Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-27 00:00:00

SARDINIA AND NAPLES.

The-re is bad blood between the Courts of Turin
and Naples, and diplomatic intercourse has become
envenomed. The bone of contention is the steamer
Cagliari, and the Sardinian passengers who were
captured on board of her. Piedmont insists that
ship and prisoners should at once be given up, and,
certainly, if the published accounts be strictly
correct of the manner in which the Cagliari was
taken possession .of by the Mazzinians, the
persistence is reasonable, and should be complied
with. But Naples is said to have replied to the
demand by an insinuation that the Piedmontese
government might have done more than it did
to prevent the recent revolutionary attempts
in Italy. Thus, at least, it has been stated
in certain foreign papers. I am assured that
the King of Sardinia is dispoSed to carry matters
with a high hand, and he is said to be deter-
mined, if Naples refuses his request, not only
to wjthdraw his Ambassador, but also to declare
war. One has difficulty in believing that he
would so promptly adopt so strong a measure. I

need hardly point out that, if he did, the affair
would be most serious, and might very probably
be fatal to the peace of Europe. Atatria would at
once side with Naples. Austria, however, is by no
means desirous of seeing things come to such a
pass, and is doing her utmost to make up the
quarrel. The latest accounts received in Paris are
a shade more favourable than the preceding ones
to a peaceable settlement of the quarrel, but there
still are grounds for some little uneasiness. •

EXTENSIVE ROBBlLlY.—lnformation was received at the
metropolitan police stations, on Tuesday, that a young man,
named James Coleman, had absconded from Liverpoel, tar-
ink with him the sum of £217 12s 6.1.. which he had been
sent to pay into the bank for his employers.
COLLINTY EXPLOSION, NEAR BURS!.X3I.—A most terrific
colliery explosion took place on Manday night, about
twenty minutes past seven o'clock, at the Sneyd Colliery,
in the occupation of Messrs C. and J. May, at the pit
known as the Rovvhurst Mine. It appears that the man
whose duty it is to attend to the horses left in the mine,
had s )me few minutes prior to the explosion been drawn
up. Ile says that he did not then perceive any unusual
accumulation of foul air, but a few minutes only had
elapsed when one of the most violent explosiona ever heard
in the neighbourhood took place, the flash of fire rising
some forty feet above the top of the shaft, blowing away
,orne portions of the shaft gearing. Fortunately, there
happened to bo no men in any of the workings at tho time,
but dine v,luable horses are supposed either to have been
burt.t to death or suffocated. Several persons about the
mouth of the shaft, which is 300 feet deep, had narrow
escapes of being seriously injured by the falling timbers.
Many thousand people quickly repaired to the scene of the
disaster. Oa Tuesday morning, a second explosion
took place about half-past two o'c ock, suite as loud and
violent as the first one. Many attempts have been anode
by some of the most daring miners employed in the col,iilry
to descend the pit, bat their attempts were unsuccessful.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS•

[By Brieish and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.)

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY NIGIO

Trinity College was all astir to-day with preparation 9
for the) first meeting of the present .session of the British
Aseociation. The examination hall was crowded all dal
with persons providing themselves with information'
The first meeting was held this evening at eight o'clocl‘
in the round room of the Rotunda. The Rev. Humphreis
Lloyd, D.D., F.T.C.D., presided as president of the ass°.
ciatioo, and delivered a long and eloquent address.