The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-25 00:00:00

ACCIDENT AT LANTWIT VARI)RE COL-

LIEILY.-SEVEN LIVES LOST.

At the end of las'. week another colliery accident
secured et ',outwit Vardre Colliery, near Treforest, belong-
ing to Th 4nas Powell, Esq the extensive colliery pet:r-
eenter, whet; five men were killed on the spot, and others
emidfully injured.
It appears that there are two pits at the colliery, worked
' by the same maibin.ry, so that the weight descending into
one pit enables the engin. er to raise the weight in the other
with comparative ease. On Friday night the eh .in belong-
ing to one of the pits was broken, which led to the temporary
suspension of the omits. There was left, therefore, but one
pit in wtrking order, and the weight of mat. Nebo, eseendieg
or descending it must have been, consequently, borne by the
engine i self.
About one o'clock on Saturday morning the foreman made
application to tte engineer to let him down the pit, but wu
refused, the engineer very pr. 1...f1y wishing to urentsin by
daylight whether or not any injury had been done tt the
machinery by the accident of the previous night. About
four o'clock, having first of all examined the engine and
round every tt ing sate, he let three men down the pit, who
reached the bottom in safety, About erten o'clock, John
JOllOl, a contractor, or underground steward, came to the
engineer, accompanied by three or four othi r men, and re.
quested to be let down also. The engineer we were given
to understand, remonstreted with him, he being anxious to
test the machinery by some dead weight ; but it was to no
purpose. The engineer then set the engine in
order, and when the carriage was descending the
pit, he perm ived that a considerable numb r of men bed
entered it. They had not descended mere than seven or ten
yards before the engineer heard a crack or a jerk in the
machinery. lie instantly stopped the engine, examined It,
and found it out of "sear." Tae unfortunate men in the
pit, by this time peterring their dings roes peal ion, cried
out, and call don the align:leer to raise them. He attempted,
and while doing so the engine loot all power over the fly-
wheel, and the nttural comequene: was, that the poor fel-
lows were precipitated to the bottom of the pit, nearly one
hundred yards deep. The heavy chain which suspended
the eariage then fell with great force on them. Every
effort was tt en made to assist the sufferers, and it was not
until one o'clock that ell the bodies were taken out. Medi-
cal aid was immediately sent for, and every attention was
paid to the injured. It is rather r. mutable that the only
man whims intuits were comparatively light was a stranger,
who beds gone with the men to see the pit.
Oa Monday morning an inquest was held on the bodies,
when the jury slew st immediately returned a verdict of
" Accidental death."
The name of the deceased are as follows : John Williams,
aged 21, 'Wale ; Samuel Rogers, 21, sinile ; John William*,
16, single; Thomas Rees, 60, married ; Joseph Res., 10 ;
John Jones, 26,• William Jenkins, 46.
The names of the otter sufferers are ea follows : David
Hopkins, Jenkin Jenkins, John Jones, William Jenkins,
Zechariah Williams, David Williams, John Griffith., Mor-
gan Rees, William Williams, Thomas Richards.
We find that Mr. Powell has taken a deep interest in the
melancholy affair, and has done all in his power to ascertain
the cause of the accident. He hos sent Mr. Gefilths, from
Newport. Mr. Frazee, from Cardiff, and two surveyors, to
reader all the &mimetic* in their power to the sufferers and
widows, and also with a view, if po.sible, of preventing a
similar catastrophe. Not satisfied with this, he has promised
the widows that permanent peessiary support of which they
were so suddenly deprived.

