The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, 1865.

SERIOUS FIRES.--(THIS DAY.)—Thie morning
et as early hour several tine occurred is various parte of the
metrepoli• One was is the premises of Me. Hearn,chasdler,
U., No. 6, Half Nichols street, Shoreditch. The shop and
the upper part of the building, together with the Moen in
hada were destroyed. Another fire took place in the
Firming of Mr. Alfred Steen. upholsterer, N 0.9, Victoria-
:iced, Holloway. Considerable damage was dons to the
braking and the °octants by fire and water. The other,
sad most extensive fire of the ironing, was in the exten-
sive premises know° as Gratiediall Lunatic Asylum, situate
at Old Bow, in the occupation of Mr. Byes. A fire break-
ieg eat is such an extensive establiahtnent, it is hardly
seneseare to state. Produced the greatest alarm among the
inmates and officials of the institution, and the heat
thin sought to be accomplished was to keep the patients
as quiet as possible, for although the fire had not broken
in to the sleeping apartments it bad obtained each •
strong bold of the laundry and dryisrrootos that it
wee moo from the windows of the_ dormitories.
Several of the laundries= and laundrymen ed into the
drying.room and saved • great quantity of linen before the
Aimee had gained say great aeciendancy in that part of the
building, which wee between 100 end 150 feet in length,
and of proportioeate width, whilst the laundry was venal-
drably longer. The flames were ultimately extinguished,
bat the damage done mast reach a marines sum.
A. MAN KILLED ON TAR NORTH KENT RAILWAY.
This morning information was received by Mr. Canter, the
causer, that • man named William Henry Brown,
in the employ of the South-Fautern Railway Coen-
pay, bed met his death under these oral
rag theemetanees. The demand, it appears, Waf4 on the
lies between the New-crows station and the Lewisham
*diem, when a Mid-Kent train came along. The driver
perceiving the &rosined sounded his whistle, but the ttn-
intimate man paid .Do attention, and before the engin*
scald be stopped, he was knocked down, receiving serious
injury about the head, and both thighs being broken,causing
inateateneens death.
CAPTURE 07 • DEFAULTING RAILWAY CASHIER.
—George Woodruff, a earthier in the service of the London
and No/lb-Western Railway, at the Park-lane goods station,
Liverpool, having embezzled various sums of money. had
obtained a tramp by the City of Baltimore, for New York,
seder the name of George Longfellow, when, just as the
newel wee leaving the river yesterday morning, • Liverpool
detective officer (Skaife) came on board and arrested him.
The officer bad only been in receipt of his instructions as to
Woodruff's being missed about twenty minutes before the
anent. About 401. was found upon the prismier. lie was
brought before the magistrate« yesterday, and remanded.
Prlmoiritiravisie EXTRAORDINARY. Thomas
Waddy, of Carlisle, last week performed the extraordinary
hat of walking 52 miles daily for six oonseentive days,
starting from the Odd Fellows' Hall, Keswick, and walking
to the Apple Tree, Cockermenrib, achieving this distance
twice a day. On his two returns each day to Keswick be
was loudly cheered, and on Saturday night the Skiddaw
Gray hand went to meet bim on the completion of hie
eriluons task, and escorted him into town with musical ,!
honours. He did not reach Keswick till nearly 11 o'clock,
when Main-etreet was crowded, and he was received with I
enthusiastic applause by the assembled multitude.—Carlisle
Journal.
Kilmermr FAIR. —Tits Corns Dumas'. —By
virtue of an ceder of the Privy Council, dated September
22, notices have been issued, bearing the signature of the
mayor, that "it is expedient that every cow, heifer, bull. I
bullock, ox, calf, *beep, lamb, goat, and swine shall be
excluded from the fair to be held at Kingston on No-
vember 13." This notice has bees deemed advisable because
of the greet opportunities for the spread of the cattle
disease offered by large stock fairs like that anonsliy
held hen. At Croydon there was not time be-
tween the honing of the order in council sod the
date of the fair to distribute the notices sofficieetly
soon among the dealers who were taking Croydon
on their route. In the present case the hills were
freely circulated on the Thursday's market among the sales-
men, by whom they have by this time been distributed far
and wide through the country. This virtual prohibition of
the annual fair, except as to horses, cannot fed to game a
lota to some of the traders of Kingston. bet there can be no
doubt that the corporate authorities have sated with wisdom
and promptitude in preventing Kingston fair—Surre from being a
means of spreading the cattle plague.y Coma
BALLY/168LO' FAIR.—BALLINASIAIE, FRIDAY.—
This was the horse fair, but most of the sales took place
during the last few days The supply was large, and prim
of superior animals were rather high. Two horses were
sold to-day at 30W., and a large number of average-class
animals went off at various figures from 1001. down to
601. There is a small number of inferior horses in this fair.
Heeds of cattle are being sold at high prices, bat the
regular fair does not take place until to-morrow.
STRAWBERRIES ON MicHAELBIAB DAY. —There
were gathered in the garden of Mr. John Bicker, Somptiog,
ee Friday, September 29, nine patinas of fine Sir Charles
Napier strawberries, the flavour quite equal to those
gathered in Juna—Surrey Standard.
TRAFFIC RECEIPTS. The traffic receipts of
railways in the United Kingdom amounted, for the week
sliding the 30th September, 0(.12.252 miles, to 754.50111., and
for the corresponding week of last year. on 11,915 miles,
to 707.240'., showing an increase of 337 miles, sod of
47,268/. The gross receipts on the following 14 railways
mounted in the aggregate, on 8,771 miles, to
621.5311., and for the corresponding week of 1884, on
8,474 miles, to 590,6111., showing an increase of
297 miles, and an ionean of 32,880/. The M-
enus on the Caledecian amounted so 1.31131. ; re the
Greet Eastern to 231/. ; on the Great Northern to 1,1971. ;
es the Great Soothers and Western to 1.099/. ; on the
Great Western to 1,7311.; on the Lunimbin, and York-
dtire to 4,1311. ; en the London and North Western to
; on the London end Brighton to 8,7261. ; on
the London and South Western, to 1,5451. ; on the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnehire, to 1,7801. ; on
the Midland to 1.2501. ; on the North British, to 1,7901. ;
es the North Eastern so 4,106/.; and on the South
Eastern to 1,8361.—t0ta1, 32,8804 The goods and mi-
neral traffic on those lines amounted to 3218431., and
for the corresponding week of 1864 to 309,2521., show-
me an increase of 145911. The receipts for paimeogere,
Parcels, &c.. amounted to 301,7481., against 281.3694,
Showing an increase of 20,3891. The traffic receipts on
other lines amounted, on 3,482 mike, to 130,9171.,
and for the corresponding week of last year, 00 3,451
miles, to 116,6291., showing se increase of 31 miles end
of 14.^_881. in the reosipte. The total receipts of the prat
week show en Menses of 14,4501. as compared with those
of the presediag week, ending the 23rd of September.

