... T aO MEN KILLED. One of the two boilers used at the flyer Moor Col- liery exploded on Tuesday afternoon, causing the almost immediate death of one man, James Hunter, whilst a second, named afatthew Robson, dieo in about ass hour and a half afterwards ; a thirld man, named Barrett, the engineman, was not expected to recover ; and two other msen were seriously injured. The Byer Moor Colliery ...

... The historian who shall write the annals of the present age, will close his book at the end of the year 1860. Up to that time his materials will be drawn from the old world. The struggles of Italy for independence and freedom will form the glorious crowning stone of his work. There lie must leave his readler in suspense, open up another act of the Mreat drama, bring on to the stage fresh ...

... it B3oti e~yDecc.j2.-.Tcll mnl who. INis calpured at Klurlvea ee, while'tryting to get away from lIndia, was recognised by a former servant astise Naeo Sihib. He vars dis~gutised as a. mlerchanit Sullbstt Kllian, the miurderer of Mlajor Bu lrton, is to be halngd at li otah. Colonel Baird Smithl is returnling home ons account of ill-hseals. Mr Lmidg has arrived at C'ailcuttu. A re- solutionl ...

... I THE APPAL LING CATASTROPHE AT HnRTLEY PIT. We continue from last week's Courant our naxralive of events connected with this terri- ble calamity; remarking in the outset, that the discovery of the bodies in the mine Ten- ders ?? 5 necessary in the previous statements of the numbers who had perished. It now appears that 199 bodies were found in the pit ; which, together with the five men ...

... On Friday night a meeting of the electors of this ward, convened by Mr Alderman Blackweil, in accordance with a requisition to that effect, was hal in Mr Winter's Sale Rooms, Pilgrim Street, for the purpose of selecting a representative to a scat in Newcastle Town Council, rendered vacant by the death of Mr Dale. The candidates were Mr Edward l'osely Perkins, of Birtley Hall, iron master; and ...

... TIHE VICTORIA EXPLORING EXPEDITION. THEI CON-TINENT CROSSED.-DEA'rf (F THREE OF THE - ?? (Fr.,roni the 1Bfelbourne .Bratidl Of boa. 26.) The Mhost i ortant, nld at tile Samell timC pl, we reg~ft to isay, thle most painfuil incidenlt Of thle present nti~ri, tile veil that haq beeni reovioed from thle mystery which enveloped the fate of Burke amd ids companions. The principal facts disclosed are ...

... .Charles William Orde, Eseq., of _Nitnykirk, has given 5 for distribution, through the Hon. and Rev. J. Eaillie, to the poor of Elsdon Pariah. On Christmas Day W. H. Charlton, Esq., Hesley- side, chairman of the Bellingham Union, gave his aniual substantial dinner of good old English fare-- roast beef and pbss pudding, with a plentiful supply of strong ale-to the ininates of the Bellingham ...

... The following letter from lRagusa, of the 5th inst., contains further information relative to the progress of the Turkish troops in the Herzegovine:- The Turkishl comnmanders whom Omar Pasha as- sembled at Mostan have returned to their head-quar- ters. Each of them has received instructions to send some of their best soldiers to Trebigne, which is to be the centre of the future operations ...

... FRANCE M. Fould's financial statement was published in the Meniteu last week. The estimates for the year 1863 will exceed those for the year 1862 by 2,800,000; but the increase will, M. Fould assures us, only be ap- parent, inasmuch as there will not be the ex- traordinary and supplementary credits, which in 1860 amounted to 5,240,000, and in 1861 to 6,080,000. The military and naval estimates ...

... THE EMPEROP'S SPEECH. The French Chambers awere opened on Monday, by the Emeperor Ini person, who delivered the follow- ing speech ?? The year which has just passed has, notwitlhstand- iog certain uneasiLess, seen the consolidation of peace. All the rumours ?? propagated respecting ieainlary pretensions have fallen to the ground of themselves before tie simple reality of facts. My relations ...

... The annual ploughing match, lnder the auspices of the East Chester Ward Agricultural Association, came off on Wednesday, on the farm of Mr Ralph Wood, Fuiwell, near Mlonkweasnouth. The day was as dull as a January day could be; nevertheless, a large gathering of agriculturists and others interested in the cultivation of the soil assembled to witness the competition. The trial was heldin ...

... We take the following from ?? Aryns of the 20th of November:- At the date of our last summary for England par- lianuent had re-assembled after the recess accorded to the oniles Mlinistry for the preparv-tiori of their bid- get. The finlancial statenment has been made, and propositions for new taxation, in the shiape of direct impoets on cortain irsported articles of mercirassdise, arl ...