The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-04 00:00:00

EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE AT
LAMBETH.

Yesterday, Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at
Guy's Hospital on view of the body of Charles Noble Fare-
brother, aged 30years, • mathematical instrument maker,
who lost his life by an implosion on the premises of Mr.
Darker, of No. 9, Paradise-street, Lambeth walk, ander
the following cirenautaness.

Henry Sexton, • bras, finisher, stated that he had
worked with deceased in the service of lir. Darker. On
Thursday afternoon last, the deceased had charge of a
wrought iroo boiler, which was intended for an hydro-
electric machine, ordered for University College,
which they were fitting up wesserling to the original
plan. The deceased was at the Imp shoot three o'clock
in the afternesa. aid had (barged the Mike (which was
only nine beau r dirnatug wIIL the novel smoky of
water fer the pupae of tolling b. whoa whom* amid,
" Charley, how is dm stoma t" whom till deceased replied
" Oh, jut up." Witness left the App to go to the vies,
when Mr. Darker inbred theiii?ssand is sheet
a minute afterwards • load leakakes_ •
Witness ran towards thke Ihrge, but make nag
were so thick he could alt medal. kr a kw minutes. TM
forge was blown disrs„ lads pukes at the roof had be.
carried away. Wasson hood the deceased sallialarga
and exclaim, " Drag me eat." Witnese than
the demand nearly unload over with bricks god Wit"
bet with dias4 githka eat fisto tin yard. ltioral
mud soma& WNW by tbo weight wig&
egos him. the of Parollimmitreet,
was called, who oilitood des remosal to the hoe'
OW. Wirowe seed not ounubt he the osylasion, as the
boiler had beta tested ia lbo web/ way. It was
the 16th din iailk la *Lakewood the maw adopted to
try them were by owing the. aria • salty valve, which
hex certain weight attached to • lever. The deceased
thoroughly understood the nature of the work he was en-
gaged in, and although only a small portion of the boiler
had been In d witness cod not believe it was defective in
any way. The boiler was always tested and heated by
placing Ito, the forge fire. They had tested many others
in the same way, but had an accident before. Mr.
Darker was also mach Injured about the head and body,
and at present was lying in a very dangerous state.
William Weaver, another workman, was examined at
great length, but he was unable to account for the bursting
of the boiler. He did not consider it dangerous to test
them in such a manner. It the Iron was defective, they
had no other means of detecting their imperfections.
James Farebrother said the deceased made a statement to
his wife before he died to the effect that be had got the
steam to • proper height, when Mr. Darker requested him
to test it more. Deceased told him that it would be dan-
gerous, but Mr. Darker shifted the weight to the end of the
lever, and directly afterwsrds the boiler exploded. The
deceased's wife requested wittiess to make these facts
known to the jury, as she considered them important.
Mr. Ransuill, the house surgeon, deposed to the deceased
being admitted on Thursday afternoon, suffering from
severe contusions and bruises on various parts of the body
but, although every assistance was rendered, be expired
on Friday (yesterday) morning. Witness had since made a
post issorkon examination, and found that the deceased had
died from an extensive rupture of the intestines, which had
no doubt been caused by some heavy substance falling upon
him. The deceased told witness he had been testing a
small boiler intended for an hydro-eleetrie machine, when
it burst.

Other evidence having been adduced, the coroner re
marked on the case. He thought there was no blame to
be attached to anyone, for the deceased was considered Dilly
competent to teat the boiler which had exploded. It was
probable that the iron might have been defective, and caused
the melancholy disaster; but they were to say whether
any individual was to blame.
The jury, after a brief consultation, returned a verdict of
"Accidental Death."