THE FRIGHTFUL ACCIDAVT AT THE TOWER
HAMLETS VOLUNTEER DRILL GROUND.

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INQUEST ON SERGEANT DRANSPIELD.
(THIS DAY.)
This afternoon, Mr. John Humphreys (Middlesex
Coroner), opened an inquiry at the Queen's Hotel, Gas.
coigne.road, Victoria-park, into the circumstanom of an
explosion of goopowder at the Tower Hamlets volunteer
drill Ironed, by which Sergeant William Dram&ld, of
the Royal Engineers, was killed and dreadfully mutilated.
The owed was crowded, sod numerous officers and pri-
vates of the let Tower Hamlets Engineers, of which corps
the unfortunate deceased was the drill instructor, were
pressat to witaeas the prooesdlnp.
The jar bating been impanslled proceeded to dew the
body of the deceased, which predated • deplorable appear-
arm, the riefortunato man's lead having been severed from
the trunk and become charred and blackeasd by the °into.'
doe of the powder. The scone of the occurrence
was then inspected by the odorier and jury.
The practice ground of the Tower Hamlets Engineer
Volastaws is • slip of land railed off Victoria-
park, on the north side, and close to the road. At one end
ci
of the drill pound is the shed for containing tools, Sc. At re;
the other is • two-gun battery. Near the battery a pool of it
blood by • rough stockade marked the spot where the de- 10
ceased was killed. A small hole about the sue of • hat had la
been made, and in it the deceased plaited a hag of powder to
blow down the stockade; the hue evidently exploded pre-
maturely, and hence the saddest. 100
The decreed was • man of good education ;be had been ..
oduoated at Harrow. He was subsequently empolyed oa N.
the South Waders Railway, but becoming tired of the it
calling he enlisted in the Engineersat Chatham. S
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Mr. J. Brown Rom was the first witness ealled—tle gs
mid—l am union to the Ist Tower Hamlets Engineer
st
Volunteers. I knew the deasseed. His name was Wit. Si.
liana Deerfield, and be was 32 years of age. He wit
sergeant in the Engineers, and attached to Chatham, aa
sod was government instructor to our corps. I was not Le
present at the accident. lie
Donald Glare, sapper, said—On Thursday evening I was as,
at drill ia the drill ground, Victoria-park. The demand St
was mead as instructor. We assembled about 8 94.
o'clock. Part of the instruction was the blowing up of a. 12.
stockade The company was divided into an attacking
end • defending pasty. I sou with the decoded in the N.
attacking party. It was part of the mammon* that ge,
we should take the stockade, and then blow it up. N.
It was • quarter to 9 when we proceeded to do this.
Others were with me, and the deceased on one side al.
of the stockade. The explosion was to be made by t
the dedasad. He gave orders that when he maid the 00
word " Riede the company were to right about 10,,
taus and fall down. We were to lie on our N.
faces. All could bear that order, and we had bees 9
previously cautioned to the same after.. The deceased 101•
plaoed a bag of powder in a hole in the ground on oar side
of the stockade. It was to be ignited by one of Boxer's ;.
fusses. I misted in tying it to the bag, or rather in the gia.
beg. The operation consists in placing the fuse into ti
the mouth of the bag like • fin gkr into • 99
If It was put in up to 19 " (the
N.
fit
ligparife s marked on the fuse) it would take 19
seconds to Bre the hag. We put in the end only, and after ;
the composition bad burned to the bottom it would blow
ta
out a few grains of powder in the hollow of the fuse, and It.
so light the powder in the bag. Ido not believe there was te
any powder loose about the bag outside. The fuse was et
fastened in 50 yards from the stockade, and Sergeant Knox V!
carried the bag to the hole. I was 4or 5 yards from deceased ;
when he was igniting the foes. He gave the word go,
" Ready," as he bad the light in his hands before N.
applying it to the Muse. 'Ms light wks some hied el
of fuse. There was a spade shoved In under the 40
stockade. over the bag of powder. The moment
