The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-24 00:00:00

MAY 24, 1847.

THE FIRE ON THE GREAT
WESTERN RAILWAY.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
FRIDAY NlGHT.—Notwithstanding that an immense
number of men have been, ever since the fire occurred
upon the Great Western Railway, actively engaged in
repairing the bridge at Hanwell, they have, up to the
present time, half-past eight P.M. Friday, been unable to
replace the structure. By one o'clock yesterday morn-
iug the workmen, under the superintendence of Mr.
Brunel, Mr. Seymour Clarke, and Mr. Sanders, had
succeeded in forming a temporary viaduct, at least so
far as the down line was concerned. To test its safety
a heavily-laden goods train was passed over it without
an engine, and being found sufficiently strong to bear the
weight of that train, IN hich, it should be stated, was con-
siderably heavier than any ordinary train, it was pro-
nounced to be perfectly safe. The up line, however, is
not yet repaired, but from the rapid progress that is
being made, it is fully expected that it will be finished in
time for the express train to pass over at eleven o'clock
this forenoon (Saturday). An inquiry was yesterday
made by the chief officer of the line, to learn if possible
how the disaster occurred. The result still leaves the mat-
ter in doubt, it being considered most extraordinary that
the fire should have obtained such a strong hold before
discovered. Some idea of the fury of the flames may be
formed from the fact of the heat being so intense that
eight out of the ten iron girders that were supported by
cast iron columns, on which the timber was laid, ex-
panded to such a degree as to snap asunder principally
about the centre. They were also thrown oat of the
perpendicular, and the stone-work into which they were
fastened by molten lead was rent in twain. Some of the
parties attribute the act to an incendiary, but the ma-
jority of the offieials are of opinion that it was caused
solely by accident*, some hot cinders tailing from the
engine of the train that left the Maidenhead station at
11.15 P.M. yesterday. They are also of opinion that
wooden bridges or viaducts ought not to be allowed on
the lines, and it is understood that all similar erections
will be either replaced by iron or covered with a fire-
proof substance, so as to guard against a similar casualty.
I'o some parties it may seem very remarkable that so
long a time has been spent in repairing the structure;
and it is, however, only necessary to state that the bridge'
although only twenty-five feet by eighteen, was an ela-
borate piece of workman.hip, and was most peculiarly
constructed; it was carried over the Uxbridge-road at a
shsrp angle, and it then stretched over the cross road.
The value of the bridge was considerably more than was
at first anticipated.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FRO)1 OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
THE PO FATO BLIGHT.

We regret to have to state that tl►e blight has again
appeared on the rotatoes in the Isle of Wight. The h.tal
.put was first observed in the gardens round Newport on
Thursday morning. This morning (Friday) the dew
appeared like a black drop on the leaves of the potatoes
at Westmill and in the neighbourhood of Carisbrook.
It was in this part it was first observed in 1845, and it
was not till nearly a month afterwards that it became
general in other parts of England.
The severe winter has induced persons to plant a much
greater breadth of potatoes this year than they did last;
indeed, even last year the grower was a gainer by the
blight, it was the consumer was the sufferer. About
one-third of the potatoes were spoiled by the blight—say
one bushel oat of three. Had there been no blight, the
three bushels would have sold for 4s. 6d.; in consequence
of the blight, the two bushels sold for Bs.

Wind and rain have at length left us, and summer set
in in earnest.

ELECTION MOVEMENTS.

It has been some time doubted whether Mr. Willis
Fleming was really serious in putting up for the Isle of
Wight. It was thought he would merely sound the elec-
tors, and then withdraw, but all doubt is now removed.
He has stated his determination to go to the poll as the
" No-Popery" candidate.
Mr. Simeon considers himself safe to win. Some call
him a liberal Conservative, others a moderate Whig.
He has the landed interest with him, and some of the
Liberals; Mr. Fleming the clergy and the Wesleyans,
the Liberals generally standing aloof.

PROTEST AGAINST THE THIRD
READING OF THE IRISH POOR BILL.
DISSENTIENT.
1. Because every law giving to the destitute a claim
to relief must of necessity have a tendency to induce
amongst the objects of its care improvident habits ; and
this tendency is increased in more than an equal ratio
as the range of objects to which it applies is enlarged,
and the nature of the relief extended.

2. Because the Irish people seem, either from natural
constitution or from adventitious circumstances, pecu-
liarly prone to such habits ; and to them their present
distress may, in my opinion, be mainly traced.
3. Because the tendency of this Bill, therefore, is in
its result rather to increase than to diminish the proba-
bility of the recurrence of that distress.
4. Because it appears that there is in Ireland a great
want of the machinery necessary for the proper adminis -
tration of this law.

