The Sun.
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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1862.

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Chronicles of Carlingford : Salem Chapel. Part 11.
Classic or Gothic: The Battle of the Styles.
Caxtoniana: A Series of Essays on Life, Literature, and

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Leaves from the Club Books.
Lord Castl reagh.
Translations of the Odyssey.
Characteristics of Language.
David Wingate's Poems and Songs :
A Miner's Morning Song.—Fire! -My Little Wife.—The
Fisher.—Spae Craft. —Little Brother.—The
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THE COLLIERY CATASTROPHE AT

FENTON.

An inquest was held on Saturday evening on the
body of the unfortunate man, James Buckley, who
was killed by the fearful boiler explosion at Fenton-
park Furnaces on Friday morning. Mr. Lawton,
one of the proprietors of the works, was present, as
also was Mr. Wynne, her Majesty's Inspector of
Mines, who attended at the request of Mr. Harding,
the coroner,' with a view to assist the jury. His
knowledge of the working of machinery, and of the
results of the explosion, enabled him to render some
material service. The first witness called was
Samuel Emberton, overlooker of the furnaces and
shops, who stated that, to the best of his belief, the
machinery was in good working order up to the
time of the explosion. There were two blast fur-
naces on the works, one of which was out. Two
engines, coupled together, each of 40 horse power,
were used for blowing the furnaces, and these en-
gines were supplied by four large boilers, all of
which had been repaired within the last three
months, and all were at work on Friday morning
except one which had been 'let out for the purpose
of being cleaned. The boilers were close feeding,
and each provided with a safety valve, a tap for
regulating the supply of water, and a whistle. Ex-
cept that one of the whistles was undergoing repair
he believed the whole of the three boilers at work
were in good working order. Witness went to the
works on Friday morning at 5 minutes past 6
o'clock and found Buckley, the night engine tender,
waiting for him. He had some conversation with
him, and then left, returning in a few minutes to
the smith's shop, about 20 yards • from the engine
house, when the explosion took place. No. 1 boiler
was thrown about 50 yards in a north-easterly di-
rection, and appeared to have struck the furnace
which was out, and swept it completely away, the
boiler being nearly doubled up and broken. No. 2
boiler was blown between 300 and 400 yards into a
reservoir, but was not greatly injured except at one
end. No. 3 boiler was blown to atoms, to a -distance
of 400 yards, in different directions. No. 4 boiler
rolled over about 14ft., and broke to pieces. The
engine was going at the time witness was speaking
to Buckley, five minutes before the explosion. After
the explosion witness heard a groan from among
the ruins of the engine-house, and in about a quar-
ter of an hour Buckley was dug out dead. Witness
thought Buckley must have let one of the boilers
get mu, as it then appeared to have been heated
without water. He saw no indication of anything
being out of order when he went to the works on
Friday morning. He had heard that the self-acting
float in one of the boilers was broken, and if the
boiler had been short of water and the whistles in
good condition, he must have heard the whistles
sound.—George Berks, the day engine-tender, said
he went to the works a little before six on Friday
morning, when Buckley told him the boilers were
all right. The engines were going slowly, and
deceased was oiling the valves. The extent of pres-
sure on the gauge the day before was 401 b. He
heard the whistles of Nos. 1 and 2 boilers blow the
night before. No. 3 boiler was not quite full of
water when he left on Thursday night, but it was
safe. He thought the explosion was caused by some
of the boilers being empty.—The coroner said there
seemed to have been a dereliction of duty on the part
of the deceased, an opinion in which Mr. Wynne
concurred. Mr. Wynne added that he had examined
the boilers, and he could find no flaw in them. The
parts which had gone were not the weak parts, but
the suddenness and force of the explosion had torn
up the plates like paper.—The jury immediately
returned a verdict of accidental death.—Mr. Wynne
subsequently
.alluded to the frightful havoc caused
estimating the value of
by the explosion, which is unparalleled in its conse-
quences so far as the district is concerned, and
agreed with Mr. Lawton in
the damage done at little short of

SPORTING NOTES.

