The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-21 00:00:00

THE LUNDHILL COLLIERY _EXPLOSION.

One of the most painful scenes connected with this ruelae•
choly accident occurred at the office of the Lundhill Com Pall
on Wednesday evening last. At seven o'clock, the engincerfu.
Messrs. Nicholas, Wood, and Elliott, of Newcastle ; IT"
Wakefield, and oodhouse, of Derby, met at the office.'
The report of Messrs. Webster, Maddison, Coe, and Peet
as to the state of the pit since the meeting on Saturday I"
was given in. After consulting together for about an bout
and a half, the decision of the committee was made known t°
the proprietors. In consequence, however, of the great anxietY
evinced by the assemblage outside, Mr. Wood undertook the
task of making known to them the conclusion they had
arrived at. Mr. Wood commenced by stating tbat be bad
ha
very painful duty to perform in announcing to theca the
decision arrived at by himself, and the other gentlemen w
had undertaken the duty of opening the pit and recover;ei
the bodies of the unfortunate men. They greatly feared tb't
if the pit were prematurely opened, they might have to el9s.
it again. It had been shown that the temperature of the
water in the pit was not uniform, it being sixtr
degrees at the bottom, and sixty-six at the ti
clearly showing that the burning matter still remain'
in the pit. They might rest assured that not,
moment's time should be lost in getting the bl' xjt.
out as soon as ever the pit was in a state ;
warrant them drawing the water out. He belieeeuf
that on Monday they would be able to commence the task °_
drawing out the water, and reaching the bodies. Every ovr
must deeply sympathise with them in their anxiety to WO!
the bodies of those belonging to them. In conclusion ht
hoped that the Almighty would support them in their grlt
aftEction, The announcement that the emptying of the P'
was put off to Monday next, Waq received by loud lamentatil
the women and children appearing almost overpowered sc.',
emotion. The scene was altogether of the most harrowing
descrip'ion, the agonising cries of the poor women being Pin 11
in the extreme. The sad and dejected faces of the assemblage,'
as seen mid the gloom of night, the only lights being th°,'es
from the lamps of the few carriages and cabs around, formed
melancholy picture, the recollection of which will not easilY,r.
effaced from the memory of those who witnessed it. "'el
Morton, the government inspector, said that he quite Wei,
with the decision the committee had come to, for should' ,
pit be opened and any of the burning matter rep:oil:l,n
quenched, the accumulated gas coming in contact wit'di
might cause such an explosion as would not only gre P
a:
endanger the lives of those gallant men whe had undertal,eb
the onerous task of searching for the bodies, but probabll4.ll
the means of entirely closing the pit. The inquest is -
proceeding.

ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE IN TRY SO:4A+hL: 7
COUNTRY.—A treaty has just been concluded between ,
Governor of Aden and the Sheiks of Berbera, providing 11,
th,3 abclition of the slave trade throughout the 5°P1,31/
country. Arabia is affording us the privilege of barn'
consul at Berbera during the fairs. The place during: tip
rest of the year is so insignificant and miserable as 104
be worth looking after.—Smith, Elder & Co.'s Hole°.

