The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-05-06 (London, England)

ACCIDENTS AT PELTON FELL COLLIERY. —An inquest was held on Tuesday week, at the house of Mr. John Crofton, Gardeners' Arms, Chester-le-street, before Dr. Davis, deputy-coroner, touching the death of James Conelly, pitman. From the evidence, it appeared that deceased and his son were engaged in hewing in Pelton Fell Pit on Wednesday, when some stones fell upon them, crushing the elder Conelly very severely, He was reweved to his residence in Canada, Chester-le-street, where he was attended by Dr. Downie, but on Saturday afternoon he died from the injuries he had received The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." Deceased was about 40 years of age.—On Friday morning, an accident happened to a boy, fifteen years of age, a eon of Joseph Smiles, pitman, in the same colliery, by which his thigh was broken in two places. Tbe boy is now progressing favourably.  qintonte of li*s. .  Ve sale of John Leech's sketcht-sbas realised £6,609. Mr. Newton has gone to Smyrna to oonduct some excavations.  A letter from Rome states that Lit was to take the tqsure on the 26th ult. The .Arkwright, the first emigrant ship that has sailed ft2om the Tyne, left that river last week, bound for Now York.  Miss Burdett Coutts has presented a medal to the Acclimatisation Society, to be awarded for distinguished service.  It is stated that the blockade runner Denbigh, builb by the Messrs. Laird, has in eleven voyages realised 1,200,000 dols, for her owners. _ _  It is anderstood that the whole of the Middlesex regiments of militia will be reviewed by the Prize. of Wales In Hyde Park oh the 20th of May. • The Hon. G. E. Cartier and thn Hon. A. T. kialt, tropic' Canada, had an interview with the !tight Ma. Etward Cardwell at the Colonial-office on Friday. There is to be a nation exhibition at _Popep4geti, In 1866, to be opened on the Ist of June. The bliiitan of the committee is Councillor Porbhhamn2ek  We regret to announce the death of tbotareurite tenoe, Sig. Girenaia Bettini, which took place at trecate (Piedmont). He was only forty-two years of age. Bishop Monrad, the late Primo Minister ef Deumaik, who is said to possess poetical talent of a high order, is engaged upon a metrical translation of Isaiah.  Mr. W. G. Prescott, senior member of the banking house of Prescott, Grote, and Co., committed suicide on Saturday. He had been in bad health for some time.  Her Majesty drove out on Saturday morning. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey arrived from London, slid had the honour Qf dining with the Queen and Royal Family. A public meeting was held at Hull on Saturday, t‘o give expression to the detestation of the inhabitants of the fearful crime whieh has deprived the American people of one of the best and wisest of Presidents.  We regret to announce a riotous outbreak in Belfast on Sunday evening. On May eve some young persons assembled on Bog Meadow to gather flowers, and a riot ensued. Seven or eight persons were arrested. The "Dort," by Stanfield, and "The Interior of St. Stephen's Church, Vienna," by Roberts, have been bought for Mr. Tito, M.P., and are now in his collection. The price of tho two Picturas was about 4,000 guineas.  "L'Essai sur l'llistoire du Gouvernement et la Constitution Britanniques' ix the title of a French translation which has just appeared at Dentu's of Earl Russell's essay on the above subject. It is said to be in great demand.  The official report of General Walpole on the volunteer review at Brighton, is in the highest degree favourable. He said the volunteers were well appointed, had a soldierlike appearance, aud had acquired considerable proficiency.  It was stated in a recent telegram from Lisbon that "during the voyage of the iron-clads tha Achilles behaved well, but the Royal Sovereign rolled heavily." It now turns out that the Rcyal Sovereign never left Portsmouth harbour.  At a meeting of tho electors of North Derbyshire, held at Chesterfield, on Saturday, it was resolved to invite Mr. Jackson, IL P. to become a candidate for North Derbyshire at the next election, in the room of Mr. Thornhill, who will not stand again.  The peoplo of Lonwton hare presented to Sir Rowland Hill and Lady Hill a pair of pordolain rases of beautiful design and manufacture, as a mark of their appreciation of the signal benefits Sir R. Hill has conferred upon his country by the introduction a the penny postage. Mn.