The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-01 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(BY RLICTRIO 'MIZORAM.)
ASCOT MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

HANDICAP PLATE.
Lord Craven
King Christian ... 2
Qui Vive ...
GRAND STAND PLATE. Five furlongs.
Filly by Oxford, Huntsman, Marksman, Clariee,
Achievement, Friponnier, Clairvoyante's dam c, and Har-
penden are here.
PAID FORFCIT.—Lady Bugle Eye, Moleskin, the Rake,
Camilla, and Chignon.
- - - -

DUKE DE BRABANT. One mile and 5 furlongs.
Merry Wife, Brahma, Gomen, Hollyfox, Pintail, Eak-
ring Plutus, Sealskin, Split the Difference, Monitress,
and .Hasketon Maid are here.
PAH) Foarerr.—Redmire, Sandal, Auditor, Merry Hart,
and lon.

PLATE OF 100 SOVS. T.Y.C.
Slander, Rama, Little Gentleman, and Grapeshot. AU
are here.

FIRST SPRING BIENNIAL Half a mile.
Blinkhoolie, Rescue, Huntaman, Opoponax, Verulam,
Friponnier, Miss Elizabeth, and Seville are here.
PLATE OF 50 SOPS. Old mile.
Bayard e, Guinan, Little Ellen, and Goojerat. All
here. To be mold for 501. each.

FATAL ACCIDENT THRO
FFINUGH
.AN EXPLOSION
OF PARA

An inquiry was held by Mr. W. Payne, City
coroner, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital last evening, rela-
tive to the death by fire of Elizabeth Emma Thompson,
aged 27 years. The deceased was one of three persons who
were seriously injured by a fire at No. 35, Windmill-
street, Finsbury-square, caused by the explosion of a
paraffin lam
Mr. Henry Thompson said that the deceased was his
sister, and she resided with him and another brother and
a sister, at 35, Windmill-street. On last Friday morning
at 1 o'clock witness was awoke by loud screams, and by
his sister Harriet knocking at his door. When he
ran into the passage he saw the deceased's bedroom
in a blase, and the deceased lying in the doorway,
with her night-dress on fire. Harriet was also burning.
Witness with great difficulty extinguished the flames in
which the deceased and Harriet were enveloped. Assist-
ance came and both of them were removed at once to the
hospital badly burnt. Every thing in the bedroom—tables,
chairs, bed, and carpet, were in a blaze. When he threw
water in the blazing oil at first seemed merely to float
upon it, but in a little time it was extinguished. Witness
was very severely burnt about the hands and arms. The
cause of the fire was the explosion of • common paraffin
lamp.
The Coroner requested the witness to see his surviving
sister in the accident ward of the hospital and ascertain
from her exactly how the accident arose.
The witness did as requested, and stated upon his return
that his sister informed him that when she got into bed
the deceased turned down the wick of the lamp in the
usual way, and the lamp instantly exploded and filled the
place with flame. The lamp was of the ordinary kind,
and had been in use four months. Three weeks ago they
removed to Windmill-street, and then they bought oil at
sd. a pint at Mr. Wyley's oilshop in Windmill-street. It
was that oil which exploded.
Mr. J. Astley Bloxam, house surgeon, deposed that
deceased was brought in burnt all over the body in a fright-
ful manner, and she died in a few hours. In his opinion,
the explosion must have been occasioned by the deoessed's
having suddenly blown into the tube of the lamp, and
thus sent the flame into the heated oil chamber.
A juror rid that if non-explosive oil was used accidents
would not take place, for the fault was not in the
construction of the lamps. To save halfpence in the price
of oil persons frequently purchased an article which was a
constant danger to life and property.
A person in court said that a lamp had blown up in his
house in Cullum-street, City, in a precisely similar man-
ner. The wick having burnt down the oil-chamber
exploded without warning.
The Coroner, in summing up, said that it was very de-
sirable that the public should be put upon its guard as to
the danger of using lamps or oil with the nature of which
they were not acquainted.
'The jury returned • verdict, " That the deceased died
from injuries caused by the explosion of • certain paraffin
oil lamp ; and the jury would recommend the public to be
cautious in using any oil of the non-explosive character of
which they have not received sufficient assurance, as much
oil is sold which is explosive and dangerous to life."

Several of the Paris journals state that Count
Walewaki has been created a duke by the Emperor. If so,
this is the seventh dukedom conferred under the Secondmond
Empire. The Dukes de Malakoff, de Montmorot (son of
Queen Christina of Spain), de Magenta, de Moray, de Per-
im, de Montmorency, and de Colonna-Waleweki. Of
that number two titles, them of Malakoff and Xontmorot,
ars already extinct.