The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUE STAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25. IWO.

THE WHETHER IN THE NORTH.

MANCIMMIL was a further fall of snow
• Illexiday, but it was set aserly so heavy r that of 'Tues-
day night awl Weresday reenting. As leer of what WI
MAST in the week versisied as the peva& trodden hard
sad slippery,. most al the footpaths and reeds were cc Sen-
dai:Lamina us very unpleaaust, or era lempreem mate.
—The wearer daring the last Jew air re been
extremely cold—hot so cold as ruing sae sr two severe
days last winter, but cold mere castiaeomb, sad attended
with more ewer than for some yams The lowest
port registered by a thermometer at licadrgley, twenty
fest above the p od, ben been ruin the eight of the
/era 32 der ; the IMk, II dep. •of the 171 h. 91 dep.
of tin 19th, 26 asp. ; of He 191 h, lt dew ; cd the 90th,;
23 dep. ;of the Mt, 121 dip; the Md. dsp. ;
sad ci the 29rd, 15 digs.
Noncommittal]) AND Dwasaw.—Ths new tell in
heavy showers deer( filloordey sad Ilseday assreas ia the
cowesiss of Durham sad Nartirtabssised ; sod heavy
showers was up her N.N.E. at isterwaisdawfwg the what.
at Sunday. The wind blow a Mil Lem wait of Dradap,
sad the imams err of raw gat hid bass assmahttias
from Wedaesday drifted very eleallenhly is the *seem
parts of those twit searies. If the rad sissaist haws
cowrblows stro
have bra varyng lest (theiday)waltaihe belle is thaw
ie will iss peesi arm
day re a hitter might ea tie ; as the writs re
adverse, it is may probable rat a hip loss el %lit
colliers, with their crews, ea their *Nee ear* will
be detained in Bridlluere Hay,
11 sad rewagesda, ors
the holidays. No steam ships 11•11 loft the ?pas dm Sun-
day week for London, and the goods trade bersem Loudon
and the north is greatly obstructed by the loweestrued
bad weather.

Newcastle, snow fell during this greater
part of Sunday, and towards /manias • strong frost set in,
asesospanied by intense cold. Despite the severity of the
steno, the trains have run with wonderful regularity, the
°sly exception being those oo the south line, which in some
cams have been considerably detained by the obstruction of
the snow.

Enureumn.—The frost bas been keen for the last two
days, and on Saturday the ion on Daddiageton Loch was suffi-
ciently strong to admit of skating. It was not generally lumen
that the loch was bearing, but seven! hundreds were
on the ice in the afternoon. No accidents occurred,
• number ventured frequently on a part of the
teltelissZ b h
was not considered quite safe, and was enclosed
with ropes. Most of the curling ponds were bearing, and
the players tinned out in great strength. Between :Star-
day night and Sunday mornieg them was soother slight
fail of snow, which served to increase the discomforts and
dangers of street pedestrians. The meal from the month
yesterday morning was late several home, bet the lines are
sow, we believe, pretty clear, and the toles may be
'expected to arrive with greater regularity should
there be no new fall of snow. Yesterday (Sun-
day) the sun shone brightly, and last night
was clear and frosty, with no indications of a
change. The barometer hes, however, fallen con-
siderably since Saturday, and now stands at 29 in.
(a.arsoow.—For many yeas we ham not experienced
colder weather than now prevails, sad seldom have we been
able to state that mow has lain cm the streets of Glasgow
for so luny days in wecemion. On Tuesday night a very
heavy fall of snow took place, and that was in so way
rernoved—except lir the shovel and cart of the scavenger
—when early yeaterday roonthig another fall of mow
took place. The frost also retinas its power, and yes-
terday was cos of the keenest, coldest clays this season.
This (Monday) morning, at one o'clock, the thermometer
steed at 10dig., showing no Isee than Itlideg. of frost. On
fkitartley it awl to 6 deg.. k deg. lower then on the pre-
! visas day, which chewed 18 deg. of frost. Yesterday, how-
ever, was • very pleasant day, the sea skiing (rightly for
use hears, the fog of the penises eight having quite
cleared away. The footpaths at the @Pests were in a very
slippery state ; bat, myt a ember of falls, in which the
parties were heti* hen, so assideve elearred. We trait
the police will exert themselves to pot a atop to the
thoughtless folly of sliding oe the paverneste—a practice
indulged in, not only by children, but by lads who ought
to know better. The Clyde was frosen across yester-
day between the bridges, as were also all the abuts of water
in the eeighlourhood, no that, doubtless' if the frost con-
tinues for a day or two longer skaters and bowlers will have
plenty of opportunities for sport. Another proof of the
*evenly ci the feat last night was shown in the street lamps,
mist of which burnt with a dim light, and others were ex-
tinguished, doubtless by the water which has collected in
the pipe. having frozen.
Ilswice. —A considerable quantity of mow has fallen
here, thouah the storm has not been so severe as it appear.
to have been on the east coast. It now lies two or three
inches deep on the hilts, however, and the frost on Satur-
day night was very keen. Yesterday the cold was intense.
Canter. —ln this locality the fall of snow last week riper.
hap scantier than any other district in Scotland. for the
snow rbos not exceed two inches in depth ; but Millie north
and moth-east the fall is much greater, and in the upland
district. the snow is drifted into deep wreaths, and the hills
which were green with pasture eight days ago, have been
again mantled with wow, causing sheep farmers to feed
their flock. Early on Thursday morning while snow was
fulling, several peals of thunder were leased in the north-
east, and numerous vivid flashes of lightning continued to
illumine the horizon for several hours. The snow has been
accompanied with frost, which has pat a stop to out-
door labour, sod labouriug men, who were so Meg wile with
wet weather, have at present to tattle with the rigours of
winter."

Snatiso.—la the neighbourhood of Stirling and Bridge
of Allan t►e late sooty storm our not characterised 17 such
severity r In many other districts. The Ocbil ranges have,
however, her rather deeply covered with snow. On Sa-
turday a numerous oompaoy assembled on Airtbrey Loch,
at the seat of Lord Abercroinby, where curling and skating
were enjoyed with great spirit during the whole day. lu
most of the districts around, the lovers of " the channel-
shine' were active on the various lochs at their favourite
&ad healthy panting.

