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No. 19,000.]

Now Ready, Dedicated to Charles Dickens, Esq., Fart 1., price
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'TER ;

THE FATHER and the SCHOOLMAS.
or, REFORM IN EDUCATION.
By JOHN TAYLOR SINNETT, Author of " The English
Grammar."
This Work will contain an itua;inary conversation between his
Grace the Ar libishop cd Canterbury, sir James C•ark, and Charles
Dickens, besides the Letter of Dedication to the great Author of
" Copperfleld,"
Sinnott, Oxford-street, and all Bookslllers.
To be completed in Five Parts.

Just published, 70th thousand.
110RISONIANA ; or, The Abridged Family
Adviser of the British College of LlcEatit.
Contahing Origin of Life, and true Cawe of DiSCRSCS explained,
important Advice to the World, &C.
By JAMES MORISON, eta Ilygeist.
May h.l, had at the British College of Health, New-road; London,
and of all the agents for the sale of Morison the Hygeist's Vegetable
Universal Medicine, price 6d., €.r Is. by post.
IIIE PRACTICAL HYGEIST AND MEDICAL REFORMER
contains the cases of cure, and may also be had of all the agents.

BRIGHTON SELTZER WATER, 4s. a dozen.
Mr. HOOPEII his RED t'CED his PRICE for Brighton
Seltzer and Fachingen from as. to 45. per dozen. Also other ECrated
waters in proportion, and which are unsurpassed, if not unequaled.
Six-dozen hampers canine tree. Balls and fetes supplied inA sucsh
quantities only as may be required. Delivery twice aily. pro-
spectutis with list of prices can be had on applic ition.— dHOOPER, 7,
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O BE SOLD, pursuant to an Order of the
1
High Court of Chancery, made in the causes " Lansdell v. Luck,"
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and " Lansdell v. Luck," with the approbation of Joseph Humphrey,
Esquire, one of the Masters of the said Court, at the Rose and
Crown Hotel, Tonbridge, in the county of Kent, on WEDNESDAY,
the 7th day of September, 1853, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon pre-
cisely, in seven lots, by Mr. Thomas Partect Charlton, the person
appointed by the said Master for that purpose, the following Estates,
in the several parishes of Hadlow and W ateringbury, in the county
of Kent, late the property of Mr. Thomas Luck, deceased:—
Lot. 1. All that Freehold Estate, comprising farm house and...build-
ings, and 31a. 3r. 17p., or thereabouts, of arable, meadow, or-Chard,
and hop ground, called " Palmer-street Farm," situate about a quar-
ter of a mile from the Tonbridge and Maidstone turnpike road,
within one mile of the village of Hadlow, and four miles of the town
of Tonbridge, in the occupation of Mr. Luck.
Lot 2. A valuable Piece of Hop Ground or Building Land, contain-
ing sa. 2r. 24p., adjoining the Tonbridge and Maidstone turnpike
road, with a frontage of 500 feet to the same road.
Lot 3. All that Freehold Mes nage and Premises in Hadlow.street,
now under lease (two years of which were unexpired at Christmas
last), to Mr. Isaac Brotherwood, at the annual rent cf 251.
Lot 4. All that Freehold and Messuage and Premises adjoining the
last lot, and let to Mr. Wells at the yearly rent of 181.
Lot 5. All that substantially-built Messuage and Dwelling House,
in the village of Wateringbury, containing two parlours, study, five
bed rooms, two attics. water closet, kitchen, and other offices, a gar-
den in front, and small yard in the rear, let to r. Henry Bridge, a
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yearly tenant, at 251. per annum
Lot 6. A similar Residence to the last, with four sitting
rooms,
three bed rooms, and an attic; also a Cottage adtablejoining, conta
outbuild-
ining
earl two rooms, a garden in front, and a workshop, s, and
ings in the rear, respectively let. to Mr. Charles Ougley, a yy
tenant, and Mr. Slatter, a weekly tenant, at rents amounting to
251. 4s. per annum.
Lot 7. All that Piece or Parcel of Land, with a frontage of 50 feet
to the turnpike road, and a carpenter's shop in the rear, let to Mr.
Henry Bridge. at the low annual rent of Si.
Further particulars may shortly be had (gratis) in London, in the
offices of the said Master, in Southampton-ba ldings, Chancery-lane;
I of Messrs. Church and Langdall, solicitors, of 38, Southampton-build-
ings, aforesaid; Messrs. Futvoye and Sawtell, solicitors, of 23, John-
street, Bedford-row ands Messrs. Stenning, and Croft, of 3, Bas-
inghall-street, City; Wright and Kingsford, solicitors,
of 23, Essex-street, Strand ; and in the country, of Messrs. Camel
and Gorham, solieitors, Tonbri Hoar, Messrs. Stenning and Camel,
solicitors,
theTridge; Messrs. Beale, and Hoar, solicitors,
Maidstone ; he inns at Hadlow and Wateringbury; Rose and Crown
Hotel, Tonhridge ; Star, Maidstone ; or of Messrs. Charlton, auc-
tioneer., surveyors, and estate agents, Tonbridge.
CHURCH and LANGDALL,
. For C.ARNELL ant GORHAM, Tonbridge,
lilts.' Solicitors.

