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Mr. Hickson, the Government inspector, and Mire
Cl tyton, manager of the works, were present.
Seth Roberts, in answer to questions put by Mr
Hickson, said that the accident happened on a Tuesday.
On the previous Saturday, Griffiths, who was squariig
the top of the waggon road, came to him, accompanied
by Price, the fireman, and told him he had a briggieg,
and there was a strong stream of water. Witness went
and examined the place, and found a stronger stream
of water than usual coming from the lower side of the
waggon road. He told Ho!croft, who said they had bet-
ter stop working there until they could get things ready
to bore, Witness said Griffiths had been stopped, and
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did trot -know of about the place. Holcroffsaid, " t
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about two yards from the end of the main waggon road.
lithe water in the Jord pits.
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whether the wau'on real was far enough to open an-
other wicket. Witness slid it was. Holcrolt then said
that Griffiths had better be put to npeu one on Monday.
Griffiths was 32 years of age on the day of the accident,
and had been employed in collieries all his life. When
he was raised out of tee pit, witness could hear the
water rushing after him.
By Mr. Clayton—Before iHolcroft told hitn of the
fault he was aware of its existence, although be did not
know its precise situation. He never knew or beard
anything about the Jord pits before this accident. The
whichwe he
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John Peters said he was an underground bailiff, not
Bfraynny Melly
collieries
in the employment df Mr. Clayton, and produced a map
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of the Bryn Melly Mine made by his late father, with
his assistance. His father had told Mr. Kyrke, when
that gentleman expressed a wish to carry a wicket over
the 6-teet fault, that the coal on the other side would
be Se wet it would not pay for working. Whilst dialing
with his father he had seen water running through the
wicket in. a stream as thick as a man's finger. It was
coining throtil.!over the wicket. The north side of
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de.
13y Mr. Hickson—He never saw the 14. feet fault. It
was ca 'el the D fault because of its shape. It was a
very difficult fault to trace, and he did lint believe his
father had any means of tracing it. The workmtn
might 'have told him about it. He generally bored
when he expected to approach water. He had heard
'that there was water in the Jord-pits, and be knew the
direction in which the Bryn Many people were working.
He bad never expressed an opinion that they were tak-
ing a eaagerous course.
By Mr. Clayton—He would not have been afraid to
work in the place where Griffiths was working when the
water broke in: lie did not think the west side more
dangerous than the dry side.
The inquest was then adjourned to the Turf Tavern,
c'ose to tVrexitem Railway Station (where greater accom -
medation cen be afforded). The choke damp, still pre-
veiling in the mine to a great extent, bas hitherto pre.
vented Mr. Hickson inspecting the place where the water
burst in; but it is confidently believed the necessary
examination will be made before the jury re-assemble on
Wednesday, the 12th inst.

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batone and Lagava were there at the time, and si v hit"
take it. Lagava looked into the berth where the tw
men were lying wounded, tut he did nothing morte
They then wanted to examine the cabin where we were,
and I told them if they would go on deck that I would
allow them to do se. They went on deck and I went into
the other cabin. They came down and se:yelled the cabin
we had loft, and afterwards went on deck again. I after-
wards missed my watch, which was hanging at the head
of the bed when the men came down. I have never
found that watch ince.% On that morning no otl'er per.
son had any opportunity of taking that watch. Daring
the time they were below I heard the attack of the
foreigners on deck near the hatchway. There was no
one in charge of the wheel at this time ; it was left to
itself. About a quarter of an hour after the men had
left the cabin all was quiet on deck. We then heard a
noise as that of tackle being raised to get the boat out,
and immediately from the cabin window I saw a boat
with five hands in it making for the shore, which was
from three to five miles distant. When I saw the boat
I could distinctly see that the men in it were the five
foreigners who had been on board the ship. Four were
rowing, and one was sitting in the estara-sheets. They
were then from 100 to 150 yards froM the • ship. I am
sure the three prisoners were in the boat at that time. I
could see that it was the ship's boat. Upon that, I
immediately came on deck, and went to the wheel, and
the mate went forward to the forecastle. When the
mate .and came up, we were the only two on ch ck.
Whoa the mate was below, I heard him tell them to take
either of the ship's boats and go ashore. The object was
to get rid.of them. When the mate got forward he called
to me to come to him, as there was such a sight in the
forecastle. I gave the wheel to the boy, and went below,
when I saw Joseph Pattinson lying dead on the cabin
floor, and covered with blood I did not touch him un-
til the surgeon curie in the evening, when I saw that
his head was nearly cut off from two places. Shortly
afteciegat,emeleek..thee boy Nellii:MiL came to me and
then David Thomas. Thomas came' (ii,PM-Aftet Watt;
having been called to by the bey Nelligan. I saw that
Thomas bad his throat cut in two places. After that I
made sail for the Bosphorus, and arrived there about 5
o'clock. Evan Evans was taken to the liospital at .The-
rapia. I saw him once in the hospital, but subsequently
I was not allowed to go near him as he was in such
a dangerous state. I was afterwards told by the Brie
tish consul that he was dead. When the prisoner Lagava
left the Globe, at sea, he had whiskers rather larger than
they are now. I saw him brought a prisoner on the

