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London, England, 1862-12-09 00:00:00

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Yesterday, shortly before 11 o'clock, an explosion
of fire damp took place at the. Edmund's Main Col-
liery, which it is to be feared will be attended with
a very serious loss of life. Indeed, since the terrible
catastrophe at Lundhill in 1857, nothing apparently
so calamitous has occurred in this district. The col-
liery, which is about 180 yards deep, and in which
the Barusley bed of coal has been priueipally
worked, has b,..en hitherto nearly free from accidents
involving the loss of life, the proprietors, Messrs.
Bartholomew, Tyas, Mitchell, and Co., having
adopted every means for the safety of the men.
At the time stated the men in in the pit, nembering
close upon 300, were startled by an explosion of fire
damp which ciusal those near the pit bottom to at
once make that spot for safety; those in the ad-
vanced levels, some 1,400 or 1,600 yards distant,
were unable to reach it in consequence of the gas.
The men at the top were soon made acquainted
with the state of affairs by the quantity of coal and
rubbish thrown up out of the cupola by the explo-
sion. Assistance was promptly obtained, and as
the news reached the other collieries in the neigh-
bourhood the men at once ceased working and
rushed to the scene of the catastrophe. Plenty
volunteered to descend and rescue, if possible, the
men below. In this they were so far successful
that in a short time some 40 or 50 were brought to
the pit mouth, about 20 of whom were burnt
severely; one man, Davy, dying on reaching his
home; another poor fellow, nearly 60 years of age,
named Pickery, was dreadfully burnt, and in his
agony called out for help, praying fervently that
God would give him strength to again see his poor
family. Mr. Walton, of Darley Main, was amongst
those who first went down, and was brought up all
but insensible. He informed our reporter that he
heard the men near where he was deroutly praying.
Lawton, the bottom steward, also went down,
and was obliged to be left by the party he went
with, having evidently penetrated too far into the
workings and been overcome by the sulphur.
Shortly after two o'clock it was announced that
nothing more could be done until bratticing was
fixed and the air-course was cleared.
The number of men in the pit is variously esti-
mated, the lowest being that considerably more
than 100 remain to be recovered, and in what state
it is easy to imagine.

PRICE.....
STAMPED ....sd.

Mr. F. Lawrence, Mr. Charles Clarke, and other
gentlemen, and Mr. Worsley having replied, the
proceedings were brought to a close in the usual

manner.

7HE IRON TRADE.

While one great staple industry of the country is
suffering from severe but, it is to be hoped, tempo-
rary depression, on account of the dearth of the raw
material, it is gratifying to find that another equally
activity
money
in the
iron whichmanufacture, important trade shows unequivocal signs of having
emerged from a depression of now five years' dura-
tion. It would appear to be the rule that the iron
trade receives its periodical impetus from the abund-
ance
tit of
em-
ployment in the ordinary channels of trade, and
springs from the
lasting lack
until las
that a cheap money is invariably followed by. great
ivof
the
schemes then set going have been fully completed.
Hence the alternate series of years of slack demand
and low prices, and of active demand and high
prices (generally about five years of each), which
have hitherto characterised this trade.
Notwithstanding the expected adverse influence
of the American war, a very marked increase of
activity has taken place this year in all the iron
manufacturing districts of the country, resulting in
an advance of prices varying from ten to twenty
per cent,; and although, as is usual at this period
of the year, there is, for the moment, a comparative
slackness of fresh demand, there seems every reason
to believe that the present activity of the trade will
be lasting and progressive.
We could especially call attention to the re-
markable prosperity of the iron shipbuilding trade,
attributable partly, no doubt, to the building of iron-
clad ships for our own and for other Governments,
but also owing to the continually increasing de-
mand for screw-steamers for merchant service of
the whole world. In all quarters iron manufactures
are said to be quite full of orders for shipbuilding
purposes.
For railway iron there has been a considerable
revival of demand, and the price of Welsh rails has
advanced fully twenty shillings per ton, from which
however, there is at present some reaction.
For foundry work some very large orders have
been given out during the year, one eminent firm in
Scotland having alone booked orders to the extent
of nearly 60,000 tons of castings, mostly for de-
livery in the course of next year. The present
consumption of pig iron in malleable work and
foundries in Scotland is said to be quite un-
precedented.
The stocks of pig iron on hand in England are
very small, but of Scotch pig iron, which is largely
used abroad, there has been a continual accumula-
tion during the five years of depression, owing to
the fact that consumers and merchants abroad work
off their stock, and purchase only from hand to
mouth during a dull period. The stock has now
reached a total equal to seven months' production,
but it is to be noticed that the present stock, lerge
as it is, is relatively smaller than that with which
the last prosperous period of the trade commenced
in 1852, when there was eight or nine months'
supply on hand. This large stock did not prevent
a rise in price of two pounds per ton during that
year, and by 1856 there was little over one month's
supply left.