I saw him apply the fight, I as well as the others
turned round and fell down, I looked back over my es
shoulder, and I saw Dranefield blown backwards. He never le
uttered • sound. The quantity of powder in the bag was 91
about 211 a. I scrambled to deceased and took his heed
from ender his back. With the exception of the skis
at the back his head was blows from his body. There was
41._,
only time to right about and fall forward from the time of
the ignition to that of the explosion. I can not explain 170,
how it came to paas that the explosion was so prompt
have been 7or 8 months attached to the endemic regiment. la
Captain J. Ambrose Coffee said—l am the commandant sot
of the Tower Hamlet Volunteers, and was in charge of the 2!
regiment on the night in question. This night attack was
being made because lam obliged, though commandant, to go„
carry out and obey the orders given by the drill instructor get
from the War-Offloe. Sergeant Draosfield was about its
four years attached to 7opozszneak, and he was at
very onthwrieeths. Be • night attack, ate
and I Inquired as to its safety. He assured me st
there was no danger, sad on Thursday night we were up
rehearsing what was to have takes place to-night. The 100
night attack was to have taken place to.night. I asked its
him particularly d them would be time given by the fuse too
for the men sad himself to pi out of the way, and he ;92,
lighted an artillery foss and threw it down before the men. i;
It took soma time to bare, and seemed safe. He Proposed MO
that I should take comenazzd of the defeoce. I posted my men NO
and defended my earthworks, firing at the enemy until he N.
gave the signal. We then ran as hard as we could see- la
posing that the enemy had entered the earthworks. At 50 Z
yards I halted my men, and drew them up in front of the I,
enemy. We waited for the explosion. While waiting there IL
was an explosion and • man cried out, " The sergeant is lei
dead or wounded." I mut my men everywhere for aid, bat fee
when I got op poor Drassfleld's bead was off his body. He lid
had been 12 years in the army. At the War-office, and in
wherever be was known, he was highly respected. His name ill'
was down for promotion. He had been educated at Harrow,
and he knew thoroughly the science of engineering. He was N.
• careful msg. 19
tive evideoos.
Sergeant Edward Kum gave corrobora
Edward Kendall, minas, said that he silo the deceased
light the fuse. He knelt on his left knee, and rested his pi.
right hand on the nada He struck the fusee it.
Out es if ha was going to light • cigar), and as so
be passed it to the fuse the explosion took plaza.
The fusee threw off sparks all around as he moved to ft
I light the fuse. Witness thought that some grains of powder
were loose about. When the deceased forad the bag under
the stockade, and shoved the spade after it, in wit- TIT,
neses opinion some paid of powder must have puffed out.
The decreed said that he thought the bag held about o
4} lbs. of powder.
Captain Coffee said that it was just possible that to
the bag might have been rat by the shovel. 101
but no powder could well have been puffed out. ti
It was the extreme caution of the deceased in putting in ri
the shovel over the powder that seemed to have cost him 1,
his life ; for if the shovel bad not bees there he would i
simply have been thrown down by the explosion.
Dr. Rose said that he heard from some of the men that
deceased seemed to have observed his denser when too late,
for be cried out "God God," just before thee:planless.
The Coroner having summed up.
,
The jury returned • verdict ' That deceased died from
decapitation arising from an accidental explodes of gun-
powder while iortracitiog the pat Tower Hamlets Engineers
in blowier up a stockade."
Captain Coffee said that It might be a conadattos to the
deceased's mother and other relatives to knew that sot only
all Lis comrades, but Sir John Burgoyne sod the deputy
adjutant-general, appreciated the excellent qualities, scien-
tific and otherwise, of the unfortunate sergeant.

