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THE SUN LONDON SATI3RDAY Ev ENING, JANUARY 12, 1861.
' RAILWAY IN2ELLIGENCE. inr••••••••••••••
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112 grroN COLLIERY -EXPLOSION, !CENTRAL CRIMINAL CO UR2.-Jcp. 11. They took place in June and July last, and entries merely have to pay ss. for the fine, and 2s. the cost
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of them were made in the books. of the summ)ns.
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NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JAN. 11. OLD COURT. Mai - tte
Cross-examined-Witness had spoken to Mr. The defeniant said he did not
fitnheinkHheishdlodrtdaskheipn
Dawson that morning upon the subject of the case. was obliged to inflict the who.le . It appears that the chairman of this company, ale
Lifter four days' sitting, the coroner's jury em- (Before Mr. Justice Blackbur ~) m b is toe
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teannellesl so inquire into the cause of the death of The trial of Lewis Robert Poole, :' or perauiy, He asked him his opinion upon the points of law proceedings sgainst a man himself, and the magis-
that had been raised on the previous day. (A trate only ordered the defendant in that case to pay
from ss.
the 22 -men and lads who perished in the explosion was resumed this morning., laugh.) He did not have any conversation with him ls. If his lordship would reduce the fine
further appears that his lordship's resignation hae, hce n pp
quis of Chandos, having a few days ago differed fro
h's summon- da
in Helton Colliery, on the 20th December, brought Sergeant Ballantine, Mr. Holl, ar d Mr. Harri- colleaguee at the board, tendered his resignation, and it pu
accepted.
he did week a:ter week, as it was
upon the subject of the evidence he was to give. to ls., it waild prevent Mr. M‘Grat .
-- he
their proceedings to' a close at a late hour 1 t son appeared in support of the prosa ution, and Mr. He would swear that the entries were made in the ing. him as . _
eh
as Best and Mr. Poland for the defendant. ROSS AND MONMOUTH.
night. M‘Grath. if he did it from a religious feeling,
month of July, and appeared in the books at that entirely a feeling of spite on the part of Mr.
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John Woodford, the witness who was examined date. The entries were made by the defendant.
Yesterday, Mr. John Dalglish, the resident on the former trial, was again called, and he gave Mr. James Cooke said-I am a currier and leather why did he not summon others who were carrying ell
viewer, was examined at great length. He de- evidence as to his having assisted to remove the dealer, residing at Walsall. Mr. Chapman was my on the same trade in the neighbourhood. anTdhiet pisroipnotesneddecdaptiotalusfeorptohrtiisoninsteonfdtehde lsihnreeiws
s£blusroy,oEld,
trunks full of shoes and boots to Kingsthorpe, to
scribed the pit and its workings before the explo- din b such a proceed- Monmouth. ab
sion, minutely; explained the ventilation, and nar- residence of Chapman by the orders of the
the , 10th of that month I was at Northampton, and 1 not encourage Sunday tra g y
agent at Northampton in July last. On the 9th or The Lord Mayor said that he should certainly Hereford and other lines, and to make a joint station get lr:
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defendant. He also spoke to taking the trunk to bought the goods in uestion of the defendant, and ing as that, and at the same time he would not put ai
rated his personal efforts after the sad disaster had the railway station to be conveyed to London, and SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE AND CENTRAL
m,
occurred. With respect to the origin of the dis- to Ventris having come up to him and Beard upon the wit-
received the invoice n(low produced. I paid for the himself forvard in trying to put it down. He,
goo& on the second day after, I paid in gold and therefore, should order no exper.ses for WALES. ,
aster, he expressed confidence in the theory of Mr. one occasion when they were taking goods from the The object of this intended line is to form an egtension th
warehouse, and telling them that they were watched. from the Craven Arms to Dudley, with branches to Liadlow, . bi
Bell and Dr. Richardson, and expressed his belief,
Cross:examined-Both he and Beard thought and the goods were delivered to Chapman by my hoped that ro breach of the peace would take place
notes. The transaction was entered in my books, nesses, but ne could not reduce the fine. He only
Much Wenloek, Bridgnerth, and Kingswinford branch of w
founded upon the expansive force of gunpowder in
that things were not altogether right ; but they tion of the seizure of the d I t t North- The defendant paid the fine, and asked the com-
orders. In consequence of my receiving informa- on account of these proceedings.
goo s, wen o the West Midland, at an estimated expenditure of £600,00. in
a rifle, that that flue could contain sufficient gas to d•
id not say anything until after they had been ampton on the 3d of September and consulted Mr. plainant why he did not take proceedings against _ le
produce all the damage which had been described. abused by Poole and Cha •th bl. t t •
pman In e pu. ic s ree. s, Dawson, and instructed him to r . .
ecover them. I him in a civil court as any geittleman would do, GREAT SOUTHERN OF INDIA. fe
Mr. Matthews, the viewer at South Hetton, and b h
ecause tey could not get any information do not remember seeing the witness, William Ball, instead of taking him there week after week in From a report of the state of the works on 30th Septem- rc
expressed nearly similar opinions with respect to why the b
y,were so a used, they went and " peached" at Mr. Dawson's office_, but no one in my presence that manner. He was no gentleman, or he would ber last, by Mr. Carr, the company's engineer-in-chief, it
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the cause of the explosion, as did also Mr. T. E. against them. was ordered to go to London to fetch my books. I not do as he did. appears that there is still considerable difficulty in getting tis
, . ccles, and Mr. G. W. Southeran.
Foster Mr E charged with perjury in The Lord Mayor told Mr. Henderson that if he a sufficient supply of labour on the line, but the progress of
Evidence was then iven to confirm the t t
sa e• have been examined and . as
Mr. Dunn, Government Inspector for Northumber- , s . g
ments or the witnesses Beard and Woodford as to this case. I remember Beard coming to Walsall used such provoking language as that in such a the works had been steady and satisfactory, so much so as
land, also expressed his belief that the explosion bad se th
the removal of the property to Kingstborpe and to to be employed by me as an ostler, but I refused public place, he should be under the necessity of to draw from the Government consulting engineer a most
originated in the flues of the boiler, and not in the wi
binding him over to keep the peace. favourable report, upon which the Governor in Council
the house of a person named 13. • '
illin ham at do so
g , to • ot
workings of the mine, and that the general ventila- N th -
or ampton. Cross-examined-I do not know a person named Defendant then left the court. passed the following minute :-" The Government have to
tion of the plt was extremely good. th
The witness William Ball was next examined. Simpson at Northampton. ----• • express their satisfaction at the progress made in the works
Mr. Joseph Dickinson, inspector of mines for the -
rie proved that the defendant asked him to assist to A witness named Woodward, a clerk in the tele- GUILDHALL.-George Vernon Jackson, lately
of the Great Southern of India Railway, which Capt. John- "
Manchester district, sworn-I have attended here at 6 New Broad- hs
get the goods back after they had been seizet
ili)y graph•office, Telegraph-street, London, was here carrying on business as a merchant ,_ _ _ ston considers to be most satisfactory and highly creditable
at the request of Mr. Atkinson, who is too ill to ID
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ttend himself, and by tbe direction of the Home the messenger of the Court of Bankruptcy, an f a
_rt called upon to produce the origival telegraphic mes- street, was brought up on a warrant by Haydon,
to the engineer department." One half of the brick work
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Secretary. I have been down the East and West Al • mese des etched fr
a statement was drawn up at the office ok I t o p om the office at Walsall on the the detective officer, charged under the Bankruptcy
. . - had been completed, five-eighths ef the earth-work, 12 miles
Minor Pits, and have particularly examined them. Dawson, who was the solicitor for Mr.bCtoo
fe, 0 lst of October, but he said he declined to do so, as Law Consolidation Act of 1849, with obtaininkg
of fencing:.
