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      IMPORTANT TO INVALIDS . rpHE Proprietor of DR . HAMILTON'S VITAI X PILLS , feeling convinced that the innate good properties of this Medicine , mast by the recommend ations of those who experience ita benign tffioacj , ( in many instances after all other m ^ ans had failed ) do more to bring it into notice , than anything else , has abstained from publishing cases of cure , and ths more so , as he well knows the frauds that are constantly practised upon the public by . fictitious Of manufactured cases , which causes little faith to to attached to such statements . But how different is it with thoso persona who are eye witnesses of tbJ curative powers of a Medicine in their own imnie « diate neighbourhood ; these , indeed , strike home to the convictions of every one under whose notice thef happen to fall . The entire columns of a newspaper would dp totally inadequate to contain a fiftieth part of the details of previous suffering , and the joyous expression of gratitude in the numerons letters he has received . But he disdains to agitate the public mind with them , knowing full well , that the Medicine having gained a footing ) alike in the mansions of the peer and the cottages of tha peasant , nothing can stay its course , nor is there a civilized portion of the globe where it will ao& ultimately be known and prized as the great restorer of health . Sold ia boxes a 13 £ d , 23 . 9 < J and 11 s—In Leeds by Hobson , Northern Star office ; at the offices of th » Mercury and Times ; by Reinhardt and Son , 76 , Briggate , and by most respectable Vendors of Proprietary Medicines . In London , by Simpson ana Co ., the Proprietor ' s Agents , 20 , Mile End Road ; Barclay and Sons , Farringdon-street , and EdwaraSj 67 , St . Pauls . , ¦ - ! 3 »

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      NEW ARRANGElMENTS FOR EMIGRATION I FROM LIVERPOOL To THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA . ^ y iTVL FITZHUGH , WALKER , and Co ., Mehchj . ni * and General Kmigeation Agents , No . lfy Goreo Piazzas , Liverpool , having completed arrange ments with Messrs . Pomeruy and Co ., of the United States , proprietors of the * ' Express Line from tta City of New York to the Western parts of America and Canada , " are now prepared to offer new ano important facilities to Emigrants proceeding to any part of America or Canada " , "which are the following * 1 st . Fitzhugh , Walker , and Co ., are prepared to contract to deliver Emigrants at any part as above ^ either by Canal , Railroad , or other conveyance therfy at fixed prices and low rates , guaranteeing that no delay or detention shall occur in New York , or elst where , on the way . By this means the exact expenc $ of reaching any part of the United States or Canada can be ascertained before leaving England . 2 nd . On arrival at New York , parties engaging with Fitzhugh , Walker , aud Co ., will be met bj competent persons from the office of Pomeroy aud Co ., who will , free of any charge , procure landing certificates for luggage . Sea ., and give such information as to lodging houses , modes , and prices of con . veyaucea and provisions , public works in progress ^ . & . O ., as shall effectually guard emigrants from im « position , and secure them the readiest means k employment . 3 rd . In all the towns and cities , in the interior of the United States , of any importance , Ponaeroy and Co . have offices , where Books of Register are kept , open only to those who present a ticket from Fitt hugh . Walker , and Co ., ( no other house in Great Britain or Ireland having tbe powers to make snob engagements . ) These Registries contain au account of rub lie Works in progress , Farms and Lands for sale , and such general information as is most useful to the party intending to settle there . Fitzhagh , Walker , and Co ., are also prepared to receive for forwarding every week , throngh Pomeroj and Co ., to any and every part of the United Statig and Canada , at fixed moderate rates , boxes , parceL &c , which will be delivered with punctuality anil care , and also to receive and take charge of in tba United States , for delivery in any part of Great Britain , the like boxes , parcels &c . Referring to the above important arrangemeni Fi 1 zhugh , Walker , and Co . take the opportunity to inform parties , intending to Emigrate , that they continue to despatch fine first-class ships for Net * York , Boston , Philadelphia , Baltimore , and Nev Orleans , every three or four days . Every attention is paid to the comfort and accommodation of the passengers , who are provided by the ship with one pound of bread and bread stuff per day , and a plentiful supply of tho b ^ st water . The vessels sail punctually on the day appointed , and to prevent detention , Fitzhugh , Walker , and Co ., engage to paj Emigrants taking their passages by their packelsQw Shilling a-day , if kept after the day appointed . N . B . All Letters , post-paid , addressed to the OffiM No . 12 , Goree Piazzis , will be immediately answered

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      TO LAST MAKERS . A PERFECTLY sober , steady MAN who i 8 % first-rate Workman , may have constant trad full Work , at the Top Wageg of the Trade , oa Application to Mr . James BoLiNGnaoKE , Last and . Boot Tree Manufacturer , 8 , Church Side , Hull , If he also knows something of the Patten Trade , all the better : but he must , in any case , be t thorough workman with the knife .

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      LEEDS TOWN COUNCIL . IMPROVEMENT ACT . WANTED , a SURVEYOR for the BOROUGH OF LEEDS . The following Qualifications will be necessary ' -, That he shall thoroughly understand the Useof ths-Theodolite and Level—that he shall have been accasl tomed to make Surveys—to draw Plans , and to form Estimates thereon—that he shall have had Practice in Excavating and Drifting , and in the Construe , tion of Masonry and Brickwork , and in DesieniD » and Superintending Works connected therewith He will be required to devote the whole of his time to the service of the Town , but an Office and Stationery will be found him . The Salary will not exceed £ 15 » a-year . Further applicsu-ion may be made to the Clerk of the Council , and Testimonials may be sent in on ot before the 39 th of AprL instant . Dated the 5 th April , 1843 . EDWIN EDDISON , Clerk of the Council .

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      TO PAVIER 3 , MASONS , AND IRON FOUNDERS . rp HE Surveyors of Highways for the Townshfo . X of Leeds are ready t . p receive Tenders for th » above description ot WorS . —Application to be nj&jU ( between tha Hours of Ten and Twelve in the Fora noon ) at their Office , Free Market , where Specific ^ tions are now laying . : Sealed Tenders to be delivered on or before Sa { ur » day , the _ 29 th instant . . J . Bramley , Clerk to the Board Leeds , IOth April , 1843 . a <

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      DBEABFCX COI / MERY EXPLOSION . —! T 7 ENTY SEVEN LIVES 1-O 3 T . " ( From Hie London papas . ) REWCASTLB-ON-TTSE , FEIDAT , - A * Rn .. > r . —Ose of those fearful cat&strophes , unfortunately s- j common in Hsis district , occurred on Wednesdcv moi n \ nz , shor tly liefore eight o ' clock , in the Stonnont Mali j Golliery , the property cf St Jehu Grace and partne is , at 'Wreckington , about two miles from this plar a , and ires atteoded by a tremendous sacrifice of hr .-man ) = fe , there having been twenty-seven men "Wid b iys kilted , and six or seven otters sseriondy injured . ' fhe catastrophe , tfcoogh tiras melancholy , in ita-iesults , does Dot appear to have been marked by scy dftbesB appalling circnm-Etances \ rbidb bave frcctentJy attend ed accidents ef a Btmiiar uaturp fr . -uiis xxnghboarhoo a . Tie men < hjitUr

