The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-08 00:00:00

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.

CRACOW, JULY 9.
The 48,000 roubles appropriated by some post-
office officials by order of the National Government
have been transferred by them to the exchequer of
the National Government.
Trains have ceased running upon the Warsaw
and Petersburg Railway, in pursuance of the re-
cent decree of the National Government.
A bulletin, published by the Invalide _Russe,
confirms the intelligence that 7 Russian officers
and 70 men were killed in the battle that took place
at Draginia, in Lithuania.
The insurgents gained a victory on the 27th ult.
at Mededow.
The town of Warta, near Kalisz, bas been bom-
barded and plundered by the Russians.

DREADFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

The adjourned inquest upon the bodies of the six
2nl6etuh Colliery, wo iht
:I::
Baglan,ww ae
sr e
held
unfortunately
Indeairn Btrhi
teo oi,F. kwe ill e,
Town-hall,
oil n,
Ftr the Park
a Neath,yt
on
n
Monday last, before Mr. Alex. Cuthbertson, coroner.
Mr. Thomas Evans, the Government inspector of
the South Wales district, was present to watch the
proceedings on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. J. R.
Tripp, solicitor, of Swansea, on behalf of the pro-
prietors of the colliery, Messrs. Thomas, Son, and
Co. The evidence was exceedingly voluminous, but
the facts may be briefly stated. From the evidence
given it appears that the Park Colliery is the pro-
perty of Messrs. Thomas and Co.,
s'o
,ean d l has been com-
paratively
n occurred.
about
aquarter
of Fri-
day,t
and took place in th 9 east side of the
vein, where fourteen men were then a six-feet
Wm. Woozley was the general manager of thework.
colliery, and he deposed that the six-feet vein
was considered a " fiery" or dangerous working
place, and the men were consequently required
to work with locked safety lamps. This rule,
however, did not seem to have been invariably
attended to, as on the previous day some of
the men were working in the three-feet vein
with their lamps uncovered. William Thomas,
acted as the overman stout two days before the
accident, but had been engaged in the pit for four
or five months before, and knew the whole of the
workings. He had not any special directions given
him about the lamps, as he was supposed to know
the duties of overman. The rules regulating the
colliery required the overman to inspect the whole
of the working places before the men descendedthe
pit in the morning. William Thomas, the overman,
went down the pit about 7 in the morning. Several
workmen went down in the cage with him, and
others followed immediately, but they remained at
the bottom of the shaft, and did not proceed to work.
There were 24 men in the pit at the time of the ex-
plosion, 14 being in the six-feet vein. Of these 14
three were killed on the spot, viz., Richard Edwards
(suffocated), 54 ; Thomas Griffiths (suffocated), 41 ;
and Francis Jenkins (suffocated), 18. Six others
were also dangerously burnt, of whom three have
since died, making six deaths. The whola distance
to be traversed by the overman in inspecting the
workings was about 470 yards, and it would take
him about half an hour. The overman had special
instructions given him not to allow the men to go
to work until he reported all safe. The day before
the accident he (William Woozley) was in the pit,
and considered it quite safe for the men to work.
Believed the colliery properly ventilated, consider-
ing its size. The safety lamps were not locked on
the momeat of the accident. He found some li tie
gas in the pit on the Thursday evening, but did not
consider it dangerous ; some of the men were work-
ing in the three-feet vein without the lamps being
covered, but he did not find fault with them for
so doing. William Thomas, upon being er.amined,
said he had only acted as overman for two days
before the accident. He went to the pit some-
what later than usual on the morning of the ac-
cident, and on the way he was met by Mr. Wooz-
ley, the manager, who told him to make haste, as
he feared an accident. He went down the pit, and
found that several men were then sitting at the bot-
tom of the shaft. He told them to sit where they
were, and not to go to work until he retired from
inspecting the works. He examined the tnree-f
fire "eet
vein first, and when there heard the " puff of
come from the six-feet vein. He admitted that it
was his duty to see that all the lamps were locked
before the men went to work. Had not locked any
of the lamps that morning. He found lock
d
in
ssioni
obligedmx h.
six-feet
essoefpst
tittvaoholseelii
obnosarntubsotselchhfl
occurred
mreroote whenrhdnnbeeii
rihge
describedexamined
inquiryh ethe colliery in
the morning. Believed the colliery sufficiently ven-
tilated. A door had been put at the bottom of the
pit since the accident. Could not say whether that
had improved the ventilation. John Evans, a col-
lier at work in the west heading at the time of the
explosion, stated that he left his work about five
o'clock on the evening previous to the explosion.
There was gas in his heading when he left, but he
kept it down by brushing it out with his waistcoat.
The overman knew this very well. Some of the men
went down the pit on the morning of the accident
return
witht: i
pei_soois_viaeocrnalykmt
la s ,f
after
re
boaveorammaen, t
back;o
ees
st h:0
t overman.to
go to
workl Nr T
until
tmi
orders, went to the
bwbeuifttootrwo
wen,
immediately. He found gas
the not hearing these
of
h.l . ) was
the gas out
had h d great d'ffi
lamps were not locked. .
getting out, and wan lost his.
euaaactrunni le:l ot arryt:thhda in
ees
was insensible when brought to the
wa
wdas ad-
irehto the
etain the evidence
mouth of the pit.
suffocated. Dr.
0 a
week,
bfii tote rYO
twdhe
jinouj severely injured
of two workmen too.. to attend and
. ence. The inquiry creates considerable in-
give sin
the district. The proceedings
terest
urrnieeds rferceivede::
of Monday
occupied six hours.