AIIiiICAN MAIL—LIT TRIINDAT . —The
amid atomic Pelestine, which this moraine for
New York, took %lOW. in specie.
Dears 111011 Dintrrtrrion.—A deaf and dumb
sea, living in Redge's cottages, (Teel-street, Edgware-
road, was found yesterday by one of the neighbours to be i
• dying state. aKerently from want e the eseeseeries of
We. He had only an 41 jacket and ragged pair of trousers
to cover him, sad looked an if he had not had food for days.
He was taken upon • stretcher to the Merylelione Work-
home. sad properly attended to, but he diet in an hour or
two after 11, His name was Ituiftrt i I nut.), end
he was about 45 years old.

AWFUL CONFLAORATION AT WHITECHAPSL.
LOW 07 TIME LIVIS.-(THDI DAY.)
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This morning (Tuesday) between the hours of
two and three o'clock, a fire attended with the lose of three
lime, broke out on the extensive premises of Mr. IL Hopps,
eabinet-maker, Bmk.ehareb-lane, Whitenhapel. At the ties
when the fire commenced the inmates were sound asleep.
police-constelle Fl, in parsing the premise., noticed
smoke pouring forth from the lower part. He immediately
raised an alarm, and managed with difficulty to awaken
the inmates. Mr. Hoppe, his wife and daughter,
and Mr. and Mrs. Hibbet succeeded in escaping
by means of q ladder, from the first floor. At
this moment Samuel Wood, the fire coupe conductor,
arrived with his escape from Whitechapel Church. He
placed hie machine against the burning building, when soma
one imprudently broke open the street door, thus driving
the finales completely through the house, which prevented
Wood from entering. A moat agonising scene then pre-
sented itself. The father sad mother were drives to
distraction, knowing that the three children IMO is
the second floor back and could not be approached. The all•
gime from Wellclumequare, Jeffery-square, Watling-street,
and Whitearnesstreet quickly attended, and as soon as
water wee obtained were worked very briskly, bat helm
the tames amid be subdued the premises ware emtirely
gutted, and the adjoining homes considerably demigod. All
soon as the fire was sufficiently cooled, firemen Tolland
and Ford west in search of the missing bodies, and found
Sarah Hopp♦, aged 12 years ; Fiisabeth Hoppe, aged
years ; and Henry Hoppe, aged 6 years, burned 1. a
cinder. Shells being procured, the bodies were removed to
the workhouse to await the coroner's inquest. The origin
of the devastation is unknown. Mr. Hoppe wee not
insured.

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1
The deaths ersit la Linke in the week thatinded
bid daturday wen ; Ow exhibit an Innen. whisk
is not very en Awed the lire prelims intim
In the eniagending
__auto of ten premiss rim tie
avenge efiesim Mel, which, with • oorreoten th.
rr
cia=prabilintighies 1,321. Notwilisslieding the
Mid Si ..Sit, the drabs wee len by 10
au the mbar ereteld have in. mimed user
the wow Me et verelehty. But the effects of the were
emblem 10111 per* be urns. in future solivrea.

Of the asses meat important mesas c
dble=49l7
whooping-meg* shows a decided increase ea the of
the preceding week ; it roes from 49 to 61 Readallm sad
typhus show a demons. Four children died ban ismike
in the subdistrict of St. Mary Paddington. Three died Irma
scarlatina in the mb-distriet of Chelsea South, tear la: et
Jobs Westminster three three in West Embry, three in the
sab-district al Hackney-road, three in OambermiL As in- 1
pre the reunite of the last two weeks, Iremelitin inereiald '
but slightly, via, from 139 to 146; pasemode tieseeeesd
from 97 to M. The deaths from palanemny *Ws* in
which class the last-mentioned diseases are the ecietri-
buten, were last week 278 ; the osenoted seenge of non
responding weeks being 301.
There were 7 deaths from bane aid melds. Three
children died from their clothes taking Its; the dasrghter
al a labourer, aged 8 ?eats, the daughter of a bike, aged 5
laears, sad the son of a lowellor, aged 5 years Antonin
bourer, aged 18, died by falling into a pit ematiolog bal-
ing water. Eight infants min oaßoeated in beL •
' woman ti St. Luke's Worklieuee, aged 46 yam, saw 'baked
by large pieces of bread which 'imbed Miamptedtonsallow.
Two men died from starvation a blesitendet, aged OR
years at 2, King's Headmen* • ea Me 10th
instai4 ; and • carpenter, aged 64, at 5, Brick-lane, City.
read, on the 22nd natant. A woman died of elephantiame.
last week the births of 877 boys and 900 girls, in all
1,780 children, were registeredin London. In the ten eat•
responding weeks of the year 185048 the average number
was 1,519.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.585 in. The readings
fell from 30.10 in. on Sunday to 29.26 in. on Wednesday.
The mean temperature of the 'Livia the week was 32.1 deg,
which 107.2 deg. below the average of the same week in 43
years (as determined by Mr.Glandter). The mean daily tear
mature was below the average throughout the week, sod
on Thursday it wee 10 deg, below the average, and on the
two days days the amonntlof depression was nearly as
The ighest point attained in the week by the tbir-
ma•Mter in the shade was 41 deg. on Sunday : the lowed
plat was 24 deg. on Wednesday, or 8 deg. below the
hewing point of water. The range of temperature in the
via was therefore 17 deg. The mean daily range was
6.9 deg. The range on Saturday was only 3.8 deg. The
difference between the mean dew-point temperature and
air temperature was 3.30 dn. The mean degree of hu-
midity of the air was fd, complete saturation being repro-
ted by 100. On Wednesday a thermometer on the pies
fell to 13 deg. The wind generally blew from a north or
north-westerly point. The rain or melted mow measured
was two-tenths of an inch. The mean temperature of the
water of the Thames was 99.8 deg.

ORDINATIONS.

