The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-30 00:00:00

FIE SuN, 140Nt:OIN, MONDAI EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1867.

SHARE LlST.—This Day.

URI INA.RY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Shar , Raihvi,Ys• j Paldi Closing lineineag
Price. dene.
as lat ttristei anti taxetor .... 100 82 64
Caledonian
It ‘_;, Ni.brian .. ..... ...... 'O.O 2J 30
- Wit anti Bandon.- - - -
:0 Cornwall all 2 4
st Dublin & Belfast into lOO 743 753
lat bun„Pertli,& Ab..lune ",,00 70 73
100 !IG.l.ondon, ocrip Cez*Ci all ..- -
DO. 100 - - d
st Glasgow &S. Western 100 .95 07
it Great Eastern, Ord.stk. t 0;: 3( IL 31 1
at Do. E. An„ 1. st. No. 2 100 7 6
at (:rest Northot Scotian; 100 15 .6
it Great Northern lOO 107 09
it Do. A stock .. 100 tC9i 110, 1091 81
at Do. B stock....
it Do. New, is. tit 21 pin 10.• - -
at Gt 6, and W. of Ireland Ipo 96 93
st Ut. Western -Original ILO 11 443
at Do. S. Val. Rail gua. 100 - -
,t 1)o. South Wales -
st Do. W. Mid.-Oxtoret 100 25 30
at Do. Newport
at Do. Ileieford. lOO -
st ihsticsahire& Yorkshir, 100 1223 123); 49 t 1
st london and Dlackwali 100 - -
at ,j,on., Itrigh., & S COLI6? 10., 4J; 46)
at it•on., Chat., and Dive,: 10) 18 19
st Do. illetrop. Ex. A lOO - -
at Lou. & North Wester, 100 1131 ill 113 3 1
at Lon. & South Wester: 100 75 77 76
st Man., Shet., & Lincoit 100 401 151
at Ntetropolitan....
at Do. New ' 10 - -
et . Do. Extension .
et lletrupolitan District all -- -
201 Do. do. do. 10 -- -
LO Do. and St. John's W'd 6 - -
at Nlidiand
- Do. .£9 Share 7 - -
st Do, Birruin.. & Darb) 100 70 72 71-
did Bent . all - -
at North British
at t Do. Ed., 1.111., & Dun. 100 - -
at 'N ch. Eastern -Berwie,, 100 981 991 98.
25 Do. G..L,,VE purchast. 16.13.4 - -
at Do. Leeels .....
it Do. York lOO 90 92 9,1
st Do. Carlisle ..... - -
st Do. Stock. & Darling. all 120 132
45 Do. do. 1800-11 tB - •- y
at N,Jrth London
..,-• Do. do. 1811 5 . - -
10 Do. do. 1860
st North Stagordshire:
s!.. #I. &S. W. Junction
- cottish Central - -
- scot. N. E', Aber. stock 100 - -
- Do. Scot., Mid-stock lOO - -
,t Shropshire Union
at •ioutii Devon tOO 42 14
at •.tiutli E..tstern . lOO 661 071, 6:1
20 .ataic.ca, Wok., & Wott all to 9.1 181
at rad' Vale lOO 145 .51
10 Do. C ..
- 1 ale of' Neath - -
- Waterford & Kilkenu) 100 -
10 Waterloo & Whiteha , 6
West Corn Wall lOO -.-

BRITISFI

pain. Consol. Gold, lira
hiverton
;;lill'ord Amalgamated
Vevon G. Cons. (Tavist
Orakewalls
Uast Bassett (Illogan)
Cast Caradon
'East Carn Brea
East Grenville
`East Gunnislake
East Lovell
E. WI Russell (Tavistk
StAubyn(G wen.
Great L ixey, limited
,Ireat South Tolgus
Great Wheal Buoy..
G. Wheal Vor (llelst
.Irenville....,
Herod's Foot ••••
liingston yowns
,dargaret (Uny Lelant
.tlarke Valley. .....
,iwyndy iron Ore, lit
,ew 8 ton ......
.North loskear
Bassett(lllogau
North Wheal Crotty
,Prosper United.......
rer,videnee ,UnyLelan
S. Caradon (St. Cleer)
south Condurrow
~Wheal Fran. (Mogan
fstray Park
fin Croft
Vigra and Cl,gan, lim..
‘,l, est liassett (illogaa
W. Caradon (Liskeardl
West Cill rerton •
West 5et0n.........
Wheal Bassett ;Mogan
Wheal Buller (ltedruth
Wheal nary Ann (Men
Wheal Scion
Wheal Trelawney (Lis