SHIPPING—This Day.

BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, July 8--Harvest, from Freddrickshald ; Frede-
rico, from Reruidos ; Two Zusters, from Worcum ; Maria,
from St. Petersburg.
Sailed, July B—Barbate, for Rio Janeiro; Belgium
(steamer), for Ostend ; Rhine (steamer), for Boulogne;
City of Hamburg (steamer), for Havre.
DELL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed—Albion, from Colombo, for London ; New Ex-
peso, brig, from the West for Lite North; Kelpie, for
Bathurst; Coral Isle, for Bermuda ; War Eagle, for Liver-
pool Arrow of Brigham, for Card n[-
-all from London ;
Deerfoot, from Kastenje ; Damio, fron'tale West—both for
London; P. F. Q. R.. Commercial Codd,• from the North,
for the West.

THE BLACK TROOPS AT PORT HUDSON.
"—A
wg
rhoiecshwi te isr e e
kt tl
leedd
ha te inne
gt hr
oe
ea
ot
pbea twt leer
ei af
owr
ehei;o
has been received in Liverpool from New Orleans,
A.;:ol‘tmeotattnehyre
conflict by the Federals at the point of the bayonet; that
on their approach the Confederates reserved their fire
i ill
the unhappy blacks were close to the muzzles of the gunso
which were then ffred upon them with most destructive
effect, and they were driven back with great loss. As they
retreated they were met by the Federals and again forced.
back to the fight at the point of the bayonet.
AN INCIDENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—
Yesterday, at the morning sitting, a somewhat
curious incident occurred in the House of Commons, involx.-
ing a violation of one of the standing orders of the house.
It is known to those who are in the habit of attending the,
House of Commons that immediately after prayers the.
Speaker takes his seat at the clerk's table, and sits there
until 40 members are present, that number being necessary
to make " a house." During that period of waiting no
member who has entered the house must leave it until
the required 40 are present, and if a member, through
ignorance or forgetfulness of the standing orders, ventures
towards the door, he is politely requested by the ser-
geant-at-arms to retire to his seat. Yesterday, at tett
minutes past twelve, there were not more than 20 mem-
bers present, when Sir William Dunbar, one of the Lords
of the Treasury, hastily left the Ministerial bench,
and
went out of the house unperceived by Captain Gooet, the
deputy sergeant, who was in aLendance. Mr. C. Forster
and Col. French communicated what had occurred to Capotf.
Gosset, who had been conversing with the
of
oufisu
Harlington, and off went the captain in search
few
minutesh g
live Lord of the Treasury. In the course of a
bens present, made his way
in missed him in the lobby. Soon
door, Capt. Gosset hay g
Sir William Dunbar, much t o
bacand theistthe stsehmpeeeahnkot
enorsf,ewtbhhyeo
amarsepimdae-.
afterwards a house was
. formed,
well as the other memberq, w
rently enjoyed the affair as
vas e
ith
the i - as
not officially informed of the tak hcautiol),e,
Lord of the Treasury had mace'—.lLoYning Pont.