ENGLISH MAIL SUMMARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 72, 25 March 1874, Page 2

ENGLISH MAIL SUMMARY.

London, January 23. The new wool warehouses constructed by (he East and West India Dock Company opened on the 7ih iosl. A large party was conducted ovtr the buildings. Several importers were present, aud promised to send parcels or wool for the inaugurating sale in February. Extensive gold discoveries are reported from Natal; large numbers of diggers are flocking there from the Diamond field. Access to them is across a belt of country infested by the tse-tee fly. Nuggets have reached London. The Forward Ho, for Sydney, put into Plymouth to give into custody 14 seamen who ref usod to work on the plea that the ship was undermanned. They were sentenced to 10 weeks' imprisonment each. In the Ticbborne case confessions have beeu made to Mr Clark, inspector of detectives, by Luie, to the effect that he was prompted to come forward and swear to picking up the Bella's crew by Whalley, Onelow, und Baigont; and that Onslow, after he had given evidence, endeavored to smuggle him to America. Of the latter allegation there is independent proof. Had the plot succeeded, there was to be a division of the spoil among tho chief confederates. Onslow and Whalley have written to the papers giving their version of the Luie episode. Whalley claims to be called as a witness. Opinion is divided respecting the guilt of these men. Luie has also been placed on his trial for bigamy. Several men are in custody for riotous and threatening behaviour towards Mr Hawkins on leaving court. Vast crowds daily congregate in the neighborhood of Westminster. The Hampshire Independent publishes the results of enquiries respecting the Queen's treatment of her Osborne laborers, exonerating Her Majesty from the charges of harshness made by discharged laborers at a meeting of the Laborers' Union. In attempting to swim across the Eiver Blytb, near Newcastle, Jatnee Lilly, the celebrated oarsman, was drowued. He beat Sadler at the Tyne Eegatta of 1872 The executors of the late Charles Dickens have erected a mural tablet iu Eochester Cathedral to the memory of the great novelist. An influential deputation of shipowners waited upon the new PostmasterGeneral to urge him not to allow the P. and O. Company to use the Suez Canal for the conveyance of mails. The new Telegraph Rooms at the General Post-office were opened with a conversazione, at which 1,500 persons were present. The bitter controversy arising out of the dismissal of Dr Haynian from the head-mastership of Eugby School, still rages. It being assumed that Dr. Hayman was brought in to change the traditions of tho school, the con servatives rally to his side, and the quarrel is assuming a party charrcier. Lord Warwick has resigmd his Eont ns Governor, from sympathy with the late master, who besides writing long letlers to The Times, announced his intention to seek some legal remedy against the governing body. The Head master of Eton College is also in J conflict with his assistants, several of whom he has dismissed. Tho Baroness Burdett Coutls has been presented with the freedom of the city of Edinburgh, and she offers 5,000 towards the establishment of a training ship for destitute boys similar to that at Chichester. The strike in the Nottingham lace trade was terminated by a compromise. After dooming several thousand women and children to idleness for six months the points in dispute were raferred to the arbitration of Alderman Vicker, The Trades Union Congress was held at Sheffield last week, and was attended by representatives of nearly one million workmen in the United Kingdom and on the Continent. At an early sitting it was resolved to organise trade socities into a huge federation, iu opposition to the federation of employers, recently announced. A leading topic of diecusaion was the repeal of

the Criminal Law Amendment Act. fclea«M Mundella, Harrison, and Goldwiu Smith were present. The latter detailed at considerable length his American aud Canadian experiences. Large fires have occurred in the premises between Salisbury-equare and Whitecross-streef, in which Lloyd's newspaper is printed. Damage to the amount of about £20,000 was dooe. The noith wing; <;f (he ran.ge of warehouses in the West India docks has also been burned. The progress of the flames was ai rested after six hours exertion of the Metropolitan fire brigade of 1 20 meo, with irntnenso engine power. The damage is uukuown. The Metropolitan Railway Carriage works uear Birmingham have been marly consumed by fire. The damage is estimated at £10,000, and 400 workmen have been deprived of employment. Thojute warehouse of Messrs Edwards at Dundee was totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at £12,000. Large corn mills at Bradford have also been consumed. The damage is estimated at about £20,000, The Leith flour mills have been burned down. The loss is calculated at £20,000, and 250 men ara thrown out of omploy. At Portsmouth dockyard property hns beeu destroyed by fire valued at £50,000, By a terrible explosion at the Atlas Iron worka, Bolton, belonging to Alderman Walrasloy, five men were killed, and 20 severely injured. A third explosion hns occurred at the gun-cotton works, near Favcrsham; five poundß of cotton sufficed to blow down the building and shatter into atoms the granulating machiues. Only one man was in the bnilding, who was fearfully mutilated. In respect to the responsibility in the matter of the collision between the Ville du Havre and the Loch Earn, opposite verdicts are returned by the French nnd English Courts. The French Admiralty Court declares the conduct of the captain and crew of the steamer irreproai liable, and casts th blame entirely on the officers of the Loch Earn. Captain Surmount has been Appointed to the command of another mail steamer. The English Court relumed the certificates of the officers of the Loch Earn.