The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING AITGI7ST 22, 1862.

reach the Papal frontiers at the head of tea or it
maybe twenty thousand volunteers. But what next
He will then find himself in the face not of Gene-
ral Da MONTEBELLO'S twenty thousand men,
but of the whole French army. So that on the
one hand, we have civil war ; on the other,
France and Austria shaking hands over our re-
opened grave." This is a sad prospect ; we trust
and believe it is a vision of alarmists. M. RAT-
TAZZI is so apt a pupil of Imperialism that we
must caution our readers against too im-
plicit belief in the rumours which pro-
Deed from tainted sources. Nothing as yet
has warranted the mad belief that GARIBALDI con-
templates an armed attack upon the French garri-
son in the Papal States. He is too much of a
soldier to offend the just susceptibilities of a gal-
lant army whom he has learnt to respect as
enemies and as comrades. He has never in
any authentic speech or proclamation held
the people of France responsible for the
acts of its Government. He bears grateful
witness to the fact that all the most enlightened
organs of opinion in France are on the side of
Italy and of Italian unity. He voll not
forget that heroic Frenchmen have fought
and died for Italy by his side. GARIBALDI
is not the man to be ungrateful to the
countrymen of Ds norm The Emperor of
the Fames discharged Italy from all obligations
to himself when be signed the preliminaries of
Villafranca, and exacted two provinces and sixty
millions of francs as the price of Solferino and
Magenta. GARIBALDI may summon the Roman
people to rise against their detested rulers, and he
may tell them that it was the French EMPEROR that
proclaimed the principle of non-intervention, that
demanded Italy for the Italians, and that has
acknowledged no other title to the throne of France
than the rightful sovereignty of the national will.
Loyal and singlehearted to the last, GARIBALDI
will assure the Romans, as he has already assured
the Kura, that he owns no other flag than the
Cross of Savoy, and that his device is ever,
" Vicros Emstaivars. and Italy !"

gbe eroun.

BALMORAL, Ammer XL

Her Majesty drove out yesterday afternoon, ac-
companied by the Prisms Hobenlobe and Prince Leopold.
The Princess Helena also drone out, attended by the Holt.
Mrs. Bruce.

Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinatone, rode to
Invercauld,

Despatches were =raw* from the Colonial-office
to the Governor of

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left
tows last evening for Scotland.

Hie Imperial and Royal Highneea the Archduke
Louis Victor of Austria, attended be Baron MtB&W,
Comte Weidenuth, and suite, has left Claridge's Hotel for
Vicuna.

His Excellency the Persian Ambassador and
nine have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Constantinople.
The Duke and Duchess de Galliera have arrived
at Claridge's Hotel from the Continent.
The Karl and Countess of Hopotoun have arrived
at lung's Hotel from Paris.
Admiral Cator, Mrs., and Miss Cator have
arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood, from
I Smithies.

We (Devizes Gazette) understand that Mr.
Sotherca ratcoort will leave England for the Continen I
in the early part of Bapkanber.

