Earl and Countess of Lichfield have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained at dinner, a, their mansion, on the Terrace, Piccadilly, last evening, his Excellency the Ambassador 9fFrance and the Countess de Persigny, his Excellen4 the Austrian Minister, his Excellency the Portuguese Minister and th e Countess Lavradio, Count Karolyi, the Duchess of Inverness, the Marquis and Marchioness of Blandford, the Countess of Ta,nkerville, the Earl of Westmorland, V scourit Chelsea, Sir Robert Peel, M.P., and Lady Emily Peel, the Right Hon. William Cowper, M.P., and Mrs. C ,wper, Mr. Crampton, and Mrs. Augustus Craven. After dinner her ladyship received a small circle of friends. The Frances Henty has arrived from Melbourne with 107,000 ounces of gold, valued at 428,000/. Her dates are to the 30th of April. Sir Erskine Ferry and Devonport Dockyard work men had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, yesterday, respecting superannuations. SIR ALAN 111'ICAs.—Our readers will be glad to learn, that her Majesty has been pleased to bestow a Da,rocetage on this public-spirited and patriotic Cana dian gentleman. Td;, COLDSTREAM GUARDS.—The annual banquet of the Coldstream Gu;trds took place last evening at the London Tavern ; Colonel the Hon. A. Upton presided. Covers were laid for 110. THE APPROACHING CORONATION AT Moscow.—On the 20th of Augu-t the Emperor will arrive at the Chateau of Petrowski, situated near the gates of Mos. c.,w, and on the 22d will make a solemn entry into the c tpital. MADAME VLtRDOT GARCIA'S MATINEE.—A. concert of v,,cal and in.trumental music was given yesterday by Madame Pauline Viardot Garcia, at the Dudley Gal lery, by permission of Lord Ward. The attendance was fashionable and numerous, the programme highly at tractive, and the performance admirable. LYCEUM THEATRE.—Last night Madame Ristori made " her last appearance this season," again sup porting the characters which sha assumed on Friday last. Madame Ristori will of course return to London after her viAt to the provinces. ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.—PORTSMOUTH, Wednesday. The Terrible, steam-frigate, with 1,000 troops, chiefly Loyal Artillery, and the Firebrand, with 200 men, have arrived from the Eest, WAR DEPARTMENT, 17TH JULY, 1356.—The follow ' ing vessels passed the Bosphorus on passage to Eng land on the 11th and 15th instant :—Royal George, with head•quarters and wing of the 56th Reetimeet ; Perseverance, with 200 men of the Medic ii Staff Corps. AUSTRIA AND NAPLES.—An extremely well-informed person, writing from Vienna, says that Austria cannot, end does not, now employ such straightforward language towards Naples as she did some months ago. Formerly, the Imperial Government openly condemned the foreign policy of the Nespolit rei Cabinet, but it does not ap ptove of foreign intervention in the internal affairs of a state—" unless, indeed, that intervention is demanded by its Sovereign.' MURDER,—John Murdoch, aged 20, Wright, was tried at the Lewis Assizes, yesterday, for the murder of James Wallerd, the keeper of the gaol at Hastings, who attempted to prevent the prisoner escaping therefrom. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, but recommended him to mercy. The learned judge, in an impressive speech, then sentenced the prisoner to death, on hearing which the prisoner turned round and said to the people, " There's a lesson fur you." LIFE INSURANCE.— At the Lewis Assizes, yesterday, an action was brought by a person named Gover against Vie Albert Life Insurance Company for the recovery of the amount of a policy of insurance for 8001., effected on the life of his wife. The company pleaded that the plaintiff hail made a false declaration as to the state of health of Mrs. Gover at the time the insurance was effected. The jury gave a verdict for the defendakts. THE MURDER AT OLD SWINFORD.—At the Worcester Assizes, yesterday, John Phipsou was indicted for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Mtlward at Old Swinford on the 27th of June last. The prisoner, it will be recol- Meted from the facts that have already appeared in The .‘",ot, was a nailer, and.during a quarrel he threw a piece of hot iron at deceased, which entered her side and killed her. The jory returned a verdict of guilty of man slaughter. 'The judge sentenced him to a fortnight's imprisonment. SEVERE TEMPEST AT LOWESTOFT.-On Tuesday even ing this town and neighbourhood was visited with a severe tempest. During the day the wind blew a brisk breeze from the south, and at 10 o'clock p.m. rocky cumuli clouds rose rapidly, with distant lightning, which lasted until midnight, when the heavens presented al mast one continual display of electricity, the thunder about the same time being incessant. For more than twenty minutes the rain fell very heavy, at intervals mingled with hail, and at a qtarter-past one the storm incroa4ed, the lightning became more vivid and forktd, the thunder more startling, and another heavy fall of rain. It was near 3 o'clock before the storm began to subslde, when it gradually disappeared on its way north ward, having lasted for more than three hours. It was the anniversary d St. Swabia. THZ SUN. LONDON; THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1F456- 1 71- 1 . II INSURRECTION AT MADRID. MADRID, TUESDAY EVENING. The fighting which began yesterday between the National Guard and the Garrison of Madrid has continued. It is not true