The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-12 00:00:00

ITALIAN EXHIBITION, 1861.

The Government of the King of Italy have re-
solved to hold an Exhibition of Art and Industry
at Florence in the ensuing months of September
and October.

Italy will see for the first time the works of her
artists and the products of her industry collected
together under the roof of a Crystal Palace.
An official announcement has been circulated
which specifies the following as the principal fea-
tures of the Exhibition :

It will be divided into three departments--Agri-
cultural, Industrial, and Artistic.
It is intended that Rome and Venice shall both
be represented. It is calculated that there will be
about 5,000 contributors.

In the Artistic Department the works of artists
deceased during the last 20 years will be exhibited,
as well as those t,f living artists.
The Cattle Show wild comprise not only the pro-
ducts of the peninarla, but also those of Sardinia
and Sicily.
Two thousand. workmen are now engawe d upon
that part of the Palace of Industry whLch is to
hold the works of painters and sculptors.
In the Machinery Department will be exhibited
' the Poltelerapho Coselli, acting between Florence
and Leghern ; also new motive power discovered
by Signor Barsanti and Lateucci, destined, per-
haps, in time to change the present system of loco-
motion.
In the Horticultural Department,
flower,ofh isso mmenineosbot
Majesty,
palm
Prince r
the Victoria
collection of Orchidera are to be t
exhibited.ees,a;nd a fine
asaß ec
clagelloipateti cousinoni dgn president, the Presidency
Ma
an d
for the Exhibition, assisted by the Carigiaano,rquis R oh] afis,
the Royal Commission
Professor Careza as secrc-
, tart'. _

His
11113AittiOtit he lllsapmereson.
Majesty the Ring of Italy will open the Ex-
time a meeting of the Italian savans
will 'he held, Which has not taken place for 15 years.
The French naturalists who assemble at Schonberg,
as
, well as the Swiss, are invited to meet their col-
leagues at Florence. •
For those who are fond of sport the races and the
opening of the Tir Nazionale forsrifle 4booting will
take place.
Manufacturers of agricultural implements, both
English and others, are specially invited byhtbe
Royal Commis lion to send in specimens of t
manufacture. Not only will a place be reserve
d eirfor
their reception and exhibition, but sales will be
permitted. A new market is thus thrown open to
ap
abrrtaienuclharolfrinexdcueslts.ry in which the United Kingdom

FATALCOAL PIT ACCIIS
BRISTOL.

lholutohsadpr l
paCclcooe Col-
liery, On Friday evening 1-71-w—nelancholy accident, which
resulted in the death of one workman and the injury
of another, occurred at the Pwehnienhywhaelsl
fiery, at Bristol, belonging to Messrs. Longs, Keel-
ing, and Chick. The affair,
into mourning, and placed the life oof
the friends of one unfortunate man s
fellow in jeopardy, has created no little sehilcsat
, the inhabitants ofh
unexpectedly
in the neighbourhood, on
h are
more or less intimately concerned in t
and those working in it.particularse
which have transpireditFrom theat
on Friday
seems
evening, at about
half six-o'cloc ,
were proceeding as usual, when suddenly the pit
rope
falling
broke, and the cart which was being used in
bringing up coals from the pit consequently dropped
wcoilliery,
dawn the shaft, descending at a rapid rate, and
with terrific force. At the bottom, two
unfortunate labourers, brothers, named Henry and
George Thompson,
who had been residing at Fish-
ponds, were engaged in the work. The cart must,
in some manner, have fallen upon Henry Thomp-
son, for he was killed upon the spot ; Geo. Thomp-
son
sas possible assistance
wasre n rendered ell; the other hands, who had the
melancholy duty of removing their deceased com-
rade from the pit, and placing him in a house hard
by, while the injured worker was conveyed to the
infirmary. *lt is unnecessary to say that at that ex-
cellent ins titution his hurts were promptly and
skilfully treated by the medical men. It is expected
that thin :morning, Mr. Wasborough, the dePutx
" will
coroner commence an investigation relative tu
the death of the ill-fated Timmy Thompoon'''
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Western ;Daily Press.