The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-06 00:00:00

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The be which broke out in the extensive piano-
forte emenfactory belonging to Mann. T. Chappell end Oa,
lilihr-strest, Soho. on Sunday morning list, has hem
with more disastrous conisquencee than was at
agilitipsted. The loss of property ha bean greater
am ems the firemen at first believed, and lit or 20
dim perwarlihave more lam seriously injured, and, it in
he m& two sr three fatally so. This seems a most remark-
able het, for ema the firemen who were on duty at the
knew mail boars after the fire wee extinguished of
the accident to life and limb.
In order to render the account intelligible, it is necessary
te drew hew the fearful occurrence took place. MOWS.
Chappell had wareroome at 49 d 50, New Bond-street,
and
an
Oearwatreet Hanover-square. The building in
Pleanix-eneet belonged to the same firm, but the manatee-
Wring portan of the works belonged to Mr. Smith, and as fast
as be could Minh the instruments they were taken by
Hems. Chappell and Co., and were sold to the public by
that firm. The hiamy, which was five floors, or four
stories high, was fanned of 14-inch brickwork ; it wee 44
feet long, at one side, but, however, it was only 35 feet
wide towards the end. Mr. Smith, well knowing the
that invariably existed where open fires were used
for glue or drying the veneers, had each floor fitted
up with iron pipes about six or seven inchn in circum-
ference, and, m order to afford • still greater protection to
the building, he had a small circular tube inserted through
the larger range of piping, so as to avoid the danger of the
pi.lpasbecoming so heated as to eat fire to the timbers
in with the steam enemas. As a doable secu-
rity than were held by iron stays, so se to keep the
pipes from either touching the flooriagn or the ceilings.
_For
year, these preeentionery had worked meet admi•
rably, and, what was wewidared • dill greater precaution
against the outbreak of fire, each &Jamey was supplied with
hot steam pipes for the purp se of heating the kettles of glue
used in the businsm All of a sudden the persons in the
court beard a kind of rumbling noise, and in an instant
afterwards a fearful explosion took place, when • piece of
the steam piping, weighing about 561 M., was projected
hortrontally from the factory. The ponderous piece of
machinery, after knocking away • pm-non of the era of the
side window, broke off and dropped about two feet if the
ironwork below into the oourt, while the remainder entered
the window, tore away • portion of the ceiling, perforated
the partite•nd fell upon • bed in which a man was
asleep. The hosted piping was pulled off the man and he
was rescued, much injured, but not fatally.
The other portion of the iron piping, aa before stated, fell
into the court among several scores of persona. The first
penile it struck was a woman named Pitt, whose husband
worked in an adjoining shop, end hearing of the fire th
hastened to see whether their own work was
but finding such was not the case they remained watching
the spread of the flames. With such force was she struck
that she was prostrated, and upon being picked up by her
husband was found, in his opinion, to be mortally in
He got her through the crowd the beet way he could, had
her placed in a conveyance, but while he was accaapany-
lag her to the hospital his wont fears were verified, as
she died in his. premium and before reaching the We&
tation. The arm of the explosion win so strong
that pietism of the piping were projected in all directions,
like a shower of grape shot, and men, women, and children
were struck down in the court where the explosion seemed
to have spent itself. A boy, named Matthews, had his aced
cat open, and was conveyed to Hing's College Hospital,
with the blood relining from the wounds down his face. He
was attended to by the officers of that institution, but was
allowed to leave for his home lea night. A woman,
named Mary Sullivan, who used to sell oysters about
the neighbourhood, had both her shoulders laid open,
end the sister of the unfortunate lad Matthews, who
had only been confined three days, was obliged to be
pulled out of bed with her infant in the cold. They
wen removed to the home of a neighbour. Some 18 or 90
other persons were also struck down and more or lees in-
hured. Some returned to their own haws,having cat
eads and other serious—but it is understood not fatal—
int"-
explosion, it is believed, was canoed in this manner :
—The finis in the furnaces having been extinguished, the
abeam la the boiler and the pipes had turned to water, and
when the best of the fires became so intense the water
soddenly gese i steam so fast and in such quantities,
that the being red with heat, gave way by the preir
sure of steam, and hence the cause of the melancholy
catastrophe that ensued.
Independently of the large loss of veneers and other
bwyalttlo of valuable instruments have been

THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.