      ¦^ icse& r > fv-a \ h -d £ the-ph had co conception that such an ¦ a ix-jo . % hs £ « ccnrr © 3 in ) t l a boy "was -drawn lip xncci . « -sn » t , and -eTea Qtca " ¦ j "were made aware of but a saall esteat-of * tba cor ., mity . There were upwards ef'Sfty persons eageged in the pit at the time . ; imd of tbese more ^ San fliirry wor ' ted in the -western partoftfca mine ^ erhere'tha « xpl' * aon occurred . Tbe damage -daoe to -tfee pit isrsmaifciWy trifling , scarcely exceeedfcg in tbIiks a few ^ iillinga , not so much ss a prop Bering bsen driveir from its place . Nor did tbe books- < £ the so&rers preeent any of those hamming fastorecwiiich ^ ce geusraiiy -witnessed afte r an ocpioiioii ; verj tew "were bssit at all , and even tbey conipatStzvrij iiujttily , "chSe the majority -were perfectly BBESQred . -Efeare is-thejafore little , if any , doubt that

      Ih « Je » of life-is attributed , not to the ore , bat to tb « . a&sr daffle ,, " , less technically speafcing , the ncxi-¦ OB *« g » a ^ rh « ry , -succeeded , and -was produced by the exploskHL -fioir the accident originated ¦ will probably iBHJ&in Tn »» fr > i- of conjecture . The most current explanation—and 'the ose which mott readily suggests itself —is that * bila Mr . Matthias Gray , the undcr-Tiewer - ( scd one of tile sBffarers ; , -was passing a ¦ working -which hsd been for some -dajs considered to be in s dangei-VBB state , the foul air was Ignited by bis lights and tfce «* BB < Blro vere employed on both sides cf that place ¦ were thote who perished . It may be supposed that ¦ feis melancholy event h&s excited a Tery general sensation thrscghoat the neighbourhood , and spresd orach ssSkring over a large number Gf families , ssany of « hem are-osderstood ta be in a destitute condition . at

      Ania ^ cast -was Thursday Hall ilOOB ! tnn , Wrecimjton , before Mi . J- JL ¥ avell . Coroner ^ '• and after * protrasted investigation , -without dis-¦ eovering ihe imnk&diate cause of the explosion , a ver- i diet of " Accidental SJea'h , * " -was returned . Tbe j follvwiag are the names of the sufferers . —Matthias j < 3 ray , aged 20 , * on ti Mt < Jray , of the ?< Jling , ander- ) Tie- * ei . Tbomas-Cnarlton , aged 26 , oTerman , left a ; ¦ wife and two chfldr 6 n .: Robert Spence , aged 34 . deputy | overnam , left a -wife and four children . Thomas i Hedley , aged S 2 , hewer , left a -wife and three children . ¦

      Humphrey -DLtehbem , aeed 53 , bewer , 3 ert a trtfe George 3 ) itchburn , aged 21 , hewer , «> n of the above :, left a -wife . Michael GlegHom , s § ed 36 , hewer , left a ¦ wife and two children , Tbomas C'eghcrn his brother , aged ^* , hewer , single . John BoWon , aged 27 , hewer , left a TsSe snu three cMldTen . John Jaquea , aged 21 , hewer , single . James Waters , a $ ed -20 , ditto , itft a ¦ wife , John BichaTOBon , aged 26 , ditto , left a wife Jama aToang , aged 29 , ditto , left a wife and fitir tiildren . ; It was tbe first time he had been down the pit The following bojs -were driYers and putters : — IXiTid Sidman . aaed 14 , and John Kidman , 10 ,

      brothers , iiatthew Doxferd , aged IS . TGOicas Dixon , aged 1 £ , zmi John Baon , aged 12 . brothera , & ? orge Pelton . sg « d 16 . JohnToaag , aged 32 . Johu Tuiip , sged 15 John Smith , aged 14 . Abraham Field , aged 22 , Bugh Bughts , aged 31 . Thos . Morris , aged 16 . { From the NevxasH * ChrtmicLe . J CORONER'S IK QUEST . "Wsesisgtox , A pkil 6 . —An inquest was held before Mr . J . Milnes Eayell , ceroner , ai the Half Moon Inn , Wreckington . ; George Bitchie stated that bo went into the pit on "W-ednestisy morning , between four and five o ' clock , ! and temsiz&d there until about 3 eren ; wl } en he went to the crane ithe place where the explosion occurred ; the deputy overman cSobert Spehce ) told him to put : iia candle © ut When he went t « w rk he had to pass a place thst -was -foul , cabled the " head board , " and ,

      considering tbat his Hs was not ssfa , he did not begin work , but left -the place . He C 3 . ee out in the dark from ths ** board" which was dangerous . In going eut lie m&t R-ibert -Spence , who asked why he was not "Working , when witaess said that ba thought he had ieen long enou ^ i-tiisre . Met Matthias Gray , the under"Tiewer , and lie also asked -witness wJs' be was lea-ring vrott , but witness isade no isply , and Gray said that lie would keep haU-a-crown off hia w ^ ges for lea-riEg lib work . WitcesB then came to ban& , and he knew nothing about the accident until his wife informed him of it after ita cccsrrscce . After coming to bank he nerer said a -srera to cay one about the stste of ' . he pit . Witness has been a yHman about nine years , but had nerer been in a pit which hsd filed .

      Mr . R . DaTis , sargeca , stated that he lwad cloBe adjoining tbe colliery , and on the morning of the explosion saw ail the bodies brought to the bank , twenty-Zonr of whom Trere dead , and tfce other eight were all aliTe , but thres died tbe next day . The bodies broagh ' c up dead had died from EtsiTcsation ; bnt the remainder were severely burnt , and be txpected wonld recover . Kobert Rankin , pitman , -Etaitd tbat he worked at the above colliery , and tkis flows tbe pit at the time of the explosion , znd £ t the particular psxt "whicS fired . He bad ' woikfcd in the pit nearly four years . The blast toot place between stTeii and sight o ' clock in the morning , and he -was working in a place about 200 yar ^ s from the crane , but he did not ki : ow what caused the explosion . The T > iiee where he worked was dangerous , and they guieraliy iiseu tfctir lamps , bnt when they could they lighted tfcsir candles . He was brought to bank aearly insensible , bnt soon TecoTErei

      John Barn , pitman , stated that be worked at tha Stormont Main Colliery . He was last down in the pit on IPnesdsy , and was -working at tbe second board from tke crane , at which place he found foul air for ' nearly a fortnight jrerrions . About seven dsya ago , while he was at work with George Ditehtmrn , they took their lamps to Spence , ihe deputy-overman , and complained ol the bad state in wkich they were . The lamps were afterwards cleaned , bnt they wonld not take them , for they considered tfce board where they were working to be very ¦ dangerous on account of the foul air . He did not know ¦ Wha t caused the present explosion .

      Willism Richardson , another pitman , stated that he had worked at the pit since Christmas , and about six weeks ago te complained to the deputy OTerman ab « ut tte h « tgfag of a dooT at his boxrd end , to * -wbea M 15 person went through it Aid not close properly . Witness however , left tbat part of the workings soon after , but did not know whether it had been repaired or not Be did not know what caused the explosion . About seven -weeks ago -witness heard Spence tell the overman abunt hanging two -doors for the better ventilation of the pit , but the overman replied that it would be too mncb expense . The overman was killed on Wednesday morning . During the time he worked in the pit , he never had a laisp in good order . A few minutes before the accident ha left the place where the explosion occurred , but succeeded in reaching the bank . The stoppings of tfce pit he observed were out of order , but he never complained of them for fear of loiing hiB employment .

