The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-23 00:00:00

THE LATE EXPLOSION AT
HOUNSLOW.
CORONER'S INQUEST ON THE
M BODIES.a jug
Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, Mr. Wakley,
of inhabitants of the town of Hounslow, assembled in a room ,e 1
the offices attached to the extensive powder mills helot,gingtb°
Messrs. C. B. Curtis and Harvey, situate on Hounslow-hea
.P., and
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to investigate the circumstances attending the deaths of fiepl,
Finch, aged 45 ; William Worlman, aged 35
Malthouse, aged 27 ; three of the five unfortunate persona 09
'tale
were blown up by an explosion at one of the above mills on
morning of Saturday last. The evidence, given by Jan?!
Mathewson, engineer, William Major, John Hannisi and Jona
Johnson, workmen in the employ of Messrs. Curtis and Harrell
and Alfir!
at the mill, went to show that the mill in which the explost,
011
took place, was situate in that Part of the works nearest the
river Colne, and was what is termed a corning•mill, in whoa
the two deceased, Finch and 'Worlman, worked.
ceased Malthouse, and the two other men injured, Pat`
Thomas and William Colvin, worked in an adjoining OF!'
Saturag.
The men went to their work as usual in the mill, on
morning, and shortly after ten o'clock the whole of the work
men were alarmed at an explosion resembling an earthqu_er
On running out, the corning-mill was discovered to have Der.::
blown to atoms, and the bodies of Finch and Worlrean wile;
found quite lifeless, and Malthouse, Colvin and Th(nnesi
far from the same spot, also apparently dead. Mr. Free.
surgeon, of Hounslow, had amessenger despatched for 1I n'
three
and he promptly attended, and rendered assistance to Lie ,
The de;
survivors. Malthouse, however, died of his injuries on SenaeL,
It further appeared that the employment of the deceased 11,11
in the mill, was of that nature which was not likely to Pree.ol4
sparks, or cause thereby ignition. At the time of the exP1e..,5101,
there was about 1,200 or 1,300 lbs. of powder in the "" to
The coroner and jury strictly interrogated the witnesses, as to
whether there had been on any previous occasion, enyel ejejfkg'telutal
on the part of the deceased men, but all that could b
was, that the greatest care and precaution was invariably too),
No one could account for the occurrence, bnt it is gel) to
imagined that a spark might have been produced flow
friction of the machinery used in corning the powder, an
rgict,
ignited it. After some discussion, the jury returned ale ed.
" that the deceased persons came by their deaths from the 44
dental explosion of a powder mill belonging to Messrs. ''uotti
and Harvey." Colvin and Thomas still lie in a bad State'
hopes are entertained of their ultimate recovery.
MONEY MARKET &lid CITY - "13r
0
FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. bids
TIM ES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 7 per raille,/dipi
at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for scan
gold, gives an exchange of 25 321, and the ,exchaoff,44
Paris on London at short being 25 55, it follows that
is 0.90 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 43 _Ol
mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10%.„'
ounce, for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 71' era it
exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 " it
follows that gold is 0.69 per cent. dearer in London tbsse
Hamburgh. 1091
The course of exchange at New York on London is
per cent., and the par of exchange between Englano
America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that Woo
change is 1.33 per cent. against England. But the 211, tit
exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight,
interest must be deducted from the abovenamed differeoe-'0
SUN.—The Stock Market wore a heavy appearance tc"..:to
and sales were rather pressed than otherwise at reduced 'JO
It is said that the account to be settled on Tuesday Pe$;010
be against the Bulls, and tat this has caused them t°,,,gfekt
sales in order to meet their differences. We believe, hoTejle
that the public have been operating, and that this bse"
the temporary re-action.
Consols for immediate transfer were to-day marked at
cline to 881 and 89b ; and for the Account 89 was the; tat
quotation all day. Exchequer Bills were still rather
&lit
20s. to 225. premium, and East India Bonds remaine,clZ-e,,,,'
to Bs. premium. Bank Stock was steady at 1691 to 11-„flte'«
East India Stock at 246 to 247. The New Three-We-09,
per Cents. were a shade lower, viz. 98i to 983 ; and the 94,
per Cent. Annuities at 891 to 3. South Sea Stock was
The Spanish market shows no signs of imprevernentg"llil
day the bonds were lower, the Actives being 241 to 244'540'
other Foreign Securities were also flat. Mexican were 01;
35b for the Account. Columbian Bonds were at 221 t°,3o
Peruvian, 15k; and Brazilian at 641. Portuguese Newre" ptk
and the Three per Cents. at 191/. Dutch Five per '—
were at 1021 to 1021. -rt
Still only a limited business was doing in Shares.
Railway Shares were 141 ; Greenwich (New), 24 ; tO
2i ; Midland Counties, 22 ; North Midland, 30/ ; and
Counties, 141 discount. Great Western brought 17
New, 9; York and North Midland Ne, 14; and Per'gbso
Rouen, 1 premium. National Bank of Ireland Shares;
pf'
been at 1 discount, and Provincial Bank of Ireland at Ihz

mium tif°
The Foreign Exchanges keep up at the advanced T.lfyiet
the last post day, but there was no alteration worth sPeel
The following are the official returns of the exports of
lion from the port of London for the week ending VI
last;—
Silver coin to Calais 60,000 cz•
Rotterdam........
Bars to ditto