(From the Mark-lose Evros.)
The Paris flour market during the week shows no dif-
(steam in potations ; but bakers restricted their purchases
to absolute necessity, and therefore business was on a very
small scale, at 62f. to b4l. per Ib7 kilos. (40s. to 411. rid. per
Mao. English) for the last quality. For the four narks
60f. 50e. to 611.(395. 6d. per .(riba ) was 'Unpaid. for thecur.
rent month. The only sort going off briskly was low quality,
for the math. There were more 'dem of wheat from the
centre and west, and to sell it was neosseary to concede 50
centimes per sack (or Od per qr.), though rates remain with-
out change-my to 381. per 11 bect (5Sa. per qr.), the cur-
rent prices for good
heing 36f. 500. to 37f. (565. 6d. per qr.)
There was less inquiry for Normandy. Rysooatinued active
at full prima barley and oats remaining firm ; choke uldoata
being as high as 34f. per 1150 kilos. (27a) The fine weather
MAO no difference in eloverseed, the aropbeing gathered, and
in very indifferent condition ; new, to 1401. per bale ; Pro-
vence Loners to 130 f. per 100 kilos. New trefoil calm at
45L per bale for the beet. The wheat market' in the
country varied, the preponderenee being in favour of a rise.
Pont &dearer was 2f per bed. dearer (4e. 6d. per qr.),
Beauniont-sur-Sarthe being 11. 50e. per heat. lower. say
3e. 4d per qr. Bordeaux was only firm.
The fetes and fine weather is &learn hadtogether brought
a clubmen in Ueda with lower rates. fkarcely anything had
been passim at Aatwerp. New wheat at 16.11 wee quoted
to brii. cd., old to 60s. ; new at Liege 56a., old to Ida lid.
Rotterdarn, with only small enfold'. eft h yh mgr.
lower for wheat ; Polish and red Om* to no. Pir
white, 74e. Bye was deo tld. to la. prqr. lower, quotations
for =dye 30a. is 36e. M. • ads were calm, and barley
daing. It was hoped at ArraMordani that the impermanent
in the weather would stay the progress of disease among
potence., as well as hdp on the sowing of wheat. Sales
were gaitd at a standstill, but prime were little changed.
At Ssrw elm, is consommes of the beneficial change,
dplanting wheat was rapidly proceeding. There was lam
oing, but prime were steady. Ode and barley were the
most ready oda
Better supplies of barley were coming in from Franconia
to !Rayed*, which found a ready placement to enlister.
and for export at 35a. per qr. at &Übe per bush. Wheat
also arrived more freely, and was Is. cheaper.
The Swiss and Bavarian markets were generally cheaper ;
about 6d, to is. per qr. for wheat.
There was a good demand for wheat, burley, end peas at
Berlin, where supplies continued small. Oats ware much is
request ; and rye bad been taken by speculators at rather
lower rats than a week back.
Riga, as yet, notes a great falling off in the supplies of
interred, osly 31,000 tondo being received, against
1007,ia) tonnen last pier ; nevertheless, buyers were sot
sager, and prices somewhat reduced. Conn was still
m request, 114.. 341. per qr. being paid for wheat ; 29e. 4d.
for rye • Us. 7d. for barley ; end 15a. hid. to 17a. per qr.
for ode, 3341b5. to 36165, per bush.
In spite at dull seers from England, the raatket fir wheat
at Odessa was rather improved by orders from the Mediter-
ranean, and there bad been a good, inquiry foe rrineassedd
barley for nerthera Europe ; but a good deal of
being tieeted from Clawson and Nieopofis, this seed wee
dolls Wheat was about Is. to la 6d. per qr. dearer, said
rye AL to la pie (F. • wisk's Amonaloss is all gni& ,
eimpied 19,00 D qr.. Wheat, 4A. 6d. to WA,.
194. Ild. 211 s. 4d. ; maize, to 26a. ; barley, to 19a. 9d. ;
cab, il< 6ipar qr.
Bach se had Lately been ealin a$ Odd' ; but the arrival
elf Maly vends hid essasioned more stir in wheat sad
maim Holden were MOM disposed to seU at present
sat.: soft wheat at qaat.., to .365. 3d. ; hard Beni and
6to 43n. ; 965. ; rye, to 13s. 2d. ; barley,
1:1. per
With Ustg.supplies at Constantinople mom was doles,
at firm rates generallijanildrather more for barley. Times
bed been shipped to in a week 2,400 qrs. muss •
3,700 qrs. barley ; and gm soft wheat. Wheat-stocks,
12=re. ; barley, only 1,300 qm
had rhea at Trieste Is. to ls. 6d. per V qr., with •
eue,speridative and a=ess Arrivals rom the
rates wen rather
Meek a2Versiog l than expectotl,
advandne.
Flour at Montreal was dull : No. 1, Idols. 70c. par WE
(23a. ; No. 2, 3 dole 50c. (23e. 11) ; extra 6 oink. 40e.
(265. 4d.) ; double, to 7 dole. 25c. (235. 9d.). Upper Camda
wheat, to 1 dol. 36e. ; Chicago spring, 1 dol. 1110: per bush.
(40s. 4d per qr.) ,• peas, 78c. to Mc. Maize, 64e. per 561ba.
Freighta, 9s. to 10a. per qr. for grain ; flour, 3.. Vid. to be
per bet
A good deal of business had been traneacted in floor at
New York at somewhat lower rates for State and Wederti
brands. Wheat was in. to It per Weikel lower for red.
Maize also was rather easier, 71c. being paid only for
Western mixed.

11rd ;kat at Baltinbowl, to 1 doL 40c. (46a. ; white,
to 1 daL 6k. (555.) ; maim to 70a. per buaheL
Flaw at is, to 6 dal& 124 a. per barrel (156. 2d.) ;
wboak 1 doL 410. (47..) ; white wheat at Albany,
1 doL 60a. to 1 doL 55c.
par 480Iba par bushel (50a. to 51a.
)
Plow at Buffalo dull; at Ciacisaati, 5 dola. to 5 dais.
100. (20a. 7d. to 21a.) par harroL

THE LORD DIATOR's arrow.—The following is
the route of peamenee for tin Lord Mayor's show on
Friday seai, corseted by authority up to last evening.
The inn move from 01'11411.11 at half- t eleven
o'clock preeisely, sad pan through am-snook
Priaseentrest, Bask, Lealbardstreet, Graoerhurch *West,
Leadeahalluireek Fincburchuireet, Cinrechurch-stmet,
Orrneautreet,_tr&ft west), St. Miura Churchyard, Lud-
sad by the Strand to
it=eieri"="..eturuilletiktrilm on
wtll be by
way of the Snead, Ilestatreet, St. Pours Churchyard,
Clieepaide, sad Laguna* is Guildhall. The Loudon Riga
Brio& will form astral- al beam isk Guildhall-yard sod
iiiii•sinet, to mem the Lad, Mayor oa,,bhu returagfrom
Wrinnisalemi