The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-11 00:00:00

THE DOCK BOARD. The weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday, at the Dock-offices. Mr. Charles Turner presided, and the other members present were Messrs. Brocklebank, Evans, Hutchison, Smith, Rankin, Laird, Mondel, Farnworth, Bold, Lockett, Boult, Langton, Darbyshire, Littledale, Rounthwaite, Segar, llubback, Tobin, Bushell, and Anderson. THE WORKS COMMITTEE. The tender of Messrs. W. H. and A. Higgin, to supply 50 mooring posts at Birkenhead, at £6 15s. per ton, was accepted ; as was also the tender of Messrs. Holme and Nicol, to construct roofs, doors, &c., for the new building for the chain-testing machine, for the suns of £2,213, completing the work within three months. At the request of Mr. Boult, a long report from the Solicitor was read, on the subject of an extension of lease to Mr. John Laird, and Messrs. Holme, at Bir kenhead,—the extension being granted for the time that the water was withdrawn from the Great Float: Mr. Brocklebank moved the donfirniatibn of th e Pro ceedings, which was s e conded by Mr. fold, and carried. TIIE WAREIIOt7SE COMMITTEE. From the proceedings of this committee it appeared that a report had been received from one of the super intendents of the dock warehouses, calling attention to the loss entailed on the board by the inadequacy of the charge for cutting open and shooting sacks of grain in warehouses ; and it had been resolved that a copy of the report should be sent to the Corn Trade Association. Mr. Hubback having moved the confirmation of the proceedings, Mr. Boutr asked if any reply had yet 1,7 1 received as to the raising of th a t i mon r . ' - ,ant rate, and whether th e chairman of th.: warehouse Committee had the slightest idea he could get the smallest advance rpm fisgoCia tinr • (A laugh.) Mr. IlunnAcx replied that till the proceedings had been confirmed, no action could be taken. The proceedings were then confirmed ; as were also those of the Marine Committee. In reference to the latter, Mr. Laird stated that it was intended to have a copy of the telegraph of shipping posted in future at Woodside Ferry, so that every passenger might see them. THE PILOTAGE COMMITTEE. Fourteen pilots, interested in st'eatritilgs; had peti tioned the comnitttin dgiltist tadt 'Clause in the new bill which pi•oVid6s that any pilot holding any share in a healtlig company shall have his license cancelled. They begged to be allowed a hearing before such an enactment were passed, as such a law would visit with undue severity a number of deserving men. The com mittee, on consideration of this, had resolved that they could not entertain the petition of the memorialists ; but in order to preterit a forted tale ; hottifilttfie granted to pilots interested stcanit'Ugs, six months, namely, till the 30th of lune, it the disposal of their shares. The salary of Superintendent Simpson, on whom extra duties had devolved, was raised from £250 to £3OO per annum; and, on the motion of Mr. Shand, the proceed ings were confirmed. THE DOCKS AND QUAYS GOMMITTDE. The proceedings of this committee included a reeom indildatiOti td appoint ii;cidoakniasiers ; add id reference to Mr: innlan's appJibatipii fdr infifedied AdedthiliOdation for the LierpOtil, 6iid Philadelphia steamers, cover hi a fidrtidn of the quay on the east side of bus ii di } Lock, at a cost of about £350. The dock recommended for appointment were Mr. Alex ander Douglas, aged 37, and Mr. J. 0. Eustis, aged 36, —the salary to be £l5O per annum, with residence attached—Mr. Douglas to be stationed at the Canada Dock, and Mr. Eustis at the Nelson Dock. Mr. HUBBACK said he saw that the subject of accom modation for the corn trade would be taken into con sideration next Wednesday, when the Engineer would be ready to give his opinion of the plans. He suggested that the chairman of the Corn Association, and one or two of its members, might be summoned to meet the committee, so that the matter might be pushed forward, and not delayed from week to week. Mr. LOCKETT said there was not the least objection. Mr. RANKIN asked whether with the salary paid they had been able to obtain the very best men that they might have had as dock masters ? If not, he thought they should not confine the salaries so low as £l5O. Mr. LOCKETT replied that the gentlemen selected seemed the very best men and the most suitable. One of the gentlemen, Captain Eustis, told the committee that he had been itaking £5OO a-year by commanding the Brazilian steamers, but that he preferred being on them, eVen at that small salary, with the chance of Piefetment hereafter. kr. DARBYSHIRE agreed with Mr. Rankin as to the payment of the dock-masters. He was astonished that the men chosen would accept the situations at the salaries which they had taken. It was evident they were looking forward for promotion ; and he thought if the board saw the gentlemen they would say that it was Tay small pay for such a class of men. Mr. LAIRD also concurred in Mr. Rankin's remarks ; and after some further consideration the subject dropped. The proceedings of the Master Porterage Committee were read and confirmed. RAILWAY ENCROACHMENT AT BIRKENHEAD. --------- The Clerk read the following communication relative to . the alleged enc roac h men t by th e Directors of the Birkenhead Railway, on the property of the Dock Board in Birkenhead : Morpeth Dock, Birkenhead, 9th Jan., 1861. TO THE MAlitatAN OF THE MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD. 8 " I — l respe c tf u lly b eg to cal your attention conti nued attempts o f th e ti r k en h ea d Railwayn to Company ttnheapprn: prlate part of the street fronting your property in Canning street, Birkenhead. Not content with inducing an Irish lumper to deposit ballast and rubbish i n the public street, and with obtaining recently (for some ulterior object), front this ignorant man, a rent for the use of the street, their secretary, Mr. Johnston, is annoy in 6 my tenants with not i ces, such as t h e one now enclosed.. I have ca ll ed upan the Birkenhead Commissioners 1n vain to do their d u t y i n this case •, but owing to some pecuniary obli gations they are under to the railway company, their hands appear to:be tied,:though they fully admit the justice of my complaints against the existing nuisance. Boa Under theft circumstances I venture to hope that the Dock t rd will take suc h measures as they may think desirable their Private Property, half of a public street. This street was widenedabout fittecn years ago, was laid out under the directions of the township surveyor, has since that period been used by the public, and kept in repair at the public expense. The bu ildings and erec ti ons put up by my tenants many years ago were constructed under the directions of the sur veyor; and yet the railway company, under cover of an agrec- Ment of aloneutrality with th e C omm i ss i oners, to wh i c h t h e i r poverty ne induced them to assent (and which agreement was condemned by Parliament), are endeavouring in an indi rect manner to effect a great public wrong. I am, sir, your obedient servant, SEP. LEDwAHD. Birkenhead Railway Company, Secretary's Office, Birkenhead, Jan. 7, 1861. Gentlemen,—l am instructed to give you notice that you must forthwith close the doors and windows of your ware house, which you have opened upon the land the property of this company, in Canning- s t reet; and, should this not be at fore complied with, pr ocee di ngs will be instituted against you the trespass. lam gentlemen, yours obediently, W. JOHNSTON. Messrs. Scott, Marsden, and Lewis, Lord-street, Birkenhead. The Cirentusui said he believed that every word in that cornmunicatien was perfectly true, ciao WILL LillS was a moat unwarrantable encroachment on the part of the Railway Company, who had, as had been stated in the letter, an agreement with the Birkenhead Com missioners, by which the commissioners were prevented from doing their duty in the matter, and it was clear they only wanted to keep the question open. As the board well knew, there was a quantity of land abutting on the street in question, and if the Railway Company were seconded in their attempt to get possession of the half of the street, they would most assuredly take away the entire frontage of the property of the Dock Estate. It was a question for the serious consideration of the Dock Board, and he hoped that they would turn their attention to it and prevent any injustice being done to the Dock Estate in this matter. They had every reason to complain of the lethargy and conduct of the Commis sioners of Birkenhead in relation to this subject, but certainly for- what reason the commissioners were induced to adopt the course they then followed he knew not, but he believed, and it was currently reported out side doors, that they did so from the reasons stated by Mr. Ledward in his letter, and from the circumstance mentioned by him they were persuaded not to take any action in the matter. Mr. TOBIN believed that this was a matter that had been under consideration for some time. The com mittee had some time since instructed their solicitor to take some measures by which he could be enabled to contract an engagement with the parties interested in the matter. They would probably recollect that the street bad been widened many years ago, some fourteen years, and had been since that period used by the public as stated in the letter read. The curb was repaired, and the road so set and marked out that it really formed part and parcel of the public street and highway. As far as he had been able to ascer tain, the Birkenhead Commissioners, about two .or three years ago, en t ere d i nto certain arrangements with the directors of the Birkenhead railway. The nature of the arrangements stipulated between the R a il wa y Company and the Woodside Commissioners had relation to a sum of money, l ent to the latter, and in consideration of which the commission ers b ound themselves not to oppose the giving up to the Railway Company of a portion of the street now referred to. They thus virtually sold the land by their agreement. He thought, however, that the Dock Board ought not to let the matter rest in abeyance; and, as a public body, they should not rest quiescent, but recover what was really and legally their own. They should afford Mr. Ledward and the public every protection in their power, bacause by doing so the Dock Board would be only fighting their own battle. (Hear, kear.) Mr. BOULT asked if this was the piece of land which the company wanted to steal from the dock estate some time ago, when they could not get it by fair means ? (A laugh.) The Clerk replied in the affirmative. Mr. BOU LT f urther asked was there not an Act of Parliament in existence by which the company bound themselves to build a bridge over the land in dispute ? The CHinudsx--Isio, no. Mr. BOULT th ought that th e company were under an obligation to bu il d for publi c protection, a b r id ge across the street, but it seems he had been mistaken; and by