The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-10-13 00:00:00

SEVEN KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED.

DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF FIREWORKS.

About seven o'clock on Wednesday morning an
explosion occurred at • fireworks manufactory be-
longing to Mr. G. Norris, Dont-eater Road, Barnsley,
I which has teased the death of seven persons, and so
I dreadfully injured some nine or ten others that
I scarcely any of them are expected to recover. The
I first itilication of the explosion was a loud report
like tint of a cannon, which shook all the houses in
the heit_iibourhood, and was heard at a distance of
liter° (loin two miles. One or two men who wore
hear to the place at the time rushed to the building,
which was quite close to the road, and were horrified
to find it 011 fire from one end to the other, whilst a
number of boys and girls who had been working on
I the premises wore running about, most of thorn
onveloped in flames. A man, namo I Robinson, was
ono of the first to rush into the place, and at con-
siderable risk to himself, caught hold of a girl whose
clothes were all ablaze. Ile tore them off as quickly
as possible, and ascertaining that her name was
Ilawkoly, he got a stretcher, and assisted in
removing her home, where she died a few minutes
afterwards. More assistance having arrived, several
of the boys and girls—of whom there would be 16
or 170 n the premises at the time, as well as Mr.
Norris, the proprietor—were etst out, all very much
burned. The foreman' George Bywater, was found at a
dad.. of 100 yards from the building, lying on the
ground, every portion of his clothing being on fire.
Iho poor follow, in the greatest agony, was removed
to n use in au adjoining street, when it was found
that, in addition to being dreadfully burned allover,
his back had boon broken. Nearly an hour after the
occurrence the engine belonging to the town made
its appearance, and played on the fire, which was not
extinguished until the whole of the building, which
was about 20 yards in length and divided into four
compartments, was razed to the ground. A search
was made for the sufferers, and amongst the first of
the killed found was Mary Aun Cooper, the fore-
wommt over the girls. lior remains were found in a
sort of fire-place which had boon inside the building,
very much burned. The holy of • girl, about 14 or
115 years of age, and those of two boys were also found
I where the building had stood, the flesh on all being
black and shrivelled in some parts and hanging loose
in others. Richard Evans 21 years of age, and his
sister, • servant with Mr. Norris, were both found
very badly burned. Mr. Norris himself was also
i very much njured, being burned so badly on the
head, face, and body that he is not expected to sur-
vive. The whole of the children who wore working
in the place at the time of the explosion were got
out, sod three of them were removed to the work-
house, and the remainder to their own homes or to
some of the adjoieing homes. Two of them died
during the day. The four bodies found in the ruins
were taken to the Ship Inn. The names of the in-
jured are Mr. Norris, George Bywater, Sarah Ann
Day, I:slwaril Duy, Thomas Carroll, Charles Robin-
son, lhomea Buckley, Thomas Wilson, and Richard
Evans. There were throe or four lads outside the
building at the time of the explosion' but they escaped
with trilling injuries. The canoe of the explosion has
nut yet been ascertained. The magazine, which is
about 120 yards from the building destroyed, feria-
tuuately mapoil uninjured.

lb inquest was opened in the afternoon, at the
Ship Inn, awl the whole of the bodies were identified
as follows t—Mary Ann Cooper, aged 35 years; Henry
Howarth, 13; John K Watson, It; Mary Ann
Evans, 1' H 6 • Jane awkley,l4 ; Thomas Yates, 13;
and Mary Ann Downing, 11.

A child has been poisoned at Nowcastle through
eating a toadstool about the size of a crown pioco.

Tho Prince and Princess of Wales awl suitoarrived
in Edinburgh on Woduostlav °riming from Dunrubiu.
WOOh Mm = Itolllo ttersoo !mayo.', tor tho 2121%
time, Ow part of the Queen in "LOS Huguenots,"
at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, and male a great hit
in the grand duet with Raoul (Signor Mongini.)
It was recently announced that Count Rismark is
about to pay • visit to England. We believe bi the
event of his carrying out his intention ho will spend
a few weeks at Torquay.—Wrikre Morning News.

A statue of James Watt was unveiled on Saturday
at Birmingham in the presence of a large concourse
of people.'llis work is from the studio of Mr. Munro;
the size is larger than life, and it is chiselled from •
solid block of Carrara marble.

