1869.] 



Mining. 



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The report of the Colliery Inspectors for 1868 has been 

 recently published. The following table has been compiled from 

 that document : — 



A Eeturn showing the Quantity of Coal Eaised in and about the Coal 

 Mines of Great Britain ; the Number of Fatal Accidents and Lives 

 Lost by the Accidents, in the Year 1868. 



Names of Distbicis. 



Northumberland, Cumberland, & North 1 

 Durham 1 



South Durham 



North and East Lancashire 



West Laucasliire and North Wales . . 



Yorkshire 



Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, audi 

 Warwickshire J 



North Staftbrd, Cheshire, & Shropshire 



South Stafitbrd and Worcestershire 



Monmouth, Gloucester, Somerset, andl 

 Devonsliire j 



South Wales 



Totals : England and Wales . . 



East Scotland 



West Scotland 



Totals: Scotland 



Totals : England, Wales, & Scotland 



It should be noted that all the collieries given were not at work in 1868 — from 

 two to thiue hundred were probably idle ; we may therefore consider the number 

 of working collieries at about 3000. 



The imports of Coal and Coke to France were, according to 

 official French returns in 1868 : — 



From Great Britain . 



„ Belgivm 



„ Germany 



„ Otheu Countries 



Totals . . . 



Coals. 



Tons. 



1,885,000 



3,718,000 



1,389,000 



1,000 



0,993,000 



Coke. 



Tons. 



3,800 



448,200 



212,700 



300 



665,000 



MiNEEAL Oils. — M, St. Claire-Deville has recently brought 

 before the Academie des Sciences a most useful memoir on the 