Eight miles of permanent way were laid, and a'
the effect that his agent was in theahathi o pur- it was contrary to the regulations of the Telegraph goods on credit within three months of his ban
50,000 cubic yards of ballast were in place. Great care u
I have no doubt in my own miud that there has
chasing goods of the bankrupts, an at shortly C ,
o pany, unless his lordship ordered him. ruptcy, under the false colour and pretence of carry-
has been taken to keep down the cost as much as possible,
been an explosion in the flue in the Davison's ent hen h
boiler at the part spoken to by the witnesses between before the bankruptcy he wf as.prelsl
'wt ke Mr. Justice Blackburn said it was a very proper ing on business, and dealing in the ordinary course
and no exceptional local circumstances have been allowed ''t;
purchased a large quantity od mfitsce andeous soc , regulation not to allow the messages that were of trade, with intent to cheat and defraud his
the 'miller fire and the north crossing, Where it has to interfere with the uniform tariff of wages adopted. The p
whick he packed,.v.nd asseste a erwar sto remove given to them in confidence to be made public ;but, creditors. iron girders sent out to be used in those situations where
been most violent. I would rather leave it an open le's residence at Hangsthorpe. He also h t ' h 1 ' h' ' - Mr. Albert Turner, of the firm of Sole and Turner,
question, as I cannot say that I have elearl to Chapala lth
a oug an a torney mig t e rum is privilege, a brick or stone were inapplicable were being fixed on the o
nt to London to fetch th d b k
e ay- oo Aldermanbury, who attended for the prosecution
pro"a being telegraph company could not do so, and he must of for them. Four locomotive engines !
piers previously prepared
made my mind up as to what caused the explo-y d sefrom Ventzis at Cant
and the le g_er . _ , ier and Ball's produce the message if he was subpcenaed to do so. on behalf of the assignees, having stated the case
bad been safely landed, and one was ready to commence i
sion. If it has been from gas in that flue of -the office and that in the course of the transacticrn Mr. Woodward then handcd in the message. It he intended to prove, called running with permanent way materials and ballast. It is
quantity described, it has been from gas of a m e
or the defendant said that Cooke would be a good sort fll
was as o ows :- Charles Henry Falconer, assistant messenger in
oposed to open the first section for traffic in May next, !
violently explosive kind than any that I havehitherto of person to come forward and claim the goods roduced the ro- Pr
" October 1, 1860.-From James Cooke, of Wal- the Court of Bankruptcy, who p p chino ol in -
and the whole line from Nagapatam to Tri p y ]
• met with •
in coal mines. I have endeavoured to sift In answer to questions put by M B t ih•
r. es , *ssioner Fane includ•
la sail, to John Simpson, 17, St. George's-street, ceedings taken before Commi ,
Septeraber. The staff was reported to be all in good health.
the evidence, and made my observations in the pit, witness said that h h •
wen e signed the statement Northampton. The party has arrived all safe." ing the petitioa which was filed on the 10th of May
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and I have not been able to find that any gas had referred to he was perfectly well aware that every- Cross-examination continued-The signature last, the adjudication of bankruptcy on the 10th ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
accumulated there. I have officially investigated thing contained • 1
in i was false, but he was never " J Ck " t th. eisin my hand- of the same month, and the examination of the
ames oo e, o is messag , The receipts on this company's line for the third week in
upwards of a dozen large explosions where from told he should have to swear to the truth of that writing, u o not know what it mea .
b tld ns The bankrupt. •
10 to 15 persons have been killed in each, and statement, but MP 1 1 hi h •
sre oo e mere as sai tatif be witness Beard had come to him at Walsall. on the Mr, James Watt, a merchant, of 47a, Moorgate- December amounted to 54,051 dole, against 48,371 dols,
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upwards of 100 small explosions of less than 10 8.
igned it it would be all right, and they should be day this telegram was dated. I cannot say 'whether street, said-On the 28th of last March he received showing an increase of 5,683 dols. In the land department
persons and I have never met with a case where able to get back the goods. the telegram referred to him. Ido not know that a letter from a tallow-broker of the name of Gull, the collections to Dec. 21 were 53,800 dols, and the sales :
the gas,has been ef so explosive a character as it 125,180 dols. Mr. Walker, chairman of the executive cora-
In re-examination he said that wh n h h d
e e ear the defendant resided at No. 17, St. George's- intimating that he could sell 20 cases of Russian
has been in this case, considering the small qaan- • • " N Y k tth t telegram was received
mittee in ew or , repor s a a
that Mr. Poole had been taken into custody, he street, Northampton. I cannot sa h h h t ' t 11-41 lb f sh 14 days, and
ywet er suc s earine, a . per . or ca ,
tity of gas.we have been able to trace out. Unless from Chicago stating that, on Dec. 28, sales of land to the
th ht •t
hat he mi ht himself
oug i very possible t g get a person as John Simnson is in existence. I think, stating that his buyers were Jackson and CO., of
it existed in larger quantities than the flue would - amount of 5 000 dollars were effected, and that collections
hold, it could not be the ordinary ire-damp gene- into trouble, and he therefore gave information of upon consideration, teat the telegram must have 6, New Broad-street, to whom he had sold stearine ,
to the amount of 9,000 .dols were made in the land depart-
rated in coal mines. I consider this to be an explo- what had occurred to Mr. Newton, one of the referred to the arrival of Beard at Walsall, but I candles for Ogleby, Hale, and others, at two, three,
n the same day.