The programme for the Lincoln Meeting is one of the
most attractive that Mr. Ford ever issued, and, no doubt,
will attract a large number of visitors. There are five
items in the list for to-morrow, the most interesting of
which is the Trial Stakes, in which thirteen horses are en
gaged, the weights of which stand thus :
Age st lb
Libellous
Eastern Princess 4 8 7

Ducat 4 8
Poolthorue

Coral
Brahmin

Dusk

Age et lb
St Bernard
Anxiety filly 3 7 0
Senior Wrangler 3 6 13
St. Lawrence
Weatherden 3 6 13
Catty Queen colt 3 6 13

The top-weighted Libellous, with his 101 b penalty, can
have no chance; but for Eastern Princess I entertain the
highest respect, as last year she beat Malta and Ducat at
level weights in a common canter over the same distance.
Ducat has an allowance of 71bs, which makes his chance
look formidable. Brahmin, Dusk, Anxiety filly, and
Weatherden have all been backed, but I will look for the
winner in either Eastern Princess or Ducat, the former for
choice.

There are twenty-five entries for the Brockleaby Stakes,
viz., eighteen fillies and seven colts. As it would be useless
to speculate on this race before the numbers are up, I will
merely throw out the hint that an investment on STRAW-
BERRY HILL and DIRT CHEAP may prove remunerative.
In the City Handicap Ducat is again engaged, but I
expect he will be reserved for the Lincolnshire Handicap,
or he could not lose. Willie Wrighfriother of the old
horses, is also favourably handicapped, and in the absence
of Ducat I award the preference to him.
In the Grand Steeplechase my preference is for DURAL
LOW and PINEAPPLE,
The Lincolnshire Handicap has an entry of 57, being
seven more than last year, but the handicap appears to
have scarcely given so much satisfaction, as already nine
Flash-
in-the-Pan, a-
have been struck out. If only for the ofobtinin
line for future events the field is, however, sure to be large,
isnel-etchted
:Ifranom, Suthbeurfobilanow,lt eratonegm:un Ariadnr, e,
Wallington;Brown Stout, Zuleika,
Strike, Brahmin, Queen of Spain, Esther, Shropshire,
Vancouver, Gavazzi, Erica, Weatherden (or Rapparee),
uca
Arcadia,t,Gwelly Misfire, ,
iCsflomm,
theand Anxietyer, Antonelli,filly,
Miss Living-
stone,y St Laurence,
Chrysalis, Freestone, and Seuthminster (or Sweetsauce).
The following statistics show how the race has progressed
since the distance was changed from a mile and a half to a
mile in 1855 :

yrS. Winner. Age st lb
2--Saucebox .... 3 5 12
3 Flageolet..., 4 7 0
B—Huntingdon.. 3 5 13
5 yrs and
13—Vanderrnulin. 5 7 6
11 YBB
55r
65.
.. 5ub5...1160
.. R147.....up40d5.....4
42yr5.....3
1857..33 .. 16 .. 5 .. 3 ••
1858..54 .. 21 .. 5 .. 3 ••
1859..70 .. 21 .. 3 .. 7 .. 11—BelEsperanza 5 6 12
1860..28 .. 13 .. 6 .. 4 .. 3—Vig0........ 4 7 6
1861..52 .. 17 .. 5 .. 8 .. 4—Benbow ..... 5 7 6

