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Show w' sldered a source ot lite, lie u--n. THE POWER OF COAL, jy., Ar the present moment the Mam! te. Great Britain kibe richest in the ivoi p' 1 Feordo from almost cycry quarter of id ; habitable globeresort to London, tors rd jtlm means, necessary to build railron of 'construct sblps.sTnk mines, and tbca ot pnt other engineering .projects where y cd I outlays of nioney are required, Thls.i Ig htraiigc spectacle, truly; and bow can as 4 uecouiit for it? The island Ij.iusignlfic h . In extent; tbe population is small in a nt'fpar&ou with many other coitutrtcjM al! the climate is well known to bcvnprlcit cd . Its iucreasid riches aire; not owing to ye.j.numbcr'bf Its iuhnbilaid its csteiii i's i territorjrr the ricTiucss f it.4 Mil, pr tic serenity of ite rlimate; the source of va great wealth lies bfcfleatb Its surface, et the deep arid tlarfc coal .mincrf, wKere :ct , Author of Creation hasljitpred up tbe us cumulated vegetation ttf byvgoue'agcs ok the development and ti.b. bf ibis agi he stjeaui, jrpn'arid manufactures. The si lis 'of Ttaty ami Fraiice are sunny andbri re, nnd the purple vine covers the slope be B;irgundy and Piedmont; while the 1 be England are murky and tbe sunlij ice cren In showery Do vouslilre, is, too tic J for the grajm -to yield'ita fruitage-. 1 ed with all these disadvantages on the i bii of England, Italy Is poorer and twice on , wealthy; for with tbe products of ;lit j rolups and minerals other .countries h srot become her tributaries. I It I The mechanical' power of England 1 It borof CO.tJflOOastrttnS inviilier.antiu k laitttiiy wohdet thatuelia'stupciidi it iitjwerl should Have Btvcri';EngUirid'; t ;o imwicry In comroeite' . and niantifuctup s'r Tlib possession of coat mine IsTmbme ie ous in' Its' cOiiscqueiCcsf and the' anni In product of England, forj all piirpbses' Is' r- lcM thait 68,(HW,e0O,toni ' t ie la the mMdteesEraricca'nd, Qernia :n supplied England witli all kinds of lnai :n factnrcs;, but, the lide-ir, cbtnmcrce er changed, aud all Owing to thenatural p r, se&iton of. gfeat coal mlaes, of which it ill are no les than 3,000 in the Island. a t commissioner; Trench maunfacturers w ;n Visited 'Manchester tliree years ago; at jc a report on their rilHru; and declared, tl ij! although English opcratltcs wcreg'p sd higher wigWi ycc o'wing tp cheap1 fuet lib machinery, Wef... bbuhl Ipr'oiluceC cbti lie good at about Pc-lwlf. the price. of k French. S8clt.ia( the power, of cOatl". re 4 Jt Is supposed tliat:aircbal(.bOtH"i cs' and hardris of Vegetable ;o'iTgin,,ha;'v ii, been formed by Jpftg.:prbccs3cs,of .ferui at tatlon, decomposltiop, bud carbbulzati of f rom snbmcrged forests, or from" grai ty. leavcsi'ilirnbsri-nhdvfplioge,, 'whlcTi' hi lp settled, into;' coiiiiiacl masie.i, uiid h nil gonbf through yarlbiis changes. 1'ca lie vegetable :matlcf. bit;, the way totiecc mA liolt "coal, whfel Budcrgilrig, still- furl ad f cbange.becbmea liirdtoaK Tiic; sba ilf Of great trcci brit'pfze .'rtlinost'iinlini ,bf Ion thc,arth;at prescnt-haye bceu tra ad jont Ift.ttje colil. beds.withcat' ccrfab alJl'IiIs Is one pt ihuiriwt-cuTioua, prow ifeiof fnvcstigatlpn-..i?l'h1 is PuIiistanco n-fossll trnnk;.'ail'fpuud near Bjinni v ;al;had y3-atiiiular.,Tin"i!fiow1ng'ntiat ngT .trcc'Jiich Imd lctt tlius. tflf ntd Jiitp 1 e.Jtis.n'ea.tly eight bundfed.yeara'jQld. ' ' cjti ligiiltestt'tevcry cirriou.;-'-'l1ie.senr"c?i 'Oj)ncnsJn-thc'trausitioirtatCtrom - session .or the witcr, while oiieetnl Is c tbe'otbcr is yct'wboiIaR.if. charrf'di' ,'J fcoal fitfds-m the "fJfnlted'Statesfireab' "AJoO.OOpiarb inilbs, aifdlit; Great 11 lj alii letfl ibatt .12,000. Vet England j Quinces about -40,000,000, of tbuiper 'Jr jittm, wbileibcUiiiteil States. prbilii jwttf0jAll'flhtliiatp t ?' -vnf sVarwiy.liuo'ttii In tiild cuuutry,-i ' npbodyVupposed ii would bum, nnd i inborn 404 tons were tent to market. f li?5., I.Styp.O'OQ'ionu werwold. In1.-( In1.-( land the .pfipr. bituwinous cOa),is. "i 'great Mapie.ami tho trade In ihlsisgT m . tug lu; this CQiilitry,fabout IjlOOOO j having; been pro'dnettljost yedV, |