The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-17 00:00:00

ANOTHER COAL-PIT EXPLOSi'ON

FURTHER PARTICULARS. S U ilf
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE; TUESDA . ‘.,
liery explosion has occurred in this btait,. bi_
i
five persons have been injured, t if"'..0(4,11•401-6
expected to live. The explosion opourted4t C 051540 "
Colliery, about two miles from t is, ~ - ciight,;;..%
during what is called the " shift." etcqfier 'belongs- '.:' ~,..,
to Messrs. Bell, Brandling, and Co., d the -11Clud -,--?"4- -.,
to\w'r
workings are extensive. As, fortunately,"ian - tries
6,75‘n lost, the circumstances under Wag it ,oaquirfejr:r
have Lf.en clearly ascertained. Before recOrditie them
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pitmen
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faets gathe r*:.'il frofmnrnpiesrhseodnahl
yintqnueiroyr,g
give the account;'
in this town. Mr. Feargus O'Connor and Mr. Beasley,
the latter of whom acts as clerk to Mr. Roberts, " the
pitmens' attorney-general,' visited the colliery this after-
noon, and, soon after their return, a printed announce-
ment was made from the office of the Miner's Advocate,
stating thes circumstance thus :
" As far as we can gather the facts of the case are as
follows :—James Anderson and William Cpllins, two
shifters, being done with their work, John Brown,
deputy, requested them to help him to get some Larn-
way plates out of the ' goaf,' as it was likely to fall ;
they went with him, but had to return on account off
the ' goaf working—(that is, creeping or heaving)..
James Anderson told him to take his candle back, as,
there was danger if the ' goat" fell. The deputy then
went and tried his candle at the stenting, and there he
allowed the gas to ignite and fire the pit. The said
John Brown, the deputy, is a man who has been brought
up to the plough, and who, during the late strike, got
into the favour of the masters by dishonourable means,
and, to say the least of it, the entire cause of the explo-
sion is attributable to him, he not knowing his duty.'
The same account states that this is the third time this
pit has fired within a month, and on each occasion has
roved fatal to a few.

FIELD SPORTS.—For several days, within these
two last weeks, the hills* and dales of Auchans have
been the scene of as choice sport- by as choice a party,
as any son of Nimrod could delight in his heart to meet
with. Sir Charles Lamb, the Duc de Coigney, Lord
Seymour, Major Campbell, Captain Petat, And several
other guests of distinction at Eglinton Castle, accom-
panied by the Earl of Eglinton and Winton, all in
" --- shooting graith adorned,
While pointers round impatient burned,
Frae couples freed"—
have
been awakening the echoes of the sylvan haunts
and sell-preserved covers of Dundonald and Auchans,
with the animating din of " dog and gun" to great pur-
pose. On the 2d inst. no fewer than 343 rabbits fell be-
fore their unerring aim. On the 4th, Sir Charles Lamb
and the Due de Coigney alone bagged 65 head of hares,
partridges, &c. ; and on the Bth, not fewer than 100
hares, besides 29 head of the feathered race, were
brought down by the "mortal triggers" of the party-
On one of these days the Earl of Eglinton shot a fine
strong woodcock, which is the first we have heard of this
season.—Ayr Observer.
Hicu Tins; .—Yesterday morning, at high tide
(25 minutes past four o'clock), the Thames overflowed
ninny of its low-lying embankments on both sides of the
river, above and below London-bridge, occasioning loss
and serious inconvenience to the occupiers of several
river• side premises, whose cellars, kitchens, &c. were
flooded. At high tide the depth of water at Lc,ndon-
bridge was twenty-eight feet seven inches. The late
heavy gales are supposed to have caused the high rise of

the river.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE EDINBURGH AND GLAS."
GOW RAILWAY.—EarIy yesterday morning, one of the
workmen at Cowlairs lost his life, while connecting a
carriage to one of the trains, having been jammed
betwixt the buffers of the two carriages. When the
accident occurred, a carriage was dispatched to the
station for medical Assistance, but the poor man's death
was almost instantaneous, Owing to the force with which
the carriages came into collision. He has left a wife and
young family.—Scottish G'u'ardian.
Lord Ashley, the Dowager Duchess of Beaufort,
Lady Charlotte Penrhyn, the Bishop of Salisbury,
Dowager Lady Carnegie, Sir E. Parry, Sir
libß. C. Glyn
rin,
.ve Bart., and and the Hon. G. Ryder, M.P.,
fiz
c.seschoolall esta-
buted a fund for the formation of a gi.
view,e of edu-
blishment at Farnham, Dorset, with the
~
Lord
cating that neglected wandering race of peop„
ord
Ashley has taken very active measures to establis.. he
novel school, at which seminary it is intended that
children shall be instructed with every regard to the re-.
ligion of the Established Church. It is to be sincerely
hoped the experiment of reclaiming the youthful mem-.
bers of that tribe, by affording them the means of intel—
lectual instruction, will succeed.
FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS AT BRIGHTON.—Chief
Justice Doherty has arrived at the Norfolk Hotel, for the
purpose of taking a house here for the winter. Mr.
Justice Pennefather, who has recently left Brighton for
Ireland, has derived great benefit from a residence on
this coast. The Countess of Effingkani, who has
lately arrived at the Norfolk Hotel, has just i.:".'ken
one of those splendid mansions of Mr. Nugee, on ti:e
Eastern-terrace, where Sir Robert Peel is residing
with his family. The Duchess of Somerset was de-
sirous of taking the corner mansion, but Lord Petre
had previously engaged it, and we understand that
there is not a house vacant large enough for her Grace.
The Duchess has been in treaty for Sir Isaac Lyon Gold-
smith's house on Adelaide-terrace. The Duke of Devon-