1862 .. 59
It will be here seen that although the mile is within the
compass of the three-yr-olds, the
i race has only fallen to
two of that age in the seven years t has been run for. The
numberwhieh o
hasf tyh:te e-
beenyr
- o ld s
scratched, now
engagedwhich, s 5 only one .of
however,,
scarcely
shows that their owners are satisfied with the weights ap-
portioned to them, as the conditions require no declaration
of forfeit. Ariadne now occupies the position of first favou-
rite, but on what grounds I really am at a loss to know.
Last year she was out of all form ; and never having known
a case where a mare having once lost form ever returned
to it again, I am bound on the present occasion to oppose
her pretensions. Suburban has been labouring too much
under the metallic fever to receive favourable notice from
me. Should the money be all right on the day of the race
he will be difficult to beat. Ducat is again engaged here,
and ought to hold all the young ones safe. Zuleika, lam
told, has had a bad night. Walkington ran second to Ben-
bow for this race last year, and is well worth backing fora
place, if he does not turn out the actual winner. The un-
fortunate Brown Stout, who was to have won the St. Leger
last year, has made his appearance in the betting. Those
who have anything to do with him will have cause after-
wards to congratulate themselves on being " done brown."
From the above remarks it will be seen that I prefer the
chances of DUCAT and WALKINGTON.

The Hurdle Race should go to the owner of Northern
Light. . .

For the Liverpool Steeplechase my fancy, at present, is
Thomastown. and The Huntsman., as it would not surprise
me to see The Dane struck out before the day of the race.
Old Calabar looks a certainty for the Two Thousand, but
I prefer Buckstone to him for the Derby, who will see a
much shorter price before many weeks are over. In the
Newmarket Craven Meeting Sir Joseph Hawley's Derby
horse Argonaut will have an opportunity of entering the
lists against Old Calabar. Argonaut has an allowance of
41bs., and ought to defeat Old Calabar easily to have any
chance for the Derby ; but I think Sir Joseph has a better
horse in Duke Rollo, who is also engaged in the Biennial
Stakes, and ought not to be lost sight of, as he only ran
once last year in an unprepared state, and just suffered
defeat by a short head from King of Hearts.

A FRESH MAN.

TATTERSALL'S—MONDAY.
LINCOLN HANDICAP.
Gto 1 agst Ariadne (taken freely)
7 to 1 agst Suburban (offered)
8 to 1 agst Zulekia (offered)
9to 1 agst Shropshire (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Ducat (taken)
20 to 1 agst Brown Stout (taken)
20 to 1 agst Queen of Spain (taken)
20 to 1 agst Chrysalis (taken)
20 to 1 agst Miss Livingstone (taken)
20 to 1 agst Gwellyan (taken)
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
Bto 1 agst The Dane (offered)
Bto 1 agst Huntsman (offered)
14 to 1 agst Thomastown (taken)
14 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken)
25 to 1 agst Northern Light (taken)
METROPOLITAN.
20 to 1 agst Panique (taken)
NORTHAMIITON STAKES.
100 to 7 agst Dusk (taken)
20 to 1 agst Bally Edmond (taken)
20 to 1 agst Schism (taken)
25 to 1 agst Plumper (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Zodiac (taken and offered)
22 to 1 agst Vest colt (taken)
25 to 1 agst Hadji Stavros (taken)
33 to 1 agst Chere Arnie (taken)
33 to 1 agst Victrix (taken)
40 to 1 agst Brown Duchess (taken)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3to 1 agst Old Calabar (take 100 to 30)
17 to 2 agst Marquis (offered)
11 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken freely)
1G to 1 agst Caterer (taken)
THE DERBY.
Bto 1 agst Old Calabar (offered)
Bto 1 agst Buckstone (offered)
18 to 1 agst Ensign (taken)
20 to 1 agst Marquis (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken)
28 to 1 agst Caterer (taken)
33 to 1 agst Zetland (taken)
25 to 1 agst Malek (taken)
33 to 1 agst Hubert (taken)
50 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken)

