The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-10 00:00:00

gte Court.

WINDOM, FRlDAY.—Priace Albert went ant hunt.
In this sowsas, attended by Mr Edward Bowater, Lord
tred Paget, Mr. G. B. Aaron, sad Oohed Wylda.
Lead sod Lady Ashby teak their departure hoar the
Clads today.
Mos Itefeatre private basil was is attend:woe yesterday
swain la the Cot* sad performed the followirdtseoes
~aro " la Pre sus Cone
Oar' Oinwle, viol* M. Woks.
Moveseet tem Lams Hamlet
ilk& (No 7)
Mr. Peadervee, M.P., had an interview with Su.
_ _

G. Offfigelmodel,at the ilome-ceas.
Mr. J. Weed hed an inteniew with the Chancellor
el the losieguer yesterday. Lord You le bad also an
Worthy yesterday with the right boa. at his
.Sad seeliksoe, in Devalue-street.
The Chairman of the Caste= had an interview
with the light Roo. H. Lsboueltere yesterday, at the aloe
tithe lewd of Trade.
tDC2tal I 8 w
teeth. Ote:ff Yut
or eert CV evell
da, atisrsla Isp:
Gomm, el the other North Alaska& Provioosa.
(Pam lest sight's Clasetle.)
' lap CrIAMBIRLAINI °MCI. Fat. 7...—Neioe
kilearsh berkyree, that
tree Melee, eel bid Woes at Bt.
the,lrilast.iir=avelAillieit. s 1 eVleek4;
y, illet west. The mass oldie gestleisas lobs
and el those who onto pressat them, stroll be
oat ht to the Lard likesibiskia's ice, behre 12 Ale*
es the Tawdry to the Wee et the 22n6 latent.
mad ea tits twit jipreviews to the levees ef the Mk bd.
NW Zl gelikoth.
Maim et
is.ho gloom, that her Majwity will hold a Dundee
It at it James's Palms, ow Thursday, the 29th ei
Medi seelo at two o'clock. The wanes of the ladies to be
calea mei time of the ladies who are to pamt thaw
NW to the Lad Chamberlain's e Were 12
quirk eallesigh Muth 26.
, BikilillOitill PALACI, JAL 31.—The Queen has
eh day plead at water the huseur of knighthood yea Z.
dam. Ilea., tete Meier et Ilawitater.
• .811111011.011rios, Mi. 90-/Ibe Queen hes been
r..,„.blim.twir lima Irma. BloarthinGigitrattew
grbaliALWassora a ek. alter Phairit:
Mimes Wrk in., to Is her Msgeetre Kinked: Pleuipe.
Itollory W his MolosMg dui Ike el eases.
Doman-arm; 710. t.—The Queen has been
=cateszpoieci=thwihe Alamos, .., se b.
is rad sow 6e bland
et Nauddee end he loposismake.

