The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-13 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

-the diiitriertirwhich the wretched man redder', but his
brother and sister were the only relatives who took &farewell
of him. During last week prayers were offered for the
spiritual welfare of the unfortunate culprit, and last night a
meeting we. held at the Mission House, Tumuli'.
street, Clerkenwell. He took his farewell of his brother and
sister on Saturday, in the course of which he prayed fervently
with them, holding each by a hand. He prayed that God
Would forgive his wife and his own sins against his wife,
and very frequently, with tears in his eyes, commended his
brother and tarter to God's mercy. He Puree mently kissed
them before being taken back to the condemned cell
On Monday the Rev Sir Joneepreached the condemned see.
mon, and took his text from the second chap er of J .hn. 2Nth
verse, " I am the resurrection and the life' The culprit paid
marked attention to the sermon throughout, and expreesed
his thankfulness for it. Mr. Jonas, the governor visited the
unhappy man In the coolie of Monday, and he was afro
visited twice by the Rev. Mr. Nl*Cree. In the evening, when
with taut gentleman, Jeffery displayed great contneiou for
his crime, and, fully acknowledging the justice of his sentence
expressed a hope that be would he forgiven by God, his wife,
and his friends, lie again said he watt anxious to ascend the
sc.ffold firmly, and meet his fate calmly ; but he ',avowed
any wish tooldain any expression of approval from the er.qed
by apparent bravado From the fearful ordeal of execution
he cid not appear to shrlia, hat dreaded the hooting he
might receive from the people. It Is sett that Jeffery has
11111,10 e full confession of his crime to the Rev. G. W. M'Cree,
who acted as his spiritual adviser, and expressed to that
gentleman his deep contrition for the awful deed of which he
had been found guilty tie requested Mr. Nl'Cree to he with
him at the last moment, and to pray with him before he
died. He also expreased a strot g derlre th vt the crowd
would humanely refrain from hooting ands utter him ter die
in solemn silence.

The object of the authorities In changing the day of
execution from Monday to Tneeday—nainely, that of
diminishing the attendance of the riffraff, who, unhappily,
flock to witness an execution—proved unpile...Ml, judging
from the; crowds of this morning, and the anxiety marl-
tested last night to get what Was coned a good position "
Although the lumber of roughs during the night were,
prrhape, below the average of those at similar previous ex-
hibitions, still as the morning advanced the crowd COI.
alder-ably increased At ail o'clock a strong body of police
were placed at ['Meant points at the harrier. erected Intim
0..! Pp to this hour the assemblage was unit- u ally
small. Whir, there was took op poeitiona immediately
mined the gallows, extending back • little lityond liewgatte
street. The Usual aspect, however, aa tar as the surround-
ing houses sure concerned, was equally strongly developed,
lussMuch xs there was hardly a window but was tenanted
Morniti tight-neers, who in many instances had paid large
prices for their seats Al this hour It WU speculated hy
many officers that the crowd wourd by no means be great,
brit wives o'clock told &different tale. Thousands of persons,
a vtr; large majority of whom had the appearance of
respeLdahle working men, kept p .nring in, and continued on
the Increase till the unhappy ciiiprit bad been executed.
Mr Shtriff hysteric. an I Mr. Reeriff Lycett, with their
under sheriffs, Men?.. Crossley and De Jersey, arrived at the
maol 50011 after !wean o'clock, and eutnequently proceeded to
Mel Mellor of Newirate, to super-Mend the carrying out of
the law. Having paaed through a series of gloomy paswages,
the Pro.S.loll ein_rged Into an open courtyard, at one
angle ,1 s blob is situated the condemned cell. Simul.
taneonaly with the er trance of the sheriffs at one gate, the
coninct, in the charge of • gaoler, emerged at an opposite
one tie waiked very firmly—almost cheerfull3 —and-having
half creased the yard, he stopped, and bowed reapectfulls,
with • pleasing smile on his pallid countenance, to the
sheriff., sed also to Mr. Jona., who stood by their side, and
then Fined OW Into the pinioning room. Having reached
this gloomy apartment he seated himself on atom, and was
*Vended by the 11, Mr. Jones, the ordinary if the prison,
and the Rev. Mr. M Cree, who stood all the time with his
hand on the wretched Male. shoulder. Upon the sheriffs reach-
ing the apartmen t the heavy door was closed, and the prisoner
then commenced that king Mr. Jonas and the other officials
for the uniform Mr them he had received since his condem-
nation. He then proceeded to pray most fervently calling
upon Jesus to support him in hit last moments, and to save
his mull He prayed that his wife and mother might be for-
given, and that he, having his faith In Jesus Christ, might
have power tin meet death with fortitude. The wretched
man waa then silent for a moment or two, and again closing
his eyes and raising his head, he poured folth a series of
ejaculations for his spiritual welfare, which were responded
to by all present in a solemn "Amen." The chaplain then
addressed • few words of consolation to him, which he
appeared to devour with an expreesion of delight. At this
moment the knell of the prison bell indicated that his last
minutes had come, whereupon he again tilled upon ('lust
for fortitude, and then moved forward with • firm step,
praying earnestly. Ile ascended the scaffold with great
firmness, arid a few minutes Mterwards Win launched Into
eternity. Ile struggled very much for moms minutes and
then all was over. He has bit no writing of any description
behind him, nor, as tars, could be learned any special re-
quests to his relations.
The body hung till nine o'clock, when it was cut down
and Interred within the precincts of the prison.
AWFUL FIRE IN A PENITENTIARY.

