... MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1872. serious explosion of foul gas took place yesterday at the Chemical Works, South Shields, a man narrowly escaping with his life, and damage to the amount of £1000 done. The proposed vote for ex-Governor Eyre's legal expenses has called the 11 Jamaica Committee again into existence, which has resolved to give its utmost support to the motion of Sir G. Bowring for ...

... ARRIVALS XT DUNDEE. earl, dock. April 15. —Britannia, Speedie, London, manure. CAMPESDOWN DOCK. April 15.—Hibernia (a.)Findlay, London, goods. April River—The ship Aphrodita, from Calcutta, jute. DEPARTURES FROM DUNDEE. April 15.—Plailda (s.J, Gloak, Newcastle, goods ; ifargt Jones, Nawitintlfli halltnt Catherine M 'iver, Newcastle, ballast; esper(s.), Mudie, Sunderland, ballast. James, Mill, ...

... MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1872. The last reports are that the eruption of Mount Vesuvius shows symptoms of decreasing. The Circuit Court Aberdeen was occupied for ten hours on Saturday on the trial of persons said to be concerned in the riot at Buckie in February last. Tha prisoners were acquitted. Several of the London papers as well as the Saturday Review have articles on the Dundee domestic ...

... MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1872. ft A terrible accident occurred on Saturday morning at a fuse factory in Cornwall, whereby seven women employed at the place were killed and several injured. Large bodies of troops, continued to arrive at Brighton on Saturday for the review to-day, but the weather was wretched. A boating mishap, in which party of volunteers were concerned, took place, happily unattended ...

... ARRIVALS AT DUNDEE. EARL GREY'S DOCK. April 29.—Polynia (».), Walker, Greenland, light ; William, Be»t tie, coal 3; Britannia, Dow, Sunderland, coals. CAMPERDOWK DOCK. April (s.), Findlay, London, kino williah's dock. April 23.—-Cecilia Matilda, Gorrie, London, jute. DEPARTURES PROM DUNDEE. April 29.—PladJa (s.), Gloak, Newcastle, goods; Sarah M'Donald, Gairette, Middlesbro, ballast. GOODS ...

... THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1872. Lady Mayo arrived Dover yesterday afternoon from India. Mr Gladstone has accepted the invitation a deputation to be guest a banquet at Belfast. could not, however, fix the date when he would at liberty. At the Old Bailey yesterday, permission was asked, on behalf of O'Connor, to withdraw the plea of Guilty. The Judge, however, refused. Sentence was to be given this ...

... ARRIVALS DUNDEE. % CAM TEE DOWN DOCK. April 18.—Harvest Queen (».), Spence, Sunderland coals; Arctic (s), Adams, (ireenland, seal oil. in the i.4ivar April IS.—The ship Vick-:burg, from VUcutta, jute. DEPARTURES FROM DUNDEE. April 18. —Allan, Findlay, Montrose, ballast; Margaret, Pryde, Perth, light. ► MARITIME EXTRACTS. Parmenio, Laird, at Bthikflom Liverpool, latfi ult. Petehclee, Burns, do. ...

... ARRIVALS AT DUNDEE. EARL GREY'S DOCK. April I.—Peterine, , Kiel, flour; Fortuna, Sekiel, Memel, flax ; Queen (s.), Johnston, Hull, goods. DEPARTURES FROM DUNDEE. April I.—Bon-Accord (s.), Davidson, Sunderland, light; Curfew (s.), M'Kechnie, Sunderland, light; Pladda (s.), Gloak, Newcastle, goods. MARITIME EXTRACTS. Dart, Carrie, at Aria-oath from Southampton, 31st ult. Arba, Burns, do. ...

... DUNDEE MEAL MARKET—ApriI 23. Canadian Flour, barrel . 30s @ 6d Finest Hamburg Flour, bag 44s Od Od Home Flour, bag 6d Oatmeal, sack of 280 imperial.. 35s Od @ 363 Od Brosemeal, do. do. .. 35s Od @ 37s Od Indian Meal, do. ■ do. .. 33s Od Barleymeal, do. do. .. 3Ss Cat Od DUNDEE MEAL AND PROVISION MARKET—ApriI 23. Loaf, fine qalty. 7d @ Sd Kggs, dozen .os9d @ 0s lOd Do., ...

... ARRIVALS AT D JNDEE. DOCK. April 11.—Saint Leonard, , Calcutta, jute. KING WILLIAM'S DOCK. April 11.—Curfew (s.), M'Kechnie, Sunderland, coals. DEPARTURES FROM DUNDEE. April 11.—Yarrow (s.), Coghill, Liverpool, goods ; Lydia, Heggie, Sunderland, ballast. MARITIME EXTRACTS. Ocean, Stewart, Arbroath from Newcastle, 11th inst. Ythan, at Arbroath from Sea ham, do. Oak, Dt>ig, left Arbroath for ...

... Courier WEDNESDAY, APRIL IT, Geneva was witness on Monday of the initial proceeding in the arbitration between the Governments of the United Kingdom and the United States. Lord Tenterden was present, with his secretaries, on behalf of Her Majesty's Government ; Mr Bancroft Davis, Mr Caleb Cushing, and Mr Beaman represented the Government of the President ; and the two parties exchanged their ...

... WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1872. true bill was returned yesterday at the Old Bailey Court, London, against the Claimant. He is charged with perjury and forgery. The lad O'Connor, who presented a pistol at the Queen, pleaded guilty to the charge yesterday at the London Central Criminal Court. Judgment was reserved till to-morrow. Yesterday at Dudley the wife of a man named Beesley was found brutally ...