The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-05 00:00:00

VENTILATION OF COLLIERIES.

TO TH2 ZDITOR OF THE WM&

Sia,—Having seen to-day a paragraph in your
*real of the 72nd of Miguel last, on the subjerit of col-
Bay esplosioas, in which it Is stated that a Mr. H. Hughes
(of Hatteo•garden) "proposes to accomplish the ventila-
tion of col cries by foreleg fresh air to their various parte by
means of pipes under pressure," permit me to inform Mr.
Hasler, through the medium of yore columns, that this
system of ventilation has hello anticipated by me as an
auxiliary to the present mode since 1838, a pamphlet of
mine on the @object having been read Won the British As-
sociation for the Advaacement of Science la 1859. I also
hez to refer him to the liferhaxice journal for Jose
in which he will Sad some remarks on coal-pit explosions--
ea abridgement of a pamphlet I transmitted to the editor
last May.—l an; ke., J. ADDISON,
September 3. Capt. HAL Indian Forces.

At the meeting of the Edinburgh Town Council
Turisy, the Lord Prevost omolilly made the intimation
Wt his Royal Highness the Prince Coosa: had *anointed

of the National M17.418UD1 of In-
dustry and of the new General Poet-olßee, aad that the day
prospectively Lac d for the ceremony was Wratueaday, the
23rd of October.

to lay the.

On Tuesday considerable alarm was created in
the Gun Wharf, at Portsmouth, caused by the descent of
• fire balloon, supposed to be sent out from a theatrical
establisbmeat, u from wires attached theatrical bills wars
displayed lunging from the balloon. A letter has bean
seat to the magistrates on the subject by the governmest
authorities at the Gun Wharf, stating the beat danger
arising from the fire balloon to government property, and,
Mead, to the whole town of Portsmouth. The halloos
fortunately dropped is a place where it was sees by parties
bekegiug to that eatablishnieht, sad was with difficulty ex-
tinguished.

An impression seems to be very general at Liver-
pool that passengers to or from the United States require
to be cautioned at the present juocto-e against any ready
expeession of their opinions on the civil war.

The United Staten government have discon-
tinued the subsidy to tho Vanderbilt steamers with the
Pacific, and, in lieu thereof, bare established a pony express
to California, saves the rocky mounteins.

A bill is to be brought into the House of
Amiably, at Jamaica, when it next meets, to promote
Mesa communication round the Wand of Jamaica, in

ooweetioe with the Now York oad Liverpool line of
Ampere

Prince Louis of Home arrived at Douglas's Hotel,
Edinburgh, oa Mooday evening, M 8 o'clock, travelling
usev., re route for Balmoral. Oa Tuesday he •isited
several places of interest in the nova and neighbour hood,
arid left yesterday morning for the earth.

The ex-Ducheas Regent of Parma, Louisa-Maria
de Bamboo, has publishei a molest dated from Wartegg,
is Switsarlaod, against the Italian loan of 50 millions, sod
&okras that she considers as illepl all sales of public land
is Parma.

The opening of the races 'at Baden on Monday
was favoured with delightful weather. Among the com-
pany is the Grand Ducal Stand ward the Queen of Prussia
amid the Desire a liainilioo. A considerable number of
sportiness were pretest. The four prises of the day were
won by the berme of the Coast de Lagrange. Prize of the
Favourite, by Angelo ; of the Black Forest, by Zelia ;
!Cambrian prize, by Goelette ; Coatioantal Si. Leger, and
that of 10,000(r., by Compiigne. .

. -
Another telescopic. planet, the net, has been
discovered by the isdefati7sble Dr. Luther at the °beer•
watery of Dusseldorf. It see first esme oe the 134 h
sad bee sauce bees observed at other observatories. It WWI
perceived at Divides oct the 20th, sad has received the
raw of Niobe.

The Opinion Nationale publishes the following
telegraphic deepen:lh, dated Como, Sept. 2 :—" The declara-
tion made in my name in the Danis is erroneous. Will
rips be kind enough to announce that I have the honou.-
ot bofs aocepted by Aldlle. Adeline Lampert* Wyse, with
the cosennt of her mother, sea that the Kieg paste me
permineloa to marry her.—Tuna."

The Russian journal's announce that a remark-
able geological phenomenon has just occurred is the Caspian
Bea, as island keying risen from the waters sear Beku, on
the western comet. The captain of the schooner Turkmen,
who first discovered it, states that, except ale upper crust.
the soil of this new island was quite moist and very warm,
which shows that it was very recent forseatioa. It is
18 feet above the Wed of the water, and 12 miles from the
island of Ilmard.

A letter from Cassel of the 31st ult. states than
as extraordinary sad virulent &Mack of typhus sus broken
out is the harrasks there, &sweetly emend by overcrowd.
sad &Shiest sourishment of the troops. The letter
mays :—" The day before yesterday seven men died ; during
the sat twesty-fosr boars • like number expired, while
the ember attseksd amounts to 2C3."

Blondin made his appearance in Glasgow on
Tuesday. Tbe lone of hie exhibition was the Gdmorehill
g mud, frosting the Weet-sad Park, and between two and
twee milts from the ally—di place capable of accomnio-
dating 100,000 people. About 7,000 attended within the
paling to witness the fete.