      „ .. John Alexander , also a pitman in the same colliery , stated that hs had -worked in tlie pit for some time , but thfi last time hs Teas dotro -was the day before the accident Be knew nothing abont the explosion , but he had observed that -the stoppings were not close . The stoppings were all iailt of stone , and were considered out of xepaix . The mtn generally amoDg themselves spoke of the state of tbe pit , but they never complained to any one . The j = ry , about half-past nine o ' clock , and after an hour and a half a consultation , returned a verdict of " Accidental T > aat > , "

      ( From the GoiaLicd Oistnxr of Saturday . J 5 &e public mind in feis district was painfully agitated oa Wednesday last , * y oae of those calamities which are of teofrtquent occurrence in connection with our staple industry—namely , a cral-Eine explosion . The scene of Ihe disaster is within four siies of the borough of Gates head , being the Stormont-Hain colliery , at Wrekenton , on © ateshfad Fell , commonly known by tbe name of the " S ^ ng Pit- The explosion occurred at abeut seven o ' clock in the morning , and proved fatal to twenty-srven men and toys- We give a list of the unlortnn&te sufferers : —

      MES * <¦ Mj . Maltiiiaa Gray , 20 , the Bailer-viewer , son ef Mr . Gray , of the Felling . Tbomas Charlton , 25 , overman . ( who has left a wife and two children . ) Eosert Speixe , 34 , deputy-ortaa- ^ n , jtrife and four children- ) Thomas MosUei , 31 , shifter , iwife and two chDdrtn , ] Thomas Eedley , 32 , hewer , ( sr ' dt and three children . ) Humphrey Dttchharn , hewer , fwife . j

      George "Ditchbutn , 21 , hewer , sob < sf Humphrey * John Jacques , 21 , iewEr . John Robson , 27 , hewer , twife and tJnee -children . ) Edward Robson , 23 , hewer , brotber at Jsfcn . Michael Qeghom , 30 , hewer , ( wife iod iwo cbflnrfln . ) Thonsaa Clegjioni , 20 Jiew « , { brother or Jiidael ) ? Jamei Young , 53 , hewer , jwife and four cbJidren . ) John Richardson , 55 , hewer , ^ wife . ) Jame « Waters , s > , hewer , ( w 5 & . ) * Wednesday mi ZvqwaT md Tonara first day ia thtfpit .

      • MTH 3 U AJTD ?» ItaR 6 . 3 i » tthew Dsxford , ... 1 » Darid Edmaa U Tboisaa Dixon ... . „ 16 John "K ^ riTBiyn , Ms bro-JToIm TXxan , iis bro- tier ... . „ ... ... 10 tber ^ - 12 John Smith ... .... ... 14 Jrim Young 12 ^ AbrahamKeld ^ . ... 12 fieorgeFeiUn ... ... 13 + John Tulip . „ , ... 15 ¦ T&omai Morris w ... 16 fHngh Bnghes ... ,.. 11 ¦ j- Alive when brosght-out ot the pit Tke instmtaneous loss of so many Hres , we need hardUyjiy , produced a stunning eifect in tha immediate localitr of the pit , ini inapired feeHngs of sorrow and B 7 O > pst& 7 tfexpoEbout tbe cnjtOTOSJnf . coontrj . Erery

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      household in and Dearths village of Wrtkenton had to mourn the loss of * a friend or relative . Wives were widowed , and cbiltteen rendered fatherless . It was a monrnfa ! sight to see the bodies of thedead brought to the nrotth of the ahaft , one by one , amidst the cries and tears of tbe living . Stiff and rigid ( the musclta of thexeck exce ' ptcd ) , the dead presented themselves iu « ac = ession—each of Ulem , wi 6 i cataleptic look , in the - poalure in which death had overtaken him—the greati ? number with outstretched arms , as though startled by sudden and unexpected danger . Although the loss of life is great , tbe damge done to the pit is icoaikably trifling . Not a prop has been 6 riTen from its position . A few shiHings , indeed , will repair all tba injury to property that kaa taken place Nor did the persons « f the hapless pitmen suffer greater violence . rF « w of them were bnjmt . It was the ¦ " afterdamp ' that proved so destructive , bereaving so many men and boys of life .

      The workings of tbe pit are of great extent—so extensive , indeed , that one of the pitmen , far removed from tbe site of the accident , continued o . uiet 2 y at bis work , and was not a ^ are of the explosion until an hour after ita occurrence 7 But the pit , although so extensive , has oly one shaft—which Is therefore brattlced , for purposes of T 6 t tilation . Whether or not a sinsle shaft be sufficient for safety , is a point -which we hardly feel cenipetent to decide—or we sbonld be inclined to give a decision in tfce negative . Mr . Grace , the viewer of the colliery , is a gentlemen of great experience and indnstry ,- and , we are sere , wonlil do all tbat lay within his power , te secure the ssfery of the mine .

      An iuouest was held on Tfcursds-y , at tbe house of Mr . Joseph Crasswell , the Half Moon , Wrefcenton , before Lit J . M . Favell , coroner for Chester ward . Mr . John Grace , Jan ., the viewer , and one of the proprietors , attended the inquiry . Mr . W . Locfcey Barle , solicitor , was in attendance on behalf of tbe Pitmen * 8 General- ¥ nion ; Mr . Swallow , of Wateneld , Secretary of the Union , -was slfo present , bcth in his official chamter , and at the request of tbe relatives and friends of the deceased , and tbe men of the colliery . The Jury sworn to investigate the cironrestnnces consisted ef the following householders .- —Xleisra . Simpson Ruthferd , Jacob Gowland , William Simpson , John Fewster , George Wind . Jacob Ayre , John P-illisU-r , John Miller , John Brown , Abner ILneis , Henry Drummond , and Joseph CrasswelL

      The " viewing r . f the bodies' * oocupied a considerable time—the Jury having t >» procewl from house to house , in tbe discharge of this moet distressing duty . On their return to the inquest room , the examination of witnexj . es comineiiced . Giorge Ritchie deposed—1 live at E j ; bton Banks , I am a hewer in Storrnont Main colliery . Tbat is tbe proper name of tbe colliery , but it generally goes by tbe name of lbs King pit . I have wrckeri in the pit nine months . 1 went down on Wednt-sday morning , between four and five e'docfc , and remained until