CONTRACTS FOR RUM, VINEGAR, OATS, MUSTARD, AND

PEPPER.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset-Place, 13th Aug., 1853.
THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on TIIMSDAY, the let
Septembernext, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such
persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering
into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptord the undermen-
tioned articles, viz. :

Gallons.l

RUM• . . •• • .. . • • •

20,0,0 One•half of each to be delivered
15,000 ;„, -1d the re-

VINEGAR ........ ..... ..

in one month, any.
Qrs.„ mainder in one month after.
OATS (for making Oatmeal) 5" I wards, or earlier if preferred
Tons. by the party tendering.
MUSTARD (in Flour)... • • 6}
PEPPER (whole 81ack).... 3)
Tho Rum and Pepper to be exempted from the Customs Duties,
No tender will be received for a less quantity of Rum than 4,000
gallons—of Vinegar than 3,000 gallons—of Oats than 100 quarters—
of Mustard than 2 tons—and of Pepper than I ton.
Samples of the Rum to be sent in pints for each import mark, and
the average strength of each mark ex to be stated, and
not an average of different marks or strengths of several imports,
and any parcel of Rum that is found not to be of the acme quality,
mark, or average strength of the sample tendered and accepted will
be rejected by the officers; and samples of the Oats (not less than 2
quarts), and of the Mustard ant Pepper (not less than 2lbs. of each),
must be produced by the parties tendering.
The samples produced by persons whose tenders artunot accepted,
are requested to be taken away by them immediately atter the con-
tracts have been decided.
The conditions or tiles revised contracts, to which particular atten-
toe died, may be seen at the said OW, at the office of Com-
13evis, at Liverpool, and of the Collector of Customs at

Bristol.
No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of
treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or au spat for
him, duly authorised in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty.
Of
and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for
and mist also be delivered at Somerset.place, and those for Rum,
Vinegar, Niustatd, and Pepper, must be accompanied by a letter
signed by a responsible person, enzasdng to become bound with
the person tendering, in a sum of 201. per cent. on the value, for
the due performance of each of the contracts.

FRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH.
The rollowmg testimonia, is another proof of the groat efficacy
Of this medicine :

Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, April 16, 1851.
" Sir,—ln considerati:n of the great benefit I have derived from
taking Frampton's Pill of Health, I feel it a duty that I owe to you
and the public to send you the following statement. For upwards of
nine years I have experienced the efficacy of this excellent medicine.
I had long previsly been afilicted with headache and indigestion,
hut a friend having induced me to make a trial of Frampton's Pills,
now inform you that a few doses gave me great reliefduring
this long period ot time I have taken them in preference to any other
medicine ; and I have the happiness of saying that I never had a
better state of health, which I attribute to Frampton's Pills. I beg
further to add, that thehis medicine is in general use by my family, and
we know of nothing equl it.
I am, Sir, yours respectfully,
THOMAS PROVINCE.

