The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TtEuRSDAY EvENING, DECEMBER 19, 186?.

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MR. OLADSTONZ AT OLDHAM.

BREAKFAST.-EPPS'S COCOA.

The Doily News congratulates the people of
Oldham on having had the opportunity of giving expression
to the feelings of respect and gratitude which Mr. Glad-
stone has earned from all classes of his countrymen. The
studious silence which he has lately observed was due to
his own self-respect, whilst the air was noisy with the
self-gratulations of political manceuvers. But not too
soon is the nation reminded of the comprehensive states-
manship which it has in reserve. The root of the trust in
Mr. lOadstone, common alike to what is refined in our
most venerable seat of learning and to the capitalists and
artisans of the chief seat of our manufacturing industry,
is moral as much as intellectual, and this feature
of his public life is wisely recognised in the
address of the Oldham Corporation. Mr. Glad-
stone used his opportunity to enforce upon the nation
that they must divide the responsibility in political
matters with the legislature and with the government, and
this applies to the return so much needed to a policy of
retrenchment. On the subject of Ireland and of the Fenian
outrages Mr. Gladstone speaks a word of warning no less
wise and timely. The more outrageous the violations of
law and morality which we have to resist, the more strictly
bound are we to keep our resistance within the limits of
law and morality. Fenianism could have no worse effect
than the communication of its characteristic temper to the
English public. It is satisfactory to find that the authors
of the Oldham address, and those in whose name they
speak, are not so misled by just indignation at the outrages
of Fenian desperadoes as to close their eyes to the real
grievances of Ireland. Mr. Gladstone, in echoing and
developing their suggestion, no less truthfully represented
the dictates at ones of prudence and justice, or in one
word, of statesmanship.

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THE FATAL EXPLOSION AT
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

DEATH OF THE SHERIFF AND OF TUN
TOWN-SURVEYOR.

(FROM OUR OWN CORREHPONDINT.)
WRDNENDAT EVIENINO, 6 O'CLOCK.

No hope is entertained of the reoovery of either
Mr. Mawson (the sheriff), or of Mr. Bryson (the town-
surveyor) ; indeed, if the truth be told, the latter gentleman
must suocumb before many hours per, and it is feared that
Mr. Mawson, too, will die from the severe injuries he has
sustained. Such is the excitement in the town and the
number of inquiries at the infirmary respecting these un-
fortunate gentlemen, that bulletins have been issued
during the day, none of which has encouraged any hope of
life. Both Mr. Mawson and Mr. Bryon became worse this
morning, and have been gradually sinking. Neither of
them can see, the blast of the explosion having blinded
them completely. They can, however, recognise the
friends who come to them, by voice.
The scene of the explosion was searched this morning.
The police found numerous remains which had been blown
several hundred yards away within a given radius on the
Town-moor. Upon the roof of the hospital, which is near
the place, patches of blood and scattering of brains were
found, as well as shreds of Hash and pieces of bones. In
one pert near the scene a man's arm was picked up, in
another place a finger, here and there shreds of clothing,
and remnants of human bodies, showing that the imme-
diate victims had been literally blown into pieces,
and scattered whither the blast might carry them.
This morning, Mr. John Robert Spark made a voluntary
statement to the magistrates at the Newcastlepolice-oourt,
showing that although having the care of the nitro-glyce-
rine which had been the cause of this disaster, he was
not acquainted with its highly explosive character.
He mid also that he received it from the neigh-
bourhood of Wigan, from an agent of the mann-
facturera, and was to receive, as agent, commission
at the rate of 5 per cent. for selling it ; that he had some
difficulty in finding a place of deposit, and eventually
stored it temporarily in the cellar of a beerhouse near the
premises of the Newcastle branch of the Bank of England.
It was described to him as "bloating oil." He was away
from Newcastle at the time the police took possession of
the liquid and removed it to the moor in ceder
to let it waste. At the outset this occurrence

Su mixed up with the Fenian outrages, but there is no
foundation for believing otherwise than that it waa in-
tended for bleating purposes in the mines, and that the
explosion which attended its disposition was purely the
result
of accident. The inquest upon the dead men and
boys will be bald to-morrow (Thursday) at noon.
(Br 'TELEGRAPH.)

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, THURSDAT.

Mr. Mawson, the sheriff of Newcastle, and the town our-
veyor, Mr. Bryson, died early this morning within an hour
of each other. This raises the number of the deaths from
the explosion to seven.

The names of the others killed are as follows :
Police-constable Donald Bain, aged 45, married, and
leaves a widow and three children.
James Shotten, aged 23, employed by Mr. Turnbull,
White Swan-yard.
Thomas Appleby, aged 20, son of Mr. Appleby. grease
merchant, Carliol-street, and employed at Mr. George
Hindman's, provision merchant, Cloth-market.
George Stonehouse, a youth, son of Mr. Christopher
Stonehouse, clockmaker, Bath-row.
Samuel Bell Wadley, son of Mr. Charles Wadley, bat
manufacturer, Heywood's-court, and residing at 47, Villa-
place.