The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-30 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S

COLLIERY EXPLOSION.
DREADFUL LOSS OF LIFE.

The accident is attributed to an explosion of fire-
damp, which occurred, as before stated, at three on
Saturday afternoon. At that time it is believed there
were upwards of one hundred men in the pit ; and no
one appears to entertain any doubt but that all have
perished. The state of the neighbourhood it is utterly
impossible to describe. Haswell is a small colliery vil-
lage, eighteen miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and
seven from Durham. It is supposed an inq►cest will be
held on Monday.
LATEST PARTICULARS.

SUNDAY, Ozu O'CLOCIL—I sent two of my clerks to
Haswell at three this morning ; they have just returned;
ninety-six are killed—there may be more, that number
were brought to the bank. The men at the colliery are all
busy in knocking pieces of wood together for coffins. It
is believed that three men who were at the bottom of the
pit are saved.

INSOLVENT COURT-(THIS DAY)
IN RE NAB 411 CLA.YIYORTII.
The insolvent in this case had been frequently heard
before the Court, when she was opposed at the suit of a
person named Ferguson, who had brought an action
against her for using slanderous words to the detriment
of his character, when a verdict of 40s. damages was re-
turned against her. The costs which were incurred by
the opposing creditor in carrying this action ex-
ceeded 60L
This day the insolvent appeared in Court to receive
judgment, when,
Mr. Commissioner PoLLocx, after recapitulating the
grounds of the opposition, said, that although the Act
provided the means of punishment for those against
whom a verdict of damages for slander was returned,
yet considering the age of the insolvent, and length of
time which she had been imprisoned, the Court would
only sentence her to four months' imprisonment from the
date of her ♦esting order.
The effect of this judgment will be the almost imme.
diate discharge of the prisoner.
IN• RE JoliN TULLOCH.
The:insolvent's petition to be discharged was opposed
by Mr. Cooke, on the part of a wine merchant, earned
Hart, for being guilty of a breach of trust, and also
for a vexatious defence. He was supported by Mr.
Woodruffe.
It appeared, by a very lengthened examination, that
the insolvent bad been employed as an agent on commis-
sion by the opposing creditor, in which capacity he had
received sums of money, for which he had never ren-
dered an account. Mr. Hart subsequently brought an
action for the recovery of compensation on account of
this breach of trust, which the insolvent pleaded, but
afterwards withdrew this plea a few days before the trial,
whereby the costs were increased by nearly double the
debt, and the insolvent had, under the recent recon-
struction of the Insolvent Act, rendered himself amenable
to serious punishment.
Mr. Commissioner Poixecx, in pronouncing judg-
ment, said the insolvent had been guilty of a gross
breach of trust, and also of nvexatious defence. He (Mr.
Commissioner Pollock) would, however, only deal with
the latter offence, for which he would remand him for
eight months, at the suit of Mr. Hart.

MARYLEBONE.—(THIS DAY.)
Ja.cob Tennant, a respectably dressed man, about 40
years of age, who stated that he was a servant out of
place, and that he resided at 65, Edgware-road, was
charged before Mr. Rawlinson by Thomas Collins, a
young man, aged 18, with having endeavoured to incite
him to commit an unnatural offence.
The evidence of the prosecutor, which was of course
unfit for publication, fully bore out the charge.
Mr. RA.WLINBON said such offences ae the one with
which the defendant was charged were of such frequent
occurrence, that he should not be doing his duty to the
public and to morality if he did not send him for trial.
The defendant, who was cautioned, did not deny the
charge, but simply said that he had not seen the com-
plainant until last night, whilst he (the complainant)
swore that he had seen him on Thursday night.
He was accordingly fully committed.

CLERKENWF.LL-(THIS DAY.)
A number of little boys were brought before the Ma-
gistrate, charged by an officer under the Commissioners
of Woods and Forest, with throwing stones, and so en-
dangering the lives of passengers.
These young vagabonds ensconce themselves behind
the heaps of rubbish at the British Museum, and keep up
a constant shower of stones, &c., on the passengers
travelling along the new street running into St. Gib..s's.
Yesterday, when it was crowded with people returning
from Divine service, the prisoners pelted them with
stones, and bad not the police interfered there is no doubt
but many unoffending persons would have been seriously
injured.
The prisoners were fined in penalties of fire shillings,
and sent to prison in default of payment.

SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
LINCOLN RACES.—(CONCLUDED.)
FRIDAY.—The Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Plate of
70 Soya. ; heats, two miles.
Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free, 3 yrs (Longstaff) 1 1
Mr. J. Osborne's Boniface, 3 yrs 2 2
Match for 20 Soy., h ft, two miles.—Mr. Trafford's
Makeshift, aged, 9st (Marion) beat Mr. Rudgard's Gay
Lad, 5 yrs.
The Carholm Handicap of 5 Soya. each, with 20 added,
for the beaten horses ; one mile.
Capt. Boyd's Dog Billy, 3 yrs, Est 121b:..(Longstaff) 1
Mr. Spriggs Eros, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b 2
Mr. Smallwood's Prince Royal, 3 yrs, 7st 4lb fell
Match for 20 Soys. ; heats, two miles our hurdles ;
12st each.
Mr. Inman's Woldsman, 5 yrs (Mr. Whitworth) 2 1 1
Mr. Dary's Thorsey Lass, 5 yrs 1 2 dr