" To Mr. T. Prout, 229, strand, London.
This excellent Family
of
is a medicine of long-tried efficacy for
correcting all disorders of the stomach and bowels, and is a
pleasant. safe, easy aperient ; they unite the recommendation of a
mild operation with the most successful effect, and require no re-
straint of diet or confinement during their use.
Ash for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF IIEALTII, and observe the
name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London,"on the
Government Stamp.
Price is. 130. and 2s. 9d. per boa.

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*FA:LEM% GENERAL, AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF MORISON'S PILLS,
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Gibraltar... ............ • ... Mr. T. H. Roberts.
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VISIT- of the QUEEN to DITBLIN.—The
Irish Exhibition is so far popular that the Queen will become
an excursionist to visit it—at the present seascn everything favours
the disposition to travel by sea or by land ; but the excursionist lady
or gentleman should first visit the gigantic establishment of E.
M OSES and Sort, where a magnificent arrangement is made to fur-
nish articles of ATTIRE for all classes of excursionists, and an exhi-
bition is made in
CLOTHING. HATS, CAPS, HOSIERY, BOOTS, and SHOES, &c.,
which Weis all other commercial displays.
The adaptation of every article to the season, and to the wishes
of all purchwers, accompanied with extremely low prices, has
crowned the Establishment of E. MosEs and SON with unequalled
celebrity.
NeW Materials and New Styles of Dress for Sportsmen, also for
every profession in society, are daily introduced by E. Mons and
SON; these secure ease, elegance, f and economy.
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obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have
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Makers, and General Outfitter's for Ladies and Gentlemen.
IMPORTANT.—Should any article not give satisfaction, it will be
exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, tha money will be returned
without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lo west
price, irons which no abatement can be made.
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I PRICE SD.

THE CATASTROPHE AT THE CRYSTAL
PALACE.

