The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-26 00:00:00

TH EXPLOSION AT JARROW

COLLIERY.

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JARROW. SUNDAY NIGHT. —The excitement prevailing
• here to-day has been greater than st any previous period since
the explosion. The bodies of about of the sufferers were this
afternoon consigned to the grave in Jarrow churchyard, the
funeral being witnessed by upwards of 3,000 spectators, many
of whom had come from a considerable distance. The bodies
were placed in decent coffins, which were waiting to receive
them when brought to the surface, and were conveyed to the
churchyard in carts belongiog to the colliery. Some s.f the
surviving relatives of .each joined in the melancholy proces-
sion, and, as usual in the coiliery districts of the north of Eng.
land, the Old Hundredth Psalm was sung on the way to the
burial-ground. The scene was exceedingly solemn.
Unremitting exertions have been made by relays of mat
from the various collieries in the district, directed by many
of the principal viewers, who relieved each other at intervals,
to penetrate the workings of the mine in quest of the bodies
of the sufferers.' 16 had been recovered last night, and 15
others were found to-day, all sadly mutilated by the explo-
sion. Indeed, -mar y were so much disfigured that
impossible to identity them. One b•ely, thought to Le the
George Cram, fodnd -yesterday, was to day diseevered to
that of Themes Love, Cram having been found this afternoon
Love, who had been conveyed to Crem's house, was oe,ordingly
removed to his own, and Cram placed upon the vacant couch.
Lt several eases the surviving friends have had to mourn over a
heap of mutilated remains, without even the me laneholy
faction of knowieg with certainty they were those id their de-
ceased relatives.

There are vet four bodies in the bowels of the earth. One,
that of a boy, is ~upplseti to be under that of a horse, whici
he was employed in attending, and whicia is still 041411
buried in the rubbish blown down from the roof a.-:d sides, so
as nearly to block up the way. Th 4 thr4.e other bodes ire
'suppoted to be further in; but it is hoped that ail wid ha got
at be!ore the morning. The damage done to the mint is
very great, and the roof hai falh n in v.veral }.laces, so au'
the workmen have to clear the way anti repkee the
'• stoppings and brattices" as they advance, to carry the air
'with them.

There have been 33 lives lost by this explosion, 34 in the
Low main, and 4 in the Bensham seam, including Dehy the
overman. William Cranston, the only survivor of those at
work in the Low main, and whose miraculous e cape, after
being upwards
.of 3t hours in the fetid atmosphere, was de-
scribed
.in a former communication, still remains in a very
precarious state. The bleeding last night ha, had a salutary
effect, and he has been sensible at intervals during the day.
_When tke funeral procession way passing his door, he heard
the singing. and was much excited ; but his excitement was
somewhat allayed on his being told it was a prayer meeting,
he being entirely unconscious of the real state of matters.
He has never once referred to the accident, and, of course, it
would be imprudent to mention it to him under present cir-
cumstances.

John Adams, who was in the Bensham seam, has been worse
to-day than yesterday, having had a slight relapse. Ile is not.
however, considered in immediate danger, and hopes are eater.
tained of his recovery. Several of those taken front the
Bensham seam are still suffering severely from the effect of the
choke-damp, though none are in imminent danger.
The inquest on the bodies of the unfortunate sufferers will be
resumed to-morrow morning.