virtue of an Act of Parliament obtained by them, they were relieved from doing thi s . • Ru . But, certainly, their conduct in the whole transaction was not at all creditable. After attempting to obtain possession of their (the Dock Board) property by an Act of Parliament some two years ago, whett the board fortunately defeated their' in their scheme, they now *anted to 'steal it by bitllYing Mr Ledward. Me TOBIN remarked tlfTkt tit statement of the last speaker Was net adttgether correct. The object of the bill brought before the Imperial Parliament at the time itt reference to the portion of land along the - Street re ferred to, was to stop up the 'street right abreis; and divert the traffic. It was then thought advisable to build one bridge ti*ef the land, but the company got it repeated by showing it was better to cross on a level Seine time after the company again seemed dissatisified with this plan, and showed that it was unsafe to cross on a level. (A laugh.) So the matter now stood ; but they could not have attempted to suck for these powers ilio►n Parliament without first applying to the board of Trade. ; Mr. LArnii made a re* ObstlVatioils relative the width ot the titeel, and the agreement entered into be t Ween the Railway Company and the Birkenhead Com missioners: Air RaociLiriANK. said that ,Airheif the repr.'etetita tiVes of the i•ailWaY C:otniiany had had a personal inter view with the committee, with the view of coming to an amicable mode of settlement in this vexata questio, they declared that they had an indefeasible right to the property. On the other hand he thought that the Dock Board had only one way to establish an indis putable claim to the land s and that was by retorting to a legal process; • In reply tb a duestlo!l fromOf the I;eal:di T . lO tI ilthifd !did that iie ivas engaged on the matter at present, The CHAIRMAN suggested to have the letter referred to the Committee of Works. Mr. TOBIN said that Mr. Brocklebank forgot to men tion what circumstances induced them to adopt such a course, or what reason led them to take such steps. Mr. BROCKLEBANK—They certainly did not give any reason whatever except that they had an indefeasible right to the land. The CHAIRMAN—In fact they made a bold claim to its possession: The subject then dropped: A letter was read from Messrs T. and f. Harrison, engaged in the Liircrpeol and Charente trade; asking for accommodation in the Prince's liocit.lleferred. A letter was next read from George Harrison, on behalf of Messrs. Peto, Brassy and Co. This communi cation stated that they were about to charter several vessels to come up to the Canada Yorks at Birkenhead, for the purpose of shipping locomotive engines, &c., and asking whether they would haVe to sign the usual printed forms of indeninity. The matter was referred to the committee. MONUMENT TO THE LATE JESSE HARTLEY. Mr. MONDEL asked a question as to what progress had been made with the erection of a testimonial or monu ment to the late Jesse Hartley, as it was a subject in which a great number of persons in the town were deeply interested. The CHAIRMAN said he had no doubt the committee would inquire into it. kr. E A,xs hoped their *dnid dd nb Stich thing, as the noble doths.thenisclteg *ere a stifficient monument to the memory of so great a man. The following abstract was also submitted : Abstract of the number of vessels wh;ch have passed through the Reek Chanßel durieg the year 1860 : Month. Inwards. Outwards. Total. 547 329 483 458 643 hlk) 478 571 • 615 408 ▪ 477 256 January) February March April May June July August September October November December 525 400 453 508 . 958 577 555 521 515 4 - 3 478 4 8 344 5,817 3,726 11,513 Total intercourse in 1839 Decrease SERVICES RENDERED BY THE LIFE-BOATS DURING THE YEAR 1850, Liverpool : Assisted schooner Major, on North Spit (five persons rescued) ; ship Endymion, on fire in the river; ship Tranjeska, in Horse Channel; schooner 11. G. Brewer, sunk on West Hoyle. Magazines : Assisted schooner Major, on North Spit. Formby : Nil.• Hoylake : Assisted schooner Major, on North Spit; smack Druid, on 'Hoyle Bank (three persons rescued) ; fishing smack, sunk in Hoylake (one person rescued) ; schooner H. G. Brewer, on Westiloyle ; flat Brewers' Hall, on East Hoyle ; sloop Britannia, on East Hoyle. Point of Ayr : Assisted ship Tranjeska, in Horse Channel ; two flats on the main, west of Point of Ayr ; flax York, on the main, west of Point of Ayr ; schooner H. G. Brewer, sunk on West Hoyle; flat Brewers' Hall, on East Hoyle; barque, unknown, on West Hoyle. Total number of vessels assisted in 1860, 11 ; ditto in 1859, 11. Total number of persons rescued in 1860, 9 ; ditto in 1859, 4. Number of services rendered from each station : Liverpool, 4; Magazines, 1; Formby, 0; Hoylake, 6; Point of Ayr, 6. The board then rose. THE WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE. The usual weekly meeting of the Workhouse Com mittee was held yesterday, in the board room of the parish offices, Brownlow-hill; Mr. Owen was in the chair. The other members present were Messrs. Churchwarden Cropper, Peck, Satchell, Critchley, Scott, Turner, Goodacre, and Williams. The Governor reported that the population in the house was 2,583 ; an increase of 45 over the preceding wcek, and 378 over the corresponding week of last year. The patients in the hospital numbered, last week, 764 ; admitted since, 225 ; cured and discharged, 207 ; died, 33 ; remaining under treatment, 751. There were 41 cases of itch, and 30 of fever. The vagrants relieved during the week were 191 men, 120 women, and 31 children ; and increase of 79 persons during the week, and 123 as compared with the corresponding period of the last year. The Governor reported that owing to the pressure for space, he had been obliged to add 93 beds for sick and infirm women, and 20 for sick men, to those already in the hospital. Notwithstanding that the small hospital was full, several sick men were sleeping in the wards set apart for the healthy. He therefore suggested that boys under seven years should he sent to Kirkdale, the infant school located in the recently filled ward for the juvenile industrial department, and children suffering from measles transferred to the fever hospital. In consequence of the immediate want of the blankets in store, the governor thought that it would be necessary to invite estimates for the supply of 200 pairs, to meet the requirements during the severity of the winter. On "Wednesday it appeared the supply of water failed at 10 o'clock a.m., the steam was consequently blown off, and the fires extinguished. The cooking of the dinner was rendered impossible for a time. There was no water in any of the high level mains or hydrants, so that they remedied the defect by attaching a hose to them. Shortly, however, it was found that the water was not entirely off from the low level cistern near the coal-yard, so that by mounting a platform over the feed cistern of the steam boilers the water was drawn up in buckets and ropes. The cistern was afterwards filled, and the inconvenience did not recur yesterday. With regard to the stock of blankets it was deter mined to borrow two hundred or more pairs from the Industrial Schools. The following letter was read : DEAR Sia.---We are compelled, with reluctance, to trouble you on the subject of a reform in our diet, hoping that you may, at your earliest convenience, bring the matter under the consideration of the committee. As to the quantity of our rations we have no grounds for complaint, but would more particularly draw your attention to our diet as we have it presented to us. In the morning our coffee, whether it may be deficient in quantity. or defective in quality, we cannot say, but certainly it is anything bnt good. Our bread and butter, as such, is very fair. _ _ • ht almost say only, meal, we h ave s t r ong this, our chief, I might Our dinners we are unable to have until tw o p.m., and of grounds for complaint. th of ou t t any paupern g o h i exaggeration, t e I hall would rilie frequently prefer the dinner NNi animal food, if properly and considerately cooked, I doubt not, h miserable sham we have placed before us. I would here beg not to be misunderstood. Our would b , . ample; but such We have it one day hot, then is, unfortunat e ly, not the case. . two two days c .1d ; or, we have it two days in the week hot, the remaining five cold. The potatoes are not good; s with the exception of some or three w ee k s , I h ave b een unable to partake of the ame. As " • to the b eer , it s qua li ty i s very we ll . k nown , an d assure dl y i t forms a very c h eer l ess accompanime.4t to a cold dinner, with the thermometer do wn near ly to zero. I need not farther s pecify with reg a rd t o our di e t, but would briefly, with . g alld coffee, b eer, and ' on:: permission, suggest an amendment, viz., that oar tea potatoes be withdrawn, and an equivalent in money allowed us, so that we may procure these articles for ourselves. Before any improvement, however, can possibly take place. it will be necessary to have a cook. in ear servant s , to say the least of i t, are most thoug htl ess an d Periencedfemales, just what might be expected of females in their pogltion. They cannot cook a potato, never to mention animal food ; and, as to our having any extras to our stale dinners, we hav e certainly had experience sufficient to con s vince us of th e utter impossibility of such a thing. Any extra whatever, that we may procure, is lost in the cooking. They leave us every el-Tiling at ' eight o'clock. Now, at this season of the year, and, in a winter of such severity, there are many things required after that hour. It is by no means un common to suffer from a cold or catarrh at this time, when some warm drink, a warm bath, or so. for the feet, is very ne cessary. We are here, however, unable to procure anything of the kind. lam sorry to say that my colleague, Dr. Shearer, is very much in want of some such attention at this time. I saw him this evening procure the kettle, boil the water, get a little oatmeal, and make some gruel for himself, although scarcely able to hold his head up. It is unnecessary to particularise farther as to the many deficiencies of our attendances they must be obvious. With these remarks I leave the matter to your just consideration.-- I am your obedient servant, Workhouse Hospital, January 9, Ma JAMES D. CLEMENT. The letter was ordered t o lic on. the table. There were no other matters of interest before the committee. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held yesterday, in the Council-chamber, in the Town-hall. yr. Alderman Dover presided, and there was a large attendance of th e members of the committee, but no business of any importance was transacted. Tfie Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, and Inspector o . f Nuisances, reported various particulars of the operations . in t.keir several departments during the week, from which it appeared that 138 nuisances, com plained of by the inhabitants, had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them. 1,464 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 4,662 apartments, and 667 cellars had been put under examination, with the view of improving their sanitary condition. ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT.—The ship Northern Light arrived here yesterday from Bombay, with a large general cargo, consisting of cotton, jute, linseed, &c. She has been more than a hundred days on the passage home, and encountered a severe gale on New Year's Eve. The crew were for more than sixty hours incessantly engv,gul at, the pumps. She now lies in the Prince's Dock. r THE RISCA COLLIERY EXPLOSION: TAB MOIRA' ki. - Tti t IF eAuSts OP TtlE DISASTER. After various delays, rendered neccss'iry in conse quence of the difficulty in recovering the bodies of the unfortunate men who lost their lives by the fearful explosion which took place in the flack Vein Pit, belbtigittis; tb the Risen, Ceal and Iron Company, on Satiirday, the Ist Of 13etieri;.Pei density-Co . finnei resumed the inquiry on Wednesday !noir - ring, iiitli ri view of bringing it to a conclusion. • The total number of deaths bad been 142, 139 of which occurred in the pit, and three " above ground," from the effects of injuries revived by the explosion. The body of one man only now remains under ground, and finite nitasitro are being taken to recotser it. The inquiry excited rittfelf irftef.Cat hi the ffeighbottr hnedi MrinY of the ikcifkolo r4l ut the deceased Ni•ere also Present. A plan of the undergrotifin workings was laid on the table to facilitate the inquiry. The first witness caeil vas Charles Anderson Hartisnn, wise said--I am genepl viewer of the 41161 e of ti 1 'tleilieiY, On the ist of December, a little after six o'clock in the morning, descended No. 1 Black Vein Pit, and I examined the " in take air" with my lamp, and found a good air going. I then went through the double doors to the east side return, and found the return air good. I then proceeded up the east return to what we call the 1210 m twin side bitisS headitig; where the west return reaChed /theft proceeded up the return to the np-cast pit, and fot.iid afl,, was right. I returned again down the west side of the shaft, and came through the two separation doors on the west side to the pit. I then crossed the pit to the east side, and there I met the overman, Evan Bed dow. I asked him how all was going on that morning, and he said, " All is right.." I then measured the air in the main in -take, and then came out of the pit with my son. The quantity of air when I measured was 37,500 cubic feet per minute. After I came up the pit I went to breakfast, and then went to the Rock Vein Pit to examine the working there, and my son descended the Black Vein Pit again. A man, named Coker, came to me at the Rock Vein Pit and told me that the sulphur had gone off in the Black Vein Pit, and I immediately came down to the Black Vein Pit, saying to Coker, "I cannot believe it." I tossed off my coat and trousers, got a lamp, and descended the pit imme diately, and went to the west side separation doors; which I found all fight. I then fan to the east side sepaiation doorg end found theta all fight. I then Went to the top of the slope, where I met d man, who told me that two men had gone into the first cast. I then went to examine the separation doors of the first west, and having found them all right went to the regulator, which I also found right. I then went down to the second east, where I found my own son. He was alive. I lifted him up so that he could gat fresh wind, and then I left him. I next found David Jenkins, three or four yards off, dead. Then I came upon George Lewis and Lewis Thomas alive, and afterwards Wm. Thomas, a "dickey" man, as he is called on the books. I went to the second West, and fettrid the tNo doors gone. I got the sheet piit up, to throNi• the Wind further down. As soon as that, was done I directed some of the men to go in there, and I ran down to the third west over the small fall till I got up to the big fall. I tried to get over, but I could not, there being no room. I then went round and endeavoured to get into the fourth east, but I could not, because of another fall. I them came up the slope again to the second east, and went along there to try to get down the return to the fourth east, but could not, because of falls, I came up the slope once more, and sent three men up to the old pit to see about a man and boy who were working there. They were both brought clown, and I then went down the slope again and assisted in getting the bodies out, which occupied several days. When I went rotind the pit in the morning I found the air particularly good, coming from each side in the returns. The amount of air was sufficient, in my opinion. We sometimes have more air going, and two or three months ago we had 42,000 feet going. Our ventilator would have to go about 6f strokes per minute to produce the amount of air that was in the pit op the morning of the explosion. Our means of ventilation are by machinery. The diameter of each cylinder is 18 feet 6 inches, working on a 6-feet stroke. It will go 8 strokes per minute, which should produce 48,858 cubic feet per minute. We generally get from 37,000 to 38,000 cubic feet of'air per minute. That is a difference of 10,000 to 11,000 feet, and is caused by leakage in the valves of the machinery. I do not think any of the difference is caused by the "drag" on the east side. Some weeks or months since never a man complained to me of danger, and refused to go in. The faces of the levels, headings, and stalls were always bratticed right up within six yards of the face. The men lit their lamps, when blewn out by any chance. at the slope. We had naked lights in the slope, accor ding to the official rules laid down by government. The rule that epplies to this is No. 42 in our book, and is sanctioned by the Secretary of state. There could not have been a supplementary furnace for ventilation in the ihil pit, because that part is nearly run together, and the air would have baffled the furnace. A furnace was suggested at the bottom of the bottom of the present up-cast pit by myself when Mr. Dobson was our consulting viewer. We talked the matter over, but he decided in favour of the machine, as being able to produce more wind. I did not consider it neces sary to have more splits on the east side, because it would not be possible to put in crossing by reason of the bad top and " pucking bottom." Crossings and air bridges could not have been put in. I did intend to shut up the east side workings at the recommendation of Mr. Brough, and the day on which the accident hap pened was the last they would have been worked. I fixed on that particular day because we had other places to put the men who had been working there. The Black Vein Pit would not, have been ventilated better by means of a furnace at the present pumping pit. We tried it many years ago, but we could not get a sufficient amount of air. It only produced 10,000 feet of air. The dia meter of the pumping pit is nine feet. We had two wood doors, and a cloth door in the headings, and there were sheets between the double doors and the cross-headings. We had regular frame doors in the stalls, which were opened by door boys, one of whom went with each " haulyer." We did not depend upon self-closing doors —that was the reason we had the boys there ; and by rule 25, every person passing through a door must shut it after him. The largest quantity of air I ever measured before the explosion was 42,000 feet, but since the acci dent I have measured 43,000. Before the introduction of the ventilator we ventilated by a furnace at the bottom of the Hill Pit, and then we got from 15,000 to 18,000 feet. There has not been a single explosion, fatal or other wise. excepting the present, in the Illeelt Voin Pit, during the fours and three months that I have been there. The air was good on Friday night, the 30th Novem ber. There is a night man, whose duty is to examine the workings, and report to me or to the day over man, 'William Derrick ; and two other surviving firemen can testify to the state of the pit on the morning of December 1. Ido not doubt that a new pit, 280 yards deep, would be an improvement to the colliery, as it would enable us to get coals in larger quantities and cheaper, and no doubt it would also improve the venti lation. A " blower" in Sage's stalls on the morning of the explosion was no doubt the cause of the accumu lation of gas. I think the pit fired down between the third and fourth east. I have not found any lamps with the gauze off. There are thirty-three lamps to find yet., We have found four lamps, unlocked, all good, not bulged or smashed. There is no doubt that the explosion was caused by an accident to a lamp, or by a naked light being exposed. We found one lamp with a mandrill hole in it. The four unlocked lamps were not found at the suspected place of explosion, but in the first east level. The one with the mandrill hole was found in No. 4 cross-heading of No. 4 east level, near the body of Richard Jenkins. It was his own lamp, as will be sworn to by the lamp man. By the Jury—William Thomas found this lamp. (A policeman was directed to fetch all the lamps found since the explosion.) By Mr. Brough—l do not think one man was burnt to death. I saw most of them as they were brought up. I should think all in the third and second west were killed by the falls, and about seventy died from after damp. I have tried for fire damp upon the " gobs," but have only discovered black damp. You had no suspicion of danger on the morning of the explosion ? Witness—Not the slightest. I would just as soon have gone in the pit to sleep as in my own bed. Ido believe a " blower" would have occasioned the accumu lation of gas. I saw no occasion that morning to remove all the men, boys, and horses out of the pit. We had enough of ventilation that morning for ordinary purposes to satisfy the first general rule, and I believe, had the lamps held good, the men could have retreated, and the ventilation would have swept away the gas. . By Mr. Evans, government inspector for Glamorgan shire (assisted by Mr. Brough).—The air has to travel about three miles from the bottom of the down-east, through the east district to the up -east. Three miles is not a long distance for the air to travel —many collieries have a much greater distance for the air to ti avel. The distance would have nothing to do with the drag.' I think it is better to ventilate the eastern side of the Itisca colliery by one current of air as at present, than by dividing it, as division would diminish the amount of air. Mr. Brough.—l could not hear that " blower," Mr. Harrison, and I was then in the stall with you. It could not have been the cause of the explosion. You ranst give another opinion as far as you can. That " blower" is a fresh one. The inquiry was then adjourned. ANOTHER BATCH OF ARMSTRONG GUNS FOR THE NAVY.