The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-23 00:00:00

IBIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Jan. 23.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly ; moderate breeze, with dull, cloudy, and cold
weather.
OPE DOVER, Jan. 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Poly-
mede, from Prince Edward's Island.
DEAL, Jan. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mary Ann,
from the River, and sailed for Demerara ; Brilliant, from
the River, and sailed for Mogdaore ; Mary E. Ray, from
the River, and sailed for Adelaide.
CARDIFF, Jan. 22.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Friede, for
St. Jago de Cuba.
BRISTOL, Jan. 22.—Wind S.lV.—Arrived—Maritina,
from Mauritius ; Harvest Home, and Judge Shaw, frem
I New York.

OFF Tonnvi-, Jan. 21.—Arrived—Orkney Lass, from
Bahia.

PILL, Jan. 22 —Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mary, from
Africa.

PLYMOUTH, Jan. 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sequestoo,
From II avannah.

(ay ELECTRIC TELFGRAPII.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, Jan. 22—Xanthe, from Bordeaux ; Lively,
Cruiser, from Plymouth ; Ralph, from Swansea; Pilot Fisb,
from Port Madoc ; Ellen, from Portsmouth ; Jane, from
Bangor; Leader, from Neath ; Superior, from St. lye's;
Foyle, steamer, from Dublin.
Sailed—Firefly, steamer, for Cardiff; Foyle, steamer, for
London•; Wonder, steamer, for Jersey ; Schiedam, for
Shields; Georges, for Cherbourg; Melbourne Trader, for
L ittlehampton; Cypress; for Sunderland; Premier, for
Shields.
Arrived, Jan. 23.—Atalanta, steamer, from Hayre.

(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Tide last hour's flood.
Arrived, Jan. 22—Excelsior, from St. Michael's ; Free-
dom, from Seville.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Anchored—Concordia, from London, for Genoa ; Erro-
manga (reportod yesterday), from Shields, for Matanzas.

TILE DROWNED WALLSEND COALFIELD.—A large
and influential meeting of the coal owners of the north of
England was held on Wednesday last at the Turf Hotel,
Newcastle-on •Tyne, for the purpose of considering the de- •
tails of a scheme for the drainage of the coalfield east of
Newcastle, which is now under water. The chair was oc-
cupied, in the absence of Lord Ravensworth, by Mr. M.
Bell, a largo colliery owner. Mr. T. J. Taylor, in laying
before the meeting the scheme, stated that the coalfield east
The
ir
of Newcastle measured about 30 square miles. whole
of which was, in mining language, " drowned.':u
Water
thanator
had been permitted to accumulate till it had risen
in
point of
de
100 fathoms above the high main seam,
8°
that, in
ground,
fact, there was a lake of 100 fathoms P
and the consequence was that the high main
only be worked
e seam was en-
tirely submerged, while the lowenrisea
by a system which, though ingenious, was very uncertain.
Cast iron caissons, or tubbing; 5 feet long. These were were used in segments of
20 inches in height and 4 °
wedged together, andto
be depended upon. At Hebburn a
fracture in the u
thus formed a sort ofwhich
was not, however, dam,
tubbing had occasioned the entire loss of the
mightcolliery, r
have also occasioned great loss of life.
Ca
was therefore not to be depended upon. Under
he iron wand
stances it was desirable to adopt some general
plan of drainage. It was therefore proposed to drain a
district of 22,000 acres, bounded by the main dyke on the
north, the sea on the east, and the town of Newcastle on
those circumstances
the west. This might be accomplished by placing drain-
ing engines at Jarrow, Howden, and other places in the
district. They did not iced to.go to the bottom of the bas
in all cases, but to intercept the feeders would do as well.
He need not go into details, but, considering the vast
amount of mineral wealth which was lying unemployed, he
thought that they were fully justified in adopting a scheme,
however extensive it was, which would utilise that wealth.
In answer to various questions, Mr. Taylor stated that the
quantity of water was so great in the pits that at Percy
Main Colliery, before it was abandoned, 18 times more
water than coal was raised at it. The sum which was re-
quired to carry out the proposed scheme was only £60,000,
and the barriers of coal which were now left in the high
main seam only amounted in themselves to more than
double that sum. After several gentlemen had expressed
their opinion respecting the proposed scheme, a committee
of coalowners and others was appointed for the purpose of
considering it and examining the bill to be presented to
parliament in its favour.
A PACK OF HOUNDS DESTROYED BY A RAILWAY
TRAIN.—An accident which has caused the destruction of
the Meath foxhounds i ook place on the line of railway be-
tween Naven and Kells on Wednesday. The mid-day
mail train, which left Kells at 2.30 p.m., in coming on
towards Naven, met the Meath hounds, which were a thet
were
time following a fox which crossed the line. Seven
injuryad
killed, and three wounded had to be killed. No
been sustained by riders or horses.