SOME OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOCIETY. 
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He was afterwards manager for Mr, Thos. Wilson, of Darton Colliery, 
at the close of Mr. Wilson's colliery work. This was only for a 
brief period. On leaving Mr. Wilson, he and the late Mr. Henry 
Briggs sank the Whitwood Colliery, and for some years they were in 
partnership there. In 1852 he was appointed, on the recommendation 
of the late Earl Fitzwilliam, one of the first four government 
inspectors under the Mines' Regulation Act. His colleagues were 
Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Mathias Dunn and Mr. Dickinson. Mr. Herbert 
Mackwortli soon afterwards was appointed in Mr. Blackwell' s post. 
My brother's district to look after comprised Yorkshire, Nottingham- 
shire, Warwickshire, Somersetshire, South Wales, Derbyshire, 
Leicestershire, South Staffordshire, Wiltshire, and Cornwall, It was 
subsequently reduced to Yorkshire only. On the occasion of the 
last great accident at the Oaks Colliery, Barnsley, his health broke 
down, and he resigned his office. He died in Southport, 3rd 
Nov., 1882. Age, 71. I have some lines written by the late Paul 
Rogers, of Sheffield (then a working man of that town), the inspiration 
• being from hearing my brother's geological lectures. 
Yours very truly, 
James W. Davis, Esq. H. J. Morton. 
Joseph Charlesworth : Senior and Junior. 
The following brief notice of ]\Iessrs. Joseph Charlesworth, father 
and son, who took part in the formation of the Society, has been 
contributed by Mr. J. B. Charlesworth, J. P., of Hatfield Hall, near 
Wakefield. It will perhaps be most fitting to give the letter afibrdiug 
the information as it was received. 
Blairadam House, Kinrossshire, N.B. 
August 32nd, 1888. 
Dear Sir, 
Your letter has been forwarded to me here, and I have the 
pleasure of forwarding to you what I know of the two Joseph Charles- 
worth's you mention, and if you think it worth using, you can put it 
in any form you like. 