—AnOther batch of 100-pounder Armstrong guns for the naval service, manufactured at the Royal Arsenal on the improved system recently introduced, have been proved at the Government practice-range with complete success. A complete battery of twelve-pounders has just been forwarded for the service of the Royal Artillery, in exchange for a battery of the old service guns, which have been returned into store. TOE LONDON PARKS: ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY NIGHT SCENE ON THE SERPENTINE.—AN EXPRESS SKATING TRAIN. The scene in Hyde-park on Wednesday night was again one of a most extraordinary character, the whole Of the froien stitfrite of the Serpentine beirg crowded thqsAdi ifutet4Fivd slillersi while from one end to the °did': tiniVer ;f Wer:;' the whole having the appearance of a tane'7 The tents were each illuminated by festoons of crystal lamps and Chinese lanterns, while at various points were stationed bands of .music, to which skating quad rilles and other dances were kept up to a late hour. Abottt seVen o'clock filet% iliac upwards of 10,000 persons tipori tire Anrfa6e, iiiriefr Mirth? if da tefy /Hell In;,`:ro3af.Vl Vella. At this aide a brilliant display ot` ga, l .:C; Cryd the effect of the coloured fires was most btigrYla4; lighting up the whole scene in a most brilliant zranner. Notwithstanding ; the amusement afforded 'y skating and sliding; varipUs other, paStimes were resorted to upon fro4rY sqrf4e„:, , tqUeplice a tent was erected, under the name of the "1 4 .'.0' - gaY Alley," where the game of nine pins was carried on iot several hours with the utmost vigour, which "Cheap Jacks" sold their wares, most of which were described as being of patent design, at the most fabulous prices. The vendors of hot coffee, ginger beer, hot fried sausages, baked potatoes, and other articles of this kind, made a g•h'Ofl tiuslfiss. The teats erected for the sale of French wines, porter, &c., also drthe dreti trade amongst the countless numbers that were in the , Ncdrttie whole length of the west bank was fringed by stalls for the sale of all kinds of viands, while " quiet parties" assembled around the large fires ignited in the " skeletons" placed upon the surface of the ice. Shortly after eight o'clock a grand procession was formed by several hundred torchbearers, headed by a hand of music, to the enlivening strains of which a march was made along the ice amidst a further display of pyrotechnics. A large number of persons entered the several skating matches, which were contested with the greatest spirit, while at intervals the " express train skating train " was formed, and travelled nearly the entire length of the Serpentine with very great speed. The banks on .either side of the river lined with thousands of spectators, and the whole scene was one that almost defies description, and, in the language of the shoitman, " must be seen to be belieted." Throughout the entire day upwards of 10,000 persons visited the park, a greater pottion of whom amused themselves upon the froien surface, while at night more than that number were upon the ice, most of whom were bearers of lighted torches. The festivi ties of Tuesday night were kept up until a very late hour, and unfortunately a very large number of accidents took place between eleven and twelve o'clock. Up to mid night more than twenty persons were brought into the Receiving House, having received severe cut heads and contusions. Shortly after another alarm was raised, and the icemen at once went to the south shore, when they discovered Mr. George Newman, of 19, New-street, Golden-square, a member of the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers, immersed in about eight feet''of water. The icemen, with the utmost difficult r, got the unfortunate gentleman out of the water, and he *as conveyed In a very exhausted condition to the receiving -house. Seves ral other accidents occurred, and it was not until long after midnight that the park was cleared. The scene enacted on Wednesday night was quite as brilliant, but again many accidents took place. It is understood that a fair, on an extensive scale, will take place on Monday next, if the frost holds, and prepara tions are in progress for the event, which it is antici pated will be of a most extraordinary and brilliant character, the usual adjuncts of the fairs held in London being expected to be'present. The immense number of visitors to Hyde-park kept up the festivities until a late hour, evidently enjoying the amusement placed at their disposal. THE DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1861. ST. JAMES'S PARK. The Ornamental water of this park, on which the ice is about 6 inches thick, was, on Wednesday, patronised by about 6,000 skaters and sliders, while the banks were lined with quite an equal number of spectators. It was long after the time of closing the gates that the immense number of people could be cleared from the park, the skating and sliding being kept up with great spirit long beyond the prohibited hour. THE REGENT'S PARK Had upwards of 6,000 skaters and sliders, and several exciting skating matches took place. Several accidents occurred during the day, chiefly consisting of serious cut heads. THE CRYSTAL PALACE Was visited by upwards of 1,000 skaters and sliders, but no accident occurred of a serious nature. DROWNING OF AN ARTILLERYMAN HARROWING SCENE. Particulars of the following distressing case only now transpire :—On the morning of New Year's Eve, a small dingy on Thorn Island, at the entrance to Mil ford House, and which was used by the men of the coast brigade for communicating with their large boat anchored about sixty yards off, was washed away by a heavy sea. Gunner Burke having volunteered to swim off to the large boat, which his comrades were anxious to pro cure to go after and recover the dingy, fastened a rope round his waist, and giving the other end to a comrade, and jumped into the sea; but the rope being to short by three or four yards, another piece was imme diately added. In the meantime Burke was carried by the strong ebb tide below the boat, and called out to his comrades to haul him on shore. In attempting to do so, unfortunately the rope parted at the joining just made, arid the gallant fellow was left struggling against a strong and a high sea, and hampered by the rope sound his waist, was drifted further from the island, calling in vain for help. His poor wife, who was daily expecting her confinement, and her three children, were witnesses of the scene, and mingled their wild and frantic shrieks with the piteous gurgling cries of the drowning husband and father. At this moment Bombardier Kay, a married man, with a wife and four young children, plunged into the sea from a high rock, a sharp frost prevailing at the time, in order if possible to save his comrade ; but although a good swimmer and a powerfully-built man, six feet six inches in height, he cou!d not stem the strong current and terrific sea. and, after struggling for nearly a quarter of an hour in the water, was himself nearly drowned, when fortunately a huge sea dashed him, bruised and senseless, 20 or 30 feet among the rocks. The moment he recovered his consciousness he endeavoured to jump in again, but was restrained by his comrades, who informed him that poor Burke had just sunk between two seas. The latter rose to the surface shortly afterwards quite dead, the back of his head and shoulders being visible over the water. At this moment a large seagull perched on the body, and commenced picking at the head. Thus the body of the drowned soldier, with its lonely freight, remained in sight for nearly two hours, and was gradually drifted out to sea and lost to the bewildered gaze of the widow and her orphans. It has not since been recovered. Two days afterwards Mrs. Burke gave birth to another child. Her forlorn condition, bereft of her husand and only source of support, and left on the world with four orphans, one of them a cripple, excite great sympathy and compassion. BREAD FOR THE COVENTRY SUFFERERS.—The clerks, porters, &c. connected with the London and North- Western Railway Company, at the London Road Station, have forwarded to Coventry 178 loaves of bread, for the people out of employment there. EXECUTIONERS' FEES.— Calcraft, the well-known hangman, has informed the magistrates of Dumbarton that his fee for coming to Dumbarton on the 18th current, to execute Lunnay, would be £2l, and travel ling and personal expenses paid.—North British Mail. Lady Crampton, the wife of Sir John Crampton, the British envoy at St. Petersburg, was presented last week at the Imperial court, and received by the Empress with the most flattering marks of grace and favour. Lady Crampton, it will be remembered, was our charm ing young vocalist, Miss Victoire Balfe, who was with drawn by her marriage from an artistic career which promised to be of extraordinary brilliancy. THE REFORMATORY MOVEMENT.—The efforts made for the reformation of juvenile offenders in the eastern district appear to meet with considerable success. In Suffolk Sir E. C. Kerrison, M.P., and in Essex, Mr. J. W. Perry Watlington, M.P., take an active personal interest in the benevolent cause. In the former county it appears that the commitments of juvenile criminals were 123 in 1856, 104 in 1857, 79 in 1858, and 78 in 1859, showing that the reformatory which was estab lished in die autumn of 1855 has done a very good work ; in fact, the decrease of juvenile crime is estimated at about 40 per cent. In the five years ending 1860 66 boys were admitted into the reformatory and 36 dis charged, of whom three were re-committed. The average expenditure per boy for maintenance and management was £lB 55., being £1 per head below the general average of the kingdom. The somewhat dis couraging notice has been received from the Home office that a reduction of ls. per bead per week is to be made in the allowances made for boys admitted into reformatories, but the managers are authorised by law to apply to the quarter sessions to make up any defi ciency which may arise. In the Essex reformatory there are at present 25 boys, and Mr. Watlington, M.P., stated at the sessions that the managing commit tee did not propose at present to apply for increased pecuniary aid. A BOY SHOT BY HIS BROTHER.—A sad accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, at the village of Shire hampton, near Bristol, at the house of Henry Heaven, a mason, who has also a grocer's shop, conducted by his wife. During the absence of their parents Wenry Wm. Heaven, a boy eleven years of age, a little girl, and Daniel James Heaven, a child three years old, were playing together. A loaded gun, from which the percussion cap had been remove from the nipple, was in the room, which the elder boy took up, and, perceiv ing there was no cap on it, he searched his father's desk and found some which had been left there. Having possessed himself of one, he placed it on the nipple of the gun, which he levelled at his little brother and fired. The muzzle being almost close to the poor child the entire charge entered his head, and death was in stantaneous. The elder brother, in his grief and terror, shrieked for assistance, .and tried to drag the bleeding corpse out of the room, hoping . that something might be done to restore life. The cries of the children and the report of the gun alarmed the neighbours, who, on entering the house, discovered the sad scene. Informa tion of the occurrence was at once given to the police, by whom the necessary steps for holding a coroner's inquest were taken. THE MURDER AT PLYMOUTH. trIE INQUEST.