The Toulon journals contain an account of a terrible
catastrophe by tire which has just taken place on
Levant Island, one of a group lying at a distance of
about ten miles from that port. In the afternoon of
the 3rd the authorities at Toulon received infiirma-
tion that a revolt had broken out in a penitentiary
establishment for young criminals, established on the
island. The weather at sea being tenipestuous, the
sending of assistance hail to be postponed until the
following morning, Ent in the meantime a fearful oc-
currence had talvm place. About forty young con-
victs who had recently arrived in the colony had
broken out into insurrection under the pretext that
they were insufficiently fed. The warders were un-
able to repress the riot, and the lads uniting in a body
then burst into the storehouse, knocked in the heads
of the casks of brandy, tore open the cases of sugar
and provisions, and then abandoned themselves to a
complete orgie. A carboy of petroleum standing near
the door of the storehouse was, however, broken in
the confusion ; the liquid by some nnexp`ained means
took fire, and the flames spread to the casks of brawiy,
oil, and inflammable articles, and stretching across the
entrance cut off the retreat of fourteen of the lads.
They rushed to the windows, hut these were secured
by strong iron bars. The flames gradually advanced,
lessening the space in which the unfortunate rioters
were confined, and in a short time the screams and
imprecations which had until then been heard amid
the confusion became entirely silent, and there were
only left the dead bodies, toe of the warders, while
endeavouring from the outride to force away the iron
bars at the windows, either fell or IVIA thrown into
a deep Fit and had his thigh broken. When the vessel
arrived with aid from Toulon, the premises were still
burning, but with the fire•engine from the vessel the
flames were got under. Order WWI inuttediately restored,
and an inquiry respecting the fatal catastrophe has
been common:iced.

THE WORKING MEN'S MEETING AT
THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS.
The above meeting WM one of the most interesting
gatherings in connection with the Social Science
Congress, and it was held on Friday night in the
Free-trade Hall, Manchester. The large hall wa, no
overcrowded in every part that not another person
could possibly have been Pro rued into it. The recep.
+ion tIVPTI to Lord Brougham on his appearance on the
platform exceeded, if that were poasible, in heartiness
and extia.iarm, the weicome which he receive.' at the
opening meeting. The platform was occupied by a
distinguished sesernbisite. inciuding, besides the chair-
man (Lord Sh ifteelvary) and Lord Brougham, Sir J.
Eardley Wilmot, Lord Robert Montagu, M.P., Sir
Elkansh Armitage, the Right Hon. J. Napier. Mr.
Georve Godwin. F.R.S., Mr. Thom. Hughes, M.P.,
Mr. E. James, M.P., Mr. It. Rawlinson, CS., Mr.
D. Dudley Field. Mr. W. Fairbairn, L1..D., Mr. W.
J. S. Daniel, Q C., Principal Greenwood, itc.