5. Because this Bill contemplates the necessity of
giving outdoor relief, and it has been proved by ex-
perience in England, that it is very difficult to resist the
pressure which is at times brought to bear against the
checks imposed by law for securing the wholesome ad-
ministration of such relief', and because the experience
of the working of the 9th and 10th Vic.. c. 107, in Ire-
land proves it to be probable that the difficulty there will
be still greater ; and if those checks are once broken
through, the total absorption of the property of the
country, and the entire demoralization of the people, will
be the necessary consequence.
6. Because this Bill, intended to effect a complete and
lasting change in the habits and manners of the people or
Ireland, avowedly an experiment, admitted by all to be a
difficult, and characterised by some of its supporters as a
doubtful and hazardous one, has been brought in and
passed under the excitement of a grievous, accidental, and
temporary calamity, which precludes its receiving that
-calm and di•psssionate consideration which so important
a measure demands.
7. Because it is notorious that the desire generally
manifested for a Bill of this nature has had its origin in
the inc >nvenience resulting from this accidental and
temporary calamity, the consequent influx into England
of destitute Irish families, and is suggested not so much
by the hope that it will benefit the people of Ireland. as
in the expectation, which I believe will turn out quite
fallacious, that it will prevent the recurrence of similar
inconvenience.
8. Because, therefore, I consider this Bill in itself ob-
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jectionable - not calculated to ameliorate the condition
of the people of Ireland, incapable of being satisfactorily
administered, likely to be destructive to property and dan-
gerous to the independence of the poor in Ireland, intro-
duced and passed at an unfit time, and without due
consideration. and though called for by the people of
England, called for on erroneous grounds.

RADNOR.
MONTEAGLE of Brandon.
For fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth reasons,
FITZ WILLIAM.

OTAHEITE.

The whale-ship John Cockerill, Capt. Renouff, which
arrived at Havre on the 19th, brings intelligence from
Otaheite to the 7th February, at which date Queen Po-
mare had at length submitted to return from Raiateia,
and resume the reins of government under French pro-
tection. It appears that the conditions offered by M.
Bruat, stipulating that the powers of the Queen and the
French Governor should be kept perfectly distinct—the
former having authority solely over the natives, while
the latter, under the title of Governor of the Whites,
was to have full control over Europeans and all other
strangers—had been repeatedly rejected by Pomare, who
continued her resistance, hoping that the course of
events, or the arrival of a now Governor, might enable
her to make better terms. The military operations in
December and January, which brought the entire island
under French domination, had deprived the Queen of
her native supporters, and she became more willing to
listen to terms. After consolidating his occupation of
the military posts taken from the insurgents, M. Bruat
sent the steamer Phaeton to Raiateia, where Pomare had
been cokfiued, with a renewal of his propositions, and
the result was that the Queen returned with Captain
Pradier on the 3d February, and took up her abode at
Morea or Eymeo, a small island lying a few miles from
Papeite, where she solicited an interview with the Go-
vernor, in order to regulate the formalities of her return
to the seat of government. M. Bruat immediately
waited upon her, and his first ant was to release her from
all surveillance, and remained in consultation till the de-
parture of the John Cockerill, and that vessel has pro-
bably brought home the official dispatches.

DETERMINED SUICIDE.--On Friday afternoon
determined suicide was committed by a Mr. Jenkins, a
surgical instrument maker, about thirty years of age,
res►ding at No. 4, St. Margaret's-terrace, near Rochester-
row, Westminster. It appears that he had been con-
fined to bed by illness; his wife had gone to fetch the
doctor,leaving him with a female attendant, whom be re-
quested to leave the room whilst he got out of bed. Some
time elapsing, she entered the room, when he was dis-
covered lying on the floor, having cut his throat with a
razor. A surgeon was sent for, but life was extinct
before his arrival. It appeared that he had, before
usit.g the razor, stabbed himself in the left side with a
pair of scissors.
A BENEVOLENT LANDLORD.--Lord Fitzwilliam,
in addition to his immense outlay on labour, amounting
to several (more than five) hundred pounds a month,
for a considerable time past, on his Irish estate at
Colattin Park, in the county of Wicklow, has purchased
and given to every tenant seeds of ail descriptions re•
(aired, including oats, barley, turnips, carrots, &c. his
Lordship has also supplied the poor with soup of the
best description, sending it to all the towns adjacent for
distribution every week.
NEW POTATOES.--A fine sample of early potatoes
was shown last week at Darlington market, and sold at
three shillings per quart, with a lively demand for more,
even at this price. The producer was Mr. Thomas
Stabler, market gardener, of llaughton•le-Skerne, near
Darlington, a place remarkable for its early productive-
ness, for the salubrity and pleasantness of its climate,
and its dry and slithered shuation.—Dwltam, Adverti,,yr,

PRICE SD.

STATE OF TRADE.
FOREIGN WOOL MARKET, MAN 21.—The demand for
foreign wool continues limited ; prices being steady at
late quotations.
ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, MAY 21.—We have
not any change to notice in this market during the pre-
. sent week. Sales are very flat, and prices have a down-
' ward tendency.
LEEDS.—The transactions at our cloth halls, both on
Saturday and Tuesday, were to a very small amount, the
merchants purchasing only to positive orders. The
foreign houses are also doing less than they were a few
weeks ago. The manufacturers are complaining heavily
of the state of trade, and are /still further curtailing the
production. Prices remain about stationary. There
have been a few buyers in the town during the week,
but their purchases have been very light, and business is
duller in the warehouses than was thecae a few weeks
since.

