The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-14 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Drums, HAY 13.
Mr. J. Birch pleaded guilty this day, in the Court of
queen's Bench. to the eharge of publishing a grow
libel upon Mr'. Elizabeth French. The plea was
accompanied he an ample apology, fully admitting
the total gr,rundlerenms id all the imputations against
the character of the injured lady.
Sentence deferred. _ . .

It is not a bad symptom of the progress of opinion
in Inland that two tory and protectionist members
a present representing constituencies in the northern
province. are seared trom any further attempt to
eulivit the popular suffrages. Lord John Chichester,
in Belfast. and Sir Edmond .Isetiaghten, in Antrim,
Live determined on not again contesting the repre-
sentation 1.1 their respective constituents. The pre-
ham fur Sir Edosond's withdrawal is his unwilling-
tea to emmuiter any farther the fatigues at parlia-
ratatarc life, bat Lord John Chichester's friends
casiaut.tulp confessing that he. at least, retires before
the overs Lelming influence of free trade principles
in the commercial capital of Ulster. Captain Pack-
trillium, son of General Packenham, is spoken of as •
conservative candidate for Antrim.

Mr. Ennis. chairman of the Midland Great West-
ern Railway. has issued his address to the electors
of WeNtmerith. Mr. Ennis is a Homan Catholic, and
professes liberal principles.

Tae Cl' ITS IX, have directed that a quantity of an
• Mose se semolina' which is produced from wheat
I. water, kits-dried and sifted, be admitted at the
easy rat 04. per rot as wheat meal, and have issued orders
to tsetse Winn in the ports to admit similar importations at
the wow rate of duty M Mare.
tiitittkr EIPLOSION ATCOTurt,XL•II MIIIITIITn.
—''a Mondayea.Aaq last as explosks of fire damp took
,e at lb. Cochin Colliery
ball of the tows of Merthyr,
• .brat liar mho hose the *ea* of the terrible dieseter
▪ 4 Abcemm, where 67 lima were lost but throe hours
r In this ieetruice, howeetr, we are UP', to say that
•. hewe no love of life to record. It apprn that the over-
t come down before vela o'cleek in the sondes to
• the sub' of Ow eorkings with the safety lamp, foxed
tl..t !tor, were conaiderable indications *raspier, sad come-
cumtly came up to w warn the men (40 of wheat were eseembled
if mouth) not to go doers. Me then returned,
Le.er one roan down with him. to rodolooot to
Pt * current of air through the workings. la a very
ear tom after they had deeemoted the OM as the ~SIM
' 4erti.-.1 by the appeareace of an tramisee them or
toe Marcing forth from the shaft sad setting Ire to the
Lamm& at the top of the pit, which burned for fully
bonnie.. The report of the ceramics we very laud
tor Maid at a very meat distance. Of course the two men
°llo were is the pit were given up foe kate when, to the
loot samnse of all who were near, they wen men ascend-
we by mace f ladders, which were plead ia the uproot
‘rlt It appears that when they heard the Ant rush of the
I. they Art. themselves into the "sump bole," which
ore tali of water, sad remained there until they fatted all
r v , oc, r, when they crept not end made the best of
• r ruy the spent pit, through which they effected
1" mete. These sea who were in the lodge at the top
w the pit w. re .fightly termed. It is •apposed that the
Is. lensed the fire is the sir furnace, lighted for the
Mows of v. ntilation.
A•MRaKatA.LLf eaT ACCII T.—LOIS OF TWENTY'
nea
Lima—Only • few hours after the dreadful col-
wi Mirk* at Aberdare, as already reported, another
boor" maimed in the mire remote district of the
hmarieth Vale, situate between the villages of Llama
i'mlltrey, in Cannarthenshore, by which no lees than
tlmayoevea itessn lives were satrilieed in a moment.
tit tither, i• which the accident happened belongs to Mr.
loon I it is Wild the Ommireeth Colliery, &Muerte**. I
a Om* serricuyettle vale formed by the new Owm
right the colliers to the number
tmetymight were at work, and everything
"Mind lo go ou as usual, when, about ten
I.._`oril, while busily espied at their work, the water eird-
•°l7 tithe is apt., them. The pit was almost
iaetaaM-
twerly awl the mu were all drowned with the ea-
-4144 of ese atm, who availed himself of the aid of the
the leg
610,002iiernition to effect .At the time of
from the geese of the r nom of the
"6" lod Mievered, le the pit was Wad with water,
"4 lie 201716 r an *NM net work. The came of the calamity
Maeojeetared. It is supposed, however, that
mt emir broke in from some old colliery weekiwP in the
tniliderwhood. It had been observed that the water in
.(.elf had of late been increasing, and Mr. Whitney
::""soit &amber shaft at a short distance. Many of
"Ootenate decr used have left large families, end the
%w a
". mug the elided widows and orphans is mast ail-