The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-07-08 (London, England)

TERRIBLE STATISTICS.—The Russian correspondent of the Times gives the following figures, which apply to European Russia. During the past year 382 persons were burnt to death, 260 murders and 542 suicides were reported to the authorities, 137 people were killed in affrays, 408 were killed by horses or by carts and trees falling upon them and crushing them to death, 91 by engines and machines, 421 by lightning, 107 died in consequence of injuries received from fire or were suffocated by ems inhaled from stoves, 478 succumbed to qeiirium tremens, 5,094 were drowned, and there were 477 cases of accidental death and 2,316 cases of sudden death not coming under any of the above categories. 1,322 human corpses were found in the fields and public thoroughfares, of which 144 bore the Marks of a violent death. In strange contrast to these terrible figures, no more than 131 robberies are recorded.  DEAN STANLEY AND Mn. J, S. MlLL—Dean Stanley has been appealed to by a member of Mr. J. S. Mill's Committee on the question of the charge brought against Mr. Mill, founded on the passage quoted from hisrecent work on philosophy. The Dean says in reply :—" I have no hesitation in adding my testimony to that of he eminent ecclesiastics who have already expressed their admiration of this passage. So far from justifying 'n the least degree the charge of atheism, it contains a forcible exposition of the foundation of all true religion. The substance of that passage is, . that God is good, and that we aro called upon to worship because of His i_r dness. I need hardly point out to you that this is tl?e° doctrine of the? Old Testament as expressed in th 6 words, 'Be ye holy, for I am holy; and still more strongly of the New Testament, God is love, We love him oecanse He first loved us.' There are other passages in Mr. Mills writing to which I could refer you as containing instructive illustrations of the doctrines and practices recommended in the Bible. But this is one whichevery Christian heart can appreciate, as setting forth the best 'reqson for the hope that is in us'—for 'purifying ourselves, even as He is pure.'"  POLLUTION OFEns.—lnstructions have been issued from the Home-office to the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the poliution of rivers directingthern to take selected river basins, illustrating different classes of employment and population, with a view to ascertain whether a measure absolutely prohibiting the discharge of the refuse of mines and manufactories into rivers, or absolutely compelling town authorities to carry town sewage on to the lands, might not be remedying one evil at the cost of an evil still more serious in the shape of injury to health and damage to manufactories. The Secretary of State suggests that the following river basins might be taken :-Ist, the Thames Valley, both as an example of an agricultural river-basin, with many navigation works, such as locks and weirs, and mills affecting the flow of water, and many towns and some manufactories discharging their sewage and refuse into the stream from which is mainly derived the water supply of the metropolis; 2, the Mersey Valley, including its feeders, particularly the Irwell, as an example of the river basin most extensively polluted by all forms of manufacturing refuse, particularly that arising from the cotton manufacture, and processes connected therewith ; 3, the Aire and Calder Basin, as an additional example of the same class, particularly in connection with the woollen and iron naanutactones ; 4, the Severn Basin, for the same reason, but in particular connection with the great seats of the iron trade ; 5, the Taff Valley, in connection with mining and industry applied to metals; and 6, a river basin, comprising a mining district in