Tuesday following on board the Recruit. His whiskers
had then been shaved off, and he hat only a small tuft
of hair on his chin. When the prisoners were before the
consul at Constantinople Cullou claimed the hoots
Ls-
gava was wearing as his property. The pistol produced,
I ate sure was the one Lagava had in his hand while
Angelo was rifling my chest. I know it by the ringround
the muzzle. When before the British cmisul I saw nine
buckshot taken out of it. It was loaded to the muzzle,
and the•wadding I took out with my fingers. I found
a good many shot on the forecastle deck corresponding
with those in the pistol. The prisoners and witnesses
were sent by the British consul to England.
The evidence of, this witness having been read over to
the prisoners, the whole of them laughed outfight at
his testimony, and said it was all
John Burridge-,I am a gunner of the Royal Marine
Artillery. In the month of July last I belonged to her
Majesty's gunboat Recruit. The vessel was sent into

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE

IVERK.

the Black Rea in search of five persons who had been
serving on board the barque Globe. Ido not ratnember
the day, but I think it.was in the‘early part of July. I
landed at a viila.ge•serne 30 or 40 miles past the Bos-
phorus. On my landing from the Recruit I heard that
five men had landed, and in consequence. I proceeded
from 10 to 12 miles up the country. The place was
called by some New Town. Mr. Macfarlane, Mr. Sey-
mour, the mate of the Globe, 'and 'two gunners of the
vessel were with me. When we got to the village we
found Barbalone and Pettrich in custody of the Turkish
authorities. They were searched in my presence, and
money was found on both of them. I saw a pistol
taken from Pettrich. The one now produced is the
same. A bundle of clothes was also taken from them.
When I got" back to the Recruit I' found the other pri-
soner on board. I afterwards attended to take charge
of the prisoners before the British consul at Constan-
tinople.

(Frain the Report of the Registrar• General.) --

The returns of the London districts are still of a very
favourable character. In the week that ended on Satur=
day the number of deaths registered was 969. In the
corresponding weeks of the last ten years (1846-55) the
average number was 1,009 ; and the same rate of morta-
lity would produce in the _increased population of the
present time 1,100 deaths. The improved state of health
now exi-ting has, therefore, reduced the number of last
week's return by 141 ; and similar results have been
obtained during the mouth now terminated. The menu
weekly temperature at the beginning of the month was
54.3 deg., and last week was 44.7 deg. Till last week
it showed little variation, and always exceeded the
average temperature of each week by 2 deg.
Diseases of the zymotic class were fatal to 175 persons ;
affections of the respiratory organs, exclusive of phtbisis
and 'looping cough, to 190. Under the average rate
of mortality from zymotic diseases in former years, the
deaths last week would hai-e been 295. Scarlatina is at
present the most prominent in this class, and numbers
40 ; and St. John, Marylelrbrie where 5 children died
of it, returns a greater number of deaths from this
disease than any other sub-district. The registrar of
Hampstead records the death of a girl at 19,'Boundary-
road, St. JOhn's Wood, being the second from scarla-
tina maligna within a few days in the same house, and
ho reports the statement of the medical attendant that
the complaint has prevailed particularly at this spat
(which ought to be healthy), atid is in
,his opinion
fos-
toted by the accumulation and decomposition of organic
matter in that part of the Bridge-road which lies in the
parish of Hampstead, and where, it appears, there is a
want of drainage. It is satisfactory to find that smalls
pox has lately barn more rare, and last week the deaths
from it weie only 4—viz ,2 in Bt. John, Westminster,
and 2in the Small-pox Hospital, Islington. The deatbe
from typhus declined to 32. Titres fatal caos of oar-
buncle are recorded, and two of mortification in children
from the application of bli,,ter. Two women and a man
died at the ago of 91 years ; a man and a woman at 92 ;
and a woman in the Belgrave sub-district at the age of
95 years.
Last week the births of 777 boys and 792 girls, in all
1,569 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1846.55 the average
number was 1,445.

