The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-20 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock.

THE LATE FATAL CATASTROPHE IN
GRACECHURCII-STRE.E

CORONER'S INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. W. Parsons, solicitor of Charing-cross, said, that
about six months ago he went throup,h the building, ac•
companied by the clerk of the works, and pointed out
the insufficiency of the girder; he was not, however, pro-
fessionally acquainted with such works.
Mr. J. Montague, surveyor for the Graeechurch-street
district, said.he had visited the building both before and
since the accident, but could not assign any reason for it.
The walls to all appearance were sufficiently strong, and
built in accordance with the pr .visions of the Act. Ho
had felt perfectly satisfied, because Mr. Bell had as large
and extensive an experience in large buildings as almost
any one could have.
W. Glasfieid said he was on the ground floor at the
time of the accident, about five yards from the place
where the part fell in. He thought that the girders fall-
ing in brought down the rest of the building.
Frederick Ma; here said he was employed as a car-
penter on the building, and was there at the time of the
accident. A soon as be heard the noise, which had a
matting sound, he ran to the back and escaped nut into
Lombard-street.

Mr. John -Danner, contractor, said he had been over
the building about a quarter of an hour before the ac-
cident, and everything was then perfectly site. H© was
just speaking to Perry, who was at work at the crat.-
crane, when he heard a rumbling noise at.d a crack.
He got out of danger by scrambling through Brown s
window next door. Had always doubted the strength of
the iron girders on the staircase; did not know why, but
fancied they were too weak.
Mr. Trees, the architect, had visited the building
since the accident, and saw no cause to doubt the walls
being sufficiently strong and sub..tanoial. were of
a sufficient thick/lees for conerwe floor. Could assign
no crane for the accident, though the breaking of the
upper girder would be quite sufficient. Thought s nine-
inch wall quite thick etteush; and these walls were well,
tied together, which was probably toe reason of their all
coming down together.
Mr. Ashpitet, architect end surveyor, said he had
viiti!ed the btrlditg ova SAurtiay evening, and hid ro
doubt OA the cause of the accident was some flaw en
the girder, in'.ght have b.fen occasioned tu
tie
casting by .all the ruetal nut peifectly filling the mould,
oc sand getting into it, or, the motel not cooling
e vesly. lie had expz es,.-41 this opinion before the
girder wns found, and when found it proved that there
was a flew 2 inches lung in the lower &qr. Taegirder might h.vt, 11,7.eil properlytestEd, but iit some
cases gieder.4 the;, hvi h?c.n teiteti to bear 6 tons would
break %villa a load cif half a ton.
311 r.. Bell said that the wklls referred to had been
exanaiud, and nut ihe ele htcsi defea; in the foundation
had barn discovered.

Mr. ',,Vouc:tllorpe, ia:veyor, stid that the
walls were.suilio:ently wctl run up, and bad not fali‘n
from any (lac:et:oy in the found:l3ton. The brickwork
was good. and vai Ls soa.t.cl any in the
Mr. C. T. Corbett laid th,: the VOL' hal been sup-
plied by Mr. Ford, anit a c-rtitli.r..it4) of its baying be.n
Lewd ha 1 heat wi:k ir.

2.linhael &Area :a7d 80T.e lime Up a
laddar the am, wit,(l Cue aeoident, happened. Heard

a en

aLti

our.:! h,VrY part &f tha wails

bhakifig bo then threw clown his load and made his

2zeo of the ideLtiii:mtion of the b,dies haviDg•

been rif•xt •
Tte Cononvu briefly summed up the evidence, and
the jury, atter '.iacing noticed fir a bhort time, returned
and dpiiiered tut: lot.owirAg
•4 We i.re unani,Lou-.ly of that the deceased,
Matthew etniner, Timothy amchuv, Jame* iiarrighn,
Martin Cronin, and Vitiha.a ilaudl,,y met with their
death from the Suring of part ot the building erecting on
the site of tho late Cro,s Keys flote), Gracechurch-
street, which cpp,ars by tad evidence to have been
caused ty the accidental breaking of one o 1 the iron
girders."