RINFJOILD. —The Biebop of Hereford held an
ordination on Sunday in Hereford Cathedral, when the
following gentlemen were ordained:—Deacons: S. H.
Armitstead, Christ Church, Oxford ; H. Hereford, St.
John's, Orford ; G. M. Metcalfe, Worcester, Oxford ; J.
Parmeter, Christ's, Cambridge ; C. M. Roberts, Bt. John's,
Ounbrid," ;R. L. Wild, Oriel, Oxford. Pnest C. Mor-
timer, Clare, Oambridge.

Canuati—i'be Bishop of Carlisle held an ordination ea
Sueday, whsa the following gentlemen were ordained
D 11•00011 : J. B. Kaye. Trinity, Dublin; I'. X. Dixon, St.
Bees, by !ethics dississory from the BishopriDurbam ; J.
W. W. Pommy, Dorhans University ; J. a, St. Bears ;
'H. P. Back.., a literate pence ;W. Bone, a literate
gr; E. C. 01/larn, a literate nano. ; M. M. Ben Olisi,
.:din'', Birkenhead ; G. W. H. Truman, Queens', Cm-
' bridge. Priests :E. G. Doughty, 'Trinity, Cambridp ;H.
B. L. Purley,
Wm
Bruenom, Oxford • F. B. Horeomb, Erag's,
Loodon ; H. Whitmore, , Cambridge.
Pwreasciamia..—The Bishop of Peterborough held am
ordination in Peterborough Cathedral on Sunday, whoa
the following gentlemen were ordained—Demean : W.
Baphsw, St. John's, Cambridge ; E. Burton. Bishop Het-
field's Hall, Derbies; T. Cowley, Wadbam, Oxford ;F. J.
Coekett, St. Aldan's ; H. G. Whittington, St. poses, com.
bridge ; J. Williarnams, Magdalen Hall, Orford.—Priesis
W. Andrew,, Lincoln, Oxford ;T. Ash., St. Joluesit.Crisa:
bridge ; T. C. Beasley, Maly, Cambridge ; H.
Ckre„ Oambridp ; R. Burrooghss, Oriel, Oxford; F. W.
Christian, Trinity Cambridge • ' T. W. Douglas, Clara,
Cambridge ;J. foster, Trinity, Dahlia ;F. W. Geedmre,
Emmanuel, Cambridge ; A. Hooks, Worcester, Oxford ;
T. loam, St. Akita's, Birkenbsiid • J. L. Kites., 1111.
John's, Cambridge ; R. P. Lightfoot, itelliolivOxford ; J. B.
Mitchell, Corpus, Cambridge; J. Moors, °remoter, Ox-
ford ; J. G. Pack.. Worcester, Oxford ; P. E. Pratt,
Exeter, Oxford ; E. Puekle, Magdalen per, Oxford ; G. &
C. Stile., St. Edmund Hall, Oxford ; B. E Warner, Exeter,
Oxford.

SUDDEN DEATH.—This morning an awful inns-
Usti= of the unoertaioty of human life wasafforded in the
puma of If,. Stockbridge, of No. 16, Ludgate-hill, wbo
naked to rest is hie usual health end was found dead in
bed. The deceased was highly respected in the neighbour-
hood.

Tai REPRZNISNTATION or ASIUMEZNBIIIIIZ.—The
Aberdeen Fret Prat rays : " There are two candidates, if
not both formally, yet to all intents and purposes, in the
field_ Both Sir A. Bannerman and Mr. Leslie fa Warthill)
are orgatining the mach' nsay for an active canvas of the
county, and the address of the former has been issued. Mr.
Leslie starts in the conservative interest, and Sir A. Ban.
1 nerman comes forward as a Palinerstonian. There has
been some talk about the likelihood of one of the brothel*
of our late member coming forward. As party distinctions
are now very much broken down, so proportionately,
yat least, we should hope, would mature— particularl
of landlords on tenants—be abated. We have, however,
just learned with some surprise that a certain noble lord
has already Willed • circular to his tenantry in this quarter
- not, of course, ' dictating' to them bow they should vote,
but intimating that he is a conservative, and that this is a
time when there being so much false liberalism abroad,
every good man end true should rally round the institu-
tions of tbe country.' Now, the noble to whom we refer
may personally, or in what he deems the interest of his
order, have • very great horror of John Bright. Still, we
think, pat • nee of the induence of his position is a little
too strong far these days, sod such as make people rather
desire to me measures carried calculated to abate the power
that cam wield it."

Rout Comm is or PitYttielANS.—At the Comitie
Majors held on Satunlay, the following gentlemen, having
undergone the necessary examination, were admitted mem-
bers of the college:—.lames Palfrey, M.D., Wellington
-
street, Loudoo.bridge ; Arthur Julies Pollock, Guildford-
street ; John Harle), M. 11., King's College ; James Ramsey
Atkins, M.D., Stoke Newington ; Reginald Southey, M.A.,
Harley-street. At the same oomitia the following gentle-
men, previously extra licentiates, were also admitted mem-
bers under the by-law applicable to extra licentiates of the
college:--Thomas Ashton, M.D., aad Henry Waldron
Platoon, M.D., Derby.
Cum :colas iw Livaaroot.—Yesterday was ob-
men ed an a close holiday ow 'Change at Liverpool, and the
shops throughout the town were fur the most pert (except
those dealing in provisions, &c.) closed either all day or Is
the afternoon. Though the weather was thick, and the
river completely enshrouded in fug. there was a great deal
of animation and life in the streets. The weather was in-
Seasvly cold and frosty. Several handsome sleighs were SW
tired in the street'. rho markets were crowded, particu-
larly iu U.e ei eninc, with (...riAtnms par. lia.er?. Crowds
of Auden were collected on the ponds in the outskirts.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

To-day being Christmas-day, ia, of course, a close
holiday in all departments of business.
There were no transactions in bullion at the
Bank yesterday.
At Paris yesterday the Three per Cent. Rentals
opened at 68.25, and closed at 68.20 for money
and 68.30 for the account, being nearly the same
as on Saturday.
The private letters from New York by the
steamer Arabia indicate a continued feeling of dis-
couragement in all commercial circles. The pro-
longation of the crisis had quite baffled the san-
guine views which had been entertained in some
quarters. The steamer Europa, which had arrived
at Now York, had on board 108,5001. in specie
from England. She carried out news of the reduc-
tion in the Bank of England rate of discount from
6 to 5 per cent., this event having taken place on
Thursday, Nov. 29, sad the Europa having left
Liverpool on Saturday, Dec. 1.
' _