-PROTEST OF TftE JURt. The cbromx's jury re-assembled in the Guildhall on Tuesday at o'Clock,.to hear the decision of the •. magistrates nspeeting r 0 1 16' firodnetion of the prisoner,' and also to take further evidence. the 4oa►tt was well tilled by a larle number of persons, apparently tiniins to hear every particular respecting this frightful deed. Some of the Dtlicers of the 61st Regiment were also present, l'he jury hriiirgnrswered to their names, . . The f - losepli - and said that . zone, he had ti'dittd h_r_dy6:r thb. wrotting, ancrtling to their request, and had laid hidore hiretheirj that the prisoner, Robert Hacked, should before the Coroner's Court at their sitting this evening. The Mnycr replied fiat the magistrateg f tnelve in number, had frilly 4onsidercii the matter, and that they had come to the thiatilmwqe icsition " that they would grant no order On the' subjleCt 7 4metef.'1 He (the Mayor) also said th'a't! 1)o4d riot reftM itittrilsslan for him to be brought thefe'i . 54 NVoidd grant no- °Mei:" His worship' at the :ante' tit& rushed' to'be understood that it was not front any want of c6ia'riesi id tlit' coroner's jury that the magistrates had arrived at but tbei thOtight that it would answer no good end if the pr'isVt.'- / e4 was produced ;' they.therefore declined to make an order. fi6. ; 1‘1! 4 •61 further said,' that until the same number of magistrates votel ?or granting the order as had voted against it, he should decline ri f ; 4 1 i 'g any further in the matter. It was for them (the jury) to' consider that there was no chance of the prisoner being brought there. Mr, Langford—l beg to move an adjournment till the tridn be bronght here. beg to second it, ~ • After a lengtheziEd disenssidn the jury retired for con sultation, and were absiiii atoitt three-quartets of an hour. Their names having been Called o'er; the fore man read the following " PROTEST. " Guildhall, Plymouth, Jan. 8, 1861. " The jury are of unanimous opinion that the refusal of the magistrates to grant the order for the production before the coroner and jury of the prisoner Robert Hacked, charged with the murder of Lance Sergeant Jones, has a tendency to frustrate the ends of justice, inasmuch as it deprives the prisoner of the opportunity of confronting his accusers, and also creates a precedent subversive of the constitutional usages of the country. "The jury, therefore, agree to adjourn till Friday, the nth inst., at 6 p.m., trusting that the magistrates will in the meantime grant the order for the prisoner's appearance at that day and hour. (Signed) "JosEPH Witts, Foreman." The dotoner undertook to present the protest, after which the jury and Witnesses were again bound corer to appear at the tilde agreed upon; and the proceedings terminated. The feeling of the court was decidedly in favour of he view taken by the jury.— Weßtern Morning Yeta. THE DOUBLE MURDER IN MONAGHAN. MONAGHAN, Jan. 5. The murdered men, James and Robert Shaw, resided in the towuland, and are said to have gathered a con siderable sum of money. In fact, I have been informed that the two unfortunate men were worth considerably more than £7OO. Although their circumstances, there fore, Were c'ansiderably above the average, yet they seemed to hate lited miserably. They had neither servant, bed, nor blanket. I was painted out the place in which they slept, a stable (a portion of their dwelling house), which was also occupied by two horses, for one of which the murdered men recently refused to take fifty pounds. It was also stated —and I have reason to believe it—that for the past five years they never undressed in retiring to rest, and yet they seemed stout and healthy men. I give you this preliminary sketch in order that you may better under stand the narrative of the murder. It seems that the unsuspecting men repaired to the door to speak to the persons outside. Robert would seem to be the first to open the door, for, when found, he was lying inside on the floor, his head being towards the interior of the kitchen, as if he had been shot from outside. The doctor described the wound that caused death as that of a gun-shot, entering behind the ear, and going out at the left side of the crown. While Robert was being murdered, James seems to have lost his self possession, and must have passed over the body of his murdered brother to reach the door, not availing himself of a loaded fowling-piece that was found in the house undischarged, and on reaching the door he was fired at, the ball taking a portion of the skull and a large quantity of the brains, which were found adhering to the top of the door-post, the ball grazing the other part of the side-wall, where its mark is visible. Thus you will perceive Robert was shot near the door. James was shot next at the door, and like Robert fell inside. When the bodies were discovered yesterday, at one o'clock, James's body was lying across Robert's legs, and from this fact it appears evident that James was shot after his brother. A second party is, I understand, also arrested, but the evidence for so far is not clear against either of them. Though this is, perhaps, as diadolical a murder as you have ever recorded in your columns, yet there is one thing about it different to many other murders. Tho deceased men were quiet, harmless, and inoffensive. Though nominally Protestants, I believe they have been at no place of worship for many years, never were, so far as I know, connected with any party, and always lived on good terms with all their neighbours. At the same time, I must observe that they could not have been murdered for their money, as it was pretty generally known that they seldom kept any in their house, and what motive could have led to such an awful crime is, for the present, a mystery, but it is one that I am sure our very energetic Heal Constable Trimble will soon unravel.—Be/fast News-Letter. THE ACCIDENT AT ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE.-311% W. Batty has received a letter from the father of Smith, the young man who was killed by the lion at the above theatre, on Monday morning last, in which he expresses his desire to see the last of his poor son, but complained of his poverty as an obstacle to his undertaking so long and expensive a journey, as from Landport, near Ports mouth. where he resides. Mr. Batty, who is deeply grieved at the occurrence, and from the first moment readily promised to defray all the expenses connected with the funeral, immediately furnished the unhappy father with sufficient funds to enable him to reach Lon don and provide himself with every requisite under such melancholv circumstances. The inquest is adjourned until Monday next, when the rumour about the crushed jaw will, it is said, be thoroughly refuted. That death was instantaneous there can be no doubt, although the lion does not appear to have lacerated the flesh with the intention of devouring him. . EXTRAORDINARY AND GALLANT CONDUCT.-A VES SEL BROUGHT TO HER DESTINATION BY ONE HAND.- A most extraordinary case in connection with naviga tion, and one illustrative of what the coolness and energy of one man can effect, has just occurred on board the schooner Diadem, of Whitehaven, which arrived safely the other morning at that port from Belfast, having on board the master, Captain Connor, only, the crew having abandoned the vessel in Belfast Lough last Saturday night, when she came into col lision with the schooner Caledonia, of Preston. The sailors, it appears, left their own craft at the time of the collision, and got on board the Caledonia, and have been landed at Belfast; but Captain Connor, nothing daunted, stuck to his post, and by his own unaided hand brought his vessel across the Channel in safety to her destination. Every credit is due to him for such noble conduct in remaining by his vessel, and skilfully navigating her into the desired haven under such un favourable circumstances.-Belfast Aews-Letter. BANKRUPTCIES LAST YEAIL-It appears that the number of bankruptcies gazetted last year was 1,266, of which 643 occurred in the metropolitan, and 623 in the provincial districts ; Liverpool figuring for 71, Man chester for 64, Birmingham for 201, Leeds for 107, Bristol for 93, Exeter for 52, and Newcastle for 35. In 1859 the number of bankruptcies gazetted was 943; in 1858, 1.353; in 1857, 1,429; in 1856, 1,197 ; in 1855, 1,411; in 1854, 1,214; in 1853, 756 ; in 1852, 822 ; and in 1851, 935-showing an average on the ten years of 1,123, or 143 below last year's total. Of the excess last year 95 bankruptcies occurred in the metropolitan dis trict, which had 473 in 1851. 399 in 1852, 422 in 1853, 629 in 18.54, 656 in 1855, 569 in 1856, 664 in 1857, 563 in 1858, and 462 in 1859. The remainder of the excess last year, 48, came from the provincial dis tricts, which figured for 462 in 1851, 423 in 1852, 334 in 1853, 585 in 1854, 755 in 1855, 628 in 1856, 765 in 1857, 790 in 1358, and 481 in 1859. Last year the Liverpool district was 8, the Manchester 25, and the Newcastle 1, below the average of the decade; while, on the other hand, the Birmingham was 45, the Leeds 2, the Bristol 25, and the Exeter 10, below the average. Every district except the Liverpool (which was 5 below) showed an excess as compared with 1859, the increase being 14 in the Manchester, 50 in the Birmingham, 9 in the Leeds, 40 in the Bristol, 17 in the Exeter, and 17 in the Newcastle jurisdictions. PARTICULARS OF THE ACCIDENT TO THE RIGHT HON. ABRAHAM BREWSTF.R.—On Thursday, Mr. Brewster, Sir John Keane, Mr. Osborne, M.P., and other gentle men formed a shooting party that day, and were for some hours successfully engaged in the Newtown Anner pheasant preserves. Mr. Brewster shot with a needle breech-loadin g gun, made by Needham, of London. At about four o'clock in the evening the accident occurred to the right honourable gentleman. Cooke, the game keeper, informed the party that in the corner of the plantation twenty or thirty pheasants were lying, and immediately preparations were made to take the birds on the wing. Mr. Brewster, it appears, had provided himself with a pack of cartridges that were of less bore than the barrel of the gun. In loading the left barrel, it appears the cartridge ran out from the needle, and when lie pulled the trigger the gun missed fire. While the needle was protruding in the barrel he incautiously used the loading rod, and drove the cartridge right down upon the needle, causing the gun to explode. The cartridge passed right through the centre of the palm of his right hand, and at the same time the,loading rod, it is supposed, through the fleshy part of his thumb. Fortunately none of the bones of the hand were broken, but the flesh was severely lacerated. Sir John Keane, who was standing close to Mr. Brewster when this accident took place, used eVery effort to check the bleeding, and temporarily bandaged the arm. Dr. Hemphill, Clonmel, was quickly in attendance, arrested hcemorrage, and remained all night. Last night the learned gentleman' passed a good night, and is to-day progressing favourably. Mrs. French, daughter of Mr. Brewster, and his son, Colonel Brewster, were tele graphed for, and arrived here last night by the 7 p.m. train, and proceeded at once to Newtown Anner. Though painful this accident, Mr. Brewster, with true sportsmanlike feeling, insisted upon the shooting being continued on Friday.