that a Republic has beeu pro- claimed. The Queen presented herself to the National Guard, and to the troops of the garrison, and was well received. A suspension of hostilities has just been agreed to, and the truce is to ba in force till 5 o'clock in the evening. General O'Donnell has declared to General Infante, commanding the Insurgents, that, after that hour, the troops will act with the greatest vigour. If the insurgents should not have surrendered by the time of the departure of the despatch, it is feared that the telegraphic communication will shortly be interrupted. MADRID, WEDNESDAY. The insurrection is crushed. The O'Donnell Ministry has named a new mu nicipality for Madrid, and declared the whole kingdom to be in a state of siege. Several journals are suppressed. There are still no tidings of Espartero. The National Guard is disbanded, and their arms are to be given u*, It is rumoured that a movement has taken place at Saragossa. •-• :;; - A letter from Ancona of the 6th, in the Opi nione of Turin, states that the Austrian garrison there has been considerably reinforced of late, and that guns have been mounted on all the bat teries. THE CRIMEA. BALA_KLAVA, JULY 1. The evacuation of the Crimea is all but accom plished. In last night's orders are the arrange ments for breaking up the Staff. There remain now the 50th, 56th, 72d, and 82d regiments, a por tion of the 11th Husgars, some Land Transport battalions, and a few Sappers and Miners. The plateau is deserted. By the It.,yal tna:l peke:, E trl of Seftoa, whose arrival at Liverpool, we announced in our third edition, last night, Noble, commander, Of the White Star line, we are in receipt of advices from MelboUrne, to the 25th of April. She brings 50,000 az. of gold on freight, and 10,000 oz. in the hands of passengers, of whom there are about 120, and a general cargo. The — Earl of Sefton sailed from Melbourne on the 26th of April, and has thus completed her homeward voyage in 801 days. She reports the arrival at Melbourne, on the night of the 16th of April, of the screw clipper ship Royal Charter, Captain Boyce, after an un paralleled passage of 59 days. She was under steam only 14 days during the passage. The greatest distance run in 24 hours was 352 miles, during which time she attained the extraordinary speed of 18 nautical miles an hour. The Annandale, from Liverpool, and the Aus tralia, from New York, had arrived at Melbourne. The Oliver Lang was to sail fur Liverpool on April 30, and the Royal Charter May 22 ' • the Thomas Ann Cole, Ap r il 25 , an d the Walmer Castle, May 15 ' for London. The Francis Henty and the New Great Britain had sailed for Loudon. Th• mining intelligence continues favourable. The rush to the Green Hills still continues. From Bencligo we learn that the number of per sons trying their fortunes at those diggings was on the increase, and their labours were attended with success. Several new shafts have been sunk on the Windmill Reefs. At the Victorial Reef several claims have been lately sold at high prices, and the whole line of ground presents a most healthy ap pearance. One poison lately crushed 901- ounces of gold out of 10 tons of quartz. It is reported that Mr. Pohlman has been offered the Solicitor-Generalship of Victoria. The returns for the banks of Australia during the first quarter of the present year are very satis tory, showing a steadily progressive business. The deposits are increasing in a greater ratio than the indebtedness of colonists to the banks. The coin and bullion also show a tendency to increase. Miss Catherine Hayes had arrived at Melbourne from Launceston, and would proceed to England in the Royal Charter. There is no political news by this arrival. The price of gold bad declined to 765. 6d. The receipts per escort for the week had been 32,594 ounces, and the quantity shipped 106,273 ounces to London by the Francis Henty, and 0,769 ounces by the New Great Britain. The escorts had provided only a small quantity as com pared with previous weeks, caused, it was sup posed by the rapid fall which had taken place on the fields. At Bendigo the price within a fortnight had fallen 2s. 9d. per ounce, with the exchange on London at the same rate, 2 per cent. premium. In wool little had been done during the week. The advices per Royal Charter of the February sales were lbatisfactory, an advance of 11d. to 2d. being paid at the commencement, over the prices current at the December sales in London. In tallow, for colonial use, higher prices were being paid than for shipment. Within a few days an article quite unsuited for candles had been sold at from 551. to 561. FRANCE. Gold, apparently in paying quantities is reported to have been discovered near Mount Mitchell, about 25 miles north cf Armidale. The gold resem bled that found at the Rocking River, but was rougher. At Stockyard Creek, Gippsland, gold had likewise indicated itself. At Launceston a meeting had been held and re solution passed expressive of Mr. Gavan Duffy's character and career. A committee bad been ap pointed to collect subscriptions towards the quali fication necessary to enable him to sit in the Par liament. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Monitcur continues to publish decrees pro mulgating different laws adopted by the Legislative Body during its last session. BOURSE, July 16.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. er. End onfonth. 