BRADFORD MARKET, TuunsDAy.—The sale of wool
is about the same as last week. There is no improve-
ment, and a very small amount of business is being done
at former prices. The staplers are unable readily to
supply from the producers' stocks at what they are sell-
ing at. We can report no alteration in the yarn.
market, which is steady. The export houses have re-
r trenched to some extent. There is no variation in
prices. There was a decidedly better market to-day
for pieces both for America and the Continent, than for
the last fortnight ; but this is only comparative. Prices
are stationary. -
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—There are now
some indications that prices have seen their lowest
point, as many buyers who have hitherto held off,
in expectation of lower rates, have since Tuesday bought
at the prices offered on that day. All parties seem con-
vinced that there is now no prospect of any permanent
decline on the staple; hence a disposition to do business
at present in both cloth and yarns at the rates of the
day. A (large business is doing fur the United States.
Our dyers continue miserably dull.
LEICESTER. Business still continue in the same
inanimate state as reported in our last. More ,
frames were laid down last week, and the ;
number of hands out of employ are much
greater. The want of facilities to convert bills into cash
are as difficult as ever, and op,rates completely against
employment. The further rise in the grain market
mak, s any likelihood of a demand, for eitler g..ocis or
labour, more remote than ever. There is nothing
doing in yarns in the regular way ; spinners are turther
curtailing their time. Wools are La, stapler- not being
disposed to buy but for present demand.—Leicester
Journa.

BUSHIRE.
The following interesting letter is from Bushire, dated
the 2d of February. After describing the anxit-ty with
which he looks tor the mail from Bagdad, the writer
says—

small cottage air
cost
shramr eebuilt a t about6oi
fou;lteaema goingraiies outfro
mtota shis, b
At first the King of Persia interdicted my building it,
as he feared we should do as we did in India, fortify
these small demesnes, and so get on by degrees. They
had a most absurd report that we intended to cut a canal
to, where these buildings are, and that I should thea

bring the ships to them. I believe it was referred to
Lord Aberdeen, who, through our envoy, convinced the

Shah that it was simply a habitation of the smallest de-
scription to avoid the extreme heat of the sea coast in
the hot season-; the plan on which it is erected having
the singular property of being very cool during the night
and morning, and the wind blowing across the heated
sands during the day, becomes so exceedingly dry and
rarified, that by means of tattys, a sort of grass from
India, called cuskuss, fitted in frames to the doors (the
same being kept constantly wet), it is made artificially
extremely cool and pleasant, so that the harder and
hotter it blows the quicker the evaporation, and conse-
quently the cooler the inside of the mansion. I have not
yet seen my. dwelling, but I understand from others,
that it is a very nice one, larger than the resident's. I
have had stained glass windows made for it, and have
already secured a purchaser in my successor when I
quit the command. I have a garden to it, for I believe a
sailor would not give much for a house without one. I
have had lots of seeds put in. Igo out for the first
time this week, and intend passing a week or ten days
there, for change of sir, and hope to get a little sport-
ing, as there_ are wild hog and antelope, and wild duck
and teal, and the boburrah, a very game bird, between
the bustard and florican, about half as large again as a
pheasant. I have been purchasing a few more carpets
in addition to those I have got in use, and I dare say you
will be able to complete your drawing-room with these,
as I have had an eye to its size, but it must be by side
and end carpets ; this is the fashion of the country, and
I do not think it looks ill.
" I must now tell you that the winter here has been
attended with much loss to the native craft or ship-
ping, many large boats having been lost from the
severity of the weather, it bloating very hard from
different quarters, and the sudden shifts of wind in
a confined sea being very dangerous ; as vessels, to
escape from' the danger of one wind, anchor so that
when the wind shifts, which generally takes place in
the night, they are thrown on the island or point of
land from which with the other wind they had obtained
shelter. I have just despatched the Elphinstone, one
of the sloops of my squadron, to the assistance of the
Deriah Dowlet, "a Buglah (large boat) of some 400
tons, which report announced to have been wrecked
