The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-20 00:00:00

"HE CRYSTAL PALACE CATASTROPHE. I

Mr. Carter, the coroner for East Surrey, yesterday
bsomed the inquiry into the cause of death of the ten
unfortunate men whose lives were sacrificed by the fall-
of several of the trusses used for the supports in
tte erection of the ribs for the north and central tran-
sept of the Crystal Palace.
The inquiry was continued at Masters' Hotel. The
?IT, a second time, with the coroner, Sir Joseph Pax-
nn, Sir Chas. Fox, and Mr. Fuller, managing director
f the company, Mr. Farquharson, and other directors,
fain viewed the building.
On their return the evidence was resumed, which was
onclusive as to the fact that the scaffold had been
rected upon true mathematical principles, and even
IPon examination it was impossible to account for the
cruse of the accident. All the witnesses agreed in
sating that they would have no hesitation in pursuing
tae same course to-morrow. The altitude had nothing to
th With the disaster.
The Jury, in reply to the coroner, having stated that
toy did not desire to bear any more evidence,
Mr. Carter the coroner, summed up, and the court
las cleared for a few minutes. On the public being re-
Omitted,
The Coroner said he had been desired by the jury to
,state, with regard to the melancholy investigation they
just concluded, that they considered no blame what-
ever attached to any individual, and they were also
anxious to express their strong opinion that, after having
carefully examined all the circumstances of the case,
lenta
"ey felt satisfied that the occurrence was purely acci-
i.
A formal verdict of "Accidental death" was then re-
.orded in each of the cases, and the proceedings termi-
aated.

THE FUNERAL OF THE EARL OF WARWICK, K.T., &c.
.1-:
—Yesterday the mortal remains of the venerable and I:
touch respected nobleman were removed from his lord-
81UP's seat, Warwick Castle, when the body was deposited ;
in its final resting-place in the family vault at High
Church. Warwick, a short distance from the Castle, in i.
accordance with the wish of the noble earl. The funeral E
was conducted with the due solemnity and pomp belong-
lug to the rank of the deceased nobleman. The body F.
v‘ as first placed in a shell of Spanish mahogany, lined F.
with rich white satin, next within a lead coffin, and en-
Closed in an outer case of Spanish mahogany, covered .•
with crimson silk velvet, with gilt handles and orna- i
I('•;ents, bearing the following inscription :—Hy. Richard '
...renville, Earl of Warwick, K.T., and Baron Brooke,
L'°rti 29th March, 1779. Died 10th Aug., 1853. Aged
75 years.
Q G-
Dover,
PRESENT. TO THE BRITISH CONSUL AN ...MAN
EIAL—A package has arrived from the Continent, via
..
„ , containing a gold box for transmission to Amoy. L'
'Las box is a present from his Majesty the King of Den-
nark to the British Consul at Shanghai, China, and has
leell sent to the Danish Consul-Generl here for trans-
mission to its destination.
HEALTH OF DR. COX.— We regret to announce that
tile health of the Rev. Dr. Cox, of Hackney, is such as
t° preclude the possibility of his preaching for some
time to come. His medical advisers have, in short, im-
posed upon him complete silence and repose for the next
l _
"-x months ; hi the hope, however, that the remedia
tleasures employed will abate and remove present symp-
torm_ s and restore strength.—Patriot.
diving CAMP AT CHOBHAM.—The troops at the camp
ill owed brought their military labours to a close, were
of °wed to indulge themselves on Thursday in a variety
sPe'rta and games of an athletic character. The
,amen'lay
of the 79th Highlanders came off on the previous
',l„.l_re,those of yesterday were got up by the brigade of
uarua, under the patronage of Lieutenant-Colonel
Lindsay (Grenadicrs); Lieutenant-Colonel Daniell (Cold-
streams)
and Lieutenant-Colonel Lord James Murray
spectato Fusiliers);,. There was a large attendance of
games rs, principally friends of the officers, and the
'Cry 1 Tn
oeres,ted a considerable amount of amusement.
ACCIDENT AT SYDENEIAIL—EIoquent praise of
feat
of and "daring". in the daily journals reads
pleasantly, but it should be remembered that these
themselves do not always deserve it, and
feet, n truth be culpable. To arch over a span of 120
of
neat a height of 102 feet from the ground, is a work
•,,,,,.ess common difficulty, and the mode proposed by
i',` != Is. Fox and Henderson of fowning the staging for
"'- Ingenious and beautiful. But no one can shut his
eyes to the '
, .
al-rite
fact that it was exposing the men engaged to
R frightful withfireeheahauss unfortunatelyt become a cer-
tend to discourage the introodusacYti
'allay p
ea: yotflini negw whichmede s
se wouldjen.
e_ r conceived and carried out ; although it is of
ticaslly
eviellrs!aeriplyßaY,
the risk to human life. We mu: • e our first duty to insist arrangements which
retuyrioess-ul
to the subject ; but at the must necessarily
that we hear with gratificationpresent
the etoh natt
r, momentawc 1
at
contractors
rtes.
t__37. be the result of theraiinseqduifrry,
i_n_trneup to have a scaffolding
'euiltiviabillETt..: the roof of the transept.— te .Builder.Hyomo_ust
ehFg
ofCommonsund to
—Yesterday a return to the
1852, , ed the fact that in the year ended the sth July,
vvilit Ilere were 5,095,943 quarters of. malt made,
was n..sn the year ended the sth July last the quantity
' 4°7)602 quarters.