The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-22 00:00:00

THE CARRIAGE OF PETROLEUM.

The London and North-Western Railway have issued a,
notice to the effect that they " will not carry in any of
their boats trading between the ports of Holyhead and
Dublin any petroleum, Rangoon oil, Burmah oil, any
product of them, or any oil of petroleum, peat, or Other
bituminous substance, or any gunpowder, aquafortis, oil
of vitriol, or any other goods which in the judgment
of the company are of a dangerous character." Persons
who may attempt to evade this regulation by sending
dangerous consignments covertly are threatened with
prosecution under the 329th section of the Merchant
Shipping Act 1864, which imposes a penalty of
£lOO for every such offence. It will be noticed that
no reference is made to the carriage of petroleum
or other dangerous goods by rail, but the closing
of the mail packets to this traffic will in some
measure have the effect of stopping such consignments
by the Chester and Holyhead Railway, which from its
proximity to numerous chemical works has hitherto done
a considerable business in this line. There is, however,
nothing in the new regulation which would prevent a
manufacturer, having a large consignment, from despatch-
ing his goods to Holyhead by the ordinary luggage trains,
and thence to Ireland by means of a smallvessel of his own
chartering.

THE VISIT OF PRINCE ALFRED TO HULL.

A special meeting of the Hull Town Council has been
held, the Mayor (G. C. Roberts, Esq.) in the chair, to
consider the communication forwarded to his worship by
command of her Majesty, and to invite his Royal
Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to unveil the statue
of the late Prince Consort, which is to be placed in
the People's Park. The following resolution was agreed
to, on the motion of the Mayor, seconded by the Sheriff :
" That this Council, deeply sensible of the interest
expressed by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen with
reference to the statue to be raised by the inhabitants of
the town as a memorial to his Royal Highness the late
Prince Consort, and being desirous that the inauguration
of such memorial should be attended with circumstances
befitting the object for which it was designed, do humbly
invite his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, K.G.,
K.P., to visit the town, and perform the ceremony of un.
veiling the statue on such day as may be convenient to
him, and that the Mayor, on behalf of this Council, do
convey this invitation to his Royal Highness." It waa
also moved by the Mayor, seconded by Alderman Gresham,
that the Mayor, Sheriff, ex-Mayor, the chairman of the
several standing committees of the Council and Local
Board of Health, and the two senior councillors of
each ward be a committee for the purpose of making
all proper and necessary arrangements (either on behalf
of the corporation or in conjunction with public
bodies) for giving a suitable reception to his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Edinburgh on his visit to the town, and
that such committee have power to incur, and through the
treasurer of the borough, from time to time, by their order
signed by their chairman, to defray all proper disburse.
ments for carrying into effect this resolution at the expense
of this corporation.—Eastern Morning News.

Among the passengers who sailed trom Liver•
pool for New York on board the steamship Cuba was Gene-
ral M4Clellan, who was well known as one of the Federal
commanders in the early stages of the American war.

Two people have lost their lives at Handsworth in
endeavouring to save the lives of others. A nurse and four
children were in a boat on the pool fishing, when ono of
them changed her seat, overbalanced herself, and fell in the
water. Her little brother jumped in after her to rescue her;
the gardener went to his assistance, when the boy clung to
him, and they were both drowned. The girl was rescued
by another man.

"Brother Ignatius" preached again on Sunday,
in the small church of St. Edmund the King and Martyr
with St. Nicholas Aeons, in Lombard-street. There was
a larger attendance than the place would hold, and the
crowd outside numbered at least half the listeners who
found seats or standing room within. A contemporary
says :—" In Mr. Spurgeon's customary vein, but without
any approach to Mr. Spurgeon's ability, he preached as if
he had been preaching to a congregation of children at a
Sunday school. It was a succession of that flippant home-
liness of imagery which is paitial. Well may Mr. Lyne
suppose that the understanding has little or nothing to do
with religion, if he talks always on religious topics as he
talked last night."

DISTRESSING BATHING ACCIDENT.—A loss of
life whilst bathing has just taken place under very painful
circumstances at Ouistreham, a small watering-place on the
coast of Normandy. The deceased was a young lady named
Le Cesne, aged 19, who had been staying there with her
family. They were to leave a few days back, and had gone
to the beach to bathe for the last time. Madame Le Cesne,
with the younger children, remained near the shore, while
Mdlle. Berthe, with the governess, Miss Fletcher, both of
whom were good swimmers, went farther out. After dis-
porting for some time in the water, which was about up to
their shoulders, they were about to rest themselves by
floating, when Mdlle. Le Cesne was seized by a large
wave and carried completely out of her depth. Miss
Fletcher endeavoured to go to her assistance, but was
unable to reach her in time, and the unfortunate young
lady struggled in vain to get back, and presently disap-
peared. This painful scene was witnessed by the mother,
whose screams brought several persons to the spot, and the
body of Al dile. Berthe was at length recovered by a customs'
officer, named Hallot, but all efforts to restore life were
unavailing. Miss Fletcher was also brought to the shore
insensible, but afterwards recovered.
FALL OF THE ROOF OF A HOUSE IN NORTH
SHIELDS.—On Sunday morning the roof of the Rose of
Allendale public-house, Bell-street, :North Shields, occupied
by Mrs. Ann Robertson, fell in with a crash. The top flat of
the house was used as a bedroom, in which there were two
beds, and was occupied by the son of Mrs. Robertson,
The roof of the house has been in the most wretched con.
dition for years, and about three months ago the present
occupant of the house made a complaint to the agent, Mr,
Jackson, respecting its dilapidation. No notice, however,
appears to have been taken of the complaint, or at
least no repairs were made, and on Sunday morn.
ing, between the hours above stated, it fell, to the great
alarm of the whole neighbourhood. It is marvellous
that nobody was killed. During the heavy rains which
fell towards the latter end of the week the top flat was
rendered unfit for habitation, and on Saturday night its
occupant slept down stairs, and undoubtedly thereby
saved his life. Considering the age of the building, it is a
wonder that the weight of the d6bris did not break the
flooring and go clowa tough the whole house.-- L
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