THE INQUEST.
An investigation into the circumstances attending the
late deplorable accident at the new Crystal Palace was
commenced yesterday before Mr. W. Carter, coroner for
Surrey, and a jury of respectable inhabitants of the ham-
let of Penge, in the parish of Norwood.
The coroner and jury met at 11 o'clock at the ,Royal
Crystal Palace Hotel.
Among the parties present in the inquest room we
remarked Sir Joseph Paxton, director of the winter gar-
den and conservatories , • Mr. Francis Fuller, managing
director of the Crystal Palace Company ; and Mr. Geo.
Godwin, F.R.S. The contractors, Sir Charles Fox and
Mr. John Henderson, were also in attendance.
Mr. Ballantine, instructed by Mr. Humphreys, ap-
peared to watch the proceedings on behalf of the con-
tractors.
Mr. Farquhar, of the firm of Johnson, Farquhar, and
Leech, attended as one of the solicitors to the Crystal
Palace Company.
Just as the oath had been administered to the jury, a
painful interest was excited in the inquest room by the
passage in front of the hotel of a poor fellow upon a
stretcher, apparently insensible, on his way to one of
the London hospitals. It seems that the recent accident
has made all the men employed upon the works very
nervous : and this morning an unusual noise at one end
of the building occasioned considerable alarm. The
men near the spot made a precipitate retreat from the
locality, and this poor man, while in the act of descend-
ing a ladder, fell from a considerable height to the
ground. When picked up he was found to be quite in-
sensible, an :his state he was conveyed to the hos-
pital.
The folloyyj.ng is a correct list of the sufferers whose
deaths thelary were sworn to investigate : , ...„
William James, carpenter, aged 3t5 years. ' ----'.
Joseph Copping, carpenter, aged 21 years.
James Warlow, foreman of labourers, aged 34 years.
William middleton, labourer, aged 34 years.
William Rolfe Smith, labourer,. aged 28 years.
John Neill, labourer, aged 40 years.
George Topham, labourer, aged 32 years.
William Harding, labourer, aged 32 years.
William Forman, labourer, aged 36 years.
Henry Fielding, labourer, aged 38 years.
The Coroner, in opening the proceedings, observed
that he had received an intimation of the deaths of se-
veral persons having occurred in consequence of some
portion of the works connected with the Crystal Palace
having given way. The first duty of the jury would
be to see the bodies of these unfortunate persons with a
view to their legal identification. After that they must
endeavour to get witnesses to show if possible that
these persons were on the premises, and what their le-
gitimate object there was. It would then be necessary
to show the jury, and through the jury the public, un-
der what circumstances the deaths occurred, "when and
by what means," whether any person might, under any
circumstances, be made legally responsible for them, or
either of them, or whether it was an uncontrollable
event. He understood that some gentlemen connected
with the works were present who would give them all
the facts of the case so far as they might be presumed
to be known at present. Whether that would be con-
clusive to the minds of the jury would, of course, de-
pend on the nature of the evidence offered.
The identification of the various bodies, and the fact
of the deceased persons being engaged on the works at
the time the accident occurred having been formally
proved by two witnesses, respectively named William
Wright and Clement Breden,
George Williams, foreman carpenter, in the employ o f
the contractors, was called. He said—l was engaged
on the works of the Palace on Monday afternoon, about
half-past two o'clock. I saw the deceased persons there
at that time. I was upon the ground floor of the build-
ing, within about 24 feet of one of the columns upon
which the scaffolding which fell rested. The deceased
persons were upon the scaffold engaged in completing
its construction. The scaffolding was composed of wood
and iron, properly framed together, and tied with iron
bolts. Six of the lower trusses or frames, of which the
scaffolding consisted, and three of the upper, were com-
pleted. We were about completing the seventh bottom
frame when the accident occurred.
Mr. Ballantine here handed in to the coroner a series
of elaborately drawn plans, showing the construction of
the scaffold. He said they had been prepared expressly
for the use of the jury, and he hoped after they had an
opportunity of viewing the scene of the accident, the
drawings might prove useful to them in the prosecution
of their inquiry.
The plans having been explained to the jury by Sir
Joseph Paxton, the examination of Williams was con-
tinued.
The scaffolding consists of a series of trusses, which
are in turn composed of a number of struts tied together
with iron plates, and secured by rivets. It is about a
month since the construction of this scaffold commenced,
and it has been in course of erection from that time. It
was put up for the purpose of raising the iron ribs in-
tended to form the roof of the central transept. The
various parts were prepared below and put together
above. They were put together by men acting under