4i per Cente 93 75 —f. —o. 3 por Cents 7l 5 71 35 New Loan 7l Bank Sharem ' 4 125 Ronan Credit Mob; lier 1,530 -- kustaian Belgian Fiveq ...... ~ 93 Span34h Threes — Piedniontese (5) — goini) Debt ......... 37 Our Sydney files, to the 19th of April inclusive, furnish the subjoined reports. The Empire says:— " The general improvement in trade during the past week gives a promise of better times. Large quantities of goods have exchanged bands at auction, and the prices obtained were much higher than recent quotations. We notice in particular large sales of drapery goods, slop:•, boots and shoes, and oilmen's stores. The parcels of drapery offered for public competition have been un usually heavy, and no less than four sales have taken place during the week. There are still large Parcels of goods of a similar description held hack from the market in consequence of the reserved prices being placed upon them by the consignors. Large exports of spirits have been made for the southern trade ; the City of Sydney took away, oa Wednesday, 2,200 gallons of brandy for Victoria ; there have also been several other shipments, though of comparatively minor importance. There is little notice in the breadstuff market ; prices remain without any alteration, with the exception of the sale of some Van Diemen'a Land wheat, which realised 10s. 6d. per bushel. Whitbread's bottled porter wai sold at 103. 3d. per dozen ; loaf sugar, sd. per lb. ; washing soda, 8/. to 8/. 10s. per ton. At a public sale, a por tion of the wools offered was withdrawn. The lots of fleece wools sold at 16d. ; skins ranged high, say from 54d. to 61d., and these even were not of a superior description ; good hides realised 14s. sd. The general average price of hides for shipment ranged from 12s. to 14s. 6d. ; beef tallow, good, from 435. Gd. to 43.5.. 91. ; mutton, 434. All the above prices show a trifling tendency lower. We have heard several complaints that there exists a great difficulty in getting wool and tallow down from Moreton Bay, and that large par cels are stored there for want of conveyance to these markets. We have no doubt that this inconvenience wiM very soon be remedied. "A. meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held on Thursday, when the report on the insolvent laws was further discussed. 'Some progress was made with the 32d clause, which specifies the acts that are prt posed to constitute frau , tulent insolvency ; but it was un• finished at the terininaq,in of a long sitting. The meet ing was adjourned until Monday next. "The Empire publishes the Customs return of the imports ant exports of New South Wales for the first quarter of the present.year. "Toe following were the imports by British ships : Prom Great Britain Victoria Van Diemen's Land New Zealand 39,472 South Australia 443 South Sea Islands 9,133 United States 1,239 Manilla.., • 41,823 China and Calcutta Fisheries Foreign States• 31,0 ,0 £903,640 Subjoined are the imports by foreign ships : British goods from Great Britain Foreign ditto Ditto United States Ditto Foraign States 177,410 Ditto South Sea Islands 4,370 X 356,067 " Total amount of imports, 1,256,7131. " Our exports during the same period in British ships have been as follows : To Great Britain Victoria 413,578 New Ze•tland 79,326 Tasmania South Australia Foreign States South Sea Islands . 5,441 £1,032,566 "The following have been the exports in foreign ships : To Great Britain Foreign States South Sea Islands £81,498 " Total amount of exports, 1,177, 064/. "These returns show an excass of imports over exports to the amount of 79,649/. They lilso show that the colony of Victoria took produce from New South Wales to the value of 39,8991." The Geelong _Advertiser has I;he following re port : "The estimated value of the ice ports this week is 10,8721., to which amount the cargo of sugars brought by the Ospray has largely contrihu ted. The quantity of flour received from Van Diemen's Land, per R yal Shepherd and other colonial traders, is at present insuffi cient to affect this market, the price i laying kept steadily at 2U. per ton for some time past, a: id it will be politic for the farmers to continue supplying the mils at current rates, Bs. to Bs. 6d. per bushel of ;0113. ; should any other course than this be taken a v cry temporary ad vance would result, and bring with i t sufficient foreign supplies to depress the market for mo ntbs to come. The exports are valued at 771., and revetent sundry ship stores, &c. The week's receipts at the customs have amounted to 4,2491.145. 7d." RETURN OF MR. JOHN FROST.—Th is gentleman hav ing received her Maj-sty's uocondition al pardon, arrived at Liverpool from New York on Sati irday. He looks in excellent health, and carne to town t o pay his acknow ledgments to Mr. Thomas Duneombe, M.P., Sir Joshua Walwsley, and other gentlemen, for their exertions in his behalf, and was present in the Ho use of Commons during the discussion on the affairs of Italy on Monday last. He has since joined his family, who are residing near Bristol. He states that Williams and Jones, he believes, will not avail themselves of her Majesty's per mission to return to 'England, as they Ire doing so well in Tasmania, the forhaer being engaged. in mining, with a large number of men in his employr aent, and the lat ter keeps a tavern with a prosperous tt•ade. VIOLENT THUNDER-STORX—On Tuesday night the metropolis was visited with a severe thruiderstorm which lasted several hours. The- wind during the day had blown from