Lord Brougham said : I assure you it gives me the greatest
possible sattsfsetion and pleasure to see this vast arsemblage
of the working men of Lsucashtre brought together upon
the present ocemion. I ray working men, and my fellow
WO, /dna inen—'cheers;.—for I have been for severity two
years a hardaraking man—. cheers;—and the habit!. too old
to be changed now, even If I had time to form new habits.
(Laughter and cheers ) Tire pleasure bow f. el In meeting
with working men depends upon my confident belief in their
virtues, their taledta, their industry, and upon soy belief that
at no tm., is there the slightest risk of their abusing the con-
fidence of their country. My expectation and confident
belief in the virtues, talents, and industry of our working
Gleams, are founded upon In, long experience of them, and
my oburvation of them even when it was beyond my own
experience. Ihdh observation of that kind and personal
experience give me the strongest proof of their good qualities,
as well se talents. (Cheers. Anti I am rare that though they
may agros to differ among themselves, or from others,
their difference or their agreement will be according to
justice, order, and law. Cheers) A workman has a per-
fect right to refuse to work unless for so much wages, and
the employer has a right to say " You shall have as little
as Is fit and convenient you should have, and as I ani able
to afford:" but an' one has a tight to refuse to work with-
out the paymeot which he annum,. Is granted. (Hear,
hear) The on ployers have • right to refuse to employ
work unlem upon certain terms ; but ore thing no man
has a right to do—neither employer nor workmen has a
right to Interfere with another. No workman has a right
to say, " You shall not work unlem at a certain price," and
the employer has no right to say, "You shell not work
unless you lower your wages au I require." (Cheers ) They
have a right to say no, hut they have no right to Insist upon
other. joining them. Everyone has a right to take his own
course, either as workman or master, hut neither has •
right to Insist upon a certain course. 'that would be •
ournblnatt.o3 that Would In Illegal, and It would be an
illegality that would be utterly unjust and Intolerable. In
saying this I feel that everyone must agree with me. I
must again express the highest satisfaction and real pleasure
which I feel in meeting the, enormous uremblage—l think
the greatest assemblage that I ever saw brought together
upon one occasion. (Cheers.) Allow me, therefore, to
conclude by wishing you all manner of succeu In your
several occupati Ms, whether us employers or furnishers of
labour, as workmen or capitalists. (Loud cheers.)

Air. George Hastings, the secretary of the associa-
tion, on behalf of the council, expressed the pleasure
he felt at meeting so imposing a gathering of working
men.

