The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-11 00:00:00

CONSUMPTION OF SMOKE.

Mr. BOVY.ER asked if the Government intended to
enforce the I%w compelling the consumption of smoke in
London ?

Sir G. GREY said that the act was being carried out
in London, and that daring the last month 54 convic-
tions had taken place. (Hear, hear.)
THE POOR LAWS.

Mr. WISE asked the President of the Poor Law
Board, whether it was the intention of her Mapisty's
Government •to introduce any measures to revise the
laws relating to the settlement and removal of the poor,
or to alter the present mode of raising the rates for
the relief of the poor by distributing the charge
over a wider and less variable basis ; and 211 y, if her
'.Majesty's Government was cot prepared to propose
early legislation on these subjects, whether the President
of the Poor-law Board would assent to the appointment
of a•committee to inquire into the practical operation of
the laws for the relief of the poor in England and SValee,
auto consider the policy and general effect of alt the
laws relating to settlement, removal, and parochial
assessment I

Mr. BO UVERIE, with reference to the third ques-
tion, said that it was not the intention of the Govers-
meet to introduce such a measure tnis session ; and tbat
with regard to the second question, it was more
one for the house to determine than him. He
reminded the bon. gentleman that extensive and &a-
(pent enquiries had already taken place on the subject.
LUNATIC ASYLUMS (SCOTLAND).
Mr. E. ELLICE asked the Secretary of State for
the Hoine.Departnsent the cause of the delay in print-
ing the report of the eorninissioneri appointed to inquire
into the state of Lugs is Asylums in Scoland, pre-
sented, by command, the 25th (1,,y of July, 1856.
Sir G. GREY said that the cause of the delay in
distributing this report arose from a desire on the put
of the Commissioners t., carefully revise the report be-
fore it was finally printed and circulated. Ile was in.
formed by oue of the Commissioners, on Saturday, that
it was printed with the appendlia, and would be c rcu-
fated in a few days,

REFORMATORY SCHOOLS.
Mr. MILES asktki the Secretary of State for the Home
Department whether he intended to introduce during'
the present session the bill which was brought forward
by Government last session, to facilitate the establish.
ment of reformatory schools in England
Sir G. GREY said that he had given notice to ask
for leave t. re-introduce his bill of last session on this
subject on Friday next.
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
Mr. BRADY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, if the Government proposed intro-
ducing any measure this session, for the better regcla-
tion of places cf public entertainment which were open
for the most part after 12 o'clock at night.
Sir G. GREY said the Government had no inten-
tion to introduce such a measure this session.
THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS.
Sir H. WILLOVGHEY asked the Secretary to the
Treasury when the finance accounts for the year ending
the 31,4 day of March, 1357, would be presented.
Mr. WILSON said, that according to act of Parlia-
ment, the financial statement must be presented on or
bifore the 30th of June. He believed that on or before
that day the return would be made. As the account
included a variety of statements, he would have much

THE LATE EXPLOSION AT LUNDITILL.

SATURDAY EVENING.

Since yesterday 10 more bodies have been ex-
huinecl,_making the total number now recovered 83.

*The first of the 10 was recovered yesterday even-
ing, after onr despatch left, and could not be iden-
tified. The remainder have been brought to bank
this afternoon. Eight have been identified as she
bodies of the following miners :—Richard Pullin,
of Wombwell ; Edward Garbutt, of Luudhill, and
his two son°, William and John Garbutt ; John
Grimshaw, of Wombwell, brother of Joseph Grim-
shaw, whose remains were recovered yesterday ;
John Russell, of Hemingfield ; William IVlaugham,
of Wath ; and Philip Dart, of Broomhill, " tram-
mer" to Maughant. The other body; making up
the ten, could not be identified ; it had been greatly
mutilated by the violence of the explosion.
Nearly the whole' of the above-mentioned bodies
were found in the third boardgat,s, or main road
on the north side of the pie, and within a few yards
of each other. It is known that they were all
working within tlirea or four yards of the place
where they were found.
At 3 o'clock yesterday there were 30 bodies lying
in the reception-shed ; 11 of these were interred
yesterday evening, and the reminder this afternoon.
The full o wing 11—i.e., Jas. Edward Pollard, Win.
Illingwortb, Edward Sinunonds, Joseph Gr;mshaw,
James and Charles Walker, Richard and Thomas
Wilkinson, John Harper and Amos James, with
five others not known, were conveyed for inter-
ment to Darfield church .this afternoon, followed
by a large number of their relatives and friends
and numerous spectators, many of them weeping
with great bitterness, and forming a very mournful
cortege. An incident occurred on the way which
created a very painful sensation. Among the
mourners was a young married woman named Ann
Brookes, sister to the widow of Amos Jamel.
Brookes was taken suddenly ill on the road, and
died there before any assistance could be rendered
to her. Her body was removed to the house of
Mr. Hinchbold, publican, Darfield, where it re-
mains to await the coroner's inquisition. It is be-
lieved (but not positively known) that she was
labouring under disease of the heart, but that death
was accelerated -by grief and agitation on account
of the melancholy fate of her brother-in-law, Amos
James.

Though the work of clearing away the falls pro-
ceeds more slowly than it was at first hoped, we
understand that the different relays of men work
with the greatest vigour and good-will, each relay
striving to outdo the other in the amount of work
and the number of bodies which it recovers.
Some few of the men, with the greatest desire to
continue at the work, have been compelled to re-
linquish it, from the effects of the impure atmos-
phere. The great majority, however, suffer but
little inconvenience, and stick to their disagreeable
and dangerous task with most praiseworthy zeal.
The further the work of clearance proceeds the
greater are the .evidences of, the almost unparalleled
violence of this explosion. On the north side of the
pit, more especially, the strata and working appa-
ratus.ara found to be torn and dashed to an almost
incredible degree, proving, if the violence of the
explosion is any criterion
,as to the quantity of gas
in the pit at the time of its occurrence, that the
influx or accumulatioa of gas, fromwhatever cause,
must have been very great.
The bodies present the appearance, when found,
of having died almost inAantly, and the miners
who are engaged in the work of clearance ridicule
the ides. that any of those who have perished were
alive when the shafts were closed, a few hours after
the explosion.
Messrs. Nicholas Wood, Woodhouse, and Elliott,
three of the superintending engineers, met at the
pit this morning, with Mr. C. Morton, the Govern-
ment
inspect Or. Mr. Elliott descended and exa-
mined the pit as far as practicable. The engineers
approved the proceedings of the views, and gave
directions for the continuance of the work, after
which they adjourned until next Saturday.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN PORTSIIOUTEI DOCKYARD .—A
very-sad accident occurred in the dockyard on Saturday
morning. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, being
in dock, a party of six seamen belonging to her were en-
gaged in cleaning ber copper, being on a temporary stage
on the side of the ship. Unfortunately, the supports of
the stage gave way, and the whole of the men were pre-
cipitated into the dock, from a height of 15 feet.
.Three
of the poor fellows received injuries which necessitated
their immediate removal to Haslar Hospital—they are
Francis Robinsrn, whose thigh was broken and elbo.v
fractured; P. Perry, ankle dislocated; and J. Hayward,
small bone of leg broken. Tue other three men, who
although they received very severe injuries, were G.
Merrett, J. Jeffrey, and J. Boulder. Dr. Allen, staff-
surgeon of the dockyard, and Dr. Elliott, assistant-sur-
geon, rendered the most prompt and efficient assistance to
the poor fellows.
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