The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-19 00:00:00

Ilbtritl Etrition

BATH RACES.

(THIS DAY .)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH).

The Aristocratic 11:,.;

Weathergage
Vesta ...
Bullfinch

The StA-5.

Hugo ...
Pitsford ...

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FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION AT THE SOUTH LONDON
GABWORKS.—(THIS DAY.)—This morning, shortly after tcn
o'clock, the inhabitants of Peckham and the, Old Kent•road
were suddenly thrown into a state of great consternation in
consequence of a loud explosion, which was found to have
taken place at the South London Gasworks, situated at the
side of the Surrey Canal, near the bridge, which resulted in
the destructi' n of considerable property and fearful injury to
several men, three of whom are so shockingly burnt by the
fire that their lives at present are despaired of.

WRICK CF TUE SHIP JOSEPHA, OF BRISTOL.--
FIFTREN LIVES LOST.—Letters have arrived, communicat-
ing this melancholy occurrence. The ship sailed from Bris-
tol on the 18th of last March, bound for Boston, and a crew
of fifteen hands, under the charge of Captain Cawson. No-
thing was heard of her till Friday last, when intelligence of
her loss and the lamentable fate of nearly all hands was re-
ceived. The circumstances are thus given :—Oa the even-
ing of the 21st of April the people living at Massschussetts
Bay noticed the bows of a vessel broken just aft of the fore-
rigging on the bar, about a mile northward of the Highland-
light, and, by the aid of glasses, no fewer than fifteen people
could be observed clinging to it. The remainder of the vessel
was a wreck, and with the cargo was washing ali,ng the
shore. The unfortunate creatures on the wreck could be seen
signalising for assistance, but a tremendous sea that was lim-
ning, combined with the darkness 'otthe evening and a fog
which set in about' the Same time, prevented help being
given. During the night large fires were made along the
beach. One attempt was made to gain the wreck. Two
boatmen contrived to get their boat over the surf, and had
approached within a short distance of the bar, when un-
happily a sea struck and capsized her, and the two
brave fellows perished. Some time afterwards the
went to pieces, and two only out of the sufferersfifteen
ashore
succeeded in saving themselves—they were washed
on same pieces of spars.svree
grave. All the othersamecto
REUNION DES Aitrs.—The awn
season was most fashionably attended on a wateryo of
the
Bochkletz Falconi
and went off brilliantly. Matille. Annaadmirable expression
sang a " Sicilienne" by Pergolesi with withncert
' loncello by Herr
and execution, and a solo on the y Monday evening,
pianoforte. The rooms were
his usual masterly style on the pi
Haus-
man was most effectively executed.,. Mr. Kiallmark played in
completely crowded.
Dockyard, has made' himself a
' t of the Davenport
by .
wrigli
lines supplied
A CLIPPER BOAT.—Mt. \roil, a working ship_
sailing boat upon the
a shipwright in the d
° -sat. On Thursday last it was tried
against the picked boats
of the port, and it beat them all.
ckvard, alter as nearly as possible the
nirdel of the America 3
her. sails were as much like the America as
possible.
Her hull and
boats
with which she raced carried much
more canvas, an Tire d when
going before the wind got ahead 'of
the America model boat. As soon as it became needful to
close haul, she overhauled
dchtiasyed :
beatenboat-
builders
their
the whole of them, and won in
gallant style. It
that a craft apwpietahr suched to
r
~ crack
boats," bet so it was.

ATTI, MPTED ASSASSINATION.---ENNJSKILLEN, MAY
16 A mounted policeman is just come from Lord Ennis-
killen with news that a Protestant farmer, named Leonard,
was shot yesterday, ht live o'clock P.M. near Knockminny,
not many miles from Enniskillen, on Mr. Arthur. Coles' es-
tate. A dispute about land, from which some tenants have
been evict. d, was the origin of the outrage. On Saturday
Leonard was at work, when a man, a strAnger, walked up and
asked if he wanted a labourer; he said obi 'arid the Man drew
a pistol, lodged four slugs in his arm and side, and retreated.
The wounded man is not expected to survive, and the de-
positions aro to be taken to-day.