The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENI
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• experienced in keeping the valves, of high-pressure . Lieutenant ; Sir Moses Montetiore, Bart., :to be Deputy . concluded at improved rates. In all qualities of Southern
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re 1,1- Lieutenant •• John Ashle Warre, Esq. to be Deputy purchases have been made, and buyers are compelled to
n • 4 boilers out of the custody of an engineer. It does not
t r'.40.5 12-14 2tj '.' -44, t Ziel i follow that if the valves were tied the pressure was Lieutenant,ci '3. ' y pay 26/ to 27./ for good to fine,and 24/ Iss '.. 25110 s for loovii
uommissioli beyp Sept.ih Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland. to mid quality. auction 40 tuns were sold at _4
SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. excessive. Haisman, as far as I know, is perfechtalvd
aware of the nature of engines and boilers. He ' Northumberland and Newcastle Yeomanry Cavalry— los to 271 10. Sperm has been in good request, but
John Anderson, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Adam Atkin- better prices are not to be obtained ; the supply is
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a misfortune once in the Wasp, but I have never son, promoted. less plentiful, whilst on toe part of holders there is
THE LATE STEAM BO ,IT found him other than a sober man. Mr. Smith pos- Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. firmness. At public sale only six tuns have been offered.
sesses considerable engineering knowledge. Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry The home trade continue to be almost the exclusive
EXPLOSION. To the Jury—lf I were engineer of the Cricket I Cavalry—Lieutenant Geoffrey Palmer, to be Captain, buyers of Oils. Rapeseed is not much required. In
don't think. I should use strings, because the valves May 4; Cornet William Brooks, to be Captain Lieute- the market for Linseed Oil there is more activity,
ADJOURNED DTQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
may be moved by going on the deck. nant, June 16, 1847; Cornet Edward Levett Darwin, to whilst prices are firmer. On the spot a good
Mr. William Joyce was next examined—He said, be Lieutenant, Nov. 29, 1846; Cornet William Marshall, demand exists for home consumption, whilst
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) I live at Greenwich, and lam an engineer. I merely to be Lieutenant, May 4; Lord Bateman, to be Cornet, shippers have been buyers to a
fair ex-
By Mr. James—Anything respecting the ma- present myself. in order to reply to any questions June 7.; the Rev. Anthony. Raincock Harrison, to be tent. For forward delivery the operations are upon a
Chaplain, Jan. 21, 184, . more extended scale. There is, however, a fair supply
Sibinery and the boilers does not come within my you or the jury may think proper to put. 1 have no
statement to make. I contracted with Mr. Smith ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 22. of Oil, and the crushers are working freely. Cocoa
vrovince. In this case I felt bound to investigate the
Y to make the boat and her machinery complete. The undermentioned promotions have this day taken Nut continues in scanty supply, and being still wanted
matter myself, because my own life and that of mplace, consequent upon the death of Vice-Admiral Sir prices are high and rule at 55s to 625. according to quality.
friends was in danger. Mr. Smith looks pretty sharp The boat and machinery were made under Charles Dashwood, K.C.8.: Palm is in good request, and the rates obtained for fair
after me. Edwards was not discharged, I believe, for my superintendence. The boilers were made by Mr. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Charles Bullen, K.C.B, to fine quality are 34s to 365, and there is but a moderate
making an " oration." He was dischargedam Trotman, of hitecrcss-street,K.C.H., to beVice-Admiral of.
for Willi Win the
neglect of duty. Clarke discharged. Edwards. Ed- Borough. The boat and machinery were made to Rear-Admiral of the Red Edward Hawker to be Vice- parcels have been disposed of chiefly for home consump-
wards called Clarke names in my presence. Calling my satisfaction, and the boat was handed by me to Admiral of the Blue. tion. Lard Oil is still little wanted, and can be cbtained
Clarke names I should think neglect of duty in the Mr. Smith as sound. The front plates were nearly Rear-Admiral of the White Sir -William Beauchamp at 44s to 48s per cwt, whilst Ground Nut Oil is dull of
Proctor, Bart., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. sale at 38s to 40s.
Thames navy.—(Laughter.) Seriously, I consider flat, but there was a slight convexity which
this neglect of duty. That is my idea of discipline. was perceptible to the eye. It never came Rear-Admiral, f the Blue Sir William. Henry Dillon, Tannosv.—This afternoon at public sale 230 casks
I heard Edwards say, when Clarke discharged him, to my knowledge until after the explo- h.nt RCHto be Rear-Admiral of the White. Australian sold at 46s to 46s 6d for fine, and at 44s 3d
Captain John Pasco to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. to 4.5 s 9d for low to good ; 150 casks old P.Y.C. 45s 6d
- I'll do the yet." I think Edwards went away sion that the valves had been tied. I examined the ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 24. to 45s 9d; 50 cks Odessa 45s 9d, and 25 casks Archangel
in the boat after his "oration. I heard that Skinner boat with Mr. Lloyd after the explosion. I agree in Corps of Royal Marines—ln the Gazette of the 21st 433 9d to 455.
