The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03 00:00:00

THE SOUDAN REBELLION.

THE NILE EXPEDI PION.

THE EXPEDITION TO KHARTOUM.

MESSAGE FROM GENERAL GORDON.

KORTI, Wednesday, 9p m.

The Guards proceeded on their march
across the desert :till sunset yesterday, when
they camped for the night. They resumed
the march to-dqy all right.
It is not expected that news of their reach-
ing Gakdul will be received for about a week.
No further forward movement will be
made till such news has been received.
The Vakeel, or Deputy-Governor of
Merawi, has arrived here, and he is arrang-
ing for supplies, for the troops now crossing
the desert.

MINES DRAINAGE IN THE OLD HILL
;DISTRICT.
On Tuesday a Joint Coart of Arbitrators and
Comtnissioners under the Mines Drainage Acts was
held at the offiees of the Commissioners, in Wolver-
hampton, to hear appeals against the draft award
recently made by the thr.n arbitrators for a mines
drainage rate in the Old Hill district. Mr. H. J
Marten, mining engineer, presided, and represented
the arbitrators, and Messrs. P. D. Bennett, W. G.
Bagnall, G K. Harrison, E. Howl, B. Hingley. j.
W. Williams, Richard Williams, and John Walker
mere the sitting commissioners. Mr. J. E. Under-
hill (one of the law clerks), Mr. W. B. Collis (min-
im!: engine .er for the Old Hill di:strict), and Mr. 11,
Smith (sec.), were also present. The full rate was
3d per ton ou firecla.y and limestone, and Gd per ton
on ironstone, coal, and slack, estimated to produce
• £ll,OOO or £l2.ooo.—Mr. Collis said that he must
1 apologise to the court for having, when the arbitra-
tors sat to draw up their draft, made one little
mistakes regarding the graduation which had pre-
viously been allowed to Niessrs. J, and G. Dunn in
respect ot their Bell Pits. lie then sta'el that the
-former gr tduation of a year and nine moths a.to
was one half of the full rate, whereas he now found
thAt it was two thirds. Messrs. Dann n ere in the
draft of the new award gratin ttel to one half, but
they had now sent in a claim for heavier g ifaduation
The Old Hill Commito-e hid passed a resolution
f hat the claim be allow.d, and he now ..pplied that
It might be. The same error had occurred regard-
ing Mr, liassano's small Belper R.w Colliery,
which adjoined that of Messrs. Dunn, and the com-
mittee desired that it might. be rectified in his case
alsp. M..”srs. Dunn and Mr. Bassano h d agreed
to do their own prat. The Court sanctioned the
alterations -Mr. W. Shakespeare, snli -it r, appealed
regaling the Ash 'Pr e Collicry, fo ;as e.y worked
by Mr. Joseph Holeroft, bat now by Messrs. Baker,
W:)od, Asten who in the draft were rated at the
full amount. The present p:oprietors only took t .
the colliery in May, 1884, as yearly ten nts. But
their s on expe, ience hal, said Mr. S akespean,
satisfied hem that if they had to pay the full rats
t ,ey could not all rd t . go on working. Th ,
laaetity of water they were tanking was an ; ver-
age of 23.160 t.ot per year. By ths t0...-watir
pumps they were also raisM.2; an avetage o 9,1C0
tons a year. The average cost per wtek was from
£l2 to X 3 The depth was 147 )ards. Taey were
working ribs and pillars. 'Patsy claimed relief on
the ground that the Commissione.s rendered them
no a-sista.nce. that they ryceivect water from other
collieries, and sent none elsewher.... They were in
the deep of everyone except th ~ New British Iron
Company.—Rr James Whitehouse w es called ea
behalf of the owner and substantiated Mr. Shake'-
scare'ssta:ement.- Mr. Canis opposed the applica- ____
tion. The colliery had been worked for a long News was b tong it in by one Of the
nine, and the surface was broken to oiees The
c onvnissi niers had done the best they e) tld to pn- Mounted Infantry to the camp at Korti on
ilt a y a.maamlation of water on the surface, still Wednesday morning of the progress of the
shm there were heavy raja!, a gre,t d 'al of water column of General Stewart on its way
dassei into th , mines All the ow tiers ill that 10c:..i-
-throucih the desert to Shendy. The first
.ty pu.lipel their °Mil top water, and that system was
halt was made the
condi ut.2d by the Drainage act. Therefore Ciat at •
previous evemno. at a spot
0
Jace di-posed of tlm claim for relief on tie
~ It of.' tune miles out from camp. It lasted for an
Lop water. As to toe bottom water, •
.:101.3 or , hour and a half. General Stewart then gave
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Thursday, 11 30 a.m.

A messenger from Khartoum has arrived
here with a letter from General Gordon.
The message was written on Za small slip of
paper the size of a postage stamp and its
contents are as follows :—" Khartoum all
right. Dec. 14, C. G. Gordon. In last
skirmish disabled one gun of Mandi."
Satisfaction is expressed in the camp at
the fact that so recently Gordon was safe.