The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-02 00:00:00

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1876.,',:

Bell Brothers, Ironmasters, Middlesboro'. " Very
satisfactory—have availed ourselves for 10 years or more."
John Snowden, Paint Manufacturer and Oil Merchant,
South Shields, Your Telegram received, and very
much obliged to you for your prompt reply—They won't
get an ounce of stuff from me. Yours &c.
Swann, J. E. and Brothers, Iroumasters, Middlesboro'
gild Glasgow, "Satisfactory."
Bissell, James, and Son, Birchill Iron Works, Walsall.
" Great Value."
Darlington Forge Company. "Prompt replies—ap-
prove of the Confirmatory style adopted."
Lackenby Iron Company, Middlesboro'
" Conscientiously recommended. Members 8 years."
Darlington Waggon Company, Darlington.
" Prompt—reliable information—various sources."
Stanbridge; Sydney, Esq., Maltster, Camberwell,
London, S.E. " Charges are higher than any other
office, but the results justify the additional outlay."
• Oldroyd and Sons (Limited),Dewsbury. "Reliable."
Hudson, Sykes and Botsfield, Leeds, " Satisfied with
the thoroughness of the manner you answer Continental
inquiries."

PUBLICE NOTICES.

1 frai

MR. F •
J. y ATES,

.111,
ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR,
HICrIE STREET,
STIC-C.Tiß)D3Piiija=2
(Nearly opposite Stourbridgc.,tp cr Bank)
Attendance.. every Friday, from 11 a.m., to 4 p.m.

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TN PURSUANCE of 41 THE EXPLOSIVES
ISAT,.IBM," and-in aceordsnee with the Air-Actions
of.the Board of Trade in„thislilichalf, NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that the GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY intend Coapply. to the Board of_
Trade for the confirmation of the Bye Laws contained
in the Sektedtle heretoe-whichloßye Laws haye been,
Lined by, the' said Coppany under the said Act for'
regulating the conveyance, loading, and unloading ofj
Guilpowder and other Eiplosiyes on the STOURBAIDGE
EXTENSION CANAL of the said Company, sid for,
declaring and regulating the other matters to which the
said:Bye Laws relate,: AND NOTICE IS HEREBY'
ALSO GIVEN that during one calendar month from the
date of this notice, any Local Authority, Corporation, or
person interested may forward objections to theproposed
Bye Laws, tolhe Assistant Secretary (Railway Depart,
ment), Board of Trare,'Whitehall Gardens, S.W. ,
•Dititiat-26tit,41 of inguit;./1876.

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VIE SCHEDULE 00VE READ:BED TO.
BYELAWS. d 4 toi
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J 4a! .; : c,..cfnisto•
holufl. ' • -ti
AT 541i0n 3: r3fiAil- E4?osives Act; fog, 1010iWIlie. ter-m
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:c aiur o ..3ii;7'.:c.1.1 41oics,:—
' f 1). Gthipoicdal., nitro-glycerine, dynamite, gun-cOttcrp,,.
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btasting powder.-,.liam.natepf inercur'y 'or of
true ~., ,othee, viegalf,
*coloured fires, and every 4Gther
tic.biluT ....14bstai.iecs.:Johother -similar to those above
Anti 4 • fiDlCittidrad or not, u:seduor
_manufactured with

! &view to produce a practical effect by erplosion
or a pyrotechnic 11-ect ; gra atso ,
u 2), Tog-signals, fireworks, fazed, rockets, petcizesion
cd,k, detonators,, carbielyes, ammunition of
al descriptions„ and cvcry adaptation bff
• preparatiep-si an explosive OA ,abovt.deited.

• Pn'
1. No perton shall send or 'convey, eanse to be sent
cr conveyed on-to. or upon the Navigation of any Wharf-
connected thereivith, for 'dibcharge or
,cenveyauce "as--
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merchandise, any gunpowder or other explosive withecuir
having prbviously, givenrtolhe principal agent :or :smile:-
wharling.er ov toll cbllectorsof the-company a six hours'
written illifiet'sta(ing the nature, quantity, and destina-
tion onucii exploiiVe, and the-place where it is intended '
to be kroittp.it petp:the Navigation; and ha'Ving had tin
intimation fropinthe Company .that.they are prepared 'to
receiveY the consignment. • •

