The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-25 00:00:00

TEE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 25, 1864:

(notes and coin) has increased from VINS',I7S/. to
9,216,2391.—a gain of 1,309,0641. Tjje lap occa-
sion on which the Bank moved fronigl4 Ter cent. 1
was on the 26th of May last, *Jest the.eoin its*
bullion were 13,713,9431., or 417,1111. less than.
now, and the reserve was 7,947,1381., or 1,269,1011.
less than now. On the 16th of June, when the coin
and bullion were 14,304,2051., or only 173,1111.
more than now, and the reserve 8,826,356/., or
389,8841. leas than now, the rate was fixed 1 per cent.
below its present reduced point—viz., at 6 per cent
The present position of affair' a suggests, therefore,
several satisfactory considerations, for, in the int.-
rest of trade, which has so long suffered from the
exorbitant rates charged for accommodation, it is
surely encouraging to know that the Bank's re.
sources are now at a level which even the present
strict administrators of that establishment have at
so recent &period regarded as compatible with a lower
rate of discount than that fixed yesterday. That
money will remain at the present rednoed level for
some time to come seems to be indicated by the fact
that the two great Banks of Western Europe are
moving simultaneously in one direction, and that
our charge is still 1 per cent. above that of the
French Bank. Nevertheless, it is important to
bear in mind a number of considerations which
render it probable that the directors of
the Bank of England will resist any fur-
ther downward movement, and that the rates in
the general market are not likely to fall ma-
terially below 7 per cent. just at present. Atten-
tion has been directed in our columns for some days
past 'to the
,steady revival in the demand for gold
for exportation. The gold carried to the Bank of
England on Wednesday and yesterday represents
transactions of a somewhat exceptional character,
there being at this moment a demand for abroad for
any supplies that may come in from America or else-
where. At the same time sovereigns are being with-
drawn from the Bank for Egypt,Tand it is believed
that these remittances will go on to a moderate ex-
tent, the balance being thrown in favour of that
country, both tby theisalej of her cotton and by
the negotiation of the recent loan. Directly'the
cotton market has found itself relieved from finan-
cial apprehensions it has shown renewed animation,
and simultaneously with the recovery in cotton the
inquiry for silver for exportation to India is re-1
'riving. Commitments have likewise been entered
into in respect of the Moldavian Loan for 900,0001.,
which is on the point of being introduced, and of l
the loan of 2,000,0001. which the Ottoman Sociitff
Gindrale has undertaken to make to the Turkish
government in anticipation] of certain revenues of
the empire. The position of the !Spanish Treasury,
borrowing as it is, almost from week to week, in the
markets of Madrid or Paris, also contributes in some
small degree to derange the usual course of finance,
and the bankers]` of jt Italyjdand France have
latterly experienced some additional demands in
connexion with the efforts which are being made
by the various municipalities of Italy to make anti-
cipatory payments on account of the land tax into
the Italian Exchequer. Several foreign loans, long
delayed by the state of our money market, are likely
to be introduced here shortly, and the anticipation
of them can hardly fail to exercise an influence
upon our rates of discount, and upon the policy of
the now highly conservative direction of the Bank
of England. Perhaps, therefore, it will be the most
prudent course for our merchants and traders to re-
gard the step taken yesterday by the Bank as likely,
to mark a period of !pause in the money market-
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• . Lagan INT.ELLIUENOS.
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SPAIN.
MADRID, Nov. 24.
It is estimated that about one-eighth of the
registered electors have recorded their votes.

The Epoea of to-day says that Chili having de-
clared coal to be contraband of war, Spain 'ought
not regard her u a neutral power.

ARRIVAL OF THZ MASSILLA.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 25.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Manilla., with the heavy portion of the Bom-
bay mails, arrived off the Needles at 8.20 a.m.
to-day.

WREOKOF A STEAMER AND A SCHOONER.
UPWARDS OF THIRTY LIVES LOST.
(3T nun= Am tarnuTtuu Trimurti:4
TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMURLAND,
FIIDAT Moutro, u °Tux&
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The Aberdeen passenger steamer Stanley, and a schooner,
name unknown, were wrecked off Tynemosilibl3attery Point
last night. All the crew of the schooner were lost, and 20 to
30 lives perished from the steamer, 33 perms being eased
by the rocket apparatus. The only boat that could get
alongside was the Tynemouth lifeboat of the National
Institution, end in doing so she broke all her oars, was
stove in on her broadside, and lost two of her gallant crew,
named Grant end Robson.

