The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-19 00:00:00

6 mcral Netoi.

QUCIIIILAND EMIGRATION. —Th. Ship "Young
Australia," 766 tone bards°, belonging to Masan. T. M.
Ilsekay k Cu., sailed on the ilth inst., from Gravesend,
for Queensland, Capt. Charles Gray, Commanders;
Sorgeondluperiatendent, Dr. Jss. Symes, assisted by
Mrs. Mathews, Matron. The "'Young A estrsii• " is
the 80th Vessel that ban laded on the Land-Order
miens of Ilinigrotion, under the immediets direction of
Mr. Jordan, Agent General for the Queensland Govern-
ment. She contains 300 souls, divided into plying,
assistedL and free paasimprs, and °maiming of 129
members at families; 100 single man; 72 single
females.

Awroc Cou.trzy Itinostow.—A eollierr eiploidoo
took place on Thursday morning In the Victoria Pitt,
the property of Mr. Astikay. Over seventy
men were vent down the pit at the usual time on
Thareday morning, and lees than two boars afterwards
Indication. of • fearful explosion were obeerved above
ground. The dead bodiss of thirty.even men were
sabmgaeatly broacht up, and many others shockingly
burned, though alive. The mine is stated to be a very
fiery one, and grad precautions are nod in the working
of it, no naked lights being need. It is stated that
einoe th, mine commenced to be worked three hundred
and eighty-six lives have been lost in it.

Niws or Ill• STSAMIR HELVITIA. —WS 11061 that
the asismer Helvetia, which attracted so musk attention,
owing to the serious outbreak of eholera which took
on board, and which, alter • thorough cleansing and
f iiiigatiou in Liverpool, was again sent to sea on the
29th Hay, was spoken 'S All well," on' the 3rd instant,
In lat. 47% long 32', having accomplished nearly half
the passage. All the recent vessels of the National
Steam Navigation Company have arrived at New York
free from sickness of any kind, which estehlishea the fact
that in all the instances where cholera broke not, it was
from accidental and exceptional causes, being taken on
board by paseengers who carried with them incipient
infection, and that in no way was this company or its
vessels to blame.

Low MOHTALITT ON BOARD fitnamns TO Nrw
You.—Yr. Bernard Crawley, the general agent to
the Comintrioners of Emigration of the State of New
York, has addressed a most complimentary letter to the
National Stearn Navigation Company, limited, with
regard to the treatment mid Comfort of Memnon by
their steamers. He says, the improvement attained by
these steamers livery great indeed, and he gives an
official statement of the number of passengers carried to
New York during 1864 and 1865, and of the deaths
during the voyage, which letter is in the proportion of
only one to every 1,000 wsids, while the average ratio
of the death, of pareosan over eight years is only one
In every 3,060. Then an very satiefaatory multi& and
show with what safety a passage may be med.) across the
Atlantic in large and well appointed steamships,

Tilt NNW POSTAL Rom TO MINTRALIA. VI•
QO=IIIIILAIIII. —This monde' (June 6)1.11.,., ke., have
been delivered from Queensland, which in the ordinary
course would only bay* arrived by the Overland Nail,
due next week. This very quick dispatch bee been
effected by the einem of the government at Brimbeee,
who have chartered and subtilised a steamer, the
Beacham to carry their multi by the Torres Straits
route, vie Batavia, which will no doubt soon become the
favourite route to Australia. Thin sacceedul attempt
I. of the utmost importance to merchants and traders
in London, for the steamer, starting from Brisbane, calls
at the flourishing town of Bowen, Port Deniaon, 700
mile, further to the north. On her return passagee the
will earry the latest Engliah news to that town, from
which the telegraph is now, I believe, in working order
to Sydney and Melbourne. It, then fore, will result
that the last news from Europe will be flathod down to
the great cities of Aurtralia long before the Peninsular
sod Oriental Company's boats arrive there with the
same mews by mad. No doubt you will be of opinion
that than iurtance of energy in the government of
(ineen,land should not pees unnotioed.—R—Blandard,
Jane 7th.