sion of a peculiar nature. It is the only one I ever assignees. do not know why it was sent, and I can give no and six months. On the 30th of March he received ment o
investigated without coming to a satisfactory con- Mr. Bryan, the partner of the defendant, proved explanation upon the subject. My clerk wrote the another letter from Mr. Gull, enclosing one from -
TRAFFIC RETURNS.
elusion. Ido not think the slightest blame can be that the entries in the day-book relating to the message, end I signed it without knowing anything Jackson and Co., accepting the contract on the terms
supposed sales to Mr. Cooke and Captain Poole, about it. Tne present is the first time that I mentioned by Mr. Gull, andstipulating forimmediate The traffic returns of railways in the United Kingdom
attached to the owners, viewer, or any 'party con-
nected with this pit ; although I think, with all the defendant's father, were in the handwriting of became acquainted with the contents of the message. delivery. He produced the contract note, which for the week ending the sthJanuary amounted to £447,756,
the defendant, and he had no knowledge whatever The witness then said that he went to Mr. Dawson showed that the terms were cash in fourteen days, and for the corresponding week of last year to £147,684,
the information laid before us, the cause is not of either of the transactions. , because Mr. Chapman had already consulted him, without discount. On receiving the contract showing an increase of £72. The gross receipts for the
quite clear ;we have not been able to find any Mr. Best then addressed the jury for the defen- and he believed that he handed him the original note he gave the delivery-warrant for the goods eight railways having their termini in the metropolis
ordinary fire•damp. I have no doubt it is new to
dant, and after having again commented with con- order he had sent to Chapman for the delivery of to Mr. Gull, made out to the order of Jackson amounted to £191,942, and for the Corresponding week of
the trade, with the exception of the Felling case, siderable severity upon the witnesses Beard, fae goods at the time he purchased them, but he was and Co. The goods were lying at Mark Brown's to £196,034, showing a decrease of 11,092. The decrease
which I never heard of before. I feel quite sure if 1860
. Woodford, and Ball, he said that in this ease he felt unable to give any explanation how this order, wharf, Tooley-street. They were not paid for when on the Eastern Counties Railway amounted to £1,485 ;
the explosion took place in the flue, it became m- • la• d t t 11 'blesses ho
it is nyp ca wi w . wou p
ld ositively which in ordinary course would have been in the the account became due. He afterwards ascertained
on the Great Northern to £1,848 ; on the Great Western
creased in intensity. When it broke down the
contradict them upon some points of the evidence possession of Poole, from whom the goods were that the warrant he gave was exchanged for another,
to £142 ; on the London and North-Wester.a to £B7O ; on
crossing, it got its requisite quantity of air from they had given, and if he succeeded in doing this alleged to have been purchased, came into his upon which Mr. Gull advanced money to the pri- the London,
the London and Blackwell to £97 ; and on
the intake, and that further violent explosion took
he said he should ask the jury to discredit their hands. soner. Mr. Gull told him the goods were required
Brighton, and South Coast, to £555 ; total, £1,996. But
plain) right and left from the level. testimony, altogether, and acquit the defendant. Thomas Cubley, clerk to the last witness, pro- for exportation. from this must be deducted £789, the increase on the Lon-
The Coroner summed up the case, and after a Th fll '
e o owing witnesses were then examined for duced his books, which contained an ertry of the Mr. George Gull, a broker of Crosby-hall
short deliberation, the Foreman delivered the fol- - don and South-Western, and Lll5 on the South-Eastera-
the defence :- purchase of certain goods from the defendant on Chambers, said he had acted as broker both for the ase as above, £4,092. The
lowing verdict :-" We find that John Greaves and t ether £904 ; leaving the decre
Mr Roger Dawson said-I am a solic. r at
ito the 12th of July. prisoner and the last witness. He introduced Mr. og . ,h r -th United Kingdom amounted
21 other persons, on the 20th of December, now ' -r receipts on thee& er mesm e
last pa.st, came to their deaths, in the East and Northampton. .i. know Mr. Cooke of Walsall, and Mr. Justice Blackburn looked at the books, and Watt to the prisoner, and stated he had done a large .0
t £2-5,814, and for the cerresponding week of last year to
West Minor pits at Hetton Colliery, by an exploit the defendant and Mr. Chapman, and a man named asked the witness how he accounted for the fact business for him, and that Jackson was doing a
£251°650, showing an increase of £4,161, from which must
sion of inflammable gas, which had accumulated in Beard. On the 30th of August Chapman came to that the entry of a transact:on referring to the 30th large export business. The contract for the 20
e ded cted the decrease on the metropolitan lines, leaving
the flue leading from the boiler of Davison's engine my office and told me he was the agent of Mr. of July appeared before the one in question, which cases of stearine was concluded on the 30th of
Ile total increase £72, as compared with the corresponding
Cooke, and that a large quantity of goods had been was represented to have taken place on the 12th. March, and the warrant was returned to him by the -
to the upcast shaft, and which was not accumu- week of 1860.
lated in the workings of the pit." seized by the messenger of the Court of Bankruptcy He appeared a good deal confused at the questions prisoner on the following Monday morning, and he
which belonged to Mi. Cooke, and he wished me that were put to him by the learned judge, and the advanced him £3OO upon it. He had previous to Miles Opened. Receipts.
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to act professionally in the matter. All the parties only explanation he seemed able to give was that the 30th of March arranged with the prisoner to Railways. --A-- -. ....----,...--,
.RISCA COLLIERY RXPLOSION. were strangers to me at that time. I wished to see such entries were not made with regularity, and make him an advance upon those goods. Witness 'lB6l. 1860. 1861. 1860.
.......„......_ air. Cooke, and about an hour after this Mr. Poole that the apparent confusion in the dates was merely lodged his warrant at his bankers, who advanced ------- - - ----
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RISCA, JAN. 11. came to me upon the same subject. I asked the result of accident. him 1300 upon it. He afterwards redeemed that Ballymena and Port Rush.. 35 35 291 282
65 1,219 1,015
After the despatch of our parcel yesterday Mr. him if the goods did not belong to the creditors, and Thomas Billingham, a furniture broker at warrant and sold part of the goods and the Bel test and N, Counties.... 415
21 SCI 505
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Gray, the head engineer of the colliery, was called he . said they had been sold to Mr. Cooke many Northampton, was then examined, and he deposed remainder, consisting of 16 cases, weighing four Belfast and CoretileDs of n .c: 2_l_
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and examined as to the capabilities of the ventilat- weeks before the bankruptcy, and it was a that he purchased certain goods of the defendaat in tons, he resold, by the prisoner's direction, to Mr. ililrkd" "c" .
yth and ryue 20 20 1,240 1,080
125 125 5,151 5,781
ing machine, which he had assisted in erecting, and disgraceful thing oa the part of the assignee to June last, and that these were the goods found at Watt, at 10-1-el per lb. Stearine is an article not Bristol and Exeter
2191 219 i 15,824 14,752
Caledonian .