£8361 19 8

The usual melba fer the adeptien of the report having
bees proposed and
The Rev. D. LArzz that before that resolution was
submitted to the mating, he felt anxious to bring under
their eoesideration a water of some importance to the
society end its tommitters. They were swan that for some
thine past metals eiesemsdaname, uses ray detail of which he
wadi see then ester, wawa Wads.. and that a pamphlet
is reihrenee to them had beat published by Mr. Carpeted,
for db./dation among the subscribers to the charity. He
wee most desirous that a full investigation into the
matter should take place, but it should be reeelketed
that the poll for the election of candidates opened at
112 o'clock, and it wee then a few stunted past 11 o'clock.
The time which was thus Worded *es them for the danweion
was far too limited, and It might also be objected to their
proceeding farther then, that they should necessarily go en
in the presence of the candidates and their friends, who took
no interest in the affair. He would, therefore, suggest that
the weelderation of any other business excep; the election
should be adjourned to a day then to be named. (Hear. )
Mr. AM/BRION observed that he would have no
objection to en adjournment, if he could bring himself
to think that any object was to be answered by it; but,
'opposing that they adjourned for • week, would
they not be in the same pasitles thew as sew ? (Cries of
" No, no.") He said, " Yes," for the majority of the go-
vernors of the astitution would not be satisfied wlets a com-
mittee were appointed to investigate the accounte of the
society, and the mode in which they were kept, and the
committee could be appointed then as well al at any other
time. According to the rules of the meaty certain account+
were to be kept by the secretary, and the question was—
(interruption, and cries of " Question," and " Chair.") He
I was not making any charge, but he would say that nothing
but an examiaation :of the strictest kind would satisfy the
public. (Question.)
The CHAIRMAN said that unfortunately they had no
mon this three quarters of an boar aft for the discussion,
and as the cloning statement would occupy some time, the
result might be that them would be no opportunity he •
reply.
Mr. ANDERTON would merely awns that if he were
is the petition of the secretary and committee, he would
meet the Readiest and strictest investigation posdbia, and
lM the it elmwege that they .bald be wateat to allow
W maim to swam over Ow a week, with the stip•
attaching le *sat. (Loud cries of, " There is no
and " quieten," daring which Yr. Andrei= resunferhis
seat).
Mr. BARNARD, as one of the committee, courted the
fullest enquiry, but it was evident that entering on the ques-
tion then would be injurious to the osadidates,byeasewalag
the time which should be devoted to cmanctiag the elation
is • proper manner. (Hear, hear.) Fee his own part, even
if • stigma did attach to him, ha would rather endure it than
do an Minty to the institutes.
Mr. OARPMARL was of opinion that if they were to
adjourn', it ought to be te a day, which would afford ample
time to every governor to be present. if ha thought flt. He
thought that day month was not too distant • period. (Cries
of " Oh, no.")
Mr. ANDERTON thought that, in juntas to all parties,
the hasetWatiest should proceed as POE as potable.
Mr. DKRWSTRR said that if say adjourament took
place it wee contrary to both his and to Mr Leeks' (the
secretary's) whites.
A Clovsamos suggested that as they wen Is iteration of
the bets of the ems, a eseadttee should be at owe ap.
Several patents. endaised that no met had as yet been
made out.
Alderman WILSON said, that bevies been one of their
trustees foe 3.5 years past, he was most mucus that the a-
cauta should be investigated, and he could not think
that any one thriving obstacles in the way of
that inquiry was a fraud to the chatty. (Hear,
/wax) He was ewe that it was the with of the
awandttee that may (*formates respecting the affairs
of the weary shield be gives to the mthewthers, and
be Mee
that whichever time Watt he epeeist* for the
hneedostise, the eswatare woad ensue provided whit the
troesomy lesemeals. Re het beim Sok seasemy he I
meg yes* sad be had head him Wady memo sad
heasseside. His seal end mortises an bah of the charity
wore viebseaded, and he believed that *hi were natal is-
debt* to kis sad to his peedeerecceo Sr the
mess whisk the belleatlea bed met with. (Kew, beer.)
Gale head owiley, its shield thee** revel him es Oar
Nei 1 sad he was soma the mere they rebel the scaMile,
the moo the stalest of their leerelary weal seined le his
Meese. (Hear, bear.)
Me Nev. Mr. LAING mid, that m a member of the
someteles, be was meet wises. had does wrest, sad
. be %yeast ark* that be bed est, Men is shield be made
an
be wee rseck to es ow* pail* he it.
•Prreeremithea arrayed that sa adleememe* *odd take
plc to Thursday hit, at the mss glom and Ikea des *-
ties Wield be tzfthe ms=Bl6.-paidis alieseliesmat.
The beta e belkalsi hie the
siestise=idateeles passed* The weasber es
**Vet wee d whom 32 were &keel de boys. Of the
sad in gill 'hatted into the asylum, alas were
etas
orphans. The pro:oodles, terminated at viz

