BUDDLE PLACE-BOOK – 27 Oct. 1836 to 20 May 1836 Bud-48-4

1835 1 Octr. 27th. Tuesday. At Percy-main, correcting

P. main measurs for the greater Security of the Colly. Howdon Pit, against the recurrence of Risk

Similar to that of yesterday. Combes’ Attended Mr. Combes Lecture on Phreno- Lecture logy, in the Evening – the Subject, Perception,

Conception, and imagination. Coal. T. Octr. 28th. Wed. Attended a meeting of Meeting the United Committee of the C.Trade

at Newcastle. - on the Subject of [Securing] the General Regulation. Made Some progress, and adjourned to Tueday 17th. Nov. at Chester.

Mr. Comb Attended Mr. Combes’ Lecture on Phre- nology, in reference to Education, at the Music Hall, in the Evening.

Mr.Russell Octr. 29th. Thursday. Recd. a Letter from decides to Mr. Russell this Morning, to say tha Carry on the had declined th. Proposals which he W.End had received for W.End Colliery, and Colliery that he had decided to carry it on himself himself

1835 2. At Mr. Combes’ Lecture in the Evening.

Walls-end Octr. 30th. Friday At Walls-end, and made fresh Colly. arrangements for carrying on the Colliery for

Mr. Russell. Mr. Combe Attended Mr. Combes’ concluding Lecture of

his Course, which was a very interesting one. Octr. 31st. Saturday At Newcastle – had a meeting with Col. Mills on the Arrangements for carrying on Walls-end Colliery in Future Nov. 1st. Sunday Dined with Mr. Easterly Nov. 2d. Monday Viewed the C Pit W.End. Ben- sham Seam. Gauged the quantity of Atmosp. Air going into the E.Way, and found it as follows viz First of Current in E. Mothergait – 15210 Cub. Ft. P. Min.

Walls-end Going to the Furnace after being Split Colly. and airing the 1st. N.E. Heads 8100 do.

Current of Going to Dumb Furnace, by the Air Pipe drifts 7110 do.

Quantity of 15,210 Gas. Found the workings in the first pair of N.E.

Heads. very Clean, and in a most Satisfactory State, with very little Gas, apparently discharging. But in the Pipe drift the return from the E. the current was highly explosive. There according to Sr. H. Davey’s Rule, the quantity of Gas discharging from the E.Way must have, at least 7110 = 507.857 14

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But Say 508 Cub. Feet P. min. Urpeth Viewed Urpeth Colliery with Messrs. Easton and Colly. Nick. Wood – to value, and advise generally on

the mode of Conducting the Colly.

Went to Anfield in the Evening Medomsley Nov. 3d. Tuesday Viewed Medomsley Colliery in

and the morning. At Tanfield-moor, and Pensher Tan F-moor in the afternoon.

Adventr. Nov. 4th. Wed. Viewed Adventure Pit Pit Rainton Colly.

C.T. meetg. Attended a meeting of the Tyne Commn. on the Case of Reference between Percy-main and Gosforth Colls.

Howdon Nov. 5th. Thursday Viewed the Howdon Pit Pit in the Morng. Met the P.main Co. at the

Seaham Colliery. At Seaham Harbour in the After- Harbr. noon, and Pensher in the Evening.

Have got the Drop in the Dock into Full operation. It answers very well, but from the great length of the [Jile], it requires great Brake Power.

Whitwell Nov. 6th. Friday - advised with Mr. Morton on Grange the expediency of his taking Gre[g]sons Whitwell Coal. Grange Coal for Lord Durham – framed the

1835 4. out line of a Proposal – for taking it. Saw Mr. T Harrison, on the Subject of my

Pensher Quarry offer of Stone from Pensher Quarry – to the Durham R. Way Co. for building the Bridge across the Wear. He thinks it will be accepted.

Scientific Attended a meeting of the Scientific Institution institution in the Evening. The Revd. W.

[Furrier] read a paper on the Tides. Nov. 7th. Saturday Met Messrs. N. Wood & Easton at the Partnership Office, on the

Urpeth Urpeth Colliery Business. Colliery Met the Backth. Co. and wrote a

Letter to Hugh Taylor, relative to Sinking a new Pit at Backth. Colliery.

Mr. Mr. Hasington Ld. Howdons Agent called Hasington upon me, to ask if I thought Lord L.

would be favourable to project for ex- tending the Hartlepool Rail-way, into Wear-dale. The Line wd. have to pass this the Church Kelloe Estate. I told Mr. H. I was not prepared to give an opinion on the Subject, but that I wd. mention his

1835 5. wishes to Mr. Mc. Donnell. Nov. 9th. Monday Viewed Backworth Colliery

Backworth Canning’s Way. Nothing particular – only the Colly. places approaching the 3 Faths. Dyke have fallen in

with Some Balks and danty Coal. Met Messrs. Easton & Nick. Wood at the

Urpeth Partnership Office, and made progress in the Colly Urpeth business.

Saw Mr. Marreeo, who [rephrased] Mr. Greens Marreeo views relative to the Charlaw Royalties.

Marreeo also requested me to Send a re- Pensher newed offer to the directors of the Durham Quarry Junction Railway for Supplying Stones from

Pensher Quarry, to build the Bridge over the Wear Nov. 10th. Tuesday At Rainton and Pittington

Rainton & and returned to Pensher by Hetton Colliery. Pittington Nov.11th. Wed. At Rainton Colliery plan-

Colls. ning various matters relative to the work- ing of the Colliery &c.

Mr. Hoyle Received a Note from Mr. Hoyle to inform Quantity me that the maximum Consumption of Gas of Gas in Newcastle is 2000,000 Cub. Feet in 24

Consumed in Hours – the present Consn.l is 160,000 Cub. Ft. Newcastle in the Same time. The discharge of Gas

1835 6. into the Pipe Drift at Walls-end Colly.

Quantity of See pas 2 o is 507.857 Cub. Feet P. Min Gas evolved Then 507.857 X 60 X 24 = 731,314 Cub. Ft

in in 24 Hours. C Pit Walls- The Gas Pipe at the top end Colliery of the Pit discharges in 166980

the 24 Hours 898294 = 4.49 times the maximum Consumpn. of Newcastle, and more than 5 times the ordinary Consumption. Nov. 12th. Thursday Spent the day at Pensher Office, on the Colliery Affairs. Nov. 13th. Friday Attend a meeting of the

Tyne Comm Tyne Commrs. At Newcastle, to which the re- ittee meeting presentatives of Benwell, Jarrow, Percy-main

Team, and St. Lawrence Collieries were Sum- moned, to State their reasons for not having Signed the Articles of Agreet. for continuing

the Regulation. The Benwell & St. Lawrence

Representatives attended, but and got matters explained, but the others did not attend

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Nov. 14th. Satdy At Newcastle. Met Urpeth Messrs. Easton & N. Wood in the morng. Colliery on the Urpeth Business.

Met Messrs. Morton, Donkin, Phillip- son & J. Wood, in the Afternoon on Coal-trade Affairs Nov. 15th. Sunday At home Morng. dined with Mr. Easterly

Mr. Mc. Nov. 16th. Monday Waited upon Mr. Donnell Mc. Donnell at Ravensworth Castle, on

Lord L_’s Business. Mr. Mc. Donnell Batson met me again in Newcastle, at Mr. Bat-

son’s Office, where we had a discussion with him, on Lord L_’s Trust Affairs.

Natural I gave a Lecture in the Evening to the History Natural Histy. Society, on the Ventilation of Society. Collieries, and the late accident at Walls-

end Colliery. Meeting of Nov. 17th. Tuesday Attended a meeting of

C.T. Commee. the United Committees of the Coal-trade at Regulatn. Chester, when the preliminary Articles of an Agreed to Agreement for containing the general re-

gulation of the Trade were unanimously

1835 8 agreed to Wednesday Nov. 18th. Thursday Spent the morng. with Mr.

Mr. Mc. Donnell Mc. Donnell at Pensher. Walls-end Evening. Nov. 19th. Thursday Viewed Percy Pit, in the

Percy-main Bensham, and the Main Coal, Red-burn Way are making preparation for the Furnaces in the Bensham.

Explosion An explosion took place in the Pit Lower Killed main Seam Collingwood main Colly. by

which Campbell Deputy, 2 Hewers and 8 Boys Putters were Killed Nov. 20th. Friday Met Messrs. N. Wood and Th.

Urpeth Easton at the Partnership Office, and made further Progress with the Urpeth business

Ouston Nov. 21st. Satdy. Met Mr. Easton & Th Forster on the renewal of Ouston Colly. Lease – did

Nov. 20th. not finally agree Tyne Comm. Attended a Tyne Commrs. Meeting where

Meeting Mr. Burdon Signed the Articles of Agreet. for Scientific continuing the Regulation. Institution Attended a Meeting of the Scientific and C. Millers’ Literary Club, when Mr. H. Patterson read a Paper Concert on the Crusades. At Ch. Millers Concert[y]

1835 9. Nov. 21st. Saturday. Met Messrs. Marreeo and

Messrs. T. Harrison, on Medomsley Colly. business. Marreeo They told me that they had not been able to let

and the building of the Bridge over the Wear, and Th. Harrison that the Junction R.W. Co. would probably have

Pensher to build it themselves, but that in either Case Quarry they Should take the Stone from Pensher Quarry

What the objected to, was being bound to take the Stone in the quantity and proportions I had Stipulated. I explained that I only wished to have the Quarry [used] fairly So as that no waste of Stone Should be committed. They Said they wished for nothing more, consequently we could not haver any difficulty in agreeing. They Said they would take all the Waste Stone from the Quarry for ballasting the Way-used to deliver it at a point to be fixed.

Holywell Nov. 23d. Monday Viewed Holywell Colliery. Colly. Benwell in the Afternoon, and Anfield in the

Evening. Lanchester Nov. 24th. Tuesday Viewed the So. Pit Lanchester Common Common. Tanfield-moor, and Pensher in Tanfield- the Afternoon.

moor

1835 10. Hetton Colly Nov. 25th. Wed. Viewed the Old Pit Hetton

Colly. Hutton Seam, in Fox & Sheppardson’s Royalties. Fox’s all in the whole, Shppardsons all in the Pillars.

Mr. Mc. Mr. Mc.Donnell at Pensher

Donnell Nov. 26th. Thursday Attended a Commission Commission Meeting at Sunderland. Certain Resols.

meeting relative to the N. Dock rescinded & others River Wear Passed.

Mr. Morton dined with Mr. Mc. Donnell at Pensher

Tyne Commettee Nov. 27th. Friday Attended a Tyne Commrs. meeting Meetg. Lord Wharncliffe present Discussed

Lord Warn- Mr. W. Brandlings affairs with his Ldp.

cliffe Recd. a Letter from J. Gregson to Say that they wd. commence the Shipmt. of the N.

Jno. Gregson Hetton Coals at Seaham & Run the Risk of opposition of the Way-leave Propns. If they Shd. Stop the leadg. it will only be the cost of the converting Breach lost.

Mr. Hunt Nov. 28th. Satdy. At N.Castle – negotiated

with Mr. Hunt, for Way-leave thro’ Mrs Warwick’s Birtley Estate. He is to make

1835 11. a proposal.

View Nov. 30th. Monday Viewed Flatworth Pit – working Flatworth Pit all in the Pillars – drawing near to Shaft. Two

Cranes at work, each about 150 yards from the Shaft Working all with Davies – the air-course languid, but the working Juds, all clear. Dec. 1st. Tuesday Attended a meetg. of the [joio]

C.T. Commee. at N.Castle – Lord Warncliffe present Committee Adjurned to the 7th. to receive the final Ans.

meeting of the Stanhope Co. as to the Regulation Mr. W. Brandlings application to the

Mr. W. Trade for remuneration for his services was

Brandlings withdrawn by the advice of Lord Warncliffe

application as the feeling of the Trade was by no With-drawn means unanimous on the Subject.

