The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-26 00:00:00

TO THE ELECTORS OF MARYLEBONE.
GENTLEMEN,
The unexpected announcement of an immediate Dissolution
of Parliament renders it necessary for me to ciddr.).. you,
and to explain to you the cause of my absence from England
at this time.
In the course of last summer I was, as you are aware,
afflicted with severe illness, contracted in the discharge of
what I deemed a public duty, and which has resulted in the
loss of one of my eyes, but I am, thank God, decidedly better,
and assured by the best medical authorities that there is,
humanly speaking, every probability of my being able to
resume Parliamentary life in two months.
You did me the honour of electing me, about two years
ago, by a majority unparalleled in your contests. Previous
to that' Election I stated to yon without re7erve my views
upon all the great questions of the day, and I think I may
safely assert, without fear of contradiction, that I have not,
in ono single instance, deviated from the principles which I
then professed. Under these circumstances, I venture to
hope that my absence, occasioned as it has been solely by a
visitation of Providence, may not operate against me at the
approaching Election.
With regard to the vote of the House of Commons, which
has led to the Dissolution of Parliament, I beg to say that
had I been present I should most assuredly have given my
support to the Minister who, at a time of extreme difficulty,
undertook the Government when it was abandoned by others
the
,
and who has throughout his long political career upheld
honour and interests of the British empire.
I beg to offer my most grateful thanks for the considera-
tion and forbearance which you have exhibited towards me
during my involuntary absence, and to assure you that if you
will again honour me with your confidence, my best eneigies
shall, as heretofore, be devoted to your service.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obliged and faithful servant,
Naples, March 8, 1857. EBRINGTON.

THE NORTH OF INDIA TRAMROAD
COMPANY (Limited).—For introducing a
cheap System of Communication throughout the Province of
Rohilcund and adjacent territory, connecting the Ganges
with the Indus, and also with the 'lron Districts of Kumaon
and Gurhwal, via Futteyghur Shahjehanpoor, Earthily,
Rampoor, Moradabad, Meerut, 'Shaharunpoor, Umballah,
Loodbeana, ac Umritsir.
Temporary Offices.-6, Adams-court, Old Broad street.
Incorporated under the Joint Stock Companies' Act, 1856.
Capital, 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each.
(With power to increase.)
Deposit, 2s. per Share.
No Call will be made until a guaranteed Rate of Interest
has been obtained from the *FAA India
_Company on the re-
quired Capital.
CIIAIRMAN.—W P. ANDREW, Esq., F.R.G S. (Chairman of
the Scinde Railway Company).
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN.—Sir HERBERT MADDOCK, (late
Deputy-Governor of Bengal )
DIRECTORS.
Philip Anstruther, Esq. Director of the Bank of Egypt.
Harry Borradaile,'Esq., 'Director of the Scinde and Punjaub
Railway Companies.
Thomas Bradshaw, Esq., Chairman of the London and Con-
tinental Insurance Company.
W. F. Fergusson, Esq., Eastern Bengal Railway Company.
Colonel Glasfurd, late Executive Engineer of Rohilcund.
C. Grenville Mansel, Esq., late Member of the Board of Ad-
ministration, Punjaub.
G: Gordon Macpherson, Esq., Director of the Agra and
United Service Bank,
W. Shillito, Esq., Hon. East India Company, Bengal Estab-
lishment.
Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan, Bart., Nettlecombe, comer-
Sir
and Wallington, Northumberland.
Edward Warner, Esq., Grosvenor-place, Director of the
/tTational Discount Company.
J. W. Williamson, Esq., Chairman of the National Savings
Bank.
(With power to add to their number.)
AUDITORS.
Edward Hales, Esq., Director, National Discount Company.
Frederick Charles Wilkins, Esq., 31, Great Winchester-street.
CONSULTING ENGINEER—John Murray, Esq., C.E.
ACTING ENGINEER-IN INDIA—W. Sowerby, Esq., C.E.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Lyon, Barnes, and I Messrs. Marten, Thomas, and
Ellis. Hollams.

BANRERS.
Messrs. Smith, Payne, and I The At,ra and United Service
Smith. Bank.