Yesterday the remains of Mr. F. W. Collard,
whose name is well known in connexion with the celebrated
pianoforte establishment, were interred at Kensal.green
Cemetery. The deceased gentleman had just entered upon
• career of great usefulness, with a rich prospect before
him of a happy and prosperous future—a future destined,
it would appear, not to be fulfilled in this life, for he
was prematurely cut off at the early age of 26. He was
universally beloved and esteemed by all who knew him.
and as • tribute of regard to his memory, the whole of the
employe. of this establishment, numbering nearly 500
persons, assembled at the cemetery to follow his remains
to their last rating-place.
LORD BROUGHAM AT SCARBOROUGH.—On Wed-
nesday afternoon Lord Brougham, who is visiting Scar-
borough, delivered an address in the music-ball of the Spa.
Seldom, on behalf of the Mechanics' Institute. Mr. 11.
Walker, the president of the Mechanics' Instutute, took the
chair. Lord Brougham in his address, which lasted about
half-an-hour, explained that in May last year he was pre-
vented by lines from presiding at the annual meeting of
the Yorkshire Union of Mechanics' Institutes, and that in
consequence he felt that he could not now refuse to comply
with a request to address the friends of the local institute.
He had the morning before gone over the new buildings
opened &bon. a year ago, and been highly gratified with all
he saw. It was not possible, he said, to exaggerate
the benefits of such institutions. In the present state
of distress there wee a most remarkable and gratifying
air-
cumstanoe to be reflected upon—the conduct of
the working classes. Looking back to 30 or 40 years
ago, when there were many cases of distress and evil
tunes, as, for instance, in 1822-3—the times of the Lad-
dites,—viewing the conduct of those men and the admirable
conduct of our fellow-countrymen in Lancashire and the
West Riding at the present tiros, the contrast was extreme
and most gratifying. He could not account for the
difference or explain it in any other way than by attributing
it to the great improvement of the people by education and
other means. As the fast friend of the working classes all
his life -as the fast friend, to the extent of his poor powers,
of the cause of education and the diffusion of knowledge to
all his fellow men, this result was to him most gratifying.
The masters—the capitalists—had behaved, generally speak-
ing, as well as it bad been possible for them to do. The
sacrifices which had been made by numbers of those mini-
Uinta in order to keep their mills open exceeded all belief.
(Hear, hear.) After a vote of thanks to Lord Brougham, a
resolution, proposed by Mr. J. 1). Dent, M.P., and seconded
by Mr. J. R. -Mills, M.P., was adopted commending the
Scarborough Mechanics' Institute to the hearty support of
the public.
MUNIFICENT BEQUIL4TIL —We have much pleasure
in stating that the relict of the late Mr. R. R. Adams has
bequeathed sums amounting to 8,9004 to different benevo-
lent and religious institutions. 3,0001. is to be invested in
the names of trustees, the income of which is to be applied
for the purchase of clothing to be distributed amongst the
poor inhabitants of Devonport who are not receiving paro-
chial relief. Among the institutions to which Mrs. Adams
has left bequests are the Church Ilissionuy Society, 2001. ;
London Miuionary Society, 2001. ; British and Foreign
Bible Society, 2001. ; IteligiousTract Society,2oo/. ; Turkish
Aid Missions, 2001. ; Irish Evangelical Society. 2001. ;
Church Mission., 2001. ; Church Pastoral Aid Society, 2001.;
Propagation of Religion in Foreign Parts, 2001. ; Marsden's
Cancer Hospital, London, 100/. ; &c.—Plymouth Journal.
Tits ROUPELL CAFE.—A correspondent of the
Times, subscribing himself " A Lambethisn," writes as
follows :—" In the course of the examination of Mr.
Roupell it will have been observed that be more than once
stated that he bad been robbed and defrauded by other ;
yet, strange to say, this avowal was Dot followed in either
instance by what would appear to have been the na-
tural rejoinder, 'By whom T' Had this, as it appears
to me, pertinent question been asked, I believe
startling revelations would have been the result. It
may be true, and doubtless is, that neither his mother
nor brother knew of these forgeries end frauds until the
evening prior to his leaving this country, but it is generally
believed in this borough that another relative who has had
from Mr. Boole:ill the great bulk of the money he has raised
I not only knew of the forgeries prior to his leaving this
country, but was cognisant of them soon after they were
perpetrated, and has from time to time made this knowledge
the means of enforcing his demands. The insertion of this
letter may, perhaps. tend to • little enlightenment on these
points at the coming triaL"
FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT TO A MIDLAND RAILWAY
DIM-MR.—Ws t to announce (says the Nottingham
jc,.„„,40 tug a telegraam was received yesterday (Thurs-
day) conveying the melancholy tidings that Mr. Hannay,
of this town, was drowned by the accidental upsetting of •
boat off the Island of Jersey. The report is that he and other
paspeogers had got out of a steamer into a boat which was
to carry them to the pier, when the boat was struck by one
of the paddles and upset. The occupants of the boat were
soon struggling in the water, but Do further particulate
, have been received as to whether any other passenger
lest their live. besides Mr. Hannay. The deceased gentleman
, has for mon than twisty years been an active member of
the beach of tees megharates, and during the last half-
doles pain has also been plead on the commission of the
pews foe the county. Up to a few years ago be was • pro.
miDent member of the Town Council, but from that body
be retired about the time he was elected to a seat oa the
board of directors of the Midland Railway. By all clams
of the community the intelligence of the sad accident will
be received with unmingled feelings of regret.

LATIPT INTELLIGENCE.

(asurzes TZLZGRANS.) p •
ITALY.

TURIN, AUGUST 22.

The Discugsione asserts that General Cialdini has
been appointed civil and military chief of Sicily
with all the powers necessary for maintaining the
state of siege.

It is believed that Admiral Peraano will assume
the command of the fleet.

