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

the arguateat of Ib resabadem by rerstring to *own ex-
se ein maw of boobs M euienitlis subjects. Th.
rifig•Mris esselliehe paMlibel Ind led to combi-
nable, of etillalass, erbo hail earned amateur pub-
lishers, and who male pallialefillme pay by fixing natu-
ral Wand of &Mid i them. The publishing
U— was MilMallfiy • Palm one, or it would not d: he
selsatille anthers lo lases 111.00/11111.
Dr. Lammas= meeaiei tbs resolution: and on being
pert, it was smell.
Mr. Wins peeped the fifth reselution—. That empi-
ricism liardas vispsetodly shown that trades with artiliciany
Mg! per ada mall market gain by being forced into
the =turd gat= of low pronto sad a large market, this
meeting is of oplois• that the abolition of tho present re-
strictions, ft for from injuring the boobselling business, will
greatly benefit it."
Mr. Cli•IP MAN seconded it; and after a speech from
Mr. fiatinrtas, it was carried.
A conversation then took place in reference to the sugges-
tion to wait upon Lord Campbell. It was ultimately de-
cided that Mr. Chapman should wait, on the appointed
day, on his lordship, and should convey to him the row'-
, lotions and the views of the meeting. Mr. Dickens under-
took to write to Lord Campbell, and to explain that the
meeting had declined to appoint a committee as a depu-
tation, on the ground that as the only appeal made by the
gentlemen constituting the meeting was to oho
public, it would net bo courteous to his lord-
eh ip to act in a manner implying in its,. I f
an acceptance of his definitive umpirage. Mr. Both,
however, made it understood that, as an irdivi-
dual, he should certainly attend the deputation of tho
Association of Bookseller to Stratheden-house.
The meeting broke up after a vote of thanks to the
Chairman, who had exercised the most consummsto
tact throughout proceedings constantly threatening t, take
an unruly turn.

TILE COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR WIGAN.

The adjourned inquest on the bodies of the un-
fortunate colliers killed on the 24th ult., at the Hoary-hull
Colliery, sear Wigan, was held yesterday, before Mr. Dfif-
field, of Prescot, coronae for the West Derby hundred of
Lancashire. The number of persons who have died in con-
sequence of injuries from the explosion to this time wm 12.
Peter °retinal said he was a collier, and worked in the
lowest drift but one of the mine on the 24th ult., which was
the part of the workings that the explosion occurred
in. Had worked there a mouth, and sometimes worked
with a Davy limp and sometimes with a candle.
James Atherton worked in the lowest drift of the old
workings below witness ; John Atherton neat above wit-
ness; and James Ilitchen next above him. Witness worked
in the mine till 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when he left his
drawers to get out the coal, and ascended the shaft. He
met his drawers on his way out, and noticed that they
had their Davy lamps closed. Left John Atherton and
James Ilitchen at work. He did not pass James Atherton
when he left, but saw him still at work a little time
previously. Witness worked that day both with a
lamp and • naked candle. When he used the
lamp it was with the top off. Cueron, the underlooker,
and the firemen, had seen him work in that way, end
never forbade him, though he had seen Cuerton lock the
lamps of the men who worked on the opposite side of the
pony road. Had never had reason to believe there was any
rule against using the candle or the open lamp. Between
the place where witness worked and that where John
Atherton worked, there was a "cut-through" to let air
from the main drift into their drift. This cut-through
having no stopping would prevent the air going round to
where James Atherton worked, to some extent ; but
when be was lest iu James Atherton's place, there teemed
to be a good air. Where witness worked there was good
air but the draught did not blow out his candle or particu•
lari disturb the flame. Had seen Thomas Melling, work
with • candle, and Mailings had seen him work with a
candle.
Thomas Parr, a collier working in another pit, said he
heard the explosion on this occasion. It took place on the
24th ult., and he went to menet in getting out the deeeas d
and other workmen.
Roger Bannister, a boy aged 14, drawer to John Ather-
ton, said he was working in the mine when the explosion
took place. He was in John Atherton's place, and near
Kitchen, riddling coal. The fire came up from towards
James Atherton's place. It came from towards the sink in
the old workings. His master told him the fire was
coming, and he lay down. He hail just time to
turn and see the fire before ho lay down.
Felt the fire pass over him. It did not turn .
back, but went forward, leaving sulphur behind very
bad. He saw the fire after it bad passed. Witness had a
lamp with the top screwed on, but the top of his master's
lamp was off. Was undressed and naked to the waist, end
so was his brother, who was also there, and helping him to
riddle coals when the fire came. All their lights were put
out by the sulphur, which was so strong he could hardly
breathe. John Atherton ran out end left them, but he
and his brother were used to the road though it was dark,
and found their way into the pony-road, and thence, without
injury, to the bottom of the shalt. His master always
workel with an open lamp, but had seen all of them urn
candles • few weeks back, till they had two lamps each
supplied. They required two lamps for each collier, one
for his own use and one for the use of his drawers. Never
heard the firemen or anderlookers blame his master for
using his lamp with the game exposed. Had seen the lamps
used on the other side the pony read locked, and the under-
lookers kept the key. They snuffed their lamps by a wire
which they put through the netting. This wire was too
thin to injure the netting. Could have unfastened lai• own
lamp, because it was not locked. [This boy confirmed the
statement of Oreenal, that there was no brattiec or
stopping either in the drift where his master worked or in
the "cut-through" front it, so that the air for ventilation
would take through these openings chiefly as the shorte-t
cut, instead of the drift where James Atherton was, sup-
posed to have been the origin of the explosion.]
John Greenell said be worked in the Norley Hall pit at
the time of the accident, but more than 100 yards abort of
the far end. He had always worked with candles till atter
this accident. Found their own candles. The meet. rs
found lamps, but not the oil. Never tried to open a lamp
without the key, but heard of the locks being opened with
a stick. He had worked with candle since the explosion,
but that was in another pit.
Thomas Melling, who had been examined on a previous
day, and had stated that the lamps of all the colliers had
been locked, and that they never worked with candles, was
now recalled, is consequence of Peter Greenell's state-
ments. Ho reiterated his statement on oath that he had
never worked with candles, or with the top of his lamp off,
and that he had never seen other colliers work with candles
or with the tops of their lamps off. If any of them said
they had worked with candles, and with the tops of their
lamps off, he should say they told falsehoods.
James Derbiahire examined—One of the deceased, named
William Derbishire' was his cousin. Worked from 200 to
300 yards from the far end. He wed both lamp and
candle, but the lamp in • morning. In his place the fire-
man or underlooker placed a lighted candle for him, to in-
dicate that all was safe, every morning. When the place
was foul he was told to am a lamp till ho hail driven the
foul air out.
The Coroner here inquired from the superintendent of
police if James Atherton, in whose part of the workings the
carburetted hydrogen was supposed to have been ignited,
and John Atherton, who worked near him, were likely to
recover so as to give evidence. The superintendent re-
plied that Johs Atherton was likely to be much recovered
fa s few days. The jury expressed their opinion that as
the evidence obtained to-day contradicted very materially
the evidence on the first day of the inquest by one of the
underlookers, which was to the effect that there was a brat-
lice or stopping in the " cat-through," and that all the men
were obliged to work with lamps that were locked, it was
desirable to adjourn for the purpose of having the Ather-
tons as witnesses. Under these circumstances, the inquest
was adjourned to Wednesday, the 12th inst., when the evi-
dence of Mr. Wynne, government inspector of mines for the
district, will be taken.

