The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-03 00:00:00

COAL MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Holywell, RaTensworth's West Hartley, lfrs. 3d.
Wash End Riddell, 18s. 6d. ; Walls End Haswell, 19s. 6d.
to 9d.; Walls End Iletton, 19s. 6d.; Walls End Lambton,
19s. ; Walls Ecd Stewart's, 19s. 6d.; Walls End
Gosforth, 18s. 6d. ; Walls End Tees, 19s. 6d.—Ships at
market, 169.

PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE IRON RAILING
FROM THE WESTERN FRONT OF BT. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL..
—Mr. Barber, the originator of the plan for the entire
removal of the railings enclosing the western area in
front of St. Paul's Cathedral, yesterday, before the City
Sewers Commission, brought forward his motion for
taking into consideration the " propriety of the commis-
sioners renewing their application to the Dean and Chapter
of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul's for the removal of
the iron rails, in order that a portion of the ground now
enclosed thereby might be laid into the public way and
paved under the direction of the commissioners." lie
said that he had great pleasure in asking the court
again for assistance in the matter of which he had given
notice in the motion just read by the clerk. Since he
had last the opportunity of addressing them he was glad to
find that public opinion had been warmly expressed in fa-
vour of the scheme he had devised, namely, the entire open-
ing of the western area of St. Paul's-churchyard to:the
public. (Hear.) Since that time, also, that commission
had obtained increased powers by act of parliament, so that
they could now deal with the proposal by treating with the
cathedral authorities as to the purchase of the ground should
such a course be deemed desirable. He was glad to my that
that eminent architect, Mr. Tite, had expressed his approval
of the scheme, and so also had Mr. Bunning, the City's ar-
chitect, Mr. It. L. Jones, and several other men of eminence
in the scientific world, including also their excellent and
indefatigable officer, Mr. Haywood, the surveyor to the
commission. (Hear.) That gentleman had presented a
report to the court. The document was read, and, after
some discussion, the motion was carried unanimously.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AND Lose OF LIVE AT
DALSPOILD.—The fabrication of rockets for signals, and a
detonating mixture for blasting purposes, has, within the
last three months, been added to the well-known powder
manufactories at Dartford, by a Mr. Edward Callow. The
plate selected for this new branch of trade was a lone farm-
house, called Joyce's, on the banks of the river Darent, and,
although in the parish of Dartford, considerably more than
a mile from the town. Yesterday afternoon, about a quarter
past 4, the town was alarmed by a terrific explosion, which
shook every house to its foundation. It was some little
time before it was ascertained what damage had been done,
because the first thoughts of the inhabitants had been
directed to the powder mills, and the works now destroyed
were to the majority of the people unknown. It was
learned, however, that it was the new works at " Joyce's "
that were blown up; and, also, that seven lives were lost,
and that two other persons were so desperately iujured that
life was despaired of. The effect of the explosive material
was precisely similar to that of gunpowder. One man,
Figgett, had his head blown off'. A woman's legs have
been found. The fragments of the bodies Sr. now lying
at the Union-house, awaiting the coroner's inquest. One
of the sufferers, a female, was only married last Sunday.
The foreman, who is also killed, had only moved his goods
from Clapham a few hours before the accident; and it is
reported in the town that the proprietor had been compelled
by the inhabitants to remove his manufactory from that
neighbourhood, on account of its extreme dangerousneas.
Four men, strangers to Dartford, are dead ; so also are two
women, one named Brown, and the other Keropton ; a
youth, named Goldsmith, is since dead.