The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-12 00:00:00

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AWFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT'
tbie
BRISTO L;##,
afternoon of a terrific coal-pit accident which occurret lueta
terday in the Aberdare Valley, Glamorganshire, '`)beea
Wa'es, and by which no fewer than eighty lives 1110.1 coal
sacrificed. This valley is completely studded 'cleat
pits, and the colliery in which this dreadful alscht
happened; is known as the Duffryn Pit, Cwol,,'„olaS
near Aberdare. It is the property of Mr-
this city
ess
to
-
afternoon
cf the Gaer, one of the largest coal ots'oe';ich
the United Kingdom. The cause was the same hY
so many lives have been sacrificed in the Welsh collificiot
namely, fire-damp. It seems that at the time the soclerf.
recurred there were 160 men at work in the pit, and ecbett
thing proceeded in its accustomed order and regularitYlDose
suddenly a tremendous explosion was hi and byrest
surrounding the mouth of the pit, and the oaial
consternation and alarm was at once excited. The dreaniost
news spread throughout the neighbourhood with thi aeoral
celerity, and the works were speedily surrounded la): se ocl
hundred people, consisting of the immediate relativ!s the
friends of the miners who were at work at the tittle 41113pse
pit. Inquiries were at once instituted, and after the_
soleof some time a communication was effected with the.oo of
vivors, when it appeared that a tremendous ElPl°a Dot
fire-damp had taken place, but which fortunately ul Lie
extend to the whole of the works in the mine, caber,!eo.
all the 160 men in the pit must have lost their 1110
Although the sacrifice of life in this melancholy jostfkurcielheat
been enormous, it was at first feared that 155 had Pela;ited
as after a lengthened period only five men were es-tr'",.-ere
from the pit. After some time, however, more W 812,4.301
drawn out, and it was finally ascertained that the "" age
amounted in number to 80. Neither the amount of (10,0
done to the works nor the precise cause of the accidept;e,
as yet been ascertained, but the cause is attributed to C sa
lessness on the part of some one or other of the ole% it
they were all properly supplied with Davy lamp!' -ftef)
well-known that in these Welsh collieries the men are °
extremely foolhardy, long habit has rendered them Perfrbat
regardless of risk, and they frequentlyopen their laraPs e'f}bi.t
for the sake of lighting their pipes or other purposes• aof
is supposed to have been the case in this instance, sniire.
court the flame, coming in contact with the stream of ;De
damp, would instantaneously cause the explosion. The sc;ig,
in the neighbourhood may be more easily conceived thaa "
scribed.

EXCHEQUER BILLS. a ball
An announcement regarding the eight millions am",., es'
of Exchequer-bills which fall due in June is now da"7
petted from the Treasury. From ;the price of the'B re'
during the past month it will have been noticed that -me
oi nu gl d o
pr aay
duction in the present interest of three-halfpence per As to
ofyartNhv
been regarded as certain. Whether that redaction t the
Pl/e.lanlOys.issdin.
a latter, pnnth•
whichisJ e
above the highest allowance that can now be obtaa3;oo4'
money at call, and there can be no question that theye^coo•
aptetre ranouf
udmo,ubt.
still command a premium fully equal to what is usually
sidered desirable. The extraordinary doctrine of Sir Ct. rbeir
Wood in February last, that the State shoal h°ooo
making any reduction, and continue to pay ralc-jarin,(
than the market rate, lest at any time ,boap"
the twelvemonths some unprecedented crisis
6000
occur to render necessary a return to the Prressioa
scale, drew forth at the moment a sufficient NW being
of opinion to prevent the probability of itsoccaejoa
again adopted. The country upon that
~votaq
lost 64,100/., to say nothing of the comparative disautitio 0
that was inflicted upon the public credit, and a rePe,„,
the proceeding will hardly be ventured. At the sa,.'"ed Aijl
the timidity with which all such matters are toacu.,o, the
most likely prompt an intermediate course, and ben abut,
rate of a penny farthing per day, or 11. 18s. 01,/yd.yer is
is perhaps that which may be anticipated. 'lllB be seen
which this reduction will act upon the market may tsititio
from the fact that, notwithstanding its assumed eerie pre'
and the possibility even of a still greater alteration, tsa io
mium on June bills is at this moment 4s. higher l'uld ba
February, when it was announced that no change,rlol3tl/4
made, while those dated March, which have ain'i,;yea
longer to run, are 105. higher than at that period. 'lo3prO.
a reduction to a penny were decided upon, it Is not 't 500',
bable that the premium would maintain itself at abousat is
and this would actually be ss. above the price curr'proir,
18.19, when the last lowering took place, and when the plea
le"
pects of a continued accumulation of capital were
marked than at present.