Mr. T. Hughes, M.P., who was loudly cheered, spoke of
the London Working Men's College. The institution was
started by Mr. Maurice, the principal, and those who worked
with him for the purpose of bringing the higher broaches
of education within the reach of every man who, working
with his hands nr head, chose to avail himself of the privi-
leges offered. it was now twelve years Mince that experi-
ment MY tried, and in bringing men toucher in close com•
minden and fellowship, the Working Men'. College In lom-
don had attained great success. (lanes had been held in
Greek, Darn, and the modern languages ; in mathematics,
the natural sciences. and in the while of them intereet had
been shown by the working men The success, Ind--ed, was
more extraordinary than was expected, considering that
these men who came to receive these advantages were men
who, before they came to the college had done a hart day's
work. Looking back upon his own exprrience, he could soy
(bathe had known men who had passed through the classes,
and with whom he had been intimate, who, by embracieg
the admen., that the college had offered, had learned to
, live braver and nobler liven, to die nobler snit braver
deaths. (Cheers ) Ile appealed to the working men, at
citizens, to consider this question of education. Look
at what education has &lie f or a country. The
Prussian army, that had just concluded an astound-
ing campaign, were of tee most educated people
in Europe, and he believed that to that, more than any other
cause, their recent extraordinary victories were to be attri-
buted. Lie also uked them, as citlzene, to insist that the
education of the people should be et once carried torward
to a better result than we have as y, t seen. ,Cheers.) The
working men of Manchester had no more done their duty
In this matter of education than those who had failed to
provide it lor them. 'they had never cared enough about
the question, and he hoped the time had Come when they
had thoroughly opened their eyes to the Importance of not
resting until it was settled Ile called upon the working
men to cry out for more light, for the suffrage--(cheers)—
for better houses, for the material advantages of life, and
above all for that light which came from above, and which
was the object of all true education. (Cheers.)
Major-General Neal Dow, who was kindly cheered, took
up the subject of education, and said he had alway sdevoted
himself earnestly to the elevation of the working meu of his
country. Mr. Hughes bad advised them to IVOOI4 hard to
promote their education and obtain better houses. but the
people must be what the laws made them. It hail properly
been said that It was the duty of the Congress not to shirk
any subject which related to the elevation and welfare of
the people. Ile repeated that the people were what the
laws made them. (A Voice "The people make the laws,"
(' No," and cheers ) There was. condition here in Great
(rosin whirli made the people what they were: neil unless
there wee n eiange In the laws the peopla must remain what
they wore. hies, and loud cheering.) Go about in Mon -
aster and Landau and what did they toe f—thoo• gorgeous

gin palaces--(tremendons cheming)—set up by the Govern---
ment--("No, "'Yea' and cheere)—fortified by the Govern •
meet and what wan the Inevitable result of this system P
Imverty, arid pauperism, and degradation. (Cheers) It had
been declsred that the working men wanted these places.
He would like to draw out an expression of the feeling of
the men of Lancashire on this point. Did they desire it t 4
be so I Loud shouts of" No.") it was by the working men
of his country thst this great reform (alluding to the cup.
pre ssion of the Honor traffic) was brought about for their
benefit and the benefit of their wives and childron cheers )
lie Ape.. .led to the warkleg Mel) of Lancashire, and through
them to the working men of England, to comprehend tnis
greet t r hat their welfare depended on the law. rein' Mg
to this mater. Unless he greatly mistook tee opinions
of the working men of Great Britain, and he had rnet
them in large mem a, they did desire to better their
condition and to elevate themselves iu the social tea e,
as they heel • right to do. Ile bore a message tee th, rn
from his countrymen of offal itude and love for vu',-
lime patience with which they had endured the privations
and sufferiegs infl;eted upon them by the gigantic struggle
in his country for ,the mastery of the internal principles
of right and troth against all that was fate cent b
" No," and loud and prolonged cheers)—in
morals, arid religion. ,Cheers.) However it might
be with other perilous of English society, the working
men had never failed to recognize the fact that the humeri
family, through all coming time, was deeply interested
the lame of that struggle—(Cheers)—and they paid un-
grudgingly the heavy centrlbution which was levied neon
them In Mower, nakednese, awl tears, as their share of the
largo price which was paid for the redemption of forirmiitttloea
of al ores, end their convex:4,m from beasts to men. (Pro
longed and vehement cheers.) It was right that the working
men of Larmaahlre should knowtha, it was largely duet° them
that his countrymen were willing to forget by whom it WV,
and by what Instrumentality, that that gigantic treason was
stimulated, and encouraged, and inspire!. (A Mee or two,
arid cheer., often renewed, interk:ersed with cries of "Go
Ott,' and •' Order.") It wale largely due to them that his
country tnen now most CUM stly dertree to cultivate the most
friendly relations with the old country and he hoped and
believed that no contingency would ever occur te suneer
those bonds of amity and friendship which had eortnectsei
the two countries for so ninny years, 'heel...) Ile tweed
the workinz men of Lancashire, in their efforts to tel. .er
their social condition, never to forget that this must mwee.y
be done by moral and Intellectual cultivation. Cheers )