In answer to a Ttestion (tom a juror xvit'a reverence
to toe h.,ardlng bOcro the Mr. C. Press=
said he wield cr•mutunicnte wif.4, the eiV surveyor en
the eubjce7, and nu doubt, if it were unneeer,lry, it
would be removed.

We are.roinuaird to state that the profeßsional gentle-
men engaged in the ire iry have come to a resolution
expressing their great npprreitition of the set vices and
exertions of the fOreInSTI and workmen ein?loyed, and
tes:i'ying their admiration et :heir condmlt in aiding in
o.xtricAtion of the tinforzuna!t, sufferers; also bearing
witness to, the cxnelic ca Of the plion arrang:-Inents.

RAILWAY TR A FlilC RE LIMN.
GLASGOW AND SOUTH- WESTERN RAILWAY. - Traffic for
the Week enuing May 17, 18:11 :
Passengers (22,912), Goods, &c.,
vnd Horses and Carriages ... £3,725 3 9
Corresponding week la6t year
for Glasgow and Ayr and Glas-
gow, Pumfries, and Carlisle
Rail ways
Glasgow, May 12, 1851.

... £3,323 9 9

IMPERIAL PARLIA3IENT.
(THIS EVENIAG.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordt.hips met a; flair-past Four.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
The Royal Az,riat was given this afternoon, by Com-
mission, to tile Exchequer-MN Bill, the Ind,rnrity Bill,
the Apprentic-2a end t!itrwants Bill, Heathcote's Divorce
Bill, and 24 other Prii,st:B B;11s.
The Royal Commissioners wele the Lord Chancellor,
the Earl of Carlisle, and Earl Mioto.
Their Lordships tbeu aj.,urned during pleasure.

Their Lordship,: resumed at Flve
CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
Lord d4LIP.I3ELL said thAt Noble and Learned
Friend (Lori Lyndlier.st)and biteseli had gone through the
Administration of Criminal Justice Bill and the Preven-
tion of Off.2nces Bill, end haviug received some Tellable
information from Lord Denman on the subject, had *greed
to certain amendments, and he would propose that the
Bills should be cumeaitt d and th-.) aterutiorks iritrodec4,
and that the Bill shuuld be reprinted with
.the emend-
ments. _ ,