Fns n ALDanz.—This atoraim a giro broke
out pawiremisos el r. Thu**, i•ele ass wan.
£)d t.. The readies
does
,rbeZENl=LiNillowtails Diva, Ne. 478, %three:
sheaved wash, hoeing dna the Mat windows.
elakllississz wan lbseakei4 la the imam of a
mimes or se, the is wive S AM.*, mop ar-
rived. Nevin bra hillesed MO two partite bad
az=st one et the ippea, liallesue, the eiadester
salmi ide amp, M beat of the
sad leatageeeddial the isst sad sewed feesalw weahwt
to impost the Mid etery, whoa the oasis oissaded fs ewe
reloasse as to bees his to give ail the tats horsier. U-
ltima*. oldie be was spew*, esaveyed to the fir•-eigise
isadoes. nos espasd a passel tura wet of the drama, sad
la a rag *fist lieut was sogiaes et the bripde eat
mud st osimpollf woe as the spat ; but es rapid
had bsas of the loam that ft wee see-
wieat•siii that the adioleiai pirating ot
Mama Mesas awl Co. would become ignited. Us-
is the Mueslis& of Mr. MattoPl sad Moan.
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EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, PEBRITARY 10, 1849.

Pepe mei Clommertes the whale of the were ailed TIM 'ameba MOO est awe ilms lesesseed la Mee OM hr
bete opereelea g bat the work el mime& ami seas ea soesuess sate; sag Pip few voloes—emberehly fsw
it weal two o'clock Ibis imerateglitat Yee Amse I. Bekaa is properties to Oho moyeler el isholileight
were The pellemes who Ahereseel Ike lee biome a large essmiteseey; sad eke ses4_,lildi slew be
laud. >r LA the peseekho soil Ow astmes dose la the way, mad la epreatileg eNsemse sad Jug
IMO 11r4114 list he is positive me MO gar 111.11110M111 views smog the people. Midi itself be a peat steward to
Ike bett allerwards. Tke parties el dam efie times who pressettli the esti. Wipes** el ties power It
ass howler of spleiem whet se sleet Ike promimes. tads... ensile Ihesto wield at !slaw desdeme la the liberal
At preeld it bas bees to assertelm *sides of arm (Ohara ).__
1 de• Arts

11101411ATION OP Tl 3 POLL.
l'aieg reaselog at tea *Week, lb worship the Mayor
IL A 242111 EOCIETY SCHOOLS. at Ilillta lads the add isearation of the stets of the
gel ban lbe Diet of the her lags la the market-plass. A
Itodenisy a lollitarir
.Siesral imettair of Sui leap reloahlege, met flew visa 3,000 se 4,000 moms,
assoloolai grirsowd="at abaille*PludarrefoLimanClosairsie fee flit Prmettjak""i" "Meeirsostteast: ftts ill'he Pal
Itid":
ELM%
eillim—also boys sad het aillialsa se mer Ilakirma isa. ON yam I thereare presidia and
Vaelloseates. The Ron W. be. dollen that ilir J. IF . Itaight, is duly darted to re
=air, pest this bereagh 4pr and I shell roma his