The Cc

FRANCE.
PARIS, Amon 22.
tel of to-day publishes au article

which, after declaring that the French Bag will
not recede before any menaces, says :—" But to
crush the fools who would not stop before the flag
which has given freedom to Italy might be a
painful necessity imposed by honour, but it would
not be a solution.

"The military question would not settle the
political question."

MONTENEGRO.
P.AGUSA, Ammer 2L

Great:agitation prevails at Cettigne, in conse-
quence of the acceptance of Omer Pacha'a ultima-
tum.
Mirko has protested against it.

PORTUGAL.
LISBON, Arousr IT.
(Per Tartar, rid Southampton.)

It is expected that the royal marriage will take
place in September, so that the attendant festivi-
ties may be over before the anniversary of the
death of the late King.
His Majesty has ordered a pleasure yacht to be
built in England.
The Palace of Ajuda will be the future residence
of the King, and is being fitted up at great expense.
The Marquis de Soule has been appointed to pro-
ceed to Turin to accompany the Princess Maria to
Portugal.
The Prince de Carignan will be in attendance on
the part of Sardinia.
The Diario has officially conveyed the thanks of
the government to Messrs. Knowles and Foster
and the Councillor de Brito for their satisfactory
negotiation of the loan.
The negotiation of the loan has strengthened the
hands of the ministers.

Tumults have occurred in the Island of Fayal
respecting the taxation. The government is about
to increase the military force there.

EXPRESS FROM FARM

(PION OUR OWN COI

PARIS, THURSDAY DIMINO.

I was right in cautioning your readers against
lending credence to the very suspiciously-worded
telegram relating to DI. de Lavalette's visit to the
Pope. Hear what the Constitutionnel says on the

subject, after announcing that it is "authorised to
give this despatch the moat formal denial :"

We had received the above despatch during the day
in common with oar brethren ; but a very slight
examination of it having convinced us of its falseness,
we abstained from inserting it in our country edition,
and we have, in doing so, been properly inspired. Doubt.
lase it is well understood that so long ea our troops remain
at Rome the Holy Father need not fear an invasion. It is
unnecessary to observe this. Of the two announcements
contained in the despatch, then, one is superfluous, and the
other is contrary to the policy which M. de Lavalette repre-
sents at Rome.

This is formal. Assuming the authority of M.
Boniface to .peak as he does, the French govern-
ment does not guarantee the integrity of the papal
territory. Now, of course the " authority " upon
which M. Boniface speaks is the Minister of tho
Interior. There is, probably, no love lost between
M. de Peraigny and M. de la Guerronuibre, and
there is no doubt that the former, as he
penned the communication to his semi-offi-
cial organ, gloated by anticipation over
the moral douche the latter was about
to receive from the columns of the Coastitu-
tic/natl. Indeed there are people so sceptically
minded as to ask this question—is it not possible
that M. de Peraigny made the giant in order to slay
it 1 These unbelievers declare that no telegram of
public import can be published without first passing
through the Rome Office ; and, say they, if M. de
Persigny really wished the suppression of a tele-
gram so utterly at variance with the truth,
and so likely to excite public indignation, why
did he not at once then and there scratch
his pen through it 1 ll en etait Lien le maitre.
Without endorsing this speculation, I give it you
for what it is worth. The Prase, in allusion to
this subject, says :
These repeated notes of the Constitutionnel furnish plain
evidence that the present situation in Italy is rightly un.
derstood—the intention is good, doubtleas, but it W insuffi-
ciently manifested. It is no longer enough, as facts prove
more and more clearly, to remain satisfied with semi-
official promisee

The Pays, perhaps a little jealous of the " rival
shop," after stating that the France " attributed"
to the famous despatch "a character as certain and
as authentic as if it had been inserted in the first
page of the Moniteur itself," thus goes on to let
out " the secrets of the prison house :"

Yet it is well known by the public, and still better by
journalism, that the communications of private telegraphy
must only be reosired as documents intended to inform
public curiosity under every reserve, and above all sub-
ject to ulterior control.
_ _

_
The Opinion Nationale, in a widely different
spirit, comments on what it well calls "an im-
broglio :"

