The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-08 00:00:00

WANDSWORTH.

lfilliam Field, a Ilitcouier,Was;tmmo nett by Mr. Bren-
nan to vhow mute why Le should not coutnbute towards
the maintenance of his ',on, Charles Field, aged 13 yearn,
who was detained iu Itedhill Reformatory for five years,
ending At!tgust, 1873. _ _ _

l'he-defeialMit said he had not been able to pay.
11r. Brennan proved that the defendant was in the
receipt of Ittis. a week, and that two of his throe children
who were at home were earning their own living. On
various occasions when Mr. Brennan had called at the
house he wax informed by the wife that the husband was
out of employment, and by the defendant that ho had
just got into work. Mr. Brennan at length ascertained
that these statements were incorrect, and that the defend-
ant wan addicted to drinking.
The defendant said that Mr. Brennan knew hie affairs
better than he did himself. Ile was oftener out of wurk
than in.

~➢lr. Brennan said every effort was made by some pa-
rents to deceive, and evade the payments.
Mr. Dept= told the defendant that it was a mistake
which was very often made among his clam to suppose
that be could get his child maintained and educated ►a a
reformatory without expense.
Mr. Brennan said the authorities neverprooooded against
those parents who were ill or in distress.
Mr. Dayman thought the authorities ware a little too
lax. If parents were made to understand that they would
not be excused, it would cause them to look more carefully
after their children, and not only sot theta a good example
but follow it. . _ _

Tbe defendant was then ordered to pay le. Gtl. a week
and 2a. coats.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 7.—APPOINTMENTEL—Corn
menden E. F. Ladder, to the Bullfinch, commissioned,
arid J. De C. A. Agnew, and J. W. Lambe, to the St.
George. Millithin Gerald C. Hood, to the Minotaur.
Naritating midoan Edward W. Wild, tothe ()slates.
Wm. Drury, paymaster, to the Royal Adelaide. Ands.
tant-PayteaaEer John Carlisle, to the Cumberland, for
the Hercules ; and Surgeon F. W. Davis, additional, to
the Dumas.
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Yesterday, at the Woolwich Pollee steam,
Daniel Callow, hairdresser, of 61, Ana-crest, llWil
&Nimrod to a summons for matilting his eee,=
William James Callow, aged Is, by beating him ormille
with • stick, and chaining him up for three days to • bed-
sead.
The lad, in reply to Mr. Daimon, said that the de-
fendant wee his father, and on the afternoon of Saturday
week last he severely beat him with a Mick, sad chained
him to a bedstead, for going out to see kis mother, who
was divorced from his father. The stick he was beaten
with was shout two feet long and the thickness of his
finger, and he was beaten all over the shoulders, beak,
and thighs so cruelly that he was all bruise and sores,
and could scarcely move for days after. The chain used
was what dogs arc chained with, and on Moeda that was
fastened round his neck and body to the bedstead with pad-
kclis. He was chained up before he was beaten, and was
terfecUy naked at the time, but he put his shirt on after-
wards. His father did not my why he beat him, bet said
he had not dune with him yet. On the Sunday night he
was released to go to chapel with the defendant, but he
was chained up again on corning home, and beaten with
the stick. The chain was not taken off all night, and on
Sunday and Monday he crawled into bed with it on. He
could not dress in the morning, as his clothes had been
taken away. On Tuesday he managed to strain a link
and get away, and he then went to his mother at Old
Sent-road, where he was seen by Mr. Lindsey, who was
very kind to him, and washed his back and thighs with
warm water and lotions.
The defendant said he did sot use a stick ; it was only
a birch.
The complainant said it was a stick as thick as kis finger,
and it hod him very much.
Mr. Crawford Lindsey, of 124, Old Eent-road, who
brought the case before the public, having deposed to his
knowledge of the circumstances.
The defendant said he was Isom to say his boy was •
great liar, almost without parallel, and profit • letter
from his schoolmaster in proof of it. The whole affair was
• work of imagination, for no man ever strove more for
his only child, day and night, than he did, and if he had •
I fault he felt it was being over fend and indulgent, for he
Lad spent • deal of on his education. The
1 fact was his mother exerted an evil influence over
him, and induced him to be diviatieffed with • good home,
from whirls he had absconded no lees than 'fight times
very recently. On Saturday week last defendant heard
I be was knocking shoat on a cab stand at the Old Kent-
road, and he went after him, and brought him home,
after being insulted by the witness Lindsey, who got a
mob round him, forcing him to inn for his life. On reach-
ing home he was grieved to and he had vermin about
him, and be (defendant) then took his upstairs, washed
him himself, and pat his clothes into wafer, which ac-
counted for his saying they were taken away. He ad-
mitted chaining him rue to prevent his getting away again,
and beating him with • birch, but dented it was a
stick or wanly applied. There was plenty of length to
the chain, and the best of food was amply supplied
him, with books, tee, He had intended to send
bun away fur a month with hie stop-mother
to break off the connection with the Old Kent-road, and
the boy knew that and tried every means to get away. Ace
an instance of the boy's duplicity, he mid he had fre-
quently forged letters, and • witness would prove that.
bate the summons had been taken out ho complained that
his life was in danger, and that his windows and doors
had been smashed in by • mob, who continually thronged
his house.

