New-York tribune., 1866-12-31
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE COLLIEEY EXPLOSIONS

THE COLLIEEl EXPLOSIONS
On the afternoon of the 18th inst fearful explos-
iun took place at the Oaks Colliery, Il nieS from
BarIslcy, in Yorkshire. The latest particulars, as
far ascertaned, show that there were $50 men and
boy~ in IN. pit when the explosion oconTTed Oi
these Is brought 10 the surface allNe, bnt tlat
snail number had since been rcduced by IL deaths
On the morning after the explosion ~hD, a nnIiDef @
nf men were exploring the workings, second eN-
plosion occurred csusing it was believed, D addi-
tiOnal deaths. The party conslSed OF INNING ehgl
! neers and f1remrH of the nelghbOlins collerlrs-
volunteers endcayorlng 10 rescue the former SUI
I tcTcTs. -,
Two other explosions occurred in the course Of the
dav anil il was fpund necessary To suspend the search
for the bodies. Only of the victims Of the second
escaped on the morning OF the l4th policeman on
duty a the pits mouth waS startled tO hear Slight
movement of The signal wire, accompanied by sight
tinke of the bel attached. Engineers and medical
men were sums oned anu 4Ilsr Urhl ,huctuiS y
minr named BrJwn was racred. with ialr nope oi
future recovery Brown reports that he heard no
mnsning and observed no sign of amy other living
Another friahtful explosion also occurred on the
18th inst near Ncwcastlc-gu-Iync, Saflordshire.
Tbe original estimate of me lpss of life had been re-
dnced but still stands at the iearful~luInber of a.
A. 10 The origin of the two cNplOsions II was believed
that ut the Oaks collcry he gas was fired while men
were engaged blasting IN the other east 1t was I'M
possible To form conjecture
The Lord Mayor OF London Alderman Gabriell had
opencd n subscription list which promised "a be- lib
orally taken mp. The foBoring letter from Queen
Victoria has been published:
THE Queen learns with eIret the extent of the
f-ighful calamity, and desires If a subscription IL
bcf of the unfortunate sufferers"
THE FENIAS AGITATION.
The Dublin ErprcSs says: We learn, on good all-
tlOrity that the Irish Americans who have recently
ag1ived in Ireland IN the expectation of q Fcnian III
NurectiOn rapidly leaving the country dls1sted
with the prospects of tbeir game, aud more than
satisfied ~ 10 its utter bopeessnesS They express
themselves deferred not much by the presence Of
large bodies of troops III the cOutry-a circumstance
which they profess tO make little account Of-but
rather Disconnected by the fact that these troops
are scattered about in every direction and that the
plans which they had f0nncd are frustrated by the
constant surveillance exercised over their move
ments and the arrest of all who afford ground for
suspicion TO the legitimacy Of their objects in
coming 10, or remaining in. Ireland"
THE ARREST OF MEANY.
The Ddily Macs adopts the doubts raised by The
Pail MAI Gdsette To the legality of the proceed
ings in Meanys IL thinks that the Legislature
could not have contemplated extending IN this way
the suspension of the habraS corpus act 10 England.
We i'm England are IN no peril of outbreak, and II We
have any Irish cOnSpirators among lis we can afford
TO Try them in due form of law If we cannot find
any evidence against them, We can afford 10 let
them continue AT large Here, at least, they not
dangerous while doing nothing which can be proved
against them III they 20 Ia ireland voluntarily, and
there become dangerous. they will then have sub
jected themselves TO the consequences, and may
be imprisoned on bare suspicion. That Pallia-
ment cannot have intended tO sanction their arrest
here Irish warrant, followed by their trans
portatOn 10 Ireland and imprisonment there without
legal remedy or protection, is evident when one
reflects that such rule suppOslRg II 10 exist, must
apply rs much 10 Englislmen as 90 lrishmcn. Any
man-whateyer his nation his rank or his innocence
may by this principle bo arrested On an Irish Coy
eminent warrant, on mere suspicion Of reasonable
praciccs'-a term vague enough to include any
thing from defamation TO drilling; he nay then be
carried off to Ireland and there locked mp for months
on no evidence nj all. This is the actual pretens0n
which Meany's ease sets up. Such stretch of pre-
rogatiye will have a bad effect not IN Je2nd alone.
II il is insisted on il must make the Imperial Parlia
ment and the public more reluctant to grant or con
tinue powers capable of unexpected construction
MEXICAN BONDS. /
The English press has not yet directly approached
this delicate subject. We find III the sklrmIsh line
of The Standard the following plea of bondholdcr
for his pocket:
TO THE EDrroR-Sr: The present state of Mcxi- |
con affairs induces me TO offer few remarks 10 |
D. mGhoders as 10 future prospects. There can be !
II two sOlutiOns-eiter the French must keep 1t or
the Americans take it 10 allow Mexico to revert
10 anarchy, and hand over those who have trusted
the French protection 10 the tender mereiesOf their
enemies would raise the execution of the world |
against the French nation. On the other hand, the |
Inited States have prevented the establishment OF
the empire, and therefore responsible to civiZa-
tion for what may occur as justice and the luclna-
lon of the nation tend toward taking possession ot
Mexico. This will be the real solution. France can |
then withdraw with honor and Mexican bondholders |
will have "a secure investment.
Yours obedicntly, A BoSDHoLDER.
THE OCEAN YACHT RACE.
Ihe Teegraph OF the 18th had racy article ON the
great Yacht race. After commenting on the passion /
Of Yankees to put Western bigness into everything, |
it says:
O. Among other things the Yankees have determined.
IL seems to cap at yacht racing. IL is only
of late that this Improvement on the old style of yacht
matches has come into vogue among ms; and yachts
men have looked upon themselves real salts at |
last for cruising against each other To Cherbourg or
10 Plymouth from Cowes. No sooner do our 1fansat-
get wind of the idea than usual they
nut 10 into their Jolly her0ics. Cruise TO CbeTboug
for a cup Why not cruise acTosss tho big AZ
lantic, with the high sea for a course. and
ala iu In pI ifllu tpr flg