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

I pUS5 tIItrHHCC HC WtSlErH Gnu, anu
through the glass l espy huge black substance
standing up outside like a pyramid. soon fad,
on inquiry, that it comes from Liverpool, and is
the monster coal that startled the Cockneys it
went through the streets in van to its destination
The coal was, unfortunately, shut out of the Exhi-
btion but it occupies very prominent position
outside and, in addition to attracting the notice of
visiters, forms prominent object TO .passers by,
who have the qualification of seeing it for nothing
1t is certainly the largest and most brilliant black
diamond ever seen, and may boldly challenge co n
parson with its translucent carbonic BROTHER the
mountain Of light, which is so well taken of
within the building 1t has peculiar and brilliant
sparkle about il, indicative, presume, 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, was cut down to one ton. Considering that
the abundance of coal in this country has been
Of the chief of its greatness-for what could
our railways, steam vessels and Lancashire manu-
factories do without it Ia little depression respect
ing this beautiful specimen may, perhaps, not be
deemed out Of place here. IL 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 10 q
diton to furnish more than double, or even 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
in consumption. Combustion without smoke, and
without any resdium Of foulness, dust, or incom-
bustible material Iperceive that it has been pro-
nounced, by those most capable Of judging of its
quality, to be the best and most economical fuel for
steamships, especially ocean 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 SrArrsTIcs.-The Russian POSSES
sions in Europe, Asia and America, cover an area
Of 90, 25l square miles, with population of o.
5,OO0. The annual expenditure of the Russian
States amounts to 900, and the public debt
is Gl22 900 900. Notes to an amount OF Coz OO0,-
600 are in circulation. The Russian army numbers
100000 men. and the heet consists Of 7l5 vessels,
with 5, 800 guns. The mercantile marine has 100
nual exports Is CD, 100 600 and Of imports,
c22 600 600 Austria has IL, l5s square miles, and
81 900 900 inhabitants. The expenditure is c 0OO,
COO, and the public debt cl} 900 ,0so. Bank notes
in cir ,ulation, 9l2, 000, 600. The army numbers
600 men, and the feet has l56 vessels and 600
guns. There are 500 merchant ships, with ton
mage Of l62 l26 tons. Imports, Cii0OO 0oO exports,
GI3,000,000. France, minus her colonies, ha,9,7tS
square miles, with 81, 500,0 900 inhabitants. Expen-
dfture C64 900 600; debt c22I 900 600; notes, en-,
0C0,000; army, 25,463 men; hee,, 325 vessels
5000 guns; mercantile marine ships, 4,353-joint
tonnage, 6i3,0ls tons; imports, Ei0,0o0,0Oo; ex-
;orts, Ell 100000. Prussia-5,l0l square miles,
and IT, 400 COO inhabitants. Expenditure, Gl6.0oO,-
COO; debt, c3o.OOO, 600; bank notes, Go,0OO,0OO;
ttaDding army tmlhus the i,anuNenrD @af,NtV mcni
feet, 80 vessels. ~ guns, and y77 merchant vessc
Of joint tonnage Of 3O,g11 tons.-h1tISchs
Zeitung.
"GALLows LITERATURE. The extent to which
the sale Of gallogs literature Is pushed, appears
scarcely credible. Mr.. Mayhem, IN his work on
" London Labor and London Poof," states that not
lees than E3,27 is expended annually on broad
sheets" supplied by street Sellers in the metropolis
alone. lie adds .-"l obtained returns Of the nun
Der of copies relating TO The principal executions Of
late that had been sOld-Of Rush, 500 900; of the
Mannipgs 100000; of Couryoiser, ,6t6, 900; of
Good, l,65O,OO0; Of Cordcr, ,6J0, 600 Of Green
acre, l,6C6,000; Of Thurtsll could obtain no
accouni-'it was 80 long ago;' but the sale was
enormous. Reckoning that each copy sold for
penny, (thc regular price In the country, where
thugs amounts to upwards Of fts 300 IN the case
of the six nurdcrers above givcn. All these num-
bers were printed aud got up in London; a few
'broadshccts concerning Rush were printed also
in Norwich"
BIBLES ~ ExcLs~p.- according to q return IS
SUED yesterday the number OF Bibles printed by the
Queens printer, ..vm Jsrusry /, LES. to 'iieii-
Der 81, Esv was l5s, 600; and the nunber Of Tes-
.rments $4,000. The drawbsck Of paper duty on
these amounted 10 ~, 123 So. l0Sd At the Oxford
University press there were printed in ~, lol 200
bibles, and 2t2,OuO Testan in lri9. yS,yU
Bibles and pr, 500 Tcstsmep AID in 1850, 1919
Bibles, and 2aj, 900 Tcstsmerts. The drawb ick Of
PAPER duty on these amounted for each of the above
Years respectively to ~ 40 tis lid, c2 JOG Is Cd,
and G2,7l5 Iss. "a. At the Cambridge University
press the number Of Bibles printed during the same
years was 500 for the first and 81 600 for the two
last; and Of Testaments, $1,000, 10000, and S,OO
respectively. London Sun, Jumee.