—Clonmel Chronicle. RAILWAY COLLISION NEAR VICTORIA STATION, MANCHESTER. Ofil 7 ledifes(ti-,*:-.Tfei 2 neon, an ae2ident of a r ety unusual character oeentred *der the Nreie Midge,' close to the Victoria Station, which rf:slittedt .. : t oititlidely, in no fur ther mischief than the'damag'e oea:tict, 4,.'iit'ria g es. lit Ds customary for each train on leaving llanelester tn. 'fork -o.re to ;lie followed by a pilot. engine, to assist in pro , pelling it iliAinev i end the pilot engine usually leaves the station fro'ni: . : 7 ^ Pee of rails on the opposite side of the platform, whilst the starts from the near side. Before the train gets under tile' 'jiidre, It com mences to cross the rails to the extreme left, *lna then the pilot engine moves forward, and joins up to it. On Wecittettlay afternoon the 3-50 London and North- Western &alit for 10A4.2 left the station at the usual time; and \ PiVobectedi to efogs' tf; the opposite side. Be fore it 110 #to; atross,- hortever, the pilot engine came up, and tar; tYib centre . of It. The engine struck three of the cartidg4i'i ti re were passengers, and.the force of the concussion iased it to' rebound, and threw it off the rails. This was it tiaf fortunate circumstance, after all, for, had not the engine been thrown off the rails, it would have proceeded on its Way Clean through the train, instead of running to the itre, alit did; wordy tearing up the road. It was thought at ,fitist that dome Of the passengers might have been injUred,'lntt tiVtrrblVeorf It was found that the sides of three of the Carriages tee giiigfrfl/ broken, and that the passengers bad received no ftirtherlatn , age than the fright WhiCh the collision caused. The train' Wat . ltrovsirt ba . el to . the station, new carriages were substituted fat those broken, at.il in twenty-five minutes afterwards the passengers again proceeded on their journey. DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO BIM! UP A HOUSE. One of those diabolical attempts, too often connected With turn-outs, and more especially chargeable against riaiagtr, ittade at Clayton on Tuesday morning, to biovi heti* oecirpied by a master brickmaker, employing men tid /oseph Barlow, who lives at Clayton, and biis a bfiCkyatd 11-ollstlen, was awoke about two o'clock oil Tileddq 'Waning, by hearing a great noise as if something tad eiptatied neat his house, and immediately afterwards he heard, befit then fully awake, another explosion. Being nearly certain as to the character of the explosions, and appre hensive of what might follow, as he was employing men not in the union, he at once got up and fired his gun through his bedroom window, and he heard nothing afterwards. He arose at daylight, and on going round the premises be found two glass ginger-beer bottles shattered to . ..pieces, and another filled with blasting powder, such as colliers use, with a fusee in it, partly burnt. One of the bottles which had exploded had been thrown with an intention of going Into the house through the window, and the window was broken, but most fortnnately the bottle had caught the top of the window, add was thtis throwrT back into the shed, where it harm lessly exploded. 'the police are waking attire exertions in this case, and it is to be hoped the miscreants con nected with this diabolical attenipt nray be brought to justice. DISTRESS IN NOTTINGHAM. The operative lace makers and framework knitters in Nottingham are suffering great distress. Both the staple trades of the town are exceedingly depressed, there not having been such a dearth of employment for a number of years past. At the weekly meeting of the hoard of guardians on Tuesday, the vice chairman (Mr. Turner) stated that the number of in-door poor exceeded by 416 those in the house at the corresponding period last year, whilst the out-door recipients amounted to 2,016 more than last year. In comparison with last week, there were mare than a thousand applicants for out-door relief. Sony kitchens ere opened rn the town for the poor, and other means ate being adapted to alleviate their wants. THE FOG IN LONVON, TESTERDA Y . --EXTRAORDI NARY SCENES ON THE ICE. —During yesterday London and its environs were enveloped in a dense fog. All kinds of vehicles proceeding along the busy and throng ing thoroughfares had to proceed at a very slow pace, and it was with very great difficulty that passengers could cross such places as Regent's-circus, Tottenham court-road, Fleet-street, Strand, &c., the slippery roads making the crossings more dangerous. In the parks the scene was strange and exciting in the extreme. On the Serpentine there were the skaters gliding about by torchlight, and the fires on the shore and the ice loomed through the dense fog, and to the lookers-on the sight had quite a supernatural appearance. Collisions amongst the skaters were constantly occurring, causing conside rable merriment to the on-lookers. All places of busi ness of any kind had to be lighted up. ANOTHER DEATH FROM FIRE THROUGH CRINOLINE. An inquest was held on Wednesday eveninc , by Mr. Bedford, at the Westminster Hospital, upon the body of Mary Baker, aged eleven. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was the daughter of poor parents, residing in Pear-street, Westminster. On Thursday last a girl living in the same house heard loud screams, and on going to the deceased girl's room saw a little baby on the bed with its clothes on fire. She then saw the deceased in the street with her clothes on fire also. A horse cloth was wrapped round her, and she!was conveyed to the hospital. On removing the horse cloth what re mained of her clothes was found to be still burning. It was stated that the poor girl had been dusting the chimney-piece, having a child in her arms at the time, when her clothes, which stood nut from her persons caught fire; and the medical evidence was to the effect that she was burned from bead to foot, and died from the shock of the system. Verdict, Acedental Death. DARING ESCAPE OF A CONVICT PROM PORTLAND PRISON.—On Saturday last a convict sentenced to seven years' penal servitude succeeded in escaping from the Verne works by the following means. In his last occupation he was employed with other convicts in filling waggons with stone for the B rea k wa t er , an d w h en th e warder's back was turned the convict stepped into a pointsman's hut which was close at hand, where he put on some clothes corresponding to a mason's dress, and a pair of false whiskers and hair which were made out of the hair of his mattress. He then walked through part of the works, passed the civil guard, who asked him who he was, to whom he replied " One of Mr. Jay'sinen." Passed likewise a soldier at Fortune's Well, the ferry bridge, and on to Weymouth. A baker's boy, driving a cart, noticed a man dressed as above pass him by the Weymouth Union about a quarter past four o'clock. He was afterwards seen in Dorchester. Since then he has not been seen or heard of. Portland was in a com motion, soldiers and civil guards being posted in all parts and stopping any one that resembled the convict. —Poole and South Western Herald. Two COLLIERIES ON FIRE.—On Monday, about seven o'clock in the morning, the colliery of Messrs. Knowles and Co., known by the name of Cockey Moor Pit, Radcliffe, was discovered to be on fire. Mark Todd, the manager, immediately exerted himself to save the lives of the workpeople. It was supposed that there were about sixty in the pit, and they all succeeded in making their escape, some of them with great difficulty. The manager dragged one person to the eye of the pit when he was in a very exhausted condition. It was ascertained that all the workpeople were safe, but the manager, contrary to the wishes of the rest, was deter mined to save the life of a pony. In making the attempt he was suffocated, and last evening the body had not been recovered. The coal at the bottom of the pit was still on fire. The unfortunate man had been seen several times, but it was not considered possible to reach him with safety. He was lying on his back, and appeared to be much disfigured. He was 36 years of age, and has left a widow and one child. On Tuesday morning it was discovered that one of Earl Fitzwilliam's collieries at Rawmarsh, near Sheffield, was on fire. Information of the catastrophe was at once forwarded to Rotherham, from whence aid was immediately dis patched. The air shafts were stopped, and engine, poured large quantities of water into the pit, in order to check the progress of the destructive elemant, but without material success. A SAD MESSAGE FROM THE SEA. A bottle, con taining the following, has liven picked up OR South Shields sands :—" North Sea, Feb. 2, 1860 Dear Friends,—When you find this, the crew of the- illfated ship Horatio, Captain Jackson, of Norwich, is no more. We left Archangel on the Bth of January, all well; on the 2nd of February we hove to under close reefed topsails, after scudding before the gale for ten days ; we have not been below for six days. A Norwegian brig hove to for our assistance. Four men got into the jolly boat, but after leaving a sea struck her, and sank her, and the four men were lost. Our crew consisted of eight men, master and mate, second mate, and two boys. When I am writing this, I have just left the pumps. We are not able to keep her up—eight feet of water in the hold, and the sea making breach clear over her. Our hatches are all stove in, and we are worn out. Om' master made an observation to-day. We are in 60 north lat.; wind, N.E. I write these few lines, and commit them to the foaming deep, in hopes that they may reach some kind-hearted friend who will be so good as to find out the friends of these poor suffering mortals. I am a native of London, from the orphan school—John Laing, apprentice. We are called aft to prayers, to make our peace with that great God, before we commit our living bodies to that foam and surf. Dear friends, you may think me very cool, but, thank God, death is welcome. We are so benumbed and fatigued that we care not whether we live or die. John Ross, John Thompson, James Lee, Joseph Brig took the boat on the 21st of January.