The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THIRD

THE AITEMPT TO BLOW UP THE
DUNDEE POWDER MAGAZINE.

(Flom ova ono

DUWDEB, FRIDAT NIGHT.

An unsuccessful attempt was Made on Thursday
to blow up the magazine situated in the barracks,
which is used for the storage of gunpowder for the
supply of the public. It appears that Michael Waters,
the keeper of the magazine, had proceeded to the
barracks in company with a young man named
Robert Gow for the purpose of obtaining a supply
of gunpowder. It was considered impossible to
enter the magazine without apprising the military
sentry whose duty it is to take special superin-
tendence of it. This regulation was duly
observed, and the doollrin the wall by which
the magazine is surrounded was opened by the
sentry, who had possession of the key. At the
other end of the wall there is also a door, and Waters
had arranged to open it and admit Gow, who had
gone to the magazine by another road. All three
having now been inside the wall, the sentry is
said to have opened the outer door of the
magazine proper. As soon as that was done it is
alleged that all the three persons saw at the
same moment a piece of tow lying close to the
inner door of the magazine, in a smouldering
condition. The sentry at once gave the
alarm, and Waters was put under arrest and
conducted to the orderly room, where, however,
be was released. This is the p6lice version of the
circumstance, but it differs considerably from the
account furnished by the soldiers. They say that
Waters passed the guard as usual, and had the
wall gate opened to him by the sentry, and he
instantly repaired to the magazine, and was fol-
lowed by the sentry some distance behind. When
he reached the magazine he was astonished to find
that Waters and the man Gow were inside.
As he thought there was something wrong,
be, without a moment's delay, called the
guard, and a scene such as we have des-
cribed ensued. To day (Friday) it was reported
that two soldiers belonging to the barracks had
absconded ; and that among the tow was a piece
of cloth used for military underclothing. Sheriff
Smith, and Mr. J. B. Baxter, the Procurator
Fiscal, commenced an investigation of the circum-
stances to-day.

On enbartag, the whole bar coos and bowed reepectially
to Gm now Lord Jumbo, who rotarned the cempliment in
his usual eonrioom and gentlemanly scanner.
The new Lord Justice took his seat upon the right hand,
facing the bar—the old one for 15 years occupied by Lord
Justine Haight Bruce. Lord Juana Boleyn took the
second, or lett-hand seat, facing the bar.
In reply to Mr. Bodes%
Lewd Jostles Selwyn meld it was the wish of the Lord
Chansolkw that he and the senior Lord Justice should lake
all the appeals from Vioe•Chanoellor Wood's court.
The Lords Justices then proceeded with the hewing of
an unimportant cue on the paper called King v. Brown,
and the densely crowded *curt then became rapidly
thinned.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)

This part-heerd toeswee reeu;ed, end was still Poi
la whoa we went to prem.

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
IXIBINOINEST or COPTZIGHT INGLIT7NOII.

Mr. hid°, Gerant, a printeslier, of 71 Leedom-wall,
summoned before Sir H. W. Carden Yr. Henry
Graves, of Pall-mall, the eminent publisher the Queen,
for selling 14 photographs of engravings of which Kr.
Graves possessed the oopynght.
lir. Lewis prosecuted, and Mr. Board appeared for the
defendant.. . _ .

Yr. Lewis said he would not make any statement in this
see as the evidence was se full, that is would need so
omment. 4 -

ILL f)F HOUSES NEAR TEMPLE-BAR.

(THIS DAY.)

This morning all carriage traffic was stopped in
rh.• Strand, nem Temple-bar, in consequence of the
womentarily expected fall of !several houses on the site ap-
propriated for the new law courts. The houses in question
e•miat of a row of lofty brick buildings on the north
pile of the Strand and close to Temple-bar. The surround-
ing houses have been already removed, and these houses
at, in course of demolition. The roofs of some sod
th. floorings of others have been removed. This
ironing the house formerly occupied by Mr.
ll.lloway, and that between it and the old
Nn.-..lre' Express office suddenly cracked across the
f reit, and bulged outwards in a most alarming manner.
The greatest consternation prevailed in the neighbour-
h.od. It was feared that the vibration of the purring
tr olic would cause the ricketty buildings to fall into
thy str,et and crush all who might be in the
a. y. The police were sent for and a body of
tb.• A reserve were soon on the spot. The carriage
trathc w:ui at ones stopped ; all vehicles coming from the
,a.twar.l were compelled to go up Chancery-lane, and that
biiraw thoroughfare was soon completely choked up with
the somber of cabs, omnibuses, and vans which were obliged
t.. t ,ke that most inconvenient route. No foot passengers
sere permitted Logo along the pavement of the Strand
tar the point of danger. It is thought to be certain that
sadden gust of wind would bring the two houses
stick have split and bulged to the ground, and with them
the other houses on either side.