of which he had had charge since they had first seize them. Mr. Cooke came to my office on the his house by the meosenger from the Court of often consianed abroad, although he (witness) h d
a Cockermouth & Workington 8f 8/ 232 332
been put in aetion. This machine is one of Struve's 30th of August, but I did not see William Ball Bankruptcy. The property consisted of skins of shipped a farge quantity. As soon as he found Mr. Cork and Bandon 2O 20 348 307
patent aerometers or exhausting pumps with double there on that day or the next. I did not see the leather, and they were found under the bed of his Watt had not been paid, he withheld the balance Cork, Blackrock. & Passag •
e 6
264 61 202 228
Cork and Youghal . - 180 -
cylinders. The diameter of the pistons is 18 feet, witness Ball until the 3d of September, a day or mother-in-law, whowas bedridden, and he accounted that would be due to the prisoner after repayment Cornwall 531 534 LOCI 941
and they ordinarily work on a 6-feet stroke at the two after, and I then drew up the statement that for placing them there by stating that they were of the advance. Deeside l7 17 193 223
lf Junction . 63 63 1,307 1,240
rate of eight strokes per minute. At this speed the has been referred to relative to his knowledge of damaged, and that constant warmth would have The warrant referring to these goods not being guurn 3a.j.leDasrotehecla 63 63 1,469 1,464
amount of ventilation produced ought to be 48,858 the transaction. No one else was present, and I the effect of restoring their colour. in Court, and no one from the wharf in attendance, Dub. & Wicklow (in.Kingst )
_lOl 401 1,762 1,914
cubic feet of air per minute. With an 8-feet stroke took down the statement from his own lips. When Sesjeant Ballantine, at' the close of the evidence Mr. Turner said he would complete that case on guuundlealekonaddA%noiasleen - 11; 114 I,Fits et:
at the rate of eight inches per minute, 65,141 cubic I had written to the end, he said that was all be for the defendant, made a powerful reply upon the a future day, and then called Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun. 31 31 1,112 1,065
feet Mr. Gray calculated would be produced, and had to say, end he put his name to it. I read it whole case. He characterised the defence that had Mr. Alfred Teale, a woollen manufacturer of East Anglian 67/ , 671 734 808
ties Nrik.,&F..lTnion 499 499 18 618 20,103
.
at 10 strokes per minute the result would be 81,427 over to him, and I a (so read the statements that been attempted as merely a portion of the original Leeds, who said that the prisoner's arsent Samuel :4
a / 'MI h'and Glasgow
g 78 3,461 3,585
cubic feet. There would be no danger according to had previously been made by Beard and Jamieson, evidence of fraud, and said that he felt no difficulty Jackson, of Leeds, obtained of him in April last, Edinburgh, Perth,& Dundee 78
30 250 211
Mr. Gray's opinion in driving the pumps at this the defer dant's clerk. Captain Poole came to my in askin-
g the jury to contrast the evidene h • g
et at oods consisting of 881 woollen sc 1
arves, va ue Forth & Clyde Junction
F rness
increased rate ; but it had never been the practice office on i 'le 3d of September accompanied by Beard had been given by the witnesses Beard, W df d
00 or •
£564 17s h. h t h b •cl b h U -
~ V? lc was o aye een pal y C3S Glasgow & Sou.h Western 1&31 1831 8,991 8,08
to go beyond the 6-feet stroke at eignt strokes per and Jamieson, and he said they were tbe witnesses and Ball, with that of Mr. Dawso ,
n, the attorney, th f tl d t f • • J
in a mon rom ie ae o invoice. ust before Great Northern
and
283 283 19,00 21,523
58 1,207 1,480
minute. Mr. Minium had never required him to who could prove the sale to Cooke. I put some and th h
e ot er witnesses who. had been examined Great North of Scotl
the expiration of the month tne prisoner wanted '3t.sautim. & Westn.(lrind.) 329 2494 6,326 6,889
produce more, in fact the 6-feet stroke had been questions to them, and they stated a number of fth d f
or e e endant, and was satisfied, that the jury more goods, and offered, if witness would supply Great Western 5Bl 578 t 31,1374 32.116
55 616 612
adopted by bis orders, because he was of opinion facts, and I then took out a sheet of paper and would come to the conclusion that the stor ld
yto him with goods to the amount of Ll,OOO, to pay e.
mess & Aberdeen j unc. 55
irivsii South-Eastern 251 25 213 281
that there was quite air enough in the pit. When wrote down what they said I .
. never.sent Ball to by the former was reasonable and probable and half in cash, and give bills for the rest. Witness Lancashire & Yorksh ;ye- . 3911 394 35,895 1 33,850
14 126 146
questioned as to the discrepancy between the air London to fetch any books • a
, nd no books were ever that no reasonable man could believe the evidence declined doing basiness on those terms, and the Leo nins'..er and Klng on
Limerick and Ennis.