The prisoners were then asked if they had any thing to
say in answer to the charge, and the usual caution was
given to them that they were not bound to say anything
unless they chose to do so, but what they did say would
be taken down and used against them at their trial.
The prisoners had nothing to say to the charge.
The Mayor then said it had now become the duty of
the court to commit all the prisoners to the next assizes
Or the county of Winchester on a charge of piracy and
murder.

Lagava wished to speak to M. Papp%lardo, the Nee.
politau consul, but he refused to listen to him.
The prisoners were then formally committed on
charges of piracy and murder, and the witnesses were
bound over to appear and give evidence against them at
the next Winchester Assizes.

THE COLLISION ON TM's LONDONLONDON AND
NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—I beg to transmit for your information the
particulars of the accident which occurred at
King's Langley yesterday afternoon.
I am, Sir, yours obediently,
M. HUISH.
General Manager's Office, Easton Station, Nov. 4.

OFFICIAL REPORT.
"A serious accident to a passenger train, involving
injury to a number of persons, occurred on the London
and North Western Railway about half-past three yes-
terday afternoon. The passenger train from Rugby, due
at Euston 4 p.m., on approaching King's Langley, came
into collision with a coal train, the engine of which had
failed. The coal train having passed the last telegraph
station about 200 yards, the policeman on duty ,accord-
ing to his instructions, telegraphed back to Boxmoor
`line clear,' and Put on his red signal, which can be seen
about 800 yards, and which it is his duty to keep at
danger' until the next length 'of two miles is reported
clear. It is stated, however, that finding the coal train,
although it had passed off his Boxmoor length, had sud-
denly failed, he returned to the signal hut and tele-
graphed again to Boxmoor, 'Line not clear.' A !though
a very short interval indeed occurred between the mes-
sages, it appears that the passenger train passed 'the tele-
graph signal at Boxmcor in that interval. It was pro-
ceeding at its usual speed of 40 miles an hour until
Fighting the red signal at Nash Mills, near King's Lang-
ley, wnen the driver states he did all in his power t 3 stop
his train. He was unable, however, to du so until he
came into collision with the break-van of the coal train
at a speed of about ten miles an hour. The train was
unusually full of passengers, and many of them were
much shaken. The following list comprises, as far'as
reported, those who were cnt or received bruises of a
painful character. It is believed that no bones were
broken :

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 30.165 in. The mean
daily, reading was above 30 in. throughout the week; on
Sunday it was 30.291 in., and on that day the instrument
rose to 30.83 in., the highest reading in the week. It de• '
serves to be remarked that the mean daily reading of the
barometer has been 30 in. or more since Oct. 15. The
mean temperature was last week 44.7 deg., which is 2.4
below the average of the same week in 38 years (as de-
termined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily tempera-
ture was below the average on the first four days, and
on Tuesday and Wednesday was 7 deg. and 9
.deg.
bel.iw it. On Friday it was 6 deg. above the average.
The highest temperature occurred on Thursday and Fri.
day, and was 56.7 deg. ; the lowest was 31.4 deg., and
occurred on Wednesday ; the range of the week was
therefore 25.3 aleg. The mean, dew-point temperature
was 43.6 deg., and the difference between this and the
mean temperature of the air was 1.1 deg. The mean
temperature of the water of the Thames was 51.2 deg.
The air was unusaally calm. The greatest pressure of
the wind was llb to the square foot, by Oiler's anemo-
meter, on Thursday ; for other days no value is given
in the table. Raiu fell on Friday to the amount of 0.34
in. On Wednesday the sky was obscured by a thick fog.
which prevailed the whole day, and became very dense
in the evening.

• MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOY. 1
Zymotic Diseases
175
Diseases of Uncertain Seat • 57
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases.of the Heart and Blood vessels 37
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration ..,
190
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
47
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. .. 16
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ll,lO
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Mimeles
Diseases of the Skin, &c. - 5
Malformations
... 3.
Premature Birth and Debility . 22
Atrophy

" Lord and Lady 'Byron, and maid, shaken and
bruised.

"Mrs. Clarke, 46, York-street, Portman-211=re, con
,usionover the eye.

" Mrs. North;ver, 12, Downing-terrace, Compton,
road, contusion on the face.

