The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-03-16 00:00:00

whole of the entertainment.

Havingsadverted to the circumstance which in-
terrupted, for a time, the working of William-Put,
we cannot help noticing, in this place, that it gars
rise to • variety of false reports; some of which
went so far as to prognosticate the otter ruin of these
extensive coal works!..--whilst others asserted, that
the eveut had taken place ! th.lt ii part of the
town had sunk !—several houses had fallen !—and
many lire* had been lost !—though„ at the very
lime, the other pits, both on the Howgill and
Whingill side (William-Pit is on the latter) were
working at a rite, that, with the stock on hand
(which are called bank•) was quite sufficient fur
the demand ;—amid it providentially happened, that
not a single life was lost.
It is worth observing, that this Pit has been
cleared of the water, before the grand engine, which
is to be app►ied to it, could be finished. This great
work fans chiefly effected by time engine at Saltorn,
the excellency of which has been long known and
acknowledged ; and, on tins occasion, besides per-
forming what might he termed its own duty, it did,
at least, two-third• of the whole woik, in conjunc-
tion with the smaller emotes. The distance from
William-Pitt to Salton' Engine is about a mile.
l'lve damaged roofs, ergs, arc. being completely
repaired last week, awl all cleared for business, the
agents completed the orthicons task, by regulating
the air ccurses, arc. and Williain-Pit now raises
coals, as usual.

Gre..t praise is undoubtedly due to all concerned
in this work, for their skill, intreiaility, and ex-
ertion. Their Noble boplnver hi. Kit eta repeated
and indisputable proofs of his approbation; and
the suceests which has crowned their labour- on this
oeca-* must be considered as matter of great
public interest.
The mention of this naturally leads to a remark
1111 the astorits'iing eltaa;le that his taken place in
tie town of %V hitehaven, within the last seven years.
where the value of Property (iii houses, &c.) has
iu-
cn,asetl, in several nivignees, even in a threefold
proportion ; and in which space of time, thousands
have been added to its population, the further in-
crease of which is apparent in eve►y thing.

Report t.t di.a, that the typril non to be com-
manded It) Sir SIDSIY SMITH IS destined fur South
America.

We understand that, at the general meetint of
the C.iletiontion !lotto nlitiral S. 4 t .sy. Lula on thni
tith Inkt.tor, -everol very Intrrestl.44 atiJ inspoi taut
CIIIIIIII tit at ,tiull. acre rt all, p.o rt it tt;roly. all accout.t
of a tot t f preparing at soporific* turd:eine from
t's• maw's:ord white jolt e of the common garden
leti nee, by Or. Du NC LN, *cm ; un •-..a) on the curl
in potatoes, by JOHN ftit:itt Fr, E au realty ma
the s.unr subject, by T. I)atason, LAI au :termini
of a new method of planting asparagus, by Mr.
Slily'', gardener at Keith-hall ; methods of de-
stroying iooseherry 4:att.-TOR:ars and quanta Forgets,
by 'Air. MACIIL 'MAT. Stranraer ; an I for remedy-
ing the canker in fruit-trees, &c. by Mr. WI tour" s.
ylelville-house, l fr. The steer tor& .1 was .tr.l
to i.ExmiutaGtitiom Huts, Etti. far the f.. at
sIT heads of spring b.ocult.