The Birmingham Journa reports :
On 'Maeda , Bessie. Omission and Ebswarth opened a
petition for edjadieatioa of boakruptc7 against Mr. Leviero,
the reeideoutc:al the firm of Vives, lases, Vices, and
Levinan, as easrohaata et Birmiegham mad Valpii-
Takeo ; ad ou • y the firm were adjudicated bankrupts.
The prudes amount of liabiLtice and meets is at peanut un-
known. It in said, however, that the meter partner is a
wealthy man, sod that eventually all the debts will be paid.
The bankruptcy, it is reported, has been brought about by
the disignonsent of partners, the firm at Valpassiso owing
the Birmingham firm over 10,000!., which they have refused
to pay under a suppceitiun that all accomits between the
partners should be settled before their creditors ere paid.
The Agenta-General for the Crown Colonies an-
nounce that they will receive tenders until noon on
Friday, the 4th Jan., for•an additional amount of
150,00 W. of Cape of Good Hope Six Or Cent. De-
bentures. These debentures are of 1004 each, and
are redeemable on the lat Jan. 1890. Principal
and interest are both payable in London.
the last few weeks there has been! marked demandln
for the existing securities of Chia colon) in the
London market.

Rather a singular history attaches to the telegram
circulated a day or two ago by the Pernambuco
Railway Company with regard to the opening of
the and section of the railway. It appears that the
original telegram sent from Lisbon to Messrs.
Waring, the contractors, was to the effect that the
section referred to would be opened without the sanc-
tion of the government. This mewge, on its receipt
by Messrs. Waring, was transmitted by them from
Went:minder, through the medium of the Loudon
District Telegraph Company, to the Pernambuco
Railway office in Gresham-house, but, by a mistake
of the telegraph clerks, the words " without
sanction of the government" were altered to "with
the unction of the government." It is suspected
in some quarters that the clerk who telegraphed the
message from Lisbon was in error in using the word
"without?" and that the telegraph clerk in London,
by committing another error—i. e., by substituting
" with" for " without"—has inadvertently refied
the mistake. If this version be the mined one, it
involves a curious coincidence of blunders. Cer-
tain it is that the company have this morning
received two letters by the French steamer,
one from the company's manager, the other
from the company's engineer, one dated
November 30, the other December 1, announcing
"that the second section had been inspected by
both the imperial and provincial engineers, who
had reported their entire satisfaction with the
curves, gradients, and structures ; that it was fit for
opening for traffic ; that it would consequently be
formally opened by the president of the province
and his friends on the following day (Sunday, the
2nd), and be opened for traffic on Monday the 3rd
and that his Excellency the president and • large
part of guests would celebrate the opening at a
breakfast at Escada." By this it would certainly
appear that the opening takes place with the full
sanction of both governments, and under circum-
stances which retieot credit upon the company's
engineer, Mr. Peniston, and upon Messrs. Waring,
the contractors.

The Brighton Railway traffic return allows this
week au increase of 1,7301.
The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail-
way of Oanada for the week ending Dec. 7 were
B,=o/. sterling, being 1,3451. more than in the
corresponding week of last year.

The London agents of the Illinois Central Rail-
way Company yesterday received the following
report from the chairman of the executive corn-
nuttee at New York :

New York, Dec. 11.—Moses. Robert Rases and 00,
London. gentlemen,-The nesters of the Int week of
the present month wre 49,133.111 dela. m.. west last
year, 40,234.37 d01e..: gain, 8,905.96 dais. The *Zee.
lions at the land of for Use first week were, 20,500
dole. The mice of land am weak, 42,954.89 dole.
TheteaMe to the south is lee them it would be were it
net for the political difficulties whir am sense on the Mai-
m operations of the country, and
_aka by the dosing of the
as of the lakes, the Wtheonal ear of railroad transit,
the . attiodiog it, and the &prawns of prier oases-
quer , maim a Esermse in the supply of pre-
dam sad y a redaseise of =asap en the city, to
the greet deedemst of Ude sent in the eon, difficulty,
and delay of it f undo teen
Still with we have goad hopes of a
profitable waster liternes7= are grounded as tio
of the south aridly from the shertness of their crops.
The politica preepeste ci the soy have Mee brighten-
ing during the list two Warm daye. °emanative people
north and seatki re readmitliesemilims heard.
The disorpnisbe beams see balls. this influence, and
It is to be hoped that modenee esemele will prevail, and
the harmony of the Union be roestablished. Let this take
place, and sixty days thereafter would sahib& this a most
proeperous country, having every peribretios of its clime in
arose of its waste, and a forego demand for all its surplus.
The prospects; of the otierany in any event appear ex-
tremely promising and encouraging.—Yours faithfully,
(Signed) Thomas R. WALKED,
Mainline Executive Ocennittee.
The half-early meeting of shareholders in the
Commercial' Bank of London is called for the 15th
January, to declare a dividend.
The first report of the directors of the London
and Mediterranean Steam Navigation Company, to
be submitted at the meeting on the 31st instant,
states that on the whole of the shares being taken
up, except 34, the directors invited and accepted
tenders for the construction of two iron vessels.
They are fully satisfied that these vessels will in all
respects be suited to the trade for which
they are intended. The period for their delivery
has now expired, and although delay has occurred,
the hope is expressed that in a few weeks the oon-
tractors will be in a position to deliver them. The
directors express their oonviction that the trade be-
tween London and Italy holds out prospects of the
most satisfactory kind, and that so soon as the com-
pany's own steamers can be engaged its it it will
yield a profitable return.
With regard to the trade of that new and pro-
mising market, Japan, Messrs. Joseph Travers and
Sons remark as follows :
An interesting report on this subject has been addressed
to the United States government by Mr. Townseed
the American minister at Yedo, • gentleman who has die.
tinguiahed himself not only by his suoeserfel negotistres
with the people of that island. but also by the cordial and
honourable spirit lie has manifested in his intercoms with
the diplomatic representatives of Ragland and of other
countries. The date of the communicsition from Mr. Harris
is Yedo, 11th July last, end he pointe out that, as the
United Sham treaty with Japan took effect only from the
4th of July, 1859, and business did not commence until the
lapse of two months, the commercial relations between
them had thus far extended over a period of not
more than ten months. The remit, however, had been
beyond Mr. Harris's expectations. The aggregate amount
of produce brought to the porta for sale within that time
Is oelieved to hare exceeded in ether a million narking.
The principal goods were raw silk (3,000 bales), tea (15,000
chests), vegetable was and oil, worth 100,U00t; manatee.
tures of silk copper, and laquered ware ; considerable quan-
tities of tobacco, paper, camphor, floor, peas, beans, edible
seaweed, isinglass, beam is MT, and dried oysters and
limpets, with various other articles suitable either for the
Chinese, or European, or American marker. With regard
to the ten of Japan, Mr. Harris makes some statements seps
daily worthy of attention. He says there ma be no doubt
that its production can be largely increased, and that the
Japanese admit that hitherto they have not picked even the
whole of the nudity grown. Mr. Harris adds that the people
have already learned the manner of preparing tea for • sea I
voyage, and also expresses an opinion that vrithie • few year
the choicest tees known will be of Japanese production,
many of the aorta being superior to any of the teas of China.
It is likewise stated that the production of silk is eapable of
large augmentation. The number of Americans in Jame is
already considerable, and st the importint port of Kenai
they constitute onu half of the foreign population. In a
letter, more than a month subsequent to his first report,
Mr. ll,rris confirms his forrner staters-rite regunling the
growth of trade, and mentions that an American barque had