"Mrs. Pearce. 7, Dyet's-buildings, Holborn, contusion
on the knee•.

"Mrs. Ellis; 12, Upper Woburn-place, Tavistock
Fluare, contusion on the chest.

"Miss Moon, 34, Downing-road, Islington, contusion
on the forehead.

"The Ron. Mrs. Butler, 8, Grosvenor-plea, shaken
and bruised.

"Miss Skipwortli, do. do.
" Miss Day, do. do.

"Two maids, do. do.
"Mr. Banks, 28, Milner-tquare, sbaLen.
"Mr. Bateman, Euston Hotel, injury to nose.
"Mr. Jukes, engineer, Derby, injury to. head.
"The engine wheels were thrown off the metals, and
one or two carriages were damaged, but were subse-
quently worked up to Euston. The up-trains were de-
layed, but in about two hours the line was cleared, and
the evening trains arrived nearly to time.. An inquiry
before the directors into all the circumstances of the
accident will take place to-morrow (Wednesday).
" Euston Station, Nov. 4."

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DEATHS PROM ALL CAIISES 969
Population Deaths in come-
Deaths
Enumerated. spending week in the
WI. of 105. Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts
South Districts 641865;653252 ..":: ''
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Wo briefly announced yesterday that another serions
collision had happened on this line of railway, near to
the King's Langley station. The precise cause of the
accident was not known when our information was for-
warded to London by telegraph, and beyond the fact
that several passengers had been injured no particulars
upon which reliance mild be placed reached us. The
most absurd exaggerations as to the amount of personal
injury suffered, however, were freely 'Circulated during
Monday night. It appears that about 20 persons were
more or less injured in the collision, but not more than
three or four were sufficiently incapacitated to prevent
their coming on to London, aud, as far OA we can ascer-
tain, no bones have been broken. Lord Byron, lord-in-
waiting to the Queen, was unfortunately among those
most seriously hurt ; but it gives us great pleasure to
learn that his lordship had so far recovered this morning
as to warrant his removal to London. The person sup.
posed to be most seriously injured is Mr. James Jukes,
foreman to an engineering firm at Derby, who is lying
at the Railway Tavern, Boxmoor, in rather a critical
condition.
The names of the other persons injured will be found
in the above official account of the accident, in which
(after a very searching personal investigation upon the
spot), we are bound to say, the cause of the cell ion is
clearly pointed out. -

Totals 2,362,236
Males
Fomales •

BIRTHS IN THE WBBIL

Males
Females

' 777
792

Total ........................» 1,569

THE DENISONJUDGMENT PBOTEST.—We are requested
to state that the name of the Rev. Thomas Henderson,
vicar of Messing, and prebendary of St. Paul's, was most
inadvertently published, contrary to his express wishes
and instructions, and that it has been removed accord•
ingly from the list of protesters.—Essex Herald.
-balloon, effected
aorta Gazette
BALLOONun t ofamn
ascentDA sbooEiri .an raki r
Brunet,l7the aeronaut,
ianfethwedrreBl,aago(f) Vbyerona. The balloon rose with tremen-
dousoivPeEs RalnnoaDesco
velocity to an altitude of 7,200 feet, when owing
to the extreme rarefaction of the air and the bad state of
the valve, which it seems bould not be opened to let,out
the gas, the balloon burst in three distinct places. For-
tunately the shreds adhered to the outer not, so as to
farm a kind of parachute, and the aeronaut found him-
eel descending with appalling velocity, but yet with
sufficient regularity to enable him to climb np the net
and to arrange the flapping silk, so as to render tho de-
scent less precipitous. He then, being still at a height
of about 400 feet, got again out of the car, but this time
to cling to its bottom, in order to avoid the onnenseion
and break the violence of tl-e landing by the elasticity of
I'lB legs- Ho succeeded, and landed at Santa Lucia, near
Veron. For some minutes after he was completely deaf,
but this soon wore off, and he returned to Verona that
same evening, with only a few slight bruises.

FELONIOUS ASSAULT BY A GERMAN SOLDIER. —A boll t
11 o'
clock on Sunday night, as a decently dress( d woman
named Elizabeth Dennis, wife of a carpenter of Elmstead,
Was proceeding along the road to meet her daughter,
who was returning home from Colchester, when about
300 or 600 yards 'from home, she was assaulted by a
German soldier, who knocked her down into a ditch filled
with furze, then pulled her out, and sf er a fierce struggle
effected his object. The fellow is known, and yesterday
warrant was issued for his apprehension.