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ville, the right hon. George Rose, 
J. W. Croker, admirals sir John 
Borlase Warren and Blachford, 
Captain Dacres the governor, with 
other officers of the institution, 
They viewed the children at their 
dinner, and appeared highly gra- 
tified with the regularity and 
cleanliness with which every thing 
was conducted. The Royal party, 
with the distinguished characters, 
retired to the-governor’s house, 
and partook of a sumptuous break- 
fast. After partaking of this re- 
freshment, her Majesty and the 
Princesses went to Greenwich 
Hospital, where the Duke of Cla- 
rence, viscount Meiville,-&c. had 
walked to be in readiness to re- 
ceive them. The veterans of the 
building were, drawn out upon 
the occasion. They proceeded to 
view the building, &c. and ap- 
peared highly gratified, particu- 
Jarly with the chapel, for its ar- 
chitectural beauties. Viscount 
Hood, the governor, being too 
much indisposed to receive his 
Royal guests, the Dean of Wind- 
sor and others of the Direc- 
tors were in readiness to receive 
them. Her Majesty left Green- 
wich at a quarter-past three 
o’clock, and arrived at her palace 
at four. 
2.—Another melancholy acci- 
dent has occurred in the North, 
by the firing or blasting of a coal- 
pit belonging to Messrs. Nesham 
and Co. in the vicinity of New- 
battle, in the county of Durham. 
This dreadful calamity took place 
on the second instant, when up- 
wards of 70 persons lost their 
lives: 40 of the unfortunate vic- 
tims were to be taken to Hough- 
le-Spring for interment on sun- 
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1815. 
day last, and about 30 more were 
to be buried at Chester-le-street, 
and Painshaw. The cause of this 
disastrous event had not been as~ 
certained when the last accounts 
came away, but there is no doubt 
it was occasioned by means of 
foul ‘air. For some time no 
person could be found hardy 
enough to descend into the pit, in 
order to ascertain the state of 
things below, and to endeavour 
to save any of the unfortunate 
persons who might still remain 
alive. At length Thomas Rob- 
son, of the village of Houghton- 
le-Spring, volunteered his servi- 
ces for this perilous undertaking, 
and so exerted himself in the 
cause of humanity, that he ac- 
tually got up six of the sufferers, 
who were still alive, but with very 
small hopes of their ultimate re- 
covery. 
3.—The Statue of his Majesty, 
which was voted some time back 
by the Corporation of London, 
was exhibited for the first time. 
The committee appointed for car- 
rying the resolution into effect 
assembled at five o'clock at Guild- 
hall, where they met a number of 
distinguished visitors, and _pro- 
ceeded to the great council cham- 
ber, where the statue is erected. 
It is placed at the end of the 
chamber, elevated about twelve 
feet from the floor, in a niche of 
a dark coloured marble. His Ma- 
jesty is sculptured in his royal 
robes, holding the scroll of an 
address in his left hand. ‘The 
right hand is extended, to repre- 
sent the Sovereign as in the act 
of returning an answer to an ad- 
rete which has been presented to 
im. 