the south-west. The heat had been oppres sive, and the atmosphere extremely close until late in the evening. About dusk the sky became heavy and dark, and rapid flashes of lightning shortly afterwards follow ed, which continued until half-past 11 o'clock, when an immense flash of forked lightning illuminated the hori zon, followed by a terrific clap of thunder. A storm of hailstones, accompanied with a perfect deluge of rain, followed, which lasted a considerable time, flooded the market-gardeners' grounds, and destroyed a large quan tity of choice exotics which were intended for the forth coming exhibitions. .. Thu Alinitreai :)...Ng;o-Saxon, Capt. hiqVlac,ter (whose arrival at Liverpool was announced in our third edition last night), brings advices from Montreal and Quebec to the 3d inst., two days later than brought by the Atlantic. The Anglo-Saxon brought 115 passengers and a full cargo of merchandise on freight. On the Ist instant, at Toronto, the Governor'- General prorogued Parliament until the 9th of August. He delivered the following speech on the occasion : " Hon. Gentlemen of the Legislative Council and gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—ln the present session of Parliament you have passed an act altering the constitution of the Legislative Council. I sincerely hope that the result of this change will be advanta geous by intrusting to the good sense of our people the choice of that body whose calm and deliberate iudgment must form an important element in the pro ceedings of successful legislation. I rejoice that you have done your best to simplify the procedure of the courts in the western portion of the province, and have thus far facilitated the administra'ion of justice. From the measure of last session abolishing se;goiorial tenure the country expects substantial benefits, and the sup plementary act of this session will render easy the at tainment of those benefits. I trust that the arrange ments which have been made for securing to each municipality of Upper Canada the immediate benefi; of its share of the Clergy Reserves Fund will !save been found satisfactory to the people. The act for establish ing Normal schools and improving superior education in Lower Canada is calculated to increase the number of those who will hereafter be qualified by instruction and learning to advance the prosperity of their country. Tue liberality of her Majesty's G weroment has given over to the province the mass of the Ordnance lands, and thus placed their proceeds at. our d►sposal for the purpose of meeting the expenses of the militia, whose loyalty and zeal have been so graciously acknowledged by our Queen. " Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—ln her Majesty's name, I thank you for the supplies you have gra..te:i for the public service I trust that the aid al l forded to the Grand trunk ItAilway of Canada will be sufficient to secure the completion of that great work, essential as it is to the progress and unity, political and commercial, of both sections of the province. " Hon. Gentlemen of the Legislative Council and Gen. t'emen of the House of Assembly,—At the opening of t his session I expressed a hope that I might soon have occasion to congratulate you on the conclusion of an honourable peace. Ey the blessing of God that hope has been fulfilled, and tranquillity has been restored to Europe, and I hope that it may bring with it vigour to the interests of trade and productive industry. " I am happy in being able to relieve you from the toils of a laborious session by proroguing the Parliament of Canada as I now do." The despatch received by the America (via Hali fax) to the effect that the Quebec mail steamer had been lost, proves to be erroneous, as the North American ha.t arrived in safety at Montreal. The report in question must refer to the English mail bags from Quebec, intended to be forwarded by the America, but which, owing to an accident to the railway train, did not reach Island Pond in time. They were conveyed back to Quebec, and arrived here by the Anglo-Saxon. The jury on the recent explosion of the steam ferry-boat belonging to the Grand Trunk Railway at Longuevil, by which about 38 persons wero killed, returned a verdict on the 2d inst., to the effect that the explosion was caused by the negli gence of the engiueer, and added that the history of the management of the boat presented from first to last a series of misconduct, carelessness, and utter recklessness, of the public safety, deserving of the utmost condemnation. In order to mark their sense of the culpable neglect of the Grand Trunk Railway Company in so grievously neglect ing the necessary precautions fur the safety of its passengers and servants, after the repeated warning, the jury ordered that a deodand of 2,5001. be levied on the boat, assuming that to be her worth. The inhabitants of Montreal had subscribed the munificent sum of 1,044/. Bs., for defraying the expenses incurred in the reception and entertain ment of the 39th Regiment, arrived from the Crimea. Preparations were also male to give an enthusiastic reception to the 17th lbgimeat, ex pezted in her Majesty's ship Vulcan. From all parts of the Canadian provinces but one report prevails regarding the condition of the crops. Wheat probably never bid fairer for a universal good crop than now—for the spring, however it may be against Indian corn, has just been right for wheat, rye, barley, and oats. Al though Indian corn is backward, it may still make it up in July and August, which are the great months for perfecting this great staple of the American continent. No change in commercial affairs. RiaLWA YS-1011 CASE. ft. c. Or?eans ' 1,400 Western. 