just sailed with aca o valued at 140,0001. In relation to
the demand for 1 uropesa and American good., in
return for Japanese prodistie, ft is observed that
but little has been done u yet with imports,
sod that the establishment of an extended trails
mast, of neaueity, be the work of ,time. "To • certain
extent," sap Mr. Harris, " new wants must be
among the masses, and, what is of equal importance, t;
must discover that the labour now expended by them in
producing a gives article will, when directed to another
employment, produco in exchange either more than they
now obtain, or an article that is preferable to their own.
Attention has been dinxted to the procuring gouda of
lengths, widths, colours, and patterns suited to Japanese
taste. This is en iLiportant step in the right direction, and
if an ordinary degree of prudence in dealing with the
Japanese is observed by the forgiven who come to the
country, it minuet be doubted that a large and beneficial
intercourse can be securely established in Japan, and that
but • few years will be required to secure so desirable •
moult."

MINER.-(!HIS DAY.)
To-day being a holiday, we hale no report to
make ander this head.

Prom Wheal fildward Captain East write; (Dee. 22) c—
" The 81 emit is worth 1 ton of ore per fathom ; the +6l
west, 201. per fathom ; No. 1 rim in btek of 50 emit, three
overbore of a ton per fathom ; No. 2, 2 tons per fathom
No. 3, 2 tons per fathom ; rise above the 40, If ton per
fathom ; and whine below the 50 met, 101. per fathom. No
other cheer to notice."
Tram Wheel flarriett Captain Williams writes (Dec. :
—" The 100. emit end, is worth 501. per fathom ; the :doper
in the 100, 201. per fathom ; the dopes below the 90, 151.
per fathom ; the Mopes above the 90, 101. per fathom ; and
the Mope above the deep edit, 61. per fathom. The deep
edit end is in the crassass, aid is letting out mach
water, showing that we have a lads ahead."