at read the report, whisk staid tut tie hog' •. (Lead dem.)
to tho emdiasaiLim pm year, Sit JOSHUA RAT thee aim firma arid
awlitred win gt maw for fwd alteasoeiadi that iambs eidreaosi than ea the
ad bg italeolawittes to dog aide oeueleetba he lei add that if the saga et Boltos
lade two , the hey and girl were trathfol they weed Ono Ma to the proud pillion
ail . stratft sod he Itsetwelre which he they eareplad. That erertiaa was heeded apes
rsiPeta 41.8=11-. ih. &at therallte Now,eingspor atothat allu
thlkl,theblideniwriessighPeklans:
Walks who oar via to mama% at asweawbert lof soirssoars sordlas to his liotair was am were
Men
*a, --..gr - 1-4.1;. aid .v.i. . ...= add
(Wort. Re -4.0--itt..-- rkem I I ino
I I Is
gir lit dr
at
the biddy% Ore; and that its cased dada hod bervalsedeeted in a way whisk hod itee erode
arson. • thelegleell d the reseigto sod outlay Ire the to all parties la the borough. It had bees ousdueted
past 8347 wee nod iehodtted to the se , boa while I without ash*, without disturbance, without turmoil,
opposed that the Memo of the moiety bee all carer aal, ha behoved, without mine, the bad feeling Nan) part
Wale year amealed to 84611. lien OA, what' woo az- of she aontaaaity. If snob feeling should have arisen in the
la the allentamaaaer : slightest dips., he trusted that it wee new ended, sad that
at 11l eft NI siawlMndeM& sad 4b. they would unite is doing good to each other, and aides-
ads sirema. la he Aqua ftosroar le show the purity of dieir principles by acting towards
lenalnd kr); 1a all la pinata
Dowd 2 ebb kb go 222, mom,. 2222,42,2 22 the id, 1'I" lit 2 dime as they would others should do towards tht is. It they
ens at that eliallemat
Cada mean all. and lame deesmilieg tat As tee eiedierea as a victory her a particular class but for the be.
sae*
Mai, sad verelletag far lit 110,8 and 74 MB 19 the nub set of a class, creed, or party, but the interests of all.
asentry, awl SC boys and id ging la town ; In ail WO
dikes at U Ahab abeahl be hit object, sad he was persuaded that he
000000. • c,,,. doe mm mm tie a.222,2•00,0a 140 o siliald dm best flail the wishes of the electors. (Cheers.)
Zwieshold twulkia ha al 5
Priadag Wu the seeress; lbw deletions, charity
serwina to., peer wet binding
tretfewaysol engravieg; sad printed seboal.books
rola maw, sad tithes
earlssecidis
W el lad sarvesta. 721 11
103 4
armadoa 15.1 IS
==
tiss, grataitsse to Whim, ea ka.
109 1
Adidas la, repairs and altaratkea oft asylum sad tows
sane 229 0
Talagia. ellikatal mews at balf-yeady Wester,
= la
the staa, ea de.
la puritan of Cassaildated end ikdueed 253 9
Aniallims lOOll
litsinws la the headset ths meson, hai a 1

