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THE Queen still remains at Balmoral , Avliere she has been visited by H . R . H . the Princess of Wales . On Wednesday , Her Majesty held a Council , at which H . E . H . Prince Leopold , the Lord President , and the Lord Chamberlain were present .

Up to Wednesday evening the total amount received at the Mansion House on account of the Indian Famine Pnnd was £ 417 , 000 , of which £ 385 , 000 has already heen

remitted to Madras . A telegram recentl y received from the Viceroy of India gives a somcAvhafc more favourable account of the Famine district .

The Aldermen of the City of London have , at a Special Court , elected Mr . Edgar Bveffit to fill the vacant seat for the Ward of Cheap , in opposition to the selection of the electors , Avho have three times returned Sir John Bennett . The trial of the four prisoners who arc charged with

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conspiring to defraud the Artizans ' and General Dwellings Company Avas commenced on Tuesday , at the Central Criminal Court , before Mr . Commissioner Kerr ; it was conclndetl on Thursday , and resulted in a conviction . Some points of laAv Avere , however , raised , and sentence was

deferred . That of tho four detectives and Mr . Froggatt commenced on Wednesday , before Mr . Baron Pollock . This case , it is expected , will occupy the court for somo days to come . We referred last week to the colliery accident at

Pemberton , since then a most disastrous explosion has taken place in Scotland . The p it in which this latter accident occurred is one of three situate at High Blantyre , about seven miles from Glasgow . On Monday morning last , 233 miners are said to havo descended two of these pits

Avhich are connected underground , and Avhich , according to tho report of the overman who ( with a naked light ) inspected the workings on that morning , were free from gas ; however , about a quarter to nine , an explosion occurred in what is know as No . 3 pit , and from tho effects

thereof , or that of the after-damp , it is believed all but thirty of the miners instantl y perished . In consequence of the serious damage caused by the explosion it is impossible at present to inspect the workings , but it is feared there is no chance of any of the missing men being recovered

alive . Of the thirty who were brought to bank , three have since died , thus making the number of deaths 206 . So serious a disaster as this , occurring immediately after a heavy fall of the barometer , naturally directs attention to the theory started so long since , with reference to the

state of the atmosphere bearing on colliery explosions , and may perhaps lead to some steps being taken with a view to precautions being made under similar circumstances in future . At a meeting held on Tuesday , for the purpose of starting a subscription to assist the sufferers , it was stated

that Messrs . W . Dixon and Co ., the owners of the colliery , had intimated their intention to head the list with £ 1 , 000 , and hopes were entertained that the Mayors of the various

towns throughout England would assist in providing in some way for the sufferers by this terrible calamity . Her Majesty , Avith her usual consideration , has been continuous in her enquiries after the unfortunates .

There is nothing very definite in the shape of war news to record this week . The bombardment of Plevna seems

to have been recommenced in earnest , but as yet the defences have not suffered much . General Gourko has not prevented a constant communication between Ghazi Osman and Chefket Pasha . Meanwhile , the latter gives the Bussian cavalry a vast amount of trouble , and it is

evident that the Turks do not intend to alloAV the complete investment of Plevna without offering strenuous resistance . From the Lorn we have intelligence of reconnaissances and skirmishes , each of the combatants desiring to fight on their own ground . The Russians are annoyed at Suleiman

Pasha declining to sacrifice his men in vain assaults on their entrenchments . On the other hand , the Turks are doubtless disappointed at the cautious manner in Avhich the Czare witch is advancing towards the Quadrilateral . It is not anticipated there will be any really decisive battle to the eastwards—unless Suleiman Pasha should become the

assailant—until Plevna is either evacuated or captured . The Czarewitch is doubtless strong enough to hold the Jantra line against Suleiman Pasha , and thus prevent any attempt to relieve Plevna from that direction . Great numerical superiority would be required to support an

attack on the Turks in their strongly fortified position at Rasgrad , Avhile at the same time measures must be adopted to hold Raouf Pasha in check . This General reports firing has been briskly kept up in the Shipka , the only result being the loss of men on both sides , and the explosion of

some Russian ammunition waggons . It is in contemplation to invest Rnstchuk , bnt Russian activity in this part of the field arises from a desire to keep the eastern Turkish army employed while the Avestern is surrounded , and then attempt an attack in overwhelming numbers . The

Russo-Roumanian force BOAV in front of Plevna comprises 106 battalions of infantry , 67 squadrons of cavalry , and 356 guns . But , allowing for the reinforcements Ghazi Osman latel y obtained from Sofia , he cannot possibl y have more than two-thirds of this strength , nor can it be disputed

that the besiegers are much more likely than the besieged to receive additional troops . The news from Asia Minor is conflicting , some accounts represent Ghazi Mukhtar as having retreated to Zewin , while others report him as having halted considerably short of that spot . Doubtless , Zowiu ,