Mr. Fatties= said the police would me to that.
Mrs. Doileworth, the wife of a baker. St. Mary-street,
Woolwich, said she formerly lodged with defendant, and
for 18 months had the entire care of the boy. She found
him a very alectionate father, who spent money foolishly
on hie eon ; but she bad heard the boy did not
behave so well since hie father had married.
Some time ago he called at her house and naked to be
taken in, as kis father had gone to see his sister, who had
died. Being late she took him in, and the next day sent
him home to see if his father had returned. After being
absent only a short time he came back with a note which
be said was from hie father, asking that he should be taken
care of for a time, and stating he would pay fur it. The
same night, however, the father came to look for him, and
it was found to be all untrue. _

]dr. Young, Plumstead-road, gave eimilxr testimony,
and Riad defendant VAIN an exemplary man in every way,
and be was also corroborated by Mr. Poulton, of Robert-
street, Plumetead.
Mr. Panama raid, after bearing that evidenoe, he
winld adjourn the case for inquiry to be made, and
accepted the defendant's own recognisance* for his
appearance.

IdiLIDFUL EXPLOSION dIND LOSS OF LIFE AT
Ilia WORKS MANUFACTORY.

About seven O'clock yesterday mornings dreadful
explosion took place at a fireworks manufactory belonging
to Mr. U. Norris, Doncarter-road, Barnaley, resulting in
the death of five parson., and so dreadfully burning some
13 or 14 others that scarcely any are expected to recover.
The first indication of the esphision was • loud report
Ike that of a cannon, which shook all the houses in the
neighbourhood, and was heard at • distance of more than
two miles. One or two men who were near to the piece
at the time rushed to the building, which was quite close
to the road, and were borrilled to find it on fire from one
end to the other, whilst • number of boys and girls who
had been working on the peewees were running about,
most of them being enveloped in flames. A man na
lie lemon Wll4l one of the tint to rush into the place, and
at considerable risk to himself caught hold of • girl
whose clothes were all ablaze. He tore them off as
quickly as possible. Her name was Emma Hawkey. He got
a stretcher and assisted iu removing her home, where she
died in a very few minutes afterwards. More assistance
having arrived, several of the boys and girls, of whom
there would be either 16 or 17 on the premises at the time,
as well ea Mr. Noirie, the proprietor, were got out. all
very much burnt. The foreman, George By water, was
found at a distance of lOU yards from the building, lying
Oh the ground, every portion of his clothing, even to
his shut, being on fire. They were at once cut and torn
off, and the peer fellow, in the greatest agony, was re-
mi•ved to a Loewe in an adjoining street. On examining
Lim, it was found that, in addition to being dreadfully
bend all over, his back had been broken ; so that no
hope of his recovery is entertained. Nearly au hour
after the occurrence the engine belonging to die town
'nude its appearance, and played on the fire, which was
net extinguished until the whole of the building, which was
about 20 yards in length and divided int., four compartments
was razed to the ground. A search was then made for the
sufferers, and amongst the first of the killed found was
Mrs. Mary Cooler, the forewoman over the girls. Her
remains were found, in a sort of fire-place which had been
iaside of the building, very much burnt all over. The
hely of a girl of about 14 or 16 years of age, and two
bey", were also found where the building stood, the flesh
on all of them being black, and shrivelled in some parts
and banging loose in others, and presenting • moat
sickening appearance. A young man, Richard Evans,
21 years of age, and his sister, a servaut with Mr. Norris,
and with whom both resided, were found very badly
burnt. Mr. Norris himself was also very much injured,
being burned in the head, face, and burly, so much so
Olathe is not expected to survive. The whole or the
children who were working in the place at the time of
the explosion (with one exception, it is believed),
were got out, and three of them were removed
to the workhouse, whore every attention was
paid to them, and the remainder to their own
homes or to some of the adjoining houses. The four
Lollies found in the ruins were laid out in an adjoining
stable, but the only one identified there was Mrs. Cooper.
They were afterwards taken to the Ship Inn, where the
inquest on them will be held. Every attention was paid
to the sufferers by the medical gentlemen of the town,
who were promptly in attendance; but it is to be re-
gretted that the fire-engine, or rather the hose, war not
earlier on the ground. The names of the injured are
Mr. Norris, Geurgo By-water, Sarah Aun Day, Edward
Day, Thomas Carroll, Charles Robinson, Sarah Downing,
Thee. Buckley, Thee. Wilson. George Yates, Mary Ann
Evan, and Richard Evans. There were three or four lads
outside the building at the time of the explosion, but they
escaped' with trifling injuries. in addition to those
timed, one girl was said to be miming, awl for whom
a search was made in all directions, but without effect.
The cause of the explosion, owing to the state of the in-
jurcd parties, who alone can give any reliable informa-
tion relative to it„ could not be mace/tabbed. Nothing now
remains of the building, its site being marked by a con-
siderable quantity of masonry and timber, with vast num-
bers of empty and exploded squibs, crackers, and rocket.,
together with reams of paper and parts of casks of sul-
phur, which by some means escaped. The magazine,
which is distant übout 120 yards from the building de-
stroyed, fortunately was not touched, otherwise the eon-
sequoias would have been still more serious, seeing that
it coutained a quantity of manufactured fireworks as well
as gunpowder.
BARNSLEY, 4.30 P.Y.
Since writing the above the whole of the bodies have
been identified as follows:—Mrs. Mary Cooper, aged 3.5;
Henry Howarth, 13; John E. Watson, It; Mary Ann
Evans, 16; Jane Hawkey, 14; and Thomas Yates, 14.
From inquiries made during this afternoon the whole of
the lemons injured, including Mr. Norris, were stated to
be in a very precarious state. The Inquest was opened at
the Ship, and adjourned after the bodies had been iden-
tified. The miming girl was mho found to-night, the dead
body be ne hardly reconisable.
Mary Downing ham just died in the workhouse soaking
seven dead. Others are sot expected to survive the night.

