The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-25 00:00:00

OBSERVER.

ST. HELEN'S, MONDAY, JUNE 23.—Two fatal acci-
dents occurred here on Friday last, in colleries belonging to
Messrs. Broomielaw, extensive coal owners. The first took place
at a mine in Eccleston, to a young man named James Huyton,
who, as he was ascending the shaft, was struck by some stones,
which fell from the side, and knocked him cut of the basket. Re
was taken up quite dead. In the other case, a youth named Wil-
liam Littler wes the victim. The accident took place at a pit in
BlacLbrook, and one of the witnesses at the inquest, which was
held on Saturday, gave the following account of it :—" On Friday
night, about ten or eleven o'clock, the ground where I was a
work was torn cpen with great violence, and with much noise,
making altogether such a commotion as I nes er heard in a coal-pit.
There was an explosion of foul air, and I saw the Are passing
along the up-brow. After the first noise all the men nude towards
the pit-eye, when the foul air ignited at the deceased's candle.
The tearing up of the earth must have been occasioned by the feul
air forcing itself out of a lower vein of coal, but I never knew such
a thing to happen before, though I have worked Ally year and
upwards in coal-pits." The deceased was burned so seriously that
he died six hours afterwards. In both cases the jury found ver-
dicts of " Accidental Death."
ABRONAUTIt'S.—On Monday evening Mr. Charles
Green, the veteran aeronaut, made his 300th ascent from the
grounds of the Royal Standard and Albert Saloon, at Hoxton. The
balloon, a large and handsome machine, belonging to Mr. Green,
and well-known as the " Albion," was exhibited in the gardens
during the afternoon, partially inflated, to a very numerous corn•
pang, far whose amusement, while awaiting the ascent, a great
variety of entertainments had been provided. The juveniles were
fully occupied in roundahouts, ups and downs, and other such en-
tertainments, in one portion of the grounds, while the mote re-
verend seniors were amused by the singing, dancing, Bc., of s
theatrical company upon an open air stage. There was no time
fixed for the balloons ascent, and therefore no ground for complaint
(Abreacts of faith on that head, but, about a quarter past seven,
Mr. Green took his place in the car, accompanied by a gentleman
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whose name was stated to be Murray, a member of the
machineued
was released from its moorings, and launched into profession, and atter a very few trials of its buoyancy,
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atmosphere
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bearing away, in a majestic style, in a direction towards The,
exhibition attracted immense crowds to the neighbourhood, t

I HOSPITAL. FOR CONSUMPTION, &c.—The corpora.
tion of the City of London on Monday intimated to the secretary of
this benevolent foundation that the Coiti,Coal, and Finance Copt.
mittee hail awarded the sum of 100 guineas in aid of the general
funds of the institution. The western wing of the beautifully.
designed fabric at Brompton will be ready for the transmission of
the patients from the present establishment at Chel,oa early next
spring. The Right Rev.. the Bishop of Durham roaches 011 tithalf
of the hospital on Sunda) next