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      I . ONDON . —Mr . Wheeler lectnred on Sunday evening , at ths Working Maa ' s Hall , 29 ^ , Mile End Road . After the lecture a collection was made for the victims . 31 * . Shaw -was then called to the chair , and Mr- ffiing-Trorth moved and Mr . Pearcy seconded tha adoption of a petition to the Hsnse of Gammons praying for an enquiry into the conduct of Lord Ablcger . Mr . Skwelx lectured on Sunday evening , to a good andienoejat th « Horn of Plenty , Little Gnilford-street , Bloomsboiy , and was highly applauded . Messrs . Page , Brown , and others also addressed the meeting .

      Mstbopolitas Deiegate Meeting . —After the xisual preliminary business Mr . Tenlon reported from his locality regarding the removal to a better situation in the Biact&iars Raad . Mr . Dron reported relative to s motion made In his locality for » ithdrawing their sappertirom Hie delegate meeting ; and attribated the desire -which appeared to exist in some localities to treai up the delegate meeting to the in&nehca ot the Lsa ^ ne's gold dust . Mr . Simpson reported from the Metropolitan Tictim Pnnd Commitifce . Mr . Sharp , by instruction of the Clezkenwell Locality , moved the fotttywing reaoluXion : — "That Tha delegate meetin ?

      tie steps best adapted to counteract the efforts of the Com ~ La ? m League in the Metropolis . " Mr . Wheeler seconded the motion . Alter considerable discussion , in "srMcb Messrs . Sonpson , Ti-ulon , Maynard , J . Coo > , Cufiay , Page , Overton , Kni ^ hton , and Dron tooi part , the motion -was carried -smhout a dissentient . Mr . Simpson moved , and Mr . Wheeler Becondedj "That the present Observation Committee be dissolved and a more efficient one appointed . " The motion -was ultimately deferred until the ensuing meeting . Two shillings -was received from Cambeiwel ) , and the meeting adjourned .

      Ths Ieigtte . —It having been announced that Mr . Buckingham would lecture on Thursday evening , upon the Corn laws , at the Spread Eagle Tavern , Wandsworth , and "that discussion -would fee allowed , Messrs . Wheeler , Bowling , Dron , and other friends attended ; but Mr . Buckingham not being forthcoming , Mr . Moots , barrister , of Manchester , supplied his place . Mr . Wheeler having obtained leave of tke oh *"' """' to address the sleeting at the close of the lecture , Mr . Moore protested against it , and stated that he was only engaged to lecture , and should leave the moment he had oonclnded , ^ rhieh elic ited great disapprobation , the meeting , which -was a very large one , being led to

      believe that a discussion would take place . At the dose of the lecture Messrs . Wheeler and Dowling , having corrected seveial misstatemeDts made by the lecturer , the chairman extracted his promise of allowing them to address tha meeting , air . Wheeler challenged Ms- Moore to discuss the subject -without reference to the Charter , upon s = y evening ha thought proper , the espences to he divided between them . This challenge , much to the ehagnn ef his own parJy , Mr . Moore declined , acknowledging that he had only shown them one aids of the rabject , and trusting they would meet some other svening and hear hia opponent . The meeting then desed with three cheers for the Charter , O'Connor , the Star , &z .

      ALEXANDRIA , Vale of Letex . A public meeting of the inhabitants of this locality was held in the Odd Fellows" Hsil , on the evening of Wednesday week , to hear Mr . Con Murray give in his report as their delegate to the Birmingham Confer : nca Mr . Murray- referred at ^ reat length to all his votes in the Conference , far and against the Tarious amendments and alterations of the Charter , snd more especially to the clauses under the head " penalties , " is the tenth section . He said he had voted for imprisonment , as being preferable to fines , in strictly carrying out the ends of justice in cases of convictions of the officers appointed to work the machinery of this Act He shsrdy stated his reasons in snpport ot these votes , arnica were , that a money penalty pressed heavily en