40 P. m . was Issued for the first 15 Days of December. Pensher in the Afternoon Dec. 2d. Wed. Spent the Day at Pensher with

Seaham Th. Nicholson – making Estimates and Harbour Statements for an application to the Exchqr. Loan of Bill Loan-Office for a further Loan of Bills Excheqr. to finish the Harbour

Bills Dec. 3d. Thursday. Met Mr. Mc. Donnell

1835 12. at Seaham – examined the Harbour Works and discussed the afairs of Lord L_’s trust. Slept at Seaham Hall. Dec. 4th. Friday. At Pensher – Newcastle in

Scientific the Evening, meeting of Scientific Inst. Mr. Institution Mc. Gregor read a Paper on the improvement

of navigation of the Tyne by filling up Jarrow Sleek. Dec. 5th. Saturday At Newcastle – general business. Decr. 7th. Monday Viewed Backworth Colly

Backworth Canning’s District – Set out a division

of the Workings next Killingworth Boundary

for working the Pillars immediately after

the whole-mine. Committee Attended a meeting of the Joint Commrs.

Meeting at Newcastle, to receive the Ansr. of the Stanhope Co. which was not Satisfactory. Mr. Mc. Donnell attended this meeting. Went to Pensher in the Evening. Dec. 8th. Tuesday Spent the day at Pensher with Nicholson & Thorman in estimating the Amount required to complete the Works at

1835 13 Seaham Seaham Harbour, and Statement of the Harbour expenditure of the Exchqr. - Loan – Preparatory

Exchequer for making application for an additional Loan Loan.

Dec. 9th. Wednesday Examined the Works at Rainton and Pittington. Dec. 10th. Thursday Spent the morng. at Pensher

Exchequer with Th. Nicholson & Thorman, in finishing the Loan Estimates and Statemt. for the application

Seaham to the Exchqr. Bill Loan Office for an additional Harbour Loan to complete the Works at Seaham Harbr.

Sent those Documents off by the Mail from Chester

in the Eveng. to J. Gregson.

Mr. Mc. Mr. Mc. Donnell at Pensher to meet Mr. Donnell Hindhaugh to balance the Colly Accots. for

1834. Mr. Mc. Dec. 11th. Friday Met Mr. Mc. Donnell in N.Castle Donnell and consulted Mr. Donkin as to the Trustees Donkin Liabilities, and the mode of indemnifying them-

Batson & selves. Had a meeting with Messrs. Batson & Hindhaugh Hindhaugh also, on the arrangement and balancing

of the Accots. I attended a meeting of the Joint Commrs. when certain resolutions were drawn up on the

1835 13.[13a] States of affairs with the Stanhope Co. to be

Committee laid before the full meeting of the Committees at meeting Chester, on the 15th. Inst.

Dec. 12th. Saturday. Mr. Sykes Sent one the followg Articles this morning Antiquities 1. A two edged Sword – date 1414,

Mr. Sykes which he calls Agincourt, being the year in which that Battle was fought 2. An Italian Steletto 3. A Highland Dirk – the Thistle on the Guard. 4. A large Pistol (tower marked

1744) user belonging to the 3d.or

Kings own Dragoon Guards 5. The Snout of the Saw Fish. Prints &c. 1. Views of Melross & Drybrugh Abbeys by Richardson of Newcastle – Picked proof Impressions 2. Fountains Abbey fine proof impressions – 8 drawings with letter press descriptions 3. “P[insher]” a fine proof impression – engraved by Scott 4. Plans &c. of the Castle of Newcastle upon

Tyne – 9 views complete.

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Dec 12th. Mr. Lawson called upon me on his Colly. Wm. Lawson businesss, and authorizes me to treat with the

Esqr. of St. Laurence Co. for the letting of his Coal, with Brough Ss. M.W. Ridley – under St. Ann’s Close, Red Barnes

Hall Saw Mr. Silvertop, and J. Clayton on the Grand Messrs. Silvertop Lease Colly. Affair.

Saw Mr. Marreeo, who informed me that Ms. J.F. Mr. Marreeo Harrison & London[directors] wd. be down at

Shields tomorrow – advised him to bring them to the metg. at Chester next Tuesday, to talk over the affairs of the trade which he promised to do.

Messrs. Mc. Dec. 13th. Sunday Met Mr. Mc. Donnell at Pensher

Donnell, Bat- at dinner.

son, and Dec. 14th. Monday Messrs. Mc. Donnell, Batson, and Hindhaugh Hindhaugh met at Pensher Office, and exd. Trust Accts. the Books, and finally closed, and Signed the

for 1834 trust Accot. for Lord. L_’s Collieries and Estates Balanced & for 1834.

closed Dec. 15th. Tuesday Mr. Mc. Donnell left Pensher for Wynyard. Attended a meeting of the joint Committee

Meeting of at Chester. Messrs. Marreeo and J.F. Harrison Joint Commee. had an interview with a deputation of the Com-

Messrs. Marreeo mittee. They Sd. they would recommend the & J.F. Harrison Bd. of Directors to adopt 50,000 instead of 60,00

as their minimum Basis, and leave it to ref[rence]

1835 15. whether they Should have 50,000 or 55000, but they had not authority to accede to the principle of unconditional Reference. The Committee could not concede this principle, So no approximation took place. It was resolved by the Committee to recommend the trade to adopt the Regulation notwithstanding – the Commers. to communicate this to their respective Constituents, and to re- port progress to an adjourned meeting to be held at Newcastle, on the 22d. Inst. Dec. 16th. Wed. Spent the day at Pensher and rainton

Tanfield- Dec. 17th. Thursday – took J. Thorman to Tanfield-

moor moor, to Set out the Foundation, for fixing the Resolution Pit Mach[ines] on the Willey Pit the old one being as nearly worn out as possible

Lanchester Met Messrs. Marreeo J.F. Harrison, and Common T. Harrison at Anfield, on the Colliery business

Dec. 18th. Friday Went from Pensher to Newcastle Saw Batson & Hindhaugh on trust business of Lord Londonderry’s. Hindhaugh will give one day in the Week to the Accot. for £160 a year and actual expenses. Spent the Evening at Mr. Carte’s Mr. Hapwood the promising young Violinist there.

1835 16 Dec. 18th. he is a fine, first rate Player. Death of Mr. Th. Easton the Viewer, died at Hebburn Coll

Mr. Easton this afternoon, after an illness of only 48 hours.

Dec. 19th. Saturday At Newcastle Mr. T. Forster Ouston and I had a long discussion with Mr. Hunt on

Colliery Lease the proposed conditions for the renewal of Ouston Colliery Lease – but did not agree. Dec. 20th. Sunday At home Messrs. Mc. Intyre & and Rt. Macreth dined with us.

Holywell Dec. 21st. Monday Viewed Holywell Colliery in Colliery the morning, and at Percy-main in the Afternoon

Dec. 22d. Tuesday Attended a meeting of the

United Committee, when it was finally re-

solved to continue the Regulation notwithstanding Meeting of the Stanhope Co. have not yet Consented to

United Sign the Articles of Agreet. The Committees Committee dined together at the George.

Mr. Geo. Johnson informed me that they Willington were making Some arrangements with their

Water Engines at Willington by which they would probably throw an additional quantity of Water, on Walls-end – but not exceeding two Strokes P. min. for the Engine. Went to Pensher in the Evening Dec. 23d. Wednesday Spent the day at Pensher

Mr. Stephenson in Office business, and dined with Mr. Ste- phenson & Mr. Morton at Lambton Castle

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Mr. Stephenson expressed his Satisfaction with my report of the Lambton Collieries and requested me to view Fatfield Colly. and report to him upon it a connected with the proposed letting of Lumley Colly to the Fatfield Lessees. Dec. 24th. Thursday Met Mr. Mc. Donnell by

Mr. Lord Londonderry’s desire to attend a meeting Mc. Donnell at Stockton, which had been convened by a

requisition to the Mayor, to take into con- Meeting sideration the Great Northern Rail-way, as

at to the effect which it might produce upon Stockton the Trade and interest of the Town and

Port of Stockton. This meeting seems to have been got up chiefly by Mr. Ch[ruks] Tenant under the idea that it was, a job of the Darlington Rail- way Co. to promote the great Northern Line for the benefit of the Darlington Line, and to the prejudice of the Clarance Line, and he went into [numus] details to prove that this was the case Jas. Pease M.P. attended and replied to Tenant’s Statements, in an able and Satisfactory manner – Shewing that Tenant’s

1835 18. Statements were not well founded – that the great Northern Line, was not a job of

Meeting the Darlington Co’s., and that it was more at likely to benefit than to injure Stockton.

Stockton I did not remain till the meeting was

finished, and do not therefore know what resolutions were passed. Lord Londonderry had been informed that the great Northern Line, which passes through his Old Durham Estate, would be highly injurious to the family property. His Ldp. therefore wished me to attend this meeting to see if I could make out how it might affect the interest of the Family. Nothing however, relative to that part of the Line was discussed – it was merely a party affair be- tween the Clarence, and Darlington Rail- way Companies.

West Dec. 25th. Friday Met Mr. Potter at Greenside Townley to Breakfast at James Halls, and then in- Colliery spected the operations at the West Townley

Colliary. Every thing is in great progress and all will be ready for Shipping Coals

by the 1st. of February

Dec. 26th. Saturday At Newcastle, attended

1835 19. Coal-trade a meeting at the Coal-trade Office to

Meeting - new elect a new Committee for next year Commee. elected. Dec. 27th. Sunday Messrs. W. Hutton and Th.

Burnett dined with us Dec. 28th. Monday Mr. Mc. Donnell &

Mr. Mc. Batson at N.Castle. Mr. M.D. [brot.] the Deed Donnell to release Batson from the trust with him, Deed of which was put into Donkins’ hand to p[ower] Release and advise Donkin upon. Mr. Mc. D_ll

went with me to Pensher to dinner Dec. 29th. Tuesday Spent the day with Messrs. Mc. Donnell & Hindhaugh at Pensher on the

Colly. and Trust-Accots.

Dec. 30th. Wed. Accompanied Mr. Mc. D. to Mr. Morton Seaham harbour. Mr. Merton breakfasted Sale of W. with us at Pensher, when the preliminary Herrington on a negotiation for the Sale of W. Herington

and and So. Biddick to Lord Durham was So. Biddock arranged.

Dec. 31th. Thursday Returned to W. End to breakfast this morning. Attended Percy-main Bill-day, and returned to Walls-end Pay Dinner. Messr. J.Reay, Jackson, Burn, Atkinson & W. Oliver at Dinner.

1836 20. Jany. 1st. Friday. At home, Messr. Lock Do[ublelly] & Fiffe, & Mr. Easterby, dined withus.

C.Trade Jany. 2d. FridaySaturday At Newcastle, attended a meetg. Committee of the Tyne, and Wear Commee. All the Colly.

meeting whose Vends are up to lie off for a Fortnt. Those that are Short to vend a portion Say ⅓ or ½ of the Shorts – the Issue for the last Fortt. of the Mo. to be 35 P. m . With Messrs. Batson, Donkin & Carr, relative

Mr. Batson to the business of Mr. B. quitting Lord London- quitting derry’s Trust. He won’t take less than £600

Lord L_’s for his Services during the time he has been in Trust. the trust, that is from 21st. March 1834 to 31 Dec

1835. He declined Signing the deed of release unless Mr. Mc. Donnell wd. enter into a Cont. to indemnify him against all the liabilities of the Trust. Donkin explained that the trust debts wd. be 1st. paid out of the profits of the Colls. which Seemed to reconcile him to the notion of dispensing with the C[ovent.] from Mr. Mc. D_l. Still he declined Signed the Deed till he could See Mr. Carr again on monday. Jany. 4th. Monday. Saw Batson again this Afternoon – he Still declines Signing the release Deed unless Mr. Mc. D_l. Will enter into the Covenant of indemnity – but he will promise not to act upon this Covent. This is nonsense, and I wrote

1836 21. that I did not See any chance of a Speedy adjustment, by, by his meeting Batson. Pensher in the Evening, having viewed Backworth in the morning. Jany. 5 Tuesday Viewed the Hall Pit Hutton

Fatfield Seam & Ayton Pit Five_qr. Fatfield Colly Colliery this mg. at the request of Mr. Stephenson Ld.