Rt7OBY &nom- —This school broke up on Satur-
day. The usual concert took place on Thursday night ; the
final servioe in chapel at 3 p.m. on Friday, after which the
dam list woe read out. The chid events of this balfiem
have beenthe presentation of adagfromayounggentlem•nia
the United States, an account of which has already appeared,
and a disastrous fire at one of the boarding-houses. Os
Tuesday, Dec. 4, at about 2.30 p.m., • fire wu found to have
broken out in one of the rtudies of the house belonging to
Bev. IL B. Smythies. Help was soon obtained, and two
Are-engines were brought to work ; yet, owing to the great
quantity of woodwork in the partitions of the studies, it was
not brought under till pasta o'clock. Much damage was
done by the fire, but more by the over-officious seal of the
byetenders in removing the property. Next day it re-
routed, indeed, a scene of deecilatiOn. The boys were
accommodated for the remainder of the half in the school
sanatorium, the school-houes, and other boarding-houses.
The play of thesehool at football has in no wan degenerated,
as has been evinced in the Sixth and Old Rug• matches.
The former of these, in which the Math cooeired their op-
ponents, was played oe the 6th October ; theleMer, in which
the school were victorious, on the tat of November. The
two bed hens this leer were Evans and Maver's ; they
accordingly played around the school on Saturday, Heine-
ken. 15, but victory declared with neither side. In come-
= of the r
various :ipreetatttioard of certain M
ions au: ntial Old R
been 7
the laws of football, gy a kyle of Sic. Sid:, • ia
those relating to "taking up" and touch." The Rifle
Corps has at length got its uniform, a mpy of the Etou,_and
has already attained moat profidemy in drilL The follow-
ing are the officers : et oompany, pni,th T. M. Daven-
port, Lieutenant M. H. Marsden, Ensign E. Rutter ; 2nd
company, Captain M. T. Martin, Lieutenant F 4 IL Ana.
Ensign C. Booth ; Serrent-Majo! B. E. Hammond Ned of
She school). The chief 'inconvenience which this corps ex-
periences is the frequent change of its °Moen that is neon-
miry ; thus it has la ready twins loot its senior
ma, Captains S. Linton sad T. M. Da ; in
three years' time there will not be left Tromps a sines
'member who was precast at its formation.
YORK CHRISTMAS How Stow.—This great fair
for the sale of harem, always held the first whole week be-
fore Outdates-day, bashers well attended this year. The
show generally was goad, esperdally for highe-eairced fusses,
good hunters, bermes homes, and high s ; bat
inferior hones were hard to well. Colonel Tesd•le, of the
Royal &tiller,, wee preseet during the week, making pur-
chases for the way. Mr. Vesdelin, a foreign dealer, also
peeper ed ea exesnlivesenisubsion, and he secured eight fine
&aims for ears/Mies to Italy. He also purchased other
dime of minds for a dallier purpose. Mesas. Phillips
sad Bad, army iimelmelem, made extensive pm:dimes.
Among other &dim sad parehmen who werapreeent were
Mr. Colbas, Mr. Mr. Elanadere, Mr. Cooke, Mr.
Bacon, Mr. Short, Mr. Mr. Cotten, and Mr. awn,
Linden ; Mr. Murray, Mr. and Mr. Thompson,
Manchester ; Mr. Staunton, Grantham ; Mr. Godfrey,
Wetherby ; mad Mr. Reams, York ; and many others
from &stoat parts of the kingdom. There was • also
attendance of foreign dealers from the princi-
• of Europe. There was a large attendance of
from the neighbouring agricultural districts.
There was • good deal of business done, buyers ope-
ratio( with great spirit. Hunters, yomg, well-bred,
horses, broken for the hunting field, from 1001. to 300/. ;
diet*, seasoned, and fast over light country, 1001. to 3001 ;
&do, horses of celebrity, and up to heavy weight, 3001. to
4001. Well-bred, upstanding young horses, with__ great
✓ake, suitable for private carriage purposes, 70/ to
100/ ; selections of match colts, of good finlike, and
greys or bays, 701. to 100/ • seasoned ditto, high steppers,
and broken in double harness, 401. to 60/. ; active light
=iin4 horses, adapted for brougham and ight carriage
. to 100/ ; useful fast going animals for single
Wow, 401. to 501. ; thick-est, short-jointed young horses
far hackney work, 101. to 30/ ; well-framed, powerful
Watn(egged young horses for van or railway work, 30/. to
401. ; cover hacks and roadsters, 301. to 40/. ; well-bred
mallowitys, 151. to 20/ ; neat going, compact-built cobs,
40/ to 501. ; weight-carrying, handsome cobs, 60/. to 70/. ;
neat young posies, 10/ to 201. ; ditto, well matched pairs,
lar. to 251. each ; well-timbered, active young carthorses,
suitable for London work, 201. to 40/., according to
merit. Matched teams of fast walking young horses,
251. to 481.: useful seasoned horses for ark-altars' pur-
poses and machine work, 281. to 371. ; two-year old
carthorses, 15!. to 201. • rlinsit, none shown • blood
m .7to
stack, no on offer ; from 2001. to 400 E Mr.
Murray, of Manchester, showed 15 first-class hunter*, of
matured ages, perfectly trained, of different weight., and
amity way fit to go. Two of these animals were sold to a
distinguished baronet, who hunts in • well-known York-
shire hunt, for 850 guineas. Mr. Murray sold other two of
his string for 800 guineas. Mr. Beeves, of York, sold •
very promising horse to Mr. Collins, of London, for 100
guineas, and many like prices were obtained for first-clam
animals. _ _ _

FlRM—Yesterday and last night a great many
Ares occurred in different path of the metropolis. The
most serious was at Mr. Groves's, wheelwright, Abbey-
street, Bermondsey, whose premises were completely
destroyed.
DIRTILCCITON OF BLEACH WORM AT NOTTINO-
RAM PT Free.—Yesterday morning the bleach works
Mr. Gave, Castle-rood, Nottingham, wars destroyed by
firs. A woman ems psselme the works at 6 o'clock in the
morning, and,
.perosivmg donee columns of smoke Mining
from the ppewwuse, gave as alarm. Some fire-engines in the
ssifjtboezboed were quiekly brought to the spot, and in
few boars the dames were subdued. bat not before
the building was completely gutted. There were several
thousand pounds worth of lace goods (principally belonging
to the Americo's market) on the premises, all of which wore
destroyed. The damages are estimated nt more than 5,00 W.;
bet the exact amount is not known. The building was in-
sured to some extent. The cease of the conflagration is not
yet known.
SINIINO OF A WALL OF CLIIIIKRI.nrML WORE-
SOCM—The attention of the parochial authorities has
been rec,-ntly called to the sinking of the front centre wall
of the Clerkenwell Workhouse, in Coppice-row, supposed to
be owing to the excavations for the underground railway,
which are Wog carried on very near the workhouse. railway,
matter hes been brought before the board of guardians, and
steps have ben taken to prevent a catastrophe.
ACCIDENT AT SEA.—Loin OF Pm Linn& —On
Tuesday last the fishing smack Sophia, Captain Norris, be-
, longing to Mower. Hunter, of Greenwich, left the Timmer
for the North Sea m a fishing expedition. The nets were
spread at a point known as the Doggerbank, and on Friday
last five of the crew left the ship in a small boat for the
purpose of pursuing their usual occupation of fishing; but
as that did not return at the proper time, search was made
by the captain and the nut of the crew, when the boat was
found keel uppermost in the open sea—leaving no doubt
that its unfortunate occupants were drowned during a
serve mow storm which prevailed; and it is supposed that
the severity of the weather rendered them unable to
manage the boat. The sad event was made known to the
relatives of the deceased on the return of the Sophia to
Greenwich on Satnelitv last.