5 56
54 6)
4to 430
10 12
0
2 26
1,6 2
6
8
16 2
5
17 15

2.1.0
294
2.11. i

2.40
B.3.tfr
3.0.0
11.7.6

9.0 6
8.10 J;
5.10.6
1317.6

17 I
1} 16
35 37
2i 2#
6 h
41 6;
2' 11
65 70
6 7

561
ssi
2.13.0

2 3
2 2i
29 31
390 410
# 1
37i 42,
4 8
13 14

4.2.0
18.18.9
!35.

10 12
60 68
195 205
05 95
16 10
18 20
$5 90
6 8

5.17:0

8it1116.11 POSSESSIONS.
100 Atlantio & St.Lawrertoe all 53 65
Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln.
st gu. 5 per cent... lOO 114 115
40 Do. F shares lO p ip
404 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 34 4
10 Do. Preference
II ulf.,Bran t, & Goderich
100 6 p.c. 100 68 71
at Calcutta &S. E., Lim lOO
at Jae Town tt. Dock, gu. 100 18 52
00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pl all 99 102
it Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 doi 100 •03 164
tCast Ltd lau, gu. 5 r:.c.l 100 110 1104 40s$ 9
40 Do. J ExteustoS
at ;rand Orunkot Canadi, 100 ;7 18 ,51
tjo Do. Equip. Mort, Bond,
1 charge 6 p.c 3.11 63 85
too Do. 131 Bends all 5v 52
100 Do. do defoired
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 40 15
100 1)o. do. deferred I all -
100
Do. ;Id Pref.stock all 32 34
100 Do. do. deferred
100 Do. 4th Pref. stock
100 Do. do. deterred
at .it. India I'en. gua. sp.c. 100 107 103
1) o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 214
LJ Do. New gua. sp. o 6 2 t
it Gt. South of ludia ......
gua. 5 per cent
at D.). 4} per cent 10:, 92 94
at Do . 2
;neat Wes. of Canada all 154 154
fO4 Do. New .. - -
130 Do. 6p. o Be.s. pay. 1875 all 95 97
1)G Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 67
10 Indian Branch, limited . 3 t 4,1
at Madras, gua. 5 p.O 100 100 10
it Do. 41 do lOO 93 95
it Do. 44 do lOO £9 91
21 Do. Fifth Extengion 5
;t Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bode. 100
SO lel. & Hobson's Bay all
at .Itl.C'ela,6pc 13tpt.ba 100 83 85
at Scinde . • lOO 100 101
at Do. Delhi
gd; 100 1004 10i.
20 Do. do . 4, 16
at Do. Puniaub•••• E- 104 94 140
tt Do.lndus St.Floi h 0 10) 85 87

;ULDNIA,,L GO VILIiNILENT SECURITIII:I
- ; tiritlih Columbia, 6 per';
I cent., Deo. 31, 1872 ' 100 - -
Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja..o July
1877-81
40. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 0 101 103
-- D,.. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 101 1;,3'
- ,Do. sp. c. Jan. & July' 100 00 92
- Do. sp. c. inscribed nit' 100 89 91
- 11:ape G. (lope, 6 p.c.1873 100 1102 104
- i)o.Apl.&Oct 1800-190 u, 100 116 108
- Do. do 1880-901 lOU 104 106
- Do. Jan.&July, 11390-9.1 100 It 7 100
- Do. 5 per cent. 15 April
and 15 Oct., 1900.... 100 05 17
- Ceylon, Nov 1868, 6 p.: 100 - -
- Do. 1878, do lOO il ) 1104
- Mauritiun, op. o, 1873,
Jan. and July
- Do. 1878
- -Jo. 1882, Mayls, Nov. f; 10u 105 107
- Do. 1895, Feb. & Auer.. 100 107 109
- Natal (4ov. 6 per cent.. 10P, 1(4 106
- N.l3.Gov.6p.c.Ja...tJuly 100 113 105
- N. S. W. Gov.s p•0.,180t,' 100 - -
- Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 18i0 100 98 00
- Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1895 100 874 984 94
- New Zealand, 6p. cent' lob -
- Do. 5 percent.... ... 100 98 09 ISO
- Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o
sterling, 1875 l9O 102 104
- Zueensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 115 1044
- . Aus.Gov. 6 p.c. 1868-9 100 - -
- Do. 1878 & upwards lOO no lit
- Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - -
- Do. do. April & Oct lOO 110 112 1104