962 50 Northern ...... 1,095 Strasburg Lyons. Mediterranean 1,822 50 Grand. Central . Lyons Geneva - Testo '''.. Cett3 775 Austrian Com. ...... 867 50 fr. ~ '705 - RUSSIA. A letter from Odessa of the 3d, in the Austrian, Gazette, says :—" The departure of the head-quar ters of the 2d. corps 'd'armee is fixed for the 22d August. A customhouse-office for goods coming from the Crimea, and intended for the interior of Russia, has been established at the bridge of Sschangar. An order of the dayof the general com manding the 3d mires of infantry, which remains provisionally in the Crimea, has ordered the troops and visitors of all kinds to refrain from any kind of profanation of the burying-places of the allies. The following passage in the order of the day is in excellent feeling :—' If they have been our enemies, they have not the less been brave men who, as well as thousands of our country men in these late campaigns, have died as heroes on the field of honour: They were men who preferred honour and their country to all the possessions of the earth, and this is why it is a sacred duty for every one to honour the memory of those brave soldiers us we honour that of our own comrades.' A few days ago nearly 5,000 Turkish prisoners coming from Kars arrived here ; and at nine o'clock General Codrington arrived hero unex pectedly. No preparation had been made for his I reception, and all that could be done was to fire a I salute of 24 guns from the quarantine battery, which is the only ono now standing. General Cod rington has been invited to dine with Gen. Luders to-day, and to-morrow the English club will give him a grand banquet. It is said that the general intends to remain here for some days, and then to proceed to Balaklava. THE NEAPOLITAN STATES. NAPLES, July 10. The answer from the Government of the Two Sieilies, or from his Majesty—for they are one and the same—will have been in England now nearly a week. It is said here that it states that the right of interference is disputed, and that the charges brought against the Government are ex aggerated ; a disposition is expressed to give en larged privileges to the " amatissimi sudditi." The military enteute still continues the subject of conversation, and awakens much uneasiness. Supposingit to have been perfectly unpremeditated, yet so vigorous an impulse is a novelty in the Nea politan army, and shows, as some think, the rise of a freeer and an inconvenient spirit. Should this spirit spread, this dynasty would be lost ; for the army is its only dependence. A court-martial is now investigating the matter, with a view to as certain if there has been anycomruunica.tion between the soldiers and the citizens; but the proceedings are kept so secret that it is difficult to arrive at the truth. Meanwhile the entire regiment, colonel and all, are under arrest. On the Bth inst. five French gun-boats came into port from Messina, having made the passage in 32 hours. A party of the officers were seen yesterday looking with some surprise at the cannon cn the roof of the Marine Barracks pointing in wards on the people. Doubtless it was a novel sight fir men fresh from Sebastopol. They are to leave Naples today, en route for France. Several screw-steamers from Liverpool are in port. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, JULY 13. The Wiener Zeitung, of this morning, contains a list of persons to whom his Majesty has been pleased to grant either full pardon or commutation lof punishment for political offences committed come six or eight years ago. The official Gazette also contains a letter, addressed to the Minister I of Finances, which runs as follows : "Dear Baron Von Bruck,—As a consequence of the sad events which were the result of the rebellion in my king dom of Hungary and in my Grand Duchy of Transylvania, in the years 1848 and 1849, the Military Courts confiscated the property of a certain number of persons who, being concerned in that rebellion, were found guilty of the crime of high treason. Being always inclined, justice having had its course, to show mercy if a consideration for the welfare of the public will permit my doing so, I have found good to renounce all claim to the property con ' fiscated by the military courts, of those persons whose names are contained -iu list A. To the two individuals mentioned in list B, I grant, in addition to the property to which the claim of the State was formerly withdrawn, the lawful indemnification for soccage and villenage, and a sum equal to the interest on the same from the day on which the claim of the State was withdrawn. " The fundamental principles to be observed in this matter are laid down in my subjoined ordinance, and you will act on them in accordance with my Ministers of the Interior and of Justice. "FRANCIS JOSEPH. " Laxenburg, July 12, 1856." The essence of the Imperial ordinance is —That, in the way of mercy, the property confiscated by the military courts, and which is at present pos sessed by the State, shall be returned to the persons mentioned in list A. The property is to be given back in the state in which it now is, with the re venues and rents that have not yet been collected. The estates of those persons who drew money from the