about eight miles from this on a dangerous point s f
a shoal, whither she had run in the night for shelter, I
and before morning a sudden shift of wind to the
northwest drove her on it, and it itt repotted that all
but seven men are lost. Sne had, crew and passengers,
180 odd on board; but I do not listen to any reports
until I get a letter from Captain Lowe, of tne Elphin-
stone. There is about 30,0001. of property in her,
part of it treasure. I sent a diver in the Elphinstone, in
the event of the money or cargo being recoverable ; a
number of other boats have been lost ; this ought to
prevent the merchants of this place from trusting their
money in the native boats, our ships occasionally going
down take a small quantity of treasure, lardy realising
more than 100 E to the. captain, of which an eighth
comes of right to me. Should the Elphinstone
recover the property from the wreck of the
Deriah Dowlet, a very large salvage would be awarded
of which a sixteenth would come to me, but
I am not over sanguine, and would a deal rather have
saved a few of her crew or passengers. I have been
reading a memoir of Major Rawlinson's on the Cuni-
form or arrow-headed character ; I think it one of the
most curious works of modern times ; you must get
it ; I have no doubt Richardson can procure it for you.
Her Majesty has desired that it may be dedicated to
herself, and offered the author knighthood, which be
has, I understand, refused ; he has nearly mastered the
language, and given a translation first in Latin and
afterwards in English, of a long inscription cut on the
face of a rock in Behistan, in
.Persia, by the order of
Darius, of the principal events of his reign, couched
in very beautiful and scriptural-like style, and with all
the brevity of the ancients; this has been a dead lan-
guage to the world these 2,000 years; the whole credit
is not Major Rawlinson's, as many orientalists on the
continent have busied themselves since the commence-
ment of this century, but the Major, who is a resident of
Bagdad, has succeeded more pre-eminently than
others from his knowledge of Sanscrit and other
eastern languages, the same inscription being cut
in two languages—the Medean and Cuniform. I had a
letter from him the other day, in which he mentioned
that he had made every preparation for receiving me at
Kerman shah, about halfway between Bagdad and laps-
ban, and had stationed horses and men to assist me, a
most liberal and kind arrangement for my comfort,
had I gone down . from tbence to !this via Bagdad.
I believe he is princely in his hospitality, and I
almost feel vexed that I should have put him to so
much trouble for nothing. I have yet a hankering
after paintings. and have ordered four to be :painted by
a Persian artist at Shiraz. I have already two, one
by the artist (whom I have desired to paint me two
more) exquisitely finished. I have furnished him
with two sheets of copper, to paint another subject,
flowers, fruit, and birds. These paintings I have not
yet had heart to part with on a chance voyage, and so
think of keeping them with me until I go myself to
old England. My two horses here, that carried me up-
wards of 800 miles, up to Ispahan and back, without
being sick or sorry one day on the journey, came down
to the coast in excellent condition, are a good proof of
the blood and bottom of the Arabian. I have had them
now nearly two years, and shall most probably sell them
to advantage in Bombay, as a great many horses have
perished this season by shipwreck ; in the Deriah Dow-
let eighty horses were lost ; in another boat eighty-
three horses were drowned ; in another some sixty were
lost ; so Bombay must be in a bad way for horseflesh,
and the supply annually is not very great; I dare say
my half-breds would fetch a high price, and win every
thing on the course ; that, however, might or might
not happen, don't alarm yourself; I am not going
to try. My companions in my projected trip into
s
the country, are very busily getting themosfel
theve
ready for sport; they are the young officers
Euphrates, a ten-gun brig; you may depend upon I
it they are right merry at the thought; am to
have them three at a time, one set on at a
time. My man Abbass has informed me he shall
require twelve donkies to carry the necessaries
I have three Persian servants, a cook, (Portuguese
christian), and horsekeeper; they all require a donkey
each, and one for my horse's clothes and necessaries.
The Persian donkeys are famous, go at a good pace
without trouble, and are a good size. I expect also
two or three visitors. My'butler, par excellence, Mr
Abbess, a clever young Persian, makes capitol mama-.
lade of an orange grown at liassaroon just like the
Seville orange, 50 for a shilling: the middies eat im-
mensities ; it is made with sugar candy."