rttitarliatENCE
Kid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock,
Ditto, Bristol and Birrn., 6 per c
Ditto, 4i per cent. rd., 95
FOILEttiN Kg.
Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, him, 31
Don l'edro. Nur II Del itey, 2k 3 pm
St John del Rey, lira , 57

Altlib.

DOCKS.

East and West India, 125

BANKS.

:,
-

Anglo Egyptian, lim., 17
Consolidated, lira., 4 f
Imperial Ottoman. 9 1-16
Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., If
London and County, 51
London and Westminster, 69
Ditto, Scrip, 37f
Metropolitan Bank. lim., 7
Oriental Bank Corporation. 421
P1'09111018.1 Banking Corporation, lim., 31 4
South Australia, 29
Union of Australia, 51
ALISCELLANZOUS:

Atlantic Telegraph, I
llit o, 8 p.lr JeLit., 90
City Offices, lira.,
Ematiau 9 per Cent, Viceroy Loan, gua. by
Ditto, Scrip, a
Peninsula and Oriental steam, as}
Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lira., 4
Upper Assam Tea, lira.. 41 EgYP Gott. 90,

Foreign Mail Packet List.

:MAILS DIIE._I

rinstralls and New Zealand, via Southarapton.....Jan. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles ....•..... ....Jan. 13.
Ditto, via Panama ......... ........ ...Deo. 30
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, sad Moate Video Jan 5.
Ditto, by lerenolt packet
Capa Vords, by Brazil paoket ......
Caps of Good 11,4)o. Ascension, and St. ilelena Del 29.
ulnas., l'entug, and Singapore, via Southampton Jan. 3
Di►tto, via Marseilles,.... - • ........• Deo, 28
Fa►kland Islands Jan. 5.
Gibraltar, via Southampton ......... = Dec. 20.
India, via Southampton
Ditto, via Maraeil es
Malta, Egypt, &o. Doc. 29.
Ditto, Marseilles Dec. 23.
Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via
Southampton Jan.l9.
Dia), Marseilles Jan. 13.
N:f.wfoundlanc . .. Jan. 13
Portugal
Ditto, by pr v. le ship to Oporto ..
Ditto t -tto to Lisbon
United States, i anada, California, &c., by British
packet „ Dec. 26
Ditto, by L cited States packet
Ditto ditto (New York)
Ditto ditto N,Nv York)
Ditto tint( (Baltimore)
Ditto, by Canadian packet .... . Doc 27.
1 West Coast of Africa, IL:Weirs, and Tenerife Jan. 3.

MARKETS—(2 his Day.)

MARK LANE.

The supplies of wheat on sale in the leading country
markets held on Saturday wore very moderate. Fine dry
samples sold steadily, at an advance in the quotations of
ls. :per quarter, and the value of other kinds was well
supported. In spring corn and flour about an average
business was doing, on former terms.

On the Continent produce generally has ruled about
stationary. In America both wheat and flour have com-
manded very full rates.

lu imports into London last week were : -30,109 guar -
tees of wheat, 411 barley, 41,934 oats, 678 beans, 12,822
dens, 638 tares, 5,211 linseed, 12,511 rapeseed, 55 sundries,
281 sacks and 12,373 barrels of flour.

The quantity of English wheat received up to our mar-
ket to-day, coastwise and by laud carriage, was limited
and in very middling condition. Owing to their scarcity
really fine samples sold at an advance in the quotations,
compared with this day se'nnight, of is par quarter.
Damp qualities, however, moved off slowly at late rates.
Only a retail business was passing in foreign wheat ;
nevertheless last week's currency was well supported. The
supply was rather extensive.
Indian corn moved off slowly at last week's currency.
The flour trade was heavy at late rates.
Seeds and cakes were very inactive. In pri,es we have
no change to report.

Fine malting barley was scarce, and quite as dear as
last week. Grinding and distilling sorts maintained their
previous rates.

