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est profusion. I remarked great varieties of geraniums and roses,
growing apparently wild under the wide-spreading trees which se-
parate the hay and corn fields. Everything is perfect—every inch
of ground is adorned and made useful. The troughs which the
cattle drink out of are carved and ornamented, as well as the gates
to the fields and farm-yards. The village church and school are
beautiful; then the children seem so well educated—smiles and
bows greet one on all sides, from rosy faces. The girls' hair
well combed and arranged, and their dresses and white aprons
scrupulously clean ; and even the boys' coats, those usually most
dilapidated parts of the human attire, appear well brushed and
mended. I have not seen a rag, a broken window, or a miserable
face in the whole place.
Cosi' or, w PICTURE.—It is said that Marshal Soult, on being
asked one day how much his best picture had cost, replied, " One
monk." The meaning of this was, that the picture was given in
exchange for an unfortunate monk, who had been taken prisoner
during Soult's campaign in Spain, and condemned to death.
The volumes are liberally illustrated with clever litho-
graphs, from sketches by the highly-gifted authoress.

AWFUL CALAMITY.-FIVE LIVES LOST BY
THE FALL OF PART OF A FURNACE AT
DOWLAIS.

(From the Merthpr Guardian.)

On Tuesdey afternoon an alarm was spread in Dow-
lais and Merthyr that a dreadful accident had happened
at the Dowlais Iron Works, by which a number of men
had lost their lives. Numbers hurried to the spot, and
found that there was too much reason for the report, as a
portion of one of the furnaces in what are called the old
works, at Dowlais, had given way and buried eight men
under the ruins, and had endangered the lives of six
more, who escaped with some slight injuries, but not
without much alarm. A gang of twelve volunteers was
immediately formed, who commenced the work of dig-
ging out the bodies without a moment's delay, and here
we cannot help expressing our admiration and respect for
the gallant fellows who volunteered in this service of
danger to rescue their fellow workmen from death, as it
is quite impossible to view the spot without acknow-
ledging that they were exposed to the most imminent
peril even by approaching the place, but much more so
when a moment's reflection might satisfy them that every
stone they loosened and removed from over the bodies of
their comrades might bring down sudden destruction on
their own heads. In order that the nature of the acci-
dent may be understood it is necessary to state that the
furnace is composed of four square walls outside and a
circular wall in the inside, and that the space between the
inner and outer walls is filled up with loose stones and
earth, which have become so closely compacted as to
form one solid mass. In consequence of decay in a por-
tion of the inner or circular wall the outer wall and the
intervening stones, &c., were pierced, that the necessary
repairs might be effected, and a space cleared for the men
to carry on the work. Aware, however, of the insecure
nature of this intervening mass, a scaffolding was raised
over the workmen to protect them in case of any of the
stones giving way. This having been done the men
commenced their labours and went on with their work
till three o'clock on Tuesday, when an alarm was given
that the loose stones were giving way, but only one man
was able to leave the hole where they were at work when
the whole mass, to the weight, it is estimated, of 100
tons, came down on the scaffolding, smashing it to pieces
and burying eight men in a state that scarcely left a hope
for the escape of one of them. There were six men at
work on an external scaffold that ran along the front of
the furnace, one of whom was knocked down by a blow
from a stone, but he sustained but little injury from his
fall. Mr. John Evans had a narrow escape for his life,
being under the arch at the time. Hearing the crash he
ran to the corner of the furnace bottom. Every one on
the spot thought the whole front wall was coming down.
As soon as the persons present could collect their scat-
tered thoughts the work of removing the ruins began,
but in consequence of the space at which the men could
work being so small, only one could be engaged at a time
inside, and it was not until six that the first man, David
Jones, who was dug from the ruins, was taken out. He
was buried up to his neck, -but was protected as he lay
by the fallen timber, so that his life was preserved, but
he was dreadfully crushed. He has a wife and children,
and is about 37 years of age. In another hour William
Price, aged 29, was dug out. He had been buried to the
middle, but his injuries are not great. He has a wife and
two children. At eight o'clock a third man named John
Jones, aged 33, and having a wife and family, was ex-
tricated, but in a shockingly bruised state. These three
have been able to speak all the time and thus their de-
liverers are cheered with the assurance that their labours
were not in vain in trying to safe life ; but after eight
o'clock all was silent, and every man felt the conviction
that the victims when rescued would only be taken from
one grave to be laid in another, and so it happened, for
after seven hours more additional labour through the
dreadful and anxious night, at three o'clock in the morn-
ing one of the sufferers was reached and found to be
quite dead ; at six two more were dug out, and about
eight two more, all dead, and mangled in the most fright-
ful manner. We have examined the hole (a duty scarcely
free from danger) in which these unfortunate men were
at work, and were surprised how they could find room
to move much more to work in so confined a space. The
conduct of a little boy, aged 10, sou of David Thomas,
one of those who was killed, was very affecting. He
remained by the ruins all night, and would not believe
for a long time that his father was among the slain.