WEATHER REPORT.

.-(THIS DAY.)

FIUDAY, NOrIMIBER

16, 8 A.M.

84.1 T. W.
Halm 29.01 39, W.
abeedrem 42, 8.
Leith [29.11 42 8.8. i
Ardromea 29.0 e 43 W.B. W.
Gmeacretle i 29.0725 &W.
Galway 39.0340 S.B.W.
Valeotla 29.1848 &W.
Cape Clam 1
10.2041 W.
t ol la :leas 41 Lex
Holyheed 29.11 IS 8.
Pembroke— 29.37 42 &W.
Peasaare 20.4737 W.N.W.
Brost 11953 37 N.
L'Orleat 29.45 37 N.
Rochefort 29.45 29 &IL
Plymouth 29.47 35 Y.
Weymouth 29.46 34 W.N.W.
Portsmouth 29.44 35 N.W.
London 29.43 32 W.S. W.
Imver 29.4527 N.W.
Yarmouth 59 41 57 W.S.W.
Scarborough 29.28 41 8.111.
%kids 2934 42 W.S.W.
Heligoland 49.41 48 W &W.

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snows*
SATIIRDAY. a NOILIZMN
S.W. to N.W. and comm. N.W. to N.N. and buck,
N.E., strong, 'quay, strong to moderate,
some snow or rain. unsettled.
&W.to N. and back, WISTININ. &W. to N.W., fresh,
strong, squally, rain equally,r•ln in places
at times.
N. to W. and S.W., 11017YaktUr, W.S. W. to N.N.L and
fresh to strong, no. back, strong to ma-
settled. dente.
W.S. W. to N.N.E. and Larynx As nett above.
back, fresh to strong,
squally.
Nortbernw-Sootland. WI

Wadi, red ad-
laramies Sontbarn=logliah Channel and na y of Blaray. futons
windward Zogland and North Sea

The construction of the new Opera House at
Paris is continued with great activity. The buildings at
the back, intended fee the director and his subordi-
Wes, are raised as high as the roof. The stage is visible,
and the portion of the house reserved far the public is
raised as high as the first tier of boxes. Workmen are
'singed at present in fixing the columns, each of a single
stone, which are to dement* the grand forma. Them
columns are formed of stone of Ravieres, which may be
polished like marble. The entire of the ground floor, the
entrance, the lobby, and the side galleries are distinguish-
able. The staircase for subscribers is reached through the
refreshment-room. The entrance to the refreshment-room
forms • rotunda, which communicates likewise by • triple
gallery, with • circular saloon like that at the Thatre
Francais, but much larger, and lighted by 12 windows.
The trilling of the saloon is of iron, solidly fixed in stone,
and above the first tier of boxes may be seen the hollow
tabu by which the house is to be bested and ventilated.
The lobby round the pit is to be 18ft. wide, so that there
will be no difficulty in entering or quitting it.
The election of members of the councils and
oonsistories of the protestant churches throughout France
is to take place in all the parishes in the course of January
next. To constitute an elector the person offering himself
must, first, be 30 years of age. 2. He must h►ve resided
in the pariah for two years, or for three if not born in the
pariah. 3. He must prove his admission into the church
by • certificate of his first communion, or by • declaration
of communion signed by • prelate. 4. He most prove by
a simple declaration that he participates in the exercises
and obligations of his church. 5. If married, that he
received the protestant nuptial benediction. A parochial
register for electors is open from the lit of January 1*
the 31st of December to serve for the following year.