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gave Clarke a " lift under the ear" at the Fox-under- Mr. Lloyd's statement with respect to the pipe at the inst , notifying the appointment of Gentlemen Cadets .,---
the-Hill, in a dispute about the valves. I end of the lever, which was a fact Mr. Lloyd could Edward M'Arthur and Henry Hewett to be Second
kept a sharp look after the valves after the not be aware of. I think the pressure must have been Lieutenants, the former named gentleman was placed LATEST PRICES OF SHARES,
I N BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-
charge of Edwards, without Clarke's knowledge. I far more than 120 before it gave way. Except the first by mistake.
splay have heard it from Clarke, but I will not swear boilers had been very much strained and beat, I think BANLRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. PANIES' STOCK.
that I did. I saw the vessel a very few minutes be- the boilers would bear a pressure of 1501bs. Abraham Turner, grocer, Huddersfield. From tie Official List,
fore the explosion, and immediately after I spoke to By Mr. M. Chambers—lf any important repairs BANKRUPTS. PUBLISHED EVERY TUEADAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.
the secretary about tying the valves ; but I made were required the boats used to be sent to me. Thomas Kirkby Thompson, grocer, Tower-street, to LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24.
no formal report to him. I put too much By Mr. James—l contracted for the boats and surrender, Oct. 8, at half-past two, and Nov. 8, at twelve,
confidence in Clarke to believe that he would machinery of the Ant and Bee, but I did not construct at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, JOINT.-STOCR. BANN.%
Old Jewry-chambers; Spearman and Slater, Great
tie the valves. Ido not recollect giving out quan- the boiler. I had used such boilers with my ma- Tower-street. ' Name of Company. Dividend Amount
tides of rope for the valves. I did not find that chinery for the last two years, and I believed them Benjamin Stock, innkeeper, Margate, Oct. 6, at half- Annum.pe r
Share.
Paid. Frio,.
Clarke had been drinking that Sunday. He was to be good. The engines and boilers have to perform past two, and Nov. 16, at half-past one, at the Court of ---- ----
sitting down. I will swear he did not appear to be exceedingly heavy work. I took the utmost pains in Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Fry, Loxley x s. d. £ IL d.
' Australasia .. •••• • • • • 40 0 0 40 0 0
drunk. I can't tell when either you or any the making of the machinery and no expense was and Fry, Poultry. BritshNorth American 51. pl),eaerrr cent. :
15gg0
,lo 0g 5022 g 0g og 44326
ether ' gentleman takes a glass of liquor. spared. Mr. Trotman had his own price for his James Ross, grocer, Great Tower-street, Sept. 30 "L'ommercial of London 61. per cent, 100 o o 20 o o
nothing more was done than taking Clarke's boiler. I did not bate him down a farthing. my and Nov. 8, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank- ilsinonilaai.
denial. Ido not know whether Mr. Smith made opinion that the boiler would not burst at 150 is ruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-cham- d n.d 1,.V1. e. sirnin.sli 561/..
London Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0
any further investigation. I make reports more founded upon the assumption that the boiler had not bars; Wright and Co., London-street.
Josiah Johh Craske, linen draper Lowestoft Suffolk, sietropolitan ....... • • 25 0 0 710 0
frequently to Mr. Smith than to the secretary. I been strained before. When it burst at 136 the stays Oct. 4, at half- half-past eleven, and Nov: e, at eleven, at the Provincialof Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0025 0 0
Ditto, New... -• . per cent. OOlO 0 o
have been a stoker—l need not tell you where—but were gone, and the angle-iron was very much in- Court of Bankruptcy.p Graham, official assignee, Cole- National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. so 0020 0 —
not in this company, to which lam proud to belong. jured. I agree most undoubtedly with Mr. Lloyd, man-street - Clowes and Co., Temple. Nat. Provnclal of Eng. 5/. per cent. 100 00350 o , 36
Ditto, New......... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 o r
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By Mr. 'lntyre—l did not inspect the valves on that the explosion could not have happened unless the Juseph Woodfield Dyer, cheesemonger, Myddleton- Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 oo ,
the morning of the occurrence. Buttress took Ed- Union of L0nd0n..... Si. per cent. 150 0 0 10 0 0
valves had been interfered with in some way or other. street Clerkenwell, Oct. 6, at half-past twelve, and Nov.
-wards after Clarke discharged him. It was not my By the CORONER—A very small cord tied at the 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, offi-
CANALS.
business to ascertain whether he did his duty or not. end of the lever would keep it close, against a pres- cial assignee, Coleman street-buildings ; Crossby and
By a Mr. Morgan—l cannot tell whether steam sure of 1501bs. If it were possible to get a boiler to Co., Church-court, Old Jewry.