shire was down here on Monday to see his house in
Kemp Town, which is about to be occupied by Lord
and Lady Granville. Lord Francis Egerton has taken
a house on Eastern-terrace. The Duke and Duchess of
St. Alban's are expected in Eastern-terrace, to-morrow.
The Countess of Glengall, Lady Twysden, Mr. and.
Lady Harriet Maynard, Sir John and Lady Campbell,
Lady Augusta Baring, Baroness Rothschild and family.
Lady Charles Somerset, Sir Hugh Palliser, the Earl of
Fosse, and Sir Charles Des Vccux, are also among the
visitors at this fashionable watering-place, which con-
tinues very full of company.
EDUCATION.—SURREY CHAPEL SCHOOLS.—Yes-
terday evening a numerous meeting of the former scho-
lars and others, friends to liberal and unobjectionable
education, was held at the Surrey Chapel, Blackfriars-
road, for the purpose of commemorating the opening of
the schools, which were first established during the con-
nexion of the late Rowland Hill with the chapel, whose
centenary has lately been completed..

Ant HORSE FAIR.—Our Michaelmas Fair was:
held on Thursday last. This is never reckoned a very
business-doing market ; but we must say that it would
have been the reverse on this occasion had there been a
sufficient supply of good horses. Many persons willing
to purchase were, iu consequence, obliged to leave the
market. The total number of horses in the market
would not exceed two hundred ; and we should think
that at least six-tenths of these were of an inferior de-
scription. Good draught horses, therefore, brought ex-.
cellent prices. We are assured that, in the generality
of cases, these were fully fifteen per cent. above
those of last year. On an average, good draught
horses brought from 29/. to 351. One pair that we heard
of, sold at 751.; and in two instances,where single horses
were purchased, 381. to 43/. were the prices obtained.
We noticed a very fine colt, which brought fifteen
guineas. Horses of a scondary character sold from 151.
to 20/. ; and, to all appearance, a good many changed
owners. There were only a few carriage horses in thu
market ; and we did not learn of any having been sold.
For a fair animal of this description, we heard, in one
instance, 221. asked. We noticed a very excellent pony,
rising upwards of four years old, which brought, we ar©
informed 201. For another, in finer condition, 221. was
asked. Altogether, the market was a very fair one.—
Ayr Observer.
TIIE LATE STORM IN IRELAND.--We regret to
, state that a shipwreck, attended with melancholy COL-
sequences occurred off the coast near Rush. Between
the hours of ten and eleven o'clock, and when the stores
was just attaining its highest pitch, signals of distress
were loudly and frequently heard by the people on
shore ; but the point from which the wind blew, and
the absolute danger of any such attempt, precluded the
possibility of any assistance being afforded. Througll-
out the night the greatest fears were entertained
for the safety of the vessel and crew, evidently
placed in a perilous position, which the morning but
too unhapily realised : for at an early hour -
terday morning portions of the cargo, consisting of palm
oil, &c., were discovered lying along the coast at cliff, -
rent places. In a short time afterwards it was
dis-
covered that some of the crew had succeeded in getting
to shore, from whom the melancholy intelligence was
learned that the captain of the vessel, his wife, and ono
of the crew, had been lost, and the truth of this state-
ment was confirmed by the bodies of the two last men-
tioned persons being washed on shore almost at the sumo
moment. The body of the captain has not yet bens
found. The vessel belonged to, or sailed from Halifax ;
but we have not yet been able to ascertain its name, or
where bound to.—Cork Reporter.
LONGEVITY.—There is now living at Leaken,
upon the estate of Fowlis, in the parish of Kiltearn,
Ross-shire, a cottar of the name of Donal,l
Ross, who is above 105 years of age. He has
always been of temperate habits and good conduct,
and is still in possession of his faculties, and able to
walk about. He is a native of the parish of Lochbroom,
and has resided in Kiltearn, near to the foot of the huge
mountain of Ben Wyvis, for the last half century,
during which period he is not known to have been 04,11,1 es
unwell. He has a son and a daughter i
al
1. croft of land,
latter is a cripple. They occupy
which enables them to keep a
with milk, and the horse earrii.s
home their peats. These constitute their entire means cow
cow and a horse. The
cow supplies them
which would d
and contented, wants many things ter,
able. The climate
of living ; and thus the old man, although cheerful
to render his latter days mot.: comfort
bore'of Ross's residence must be peculiar.y
in the statistical account of Kiltear.,„
written by Dr. Robertson, the parish minister in 1791, the
following well-attested instances of longevity: —About the
year 1706, Katherine Mackenzie died at Fowlis, in t'le
a theill
y.l locality ity
find.
117th year of her age. In 1782, Mr. Brown, factor, of
Fowlis, died in his 107th year. In 1775, Kenn( th
Munro died in his 100th year ; and Mrs. Munro, I is
wife, died soon afterwards in her 88th year. The y
parish, %I on
instance we shall add is an heritor of the •l-
.c•
T-
had been a Member of the last Scotch, and of the fi, st
British Parliament ; lie died about
_thirty years ago, in
his ninety -fourth
year ; and, within these few years,
sister and daughter of the same gentleman died here,
who were very little short of the
same age."—lnverness
Courier.

ANOTHER FATAL COLLISION.—LIVERPOOL, WED.
NESDAY.— The Elizabeth, Captain Brown, arrived at
this port this morning, from St. John's, New Brunswick,
reports having been in collision with the schooner Emma,
Captain Kemp, and to have been from the coast of Mo-
rocco, on the 12th inst., off the Fawcett-rock. Tho
schooner immediately sank, but, with the exception of
the cook, the crew were saved. The only pnssenger ou
board was also saved. The weather was rough and
dirty at the time.