The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-12 00:00:00

RE-OPENING OF LIMEIIOUSE CIIURCII.

Yesterday the ceremony of re-opening this church
far the'ne service took pdace, under the auspices of the
Bishop of London anti a large holy of clergymen.
The event was regarded in the neighltourhuod with
very considerable interest, and Lana twiny° the com-
mencement of the service, the church was crowded to
excess. It may be recollected that this church was de-
stroyed by tire un Oatail Friday, lfi4o, and since that period
the parishioners have experienced twiny difficulties in their
endeavours to restore the building to its former condition.
At length, it appears that by the levy of a church rate,
1,50/. was raised towards the restoration of the edifice, uud
1,39 V/. by an association of young men who had formed an
union for the purpose of collecting subscriptions in further-
anceof the object. 11.-,ide4 these sums 500/. was received
from Braxenose College. Oxford, 1001. from the Rev. J.
Ratcliffe, 1001. (ruin the Rev. E. it. J one-, the rector of the
parish, dull, from the Bishop of London, and 50/. from the
Bishop of Chichester. The church, it appeared, was in-
sured fur 4,0001., and the organ and fittiogs for 1,01)01.,
and these sum., added to the amount already mentioned,
have afforded the means of completing the restoration attic
building. At the conclusion of the service a collection was
made amounting to 115/., which :turn will be appropriated
to the payment of the building expenses.

TILE EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE

AT DARTFO R.D.

Yesterday, Mr. C. J. Cantu resumed, at the Dart-
ford Union, the adjourned inquest on the bodies of Chris-
topher ilaggart, William alfrilloll, 110M11/ Nash, Joseph
Loft, James (1101d.Mitil, Sarah G 'Were, and Ann Drown,
who lust their lives by an explinsion which occurred on
Tuesdiy week, in the premises of Mr. E. Callow, a blast-
ing rocket manufacturer of Joyceti-green, about a mile and
a half from Dartford.
The investigation lusted upwards of six hours ; and,
after a lengthened consultation, the jury returned a
verdict "That the deceased lost their lives from an aeciden-
tal explosion of blasting powder on the premises of Mr. E
Callow," and added, " that they were unanimously of
opinion that gross carelessne,s had been displayed on the
part of Mr. K Callow in suffering blasting cartridges to be
manufactured in a building quite unfitted for the purpose,
having imperfect floors of wood and gravel, and suffering
the employed to work in nailed boots and shoes, and in not
having any defined rules or regulations, either written or
printed, for the guidance or protection of the persona em-
ployed on the premise.."
The learned coroner said he perfectly concurred in the
verdict of the jury.

TIIE WOODTIIORPE COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—On
Wednesday the inquest on the bodies of Win. Hamden,
17, Samuel Bacon, 18, and Charles Stones, 23, who were
killed by an explosion at the Woodthorpe Colliery, on Satur-
day last, took place before T. Badger, Esq., at the Ball Inn,
Intake. The principal facts connected with the occurrence
appeared in the Express of Tuesday, and the following
are material portions of the evidence adduced at the inquest,
which terminated in a verdict of manslaughter against the
steward of the pit. Thomas llobson, of Intake, collier,
stated that he worked for Mr. John Rhodes, at the Wood-
thorpe Colliery. On Saturday afternoon he Came out of
the pit about 2 o'clock, when, for anything he knew to the
contrary, all was safe. At the beginning of last week he
complained to Joseph Oldfield, the underground steward,
that the boare-hole where he worked was unlit to go into
in a morning, it being so full of sulphur, that before he
commenced working he hal to waft it for upwards of half
an hour to clear out the sulphur. In the morning he used
a Davy lamp, but throughout the rest of the day naked
candles. Ile had made no complaint to Mr. Rhodes.
Mr. John Rhodes, of Woodthorpe, colliery owner, expressed
his regret at the accident, having taken every precaution-
ary measure he was acquainted with to prevent such occur-
rences. He frequently went down the pit himself, to see
as to its state, and to Ins inquiries Oldfield usually replied,
"We are all right ; we have a good air." He frequently
asked if there was anything wanting to make the pit safe,
and the answer generally was "No, we ore all right." He
bad constantly cautioned Oldfield to be careful and sec that
there was no stagnstion in the air in the pit, and to nost-
pone nothing that would add to its safety. When Oldfield
told him all was right, he believed him. By Mr. Morton:
Oldfield is the responsible underground manager of the pit
in which the accident occurred, and also of the Manor coal-
mine. Some other witnesses having been examined,
la-
eluding Mr. Morton, government inspector of coal mina in
the district, the jury returned the following verdict:—
" The jury find a verdict of manslaughter against Joseph
Oldtield. We cannot, however, separate without expressiag•
our,ppinion that Mr. John Rhodes ought to hare employed
a more efficient and intelligent underground steward than
Oldfield." Oldfield was immediately taken into custody,
and the coroner made out his warrant of committal for trial
at the anima.

Poalustouru, 11.—Lord Palmerston and
others connected with the cabinet, accompanied by an
officer in the Prussian service hearing a letter from the '
King of Prussia to the Queen, arrived at this port this i
morning from London, and proceQded in the Fairy steam-
yacht to Osborne. The I. airy returned with them this
afternoon at four o'clock. The Rapid, 8, Commander
Blanc, sailed to-day for the East Indies. The Arrow cutter
has been brought down the harbour for commissioning for
foreign service. The Britannia, 120, Captain Goldsmith,
was taken out of dock this morning. The Avon steam-
vessel arrived yesterdky from Plymouth, having on board
the remains of the Rev. Gilbert Langdon, vicar of Oving,
Sussex, and sou-in-law of Admiral Sir John Ommaaacy,
commander-in:chief at Plymouth.