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London, England, 1869-05-19 00:00:00

rushed through the aperture into the fields and gardens
to the Avon. The breach occurred about 3:idway
between the Enescote Bridge and the Aqueduct.
A. large portion of the embankment on the
Warwi,,k aide of the river, between 30 and 40 feet in
..vidth, La I been wholly washed away, and the water was
escaping through the breach until it had completely
submerged two or three adjoining fields aud done serious
mischief to the crops and -propaty in that locality. A
number of labourers were engaged to stop olr the water
by means cf planks set -down at the bridges en either
aide of the scene of the accident. Before its completion
the waste of water had been so enormous as to reduce the
canal to the size of a atreamlet. The cause of the acci-
dent is alleged to lie in the conatruetion of a three-feet
culvert, the excavations for which beneath the bed of the
river were in ceurse of progress at the place where the
embankment burst.

THE QUEEWS BALMORAL BURSARIES.

A contemporary announces that the Queen baa
appropriated £2,500 of the profits arising from the sale of
"The Leaves from a Journal" to establishing school
and college bursaries for the benefit of well-deserving
scholars in the district round Bahnsral. The deed of gift
is dated the 14th lust., and proceeds on the recital
that her Majesty, "being desirous to commemorate
the happiness enjoyed by ourselves and
dearly beloved Consort, his Royal Highnese the
Prince Albert, at Balmoral, in some manner that
may benefit the people of the district around our castle
and estate of Balmoral in the united parishes of Crathie
and Braemar, in the county of Aberdeen," " has
resolved to establish certain bursaries (to be called
' the Balmoral Bursaries') in connection with the parish
school of Crathie and the school of Girnock, and the
University of Aberdeen respectively." It creates a trust
of the endowment fund, for the payment of three or more
bursaries of £5 each per annum to scholars at
the parish school of Crathie, or at her Majesty's
school at Girnock, and of three bursaries of £25 each
to students who shall attend the University of Aberdeen.
The bursaries are not to be given in connection with
special education for any profession, in the choice of which
the bursars shall be quite free, the object being to assist
in procuring for the bursars the means of a thoroughly
sound general education of the best kind which the parish
school and university respectively can afford.

THE DISTURBANCES AT SEFTON
CHURCH,

On Sunday it was feared that the scenes which have of
late disgraced the services at Sefton Church would
have been repeated, but fortunately the disturbances
moderated a little. The disturbances seem to have been
organised by the lodge of Orangemen at Seaforth or Li fher-
land. On Thursday night last a meeting of the Litherland
lodge was held ostensibly for the purpose of collecting funds
for the prosecution of the Rev. Dr. Dawson Duffield, the
rector of Sefton, for alleged desecration in the chancel of
the church, but really, as has been stated by one of the
persons attending the meeting, to organise plans for annoy-
kg the curate in his ministrations, and to devise meansfor
doing so without, bringing themselves within the
meshes of the law. Accordingly a number of
Orangemen, nearly all from Seafortl► and Litherland,
and a lot of boys, who apparently did not know what the
disturbance was to be about, but went to the church to
stare and walk about, attended the morning service and
crowded the church and its entrances. Very few of the
regular worshippers at the church were present.
No interruption was made to the service until
near the conclusion, when Mr. Hawes turned
to the east at the ascription of praise. Many
Persons then left their seats and crowded into the aisles
and chancel, walking about with their hats and cape on,
stumbling over the farms, making a great noise. Several
commenced hissing. For about a quarter of nu hour Mr.
Hawes remained within the altar rails, waiting for quiet
to be restored before reading the prayer for the Church
militant. Shortly after the conclusion of this prayer Mr.
llawes left the church, preceded by two police constables
and followed by other two. A crowd, hissing and bhouting,
followed him to his home. The disturbances were
renewed, though not so violently, in the afternoon.

