... 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 ...

... 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. ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... surrounded by some 200 natives. On examination, an arm was found in it, supposed to be part of the body of Chinaman. Many human bones were also discovered in the creature, and entire finger with two rings on it.—Strait# Times. American 111-Breeding.—Under the above heading, the New York Tribune gives a plain account of a mortifying expose of American lack of good breeding which was offered ...

... 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 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. ...

... ARRIVALS AT DUNDEE. CAXPERDOWS DOCK. April 19. —Anglia (s.), Speedy, London, goocU. DEPARTURES FROM April 10.—Maria Elizabeth, Suva, Tayport, light: Nora, M'Kenzie, Tayport, light. ...

... General Post Office, April 19. ■ Mails. Despatch. j Mails Due. Aden, via Biindisi Thursdays,..s.ss »i Do. via Southampton Wednesdays, 2.30 Tuesd African Mail Apr. 22 2.30 jilApr. 21 Australia, via Southampton .. May 8, .. ..2.30 Apr. Do. via Brindisi May 16 5.55 p M May 13 Brazil, via Southampton May 8, .. ~2.30 May 19 Do. via Liverpool May 10, .5.55 . Do. do. May 17, .5.55pm' . Do ...