Mail. '
WAR EXPENDITURE.—A return has been published 1;
an order of the House of Lords, for an account of the silfr
voted in supp'y during each year from 1835 to 1856, ntwe,
the heads of Army, Navy, Ordnance, and Miscellanel;
services. The total amount voted in 1835-was £14,123,2
3g,
in 1836, £14,652,572; in 1337, £15,138,576; in 1°,v,4
£15,726,987 ; in 1839, £17,219,692 ; in 1840,
in 1841, £18,949,740; in 1842, 519,585,763; in 187
£19,921,283; in 1844, £17,732,181 ; in 1845, X 15,738•5949,;
in 1846, £20,189,912; in 1847, £22,822,709; in 1,815;
22,880,658 ; in 1849, £21,072,745 ; in 1850, X• 10,0120 -58
in 1851, £19,746,941; in 1852, £20,981,6Q0; in 18 '
£2,237,472; in 1854, £43,310,655; in 1855, £62,207,82'
and, in 1856, £50,564,624.
DIED AT ars POST.--The Joggle (Illinois) Democrat egg!
A sad, but touching scene was witnessed at the accident
of the Ou Page Bridge. On the morning after the accidence
the slow tolling of a boll was beard. On looking to see where ,
it came, it was discovered to proceed from the engh've
as it lay submerged in the water. The waves, ne t--a
foamed and surged over the sunken engine, s
Waoae
the bell, which alone, with the smoke pipe, appeared Ow
water, and caused it to give a slow tolling sound. Vllhen;
engine was raised from the water the engineer was found
standing posture, with his stiff, cold icy band firmly P7:39P,,Ta
the throttle valve, as though amid the thick darkness he,"g
discovered the perilous condition of the train, and had epr
to avert the ruin. But it was too late ; the engine andiwci,
with their precious freight of life and property, went a
and during the dreary night the engine bell' and the n3l
a"
rushing waters rang out a solemn requiem for the dead'. did,
probable that had not the freight train gone down as it "na
the passenger train from Chicago, due two hours Inter'34,o
loaded with sleeping passengers, would itself have taken
fatal plunge.
A LESSON TO FRENCH MOTHERS.—A person in ?ter!
a high position has just obtained from the Civil Trinu'",-
of the Seine a separation from his wife, with the rign'fi;,.
keeping his child, in consequence of he following eircZal
stances. The child had the measles, and its Ineu'e-er
attendant declared its life to be in danger, but the
nevertheless continued to prepare her toilette 0-
evening party to which she had been invited• the
cannot leave the child, who is dying," excl3imed...r
husband. The wife replied that it was impossible for re
to remain away from the party without breaking
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promise, and being guilty of a want of politeness. she
husband again remonstrated with her, but in vain• eta
insisted on going to the party, if only for an hour. .".5,
husband then informed her that if she carried het
,Ist
tention into execution the door would be closed agaTer
her on her return. The wife left for the party, but °n
bas
i'
return home was refused admittance. The tribunal h 35
decided that the husband was perfectly justified, and jell
furthermore ruled that a wife who forsakes her el'
in illness forfeits her conjugal rights.
, night
II HORRIBLE CASE OF FRATL IDE.—OR Wednesday tbe
a dreadful murder was committed in the viainite 01 ;.5,
county gaol, Maidstone. It appears that two brotheo,
named Edwards, living in Bedford row, hied an alteresti be
in the course of the day, relative to the refusal of to,
younger brother to work for his livelihood. At nine deltbe
Thomas, the elder, went to bed, leaving George' AO
younger, down stairs, Some time afterwards Mrs.
their mother, heard George go into the room and shut ,s
door. After some time she was aroused by hearing g,t`ier
and a moaning noise proceeding from the bedroom °I oe
sons. She struck a light and entered the room, when
"„eneere
was horrified by the spectacle of Thomas lying in bed -dle
pletely covered with blood, which was flowing from w°"ise
in his head and face. An alarm was given, and the P°' 0
called, when it was discovered there were two wounds 01?°14
the head, two upon the face, smashing and nearly selterify
the lower jaw, and a slight one upon the throat. Ahe the
carpenter's axe, smeared with blood, was found enae' feet
bed. The unfortunate man lingered until shortie sty
seven o'clock, when he expired. The murderer had ill, be
meantime got clear away, but no doubt is entertained 01 I
speed
PRO apprehension.
sir
yPE SRITY OF CANADA.—The speech addressed by be
Edmund Head, the Governor in Chief of Canada, at be
opening on the 26th of February, of the session of '0(
Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, is °lletee
the most gratifying which for many years it has bee° 0
lot of the Canadian Parliament to hear. The mere of
which has taken place in the productions of the soil or,
Canada, which we have on several occasions pointed
constituting as they do the basis of wealth and PO% of
ity, are appropriately noticed in the opening passa.ge-the
the speech. The increase which has taken place in the
tee
trade of the colony is measured by the growth °f ear
revenue and the value of the imported goods. last J.eas
the total revenue derived from the Customs' duties ." 6
£1,069,014, against £830,474 collected in the prevlt;teit
year, while the value of the goods imported was " epi
£10,000,000, against £8,000,000 in the preceding 0%2,1.
months. The ports at which the foreign and n°l 10.
trade of Canada is cart ied on, we may state, take ran' 0,
the following order :—Montreal, Toronto, Einali,T'on
Quebec, Kingston, and Windsor ; the largest proCt%leti
of the revenue being collected at Montreal, Toront°'
Hamilton. Canadian News. pettf
A HEAVY FINE.—At the Monmouth Divisional tee
Sessions, a case of unusual interest came before wis
bench. Michael Taylor, farmer, of Skenfr.th,
ring
charged with defrauding the revenue by manufactti tee
malt withont a license. Mr. Welsby, counsel to I.
Treasury, appeared for the prosecution, and )Ir'rre
Gilbert George, of Monmouth, for the defendant.° elc,,'t
information was framed under the 6th of Georg: out
chap. 81, sections 2 and 26, for making malt wi,ejjere
a license, incurring thereby a penalty of £lOO. tad•
were two other charges, framed under the second ,Of
3rd of George IV., coupled with the 4th and °1 red
William IV., sections 50, 51, for nsing an uneuteeloo
building and unentered vessels, the penalty being °d°-
for each offence. There was a fourth charge, or fra,cice
lently depositing and concealing malt from the yie
officers, under the 7th and Qth of George IV., ebaPaities
sec. 40 ; penalty £2OO. The whole of the Ppel3soo is
claimed amounted nominally to £7OO, but only to foal
reality. The defendant is a farmer, renting aa the
attached to the mansion house of Black brook, 311* in a
manufacture of malt was alleged to have taken elre 71
coach house belonging to the mansion, where - wee
bushels of barley, in process of being made into reall;d,Lss
discovered by the excise officers. Two of the defer!: tabs
servants were called to prove the case, but refused to was
an oath, and were fined £5O each : one of tic`
intoxicated. There was, however, sufficient o'oe.
without their testimony to prove the charges;_afeo 7ridant
magistrates, after a short consultation, found the nu shies
guilty of all the charges, and fined him ill PeLo
amounting to £5OO