When we reflect that the matter under discussion is •
question which may set Europe in flames, urge France into
a fratricidal war with Italy, destroy the fruits of three years
of labour and of prudence, and rouse between the two
countries implacable hatred, one cannot help thinking that
the equivocal dispatches of the Haves +agency, the equivocal
denial of the Coriatitutionad, enfeebled as they are by the
persistent affirmations of La Prance, fling more obscurity
than light upon the terrible eventualities which rise before
us. Silence would be the worthier part. At the present
time from 15,000 to 20,000 soldiers suffice us to violate the
rights of the Romans (to use M. Billanit's own words). Let
but Garibaldi succeed in crossing the straits, and in six
weeks we must, perhaps, occupy Italy with 150,000 men to
keep down Turin, Milan, Genoa, Bologna, Florence, Naples
and Palermo. It is to this that we are tending, or, rather,
that events are urging us. If we were clericals or legiti-
mists, we should greatly rejoice. To sum up, have we a
policy at Rome ? Or have we two? Or have we none? Of
what use let us ask is the Moniteur, if it allows the coon-
try to oscillate with dosed eyes between two radically oppo-
site policies ? It appears to us, however, that the question
is of some importance to us.

The following letter from Sicily has been ad-
dressed to the Turin correspondent of the Prase,
dated Pietraperzia, August 12 :
I write in great emotion. Yesterday I had the honour of
lodging General Garibaldi in my house. Invited by the
Unitary Emancipation Society, he.came among us. Impossible
to describe the general enthusiasm. The clergy, the National
Guard, the municipal junta, the entire people conducted
bim to the cathedral, where, after a solemn Te Deuns, and
an address by Father Pantaleo, General Garibaldi an-
nounced to the assembly:his programme of " Rome or
Death." All the population is in movement. The Syndic
and his two sons were enrolled. At this moment a deputa-
tion is occupied in collecting money to equip the new
volunteers. Garibaldi is highly satisfied. The deputy
Nicotera, Colonel Oddo, Major Basso, and Father Pantaleo
are with Garibaldi. (Signed) VICENZO DI BLAB!.
It is announced that M. Benedetti, French
minister at Turin, now en col* here, will return to
his poet at the end of the week.
According to the Augsbourg Gazette, the Emperor
of Ruasia's recognition of the kingdom of Italy is
all a joke. He has recognised a kingdom, but has
his mental reserves as to what are the territories
to be included iu that kingdom. The journal in
question informs us that iu a " moment of noble in-
dignation," Francis 11., late of Naples, now of
Rome, on hearing that the above-named Emperor
bad notified the above-mentioned recognition,
resolved to recall M. Capeoe-Galeota, his mi-
nister at St. Petersburg. A despatch to
that intent was drawn up, and was about to be
sent to the telegraph office, when Prince Wolkow-
aki, the accredited representative of the court of
Russia to the ex-King of Naples, made his appear-
ance. He announced that he came to oppose the
intended manifestation of ex-royal indignation, as
not only premature, but wholly uncalled for. On
being asked for an explanation, he said that cer-
tainly his imperial master had recognised the king-
dom of Italy, there was no disputing the fact ; but
that his imperial Majesty was still in his heart a
supporter of the cause of the ex-King, and
was only awaiting the assembly of a con-
,greas to give utterances to his sentiments.
I am assured positively that Prince Wolkowski
did use the language attributed to him. Now it is
difficult to suppose that any man occupying even
the shadow of a diplomatic post would dare to
hazard such an assertion upon his own responsi-
bility. Until he is disavowed, then, this mon-
strous and incredible assertion, containing a
charge of duplicity and treachery against the
Emperor of all the Russian, must pass for
true. Let me add that the fact had already
been commented on that, although General de
Sonnaz was notoriously accredited by the court of
Turin to that of St. Petersburg, Prince Wolkowski
has not been withdrawn from his mission ►t Rome.
Doubtless the fact of his not having been received
at St. Petersburg at the time when the above lan-
guage was used at Rome, will be pleaded in extenua-
tion. Nevertheless, the language itself must either
be repudiated or accepted—no matter where or
when or under what circumstances it was uttered.
The Bourse was agitated to-day in consequence
of the uncertainty of political events in Italy. Rents
fell 150. both for cash and account, closing at
&Or. 80c. for one and the other. Mobilier fell
Bfr. 25c. for both Guth and account. Italian Loan
fell 45c. for cash and 30c. for account, leaving off
at 70fr. 40c. and 70fr. 500. respectively.