      a poor man ; being unable to pay , he must . necessarily go to yiaoTi , -while the rich delinquent depending on tilfi strength of Ms purse got off comparatively free , and it might also happen that the amount given by interested candidates , bj way of bribe to returning and parochial ofEcexs , and registration clerks , -would fe docbis or treble that of the fines imposed , " ^ £ uch would leave the parti es open , to violate the provisions of the law with impunity . Oa these grounds lie voted that every man so uffending , whether rich or poor , should be visited with iiii- > risonment ; the principles -were founded on the Ivw of equality , and ttis was only carrying it into practical operation . It had also been his lot to differ with the majority of his brother delegates as to the mode of paying members

      when attending thtir Parliamentary duties . The clause as it vote sands , enacts that they shall be paid yearly at the dose of each session . He supported an amendment to the tSactthat they be paid monthly and in advance , for he held that in the event of any district electing a poor working man to represent them in the Souse of Commons , and which was by no means improbable , he would be seriously effected by the clause u it stands . ' He would maintain it was no more dishonourable to receive monthly , weekly , or even daily pay for making tha people ' s laws , than & tradesman or "ENJCrsj gemng els wages on a Saturday . night . It was fair , however , fcogSvetiie arguments on the other side , ¦ which were supported by Messrs , © 'Connor , Lovett , Moir , and a large xosjority- of the Conference . It was

      argued that but man chosen ioi sach an important situation , would command an ii finance , at oi . ee isiieving him from pecuniary embarrawiaents ; but here they would at once oiserve , tibcxe must be a dependants somewhere , snd the people should at all times provide for their representatives , and that too in & manner vbexeby £ hey could "be free and " unshackled , above the fear of want , and indejfendeni of every party . His reasons for going so minutely into th ^ s * details was BoleSy with a view of calling the attention of the conctry to the consideration if the Charter ag amended , that "they may be better prepared to instruct their delegates how to act in the next Conference called for its confirmation , and presented to the house of imb-d ' He trusted the reporters present would note then his few

      remarks , for however humble , they might have the effect of inducing individuals better qualified to take them op and torn them to advantage . After giving a short account of his tour for nearly 600 miles through lie norJi of England , Ids income snd expenditure-from the time he left Glasgow until Ms return , he consludtd by calling on every man in that meeting to exsreite hia free and ¦ nnffcttered riiht of opinion , either in thanking or censoring him for any one , oi all of hia acte , aB they conscientiously WSeved him to have been right or wrong , and sat down with the approbation of the meeang . Mr . Gharles 61 en then moved , » ' That Mr . ilnrray do now receive the thanks of thiB meeting for his whole conduct in tile Conference , " expressing himself highly pleased with all his voles , and would also support the

      TieWB of their delegate as regarded tke money penalties and payment of members , which he hoped would ba taken up and discussed by the whole body of tfcs Chartists ; for it unfortunately hsppsned that , in all past legislation , both in England and tlsawhere , money , and not men , had bees the object cared rnvsr for by the senators of the world . It was , indeed , high time to put a stop to such a course ; the wants of mankind should be attended to in aB their varied tdrcumttanees ; if the unchangeable laws of nature were not adhered to . then farewell to all hopes t-f the regeneration of the human race . The motion -was pnt and carried unanimously , after which , a vote of thanis wts carried by acclamation to the friends of Ruth&rgle ^ and Bridgeton , for their support in sending a delegate to Birmingham , and the mteting separated at a late hum .