coffers of the State during the revolution are to remain under sequestration until the pending law suits are terminated. The W ienerZeiunVOf to-day contains a treaty of trade and navigation that has been concluded between Austria and the Netherlands. LIOE_VSED TICTUAbLMRS' SCHOOLS. BANQUET AT THE ASHBURNHAM PAVILION, CREHORNE GARDENS. Yesterday thEi anniversary festival of the Licensed Victuallers. Schools, it being also the jubilee of the in stitution, was held at Ashburnhans-park grounds, ad j doing Cremorne-gardens. The preparations for the ac• commodation of an assemblage of persons who were to be numbered, not by hundreds but by thousands, all of whom expected to dine, and who did dine, and dine well, was a notable proof of the capabilities of the establish ment of which Ashburnham-park forms a part. The dinner was laid out in the vast and tasteful marquee in which the American flower show was recently held, and its arrangements and decorations partook of the charac ter of that exhibition. Flags and flowers, in festoons, groups, and in hanging baskets, being disposed in all parts of the tent in profusion, which, added to the band some manner in which the table • were spread, formed altogether one of the prettiest, indeed most elegant, spectacles we have seen for some time. A dais, with a canopied seat for the chairman, ran along one side of the marquee, beneath which, in serried rows, were tables affording accommodation to no less than 2,300 persons. When it is added that there was an elevated orchestra, in which the Cremorne brass band played daring dinner, and three galleries capable of holding 500 ladies, some idea may be formed of the extraordinary gathering which was amply provided for under one roof. Nothing could be better than the vi,inds and wines, which 'reflected very great credit upon Mr. Simpson's judgment and liberality, as well as upon the skill of chef de cuisne, Mr. Johns ; and the service was performed with perfect regularity. John Walker, Esq., of the firm of Taylor, Walker, and Co., took the chair, anti he did his best to carry on the proceedings of the evening with due effect ; but owing to the hilarity of the company, whidh commenced at a very early pe riod of the dinner, the speeches were mostly delivered in "inexplicable dumb show," and so much of them as reached the reporters was conveyed to them second hand through the able and energetic medium of Mr. Harker, the toastmaster, who acted the part of a kind of interpreter between the speakers and the recorders of the speeches. The usual loyal toasts having been given, "Prosperity to the Licensed Victuallers' Schools" was proposed by the chairman; after which the children of the school, 134 in number, marched in procession round the dais on which the chairman and his friends, and the officers of the institution, were seate I. The two senior boys, in succession, recited some verses appropriate to the occasion—the jubilee of the charity—and the chil dren generally sung a hymn. The healthy of the choir man, the different officers of the institution, the press, the officials of the other charities of the trade, and the ladies, were given in succession, and before daylight had quite departed ther majority of the company betook themselves to the neighbouring gardens of Cremorne, the amusements of which were held out as a portion of the festivities of the day. A sum of above 1,400/. was collected, towards which the chairman contributed 50 guineas, Messrs. Taylor and Walker 100 guineas and 20 guineas annually, in addition to which various sums were subscribed by the friends of the firtn, many of whom were present, making an aggregate of 3751. ob tained by means of Messrs. Taylor and Walker, by far the largest amount which has been received through the instrumentality of any chairman of the festivals of the institution for the last 13 years. An efficient musical corps, under the directiOn of Mr. George, was in requi sition, and Mr. Harker performed the singularly arduous duties of toastmaster on this occasion. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(rhis Day.) LONDON, July 16.—Wind this day At ncon, moderate breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, July I 6.—Wind Arrived—Delia, from. Quebec;H.M.S.'s Terrible a n d Fi re b ran d , Bl ac k Sea; Colombo (s.s. tpt.), Kululee and Malta; H.M.S. Bulldog, Liverpool, with two gun-boats in tow. Off th e port—Francis Henty, from Victoria, S.A., with 107,000 ounces of gold, and proceeded to London. PLYMOUTH, July 16.—Wind N . W.—Arrived—Teazer, from Corinna ; British Empire, Moulmein. Sailed— Mystery, for Corunna ; Courant, New York; H.M.S.'s Duke of Wellington, Conqueror, and Forth, with a fleet of gun-boats, Lisbon. FALMOUTH, July 16.—Wind Oxon.' —Ar rived—Clara Fries, from Santos ; Tony, Nev Y ork. . BRISTOL, Julyl6. Wind VV . Arrived—H ar d w i ck, from Porto Rico; Vrouw Aaltje, Ibrail. MADRAS, June 10.—The Marnoody, of Singapore, was totally destroyed by fire in this roadstead last night; no lives lost. (PER EIMOTRIO TELEGE&M) PORTSMOUTH, Thursday Morning. Arrived--11.M.Str. Majestic, from the Mediterranean, with troops. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived—Webster, from New York; Earl of Selkirk, Quebec; Linea, Monte Video ; Eliza Killick, Jamaica; Western Ocean and Suntan, New Orleans; Polen, Ha lifax; Highland Brigade, Quebec; Quain Maid, Mar seilles. (Br SURMARINN AND BRITISH TELEGRA.PII.I GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.9 a.m. Wind W.; tide, 2z hours' flood; flue. Arrived, July 16.