SINGULAR ACCIDENT.-0110 night last week, es
GERMANY. Mrs. Cracknell, of Mining near Newmarket, was going to
bed, she took up a small china image, which she frequently
PRUSSIA. used instead of an extinguisher, and putting it on the
A letter gentile, it instantly hunt with a terrible report, flying near
from Berlin of the let, in the Speiser the wont to the clinger of the occupants, and singeing the
(hustle, says: hair and eyebrows of Mrs. Cracknell. It appears that the
The treaty against literary piney, so long peediag be- image had been filled with gunpowder, but how or when
tween France and Austria, is approaching its end. A sinti. is still a mystery.—Bury_ Post.
lar negotiation between Prureia and France has been aban. GREAT WESTERN UNION RAltwAY.—The elechie
Joned, it how* been agreed to include it in the negotia. telegraph ha. Just been completed throughout the whole of '
tions for a general esseeeedel treaty with France. Tester- this line, extending from its junction with the Oreat West-
day a conferees" lea plan between the ministers of the ern proper at Swindon down to Gloucester. The telegraph
coalition, and the alnisten of Bavaria and Wurtemberg was sufficiently perfect on the occasion of her Majesty's
promised to have a prompt reply given to Prussia. The journey last Monday to be used to telegraph the royal
Priori ..it l'rowie has Got returned ii in Stettin with the progress.

gbe (Court.
THE QUEEN'S PROGRESS.
BALMORAL, Seer., 1, 1862.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by
the Prince of Wake. the Princess Royal, the Princess
Alice, the Princess Helena, and Prince Alfred, leR Holy-
rood Palace at 8 o'clock this morning, and travelled, vid
Stirling and Perth, to Clime Angus, where carriages were
In readiness to convey the royal party to Balmoral, viti the
Spittal of Olen She* and Cestletown of Braemar. The
Earl of Malmesbury is in atteadance on her Majesty. Her
Majesty was escorted from the Palace to the Railway Sta-
tion by • party of the 7th Human. At Perth a guard of
honour of the 42nd Highlanders received her Majesty at
the station.

At the Spittal of Glen Shea her Majesty was met by Mr.
Farquharson, of Ineereauld, who, with a party of the Far-
quharson Highlanders, attended the ryal cortege as far as
Castletown of Braemar, where the remainder of the Far-
quharson Highlanders, under the command of Mr. James
Farquharson, jun., and the I)uff Highlander., under Mr.
James Duff, were 111 readiness to receive her Majesty.
Her Majesty arrived at Balmoral at 6 o'clock in the alter-
ation. _ _

The Countess a Desert, the Hon. Mary Seymour, Colonel
Hos. C. B. Phipps, Lieut.• Colonel lion. Ales. Gordon, Sir
Jamas Clark, and Mr. Gibbs are the attendants in waiting
ou the royal party.

Earl Fitehardingo and Mr. 0. A. Young had interviews
yesterday with Mr. Secretary Walpole at the Ilome•cdhce.
he Rev. W. Sellwyn, Mr. Power, Mr. Roberts, and Mr.
Eneu Maedonnell had also int./views with the Right lion.
Secretary yesterday.
The Earl of Loud&lo left town yesterday evening for
Lowther Comae.

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Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office yesterday to
the Governor General of Canada and the Governors of the
other North American provinces.

