The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-25 00:00:00

TUESDAY, APRIL 23.

That in the case of the Louth ➢larkets and Improvements
petition for leave to deposit a petition for a Bill, the standing
orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be
permitted to deposit a petition for a Bi 1, provided the same
be deposited not later than three clear days after the presen-
tation of this report.—Resolution agreed to.

PAIRS ON THE THIRD READING OF THE NAVI-
GATION BILL.

FOIL. AGAINST.
Barnard, E. G. Spooner, R.
Cavendish, W. G. Lascelles, Hon. E.
Duff, J. Prime, R.
Enfield, Lord Manners, Lord G.
Hall, Sir B. Tollemache, J.
Hardcastle, J. A. Bennet, P.
Harris, It. Williamson, Sir H.
Hodges, T. L. Rendlesham, Lord
Hodges, T. T. Forbes, W.
Hogg, S►r J. W. Lindsay, Hon. Colonel
Iloward, P. Stanley, E.
Mallon, O'Gorman her, R.
Norreys, Sir 1). Benbew, J.
Pendarves, E. W. Bell, M.
Simeon, John Cocks, 'l'. S.
Townley, R. G. Manners, Lord C.
Tynte, Colonel Mnlgrave, Earl
Westenra, Hon. Colonel Clay, J.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASTLUM.--liis Royal
Highness Prince Albert, patron of this institution, will
lay the first stone of the increased number of habitations
which have been determined to be add. d to this most
valuable institution on Tuesday, the 29th of May next,
which will be the twenty first anniversary of the laying
of the first atone of the original portion of the edifice by
his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, the then
patron of the soclety.
TUE CROPS IN TUE MIDLAND DISTRICTS.—The
recent severe weather, more especially that which oc-
curred during the last week, has retarded considerably
the growth of the young wheat. Between Birmingham
and Stratford-upon. Avon this effect is very observable.
The wheat appears shrunk, not having for some time
past made the least progress in growth. Beans and peas
look healthy, and a fur crop it anticipated.

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THE LATE BOILER EXPLOSION.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

For the space of half a minute after the explosion
happened nothing but a dense mass of steam and dust
could be seen, which ascended so high as to darken the
neighbourhood in the immediate vicinity of Mr. Key's
premises. The instant the steam and dust in some mea-
sure began to clear away, a shower of timber, bricks, and
portions of heavy machinery fell. Large piles of wood
were seen flying in every direction, which, as they fell
upon the house-tops, either forced in the roofs or de-
molished the back or side walls. At the same time cne
of the boilers, weighing many tons, was lifted from its
bearings, and thrown a long distance from its original
position; the other was rent in pieces, and one part,
weighing nearly two tons, was forced high into the air,
and, after travelling a distance of 100 feet, fell into the
back-yard of Mr. Keys, striking in its descent the large
premises used as counting-houses and offices, forcing in
the windows, and partially destroying the front walls.
The crash was tremendous, and at the $llllO instant the
school-house in Charles-stre, t was partially blown
down; two or three houses adjoining had their roofs and
!Tick froats stove in, and an iron tank, weighing up-
wards of a ton, was driven by the force of the explosion
some distance above the house tops, and falling upon the
rout of the mill, broke through and settled amongst the
machinery
•

The devastation was carried far beyond Mr. Key's
property. An aged man passing along the road ‘s as
struck by a piece of iron, which broke both his legs,
and he was obliged to be carried to the London hospi-
tal. A boy passing through Church lane had his arm
fractured by the falling of a large piece of brickwork.
Mrs. Young was buried in the ruins, and very severer•
scalded. Owing to the exertions of Mr. Dench, a neigh-
bour, and other parties, :F he was eventually extricated,
but was so seriously injured as to be obliged to be con-
veyed on a shutter to the London Hospital. A large
flag-stone, which weighed nearly half a cwt., was seen
flying like a kite over the house-tops in a horizontal di-
rection, until it reached Church-lane,Whitechapel, when
it fell upon the roof of Mr. Triggs' premises, No. S, with
such force as to carry in the roof and ceiling..
The Brigade and Weit of England engines attended.
They were kept at work until four o'clock in the after-
noon, to prevent the possibility of a fire occurring.
Respacting the origin of the disaster nothing that can
be depended upon can at present be learnt.
Subjoined is a copy of the official report of the extent
of damage done:—

" Tuesday, April 24, quarter to 11 ♦ m.—Called by
a stranger to a fire at Buck Church-lane, Commercial-
road in the East. Upon arriving there found that an
explosion bad occurred in the patent saw mills of Mr.
Thomas Keys, which did the following damage:—
" Back Church-lane---Mr. Key's; one boiler exploded,
the shaft displaced, roof of boiler shops blown off, ends
of engine-house and part of factory blown down; ma-
chinery and contents severely damaged by explosion;
the counting-house and offices seriously injured and
windows broken:

" No. 88—Mr. Starkey; back front and roof seriously
damaged, and windows demolished.
" No. 89—Mr. J. Rickett; building similarly damaged,
and furniture broken.

" No. 87—Mr. J. Edgington, grocer and cheesemon-
ger; premises shaken by explosion, window-glass da-
maged, and roofs of kitchen and washhouse broken in.
" Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5, and and 68 and 69—Window-
glass broken, and premises damaged by explosion.
"No. 93—Mr. Readdy, cooper; roof of dry shed da-
maged by explosion.
" Charles-street—The school-house, belonging to Mr.
Hibbert ; school pard illy destroyed, and front house
ditto. _ _

" No. [—Premises partly blown down, and furniture
destroyed by breakage.
" No. 2—Building and furniture extensively damaged
by the explosion, back, front, and roof destroyed, and
window-glass demolished.
" Berners-street—No. 141, Mr. Stagg; stabling da-
maged by explosion.
" Nos. 23, 24, and 25—Buildings damaged by explo-
sion, &c.

" Messrs. M'Donald'a—A pirce of wood about 14
feet long forced through the wall, and window-glass
damaged.
" Batty's-gardens—Nos. 1,2, 3,4, and s—Premises
severely injured and glass destroyed.
" Campbell's-place, North-street—Mr. J. F. Camp-
bell's roof of premises broken in.
" Church•street—Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5, and 6—Premises
all severely injured and glass demol6hed.
" The cause of explosion unknown."