Mr. Godwin, editor of the Builder, awl Mr. Robert
R twlinson, C.B„ haying addressed the mee,ll4,
Mr. Dudley Field, of New York, was introduced by the
chairman 1.1 terms of compliment Mr. Flrld said he had
only to thank the men ..f Lancashire for what thsy or
his country In its agony Ile would tell hue it effected
them. Suddenly, because they resisted toe extension of
human servitude Into lauds that were free befor,, and f.,y
no other csuse—that they who taThelled 'night build up a
slave empire—("No," 'Yes," and cheers)—everybody knew
It ; he was in the Pasco Cot stress convened at Weehl gum
In Pebruary, 1801, and the only tiling that the slaveholders
asked from them woe to extet.d the slave line to the Pacific.
( Bear, hear) When any man told htm that that was not
the motive, he replied that he knew better ,cheers) heniuse
he Met them face to face, Mid they raid over and over again
that If they could consent, there would be no war. (Cheers.)
But they replied they would never coniwitt Ile would now
tell them how the Lanme-hlre message affected them. 1 hey
knew that they had some friends amongst then% and most
of all that Illustrious lady who ruled these realuts—(cheers)
—the foremost woman in all the world dortner cheers):
they knew also that there were many in the middle ranks
and the peerage that were for them, but they were told
"cotton was king;' that the working people of Lancashire
could not subsist without the cotton cdture, and that they
would force the Government to interfere ('• Question,"
"order," and cheers 1 Then word came front the workmen
of Lancashire to President Lincoln and the American people,
"Men of America, persevere unto the end." ("Bear," and
"question.") They said further that they would bear any-
thing rather than there should be submission, beams., they
were lighting the battle of the people. (Cheers.) They
knew that there was not a working man In all Europe who
was net interested In that tight. ICheen All they wanted
wan to he let alone. 11.-Ing let alone, they encircled the
rebellion with a girdle of tire 2,000 miles long, and closin.4ii
In upon the tea it was finally and completely subdued.
(Cheers) When the thunder of the cannon and the smoke
of battle cleared away, and the sun came ont, In, the:e
was not a slave in all the land. (Much cheeringi Ile
thanked them on I,half of the whc le Amerlean people, for
all now—North and South—he believed, were glad that the
monster iniquity was overthrown. (Cheers ) A great future
was before Inv people 1.1 this magnificent country, the hive
of the world: and If they ehuse to come to his Country
they would find plenty of land and a hearty welcome.
Chesil.)