      ¦ ' nearly seven . When I went to the orane—ta part of [ the pit to which the men generally g > , before starting work )—Spence , the deputy overman , cautioned me to I put out my candle before passing the end of a certain I b » ard , which was vtry foul . [ Tbe " boards '* are cells ' ¦ or recesses hewn at intervals in the pid ** e of s main ' passage ; so that the pitmen , in proceeding along tbt-¦ p > £ sare 3 . necessarily pass the ends or entrances of the ; *• boards . " } 1 wtst to work near the fou ! board . Tte ' pit was sianding fonl in the barrow-way . fTiifit is , the foulness of ihe board extended to its mruiij , and into ¦ tbexsain passage-tray ] I put » nt my cactile . as 1 had been told , in tbe "fceadwa < s course . " I considered the pit so unsafe , tbat 1 did not begin work . 1 lighted my cradle again at James Young ' s , who Wii working ; near the foul boaid . I remained with him about a I -quarter of an hour . He bad only come to woik at the '¦ pit th&t morning . 1 pat out my candle , end repassed i the foul board- I then got a light from Dilchburn , ¦ who tras working in an adjoining board . 1 met Spence at tbe erase . He aiktd me if 1 was not going to work . \ l answered that ] bad baen there long enough . I did I not mention the matter to any other person ( with a view to s remedy . ; J was afraid to do so , for fear I should b « Sned . It does not do to be complaining : oni' gets to be thought -fractious . I iuet Mr . Matthias Gray , the undsr-viewer . He inquired if I was not going to Eiy t work . I ssid " No . " I gave b m no reason for leaving . I He said he wonld stop 2 a . -C-d . from me . 1 said he doratnt . There is a fine of 2 s SI . on a man who leaves

      wilhoui having done his work . Tb * re was no further conversation between us . We parted good friends . I thick te was probably not in earnest about the fine for he spoke laughingly . I huve never had anything stopped off me for neglect of worit . I got home about eight o ' clock . 1 had no taJk with any one on tbe subject , before going home . Tbe next thing I hfaid . was tbat tbe pit had fired . I had been asleep , when my wife came in and told me . I was in bed at the time . I have been a pitman about nine ye . tts , and worked at Sherburn Hill , Wingate , a- ^ d other collieries . The board in question h&a been consul e * . d dangerous for some time—foul to the end . Tbe depot ? overman gave eeneral instructions for candles to be put out in passii . g it I cannot say tbat it was this board which fired- I have never made any coiBplaint to the owners as to tbe state of the mine . I went to the pit immediately 1 heard of the accident . I went down , anfl assisted to get the bodies out . I did not go beyond the crane .

      By ilr . Harle—1 think means might have been used to get tbe foulness away , as it bad continued for a long time . 1 think doors ou ^ bt to have been set at the main headways-conr ? e , with trappers at them . It is not customary to fine partit-s for complaining of foulness There are fly-do- ^ rs at the eiHraace to the boardscooia huDS so as to optn eitJver way ; but the slightest tbin ? will preveut them from triutting . They are not attended by boys . The door * are out of repair , aod ¦ dont shut close- I do not know of any complaint baviC 2 betn made . On the previous d » y , when at my Work in tbe pit , I trembled & 1 > the time , it was bo foul . I do not think there was any brattice " ' in tbe board—[ a partition , to guide the current cf air to the face ef the workings . 3 The men had Davy lamps at tbe commencement of their work , and caodloa afterwards . The moving about of the men helps to clear away the foulness . 1 never ktew a man discharged for complaining of tbe state of the pit .

      Mr . RGbert Davis , of Wrekeuton , surgeou—I was called in immediately after ths accident—Boon after seven o ' clock in the morning . The messenger said a boy was bernt . A second messenger , who came filckly after he first , said they wtre afraid the pit had fired I found this to have been the case . Tulip , Hughes , and Smith , new dead , were brought up alive ; also . Young , Rankin , Mtnhaia , and Aynsley , who still snrvive , bnt are severely burnt , and some of thtm labouring under alirmins , delirium . The cau ^ e of death , \ r > nearly every

      case , was the after-damp . Some of the deceased parties are much burnt , but they might have recovered nevertheless , bad it not been for tbe affer-darop . The quality of the gas varies in different collieries . Is is of a very injurious description in this pit . 1 took care , whe-n on the pit-hpap , to keep the lamps in proper order for tbe men , as they went down the pit to bring up the bodies . One of the lamps having a glass tube , answered better than tbe others , inasmuch as it extinguished ot itself , when the bearer reached the limit of safs-ty . The Davy lamp allows a man to go farther than he can bear .

      Robert Bankin . — I iive at Wrekenton , and had worked at the King pit nearlj fenr yesrs . 1 was in tbe quarter where it fired , when the accidentr took place . This was about seven o ' clock . I was at work in a board about 200 yards from tbe crane , Etar to Young , and knew nothing of the cause of the txploEion . The only thing 1 noticed was a door out of repair , about sixty yards from the place in which I worked . 1 saw the deputy get a hinge , and suppose it was to repair thia door . The part in which 1 woiie ^ was daDgerons . We had to w « k with lamps at first , and then got candies when the foni air had cltaied away . We bad

      lamps as long as we considered thorn ntcessary . About six weeks ago , I named to Mr . Gray that I thtnght the western district of the pit was in a dangerous state . Mr . Gray said he knew it was . The west district was then in a deplcrable state . On the day after I £ po&e to I&r . Gray , the deputy cane to that part of the mine , and I saw him attending to his dnties , remedying what had been complained of . Tbe men were cautioned to avoid the dangerous parts . After the explosion , 1 was ¦ fcronght to back insensible . When 1 became conscious , 1 feit languid , and as if 1 had lost ail my bodily powers . I raved about my son , who was in the pit at the time .

      By Mr . Lockey Harle— I do not recollect what repairs tbe deputy mrde . He stopped persons from going into tbe dangerous parts with a light . Lamps are kept in the pit for the use of the men . There were two lamps in use where I was working . I did Dot observe tbat tbey were out of order . John Burn—1 live at Wrekcr . tr *! , acd Lave worked at tbe King pi ; about a year . I -n as down oa Tuesday . The part wb-.-re I -n-os&ed bad be-. n fcul H * a fortnight . It was the second board from the crane . A week to-day , my companion was at home ill , and George Ditchburn was set to work with aae . Two lamps were given to us , one of which was unsafe . I made trial with the other lamp , and found tha b ^ ard foul » 11 the way from the month to the other -ss . a . About three yards up from the entrance the lana > filled with flume . We

      could not stop at our work . I went to the crane with tbe faulty lamp , and found % ence , tbe deputy , fcbere . I said , " Speace , this is not a proper lamp to no up the board with . " He replied , ' What' s the matter with it ? " He took it to pieces . "He gauze was covered with oil and exusQ coal He held it to the candle , and it flamed fat a considerable time , Jike a " low rope , " [ i . e ., like & lighted ropej This was Id consequence of the lamp not being kept dean . The gsofe was filled up with oil and small coals . Spence cleaned it . We met Charlton , the overman , and told him the reason' of our leaving . He only laughed at us . I vent to work the next day ( March 29 ) , ud foud the pit sot co fouL Th « lamps were then cleaned , ' Spence said he thought the air-course * had been stopped the is $ before , bat he had been through it , * nd It was all right There wa » no door or brattice to tho board where i was working .

      William Richardson . —I live at Wrekenton , and bare worked at the King pit since Christmas . I have been twanty-one jean a pit-man . I made complaints to Spence abont the doors . I iJont think the fly-door » are proper things . The door at my board-end was ont of repair . When aay one passed through it it frequently did not close There waa a large Taeancy between what it was hung upen and the pillar . I could h » Te walked ttuongh { he post sad ib $ jpiJJar . I complained of . this

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      to Spenoe , who said he would have tbe apace built up . 1 cant say whether it was repaired yesterday . I never made any other complaint th&t was not attended to . I have" frequently used lamps . They are never kept in good order . I have never seen a lamp in good order yet There waB a man Bent to bring lampB yesterday , to enable us to get the « ien out ot the pit . He brought four , not one of which was flt'to truBt a man ' s life upon-They were the lamps in general use . They were generally-dirty , and we had to sit down to clean them , or lie idle .

