The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-25 00:00:00

SUPPOSED LOSS OF FIFTY LIVES.

BARNSLEY, WEDNESDAY EVENINO.—Aboat twelve
o'clock at neon, a dreadful explosion took place at Carley
Main Colliery, which is situated about two miles mouth of
Barnsley, and where six persons lost their lives in February,
and two in August, 1847. The dreadful loss of life
which. in all probability, has been caused by this
explosion will excel, with the exception of the Oaks
or Ardaley Main Collery, on the loth of March, 1847.
any that has ever taken pl ice is this neighbourhood. From
inquiries made on the spot, it appears that there were em-
ployed in the mine forty-four Reitern of coal, who, along
with their burners, will amount to about aixty.six per-
11011‘. There are also horse driven, trapper., and others, who
will 'mount to six or ten persons, making, in the whole,
between 70 and 80 persons who were in the pit at the time
the explosion took place. At half past 5 o'clock, 21 persons
had been got out, 16 alive, moat of whom are severely burnt,
and five dead ; four of the latter are married person., same
with very large families. Their names are John Parsons
the elder, and John Parsons, the younger, lather and
son ; Amos Harp. r who has left a pregnant wife
and six children ; Francis Wilson, and a single man
named Atkinson. Every means are being tried no extricate
the others who are yet is the mine, and who, there is every
reason to believe, havebecome victims to the devouring
element.

THE CONTEMPLATED REDUCTION IN TILE ARMY,
to which allusion has been amide, will, it is said, he to the
amount of ten thousand men. The proposed diminutiet
will take place chief! in that portion of our forces which k.
now on home service.

REPRESENTATION OF HEREFORD/MIRE.—Sir K
Buiwer Lytton having withdrawn, J. G. Phi Moore, Eq.,
ems again offered hinisrlf to the electors of Herefordshire u
a candidate for their endears.
RAILWAYS IN INDIA.—The question was decided,
at the court held yesterday at fhe India House, against
making a amine with the railway companies, partly on the
ground that the Bat India Compluty disapprove siring a
imamate orb per cent., without Whieh the companies declare
it to be impossible to raise the capiial, and partly because
it is supposed that the work can De executed more
economically by the East India Company's own einem.
II this decision is final, mod confirmed at the India
Board, it only :mains for the But India Company to re-
imburse the railway associations their past expenses, and to
leg no time in preparing to conetroct the works themselven
—Morning Post.

SHIPPING.
DRAT.. Jan. 23 —Arrived: 11,41and's Queen, and Unubs,
China; Isle of Wight. Susan Crisp, and Richard Cobden,
Mauritius; Caroline, New Yark. Arrived from the river:
Arno, C' quimbo; Pearl, Valparaiso; Richard Brown, Remo-
ras; Vietgia, St. Vincent's ; Spartan, Jamaica. The
Johannes Marian- which sailed to-day for Ramsgate, leaky,
has put back, and been towed to the river.
Costa, Jan. 21.—Arrived : Columbine, Rio Grande ;
Lord Moingomerie, Laguna, with lee of rudder, head-mils,
and leaky, and not Ike Lord Montgoaseey, as reportedyester-
day. Sailed : Cotfield, Dia .h, City of Nasals, Dud-
brook, and Lord D about', Bengal ; John Brewer, and
Tulin& Castle, Bombsy
Bitterish, Jan. 2t.—W.N.W.—Arrived: Auspicious, and
Lord Beresford, Swam.' ; Torridge. Carmarthen; Hose,
Watarfard ; Cornwall. Hayle ; Talbot, Carmarthen.
MILFORD, Jan. 22 —Last night it blew a gale from S.S.W.
until four cm., when it changed to N.W., attended with via-
lent 'quails of nail
Waxgotan. Jan. 22.—The Invincible, from Constantinople
for Cork, came on shore yesterday at Calliastown, in Bally-
crane Bay. and hes hansom a wreck ; cargo all washed out.
DUNDALIL Bar. J in. 21.—Arrived : Arcadian (supposed),
from St. John's, N.B.
LEITH Buena.- Arrived: Alfred, St. John's, N.B.
DURUM BAT —.Clive d : Lydia, St. John's, N.B.
Mumimes, Jan. 23 —W.—Arrived : Harriet, Cuba.
FALMOUTH, Jan. 23.—W., fresh braises 22ad.—Put
back: Regina, fi.r Buenos Ayres, with bob-stay carried
away.
RAHROATI, Jan. 23 —W,—Arrived: Gotha, Charleston
for St. Utes, with lam of sails, and making water.
SmieLne, Jan. 22.—Sailed: Sion, Coquimbo; Ann, and
Jane, A maim and Sorb America.
OTI, DIiNCIINTAII, Jan. 19 —Arrived : 00(40, Batavia, for
Amsterdam.
GIBRALTAR, Jan. 17.—The wind being east, all the wind.
bouud sa wets in the bay, Algaziras H.tadatt ad, and from be-
hind the rock, sailed and passed the Straits to the westward.
Striesar, N.S. W.. Sept. 30.—The Matilda, frees Hobart
Town, and the Pedlar, from Port Philip, for Port Albert,
were tutelly lost previous to the 22nd inat., the former at
Gabs; Inland, and the latter at Rent's Group. The John
Sonchay sad ed for Hobart Town on the 22nd ult., but was
obliged to put bsek, making six Males water per hour, hav-
ing struck twice on a reef.
CONNTANTINOPLIL Jan. 3.—The Thompson MU fallen In
with 31st oh., off Ceps Carabaurnon, making one foot water
per hour. The Limas Carey is wmaied at
weed, The Elisabeth Berton, of Swansea, ....e.,'
in this roads, was run foul of by • Greek 1, 0 '-'l, ; 9:„.) V
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