At St. Pinuock, near Liskear I, • woman ninety-
two rears of age is living in the enjoyment of perfect
heath, and viKunr. Two of her brothers died some
time ago, one in his 100th yoar, the other egad 93,
and a sister is still living age I 89.
The Bishop of London preached the funeral sermon
of Dean lifilman on Sunday afternoon, at St. Paul's
Cathe lral. Another pronelier was announced, and
the chancre in the arrangements was not known until
the Bishop appeared in the pulpit.
Rossini's earliest opera, " bariotra del Paragono,'
written when ho worn under twenty, has just been re*
viced at Florence; but the Italian cities seem to
think that the erhumation of this juvenile work hit
not heighten the author's renntation.

SHOCKING ACCIDENTNEAK Com—Three sewers
belonging. to the Slit Regiment who bad been assist-
ing in raising fortiticatiota at Camden Fort, near
Cork, were engaged withdrawing a charge of pow-
der, the fuse of which hal apparently failed to ignite,
when the charge explode I. One of them, named
Crnioe, wait killed almost isstautanouaily; the other
two were badly injured.

GREAT SEIZURE OF SMUGGLED CIOARL—Ni•
cholas Fleming, a seaman ou board the s.s. Seaton,
from Ostend, was on Tuesday charged at the Sunder-
land Police Court with smuggling 2,b00 foreign
cigars, weighing 271 b., lib. of foreign cut tobatxu,
and lsus. of foreign eavendish tobacco, the single
value and duty honor f." 22 Is. SI. lie, Customs officers,
on rummaging the Seaton on Monday aftorution,
discovered the contrabai..l tobacco and cigars in a
boat on the ship's deck, coverod over with canvass.
Thu prisonor was remanded fur a week, pending the
instructions from the Commissiuuers of Customs in
London.
SHIPWRECK AND UttS OF THREE LIVEL—The
splendid ship General Niel, Gough mortar, the pro-
perty of Messrs. Speield and Sims, merchants, of Lim-
erick, and which VVlWele,jlo,l from that port about a
fortnight ago from Quebec, with the object of bring-
ing over a cargo of arrival in tho Shamion
on Monday in a wrerke I condition, and is anchored
at Suatery. The captain Came up to Limorick with
all speed, and reported tit the oak* of tho owners that
the ship luul suffered soverely in the galas of the week
before last, when 700 miles at sea the masts Tern
carried away, nod three of the Crew (Limerick maul),
named Daly, Burns and Cusack wore swept off, and
drowned.
TIIE SOCIAT. SCIENCE CONGRESS AT GIANT/761'AM.
—no concluding meeting of tho twelfth annual Con-
gress of the Social Scienco Associations was hold on
Wednesday. Though ii, the report of tho Council the
members are commtulatod upon the niecess of the
Congress, numeric:lllv there has been a falling off.
'lle total number of tr.•kets sold was—members 2KI,
associates 737, ladies 53, total 1,073, against a total
of 1,114 last year. A dinner was intended to tako
place on Friday night, lint it did not come off, rumour
says in C011110,1130111:0 of tho number of tickets applied
for being under a dozen. On the motion of Lor I
Lyttoltun, it was rosolvod that a petition from tho
Council of this Association to the House of Lords and
Commons be preparo.l and presented in the next ses-
sion of Perlin t, ii. favour of a legislative measure
to carry into effect the rooommendations containod
in the reports of the Public Schools Commission and
the Schools Inquiry Commission. Mr. Thomas Web.
star, Q.C.. F. 8.5., callod the attention of the Council
to the subject of a suitable memorial to the memory
.S tlm late Lord Brougham, but no decisive stops were
takon.

A TRANSLATOR IN TfIORBLE.—At the Liverpool
Police Court, on Tuesday, • man, named Bernard
MI/nines', was brought up on remand, charged with
assaultiug Lim wife, Mary M'Goinoss. Tho t.ofoiplant,
a wild, uncouth-looking Irishman, caused sumo
amusement by a familiar way in which ho addressed
the magistrate. When before the court on a previous
occasion he had a bushy head of hair, but now his un-
kempt locks had disappeared, ho having undergone a
" gaol crop." Mr. Rattles: Ilia hair has boon cut
since ho was here last. Defendant (with &patronising
nod and laugh): Yes, sur. I look better (rubbing his
pate) without it.—(hauglitor.) Mr. Raffia : It was
state' on the last occasion that he was found lying
drunk with his head close to the fire. Defondant
Woll,l must have had little wit to place my Load there.
—(Laughter.)—Mr. Raffles: What are you? Delon-
dant I was a shoemaker, but 1 have turned from tho
shoemaking to translating.—(Load langhterj—Mr.
Raffles To what P—Defendant:To translating—tran-
slating old shoes into now ones.—(Laughtor.) I be-
came • translator to tarn in the ready mono- to roar
the children.—Mr. Raffles (to the defendant's wife):
How do you get your living ?-1/ofentlant I learned
her the tranalatlag, our. (Groat hmithlee.) She is a
shoo-maker.—(Renewed laagider.)—Mr. Raffles It is
very well she Can do something to keep herself when
von are in gaol, for I an: going to send you there.—
Dufewlant (astonished): No, your Worship; you aro
cut going to sond me there !--Mr. Raffles: Yes; it is
• bad assault you have committed, and you must go
to gaol for four months.—" Barney" was evidently
staggered at his sentence, and as Ito was being 00n•
ductal (lowa tho bridewell stairs, ho turned round to
his wife, and said, "Lam dun° with you, madam, for
my life.

