The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-28 00:00:00

BISHOPWEARMOUTH IRONWORKS.

A dreadful explosion took place at ten minutes past eight
o'clock on Wednesday morning, at the Bishopwearmouth
ironworks, belonging to Messrs. Cargill, Mounsey, and Com-
pany, in consequence of the explosion of a boiler connected
with those extensive works, where between 700 and 800 men
are employed. It was most fortunate that the explosion
took place when the greatest part of the workmen were
absent at breakfast, otherwise the occurrence would have
been attended with more fatal results. Immediately upon
the explosion taking place, Mr. David Holsgrove, the
manager of the works, hastened to the spot, and caused
every assistance to be rendered to the unfortunate sufferers,
some of whom were conveyed to their own houses, and
others to the infirmary. Mr. Holsgrove has caused persons
to inquire after the sufferers every half hour, for the informa-
tion of the owners of the works, who have spared neither
trouble nor expense in alleviating the pain and the sorrow
of their relatives.

The Rev. Richard Skipsey, 8.A., incumbent of Saint
Thomas's Church, Bishopwearmoutb, and the Rev. David
Alkenhead -and the Rev. A. J. Lisfe, curates of Bishop-
wearmouth, were most assiduous in their attention to the
sufferers. The damage to the works is estimated at about
1,000/. So terrific was the blast that some of the materials
were blown to a distance of four or rive hundred yards,
and injured the engine upon the Hetton Coal Company's
Railway; about half of the boiler was blown against the
Bishopwearmouth Glass Works, belonging to James Hart-
ley, Esq., and partners, and the remainder was blown to
atoms.

The following is a list of the dead and wounded :
Names of the killed—Phillips, a boy; Cornforth, a young
man • John Sugden, a boy ; Oxley, a man.
The wounded are as follow (22)—Mowbray, a boy; Chap-
man do. ; Pearson, do. ; Boswell, do. ; Metcalfe, do. ; Wil-
liam Carr, do. ; William Bailes, do. ; George Liddle, do. ;
Bushells, do. ; William Bell, do. ; two gardener's boys ;
John Oxley, a man ; Orwin Thomas, do. ; Lumber, do. ;
Downey, do. ; William Lewis, do. ; John Shottin, a young
man ; Almond, do. ; Cornforth, do. ; Pegman, do. ; Thomas
Pearson, do.

NEW POST-OFFICE ARRANGE-
MENT WITH SWITZERLAND.
The following notice has been issued from the General
Post-office
"NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC, AND INSTRUCTIONS
TO ALL POSTMASTERS, SUB-POSTMASTERS, AND
LETTER RECEIVERS.

" General Post-office, Nov., 1845.
"()nand after the Ist December next the foreign rates of
postage on letters between the United Kingdom and Switzer-
land, when sent by way of France, will be reduced from 9d.
to 6d. on each single letter. No alterations will take place
in the present British rates of postage on these letters.
" The British and Foreign rates must be combined and
taken on the same principle as that adopted with regard to
letters for France, as shown in the following scale :
" COMBINED BRITISH AND FOREIGN RATES ON

A LETTER.
" Weighing under a ounce—British, sd. ; Foreign, 6d.
Total to destination, 11d.
"Weighing a and not exceeding ounce—British, 5d.;
Foreign, ls. Total to destination, ls. sd.
" Exceeding 4nd under ounce—British, 10d. ; Foreign,
Is. 6d. Total to destination, 2s. 4d.
" Weighing and not exceeding 1 ounce—British, 10d. ;
Foreign, 2s. Total to destination, 2s. 10d.
" Exceeding 1 ounce and under 1 ounce—British, ls. Bd. ;
Foreign, 2s. 6d. Total to destination, 4s. 2d.
" The payment of postage on these letters is optional, but
the letters must be either forwarded unpaid, or the whole
postage to destination, both British and Foreign, must be
paid in advance.
" By command of the Postmaster-General,
" W. L. AIABERLY, Secretary."

SLEEPING IN A RAILWAY TUNNEL.—On Monday
a master of an Irish schooner, which is at present unloading
at St. Rollox, was brought before Sheriff Bell, and fined in
the penalty of five pounds for trespassing on the Edin-
burgh and Glasgow Railway. It appears that he was dis-
covered by a man who was proceeding up the Glasgow
tunnel with a lantern after midnight, lying across the rails,
and perfectly insensible from intoxication. The man dragged
him on to the opposite line, and in the course of a few mi-
nutes afterwards a goods train passed down the incline on
toe rails where he had been lying, and must inevitably have
killed him but for his providential removal.—GlasgowCourier.
SUICIDE OF A RAILWAY CLERK.—THETFORD,
TIIURSDAY.—Thursday morning a determined act of suicide,
which has caused much regret amongst the officials of the
Norfolk Railway, took place at the station of this town. It
appears that a person named Thompson, who was much re-
spected, held the office of principal station-clerk since the
opening of the line, but owing to his inability to perform the
arduous duties of the situation, partly from ill-health, the
Board of Directors had intimated their desire to receive his
resignation. This step, it seems, considerably affected him,
and his conduct for several days was noticed as being ex-
ceedingly irregular. Yesterday morning, shortly after the
departure of one of the up-trains, the porters at the station
heard the report of fire-arms, but, thinking little of it,. did
not make inquiries as to the cause. Shortly afterwards se-
yeral passengers arrived at the station to proceed by one of
the trains, and the deceased not making his appearance to
take their fares, suspicion was excited as to his fate. The
station was searched by the porters, and in one of the ante-
rooms was found the body of the unfortunate station clerk on
the floor, deluged in blood, the unhappy man having shot
himself through the head with a pistol which was lying by
his side.
THE SHARE MARKET.—During this week 'the
share market has been heavy. Money continues " tight ;"
but the Bank has not again raised the rate of discount. It
was feared by a few that this would be done at the meeting
Yesterday afternoon. We believe that the panic has now
done its worst. A few days will show whether our conjec-
ture be right. Much depends, of course, upon the mind of
the public ; if shares are sacrificed, because money is much
needed, the effects of the panic will continue long after the
actual causes have subsided. We advise holders of scrip to
keep scrip as long as they can. The thirtieth of this month
will try many lines, and those which escape the trial will
immediately advance in value.—Railway Express.