The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-07

| pass on to the entrance at the western end, and
through the glass espy huge black substance
standing up outside like pyramid. soon fad
on inquiry, that it comes from Liverpool, and is
the monster coal that startled the Cockneys as it
went through the streets in van to its destination
The coal was, unfortunately, shut out of the Exh-
bition, but it occupies very prominent position
outside and in addition to attracting the notice Of
visters, forms prominent object TO passers by,
who have the qualification of seeing it for nothing
Ii is certainly the largest and most brilliant black
diamond ever seen, and may boldly challenge n
parison with its translucent carbonc brother the
mountain of light" which is so well taken of
within the building IL has peculiar and brilliant
sparkle about it, Indicative lpresume, of the purity
OF the material; and altogether, its structure and
appearance excite both attention and admiration.
he lump was originally five tons in weight but,
in with the direction of the commission
ers cut down to ton. Considering that
the abundance of coal in this country has been
Of the chief causes of its greatness-for what could
our railways, steam vessels, and Lancashire manu-
factories do without il Ia little depression respect
ing this beautiful specimen may, perhaps, not be
deemed out Of place here. 1t Is called the Blaen-
gwawr steam coal, and it is found in the valley of
Aberdare twenty. four miles from Cardiff, in South
Wales, where the proprietor, Mr.. Davis, works the
most extensive and productive mines in the dis
trict. The present yield is about 1000 tons per
week. 1t is said the mines will be shortly in con-
dition to fun ish than double, treble,
that amount. The coal is said to possess the fol-
lowing properties The power to generate and
evolve great heat, with brilliant and intensely hot
fame. High specific gravity, and great economy
in consumption Combustion without smoke, and
without any residium Of foulness, dust, or incom-
bustible material. Iperceive that il has been pr,
nounced, by those most capable Of judging of its
quality, to be the best and most economical fuel for
steamships, especially going vessels. The
coal has won very high reputation among the cap
tains of the first class American mail steamships
which ply between New York and Liverpool
Liverpool Courier, June III.
CONTINENTAL SrArIsTIcs-The Russian posses
sions in Europe, Asia and America, cover
Of 90, 25l square miles with a population of 65,-
5,O00. The annual expenditure of the Russian
States amounts to 600, and the public debt
is Gl22 100000. Notes to an amount OF COZ 000,-
600 are in circulation. The Russian army numbers
100000 men. and the feet consists Oils vessels,
with $500 guns. The mercantile marine has 100
vessels, of LOO, 600 tons. The average value of
nual exports is E2S, 100 600 and Of imports,
ED 600 600 Austria has II, l5s square miles, aud
81 900 900 inhabta The expenditure is c1 00O,
COO, and the public debt elS300o, 0so. Bank notes
in cir ,ulation, Et2 900 900. The army numbers
100000 men, and the feet has l56 vessels and 600
guns. There are 500 merchant ships, with a tom
mage of 1872 i26 tons. lmports, Cli0OO 0oO exports,
Gl3,000OO0 France, minus her colonies, ha. 9,7i5
square miles, with IS, 500,0 900 inhabitants. Expen-
dure, c64 900 900; debt c22l 900 900; notes, en-,
0C0.000; army, 265, 1863 men; fee;, 325 vessels
5000 guns; mercantile marine ships, 4,353-joint
tonnage. 6i3,0is tons imports, El0,00,00O; ex-
;orts, fi7,000,00O. Prussia-5,1 0i square miles,
and 10 400, COO inhabitants Expenditure. Gl6.00O,
coo; debt, c30OO00 900; bank notes, Ge,OOO,OOO;
standing army (minus the l.andwehr), "a, zoo men;
feet, 80 vessels, - guns, and 977 merchant vessels
of a joint tonnage Of 1887 tons.-hasischs
Zcfung.
"GALLows LITERATuEE. The extent TO which
the sale of gallows literature is pushed appears
scarcely credible. Mr. Mayhem, m his work on
I" London Labor and London Poof," states that not
less than f3,276 i expended annually on broad
Sheets" supplied by street sellers in the metropolis
alone. lie adds I'll obtained returns of the nun
Der of copies relating TO The principal executions OF
late that had been sOld-Uf Rush, Z5O0 600; Of the
Meanings, 100000; Of Couryoiser, 1,6o6, 000 of
Good l,65OOO0 of Corder, 90, 600; Of Green
acre, 1,6G6,000; Of Thurtsll | cculd obtain no
ACCOUNT IL was 30 long ago;' but the sale was
enormous. Reckoning that each copy was sold for
a penny, Qhc regular price in the country, where
the great sale Is,) the money expended 70: such
thugs amounts to upwards of ftS 300 IN the case
Of the six nurderers above given. All these mum
bcis were printed aud got up ia London; a few
'broadshccts concerning Rush were printed also
in Norwich"
BIRtEs ~ EscI.~p.- according TO return IS
sued yesterday the number Of Bibles printed by the
queens printer, .,vm January !, les. To teTn-
Der 81 l.vv, was ,5. 600; and the number Of les
.~menia $4,000. The drawback Of paper duty on
these amounted 10 ~, 113 81. 1874 At the Oxford
University press there we're printed in l&S, 2 800
bibles, and 2t2,0uO Testaments; in lSi9. 1l5,SO
Bibles, aud 2I 300 Tcstamerts aBd in 1850, 0',1u
Bibles, and 23J 900 Tcstsmerts. The drawb tck OF
paper duty on these amounted for each Of the above
years respectively to ~ 30 US. lid, 60 JG 5s Cd,
and ~, 7i5 ISs. I'd. At the Cambridge University
press the pumber Of Bibles printed during the same
years was 76 500 for the FIRST and 600 for the two
last; and Of Testaments, $1,000, 5000, and 5000
respectively. London Sun, Juno.