The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-14 00:00:00

TEE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
John Harcott, a wall-dressed young man, described as
being a compositor, waa charged oa remand before Mr.
Alderman Lusk, M.P., with being concerned in the from-
mission of a burglary in the dwelling-house of Mr. John
Clarke Marshroan, the Elms, Beokley-park, Surrey, and
stealing therefrom an elect:re-plated biscuit-box, &
break-
fart cruet-stand, a table-cloth, two tea napkins, and other
articles, value 91., his property.
It will be remembered that on the previous examination
of the prisoner it appeared that he was met in Bishops-
gate-street on Saturday afternoon lam by John Davies, an
active and intelligent officer of the City polio., and from
his suspicious appearance the officer stopped him and
found upon him the plated biscuit-box in question • and
afterwards, at the police-station, be discovered the other
articles in the prisoner's coat pocket, with the exception
of the table-cloth, the duplicate, however, for which was
found in a pocket-book taken from the prisoner.
It was now produced by the pawnbroker's assist-
ant, who proved it had been pledged by the
pi: loner on the Saturday after the burglary, and was
row identified as well as the other property by the prom-
; cuter, and by Henry Cooper, his footman, and by Eliza
Blofield, his cook. The two last witnesses further proved
that the premises were securely closed and fastened by
them at 10 o'clock on the night of Thursday, the 7th inst.,
and that on the morning of Friday, the Stir, on coming
down stairs they found the kitchen window wide open, the
hasp having been bent back, and the property, already
enumerated, gone.
The prisoner, when cautioned, said he knew nothing
whatever of the robbery, and that he had bougl t the pro-
per ty found upon him, not knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Alderman Lusk committed the prisoner for trial at
the ensuing sessions of the Central Criminal Court, and
addressing the officer, Davies, complimented him upon the
admirable zeal and discretion he had displayed in the
apprehension of the prisoner, and expressed a hope that
has conduct would not peas unnoticed by his superior
officers.

BOW-STREET.
Paul Marles Emile Coppi ~ alias Dubois, was brought
up on re-nand in custody of Chief Inspector Williamson
and Sergeant Druscovitch on the charge under the revert
Extradition Act of having committed exte-sive forgeries
iu France, in the year 1861.
M. Moreau, from the office of M. Bogard, Consul to the
French Embassy, conducted the prosecution, and Mr.
Edward Clarke defended the prisone-.
Mr. Albe-t attended as interpreter.
After hearing so ne additional evider ce,
Mr. Vaughan issued his warrant for the defendant's
committal to prison to await the order of the Secretary of
State.
Mr. Clarke announced his intention of appealing upon
several points.

THE FATAL EXPLOSION IN CHATHAM
DOCKYARD.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held by Mr.
T. Hills, the coroner for Chatham, on the bodies of Robert
Owen Stellwood and Frederick May, the two workmen
killed on the occasion of the recent boiler explosion in
Chatham Dockyard, when, in addition to the number
stated killed, upwards of 40 of the workmen were more or
less injured. The inquiry was attended by Lord Henry
Lennox, M.P., Secretary of the Admiralty, Captain W.
H. Stewart, C. 8., superintendent of the dockyard, Major
lt.E., superintendent of works, Mr. Baker, chief-
engineer, Mr. Thornton, master shipbuilder, and
other officials connected with the dockyard. Mr.
A. A. Arnold, of the firm of Resell, Knight,
and Arnold, Admiralty solicitors, Rochester, attended to
watch the case on behalf of the Admiralty. Mr. Thomas
Palmer Baker, chief engineer and inspector of machinery
at Chatham Dockyard, said he had held his appointment
ten years, and had the whole of the machinery in the dock-
yard under his charge. The boiler which exploded drove
buildings the steam-hammer used in the block of adjoin-
ng the metal mills [The witness here produced a number
of drawings and yhotographs, showing the position of the
boiler both before and after the explosion.] The boiler
which exploded was made in 1850 in Woolwich Dockyard,
and erected at Chatham Dockyard. It was fitted
with safety valves, gauges, and everything complete.
Witness beard of the explosion a few minutes after it had
occurred. On proceeding to the spot he saw the exploded
boiler which had destroyed the adjacent buildings. The
dome of the boiler, weighing a ton and a half, had been
blown about 40 yards away. The two deceased
men were afterwards picked up from under the
ruins of the boiler, and both quite dead. The
deceased May was the stoker, and had charge of the
boiler which exploded. He had been a stoker four
years and seven months, and was considered a very steady,
careful man. Witness had made a careful examination of
the boiler since the accident, and had discovered several
weak places. Where the boiler was imbedded in the brick-
work the plates were much thinner than in the other
portions. The boiler could be worked up to a premium of
581bs. to the square inch, but at the time of the explosion
it could not have been working up to that pressure, and
was only worked at 541 bi. pressure. Every portion of the
boiler which the witness bad examined, and even that which
was weaker than the rest, was well able to stand the
pressure put upon it. In proof of this, witness bad yes-
terday tested the remaining boiler, which showed the same
symptoms of weakness as the one exploded, and found it
bore a preuure of 901bs. to the square inch. Witness
would have tested it to 1501bs. had he the means for doing
so. In the opinion of witness the explosion was caused by a
want of water in the boiler. The boiler was made of the best
Yorkshire iron, with 7-16tha plates. The thickness of
the flues was 7-16 t s, and of the shell 3-Bthe. No man
was trusted as a stoker until the officials were satisfied as
to his capabilities. The deceased, May, had been under
the care of the surgeons of the yard, about two years ago,
for some disease of the eye, but he had long since returned
to his duty. The glass gauge and steam gauge were in
good order. Alter some other evidence the coroner
summed up, and the jury returned a verdict "That the
deceased lost their lives by the accidental explosion of a
boiler in Chatham Dockyard, such explosion being caused
by an insufficiency of water in the boiler."

