Between six and seven o'c...
The Times, 1824-11-18T00:00:00

Between six and seven o'clock last evenina, tlhe utmost consternation was excited in the neigbbourhood of Fetter-Ione, by ; tremenidous cxplosion of gas an the premises of Mifr. Jlarrett, grocer and tea-dealer, corner of Dean-strect. 'tl . Bantett had been en- larging his shop and making some trifing alterations in the cellars, where two of the carpenters were emliployed at the time the explosion took place, both of whom were throvwn doosn. and one had his thigh mlost severely bruised. MIr. Barrett. who was makting tip goods be- hind the counter, declared that he felt hinlself literally raised some inches oflf the floor. Tl4e house ehook from base ts sttmmit, every thing trembled, and the windows were driven into the street with ter- rific violence, but in a manner particularly worthy of rem-ark: that on the right was shattered to atoms, glass and fiare, whilst the one on the opposite side seemed as if it had been cut through with the most mathematical precision nad strange to say, one pane from which the timber-work had been torn away remainied without a single fracture. In the rear of the sliop, tlte windlow looking into a back yard was also driven out, and the brick-work round the chimney quite shook. In the cell-rs the force of the cornbustion was even more distinctly marked: three strong lattice windows wvere shivered to atoms; a partition of boards was throwvn down, and two large doors were wrenched offtheir hinges. The flames ascendeti to the shop in three distinct and amaz- ingly brilliant colunms, antd instantaneously communicating vith some light timber work, gave strong reason to apprecended`a reneti- tion of those fcarful calamitics wbich have agitated the puiblic miin for thie last tbur days. However, by the copious use of seater, the flames were got under witthout further damage. It is sutppo.ed, that owving to a defect it the main pipc. a quantity of the inflammable matter had exuded through the aperture, and on the workmen in- troducing a liphted candle ints the apartment, ignition cwn-quentlv- followect; but certainlv no blame can attach to thc men, Who could not nnssi ,ly be aware of the danger attendant on so doing. THE LATE MuRDERS AT BOS'rOX.-Application having b1en made from the irlhabitnts nf Boston (that some skilful police- officer should bc sent from Lonidon, to unravel if po.sible the mnys- tery in Nvhich the late unprecedented niurders have beetn and still are enveloped) to the Secretary of State for the Home Departenet. for thalt purpose, he, with the freate%t promptitudie, despatehed Taunton from Bowvstreet, that active officer, to discover, if possible, tite perpetrators of these atrocious crimes. The Secretary of State has also promised. that if the inhabItanits of Boston will raise money sufficient to be offered as rewards to any accomplices, except the actual murderer, who shall discovcr the principal onlenders, he will recomnmend to hlis M loat Oracious Majesty the King, to grntt a pardon to the infarmers. A liberal subscription for thiat purpose is commenced. [Advertisement.-STIEAst.BOA r CtASE.-DOVER, Nov. 15.- Arrived this afternoon from Cala;s, tie private steam-packet Bri- tmnmani, Captidn Bushiell, an,I His Mlajesty's Post-office packet Spitfire, Captain King, with one carriage and about ;iO passengers cacti. -M uch interest ias, for a length of time, been excited in Do- ver, for a fair opportunitv of judging of the comparative speed of these two boats, which hias this day been decided in favour of the Britannia, wvhich left Calais ll1 riinutes after the Spitfire, and ar- rived in Dover roadls 32.1 minutes before her, beating the Spi fire 4. tninutes; it blowitig nearly a gale of wind immediately against them. The Bri!auniA was built at Dover, by Mir. Richard Bu4hell. fronat the desig.rs ot Illr. Pascoe, of London, and the engines m.ade by IMessrs. Barnes and hliller, l,ondon. The engines of the Spilfire are of thie saint power, and macle bv Bolton and Watt. [Adertrisement.1--DEL BETWEEN CAPTAiN STACKPOOLE AND LIEUTENANT CECIL.-The M.iterery C(hronicle of next Sa- murdav seill contain a letter on this subject from a frieniof Lieute- nant Cecil, explaining the facts and demonstrating the errors of Cap- tain INledwin's account in his Conversations qf Lard Byron; Rte- views of AMouateney's Historical Inquiry into the character of Buo- naparte; Ryland's SWaterford, and ten other new books; Captain Lyen's Voyage of Discovery; the R.:mbles ofAswnodeus, and other original essays; o riginal poetry, and a variety of literary and sci- entific intelligence; compressed into 4w cols. 4to, price 6a. only, or post free, lOd. 'l'he Lit era rt,troricle is published every Satur- day, by G. Davidson, 2, Surrey-street, Strand, where a4vertuse- ments are received; ani is sold by Mimptin and Marshall, Station- ers' -court; Sherwood and Co., Paternoster-row; aDd by aulvendtra fif periodicals, and news-dealer.