THE GREAT COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

After the despatch of our parcel on Thursday, Mr.
Wood, colliery engineer, continued his evidence before the
02,000 f. at Worsboroue Dale, as fellows:—l cannot my
this. was culpable negligence on the part of anyone wa-
rred with the management of the mine. I believe they
sneered that the quantity of air paring through the mine
was inflident to keep it safe. It is necessary to have a
quantity of air sufficient for extraordinary occasions. The
water tube are in operation at night, when the men are out
of the pit, bat the effect of the water falling out of the tubs
is to earths shaft, and so impair its efficiency as an npeast
shaft. A rear larger quantity of air ought to be canted
through the workings of the pits in this district than is
needed on ordinary °serious. We should consider the
Newcastle pits unsafe and dangerous if there were
not from thirty to forty thousand feet of air per minute.
—By the Jury ; I think that in this colliery there are the
means of producing much more air. In Newcastle we
have the suns system of ventilstion, but it is more active.
The ventilation of this pit was sufficient for ordinary occa-
sions. It lea bad practice to draw water at an upcaat shaft.
The diameter of each shaft—the upeast and the downcast—
is about 91 feet, and that is quite enough for ventilation.
Had I been the manager of the Darley hisin pit I don't
think I would have winked it with the same amount of air.
I should have tried to improve the ventilation, and if I could
not have done sof should have worked it with lamps in thous
parts of the mine which were dangerous. I think that one
downcast and one west shaft ere sufficient to work the mine
with the air-courses laid out with regard to increased power
of ventilation. It has been said that they ought to have
made use of the engine-haft for &Win the ventilation, but
I don't think that that would have improved it. The pits
In this neighbourhood should have 80,000 cubic feet of air
per minute, aweigh this may be an extreme view. I think
that yesterday there would be from 10 to 12 thousand feet
per minute in this pit, I think that by improved ventila-
tion the mines in this neighbourhood might be worked safely
with eandleL I have paid considerable attention to the
quasar of the propriety of a system of government Inspec-
tion of mines. I was appointed one of a committee of v:sweis
from the north to confer with Mr. Tremiusheere on the sub-
ject, and, although ;there appeared considerable difficulties
in the way, we almost came to an arrangement for a plan for
the purpose. i now think that a system of inspection is very
desirable. The great difficulty we saw was the pr liability
of throwing the responsibility off the orlowners to the go-
vernment inspectors ; but I think that difficulty might be
obviated. I would rather depend upon the rarefying power
°flatmate than jets of steam for the ventilation of mince,
for the reason that in Btton Colliery we produce a current of
air equal to from 150,000 to 2 8,000 cubic feet per minute,
and I esnaot comprehend any action of steam which world
produces that effect.
Mr. B. Birani, collier, agent to Earl Fitxwilliam.—l have
been mistected with collieries nearly thirty years, and have
bad much experience. I have heard the evide,,ce of Mr.
Wood and his detail of the plan. I entirely coincide with
him as to the cause of the accident and the state of the v. nth
lation of the mine. Other gentlemen having given evidence
to similar effect. the inquiry was adjourned till next twa-
in' (yesterday), when the proceedings were re-; oonmaced
with the examination of
Mr. W. W. Smyth, mining geologist to the geological
survey of the kingdom. He said : —I made an inspection
of the workings of the Darley Main Pit along with Mr.
Nicholas Wood and others, and I perfectly concur in the
opinion they have expressed with respect to the origin and
localiedes of the explosion. It struck me that for a colliery
of this magnitude the quantity of air introduced was insuf-
ficient, end that the mode of applying oven that stream was
not well adapted to clear the faces of the wtrk
in the banks adjoining the pit boards. I weed
scarcely advert to the impropriety of obstructing the sport
shaft by apparatus for drawing water, because the pesoWs
has already- been animadverted upon by previous wharves.
At the sane time, I wish to my conviction (awed, I
believe, by the other whams's), that lir. Locke, die viewer,
bad done ell in his power, end was not eltagelar a free
to any out certain modifications and irqmovenssate
wadi he thought advisable.—Do you think that a goats:
