The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-24 00:00:00

THE FATAL EXPLOSION IN WOOLWICH
ARSENAL.

Yesterday morning, Mr. Cartier, coroner for
Kent, resumed the inquiry into the circnmstanoes re-
lating to the deaths of five !Ads, who died from injuries
received in the explosion which took place in Wodwich
Arsenal.

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Wm. Brown, the foreman of the cartridge shed, deposed
that on the morning of the explosion there were 2001bs. of
powder in the building, the whole of which, with the ex-
ception of 30ibs., was secured in cartridges and crimped.
He noticed nothing unusual in the appearance of the shed,
and no complaints had been made to him, nor bad he been
appealed to on any question of difficulty. He was walking
to the table to give an account of the work done when he
heard the snap of a percussion cap, and in a few seconds
the explosion occurred. He could not account for it. The
naked pellets were placed where he heard the cap snap.
The boys had nothing at their disposal to strike against the
pellets. There was not half an ounce of loose powder on
the door.
Joseph Fox. the " overlooker " in the shed, deposed that
on the morning of the expiation two boys were out of their
places. The boys were about leaving off when instructions
dune to the effect that fifty more boxes of cartridges were
required, so that they could not be blamed for not being in
their proper positions. He saw a flash, and at the mos
tune observed the hand of one of the boys to whom he had
referred lifted. _ _ .

The jury pressed the witness to remember the name of
the boy in question, but he failed to do so.
At this stage of the prooeedinga the inquiry was ad-

THE BLoomsanty MURDER.—At Bow-street yes-
terday, while the examination of the witnesses on the
charge of issaar.lt was proceeding, those who had given
evidence on the charge of murder had left the court.
Amongst those was Mrs, Janman, who, upon getting into
the street, was so hooted, hustled, and in one word" mobbed,"
that she was obliged to return and take refuge in the court.
Here she remained in the safe asylum of the gaoler's
room for about half an hour, when, a cab being brought to
the door, she was let out, faltering, trembling, and shudder.
ing, between two rows of policemen, who had enough to
do to keep back the mob while she got into the vehicle.
The cabman drove off rapidly in the direction of Covent-
garden market. followed by &portion of the mob, howling
and yelling hideously, as far as Tavistock- dace, where
they found themselves distanced by the fleet , and
gave up the chase.
THE SITTINGS AT Nisi PRIIIIA—The Court of
Exchequer will sit in Middlesex on the 4th, 11th, and
lath November, for the throe sittings at Westminster.
• The grand jury of the Middlesex Sessions have
ignored the bill against the Rev. G. Small, M.A., of
Lahote-terrace, Croydon, who was charged with com-
mitting an indecent assault in an omnibus.
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