actually produced (37,000 cubic feet), and that brought to my oftlee. of the latter. He then proceeded to remark upon prisoner then told him he had been disappointed Limerick and Foynes 26 26
46' 44 100 137
442 337
which ought to be produced (48,000 cubic feet) Mr. Cross-exa • ' Tb
mum a- e parties at this time were the evidence given by Mr. Dawson, and asked them in getting money from some parties in Leeds. Llanelly
' London & North-Western . 950 943
, 72,176 73,046
Gray could only attribute it to leakage in the ma- all strangers to me, and I had no retainer, but I whether they could believe that if he really consi- but that witness might depend upon having remit- London and Blackwall 52 et 1,342 1,439
chinery and masonry, but the deficiency was equally considered I was acting as the solicitor for Mr. dered that he was enforcin h I '
gan onest c.aera to t e
h tances in a few days. On the day that he was to London & South-Western , 389 339
Coast. 2241 2231 15,565 14 773
12,32 S 13.283
great, he said, when the machine was first put up. Cooke. I have n o recollection of any message being property, he would not have inquired into the cir- have received a cheque for his goods he received a Lond. Brighton, &S. n _
London, Chatham, & over 5 19f 731 277
In answer to questions from Mr. Brough, Mr. brought to me on the 30th of August to go to cumstances and have looked at the books to see circular from the prisoner announcing his failure. Cond., Tilbury, & Southend 43 40 1,001 980
Gray admitted that some of the valves through Kingsthorpe. I will not swear whether any such whether they bore traces of the transaction being Richard Henry Cloud, manager to Mr. Richard Man.,Sheffielci, & Lineolnsh 1731 174 11,107 12,118
nch. S.Jun.& Altrincham 9 1,083 1,011
which the air from the upcast shaft is expelled into message was sent or not, or whether I sent word a genuine one. It appeared to him that there was Attenborough, pawnbrokers of Crown-street, Fins- Uaareport and Carlisle
the outer stir were del.( ltive, but he denied that back that the r rties were to eome to my office. very little doubt that the scheme to defraud the bury, said he made an advance in April last of Midland (in' 1. N.-Wes; n'n) 6141 6141 31.576 31,446
these defects could anything like account for the The defendant i'd not give me any document when creditors by means of the proceedings 'that had £195 upon a parcel of 800 woollen scarves, which, Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind. 17676 17576 2,671 3,229
1,145 967
whole deficiency of 11,000 feet. Mr. Lewellin, in he firstecame to my office. He and his father, Capt. been now brought to light, was concocted in the not being ,1
reeeemed, were afterwards sold at No°nnkmleaulsh. Rail. & Canal 41 44 2,038 1,872
examining Mr. Gray on behalf of the company, Poole, remained in my office for several hours, and office of Mr. Dawson, and with his consent - D benham and Storr's. He had previously made
and e Newcastle and Cavlisle 7B 78 2,771 2,820
North British (ircl. Selkirk
attempted to show that the difference of tempera- Captain Poole talked about his Peninsular cam k I d
- now e ge. The remarkable letter that bad been an advance of £3OO odd upon seven parcels of ladie° and Ga'ashiels)
ture between the downcast end the upcest shafts paigne, and we did not say a word about leather. produced in the course of the trial, seemed to him mantle-cloths, and in both instances the advances North Devon 35 35 403 401
(i.e. between the air going into the pit and that I discovered in the course of the conveieetion that quite conclusive on this point, and that no reason- were made to a man ef the name of Pitts, as the N-Eastein(Dedale&Leybln) 71 76t) 33,812 32,459
2,217 2,372
returning from it) had something to do with it, but the defendant was cousin to en old schoolfell agent of the prisoner. Witness went with Pitts to rectoorritli koanfl-door?ls 11 ir e 246 233 5,987 7,516
OW of able man could come to any other conclusion than
the GovernMent Inspector pointed out that this di f- mine. I swear that B 11 -
a was not present upon this that the expression, " handling of the witness 6, New Broad-street, where he saw the prisoner and Oswestry and New ton
21°J 1-92 379 _
ference could not be more than 30 deg. Fahrenheit, occasion M
. y son, my sei vent, and Capt. Poole Woodford," if he could be got to his office. had no asked him if he weee justified in making an advance IthYraneY • LI
St. Helen's Canal & Railway 6 6 538
Po 1,610 1,675
which would not account for more than 3,000 cubic he 1 a good opportunity of k • upon those goods to Pitts for the prisoner, and the scot 53
~y 2 3,048 2,948
nowing whether Ball other meaning than that Mr. Dawson should handle tish Central
feet of the 11,000 feet missing. There seemed to was with us or not. I did not k latter said it was quite right ;he had instructed Scottish 115 I'3 3 895 383
North-Eastern 264 294 , , 0
as any que tions of him as he had before handled the other witnesses
be no question that the machine was of the best the defendant about entries in his books. I should Pitts as his agent to raise money upon the d Shrewsbury & Birmingnam ._
48 - -
Beard and Ball, and endeavour to induce him to goo S. Shrewsbui y and Chester - -
1,884 1,615
description, and in perfectly good order at the time have proceeded w•th th t'
i .e ac ion without making any commit the clime of pe ' • d th t I
rainy, in or er a tle .
The mantle-cloths were still in their possession. Shrewsbury & Hereford
291 291 5.45 742
of the accident. Mr. Gray had no cencern wit ii such inquiri s I
e . swear that the enteies now in projected scheme of fraud mi h b f I
g t e success u . ~
Pitts showed him the invoices of the goods each Shropshire Union
South Devon
the underg round workings beyond the charge of the the books relating to the sales to Cooke and Ca • -
ptain The learned counsel next referred to the evidence "me' South-Eastern OOO •'-"' 19,762 19,647
1711 1711 5,950 6,329
engines below for drawing, the e 0919 up the slor e. Poole were not in my office, and with my pen and, given by the witness Cooke, and he asked the 'Lir Mr. Turner said he apprehended he had proved South Wales
S. Yorkshire ard River Dun 118 118 2.193 3,108
The eir required for the °oilers of these engines ink. I asked the defendant what he did with the how it was '1)1 1 • •
possi e to exp am the extraordinary i
i y quite sufficient to justify him in asking f
or a Stockton and Darlington
55 55 6.648 6,513
formed no part of the 37,000 feet supplied to the money be received from Cooke, and he said that he circumstances connected with the tele ram that remand. Taff Vale 5l 51 5,085 4,418
1,615 1,533
workings, and was returned to the surface by an gave it to his father. When I was taken into ens- was sent by the witness to the defendg •
ant in t e
h Alderman Allen said he thought so, and accord Ulster , ~,
- - Ulverstone and Lancas.er
10 19
10 609 682
entirely independent upcast. tody a paper was in my possession which was a assumed name of Simpson, •
announcing the ingly remanded the prisoner until Thursday next. Vale or Clwyd 99 103
254 254 1,490 1,128
The next witness called was Geo. llemmons, the copy of an order by Mr. Cooke for the delivery f '
o arrival of the witness Beard at Walsall, and lINIMes Vale of Neath
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 388 319
lampman who has ehorge of the lamps above g round. the goods to his agent, Mr. Chapman. on the llth the absurd explanation he had attempted to I'll IGIITFUL B OILER EXP 0310 v P Waterford and Limerick
271 271 1,228 1,190
- A.. A West Cornwall 649 518
39
According to his deseription of the practice pursued of Jilly. I swear that this is merely a copy. Ido give, in any other manner than by the suppo- SUGAR BOILER' S. W.Hartlepoolliarbr.&Rail. 39 3,619 3,479
162 158 8,855 6,240
Ilt this coll. th
wry, e men on their return from their not know what has become of the original. I think sition that both the parties were en d •
gage in some • west Midland , , 7 7 227 287
work leave tne bottom part of their lamps with I received it fr , M
oict r. Cooke on the nth of July. scheme of fraud or other. He then remarked at Yesterday morning, shortly after ten o'clock, a W' haven Cleator,&Lgrmnz
Whitehav' en Junction l2 12 498 543
the lampman to be trimmed and refitted, takinrs The paper now produced is in my hand writing. considerable length upon the evidence of the other fearful exniosion to k 35 35 467 584
home the 0 place on tbe premises of Whitehaven & Furness Jun.