COLLISION ON SHE MIDLAND RAlLWAT..—Yeder-
day morning the Derby 7.65 train was in the nation yard
at Nottingham, and whilst the tickets were beteg collected
from the passengers, the 8.5 train front Leicester was seen
to be approaching on the mine line. A signal was im-
mediately given to stop the train, but owing to the slippery
state of the rails, it was found impossible to
check the train, and the letter mu into the
Derby train. The shock liar considerable, the Derby
mariagcs being carried more thru a dozen yar Is by t force
of the conctizeoa, but with the exception of u few bruises
to the pawengers nothing serious result A.
Taa CORNISH Funntaira—Dursng the past few
days large quantities of herrings have been brought into
Axtbleves, which were taken off Plymouth ; one boat had
32,000, others 10,000 and upwards, amounting in the whole
to 80,000, which were freely sold at 2s. ed. per 120. The
pilchsrd fishery at St. Ives is closed for the season ; nearly
all the seines are in the loth., and the boat, are hauled up.
Not many herrings were caught there during the last week.
On Saturday night, Police-constable Griffin. of
the Leeds force, apprehended an escaped convict called
Thomas Brows, in Kirkgate, Leeds. Brown was convicted
at the Louth (lincoisslure) Tarter pensions, on the 13rd
October, for a felony at Great Grimsby, and aenteneeel to
four years' penal servitude. Three days after his convir-
ir.n, he escaped from the Louth prison, and was not Ilet:rd
c f until Saturday, when he was apprehended as above stated.

THE HETTON cozuver sinosloN.

A ,:orreepoutlent of the Newcastle Chronicle,
emu's on Sunday night, gives the following particulars of
the attempts Blade to recover the bodies of the =fortunate
men who have perished by this explosion
. .

Shortly after the dispatch of oar parcel last night, the
workmen engaged in imploring the pit succeeded in reaching
some of the dead bodies, aid le brinier them to the bank.
About myth o'clock the corpse of Jahn Weaves was brought
up in a black deal oath, met doers for the parpwes , and was
oueveyed to the homed kis lesiva At so o'clock nine
bodies had bete breeshilitp sad coaveythaway in a similar
mapper, and sues thee lime, up to a lets bear this erring,
no more of tha dead ham been rassalerel The following
are the names of them braeglit eat of the pit :—John
Onerous, or Gnome, Oarbewcrest: airrha iraTP.M.
Morena- lane ; James 1682. 011141111,4111114 ; Robed Place ;
Anthony Youq, leeenhethemaienit; Joseph Seat, 49, Ca.
rolise-stort i_Robert Hall, Tentherien-street ; William
itithaadaaa, ThrinrimoludWilibrallbrisy. Merton-lane.
Them me„ ShadowWU LS bake is the pit.
Man y of the dame' were herd dreedlal/y mangled, and
eves their friends end reindleas bed dlilleaty in reoognicing
some of them. The remains of mob, whim obtueed in the
pit, wee wrapped in ileaneland plassibs the coffin, and then
sent to bath and cenveyedle their ye beam ; hut in core-
queen of the mem given, Welshes identity was unforta-
natal, tuA unirsquest. The melee of Perrone ova, abaci*
pntarely severed Wrisegb the mane, end was otherwise so
fearfully mutilated thee the membsie of his own family wee
oily able to identity bin by obeerrhig a well reasesubred
peaow, his forth's& The reessiesed Mambos were on-
to the house aan family, who were may able to
Sheathe lardy woad thst el their relative from
fact that thew were shoes es the feet of lids seines, and
their miming Meader= were bosh. amoeba as
moves wen, it is in add that la memo, whys* in •
*Atari iaatauca, arena aritAira of the eafeetrast• de-
erred betrayed as almost heredilho degree of ladlfferesos to 1
the sod fate of benhashes& We miler to the case of Wright.
He wee formerly employed ow works at the Cereal _
sia. 1
et ElLdeahani, and wiule there be we a rather free liver,
bat meson of the express whisk his parenits involved, he
bit tiryetal Palace and came to the mirth, and during
the throe he has been employed at Hettoa Colliery hi con-
dom he. bees is all replete example/7, and be wan Kip-
pered to be saving maw from hie hard earning'. But his
wife was addicted le the bottle, and we are credibly in-
formed that while the mad mother of Wright was in • state 1
bordering on frosty, ise herein the tidings of his death, his I
worthier wife was ea the bed in a state of intoxication.
The ease of Joseph Bolt, whose wife died recently, and who
has left a family of soma &althea, is not so painful as might
at fiat be supposed, three of his sous being able to work for
the rest, but there are still far too many families in which
the loss of him who supplied the daily bread will be bitterly
felt, and for the Week of them we understand a subscrip-
tion list will be opined
Saturday night was exceediagly stormy, the 'DOW/ falling
heavily, bat nevertheless number" of noxious persona con.
maid wilt the colliery were to be seen sanernbled round the
mouth of the two thefts from dusk till dawn. Sunday
morning was winterly but not wild, for though the now
fell fast, and the roads to Berea were almost impassable,
yet the absence of wind lessened the rigour of the storm. At
the morning service in the church, the Rev. J. T. Nichol,
teeter of Hellos, alluded in the course of his sermon to the
dreadful calamity which had scattered denotation amongst
%is parishioners, and announced hi intention of delivering
a specie' sermon on the "object on sort Lord's day. In the
course of the afternoon and "riming the church bell tolled
solemnly in wafting of the death of the sufferers, and its
measured clang ?mounded dismally over the comparatively
silent streets and roads of the village. At the pit's mouth
plain black collies were piled upon each other, and near the
shaft was a single one, bound with chides, reedy to be lowered
on receiving the 'Sisal that another victim of the explosion
was ready to be placed in the unpretentious receptacle of his
remelts. The inclemency of the weather had the effect of
preventing any very large assembly congregating near, or
visiting the pit, but 'Mall numbers of men were continually
going to or coming from he vicinity, while those more im-
mediately interested is the operations were of course in •
very unsettled condition. It is remarkable that at no period
mice the explosion have the female conaccioes of those is
the pit assembled on its bank, nor were there more theater* or
three, apparently disinterested wanes, to be thaerved there
today. Belays of men wreaght eft hoar " shifts" in the
pit, under the suponntendeeee of Mr. Lindsay Wood, Mr.
Daglaish, and other indefatigable viewers, and were actively
=i extinguishing the Ire in the stables, clearing away
in
for the recovery of the corpses, and in improving the
ventilation. Two engines orpipee were kept playing on the
&ales but the Sr" has not both quite extinguished at the
time of writing. It is, however, expected that the Samar
in the rubles will speedily exhaust themselves, or be sub-
dued by the Unearth:greens of water poured on them. The
carcases of the horses and ponies were found in a semi-
rooted condition. Reports of the state of the works were
furnished by each viewer, as he arrived out of the works,
to Mr. N. Wood in his cake. LOW4•II'4 shaft, which had
bees prevented from working by the dissris at the bottom,
was got into operation early in the afternoon.
The men employed at this colliery appear to have been
rather above the average of their clam for piety and oederli-
new. The father of Robert Hall is a member of the Wesleyan
body; Anthony Young was a primitive methodist, ands man
of excellent charioteer ; James Hot was • very stela,' man,
and was a singer in the choir of the Wesleyan
chapel. Ferrumon was an eccentric character, and cense
from A colliery et West Moor ; Morley was noted for his
jocularity ; and Wm Barbarisms, known to his melee ley the
soahriquet of "Scotch Willy," although 60 years of age,
W only workedat two collieries during the whole of his
W
e. Scott was a mu of very quiet de-
meanour, awl most of the rest of the mem, if not re-
markable for ateadinesa, were sot cooepicurar foe the
Is. ethimaidalile extreme.

