The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-14 00:00:00

THE TERRIBLE FENIAN OUTRAGE
IN CLERKENWELL

MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEX TO THE

SUFFERERI.

This morning Mr. Smith, the secretary of the
R.np,l Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, received the
fulluviiikg telegraphic message regarding the health
of the sufferers:

" Windsor Castle, Saturday.
Form Sir T. Biddulph to the Secretary of
the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road.

The Queen desires to express her sympathy
nith the sufferers from the explosion, and begs to
inquire after them."
lass than 21 in and out patient& were
attended to at the above hospital by Mr.Jeaffreson,
Mr. J. 1). Hill, and Mr. A. Lloyd Owen, the
house surgeons, and this morning they were all

Happily there is every reason to hope that no
dyad birdies are beneath the ruins. Captain Shaw
and a large body of his men continued their
seara unremittingly from the period of their
arrival till half-past 2 o'clock this morn-
and when they ceased their work Captain
Shaw is said to have expressed his full belief
that the extent of the disaster was ascertained—
that no dead bodies existed, as was imagined,
under the pile of bricks and broken timber
forming the debris of the shattered houses.
ran icular search was made amongst the
remains of the house at the front window of which
1,11 the first floor) an old woman was alleged to be
sitting at the time of the explosion, and who last
Night was said to be missing. It could not be
avertainedthis morning whethershe biotin missing.
The heap of rubbish has been explored thoroughly,
s‘i far as this particular house is concerned, and no
trace of any body has been discovered. A number
of labourers are employed in the same work as the
firemen under Caitain Shaw prosecuted with such
vigour. They are exposed to considerable danger,
as the cracked walls of such parts of the houses
as are still standing might fall at any moment. The
one nearest to which they are engaged has been
shored up, but still appears to be in a very insecure
state.

The whole of the approaches leading towards
the prison are guarded by police, and, to
prevent too curious persona from running
into danger, strong barricades have been
erected at each end of Corporation-row.
Only comity magistrates, prison officials, and other
persona in authority, and the representatives of the
press were permitted to pass the barriers.
The police, of whom there are now about 200
on duty, were this morning under the direction of
inspectors Gardener, A division ; Arnold, B ;
Allinson, K ; and Bilverton, C. They relieved
those on duty during the night at 6 orclock this
morning.

Inside the prison the 100 Soots Fusilier Guards
who were stationed there at about 7 o'clock last
night, remained on duty until 6 o'clock this morn-
ing, when they were relieved by a similar number
of men_ of the same regiment, who still are on
guard•
At half-past 8 this morning the prisoners Burke
and Casey, in whose behalf this terrible outrage
was perpetrated, were removed from the prison to
How-street police-station, for further examination
this day. A strong body of mounted police formed
the escort, and they were followed through St.
James's-place and across Clerkenwell-green by large
crowds of people.
The reporter, on making inquiries at St. Bar-
tholomew's Hospital this morning, found that no
more deaths had occurred during the night.
The several patients, in seven wards, who were
injured by the explosion are to all appearance pro-
gressing. The utmost care and attention are shown
to them by the medical staff of the institution.
A question arises between the sufferers by loss of
property and the insurance offices as to whether
the latter are liable for the mischief done. The
Plate Glass Insurance Company, of course, are
liable, but some of the old fire-offices expressly say
that they are not liable to make good damage done
by explosion, or from outrages like that of yester-
day.