      By Mr . Harle . —About six months ago , I heard Spsnce tell tke overman he couid improve the air , by bauging two additional doors , and mending another . The overman said it would cauBe too much expense , and would require two additional trappers—^ boys who open the doors , to allow tho carriages and the workpeople' to pass , and then close tbem , so that proper ventilation may be kept . ) My brotber was present at the conversation . Bo& Spence and the overman are killed . By tbe Jury—I never had a lamp that was not choked with rflrt and grease , and quite unfit for use . The lamps are liable to take fire when oily and dirty . It is not the duty of the men to clean their own lamps . There is not a lamp-cleaner kept at tbis colliery . The stoppings are very open , so that the air penetrates them . They are unly atone or dry stoppings , plastered over the outside . They ought to be brick , and built with lime . When the air penetrates tbe stoppings , tbe current is injured . I would have complained , but was afraid .

      John Alexander — I live at Wrekenton . I have been a pitman about twenty-eight years . I have worked about nine months at the King pit . 1 was down on Tuesday , but not on Wednesday . TLe air " calls" ( whistles ) through the stoppings . They are built of stone , so far ns I have seen , and pointed with lime . They are out of repair—very much so , some ot them . We often grumbled among ourselves about them , and also to the deputies , who generally agreed with ns tbat they were faulty . I complained three times to tho deputies . I considered the pit in danger from the state of the stoppings . It was sometimes like a furnace when we were working , iu consequence of the escape of air through the doors and stoppings . Sometimes the swing-doors did not close after a cerve or a person passing through . Sometimes they were knocked down , and lay three or four hours before they Were put up again . 1 have known them to lie for days . The ilsputy was diligent , a ; al I have seen him come to put them to rights , when called upon .

      By Mr . Grace—1 have never quarrelled with my masters . I never stated to the magistrates that the pit was in a safe and proper stito , and that tbe owners bad resorted to a trick in laying the pit idle on a particular uay , in order tbat the men might not get thair 30 a . I nbverdid . £ A pitman , accoiding to the " bond , " can claim 0 certain sum for every iiay that the pit is laid off , unless it be laid off for foulness ] By the Jury and Mr . Harle—About eight months ago , tbe pit was laid waste to the south of the waggon-way . The pillars were worked out This , which is called " working in the broken , " destroyed the return of the air , Tho deputy agreed with me that it did so , but nothing was done to remedy this , to my knowledge . By Mr . Grace—There was a little foulness in the " broken , " while 1 was working it , but it would scarce fire . I did not think it dangerous .

      Cuthbert Todd , of Wrekenton—I bave been » pitman 12 years , aud have worked about five years at thia colliery . 1 worked in that part of the pit which ia supposed to have fired . Spence told me that no one was allowed to pass the board end in question with a light . The first board from tbe " mother-gate" was foul . The board-end pi'Iar was not built up , and thero was no air passing . 1 pointed this out to Spence , and he agreed with me about it . I asked him why ho did not get it done . He faid it was the duty of the deputy . I said , " No , it is your duty ; you are here to see these things properly done . " This was en Friday last . It ia not done yet I hava beard the stoppings " calL" Tha last day I was down I said to Speuce it was not ri ^ ht to sand men into that board , when it was foul to the barrow-way , and men working in tbe boards on each side with candles . I asked if he bad no other place for us . He said no ; if we did not go in there , wo must go home .

      Edward Smith—I live Bt Bighton Banks . I have worked two years in the King pit . I was not at work when the accident occurred . I mind tbe roiley-way . In the middle-west crane , two pillars below , I have seen her fire two yards within tbe board in question . About three months since , I was in this board , and caw a boy ' s bait-poke ( provision bag ) lying . I saw a boy go for it Charlton , the overman , brought a candle , and tried tbe board . H « fottnd it would have fired a yard farther in . There was a door put up shortly afterwards . Between the shaft and the bottom of the incline-bank the stoppings are not perfect : they eall " very much . I have often talked to the overman about them . He did not attend to hia duty so as to put things in order . He seldom went further in than tbe top of the incline-bank . I bave toid him it was his duty to attend to these things . The reply was , that I had nothing to do with it . 1

      By Mr . Harle—There were several falls of stones in the air-eoorses . They axe about four feet high . In some places there wonld be about two f « 6 t of that space filled up by falls of stone . George Lowton , Wrekenton—I have worked nearly two years at the King-pit . I was down o ; i Tuesday . 1 am a deputy-oveTiDan . I can state no reason for the accident . I nev .. r had any complain t s made to me of the s ate of tLe pit , either by the preceding witnesses or other parties . J left it in perfect safety on Tuesday night GharKon was a very Bteady man , and very attentive .

      By Mr Grace . —I went round the face of every board with a candle , on Tuelday afternoon . They were all qnite safe . I observed nothing particular—no foulness The board mouth of the wother-gate was in a perfectly Eafe state on Tuesday , I trUd it witb a candle . I never knew a board to require a door , but one was put np . I never kuew a door knocked down , or out ' ef order , but it was always repaired immediately . I never knew tbe " broken , " when worktd , to have any foulness in it . By Mr . Harle—The deputies clean the lamps . I bave cleaned thorn myself , A man is not allowed to take a

      lamp until it has been proved , either by the deputy or some other person . I never had a lamp brought back to me aa being unsafe . I think wo bave more than twenty lamps . We have always sufficient for all purposes . I never knew Charlton threaten the men with fines for making complaints . I have heard tbe stoppings " call , " and they were then repaired . They are built of Btune and lime . I consider a swing door quite safe . A trap-door would certainly be safer , if il were required . We have trap-doors wherever they are requisite . Ihe stoppings between the shaft and the bottom of the incline are not dangcreus . The air passages were all clear of stones and water .

      By the Jury—1 never went round af tei two o ' clock on Tuesday . Jacques was there after me . George Jacques , deputy overman—I brought ; my son ( one of the Bufferers ) lo this pit , from another in which he was employed . I would not have done so , had I considered the King pit unsafe . H « carna here from Hunwick , west of DuThnm . He only commenced work on the morning of tbe accident . Both his mother and I had pressed him ta come here . The stoppings wtre good . One of them * ' calls : "' it is situated between tbe shaft end the bottom of the incline . I did not consider il in a Very bad state No complaints were ever made to me as to the unsafeness of the stoppings or the doora . . They were always mended , when necessary , as

      soon as possible . I never knew a board requiring a door but it was supplied . The doors are always put up at the boards as soon as required . Tbtre are eight working beards to the north of the mother-gate—a door at each boa » d end , tbrte fast bearing-ap docru , and an extra door at the mother-gate board . I think there was not a candle taken down the board in question on Tnesday . We always had a sufficient number of lamps , and in good order . We have instructions to take a lamp to tvery part first thing ; and if we see no foulness , we take tbe top off , and try with the naked lamp . Tbe cause of the boards being occasionally foul is tbo falling of tbe coal : when this occurs , it makes a temoorarv foulness .