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Rev. G. Pickard, M. A. to the Rectory of Warmwell,
with Pokeswell annexed, void by the death of the Rev. G.
Pickard, sen.; patrons, the representatives of the late J.
Trenchard, Esq.
Rev. R. Jeffreys B. D. Fellow of St. John's College,
Cambridge, to the Rectory of Cockfield, Suffolk, vacant by
the death of the Rev. R. Bligh, B. D.; patrons, the Master
and Fellows of St. John's College.
Rev. Thomas Lund, B. D., Fellow of St. John's College,
Cambridge, to the Rectory of Morton, Derbyshire, vacant
by the death of the Rev. R. B. Turbutt ; patrons, the Mas-
ter and Fellows of St. John's College.
Rev. G. Cardew, M.A. to the Vicarage of North New-
ington with Little Knoyle, Wiltshire, void by the cession of
the Rev. Jos. Sam. Stockwell ; patron, the Rev. J. S. Stock-
well.
Rev. Chris. Alderson, Rector of Kirkheaton, Yorkshire,
to be one of the Domestic Chaplains of the Duchess of
Leeds.
Rev. Frederick Teed, M.A. of Jesus College, Cambridge,
to the Rectory of Michael's, Lewes, void by the resignation
of the Rev. Dr. Proctor.
Rev. F. C. Cook, to be Secretary to the London Diocesan
Board, and Inspector of Church Schools in London and
Middlesex. _ _ . . .

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Rev. R. Eden, Rector of Leigh, Essex, to be the Inspector
of Schools in that county.
Rea. T. Hathornthwaite, to be Curate of Runcorn,
Cheshire. _ . . _

Rev. G. A. E. Marsh, to be Rural Dean of Bangor.
Rev. F. Meade, to be Curate of Newton Purcell, in this
county.
Rev. A. Phillips, to be Head Master of Chelenham Gram-
mar School.
Rev. C. K. Prescot; to be Rural Dean of Macclesfield.
Rev. J. S. Dunn, to the Perpetual Curacy of Marraingtree,
Essex ; patron, the Rector of Mistley.
Rev. W. S.' Hartley, to the Vicarage of Laughton-en 4c-
Morthern ; patron, Rev. L. V. Harcourt.
Rev. F. Lloyd, to the Rectory of Great Hampden, with
the Vicarage Of Great Kimble, Buckinghamshire ; patron,
the Earl of Buckinghamshire.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—EarIy on Wednesday morning.
last an accident, unhappily attended with the loss of life of
one individual and the serious injury of others, occurred on
the Bristol & Gloucester railway, by the blowing out of a plug
from the boiler of one of the. bank engines, on the inclined
plane near Bromsgrove station, by which Mr. Wm Creuze,
the engineer of locomotives, was so dreadfully scalded that
he died in about twenty four hours after. Two or three
other persons, who were on the engine and tender at the
time, were also more or less injured, but they are all in a fair
way of recovery.