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

As yet there are no symptoms of the monster
attendances which were promised towards the close
of the Exhibition, although the people are pouring
in from the country in great numbers. The largest
recent excursion train came up on the Brighton
line, and this, with another on the Smith Eastern,
brought up detachments from all the towns on the
southern and south-eastern waste. As the harvest
must now be nearly finished, it is expected we shall
soon have much larger numbers from these rich
agricultural districts.
The highest temperature yesterday, as shown
by Negretti and Zambra's patent thermometers,
was :—ln the nave, 70.6 deg. ; in the galleries, 72.9
deg. ;in the western annexe, 75.6. The reading
was taken at 4 p.m.
The following were the total numbers admitted
yesterday, compared with the corresponding day
in 1851 :

1862.
Beam tickets 4,137
Thursday, August 21
tickets
Payment and day tickets 6Unt7

Total

67,901

Tharsday. Await 21 is;ssos tickets
1 Papua&
49.401
Total 60.482

A letter from St. Petersburg of the 15th stoke
that the Emperor, in reply to an addnse from the Jamas*e
ambassadors, spoke as follows :—" I rise to receive the re.
presentatives of his Majesty the Tycoon with particular
satisfaction. The relations of Russia with Japan have
always been friendly. The proximity of both kingdoms,
and the general interests arising thereby, offer guarantees
for the duration and consolidation of the mutual trade. I
value the friendship which the Tycoon has manifested by
this embassy, and the sentiments which he luui caused to be
expressed towards me. I hope that your residence in my
capital will convince you how einoerely Ruses is actuated
towards Japan."
_ _

The Ituiependance Beige states that more than 000
persons lays promised to attend the meeting of the Inter-
national Association of Social Science for 1862.

The state of health of M. Horace Vernet has,
according to Parisian intelligence, for some time excited
anxiety on the part of his friends. The Emperor has. it is
said, sent many times to make inquiries respecting the great
painter, who his just submitted to a painful operatics.
The condition of the patient is serious.

The Journal de Bergerac tells the following story,
the oorriataleas of which it guarantees. In one of the com-
munes of the arrondissement the mayor, in convoking hie

municipal council for the ceremony of the 15th of August,
had inserted in the summons the words "A l'occaaion de
la fete de S. hi." A member of the cowbell remarked,
in a tone hell-laughing, half serious, that the initials S. M.
concealed an arrierc penale, and that the municipal autho-
rity wished to designate by it Saint Mary. He added that
it would have been may to prevent any doubt by the addi-
tion of the letter " I," which would have perfectly iodic:Med
his Imperial Majesty. "You deceive yourself," observed
the person whom he was addressing, •'some one more
acute than you would have discovered Sainte Marie An-
nacelle."

A balloon ascent was made at Berlin a few days
beck by the aronaut Regenti, in company with two literary
gentlemen. After attaining an elevation of 10,000 metres
they descended about 8 in the evening at Spandau, but the
anchor of the balloon not holding, it was dragged along until
it became fixed in the railway telegraphic lines; the poste of
which were thrown down. At that moment an express train
was heard coming up, but fortunately the signals of the
ptard, who had seen the balloon, were observed by the
driver, and the train wasetapped. The seronaute were then
extricated, but the balloon escaped, and hen not since been
recovered.