myself ; I, in turn, receiving my orders from Mr. Coch-
rane, the general superintendent of the works. The
workmen had put in the last strut, and were in the act
of completing the seventh truss, when the whole of the
three lower trusses, with the planks and fittings be-
longing to them, fell together. I heard a crash of some-
thing giving way, and looking up saw the scaffold fall.
It fell close to where I was standing. I have no means
of knowing what portion gave way first. When I saw
it falling, Pima enough to do to get out of the way.
The three trusses fell together. Only a few pieces of
broken wood fell after the main crush. The four other
trusses remained in their places, and are still as firm
as ever. The parties who are dead were all engaged
upon the trusses when the accident occurred. They
fell a depth of 102 feet.
At this juncture, the coroner and jury proceeded to view
the bodies of the deceased persons—a formality, which,
in deference to the feelings of the workmen employed, had
at the suggestion of the foreman of the jury been de-
layed until the dinner hour, when the building was
com-
paratively clear of the employees. The bodies were all
lying in a ghastly circle in one of the offices under the
roof the new palace. After a hurried survey of the sick-
ening spectacle, the coroner and jury accompanied
Sir Charles Fox and Mr. Henderson into one of the
galleries overlooking the central transept, where they
listened to a lucid explanation of the mode of construct-
ing the scaffold and throwing over the iron ribs. The
disastrous effects of the accident were still painfully visible
on every side. In the transept a large space was covered
by the debris of the fallen trusses, which in several
places had penetrated the flooring and formed a mass of
broken timbers towering far above it. In the central
nave, buried beneath an immense quantity of heavy
beams and iron work might still be seen the carcases of
two fine horses crushed by the falling materials ; while,
looking upwards, was observed the broken and jagged
ends of the timbers forming the connexion between the
fourth and fifth trusses, evidencing the violent strain
which must have been sustained by the remaining por-
tion when the three inner trusses fell. ,
On the return of the jury to the inquest room the ex-
amination of Williams was again proceeded with. He
said—l have been employed upon the works ever since
their commencement. My duty was to superintend the
carpenter's work. I have had experience in similar
works, and was engaged in the same capacity at the
Great Exhibition building in Hyde-park. It was my
duty to select the wood for forming the trusses. It was
all new, and the best quality of Dantzic pine. The iron
used was also of the best quality. No portion of the
materials forming the trusses came from the old building
in Hyde-park. The iron columns used in the erection of
the present palace are from the building hi Hyde-park—
that is, a great many of them. None of those upon
stillthrown over
They
hthem.e
y a r The h e trusses
which the trusses stood have given way. Three of
the trusses had been carried up the entire height, and
same
fourth
of the same material, are of the same description,
underoii one pa itrhoo
of ribs
haveribs
ribs
are
been
ri ut o.
composed
tihnne
a
that fell. I have been on the top of th "e
e re-
maining inin areg
trusses put t
since
eher
the inp
accident.the Theway
a or a
truss seems shaken a little,
but it will no doubt remain
safe enough until we can make it more secure. The
other three trusses are not all displaced
cannot understand how it is that three
should have fallen, while the others of the trusses
their places. remain firm in
Coroner—Now, in respect of carrying outthis piece
of of machinery as I may call it--these
ese trusses, I mean,
for the purpose of allowing the • iron circular roof to be
put up, in your opinion, to the best of your experience,
erection I want of judgment shown in its
Witness—None whatever, according to ray know-
ledge. Had there been anything wrong, I should have
been the first to have altered it. I considered it per-
fectly safe.
Coroner—Was every care taken with regard to the
strength of the materials employed, and with a view to
the safety of the parties engaged on the building ?
Yes, every care, to the best of my ability.
Coroner—Have you formed any opinion, recollecting
that some of the trusses are still standing with iron
_
ribs resting upon them, as to whether
operation employed was judicious, and calculate
answer the desired end v—l think it
and calculated to answer the desired end.
Coroner—Do you know whether new the modd—Yes, it was to
e f
was judicious,
liether new material was
used in the formation of the iron rib ?s .
all new. That will be readily understood
Sir Charles Fox-- ..
ders were 120 feet span,
when I mention that these gir
d rk building was only
while the largest in the Hy e-pa
72 feet. practical man, have
e witness)—As a
the . .
Coroner (to under what
able to to form any impression
you been a
three trusses gave way v—l have taken
stances the
cum to investigate, and I can't form any
the strictest care
idea.
The Foreman of the Jury—Had you Any appreheu.