---William ham, Peter Young, Sam Jones, James Bruce. William Hain, chief mate; Thomas Wilson, second mate; John Laing and Frederic Maff, apprentices. EXTRAORDINARY AND AUDACIOUS ROBBERY IN N EIVCASTLE. —On Monday morning a robbery, under circumstances of a most audacious and extraordinary character, was perpetrated in Newcastle. The scene of the villanous act is a small provision shop, 38, Elswick East-terrace, kept by Mary Ann Potts, a widow. Residing with her are a son and a daughter, named respectively John Thomas and Margaret Isabella Potts, the former being ten and the latter about 13 years of age. On Sunday evening, about 10 o'clock, the children went to bed, and about an hour afterwards, having previously made the premises secure, the mother also retired to rest. Between twelve and one o'clock in the morning, she was awakened from her sle_ep by a knock at the shop door ; and she asked, "Who was thew?" A voice answered, "I want an ounce of castor oil for my mistress." Mrs. Potts, sus pecting nothing wrong, opened' the door, and imme diately on her turning round there rushed into the shop two men apparently disguised, accompanied by a woman wearing a green plaided shawl and a course straw bon net. Still dreading nothing, Mrs. Potts was about to proceed to the window for the required article, when in au instant one seized hold of her arm, the other one hold ing up to her face a pistol, and threateningly demanded her to deliver. The pocr woman moved towards a chiffonier at the back side of the counter, in which, with the exception of a few shillings which she had iii her pocket, all the money was deposited. This. sum, amounting to £33 10s., she deliberately banded over - to the heartless fellows. With that, however, they were not to be satisfied. Taking from the person of Mrs. Potts a coloured silk handkerchief, which was lnoselv thrown around her neck, one of the men tightly pinioned her arms behind her back, and dashed her on the floor. The woman, thus in her bondage, and charged not to speak above her breath, the robbers proceeded further with their predatory object, and rifled the house. 1." 1. LATEST NEWS. (lIT BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) CHINA. PUBLICATION AND FURTHER DETAILS OF THE TREATY. SITANGUAI, Nov. 21. The intellipme from' the North is unimportant. The treaty has let~ posted on the walls of Pekin. The allied army reached Tietl-tsin , on the 17th of November, where the Hon. Mr, 14 3 ruce will rettiall 'until the spring. Troops aft leaving daily, proceeding down the river. The Russian Ambassaclof is established at Pekin. Mr. Atkins is preparing for the rettrion of Mr Bruce. A Chiinese representative is to reside in E ngiattl.• All the imyktl*.tant Chinese ports are open to trade. SHANGHAI AGAIN` THREATENED BY THE REBEL S . The rebels are again threatening giranghai and Niengpo. The greatest alarm prevails. CANTON, Nov. 23. rerraission has been granted to foreign steamers to trEth )rt the inland waters. FOO-CIIOW-FOO, Nov. 22. Civil disturbances are anticipated. • SII tn:llM, Dec. 7. The William Kirk has been lost Torres Strets. The crew were saved. AVaTRALIA. NEW ZEALAND.-BAME,-DEFEAT OF THE NATIVE. MELBOURNE, gm 24. Intelligence from New Zealand announces that a desperate engagement was fought at Mahoetalu on' the 6th November, resulting in the complete defeat of the natives and the death of their head chief, The MerboittWe markets. have greatly improved. The following are ddpvrtare, of gold ships since the last mail :—The' 'Wellesley, with 32,854 ; Brathedon, 49,040 oz.; toser 14,845 oz. ; and Champion of the Seas, 9,154 oz. Export of wool, 16,051 bales. THE CROPS AND THE WOOL CLIP. ADELAIDE, Nov. 26. The crops are most luxuriant. The wool clip is highly satisfactory. 10,000 bales have been shipped. PRUSSIA. is officially announced that the King has assumed the title of William L THE DANISH QUESTION. A Dresden semi-official telegram announces that all de governments of Germany have agreed to act in concert with Prussia on this question, and if necessary to take the ffekiv NAPLES AND GAETA. The Daily News has received the following despatch, dated Naples, Wednesday :—Another unimportant reactionary movement was attempted yesterday, but was speedily suppressed, and some Lazzaroni made prisoners by the National Guard. An armistice of ten days has been concluded with the besieged at Gaeta. The nomination of Prince Carignan as Governor of Naples is very popular. People are actively engaged in the electoral nominations. SCHLES WIG-HOLSTEIN. COPENHAGEN, lan. 9. A royal decree establishes for Schleswig a dis tinction between confirmation and religious exami nation. The language to be used at the confir mation is optional. A ministerial ordnance allows the education of children at home to be conducted without any compulsion with respect to the use of the Danish language. MINISTERIAL CRISIS AT PALERMO. NAPLES, Jan. 9. A pacific popular demonstration at Palermo determined Signor de Farina to tender his resig nation. Tranquility was re-established. The reactionary movement in the Abruzzi has no importance. Prince Carignan is expected here with impatience. An armistice has been con cluded at Gaeta. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Jan. 10. The Bourse has been dull and inanimate. Rentes closed at 67f., or 10c. lower than yesterday. PRINCE MURAT. The King of Prussia has conferred on Prince Murat the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Eagle. GAETA. PARIS, Jan. 10. The Pattie says it is not true that theYrench fleet has already left Gaeta. Lamoriciere will shortly return to assume the command of the Levant squadron. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, Jan. 10. On Monday last Baron Zulen Nyevelt, the minister for foreign affairs, tendered his resigna tion to the King. HUNG A RY. ARAI), Jan. 10. The Comitat met to-day for the purpose of electing its public officers. The following programme, in five points, was adopted on the occasion :—Complete re-establish ing of the laws of 1848 ; no taxes or levies of soldiers unless authorised by the Hungarian Diet ; no authority whatever, except that of the Comitat; early convocation of the Diet; com plete re-establishment of the integrity of Hungary. THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The Valetta, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at two p.m. yesterday (Thursday). The mails were to leave for London at five p.m. SHIPMENTS OF SPECIE TO AMERICA. The Arago, on Wednesday, took out 1,500,000 francs on French account. Tho North Briton steamship, which left Liver pool yesterday for Portland, only took £2,250 in specie. 'THE BANK OF ENGLAND. The weekly court has broken up without alter ing the rate of discount. THE FROST. THE FOG IN LONDON. A thick black fog enveloped the metropolis yesterday:' Locomotion became dangerous in con sequence of its density. At high water the pool and reaches to below Greenwich were covered with large masses of ice. 'Three or four ships came up the river in the morning tide, but the navigation is all but stopped. The ice is accumu lating amongst- the tiers in the pool and render ing communication with the shore most. difficult. The dock entrances are kept clear and open, but there is very little business doing. Trade at the wharves is similarly affected. It is reported that several ships bound up have brought up in Long Reach owing to the pressure of the ice. A. fleet of twenty coal barges are moored oft Westminster-bridge, unable to get to their desti nation. The report of Russian ships of war being about to take the place of the French squadron at Gaeta is entirety discredited. The following appeared in our later editions of yesterday : NAPLES. The Morning Post contains the following des• patch : PARIS, Jan. 9. At Naples the agitation approaches very closely to disorder in the streets, and .calls for the imme diate action of a strong and repressive authority. A despatch announces that the people there were already aware of the early departure of the French squadron froM Gaeta. THE CORN TRADE. Several cargoes of grain are now on their way from California to this country which have been shipped at prices that, according to our present rates, will leave a large profit. THE MONEY MARKET AND THE MANU FACTURING DISTRICTS. • The Times, in its city article, says that the movement to 7 per cent, has occasioned at Manchester a much more THE BANK OF FRANCE.. The Ti';rith says it is believed that the report of the: Bank of France having parted with between three and four million pounds cf bullion since the date of the last• monthly return will prole correct. The Daily 11 7- ews says flint although the supply - of silver by the Bank of France tr. the Bank of England will at no one time exceed £2,0(0,000, the supply will be continuous. Our Bank appears to be acting realty as agents for the Bank of France for the raw of gives- THE STATE OF THE NEW YORE MONEY MARKET. The adsices received yesterday evening are two days later, and to December 2Vth. The next Cunard steamer from New York will be the Persia, with dates to the 2nd of ?armory. Her business accounts, however, will reach only to the 31st of December, New Year's Day . being always a general holiday. RAILWAY CARS FOR NEW SOUTH Weer. —The Government of New South Wales have ordered, through the Eosrd of Trade, a supply of tram-rails and two cart from Mr. O. F. Train for a horse railway to connect the railway at Sydney with the docks. BAG or WILD FOWL.—On the Earl of Malmesburre rivers, during last week, at Heron Court, there were killed by three guns in four days (no other gun being used but that for the shoulder, and principally at single shots at birds on the wing) the following bag:—Deck and mallard, 7 : 2 ; teal, 136 ; widgeon, 16; pochards, 3; tufted duck, 3. In all, 230 head of wild fowl, besides 154 ph e asants, 36 hares, 7 woodcocks, and 9 snipes. Aunts? OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER or M. POlNSOT.—.According to the Elberfeld Gazette a person, who is presumed to be Jud, the supposed murderer of M. Poinsot, the French judge, has been arrested at Ludwigshafen, and lodged in the prison of Spire. The French authorities on being apprised of the fact sent a photograph of the real Jud, which bears a striking resemblance of the person arrested. On the night of the arrest the prisoner tried to commit suicide by hanging, but was prevented by the keepers. He is said to have thrown a quantity of gold coin which he had on his person when arrested into, the Rhine. ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.—An accident happened to the through parliamentary train from Hull to Man ; chaster on the 7th instant. Just as the train had got through the very long tunnel, about two miles fromF.,ast Ratan:l t a tire flew off, and, breaking through the floor, was projected right up to the roof of the carriage. For tunately, no ierson was seriously injured. The wheel, however, coming off altogether shortly afterwards, the carriage was much broken up before the train could: be brought to a stand, and one men received a cut over the eye. The accident was caused, it is supposed, by the severity of the. weather. A MOTHER AND HER INFANT CHILD FROZEN TO DEATH.