One of the leaders of the democratic party at
New York, the chief wire-puller indeed of the Chicago
platform, and a banker to boot, who is repotted to be worth
ten millions of dollars, went early on the Bth to the polling.
place of his district to east his balloting papers into one of
the glees globes which en used as ballot-boxes. No swan
did the democratic millionaire approach the volleg-table
than he was asked by the republican agent if he had any
wager, depending on the leans of the election. It was
notorious that this gentleman had bets to the extent of
many thousands of dollen on the return of Gemini
leaellan. An evasive answer was out of the ques-
tion. Everybody knew about the heavy "book" he had
made up; in fact, some of his bets bad been publicly
offered for acceptance in the newspapers. He was com-
pelled, in Yankee parlance, to " own up," the which he
did with a very bad grace, and with an expression of coun-
tenance indicative of a strong desire to strangle the repub-
lion agent. There was no help for it, however. By the
law of the land an elector who has any bet or wager laid
on the chances of an election ia disqualified, under beery
penalties, from voting ; the millionaire voter was conse-
quently obliged to retire from the poll, and ()moral M'Clel-
Len's majority in New York was dinsiaished by one vote.
A Paris letter in the Salo{ Public states that an
incident similar to the notorious CeJsado-Garcia affair ha.
just occurred in the French capital. In the present case
also a game at baccarat was interrupted by the discovery of
I cheating on an immense scale. A large sum of money was
recovered, and a prosecution for swindling, in which the
the bearer of a name, hitherto how:treble, will be involved,
is likely to take place.

The Prance mentions the following fact se a
proof of the evil consequreces of smoking for boys :
A pupil in one of the colleges, only twelve years of
age, was some time since seized with epileptic fits, which
I became worse and wane is spite of all the remedies
employed. At last it wee discovered that the lad had been,
for two years get, secretly indulging in the weed. Effectual
means were adopted to prevent his obtaining tobacco, and
he soon recovered."

The hicalide Busse says :—" Colonel Stremon-
choir, of the Guard, wu meetly condemned to 12 years'
laud labour in the minas and the lees of his decorations and
titles of nobility for having mortally wounded Major filo.
kaicheff in a duel. Major the Baron Wolff and Lieutenant
Spetehinski, who served as moods, were also condemned to
10 years' hard labour in the mines. The Emperor has now
nominated the sentence of the colonel to military degrade.
tion, bat he will be inoorporated in the army as a private
soldier. Baron Wolff and Lieutenant Spetchieski will be
, imprisoned in a fortress."

In spite of the threatening state of the weather
cm Sunday last, M. E. Godard made his sloth ascent this
season from the Pr4E6lam is his fire-balloon, the Aisle.
He was moompaaied is the oar by
MM.
Gabriel You, Lies:,
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iset-Corvilsin, Mahone, and Dardo. The bellow° M
first ascended slowly, but its upward movement soon after-
wards increased, sad it attaised an altitude of upwarls of
POO metres. As the daylight was rapidly departing, M.
Godard, fearing that the descent might be difficult, soon
made his preparations for that operation. During that time
the balloon had fallen, and wu going on before the wind
at a very trifling elevation from the ground. All obstacles
ware, however, cleared, the balloon was safely brought to •
standstill, and the oacupsnta of the oar landed us the plain
of Gennevillien, highly delighted with their aerial journey.

. -
RILFORMS AT ROM C. —M. Anatole de la Forge
1 rya, in yesterday's Si2cle, that without pretending to be
as accurately informed en the France newspaper, ha believes
he is Pestilkd in susonociog that an important reform is
*beet to be panted by the Roman government. "As soon
as the mks proprie is published," he says, "lent yeses
green peas, French beam. and cauliflowers will eater the
Eternal City free of duty."
'downs* Mosoow were GAIL—We read in the
Hague Dagblati N. D. Goldwitid, of this tows, has
acquired a cameessies for lightic; Moeoow with pa. It is
granted for 30 years, and gins him an exclusive privilege
I of laying perigee and other fittings in the sheik of Moecow
for that UMW no towbar of public polenspe is to be
10,000, and private bnifchop will require 150.000 lights.
Moteew has more than 400 hotels end 3,000 oefferrheuess,
beti and gioshope ; these are ogee all sight, as
the inhabitants seldom go to bed before 2 or 3 in the
merging. and during the winter scarcely ever remain in the
Meg* The somber of shims and murasines is four times
greater than in Bt. Petersburg. Amorilleg to the
kerns of the sleekest, the pa will man kw alio Privet*
Witte( 5 roubles, or Mr. 500. per 1,000 gable feat (Eaglisk
measure). The clogesselos will require colored wkim
but these MAI be 10 doubt it premier la point of
view pal

ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR INCURABLES.
(THIS DAY.)

