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London, England, 1847-09-14 00:00:00

Thames Haven Dock and

Railway 1.71
raw Vale Extension
Vale of Neath
Waterford and Kilkenny 13%......
Waterford and Limerick ... .. 321... ..
Vaterford,Wexford,Wicklw,
and Dublin

Vest Cornwall
Whitehaven and Furness -
Windsor, Staines, and South
._ .

Western
Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 25 ...... ...
York and Newcastle 25 .. . 3414 to
Ditto, Extension
Ditto, Preference 8 .. ... 103/q...... to
York and North Midland
Ditto. Extension
Ditto, Preference
Ditto East and West Riding
Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Anglo-Belgian 4 ...... ..... to
Barbadoes
Boulogne and Amiens 2O ..... 13% to
Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette
(Constituted) .... 4
Central of France ( Orleans

and Vierzon)
Central of Spain ...
Ceylon .... ss. -
Demerara.
Dendre Valley
Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . to
Dutch Rhenish 7
,••••• -- ...... to
East Indian -
Great Indian Peninsular 55....... ...... to
Great Southern of Madras -
Great Western Bengal ss.
Great Western Canada - ..... . to
Italian and Austrian
Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1
••• •• to --
Louvain a la Sambre
Luxembourg
Lyons and Avignon (Con-
stituted)
Madras
Madras, Nellore, and Arcot... li
Madrid and Valentia
Namur and Liege.............. 12
Northern of France.
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 -
Over Yssel 4/ 38 4d....
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Orleans... ........ .... 20
Pans and Rouen .
Paris & Strasbourg ..... .. .. 8 .—
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse
strasburg and hale l4
Fours & Nantes ... .. ...... .. 8
cournay, Jurbise, Landen,
and liasselt
Trinidad.. ........ ... 214
West nutria:a 8

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia
13ritixli North American .... 50
Col6nial
Commercial of London

London Joint stock
London and Westminster... 20
Ditto, New
National Provincial of Engld. 35

. _
..—.--
Ditto, New
National of Ireland 221-A — ••• •• to
Provincial of Ireland
Ditto, New
Union of Australia

Ditto,lN New 2%
Union of London ... 10
Union of Madrid ......... 40

... .
MINES. _
Anglo Mexican .. 100
Astrian Mining Company ... 10
414-,!zral'.-ct, . rou ,ILILI Vv.. ... .9 ......
British Iron
Brazilian Imperial ... . .. ... 21
Cobre Copper -
Galvanized Iron - ...••• to --
Real del Monte, Unregistered

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, SEPT. 14.—Wind W., light breeze, and fine.
OFF PORTLAND, SEPT. 10.—Marie, Van Wyk, Balti-
more, for Amsterdam.

SALCONBE, SEPT. 13.—Wind W.—Sailed Isabella,
Miramichi.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 13.—Wind N.W.—Arrived her
Majesty's ship Pilot, China and Cape of Good Hope.
BRISTOL, SEPT. 13.—Wind N.N.E., light.—Arrd.
First, Woodman, Bathurst. Sld. Belmont, St. John's,
New Brunswick.
DEAL, SEPT. 13.—Wind W.S.W.; P.M. N.W.—Arrd.
Unicorn, Mullins, Swan River; Boadicea, Leavitt, St.
John's, New Brunswick, and sailed for Hull; Alice
Wilson, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; Ross-shire,
Feaster, Quebec. Arrived from the River, Rolla, St.
John's, New Brunswick; Annabel], Prince Edward's
Island. Sid. William Jardine, China.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 13. Wind N.N.W. to W.N.W.—
Arrd. John M‘Vicar, 111•Leod, Calcutta; Westmoreland,
Pernambuco; William Piu3ton, St. Domingo; Atlas,
Homan, New Oilcans; Halcyon, Pstfeff, ditto; Lord
Sandon, Welsh, ditto; Caroline, Priutess, New York.
DUNDALK, SEPT. 12 —The Syria, Cummings, Liver-
pool to Halifax, got on shore in this bay this morning;
must be lightened to be got off.
FRASERBURGII, 10.—The Lively, of Inverness,
has been got off shore and into the harbour.
PENZANCE, SEPT. 12.—Tha Ruby, Newport to
London, has put in here with much damage, having
struck on the Rundle Stone ledge.

LONDONDERRY, SEPT. 11 —Hrrd. Thaetus. New Yo: k.

CORK, SEPT. I.—tVii;d Esther and
ti..ndvrb.-Tl4, Niuraitabo ; Sal;(l;',,rd,
jeortt, Rico; Sherbrook, Vigors, Qupbcc.
CARNARVON, 12. rbe Vine, of Pwhelli, was
wrecked last night on the North Bar ; crew (except one
man) drowned.

