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London, England, 1862-02-07 00:00:00

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eventually ordered eons tea, and, having inquired where he
could buy some ham, went away, swag he would be back
in ten minutes. On returning to his shop Mr. Austin foiled
his cash-box, which contained 1101. in gold, silver, and totes,
gone. Johnson of course did not return, and no tidings
were beard of them until they were in the custody of Ser-
geant Cole, 23 C, on another and similar charge. Mr. Austin
identified the prisoners from a number of others at Marlbo-
rough.street Police Court. The prosecutor's desk had been
wrenched open with a jemmy, and the marks exactly corre-
sponded with a jemmy found by Cole in the dog. The
prisoners were fond Guilty.
The prosecutor in another case was Mr. Keillor, baker,
19, Compton-street, Soho. The prisoners and their confe-
derates visited shops, and one of them bought some trifling
article and gave a sovereign in payment, to that on receiving
the change they ascertained where the cosh bet was kept.
The shopkeeper was kept in conversation by " the gentle-
moo, or squire " in the dogcart at the door, while tine
cash-lax was stolen. In this case they only got a bog of
copper money.
&meant Charles Cole, 21 C, stand that on the 16th of
January he sew the prisoners it • dogeart, in Brewer-street,
Ockleseqwe. There were two other men with them
walking os the pavement. The four entered into conver-
sing'', and the witness having suspicion watched them. He
gen them spin in Compton-street. Lucas drove the
art, and the three others followed. They again
Pied is conversation in Frith-street, and ono
ei them went into Mr. Keillor's shop. That
man was not in custody, he escaped. Johnson went
into Mr. Keillor'a shop and brought something out and put
it in the cart, and Lucas drove off. The witness ran after
him and seised the reins. Lucas lashed the hone as hard
as le could, but boding himself mastered he jumped out of
the cart sad made off. 'Witness left the cart and Johnson
in charge of other persons, and went after Lucas, who was
knocked down by a carpenter, and was secured. Tiro bap
of copper mousy were found in the out, they had bear
/holes In= Mr. lodide dr" and a jemmy, asap as mod
by burglars, was also found in the cart ; and the officer
stated thin he bed so doubt, from the marks on the desk,
that it bad beet forced open by that inattrument.
The prisoners were found Ouilty.
Serjeant Cole said the prisoners were known. Johnson
was sentenced to 3 months in September last, at Marl-
boroughutreet, for attempting to steal a cash box in
Oxford-street ; there was no conviction against Lucas.
There was no doubt that the prisons', and a gang they
were associated with, bad carried on these depredations in
almost every town in England. Letters were received daily
from those they had victimised, and it seemed they made
" • set" upon bakers, young iu business, whom they bad
reduced to ruin by plundering them of the scanty means
by which they started in trade. It had been ascertained
that their depredations exceeded in amount 2,0001.
His lordship sentenced the prisoners to 10 years penal
servitude.
His lordship said with respect to Cole, his conduct had
been most meritorious, and would be represented in the
MPlrquarter; but the court had not the power to order
agratnity ; had he the power he should have done so.

THE HARTLEY COLLIERY INQUEST.

THE raspier.

NEWCASTLE, THURSDAY Niowr,

This inquiry was resumed and concluded to-day.
The following summary of the proceedings is from a special
edition of the Newcastle Chrowide. _ _

Dr. Davidson was of opinion that the men had been suf-
focated by carbonic oxide gee. from the fact of their blood
being of a red colour. If they had been suffocated by car-
bonic acid their blood would have been dark.
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A man named Brown requested to be examined, but his
evidence was merely second hand, and could not be re-
mired. It appeared, however, that he bad Lewd cer-
tain remarks with respect to a hole in the pumps, which
the evidence afterwards went to show bad been caused by
the falling of the beam.
Mr. G. B. Forster stated that he was convinced, and it
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was the general opinion, that the very best means bad been
used for the recovery of the men.
Mr. J. E. Forster maid the only damage he anticipated
In the Hartley Colliery was from water, but up to the time
of the accident he should never have bad the slightest
hesitation to go into the colliery himself had he been re-
quested to do so. He thought a double shaft was not
absolutely necessary. Such an accident its this could not
have been contemplated by anybody, but Le was is favour
of two shafts. _ - .

The evidence having been brought toe close, the jury re•
turned the following special

VERDICT.

" That John Gallagher on 22nd January last was found
killed in the workings of New Hartley Colliery, having died
therein from inhalation of pa, being shut up in the yard
MID of the said colliery on tile 16th of said month, when
the shaft was closed by the accidental breaking of engine
beam, which, with other materials, fell into the working
shaft of the pit, and there being no exit therefrom all
sexes to the deceased was cut off, and he perished
from the come above mentioned. The jury cannot
close without expressing their strong opinion of
the imperative necessity of all working collieries
having at boat a mooed shaft or outlet to afford the work-
men the means of amps ehould any obstruction take' place
as occurred at New I:Wiley Pit, and that in future beams
of colliery engines should be made of malleable instead of
cut metal. They also take occasion to notice with admira-
tion the heroic courage of the miners and others, who at
the risk of their own lives, for so many nights' and days,
devoted their best skin and energies to rescue the unfor-
tunate men who were last ; and that everything that
human iugenuity could accomplish was done towards this
humane object."
The inquiry terminated at 4 o'clock.