The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-31 00:00:00

The particulars of an explosion which took place
en The week, at the Coppull Hall Colliery, sear
ICltorley, Mg to Mr. Jobs Hargreaves, by which SS
persona were • ed and d seriously injured, have already
appeared in the Express. The number of dead km
sow reached 36 —Sued Holsroft died on Saturday week;
Jake Yates on the following Sunday; and John Eareing-
toe es Monday. The ether two injured nen art very '
newly reenered.
The impart ea the Indira of the deceased was messed
oa Friday maralsi. at the Royal Oak yen, Charley, before
Mr. Palmy atarast Ist loylaad hundred ; the previ-
ew pnesediens Webs Ma My formal, to allow of later
weal. It we Marty Masa is the widows that sews of
the ma MOM le week in that part of the nano where
the teenne dimmest gas monde's( the ploios,
west lean their pleWs carry's, es the
naked candles ex
althowth
they Wee MIMI, adored sot to do so; and it was also
staled that sawn& Wig widow ea the previous sore-
-1114.11 ter prierima elme.
. Dieldem, the gresement iisepector, said that the
Mee yr•dampl only
le be with are ; but he sag-
apir wait" of lak and IF"
peered geneeally
wad Oat ta -hien the nepplegs" should be eon-
eleweed of belie sad mill r, Wised of wares coal and
rubbish—het the ale Amid ho esnikened through two
an-warratese.sand of Meg in Mem sad zal
hens •do up-corn
=lid of a
lido. The
nil be mpg ridd leen rhostairlekilaggith:
tee dram were ender the age at whisk bop were Awed
by Mei /*Mont to be employed in wel-Mase—eme et
the 4111111111114 bag only nine years old. 111111 Illisfitber of
the Mier age of seven.
The Jury mansed a verdict of heeddiental death,"
Wisp then they hen& the proprietor might. with a vary
6004 molt, Peevish lamps for the nee, awl we that they
were pregorly sent en all oseasiew ; particularly formg
every seas to takes Imp doom the pit with him for am, in
wes dee mildew Mem dengenes, although it night be
weelaseed soh at slew Beall e
be emmilly used le NOW
of the ineklege.
Mr. Hsrpssvesmidluud, set beteg a practical collier,
he relied ea them be menhed ; and be had been advised
that the Dray Ism mild not be used for general pur-
ples*, alltM law attest it was very useful. Bat tot
this he have snMMd the regular use of the lamp
/vat silts years Mee. when the explosion occsned in we
ef
the Mee pits semeseed with the colliery. He had anted
wen the advice of his general Whasagoor (Mr. Ellis) and his
esiner al their whim Meg maimed by that of another
surveyor set counseled Mk the winery. He would readily
slept marking which would tend to mare safety for the
anal be would supply les" end Maros their we, if he
setWi be shown how it me postieable ; and he bed ewer
dimmed expense to be an elinesis to carrying out what he
had been added was
De
Mr. Prim of Dam, who ettenbil en behalf
Oita Ilevywnes, lad priding, stated 'OW that gee
saes had tees Wand by thb retest cemedegliwi to
write to Mr. Mile, desiring that he would menus-
emetics, dtheateCair. Hargrkyeaves)• dm the
lbst
In Mg per
gres ball wadher s ea*wamies °enured at Ulla
NEM? es Felder ateewieg. bee ma ea the side where the
had whine of lan week tea pane. It meow that a bey
mewl Beath weal hut ea old weatletzte a &me where
ahi ef the reef had essamei ; ha aeW egad*,
eat aa aaiplsolea taelc=sisrll4,lbealt was that
bath shir a ma amed Ames NMI INT
(it is hand Map burned ; and two Mee hew=
Wiliam Hewer and Joseph Term were hojamei bee seri.

RKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND
CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY.

On Saturday afternoon, at one o'clock, the ad-
journed special meeting of the shareholders in the above
was held at the Monk's Ferry Hotel, Birken-
i ißoocaorr, Bp., alderman of Manchester,
1114:1=oacthe bosrel
stated thoaftaiihr:ctfim
bstnsese before the
midisp tuns to approve, or otherwise, of the bill now bears
for consolidating into one act, all the acts that
Willejlikposeed from time to time in reference to this rail-
way. The bill had passed the House of Commons com-
mittee, with ow immaterial alteration, which gave the
Shrewsbury and Chester Company running powers over
the short branch at the Birkenhead Docks.
Ilse solicitor read the head, of the bill, which, after a
few obser Tallow from Mr. Rem:, was mewed of use*.
mealy.
A long and an discussion ensued resperrprg the webs
simnel of the Wll for leasing the ling So the MONS
Company.
The Camases moved,—
That the memerandues,or beeAs of an agreement, billtelien
the Birkenhead, Lanceiaire, and Cheshire J maiden PAO-
way Compaq, sad the Lades sad North-Wales Mai{
way Compaq, dated the its of May lastest, sew sulmineed
is the reastmg, he resisheil, spread, sod eswiremed, emb-
Jest to the tallewfsit helm wadishoo and edpwraisne,
, that le to ray, padded do Imes sad Ideralt-Watera
Company will smesita the inramiratien hie the rareenest,
which is is he men asmallwimesbgeerremedlebsebernehe vau
male of the mid die
shire, and Chill=svm.estismOimplessidl haw *serails
, of trader aim
_lra of the tam Ira the weradni_ef she fed-
i way) twirdwrds of the Lewin sad Korth-Wafts
way Campine. dividend pee oat. on the Midesheed,
Lascashire, sod Chasing lumettem Ceesramee alpha,
takes at 2,1100.11061, from diedish of Jame, AN sly
setwigeest Nth el.lose), the Iseides mid Satallieresters
I Railway Cengssion the ether hand, Irvine the esti= at
Of after that dmte-ef raging elf dist NOW me per."
• The hiratrime semsnit wee than awed Mr. Ear-
'period emended by Mr. Haab& (beds A-0, That
• rife amine be *Opened, tor re sash of Ilse Imbue
j as has net bees esastoded, mime die ; and ramil the metier-
sties "wall eir peepeed eseesarram de the
tress sr w, of the lbw, be pestramed mil die meat
haltyearly meeting."
11 Mr. Burs (of Manchester) is a harasses spa*, which
=.Bl...brnitimigidnmesdmenwtithas thea il'irrtlitheerriiall",, Ttpr-.
and Mr. Bentham. The latter propane.* re-
he thought both the great companies were
=compressible materials, and would boar swedes.
ter.)
The question we thus yut to the neesties wham the
ennesiteent was carried by a considerable inalorit the
result being received with vociferous cheering by We ad•
watts of ',inaction with the Great Western and Shrews-
bury Commies. A vote of thanks was carried by ands-
mattes to the chairman, and the meeting separated at Wa-
rs& btu.