This day the annual meeting of the friends and
suppestan of this institsifon was held at the London
Tavern, the Loan MaTIO in the chair, for the pur-
pose of electing 8 inmates sad 12 pensioner, out of a list of
188 applicants, and for other busiama.
The LORD MATO. said that be had great Wearers in pre-
siding at the simnel misting of the charity, which was se-
cond to none in the city of London, and the object of which
mast recommend itself to every human heart. (Hear,
hear. All they could do was to walk in the steps of its
t founder, the late Dr. Reid. (Hear, hear.) The
institution had met with peat moms. but
still it was lamentable to think that out of 158 applioadte
for relief only 20 could obtain it. The state of the funds
was better than it was last year, but still they wanted more
money, and it was their duty to aid in the good work that
was done. At present there were 179 relieved, but whoa
the new building at Melrose-hall was completed, 200 persons
could be provided for. (Hear.)
The report stated that the ordinary tads of the charity
were 2,0001. in exams of last year, and several donations
had bees received. The inmates last year amounted to 161;
30 persons were elected sad 8 were admitted on payment ;
SI died and cue was disqualified by marriage. At
present there were 179 on the foods, 87 inmates,
and 92 pensioners. The female inmates had been
removed in the summer from Putney to Melrose-hall, and
the males would be removed when their side of the building
was completed. It appeared from the accounts that 17,M.V.
11s. 2d. bad been received during the year, and that there
remained a balsa** in hand of 2,6451.135. Ild.,which included
2,0001. lent by Mr. Huth, the traaeurar.
Mr. FRVIIIIIILD moved and Mr. WOOLLILY seconded the
adoption of the report
Mr. BANIING asked what was the state of the Challenge
fund.

Mr. ARDRZW, the secretary, said that, betide the trea-
surer, there was one other subscriber of 1001.
Mr. Bsirriec said that he had two other enbscribers of
1001. each. (Cheers.)
Mr. WARD suggested that the amount of 121. 12s. wee
too small for the sod moved that it should be in-
creased to 211., and that a separate fund should be created
far this purpose.
The LORD MATOR thought that notice should be given of
the amendment.
Mr. WARD said he should do so.

RiiiTobjectedlo the arleoi the estate of Coulsdon,
which had been purchased for the purpose of budding an
hospital upon it. He considered that the estate was in-
alienable, and that it might involve them in legal difficulties
if they disposed of it. He moved that the board be asked
to prepare a report co this subject.
Mr. RARTRIDOI seconded the amendment.

Mr: Barmy° and others opposed the amendment, which
was put and lost, only the mover and seconder voting for it.
The report was then adopted, and several amendments of
the rules were adopted.
On the motion of Mr. DOBINSON, seconded by the Rev.
Mr. WOODHOUSE, a motion in favour of the sale of the
estate of Con Won with the assent of the trosteesAnd the
application of the purchase money to such purpose as the
board might deem advisable, should be agreed to ; Mr.
Reed holding up his hand spinet it.
Votes of thanks to Mr. Ruth, the treasurer, to the medi-
al ofilows, and to the board of management. were adopted.
The retiring members of the board were re-elected, and a
vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor closed the proceedings.
The ballot was then proceeded with.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS.

(THIS DAY.)

The ordinary weekly meeting of the member; of
the Metropolitan Beard of Works wee held to-day at their
OffiOn. Spring-gardens, Mr. Joan Tawarrze, the chairman,
presiding.

TTICLNCIAL 81rA1IMCIT.

The cash stateMe;tehowisith7atie balances in the
heads of the tramway we►e--On current seem:tuts.
122,1271. 13s. 10d. ; on deposit swoon* 384,8001. ; and
en government securities, 97,4061. Om. Bd.