Names of , E Dividend Price' Companies.
of
was blowing off in the morning. I can't say whether bear a pressure of 1,0001b5., it is probable the string William Pineger, innkeeper, Highworth, Wiltshire,
Companies. :vi
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Annpeumr . ``'"'' ClComoanles. Divgrendi
Price.
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it blew off or not when the captain said " Stand by.'
would give way before it reached that. Oct. 7, and Nov. 2, at one, at the Bristol District Court.
Slant, official assignee, Bristol; Packwood, Cheltenham. - Annum.
cc
(This witness conducted himself, during his exams- By Mr. James—l do not consider the strings 1
nation,--
in a very indecorous manner. His replies to necessary to an engineer who understands William Lantrow Symes grocer Ashton-under-Lyre, X
Ashtn& Oldh 57'5/.55. p e 70 Afonmouthsh 10L
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Lancashire Oct. 8, and 29, at twelve , at the Manchester '
counsl were excessively impertinent. His brusque his business. The pulleys in the Ant and Bee District Court.' Hobson, official assignee,e Blanchester 3ml na
ctgc lens ;Ye lsdh 100 00 51' —l5
mode of reply, however, caused much merriment.) are for pulling the valves up for the purpose of Clarke, Gray, and Woodcock, Lincoln's In-fields, Lon- Neath ••• • • • 100 201. 340
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.An engineer could throw the strings on and off in a relieving them. Supposing the maximum pressure don ; Brooks, Ashton-under-Lyne. Brknk&Abrg,lso 5/
/. . 85 Nottingha. 50 12/.
roeford....loooo 1441. —.—
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n tF0ram.,..... 15033 1/3. 1
4. s . 20
to be 66, and the minimum 59, Ido not think any Thomas Sale Townsend and William Townsend, Dudley moment on hearing any one coining down.
This closed the whole of the evidence with respect injury could have been caused to the boilers in drapers and haberdashers, Liverpool, Oct, 7, and Nov. 1, DerbY •• • •..100 61. 63 Roondaie -•• 85 41. 54
to the explosion. six months. Commercially, it is unusual to at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, Ellsmre&Chs,l33 41. b 4 Shropshire • • 125 81.
E:ewash • • .1100 321. Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130
Mr. Thomas Meecham, Mr. Joyce's foreman, was make boilers to bear ten times their pressure. official assignee, Liverpool ' • Cornthwaite, and Co., Old Forth & Clyd lee 41. Do.Lk FdSt 12 6/.p. c.
next examined. He said—l am an engineer. I was Locomotive boilers bear a pressure of 100, Jewry-chambers, London; Pemberton, Liverpool. GrandJunctn 100 6/, 80 Stffrd &Wore 140 28/. 275
managing foreman to Mr. Joyce up to April last. and they would not bear a pressure of 1,000. PRICE OF SUGAR. Urand Unlonlloo 11. 10s. 21},, Shrewsbury.. 125 151.
Glamorgnsh.,l72 13%1. Stourbridge- 145 201. 305
She boat was at Greenwich from the 4th till the 26th Ido not believe there is a boat in the river that The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
rom the returns made in the week ending September 21, (41str& Brklyloo Strtfrdon Av 79 11. 10s.
s
-',f March last, and also on the 3d of August, to 1847, is 265. 1/2d. per cwt. Grantham -1150 121. Severn and]
would bear more than or five times the pressure for 26 1/. Bs. 30
undergo a general repair. The repairs of the 4th of which it is made. Convexity is not a defect. fluddersfield.l 57, Wye Rail.
. Kennt & Avn, 39 7s. td. SIA Trnt& MI
March were merely casual repairs. I examined the By Mr. Morgan—lron marked BBH, or Lowmoor, BANK OF ENGLAND. Lancaster..• 147 I/. 10s. sey ••- 50 301.
boilers, the; were tolerably good. A little corking is the best. I believe the Cricket boiler was made Leeds&Livrp,lool 341. 505 Thams&Med ID
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and a few ferrules were applied to the tubes. partly of it. It is only used for the furnace in coin- (From this night's Gazette.) Leice.ster -• • I 141), 10/. 75 Worcstr &1
78 21. 4114
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for Leicstr &Nth 831 4/. 36 Birming. ~.
I considered the boiler then perfectly sound. I just mercial boilers. A person named Horton made the the Week ending on Saturday, the 18th day of September, 1847. Loughborogh 142; 70/. , 539 Wilts & Mks; 67 I/. 11
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experienced in keeping the valves, of high-pressure
boilers out of the custody of an engineer. It does not
follow that if the valves were tied the pressure was
excessive. Haisman, as far as I know,is perfectly
aware of the nature of engines and boilers. He had
a misfortune once in the Wasp, but I have never
found him other than a sober man. Mr. Smith pos-
sesses considerable engineering knowledge.