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 13.—A large brig, with both West.
gone, was seen on shore on the reef to the eastward
Grand Turk, July 24. The City of Derry, from Quebec
to London, went on shore on Biguette, 11th ult.
nd
was expected to become a wreck. The Maraloauk.
Christianson, of and from New York to Liverpool, was
capsized in a heavy gale on the 15th ult., in lat. 38, long
67 ; 35 steerage passengers drowred, and s ameen also,
the remainder taken off the wreck, and la 7 nded at New
York. The Leila, Mc Donough, New York t
craw
o Cork,
foundered on the sth ult., in lat. 41. long. 67 ;
saved. The William and Elizabeth. ?richer,
from New
Orleans to this port, put into Halifax un the 21,t
leaky, and with crew insub: rdinate.
GLASGOW, SEPT. 10.-1 he Favourite, Alexander,
n the 14th
which strived from the Clyde at Valparaiso O.
June, was chased, when in the latitude of Bahizt, fers
day and a night by a slaver or pirate, who fired '°
guns after her ; she escaped in the night.
DI kak'Keiver,
PETERHEAD, SEPT 11. The Sceptre,
from Cronstadt, which arrived here Bth instant, is i;
SHIELDS, SEPT. 11.—A boat, painted black, Omh.
;
Ili feet long, was picked up 6th wst. off Searboroubg
luh
STOCHTON.—Arrd. from 11th, Robert and Isac
Gordon, Quebec.

THE LATE STEAid BOAT

EXPLOSION.