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, SEPT. 30.—Wind, fresh northerly breeze
and foggy.
DEAL, SEPT. 23.--Wind E.N.E. to E.S.E., light. 29.
N.W. to N.N.W. ; P.M., N.N.E., strong.—Arrd.
St. George, Phillips, Quebec, and bore up for Dow Roads.
Sld. Nepaul, Valparaiso and South Seas ; Paragon,
Moulmein ; Windsor, Calcutta ; Oscar, Rio ; Harriet,
Jamaica ; Garland, Newfoundland ; Grace Darling,
Madeira ; Thomas Blyth, Mauritius ; Berkeley, Ichaboe;
Marion, Jamaica ; Kingston, Newport ; Lermahgow, St.
John's, Brunswick ; Underwood, St. Kitt's.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 29.—Wind Swiftsure,
Hearxwell, St. Jago de Cuba.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. 28.—Wind N., light. 29. N. to
N.N.E., fresh breezes.—Arrd.Peterel, packet, Rio, sailed
July 28 ; from Bahia, Aug. 14; Pernambuco, 21st; on
freight 45,0002 in gold and diamonds. Off, A.M., Ann
Jane, Rigby, Macao ; Sara Johanna, Wittensen, Buenos
Ayres for Altona ; Winscales, Rio ; Amy, Bahia.
BRISTOL, SEPT. 28.—S1d. Clifton, Calcutta; Governor
Douglas, St. John's, New Brunswick.
PORT TALBOT, SEPT. '26.—The stern of a vessel
marked "Farmers' Increase," with J. G. in the centre,
was picked up and brougt in here a short time back.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 29.—Wind, N.E., fresh.—Arrd.
Cceur de Lion, Kendall, Calcutta; Archimedes, Pernam-
buco (10th ult.) ; Dumbarton, Pendleton, Virginia ;
Siddons, Cobb, New York ; Emerald, St. John's, New
Brunswick, 29th. Prince Albert, Stewart, Lima,
May 15 ; Helen Hamilton, Nichols, Maracaibo, sth ult.;
Windsor, Peppan, Ceara, 4th ult.; Elizabeth, Moffatt,
Callao ; Guano, Donald, Montreal. Off, Grace, from
Valparaiso. Arrd. 29th, William Penn (steamer),
Waterford, with loss of mainmast. The Indus, Taylor,
from Calcutta to this port was spoken June 26th,
lat. 6 S., lon. 89 E., leaky, and bearing up for the Mau-
ritius by the Cceur de Lion, at Liverpool. The Grace
Brown, from Virginia to this port, was ashore in
Crancy Island Flats, Hampton Roads, 13th instant.
The Sobieski, Grey, from Apalachicola to this port,
sprung a leak on the Grief, and in bearing up for Pen-
sacola, was driven ashore on the East Press, on the 26th
ult., during a gale, and would become a wreck ; part of
cargo saved. Arrd. Hibernia steamer, Boston and Hali-
fax, left Boston on the 16th, Halifax 19th.
CORK, SEPT. 27.—S1d. Ethiope steamer, Africa. Off,
Minerva, Brown, Hong-Kong, for Liverpool, left St.
Helena on the 7th ult.
CROOKBA.YRN, SEPT. 25.—Arrd. Cawton, M'Nelly,
Newfoundland.
SHIELDS, SEPT. 28.—Sid. Salem, Bombay.
LIMERICK, SEPT. 27.—The Hannah, Madge, of Dart-
ino.ith, hence to London, with oats, grounded on the
Whelps Rock, about seven miles down the River, last
night, received much damage, and has since fallen over
and filled.
OFF HOLVMEAD, SEPT. 21.—Great Western steamer,
New York.
HULL, SEPT. 29.—Arrd. Bon Accord, Lee, Darin'
Straits, 21st, fish, 140 tuns ; South Durham and Prince
Regent, qualleo.

NEWS.

(PROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
SUNDERLAND, SEPT. 29.—Intelligence has just reached
this town that an explosion, attended with a dreadful
loss of life, took place yesterday afternoon at Haswell
colliery, about ten miles distant from this place. It is
stated that it happened at the time when there were up-
wards of one hundred men in the pit. The men work in
" shifts," or sets, one of which had just descended to re-
Heys the other. Up to eight o'clock this morning it is
reported that eighty bodies had been taken out dead :
this may be an exaggeration, but that the loss has been
fea,rful, appears too probable.

(FROM AICOTIIER CORRESPONDENT.)
On Saturday, at three o'clock in the afternoon, a most
awful proof of the dangers constantly attendant on the
work in which coal-miners are employed, occurred at
Ilaswell colliery. It is believed that upwards of a
hundred lives are sacrificed, but the extent of the injury
is not yet known with certainty. Our information is
derived from a private source : our informant states that
he was at the pit's mouth for some hours on Saturday
night ; the cage was then constantly going up and down
the shaft, but no one was permitted to descend except
some workmen of the colliery ; afterwards some stone-
masons were sent for and descended. At that time
(seven o'clock on Saturday night) none of the bodies had
been brought to the bank, and the greatest secresy was
maintained as to the number who had perished, and the
cause of the accident. Some persons who expressed a
wish to descend were refused.