      By Mr . Grtxe—I never saw any foulness in the " broken . '' Tfceie is a proper air-courso left on tbe side cf tbe broken—and stoppings put rigulurly in . Nbithtr Smith nor Alexander evtr complained to me of the state « f the workings . I ntver saw any gas in the broken—which 1 considered a rare occurrence . 1 have eee-a the broken worked at BackWOrtb , Sfghill , Morton , Springut-n , Black Fell , and West-Moor . By Mr . Harie — Tbi-. re ia only one shaft to the King pit , but it is divided by a brattice . At this stage of tko inquiry , a plan of the workinss Was prodnced , which Mr . Grace explained to tho coroner and juiy . He a ! so stated how , in hia opinion ( judging frcro tbe futls ) , tbe accident had occurred : — Mr . Gray , the uudtr-viewer , had teen unwell for some few dajs , and therefore absent horn the pit . On bis return , be had probably disputed the alleged foulness Of the " board" so often named ; &ntl , together with Spence cud Charlton , be had proceeded to the

      spot , to test tbe allegation . His yard measure was found lying in tbe board , ar . d , near it , the candlebox of Spence . Charlton was sitting close at hand , holding his account-book—dead . Gray and Spence were at a little distance from the board , on tbe flour ef the pit , as though tbey had been running for thelt liveB . Now , according to Mr . Grace ' s conclusion , Gray , on reaching the board , had knelt dewn , and laid Ida yard-wand on the ground—the ordinary practice on such occasions . Then , with a lighted candle in bis hand , he bad tested the atmosphere of the hoard . Spenee had stood behind him , watching tbe experiment which was to decida the justice of tbe condemnation that had been pasted , in the absence of the under * viewer . This being tha situation of the parties , and Gray raising the candle higher and higher to ascertain tbe condition of tbe board , * ome motion of th « body of Spence had in all probability wafted the gas down upon tbe light—and the explosion followed .

      Mr . 0 race having given thu conjectural explanation of the sauae of the calamity , one other witness was called : — James TurnbuII , wasteman—T have worked nearly eight jean in this pit I believe thero ia air passing through the broken , bat I cannot get in to see . There is one point at which it can be perceived , after it has traversed the broker , I can travel round any port of the waste with a candle , it all times ..

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      No other evidence being offdred , the Cor » ner delivered his charge to the Jury , summing up the evidence with great care ; and when they bad been about two hours in consultation , tbe -Foreman returned a verdict to tbe effect that the deceased individuals had come to their death by accident , and that no blame could be attached to Mr . Grace ; but they recommended that tbe flydoors , the stoppings , and the general ventilation of the pit , should receive the strict consideration and attention of tbe owners , and tbat competent practical men should be employed in its management .

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      HOUSE OF LORDS . —MowDAr APRIL 10 . Lord Brougham adverted to the expence and design of tbe Victoria Tower , connected with tbe new houses of Parliament . Tbe plan was a gross violation of everything like good taste . Lord DuNCAimbN gaid that the tower was included in the original design , aud the expence of building it in the original estimates . After a little routine business , tho House adjourned . Tuesday , April 11 . Lord ASH BURTON expressed his acknowledgments for the vote of thanks passed by their Lordships , approving of bis conduct in effecting tbe successful accomplishment of the Ashburton treaty . The Duke of Wellington moved that the acknowledgments of the Noble Lord be recorded on the minutes , which was agreed to .

      Lord brovohxu laid on tbe table of tbe House n bill for tLe more effectual suppression of the slave trade on the coast of Africi . In framing it he had received the assistance of the Lord Chancellor and of Mr . Bell , the eminent conveyancer . Its provisions were directed to three objects , to prevent ths buying and selling of slaves with plantations , by putting a stop to the trade In articles which were necessary to the maintenance of slavery ; to prevent joint stock companies from dealing in slaves by similar indirect means ; and to check trapping on the coast of Africa , by the establishment of a more effectual mode of trying tbe offenders . Lords Campbell and Ashhvkton expressed their approbation of tbo bill . The Eirl of Aberdeen said he nbaolved from all blame the gallant officer ( Captain Denman ) who commanded in the destruction of the slave barracoons on the coast of Africa , who , ho considered , had acted in a very praiseworthy apirit .

      Lord Denman thanked the Noble Earl for tbe justice which be bad done to tbo gallant officer , and said that on the question of slavery he was disposed to take a higher tone than that of runny of bis friends around him . He considered that alavery should be treated by every nation as a crime against humanity , to be punished by every civili&tl power in the same way as piracy ; it was a crime ug . iinst all nations , and should be repressed by each on ita own responsibility , and without reference to the wisbeB or laws of another . It was in thia spirit that he considered that , in the correspondence of Lord Aahbuiton , too low giound had been taken . The bill was read a first time , and the House adjourned till the 25 th of April .

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      HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Monday , April 10 . Lord JOHN Hussell read the resolutions on education of which he had given notice , and which lie proposes to bring forward after Easter . They ars as follow : — " 1 . That in any bill for the promotion of educa'ion in Great Britain , by which a board efiall be authorised to levy , or cause to be levied , parochial rates , for the erection and maintenance of schools , provision ought to be made for an adequate representation of the rate-paye > 8 of the pariah in such board . " 2 . That the chairman of such board ought to be elected by the board itself . " 3 . That the Holy Scriptures , in tho authorised version , should be taught in all schools established by any such hoard .

      " 4 . That special provision should be made for cases In which Roman Catholic parents may object to tho instruction of their children in tbe Holy Scriptures in such schools . " 5 That no other books of religious instruction should be used in such schools , unless with tha sanction of tbe Archbishops of Canterbury and York , and the concurrence of the committee of Privy Council for education . " 6 . Tbat , in order to prevent the disqualification of competent schoolmasters on religious grounds , the hooks of rei'gions instruction , other than tbe Holy Bible , introduced into tbe schools , should be taught by the clergyman of the parish , or some person appointed by him , to the children of parents who belong to the established church , or who may be desirous tbat their children should be bo instructed .

      " 7- Tbat all children taught in such schools should bave free liberty to resort to any Sunday school , or any place of religious worship which their parents may approve . " 8 . That nny school connected with the National School Society , or the British and Foreign School Society , or any Protestant Dissenters' School , or any Roman Catholic School , which shall bo found upon inspection to be efficiently conducted , should be entitled , by licence from the Privy Council , to grant certificates of school attendance , fdr the purpose of employment in factories of children uud young persons . " 9 . Tbat , in the opinion of this Honae , the eommittee of Privy Council for education ought to be furnished with means to enable them to establish and Maintain a efficient number of training and model schools in Great Britain .

      " 10 . Tbat the said committee ought likewise to be enabled to grant gratuities to deserving schoolmasters , and to afford such aid to schools established by voluntary contrrbutions , aa may tend to the more complete instruction of the people in religious and secular knowledge , while at the same time the rights of conscience may be respected" —( hear ) . Sir James Graham said tbat several of the points embraced in tbe resolutions hud been under tke consideration of tbe Government , and that in consequence important modifications wovld he introduced into the Factories Bill . In reply to Lord Palheuston ,

      Lord Stanley snid that in the case of the Creole no fresh instructions had been Bent out to the Governor of the Bahamas , with a view of providing for any future hypothetical case , but tbat the confidential opinion ef the law officers of tbe Crown has been transmitted to him ; and the House might rest assuied that the right of slaves to their freedom , when in a British port , would not suffer in the bands of tho government . Sir Robert Peel , in reply to Mr . EWiRT , said he had not heard of tbe report that Mr . Ellis was on bis return to tbis country frum the BroBiis without accomplishing his mission . In reply to Mr . Stvj abt Wortley , it was stated by Sir Robert Peel that a slave trade was carried on by Arabs iu the territories of the East India Company , chitfty on tbe Bombay constj and tbut individuals had been prosecuted and punished for participating in it . A new act , however , of which the credit was due to Lord Auckland , was just coming into operation , which would more effectually check the traffic .