      ABERDEEN . —On Tuesday wetk" Mr . Archibald M'Donald delivered a lecture in the Hall , 38 , Gdorge-Etreet—Subject : " The past hiEtoty , present position , and future prospects of Chartism . ' It would seem needless to enter into any ieugtneBe *! detail of hew Mr . Jl'Donald handled ths various important subjects in which he entered , for , altogether , it -was a masterpiece of reasoning , which appeared to go home to the minds of Ms audience with great force . During his observations on the present position in -which the Chartuts are placed by fhe opposing factions , including the Com Law repealers . and the sly sen hypocritical Complete SufiVige functionaries , Mr . il \ Dona ) d passed a very high eulogy on the character of Mr . O'Connor , whom he described

      as a man who has been hitherto devoted to the nobie cause of banishing despotism from the habitable globe . If o man , sait ! Mr . M'Danald , can justly fled fault with Mr . O'Connor , fer hia having a deep rooted tri-h , which he puts in practice , loraiss the humble ana mausirious poor from their low a ~ d degraded position ; his anxiety to abolish class pride , and < fl » u » a legislation , proves the greatness of his mind , and ought to merit & far better reward than nan hitherto fallen to his lot ; for . said he , aH those who differ from him have propounded nothing but a one-sided or selfish system , much more C&lenlated to injure society than benefit it , and "which , by the keen foresight Of Mt O'Connor , haa been very

      deservedly exposed . However much these set-offgentry may scheme and invent , it is too well known that they bold their claws In the rotten toe with a view to cupport , u , while serpenWike they continue to devour the intoJ 3 ib grand andonly pure syatem , or ^ && ^^ SSSM * ^ l * v" * <» ed * P by the great J ™***» J *« k bas been thrown upon the ground of pubuo opmion to test its superiority . ^ After Tgreat S ^ i ^ f ^ if reBarks on **» straightforward coaduct of Mi . O'Connor , Mr . M'Donald mt down , when Messrs . J . legg and A . Duncan solicited explanations on two peinta of Ms address , Vhich were severally and satisfactorily given .

      mOBStEr . —A tea party * nd concert was held in * teAssocation Beom , Brook-bottom , on Safcnrday ^ T * ™* U * ^^ "ds of rive hundred persons sat Sown . The room was decorated in a beautiful SSi ^ wSfc tr * £ reen !> P ^ . and the portraits given wittJheAortftw * Star ; and over the front of the platform Hiere was thrown a magnificent triumphal arch , in the centre of which was suspended the portrait of the working man ' s friend , Feargus O'Connor Esq . On the tea eqnipage being removed , Mr . John Mason was unanimously called to * the chair , who opened the badness by giving the following sentiment : — "The Charter , the only means calculated to bring peace , happiness , and prosperity to the-toiling millions of Great Britain . " Sir . Doyle spoke to the sentiment

      in a speech replete with sense and argument Several other toasts and sentiments were also gives . A company of glee-singers , who gave their sei vices upon the occasion , enlivened the proceedings by singing several glen , fetches , * c . * 6

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      OTAJJCHESTBRl-ifCfiOPPER-STaEBT- }—Mr . Jfls . Leach lectured here on Sunday last , to a crowded audience , and gave great satisfaction . After the lecture there was a collection for the defence fund , which amounted to 5 s . 9 d . CARLISLE . —The Defbkce Fckd . —We stated last week that two public meetings had been held for the purpose of choosing collectors , and making other necessary arrangements to increase the General Defence Fund , and we have now -ta state the result of those arrangements , which have been vigorously followed out The greatest credit is due to the council and the various collectors who have responded to the call of Mr . O'Connor and the northern Star , by an active and simultaneous movement in behalf of those who are about to take their trials for having displayed au anxious desire to serve the people . Collectors were appointed

      for the various districts of the t- ; wn > and we are happy to state , that by a few hours' exertion , and the friendly and generous spirit displayed by those on whom they called , no less a snm than from thbee to four povyos were collected in Carlisle alone , many of the adjacent country districts having yet to come in ; so that we have every reason to believe that this sum will be increased to Five Pounds . The money thus obtained win be immediately forwarded to Mr . John Cleave , a portion of which will be devoted for Chartist Circjilara . Though the Chartist body are generally poor , yet they are so numerous as to be able , with general exertion , to meet all the demands that may be made upon ibem . Should our friendB be doomed to suffer imprisonment , we trust the collections will be continued , so that sufnciar . t support may be afforded to all who may suffer in constqnence of their confinement .