mot larder might have prevented the accident T—l
think it might have pointed out several modifications of •
rfar mere perfect. In the first plea I believe that
iTteduellse eta knowledge of bettor models wend tend
to ohm the man a aping sat the week, sod dos one=
the GM bomb boo baeeasl anagerims the the seseinek
tin of itrothop. la the semi pine, it mug, where snob
ago is existed, have Sheeted agog", to the danger
art.or► the see wen foomsdpg by weaken with naked sea-
innswhen a & fall of the barsamor. or a
egader kg bookie,min la of theses', sight endsely
reunion the rah eta large body of iallowable sir upon the
areteeted light*. Tart*, it sight have pointed oat
that with the ease toe shafts now in use, the by-pit and the
open, nearly double the quantity of sir night very ess ly
be serried through wasting., and the air-ways might have
been nine Nide in extent of course. Fourthly, it would
have directed atematioe to the Let, that the level of the
ninth of the *oast shaft was many yards lower than the
math of the agewnsest shaft, and it would have thews that
we theta& Ana have be= thrown in the way lithe VOW
air cad it mai have been very advisable to began the
column aware sir in that gat, by having a sleeker ages
coy, so as to make it nearly or quit equal is length of tho
total height a the old galena of air in the dewing disk
—Have yes had appergoki= la various &ad* of Anew-
ing that govenone lespeelios weold ban blend nese
security P-1 have gamin Wane' is alenteogy Mika
a the Weeks, sot have mesa that there are wageenes
soon is shi_h saggegliens end friendly advise, Oaks to
the lopronosatal =startles mad the eat* of the ars-
would have been gladly received, and Imealatelp we'd
ape. ; end nine the maks at beast ondesta W-
hoa" would have been In use seams Wean if the.
local ate had had the appertain* of neaskegannainted
with thus. Have yea sees la goal dining sheen si-
nners regolths torestreannsant imapeation P I have
NOM tee in the anal SOW a fluegy,
end in thlreer= oleo of mammy oessesallasntal districts,
and as passisid that is art any tends to the many of the
weettars. bog II sanders
open,wandhelehb the aelstiess be
tween illsothirgeme, the of It vaelme, awl le
kinks Kea by all thane due
__lhe PM=
hogs Do yen sesaider mg gee blaable kr this
I newt impale gran ogled le leg *.thee perdu essonged
with the nonegresek list Ilk& Sol a dear attend= to
th
e M of dr eel the sotto of vantibiles would have
the weddegs leas liable to asideet.
ML Seines Tonobeirs, the somhelener under the
WI S 4 II Visions, a ile„ eelleal Isrd Italy's
Ast, rating to the skin peak rn, was adze esseden.
My Inge as caminewor arms the est &heady nienikeed
are to poi that egg la Mee, Lad le mks urea' onkel*
the things, a thole le lay belts palement co the deb
of tho oinks pepsillea. I have asking le de with kne-
ad arrangements el Ikea. My AMIN saber relate le the
=ZlPrithil". • adeir a it
di!lristeef the, tingles, hoe
= very eppetwatig et onsolokkg spoilt a "wok dal
to the add*
en-
se Sega whether it wok
be preethable to set a lost in kg osneW, a woo of or
skin, iaspietlen. I kw seged the opine
a great awake a the oast seinithe at well alt ffloilloff
wagons daimon endeeftleries is this eemegy, rod hogg,
r albe
ithrestha it genonient, inquired into ski gm a el
Impedes he Prunes, Belgian, sod Herworg, owl I
dti se dank keg a =a at erate ammo ninlatimalsolka
• be wry_ wily devised, sod woad wet mein&
.'ilwanallona team than mostg seesuned, and weld
with very great lean of lib ia all tie eslikey
wiser* lai,n gee is prevalent, sad w
it ill In
very b‘i* la the Wicket the perm anployed as do
alinesetnesimap is as Igo, and when venelbilen
',ebonies epS te be megiailsi Yoe end the Sip in
belly aloes NO thigh we new gouda= It wan
at great WO by a seinelless el do Ewan af Canienwhi
1836, sail liai an imam was condueted by Pokeor
FaraylasadwankraZykse the e aeleirmaw of en
in the . la 1846, a upset w meadeVeg
Lyon Playhir an an =Poise et the Jarrow Oeffilep, wee
deign el netthits wen thowained, whisk he al polo,
Wan wend bevesbeas resteilat If pokes& out by a
sent impedes: be Heavy de la Beebe and Dr.
node s Wog kilo to of 'Any firpoithe Is. _ 1
lOW MON* la ftst-4a Jaw, 1546—ilir H.,, is 1*
Bake sepeiteine lir gr=er en aa explodes at Rinra.
is Ilearsawlallm4 tees, that a aseililen.
Head lb@ Irina al vearen,ll=4would have been
polatedeoggenhoelp byggeekoweikapeseer, wealdirme
preveald Si lems eferand am Ila *sum dint is the
report et Illr M. is la Sadie end /In Waniastoa Smyth
oa the minim at Oast, k Woorishithe ; at Coup-
pall% in lasealim, la Doesekr, 1846, sad January,