Assay, theme mite hen bus connected with the eel-
Vary me weed ulna irldali have bovine 'unseat to
sides ponds. 31z. Matthias Dunn, her Majwilp's
lespelso of Mises, wee espied at those cod' arise
darn. the grid Wass in the cool trade in 1831 and
MI Mr. Folder, eanyultieg viewer, wee formerly en-
played here ; awl Mr. Boyd, who is bow one of the in-
spectors of the colliense, known in mining Oneida"),
es "131ackeoste," was also assiatent viewer at the Nellie
collieries. Several bodies are distinct) ?Whit in
thepit. lecturing it is said those et Low sad Nit-
chyme, which will be brought to bosh as seas as they us
be obtalsed. Of Scott it is mend Het, while adan
weeries to escape with those who lave egewiwed, be beam
dal:trams through inhaling foul air, rohisill 5* prodad. wad
was obliged tole left to his fate. Anions the buidosin
current regard* the explosina Is a ineguir indasse of
opacity evinced by • pony in the plt at the lase of the ea-
plasioe. This little cruel, which steeds (sly three fist
and a few awhile is bele* filedhy the damn
meow, and was drives by •bey of the sane of Proud.
After the shock of the espied= the boy woe hued elegies
to its seek. end on hi Wag baba away by the escaping
party the poop follenred time ; hell es • sew dank pee
moue" idol:. whisk secissileted the was sad boys to
crawl, it wee thin& that the posy end be left behied.
From the almost llama Wilda" of the disunite* eves.
tore, however, the hey wesisheed to pot ha handkerchief
mooed its seek sad waist to drag it forward. Ois hi
pike" into the sup his little charge followed Ids there
ilea, sad was with bin dams eddy to beak, both Win
susteisol °sly a trifling slageling.
la their statement et the eiresnstesese trosseeted with
the panfal disaster, the noes who have werrired to • great
nine eniseide. °seep Osehese of
lie woe working is
the sect! way. Is the ad lent Clarltoe's pit Me
Shahs the Wakens', would be shed twenty media be.
fare pam Thursday sight ; end when he felt the shuck, he
sadhi grow, Join load, if he felt himself all right.
The remark was se& shut the air was right, and they per-
severed with their oil hasp. They saw some men, and
wham they pi to than they pet out their lamps, solidi-
taties the " Davy" is their pheee. Four in number, they
proceeded up the engin beak is the dark ; but, meeting
the leeake, they were compelled to retreat. They after-
wards fell I. with the not duly the men, and their slumbers
bummed to envoy. They travelled up the Lack drift,
when they caught heeds, endeavouring to make their way
to the shaft through the Lowden return. While they
were its that road, they lost fun of their comcanioes--
William Gentian-, Hobert Dudiser, Joseph Scott (dead).
mai Ralph Hope. When they got to the abaft, the tried
everyway, but alw was staadmi full, and they could get
no further. Cleghore caught one of the rappers, and mid
to I,:s mate, " Now, mate, I have got one locoed, this will
tell them that there's somebody alive here." He pee them
what is called " the shaft rep." They got au answer, tell-
ing them they must rest contented there, as no one could
get duns at that time. They sat for six or seven hours.
They got to the Downs shaft about twenty minutes before
8, sod they then got out.
The tunas-emu, John Curry, also had an extraordinary
wear*. He was employed at the furnace at the time ;
and he states that the explodon went jut him like light-
n.uw He knew that the pit hod "fired" some way ; and
he :mole lii way to the shaft as fast as be could. He had sot
a great distance to go, but he came through some after-damp
Co the road. Before the accident all was going on very
inteuent with him. He bad just put the furnace right. and
the ra was a good are on, the fret canning it to draw harder
than oa ins:bury necuions. There win a sort of. sharp air
coming to her at the time. and just so he was going in she
elute away and met him half •way. He left behind him all
his clothes oreept three he had cm for firing. Everything
wee blown to pieces. He sat a "canny" piece in the dark
before the other men cam- up, am! when he saw them he
became more coolent. They had lamps whey they came
hi him. There is a double door next the furnace. One
of thin we. blown down, and the other, which stood,
helped to keep the aft...damp off him. It was, he says, the
door that saved him. The 'haft where they wanted to get
up was duped op, and he ultimately came up the Epplitton
pit with the met:
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of the probable canoe of the explosion the Chronicle
"thl this point wear* now aide to .perk with a greater
degree of cer4iety ; although of cov.rxe tho matt., remains
to be decided by the jury whom duty it wall he to investi•
pie the ease. la the ate time, however. we Sr. informed
that the several practical geetlemee who have rutted the
put c incur in the opinion diet the explomon lid on4iaated
in lb. engine fees. The boiler hr., it im asserted. bed
formed apa retort, cad &Milled off a quentor of °Misery
pm. which, site.. filling the flues, had ignited. and thereli
oecavioavd the rateatmplte. This theory seems further to
be fourded on the circumstatiee that the stoppinp atml

doors •r• all blows from • ourainua mairi, ,Der•