      The Wouk-isg Mf >" s Mental Impboveme . nt Society . —The members of this society held their weekly meeting , on Sunday evening last , at their room , No . 6 , Elm-street . Caldewgate , Mr- Joseph Wharton in the chair . The minutes of the former meeting were read over and confirmed , after which , Mr . Henry Bowman read an original article on the following question : — " Have the egotism and denunciation of the late William Cobbett , and other distinguished public characters , had a beneficial or injnrions tendency on society V In consequence of the great length of time occupied by Mr . Bowman , Mr . J . B . Hanson , after a few remarks , moved the adjournment of the debate until next Sunday evening , when a very spirited discus sion is expected to take place . Non-members admitted gratis . W 1 GSTOH , —Mr . P . Rigby has been lecturing here , and collections have been made and forwarded for the Defence Fund .

      ARBROATH . —Mr . Abram Duncan delivered a lectors in the Chartist Hall , Burnside , on Sunday . HQiaiFIRTH . —Mr . Marsden delivered a lecture on Sunday last , to a crowded audience , in the Wortley Hill School . His subject , the necessity , justice , and utility of the People ' s Charter , he handled in a masterly manner . At the close , a collection for the Defence Fund was made , after which several new jnemb-ra came forward and enrolled their names . SOTJTH SSIBIiDS . —Mr . Samuel Kidd delivered a lecture on a repeal of the Corn Laws , on Sunday , on which occasion he reviewed the arguments of the League , and showed the fallacy of their whole reasoning , and provsd that a repeal of the Corn Laws would plunge the middle and working classes into inevitable ruin .

      The Council of the Y ^ aious Localities in Surbki met at the King ' s Arms , King-street , Borough , on Sunday , and the following resolution was carried : — "That wethe members present , to the number of twenty , belonging to the various iocalities in Surrey and Kent , taking into consideration the state of ths Chartist body of Surrey and Kent , and tfcnt it requires the united exertions of all tiue patriots t « assist in carrying out the great principle contained in the Peeple ' s Charter , do now pledge ouiselvts , indi ^ dually and collectively , to assist in every possible way this desirable object . " The meeting sojourned urtil Sunday next , at five o ' clock , and the Chartists of Surrey and Kent are requested to send their General Council , and also to give an account of the different air . ricts , that proper steps may be taken towards extending the principles of the Charter . A subscription was made fors ^ he Victim Fund .

      NOTTINGHAM . —The Chartists met in the Democratic Chapel , ou Funday morning , wben delegates from the various localities attended and pissed the fallowing resolution : — " That as the Local Defence Fund is in an embarrassed state an exhibition of Mesmerism be got up , and a committee of nine persona be appointed to superintend the same , to consUt o ? Messrs . Wright , Brown , Morrison , Greensmith , Bl atherwick , Freneb , Poulson , Rogers , and Simmons . " Those persons who have got collecting books for the Local Defence Fund arareqaested to return them to the Sscretary , with the subscriptions they have got . Mr . Alfbed A . ntuo . ny delivered a lecture to an attentive auditnee , on Monday , a * the Star Coffue Booms , Warser-gate . STROTJD . —Mr . R . Ridley , of London , has delivered two powerful lectures here , on * hc present condition of ths worklflg classes , and their futnre prospects . He received a vote of thanks for his exertions .

      GLADWICK , tJ . EA . ii Qldham . )—On Saturday evening last a recital took place in the Glad wick instruction society , the proceeds to go towards the Defence Fund . The sum amounted to one pound seven EhillingB . BLACS 3 ORT * . —Mr . Finnigan , the League" gun , has betn lecturing here . He was met by the lads , " who had the assistance of Mr . Tattersall , of Burnley , aud Mr . B ? e 3 ley , o ? Accringtca . T-e great mass , of the meeting were so much against the League , and thtir advocste cut so sorry a figure , that at the close of the second night ' s debate , which wes carried on by Beesley , the small clique retired , leaving tbeir nan alone in his atory . He acknowledges ! thit his opponent was too mauvfor him .

