1870.] 



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points (except that they are both subterranean employments) as 

 widely as possible from each other. 



We have much pleasure in recording the fact that this amalga- 

 mated Bill has been withdrawn. The attention of the House of 

 Commons will no doubt be called early in the next session to some 

 system of legislation for collieries and mines. Let us hope that any 

 Bills which may be framed, will be submitted to some persons 

 familiar with the perils of mining, who may so organize the rules as 

 to render them effective and beneficial. 



The Colliery Inspectors have recently issued their reports of the 

 fatal accidents and deaths in and about the coal and ironstone mines 

 of Great Britain during the year 1869. The following is a con- 

 densed summary of their tabular statement of accidents in collieries : 

















] 



VIlSCELLANEOUS 







Explosions. 



Falls in 

 Mikes. 



In Shafts. 



































Underground. 



On Surface. 





Acci- 

 dents. 



Deaths. 



Acci- 

 dents. 



Deaths. 



Acci- 

 dents. 



Deaths. 



Acci- 

 dents. 



Deaths. 



Acci- 

 dents. 



Deaths. 



[ Northumberland, j 



















1. 1 Cumberland, and \ 



2 



6 



26 



28 



14 



14 



18 



18 



12 



14 



[ North Durham ) 























2. South Durham 



1 



2 



30 



31 



6 



6 



24 



25 



13 



15 



o ( North and East | 

 \ Lancashire J 



3 



3 



39 



39 



11 



12 



14 



15 



7 



7 



. ( West Lancashire 1 

 *'\ and North Wales / 



8 



128 



43 



45 



20 



20 



21 



32 



9 



9 



5. Yorkshire 



1 



1 



38 



41 



6 



7 



12 



15 



5 



5 



( Derbyshire, \ 























n 1 Nottinghamshire, 1 

 ' j Leicestershire, j 



5 



6 



31 



31 



" 



12 



19 



22 



4 



7 



Warwickshire J 























„ fNorth Staffordshire, \ 

 \Chester, Shropshire/ 



s 



7 



25 



25 



7 



7 



9 



10 



1 



1 



o j South Staffordshire,'! 

 \ Worcestershire / 



5 



6 



63 



68 



20 



22 



6 



6 



2 



2 



j Monmouthshire, j 























9. 1 Gloucestershire, > 



6 



23 



37 



37 





, , 



5 



5 



3 



3 



{ Somersetshire ) 























10. South Wales.. .. 



9 



70 



62 



63 



14 



15 



21 



21 



9 



12 



11. Scotland— East .. 



1 



1 



29 



30 



8 



8 



10 



10 



7 



9 



12. Scotland— West .. 



4 



4 



28 



28 



6 



6 







1 



1 



Total in Collieries 



48 



257 



451 



466 



123 



129 



159 



179 



73 



85 



„ Ironstone Mines 



ST 





29 



29 



12 



12 



10 



10 



3 



3 



Gross Total .. .. 



257 



480 



495 



135 



141 



169 



189 



76 



88 



Total fatal accidents 

 Total deaths 



908 in 1869 

 1170 „ 



928 in II 

 1080 



In July we stated that tin mining in our western counties had 

 resumed a condition of high prosperity. This has, unfortunately, 