- -Justina. Morna, from Thisted; Co met, Holbeck ; Eduna, Riga ; Home, St. Andrews; Au rora, Kjerteminde ; Cito, Danzic ; Frena, Wyle.• Arrived July 17.—Adolph, from Bjornoborg ; Oak, Cron stadt ; Transport, Malta. Sailed, July 16—Louisa, for San Francisco. • - • • Sailed, July 17—Japan, for Mauritius. i ; c'o.l4Ll:t; FURMLII PARTICULARS. It appears that on Tnesda.y morning 116 or 117 men and boys went into the Cymmer pit, little anticipating the horrible catastrophe about to occur. The two fire men, whose duty it was to examine the pit, to ascertain if there was any foul air or gas in the pit, reascended at about six o'clock, pronouncing the pit safe. In less than an hour after—indeed, before some had stripped off their c!othes to commence 'work—the terrible gas exploded and the affrighted people ran hither and thither for it few moments. The one fell in the dark, and others stag gei kg along stumbled on their dead companions, and fell dead also. Mere, some were struggling amid the tortures of the fire, There a tram full of boys, all dead ; and in other places, in sidings or niches in the level, men bad s a down to await their fearful doom, and had died with their elbows resting on their knees and their faces buried in their hands. Some bad struggled forward, no doubt hoping to reach the airways and possibly escape. When the report of the explosion was heard on the surface, it was too well apprehended what bad occurred. Rumour rays that for a day or two pre viously indications had been given of what was about to occur. " Blowers," or casual explosions of gas had taken place. Two doorways had been blown down only on the previous day, and there were too many reasons to believe, from the quantity of electricity with which the air had been charged, that an explo sion of a more extensive nature might take place. This was too fully verified ; and of the 200 colliers who worked in the Cymmer Coliiery more than one halt were at a moment's notice swept into eternity. 116 human beings went down into the pit of death that morning, an-4 of that host only six returned alive. The screams of the wives and mothers at the mouth of the pit—those women congregated there to await and recognise the dead—as during the long interval that ensued between the period when the first intelligence of the explosion spread on Tuesday morning till' the last body was brought out on the morning of Wednesday — were frightful and distressing. All day long the brave fellows who rentn red down, almost in the face of death, to bring up the dead sent up the bodies cf the unfortu nate men and boys who had perished, and when these were brought to fie surface the recognition of a beloved husband or darling child awoke harrowing cries. On Wednesday morning the 110th body was brought out, and it was left to conjecture whether any still lay in the pit of death. It was supposed, however, that all who had perished well, now brought up. Workmen were immediately put on to supply coffins for the ,dead. T here they were, workitg hastily with the saw and piaroe, to construct rude shells in which to deposit the tint ti-tunate dead in their untimely graves, amid the crowds of eager people, still waiting to see the last of the dread: u 1 catastrophe. Her Majesty's inspector of collieries, Mr. Evans, is engaged in fully (alueidating the facts. THE INQUEST. Yesterday morning Mr. George 0 werton, of Merthyr, the coroner, cone meneed his inquiry into the cause of the explosion at Lhe New House Inn. The following names of the deceased were given John Thomas, eery Griffiths (boy), Badway, David Davies, Thomas Davies, Thomas Davies, David Mor gan, Thomas MA tthews, M. Davies, David Daniel, Thomas David, R ichard Rees, D. Morgan, W. Davies, John Rees, Thom, as Williams, boys of Hezekiala Davies, Enoch Morgan, David T. Dennis, Thomas Williams (ooy), John Isaac, Hezekiati Davies, Rees Davies, Wm. Joi.es, Evan Thou las , Th os. H., p k in, Philip Evan, Wm' Morgan, Zachari,ali Richards, Thomas Williams, Thomas Williams , William Williams, Thomas Wil liams, William Je, akin s , J o h n J enk i ns, David Jenk i ns, Rees Jenkins, Bei jamin Evans, Peter Griffiths, David Edwards, Edward Dennis, Daniel Lewis, Thomas Lewis, David Richards, Aaron Rees, Isaac Morgan, David Morgan, William Jenkin, Walter Miles, John Jenkins, J o h n E ven ., Moi an Evans, Thomas Rees, John Wil liams, William Jet skins, John Roberts, Walter Williams, Richard Miles, James Thomas, Samuel Edmunds, sou of ditto, Thomas Morgan, Jaconi Salathiel, David Sa muel, John Salat Biel, Benjamin Rees, Edward Howell, William LleweLi o, Richard H ug h, Morgan Morgan, Joseph John, Da .lief Lewis, William Evan, John Evans, Eyed Hugh, Thu mas Hugh, Isaac Hugh, Daniel Tho mas, William Rees, David Thomas Raglan, David Harris, Morgan Morgan, Philip David, Evan Miles, William Martin, Thomas Edwards, D av id J o h n , Th oma s Andrews, Johnldorgan, George Griffith, Thomas John, David Powell, George Solloway, Evan Hughes, brother of ditto, Evan Phillip, Matthew Thomas, David Mor gnu Morgan Davie, William Thomas, Thomas Llewellin, William Liewellirt, Thomas Llewellyn, Evan Lewis, William Lewis, ELenry Jones, Matthew Evan, Thomas Haymon I (boy). The Coroner explained, in reading over the list of jurors, that he wee always anxious in such cases to hsve some colliers on the juin that pracical knowledge might be brought to bear