1847, when it eppesref that ideate were loom* to light
whisk wash rem likely have esased to Its re-
'toyed. Mervi, dam wee • Mort by the """
Kigzen ea the depinshis asolient at the AUL" Malts
, nem MUM sad again mashie MOM wars
brought in to * tids W. Wharewer misdeal lava Wm ex-
pressed la *skim beer parliament, no is. the so,
pods jirst amaileasd, with repel In inspesilek
their Leah. has boia towards Ageism
story powers, and, thinotaric,fbabq havetalldni=
maker of tee grad to ruse& the legiikftwo W
waft stony missme that kind. My as.
kamoihker mael immiry mid metal comideratien,t, tit
• "Um not involvieg lampaisery perms ressid Wpm&
eabist and to a great OEMS Thu MIMI ho, I
think. power to the impeder to muds* sad ma" and le
plum* report ea reword, with power to the =auger of
seek mine to dissent from any suck report, sled to Bari
sou tlii2llllllloll third party, wham report alma sho be
pissed ea nosed. Thais ere two maid mom
el espied/as to pits. The first, a dafselho
system of ventilationear•leuners of the
men. I think the inquiries and reports of the in-
spector, and the full discussion which this the system of ven-
tilation in any pudenda' mine when he saw defects would
be subject Is, mead lead to the needful modifications ,• and,
thmelere, after a few years, reducethe chances of expiator'
to those eau which could be traced to the earelsonseas of
the ann. In my anneal report of 1847, I ventured to call
tbeatimitica of the fleareitery of State ta the abject, and I
maiime assay puticalare which I need not rep at, in con-
likamillim dais ahem views. I gave the mini.= of several
'apothem' puma to the same effect, and also instances in
Whisk bythsadiesse of practical met, and working colliers
Itemenhes,inspestion by perms from a distance, and &ivies
Mar serious expletione,'had led to improvement. In June,
111147, a petition was promoted to parliament, purporting to
rep the *dons of 60,000 working collier, end from
whisk I have made minute in my newt Thu extracts
Mims a strong 'Mahn tket mommustimmetion would be
Mgmattalas lo MaMs• a pond+ II Wu* W•Tici E
or-
li.meaa to adept a maws with thafillaw L ism, 1847,
=saw pessnatatioa of that peliVes, a bid was
into the ham by Messrs Dunimabo, Banal! and
, to for the better rentildisa of mites and
collieries,lii in whisk it was proposed to empower the inspector
to direct the owner of • colliery to alter his system of venti-
Mims to that the inspector might deem advitablr, under a
penalty of 1001. In July, 1847, another bill was brought in
by the above members and Mr. Hume, to compel for •
liadted period the use of safety lamps, and wishing to give to
the Beastary of Bide the power of ordering certain things
to be done with respect to the internal management of mines,
and makinp it a misdemeanour to neglect each order, if no
death or injury r salted from such disobedience, and making
h a felony it it did. It is hardly nmeaury to say that mea-
sures attemptirg to arm the government with such
striageat powers were withdrawn : probably from its
being seen that parliament would reject them.
In the autumn of that year I was instructed by
Sir George Grey to proceed to Franca and Belgium to in-
quire into and report to him upon the laws and regalatioas
relating to mining inspection; and although those laws date
from decrees of the National Assembly of France, shortly
after the first oatbreak of the revolution in 1794, and from
subsequent decrees of Napoleon; and although in those
countries the whole mining prJperty belongs virtually to the
government, and no person can consequently work a mine
without permission of the lover nment (which can therefore
impose their own terms), they always deal very tenderly with
the mining proprietors in the matter of inspection, and give
them every opportunityof being heard before the local autho-
rities before the recommendations of the inspectu are carried
into effect In fact, they work by persuasion far more than by
force of law. The spirit in which the inspectors are directed
to conduct their inspection is that of the utmcst forbearance,
and as friendly advisers. I state in my report, which was
laid before parliament law year, as follows : " The law hes
most csr.fully abstained from investing the inspectors with
any direct authority." The nature of their interpoei-
When is best described by M. Reynaud, in his exposition of
the motives for the project of law, presented to the legisla-
ture of France, in April, 1810 :—" The corps of engineers of
mines, will offer everywhere its intelhgenos and counsels,
without imposing direotions—without exercising any con-
straint whatever upon the mode of managing the works.
They will enlighten the proprietors and the administration ;
they will examine and establish facts, but in no case will
they give dirceions." Apia, M. Reynaud dates that the
objets ot the administration will be to use the ascendancy of
enlightenment, not the influence of authority to persuade, I
not to conatrain. Similar statements with regard to the in-
tention of the law are to the same effect.
The coroner having summed up, the jury retired, and
after an absence of about two hours, returned with the fol-
lowing verdict: -" We find a verdict of accidental death on
the seventy five bodies we have viewed, caused by one or
more explosions of carburetted hydrogen gas or inflam-
mable air, which took place on the 24th of January last, in
the Darkly Main colliery; and we most strongly rum
leer d to tha propricon that a better mode of ventilation be
.adopted cetera they recommence working the mine, as a
preventive against any similar oomirrence. And we think,
frees the evidence given before as, that the mtnovi•it of
the machinery used ten drawing water out of the quest ems
is essentially neoessary, so as to allow the sir passing out of
the mine to ham a bettor sad frees outlet. And we mho de-
sire that Mr. Badger, the coroner report to Sir George Grey,
and that he maks known to her majesty's government
that we think it advisable that they should appoint a scientific
and jorastioal person to occasionally inspect the collieries in
this district, and see that there is proper ventilation, and hear
any complaints by the workpesple employed therein."