To the Jury—lf I were engineer of the Cricket I
don't think I should use strings, because the valves
may be moved by going on the deck.
Mr. William Joyce was next examined—He said,
I live at Greenwich, and lam an engineer. I merely
present myself in order to reply to any questions
you or the jury may think proper to put. I have no
statement to make. I contracted with Mr. Smith
to make the boat and her machinery complete.
The boat and machinery were made under
my superintendence. The boilers were made by Mr.
William Trotman, of Whitecrcss-street, in the
Borough. The boat and machinery were made to
my satisfaction, and the boat was handed by me to
Mr. Smith as sound. The front plates were nearly
flat, but there was a slight convexity which
was perceptible to the eye. It never came
to my knowledge until after the explo-
sion that the valves had been tied. I examined the
boat with Mr. Lloyd after the explosion. I agree in
Mr. Lloyd's statement with respect to the pipe at the
end of the lever, which was a fact Mr. Lloyd could
not be aware of. I think the pressure must have been
far more than 120 before it gave way. Except the
boilers had been very much strained and bent, I think
the boilers would bear a pressure of 1501bs.
By Mr. M. Chambers—lf any important repairs
were required the boats used to be sent to me.
By Mr. James—l contracted for the boats and
machinery of the Ant and Bee, but I did not construct
the boiler. I had used such boilers with my ma-
chinery for the last two years, and I believed them
to be good. The engines and boilers have to perform
exceedingly heavy work. I took the utmost pains in
the making of the machinery and no expense was
spared. Mr. Trotman had his own price for his
boiler. I did not bate him down a farthing. My
opinion that the boiler would not burst at 150 is
founded upon the assumption that the boiler had not
been strained before. When it burst at 136 the stays
were gone, and the angle-iron was very much in-
jured. I agree most undoubtedly with Mr. Lloyd,
that the explosion could not have happened unless the
valves had been interfered with in some way or other.
By the CoRoNER—A very small cord tied at the
end of the lever would keep it close, against a pres-
sure of 1501bs. If it were possible to get a boiler to
bear a pressure of 1,0001b5., it is probable the string
would give way before it reached that.
By Mr. James—l do not consider the strings
necessary to an engineer who understands
his business. The pulleys in the Ant and Bee
are for pulling the valves up for the purpose of
relieving them. Supposing the maximum pressure
to be 66, and the minimum 59, I do not think any
injury could have been caused to the boilers in
six months. Commercially, it is unusual to
make boilers to bear ten times their pressure.
Locomotive boilers bear a pressure of 100,
and they would not bear a pressure of 1,000.
I do not believe there is a boat in the river that
would bear more than or five times the pressure for
which it is made. Convexity is not a defect.
By Mr. Morgan—lron marked B B H, or Lowmoor,
is the best. I believe the Cricket boiler was made
partly of it. It is only used for the furnace in com-
mercial boilers. A person named Horton made the
boilers of the Ant and Bee. I don't think any
Lowmoor iron is used in their construction. They
are thicker in some parts, as they are larger—half a
16th thicker. Ido not know whether the angle-iron
is thicker.
Mr. Trotman was next examined—l have been a
boiler-maker since my youth. I furnished the
boilers of the Cricket to Mr. Joyce. He
said they were to work at a pressure of
from 40 to 50, never to exceed 50. I proposed to
prove them for a 100 with cold water, and Mr. Joyce
said he should be perfectly satisfied. I did not prove
them because Mr. Joyce said he would prove them
himself. I filled them with water to try if
they leaked. I believe he offered to prove
them to save time. I should not have he,i-
tated for a moment to prove them for
200. I consider they would have borne that pres-
sure. I form this opinion from practical experience
in the building of other boilers. 1 went up and down
the river several times to see how they worked. I
heard no complaint of them. When they first set
to work did a little caulking to the front
plates. I consider that same unfair means must
have been resorted to otherwise the boiler would
not have exploded. The angle iron was torn, and
it was made stronger than usual. I bought the iron
from Messrs. Moser, of the Borough, who supply the
greater part of the engineers of London. I paid them
151. per ton for the light, and 201. a ton for the two
plates. I worked tons of it, and next to Lowmoor I
prefer this iron to any other—the B BFI.
By Mr. M. Chambers—l left Mr. Horton sixteen
years ago. I have been in business seven years.
When I received the order I did not know that
Messrs. Horton had made the engines of the Ant
and Bee. I examined them, but I did not ascertain
the thickness of the front plate. Ido not know their
thickness. I did not know that Messrs. Horton had
been applied to to make the boilers. Mr. Joyce gave me
the dimensions and thickness of the boiler. I made
no aperature, nor, in fact, any apparatus.