The annual report of the inspectors of mines has
been issued. There appears to have been 296,660 persous
employed in coal mi►►ng in England and Wales in 1868,
and 50,160 in Scotland. The quantity of coal raised in
Great Britain was 104,566,959 tons. There were 860 separate
:fatal accidentQ, and 1,011 lives lost, the propoitiou of persona
employed for separate fatal accidents being 403, and 343
erop'.oycd to every life feat. Every 103,420 tons of coal
raised appears to have cost a life. Teese operations wete
carded on in 37'262 collieries. There were also C 9 lives lost

in ironstone mines.
Mr. Benjamin Whitworth, of Manchester, seems
likely to be accepted as the colleague with Mr. Evans as
candidates in the Liberal interest for the representation of
Stafford. Against him on his own side there are arrayed
Captain fluter, Mr. Lamport, and others. Mr. Cdger is
still holding forth in the working-man interest. Mr. Ke-
nealy, Q. 0., who contested Wednesbury against Mr. Brog-
den, the present Liberal member, has announced himself as
a candidate. Mr. Evans, in his address, calls himself an
independent supporter of the Government. It has been
already stated that Mr. T. Salt, will be the Conservative
candidate. Captain Reginald Arthur James Talbot, Lord
Shrewsbury'sbrother, will ( says the Pall Mall Gazette) be
his colleague.
The United States of North America have ',not
as yet given their adhesion to the proposals of the Con-
vention of Geneva for succouring sick and wounded
soldiers, and consequently they ware unrepresented at the
international Conference of Berlin. But as the great Ame-
rican nation, by its generous sentiments and acts, as well
as by its eminently practical character, has- long largely
cbntributed to the great work of benevolence which it is
the object of the International Conference to promote,
it was hoped the delegates of the American committees
of succour would be present at the Conference of
Berlin, and take a share in the deliberations. As this
hope has not been realized, a delegate of the Central
Prussian Committee brought forward a motion at the last
sitting (27th April), which was adopted unanimously, and
signed by the representatives of all the societies. The
text was as follows :—" At the close of its cession the In-
ternational Conference expresses its lively regret at having
been deprived in its labours of the most valuable assistance
of delegates from the United States of North America.
Being convinced that this great and lofty nation—as ono
of the first of those who rendered the most eminent ser-
vices to the cause we are devoted to, will receive with
sympathy information of the results of our present labours,
we desire that the printed records and documents of the
Conference be transmitted to the Government of the United
States, also to American Sanitary Associations for the
relief of sick and wounded soldiers. Berlin, 27th April,
1869. Signed—Dr. Hepke (of the Prussian Central Com-
mittee), General v. Peucker, and Dr. Housselle."—North
German Correspondent.
Judge Pierrepont was sworn in as District At-
tory of New York ou the 26th April, being introduced to
the Court by Mr. Samuel G. Courtney, late District At-
torney. Judge Pierrepont was born in New Haven
County, Conn., March 4, 1818. In 1837 he graduated at
Yale College, where he took "an oration"—the first rank
in his class. He studied law in the Law School attached
to that University, and in 1840 removed to Columbus,
Ohio, where he became a partner of P. E. Wilcox, an emi-
nent lawyer of that city. At the end of five yearn he
came to the metropolis, where he continued in the prac-
tice of the law until the death, in 1857, of Chief Justice
Oakley, when he was elected to fill this vacancy. He
held the Judgeship for three years, and then resigned to
resume the practice of law. At the breaking out of the
war Judge Pierrepout at once put himself on the side of
the Government, and was an active member of the Union
Defence Committee. in 1862 he was placed on the Com-
mission with General Dix to try the prisoners of State
then confined in the various forts of the United States. In
1868 he became a member of the Constitutional Conven-
tion of the State, and during the late Presidential cam-
paign he was an active worker in behalf of the election of
General Grant.
.Mr. Henry M'Closkey died at the Insane Asy-
lum in Platbusb, April 27. He was a well-known jour-
nalist, and formerly held the position of City Clerk of the
city of Brooklyn. At the commencement of the late
u war
he was managing editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, bt
soon'after ietired and became editor of the New York Sim;
day Mercury. Ho continued to discharge its dutiesantcill,
six months ago, when his mental condition became
to
that he was oblige to withdraw, and was fitnalsley
sentand vi-
gorousthe Asylum, where he expired. He
awaasnad
l convictions. He leaves a wife a
pressed political writer, and a man of decide
children. se.trfron tidy
tevtx,o-
serenaded at his residence, on We
the night of April 2/, and ma,le
delphia, by his friends on
h liment and
Ex-Governor Curtin, Minissttserprtuoce_Rstuross.s4i,ap,
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