FIGHTING A DUEL.— Napoleon, when he was told
that a cannon ball had killed a sailor who had hid himself in
a coil of rope in the hold of a man-of-war, observed, " A man
can never avoid his fate.;" a fact well illustrated by the follow-
ing circumstance :—An Englishman, "brave as Julius Caesar,"
challenged a Frenchman to mortal combat. Knowing John
Mull to be a dead shot, the Frenchman, being the challenged
party, and having the choice of place, time, and weapons, se-
lected night, a large dark apartment, and pistols. The seconds
were to remain outside and give the wont, after which each
was to fire when ,he pleased. " Fire !" cried the seconds.
when the combatants had been locked in, and declared them-
selves "ready." But no sound was heard. Johnny Bull
Could find no mark for an aim ; and his adversary hearing him
groping- about the room fired at random. John was safe
enough now ; and after searching every corner of the room in
vain for any indidieation of the whereabouts of his antagonist,
at length exclaimed,—'• Come, I'm tired of this fun ; besides,
I'm satisfied ;" and he accordingly groped h.s way to the fire-
place, and fired up the mouth of the chimney. There was a
shriek, and a yell, and down came the Frenchman, dead as a
door nail ! —Antes icon paper.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT TO COL. LASCELLES or
THE GRENADIER GUARDS.—Yestertlay afternoon, between
two and three o'clock, an accident, attended with serious coupe.
tjuences, occurred in South-street, Grosvenor-square, to Col.
Lascelles of the Grenadier Guards, and a cousin of the Earl of
Harewood. The unfortunate gentleman, who is of a very
corpulent habit, was riding a spirited horse, wh.-n in turning
the corner of Park-street the animal stumbled and the Gallant
officer was thrown violently to the ground, the left side of his
face coming in collision with the edge of the kerb stone. On
being raised from the ground he was found to be completely
insensible, and the left eye was forced from its socket and lay
exposed on his cheek ;he was immediately conveyed to his
residence in Upper Grosvenor-street, and Messrs. Alexander
and Lister, surgeons, were promptly in attendance, but he still
remains in a very precarious state.
SUDDEN DEATII OF CAPTAIN DOWLING.--Thia
morning, between six and seven o'clock, Captain Joseph
Dowling, barrack-master of the Scotch Fn,ilier Guards, re-
'Wing in Stafford-row, _Pimlico, was found by his servant
lying extended in the passage of his residence quite dead ;
surgeon was sent for immediately, -who pronounced him to have
been dead some hours. The deceased gentleman had a latch
key of the street door which he always let himself in with, and
it is supposed that on his arrival over night he was seized with a
fit of apoplexy and expired immediately. An inquest is to be
held on the body this day.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.—A daring attempt was
made on Sunday eveMng to break into a small villa or cottage
situated amongst a elni•er of new and partly finished buildings
in the neighbourhood of Westbourne green, Harrow-road, by
a rough-looking man having the appearance of an excavator.
He was latched, it being broad daylight at the time, ley severaft
persons who became cognizant of ins proceedings, and who took
the precaution of acquainting the ; ()lice therewith ; but he, ins
the meantime, while in the act of entering the house by the
parlour window, broke a pane of glass, upon which he imme-
diately retreated, and notwithstanding every exertion on the
part of the police and others at hand at the time, scampered
over the railway and effected his escape. The only persons,_ it
appears, in the house at the time were a lady and her child.
who rushed out for protection in the greatest state of alarm. It.
is supposed that the fellow must by some means have been
aware of the lone state of the house, otherwise he would net
have dared to effect his object at such an hour. This intrude/it
attempt should place persons on their guard not to leave their
houses and women in such lone places without a due amount of
protection against such off.- nders.
ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY, &C., AT SIR 3 01IN
CastreELL's.— Yesterday informat. en was forwarded to the
Metropolitan and City police, that on the night of the 22d inst.
the dwelling-house of Sir John Campbell, No. 39, Curzan-
street, Mayfair, was robbed of the fAiowing articles of jut.el-
lery, viz. —A geld bracelet sot with garnets, a chair bracelet
with hair, an elephant's hair chain set in gold, two r.ir of ear-
rings to match, a diamond crescent brooch, a diamond star
brooch, a pink topaz brooch, a cameo brooch, a brooch set with
various stones, two small pendants attached with grey hair and
initial!, "F. A. McLeod," er " F. A. Mc. ," a pair of filagree
earrings and a brooch to match, a lava cameo brooch set in
gold, a red cornelian paddock with small gold chain and key, a
small gold brooch in shape of a true lover's knot set with tor-
quois and hair in centre, a diamond ring set with three or four
stories, a gold signet ring, engraved, a female holding a snake,
and a small moonstone ring with several stones, and a roses ood
dressing-ease, mounted with silver.
SHAM ATTORNEYS.-111 COnseqr.znce of the
grace brought upon the profession by sham practitioners,
several attorneys have resolved to prosecute such parties,
and enforce against them the penal 4 of 50/., to which those
practising as attorneys without being duly qualified are sub-
jected.
DEATH WHILST SWEARlNG.—Yesterday Mr. Bed-
ford held an inquest at the Black Horse, Bedfordbury, on the
body of John Jones, aged forty-eight,su rdapay rnoortaeirte.Tohn into
The deceased
the
and some companions went on at
Coaoh and Horses, St. Martin's-lane, and whilst there drink-
ing, he wes accused of falsehood by some female, who knew
him. In rebutting the charge lie used the terrible oath of
" May God strike me dead." '1 he oath was hardly uttered
II when he was seized with paralysis of the left side. lie was
taken to Charing-cross Hospital, in which he died fa a few
hours after admission. A post-mortem examination proved
that he died of apoplexy. Verdict accordingly.
EXTRAORDINARY GUNPOWDER BLAST.—OH Tues-
day, in one of Mr. Hosken's granite quarries, near Penryn, a
fine mass of granite, which admeasures about 14,000 cubic feet.
its weight above 1,000 tons, was detached front the surround.
ing rock by means of a charge of 251bs. of gunpowder. In the
explosion the entire mass was seen to leap trim its natural bed.
—Falmouth Pae,',et.

