The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-12 00:00:00

SECOND DIVISION.

Carnley, Henry
Castaneda, Michael University College
Devonshire, Charles James, B.A._ King's College
King, Henry Stavely Thaddeus King's College
Pout, Augustus
Smith, henry Montague Duncan University College
Way, John

PANIC AND EXCITEMENT IN TANDRAGEE —Os Thurs.
ex-
citement was caused arising out of the following
been received by the
good deal
Thurs-
day last, the fair day on Tandragee, a
stances :—A threatening letter had
his anony-
cioricuic-
called upon the master of the lodge
or to
meet 2
000 mous correspondent with either 1,000 ,
head of an Orange Lodge, and as well I can gather it
ears of
Orange-
men on the night of the sth inst. in conflict. Tho letter
was received through the poet-office, came to the
the constabulary, and by them was transmitted to the
authorities. Another document of like import was also
received by an Orange master in a different direction of
the country. The neighbourhood has been consequently
kept in a state of disquiet and alarm, and the peaceable
inhabitants were obliged to supply themselves with
arms and ammunition, and are, and have been for some
time, in nightly expectation of an attack. Such being
the disquieted state of the surrounding neighbourhood,
a crisis was confidently expected on the evening of the
sth. About twilight the sound of a drum was heard to
echo from the entrance to the town. In an instant
every one ran in the direction of the town. The drumming
party were met by a body of the police under head-con-
stable Scott, of Portadown, who it is presumed warned
them of the impropriety of their proceedings. However
they beat the drum down and up the town, and a great
crowd followed them ; they ultimately departed the way
they came in, without any further disturbance. The
town was then allowed to remain in a state of tran-
quility never before experienced on the fair night of
Tandragee.—Belfast Mercury
THE COAL-FIELDS OF AMERICA,—From a recent essay
on this subject, by Professor H. Rogers, it appears that
the coal-fields of North America comprise a surface of
at least 200,000 square miles. The following shows the
extent of those in Europe :—England, 5,000 ; France,
1,183 ; Belgium, 592 ; Rhenish Prussia and Sarrebruck,
923, Westphalia, 365; Bohemia, 384 ; Saxony, 30 ; As-
turias (Spain), 122; Russia, 96 square miles. Hence it
appears that the American soil alone contains a coal
surface at least 20 times larger than that of Europe.
Admitting the extent of all the coal-fields on the surface
of the globe to be two millions of square miles, and
supposing each stratum to he on an average 7 yards in
thickness, all the coal of the earth collected into one
mass would form a cube 20 miles in length, breadth, and
altitude. As regards production, we find that the greatest
amount of surface by no means coincides with the largest
quantity produced ; for England annually brings into
the market 65 millions of toss, while the United States
do not bring more than 9 millions of tons ; Belgium
produces 5 millions, and France only 43 millions of tons.
YOUNG ENGLAND.—Much regret has of late been ex-
pressed in respect to the almost universal neglect of
youthful military ardour. In Continental schools lads
and young men from 12 years of ago are, as a part of
their education, required to attend in uniform a class
for drill and other military exercises. The necessity for
the adoption in England of a similar custom is now
seriously contemplated, particularly in those academies
where the sons of gentlemen are placed. To supply the
necessary want, Messrs. Nicoll have prepared plans for
nod at their new establishment, Warwick
louse, 142 and 144, Regent-strut, have opened a
register or retired non-consroiosiozed officers of good
character to aid principals of schools in the formation of
drill classes. This new department is an adjunct to the
manufacture of gentlemen's clothing, arried on 11:y this
Firm
in various parts of the United Kingdom and
Colonies.