Durham’s Auditor - with a view to report my opinion as to what may be most expedient to be done, in the present circumstances of the Colly. Jany. 6th. Wed. Called up at mid-night last night

Execution by Tiplady from Wynd. with a Note from Lord L_

put into to inform me that Lesh Wilson & Bell, had put

Wynd. by an execution (Poney) into Wynd. for £1800 __&__ Lish Wilson Acquesting me to See Gregson at Burden to meet Tip-

and Bell lady at 11 o ‘ clock. Gregson wrote Ld. L. what was necessary to be done and I went to N.Castle to endeavour to find out if any man of the Colly. Tradesmen, who want large Balances are Clients of Carr & Joblings. Jany. 7th. Thursday. Attended the Northumbd.

Sessions quarter Sessions on the grand Jury. Mr. Mc. Donnell came to N.Castle with

1836 22. Gregson to endeavour to get Some arrangement Made with Losh &Co. and to get Batson to execute the deed of Release. Mr. Mc. D_l. & I Saw Wilson & Bell but ed. not make any terms with them – they persisted in allowing the prosecution to take its’ Course on the plea of necessity – not being able to want their Money. Batson vacillated and Shuffled and wd. not Sign the Release

Batson Jany. 8th. Friday After a long discussion with Signs the Batson & Carr, Batson Signed the Deed of re- Release lease, on Condition of being paid £600 in Six Weeks

and having an Undertaking from Mr. Mc. Donnell

that the trust funds Should be applied to the pmt. of the trust debts only ‘till Mr. Batsons’ liabilities were Satisfied. Mr. Mc. D_l.

Assignt. Set off Wynd. with a deed of Assignment to

put him in possession of Ld. L_’s personal p[rog] there as well as at Seaham, as the Officer can be out, and to c[oun]t with Mr. Gregson, in going thro’ Duham as to [t]ailing the Action &c. Jany. 9th. Saturday At N.Castle. Attended a Tyne Comm

1836 23. Meeting. Messrs. Marreeo & Harrison Signed the Articles of Agreement for the Regn. Yesterday. Jany. 10th. Sunday Received a Letter from Mr. Mc.

Execution Donnell to inform me that Gregson had Settled discharged all matters relative to Losh & Co’s Poney – that the

Officer was out of the Ho. at Wynd. and that Dickey Wood & I had to bail the [suit] – he Mr.

Assignment Mc. Donnell indemnifying us. The Assignment to Mr. was executed to him, by Ld. & Lady L. and he

Mc. Donnell had taken possession of both Wynd. & Seaham Jany. 11th. Monday Recd. a Statement of the Shares

Stella in Stella Grand Lease Colliery from Mr. Donkin

Grand – they are as follows

Lease John Buddle 121 John Clayton 111 Silvertop & Towneley 110 Matts. Wm. Dunn 60 Miss Simpson 40 A. Donkin 30 Humble Lamb 8 480 At Percy-main in the Afternoon.

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Jany. 12th. Tuesday Spent the morning at home Mr. Morton and went to Pensher in the Evening. Mr. Letting of Morton Spent the Eveng. with me to discuss the Lumley expediency of Lord Durham, letting Lumley Colly. Colliery to Fatfield Lessees. My opinion is adverse

to the measure. Jany. 13th. Wednesday Went to Durham this Mg.

Great N. of to meet Mr. Storey the Engineer for the Great England N. of England Line – to See where it passes Rail-way thro’ Lord Londonderrys Gilly-gate Moor and

old Durham Property, and to report to his Lordship thereon. Also to give Bail for Ld.

L. in Losh & Co’s Action, but Dicky Wood not

being there, the business was deferred ‘till Frida Jany. 14th. Thursday Viewed Percy Pit in the

Percy-main Bensham Seam, to examine the progress made in the preparations for the Underground Furnace

Harbour Went to Pensher in the Afternoon – made out Accot. with the Statement of Seaham Harbour Accot. with

Braddyll Mr. Braddyll for the year ending 30th. Dec. 1835 by which it appears that the Balce. due to him that day is £

Losh & Co’s Jany. 15th. Friday Went to Durham this Mg. Action bailed to meet Dicky Wood, to bail Losh & Co’s Action

but he wrote Gregson a Letter, declining to

1836. 25. Chittys’ do So. S[mur]thwait, the Landlord of the opinion Rose & Crown joined me in giving bail

on Condition of Gregson and I giving him our joint undertaking Save him harmless The Amot. of the Bail was £1800..13.6. Gregson had got two Several opinions from Mr. Chitty on this question who is of the opinion that in consequence of Lord L_’s privilege as a Peer, this action cannot be maintained Came to Newcastle in the Afternoon.

Scientific Attended a meeting of the Scientific and and Literary Literary Institution in the Evening, a Paper by Institution Sr. Geo. Mc. Kenzie, on the Probable causes of the

Formation of [Calecdoney] Read. Jany. 16th. Satdy Mr. T. F[orster] and I concluded the

Ouston negotiation for the renewal of the Ouston Colly Colliery Lease with Messrs. Hunt & Jno. Easton. Signed

the leads of the Agreet. And enclosed a Copy to Mr. Brockett.

Committee Attended a meeting of the Tyne Committee meeting and made progress with the revision of the

Bases of the Several Collieries for the present year Jany. 18th. Monday Viewed Holywell Colly Got a Trouble [repreart] in the far N.W.

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[ ]ry next Backworth Boundy. Last Thursday Holywell a blower came off at a Fissure in the Roof,

Colly. which fouled the place. The Barometer was Blower low at the time, but it rose Suddenly on

Friday, when the Atmosphd. Air pressed through into the blower-thread, And I found it Still pressing in very Strongly this Mg. Stopped this place, as it is close upon Backworth Boundary, and no Coal to be got beyond it.

Medomsley At Medomsley Colly. where the Screens were

Screens entirely burnt down by Accident last Thsy.

burnt night, during a very high Wind – this Seems to have been purely accidental. Home in the Evening. A very Stormy day

Old Jany. 19th. Tuesday. Old Mr. Hunter died at Mr. Hunter Winlaton. At Pensher in the Afternoon

died Jany. 20th. Wed. At Pittington, and Rainton Collieries Jany. 21st. Thursday. At Seaham Harbour the

Seaham So. Wall of the dock, between the main Gates Harbour and the So. entrance Gate is more nearly finishd.

and the Mooring Posts are fixed in the top of it. The dredging Machine is finished, and if we had a Hopper for it to deliver into, it

1836 27. might immediately be Set to work where- ever, it might be wanted. Met Messrs. H. Taylor, and Plum- mer at the Harbour. Jany. 22d. Friday Rode to Newcastle from

Advance in Lambton and discussed the Subject of an the price of advance of 2/- on the price of Coals. He Coals Pro- thinks with me that there will be no dif-

jected ficulty in accomplishing it provided we can get Hetton Co. to join us. A Majority of the Tyne People are in favour of the measure.

Came to Newcastle in the Afternoon

Stella Grand had a Conference with Mr. J. Clayton Lease on the renewal of the Stella Grand

Lease Attended a meeting of Mr. P. Nicholsons

Peter Commee. in the Evening. Resolved to em- Nicholson ploy a Person to collect the Subscriptions

And also to memorialize the Lords of the Treasury – to endeavour to obtain a Pension for him

C.T. meetg. Jany. 23d. Sa. Attended a C.T. meeting a Hurrican High Wind. of Wind all day, which did great damage.

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Jany. 25th. Monday Viewed the Flatworth Pit Flatworth this morng. and found the workings very clean

Pit. Altho’ from the high Wind on Sa. checked the up-cast, the Whole of the workings, were com- pletely Foul. They were however, very Soon cleaned by a Water-fall, and the weather becoming Moderate they have remained clean.

Stanhope At the Stanhope R.W. Office So. Shields and R Way had a long discussion on the View of the Colls,

Co. next Monday and on various other matters re- lative to the Co’s Affairs. Mr. Thos. W. Budd Solr. of Bedford Row London

Mr. Budd called upon me to give opinion on the question

of Outstroke, between Mrs. Lyon & her Daughter at Hetton Colliery.

Benwell Jany. 26th. Met Messrs. Surtees and Dunn Colliery at Benwell – examined and approved the

Settlement Statement of the Accot. made out by Stourton with Mrs. for Settling with Mrs. Wm. Surtees, on her

Wm. Surtees quitting the Colliery on the 11th. Augt. last The Sum due to her is £1638..7..9¼

Meeting of Jany. 27th. Wednesday Attended a Meeting of Deputations Deputations from the Committees of the three

from the Rivers, to discuss the Claim of the Tees for Committees an increase on their Basis from 160 to

of the 3 200m . On the Fullest investigation the Tyne Rivers and Wear Deputation Could not [adsert] thing

1836 29. beyond an increase of £10,000 to make

Tees Basis their Basis 170,000. They were not Satisfd. with this, and resolved to go to Reference They named Mr. Wilkinson the Recorder of Newcastle, their Referee.

Advance of At dinner I agitated the question of an 2/- P. Ch. on advance of 2/- P. Ch. on the best Coals the Price of – The measure met the general approbation Coals dis- of the Party. The only question was, as to

cussed. the prudence of carrying it into effect ‘till after the binding of the Pitmen. Jany. 28th. Thursday Spent the day at Pensher

Exchequer in Answering certain queries from the Exchqr.

Bill Bill Loan Office preparatory to applying to the Loan Office Commissioners for an additional Loan, on Seam.

Harbour. An explosion took place in the Down’s

Explosion Pit Hetton Collieries this Afternoon about 2 o ‘ Down’s Pit Clock P.M. which killed 16 men and Boys

by burning and Suffocation Jany. 29th. Friday Mr. J. Robson the Viewer of Hetton Colliery called upon me at Pensher this Morning to request me to go with Mr. Geo. Hunter to view the Down’s Pit, and to

1836 30. Investigate the cause of the Accident which took place yesterday. I went accordingly and viewed the Pit with Messrs. Geo. Hunter, Jno.

Down’s Pit Appleby, Mr. Jno. Wood & Jno. Robson. Jabez Oliver Accident Mr. Boyd, the Overman & Several of the Deputies

and [Wastermen] were also there. The explosion had taken place in the farther- most N.W. district of the workings, where there are only 8 N. Boards going at present. The Mothergait Board, and her Marrow, are 2 Pill or 64 yards in advance of the other places, the present going headways, with the Flat or plat-

form, where the Tubs are put upon the rollers

being 2 pillars back from the face of those two Mothergait Boards. The Fore Mothergait Board is the Rolly-way. The first of the Air goes up the Rolly-way Board to the fore, and returns down the back Board for 2 Pillars into the going Heads where it falls into the regular Sheths. The return from these 8 Boards [Diagram goes over a Crossing in the Rolly of Air Way Board at 8 Pillars below the Flow] Flat into another division of the workings. The concussion of

[Down’s Pit Air-course]

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the Explosion blue-up the brick Arch of this Crossing, and immediately took the Air off

Down’s Pit the 8 Boards to the N. of it By this the Accident people were all immersed in the after damp

after the explosion, that is to Say all the people on the In-by Side of the Crossing, and the most of them were Suffocated. The Deputy who had charge of this district had observed during the fore-part of the day that the Trapper at the Door a, had propped the door open, while he went run after and play with the Putters, and had reprimanded him

for it. From all the observations we could

make, and all the information we could gain it appeared that the accident had been occasioned intirely from this door having been Set open by which the back Mothergait Board had been fould, and had fired upon the Hewer when he went in to Commence the back Shift This must evidently have been the case, as he was terribly burnt and killed upon the Spot while the man in the fore board was not burnt, nor ever Saw the Fire, and escaped after having Suffered very much from the

1836 32. effects of the Afterdamp. The Fire had been of very limited extent, and no injury worth mentioning

Down’s Pit was done to the Pit, except the breaking down Accident of the Crossing. During last night the cros-

sing had been repaired, and the Sheth doors Brattice &c. put to rights. We found an Air course of Cub. Feet P. min. passing thro’ the workings, and first examined every place with the Davys, but not finding any appearance of foulness in any of the places, we took the Candles and found the places quite clean and in a working State. The Air-course is not a powerful one, but it is quite Sufficient for working the Pit, which does not make a large quantity of Gas – but will not

admit of any remission or Slackening of

the Current. Found the return at the Furnace very clean. The pit is 12 Ft. drains divided in the middle by a Brattice, into a Coal Shaft & an Engine Shaft. The Coal Shaft is Subdi- vided by a Brattice on Acct. of drawing the large Iron Tubs – one up each quarter. Those two quarter Shafts are the upcast – the Engine

1836 33. Down’s Pit Shaft being down-cast. Observed that one Accident of the quarter Shafts cast down very Strongly

which must injure the general ventilation of the Pit. This was the Case at Backworth Old Pit many years ago.