ever,

the truss
and the b

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sion o danger yourself at any time ?—None whatever,
otherwise I would not have went up on the trusses as
I did generally a dozen times a day ; nor would I have
sent a man where I dared not go myself.

Foreman—Had you received any intimation from any
person, or had any remark been made to you, indicating
an apprehension of danger on the part of the workmen ?

—No, sir.
Foreman—l should tell you this has been an outdoor
remark, and therefore I put it to you. Has any man
employed upon the works withdrawn within the last
week or ten days, in consequence of any fear expressed
of the safety of the scaffolding ?—Not from the part of
the building where the accident occurred. We dis-
charged one employed on this part one day last week.
Foreman—But none have withdrawn voluntarily ?
None.

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Coroner—l have heard it remarked that some men
have left their work in consequence of having found
themselves giddy when employed at a great height. Is
that so ?—Yes. In other parts of the building many
men have been afraid to work at the necessary height.
There are plenty of men who have not got nerve enough
to go off the ground.

Coroner—that is only a personal feeling, and has no
reference to the stability of the building, None what-

Foreman—Then you mean to say that none of the
men have left their work from fear of being employed at
so great a height at the part of the building where the
accident occurred ?—lf they have they have not made it
known to myself._

Coroner—Looking to the circumstances, do you con-
sider this to have been an unforeseen accident, and one
which ordinary forethought could not have accounted
for ?—lt was quite unforeseen, and I can't account for it.
Foreman--Did not a similar accident occur at the
same part of the building about a month ago ?—Yes, a
portion of the scaffolding then put up was not strong
enough as we considered afterwards. It gave way, and
carried down with it three of the trusses.
Foreman—Everything fell then I believe ?—Yes, all
that was then up came down.
Coroner—There was some imperfection then in the
scaffolding ?—Yes ; we have since made the trusses of
double strength to prevent future accident.
Foreman—How does it occur that on that occasion
when there were 70 men at work on the scaffolding they
had 20 minutes' warning, and were all able to make
their escape, whilst in this case, the whole came down
together l—That is just what I can't answer. If I could
tell you that, I could tell you where the accident began,
and perk
Foreman.