or 'TRADE.---Considering the fewness
of manufacturing establishments in this county, it is with
deep regret we learn that the Sanquhar Carpet Com-
pany have felt constrained to resort to the short time
system—that is, limiting the hours of labour daily and
weekly, owing to the dull state of this, in common with
other branches of trade, at home and abroad. In ordi-
nary times, restriction, of industry would have faller;
comparatively light on the long-thriving community:,
Crawick Mill ; but this, as may be naturally supposed,
is much aggravated by the continued dearness of an sortsd
of proviaow....Durfries Herald.

tANDERS MAIL.
Bausaptfir, MAY 18.—We 1 R that the state of
Gener4lpiagel's health continues to improve With so
much rapidity, that he was able to rise the day before
yesterday.
The Municipal Council of Antwerp has toted an.
other sum of 15,000 francs, in addition to the
60,000 francs already allowed for the distribution
of bread tickets to the poor at reduced prices.
Yesterday eight ships laden with wheat and rye arrived
at Antwerp, and others were announced as being lower
down the river.
The police of Liege have just adopted a measure
favourable to the consumers; they have fixed a pair of
scales in the market-place to weigh the sacks of provissions.-
This measure has already produced a good effect; most of
the sacks weighed on the first day were found tote under
the weight indicated by the dealers; they will be obliged
to exercise more honesty in future, or they will be fined.
PETERSBURG.—WhiIe most of the governments of the
centre and south of the empire enjoyed last veer a most
productive harvest, many governments of the north-
west, as we now hear, were visited by as great a
scarcity, so that the more favoured districts of the
empire were obliged to assist them. This fail
of the crops has fallen with such severity on East Siberia
which was already afflicted by a total failure in 1844
and 1845. Unhappily the supplies were greatly im-
peded by the vast extent of the country, and the great
distance from which the supplies must be brought.
As early as March the supplies afforded to the peasants
by the Crown began, the amount of the new crop pur-
chased for Siberia is estimated at much above 300,000
chetwerts. In fertile former years the Government of
Irtiulsk alone supplied the whole north-east track
of that • - country to and beyond the frontiers
of China. Meantime we learn from Tilsit
that the carriage of supplies from Russia to Prussia has
begun, and now continues. The court-martial ordered
on the 7th of April to be held on Lieutenant-General
Trischatny and Dobruschin, who were imprisoned in the
fortress of St. Petersburgh, and on some Colonels who
had. committed delinquencies in matters relating to
the service, was opened a few days ago. The Court
was composed of some generals of the highest rank, and
commenced its sitting after General Dobruschini, and the
other persons accused, had arrived from the Caucasus: -
The Court sits in the Imperial Winter Palace. The
Emperor himself thought fit to be present at the opening
of the Court. The seuteuce is looked for with much
anxiety, and it is supposed that the Emperor will fully
confirm it, but, after a short time, will mitigate it.
KUMOTAN (IN THE ERZGEBIRGE OF BOHEMIA), MAT
11.—Thu prohibition of the exportation of corn. pulse,
potatoes, and flair was announced yesterday by
a letter of the President of the General Aug°
Council, and excited the most joyful cessation here.
The price ,of the measure • of corn at Ka-
inotain (nearly a hectolitre) fell at once from 28
florins to 20 if mins. During the last few weeks alone
more Than 20,000 reeasurss of corn has passed through
Kotnutaie, on their isk• S-xony, which • xcited
the anger of our peasai.try in no small de-
gree. The military which had been stationed
on the roads to protect their exportation of
corn against the tneuntatneers, have now returned to
ICotnotaiu. Oil the fart of bloomy, everything possible
is done for th it Ssxon mountains, the inhabitants of
which are very much e orsc off than the Austrians. On
our side, after so long a winter, aunt so many privations,
the di-tress, we are most thablirul to say, is at length
abating, and all assumes a more favourable appearance.
KONIGSBF.RG.—OR the s;h of May the sentence, in
the first instance, was passed in the affair of Dr.
Fulksoo's mixed marriage (Jews arid Christians).
The tribunal declared the marriage to be null and void,
and condemned the two parties to all the costs incurred.
BAVARIA, AUGSBURG, MAY 18.—At our corn market,
yesterday, there was a slight decline in the prices. From
every part of Germany the reporis are most favourable
respecting the appearance of the crops.
The Nuremburg correspondent has letters from Pesth
of the Bth of May, which say the mails from Hamburgh,
Berlin, and Breslau, arrive here very rapidly
sinee the opening of the railway, so that news
from England and France is received sooner by this
way than by Frankfort, Nuremburg, or Augsburgh.
The Berlin papers of the sth of May had arrived in
Pesth on the morning of the Bth.—Brussels Papers,
May 18.

PUBLIC EXAMINATION AT

SANDHURST.

The usual half-yearly public examination of the
officers and gentlemen cadets studying at the Royal Mili-
tary College took place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday, the 18th, 19th, and 20th inst., before a colle-
giate board, at which were present Field-Marshal his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Lieutenant-
General Sir G. Scovell, K.C.8.,
the Governor, Ma-
jor-General George Brown, C.B. and K. 11., the
Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Forces, Major-Ge-
neral T. W. Taylor, C.B. the Lieutenant-Governor,
and Lieutenant-Colonel G. W. Prosser, Superintendent
of Studies. At the close of the examination the follow-
ing officers were presented with the usual certificates of
qualification :
Captain H. T. Butler, 55th Regiment.
Lieutenant J. E. Addison, 70th Regiment.
In consequence of the superior talents and acquirements
displayed by Lieutenant Addison in the highest branches
of mathematical science, a special honorary addition was
made to his certificate; and the high qualifications in
military surveying of both officers acre also particularly
noticed. The following gentlemen cadets, who had com-
pleted their qualifications fir commissions, were recom-
mended to his Grace the Commander-in-Chief for ap-
pointment to ensigncies iu the line without purchase:—
J. H. H. Parkes. H. C. Strickland.
V. 11. Close. Elteund Young.
H. J. P. Booth. Francis J. Harrisson.
J. L. Maclean. John Gordon.
W. T. F. Wallace. Gilbert A. Arno.`.
T. M. Moore. John T. N. O'Brien.
11. F. Drumworyl.

By the result of the examination. about 50 other
young gentle:nen wen: declared to hare made various
s'•eus towards qualifying t for commissions in
those bn.nehet, of the mathi-mtuncs which are app
in licable
to mi!ii.ary purposes; peinDir.rtit and L. Id fortification,
and the e•ta..!k and def, nce of for rei,,es; in Latin and
general hil•tor); and in the modern languages. And 17
!lad als.‘, during the halt-year, e0...p1.-ted the course of
pruf..ssional education in military surveying, and 23 in
the actual construction of intrenchmenis and saps in the
field, pontooning, &c.

THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION Al

BEESTON.