South Jany. 30th. Saturday Mrr. Wilkinson the Barrister Durham and Rt. Nicholson the Engineer called upon me

Rail-way this mg. Being referred to me by Lord Londer- on the Subject of the So. Durham Rail-way – their object being to obtain his Ldps. Consent to it’s Passing thro’ his Kelloe Estate. I asked him what advantage the conceived wd. result to Lord L. from this project. Their answer was that it would afford him an out-let for his Kello Coal, to Hartlepool

And that it would also afford the means

of Supplying that, And his Ldps. other Estates with Lime. They could not hold out any other prospects of individual ad- vantage to his Lordship. Mr. Th. Taylor, and I intend into negotiation with Mr. N. Wood, for taking Clennell’s Holywell

1836 34. Coal, for the Holywell Co. He agreed to

Clennells’ recommend Clennell to take £250 a year Holywell certain Rent, and 25/- P. Ten of 440 Bolls.

Coal. We think the Coal worth 40/- P. Ten, So that if we can obtain the Easement of Outstroke and Way-leave from the Duke of Northumberland for 15/- we Shall attain our object. I mentioned the Subject to Mr. H. Taylor for consideration.

View of Feby. 1st. Monday. Messrs. N. Wood, and Geo. Medomsley Johnson having been appointed by the Commr.

and of the Tyne, to view Medomsley, and Lan- Lanchester chester Common Colliery – preparatory to Common the reference for fixing their quantity on

the Basis. I accompanied those Gentln.

this Morng. on their view of the Hutton

Seam Workings in Medomsely, and the So. Pit. They did not feel it necessary to examine the Workings of the Stewart Pit Five-quarter. The day very Stormy.

Commee. Feb. 2d. Tuesday Attended a meeting of meeting the United Committee at Chester, to

fix the Issue, and other business. The

1836 35. Issue for the first Fortt. of Feb. was Fixed at 25 P m . with an additional allowance for the Coast. The monthly Issues for last year were as follows viz Jany. 40 P. m . on the Basis Feb. 60 Mar. 58 Ap. 65 May 60 June 40 July 65 Augt. 70 Sep. 80 Octr. 85

Nov. 85

Dec 70

768 = 76 P. Cent, being 24 P. Cent Short of the Basis.

Mr. Feb. 3d. Wed. Mr. Mc. Donnell came to me at Mc. Donnell Pensher, and discussed the affairs of Ld. L_derry’s

trust Trust Accots. Feb. 4th. Thursday Mr. Batson met Mr. Mc. Donnell

Balanced. at Pensher with Hindhaugh, who closed the Trust Accots. for 1835. Feb. 5th. Friday Messrs. Woods & Spence met Mr.

1836 36. Mr. Mc. Donnell at Pensher Office and agreed to take 10,000 Ch. of Vains main Coals, Steam Boat

Woods and Walls-end for exportation @ 16/ 6, and 6000 to 7000 Spencer ch. of twice Screened Small @ 9/- on board, at the

Spouts at Sunderland – being allowed 1/ 6 P. Ch. on cash Sort for guarantee of debts – the net price to be fd. being 15/- for the former, and 7/ 6 P. Ch. for the latter. But if the general price of Coals of Similar quantity Should rise or fall during the year the above prices to rise or fall accordingly.

Woods’ Mr. Woods hinted to me privately that he wd. proposition have no objection to advance £5000 to Mr. Mc.

Donnell at 5 P. Cent Inst. on Condition of being allowed to have a quantity of best Coals Shipped at Seaham, and being abated 1/ 3 P. Ch. out of the

Price to repay this Loan. I mentioned this affair

to Mr. M. D. who felt disposed to entertain the proposition. At Newcastle in the Afternoon. Spent the Evening at Mr. MacKreths’.

Mr. Mc. Feb. 6th. Saturday Met Mr. Wood Mr. Donnell at Donnell Newcastle. Attended a C. trade Commee. meetg.

Committee opposition to the So. Durham Rail-way resolved meeting on Tees Claim for an increase of Basis to

go to Reference Major by. 6th. Sunday Major Emmett Mrs. Hutton

Emmett Mrs. Easterby & Miss Lock dined with us. Major

1836 37. Emmett is just on the point of departure for the Barmudas where he is going for a 5 year’s Station. Feb. 8th. Monday Viewed Backworth Colliery

View – have got holed round on the dip, or N. [ ] Backworth side of the Trouble in Cannings Way. The

down-cast, is only 5 Feet, but the depression of the Seam, for 17 yards thro’ bad Coal on the Rise Side of it is 10 Ft. making the down-cast 15 Ft.in all.

Trouble [Diagram of Coal Seam] [Diagram of Coal Seam]

The Seam appears to be about to resume its natural Rise, beyond the Dyke.

Meeting of The Pitmen from the Northern Collieries

Pitmen held meeting at Seaffoll -ill [C t a ] The object of he meeting, as expressed in the circular, was to take into consideration the best means of protecting themselves from the tyranny and oppression, which they had laboured under Since the abolition of the Union I could not learn any certain Accot. of the Proceedings of the Meeting – only vague rumours

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as to Stand at the Binding, for Binding Money or a general advance of hewing Prices or both. More work, or more Money &c. Hepburn, Ben. Pile, and Hammond at- tended the meeting, which was adjourned for a Fortnight.

Mr. Mc. Feb. 9th. Tuesday Met Mr. Mc. Donnell at Donnell Pensher – he examined the postings of the

Books with Hindhaugh. Feb. 10th. Wedesday Called upon Mr. Mc. Donnell

Ravensworth this morning, at Ravensworth Castle – Saw Ld. Castle and Lady Ravensworth, and Revd. Dr. Wellesley

Trust Accots. Went on to N.Castle, where Mr. Mc. Donnell Signed met me with Geo. Hunter, and Hindhaugh

when the Balce. Sheet of the Trust Accot. for

1835 was Signed by Mr. Mc. D_l. Myself &

Hindhaugh, and Hindhaugh went to Batson at the Town’s Court, and got his Signature also

Mr. Woods Mr. Woods of the Firm of Woods Spence & Co. Arranget. met Mr. Mc. D. Hunter and Myself at the Queens-

with. head, when he agreed Subject to the approval of his parts. to Pay £5000 in advance of the Steam B[oad] Walls-end, and Small Coals which they have to ads vend during the Current year. On condition of being allowed 1/- P. Ch.

1836 39. on 10,000 Ch. as a Bonus for the advance with permission to Ship 10,000 Ch. of W.E. or Eden-main Coals, at Seaham, during the year, if they Should find it convenient to do So.

Howdon Feb. 11th. Thursday Viewed the Howdon Pit Pit in the Fire-tree Way – all working in the

Broken Feb. 12th. Friday Viewed Tyne-main Colly. with

Tyne-main Mr. Geo. Johnson at the request of the Tyne Colliery Commee. to ascertain the State of the Colly. &c.

in consequence of the Co. claiming an increase of Basis. Mr. N. Wood accompanied us as Viewer of the Colliery.

Scientific Attended a meeting of the Literary and Institution Scientific Institution in the Eveng. Mr.

Potter tried Several varieties of Safety Lamp sin the Gas from Walls-end Colliery. They

verified the experiments Recorded by Sr. H. Davy during the period of the invention of the Safety Lamp.

Mr. Mc. Feb. 13th. Saturday Met Mr. Mc. Donnell Donnell at N.Castle. Negotiated with Woods &

Spence for the Sale of Steam Boat Walls- end & Small Coals for Exportation.

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Feb. 15th. Monday Viewed Holywell Colly. this Morng. - the pitmen have limited their work to 12 Corves a day, but have not Shewn any other Symptoms of insubordination.

Mr. Mc. Met Mr. Mc. Donnell at N.Castle, and Donnell arranged the Paymts. of Lesh & Co’s Accot. so as

Lesh & Co. to induce them to quash their Action for the Action £1800. Arranged with Ray[ae] & Co. for the

with-drawn Settlement of their Accot. also Fox’s Settled Geo. Fox’s Action upon Townsend’s Action Bonds for £500, by my advancing the Money Settled and getting Mr. A. Donkin to take Townsend’s

Bond for the money, with Ld. L_’s Bond to Townsend. Mr. Mc. Donnell guarantee the repaymt. of the money in Six Months. It

was contrived So that neither Mr. Mc. Donnell

nor myself Should appear in the transaction – to avoid as much as may be the Risk of other Bond-holders proceeding in a Similar way

Meeting of Attended the Monthly meeting of the Nat. Nat. Histy. history Society, when Mr. Potter exhibited

Society experiments on the Carbonatted Hydrogen from Walls-end Colliery, and tried experiments on the Davy, and other Safety Lamps. The

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Davy could not be made to pass the ex- Experiments plosion in any Current of the mine Gas which

on he could urge thro’ it. But it passed the Davy Lamp explosion when heated Red-hot in a Current

of Common Gas. It passed the explosion when the unshielded Side of the gauze [Glass] was exposed to the Current, but would not pass it when the bark of the Shield was exposed to the Current. Feb. 16th. Tuesday At Pensher – met Mr. N. Hindhaugh there. Feb. 17th. Wed Finished the Documents for

Loan on making application to the Exchequer Bill Seaham Loan Office, for an additional Loan of Harbour £10,000 on Seaham Harbour to finish the

Works.

Feb. 18th. Thursday Got the above documents attested on oath before Mr. R. Carr the Magistrate at Sunderland by Spence, Th. Nicholson, Thorman, and myself.

Meeting of Attended a meeting of the Wear Commrs. Commissioners when it was resolved to petition to be

heard by Council at the Bar of both

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Houses on the Bill brot. in by the No. Dock Co. and Sr. W. Chay[l]or, Mr. Adn. Fenwich, Mr. J. Scott, Mr. Morton, Mr. Phillipson & myself were appointed a Commer.to watch over the progress of the Bill.

Gale of A tremendous gale of Wind came on from Wind the N.E. on Tuesday Evng. and continued

without abatement ‘till 4 o ‘ Clock this morng. The Spring Tides were at their best and unusually high. The Sea broke so violently over the New Work at Sunderld. N. Pier, as to carry away the Steam Eng the Pile Engine, and all the framing and apparatus belonging the diving Bell, and

did much injury in other respects, to the

extent in all of £20,000 and upwards it is estimated. At Seaham the Sea broke over the Piers, and Some Ships broke loose in the Dock by which a few Stones in the top Course of the Dock Wall were displaced but no Serious injury was done. The

1836 43. Sea broke over the Parapet of the Glacis, and washed the Blocks from under the Vessell building, on the Platform in Front of the Lime Kilns. The Vessel fell over, and was much broken and injured

Mr. Mc. Feby. 19th. Friday Went to Durham this Mg. Donnell to call upon Mr. Mc. Donnell at Dr. Wellesleys Durham to take over certain matters before he goes to

London for which place he intends to Set out tomorrow. Come to Newcastle in the Afternoon and went to the Theatre in the Evening to See

Theatre the new Play of the Jewess., with Miss Lock Miss Atkinson and my Sister

Coal trade Feby. 20th. Saturday Attended a Coal trade

Meeting Coal trade. Several representatives Signed the

Committee memorandum for opposing the South Durham appointed to Rail-way. And Mr. R.W. Brandling, Mr. oppose the Joe Lamb, Hugh Taylor, and myself were So. Durham appointed a Committee to manage the bus R.W. Bill. Feb. 21st. Sunday Mr. Easterby, Miss Lock, Mr.