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I ST. PETER'S, SOUTHWARK, SUNDAY ANA, ,-141813.
SCitom.s.— The calm of these schools upon the public slol'
rally, as well as the inhabitants of the locality, were hof St'
day last most ably advocated at the district Churc,loo,ll,l
Peter's, Bankside—in the morning by the Rev. T. 'v.;
prebendary of St. Paul's ; in the evening by the •"opon
Kemble, incumbent of St. Michael's Stockwell. Each s,eipPert
terminated with eloquent and urgent appeals for the efrovi
of the cause, and produced a very liberal contribution
the congregation.
i§ our
DEATH OF MB. MATTHEW GISBORNE.—"-" f
melancholy duty to record this week the death evibien
Matthew Uisborne, of Walton Hall, in this countPtir.
took place at St. Leonard's on the 28th April last. "'of the
Gisborne was born in the year 1794, and was fifth eon fie
late Rev. Thomas Gisborne, of Yoxall Lodge.--v
porter.

MARRIED. ,
Oa the Sth inst., at Clontarf Church, Thomas D-• of
Esq , of Camberwell, Surrey, to Mary, eldest daughter °
late J. Sullivan, of Castle Avenue, near DH__:12.1i2.%-

On the 6th inst., at Claremont-house, Cheltenham,TOM°
R. Exham, Esq., M.D., aged 32. , „ the
Ou the Bth just., at Nottingham, aged 85, 104';'
widow of the late F. Hardwick, E. Stirre).'
On the Bth inst , at King's Farmsq, near Richmond
Mr. Robert Yeats, aged 67. Of the
On the 7th inst., aged 5,1, Ann, wife of John Jesse,
South Sea-house, London. -.......i
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NETHERLANDS LAND ENCLOSURE
COMPANY.
SOCIETE ANONYME.

With NUM,' limit NI to the amo subscribed, in accordance with
the law of Holland.
Capltal6,oo),ooCfl. (5C0,0001.) in 50,000 shares of 12011. (10/.) each.
Deposit 24 florins (21.) per share.
COMMISSAIRES.
'Prince Joseph. de Chimay, Member of the Chamber of Representa-
tives in Belgium.
James Ashwell, Esq., Managing Director of the Great Luxembourg
Company, Brussels.
Le Chevalier Drouet, Belgian Legation, London.
M. A. Erixhe, Engineer of Mines, Charleroi.
PliacToas.
John Harvey Astell, Esq., 6, Vigo-street, Regent-street.
Thomas Cotterell, Esq., 50, Eaton-square, Sheriff of London and
Middlesex.
M. Aaoipoe DeschanipS, Member of the Chamber of Representatives
in Belgium, and late Minister of Public Works, and of Foreign
Affairs.
John B. Ellidge, Esq., Brixton-hill, Surrey.
• •• IL Toe Laer, Amsterdam.
John Ma,terman, Jun., Esq., Nicholas-lane, London.
Michard IV. Pelly Capt. R.N., Director of the Hudson's Bay Com-
pany.
if. Ferdinand Spitaels, Senator, Brussels and Charleroi.
It. Van der Lek de Clercq, Member for Zealand of the. First Cham-
ber of the States General, Hol,and.
.11. J. Frassen Van de Putt, Member of the Provincial States in Zea-
land, and Banker, Goes, Zealand.
•,_ , ,
EANAGING DIRECTOR.
N. Jean Val Alste-n, Inspector-General of the Public Treasury at
Brussels.
Messrs. Alstorphius and -Van Hemert, Amsterdam.
Messrs. Scheurleer and Sons, the Hague.
' Ilessrk. Tibeighien, Delloye, and Co. Brussels.
' • - Ifessrs. Masterman, Peter's, and Co.,ondon.

ieu Donon, Aubry Gautier, and Co., Paris.
BNOINEER.
Sir John Rennie, F.R.S., London.
/111,010ERS.
3Tessre. Cannon and Pelly, 26, rokenhouse-yard.
sacuarear (Pao um.)