Addreeees were then delivered by Mr. Daniel, Q.C.,
Mr. Iden, a working man, and Mr. Thos. Evan&
Before the proceeding. closed,
The Earl of Shaftesbney said he could not bear the Idea of
retiring from that grand assembly without expressing the
feelings of his hear,—his congratulations and sen.e of the
honour conferred upon him In having to preside over that
is—eniblase of the power and intellect of the working men
of Lancashire. What was wanted in thin country was more
intercourse among all classes of society. (Clear) lie wanted
to see men of wealth sail leisure know the men who worked
and hail no leisure lie 'labial thorn to be brought into con-
tent and to interchange their sentiments, to understand
each other and to reciprocate kito•tiess and affection, to feel
that they were of the garng flo•h and blood, and that they
had the acme ieteresta, th, oe hopes, and the Fame fears.
Hear ) Ile read Inc a book sot long ago some most inoun-
ceivahle speeches nisi° by working men against persons of
properiy, and against poisons who occupied his own station
as members of the Route of Lords, as among the " refuse. of
the earth." (A Voles: "John Bright" chin era and counter
cheers.) No, it was not John Bright. (Laughtir ) Tiiey
wire splen of as the very refuse of the earth, degrade; In
Intellect, and as 'ion of blood. ;Laughter ) All he would
say was, he wished these men, of whom the speakera gave
such au odiumn could be brought Into contact oith the nn u
of Lancashire, with their noble hearts, lodustiy, zeal, ant
manliness; and he was sure that while the peers would
think them little less than gods, they would think the
peers somewhat batter Dora devils. (•• Hear," and laugh-
ter.) Teat would he a very happy e.neurnmation, for it
would puts stop to such speeclies as those he hail ref, rrel
to from the mouths of mi guided aid unintentionally
offending men. If they ol Jected to arismcracles, lie inght
say. "Stand up against t sea ;" hut it was not front :Aristoc-
racies, employers, or capitalists, they had most to fe,ee, cit
tided I anything to fear. They 'ail much to fear front in-
ternal litany, from lice unh.ns and movements demur etc!
by Loud Br..ughain Icc his 'poling address. What danger
there wail existed among themselves ; and be waa sure
that. among (lie arlsteics(cy, capitallAs, lied employer.,
hands could not be laid upon a d...zen who did not hearbily
wlsh for the leaco. nappineac, and prosperity of the work-
ing climes. Let i hem act on ton advice is hich had been
tendered, snot see to the educttion of their children,
big them to become true citizens, hime.t patriots, and sound
Ciniatians, such n.e constitute the strength of the country.
What could le effected by economy among working men
wag not kodwn until the experiment was niale, f riot huge
a proporth di of the wages of working men, instead of going
to the mirings hanks, or towards education, or bet, g in-
vested in houses that would give the suffrage, went in
to acco and drink. Inc, bleb or what could be effected by
economy were furneraed in Etruria and Dresden, in the
Potteries where 3,0e0 act, mice r.poited to be idle,
drunken imot disorderly, had annesed eindigh to buy
their own freeholds, build tin le own II mom and erect
themselves into the political suffrage He never pretended
to eed so tar as his friebd Mr. Hughes ..1(1; he never
held that kind of Isevage ; but if ha could see working
men raising themselves hy their own exertions he would
say, " Don't give vtco for the extension of the franchise
loosno of them, but a million." (Cheers.) He should
Hun feel more secure In his position and In his
property Tory should be very vigorous and determined in
the insertion of their rights. and In all dealings with em-
ploy era Inmate in of trade they tat aright to stand Willy upon
what they considered to he due to them; but at the same
time they shou' d recollect the grand Christie. principle, .• lilt
he possible as conchs. Beth in you, five peaceably with all
men " (Cheers.) And when he iteked them to stand mion
their rights, he appealed to them on behalf of the 40..00
women and children still ensitzed In oppressive tea +ea, t d-
ing day sod night, end otteic for days aunt nights C.ialle•
eutively ; he appialed to them to do what they coull. e
beget au honest, powerfel, and determined pubic opinion,
In order that those benefits which the law had already otti,-
bored upon them, and which had now been p-iced beyond
the possibility of gainsaying, even by those • lio were most
hotly opposed to there larasUreN, might be eve tided to those
400,t ne women and children who were still iu a species of
slavery. Ile knew now they abhorred and d- tested that
slavery from the spirit they had exhibited that evening.
Hr coLcluded by repressing Hs gratification at meeting the
'Forting men c.f Manchester that en( Ling Their welfare
lay nest( to his heart; for years upon years he heti laboured
in their CanSe—(cherrs) and he trusted they would believe
him when he said that he humbly and heartily preyed that
they might have freestom of Began and full accordance of
rights, and a happy luterchange of affection and esteem
among all classes and conditions. so as to give a higher
meaning to that erpressh-n, which was once used for
purposes of revolution, but which might now be used 10 the
most Conservative and Christian setae, that they wished for
themselves and the commoe good, "Liberty, equality, and
fraternity." (Loud cheers)
• •

,
On the motion of Mr. W. Fairbairn, LL.D., seconded
by the Right Hon. J. Napier, a vote of thanks wan
given to Lord Shaftesbury for presiding, and to Lord
Brougham for his presence at the meeting, and the
proceedings then terminated.

wall. Fearneyhongh has not been a member of the
union for the last twelve months. The walls of the
adjoining house, which also contained seven inmates,
were much damaged by the explosion. Fearneyhough
and his eons, of the same trade, are employed by
Mess.,. W. and S. Ditcher.

ANOTIIER

ACCOUNT.