gauze cover with them to clean it. In the Mr. Justice Blackburn, addressing the witness- witnesses h In d b
w o a een examined for' the defen- Messrs. J. Craven and Co., sneer refiners, of No. 3, F
morning, before descending, the bottom tf h 0 h 1 h f I ' ' OREIGN AND COLONIAL.
par ot e ntelt o du y you say this paper was given dant, and in conclusion expressed his opiaion that Great Garden-street, Wb • 6 ' 52 52 867 767
lamp is retuined to them, and at the bottom the to you. Recollect yourself, Mr. Dawson. upon a consideration of all the facts, the jury could five emus were so: everely scald d
itechapei-roed, whereby Antwerp and Rotterdam
828 873 28,6 .5 23,095
Austrian
cover is exam'
ined and securely locked. -At one time -Witness-I have made a mistake, I see. I must coma to no other conclusion than that the char f ' P e and otherwise a astern Junction 261 261 - -
the evidence of this witness appeared to be about t h
o ave made the copy on the 30Lh or 31st of August. wilful and corrupt perjury had been abund ge o injured that two of them are not expected to PieulkailonaEnd Lake Huron .. 161 161 897 1,357
antly recover. -
Demerara (foi tni 3•1) 1). ••• • • • 186- 185 --
become very important, inasmuch as b the 41 '
et spe- There must have been an original order, but Ido established against the defendant, and that the It Detroit and I,lirillwaukie 1.529 1,949
cial rule of the colliery he is the officerywh h appears that the premises in question were
o oug tto not know what has become ot it, and suppose it would feel that their dut t h hi' d y
examine the gauzes and y o t epu ic an the very losty and covered a considerable space. A4'
--., ratirilitinsrane?. ......
see that the lamps were must be among the papers in the possession of Mr
locked before descending into the pit, but b his own VS d I d - * protection of all honest traders required that they the rear of the buildirg there was a boiler-house Grand Trunk of Canada 970 970 13,702 11,907
an . an au.. t never occurre to me, in the should find him guilty of that offence. dian Peninsula 2971 1911 3,571 3.632
account he had never performed this d y M • about 30 feet in height, and of considerable arreeaat In
t L embourg l2B 128 2,010 1, SOS
uty. r. inquiry relative to this matter, that it was very i • stern of Canada 345 345 7,574 7,513
Harrison being called on to expl • th. d'
am is iscrepancy necessary to see the alleaed vendor's books I did Mr. Justice Blackburn, in summing up, said that strength. At tie time above named there were a Great We
142 142 5,615 4,262
between the rules and the practice, he pointed to the not .c.l ° * the facts had been so fully laid before the jury number of workmen engaged at their usual duties Lyons and Geneva
't
necessar to examine the books , Madrid, Saragossa &Alicaut 301 284 13,093 10,331
4:fel rule, which empowers him to appoint i,
seine I
ea consl er i Y . • durirvg• the two trials that lad taken place that when a loud noise was heard by the iohabitants, .-.
Northern of Canada .... 95 95 691 710
nnot say what was the meannee of the ex ees- e. en;
other responsible person" for th's particular duty, sion that was made use of b the defend ' P . iie iii.. not consider it necessary to go through and upon rushing to tho back part of the building Northern of France
ant re his the whole of the evidence, but he would read it was ascertained that the largo boiler had ex- Illaoris e i .iyaonnTs ,r In It edi te rrn
879 840 83.073 79,546
and stated that in the exercise of this discretion he letter, " that the witness Wyoodford was t b t
had transferred it to the fireman as the fittest person. to my office, and I was to make a handlin e e.ge"
any poi don that the jury might desire. The ploded, and blown tho boiler-house almost to atoms, Paris and Orleans 922 922 44,197 45,068
g of him. Paris and St:asburg - _ _ _
Mr. Harrison added that it was perfectly impossible I put the letter amon d k real question they had to decide was, whether and that five men were scalded ad b • •
n uried in the • h 69 69 343 348
gmy papers an too no notico Royal Danis
for any man to get into the wor g
kin s without hay- '
of it, and have not the least conception what was
- upon the examination of the defendant in the ruins. No time was lost in adopting steps to samare and Meuse 6B 63 879 1,091
live his lawn thoroughly examined. meant. The document referred to in the same letter Coui of Bankruptcy he had wilfully stated rescue the poor fellows, and after Borne time had South Austrian
Southern of France ... 777
1087 1026 38.483 30,152
773 20,831 16,270
°Shortly after this witness's evidence had been was a note of hand. I cannot say whether the what he knew to be false, and if this was made elapsed the following persons were extricated in a Welland.. " .... - -
taken the inquest was adjourned until this morn- now produced is the same b tI h
, u ave no doubt of i
Paper out by the evidence that had been laid before shocking condition :-John Plumb, aged 23 years. west Flanders
' W and N.W. of France 75 75 - -
742 730 28,483 33,846
ing, when (The paper was t •
pu in and read. It was a note of
th them, they ought to find him guilty. If on ,the scalded over the whole of th b d •
.. e o y and limbs ; '
William Derrick, a fireman, 1.41. one of the officers hand for XlB, which WOodf
ord was indebted to h h d h
ot er an t ey thought the evidence was not Samuel Lee, aged 33 years, similarly injured ;
of the pit to whose chavee a certain district of it is the defendant.) I have no doubt that the intention -tied on their •
conclusive, or any doubt remai minds Joseph Dettmar, aged 21 years, likewise seriously [ADVERTISEMENTI-To the hectic, the consumptive, the
committed, and whose bduty it is to examine of the defendant was that if the man Woodford did upoa the subject, the defendant was entitled to injured by scalds and contusions ; John Regal, 30 dyspeptic, the emaciated, and the debilitated, Du Barry's
thoroughly into the state of the workings every what WO s required of him the note of hand was to be acquitted. years of age, extensively scalded, and otherwise delicious health restoring Revalenta Arabica Food restores
morning before the men go to work, was next called be given up to hira. .The same letter advised me The jury retired, taking with them the day- injured ; and another man, whoee name could not sound lungs, perfect digestion, refreshing sleep, and nerv-
ous and muscular energy, without any of the uncertainties,
and examined at considerable length by Mr. Brough to " feel Cooke's purse" before I went on with his book that contained the entries of the alleged be ascertained, was taken out of the ruins very purging, and ruinous expenses incurred by medicines cod
as to his inspeetion of the pit on the morning before action. I considered this was a very improper sales to Cooke and Captain Poole, and in about much contnsed and bruised on the body and limbs. liver oil, or visits to distant climates. Cure No. 39,618-
the accident. The witness gave a most minute proceeding on the part of the defendant, and I told tea minutes they returned into court and gave a The unfortunate sufferers were each placed in Dr. Wurtzer, of consumption. Cure No. 54,812-Miss
account of his journey through the various workings him so. I never saw Cooke's books, or asked to see verdict of Guilty. blankets, and conveyed without delay in separate Virginia Zeguers, cured of consumption, after her medical
of the easteria district, which occupied him from them, or inquired whether he had any entry of the There are three other indictments, arising out cabs to the London Hospital, where Mr. Finch advisers had abandoned all hopes of recovery. Cure No.