Mr. James put in the specification, and the witness
identified it.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
By Mr. James—Anything respecting the ma-
ehinery and the boilers does not come within my
province. In this case I felt bound to investigate the
matter myself, because my own life and that of my
friends was in danger. Mr. Smith looks pretty sharp
after me. Edwards was not discharged, I believe, for
making an " oration." He was discharged for
neglect of duty. Clarke discharged. Edwards. Ed-
wards called Clarke names in my presence. Calling
Clarke names I should think neglect of duty in the
Thames navy.—(Laughter.) Seriously, I consider
this neglect of duty. That is my idea of discipline.
I heard Edwards say, when Clarke discharged him,
" I'll do the yet." I think Edwards went away
in the boat after his " oration." I heard that Skinner
gave Clarke a " lift under the ear" at the Fox-under-
the-Hill, in a dispute about the valves. I
kept a sharp look after the valves after the
charge of Edwards, without Clarke's knowledge. I
may have heard it from Clarke, but I will not swear
that I did. I saw the vessel a very few minutes be-
fore the explosion, and immediately after I spoke to
the secretary about tying the valves ; but I made
no formal report to him. I put too much
confidence in Clarke to believe that he would
tie the valves. I do not recollect giving out quan-
tities of rope for the valves. I did not find that
Clarke had been drinking that Sunday. He was
sitting down. I will swear he did not appear to be
drunk. I can't tell when either you or any
ether gentleman takes a glass of liquor.
nothing more was done than taking Clarke's
denial. I do not know whether Mr. Smith made
any further investigation. I make reports more
frequently to Mr. Smith than to the secretary. I
have been a stoker—l need not tell you where—but
not in this company, to which I am proud to belong.
By Mr. M.'lntyre—l did not inspect the valves on
the morning of the occurrence. Buttress took Ed-
-wards after Clarke discharged him. It was not my
business to ascertain whether he did his duty or not.
By a Mr. Morgan—l cannot tell whether steam
was blowing off in the morning. I can't say whether
it blew off or not when the captain said " Stand by."
(This witness conducted himself, during his exami-
nation, in a very indecorous manner. His replies to
counsel were excessively impertinent. His brusque
mode of reply, however, caused much merriment.)
An engineer eculcl throw the strings on and off in a
moment on hearing any one coining down.
This closed the whole of the evidence with respect
to the explosion.
Mr. Thomas Meecham, Mr. Joyce's foreman, was
next examined. He said—l am an engineer. I was
managing foreman to Mr. Joyce up to April last.
She boat was at Greenwich from the 4th till the 26th
of March last, and also on the 3d of August, to
-undergo a general repair. The repairs of the 4th of
March were merely casual repairs. I examined the
boilers, they were tolerably good. A little corking
and a few ferrules were applied to the tubes.
I considered the boiler then perfectly sound. I just
examined the boilers. I did not perceive anything
wrong. I did not observe any difference between the
tube plates from the time they were first made. The
valves were generally out of order, like the valve
produced. The effect would be a great loss of steam.
The valve sheathing of all the valves were milled.
They were put to rights. She left on the
26th of March. On the 3d of August last
the boat came down again. Some of the
tubes were leaky. One was replaced, and the
others were ferruled. I afterwards saw the boiler
proved at a pressure of 1501 b. to the square inch with
cold water. It was proved between eleven and twelve
at night. I notced no injurious effect. The com-
mon hand-pump was used, and the valves were
weighted with iron bars. Nine fire-bars, weighing
from 111 b. to 141 b. each were used for this purpose;
they were placed on the extreme ends of both
levers. These bars were placed over the four valves.
At the extreme end of each lever a weight of 831bs.
was placed, which produced a pressure of from 1411bs.
to 1501bs. to the square inch. One of the valves
3eaked a little and lowered the water, and I made the
man pump until the extreme pressure lifted the valve.
considered this experiment conclusive, and I am in
the habit of pumping all the valves in a similar
manner. I did not observe at all that the front
plates bulged. After this I directed the fireman to
repair tl-Ie tube, to get up the steam to the pressure I
lied upon the oiler, and to take a turn to Blackwall,
to see that the boilers were as Clarke wanted them.
I don't think I have been on board the boat since. As
II was going to Italy, I offered to visit and inspect the
boats without acknowledgment. I did so on the 17th
of April. I found a smaller blister over the fire-
place of the larboard boiler. I got a hammer and
chisel, and it turned out to be a mere scale not
:larger than a 6d. I was examining the boilers about
two hours. I found the tubes very well; they
were 311 sound. On the 23d I went on board the
Bee, and after examining her boilers I went on
boa the Cricket. 'Whilst I was looking at
the engines durine, the passage of the boat—
By Mr. Chambers—l am reading an extract from
lay diary. I did not bring it, because there are things
in a diary that one does not wish to make public. I
am on my oath. This was about ten in the morning.