The outrage which wag committed in New Hereford-
street on Monday morning takes us hack to a periti
four years ago, when the murder in Acorn-street, and
outrages upon person and property in various parts of
the town had cast a stigma upon the name of Sheffield,
from which it has never fairly recovered (we are
fruiting from a contemporary.) Ile att-mpt to blow
up Wastnedge's house, in Acorn-street; the horrible
mutilation of Mrs. Wastnedge, and the death of her
poor old lodger, Mrs. Bourke, created a feeling of abhor.
rence so intense that for a time outrages of that kind
seemed to have I ecome thinon of the fault. The dis-
closures that were made on the trial of Thomson for
that murder deepened the painful f- ring with which
Sheffiel I was regarded in distant towns; and this
feeling seemed to have reacted neon the people at
home, for the leaders of the tradra' unions vied with
each other id denunciation of these outrages and the
moires w'iieh led to their perpetration. It seems,
however, that the demon has not yet been exorcise
arid the latest manifestation of its presence iniaht
have been the moot barbarous and shucking in its con-
eequence of the whole eerier,.
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It .eemi that the ma F. irneyhonsh Is a saw grinder, In
the employment of Met ra. Butcher and and tip to
tw, ;To months ago be was a in:toner of the Co.,as. Grin era'
Union. ereinnstances Emir place which Induced him to leave
the wdou rates that several Moutris few kl • nem I.( 00'
Hationt took Va,e with tl e rew of hie readmission Into the
Society, but that the :um which mat deniattlrl (131 we the
price was too lore, w.el he broke re the tresty. Sir ce that
time he has lived Pt apprehension that on attempt w, ul I be
mule to Inpire him. 01 Sunday Night he went to led with
ha roily oh the usual hour, has log first carefully fattened
the snub Iron Orals ov..r the entrance to the cellar. It. the
11',11.4 there wore seven persons sleeping, and in the lionos
hr.( ..1, sere seven other persons. About half past fire
o'clock, a loud re,tort WWI heard no emb ing the die-
Chalßt. Or • /Wan cannon, and It all instant, Yearney-
Iv nab anti his family were awakened and found iluer
tutu-e lit r,ni a The man ruched olownstans and Iwo the
street at mice, but he could see nobody amut Ge thrti
tut ned back and assisted his faintly down the crumbling
stairs and into the street, which try this time wee half tided
with the terror-stricken inhabitants of the ...joining booms
The expire/410n of the sc,ne that met their gage was not
lon • moment doubtful. All the symptoms, so to speak, of
"trade outrage" WM there, and an examination of the
premises confirmed the truth at the couched. n. it, the
eerier the fr..gmet tint an •' rind machine" wore found.
It would seem th st the grate had been forced often, and •
metal ca tightly wrapped with cord to Increase the force
Of the explosion, and containing about two pouts& of
powder, hid been thrown Into the cellar. it was exploded
In the usual manner by • fuse. The f rice of the explosion
was very great great, and In all probability, If the house
bag been of stronger construction, It would have blown up
the bedrooms, and thereby calmed the death of the Inmates
Enough was done, however, in the house, to show how great
the danger h-id been. The staircases anti the supporting
with had notes split from top tx bottom : the whitlowa and
doors were shattered to pieces, ond the whole of the house
side seemed to be on the poli.t of fading lea mars The house
behind, occupied by • family of seven peruses, was also
Seriously (Jemmied, but very fortunately, out of the 14 per-
ions who were thus exposed to the hazard of • frightful
death, not one was Injured. This remarkable result reminds
tle of a similar outrage in Bramberstreet some years ago,
When a bon a was Instly blown to places by au Infernal
Machine wi hout any of the 1111114ra being Injured.

The expiosion was heard at a considerable lici ance,
and crowds of pereons flocked to the scene at once.
Great sympAthy was manifte Led for Fearneyhough and
his family, and the utmost horror and detestation of
the perpetrators of the crime. The Chief Constable
visited the scene at an early hour, and took possession
; of the fragments of the exploded can.