Particulars of this fatal catastrophe, by which nine
individuals lost their lives on Mondry last, have already
appeared in The Sun. Tne adjourned inquest on the
bodies of eight of the sufferers was resumed at the
Unicorn Inn, Beeston, before Mr. Blackburn, coroner for
the borough of Leeds, on Thursday last.
Mr. Reuben Booth, (,f Wakefield, stated—l am under-
ground steward in Mr. Benjamin Burnley's colliery-, at
Methley-, and hare been fourteen years engaged in that
occupation. lam well acquainted with the working of
mines. Yesterday I examined Messrs. llarding am;
Co.'s pit, where the explosion occurred, in company will
their steward, and other persons. There was good air in
the pit yesterday morning, but it could certainly 13,:e im-
proved. I tkink there is sufficient air for men to, work,
but it has too tar to travel. I think the mien might
work in the mine. but it is dangerous ; it requires a
, fresher
Some
old workings
wolriklinhgtstdhthade mbaenenagebtroneknetnofintthoe
atm intehalt
would cause more air to circulate
c.ionautgmhl
dreboeinnebgnuherotni
contact
taken
ameentuwcahwit ham immediately.ore
I examined the place where the accident is said to have
happened. It is about 500 yards from the shaft.
place. The wall of coal had been taken away, and
he
airtnew lampsoulwould
bew
toouol d
impure; burn m übeuht
F the colliers. It had not, in my judgment, bytehebyen
1 taken away by the explosion of tire-damp. There
' are pick-marks right through the wall. I. do not
think the inflammable air ignited at the opening, but
further on in the mine, when it came in contact with the
aptutrhere sopire.ninlgd, thinkobncoatuset
qoai xsut ?hsc' goak
oedl
)nn- e.
of
fse
Therit helpi
eixafletpailmrooasmsT i' pocanheb,elorei fenghimata;%v opinion, ha 4 taken place
30 or 40 yards from the opening into the old workin&s.
I think the men had taken a considerable portion of the
wall down, if not the whole of it, before the explosion.
The witness hero produced and explained a plan by
which he said the ventilation of the mine might be much
improved. The plan he recommended was to have two
currents of fresh air instead of une.

James Thomas, coal-miner, in the service of 11es
Tottie and Gaunt, stated that he agreed with thelars;
witness in most of what he had stated. Witness could
not form an opinion as to the exact spot where the ex-
plosion had occurred, but had no doubt that the inflam-
mable air came from the old workings, and he thought
the opening had Leen made by Jessup and Longstatf,
and not by the rush of air. He had had one son work-
ing at Messrs. Harding and Co.'s pit, but he should go
no more until the pit was altered. He would neiihcr
send a son of his nor go himself to work in any pit age.in
where there were hundreds of yards of coal lying deed,
as in that pit.
Mr. B. Booth, on being
tefi called,rstd
the said if
explosion
fst:
10J.Inee s
tunhenes
rat
Longstaff had been orders not to make the
in opening,
as
(B;ltrt.'dßoboytlai;silitunuelsds oat.ri nttbbeu

George B 1, underground•steward at Mleis(srs, Hard-
logcassee,s.elthatatuhdeepui.ti'an cs,:!ghger,y,t,edwatsv nlt•ixrt.
Ecaululktdii.,
wiLiriwmaistietdo
have two currents of air instead o one, as at present,
owto.ipiltdueciarcirul:ltiethethpearitrseswhilta,rier
the pit, but he stated that it wouldmore igt neratly through
Mr. Harding
a one, and essen the quantity
`aid
goodhe thought thethmeepulawnerrecwo°mlmkielagded
by Mr. Boothdesired his untkr-st,..ward
to pay attention to it.
The jury then contnlted for ab,Att ten mittutes at the
end of %Iva.. time they returned the following ve':ilipt' in
writing :•—" The jury find a verdict of ''-Accidental
Death,' and they desire to accompany their verdict with
a strong recommendation to Mr. Harding immediately
to adopt the alteration proposed by Jir. Booth, and by
which they are of opinion the circulation of air will be
greatly improved, and the mine rendered safe for the men
to work in. And the jury also think that the furnace
should be attended to day and t=ight, and more particu-
larly on Sunday nights."
The ConosEit said, the jury having expressed them.
selves in that manner, he had no doubt that Messrs.
Hardin.. would adopt the necessary precautions with the
view of preventing such unfortunate results sus they bad
now been investigating.
Mr. Harding—Very well.

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Frit AJEQ THEATRE.
TOOCORROW ETENENG, Toes :ay, May 2,, will be performed
Bellud's Opera, .1..1u...A
LA SONNAMBULA,
Amino, 3fdlle. Jenny Lind ; Lisa, Madame ~olari ; Count Rodolph,
Signor F. Lablache ; and Elvino, Signor Gardoni.
To conclude with the revive I Ballet (by M. Perrot). entitled
LA ESM ERA 1. DA.
The principal characters by Mdlle. Carlotte Ode (her first appear-
ance), Mdlle. Copere, and Mdme. P. Stephan. M. St. Leou, M.
Gosselin, and M. Pe. rot.
Pit 110 eta may be obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre,
price les. 6d. each.
The Free Let is suspended, tl:e Public Press excepted.

II Elt MAJ TY 'S Tkl EAT RE.
The Nobility, S.ubscribers to the Opera, and the Fublic, are re.
Spectfhlly informed, that a grand EXTRA NIGHT will take place
on THURSDAY next, May 27, when will be performed (first time
in this country) Donizetti's Opera. entitled
LA FIGLIA DEL R EGGIMENTO.
Maria, Millie. Jenny Lind; La Marchesa di Perkentield, Mdme.
Bolan; Sulpizio Sergente, Signer F. Lablace ; and Toni°, Signor

Gardoni.
To be followed by various Entertainments in the Ballet Depart-
ment,
C. Itcombining the talents of Wile. C. Otis!, ILIIIe. L. Grahn,
osoti, ltdme. P. Stephaz, and Mdlle. Cerito. M. Perrot,
And M. St. Leon.
Tn. doors open at Seven. The op4r2 to commence at Half-past
Bevan o'clock.