The difficulty of dealing with the matter is very great,
b.r it is impossible to allow workmen to go to the bowie*
it her to support them or topull them down by degrees with-
..aposing the men to almost certain destruction. The
of the giving way of the outer walls of the houses
~ppears to be the removal of the lower floors, thus depriv.
mg the structure of all support from the "binding" of the
tr.usterse beam and rafters.

LATER PARTICULARS.
Another reporter says:—" The danger of the buildings
s 3, itnmediately made known to the contractors, who
tot every precaution for the safety of the public.
A, a matter of course the carriage traffic was stopped, and
.1,11 inconvenience was experienced. The whole of
limps on the opposite side of the thorough-
,.o.• were shut. A number of labourers were
•,:aged, and in the task of shoring up the buildings and
tl. slug away the old materials, they were exposed to
peat danger. At about 11 o'clock the near demolition of
the houses numbered 244 and 245 was evident, and notice
at, given to the labourers to be on theta* out. Precisely at 5
Jinutesto 12 thefonndationsof theme houses were observed
t., give way, and amidst the shouts for the safety
.1 the workmen, both houses fell in ruins. The noise
wm3 very great, and the dust was so intensely black
3,, to completely obscure Temple Bar. The dust having
detretl away, it was ascertained that none of the
I.,3tkuten were injured, and to the perseverance of the
pollee must be attributea the entire safety of the crowds
64 witnessed the fall. The houses numbered 242 and
_'l3 on the eastern aide, and 246 and 247 on the
western side remain standing ; but immediate measures
mil be taken for their being pulled down. At present no
further danger is apprehended."

Tilt: FENIAN PRISONERS IN NEIVGATE.

Evidence hav • ing been taken in aupport of the charge,
Sir Robert W. Carden uid it wee imporible to believe
that there was not a guilty knowledge on the part of the
defendant. He would not fine him the fell penalty of
101. in each ease, but in the mitigated penalty of U. or
one weeks' imprisonment in each eon, making 701. or 14
week's imprisonment. In France it would be imprison-
ment without a line, and he trusted he should we the time
when that would be the law in England.
The fines were then paid under protest.

csterclay the three Fenian prisoners, Burke,
rasey, and Shaw, against whom the grand jury for the
e.,unty of Warwick a few days ago returned true bills on
indictments charging them with treason felony, and which
indictments have been removed by certiorari to the Central
Criminal Court, arrived at the prison of Newgate, where
they will remain until and pending their trial. They left
Warwick at 8 in the morning, in the custody of 20 of the
Warwickshire constabulary, travelling to London by the
great Western line. On arriving at Paddington they were
placed in a prison van and escorted thence by • strong body
metropolitan mounted police to Newgate, which they
readied about noon. There are consequently now ten
Fenian prisoners incarcerated in Newgate, awaiting their
trhils, including the seven who stand committed from
Rne,treet on the charge of murder in connection
nab the affair at the Clerkenwell House of Detention.
The prison is guarded outside, night and day, by a
picked body of the City police, who are armed with cut-
hs,e, and revolvers, and of whom there are so many that
nu two of them are said ever to be out of sight of each other.
They fonn, in fact, a complete cordon round the whole
Ladling, end additional precautions are understood to
I. .vv been taken inside to insure the greater security of the
l're•ne. At the Old Bailey an opinion prevails that at the
nett wsaion, which will commence on Monday, April 6, all
the ordinary criminal business, which usually occupies the
neater pert of, and occasionally the whole, week, will be
'l.oosed of before the Fenian prieonen are put upon
,thaw trial, Ordinarily great trials do not committee there
b 'f",•• the Wednesday of the session, when the judges
..!t end ; but, as the trial of the Fenian prisoners will be
c„, -sadly moat protracted, and as, if begun on Wedlice-
-f, a. I might not terminate on the Saturday evening, in
slcth t ase the jury would have to be kept together over
sue,„'ay, which this year will be Edda! Sunday, the
Mobility 6, that it will not tiouimense until the following
:.I"l,day, th. 13th of April.

The Saxon government has just presented to the
``• 'cabers a bin whiob proposes to abolish the penalty of
ah, sot sell as (sesta corporal punishments still .w•
Pl..)ed in the prisms.

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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ELECTION.
(THIS DAT.)

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1, Bartnauvr.

Mr. Ward Hunt was re-elected this morning,
Dr. Lee. having withdrawn trout the contort. In his
address to the electors when returning thanks Mr. Hunt
stated that the goverment would pursue a premeds"
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