      The third reading of the Registration of Voters Bill was passed , and then Lord Chahles Fitzrov moved the addition of a clause , iu order to define more clearly the £ 10 franchise , bat it was objected to by Sir James Graham , aud withdrawn . Mr . Colviie proposed another clause , in order to secure tu a real voter who has been personated the exercise of his right , so that it shall be received by the returning officer as a " tendered vote , " but not counted t ^ n the poll . Some conversation arose on the legal tffect of this clause ; but as the Solicitor and AttornEY-GENERALS txpressed approbation of it , the clause was added to the Bill by way of rider , aa were one or two o&er additions .

      Sir Thomas WUDE then called attention to the provision of the Bill giving to the Court of Common Pleas an appellate jurisdiction on the Bubjuct of disputed votes . In 1604 the House of Commons had secured its right of absolute controul over the elective franchise , which bad not since been questioned . He paioted oiu what he considered to be the inconvenience of giving the appointments of the revising barristers to the judges : such a patronage had a tendency to destroy the independence of the bar , and ., t&ereCore , to injure tbe ii teivsts of the pnblic , so far as an independent

      \ at was concerned ; and be objected , to bringing the elective franchise within the jurisdiction of a court of law at all . The preservation of ita jurisdiction was eiisential to the existence of the House ; let them onee part with their right , and it was gone for ever . Sir RuuEkT Peel ' s bill for the trial of controverted electioiiu had not yet received a fair trial ; it was capable of great improvement . At all events , he thought tbat it ¦ wus too grave a matter to be disposed of in the present manner ; it ought to be made tho subject of a separate bill , and so receive a more deliberate consideration .

      Sir James G&ahau complimented Sir Thomas Wilde as tbe intrepid defender of the privileges of the House . But be denied that the clause to which he bad objected waa any surrender of those privileges . The argument of the Learned Gentleman waa based on a misconception ; the clause did not go so for as a provision of the Irish Registration Bill , which bad been proposed by the late Government . Tbe power of an election committee of the House remained intact by the present Bill ; and he could not see what danger could be dreaded from the reference of a point of law to the Common Pleas , which could be adjudicated upon in the face of public opinion . He would much sooner tract tho judges of A superior conrt of law , than asseasora to be appointed by a majority of the Houe , or even by the more impartial judgment of the Speaker .

      Lord Johh Russell could not allow tbe privileges of tl ; e House to be patted with without a farther protest , and the reference to the case of Ireland had but little weight with bim , There , tbe judges had given a legal decision relative to tbe franchise according to their known political feelings , Tories deciding one way , and Whigs another . They weire now proposing to render a decision ef the Court of Common Pleas , on an appeal from tbe revising barrister ' s court , binding on a committee of tbe House , Air . Fos had said tbat tie repre-

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      sentation 6 f tho people , and trial by jury-, were the tw » safeguards , of the liberties of the people ; and here they were ahout to submit the rights of e * ery elector in the kingdom to the conflicting and varying opinions and decisions of the judges . The Solicitor-General remarked , that by an act passed ! previous to tho Reform Bill , there waa an appeal , injlreland , from the revising barrister to the Judge of asaize . After tbe passing of the Irish Reform Bill , it was a conflicting and disputed question as to the right of election committees to open the registry in Ireland , and the late Sir Michael O'Loghlen , on the part of the then Government , brought in a bill to render the decision of tbe Judge , on appeal , binding

      on a committee of ths House of Commons . By tho present bill , the decision of the Common Pleas was merely made binding on an election committee hi the particular icase , and on the point involved . He regretted that Lord John Russell , considering the weight of his opinion , should bave expressed himself as distrusting the judges of the land , in a matter where political feelings could not possibly operate . There was nothing given up by tbis bill which could be considered as an abandonment of the privileges of the house ; it was merely carrying out an original intention of the Reform Act , only substituting as tbe court of appeal the ' four Judges of the Common Pleas , instead of three revising barristers .

      Mr . HOME supported the clause , and in so doing would be sorry to think he was parting with the privileges of the House . On a division , the motion of Sir THOMAS WILDE was rejected by 102 to 26 . The bill then passed . The second reading of tbe Ecclesiastical Courts Bill was next proposed ; and Sir R H . Inglis said the opposition to the bill was various in its character , some opposing it because it went too far , others because it did not go far enough ; bat all repudiated i this particular measure . It was the destruction of ancient institutions— -proposing at one fell swoop to extinguish no less than 380 courts , some of them coeval with the Conquest . Clerical and lay

      peculiars were to be destroyed ; tbe changes in' the proving and custody of wills were not justified by any necessity ; for on the principle that justice should be broueht home to every man'a door , it was important that they should bi' enrolled on near the respective localities of tbe parties interested as possible ; and after reviewing , at some length , what he considered would be the effect" of the various alterations contemplated by tbe bill , such as that it was a deliberate step towards tbe separation of tho Church from the State , the destruction of the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury ,. < bc , he recommended ita withdrawal , as it was impossible to carry it during tho present session 0 ! Parliament . He concluded by moving tbat the bill be read a second time that day six montba .

      Sir James Graham would not shrink from the responsibility of pn-ssing this measure on the consideration of Parliament , because he was firmly convinced ft wivs for the public interest . No judicial change bad ever ba&n proposed on higher authority , ecclesiastical , jndicisn , and legislative ; and until he ht * ard the argument of Sir R . H . IugHs , he was not prepared for the fact that ; any member of the House could , possibly defend Ihe existence of those scattered ecclesiastical c . / urts , whosa numbers and decisions had led to such extensive litigation . The highest legal functionaries had given their opinion tbat the expense of probate of

      wills would ; not be greater in London than in the country ; white tb < s convenience of centralising tha custody of wills where all th « great disputes on property were mainly adjudicated upon , were advantages of prime importance , and of the gre . it public utility of which they were convinced , even though they admitted some private interests might be affected by it . In thia spirit , the Government would neither withdraw the bill , nor refer it to a select committee , but leave it to the House to decide at once on its principle , and they would view its rejection with tbe regret which their sincere conviction of its importance involved .

      Mr . Jeuvjis contended that the Bill perpetuated , instead of reforming , the monopoly and abuses of Doctor's Commons , in which thirty-four proctors had the sole privilege of taking apprentices , with each of whom a fee of a thousand pounds , or thereabouts , was n quired . He strongly objected to the centralization of wills in London ; and as for tbe registry , if that were all that was r quired , they had already all the machinery at the Stamp-office , in the collection of the legaoy duty . The must objectionable parts of tbe criminal jurisdiction Oi the Ecclesiastical Courts were retained by the Bill , as the Bishops' Courts , with tbe trials for schism , heresy , btawiing , & « . ; while the increase of salaries and patronage to tbe functionaries in London , and the necessary withdrawal of the more respectable practitioners from the country , with the sacrifice of tbeir established business , rendered , tbe aieasiire as orj-xtionabiejon private as on public grounds .