There was a fair sale fcr malt on former terms. The
supply was seasonably good.

In oats about an average business was transactod at tho
tate decline in the quotations.

Beans were steady in price, but the demand for thorn
was by no means active.
_ .

The sale for peas was heavy. In prices, however, no
change took place.

CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASVRE

Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 64s to 70s
Do., old —s —s
Do., white, old —s —8
Do., new
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s
Do., nevi
Talavera
Rye—
Barley —Grinding
Malting 39s 45s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk ' 62s 693
Brown
Kingstown and Ware
Chevalier 7os 71s
Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 25s 32s
Potato

Youghal and Cork, black 23s
Cork, white 24s
Scotch, Feeding 2ss
Beans—Tick
Pigeons .., 46s
Peas—Grey,
Maple
White
Boilers
Flour —Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 46s
Stockton and Norfolk
American, per barrel
French, per sack 44s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

For the time of year the supply of foreign stock on
offer this morning was tolerably good, and in fair aver-
age condition. Sales progressed steadily, at very full
prices, to a slight advance.
Fresh up from our own grazing disiricts, the receipts
of beasts were rather rather limited, but the general qua-
lity of the stock was good. The demand for all breeds
ruled steady, at an advance in the quotations, compared
with Monday last, of 2d per 81bs. The best Scots and
crosses sold at 5s 2d per Blbs, and a good clearance was
effected.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received about 1,000 short horns, &c., from Nor-
folk and other parts of England 900 various breeds, from
Scotland 193 Scots andcrosses, and from Ireland 210 oxen
cows, &c. .

We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, sup-
plied with sheep fur the season. Prime Downs and half-
breds moved off slowly, at very full prices. A few pens
realised 5s 2d par 81bs, but the general top quotation was
5s per 81bs. Long-wooled sheep were a slow inquiry, but
not cheaper.
The sale for calves was very inactive, at about sta-
tionary prices, viz., from 4s 4d to 5s 4d per 81bs. The sup-
ply was rather limited.
Pigs commanded very little attention. Prices, however,
wero fairly supported,

TALLOW.
The market is firmer. Y.C. on the spot is 435. Town
.allow, 41s 9d net casb.

1864. 1865., 1866. 1867.
Stock—(this day)
Price of Y. 0..
Delivery last week 1,386 1,716 826 1,247
Do. from Juno 1 , . 43,124 55,420 57,536 47,362
Arrival last week
Do. from June 1 75,339 68,249 77,142 68,131
Price of town
Quantity of tallow loaded off from St. Petersburg at the
close of the navigation :

1867.

Casks.
Total 0,236

Ca sks.
70,2;7

1865.
Casks.
60,711

Loden 60,050
Liverpool 1,033
Bristol
Other Ene-lish pt s 2,0 3

Iroland
Scotland
Germany
France

70,277

60,711
2,626

1864.
Casks:.
58,336

49,221

233
293
1,823

833
3,220

7,678
3,281

510

750
7,000
3,030

2,3:N)

450
4,039

1,7 [5

90,236 87,6 It 81,017 538,5 G

THE CLERIUNWELL OUTRAGE.

EXAMINATION OF THE ACCUSED FENIANS

BO W -STREET.--(Tuts D Ay.)
William Desmond, Timothy Desmond, Jeremiah
Allen, Nicholas English, and Anne Justice were this

morning placed at the bar on a charge of the wilful
murder of four persons who met their deaths by the
explosion at the House of Detention on the 13th

inst.

Mr. Gifford, Q.C., and Mr. Poland appeared for
the Crown to prosecute.
The first witness examined this morning was
John Butler, who said—l am a surveyor to the
police. I have prepared a plan showing the House
of Detention and the neighbourhood surrounding it.
I produce the accurate plans.
Police-constable George Ranger said—l was on
duty at the House of Detention on the 13th. I

went on at 12 o'clock, and I recollect seeing Allen
about ten minutes past 12 o'clock at the

prison gate. He asked Mr. Worth, the warder

of the prison, if any person had been to see

Casey.