BETTING AT MA.NCIIESTER.—MONDAY.
The business on th,:. Lincoln Handicap was confined to
three animals, of whom Suburban and Ariadne were sup-
ported very freely.—Nothing done on the Brocklesby; very
little on the Grand National ; 9 to 1 was offered against
Huntsman, and 100 to 5 was booked about Corona, but
afterwards 200 to 8 was laid. There was a commission for
The Marquis for the Derby-2,000 to 100 was taken; and
there was an offer to back him at 9 to 1 for the Two
Thousand Guineas. Closing prices :
LINCOLN HANDICAP.
5 to 1 agst Suburban (taken)
7to 1 agst Ariadne (taken)
7to 1 agst Zuleika (taken and offered)
9to 1 agst Ducat (offered)
10 to 1 agst Shropshire (offered)
10 to 1 agst Arcadia (offered)
ERBCKLESBY STAKES,
4to lon the field (offered)
• TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3to lon the field (offered)
Bto 1 agst The Marquis (offered—take 9 to 1)
THE DERBY.
20 to 1 agst The Marquis (taken freely)
CHESTER CUP.
20 to lon the field (offered)
GRAND NATIONAL.
9to 1 agst Huntsman (offered)
14 to 1 agst Jealousy (offered)
25 to 1 agst Corona (taken)

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THE NAVY.

An excellent system has been inaugurated at
Portsmouth for the safe and comfortable transit of
officers and men between the ships at Spithead and
the shore, by order of the Commander-in-Chief,
Vice-Admiral Sir H. W. Bruce by which one of
the paddle steam tenders belonging to the port will
go between the harbour and Spithead three times
a day. On coming into harbour, instead of the
men being landed in watermen's boats at the charge
of ld. or 2d. from each man, arrangements have
been made for the steamer to go alongside the
dockyard jetties, whence the men can disembark
and embark with out any danger and without cost.
Hitherto a gunboat has been appropriated to attend
on the ships at Spithead, but such a vessel has been
found of little service ; and, in fact, men who left
ships at Spithead in a waterman's boat arrived,
generally speaking, on shore as soon and at as
little cost as those who took passage by the gun-
boat. 'Besides this, constant accidents have taken
place, owing to the officer in command of the gun-
boat, whoever he might be, being ignorant of the
peculiar set of the tides between the harbour and
Spithead. Altogether the new system may be
characterised as a practical reform, and will be fully
appreciated bythe7,ooo cfficers and men now lying
on board her Majesty's ships at Spithead.
The men discharged from the Emerald and
Shannon at Spithead, under recent regulations,
have been placed on board the Blonde hulk in Ports-
mouth harbour, under command of Lieut. J. B.
Michell, of the Victory, and are to be employed for
the present in the dockyard, receiving check money.
The 120-gun three-decker Waterloo, which has
been converted to an 86-gun screw steamer and
fitted with engines of 500 horse power, since which
she has been attached to the steam reserve in the
Medway, is to be brought forward for immediate
commission. It is understood that her name will be
changed to the Conqueror. The:Waterloo was for
many years the flagship at the Nore, and on being
altered into a screw steamer had one of her decks
removed, and was also lengthened. She is now one
of the finest vessels of her class belonging to the
navy.

Capt. C. F. Schomberg, who has been superinten-
dent of the steam reserve at Chatham for several
years, relinquished that appointment on Sunday,
and left the Cumberland, 74, guardship of the
steam reserve in the Medway, to take command of
the Edinburgh, 60, 450 horse power, coastguard
ship at Leith. Prior to leaving Capt. Schomberg
was entertained at dinner on board by the officers
of the ship. Capt. Thompson, the newly-appointed
superintendent of the reserve, took the command
the same day.
The hired transport British Star has arrived at
Woolwich,and commenced shipping Armstrong guns
shot, and shell, for Jamaica. The Princess has also
arrived from Gibraltar, laden with 600 tons of re-
turned war stores. The Balaklava, steam transport,
yesterday commenced loading a couple of Arm-
strong batteries complete, consisting of six 12-
pounder guns each, and their appurtenances, for the
4th brigade Royal Artillery at Portsmouth.