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those boilers, because it is exceedingly difficult to clean,
and also difficult to ascertain whether they are cleaned or
not. That objection occurs more strongly to me now after
the explosion, but before I was a great advocate of these
boilers. It would be quite impossible for a man to get
through the narrow water space. It is not possible for a
boy to get through entirely, so that it would be difficult to
SIM whether the space was properly cleaned. As far as I
know, I believe everything was dune that could be done to
clean this part properly on behalf of the owners and the
men employed. I see now the non•adaptation of those
boilers for the use of salt water.

The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death,"
coupled with an opinion that the boiler wai one of
imprcper construction for the purpose.

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ♦ REFORMATORY IN
GLAMORGANSIIIRE was discussed at an influential
public meeting held at Bridgend last week. The
High Sheriff, the Lord Lieutenant, and the Lord
Bishop of the County and Diocese addressed the
meeting at length in favour of the measure ; and
Mr. Moggridge, J.P., gave some statistics of the
amount of juvenile crime in Glamorganshire :
During the five years from 1851 to 18.55 inclusive the
average number of children under sixteen years of age
convicted and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment
in the gaols of the county was 55 2.sths per annum. This
fact alone, however, gave a very inadequate idea of the real
amount of juvenile crime. It was estimated that there
were in the county a general total of at least 700 young
persons living by means of dishonest practices. Now,
assuming only one-half of this number to be boys, that
would give 350 who were fitting subjects for admission to a
reformatory school.

Resolutions approving the principle of reformatories,
and acknowledging the expediency of the establish
ment of one for the county, were proposed and
unanimously carried, while upwards of 3001. were
contributed towards the object before the meeting
separated.
A FIRE ON FARM PREMISES occurred at Hatfield,
near Doncaster, last Sunday morning. The farm
belonged to Dr. Matthews, a West Riding magis
trate. Seventeen stacks of wheat, barley, oats, hay,
and straw, were consumed, in spite of every effort of
the villagers to save the property. The loss is esti-
mated at 1,5001., 8001. of which is insured. The
fire is believed to have been the work of an incen-
diary. A pistol, powder-flask, and a wisp of straw,
were found near the stack-yard during the fire.
It is not, the first attempt which has been made
against Dr. Matthews' property.
A SYSTEM OF TWO-LOOM WEAVING—that is, ono
weaver attending two looms—has lately been adopted
in Bradford. Mr. Taylor, a large mill proprietor, of
Ilaildon, near Bradford, introduced the system a
short time since. The operatives objected, attacked
the mill, and created great disturbances. The out•
break was suppressed, and the two.loom system was
continued, compliant weavers being obtained from
Bradterd. Last Friday week some ten or twelve of
these men were returning home to Bradford, when
they were brutally attacked by a mob of Baildonites,
who vowed death to the " two-loomers." The two-
loomer4 fought well, and at length got clear; but a
straggler was soon after cut off, and was so cruelly
beaten and ill-used that when rescued he was car
tied to the hospital. The police are actively engaged
n tracing the assailants.
AN ABANDONED DANISH BRIGANTINE, laden with
grain, from St. Petersburg to London, was found on
the Gridler Sands, off Whitstable, last Sunday morn-
ing. A dead body, supposed to he that of the master,
was found in the after-cabin. The body was taken
ashore, and an inquest held— verdict, "Found
dead." The crew are supposed to have deserted the
ship after the master's death.
A MAN UNKNOWN, last Wednesday morning, as
the Great Northern 0 a.m. express was coming down
between Hornsey and Southgate, suddenly ran on
the line, faced the engine, and in another moment
was struck down and killed on the spot,. The train
was instantly pulled up, but the body was horribly
mutilated and could not be recognised. It is be-
lieved to have been a deliberate act of suicide.
As ACCIDENT occurred on the Manchester and
Sheffield line on Tuesday. The 10.25 a.m. train
from Barnsley to Penistone, on arriving at the junc.
tion, instead of passing on to the main line, was, in
consequence of the points being left open, driven
into the siding, where several loaded coal-waggons
were shunted. The collision was tremendous ; some
coal-trucks were smashed, and several of the passen-
gers, as well as the guard and fireman of the pas.
senger train, were severely injured.
AN ENGINE OF A PASSENGER TRAIN on the Wes-
tern Valleys line, as the train reached the Aberbeig
junction, broke the couplings, ran off the rails, and
bumped with a complete summersault over the em-
bankment, some forty feet deep. The stoker was
killed on the spot.
THE ART TREASURES EXHIBITION OF MANCHESTER
has received the promise of a valuable contribution
from Prince Albert of fac-simile photographs of a
aeries of original drawings by Raphael. The Earl of
Derby has also promised twenty-one valuable pioturea

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from his collection, and Pr. Hen. NVellesly, of Ox-
ford, his unrivalled collection of original drawings by
Claude, Titian, Raphael, and Michael Angelo, be-
sides his entire collection of engravings.