Buttress and Edwards were talking. I thought they
lere quarrelling, as they were talking very loud. I
;turned round to inquire the cause. Buttress replied
that the valves were tied down. I said " D—n it,
cut the d—d strings away." I was in the act of
turning round when I said this, and they were then
banging down in front of the boiler. I did not leave
the engine to go close to the valves to look at them.
They could not have been tied when I turned round.
I meant, when I said this, that they should dispense
with the strings altogether. I left immediately the
boat got in. I did not believe that the valves were
tied. I was merely taking the boat into the
pier when this occurred. If the valves had been
tied down I think I should have discovered it from
the working of the engines, but that does not follow.
I could not believe it. I have heard of such a thing
as vllves being tied down. I had great confidence in
Clarke. I think, with respect to the statement of
31r. Lloyd, that if one of the four valves had been
open it would be very improbable that the boiler
-would burst from the pressure. I do not say that
such a thing is impossible. The aperture of
the valve of the boiler that burst was 2i
inches and 1-16th. The area was 3 square inches,
instead of 2 7-10ths, as stated by Mr. Lloyd. The
weight on the valve of the exploded boiler could not
be placed at the end of the lever without stopping up
a waste pipe. It could not be placed nearer than
three inches of the end, so that Mr Lloyd's statement
is incorrect. I'v hen I saw the lever the weight was
about an inch or an inch and a half from
the end, and that was nearer the end than
the engineers of the company were directed to use it,
because it caused too great pressure—a pressure of
.571b5., instead of 661b5.; it caused, with the weight
and the lever, a pressure of 591bs. The boiler was
of ordinary construction ; when Mr. Lloyd proved
-it, it had been materially strained, but if the stays
-had ;;been used, and the boiler was in its ordinary
state, it would have borne a pressure of
250 lbs. (A model of the boiler was here placed
on the table, and it was suggested that the
evidence of Mr. Trotman, the person who made the
original boiler, should be taken.)
Mr. James said Mr. Lloyd's definition of the boiler
was perfectly correct.
Mr. Meecham said it was.
f,iv Mr. M. Chambers—l think Kent told me the
flat Plate was bulged, but I told him it arose from
the position in which he stood, and also that it was
originally made slightly convex; but it was almost
flat. The boilers, like all new boilers, leaked. If the
boiler had bulged out considerably, I must have seen
at when the boat came down to Greenwich. I don't
think the boilers were injured by being proved. If
lhey were to bear a pressure of 701bs. they
should be
prossed to the extent I have mentioned. I can't be
reeponeible for the conduct of Clarke in another situ-
ation. When he was with us he was man,
and if he wanted drink he could not get it, as the gates
were locked. Clarke left Mr. Joyce because he
joined others in a strike, and Mr. Smith knew this,
And also that he had been charged with drunkenness.
By Mr. James—By the contract I superintended
the boat for the first six months. Kent was not paid
by. J.syce for these six months, but by the corn-
pan v. After the six months the boat was resigned
to tha company. When the boat was sent down to
be remixed, Clarke generally sent down what
eus required to be done. I gave Clarke
card where he could get a steam gauge.
1 would as soon imagine that Clarke was as likely
to hang himself as tie the valves. I am of opinion
:that the explosion would not have taken place if
-the valves had not been meddled with. Supposing
K3ll.Tke to have tied the valves, it is impossible to
stte,..4:e the amount of pressure which the boiler must
undergone. One valve would have relieved the
pet sees 're at 59. The screw valve was screwed down
which would give a pressure of 60. These
to .S v; intended to act last, so that if the
valves are
had been tied, the spring valves,
been interfered with would have
other valves
acted. Assuming had 11°.'
ly Assuming. the
.v.alvesnatnd.machinery were in
of water,
good the boileorndcoit.io..annngcaPnlennotty
give
any
good c rder, an
prop, r
and th e fi:e in occurrence,
solutic a of' the cause of the
By Mr. Le Breton---et 15 tie
duty
of the engineer
borne difficulty would be
to 1001, ;at all the valves.

Dividend Amount
name of Company. per of Paid. Pric9.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. s. d.
Australasia .. •••• • • • • 40 0 0 40 0 0
BritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 443
commercial of London 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0
. • ••. • • ...... 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0
Londn and Westminstr 61. par cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 26
Condon Joint-Stock ..• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0
Siett opolitan ....... • • 25 0 0 710 0
Provincialof Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0
Ditto, New..... • ... 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0
National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0
Nat. Provnetal of En. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 36
Ditto, New. • • .......Si. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0
Union of London... • • Si. per cent. 150 0 0 10 0 0

ISSUZ DEP.
