The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

THE COLLIERS' STRIA:Ir.

At the Hales Owen Police-wart, at Tuesday. John Tris-
tram, a collier, was convicted of having assaulted Throws
Heins, a oolliwr, employed at the New British Iron Com-
pany, and was seetenced to 21 days' imprisoentest.
At the Dudley Police-court, cis Vreditesdav, before Oaptain
Fletcher, Captain Bennitt, and Mr. Swiadall, Benjamin
Cooper, miner, was charged with having sananked John and
Hannah Westwood.—William Haat, Bata's-hill, mister,
was charged with having salardted Isaac Westwood.—The
same William Has; was also charged with having twisted
Police-wettable Was. Moore, while in the execution of his
duty.—Jamee Rowley was charged with having resided
Policiscoostables Taylor sad Pardos.—Joins Turner John
EnAlish.llll4 Joseph H oat were charged with having mianited
Isaac Westwood..--Joseph Hunt, Star and Garter public.
house, X ites.hall, was charged with having resisted the
police while in the execution of their duty. The
whole of the above charges dote out of as attempt
on the part of Joseph Huns and William Heat, his
son, to conceal Samuel Rowley, aphid whom the
police had a warrant, for threatening Lime Westwood,
with the view of preventing him from going to work.
This warrant Mg being executed on Monday last when
the atoms above mentioned were committed. The ed.
dance occupied the attention of the °Dad a long time,
bat the details are not at all of general interest. The
aide' Hunt, as occupier of the Star and Cerise,
in which boots Rowley had taken refuge, wasnA
and cods, or, in default, two months' impriecoment,
with hard labour. Hunt, the younger, was fined 40s. sad
code, or, in default, one south's imprisonment, with hard
labour. Cooper was fined 40a. and costa, or two swaths.
English was fined 40e. and coats, or two dont& Tures;
20a. and arts, or one month. Rowley, 20e. and costs, or
one month ; and the two Hunts were further fined 40s. and
costa each, or two months, for the sesault on Newbold.
The man Rowley was also fined 101. sad costs, or two
months' imprisonment, for threatening to shoot Polies-con-
stable Isaac Taylor, and pointing a gun at him.
There is good resew to ("seclude that, upon the most
moderate computation, there are now ten thousand tons of
coal being brought UM this district awn day, is axeses of
the quantity that was being imported before the omen:once-
meat of the colliers' strike. The agents of the railway
companies, from whom we have obtained our figures, assure
us that even this vast supply is •uaeastng daily, sad that
they hitherto have bees able to meet the demand made
upon them. The railway authorities say they have not
the most remote reason to apprehend the suggested action
referred to at a meeting of collier. on Wedseaday.
Yesterday a number of the minds at the Bradley, Park-
field. and other collieries in the Blida) district, resumed
work at the drop, and it is thought that a large number more
will follow.
OIITIIAGE ILI DUDLEY. TZIFITIDAY.
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Another outrage occurred yesterday morels( at Wash-
room•green, noir Dudley. It seems that George Howley,
who is a collier, residing at Moshroomireso, has for the
purpose of keeping his wife and family from starvation,
resumed work at the reduced male of wages. On the night
of Wednesday, having been at work that clay, he retired to
rest at about 9 o'clock, his wife and three children befog
also is the house. At about 2 o'clock yesterday morning
Rowley was aroused by • aeigi.bour calling him, and,
simultaneously with the call of the neighbour, a ternfio
explosion took place. He ran down the stain, and found
the place full of smoke, and them went back and found his
children in bed covered with a portion of the tiles of the roof ;
but fortunately the bricks had bees blown outwards,and they
were uninjured. He brought the children down, and his
wife and they were placed in a neighbour's house. Upon
examining the house, he foetid that in addition to the root
being blown away, a portion of the front of the cottage wae
blown out, and the net of the brickwork loosened. labor-
nation was at once given to the polio*, and Detectivemir-
(sant Davies was despatched to the scene of the explosion.
From what he ascertained he apprehended a man named
Daniel Parker, alias "Trick," upon the charge. The ex-
ploded can wan found by Superintendent Mills, of the
&aft ordabire police force, as he was passing the spot on his
way to Old Hill.

Yesterday e►ening Professor Leone Levi deli-
►ered the in►ugural lecture of his e►eeiog oour►e at !lees
College on commercial questions, the subject for the
occasion being '• The present state and weapons of the rat*
of diseount."

Wsunt RAILWAY PROJECTS.—The promoters of
railway projects in South Walesp:spomupipreparatioas to
complete the requisite surveys sad other naval y arrange-
moots for oast seeniom The new undertakings
include a hoe from the east side of the Usk at Newport, via
Cserleonand Pontoewydd, to • junction with the Great
Western at Pontypool-road, thus giving an indopeaduit
narrow gauge mono to the part of Newport ; also • %with
to oonnect the West Usk Dock■ with the old Romney line.
It is io matemplation as well to apply for powen for a liae
of rail way oomorenciog at Milford Harem, and themes posing
along the Pembrokeshire sad Cardiganshire than* posing
Foligoard sad Newport, to • jthetion with the Cardigan-
shire hoes. This will be on the Darrow gauge, and it will
bring Milford into direct communication with the Darrow
gauge linos of the country. The Vale of Ayres i •mothsr
project, the object Wag to compact the poll of Aberayroa
with the Manchester sad Milford lime The Load°. sad
South Wales direct liaa, by which the diatom* from she
South Wale, coalfield to the metropolis top to be
reduced 25 oar, is also likely to be prweseiod wit► out
mosioo. '