Lord LYNDHURST acceded to tteourte proposed.
tretoetrea that it
Lord CAMPBELL had taceieedisiii4
tr:lse.nd and
would be desirable to escend the
portions of them to Scotland. With regard
the lacer°
he thought that would be better dize by and
of a separate BiA, which Bill he would introduce. ueti"
The Bills as amend,d pawed through Committee.
PE TI TI9NS.
The Esrl of EN:,..TISKILLEN presented several peti-
tions egainet Pepsi :gores-ion.
The Earl ef .Hellllt 0 I,VBrpresen:ed several petitions
to the same ,ff. Cr'
Lod
THE KAFIR COIIL'ISSION.
f .1- WIIA RNCLIEFE ash ei i';' the Noble Secretary
,z the COlceaiea could explain the reasons which hat,
'oed* Government to appo.:et a Commission to
proceedcause of " ihe
Caee of Good Bole) to
,inquire into the
motion ocf_ t'e Kefir war, aster they bad opposed a
Sonya of ice appointment of such a ComesisSion in the
- COUlssutis ?
sprtirultraqelitiEt Ya Sa6afl that it was perfectly true that the
the Cape • a_ beenCurn.taiesioe of Inquiry to proceed to
the groan% haddtbat ' ejected
to
by
the Government on
would interfere with the functions
of the colony, but as a grant of money would be applied
for to conduct
08,7471 Kafiri war, a Committee of
Inquiry Was prop n the House of Commons in
order to show the necessityueswh fur such expenditure. Him-
self and his collea
t thon thought
had opposed the Commis-
eon of Inquiry ye6'
that some further assist-
ance ought to be rendered tto
was appointed governor
Smith. When
Sir H. Pottinger
a governor of that colony,
be was also appointed her al
Commissioner to
the affairs of the border triiisPetfs Harry Smith
what was now
received. the same appointment, '.-:,;,dBir
not
atti t, Commissioners
intended was to appoint two Assistant
polle;thlYadabeee°nuirasoiswsie°ll
to Sir Harry &Leith. It Was
of inquiry; he thought that the
considered, that no inquiry would lead re,
whioalapplica-
it; but although the general principle A 4nY claaage a o the in
intervention almost universally concerned, yet the practical policy were
tion of that policy gave rise w difficulties
only be got rid of • through the 01)00111d
the authorities on the spot,. and these Commissioners
were to decide at once upon the conflicting rights of eola
i.
tending parties on matters of which Sir E. Smith, whose
whole time was taken up in his attention to the Govern_
meat and to his military duties, could not possibly
take cognizance without the assistance of other Commis-
sioners. The Aviistan—Commiesieners were gentlemen
who were well acquainted with the country. One of them,
ior
Hogg,had taken an active part in the late Kafir
war, and tee other Mr. Owen, had resided in the colony
a considerable time, and. was acquainted with the Kafir
language.
Lord WR&RNee 1 RE
objection to preclueeuthE - - mission ?
asked if there would be any
Earl GREY
w°ol,l teethe"'
thatthe
his Noble Friend should
not move for alee„.. ....
produce it svith taaVY°l Commission, but be would
period as possible. papers relating thereto at as early a
The Earl of ELLENB(stOLFGd
noble Earl would render thought that the
him 2 pea afore arrY Smith more assist-
ance by fending
int too Commieeioners. 6irnastolldiers than by send-
position of gre a t military den 'Y
Smith wee in a
tiger, feud all
Uons should he thrown overhearl. , civil ceesiderae
Earl GREY said reinforcements bad heen sent and
other reinferetments :were prei„rite
though he was perfectly aware ,_!. and ai-
'
ceeeity of . miiitary strength, Ile _thoughtl the ne-
that it
was also advisable to provide for entering into ref„,,-out
with the Klfir tribes, eo as to preserve. those tribes in
their allegiacce who were ftaithful to W..
The Earl of ELLENBOROUL4H knew something of
the doings of what WCIEI caked peliticele, and they oaten
interfered-with great danger to the military. liapea,,,,
had said that ore indiffere _ tier than ,hree
good ones if they differ 4. ' ' - -.> had ono good
genera!, and he sea p 1 la i. 4 assistants to
thwart hire. r , *, ...0,, Y --•
GREY • '';'V/v.4'14%-fi' l'' .::', ll_
Earl GREI. said egis, 4 riii 64 p ' sesista.uts, to
act under Sir ilarry'Smith3 --I,l4;imi team that
even' the Emperor .NeE2feerih 4.7 ' ' , id of hb:e
assistants. . .. :. . _ isio ''',;l:').7-40,:. re - -
The sutject aces -7-OE-0 -.."'-
". ~, tw rtri .
; • - REGISTRATI
- Lord CAMPBELL, Ikr report of the

Select Committee on this Bill, would narrate to the House
the history of the proce,Ci, gs before that Committee.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OITCOMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

THIRD READING.

The East Lanewhire Railway Bill was read a third
time and pmved.
CONSIDERLTION OF BILLS.

The following Bills were considered and agreed to:
Birmingham Improvement.
Balton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and West Yorkshire
Railway.
Manchester and Salford Extension Railway.
Malmesbury Turnpike Roads.
Thames Haven Duck and Railway.
Wavaney Valley Railway.
Warrington and Aitrinch-Am Junction Railway.
PETITIONS.
Mr. J. O'BRIEN presented a petition against the
Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.
Mr. MASTERMAN presented a petition from the
inhabitaats of Dalaton against the removal of Smith-
field-market, and praying to be heard by counsel
against the Government Bill.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
Mr. Pullman, the Yeoman 17,,her of the Black
Rod, appeared at the tc.bleand summoned the House to
attend at the bar of the Lords to hear the Royal assent
given by Commission to several public and private Bills
(for which see Lords' report).
The SPEAKER, on his return, announced the names
of the Bills to which the Royal assent had been given.