X.
Notes 155ued........ 22,203,405

Government debt • • 11,015,100
Other securities •• •• 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 7,182,375
Silver bullion .•• • .. 1,023,030

DOCIS.
Dividend i Amount
Name of Company. per 1 of I Paid. Price.
Annum. i Share.
'------ ••••..---- -
Xs. d. £ s. d.
Commercial • • 3/. per cent. I Stock. - -
East and West India... 61. pr cent. I Stock. - 122%
East Country ........1 U. per sh. ,100 0 0 - -
Landon - ........• .. , 5/. pr cent. , Stock. , - 11021
St. Katharine ........ 5 per cent. ! Stock. - 83
Southampton • • ...... 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 , 0 0 0 -
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price..
Annum. Share.
----- -
£ s. d. I X s. d.
Albion .........• •• • • 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75
Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 -
Ditto Marine 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 -
Atlas . 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 -
British Commercial • • 7s.per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 6%
Clericl,3led.& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 20%
31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Crown .......... • ... „ 12s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11
eagle ...... ...... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 5 6 0 5%
Eng.& Scot. Law •• •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. -
Freemasons' ... .. •• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
Globe - 124
Guardian ---- • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 47
imperial Fire ........ 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 210
Imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Indemnity, Marine .... 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 -
Law Life • ... •••. • • .. 1/. ss. 100 0 0 . 10 0 0 45
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
Landon Fire ..... ... 10s. 25 00\12 10 0 -
London Ship .... - •.100. 25 0 0 12 10 0 -
Marine -.-•. - - -5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 -
Sled. Invlid &Gen. Life 4%,/. per et. 60 0 0 2 0 0 -
National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 210 0 -
National Life.... • .... 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 , 5 0 0 -
Palladium Life...... .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
Phcenix .. . ..... .. .. 3/. p. ct. & be. - ' - 185
Protector Lite.. • • ... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s.
Provident Life. •.•• • .. 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
It )ck Life •.•••• • • • • • • 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4%
Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - 181
3m Fire • • ••. • • • • • • • 6/. 10s. - - -....
Ditto Llfe . • • • • • • . • • 11. Gs. - - -
Victoria Life • • - - 4 0 0 -
LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company.
Annum. Share. of Paid. : Price.
-- ----- ---.,
X 8. d. X s. d
Bank of Scotland • • ... 61. per cent. _ 100 0 0 167
Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 1 150
British Linen Company 81. per cent. ...... 100 0 0 ' 200
Commercial Bank •• - Cl. per cent. _ 100 0 0 162
National Bank. ..... .. 6/. per cent. _.lO 0 0 14
Union Bank of Scotland 7% /• pr cent. _ 50 0 0 88
Western Bank ••• • • ... 6/. per cent. _
50 0 0 81%
Northof Scotland Bank 61. per cent. I 5O 0 6%
Clydesdale Bank ••. • .• 61. per cent.l _ 10 0 0 12%
Eastern Bank• •••• • • • 5/. per cent. ! -- 10 0 0 111 58
Caledonian Bank • • ... 7%1. Pr cent. __ 2 10 0 4/. 8s
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. 5 0 0 Cl. 8s
O 0 1 0 0 235. Od
_
City of Glasgow Itank . Si. per cent. lO 0 0 121, 8s
O 0 10 0 0 12%
Edinburgh Caledonian
Life Flr e
Incur.ln su r . 16011:
per cent. cent cent.
1152:1005020,..09 0 0 All paid. 8
SifeortettalsheisULinornalnnese.Ccon..
7511..
per
rr
eceenntt..
12000
O 0 10 0 0 25
0 0 10 0 0 22
Incur.sTnrti BritishC o . ofS et en ttiltnt
rd. .. ..
55%/.
i. perpr cent.eent.
20100
0 0 12 10 0 18
1000
000
Allso ppOaniiddo.. 5:328! Edin.&Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. per s. so
5i.2711: per cent. ,25 0 0 All paid. 39
00
00 LOI
paid.O 0
619!
51. per cent.l 50 0 0 I 210 0 I 914
Edin Ditto,., i e4lt h S, hs,a rGers
....
t.
i; 75.pp6eed_rr.
ccPee•nnstt...
‘9,..l;lllasiwws
tEt
GGAn
rrY :el elBi i
rhl cikkr llt aa
Rail.liil ..
Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 125 0 0 All paid. , 39
standard LifeASStirnee.l

£22,205,405

Dated the 23d day of September,

(The inquiry was proceeding when our report left.
The verdict is expected to be given at a late hour to-
night.)

THE LONDON GAZE: TE,

(THIS EVENING.)

WHITEHALL, SEPT. 23, 1847.
