The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-29 00:00:00

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At the inauguration, on Wednesday, an address from the
classes was presented to Lord Stanley, expressing

their gratitude for his munificent donation. His lordship,
in an eloquent reply, enlarged upon the advantages of
such institutions, and discussed various topics in con-
nection with the educational wants of the country.
VALUABLE DISCOVERY.—A discovery, which is likely
to be of great advantage to agriculture, has just been
reported to the Agricultural Society of Clermont (Oise).
A gardener, whose frames and hot-house required paint-
ing, decided on making them black, as likely to attract
the heat better, and from a principle of economy he made
use of gas-tar instead of black paint. The work was per-
formed during the winter, and on the approach of spring
the gardener was surprised to find that all the spiders
and insects which usually infested his hot-house had dis-
appeared, and also that a vine, which for the last two
years had so fallen off that he had intended to replace it by
another, had acquired fresh force and vigour, and gave
every sign of producing a large crop of grapes. He after-
wards used the same substance to the posts and trellis-
work which supported the trees in the open air, and met
with the same result, all the caterpillars and other insects
completely disappearing. It is said that similar experi-
ments have been made in some of the vineyards of the
Gironde with similar results.—Galignani.

TERRIFIC COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—EarIy on Tuesday,
a most terrific explosion took place at Lund-hill Colliery,
Heming. field, about five miles south of Barnsley, and half
a mile from the South Yorkshire Railway. On Monday,
in consequence of some alterations having been made in
connection with the boilers of the engine, the sinkers did
not work; but on Tuesday morning they descended as
usual, and at 610 a terrific explosion of fire-damp took
place which alarmed the whole neighbourhood for a mile
round. The first thing that was noticed after the shock
of the explosion was the body of a bricklayer named Wil-
liam Davey, flying in the air, at a height of 90 feet, and
subsequently falling upon a wall elevated 18 feet from the
surface of the ground, for the purpose of increasing the
height of the pit mouth ; from this he was taken quite
dead. James Batty, who was on the boards placed across
the mouth of the pit for the purpose of landing the material
sent out, was blown from his position, and fell to the bot-
tom of the shaft. The plank upon which he had been
standing was found at a distance of 300 feet from the
place where it had been originally firmly nailed. The
head-gear was blown down, which caused some time to be
lost before any one-could be lowered down the shaft. So
soon, however, as means could be effected for that purpose,
William Corbridge, Thomas Armitage, and Jepson de-
scended, and found the bodies of William Mozley, James
Batty, and Matthew Pollard in a fearfully mangled state,
and quite dead. Noah Heely and Thomas Jackson were
very much injured, the former, so much so that he is not
expected to recover. Matthew Pollard is about 50 years
of age, and has left a wife and eight children, who are resid-
ing at Rochdale, Lancashire, which town he left a fort-
night since, and commenced work at this place. William
Davey, bricklayer, resided at Bawtry, and has left a wife
and three children. 'William Mozley and James Batty are
single, and natives of the place,

StAiRIAGE OF A. TURiISH PRINCESS.—The ceremony
of the espousals of Ali Galib Pasha and the Princess
Fatima commenced on the morning of the 7th instant.
At nine o'clock the presents given by the sultan to his
daughter left Chiragan Serail, preceded by a numerous
body of pashas, generals, and officers, in their gala uni-
forms, with a battalion of infantry, and a fine band of
music, playing martial airs. Then came upwards of 100
pages, each bearing on his head a salver, on which were
placed baskets of flowers and sweetmeats, tastefully enve-
loped in gauze of various gay colours ; cooking utensils of
silver, with gilt handles and knobs, followed ; and these
were succeeded by the nichan takim, objects invariably
presented to a bride, consisting of a pair of pattens, and a
hand-mirror, for the use of the bath ; the former were of
gold enamelled, the broad straps richly studded with bril-
liants, and the back and handle of the mirror were equally
ornamented with jewels. An anteri (petticoat), sparkling
with diamonds, was also exhibited; and, finally, two char-
it-bans filled with trunks, containing„ among other precious
objects, an abundance of French millinery to decorate the
Oriental person of the princess. To these were added a
purse on behalf of the bridegroom, containing a million of
piasters, in the shape of pin-money. This train of pashas
and presents embarked, after ten minutes' ride, in 28 boats,
pulled each by ten men, and in upwards of 150 kaiks, and
proceeded up the Bosphorus to AR Galib Pasha's palace.
On the Bth and 9th several interesting ceremonies took
place in the sultan's harem, viz., the bride was conducted
to the bath, her finger and toe nails dyed red with henna,
and her hair decorated with jewellery. These were three
distinct ceremonies. On the morning of the 10th the
bridegroom repaired to the palace, where the grand vizier,
the ministers, and all the grandees received him in state,
and the " akdoonikah," or ceremony of espousals, was duly
performed; afterwards the whole party moved on in grand
style, the grand vizier (surrounded by his staff) and the
bridegroom bringing up the rear, towards Baltaliman. An
immense concourse was collected on the line of the proces-
sion,consisting chiefly of the fair sex,who seemed to interest
themselves particularly on the occasion. The evening of
the 10th was Axed for the " zifaf-guedgessi," or night of
introduction, when the fortunate pasha would behold his
modest bride for the first time. The Oriental custom of
their supping together on a boiled fowl would, it was said,
be duly observed, and next morning the ceremonies would
be wound up by the young pasha's visit to kiss the dust of
the feet of his imperial father-in-law, and the hem of the
garment of each of the princess's other near relatives.
Owing to the difficulties of the day, the usual five days'
and five nights' rejoicings were put aside, and a dinner
was t 1 oulz treat gwou to tho Titrlibh ad*,