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TROUBLE WITH THE Stevne.—A gentleman just
from the South informs us that in the sections be visited
the inhabitants were likely to have considerable trouble with
the slaves, who were rapidly becoming insubordinate,
having in many cane abandoned all labour. They were
moving about the country in bands, plundering wherever an
opportunity offered. In feat, the scarcity of provisions in
some oases compelled the blacks to resort to theft to obtain
food in sufficient quantities to sustain life. Should this
scarcity continue, and the negro°s get desperate, • terrible
future will be in store for the women and children thus left
at the mercy of such • large number of men made merci-
leas by the privations and sufferings consequent upon the
rebellion.—Boston Travdkr, August 4.
Paso.—There have been shipped at the port
Iquique, from January to June of the present year,
818,356 cert. of saltpetre, which, at 14e. 6d. per cwt.,
amounts to 2,966,510 dole. 67,832 tons of guano have been
shipped at the Chincha Islands for Europe, from January
to April of this year, the value of which, at 121. sterling,
amounts to 4,060,990 dole. During the same period of time
there have been shipped at Callao, for Europe and
the United States, cotton and other domestic produce to
the value of 100,000 dole. The value of precious metals
shipped at Callao the first six months of this year amounts
to 2,226,580 dole. It is estimated that the income of Peru
amounts to 26 millions of dollars per annum.
SINGULAR Cosa or MANSLAUOHTER.—YesteedAy
evening Mr. Bedford resumed the inquiry at St. James's
Workhouse, Poland-street touching the death of • nude
child which was left in • hamper by a man unknown, at
the residence of Dr. Parfitt, 295, Pall-mall, on the 2nd
instain. Since the last inquiry a woman miming in the name
of Simmonds, residing at 60, Chandosotreet, called at St.
J111:01111'11 Workhouse, stating that she thought she knew the
mother of the child, who had been confined at her house,
Commerciabdnet, Commercial-road East, but circum-
stances arose which induced Sergeant Bunco, 29 C,
to take her into custody on suspicion of being the mother
of the child, and causing its death by placing it in •
hamper, or by giving it opium, from the effects of which it
appeared to be suffering when taken out of the hamper.
She subsequently admitted that she had placed it in the
hamper and sent it to Dr. Psrfitt, as she was nearly starv-
ing, and Dr. Parfitt was a friend of hers. This Dr. Parett,
who was present, most emphatically denied. She also
stated that her brother-in-law, • man named Ogilvy, resi-
ding in Hastings-street., New-road, persuaded her to do it,
and also took the hamper with the child to Dr. Paten's
house, but Dr. Parfitt's servant could not identify him,
consequently he was discharged from custody. The jury,
after • long deliberation, returned • verdict of manslaughter
against Maria Marsh and Henry Ogilvy, and the coroner
issued his warrant for the re-apprehension of Henry Ogilvy,
and the detention of Maria Marsh (she being in custody),
and the inquiry then terminated.
FaunirruL Accingar.—Last evening Dr. Lan-
heater, the coroner, held an inquest at the Middlesex Hos-
pital, on the body of Mrs. Mary Ann Stokes, aged U
years, residing at 33, Broad-street, Golden-square. The
evidence proved that on last Tuesday morning, shortly
after midnight, the deceased returned home accompanied
by her son.in-law, from visiting some friends in Fetter-
lane, partially under the influence of liquor. While she
was taking off her boots upon the first floor landing, she
staggered backwards and fell beadforemnet through an open
French window, immediately behind her, on to the level
of the parlour window, with such fearful violence that she
literally hounded from thence into the area. The son.in-
law raised an alarm, and she was directly picked up and
conveyed to the hospital, where she expired from the
mortal effects of a fractured skull and other extensive in.
juries. A verdict of "Accidental death" was recorded.
A NARROW ERCAP&—An accident occurred on
Wednesday afternoon last, at Lay's Colliery, near Brierley-
hill, South Staffordshire. by which one man lost his life,
and another made one of the narrowest mown on record in
the annals of pis incident.. The water shaft of the above
colliery being in want of repairs, Silas Whitehouse, a master
sinker, was asked to inspect it and give an estimate
as to the cost of the job. With • view of doing
so he proceeded to descend the shaft, on Wednesday
afternoon, in company with the engineer of the
colliery, Thomas Hicks. As such shafts are seldom de-
scended except for the purpose of inspeetiog their con-
dition the bucket used for drawing the water is generally
made to do duty on such omissions. Whitehouse and
Hicks were descending in the bucket, each with one leg in it
and the other hanging over the side. When about 40 yards
from the month of the pit the engine got out of gearing,
land they began to descend with alarming velocity. Hicks
stretched out his leg and caught one of the timbers which
support the sides of the pit, and having laid hold of an
iron rod that runs down the side of the shaft he managed
to swing himself and the bucket, and thus gain a place of
comparative safety. The bucket caught on a timber lower
down, and Whitehouse called to Hicks for assistance ; but
a few seconds had sanely elapsed before the weight of the
still descending chain drew the bucket from the timber, and
Precipitated Whitehouse to the bottom of the shaft. a depth
of nearly 200 yards. Hicks was soon rescued from his
'Milo= position without having sustained the slightest
injury. The body of Whitehouse was recovered in about
three hours. It wee most shockingly mutilated. The un-
fortunate man was about fifty years of age, and has left a
wife and a large family.
ACCIDENT IN • SAW-HILL.—A serious accident
happened • few days ago inWoolwich Dockyard to Mr. James
Towel!, paymaster of the eagehip Pilger& Mr. Tomlin was
scompanying a party of lady friends through the 'team saw-
, mills in the dockyard. He was pointing oat the perfection
sod efficiency *Maned by the circular saw, when the little
Roger of his left hand was caught in the sharp revolving
Instil of the saw, sad completely cut off at the mooed joint.
He hastened to the amistant-surgeon, who totted it neon.
miry to amputate the Worsted part at the lower joist The
mans is now in a fair way of soon being able to resume
his dahlia.