I 3 906-Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and general de-
-6 o'clock at • h
nig t until halapast 4in the morning, alleged purchase. I considered it was a legitimate of the same transactions, still remaining to be 1 f
the house-surgeon, and the who e o the medical bility, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent food ;
and b?, means of two large maps the jury were able transaction, and a* 1 not think it necessary to make disposed of. staff of the institution, rendered every possible James Porter, Athol-street, Perth. Cure No. 46,270 -Mr.
to fol ow hint su, a
11 yst. At numerous points in any such inquirit J. I understood from Mr. Cooke _ _ assistance in relieving the sufferings of the unfor- James Roberts, timber merchant, of thirty years' dis-
his progress he te t d el)
• moved from Mr. Poole's to tunate men, but such were the injuries they had eased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and
s e the air and found it all ri ht that the goods were re POLICE INTELLIGENCE-Jim. 11. partial deafness. Cure No. 52.087-Field Marshal Duke
both in quadtity and quer ' ' • g . - d • b there for the con- sustained that last evening at eight o'clock two
Ay. On arriving at the Kingsthorpe and lace in a arn of Pluskow, of a gastric) inflammation of the stomach.
supposed seat of the original l • - - f 19
h .
is aaent. -- • - were rapidly sinking. The other three are going Avoid Pills and Medicines : they invariably aggravate and
ex. p osion he was asked venience o Mr. Caapenau, is _ MANSION-HOUSE Al
whether he had heard an
ything ee the n blower " At the close of hisexamination, Mr. Dawson said _ , . . .- exander Henderson, on as favourably as possible. perpetuate diseases ; their annoyance, disappointment,
the sudden discharge of whi h • '
c , according to Mr he should l•
Ike to know where his expenses were to phmographic artist, 49, King William-street, was The cause of the disaster could not be ascertained, and expense may be avoided by using Du Barey's Food
Harrison's theory, was the cause of • - . again summoned be:nre the Lord Ma f but an official investigation into the matter will be which, at a few pence per day, saves 5C times its cost in
the disaster but ome fr m P ' yor or carry-
he had neither heard nor seen any tra ' c e * ld not help irg on his worldly trade on the Sabbath. made by the Goesernment authorities. other remedies, removing effectually, si Ahout nurgiug,
ces of its pre- Mr Justice Blackburn said he cou constipation. indigestion (dyspepsia) nervous, bilious and
Bence either when on the spot, eight • - ' * The defendaet has b
or nine hours him in that matter een repeatedly summoned Several houses on either side of the premises have liver complaints and all their consequences. Certificate
before the explosion, or in the current of air wher * to this cont tby Mr. M'Grath, a tailor, who resides been much injured by the explosion. No. 36.418. We find it the safest remedy. Andrew Ure,
. r. W. B. Jamieson, clerk to the de e
f ndant and
he tried it at various points during the remaindee on the same premises. He has alwa ' MD., F.R.S., Dr Harvey, Dr. •Wurzer, Dr. Shetland, Dr.
the ys paid the fine Is
of the inspection. At no part of the eastern wort-
. r his partner, said he was on the premises after
13th of August and kept the keys of the warehouse ss.,and the expentes and tbeLord Ma or on former [Anvil _ ~._ Campell. Let invalids avoid the feerful dangers of SpU-
RTISE3fENT.] - Pills and medicine invariably ag- rious and injurious imitations offered under a variety of
ings, and he did not appear to have omitted an OCC/1.
eions has ordered 2s. 6d. to b Y •
y aed he did not see an °Cele
yg. removed on teas
1, ‘ 15th e paid to each airite and perpetuate diseases ; their annoyance, d is- false pretences. Nevill's imitations are prohibited by the
eingle part which it was his duty to visit, did he ' witness, as well as the cost of the summons. Two gt
''
and he did not see the witness Beard or Woedford ointment, and expense may be aiolded by persons high Court of Chancery under a penalty of £5 000 against
find any signs of gas or any " falls." The witness t h ' ' others who wero pro. iously summoned with h• app•
•--'• - • • ' -
tm, In indifferent health sending only' their add/I)as to E. Alfred Heoper Nevin and his agents , and the pretences
a t e warehouse on that day, and no goods were
' was also examined by Mr. Evans, Mr. Lowell; as being his servants, however, have not had the s• Barry, Esq., 77, Recrent.street, W., London and they that Nevill has a patent for Arabiza Food and that Du
", removed to his knowledae The wi
, - tness then gave
and Mr. Owen, but the sum of his evidence was tb • ens f payinir the money, and having no goods will receive gratis and 'free by post the " IrtvALius wit
' , 0 Barry's are connected with such patent are utterly fake.
e same evidence with regard to the 16th 1 "el me- o- ' 6
le di No canister is genuine without the name Barry Du Dat.y
that he had thorovghly examined the district for not k d th * or chattels on which the fine could be levied they G mug," or Natural Restorer, without medicine or ex-
which he WAS responsible in the course of the awa now what occurre on e 17th, as he was psnse, of perfect and Co., 77, Regent-street in full, entheseal and wrapper.
were allowed to leave the court. digestion, strong nerves, sound lunge, and
• e the ke s of the wareho refreshing, glee Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in one article must
night before the explosion, and found everything ven3trgnd he gav Y . use to . IN to the most enfeebled insurino• the removal
i iie remembered oin to Mr Da
g g • wson's On this occasion the defendant pleaded guilty, as of indig ti d • •
es On ( yspeptaa), ' ' . expect to be distrusted in all others. Packed in tins 11b.
constipation, liver complaints
safe and in perfectly good order, fit for working offi 2 9d 9 b 11 • 121 b 22-
; -Ib. 4s. 6d. ;51 . s. , • S. ; 241 b. 40s. T.het
ce on the 3a of September with the defendant, he had done on all other occasions, and Mr. M‘Grath nausea, epilepsy, paralysis, debility, nervousness, palpitatioL, I:4' '
operations. After agood deal of pressing, Mr. Owen Captain Po I d h 1 B d d h d one witness, upon which defendant cough, asthma, consumption, dropsy, flatulency, diarrhcea, 21b. and 241 b. canisters
,are sent carriage free on jeceip.