STARVED To DRATII.—An Inquest was held on
Tuesday, at • tavern in Bahlwitestreet, St. Luke's,
respecting the death of a pour woman, owned Hooter
Roberts, who, it was said, 'us fifty.nine 3-ears of age.
The deceased was the widow of a boat.bufhjae, and
since the death of her husband she had tried to main-
tain herself by tieing needlework. At tirirt she had
the assistance of a daughter' but work being scarce
at times, and the food obtainable insulliciont, the
daughter left home to look after herself. In " the
season" the deceased could, by working hard, earn
about Bs a week. At other times she could not earn
3s, and weeks came rather frequently in which she
did not earn anythiugat all. Her daughter did now
and then manage to give her a few halfpence, but not
often, for the times were also hard with her, a week's
wages only amounting at times to 2s. On last Friday
• woman who lodged Lu the house, in which the do-
ceased also occupied a room, found her sitting on a
door step in the street. Slie seemed very ill and ex-
hausted, and the wuman culled her husband, and had
the detieruied carried up to her room. Sometime after
that the landlady went into the room, and found her
pour tenant lying dead in a corner. There was no
bed in the room. Deceased was in the habit of lying
down to sleep, still dressed in such smut clothing as
she had, on a few rags which lay in the corner in
which she died. The only furniture she had was •
broken table and two chairs, the bottoms of which had
fallen out. The landlady said deceased was a hard-
working woman when she could got work to do. She
had applied to the parish fur relief, but the board
refused to do anything for her unless she would go
into the "house. ' She preferred her bare room and
want to the workhouse, and refused to go there. A
post-mortem examination 'lamed that the immediate
cause of death was extravasation of blood upon the
brain. No trace of food could be found either in the
stomach or in the intestines. The formal verdict re-
turned was to the effect that death resulted "from
extravassitiou of blood on flys brain,
wade( Lad sad by impostuu.

a.
Aug. 66 11
&pt. 5 55 3
(I,t. 3 .. .. 64
_4
- Mowing in the five week
rile 01 3. 241 in barley ;and

CURRENT PRICKS 01
ler Q. I

WIISAT
[use and Kest, red BY to 57
"Dtto,e.e,

54 t 02
" Ditto, new, —to
Forwign, reel ... 52 to 56
" JAW,. white —to

•
English malting ... 86 le 16
111. tilling .„•66 to 40

75
Cltc,aller •CS to 7E
Brown._ .to P 4

Mho „. 42 to 44
Harrow ... 44 to 47

L d.
41 7
42 2
43 B
44 8
44 4
44 9

• d.
• S
38 10
18 3
28 6
30 8
26 11

is, s fall of 2. 7d in wheat ;
s fall of Sts 4d in oat&

w. ENGLISH GUIS
Iter. Qr.

Whits 412 to 40
Bolle-• 41 to 40
Foreign, whit,

Satlash, ... 20 to 86
Scott .P 744 :::
Irish black 21 to St

321.10
Forelgo,feed to

LOV 11.
Town-toad e, 330 Mi. 67 to 60
Country .„ ... 40 to 41
Norfolk and Suffolk... 37 to 31/