An investigation made by several mining engi-
neers showed that there was no hope of rescuing the
men, of whom there are supposed to be at least
from 40 to 60 in the pit. Preparations were then
made to let the water from the canal flow
into the pit, ,so as to extinguish the flames.
Amongst the victims are Mr. Lawton, the steward,
and his son, and Mr. Hoyland, of Darley Main, a
volunteer, who was everloremost in endeavouring
to rescue the lives of those-endangered by similar
catastrophes in the district.

In Scotch pig iron the rise in price has been little
over 10 per cent., an advance which is being entirely
swallowed up by the advancing wages of the
miners. While thousands of operatives are starving
in Lancashire for lack of employment, there has
been a succession of strikes for advance of wages
amongst the Scotch miners, and hitherto the masters
have invariably yielded. In many quarters the
advance within the last month or two is fully 30
pop the asp iz still for more. Unless,
therefore, the price of iron should largely advance
to enable the masters to pay increased wages, there
must be a combination to resist the men, and of,
necessity a blowing-out of furnaces, so as to reduce I

the present large demand for coal and iron.

The advice; lately received from America are
such as to lead to the belief that the war will, in-
stead of being injurious, benefit several of the indus-
tries of this country, the principal exception being
the one which is starved for want of raw material.
The immense absorption of labouring power to keep
up enormous armies is causing a rapid advance of
wages throughout the Northern States, while, as
usual after the first disorganisationof business caused
by the breaking out of hostilities, the aomand for
most classes of goods has become active. As regards
the iron trade, we learn from Pennsylvania that
wages in this trade are becoming absurdly high,
and that, consequently, coal, which was formerly
delivered to the furnaces at lt dollars per ton, costs
now 4 dollars. We may, therefore, confidently ex-
pect that a portion of the American demand for iron
will again come to this countxy ; and, with the rail-
ways of the States remarkably prosperous, we may
look for a healthy demand for peaceful as well as
for warlike purpose.
Already a very considerable rise in the prices of
iron is quoted in New York, resulting in American

orders being sent to this side; and, from the causes
just mentioned, it may be reckoned that 1863 will

bring us a full revival of American demand.

Let but the evident desire of both North and South
to let cotton out have fruition in some shape—per-
haps by the Northern Government levying a heavy
export duty, which might yield them a very large
annual revenue, while it would prevent any foreign
intervention—and the American War will finally

cease to be a bugbear of the manufacturing classes
of this country.—Money Market Review.

GARIBALDI AND THE " SAMNITES."

According to a Naples correspondent of the Inde-
pendance Beige, an association of working men of
the province of Molise, or of Samnium, as they are
taught by ancient history to call it, have lately
sent an address of sympathy to Garibaldi, expressed
in language of passionate deiotion to the wounded
hero. The concluding sentence of their address is
a singular evidence of the tenacity with which these
modern Samnites cleave to the ancient traditions of
their race " All the Samnites," they write, "send
Ital.
you greeting, and promise you thataserththeainr
devoted
to the country,to m
ances-
tors humbled (Zit. made topass under the Forks) the
Roman power, so at your summons on the field of
battle they will humble the eagles and birds of
havet tormented
t of
prey, whether yellow or black, enemies or allies.
To this characteristic address Garibaldi sent from
Pisa the following reply :
My dear Brothers,—I thank you for the manly and noble
words in which you have addressed me. It was a great
consolation
are y
the brigands whom the Court of Rome sends out amongst
you, and ill-protected by a weak Government unworthy of
i.iy of
its office, and more submissive to the foreign
There are groat virtues in the working men of i
Italy
associations like yours tend to develop them, We shy oonu by,
and
know
faithat,
in
the
soon see our oppressors pass under the Cand '
as a
saivall
the free people of Italy.—l heartily salute me Forts before
you,
youe to
still

G. .
The correspondent of the IndependanceGAßlßALDl
mentions
as a fact worth notice that Garibaldi's secretary had
written "the foreigners who oppress us ;" but Gari-
baldi with his own hand struck out the phrase, and
substituted the Words " our oppressors."

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