WESTMINST ER REFORM
SOCIETY. sung
On Monday night a meeting of this Society was con
for the purpose of taking into consideration the course,,,
should be pursued by the Society, in the present crisstori
public affairs. Strong resolutions were passed, candeton4P
of Sir Robert Peel's measure, and expressing the Soot
determination to abstain from petitioning the House of
_tot
mons, constituted of a faction oflandowners; and statio2S
the distresses pervading the community at large arose
defective state of the representation, which it was neer-00„
radically to reform, and confidently hoped in a finis ullt ~.
the people against the taxation of fond. The necessplor
public meeting of the electors of Westminster via° 00
strongly insisted on for a future day, for which purpose itio#
Chairman was then appointed by those present, not as toebitiof
of the society, but as electors of 'Westminster, and a resole
was proposed and agreed to, that a requisition shoulin,
with be presented to the High Bailiff of Westrniestei'4o#
.
questing him to convene a public meeting of the inhab
to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning
of
total repeal of the Corn-laws, and also for an Extension sos
Suffrage. A requisition was then drawn up in confortelecer
the resolution, and a Committee appointed to make the
sary arrangements. .f

he 01°,
A Swiss journal entertains its readers with
t
st„
following singular narrations :—A traveller going toy/a''s. that bit
rice, by the Bois Noir, was suddenly surprised by perceivin% d, tw,
steps were followed by a wolf. He stopped and turned Idngsailv
animal quietly seated himself on his haunches, and remain Ow
at him as long as he stood still, but when he moved forlaast
ssie
terrible companion pursued the same track, until the bridge 4 ler,
voisin was reached, when the wolf quietly turned roundantll
loped off to the mountain. The second story is :—That, aTuraP
o'clock one moonlight and clear frosty night, this person,
DVr
from Martigny to his own house in the country, along the %%vow,
rice road, he perceived at some distance from him, in the,,,
d'Ottan, by which he was to pass, a wolf seated on its haunch
watching his approach. The traveller endeavoured to 6el.;por,
the beast by shouting, but, instead of producing this effect, ui
brought another wolf over the hedge, which placed itself
side of the other, and in the same posture. To face tWO6°,O/
doubtable foeslwould have been foolhardy, and our pedestri,sfirdl Po;
and retraced his steps. After walking about a hundred /t peed
looked back, to see whether the enemies had retired, bit, fir,
them both trotting a few paces behind him, one a little to 1"; of
and the other to the left. Thus they continued to Within the
distance of a farm, where the'person, who, •
notwithstanding A'!"
treme coldness of the air, was streaming with perspirattol
fright, met several men going to St. Maurice. On the 1;31
this reinforcement he recovered his courage, but his pur '
seems lost theirs, for they immediately turned round and r"-
.„
ing to the mountains.
REBLILDING OF CAMBERWELL CHURCII'
of
hcar that the Committee for opposing the proceedings of
Churchwardens, and Church.building Committee of the F'for
St. Giles, Camberwell, have succeeded in putting a stop erst
present to the plans intended to be carried out. It is U,..,, '""8 111
that the Exchequer Bill Loan Commissioners, having 71.0:0
opinion of the law-officers of the Crown, have refused t°,h
loan of 20,0001. of Exchequer Bills, on the ground —1
whole proceedings have not been in accordance with 152,16060'
Vicar and his party will be obliged, therefore, to begi" to ;
and they will have an opportunity of making an apolog7 ,
next vestry meeting for their insulting and overbearing C°.ni.
the parishioners at the last Church.building vestry.—Peeliio7l/
A VERY GENTLE HINT.—Some time ago a b
ing little fellow of this town was sent a message by his m, to , orS
lady in the neighbourhood, having previously received eiriC;4
not to ask any thing in the shape of recompense. Jack h,ns or,
sturdy doubts as to the orthodoxy of these injunctions, he'icelf,
scions that the service to be rendered was purely for the:4ll/0.
modation of her ladyship, and that he had a right to e%Pe-
muneration ; yet, from the impulses of filial affection, lit, isql
to forego his right to demand it by relying implicitly ore to ,/
generosity. The message was duly delivered, but thbton
was not forthcoming. Jack did not yet consider his
quite finished, and contrary to her ladyship's expectatiOnter'e
no symptoms of removing his corpus. Being asked if
Jain
reant,,
any thing else that his mother had bidden him say, Jac-
eOOl,l
whimpered out, " She said I wasna to seek ony thing for dg
but if ye gied me't, I was to tak it." We need scarceli,s
the hint was taken, and Jack's services were amply reward`—'
Advertiser.
nll 111 r
On Sunday evening Mr. Brooks, of the -to rel;
Theatre, met with an accident, which has compelled hill' iAltelp
quish his professional duties. He was descending the
and was about to leave homefor the evening, when his th°lo-01
and he was precipitated to the bottom of the stairs With,.,"
lence as to fracture three of his ribs, and inflict upon wither
severe contusions. Surgical aid was instantly provided,'"
It',
is no hope of his recovery for some time.
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On the 30th ult., at Lisbon, Colonel Saavedra, of the ,
Euese Army, to Caroline, eldest daughter of Joseph
sq., formerly of London

DIED.
On the 11th inst., Alexander Ilytim, late of Calcut_teolict ‘4,
On the 18th inst., at Brighton, Mrs. Spencer, the
Thomas Paxton Scer, Es. aged 73. , of CAP
On the 111th inst. p,en Augustuqs, William,second son
Edwin L. Rich, R.N., aged tO. ....°°"--;

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