Saturday 06 Sep 1845 (p. 2, col. 5) FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, the 30th ult., a poor Irishman had the misfortune to have his leg fractured by the rush of some earth on the Branch Railway now in the course of formation in the parish of Plumbland. As the other workmen were removing the poor fellow on a board to Aspatria, he remarked with the greatest nonchalance, "Well, well, I never expected to live to see my own funeral." RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—We are sorry to observe that the accidents upon the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway line have been more numerous of late than towards the commencement of the undertaking. On Thursday week, a frightful accident occurred at the large cutting through Shap Fell. The circumstances under which this accident happened are of an extremely terrible character. It appears that a portion of the rock had been charged with gunpowder for the purpose of tearing it up, when, from some cause or other the charge would not explode, and two of the workmen commenced drilling the stone to draw out the powder. In doing this they had unfortunately neglected to pour into the hole a sufficient quantity of water to keep the stone moist, and the consequence was that the "jumper" became heated by the friction, and ignited the powder. One of the poor fellows was blown into the air a height of 30 or 40 feet and came down upon a heap of stones, after which he rolled over into a gully 12 feet deep, and the other by the force of the blast was driven to a considerable distance. The unfortunate men did not exhibit any signs of life until medical assistance had been obtained, when they partly revived on restorative means being resorted to. The workman who was thrown to such an awful height is lacerated in the lower part of the abdomen in a shocking manner, and the other is likewise dreadfully mutilated on the breast and abdomen. We have not been able to learn their names, but we understand they are from distant counties. At first there appeared little chance of their recovery, but we are happy to add that they are both now out of danger. THE JARROW COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—The last of the sufferers from this unhappy occurrence was recovered from the Low Main Seam on Friday week. The deceased, whose name is BAIRD, was found in the engine-pit covered with stones, but not much injured. James ADAMS, one of the miners who was rescued from the Bensham Seam, and whose recovery was, from the beginning, considered doubtful, lingered till Thursday afternoon week, when he expired. Both were interred in Jarrow Church-yard on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a large crowd of spectators. CRANSTON, who was recovered from the Low Main, after being immured for thirty-six hours, continues going on favourably. He remembers scarcely anything of the accident. On Sunday, suitable sermons for the occasion were preached in the Scotch Chapel at Jarrow, and the sum of £7 collected for the families of the sufferers. This amount will be better appreciated when we state that the congregation, besides being small, is altogether composed of the working classes, and never, on any previous collection, mustered more than a few shillings. A small number of the gentlemen of the district, it will be observed, opened the subscription list on Monday, by the handsome sum of nearly £300. The owner of this colliery, we believe, has determined, by the advice of his viewer, Mr. T. W. JOBLING, to work that pit for the future exclusively with Davy Lamps, in order, if possible, to prevent a recurrence of accidents similar to the late melancholy catastrophe.