W. Anderson & Mr. Mc. Intyre, dined with us Feb. 22 Monday Viewed the Comb-hill Pit which commenced work on the 1st. Inst. met Mr. Potter at James Halls, and made ar-

1836 44. rangements for the vending the Coals &c. Went to Anfield in the Evening. Feb. 23 Tuesday Viewed Medomsley Colly.

Medomsley Inspected the new Machine at the Willie Pit Tanfield- Tanfield-moor. Met Mr. Surtees at Beat.

moor Colliery. Consulted with Mr. Sopwith on the Colly. Affairs of the Forest of Dean.

Mr. R.W. Consultation with Mr. W. Bradling on, the Bradling opposition to the So. Durham Rail-way Bill.

Feb. 24th. Wed. Spent the day at home. Wrote L. Londonderry Lord L_derry on the Great N. of England R.wy.

and on the opposition to the So. Durham Bill. Meeting Great Wrote the Chairman of the Co. meeting at N. of England Durham the reason why I could not Swing the

Rail-way line of the G.N.E. Rail-way, and report thereon

before the meeting tomorrow.

Mr. Brickwood Wrote Mr. Brickwood Exchequer Bill Loan Office that I could probably get a fit person to send out as an Overman to the Australian Mines, if his family of 4 Children was not objectionable and that his wife would go. Feby. 25th. Thursday Viewed Percy Pit in Main Coal, and Bensham – are merely work a few Coals out of the latter, to make Stowage for the Stones from the Furnace Drift. Messrs. Lamb, Jos. Lamb Junr. W. Ma[ ] and Th. Taylor there. Mr. H. Taylor attended to dis- cuss the Subject of the new Pit, at Backworth, and the alleged injury done to the Dukes Mill by working

1836 45. he Pillars in the Coble Dean Way

Messrs. Waited on Messrs. Marreeo and Harrison, at their Marreeo and Offices at So. Shields. They authorized me to adjust

Harrison the terms of the Lanchester Colly. Lease with Mr. F. Taylor – the tentale of the Small Coals not to be more than 3/- Feby. 26th. Friday At Newcastle. Met Mr. A.

Commee. Fenwick, J. Scott, Morton & Phillipson, at Phillipsons for watchg. Office, as to the line to be pursued, with re- Wearmouth spect to the Wearmouth Dock Bill a Copy

Dock Bill of which has been recd. It was agreed that Messrs. Fenwick, Scott, and Morton Should proceed to London to be there on the 4th. P[ ]. and that I Shd. hold myself in readiness to Start on the 8th. Mar. to go as a Witness

Mr. Phillipson to follow if necessary.

So. Durham Feby. 27th. Satdy Met Messrs. R.W. Brandling Rail-way Davison (the D. & C. Agent) and Mr. Morton at

the George Inn when the measures to be pur- sued in opposing the So. Durham R.W. Bill were arranged, and I undertook to go over the Line with N. Wood, and Davison next Tuesday.

C.T. Meetg. Attended a Coal-trade Meeting where the above Measures were approved. The

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River Subject of Mr. Powlett Thompson’s Bill for Thames certain measures relative to the navigation of

the Thames was also discussed, and it was resolved that the C. owners, and Coal-factors Should watch over the proceedings in Parlt. Mr. R. Clark the Coal Factor was present and was Authorized to convey the Sentiments of the C. owners to the Commee. of Coal Factrs Extract of a Letter from Dr. Dalton

Gas to Majr. Emmett 19th. Feb. 1836 Examination I received your Letter and bottles of Gas

of by Safely and soon after opened the bottles under Dr. Dalton water. The air in each bottle was very

much alike. It was constituted of some 2 or 3 per cent of Carbonic Acid, about 1/10

th. common

Air rather Short of oxygen, and the rest about

85 per cent was pure carburetted hydrogen o[x]- pound Gas without a trace of either pure hydrogen or defiant Gas. The bottle of Water from the old waste I also examined, it contained about 1 per cent of Soluable matter, chiefly common Salt with some carbonic acid, Sulphurous Acid, Sulphurated hydrogen & Lime.

1836 47. Extract from Mr. Combe’s declaration

Gas adopted by the Phrenologists of Dublin Examination 1st. That the Brain is the organ of the mind

of by or the instrument by means of which the mind Dr. Dalton acts and is acted on in this world. Mr. Combe 2d. That different parts of it serve to manifest

Phrenological different faculties of the mind, and, in particular Society that the propensities and feelings common to man

And the lower animals are connected with the lateral, and basilar portions of the middle lobe and the entire posterior lobe, - that the moral and religious feelings are connected with the upper portion of the middle lobe, - and that the intellectual faculties are connected with the anterior lobe of the brain. 3d. That the Size of the brain influences the

Power of manifesting the mental faculties; so

that extreme deficiency in Size is one cause of idiocy, and large size, coteris paribus, is accompanied by powerful manifestatious; and that this holds good in regard to the parts of the brain and the Special faculties which they serve

1836 48. to manifest. 4th That the particular feelings and in- tellectual faculties manifested by particular

Phrenological parts of the brain have to a considerable extent Society been ascertained by observation. We do not

here enumerate the faculties and organs which we consider to be ascertained, because we differ in regard to the precise number of them, some of us being satisfied as to more, and some of us as to fewer, according to our different opportunities of observation, and because the propositious. Nos. 1, 2 and 3, necessarily imply all that it is the object of the present declaration to accomplish, namely to induce the public to Study the Subject for

their own information.

5th. That Phrenology is essentially the doctrine of the Phisiology of the brain, and useful towards a right understanding of the

functious of the nervous System in general, and of insanity and other mental diseases in particular.

1836 49. 6th. That we consider it calculated to be useful also in the advancement of education, and all that relates to the moral and physical improvement of Man.

Letters Feby. 28th. Sunday Wrote Ld. Londonderry on Written to opposition to So. Durham Rail-way Bill Sundries Jno. Gregson on Exchequer Loan for Seaham Har.

Mr. Davidson, Sedgefield on D_m R-way Mr. Foord, on various Modes of Shipping Coals from the Albion Mines. Feby. 29th. Monday Viewed the Walls-end Pit, in the Bensham Seam. The First Pair

Air-Course of N.E. Winning Heads. are now extended Measuremt. 500 yards from the E. Mothergait, and 16 E.

of. and W. Boards are turned, beyond the Bar-

rier Wall.

Measured the Air-Course, in the E. Mgt. before it is Split, and found it to be P. minute 22800 Cub. Ft. After being Split. The Current to the Furnace 11700 Ditto to the dumb Furnace 7800 19500 Lost by Scale of Doors &c. 3300 I think the dimensions of the Air-Courses after the Split, was rather under-rated, and

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the Accot. of the Scales is not So much as View of the figures Shew.

Walls-end The Seam is Still exceedingly inflammable in Pit the faces of the advanced places – especially in

the Headwys, The Gas issuing from the Coal frequently fires at the Shafts, and the hewers are provided with Sacks to dash out the Flame when those Fires occur. The return from those Headways Shews, but is not adulterated &c. a dangerous degree. Not the Slightest Relax- ation, in the ventilation, however, can be allowed without incurring imminent danger. The Second Pair of Heads. may now be Set on, as the dumb Furnace Air is Sufficiently powerful to work them.

When those Air Courses were measured

Air-Course on the 2d. Dec. last they were, in The Furnace Dumb-Drift 8100 Cub. Ft. 7110 Cub. Ft. This day 11700 7800 Increase 3600 P.Min. 690 P.Min. Went to Pensher in the Afternoon, the morning being very Stormy, a heavy Gale blowing from the So. E. with rain and Slept.

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Meeting Mar. 2 Wed. Attended a meeting of of the United Commee. at Chester. 25 P. m .

United issued on Basis for the 1st. Fortt. in Committee March. The River Wear Coal-owners’

Petition, to be heard at the Bar of the Ho. of Commons on the Wearmouth Dock Bill Sent off to Lord Londonderry to Sign, and to give to Mr. Trevor to Present. Mr. Stephenson to be re- tained as Council for the Coal-trade Mr. Morton to Start for London on the 4th. to join the Sunderland Deputation.

Seam Harbr. Mar. 3d. Thursday At Seaham Harbour the Jetty on the So. Side of the entrance into the N. Basin is finished

All will be ready for opening the entrance

Gate into the Dock in a Week or ten days. The Ballast Machine at the W.end of the Dock is in great forwardness.

Forest of Friday 4 th. Mar. At Newcastle – discussed Dean the affairs of the Forest of Dean with Mr.

Sopwith by desire of Mr. Milne. C.T. meeting Mar. 5th. Saturday Attended a Meeting

of the Colly. representatives where it was resolved that the Binding of the Pitmen

1836 52. on the Tyne Should not take place ‘till the 19th. and that each Colly. Should decide 10 P. Cent Short of its’ present Complement, and that progress Should be reported to the [Commn.] on the 21st. Inst.

Coal under Met Messrs. Brockett & Percl. Fenwick, and Gateshead received their instructions to value the Coal

Chapel under the old Catholic Chapel in Gateshead with Mr. Geo. Johnson.

Mr. Clennell’s Mr. Th. Taylor and I gave Mr. N. Wood Coal a proposal for Mr. Clennell’s Coal, at Earsdon

from the Holywell Co. Messrs. Cubitt Mar. 6th. Sunday Messrs. Cubitt & Sopwith

& Sopwith dined with me Mar. 7th. Monday Viewed Holywell Colly.

Call to Recd. a notice from Mr. A. Fenwick to

London proceed to London forthwith to give evidence in the Commee. now Sitting on the Wear- mouth Docks Bill. Went to N.Castle in the evening to take a Seat in the Mail but there was no room Mar. 8th. Tuesday Set of in the Highflier for London this Morng. at ½ Past 9 o ‘ Clock Mar. 9th. Wed. Arrived in London at ½ Past 8 o ‘ clock this Evening, and went to the Tavistock Covent Garden.

1836 53. Wearmouth Mar. 10th. Thursday Attended the Committee

Dock Bill on the Wearmouth Dock Bill – a Compro-

Committee mise was Agreed to between the Dock Co. and the Commissioners, and the Several Clauses of the Bill were agreed to accordingly Dined at the Piazza Coffee ho. With Sr. W. Chaytor, A. Fenwick, Jno. Scott, and Morton

P. Harwood Ph. Harwood Esqr. M.P. requested me to Esqr. M.P. make Some inquiries relative to the Coal

at Amble, and Hawksley, and advise him as to expediency of advertising to be Set. He is the Trustee for the property His address No. 20 Lower Brook Street London. Mar. 11th. Friday Called upon Lord L_ with

Lord Lon- Morton this morng. to inform him of the

donderry result of the Wearmouth Dock Affair, and to discuss the So. Durham Railway business

So. Durham His Ldp. expressed his hostility to this pro- Rail-way ject, and his determination to give it all

the opposition in his Power. Wearmouth Spent the morng. with Messrs. Fenwick, Scott

Dock Bill Morton Sr. Chaytor, J. Gregson, and Harwood in adjusting the Clauses, as agreed upon yesterday, in the Wearmouth Dock Bill.

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Mar. 11th. Called at the Exchequer Bill, Loan Office Exchequer and Saw Mr. Brickwood, who informed me

Loan that the Board had consented to the xx ad- ditional Loan of £10,000 on Seaham Harbr. provided the Security could be made Satis- factory to Mr. Winter their Solicitor

Stanhope Called at the Stanhope & Tyne Rail-way & Tyne Office – Saw Mr. J.F. Harrison Mr. Blount

Rail-way Co. and Mr. Bernard. Mr. Blount inquired what was doing in the Reference relative

Mr. Blount to the Lanchester Commn. quantity on the Basis, and intimated that the Co. would not consider themselves to be bound by the Award if Mr. J. Clayton, did not obtain 55000 Ch. as a minimum

General Called upon Mr. Foord at the General

Mining Mining Association Office. And Reced. his Association final instructions as to Sending the large Mr. Foord Pumping Engine to Sydney

I promised to Send him the Plan of a Hopper to carry the Silt & Sand which may be dredged out of the River, at the Albany Mines to Sea. Mar. 12th. Saturday Called Mr. Mc. Donnell at H. House, and discussed Lord

1836 55. Mar. 12th. Londonderry’s Affairs. Talked over the affair

So. Durham of the So. Durham Rail-way, with Lord Rail-way L. Mr. Mc. Donnell, and Mr. Griffith, when

Lord London- it was agreed that on my return I should derry to See Gregson, and with him draw up a petition Petition for Ld. L. to present to the Ho. of

against Commons against the Line passing through the Kelloe Estate

Office of Called at the Offices of Woods, and had Woods & a conversation with Mr. Milne on the Forest. aff unsettled State of which is embarrassing

the Commissioners very much. Promised to call upon him again when I next came to Town.