THE RITSAOIDIN•IT RAILWAY ACCIDINT TH MN
WELWYN Tonew.—Ths inquest on the bodies of the
two unfortueste men who were killed by the collision
in the Welwyn Tunnel on Saturday night, has
terminated in • verdict of "Accidental death." The
primary cause of the accident was the bursting of a pipe
In the engine drawing a tram of empty coal waggons,
by which the fine were extinguished, and the train
became fixed in the tunnel. The Welwyn se:einem
(J•ines Bradford) telegraphed to lineb worth, the station
on the other side of the tunnel. at 11.36 p.m., to sak if
the line was Wear, and swears positively that he had
received for answer the word " yea. On ionising this
answer he exhibited the "aright" signal, and shortly
afterwards admitted • Midland train, laden with pro-
visions and corn, which ran into the train fast in the
tunnel and killed the two men. The singlernan at
Knebworth (Joseph Harding) swears alio most positively
that the answer be gave to the inquiry whether the line
was clear was "no. " To this discrepancy the pendent
was clearly due, and although it is exceedingly difficult
to imagine how such • plunder can be blameless, the
verdict of the jury practically acquits the singliimen of
all respocsibihty.
WI understand that Capt. H. W. Hire, of her
Maje-ty's crow troopship Orontes, has rabinitted to
the Admiralty a plan kr utilising the present " °ridges"
on the upper deck of troop and other passengers
screw steam vearela aa " lifeboats." The screw now
huing sopeneded paddle-wheels in these vessels, the
old paddle box lifeboat is lost Ma means of saving life
at sea, or of landing quickly any large body of troops
It is with • view to meet this deficiency that the plan
now pr-posed as the joint desigs of himself and Mr.
John White, shipbuilder, of COWS., has been so far
, matured. A boat is to be built for the 0;011t0i. Which
Will 420 serve as • bridge. It will he 10ft, in width
and 50fx. long, the breadth of the ship, and it will be
constructed on Lamb and White's patent, When
Hunched from the ship and filled to the gunwale with
water, it will, by means of air cassis, be able to carry
150 nen, each man cornice with him 2Olta. of food or
eteres. There can be no doubt as to the fitness of
Lamb and White's patent in the construable of such •
boat, and the me-it important point afterwards remain-
ing for consideration is the mode proposed for getting
the boat in and out of the ship from its bridge position,
ahoy, the level of the hammock witting., to its positioe,
afloat on the water alongside the ship, and back again
from boat to bridge. This is accomplished In the
following =neer :—The boat is mounted athwart the
ship's deck, as a "bride," on • platform which is
nothing more or less than a set of launching wan. the
keel of the boat fitting in • rove, and the bilgn of the
boat resting 00 the side "ways," Thus way. are
pivoted in the centre on stout stanchions, and their
ends are held in position owir the ship's between
netting on each side by =rev staenions. The ship's
bulwarks neat these mew nauchions are cut into a
large port on sash side rather wider than the boat, and
when open throw outwards. If lite boat has to be
lowered, the screw stanchion. are lowered on the side
required, the port option, sad the boat on it. ways
lowered down until the lower end of the ways rest on
the ship's side over her waterway. The striking up
then of an ordinary dognore releases the boat, and
sends her off and sent alongside the ship. In getting
her in again two thinfold tackles, from davits Sued at
each mid of the wan, lift ou end of the boat on the
lower end of the iodine way,; another tackle from
their further end hauls the beat into It. neat; the ways
and boat are than swayed into position again, wow
atanchions net up and fastenings made good, and
the whole Is now lienine • bridge again. The but is
thus got in awl out of the ship without any perchass
flout her masks and yards. The platform of the bridge
I. formed of eoperly fitt.d planking laid over the bone
thwart'. and left on board the ship when she is seat
afloat. The only objeciii,nable feature suspend on
consideration appears to be the probable weigh' of the
boat and its ways when in position on board • steamship
as her bridge. This, however, Captain Hire will have to
deal with; and if the scheme can be carried into
practical effect a very oneiderable additioe will be
mad* to the troop4anding powen of our nem troop
, 'townships, sad to the life-saving powers of ll elgoer
I billealgifi at ea.fliöaee.