•
Mr. Nicholls, 46, Moorgate-street, London, •
In tile River Scheldt; between the towns of Bergen on Zoom and
Antwerp, there exist on both sides of the river large tracts of land to
I.lne 'extent of several miles, which at high water are covered by the
sea and at low water present a varying surface of several feet in
depth of the richest alluvial soil, which is rapidly increasing by .the
daily action of the tides.
I`o reclaim and dispose of this valuable land is the object of this.
• sZrAnpany.
•
The necessary powers for this purpose have been granted by a con--
,Cession-from the King of the Netherlands for. the term of 99 years,
commencing from August, 1851. The concession provides that in a
spans between two given lines the Company may recover and enclose
land to the extent of about 35,000 acres.
The extreme importance of this
.undertaking attracted the atten-
tion of the Emperor Napoleon, and a barrier nearly identical in situ-
ation and purpose with that iatended by the present Company was
Panned by him, but the decline.of the empire prevented the execu-
•t on of the project.
dequac, of proposed works to the s o tteniplated result
• - 'US been Levesijiga-ed by Sir jolin Rennie; the Engineer of the Com-
pany, whose'report will be found annexed,
The matter has • likewise been examined_ by Mr. A. Greve, the
• isriginter of the Waterstraat in -Holland, under tho authority of she
.Mini ter of the Ifvert.r ; by Mr. Joseph Locke end Mr. George
.Bennie, of Lond ; ant Moen. Themmen, of Zealanl, at the re-
- Alneat of .the emate-s of th,s Company: and. reports have bees
made each of thsse gentlemen of a highly favou:a. le character.
T 1 e e ieports may be ices t the offices cf the CAnPany.
•• • -Contrauta have been entered live with respon ibis English • con-
travtors for -he exe Wien of the workrat she h prices as will secure
_•. re,lamation rft le lad at about 201 per acre. .
The works will be coalmen' el at .once, and it is =11(1j-fitly
ex-
Ptciedthat 4,000 acres will be ready for sale cr cultivation during
the Present yea, ; in 185 i a further- extent of about 5,000 acres on
- Lae Bergen op Zo•fm side of t•le ri er will be similarly enclaset;
• 2ater periods, successive port'ons of about 2,500 acres will be an-
31tIa113' enclosed, until the reclamation of the entire 35,000 acres shall
:have been completed.
In
-no part of Holland are the alluvial deposits found to be of so
-• rich and so valuble a quality as in this,pravince of Zealand; and it:is
minted wlth certainty that such lands will bear crops for 20 years
iII succession, without the application of manure. -
' • • in.the immediate neighbourhood of the intended reclamation, and
-• .; Close to the small town of Bath, a eoesiderable amount •of land has
. • hen acquired by a similar process, and cannot now be purchased at
- 70/, Per acre.
Alluvial land of preeistly the same description as that conceded to
tat Corripany, situated at Saeflingen, ori-the bordera of the Western
Scheldt, was lately sold by auction in Zealand by order of the Dutch
'Government, and realised about 501. per acre, subject to the addi-
tional charge of constructing the necessary banks ordykes:(estlmated
• •at 101. per acre), making the price in reality at least 601. per acre
'various proprietors ()lianas oh the, borders of: the Western Scheldt,
whose lands are worked by theniselves, are now receiving a net
ereveithe 'of 8/. per acre.
• • - The expenditure u, to the pe rod, and inclusive of the first reels-
!natio of 7,500 acres, viiidnot exceed 150,0001., and It is exp.-eted
that an amount of property wilt ••b ther,by • acquit', d sufficient to
aiTY the shareholder for the capital then acivauced, and leave
large baton e for the pros -cutiOn f the remaining works.
The 'subsequent reclamation of the remaining 27,500 acres, ex-
'ending over a pericd of ten or twelve years, will furnish the means
et division of a large bonus from time to time among the share-
bel ters.,
•
Out of the net profits (fine Cenipanr a -dividend at the rate of 5.
per c,ve, te per annum will be paid-to the shareholders on the capital
-'llended and the residue will be applied to th redemption of the.
capital;--atid to a divisionin the sh,Pe of bonus in the following ,
,„r fin, er.' -.4-6- to the shareholders, •s-6 to -the pro-
'''''),•er°,ll.ed let the concessionaire, who bas ceded his rights to the
rellult,Compa y. . .
• ,41 sell lag the lank, provision has been made for the convenience
11 shareholders wile may desire - to become purchasers, that their
mares may be taken in payment of the purchase money at par, or
-a4n,th"-- Price of the day. • . •
the *lent. required caution money has been paid to the Dutch Govern-