- Tes ROCK WAN AJD Ooviarso OTh EMU.
Mr. Dolton brought up the report of the Yuman Com-
mittee, which stated that they had applied to various in.
'arenas companies to know if they were prepared to
lend the board two rums of 135,0001. and 100,0001.,
respectively—the former to pay off the Rock loan and to
be repaid in ton years, and the letter for covering over
the open sewers and to be repaid in the eosins of thirty
years. The insurance aloes replied that they were not in •
position at present to advance the money. The board then
applied to the Bank of England, and got a reply back that
the governors were prepared to advance the first loan in
January next, and the sexed in the March following, to be
repaid ea above stated, at the rate of 41 per cont. interest.
(Bear, hear.)
In snoring the adoption of that report, Mr. Dalton su-
mmed his opinion that the terms offered by the Bank al
England were extremely moderate, an opiciou in which all
present concurred.
This portion of the report woe unanimously adopted.

EGYPTIAN TRADING COMPANY (LIMITED).
(THIS DAY.)

A special meeting of the shareholders was held
at 1 o'clock, at the London Tavern, Mr. J. W. Laguna in
the chair, to confirm the resolutions pined at a manilas
held on the 30th of October, for the purchase of the Doziness
of the firm of Briggs and Co., of Alexandria. sad other
purpooes connected therewith. A motion of emarmatiora
was proposed from the chair. and adopted unanimously.
A resolution was subsequently passed, requiring that 21
days' notice of general meetings shall be given instead of a
month's notice. This resolution will have to be coofirmed
at a meeting to be held on the 24th of December.
In answer to a question,
Th• CHAIRMAN stated that it was not probable that any
surplus shares would be available for Mote to the share-
holders. He added that Mr. Garland, the aceountant, was
at Alexandria proceeding with the verification of Maim.
Briggs's hooka, and had found them very satidactory.
The meeting thee separated.

DRATH or Ma. R. Sro°sin, M.P.—The death
of Mr. Richard Spooner, M.P. for North Warwickshire,
took plaos yesterday morning at Henwood Lodge, Leaning-
ton, where he has recently been residing. Mr. Spooner errs
born as Birches Greco in 1783, and wads dusted at Rugby.
In 1830 he was elected member for Boroughbridge, but was
unmated oo petition. Be repewatd Birmingham in the
coasereatin interest from 1844 until the general election
in 1857, when he unenecoesfully contested the borough with
the late Mr. Runts sad Mr. Selsoldeld, one of the present
members. He was, however, immediately returned for
North Warwickshire, which divines of the county he bee
continued to represent asinterroptedly to the present them
He war for many years one of the ressomised leaders of the
protestant muss in the Home of Commons, sad was the
able and indefatigable, but anucesedul, opponent of the
grant to the College of Mammoth. Mr. Benner km long
been in • precarious slate of health, and has virtually assent
for the past year to take say part in political affairs, end
had announced his intention of retiring into private life at
the next general elastics.
Hrm.LowaY WORKING MEN'S CLUB •ND INSITITITIL
—Last evening a very lend aad entereaining looters wee
delivered to • crowded reeetieg of the bergs
of this club,
by J. W. Zsmhis, Beq., en the application of glass to the
construction of chemical and philosophical instrument. Mr.
&zebra's observations were characterised by mock clever-
ness and • tunas to the occasion and the plus. He
very kindly added to the value of the lecture by venue
manipulations, °menacing in the presence of the sodium,
out of the rough glass, and by menus of a small blow-pips,
a spirit level, • syphon, a thermometer, a barometer. and
a hydrometer. The singular expertness which was dis-
played by Mr. Zunbra in these delicate movement aroused
the admiration and 'ethane= of the audiences, large num.
berg of whom are engaged in the working of monk, kc.,
and at the clue a very hearty vote of thanks wee passed by
them to the lecturer for the important inforrnatioa he had
se pleasantly conveyed to them. The Holloway Club is
one of the roost prosperous is London, and is doing a greet
deal of good to the neighbourhood.
FOOTBALL—WESTMINSTER V. CHANTY:MMUS&
Oa Wednesday, the 23rd iost., this match was played on
' the Westminster ground, Vincent-square. and roadbed is
favour of the latter, who someeded in °Malaise two mime
to their opponents' one.
SCIENTIFIC BALLOON ASCENTS. —Mr. 00111/111,
accompanied by Mr. Ginner, yesterday attended at Wool-
wich Arsenal for the purples of making strummer& for
I scientific meet in his military halloos Mare. The nod, un-
fortunately, was blowing in • southuonb-wederly dinettes
during the morning, and bad the explorers attempted
the anoint the direction of their course wend have been
towards the ma. The ascent wads consequeetly deferred
to a more favourable opportunity. The object of the ascent
is to obtain • series of winter observations to compere
I with those made in the spring, summer, and autumn. The
experiment now about to be commenced at Woolwich will
bo asemiatily limited for the present to the lower atmo-
sphere, by reason of the destruction of the new balloon is-
tended to be sled on the occasion, bet which will be shortly
replaced by a balloon of extraordinary capacity. adapted
for meteorologicel purposes. The government, it is
stood, have under-
proffered their aid by granting the an of the
Royal kneed, as well as sonlyin a quantity of very light
esn at aimed& gravity of -M% exprenny for the purpose.
PRRIBBID WITH COLO.—Yesterday morning, at
8 e'en*, a woman, paring a dung-heap in the stone-yard
near the recently-ereand alreabusse in /Indwell Gap,
a-stout, alledweil, salted the attention of • Thames
scseoccestalbis to a eau in a attics position on the dung
p, and said she was afraid bo wee deed. Rey fears
proved to be teas The wretched orators appeared to have
been dad several boors. He bad perished at odd and wok
and the rain had been beating does en kiss all sight, The
deceased was • bone-picker. He was in the lowest nose of
=Ly, poorly clad, and Ulf starved. The maim bad
tle driven him away from the Oise yard between
sunset and 'uprise. sad told him to go home- Re minded •
meet desolate spot for his wretched death. A penny and
DON home were food in his peeking. The doomed wee
ketoses 80 and 80 mare d age. Inspener Roberta, of the
H division, bas gives directions fee Insides le be mode et
k. the lodine-house respecting the deem* sad IDOEStiI
la ideality if ree

