Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1872-09-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

IRELAND AS A SOURCE OF COAL SUPPLY.  Attention is being directed, coal becoming so dear, to the supply which may be obtained from the sister country. Lough Allen, in the country of Leitrim, about nine miles from Carrick-on-Shannon (a station on the Midland Great Western Railway), is surrounded on three sides by mountains, all of which contain mineral deposits, and, for many years, coal obtained from these mountains has been burnt in the village of Drumshambo and the town of Carrick, the country people being in the habit of paying ss. per ton, and carting it themselves. The coal is very black and soft, makes a clean and hot fire, but she deposit of ashes is very great. Up to the present time it has been got in very narrow seams, the borings being limited, and no proper system of tramways in the mining channels having been adopted. About fifteen years ago an attempt was made to open up this district, both for iron and coal, but the development of the enterprise was checked by the ruffianly murder of the manager of the company, who was suspected of having a large quantity of money in his possession for the payment of wages. We understand that within the las c few months some Maachester capitalists have purchased the mineral rights possessed by Colonel Tennyson, who is the owner of a portion of the land, and that arrangements are in progress for resuscitating the old ironworks, and opening out the coal seams. The seams hitherto worked are very thin, but experieneed colliers who have inspected the ground believe that borings at certain points will reveal deer-seam coal. Should this prove to be the case, the mines will, no doubt, be extensively worked, as carriage facilities can easily be provided. A short tramway from the side II the hill to the lake would admit of the coal being loaded int* barges, and carried down Lough Allen to the Shannon, whence it would be conveyed to Carrick station, and from that point to all parts of Ireland. The Midlaud Great Western Company of Ireland, with their usual liberality and enterprise, are it is said, prepared to afford every facility for the devialopment of these coalfields. The coal from this might, it is thought, be delivered in Liverpool or other portr at the rate ef about 16s per ton. There is a nucleate of colliery labour already ou the ground which could be soon greatly incaeased, and would, so doubt, at least for some time, be uninfluenced by the extortionate claims which are being made by colliera on this side of the Channel.  m6aae ROBBERY AT THPS DUSE OF CLEYELANIM At the Guildhall Police Court, on Monday, Frederick Blanchard and *William Blanchard, brothers, were charged before Mr Alderman Whetham with being ix the unlawful possession of a miniature set in pearls, belonging te the Duke et that last, c he ne st a b apprehendedl e D orot htyh, e 973,prisoners id in Petticoat Lane, owing to information that they had been offering something valuable for sale. lia asked Frederick whether he had got anything to dispose of, and he said , "No ; they had come down there for a walk, and had had something to drink." Witness told him he had information that he had been offering something valuable for sale, and that he must go to the station-house with him. He and another constable took them. At the station-house the likeness was found on Frederick, together with eight' duplicates, one of which was for two paper knives (produced), two keys, soi Is 7d in money. He was asked to account for the possession of the likeness, and he said he got it from William, and William denied it. They were then charged with the unlawful possession of the portrait. From inquiries since made it was as..;ertained that the portrait had been stolen from the Duke of Cleveland's, and a key found upon William Blanchard opened a room door on the first floor at Cleveland House.—The prisoners were remanded.