Messrs. Called at Messrs. Clayton & Scotts to re-

Clayton & quest a Statement of Mr. Hildyards Jnt.

Scott Accot. on the Seaham Mortgage. Mr. Clayton Promised to Send me a Copy of the Accot. in a few days.

Mr. Duke Mr. Duke called upon me – he Said he thought he would be able to get Mauds- ley & Co. to take a certain quantity of Pitts So. Pontop Coals at a re[munea]tery p[ ]

1836 56. Mar. 12th. Sa. Started in the Mail for Newcastle

Return this Evening. Mr. Price the Engineer from came in the Mail to Darlington on his

London way to Stockton. Mar. 14th. Monday Arrived home this mg. Mar. 15th. Tuesday Went to Pensher by Shields, Cleadon, and, and [Hy]lton Ferry

So. Durham Mar. 16th. Wednesday At Durham with Gregson Rail-way to frame the heads of Lord Londonderry’s Pe-

Bill tition against the So. Durham Rail-way Bill. Hunter taken Geo. Hunter took ill at Sunderland, and

ill was brot. home in a Chaise by Messrs. S[c]urfield and Tanner. Mar. 17th. Thursday Hunter had a bad night & is very feeble and languid this morning in

Consequence of which I took the Ship Bills to

the Bank, and gave the Cheque for the Rainton Pay tomorrow. A hurricane blue from the So. W. with hail, Sleet and Rain. Hunter better this Evening. Mar. 18th. Friday Hunter had a good night and is very much better this morng.

Seaham Arranged with Th. Nicholson, about the re- Harbour commencement of Seaham Harbour Works

in anticipation of receiving the additional Loan of Exchequer Bills, in the course of a month.

1836. 57. Called at Washington Colly. on my way

Mr. Morriss to Newcastle to See Mr. Morriss who had an attack of Slight apoplexy last Sunday He is So much better as to be able to go out about his business to day.

Mr. Upton Met with Mr. Upton the Patentee of the Safety improved Lamp at Newcastle Looked into the Theatre in the Eveng. and Saw the Farce of Love Law, and Physic, very fairly performed.

Committee Mar. 19th. Saturday. Attended a meeting of

Meeting the Coal-trade Commee. when 30 P. m . was Issue for the remainder of the Month.

Mr. Upton’s Mr. Upton attended and explained to the Lamp Committee the nature of his improvement on

the Safety Lamp.

Mar. 20th. Sunday Dined with Mr. Mr. Cadell Easterby. Mr. Cadell from Edinbro’

Called upon us and Stayed all night Backworth March 21st. Monday Viewed Backworth

Messrs. Colly have got the 1 Fa. Dyke in the Upton and Queens Way. Messrs. Upton, and Mr.

Hutton Hutton dined with me. Locomotive Engines – from th Chw

Locomotive Pambour. A Train of 100 Tons encluding exclusive of Engine 10 Tons 10 Tons

Weight of Engine ^ and Tender ^ offers a resistance of 8 Hs. P. Ton, on a level, as

1836 58. Hs. 100 X 8 = 800, owing to friction 100 X 2240 Hs. = 2333 Resistance owing to the 96 gravity, of the train, on incline of 1/96 10 X 2240 = 233 Similar resistance owing to the Gravity of the Engine 3366 Total Resistance (not including the friction of the Engine) equal to that of a load of 3366 = 421 8 Tons on a Level. According to the above Rule, Supposing a

train of 24 Waggons to be drawn by a

Tons [A] 10 ton Engine Waggs. To Weigh 1 .. 6 Coals 2 ..14 Wag 4 .. 0 Then 24 X 4 = 96 Tons 768 96 X 8 = 768 Hs. Resistance owing to [Foer?.] 96 X 2240 = 814^545 do. from gravity on 264 a plane rising 1 264 -20 Feet P. mile 10 X 2240 = 85.22 do. Engine 264 1667.765 = 2084’47 Tons on a level At a Rise of 16 Ft. P. mile or 1/330 will equal on a level 195.92 At 12 Ft. P. mile or 1 in 440 = 173.17 At 8 Ft. P. mile, or 1 in 660 = 150.949 At 5 Ft. P. mile, or 1 in 1056 = 134.1

1836 59. Engineers generally State the Friction on

the Rail-ways, at 9 Hs. P. Ton, but

Dr. Lardner estimates it at 7½ Hs. P. Ton

Dr. Lardner The additional traction on Inclines, is equal to the tendency, the load has to fall down the plane by its’ Gravity. ie. if the rise is 1 Ft. in 100, will give a Weight of 100 tons a tendency to fall down the plane of 1 ton & would therefore add 1 ton to the Force of traction. Now 7½ Hs. is nearly = the 300 part of a Ton it .ʹ. follows that if a Plane rises at the rate of 1 Ft. in 300, or 17½ P. ton to be added to the force of tractions. That is to Say twice as great a force as on a

level. 35 Ft. wd. require 3 times 52½ Ft. 4

times that force, and So on. To ascertain the force necessary to a Load up any given acclivity, we must first take 7½ Hs. P. Ton to overcome the resistance of the Road on a level, and then add 3 Hs. for every 7 Ft. the Plane rises Suppose the Rise to be 70 Ft. P. Mile Friction 7½ Hs. 70 Ft. = 10 times 7 Ft. X 3 30 Total force Required 37½

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Mar. 21: Monday Mr. Upton at W.end on the Mr. Upton Subject of his Lamp.

Tuesday 22 Mar. At home all day Mr. Kentish Wed. 23 Mar. At Pensher Morng. Walls-end

Eveng. Mr. Kentish and Miss Rankin with us Percy-main Mar. 24th. Thdy. Viewed the Percy Pit, Main-

Coal and Bensham Seam. Walls-end Pay. So. Durham Mar. 25th. Friday. Met Nick Wood at Partnership

Rail-way Office, on the So. Durham Railway Affair * Mar. 26th. Sa. Attended Meeting of united Commee.

a Genl. meeting convened this day Week. Sun 27th. Mar. Went to Durham this Evening with N. Wood, on our Way to Frosterly to Survey the So. Durham Line of Railway Mar. 28th. Mondy. Got to Frosterly to breakfast

and began Survey of Line. Slept at Wal-

singham. Death of * Mar 26th Recd. a Letter from Messrs. Farrers & Mr. Pitt co. to inform me that Mr. Pitt died on the

28th. Feb. and that Tanfield-moor Colly with other parts of his Property would have to

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be Sold Mar 30th. Wed. At Pensher – had Mr. Gibb

Mr. Gibb the Contractor for building the rail-way Bridge Bridge Con- over the Wear, at Low Lambton, viewing the

tractor Stone in Pensher Quarry. He is Satisfied with the Blocks provided Mr. J. Harrison will be Satis- fied with them, but as his Specification Stipu- lates that he Shall take make them die’ Square, he cannot take them with any flushed edges, or

corners without Harrisdon’s permission. Mar 31st. Thursday Went to Durham this Mg.

Mr. Gregson to see Mr. Gregson on the Seaton Coal affair He consented to reduce the certain Rent of his Coal to £1 P. Acre P. Ann. and to accept all the other

Seaton Coal conditions which I proposed – he undertook to

See all the other parties, and made no doubt

of agreeing with them. He is to turn his attention to the framing of an Act of [exespo]- ration. And is inclined to take Some Shares in the [conroor] Wrote W. Greenwell the result of my meeting with Gregson, and desired him to be looking out for a few Persons to Subscribe, and become directors to Set the matter going

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Ap. 1st. Good Friday At Newcastle met Mr. So. Durham N. Wood at the Partnership Office, and com-

Rail-way menced the Calculations of the Cuttings, and Embankments of the So. Durham Rail-way

General April 2nd. Saturday Attended a Coal-trade Coal-trade Meeting of the 3 Rivers, when it was una- meeting nimously resolved to oppose the So. Durham

So. Durham Rail-way in the imposition of a Passing Toll Rail-way on Colliers in the Bridlington Pier Bill

Bridlington Pier and to watch over Pow[lett] Thompsons’ Thames Thames Navigation Bill. A Commee.

Navigation of 9 was appointed to attend to these matters April 3nd. Sunday At home all day occupied Calculations with the So. Durham Railway

Percy-main April 4th. Monday. At Percy-main where the

Pitmen laid men have put up their gear – thinking there by to off work induce the Co. to give them an advance of

price Lady Jane On board the Lady Jane Greenland Ship Greenland which has been frozen up in the Country – the

Ship. Crew had Suffered greatly from Cold and the Scurvy – 22 men died on the Voyage and 7 or 8

1836 63. more died after the Ship arrived at Stromness

So. Durham April 5th. Tuesday Spent the day with N. Wood at Rail-way. the Partnership Office Calculating the expence of

making the So. Durham Rail-way Great N. Arranged with Mr. Sopwith to examine the

of England Great N. of England Railway Line thro’ the Railway County of Durham – to take on our way

to London next Sunday & Monday. April 6th. Wed. At home all day busy with

So. Durham the calculations of the quantity of ground Rail-way. to be damaged by the So. Durham Railway [ ].

April 7th. Thursday At Percy-main, in the Percy-main Morng. where the men continue very refractory

Pitmen and refuse to leave their differences with the Co. to reference.

Attended a meeting of the Special Commer.

Meeting of appointed last Sa. It was resolved to

Special levey 12/ 6 P. m . on the 3 Rivers Commer. on as a Special Fund for opposing the So. So. Durham Durham Railway Bill, and to apply to Rail-way. the Colliery and Way-leave Lessors for £1.

P. Cent on their Actual Rental in aid of the Said Fund. Messrs. W. Brandling &

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N. Wood, with myself to proceed to Lon- don to attend to the proceedings of the Commer.

Tanfield- Went to Anfield in the Evening. Called at moor Tanfield-moor, and gave directions on Sunday

m[atters]. Ap. 8th. Friday Viewed the So. Pit, Hutton Seam Lanchester- So. Pit Lanch- Common, and returned to Walls-end in the ester Common Afternoon.

Meeting of Ap. 9th. Satdy At Newcastle – attended a meetg. Special Commee. of the Special Commee. information received

of the Seghill Owners have given in to their Seghill and men, and having bound a great No. of the Cramlington Cramlington men. In consequence of which Owners gave the Cramlington Owners had given into their

in to their men, and that they had bound 30 of the Cowpen Pitmen men. This conduct was highly depreciated

by the Committee. Ap. 10th. Sunday Started from Newcastle this

Examination Morng. at 6 0 ‘ clock with Mr. Sopwith to of the look over the Great N. of England Line of

Great N. rail-way through the County of Durham. of England With great exertion we got to the Tees at

Line of Croft. Rail-way Ap. 11th. Monday Examined the Banks at thro’ the Tees as far down as Middleton One Row

Co. of Durham The proposed Line of the Rail-way in the valley of the Skeine, and the Site of it’s proposed passage of the River Tees. Ap. 12th. Set off in the Highflier from

1836 65. Croft to London.

London Ap. 12th. Tuesday Arrived in London this Eveng at 8 o ‘ clock, and went to the Tavistock Ap. 13th. Wed. Had a Severe attack of Spasm

Spasm this Morng. just above my left hip, which Attack of confined me to bed all day. Dr. Forbes

attended me. I Suffered very severely from 9 in the morng. ‘till 4 P.M. when the Spasm began to abate, but I was not ef- fectually relieved ‘till midnight Ap. 14th. Thursday Found myself, quite recovered this Morng. but languid

Great N. of Mr. Mc. Donnell called upon me England Went with Mr. Sopwith to No. 3 Manchester Rail-way Buildings, and had an interview and dis-

cussion with the Commer. of the Great N. of

England Railway Commee. who Sitting there Spent the Afternoon in making Minutes for Evidence before the Committee of the G.

