The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-10
EUROPEAN NEWS.
Arrival OF the Cana da,s liaiIs.

Arrival Of the Canada,s Mails,
rous brsnaS. s last evening the papers from
Oanaalan to Quebec. We CLEAN from her pepers
so.ne turtner items of general news
1ue Csnaalan grounded on White Island reef
.oou. iu miles below Quebec, while in charge o,
hn. 100 - lne postion WAS very dangerous one
out tAe least injury.
A DREADFUL SCENE.
Inc London papers by the Canadian. at Oua
pee furnish the following particulars of the fsts
sScaen1 ~ At the Music Hail. Surry Gardens, while
tns hev Mr.. Spurgeon was preaching:
Before the service commenced the entbus;..u
Within, and even without, the building WAS in
tense After the preacher had proceeded for some
minutes, on sudden the hysterical scream and
subsequent fsintng of female in the gallery to the
ieit OF Mr. s., and at the farther end of the buiId
log, occasoned sommotion.
PRESENTLY, the people at the doors cried a'Fire r.
-Vnere really had been Q strong smell of FIRE 4
few minutes previously y)-others called out =
Ine building the building is fallingl" and
then, from above, in the galleries in the hall
and from all sides, rose . volley of screams and
snrieks, which were followed by . terrific rush to
the doors.
The preacher paused in terror. vidked from
the orchestra, the body of the hall presented a
scene OF dire confusion and agonized excitement
Fortunately, from the floor being encumbefed bv
seats, moments obstruction was given to the
rush. That moment saved the lives OF MANY who
would have been overwhelmed in the tremendous
onset toward the door, and gave time for more
tranquil observation.
The preacher, recovering himself, inoIored
silence, assured the people of safety, and while
the shr1eks and screams still resoundad and tar
rioie groans were beginning to be heard, set up a
hymn, which, at first loudly chanted from the or.
chestra, soon spread itself over the troubled CON
gregation in the body of the hall who now seeing
tne roof still above them, and the galleries still
crowded with listeners, terror stricken yet eager
~ hanging upon the preachers words. thus an.
courased, joined in the hymn.
Not 80 in the galleries There was a rush made
In the circular stair case on the right side facing
the entrance. Down this q stream of frightened
men, women and children poured, rushing on in
terror and impelled from behind by crowds in still
greater alarm. Turning upon the stairs of the
second gallery, slight curve is made by the bal
ustrades There, unfortunately, from the over
wheiming pressure, the mahogany handral broke
ana the balustrades gave way, one after the other
Tor about three yards. Urged by the crowd above.
those below fell over the sides, down the well
staircase, to the stone floor beneath
The first who tumbled over was q well dressed
woman, who struck upon her head and died with
oRt agroan the second another respectfully dressed
female who fell screaming in an agony. with child
clasped in her arms; then came another woman
then two men, and others followed Meantime
the crowd from the end of the hall below were
rushing round the passage forcing their way out
wards lover the dead snd dying The groans
and screams were such as might be fancied of Pan
demonium.
EARTHQUAKE AT MALTA
MALTA, October lo.-On Sunday. the October
2oth at eleven minutes before 2 o'clock A.
a., the islands of Malta and Coco were visited
by shocks of an earthquake, so violent 10 their
nature, and so long in their duration, that the
oldest inhabitants do not remember ever to have
experienced anything SO severe. The first shock
made itself perceptbs by tremendous motion
similar to that caused by the passing of a heavy
gun-carriage thousand times repeated, accom-.
panied by rumbling noise, Of distant thunder,
which rapidly increased in violence until every
building trembled Scarcely minute had elapsed
when more violent shock, accompanied by a
louder noise occurred The alarm occasioned
was general throughout town and country.
Men, women and children, suddenly aroused
from their slumbers, issued from every house,
rushed into the streets and made their way to the
squares, and other spaces, which soon became full
OF people The sentry at the Treasury left his
post aud ran to the main guard, which he turned
out, under the impression that shells were being
thrown into the town by an enemy from some
steam feet The two shocks, the interval being sc
brief as to be incalculsble, lasted two minutes
In the city of Valetta scarcely building escaped
injury and all corner structures have more particu
larry suffered OF the Roman Catholic churches
those of San Giacomo, St Orsola, and st. DomiIi
CO appear to have suffered most.
THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
Statement for the aoeek ending October 18th.
BosToN, Nov. 7--Willmer Smiths Times, dated
Saturday says the return of the Bank of England for
October 18th, places the stock of Bullion in boz de-
partments, at eleven million seven hundred and egh-
tYUne thousand nine hundred and twenty five pounds
showing increase OF one million six hundred and
forty thousand eight hundred and ffyeigh lbs,
as compared with the preceding return.
The Liverpool Journal however, of Saturday,
gives q very different account, and says the Bank re-
turn of last week, compared with the preceding
one shows the stock of bullion to be nine million
seven hundred and sixty thousand four huudEed aud
eighty-two pounds, decrease of three hundred
ard seventy ynne thouss 4d five hundred and eighty
five pounds
The London Gazette of Friday evening the 24tb
says-the Bank OF England returns of this evening
will, it is understood be unfavosbIe, regards the
reserve of the notes, and will prob.by show q de-
crease in the bullion of somewhere about one hun
dren Thousand pounds.
The london letters also those from Liverpool
received by banking houses in this city, Boston
entirely silent upon the subject of bank return.