About ten minutes after that Ann

Justice came to the prison and asked to see Casey.
She was admitted, when Mr. Worth asked her
whether she was any relation to Casey, when she
replied that she was his aunt. About half-past 1
she left the prison, and then joined Allen, who was
about four or five yards from the gate. 1 observed
nothing particular about her, as she left, but
something was told me, and I then directed

Knowles, another constable, 200 G, to coin-

municate with Sutton, and watch her. A visitor
after that came to the prisoner Casey, and left the
place about 1.40. I and Knowles followed him as
he left, but I lost Knowles in Fleet-street. I then
returned to the House of Detention, and got there
about 10 to 3. I there saw Ann Justice in Short's-

buildings, looking up Bridewell-walk ; Allen was
then standing at the prison gate, where I had pre-
viously left him. I went into the prison and had
a communication with Moore, the chief warder.

I then went back to the wicket .gate an I looked
through the opening, wherelStlNY Allen and Justice
talking at the corner of St. James's-walk, opposite
the prison gates. I recollect Inspector Thompson
arriving aboat 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I made
a communication to him, and then he left in a cab
After he had left, about a quarter past 3 o'clock, I
saw Allen go up Stratton's-ground, and whilst he
was gone I saw Timothy Desmond join Justice, and
enter into conversation with her, at the corner of St

James's-walk. About half-past 3 I saw Allen come
out of Stratton's-ground in company with another
man. Allen then joined Justice at the corner of St.
James's-walk, and Timothy Desmond walked down
Short's-buildings with the man not in custody. The
same man that I had previously seen came out of
Stratton's-ground. I then made a communication
to Constable Goldsmith, 264 G. About ten minutes
to four I heard a great noise, like an explosion. I
ran out of the prison as soon as I could and met
Sutton in Short's-buildings. He made a comtnu.d-
cation to me, and then ran into St. James's-walk,
where I saw Allen and Justice running. As
Allen and Justice were running along side each other
I knocked Allen down, about 20 yards from the
prison wall. I told Allen I should take him into
custody for being concerned in blowing up the
prison wall. He said, " I've been sent here by
Inspector Brennan." At that moment I saw
Timothy Desmond, and I said to Sutton, " Look
out, here comes the other one that you've followed."
Sutton then took Desmond into custody, and con-
veyed him inside the prison. When I first saw
Desmond he was turning out of Short's-buildings
into St. James's-walk, near the Prince of Wales
beer-shop. Allen had a white apron and a black
hat on when he was taken into custody, and
Timothy Desmond also wore a black hat. I mean
a hat of the ordinary description.
Thomas Knowles—l am a police-constable 200
G division. On Friday, 13th of December, I was
on duty at the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, in
plain clothes. At 12 o'clock I was inside the prison,
and whilst I was there Allen came to the gate and
asked if any person was allowed to visit Casey. I
did not hear the reply Mr. Worth made to him. I
then waited for about ten minutes, when the prisoner
Ann Justice came forward to where I had seen

Allen standing about outside the prison gate.
When she came sho wanted to visit Casey, as shA
was his aunt. She passed into the prison, and re-
mained there some time. I then went outside, and
saw Allen standing at the corner of St. James's-
walk and Short's-buildings. I then spoke to
Sutton, and I again watched the prisoner Allen. I
saw Jastice leave the prison about 20 minutes to 1.
On doing which she walked straight across to Allen
and entered into conversation with him. I remained
watching until twenty minutes to two, when I left,
leaving them still engaged in conversation. The
reason I left was to follow another person. About

twenty minutes to two a person had been to visit
Burke in prison, and when he left I and Ranger fol-
lowed him in a cab. Near Fleet-street I lost sight o f

Ranger, but I followed the person I had been watch-
ing, and before I returned to the prison the explo-
sion had taken place. It was about a quarter to
four when I arrived at the prison. Before the Friday
on which the explosion took place I had been watch-
ing the place since the 25th of November, sometimes
inside the prison, sometimes out. Before the day
of the explosion I had never seen Justice.
By Mr. Lewis—You cannot say whether Justice
had anything in her hand.
Witness—No I cannot.
By. Mr. Harper—l did not see Timothy Desmond
there at all.
Mathew Crowley—l am a sub-warder in Clerken-
well prison. About a quarter past 3 on the 13th
of December I went to the Octagon near which
the explosion took place. I was stationed
at the top of the building by direction of the
governor. I had a carbine and 20 rounds of ammu-
nition. From the position in which I was I could
see the houses in Corporation-lane and the back of
the houses in Woodbridge-street. Before the ex-
plosion took place I noticed a man come on the roof
of one of the house in Woodbridge-street. The
house is about eight feet from the prison wall and
four feet high. Ile had a white apron on, dark
coat, and a tall silk hat. I recognise the prisoner
Allen as that person to the best of my belief. I took
particular notice of the man I saw on the top of the
house. .