No FURTHER APPLICATION for SHARES in this
Company can be RECEIVED.
GEORGE L. BROWNE, Secretary,
6, Adams-court, Old Broad-street, March 25, 1857.

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Contrary to expectation, the drawing off of the
water, preliminary to reaching the bodies of the
victims of the late explosion, did not commence
until late on Tuesday afternoon. On Monday the
water had reached within 15 inches of the height
fixed by the engineers as that required to overpower
the burning matter. Great disappointment was felt
by many of the relatives of the deceased, who, de-
spite the unfavourablestate of the weather, had come
from a distance to be present at the commencement
of operations which would lead to the speedy re-
covery of some of the bodies. This anxiety was
greatly increased by it having been made known
that some of the men who had descended to the
water in the pit had observe .I some bodies floating
on the surface. This, however, on more minute
inspection, was found not to be the case. At an
eatly hour on Tuesday morning the water had
reached the maximum height of 60 feet, and during
the forenoon it was stopped from running into the
pit. It was then expected that, as every 'thing had
been ready for some days past for drawing off the,
water, operations would be at once commenced.
This, however, was not the case, as it was nearly
four o'clock before the iron buckets could be said
to have commenced drawing. The delay was oc-
casioned, in a great measure, by it being found, at
the eleventh hour, that the buckets were too large,
and that other essentials, although trifling matters,
had been overlooked. Loud were the complaints
of the poor women, who came towards the pit, on
hearing of the apparent dilatoriness of the parties.
Their grief, however, had no effect upon the police
stationed at the pit, who rudely sent them away
from the ground upon which their husbands,
fathers, and brothers lie. The iron buckets having
been lessened they were let down, and were found
to do their work admirably, discharging about 500
gallons of water in five or six seconds under a
minute. A quantity of lime was placed close to the
shaft, some of which was thrown into the water,
This was found to be necessary as a disinfectant.
A good deal of gossip has prevailed on the subject
of the water during the past week.
There is little fear that anything injurious can re-
sult from it, for, besides the disinfectant- thrown
into the water from the shaft, a large quantity of
pure water is mixed with it from the Abdy bed.
During the operation of drawing, it is arranged
that men shall go down to the water's edge at short
intervals, as it is expected that bodit s may occa-
sionally come up to the surface.
The difference of the temperature of the water at
the surface and bottom of the upcast shaft stilleon-
tinues nearly the same as it has been for the last 10
days—the bo tom being 60 degs. and the surface 66
degs. ; and doubts have been expressed as to the
fire being extinguished by some of the best autho-
rities. It is to be hoped, now that operations hive
commenced, that no timo will Le lost in reaching
the bodies, and thus allaying the excitement and
easing the minds of the relatives of the unfortunate
men, the great wish of all of whom seams to bathe
seeing of their remains interred ; and, until this is
done, the painful scenes already witnessed are :Aire
to occur. An instance of this was given on Tues-
day. Doubtless from want of thought, a waggon
load of coffins was sent down to Lundhill, from
Barnsley, in the middle of the day, when a scene
occurred only equalled by the day the explosion
took place. The women in, a body left their houses,
rip hed up to the waggon, and on witnessing its
contents—the sad spectacle bringing to their minds
F 0 forcibly the great loss they had sustained—a
most agonising and painful scene was the result.
It is to be hoped that such scenes will in future lea
obviated, as they easily might be, by the transit of.
such articles being made at night, and thus spare
the feelings of those who have already suffered
so deeply.
Two powerful fans, for exhausting the gases in
the cupola shrift, are just being erected, to be
worked by steam-power. As soon as the water has
been drawn off, the fans will be brought into opera-
tion, so as to allow parties going to the bottom to
do so without the risk of another explosion, as the
vast body of gas accumulated in the pit would ren-
der such u. thing probable, if not carried off. The
men on whom will devolve the onerous task of
searching for the bodies will be selected from the
various pits in the district, and will embrace the
bt st and most experienced miners to be found in
the Yorkshire coal fields.

The small amount of dollars brought by the last West
India steamer bas been sold at 61d , being an advanCe of
OAd. on the price realised for those by the preceding
packet.