Despatches from the Governors of doe th Australia
and Malts, and from the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands, were received yesterday, at the Cole:Wat-
seka.
TEMPER:OOI SOCIETY.— Yesterday evening the
annual meeting of the friends of this society 'wes held at
Brener-hall, Mr. S. Bowney in the chair. It appeared from
the annual report that the society had pushed its operations
net only into almost every county midtown in Bog and sad
Wales, but it. missionaries had visited great numbers of
pleats retains', and drunken men had been followed home,
mid visited at a subsequent period, many of them becoming
..averts to the abstinence d twine. Some idea might be
I formed of the .fforta which bad been made by the society
when it was stated that during the year the ordirary agents
of the arociation had travelled on foot tbrrugh England
and Wales, a distance of 21,000 miles—had delivered 1,900
lectures—distributed a eoasiderable number of tracts—visited
some thousands of families—attended at 450 Sabbath
schools; and from these eperations it was Mown that more
than 400 confirmed drunkards had been reclaimed, and
7,000 persou had signed the pledge. This detail referred
to the operations of the British Amociatioa only. The
Wesleyan Temperance Society had now is its reeks 30
Wesleyan ministers ; the Central Association was progrees
big rapidly ; the Scottish Association still gained round •
end in Wales the exertions of Mr. Williamson, one of their
chief friends, had been pre-eminently suomesful. The
metropolitan mission had now three agents employed, sad
Owes gentlemen had during the year visited 2,329 • famMnis
400 schools with an attendance of 19,362 children, brides
expottulating with great numben of men known to be
drunkards, and etnvertinu many. The report concluded
wish a lett. r from the Rev. T. Mathew, stating that
the progress of the temperance movement in Ireland was
most satistectary. In the large eity of Cork not a "Male
mama was seen drunk mt. est St. Patriekte day, end the
ether leseelities in wbieh the temperance plan had bee.
were almost crankily strong in its principles. The
sere for the par =mutter! to 1,3137.165. 61d., and the
defeeditare was short of that amount by 731. 19s. IL, which
Iseenelsed as a bikes". The liabilities of the society
emanated to 2871. 10s., leaving a real balance against sham
anat. 10s. 74d. Tins report was received mil adepted.
Tie sestinit whisk was a conaereas, separated die aye's
of *asks te the etpatrass.
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SECOND EDITION.

F—om the GAZETTE of THIS NIGHT.

WnrrEHALL, May 24. The Qaeen has been
pleased to nominate and appoint James Ivory, Eq., one of
the Ordinary Lcrdi of Session, to be one of the Lnrds of
Juatioiar7 in Scotland, in the room of John fey Forbes,

VAR OFFICE, Mae 25.
Itlth Regt. of J. Were, C 8., to be cM., vice Gen. the
lion. ate E. Piet, G C 8., deemed.
Reitat. licoeteal., Corneae.—Ors. Sir G. Amex. G.C.8., to be gam.
bar, aloe Geo. the Hoc. tltr E Paget, G.O 8., dee.; Gee. WC. Hat.-
rcpt, G.C.8., to be lieut,goeerbor, The Gas. kat G. Amos, 0.C.8.

BANKRUPT,.
HIM ROORMS,Whitchareh, Hampshire, cost Merchant.
RDWIK MILTS, lailerteiverw, Best Greenwich, builder.
DONALD °SART, Luton.place, Greenwich, manufacturer
of the patent ventilating ga -light and heating apparatus.
Joax Patt.upea, Upper SuHingham, Hereford, banker.
TRONA' Cox,llanley. Staffordshire, dra?er.
Stiverraa BILL, All-Saints. Worciater, drape►.
NATHANIEL DiaRY MORRIS, Hereford, hop merchant.
RICKARD Non, H. ivol, iron merchant.
J•lax PERSIETT af d CHARLES GARTON, Beistol,mahsters.
'oat( Meagan Davis, Newton Abbott, Devonshire,
ironmonger.
WILLIAM NICROLBOX, Ptntefract, Yorkshire, saddler.
Joax Sowosts, jun., Inaoldmells, Liocolnlire, farmer.
Muscat WILLIAMS, Liverpool, tailor.
Wittlex Oman, Oldham, Lancashire, clock maker.
Sagan &rows, Strangeways, Lancashire, baker.
Tames Wtiaos and HURRY Cosaarr, Manchester,
merchants.
THOMAS Faxwica and ROBIRT KIDD, Tlnemouth,
Northumbarlandshire, common brewen.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

ALEXANDER and WILLIAM IPLAasig, Igorazes*, JOE-
J "albs Sulam', Kinross. WIER raINUTET.

BANK OF ENOLAND.—Accuu tit tur Me Week =Wag Nay 19,1819,
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Other Securillis... 2,944,t10.1
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5.7.517,703

DANCIDU DI
ProPrl4Oll.CAPItsl —.511,551.040
Beet . 3" 157 400
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Other 11.4.441 ts 9,945.524
3.4445-4•sandotherlialls 1.i01.7:

Annuity) el $.1)&5,069
Other kenralas v,e5,145
Notes
Uuld and Slim Cain d 33,748

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May SLIM

SUGAR.—The 'mettle price of Smear, thi produce of the
British poyeeestens in America. computed from the returns made in
the week ending the 22nd day of May, 1849, Is 2 a. Od. per cwt.
Surat the produce of the Mauritius is 28s. OJd. per cwt. Sugar the
produce d the Sae Indica is 29.. 401. per cwt. The average pricsof
the three foreguine descriptiows Jointly, Is Iles. 41d. pee ewt.