0 ean t ewi ness ear ,an t e latter said he ha of Post-office order by Larry Du Barry and Co., 17, Re
got out of the witness, in the course of cross-exa- made a statement to Mr. Dawson in his presence, became very indignant and said that he had given dysentery, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, catarrhs, colds, gent-street, London ; Fortnum Mason, and Co. ; Abbis,
wination, that some three months ago some of the . of what h k • noises in the ears rh
. eumatism, gout, impurities, ei options,
e new relating to the sale of the goods the complainant not:ce that he should plead guilty, 60, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63 and 150, Ox-
men hid complained of the ventilation being slack. to Mr. Cooke NI 'D
, and 1 r. awson too it awn in and that he had no need to provide a witness. t .
k• d ' lite '
ys na, neuralg,is, iretatility, sleeplessness, acidity, palpi- bard-street ,• 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, Bishopsgate- I
The witness- was still under
,examination when writing. artn f rd ad ation, heartburn, headache despondency, cramps, RAMS tt• B tt lf F. bry Pavement ; Phillips and Co. '
, s ree , , a y, ), ins u
1 ese a terwa e m e a statement The Lord Mayor said he did not intend to allow sinking, fits, bro chitin "' .
11 .-. Vamiestienably the safeet Guide tea-dealers • Petty, Wood, and Co. King William-street,
our parcel was despatched. • relating to the sales to Cooke and Billingham. anything for the witnesses. Mr, Henderson would . ithealtu.!! i City ;at ,li7, Well Reborn; aud ;d1 grecerrs oa _0

RISCA, JAN. 11.
After the despiltch of our parcel yesterday Mr.
Gray, the head engineer of the colliery, was called
and examined as to the capabilities of the ventilat-
ing machine, which he had assisted in erecting, and
of which he had had charge since they had first
been put in action. This machine is one of Struve's
patent aerometers or exhausting pumps with double
cylinders. The diameter of the pistons is 18 feet,
and they ordinarily work on a 6-feet stroke at the
rate of eight strokes per minute. At this speed the
amount of ventilation produced ought to be 48,858
cubic feet of air per minute. With an 8-feet stroke
at the rate of eight inches per minute, 65,141 cubic
feet Mr. Gray calculated would be produced, and
at 10 strokes per minute the result would be 81,427
cubic feet. There would be no danger according to
Mr. Gray's opinion in driving the pumps at this
increased rate; but it had never been the practice
to go beyond the 6-feet stroke at eight strokes per
minute. Mr. Hanle= had never required him to
produce more, in fact the 6-feet stroke had been
adopted by his orders, because he was of opinion
that there was quite air enough in the pit. When
questioned as to the discrepancy between the air
actually produced (37,000 cubic feet), and that
which ought to be produced (48,000 cubic feet) Mr.
Gray could only attribute it to leakage in the ma-
chinery and masonry, but the deficiency was equally
great, he said, when the machine was first put up.
In answer to questions from Mr. Brough, Mr.
Gray admitted that some of the valves through
which the air from the upcast shaft is expelled into
the outer air were deft- ltive, but he denied that
these defects could anything like account for the
whole deficiency of 11,000 feet. Mr. Lewellin, in
examining Mr. Gray on behalf of the company,
attempted to show that the difference of tempera-
ture between the downcast end the upcest shafts
(i.e. between the air going into the pit and that
returning from it) had something to do with it, but
the Government Inspector pointed out that this dif-
ference could not be more than 30 deg. Fahrenheit,
which would not account for more than 3,000 cubic
feet of the 11,000 feet missing. There seemed to
be no question that the machine wee of the best
description, and in perfectly good order at the time
of the accident. Mr. Gray had no clneern witli
the underground workings beyond the charge of the
engines below for drawing toe C 0919 up the slore.
The e;r required for the ooilers of these engines
formed no part of the 37,000 feet supplied to the
workings, and was returned to the surface by an
entirely independent upcast.
The next witness called was Geo. llemmons, the
lampman who has charge of the lamps above g round.
According to his description of the practice pursued
at this colliery, the men on their return from their
work leave tno bottom part of their lamps with
the lampman to be trimmed and refitted, taking
home the gauze cover with them to clean it. In the
morning, before descending, the bottom part of the
lamp is retained to them, and at the bottom the
cover is examined and securely locked. At one time
the evidence of this witness appeared to be about to
become very important, inasmuch as by the 41st spe-
cial rule of the colliery he is the officer who ought to
examine the gauzes and see that the lamps were
locked before descending into the pit, but by his own
account he had never performed this duty. Mr.
Harrison being called on to explain this discrepancy
between the rules and the practice, he pointed to the
43d rule, which empowers him to appoint " some
other responsible person" for th's particular duty,
and stated that in the exercise of this discretion he
had transferred it to the fireman as the fittest person.
Mr. Harrison added that it was perfectly impossible
for any man to get into the workings without hav-
ing his lamp thoroughly examined:
°Shortly after this witness's evidence had been
taken the inquest was adjourned until this morn-
ing, when
William Derrick, a fireman, i.e. one of the officers
of the pit to whose charge a certain district of it is
committed, and whose duty it is to examine
thoroughly into the state of the workings every
morning before the men go to work, was next called
and examined at considerable length by Mr. B rough
as to his inspection of the pit on the morning before
the accident. The witness gave a most minute
account of his journey through the various workings
of the eastern district, which occupied him from
6 o'clock at night until half-past 4in the morning,
and by means of two large maps the jury were able
to follow hith "ep by_ step. At
tested
athuaeltirtnumerous points in
his progress he
both in quantity and f d itright
ando n
arrivingfound all
a the
supposed seat of the originaly.explosionhe asked
whether he had heard anything ort
ne w as
"blower,"
the sudden discharge of which,g according toMr.
Harrison's theory, was the cause the wd• of aster, but
he had neither heard nor seen anytraces of its pre-
sence either when on the spot, eight or nine hours
before the explosion, or in the current of air where
he tried it at various points during the remainder
of the inspection. At no part of the eastern work-
ings, and he did not appear to have omitted any
single part which it was his duty to visit, did he
find any signs of gas or any " falls." The witness
was also examined by Mr. Evans, Mr. Lewellin,
and Mr. Owen, but the sum of his evidence was
that he had thoroughly examined the district for
which ho was responsible in the course of the
night before the explosion, and found everything
safe and in perfectly good order, fit for working
operations. After a good deal of pressing, Mr. Owen
got out of the witness, in the course of cross-exa-
mination, that some three months ago some of the
men had complained of the.ventilation being slack.
The witness was still under
,examination when
our parcel was despatched.

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The Lord Mayor said he did not intend to allow
anything for the witnesses. Mr. Henderson would