DARING STREET RORBERY.—At a late hour on
Sunday night, as a gentleman named Laming was walking
along Friar-street, Southwark, he observed two women pre-
ceedina in the same direction. As he was passing them they
rushed at him and tried to throw him down, and in the effort
to save himself from falling he seized the prisoner's companion,
who in a very adroit manner snatched the gold 0-1 ant of the
breast of his shirt. The moment she got pos=ession of the pin
both women ran away and got into Blacktriars-read. One of
them was secured, hut her companion made her escape, and
the pin has not been rccovs red. The woman who was taken
wag committed yesterday from the Southwark Police-court fur
three months at the treadmill.

DEER. STALKING.—'I he fores's have not yet been
much entered in ►earch of the antlered tribes. Deer are said
to be in fine condition, but they have not yet cleared off the
velvet from their horns. At Glengarry three red deer and a
roe have been shot. Sir 11. Meux and party have also been
successful in kiliing several, one of them with a good head.
At Cawdor, the Hon. 0. buncombe got a tine s'ag, and Lord
W. 'lllynne a roc. Lord Lovat and his sons have, at Glen-
strathfarar, secured severalstags —Scotch Reformers' Gazette.
111Oli LIFE BELOW STAlRS.—Yesterday afternoon
between two and three o'clock, Mr. Seyville, a gentleman
residing in the Walworth-road, unexpectedly returned from
Gravesend, where he had been with his family, and discovered
that the cook, Mary Turner, whom he had left in charge of his
house, had invited a large party of her friends to an afternoon
assembly. The company were all in high glee in the drawing-
room when Mr. Seyville inopportunely returned. Variotts
were the eipedients to which the unlucky visitors had recourse
to secrete themselves, some being found in the coal cellar and
every imaginable place where they could hide. Mr. Seyvillo
contented himself with turning the 'arty out, including " the
founder of the feast," thus giving a very unpleasant termination
to their entertainment.

GAME PRESERVING.—We have heard a strange
tale relating to Sir H. Verney and game preserving. Sir Harry
has, on many occasions reeently, opposed the practice of game
preserving; and he, a short time since, gave his tenantry leave
to kill the game on the farms in their occupation. This liberty
has now been taken from the occupiers, and we understami that
Sir Harry has let the manor of Middle and Steeple Clay don to
a person of the name of Boyd, who resides in Loudon. The
game is now to be rigidly pre.erved, and an appointment at
keepers arid lookers-out has taken place ; six persons are now
so employed. It was only in November last that the Baronet
gave his tenantry the right of shooting, and now in August
they are given to undei stand that it has been let for a valuable
consideration. We trust, for the credit of Sir Harry, that this
statement ran be denied. —Ayesbury News.
ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.
On Monday morning, between seven and eight o'clock, an ae-
cident occurred by which a fine horse, value upwards of 401.,
belonging to Mr. Hoofe, the contractor of the Tunbridge
Bromel line was sacrificed. It appears that some labourers of
Mr. bode were at work uv.der the direction of Henry Bailey,
the foreman of the works at the Tunbridge station, drawing
timber, and, on crossing the line at Tunbridge, diseonnecteA
the leader from the train. At this moment the first up train
from Dover came along, and the engine struck the poor animal
on its haunches with such violence, as to knock it down, when
the whole train, consisting of about thirty carriages, passed,
over it, the sudden shock causing considerable alarm to the.
passengers. At the time of the occurrence there was a
dense fog.
The corn harvest has commenced in all parts of
Wales. In Carmarthenshire considerable difficulty is expe-
rienred in obtaining good reapers, and advanced wages are
freely offered. The weather is now every thing that the au*
sanguine could wish for, and the country is necessarily deriving
considerable benefit from it.— Treishmna.