The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-09-22 00:00:00

THE CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

On Monday afternoon a frightful accident occurred at
the Itadyr quarry, near Cardiff. The quarry is the
property of the Taff Vii. Company, and about 1.60
hands are employed in it to raise stone. for the building
of the Penarth Dock. The quarry ii on the side of the
Peniuth railsay, and the stones are raised to the trucks
by means of travelling cranes, supported by timber
scaffolding, and worked by small engines. One of these
craw e was at work about the middle of the quarry on
Monday afternoon. and • number of men were engird
below in getting the stones ready for the crane to raise.
Two men were about 40 feet below the travelling crane,
and as the latter was raising • large atone the runner
snapped, and the crane, tender, engine, and part of the
scaffolding came down with • fearful crash. Three of
the men were buried in the debris, and lost their lives.
About ten others were more or lees wounded, two of
them badly, and doubts are entertained as to whether
one will recover. several of the injured Men were im-
mediately conveyed to the infirmary. where every
attention was paid to them by the medical gentlemen of
the town.
Another colliery accident, involving loss of life, has
just occurred. Four men were, with three companion*,
descending the shaft of Auckland Park Colliery, near
Bishop Auckland, when the "cradle" in which they
were being lowered canted, the four fell out, and to the
bottom of the abaft, almost before reaching which they
were dead, for a tall of 300 feet is enough to kill, without
the smash which follows. The other three men were,
as it seems, miraculously preserved—how they them'
selves probably cannot tell. Of cause an investigation
will be made into the question of the construttionof
the cradle, and how it was postage it should " cant "
Foos DURING Or • FEWER ,L WAR Vryan,-100 Lives
Lose—lntelligence bee been received by the American
mail of the foundering of the Federal corvette Bain-
bridge, seven guns, Commander Thomu J. Dwyer, in a
dreadful hurricane, on the 21st August, the whole of the
crew, about 100, with the exception of two men, going
down with the 'visa The Bainbridge formed one of
the Federal &et appointed to the West India waters to
intercept the various " blockade runners." The British
brig South Boston, Captain G. A. Lane, which arrived
at Philadelphia on the Bth instant, from Barbadoes, re-
pate that on the Mal of Augur!. in latitude 96.19 N ,
longitude 74, she picked tip James Smith, a coloured
man, who was in a bait half full of water. He stated
that in a fearful gale, three days previously, the Bain-
bridge soddenly foundered, and he and the cook alone
escaped by jumping in the boat discovered by the South
Boston, the fastenings of which were instantly cat. and
it was borne away by a mountainous wave as the corvette
disappeared in the trough of the sea. The cook beanie
▪ raving maniac twelve hours after the slinking of the
vessel, and jumped overboard. Smith was now left
dome in the open boat, Ana endured dreadful sufferings.
Numbers of times he was washed out of the boat, but
always managed to scramble in again. At last, when
all hope had Red, Smith was picked up in a most pro-
vidential manner while the gale was still raging in all
its fury, and lancied safely at Philed_
Lone or • VALUARLR BHIP.—Tne low of MR Union
ship, Ocean Mail. for London, announced on Thursday,
is exceedingly heavy. Her cargo, chicly tea and silks,
is reported to exceed in value £lOO,OOO. The ship
appears to be insured, but not the cargo.

It is stated oa authority that the two iron-clad viasels
now building at Liverpool will not be allowed to have
that port pending farther inquiries. and until fresh In-
strustieus are given.
It is desirable that consumers of Tea should not have
to pay the many profits with which it is generally
charged; it usually passes from the rower to the
Chimes Merchant, then to the English merchant,
next to Use tea broker, afterwards to the Loudon
wholesale dealer who sells it to the retailer 1... by
Hatniman k Co.'s improved mode of supply t
charges are avoided, as all the Tea they import
is sent direct to the oonsumer through their Agents ;
it has the further advantage of being secured is sealed
packets with the pries plainly printed thereon : good
quality at a low axed price sen therefore be guaranteed
to parehams ia all parts of the ingdo.n.-Bes List of
IL reisuan's Loral Agents in this paper.

A wt. Burnanct-.—lio parent or invalid should fail to
ole" Ilsixens." One trial will west° show the correctness
of the Jury of the late Ex hibition proclaiming " blaisens"
" exceedingly excellent for food, and easading to it the
two and only prise medals givento any article of its kind.
Now that it is becoming soon generalli known, our first
rrandom' are recommending it so the best, lightest, most
table, and most nutrit ous food for invalid,' and chil-
en ; and prepsred recording to the directions given, it
may be made Into the most delicious custards, puddings,
creams, blancmanges, and • score of exquisite dishes.
'gating a wonderful sawing in ens. isinglass. he.

Isrsisseme ZIPXIuNIXT.—PIace on the upper
bar of a grate, with the heads projecting about one ince
inwards, goose ordinary Lueifere—m • few menet& they
Then in the rune voutioe plate • few of the
Patent Safety Matches of Bryant and May, London,
(wawa lOW's 0111.1 OX Tel 10x.,) and it will be found
that they may remain for home—hi het until th, wood
becomes literally charred—without taking in. Ira look
on tide as e singularly interesting of the
Betsey el the new limeh. Ogre must les taken in both
ems to sue* natam. meted with lame.