The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-08 00:00:00

ANOTHER EXPLOSION BY FIREWORKS

Wednesday, at a late hour, Cambridge-heath-road, Beth.
nal-green, was thrown into a state of considerable alarm
by an explosion of fireworks, on the premises, No. 19,
Collingwood-street, occupied by a firework maker of
the name of William Griggs. The explosion took place
on the ground-floor ; and the proprietor, in attempting
to put the fire out, had his hands, arms, and face shock-
ingly mutilated ; he now lies in the London Hospital in
a very deplorable condition. The premises were mue.,
burnt, and nearly all the windows in the building were
demolished by the occurrence. This is the fifth explo-
sion by firework Ethat has happened in the metropolis
within the last five days.
FIFTH OF NOVEMBER SERMONS. 1 tits
was a grand field-day for certain clerical Hotspurs.
We regret to learn that, in several parts of the country
sermons were preached of an extremely bigotted and
a most unchristian character. The lady of Babylon
was, in many instances, pressed into the parsons' ser-
vice, and, with shame be it spoken, inuendos were
levelled at another Lady, the loyalty of which allusions
were of the Bradshaw kind, wanting only his brazen
front. It is nothing new to see Priestcratt and Toryism
conspiring in a crusade against religious as well as civi 1
freedom.

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CLERICAL CAMPA lON. The Cheltenham
Examiner notices the exhortation of the Rev. Mr.
Close, from his pulpit, to his congregation to oppose the
Government and vote against Liberal candidates.
GLASGOW MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.—The
Liberals have triumphed, after a hard contest. The
struggle lay in two Wards—the second and third—and
against the Liberal candidates in these, the Tories of
the city directed their whole strength, and have been
defeated. In the First Ward, there was no contest—
the two Liberal candidates walked the course. The
Fifth Ward could scarcely be said to be contested, for
there was neither canvas nor even address for the Li-
beral candidate ; on the contrary, it was intended, by
contesting this ward, merely to give Reformers, who
chose to do so, an opportunity of recording their names.
In the Fourth Ward, also, Mr. Lumsden was proposed
in his absence—had he been present he would to-day
have been one of our councillors. Mr. Bain was the
Tory candidate in the Second Ward ; he made a gal-
lan tstruggle, but all his advantages, and they were not
few nor small, were. unavailing. The Third Ward was
the scene of a peculiar contest. Both parties claimed
Mr. Mitchell, who was at the head of the poll ; and
both voted for him. We may be mistaken ; but we
really believe that Mr. Mitchell will embrace the ear-
' liest opportunity of proving to his fellow-citizens that
he is what he bas always professed to be, a true Liberal
in politics.—Scots Times.
THE LATE EXPLOSION AT PIMLICO.—
Every inquiry has been made with a view to ascertain
whose body it was that was discovered in the ruins of
the calamitous fire on Tuesday last, but without the
slightest clue being obtained as to the identity ; nor has
any application been made to Mr. Crow, the beadle of
St. Margaret's, with such a description as would apply
to those remains. There is very little doubt the body
is that of a woman, and not that of the lad William
Odell, who is still missing. The ruins have been so
carefully examined, in consequence of the remarks made
by the Jury on the body of Mrs. Harding on Monday,
that Mr. brow is satisfied no other body is amongst
them. The dog which was found by the side of the
body is of the Newfoundland breed. The funeral of
all that remains of the poor creatures, including Mr
and Mrs. Steinkopff, alias Harding, took place yes-
terday, at the burying-ground of the Broadway Chapel,
Westminster. The parish, it is believed, buried four
lof the bodies. The late wife of the soldier, who died
before the fire occurred, was buried last Sunday, at
Bayswater.

The Municipal Elections have resulted in the re-
turn of an equal; number of Reformers and Tories
Four more Tories will, therefore, find their way into the
Council Chamber, where the two parties now stand as
follows :—Reformers 28—Tories 12. Last year the
Tories had the exclusive possession of three of the five
Wards. They now, however, have the exclusive pos-
session of one only. Even there the majority is but
three.—Cambridge Advertiser.