      XAUi SHI 5 . TOX . —The spirit of democracy is again being aroused in this aistricL Mr . Richards , from Hanley , has betn lecturing with great success , and a council has been nominated in xrhom great confidence is placed . A collection has also been made made for the Dsfence Fund . SHEFFIELD . —Mr . Edwin Gill lectured on Sunday evening ia the Fi « -Tree-Lanc room , the principle topic of his discourse being the recent debates in the WestminFter Tax-trap . Distress op th e Cocxtky . —At the usual weekly pnblic meeting held in the above room on Monday evening last , Mr . Buiiins in the chair . Mr . Edwin GH ] moved theadoprfon of the following resolution " That this meeting having carefully watched the

      program of the debates on the proposed inquiry into the distress of the country in both Houses of Parliament , after mature deliberation , have come to the conclusion that those debates are a mockery and insult to the labouring classes , proving , as it does , thax there is no hope of an alleviation of their sufferings from the present legislature . And ibis meeting caila on the toiling millions to redouble their exernons for ice obtaining the enactment of the Charter as the only means of arresting the torrent of misery and starvation that threatens to engulf them , and also of placing them in that independent position -wfcith God and nature designed them to fiji . " Mr . Harney seconded , and Mr . Parkes supported tberesobuon . which was carried unanimously . Ths late Richard Carlilb . —Mr . Harney next calipd ihe attention of the meeting to the lamented decease of the above extraordinary man . Sir . H .

      reaa the notice of Mr . Carlile s me which appeared in the S . 'ar of last Saturday , and afterwards commfmed dpod it . He also read one of the publications of the deceased , illustrative of hi 9 political views , entitled " The Consequences of having Kings andPriests and Lords" ; and concluded an eulogistic address by moving the adoption of the following resolution : — "That this meeting remembering the services of the late Kichard Carlile in the cause of mankind ' s emancipation from tho thraldom of kingcraft and priestcraft , and haviDg a lively recollection of the almost anparralleled persecution endured by the deceased for his dauntless advocacy of the freedom of the press , considers that the deceased patriot has deserved well of his country , and is emitled to the gratitude and admiration of posterity . " Mr . Parkes seconded the resolution , which was passed unanimously . Thanks were then voted to the chairman , and the meeting dissolved .

      JTBWCASTI . E . —Mr . Kidd , of Glasgow , lectured at Seaton Terrace , on Saturday last , on the necessity of union on the part of the Eons of toil to acquire their jost rights , proving the Chaiter to be the only antidote to the existing misery . Mr . Kidd lectnred in the Chartists' Hall , Newcastle , on Sunday evening , on the aristocracy and the banking system . Mr . K . announced that he wonld deliver his farewell lecture on next Sunday evening , in tae same place , at half-past six o ' clock . — Mr . Sinclair announced that the Debating Society met in the Chartist ' s Hall , every Sunday afternoon , at two o ' clock—Snbject for next Sunday : The benefits likely to accrue to the industrious classes from the enactment of the Charter .

      The CffAftTTSis of Newcastle snd Gateshead held their Business Meeting on Monday evening ; Mr . Smith in the Chair . Tee business of the previous meeting being confirmed ! Mr . Sinclair moved , and Mr . Watson seconded—1 . That & deputation of two be now appointed to wait upon the collectors for the Defence Fund , oolleot their books , and receive snch collections as they may have in hand . Messrs Fleming and Sinclair were appointed—2 , That two auditors be now appointed to audit the Treasurer ' s acconntB for the ensning quarter , with instructions to balance the books monthly , and to produce a balance

      sheet quarterly , in accordance to a former resolution . Messrs . Smith and Watson were appointed . Mr . Sinclair said that a deputation from the wholehog friends to fair trial in the village of Blaydon waited npon him yesterday with 83 . to the Defence irond , which snm , together with £ 1 Si . contributed on a former occasion , makes in all £ 1 13 s ., given by the honest portion of that little village , to assist in purchasing justice to the Tory victims of League treachery . Mr . Smith paid in Is . 6 d . to the same fund . A few friends to fair trial , in East Rainton also seat 2 s . for the Defence Fund . ***""'">