DISTRESSED STATE OF THE HOP
DISTRICTS.

Sir,—lt is not my intention to intrude upon you or
your loaders my opinions upon the political question of a
repeal of the hop duty. Bat, having been called upon is
the official capacity which attaches to my firm to act for the
aseignees of • bankrupt hop farmer for the benefit of his
creditors, sad imagining it to be a case illustrative of many
which must follow in the present depressed state of the hop
trade, I offer you the following facts, leaving you to draw a
moral from them if you can.
In December last a fiat in bankruptcy was issued against
Francis Douglas Bachand, farmer and dealer in hops, of
Burwash, Sussex; and upon the nngger taking pane-
-1 sion, he found that the ground was already occupied by the
agent of the landlord, who also held the warrants of the
crown fa hop duty. Yon are doubtless aware that seizures
for hop dney are made, not only for what is actually due
the instalment as it is called, but for the amount which;
will be die : to this case the seism's was for 7001., although
the instalment due was only 2001. in round numbers. Five
days only intervened between the choice of assignees and the
period fixed for the auction ale on behalf of the crown,
▪ ording, therefore, but a short time for arrangement to
:rdtte sale; nevertheless, the assignee., through their
exerted themselves to effect this object, which
they deemed of vital importance to the interests of the
whole body of creditors, mama whom were men whose
little all was involved—small tradesmen ia the village,
and labourers who had left their savings in the bands
of their master, the bankrupt. The negotiation failed,
and the sale proceeded. Stock, crepe, and hop-poles
were brought to the hammer. The hop-poles, sold
to be carried off the land, brought 1501., or thereabouts.
Here, sir, comes the hardship; to replace the same
hop poles, new, would cat 1,5001. ;_ and had they been
reserved until the farm was let, they would by valua-
tion in I She ordinary way have brought 0001.;
or within 1001. of the whole amount claimed for duty—time
only was necessary to effect this, and this time was denied,
although the security would have remained unimpaired. As
the case now stands the farms are to a certain extent broken
up, and the creditors will in all probability realise Is. in the
pound. Surely, sir, this is impolitic, and would appear
harshness little short of exacting the " pound of flash.'lf
a duty on hops be necessary ler revenue, the wise course
must be to assist, by all legitimate means, hose who contri-
bute to it, to give them time in this bad season; to act in •
contrary way will assuredly drive ahem to bankruptcy, to
ruin, and to the poor rates.
Legislaton are for the most pert landlords-1t really be-
hayse they' to look well to this.

ism" longer litter titan I anticipated, tot
whkat I bog to apologise, and remain, yaws,
FRANCIS VIGEELI).
3, Frederick's-plow, Old Jowly.

IRELAND.

Dustnr, Fn. 9.
Another plea in abatement to the Attorney-Noe-
rare new indictment against Cavan Duffy ! It is
alleged that one of the grand jurors is not qualified by
within the limits pccooribed
nac=
Dublin Jury AM. When the
Attoevay
time to consider, the Court exclaimed, " What ! are
you not prepared yet, Mr. A.rw r
You may expect to hear of ft• adjournment to
the next coamurtion. In the meanwhile the crown
has made Duffy an object of some sympathy witlf
people who did not care about his case three
months ago.