N. of England Railway. Saw a Figure of Fischi, with the infernal

Fischi Machine with which he assassinated So many people in Paris.

1836 66. Ap. 15th. Friday Called upon Lord L_derry

Lord L. and Mr. Mc. Donnell in the Morng. Attended a meetg. at the C[raven] Hotel

So. Durham on the So. Durham Rail-way - Present R. way M. Bell M.P., R.W. Brandling, H. Taylor, Mr. meeting Th. Davison, & Mr. Griffith the Solr.

A Statement for Council was drawn up, and Messrs. Stephenson & Sergt. Taddy were named as Council. Mr. Brandling wrote to Gills to re- mit £400 out of the Contribution towards displaying the expence of Council &c.

Cowburn Called on Cowburn to Sign Sr. H. Browns Marriage Settlement. Deed as Trustee, in lieu of Dr. Turner – but it was not engrossed

Mr. Coombe Called upon Ferrers & Co. & got Mr.

Combs Address. “Th. Comes Esqr. Solicitors Dorchester, Dorsetr.”

Great N. Dined at the Trafalger Hotel Spring of England Gardens, with the Great N. of England Rail- Rail-way way Committee Mr. Mennell Chairman

Ap. 16th. Satdy Attended a meeting of the Parties intrusted in opposing the

1836 67. So. Durham Rail-way at the British

So. Durham Coffe-house Hotspur St. Present Railway Lord Londonderry in the Chair

Meeting of Lord Ravensworth Mr. Bell the British R.W. Brandling H. Taylor Coffee-ho N. Wood Mr. Davison

Mr. Brown Mr. C. Perkins Sr. Jes. Murgrave Messrs. Griffith & Mewburn Solicitors Sir Geo. Murgrave & Mr. Mewburn attended on behalf of the parties who are oppoing the Durham So. W. Junction Line. And after Some discussion it was agreed, that as the principle of the So. W. Durham, was the Same, as regards

the intent of the Land & Coal-owners

of the N. as the So. Durham – but only different in degree, that the two parties’ Should unite in their opposition, and Subscribe towards the expense, according to their respective interests. The So. W. Durham Junction people had retained Messrs. Hall - Joy David Pollock, and Temple as their Council

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And the Coal-owners named Mr. Stephenson as their Council.

Advance Lord L. brought the Subject of an ad- in the vance in the price of Coals before the Meetg.

Price of It was agreed that when Ld. Warncliffe Coals comes to Town next Week, a Special Meetg.

Proposed Should be held upon the Subject. Mr. Cubitt Spent the Evening at Mr. Cubitts 16 Par-

Sir W liament St. met Sir W Beatson to Beatson the Dublin Antiquarian Society there – A most

intelligent man. He gave us a most interestg discourse, on the Celtic language &c.

Fog Ap. 17th. Sunday A dense Fog pervaded nearly all day, we were obliged to use Candles from ½ Past ten in the forenoon till 3

St. Martins in the Afternoon. At St. Martins Church

Church Evening Service. A most beautiful St[untum] inside

G. N. of Ap. 18th. Monday The G. N. of Engd. Railway England Bill went into Commee. Mr. Hay Joy made R.way the opening Speech – Commenced the Examn.

of Witnesses. Mr. Gregson & I waited upon Mr. Mewburn, on the Subject of Lord L_derrys

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Ld. L_’s opposition to the G. N. of England Line Opposition passing thro’ the Old Durham Estate

to Mr. M. said the Co. wished to Rail-way deal liberally with every one, but as

they were not proposed even to guess at the injury to be done to the Estate by their operations, Severance &c. all they could do was to leave the matter to Reference

Astleys’ Theatre At Astleys’ Theatre – not much accused Ap. 19th. Tuesday Met Mr. J. Fuller & another Gentleman from the Protector Coal Co. and discussed their Scheme for Supplying genuine W. End Coals to the Co. Mr. Fuller to call upon me, at a further op-

portunity to discuss the details of their

plan. G.N.E. Attended the Commee. of the G.N. of Engd. Railway R.W.

Attended meeting of Engineers Instt. Engineers in the Evening – a Mechanical mode of Institution estimating Cuttings, and Embankments

established.

1836 6970. Ap. 20th. Wed. Attended a consultation of the So.

Special Durham Special Commee. at the [Cr]aven, this morng. Commee. Present R.W. Brandling H. Taylor, N. Wood & Griffith meeting It was distinctly ascertained that the Bill was to

go into Commee. next Monday. The Line of Eve- dence for the opposition & points of cross examn. of the promoters’ Witnesses were arranged.

G.N. of Attended a while in the G.N. of England R. Engld. Line W. Commee. had conversation with Sr. M.W. Ridley

on the merits of the Line. Ap. 21st. Thursday Spent Morng. with Mr.

So. Durhm. Wood drawing up heads for Brief on the

R.way So. D_m Rail-way. Met Special Commee. at 11 o ‘ clock, at the Craven. Attended Great N. of Engd. Railway Com-

Great No. mittee. Wrote Mr. Lambton a Statet.

of of the Clarence Railway Affairs. England At the rehearsal of the Messiah, at Exeter Railway Hall in the Evening – 600 Performers Said

to be present – there did not seem to be more than 400. The performance was very good on the whole, and the Chorus ef- fective. “Surely he hath borne our griefs” was remarkably will Sung.

1836 71. Great N. Ap. 22d. Friday Attended the Sitting

of England of the Great N. of Engd. Railway Commee. Rail-way Dined with the Centeral Cor[ ] at the

Trafalgar Hotel. At Mr. Grooms with Mr. Mc. Donnell

Mr. Groom on Accot. of Ld. L’s having dishonoured to Mr. Mc. execute a Mortge. Deed on Seaham Donnell harbour to Lord Castlereagh, as a 1st.

Ld. Castle Charge - to take place after the Exchr. reagh Loans are Pd. off. The matter had

however, been arranged, and Ld. C. is to execute the Deeds at 7 o ‘ clock this Evening At the Adelphy Theatre, but only indifferently Amused.

Meeting Ap. 23d. Sa. Attended a meeting of

of the Special Commee. at the Craven – the Special Present Lord L_derry in the Chair Committee the Margt. of Bute, Mr. Bell, W.

Brandling, N.Wood, H. Taylor, Thos. Fenwick, Mr. Davison & Griffith Resolved that the Commee. Shall revise the Resolutions of the Commons respng Rail-ways. And Suggest amendents.

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or additions for the Consn. of the Lords also to consider the expediency of calling for the Commee. of the Lords to inverte- gate the Grounds on which the Clarence &c. Railway Bills have been obtained The meeting adjourned to next Sa. at Lord Wharncliffe’s, when the Sub- ject of an adjustment of the Price of Coals, is to be discussed.

Covent At Covent Garden Theatre to see the Spectacle Garden of The Scenery dresses ware Theatre Splendid, but that is all that can be Said

for it. Mr. J. Recd. a Note from J. Gregson to request

Gregson me to call, and Sign the Bond for the due

Ecchequer expenditure of the Exchr. Bill Loan at Seaham

Bills. Harbour, and to Say that the £10,000 of Exchr. Bills will be receivable next Friday.

Mr. Sop- Ap. 24th. Sunday Spent the greater part of

with the day, in putting all the Railways, Parlia- Mr. mentary, and Private, on Greenwoods’ Map

Collison of the Co. of Durham. Dined with Sopwith at Mr. Collins’ Solicitor 19 Essex St. Strand It poured and Rained all day So that there was no getting out.

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So. Durham Ap. 25th. Monday Spent the Morng. with Railway Mr. N. Wood on the So. Durham Railway buss.

Attended Commee. of Great N. of England Strand Railway. At the Strand Theatre – not Theatre well entertained.

Ap. 26th. Tuesday Spent Mg. With N. Wood S.W. Durham in So. D_m Estimates. Attended the So. W.

Junction Durham Junctn. Commn. Railway Put the Serl. Public Rail-ways in the Co.

of Durham, on a Small map for Mr. H. Lambton At Dury Lane Theatre to See Shakespear’s

Dury Lane Play of Heny. 4th. I was well pleased with Theatre the performance – the part of Falstaff &

Justice Shallow, were admirably performed.

Composed the Copy of the S. Durham R.W.

plan & Section, with the Plan & Section lodged at the Private Bill Office

Exchequer Ap. 27th. Thursday Waited upon Mr. Mc. Bill Lease Donnell this Morng. at Clarendon – he had

got the order for receiving the £10,000 of Exchqr. Bills for me – but as I am to be oc- cupied with the So. Durham Commee. tomorrow I enclosed the order for him to receive the Money. Attended the So. Durham R.ways Commee. Spent the greater part of the day in

1836 80. examining the S[erty.] of the Hartlepool Line - Th. Wood.

So. Durham Ap. 29th. Friday Attended the So. D. Railway Commee. Commee. T. Wood & E. Potter examined. The Commers.

Adjourned to this day Week. Dined with Dr. Forbes, and went to the En- glish Opera-house with him in the Eveng. Ap. 30th. Satdy Mey Mr. Coombs’ Solr.

Mr. Coombs of Mr. Pitts’ Exn. at a Messrs. Farrers & Co. Tanfield- Present Messrs. Parkinson & Farrers. Mr.

moor Parkinson explained that Mr. Campbell Colly. Marjoribank had a Mortgage of £53,000

Sale of on the T.moor Colliery, that an Arrear Mr. Mar- of £500 mearly Interest was due last Nov. joribanks and that he was determined to S[e]ll

the Colly. as soon as possible. In the

mean time I was to carry on the Colly on Mr. Marjoribanks’ Accot. and make all remittances of Money to his Accot. at Coutts’ I wrote Mr. Watson to remit £500 to his Accot. at Coutts’ by return. I also wrote for a Schedule of the Colly

&c. Stock, and a plan of the Colliery to get lithographed for a Prospectus for the Sale of the Colliery.

1836 81. Ap. 30th. Sa. Attended a Meetg. of C. owners

Meeting at the Craven. Present Ld. Londonderry, of Wharncliffe & Ravensworth. Messrs. Bell

Coal-owners Burden, W. Brandling, Smithsen Stobart H. Taylor, Davison & Self. C. Tennant having directed the attention of the Common Council of London to what he calls the monopoly of the Northern Coal- owners, and having presented a Petition to Parlt. on the Subject. A Resoln. was drawn for insertion in the Papers de- nying the Statets. made by Tenant and challenging inquiry into the whole Case by the Houses of Parlt.

Dr. Forbes Dined with Dr. Forbes - met

There. Who is a Barrister, on the Irish Par

Law Commission. Lord May 1st. Sunday Had a consultation with

Londonderry Lord Londonderry on Gregsons application for Way-leave thro’ Old Durham Estate for the Sunderland Railway Co. and on the Affair of the Seaton Coal.

Mr. Mc. Saw Mr. Mc. Donnell also on the Donnell Same Subjects.

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May 2d. Monday Attended the Great N. of England Railway Commee. May 3d. Monday Had a consultation with

Mr. Mc. Don- Mr. Mc. Donnell at the Clarendon this morning nell on various matters connected with Lord L’s

affairs. Attended the Great N. of England Railway Commee. the Preamble of the Bill was proved, and the Committee went into the Clauses. *

Mr. May 4th. Wed. Had a meeting with Mr. Marjoribanks Campll. Marjoribanks, and Parkinson, at

Coutts’ Banking ho. This morng. on the affairs of Tanfield-moor Colly. Mr. M. as Mortgager Seems determined to Sell the Colly. and it was decided that Mr. J. Fenwick Should value

the Colliery.

So. Durham Spent the forenoon with N. Wood on the Esti- Railway mates of the S.W. Durham Junction Commee.

a while. Mr. Davison Dined with Mr. Davison Davidson Engineer to Truman’s

Brewery – with D.H. and Messrs. Daglish and Sopwith.