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      TODMORDEN—Mr . Christopher Doyle , of Manchester , delivered a lecture in the Odd Fellows' Hall , on Sunday evening . His lecture throughout was listened to with the deepest attention . He commenced with showing the origin and the necessity of governments ; traced class-legislation from its commencement to the present time in this country : showed what effect it had had on the morals and condition of the labouring class . He reviewed the conduct of the Monarchs , the aristocracy , and the middle doss towards the workiea ; and compared the Government of America with that of England , —showing the enormous difference in remunerating the different officers of State ; and concluded by calling upon the people to agitate until they had gained their rights . At the conclusion , there wets a number enrolled as members of the National Charter Association .

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      ACCIDENTS IN COAL MINES . After devoting three years and a half to the collection oFfacts and opinions , the committee appointed in 1839 , for that purpose , at South Shields , have published their " Report on the Causes of Accidents in Coal-Mines , with an examination of Safety Lamps , ¦ Ventilation , Scientific Instruments , " & < j . &c—a work which , as it becomes known , cannot but be the means of bringing about great changes and lasting benefits in the practice of mining all over the world . Within the last twenty years , it appears that upwards of 680 persons have lost their lives by explosions and their consequences in coal mines on the Tyne and Wear alone . To Great Britain , it is stated , the coal mines are of "more consequence than mines of gold and silver—they set her stupendous machinery in motion , raise her to a position the highest in the scale of nations , and brings her vast dependent territories , scattered over the globe , with all their valuable productions , within the easy access and jurisdiction of the parent state . "

      The leading subjects of inquiry and consideration with the committee have been safety-lamps , ventilation , scientific instruments , infant labour in the mines , plans and sections , scientific education of officers of mines , government Inspection , and medical treatment after explosion . Of these , the parts whioh refer to safety lamps and ventilation are most important . It is here that , for the first time , as far as we know , the danger of the so-oalled " safety , " or Davy lamp , has been publicly brought forward and substantiated . It is proved as clearly as possible that there are destructive gases that , " an explosive mixture , passing at the rate of about 300 feet a minute ( not three and a half miles an hour ) , will penetrate the meshes of the Davy lamp , and inilame

      an explosive mixture on the opposite side . " Indeed , we havu here brought before us the distinct admission of Sir Humphrey Davy himself , that " there was a hazard in exposing his lamp to a strong current , by which the explosion would be passed through a glass cylinder . " This admission was made , or rather given as a warning , by Sir Humphrey to Mr John Bnddle , agent and manager { or the great northern coal mine owners , so long ago as 1816 ; yet it was not until 1835 that Mr . Buddie , pressed bythe committee ofthatyear , in consequence of Mr . Goldsworty Gurney ' s previous evidence , made known this most important fact . Sir Humphrey , at the same time , it appears , suggested a remedy : — " A tin screen to slide upon tho frame

      wires of the lamp , and encircle the circumference of the gauze cylinder , to an extent of about one-half or two-third 9 of its circumference . " But even so late as 1839 , in the collieries under Mr . Buddie ' s own jurisdiction , this precaution appears to have been , and is now , very partially employed . After describing and « ommenting upon the various lamps hitherto introduced or suggested , the committee express their opinion that the best description of lamp to be employed in fiery mines , is one on the principle of the improved Clanny and Mueseler lamps—the latter with a continuous gauze cylinder— -a lamp in which " the supply of air is derived entirely through the upper part of the construction over the glass shield ; " but even this is not to be regarded as absolutely safe .

      The committee , however , regard lamps as only secondary considerations , and report that the " far more important and safer system of ventilation has been comparatively neglected" in the working of coal-mines . An indicator of danger ( for a safetylamp , after all , is only so far valuable ) has been thus preferred , " either from erroneous conviction , or other less defensible cause , " to the removal of the danger itself , through processes of ventilation . The committee refer to the unwise and fatal notionB that have hitherto existed on this subject , and point out the course which should be adopted , for the common benefit of tho miner and the mine-owner .