the continent.
_collS_lderable portion of the capital has 'beets subseribed for on
'-unutlent.
. -
payment of the deposit, no further call will be made of
aloatirtl,e.er cunt it than 10 percent., or at shorter intervals than three
" the _ s for remaining shares may be addressed to the
of the Company, 46, Moorgato-street, and to Messrs. Cannon
41-11 Y,. stockbrokers, 26. Tokenhouse-yard.
REPORT or SIR JOHN -RENNIE, F.R.S.•
• London, 14th April, 1852;
(lentteland, n'ort;--At your request .I have examined the district of
conceded by the Dutch Government to Mr. Dirk Dronkers, of
•m- eldieburg, comprising an extent of about 35,000 acres now ce-
*ered at spring tides.
ti The feasibility of reclaiming this valuab'e district attracted the no-
Ze of the Emperor Napoleon, and a company was proposed to be
rined for that purpose. In 1846 Mr. Rennie saw it, and the idea
.gnally "`J
struck him, and he reported accordingly. Mr. Locke, also,
n-lade a repert to a similar effect, in fact the perfect practicabi-
-3r of the measure cannot be doubted, and the only questions to be
eeso3idered are—
!t• !rite cost of reclamation.
2._1. The value of the land when reclaimed.
with regard to the first.' The expense of reclaiming the land may
e divided into two parts, viz , the works of the canal and barrier,
s
and the additional sum required to gain the land.
I consider the expense of reclaiming the land, including the canal
and barrier, will amount to about 201. per acre. And if the land be
sold as recovered, and the proceeds applied to further reclamations,
Vrobably only one-half of the proposed capital of 50.',0001. will ever
be called up.
'With regard to the second. It appears from the report of cost-
lbetent authorities, that the land when recla med will be extremely
valuable, and may be cultivated so as produce a profit of up-
,vrards of 61. per acre English per aLnum ; in order, however, to
'estimate Its real value, it will be better to take the selling price of
the day, ; from this it appears that on the 16th March last, at apub-
tic saleat-HUlst, In Zealand, by order of the • Dutch Government.
some isnreclahned 'lands'similar to those conceded to the Company
Were sold for 501. per acre, and if to this be added the cost of em-
bankment the price would-be 601. per acre.
~„A,",ll,milig,,therefore, the value of the lands of the Company, when
-;`.."'swled, 'viz , 3,5,000 acres, at 60/. per acre, the whole would be
"orth 2,100,000/. Now it appears that there are 7,500 acres fit for
Immediate reclamation, which may be commenced and carried -on
Simultaneously with the canal. 4,ooo'acres of, this quantity may be
gained this season at a cost of 150,0001., tincluding . the works of the
vAn..„ u„,1.10 that period. The 4,000 acres taken at 601, per acre Would be
r.OOO/. • ;sand if more land can be reclaimed this season,,which is not
.FsProbable, the amount will be proportionably increased. Next sea-
. son a sirnilar amount Of lend 'may bo obtained with a like result ; and
at each trueceeding year an additional quantity of land would be
reclaimed until the whole quantity coneede f has been completed.
SuPl"lng,however, the land not to be sold, but to be cultivated for
• the benefit of the Company, then, taking the net profit of 61. per acre
SccoNing to the Flemish valuation, there would be a revenue-of
.210,0001.. per annum-4
and, unlike many other enterprises, the return
`would commence 'when only one-third of the capital has been
expended. • Making every allowance, therefore; for contingencies; it
appears that there is just ground for expecting a profitable return on
the Capital, ,

.1 am, gentiemen, your humble servant,
• JOHN RENNIE.
/.obe Directors of the Netherlands Land Enclosiire Company.

MIGRATION .STATIST-ICS.
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Participates in an enterprising spirit of Colonial Emigration. The
;Would's film Australia and other places continue to buoy up the,
:ardent hopes of industrious adventurers : rich soil, healthy climates,
'cheat) land, and valuable Mines, are unquestionably advantages of
'the most important character. To t•articularise how many have al-
ready crossed the
great ocean would be useless ; every day the tide
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