The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-18 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE VESTRY.

STREET-CLEANSING.-011 Satun'ay, at the Marylebone
Vestry, Mr. SODEN brought forward a motion for the
appointment of a committee to consider the necessity of
adopting measures for the more effectual cleansing of the
thoroughfares of Marylebone, and stated that this object
had become necessary from the increased traffic which
had taken place in some of the principal streets.
Mr. HARBERT opposed the motion, on the ground
that those persons residing in the principal thor,,u4hfarea
ought to pay the expenses which would be incurred by
this proposition, since it would be for their comfort in
particular.
Mr. DANIELL suggested that the paupers in the parish
might be employed in cleansing the streets, as they used
to be formerly.
The resolution was carried, and a committee:appointed
A communication having been read from th• Lord
Chancellor, expressing his willingness to receive a depu-
tation on the subject of the Small Debts Bill, the vestry
separated.

DREADFUL POWDER MILL EXPLOSION.—EXETER,
SATURDAY NIGHT.—A tremendous explosion involving
melancholy consequences, took place on Thursday morn-
ing last, at the Kt-anal Vale Powder-mills. the property
of Messrs. Samson and Lanyon, at Kenna!, in the parish
of Stithian's. The explosion took place in the stamping-
mill, which was almost a new building, and was blown to
atoms. Two men were working in the mill, named
Martin and Dunstan, and these unfortunate individuals
were shockingly mutilated by the force of the explosion.
A number of persons on hearing the report cungrtgated
around the spot from the neighbouring village of Pons-
worth, end great was the lamentation among them, it not
being known what family had been bereaved of its mem-
bers. The bodies of the two men were soon known.
Part of Dunstan's body was blown into the river; his
arms and one of his legs were rent from the body; his
face frightfully disfigured, and the whole remains in such
a mangled condition that they were obliged to be taken
up in a sheet. Martin's body also presented a shocking
appearance, the skull being blown entirely oft Both
men were married, but have left no children.

THE MACKAREL FISDERY.—The catch of mackarel
off the town during the week has been very great ; not
less than 40,000 having been brought in. One boat
a:nrie--the Sarah, Nat. Gunn—took 11,000 fish on Wed-
nesday night, being the first night's shooting. They
were very fine fish. fetched 1,34. a hundred. Other
boats have taken from 2,000 to 4,000 and 5,000 a night ;
and fish are very plt.ntiful, reducing the prices from 365.
to 18s. per hundred. No news has been received from
Plymouth, where there are still eight or ten Brighton
boats, whilst 22 are employed off the town.—Brighten
Herald.
A GOOSE PLUCKED DT A GOOSE.—The North
British Advertiser tells a story of a family which lived
on its wits upwards of a quarter of a century, (a feat
which many families perform from generation to gene-
ration). At one time the gifted family had an empty
corn bio, and the household geese and turkeys quacked
and gobbled in vain for a feed. In this critical conjunc-
ture the head of the house espied the carter of a neigh-
bouring farmer driving along the road with a poke of
corn in his cart, and accosting him, inquired if he knew
ando his
sn ihtiombnisesesltsfk. grieve in want of a good situation. The
carter pricked up his ears, and asked "if he would not
capabilities
; in alTah and, as
to 'a
proposal that he should ex-
hibitd he boasted more particularly of
provender
it was arranged that he should
sow his horse's broadcast in the back yard.
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