ROYAL I 'ALIAS
GRAND EXTRA OPERA, COVEN-T
-GARDEN.
Ois NIGHT.
TEILMSDAY neat. May 27, Mozart's
DON GIOVANNI,
which has been some time in preparation), will be performed, with
tho most perfect ensemble, =bracing a triple Orchestra, Ballet,
double Chorus, with all the leaning Artis es, including Grist, Per-
mian!, Corbari, Mario, Rovere, Tamburini, Tagliatlco, &c., con-
ducted by M Costa.
To conclude with the new grand BaTlet, in three Acts, entitled
LA SAL .MANDRINE.
(Composed M. Blasts, the music composed and arranged by Signor
Curti, the scenery by Niessrs. Grieve and Tclbin.)
TrinciPal cisaracters by Mdlle. Fanny Elsaler and Mdlle. Dumilatre ;
also Mdlles. Benin, Neodot, De Medium, Delechaux, O'Bryan, and
M. Potipa.
The Nobility. Gentry. and Subscribers are respectfully informed
that the Grand Plazzi Entrance is now open.
PRICES OF ADMISSION.

Pit Stall ........ •.•••• • • • • • £1 1 0
First Amphitheatre Stalls, First Row ...... 0 15 0
Ditto, Second and Third 0 12 6
Second Amphitheatre 5ta115........ 0 7 0
Pit Tickets ..........
First Amphitheatre •• • •••• • • • . 0 8 0
Second Amphitheatre ••• • • • • • .......... 0 5 0
Gallery .• ..
Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes to be obtained at the. Box-office, Bow.
street ; and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street.
The Doors will open at Half-past Seven o'clock, and the Opera
will commence at Eight.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Under the Management of Mr. it. Webster. sole Lessee.
TIIIS EVENING
Will be performed a new Comedy, called TEMPER. Sir Manna.
duke Topple, Mr. Farrrn ; Sir Charles Tempest, Mr. Hudson ; God-
frey, Mr. Tilbury; Emerson, Mr. Webster; Cyril Tempest, Mr.
Howe; Lady Tempest, Mrs. Seymour; Mrs. Herbert, Mrs. Glover;
Florence Wilmot, Mrs. Fortescue ; Miss Fi lding, Mrs. Humby.
After which, the FOUR HUNGARIAN INSTRUSIENTAL VO-
CALISTS will give their imitations of various instruments, with the
Lips only.
To conclude with TILE INVISIBLE PRINCE or, The Island of
Tranquil Delights.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Under the direction of Madame Celeste.
THIS EVEN,NG

Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS
OF THE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story. Cheap John, Mr. Wright ;
Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybourne,
Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ;
Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding.
To be followed by the Opera Bun Sketch, called JENNY LIND.
Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert,
Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar.
To conclude with the Farce, called THE DOUBLE-BEDDED
ROOM. Dulcimer Pipes, Mr. Lambert ; Major Minus', Mr. Selby
Spigot, Mr. Cullenford ; Josepti4Mr. Worrell Mrs. Deputy Lomax,
Mrs. Laws; Nancy Spigot, Miss Chaplin.

ruINGESS'S T IIEATRE, 'OXFORD-STREET.-
J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee. and Manager.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the Tragedy of HAMLET. Claudius, Mr. Ryder;
Hamlet, Ur. Macready ; Polonius, Mr. Granby; Laertes, Mr. Web-
star; Horatio, Mr. Fisher; Gertrude, Mrs. Warner; Ophelia, 3liss
E. Stanley.
After which, the new Farce, entitled A WIFE FOR AN HOUR.
Principal characters by Messrs. Walton, Granby, Vining,towell,
Compton, Mrs. Hughes, and Miss E: Stanley.
To conclude with the new Farce, entitled THE SLEEPING
DRAUGHT. Vincolo, Mr. Granby ; Bruno, Mr. Walton; Rinaldo,
Mr. Fisher ; Popolino, Mr. Compton; Gabriotte, Mr. Cowell ; Yaldo,
Mr. Smith ; Signora Francesca, Mr.. Hughes ;" Nortnal, Miss Stanley.

THEATRE. ROYAL, LYCEUM. .
Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley.
THIS EVENING

Will be performed PERSON 4 AIIOU I' TO MARRY. Characters
by Messrs. Mathews, ' igan, Turner, Kinloch, Mrs. Wooßidge, Must
Wigan, and I,iss A' den.
After which a new Farce, called WANTED A HERMIT. In
which Messrs. Wigan, Turner, Kinloch, Keeley, Miss Arden, and
Mrs. Keeley w 1! perform.
To be followed by the new occasional Dramat'c Sketch, called
JENNY LIND AT LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac-
ars by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham,
Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold, and Mrs. Keeley.
To conclude with the new Burlesque Extravaganza, called THE
WOOD. D-RMON ; or, One o'clock, In which Messrs. Keeley, A.
Wigan, Y. Matthew., Bellingham, Kinloch, Silver, Miss Dickinson,
Miss Daly, and Mrs. Keeley will appear.

FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell.
THIS EVENING
Will he performed the c mic Vaudeville of LA DOT D'Ar-
YERGNE. l'ierre, M. Dumery ; Jerome, M. Pagenier ; Madeleine,
Mdlle. Forquet ; Felic te, Dumery.
After which, the Comedie of LE MARI A LA CA MPAGNE.
Colembet, M. Regt.ier ; tirsule, 3idlle. Denain.
To conclude with the Vaudevi It, entitled ',IMAGE. De Fe-
randal, M. Dumery ; Leopold, M. Rhozevil; Mauclere, M. Priston ;
Madeleine, aidlle. I)uverger.
Boxes, 6s. ; l'it, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3.,.; Gallery, 2s.
Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library,
Ila. Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open
daily from Eleven till Five.

THIOPIAN etERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
/n consequence of the increastriz success which attends every re-
presentation given by tne celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS,
Pell. Harrington. cite. Stanwood, and Germcn, they will repeat
their ENTERTAINMENTS st the above Theatre. TO-MORROW
EVENING, May 25. and every Tuesday, Thursday. and Saturday.
Doors open at Eight o'clock. They will a'so give a DAY PER-
FORMANCE on Wednesday Morning, May 26, commencing at Halt-
past Two o'clock. They will appear at the Music Hall, Store-street,
en Wednesday evening ; anti at Sussex Hall on Monday next.
Boxes and Stalls at Mitchell's Boyd Library, 33, Old Bond-street,
and at the Box-offlee ef the Theatre.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Proprietor and Manager Mr. William Batty.
Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the

Royal Family.
splendid combinat'on of Novelties, in addition to which Mr. Batty
has engaged Mcllle. La toot, toe-Female Equestrian.
'IBIS EVENING
WMl3olperrerrasd the Equ 'trian Magica Sketch, THE GOLDEN_
FOOTED NEED; or, The Charmed Horse of the Black Valley.
Unequalled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with a brilliant display of
Horsemanship, Introducing the Foreign and British Artistes.
To conclude with Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of TILE BRIDE
OF ABYDOS ; or, The Corsair.
Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.
Stalls, 5.. ; Boxes. 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ;
Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock,

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee.
THIS EVENING
Willba performed Belittle's Opera of LA SONNAMBULA; or,
The Village e kantem. Rudolph°, Mr. Leffler ; t huno, Mr.. Harri-
son; Alessi°, Mr. llorneastle ; Amina, M ss Ita,nfurth ; Lisa, ]lac
R. Isaacs ; Teresa, Mrs. Daly ; An !ette, Miss Vaughan.
To conciude with due new Nan ical lirama, called I HE WRECK
AND i liE It ELF. C.tptain. Mr, Tindell; lialstead. Mr. Ilopn-
crane ; Ben Block, Ili% Nee elle; Christmas, Mrs. Ware.
eioxes. 28., Fit, Is.: Gallery, lid. Doors open at Six, commence
at Half-past Six.

ROYAL VIC ORIA THEATRE.
THIS EVENING

Will he performed THE LONELY MAN OF THE OCEAN; o-,
the Night Before the Bridal. Characters by Messrs. N. T. Hicks,
Dale, Searle, Bird, Raymond, Gardner, Miss Vincent, Mrs. G. Lee,
and Miss Burroughchtle.
Atter which a Drana from the Preach, entitled DONZELLA ; or,
The Monk and the ASSUSiIIi.
To be followed by 31:. Cox's DISSOLVING VIEWS.
To conclude with A D3IIRAL SAM. Supported by the entire
strength of the Company.
Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOtIICAL GARDENS.
under the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, the Queen Dowager, &c.
.Open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Ad.nission. the Shilling.
The Proprietor begs to announce that he has, at a considerable
expense, erected a new Entrance, and a magnificent Walk, with
lower borders, statues, and a Central FoUntain, in front of the
grand Pictorial Representation of

THE TOWN AND BAY OF GIBRALTAR.
The Menagerie contains many specimens, inclu ling the Giraffe,
Gazelles, Sec. The Promenade Concerts, conducted ..y Godfrey. A
representation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge
pf Statues. The grand Pyrot,choic isplay, representing the
SIEGE OF GIBIiA, TAR.
Showing the commencement of the Bombardment, partial destruc-
tion of tne Town, and Blowing up of the Battering Ships.
During the seaion, M. JULLI,N will give a series of Concerts;
the Band will consist of one Jr ndred reriormers.
The Koyal South London Floricultural Society will hold their
Grand spring Flower Show, on Wednesday, .1,1 ay 26.

Hk WEATHIM—Sum OrrxcE, MAY 22.
TAZRXOMETER, Lowest, 51; Highest. 68 ; Noon, 69,
BAROMETER, 30.1.—WIND W.; fine.

MAY 23.

TiswassostrrEn, Lowest, 57; Highest. 73; Noon, 72,

At Three o'clock, 78.
BAROMETER, 30.
WIND S.; fine sunshiny weather.

131' 311 WATER AT N.nut, LA]
,rning .. 13 minutes after 8. I Evening .• 51 lthint' g "If 8.

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