TllLlDAT.—Seiliabusy Trade very quiet' wheat
made about teat week's rates, Imlay and oata
hull; Small Small show of English wheat, prices firm ;
foreign NUM,. English new white. 56. to GO.; new
red, 48s to 55.; Dantrig mixed and white, 54s to 60s ;
Konigsberg and Stettin mixed, 52s to 56s ; ditto red,
504 to 55.; Hamburg and Upland red, 504 to 54.;
Daniah and Holdall:4 000 to 545; Russian and Odessa,
454 to 484 per qr. Thorley was about the same as lcat
Week. English, 444 to 50.; Foals, 560 to 50s per qr.;
Danish and Holstein, 54s to 45.; ditto, grinding, 35.
to 40s per 32 stone ; Mediterranean, grinding, 31e to
KW per 30 stone. Oats were rather easier is value.
English, 294 to 31.; foreign, 284 to 324 per qr.—
Lireepool : Wheat fair demand at a decline on the
week of 44 to Gil on inferior reds, and Id per oental on
white and best reds. Flour dull and rather easier.
Oats steady; Beans 6d per qr. dearer on the week.
WIMIVIDAT.—Mark•Laier : English wheat inactive
at Monday's rates. Foreign dull. Spring oora steady,
Boston: 'Wheat Plow at a decline of 6d to Is per qr. ;
new white made 55. to 2.;6 new red, 494 to 544 ; mixed,
sls to fife per 36 stone.—LoistA : Wheat made from
504 to 514 per qr. Barley 42a to 45s ; fine, 4its per qr.
Oata 284 to 30s per 24 stone. Beans 50s to 52.8 per 38
.tone.—Newark: White wheat, 584 to 63.; red, 534
to 56.; barley, 44.8 to 50.; oats, 30. to 344: beans, 51.
to 54s per qr.
THolllllDAT.—Brida : There was a moderate supply
of English wheat at market to-day, which, as well es
foreign, sold slowly at Is per qr. under last week's
priors. Malting barley in good requeer, and values
maintained; Irish grinding qualities neglected, whilst
Black Boa sorts were fid per qr. dearer. White oats Gd
per qr. cheaper; black and tawny unaltered. In beans
and peas very little dc.lng.

WHIM'. I. d. a. d.
American, red 'Ten. lira .19n1h. .. 6,5 0 .. 67 0
Polk), Oderna, Nictilazt, soft, ditto .. 0 0 .. 0 0
Kuhanta, hard, _ ditto .. 60 0 .. ra o
. .. ....

(MA.. Taganrog, Don, ka., mon, ditto .. aS 0 .. C. 3 0
(Mirka, Odeon. Nici.lacd, bolt, ditto .. L 2 0 6.1 0
Benhanski ..ft, ditto .. 0 ..tM 0
Englian, red and white, ditto .. G 2 0 ..S 0

. .
6.11111L1T.
Engliah, good to One malting, par lint% qr.. 44 0 .. 48 0
Iriah, ditto, ditto, ditto .. 42 0 .. 45 0
I hall and French, Rending, per MUIh. .. 34 0 .. 85 3
Danube and Mediterranean, ditto .. 30 6 .. 31 0
0471.

Limerick and other, line white, pee 8201 b .. 28 0 .. 29 0
Cork, 'MUM, light. ditto .. 27 0 .. 26 0
Cork. Watriford, bhick,
. .
' ----- per 30414 .. 24 0 .. 24 6
ditto .. 26 0
SWIM.

Irl.h'ta.y,

ditto .. 46 0 .. SG 6

Eg , per 4801 h. ..
Engist per Imperial qr.

.. .. 40 0 .. 41 0
.. .. 44 0 .. 40 0

YLACIL.

English, good seconds, per 2501 b. 0 .. 40 0
United State., Canadian, an, sweet. super.
tine, per barrel.. .. 0 0 .. 0 0
IND'
,et 4801 b,
ditto

MOW,

Mimi American, IT 4Olb.

WU.

Panublan,
- -

36 0 .. 36

_
aaa.rasa -Ir1.11! 494 q nW. ma am I.on, 0.4-
wlse: fil6 qrs. wheat, 7SI qrs. barley. Foreign :llsqr.
%heat, 28a7 qrs. bark), 1900 qrs. btall9. Ib2o qrs. maize, 170
Lrl.. floUr. .