      Colonel SiimiOKPE protested against this addition of salary and patronage to the practitioners of Doctors ' Commons , who were already rich enough and idle enough . The Bill was an infringement of vested rights , and of the rights if the people . Tbe debate , after some noisy contention , was proposed to bea < ijournfcd , bnt a division on it was called for , when the numbers were—136 for the adjournment , and 51 against it . The other orders were then disposed of .

      Tl-esdat , Aprilii . A numt-pr of questions were pnt and answered during the earlier portion of tbe sitting . Mr . T . DUNpiMuE preseuteda petition from" Mr . W . Jones , who bad been recently tried at ; Leicester for sedition , complaining of the conduct of Baron Gurney , the Judge wba | presided at tbe trial . The Hon . Member ( UfcO presented a petition from Leices t er to the same effect , and praying for irquiry into the case ; and that , if a new trial could not be obtained , that the House would take steps to procure remission of the sentence-In reply to Mr . Hindley , Sir Jajies Graham could not state tbe precise ! extent of the modifications to be introduced into ! the Factories Bill . Mr . Villieks , in reply to Mr- Escott , said he intended to bring forward a motion on the Corn Laws early in May .

      In reply to Sir John EaSTHOPE , it was stated by Sir James Graham , tbat tbe Church-rate returns moved for last session , and now collecting were bo voluminous , that he couid not state the precise time when they would be made up , but that he would do all in his power to forward them , and would be able after the Easter recess to give a more definite answer . Mr , Roebuck eiieiUJ from Sir James Graham that the Commissioners irquiring into the criminal law had made several reports , and some important recommendations , especially a condensation of tbe criminal law , more particularly relating to treason snd murder . But ithe Government could not undertake Eueh a condensation , which he thought would more properly be attempted by a commission , if it were undertaken nt all . ; On tbe motion of Sir Robert Peel , it was agreed that the House on its rising should adjourn till the 24 th of April , for the Easter recess .

      The adjourned debate on the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill was postponed till the 2 Sth of April . Mr . EWART , ] who had a notice on the paper for an address to her Majesty on the subject of education , said he was induced , by a statement from Sir James Giuiiau , to postpone it till a later period of the session . Sir John Walsh moved for leave to bring-fn a bill to amend an Act of the let and 2 nd William IV ., c 60 , for the better regulation of parish vestneB in England and Wales . He stated the inconveniences and grievances jwbich he wished to remedy ,, and ' the means which he proposed for tbat purpose to the adoption of the House . Mr . Gally Knight opposed the motion .

      Sir Benjamin Hall also opposed it . defending the management of the Maryltbone vestry , and expressing a confidence that the Government weuld not lend their sanction to repeal the provisions of an act highly pr ' z ^ d by those who enjoyed tbe benefits of ita operation . Caplain ROUS and Mr . Bawes in like manner declared their objections to the motion . Mr . Hume , as a rtsidect in Marylebone of thirty years standing , adduced his personal knowledge of the beneficial working of Hobhouse ' s Act , which was only disliked by those who bad been driven from the management under thu close pystem . Colonel T . WO . OD ( Middlesex * and Mr . MacKinnon both admitted that Sir John Walsh had gone too far , but were of opinion that he should be permitted to introduce hia Bill , ami' let it be printed .

      Sir James Graham was led to believe that in many parishes of the metropolis great discontent prevailed ¦ wi th tbe existing ; state of tbe law . But after hearing the statement of Sir John Walsh , and the sentiments t xpressed on both sides of tbe House in opposition ta his motion , he would recommend him to withdraw it Sir John Walsh complained of the want of courtesy shown to him , and said he was not prepared for the degree of opposition manifested . Therefore , not expecting , from the want of support , to bring his measure to a satisfactory conclusion , he withdrew his motion . Dr . Bow ring [ then rose to move for the correspondence of the British Government witb the Porte on the subject of the Bishop of Jerusalem . He afterwards withdrew it .

      Mr . W . Cowpee then brought forward his motion for a Select Committee to inquire into tbe propriety of setting apart a portion of all waste lands which shall be enclosed by Act of Parliament , to be let out in small allotments to the labouring poor of the district , and also into the best mode of effecting the same . Sir James Gbaham thought that the coarse proposed was a more eafe j one than tbe proposal of a bill ; and though doubtful of the results , he agreed to the appointment of a committee , ia tb « hope that it would Institute a careful inquiry . Mr , HOME said that it would be far better to repeal the Corn Laws , which would be a sure means of relief to the labouring population .

      Colonel T . Wobp ( Middlesex ) suggested an alteration In the terms of the motion , which Mr . Cowper acceded to , and the appointment of the committee waa ordered . Captain Pechell then rose to bring on a motion , but he was met by an observation that there were not forty members present , aud tbis proving to be the Case , tbe House necessarily adjourned .

      Total Withdrawal Of The Manufacture O Mail Coaches In Ireland.—For The Last Mo Or Three

      Total Withdrawal of the Manufacture o Mail Coaches in Ireland . —For the last mo or three

      days , a rumour has been prevalent through the o » J which has created considerable sensation . _ It was generally stated , that Mr . Purcell had lostfthe eotttract , wlneh he held for yeara , for building and supplying tho mail coaches in Ireland , and that a S 00 WH firm had bsen enabled to purchase up , for most IB significant sums , large quantities of stage and mail coaches , m consequence of the spread of railways in England ar . d Scotland , which had thrown them W » on the hands of their owners , and , being thus provided with some hundreds of ready made coaches , obtained at a most tr ' -fting cost , they had underbid

      Mr . Purcell and the Messrs . Bourne . Ihis rumow occasioned considerable discussion on Priday at tW Commercial Buildings , and in other public places * and was rather discredited by mercantile men . » e have since ca « 5 ed inquiries to be made , and have reluctantly to state that this painful report » founded ia truth . We have ascertained that !«• PBrceH has positively lost the contract , and tn » Mr . Uroal , a Scotch gentleman , is the s » cceMl " competitor . We are enabled also to state , ^ atw * contract takes effect from May , and has been H » j « for five years . Mr . Croal has no factory » n « u » country , and will , of course , import his coaches iron Edinburgh and London . —Dublin Mercantile ¦<*•* vertiser .

      Lkkds :—Printed For The Proprietor Feabs" 8 O'Connor, Es«L. Of Hammersmith, County

      LKKDS : —Printed for the Proprietor FEABS " O'CONNOR , Es « L . of Hammersmith , County

      Middlesex , by JOSHUA HOBSON , at hia vw ing Offices , Nos . 12 and 13 , Mark « t-st « et » BriggatM aad Published by til * laid JOSHUA B 0 B 3 « J < i ? for tha said FEAmavf O'COHKOK , ) at hia DW * ling-houM , No . 5 , Market-street , Briggata ; •» interaal Ceamtaication existing between tbe Ka 5 , Marketrstreefc , and the said Nos . 12 it , Market-street , Briggate , thus constituting tt » whole of the said Printing and Publishing Ofl * on » Premises . All Communications mast be addressed , Poet-paid , » Mr . HOBSON , Ntrihem Star Office , Leeda . ( Saturday , April 15 , !»»•)

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 15, 1843, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct646/page/8/