Sir T. Henry—Let the prisoner Allen put on his
hat.

This having been done the
Witness said—Yes ; 1 believe Allen to be the
man I saw. At ten minutes to four the explosion
took place. I was blown 1..70m the window and
knew nothing more of what took place.
Thomas Goldsmith, 261 G.—Ou Friday the 13th
I was on special duty outside the house of Deten-
tion. I saw Allen, Timothy Desmond, and Justice
standing at the corner of St. James'3-walk. As
they were strangers to me, I watt aed them
for about five minutes, when Allen left Desmond
and Justice, and walked up Stratton's-yard. lie
was away about eight or ten illinutes. He then re-
turned in company with another man not in custody.
When Allen and the man with him joined Desmond
and Justice, they all remained in conversation for
five minutes, when Timothy De9non d, and the
man not in custody, loft the otlw two handing at

the corner, and walked down Short's-buildings, in
the direction of Corporation-lane. I afterwards
spoke to Ranger, and from what he said I gave
directions to Sutton", who followed them up Roso-
man-street. I - went back to Short's-build-
ings, • and continued my watch. About ten
minutes after Sutton left the explosion took place.
After the explosion I went to the gate of the
prison. Ranger came out, and then I saw Allen
and Justice running up Corporation-lane towards
Clerkenwell-green. Allen was in advance, but the
woman was close behind him. They were not
stopped in St. James's-walk. I assisted Ranger
in apprehend:ng Allen, and as we were taking them
to the prison, I saw Timothy Desmond come run-
ning round the corner from Short's-buildings into
St. James's-walk. Sutton caught hold of him by
his left hand, having the woman Justice in his right
hand. lle gave the woman into the care of a private
person and secured ThnothyDesmond, and all three
were taken inside the prison. It was directly
after the explosion I saw Sutton come running out
of Bridewell-walk.

By Mr. Harper (who appeared for the Dcsmonds
and English)—l went on duty on the day of explo-
sion at 3 o'clock. I did not see the three persons
go into a public-house. I never saw Allen leave
the others and go to a public-house ; he went away
once for about Bor 10 minutes. I did not see that
Justice had a jug in her hand. I was standing in
Short's-buildings when the explosion took place.
Allen and Justice were standing there, but Desmond
was not with them. I never saw Desmond run
towards the prison gate after the explosion took
place. Ranger was inside the prison gate. When
Desmond came round Allen and Justice were in
custody. I saw Sutton take bold of Desmond about
four or five minutes after the explosion. My direc-
tions were to watch every person I saw loitering
about. There were not a number of persons about
at the time, as the visiting hours are from 12 to 2.
I did not go on duty until 3 o'clock. I did not
see either William Desmond or English there at all.
Sir T. Henry—Did you go all round the prison
when you first went on duty ?
Witness—Yes, your worship, once.
Allen—Did you see me drinking beer before In-
spector Thompson went into the prison ?
Witness—No. Inspector Thompson was in the
prison before I was on duty.
Alfred Worth—l am gate warder at the House
of Detention. About half-past 12 on the 13th, the
day of the explosion, the man Allen came to the
gate and asked me if any person had been to visit
Casey. I gave an evasive answer.
Sir T. Henry—You did not want to give any in-
formation?