(Eros Bet Night's Gutter.)
COMMISSION SIGNED BY TILE GOVERNOR AND
CAPTAIN OF THE Isle OF WIOHT.—OOIOOOI Francis Ver-
non Harcourt, Albert John liambrough, Esq., to be de-
puty lieutenants.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT
or Witrentan.—FraisciaLeybourne Popham, Esq., to be
deputy lieutenant.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY TUE LORD LIEUTENANT
OF Boxsllllllllllllll3.—Robert Bartlett Coles, Esq., Robert
Clark, Esq., Norwich Duff, Esq., Arthur Hallam Elton,
Esq., Henry llobhouse, Esq., John Jarrett, Esq., William
Henry Powell Gore Langton, Esq., Philip John William
Miles, Esq., Gerard John Napier, Esq., and George Nor-
man Erq., to be deputy lieutenants.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT
or THE Nolan Brom() or YOUILEHIRIA—The Right
Hon. William Orde Powlett, Lord Bolton, the Right lion.
Philip Lord De Lisle and Dudley, Christopher William
Carter Chaytor, Eaq., and Thome William Lloyd, Esq.,
to be deputy lieutenants.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY TUE LORD LIEUTENANT
OP THE Easy RIDINO OF YORIPHIHE.—The Hon. Philip
Stourton, William Frogatt Bethell, Esq., William Raines,
Esq., Henry Willoughby, Esq., and Charles Langdale,
Eel, to be deputy.lieutenants.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT
OP THE COUNTY OF Conswar.t..—Richard Gully Bennet,
Esq., Deeble Boger, Esq., and Edward Stephens, Esq., to
be deputy-lieutenants.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY TILE LORD LIEUTENANT
OF TEE COUNTY OF Sasses:.—Charles Croebie,
Humphry William Freeland, Esq., Thomas Arnoll Davis,
Esq., Hon. John Jervis Carnegie, William Fisher, Esq.,
Hasler Hollist, Esq , Col. Charles WECans, William
Townley Mitford, Esq., George 011iver, . John Nipper,
Esq., William Augustus Commerell, Esq., illiam Barrer,
Pn., Esq., William Robert Seymour Fitzgerald, Esq., Sir
ercy Flounce Shelley, Bart., Charles Spencer Sense
Dickme, Esq., Sir Harry Dent Goring, But., Hugh Wyatt,
Esq., David Lyon, Esq., Hugh Ingram, Esq., Sir Isaac
Lyon Goldamid, Bart., William Tanner, Esq., Montagu
David Scott, Esq., .Philip Salomon, Esq., Major George
Kirwan Cur, John Manship Norman, Esq., John George
Bleneowe, Esq., Hon. Henry Bouverie NViUlam Brand,
William Henry Blaauw, EA., Robert Crawford, Eq.,'
Hon. Henry Edward Hall Gage, John Graham, Esq.,
George Darby, Esq., Sir Sotherton Braathwayt Peckham
l'ilicklethwait, But., William Drew Loess Shidwell, Esq.,
George Campion Courthope, Esq., Sir Charles Montolieu
Lamb, But., John Roberts Dunn, Esq., Viseount Nevin,
and Mana•on l'ipon, Esq., to be deputy lieutenants.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT
OF THE COUNTY or Eirizz.—Thomas Daniel Foams Tat-
ham, Esq., John Osley Parker, Esq., James Tabor, Esq.,
John Davis, Esq., and George Alan Lowndes, Esq , to be
deputy-lieutenants.
COMMISSIONS SIONED BY ME LORD LIEUTENANT
OF GLOPCIATIPAHINE.—Richard Foley Onalow, F.K. John
Cann Thackwell, Esq., Charles Brooke Hunt, Esq., and
Robert Walters Clerk, to be deputy-lieutenants.

THE MILITIA.
The following commission, have been signed :
Frederick William Lime, Eeq (late Captain 67th South
Hampshire Regiment), to be Adjutant in the Dake of Lan-
caster's Militia. _

George Brockman, Esq., to be major in the West Kent
Regiment of Militia.
The Hon. Edward Gordon Douglas Pennant, to be
lieutenant•eolenel of the Royal Carnarronshire Militia.
Sir John Conroy, Bart., to be lieutenant-colonel com-
mandant, vice the Earl of Patois, deceased, of the Royal
Montgomeryshire
The Hon. Henry Banbury Tracy, to be major, ♦ice Har-
rison, deceased, in ditto.
John Edward Berryman Pryee, Esq., to be captain in
ditto.

David Douglas Wemysa, Esq., to be captein in ditto.
John Heyward Jenktns, gentleman, to be lieutenant in
ditto.

John Matthew Jones, gentleman, to be emign in ditto.
Lieutenant-Colonel itichard Frederick Hill, to be colo-
nel, vice Viscount Hill, resigned, of the Shropshire Itcgb
lung of Militia.

The Hon. William Noel Hill, to be litutenant-colonel,
vim Hill, promoted, in ditto.
Edward Corbett, Egg., to be major, vice Bayley, de-
mased,in ditto.
Captain Henry Cavendish Taylor, to be major, vice Gat-
acre, resigned, in ditto.