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE IN ONE OE THS PEOPI.E.4
PALMS, MANCHRBTiI.—On Monday afternoon, a married
woman, named Hannah Normanton, whilst walking in
Pissl.park, Salford, one of the new places of recreation for
the reeking claws of Manchester and Salford, attempted
to commit suicide by throwing herself into the river Irwell,
which forms the eastern boundary of the park. She was
cl eculed by the lodgo•keeper, who gave an alarm, and Mr.
Gibbons, head gardener in the park, was arnlngst
these who ran to assist in rescuing the woman. Gibbons
tedfearlessly and unhesitatingly into the water, and
hold of the woman as she floated by her
elodses on the surface, and it was thought would readily
mooed in bringing her ashore. Nonnautou, howevkr,
absent instantly seised him with a convulsive grasp by the
tack of the neck and forced his head under water, and
soon afterwards he sank. Sonic time elapsed before either
of bodies were recovered, but that of the woman was
brought ashore first, and being carried to the Salford Pis-
ilry animation was soon restored. The body of Gib-
bons was not recovereduntil after Mr. David Chadwick,
the borough treasurer, had offered a reward of a sort reign
to any one who found it, and then some men who had held
aloof in consequence of the river being known to he
deep there, and to have a very treacherous bottom,
sprang in and ultimately brought it ashore. Tho
most skilful means were used to restore anima-
tion in vain—the body had been under water
half an hour. Mr. Gibbons was highly esteemed by the
Park Committee and all who knew him. He has left a
widow and three children unprovided fur, and an attempt
is making to raise a subscription for them. The woman
through whose rashness his life has been sacrificed had
Men afflicted with insanity, and tact September was in the
workhouse, her husband paying 3s. ed. per week for her.
In December she was discharged, and had since been ad-
mitted an out-patient of the dispensary. She has been
asked why she threw herself into the river, and her answer
was, that 611411 was seised with a swimming of the head and
could not blip it.
Tux MniTART PETS TO LOCUS NAPOLEON.—
While the Freneb journals are recounting the promised
glories of the fetes to be given on the 10th, enterprising
personages on this the " qutlying
make them them contro-
nationalem—

fully promoted hat
that 'pedal arrangements
great railway companies, tit
offered for a 'hit t^ Atria

Galignani gives a 1
Lions.

CALLS TO TIT
students of the lanes
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Faq., and Julia

hie aide tlic channel ore itudYrng to
butory to those aalutary purposes of inter-
Dation which the Great Exhibition so poster-
n year. The public has been int,
temente have been made by
Ipsuies, through which great
to Paris on the occasion ,• toti. •
'glowing account of the Paris 1,
11 further call tiktit-firi: 4.
Inez Temple was made yestetyt-ttoail
) following gentlemen—Tho &White,
PaucodotebliK.