The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-05 00:00:00

DREADFUL EXPLOSION.

On Saturday last the usually quiet and secluded town
of Dorking, Surrey, became painfully excited by a
disaster which, in addition to.tiestroying a large amount
of property, caused serious, if not fatal, injuries to two
or three persons. It seems that Mr. Knight, a surgeon
and druggist, was in his shop, situated in High-street,
with a boy employed by Mr. Knight and a female
domestic. Mr. Knight was, we understand, preparing
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prescription, when all of a sudden a loud explosion took
place. Several people rushed to the spot, when the pont
boy was found fixed on some iron railings on the pave°
meat in front of the house. He was insensible, and the
upper part of his body covered with blood, which flowed
from a terrible wound in the head, caused by coming
into contact with the iron posts, when he was blown
through the window by the force of the explosion. The
girl was found in the window where she had been
forced. She was lying amongst the broken glass, al
was very severely injured. Mr. Knight himself escape(' with less injuries than the two other unfortunate per°
sons. The damage done to Mr. Knight's premises i 4
very considerable ; and the force of the explosion via,s.
AO great that several of the aCjoining houses were mac,'
shaken and injured. The exact cause of the explosioll is not known, but it seems to have been occasioned by, an escape of gas, As soon as possible after the disasters
medical aid was procured, and the wounds having been
dressed, the unfortunate sufferers, were conveyed t:
their residences, where they now remain in a pitiable
condition.

ROYAL COLLEGE OP Sunanoms.--The following gentle'
men having undergone the neoessary examinations for the
diploma were admitted (among others) members of the
College at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the
Ist instant:. Messrs. William Jackson, Penin, Stafford;
William Henry Hayward, Birmingham ; William
Aiokies
Belfast ; Josiah Cash' Matlock, and Samuel Archer,
Liverpool.

1 JAMES SADLEIR, ES@
kiARRICK-ON-STIIR, Jail(
30:--.0n the nights of Monday
and Tuesday the police
Carrick-on-Seir and Carrickben, headed• by the still;
inspector, searched Coolnamuck court diligently f°'
James Sadleir, the representative of gallant Tipperari:
The searches proved fruitless, though it is thought the
delinquent has been there recently. 'Whatever th
authorities or 'the nominees of the Sadleirs circulate, ig
believed in Carrick to be exactly opposite to the true
State of the various manoeuvres of the different partiesi
It is a hoax to state that James Sadleir slipped onboard
the Holyhead steamer.—Waterforei Mail.
Mr. Samuel
Film—Yesterday morning, shortly beibref
two o'clock, am.fireosebsr,oktaeiloourt, o‘nvthhiteecehxatepnetrvoeapdr,emLi,smocsio°s.,
Samuel Wood, tire-escape conductor, found the lower 11%t
of the house in flames, and, smoke issuing from the tir,a
floor. immediately placed his escape and succeem„
in rescuing Mrs..McCarty's child, which he brought (low;
in his arms. He again ascended and rescued Poo
McCarty, the mother, and also Mr. McCarty, t
husband. By this time conductor Wood was exhaugeot
and his own life would have been sacrificed if he had r:O5
been helped out by the police. This makes 57 perst
ecl
this conductor has rescued. The fire was not extinguish
so
before the shop was burned out and the rest of the ho
severely damaged by fire. .The cause is unknown. Insure
in the Phoenix.