Witness—No, sir. After that the woman Jus-
tice
came. I had never seen her before. Casey
had been in the house about three weeks at this
time. The woman asked to seek Casey, and I gave
her a pass, but not the number of a cell—a different
course to that usually adopted. It is not my duty
to ask questions of visitors ; that is done at the
second gate. When Allen first came I thought it
advisable to tell Sutton to watch him. Whilst
Justice was in the prison Allen stood on the
edge of the kerb outside the prison. I did not
notice anything particular about Justice when
she left, but I looked through the wicket and
saw her recognise Allen, but she did not speak to
him. A short time after this, however, I saw Allen
and Justice in close conversation near the Prince of
Wales beershop. I was relieved at the gate for an
hour, but on my return I saw them still talking
together. Before, however, I left the gate for my
dinner I saw Allen leave Justice and go toward the
east end of the prison wall and look at it. On his re-
turn I saw a second man with him, whom I had not
seen before. lie had a brown coat on, sandy hair,
a tuft of hair under his chin, and wore a black
billycock hat. lie was a perfect stranger to me.
When they came to the corner of St. James's-walk
they separated ; the stranger went up St. James's-
walk, and Allen returned to Justice. About twenty
minutes past three I saw Timothy Desmond join
Allen and Justice, and enter into conversation with
them. They appeared to talk most familiarly with
each for some minutes.

Allen—Would it be a quarter of an hour ?
Witness—No. On separating, Allen went to-
wards Stratton's-yard, Pesmond towards Rosomau-

street. Allen returned.in a short time to Justice,

who was standing at the corner, and in about five or
seven minutes the explosion occurred, when Ranger
ran out of the prison, and Allen and Justice ran off
in the direction of St. James's-walk. I saw T. Des-
mond in custody : he was being brought from the di-
rection of Rosoman-street. At the time Allen and
Desmond were brought into the prison both had black
hats on. In the struggle that took place between
the men and the constable as I was letting them in
both their hats fell off, when I picked them up and
kept them until the following morning, when the
men were taken out in the prison van. I then
handed them to Constable Ranger. I locked
each prisoner up, viz., Desmond, Allen, and
Justice in three separate cells. When
Timothy Desmond went with the van on the fol-
lowing morning I noticed he had a grey or white
billycock hat on. I don't know from where he
could have obtained the hat.
Sir T. Henry —ls that hat in court ?
Desmond—Yes, it's here. The prisoner then
hastilly pulled the hat from under his coat for an
instant, and then quickly put it out of sight again.
Sir T. Henry—That white felt bat must be de-

livered up.
Desmond sulkily complied with the directions of
the clzief magistrate.
Sir T. henry—Let constable Ranger take charge
of it.

Witness, in cross-examination, said—l saw
Timothy Desmond join Allen and Justice, and
about a quarter of an hour before the explosion
took place he left them. If he had been there be-
fore I think I must have seen him. I will not say
that Justice did not have a jug in her hand
when I saw them pushing to get in the beer-
shop. Allen had nothing in his hand either. He
had them both in his pockets. The explosion had
not taken ;place three minutes before Allen,
Desmond, and Justice were in custody in the
courtyard of the House of Detention. I cannot
say whether the prisoners had been roughly
handled. They were not treated so inside the
prison. Desmond had been evidently drinking, but
ho was not drunk. I believe he tried to trip the
constable up and it was found necessary to put him
upon his back.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

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FATAL EXPLOSION AT THE FAVERSHAM
POWDER MILLS.

A fearful explosion occurred on Saturday morn-
ing at these powder mills, by which eleven men
were blown into the air and killed instantly, and a
great quantity of valuable property destroyed.
The gunpowder works belonging to the Messrs.
Hall• are situated about a mile from the town of
Faversham, and are completely isolated from any
other buildings. To this circumstance may be
attributed the safety of the town, for the force of
the explosion was tremendous, and had there
been any habitations- near a much greater
sacrifice of life would have been inevitable. The
force of the explosion was so great that it shook
all the win lows and broke some glass in the city of
Canterbury, about 10 miles distant. At the powder
works the explosion carried everything before it.
Trees of giant siz•.) Were uprooted and thrown a dis-
tance of several hundred yards, and the boiler of
the engine, weighing about half a ton, was found
deeply imbedded in one o the fields on Ham Farm,
-a considerable distance off. The fields near the
works are strewn with fragments of bricks, and the
young trees near the scene of the explosion are cut
off as with a scythe. In fact, the whole neighbour-
hood presents the appearance of having been visited
with a terrible convulsion of nature.