A GENTLEMAN POUND DECAPITATED OX THE
GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)
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This (Friday) morning, shortly before 8 o'clock,
much excitement was crested in the neighbourhood of
Tottenham Lea-bridge in consequence of the
coney of the remains of a gentlemanly-attired to:J.
pence on the Great Eastern Railway. It &Now,
that the discovery was made by some of the tr.',
employed on the line at that part of the Cambridge lit,. „,
the Great Eastern system where it crosses the river Les.
neer Tottenham. The headless body was found !slug r.
the six foot way, and the bead, which had been evil•nt!.'
cut off by the wheel or wheels of a passing train, was found
lying very much mutilated a few ysrds off. I here wet.,
several severe injuries to the body, which vat
attired in clothes evidently showing the unfortuwe
deceased to have moved in • respectable class of ~„ .
Aseisiance was at coos procured, and the mangled
were placed in a shell and removed to the police-stnt.
Tottenham, when they lie under charge of the pull
identificatiou, and awaiting the coroner's inquiry, ..
must be held. At present the shocking affair is surro.r, i
with mystery, and the police ate actively engaged in LA..
tigeting the case.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT IN THE ST. KAT la.
RINE DOCKB.-TWO MEN KILLED.

INQUEf3T-(THIS DAY).

This forenoon an inquiry was held at the!. !
Hospital by Mr. Richards, deputy coroner,
adent at the St. Katherine Docks, by which tea,
named respectively James Sherman and Thomas .1‘...,a
Toomey, lost their lives.
It appeared from the evidence that, on the 24th
the deceased men were engaged on the hydraulic lift is the
St. Katherine's Docks, when the chain of the lift br
they were pitched headlong to the ground, a dinauc..
feet. They fell with the lift, and the broken chain
them. Sherman died from his injuries almost irnmeda,:ti,.
Toomey lingered until Tuesday but.
Mr. Robert Carr, 16, Georgisatreel, Tower•Lill,
to the St. Katherine Docks Company, mid that the e'.
question was tested sod it stood a strain of 7 ton,
It was taken off the machine and examined agoo on
the lit of June lent, and it then appeared to be 'nand,
It had been in work 14 months altogether, 'lto
chains were always taken off once a twelvemonth,
and put through the fire, end then tested link by link,
link which broke had only been welded on the outs:le; it
was hollow inside, and it was not possible to detect suih
defect where the test strain was withstood. The ci..ain
broke in the present ewe at that spot.
The Coroner having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death,"