ANOTHER S ERIOIIII STEAMSHIP COLLISION.
Another fearful steamboat collision, involving the sinking
of a large Irish passenger steamer in the Thames, has been
reported. On -Wednesday evening, between 7 and 8
o'clock, the Foyle, paddlewheel steamer, Captain J. Young,
from Dublin, having called at Plymouth and Portsmouth
on her way round, was coming up the river in the lower
part of what is known as Barking Reach. It is stated that
she was keeping her proper course, inclining towards the
north shore, when the Collingwood steamer, which
had left the South Devon Wharf, St. Katherine's,
for Shields, about an hour previous, was observed
coming down. The evening was rather dark, and a slight
rain was falling, the tide being about half ebb. It is
averred that the helm of the Foyle was ported in com-
pliance with the Admiralty rules, and if the Collingwood
had done the same it is difficult to understand how the
mishap could have happened. However, the steamer came
on, and the stem of the Collingwood struck the Foyle on
the port quarter with terrible force. She was cut down
below the water line right into the hold, and it was soon
discovered that she was filling. There were between 41)
and 50 passengers on board the Foyle, many of them being
women and children. Captain Young did his best to appease
them, and as it was evident that the vessel would go down, he
directed the engines to be moved ahead, and to run the
ship ashore, in order to secure the preservation of the
whole of the passengers. The Collingwood, by the force
of the blow, had rebounded from the Foyle, and in a short
time the bow of the latter took the ground on the north
shore, on what is called Barking Shelf, near to the entrance
of the Dagenham Docks. During this trying period the
passengers had continued in the most painful suspense.
The Gladiator sailing-barge, of Sheerness, WAS passing
at the time, and seeing the condition of the Foyle,
and the peril the passengers were in, the captain made
for the wreck, and as soon as the barge was got alongside
the steamer the terrified passengers made a speedy
escape into her, and got shelter in the hold. By this
period the stern of the Foyle had sunk, and on
the return of the flood the water flowed over her.
The crew made the most prompt efforts to save what they
could of the cargo. A large portion of the luggage and
some bedding for the poor things in the hold of the hero
were got out of the wreck, and the barge reached the
Dublin Steam-packet Company's wharf, in Lower East
Smithfield, st an early hour yesterday morning, when the
passengers were landed and received every kindness. The
Collingwood sustained damage to her bow, and she bad to
put heck. Yesterday morning the exertions were re.
newed for getting up the cargo out of the sunken steamer,
and lugs, lighters, and gangs of labourers were sent to the
spot for that purpose. The Foyle has been employed on
the Dublin station for some years, and was considered a
favourite boat. She was in charge of a pilot, and it is
stated that his son, also a pilot, had charge of the
steamer Collingwood. _ _

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