The works were opened as usual on Saturday
morning, and all went well till close upon 11 o'clock,
when a fearful explosion occurred in what is called
the " corning-house." This was followed almost
immediately by two other explosions equally severe.
Measures were at once taken to ascertain the extent
of the disaster, and it was soon found that there
was not one left alive to tell the tale of how it
originated. The three homes which were blown
into fragments were large and substantially built,
and stood at a distance of about 300 feet apart.
They were all thought to be completely isolated,
and were protected from lightning and from the
danger of one communicating fire to the others by
high mounds of earth which surrounded them, and, as
was supposed,- isolated all three places from each
other. The powder was finished in its manufactirre
in these houses, and it was, therefore, all the more
necessary that extra precautions should be taken to
insure their safety. The raw material is brought
from the green powder houses to the press-house,
where it is ;squeezed into cakes by a screw
worked by steam. Thence it is conveyed in cakes
to the corning-house, where it is separated and
grained ; and from this place it passes in all but a
finished state to the glazing house, where it is packed
in bags or barrels as may be required. There was,
it is admitted, a large quantity of gunpowder in a
manufactured state in this part of the works on
Saturday, but not more, we are informed, than
Messrs. Hall are allowed to have in stock at one
time. A vast number of exaggerated reports were
in circulation in reference to this point on Saturday,
but we believe that when the inquest on the remains
of the unfortunate victims comes to be held the
statement we have made above will be satisfactorily
proved. Enough powder, however, was left to do
incalculable mischief, and the loss to the Messrs.
llall is very great without being needlessly exagge-
rated.

At the time the explosion occurred there were 12
men at work in the portion of the manufactory
which has been destroyed. Of these 11 were blown
up with the houses in which they were at work,
and on Saturday night scarcely a fragment of any
of their bodies had been discovered. A portion
of a leg or of a trunk was found among the ruins,
but this is all that now exists of the unfortunate

The fragments of the building and timbers
were cast up in the air to a height of about 200
feet, and the heavier portions of the structure were
thrown to distances which might seem incredible to
any but an eyewitness. The explosion occurred in
the corning-house, and it was followed at intervals
of about half a minute by the pressing and glazing
houses. When the explosion occurred every one
was for the moment paralysed, but in a few minutes
abundant held was at hand, but every soul had been

men.

blown away with the houses in which they were
working. 'the manager, the foreman, and all the
available strength of the wurks were on the spot in
a few minutes, brit all they could do was to look on
in dumb dismay at the miserable wreck. Later in
the day the huge gaps which had been made in the
fences by the blowing away of the trees were
boarded up, and a detachment of coastguardsmen
and county police posted at all the available points
of entrance to prevent intrusion. Many of the friends
of those who were known to be working in the mills
came up to learn the fate of the workmen, and
many a fireside in Faversham was made dark by the
fearful calamity. The following are the names of
those who were killed :—John Young, married, six
of family ; George Taylor, married, two of family ;
Elward Young, married, two of family; William
Sole, married, three of family ; William Austin,
married, two of family; Christopher Jencock, mar.
ried, no family ; Thomas Baldock, married, no
family ; Thomas Amos, married, five of family ;
William Eley, married, one of family ; John Payn,
married, five of family ; and Thomas Back, mar-
ried, three of family. There ara thus 11 widows
and 29 children left to mourn the loss of their na-
tural protectors ; and what aggravates the cala-
mity is that many of the children are very young
and unable to do anything for themselves. We
believe that everything was done by the Messrs.
Hall to alleviate, as far as kind consideration
could, the force of the blow to the relations of
' the sufferers, and it is only justice to say thus
much at a time when of all others sympathy is most

prized.
Besides the damage done to the works a good
deal of property has been destroyed in the town of
Faversham by the concussion of the atmosphere con-
sequent on the explosion. A great number of win-
dows were shattered, and on Ham Farm, about a
quarter of mile from the works, the farm steading
has been rent from end to end, some stacks of pro-
duce tossed about as by a whirlwind, and other
damage done to the house and buildings which it
will cost a good deal to repair.
Two hairbreadth escapes have come to our know-
ledge since writing the foregoing, that of the engine-
man at the works, who went out of the houSe a
minute before the explosion to a place at a short
distance, and was only stunned by the concussion.
He can tell nothing of the origin of the explosion,
and knows of nothing having gone wrong till he
was thrown upon the ground and rendered sense-
less. A second escape is that of a labouring man
who was coming up to the corning-house with a
horse and cart, and who was lifted bodily off his
feet and deposited in a stream of running water a
considerable distance off. An inquest on the re-
mains of those who perished will be held to-day or
to-morrow.