Deri:e.o: Wheat was in large 'limply to-day, and
the quality generally excellent, but owing to the high
prices demanded, • very limited business was effected,
last week's rates being fully maintained. For good
qualities of barley trade was much more active, at the
extreme quotations of this day sennight. There wa• no
change in the value of beans and pea., the sale for
which we. dull. Wheat, best white, 53e to 591; ditto,
best red, 51s to lils ; ditto. inferior sorts, 43s to 47a ;
barley, 38, to 50e; oats, 24s Gd to 32.; beans, 24s to
28s ; peak 22. 6ii to 2as ; rye, 22s (I'd to Ms 6d ; vetalres,
per bushel. 111 ; flour, fine, 46s to 4fis ; ditto, other
qualities, 39. to 425; best bread, is Id the Blb
Otoricalcr We continue to have moderate supplies of
English wheat at this and the neighbouring markets,
for which there is • steady consumptive demand at rather
below last week's currencies ; foreign sells slowly at late
rates. ?dating barley Is per qr. cheaper ; grinding
more inquired after, and Gil per qr. dearer, except Irish
kinds, which are almost unsaleable. Arrivals of este
ore more than equal to the demand, and values have
given way Gallo leper qr. Wise, buns, and peas
fully as dear.-- IforscAufer : There was • fair attend.
&nee at our market this morning. English wheat met •
slow sale, at the currency of this day se'nnight ; foreign
red declined 3d. per oental, but white was held for
previous rates. Flour moved off slowly, and all but the
best descriptions declined Gd. per seek. Oats and oat-
meal were • dull sale, at late prices. Egyptian 'mane,
u well as Indian corn, were each Bd. to Is. per .Ir.
dearer.—Biresieghost: At this day's market there
was a moderate supply of English wheat, and we make
no alteration in our quotations; hut American was
ohaaprr. Barley less in request. New oats offering at
some decline. leans more pressed for sale. Few peas
on sale.

FILIDAY.—Mark-Lane: Limited quantity of English
wheat, demand for all kinds sluggish; yet Monday's
prices were supported. The general quality of the
supply was good. The show of foreign wheat was again
extensive. Even the finest samples were ado, inquiry,
at about stationary prices. Floating cargoes of wheat
were held at extreme rates; hot other produce afloat
was less notice than last week. A good demand for fine
malting barley, at full quotation.; but inferior tied,
were a slow inquiry, at late rates. The supply was
tolerably good. The malt trade ruled steady. In prices
no ohccgs took place. On the whole a fair business wee
inning in oats, at the late decline. Beans, peas, and
flour ruled about) stationary. Seeds and cake were
unaltered in value. —Wakefield : Wheat trade dull
and inactive, and last Friday's prices barely maintained.
Fine barley rather dearer.—Lirerpool: The attend.
coos was limited, but a fair consumptive inquiry for
wheat, at last Tuesday's prices. Flour in small request,
at late figures. Oats and,ostmeal dull and unchanged.
Beane in good demand and rather dearer. Barley and
pesa unaltered. Mass strong, at an advance of Is to
Is Gd : prime mixed, :hit to 3ge.
SATUlDAT.—Blawdford : Wheat, a dull trade, prices
same as last week. Best malting barley in good demand
at full prices, avenging from 40s to 50, per qr.—
Derchener : Wheat 46e to 525, average 48. lid;
barley 424 to 465, avenge 44.61 --Bid*: This corn'
market to-day was well attended, and the supply was
wiry good. The demand for wheat was still quiet, at
men about equal to those of last week. Barley was in
rather better demand, at about previous price.. Oats
had a lair retail Ode at about recent priors. Quotation.:
—Wheat, 50. to 58.; barley, best nualities, 42. to 46. ;
inferior 36e and upwards; oats, %s to 32.; beans, 46.
to 545; per, 46e to 52.; fine flour, 41e to 43e per sack;
second., 37s to 39.; bread, 121 to 13d per Sib loaf.—
Taunton : A tolerably brisk business was done to-day,
at the following price. :—Wheat, 6.50 to is ; malting
barley. 5.6.1; grinding, in 6d ; oats 3.6 d ; beans, 6.;
peas, 7.; tares, lls per bualiel.—Wannisurer : The
attendance at this market was somewhat small, but
there was a fair supply of corn. Good demand for
wheat for seed purposes, fully last week's rater,
from 56. to per qr.; seeondary samples were not in
mush demand, but previous rates were tolerably well
supported, the quotation being 50. upwards. Some
very prime parcels of barley were on offer, and sold at
about the priors of last week, 42. to 48s per qr-; grind-
ing and inferior made 36e upwards. Of oats there were
only a few !samples on offer, which made 20, to 30. per
Beans were firm. et 46a to 510 for new, and up to
Id). and more for old. Yeas made 44. to 501 Per (IT.
'etches 10. toll. ger bushel. Flour sold at 38a to 40e
per : Attendance good, and a fair supply
of corn. The demand ler wheat was quiet at about
previo
chiefly fo
prices. Barleymulling apinr.q.ri; sold to arinoodninsig sorts
extent,
were a slow trade, Wheat =We 50. to 56. per qr.;
barley, malting 421 to 48e ; grinding, 36. to 40.;
Vt. to 30.; beans, 46s to 544; peas, 42. to Mb; dour,
37s to 39s per sack.