The Monde publishes the Latin text of the Papal
allocution against freemaseeary. It le remarkably full of
faulty construction and barbarisms, for example yes efiriones
la
maasonica societal. Erna the Latin language seems to be IN
going to decay is Reuse.
SolutrY COUNTY SCHOOL. The opening of this II
important institutios will take place on Thursday next the
12th inst., by the Bishop of Winchester, the official visitor.
. There will be divine service in Cranley Chnrch at 11.:10. ti
! when the bishop will preach. A public luncheos will
be provided le the Collece.hall at 1.30. The chair will be
1 takes by the High Sheriff of Surrey. who will be supported
by the Earl of Cernarvoe, the Lord Warkworth, the Hon. W.
Brodrick, the Lord Chief Juati a Eels, Sir Charles Russell,
Bart, M.P. • M. Cubitt, M.P. • Mr. Buxton, Y.P. ; Mr.
Beach, ; Mr. Bolster BOoth, M.P. ; Mr. Leveaces
Gower, M.P. ; Mr. Bovill, M.P. ; Mr. Selwyn, M.P. ; Major
Peerhyn. and Mr. Talton, chairman of the quarter sessions;
Mr. H. W. Peek,-.Mr. Wyndham Portal, and several ether
gentlemen of influence in this and the neighbouring wrestles.
A very interesting and numerous meeting is therefore ex-
pected.
The railway is bow epee, and easy amass may be
obtaleed by way of Gail !order Hersh um—Surrey Standard.
FENIANIAM IN MIDDLEBBIIO'.—It is said that
there are two Fenian lodge. is Middlesboro'. We have
been told that the police know where these lodges are
held, end are ready at any moment, should there he any
illegal proceedinp, to appear at the place of meeting.—
I York Herald.
Tan INDIAN CLIHATE. —Every change of eeaenn
is heralded in with the fierce storms peculiar to the tropion
In the middle of a day when the relentless sun seems to he
burning op the vitality of every moving thing on the face of
the earth, sad when the very trees and vegetatios seem
perishing beneath its rtys—at such times a gale will now
sod then break from the north.weat before the servants
have time to close the house, a eold wind will spring up,
and the thermometer will fell from twenty to thirty degrees
in the course of a hear. The ordinary weather of the hot
and rainy 'owes in the lower provisoes often dramas the
powers of life to the very utmost. The dry heats so
horrible that moieties for the rains. and whet. they come
they only Jeerer', e the sense of discomfort by filling the air
with hot vapour until it seems almost impossible to breathe,
and by generating malaria sod those deadly diseases which
are absent from the East. It is no life of luxury or
pleasure that Englishmen lead in India. The novelist's
representations of oriental ease and comfort hear about as
much resemblance to truth as moor ether of their views
eoneeruing the constituents of human happiness. The first
year in India, especially in the lower provinces, will effee.
tinny dispel these romantic dreams From the middle of
January till the middle of November the haat is all bat
insufferable. One wonders, not that so many Europeans
die there, but
en that ao manp
ty live to return home. For ten
tire month s each cheehat takes pleas is the temps-
raters is a change for the worse, sad there are no months
la trying and hard totear as those towards the end of the
rainy semis, when the strength to reset the climate is very
avvriy exhausted.—Fortnightly Review.

rMi.-MlllB DAY.)

Two oVioox.

The railway market is dull, but the riodUction in
pekes is not general. Metropolitan stock shows
chief heaviness, and 'uas declined per cent. Great
Northern A has also receded 4, Great Eastern 1,
and London and North Western 4.
London and North Western stock is now
quoted 1221 to / ; Great Western, 634
to 64 ; Midland, 1244 to 123 ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 1194 to 120; South Eastern, 791 to 1;
Great Eastern,46l to 471; Caledonian, 1284 to 129
Metropolitan, 135 to ; London and South
Western, 95 to 96 ; Great Northern, 130 to 131 ;
ditto A, 147 to 148.
Great Western of Canada Railway shares have
declined, and Great Luxembourg are dull.
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