upon the investigation. The jury then proceeded to view the bodies, which lay amid their sonsuwing relatives, at their homes in va ri•ais parts of the valley. The spectacle in the great major,ty of cases 'was frightful, the maj e• part of the unfortunate deceased having met their deaths from the fire, not the choke •darnp, the former causing the body to become charred, ;and literally scorched to almost a cinder, while the damp" causes death by suffocation, and leaves but litOe upon the countenance, except an expression like that of sleep. After the jury h i.d viewed the bodies, the coroner said he thought, in orat r that all the facts connected with the explosi might be ascertained, it would be desirable to adjourn the inquiry for a few days. This course ay.,: assented to, and the inquest was accordingly adjourned for a fortnight. Sporting Intelligence. NOTTINGHAM RACES—WEDnsnAr. The Chesterfield Handicap of 50 sous. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 50 added. The second to save his stake. Certain penalties. One mile and a-half. 23 subs., 12 of whom declared. Lori Chesterfield's Typee, by Touchstone, 6 yrs, 84 710 Mr. J. Osborne's Yorkshire Grey, 4 yrs, bat 9lb Mr. Cruinp's Ty p h on, 3 yrs, 54 (car (C . 5s uallt 21 oner) 2 b) (Bullock) 3 The follawin g also ran :—Gathercole, Early Bird, Ida. Betting 7 to 4 4gst Typee-3 to 1 agst Early Bird -sto 1 agst Typhon -6 to 1 agst Ida-2@ to 2 agst Yorkshire Grey. Early Bird led the distance, where be wag beaten. A fine race in between Typee and Yorkshire Grey, was won on the post by a hei;cl; a neck between the .second and third ; good fourth. Early Bird was last. The Bunney Park Stakes of 10 says. each, 5 ft. for two year-olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 31b. Certain al lowances and Penalties. T.Y.C. 17 subs. Mr. F. Walker's colt, by Hercules, out of Lurley's dam, Bst 71b. (Allcroft) Walked over. The Portland Handicap of 2 sore, each, with 50 added. One mile., 16 subs. Mr. Hughes's Breeze, by Storm, 3 yrs, fist 41b den) 1 Mr. T. Walk er ' s D ame Judith, 4 yr ( s, Snow 7st 31b (Quinton 2 Mr. Jackso n ' s G au d y, 8 yrs, 6,t 4113 (Bullock) ) 3 The following also ran :—Sir Richard, Corin, Biron, Duke of Hamiltin, Gathercale„ Fortuna, Hera, Tom Newcome, Evelyn. Betting-3 to 1 agst Fortuna, 4to 1 agsb Gaudy, Bto 1 aQst any other. Won easily by a length ; same distance between the second and third, good fourth. The Grand Stand Stakes of 30 SUVA, added to a Sweep. stakes of 5 soya each. T.Y.C. 4 subs. Mr. Saxon's Tom Thumb, 3 yrs, (20/.), 6st llb (Fornharn) Mr. Keighl e y's Mi ss Ellab, 3y rs (20/0, 6st lib 1 (Challoner) 2 Mr. Duggleby's Yeutick, 4yl ( 2 0 1.), 7st 81b gson) 3 Betting-5 to 4 on T om Th um b , 2to 1 agst Yeatick, 4 to 1 agst Miss Ellah. Won by a length. The winne r was bought in for 55 guineas. The Nottingham Nursery Plat (Handicap) of 100 sovs. for 2-yr-olds. Winners extra. Straight half mile. Mr. C. Peck's Princess Eugenie, 13st 41b (Cresswell) 1 Mr. Barber's Naughty Boy, fist 4. b (Fordham) 2 Mr. J. Dawson's Sister to Litt ',e Tibby,, 7st lib (T. Cliff) 3 The following al so ran : —Si chce us, Cantrip, Leo, and Admiral Lyons. Betting-7 to 4 ag s t P r i ncess Eugenie, sto 1 agst Sister to Little Tibby, 6 to 1 agst Naughty Boy. A fine race, won by a h ea d ; a h ead only between the second and third ; bad fourth. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guinea s ; 3-yr-olds. 7st 71b four, 9st; five, 9st 61b ; six and aged, 9st 91b. Two miles. Mr. Parr's Fisherman, 3 yrs, 7st 7lb ...(J. Quinton) 1 Mr. Whittington's Oreeping .Fan c e, 6 - yrs, 9st 91b (W. Pin") 2 iron in a canter by 10 lengths. 7 leir of Linne weighed but did not go to the post. . The Juvenile Stakes of 5 sous each , with 30 added, for 2-yr Olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies a .nd geldingi. Bst 4 b ; the second horse to save his a ;ake. Half a mile, btraight. _ _ _ Mr. Wilittaker's Torn Newcomb... (Snowden) 1 Mr. S , , , doey's Sister to Nancy ....... ~ (Fordham) 2 Mr. Armstrong's Cutty Queen . (J. Quinton) 3 The following also ran : Swt ,ietener, Mysterious Jack, Springy John, and Lady Juli a. Won cleverly by a length. . , , RACES.- 1 NEDNESDAY. Handicap Plate of 51 ) Suva. Ethelbald Royalty . Tbreo ran. Wo❑ I:oily. Sseepstakes of 50 Sovs. each, for Two-yr-olds. mperieuse Bannockburn Latitude __ • Five ran. Burghley Stakes Melissa Go'dhiul Crown Pigeon , 3 2 ... Five ran. The Collywe,ton St akes. Imperieuse.... Greyling .................... . Four ran. Won e abily. Middleton has arrived for the C up. :i,.77. ~.-714.. ..p...,;:,„; com. The Liv, heavily, bu Friday's ra The sales v; 780 Perna Bahia, 6 , 0 GOO Surat, to 13d. per not quite & slight fall it The publ evening, an 80,000 bale. The advic ket for spec tied conditi rally consul since a dispc to realise tl ment. The Cottc stuffs were flour for shit The Aust Sefton, whic sidered favo per oz. lii to have imp' The half- Stock Bank report was r the half yea] which the di 122 per cent share, leavin forward to t ceived, and 1 The Bank to-day have for discount minimum is bard-street c lower. At t exchanges at gold from Al of gold to P. Threadneddl bounce a re( th e receipts ( Per Far! of Francis $) Atlantic This total : sent moment l ufluence on raarkei. The Fund *till an abs f avourable wi "-more than t his week.— t one to the m ~S si 4 to 95i 96. Th( 4%i:111043d 95i le 208. and lndia `. 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