The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-27 00:00:00

FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

An explosion of tire-damp took place in a colliery
at Pemberton, near Wigan, on Friday evening last, by
which no less than ten thee have been sacrificed, and six
other colliers have been pissed on beds of suffering, with
scarcely a possibility of reeneery. The colliery is that called
Norley-hall, and is worked by the executors of the late Mr.
Daglish, of Pemberton. The coal-bed is one of con-
siderable extent, and Wimp partly to Reece Bevan,
Esq., and partly to the aide of the late Duke
of Bridgewater ; bet Mr. Daglish had power
only to take IMfeel Is the boondaries of Mr. Bean's
estate. The coal fled h worked by mean' of two shafts at
Norley-hall, of about 480 feet deep, the principal workings
running north and east. Between 80 and 60 men and boys
had descended to work to nifty 'horsing, properly pro-
vided with Davy lamps, andyseseeded with their work up
to about three o'clock la the at berason Part of the colliers
then left, the boys and same others employed as drawers
being left to get out the lease coal. Upwards of 30
persons thus remained, chiefly boys, and about Wilf-
red thee' o'sbeek the "opinion of fire damp oc
sum& Th. ISMS is set known, the rules of the
colllsey being shin diet no one shall unlock their lamps.
It I Wined belsweigaited at weeder close to the boun-
daries Olio eseteen fees of the seed, where the colliers,
having ilium their levels up to the coal belonging to the
Bridgwabe had tamed beck, leaving the roof to
fall in, fumingwhsteollkrs cell the goaf. In those places
a good deal dips totally collects, and as this coal is of a
very bamboos slasastAlf, leas,
an
underneath, there
is usually a enrakirmlis quantity of it. The distance from
the bottom st ohs &Ira shaft was about 2,260 feet. The
explarioa seek Ow with a loud report, and a cloud of
duet wee Wm est at the top of the shaft, which gave
node, t• the bekmen. No time was lost in getting out
such of the osfortands workmen as wets able to find their
way to the bottom of the link and many of these were found
to be fearfully burnt. • renslor of the colliers, however, had
been killed by the bops: the explosion—one of them, a boy
named Thomas Hitelhos. seed 14, having his head nearly
severed from the body ; and others had been overpowered
by the after-damp or sulphur, so that it was ne-
cessary to search the workings without delay. Mr. Wm.
Twist', ourlooker, and Mr. Moses Cuerton, underlooker, of
the mine, were fortunately at the Wilms near the pit, and
descended with as little delay as possible. After greet risk
and suffering the relief parties sent forward succeeded in
, rescuing several Fracas in a state of insensibility, but who
were alive, from various parts of the levels. They also re.
moved the bodies of the dead. By a late hour in the
evening three dead bodies had been removed from the
mine of persons who had been killed, six others of the suf-
' ferers were dead on Saturday evening, and another died
on Sunday morning.
The inquest commenced yesterday for the identification
of the bodies, but would stand adjourned for the principal
! evidence.

PORTSMOUTH, Tusem.r.
Arrived the Queen, 116, bearing the flag of Ad-
miral Parker, from the Mediterranean.

EXIITEITION or 1651.—We unaeratend that her
Majesty's Commissioners, at their meeting on Saturday,
agreed on the report to be presented to the Queen, and or-
dered it to be delivered to the Secretary of State for the
Home Department u soon as posaible ; it having been de-
cided that the winding up of the butinee in connexion
withers late Exhibition was so far advanced that the go-
verment should be relieved from any further payments'
an aosouat of the secretaries of the commission, and it was
ballot agreed that in future, acting under the charter of
=don, they would only require the services of ono
sizt, to which poet Mr. Edgar A. Bowring was
oil or WARWICK.—Sir John Eating
Bares, Wilmot, Bart., of the Midland circuit, has been
2tirneseder of the borough of Warwick, In the room
Italbse, resigned.
LONDON HOCH= FOR THE HLlND.—Yeaterday
the annual meeting of the promoters of this charity took
place at the Hanover-equate Rooms. Tho Right Rev.
Bishop Carr in the chair (the Eon of Shaftesbury Wag
obliged to leave the room on public business elsewhere.)
It appeared, from a report which was read and adopted,
that the income of the society during the past year had ex-
ceeded that of the previous year by 3001. • hut extraordi-
nary circumstances had entailed upon the charity additional
expenses, and, therefore, the money in hand was reduced
to a lower rum than might otherwise have been expected.
The receipts for the year had amounted to 1,8151., but
owing to the expenses alluded to, the balance remaining in
hand was only 811., sad it was, therefore, hoped that the
benevolent public would continue their exertions in favour
of so charitable a came.
FATAL ACCIDENTS ON THE LANCASHIRE AND
Yormainal KAILWAY.—On Saturday evening a work-
ing man was killed at the Middleton station on this
line. He had booked for Oldham, but ran, amongst a
' crowd of passengers, to the door of a carriage, before the
train bad stopped. The result was that he was pushed
down between the footboards of the train and the landing
stags and crushed to death. A servant of the company,
named Richard Walker, wu also killed the same afternoon
at the Miles Platting station.
FIRE AT SIR WILLIAM HEATIICOTE'S.—HuraIor
House, the residence of Sir William Ileatheote, Bart. hall
• narrow escape from destruction by flee on Saturday.
Some rafters in connesion with a chimney had, it appears,
become ignited, and gained a considerable ascendancy be-
fore it was discovered. A mounted express was instantly
despatched to Winchester, a distance of come five or fix
miles, for the engines, which were promptly deseatehed ;
but previous to their arrival the flames were considerably
subdued by the domestics and others on the spot. The
damage will not, it is said, exceed WO/. to 6001. • but had
not extraordinary exertions been used, the whole mansion
must have fallen a prey to the flames. The buihfing is •
noble structure, and was formerly the reaidence of Richard,
son of Oliver romwell.
THE TERRACE IN FRONT OF WESTMINSTER PALACE.
—The terrace on tho river front of the new palace is
being covered with • variegated pavement, and the win-
dows in the basement story are to be ornamented, and
protected with sine railings and gratings. The public will
shortly be admitted to this interesting and pleasant pro-
menade, and have from it an excellent view of the soothers
front of the new palace, and a capital view of the river
from Westminster-bridge to Vauxhall. bridge.
Mtentlitr.—ln the lender on the ads ertisoment
duty in Saturday's paper, the number of line. contained in
the 200 servants advertisements, mentioned u havin ap
peered in the Times, was erroneously printed 186. ItH
should have been 143.
KOSSUTIeS l'Antti.—A letter front Vienna, dated
April 21, states that all Kosauth's relatives have 'wen set at
liberty by the Austrieu government, and that they will
leave the country on the Ist of May.