Engineers * Attended the Engineers Institution in the Institution Evening. Mr. J. Martin explained his plan Mr. John of making large Sewers down the two Sides Martin of the River Thames, to prevent the filth from

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the common Sures of the City and Borough from polluting the Water of the River. The principle of the plan is good, but it’s practicability Seems more questionable He proposes the great Sures, to be 20 Ft. Wide and 20 Ft. high with Inverts at the bottom, and a fall of 1 foot P. mile May 5th. Thursday Met Mr. Russell at

Mr. Mr. J. Gregson’s, and discussed the af- Russell fairs of Walls-end, and Washington Colly.

with him. Mr. Gregson gave me the Dft. of the Lease of the Thornley Coal granted to Mr. Rippon, to peruse. Spent the day with N. Wood in esti- mating the working Charges &c. of the So. Durham Railway

May 6th. Friday Spent the Morng. with N.

Wood on the So. Durham Railway Calculations Attended the Sitting of the Commee. E. Gr[ace] Green & Sc. Robinson examined – Spent the Evening with N. Wood. May 7th. Satdy Spent the morning with Mr. Mc. Donnell on the Seaton Coal business Attended the Sitting of the So. Durham Railway Committee which Sat at 1 o ‘ clock &

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Continued ‘till near Five Matts. Dunn examd. May 8th. Sunday Spent the Morng. with N.

So. Durham Wood on the So. Durham Railway business. Dined with James Griffith at 6 Raymonds

James Buildings Grey’s Inn. Present Geo. Griffth Griffith Mr. Davison, & Cap. Ironside of the 33d. Regt.

Mr. Ellison came in after dinner. May 9th. Monday Met Mr. Gregson and

Seaton Mr. Mc. Donnell at the Clarendon this morng. Coal It was agreed to take the Parcels of Coal

belonging to Messrs. Brough & Thompson & Mr. Bond, as they had agreed to accept the terms offered, and to continue Gregson, Atkinson & Hodgson, at the reduced terms, and Carr’s at present terms. Mr. Gregson

to write to Tiplady this Eveng. to get the

new Agreets. drawn & executed without delay Mr. Gregsons application for Way-leave thro’

Old the old Durham Estate for the Sunderland Durham Railway Co. was discussed, and Mr. Gregson

Way-leaves has to See Lord Londonderry on the Subject. Attended the So. Durham Railway Committee M. Dunns Exn. & Cross Exn. occupied the Commee. all day – Commee. adjourned to next Thursday.

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May 10th. Tuesday Attended a meeting of Coal-owners, and Coal Factors at the British

Meeting of Coffee-house Mr. W. Brandling in the Chair Coal-owners when certain resolutions for the better re- and Factors gulation of the Sale of Coals were passed.

Coal-owners present at Meetng Mr. Brandling, Mr. Th. Brown, Mr. C. Perkins, N. Wood & myself Coal Factors. Messrs. Clerk, Duke, Scott Metcalfe, Bentley, Hill, Marshall, Johnson, Potter & another, or two. Attended the Commee. of the So. Durham Junction Railway.

Lord May 11th. Wed. Waited upon Lord L_dery Londonderry this morng. and had a discussion with

him, on the expediency of moving in the

Ho. of Lords for a return of the Shipments Rates & Tolls, received in the Port of Hartle- pool & Port Clarence, and also for the Railway dues. May 12th. Thursday Attended the So. Durhm. R.W. Committee. May 13th. Friday Attended a Consultatn. on the S. D_m R_W. at the Court of Common Pleas – present Sergt. Teddy, Mr. Stephenson, J. & G. Griffith

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and N. Wood attended the Commee. I was examined in the S.W. Durham Junction Commee. * May 14th. Satdy. Attended the S. Durham Commee. when the promoters of the Bill closed their case & Mr. Wilkinson Summed up. * Had a meeting at the Ho. of Lords

Meeting with Lord Warncliffe – to discuss the of Special expediency of endeavouring to get Clause Commee. introduced into the S. D_m R.W. Bill for

providing for the pmt. of Way-leave Rents And also on the expediency of advancing the price of Coals. With respect to the first the discussion was adjourned ‘till a

fuller meeting could be had, as there

was a difference of opinion upon it. And the latter was deferred until the case of reference with the Haswell Co. is Settled Present Ld. Warncliffe, Mr. W. Brandling, N. Wood, H. Taylor & myself. May 15th. Sunday. Went to Greenwich in a Steamer & retd. by the Same Conveyance. Had a very fine view of Annular eclipse of the Sun. Called upon Mr. Mc. Donnell

1836 87. at the Clarenden – he is very poorly and

Sale of has been confined to bed for nearly a Week N. Hetton He informed me that J. Gregson had Colliery. Sold N. Hetton Col. to Mr. Barrett for

£65,000 but that Ld.L. might have it for the Same money, with an extended period of payment – I advised that Lord L_ _ Shd. have nothing to do with it.

So. W. Durham May 16th. Monday Attended the meetg

Junction Bill of the So. W. Durham Junction Railway thrown out Commee. when the Bill was thrown out

on the grounds of the Preamble not being Proved. Dined at the Trafalgar Coffee House, with the Great N. of England Railway Commee.

May 17th. Tuesday Attended So. Durham

R.W. Commee. the promoters Closed their Case & Mr. Wilkinson Summed up May 18th. Wed. Attended So. D_m Commee. Mr. Sergt. Taddy opened the Case for the opposition to the Bill, and Commented very ably on the evidence given by the Promoters of the Bill. Mr. N. Wood finished his examination in Chief & his Cross examination by Mr. Wilkinson Com-

1836 88. menced, just before the Speaker went to Prayers. The Commee. then decided to Adjourn in consequence of the Epsom Races, ‘till the 31th. Inst. I therefore Resolved to return to the N. immediately and to come back again against the 31th. Inst. to attend the Committee. Took my Seat in the Wellington, which Starts from the Bull-in-mouth at ½ past two tomorrow. Lord Londonderry presented another Petition as a Land-Owner, against the Bill, which was Supported by Sergt. Taddy. May 19th. Thursday Started from the Bull-in-

mouth Inn, by the Wellington, with Mr. H.

Taylor. at ½ past 2 o ‘ clock P.M. May 20th. Friday Arrived in Newcastle at ½ past Eleven this Evening.

88a

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Air Course 2,49, Mr. Combe's Lectures 1, Adventure Pit 3, Coal -trade meeting 1,3,6,7,8,10,12,13,14,16,19,20,25,27,28,

34,36,43,51,57,62,

Assignments 23, Commission Meeting

River Wear 10,41,

Advance on the price of Coals, discussed 29,68,

Committee elected 19,

Astley's Theatre 69, Chitty's opinion 25,

B Coals price 'advance'

[contorted] 27,

Backworth Colly. 5,12,36,37,57, Clennells' Holywell

Coal 34, Balson Mr. J 7,12,13,20, Mr. Combe's Letter

Phrenology 47,

Brandling Mr. R W 11, Coal under

Gateshead 52,

Chapel

Batson Signs Release 22,

Mr. Clennells' Coal 52,

Braddyll's Harbour Account 24,

Messrs. Clayton & Scott 55,

Bail-given 24, Mr. Collinson Job 72, Blower 26, Mr. Cadell 57,

Burnt 26, Coal-owners meeting in London 81,

Budd Mr. 28, Mr. Cawburn 66, Benwell Colly 28, Mr. Coombs 66,80, Books Ld. Londonderry's Trustees balanced

35, Mr. Cubitt 68,

Brandling R W 44, Lord Castleriagh 71,

Brickwood J.L. 44, Covent Garden Theatre 72,

Blount Mr.

54, D

Bridlington Pier 62, Donkin Accots. 12,13, Beasham Sr. Wm. 68, Deputations from the

Committee of the 3 Rivers 28,

Down's Pit Accident 29, Durham So. Rail-way 43,44,53,55,

Dr. Dalton, examination of Coal

Gas 46, Dean Forest 51,55, Mr. Duke 55, Drury Lane Theatre 73,

Durham S.W. Junction Railway

73,87,

Davison [Truman's] Engineer

82,

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Explosion 8,29, Gas, quantity of 2, Exchequer Loan 13,29,54,72, Ditto – Comsumed in Newcastle 5, Execution discharged 23, Gregson Jno. 10, Explosion 29, Gale of Wind 42, Emmett Major 36, General Mining Association 54, Engineers Institute 69,82, Gregson Mr. 61, Great N. of England Rail-way 63,64,66,68,69,71,82, Groom Mr. 71, Griffith James 48,

F H

Flatworth Pit 11,28, Howdon Pit 1,3,39, Fatfield Colly. 21, Holiwell Colly. 9,16,26, Foord Mr. 54, Hetton Colly. 10,29, Fieschi 65, Hurst Mr. 10, Forkes Dr. 81, Hindhaugh 12,13, Herrington 19,

Harbour Accot. with Braddyll 24, Old Mr. Hunter, died 26, Howard Ph. Esq. M.P. 53, Hunter ill 56,

88c

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Issues of Vend in, 1835 35, Killed 8, Kentish Mrs. 60,

J L

Lanchester Common 9, Lawson Mr. Esq. 14, Lesh & Cos. Action 21,24, Lord Londonderry 44,53,66,82,85, London 32,56,64,65, Locomotive Engine 57, Dr. Lardner 59, Lady Jane Greenland Ship 62, Londonderry Lord, opposition to G.N. of Engd. Railway 69,

88d

M O Meadomsley Colly.

3,44, Ouston Colly. 16,25,

Marreeo 5,9,14,45, Opposition to the So.

Durham, Railway

43,

Mr. Mc. Donnell 7,8,10,12,13,14,17,19,35,36,38,39,43,71,82,

Ditto - to the Great N. of Engd.

69,

Meeting at Stockton

17, Old Durham 84,

Mr. Morton 19, P Meeting of Pitmen 37, Pensher Quarry 5,9, Meeting at British Coffee-house 67,

Percy-main 8,24,44,62,

Marjoribanks Cambell Esqr.

80,82,

Price of Coals, advance proposed 27,

Jno. Martin 82, Pitmen Meeting 37, Meeting Coal-owners & Factors 85,

Phrenology Mr. Combes Letter

47,

N Petition against So. Durham Railway

55,

Natural Histy. Society

7, Pambour, the Chev [Locomotives]

57,

Nicholson, Mr. Peter

27, Pitt Mr., death of 60,

North Hetton Colliery, Sold 87,

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Sessions 21, Screens burnt, Medomsley 26, Stanhope & Tyne Rail-way Co. 28,54,

Surtees Mr. Wm., Settlement

with 28,

R South Durham Rail-way 33,43,56,60,62,66,67,

73,84,

Russell, Wm. Esq. 1,83, Seaton Coal 61,84, Rainton Colly. 5, St. Martins Church 68, Regulation of Coal-trade 7, Special Committee 63,71,86, Ravensworth Castle 38, Strand Theatre 73, Rail-way, So. Durham 43,44,45, Spasm 65, Rail-way, Great N. of England

44, Storey Mr. Thomas 24,

River Thames 46, Sopwith Mr. 72,

T

S Tanfield-moor Colly. 3,9,44,80,

Seaham Harbour 3,11,13,26,51,56, Trustees Accot. 14,35, Scientific Institution 8,25,39, Trouble 37, Sykes Jno. Antiquities 13, Trust Account 38, Silvertop Geo. Esqr. 14, Tyne-main Colly. 39, Stockton 17, Theatre 43, Stella Grand Lease, Shares in 23,27,

Thames River 46,62,

88f U W

Urpeth Colly. 3,5,7, Walls-end Colly. not to be let 1, Mr. Upton, Safety Lamp 57,60, Ditto - Air-course & discharge of Gas 2,49, Whitwell Grange 3, Warncliffe Lord 10, Willington Water 16, Wind very high 27, Woods and Spence 36,38, Wearmouth Docks 45,53, Woods and Forests 51,55,

V X

View of Medomsley & Lanchester Common, by Messrs. Geo. Johnson & Nich. Wood 34,

Vend monthly Issues, in 1835 35, View of Walls-end Pit 49,

88g

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