Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1863-05-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

BRIDGEND. England they had a systetn at work—the double turn—. BRIDOEND Mall GOWNITIOGR BOARD OF GUARDIANS by which they obtained double the quantity of coal from —1:66 usual meeting of the Board was held at the Union a given space to what was now the case at Aberdare. Worklinnuse, Bridgend, on Saturday, J. C. Nieholl, Esq•, Whether they adopted pillar and stall or any other mode in the chair. Tire clerk read a letter received from Liver- of working, they would never be able to compete propool, relative to a bill brought forward in Parliament by perly with the North of England until they followed Sir Henry Bruce with reference to Irish paupers, which the plat referred to. imposes upon Eugland and Sootland the tax of keeping Mr. Jonx WILLIAMi differed with Mr Naysinith, exallArish paupers (after a residence in England of six cept as regard the larger seams. They found the long months) who feel disposed ten ask for relief. A letter was wall a great advantage, arid far superior to the pillar and also road front Merthyr inn the same subject, and it was stell. In the six feet coal, they found that the falls unaniutonely resolved by the B nerd that the measure should came down on the gobs and formed good supports. They be strenuously opposed. A atatement of the condition of were equally successful in the four-foot. A greater the pampers in the Welton Lunatic Asylum, required by Act quantity of coal could be o'itairied by long wall, and it . of irarliament, was read, which concluded the public was in a better state for the market. business. Mr. Wtaxelsow said he had introduced the long wall in Mr. Powell's collieries inn the Aberdare valley, and . In the year 1861; 147—w-iiic6 the returns have thy lad been working it successfully for some years. lately been c impleteil, 26 person,s were killed by light- There was less gas at nulling than in the pillar and stall, nine in England, 44 railway passengers by accidents and there were never any complaints now of tender coal. occurriug witheut their own fault, 4 persons by hydro- Mr. BEDLINHTON said he had been of opinion for phobia, 11 men were executed, 63 persons died from . 1 some time that there was no difficulty in workine coal ' privation, 5291'10,11 inSiluity, 258 persons were accident- tally poisoned, 982 nten and 365 women commided of six feet and under by long-wall. All beds of coal did suicide ;6 of these were above 85 years old, 9 were under not lie the same, and theref ire it was not etney to adopt • 15. 2,351 persons were accidentally drowned, above long work in every place. They were all pillar and stall three fourths or them nit en age when every islander men originally, and tfierefore it was clear that long-wall , ought to know how to swim, 5.24 men and 133 women I was superior, or else they would not have taken the flied of a ichoi,olisin, 15 men end 24 women died of inelan- trouble to change the system. thely, 1 111% /I ot rage '2 women of fright; 12,056 men After some observatinne from Mr. 11,10, marry Mr. end 15,8 i rWennen died of no other cause than old age. 'The old, ~tt pi 'pen sehe died in the year was a woeiten ee I‘. AYsitall. sett., end . titer mend) rs, a *Oa ef [banks 114 in Phintshiret to Mr. Hadley atom] the disen,asees.