2.• 'I he. master of everrship or boat carrying any gun-
powder or other explosive shall immediately upon such
s)iip or boat entering
.upon the ;Navigation, or taking apy
gunpowder ..or 'other xplósivc • on, hoard, give ;t the
agent .or strfantioi thee
_Company in charge of the
.nearest collecting station, or • office, a written notiee
',stating the -nature,- quantity, and destination of such
gunpowder or other explosive.
3. No person shall send or convey or cause to be sent
or conveyed on-to or Upore the Navigation, or on-to any •
wharfcenneetedtherewith for conveyance as merchandise,
any gunpowder or other explosive which is not securely
packed in manner prescribed by the taid Act, or by the
Rules relating to paCtliig for the time being in force
thereunier, at the Case may be, and which has not
legibly marked upon each outermost ,packet by label or
brand, in the ease of percussion cape, or of fuzes for
blasting, the words "Percussion Oapsi," or "Fuzes for
Blasting;" as the -ease may be, together with the name
and address of the on'ner or sender; and in the case of
grnipowder, the word " Gunpowdet ; " and in the case
of other explosives the name of the explosive and the
• woerd "Explosive," together with the name of the
owner or sender, and otherwise as directed by the
Act, and by Rules made thereunder, in force for the time
being. '
4. lo person. shall send-or convey or cause to .be sent
or conveyed en-to 'or upon the Navigation, any gun-
powder or. other eiplossive, except in the hold of a ship
or boat, With a closed deck, closely fitting hatches,
securely fastened and covered with tarpaulin or raw
.hides, and•donble balk heads at each end of the stowage
space, lined with some non-combustible material. No
iron Or steel shall be placed in the interior of the portion
of such ship 3r boat where the explosive is deposited,
unless the same be covered either permanently 'dr
temporarily with leather, wood, cloth, wadmill-tilts, 'or
other suitable material; nor shall any fire-place, stove,
or stove-pipe in such ship or boat be nearer to the
stowage space than 18 inches from the outside of the
bulk head, which shall be covered near such fire-place,
stove, or stove-pipe with lead. All packages containing
gunpowder or other explosive shall be laid in the hold
upon, ncl (severed with terisanlieg, raw hides, wadmill-
tilts, or otheAuitable material: -In the stowing'of explo-
sive in any ship or boat duo precaution shall he taken
by Means of a partition or otherwise, and by careful stow-
ing. to secure such explosive Irom being brought Into con-
tact with or endangered by any other article or substance
conveyed in such ship or boat which is liable to cause
fire or explosion.
5. Any explosive of the sth (Fulminate) Class, or any
such explosive of the 6th (&mmunition) Class, as fon-
tains its own means of ignition, or any explosive of the
7th (Firework) Class, shall not be conveyed in th&
s ime ship or at with any explosive not of the class
and division to which it belongs, unless it be Sufficiently
separated ther.efrom, to prevent any fire or explolion
which may take place in one such explosive being. com-
municated to another, and -any explosive exceeding
501los. shall not be conveyed in a ship or boat which is
'earrying as merchandiseyaiy article liable' to cause or
communicate tire or explosion, such as sharcoal, lucifer-
matches,-articles for striking a light, or petroleum, as
defited bylhe Petroleum Apt, -1871, or any Act repeal-
ing or amendf4thellime.
6. The master of a ship or boat carrying any gun-
powder or 'other explosive 'shall not -permit-such ship or
boat to remain in any 'lock:dock, or basin, or be moored,
except in a berth speciallyAireeted by a dockmaster,
wharfinger, toll collector, or ether authorised agOnt of
the Campaby, 'and shall not in any case permit such ship
or boat to'remain or be moored within, 200 yards of any
steam engine or furnace. , • , •
7. The master of a ship or boat carrying any gun.
powder or Other explosive shall not permit the same to
Lie loaded or unloaded, except between sunrise and