      They mention the astounding fact , that in some extensive mines , abounding most largely with explosive gas , the rate of the ventilating air-current is reduced so low as one and one-tenth of a foot , one foot , and even 66 of a foot per second ! in consequence of the limited proportion of pit and shaft area to the enormous extent of excavations , " sometimes extending beyond seventy miles , where nearly four hundred acres are applied with atmospheric air by a single pit . " Upon this subject the committee find ,

      ** That the imperfect state of ventilation m the northern mines is ^ caused by too few shafts in proportion to the extent of underground workings ; that the cost of sinking those Bhafts has been unduly exaggerated ; and that the saving of expense , from destruction of battrices , waste of ropes , injury from explosion , &c , eventually compensates for the increased first outlay on the necessary additional shafts . 11 That only increased velocity , and diminished

      length of air currents , can secure against the recurrence of explosions ; that , for this purpose , one shaft oughi to be apportioned toat the most 40 acres which is much more than the proportion in the metalic mines of Cornwall , or in the coal mines of Stbfford shire—often more than in thoso of Lancashire , and soraeiiines in those of the northern coal field ; a rid that no " winning" or extraction of coal in a new mine shall be allowed to be made , unless two distinct and separate shafts have been previously put down , which should be secured by act of Parliament .

      " That , for facilitating the easy passage of air without obstruction , the areas of the upcast shafts should invariably equal , if not exceed , the areas of the downcast , instead of bearing , as they now do in many instances , a proportion of two to one . This ia clearly evident when it is considered that the'heated products of the air , after combustion , as nitrogen , carbonio acid , &c ., in ascending the upcast , are expanded nearly one-seventh , by the increased temperature of the furnace , from the time of their descent through the downcast and passag 6 in the works .

      "That the plan and mode of ventilation by highpressure-steam , recommended by Mr . Goldsworthy Gurney , the distinguished inventor of the Bude Light , as developed in his communications to tha committee , fnlly detailed in the report , seem peculiarly adapted for accomplishing , at small expense , and without derangement to the present system of working , a vast increased and manageable rate of current . That this power although manageable , is almost illimitable , and can bo applied to sweep the gallerjes with the almost irresistable force of a hurricane , guided only by the safety of the works when the men may be absent from the pit , rendering it , before their descent , pure , healthy , and safe .

      " That , considering its power , safely , and economy , facility of execution and command , ventilation by high-pressure steam is peculiarly fitted for the present condition of mines , and adapted for them in every stage of their operations . That it appears one of the most important and valuable suggestions , ' and , if fully and properly applied , preferable , as far as relates to its effects on the safety and healthiness of the mine , to any invention of modern times . " The plan of ventilation here referred to was laid before the Royal Academy of Brussels some twelve months back , in an essay on the subject by M . Gonot , and was thought so highly of by that learned body that they rewarded him for its communication with a prize of 2 , 000 f . The committee then proceeded to dwell on the necessity of adopting in mines the use of scientific

      instruments , by which the temperature and pressure of the atmosphere may be accurately indicated ; the propriety of a registration of plans and sections ( as in foreign countries at present ) , by which the danger of inundations , from breaking into old and unremembered workings would be avoided ; the importance of scientific officers in mines , and of a cumpaZeory system of Government inspection , aa upon railways , &c . The remainder of the report applies to the medical treatment of persons injured by explosion , on which much valuable information is given . The committee further protest against the practice of employing in these mines boys at au early age—and call for ihe application to England of the law which , in Franoe , Belgium , and Italy < prohibits the employment of boys younger than eleven or twelve .

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      The National Gdards of Madrid have published a second declaration of their abhorrence of the licentious spirit of the opposition press of that city , in which they express their determination to stand by Espartera and tho Government .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 25, 1843, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct470/page/2/