The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-14 00:00:00

INCIDENTS OF THE EXPLOSION,

A Mr. Clutton, a tradesman in Leather-lane, at the
time of the explosion was in his stable in Davies-street
attending to his horse, when he was struck dead on the
spot. On being examined his left breast bore the appear.
ance of having been completely smashed in.
Mr. Terry, builder, residing at the house next but ono
to his premises, was sitting in his counting-house reading,
when he was thrown violently from his chair to the
ground, the chair itself being shivered in pieces. Mr.
Terry fortunately escaped with a few bruises.
A tradesman in Woodbridge-street states that be was
passing Corporation-lane at a few minutes to four o'clock,
when he saw a man drawing a truck apparently heavily
loaded, and accompanied by two other men and a woman.
On their arriving opposite the wall of the prison which
encloses the exercising-ground of the prisoners, and
into which they are usually brought at four o'clock, the
truck was stopped and the_ two men lifted out of it a,
barrel, which they placed on the pavement alongside the
prison wall. The woman in their company immediately'
stooped down, and at that moment, it is supposed, applied
a fuse to the contents of the barrel, the whole four imme•
diately taking to their heels, and the explosion took place
in a few seconds, with the results already described.
Some marvellous escapes are recorded. Mr. Frederick
Belcher, wholesale news-agent,writes :—" My boy, Frede-
rick Dimmock, was out leaving some parcels of news--
papers. When on his way to Clerkenwell-grP.n, and
within a few yards of the wall of the House of Deten.
tion, be saw a man with a light coat on go to a barrel,'
which was covered over with A tarpauling, and set light
to it. After doing so the man immediately ran up at
narrow passage opposite, joined by another man, who was
on the other side of the way from the prison. Boy-like,
he went to look at the barrel, and it immediately exploded,
covering him in a ♦olume of smoke and sparks and broken
glass blown from windows, blowing his cap from off his
head, and the papers from under his arm. How he escaped
unhurt, being within a yard or two of the barrel, I cannot`
understand. He arrived at my place of business as black
as a nigger, with the loss of his cap and papers, a littlo
confused, but I am happy to state nothing further the
matter with him."

At eleven o'clock at night the House of Detention was;
visited by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. His lordship,
had some difficulty in obtaining permiszion to pass the

line of Flee, and it was only upon the representation of
one or two gentlemen present who recognised him that ho,
was allowed to go by. While he was standing there.
A man amongst the crowd attempted to steal
his lordship's watch. At nearly the same instant
a gentleman near him found a fellow's hand
busy in his great coat pocket. He was seized_
in the act of rifling it, and was arrested by a constable.
As the gentleman declined to prosecute him, the police..
max administered Lynch-law, and gave the thief a pum.
nulling and shaking which he will not soon forget. So
zealously was the prison guarded that the Lord Mayor
found considerable difficulty in obtaining entrance, and
was treated with a want of courtesy seldom shown by City
officials. In consequence of the desperate attack on the
House of Detention, the other prisons were watched with
special care.

Dr. Langford, a well-known medical practitioner in the
neighbourhood, was proceeding in his brougham down
Rosoman-street at the time of the explosion, and his
coachman, who was driving, said he thought he had been,
shot at.

CONVICTION FOR STABBING A WARDER.—Williatil
Moss, 33, labourer, was brought up at the Liverpool As:
on Thursday, on a charge of stabbing a warder in
Walton Gaol. Prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced
to five years' penal servitude.
A MAN DANGEROUSLY BITTEN BY A BOAR.--.'
A well-to-do farmer, named Thomas Davis, of Dagan-
more, near Kells, county Kilkenny, was a few days ago in
the act of turning a boar out of his yard, when the fero-
cious brute suddenly wheeled round, and, before the unfor-
tunate man was able to make any defence, seized him by
the abdomen and thigh. Providentially a neighbour hair'
pened to be on the spot, who dealt the animal a swinging
blow on the head with a pitchfork, which had the desired.
effect. A messenger was immediately despatched for Dr.
Phelan, who, on examining the wound, found the bowels'
protruding, a principal artery almost severed, and others
severely injured. All that medical skill could devise was
promptly performed, and though the doctor reserves his
opinion for some days, a sanguine hope is entertained that
the poor man may ultimately recover.
AN UGLY Cur.—Last week there came among
the out-patients at the Charing-cross Hospital, a man
whose haniZ was cut so deeply that the muscles at the ball
of the thumb were completely severed. The cut, com-
mencing at the middle of the palm in front, ran round the
ball of the thumb to the back of the hand. He gave an.
account which still further sheivs, if any a dditional evil;
deuce were needed, that ruffianism in our streets is assum-
ing a worse and more savage aspect. The man hi question
was looking on at the burning of Her Majesty's Theatre,
when he discovered a thief possessing himself of his watch.
Ho seized him at once, but the rascal drew a knife, which
he appeared to have ready for emergencies, and, without,
a moment's hesitation, endeavoured to sever the flexor,
tendons at the wrist. Indeed, he inflicted a slight wound
at this part ; but a brisk movement saved further damagg
than that detailed. We are sorry to.add that the robbe
!soaped with the watch and some {Money,---4iiiig.t.