--An event of a very affecting character took place an Monday, near Kilmarnock. Elizabeth Shields, a girl about '2O years of age, who was servant at a farm, had been unwell on the Sabbath, and in bed nearly all day. lslorwithstanding this illness she rose about five o'clock on Monday morning and left the house. The morning was bitterly cold, the thermometer indicating 23 degrees below the freezing point. Some hours having elapsed withoat the girl making her appearance, the people at Springside began to feel anxiously appre hensive regarding her, and instituted a search. In a brook not far from the farmstead the unhappy girl was discovered lying with a male child,. to which she had given birth, beside her. Both wereinanimate and add; and Dr. Caldwell, of Dreghorn, who . was brought as speedily as possible, was of opinion that they had been, dead for hours. THE QUEEN'S LIBERALITY.--A s the royal yacht Elfin,. Master-commanding Balliston, was passing up the "Where river a day or two since, for the purpose of leading as Queen's messenger in the Southampton docks from Osborne, a man fell .overboard while the steamer wive going at full speed. The engines were inamediatel?' stopped and backed, and a boat was go ready and lo'ered to proceed to tlieror fellow's rescue. A collier brig was fortunately passing at the time, and the acci dent being seen on board her, a boat with two meat wag quickly despatched from the brig, which got to the un fortunate man dealt three seconds before the yacht's boat reached him, and was the means of saving hits be fore he sank for the last.tinie. On the Queen being sub sequently made acquainted with the fact, her Majesty,. with her usual thoughtfulness and kindness gave orders that £5 should be presented to the two men belonging to the brig as a reward for the promptitude and zeal they displayed in saving the life of a fellow-creature. We understand that the man's name is Alexander M'Donald,. quartermaster of the Elfin. Steps are being taken to ascertain the names of the two sailors who are to be the: worthy recipients of her Majestys liberality. EX TRA ORDINARY CASE OF FELONY, BY A POLICE ma.s.--On Wednesday, at the City Police-court, Man chester, David Whiteside, who had been about a year ire the Manchester police force, was charged with felony.. Police Sergeant Nadia said : A few minutes before two o'clock this morning, as 1 was on duty in Water-street,. Newtown, close to the gate of the glassworks of Mr_ Marsden, I saw the prisoner come out of the yard of the works with something in his hands. I found he had two glass canes, - which / took from him, at the sante time asking him what he was doing with them. Ire replied, s' I have had them given to me by one of the men inside." Thinking he did not tell the truth, I wihod him 'to go along with me to the police station; and ow the way he kicked the canes out of my hands and broke them to pieces. The men' at the works denied having given the canes to the prisoner.. The works are in the prisoner's beef, and he Was on duty at the time.—Police-sergeant Tarr said; I went to the house in Leigh-street, where the prisoners occu pies a furnished room. On the table inthe room, .t saw a glass fish globe, a jar, and a flower-pot saucer • nod upon some shelves I found five glass jars, seven teriablet• glasses, and a small glass milk bottle. On taking th em to the police station, the prisoner said he had bought them, in June last, in the market, but he: could not say from whom. He gave up a key, which he alleged belonged to another o ffi cer, and, on going to the works, I found that it unlocked the door of the storehouse.—Mr. William Marsden stated that he had examined the several articles, and they were similar to what were made at the works. The milk bottle, in particular, could be identified, since it was in an unfinished state, and was one of a kind manufac tured at the works for the patentee. As to the flower pots, a few weeks ago he (Mr. Marsden) had five made for his own use, of a peculiar pattern, and two of them were missed out of the storehouse where they had berm placed.—Thomas Benson, a glass-blower, said the Rrii , soner for some time had been in the habit of warming his coffee at night at the works. The prisoner, who made no defence, was committed to take his trial. at the sessions. THE CANADA EXTRADITION CASE.—The lacewing extract, bearing on this ease, from the Teed] of tordl Aberdeen in the rause of Lords, in moving the haft-- ditiou of Offend ers Bill, on Friday, June 30, 1843, is• very interesting :—" He did not anticipate that any inconvenience could arise from the carrying out of this treaty, except what referred to the case of fugitive slaves, and this was no doubt a subject that would require the utmost caution on the part of those who would have to administer the law, arising from the new relations, between the two countries. Some people had supposed that a fugitive slave might be given up under thie treaty. This, he must say, was a most unfounderi notion ; not only was a fugitive slave guilty of r.+.+-crime in endeavouring to escape from a state of bo . ndage - t,• but he was entitled to the sympathy and encouragemennsf all those who were animated by Christian feeling. But, then, it had been said a slave running away mighllie accused of theft, on the ground that the very clothes itet wore were not his own, but the property of his master:. This, however, in his (the Earl of Aberdeen's) judgment could never be construed into a theft. Nay,more,if a slave took a !terse with him, or seize-I upon a - boat, or, ht short, appropriated to his use anything that was necessary to his flight, such an act could never be held to establish an animus . fetrtandi. Another point must be borne in mind—namely, that if at any time a fugi tive slave should be demanded under this treaty, the demand could not be made by any slave state, but by the central government at Washington, and this would Ito itself he a iithrsiderable security agdiast any improper a pplication. Another se cur ity wou ld be found in the reference which would be m a d e t o th e home government by the governors of Coloni es i n case of . ury' f difficulty arising, when the hom e government wou ld of ourst' bs assiste by the best legal advice that could be elßafiterL But the great security was that, by an express sar"" tion .in the treaty, it was agreed that the articlto which the two governments bound themselves to st mutual surrender of criminals should continue in fore's only till one or other o f the t wo governments signified itsintention to terminate it, so that whenever incon veniences arose either government was at liberty to put an end to that part of the treaty, without being vadat the necessity of giving any notice beforehand." (in EAT MA MIER Stummes having just left Dr. Wilson{` llvdropathic Establishment, where he has been resident pby-• sician since 180, is continuing the hydropathic practice at his private residence, Abbey Vila, Malvern, until his new establishment is completed. His patients have the privilege of using the public douches and other botivs newly erected by Di. Gully. - GOOD BOOKKEEPING is a great desideratum teal trrifestken many of whom have been ruined from a want of knowledge orS this subject. •Those persons who are entirely ignorant, and those woo are only partially acquainted with art. of system, will see from the adv . ertir.cment that Mr. Tlitsopson, the writing writer, will begin the new year by °perm* a** classes for bookkeeping. - - - PLAYING CA RDS.—llithcrto the keenly contested whipi cribbage, 100, &c., exhausted the use of the playing care. Now, however, the beautiful, instrwtive, and chaste designs imparted to their exterior, teach the form, colour, and growth of plants which have enriched the commerce of Great Britain. Thosc manufactured lir De In Rue and C are peculiarly ma in design and can be Kadin great variety at Benson and Mal lett's, commercial stationers, 10. Castle-street. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS. — Always ready. In every household where ardor reigns, the right thing is found in the right place; and nr those inestimable iemedics the nursery is the fittest place, where they may be at hand tor instant application in case of accidents or illness. For every ailment t , which the human tea ne is subject, Holloway's pienaritions are admirably ad a p ted ; they have the especial merit of never being given wrongly or in vain. What comfort to every one superintending chitdho d, or screening maturer years from threatening ailmen t: Holloway's preparations have be en so poiciousiy introduc , d tha)-they are easily and nniver sa ly procurable by all, whi4! -heir cheapness and harmless qualities enable the poareSt to be always ready with them. NEW INvENTIoN.—THE NEW FounrArs Pk:N.—A greater annoyance than a bad steel pen can hardl y be met wit h — the difficulty is to get a good one. AmonFist the recent improve ments the new " fountain pen," just introduced by Rudhall and Co., is the best we have ever seen. By a simple but effec tive contrivance the ink is retained in a fountain, by means of a second inverted barrel, above the b writing nib, and this b a rrel can be taken out at any ti me, so tie pen can be kept perfectly clean w thout any chance of being . corroded. Another f ea ture in this pen is, that one din in the in will last for five minutes' quick writing. The pen itself is of the finest description, and in merchants' offices, banks, and indeed in every place, it will be found to rill a want felt by every one up to this time. We have tried this splendid pen, handed to us by Mr. E. T. Hall, South John-street, and can pronounce it perfect, and we are sure all who use it will give a f u ll ver di ct i n its f avour. Oar readers have only to send their address to L. E. Perrier, 7.7, Regent.street, W., London, and they will receive, free by post, 105th edition of the " INVALID'S OWN GUIDE," °r .. natural restorer without medicine or expense of ii, the Lion, strong nerves. sound lungs and refreshing sleep dperds . ), most enfeebled, effectually removing indigesti mi d ( eSty, ner perfcot uausea, and sickness, even. during' Pr e g ilac consumption, vousnes.4, palpitation, cough, asthma, incipientivton,bilious dropsy, constipation, flatulency, diarrlra , . ( 6 i , es in the cars, nesA, revers, sore throats. (catarrhs, rheumatism, tout, impurities, elliptic:a:7,B;h i tstion, heartburn, ysteria, neuralgia, irratability, sleeph SSIICSS, acidity, l . un king, fits, bronchi . )ieadaehe, despondency, cramp, sp s _ s ;: pall ied wi,h numerous tie; also children's complaints. Avlli me dical treatment, and su c cessful cures which had resisted . 4 been abandoned as less. decided suspension of all but indispensable business im yarns and goods than was observable after the rise from sto 6 per cent. last week. It is added, however, that there is no alarm, and no pressure tosell among spinners, and manufacturers.