sunset.
8. No ship or boat shall at any one time carry any
gunpowder or other, explosive weighing in the aggregate
more than 50,0001b5.
9. No ship or boat carrying any gunpowder or other
explosive shall enter or remain on the Navigation with-
out and flag or metal var.e. painted red, two feet square
at the least,:shown iii a conspicuous place above the deck;
and there shall also be kept burning in a conspicuous
or boat, between sunset and
such ship
ahead and astern
a re..l i s
light,' eoaelvaenricyp h ip n
a capable of being distinctly seen o clear
placesu nr n
,
nighio.t 11...tvaerdyistsahniepeporf
b2ooaot yacrodns.
taini
any'
gu,
der
or
other explosive, shall at all times have at lea- t une com-
petent man oil hoard and in charge of such ship or boat
and her cargo.
11. No ship or boat cart:ing any gunPoweler or othei,
explosive 'shall be towed or Repelled othc,irtise than by
animal or men. Nor shall any such ship or boat, except
for the purpose of pas Sing, approtich nearer to any 'other •
ship or boat carrying gunpowder or other exPlesive, than
200 yaids. ,
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_Every ship or boat
,shall, so long as there is any
gunpowder or other ekblosiveroh board, proceed with all
convenient :speed and withaat any avbiliabre dela -), to her
~
destination,
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13. No ship or boit 'containing limy
,gunpOWder otH
other explosive shall, whilst being loaded or unloaded,
be detained for any lon&er,time than , would with all due
diligence be necessary., '
14414 r- ihc 'itnleiading, sir conveyance of
explOalve istaftig on, all persons en gagedsucla loading
unloading, or conveSance shall'observe tIF dtie' Precau-
tions for the previntion of accidents by fire or explosion,
anti for preventing uusattliorised persons having access ,
to • the explosive so beibe loaded, unloaded., or con-
veye,A,,auid shall ebit:iin 'rem any,, act whatever which
tettUto catiso ifro or OkrosiOn,' atilt' is not reasonably
nee-C-0114 for the.pnrpose Oi,The loading, unloading, or
conveyance Of siren explosive or of any other article car-
ried therewith, and for preventing any other person
from committing"- any such no',, and any such other
person, iiho after being warned commits any such 'act
shall be deemed to connpit a breach of this regulatian...
In the ease of a ship :or boat convoying explosive ex-
ceeding luUlbs.;
'ch ship or boat, of hre7
lucifer atches, :or any substance
venting the introduction intosu
'clUoirovision shall be made for pie-
venting
explosion' or fire, or the'rn,
inroduocrtiaornticolfettl,iikyeiliy to
~n, -
steel, or grit, so as to conto_intd: 99ntaicut
%7liitith, b_ll.l2el
cex-
plosive; and in any such , ship or boat
hail-be taken o exclude :her a
water, due precaution s
explesive. ri- -
plosive conveyed is liable to se dangerotusly affected,
.he
igi
imatt comingioifa stha lh licnnotnoost
teprafeetv:ecoritnt
,wt with
hs
iisnt I:tore
position,
toirc ticohna
character,
cattle •r
oi iri c
of
safety matches of such character as n,ot to cause any da4,..„,
ger of fire or explosiou, and notliing in this ityclaw
shall apply to any explosive of the ?First division of thill
61,11 nuanuition) i.:lass,!provided tic llules specified in
the Urder of the Secretary of State, No. ii J. in reference
to Ammunition of that Class shall havo,been eemplied
within regard torqach explosive, and .provide&'all due
r precautions are-trite/a-for tlia preventien of accidents.
15. Any explosive which for the Anne being.ris.ueither
authorised (by, iice.i.se, ;or continuing certificatO to be
manufactured for general.sale,,nor authorised by liense•
to be imported for ,general sale may, be carried only in
such manner as shall be specially directed by the earn;
pexaxnlyo,spivreoviwdhiedch:
dtehriaSbe ey
tcin 0,
e
il
a
w
sh all
pot extend to any
bull:section 9 of the
'Act, or under any Order in Council made in pursuaneti
of such Seetioni may lawfully be - imparted without any
license.
16. .These Byelawti and all , the
, '
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provisions of tire said
Act.shall be.obeerved,:by alUthe Agents arid servants o!
the-said Company, and all persons using or engaged-upon
the .Navigation or any wharf connected therewith. '
I • U. EverY.person committing soy breath of,„or in any
waydnfringing arir of tha above eayelsws, be lnibre
w the
followiug penalties, yin, peetwiary penalties
,each offence not exceedinK4,2o, ar4a:lo ...eel day dot tr,i;
thich itch offence continues, and forfeiture of all;the
• guliPowder or other explosive, in respect ot which, or