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SIR,—Mr. Hughes key retired from the smutting
in the haps that the borough would be made safe for the
liberal party ; bet in your Friday's immersed= appeared •
letter from some gentleman, apparently one of the leaders
of the orenteitiee for seeming the return of Mr. 11.Arthnr,
in which all idea of joining with the committee of Mr.
Alderman Lawrence, to secure the success of the two by
united action, appeared to be somewhat cavalierly treated.
If those two gentlemen wish to add strength to the liberal
party in the House of Commons, perhaps they will excuse
my setting forth the generally received principles to accom-
plish it. As regards candidature, there should be no rivalry
between gentlemen prefeseingenentielly the semepolitical
creed. If there are more candidates than seats, the leaden
of their supporters should most, and as honourable and
high-minded men determine in the intermit of the con-
stituency which of them ought to retire, and such decision
ought to be acted upon without a murmur—neither sel-
&hums nor ambition swaying the candidates. At no
time, particularly when a great struggle is to take place,
ems a man with any prospect of usefulness enter the
House of Commons as, what is called, an independent
member. He must take one side or the other ; otherwise
he is without influence, unless it be for eva. As an ad-
mirer and dna supporter of Mr. Hughes, I cannot, on
behalf of the borough, but regret that he was driven to
retire; but it is done. Will Mr. WArthur and Mr. Alder-
man Lawrence now do what common sense assess to indicate
should be done, and what Mr. Hughes evidently expected
they would do, viz., unite their committees, and induce
their supporters to poll for the two, and thus prevent
splitting votes between them individually and the con-
servative candidate, who relies so much upon this proving
to be the issue of the present unorganised and disor-
ganised state of things ? I have good reason to believe
that many electors who intended to support Mr. Hughes
will otherwise, in more dudgeon, take no active interest in
the election. I send copies of two letters from Mr.
Hoghee, with their dates, that his conduct may be ap-
preciated as I think it deserves.—l em, krt.,
Oct. 5. AN ELECTOR OF LAMBETIL

9, Old Square, &pt. I, 1868.—1 am ready to pot myself
unreservedly into the hands of Mr. Belway, and the one or
two of my leading supporters (including yourself) who will
undertake the Insb of negotiation. The one single stipu-
Lakin I should make is, that I am free to take my own
line as to expenses and opening rooms for myself at public-
Louses. I feel very strongly the mischief which the pre-
sent practices entail, and will be no party to them though
I lose the seat. If the other liberals like to put the case
in the bands of two or three of their committeemen, and
the united body think that they can make the borough
safer without me, I will retire.-1 am yours, very truly,
T. Ibmsrm.

Firome, Oct. 3, 1868.—My brother bids me thank you for
the hearty support which you have given him in Lambeth,
and to say that be frusta that as both Mr. Lawrence and
Mr. McArthur are firm supporters of Mr. Gladstone their
return will be made safe by the action which he bas taken
as against the conservative candidate. His feeling
thoroughly convinced that this would be the cam was
one of his main reasons for retiring from the contest in
Lambeth, and standing for this place, where the seat
might have fallen to a conservative bad not prompt
action been taken on the retirement of Sir 11. Rawlithion.
—I am, dear sir, faithfully yours, W. H. Htionns.
I only add a line to my brother's note to thank you
again for the kind interest you took in my candidature at
Lambeth. I own I shall be grievously disappointed if the
tory candidate has now the lemit chance. I quite think
be nimbi have if we Lad all gone to the poll, which was
my chief reason for coming here.—Ever yours, Taos.
Irverim