which po,
define th.,
can't " din
Coroner—_
as those which remain standing : _ es, id..„
same weight, and the same material, and rested upon
the same description of bearings.
Sir Charles Fox—They were all executed from the
same drawings.
Coroner—Then, if those stood with the additional
weight of the circular iron rib resting upon them, how
is it that these others shouldhave:given way, when there
was no weight upon them ?
Witness—That is the point I can't explain.
In answer to other questions from the coroner and
jury, the witness said the trusses are intended as centres
for carrying over the iron ribs forming the arch, and they
would be removedupon the completion of the roof. These
trusses are constructed by piecework, and any work
which is not properly executed has to be done again at
the expense of the party who undertakes to make them.
I sublet the work to others. The materials are
found by. the contractors. We employ labourers
in fixing. I prefer labourers to regular carpenters
or mechanics, because they are more active, and
more used to this kind of work. Besides, you
would not find one man in fifty or experienced
mechanics and joiners who would go so high off the
ground. We construct the work, as far as possible,
below, and all the fixing required is to put the bolts in
and screw them up, which any labourer is competent to
do. The bolts are all inspected before use. They are
i-inch bolts ; half an inch would be quite enough, but
we put in extra strength. The bolts are tied with nuts.
No portion of the weight would fall upon any particular
screw or screws, but upon the extreme ends, which are,
in fact, the columns. It is impossible the labourers
could have forgotten to put in the necessary bolts, be-
cause if so the whole strut would not have maintained
its position, nor should we have been able to move it.
I have made an examination since, and I find the bolts
are there still. They have doubled up, and bent in a
remarkable manner, but they are not snapped. The
trusses which gave way fell over and inwards towards
the centre of the building. They did not collapse and
drop perpendicularly.
Foreman—Then I presume the first strut fell in con-
sequence of its not having been properly connected with
the others ?
Witness—No, it was not so.
Foreman—Then did it arise from any careless move-
ment of the strut
Sir Charles Fox—No, this could not be. This seventh
strut was not quite completed, and was not to have been
moved until the next day.
Foreman—How long had this seventh strut been in
the same position ?
Witness—For some days during its formation.
Foreman—That makes it all the more unaccountable
that it should have fallen when it did ? ---It is perfectly
unaccountable. Everything was in its proper place, and
all the fixing was finished except one bolt, which a man
had just gone up to screw in. I saw him come along
the scaffold in the direction of the seventh strut the mo-
ment before it fell, and he came down with it.
Coroner—ls he aline?—No, ho is among the sufferers.
Mr. Ballantine said he understood some of the jury had
expressed a desire to have the evidence of one of the
wounded men who was lying at Guy's Hospital. As,
however, that man could not be called at present, he
stated that Si: Charles Fox had seen him and had had
seine conversation with him, but he was quite unable to
account for the accident. Sir Charles was quite ready
to give his evidence to that effect.
Sir Charles Fox said—l saw the man in question last
night at Guy's Hospital, whither I went, accompanied
by Mr. Cobb. I asked him if he could gi.ve me any
idea of the cause of the accident. He replied, "No ; I
can't say at all what part gave way. I think it must
have arisen from the great weight of iron resting on the
platform." I said, "Then you consider it is all down.,,
" There,"
lOh !" lie said, " it's all down--every bit.
I said, "you are mistaken." He added that when he
got about half way down be became insensible. He was
taken out of the place and never recovered his senses
until lie got into the stores.
Coroner—Then you think he can throw no light upon
the affair at all.
Sir Charles Fox—Not the slightest, lam sure. He
said in conversation to me, " Well, if it is not all down,
I don't understand it at all." I said, "There are three
trusses down, and those are the three that you last
fixed." He said, " Then I cannot understand it at all."
That is all that passed between us.
Coroner—lf the man recovers, and the jury think it
desirable, we will of course take his evidence.
Foreman—After what Sir Charles Fox has told us, I
cannot conceive that his evidence would be important.
The Coroner at this stage of the proceedings suggested
an adjournment. Sir Joseph Paxton had kindly con-
sented to go over the building, and on their next as-
sembling lie would be ready to offer his evidence to the
jury. He was himself anxious to facilitate the inquiry
as much as possible, but he regretted that another im-
portant engagement that afternoon necessitated his pre-
sence elsewhere.
A juror said he thought it would be desirable that
upon their next assembling some independent surveyor
should be called before them.
The Coroner said that observation placed him rather
in a difficulty. He did not know that he was entitled
to call upon any person to make an examination of the
building,
pog,o\rvetrosff
give, evidence.
paying
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gentleman.
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him
had better hear first the evidence that would be adducuerdy,
and then, if necessary, he would address a specialee appli-
cation
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Ballantine the Secretarysad
iofftShteajtieiroynwtehuelsdutjtow name any
gentleman—Mr. Brunel or any one else they pleased—
the contractors and the company would afford him every
opportunity of going over the whole of the works, and
of making the most minute investigation.
A juror said one circumstance pressed itself most un-
comfortably
i
on his mindn,
thea samendthatpwlaaseet.hat two similar
scaffoldings had fallen
Mr. Ballantine said he might mention, as no doubt it
would be satisfactory to the public and to the court, that
although Messrs. Fox and Henderson bad no reason to
doubt the propriety of the steps which had been taken to
form the scaffolding to which the accident occurred, they
would not allow any, the slightest, risk to be run in future;
and the firm had given orders that the scaffolding for the
completion of the roof should proceed directly from the
t
ground, so as to provide a support from the baser:7;34
in addition to the sort which it already had.
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the scaffolding should have given way w
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tell me all out with it at once-- rtion of
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mainder. architect or scientific
, he could account for the
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than sir,
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accident any better
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the trusses that have fallen are so completely broken up.
should be
In fact, there !s
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the same difficulty here as in the case
,we
_y happy ascertained, because
extreme] .
of railway accalcnt:ilavAettitibeecasaullslee titlle
it is of the greatest importance to us to know how the
accident originated.
The proceedings were here terminated by the coroner
giving his warrant for the interment of the sufferers, in
reference to the disposal of whose remains Mr. Ballan-
tine stated that it was the desire of the contractors that
the wishes of the relatives should be consulted.
In reply to the summoning officer, the Coroner said
he did not consider medical testimony would be neces-
sary in either of the cases. Lord Denman had, some
time since, decided that medical evidence was unneces-
sary where the cause of death was palpable. It was
not requisite in such cases to go into the minutim of
details.
The jury were then bound over to meet at the same
place on Friday (to-morrow), for the further prosecuten
of the inquiry.

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laps how it arose.
are_all perfect,
ian—Have any of the ire pillara4upon
;es rest, given way ?—Nc-c- they ,
building is as secure as ever.
er—l will ask you again, andplsyripesikyour;
way, whether your avail*, ena4l9lTou :fie tell , ,
)rtion Oft& structure geirew4ll*"2"Latchikil'Z:- '- -- -''''' - -
tat ?—I can't. It is quite a mysterPto me. I ----"----.--:.-;tar.,. 4
lissolve " which part gave way first. 1
er—Are those trusses which fell the same weight
which remain standing ?—Yes, they were the