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ADJOURNED INQUEST.—(THIS D. 4-1)
The inquest on the bodies of the unfortunate P
sons who lost their lives in the recent explosion of one
of the boilers of the Cricket, was resumed this morn-
ing, at 11 o'clock, before Mr. Bedford, the COPOnert
in the board-room of St. Martin's Workhouse. a,
s it
It will be recollected that the inquiry Wa
journed from Monday week until to-day, in
order
Goverrallea
that the engineers appointed by the !
might be enabled to make a survey of the vessel, An
frame a report of the result of their investigatiota for
the information of the jury. the
The proceedings having been opened with
usual formalities,
The CoaoNEa said that he bad nothing to state
11.
tion
nti
the jury except to request their continued atte._e
to the evidence which would be adduced to-day.
cora-
hich
believed the examination of the boat had been
pleted, with the exception of testing the iron
of w
it was constructed. He proposed to take evidence
prior to that which had reference to the state of the
boat. He wished first of all to know whether there
would be any obstacle to the names of the proprietors
slightest sAtlo.b
objection
—ersa,
of the boat being put in evidence•
half an hour who would be able to depose to h
gentleman
names of the proprietors on oath. form 3
msaaind
wthneurr re notiler e
the
e
Mr. James, the counsel, said, in point of f
would perhaps be right for him to state that he ap.:
Peered on behalf of Messrs. Joyce and Co., the enf.
neers who constructed the machinery of the 104"..
The Learned Counsel was about to make some ru
ther observations, when he was interrupted by 51,,
The CORONER, who said it would e unneces.ava.v.
for the Learned Counsel to offer any fubrther observe"
tions at this stage of the inquiry. e-
r. James said he was about to offer some suss
tion as to the course it would be advisable to adopt
in
Theeproceding withe inquiry.
CORONERh t—l must decide the course to be
taken—that must be left to me. art of
Mr. James—l wish merely to state, on the Pr ilot
the engineers, that they are anxious to lay the la ac,
evidence before the jury with respect to the constr
tion of the engines.
The CORONER—That evidence will begot,reclireci'
proceeded
jaeohw
whetherT the engineers attend to offer it or O,O
shteokfierrs,t
ih'
Edwards, T
The matter then dropped, and the evidence
lo,fse°
rweistindeisusgwaats
o.
5,
.i.
_was
evemralnce, Ratcliffe Highway, said that he ,nerd.
the
Cricket
in the latter end of June, 1846, Greed
He
tas a stoker; he joined the boat at estets,i%
wich. . remained on board the Cricket abou
ea the
weeks, since that e • nod he had been egaill, l'lles
employ' of the comp
last periodof his • company on hoard the Cricket-11ot,
journey with her • in spilt is as , t wsi
and remained with her for about a month; iitut'oce -
the last
.time he was employed ''''e son board.
sionall -3, drove the engi, e in the absence of the erl.
gineer, but his general duties were those of a st°_,,r;„ ;
It was during this latter employment that he oLv ,
the engines. He had been accustomed to e,,,e
gine-driving in boats ; he drove the engine of the
Ant boat, and acted as a stoker at the same WT.
During the time that he was employed on board the
Cricket, the engine was worked upon the high pres!'
sure principle. Mr. Kent, the engineer of the boat;
told him it was a high pressure engine, and cautioned
him against meddling in any way with the niachiner,
in his absence. While he was employed he did not
see anything which led him to believe that the en-
pines and boilers were not of the best construction;
the machinery worked well, and the boat always ki;I:0
auspeher. speed. Mr. Kent was superseded in his 0 be-
e
as by Mr. Thomas Clarke, beenhe 107._
ginningafe of last April. After Clarke had the;
He w days,
the boat began to lose speed yell:1111;3
could not account for that loss of speed, excel Wei
At-
" from the very great escape of steam fret° *t.
trunnion." This escape of steam arose from Wars
tention to the packing round the joints. Tb.ebis
were frequent complaints by the captain 0 ;di
change in the speed of the boat. In order to rem • d
this, Clarke, about the middle of April, °el,/
both the levers of the safety valves down. ll.es:re
him tie them down by a piece of apunidown
attached to the ends of the weights, brought jo
the front of the boiler, and made fast to two nrlbea
the beam on the larboard side of the vessel. T ore
e t
so tied it was impossible for the valves to
act. i.'l„o
valves were in that condition for upwards of
a '1;0
id
night continually. Occasionally, when alongs of
pier, the valves were allowed to be lifted, but OA
when under weigh. When Clarke's back WS$
rae'r,
he had himself frequently, when alongside rue
set the valves at liberty. So soon as Clarke the
would,
owns aring the rush of the steam, tie ;a,
valves dn ain, and reprove him for letting tbe_wo
loose. Witness had frequently cautioneed
fthe eta °y
ntY glf
driver of the danger that would arisrom l
down the valve. Upon such occasion he (witae'bo
had been told " to mind his own business, for
_b,
knew nothing at all about it." He frequent', °,be,
served a noise in the boiler, and very frequentlf,e`b,
engine would get so hot that she could gin
°vibes
her water to condense the steam. The engine__ to
under weigh, never became hot, except vvaeo4be
valves were made fast. He accounted for the enie
loved•
becoming so hot by the valves being ~, sin
spoke to the captain on the subject, and be Joy
occasion he told him that there wool
be o.l;red jo
some serious accident if the course Aras PerSc,%rke tie
by Clarke. He never saw any one but described.
down the valves in the mangier he had 010
One Sunday in the month of April blstt per'
the boat was lying alongside the Adelphl A the
with about 400 persons on board, he observe'roo
valves to be fastened as before, and heard sora,eioe 01
in the boiler, to which he called the atteei as lia
fClarke, and begged of him to let the valves g°' do sot
aenadredthere would be danger. He refused to do
witness let them go himself. Clare, 11 stoles
tied u them up again immediately. There was urpose
ugfa
showing the
with the machinery, for the Flo Ire'
the pressure of the steam. Ile Ott
quently notic d seen et
ed that gauge, and he ha 1,, sot
'real
d
.would get mixed with the mercury, and it /is poi
impossible to tell what amount of pressure lc,as_d tiro
on. The highest point he ever saw indic.atoote•
the gauge was 44 deg.; above that point It 7ird uot
possible to tell the amount of steam.
appliedLieleithe.
know what amount of pressure could be 00es
safety. Ile believed that the pressure Y4'°ed Pt
forty pounds, and as soon as the gauge s hos', veil
let the steam ott, it ttley were pok'_ - --!,Uifer t",,
fastened down. He was not cerfitv!T 4:_,_ nouee .
valves would act with a pressure of thirty by-r
door° tbe
He had seen Clarke, in addition to t,lng a fire her,
weights of the lever of the valve, place 1
er 1/6't
across she ev a 0
weighing about fourteen pounds, acr
to the ea 4,
tween the spindleof the valve 11P • op
which .er
the lever, and by moving _f pee
wards and forwards, the amount u (cive,
ltd " tof
acting upon the lever coul Clarkeeg _l3:ec
'th upon the SI
tell
frequently quarrelled wi
biy lO
tying down the valves, and was invaria
engineer) 19
" mind his own business, that he (the _,. ,
employed to make leer go, and go she musbtold, la
was discharged from the company, as he was ell
consequence of "an oration' that he had du'covo
thothe
board the Cricket on the subject of tying ;
Joyce ,a cl
valves. He had frequently seen Mr. Ant ea
engine-room examining the valves of the l'
;all
Bee, u
pon which he was also etnployed• to f
By a Juror—He never knew the engieeo tbe
short of water ; she fed extremely well. W before,
valves were not tied down the fire-bar he ha",joe 0'
spoken of would act te., a prevention to the de'
the valves. left
bad
Examined by Mr. M. Chambers—Sino he et,
e Alm
the Cricket he had been employed on tee,„d beee
running between Dieppe and Hai vvieh ; he had
three different ves,els, and had been disc.; part'
from all, but not from any misconduct oa hire ttie
The vessels he had been employed on weve sva9
Meuntainecr, the Magnet, and the Camilla.
rei oitli
not discharged in consequence of any Par eeere
Mr. Poletti, the superintendent. It `q a agers an
practice to tie drown the valves. Th,-• pass°,--op,.e.'''
fleck could see the strings attace..d to lie boiler;
There were four safety valves, tA , r tO *-e' lye 00
two of them woe screw valves. One lever 0 e ores
each boiler was tied down. The steam gstlgossod
numbered up to 200, ~,but titer the lorclul 5

crew
u NO
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