The Queen has been pleased to grant to the Hon. and
Rev. Henry David Erskine, M.A., the deanery of her
Majesty's cathedral church of Ripon, in the county of
York, and diocese of Ripon, void by the death of Dr.
James Webber.

WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 24.
Ist Dragoon Guards—George lieuryErrington, Gent.
to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Yorke, who retires,
Sept. 24.

2d Dragoons—Lieut. Sir George Francis llampson,
Bart., to be Captain, by purchase, vice Pigott, who re-
tires ; Cornet Henry Dalton Wittit Lyon to be Lieut.,
by purchase, vice Sir G. F. Hampson ; Francis Suther-
land, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Lyon,
Sept. 24.
7th Light Dragoons—Thomas Siddell, Gent., to be
Veterinary Surgeon, vice Robertson, deceased, Feb. 3.
11th Light Dragoons Captain the Honourable
Francis John Robt. Villiers, from half-pay 89th Foot, to
be Captain, vice Charles Parke Ibbetson, who exchanges;
Lieutenant George Thomas Duticombe to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Villiers, who retires ; Cornet Robert
Dennistoun to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dun-
combe ; Walter Stephens Brinkley, Gent., to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Dennistoun, Sept. 24.
13th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Robert Hawthorn
Johnston Stewart to be Captain, by purchase, vice
Hamilton, who retires, Sept. 24 ; Cornet and Adjutant
Thomas Irwin to have the rank of Lieutenant, Sept 29 ;
Cornet Soame Gambier Jenyns to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, Sept. 24.
13th Foot—Ensign Henry Hogge to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Oakes, who etires ; Robert Blackall
Montgomery, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Hogg,
27 Sept. 24.
th Foot—Ensign John Richard Hedges Becher to
bVe'v iLlliaemutecnaarantrobny
spournrcehraysiell,e:iGeeenßt eiltloy,
bwehEonrseigtinrebs:.
purchase, vice Becher, Sept. 24. "
s v
iee p Edward:lae
aEn u swt ahcoes,e G
appointmente n t t o be
Ensign,46 th
kb' Gy° t—u
rCc har
phase,le
has been cancelled, Sept. 24.
60th Foot—Second LievuuterrichanatseFrancis Dr
swt
rs oo nn g todbee-
sign George Clarke, from' the
eFeiarssetd, Lieutenant,June 7,
18without
n
50th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Dawson, Sept.
24, 1847.
72d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Edward William Gray,
M.D., from 81st Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Dumbreck,
promoted on the Staff, Sept. 10. .
Ensign
b3eIRCo,
2 abpe9tr.
t,
wit9h4otuhtFpouortc—haLseie,uvticAe lJexonaensd,edreeceralesedMei;Ekn.
g
Thomas Hearn, to be Lieutenant, vice Meik, a) ;
Ensign Henry Ralph Browne, from the 9111 Foot, to be
Ensign, vice Hearn, Sept. 24.
Rifle Brigade—Major Arthur Johnstone Lawrence to
be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Beckwith,
deceased; Captain William Sherbrooke Ramsay Nor
cott to be Major, vice Lawrence, August 1; Cap-
tain Michael Taylor Doyle, from half-pay sth
Foot, to be Captain, vice Pollen, deceased ; Cap-
tain William Walter Stephenson, from half pay of
the Rifle Brigade, to be Captain, vice Norcott; Lieut.
Maximilian Montague Hammond to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Doyle, who retires ; Lieutenant Spencer
Stewart to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stephen-
son, who retires; Second Lieutenant Charles Henry
Spencer Churchill to be First Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Hammond; Second Lieutenant Edmund Maneing-
iatemwaßrtutller to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
SJames Bowles, Gent., to be Second Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Churchill, Sept. 24; Henry Gore
Lindsay, Gent., to tae Second Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice‘e
Buller,
s India 25.
2d V Regiment Brevet Major Edward
p
Charles Soden to be Major, without nrchasiee,nvdicse Peck,
deceased ; Lieutenant James Delamain
I
Captain, vice Soden ; Ensign David Aikman toPatterson
to to be Lieutenant, vice Mends, July 29.
HOSPITAL STAFF.—Surgeon David Dumbreck, M.D.,
from the 72d Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of the Ist class,
vice Denis Murray, who retires upon half-
pay, Sept. 10
! John Henry Smith, M.D., to be Assistant Surgeon to
the Forces, Sept. 24.
BREVET.—Major Michael Taylor Doyle, of the Rifle
Brigade, to be Lieut.-Colonel in the Army, Jan. 10,
1837. ; Captain Michael Taylor Doyle, of the Rifle Bri-
gade, to be Major in the Army, July 22, 1830; Captain
William Walter Stephenson, of the Rifle Brigade, to be
Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Kent.
0 The Bight lion. John Earl of Darnley to be Deputy